The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-27

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Hook and Ladder Company. With two
such companies as the present Fire
Company and the Hook and Ladder
AS well Ofticered as they are, and COM
posed of the best men of our town-we
shall not hesitate to burn KEROSENE Or
any other oil which " busts;" for in the
words of old H. G. (erpected to be said
next March) "we'rc safe ROW." Long
life, health and happiness to the
Hook and Ladder. May the latter I'M
plement of their calling be Il similitude
of Jacobs ladder that will finally lead
them up to a habitation higher up than
the habitatiOns of men.
HABEAsC ORPUs.-The parties accused
of the murder of Willis Jackson We're
brought before Judge King, Oh writ of
hdbeds corpus, last Tuesday morning.
The trial lasted until Thursday evening
three days. There were five of the ac-
cused. One Of them, kleber MOutOn,
was discharged; two of them, Jean Lam
tier and Alcee Martin, were admitted to
bail, each in the sum Of $500, and fur
nished as sureties, Auguste Roger, Pla-
eide MoutOn, SOsthene Preiean, Paul
Prejean, Andre Prejean, Henri Bahineau,
Luvaudais M0utOn, Pierre Ed. COmeau,
p. O. Richard and Clairfait SOnnier.
One of them, Emile Prejean, was admit
ted to bail in the sum of $4,000, and fur
nished Fernest Martin, Treville Bernard
| and Robert Bruce as suretieS. Jean Bite.
! Clement was refused bail and recOmmit-
ted to jail.
Messrs. C. III. MoutOn, Conrad Debail-
lon and NJ. E. Girard, of Vermillionville,
and B. A. Martel and F. Perrodin, of
Opelonsas, represented the defendants ;
and the District Attorney, G.. W. Hud-
speth, represented the State.
In LovE.-The following letter, which
is rather warm for the season, has been
picked up on the streets. We suppress
the names:
My Much Loved One-I heard through a very
partieular friend of mine, that You were en-
s sas { wish Isl Won Von to consider cur HarreeGntg2aagse 1nneSa1 at q an n
end. OIL (hardboy y I did not think you
could be so cruel. l am afraid you are trying to
triie with an honest love and break IL true
heart. Why, ] should rather die a thousand
deaths than to break the smallest parcel of my
own. If you have deserted me, break the news
upon ME gently: - (hardboy) TOnce thought
that Your words were bonds, your 0athS were
~oraclcs, your love sincere, your thoughts imnna,
culate, your tears pure messengers sent from
your heart, your heart. us far from guile as
| ny-n aNn + rnri1 hn T-opTg TNJI1h
obliged to you, if you would write me an cX
PLANTATION of your conduct towards me and be
lieye me TO be as ever yours, truly.
The owner can have the letter by ap.
plying at this office.
The colored man who was killed 10y q
deputy constable, was not before Jus
tice Guillory, as we stated last week
but before Justice John F. Shaw, a
Vile Plate. ss ssss
The Claiborne AdUocdte gives a full
/ endorsement to the Liberal movement
and says: ie =s-= III ri
The parish of Claiborne virtual,
!, stands united in the support of Creole!
and the Liberal movement. Nearly al
the prominent candidates in. the field
Judges Egan, Scott, Young and other
favor the sending of delegates to til,
Liberal Convention i'll August.
In another colum, speaking inrelatiol
! to q public gathering at Symmetrical
the Adrocate says: svrxx 81
SO far as could be judged from tn
tone of the speakers and the disposition
t of the audience, this portion of ClaibOrn
will rally with a solid front in supper
of Greeley and the Liberal ticket.
L An Indiana letter to the Cincinnati
S Enquirer has this: 81 met a good oil
Democrat the other day, and he said
And how is Horace Greeley?' NJ
. friend said /, Horace is our star in til
: East. The wise men have seen him, an
+ the masses are going for him like she
q off a shovel The old gentleman whit
tied thoughtfulIy for a moment more
g and then remarked: Pears to me that
e so, but it don't seem natural at al
i Daniel VOORHEES, talk suited me at frs
but somehow Daniel pears to hav
weakened, an | guess he'll go for Gree
ley after all. Eff he docs, or the part
: puts Horace up at Baltimore, I'll g0Wlt
I the crowd And so the Democratic OF
= position to Horace Greeley melts ava,
. one by one, until now it is scarCelyfe
z and never heard in Indiana. | hav
never witnessed a mere complete {
n more quiet revolution In public opinio
o in my life.p 'ra
Caution!-Every genuine box of DR.. M
LANES LIVER PILLS bears the. signature
# Fleming Brothers, Pittsburgh, Pa, and the
!. private Z. S. Stamp. Take NJ other; the mark
!, is full of limitations.
II 1t is the popular verdict TINT people who ha'
been accustomed to the use of Bitters or COrdia
II are obliged, eventually. to resort to MGLASl
) LIVER PILLS for permanent relief. @s
G Police Jury Proceedings.
L., O~pELousKs, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
.r July 18th, 1872.
The Police jury met pursuant to adl0urnmeT
o. Present: j. NJ. Thompson, President; John RO
nj j. i. Morris and 7. s. F0ntellot. Ts4z, eGsas
The minutes of the last meeting wereread al
e, approved.
4 Tile commissioners appointed june 18th. 18
TO sell to, the lowest bidder the contract OF hui
ing q draw bridge ever Bayou Baeuf, at HUI
peth's, reported that the contract had be
8, awarded to Z. n. Mc1roryy for the SUN of sew
4 hundred and fifty dollars, ;ndtliat heworkh
Deen completed by linn in a good, s~G1hstanti
81 and wOrkmSnlfke manner. and received by the
/, w~herpupon motion of MIR. Morris, resolved, til
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