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The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10
The N. 0. and Pacific Railroad.

1t seems that the projectors of this much
needed road intend to have the Louisiana ter
minus at Alexandria, parish of Rapides, for
the present. From that point they will per-
maps take view of the situationk and deter
mine according to circumstances Whether thew
Will wait until Morgau's road or the old Chat
tahooga d Texas road tnow Ames', we be-
newell shall be pushed forward to o junction
with 1t at that point, or strike out themselves
TO New Orleans, either through Rapides, Avoy-
elles and the northeastern portion of St. Lam
dry, crossing the Atchafalaya at about fifteen
miles from 0pelousas or down through the
central portion of st. Landry, through Opel
ousas, Vermilionvile, the southern part of St.
Martin parish and the parishes south thereof
1t is to be hoped that the company will de-
eide upon the latter route 1t has much to
recommend it. It is through rich, produc-
tive and healthy country. There is scarcely
an acre on the whole route that cannot be
rendered valuable and productive The work
OF construction, too, through this level coun-
try would be, comparatively speaking, trife.
Inc people OF most of the parishes have been
generous in their bearing towards railroad en-
- SAtS P1Se' MY SuOSSllUcu t1USi-
ally to the N O., o. s. G. W. road before the
war. They have lost all this; and many miles
OF grading on the line of that road may now
be seen as one travels over these prairies, re-
minding one of what this magnificent country
might have been had not war put an end to
the enterprise.
We are surprised to hear SO little from our
city exchanges of the successor the subscrip-
tion movement to the stock of the road One
hundred and fifty thousand dollars is not q
| large sum for New Orleans to raise for SO
great and important an undertaking for the
future of the city as this. 1t ought to be in
hand in few days.
New Orleans will never reach her apparent
destiny unless her citizens change their views
and their action in regard to the great works
OF internal Improvement destined to develop
the interior of the State and add to the com
merce, wealth and grandeur of the city itself.
The merchants and business men must think
of something else besides commissions on sales
and advances, speculating in State bonds and
certificates of Indebtedness, shaving paper,
&C., and the property holders must wake up
from their lethargy if they wish their great
city to advance and not to retrograde.
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Reg q cd Frne Sileer,rage tor Nothtna.


In order to largely increase our circulation,
No hare arranged with the old and celebrated
Silver Warehouse of Messrs. Reed s. Barton,
new York, to offer their silverware as pre-
miams. This house has been established fifty
Years, and has an enviable reputation through
Out the country. Almost anybody, with very
little trouble, can get up club of 4, 5, z, 10.
l6, I8, 80 or 40 names, and thereby secure one
Of the valuable premiums mentioned below.
Our readers can have perfect confidence in
the goods we here offer as premiums. They
are all heavily plated on white metal, and
bearthe stamp of !" Reed s. Baston.' As to
the COURIER, its record is known to all, and
there are many reasons why it should be found
III the home of every family in the parish
10 every person sending us the subscription
price Of this paper, t2.50,l we viii give beau
iiinl Napkin Ring, decorated in Japanese
style, aud gotten up in the most elegant man
Der as an advertisement to the manufacturers.
fair retail price for It would be 81 %.
For club of four subscribers, we viii give
aChild's Cup gold lined and finely engraved,
worth $2.75i or, one half-dozen Tea Spoons
beautiful design, extra heavy plated, latest
style, worth $500.
Fora club of five, a Childs Set, knife, fork
ind spoon, iii a fine morocco case. satin lined,
Worth, attAe warerooms Of Reed s. Barton, 81.
beautiful birthday present for q child.
For club Of seven. one half-dozen Table
spoons or Forks, worth $6.
FCr club OF ten, Il Butter Dish. globe sha-
Ea, handsomely engraved, with knife Rest,
worth $3.50 in New York.
EOr club of sixteen, Cake Basket of q
aex and very popular pattern, worth $3.50.
For club Of eighteen. an Ice Pitcher, of an
exceedingly beautiful design, fitted with the
SEAMLESS lining, ivy decoration, worth $3.50
For club Of thirty, a Communion Set, five
pieces, viz. 2 plates, cups, and ] tankard,
worth $50 at the warerooms Of Reed & Barton.
For forty subscribers, a Weed Sewing Ma
Such an opportunity to get premiums like
these was never offered here before. Who
vii send us the first club Now is the time.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10
Interesting 30 Tax-Payers.
FEES ONLY ACCRUE IN CASES OF DELINQUENCY

FEES ONLY ACCRUE IN CASES OF DELINQUENCY.
Auditor Clinton expounds the laws relative
to taxes, fees and penalties, in letter to the
New Orleans Pieayatne, from which we ex-
tract the following, which should be preserved
for future reference:
An act passed in 1855 (See. 1873 Revised Stat
utes) gives to the Attorney General five per
cent commission on all amounts collected by
him. Whenever it becomes necessary to re-
sort to act No. Az, of 1873, for the enforce
ment of either delinquent taxes or licenses,
the five per cent Attorney Generals fee is
part Of the costs allowed by law.
Under act II, of 1872, tax collectors are al
lowed twenty-five cents for each notice and
81 for each seizure"
By an act of the Legislature, No. 162, of
1860, tSec. 3t72, Rev. Statutes,) the Recorder
of Mortgages is entitled to fee of one dollar
for eanceling mortgages.
Act 346, of 1855. ESec. 62, allows to the Au-
ditor fee of 50 for issuing redemption GER
tiicate on property which has become forfeit
ed to the State by reason of non-payment of
taxes due thereon during the year in which
they were due. This act was repealed in 1872
and re-enaeted III 1873.
None of the fees above specified are charge
able on every piece of property taxed" but
only on delinquent sproperty, the owners
whereof have failed tB pay within one year
after the tax became due-except the five per
cent Attorney Generals fee, which is charge
able to delinquents for. current year licenses,
if proceedings are had against them under the
provisions of act AZ of 1873.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

GaAaeE PEAcHEs Mr., Wm. Hoyt an intel.
ligent granger and successful farmer living be-
tween Opelonsas and Washington. presented
Us the other day with q lot Of the finest and
most luscious peaches we ever saw here or
elsewhere, which grew IN bis orchard. Two
8of them weighed III ounces and one Of them
measured inches in circumference. Mr.. HI
il 4 long VI ahead Of many of his neighbors
IN the matter Of knowing how tolnake farm
ing agreeable is well as profitable, and when
all our farmers come up abreast with him in
the march Of improvement, our country will
=. flow with milk and honey and blossom like
the rose.n
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

tsOUR FAvoRITE SEWING MACHINE.-The
cheapest and best Sewing Machine now manu-
factured for family use is the Wilson. We
certainly would use no other It works with
equal facility on muslin, cloth, cambric, tarle-
tan, flannel and leather. 1t does not paralyze
the spine or wear out the operator in any way,
neither does it demand an incessant stoppage
to find out where the difficulty is, as none ex-
ists There is no difficulty. 1t runs smoothly
and evenly, hems, fells, tucks, gathers and
binds. 1t does the finest and most beautiful
work on cambric and linen. It also has the
merit of being cheaper than any other first
class sewing machine. 1t does not get out of
order, nor break needles, nor slip, nor pucker
the cloth. So complete has the Wilson Sew
ing Machine been made, by a skillful combi-
nation of brain and muscle, that it has left
nothing to be desired"
Machines will be delivered at any steamboat
landing in this parish, free of transportation
charges, if ordered through the Company's
Branch House az 1s9 Canal ST., New Orleans
They send an elegant catalogue and chrome
| circular free on application. This Compall2
want few more good agents.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

HARMONY Social CLUB. = Several young
gentlemen Of our town came together on last
Wednesday night and organized club with
the above name BY the election Of the follow
ing officers: n. @. May, President; w. NJ.
Thompson, Vice President; Chas. Bloch, Re
cording and Corresponding Secretary; L. A.
Hebert, Financial Secretary; and Sol. Bloch,
Treasurer. The members are Messrs. r. Re
aud, Ed. Dsjean, T. S. Bailey, B. A. Gnidry,
S. R. Walker, ]. ]. Thompson, Austin D. Will
lians and a. Levy and we learn that several
applications for membership have already
been received We understand that the club
proposes to give entertainments for the pur-
pose of raising funds for fitting up a Reading
Room and for various charitable purposes.
We certainly wish them every success, and
shall watch their progress with great interest,
feeling assured as we do that the project can
only result in good to themselves aud to the
community
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

At meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Louisiana State Grange, held at Baton
Rouge ON the 10th of June, the following reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted:
Resolucd, That the Master and Secretary are
not expected to answer any letters to W which
the seal of the Grange is not affixed.
also ReS0iued, That Patrons not known to
the Agent, be required to use "a trade-cart', or
seal, Of the Grange, in ordering goods of him.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

New Orleans is having quite q shower Of
new papers no less than ak have been started
within tie last few weeks. viz: The Artisan,
devoted to the interests of the Workingmen
aud mechanics; the Oraea,tiaaa, a literary jour
nal; the Delta, a political tdemocraticl paper;
Der Hammer, german paper devoted to the
interests Of the laboring men; the Co-0pera-
lius Ne'es, Grange paper; and the Weekly
Bssases. devoted 70 literature, news and the
current events Of the day.
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Grange Items.

A dispatch from Washington City, of the 5th
inst, says that the Executive Committee of
the National Grange has adopted the report Of
the subcommittee to whom had been referred
the subject of international exchange between
the co operative societies of Great Britain and
the Patrons of Husbandry of the United
States. The report is as follows:
l. That they have been impressed with the
earnest desire of our subordinate Oranges and
members OF every section of the Union, for ac-
tive cooperation in business enterprises, as
expressed by efforts in this direction, and by
appeals to this executive committee for sys-
tematic and uniform plan for such orgariza-
tons, with our obligation to mature and sub
init such plan for adoption.
=. That we would willingly and cordially
grasp the hand offered to us by our brethren
across the Atlantic and pledge to them our
readiness to cooperate with them i'll all laud-
able efforts to secure for productive industry
its just rewards to restore honest dealing in
all commercial transactions and to advance
the moral, intellectual and material interests
OF the masses of the people.
3. That having examined the details of the
plan of the cooperative societies of Great
britain as presented by their deputat1on to
the United States popularity known as the
"RoehdaIe plan," and It's wonderful success,
we heartily recommend it to tho careful con-
sideratiOn of our State and subordinate Gran
ges and TO the members of our order, and ad-
wise such action on the part of the executive
committees of the several States as may be
necessary to the organization and operation
OF sucn cooperative associations within our
order.
4. To this end VIC recommend the appoint
ment OF committee to secure from Thos. ID.
WOrrall, of the English deputation now pres
ent, such rules. regulations articles of associ-
alton, pamphlets and other writings. as may
be deemed necessary to place the desired in
formation in the connection before the men,
bers of our order, and that said committee be
authorized to have printed SO much of said
information, and in such amount as they deem
advisable, to be distributed to the executive
committees of the State Oranges, with circu-
lar letters communicating the action of this
executive committee herein, and such other
instructions as may be desired.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

We have reduced the price of subscription
vance. Those who have paid $500 in advance
will be credited with so cents on the next
year. We hope that every decent man in the
parish will now take our paper-the only one
that labors for their best interests and not ex-
clusiyely for its pocket-and pay for it i'll adj
vance. Those who do not pay in advance
must pay S3 Single copies, fiye cents
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10
RUDOLPM 1sODE0aULLEHe.
Watchmaker and Barber.

Bellevue ST., Ne4t to Pefferkorh's Saloon.
WATCHES, Clocks, JeweIfy and Musical
Instruments repaired. Old Gold and
SILVER bought. Shaving, Hair- Cutting and
Shatlpo0ing done in the latest styles. Agent
for st. Landry, Lafayette aud Calcasieu for
the N. y. German Gazette (LeufseIe zeitunoI
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10
NEW HsARIsEHs gFEeDHs.

HAVING recently opened a Shaving ana
4 IA Hair Cutting Saloon on Main ST.; between
Munzcsheimer's and Roos' stores, lam prepar-
ed to do Hair-cntting, Shaving, Shampooing,
&c. shareof the patronage of the public
is respectfully solicited Charges Reasonable.
and Satisfaction Guaranteed,
VIM. HERR, in.
Opelougas, June IS, 1879. 1x
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

We learn from the Costo,s-BoA that the
Grand Jury Of Lafayette parish last week
presented indictments against L E. Salles,
fol- snbezzlement, and against B. Al SALES,
for enlbezzlement, forgery, and failing and
refusing to pay over School Funds.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10
PMOTOGRApm@.

TIME undersigned, Photographers, is fully
a prepared to take pictures In every style
of the art, and will make no charge ii case
perfect satisfaction is not gwen. Pictures of
on Thursdays and Fridays, and on those sanys
only. DESIRE sOUYETJX.
Main St, near v. Lastrapes' Blacksmith Shop.
Opelousas, Nov. 30 1873. 6tt
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The fee for registering letter to be sent to
sy post Office in the United States or to q
bssign country, is now ten ceuts, n addition
+ tlle regular postage.
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No. 80.
MISCELLANEOUS CARDS
IT'D PARENTS.

MFRS. RUDOLPH MAYER begs to an
1xA nounce that she purposes opening q
school at her residence, Union and Main
streets, Opelousas, on Monday, the 9th inst.
The course of instruction will be in English
and French, and pupils committed to her care
shall receive sound practical instruction in
these languages. Special arrangements may
be made for German, Music and Drawing.
Terms for tuition i'll English and French, So
per month Small children at lower rates.
Opelousas. Nov 7, 1874 IT,
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

tornado swept over the city Of Detroit
klchs Oh the 27th uit., denolishing some 80
~ lo houses, killing four persons and wound
lng msny others.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

How 10 SBccEED Always strive TO suit
1sase who need articles ii y0ur line Of blasi-
n9ss Munzesheimer succeeds because be bas#
lasl what everybody needs II the grocery line,
sna sells his goods at reasonable prices.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

0gden Elmer, saddler, harness maker and
sgiage- trimmer, viii do az work in his line
yeRg moderate prices. Shop 1T bis resi-
asnce formerly Whites Female College
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

medium aize cotton stalk, from field in
bellevue lii this Parish, was brought to town
ihis week, which contained I73 bolls and blos-
ssrYne
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

Il very rood photograph of Col. Alcibiade
laBIanc, the Cheyalier Bayard of Louisiana,
ne hero sans pesss- q sans reproche, can be had
Et a. Nv. Hills, on Landry street.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

The jury in She Beeoher Tilton case, being.
sssble to agree, were discharged on the q
lnAt The jury stood nine for the acauittal Of
Bsecher, and Sllree for conviction.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10
Joel I'll. SandOz, Notary Public,

nFFERS his services to his acquaintances
" and the public OF st. Landry. Invento-
ries, Family Meetings, Sales, Mortgages, Con.
tracts, Release of Mortgages. Protests, Testa-
ments, &c, will be executed in either French
or English with care and dispatch, and at the
most moderate prices. He will be found for
the present at the Courier Printing Office, on
Main Street, Opelousas.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

Tha sending Of ali invitation to Queen Vic
taTia ID attend the Centennial celebration is
strongly urged by the New York Sun
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

lispateh dated Paris, % inst.s says Il Is.
ssslsHated that the destruction of property by.
sss Annndations ii Che southwestern portion
,s ganee viii amount To three hunslred mil
AaAF si francs 60, ,00O, 900 The nunher &c
RsgAqna who parishod IL estimated at 5000.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

L. Ogden Elmer, saddler, harness maxi rer and
carria ge-tritBnaer, will do all work in his line
nc very moderate prices. Shop at his resi-,
denee fornlsrly Whites Female College.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

The facilities of tile COHRIER Office for every
style and description Of job printing are I'M
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

VIM. H. Harris Esq, Secretary of the State
Grange of louisiana, announces that having
been appointed Special Deputy for organizing
may be made on him for that purpose.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

Any party desiring to purchase Grover &
Baker, q Weed Family FaVorite, or Wilson
Shuttle Sewing Machine, will learn something
to his advantage By applying at this office.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

Kellogg, in b recent letter 70 Clinton, recon-
rneusls that back taxes Ne collected without
penalties until tho ist of November. Chason
I,as adopted lie recommendation, and II 2
Isss dated July 9th instrnets tax ollectors
rs collect delinquent taxes np to and including
that date without adding penalties ~ llHells
III plain English, simply means without adding
s,s penalty of as per cent, as the ether penal
Kies. Anditor's fee, 30, are to be collected, as
heretofore.
-, t,;aa ss43afhasslaE E--POsey has ii.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10
FOR SALE.

A PLANTATION at Grand Coteau of 300
IN aIpents, besides an abundance of wood
and well improved with Il dwelling and other
necessary buildings; convenient to the College
and Convent. This propertyean be purchased
with or without the stock and farming imple-
ments Apply to Widow j. Is. Castillo on the
premises. or TO John f. Smith at Grand Coteau.
April 10, 1875.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

Read our new premium offers. a little well
directed effort will secure an elegant present.
IteOsts nothing to try.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

The Constitution of the Pomona Oranges
for this State, as adopted by the Executive
Committee, is in the hands of tie printer aud
will be sent to each Master as soon as printed.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10
M .BOHNsTDN,S
1s LIVERY STABLE.

The undersigned respectfully informs his
friends aud the public that he has re-opened
his Livery Stable at his same old stand on
Main St., and is prepared to accommodate
the travelling public with Horses, Hacks, Bug-
gies, Sc, on reasonable terms. s-sgs Horses
fed and cared for.
6-lyl WIN. M. JOHNSTON.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

K \. y LeEaBvre, Postmaster of our toEvra,
As lHyented and patented i very Ingenious
s9s ssESanee far keeping postage stamps. or
smsned stamps, from asllseTing tugetla-
AsA fheFsbY avoiding both incon venisIce
s8s Aasss II seems Id til chat this inVsntion
W. - eRpply . want Iong felt among post
and atheFs whose business rsauifa the.
md lanaAiag Of gasalnsd stamp
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

The estate Of Gen. John G. Breckinridge is
isnnd to amount to about $4,000.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

Speaker Estilette has gone to New York,
and win be absent month or two.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

Job Printing of all grades and styles, from
a visiting card to mammoth poster, neatly
executed at the COURIER office.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10
ADyERTTgERs, GAzETTr,

A JOURNAL Of Information for Adver-
N tisers: Edition, $500 copies. Published
weekly. JTefms, 81 per annun, In advance
address for 25 cts. Office, No. IL Park Row,
New York GEO. p. ROWEI4L s. Co,
"a" Editors and Publishers.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

s Eureka Lodge No. Z, T. b., meets this even
iTg aI o'clock at tho Grange Hall.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

Thirty-three per cent is being saved by the
Patrons on the Ouaehita river, La, throught
the Grange steamer Bastrop.
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10
JOS. N. &C B o 3 ..

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW;
Opelousas, La,
M ILL practice in the Courts of the Eighth
Wv Judicial District.
Office next to the one formerly occupied Ivy
the late law firms of Swayze & Moore and
Moore & Morgan.
OpelOusas, April, 1871. 32tf
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10
Eg E AED
WHAT Is SAID ABOUT
Posey's Anti -Malarial Specific:
Certificate of Mrs. d. L. Richard, as per state
alleaaf of III, h.chnrd

Certificate of Mrs. d. Il. Richard, as per state
naent Of Dir. R;chaid:
Last autumn my wife was suffering from dis
eGse 6f HE iiTef; IT'S HIATT tried several fCfI16-
dies without any good effect, l concluded to
give Posey's Anti Malaria Specific trial.
commenced giving her the remedy two months
ago; she began to feel its good effects after a
week, and to-day, after the lapse of 2 months,
she finds herself entirely free from pain in the
region of the liver, with her complexion very
much clearedQp, and i'll the enjoyment of good
health,-having taken not quite three bottles
of the Remedy,-at the moderate price of 81
each. Attest: ID. l.. RICHARD.
Opelousas, April 7th, 1875.
Mr.. Riehart testifies that Posey's Anti-M -Mala-
rial Specific secured the same happy results in
the caseof his mother-in-law who was similar
~ affected, having used in her case only one
bottle. ID. l.. RICHARD.
READ THIS REMARKABLE CURE:
CORDIAL HALL,
Plaisance, St. Landry, La,
May 9Th, 1874. }
This is to certify that Posey's Anti-Malarial
Specific has radically cured me of Chils and
Fever, from which ! had been suffering for Is
months. After having tried several remedies,
and all TO no effect, / was induced to try the
Specific and purchased one bottle, used nearly
all of it, and am now i'll perfect health.
Hoping that all those similarly affected will
give it trial, remain
Yours most gratefully, c. TOLEDANO.
The above medicines are prepared and for
sale by W. o. P0SEY,
Druggist and Apothecary,
Corner Main and Landry sts, OpeIousas
April 10, 1879
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10

TpILLIARD TABLE FOR sALE-An excel
ID lent one, with all the appurtenances for
$500 cash. Cost $500 few years ago. Apply
to N. Quatreyaux, Opelousas, La. mchI
The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-10
OPEEOUsAS T'RN SHEOHD.

REMOVED TO
Landry Street. BettDeen Nain aud Court,
(Near the Post Oficel
LIVERY description of copper, tin, and
A4 sheet iron work done at short notice.
All kinds of tiHware for sale. Also, BUCKS
BRILLIANT COOKING STOVE.
March 23-Iy1 w. LIGHTLEY.