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Notice.
A OF POLICE, !

BOARD OF POLICE,
Town of OpelOusas. 5
All residents of the town of Opelousas, are
hereby required under article 16, OF IAN Ordi-
nance of said Board " entitled A Ordinance
concerning the streets, sidewalks, CUTTERS, and
public places of the town of Opelousas, and Tor
certain offenses and providing penalties there
for" to clean the priyies on the properly now
occupied by them, al said town OF Opeiousas.
otherwise I Shall proceed to cause the said
privles to be cleaned and disinfected at Their
expense and shall furthermore proceed TO col.
lect the fine of ten dollars. imposed by said
ordnance, from each and every one who shall
fail to comply with above notice:
CHAS. NJ. THOMPSON,
aug IL Constable.
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OPELOUsAs, July 18th. 1877.

O~FELOUSAS, july 18TH, 1877.
The Board met pursuant to a call of the
President. Present: j. Ray, President; p. J.
Le9bvre, w. G.. Bell, G. n. Ealer, l.. Skinner,
L. Donate and C. Mayo.
z: Mayo was appointed Clerk pretem.
The Treasurer reported that he had a settle
ment with J. L. Healey as Collector, to date,
and that the account was correct, whereupon
motion of Mr.. Bell, Resolved, that the report
be feceiveI~sad that the BOND of Mr.. Healey
be and Is hereby cancelled.
On motion OF Mr.. Lefebvre, Resolved. that
by virtue Of the powers vested in the Board
OF Police of the town of Opelousas, under
section e OF the amended charter, enacted by
act No. 3s9f the Legislature of the year 1876,
and for inethciency and refusal to do his official
work, ]. ID. Richard be and is hereby removed
from the office OF Clerk of the Board of Police,
ana that all powers vested in him to act in said
capacity, shall cease from the date of the pas
sage of this resolution.
The Board proceeded to the election of, a
Clerk.
Mr.. Lefebvre nomlnared John Mccormick.
MI. Bell nominated Octave VOORHEES,.
Mr.. Mccormick received three votes, Mr..
VOORHEES, received four votes, and Mr.. VOORHEES,
was declared duly elected.
On motion of Mr.. Ealer, Resolved, that the
present Clerk, Mr., VOORHEES,, be authorized to
attest all drafts to meet appropriations already
made, and not attested by the former Clerk.
On motion the Board adjourned.
aaMES nr---- ident.
q. MAYO, Clerk Protein.
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
PROBATE COURT, PARISHOFsT. LANDRY
No. 1868,
ESTATE OF MARGUERITE GrrDRy

ESTATE OF MARGUERITE GUIDRY. !;
Whereas, Ferre0l Perrodin of the parish of
OF St. Landry. has applied by his petition to he
appointed administrator of the estate of Mar
Suerltc Gnidry, deceased, late Ofthe parish of ST.
Landry.
Therefore. any person intending to make on
position to said appointment, will file the same
III writing in my office, i'll the town ofOpelousas
within ten days from the present notice.
JAMES 0. CHACTIERE, Clerk.
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$3102 Is
hereby certify that the above account is
correct. W. A. ROBERTSON,
Parish Treasury.
The President appointed MessrS. A. Guidry,
F.. DubuissOn and S. Haas a committee to eX-
anime claims unpaid and OH file against the
parish, wllereupon they reported the following
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Proceedings of fhe Board of Police OF
the Town Of O~peiousas.
OPELOUsAs. July 18th, 1877.

The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: lame Ray, President; P.J LeteDvre,
and c.. Mayo.
c. Mayo was appointed Clerk protein.
The Board proceeded to the election of a
Constable.
MI. Bell nominated c. M. Thompson.
Mr.. Ealer nominated J. Mccormick.
Mr.. Thompson received six votes and Mr..
Mccormick received one vote, M. THOMPSON
was declared elected.
On motion of Mr.. Ealer, Resolved, that the
Constable, G. NJ. Thompson, be declared col
l~ectoTyof town taxes and licenses.
Mr.. Thompson offered as his bondsman Mr..
j. 9. Chachere, who was accepted by the Board.
The account of J. 7. Healey for removing
dead animals, for the sum of two dollars and
fifty cents, was approved and ordered paid.
On motion the Board adjourned.
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
COURT, PARISH OFST. LANDRY.
No. 1860.

ESTATE OF HOMER ROY,
Whereas, Alicia Marks of the parish of st,
Landry, has applied by her petition to be
appointed ADMINISTRATIVE of the estate of Homer
Roy. deceased late Of the parish of St. Landry,
therefore, any person intending to make OBJ
position to said appointment, will file the same
within ten days from the present notice,
JAMES O. CHACHERE, Clerk.
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Office . 90
On motion the Police July adjourned until
Monday, September 10th, 1877.
r. H. LITTELL, President.
Attest: c. MAYO, Clerk.
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Notice.

The public are hereby warned not to purchase
hogs or pigs from any of the hands living on
my Camp Hamilton plantation, as said hogs or
pigs are poisoned. THOS. C. ANDERSON,
may 5-tf Per L. S. KING,
New-York tribune., 1877-01-06
WATTS NOT INELIGIBLE.

REASONS FROM PREChDENTs-CIA FIRST FLrc
TIoS AS sESATos-HAYRs ASD TILDEN CANDt
DATES WHILE uOLDIyG PUBLIC OFFICES
TO the Edftor Of me Trtbunc.
SIR: The whole controversy with regard "a
the Oregon eector 10 turn this question MAY
not man. legally disqualified be elected 10 Office and
afterward Fgirnatey take the Office provided the dis,
ability be removed What has been the practice hereto
fore in regard TO civil Offices Was not Henry Cav
elected Senator Of the CDited states by the Legislature
of Kentucky before he had attained The constitutional
age Of thirty years. taking his seat however, after he
had reached the required age :
Whichever has been elected President Of the United
States whether Gov Tildon or Gov Hayes the one or
the other has been elected by tncelectora colleges,
when GOvernOrOf q State ShOuld his term Of .i.a "a
Governor not expire before tine 4t Of March, DO o.
would suppose lie could mold the Office hOih 81 resident
ana Governor. He either d. clue tie one or rein
the other. Yet does any Imagine mat there any.
thing He gal IN Is being elected President while stl
holding me Office OF G0yerDOri Aud why may NOT
man De elected Presidential electOr when holding the
office postmaster and take the Office, provided ne grst
resigns his pusTDastcrshipl And surely II creates
vacancy by abstDing hmself from nc meeting Of the
electoral college, he be elected by his colleagues 10
III the vacancy. 4 u. G.
Lafayette college, EastoH, Penn, Dec. -, 1875.
New-York tribune., 1877-01-06

or prophesying. Every man praying OF propheSyms
having head covered dshonOreth his head but every
woman that prayeth prophesicth with her head ur
covered dishonOreth her head. l. Cor. H., a. D. Again.
In TIN. ID chap, Paul giving instructions concern
ing public worship says: will. therefore, that men
pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands without wr'h
end doubting aud, in like manner, that women aho
ay) in becoming attire, with modesty aud sobernesS
OF mind. not decorating themselves with wreaths' OF
gold or pearls. expensive clothing" =, - A..
know only two passages OF scripture tnat seem "
be against women preaching. The first is iound IN ,a
Cor xiv, 81 3r Let your women keep silence III Ihe
churches for ii is not permitted them-laieln--lo Pf
tle 10 talk To speak, be loquacious his passage lot
hade women 10 nterrupt the speaker by prattnng or
asking questions in meeting, commanded 0bedience 70
their husbands and directed them TO ask tnei
at home to explain what heX did not understand IA NO
addresses delivered in the assemblies Inc oineI m ~
found In Tim, H., II. IL. Let the women eLn m M ~
Iesuclia duetnoss with all submission Tor uo uoI
permit woman TO teach. authentien 10 act oy ~
ovn authority or mower the man, but to DC quiet
One text OF Scripture should not be interpreted 50 as
TO contradict what clearly established IN he wou on
God elsewhere Peter says Some things III tilecplss
of hi, beloved brother Paul hard I" be understood
which tbev that are uulcarned and unstable Wresi as
tbcv do also the other scriptures, to their own dsruc
tun." MINISTER of iiE "o'iH"
Jersey City, Dec. &c, 1876.
New-York tribune., 1877-01-06
THE ELECTORAL RIGHTS OF STATES.

CONGRESS CAN ONLY INQUIRE As TO THF LEGALITY
or STATE ACuoN--AN END To PRESIDENTS If
FURTHER STEPS ARE TAKEN.
TO the EditOr OF The TFtbnne.
SIR: The danger that now threatens the cOun-
try is trat Of compromising away the plain requirements
Of the Constitution in respect 10 counting the electoral
vote For The sake of settling vcxed question, many
appear wiling TO sacrifice principle to political or com
mcrcial cp,diency. Peace purchased at such price
has in il all tie elements Of Gi>cord ana mischief The
electoral system upon the doctrine Of State soycr
eighty or rights. fl spite of all efforts to change
this basis the Democratic party has perSitonty refused
20 submit the ecOn oil President and VicePcsdcnt to
any OTHER conditions, TIE voice Of the STATE, as such,
has ever been and still the only authoritative utter
apce for deciding this question. In this view becomes
not so much the matter of honest election, rs TO IN
0rre what decision the constituted STATE authorities
have rendered. If Congress must be satisfied that
strictly honest and fair election has been mad IN each OF
the Lrynine States before President can be declared
or accepted we have ALREADY had our last President ANA
tn fci.n OF anarchy has already begun.
II returning boards and Staje Executives have con-
formed to LEGAL requirements governing their aciion
their returns must be accepted final though the
popular will is not thereby truly represented The voice
of the States ANA the popular vote lc decides the
Presidential question. II a state cannot command IN
nonost election let It suffer the penalty of its
Committees OF Congress cannot safely go turther tn to
investigate the Legality OF toe actlon OF re-,
turning boards and State Executives and tGeir
cn,fGrInity with state and National laws.
An error cons decision TIE part OF the Pcsnt OF the
senate cannot afford revolutionary precedent for TIE
Tie Republican party will stand firmly upon the only
iOro1nd II can constitutOralW maintain to the end by
refusing 10 20 behind the simple nct of the legality OI
IL ACTION of returning boards and state Executives ard
bv Ionluciug that the returns legally rendered be ac-
ccptcd I'm suftc Of partisan attempts to sent the
viii OF the people To beyond this will open questions
and dangers fatal 10 tie continuance or constitutional
form OF government As tie President Of the Senate
by the Constitution empowered solely 10 open the cer-
cat he must be permitted solely to decide Us To their
y1llty Congress must accept his decsoIl, fcae lts
CONGREGATIONAL power extends only to witnessing OF the
count: there precedent t0 the contrary, II Is IA
thr mature of u usurpation OF authority, which must be
rrirce, now il The evils thaS result from our
present mode counting the electoral vote can be re
mo ed only by changing the system itself; 60 tcInp 20
mitigate or escape them BY evasion or compromise Will
Dc evolutionary and may prove faCal experiment.
Him Dec. - l-IE T. y.
New-York tribune., 1877-01-06
"RECoNsTRUCTION A FAILURE

MORiI. COURAGE WANTING TO ENFORCE THE PROP
FRlY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND IGNORANT
wHI1Es-IHE CONVICTIONS OF AN AGED MAN.
To the Editor OF The Tribune
SIR: In your SEMIWEEKLY issue OF the 22d
inst l find "A letter addr, ssed to you by DR. Leonard
Bacon Of New-Haven. entitled BLACK and White,' or
Reconstruction Failure" which expresses the views
which I have long held universal suffrage. When
the property qualification abolished neither party OF
that day had tie moral steal courage 20 enforce or
40 far as know, 10 PROFOUND qualification whatever
to the voter for the privilege of enjoying the night
Neither as Dr. Bacon observes, could there then be
found mena few influential men, in or ont OF Congress
of either partywng to lead the minds OF others tO the
neces OF qualification for the negroes OF the
South. because suppose IL felt that such thing
Was equally necessary the ignorant foreigners ana
for those who called the poor whites OF the south
1 can therefore way of preventing similar or
even II possible worse complications In the future but
To take President Grants suggestion In his st message
secOndeh ia by DR. Bacon) into serious denDeratOn
patriotic members of both parties. Should the prs
ent troubles result the wisa amendment OF elfo
tOlal and naturalization laws IL may yet be turned into
a blessing and not curse. II Is this day. Also, the
dogma that the vctOrs belong the spois ought 10
be abolished II thero exist good and true man In
Office, lee him remal whether Democrats OF kcinDucas
hold the reins Of government.
In consideration of the decided stand you have taken
In the present contest again, through our club agent
renew my subscription to THE SEMi-WEEkLl TRIBUNE.
although can see by my crooked lines; owing 70
falling sight, my grandchildren kindly read the pa
per me, having reached 40 years OF GU the 9Th
inst. - john s. JEssuP.
Westhampton ". y, Dec. 27, 1875.
New-York tribune., 1877-01-06
MISPLACED SWITCHES.

PRESENT SWITCHES DISGRACE 10 INVENTIVE
GENIUS-IiOW THEY MAY BE IMPROVED, or
ACCIDENTS MAY BE AVOIDED.
To me EditOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: 1t is a wOnde. and disgrace that, with
all the llnrveis Of inventive skill embodied in loco
motive aud tr8 the engineer and the legislator still
leave the lives of travellers TO the OF an unknown
"switclmau." That such mechanical arrangement
ehould suit IN destruction prop rtione to ie power
tla is thus set Oose certain prOr II il tba
human memory is filliDe. But this terrible deaih'ap
has been raised to a power Behold II now quietly
set 90 fert the air the track Of the Elevated Ran
way waiting the lcXt train That is the way it was
left Yesterday. The switchman forgot-Oi course be
win foTetand the train rushed out OF thc open door
and ran with terrible velocity against the forward car
of the down tram The side track But must we wait
for catastrOphes that possible before taking security
aainst the dea;hrapl Security may De attained, as il
has been since the disaster al the Norwak drav5Ticc
y requiring ali trains - com. 10 fall stop beina pass
iug a sAitc; by requiring That al switches should ne
sclf-clcsu- aud Should b. open only when ,d ""n y q
hudevcT Tor the ngres aud exit or Trains 30 mat ~
DIin track vii b" at a huos continuous ana complete,
iYde;endcnt oil the switcimaH' memory al elevated
rn'Vays should he required 20 lave double TRACK.
Irss provisions should De- insisted on 10y tie pGblc.
Aec. York, Dec. u, 1870. d.
New-York tribune., 1877-01-06
REMARKABLE METEORIC DISPLAY.

REMARKABLE METEORIC DISPLAY.
A METEOR IN THR ROLE OF ROMAN CANDLE-A>
EXPLOSION IN THE HEAVENS THAT MADE A
HOUSE TREMBLE.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: Last night / witnessed grand display
OF Natures fireworks about o'clock In tho evening
I saw 20 or more meteors moving swiftly from west 10
east following each other at unequal distances butVary
ing but very little from the direct line or motion
The display lasted perhaps Is seconds then. should
tudge in something over minute after the light had
faded out a heavy sound like the report OF artillery
broke suddenly upon me, wbic sensbly shook the
ground and made the rattle, shaking house so
hard that one of the doors open The SOUND wss
reneated at snort intervals number OF tunes.
each time growing fainter. until II diet OUT
far TO the west. the sound seeming To move
from West 10 East whc the meteors moved IN an oppo-
sire directiop ger lernan told me he saw the meteor
before II was diminished by explosions, and described u
AS luminous, Oblong body, the SIZE OF waietOuche,
Very began 10 project numerous small Does vi
dazZ ng brightness from its foremost END, wlch was
continued for some time, until after hnai burslhg
there was nothing left but number nf merry Daiis cdsis
each other like horses on IL iacc Track ,,
Judgng from the difference OF time between he hurst
ng of bO meteor and The sound of the explosion sup
posed it might have been 20 miles above Tie surface OF
fame must have OF immense size, rs the largest
balloon would have gone Oui of slgnt Deioc rIshs 10
one half flat hight and the noise of the explosion must
have been more terrific than any that coiid possibly pe
caused by human agency. L. |1oOhHi''
Aap0i6OH, ohio, Dec. -, 1876
New-York tribune., 1877-01-06
coNTlYENrAL LIFE POLICIES.

10 me Ed iF0 Of me irtbHne.
SIR: \ few weeks since you published a
statement from IN officer Of the NcwJersry Mutual Life
Insurance Company. diseiaming any couson with the
officers Of the Continental Company am policy holder
IN the Continental Lie, and II side in ONO. Tho follow
ing substance OF document which was sent to my
address time since, and when speaks for ltself
An arrauccmclli has been cifcctcd whereby your in
auc" Company NcW-IOfk win De- protected. One OF
cu4 ac,ut, viii call upon yuu soon, aud cXplnin luy.
Er,IrGce icicy EaGr To the following ett.r uf Mr..
Ciar, late general gent of tie Continental. Very truly
yGltr CHAs II. MOORE,
Maua2cr NcW-IcIsry Mutual Li4o Insurance Co.
COltiniGG, Ohio, Dec. |, lS1G.
This circular also contained note dated Cincinnati,
aud signed Winfield N. Clark. which said:
go not see that anything favorable be done
fOi tro benefit ~ Tie policy holders than fof them
arc.pt any equitable that may De offered Dy that
company, and recOmm- ud their favorable cOusideTa-
tion OK lls PROPOSITIONS
Tn addition 10 this communication sent 10 me
from inc agent of the NewJefsey Mutual, informing
hat on Il certain day he would call to transfer my
icy from tie Continental II is perhaps needless to
add. that informed the agent that lac need not call
would take ont policy at present
But who j. Winfield NJ Clark. and by whose authority
does he advise policy holders to give up then claims
AGAINST tie Continental COmpanyi 8.
Nsir- York. Jan. g. 1877.