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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-24
A YOUNG WOMAN TRAMpLED TO DEATH

DENVER, Feb. ga buggy containing John
Conlan ond Ida Dean while coming down a steep noun
tain road from the Seton mine. was overturned last
evening throwing both persons the dashboard aud
the horses heels Mos Dean trampled to death and
her body badly dIs6eurej. Mr. Cnnan was seriously.
perhaps fatally, injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-24

DAYpRuFF.- COCAINE removes.

The LUNGS ARE STRAINED AND RACKED BY
PERSISTENT CorGH STRENGTH WASTED, AND An
ISCuRABLE COMPLAINT DR.. JArSEs Bx
PEoroRASr CoUsHs COLDS,
Kxplrs BENEFICIAL RTFEc on THIS PuLoSARY AND BRONCHIAL
ORG,Ss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-24
BROOKLYN.
Arrests last week, 3l5.

ATrcstS I;lSJ Wctk, 90.
The Academy of Design, free school of art,
supported by the artists of this city, has Bado applica
lion to the Legislature Tor appropriation OF $500.
The dead body of a male child, apparently
about one day old, found floating cake Of ice
under the Hamilton Ferry house, yesterday. Attached
10 the body was a scycn-pOund Hat IRON
The Government lease of the building in
Westinghouse, occupied as post-ollce, VII ex
rire on May l. aud the three local p0st-0lces will
Then be consolidated, Is claimed that new and hand
some building should DC erected the ground adjoining
the County Courthouse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-24
LONG ISLAND.

ORIENT.-IIenry ii. Terry of this place, and
+. T. Moore OF Patchoguo have been appointed Loan
Commissioners FOR Suffolk County.
NORTH HEMPsrEAD.-The Queens County Court and
Court Of SESSIONS which will today. will have an
unusual number of criminal eases ~ consider.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-Bishop LIttleohn conducted SER
vice IN 10. johns Episcopal Church, AT Hunters Point,
Yesterday ana confirmed II persons.
PORT JEFFERsoN.-The Episcopal Society have pur-
chased "A lot aud VIII shortly erect "A church.
SoUTHoLD.-The Good Templars Of Suffolk County will
hold a convention here next Thursday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-24
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES

WEsTCHEsTER.--Last Summer the girls of
the Roman Catholic ProtecOry sent TO the Pope the pro-
ceeds oyerwork done during considerable time. on
b very day that their contribution reached him he
NAMED 10 read In the newspapers account OF the de-
.tction the building occupied by the female depart
rnen of the ProecOry, aud ~ once Instructed one or
h cardinals 10 forward TO the ProtectOry service of sill
YER TO disposed OF for the benefit OF the institution
II has not fully decided 10 the manner In which
The gift shall be offered Tor sale.
MoRRIslSIA.-rhe Receiver OF Taxes OF this town re-
ports the receipt of S2Tl27 "a during the past week
making 5lisl already pad.
RlE.-Thc Rev. Mr. Alsop has resigned the RcctOrshp
of christ EpiscOpaD Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-24
NEW-JERSEY.
JRRsEY CIIY-MTs. Merrick "A Young widow

JERSEY CITY.-Mrs. Merrick, young widow,
who arrived from St Louis saturday, robbed
the train OF satchel containing goo, by young
who occupied seat beside her during Friday night.
lanes Good arrested Saturday charged with an
atroeious assault Miss Gertrude Story, at her resi-
dence IN Westinghouse where the accused boarded.
WAYSE.-By permission OF the Legislature the annual
election of this township held Fen 90 this year.
instead OF in April The date fixed thus early ia
order that the appropriation for repairs Of highways
might he Xed the farmers thereby enabled To work
their quota Of roadtax before the agricultural labor
OF Spring begins Four thousand dollars voted for
opening aud repairing public roads, 400 for support OF
the poor aud $500 for Incidental expenses There was
no regular Democratic ticket In the field, but Union
ticket formed OF Democratic and conservative can
diiates The election resulted In favor OF the RepuDli-
cans by maJOrlties OF from % 40. X NJ. Turbt was
elected Town Clerk q. w. CofsN, Collector; James W.
Marks, Constable and Assoc sOr ichard 4. Bapta.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-24
ppoNIgRST ARRIVALS.

Total amount Of water for week IN
Distance Travelled by the wind during the week. O| niles
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-08

Did any Of our readerse ever read acer-
tain scenein Georgia Scenes" in (which
two men became so much attached to
each other that they determined upon
being united together in the holy bands
of matrimony? The story ends by say
ing that they lived peacefully and ami
cably together to a ripe old age, and
raised alarge family of children between
them. W. understand that a similar
ceremony is soon to be performed be-
tween two of the young men living in
our town. The contract between the
two differs somewhat from the ordinary
marriage contract, in this respect, viz:
Each of the pair has to support himself,
pay his own board and washerwoman,
neither promising to obeythe other, yea
their own clothes, nc grumblingif either
m in late at night, f1irt and dance
the "round dances" with whom they
choose, never to borrow from each other,
and promising only toclingtOeaeh other
so long as they are able to pay the rent
of their room, or are compelled to get a
divorce on account of ineompatability of
temper. They have already began their
journey upon the troublous sea of mat
rimony, not waiting for SC simple a mat
ter as a ceremony. We hope that we
may be invited to the first christening,
and that their Oldest boy may be named
after George Washington. .
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-08

why Endure What 10 CuFRbEG 2-"What
can't be cured must be endured" says the pro-
verb but indigestion can be cured, and there
fore it is the merest stupidity to endure it. Dys-
peptics have certainly n right to continue dys-
peptics to the end of their days if they choose,
but as it is not supposed that any rational being
prefers physical torment to ease and health, the
probability is that If all sufferers from indiges-
ton were convinced that an absolute, infallible
remedy for their complaint existed, they would
with one accord resort to it. We most emphat-
ically declare that such q remedy does exist,
and that its name is Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. The record Of its success extends over a
period of more than twenty years, and it is fear
lessly alleged that during the whole Of that
time it has never failed to afford permanent re-
lief in any disorder or arrangement Of the stom-
ach that vas not organic, malignant, and incur
| able. The testimonials that go to establish this
important fact can be counted by the thousand.
Stomach complaints that had been aggravated
by o total disregard Of all dietary rules, and in
tensifed and rendered chronic by medicinal
treatment or drastic ~purgation, have in humid
reds of instances been cured within three months
by the systematic use of this celebrated st0m-
achic and Alternative. It should be remembered
that weakness of the digestive organs involves
many other ailments. Biliousness, headache,
nervous debility, spasms, palpitation Of the
heart, rush Of blood to the head, nausea, vertigo,
and sleeplessness are among its concomitants
and results; and for all these the great vegeta-
bic tonic is a specific. 1t acts first upon the Sc
cretory and nervous systems and the bowels, its
general effect being always genial and beneficent.
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aucceesion de Chnnncer seTnnonr-

I'm VERTU DUN ORDRE DE LHONORA-
"A BILE Ia COur DIES Prcuves, de la ParOisse ST.
Landry, il sera Vendn a Pencan public, au plus
Otflant encherisseur, par lie sOussign6, e~ncanterr
public, a Ia deTniere residence du d&funt, en-
cette p~aroisse, lie MERCREDT, 70 Mars, 1873, les
prophecies ci-apres dGerites, dependant de In
succession de Chauncey Seymour, decide, sa-
vOir-
l. I'm certain moroccan dc terTe slime 4 environ
trOis miles des OpelOusas, GOntenant 4O5 56TIOO
arpents snperticie1s, avec tOutcs les batisses ct
am6lioratiOns qul sly t%rOuvent. La dite terre eat
borne an nOrd par les terTes de Louis Guidry, an
sud par les terTes de Vincent BOagni, Il Pest mar
les terres dc Louis Chaudet, etant In derniere
residence du d6funt.
2. Un moroccan de terre boisGe dams 10 grand
hOis, cOntenant 100 arpents superficiels, com
mencent du face de laligne est de Ia mOiti6 Quest
du lot No. l, township No. 5, sud de Ia ranr6e
No. 8 est, ayec nm tel p~rOfOundeur pour entonr6
lie dit 100 arpents.
8. Cinq chevaux cr6oles domptGs, I'm muIe
creole, trois paires ct demi dc beufs de tire, 10
tGtes de betes q Cornes dOuces, environ 10 tbtes
de cOch0ns, nm vieuX wagon d b9uf, un rOue
DUN diable, I'M VieuX buggy, une machine pOur
faucher, I'M rlteau ct tOus les accessories. en-
VirOn 100 pieux de huit pieds, environ 200 b0is-
seaux de mails, I'm lot de paille, environ 50 harils
de patateSs lin pO8le de cuisine, un lot d'OutiIs
aratOiFes, meubles de maison, ustensils Dc cni-
sine, ct beaucOup d'autres obiets,
COnditions-COmptant.
A. 7. WILLIAMS, Encanteur,
8 f6y-5f,
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Rev. B. j. BALDwIN.-In common
with our entire community, we express
our regrets at the early departure of this
Christian gentleman from our midst.
He goes with his family to Opelousas,
Louisiana, on Monday next, to enter up
on a new field of ministerial abors. For
a number h Of S years ne has resided e j among
Christian example, has won the love and
respect of all who know him. To his
energyalone, is ourtown largely indebt-
ed for a new and beautiful church-St.
Paups-which has but recently been
builtand dedicatedto the serviceof God,
which will stand as a monument to his
memory for years. As a pastor he is
faithfuland zealous-devoted tohis God,
his church, his p~eOple-and has cause to
rejoice at seeing his Masters work pros
per in his hands, He win carry with
him the kind wishes of our entire COM
munity for his success in his labors of
love and mercy, in his new eld.-[Cuth-
bert (Ga.) Appeal.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-08

To MAKE A GOOD COLLECToR.-To
know how to be II is q great disider-
alum in this community. AS we, as
well as many others, are interested in
the collectors vocation, and have some
accounts in the hands of collectors,
which they say they cannot collect, we
publish the following rules for their
guidance, hoping the debtors them
selves will also peruse them and, seeing
the error of their ways, will pay up
without putting the collectors to the
trouble of practicing them:
Be on time to the minute when the
debtor says "come tomorrow at nine
o'clock"
Sit Oh the steps and wait for his re-
turn when he says II am just going to
dinner
Go to an "old stager'' every day for
@ month with a cheerful cOuntenance
"about that that little account"
Don't mind edging into a crowd to
ask a fellow.
Take a dollar in part if you can't get
ten in whole, and "credit it" with alac-
rity.
Always suggest O check when the
money is not in hand, as he can get it
''cashedn tomorrow.
Always have the account ON stop"
so the man can have no excuse for put
ting you off.
Don't mind asking for it Immediately
after being "treated,' or pleasantly en-
tertained.
Never be in a hurry-"will wait till
you get through"
Cough OF salute when the 'hard
caseD wants to pass without seeing you.
In fine, be patient as a post, cheerful
as q duck, sociable as o flea, bold as a
lion, weather-proOf as a rubber, cum
ming as a fox, and watchful as a spar
roW-haWE,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-08

WHAT Is THOUGHT oFTTTN WASHING
ToN.-Under this heading, the New Or
leans Republican, of the 4th inst, hasthe
following:
A well known citizen Of New Orleans
has handed MS the following, which he
calls "a synopsis of the legal view en-
tertained at Washington of the Louisi-
ana case:0
1. The Longstreet returning board
having been declared the legal board by
the Supreme Court of Louisiana, Con-
gress can not go behind that Judgment,
even il it had the disposition to do so.
3. Warmoth and his associates, by ia
king and keeping illegal possession of
the returns OF the election, and refusing
to deliver them to the legal returning
board when demanded, authorized that
board to act upon secondary evidence.
Their subsequent production in Wash
ington In possession of unofficial parties
has destroyed ali the validity they ever
had, as il is difficult, if not impossible,
to identity them as the papers which
| should be filed with the Secretary of
State. As a matter of fact, the Secretary
| of State never saw them.
8. The legality OF Pinchback's acts
while Governor of Louisiana, as well as
the legality of the Dryades street Legis-
lature, having been fully recognized and
established by the decision of tie SUI
pre1le Court of the State In the case OF
| Morgan VS.. kennard, puts an end to
| these questions, and Congress will NOT
90 behind that decision.
A The DrYadeS streetLegislature hay-
inc declared Kellogg elected Governor,
as provided by the constitution andlaWs
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-08

DISTRICT CoURT.-The following
$ have been disposed of up to yes
terday morning:
H. L. Garland VS.. Fl. NJ. Prosser etal.,
dismissed at plaintiffs costs. James
Curley VS.. Ebert CAN'T, dismissed at
plaintiffs costs. Blanchin & Giraud vs..
Michel Emonet, Judgment for plaintiff.
Blancand &: Guitet VS.. Michel Emonet,
Judgment for plaintiff. billiard Har-
mon. VS.. E. o. Hayes, admir-, judgment
for plaintiff. Ebert CAN'T VS. Louis
L. Andre etal., dismissed. ElbeTtGantt
VS.. Jean L. Andre ct al, dismissed.
Jean NJ. Lalanne VS.. Jean L.. Andre et
al, dismissed. Same VS.. same, same
Judgment. Robert L. Lawson VS.. VIM
cent Boagni ct al, dismissed, Demcyy
lies ct al, admrs., VS.. r.. DaV1a ana
wife, dismissed as to wife. Vincent
BOagni VS.. A. r. Hawkins, Judgment
for plaintiff. Blanchin g. Giraud vs..
Felix Lessassier, Judgment for plaintiff.
BIanchin 81 Girand vs.. JOS. D.. Donate,
Judgment for plaintiff Blanchn q
Giraud VS.. John Simms, Judgment Tor
plaintiff. Bloch s. Dupre We. Alfred
Payy, Judgment for plaintiff. Bloch q
Dupre VS.. Benjamin S. Mudd, Judgment
for plaintiff. John /. Adams q GO. vs..
c. c. Pickett, Judgment for plaintiff.
Margaret 3. Jouve Us. Louis LastEapes,
dismissed at plaintiffs COSTS, Phillip
nj. Moore, admir-, VS.. j.. @. Chachere,
dismissed. Bloch, Britain e. Co: VS..
Solomon Loeb, dismissed. VIM. Ofntt,
1iqr., VS.. Ann E. 0ffutt, dismissed. FL
bert CAN'T VS.. Jean T.. Andre ct al,
dismissed. Julie Roy, wife, VS.. E. @.
Hayes, sheriff, Judgment for plaintiff
missed. John I Adams g. Co. VS.. A.
Millspaugh, Judgment for plaintiff E.
F. G0lsan ct al. VS.. HenryG J. Ray, judg-
ment for plaintiff.
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Estate of Chauncey seymour.

PY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
~ Orable Probate Court of the Parish of St
Landry, there will be sold at public auction. To
the highest bidder, by the undersigned public
a"uctiOneer, ut the last residence Of deceased.
III this parish, on WEDNESDAY, March 10Th
1878, the following described property, belong
ing to the estate of Chauncey Seymour, de-
ceased. tO-wit-
/. certain tract of land situated about three
miles from the town of Opelousas, containing
fonr hundred and five 56I1OO superficial arpentS,
with all the buildings and improvements there
on. Said tract is bounded as follows, viz: north
by land OF Louis Guidry, south by land of Vim
cent BOagnt, east by land of LouiS Chaudet, be-
ing the last residence of deceased.
2. A tract of woodland in the big woods, con-
tanning one hundred superficial arpents, begin
ming from the front Of the eastern line of the
west half of lot No. one, township No. five. south
of range No. three east, with such depth as to
enclose the amount OF said one hundred arDcnts.
5. Five gentle Creole horses, one Creole mule.
three and q half pairs of oxen, sixteen head of
gentle horned cattle, about ten head of hogs, an
OK wagon, one timber wheel, one old buggy. one
moving machine, n rake and accessories, about
100 eight feet pieuX, about 200 bushels of corn. a
lot Of fodder, about thirty barrels of potatoes, d
cooking stove, farming and plantation nipple
ments, household furniture, kitchen utensils.
and a large lot of other movahles.
Terms-Cash.
A, F, WILLIAMS, A%uetioneer.
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SAD.-The death of Miss Annie An
drus is peculiarly sad. She left here on
the 25th ult., with several friends for
New Orleans, to be absent about a
month. She was naturally Of good
health, and she had the promise of long
life. The same mail that brought news
of her serious illness, brought a dispatch
that she was dead. Death was caused
by meningitis, which is inflammation of
the membranes of the brain or spinal
cord. She was the youngest and only
unmarried child of a widowed father.
We sympathise with him, above all
others, in this severe and unexpected
bereavement.
It was expected that the corps would
arrive by the Peerless last evening, and
the funeral take place to-day, at the
Catholic Church in Opelousas. Due
notice will be given of the funeral.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-08

THE WAY TO SELL GUN.-The way
it was done is told ofene of our ex-dep-
uty sheriff's, who, by-the-by, was con
sidered, or considered himself, the most
efficient civil deputy of the whole lot.
We are not responsible for the statement
of the way he sold that gun. We did
not see the thing done. It was told to
us. TWAS on this wise: The gun wouldn't
shoot worth q cent, and he wanted to
get clear Of it. 1t did not cost a thous-
and dollars at first, but this enterprising
deputy originated a plan for selling it,
at a price that would not only give him
his money back, buta large profitbesides.
It is an age of enterprise, and he felt and
was moved by the spirito of the age. The
gun cost fifteen dollars, and he sold it
for seventy-fve. It wasmore related to
pot-metal than to Illuminated steel, and
could not therefore stand a big charge.
There was in the extensive range of the
deputy's acquaintance a devoted disciple
Of Nimrod, who wanted a gun to kill
deer and bear-a gun that would throw
buckshot a long distance and close to-
gether. The deputy ~(solus) loaded the
gun, each barrel, with twelve blue-whist-
lers, but with a small charge of powder.
(The gun with no charge that could be
put in it, would hit the side of our Court
house at sixtypaces.) He then approach
nH within 4hrnn foot T7nona tho ~, ,1711o re
a big magnolia tree, four feet in dame
ter, that stood convenient for future use,
and damned away with both barrels.
On examination it appeared that nine
shot out of the tWenty-fOur, had struck
the tree. Nobody was present but the
owner of the gun. He then went to the
aforesaid follower of NimrOd and offered
to sell him "the best gun ever imported
into the United States; nothing equal to
it had yer been made in America"
And being "hard up" he would sell it
cheap-for the low price of seventy-fve
dollars. Nimrod told him at once that
if it was the gun he represented it to be
he would take it and pay cash for it on
the spot. Deputy told him that the best
way to prove the guns merits was to test
it, and he proceeded Immediately to
charge one barrel with twelve blue
whistlers. They then, deputy leading
the way, approached within about two
hundred and fifty yards of the same
Magnolia. Deputy handed Nimrod the
gun, and told him to "let loose" at the
tree. Nimrod did 80. CHOW" says dep
uty, "Tn bet you the price Of the gun
seventy-fve dollars-that it put six OF
the shot in the tree" Nimrod was not
a betting man, but would take the gun
if deputy was correct. On examining
the tree they found that nine instead OF
six shot had struck it, very muchto dep
uty's surprise for he swore that although
it always shot we'll, it had never come
up to that before, and Nimrod must be
a better shot than himself, and he, MIN
rod, was the very man that ought to have
the gun. Nimrod took it and paid fol
it, without further hesitation. His ex-
perience with it, is reserved for another
occasion. How we came by this bit Of
local history is nobody's business; and
we can not reveal deputy's name, for hi
has promised to lGmm us if we did.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-08

On Sundays we have no mail, and
consequently the New Orleans daily
papers of Saturdays and Sundays are
due here in Mondays mail. Last Mon
day evening we received Sundays pa
pers, but Saturdays papers did not
come; neither did they come in Tues
days mail with Mondays papers. On
Wednesday evening however they came
to hand with Tuesdays papers. The
Texas mail often comes here; and as
one turn deserves another, we suppose
these wandering papers went towards
Texas, or some other seaport" before
they concluded to come home. If some
postpasters could or would appreciate
the annoyance, vexati0n and trouble
which their neglect of asserting and
forwarding the mail properly and
promptly, gives to q large class of people
besides country editors, they might
sacrifice the ease or pleasure Of No. /.
for the benefit of the many. But as
long as they measure their duty and
labor by the amount of their salary, we
despair of efficient postmastersin all the
country postOffices.
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Estate of Celestinc Dupre, wife of James
NJ. Thomnsnn. in commlnitN-

RY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
~ Orahle Probate Court of the Parish of st.
Landry. there will be sold at public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned public
anctiOneer. on the premises, on TUESDAY,
March 18th, 1873, the following described prom
G3rty, belonging to the Estate of Celcstine DuprC,
deceased. tO-wit-
A certain plantation situated about one mile
from the town of OpelOusaS, containing about
on the north by JOS. ". Roy, and lands belong
ing to the estate of J. b. V. Richard, deceased.
on the west by lands of Atwood and ChacherC,
on the south by f. d. EStilettr, and on the cast
by lands Of Mrs. Cooke and John Ward.
Terms and c0nditiOns.-Five hundred dollars
cash, balance i'll equal installmpnts of one, two
and three years, purchaser giving his notes bear
ing eight per cent. per mum interest from date
special mortgage and vendors privilege re-
served to secure their payment.
A. p. WILLIAMS, AuctiOneer.
fpb S-5t-
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

r .UHBER! LUMBER! LUMBER
Choice Cypress and Pint Lumber, OF every
dimension, and in unlimited quantities, sup
piled by the undersigned at Mount Pleasant
Mills, near Washington. We are receiving u
large lot of chain logs, and will fiji with prompt
ness and dispatch all bills entrusted to MS.
Orders addressed to the undersigned, Mt Wash
ingtOn, win receive Immediate attention.
All kinds and any AMOUNT of Seasoned Lumber
always ON hand, Mt Reduced Prices.
~Tcrms-Cash at the mill.
FRANK MCNICOLL.
Mt, Pleasant Mills, ,Jnly 8, 1871.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-08

Notice.-The Rev. G. R. Upton viii celebrate
Divine Service in Opelousas, on the first and
third Sundays of each month in Washington,
on the second and fourth Sundays; at Bayou
Waxia, ON fifth Sundays. Services in each
place at II o'clock A. n, and at 4 o'clock P. (.
Sunday School at 81 o'clock A. NJ. Catechetical
Instruction at 103 O'Clock 4. II.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-08

]. Frank Knox, Esq, Of the Opelousas
Bar, has been appointed and commits
stoned Clerk of the Supreme Court at
this place. The appointment is a good
one. He is well qualified in every res
pect for the position.