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SheI'iH9s Sale.

Adrien Sonnier, Admir-, VS.. Etienne Velletin
District Court, St. L~andly.-No. lO999.
pY virtue of a writ of fl. ia. issued out of the
ID Hon. Eighth District Court of the State
OF Louisiana, in and for the Parish 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 I'd day of
sEPIEMBER,. 1871, at eleven o'clock A.
NJ, the following described property, seized
to satisfy said witt, to-wit:
A tract of prairie land situated in Mallet,
st. Landry, containing five arpents front by
twenty in depth, bounded north by public
land south by lands belonging to Adrien Som
nier, east. by land belonging to Mrs Jean Gal
lot, and west by land belonging to Mrs. Va
lery Belleau, with all the buildings and im-
provements thereon.
Terms-Cash.
E. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
July %, 1871.
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Louisiana News.

ANOTHER MURDER ON COTE GELEE.-Last
Tuesday morning Mr.. Clairville Racca was
shot and instantly killed by his step son,
years of age, OF the plantation of Mr.. f.
Vincent about ten miles. below this place.
The difficulty originated between father
and son about a horse which the young
man claimed. The father refused to let him
have the horse, whereupon Fostin drew a
revolver and commenced firing on him ;
three shots were fired, one piercing the
heart and causing instant death.
The murderer is still at large.-[Lafayette
Advertiser, Aug" 9Th.
1t is our painful duty to record the parti-
culars of another brutal murder in our par
ish, the bare recital of which is enough to
make the blood curdle in one veins. Last
Tuesday evening Alexander Haden, Jr., his
brother and a man of the name of Kidd, all
young men, visited the residence of Mr.. Fl.
r. Murphey, an old man and a neighbor
of theirs, about eleven miles south of this
place, and called him to the gate. When
the old man joined them Alex Haden began
to abuse him and asked him abruptly why
he had been talking about him (Haden).
Mr.. Murphey quietly told him that he had
not done so Haden insisted that he had and
continued to abuse him. My. Murphey told
him he was ALTAR and started towards his
dwelling, about twenty yards from the
gate. He had advanced but a few PAGES
when Haden ordered him to halt, and
threatened to shoot him if he did not.
Murphy did not stop and told him to shoot
if he wished to, whereupon the coward
ly assassin fired, putting twenty-three
buck shot into his victims back, killing
him instantly. The old man was not armed
and did not expect difficulty, as there had
been no previous difficulty between them.
Haden is still at large, though the officers
ofthe law have made every exertion to ar
rest him. His comrades took no part in the
affair, but were quiet observers of it. Mr..
Murphey was a quiet, peaceable, honest,
Woodworking man, and he was highly
respected in this and his own community.
Haden bore a good character previous to the
murder. We obtained the above particulars
from Justice Womack, who held the inquest
over the body of the deceased Mansfield
Reporter, 22d ult.
Burton BIacy, a freedman, was brought
before the Parish Judge On the End inst,
under charges, of stealing chickens and a
neck tie. He was required to give bonds,
and, being unable to do so: was ordered to
Jail. When he had arrived near the jail un-
der the charge of a deputy Sheriff, he broke
from custody and made his escape. The
deputy fred on him, bu. the supposition is
that he was untouched.
We never saw a better specimen of an
athletic man than Burton. He once ran
down an unwounded deer and captured it;
which fact we have from reliable au-
thority. -[Bossie Banner, Aug. 9TH.
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The GREAT SOUTH CAROLINA
IMMIGRATION SCHEME.-This mon
ster enterprise bids fair to be one of
the grandest successes of the hour.
Tt is rare that five hundred thou
sand dollars are offered under the
auspices of such honorable and well
known gentlemen as control the AS
ISOLATION, and their names are alone
a sufficient guaranty that the pro-
posed drawing will be conducted
with impartiality. ! Five dollars will
purchase q ticket which may secure
one Of tWenty-four hundred odd cash
prizes, the highest of which is an
Academy Of Music, worth $3.50, 900,
and the next highest is $780, 900 in
cash. The others range from $25, 900
downwards.
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. hEE
The WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
The crop prospect is about the same
it was last week. The caterpillars
are still webbed up. Last Saturday
and Sunday we had no rain, and ap-
pearances indicated a continuance of
fair weather but we have had rain
here every day since up to Friday
morning, except Wednesday, and we
understand that rain fell on that day
in other parts of the parish. The
weather on Friday morning, the time
we'write, is clear and beautiful, with
a lively breeze from the north.
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On the 10Th inst, Justice Hebrard
sent Louis Smith, colored, to jail, to
await trial before the District Court,
on the charge of stealing a pair of
pantaloons from Pat Egland, also
colored. The pantaloons were made
of common>cottenade cloth ; and it is
probable that the Parish will pay
then full value before the case is
ended.
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Subscription.
Mrs. G. L.. Vallandigham died at
Cumberland, Md, on the 18th inst.

Mr.. James Powers advertises a
variety of machinery for sale to-day.
We call the attention of our wood
dealers especially to his four cord
wood cutters, which he says will
cut from thirty to fifty cords per day.
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Public Sale.

Estate Of Benjamin Z. Linton, decd.
DY virtue of anNorder of the Hon, Probate
I'D Court Of the Parish of st. Landry, there
will ne sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned, or a public auc-
tioneer, at the last residence Of deceased, in
the town of Opelousas, on
Wednesday, august %, 1871,
the following described property, belonging
to the estate Of Benjamin f. Linton, to wit:
One ~cistera, one lot miscellaneous books.
one stove and utensils, one silver cup and
spoon, household furniture, &c.
Terms-Cash,
ALE. GAMARD, Admir-.
August IL, 1871.
"A SEWING MACHINE for sale, Apply
"A at this office. 6d
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We publish on the first page, an
Grafton delivered at the Louisiana
State University, at Baton Rouge,
June 9th, by Mr.. G. j. Thompson,
of this place. We obtained the
manuscript from a friend who had it
to read, and beg Mr.. Thompson's
pardon for using it without asking
his consent.
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For. sale.

q BOILERS 96 feet long, AZ inches in d.
p aneter-tWo with is fues in. each three
tubular boilers 3 small steam engines one
sixty saw cotton gin A patent cord wood cut
tiers, capable of cutting 30 to so cords OF wood
per day. The above will be sold on reason
able terms. Enquire at the Live Oak Plan
talon, near Washington.
JAMES POWERS.
August I9-3m
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State of Louisiana.

StatG Oh LOUISIANA
Parish Court. Parish St. Landry.-No. 3I09
Estate Of Jonathan Harris.
IA St. Landry, Administrator of the Estate
of Jonathan Harris, deceased, 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
August 18th, 1871;
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
tableau in writing at my office IN the town of
Opelousas, within the time required by law,
why said tableau should not be homologated
and confirmed.
JOS, D. RICHARD, Clerk
August 10Th, 1871.
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We were unable to attend the
Commencement of st. Charles Col
lege at Grand Coteau last We'd
nesday. Among the graduates was
MI. Lloyd E. Posey, o of MI. John
Posey, druggist, of this place. This
is the second son of Mr.. Posey who
has graduated at that institution.
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A Female for President.

We have received a letter from
the Victoria League, New York city,
announcing that this association is
organized and in working order,
with headquarters in New York, and
cooperative agencies in Boston, Gin
cinnati, Philadelphia, Chicago, st.
Louis and San Francisco. The OBJ
.jects Of che League are to organize
the progressive people of both sexes,
in the United States, into a new po-
litical party to be called the Equal
Rights Party, and to elect Mrs. Vic
>toria G. Woodruff, of New York,
President of the United States in
1872. The League has already NOM
mated Mrs. Woodruff for that high
Office, and she has accepted the nom
nation.
Theodore Tilton's paper, the Gold
en- Age, says that "this party builds
it's platform on the Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Amendments to the Con
stitution of the United States,
which, according to the interpreta-
ton put upon them by The League,
guarantee the elective franchise to
women as sacredly as to negroes
and to all other classes of citizens; :"
and that, "in due time, public meet
ings will be held for the purpose,
first, of demanding woman suffrage
as the logical result of the Four
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments /;
second, of urging upon Congress
the aforesaid declaratory act" ode
claring that if women, like other
citizens of the United States, and of
the individual States, shall claim a
constitutional right, under the afore-
said amendpents, to exercise the
elective franchise, this right shall be
~legislatively construed to belong just
as legitimately to females as to male
citizens;") "third, of summoning the
women of the country to assume
and exercise the right of voting
without further delay; and, fourth,
of ratifying and rallying to the nom
nation of Mrs. Woodruff as the
presidential candidate of the Equal
Rights Party for 1922
The League asks that we will
Eslend our editorial good will to the
Equal Rights Party and it's candi-
date" If the League was composed
only of ladies, we could scarcely re-
fuse to comply with the request; but
as it is partly composed Of gentle
men, we will have to defer deciding
whom we shall support until all the
presidential candidates are in the
field.
Mrs. Woodruff and her sister,
Miss Clafin, under the name of
Woodruff and Clafin, are bankers
in New York, and also editors of
WoodhuU Dc CMain's Weekly.
Tha Tn,,y,ohorp Do4 1885, MI
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The advertisement of Mr.. John
Posey, druggist, appears in to-day's
paper. This is the twenty-fourth
year of a successful career, which is.
all the recommendation any man
need want.
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Phillips, one of the'most energetic
and enterprising merchants in Opel
ousas, advertises his dry goods,
groceries, and other wares, to-day.
We invite attention to the detailed
list of many of his goods-they
can see from the prices given how
cheap he sells them.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
a LII parties indebted to the late copartner-
IA ship of Comeau & Richard are hereby
requested to come forward and settle without
delay and all having claims against the same
are notified to present them at once to the In
dersigned, at Dubuisson's store, in Washing
ton. C. COMEAU,
Aug. 10, 157l-1m Liquidator.
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DIED-At Sandoval, Illinois, on the 9th
inst, EMMA JANE, daughter of J. F. and
Lizzie Dolson, aged six months and nine
teen days.
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MARRIED-On the 10th inst, at the resi-
dence of Pierre Titard, in Opelousas, by
the Hon. P. Leonce Hebrard, J. P, Mr..
JEAN KuFFER to Miss EULAL1E SMITH, both
of said town.
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State Of Louisiana.
PARISH COURT - ST. LANDRY-No. 1850
Estate of Crawford LgOps.

DAPHAEL r. LYONS. of the Parish Of
Ia st. Landry, Administrator of the estate
of Crawford Lyons. deceased, having filed a
Tableau of classification of debts and final &C.
count and distribution of the funds of said
estate, accompanied by a petition praying for
the homologation Of the same
And whereas, the prayer of said petition
has been granted by an order Of Court bear
ing date August 18th, 1s71i
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to
all persons interested to make opposition to
said Tableau, in writing, at my office in the
town of t,pelausas, within the time required
BY law, why the said Vahleau should not be
homologated and confirmed.
JOS. D. RICHARD, Clerk.
August 10, 1871.
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NEW ORLEANS DIRECTORY.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Thos. B. Bodley, No. 8 Pcrdido ST..
Balls Ohio Mowers aud Reapers, Sattley
Gang Flows, Stafford Cultivators, Southern
Corn Planters, and Cotton Planters, Victor
Cane Mills, Cooks Eve porator.
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Pelican Fertilizer, Manufactured by the
New Orleans SANITARY and Fertilizing Com
pany, No. 10 Union street. Superior to Pc
ruvian Guano at less than Halt the Price.
No, l, $50 per ton No. 2, $45. Send for
Circulars.
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The Terrebonne Patriot says that
Glenn Collins, an old negro man of
that parish, died on the Sd inst,
aged over one hundred and sixteen
years.
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EXACTLY How TT WILL Be
There will be a small cotton crop,
and cotton will be high; and there
will be a small corn crop, and corn
will be high; and as fast as the
money comes in for cotton, it will go
out for coRN.-[Yazoo City Dem
Ocrat.
1t is always that way here.
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Aug. 10, 1871.

SUBSCRIBERS TO PETERS MUsI- TIA
CAL MONTHLY get all the latest and lEI
Iii best Music at one and two cents a ut
LII piece. Every number contains from u
u $4 to SIS worth of new Music; and G.
it can be had for 80 cents. The July y
A and August numbers contain Thirty r
"A Pieces Of Music, (72 pages, sheet-mu- Il
sic size.) and will be mailed for so AZ
| cents. Address j. L. PETERS,. u
lug19-6t1 500 Broadway, New York.
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BOYS AND CHILDREN's CLOTHING.
3. 7. Walshe, ITO Canal Street.
COTTON FACTORS g. COM. MERCHANTS.
j. 8. Copes, A Carondelet street.
James MI Putnam, Is Peters Street.
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State Of Louisiana.
PARISH COURT. - ST.. LANDRY. - No. 3405
Estate Of Charles B. Spence.
A DQLPHE stage, of the Parish of St.
-. Landry, Administrator of the Estate
Of Charles B. Spence, deceased, having filed
a Final Tableau of classification of the debts
and distribution of the funds of said Estate,
accompanied by a petition praying for the
homologation Of the same;
j., And whereas, the prayer of said petition
has been granted by an order Of Court
bearing date August l7,h, 1871;
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to
all persons interested to make opposition to
said Tablean, in writing, at my office in the
town of Opelousas, within the time required
by law, why the said Tableau should not
be h~omologated and confirmed.
JOS. D. RICHARD, Clerk.
Aug. 10, 1871.
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GROVER g. AKE

Highest Premium Sewing Machines.
I'M ORE First Premiums in Mississippi, Ala
Il bana, Louisiana and Texas, in the past
Three Years, than all the other Sewing Ma
chimes combined. Sales greater than those of
any other. Are better adapted to the wants
of Families in the South than any other Sew
ing Machine in the Market Prices: $$55 and
S65. Office: No. 1S2 Canal street, New Or.
leans. J. Fl. GARDNER, Agent.
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EMANUEL PHILLIPS,

purchase at the Real Cheap Dry Goods EN-
porium of
EMANUEL PHILLIPS,
we will sell-Bareges at Is cents, worth 40
Mozambiques, solid and striped, at IS cents,
worth 40 Real Scotch Ginghams, at 25 cts,
worth so; and our entire stock of Dress
Goods at one, half their value. We also offer
the greatest Inducements in Sash Ribbons
all colors and widths CORSETS, all kinds
Irish Linens, pieces and half pieces; Gents
Half T-ose, Ladies' ard Misses English Hose,
Linen Sheetings, Pillow Case Linen, Table
Damask Napkins, Linen Diaper Nainsooks,
Toweling, and in fact our full line of
WHITE GOODS,
comprising one of the best assortments in
'Opelousas. Also, FURNISHING GOODS
Gauze and Lisle Thread Understands, Linen
and Cotton Drawers, new style Collars, &c.
PARASOLS! PARASOLS!
Almost given away. A complete assortment
of NOTIONS, comprising Ribbons-all col
ors and widths Marseilles and Silk Trim
mings Combs, Brushes, Wreaths, Flowers,
&c. Now is the time to purchase
Hats of all Kinds.
Hats fol- Ladies-all styles-at half price.
Hats for Men. Hats for Boys. Hats for
Children. Call and see them and make your
early selection. They must be sold. The
attention of the public is respectfully called to
the fact that our stock Of
= III O e =
is very large, and in order to reduce it to
make room for our Fall Supply, we offer the
following
EXTRAORDINARY INDUCEMENTS
Ladies' and Misses Serge Congress Caters,
at 81 per pair; Ladies' and Misses Button
Boots, at 50 so; Ladies' and Misses Button
Boots of all kinds; Gents extra heavy home
made Calf and Morocco Caters, at the low
price Of 81 so per pair. All our shoes have
been reduced in prices. We also have
Clothing, Hardware, Tinware, Cutlery,
Crockeryware, Willowware, &C.,
at a small advance above New Orleans cost.
Also, the celebrated
CHARTER OAK COOKING STOVES,
At New Orleans prices;
Wheeler s. Wilson Celebrated New Draw Feed
Sewing Machine, at N. o. prices;
DoTYs WASHING MACHINE, at N. o. prices;
Sewing Machine Needles,
Oils, and other Machine appurtenances. The
GROCERY DEPARTMENT
is constantly replenished by the arrival of
every steamer from New Orleans, and there
can always be found
Whiskey. Pork, Bacon,
Coffee, Sugar, Shoulders,
Rice, Flour, Candles,
Salt, Soap, Starch,
Canned Fruits and Oysters,
HOLSTERS, Smoking and
Chewing Tobacco, &c,
All of which we will sell
Wholesale and Retail,
and allow TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT on
all purchases of Dry Goods and Groceries on
sales of and over
FIFTY DOLLARS.
70 We ask a call and will try our utmost
to give you satisfaction at
f.. PHILLIPS
DRY GOODS EMPORIUM,
Main Street, Opelousas.
Aug. 19, 1871.
State Of Louisiana.
T. $1,000
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LHmber Yard.

THE undersigned, as agent for DIR. nj. Nc.
DaFitt's Saw Mill on Bayou Cocodrie,
will keep a Lumber Yard at his residence in
Opelousas.
JAS. M. THOMPSON.
August 19tf
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LOUIS BERNos, AGENT

LOUIS AGENT,
No. 80 Matches Street, New Orleans.
ID OIL SULPHUR, Sugar Lime, Packing
Ia Yarn, Fire Bricks, Oils, Paints. Rosin,
Tar, Pitch, Lime, Cement, Sand, Plaster also
a full line of superior and cheap Fertilizers.
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CARPET WAREHOUSE.
Brousseau & Co, II Chartres street,
Importers and Dealers in Carpets. Floor
Oil Cloths, Mating. Curtains, Window
Shades and Upholsterers' Materials.
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Ice fOs. Sale.

sHE first ice of the season can be had at
JOS. BLUM'S GROCERY,
y apl5tfl Main Street, Opelousas.
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GUNS, PISTOLS AND AMMUNITION.
Folsom Bros, 9 Old Levee.
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DRY GOODS
VERSUS
Hard Times {!

N consequence of the unusually dull times,
Il we have determined to sell our entire
STOCK OF SUMMER GOODS
purchase at the Real Cheap Dry Goods En-
nnrinm of
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SHIRTS g. MEMS FURNISHING GOODS.
B. T Walshe, ITO Canal Street

CANDY MANUFACTURERs-BY STEAM.
Miller & Dielman, so New Levee. Cali
fornia Wines.
J. villarrubia & Co, SO Old Levee. Choice
Confectionery.
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OPTICIAN.
William Bohne, 1O5 Carondelet Street.

ORLEANS INFIRMARY, 142 Canal Street.
DR.. Chopin, General and Special Surgery.
D. Beard, Diseases of the Eye and Ear.
DR.. Bricke!l. On Diseases Peculiar to
Females
Dr.. Bruins, Diseases of Throat and Chest.
Accommodations First-Class. Send for Cir
culars P. o. Box 81.
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Fatal Accident to Circus Band Wagon
Two Men Killed.

A terrible accident occurred in Column
bia county, Monday morning, between
Bain's Corners and Copake, by which
two men lost their lives. The accident
occurred on what is known as vii.
liam's HILL" a steep decline. Just be-
fore daylight the band wagon, or chariot,
attached to Howe's European Circus,
left Bain's Corners, for Mil!ertown,
drawn by eight horses, which were driv.
EN- by an experienced driver, but who
did not know the road. The morning
being dark, he came upon the hill be-
fore he was aware Of the fact. lie at
tempted to gather up his reins and to
put on the brake. but be was not quick
enough. His eight-in-hand got the start
Of him, and dashed down the hill at
frightful speed, when suddenly one of
the wheel.horses fell. He, with the
chariot, was dragged to the side of the
road by his now frantic mates, where
the chariot upset and tumbled down a
precipice. On top were five musicians,
the rest having gone to Millertown by
rail. The chariot made two complete
somersaults, the first throwing the musi-
clans off, and in turning the second fell
on two of them, killing them instantly
The other three and the driver escaped
as if by a miracle. The names of the
killed are j. A. Emidy, ST., and William
Fetzer. They were both steady, reliable
men. Their remains were taken to
Millertown. The company were to give
only one more exhibition before they
went into winter quarters.