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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-10
EDUCATIONAL.

CHURCH AND UNION HILL BUILD
v ING FUND COMPaNY.-A meeting OF The
stockholders OF this company Will be held at Inc
office of John Eettles, Esq, on This (MonoayJ
EVENING at ~ O'Clock. -
l; "M. COULL1rG, oeCtetaLy,
THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVER-
l. sITY OF VIRGINIA will proceed on the lst
OF July. 1871 to make appointments OF state STU
dents for the following districts, which will then
Senatorial Districts Nos. 2, g., 4, 8, s, 10, II, 1913,
II, Is, 10, is, 20, 81, q, %, "a, IS, 20, n, q, 80, 81, %,
81, 80, 81. SO, 80.
The catalogues give full Information. Appltca,
lions accompanied by proper certitcates snould
b. addressed CHAS. :. yEHABLE,
sns Chairman Of the Faculty.
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r OST. on Saturday, a small GOLD PEN
GCIL' THE finder viii be rewarded by leaving
an 1t*
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A New Press, and Reduced subscrip'
.-.t ton.

Heretofore, owing to the time and
labor required in pressing, we were
not anxious to increase our subscrlp-
ton list, which is already large for
a country paper. But we have re-
Gently purchased and expect to soon
receive one of Hoes Railway .coun-
try printing presses, with which we
can press u paper four or five
times faster and with a great deal
less labor than with the press we
now use. We will make an effort
now, therefore, to increase our al
ready growing circulation, by can,
wasting and by offering the JOUR
NAL at still further reduced rates OF
subscription i'll clubs. Two dollars
a year will be the subscription as
heretofore, except where clubs are
formed. Clubs will receive the pa
per at the following rates:
Five copies, one year-.-....S s Is
Ten ....... 10 90
Twenty ...... 20 90
The subscription to each person
will be only sl.75, $3.50, or $1.00,
according to the size of his club. t~,
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transferable Arguments.

Established facts are silent arguments
which neither pen nor tongue can shake,
and it is upon established facts that the
reputation of Hostctter's Stomach Bitters,
as a health preserving elixir, and a whole
some aud powerful remedy, is based.
When witnesses come forward in crowds,
year after year, and .rriteTate the same
statements in relation to the beneficial
effects of q medicine upon themselves, dis
belief in its efficacy is literally impossible.
The credentials Of this unequalled tonic
and Alternative, extending over a period of
nearly twenty years, iuelnde individuals of
every class, and residents of every chine,
and refer tatbe most prevalent among the
complaints which af1lict and harass the hu-
man family. Either a multitude Of people,
strangers TO each other, have annually
been seized with an insane and. motiveless
desire to deceive the public, or Hostetter'>
Bitters, for no less than a fifth ola century,
have been affording such relief to sufferers
from indigestion, fever and ague, bilious
ness, general debility, and nervous disor-
ders, as no ether preparation has ever I'M
parted. To-day, While the eyes fine read,
En- are 0 these lines, tens of thousands
of persons of both sexes are relying upon
the Bitters as a sure defence against the
ailments which the present season engcti-
derrxs, and their confidence IS not misplaced.
The heal potions which interested dealers
sometimes endeavor to foist upon the sick
in its stead, are everywhere meeting the
fate that is DUE TO fraud and imposture,
while the demand for the great vegetable
specific is constantly increasing.
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and one at Arnaudville. Under
such circumstances we arp really
anxiousfo a division, with all our
heart and soul. And if in anger
we voted for a colored man, and by
such act, he not knowing our anger,
we obtained the. coveted object
through his kind influence, we do not
know that we should repent of eur an
ger.
But this is all a dream. The old
fogy politicians will not let a young
man, or a young mems party do any
thing, ifthey can help it; they are
so enyious and malicious. Heigh-
no! the new parish, and~the two
papers, will have to be given UP.
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FOREIGN JEWS.

LONDON, Feb. S-Yhc German army viii
enter Paris on the 10Th inst.
BRUSSELS Feb. 1.-THE independence
Beige has a telegram from Lyons which
sa rs that Gen. Creamer, with one division
of the French army of the East, effected
his retreat from Pontanier to Gex, but was
obliged to spike and abandon forty guns
to the Prlssians.
FLORENCE, Feb. S.-The Chamber has
passed a bill assigning regular honors, and
a body guard to the Pope.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.-The republican
majority of Bordeaux is large The Re.
publicans carry Paris, P%erograin and Gran
The Conservatives carry. Poictiers anc
Mont Aubon. Liberal Union candidates
are generally elected throughout France,
wherever put in domination.
A pacific solution of the Eastern question
only needs the signature Of the representa-
tive of France to complete the treaty.
The Gambetta ticket carried Havre and
Brest by heavy majcrities. Is..
VERSAILLES, Feb. 1O.-Returns from
eleven departments indicate the election o.
the Bonapartists, Orleanists and Clerical
candidates, but very few Republicans will
be retur, ed. n .
HAvRE, Feb. 1O.-Gens. LIE Flo and
Trochu are among the candidates elected tc
the Assembly in the Department of Finis.
terre. n-
BREsT, Feb. 1.-THE veritable cattle
plague has appeared among the immense
herds Of cattle going to Paris. 1t is I'M
possible to bury the dead cattle-their car.
casses are loaded Oh war vessels, taken tc
sea and sunk. .tist
There seems to be scarcely a doubt that
the election in France has resulted In,
conservative triumph. ...f +
The usual routes to Paris have all been
reopened and travel restored.
PARKS, Feb. 10.-Adyices from the elc,-
ton received so far, certainly indicate the
success of the Orleanists. ~
PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE returns are not
all counted but the following candidates
are conceded as elected :, Victor Hugo,
Garibaldi, Blanc, Ruenet Gambetta, Lais,
set, Rochefort, Dorion, %Schoebcher, Pom.
thier, Delaschuze.. -.~111* 't+f ~ d.. .'='s
BRUSSELS, Feb. 12.-The result of the
election in % departments is $40 Bora.
partists and 0rleanists, and so Republicans,
LONDON, Feb. i .-Oficial election re.
turns for the Department of the North,
France, show the monarchical vote to be
195, 600, against 1900 republican.
The Orleanistss are. confident that the
Counttle Paris will be King of France with.
in a few weeks. t*5+ ass &&@5
VERSAILLES Feb. 13.-Hostilities con.
tinue in the departments of Jura and Doubs,
the French refusing to accept the ARMS
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The Circus.

Dan Rice will exhibit his great
italian and American Circus at One.
~lonsas, on Monday next, Goth inst,
at 2 and at Z o'clock P. II. He viii
also show at Washington, on Tues.
day; the 21st inst.
Dan Rice is a team of himself; and
there viii be the double advantage
Of seeing both him and his circus.
He Is q first rate joker, and in old
times sang q good song. We do
not know that he has given up sing
ing yet. II always has one or more
highly educated, beautiful horses on
hand. With his circus and himself,
he will afford an opportunity for
sightseeing, mirth and instruction.
he knows how TO connect tile dagce
III E&
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Terrible Railroad Accident.

P~oUGHKEEPs1E, N. Y, Feb. An oil
train bound south, with broken axle>,
dragged along the ground until it reached
the draw bridge at New Hamburg where a
collision with the piers threw the cars
off. a'< "
An Intellectual attetnpt wa> made to
stop the express train, which stuck the
car, scattering the oil, which Immediately
ignited, enveloping the entire express
train in flames.
The express train consisted of a locomo,
tive, baggage express, and five sleeping
cars. The engine and baggage express car
were hurled into the river.
All the passengers who were in the Chi
cago sleeping car persisted in the flames,
The two sleeping cars were wrapped in
flames. but the inmates escaped.
The bridge caught on fire and fell in ten
inmates after the accident, ca~rryin.with it
the burning Chicago car with it. inmates
into the river upon the wreck Of the loco.
motive, baggage and Express cars, which
fell at the time Of the accident.
Sleeping car tickets indicate that thir-
teen persons persisted, but passengers say
the Chicago sleeping car contained twenty.
five or thirty persons, not one Of whom cs.
capped.
Another and probably more reliable ac-
count furnished by the Western Uuion
Telegraph Company, says that eighteen
persons Were killed outright, and many
more fatally injured. Three sleeping cars
We're among those destroyed.
NEW HAMBURG, Feb. 9.-The Coroner's
Inquest DEVELOPS the fact that the acci.
was caused by a hat box, and a deficient
means Of communication from the rear tc
front of the train.
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@ / p s.E. t}E.
, Cotton and Mixed Farming.

During our recent absence, we
conversed with a number of bust
ness men in regard to the price OF
cotton. The prevailing opinion
was that it would not be affected
much, if fanny, by the termination OF
the war that the supply is SO great,
the demand, even after peace, would
not exceed it. At present and pros,
pective prices, u planters and far,
mers cannot afford to grow cotton
and buy all their supplies of meat,
and often of corn, of working stock,
and of numerous other things ne
cessary on a plantation or, farm.
The forced conclusion, therefore, is,
that they must pay more attention
to raising and making these
things at home, or else the
mortgages of those who advance
these supplies will sooner or later
deprive them oftheir land and leave
them in poverty and actual want.
1t may be troublesome and annoy
ing tocame down from the speciality
of wholesale cotton planting, to the
details of mixed farming and
raising useful stock; but it willhaye
to be done at last, as it is simply a
question of prosperity on one hand
and hanging ON to an old exploded
system with poverty on the other.
Cotton is very low now, and has
been declining every year since the
war. We have no reason to believe
that it viii be any higher. Corn
sells here now, in the beginning of the
year, at one dollar per bushel-will
be higher before the next crop
comes in. This is a stock-raising
country, but very poor beef, 1--WE
have none fat in the winter, sells at
ten cents. Home raised pork is not
to be had. Other articles Of food,
that can be easily raised, here, sell
at similar rates. And yet we raise
nothing but cotton atlow prices, and
buy food at high prices.
We hope to see a change in this
respect soon. If there be not one,
the old population will be sold out
to pay their board to commission
merchants, and a new class of peo-
pie will own and grow rich on the
lands of the former lords Of the soil.
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Public Sale.

Estate @Jomes G.. Hayes, deceased,
kCl virtue of an order of the Hon prohst.
~ Court OF the Parish of St Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, TO the hiphnst
bidder, by the undersigned a~nctioncer, at the
last residence CT the deceased, in the town Of
Opelousas on -
Friday, March 1871, 1871,
the estate of James G.. HAYES. Seed, f," VIZ, ~ !,
A certain house and lot in the town Of One
lousas, being the east half Of square Of rro,n1
in the town of Opelousas, dcsionate] so Nv.
No. Is on the plan of said town. bonndaI
north by Landry street, east by Court street
south by Vine street; and west by lot of
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon, except in the last portion of the half
square, now occupied by B. A. Martel.
A certain tract of land situated on the west
side of the Bayou lesson, in the Lastranes I'D.
dition to the. town of OpeIousas. bonded
north by Landry street, west by Lombardv
street, south by the continuation of Vine
street, and east by the property of Michael
King and others, being the same property ac.
CURED by deceased from Spotswood H. San
ders, as appears by act OF exchange passed
the 30th of September, 1865, before we,
II AFN lAtGOi uFl, ana recorded IN his Office
in book U, at page 22S.
Two certain vacant lots Of ground. situated
on the west side of Bayou lesson, in Lastrs.
pes addition to the town of Opclousas, and
being numbered on the plat of said town as
Lots Nos. 81 and SO, bounded north by Lots
Nos. 3S and 54, owned by, bounded east
by Liberty street, south by the continuation
Of South street, and west by Chestnut street.
4 certain tract of land, situated in his par.
ish, on Cane Ridge, bounded north by land of
the estate Of Smith, south by public road, east
by land of G. $ Simmons. and west by land
Of T. N. Bitter containing so acres, with all
the buildings and improvements thereon.
Household furniture, kitchen utensils. one
wagon, and other movable effects too uumer.
Gus to mention, 'H
Conditions-On a credit of six, II, Is and
"a months from the day of sale, with ) uer
cent. interest from day OF sale, purchasers to
furnish three good personal securities bound
in solido. The lands to remain morteaged
to the estate snd not to be disposed Of Before
payment of the price.
The Hotel to b. sold separate from tire sta,
bic and the other lots singly, except the prop-
erty acquired from $. Il. Sanders, which
shall be sold thus the two most western lots
together and the others separately.
-. i. PERRODIN, Auetioneer
Feb. 4tl, 1871.
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! Washington News.

~ .E-.H*fSF I'll E8 - EEE&@E& EE= -tEAEF.E# k#fE..=.t
WAsHINGros, Feb. 10.-The Lower House
Of the'Kansas Legislature passed a bill to
allow criminals to testify in their own be-
half, and allowing a husband and wife to
testify in each others behalf in criminal
prosecutions. 8t
Three executions. by hanging, occurred
in Maryland to-day John Howard, white
for the murder Of the captain of a canal
boat John Martini (colored,D for rape, and
Mary Wallis. (eo1ored,) for murder.
Feb. 1.-THE Conference Committee will
report a bill on Tuesday, giving the District
a territorial government.
Postmaster General Creswe11 has re-es-
tablished Galveston, Texas, and Shreveport,
Louisiana, as distributing Offices from the
lst oflMarch next This will greatly faeil-
itate the mails in those sections. 34a
Feb. 13.-Alice Cary is dead. Aged so
years 80 ~
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Pay Up.

Some of our subscribers are in
arrears. They owe us only two
dollars each, which is not much to
them individually, but considerable
to us in the aggregate. We hope
they will come forward without de.
lay and pay up. We need the
money, but dislike to put subscrip-
ton accounts in the hands ola col
lector. ,9.
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Public SnIes

Estate Of Hyocjnthe G. Soileau, decd.
DY virtue OF an order of the Hon Probate
Id Court of the Parish of St. Landry V. there
will be- sold at public auction, 10 the highest
bidder, by the undersigned, or by a public
auctioneer, at the last residence of deceased,
in Vile Plate, in said parish, on
Thursday, March 9th, 1871,
the following described property belong.
ing to the estate of Hyacintha G.. Soilear, de-
ceased wife of Barth6Eemy NJ. Coreil. to wit:
4 tract of land situated. in Vile Plate Prai-
rie, Parish of st. Landry, containing one hun-
bred acres, more or less, bounded north by
Alexandra Lazaro and ZGlien Vidrine, east by
Alexis Latour, south by the lots of all the in-
habl5ants north Of the public road leading to
Bayou Chicot, and west by lands belonging
to the estate of NJ Dare unl William Reed.
A plantation situated in the vicinity of Vile
Plate, Parish OF st. Landry, containing one
hundred arpentS, more or less, together with
the improvements, bounded north by public
lands, east by Eticnne Vidrine, south by Au-
rG!ie Vidrine, and west by Hvpolite H6hert.
A tract OF prairie land, situated in Willie
Plate Prairie, Parish aforesaid, containing one
hundred arpentS, bounded north by Etienne
Forest, east by We. Vidrinc. south by Andre
G. Nidrine, and west by AurGIic Fidrine.
A tract Of wood land, containing 50 arpents,
situated IN the confines of Vile Plate Prairie
bounded north by -, east by -, south
by 49,, and west by -.
4 tract of wood land, situated in the con-
fines of Vile Plate Prairie, containing one
| hundred and ten acres, bounded north by
Mrs. John Reed and Soileau. east by Etienne
| Fuselier, south by Widow Godefroy Soileau,
and west by Auguste Molitor
An american stallion. 2 creole horses, two
| mares and | colt, a vacherie consisting of 1903
| head horned cattle and AZ head stock horses,
| vacherie horse, | horse cart. ! carriage, a lot
| of agricultural implements, a lot of carpen-
ter's tools, 5000 cypress boards, &c.
Conditions-All the movable property, ex-
cept the wild stock or vacherie, to be sold for
cash. all cash purchases to be paid before de.
livery of the property, OF to be resold at the
detriment and expense of the purchaser. The
tcnths cash, and the balance on a credit, paya-
bic one half on lst April, 1872, and the other
half on LIST April, 1873; the lind one tenth
cash, and the balance on a credit, payable one
half on LIST April, 1872, and the other halt on
LIST April, 1878; purchasers to give their notes
with two good securities to the satisfaction OF
the Tutor, in favor of the estate; said notes to
bear 5 per cent per annum interest from ma
turity till paid vendors privilege and special
mortgage being reserved on the lands to Sc
cure payment of the credit portion of the price.
Purchasers Of the vacherie ~obligatlng them.
selves not to dispose of the same until final
payment of the price thereof.
BARTHELEMY Nj. COREIL,
Feb41 Natural Tutor.
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Another Steamb Oat Disaster.

VtcKsBuRG, Feb. l2.-The steamer Judge
Wheeler exploded her boilers, burnt and
sunk at Bells landing, forty.fve miles
above here, at six o'clock this morning,
killing Con Hogan. deck hand Thos.
WEIGH, deck sweep and a roustabout, name
unknown, and wounding Captain Rowland
seriously. Charles Storey, carpenter, slight.
ly, and G. w. Pape, of Little Rock, Arkan.
sas, badly. Very little of the cargo was
saved. ..-
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''- r e G ULAR
OPELOUSaS AND NEW ORLEANS PACKET
The Fine Passenger Steamer FL"
8 9 SELMA,

G.. c. PICKETT, Master, e. sCHMIT, Clerk
Leaves Washington every Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock, and New Orleans every We'd
nesday evening at S O'Clock: The SELMA
connects at Ghurchville with the steamer
camelia running in Bayou Rouge, and takes
freight and passengers for all landings on
Bayou Courtableau, Atchafalaya River, and
the Coast. Through bills given to Bayou
Beuf. For freight or passage, apply Oh
board, or to the Agents:
A. Gamard, Opelousas. .tE
Pitre & Carriere, Washington,
d. p. Saizan, Port Barry, q
J, T., Carlin, A Tehoupitoulas St, n. y.
= Feb12-ly
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John J. Glow.

The Opelousas papers-Courier and Jour
nal-energctically protest against the pro-
posed division of st. LANDRY parish. A
memorial to the Legislature, numeronslv
signed by the citizens, demonstrating
against the scheme and demonstrating its
i~nexpediency, is also made public. Opelou-
sas has been the parish seat since 1905, and
we think the citizens would do best to lei
well enough alone. Division means a new
set of officers, new parish buildings, and
increased taxation. Taxpayers should think
of this and of their already heavy burdens.
IN. o. Picavune. 4" ''s'@
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State of Louisiana.

PARISH COURT - ST.. landry NO. 2e9l
Estate Of Lastie SoileaN.
IT OUIS. STAGE, of the Parish of St. Lam
- dry, Administrator of the estate Of Las,
tie soileau, deceased, having filed a Final Ia
bleau of the affairs of said estate, accompa-
MED by a peti ion praying for the homologa'
ton Of the same;
And whereas, the prayer of said petition
has been granted by an order Of Court bear,
ing date February 10th, 1875;
Now. therefore, notice is hereby given to
all persons interested to make opposition to
said Tableau, sins writing, at my office in the
town of Opelonsas, within the time required
by law, why the said Tableau should not be
homologated and confirmed. j.
JOS. d. RICHARD, Clerk.
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There has beeS but little done,
except cleaning up and repairing
fences, in the way Of planting in
our parish yet. Some sugar plan
ters have planted part of their cane.
Just now the ground is too wet for
p1oughing.
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The Co1ier1s editorials and com
munications all seem to be ground
out of the same mill. They general
" wind up with a tune on that harp
Of thousand strings-the "efficial
printing!
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Who voted for Pinchback, color
ed, for the r. s. Senate? Not the
official printer-may be the parish
divider knows. ~ %fe
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We call attention to the finding
of a "valuable cluster pin' by Mr..
B. 2. Hardesty, Of Washington,
which he adyertises to-day,
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Feb Is
J. w. BLAcKMAN'S
COMMERCIAL
u rs Oh CAMP STREET,
Corner Of Commercial Place, New Orleans, La.

Corner Of Commercial Place, New Orleans, La.
OPEN DAY AND EVENING THE
w ENTIRE YEAR.
&AAAPenmanship, Book Keeping, Math,
ematics and Languages are practically taught
by experienced professors. Persons from fit
teen to fifty years of age attend; Instructions
. given privately TO each student, who has a
separate desk to himself, and is put through a
thorough and systematic course to quality MN
for the situation he intends to fill. Persons
who have neglected their education are here
speedily prepared for business. Students from
the country may obtain board in the family
Of the Principal.
TERMs-Twenty per cent. less than othef
Commercial Colleges in this city, COST OF
full Commercial Course only 800. Average
time, three to four months.
The Principal has been professional teacn-
er in New Orleans since 1851
For Circulars address
j. w. BLACKMAN,
Feb1s-ly] New Orleans
a FRESH SUPPLY OF SHAKER !"
;s,i1 a,u'u 'ssl' BIG MORTAR.
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The signs over segar shops IN
New Orleans and other places,
would seem to indicate that only
"Havana Segars' are made and
offered for sale. .15m.s@@ Fl
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Amy young man wishing to learn
bookkeeping thoroughly, will find
1t to his interest to call at this
office.
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SENATE CoNFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate, in
executive session, yesterday confirmed W.
Jasper Blackburn as Tax Collector for the
parish of Claiborne also Mr.. Sittig, Dem
ocrat,) Tax Collector for the parish of St.
Landry Picayune, Cd inst.
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SMGuT SEOCK OF Acknowledgment
hy telegraph to the New Orleans Times.)-
CAIRO, Feb, ia slight shock of earth
quake, lasting twenty seconds, was felt here
at 6 ~. NJ. The vibrations were west and
east. There was no noise except a light
rafting Of the windows. But few persons
noticed it.
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RATIFICATION oETHE FIFTEENTH AMEND
MENT.-Trelton. N j., Feb. 6.-The Lower
House of the Legislature this morning rati-
fed the Fifteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the United States by 4 vote OF
81 to "a.