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| nesses living within two miles of the Courthouse,
OF the Office Of the Justice of the Peace, and
provided that no more than three witnesses, on
each side, in each preliminary examination be-
fore magistrates, in cases other than capital,
shall receive compensation nothing herein be-
ing intended to exclude q greater number from
testifying in such cases If they be voluntarily
present.
Sec. 4. That the fees of the Sheriff in criminal
cases shall be as follows:
For mileage, five cents per mile going and re-
turning from the service Of any process.
For the transportation OF convicts to the pen
i~tentiary at Baton Rouge, five cents per mile for
himself going and coming, and five cents per
mile for each prisoner going only.
For empannelling and calling a jury, in each
case, fifty cents
For each summons to Il juror, or witness,
twenty-five cents.
For attendance upon the courts, five dollars
per day.
For receiving in and discharginge each prisoner
out of the parish prison, one dollar.
For executing Il warrant of arrest, or search
warrant, one dollar.
For serving an attachment, fifty cents.
For executing any one condemned to capital
punishment, fifty dollars.
For serving any other order OF court not 9TH
erwise provided for, twenty:t five cents.
Sec; S. That the fees of the Coroner shall be
as follows:
For each inquest held, fifteen dollars.
For every viewing OF a body, when no inquest
is held, five dollars.
For every burial done at his expense, ten dol
lars.
For all other fees, including swearing in and
qualifying the jury, administering oaths, re-
turning process verbal, and summoning wit
nesseS, five dollars.
Sec. 6. That the fees of grand and petit jurors
shall be as follows:
For actual attendance upon court, two dollars
per day.
For mileage, five cents only going and coming.
the said mileage to be paid but once during tho
same term OF court.
Be it further ordained, that all laws or parts
Of laws heretofore passed and in conflict here
with, be and the same are hereby repealed, and
that this ordinance shall take effect from and
after the Sd day Of November. A. D., 1874.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until
Monday, October 5th, 1874.
JOHN ROY, President.
Attest: c. MAYO, Clerk.
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THE GRANT PARISH AFFAIR AGAIN.
The New Orleans Times, of Oct. list,
says: .4.. a-
A Times representative was informed
last night by the 9. S. Marshal that he
had yesterday received a letter from the
U. S. District Attorney of this district,
wherein the former was directed to
cause the execution of the writs against
those persons who had been indicted for
participation in the Grant parish affair.
The writs have been in the hands of the
United States Marshal for some time,
but nothing had ever been done with
them. The processes in question are
against between eighty and ninety citi-
zens; and should their arrest follow,
their hearing will ensue at the Novem-
Der term. ra8s. ... -4...:.f a. .--. g.
It is well to state in this connection
that the =. S. District Attorney has very
recently returned from Washington City,
where, itas probable, he received instruc-
tons from the Department of Justice,
resulting in the summary proceedings
herein above mentioned.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR OF
. R e @ 8 T r. A ITO N.

PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, La, August 20, 1874,
In accordance with Act No. 1856 of the Leg
islature of 1874, approved July oath, 1874, the o.
flee Of the Supervisor OF Registration will be
opened at the following places for q new and
complete registration OF the entire parish, to-wit:
At the Courthouse III Opelousas, on August
3lst and September l, 2, 8. 4 and 5.
At Washington, at the Town Hall, on Septcul-
Der Z, 8, 9 and 10.
At Flat Town, at or near the coffee-house of
Emile Tate, on the 18th and 14th September,
At Bayou ChicOt, at or near the Store OF Sam
Haas, on the 18th September.
at Chatalgnler, at or near the store Of Dorsin
Z. Lafieurs on the 18th September.
AT Prudhomme City, at or near the store of
L. Chachere, on the 10th and 2Ist September,
at P~laquemine, at or near the store of Fore
man d Webb, on the ed September.
At POint-aux-Loups at or near Carts snringa
on The 25th September.
At MermentO, at or near the store of Victor
Maynaud, on the Goth September.
At Grand COteau, on the 1st and I'd October,
At GroS Chevreuil, at or near the store of Mi
ehcl EmOnet, October 9Th.
. at Bayou Rouge, at or near the store of T. A
Hicks, on N~igger-FOot, October 8th and 9Th,
AT Bayou BRuf, at or near the store of Louis
Sthgg, on the 18th October.
Returning through Washington to Opelousas.
where the office will continue open until tho
evening of the 23d OF October, at which time the
registration will close.
JAMES J.. THOMPSON,
supervisor of Registration for the
aug 2S-9t Parish of st, LANDRY
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The Source of Many HlIs.--1f all the all

The Source of Many ElIs.--Tf all the all
ments, bodily and mental, which torment the
human family could be traced to their primary
sources, it would probably be found that three
fourths Of them originated in the failure of tho
stomach and the other organs by which the food
is converted into nutriment and applied to the
purposes of life, to perform the tasks allotted to
them by nature, vigorously and regularly. This
being the case the vast Importance of q medi-
cine which compels these organs to do their
whole duty, thoroughly and efficiently, becomes
at once apparent. HOstetter's Stomach Bitters
may be truly characterized as a preparation of
this kind, indeed as the only one which can be
implicitly relied on as combining the properties
OF a stomachic, and Alternative and an aperient
IN such proportions as to produce simultaneous
~ the desired effect upon the disordered stom-
ach, liver and intestines. This conclusion is
warranted by the celebrity and certainty with
which the Bitters afford relief in chronic cases
Of dyspepsia, torpidity OF the liver and constipa-
ton. The false idea that these complaints and
others that grow out of them, could be cured by
fierce cathartics, has at last, it is hoped, been
thoroughly exploded. The sick, during the last
hundred years have swallowed thousands OF
tons OF mercury, scammony, gamboge, crotOn
Oil, jalap, etc, and tens Of thousands of graves
ever since the principle of renovation, as EN-
bodied in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, was ar
rayed against the principle of prostratiOn, as
represented by mineral salivants and furious
purgatives, the latter has steadily and surely
fallen into deserved contempt. The cutlery
against stimulation by which concoctors of de-
pleting drenches hoped to give Gctnt to their dis
gushing and dangerous compounds has only
served to increase the demand for the whole
some stimulant, tonic and Alternative which for
twenty-five years triumphed over all opposition
and is now the most popular medicine in the
Western hemisphere.
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MORE TRooPs.-The New Orleans

MORE TRooPs.-The New Orleans
Times, of Oct! list, says:
In accordance with orders from De-
partment headquarters, a company of
United States Infantry, commanded by
Captain Gageby, leaves New Orleans
this morning for st. Martinsville. 1t
will be remembered that there is and
has been considerable dispute in st.
Martins parish about the local offices.
In this connection, it is proper to add
that on Monday last Congressman OAR
rail-, from the Third District, applied for
the transmission of a force of regular
troops to st. Martinsville, and was at
the time refused. The citizens hereto
fore acting as Sheriff of st. Martins
accompanies the expedition. -.
The Seventh Regiment q. S. Cavalry,
a portion of which is already en- route to
the State, will, as was announced in the
Times two weeks, since, be stationed
through the country parishes.
The Twenty-third Regiment U. S. In
fantry will first arrive in the city, and
are to be subsequently assigned to duty
in the rural districts,
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WHAT MIGHT BE DONE WITH THE
MONEY WASTED IN WAR.-Give me the
money that has been spent in war and !
will purchase every foot of land upon
the globe; / will cIothe every man,
woman and child in an attire that kings
might be proud of; I will build a school
house upon every hillside and in every
valley over the whole ,habitable earth,
and will supply that school house with
d competent teacher; | will build an
academy in every town and endow it, a
college in every town and fillitwith able
professors; | will crown every hill with
d church consecrated to the promulga-
ton Of the gospel of peace; / will sup
port in its pulpit an able teacher of
righteousness, so that on every Sabbath
morning the chime on one hill should
answer to the chime on another round
the eartl's broad circumference, and the
voice of prayer and the song of praise
should ascend like an universal h0lo-
caust to heaven.-GDr. Stabbins.
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A New Lead.-How many times does so go
into 100000? 1t goes 5000 times. Well, that Is u
good per cent. even for California. viii the best
lead" ever struck pay as much? Certainly
not. But there are strong probabilities that an
investment Of fifty dollars made In the last
Grand Gift Concert, in aid of the Public Library
of Kentucky, win pay that per cent. to some
body. Why not to one of us4 And then we
have only to wait till the 3Oth of November for
the result, @.
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We have been furnished with q de-
tailed statement of the history of the
famous convention held here on the Goth
ult.. 1t came in too late for publication
this week. It will appear next.
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MUsIC.-The O~pelousas German Brass
Band will perform on the Courthouse
square, nextSunday evening, at4o'clock
Prof. Mayer, the leader, and Mr.. R. Be-
demuller, the secretary, request US to
publish the fact, and state that all are
invited to come and listen.
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NOTHCE.-THE ASSESSMENT LIST OF
~ the town OF Opelousas, for the year 1874, IN
now complete. Parties desiring so TO do are
hereby notified to come forward within thirty
days from this date and make such eorrectinns
as they may desire in the assessment Of their
property. The lists will be found in the Police
Jury room, up stairs in the Court House,
GEORGE W. MCKINLEY.
Constable and Assessor.
Opelousas, May 18th, 1874.
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REGIsTRATION.-Regislration has pro
crossed in this parish as follows:

Mr.. EDITORIALS yolomitted, in your
proceedings of the convention held here
on the 26th September, to give the vote
for the various candidates nominated by
the Democratic party, after disruption
of the white League and Democratic
Convention" / herewith forward the
votes given for the various candidates,
made up from the original tally sheet,
and request you to publish them in your
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List of letters

Remaining in the Post Office at Opelousas,
October 1st,, 1874, and if not taken out before
tho 1st of November, 1874, will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office at Washington, d. c.,
Antonio, Richard Pitre, Nolle
Augustus. Mrs F&licie Roy, Nine o
ArOn. Miss Julia ROchn, Fflisie
Barrett, Math Ralph, Mrs Eliza
Boiler, Mrs George Smith, Albert w
Carriere, Joseph l. smith, Miss Selma
Dir, Mrs Milly Tossalnt, Mari Louise
David, Mrs Octavio Westbrook, Chas G.
Dejean, william Ware. Albert
Gommary, Jane Warren, Mrs Eloise
Nicks, Robert Wilson, Solomon
Preston, Mrs EdmOnia
p. j. LEFEBVRE, F, M.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.

The committee declared the following dele,
gates duly accredited to this convention.
Opelousas-B. A. Martel, Joseph D. Gonor.
Lastie Neat, Joel FL. SandOz, ]. H. Overton,
Jas. Ray, Theo. Chachere, Louis Waiter, Joseph
ard, Eli Mcdaniel, F. NJ. BouttG, Michel La
Vergne, NJ. Vilaseca, A. Lastrapes.
Mallet-E. Moreau, l.. D. Verret.
Prud'hoinme City-T. c. Chaehere, Chas. De
roster, Martin Carron, N. II. Way,
Faqueta1que-Joseph Chenier, F. Aguillard.
G. c. FontenOt.
~Plaquemine Brulee-J. B. Clark, HI. r. Sloan.
B. E. Clark, ID. B.. Lyons, Joseph Hartman.
Old Grande P~rairie-Ernest Brignac, A. De-
vile, Arcade Gtillory.
Vile Plate-Andr6 Deshotels. Joseph Derouen.
NJ. Lazaro, j.. J. OrtegO, o. B. FOntenot, Louis
DebaillOn.
Upper Plaquemine-J. NJ. Taylor. W K, Horns
by, Theodule Daigle, j. Latiolais, v. D. Breaux,
A. Languemare, VIM. Elkins, DR.. J. A. Mcmillan,
VIM. Clavier, DR.. W. G. Knox, Arthur Daigle,
Homer Barousse.
Prairie Mamouth-Joseph Tate, Auguste5 John
son, Onez. H. Fontenot, Henry McCauley, Au-
relien David, Jas. D.. Israel.
Big Camel. s. Hazard, o. 8. Smith, John 8.
Haw, Ernest Morrow.
Polnte-auX-1Oups-H. Andrep0nt, Emile Le-
jeune, V. Sansat, Paul Ledoux.
Queue ~Tortue-Joseph Spell, Dupre P~laisance,
Levy Sarver, J: Suits, Martin Guidry, Andre
Meehe, Joseph Trahan, Leon Micr, Eugene Hol-
loway, Gesner BreauX.
ConlGe Croche-Treville L4ger, ZGphirin Thi-
bodeaux, Ursin Pr6iean, Albert Guidry, Leon
Thibodeaux, Placide Thibodeaux.
Mermento-Jas Mires, A. GuilIory, NJ. Mires.
z. Breaux, Joseph Y. Istre. Jean [. Mires, Leu.
troy Lejeune, David Roy, e. Hebert, J. P.
Breaux, W. F. Stakes.
Chataignier-o!in vidrine, Simon B. Manuel,
Bayou Chicot-L ]. Campbell. F. Courtney,
Sam. Haas, 7. H.. Thompson, B. Cushman, F. NJ
CLANCY, E. Wilmington.
Upper Bayou Bauf-H. ]. Young, Louis Stage
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The Commanding Operation Of DR..
Walkers Vinegar Bitters in Chronic Dyspepsia,
Fevers, Nervous Disorders, Constipation, def
cheney Of vital power, and all malad 'es affecting
the stomach, the liver, the bowels, the pulmonary
organs, or the muscular system, is exciting such
a sensation among the sick as was never before
witnessed in any age. The sales Of this great
vegetable remedy have been quadrupled within
a single year.
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We have been informed that the Reg,
istrar's Office will be opened in Wash,
ington again on the 10th inst.
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Q: o. FIST. LANDRY LODGE, NO. %,
Monday night at 8 o'clock. louis DesparaiS,
n. g.; T. Perrodin, V. G.; Ctlas. n. Ealer. Treas,
sslrer saml' r Clark, Secretary Joseph Bloch.
%'~'"~ may 24-IY
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LOCAL ITEMS.

See the new announcements of candi
dates in this weeks paper.
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On motion, the Police Jury adjourned unit
Monday, November 9Th, 1874.
JOHN ROY, President.
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Nothing comes home so much to a man
as an unsettled bill.
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No unfortunate trader looks so down
in the mouth as a dentist,
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$l0,3T8,745

$lU,oFS, I4O
Governor ellOgg's administration has
made appropriations for current State
expenses, exclusive of levee, school and
interest funds, as follows:
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PROTEST FROM SEVENTH WARD.

In pursuance of the call made by the Demo
cratic and White League Executive Committees
for the primary ward meeting to be holden on
the 18th inst, for the election OF delegates TO the
Parish Convention on Saturday the 26th Sept.
We the undersigned citizens of said ward, were
en- route to Mr.. Vim. Clavier's to attend said
meeting. when Messrs. HoTnsby and Latiolais in
formed lis that Il few individuals numbering
less than twelve men, had met at said place be-
fore the appointed hour of said meeting-elect-
ed delegates out of that number, the most of
whom resided in one immediate neighborhood
of the ward-and the majority of said delegates
belonging to the White League organization.
That said fractional meeting adjourned before
the ward could be fairly and legally represented.
That the spirit which characterized said meet
ing was against the platform of the Baton Rouge
ConventiOn-OppOsed to representative princi-
pies, INC snbversive of all conservative har-
mOny. ,,.
By reason of these facts, and In support of
our legal right to fair representation, we the
undersigned voters held a separate convention
at Church Point for the election of delegates to
the Parish Convention appointed as aforesaid.
Wherefore the premises considered, the under
signed voters beg that our delegates be received
as the fair reOrpSentativpa Of ward No 7 in tho
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-IUUNI Ud5H III I uIIoHl IbW5EE
ry, October 9th, 1sT4.---.-. $4,489 81
I, Louis Desmarais. Assistant Parish Treasu-
rer for the parish Of st, Landry, do hereby GER
tify that the above statement is true and cor
rect. LOUIS DESMARAIS.
-n.5.-- Assistant Treasurer.
Sworn to and subscribed before Inc this 9Th of
October, 1874. s. r. WALKER, j. P.
Thu Police Jury, in committee of the whole,
proceeded to examine claims unpaid and on file
against the parish, whereupon motion of Mr..
Theodu1e Fontenot, the following claims were
allowed and aDnrOyed:
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We the undersigned voters not present ap-
prove of the above protest signed by the afore-
said citizens, and believe their meeting was
legally and fairly conducted.
Polemol Guidry.
Geo. J, Rose.
POINT ~PLAQUEMINE, Sept. 90, 1874.
We hereby certify that on Saturday the 18th
inst. While en- route to the store of VIM CIavier
for the purpose of attending a meeting for the
election of six delegates to represent us in the
parish convention to be held in Opelousas to-
day, we met Mr.. W K. Hornsby and j. LatiOlais
q few rods from said Clavier's store, about half
past eight O'Clock in the morning, who informed
us that said Clavier and Dr.. Knox, together with
eight men more had held said meeting. we there
fore were deprived of taking any part in said
meeting, and we consider 1t illegal, and that
said delegates elected at said VIM. Clavier's
store are not the choice of the good people of
Upper Plaquernine. Respectfully submitted to
the Peoples convention assembled at Opelousas
this day. Placide Thibodeaux,
John Gilbeau,
per W. K. Hornshv
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Totakdebt when Governor kellogg.

came into s
Increase during Governor Kell0gg's
administration by issue of bonds
authorized by laws passed prev1-
ously
Reduction of debt during Governor
Kellogg's administration by re-
demptiOn of past due bonds, fun1-
ing operations and retiring of out
standing floating obligations "
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MINORITY REPORT.
Proceedings of the Police Jury.

UANTINJ NJ I IIGSIIGI
ALERT LAsTRAPEs, Secretary.
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SimemIar Outrage.

scars ago an outrage OF q
About two ; "ArDetfated upon
singular character was p. Nov
an old man named Bell, living IN no.
shall County, Tennessee. Two men,
John T. Finley and John Hedrick, living
also in the same county, while under the
influence of liquor, conceived and car
rind into effect the idea of mailing horse
shoes to the bare feet of this old man
Rel. who was also somewhat tight. AT
fer committing the inhuman deed, the
perpetrators fed the country. The old
mans feet are said to have nearly rotted
off from the effects of the shoelng.
Finley was a man of family, having a
wife and two children. These, however,
he abandoned and took with him the wife
of a man named Stewart, from Lincoln
County, she leaving six months old babe
and four other children to 60 with him.
A short time after their departure re-
ward of 5000 was offered for the capture
of the two men. Mr. r. P, Champ, jaiier
of Marshall County, took the case in hand
hut was unable to hear anything OF them
until a few days ago, when intelligence
reached him that Finley could be found
in ar near Cole City, Dade County,
Georgia. on the top of Sand Mountain.
He at once started in pursuit, and getting
off the Chattanooga Railroad at White
sides Station, was piloted to Finley's
house by a negro man. Upon nearing
the house the negro stopped behind, and
Champ. preparing himself for any emer-
rency, advanced on the house, conceal
ING himself behind brier-patch which
GREW near the house. He found FINLEY
Sitting on the fence few yards IN front
of his house talking to another man.
Cbamp emerged from the thicket and de-
handed his surrender, which was at once
compIied with. Handouts were placed
mon him and he was brought to Lewis.
burg. where he gave bond in the sum OF
81, 900 for his appearance at the rext
court. Banner.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Mt. Etna has been in State of erUp-
ton since Saturday.
Radical leaders are trying to persuade
President Grant to declare martial law in
the Southern States where the recent DIS
turbances have taken place.
Col. Thomas l.. Claiborne, Democratic
candidate for Congress In the Nashville
District, and will support his Conserve
tive Opponent, Col. John f. House.
That's the way to harmonic. Col
House was unanimously nominated wed
nesday.
One of the negroes supposed to have
been murdered In Gibson county has
turned up. almost scared to death.
Jonathan Hampton, an illicit distiller
of Franklin county, Tennessee, was
killed by Deputy United States Marshal
James NJ. Davis, near Estell Springs,
last Sunday morning, after a desperate
encounter Two Deputy United States
Marshals have been killed In that section
this summer
A few hot-headed Southerners continue
to manufacture material for Northern
Radical victories. Five negroes were
shot dead in Louisiana few days ago.
These negroes had been arrested for
shooting at and mortally woundlng, with
out provocatiOn, a white man in Coushatta,
Red River Parish. The negroes, who
were VIGOROUSLY bad, and insurrectionary
leaders of their race, promised to leave
the country and never return if they were
allowed to do so. This was consented to,
and they started off under guard. They
were overtaken by Texans and the ne
groes all shot.
There was large meeting of the citl-
zens of Memphis last Saturday night to
express the indignation of the com munlty
at the barbarous murder of the coloreo
prisoners taken from the Trenton jail
Mr. B. NJ Estes presided, with Ex-Goy
ernor Harris, Judge Archibald Mrigh
and Charles Clatericht as vice presidents
Speeches were made by Ex-Governo
Harris, Jefferson Davis, Col. Duncan Nc
Rae, Gen. Forrest and others, denounC
ing the cowardly assassination of tn
prisoners, and calling for the prompt an
most energetic enforcement of the Law
against the perpetrators. General For
rest stated he stood ready to start tC
morrow to assist the officers of the Law
IN bringing the assassins to punishment
Resolutions were adopted expressing tn
horror and indignation of the communit
at the foul crime, and demanding of til
Governor prompt and energetic measure
for bringing the murdereTs to the bar {
Justice, and relieving the State, as far a
possible. from the disgrace of such horr
Bile crimes, asking the Government
employ the police experts of Memph
to assist in capturing the asssssins, an
to employ the best legal counsel in th
State to assist the Attorney General
prosecuting them.