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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-24
MASONIC DIRECTORY.
LoDeEs.

LODGES NN
SouTE MEMPHIS, No. II8-meets Cd Friday
In each month-at Odd Fellows Hall W..
NJ. Brooks, W. M: A. j. Wheeler, Secretary.
AyeEROSA, No. 16S-meets LIST Monday in
avery month, at Odd Fellows' Hall. corner
Court aud Main. John Gordon, W. M; B.
Richmond. Secretary.
LEILA ScOrT, No. 2s9-meets LIST Thursday
If each month. at Odd Fellows Hall. VIM.
Frank. w, NJ; A. S. Myers. Secretary.
DESoTO, No. 299-meets Sd Friday Of each
month Odd Fellows' Hall. Bun. F. Price,
W.M.: R. W. Shelton, Secretary.
KILyISNIse, No. 3tl-meets ith Friday of
ZACH month--at 0 Id Fsllows' Hall. Richard
Creighton. W. NJ; Jas. S. Carpenter. Secre-
tary.
ROYAL ARCH.
PESE CHAPTKR, No. 22-meets I'd Monday Of
ea,h month-at Masonic Hall; in yoso
Block. A. J. Wheeler, NJ. E. II. p; j. j.
Weller, Secretary. 4
MKNPHrs CHAPTER, No. 95-meets at Ma
sonic Hall, in Gayoso Block, 3D. Monday Of
each month. W. S, Matthews. NJ. z. II. P. /;
B. W. Shelton, Secretary.
n. ANDs.M.
EUREKA CoUSoIL, No, 6-meets Sd Thurs
day Of each month--at Masonic ball, in Gay
oso Biloxi. g. Reder. Tn. I'LL; G. II. Myers,
Rec.
TEHPLARs.
CYREEE COXMAEDERY. No. 4-mests 4th Mon
day Of each month. j. NJ. Pettigrew, E. @. (;
7. ]. Barchus, Rec.
CALvIRY CHGPTER OF RosE CRoIx, 18th, No.
l. Charles W. Adams. sd, M. W.; II.
Tomlinson, ed. Sec.'.
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GENERAL MARKET.

The following quotations are sfor orders
from store and small lots in iobbing way;
APPLES-Green. 80 00g4 %
BRAN-Steady; wheat, Sl7 009lS 90 % ton;
90c . 100 lbs; corn bran, u GOALS 90.
BACON : Clear sides, l31s9l4e; clear rib
sides, 131z9l3jzc; shoulders, g49l0c; hams,
sugar-cured. l6A9l71zc; breakfast bacon. 1914
BEANs-s2 5Os2 rs.
BUTTER-Common.1 s925c; choice, 2693oc.
C0W-PEAS-s2 40g2 60.
C0OOA-NUTS-R 100, 81.
C0FFEE-Rio D 10, common to choice, III
@25c; Java and Laguayra, 5@S2c.
CANDLES-Star, % ID. 16Gl7c.
CHICKENS-0ld. So 1904 50; young. ac-
cording TO size and condition, 81 1904 80.
COAL OILS gallon, l6@l7c; special rates
coRE-YeiIOw shelIed. s5ss5c; white. $50
:. CORN MEAL = Kiln-dr full weights.
COTT0N TIES Sc . ID.
COTTON .YARNs-No. 500, 1S9131fc; No.
800, Belize; No. 400, 17a1f1zc.
CABBAGES-s7 sos 90 a hundred.
CHEESE-New Factory. 13914c; English
dairy. lTsz91S1zc; rates irregular.
CoTToN-sEED-ss % p ton on landinsi
'cSoTToN-sEED MEAL-steady at 42@4ac
= busnel and SIS D ton.
COTTON-SEED Ollie p gallon.
BAILING SlUFFS AND TIES Bagging,
and ~ lbs. Halle; on orders, 2z9lc higher
Df BufL DING MATHRIALs4in ms store ore prices
are; Cement, Louisville, 50 IS: Rosendale. D
= Dbl, 8 500. hair, 2 25a2 so . 40-lb bale;
bale; plaster, Michigan, %; New York
50.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, l29lse; peaches.
141<Gl5c; nominal. q,
ounce ;morphine,6 Is y ounce; camphOr, 5l7sc
per pound; chloroform, 50 3 pound; castor
oil, 25c 4 pound; b0rax. 2Sc y pound; blue
mass, in iars.l 10 - pound; calomel. ~ p
pound; INDIGO, T5atl 50 = pound; asifoeti-
dar, 55c . pound tartaric acid, e5c sulphurlc
acid, Sc % pound; alcohol, " y galioni
iodide potash. 5 80.
E9GS-l5gi6c 3 dozen; nominal.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

PUBLIC LEDGER OFFICE,
MEMPHIS. TRIM. August "a, 1874. !

PUBLIC LEDGER OFFTCk,
MEMPHIS. TENH.. August "a, lS74.J
The money market continues to rule
quiet and steady, with little animation
in financial circles aside from the regu-
lar routine of business. Money is in
active demand, with the loan market
working close. The banks are granting
favors to regular customers at l0@l2 U
cent. q annum on unexceptionable pa
per; on the streets money is active at 2
GA y cent. . month on good collate-
rails. Brokers are paying lOs4@l0S3 for
gold, with little offering. Exchange con-
tinues scarce az follows: On New York,
Boston and Eastern points, buying at
par and selling at ic premium and on
New Orleans at to discount. Securities
of every description ruled quiet, with
little movement in the market and no
transactions worthy of note.
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The market this morning opened
steady and unchanged. New York was
weak and lower to sell, with middlings at
l6sc aud futures steady. Liverpool was
easier, with uplands at sgd, Orleans at
s4@SSd. New Orleans was reported
quiet aud unchanged The market here
was quiet, with light offerings and linn
tied demand, and in consequence light
transactions. A few small lots of ordi-
nary changed hands on spinnerg ac-
count at l2@l3c, low middlings at Ice
and middlings at l64e.
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NEW ORLEANS. August "a. 1880 a.m.-The
market is quiet. Middling. 1890; sales, 100
bales; receipts. 127 bales.
LIVERPOOL. August "a. 2:90 p.m.--.C Cotton
leans. 81z@S3sd.
sp.m.-Cottou is dull and easier. Uplands.
SD; Orleans. s149s5fd. Sales, 1900 bales,
Of which 2OC0 we're for export and speculation.
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TEMPERASCE SOCIETY

NATONA TEMPLE OF Il. Ayp r No 1-n,...
every Tuesday evening at o'eloci Al new
Masonic hall, Gay0so Block. Main street.
John W, Graham, D. W.M. T.; Bun +. Price.
W. 2. T; T, NJ; Haley. W. V. T.: AN iH,
NIite' w n J. Il. Shepard, W. FIR,
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T 0. o. r. DIRECTORY.

odd FsIlows.EHaIl. corner Main and North
Court streets.
LODGES.
MEuPHIs LaDeH. No. 6-meets every Tues
day. VIM. W. Humphrey. N. g.; !, Q.
Milton. V. g.; LIS. Burr, Secretary; E. f..
Risk, Treasurer.
CzicKAsAw LoDeE. No. S-meets every Mon
day night. Ben Freiberg. N. g.; r. B.
Jones, V. a.; r. D. krayser. X. s.; Thomas
Bacon, P. S.; John Holt. Treasurer
SCHILLER LoDeE. No. l40-meets every We'd
nesdav night. ]. G.Schmidt. N. g.; Henry
Schilling, Y. g.; Chas. Borner, Secretary I;
Henry Harder. Treasurer.
BAsxEs LopeE. No. lf-meets every Friday
night. j. 7. Lees. n. g.; ]. J Ross. y; @. I;
]. H. Shepherd. P. and R. s.; j. S. wilkins,
Treasurer.
KNCANPMRNTE.
GAYoso ExcANPNENT, No. 3-meets on the
LIST and Sd Thursday nights Of each month.
Dan'l Shloss, c. P; Charles NJ. Carroll. H..
lp.; John L. Graf, s. W; John A. Holt, I. {;
lrask Underwood, J. W.
4. MEMPHIS EScAMPNEST. No. 3e-meets I'd and
~ Thursday nights Of each month. g.
SIos, c, P; Thos. L.. Risk, H. P; Joe
Nlntgl. S. W.; 7. s. Bingham, Treasurer;
Mm' , Homan, ]. W.; CIV Smith. Scribe.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

Vicksburg Capitol pm
Friar's Point. st. Francis..."-"..........5 p. m
Osceola, Frank '''''o p
ARRIVALS.
Steamer st Genevieve, St. Louis.
Colorado, St. Louis.
r. E. DeRussey, st Louis.
Belle Memphis, St. Louis.
Susie Silver, St. Louis.
City of Vlcksburg, st. Louis
H. c. Yaeger, st. Louis.
Belle OF Shreveport, N. o.
John Kyle, New Orleans.
Fort Gibson, Arkansas river.
A. J. White, Napoleon.
St Francis, Friar's Point.
Frank Forest, Osceola.
Julia, Vicksburg.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Ella, White river.
Colorado St. Louis.
Belle of Shreveport, st. Louis.
John Kyle, st. Louis.
St. Genevieve, Vicksburg.
City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
r. Z. DeRussey, south.
Susie Silver, New Orleans.
H. O. Yaeger, New Orleans.
Julia, st. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT,
Fort Gibson, st. Francis, A. j. White,
Frank Forest, Belle Memphis.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant. The
river here is receding steadily, with six
and a half feet on the BARS from here to
Cairo and six feet thence to st. Louis.
The Ohio is declining, with five and a
half feet in the channel from Louisville
to Cairo. Cumberland river was swell
ing at Nashville yesterday. White river
is falling, with three feet in the channel
from Jacksonport to the mouth. Arkan-
sas river continues at low tide, with
eighteen inches of water on the bars
from Pine Bluff to the mouth. Business
on the landing is moderate with slight
improvement in freights.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Indiana left New Orleans Satur
day evening FOR Cincinnoti.
The James D. Parker left Cincinnati
Saturday evening for Memphis
The Future City and Paragon left st.
Louis Saturday evening for New Or
leans.
The small steamer Lilly struck snag
at Iowa City Tuesday night and sunk.
The cargo viii prove total loss. The
boat will be raised.
The II. C. Yseger passed down last
night for New Orleans well laden.
The St. Genevieve and City Of Vicks-
burg passed down yesterday morning
for Vicksburg. Both steamers were well
laden.
The bar ct Plum Point and Osceola
is getting quite troublesome to steamers
bound down stream.
The Ella cleared for White river Sat-
urday evening with a splendid trip
The Quickstep was towed to the loot
of Market street Saturday evening,
where she will undergo repairs and be
put in complete running order and re.
enter the White river trade on the LIST of
Of October.
The snag boat R. E. DeRussey left
this morning for the bends, and will
operate between here and Vicksburg.
The Fort Gibson came in yesterday
morning from Arkansas river with nine
bales of cotton. Owing to the low stage
of water in Arkansas river she was un-
able to get to Pine Bluff, and put her
cargo out at Pendleton's Landing thirty
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KNIehTs OF PYTHIAs,

TESSEssEE laDeE No. 5-Meets ~
esery Nve,dneea . night at $50 Second
pI'set; lneenns bccck, opposite Court Square.
co. aWSr sll " = O.. W. L, Crook, Y. G.;
U yns MslBteIy; NJ g R. and s.; II Il, Cole
p; c. Z. MCLEAN. P. [ - y - 0''''
w Coga DE- Los Lo SeS n. ls-Meets every
Block, opposite Court Square, II p Rrensn
IN ! I; ". Anderson, V. G., g. A. Burr. MI
u. d; d. H. Coleman, ". p; d. q pcabsrd X
K. s.; Z. N. Haley. P. c J. G. WATSON Wsisto1' P.
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1910 p.m.-Cotton is dull and nominal. Fu-
lures are steady, with sales for September at
157-l69151zc; October. 151sc; November. 1514c;
December, Is 3-l6915ze. Sales for future de-
livery II 800 bales.
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The following is the present tariff from New
York and Boston to Memphis on freights by
the Great Western Dispatch Fast Freight Line:
All rail-First class. 81 81; second class, 81 Is;
third class. 81 o.; fourth class. SAC; fifth class
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An. Pm. AN. P.A.
u memphis & Ohio r. RI SD =.
lI.00l 1901 Twice Daily. $50 z.lo
memphis & ChaIseston
9.30I12 R. R.-Daily. II 90 ll.55
Mississippi Tennes-
I.45 see R. R.-Daily. I'D
Memphis & Little Rock
liz R. R.-Daily. 800
(Miss.riYer to Heiena&
30t Friar's P't-dsily.
(Vicksburgts ri-Heeklyll
8 sol Mon., Thurs, Sat-.
miss. river to st. Louis
3Oi Mon. Thurs. Fri.
( White Riyer-Semi-
30 Weekly-Tues. x Sat.
( Ark river, semi-weekly
3 30 Tuesday and Saturday.
Marion ltri-weekly)-l
0 Mon, We'd, Fri. 10
Cuba Tennessee
10 weekly-Friiay. 10
lBThalia&0liveBT Branch
g 3Ol Tues. and Fri. $50
The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-01
0pelousas, Parish of st. Landry, La, August 1874

democrats, or wings, or know notlings, or
Liberals, or reformers, or what not-it sutfices
that they are LOuisianians, whose interests
are identical with those of their constituents.
We may rest i'll security that the white vo-
ters will not send men to the Legislature, in
an emergency like this, whose fidelity to the
State is not above question. Such represen-
tatives could not we'll differ as to the essential
measures of reform, for their most pa1pable
duty would be to undo what their profiigate
predecessors have done and to reduce the ex-
penses of the government to the lowest prac-
ticable point. Our past experience has shown
that party platforms are utterly worthless in
guiding the action Of public servants. Tho
only reliable security representative OF the
people can offer for hisfdelity in the discharge
OF his trust must be found i'll his capacity
and probity. Sound in these respects he may
be safely trusted whatever his ideas may be
Of Democracy, or of the philosophy OF Confu-
cins.
For one, accept the programme Of the
white league, pure aud simple. For this
campaign | desire no political organization
more exclusive than that which admits with
i'll its fold all members OF white family, of men
who are disposed to cast their lot with their
own race in this emergency. trusting to the
wisdom and sagacity of the party to select
proper representatives of their own race for
office.
God pity the cre,luity of that man on
whom the experience of the past is SO utterly
lost as to allow him still to believe that the
negroes can by any means be induced to act
with the whites politically, or that any poll
cal compromise can be made between the races.
Any organization among US that stops short
of an exclusively white mans party is DOOM
ed to an iguominious defeat. 1t will not
have the support of the people, because it
will lack the qualities hat command respect.
1t will show that it has not the courage to
accept the issue which the negro party has
tendered--that it prefers to cringe before the
arrogance of the negro rather than to COM
mand his Difference by boldly accepting the
guage which he has thrown down.
Very respectfully,
A. t. TICKER
The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-01

supervisor of registration to register, or pro-
hiDit him from registering any person"
Having constituted this army of supervisors,
assistant supervisors and clerks the sole dis
tributors Of the right of suffrage in Louisiana
this so-called law proceeds - vest any of
them with the power ''to direct the arrest of
any person for disorderly conduct before him
in his Office" (Section 32.
The crowning of the edifce is section SO,
which makes it "the duty of the supervisors
of registration in every parish Of this State to
appoint one Or more suitable persons to attend
at each poll or voting place, who shall have
the power of constables during the time of
election; )" any one resisting Or opposing such
persons in the "discharge Of their duty" id est,
the making arrests, counting the votes, keep
ing order at the polls" carrying the boxes to
and from the commissioners of elections, etc,
shall be punished by fine and Imprisonment !;
the said constables-whose number is 1nlimit-
ed-to recei We a per diem of five dollars '.for q
time not exceeding three days, to be paid by
the parish in the same manner and the same
vouchers as is prescribed for the payment of
the clerks of supervisors or assistant superVi-
sors of registration of the parish"
The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-01
Mass Meeting.

A mass meeting Of the white citizens OF this
Parish will be held at the Court House in
Opelousas on the 18th Of August inst, to take
come action towards securing fair registra-
ton of the voters under the new Registration
law recently promulgated by Kellogg.
Unless the taxpayers do something in this
matter, they cannot complain if they be de-
frauded by the parties in power out of their
right to vote. If We are united in opposition
to O partizan enforcement of this law, which
must be expected, we may be fairly dealt
with, but if we remain quiet We cannot ex-
pect it.
We say then let us come together as men
determined not to be swindled out of our
Just rights even under this iniquitous law.
We desire all white men to come.
The Democrats Of the Parish are earnestly
invited and requested to attend and partici-
pate in this meeting. The White League does
not desire simply White League meeting,
but one representing the entire white popula-
ton Of tue Parish, from whom some action is
have no partizan purposes to subserve in this
matter, and hope we can come together simply
as fellow citizens to discuss a question SO vi
tally affecting the rights we all claim in COM
mon.
BY order of the Executive Committee of the
White League. NJ. G. MAY,
Secretary.
The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-01
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To the Democrats of St. LANDRY

In conformity with request of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee, Convention
of the Democrats of the Parish Of St. Landry
will be held at the Court House in Opeiousas
Oh Tuesday, 18th August 1874, for the purpose
of appointing delegates to represent the Par
ish Of St. Landry, at the State Democratic
Convention which is to be held in New Orleans
on the Gath of said month.
This Parish Convention shall be composed
of delegates from the different Justice OF the
Peace Wards, as the said Wards existed at the
close Of the war.
There shall be held primary meetings of the
Democrats iu each OF said Wards OH the l4th
Of August, at the Justices office, or at such
other place as the Democrats of the ward may
select. for the purpose of selecting delegates
to the said Parish Convention. Each Ware!
to be entitled to at least one delegate, and t."
au additional delegate FOR every ten Dem
ocrats in the Ward.
Delegates to the said Convention are re-
ouested to bring their credentials, aRd also a
list of the democrats in their respective wards.
L., H. LITTELL, President.
HENRY L. GARLAND.
LUDGER I4ASTRAPES.
A, PERRODIN.
JOS. ULG. ROY.
CLINTON B. ANDRUS.
JOEL Fl. SANDOZ.
Democratic Parish Executive Committee.
The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-01
The Opelousas Journal of July 18th con-
tanned the following notice:

Rooms REPCB. PARISH Ex. COMMITTEE, !
Opelousas, July 18th 1874.
A Mass Meeting of the Republicans of the
parish of st. Landry is hereby called for the
this parish in the Republican State Nominat-
ing Convention, to be held at New Orleans.
La. on the first Wednesday of August, A. D.,
1874 BERNARD MARTIN,
Secretary Executive Committee.
In it's next issue this notice was dropped,
and the following substituted in its place:
Rooms PARISH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 4
Opelousas, July 18th, 1874.
BY virtue of q resolution of the Republican
Parish Executive Committee of the parish OF
st. Landry, Convention of the Republican
party will be held at Opelousas, on Monday,
the q tn inst, at 4 o'clock p. NJ, for the pur-
pose of electing four delegates to the Repub-
lican State Convention to be holden at New
Orleans. La, on Wednesday, August 9Th, 1874.
Said Parish Convention shall be composed OF
delegates from the various Republican clubs
throughout the parish, each club electing one
delegate for every fifty members, or fractional
part thereof, i'll excess of twenty-five.
c. Il. NASH, President.
Attest: ID. Z. G. HILL, Acting Secretary
The first was Mass Meeting called by the
Secretary to meet anywhere and at any time,
and, for aught we know, might have had. like
once famous Federal general, ITS "headquar-
'ters in the saddle"
The second fixes Opelousas as the place.
July 9th as the time. and calls Convention
of delegates from the clubs, instead of Mass
Meeting.
The Convention was held on the 9th, at tho
residence of ID. P. c. Hill, near OpelOusas, and
the President, Nash, and Hill, Acting Secre-
tary. were selected as two of the delegates,
E. CAN'T and CAN'T Prescott being the other
two. Hill and CAN'T are whitcskinned, Nash
copper colored, and Prescott q regular kinky-
head.
We understand that the meeting was not
largely attended, bat this makes little differ
ence among Republican politicians, as in this
matter CAN'T, Hill and Nash were enough to
vote for and elect Prescott, and, by such a ro-
tation as this, the entire delegation could
have, by previous arrangement, mutually
selected themselves as delegates. Whether
this was done we know not, but the manner
in which the Convention was called made
it possible.
The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-01
TO the NaturaIiZed Citizens of
the Parish Of st. Landry
Preamble and Resolutions 4idortcd by thc oPef-
ousus Democratic Ctasb July @h, is. j.

WHEREAS, Section 90 of the Act Of the Legis-
lature, approved July 2ith, 1874, entitled ':an
act to provide for the revision and correction
of the lists Of registered voters of the State,
&c, &c." provides "that every person OF for
eign birth claiming right to be registered
SHALL in addition TO the proof Of residence,
prove that he has been naturalized, conform
ably to the laws of the United States, and as
evidence thereof he shall produce a certificate
of naturalization under the seal OF the Court
in which naturalization took place, duly at
tested by the clerk Of said Court, in his own
proper hand writing, and shall prove by the
oath of two qualified electors OF the election
precinct that he is the person named"
BE it resolved, That We earnestly recommend
and advise all naturalized foreigners who have
lost or mislaid their certificates of natnraliza-
ton at once to provide themselves with certi-
ficates of naturalization from the Court in
which they were naturalized; said certificates
to be in the proper ho"&-,c't'"g Of Tie C|e'* ct
said Court. -
Resolred further, that the members aud otii.
GERS of this Club offer all necessary advice and
assistance free OF charge to naturalized citi-
zena to procure the necessary papers to secure
their registration.
Attest: C. J. THOMPSON, Secretary.
The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-01

Below we give q letter recently published
by Hon. A. L. Tucker, of St. Mary, on the sit
uation. He is now and, We believe, has been
a consistent Democrat for many years, and
during the campaign of 1872 claimed to be an
unadulterated Bourbon. The conspicuous part
he took on behalf of the Democratic party in
effecting the fusion of parties in 1872 is well
known. Tis well to heed what he has to say
on the subject of parties and party names.
We are convinced that all the elements of
opposition to negro radicalism in the State
will vet crystalline under one name.
Tn tho name of all that is rational, let ua
mt cumher this issue with questions relating tu
party mar names, or party dogmas, or subordinate
measures of reform. Let us but fill the Leg
islature with representative men OF the whlte
race, and it mattera little whether thfy re
The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-01

The white people of South Carolina have
for some time past set in their hog pens,
chicken coops and corn cribs, spring traps
with enormous jaws and teeth, for the par-
pose of hiudering certain privileges arising
from the fourteenth amendment" These hor-
rible steel traps do not suit the sovereign cleo
tors of the State, and their sable statesmen
have recently been appealed to in order that
thew NAV enforce the right to freedom.
Il is shameful that rebels should claim any
right to property, shameful that gentlemen OF
subsistence should be got fast IN THESE traps
and shameful that the constitutional amend
ments should be violated in sach diabolical
uaDneri
The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-01

4 To oTAx-PAYERs.-The Sheriff, Recorder and
Clerk of Court will, on the fret Of August, be-
gin assessing the taxable property of this par
ish, at the Recorders Office, and continue their
labors for the space of thirty days, according
to law. Parties interested would do we'll to
make o note of this, for after the 3lst of Au-
gust it will be too late to have corrections
made on the tax rolls for 1874. A little dill
genee in this matter may save considerable
trouble, ANNOYANCE and expense.
The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-01

That clever and enterprising young mer-
chant, Mr.. Camille Rsos, has removed his
store from tho corner Of Main and North
streets to that newly repaired and enlarged
and tastefully arranged temple of trade" on
the south west corner Of Main and Bellevue
streets, where he is prepared to attend as
usual to the wants of his numerous customers.
For further particulars see next weeks CoU-
RIER, or call around at the new stand-corner
Main and Bellevue, near Sol. Isaccs'.