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ST, LANDRY PARISH. june Goth. 1873.

| certify as follows: One of my daughters.
aged II years, had cbiIls and fevers every other
day, and her stomach was so completely de-
ranged that she could keep on it neither water
nor any kind of feod, however light. She re
maine,i in that condition eighteen months, and
| could find no remedy, no physician to cure
her. l then concluded to take her to the
Pointe-aux- Loups Springs. kept by Mr.. Cart,
and after having used these waters in baths
and otherwise during nine days, she left radi-
cslly cured, and has always enjoyed good
health ever since-that is, since about year.
One of my children had his head almost
covered with rngworms and he was cured at
the same Springs in few days.
| certify also to have met several times at
these Springs, several acquantances of mine,
who had been cured of various skin diseases.
CHAs. A. PERRoDIN
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GREAT FIRES IA fire occurred in Baltimore,
aId., on the 25th ult.s. which destroyed from
i've 10 six hundred thousand dollars worth Of
property including two or more churches.
Sems say the less viii closely approximate
al,aee 900. Sixty families hare been rendered
Asnsleas. Fortunately, no lives we're lost.
p Norfolk, va, On tho 26th nit, fire con
siilsa about $I5e, 900 worth Of property. On
sAe 27sh, other fires broke out In the samecity,
aaasing an additional loss OF about $S5,0O0.
flre which occurred In Portland, ME-, on
sAe ssth ult., involves d loss Of s60, 900.
WI ,,soo worth of property was consumed IN
s'9aklsn, n +, On the same day.
destructive FIRE also occurred on the same
q Pieasanton, Cal, destroying the depot
'sllnga and other property of the Central
kaiac Railway.
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0z6me Fruge. of this Parish, accused of rape
on the person Of Elizabeth Green, tcol,) and
q murder on tho person Of Willis Jackson,
lcol.,l at Coulee Croche, was arrested last
week in vernaiIlion Parish and brought here
afew days ago By Sheriff Shaw, of that Parish.
Our clever young friend, Lewis Hayes, mine
host of the :" Parish Hotel kindly consented
70 provide for his comfort until the next SEES
siea Of the District Court, when he win have
To fight it ont. with District Attorney Huds-
peth the best way he can.
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THE CHoLERA.-One cholera death occurred
as Wheeling, w. Va, ON the oath ult., and one
sase occurred at Brashear City, La, during
fhe = hours ending on the evening of the 18th.
dispatch from st. Louis states that there
were thirty-nine deaths from cholera In that
city during the week ending on the Goth uIt.
SeEen deaths from cholera have occurred in
lndianapolis, Ind, two Of which took place on
the 18th. Eleven deaths from the same dis
esse have occurred on one plantation near
Little Rock, Ark. 1t has reappeared at La
grange KY, where two more deaths occurred
On the 26th and three on the 27th. No deaths
from cholera in Cincinnati since July Goth.
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awe need Town Council, or at least our
streets do.H--Lake Charles Echo, 26th HA.
correspondent, whose communication ap-
pears in our columns to-day, is of opinion that
the inhabitants and streets of 0pelousas would
be better off .tpithoat Town Council, and we
are not sure that he is far wrong particularly
such Town Council as we now have.
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guch of our fellow -townsmen as have not
vet been called on, and who wish to have their
business cards inserted in the DIRECTORY we
are now publishing, are requested to leave
notice to that effect at this office.
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Promptness and punctuality are two things
very necessary to success in business. Those
having business to entrust to an agent will
naturally seek out one possessing these quail
feations; and to any of our readers who may
need the services of such an agent, in the
Crescent City, we take the liberty of recon-
Inending cur young friend. A. Meynier, Jr.,
son of Capt. A. Meynier, whose card will be
found in our advertising columns.
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Subscribers to the COURIER whose papers
pass through the postoffiee are hereby notified
that their papers may be left at our Office. or
Is any other place in the corporate limits that
they might designate, if they wish to save the
nnstage now being charged.
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TO TIE Suffering.

FENllE Rev. William ii. Norton, while residing
H. i'll Brazil as Il Missionary, discovered in
that land Of medicines Il remedy for C0ns"5nU-
Tim, SriDftsia. Sore YhroGt, Coughs, tOhis,
-iSth0td, dAd Nervous Weakness. This remedy
has cured myself after all other medicines
had failed. Wishing to benefit the suffering,
will send the recipe for preparing and using
this remedy TO all who desire it Free of Chorge.
Please send an envelope, with your name and
address ON it. Address,
Rev. WILLIAM Fl. NORTON,
90 Broadway,
lS-lyf New YORK CITY.
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Parties having old iron, brass or copper, for
which they have no use, can find a purchaser
by applying to Mr.. g. E. Scott, Washington.
Mr. s. also purchases moss, wool, hides, &C.,
for which he offers to pay the highest market
prices. See his advertisement elsewhere.
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Our Postofiee has not yet been supplied
with postal cards. In fact, they appear to be
very scarce throughout Louisiana, the state
ment going the rounds Of the press to the eff
feet that the supply is ample to the con-
trary not Notwithstanding.
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One hundred and thirteen buildings were
destroyed in the confagration at Baltimore,
On the 25th ult., 2 of which were churches, l
one-stery, 26 two-story, "a three-story, and lS
feurstory brick houses, and . frame houses.
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\ CARD.

A CLERGYMAN. while residing in South
1 n America, us missionary, discovered a sale
and simple remedy for the Cure OF Nervous
Weakness, Early Decay, Disease of the Urln-
ary and Seminal Organs, and the whole train
OF disorders brought OH by bancful and vicious
habits. Great numbers have been cured by
this nehle remedy. Prompted by desire to
benefit the afflicted and unfortunate. | will
send he recipe for preparing and using this
medicine, in a sealed envelope, to any one who
needs it, Free Of Charge. Address.
JOSEPH T. INMAN,
Station D, Bible House.
lS-tyl Nctr- York lItY.
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The Sheriff, Recorder and Clerk of the Court
announce in the official journal that on the lst
OF August they will begin assessing the prop
erty OF the Taxpayers of this Parish, at the
Recorders office, and that they will continue
their labors for the space of thirty days, ac-
cording to law.
Parties interested would do we'll to make a
note of this, for after the 3lst of August it
will be too late to have corrections made on
the tax rolls for 1873, A little diligence in
this matter may save considerable trouble,
annoyance and expense.
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The annual literary exhibition and distribu-
lion Of premiums at st. Charles College, Grand
Coteau, will take place on Tuesday next, 9th
inst. beginning at o'clock A. III.
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The steamer Jennie Howell, while on its
way from New Orleans to Cincinnati, struck a
suag at Curlew Point, on the a6th ult., and
sunk in fifteen feet Of water. Two ladies and
Two children were drowned.
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Al correspondent Of the 0uachita Telegraph,
writing from Trinity, in Catahoula parish, fa-
vors the holding of State Convention in the
fall, for the purpose of protesting against the
Kellogg usrarpa6ion and to settle the relations
Of the State TO the General Government. We
proposed such convention weeks ago; the
proposition met with general appreciation
throughout the State, and we have no doubt
the convention viii be held. SIsrecsport Times.
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Job Printing of all grades and styles, from
avisiting card to a mammoth poster, neatly
sxeeutetl at the COURIER office.
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The damage to crops in the West from the
recent heayy storms is not rs serious as at flrst
reported There will be an average cut OF
wheat, and the corn looks we'll IN some sec
tiops the wheat il beaten down, but the stalk
is not broken, and it will recover IN time for
harvesting No damage was done to the
crops ii New England, although the rainfall
WAS unusual.
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The commencement exercises and distribu-
son of premiums at the Ursuline Academy, In
our town, will take place to-day, August I'd.
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regular quarterly meeting of Opelousas
Fire Co., No. 1, will be held at the Engine
Heuse to-day at three o'clock P. NJ.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST ?, 1873.

During the absence of the editor, Mr.. L. A.
sandoz will have the management Of the Cot
slER. He is authorized to act for us in the
husiness department, and has charge of the
od;torial columns.
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q OF G E!!g

a S Tax Collector of the legal Government
"A of the State Of Louisiana, in and for the
Parish OF st. Landry, hereby forbid and pro-
hbit any and all citizens thereof from paying
taxes to any one but myself and my deputies
at such time and at such places as may deem
necessary to designate.
JN0. |. GARDINER
Tax Collector
1o
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apIssEs that the thriving little town Of
! sass ehisfles, ID Caicasieu Parish, has no
sss' CannaiI, bHt wants one.
fpy people Don't be iii Il hurry I'd get
8 Council AT least, first read again
sss 81 po1lstsr over good old afr Lafontaine's
,se Apuat the frogs that wanted king aud
sss t50, u thsir subsequent Infinite sor-
's' Hill disgust.
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The Board of Police of the town of st. Mar
tipsyiIle gives its Constable thirty dollars per
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Sr T,ASDRy pARrsyJ. Tn

ST. LANDRY PARISH. June Goth, 1873.
l hereby certify that one of my daughters,
aged twelve years, was completely and radi-
cally cured of q severe attack of dyspepsia,
and also of asthma, by spending IA few weeks
at the Point-aux-Leups Springs and making
use of their waters. ANTOINE Liable.
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NEW BARRIER SHOP.

HEAEING recently opened Il Shaving and
4 Il Hair Cutting Sal"onon Main st, between
Munzc>heiuers and K0os' stores, am prepar-
ed to do Haif-cutting, Shaving Shampoong,
&c. A sharcof the patronage of the public
is respectfully solicited. ed.-tharyes RcasoHabte,
and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
WM. HERR, JR.
0pelousas. June IS. 1872. ly
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NOTICE.

A FTER the lst August, 1873, no suit will
N be filed in the District or Parish Court
unless security is given for all costs nor will
any ease now pending be relockcted. unless
all costs due previous to July list. 1873, are
paid, and security given for all costs that may
accrue after that date.
WIN. A. ROBERTSON. Clerk.
August ,, lS73-lm.
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What 1t Means.

It is asserted in well posted circles that Kel-
logg's object in eoncocting the scheme for the
purchase of Clinton warrants liz, by appreela-
ting them at the expense of the old Graham
warrants, to give the impression that his gov
ernment is a success. 1t wouId be a pretty
strong argument for him to use with Congress
and the President when a new election Is moot
ed, that the price of the warrants issued by
his Legislature is higher than that of those
issued previously.
Having tied up all the Graham warrants, SO
that they can not be redeemed, he will have
some surplus cash on hand in the treasury, to
which, of course, he will point with pride and
endeaYor to hoodWink people into the belief
that he is an excellent fnancier and most wor-
thy magistrate.
shallow exnedients of this trickster should
find single advocate in this community,
where he Is known and appreciated at his
true worth.-Nesc Orleans Herald
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.,

II OST, on the Goth of July ult., two notes
IL dated Opelousas, La, Nov. 9. 1868, drawn
by Capt James G. Hayes, in favor of Mrs p
Labyche, for the sum of $379; said notes were
to secure payment on two lots in Lastrapes
Addition to the town of OpelOusas-sale pass
ed before Yves D'Avy-aud marked NE vari-
etur." All persons are hereby notified not to
trade for said notes, as payment has been
stopped. K. s. ANDRUS.
Opelousas, August ., 1873. I'm
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JOSEPH VII. MOORE,
a. BAILEY &E. D. EsTILETTE,
Pointe-aux-Loups Springs.

FaNTiE undersigned respectfully announces to
IL the public of st. Landry and neishboring
Parishes that he is prepared to receive visitors
at these well known Springs.
Those who prefer bringing their own provis-
ions can do so, and furnished rooms will be
rented to them. Prices Moderate.
A. b. CART,
June l5-tf. Proprietor
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OPELOUSAs TIN SHOP.

UF FEIUUOA lin DHUF.
REMOVED TO
Landry Street, Bet'reen Mai" and Court,
Near the Post 0tiice)
THEERY description of copper. tin, and
- sheet iron work done at short notice
All kinds of tinwarc for sale. Also, BUCK S
BRILLIANT COOKING STOVES.
March 23-lyl W. LIGHTLEY.
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0pelousas Parish Of st. Landry, La, August g. ls7s

Teeth like orient pearls set in cushions of
rose,
A breath like the perfuqe the toilet bcstows
These are charms to wighearts when all other
charms fade,
But they can't be preserved without 5000
d0ntS aid.
Spalding's Cline mends Furniture, Toys, &c.
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MISCELLANEOUS CARDS
Rg< CARRIAGE SHOP.

oHRZ CARRIAGE SHOP.
ET@6 Thankful for the patronage
heretofore extended to me by
the citizens of ST. Landry | solicit a further
continuation of their favors; and beg leave
to inform them that will always be ready to
accommodate them III any branch of my bus
mess, at reasonable prices for cash only. All
work hereafter if not paid for on delivery will
diate collection.
have on hand Hacks and Buggics which
will sell cheap for cash. Hacks and Bug -ies
made to order. 5. Z. CLARK.
Opcl0lsas, January 20. 1872. iJtf
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DIED-In this Parish, on the 3Ist of July,
Mrs. GERARD PREJEAN, aged about 60 years.
Mrs. Prejean taee L6gere) was the youngest
of a family Of ten, eight of whom now sleep
g the sleep that knows no waking" Mrs.
Widow David Atkison, the eldest of the fam
lily, is yet living, and is now about IS or Sc
years of age. She has retained all her facul-
ties, generally enjoys good health, and is very
active indeed for person of her age
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THE Cholera. As some exaggerated re-
ports Of cholera in st. Mary have been put in
circulation, we are authorized to state. on the
authority of Judge Fred. Gates, Of Franklin,
that it has thus far been confined to two plan
tations. and that the loss of life on neither OF
them was anything Like runner had it. We
are glad to learn this, but at the same time
each individual should be cautious in eating,
and green fruits and unripe melons should be
wholly discarded. .-Ncar Iber;n Ssegar- Botcl
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-09-18
SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Thursday Sept. 10, 1873.
Elections.

CAIIFoRNIA. Election in California
on Wednesday the Sd inst, A des-
patch from the city of San Francisco,
dated Sept. 10th, says
"The revision of the returns for this
city, with the addition Of votes from
one precinct that had not come in
when the general result was first an
nounced, shows that Hallidie Qnde
pendent is elected to the Senate, and
that his colleague on the Senatorial
ticket BARTLETT is defeated by Philip
A. Roach, anti-railroad Democrat. -
This makes no change in the division
of the parties, The other figures
stand as before announced. The
Bulletin gives the following summary
Of the composition of the next Legis
lature Republican, "A Independ'
ents, So; Democrats, 40. Total, 12O.
Necessary to elect a United States
Senator, 81. Many of the Republicans
recently elected are anti-railroad, and
in favor of Booth for Senator. AS
suming that the latter will be sup
ported by part of the hold-over
Senators, his friends claim confidently
that his strength from the start will be
much greater than can possibly be
combined for any other candidate.
Had the Democrats and "lndepen-
dents. there united as they ought to
have done, we should have had a clear
and decided victory to have recorded
now. We hope we shall rot have to
loose Mr.. Casserly from the [. S. Sen
ate. He is true blue, unfinching
Democrat. But however "things" is
working.
MA1NE.-The "Pine Tree" State
voted last week Monday. The vote
through the State was light. of
course the Republicans carry the
State, but by a large and somewhat
reducea majority from last year. Re
publicanism seems to be loosing its
hold upon the people of the 'Dirigo"
State, as well as elsewhere.
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Democracy.

William Allen, the candidate of the
Democracy of Ohio for Governor,
thus defines Democracy: Democracy
is a sentiment not to be appalled,, cor-
rupted or compromised. 1t knows no
baseness; it covers to no danger ;
it Expresses no weakness. Fearless,
generous and humane, it rebukes the
arrogant, chershes honor, and SYM
pathizes with the humble. 1t asks
nothing but what it comedies; it con-
cedes nothing but what it demands.
Destructive only of despotism, it is
the sole CONSERVATION of liberty, labor
and property. 1t is the sentiment of
freedom, of equal rights, Of equal OBJ
legations. 1t is the law. of Nature
pervading the law of the land The
stupid, the selfish and the Ease in
spirit may denounce it as a vulgar
thing; but in the history of our race
the Democratic principle has develop
ed and illustrated the highest moral
and intellectual attributes of our ma
ture. Yes-that is a noble, magnani-
nous, a sublime sentiment, which ex-
pands our affections, enlarges the cir
Gle of our sympathies, and elcvates
the soul of man, until, claiming an
equality with the best, he rejects, as
unworthy Of his dignity, and political
immunities over the humblest of his
fellows. Yes-it is an enrolling
princi ple-and may that spirit which
animated our fathers in the Revolu.
tonary contest for its establishment
continue to animate us, their sons, in
the impending struggle for its preser
vation.'
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CastOria.-A remarkable discovery
su bstitute for Castor 0il,-as pleasant to take
as honey, and does not nauseate. 1t is the
only safe article in existence that will Iegulate
the system against sour stomach and dysen-
terry, assmilate the food, and produce natural
sleep. 1t is made after the recipe of the cele-
brated Samuel Pitcher, NJ. D.. ofBoston, Mass,
is not narcotic, and contains neither morphine,
minerals, nor alcohol 1t cures stomach-ache
and destroys worms. For feverishness attend
ing teething children, for Group, measles,
whooping-cough, and constipation, its effects
are astonishing. 1t is used by all physicians
who are acquainted with it. 1t can be adminis-
tered to the most tender infant or diseased
adult. Any mother who wants rest for herself,
or health for her child, can not afford to be
without Pitchers Castoria. Children cry for it.
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Some malicious person having Ell

Some malicious person having en-
tered the office of the Kokoma, Ind,
Republican and smashed things gener-
ally, the editor, with great urbanity,
premises, it the fellow will confess,
not to prosecute him. This cbarit-
able agreement, however, is somewhat
qualified by the editors expressed in
tention of giving the trespasser "the
no-matter-what-es) hiding any man
ever got since the morning stars sang
together Was there ever such poet
ical pugnaeity outside an epic