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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-07
Anthony webb VS.. Gilbert Handy.

<AMNAOAy W EWW VS. VW1HDcfG IAaMuys
pARIsH COURT, ST. LANDRY.-No. 1885
BY virtue OF a writ of fieri facias issued out
OF the honorable Parish Court, in and for the
Parish Of ST. Landry, in the above entitled suit,
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of said parish, in the town of Ope-
lousas, on SATURDAY, the 7th day of Decem-
Der, 1872, at eleven o'clock A. NJ, the following
described property, tO-wit-
l. About 1900 pounds of cotton in seed stored
at Mr.. V. d. Breaux.
2. Also, one bay horse branded TINS: ST.
8. All his rights and interest in the iron brand
thus: 81. ...= II
4. About so bushels of corn.
5. One white head beef branded thus: 81.
Seized in the above suit.
TeTms--Cash ON the spot.
E. O. HAYES, Sheriff.
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CONsTARIE,s SALES.

Louis DeaBrest VS.. TheoduEe Butler.
AA Landry.-By virtue of writ of fieri facias,
issued by the Honorable j. F, Knox, Justice of
the Peace, First Ward, st. Landry, in the above
entitled suit, and to me directed, / will proceed
to sell at public auction, at the Courthouse of
said Parish, in the town of Opelousas, on SAT-
URDAY, the 7th day Of December, at eleven
O'Clock, 4. M., the following described property,
tOswit-- E~ GE
/. About 200 pounds of cotton in the seed.
a. Also, 25 bushels of corn. 81
Seized in the above suit
TeTns-Cash.
yALERY ROY, Constable.
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of the stOve-Pipe Hat.

The ancestor from which our pres
ent chimney-pOt hat takes most of its
characteristics is the broad -brimmed,
l0W-crOwned hat, with an immense
plume falling down on to the shoulder,
which was worn during the reign of
King Charles II. At the end of the
nth, and during the 18th century, this
hat was varied by the omission Of the
plume, and by giving of the brim various
cocks" That these cocks" were
formerly merely temporary is shown by
HOgarth's picture of Hudibras beating
SidrOphel and his man Whacum, where
there is a hat, the brim of which is
buttOned up in front to the crown with
three buttons. This would be hat of
the 18th century. Afterwards, during
the 18th century, the brim was bent up
in two or three places, and, notwith-
standing that these cocks" became
permanent, yet the hats still retained
the marks of their origin in the button
and strap on the right side. The cock
ade, / imagine, took its name from its
being a badge worn on one Of the
cocks" .s.
The modern cocked-hat, apparently
of such an anomalous shape, proves, on
examination, to be merely hat of the
shape above referred to; it appears,
further, that the right side was bent up
alta earlier date than the left, for the
hat is not symmetrical, and the "cOck"
on the right side forms a straight crease
in the (QuOndam) b1im, and that on the
left is bent rather over the crown, thus
making the right side of the hat rather
straighter than the left. The hat band
here remains in the shape of two gold
tassels, which are just visible within
the two points Of the cocked-hat.
A bishops hat shows the transition
from the three-cOcked-hat to our pres
ent chimney pot and because, sixty
years ago beaver-fur was the fashion
able material for hats, we must now
ed neeaS aeEa %eaE s1ken m6af1SGn mt mnef
fur, and which is bad to resist the eff
fects of weather. Even in ladies'
bonnet the elements of brim, crown
| and hat band may be traced.
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Edmund H. Martin and ais, vs., Mrs
Elm nIz-s,r, NL-idnr.r

Edmund N. Martin and ais. vs.. Mrs.
Eliza Dixon, Widow.
DARTsH COURT, ST. LANDRY-No. 92S.-
i By virtue of a pluries writ of f1eri facias
for the Parish Of St. Landry, in the above en-
titled suit and to me directed, I will proceed to
sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at
the Courthouse of said parish, in the town of
cember, 1872, at eleven o'clock A. NJ, the follow
ing described property to-Wit-- T'~.e
One thousand acres of land situated in the
Parish of St. Landry, in the Coul6e Croche
neighborhood, in township No. Z, south of range
No. 8 east, with the buildings and improvements
thereon, being the plantation of Mrs. Eliza
Dixon. Widow. ,,x-. r....s .- .r.
Seized in the above suit.
Terns-Cash ON the spot.
11 I E. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
oct. 26. -#.. .r. '... .s-.
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To CLEAN FURNITURE.-An old cabi-
net-maker says: "The best preparation
for cleaning picture frames and restor-
ing furniture, especially that which is
somewhat marred or scratched, lisa mix
ture of three parts 1inseed oil and one
part spirits of turpentine. 1t not only
covers the disfgured surface, but res
torres wood to its original color, and
leaves lustre upon the surface. Put
on with woolen cloth, and when dry
rub with WOoIen.n
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MISCELLANEOUS.

MTOTHCE. SERVICE, OF THE
1N Episcopal Church, viii be celebrated in
Washington, Sunday, December 1st, at II A. NJ,
in Opel8usas, at p. II.
In Washington, Sunday, December 8th, at 5
P. n, in Opelousas at II 4, NJ
Until further notice, Divine Service viii be
held as above, on the first two Sundays OF each
month, Ct. r. UPTON
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SHEREFF'S SALES.
Cephalide Carriere, vic. vs. FIanrinn

CePhalide Carriere, wife, VS.. Flanriam
H. Saunier, husband.
- dry.-NO. 12154.-By virtue of an alias writ of
fl. fa issued out of the honorable the Eighth
District Court, Of the State of Louisiana, in and
for the Parish of st. Landry, in the above en-
titled suit, and to me directed, will proceed to
sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at
the Courthouse of said parish, in the town OF
Opelousas, on SATURDAY, the 7th day of De-
cember, 1872, at eleven o'clock A. M, the follow
ing described property, tO-wit-
Two hundred acres of land, more or less, half
of it woodland. situated on Mallet, with the
buildings and improvements thereon, bounded
north by land belonging to Susan MOreau, east
by land unknown, south by land of Mrs. Ber-
trand ST. Brancard, and west by land of Widow
Gall0t
Seized in the above suit.
Ternis-On a credit of one and two years from
the day of sale, with eight per cent yearly in
terest from day Of sale till paid, purchaser to
furnish security IN SOlid0, and the property to
remain specially mortgaged till full payment of
the price thereof.
E. o. HAYES, Sheriff
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William H., of the Fifteenth Ward,

William H., of the Fifteenth Ward,
writes us to say: I am utterly per-
picked at the mass of charges and in
ter-charges that have been made in our
State campaign. Please tell me how |
shall vote" We have refrained, from
obvious reasons, from taking part in the
present contest but this request seems
so reasonable that we will comply with
it.. One good way to vote is to go to
the polls and hand your ballot through
the window to the angels of purity who
sit inside. We know many men who
prefer this method to any other, and
who recommend it to their friends. It
has at least the merit of simplicity.
William might try it and see how he
likes it-and if it don't suit him, per-
haps he could ram his ballot into a gun
and fire it through a window or he
might pin it to q pile-driyer and crush
it down through the roof or lay it on
barrelof gunpOwder and blow it through
the cellar ceiling; or he might lift out
the side of the house and then present
his ballot or he might tack it to the
hoof of a mule and persuade the ami
NAL to kick it through the window. If
William wants excitement and variety,
either of these plans, it seems to us,
would satisfy him. If he decides to
try the gunpOwder system, we would be
obliged to him if he would call at this
Office and notify our reporter and fur
nish material for an obituary before he
touches it Off N. @. Times.
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The Amherst (Va.) Enterprise tells
the following strange story: On the land
of Thomas Hughes is fine spring of
cold water, which continually throws
out peach stones in a perfect state of
preservation. Bushels of stones have
been cleared away, and still they come.
We have no doubt that many years
ago, before the memory of our people,
there was a distiIlery at this spring, and
that it now bursts through the mass of
stones below the surface and throws
them ont We knew first rate large
peach orchard in this county which
grew in the following singular manner
Mr.. Stennett cleared the land, put in
tobacco, and the third year in nWheat, and
an orchard of peaches came up on the
land and are now growing and bearing.
It was ascertained that some forty OF
more years ago the land was cultivated,
and an orchard on the place, and it had
grown up, and when cleared by Mr.
stennett the land was in second growth
timber.
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To PREVENT IRON FROM RUsTING.-
Kerosene applied with q cloth to stoves
viii keep them from rusting during the
summer. Tt is, also, an excellent mate
rial to apply to iron utensils used about
a farm.
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EaIneI. 3. Iau.r,ua = .mnl.,, shorten...

BA@eR Il wupFe VS. BOnu Sn0FteRsSi
MAGISTRATES COURT, FIRST WARD, ST.
IL IL Landry.-No. 34.-By virtue OF writ of fieri
faeias, issued by the Honorable P. Leonee He
bFaPd, Justice of the Peace, First Ward, st.
Landry, in the above entitled suit, and to me
directed, viii proceed to sell at public auction,
at the Courthouse of said parish, in the town of
0peIouEas, on SATURDAY, the Tth day Of De
egnher, 1914 at eleven o'clock Az NJ, the follow
ing described property, to-Wit-
5000 pounds OF cotton in the seed, more or less.
Seized In the above suit.
Terms-C Cash.
vALERY ROY, Constable.
nov 2s7st.
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Nesnafe = Telaancessrtvs. e apllrosineN Neaas
and 1lcr husband.

anu s4AsE uaEQdiktks
nTsTBICFE COURT, PARISH OF ST Lam
dry.--N D, i0507 by virtue Of q writ 0f feri
facias, issued out of the honorable the Eighth
District Court, of the state Of Louisiana, in and
for the Parish of St Landry, in the above enti-
tied suit and 9o me directed, viii proceed to
sell. at public auction, 90 tie highest bidder, at
the Courthouse of said parish, Iii the town of
0pelousas, on SATURDAY, the 4ths day Of
january. 1873, at eleven o'clock a. n, the follow
Ing described property, t0+Wit-
!, A certain tract of land being a plantation,
situated on the left bank of the Bayou nache,
measuring six arpents front on said bayou. On
sixty-six aFNenfs deep, making three hundred
and ninety-aE superficial aFpentG, more or less,
together with all the buildings and improve
ments, said property bounded on the north by
lands of MessIS. H0nor6 and Felix Dejean, south
by land belonging to the estate of Antoine Gezaf
aeeeased, and west BY the Bayon Teehe, and on
the east by the swamp land hereinafter deserib-
ed.
Q. a tract eft swamp land, six aTpeTlts front on
eighteen deep, making one hundred and ei ighteen
superficial aTIaants bounded north a1id south as
the above described plantation, east by lands
belonging to the heirs of the late Charles Barre,
and on the west By the plantation above des-
eribe1
Seized in the above suit.
Terms Cash on the spot
nov, 80, 1s72
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Vincent BOagni VS.. Ambrose Valin.

Vincent BOaSmi VS.. Ambrose Valin.
PARISH COURT, ST. LANDRY.-No. $780,
of the honorable Parish Court, in and for the
Parish of ST. Landry, in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed will proceed to sell at public
auction, at the Courthouse OF said parish, OH
SATURDAY. the 7th day of December, 1872, at
eleven O'Clock, A. NJ, the following described
property, tO-wit-
A certain tract of land situated in the Parish
of st. Landry, Prairie Basse, having two arpents
front and twenty-four arpents deep, more or
less, bounded north by land belonging to Widow
Simon GOnOr, south by land of Widow Joseph
Roy, on the east by Dr. r. H. LitteI, and west by
Thomas c. Anderson, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon,
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
*. .: - # E. O. HAYES, Sheriff
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Ome2ime u. FomtemOf, AGanainissPatoF, vs..
Paul Lambert and al.--EO SO.
Onezime T.. FOntenot, Administrator, VS.. Paul
Lanlbert,-N0. 636 ssE
DARIsH COURT, ST. IANDRY.-BY vIR-
tue of writ of fieTi faeias and of an alias
writ of fferi faeias, issued out of the homo
rahle Parish Court, in and for the Parish
of st. Landry, in the above entitled suits,
and to me directed, win proceed to sell, ut
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse Of said parish, in the town of Ope-
lousas, onSATuRDAY, the 18th day of December,
1872, at eleven o'clock, A. NJ, the following des
cribed property, to-Wit--
/. A certain plantation with all the buildings
and improvements thereon situated in the Par
ish of st, Landry, near Washington, bounded
north by lands OF James Powers and Ernest st.
Al1nant, east by lands of Francois L. Pitre and
Seahorn Phillips, south by lands of AchfIle DUE
pre-, and west by lands of James Powers, con-
tanning two hundred and forty Gao superficial
a1pents, subject to a lease expiring the 1st jan
uary, 1873.
2, Three creoles mules branded IN and one
American mule.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
3. Q. HAYES, Sheriff.
nov q 1872 8
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Jos. M. Moore and al vs.. Chs. II. g. james
S. Williams, Testamentary Executors.
nBTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Lam
~ dry.--No. 121s4.-By virtue of d writ of fieri
faeias issned out of the honorable the Eighth
District Court, of the State OF Louisiana In and
for the Parish OF st. Landry, in the above enti-
tied suit, and to me directed, will proceed TO
sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder, ut
the Courthouse OF said parish, In the town OF
OpeloIlsas, on SATURDAY, the 7tll day of De-
eemier, 1871. at eleven o'clock A. III, the fellow
ing described property, to-Wit
/. Eleven hundred and eighty-six 20I100 acres of
land situated on Bayou Courtableau, bounded
north By Bayou Courtableau, south by lands of
Michel King, east by sections 20, 81 ana 70 of
township s, south range 8 east, west by lands of
Charles Close.
2, One hundred and eli eight acres Of land,
Bounded north by lands of BurdelOn, south by
lands of Castillo, west by Bayou Teehe.
8. Eight hundred and thirty-nine 52fI08 acres
Of land, bounded north by Bayou G0urtableau,
south by lallds of Littell, east by Bayou Teche,
west By lands of Rider, LitteH, Mornhinyeg
and MelaneoT, townships 6 and S, south range
5 east, with the exception of three hundred and
fifty acres, figuring ON plot of survey in my
Office, as lots /, 2, 8, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms Cash on the spot.
8. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
nov. q. 1874.
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A reminiscence of Ollendorf, given by
an exchange, affords recent students of
OlendOrfs system chance for a laugh.
On the morning of his arrival i'll Mon
treal, Mr.. P met in the dining-rOOm
of his hotel a gentleman who was un-
mlstakably FrenChman, and being in
Canada, of course was Canadian. AS
they were sitting together at the table,
Mr.. P having mentally rubbed up
his knowledge Of the French language,
addressed his companion thus:
"Are@-rOuS te ch0peGu de mon .trere ?n
The gentleman thus politely addressed
bowed, smiled, and after little hesita-
ton, answered:
"Non, monsieur; mais j'ai lie frontage
de UOtre sGUr.'
"Eh 6ien," said Mr.. p, as he
scratched his head for amOment. "Otc2-
UOWS rOS SOuJierS ct rO8 6dS ?"
The other answered promptly, "Je
mote nj les ans nj les GWtres."
VOtre perez remarked Mr.. P,
"G-t-6 la chGRdelIG de UOtre ORcIc ?"
His companion remained silent for
minute or two, and then he said:
1" | forget the French of the answer to
that, but know the English of it; it is,
No, Sir; but he has the apples-of- the
ground-o f-sugar of my mother in law"
When Mr.. p discovered, after a
little conversation III the vernacular,
that his companion was New York
dry-gOOds clerk, he gave up the study
of the French Canadian character and
went on with his breakfast.
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oct. 26.
Dominique LaIanne, syndic, VS.. Joseph
Bloch and ais

!,
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Ian
- dry.-NO. 12245.-By virtue of an order of
seizure and sale, issued out of the honorable the
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, will proceed
to sell, atpublie auction, to the highest bidder,
at the Courthouse Of said parish, in the town of
OpelOusas, onSATURDAY, the Tth day of De-
ceInber, 1872, at eleven o'clock A. NJ, the follow
ing described property, to-wit-- se.ss=-. w..
l, L0tNo. as marked on the plot of survey
OF the town of Washington, with all the build
ings and improvements thereon, bounded north
by Bridge street, east by Water street, south by
lot of Meyer We'll, and west by Sittig street.
2, Fractional lot No. as marked upon said
plot of the town of Washington, together with
all the buildings and improvements thereon,
bounded north by Bridge street, east by Bay0u
Courtableal or Front street, south by lots
claimed by Pickett and ais, and west by Water
street. z7-' .S- - -
3. The undivided half Of fraction of lot accord
ing to the plot of said town of WashiH gton,
together with the buildings and improvements
thereon, bounded north by Washington street,
east by Water street, south by Bridge street,
and west by thatportion of said lot belonging to
DIR. E. w, Moore.
Seized in the above suit. -..... -.@5..-.
Terms Cash on the spot. s.s 49,
net 9g 1879 = r. - = - -
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SHERHFF,s SALES.


ais. VS.. Louis T. Guidly
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Lam
~ dry.-Go. 12228-By virtue of a writ of tferi
facias issued out of the honorable the Eighth
District Court, i'll and for the Parish of st. Lam
dry i'll the above entitled suit, and to me direct
ed, will proceed to sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, at the Courthouse Of said parish,
in the town of OpelOusas, on SATURDAY, the
7th day. of December, 1872, at eleven O'Clock,
A. NJ, the following described property, to-wit--
l. A tract Of land situated III Plaquenine
BrIllee, containing two hundred acres, more or
less, bounded north by Widow o. T. Guidry,
south by Argenor Arceneaux, east by land ul-
known. and west by Bayou Plaquemine.
2. A tract of wood land situated in Plaque
mine BrulGe, containing twenty five acres, more
Or less, bounded north by Chas, Miller, south
by o. Trahan, east by Chas. Melacon and
west by Bayou PlaquemIne. !@
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
. e. o. HAYES, Sheriff
>o+ ae
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The Humorists' Column.
A little nonsense now and then,
Is rclished by the wiseSt men.

A wealthy gentleman, who owns
country seat, nearly lost his wife, who
fell into river which flows through his
estate. He announced the narrow es-
cape to his friends, expecting their COLI
gratulatiOns. One Of them, an old bachr-
lor, wrote as follows: 81 Railways told you
that river was too shallOw.n
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FAsTIDIOUs.-" What have you that's
good )" said q hungry traveller as he
seated himself at dinner table i'll Salt
Lake city.
"Oh, we've roast beef, roast mutton,
boiled ham, and boiled curltW."
"What is curlew ?" said the stranger.
"Curlew? Why, curlew is bird,
something like a smpe."
IE
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Notes of Travel.

One OF our leading citizens is now ing
q tour through the West. He sends ms q
few notes as to how things look in Chicago.
They are worth perusing;
There has been great many things said
about going West, within the las, fe~
weeks. Some said jestingly, others inten|
tlonally. But when 1t Is remembered that
little more than year ago many parts OF
the West was suffering under one OF the most
destrrc calamities the American conti-
nent ever witnessed, the destroying eement
that swept over miles of richly improved
country leaving thousands rootless and PEN
niless, leveling the walls OF one OF the
vealthiest and most energetic commercial
centres in The world, until there wss not one
stone left upon the top Of another, and TAX
ing Chicago as It was then and Is To-Day,
it is almost incredable to think so much
has been done In go short q time. To think
that thirty Thousand magnificent structures
are already finished for use, making an av-
ersge OF one each Iaboring hour for the entire
year, and many more in all stages Of con-
struction, giving employment to about sixty
thousand mechanics besides about as many
,sborers. The Grand Pacific Hotel occupies
an entire block In the heart of the business
csn.re, directly opposite the new Govern
ment Buildings, covers an area of one and o
half acres aud has five hundred rooms for
guests. 1t is the largest hotel structure 10
the world. and will represent when finished
q total cost of two and half million dollars
for ground, building and fixtures. When
view Is taken from State or Clark street of
about one mile and quarter square OF
brown stone fronts all chronicled eighteen
hundred and seventy two, the inquiring
traveller from abroad will be- led to ask how
is it this ie called "mushroom" "city
built in night, &c. He at once concludes
every body is not going, some person must
bs already here. Everything is progressing
more rapidly here than the thirty day move
ment in the oil country. They have just
commenced organizing. More anon
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Gold at Il p. m. ll2X

Mr.. T. d. Fairfield, Of Cleveland, has
purchased the property located on the bank
Of OIL Creek, and known as the Bartlett
Refinery, enlarged the refluins capacity
considerably. and started the works 10 full
blast. Mr F. wss one of the Cleveland 70.
fnsrs bought out by the South Improves
ment Company, and while agreeing not to
engage In the refining business at that point
refused to 60 out Of the business entirely,
but turned bic footsteps toward Oil Creek,
The natural refining point, and has started
up the Bartlett works as above. When It
became Known TO the Combination that Mr..
Fairfield ives about 10 start up, committee
Of the honest members of that virtuous ring
who said they'd steaI--waited upon him
aud made the request thai If be was hound
to start up, not to enlarge the capseity oil
hs works. He refused to agree to anyth hing
Of the kind.
Hsd 70 more such men engaged In the
renning business, there would be no use tor
men Of the iik Of Rockefellsr. Watson, &c.
We heartily wish. Mr.. Fairfield success 10
his enterprise.
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At the meeting Of the Bankers of the Oil
Region, held ct OIL City, yesterday, the fol-
lowing resolution was passed:
Resolved, That having considered the
plan for tho Establishment OF the Petroleum
Produoer's Agency, - presented by the
Couneil OF sss Petroleum Producers Asso-
citation, We aFs isvorsbly Impressed with
ths importaass end feasibility of the same.
A commtttss. wsi also appointed to report
. plan f'r the permanent Organization Of the
bankers Of this region Into au association,