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SUCCESSION SALES.
Estate Of Marie T,o,;.e 1fo.r

Estate Of Marie EORise Rosa.
by VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
A. orable Probate Court OF the Parish of 81,
Landry, there will be sold at public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned tutor,
or by 4. public attcti0DeeF, at the last residence
OF the deceased, at prairie FaquetaTque, In this
parish, on TUESDAY, June 30th, 1874, the fol
lowing described property, belonging to the
estate OF Marie Louise Rosa, deceased, to-wit:
/. The plantation on which deceased last re-
sided, situated In prairie Faguefaique, parish of
st. Landry, containing forty arpents, together
with all the buildings and improvements there
on, bounded north and east by Jean Bite. Du-
pleehain, south and west by Jean Bite. Manuel
2. One mich COW and cali, one horse, agricul-
tural implements, household furniture and
kitchen utensils, branding iron, one shot gun.
Terms-The plantation to be sold payable one
half one year after the day of sale, the remain
ing half in two years from said date of sale; the
purchasers to furnish their notes with security
TO the satisfaction of the administrator the land
remaining Specially mOPtgaged in favor of said
estate until final payment, and in ease of non
payment at matftFity, eight per cent per anntlnl
Interest shall be added. The balance of tho
property to be sold one-haif cash on the day Of
sale, the other half payablei in one year from tho
day OF sale, purchasers furnishing satisfactory
security and eight per cent interest to be added
after maturity in case of non payment.
THEODATE p. F0NTEEQI.
may 2g-tfs Tutor.
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The Best Men to the Front.
From the L%ouisianian.

iE=r% r= lE4OlI IN ISpIIo1ilIiGtAl,l
We deem it our duty in this .iuncture
of our affairs to ask the special attention
OF the Republican voters to the fifth res
olution adopted by the Republican Par
ISL Convention at its late session in this
city \ :, yn..t. ,~,ot.on,v ~ ,,... e s.
bad government from which we have
suffered, but the remedy.
The distinctive prerogative OF the
American citizen is the right of self
governments. Heis entitled through his
representative to make the laws that
protect his rights of property and per-
son, and heissupposed, as he is certainly
empowered, to select his representatives.
He cannot afford to perform his duties
ID this CONNECTION by proxy, and it would
be as safe and dignified to delegate his
right to vote to some clique, as his right
to nominate.
Yet, as a matter of fact. we as a peo-
pie have more than once done thesun-
wise and undignified things herein SUP
posed; we have allowed rings, by tie
manipulation of conventions, to n0min-
ate men for office who suited and repre-
sented them and not us. We have in
too many cases by criminal indifference
abandoned the right of selection, and
D u practically destroyed our privilege
of election.
The opprobrium that attaches to Re-
~publicanism in the South. and the bad
g0vernment-in many instances ostensi-
bly, Republican-that distresses the peov
pie, has arisen from the negligence on
y part that permits demagogues and
political jobbers to control, through the
primary meetings, determination of the
lawmakers of the State.
Party integrity and success no less
than the best interest of citizenship
should impel us TO a more independent
and sensible course In the coming elee-
ton.
See to it fellow-citizens, that honest,
competent men, who will serve you and
not themselves, are put upon all the Re-
publican tickets in the November cleo
ton.
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The Missouri State Grange is discus:
sing the utility of establishing exchange
and discount banks to assist farmers in
holding their products, as well as manu-
factories Of agricultural implements,
and depots and warehouses where grain
can be stored until the market j~ustifes
a sale. There is a vast possibility of
mischief and monopoly in the ware
house plan.
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DEED

At his residence in Big Cane. Monday, May
18th, 1874, John NJ. Dunn, Junior Warden OF
Orphans Friend Lodge, No. 1856.
Whereas, It has pleased the Grand Master OF
the Universe to. remove from lis our beloved
brother, John NJ. Dunn, and whereas, in him we
have lost a worthy Mason andusefRl member. of
society. Therefore resolved
LIST. That we deeply sympathize with his be-
reayed mother and family. ~
al. That as a token of respect we wear the
usual badge Of mourning thirty days.
ID. That a copy of these resolutions be for
warded to the Opelousas JOURNAL for publica-
ton, and a copy TO his bereayed family.
+ + ad HATAR PIX lcomnittes
G.. SIMMONS.
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The Lake Charles Echo misprints our
remarks in regardtOthe three candidates
for the State Senate. We used the
word " declaration, p not " den~nnciation"
as the Echo has it.
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The Courier is now edited ~3npersOn-
ally, but il INDUCES in personalities.
This may be considered an attempt ut
journalistic assassination. Anyone who
has swung round the whole circle of all
american politics, from Radical DEM
sscrat, through Observation-Disclosures
Conservative, Reformer. Liberal Re-
nnbaIcsn. almost into the Radical party,
aud did NOT Go iii the latter only because
it was theagh5 that it was going to
break down, anditswoala not be profit
ableto eutcfand theuspring elearo f all
kaann political parties. 10 take the lead
ana proiit bg the supposed copning reae-
ton: ssny0ae who Ill command OF negro
troOnsh has made war OnSouthern whites;
anyone who has expressed b preference
Eor thc Republican party \ I the
Democrat c party anyone who has een-
sorted with and ~chaperOAed Warnoth,
and hAnobed with negrocs; who has sat
I'M convention with negrOesaild nominal
ted and voted for anegrO, and advocated
tscefeetion 1T negroes U otic ;ex-Demo-
cztts, 4 -Rsdi ex- Conseryatires ex-
naeormcrs, cx-Libegals, and piebalds
gene5aIly-have np % preach To us
I'll sinyboay else about pOlf.cal consis-
tanuy a. tlAe duties uf q wlita man,
but aofae people viii jump about trent
GRO extreme " another; and II u not
tlta slst tilas III the history BIZ theWorld,
Nsesa tie vicious. according To their
San nfessi0ns suddenIy became ter
ribly 4gr4nous, Al ans rate Hleg should
hive y f0r those who cannot
Jainp ~ ast lloE ~ far md only these
who ssrc luith0pt tle sin ot inconsistency
should eas the sirs teae
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An uncle left eleven silver spoons to
his nephew in his will, adding. "He
knows the reason / have not left the
whole DOZEN" The nephew had stolen
nnp t I -
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Enfnre az Hean ne. seiIcnn g

pY VIRTUE O. FAN ORDEIs OF TIE HON
II 0rable Probate Court ST the Parish Of st.
Landry, there viii be sod at public auction, to-
the highest bidder, Jy the undersigned admin
istratrlys, or by a public auctioneer, at the last
residence of the deceased, In prairie MaJnoth,
in this parish, ON TUESDAY, June 18th, 1874,
the following described property, belonging to
the estate of Jean Bite. soileau, Sr., deceased,
to-wit;
/. A tract of land situated in prairie Mamoth,
parish Of ST. Landry, where deceased last resid-
ed, containing eighty superficial arpents, more
or less, together with all the buildings and i'm
provelnents thereon, bounded south by land OF
Gerand Soileau, west and north by public lard
and east by Charles Teal, Jf..
9. Twenty head Of horned cattle, FIVE head Of
horse creatures, three horses, two yoke OF oxen,
Que OK cart, one lot hogs, one bed and bedding,
household furniture, Kitchen utensils, farming
implements. &c, &c.
Terms and C~ohditions-An adjndicat1ons of
ten dollars and under cash. all adjudiGatlons
above ten dollars pag4be i'll two equal install
ments, one ON the first of January, 1876 and the
other on the lirst of January following, 1876,
purchasers Furnishing approved peEsoni Sc
Curity, and the land remaining specially. mort
gagged unto said estate until fltll and entire pay
melt on the principal and interest which may
accrue af the rate 0f eight per cent. per a1nuuI
from maturity antil paid.
EUGENE FOSTESOT, p
may l5-5t Administrative.
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VENEXAS PRIZE CONCERT,
$146,OOO IN GOLD,
H o U S AND LANDS
Houston, Icxns. .Tulv .,s.

Houston, texas, July 20, 1874,
Endorsed by the City Council. Capital Prize
$1,000 Gold. Among the prizes are Ten Res.
licences and over 100 Tracts of Land in 49, differ
emit Counties Tickets limited to $4,000. 50 each.
Send for circular. Agents wanted, For refer.
ences ask your banker.
T. w. HOUSE, Treasurer,
j. +. FOSTER, Manager.
june l2-tf Honstnn fTevas
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WHITE AND CoLoRED VoTERs.-Ac-
cording to the census OF 1870, the white
population of Louisiana is 726,915, of
which 362,165 are white, and 364,750 col
ored. Of the white population 3O1 ,45O
are native, and 6O,615 foreign; while of
the whole colored population only 1149
are foreign born. There IL a total of
t74,t87 males of all classes twenty-one
years old and upward, but only 1855, 0O1
Of them are citizens, showing that we
have 1916 foreign males twenty-one
years and upward, not citizens. This
makes a loss of fifteen thousand white
votes. E
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In this case by reason of the law and evjdopoa
beng Ill favor OF tho plaintiff, It is therefore or
uered, adJudged and decreed that Celeste Mon
ton, wife OF Joseph d. Guidry, be and il herehr
uecfeed TO be owner OF the following property.
A certain plantation Or tract of land situafs,f
on bayou Cafancro, IN the parish of st. Landry.
containing Tour hundred acres, more or hess.
bounded on the north by Joseph Auguste Guidry'
on the south by Joseph B0udreau, On the east
by bayOu, Garancro and on the west hy public,
EEllts, WIN all the buildings and improvements
tneteon, except the fences, said property being
now bounded us follows: north by Joseph AM
guste Guldry, south by Barring, east by bayou
Caralicfo ana west by DiOgene SavOie, ct als.
An other tract OF land, situated in the parish Of
st. Landry, containing about fifty superficial ar,
pents, on conlGe a Reaize. u water al She bayTn,
CarancrO, bounded north by thelando of the hcira
OF zoe GHldry, deceased wife of Theodore De.
yale0llrt, south by Justin Wills, east by DositG
Leger and west by a portion of same tract, sold
to DR.. VINCENT Boagni, February 9th. 1879 4
certain brand figuring tins: TG, Together with
all the horse creatures and horned cattle brnud-
ed herewith. viz; Thirty head OF gentle bat,ed
cattle, three Creole mules. three Ercole horses-
all the household furniture and Kitchen fnrnI
tufe, ms more tully detailed In account of datiOI
lie, on May 1st. 1873.
1t As fuEtller. Ordered that the said Celeste
Mouton, plaintiff, be and is hereby deereed In
Pc separated ~ property, and the community
heretofore existing between her and her said
husband be and it is hereby dissolved. and that
shes7a9 recover Judgment against Joseph ""
Gtilufy Tor the sum of three thousand nine han
dred and sSveHty-one dollars with legal interest
from August 28th, 1878. till paid, with rec1gni
ton of the taeit and legal mortgage of nSbinfify
against defendant. to date as alleged in petition
and ddtion en- Placement of May LIST, 1873.
Thus done, read and signed iii open court, at
Opelousas, on this 9th day of February, A. D.,
1874.
(Signedl JE0. ]. MORGAN.
Judge sth Judicial District, La,
A true copy. tI I#- FI5
OSEzIME x, GuIDRY, Dep. Clerk.
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Dubuque P0etess, unknown to
fame, has written a poem to April
Eielets,f' i'm which she propounds them
this cOnunarum s Yiolets blue, with
starry eyes, did yeu see my lover in
Paradise ~
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rONSTABLE,s NOTICE.-TAKE NO
tice that in accordance with an ordinance
nasseI nv the Board OF Police Of the town of
DneIousas. in relation to the impoundfng of hogs
found running at large In said town, that have
chosen ms a pound tDg keeping the same, the lot
north Of the residence Qf Louis Desmarais, ana
now occupied ny similc CAN'T, in said town;
6. W. MEGINIEY, Constable
NAY. 29-tf 5b.u 3D.
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/ respectfully announce myself o. candidate
for the office of State Senator of the Tenth Sem
atorfal District, comprising the parishes of st.
Landry. Lafayette, Cameron and Calcasien.
GEORGE II. WELLS.
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DR.. WM.. 4. ROBERTSON IL a candidate for
the State Senate at the next election, from this
District. composed Of the parishes Of Lafayette,
Cameron. Cafcasieu and St. landry
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Says the White League organ, the
Courier, in IFS vain effort to trump up
some charge against the colored voters
of st. Landry " why did the negroes in
tile Legislature seat Theopliile Simms,
and Noah Douglas instead of Kavanagh
and Dupr6 who were elected? This is
u question easily answered. Atthe cleo
ton DC 1868, gross frauds were charged
to have been committed In St Landry.
Offutta and Anderson were returned elect
ia I'd the Senate, and Prescott, Tate,
Dupre and Kavanagh to the house.
The seats Of all these gentlemen were
contested! Dupre and Kavanagh in-
stead of remaining III the city. and fight
ing out tile contest, as the voters who
elected them had every reason to be-
lieve they would, abandoned the con-
test, returned home and lei Judgment 60
against them Nv default. Prescott, An
derson and Otfutt cOntended for their
seats and got them, just as Dupre and
Kavanagh would have done had they
remained. Had our two Senators and
onr other Representatives initiated tho
example of Kavanagh and Duprs, we
suppose to-day some Obscure White
League organ ii its most plaintiff style
would have been asking the same ques-
ton about them. and would hare re-
eeiFea the same answer.
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CANDIDATES
For state SENATOR.

Mr., EDITOR Please announce that, at the
solicitation of many Democrats and Conserva-
tiyes of the parish of st. Landry, DR.. w. Fl.
KIRKMAA, Of the parish Of Calcasieu, has con
aented to become a candidate for the State Sen.
ate, at the election of November next. @
In c0nceding to our sister parish the right of
presenting a candidate for the said. office, we
eheerfulIy recommend Dir. KirkInan TO the IA
yorable consideration of the Democrats and
Conservatives Of St. Landry.
. MANY VOTERS OF ST. LANDRY.
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Seeing Es RcaieYiMg.-If in this liberal age
there are persons to be found who are 80 blinded
by prejudice as not to believe thai a medicated
stimulant is an item of immense Importance in
the catalogue Of human remedies, we should
like them to witness the wonderful effects which
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters are now producing
all over the country in eases Of Intermittent To-
yer, rheumatism, bilious disorders. dyspepsia.
nervous complaints, constitutional debility,
menta depression and premature decay. To
be sure these effects are nothing new. The
great vegetable inyigOrant and its cures have
been before the people for more than twenty
five years, and i'll every year of the twenty five
its popularity has increased and its sale has be-
come larger. Yet there are no doubt MANY
thousands of intelligent citizens who have never
had an opportunity Of observing for themselves
thu surprising changes which this unequaled
tonic and Alternative produces in systems which
are not amenable to. ordinary remedies. Proba-
bly, many-of these regard the statements made
inSrelatien to tllessanitary properties OF the Bit
tiers with some degreet of ineredulity. Would
that all such skeptics could see with their own
eyes what the medicines doing for tho sick and
feeble everywhere, what b staff of life it's PROV
ing to the aged Ard infirn. what a help in time
OF trouble to feeble women suffering from the
complaints and disabilities peculiar to the sex,
what q protection to health aridlife in malarious
districts, what q panacea for Ianguor and de-
what q specific for a~lhdiseases in which
the system requires to be vitalized and sustained.
Of all stimulants it is the pHFest ana safest of
Alternatives the least violent and the most certain
in its beneficial results. aga .#-#E8f IN.
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For sheriff,

JAMES q. CIIACHERE IL a candidate for
Sheriff at the next election.
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4, GrIpsr, Dep. ciIelk.

O~PELoUsAs, Ia, june Is,f. is1a
hereby certify that the within wax this day
recorded in Mortgage Book No. Is, q G5I. IN
testimony whereof hereto sign Eiy name and
atfiX the seal OF my office.
JOHN n. OGDEN,
Jule 3-Jt Dep. Recorder,
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CELESTE MoUToN, WIFE, VS.. JOSEPH D.. GuIpny
s HUSBAND. y,
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eQrtang 10 al 91p0 mathematician,
QUO man dies from y alcohol
every seven minutes dF1 sYs
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IMPORTATION WANTED.-Will the
Courier be so good as to tell us what it
e by white people" in the sense
it used the words so often in it's last
issueq By the white people does it
NEAR the members of the Caucasian
race III our parish, over tBo-thirds OF
whom we are satisfied are out of and
will remain outside the white league?
or does it mean by white people" that
almost decimally small fraction of our
white voting population who have join
cd the league, renowned heirindepend-
d of action, and obligated themselves
to vote for whomsoever may be i'm
posed up on them by the wire-pullers s
of the concern in a convention gotten
up for the purpose? Please answer.
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In the address of Geo. III. Wells, ESQ.,,
which we publish to-day, We are bound
to infer that the attitude Of the white
league toward the colored ~people7on
account OF their race,n willnot strength
entheh hands Of the Northern Democracy
The North controls the policy of this
government; and acrusade of the South
ern whites against the blacks, on ac-
counts OF race, olororpreyiouscondition,
will keep the North politically against
the Southern whites. Iwould be better
foI tle whites, in the end, if this crusade
was waged by the blacks against them ;
and the political effect ut the North has
heretofore been so well understood, that
il was said the political disturbances be-
tween the whites and blacks were pro-
voked by Radical carpet-baggers" for
that very purpose. Are Southern white
leagaers to be the allies Of " Radical car
pet-baggersg
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DISTRICT COURT. PARISH OF ST. rAspRy-sc,
12S48.
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EGBERT o. HAYES is a candidate for Sheriff
at the next election.
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I am q candidate for the Office of sheriff of the
parish of st. Landry, at the election in Novem
her next. e. G. DIS0S,
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WEDNESDAY,, May 27th, 1874.
The Board OF Police OF the town of OpclOuoas
met pursuant to Il call. Present DR.. James
Ray, President: Mess1s. G. Mornhinvee. ST., A.
Il. Chacherc. z. j. l.efebvre, G.. Mayo, c. N.
EalGr and G. ". HudspGth.
IN motion. the following ordinance was read
twice and a0nntcd
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A Happy GaElliaa.

A Mississippi paper says: Give a
negro spawned mule, q single -barreled
pistol, and a brass watch, and he is en-
tirely happy" Wen bet he wasn't
halt as happy as boy that we saw in
Chatham, street, the other day. He
perceived a dignified and portly gentle
man, with gold spectacles on his nose
and an umbrella under his arm, promen-
aiding placidly. In an instant that
youth had made SNOWFALL, and flung
it with precision at the dignified gentle
mans silk hat. The hat went gayly in
to, the street, then the wind took it and
whlrled it about under carts, into the
banks OF snow, over apple-stands, be-
tween the legs OF pedestrians. About
twenty philanthropic citizens then COM
menced to chase it, and one finally
stopped Its mad career by planting a
thirteen c0W-hide boot on it,. When
the dignified gentleman got up and
like q buckwheat cake made by an i'm
ported cook. He looked at the hat,
and then at the owner of the boot, and
said ."You mutton headed galOot,
why did you step on this hat ~ "Oh,n
was the smiling reply, 81 merely wan
ted to find out how much pressure q
plug would resist The dignified
gentleman didn't appreciate the scien-
tific aspects of the case, and he punched
big boots in the stomach with his nnl-
brella. Then that party retOrted by
clutching the dignifed gentleman by
the throat and pummeling him, and
knocking him down, and the two rolled
in the snow and punched each other,
and swOre and howled. All this while
the boy danced around and shouted.
Go it, boots Give it to him heavy,
old top. Hooray-hooray! Amt this
fun ~ When q policeman arrived and
took both combatants in charge, the
boy went to o neighboring stoop and
laid down on his back and kicked his
legs, and laughed for fifteen minutes.
Then he got up and started off at a dog
trot, whistling March, Mulligan
Guards" III Wild Oats.