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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-09-30
State of LoulssaDa,

State Of Louisiana.
Parish Court. Parish St. Landrs.-Ne. 1914
Estate Of Ursin Manuel, Jr.
EMlLE MANUEL, of the Parish of St.
IL Landry, Administrator Of the Estate
of Ursiu Manuel, Jr., deceased, late of the Par.
ish of st. Landry, having filed q tableau of
classification of the debts and distribution Of
the funds Of said Estate, accompanied by his
petition praying for the honologstion Of the
same:
And whereas. the prayer Of said petition
has been granted by an order of court dated
September 30th, 1871;
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
tablrau in writing at my Office IN the town of
Opelousas, within the time required BY law,
why said tablesu should not be homologated
and confirmed.
JOS. y. RICHARD, Clerk
September 3oth, 1871.
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Estate Of William Allen. dcceased,
Df virtue of an order of the Hon. Probate
ID Court Of the Parish of st. Landry, thrr,
will be sold at public auction, TO the highrs,
bidder, by the undersigned, or by a public
auc.ioneer, a: Moundville, in this Parish, on
Wednesday, October 11h, 1871.
The following described property, belong
Ing to the estate Of William Allen, deceased,
to.wit:
!. Eight acres of land, lying in Moundville,
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon.
g One Tool Chest and Tools.
3. One Jack Screw.
4. One Tool Chest and contents.
$. One large Chest ard contents.
g. One other Chest and contents.
7. One Falise-
z. Ono Trunk and cont-nts.
9. One Trunk and contents.
10. One Silver Watch.
ii. One Mattrs.s and B-ddin9.
~. One Grey Creole Poney.
TeYms-Cash.
I. N. Nicer Rf, Administrator.
9ept. 80, 1871.
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A Fatal Shot.

One night not long since and no,
Il thousand miles from here, some
mischievous individuals scraped out
a pumpkin, and cut a hole in it tc
represent the eyes, nose and mouth
of a person over this a piece of red
flannel was stretched, and the pump
kin, with a hole for the purpose, was
placed over a piece Of burning candle
on a gate post near a certain gentle:
mans residence. Sticksto represent
arms were nailed to the post, and a
sheet spread around the post and
girded in the middle, as at the waist.
The pumpkin represented the head,
and the tout ensemble looked like a
ghost, fiend, or some animate being
that was not a beast. The evening
being warm, the gentleman aforesaid
took his seat as usual OH the gallery
to enjoy the south breeze, when the
first thing that met his sight was the
ticry-eyed monster standing at the
gate. He nervously cried out, who's
there? and receiving no answer he
wentin and came out with his double
barrel gun. He sat down again and
called to know who was there, but
received ne answer. There were
others around who pretended to be
terribly frightened. They could not
be persuaded to take a single step
towards the statue-like monster at
the gate, but hung back in the rear,
and showed a disposition to skedad-
die if he should even wink his eve.
The distance from the gallery to the
gate was about fifty yards, and our
gentleman with the double barrel
gun, giving up all hopes Of getting a
reply, concluded he would make a
charge. AS he was advancing down
the steps, a brisk breeze sprung up
from the south, in the rear of the
gate, and the red eyes of the mons
ter blazed up and became redder,
and his white arms waved forward.
as if he were also going to advance.
This caused a halt Oh the other side.
Then came forth, who's there? I'm
going to shot "Who's there7 I'm
going to shoot! Who's there: I'm
going to shoot" rapidly uttered.
No answer came, when bang, bang,
went the. gun, and Off rolled the
pumpkin head, and the light of its
countenance suddenly faded but
the white arms still waved triumph
antly, as if to say. who's afraid 7
The man with the gun turned pale,
but not with fear-he was sold. We
heard some "cussing", and threats
to shoot the Id entant de &c
who put that thing there; and we
heard some suppressed giggling and
laughing that the man with the gun
could not hear. We then left.
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SHEESIFF'sS SALE.

James Ray VS.. GroN McBride-Parish Court
St Landry-No. 1859.
DT virtue of a writ of Fl. 10 issued oni
I'D Of tie Hon. Parish Court in and foI
tn" Parish, CT st. Leu'lry, i'll the above emit.
tied suit, snd to ne directed, will proceed
+" sell. At public auction to The highest bid
der, 8. the Court House Of said Parish, in
the town of Op"lousas, on
SATURDAY. Norember 4th, 1871,
At II o'clock A. n, the following described
property, seized to satisfy ssid writ, to-wit:
All the right, titles aud interest Of Geo
Y Mcbride, in the estate of bis father, Joseph
NcNlide.
9. Hi. interest In the present growing crop
on the pIsce. Also, fifteen head Of gentle horn
cattle 'arging in the woods, branded with the
letter n in a circle.
Ierns-CRsh.
E. O. HAYES Sheriff.
Sent 30 1871
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Public Sale.

Public Sale.
Estate Of James II. Rutledse.
EDY virtue of an order of the Hon. Probate
lS 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
auctionrer. at the store of J. l.. Morris, in
Big Cane in this Parish. on
Wednesday, October 11th,. 1871,
the following property, belonging to the Es
tate of James II. Rutledge, deceased, to.wit
A horse, saddle and Bride, and other NOV
ables.
Terms-Cash.
EDWARD sTAPLETOM,
Sept. 80. Administrator.
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Put not your Faith In Prophets.

We find the following paragraph
floating about among u exchanges.
When predictions of this kind are
made, the circumstances and char
acter of the people should be consid-
cred. New York is brick and NOR
tar-nothing else" but all great
cities are brick and mortar-nOt
woodland it requires great labor
to build them. AS long as the South
ern people sit down and listen to
such prophecies as this. with the ex-
p%ectation of their being fulfilled
without any effort on their part, so
lcng will they he without great cities,
even Of brick and mortar, and so
long will they pay tribute to and be
the commercial vasSals of the North.
The Northern people have great en-
terprise, energy, industry and bust
ness capacity IL present condition
show that we are deficient in these
respects. Instead of indulging in
foolish predictions concerning their
downfall, we should endeavor to RI
val them and build up our own for
tunes. The South makes cotton and
the North does not but the South
has comparatively no manufactures,
and can make no use of her own raw
production. The South does not
produce enough food for her support.
and the North produces more than
enough for hers; this makes the
South so dependent on the North for
meat, bread and clothing. that she
is bound to let the latter have her
cotton at any price she can get, in
order that her people may be sup
piled with food and clothing. AS
long as this state Of things continue
"brick and mortar" will be King
andnot cotton. When the Southern
people make their own meat and
bread, and defray their usual expen-
SEES, generally, independent of the
cotton crop, as they easily can do,
then they will be really rich and in
dependent. The evils of Mr.. Ste
phens' prediction are now upon us,
and not upon the North. We have
no faith in such predictions, but we
have great faith in rork. Modern
prophets, and those who confide in
them, starve; while a working peo-
pie grow rich. Another prediction
fulfilled like thisone ofMr. Stephens.
would utterly ruin the South:
Nine years ago Alexander Fl. Ste
phens predicted as follows: "Most
Of the wealth of the North comes
from us. \ New York is
brick and mountaineering else. If
the warlasts it will be no better than
the arid plains of Babylon. =
Their wealth comes from the two
hundred and fifty millions sold us,
Just as the wealth of Egypt comes
from the deposit ofthe Nile. = a
Steamis powerful, but cotton is more
powerful. Forty thousand seamen
are employed in the transportation
Of cotton alone. g Darius
led six hundred thousand troops
against the Grecian States. Eleven
thousand met their hosts and put
them to flight, leaving sixty thou
sand dead upon the field.
No people in the world have such Il
productive capital as the South. g
4" Four million bales of cotton
are worth 5000, 900, 600.
Unless there is a change or revo|u-
ion in the North, I should not won
Ter if, in three years, Lincoln and
MS cabinet came to the guillotine or I
he gallowS."
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$40 RpaC@f'ds

WILL be paid for a gold open-face Eng
w list lerer watch, No. 1891, made by
Taylor Il Son, Liverpool, lost between Ope-
kousas and Bayou Cane. on the road leading
from O~pe1ousas, via David Courville's to Nine
Bourgeois Crossing on said bayou. The re-
ward will be paid by C. Mayo, in Opelousas,
or by David Courville, in Prairie FaquetaIque,
on depositing the watch with either of them.
Sept. 30~St LUCIEN JONES,
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Bloch A. Dnpre, vs. Robert Mostly d. als.
Nc 1905, District Court. st Landry.
EJY virtue of O writ Of teri fscias issued
I'D out of th- Eighth District Court Of the
State of Louisiana, in and for the Par
i>h of St. Landry. in the above entitled suit,
aud to me directed, / will proceed TO sell al
public auction. at the Court House OF sald
Parish, in the town of Op-lousas, on
Saturday, Norcmbsr 4h, 1871,
at eleven O'Clock A. NJ. the following des.
cTibed property, seized to satisfy said writ,
to wit
One hundred acres of land, TO be taken from
The Southwest corner Of certain tract of four
hundred and eighty acres. situated in the
parish of st. Landry, said tract OF four hun
bred and eighty acres, composed as follows,
to wit: list. of q certain tract of land OF three
hundred und twenty-five and 0oIl00 acres,
bring the south half of section /, township :.
south Of range 2 east, as described IN the
township map purchased by ID. A. Harris
from Cyprirn DuprG. by act before Yves
D'Axv Recorder, dated January %, 1862. Sd
of a crrtsin tract of land, containing one hun
bred and sjxty.six and OF 100 acres, being the
Southwest quarter of section 3, township Z,
south of range 3 east. bounded north by lands
Of Jesse Andrus and Uriah Green. east by
Utah Green. south aud west by parties un-
known, said one hundred acres to be a quad
I~ilatcral, the length thereof east and west to
hr twice the breadth thereof north and south.
Also, eight acres undivided of a certain tract
Of land, mrasuring thirty acres, situated in
MaIIrt Woods, in the parish of st, Landry,
houndrd north by lands Of Stephen NJ Young,
east by land of Urish Green, west by the same
and south by Sylvsnie Sonnier and Joseph
Chenirr.
All the buildings and Improvements on the
above lands.
Ttrms-Cash.
Z. 0. HAYES, Sheriff.
Sent. 80, 1871.
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Sherifs sale.

Spottwood H Sanders VS.. James ". Swim
dali, ct sl.-Parish Court, St. Landry
No. 779.
DY VIRTUE Of a writ of fieri facias issued
I'D ont of the Honorable Parish Cont of the
State of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of
st. Landry, in the above entitled suit, and to
me directed will proceed to sell at public
auction, at the Courthouse of said parish, in
the town of Opelousas, IN SATURDAY,
Novembre 4th, 1871, at eleven O'Clock A. A.,
the following described property, seized to
satisfy said writ, to-wit:
One no top buggy.
Tcrms-Cash
E. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
Sept. 80, 1871.
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The Fife.

Last Saturday night, about half
past ten o'clock, some persons atten-
ding a bouillon at Pefferkorn's saloon
observed MI. Munzesheimer' kitchen
to be on fire. A large crowd collec-
ted Immediately, and by hard and
energetic workm tearing down small
buildings adjoining, and removing
lumber, barrels, boxes, &c, with
which the yard was crowded, and
keeping the roofs of other buildings
wet, the fire was prevented from
spreading. The old fire engine, the
new one being out of order, came up
and extinguished the fire. There
was scarcely a breath of air stirring,
which was all extremely favorable
occurrence; for if there had been a
wind or brisk breeze, all efforts to
check the fire, with SO many wooden
buildings to prey upon, would have
been unavailing. Every one at the
fire saw the necessity for a hook and
ladder and an effort, which
we believe will be successful, has
been made to get up one.. On Tues
day, all but six of the required num-
Der, had subscribed.
This is the second time within al
short period, and at different places
in town, that Mr.. Munzesheiner's
has been burned. 1t is at
tributed to gross negligence on the
part of servants. The loss on both
occasions was small, but the danger
was very great; and should his
kitchen burn again it may cause the
destruction of a large part of the
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MIR. Joseph BIum's kitchen. in
Opelousas, caught fire on Thursday
morning, but was discovered in time
andputout with one bucket 0 fwater.
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A CARD.

To the Editor Of the OPELousAs Journal:
Yon will please through yonr columns re
turn my sincere thanks to Capt. Hnndlev,
Mr.. Haas. and all the white citizens who
assisted me at the fire. on SATURDAY. night
and I also feel under great obligations to onr
colored friends, especially Mr.. Edgard Van
hille-only for his and their timely aid and
assistance there is no telling what injury
the fire would have done.
Yours respectfully,
WM. r. COCHRAN,
Foreman @ r Co Mo-
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DR.. Franklin has said : Where I
see a house well furnished with books
and newspapers, there I see intelli-
gent and well inforIaed children, but
if there Ire no books nor papers, the
children areignorant, fnot proaigate.
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"1he DonatdsonrtlIe Chief" is the
name OF a new paper recently started
at Observation-Disclosures E. Bent.
ley, editor and proprietor.
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The Opelousas Post Master has a
lot of official envelopes, large size,
with six cent stamps on them, useful
for lawyers and others mailing legal
and official documents.
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TRANSMIT. Munzesheimer de.
sires us to return his heartfelt thanks
to the citizens of Opelousas, both
white and colored, and to the Ope.
lousas Fire Company No. l, for their
kind and successful efforts in extin.
gushing the fire on his premises last
Saturday night.
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The New Orleans Times recently
entered upon the tenth year of its
age. 1t is we'll grown and hardy,
and quite able to make it's own way
in the world.
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The members of the proposed
Hook and Ladder Company are re-
quested to meet at the Court House
this evening at ; o'clock.
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HATs.-Bloch & Dupre have just
received a lot of gentlenen's hats of
the latest style. They are going fast;
you had better call and get one i'm
mediatelv.
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Mr.. Munzesheimer's kitchen which
was burned last Saturday night, was
a double house, with a chimney in
the middle, and the kitchen and
cooking stove in II end, and a
servants room in the other. 1t is
said that the fire first broke out in
the top part of the house and on that
side of the chimney above the SER
wants room; and the inference is
that the fire was caused by a defec-
tive chimney.
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Johnston has retired from the no.
tel business. We understand that
some one else will take his place.
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Public Aucdoneer, Collector, and Cot
tor Buyer,
Will attend promptly to all bn.ines. in his
line, entrusted to him, He will pay tn. high
est prices for cotton at j. & A. Perrodin's in
Opelousas. sept9-tf
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subscription
Circulation.

OPELOUsAs Posi- OFFICE,
September 25th, 1871.
I certify that thr Op"lonsas JOURNAL has.
and has had ever since | have been Post
Master. a larger circulation in the Parish of
st Landry, than any other paper passing
through this post office.
ID. P. C.. HILL, p Nj.
Opelonsas, La.
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We have received No. 1 of Vol. /
of The South, a paper published in
New York by Tardrew & Co., at 50
per annum, and "devoted to the
material interests Of the Southern
States" 1t is an eight page paper
and has six columns to the page.
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The weather isdry and very cool
this week. The cotton plants in all
parts of the parish are entirely strip
ped of their leaves, by the caterpil-
lars. Some say they will make a
third of crop of cotton, some a half,
and some two-thirds. AS the price
of cotton is steadily advancing, and
az this crop was raised more econom-
ically than that of last year, it il not
improbable that the net profits may
be greater. The cane crop in this
parish is excellent, and the weather
is favorable to its maturing well.
The times are hard, but if the effect
will beto make our people raise their
meat and bread athome, there will be
no cause for regret.
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Foreman @ r Co. N,

MARRIED-At the Catholic church in this
place. on the 2lst inst by Rev. F. Raymond
Mr.. DAVID SMITH and Miss MARY j.. EsTI.
LETTE, both of Ope!ousas
> g y zz.s~ -. s1zasAsgxEsssassssEy
DIED-On the 25th inst, in Opelousas
JOSEPH BERAUD DUPRE, son of Achille
Dupre and AETNA Bersud, aged 10 years, 8
months and SS days
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Phillips says he has a lot of the
cheapest fannelS in town.
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We are informed that there is con-
siderable sickness in some parts of
the parish-caused most probably
by the very wet summer. Opelousas,
as usual, is healthy. It's natural
drainage is so good, that it's health
is never disturbed by miasmatic in
fuences.
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Esfr0g.

TAKEN Up by the undersigned a small
IL bay mare mule, with knot on lett hind
leg, branded on jaw * and on shoulder + S
The owner will come forward, prove property
and pay charges. L. L. BLACKSHEAR.
PIaisance, Sept. l5th-5t
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RETURNED.-We are happy to see
that Hon. B. r. Can't and Capt.
Henry L. Garland, who have spent
the summer at the Springs in Vir-
ginia for the benefit of their health,
have returned much improvedin that
raSnect.
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"A CHANCE FOR LAND BUYERS
A large quantity of land, in different
parts of this parish, is now being
sold for taxes. The most of it is u II
improved and brings no revenue to-
the owners, and belongs to non-resi
dents and others who do not care to
pay the taxes on it. 1t will be sold
for a trife, in most instances; and
land spectators, or those wanting
land for actual settlement, would find
it TO their advantage to attend these
sales. If the land bought at tax col
~lector's sale, be not redeemed by the
original owner in n year from the
time of sale, the State will confirm
the title Of the purchaser; and lift
be redeemed, the party purchasing
win be paid fifty per cent on his
money invested, which is pretty good
interest for one year or less.
@f e~- a
NECESSARIEs FOR HUNTING.-A
good joke, if joke, is being told
here Of a party of gentlemen who re.
Gently left this place, on a hunting
expedition in the parish of Calcasieu.
It is said they made up o heavy
purse to defray the expenses of the
expedition and laid in a heavy sup.
ply Of claret and lager, and other
things good to eat and drink. They
left seemingly supplied with every.
thing thatcould be needed, and went
on their way rejoicing; but after they
had got away over towards the con-
fines of Calcasieu, some one of the
party wanted to loadil i gun, when it
was discovered that they had no am.
When last heard from
it Is said they were retailing lager
and claret to the scattered inhabi
tants for powder and shot.
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PHDfiC sal.

30 Sept, 1871.
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&he1iTes sale.

Sept. 30, 1c7i.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-07-01
County School Commissioners.

The undersigned wauid respectfully and
earnestly urge upon the attention of the
people in those civil di$ricts in which 10
elections have recent been held for
school commissioners, IN Importance II
good and capable menEhtiug chosen p
these offices as soon as p@enble. The lay
requiresthat majority all the districts
in the county shall bsrfepresented at a
sen der to asfe 'as aaora SSaa Ssae aorT a
was present on yesterdapsst the organizs-
tion of the Board, and az ohere was then,
so there will be herei.fft;Gi... danger of the
Board being unable to- lactTIbr want of a
quorum unless more of thesdistricts choose
commissioners who will, as they can, at
tend. And yet the action,of the Board Of
Education is necessary to the proper and
efficient working Of the present common
school system. Ia view of these facts, we
trust that you will not fail to elect shortly
commissioners for your respective districts
who will serve. - ~
But there are other considerations which
furnish a reason for your doing so. Even
upon the supposition that your want of
commissioners will never prevent the
Board of Education from acting through
lack of a quorum, nor delay the work of
common school education in those districts
where commissioners havesibeen elected
still theresultwill be ethatyOur districts will
remain for the time without free schools.
While the children of your neighbors are
enjoying the benefits Of the, State and
county taxes levied for the work of popular
education, the children of your districts
will be left. temporarily, at least, without
similar advantages. The county is one,
and all itsparts should equally share in the
privileges which inure to them under the
school law. Every district should in due
time receive its share of the proceeds of
the school taxes, along with the other dis
tricts, and organize its schools. But this
no district can do without commissioners.
But by united and judicious efforts, the
movement which has now been hopefully
begun, for the education of the people of
the county will go forward with commend
able success. To that end we ask your CO.
operation n Wt@ an m
By order of the Board of Education.
7.l,|g THos, w. HUMEs,) 4
i'"'' SD. w. Lowe, COMMITTEE.
- Ct M. HAZEN, ~ J ,-rr
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The reported difficulty between Greece
and Turkey, arising from the appointment
of Friconpes Greek Ambassador TO Con-
stantinople, and the refusal of the Porte to
receive him has been amicably arranged
and the two countries are now on good
terms tft3sN m
NAPLES, June 30.-Victor Emanuel Wis
tied the exposition to-day and distributed
the medals awarded to the contributors. 1
q LONDON, June 30.-The statement is Off
cially confirmed that Halifax will, now
that the treaty of Washington has been
ratified, soon cease to be the rendezvous of
the British North American fleet, and that
the fleet on Canadian waters will be reduc-
ed. oAnother strike of Cabmen is appre-
hended