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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-19
GEORGE HILL, NJ. D.
HALL OF THE ST. LANDRY
AFr1rrN CyrDrr,. = z.--

. OpelousaS. La. April 18th, 1873.
AT the meeting held Of even date, it was Re
solved, That, with feelings of heartfelt regret
we record the demise of this eminent and ac-
c0nplished Physician. This sad event took place
Mt his residence, White Hall, on the sd inst, in
his 85th year. "
In all ages, and in all conditions of society, it
has been customary, on the death of any dis
Observation-Disclosures, to Onmem0rate the name
of the deceased, by recording the good deeds
which in life rendered him ilIustrious. This has
been done not so much perhaps, as a tribute of
respect to the dead, as an incentive to the prac-
tiee OF virtue in the living, and surely there isnO
character Wh1cn presents so many opportunities
for useful comment and example, as chat which
amidst tile difficulties of circumstances. has tri-
llmphed over obseurity and risen into honorable
fame.
Such is now the occasion, and we sneak of him
AaRa4of one who tread with unfaltering steps
through his allotted path of duty, whether fes-
tooned with yerdlre, paved with thorns or gar
landed with flowers.
In the retrospective vista, here is eentelarian
athletic struggle with death; q conscientious
and continuous discharge of duty, and from
y0nder, no fear to turn and look back on the
shores of this life. He was amongst us the NestOr
of his profession! What vast changes he must
have observed! What number of hot, burning,
anxious theories, which had arisen and -four.
isned and then ceased to exist What a marvel
l0is variety of remedies " he must have seen
lauded, denounced and forgotten
Not 80 well known are the graces and rare
virtues of mind and heart which adorned his
private life, and the remembrance of which,
give at once poignaney and consolation to those
who mourn him most deeply.
He died in haPness-only DAYS before his
death he saw p~atients.-Eagerfv would they
now listen TO his footsteps, that so often brought
relief and gladness to their hearts-Rmidst etern.
al harTnonles, they now resOnnd within the
boundaries of a better world. He left us with a
conscience void of offence TO man; firm in that
faith which is the symbol of hope, the synonym
Of peace, the Illustration of virtue, the const1m-
nation Of justice, and the very perfection of
reason. zss
VINCENT B0AGEf, NJ. D., President.
Attest: JAMES RAY, NJ. D., Secretary, d
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TN yERTU DUN ORDRE DE LHONORA-
~ BILE In COur deS Preuvcs, de IL ParOissc st.
Landry, il sera vendu a lcncan public. an plus
ct ADMINISTRATORS, 0u par un rncanteur public.
Ic MARDT, 20 Mai, 1878, les prophecies ci-aprEs
dGcrite appartcnant a In succession dc John
Garvin, DECIDE, SAVIOR
Ccrtains mOrccaux de terrcs situfs dams lit
par0iRsc dies AvOyellcs, pres du Big Cane, Giant
Ia Motto est du quart uOrd-est dc Ia section %,
dams lc township 2, sud dc la rang6c 3 cat, .aIlsSi
le quart nord-Ouest dc In section 81, dansletOwn-
ship 2, sud la rangGe 4 est, Cnntenant cent six ct
G31OO acres; amssi I'M portion du quart nord-est
dc Ia section %, dams lc township 2, aud dc la
rangee 3 est, In quantitG incOnnu, Giant acquGri
de VIM. r. Marshall.
ConditiOns-La Motto compliant, ct In balance
dams dnuzc mOis du jour dc Ia ventc, lacgu6reur
Dormant son billet avrc caution Cn sOlidO a Ia
satisfaction dc IT, tutrice ct radministratIice.
assure par TN hyp0tlequc specialc CT privilege
du veutcur. ELIZABETH WRIGHT,
Tutrice ct ADMINISTRATIVE.
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The other Governor has issued orders
to his tax collectors to go to collecting
before the Kellogg collectors get it all.
We sec two difficulties in their way
which the taxpayers have nothing to do
with-they have notax rolls, andif they
had, there is an unrepealed law on the
McEnery Legislature statute book sus-
pending the collection of taxes indef-
nite1y. But the principal difficulty is,
the people won't pay these collectors,
and they won't hold any tax resisters'
meetings nor ask anyone to tell them
show" to resist them either. With the
want of tax rolls and the law of the
McEnery Legislature just alluded to,
and Act No. Al of the Mechanics Insti-
tute Legislature, which is now q law,
staring these so-called collectors in the
face, we don't see chow" they can move
in pursuance of their chiefs order, let
them be EEL so willing and try ever so
hard.
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Estate of Arthensise Nezat.

Ply VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
- OrablG Probate Court of the Parish of st.
Landry, there will be sold at public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned public
auctionecr, at the last residence of the deceased,
on Bayou Teche, i'll this parish, on WEDNES-
DAY, May 21st, 1873, the following described
property. belonging to the estate Of Arthcmise
N6Zat, deceased, tOwit-
l. A certain plantation situated in said parish,
on Bayou Tcche, about six miles from the town
0f Opelousas, containing seven acres front by
twenty-five i'll depth, bounded as follows, tO-wit:
on tile north by Bayou Teche, west by Louis
EhutrOt, south by Bicnvenu Sicily, and east by
Joseph RayOn, together with the residence.
2. One clubhouse, one corn crib, two negro
cabins, two small cabins, one hOrSe-cart and
harness, one buggy, one American mare, two
hciferS, five mileh cows two with calVeS,D one
iron brand, two SOW and pigs, bGdsteads and
bedding, in arm0ir, a safe, Il clock, tables, chairs,
cooking stove. and other mOvablCs-
Terms and cOnditiOns-All the movable prop
erty payable cash, and the immOvnhle property
one half cash, and the balance i'll one year from
the day Of sale, purchasers, on credit, to furnish
their notes with approved personal security to
the satisfaction of the administrators and spe-
cial mortgage and vendors privilege retained
on the immOvable property until final payment
thereOf-the notes to bear eight per cent yearly
interest from inaturity.-fn case of non payment
and resort being had to law to collect the notes,
the makertO pay usual attorneys fee; to secure
which vendors privilege and mortgage are re-
tanned. Purchasers on credit binding themselves
not to sell or dispose of the property purchased
before payment III full of the price thereof.
<. T. WILLIAMS, AuctiOnecr.
- II ~
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Estatc Of John Gnrrin,

by VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
~ orable Probate Court Of the Parish of st.
the highest bidder, by the undersigned tntriv
and administrative, or by IL duly commissioned
auctiOneCr, on TUESDAY, the Goth Of May,
1873, the following described property, belong
ing to the estate of John GHTVin, deceased,
to-wit-
Certain tracts Of land situated in the parish
of Av0yellcs, near Big Cane, and being the east
half of the northeast quarter Of section 25, town
ship 2, south TangC 3 cast, also the northwest
quarter Of section 81, Int township ., south range
4 east, containing one hundred and ak and G0flOO
acres, also IL portion of tho northeast quarter Of
section 25, township 2, south range 3 east, uuan-
tity unknown, being the SAME acquired By deed
from Vim. B. Marshall.
Terms and Condftions-Onc half cash and the
balance IN twelve months from the day nf sale,
purchaser to give his note with security in soil
do, to the satisfaction of the tutriX and admin
i%stratriX, secured by special mortgage and ven
doris lien. ELIZABETH WRIGHT,
TutriX and Administrators
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though in the Middle-age it was bad
enough in France, undoubtedly then the
unhappiest country in Europe. Clergy
and Nobility, of course, contributed no
money to the State, but exceptionally,
and then of their free will. The town
population (Ee tiers etaD paid taxes (and
could not refuse to pay them); but hada
voice in fixing the amount and assessing
them. But jacques BOnhomme, as the
poor p~easantry was nicknamcd by the
higher classes, was taxed by his feudal
masters, and had tOpay whetherhe could
OF not. 1t was commonly said then by
the French chevalerie": "Jdcgues Bon
hommc ne ldche pas son argent, sill NEST
pas roue de coups; mais Jacques Bon
h0mme poycrO, cdr{l serd Jattu."
r. r.
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10 aYril, 1879
Entnte of Arcnde NEnnneL.-No.

Estate OF Arcade MRmnel.-NO.
STATE OF LOUISLANA.-PARISH COURT,
~ st. Landry.-Whereas, Eli Clark, Sr., of the
Parish of st. Landry, Administrator of the
estate of Arcade Manuel, deceased, having
filed IL tahleau of classification of the debts
and final settlement of saidc estate, accompanied
by his petition praying for the homologation of
the same;
And whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order OF court, bearing date
April 18th, 1878.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all
persons Interested to make opposition to said
Opclousas. within the time required by law, why
said tahleau should not he holn0Iogatcd and con-
tirmCd. W. A. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
nnril 10 1273=l&l
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Gen. Candy was assassinated, on the
18th inst, by the Medoe Indians, while
holding a conference with them. Judg-
ing from Gen. Sherman's order subse-
quently issued, that tribe WILDE shortly
cleaned out. ,...'.. .r.. ...
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The New Orleans Picayune, of the
18th, says that "Gen Longstreet and
others, among whom will be one of Gen.
Emory's staff, will leave for Grant par
ish to-day to investigate matters; After
matters have been investigated, and
the guilty parties discovered, let them
be punished. The certainty of punish
ment will put a stop to riots, and moth
ing else will.
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#-tEE-E .f= E.E
The taxpayers of this parish are not
responsible for the government over
them Il way or the other, and the
best way for them to do is to get along
with both State and national govern
ments on the best terms possible.
When one or both of these governments
are changed, it viii be time enough for
them to give in their adherence to the
new ones. So long as the Federal row
ernment recognizes and snstains the
Kellogg government, they viii have to
obey it; but they can not obey two
State governments at the same time,
and those who claim that they are the
government or ought to be the govern
ment, however just their claims NAV
be in the abstract, but who are actually
devoid of governmental power and au-
thority, and vex and worry the people
by demanding from them what they are
necessarily compelled to give the ac-
tual government, do the people a great
wrong and show less regard for the
peoples welfare than for their "
s%eifshaess. Let them get possession
and control of the government first, and
then the peogle will yield them a ready
obedience. The only safe course for 4
man TO pursue is to obey the govern
ment IN actual authority over him,
This q = rule not onlyof common sense,
s. - 80 80 aLE - ZE#&EFH
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Succession d,Aroade Mumuel.-NO.

ETAT d. LA LOUISIANA, COUR DE PA
AZ roisSe, st. LaIIdry.-Attendu que Ell Clark,
ST.. de la Paroisse St. Landry, administrator
de la succession d'Arcade Manuel, decide,
ayant enregistr6 I'm tableau de classification
DIES dcttes ct I'M reglemcnt final dc In dite sue
c~rssion, accompagn6 Dune petition dcmandant
IhOmOlOgatiOn di celui;
EFT attendu quTl q etc fait drOit 4 In demande
dc la dite petition par IN Ortire dc Ia Cour, EN-
date du IS AYril, 1878.
En- consequence, avis est par lie present donnf
aux interCSseS dams cette succession d'aVOir i
fairo opposition, 81 aucune lis ont, par cert, 3
mon bureau, dams LII vile d'Opel0usas, dams les
tFente jours qui suivrOnt Ia date du present
avis, pOUrquOi le dit tableau ne serait pas APP
prOuYe ct hOmOlOgue.
W A. ROBERTSON, Grcflicr.
10 ayTiI
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We will endeayor next week to give
~ourreaders afull account of the troubles
and the causes that led to them in the
parish of Grant.
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The proposition before the United
States Senate was to have a new election
in Louisiana Or leave the State under
Kellogg; and the Presidentinformed the
Senate; in advance, that he would sus-
tain Kellogg if the Senate failed to take
action, and urged immediate action ifthe
Senate intended to act at all. The SEN
ate decided not to act. We see no es-
cape from the Kellogg government, I'M
less it be replaced by a military or terri
torial one; which will depend entirely
upon Congress. The people of this par
ish have over them all the parish officers
they elected, from State Senator and
District Judge down to ward constable.
Political peace and comparative pros
perity prevail throughout the parish.
Agricultural labor is sufficient for the
large crop o planted, and is separating
effectively. Our prospects for a large
crop were never better. This parish
wants to be let alone. It don't want
any political meetings to disturb its
peace and disorganize it's labor. tits so
situated that it can afford to let well
enough alone. The people don't want
to he continually called away from their
work to attend political meetings in the
interest of a few individuals who have
no crop to cultivate. They have not
time to attend court, much less such
meetings as these. They can not get
clear off the Kellogg government unless
the power at Washington says SO. That
power has refused to say so, and the
people of this parish have no control
yer that power. Holding taxpayers
meetings is time thrown away, unless
they could influence the central v
ment. 1t is too much, and wrong, to per-
suade the people to attempt what they
cannot accomplish, with the loss of time
andmoney. Letusawaite events; tits bet
ter to do SO quietly than to neglect work,
go to law, and at last in all probability
have to pay costs and penalties" Some
lawyers may serve for nothing, but
clerks and sherifs can not work for
nothing !; and the lawyer who does
ought to be elected to an office.
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april 19-fp
succession d'AhrIe simicn.-No.
Cidali~e E~E"npcwer VS.. Andrew Henry,

pARISH COURT, PARISH OF NERMILLION
I No. SG4.-Scrirs District Court.-By virtue Of
Il writ of tirri tAriHs, issued ont of the homorn-
proceed to sell. at public auction, to the highest
bidder. 1T the Courthouse OF the parish of st.
Landry, i'll the town of OpclousAs, on SATUR-
DAY, the 81 day of May, 1873, at eleven o'clOrk
\. M, the following described property, to-wit-
One pair dun American oxen, one pair brown
Creole oxen, one Creole bay horse, one note on
$lO.25, one note on Aim Morgan Of S25.25, one
Creole OK.
Seized in the above suit.
Tcrms-On d credit of twelve months, purcha-
ser furnishing bond and security according to
law.
F. O. HAYES, Sheriff.
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MONOPOLTEs BROKEN UP.

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RECOMMENDED FOR
Simplicity, Durability, Completeness,
is the lightGst running machine manufactured.
Not liable to get out of order. Prices, &25 and
S37. Every Machine warranted five years.
Stamp for sample of ewing and Circular.
Agents Wanted,
BERNHETM & WARING,
General Agents, Memphis, Tenn.
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A friend relates the following: A
mile or two from town he met Il boy on
horseback, crying with cold. "Why
don't you get down and lead him
That is the way to keep warm "No,"
said the boy, tits a b-b-borrowed horse
and I'll ride him if | freeze"
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aNril 10, 1873


NIUlAElst HUE pOVcF vs. AH0feW EECmFy,
Administrators
NOUR DE PAROTSSE, vERMILLION.-No.
" 864.-sericS de Ia COur dc District.-En vrrtu
dun writ de tieri facias, lance par Honorable
III COur de parOissC, dams ct pour III Paroissc de
NermilliOn, dams le process ci-dcsaus intituI6, ct
a moi adresse, ,je veldrai en- vente publiuue, au
plus otfrant ench6risseur, Il III Mais0n de Cour de
Ia parOissc st. Landry, ell Ia willie d'Opelousas, lie
SAMEDI, 3 Mai, 1873, a ONE heures du matin,
les prophecies ci-apres dGcritcs, SAVIOR
Tine paire de bGutS de tire, American, coulcur
harOsSG, une paire dc buufs de tire Creole, cOu-
leur sign, I'm cheva Creole, cOuleur baic, un bill
let sur Andre MGchG pour S4.25, IN billet sur
Eugene Bird pour .$lO.25, I'M billet sur Aim
Morgan pour 1852 I'M bnuf dc tire creole.
Sai5ieS dams lie process ci-deSSus.
CunditiOnS-A mn credit dc d0uZe mOiA. lac
quGrcnr fOuInissant I'M caution avcc dcs AGcuri-
ties scion Ia lOi.
Z. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
IN DyriI 1919
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It seems that q difficulty in Grant
parish, originated or Was oecasioned by
two sets of parish officers being APP
pointedo d claiming the Offices. It issaid
that the Republican, officers first COM
missioned by Gov. Kellogg. did not
qualify IN the required time, at least all
OF them did not, and he appointed the
Fusion officers who claimed to be elect
edtof1the vacancies. And this brought
on the row.
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10 aNTil
NOTICE TO" THE PUBEEC.-THE

~ public is hereby notified that only the fol
lowing NOtarics Public have taken ont their II
ccrtscs for the year 1878, up to date, and that all
acts passed before or done by other NotaricS
Public, are null and void until they comply with
the law:
John F. Smith, Notary Public; VIM. Elkins,
Notary Public; 4. p. williams, Notary Public
and GuctinnPer; Yves D'Avy, Notary Public,
John +. Shaw. Notary Public; Jacques Arnaud,
Notary Public.
J. /. MORRIS, Tax Collector.
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The boodshed in Grant parish grew
out Of the contentious Of a few politi-
clans for a few paltrv parish Offices, and
We will venture to say that not a single
one of them got hurt. Mischief makers
generally get out of the way before the
danger. There is a peaceable way Of
settling political difficulties aud confess
tations for onice-the courts should be
resorted to and their judgments acqui-
esced in. Without this we have anarchy.
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The Acknowledgement ofthe Sandwich
Islands is a graduate of Yale.
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VI I'D:

HARMON-HOLLIER-On Tuesday, the 18th
inst, by Rev. Father Raymond, Mr.. II. Benson
Harmon and Miss Virginia Iiollirr, both of this
parish.
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TAX REsIsTANCE.-The editor of the

TAX RESISTANCE.-ThG editor Of the
NatchitOches Times, who was a Senator
in the McEnery Legislature, has this to
say about tax resistance:
We publish to-day, Gov. McEnery's
admirable address to the people of the
State and the Governors and Legisla-
lures of other States Of the Union, and
also his circular letter advising tax
payers to resist the collection Of taxes
giving publicity to the latter, more n a
matter Of courtesy, to the source from
which it emanated, than from any en-
dOrsement on our part Of the programme
of resistance marked ont. We have not
favored this plan OF opposition because
it seemed utterly futile to accomplish
any good result. With the whole ma
chinery of the State courts organized in
the interest Of the de .tuctO government,
strengthened by vendictive and parti-
SAIL legislation, II temporary delay is all
that can be accomplished, which will
not compensate for the costs and pen
alties which would accrue to the al
ready crushing weight of taxation.
The idea is like that which prevailed
during the War, when cotton was
burned before the advance of the
Federal troops to prevent it from fall
ing INTO tllelr nlllQS-lG RUNS us, Wllle
it proves only Il temporary disappOint-
ment to the enemy.
A Coon REAsON.-A negro minister
who married rather sooner after the
death of his wife than some of the sis
ters thought proper and becoming, -ex-
cused himself as follows: "My dear
brethren and sisters, my grief was
greater than could bear. turned every
way for peace and comfort but none
come. searched the Scriptures from
plenty of promises to the widder, but
nary one to the widerer. And so | took
it that the good Lord didn't waste sym
pathy on a man when it was in his power
to comfort himself; and having a first
rate chance to marry in the Lord | did
so, and would do so again. Besides.
brethren, I considered that poor Patsey
was just us dead as she would ever be-
[GalaXy.
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NaTRAY.-TAKEN Up BY THE SUB
Il scribcr, on Bayou BteHf- n Olnln0 size bay
horse; all his feet white, blaze in the face, brand
ed thus: d W The owner tan have him by prov
ing property, paying charges, etc.
april 19-5t j. NJ.
SERVING MACHINES REPAIRED
by
F. n. STOUT, Washington, In,
april 12~tf
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A GENTS A RARE CHANCES! WE
N will pay all Agents $40 per week IN CASH
furnished and expenses paid. Address
A. COULTER & Co, Charlotte, Mich.
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DIED:

DIED:
LUTZ-On the I'd day of April, 1873, Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Lutz, wife of Frederick w. Lutz. of ST.
Landry Parish, La. Mrs. Iutz was the daughter
OF Mr.. VIM. II. and Sophia Louis, of Bayou BUUf.
She was born May I'd, 1899. She has left hrrhua-
band and eight children to mourn her loss.
A branch may fall from the parent stem
And yet the stem is left
Let the stem give way and Oh the pain!
To the branches thus bercft.
SO may the child from its home depart
And still the parents live,
Let the parents die and Oh the smart!
There's naught but death can give.
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AKTRHTE FOR A PRICE LIST no

81 TO $50 PER DAY!-AGENTs WANT
%s0 ed! All classes of working people, of either
sex, young or old. make more money at work
for us in their spare moments, or all the time,
than ut anything else. Particulars free. Adj
dress G.. Stinson Il Co, Portland, Maine.
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OPELOUsAs, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1873.