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Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

MIsCEGENATIoN.-T latest and most
unheard Of thing, in the bornin' " line,
comes to us from Junction City, in this
county. A family residing there had a
hen turkey, but no gobbler nor was
there any in that vicinity. There was,
however, a rooster belonging to the same
people, and between this rooster and the
hen-turkey there sprang up an intimacy
which ripened into mutual regard and
has been attended with peculiar results.
The turkey laid thirteen eggs and, as an
experiment, they were duly "set." The
popularity of the situation was soon nois-
ed about and the unanimous opinion
seemed to be that those eggs would never
hatch. Promptly, on time, came ten
little hybrids-half chicken, half turkey
seven of which are now living and do
ing well, three having died. The young
fowls are said by those who have seen
them to be somewhat larger than chicks,
their bodies being turkey-shaped, but
having unmistakable chicken heads
Considerable interest is manifested in this
novel family. How many are there of
each sex ? Will the males be roosters
and gobble ? Or will they be gobblers
and crow? Did anybody ever hear of
such cross before
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

THE claim of Hager & Haas, at June
tion City, continues to pay about 5000 a
day. Nearly one hundred ounces of gold
dust was brought in from this claim last
week.
This lFriday) morning, after the above
item was in type, Mr.. Jacob Hagcr came
in with another little dab" which we
had the satisfaction of seeing. This lot
consisted Of lump of gold-having been
retorted-which weighed 50 ounces, and
all of which has been taken from the un-
der-current within the past three weeks.
Mr.. Hager also had some dust-45 ozs.-
which was taken from the rifles in the four
head boxes of their fume, after run OF
only five and one-half days. This We
call a good paying claim, and this is more
apparent when we take into consideration
the fact they are working what they know
to be their poorest ground. Hager &
Haas don't want to sell.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

Goneral Agent for tho POULTRY WORLD, u
month lly magazine devoted entirely to Poultry.
The best paper published in the country
Subscription 81 y per year Also agent tor
the American Standard of Excellence. Price
30 cents. Agents wanted for every city and
town in tho country For further information
address BOX $50. San Francisco.
Please state what papcr YOU saw this advor-
usement in. iob2l-3m.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-11
Not the Organ oflhe Democracy.


We take the following from the pro-
eeedings of the Returning Board of last
Friday. Mt. Arroyo is the Democratic
member, and Mr.. Whitaker one of tile
Democratic counsel:
Just before the board adjourned last
night Mr.. Arroyo made a strenuous eff
fort to have the returns OF parishes pro-
mulgated as they were canvasSed where
10 contests existed.
Governor Wells, the president of the
board, strongly 0ppOseu this course. He
said, according to his recollection, itllad
not been the custom in the past, and
asked for II precedent to show that the
board would be justified in adopting it
now.
MI. Whitaker Thought the standing of
the present board would justify its set
ting a precedent.
Mir. Arroyo contended that justice de-
manded that where the returns of par
test made, the result should he prnmnl-
with him, Int simple justice. He would
not stop to inquire whether il parish had
gone Democratic or Republican,.
Governor Wells thought politics had
a good deal To do with it. He said the
hoard vas attacked and abused every
day in a most Scalldal0ns manner, and
even threatened with violence if il did
not pursue u course laid down for it by
men protesting to speak, in the name Of
the Democratic party.
Mr.. Whitaker said he was satisfied
such conduct was not authorized or sane
TONED by the Democratic State Central
Committee, 81 any considerable portion
of The Democratic party,
Mr.. AtroyO wanted TO know Governor
Wells authority for saying That attempts
were being made To disgrace the board,
and that ii was threatened with violence.
Governor Wells referred Mr.. Arroyo
To the Bulletin of Friday eveningt to sub
st~antiate what he had said.
Mr.. Arroyo denied that the Bulletin
was the organ of the Democratic party,
affect the public pulse, and should not
Board. He regarded its full
sound and fury signiiying moth
In the following days proceedings APP
peared the following explanation from
Ar. Arroyo:
What / meant to say, If / did not, was
that whether or n0ttile Bulletin was the
exponent OF the Democratic party, | was
1nt, by prise or condemnation Dr. any
it sud, to be deferred in my course
10 the board.
Nacassity iaas nd law Inf an nunnm
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Jos. D. RICHARD, Clerk.
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THE COURIER ON POLITICAL RAs-
. CALITY.

A ward convention was held in this
town on the 10Th of September last, to
elect delegates to a parish convention
on the 26th of said month. Such Dem
Ocrats as j. H. OvertOn, j. D. GonOr, b.
A. Martel, Lastie Neat, Joel II. Sand0z,
DR.. Jas. Ray, Theo. Chachere, Louis
Waiter, j. U. Roy, C. B. Aundrus, F.
PerrOdin, c. Y. Richartk Ellie Mcdaniel,
F. NJ. BOutte, Michel Lavergne, NJ. VIII
aseca and Albert Lastrapes were elected
delegates.
A protest signed, among others, by l..
Sandoz, publisher of the Courier, and l..
A. Sand0z, his assistant and brother,
was presented to the convention, against
the admission of these delegates. The
protest says: "We protest against all
the delegation claiming to lave been
elected at the ward meeting at Opel0u-
sas on the 10Th inst.," because "tlle said
combination consisted of the following
elements: First, officials holding COM
missions from Kellogg whose tenure of
office depends upon his good will; Sec
Ond, members of the Republican party
of the parish of St. Landry Thirdly,
persons claiming to he Democrats who
are actively opposed to the Baton Rouge
platform; We further represent that the
said combination was successful through
the instrumentality and cooperation of
persons not in sympathy with the pres
ent attitude of the white people of this
State, and by a concentration of such
votes upon a ticket previously and Sc
cretly prepared"
The parish convention met, and the
committee ON credentials, composed
partly of white leaguers, admitted this
delegation, SO vehemently protested
against. The Courier would nOtpublish
its proceedings, and called it 1.-THE So
Called Democratic Parish Convention"
Now, as will be seen from the above, the
Courier not only casts reflections on the
convention itself OF the Democrats of
this parish, .but the publishers of that
paper accuse directly such IL Democrat
as Judge j. II. Ovetton of the lowest
kind of political rAscality; and still
worse. they accuse their own father of
the same thing. If these gentlemen are
Democrats the Courier is not; it the
Courier isa Democratic paper, they aIr
no Democrats. At any rate, they rest
under the iInputatiOn of the publishers
of the Courier, as recorded over their
own published signatures, as being pref
ty low down in the depths of political
infamy, according to that veracious
sheets standard of political purity. Is
there any wonder then, that such a con-
Germ, that has aspelSed the characters of
these two. who have been 50 near and
dear to it, politically and OtllerWiS Use,
should accuse this paper Oh all the crimes
in the decalogue. This example has only
to be thought of, to show what Courier
ism is capable of doing in this line.
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Estate of Alexandra Fonseno..-No.-

u
DARISH COURT. ST. LAEDRY.-WHEREAS,
l. Joseph ii. FOntenot, OF the Parish OF st. Lam
dry, has applied by his petition to be appointed
administration of the estate of Alexandra FOnte-
not, deceased, late of the Parish Of st. Landry /;
Therefore, any person intending to make op-
position to said appointment, will file the same
in writing in my office, in the town Of Opelousas,
within ten days from the present notice.
W. A. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
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HaVarh.- No,

pARISH COURT, ST. Observation-Disclosures.
A. James $. Hazard, of the Parish of st. Landry,
has applied by his petition to be appointed adj
nlllistriltn or of the estateOf Louisa Holmes, wife
OF Joan A, Hazard, deceased, late OF the Parish
of st. Landry.
TtIeIeiOIr. Inv person intending to make OBJ
posi- ion 10 ii appointment, will file the SAME
iii wiring ii NV 0hicr i'll the town of OpcIousas,
Within zen days from ,iIc present notice.
W. \. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
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MISCELLANEOUS
HOTEL AND LIVERY STABLE
TO l. H a - Il.

On Monday, December 2sth, 1874, at II o'clock
A. NJ, there will be leased at public auction, to
the highest bidder, OH the premises in Opelou-
s*s, the property situated Immediately in front
or tie Courthouse, gu COnrt street, and known
az tie "Old EAGLE H0tcl," and the Livery-Stable
both situated Ou lae same lot.
The lease will begin on the day of said auction
and end Oil the fist day of January. 1876.
Tcrlns of Lease-In monthly in~stallmcuts,
payable in advance.
+. PERRODIN, Attorney.
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Estate of Azelie Foret.-No. 75o

PARISH COURT. 81. LANDRY.-WHEREAs.
BienvCnu Sicily. % The PARISH of St. Landry.
mas applied y MS 'edIon TO u appointed adj
nllllstlHt0r 0l Tie GNr.,c OF AZGlie FOret. de-
ceased, la[c o. tic Polish Of st. Landry.
Therefore. Fay person Intending to make on.
position ot"lc a.lpOinlmIent. will file the SAME
i'll writing ii 10y office, in Ine town of Opelous9s,
within ten days from lie present notice.
W. \. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
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The Presidents Annual Message to
Congress, which hasjust been published,
repeats al bstantially what he said about
the Louisiana ease a year ago. We will
publish the message in full next week
that part of il at any rate that relates to
our own State.
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List Of EefferN
Proceedings Of the Board of Police OF
the Town of O~peIOusas.

MONDAY, November 10th, 1874.
Tho T,r,r C,,,.ir ~ I'll. r,,r
UP l"rHu"n H. 10 "mt po, p,oaia, ~
g M0rnhinvro Sr' a, p Giorhere q Nav, -
+ + nfaIHIra ?" Wv uniSnnth n nt1 ~ "
j. nelentLe, Geo. w. nulSpetH ana y N. Eater;
ava oinn tod .i0 ioi''"in6 o"lA"ne0 WIS fea"
"ho ""'p'e"'
AN "Ipl>AHcE
For the purpose OF creating a revenue Tor the
Town Of Opelonsas.
Be it ordained. That the licenses on trades
! and PROFESSIONS in the town of Opelonsas' be
fixed a. follows. for the year 1875:
Article /. Each and every kcpnpr of . Coffee
! House. or Deer Saloon, Gr0g Sh0p. Bar Room.
! or ~rciailcr o. wines. fe11neuted, mali or intoxj,
eating Iion0ts. sold in quantities less than a
! unarf..1 o. a yaIlOu. shall nav fine su,n If snvcn.
{ty-ivt dollais,
At. 2. Each aud eve,v Merchant or Grocer,
twenty-five dollalu. and an additional license of
tv,am{ y-,,ve duIl.i1 T. - ~ lir,0,. ~. r.irns " n
! sold In no. lrsS nm1n,iiins i;l;tI, n',a nn,rttn, NJ NJ y y
gallon. and prov dpd mn ;le1| XXI vF5hen iiai1nrs
or wines si3ll Nc sold il any QUANTITY whatever,
diTiOnal license OF seven, v 1--WE dollars sha Ie
in1nospd and collected.
3rt. 3. Each and every kccper of q Billiard
Table or Pigeon Hole. shall nav tWenty.tivr
dollars, ~ ~
Ar. ;. Each and every rircus or NpDaaerio
snail Day, Iur et 81, perIorn,apce, ,,ty ,inlIars'
! and al 6,hrr public shows shall pdv ron i've
| 10 zen dollars. subject 10 ric dacisio,, nf Inc
. President o. the EoSld. '>
Ar. 8. Eccn and every kceper OF a public Ho-
tel a.. FoGrIinr House. shall nav ,;,a tu,, nf ~
teen doII;i1S O 'N"i F"' 'No sum Va III
Arr. 6. Each and every Restaurant kcener
will The privilege of selling wines 10 his ems
TONERS While at meals ONLY, shall nav th,. SIM
of ii, eel dollars, N
AT. 7. Each and every keener ~ an ovstor
Saloon. where oysters, alone are sold. shalt nav
the sum OF zen dollars.
Art. s. Each aid every keeaer of a Feed or
Livery able. shall nav he snii a. fifteen dnIIorn
AIE. Q. Each and every Plofo r1au;Iir Gallery
shall pay a license 0i i've dollars.
ATl. III. Eacl ana every Zeal Estate or Land
Agent, Stdlt pay a II tlltH o. len dollars.
Art. IL. Edcn and eve.y Notrrv Public or
Aucti0neel. snail pnv q license OF five dollars.
Art. -. Eicl and every person selling lew
cry, Auall pdF Il license o. ten dollars
Art. 13. Each and every person selling Druos
or medicines in q Dlu~sio.e or elsewhere shnIiI
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Hon. f. d. Eslilette, member elect to
the Legislature from this parish, is a
suitable person TO be Speake; of the
House OF representatives. Hei ii grad
uate Of Yale College, has practiced law
at OpelOusas for over fifteen yeats, and
been District Attorney for pait OF the
time, il planter in the bargaitl, speaks,
reads and writes both the French aad
English languages, has served one term
already in the Legislature, has that gift
of speech that will cause him to be heard
and listened to in any assembly. He is
further qualified by IN equable temper,
to preside over such an assembly. He
is a Democrat aud not an extremist in
politics. He thoroughly understands the
wants of all classes of Our mixed pOpu-
Iation. Others may be as we'll qualified;
but few men as representative as he will
be in the next Legislature.
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1879 AND 1S74.-The Courier of last
Saturday publishes an extract from this
paper of November, 1879, to show that
it did not support Mr.. Estilette then.
In the item quoted appears no personal
ill-will to Mr.. Estilette nor to anyone
else. Now in the Courier Of July 1tth,
1874, appears an editorial notice of a
speech made by Mr.. Estilette, as follows :
Mr.. EstileGte, we thought, made a Re-
publican speech throughout though
claiming to he a Democrat. 1t struck us
as an unfortunate combination OF Gree
ley Democracy and Louisiana Republi-
canism. ilI-snited to the times and still
less to the audience.
In 1872. Mr.. Estilette received 1868
votes; in 1874. he received 257O-which
shows that the Courier did not damage
him much by insinuating that he was a
bypocritical Democrat.
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Sterling Advice.

A lady makes some sensible su@ces-
lions III n London Journal, on the snbiecG
of marriage or celihacy, q lew OF which
we annex and say there lisa great deal OF
lInta i'll them:
"WIen II girl marries, size ought, to a
cetCaln exttut. give up her GcOUainG-
ances, and consider the company OF her
IInS1aud the hest company sac can Fa
The young wifemust lea',l cooking cai e.
July, il she does not aIteady have q good
knowledge Of it. There ale many ex-
celleut cookery hooks, but she must pot
follow them implicitly. My OWL plan,
fur sOrne time after I was married, was
to take soIne dish and prepave il once
according to the recipe given, aud note
carefully what ingredients could be dis
pensed with. Tie second time | genei-
ally managed it at half the expense. A
the kitchen table drawer, and, whenever
4 deviation is made tom the orthodox
cookery book, TO jOC it down. Do not
wait till You have washed your hands;
let the book he fn3ev-malked rather
than lose an idea. YOu will thus learn
more OF household economy than il you
trust 10 memory alone; and, when your
daughters glow uD, whata fund Of Dlac-
teal information it will be for them! To
a great extent the ~celi5acy Of our young
men is owing to the way in which girls
axe hrOughG up. Through mistaken
kindness mothers often themselves do
wdaG they ought to make their daugilCe,s
do. Let tnem teach them honse-krel-
lug 0u a fixed, methodical plan, and they
will learn their history, Fre6ch and mn-
sic, all the better. 1t is natural and fight
that q mother should wish Ia see lie,
daughters we'll educated, and even high
ly accomplished but it is n mistake tilp3
good end careful education would unfit
4 gitl FOr the hOmely duties of cooking,
dusling, etc. On tlle contrary, those
duties would he better performed a.Id
If mothers would, at the same lime that
they seek talented instructors for their
daughters, impaIC to them some OF their
W culinary talent, tlleie would he
mole good wives and marriages. Little
girls should be taught, as eaFly as pos
si5le, to perform simple household du-
lies neatly; aud, as they grow older, let
them become gradually acquainted with
the theory OF housekeeping in smell, q
manner tl T., when they are ma1tied,
they will I've able to adapt themselves to
their circumstances, and be useful MS
well rs pleasing companions to their
husbands" "A
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Plain Questions for InvaIids.-Have I

"1zH RW0Sta"HaH TOT HIlVaElds,-HaVe the
routine medicines Of the profession done you no
gcod9 Are you discouraged and miserable? If
so, test the properties of the new Vegetable spe-
cittc, DR.. Walkers California Vinegar Filters
already famous az the finest invigorant, cor,ae,
tive and Alternative, that has ever seen the light
Dyspeptics and persons of bilious habit should
keep it within reach, if they value health and
aaen
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LUMBER---LUMBER.
SELLING AT COST:
MOUNT PLEASANT sAW-WILL.
Washington, La.

The undersigned has taken charge of the above
saw-milL. A fine lot Of seasoned lumber, of all
dimensions, Is now on the yard, which will he
sold at cost. Orders for lumber filled promptly,
at reduced prices. L. J. MTTH
FRANK MCNIC0LL, CLERK.
July p, 1874,
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dec 1l-5t
Estate ofAugustc Donate sr.-No. sz66

Estate 0fAngnste Donate, SF.-NO. 1896
PARISH COURT, ST. LANDRY.-wHEEEAs,
l Aclille Du5r6, OF the Parish OF st. Lar
dry, has applied by his petition to be appointed
administrator OF tie estate of Auguste Donate,
ST.. deceased, la:e of the Parish OF ST. Landry.
Therefore. any person intending 10 make OPP
position to said appointment, will file the same
in wri,ing iii ms office, III the town Of Opelousas,
within ten days FROM the present notice.
W. A. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
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Estate Of Cesaire Lnacnr.-No. 1860.

PARISH COURT, ST. LANDEY.-WHEREAS,
= Emily Gnillory, of the Parish of St. Landry,
mas applied by her petition to he appointed adj
ullulStIatrlX of the estate of CtSiire Laleur,
deceased, late of the Parish of st. Landry.
Therefore, any person intending to make op.
position to said appointment, will file the same
IN writing in my office, i'll the town of Opelousas,
within ten days from the present notice.
W. A. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
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DOOKKERPHNG.--TWO sCHOIAH
mans Commercial College, NeE Orleans, whirI,
will entitle the holders to attend u Full Course
in Bookkeeping, can be purchased cheap. Apply
1T this office.
NOTHCE.-I WILL BE ABSENT FROM
~ the parish Of st. Landry until about the
18th of December next.
oct 17-tf E. +. DOREMUS.
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BEEAcHY HoEsEs.-The ha5itofiump-
ing fences 1uns in families, among
horses, very remarkably, though any
cole we ever saw will easily lake it up.
Ninety-ni horses in q hundred rs we
use chem have no occasion to jump, and
a three-iOot fence will c0ntine them affiier
they are four years old ii they have M
to tllat time never learned to jump. w.
H., OF the Weastern Farmer, says: To
prevent Jumping, | have found just two
ways eheetive. Buckle a s~uIcingle
around the body, then the halter-strap
through the fore legs 10 this tie SO that
the h0Ise can not get his head above the
point OF the shoulder, Second-Place
upon the horse a common halter with
forehead strap; sew to this a piece of
the wool side next the head,
and hanging low enough to compel him
to hold up his head too high for spring
enable him TO see the top of the fence.
This latter suggestion we value as ap-
plieable to colts, to which the tempta-
ton to jump is liable,
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EsTRAYED.-F FROM LOUIS DEsMJ.p.
~ ais, in OpelOusas, on Feb. Cd, 1874. a b .ack
Creole horse branded on the lett hip with ? tri.
angie and Il straight mark. 4 liberal ~ ward
will be paid to any one returning him { q said
Desmarais. JAMES GOOD WIN
feb I3-tf
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We prefer ven the good willof 4 dog,
but We have never been anxious Cor the
respect of the CUHrief's white people ;
aud the election just held shows that the
mass of the white people Of the parish
do not belong 10 that stilted concern.
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E,fRR Of ERRfPk.a

Remaining in the Post Office at OpGlousaa.
December 1st,. 1874, and if not taken out before
the lat of January, 1875, will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office at Washington, D. c.
Amy, Aug johnson, Mrs
Chachere, Miss Julia johnson, VIM
COnick, VIM Knight, Robert
Dixon, Ned Miles, j D
Esprit, Lewis Mcbride, II D
Elliot, Mrs PiniOn, Joseph
Edwards, DIS Small, Miss Delphia
Ferguson, Mrs Belle Simien. Charles
Fuselier. Jean Pierre Skaters, DR.
Fisher, Rachel Suffice. j
Guidry, 4 Thompson, Mrs Lizzie
Griffin, Levi williams, Ada
HigginbOttOm, Simon Williams, Hannah
Henderson, John Westner. Mrs Elizabeth
lakewood, Harriet Woods, Pierre
johnson, Mrs Julia
p. J. LEFEBVRE, r. NJ.
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-=4'w# @ 49,.
GAINED AT LAsT.-In 1869 or 1870, the
steamer Cleuna, owned by Col. J. M.
Thompson now Recorder of this parish,
aud running between here and New
Orleans, was run into by the steamer
Great Republic. Col. Thompson brought
suit Cor $1,000 damages in The United
States District Court at New Orleans.
Judgment was given against him. He
appealed to the U. s. Cilcuit Cont, and
the Judgment of the District Court was
approved. He then appealed to the
Supreme COutt VI the United Statess
aud this week he received the graft
flying intelligence that the suit had
been decided in his favor.
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A girl in Georgia brought snit against
a recent lover claiming $1,000 damages,
bnt she compromised for four bales of
cotton and a new paras0l. Her lawyer
took the cotton for his fee, and she kept
the parasol to heal her wounded anec-
tionss