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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
No. 457s, PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT
COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY

By virtue of an order of the Honorable the
District Court i'll and for the parish of St. Ian.
dry, there will be sold at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder. by the undersigned
administrator or any duly qualified auctioneer
WEDNESDAY, January Dist, 1885, on the
premises in the town of Washington.
this parish. the following described property
belonging to the estate of Octavie Lacombe de-
ceased tO-Wit:
1st A certain lot of ground. situated in the
town OF Washington. with all the buildings and
improvements thereon. having q front of -
feet on Main street by a depth of - feet !:
bounded north by property of ID. Lalanne and
others, east by Leroy McNichOlls, west by
Main street and south by street,
I'd. lot OF household and kitchen furniture
ETC.
Terms and Conditions.-The moyables for
cash: and for the immOvable property one
hundred dollars cash on day of sale and bal
ance payable in two equal annual installments
from said date, purchaser to furnish his notes
with solvent security to the satisfaction of the
and notes to bear eight per cent
yearly interest from date until paid, special
mortgage and vendors privilege reserved in
favor OF the estate on the property sold until
full and entire payment of said purchase price
and interest that may accrue, and in the
event OF suit to enforce the collection of said
notes or any portion thereof ten per cent Mt
tOrney's fees and costs of collection to be ad-
ded. b. f. MEGTNLEY
dec cost Administrator.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20

By Write OF an order of the Hon. the District
Court in and for the parish of St. Landry
there Will be sold at public auction to the last
and highest bidder at the Courthouse
in the town of Opelousas, parish OF
ST. Landry, on WEDNESDAY, December oath
1884, by the undersigned, administrator.
ing described property belonging to the estate
of Edmund johnson, deceased, tO-Wit:
First. body OF land situated about two
miles west OF OpelOusaS, composed of two
tracts the Napoleon Futel tract and the Au-
gustln johnson tract, containing an area of
one hundred and fifty arpents-b0unded north
by property of DecOudry Ledoux and Andre
Pierre Auguste, south by property of Damon
Durio and Henrietce Tyler, east by property of
Andre Pierre Auguste and west by property of
DucOndray LedOux.
Second. body of woodland situated about
four miles west of the above described tract,
having an area of about forty arpents, bound
e ed north by property Of onezlme Meche, south
property of TheOgene Batrou and Pitre and
west by Damon DCriO.
Third. body of"land situated in Vile
bounded north by property of Olin Fontenot
ills south by property Of Fremont Fuselier, east
by Spencer Henry and others and west by
property of Mark Lazarro
Fourth. Anotherplece of land situated part
~ i'll the woods near to the next above des-
cribedtract, containing an area of about forty
arpentS, bounded north by lands of --------
or by Bayou Petite Base, south by land of
Spencer Henry, east by property Of
or Bayou Petite Basse and west by land Of AL
eXander LaZarrO.
The first tract of land herein described CON
sisting OF one hundred and fifty arpents more
or less, is field entirely fenced and ditched,
with three houses thereon, so situated as to be
susceptible of division into three tracts of fifty
arpents each, each tract having house upon
it, and will be SO divided and sold according to
plat to be furnished on day of sale,
Terms and Conditions. of the
purchase price payable cash on day of sale,
and the balance OF the purchase price uaYable
in three equal annual instruments. purchasers
TO give their notes with two solvent securities
bearing eight per cent per annum interest
from date, and to be further secured by spe-
cial mortgage and vendors privilegege, to-
gether with a clause STIMULATING attorneys
fees at ten per centrum, in case aaid fees be
incurred. r. w. JACKSON.
nov y Administrator.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
District Court.
The grand jury on Friday last week
in the following cases,

The grand jury on Friday last week
reported in the following cases,
NOT A TRUE BILL
Oscar Guidry, Whitaker Bowles, AL.
exandre PapiIlon and Onezime Desho.
tells for larceny; Gerand Carey fol
murder Joseph Jones for violating the
game law.
And in the following cases
ATRUE BILL:
Isaac Jones for perjury Steve Knowls
for forgery and counterfeiting Oscar
Guidry, Gerand Carey, Joseph E.
Houston, P. T. Blackshear and Buck
Louis for carrying concealed weapons
JEFF. Brown for wantonly, crnelly, ma
liciously and unlawfuily shooting and
killing hog Henry Williams, Thom-
as Smith and Henry Dixon for feloni-
ously in the night time breaking and
entering the store of J. N. Robin Hen
ry Clay for cruelty to animals.
The grand jury fled also reports on
the public buildings, public roads, ETC.,
and were then discharged.
On Monday, Janyier Boudreau and
Gerand Carey, for carrying concealed
weapons, plead guilty; Charles Ven
triss, indicted for larceny, falling to
appear, he and his surety Joseph C.
Bellard were condemned in solido to
pay the amount-Of his appearance bond,
one hundred and fifty dollars with five
per cent interest from date.
On Tuesday the District Attorney
filed infOrmations against Henry Alb
shire, Julien Broussard, Theodore Nor
mand and Edward Mire for malicious
D. Bolds and A. Trevenia
were tried for sheep-stealing, and
Bolds and Trevenia found guilty. Joe
Ross, indicted for wounding less than
mayhem, was tried and found guilty
On Wednesday, Anthony Briscoe
was tried on information for
assault, and acquitted. Joe Williams,
or information for wounding less than
was tried and found guilty
and recommended to the extreme mer-
cy of the court.
On Thursday, Oscar Williams was
tried for carrying concealed weapons,
and found guilty jeff Brown was tried
for maliciously shooting and killing a
hog and acquitted.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
OBITUARY.

DIED.-.At his fathers residence on the
Atchafalaya River, Nov. 18th. 1884,
JAMES Fl. GORDON,
son of S. J. c. Gordon, aged twenty-five
years.
| At 6 o'clock Friday morning, just as
the great orb Of day rose to give light
and warmth to all earthly mortals, the
soul of our esteemed friend scared up-
ward, his eyes were closed forever on
allwho were near and dear to him, and
his manly form lay folded in the cold
embrace of death.
His illness was of short duration, he
was taken first with chills and fever
which gave no alarm to his family until
Tuesday morning, when they saw he
was growing weak from the fever and
they called in our neighbOrhood physi-
clan who pronounced his illness a Sc
we're case of bilious fever. But NO hu-
man skill or tender nursing could res
tore him back to health. God gave him
and he took him away.
He had no great desire to get we'll
although he was SO young and might
have anticipated enjoying many more
years with bis family, for he had a de-
voted father and mother, brother and
a group Of loving sisters-but the Sc
quel of his life was-the jewel of his
bosom, bis wife, was gone. God had
claimed her for his own just five months
and one day before the husband went
to join her. His life was one of solitude
ever since Hattie died, and her memory
was his companion. They were happy
pair who had not only enjoyed the
bliss of married life, FIVE short years
and, God had blessed them with one
bright handsome boy who is now three
years old, and left without fatller and
mother, to be littles sunbeam in the
declining daygof bis kind and loving
grandparents.
Doctor we will all miss you, and it
grieVes US to know you VIII never min
gle with us again, but We will not wish
you back, for we feel that you must he
happy. My heartfelt sympathy is with
the sorrowiug family, yet nothing can
do or say can alleviate their gtief-they
myst trust in God and look above for
consolation. A FRIEND
Esperance. CID.
Baton Rouge Gapitolian please copy.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

By virtue of writ of teri facias issued out
| OF the Hon the 18th Judicial District Court
| in and for the parish of st. Landry, in the
above entitled and numbered suit and to me
directed, Will proceed to sell at public auction
to the last and highest bidder at the
prnclpal front door OF the courthouse,
IN LHe Town OF OpelouSas, on SATURDAY, tho
lTth day OF January, 1885, at IL o'clock, A. H:
the following described property, tO-wit:
A certain tract of land situated ON the west
sue OF the Atchafalaya river ON both sides of
Bayou R0Ige, being in township four ~ south
OF range ~ east OF the southwestern land dis
IIlct OF Louisiana composed of the following
sections anu parts of sections viz: north part Of
section eight, being fractional section contain
ing seventy acres north half of section IN con-
tanning three hundred and twenty acres, north
east quarter OF section six containing one hun
ured ana sixty acres, east half of north west
quarter OF section six containing eighty acres
east nalt OF north east quarter of section four
containing eighty acres, north half of north
west quarter OF section three containing eighty
acres ana north east quarter of section three
containing one hundred and sixty acres, north
west quarter OF south east quarter of section
three, and east half of south east quarter of
section three containing together one hundred
ana twenty. all OF section one being fractional
containing thirteen acres, north half of north
west quarter OF section two containing eighty
acres, north west quarter OF north west quarter
OF section two containing forty acres, and the
following sections and parts of sections situated
III township three south of range seven, east of
sOueh western Land District of louisiana viz :
south half OF section twelve (12l containing
three hundred and twenty acres and all of seq
ton thirteen except eighty acres. containing
five hundred and sixty acres, secondly GER
tain tract OF land on the east bank of the At
chafalaya river in the parish of Point Coupee,
bounded north by land of j. C. Cain. south by
lands OF Mrs Martha Pickett with front OF
ten arpents on the river and forty in depth
containing three hundred and twenty acres
more or less, making two thousand seven hun
bred and twenty-three acres together with the
buildings and improvements thereon, being the
same property purchased by the plaintiff on
the goth January, 1870 at successional sale of
Tacitus G. Calvet.
SeiZedin the above suit
Terms-Cash.
C. C. DUsON.
dec 1876 Sheriff, st. Landry parish
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
Sweet potatoes for sale at twenty-five
cents per bucket. J. w. JACKSON.

c. V. Majors, Esq, Of Rolla. Mo-.
writes, II take pleasure in adding my
testimony to that of hundreds of Others,
as to the efficacy of Isrickly Ash Bitters.
have not only sold it here and in Ar
kansas, but have used it myself, and as
regulator of the stomach and bowels
do not think there is anything better.
It's action on the bowels is free, with
out causing any gripping or pain what
ever,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20

Mrs. Fannie A. Beers, the Confeder-
ate soldiers friend and the heroine of
the Confederate hospitals during the
war, is in Opelousas, at Lacombe's no.
tel. She is seeking subscribers, cores
pondeuts and Confederate records for
"Tne Southern Bivouac,' paper whose
mission is to put on record and keep
alive tile deeds and sufferings of the
soldiers of the "Lost Cause" She
brings with her multitude of testimo-
malls from eminent divines, Confederate
soldiers aud surgeons. In Opelousas
and Washington and other parts of the
parish there is quite number who be-
ilonged TO the armies of Tennessee and
Virginia, in which Mrs. Beers figured
during the war we hope all of them, if
possible, will call on her during her
short stay, and render her what service
fi,ey can, as a small return for her great
kindness III nursing their wounded and
sick comrades during the troublous1
times that tried Women's as we'll as
mems souls.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
No. 1886.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

BY virtue of an order of seizure and sale is
sued out of the honorable District Court in and
for the parish of st. Landry, in the above emit
tied suit and to me directed, will proceed to
sell at public sale to the highest bidder,
at the principal front door of ssthe
Courthouse in the town OF OpelOusas, parish OF
st.. Landry, on SATURDAY, the 18th day of
February, 1885, at II o'clock A. NJ. the follow
ing described property. to-wit:
The southwest half OF north east quarter, and
northwest quarter of south east quarter of sec
ton twenty-four, township four south range
two east, containing eighty and thirty-tWO
Alexandra 1-azarrO, east by land of Nolle Pitre,
south by lands of Henry Spencer, OF Levy
Guillory and of Hypolitc Spencer and west by
same property purchased from Nolle Pitre.
Seized in the above suit
Terms-Cash.
c.. C. DUsON.
dec2O-6t Sheriff St. Landry Parish.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20

A class of little girls at school were
asked to give the meaning of the word
''average" One of them said it was a
thing hen laid eggs on, and showed
the following sentence in her book to
prove il: "a hen lays an egg every day
on an average
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20

II anyone wishes to keep posted in
regard to bee culture, they should sub
scribe to the American Bee Journal,
Chicago, which is considered one of the
best, if not the best of it's kind in the
United States.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20

Our government can no longer be said
to be an experiment. One hundred
wears Of successful existence have es-
tablished it as permanent institution.
The magnificent conduct of the people
during the late election proves their
patriotism, and the wisdom OF our Con-
stituSion. Our immense commercial in
terests also furnish convincing proof.
We know Of no better illustration of
the success attending honorable and
able business methods than the firm of
D. M. Ferry g. Co., Detroit, Mich, the
leading seedsmen of this country.
From small beginnings, thirty years
ago, t3ley have built up their mammoth
brsiness by strict adherence to their in
itial principle of furnishing only the
best seeds obtainable. They offer to
send their valuable Annual" free to all
who expect to buy seeds or bulbs.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
saturday, December9Oth, lss4.

The hotel near the railroad depot in
Opelousas, is for sale or rent. See the
advertisement.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
MARRIED

ENTHUSIASTICALLY. - At the residence
of the brides mother in BeIlyue, Thursday
evening, 18th inst, by Rev. 7. J. HOugh, Mr..
r. B. WILKINS, son of the late DR.. BENZ. Will
kins, of st. Martins parish, and Miss T..
BLANCHE MCNULTY.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
RON SHE or eE.Vo7.

"A PIECE of property in Opelousas, near the
"A Morgan r: R., consisting Of several vacant
lots very eligible for building purposes, and of
lot OF ground with a large dwelling house
near DR.. v. BOagnis. Sold or rented sepa-
rately. Terms Easy. H. L. GARLAND,
dec 6-3m Agent.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20

About two years ago some lots in the
town of Rayne, this parish, belonging
to the estate of DR.. W. H. Cunningham,
were offered for sale at public auction,
and not sold because the bids did not
reacl forty dollars per lot. Last week
the same lots were offered, and some
of them brought as much as three hun
bred and ten dollars-a wonderful adj
vance in value during two years.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
SBERHFF,s SALE.

By virtue of an order of seizure an sale issued
ont of the Hon District Court in and for the
parish of st. Landry in the above entitled and
numbered case, win proceed to sell at nnblie
auction TO the last and highest bidder
ct the principal front door OF the
Courthouse IN the town of Opelousas on SATUR-
DAY, the 9TH day of February, 1885, at Ii
o'clock A. M,the following described property,
tO-wit
certain tract of prairie land containing
ST Landry, bounded north by land of AIexan-
DIRE Lazaro, south by land of IL. Spencer. east
by land OF Nolle Pitrc and west by land oil
Francois BrlgnaG, heins the same land pur-
chased from NOlle Pitre
Seized III the above suit.
TeIBs-Cash.
G. C. DGsON,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
pUBLIC SALE.
ESTATE OF WIN. F. DAVIS.
PROBATE DOCKET. DISTRICT corrpT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,

BY virtue of an order of the Honorable the
district Court in and for the parish of St. Ian
dry, there will he sold at public SALE to the last
the deceased on Atchafalaya, in this parish
on WEDNESDAY,, December nth. 1884,
by the undersigned administrators, or any
duly qualified auctioneer, the follow
ing described property, belonging TO the en-
tate of deceased. to.wit:
One gold watch, one two-holse wagon, orn4
PAIR OF mules, one young horse, one shotgun,
one breech-loading shot gun one bnll. one nlar
tafion bell, one lot of bedding, one lot caTpCn-
tiers tools, one saddle. one lot of brick. one old
buggy, one lot OF blacksmiths tools
Terms-Cash. THOS. II. LEWIS
Administrator
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
SALE,
ESTATE OF JOHN PETERS.

nS No. 1871,
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT cOIvRT
~ PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
by virtue OF an order of the Honorable Dis
triet Court in aad for the parish OF ST. Tandrs-
there will be sold at public aution to the last
and highest bidder, by the undersigned ad
mlnlstratrlx, or any, duly qualified auctioneer,
in the parish of St. Landry. on
SATURDAY, January 10th, 1885, the follow
ing deser1Ded property, belonging to the es
tate OF John Peters, deceased to-wit
Forty acres of land. more or less, with the
buildings and improvements thereon
one yoke of oxen, one creole horse. one Gre
Ole mare, one twO-year-old colt two hogs. one
oX-cart, abont one hundred and fifty bushels
OF corn, lot of farming implements.
IeTms-Cash. HANNAH PETERS,
dec COT Administrators
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20

Our young men have allowed one of
our most charming and popular Young
ladies, Miss McNulty, to be captured
and taken away by a gentleman from
another parish-ME. r. B. Wilkins Of
st. Martins. Their loss is his gain.
From all accounts, as an upright gentle
man, steady, persevering man Of bust
ness, be is well worthy the prize he has
won. Such marriages ensure domestic
happiness and add to the welfare of the
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20

Col. NJ. b. Hillyard of New Orleans,
representing the agricultural and live
stock department of the Exposition,
was in Opelousas this week. His par
ticular object was to get our section to
send some first-class pure Creole beef
cattle (steers) TO the Exposition. 1t
seems that so far the Creole cattle have
not been represented. He wants the
pure Creole stock. We hope some of
our folks will send some good speci-
mems
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
OR SALE, :, \

OR WILL EXCHANGE FOR CATTLE.
FOUR American Mules.
ONE Brennan Plantation Saw Mill-4s-inch
ONE 7x12 Poole and Hunt Vertical Engine.
ONE 26-nch D. g. King of the South Grist
ONE No. Pulley Pump
ONE pair g. Timber Wheels.
Apply to j. Z. PELTON,
DEC 15-rt PlaQuemine Brulee P. o, La.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
dec cost
DUBL1C SALE.

ESTATE OF OCTAVE LACOMBE. deceased
widow of TheOdule FontenOt.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
dec 1876
EDUBLlC SALE.
ESTATE OF EDMUND JOHNSON.

PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20
SHER1FF,s SALE.

j. W. JACKSON, Admr., VS.. ELIZA FONTE
NOT, Wife.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-12-20

DREO Send to Chicago, Ill.,, for sample OF
TIESAlRERAC CAN LIB X e JOURNAL,
Monthly. 81 q wear. WeeklN 81
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-10
Additional Locals.

The Rebcrsburp band will coon
come out with bran ncw uniforms. Tbi.
Is one Of the best bands in the county
and Rebersburg may well feel proud OF
H..
Thoma. Ki,ekoer, Esq, mine host
of.tue Forks House, Cobufn, j. we'll St.
ted for the position Of landlord, aud his
pleasant ard smicab!e lady makes ono
'eel right 81 home while there.
-Thomas Bard, Of SNOW Shoe, was
run over by the construction train on
the J. $. b. c. 4 :. ". railroad few
miles we-t Of Beech Creek on Friday
last, between and o'clock. r.. and
was killed instantly. lie was seen by
The engineer lying on the trnct but too
late 10 stop the train in time to says
him. An inquest was held over the
body by Squire Eunes, Of Eieleville,
aud the remains ver. sent 10 SNOW Shoe.
Sheriff DJnklc nqtifed our coroner,
d. Il X. 10y. on TUESDAY of the acci-
dent and ordered the body TO be 70.
turned 10 Be.lcfonte. which arrived
"wednesday 4. M. d.. Hoy Immediately
summoned a Jury and proceeded to r..
vestieate the actual cause of tho unfor.
tunate mans death. 4 very strong
impression prevails that hc was first
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-10
Randall FailG . 4 Lie.

Washington, January 3.-The atten.
tion of Chairman Randall, of the House
Appropriations Committee, Was called TO
the published statements that his policy
would be to reduce the appropriations
in such way as to cripple the depart
ments throughout the country.
"With all due Difference to the press. .
said Mr. Rarsiall, "tAe majority Of those
articles are made out ofthe whole cloth.
] have been very reticent, and said
nothing to any ono indicating what
my policy or that of the committee
would be. Of course, cannot speak
for the committee, but do not think
the policy ofthe committee, will be to
retrench TO any extreme point, thereby
crippling the public service or stopping
improvement Of importance" "