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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-19

We publish two interesting articles
on first page-one from the Plaque
mines Sentinel in regard to q new rice
mill just built in that parish, and the
other from the New Orleans Times, in
regard 60 manufactures. They are
worth reading.
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The town council Of yermilionville
has ordered all persons residing in the
corporation to clean their premises Of
fifth; where they fail to do it, it will
be done by the constable at their ex-
F1nnsa, ;4za
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Our Colored Lieutenant Governor
Antoine, whose home ID Shreveport,
when the fever broke out there, for
ward fifty dollars to the Howard Assoc
citation of that place, and the same sum
to the Morning Star Benevolent Assor
ciation-and organization for the relief
of the colored people Of Shreveport.
This il giving out of both hands; and
though only a matter of charity or aims
giving, it shows that the giver consid-
ers the whole people and not one color
or class only.
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Transient advertisements 81 so per square,
first insertion each subsequent Insertion, 10
cents. s
Resolved That the above scale of rates be and
they are hereby made the basis upon which all
Resolved, Thatsa commission Of twenty per
cent. shall be allowed by publishers to adVer-
Using agents, which amount shall be deducted
from the seaIe of rates hereby adopted iE 5Eq
advertising agents, shall he made quarterly in
advance in cash. r~,,.-.. f -
Resolved, That a square shah consist of three,
hundred and twelve ems nonpareil or its equiva-
lent. tatEEf sH4 && H,&8At #A.t @tt
JUDICIAL MISREPRESENTATION this date
no Judicial Advertisement will be inserted, un-
less Endorsed as follows by a responsible party {:
soon as presented after8t the first insertion. t3E3i
(Name.l
rIsaT nv,uI rypYnav crDrrvpEp 20 ra5Q
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Judge Emerson has sustained Brig
ham Young's plea in the divorce case,
deciding that the District Court was
without Jurisdiction. ,~@5etS<
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Forty-six passengers and employees
were killed and wounded in the late
accident on the Alton Railroad, in nli-
nois. 59,tss g.sa. sssU-
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THE OPELOUsAs JOURNAL.

=, w,JAGKsON,E Editor and Proprietor
TERMS:
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Singie cony FIVE CENTS.
AdyertisinS, per inch, ~(nonpareil type1.-.. 1 90
Transient advertisements, cash in ADVANCE.
Judicial advertisements, cash in advance for
notices Of administration, of meeting OF credIU-
ors, and of tableaux; and others payable aIter
first insertion. EI1 .C 80
- STANDING ADVERTISEMENT
nnr terms for standing advertisements viii be
found in the following resolutions adopted by
the Press Convention at Baton Rouge,5ynl 6th,
-InonnareiI ii tilsG onetinch in this paper: ri
Resolved, That the following scale OF rates be
and the same is hereby adopted by the cOnven'
ton for all advertisements coming rom a4dVef'
tisinR agents.. -.
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DIED:

HATES-In OpelOusas, On the 18th instant.
Lester Clarence, son of +. o. Hayes and Fannie
Richard, aged Z years and 2 months.
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MEDNEsDAY, sentemher AL liza

WEDNESDAY, September Sd. 1874.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adiOurnment.
PRESENT: John Roy, President; II, DuriO. T. 3
tOntenOt and TheOdule FOntenot.
On motion of Mr.. T.. S. FOntenOt. resolved
that any disturbance of road hands while nj
work on pupllc roads, or any Interruptions by
evil disposed persons shall be punishedb v n fine
of ten dollars for the first offence, and twenty.
five dollars for the second, tObe collected Inv sIiTit
by the Overseer of the road, before the nearest
Justice of the Peace. The fines so collected to
be expended under the provisions of Sec. 10 Of
the road ordinance.
Resolved further. that in default of having any
nnes so assessed, the Otfendin party shall be
presented to the District Court, and on cOnvic-
ton shall he imprisoned in the parish jail for a
PERIOD not less than ten days, nor exceeding
thirty days.
On mOtiOnof Mr.. TheOdule FOntenot, resolved,
that III case when a road OVeISeer impress team
Tor WORK on the public road, from parties not
laDle 10 road duty, the owner of the team shall
DC allOWed. twenty-five cents per head per day
4Of Ieeullg the team so employed while at work
ana further, that the same compensation be al
lowed owners of teams impressed, for any time
they may be used, over and above the time the
said team works in exchange for the labor bv
the owner; the compensation in either case to
be allowed to any party furnishing feed for the
teams so employed.
On motion of II. DuriO, resolved, that Joachim
JOubert be appointed OVerseer of the road from
the Catholic church at OpelOusas, to Bayou Ma
RE CrOquant, without compensation.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
Monday, October 9th, 1878.
JOHN ROY, President.
Attest c. Mayo, Clerk.
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Proceedings of the Board of Police of
the Town of O~peIOusas.
FRIDAY, September 18th, 1873

nAD<AA > ~ AClps De-
At a special meeting held this day. Present:
Messrs. b. Latour, President; L. Lejeune, Victor
Lastrapes, Edgar Yanhille, L. B. Cuny and John
POsey. -. ~ ~ ..'~ .
It was resolved that the following Ordinance
An Ordinance the more effectually to provide
for the public health of the corporation Of
OpelOuSaS: tf. l'tt. -. #. .s.'' rtt~
Section /. Resolved, that the town Constable
be and is hereby instructed to proceed without
delay to order every proprietor in Opelousas,
Immediately to diSinfect all pFivies and cess
pools upon his premises, and to burn all loose
trash, garbage, etc, thereon. Es---a'.. :
Sec. 2. Resolved further, that upon failure Of
any proprietor, after verbal notice OF twenty
four hours by the constable, or health officers
hereafter provided for, to so disinfect all privies,
cess-pOOls, ETC., and to burn and destroy all loose
trash, garbage, etc, on his premises, 1t shall be
the duty of the Constable, forthwith, to have it
done at the expense'Of the proprietor, with a
fine of two dollars assessed in each case for the
benefit Of the Constable, to be recovered with
costs, by suit, before any court Of competent
jurisdictions. 5f.5ir ~
: See. 8. Be it further resolved, that in order to
the immediate and ~efeetual enforcement OF this
ordinance, four health officers be and they are
hereby appointed to act as assistant cOnstables,
to be paid, each, a compensation OF two dollars
per diem, during the term of their appointment,
not to exceed two days. ..-... II " E.. 80.
Sec. 4. Resolved, that hereafter it shall be the
duty of the Constable and the health officers
herein provided for, to make a thorough iuSpec-
ton of all back yards, privies; etc., at least once
enforce rigidly by prosecution before any court
Of competent jurisdiction any person failing to
comply with the provisions of this ordinance.
The Board then appointed the following named
persons as health officers: d. J. Bullar, Raphael
Hollier, John Simms and G. W. Hudspeth. e.
Approved II - H. LATOUR, President.
Attest: JOHN POsET, Clerk pro TEN, t1. 81,
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Al convention of eolored men has
been called to meet III New Orleans, on
tue nth of November to. be composed
of delegates elected DIS soonNas practi-
cable from the various representative
districts Of the State. The convention.
will elect delegatest to goto Washington,
wish ten members of the committee
of colored men appointed for the pur-
pose Of collecting and preparing testi-
mony iii regard 20 the frauds perpe-
frated against the Republican voters in
the State during the recent election,
for presentation to Congress at its ses-
sion lii December
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The wheat crop Of the U. S. for 1873
ii. estimated at 29O,OOO,OOO bushels.
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Thanks to q young gentleman of this
community for a pOeket-fu1 OF onions.
Small favors thankfully received.
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THE FEVER AT SHREyEPoRTarA pg5+
vate letter from Shreveport, dated Sep
TENDER 9TH, published in the Picayune
Of last Friday says there had been
abon8 sixty people dead and a great
number sicc3 y from the yellow fever
there; that no one had recovered; that
d few cases at first dropped dead in
tie streets before reaching q house =
that the fever was said BY an ex-
perienced person, to be different from
any yellow fever ne had ever read Of
OF saw
There were thirty deaths there on The
1Ith inst. eighteen On the 18th. and
6ve intermen on the 18th. si1
hundred eases were reported on thu
lI0ths and the nHmber well not able Il
take care of the sick.
believed ID be the Mexican Ys1ooillli.
b introduced By D circus company from
that country.
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RENT,-A SMALL BUILDING SUE dn
abic for d grocery store, etc, sitnateH on
Main street, Qpelousas' For terms, 3RrS3 ~
this office. A :"
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ONIONS VICE CoLoGNE.-The, local of
the vermilionville Coton-Boll, has
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%BOARDHNG HOUSE,
No. 264 Camp Street, N. O., La,
Kept by Mrs. Rebecca Porter,
(FOrmerly of OpelOusasl
NOTICE TO

E. o. Hayes, Sheriff. VS.. ", A. Robertson, Clerk.
Parish Court,-St. Landry Parish.-SO. 1880.
The rule taken in this case for me to show
cause why security should not be taken by me
for all costs, having been made absolute. Notice
is hereby given that from this date no petition
will be filed i'll this office, nor will any case be
redocketed, or any processissue in any suit now
pending until good and sufficient security is
given for all costs.
W. A. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
Clerks Office, Opelousas, La, Sept, Is, 1873.
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A man of wit would be often embar-
assed without the company of fools!
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One Of Our exchanges thus reasons

One Of our exchanges thus REASONS
with the man WhodOnt take the napers,
,eyceDt when he takes them from his
sneiehbors Now /. tell you, squire, the
daV viii. eomeWlen somebody viii write
along ulogy on yeurlife, character, etc,
and fhe printer viii put it in type, with
d heavy black rule over and under it,
and with all, your riches this will be
done for you as q paHpeP. Your nber.-
alities, wealth, and an such will be
spoken Of, but the printer, ais he arral-
ges the type, will remark: poor, mean
devil, he never took the paper, and is
now sWiindIing the printer ont of his
funeral notice. 800
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CLEANING PoTs KETTLEs AND TINS
Boil a double handfuIo Of hay or grass
ia d new iron pot before attempting to
cook with It; scrub ii out with soap and
sand; then I'LL ii with cold water, and
let it boil for half an hour. After this
Won may use it without fear All soon
as you empty q pot OF frying pan Of
that which has been cooked in it, fill #
with hot or coldWafep al0b Is the hastl,
and set il back upon TO FIRE to seald It
thorodghIN New tins should standnear
the fire with boiling water in them; IN
which has been dissolved spoonful OF
soda, foran hour; then To be secured IN
side with sOftsUapg afterwards Tinsed
with hot water. Keep them clean by
rubbing with siEtedW0Odasass, or Whl-
ting. Copper utensils sh0uldb be cleaned
with briekdust and flannel Never seta
YesseIin the p86-clOset without cleaning
and WiDin1 ii Thoroughly! ZEE grease be
left JIM IL, III viii grow rancid. lf set
aside wet, it's aptfp rust.
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Is dispatch Ia New Orleans Repub-
hcan Of the 17th. from Delta, La. states
tilasthe murderer ofJudge graWfeF1and
District Attorney Harris, had been ar
rested. His name Is N. RI. Adams.
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0PsEliLLOusAs, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1878.
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District Judge e. S. Crawford, Re-
publican, and District Attorney AsP.
Harris, Democrat of the Twelfth Ju-
dicial District of this State. were as
sassinated bg gang Of deaperaaoes on
the night of the eighth instant in the
parish Of franklin whileaon their way
to hold court. They were murdered, il
Msaid, not on account Of politics, but
for their vigorous prosecution of ,crimi-
nals. Gov. Kellogg las offered b re-
ward De i've thousand dollars for the
arrest and conviction Of the mnrderers
and two thousand five hundred dol
lars for the arrest and conviction Of the
murderers of Thomas Archibald. whose
death, was mentioned BIZ copy from
one f our north Louisiana exchanges
two or TIRES weeks go 5
~ EE HMM EHA a&&Z - AAAE 80 ~ -A
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The Sheriff Of YennaiIlion parish was
in 0peaonsaa this week, and reported
that the Vigilance Committee had
gnehed only five thieves in his parish.
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bgBaetronR epublican saws:

The Bastron Republican says:
The court house fence looks bright
and shining in its new robe of white.
Mayit be mathematical of the purity of
the fountains of justice which it sur
rounds.
We have no courthouse fence here to
look bright and shine. Such q fence
would be nuisance, except to hitch
horses to. H would be in the way Of
getting to the courthouse and horses
were turned loose inside to Craze, some
body might leave the gate open and
they would get out. What is the use Of
having a thing that is both q nuisance
and an expense, simply for the sake
Of good looks?
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.,,.,sa .,s. Baton Rouge, La, Aug. IS, 1873. s
This Institution appeals strongly for private
patronage; the State cann0w give it very little
The University has much to recommend it: a
healthy location, a large faculty, an extensive
course of study, q fine library, much apparatus,
aB0gy, Botany, Zoology, etc., with well yentila-
ted and neatly furnished elassrQomsi ~
- The organization is military: daily Infantry
and Artillery drill-a good battery and equip
lment Of small arms. - 'ftt .Ei5"a 81
g Cadets can attend churchin Baton Rouge, and
under proper restrictions, hayeaecess to the fine.
society of the city. ,..+.,.=n
Very respectfully, '
2ft D9F. BOYD, superintendent.
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District Attorney, 8th District Of I

On motion of Mr.. T. s. Fontenot, resolved,
that the prayer of the above petition be granted,
and the clerk be instructed to issue warrants to
gMessrs, Lewis, jackson. DusOn, Andrus and
others for the sum of eight hundred dollars.
sum Of twenty-five dollars each be appropriated
for. the relief of the. following persons, tO-wit:
Emile Gaspard, John Chapman. F. Pruett, John
Trahan, Pierre Godeau and Mclanie Preiean.
On motion Of Mr.. T. S. FOntenOt, resolved,
that the Parish Auditor is hereby authorized to
audit Court warrants Nos. 503, 4 and 413, and
Jury warrants NOss2289a and 3297
Messrs. r. s. Fontenot and I, F0ntenOt were
appointed committee on claims, after a careful
examination, reported favOrably on the follow
ing claims, and on metiOIthe clerk wasinstruet-
snI n nnrnnrrnrraanta for the aamn ~ -. -
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Louisiana Institution for the Deaf and
.'f Dumb.

'' BATON ROUGE, La, July, 1878.
To the Police Juries, the Municipal Authorities
. and friends of the Deafand Dumb in louisiana
D., The Trustees of the Louisiana Institution for
the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, call your
attention to this unfortunate class, and the pro
vision made for them by the State in this Insfi-
tuition. 8AI5tle Deaf between the ages of eight
and tWentyffye, Of sound physical and mental
constitutions, viii be admitted and provided
with Instruction, board, lodging, medicine and
medical attendance ct tie expense OF the Instr
tuition ranfl all thoSe tsueh INDECENT GirGum-
stances as shall appear ny a certificate of any
member of tie police jury of the parish, or may
or OF the city, where tley reside, to render such
aid necessary, will also be furnished with cloth
ing and travelling yexpensesFto the Institution.
The Institution also affords q mechanical depart
menT in which Instruction given nsuch trades
as may be best suited to render the pupils self
sustaining citizens. The education of the deaf
is of peculiar Importance. to them and to the
State; but from want of Information, Indulgence
or other reasons on the part OF parents, less than
half inithe State avail themselves of the privfi-
eyes afforded This is alIwrong; hence the TFus-
tees earnestly call the attention of all prOper
in their respective parishes or cities, are INFORM
ed OF the privileges provided and that in cases
of INDECENT :eifeumatanees, means be provided
for converting sue TO this Institution. Proper
provision will 1emade foT .ot1Ewhite and culored,
In case OF EHiy deaf known at this InstitiOn to
beill your city or parish, the names are append,
cd to Gais Letter Should you know or learn O1
others, cleir address is earnestly desired,
GOV. W.P. KELLOGG, eT=ObtctO,
H. NEWELL, ESQ, 1T" f& '#sH ~ i}'ss.
H. SHORTEN, ESQ.,, ..tEft+ Trustees of La
Hon. ]. H BURCH, Institution, fol-
Il. BERaEIs gtF Deaf &Dumb
j. MoVAY, ESQ.,, sup't. Z. Eg1s }Fe~s lnrI'a
j. A. MGWORTHER, er-ot8cio, - "a .5s5-5
We have received the following communiea
L .-# -T -
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The Iron trade IN tie United States
gives employment 70 545 operatives,
and the laRaber trade to 1883 opera
tives.
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septemher Is

I approve the foregoing petition, and request
your honorable body to grant the prayer Of the
petitioners. The GuillOrys were desperadOes
who had boosted that they would never be ar
rested. They resisted the officers and possewhO
were armed with the necessary Bench warrants
and no alternative was left but to kill them or
abandon the effort TO arrest them. When an
officer armed with n Bench warrant for the ar
rest of a thief and q murderer, summons him to
surrender in the name of the State. he sh0uld
surrender at discretion and without hesitation
or parleying, and if he resists, should do so with
a full consciousness that he does so at the peril
of his life. When Cyriaque GuiIlory %aS mott
fed that his house wassurTounded by deputies
and armed posse with Bench warrants for his
arrest, he should have submitted instanter and
Internationally when, instead OF doing this he
chose to resist the officers, he forfeited his life,
and if he was killed no one is to blame but him
self. "t "" @2st tft'r BIZ" H. "
From the return made on the warrants, I am
satisfied the deputies and posse acted with the
greatest discretion. I am personally acquainted
with every member Of the posse and know them
to be not only brave men, butc0ol and collected
men, who would not have acted rasfly or indis-
ereetly under any circumstances, and in law,
equity and justice they are clearly entitled to
the reward as if they had brought the parties
here and delivered them to the Sheriff.
RasOecffuIIy submitted.
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:, We have received the following c~ommunica-
tion from Col. D. F. Boyd, Superintendent of the
Louisiana State University, to which we call the
attention of our felow-citizens = aI ..5ls.
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a REIGN OF TERRoR-Qgr correspoq-
dent this morning furnishes a report of
lawIessness and outrage in Owen county
which is a reproach and q shame to the
common wealth. He was dispatched to
the scene of the reported violence in or
der to gain the best and most accurate
information from those familiar with
the facts. and his account has been
cleaned n0mthe most reliable authori-
ties. 1t will be seen that fear and de-
moralization pervade the entire section
cursed by the presence and depredations
Of the outlaws. Men are afraid to tell
whatthey know. Those who have dared
to report what they have seen OF heard
.haye been threatened and live in peril
DC their lives. The arm OF. civil law has
been paralysed, The courts no longer
afford protection to peaceable and law
abiding citizens. The enginery of jus
tiee has been .clogged and rendered
worthless. Fields are untitled and the
labor on which the farmers have relied
for the cultivation of their crops has Ia
ken fight.-ELo1isVille Courier Journal.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-14
DENMARK ITEMS.

Our Denmark correspondent says:-I
think that we have a pond in this city
larger, and deeper, and more natural, and
fuller OF frogs, hogs. etc, than any town in
the country. Since the dry weather and
grass has set in if our "City Fathers Cthev
ought to be called Step Mothers) do not
have it deepened soon fear it will become
50 shallow that the hogs cannot walIow in
il as well and comfortable as they do now.
Another thing: We have a biting woman,
although the most Of them are bites, we
have one not over one hundred miles from
the city Of Cloverport that is the bitingist
woman that ever was. For particulars.
please inquire Of some of the visitors from
that locality Among other curioslties we
have a bridge built on Big Black like a
tdHk-the biggest part at the bottem. A
patent has been applied for. Now most
bridges run orer 4 creek but this one, the
most naturGlth IN the werld (except the
builders and arcbI.ects} runs under the
creek, consequently can never be warned
by the sun or keep busgles aud other things
on; Of the mud aud water, this is the
greatest advantage claimed by The builders.
Crops are large and fine, especially the
grass and gruubiers. Other things. such
/ As cotton and corn in proportion.
Yours truly, @. c.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-14
Humboldt Items.

This vicinity has been visited by very
heavy rains dnriug the past week, in fact
so much rain has fallen that our farmers,
although in the grass, have been delayed
ftom giving that attention to their crops so
very necessary at this time to insure them
a good yield. However, they report bet
ter prospect for a good yield than hereto
fore anticipated.
We have had some alarm about cholera
here. but no cases yet, and we hope to es-
cape this terrible mslady. Our citizens are
using every precsution to avoid it.
Or. z. H. Mitchell, worry citizen Of this
county has been confined to his bed for sew
eral months past, and but little hope is en-
tertsined of his recovery.
Our physicians report the general health
of the people much better than any preyi-
Gus season. for the last several years.
The contract for the building of board
ing house for young ladies to be occupied
by Prof. Johnston, President Of the Odd
Fellows College, has been let out, and the
work will be rapidly pressed forward to
completion-at least it will be completed
in ample time forithe fall session.
The Masonic fraternity here have deter,
mined 70 established i male school, to be
exclusively under the control and super.
vision Of the order, and 20 further this oh.
! jet Al the last meeting Of the lodge com.
mittee was appointed 10 devise the best
means Of getting the school in operation.
We learn from 5. w. Sharp, Esq, chair
U
/ solved 10 build an addition to their hall
| sufficient 10 accommodate one hundred snt
ilty students, and that they intend having
it ready for occupation by the first Of Sep
! TENDER. HUBERT.