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Estate of Jonathan Harris,

| R1 VIRTUE OF AN ID OF HON
~ Orable Probate Court, of the Parish of ST
Landry, there will be sold at public auctiou In
the highest bidder, by the undersigned n nIIhlic
auotioneer, at the Courthouse In Opelousas nm
TUESDAY January 5tI, 1875, at 10 otclaek 4 A.
the following described property BELONGING tos
the estate of Jonathan Harris, deceased tns3vit.
l.. A tract of land, being No. las of the eattna-
tive inventory, made ON the 31st Of December
1868, containing twelve hundred and seventy
eight and 62Il00 acres, situated at BAYOU Chic9t
III said parish, and being in township three.
south OF range two east. Southwestern Land
District of Louisiana.
2. A tract of land {cYpresS swamp containing
Two hundred ana fifty acres, situated on the
river MeFncllt0, at Webb's cove, near Bayou
queue Tortue, and being part of sections six and
seven i'll township eleven, south of range two
west, being No. 149 of said inventory
B. One lot of ground in the town of Opelousas.
A. Steen, west and north by Perret, CONTAINING
one and onef0urth acres, being No. AS of sail
inventory.
4. Three lots dnCluded) bounded north by al
ley, east by Main street, south by Jacob Cum
mlns. and west by Court street, being No. lag of
SAID inventory.
The town lots in OpelOusas will be sold with
out guarantee of title.
Terms and COuQitiOns.-On a credit of ono
year from the day of sale, purchasers to furnish
Their notes with good and solvent security in
solidO, and the land to remain specially mort
gagged TO the estate to secure payment of the
price and the interest mt eight per cent, per am
mum, from the date of maturity till paid.
dec Asst Auctjonee,.
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Estate OF Cesaire Laaeur.

Ply VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON,
= oraDle Probate Court, of the Parish of ST.
Landry, there viii be sold ut public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned admin.
tratrix or by a public auetioneer, at the last res
ldenee OF the deceased, near Vile Plate, in This
parish, on TUESDAY, January 26th, 1875, the
following described property, belonging to the
estate OF GesaiPe Laffeur, deceased, to-Wit
l. A tract of prairie land, containing fifty ar
penis, bounded north by other land belonging
to the estate, east by Augrlste Soileau, south by
the Don Manuel tract, and west by Andre Des-
hotels, III.
2. A tract of wood land, situated near the
above mentioned prairie land, containing TWEEN
ty-fye arpents, bounded north by. other land of
the succession, south by Philemon Chapman,
west by Auguste Bordelon, and east by E1oi
Yidrine.
8. Twelve head of gentle horned cattle, one
mare and colt, one black horse. one Creole mare,
one lotOf sheep.
Terms and C0nditions.-One third of the pur-
chase price for cash, and the other twoflirds
payable in w equal installnlents, the first, one
year after the day of sale. and the other. two
years after the day of sale, purcIiasers furnish
ing two solvent securities, to the satisfaction of
whom the right, and the IaIld to relnainspeeially
morfgagcd unto said estate until full aud entire
payment OF principal and interests which may
accrue. Each i1stallment, il not pnnctnally
paid, To bear eight per cent. per annuln interest
from maturity until full payment.
EMILY GBTLLORY,
gee 2S1FF Administrative,
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A Valuable Medical Treatise.-Hoste

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A Weekly Retrospect of Events.
From AppletOns' Journal.

from AppletOns' Journal
November 27.-The crew of the cut
ter Lapwing, from New Caledonia, mas
sacred by savages at the island of Santa
Cruz, where they had stopped for pro-
visions.
Nov. 28.-Death at Westborough,
Mass, of John r. bennett, of the edi-
torial staff of the Nation; aged thirty
six.
Nov. 29.-Many casualties, with heavy
loss ofI1fe, caused by a severe storm on
the east coast of Scotland.
The municipal elections in Paris re-
suit i'll the election of ffty-three Radi-
calls, ten moderate Republicans, and
eleven Conservatives.
The sympathizers with the Bishop of
PernambucO and Para, recently punished
for violation OF the Brazilian ecclesias-
t1cal laws, are creating serious distur-
Dances. Troops sent to the scene of the
trouble.
Nov. 30.-0ficial announcement at
Madrid that General Saballs, the Mar
quis de VillaIdaco, and other prominent
persons, have abandoned the cause of
Don Carlos.
The people Of the city of Parahiba,
Brazil, have risen againstthe foreigners,
and the gOvOvernment has sent two
thousand troops to suppress the disor-
der.
Death, at New York, of William F.
Havemeyer, mayor of the city, aged
seventy years at Philadelphia, Pa, of
John Meredith Read, judge of the Su-
preme Court, aged sev~enty-eight.
December1.-Adyice thatthe steamer
La Plata, from Gravesend for Rio
Grande do Sui, chartered to repair tele-
graph-cable, foundered off Ushant, No
yember 29th, and sixty persons were
drowned.
Slavery abolished in Ashantee,
Twenty-one lives reported lost in the
recent gales on the Scotland coast.
Death Of Colonel Charles NJ. Turn
bull, an officer on General Sheridan's
staff during the war.
Dec. 2.-Advices from South America:
A battle fought on the 25th ultimo near
La Verde, Argentine Republic, between
government troops and insurgents,
which ended without decided result.
The government lost four hundred kill
ed and wounded.
Advices from London: Griqua Land
has been annexed by the British au-
thorities, which completes the connec-
ton between Cape Colony and Natal.
Death, at Boston, of General Robert
@. Tyler, Chief Quartermaster of the
Second Military District of the Atlantic.
Dec. 3.-Message of President Mae
MahOn to the French Assembly announ-
ces the financial condition Of the coun-
try improved; agricultural production
has reached an unprecedented figure;
the export trade never SO large as during
the past four months; relation with
foreign governments on excellent foot
ing.
Advices from South America announce
that the Argentine rebellion is ended;
amnesty granted to officers and soldiers.
Report of a serious revolution in the re-
public of Uruguay.
Italian Chamber of Deputies grants
an %annuitv tO Gariha1di
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MISCELLANEOUS


GRAND CONCERT AND BALL
TIL Opelousas German Brass Band bee leave
to inform their %friendS, and the public in gen
eral, that they will give their first Grand Con,
cert and BAH on
Wednesday, january 9th, 1875,
at the Varieties Theatre, in Opelousas.
PROGRAMME:
Grand Wedding March, from Midsummer
Night Dream by Mendelsolm.
Keno Galop.=--.---...hy Chas. Mayer.
3-Sonnds from HOme----.-.-hy J. Gungl.
Rosa Polka---....-.....-.by Prof. r. Mayer.
g Nj%st W5i from nTr"vatoreb by Verdi;
March, FIN the Magic Flute, by Mozart
8-Ncwhorn ENTHUSIASTICALLY Prot. r. Mayer
9-Wine, Women i Song Waltz by J. Strauss.
10-Sturm March Galop.
B ALL
To commence with a Grand Promenade March,
by the Brass ~Baud-Lcader Prof. I. MAYER.
MANAGERS:
j. I. Morris, c. Mayo,
=. PlnllipS, W. o. POscy,
l.. A. HGbcrt, P. j. Lefebvre.
INVITATION COMMITTEE.
A. D. Williams. Il. 4. Guidry.
Il. MOrnhinVcg, X. RGaud,
j. s. Perkins.
HONORARY MEMBERS:
j. NJ. Thompson, W. A. Robertson, L. Dcsmarais,
J.L. Morris and c. Mayo.
Doors open at G o'clock p NJ.
Concert to commence at 7 O'Clock ?. NJ.
Admission for Gentlemen, S LOO.
Gentlemen wishing invitations for Ladies will
please call on the Invitation Committee.
Admission Tickets for sale at S. Isaacs'. w. O.
Posey's. +. Phillips, Post Office and C. Mayo's.
j, PEFFERKORN, President.
VIM. HERR, Secretary.
dee 1S-Ot
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Bohu w. Gnrvin VS.. Elizabeth Wright.

Il By virtue of q writ of fieri facias issued out
Of the honorable Parish Court, in and for the
Parish of st. Landry, i'll the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, I will proceed to sell, at
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of said parish, in the town OF Ope-
lousas, on SATURDAY, the 9th day of Febru-
airy, 1875, at eleven o'clock A. NJ, the following
described property, to-wit-
A certain tract of land, situated OH Bayou
CarrOn, with all the buildings and improvements
thereon, containing one hundred and sixty acres,
more or less, bounded west, east and south by
Bayou CarrOn, and north by lands Of Ebert
CAN'T.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
dec IS C. c. DUSON, Sheriff.
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Estate of Gcrvnis RordcIou-

by VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
- 0rable Probate Court of the Parish OF st.
Landry. there will he sold at public auction. to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned admin
%istrator, or by Il public auctioneer, at the last
residence of the deceased, in Vile Plate prairie
ill this parish, on WEDNESDAY, the 9th day If
january, 1875, the following described property
belonging to the estate of Gervais BOrdelon,
deceased, tO-Wit:
l. One lot of ground, situated in Vile Plate
prairie, parish of st. Landry, containing twenty
five arpents, bounded north by ZenOn b. Fontr-
not, east by DR.. L.. DebaillOn, south by Widow
dor6 tract, with all the buildings and improve
mcntS thereon.
.. A lot of movable effects.
Teuus-CaSh.
AUGUSTA BORDELON.
dec Administrator
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SUCCESSION SALES.
Estate Of Henry u. Thomna.

pROBATE COURT, ST. LANDRY.-No. $44.
Z BY virtue of a writ Of tferi facias issued out
Of the honorable the Probate Court, i'll and for
the parish of st. Landry, on the opposition of
b. a. Martel, Datiye T~eStanentary Executor. to
account filed by r. W. Thomas, Dative Tesla
mcntary Executor of the estate of Henry T.
Thomas, and to me directed, l will proceed to
the Courthouse of SAID parish, in the town of
OpelOusas, on SATURDAY, the cd day of Janr-
airy, 1875, at eleven o'clock, 4. NJ, the following
described property, tO-wit-
About seventeen and three-fOurths bales Of
cotton, one lot Of corn, three mules, one black
pony, five head of hogs, five plows, two scrapers,
two wagons, six pair gears, three hoes, three
axes, one OK, two harrOws, one bedstead.
TeTms-CashO on the spot.
dec 4 L. 0. HAYES, Sheriff.
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Sarah 4. Wright, Widow, VS.. Mathew
Y. Singleton

DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Ian
~ DRY.-NO. 12426.-By virtue OF a writ of fer
facias, issued out of the honorable the Eighth
District Court, of the State of Louisiana, in and
for the Parish of st. Landry, in the above en-.
to sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder,
at the Courthouse of said parish, in the town OF
O%pelousas, on SATURDAY, the 9th day OF
February, 1875, at eleven O'Clock A. NJ, the fol
lowing described property, to-wit:
A certain tract or piece OF land, situatedin the
parish of st. Landry, State of Louisiana, known
and designated as follows, to-wit lying on the
left ascending bank of Bayou Crocodile, with a
front of fifteen arpents on said Bayou, bounded
on the north by Lands of the estate of Talbot, on
the south by land formerly owned by DR.. Bal
lard, said tract containing six hundred and four
ileges and appurtenances thereto belonging.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
dec 25 G. G. DUsON, Sheriff.
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Mad. Joseph Alcee Judice, Administra-
trix, VS.. Michel Castillo.

LFIN, vs.. michel CaSLIIIe.
pARISH COURT, ST. LANDRY-NO. 1256.-
Il By virtue of a writ of tieri facias, issued on
Of the Hon. Parish Court, i'll and for the Parish
of st. Landry, in the above entitled suit, and to
nue. directed, l will proceed to sell at public auc,
ton, to the highest bidder, at the Court Hous
of said parish, i'll the town of Opelousas, on
SATURDAY, the 9Th day of February, 1875, at
eleven o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, to-wit:
A certain tract of land in the parish Of st.
Landry, on the east bank of the Bayou Ttche,
together with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, measuring about two hundred
and twenty-six arpents.
Also, one gray mare, one bay pony. both of
which are Creole, and two gentle cows.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms.-Cash on the spot.
dec % c. c. DUSON, Sheriff.
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Estate Of FIorinn Sonnior.

RY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
- 0rahlo Probate Court of the Parish of 81.
Landry, there will be sold ut public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned admins
traitor or by Il public auCtiunccr,a at the residence
OF Mrs. Florian SOnnicr, on Bayou Mallct. near
the Catholic church, III this parish, on TUES
DAG December Goth, 1874. the following drs-
cIihcd property, belonging to the estate OF
Fl0rian SOnnier, deceased, to-Wit:
l. A tract of land, situated on Bayou Mallct,
near the Catholic church, in this parish, con-
tanning one hundred arprnts, more or less.
2. A lot of household furniture.
Terms and ConditiOns.-MOvables cash, i'm
mOyahles 0nc-fourth cash, and the balance in
one anu Two years from the DAY OF sale, purch-
satisfaction of the administrator, and bearing
eight per cent. per annum interest after matur-
iy until paid, special mortgage and vendors
payment of the purchase price.
OCVAVE SONNIER,
nov 27-fp. Administrators
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICE OF STATE AND PARISH
TAX ECTOR
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

s".. OE6LObSASs Dtc6HlbtE lfDl, 1874.
Be it known, that ON this 18th day of Decem-
Der, 1874, after having complied with all the re
quirements of1aw, I, Jonathan L. Morris, Col
lector of State and Parish taxes for the parish
of st. Landry, by virtue of the powers in me
vested by law have seized the following des-
cribed property, assessed in the name of the Els
tate of VIM. Prescott, in satisfaction of his un.
paid taxes for the years 1879 and 1873, amount
ing to the sum of tllirty-four dollars and fifty
six cents, for State and Parish taxes, and | viii
offer the same for sale at the Courthouse of this
parish, on TUESDAY, the 5th day of January,
1875, as the law directs.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY SEIZED;
i. A tract of two hundred and eighty acres of
land in section 80, townships 4, south range4 east,
bounded north and west by estate Louis Webb,
east by Mrs. Leigh and estate of Louis Webb,
and south by Mrs. Leigh and Scribner.
2. Another tract of land, consisting of about
$500 acres, fronting on Rayol Courtableau, near
Washington, bounded north by Mrs. John F.
Leigh and estate of Louis Webb, west by Mrs.
John f. Leigh and Bayou Courtableau, and south
by the Courtableau and Bayou Waxia, and on
the east by Waxfa and John A. Taylor, with all
the buildings and improvements thereon.
j. L. MORRIS, State and Parish
Tax Collector for the Parish of st. Landy.
dee25 #E se
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NOTECE rs HEREBY GIVEN THATTHE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
La, has filed with me, Benz. Woodworth. MayoT
and ex-offci0 Justice of the Peace of said town,
a list OF delinquent taxes on the lots and parts
of lots, in the town of Washington, assessed in
the names as follows, t0-wit:
G w Reed, part of lots Nos. 6 & 81 Taxes. S21 %
Estate M Perrault. lot No. AZ, 4 so
Heirs Jas Richard, one lot, / rs
Valmont Richard, one lot, " rs
J NJ CaTTiere, one lot, 1 So
n petitions that the same be collected accord
ing to law. The residences of the above parties
being unknown.
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sALE.2rHE

DUBLEC SALE.-THE UNDERSIGNED
VIII sell ut public auction, at his residence
IN Grand Coteau, on TUESDAY, December 29th,
1874, one lot of corn, one lot of pillow harness, one
lot Kitchen utensils, one lothousehold furniture,
one cow and calf, one bun, one old horse. and
many other movable effects. The whole having
been sold at the sale of Marie Rose FrOzard, de-
ceased, when the purchasers failed to comply
with the conditions OF the sale.
Tefms-Cash.
ANDRE d. MECHE,
dee 18jfs Administrator,
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To THE NATIVES OF OTHER CoUN-
TRIEs.-I have satisfactory information
that of the greatest impediments to
immigration to the South, lies in the de-
fusion, so current with Europeans, and
the English, particularly, that none but
the negro can stand the field labor of
our more Southern ATTITUDES, I wish to
eradicate this impression, by collecting
and publishing, in a pamphlet for gra-
tuitous distribution in Europe, so large
q mass of information, in disproof of it,
as will leave no doubt in any reasonable
mind.
| will be glad If all white persons. of
other places of nativity than the United
States, who have worked in the field,
South, will furnish me such particulars,
in aid of my purpose as they may think
pr0per-being particular TO give their
place of birth. length and place of resi-
denee In the South, the kind of agricul-
tural labor they have pursued, and what
sort of health they have had.
Please be prompt In replying to this
request, and if you hesitate, for any
reason, procure some friend to eommu-
nicate the above particulars, over his OF
your own signature. Respectfully,
NJ. B. HILLYARD,
Secretary Miss. Valley Company,
McComb City, Miss.