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by agreement between the heirs of Jno.
- II. Singleton and Chas. j. Singleton,
there will be sold at public auction, by the
undersigned auetioneer, at the Courthouse IN
the town of 0pelousas. between the hours of
twelve and one o'clock on SATURDAY, Jan
uary IL, 1884, the following described proper
tyy:
acres, more or Jess, on Elm Bayou. in the Par
ish of st. Landry on the line of Rapides Par
ish and composed of the following tracts to-
wit
The west half of the southeast quarter Of
section twenty-one.
The west half of the northeast quarter of
section twenty-five.
ALL those parts of the southwest quarter of
section twenty-ene and northwest quarter of
section twenty-five, as are situated 10 the east
of a straight line which runs from the bridge
on Elm Bayou on a course north sixteen de-
grees, ffty-two minutes, east ~eighty-nine,
sixty-three chains being the old dividing
line between the lands of Andrew jackson
Singleton and John r. Singleton. Also that
small part of the west half of the southwest /
Of section twenty-five which lies east of said
last described line and north of said Elm
Bayou, all in township one south of range
two east, and forming said compact body of
land containing 359 and 25I10e acres, more or
less. as aforesaid, as will more fully appear by
reference to a plat of said land to be seen at
the Office OF w. G. PerrauIt, notary public
lbeferC whom the act of sale viii be passedl
at Opelousas, Louisiana, and to which refer
ence is hereby made.
This tract of land is alluvion, above over
flow and equal in productiveness to any land
in Red River or Mississippi River bottoms.
1t ID distant about two hundred and twenty
miles by rail frein New Orleans, and from
three to six miless from a depot on the Mer-
gan railroad. It'll convenient to good winter
and summer range for cattle, horses, hogs,
etc. 1t is known as the John r. Singleton Plan
tation, which was owned by him at the time
of his death. There were about sixty acres
under cultivation before the war and about
forty under cultivation since the war.
Terms-One-third cash, the balance in two
equal installments, payable respectively in
enc and two years from date of sale with
eight per cent yearly interest thereon from
datetiIl paid, to be evidenced by notes of pur-
chaser to his own order and by him endorsed
and secured by special mortgage and vendors
lein upon the land sold. In case Of suit to
collect the same, ten per cent attorneys fees
shall be allowed upon the amount sued for,
which shall also be secured by special mort
gage on the property sold.
w. C. PERRAULI,
Dec. Is, 1888 Auctioneer.
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0peIousas Line

Es eours de oette Academic seroat GU
A yerts Ie IS s~eptembre les classes com;
meIlcerenE lie II.
II. Henry q. Lewis, natif de Ia Vir0inIe 81
grasau6 de- rUniversits de Ia Pennsylvania
ceIIes de Francois par Dc. a. Blame Duques.
nag, d9ja bien comm dams la p~aroisse.
Avec des professors aussi d~istingnes, dun
Age deja mir, don't tout lie temps sera eensaore
81 l,ien des 6IeVes, ct sous Ia hante direction
de M. G.. ct j. z. Raymond. rAcad6mie ne
peu6 que prosperer.
Les parents = trouyerent tout ee auils pen.
venf desirer pour lsurs enfantss Els sont in
stainraene prizes de les env0yer das ronYerture
des classes. REV. G. RAYMOND,
REV. q Il RAYMOND.
HENRY s. LEWIS,
Il. BLANC DUQUESNAY.
Opelousas, Ter septembre 1883. 81
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Oh Ia Justification ne va-t-elle

On la Justification ne va-t-elll
pas SO nicher z
Jusquici phnftre 7 avail
6chapp9. Mais Ia chert6 de CT
coquillage d suscit6 de faux mon.
nayeurs en- bivaIves.
La fabrication dc la chair
d'huftre s'imite par mile moy.
ems qui peuvent 9tre maIpropres,
mails on ny eonna1t rien, j
moins d'Gtre de la partie. La
couleur Sc dome ayec du cuiyre.
La grande dinicult6 c'Gtait de
faire adh6rer phuftre imit6ea Ia
Veille coanille dams laauelle on
la placait: c'9tait fla soudure,a
comme dissent les sp6cialistes dc
cette fabrication.
Il soudnre, on q bien du
nal d Ia trouVer. Enfn, d Ia
suite do veiIles Iaborieuses, IN
des chercheurs i est arrive.
II q compose une cole spectacle
.qui Sc fxe en- meme temps sur
Ia chair humble ct sur le nacre
do Ia coquille st qui prend Ia So
lidit6 du cartilage. Ca cts IN
coup de fortune pour pinven-
teur.
-u-1,L. -
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Read Proof of wonderfaI Carss

CHARLESTON, IS. G., JulyIas1S@
DIR. b. j. KENDALL g. Co,-Dear g;rsa, K.
chased at Louisville, KY, a very 6ne MA s XII
and in shipping he got his hook badly 6uyt Y
the outside of the joint, which caused n Z
swell three OF four times the natural III
which made him very Jane. / tried ( cssss
many liniments which failed to benefit tRsss
jured part. At last, when disgusted and sasss
to give up the colt as ruined, I happened x
see your advertisement of s.KendaIs BEas
and SPAWN Cure" and thought / would WI
it a trial. | first applied the Blister ii 1a4
hook, which by this time had become caIss1
ed, and to my surprise found il worked Fhs ]
charm. In twenty-fonr hours the part tAAa
was hard became soft and the lameness barn
to leave. | then got some of g Kenaa!ps EnTsys
in Cure and applied it according to dkgs
tions, which has made u perfect cure, aud la
colt is now as sound as any horse aliys. I
merely write this letter to you, as T think II 4
duty / owe to you, and also for the geod eft IA
public at large. The foregoing statemsut
will make affidavit to, aud can also hays ia
same verified by the best horsemen ii or
city who saw the colt before and after tFesk
ment. Very respy., JoHN RI ARBoIB.
KENDALL's SPAWN CURE.
Price 81 per bottle, or 6 bottles for S5. M
druggists have it or can get it for You, or II
will be sent to any address On receipt Of pfiN
by the proprietors, Dr.. B. j. KENDALL u Ca,
E~nosburgh Falls, vt.
SOLD BF ALL DRUGGIsTas
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N0UVEAU MAGASlN.
LIE New Orleans Cheap Store. !
Rue Maia, vis-a els e Burean dc Posfe,

HNe nam, VFs-0-5ss e B71Te0N &c PosFes
oPELOUsAs.
II viens de reeeFoir IN assortment com
- plet de nouvelIes marchandises. teIIes que
Marchandises Sssches, Habilleaaents Con
f~ectioaa6s, Ohuussares, Groceries,
Pins, Iiqteurs, Etc, Etc,
Que j'offre aux prix de Ia Nlle-OrI9ans, pour
du compliant. TOUS sont invites d venir ex-
aminer mes marchandises Of pc renseigner sur
celia ne 1eur contera rien, ct Ills pourront 6par-
gner de iargent en- CO faisant.
- Les plus hauts prix du maRchs seron6
pay6s pour I'd Mousse, la Laine ct les Peanx,
cit toute espece de produits du pays.
ETIENNE LATREYTE.
0peiousas, Is Nov. 1880. 6m
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zOpelouaas lei sept.
ANGE

Le Gus ign6 annonee 8 ses amia ct au pub
lie cue I'on trou 7 toua les jonrs chez lni do
paiut frais ct des gateaux aux prix les plus
modlGres. Les marchands de Ia Champagne
treutverons leur profit . Is voir avant taller
aiIIs surs. Aasei, EzamHzaabnes Gsarmaes,
80 lit de premiere auaIit6. Z. TITARD,
E-ncoignnre DIES rues N0fd ct de Ia Conr.
@ psiousas, 8d6c., I'M
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RMs Daasaia.e, ssssss lsg atsIiefs de T.Lasarepes
etP Gossslia, Opslousas.
M#TEUBLES do toutea aortes r6par6es. Les
INEI vieux meubIe re1nis 5 neuf. Tout on
EHI e garauti. pgIx mod6res.
4snsl0usaas 80 Juliet, 1851 f
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A la suite de la nomination
du gouvernenr McEnery, la Con.
vention prend I'M recess de deu1
heures ct les del6gu6s on faveul
de McEnery entrent en- caucus.
La Convention Sc rennit dc
nouveau d cling heures ct quart.
Tn comit6 charge d'annoncel
au gouverneur McEnery sa no.
mination, rentre bient6t dams Ia
sale avec ce dernierq ui prononce
un discours, don't nous n'avons
pas reeu lie texte.
A la suite de ce discours, ac-
cueilli tres chaudement, lie pre-
sident nomme lie Comite DIES
Resolutions.
On declare ensuite que les no.
limitations pour lieutenant-gou-
verneur sont q pordre.
M. G. H. Moore, de Richland,
presente le nom de Clay Kno-
bloch, de Lafourche seconde
par lie JUICE Howell.
M. E.. L. King, d'Orleans, pre-
sente celui de Geo. Il. Walton,
de Ooncordia, Resultat
KNOBLOCH- ---.--W 3Il2
Walton 1913 9TI2
On passe a la nomination du
tresorier. Deux MONS sont of
ferts, celui de NJ. d. A. Burke,
d. Orleans, ct celui de M. T.. S.
Fontenot, de st .Landry. Result
tat: Burke 229 4-12; Fontenot
|168 8-12:
La proclamation de ce scrutin
est viyement applaudie.
On procede a la nomination
de PAvocat General. M. Cllas.
Bangle, du lime Ward, nomme
b. r. Forman, d'Orleans, Ne.
Boatner nomme le juge Lazarus,
d'Orleans, M. Garland nomme
i. e.. Perrodin de St.-Landry, ct
Nj. Vance nomme M. Cunning
ham, de Natchitoches. Au Sc
eond tour de scrutin, le r6snltat
suivant est proclam6 Cunning
ham 251 ; Lazarus III ; Perrodin
IS Forman i.
M. Arroyo est nomme Secre-
taire dEtat d runanimit6;
MI. Steele, de la paroisse Union,
est nomm6 Auditeur d'Etat, au
second tour de scrutin par 204
T12;
MI. Easton, dOrl6ans, est nom
par reclamation Surinten-
dant de PEducation Pablique.
Convention s'ajourne ct le
Oomit6 des Resolutions Sc retire
pour pr6parer son travail.
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ID Or COURT.

t@4@%# GE#@#2 #&&###@5&& #&A&S#%&8G
ii Ne accordance with act No. I of the Gene.
IL raj Assembly of she State of Louisiana up.
proved February Goth, 1880, the following
terms of Court are hereby fixed in and for the
18th Judicial District, Parish Of 81. Landry,
for the calendar year, 1881, to-wit
Ist. A civil term beginning Monday. Jan
nary lAth. and ending Friday, February 29th
For this term q special venire Of fifteen Jurors
will be ordered to attend for the week be
ginning Monday, February 18th, for the trial
Of criminal cases as provided by act No. IS OF
1880.
Cd. A jury term beginning Monday March
tha3d, and ending Saturday April Goth.
Sd. a civil term beginning Monday, May
9Th, and ending Saturday, May 3Ist.
4th. Ajury term beginning Monday, Sept.
LIST, and ending Saturday, Oct. 18th.
5th. A civil term beginning Monday. Oct.
9th. and ending Saturday, Nov. 29th.
For this term q ~specialvenire of 10 jurors,
as provided by act IS of 1889 will be ordered
to attend for the week beginning Monday,
Nov. Oath, for the trial of criminal cases.
9th. A jury term beginning Monday, De
eensber 8th, and ending Saturday December
sd.
~ ~ go &zZzA ....GE n ~ fnxlt 49, 1000 4
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Convention Democratique de
Rouge.

III. Wilkinson, de Plaquemines
pr6sente lie nom de s. ID. Nc
Emery, du Ouaehita. a cette
occasion M. Wilkinson prononce
un disconrs don't la traductieI
entiere nous est interdite a cetts
heure avanc6e. Apres avoi
adresse I'm eloquent compliment
a la Convention, apres avoir dii
qu'on y pourrait choisir IN can
didat au hasard, avec la certi
tude de tomber sur un citoyer
digne du poste de gouyerneur, j
passe aussi en- revue la carriers
officielle de NJ. McEnery ct lu
rend IN hommage brilliant g
m6rit6.
III met en- lumiere son talent
son honnetet6, sa persistence
dams lie devon, son calme au mi
lieu des attaques les plus VIC
lenteS, ct termlne alnsl:
Monsieur lie President, Joffrt
lei lie nom dun homme qui &C
ceptera cordialement la decision
kde cette Convention. 81 telle
est votre volont6, il Sc confon.
dra dams les rangs au lieu der
8tre le chef, ct il apportera dams
la lutte toute Penergie, toute
rhabilet6 que Dieu lui a don
nees.
Isl aous le designer CONNIE
votre porte-6tendard, soyez s1rs
que lie drapeau don't il aura Ia
lgarde ne sera iamais sonille pan
le d6shonneur on la homie. Je
nomme done CONNIE gouverneur
de la Louisiana Samuel Douglas
McEnery, du Ouachita.' La
nomination, secondee par PHon.
lC. j. Boatner, du Ouachita, est
salu6e de longs applaudisse-
ments.
NJ. e. ID. Estilette, de ST.
dry, presente aIors lie nom du
general Francis II. Nichols.
Apres avoir declare que la pa
roisse St.-Landry ma pas pris
part aux yiolences dc la lutte
actuelle apres avoir page au ge
neral Nichols lie tribut d'Ilom-
images, don't null il est plus digne
que lui apres avoir parl6 de
Pofiicier distingu6, du fonction-
naire 81 6nergique, 81 eminent,
ii pur, M. Estilette prononce la
p6roraison suivante:
Nommez Get homme cit il
iralliera ID parti Democratic tout.
enter. Avec lui tous les trou-
bles auront cess6 les haines dis
paraitront il ny aura plus qn'un
grand parti tout harmonious,
marchant d une victoire certaine.
Cest n0tre deVoir d'unir nos for
ces, de telle sorte qIle Ia Demo-
cratic de la Louisiana ne forme
plus qu'une puissante unite
quand yiendra Tai grande ques-
lion Pr6sidentielle. Votons done
tous pour IL general Francis 4.
Nicholas
Ce nom souleYe toute une|
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
M. Boatner fait a son tour I'm
tres chaud panegyrique dos deux
candidats, OF en- parlant de Mich
DIls, il dit
Oh done etaient, en- 1873, en-
1879, COS partisans de Nichols
aujOsird'hui, quand on accusait
selui-ci de mauvaise administra~
On done Sc trouyaient-
ls alors Qu'on r6clamait unel
Convention Oonstitutionnelle
don't Fun des butts 6tait d'aYoir.I
ln nouyeau Gouverneur 4 Fign-
raient-ils dams Ia Convention
D6mocratique de la campagne
Hancock, alors que Nichols fdt
Dattu CONNIE delegu6 par Pat
Mealy ACCOMPLISHMENTS
aJe u repete, personne ne
soncouratplusp ulssammentape
EectiOn dc Nichols one Samuel
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BAKERY.

III ae undersigned respectfully announces to
his / friends and the public in general that he
keel IS constantly on hand, fresh bread and
cake Is at the most moderate prizes. Country
mer, chants and peddlers will find it to their
int rest to call on him. Also, FURNISHED
Roo as with frst-cIass bed, etc.
p. TKTARD,
Corner of Court and North Streets.
OF )~elausas, Dec. asb, I8S3-lm
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TICKET ~DEMoCRATIQUE.


Pour Gouverneur:
SAMUEL d. McENERY, d'0uachita.
Pour Lieutenant Gouverneur:
CLAY KNOBL0CH, de Lafourche.
Pour Tr6sorier:
E. A. BURKE, d'Orleans.
Pour Auditeur:
o. B. STEELE, d'Union.
Pour Avocat- General:
NJ. j. CUNNINGHAM. de Natchitoches
Pour Secr6taire d'Etat
OSCAR ARROYO, de P~laquemines.
Pour SuriRtendant de l'Education Pu.
blique !:
WARREN EASTIN, d'Orleans.
PARoIssE ST. LANDRY.
Ponr lie Senat de rEtat:
4. S. FONTENoT,
M. D. KAVANAGH.
Pour la Chambre des Representants !:
PLACIDE ROBIN.
j. CRAWFORD LYONS.
ALBERT GUIDRY,
f. w. WHARTON.
Psur Juge de District
GEO. w. HUDSPETH.
Ponr Avocat de District
JOHN N. OGDEN.
Pour Sheriff:
G. C. DUSON.
Pour Grefier de la Cour:
JAMES o. CHACHERE.
Pour Coroner:
WILLIAM M. THOMPSON.
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TOM SACKS & co.
FAMILY

Corner Railroad Ayenue and Landry streets,
Are always fnil-handed from continued re-
ceipts of select and fresh lots of
MEAT, HAMS, FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR,
RICE, PEARL GRITS, LARD, SYRUP,
SOAP, STARCH, CANNED GOODS,
COAL OIL. ETC,
All of which they Will dispose of "for IL song.
They also have the finest brands of Liquors,
Rye Whiskey, Bourbon, Pixies Magnolia,
Brandy, Gin, Anisette, Sweet Catawba,
Cherries, Apricots, etc. /, that man ever
smacked lips Oh.
Also as fine Fresh Candies, Apples, Cakes,
Pecans, Nuts and Notions-from a well buck
etto a mantelornament-as anywhere in town.
AT their warehouse, cottGn-seed, hides,
bones, old iron, moss or anything, from a coon
to an alligator skin is bought at the highest
price known to the trade.
Rates of Weighing.
We beg leave to inform the public generally
that our now Fairbanks Scales are up and
ready for use-capaeity 5000 pounds. For
weighing we charge the following prices
! load of anything OPS
EoR LOTS LESS THAN A
! 0l05
l 0.O2
| 0.02
Horse per head COS
Cattle 0.05
Hogs +" 0.03
Sheep 0.03
Boxes, packages per 100 pounds. 0.02
Empty vehicles each---- 1850 0.l0
Those dealing with ms have acme of the
above charges to pay Yours, truly,
Tom IsACKs & Co.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-12-29

NOaCeIles ne Mgr. Peych6. Nos
l6cteurs seront profond6ment
aflig6s De lire 70 photographic
suivant, que nous empruntons 4
pAbsille dc Ia Nlle-O Orleans du
27 courant
2 heures et quart du matin-
TIA situation de Mgr. Perch6 est
tout A fait d6sesp6r6e Ia fiji ap-
prochs. Oe nest plus qn'nne
affaire de qnelqnes heures.
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JUST RECEIVED
Christmas, New Year & Birthday Card
SHOOTING GALLERY.
IL Grand Shooting Tournament

Will next Monday morning, Dec.
2ltI, and close Tuesday evening January LIST
1884, adjoining Estorge's store, on MainEstreet,
open day and evening. Rifle and Pistol shoot
ing at usual rates. and d valuable PRIZE, con
-sisting of a fine silver-plated seIfcocking Brit
ISL Bulldog PISTOL will be given to the one
scoring the most centre-shots during the tour
nament, and q beautiful heavy silver plated
CUP worth s. as second prize to the person
scoring second best. Contest open To- al, and
no limit to The aatasber of shots. The score of
each contestant will be open to public inspec.
ton. The proceeds of the tournament will
be for the benefit of Engine Fund of Opelou-
sas Fire Company No. !.
Call around and try your skill and secure
one Of these beautiful prizes. The contest is
opened to ladies as well as gentlemen.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-12-29

Eacsgs60aa. N'0ubiiez pas,
lecteurs, que III 4 janvier pro
chair, Ia Blue Bucket Fire co.
No. de Pont Breaux se pro
pose de d0nner une excursion
sur u Morgan railroad, entire
Washington 81 IA Nouvelle Orl6-
ans.
O'est uRe belle occasion qui
se presante pour les personnes
DIE IA casnpagne, qui d6sirent VII
siteE 81 vile du ~croissant a pen
de frais. Elles 40 peuyent choi
sir un moment plus propice, car
on 90 mUment-ci, la vile offre
les attraits les plus s6dnisants,
theatres, cirques m6nageries,
balls, enfin amusements divers,
c'estAa-dire pour tons les g0uts.
Nos Iecteurs die doivent pas ous
bier III maniare don't COS mes
siellFs ont dirig6 dams ~ pass6
IenrS excursions iIs mont ia-
mails f&chi dams leurs enterprises,
ont to1jourS eu un success bril-
lant. Nous 10 r6p6tons, ils de-
ploisnt taist d'6nergie que de-
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lie Texas nest pas nm Etat
manufacturer; les fabriques s'y
development, dependant tous les
jours, advantage. II y a une fl
lature d Bastrop, d'autres D Wa
co, q Terrell. Ces failures sont
On pleine prosp6rit6. II y q
beaucoup plus encore cuisines
d'hnilo dc cotton. Toutes ces
manufactures ne marchent que,
grace au capital meme de pEtat.
As New Braunfel, comic de Co
NAL, on volt une grande fabrique
de damages. Les tiasus, qui sont
excellents, sont fats avec Ia
laine produite dams le Texas lis
sont en- grande demande d Bos-
ton, 4 New York. La fabrique
q do s'agrandir r6cemment pour
arriyer d remplir les commandes
qu'elle reeoit. a Houston, il =
a deux fonderies considerabIes
ct deux fabriques de voitures ;
IA fonderie de Kelleyville est une
des plus importantes de tout le
Sud On y fabrique une masse
de fours, de po9les dc toutes
sortes ct pour tous les usages.
A Marshal SO trouve Hne grande
manufacture de . cars Z qui en-
ploie 200 ouvriers. Partoub oil
Ton eultive 10 bic, dams le Texas,
on trouVe de tres beaux monlins
a farine,
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~ and .
SKINNER, L.-Gunsmith. Ar4s .nd ss
~ chinery of all kinds repassxgh ~ briage
sharpened. Landry street, neat sHs
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i

WILLIAM NJ THOMPSON
The Opelousas courier., 1883-12-29

ogden, JOHN N.-Attorney ~ str
NJ selor al Law. Office on lsanI s.a Esf
/ same lately occupied by IL, u. 0s1l-r I'll
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-10-11
srPE SPRINGS.

SIZE sPKrEss, Oct. 4.-IOorrespondeoce ]
You should know something Of this
thriving little inland town. situated thir.
teen miles south vest from Carbon. IL has
Eve stores; two cotton gins snd.two Touring
mills and Gil seem 10 be doing well, and
we have good health. IL 10 surrounded By
hills and valleys. the valleys dotted with
nice farms and the hills with an abundance
Of grass for stock. Men hun ing homes
can get plenty Of places both improved and
unimproved. They can raise corn. cotton
wheat, oats, etc, aud have their nice fat
stock, grazing almost ~ their doors, on the
hills which can never be fenced MP BY pas
turemen, 20 ss 10 crowd ont the industrious
farmer and stock raiser on q small scale
1 know Of no place that II more inviting for
men hunting homes, 10 live at home.
There IL bright future In store for the
present citizens and those 20 come "a Il
settling fsst, lsncssre reasonable. and room
for hundreds They can buy deaf and
dumb ssyium land and get thirty year, 10
pay cor Il By paying 5 per cent Interest on
The deferred psyments. Texas Ofers every
inducemeut 10 Immigrants 70 Ind
. home, and is 10 the reach Of all
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-10-11
TurrenIeff 5 Brothers.

Turgenisff, IL seems, was the youngest 9
three brothers, all of them distinguished
II the eldest were living to-day he would b
almost a centenarian. Reading of his con
temporaries and his opinions, one is again
reminded OF Lord Byron, whom the eldtl
Turgenief met when he was making tout
OF the Rhine. Byron had similar views to
those of the Russian novelist In regard tc
giving the pen q free reign, regardless Of
plot. regardless, indeed, of ANYTHING but
the humor and aspiration Of the moment
Tie novelst's elder brother knew Bona.
parte, Talleyrand, had been the guest OF
Sir Walter scott at Abbotsford, and he was
on friendly terms with Miss Edgeworth.
The novelist confessed TO his English friend
that he was an unconscious diciple OF this
lady author IN setting out on his literary
career. He had not the advantage ofknow.
ing English. But, as youth, he used to
hear bis brother translate the visitors al
bis country house into the Uralian hills
passages from Irish Tales and Sketches,
which he thought superior TO Miss Edge
worth's three-volume novels. He also
said TO me- 1t Is possible, nay, probable.
that II Maria Edgeworth had not written
about the squires and sources. and the
poor IRISH OF the county OF LoDgford, it
would not have occurred 10 me 70 give q
literary form of my impress ons about the
classes parallel to them In Russia When
the Russian novelist was in London not
long since a number Of English authors en-
tertsined him at q banquet. Cheap edi-
tons Of bis works are now on sale at al the
book-stalls.-fP Paris Letter 10 New York
Times.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-10-11
DIR. GORDON IN COURT.

DR.. W. F. Gordon, who was arrested
Saturday night by the police, on the
charge of having performed an abortion in
this city on Miss Eliza Conger, of Mineola
was brought before Justice Edwards yester'
day morning for preliminary nearing;
County Attorney Clint appeared
for Colonel Crawford. and Judge Crawford
for the defense. The Office OF the justice
was packed by crowd anx'
ious to hear the proceedings
Police Officer Maddox and Marshal Arnold
were placed upon the witness stand and
testified in substance to the same which
has already been published concerning
their official connection with the affair.
The defense waived further examination
and stated that no effort would
be made to give bond, but that the case
would be allowed to res: to await the ac-
ton OF the grand jury, which conyeness
next Monday. The court fixed the bond
of the accused at $500, who went
back to Jail without any effort
ON the part of himself, attorneys or friends
to give bond.
Sheriff Smith has rellnquished guard
over Miss Couger, who mas been moved to
the American house, on East Main street,
where she is being attended by
Drs. Newsom and Allen, who pronounce
that she is now out of danger. The name
of the author of her troubles hes not as yet
been learned, yet it will be learned sooner
or later, when il will be given TO the pub
lie. The woman heretofore referred to as
the wife of AL Hall. colored, ut whose
house the alleged abortion was performed.
is his mother. She Is chuck full oil what
she knows abb ut the case.