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ARRIVALS.
Boosts Nora s. Willie and Emma, to Sihc'"':
& Agnew A } Thomas. 5 Henry, beIIs'
= Lloyd and w } Boothe, to American ~, 10.
Co, w khnd, VI f Nc Machen end ~;
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# Coulehsn. to Georges Creek Coal CO.. SAN
Swain and l. Lemon, to Hampshire ana D.',
more Coal Co; 6 Meredith and 5 X Miller -
Consolidation Coal Go.
DEPARTURES.
Boats 4 B Cropley, 5 Swain, W hniao.
w Wallis G l. Booth, American Boy, hec"'
bites, I Boyer, Chns Kobb and } A'eA"''
der for Cumberland.
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WHIRLWIND.-T neatest achievement 81
tornado which passed over Sullivan coun, VI
New Hampshire, some days ago, was tho "
movaI of the house Of BUSHNELL Bcnvar &c g
East Unity. The house was heavy one ~ VI
ty-,wo by twenty-eight feet. 1t was instantan
eousy taken from its foundation, and mnSad
forty feet, as if it had slid on ice. Scarcely an
UNDERMINING stone was displaced, not a tbira
was dropped into the cellar, which was dsepe
and of the size of the whole house. nor was thRs
ground where it stopped much disturbed. Mr.
BeDway was pumping pail Of water in tha
back room and his wife was Ia the front roor nc
both were carried along, only being aware thu,
some terrible blow had fallen upon their dwell
ing but haviag no suspicion that it had been
moved, and neither of them was hurt. Manr
of the windows were dashed out; every ar,cIs
Of crockery or glass was broken to pieces; clothes
that we're hanging about, and other thing were
scattered rods away. The back side of rho
house coming 10 contact with the front door.
step, and perhaps the underpinnog, the latte,
was handsomely laid upon the ground inside
down, and although badly racked, the house
stood, while the shed, some thirty feet in
length, at the end, was entirely demolished -
Boston Transcript,
DISTRESSING DEATH. 10 Sunday Afternoon
last occurred one ofthe most melancholy event,
which it has been our lot to chronicle, by which
the life of promising young man, 10 the very
opening Of vigorous manhood-the only son of
his mother. and she widow-ihe pride and
hope Of his whole family, was suddenly cut off
without warning, aud his friends, from whom
he had parted but short hour or two, COM
PEELED to look upon his mabgled and lifeIess
body James GunnelI Hurst-aged 81 years
son of the late Capt. James &. Hurst, in
company with some young friends was riding
horse along a road leading toward the
Charestown and Smith6eld Turnpike, and but
a short distance from heintersection with that
road A hickory tree stood in the forks of the
road near turning point MIR. Hurst attempt
ed to guide his horse to the right Of the tree
bus the animal, unfortunately SHE'D suddenly to
the lett, bringing the young man with great
force against the tree crushing the bones Of
his face, and breaking his right thigh and leg
He was carried by his friends to the house Of
Mr.. James Eagan, but a short distance, and
lived only little while. The conclusion was
so great that we doubt if he was conscious Of
pain. -CAarlestoum Free Press
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-04

There were l9;deaths from yellow fever at
Shreveport, yesterday; in Memphis 81 deaths;
and some new cases in Montgomery Alabama.
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A dispatch from Rome says that the Pope
has recently declared that he never will leave
Rome.
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Alexandria, Va, Postolice
October T. 1873
Persons calling for letters will say they are ad-
vert>cd and give the date of the list.
If not called for within thirty days, they will be
sent to the dead letter office, in Washington.
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The tobacco crop now being secured will be
the best that has been raised in Virginia tor
years.
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Alexander. Lum
Boston, w m Il
Brown, w m II
Bailey, Miss Mary 9
Brown, Isaac
Boulsvan, Henry, col
Bullurte, Betsy Ann
Commander, Jas
Clair, jas LIE
Chase, Mary Jane
Davis, VIM A
Davis, VIM
Dumont. Miss Mollic
Davis, Hiram
Flanagan, Eliza, col
Gartan, N, =
Gibson, jr, j j
Good win, Capt G G
Grooves, Daniel
Holmes, Mrs Bridget
Henry, Judy
Hall, Rachel
Jones, Lucelia, =
johnson, jas II
oct At
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NJ ARISIED.

At Trinity Church, Georgetown, SeRt',h,VStE;
Goth, By the Rev Father Stonestrect. h.t ~.
NJ. BELL to ALICE K. LEWIS both ol '''''
city
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DEARL HOMINY, GRITS and WILL
BEANS received and for sale by
AVERY y DAVlDSON,
oc. 10 King ct, cor. Anreu.
AMBS' WOOL SHIRTS and DRA w Z h De-.
IL A full supply just opened; some very
sirable ut No. " King street. :, WOOD.
oct3 A"' 40
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DIED.
In Lee Township, Fairfax county on "v s
day. September I'd, 1879 at O'Clock n. '''''
GEORGE RILEY, esq, aged about 10 ycA...
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Gen. Kemper spoke at Woodstock yesterday
to very large audience.
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OYSTER ENTERPRIsE.-Mr.N Meals, president
of the New Jersey Land and Improvement
Company, is at St. Michael's for the purpose
of starting new feature in the oyster business
there. The company own extensive tracts Of
land and water Ri hts at Barnegat bay, on the
Jersey coast, said to be the most desirable place
10 the country for planting oysters. Mr.. Meals
proposes to purchase sixty thousand bushels Of
Miles river oysters at once, at forty cents per
bushel, and ultimately to enlist the oystermen
IN the enterprise by making them shareholders
in the company. He is very sanguiue of sue
cess.-Easton IND. Star.
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RADICAL SPLIT IN KING EonGE.-The
RAIDS held another convention at King George
Court House on Thursday last. Henry Dixon
was called to the chair, and JAS, Minor chosen,
secretary. VIM. Mcdaniel was unanimously
nominated as the candidate of the Republican
party for the House Of Delegates MIR. Nc
Daniel in brief speech, accepted the nomlna-
ton and promised vigorous campaign. lie
predicted that be would beat Billy Price by a
large majority. MIR. W. B. X. Price, was
dominated on Saturday last by convention
which met at the Court House, Va. Star.
OLD SARD1NE BOXES MADE USEFUL
BeIleville, near Paris, has had sufficient celeb.
rity 10 its time; it has now tai ken to The useful
arts. and discovered new order, or lamp, of
architecture. What becomes of the empty
sardine boxes? In Paris they are gathered up
by the rag-picker and sold for song to build
ers, who Gil them with mortar, pile them in the
form of four walls on no mans ground, cover
the walls with few planks, and thus house
appears hired or bought by those who COM
plain of high rents or dislike the sky for a
canopy. The shanties are quite an article de
Paris,
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in this country from Europe, who was born
without arms, and whose playing is entirely &C.
complished with his legs and feet. He was in.
uuSsa 10 VISIT wbo @ county ARRIVAL az M
heard Of since by the deluded vioDis t' He He
gave private performance before some must
cal connoisseurs, at Steinway Hall, New York,
on Wednesday last, and they unite in express
ing astonshment, not only at the skill with
which he uses his toes 10 manipulating the
bow and strings, but also at the artistic prof.
cheney and deicacy of his playing.
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VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. are
gratifed to learn that the Executive Commit
tee of the Southern Historical Society has just
made contract with Turnbull Brothers, pub
fishers of the Southern Magazine, at Baltimore,
by which that excellent literary periodical will
become the organ of the society. The terms
of the contract are such as seem likely to place
the financial resources OF the Society on an ex-
cellent basis
The October number of the Southern Maya
zine contains the circular of the Southern His
torical Society. We commend it to the peru
sal of everybody who feels an interest in the
great objects of this society, and every mind in
the South should feel such an interest. Not
only do we commend the circular referred to as
worthy of perusa, but the whole October num-
Der OF the Magazine shows that it is under able
editorial management. -Rich Enquirer.
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PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, OCTOBER L.
SUN RosE........... j.5S MOON SETs.."..... ~
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-28
june

Medicinal POisOns ON the Wame.-The
patriarchs took no mercury, no bismuth, no 10
dine, no bromide of potassium, no strychoria, no
quinine. Happy old gentlemen! they did not
even know Of the existence of these specifics"
and yet they lived until 1t seemed as if Death
had forgotten them. Their medicines were
herbs and roots. They have left this fact on
record, and the werld seems to he now taking
note of it and returning tothe first principles Of
medication. Hostetter's- Stomach Bftters, the
purest and most efieacious vegetable restora-
tive OF the day, is also most popular. Thous-
ands OF persons who only a few years ago be-
lieved implicitly in all the poisons which figure
IN the pharmacopia, now pronounce this palata-
bic tonic and alternative an all-suffeient remedy
for dyspepsia, nervous debility, constipation,
bilious complaints, headache. intermittent fe-
yefs, and all the ordinary disturbances OF the
stomach, the liver, the dischargine organs and
the brain. The time is not far distant when
most of the powerful and Fenomous drugs now
SO reeklessly administered by practitioners of
the heroic" school, in cases that might easily
be controlled by milder treatment, will be utter
" discarded by all philosophical physicians.
As Its, the thinking public, who are generally
ahead of the professionals, have already put the
dangerous preparation aside and ad0nfed Hos
AIeS S{JeF Blttefs m Inelf stead as a safe and ex-
cetient household medicine, adapted to almost
every ailment except the organic and deadly
contagious diseases. For more than twenty
years this famous restorative and nreyenffye
nas g annually Strengthening its hold upon
tae public confidence, and it now takes the lead
OF every advertised medicine manufactured in
this country, y
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-28
The Signs Of Madness i'm Dogs
Read and Preserve.
To the Editors of then. z. Express :

To the Editors of then. Y. Express:
The British Medical Journal calls at
t~entiOn to the measures recommended
by the Council of Hygiene, of Bordeaux,
for the better protection of the people
against the dangers of hydrophobia.
The madness of dogs has a period
which is ~premOnitory and harmless.
If these periods were generally known
the dogs cOuldb be put out of the way be-
fore they become dangerous. On this
subject the Council Of Hygiene has is
sued the following instructions:
"a short time, sometimes two days,
after madness has seized q dog, it
creates symptoms in the animal which
it is Indispensable to recognize:
81. There is agitation ndrestlessness,
and the dog turns himself continually
in his kennel. If he be at liberty, he
goes and comes, and seems to be seek
ing something; then he remains mo-
t~iOnless, as if waiting then starts, bites
the air, as if he would catch d fly, and
dashes himself, bowling and barking,
against the wall. The voice Of his mas
ter dissipates these Authorizations, the
dog Obeys, but slowly, with hesitation,
as if with regret.
SO. He does not try to bite ; he is gen
Tie, even GHGCClOnate, ana ne eats Il
drinks, but ,gnaWs his litter, the ends
of the curtains, the p%addingof cushions,
the cOverlids Of the beds, carpets, etc.
So By the movement, of his paws
about the sides of his open mouth one
might think he was trying to free his
throat Of a bone.
"a. His voice undergoes such a change
that it is impossible not to be struck by
it.
IS. The ~dog,begins to fight with 9TH
e dogs; thisis decidedly a characteristic
sign if the dog be generally peaceful.
"The three symptoms last mentioned
indicate an advanced period of the dis
ease, and that the dog may become
dangerous at any moment if immediate
measures are not taken. It is best to
chain him up at once, or, better still, to
kill him."
The Boston "Medical and Surgical
Journal" suggest that this advice be in
serted at least once a year in the pub
lie papers. It would seem particularly
desirable and practicable that these rules
should be printed on the back of the
notices and receipts for dog taxes,
These excellent measures ought to be
generally adopted.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-28

A CADET FOR WEST PoINT.-There
is a vacancy in this congressional dis
trict for a cadet to the military academy
at West Point. Our attention has been
called to itin a letter addressed to us by
Hon. c.. B. Darrall, congressman from
the district, in which he says: 81 viii
open the vacancy from this district, at
West Point, to competitive examination
A board for this purpose, consisting OF
Hon. Geo. B. Loud, Division Superin-
tendent Of Education, Prof. D. F. Boyd,
superintendent University of Louisi-
ana,a and Dr.. R. H. Day, of Baton Rouge,
will meet in Baton Rouge, on July 18th,
where applicants will present them
selves for examination; and the one
reported as best qualified will be ap-
pointed-applicants to be physically
sound, from seventeen to twenty-five
years of age, and to report at West
Point, August 10Th"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-28

PARDONING CoNvICTs.-We + re-
liably informed the Gov. Kellogg has
stated that he would pardon no cOnvic-
ted criminals, except in very exception
al cases; and even then the pardon
must bee recommended by the District
Judge, District Attorney, Clerk and
Sheriff, and a majority of the jury be-
fore whom the case was tried; and in
addition to this, the matter would have
to be submitted to the Attorney Gene
raj Of the State for his approval, before
any action would be taken by the Gov
ernor. This effectually closes up the
loop-hole by which hardened or pro-
fessional criminals may expect to es-
a D after conviction.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-28

FROM ST. MARTIN.-We have received
a letter dated last Saturday, from a
subscriber residing in the parish Of st.
Martin, just below Arnaudville, in which
he says; "The crops are all nearly
lost. Cotton may.yet make a little, if
we can get dry weather in July and
August; but fear the corn crop is past
redemption The blades are burnt
nearly to the ear, (or where the cal
ought to be,) and it is still raining every
day. It will be sever weeks Monday,
since we turned up dry earth in the
field"
We hope the subsequent dry weather
has produced favorable change in the
condition of the crops.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-28

ii veteran observer asks: what be-
comes Of all the men who, in youth, ex-
hibit high talents and give promise of a
brilliant futUreT Although the ques-
ton is not put to us individually, yet
we take the liberty of replying that
they may be seer enveloped in white
aprons, and squirting from behind dia-
mond clusters as bar-tenders. They
command canal hoafs and street cars,
and occasionally, one, with more aTnbI-
ton than the others, becomes a manu-
facburer of root beer and other pleas
ant and refreshing summer drinks.
ISt. Louis Democrat.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-28

How 70 CATCH FLEAs.-This is the
way to catch a flea: "Don't be in a
hurry and get frantic. Watch your
chances. Take a tWO-foot rule and
measure the distance from your hand
to the flea. Take your pencil and cal
eulate the time it will take to pass your
hand that distance, so You may be sure.
Take a long breath; aim to grab his
hind leg. Nerve yourself up, take a
drink, make a ferOci0us grab; and, it
the flea strays OFF, continue the chase
around the room until you tumble over
the baby then flee!
This reminds us Of the anecdote of
the Yankee-he must have been from
Connecticut, where they make OIL made
wooden nutmegs-who sold flea pow
ders, that is powders to kill or drive
away feas. At n country farm, on
the "big road,' he sold some, which
was freely sprinkled about in the rooms
of the house to drive the feas away,
But as their numbers did not decrease
and they were as bloodthirsty as ever,
the inmates thought something must
be wrong. Not long afterwards the
vender Of the powders, which was moth
ing but red brickdust, was seen passing
Oh his return, and was Immediately
hailed and the failure Of his flea poison
stated. He asked how they used it;
and on being told, explained to them
with much sang froid that they had
made d mistake, and said: " First catch
the flea and tickle it in the ribs, and
when It laughs, drop some of the pow
der In its mouth; do this, and if the
powder does not kill ID every instance.
/ viii return yonr money! They be-
gan calling the dogs to "siek" on him,
and he departed hurriedly.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-28

NOUR DE MAGIsTRAT, PREMIER AKRON
basement, st. Landry.-No. En- vertu
dun writ de teri f~acias, lance par Honorable
j. +. Knox, Juge de PaiN, Premier Arrondisse-
ment, st. Landry, dams lie process ci-dessus init
tul6, ct a moi adressG, je vendrai Il Fencan pu-
bile, au plus Otfrant enchGrisseur, Il la Maison
de Cour de la ParOisse st. Landry, Ell 10 vile
dOpclousas, lie JEUDI, 10 Juliet, 1878, d ONE
heures du matin, les propriet6s ci-apres de
critics, savOir-
Les debris du batCau a vapeur CObweb, dams
L'acqu6reuU sortira les debris a SEES frais.
Saisies dans lie process ci-dessns.
ConditiOns-COmptant.
FALERY ROY, Constable.
90 min
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P. .. WIFI vs. Oscar Rnllinrd-

COUR DE DISTRICT, PAROISSE ST. Ian
" dry.-NO. 123}7.-En Vertu dun Ordre dc sal
sic ct dc yente, lance parIhonorablel la Huitfemc
Cour de District de PEtat de Ia Louisiana, dams
ct pour la ParoiSSc st. Landry, dams le process
ci-desSts %intitult, ct a moi adress6, je procede-
raj a ,Vendre a Fencan public. a la MaisOn de
C0ur de Ia dite parOissc, dams la willie dies ODe-
louSas, lie SAMEDT, , Aott, 1873. a ONE heurcs
du matin, les proprittfs ci-aprcs dfcritps,
SAVIOR
Tn certain lot de tcrrc. avcc toutes les BATHS
SEES ct am6liOratiOns qui sly trouvent, SituG sur
le Bayou Ttche, a A~IIaudviIlc, paroisSe st. Ian
dry, ayant un demi arpent de face avec I'M demi
arpcnt de profOndenr, plus on moinS. borne all
sud par la terrc de Sellers, a rOuest par les pro
prittGs de Sellers ct Nine. Theodore Richard, an
nOrd par Paul Blanchard, ct il Fest par lie Bayou
Ttche, In dite prOpriGt6 ttant lie meme tranSfrrt
par L. a. Guilheau a Oscar Bulliard, par act du
20 S~eptEmbre, 1860, pass6 pardevant Ftr6ol Per
r0din, Notairc lc dit hypOthequc Il etc donnf
par lie dit Oscar Bulliard 4 lie dit P. $. Wilt pal
arte passe pardevant Omer Martin, NotIlre
Public, de la par0iSSe st. Martin. le 81 Mai, 1871,
nm cOpie duquel est dtment enregistrG dams lie
bureau du Recordeur DIES hypOtheques pour La
parOisSc st, Landry, lie % Juin. 1871.
SaiSics dams lc process ci-desSuS.
COnditiOns-Cumptant.
% JUN T. @. Sheriff
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MISCELLANEOUS
"~"~'~- -~N"~~~~< ~---r0~v,~~~~~~D~
NORGED AND INSTRUMENTATION
WARRANTS.

a copy of the report of the Grand Jury. in ref
crcncc TO forged warrants. was read, and on mo-
ton OF Mr.. I, $. FOntenOt, resolved, that the
following suggestion he adopted: That il he
made the duty of the Parish Auditor to mark an
forged and spurious warrants so as to preclude
the possibility of their ever being again used. bv
writing across their face the words " Forged ana
spurious i'll at least three different places, with
lrl INK, III large and legible letters. That i'm Or
der to facilitate this he be HllOWCdt to give public
notice through both the local papers, during
thirty days, to all holders of these warrants to
present the same to him to he marked. That
after the expiration Of this notice it he made his
duty, through the Parish Attorney, to institute
suit i'll the name Of the Parish of st. landry.
against all persons holding sue 1 warrants and
who shall have refused, neglected or failed to
present them to him to he marked as suggested
above. Resolved further, that the Auditor he
instructed to keep Il record of the forged and
spurious warrants so marked by him.
In accordance with the above resolution of the
Police Jury of this parish, adOptedMa 9th, 1873.
I, James O.. Chachere. Auditor for the Parish of
st. Landry, do notify the holders of said Forged
and Spurious Warrants, that if, i'll the thirty
days following this notice, they do not comply
with the foregoing Resolution, that suit in the
name of the Parish will be Immediately institu-
ted against those known to be holders of said
Forged and Spurious Warrants.
JAMES c. CHACHERE.
Dnpt,I A-n
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Onelousas. MAY oath. 187a.-6t

A GREAT OFFER-HORACEw TER
"A & Son, 481 Broadway, N. Y, will dispose of
100 Pianos and Organs of first-class makers, in
Guiding Waters, at extremely low prices for
cash, or part cash, and balance in small monthly
modern improvements, for $275 cash. Organs
So, $75. D0uhle-Reed Organs, 800; Aston. Clio:
S-StOp, $125, and upwards.
WATERS CONCERTO PARLOR ORGANS
are the most beautiful i'll style and perfect in
tone ever made, The Concerto Stop is the best
ever placed III amy organ. 1t is produced by a
third set OF reeds peculiarly voiced, the effect of
which is most charming and substituting, while
its imitation Of sthe human voice is superb.
Terms liberal. Illustrated catalogue mailed for
one stamp. A liberal discount to Ministers.
Churches, Sunday-SchOOIs, Lodges, etc. Agents
U-ontAI
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-28
Isaac Hook VS.. y. johnson.

MAGISTRATES COURT, FIRST WARD, ST.
IVA Landry.-No, BY virtue Of a writ of tieri
facias, issued by the Honorable J. +. Knox, Jus
tice of the Peace, First Ward, st. Landry, i'll
the above entitled suit, and to me directed,
will proceed to sell at public auction, at the
Courthouse of said parish, in the town of Ope-
l0usas, on THURSDAY, the 10th day of July,
cribed property, tO-wit-
The wreck of the steamboat Cobweb, lying in
the Bayou COurtableau, near Little Devil
The purchaser to wreck the said craft at his ex-
penSe.
Seized in the above suit.
TermS-CaSh.
VALERY ROY, Constable.
iIYnn . O
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-28
GLASS oNNETs.-Wehav often heard

.GLAssB oNNETs.-Weha eoftenheard
of "the glass of fashion," but now they
have glass bonnets. They originatedin
Bohemia; they are very light, much
more so than the present style, cheap
and pretty; being glass they do not wear
out, and they are easily cleaned by squirt
ing water in and on them. When prop
erly constructed, while walking in the
sunlight or by candlelight, theymake the
prismatic, and all other kinds of colors
dance around generally.