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MEETINGS.
|. TTENTION, ArTUCKs GUARDS!

A TTENTION, ArTUCKS GUARD! II
You are hereby summoned 10 attend a regu IN
lar meeting and drill of your company MON IL
DAY evening next, at O'clock, at Union Hotel.
BY order of the Captain
Sc l5-2t# SAM'L u. LOTTIER, LIST Serg't.
VNHE SOUTHERN ASS0CIATION.-RAF-
L FILE for the Benefit of the Widows and Or
phans of the Southern States.
DISTRIBUTION No 5SS. EVENING, SEPT. IA.
"a IS SO II 70 60 5s rs So 81 2 "A sc
DISTRIBUTION No. $50. MoRNINe, SEPT. 10
so 10 80 20 10 Al 2l rs 81 2l477 81
Witness my hand, at Richmond, Va, this 10Th
day of September ISL - Ii. -.
SIMMONS & Co, U. q. TOMPKlNS,
Managers. Commls doner.
CERTIFICATES OF RAFFLE can be pur-
chased from Captain w. l. DABNEI, at the
Branch office, No. Twelfth street, three doors
! from Main.
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New York Stock and Money Market.

NEW YoRK, September 70, 1871.
Stocks strong and active. Governments dull
and steady: State bonds very quiet. Gold iirm
| at Il46QIlih. Money easy at 2 per cent. Ex-
change-long, So short, szS.
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PROGRESS OF THE CHOLERA.

Berlin, September 15.-There We're So
new cases of cholera at Konigsburg on the
18th INST, and G3 deaths, and on the 18th,
there were GS new cases and 45 deaths.
The disease has disappeared from Dantzig,
and there are merely sporadic cases at
Steltin.
Teiegraphic Summary.
Hannah Roberts, colored living in Phila-
delphia, and supposed to be 1870 years old,
was burned to death by her clothes taking
fire.
The Minnesota Democratic State Conven-
ton has passed resolutions commcndatory
of General Hancock, as soldier and citi-
zen.
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THE CUSTOMS TREATY.
Versailles, Sept. ia bill authorizing
Theirs to conclude a customs treaty with
Germany, has been introduced in the AS
sembly. 1t embraces provisions for Al
SAGE and Lorraine, and the reduction Of
the German troops to $4,000.
From Germany
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-01-21
Public Sale.
Estate Of Charles B. Spence.

Estate Of Charles B. Spence.
DY virtue of an order of the Hon. Probate
I'D Court of the Parish of St. Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned. or by a public
auctioneer, at the last residence of the de-
ceased, on Bayou Beuf. in this parish, on
Thursday the Goth day of January,
1871, the following property belonging to the
estate of Charles b. Spence, deceased, to wit:
] The plantation on which the deceased
last resided, on Bayou Beuf containing two
hundred acres of land, more or less, bounded
north by Bayou Bout, south by lands of Joa.
chin Soileau and Isaac Sawyer, east by lands
ct Mrs, Mary Bur)eigh, aud west by lands of
Mrs. b. Gay, together with a. the build
lngs and improvements thereon.
:. About three hundred and twenty acres
of swamp land, lots !, 3, a., 5, 6 and Z, of sec
ten is in township 4 south of range 4 east.
). About IL head of horned cattle. 2 young
beeves, one yoke work oxen, nine head of
hogs, five work mules, one American mare
and yearling colt, one creole mare and year
ling colt, one American horse, one lot of f. d
der, one lot of corn, 5000 pounds of seed cot
ton more or less, eight and a half bales of
cotton baled up. lot Of cotton not gathered,
one buggy and two sets of harness, one sill
yer watch, one revolver, plantation utensils,
furniture, kitchen utensils, and ma
ny other things.
Terms-Cash.
ADOLPHE stage, Admir-.
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Public Sale.
Estate Of lemon Lafeur.

A|otNsCC " &%CNVt 11UjttUgs
DY virtue OF an order of the Hon. Probate
I'D Court of the Parish Of St. Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned, or by a public
auctioneer, at the last residence of deceased,
i'll Old Grand Prairie in said parish, on
Tuesday the oath day Of JanuGry,
1871, the following described property belong
ing to the estate of Zenon Lafeur, deceased,
to wit:
/. The plantation, the last residence of de-
ceased, containing four hundred and forty ar.
penis more or less, together with all the
buildings and Improvements thereon. bound
ed north by lands belonging to the estate of
Philippe Stage, east by lands Of Antoine Vi
drine. south by Bayou Carron, and west by
Jean Pierre Stevens.
2. A tract of land purchased at the sale of
the estate of Marcelin Lsfeur, containing
eighty arpents, more or less.
J. A lot of about forty head of cattle bran
ded thus 0 F, with the brand; a lot of about
forty head of cattle branded thus 80, with
the brand; about twelve head of horses, mares.
colts End mules twenty-five hogs. more or
less; forty sheep, two pairs gentle oxen, one
OK cart, one old buggy; four hundred barrels
corn, more or less three thousand bundles of
fodder, thirty pounds of seed cotton, forty
bushels sweet potatoes, ten barrels of rice,
plantation utensils, household furniture, kitch-
en- utensils, and many other things.
Terms and Conditions.-The movable prop.
erty will be sold for cash; cash payments TO
be made on delivery of property. Ilr.- i'm
movable property will be sold Oh a c1-,it of
one and two years from the day of sal, }nIr-
chaser or purchasers to furnish two good aud
solvent securities to the satisfaction If til, al
ministrator, and the lands to remain sp"cla!.v
mortgaged to the said estate, purchaser or
purchasers binding themselves not to ALLEVIATE
or hypothecate or dispose of said property pur
chased By them, to the prejudice of the estate:
and all payments not punctualIy paid, to bear
eight per cent yearly interest from the time
until paid.
LOUIS stage, Admir-.
Dec d
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Sale,
Estate Of Eugene Ldfeu,

wv ~ N~SS"ec 0IJ'I"''
BY VIRTUE of an order OF the Hon, Pro-
bate Court of the Parish of St. Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned, or by a public
auctioneer, at the last residence of the de-
ceased in Old Grand Prairie in said parish,
on WEDNESDAY, February LIST. 1871, the
following described property belonging to
the estate of Eugene Ladeury deceased wild
ow of Etiennc H. Fontenot deceased, to-wit ::
l.. The plantation, the late residence of
the deceased, situated in Old Grand Prairie,
containing two hundred arpents, more Or less,
having a front Oh Bayou Cocodrie, of FIVE
arpents, or about, and a depth of forty arpents,
bounded north by said Bayou Cocodrie, east
by lands of Mrs D. D. S. Fontenot, now Mrs.
Cyprien Delafosse. pere, south by lands of
Adolphe Stage, and west by Mrs. Cyprien
Delafosse, fills, together with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, consisting Of one
dwelling house and o~uthouses.
2. One bay creole horse, one sorrel mule,
one mare and COLT, ona lot of about AZ bush
els OF corn. on OK cart, one pair of oxen, four
head of gentle cattle, flaming utensils. house
hold furniture. one lot Of sheep, one shot
gun, one horsecart. one hog.
Terms-Cash on the day of sale.
ETIENNE TONTEFOT,
Dee. 81. administrator
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On Breeding from Sound and Heal
srf- thy Animals.

Recently | lave noticed several articles
relating to the raising of sound and un-
sound horses. If there is one thing more
than any other that farmers should be bet
ter informed about, it is this very subject
Soundness, it appears to me, should be
the quality first and most thought of
when we attempt to raise a horse, but is
1t not the last thing thought of by nine.
tenths of those who raise colts and horses ?
Look about and see what a mass of un-
sound horses you will find. I have recent
ly conversed with a '@oodly number of
blacksmiths who shoe many horses. and
| believe that not more than one horse in
ten that they shoe is completely sound
Now what is the cause of all this unsound.
ness ? 1t is mostly constitutional. trans
mitted like any other quality. It is well
known to every careful observer that ring
bone in all its various forms, most all dis
eases of the feet, including founder, bone
SPAWN, heaves, thick wind and many other
diseases that mig1t be named, are heredi.
tary. Many persons do not consider that |
a Dad quality is as sure to be transmitted |
as a good one. It is also true that o stall |
lion will transmit the qualities of his dam
tN'"S oS ciVSh as uC VIII lIC QudiIleS or |
his sire. A stallion may look to be sound |
and smooth, but if he was from a mare
possessing any Of the diseases above men,
toned, it will surely break out in his off.
spring Whatsa, risk then is it to breed
horses aboutwhose pedigree nothing
whatever is known How. many, when
about to raise a colt, ever inform them~
selves about the pedigree Of the parents of
their future horses, whether it be sound or
unsonnd, provided the service of some
runabout stallion can be had for a few
dollars, or a colt can be raised from a mare
hat is worthless for business. Is that the
way we do when we plant and sow our
Do we use seed of such inferior
1uallty, and so full of weeds that it is near.
y worthless for anything else, or is it bet
economy to use the best and soundest
Nv. b. F., in Maine Farmer.
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Public Sale
Estate Of Onesime Tate and Maluina
Ddrdedu.

BY VIRTUE of an order of the Hon. Pre-
bate Court of the Parish of st. Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned, or by a public
auctioneer, at the last residence of the de.
ceased in Vile Platte, Parish of St. Landry.
on TUESDAY, january 3lst, 1871, the fol.
lowing property belong to the estate Onezime
Tate and Malvina Dardeau, both deceased
to-wit:
l.. The premises on which the deceased
last resided, situated in Vile Plate, measuring
of land, being a front Of
arpents by five arpents in depth, together with
all the buildings and Improvements thereon;
bounded north by the public road leading
from Opelousas to Bayou Chicot, east by
Prosper DARE, south by Onezime Guillory,
and west by Octave Daire.
3. One lot situated in Vile Plate, contain
ing feet front by four arpents in depth.
more or less, bounded north by L. p. David
sen, east by Octave Daire, south by Onezime
Guillory, and west by Mrs. William Reed.
3. A tract of wood land situated in the
confines of Vile Plate. Parish of St. Landry,
containing ten arpents, bounded north by the
public road leading from Opelousas to Alexan-
dria. east by Hiaire Tate, south by Onezime
Guiilor", and west by-
A. The undivided half of a stock OF cattle
ranging in the Parish Of Calcasieu, consist
ing of two hundred and ninety head, more or
less. branded thus E T, one grey horse and
one black horse one English cow and calf ;
fifty mares and stock horses, more or less ;
ten head of gentle horned cattle fifteen head
horned cattle ranging in Calcasieu Parish,
more or less, branded thus OF; six head
mares, more or less, branded thus OF; one
hronIipr Irnr Gr,,~, =, &I,,, n TT n 1orpa Lot &c
furniture too numerous to detail ;
one buggy and harness; one watch and
chain one watch.
Also the following described property be-
to the copartnership heretofore exis.
ting between Oscar Dardeau and the de-
ceased.
]. Six mules one wagon and harness.
Terms and conditions-The real estate TO-
gether with the stock to be sold payable in
instalments-one half on the first day of
April, 1872, and the other half on the first
lay of April 1873, the purchasers furnishing |
notes with good and solvent security to !
he satisfaction of the administrator and the |
property remaining specially mortgaged to the
estate until full payment of the notes, each to |
Dear eight per cent per annum interest from
maturity until paid.
The balance of the property to be sold as |
to-wit: all sums of twenty dollars
md under, cash on day of sale. All sums
'ver twenty, dollars payable in two equal in
ailments the first on the first day of April,
s72, and the other on the first day of April,
e73, purchasers furnishing their notes pay
bic to the order Of the administrator with se-
urity to his satisfaction and bearing interest
rom their maturities until payment.
EMILE TATE,
Dec. 81. Administrato
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Public Sale
Estate @Jesse Hutchins and Auge-
iQue LetOuymjey.

Estate Of Jesse Hutchins and Auge.
Nque LetoM1nier.
(Y virtue of an order of the Hon. Probate
- Court of the Parish of St Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned, or by a public
auctioneer, at the last residence Of the deceas-
ed, in the town ofsOpelousas on
Thursday, February I'd, 1871.
the following described property belonging TO
the estate of jesse Hutchins and Angelique
Letournier, deceased, to wit
j. One lot of ground in the town of One
lousas, being the last residence of deceased,
measuring one hundred and eighty three feet
front, more or less, on North street, by one
hundred and t~wenty-seven feet in depth,
bounded north by -, south by North
stleet' east by property sold to Baptist church,
2. One lot of household furniture. one
branding iron, one pair of Derringer pistols.
Terms and Condilions.-The personal prop
ty for cash; for the real estate one-third cash,
and the balance on twelve months credit;
with eight per cent per annum interest from
maturity, with special mortgage and vendors
privilege, and clause de non aliendo, reserved.
SOLOMON JOHNSON, Tutor.
Dec. 30.
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ShcriH's sale.

Nanette Reed IN her 0aCn right and
as administrative, as. Aaguste
Jednsonne ct ais, No. 1872, Parish
Court, st. Landry.
DY VIRTUE of an alias writ of fieri facias
Id issued n of the Hon. Parish Court of
the Parish of St. Landry, in the above emit
tied suit, and to me directed, 1 will proceed
to sell at public auction, to the highest bid
der, at the Courthouse OF said parish, in the
town of Opelousas. on SATURDAY, the 4tll
day of February, 1871, at eleven O'Clock A.
NJ. the following described property, seized
to satisfy said writ, to- wit:
A tract of land situated in the Parish of
st. Landry, in Prairie Faquetaique, near the
Bayou Cane, containing one hundred and
f~ifty-fve acres, bounded south by lands of Da-
vid Courville, north by lands of Pierre Bite.
and west and east by public lands.
and designated in the archives of the land
office as the south half of section thirty-three in
six south of one west, in the South
Land district of Louisiana.
Terms-Cash.
j. NJ. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Dec. n
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Public sale.

r. - = -. - 80 ET"- :" "-|"-N@9
ESfdte,Q AdOiphe Richard, Decreased
DY yirtue Of an oraer. Of tha. Il. n-.,.
- Court of tba Par;sb 81 &. - rfopa'e
will be sold al nnhI;r smc,;n sS - n" .Ta ILefe
bidder, BY the nndersicned ~ H. '"e nlgh Ls
auctioneer, AT tbetiast fTe s;dsnoa puonc
ed, at Coulee Grocbe, in The P.r;sh ,no ueceaS
n,,oaaa. r
A"eS"oy, HeofWdfy an, 1871, -l@.
the following property, belonging TO the Fs.
tate of Adolphe Richard, deceased. to.w;t
= J.. Three superficial arpents of prairie land
situated at Coulee Croche, in said Parish
bounded North and West BY lands l]elcnging
to Joseph c. Bourque, South by lands Of Gae
Joseph savoie. - - -N'1 sA's q"
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500 REWARD.

GTRAYED OR STOLEN-Two American
~ Hor,es lately used as carriage horses BY
the family of the undersigned. Oae is a
bay, blind IN one eye-a defect which is
conspicuous. The other is a light grey or
white, having been formerly an iron gray.
He is a fine saddle horse, and has marks of
both the saddle and harness. These horses
were last seen, about six weeks ago, in the
neighborhood of Op%elousas. first near Gen.
Anderson's plantation, and afterwards in
Bellevue. The bay Horse has been in the
habit of ranging abo, Mr.. Hudspeth's
plantation, on Bayou Beui; and the grey
Inc above reward Hill be given for the
delivery of said horses to the undersigned.
at Opelousas, or SO for the delivery of
eithef Vi them. tas - .T-..= -i
...u .,. JOHN f. KING.
JAM
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Curi0sities Of Breathing
From Halls Health Tracts. |

The taller men are (other things being
equalJ, the more lungs they have, and the
greater number of cubic inches of air they
can take in OR deliver at single breath.
1t is thought that a mans lungs are sound
and well developed in proportion to his
girth around the chest, yet observation
shows that slim men, as a rule, will run
faster and farther, with less fatigus, hav-
ing "more wind" than stout men. If two
persons are taken, in all respects alike,
except that one measures twelve inches
more around the chest than the other, the
one having the excess will not deliver more
air at one full breath, by mathematical
measurement, than the other.
The more air a man receives into his
lungs in ordinary breathing, the more
healthy he is likely to be; because an in
portant object in breathing is to remove
impurities from the blood. Each breath
is drawn pure into the lungs; on its out
going the next instant, it is so perfectly
destitute of'nourishment, that if rebreathed
without any admi&ture of pure atmosphere,
the man would die. Hence, one of the
conditions necessary to secure a high state
Of health is, that the rooms in which we
sleep should be constantly receiving new
supplies of fresh air through open doors,
windows, or fire-places,
If persons lungs All not well develop
ed, the health will be imperfect, but the
development may be increased several in
ches in a few months by daily outdoor
trimmings with the mouth closed, beginning
with twenty yards and back at a time, in
creasing ten yards every week until a hun
1ruI ora rona nvnv thr,oa N ln- -
stitute for ladies and persons in cities is
running up stairs with the mouth closed,
which compels very deep inspirations, in a
natural way, at the end of the journey.
As consumptive people are declining, |
each week is a witness to their inability to |
deliver as much air at a single out-breath
ing as the week before; hence the best
way to keep the fell disease at bay, is to
maintain lung development.
1t is known that in large OWNS, ten
thousand feet above the level Of lie So
the deaths by consumption are ten tines
less than in places nearly on Ii level with
the sea. Twenty five persons die of COLI
sumption in the city of New York where
only two die of that disease il the CITY of
Mexico. All know that consumption does
not prevail in billy countries and in high
situations. One reason of this is, because
there is more ascending exercise, i~ncreas-
ing deep breathing besides, the air being
more raritied, larger quantities are in
Stinctirely taken into the lungs to answer
the requirements of the system, thus ut
every breath keeping up a high develop .
Hence the hills should be sought .
by consumptives, and not low, fat situa- +
lions ar .
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4 man in Wheeling recently drank freely
OF Ice water At dinner, and was soon after
seized with crarnp and died. Several other
instances are announced of death from the
same cause. The habit of gulping down
large quantities Of ice-water is one Of the
most pernicious. into which the heated
season lead. men. IF they escape death.
they are sure to injure the stomach and
shock the system to d dangerous degree.
But the chief danger is in sudden and
rapid drinking. Large quantities of ice
wafer may be taken if the drinking is done
gradually. The safe way would Be to take
a sip at 2 time. There is positive and
serious danger to the most robust person
in rapidly drinking more than half a tnm.
bier full Of ice water, or very cold wafer
DR.. Hall tells Of d robust soldier who reach.
ed a spring on the mountain side when he
was fatigEed and his blood was heated.
and who drank only o small quantity Of
water, but guided it down suddenly. He
died in a few minutes afterwards
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State of louisiana.
Parish Court. Parish St. Landry-No. g

Parish Court. Parish St. Landry-No. 1896
Estate Of Hypolite Paul Fontenot
ENMANUELP P, FONTENOT of the Parish
~ of st. Landry, Administrator of the Es-
tate ofHyp: P. Fontenot, dec, late of the Par
ish of st. Landry, having filed a tableau of
classification of the debts and distribution of
the funds of said Estate, accompanied by
his petition praying for the homologation Of
the same:
And whereas. the prayer of said petition
has been granted by an order of court dated
December Odd 1879;
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to ali
persons interested to make opposition to said
tableau in writing at my Office In the town of
opelousas, within the fine required by law,
why said tableau should not be homolopated
and confirmed. JOS, D. RICHARD, Clerk a
December 81, 1870.
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Dec. 3,
SherIn'9s Sale.
Il. Thomas as. Samuel d
Ashe, No. 1909, District Court, st.

Ashe, No. 1909, District Court. st
Landry.
PY VIRTUE of a writ of feri facias issued
- ont of the Hon. Eighth District Court
OF the State of Louisiana, in and for the Par
ish of st. Landry, in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, l. will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of this parish, in the town of
Opelousas, on SATURDAY, the 4th day of
February, 1871 at eleven O'Clock A. NJ. the
following described property, seized to salts
fly said writ, to-wit:
j.. The north half u the north west quar-
ter OF section IA i'll township I south of range
8, containing SO u 400 acres.
z. @Ihe north east quarter Of the north
east quarter of section IS, same township and
range as above, containing 40 33il0O acres.
5. All the buildings and improvements
situated On said tract Of land
z The east. half Of the tract descritrd AZ. being
the south half Of north east a;Krfe4 Of s.. Is,
township and range as the above, con-
tainlng Az 3sllO& acres also, Lne arpent
front by fifteen In depth. hounIed north bv
Joseph Chachere, east by Louis S. Thibo--
Geaux, south by William Bacon. and west by
Brulee Bayou-this last being
part OF a larger tract purchased by Veillon
from John F.gSmitb and Alexandra
5 One sorrel horse, one roam horse. one
oay morse, one bay mare, thee American
mules, fourteen head of horned cattle, one
'heep.tn-4 49, -rEr{4rr -~ y = =
Terms-Cash.5 E,;s. s...f-. CAY ;
J. M. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
lJpH- 81 "@E TF+E +@Ts E-+StE [ a. fr-fa- /
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Sale.

Edmund Il. Martin ct ais. as. Andre
Zenon Vidrine, No. 722, Parish
Court, st. Landry.
DY VIRTUE Of a writ of tieri facias issued
u out of the Hon. Parish Court of the Par
ish Of ST. Landry, in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, I will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of this parish, in the town of
Opelousas, on SATURDAY, the 4th day of
February, 1871, at eleven o'clock A.. NJ, the
following described properly, seized to salts.
fly said writ, to-wit:
The plantatation of said defendant, Andre
Zenon Vidrine, containing two hundred
acres, with the improvements thereon, situa-
ted about one and a half miles from Vile
Plate, and bounded north by Pierre Veillon,
west by Jean Garand, east by D. johnson,
and south by Defranc Deville or Alexandra
Deville.
TermS-Cash.
J. N. THOMPSON, Sheriff,