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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dunn.

The death of Lieutenant Governor
Dunn, of Louisiana, which occurred
at his residence in New Orleans, YES
terday, sis of no little Importance
Oscar j. Dunn was a negro, and was
perhaps justly, regarded as the DO
litical leader of his race in'this coun
try.
He was a man of more depth than
Revels, the Mississippi Senator, and.
though in the scale Of official posi-:
ton he was hardly so high, it is very
probable that in time he would have
made a reputation for good sound
sense superior to the other and sur
passed him in every respect. At the
time of his death Dunn was the ac-
knowledged leader of thee rant wing
of the Louisiana Republicans, and
was engaged in a movement which.
there are many reasons to believe,
had for its ultimate object the eleva-
ton OF his name to the place Of Vice
President upon the Republican ticket
next year, or in 1876 at the farthest.
In his Black Mans Party" move
ment in Louisiana he had the sane
ton and support of Gen. Grant, and
it is believed that the President was
willing to take Dunn with him upon
the ticket. The object of this move
ment was the concentration of the
African vote of the country in one
solid phalanx, with an Interior view
to the triumph of the extreme of the
Radical party. The immediate OBJ
.ject of the movement in Louisiana
was the impeachment of Warmoth
and his party. What effect the death
of Dunn will have in this regard is
hard to tell. 1t may be the triumph
of the anti-Grant party.
Lieutenant-Governo Dunn was a
portly, well-proportioned, good
looking man of his class, with con-
siderable affability of manner, and
a pleasing expressiono fcountenance.
He presided over the State Senate
with notable dignity, propounding
motions with distinctness. and ex.
llbltlng a perfect familiarity with
parliamentary rules. The distin-
gushing character of his intellect
was common sense, to which might
be added, among his highest moral
a sense of propriety. His
speeches were always brief, though
he spoke sensibly enough and with
commendable fuency. His death
Will be a severe blow to the Grant
partyin that State.-fLouisville Cou-
ier-Journal.
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Gold closed inANew Orleans, on
the 9th inst, at 11Os to 11Os, mid
ding cotton 1Sb to 10, sugar 6 to II
according to quality, and molasses
40 to 40.
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The LESSEE Taylor leaves Wash
ington for New Orleans, to-day at
10 o'clock, A. NJ; and the Selma to-
morrow at the same hour.
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An account of the fight between
Mace and Coburn will be found on
first page.
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The Prince of Wales and the Earl
of Chesterfield both caught the ty-
plus feyerat the same time and place.
The Earl has died, and the condition
of the Prince is very critical.
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Mr.. VIM. Pratler has transferred
the Lake Charles Echo to it's former
owner, Mr.. J. W. Bryant, who has
employed Mr.. Bryan Hutchins to
publish it. s7s @.5 -
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A @devotedn little wife in Lafay-
cite, Ind, seeing her husband blow
ing in the muzzle of a gun while
holding back the hammer with his
foot, tripped down to the milliner's to
ask about the cost of full mourning,
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Here is a fragment overheard at a
theatre the other night. "My
Jove! how she is pretty, that young
lady .there!w "Eh, my faith, / used
to think so, four or five weeks since.n
Truly, but you think so now, too %
+" Eth, well, | hardly know. I was
her lover then, and now she is my
wife w-TPunch.
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Dec. 9, 1871.
Public Sale.

Estate Of Michel G. Sicily, deceased.
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 a public auc-
%tioneer, at the last residence of the deceased
in Prairie Laurent. near Arnaudville, in this
Parish, on
Wednesday, December goth, 1871,
the following described property, belonging
to the estate of Michel G. Sicily, deceased, to-
wit:
Three creole horses, l pair oxen, l lot hogs.
IS barrels of corn in the shucks, 5000 pounds
seed cotton, ! double barrel gun, lot farm
ing ustensils.
Terms-Cash.
LOUIS G. Sicily,
Dec. 9. Administrator
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Mar,
JOSEPH V. ROY e. co.
J. v. ROY, Auctioneer.
U. \. LAND OFFICE NOTICE
To Stephen Cochran, and - Gonor, their heirs
or legal representatives.

U. S. CONSOLIDATED LAND OFFICE. }
New Orleans, La, Nov. 3Oth, 1871. {
APPLICATION having been made this
IA day to this Office, to enter as public land
under the Homestead Act of May2Oth, 1859
and the acts amending it, two homesteads. one
upon section No. 1l2, claimed by Stenhen
Cochran, and the other upon section ia.
claimed by - Gonor, both tracts beinn in
township 6, south of range 4 east, in the
southwestern land district of Louisiana, front.
ing on the Bayou del Puente, and are bonded
as follows, to-wit Section l12, on the north
by tie confirmed claim of George King. and
on the south by the confirmed claim of the
Widow Julien Thomas, section No. ia is
bounded on the north by the aforesaid claim
of the Widow Thomas, and onthe south by
the confirmed claim of Joseph Roy, and are
known on the records of this office as "claim.
ed dn BY stt t!o fas COCHRAN and -1aGon0r. No
All persons interested in said claims, are
notified conformab'y to general instructions,
from the Commissioner of the General Land
Office, to appear in this office, personally or
by counsel, with their witnesses and other
testimony, on TUESDAY, the 23d dav of
JANUARY, 1872, at - O'Clock NJ, to show
cause why said entries should not be allowed.
CHAS. BARNARD, Register.
W. II. HYATT, Receiver.
Dec. 9, lS71.-4t.
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Subscription.
Subscription Free.

Every person advertising in this paper to
the amount of twenty dollars, and paying the
same cash at this office, will be entitled to one
years subscription gratis.
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MAsoNIc.-At the next regular
communication of Orphans Friend
Lodge, Nc. 185, Big Cane, La, the
election for officers to serve the en-
suing year, 1872, will be holden. The
membership are requested to take
notice tllereofand govern themselves
accordingly.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

SHERIEE"S SALE.
Henry L. Garland VS.. Francois Richard
District Court, Parish of St. Landry
No. 9274.
DY virtue of a writ of feri facias, issued
Id out of the Hon. the 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, I will proceed to sell. at
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
Court House of said Parish, in the town of
Opelousas, on SATURDAY, the 9th day of
JANUARY, 1872, at II O'Clock A. NJ, the
following described property, seized to satisfy
said writ, to-wit:
The east half of the southeast quarter and
the east half of the northeast quarter of
section 16, township 7, south of range 3 east,
containing about 100 acres. together with the
buildings and improvements thereon, all 81
tuated IN the Parish of st. Landry.
- Terms-Cash.
E. o. HAYES, Sheriff,
q Dec 1871
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REPORT oFsTHE COMMISSIONER
Oh PENsIoNs.-The Commissioner
OF PENSIONS, in his annual report,
VIII give for the first time a list of
special pensioners, made so by con-
s~resslonal action. He will also give
a Series OF tables, showing that the
amount OF money paid to each pen
sioIler averages 80 80 q month. A
statement will also be made showing
the amount of money appropriated
Dy congress, since the foundation of
the doVernement, to pay the pen
sioners.
LIE sum appropriated for this pur-
pose, since the close of the war
amounts to s153, 900, OOO.
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The Democratic Address.

The State Democratic Committee,
under date Of Nov. 3Oth, h~aveissued
an Address to the People of Loui-
siana." The address is published in
the New Orleans papers as an adj
vertisement, but of course the coun-
try papers, being more patriotic than
their city brethren, will publish it
for nothing. The burden of the adj
dress is, that since reform is all the
rage, the Democratic party is the
best reform party hat exists or can
exist. The difficulty is that the De
mocratic party has failed so long to
bring about a reformation in polite
al affairs, that the people have lost
all faith in its ability to accomplish
anything. Besides, theparty is dead,
ifthe Central Committee is not. Lea
ders of the party at the North have
declared 1t to be dead, and others of
them say it should die, as it has lost
all power to do good. The Demo
cratic party has been out of power
for ten years, and has been defeated
i'll every general contest during that
time, and absolutely slaughtered in
the last one. One would think, look
ing at the political history of these
ten years, and reading this address,
that the words "Democratic Party"
a mania with the gentlemen of
the Democratic Central Committee,
and that they would not move in the
way of reform under any other party
name.
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OUR New LIEUT.. GOVERNOR
A private dispatch received here
just before we went to press, says
Hon. ?. b. S. Pinchback, colored,
has been elected President of the
State Senate, and consequently
Lieutenant Governor. Mr.. Pinch
back was president of the Turner
Hall Republican Convention, which
favored Gov. Warmoth, as distin-
guished from the Custom House
Convention, which opposed him.
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FAQUETAIQUE.-Mr. Joseph Ia
bacher, of the German settlement at
Faquetaique, called Oh us this week.
He reports the settlement in a pros
porous condition, and the prospects
good. Hesayscane grows well there,
and the potatoes, both Irish and
sweet, grown by him this season, are
unsurpassed. Heplanted some Irish
potatoes on the 2Sth of last Septem-
Der, and dug them last Saturday,
just two months and four days after
planting. He showed us some of
those dug, which were as large and
than a mans fist. They were
the largest home grown potatoes we
have seen this year.
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Reading matter on every page.

Magistrates blanks for sale at this
Office.
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FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENT.

Leaves New Orleans every Tuesday at So. NJ.
Leaves ashlngton every Saturday at 10 4. NJ,
$50 = For Op"Iousas, Washington, Port
sIsa Barry, and all landings on the
SEoast' AMtchataIsya River and Bayou Courta-
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JUDGE HEBRARD's CoURT.-Al,
exander Mundell was brought before
Judge Hebrard Oh the I'd inst, for
shooting one William Lee, on the
LIST inst, at MI. Theo. Chacllere's
sugar mill, near Riders Bridge. 1t
was shown that the shooting was &C.
cldental, though the accused was to
blame in jokingly threatening to
shoot Lee and carelessly holding his
gun. He was discharged.
The preliminary examination of
Francois Fourier, Roselius Four.
nier and Joseph Fourier, accused of
shooting into the cabin ofone Charles
Handy, Oh the plantation of Ludger
Lastrapes, OH the night of the 25th
ult., and mortally wounding Pratt
Handy, son of said Charles Handy,
and dangerously wounding one Lu-
Gus, a. freed boy, took place before
Judge Hebrard, on the Goth ult., and
the parties accused proving an alDi,
were discharged. All the parties in
this case are colored.
Several other cases are pending
before Judge Hebrard, which will
probably not be disposed of this week.
~-@~~~~~-~-
PRODUCE SHIPPED.-The steamer
Lessie Taylor arrived at New Orleans
last Monday, with 13g bales cotton.
LOB sacks cotton seed, 81 hhds. stl.
gar, 14o bbls. molasses, andlot of
sundries.
The steamer Selma arrived there
Tuesday, with 1876 bales cotton,
- sacks seed Cotton, 324 sacks cot
seed, 81 hhds. sugar, 800 bbls.
molasses, 3 half bbls. molasses, Q
hides, 5 rolls leather, and lot of sun
lries.
The FAIR.-A fair, concert, and
general entertainment, accompanied
With refreshments, will be given at
Courthouse in Opelousas, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
he Goth, 27th and 18th days of the
present month, commencing at Il
jclock, P. NJ, of each day. There
will be a Christmas tree, and many
'ther things appropriate to such oc,
'asions. The fair will be given for
he benefit of the Catholic Church at
his place. The price of admission
$ only fifty cents.
Ex-Controller Connolly, of New
FORK city, has been arrested and put
\ Jail on account of completely in
he Tammany frauds. At last ac-
cunts he had failed to furnish bail. j
t was thought that Mayor Hall !
'ould be arrested on the same charge; ,
nd it was stated that three of the i
ondsmen of Tweed, the Boss of
ammany Hall, had signified their
ltention of withdrawingtheir names !
ON his bond. In which case he
ould have to furnish others, or go
jail. II
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Plantation fOr. sale.

MFRS. EUGENE WARTELLE'S place,
I'A containing ahont l25 acres, with good
dwelling and all necessary Improvements, ST.
tnated in the suburbs of Opelousas. is for sale
For particulars, apply to
j. q A. PERRODIN,
Do. 9, 1S71-4t. Opelousas.
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PARISH COURT, PARIsHST. LANDRY-No.3o 4 =.
NTARANZA LEE, of the Parish of ST.
lSl Landry, having applied by her petitio
to be appointed Administrator of the Estate o
David w. Minis, late of said parish; ~
Therefore, any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment, will file the
same in writing, at my office in the town of
Opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice. JOS. D. RICHARD, ClerE.
December 8, 1871.
Notice to Trespasscrs.
A LII persons are hereby warned to not enter
II nor pass through, either On foot or other
wise, my premises, under penalty OF being
prosecuted as trespassers.
WIN. c. JOHNSON.
CoulGe Crochc, Dec. I'd, ls7l-5t:
OPELOUSAS POST OFFICE.
Hours of Opening and Closing
Turing every day of the week, exclu-
sive Of Sundays, this office will be OPEN
ed at u o'clock a. NJ, and close at d P. NJ.
Mails for above close at | p. NJ; mails ior
below at 6 P. NJ
On Sundays the Office viii be opened att
A. NJ, closed at 9! A. NJ, .reopencd at a =. NJ
and closed at 6 z. NJ.
July %, 1871.
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DISTRICT CoURT.-The last Grim
inal trial, at this term Of the court,
came off last Monday and Tuesday
the State VS.. Charles p. Gordon, in
dicted for manslaughter, for killing
Omer Poiret. The jury rendered a
verdict of not guilty. The court has
since been occupied in the trial of
civi, cases.
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The great American "isms-Jour.
nalism.
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LESLIE TAYLOR

NJ hENlSoN, Muster; T. JOHN, Clerk;
WI cave as above, carrying passengers and
ffrIght as cheap as any boat in the trade.
Ihe steamer Les&ie Taylor connects ~
Washington with the good and safe steamer
Della and line of good Larges, Cant. Craw-
fofI,) signing through bills fading to all points
on Bayou Bruf.
All i[elghts by this steamer consigned to Mr.,
Il: ;. wilkins Warrhouse, Washington, and
Nir; Ii. DeslotelS Warehouse, Port Barry.
VIII receive the ~strict-st attention
For freight or passng" apply on board or to-
MAJ, RS WILKINS, Agent,
zee 2-iy. WaSIinmton l.,
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FIRST CLASS GROCERY,
Fresh Groceries fast Receire.

Main street, OpclouSas,
q. Waters Old Stand.)
HAS Just returned from New Orleans with
Ill a fresh supply Of all kinds of groceries,
ne keeps everything imaginable to eat and
drink. He would call the special attention Of
families and others to his Flour, which is a
specially with him. He guarantees it to be
as represented. BY purchasing -four from him,
it can always be returned if it does not give
satisfaction.
Dec dim.
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a COOP YIELD.-We are reliably
informed that Mr.. DORIS Noel, on Bay
on Teche, seven or eight miles from
here, got q yield of five hogslleads of
sugar from about two and one-fifth
arpents of cane. For the informa.,
ton Of those not acquainted with
measurements i'm Southwestern Lou
Islam, We viii state that an arpent
is less than an acre-sfx acres makes
about seven arpents.
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Gen. Emory has issued an order
taking command of the Department
of the Gulf, t0'which he was recently
appointed, consisting Of the States of
Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi,
and the Gulf Posts as far eastward
as and embracing Fort Jefferson and
Key West, and excluding the Mill
tary Posts in Mobile Bay. .
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The cane in this parish is yielding
d hogshead to a hogshead and a half
of sugar per acre, according to cir
cumstances. We give one instance
where q little over two arpents gave
five hogsheads. The cane SO very
late maturing this season, that many
planters, for fearo Of losing their cane
by freeze, commenced grinding it
while green, and the yield was only
half of what is has since been.
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Estate of DauiA w. .Ui2sss.

G. MAYO, Clerk.
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Mr.. Munzesheimer has recently re-
eeived q lot of excellent -four, and
all other kinds of groceries. Being
an experienced -four dealer, and hay-
ing a'considerable reputation in that
line, we have no hesitation in recon-
mending him as such to our readers.
We have tried several barrels of his
flour, and always found it as repre-
scented.
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SALE.

9 Dec, 1871.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-03

DELIGHTFUL EFFECTS OF HABIT. =
Habit isevery thing. We haveall heard
the story of the man who slept above a
bakers oven for twenty years, then chan
ged his lodgings, but had to go back to
the oven before he could sleep. A case
illustrating the same principle recently
occurred in Ohio. A city man, accus-
toned to lodge on one of the noisiest
streets, visited a country friend. Too
much quiet destroyed his rest at night.
His friend felt for his distress, and said
he would try and relieve it. According.
ly hewent to neighbours and procured
bass drum, which he beat under the fel.
lows bedroom window, and had his bow
run squeaking wheelbarrow up and
down on the porch, while his wife PLAYED
on the piano, and the servant girl pound
ed on the chamber door with the tones.
In this manner the sufferer was enabled
to get two or three hours of quite refresh
ing sleep, though it was heavy on the
family.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-03

A farmer, who wished to invest the ac.
emulation of his industry in United
States securities. went to brokers office
to obtain treasury notes. The clerk in.
quired; What denomination will YOU
have them, sir p Having never heard
that word used excepting to distinguish
religious sects, the farmer, after a little
deliberation, replied: "well, YOU NAV
give me part in Old School Presbyterian
to please the old lady, but give me the
heft ont in Free Will Baptist"
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What are They?

Made Of poor Rum. Whisky, Proof Spirits and
Refuse Liquors doctored sPlssd and syeetensd tS
"Restorers" kc., that lead the tpper on to drunk
enness and ruin. but are true Medicine, made from
the Native Roots and Herbs of California. free from
all Alcoholic Stimulants. They are the Great Blood
Purifier and Life Giving Principle perfect Reno
vator and Invigorator of the System, carrying off all
poisonous matter and restoring the blood to healthy
condition No person can take these Bitters accord
ms to direction and remain long unwell
500 Will be given for an incurable case, provided
the bones are not destroyed by mineral poison or
other means and the vital organs wasted beyond the
TO FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS whether in old or
young married single, at the dawn of womanhood
or at the turn of life. these Tonic Biters have no
equal. Hs- Send for a circular.
They are Gentle Purgative as well as Tonic
possessing also the peculiar merit acting as pc
of the Liver. and all the viscerai Organs.
For Inhammatory and Chronic Rheumatism and
Gopt Dyspepsia or indigestion. Bilious, Remittent
and Intermittent Fevers Diseases of the Blood, Liv
err Kidneys and Bladder. these Bitters have been
most successful, Such Diseases are caused by Vi.
tiated Blooa; which y genenraiiy produced by de-
* Ok Headache
Chest Dizziness. Sour Eruetatons Of the Stomach.
Bad taste in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks. Palpita
ton of the Heart, Inflammation Of the Lungs. Pain
in the region of the Kidneys, and hundred other
painful symptoms. are the ofsprings of Dyspepsia.
They invigorate the Stomach and stimulate the
torpid liver and bowels, which render them eff I'M
equaled efficacy in cleansing the blood of all impu-
rites. and impartng new life and vigor to the whole
system,
FOR SKIN DISEASES. Eruptions letter, Salt
Rheum, BOtshes. Spots. Pimplssi Pust9les, Boils.
Erysipeas Itch. Seurfs Dscolorations of the SIKH,
Humors and other Diseases of the Skin of
whatever name or nature, are literally dug up
and carried out of the system in short time by the
of these bitters One bottle in such cases will
convince the most inereduous of their curative eff
feet,
Cleanse the Initiated Blood whenever you find its
impurities bursting through the skin in Pimples,
Eruptions or Sores; cleanse it when you find it OBJ
structed and sluggish in the veins cleanse it when
il is foul. and your feelings will tell you when.-
Keep the blood pure and the health of the system
will follow.
PIN, TAPE and other WORMS. lurking in tho
system of so many thousands, are effectually des-
troyed and removed. For full directions read care
fully the circular around each bottle printed in four
languages-English, German, French and Spanish.
J. WALKER, Proprietor. r. II, MCDONALD & co.
Druggists and Gen. Agents, San Francisco CAL and
81 and "a Commerce Street. New York.
sE-s0LD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS.
Ally