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The Shasta courier., 1872-06-29

A Young gentleman aged sixteen, and a
young lady aged thirteen, both residing
with their parents 10 San Francisco. were
united in the silken bonds OF natrimony
the other evening. No card>-sDd We
might add-no babies for few years to
G. me. as ae Ts
The Shasta courier., 1872-06-29

"L'm 20 thirsty" sid hoy who was at
work 10 the cern-6eld. well, work away
said his ipdustrious father. .yon know the
pnophessl ys, Hoe every one ths, thirsterb.'
The Shasta courier., 1872-06-29

Human coisisncy; two tooIs promising
10 make a straight journey over crooked
road.
The Shasta courier., 1872-06-29

In the Green Mountain State they cali
40 elopemsnt suicide; He sued and she
sighed. ...,..,.-....,,... +
The Shasta courier., 1872-06-29
TIN S H 0 P.

.HHE UNDERSIGNED. HAVING LOCATED
! At the town Of Afillviile, Shasta county. and
opened shop for the manufacture and sale Of al
kinds Of Tinware and such other articles n are
usually to b found in such establishments respect.
fully requests the support and liberal patronage Of
the people Of the surrounding country, and begs
leave 70 assure all, that his prices will DO mosl
reasonable Z
Repairing done on short notice.
sf Cd r1s -qfs "a ~ I{ss : E
Stoves and stovs Pipe supplied on demand.
Old Pewter, Rrsss, Copper and Greenbaoki
sees-,er /. BEEJAMIN- SNOW.
MiIlville, Jpps !, 1871,
Dr.. SAes's CxrxHRH RsnspY.-$500 re-
ward for an incurable case. Sold ~ drug
gists. Or By mail. 90 cents. Pamhhist free.
Address Il Y. Pierce, ". D., Bo9alo, N. y
The Shasta courier., 1872-06-29

sFNty,ssvso thoossnd persons die snnosl
" 81 fbe eI.nd Of consnn ption, which the
kop3oS 1slser~ph eslh - s,purgs. con.-
peril 1s tkisb .cboless is . jest sud war >
Eds14-s:.a,Y s sk
The Shasta courier., 1872-06-29

are authorized to solicit and collect for adveris-
ing in New York and other eastern cities.
The Shasta courier., 1872-06-29

NorIcE.-No attention will be paid to any ad-
vertisement unless accompanied by the cash, or
sent through responsible Advertising Agency
The Shasta courier., 1872-06-29
CORRAL g. STABLE.

Attached to this establtshment is good COR
RAL and STABLE where Teamsters and others
can always ind an abundant supply of HAY and
BARLEY at reasonable prices. $500 re
JOHN v. SCOTT.
Shasta, June 18th, 1859. je19
The Shasta courier., 1872-06-29
SHASTA COURIER.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY noRNrHa,Br
w. L.. CARTER.
Publication Ofics,-Armory Hall
Building, First Floor. ~ e

Terms or Advertising:
Fer One Square, of 1olines or less, one insertion
Four Dollars; for each subssqusnt insertion, Two
Dollars.
A liberal discount made to Monthly and Yearly
Advertisers.
NJ Advertisements not marked with the num,
Der of insertions thereon, will be continued unti
ordered out. and charged accordingly.
All Summonses, Sherif's sales, and Court ad-
vertisements charged strictly according to the
rates fixed by law. All legal advertising must Dc
paid for in advance.
ALSO,
Having furnished our Office with an elegant as
ssrtment of FANCY JOB TYPES, We are pre-,
pared to execute, neatly and expeditiousiy. al
manner Of Job Printing, such as
Bills of Fare, Bill Heaos'
Circulars, Handpiiis'
Pamphlets, Progrsmmes'
Ball Tickets, Cards.
Posters. = e. Books, EF
Law Blanks, Catsiogues'
Drafts. Checks. ~.
The Shasta courier., 1872-06-29
empire HOTEL (!
"a; MAIN STREET, SHASTA, Si
JOHN ". SCOTT, Proprietor.

VTHE PROPRIETOR OF THIS FAvoRITE
Il Hotel takes pleasure in, announcing to his
friends and the public generally that he has re-
fitted and re-turnished the establishment through
out, and is now prepared to entertain guests in a
style equal to any other house in Northern CAL
.ifornia, The PARLOR and ROOMS are large
and commodious. and the BEDS nd sleeping &C.
couodstions unsurpassed.
THE TABLE
will always be supplied with everything the mar
kets ofstbis locality afford. and every possible at
tenton will be paid to the wants of guests, and
pains spared to render them comfortable.
At the B AR none but the best brands Of Wine,
Liquor and Cigars viii be dispensed to customers.
The Oregon Cal. Stages arrive at and leave
this Hotel daily. s,s
The Shasta courier., 1872-06-29

~ say, brother" said Mr.. T., with a
quiet laugh 10 his eye, 'can you tell ME
where can get hogshsad Of that same
Eouor p
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12

OPELoUsAs THEaTRE.--We have been cred
itabiy informed that there is an enterprise on
foot to establish permanent theatre in Opel
ousas. The large room III the upper story of
the Court House has been secured for the pur-
pose and is now being fitted up in suitable
style. The projectors of this affair are gentle
men residing in this community and deserve
great credit for the spirit of liberal enterprise
which they have manifested; they have onr
best wishes and We predict for them unbound
ed success. The Theatre will be under the
Joint management Of Mr.. 8. NJ Drake and Mr..
Harry Clayton, both gentlemen of long expe-
rience and unquestioned ability in their pro-
fession. Mr.. Clayton together with one of the
principal stock holders is now in New Orleans
20 which city he has gone for the purpose of
engaging company of first-class artists. Mr..
Drake Ii heBe experimenting the construction
OF the theatre and he informs MS that plays of
The most superb character, snch as The Sea Of
lee Under the GasIight, The Angel of Mid
night Catherine Howard etc. etc, win be
gotten up and produced with an attention to
the details Of scenery, costume and mechanical
effects never before seen outside Of Metre.
politan City. Timely notice Of THE opening Of
the establishment will be given. We propose
In our next issue speaking more at length 81
this very commendable enterprise
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12

We referred in our last issue to the fact that
this Parish has had, for the last four years,
the largest representation of any other Parish
in the State, except that of Orleans. She had
for the first sessions of 1863, 1869 and 1870 two
Senators, Anderson aud offutt, both residents
here, and four Representatives and during
the sessions of 1871 and 1872, one Senator
lAnderson) and her quota of four Representa-
tiyes-all domiciliated here, and the special
guardians of her interests.-And yet this peo-
pie are left in utter ignorance, so far as they
have condescended to inform them, of what
has been done in their behalf, or what has not
any, individually or collectively, they took in
honest resistance to those Infamous laws which
now weigh us down and dishonor us: the
Election taac, the Constabulary Lase, the Printing
lao, the ra'ious e'aactmeats of fdisfranchisement,
the multiplication of Offices, increase of salaries
the cost of Justice, the expenditures in the differ
ent State Departments, the seizure and stsurpa-
ton Of the local governments of the Cities, Toacns
and Parishes of the State, and millions aspom
millions of public debt-much of it false and
fraudulent, the increased and iucreosin gIintcrest
upon rhich ace are annually tared to pay. In
all this, even in the absence of all proof, of
willful direeetion of duty ON their part is there
no cause or reason for distrust 2 or will you
delegate the redemption of your political and
material interests to those whom you have
deliberately chosen, both in your primary
meetings and in Convention-citizens fresh
from your midst, in no wise connected with
the past administration of the State Govern
ment-with clear heads and Of that order of
capacity and stern integrity demanded in the
present crisis of our affairs
The issues of veal or woe to the future of our
State involved in the pending contest for its
control, hangs in no inconsiderable degree
upon the choice OF your Legisature.-It sto
them we are principally to rely for the regen-
GRAFTON of our State, and our restoration to all
the rights of freemen. Let no consideration
other than the public good influence us in cast
ing our votes; let us cast them in spirit of
public and paramount duty, and all will be
well with us.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12
The .sour.aaaf's Gyr.ations.

The Opelousas journal seems to be unfortu
nate with it's friends. Since Mr.. B. r. CAN'T
had separated himself from the Democratic
party the Journal had tenderiy taken him un-
der its protecting wing and constituted him a
special favorite. To-day that its protfye ae-
eepts the nomination. of the Democratic Com
vention as candidate for the Legislature, the
journal drops him like a hot potato. repudi-
ates Him and tries to pick quarrel with him.
ALI of which serves TO show the Journals
antipathy to the Democratic party. The same
misfortune has just befailen it with one of it's
best friends--perhaps its most earnest parti-
san. Mr.. Hudspeth. When the Journal ascer-
tanned that its friend had dared to accept the
nomination for District Attorney unanimously
rendered him by the Democratic Convention.
that paper actually goes INTO spasms over the
horrible fact. and relieves itself with any
amount of .'gab' on the subject, which has put
Mr.. Hndspeth under the necessity of denying
what has been attributed to him by the Jour-
Mals rs will be seen BY bis card in another col
umu. All of this goes to show that the Jour
nars sympathy for its friends or its party iii
1t has onel is not as ardent as its antipathy to
the Democratic party.
Our poor neighbor is going crazy
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12

Opeloasas, October 9th 1872.
Mr. Editor.-I understand the impression is
prevalent to some extent, that the article
headed Changes in the last issue of the
journal was written with my appreciation.
This is mistake. disapprove alike of the
style, tone and temper of the article, and had
known in time that such an article was to
appear, | should most unhesitatingly have de-
manded its suppression.
When the Convention, which met here on
the 18th September nominated me by acclama-
tion for District Attorney, considered it the
very highest compliment that could have been
paid me.
recognized too many of my old personal
friends, in that convention, to suppose for an
instant, that in nominating me, they had SIM
ply made "a virtue of necessity as alleged in
the article i'll question. / fattered myself
then, and now, that they were prompted by
motives very different, to-wit: To give me to
understand that my course as District Attor-
ney for the past four years, met with their
emphatic approval and endorsement.
am yours truly,
G. w. HUDSPETH.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12
Col. d. B. Price.

Col. j. B. Price, of st. Mary, having, in
obedience to the invitation of large number
of the leading gentlemen of the Third Con-
gressional District of this State, become an
independent candidate for Congress, we shall
try to give some cogent reasons why, as mat
ters now stand, we shall support him, in de-
fault of a nomination by our party,-for we
can not recognize Mr.. Gantt's nomination as
valid one, nor binding on us,-and why Mr..
Price should receive the votes of all the Con-
servative citizens.
He is. in the first place, gentleman of cul-
tivated mind, and of enlarged and conserva-
tive views, and his knowledge of the world,
of men, and of business, is extended and prac-
tical. He has an untarnished record. socially
and i'm business. These facts, with his influ-
ential connections, and his extended acanain-
tanceship with the rulers of the land North
and South, will enable him to be of great SER
vice in this iuncture to our State.
Again, he has been prominently identified
with the varied interests of Louisiana for the
last twenty years, aud to his individual efforts
since the war, Southwestern Louisiana owes
much of her prosperity; for he has been among
the foremost in encouraging and bringing in
Northern immigrants, capital and enterprise.
Col. Price has always been generous con-
tributor to Churches and Schools, regardless
of creed, and benefactor to the poor.
His habits are strictly moral and temperate;
and with his strict principles, high tone, intel
ligenee, sound Judgment, and good and just
disposition aud temper, we have the toast en-
J.
senable of n candidate that has but few pc ers
In this District. Moreover he has never been
in politics or in office, and has unstained hands.
He was induced by the gentlemen spoken of
above, to enter on the canvass in the face of a
large majority; and it was conceded by all, at
that time, that the fetter of party nominal
tion would preclude all hope Of success; hence
they regarded his known character, his patri-
otic and public-spirited views, and the oath
he must take tif eleetedI as ample guarantees
that he will bea faithful representative.
Accepting the trust confided to him, he can
yassed the District before the Liberal party
existed. The Democratic and Reform parties
felt themselves bound and were more than
| satisfied. Indeed there seemed to be, as there
should have been, a grateful feeling towards
Col. Price for making the gallant and almost
hopeless effort.
And we are inclined to believe there must
be something Of dark intrigue and bad faith
In the Liberal party or its representatives, OF
perhaps its Committee, for surely the gentle
men referred to represented all the worthy
elements, and the interests of the Liberal
party, and made an arrangement that should
ho sa afisFacfapv fa all xvhn did mt dae;rot n,
elect the Radical candidate.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12
PEOPLE HAVE AND WILL ALWAYS PAY
FOR FOLLIES COMMITTED IN THE
CHOICE OF THEIR RULERS.

They have in times past and will ever in the
| future, have to foot the bill, unless the right
sort of mon are chosen to whom to delegate
their trust;-men who have heretofore fear
lessly identified themselves in honest efforts
to reform the rotten and corrupt adminstra-
tion of both State and Parish;-who have bold
iy denounced and opposed their enormities,
and who, in the ranks of the great national
State and Democratic party, the unalterable
foe of Radicalism, have been and are now in
this contest battling against oppression, venal-
ity and misrule.
Such are the well established claims of our
candidates to the confidence of the people, Jo-
seph M. Moore for the Senate, E. D. Esti-
lette, John |. Gardiner, B. Il. CAN'T and Jas.
Webb for the House of Representatives. These
citizens, independent of their personal merits
are endorsed and nominated in convention by
ninety-two delegates, representing eighteen
districts of the Parish. composing large ma
jority of its white voters. Yet this choice by
a majority of delegates selected at the prima-
ry meetings of their respective districts, in
open convention and by ballot, is scoffed at
by opponents both on our Legislative and
Parish ticket, and pretentiously urged by
them manifestly in contempt of the confidence
thus reposed in them and of which we are
proud.
They style themselves Independent candid
ates. They are SO independent that they claim
no fellowship with either the Reformists, Lib
erals or Radicals. They are no Democrats we
know from the present position they now oc-
cupy and the means they resort to to insure
their success.
What low estimate they have thus formed
of the intelligence and discernment of this
people.
Independent Of any known views they may
be credited to entertain of the situation of the
State or Parish, their suggestions of measures
for relief if needed or pledges or promises only
do what they may think right; they are osten-
sibly eager for votes. Here are class of su-
perlative citizens in the language of their or
gan in regard to one Of them honest industri-
GUS and hospitable and true gentlemen, but
| imbued with too much self Importance, free
dom from responsibility and boasted indepen-
dance of all popular control, to acknowledge
any ther-dependence upon the people but to
get their votes. ....
The time rapidly approaches, if our horos-
cope doet not deceive us, when the scale will
fall from the eyes eff those gentlemen and will
come sadly to realize the folly of their course.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12
Y. HUDSPETH.
UA prosperous merchant has for his motto
EARLY to bed,
Early to rise;f
Never get tight,
And advertise"
For Rent for the Year 1879.

n n
fs@. That richly productive and i'm
lsEsm proved plantation, the porperty of
- the Estate of the late John G.. Pratt
and Mrs. G. w. Pratt situated in the Bellevue
Prairie, about five miles south of Opelousas
The lands heretofore in cultivation have been
entirely enclosed during the current year with
q new and storong fence, and repairs made on
the residence.
These premises will be let to the highest
bidder, at the Court House in this town, at l2
M, on
Saturday Nogember I'd, 1872.
One-third of said rent payable cash, and the
residue payable on or before the first of Noyem-
ber 1873, for which said amount satisfactory
obligation will be required Bids receivable
at the option of the undersigned. Possession
given on the 1st of January next. Public act
of lease to be executed at the expense of lessee.
j. I'll. OVERTON,
Test. Exr. and agent.
Opelousas, Oct 5th, 1872.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12

E Messrs. Bloch and Dnpre have been
for weeks past receiving by every trip Of The
boats from New Orleans, large invoices Of
Fall and Winte goods, and their stock can
now be said 70 be complete inevery department.
a slight idea con be formed Of Che magnitude
OF their stock when it is said that their pres
ent quafters--the two large rooms adjoining
ar. Ealer's-are ftll to overfowing, as well
as their spacious warehouses, and the building
recently occupied by Mr.. w. O. Posev as .
grocery, opposite their present stand. All
their goods are new, seasonable and frst-class,
and will be sold still cheaper than overland
we are satisfied no better terms can be offered
by anyone. Call and see.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12
THE OPELOUSAS COURIER.
PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY
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co DITTO n 8 !

oNDITIoNs
Subscriptior-Th Dollars per year, pay
able Invariably in advance.
frat insertion and Twenty-Five Cents for each
SUBSEQUENT insertion. Eight lines or less
constitute square.
Ali advertisements sent in for publication
will be inserted in English and French tunless
otherwise orderedl until the publisher shalt
judge it convenient to discontinue.
Candidates to public favors will pay Fifteen
Dollars each, in advance, if they wish to bs
announced.
Obituary Notices, Cards of Thanks, &C., to
be paid for as advertisements
Personal cards, when admissible, to be
charged at the rate Of twenty eents per line,
in advance,
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12

TAKES this opportunity to announce that
IL he will keep constantly on hand
BAGGING, ROPE AND IRON TIES
for his clients And will also be prepared to
purchase COTTON when delivered at his
Warehouse in Washington, La.
August "a, 1872. IoN-1Y
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12

Our neil :hbor Phillips has been .spread.
ing hiInselP lately, judging from helarge and
select stock of new goods he has displayed fol
public inspection at his Emporium and
which can truly be said tocomprise everything
In the line of general merchandise which oul
people may be In need of,--all of which ha,
been selected with view to meet the special
wants of bis customers and the public, botl
IN regard to quality and price. He extends !
cordial invitation to everybody and his wife
to- call and SEQ for themselves whether every
thing here sta led is not Just 50.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12

dominion orer The fish Of the sea ...
and oper erery Rring thing that noueh apon the
earh."-Gen. / 2S.
When Balboa waded into the waters of the
Pacific, in full costume, holding aloft the flag
OF Spain, and in brave Castilian phrase took
possession in the, name of his sovereign, he
established for the Spanish crown title to
the whales and porpoises of the South Sea
about as good as that which vests in Ebert
CAN'T to the Democratic votes of this Con-
gressional district, under the treaty of
ODelousas"
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12

1T WeN'T WAsH.--It is now understood that
the Honorable William Mouton has yielded to
gentle pressure, and that the Honorable Ebert
CAN'T is to step in and take his place on the
Fusion ticket for Congress for the Third Con-
gessionai District MIR. Elhert CAN'T was tried
some time ago as a liberal candidate for that
position. The dissolving scenes which follow
ed the announcement of his candidature, we
had occasion to describe at the time It
brought the liberal party TO within an ace of
life In q week; indeed, there are many who
think that the heroic bakers dozen Of the
committee who proposed q Fusion were all
that were left of the party in the State at the
of one mine about the fusion candidate: they
simply refuse to vote for him and that is ali.
The Fusion ticket sat dancingly at best, on
Demcratic stomaehs, ecen as originally cooked
up by the committees. If any more changes
like the above are to take place, this paper
wants its name taken off the bond as surety for
aay of the nominees afayette advertiser, 5th
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12

RAIL ROAD NEws.-We are kindly permitted
to make the following extract from private
letter to gentleman Of our town, from Mr.
j. B. Price of st. Mary's Parish under date of
New Orleans October Sd.
II have just returned from New York was
detained account of the business of our
New Orleans, Mobile and Texas, and yermil-
lion and Shreveport Railway, feel satisfied
work will be resumed upon each of said roads
soon, and you may expect all rail communica-
tion with New Orleans in twelve months"
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12
n O = : G z.

IRVINE service, of the Episcopal Church,
.hP will be celebrated, in Washington, Sun
day September list, at Ii A. M. In Opelonsas
at Pa
In Washington, Sunday September sth at
5P.M. In Opelousas at II A. M.
Until further notice, Divine Service will be
held as above, on the first two SUNDAYS of
each month. G.. P. UPTON.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12
FOR THE STATE SENATE.
Joseph WI. Moore, Esq.

Assurances from nearly every portion of this
Senatorial District, having ut length reached
here, indicating our esteemed parishioner,
whose name heads this announcement, as their
choice for the State Senate, we accordingly all
nounce him as a candidate for the 10th Senate
rial District at the election ON the 4th of No.
vember next. NUMEROUS VOTERS.
Opelousas 5th September 1872.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12

SA A4EI n II AdSAHOINs
FEHHE undersigned will sell, through the min
Il istry of All auctoneer, at the Coffee house
of Mr.. TheOdu&e Fontenot, in Washington, on
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, 1872,
lot situated in the town of Washington. des-
ignated on the plan of said town as Lot No,
bounded north by Gordon street, south by Bu-
hot st., east by Gardner ST. and west by Blaize
Motto, together with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon.
Also: The undivided half of certain tract
of land situated at Moundville, measuring 20
arpents more or less, bounded on the North
by Bayou Crocodile South by lands belonging
heretofore to Webb, West by property OF the
Estate of Geo, King, together with the build
ings and improvements thereon.
These properties belong to Mrs. Widow j.
Remy, for wh"m the undersigned is Agent.
Conditions cash.
- Should "a purchaser be found before the
day of sale, these properties will be sold at
private sale. Apply at the Courier Office, or to
j. L. COURET, Agent,
August 311 New Orleans, La.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-10-12
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

/ am candidate for the Office of District
Attorney of the Sth judicial District, at the
election to be holden in November 1872.
-. G.. w HUDSPETH