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A --rOR SALE, THE LEASE, STOCK, FIXTURE
n. Horse and Wagon OF q Grocery in Brooky
established ls years. rent SS7 month price B., 400
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-10-07
Public Sale.

Estate Of John Close, deceased.
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 Court House, in the town
of Opelousas. on.
"Wednesday, Norember s, 1871,
the following described property belonging to
the estate of John Close, decd, to-wit:
l.. The plantation where the deceased last
resided, situated in prairie Petit Bots, in this
Parish, containing about two hundred and
eighty-hve superficial arpents. bounded on the
north by Bayou T&ehe, east by land of Desire
Godet, on the south by - and ON the
west by land of Michel Castillo. together
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon. . y. Sad.
2. The undivided half of eight hundred ar
penis of swamp land, situated in the said par
ish of st. Landry, the same being in partner
ship with Charles Close, four miles below
Berry's Landing.
The above to be sold in tracts of FORTY ar
penis, that is one arpent front by forty deep
Terms-One half cash on the day of sale,
and the other half, one year from day of sale,
with eight per cent from maturity until paid,
special mortgage reserved, and the pact of
non atiendo inserted.
The plantation is to be delivered on the LIST
January, 1872.
DESIRE GODET,
Oct. 9TH. Administrator.
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Public Sale.

Est0te Of Josephine Miller, deceased.
CY virtue of an order Of the Hon. Probate
~ Court of the Parish of st. Landry, there
WI be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned or a public auc-
tionerr,- at the last residence of the deceased.
on Plaquemine Ridge, in said Parish, on
wednesday,, NoremJer Sth, 1871,
the following described property, BELONGING
to the estate Of Josephine Miller, deceased,
wife of Z. II. Lnmpkins, to wit:
!. A certain plantation on Plaqueminn
Ridge, containing 24G acres, more or less.
together with all the buildings and improve.
ments thereon, bounded north by lands of
Mrs. Placide Guidry, south by land of Albert
Dciean and VIM. Dejean. east by lands of C,
a. Perrodin and west by lands of DIR. A.
Bridges.
2. The undivided three fourths of a tract Of
wood land, in Malet woods, in the aforesaid
parish, containing 60 superficial acres, more
or less, bounded east by Donate Gnillorv,
south by lands Of J. &. Brooks and Jos. /.
Carriere, west by land of Onezime Boudreau,
and North by lands Of L. II. Martin.
.; One shot gun, two pistols, one lot of
poultry, one lot of silver ware, beds and bed
ding. chairs, tables, arnoir, bureau, a LARGE 10.
of household and kitchen furniture. &c
EerIns-Cash to an amount sufficient to pay
all the privileged debts.
J. II. LUMPKINs,
Oct |th. Administrator
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Foreign News.

Paris, Sept. 2C.-The evacuation
Of the Departments contiguous to
Paris, by the Germans, has been
completed.
London, Sept. 2G.-The relations
CT Russia, Turkey and France are
becoming more intimate.
kochetort petitions the Govern
mcnt for a communication of his sen
tence. The original sentence was
tTpenal servitude for life.
Iondon, Sept. 27.-The cholera is
abating i'll Germany.
Berlin, Sept. ga Protestant
League is in the course of formation
throughout Germany, the object of
which is the expulsion of the Jesuits
from the country.
London, Sept. 2o.-Mr. Gibbons.
a successful merchant and a mem
Der OF the conservative party, was
elected Lord Mayor of London.
The supporters Of the Empire are
becoming holder in intrigues and
agitation. They openly declare for
the restoration Of the Empire. The
editor of a Bonapartist paper de-
clares that Theirs is failing and the
country vii! naturally return to the
government which gave it twenty
Years OF order.
Paris, Sept. 3O.-Drouin de
L'liuyes has been appointed En-
baSsadOr to Austria.
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How the Yellow Fever got to Natchez.

We copy as follows from the Nat
chez Courier of the 9th ultimo
Mr.. Thomas E. Gibbons, clerk of
the steamer Pauline Carroll, says
the st. Louis Republican of Septem-
Der 10th, died of yellow fever at the
residence of his brother-in-law, Capt.
7. X. VOORHEES,, Rose Hill station,
Pacific railroad, on Thursday. He
was taken sick while below Vicks-
burg, on the return trip to st. Louis.
He had many friends.
The same paper, in it's river col
umn, has the following:
W. are panied to have to chronicle
the death of Mr.. Thomas Gibbons,
second clerk of the Pauline Carroll.
He departed this life Wednesday, at
the residence of his brother-in-law,
Capt. L. VOORHEES,, Rose Hill Station,
Oh the Pacific railroad. Mr.. Gibbons
was for a number of years connected
with the river as second clerk, and
has made many arm friends. The
hags Of the steamers in port we're
displayed yesterday at half-mast, in
honor Of the deceased.
The Pauline Carroll is thus report
ed to have lost her clerk with yellow
fever. Where did Mr.. Gibbons con
tract the disease "a question that
Immediately and naturally arises.
The Pauline Carroll passed up from
New Orleans to st. Louis. touching
our wharf at 1890 A NJ, September
Z. Up to the present time New Or
leans has been and is reported free
from yellow fever. Rumor explains
the matter, but she is so tickle and
unreliable,atlat We give what is re-
ported, without %vouching for it, i. G.:
"Tllat the steamer Pauline Carroll
loaded on said sripat the Quarantine
Station below New Orleans, where
she was delayed, receiving freight
from 4 foreign vessel, two days, and
that she buried several yellow fever
cases on her way up the river" If
such d report is substantiated, pas
scnger5 from said steamer may have
spread this disease, not only in our
city, but at Nicksburg.
1t appears that the quarantine be-
low New Orleans has protected her
from this fatal disease, and if the
above rrnmor is correct, its nom
observance, i'll regard to interior
cities Oh the upper river, has allowed
the introduction of the destroyer to
their midst. Let the Crescent City
guard the advance post ; watch not
only for herself, but for the immense
number residing along the entire
Of the mighty Mississippi and
her tributaries.
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Murder and Incendlarism in The
Parish of Grant.

The New Orleans Republican, OF
the list inst, publishes the following
letter from the parish of Grant:
Colfax, September q, 1871.
Editor Republican:
Your imagination can not con
ceive of a more hcinous crime than
was committed here on the night
of the twenty-tifth instant.
a crowd Of white men. about
fifty, came to my home about one
o'clock, set fire to my dwelling
house, and guarded the doors with
double barreled shot-guns; and
when Delos w. White, our recorder.
and myself went to the door, they
fred upon us, killing White in an
instant. They took two more shots
at me, and | fell down as if dead.
and then they mounted their horses
and rail- off.
They burned everything T had
entirely up, and left q torch tied ON
the end OF Il pole twelve feet long
in the yard.
1t will be unsafe for Republicans
III this part Of the State until tile
general election is over.
MI. White was burned up in tie
house, | could not get him out.
The people are much excited. |
an not in condition to write more.
W. B. PHILLIPS.
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A New Departure.

St. Louis, September 23.-In
Southern Kansas, a meeting held at
Baxter Springs, a few days ago,
passed a series Of resolutions EN-
bodying something new under the
sun. They want a new constitution
for their State, and, to prevent land
monopoly, they favor the passage
OF an act to forbid the sale of land
to persons already owners of a suffi-
cheney, and to limit the amount that
persons not owners may acquire by
purchase or descent to 100 acres.
AS a national measure, they de-
mand the revocation of all grants of
land to railroads, except 50 much
as may be necessary to the working
OF the roads, and the passage of an
act Of Congress that will secure to
actual settlers upon public lands
one quarter section each, free of
cost, with a vested right from date
of settlement. They demand the
repeal Of the national banking law;
and, believing that money should
be coined out Of the cheapest mate
rial, they demand that the govern
ment shall make it of paper and is
sue it directly to the people, and
make it a legal tender for all debts,
public and private, to the end that
there shall be but one kind of mo-
ney for rich and poor alike. They
favor the immediate payment of the
national debt, according to the
terms of the contract; a strict reve-
nue. tariff, opposed to the so-called
protection theory, and denounce the
acts Of Congress which, under the
pretense of enforcing the fourteenth
amendment, clothe the President
with the power of setting aside the
sacred right Of self-government and
using the armed heel of his troops
to secure his reelection.
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HEDGES.
How the Evergreen Thorn Hedge
should be made, and how
to make il.

In hedging, as in other business,
it is of much importance to know
how a hedge should be made, and
how to make it; for many can crit
cize while few can execute.
This hedge may be made of one
year old plants, layers or cuttings
though one year old plants are pref
cradle, as layers or cuttings will not
all grow, and consequently there
would be many gaps which could be
avoided by using the plants. More
over, a hedge made with the plants
will become s%erviceable much sooner,
on account of their quicker growth.
If the plants are not grown at home
and transplanted Immediately on be-
ing taken up, their roots should be
covered with loose moist earth until
time for transplanting.
Inpreparingth the ground, first pillow
a strip eight or ten feet wide, turn
ing the burrows outward from the
centre, as deep as possible, running
several times along the centre as if
to make a ditch then harrow thor
oughly, and pillow again, turning the
burrows to the centre, so as to form
a good, wide, high bed and harrow
again. Next open the bed in the cen
tire about six inches deep, and as
straight as possible; and if any ac-
cidcntal crooks are made, straighten
them with a hoe Or spade. The
ground will now be ready for plant
ing.
The process Of planting is very
simple. One person takes an arm
full oftho plants and places them,
one at a time, eighteen inches apart;
while another person accompanies
him with a spade or hoe, and draws
sufficient dirt around each plant to
hold it i'll position. The furrow need
not be entirely filled up while plant
ing, as this can bemore quickly done
afterwards with a pillow.
A hedge planted in this manner,
i'll ordinarily good ground, and cul-
tiyated the same as a cotton crop,
will make a good fence in three years.
It is surprising, that in a prairie
country like south western Louisi-
ana, where timber is so scarce and
a hedge is scarcely ever to be
seen.
The evergreen thorn hedge re-
quires no pruning; but it is we'll to
extra plants on hand to fill up
gaps the second year.
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Public Sale.

E'StoteV Erariste c. B., Henry C. B..
ond Josephine G. B. FOntenot, dc'd.
seY 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, a%nction-
eer' at bellalr's Cove in said parish, on
Wednesday,, October 18th, 1871,
the following described property, belonging
to the estate of Evariste c. B., Henry C. B.
and Josephine c. B. Fol,tenot, deceased, late
Of said parish. ~to-vvlt:
l. A brand figuring thus: vi, with about
6 head of cattle
2 The brand figuring about thus BIZ,
with about twelve head cattle.
5 brand 81 with abont six head cattle.
q: A lot of mares and horses, and a lot Of
wild cattle,
5. One gnn and one saddle.
Terms-The gentle cattle and movables 10
be sold for cash E; the brands and wild cattle
payable on LIST April, I872-aurchasers to
furnish their notes with Two good securities
to the satisfaction of the administration
F. PERRODIN,
CcE. ftl. Auctioneer
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SheQ.in'sS sale.

Adrien Sonnier, adm, vs.. Francois Richard ct
ais, District Court,-Parish of st. Landry.
No. 1896.
DY virtue of an alias writ Of fl. fa., issued
ID out of the Honorable the hghth District
Court of the State of Louisiana, in aud for
the Parish of St, Landry, in the above en-
titled suit, and to me directed, | will proceed
to sell at public auction, at the Courthouse of
said parish, in the town of Opelousas, On
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4th, 1871, at IL
o'clock A. NJ, the following described prop
erty, seized to satisfy said writ, to-wit:
The east half of the northeast quarter of
section Is, township 7, south of range 3 east,
containing eighty and 22ll0O acres. The
west half of the northeast quarter of section
10 same township and range, containing 80
22IlOO acres. The northwest fractional quar-
ter, section 16. same township and range, con-
tanning lis 37I!O0 acres. The southwest
fractional quarter section Is, same township
and range, containing JIG 3Gli00 acres. The
south half of the southeast quarter of section
Is, same township and range, containing ~
acres. The north halto the southeast
Of section n, same township and range
containing 80 34Il00 acres. Also, all the
buildings and Improvements thereon.
The above property seized as the property
Francois Richard and Anaclet Richard.
Terlms-CaSh
E. O. HAYES, Sheriff.
Sept. SO, 1871.
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The DanyiIie Riot.

Richmond, Oct. IA special to
the Enquirer says: A riot occurred
this evening i'll Danville, from the
attempt on the part of a mob Of he
groes to rescue a negro from arrest.
After futile efforts Oh the part OF
the Mayor to dispense the mob, the
Grand Jury was called out, and the
riot act read twice. Stones being
thrown, the military were ordered
to charge b%ayonets, and one Of the
most turbulent rioters vas bayonet-
ed. A policeman was shot by some
unknown person. Great excitement
prevails. The stores were closed,
and the people, ordered to their
hOmes.<
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Public Sale.

Estate Of William Allen, 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 by a public
auctioneer, at Monndville, in this Parish, on
Wednesday, Norember 8th, 1871,
the following described property, belong
ing to the estate of William Allen, deceased,
l, Eight acres of land, lying in Moundville,
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon. $50
2. One Tool Chest and Tools.
3. One Jack Screw.
4. One Tool Chest and contents.
s.. One large Chest and contents.
6. One other Chest and contents.
7. One Valise. -
8. One Trunk and contents.
9. One Trunk and contents.
10. One Silver Watch. ""
II. One Mattrass and Bedding.
~. One Grey Creole Poney.
Terms-Cash.
T. N. McCRGRY, Administrator.
Oct. 18th, 1871.
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Pablo Sale.
Estate Of GeOrue Il. Kin.

Estate Of George e. King.
10y VIRTUE of an order of the Hon. Pro-
-O bate Court of the Parish of St. Landry,
there will be sold at public auction, to the
highest bidder, by the undersigned, OF by
a public auctioneer, at the late residence oil
Judge j. Ii. Overton, in Opelousas, on
Saturday, October DIST, 1871,
the following described property belonging
to the estate of George L. King, deceased,
to-wit:
l. One large mahogany bed stead. .. One
large mahogany extension table. 8. One
mahogany armoir. +. Two mahogany sofas.
5.Slx mahogany chairs. 6. One center table.
7. One etagere.
Terms-Cash.
Oct. 7. ANN f. VIM, Admx.
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Estate Of Thomas ID, Gordon.

PARISH COURT, ST. LANDRY-No. 1928
A LENS A. FOOT. of the Parish of st.
n Landry, having applied by his petition
to be appointed Administrator of the Estate
of Thomas D. Gordon, deceased, late of said
parish;
Therefore, any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment will file the
in writing, at my office, in the town OF
Opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice. JOS. d. RICHARD, Clerk.
October 9Th, 1871.
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Communicated

Mr. Editor We learn that pos
ters, calling on the Democracy to
rally and elect delegates to a conven-
ton, which We take for granted is to
be holden in Opelousas, are now be-
ing extensively circulated in remote
parts of the parish. AS yet, we are
informed, none of these posters have
been stuck up in Opelousas or Wash
ington, nor has any notice of the
intended convention been given
through the newspapers Of the par
ish. This, however, is nothing new,
and is not to be wondered at. 1t is
but arepetition of the trick practiced
last year to secure the nomination of
certain select spirits to Office. Last
year you remember, when the same
clique of individuals who are now
attempting to engineer the Demo
cratic party in our parish, concluded
that their 0acR good demanded the
convocation Of anominating conven-
ton, they went to work, just as they
ire now doing, in secret sent out
their emissaries into remote parts of
the parish, called ward or neighbor-
hood conventions, and when a suffi-
cient number of pledged delegates
had been elected, to secure the nom
nation of individuals already selec-
ted, the old Sachems of the tribe,
nearly every one of whom was inter
csted in securing his own nominal
ton to some Office of profit, came
out with their posters and proclaimed
in trumpet tones, through their Or
gan, that a convention was to be
holden and invited the Democracy
to elect and send delegates. Now
we wager it will be the same thing
over this time. AS soon as the re-
turns are all in, and the parties in
interest here shall have examined
the list of delegates, and find they
have a sufficient number pledged to
rule in the convention and carry
their purpose, then we shall see pos
tiers about Washington and Opelou-
sas as thick as blackbirds, and look
ing in the Courier, will find public
notice Of the meeting Of the conven-
ton. All this secret work may be
Democratic but to us it looks more
like Know-Nothingism. AS a mat
ter Of course, we suppose this con-
yention of selected and pledged dele
gates will be managed like that Of
last yearly retiring into a closed
room, selecting their candidates in
secret, and then afterwards going
through the farce Of a public nomi-
nation. We take it for granted also,
that all who oppose this secret a c
ton Of the political tricksters, and
demonstrated leaders will be de-
bounced as Radicals. Inconclusi0n,
rs all the people are interested in
this proposed convention, why, we
ask, was not the call made through
5he newspapers of the parish, so that
he people who elect candidates to
office, might have participated in
mass, irrespective Of race, color Or
previous condition, if they had de-
sired. The only answerthat suggests
Itself, is because the self-styled lea
lers are afraid the people will not
select them for office,
FAIR PLAY.
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Estate of Charles b. Smith.

PARISH COURT - ST. LANDRY - No. 1922.
TOHN +. SMITH, of the Parish of St.
y Landry, having applied by his petition to
be appointed administrator of the estate Of
Charles B. Smith, deceased, late of said
parish
Therefore, any person Intending to make
opposition to said appointments, will file the
same in writing, in my office in the town Of
Opelousas. within ten days from the present
notice. JOS. ID. RICHARD, Clerk.
October 9TH, 1871
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Buffers Defeat - He Accepts the
Situation.

Worcester, Mass, Sept. 2S.-Tllte
final vote of the Republican State
Gubernatorial Convention resulted
as follows: VIM. Is. Washburn 643,
B. 7. Butler AGA.
Mr.. Butler declares that he accepts
the action of the Convention as final.
Resolutions %indorsing President
were adopted.
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Fiat de In Louisiana.

COUR DE DISTRICT, ST.. LANDRY.-No. 34a6
Succession de Francois P0iyet.
HENRY l.. GARLAND. de la Paroisse
ILL St. Landry, Administrator de la success
sion de Francois Poiret, decide. ayant enre-
gistre II n Tableau de classification des dettes
de la dite succession, accompagne dune pc
tition demandant lhomologation d'icelui ;
Eft attendu quill a etc fat droit a la de-
mande de la dite petition par un ordre de la
Cour, en- date du a Octobre, 1871;
donne aux intGresses dams cette succession
d'avoir a faire opposition, 81 aucune lis ont,
par ecrit, a mon bureau, dams la vile d'Opel-
ousas, dams les trente jours eni s~uiyront la
date du present avis, pourquoi le dit Tableau
ne serait pas approAve ct homologue. =.
JOS. ID. RICHARD, Grefier.
a n.4l.. 1911 -.
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CARBoLIC ACID.-Since the out
break of the cattle disease the use of
this article has become SO general as
to lead to many inquiries as to what
it is. We would therefore state for
the information Of all our readers
who are curious about it, that it is
one of the products of the distilla-
ton of coal oil, that it was discover
ed a few years ago to be a powerful
disinfectant, and that for this pur-
pose it is extensively used by physi-
clans in hospitals and sick rooms,
and that in many eases Of putrid and
fostering sores it is one of the best
remedies that has yet been discov-
cred, removing all offensive smells
and healingmany cases that are diff
ficult to reacH with other remedies.
Tt is therefore very properly used as
one of the best known remedies for
cattle sick with the foot and mouth
disease. The smell from the sores in
the feet is offensive in the highest
degree. The use of carbolic acid re-
moves this offensive smell and heals
the sores.
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Lost or. MiSiaiG.

RY the undersigned, a certain promissory
I'D note gwen by Mrs. John E. Firth, made
payable one day after date, to A. S. Foote, or
order, for the sum of one hundred and eighty
four dollars and thirty.seven cents ($l54.37),
dated Churchville, La, December i4th, 1866,
with eight per cent interest from date until
paid; The public is warded no to buy or trade
tor the above described note, as payment Of
the same has been stopped by me.
Oct. 7th.-5t A. s. FOOTE.
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A man stopping his paper, wrote
to the editor; ~ think folks ottent
to spend their mummy for payper,
mi dada diddant and everybody
sed he was the intelligentes man in
the country and had the smartest
family Of boiz that ever dugged
tatters.