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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-03-22
Lands Restored 10 Entry Under
the Homestead Law.

In the New Orleans Republican of a
late date, is the following advertisement
important to the people of this parish,
as much of the land described lies with
in its limits:
UNITED STATES CONSOLIDATED LAM OFFICE.
New Orleans. La, February 18th, 1873.
In accordance with instructions received from
the commissioner OF the General Land Office,
u3leU January 30. 1873, notice is hereby given
that on and after the Fifteenth Day of March,
1873, the following lands in the late Southwest,
ern Land District, Louisiana, which were ap-
proved under the act of June 3. 1885 to tho S+o{o
Of Louisiana, for the New Orleans, ODpl01sas
and Great Western railroad, lying west Of Brasil.
ear City, and declared forfeited to the United
states ny act OF CongesS of July IA, 1870, will be
restored to entry under the provisions of the
Homestead laws, tO-wit:
All such unappropriated lands lying and be-
ing in ~
Townships 6, 7 and 8 south, range l east.
Townships 7, 8, 9, 10 and II south, RANGE . nos+
townships 8, Q, 10, II and u south, range 3 east,
townships 8, 8, 10, II, u and IS south, range 4
east. e'
Townships 10, II, 70 and 10 south. range : oas+
Townships II, II and 10 south, range 6 east.
townships II, ID and IS south, range Z east,
townships u ana IA south, range 8 east.
Townships IL, IA and II south, range 9east.
Townships II, IA, Is and II south, range 10 east
Townships Is and 16 south, range II east.
townships Is and 1G south, range u east,
Townships 5 and 6 south, range west.
Townships 4 and 8 south. range 2 west.
townships 3, 4 and 5 south, range 3 west.
TOWNSHIPS :, !, 4 ana 5 SOUTH, range 4 west,
Townships /, 2, 3, 4 and 8 south, range 3 west
Townships l, 2, s, 4 and 5 south, range 6 west
townships l, 2 8 and 4 south, range 7west.
townships ~, 3 and 4 south, range 8 west.
townships /, 2, 3 and 4 south, range 0 west.
Townships l, 2, 8 and 4 south, range 10 west.
Townships l, 2, 8 and 4 south, range II west
Townships /, ., 8 and 4 south, range - west
CHARLES BARNARD, Register
W. II. HYATT, Receiver.
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WHE PARKER
II LOADING, DOUBLE BARRELED
SHOT GUN.

BREECH LOADING, DOUBLE BARRELED
SHOT GUN.
This popular gun nndeniably supports its claim
as being the
BE ST IN TIL WORLD!
Perfectly Simple in Construction
Very Strong and Durable!
Barrels Sclf-Locking!
Uses Central Fire Metallic or Paper CARTRIDGES
AT THE OPTION OF PURCHASERS!
1t has been four years before the public. and
lts success is really remarkable. It's sunerioritv
over all Others, and the claims of the manufac-
I"reFS' are well substantiated by the following
FACTS:
There arc more Parker Guns in tho hands of
American SpOrtmen than any Foreign brepeh.
loader. WI
There are three times as many Parker unsir
the hands OF American spOrtmen as there are Of
any other American made breech-lOadcr.
AT the CticncOnventiOn of the New York State
SpOftlnenS Association, the number of spOrts-
men who used the Parker gun was euual to that
OF all others who used central fire breeCh load
bined.
While the Parker gun is so often reported M
distinguishing itself ut large shoots thrOughont
the country, it is nOticable that few such renorts
atc Hlduc OF any Otnef gun.
TIL lowest price Parker guns are within reach
Oh those or moderate means, while they are i'll
every way a thoroughly good gun.
The higher grade Parker guns are gotten y In
Q style equaled by few, and excelled by none.
The most fastidiOus will find them all that can
be desired.
Our descriptive and price catalogue win be
mailed 10 any address upon application.
Address all communications to
PARKER BROTHERS,
men 23-tf. West Meriden, Conn.
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Apnleton,s ,Ionrnnl is now enlarged to the

AppIptOn's Journal is now enlarged to tho
extent of four additional reading-pages, while q
cover enclOsPS it. IN this form it takes more
definitely its place as Il weekly household
magazine. 1t viii continue to present healthful,
sound, instructive, entertaining. and animated
literature. 1t will COntinc itself, as a rule, to
one serial nOret ut Il time: it will contain the
best short stories attainable; it will give
picturesque descriptions of places, and stirring
narratives Of travel and adventure; it will have
highly entertaining papers upon various subjects
that pertain to the pursuits and recreatiOrs of
the people; will give portraits and sketches of
persons distinguished in various walks of life;
Will present lively, social sketches, having in
special view those things the knowledge of
which will contribute to the welfare and
happiness of the household it will describe
phases of life in all quarters of the globe; it
will discuss the more important events of the
time, and the advances made in art, literature,
and science; it will endcavor to reflect all the
ideas, movements, and developments of society
and, while hOpingtO cnlighten, will ~strenuOusly
aim to entcrtain. with large abundance Of
material, all who resort to it's pages for intellec-
tnal pleasure. 1t will employ illustration sufi-
GENTLY to give variety and animation to its
pages; but We shall seek rather to make it IL
Journal of popular higl-class literature than
merely IL vehicle for pictures. ID. Appleton il
Co., Publishers, New York.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-03-22

NICE Young MEN.-Perhaps the most
disgusting form of snobbery is that
which leads men to suppose every work
ing gil a fair object af his gallantry (?.
The inference is as false as it is insult
ing, and deserves punishment as thor
oughly as burglary.
If you walk down Canal street any
fine afternoon and look into the different
sewing machine shops, you will see a
| great many young girls at wOrk-sOme
as regular day hands and some as teach
ers and superintendent. To a man
possessed of any decency or intelligence,
the very fact that these girls are at
work would be evidence enough of their
honesty and good character; but in the
minds of the wretched little lOafers who
sometimes hang about the doors at
closing-up time, the knowledge of their
need and their unprotected condition is
all the encouragement required.
Quite lately we have heard complaint
that young ladies of the highest respec-
liability have been insulted by these
brutes. Unjust be understood that there
are many women in the world who
prefer labor to idleness-who would
rather earn something themselves than
be wholly dependent on a father or a
| DTObilSE dIIU IL TIC -MOIlu were as II
should be, these women would receive
more Difference and honor than those
who choose to exist without the smallest
effort in their own behalf.
It is to be presumed that some men
are born snobs, and can't help them,
selves, but they should remember, IL
approaching females Of whom they know
nothing except their industry and indie.
pendence, that they may be ~afrontine
ladies as pure and cultivated as theii
own sisters-whose only fault is thai
they are poor and unprotected.
We arc happy in believing that the
offence in question is extremely rare
but that it should exist at all is a shame
and q disgrace. It occurs to us to in,
quire how young men in this time have
so much leisure at such an hour, and We
fancy it is not altogether improbable
that Investigation will show them to bt
amenable to the yagrant law.-[Round,
about in Newt Orleans Times.
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An Ohio mechanic who, besides look
ing after the cultivation of eighteen
acres of land, earned between April and
November 18th of last year S407.A with
a patent brush, offers a very sensible
item of advice to landless anddowerless
young men. He says,-"GO and learn
q trade first, and that will get you a
FARM
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-03-22

Our OF THE SEA.-A. correspondent
of the Liverpool Daily Bulletin, writing
from Gibraltar, tells the following re-
markable story
He says that an American brigantine,
named the Mary Celeste, was discovered
deserted four hundred miles east Of the
Azores. The last entry of the captains
log was dated November ii, 1872, ten
days before her discovery. Manifests,
bills OF lading, and every document
which might have afforded any clue to
the history Of the derelict had been re-
moved. The cargo, consisting of spirits,
was untouched, and the vessel exhibited
no marks of severe weather. The con-
tents of thecabin, of considerable value,
and evidently belonging to a lady and a
child, were untouched. The cause of
the desertion of the vessel, and the fate
of her crew and passengers, is an alb
sOlute mystery.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-03-22

We call the attention of our readers to
the advertisements in this paper. By
reading each week, all under the head
of "New Advertisements" they will
miss nothing, as every advertisement
appears under that head when first in
cnrtoH IT,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-03-22

At the depth of forty-fve feet below
the earth's surface the temperature is
uniform throughout the year. In the
Mammoth and WyandOtte caves it
stands the year round at SO.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-03-22

A ball weighing one ton and a ball OF
the same material weighing but one
ounce, II dropped simultaneously from
the top OF a tower, will reach the earth
at the same instant.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-03-22

One of the down-trodden in Indiana
lately applied for o divorce, and the
judge intimated his intention to de-
eide against her, The lady, alarmed,
began to she'd tears, and her dignifed
counsel edging his chair close to hers.
whispered, "Tl1at's right, cry like the
ID, and you'll get your decree"
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LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. E. Phillips has lost two horses,
and offers a reward for them. See his
advertisement.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-03-22

We had a slight frost in Opelousas
yesterday morning-nOt enough to do
much damage to vegetation.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-03-22

The waters of the Dead Sea are
stronger than any other on the globe,
100 pounds holding in solution 45 pounds
Of salt,
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NEW ADVERTISEMENT
DROCTOR q

n WaB n II TIEL3S
Il EATESA OLIVE SO
is made from the hest materials and nix civ per
fnmed. Sold at price of ordinary Soap, buy it,
you will use no other. Grocers have it.
New Orleans JOhbels Wholesale Agents.
NSFRAF.-ABOUT MARCH 18th. 1873,
IL from the undersigned in OpclOusas, a gray
horse about eight years Old, harness marked,
branded about thus; X. Also, Il black horse
about ten years old, harness marked, branded
about thus a
N-O
A liberal reward will he paid for their rccnv-
cry. + PHILLIPS
mCh 0p-tP
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Died:

POSEY-In New Orleans. on the 18th inst,
of Op~elOuSas, aged , years and / month.
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Notarial Acts of sale, with wife's ~rcnuncia
ton English and FRENCH, and Magistratc's
blanks, for sale at this of~6ee-cheap.
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An Irish ouristremarks that the strong
water they put in the TaY in Scotland
reminds him of the Spree in Bohea-mia.
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MARRIED:

inst, by Justice P. L. Hebrard in OpelOuaas,
Mr.. Martin GuillOry and Miss PhilOmelle Gull
launC.
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We shall ndeavOr to forgive our debt,
ors when they endeavor to pay us.
[Yonkers Gazette.
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In the United States the increase il
about three per cent, or 100000 annu.
ally,-[Picayune,
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A WIS DETECTION.

1nuS les. c~lectenrS ditmcnt qualities rGsidant
dams les limites dc Ia willie dGs OpelOnsas sont
notifies, qu'unc election aura lieu, a la Maison
dc C0ur, en- cctte vile, lie premier Lundi dAvriI
le but d'tliro par scrutin, sept fra~nc-tena1ncier
dc Ia vile, CONNIE membres du conseil de willie
pour la ditc vile. -" '"N'
seront clos a 4 heWes de rapres-midi.
VI 4. ROBERTSON,
- mars. GrefHME de la COur do District
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objection NOTICE

All duly qualified electors residing within the
limits OF the town of OpelOnsas, are hereby
Courthouse, in said town, on the First Monday
II April next, (heing the 18th day of said monthly
f0r the purpose of cleCting by ballot, seven free
holders of said town.
The polls shall be open at 9 o'clock in the fore
noon, and closed ut 4 O'Clock in the evening.
W. A. ROBERTSON,
mrh 22-3t. Clerk of the District CSurt
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TO SUBsCRIBERs.-Our terms for sub
scription are two dollars a ycar, in adj
vance. We do not want to sue n sub
scriber for two dollars, and we cannot
afford to keep several hundred dead
heads on our list. Experience has taught
us that many who do not pay before re-
ceiving the paper, will not do it after
wards-let them be damned ever so much.
In dropping the dead-heads from our
list some who have paid may be erro-
neouslydropped-they willplease notify
us Immediately. But frOmall, hereafter,
we must have the two dollarsin advance.
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SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS

EVER TO oPELOUsAs.
Selected by an Experienced Buyer, and bought
to suit the wants of everyone,
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How TO PAW YOUR TAXES.
CALL AT
r.
First Glass Grocery Store,
MAIN STREET, ~OPELOUsAs,

"NIN u IAH9L4J IELUJ0ASg
And buy your groceries there. In dealing with
nm you vii save enough during one year, on
account of the difference in price and GiiaiitI, " r.
pay your taxes.
Supplies of the best -four, warranted to he "a
represented, and taken back if it does not rive
satisfaction. The proprietor has Ind Great7 a w
perlence with flour, and is q competent Judge
OF the article; All kinds of groceries received
ny every boat, and always on hand.
Prices moderate to suit the times,
Jan. CITY.
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The reference suit to determine the
rightful possession OF Eva Griffng, a
young quadroon, who was adopted and
taken from her parents in the South, in
her infad6y, by Frederick .Grifing of
Brooklyn, and whose mother has been
seeking to obtain possession OF her
was decided in favor of Grifing on
Tuesday. The girl, now about 18, is
decidedly averse to leaving her happy
home in Brooklyn for a howell with her
mother in the South. NJ
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The average height Of the highest
ocean wave ttle Z mountain sWeilsn we
read about does not exceed forty feet.
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PHILLIPS.
AM
FIRST IN THE FIELD
OF THE
Finest and Largest Stock
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In conversation with mi Of our plant
ers this week, he stated that this year
more attention than usual had generally
been paid for getting ready for a crop.
The fences, bitches, ETC., had been better
attended to. The determination seems
to be to make q good crop, MS shown by
the unusual attentioTfto preliminaries.
The truth has been at last realized that
q plantation or farm should be sef-sus-
tainihg. So long as commission nler-
chants supplied the means of making
the crop, none or not sufficient supplies
were produced on the plantationfOrtha
purpose. But the many failures of large
planters, followed by those of many
merchants who advanced to them, and
the stringency of the money market
caused by hesefailures and Ourpolitical
complications, have reduced u farm
ers and planters to self-dependence.
Their eyes are now open, and the ener-
getic ones are determined that it shall
be no fault of theirs if they do not sue
coed and be hereafter independentofp pol
itics, commission merchants, and West
ern produce. OF course, some still fold
their hands and depend on Providence
their fences are in bad condition and
the land is not well drained. II it is a
dry season they may make a little-not
near so much as if the land was thor
oughly drained-butt the cattle may break
in anddestroy that little. On the whole,
from present Indications, we anticipate
a heavy crop this year. . 4
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NNS uuA VI GtGIA uIlt.
DRESS GOODS in all varieties,
SILKS in all shades and cOlOrs,
MOHAMBIQUES, PERCALES, LAWNS. .
LINEN LAWNS, and every other style Of
DRESS GOODS.
NOVELTIES Of the latest style. r.
SILK FIsCHUs, COLLARS and SLEEVES
in Valenciennes, and other kinds. -u-.
LADIES' BOOTS and SHOES, in all styles and
shapes.
DOMESTIC, STRIPES, DENNIS, of all kinds,
LADIES' SPRING HATs-the latest STYLES
elegantly trimmed.
NOTIONS Of every kind such as Braids,
Trimmings, Jet Jewelry, Laces, etc.
CROCKERY WARE,
WILLOW WARE,
HARDWARE,
TIN WARE.
GROCERIES and PLANTATION SUPPLIES,
BLACK GOODS of all grades.
He respectfully asks a call, feeling assured
that he can give the utmost satisfaction.
No trouble to show goods.
Polite and attentive clerks.
inch 92-tf.
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Wedding cards in Denver consist of n
jack of diamonds and thequeen ofhearts,
with the contracting parties name there
on. If the brides mother is living the
ten of clubs is added,
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TIN SHOP.
REMOVED TO LANDRY STREET
Near the POst-Offcc,)

All kinds tin ware for sale. All kinds lob
work, i'll copper, tin, and sheet iron, done ut
short notice, at the OpelOusas Til shop.
ALSO,
bucks brilliant Cooking Stoves.
nov. 3O-tian. Of. WIN. ~TTGTTTTE
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The explosive force of closely con-
fined gunpowder is siy7and-a-half tons
to the square inch.
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The atmosphere presses two thousand
one hundred and sixty pounds upon
every square foot of the eartlls surface,
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PARISH CoURT.-This court is still in
session, and viii be. probably all next
week. Since our last report the follow
ing cases have been disposed of:
Dismissed atplaintiff S costs: G. Wolf
VS.. Phillip Wise. Damonville Boudreau
VS.. Joseph Suffice ct ais. James A. Will
lard VS.. Aaron Hanning. E..O. Hayes
VS.. Austin Lacomb. Bloch & Dupre VS..
T.. A. B.1Hanks., !. g <.e
Judgment for plaintiff: Everett, Lane
g. CO., VS.. A. Ortego. darcy s. Wheeler
VS.. Alfred Payy. John Fahey VS.. Geo,
w. Reedetal, Solomon Isaac VS.. Joseph
Collins. B. Z. Castendyke vs.. Jean NAL
vile. James A. Willard VS.. Paul Lam
bert. Frederic Jeanfroid vs.. A. Mills.
paugh. Felix Deiean VS.. Raymond es-
hotel Kate w. Smith vs.. Don Louis
Godeau. w. A. Robertson, admir-, VS.
TN. McCrory ct ais. S. B. Robinson VS.
Edward Plonsky. Theodule T. Richard
VS.. Henry ID. Mcbride. Francois Bri.
gnac VS.. Ely Mcdaniel. Damonyile
BoudTeau VS.. Louis Prud'ham1ae etals
Dominique Lalanne VS.. Jean LucieI
Andre ct ais. Solomon Isaacs vs.. Jos
Collins ct ais. Lastie Neat VS.. E. S
Mayo ct ais. Mariel Richard, admrx.
VS.. Edmund Clark. Freeman Burr VS.
c. d. Tatman. Edmund Cooper VS.. T
C. Gibbons. Casimire Rosette VS.. Gus,
tave Dreyfus. Bloch 81 Dupre VS.. P. A
Nezat. Bloch & Ddpre VS.. Lawrenc,
Bushnell. Ferdinand Mallard ct al. VS.
Phillip Stevens:
Judgment for defendant: Robert W
Thoms vs.. Ann Dapre.
Dismissed at appellants costs: Ton
Pinckney VS.. Dick johnson. Louis NJ
Leger VS.. Cyrille Richard.
Dismissed Mt appellee's costs Lucind;
M. Thayer ysaVNm. Bonner
The atmosphere presses two thousant
one hundred and sixty pounds npoI
every square foot of the eartll's surface
The average height Of the highes
0cean wave (tle " mountain sWei1sR W
read aboutA does not exceed forty feet.
The explosive force of closely con
fined gunpoWder is slI7and-a-half ton
to the squareineh.
At the equator the line of perpetua
snow is 5000 feet above the level o
the sea.
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At the equator the line of perpetual
snow is 1900 feet above the level of
the sea.
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NEW Go0Ds.-PhillipS' store has just
been repIenished with a stock of new
goods, and more will arrive from week
to week. We looked over his establish
ment this week, and were particularly
struck with some cultivatOrs, with
which every farmer should be supplied.
If the ground was well broken before
planting one of these cultivators will
do the work of two OF three plows III
cultivation-thus saving both time and
labor. His supply of ladies' goods is
large and various. He has a lot of " sur
prise" bonnGts, which we a not de-
scribe, but the ladies can see them for
themselves by dropping i'll at Phillips
establishment. Fora more particular
enumeration of his goods, see his adj
vertisement.
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Last Monday Jean Pierre Fuselier was
before Justice Hebrard for disturbing
the public peace and stealing ahandker-
chief from Tom Garland. The case was
compromised, Fuselier paying fine and
costs amounting to $12.60. On the same
day said Fuselier was before the same
Justice, on the complaint Of town con
stable, for carrying concealed weapons.
He was sent before the District Court,
furnishing bond with security in the sum
of twohundred dollars. On Wednesday
Miss LeOnore Blanchard was beforehim,
charged with perjury, by Andre Meche,
in some case that had been examined by
Justice Knox, in which she was a wit
ness. She was acquitted.
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GRAND OPENING

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NOVELTIES of the latest style. ,
SILK FIsCHUs, COLLARS and SLEEVES
in Valenciennes, and other kinds. -,-.