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AVIS DE

Succession d'Azclie F~rOzard.-NO. 1929.
NOUR DE PAROIssE, ST. LANDRY.-AT-
~ tendu que Michel johnson, de la ParOisse st.
Landry, ayant mesente une petition a retfet
d'etre nOmme administrator de Ia succession
d'Azelie Prozard, dGctdee, reinforcement de- la
dite parOisse;
Ell consequence, avis est par lie present donn6
aux interesSGS dams cette succession d'avoir il
dedulre par Gcrit Il mon bureau, dams les dix
jOurs Qui suivrOnt In date din present avis, les
rnis0ns, 81 aucune ills ont, pour lesquellcs il ne
serh1t pas fait drOit Il la demandc de Ia dite petit
ton. JOS D, RICHARD, Gretfiar.
10 AOft. 1879.
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This community deeply sympathize
with Bloch & Dupre in their heavy loss.
They made what they lost out of the
community. because the community
patronized them; and the community
patronized them because they under
stood and supplied the wants of the
community i'll IN accommodating man
ner. Their loss is Il loss to the eonlinu-
nifty, not only because ~taxpaying prop
erty has been destroyed. but they were
able, judging from tlieiracts to accom-
modate the community to q greater ex-
tent that any other commercial firm IN
the parish. We hope that they may
speedily regain all md more than they
have lost.
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CANDIDATES.
Panr Ie acnnt de PEE

s Pear le ScEaat de Peat,
NOUS sGulIles aHtDpia6 i atlsloieeF THOMAS G..
ANDERSON CONNIE candidat Il0nr le S6nat dc
rEtat, pour lie Dixieme District Senatorial,
compose DIES p~ar0isses de Caleasieu, Cameron,
Lafayette ct st. Landry. as
Fy-Tous les %iournalIx pubIiGs dams ce District
sont prizes de ~reprpduipe, Of d'adresseF deuTs
complies au bureau de &c journal.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

The original cost of constructing the
buildg burnt last Thursday morning,
was $1,000.
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We find the following document in
the Farmersville Union arish) Record.
1t will be read with general interest:
Communicated
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Succession de Madeleine Devilliers.-No.

NOUR DE PAROTSSE, ST. LANDRY.-AT-
~ tendu que ThGOdOse Simon Richard, lie lie
ParOisse st. Landry, aytut ~presente HAe petition
d Petfet detre nOmmG administrator dc In sue
cession dc Madeleine Devilliers, decedee. der
niercment dc Ii dite parOisse;
Ell consequences, avis eat par lie present donnie
aux intGresses dana eette succession d'ayuir Il
deduire par CERT u mon bureau, dams les dix
j0urs gui suivFOnt Ia date DIV present avis les
rais0na, 81 aucunc lis ont, pour lesquelles il ne
seITit pas fait drOit 4 in dcmande dc Ia dite petit
ton. JOS d. RICHARD. GrefFier.
10 AOfT, 1872,
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NEW ADVERTIsEMENTs.
OPELoUsAs, La, August 18th, 1872.

O~PELOUsAs, La, August 18th, 1872.
Editor of the Opelousas JOURNAL:
Having seen a communication i'll thy Pieayune
of the 18th inst, copied from the FARM Hrsville Re
cord, in which it is said that Messrs. Barrow, Tat
man, Schumacher, y signed It receipt for S14, 000for
the following Democratic members of the House,
viz: Pond, Tatman, Hyams, killen, Bieklam,
Barrow, Barker, Baker, Llambias, Ellis, ThOInp-
son, StinSOn, Chacher6 and Schumacher, as Il
bride of $1,000 90 each for voting for the leVee bill
i'll 1871. / take this means Of cOntradiCting the
charge SO far as I am concerned.
c., y. TATMAN.
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Pour Constable per Ward

ASA
MR.. LEDITECR -Faitcs-nOuS lc plaisir dan
Mr.. VALERY ROY, CONNIE candidat
pour unc reelection, Il III place dc constable du
Ter Ward, Il Rejection de NOvembTp proclaim.
LES NOTECRS DU Ter WARD.
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Henry Hooker q Go. vs.. goseph Gibbs

No. 1ol98.-J, a. Lum & Co. VS.. Joseph Gibbs
No. 994l.
GOUR DE DISTRICT, PAROISSE ST. Lam
= dry.-En vcrtm dc deIx writs de tieri fa-
cias, lance par PhOnurahle Ia Huitiemc Cour
dc District dc rEtat de la Louisiane,-daIs
ct pour In Paroisse st. Landry, dams lie process
ci-dcsSus intitulG, ct a moi adrcsS6. ic procederai
a vendrc a rcncan public, ii Ia Maison de Cour
dc Ia dite parOiSse, dams Ia vile DIES OpelOusas,
lie SAMEDI, 7 Septcmbre, 1872, Il Onze heures du
matin, les proprittts ci-apres dtcritcs, SAVIOR
UN CERTAIN MORCEAU DE TERRAIN,
situG dams III willie d'OpPlOusas, au coin DIES rucs
Cour ct Bellevue, borne an nord par In propriGtG
appnrtenalt a%utrcfOis 4 VtTonique Carrierc, de-
cedGc, an sud par III rue Bellevue, Il Test par L.
lot appartcnant a Joseph Gibbs ct il SEES enfants
ell communicate, ct II POuest par Ia rue de In
Cour, avec tOutea les hatisses ct amGliorations
qi SY trouvent. Aussi, tons les drOitS, titrcs ct
interGts, dams ct sur Wn certain lot dc terrain ct
authorizations qni s'y t%rOuvcnt, SituG EN- liz Vile
dOpelOusas, faisant face sur In rue Bellevue,
borne 4 rOuest par lie lot appartenant Il joseph
Gibbs, au nOrd par la prOpriGt6 appartenant ar-
trefOis Il VtrOnique CarTiGre, dectdGe, ct 4 Pest
par Bloch & DuprC.
Saisie par Ortre tie Ia COnr.
Condtttons-Comptant,
Z. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
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VENTEs PAR LIE SHERIFF.
Sarah N. Gordon, femme, VS.. Samuel a,
DuhOSp

49,
DuhOSe.
NOURs DE DISTRICT, PAROTSSE DE FELL
OCiana Est No. 1748.-En vertu dun writ de ii.
ia. par Honorable liz COUf du Cinquicme District
.Tudiciairr, dams ct pour Ia ParOiSSc de Feliciana
IEs., dams lC process Ci-dCSSuS intitulC, ct 4 moi
adreSSe, jG vendrai en- Yente plbliQuC, AL plus
0tfrHnt enchCriSSrur, il In MaiSOn de COur de la
parOiSsc ST. Landry, en- 1t willie dOpclOuSaS, lc
SANEDt, : ScptClmhrC, 1872, 4 ONE du matin,
les prophecies ci-apres dGcrite. SAVIOR
LES LOTS nu1ntrOs II ct - de In section sc,
township nuHnerO ?, all sud dc la rangee mlImerO
Louisiana, cOntcllant quatrc-vingt acres, plus on
m0ims.
LA MOITIE QUEST DU QUARTSUD-OUEST
dc la section nunI6rO IS, ct Ia motto est du quart
slId-cSt de Ii section uumtrO 3G, dams lo town
ship numGrO ,, au sud de III ran%Ge numtrO 6 est,
dams le District Su0-OuPst DIES Terres de In Loui-
sianc, d Perception dc la Motto sud du quart
Slld-cSt dc Ia Motto slId-CSt de Ia section numGr0
35, ct Ia moitie sud du quart sud-Oucst dt quart
sud-OucSt de Ia section numerO sc, cOntCnant
cent Nin%t $500 acres.
LIE QUART NORD-OUEST de Ia section NIL
nero ,, dams lr township ntlmGrO 3, au sud tic Ia
rangtc numrro est. dams lie District Sud-OcuSt
dies TCTrcS de In Louisiana. cOntcnant cent sol
Xante l4IlNO acres, lie tout cOmprenImt trOis cent
SOiNinte l4TlN acres, plus on mOinS, avec les
batisseS ct amcliOratiOnS Qui sly truuvent.
Les tcrreS ci-deSSueS dGcriteS SOnt SituGS sur Ia
rivierc Atchafalaya, Ell III ParOisSc st. Landry,
Louisiana.
Saisies par Ortrt de Ia COur.
COnditiOnS-CUlnptant.
+. 0. HAYES, Sheriff.
3 NO1t. 1870.
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; AOnt, 1872.
Payne DaImerOn & 60, ct Ebert CAN'T
Us. Enron & RnrStnw

NOURDEDISTRTCT, PAROTSSED'ORLEANS
No. 30,241 ct COur de District, ParOisse st. Ian
dry No. l2207.-En Vcrtu de dcux writS de ticrifa-
clHS lallceS par rhOnOrahle Ia Quatrieme COurd dc
District dc fFGtat de la Louisiana. danset pour Ia
ParOissc dOrl6anS ct lhOn. III Huitieme COIr dc
District de lEtat de In Louisiana, dams ct pour
LII ParolSSC st. Landry, dams les process citlCSSlIs
mtitultS, ct ii moi actresses, .ic pTOcederai a ven
Dire Il Fencan public, Il la MaiSOn dc COUr de Ii
dite palOisse, dams la willie dies OpelousaS, lie SA-
MEDl, : Septemhre, 1872, i ONE heureS du ma
tin, les prophecies Ci-apreS dGcritcs, SAVIOR
l. CN MORCEAU DE TERRIG,
Situc sur les BayGus WaXia ct Sackctt. en- Ia Pa
rniSSe st. Landry, connuc SOILS lO nom d'habita-
ton Mount Hope, cOntPnant trOis mile cinu
cent trtlltG 6OtlO0 acres, aVCc tOltrS les bltiSscS
ct authorizations Qui Sy trOuVCut, borne Il lOupst
par les BaYous WaNia ct SHSkctt, au sud par les
tcTrCS tie Mrs. Smith ct CellcS de In succession +,
Il. Garter, Il Test par la tCTrc de Il. l.. Bihm ct f..
Il. Carter, ct an nOrd par les teTrcs de A. r..
Hawkins, lc m0rCcau Rider, ct Nine DR.. Scran-
ton; aussi unC marquc Il vachc tigurant ceci
T.
avec toni lie stock lie bGtes il corncs, environ
guarantee tCtcS, VinGt-cinQ mulctS, uuatrr bouts
III marqur de cOchOnS dune aimee Ctant coupe
ralTGe ct tie fautTr aimee fcnduc dT0itc. aYCC lc
stock de cOchOnS qni appartirnnent il cette mar
que, ensemble aveC les Instruments aratoires
employees pOuf Ii cultivation de Ia ditG hahita-
ton.
SaisicS par 0rdrc de III COur.
ConditiOlls-COmptant.
Z. O. HAYES, Sheriff.
OF TUi1ln+ 1000
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Mr.. w. C. Gordon, a sugar planter On
the Atehafalaya, sends us a sugar cane
with twelve red joints. II is the largest
we have seen. His crop is unusually
excellent.
1t il stated that an examination of the
books of Bloch g. Dupre howsthattheir
burnt goods we're insured only to the
amount Of SGT 900
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For Clerk.

I am a candidate for the office Of Clerk of
Court, in and for the Parish of st. Landry, at
the election to be holden i'll November. 1872.
o d. RICHARD.
We are authorized to announce II. MILLARD
Dunbar as a candidate for Clerk OF the District
Court. in and for the Parish of st. Landry, at
the next election.
DIR. W. A. ROBERTSON, of Washington, au-
thorizeS us to announce hin as a candidate for
Clerk of the District Court for the Parish OF st.
Landry, at the election in November next.
We are authorized to announce Mr.. ALBERT
LASTRAPES us a candidate for Clerk of the
District Court, for the Parish of ST. Landry. at
the election in November next.
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Nous SOInmcs autOriSG il announcer p. LEONCE
HEBRARD CONNIE candidat pour la place de
de PaiX, Ter Ward.
JULES CHACHERE est candidat pour In
place dc luce de PaiX. First Marl.
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W"N
JACOB EEIRHARDT, dc Washington, nous
aut0riSc de PannOncCr CONNIE candidat, pour Ia
place dc Coroner, pour la Paroisse st. Landry. il
Ia prochainc election.
JAMES ID. COLE, dc Plaquemine Brulfe est
Candidat pour la place de coroner.
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JACOB EHRHARDT, of Washington, author
ICES us to announce him as Il candidate for
Coroner of the Parish of st. Landry, at the next
election.
JAMES D. COLE, of P%laquemine Brul6e, is a
candidate for coroner,
Fer Justice of the Peace,
We are authorized to announce =. LEONCE
HEBRARD as IL candidate for Justice of the
Peace, LIST Ward.
JULES CHACHERE is a candidate for ] Justice
of the Peace, First Ward.
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knceesaton dc .Iosenh Nrhnn-

Succession de Joseph Urban.
IN FERTU DUN ORDRE DE o
AZ rablc Ia Cour DIES Prcuves, de la Parnisse st.
Landry, il sera vendu a Fencan public, au plus
Qfrant encherisseur, par lie sOussignG, executor
testnmcntaire, on par un enCantelr public, en- In
vile lie Washington, le JEUDI, q Ao0t,
1872, les prophecies ci-apres d6crites, appartenant
Il !la succession dc Joseph Urban, decide, sa-
vOir-
l. UN LOT DE MEUBLES DE MENACE, con-
sistaAt ep bois de Its ct ~literies Simple ct dou-
blel, %toilcttes, armoircs, lavabOs, tables, chaises
pour parlOir ct sale 4 manager, chaises herceuses,
table dc travail, bibIiOtheque, miroirs, tapis,
O]rnements de cheminte, etc, etc.
2. Aussi, UNLOT D'USTENSILS DE CUTSINE
3. AuSsi, UN o DARGENTERIE ct un lot
de liYrGa Francais.
4. UNECHARRETTE A UN CEIEVAL ct une
b%rOuette.
5. Aussi, UN LOT DE MARCHANDIsEs Sc
ches, groceries, etc, ct Giant lie reste dc son
stock,
&. Aussi, UN COFFREPQRT,
ConditiOns-Comptant.
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Fer Constable Est Ward.

EUT NOISEWWEG NHG " WF4G
Mr.. EDITOR:-PleaSe ANNOUNCE Mr.. FALERY
ROY, as q candidate for reelection as constable
LIST Ward, at the election in November next.
VOTERS OF THE FIRST WARD.
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T. UASSE.
10 A01t, 1872. EXGeuteur Testamentalrc.

Gilbert HSRtliO, Agent, etc., VS.. Armand
Ramarg
NOUR DE DISTRICT, PAROISSE ST. Lam
" dry.-NO. 11O58.-In yertu dun Ordre dc sal
sic ct de yente, lance pa~rfhOnOrable Ia Huitiemc
COur de District de PEtat de la Louisiana, dans
ct pour Ia Paroisse st. Landry, dams fe process
~ci-dcssus intitplf, et Il moi adresSG, .je prOcede-
raj d Acndre u l'ellcan public, il la MaisOn dc
Cour dc III dite p~ar6isse, dams la willie deS Ope-
lOusas, l6 SAMEDI, 7 Septcmbrc, 1872, i o1ze
heures du matin, Ia prOprlet6 eiapr&s d6crite,
savOir-
UEE CERTAINE FRACTION on PORTION
dc terre, ensemble ayec tOutes les batisses ct
amGlioratiOns qui sly t%r0uvent ct dGcrite COMING
suit: CONNIE une piece de terre mar6cageusc,
savOir-Le quart nord-Ouest du quart nOrd-est,
la mOitiG est du quart nord-Ouest, ct Ia moiti6
Quest du quart nord-est ,dH quart sud-ppest de Ia
sectip4l Gp, 5, dams le township No. 1, raigee
sud No. 6 est, dd District sud-puest DIES tcrres de
Ia Louisiana, contenant trois cent vingt (32O)
O4I1O0 acres.
Saisie par ordre dc la Cour,
COnditi0ns-A Fn credit dc douze mois, FAC
QntrfNrt f1nrnissant rn caution avec des secu-
rites sufvant Ii lOi.
" F. o. HAYES, sheriff.
~ -n- ~
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the right they purpOrted to be the orig
inal signatures of the parties; between
the names it was marked paid
When this was presented to me, Isaid
to him, "Sir, | was told you held the re-
of these parties; this is no re-
His reply was, and I use his
words as neal al | can, "This was in
tended as the receipt of these members
for the sum of n thousand dollars
each, which was paid to them for their
votes and services in passing the levee
bill the blank at the top pointing to it
was left to be filled up with a receipt,
hut it has not been done. You are au-
thQlized to say as coming from me,
that the sum Of one thousand dollars
was paid la cash to each OF these mem
ing the levee bill; they will not deny it ;
if they do refer them to me-"
! He then produced q receipt for the
sum of $4,000, dated, / think, on the
Gath of February, 1871, which purpOrted
to be signed by Messrs. Barrow, Tat
man, Schumacher, as a committee repre-
senting the following Democratic mem
bers of the House, viz: Pond, patman,
Hyams, Killien, Bickham. Barrow, Bar
ker, Baker, Leambias, Ellis, Thompson,
SHnsQp, ghachere and Schumacher.
He then showed me q separate receipt
for $1,000, purporting to be signed by A,
w. Faulkner, of Caldwell, for his vote
and services in passing the same bill.
This is substantially what I know
aBo4tt the matter. Whether the charge
is true or moi, 4 eagRot say. / have
stated what | saw and what was told
me, and in repeating what was said tt
me / have used the very words as neal
as I ean, If this charge is true, these ART
not REPRESENTATIVE men of the grea-
body of LOuisianians. Il untrue, flle4
owe it to themselves, as we'll as thei1
constituents, to refute it.
Yours, very respectfully,
~ HH MaI,DTco%-
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MASONIC.


II UNEREE COTTAGE L0DGE No, no
~ F.: A.. MA regular Communication of
this Lodge will be held Wednesday, August 18th,
at 8 O'Clock, r. NJ. BY order of
CLAUDIUS MAYO, President.
Fl. X. BoDEMULLER, Secretary.
EUREKA COUNCIL b.. q s.. W.,
No. 10.-Regular meetings Of this CGnucil
will be held at Humble CAttAge lodge No. t9,
the first Friday after the fill moon, of every
month, at 8 D'tiQck, ]. NJ. BY order of
JAMES RAY, t.. L. c.. NJ.
HI R%opENELLER. Recorder.
TORDY r., A., CHAPTER, Nc. 39.
III Regular cOnv0catiOns OF this Chapter will
he held at Humble Cottage Lodge, No. 10, the
First Tuesday after the full moon of each month,
at 8 O'Clock, p. NJ. By order of
JAMES RAY, Fl. P.
e. B. BQnEMGLkER. seereIaEy.
MAGNOLIA LODGE No. a09.-THE
w Regular communication of this Lodge will
he held ut 8 o'clock on Saturday evening, August
18th, at the Lodge Hall in Washington, La,
6. DRErFops, secretaTfyg-ns.
hEALLET WOODS LODGE No. f99.
w Regular communications the first satuf-
day of every month Mt 10 o'clock 4, H., at
Ptnd'hAnipt liTg, Parish Of 81. Landry, I'll.
JOSEPH CHESTER, VEN,
JULIEN R%1cIIARb, seeretary:-n52.
nRPMAN@' RREKNB LODGE Ma.
1S5.=RegulaP GgEnpHnieations are held al
Big Cane, Parish of st. Landry, La, on Satur
day before the full moon of each month,
e. o. y. SMITH, ". NJ.
FRANK CARTER. Secretary-n49.
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.R. MADF1ELD,s EQUAGGXER

H. ERUALlBAER
FOR THE CURE OF DISEASES BY VACUUM.
Paralysis, Nervous Debility, Dyspepsia, Neu-
ralgia, Weak Chests, Narrow Chests, Asthma,
Weak Lungs, Weak Backs; Weak, Stiff and
Shrunken Limbs; Curvature of the Spine, and
other Spinal affections; SciatiGu Rheumatism of
years standing; Spaslns, Epilepsy, Palsy, st.
VituR' Dance; arrangement OF the Mind, and
many otherdiseases, not mentioned here, can be
cured. .--..
The Equalizer treats the above mentioned
diseases with astonishing results. 1t is now OK
tensivety used in the Northern ami Western
parts of the United States, and comes Endorsed
by the most skillfnl doctors in this country.
TnOW invite all those who are afflicted to call
in and see the Equalizer; it is now ready for
operating; also, all the Doctors of the parish
are invited.
For further particulars call at the sign of the
nation. c. MAYO.
April IO-tf,
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OpEL0DsAs, August 18th, 1872.

UPEf0DBASy august I5Gils l64S.k
We had the pleasure of attending a
Private School Exhibition, at Madame
Z. Donates Private Coiored School,
Opelousas, Tuesday, the 18th inst, and
we were most ~agreeably surprised and
entertained, Surprised at the great pro-
fieieney, children 50 email had attained
under the efficient tutelage Of IlejrYery
competent and praise-worthy tutoress.
The following named children are espe-
cialIy deserving of notice in the role
performed by them, representing both
comic and dramatic claracterss Misses
Nina simms, Cora Beauchamp, I. Skim
ner and Z, Cpnningen, and Masters L.
Manso, Il. LaehapeIc. Al B. Yanhille, A.
ellis and j. Bloch.
In fact, all the different characters
were well maintained and reflected great
credit on themselves and tutoFesa.
The yaIedietory address by Miss E.
cunningen, was delivered in fine style.
Many other performances. too MINER
GUS to mention here, did great credit b
teacher and scholars.
IL being the close of the lastsession o
several of the pupils present, Mrs. E
Donate delivered a farewell address tt
those pupils andtheirpaPents which wal
fraught with much feeling and senti
ment,
AT the conclusion of the exhibition
the distribution Of The price aas pro
eeeaed with.
AfterWlich, refreshments were servee
to visitors and scholars, B. NJ.
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TESTING the HOG LAWN Justice
Knox Court, on Wednesday last, the
legality of the ordinance Of the town Of
OpeIoisas, relative to the killing OF
hogs found on the streets, was tested IN
u suit entitled Austin Iacombe VS..
Town of Opelousas. In June last, the
Town Constable, in pursuance of IN
ordinance passed by the Town Council,
December list, 1871, killed two fine hogs,
the property Of the plaintiffin this suit.
The plaintiff sues the town for $50 90,
being the yalne of the two hogs killed,
and for $40 90 as damages including ab-
torney's fees, amounting in the aggre-
gate to $50 90.
The points taken by tue eQlaael fOT
plaiatiR are the four following:
LIST. The killing of the hogsiscontrafy
to the Constitution of the United States.
2nd. The charter Of the Town Of 0ne-
lousas is contrary to the State Constitu-
ton &c 1858.
3r1 The Board was not legally organ.
lied, the members not being free
holders.
18th. The ordinance is mil is it was
not signedbytlIe President OF the Board
and there not being a quorum present
wilen IL was passed.
The Court considered these points vel
token md gave Judgment iii fayor d
plairtiR for the amount claimed. The
town through its attorney has taken an
appeal directly TO The Supreme Court.
n. Perrodiu, attorney for plaintiff
and John j. Morgan for town.
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There are two thingsin this world that
are not safe to trife with-a woman's
opinion and the business end of a wasp.
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For District Attorney.

l am a candidate for the office of District
Attorney of the Eighth Judicial District, at the
election to he holden i'll November. 1872.
&, W, HTDSpFTH.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-17

The state Register pointedly sayss
z Messrs. LaSere and Randolph Ind hefr
ter revise their role. They fre calling
men To muster that do not recognize
neopIe have long since repudiatel these
noIitieal ~ifaposLers, and had they any
sense of shame, they would not fail TO
realize the fact Bosier Banner.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-17

FIRE.-AbOut two o'clock on Thurs
day morning, a fire was discovered in
the southwest corner of the upper story
of Bloch & Dupre's store, Immediately
over the counting room but the fire had
made too much progress to save the
building. Tt was the only fire-proof
building in Opelousas, and probably
never would have caught fire on the
outside. All the walls were brick and
the window shutters made of iron. The
building was the largest i'll OpelOusas,
and both stories were equally divided
by partition wall, and small rooms par
titioned off at the back end of each of
these, making too large and two small
rooms below, with the same above. The
two rooms, above and below, on the
north side contained principally hard
ware of all descriptions, with some gro
ceries for retail, and some heavy dry
goods, hats, saddles, etc. The room be-
low on the south side was filled with all
kinds of dry goods, and the small room
at the end of this was the counting room
The rooms Immediately over these were
used as a tailor shop, and it is said that
in this part of the building the fire orig
mated. No one slept in the building,
and no one was known to be in it from
the time it was closed the evening be-
fore until the fire WAS discovered. The
fire is supposed to have been accidental.
A good portion of the dry goods were
saved, with the books and iron safe
everything else of a stock of fifty
thousand dollars, was destroyed. The
building was bought about three years
ago, from Mr.. Frank Perret, of New
Orleans, for $4,000, and owing to the
improvements made since, it was worth
more when destroyed than at the timeit
was purchased. The building was not
insureds but the goods were in part-fOl
what amount we have not been able to
ascertain.
The walls which still stand, and the
iron shutters which remained closed.
were d wonderfulprotectio to the wood
ell buildings near by. As it was, with
the efficient service Of the Opelousaf
Fire Company No. /, Hope Hook and
Ladder Company Mol, andan impromp'
tn colored Company who used the ole
engine, no other building was injured
The citizens generally, with a few usua
aud noted exceptions, gave valuable as.
sistance. TO the protection given othel
buildings by the walls and iron shutters
of the one destroyed, to the calmness Of
the weather, and to the efforts of the fire
companies and citizens, Opelousas owes
her escape from a general conf1agration
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-17

MEDICAL NOTRCE,--A REGULAR
w Meeting Of the St. Landry Medical and
the first Monday of every month, at 10 o'clock
An. VINCENT BOAGNI, NJ. d.,
President.
JAMES RAY, NJ. D., Secretary.
july y, lS7l-1y,