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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-12-26
MONDAY, December 18th. 1873.

On motion the Police Jury adjourned until
Monday, December 18th. 1873.
MONDAY, December 18th. 1873.
The Police jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Messrs. 7. c. Chacnere, T. 8. FOntenOt.
Fl. Durio and Theodule FOntenot.
On motion, Mr.. I. C. Chachere was called to
the chair.
The minutes Of the previous meetings we're
read and approved.
on motion OF Mr.. T. 8. Fontenot, resolved,
that at a meeting of the Police jury of the Parish
of ST. Landry, to be,held on the fourth Monday
in January, 1874, being the Goth day of said
month, the amount of taxes to be LEVIED and
assessed on said parish, for the services OF the
year 1873, shall then be fixed and determined.
Resolved, that the following is the estimate
exhibiting the various items Of expenditure
necessary for the services of the year 1873, and
that the said estimate be published at least
thirty days before the amount of the tax shall
be fixed and determined, aB the law requires:
Pay of officers of the Police Jury, to-wit Clerk,
Treasurer, Physician, Attorney, Printer, Con-
stable, Road Inspector and Auditor . $500
Pay OF members. 1000
SherifTs salary, {sCe Act No. 1855, of 1867 600
Clerks salary, tsee Acs No. 165, of 1861 400
Contingent expenses. l,OQO
Existing 10000
Magistrates fees il criminal cases.....-. 5000
COnstalles fees i'll criminal cases $500
Witness fees in criminal cases before
magistrates 1000
Maintenance Of prisoners in parish Jail. G,O0O
Pay OF Grand and Petit Jurors Spring
term OF COurt. 900
Pay Of Grand and Petit Jurors Fall
term of Court 1900
Sheriff for BummOning the samc.......- COO
Fees Of witnesses i'll criminal cases, Dis
trict Court 5000
Pay OF District Attorney for convictions 500
Transportation OF prisoners to the PEN
| i~tentiary 600
Pay for extra printing ............. 300
ShGrif7s fees in criminal cases -.-...... 5000
Sheriff fees for attendance on Supreme,
District and Parish Court ....... 800
Construction of public wOrks.-.......-- 10000
Pay of road OverScGrs and maintaining
public 1900
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
The Late Major EwinS,s tercs in
tho Tim to be Sold.
From the ST. Louis Globe, l7tb.1

49, ApaiS olUUt, l1l,
Major Z. G. IainwAtcr, admins
traitor of the state of the late Major
Henry Ewing, publisher of the 81.
Louis Times, made application YES
icrday to Judge Wocrner, of the
Probate Court, for leave TO sell at
private sale SS4 shares of stock in the
Times Company. The stock has
been appraised ut sevemty-five cents
Oh the dollar, its par value being $lOS
a share. The petition of the admiuis-
traitor represented that as the bust
ness of the concern was conducted by
tho deceased during his life, and has
since his death been managed bv
others, no income of any amount can
be derived fremthe estate, and conse-
quently a sale is desirable. An order
granted as prayed for, it being
stipulated that the stock shall nst be
sold for less than its appraised value.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23

! Henry Watterson, in his last ssauto.
graph to the Courier-Journal gives
- famous picture of the reception OF
The shah uf Persia. Amongst other
good things, he gives us IL pen and
INK picture Oftilc Shah, which is char
acteristic of both. .'The shah him
SELF" says this American genius, lis
an ugly cuss. lie resembles closely
the pictures of the more cruel of his
iorctathers, contained in the carly
editions of the Arabian Nights. 1
dare say he has caused many Il Door
fellows head TO be chopped Off ON a
notice of five minutes, and it would
not surprise me to learn that he has
q trick of making himself IL widower
three or -four times a month";. A
tierce-cycd, tallow visa9ed, ugly beast
as ever worca diamond or carricd a
srimitar, and his grand vizicr, WHO is
along with him, is only Il tritic the less
brutal and vicious. lfyou met either
dark alley yeu would tremblc
for your life"
Nobody i'll the whole world is dc
ccivcd by the elaborate attentions
extended to this hcatlIcn %potcntnte
by the leading power of clIristeudum.
The power of Russia in the east is
beginning to be unprecedented by
Britain, and when did Britain ever
shrink from any association where
her mntcrial interests were to be sub
served! If the Shah had come with
cloren lloOts and a long tail, he would
have been received with the same
"distinguishcd considerations Such
is life, even the vcrylliglest life.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
SHERIFF,s SALE,
stephen e.. Wentworth, rla!n;iir,
against
ElnIl.nu q hlu tLn. LIE ,.l.

stephen G.. Wentworth, Ilain;ir,
against
Hlcds0c Il Bleisoc, defendants.
Y virtue Oftwo executions, is-u,., from III.
- Office OF the c;cIk vi the circ,iit cont ,t
Lafayette county, Missouri, both in Ityo,. ~,
stephen Il. W cntwOrth and against Richard III
amt John W. l;ieisoe, to me directed. and To-
tnrnabie to the August term, 1873, oil said court
| will, on
Friday, the 18th day of August, 1873.
Between the h0HrS Of nine O'Clock in the foreman
ant Nv O'Clock in tn afternoon of said day
ana III front III the court house door, in the clty
Of Lexington, in said Lafayette county, during
Tie session of the sail circuit court of sni,,
county, sell publicly, by ancrion, to the highest
bidder, for Cash III hand, all the right, IIIle.
interest claim and estate of he said Richard n
Bie.ls"c aid John W. BeldsOe, ,icfrnd.nts II,
SAIL executions, in and to the following descrjh-
ell real estate, situate, lying, und beng in tI..
wit: W.
The northeast quarter Of the northeast quarter
OF section eighteen isl, and the southwest quar-
Ter ol t!e noftlie iSt quarter, the nurthwe est Gu Ir-
Ter OF Tie southeast quarter, the norihe.ts; u,Iartcr
OF me southwest quarter, the south hall of The
nor invest quarter, the southwc-t quarter of the
southeast qaLrier, and the southeast, uuari.r of
me southwest quarter of section number seven
vi. All the above described lands /, ling and
b'iiiS IN township forty-eIght lisI, i'm range
twenty-cight Isl.
Given unrer my hanI, this 22d duv of july.
1919. W NJ. YOUNG, sheriff.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23

The New York World a V che
lud:crous figure cut by the Orange
men in their parade on Saturday last
ought to be sufficient to cure them
OF all future desire to exhibit them
selves i'll n procession OIL our streets.
The show Oh that occasion was n
pitiful II and had no semblancc
of patriotism about it. Had it been
called a parade OF policeman il might
have been considered a creditablc
affair, but when it is viewed in the
light ola Unconstitutional q rangemcn
II is impossible tn regard it in any
other light than that Of q ridiculous
failure. The procession had three
policeman to every Orangeman.
The latter were therefore COM
plctely surrounded and almost hidden
from sight. Instead of a celebration
of the battle of the Bovine il
looked more like the return of
the police from that battle, with all
the Orangcmen that were left ut the
close of the fighting MS prisoners Of
war, aud cscorting them under guard
to some place of confinement"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
SALE.

fhiiOmcnaO q. Neil
itsLIast
O'Rcir " Mathews.
virtue of an execution, issued from III. az.
~ lice otthe clerk of the circuit court ufL,,f,y-
ei'r county, Missouri, in fi,o or Of Phil.mrny q
N'Ii, and Against " ii!iam &. O'Reir and ;;uberi
Mathews, {" HE directed, and rciurnabIr T., the
august ierti, ISIS, OF said court, 1 viii, on
Thursday, 18th day of August, 1873.
l'ciwren the hours of nine O'Clock in the FORE
noon ahd five o'clock in the afternoon uf said
uty, anu In front ni The court house door, in thc
CT! oi LEXINGTON, in Lafiy cite county, during
IN session Of the said cii cult court of said r,uu-
y, s,ii publicly, by auction, to the highest bid
ucf, Tor Cash Ia hind, ali the right. title, inIeIe 4
c'a m amt estate of the said William [, O'R,Ir
ana Robert Mathews, defendants in sail .yecu-
non, IN AID 10 the following drscr. bed real
estate, situate, lyins, aud being in the county of
L-aiiyetie, AID sta'c al Missouri, to-wii:
me north half of the southwest qu,rtrr CT SEC
non slNtrr' (lt), and the south halfof the north
west quarter of Sc ton sixteen (6) al in town
si,'r i"iiy-r,'Sht tiSl, of rang. tw enty-six t5Gl.
nt'eh untef my hand, this 22d day OF July,
1913. jy2i WILLIAM YOUNG. ShrriG,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
Texas Cattle Fever,

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, July 18Th
April last Frank Taylor and his part
ner shipped into Dayiess county by
the Hannibal and ST. Joe railroad,
unloading them at kiddrr, 265 Texas
cattle. These cattle were uraZcd
mostly i'll ColfaX township, Davies
county, and lIave been since all. or
nearly all, sold and reshipped. About
a week since in the trail of tl,cIr
range, the Texas fever broke out
among the native cattle, and up TO
this time some three hungrcd have
died. The disease acts rapidly. The
animals seized with 1t drooD and die
in from two to six days. Mich cows
ut once 20 dry. One farmer lost titty-
nine head out of seventy. Citizens of
the neighborhood have had to turn
out and dig trenches on the prairie
and bury the dead animals to prevent
the spread of the disease and the en-
gendering of Il pestilencc. The re-
i'll which this cattle pest is
prevalent is one of the best stock
districts i'll the Northwest. The loss
will probably be large. The excite
mcnt is great and the feelings of the
people are represented to be agains,
the summer importation of Texas
cattle.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
SHERKFF,S SALE,
William w. 8 parks

William W. parks
against.
Owen Flggen.
, virtue of special and general execution.
- isst;c'i from the office of the clerk of The
circuit court OF Lafayette county, Missouri, i'm
iavor OF William W. sparks, and AGAINST owen
iagSrn, 10 ME ,iirerted, anil returnablr To tne
August term, lS.S, of said court, 1 will, on
Saturday, the 10th day of August,
1873,
ee'ween the hours of nine O'Clock in the fore
noon anu live O'Clock in the afternoon of said
"!v, ami in front ofthc court house door. in ti,e
cry "i Lexington. in Lafayette county, during
me session of the sail circuit court Of said Conn.,
~, sell publicly, ly auction, to the highest hid
der. for cash in hand, all the right, tltlr, interest
claim anu estate Oftte said Owen Pac.tn. de.
t,'ndant in said execution, in and to the Following
ue,cIinei reI! estat,. situate, lying, and being in
state of Missouri, tn-wit: ""'
Lot number three t), in block NJ, with a two
STORY frame boarding house, about ~ feet wide
.Auliviile. vi
SIiven under my hand, this asd dav of July.
1873. jy2 WILLIAM YOUNG. sheriff
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
Ray County Items.
From the Richmond co~nservator.

oA-
BAPTIST AssoCIATIoN.-Wc have
been Informed that the twenty-eighth
annual meeting of the North! ..rty
Baptist Association will coli scnc Ut
Richmond OH Wednesday, before the
fourth Sunday i'll August, aud ron
.inue several days. This association
embraces portions of Ray, Clay, Clin-
ION aud Platte counties, thirty or
dained ministers, tifty-thrcc churches,
with an aggregate membership OF
about four thousand.
REMINIsENCE.-Thc 18th of this
mouth, in the year 1869, the Conser-
vator office, Methodist and Chris
tian churches, and other buildings
wer blown down by the hurricane.
Since then they bavc all been rebuilt.
and not a vesti9c of the ruin inflict-
cd by the terrible storm remains.
save a general decentralization by the
people who suffered from the effects
OF the storm when the wind
blows u gale. 1t was y storm frauaht
with considerable loss to us, vet we
managed 10 live through il, as we
have done others of u less serious
aaturc.
Joe. Dorton informs us that he re-
"eived 81 25 for his hogs in st. Louis.
sLfew days since.
The CRoPs.-The harvest is about
over in Ray county, and the GRO of
small grain has never been ~excellrd
in quantity or quality, while the hay
is largely in excess of past seasons.
As most of the wheat has been stack.
cd it can be considered safe. Wheat
is selling readily at 81 per bus,cl, but
is worth more money than that.
Grasshoppers are making their ap-
pearance in vast numbers, and we
would not he surprised if tllev do
not injure the crops in this section.
The potato bug sits OIL his hind legs
and bids defiance to the farmer. We
have hoard of several patches that
lave yielded 10 their prowess.
Alnigo crop Of tobacco has been
set out in this county this summer,
and it Is looking well, with u fine
prospect for all immense crop.
MILLs.-Among the many good
mills in Ray county, none excels that
of Messys. Maple u Son, of Hardin.
1t has Gtem built regardless of cost, !
fixed up in modern style, with all OF
the latest improvements.
Messrs. Brashcar & Taylor have
and thoroughly rcfitted
The Albany Mills, and are determine
I'd to do Il business this summer that
will justify them in paying the high.
est price for grain.
We learn That John Moore will
shortly have his mill at Camden in
a first class establishment, |
that would be a benefit and an orna-
to any city.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
SUERiFE,S SALE

hahSon :, Chadwick. use ofwiliam P. Beck.
william l.. Stewart.
siIIue OF an execution, issued from III.
=, !. oilse OF the clerk of the circuit court of In
a.e,te county, Missouri, in favor of Hn,oan L. :
WWn iiIiNm USE Of William p, Beck, and against
a4ie 10 The August term, ls13, of said conrt : :
Thursday, the 14th day of August
1873,
between the hours Of nine O'Clock i, tho ,.,,
lpoh anu hve O'Clock in the affcrnoon easI
ray ; y a9I IN 'front.' of the court house door, in the
~ o.. lexington. in Lafayette county. durinc
t9e s ssss ,mhS Of tie said circuit court Of said " e"nns
fnrcaSh ii ~ oy a%uctisn, to the highrst bid
,i.m daa f e sniS Of the said William L, stewart,
,"wisg described real estate, situate lvin q ani
to-wit: -" SAs
nf Lo,s mn number four o. and Eve c), in block
teen as, ali in P ~ narnDern I'VE ll, IN block sS.
ad Miu TO The city of Lexington.
unIer my hand, this ed day Of July,
'e''' Iyss WILLIAM YOUNG. Sheriff.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
snEnIYr,s sALr.

aLLHI
Charles W. Gauss
agninst
August Hnckmgn and Co
DY virtue OF nm execution Issued nom tbe
ID ONCE Of the clerk Of the circuit court os
Lafayette county, Missouri, in favor cf lhsIies
William Gsuss aud against AustiBt HsckInan.
Herman kueck and Uito Walk.nhorst, 10 m
dirrc.ed, and returnablc TO tle August term,
is73, Ut said court. ] Will, on
Thursday, the 14ili day of August,
1873,
petwee the hours Of nine O'Clock In the FORE
noon and i've O'Clock IN the afternoon Of said
rify Of Lexington, In Lafayette comfy, during
the session Of the said circuit court OF said county
sell publicly, by %nuction, 10 the highest bidder
for cash In hand, NIL the right, title, Interest CLAIM,
and estate OF the said August Bacsmln. Herman
kucck md tptfo Walkrnhorst. defsndants In said
execution. In and 10 the following descrii"d real
estate, SITUATE, lying, and being IN tie county vi
Lafayette, and state Of Missouri, tO-wit:
a part OF the southeast quarter of the north
west quarter Of section four ~, in township
tfs), OF range tweHty-IOur (2t), com
nicnclng Mt the southwest corner OF u piece 0f
land conveyed by Conrad Stinkl- md wife tO e.
II. wnlkenborsf; thence south l2J feet, thence
east 100 feet, thence north lz0 feet, fhrnce west
IyD feet to ib< beginning. adjoining the Town of
ConcOr,lia. east OF st. Louis street, and fryntiDg
sold to said Hackman & company. by Conrad
sIinhle and vile by deed bearing daie september
the nth, 1870, and upon which the store hOIisc OF
said HackmaD & Go. Ia situated.
Given under my hand, this 2lst day OF July
1873. jyZJ YOUNG, Sheriff
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
The Missouri Railroad Cases

Judge Dillon of the U. S. district
court, before whom it will be recol-
lected, there was a hearing at Davem-
port. some weeks since, in the case of
Murdoch ct al. VS.. WOOdsOm ct al. for
the temporary Injunction restraining
the advertising of the Missouri Pa
cisic railroad for sale, has made an
order granting the injunction. THIS
probably gives a final settlement to
the vexaiious suit against the Mis-
souri, Pacific aud bears even more
strongly upon the case ofIlic proceed
ings against the North Missouri, or
ST. Louis, Kansas City aud Nothern,
the latter being considered as having
even less of q basis in justice than the
other. -
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEkEAs, Hector A; China and Sarah F.
w Stinn his wife, ON the 2Oth day of MAVEN.
ner, ieby., executed and del. verpd their d.,,l Of
trust whtcn Is now OF record In the Record.r,a
once OF Lafayette county Missouri, In book No.
d, on page 30, conveying to John A. s. INIT.
trustee, the following described real estate
si,aa.e,i IN said county al Lafayette, to-wit:
rorty lao) acres-the southwest quarter or the
northeast quarter OF the southwest Quarter. and
forty arres-the northwe, st quarter of the south.
west quarters; all in section ten 0Ol. Of
township forty-ninc u9), range twenty.fy issI'.
containing In the aggregate one hundred and
twenty l0l acres, which conveyance was made
10 trust to secure the payment by said Cnfnn Of
his promissory note in said deed fully uescriIed /.
ana whereas said notes have long since become
due and rsniain unpaid, Now, therefore. nubiic
notice Is hereby given that the undersicn.d irnss
tee, w. pursuance OF The power In said deed given.
and at request of tie legal holder OF said note
will, on ~A oS'
Saturday, sz1e ed day Of Auxuss.
1873,
between the hours OF 10 O'Clock A. ~. and 1
o'clock P. NJ OF that day, proceed to seii the
lana above drscribed Mt public yeudue 10 IN,
nignest bidder Tor cash n band ~ the court hous ,
door, IN the city ofLexiugton Laiuyette county.
missouri, Tor the purpose OF satisfSiur ssid nots
uus'. N JOHN A.. 8. TUT, Trustee.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
The 81. Joseph Bridge.

The work III tho repairs of the
raw span has been pushed ahead as
f,st as 1t was possible sor money aud
4 ibor 10 do u since the accident. The
:iooriig IS nbout done, aud tho bal.
snee Of tho work can be completed,
.,ays. The accident, a,thon1h an er.
s.cnsive one, 10 not what il was "a.
~orted TO be ct first. 1t Was. had
.nongh, but the energy of tho. bridge
company, with their able assistants
las overcome every obstacle, aud ears
will be running over the noble struc-
i;Ire inside of a few days. In the
meantime passengers r allowed TO
I, ross, and wagons could cross were
il not that their passage would inter-
FIRE with the workmeD. The ferry
inat has done n splendid business
,'ncc the fourth OF July, and the
Iransser boat 10 now at work, so that
!. IF trade has not been interfered
with to any extraordinary extent,
this being the dull season for western
t~seighfss-EGazettc.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
SALE.
"
We.
Y ihans

vs.. =
WrrIwag x ChaIslor.
ID virtue of AN ~, cution, Issued from The
ID office Of ;hc rlrrk 81 the c,truit cour. Of La
iiyrttc %ruuafy, Missouri. in favnr of john Reid,
and agIins; Lewis '. W,rnSyax and t-asc I, i,rhs.,
lor. 10 me directed, and r.iurnabl,. to the iugu,e
term, 1875, of said court, i will, on
Wednesday, the 9th day Of August,
1873,
Between the hours at nine O'Clock in the forenoon
and live O'Clock in the afternoon of sath dav, and
IN 'front.' of the court hnus" door. IN the rity OF
Lexington, IN Lafayette crun'y. during The s.s.
sion OF the said circuit court of said e. unity, sell
publicly, bv auction, T. t.!e highest bidder, for
cash III AND, all the righi. little, interest claim
.nd estate of the said l. WIS V. Wrrnwag and
Is iac tharsl"r, def ndan'S IN sale execution. In
and Ia III" following described r-.l estate, III.
lying, and being in The county ofL.afay.ite,
AMI state of Missouri, town:
III ,'u!hc tsf quarter fine northwest quarter
~ section thirty live (s), in township iiity-one
tal), of range lweity-s even (:D.
trfeH u der my hrrd. tiiI- 18Th day Of July,
1875. Lyi6l WILLIAM YOUNG sh, rim.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23

a new oath has been proposed in
the pennsylvania constitutional con-
vcntion by Hon. jeremiah Black,
which has passed a third reading. 1t
requires members of the Lcglsla, urc,
within twenty days after adjourn
mcnt, to swear that they have sup
ported tho constitution; have not
knowingly listened to corrupt private
solicitation by interested parties or
their agents, o received presents
tl,ercfrOm; nor voted or spoken on
ANY matter in which they had II
private interest; nor have done any
act that would make them guilty of
bribery, and that they have observed
the order of legislation prescribed by
the constitutions.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
SHERlFE,S SALE,

Charles Hoefer
against
August Heuman.
virtue nj II special execution. issucd fran,
nae once OF the clerk of the circuit co,Iri
OIL I-iia!e'te county. Missouri. in flvor of Charles
Ii"eirr anu against August IIeumnn. In M. III
ieeled, anu r'tnrnrble 10 the August Term Isl:
OF SAID court, l will, on 90
Saturday, the 10th dav of Auyust
1873,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in tbe fora
, moon ana h.e o'clock in til, afternoon of said
my ana IN front of the court house door. In th,
.its oil Lexington, in Lafayette county,. ,mr;n.,
.mr session OF the said circuit cDurt of siii
ETiuhiy, sell publicly, by auction, to the h,rhe.t
pn.aer, Tor Cash i'll hand, all The right, title in.
liam ~ IN m ai,d estate of the said August
,e"inin, defendant in said execution, in nnI In
t,r i''io%ing described real estai'., situate,
I!!ns, anu BEN: IN the town of Hi-cin,yiiie
tO-wit: 'iissouri,
Tour GD, in block SC" in the afor.s,i ~ ,o II
and county. eea Town
Given under my hand, this ODD ,,,v ,u,.
"M- YOUNG, Sheriff.