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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-05-05


BLANCHIN q GIRAUD.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF
AMERICA FOR THE DISTRICT LOUIS
IANgLNo. 1478,
BY G. G. Duson, Sheriff and ex-Offico auction
eer, SATURDAY, May 18th, 1877, at II o'clock
A. NJ, at the Courthouse in the town of Opelou-
Sas, parish Of st. Landry, will be sold at public
auction, by and i'll pursuance of an order from
the Hon f. c. Billings, judge of the United
States District Court of America for the district
OF Louisiana, sitting in bankruptcy. and dated
the eighteenth day of April, 1876 and rendered
in the above entitled matter the following des-
crbcd property, tO-wt;
certain tract of land situated in the parish
OF ST. Landry, ON the west side of Bayou Mallet
III the quarter commonly called the anse Bour-
Dcusc, at about 10 miles from the town of Ope-
lousas, consisting of part of section 7, township
south, range east, containing about one
Thousand one hundred and thirty 52Il00 arpents
more or less, being part of the property bought
by Blanchn & Grand of the succession of
Henry Prevent, on 27th April, 1869.
Terns-Cash.
G. G. DUSON, d
Sheriff and ex-OfficiO Auctinneer.
Acts of sale before A. p Williams, Notary
Public, at expense of purchasers. apl7
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
No 12175.
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HoMIcrDE.--Last Sunday afternoon
our usually quiet town was startled by
the report of homicide at the CatfIo-
lie church. Louis, a young black man,
and employe at said church, shot and
instantly killed, with small Deringer
cartridge pistol, Azenor Lesassier,
colored, earpenter-the ball entering
near the nipple of the right breast, II
seems they Lad quarfeled just before
at DietIein's grocery, when Louis drew
his pistol on Lesassier, but was seized
by some Of the hystanders and made to
put it III his pocket. He remarked that
he would meet Lesassier again, and get
even with him. Shortly afterwards
they met at the church, with the result
above mentioned. Reports differ, we
believe, as to the final encounter. The
case is clear one Of mansianghter, It
not Of murder-an5 the general opinion
is that it is.the latter. The slayer was
Immediately arrested, and lodged IN
iail.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-05-05

A petifion from the womeR of Louis
lana, containing the signatures OF one
thousand real estate owners and tax
Dayers. presented in the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes yesterday, inaugurated new
movement in Louisiana, viz: the equal
ity of women before the law. For seV-
aral waeks Il number of the more prom
inent ladies of the city have been quiet,
ly organizing this new departure, an anu
the leaders allege in their petition S1naJ
fully 0ne-half the real estate ia LOUIS Z
iafAa is owned by women ana onesnaIi
the revenues are of. their contrl0uGlon.
Ant for the late slOur in which the
netitiOn was presented, jttFas proposed
30 submit q bill requesting our represen-
fatives iii Congress to advocate SIX
feenti amendment to the constitution
for the benefit of Women.-L New Or
deans Times, April 2Itll.
How did the women come to ONs half
tile real estate in Louisiana Z Did shey
acquire it by their own labor and en-
4ernrise, OF was it covered with petti-
coats to save it from being seized by
fhe creditors of the malesg We think
enc Of two things should be done. the
women owning half the real estate,
slonld be endowed with the right OF
suffrage, if they desire It, Of some OF
that land should be cleared OF petticoat
eneumbrances. If men are not eompe-
tent to take care of their own property /,
thev are not as competent to vote. as
The women who own property and do
take care Of it.
e -
y TIE New York legislature has passed
hin declaring that lencefOrth two
electors at large shall beeleeted ON the
fhe general State ticket and the others
by Congressional districts. New Or
leans Times.
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GHERHFF'S SALE.

PARISH COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
No. 1882
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ESTATE OF JOHN DAVIS, EX REL. F. NAL
LARD, TESTR. EXR., EFT AIS. vs.. THOMAS
C. ANDERSON 81
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apl Sheriff of the Parish Of St. Landry.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-10

secrete its precious fruits, and the burg
lars were frightened from completing
their plunder. 1t was no material loss,
though l should liked to have kept the
tree for exhibition.
If the reader can offer an explanation
of its strange production. | should be
happy to know it, as have long since
given it up as an inexplicable mystery.
All Kin died shortly after / opened
the CHARITY Mine -as call the mag
ni6cent property which his information
placed me in possession of-and after
steadfastly refusing any compensation
for the favors he had conferred, but
leaving a request that would embalm
his remains and have them sent back to
his friends in China, which of course |
did.
My children are all grown now, and
we seldom spend the holidays together
without recalling to mind the gratitude
of the poor Chinaman as evinced in All
Kin's wonderful Christmas tree.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-10

There are people who only take one
paper and believe every word they read
in it. They think everything in print
must be true. This makes it more i'm
portant what we print. We have right
to demand, as Christians and citizens,
that nothing shall be put before the peo-
pie for information in such a shape that
it can possibly de6le the household.
There are exceptions; but there are ma
ny newspapers which it is not safe to
leave within the reach of our daughters
or of our sons, for know not why we
should make distinctions here-lt is as
important that the minds of our sons
should be kept pure as that the minds
of our daughters should be kept pure
We have right to demand that nothing
should be printed which conflicts with
the interests of sound morality and true
religion and this demand will be re-
! sponded to when we act upon this prin-
ciple, that is, never to subscribe for,
never to read, never to borrow, never to
vouch, newspaper which is not as pure
as the Gospel itself.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-10
THE TRUE GENTLEMAN.

"He is above low act He cannot
stoop to commit a fraud. He invades
no secret in the keeping of another.
He takes selfish advantage of no mans
mistakes. He is ashamed of inuendoes.
He uses no ignoble weapons in contro-
versy. He never stabs in the dark. He
is not one thing to mans face and an
other to his back. If by accident he
comes into possession of his neighbor's
counsels, he passes them into instant
oblivion. He bears sealed packages
without tampering with the wax. Pa
pers not meant for his eye, whether they
futter in at his window, or lie open be-
fore him in unregarded exposure, are
secret to him. He profanes no privacy
of another however the sentry sleeps.
Bolts and bars, locks and keys, bonds,
securities, notices to trespassers, are not
for him. He may be trusted out of
sight-near the thinnest PARTITION
anywhere. He buys no Office, he sells
none. intrigues for none. He would
rather fail of his rights than win them
through dishonor. He will eat honest
bread. He tramples on no sensitive
feelings. He insults no man. 1t he
has a rebukc for another he is straight
forward, open, and manly. He cannot
descend to scurrillity. Billinsgate does
not lie on his track. OF woman, and to
her, he speaks with decency and respect.
In short, whatever he judges honorable
he practices toward every one. He is
not always dressed in broadcloth. Some
people, says distinguished bishop,
think gentleman means man of in
dependent fortune-a man who need not
labor for his daily bread. None of these
makes gentleman-not one of them
nor all of them together. have known
men of the toughest exterior who had
been used all their lives to follow the
plow and to look after horses, as thor
ough gentleman in heart as any noble
man who ever wore ducal coronet. |
mean, | have known them as unselfsh,
have known them as sympathizing
and all these qualities go to make what
l understand by the term, "a gentle
man :"
1T is noble privilege which has
been sadly prostituted and what | want
to tell you is. that the humblest mar
who has the coarsest work to do. yet, il
his heart be tender, and pure, and true
can be, in the most emphatic sense o.
the word, "a gentleman. THE Chris
ti0n Statesman.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-10
HUMAN NATURE AMONG ANTS.

Wars among the ants have very much
the saue causes as among men. 1t is a
piece of territory that is coveted, and
abe stronger tribe goes out in force,
vanquishes and elects the weaker; or it
is the possession of its flocks and herds,
which one colony wishes to wrest from
another; or in the slave-making species,
colony requires new relay Of servants
to relieve it of all care. In this case a
number of FormicG ruta or Formica
sanguinea muster and advance against
a nest of Formsca nigra, after despe-
rate battle-for the red ants are very
brave, and the black ones though cow
ardly, are fighting for their young-the
aggressors. who are almost always victo-
rious, bear off the pup@ ofthe black ants
to their own nests. When they hatch
out into perfect insects the slaves take
upon themselves the whole care of the
colony; they tend the young, take
charge of the nest, and even feed and
carry about their lazy masters. who will
often die of starvation rather than help
themselves, even when food is close at
hand. The slaves, however, have some
thing to say in the nest. They detain
their masters when they desire to 60 out
on slave-making expedition. till after
the time that the males and females Of
of the negro colonies shall have taken
fight. so that the species shall not be
exterminated. When the red ants come
home without booty, the slaves treat
them with contempt, and sometimes
even turn them out-of.doors. They are
willing to work for their masters so long
as they can hold them in respect.
In these combats the ants often man
ifest singular resemblance to human
beings in the effect which battle pro-
duees In the case of raw recruits. An
ant which at first seemed fearful and
hesitating, after time becomes excited
and shows frenzy of courage, reckless.
ly throwing away its life without ac-
complishing anything When an ant
which has reached this condition of in.
sensate fury happens to fall in with a
body of self-possessed workers, they
quietly lay hold of it, several of them
holding its different feet, gently touch.
ing it all the while with their antenna
till it calms down and Is able to "lister
to reason. ."-Scribner for December.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-10
And he did.

CHOOSE WELL.-Never marry a man
who has only his love for you to recon-
mend him. That is very fascinating
but it does not make the man. If he is
not otherwise what he should be you
will never be happy. The most perfect
man who does not love you should never
be your husband /; but though marriage
without love is terrible, love only will
not do. If this man is dishonorable to
other men, or mean, or given to any
vice, the time will come when you will
either loathe him or sink to his level.
1t is hard to remember, midst kisses and
praises, that there Is anything else in
the world to be done or thought of but
love-making but the days of life are
many; and the husband must be "a guide
to be trusted companion, friend. as
we'll as lover. Many girl has mar
ried man whom she knew to be any,
thing but good, "because he loved her
so" And the fame has died out on the
hearthstone of home before long, and be-
side it she has seen sitting one that she
could never hope would lead her heav-
enward-one who, if she followed him
as wife should, would guide her steps
to perdition. Marriage is a solemn
thing choice for life; be careful in
the choosing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-10

land and Wales, and their intersecting
ravines. The revival of the gold dis
covery in the streams of the Ballin VAL
ley, in the county of Wicklow. in Ire
land, caused almost the whole popula-
tion of the neighborhood to neglect for
the time the produce of their fields; all
Hocked to the gold harvest; steam works
were established, and continued for a
few years, and many huge Jumps were
found; but the superficial product was
soon sunk in the quartz mining; and
such has been the case in many other
parts of the world, where such works
have been carried on by mining compan-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-10

Holland is small country, and the
amount of honesty that hourishes there
seems out of proportion to her size.
Thus Minister Birney reports there have
been no bank failures in the Neither
lands for forty years, and the paper
money in the banks equals gold. No
failure of any insurance company is on
record and the companies realize six
teen per cent. yearly although the rate
of insurance is only one-half per cent
On the frst-class railroads travel is only
one cent per mile. yet the roads pay
good dividends. Pilfering officers are
scarcely ever heard of, and severely
punished. Dishonesty or failure in bus
mess means public dishcnOr. If HOl-
land we're Gully big enough We might all
go there to live.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-10
THE MEAN SMALL BOY.

The mean small boy is different from
the mean big boy, because all of his
tricks are calculated to make other
hearts ache He now takes a silver
quarter and makes it fast to a string,
and to see him hang about the post
Office one would set him down as boy
who had never had an evil thought. He
selects victim and drops the quarter
where it will do the most good. The
ring of the metal commands attention
at once, and the programme was carried
out in case recently. The victim was
a short man with a very red neck, and
when he heard the quarter drop he
clapped his hand on his pocket and
looked around.
did you drop quarter ?" mildly
asked the mean small boy. pointing to
one on the stone floor.
"Ah must be hole in my pocket.
replied the fat man. as he pulled up
the knees of his pants and bent over to
pick it up.
He had his, fingers on the money
when it slid away, and as he straighten-
ed up he was greeted with 6endish
chuckles from half a dozen mean big
and small boys. one of whom inquired
(Which pocket has hole in it %
The man didn't say. For some mex
plicable reason he refused to enter into
any explanations, but fastened away.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-10
Gold is the most common metal foul

Gold is the most common metal found
in nature it is more or less diffused in
the primary rocks in all parts of the
world. The question has not been
where gold is to be found, but where it
can be obtained in sufficient quantities
to pay for the labor of extracting it.
Gold is found in the tin streams of
Cornwall and is frequently associated
with the oxides of this mental, in the
schorlaceous states and GRANTEES. and
very common in the grossans of iron
and copper; it is detected also in the
ferrofeIspathic and slaty rocks of Scot
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-10

Mr.. Haskell, of Broadway, is a good
and pious man, and endeavors by pre-
cept and example to train his children
in the way they should go. He reads to
them frequently from the Bible, and ex-
plains and comments to suit their under
standing. and is often much grati6ed by
disposition being expressed by some
of them to be guided by the divine doc
trine in their daily conduct. One of
his boys bright little fellow some
eight or nine years old, was much struck
by the teachings of kindness, and illus
trations of its effects, in the New Testa-
ment. He was particularly taken by
the idea of turning the other cheek as
directed when a blow is given. He
thought the usual effect Of this proceed
ure, as explained by his father. was
something worth seeing. and itched to
get into little fight to try it on. A
few days afterward he had an opportu-
nifty. His antagonist hit him a smart
rap on the side of the head, whereupon
he at once turned round, inclined the
other side of his head, and said
There, Tommy Jones; 1 want you
hit me there"
"You do. heh? Well, there you've
got it," and sure enough he had.
The little Bible scholar picked him.
self up, commenced crying with mad all
over, and while he pounded the other in
terpolated his sobs with
That's not scriptur, an I'll whale
him if it busts the whole ten command
ments u
And he did.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-10
MEM ENTOES.

Two little shOes-a curl OF golden hair.
childish toy-a tiny vacant chair;
What memories they bringi
feel again bis kisses warm add sweet
hear once more the noise Of little feet.
And merry laughter ring
Through this still room. just as 1t did OF old,
Until almost fancy l behold
Him just about to spring
To my embrace forgetting. in my joy.
That In fairer home beyond the sky
Our pet boy now doth sing
Heavens ways are mine-yet on his vacant chair
Whene'er look and see he s not there,
Ny sad heart win rebel.
Oh. Patheri with thy peace my spirit all
Teach me TO bow submissive TO Thy WILL
Thou doest all things well.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-22

The New York Sun, which Is, if
possible, madden now than it was be
fore Hayes was inaugurated, has this
to say about our new Postmaster Gen
eral:
David NJ. Key, the Postmaster
General of the Fraudulent President,
is said to be distant relative of Mrs
Hayes. He is the father of thirteen
children, is poor in the worlds goods,
and has had struggle TO make the
two ends meet at the closeof the year,
in that part of Tennessee where money
is scarce and lawyers fees are often
paid in kind. The salary of IS, 200 a
year had an attraction for his slender
purse which proved to beirresistible.
In fact, we learn that he was in cor
respondence with Hayes managers at
Washington abaRt place in the Cab
met before the Election Commission
had completed their dishonest WORK.
These letters are published now to
prove what is called his conservatism;
but, stripped of cant. they only show
a desire to strike a bargain in adj,
vance, and to accept the forshadowed
fraud as means of personal advance
ment. He is in no sense a represen>
sative man, and never was so coDsid-
cred,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-22

Proposition OF the Arbffers Appoint
ed by the BendhoIders.
A Basis Of sixty Cents on the Dollar
Suggested.

New YORK, March 14.-George S.
Coe, j. ID. Vermilye, B. B. Sherman,
b. B. Comegys and Encck Pratt, who,
at The reesnt meeting in this city to
consider the adjustment of Southern
States debts, were appointed a COM
mittee to confer on the subject with
committees from Southern States,
after a conference with the committee
recently appointed by the Tennessee
Legislature, has decided that the fol-
lowing plan would be an equitable
one for adjusting the debt Of that
State; After adding all arrears ofin'
terest to accrue up to July /, 1877,
the then aggregate amount of the
State debt would be re-adjusted By the
issue of new bonds at the rate of 60
per centum of the total amount, the
new bond to bear interest at the rate
of 3 per centum per apnum from the
1st of July, 1877, payable semi-an-
nually in the city of New York, the
first payment of interest to be made
on the lst of January, 1878, and the
principal to be made payable also in
New York in thirty years from date,
interest coupons TO be received by the
State for all taxes due to it. The
committee think that the bonds issued
under the proposed adjustment should
be uniform in terms and conditions of
payment and in their general appear
ance, and they also express the con-
viction that the State will be able at
an early day to provide fund for the
gradual extipguishment of the debt.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-22

The Austin, Texas, Statesman con.
tains the following item of interest.
The lady was last year elected to read
poem before the Tennessee Press
Association Ia GAINESVILLE next June.
She is one of the most talented writers
in the South and belongs to a historic
Tennessee family. We congratulate
all concerned.
Major w. L. Bringhurst and Miss
Nettie Power Houston were married
on Wednesday evening, in the Gov
errors mansion, by the Rev. DIR.
Chaplin. The family of Gov. Hub
bard and the attendants of the bride
and groom were the only witnesses.
The Governor of Texas gaze away the
bride.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-22

The following telegram, dated FRI
day, to the Cincinnati Commercial,
probably accounts for the Democratic
votes that secured Fred. Douglass
confirmation
The opposition to the confirmation
Is very determined, and includes not
only white Republicans and Demo
crats, but q great many colored peo>
pie beside, who says that Douglass is
a high>toned aristocrat, with Il soul
above his race. Many of the South.
erners are anxious to have him con-
frmed. They say they want to see
him officiating at the White House re-
ceptions and leyeeS as the Grand Mas
ter of Ceremonies, as the District
Marshal usually does this. on the
ground that the Northern people who
insist on social equality ought to prac-
tice 1t themselves.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-22
4 Terrible aud Destructive Storm In
Upton County. Tenn.

a Terrible aud Destructive Storm In
Upton County. Tenn.
On last Thursday morning q ter.
rife storm of wind visited our county,
blowing from the southwest. 1t
struck the county at Randolph. Paus
ing for a moment it shook that an,
cient city to its foundations, distribu-
ting rails, palings and boards in a
promiscuOus manner. Gathering
fresh fury it sped onward in a north
easterly direction, blowing down
houses, trees and fencing IN its fury
On the farm of Mr. Beavers, in the fiat
woods neighborhood, not a panel of
fencing was left standing, while a
large amount Of timber was blown
in his fields. A neighbor, whose
name we have forgotten, sustained
the loss of his carriage house and new
buggy, which was crushed by the fall
ing of tree. Mr. Ben Workman,
living in No. 5, had his new house
entirely destroyed, some of the boards
were blown four hundred yards. Mr.
Nat Wortham was in the house when
it was struck by the storm and sus-
tanned some slightinjuries. The barn
of Mr. Nat Wortham was blown down
and much damage done to his pro-
vender. Mrs Walton's sustained the
loss of her smOkehouse. The chim>
news of the house of Mr. Rainey, who
lives in the same neighbOrhOod. were
destroyed. Several large treeS were
blown upon the house of Mrs Hugh~
lett il No. 1. Dir James Hughlett
was sick In bed at the time but es-
capped uninjured. Along the track
of the storm, which was abOnt one
mile wide, from Randolph to Coving>
ton. nearly every farm sustained some
damage in the destruction of out
buildings or fencing. The weight of
the storm passed to the north Of this
place, crossing Hatchie river near
Mr. Yancey Turner's in whose vicinity
oak trees, four feet in diameter, were
twisted off, In and around this place
the wind was quite severe bnt did no
damage except to give US fearful
scare. So far as we have been able
TO hear no lives were lost in this
county, Two negroes were killed
near Hatchie river in Lauderdale
county.