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, 1877-12-31
Oh wOdentlide YreB fir 1873
Die Samilien= uub Farmers 3eitung bon
1eunSplbanien.


Die eSamiliem= nub Farmers 3eitung bon
1euniplbanien.
YeoinSuraen Il 80 jdlrl Ioiieelo oorausbejablt.
S1.5O labrl., Vplt9elo ppransbe5ablt.
$3.50 j6brl., Wpltaeln opransbejablt.
Die Weeflp Href ipirb oas fir penn'gloanien
lein, mas Ieln lulpanieiI Dem 2anbe lit iplio, tiihti9
uno reid az Nue1en.
Seionpere @inrid)tunsen fir 1878.
~. Spn. 8 pbn ". J0rnep sebt oieieu berbit
flr Gle Nth III oas Nnylano lno miro i'll europa
nnler enropallaes 0eS%artement oeripalten. GENE
Nuslteuun9striefe bon paris fperoen Die beiten uno ins
baltreihlten 1eln, mel6e III iraeuo einer Seitun9 Der
Ser. e taaten per6ffsntlldt peroen.
2. I'm Die Wselt. Mr.. 81. 9. @anopIpb
aeitl iplro cine Anjabl Yriefe ptrpffentiiben, tpflbe
Lime @rrabrunaen uilo Jeiien ais Snlpettor Der Gom.
lulate Der Ger. Staaten auf Der 9an3en Groe ent=
balten.
8. Mr. 70. ". Webiu piro zine am,abl grti.
tsl llete1n ilber le'ne Htle i'm CONNER 1871 gu ben
Seuer-Nnbeteru in 9ieu= Mterfo uno iiber Die 9suineu
Der peri4itieten N5tetsns . toote.
4 Pr. VI. Sbeltnm Wadensie bat oas litera.
Iufibt.
8 DIR. 9bpmas Naeeban = Die bette autoritat
in ben Der. Staaten - bat Das Nderbai. D eparim ent
ut'ter lid. Aieiss maGt Die Meetlp Yref our
baus.3eltlua os Farmers, be obne Wleiden lit.
g.. Mnrfte. -YoaltGnoiQe }inanj. uno 6anoels-
beri6te mi GiMlhlub bes Beloes=, D1e SSrudt, Yaunl-
pole, bes bo.muit bs uno oes all9emeinen Wiarfies Der
Uer. Staaten mil elmer p0tentliGen Gunol bau iiber
Die europailden Wdrtte.
Nnpere meroen augetunoi9t,
lobalo lie ein9erid)tet iinb.
Glmh=S ebtngungen.
5@remplare, l Sabr, polt8tlp porausbeiablt.. 81 90
10 ere,nplare, l 5abr, IoitNelo pora blt.. 10 90
20 Ggelnplars, ! Snbr, Y~oitselo porau sbe3aplt. "a 90
80 @reinplare, l Sabr, Vof9elo pprausbe5ablt ..35 90
81 y renIplare, l Sobr, Eonselo porausbe, ablt. 81 20
Den Urunoerh pon Glups oon 3eDn uber mebr miro
Elm Ggtrasb Iemplar 9e9cbem.
Vrobe .9lnnmern meroem alien Wpplitauteu unett,
9elt.iA 3u9eibidt.
Vile Mnipeliuiaen, Gbeds ober poitofiee. Wnpeiiun.
gen louten jablbar eemadlt Wcroen al Die Crber BON
s. s.. Webir, ir.. Sbablnei1ter.
The Weekly Pres
iuirn ienen Samitag herDiientlidbt non Der
NreR Spmpagnic, ltmitirt.
Siibfuet Gfe Sicbenter unc Che itumtftr.
3m20no.i o.,p Vbilaoelpbin.
, 1877-12-31

ben niro eS number nebmen, oaB Die
liebli6ite aller @Dt iunen aus ben blauen
Nusen Caroline ppn Gliegs beraus Id
6elte. =
Gamiu malte 10 eben nod an Der @e>
w%anouns oieier Sisur. Spn ieiner err
bDbten Stellung aus mari er ab nno gu
einen Bid binaus ms Sreie, Dor ibm
lag Der 3aienplab uno elm Siemli6 ab9ez
legener She'll oes Yarfs. Ser bewobns
tere Slisel oes Sdlpnes nit Der Serralie
oappr lag auf Der anreren Settle.
@r bate Dor cine Weile Blanca uno
ben Doctor bemerft, welde in Elm Sc
iprdd p~ertieft, trpb bes u%nfreunoliden
@etters einen Der Seitenwese oes Yarfes
b%inabidritten, 10 eben lab er bic iunse
Dame allein mieoer suridfebren uno ii6
eilisen Sdrittes benz Neubane ndbern.
Sn ibrem sansen @eien lag cine se=
mife Grrestbeit, welde Gamia %peranlabte
ipsleih BON leinem @eriit berabsuiteigen,
10 oab er, ais jebt bic Sbur ii6 Difnete,
oerlelben bereits en%tseaentrat.
Wortieenns tolst.)
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neber oas INSTRUMENTATION be

ASoSt u SuSu WI
Drudfebler fIa9t mon aud in suropai.
lden Yettungen. GaS rBsrliner Sa9ebIatt"
lat: 90 fanb neullt tn s,ne. ausmdriiSeu
3eitnns: Die girseri4ait tbetlt iih in cine
a n geoftene uno cine u nangeo
ene; heiBen ioale es: au9sefene nuo nm
anaeiefene. Serner laien mir: 60 let Elm
arotea aappil en- ouf Rothfdtlb orran.
atri, mdbrsnb cas- hormloisre Rotbm D &c.
meint mar Wabrbaft 8runo,cs mar ober Die
Wentnng, bic .otr in eiuer listener jSeitung
ittnsrieit fanben: Ser sirt nurte pom
S5aren nit & 9 empfangsn", wahreno
% i'm SQUAT Iauten ioq;e. Nuh Die Ver.
lpedslrna: .es bot iih Elm Beretn BON
= ii m p~.fteunoeu (anRatt & II IL 4 %freunben)
aebiloet" 1T niht libel. rDie iun9en Ufao
hen o%ufteten m,e Die 10 atroien- tat
ruie Die Wairoisu, 1t dlteren Ddtums. neu
aber III, ooB man on Com yfduolid) elm
4usfneifen (fatt Nngrtifsn) Sutnman
Baiha's ermartete." Befannt 1T Ia Der
0rudfehler: cidmmtIihe europiiIhe y q #.
utrthe" ftatt @toBmdtte nnb Die Dloot'
ihe Yibslausgabs. in mslher Nbrdbam Dor
oem gnsel oss perm "sa culotte" (ieine
po'e) itatt "sa calotte" Qune &opfbe.
isduna) abaieht. Sener Drndfebler, mel
der ben be1ibmten sibeliprud: .@r 10"
Gem 5err isiu" tn YER ioa Detn Warr
unwauosl'e. entbshrt in seuiHen Sd i.
ZEN weaigiieue nibt bsr Ber:hnsung.
, 1877-12-31

ur pettengiu's 3eitunes. Noreilsu. banobud BON 81
Seltsn iehem DRUID. Gum Ysrtauf in NO. 81 ia
&o'o. 9teip yort, ,piro mad Gmpians oes 6eloes port
frel Iuselanot. 3ml2ip'
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Ills dear Little Wife,
"The Word of a WOmam'',
t0as seert elmer Srau)

.,ltno nie VSeife. mie fie ea belt"
Cine neue fortlaufeuoe Gr5Gblung BON jeuer besau-
bernosm Sbriftitenerin Nirsinia q. Ipnniemp.
Sdlidt 10 Gents fir cine 4robenumner BON Nrtbur's
Home Magazine, pelbe Die eriten aapitel Die.
lr ibonsn Griabluts blinat. Masajin 49, 5 bas
Sabr. Gluhs 81 rebucirtem lreile. Sutterid'S
n%eneite Mtuifer lir Iamen. II. &inper 3leiber IN ieoer
RUNNER 3. e. Mrtbur II. Gun. Ibila. 1Om5lof.
, 1877-12-31

llnb miecer rcaren einise Sage per-
sansen. Sermance mar binlbersefabren
nab Gsesned CUR Seier ppn GrSi's Gez
bnrtstas uno wuroe in &urSem suritd err
martet. gg3F NHe1lY ISL A (
9ud pben ltanb Gdmia auf benz Sc
rift, ben 9rauen aittel iber bic &leicer
9esogen uno ben lan9en Wtalitpd in Der
9ano in pcller Sbdtisteit. 9as @ert
ieiner 9dnoe ihritt munter pprwdrts, nit
Genustbuuns fpnnte Der &anltler ;u iei=
ner @rbeit aufidauen. Shpn tbrpnte
Serpii6pre am li6ten @pltenbimmels
unb trus 8ianea's wpblsetrciine 3ase.
Sm luftisen 8asen fam lie .berab pom
Olpmp, Bic iiebenieitise eolbene 2pra in
Der 9ano, bic slpplp ibr seidentt. =
9ieben ibr lddelnp idwebte AUDI 9tpbrp>
pite, tereits balb pplenpet unp 9iemans
, 1877-12-31
10000 Mgenter berlangt sum Serfanf
@ine aroBe Oferte s tiis Teiertage

gBir iponen oieier ihledJten seiten uno bet Jeier,
ta9e 100 nciie NianpS une Sr9eln bon erIte
s5obri anten abisbei iiir Sab ooer auf 8atenia blum.
gen jl nieori9eren I'relien. as mir ie dupor %offerirten.
SSaters' YianpS unb Crseln iino bic am Seffen
9emadbten. 9arantirt fir 5 Sabre. Snultrirte Guta.
loae per 9oit. 6roBe GrindBiaunaen fir 6anoler.
: Octaoe Nianos $40; ! 1-3 Octaoe $50. crs
scln 2 Reaiiter, S4S; 4 Resiiter, s53; 7 He8ifer,
500; in p~eriecten s3uitano, fein Sabr sebraudt. Wfu-
%iitbo9en ,um balben 1reis. Sorace @atrrs II.
Spns, 6abrifantem uno bdnoler, 40 DIT 14te Str,
Telp gort. 49B19o3]
, 1877-12-31

Arthurts iluitrtrteS Some @aaasim."
@ltuHl 9aS &ausbaitmngs Wtagasia
bon Nmertfa. Dem Nuten, gYusrem uno SNDHen
I'M 6aule uno 9~eieliloeu 4 ben s~elulonet. 1928 oas
5abr orsi 0rsniplare $3.50. Sebs Gremplare unS
eines iir ben 0lublammIer S11.OO. probe . Drummer
10 Geuts. :. 2. Mrthur Il : N. philadelphia. ;
, 1877-12-31

~ entbebrli6er &atb9eber fit
Sranfe! 0as Bud ibsr Bieberfranf.
beiten unc 3eicen, ipeldbe nab idblcd,t
seneilteu 6ieberlI ODER ourh tG9lid,
p~p,fommence Sprperfprunsen ent.
ranoen llno ; ioipIe osreh eln3ts iId,ere,
bitlige une ittnele Setluns. lpiro pors
toirei perInnot ee9en @mpiana bon 20 Gents, poer
oerem g9ertb in poitmnrten. Mun ~aoreliire:
DEUTsCHEs HEIL-INsTITUT,
1S25ieo. No. pa N Fifth Str, Philadelphia, Pa
, 1877-12-31

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, 1877-12-31

Nerl 0n0t: Ben SaSs Moa at us aSi E m"n mer sass
nuiere masnetilbe y Snitanteneous Goppms BOOT ano
Snf" aebrauht. IS %,rforoert feline treile, Yurite ODER
g8aiier. Shidt poitmarte fir elm Circular ooer IS
iGr Ausriituto. StntipnerS' @anmiactmrina
So. 10 INN IL Yen Ctr. 1ep Wort. 1Wt24ot:
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of the Board of Police OF
the Town of OpefOusas.
SATURDAY, March 31st, 1871

NIbtII OlSt, OF
The Board met pursuant to a call of the
President. Present: DR.. James Ray, President,
and MessYs. G. N. Ealer, P. J. Letebvre, c.
Mayo, L. Skinner, Emile Donate and VIM. G.
Bell.
On motion of Mr.. Lefebvre, Resolved, that
the Courthouse fence be coal tarred as soon as
possible, as designated by Chairman OF JOINT
committee.
On motion it WAS ordained that all wagons
used as public carriers, shall pay a license
of five dollars per annum, each, and That
all hacks and buggies kept outside OF regn-
lar stables, which are used as public carriers,
shall pay a license of three dollars per mum
each.
Be it further ordained that said ordinance
shall take effect from and after its first publ
cation. The said ordinance having been read
twice according to law and voted upon by the
said Board, resulted as follows: Messrs. Ealer
Mayo, Skinner and Lefebvre voting yea and Mr..
Bell voting nay.
A petition of Messrs. E. Phillips, Sam Jacobs,
NJ. Lavergne, Julien Claude and others, praying
that the Town Constable be required to visit
and disperse, Inruiley people, using the most
obscene language, fighting, &c, was read and
laL6 on the table.
Ahe President appointed Messrs. p. J. Lefeb-
de, C. N. EaIer and Emile Donate IL committee
on claims, whereupOn the said committee re-
ported favorably upon the following, and on
motion it was resolved that the said claims be
approved and paid, viz:
L P VeaZie justice of the peace for holding
f p Veazie justice of the Peace for fees. Is so
&C Dus0n for fees as sheriff II 90
VictOrin Lastrapes for fees as constable - 2 %
DR.. James Ray, visits to ascertain the eX-
istance of small poX in OpelOusas --.. Is GO
There being no further business the Board
adjourned.
JAMES RAY, President.
JOS. ID. RICHARD, Clerk.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
~oyJ>,~~~~
The S9EaG.
1877. NEW YORK.
1877.
1877.

"
The different editions of The Sun during the
| next year will be the same as during the wear
that has just passed. The daily edition will on
week days be a sheet of four pages, and on
Sundays q sheet of eight pages, or 56 broad col,
umns; while the weekly edition will be IL sheet
of eight pages of the same dimensions and char
| acter that are already familiar to our friends.
The Sun will continue to be the strenuous ad,
vOcate of reform and retrenchment, and of the
substitution of craftsmanship, wisdom. and
integrity for hollow pretence, imhecility, and
fraud i'll the administration of police affairs.
1t will contend for the government of the peO-
pie by the people and for the people, as opposed
to government by frauds in the ballot box and
in the counting of votes, enforced BY military
violence. 1t will endeavOr to supply it's readers
a body now not far from a million of souls
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HROggSe PN68eE 6asg
SUCCESSION SALES.
DUBLGC SALE.
. ESTATE or JAMES o. DONAyAN.

BY virtue ofaH oriter0 of the Honorable Probate
Court of the parish Of st. Landry, there will be
sold at public auction to the highest bidder.
by the Undersigned ex-ofiieio anetieHeer nc The
last residence of the deceased, at Plaquemine
BrttIee in the parish of st. Landry, on WE'D
NESDAY, April 18th, 1a77, tho following DIES
cribed property belonging tothe estate III James
@. DonaYam deceased. ta-wit:
One Wagon, one horse cart, one beef cart.
one hack, one pair epf grinding stones, three
hundred and ninety-nlne yard pieux, six pairs
four mich cows, twenty-three head of yea,Iip
cattle. one suIky, one grindstone, one cross-cn1
saw, q lot af carpenter tools, one tedstead, one
gun, one yalise. one knife and pistol, one lot Of
TABLES, one saddle, one clock, one branding IRON
two iron wedges, one loom, seven head OF year.
ling cattle, one lot OF irons, one cupboard. one
watch, and other movables.
Terms-Cash.
g. {. DUsOE,
Sheriff and Ex-ofieio AUetieneer.
mnh 31-1t
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E"SE'k'S

ILLUSTRATED PRICED CATALOGUE -
Flity pages 300 illustrations, with Drsrrip- .
t!'hlS OF thousands OF the best Flowers ana I
Vegetables in the world, and he ran 10 ,,,n, =
!hrM all fora woCcnt postage stamp. Printed !
i'll German andTEngliSh.
NirkS ri"ral Gll'Ic, Quarterly, % rentsa wear.
Weeks Flower and Vegetable Garden, 5nC,nts
III paper Ill elegant cloth covers. 81 90.
Address, JAMiEVICK
Jan u Rochester,, n. Y.
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ViCk'S Floral GMiAe
V'ICk'S
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN
E"fFk;'S

} FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS
Are Planted by a Million People In America. See
Weeks Catalogue-3m Illustrations, only >
cents.
Weeks Floral Guide. Quarterly, % cents a
year.
Nick,S Flower and Vegetable Garden, SO cents
with elegant cloth covers SI.MO.
All my publications. are printed in Eugl,st
ana German. Address, JAMES WICK,
J"" - Rochester. N. "
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american Bee Journal.

Every Bee-Keeper should subscribe for this
Monthly. 1t is tho Oidest amt Best scientific
and practical Journal of Agriculture in the
Apiarians i'll this country and Europe contri-
butte to its pages. Terms Two Dollars It year in
advance. Send stamp for a sample copy.
Address TIIOS. G. NEWMAN,
1856 and 1913 South Clark ST., Chicago, n.
may &c
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E. 8. Taylor,
DRUGGIST AND APOTHECARY,

WASHINGTON, La,
Successor to DIR, VIM. ORutt,)
t DEALER IN
DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES, OILS,
PAINTS, VARNISHES,
&C, &C.
Physicians prescriptions carefully compound
ed.
Country orders promptly attended to.
june 25-6m
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bSeTOW.

Taken up, at Coulee Croche, q dark brown
Mexican horse mule, medium size, 10 or - years
of age, no brand visible-been in the neighbor-
hood since October, 1876. The owner can have
him by proving property and paying cost of
this Advertisement. Apply at the Sherih's
office in OpelOusas, or to
inch lost. CHARLES MELANCON.
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Notice.

The law firm OF 3: A. Martel 4 HudspCth hay
practice OF my profession at our former office,
corner Court and Landry streets. All parties
having business III the hands of the late firm,
will please call and make new arrangements
with me, if they wish he To- proceed with their
business. Il. A. MATTEL.
nov 24-5t
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sEose o.. stolen.

From the undersigned a Pointer dog, about
the ears and one on the forehead and another
on the right rump-ansWers to name of Carlo.
A liberal reward viii be paid to the person re-
turning him
p. j. LEFEBVRE,
feb 10-f Qpelousas.
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28l 4 1888 Broadway, New York, Arms.
Madison Square, s. i. 23d ST., New York, S. Ma
chimes
Boston. 146 fremont St, Sewing Machines and
Arms.
Chicago, 2s7 State ST., Sewing Machines and
Arms.
st. Louis, 609 North Fourth ST., Sewing Machines
and Arms.
Philadelphia, SO Chestnutst., Sewing Machines
and Arms.
Baltimore, Al North Charles ST. Masonic Tenn
pleJ Sewing Machines and Arms.
Washington, D. o., SCI Seventh St, Sewing Ma
chimes and Arms.
AM 7-ff
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Proceeding of the Police jury.
OPELOUsAS, March 9Th, 1877.

OFELDUSAS, A1dICH OH, 1911
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present r. Fl. Littell, President; A. Guldry,
HI Guillory, F. ssToy and G. I. HawklLs.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved,
resolution passed at the last meeting of the
Police Jury in reference to the public road
fr0mD. C0urvilles to where It lntersects the
Opeiousa8 and Calcasieu road i'll Prairie Ma
mouth. be ~rescinded, and that the same com
mitfee appointed June LIST, 1874, to lay out and
locate said road, t0-wit: ID. j, Lafleur, W. r.
Ashford. o. Vidrine, Zenon Vidrine, .Courville,
Joseph Fruge and UPsin Miller, jr., be and are
hereby authorized to assess the damages done
to the following land owners, whose land the
road crosses, VIZ: Paul Fruge, Acdoel FOntenot
and AHgustin Fruge.
On motion of MFR. Hawkins, Resolved. that the
sum of twenty-five dollars each he and is here
by appropriated out of the INDECENT Fund of
the current year, for the following persons: j.
3. Kinney, Vallnond Chiasson, Widow Onez.
Berzarre and Widow Fel0nisc FOntenot.
On motion of Mr.. Savoy, Resolved, that Phlle-
mon Miller be and is hereby authorized to
change the public road, running through his
land. and run the same on his northern line,
in accordance with section . of the Road Or
7dinanCe.
To the President and members of the Police
Jury of the parish of st. Landry, louisiana:
Your petitioner, Joseph Mainland of the par
ih of st. Landry, respectfully represent unto
your honorable body that the public road lead
ing from Willie Plate to Bayou Chicot cuts his
land i'll two, causing great inconvenience, SUD
iecting him to have two fields instead of one.
The premises considered, petitioner prlyS that
he be authorized to change said road, locating
the same about one hundred and fifty yards
east of the actual read. Petitioner further
represents that the new road, II permission Is
granted to locate the same, will not incOmOdate
the public ~ to the distance and will be on a
mach better ground.
Your petition@ would further ask that the
locating Of the new road he made by himself
and the Overseer of the public road.
And as in duty bound.
JOS. MAUILLAND,
ARTHUR TATE.
VScrseer of Public Road.
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MASONIC.

GoRDY CHAPTER NO. 80.
regular eonvocatiOns are held at OpeloIsas,
Parish of ST. Landry, on first Tuesday after
the full moon.
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DARNEX,s PRAIRIE sALvE:
NOElCR.

The law partnership heretofore existing be
tween B. A. Martel Il Geo. W. Hudspeth, under
the style of i. A. Martel & Hudspcth, termina-
ted on the 4th of March, 1876. r. A. Martcl is
by mutual consent appointed IiquidatOr to date
and take effect from this date. All persons i'll
debted to the firm are requested to come for
ward and settle if they desire to save costs.
f.. A. MATTEL,
nov 24-5t GEO. W. HUDSPETH.
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Last Or sNSSFMSG.
ITO the Public,

The undersigned have this day formed a
partnership for the practice of law. They will
remove from their present office to the one
occupied by the late Judge Jas. NJ.
Porter, on Bellevue street.
HENRY l.. GARLAND,
dec 22-tf LAURENT DUPRE.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
REMINGTON
Sewing Machines.

No Machine has sprung so rapidly into favor
as possessing just the qualities needed in Il
family Machine-nalnely: LGHT RUNNING,
SMOOTH, NoIsELFss, RAPID, DURABLE, with
perfect LOCKsTITCH.
Within the past year important improvements
have been added and no trouble will be spared
in keeping the REMINGTON ahead of all com
petitOrs.
Agents Wanted in all Unoccupied
Territory.
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aWOGiCe,
Joseph H.. Houston,

ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office with Joseph d. Moore, Esq, OpelOusas, La.
viii practice in the Courts of the Eighth
Judicial District. Prompt attention to all bust
ness intrusted to him. ian 1O-1y ,
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For Sale.

A furnished house and lot in the town of
OpelOusas. Apply at this office.
oct 27-tf ..-
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TIN SHOP,

0PELOUsAS TIN SHOP,
REMOVED EAT DOOR TO JO]HNsTONs' STABLE,
main Street,)
All kinds tin ware for sale. All kinds lob
work, i'll copper, tin, and sheet iron, done at
short notice, at the Opelousas Tin Shop.
ALSO,
BUCKS BRILLIANT STOVES.
nov. 3O-tian. 81. WIN. LIGHTLEY.
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FOR APRIL TERM DISTRICT COURT, 1877.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,(
Parish of st. Landry.
Be it remembered that on this 8th day of
March, 1877, we the undersigned J. B. A. FOn-
tenOt, Parish Judge; Cornelius G. DusOn, Sheriff
and James O.. ChachGre, Clerk, of the parish
of st. Landry, together with Baltazar Mar
tel and JOS. ID. Richard, duly qualified EleG-
tors of said parish, pursuant to an act of
the Legislature, and by order of his honor, Geo.
W. H%udspeth, Judge OF the District Court, met
in the Courthouse of said parish, in the town of
OpeIousas and proceeded to draw from the list
OF registered voters seventy-tivG names to serve
aus Grand and Petit Jurors, at the next term of
the District Court, to be held i'll the town of
Opel0usaS on the 4th Monday of April next, 1877:
J S Perkins Alexis MOreau
Robert Milstead Scott o Andrus
Jean Est0rGe W Cole
Otis Collins W Brooks
GuStave FOntenOt Nj ViIIaSeca
j Neville Cart Andre Lastrapes
Simeon Birotte Andy Fl Blackwell
J + BergerOn J P Bacon
LeOnce Z Littell David Coffee
SOSthene AuZennG T BOutte
Fremont Dupre Obryan Elmer
W d Cannon Alcide Sensat
CeSaire Miller AChille Rideau
ID DHrlO Charly Linton
Raphael oudreau Alfred Stagg
Henry McGaffy J NJ Jackson
W b Dunbar Moses Green
Antoine ChIiStman Edward p Deiean
] & Balque George Washington
AlphOnse Levy Phillip Jacobs
John Church Pierre Woods
Alex Jones Gabriel Deiean
Alexandra Leieune Charles Hartman
Edmond 7 Guldry Allen Frank
Louis Castin Harrison Dunlap
Peter Weber James Wilson
E A BOutte VIM II Davis
Hiram Burr Thorn Logan
Felix Mac VIM Tate
ID . Bass VIM Bacon
Henry Tubra Henry Keller
Willy Hunt Moses Noble
] M NeVland &C SWaVZe
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-04-28
MISCELLANEOUS
cTOEICR :
u. s. INTERNAL REVENUE.


L.. S. INTERNAL REVENUE.
S p f DIAL IA X f s,
May L, 1877, to April 30, 1873.
The Revised Statutes of the United States,
Sections 1892, 3237, 323S, and 1888, require every
person engaged in any business, avOcatiOn, or
employment which renders him liable to d
SPECIAL TAX, TO PROCURE AND
PLACE CONSFHCUOUSLY IN Has
BUSINESS STAMP denOting the payment
of said SPECIAL TAX for the Special Tax
Year beginning May l. 1877, before commencing
or continuing business after April 30, 1877.
A return, as prescribed on Form IL, is also
required by law of every person liable to Special
Tax, as above.
THE TAXES EMBRACED WITHIN TIKI PRO
VISIONS OF TIE LAW ABOVE QUOTED
ARE TILE FOLLOWING, VIZ:
Dealers, retail liquors % 90
Dealers, wholesale liquors. 100 90
Dealers Ill malt liquors, wholesale. ....--. 50 90
Dealers i'll malt liquors, retail -.-..-. 20 90
Dealers i'll Fat tobacco 25 90
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco 500 90
And on sales OF over II 900, nifty cents
for every dollar in excess of 81 900
Dealers i'll manufactured tObaCcO.------. 5 90
Manufacturers of 50 90
Aud for each still manufaCtured.-...--. 20 90
And for each worm manufactured 20 90
Manufacturers of tobacco. -..--.--.- 10 90
manufacturers Of cigars NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10 90
PeddlCrS of tobacco, first class (mOrG than
two horses or other aniLnais) .-...--...-. so 90
PcddlerS Of tobacco, second class two
horses or other animalSI .------..-...--- IS 90
Peddlcrs of tobacco, third class zone horse
or other aniInaD- Is 90
PGddltrS of tobacco, fourth class ton foot
or public conveyance. 10 90
Brewer OF less than 500 barrels .--....-.. so 90
Brewers of 500 barrels or more. .-..-....-. 100 90
Any person, so liable, who shall fail to comply
with the foregoing requirements will be subject
to severe penalties.
= Persons or firms liable to pay any of the Spe-
Cial Taxes named above must apply to Charles
Z. Lehman, Collector of Internal Revenue at
Baton Rouge, and pay for and procure the Spe-
cial-TaX Statnp or Stamps they need, prior to
May /, 1877, and WITHOUTFURTHER NOTICE.
Special-TaX Stamps will he transmitted by
mail only on receipt from the persOR or firm
ordering the same of specific directions SO to do,
together with the necessary postage stamps or
the amount required to pay the postage. The
postage on one stamp is three cents and Oh
two stamps six cents. If it is desired that they
be transmitted by registered mail, ten cents
additional should cOmpa the application.
GREEN Il. RAUM,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Office of Internal Revenue,
Washington, d. c., January %, 1877.
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