The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1873-07-19

During the absence of the editor, Mr., L. A.
Sandoz will have the management of the CoU-
RIER. He is authorized to act for us in the
business department, and has charge of the
editorial columns.
The Petit Jury, which had been directed to
meet here on the 3lst inst, was finally dis
charged by the District Court. before its adj
journment On Wednesday last, as will be seen
by reference to notice from the Clerk which
we publish in another column.
The following is the list of visitors at the
Pointe-aux Loups Springs, ON the 18th inst: j:
Joseph Bloch, lady, family and servants, A.
Garrigues, Joel Ii. Sandoz, A. Levy, D. Bloch,
of 0pelousas; Mr. Dominique, of Iberia !; Mo-
ritz Kaufman, of New Orleans; Valmont sau-
nier, IT. A. Gnidry, Y. $. Bourque, Sci. Green,
Uriah Green, Joseph BGrleigh and lady, N.
Pousson, L. Darby, Of st. Landry-233
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IA TIE DELlsoUENTs.- Last Saturdays JoaBr-
nal contains list of about five handred names
ofdeliuquent Taxpayers, whose property will
soon be sold for State taxes of 1871 These
delinquents viii have to pay, besides these
taxes, a penalty of 25 per cent and the Audi
/ tors fee of 50, besides the printers fee-and
probably other fees and costs
: Mr. Morris, the Collector, says nothing about
the taxes for 1872
THE SESEISEL--A newspaper bearing the
above title will soon appear at st. Martins
vile, to be devoted to the defense of the
rights and interests of the people of Lonisi-
ana" Mr. +. T. Bienpenn sill be tie editor
Of the Sentinel. and it is promised that it will
have a corps of contributors which cannot fail
to make tue enterprise success. Such sehol-
ars and patriots as Messrs Aicibiade Deblanc,
/ Alex Declouet, g. A. Fournet, and other wri-
Hters Of acknowledged merit arc mentioned In
the list
Whether this enterprise succeeds or not,
this is certainly the best way to undertake it;
and if, in every Parish, those who have the
interests of orr State at heart would follow
the exampleof the eminent citizens mention
ed above, the people would never be disposed
las a portion Of them now appear to be,1 to
bow down their heads under the yoke of usurp-
alton; on the contrary, the scales Wor,id drop
from their eyes, and the traders in conseienees,
the vampires whose hands are in treasury, and
the thieves who rob the taxpayer in every
conceivable manner, would have tue finger of
seoru pointed at them ut every turn.
We wish the Ssati.,et all the success it de-
serves It will be published weekly in French
aud English, and we will be pleased to receive
atOnr Office, where d list has been deposited,
tie names and postofiee addresses of the per-
sons who may wish to subscribe and thereby
promote and encourage its noble purpose.
We call the attention of eur readers to the
letter of Mrs, Virginia A. Kirk to Il. II. Hatch.
State agent Of the Mound City Life Insurance.
Company Of st. Louis, acknowledging the
prompt ay1nent of ten thousand dollars, in
ssred on the life of her late husband, Th0s. !
G. Kirk.
This spealss volumes In favor of this henif- /
cent system providing for the widow and tile
orphan, and of this popular company, which
has gained ~ strong b hold on the favor and
confidence cf our people
NEW ORLEANS, June 26, 1873.
r |, Hatch, Esq, State Agent, New Orleans:
Tear Sir III hereby acknoWle edge the prompt
payment of ten thousand dollars by the Mound
City Life Insurance Company OF st. Louis, Mo,
insured on tho life of my late husband, Thos.
Ckifk, and checrfu1iy recommend this COM
pany to the favor and patronage of the people
eLthis STATE VIRGINIAsA. KIRK.
Mecopy ghe foregoing from the New Or
leans Times Of the 2sth of last month. 1t is d
source Of real qualification tosus to record this
esidenee, among the many, of the blessings
which this Insurance Company has dispensed
toits policy holders.
We have had here, and in our neig ghborhood,
recent and refreshing examples of tie benifi-
cent and cheering relief which came to the
stricken and sorfoWing widows and children
Of the late Capt. James G. Hayes, of this
place, aud of Col. Daniel @ Bryan ,of the Par
isf Of yefnalioli, from having been insured
in This company.
Sit has the guarantees Of large surplus
capital To meet all and every liability, and |
readiness and pnnctualits III the prompt pay
ment vt Az its engagements. The country
have had ~ its past ais1nis akable assurances /
thar IN II specially entitled to f.tIl firth and
The SHPREHY SUBSCRIBER The foIiovingl
description of u by no nleans rare speci,ase i'll
Iurnanity ii by tic Il Fat Con rfblltor.a III
copy IT fiji the edifcation of our readers iii
general anil for tie benefit of those Interested
IN paftiealar
We sro having some experience with the
Slippery Subscriber. He appeared III more
Varied terusE than Proteiss ever dleained Of.
The first dIiiculfy q Hector experiences In
hseffort to obtain tllR atliolnt of his snbserip-
ssns to fIla the Slippe subscriber at home.
Hexefans to know, Iiistincfirely, when helis
eetaiig. and On its atRiya lie IS almost inVa-
tlaely cat e. d ifs 50 fortunate IS to catch