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The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06
GRAND
CONCERT, BALL & SUPPER
-FoR BENEFIT Or
Opelousas Steam Fire Company No. |,
AtPerrodin,s Hal, 0peioasas,
wednesday, December 10. 1884.
ADMISSION, ONE DOLLAR.

The Concert will include the choicest sslec-
,;ons If vocal and instrumental music frem
son,e s,yne of our best amateur and professional
ssient. as will be seen by reference TO the Fro.
@ramme. and will be followed BY ban ana
sumner. nm arr and the drawing Of the Lottery
Il Admission to the Lottery drawing tree.
49, See Programme, &C., FOR parsicula1s'
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B. MARTEL, Dy. Clerk & Notary Public,
Real Estate AGENT. OpeLousas, La.

"ILL give special attention to the pur.,
w chase and sale of lands in the parish of
St. Landry Calcasieu, Cameron and Lafayette
tAttakapas) to the entry of homesteads and
procuring patents for same, and to all mat
ters concerning lands.
References Geo. w. Hudspeth, H. l..
Garland, Atty, L. l. Tansey, Atty, L. D. Esti-
lette. Hon. B. A. Martel and j. o. Chachere,
clerk Of court Dec. 6
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rso.. sale. or for Rent.

A PIECE of property in opelousas, near
a. Morgan 3. r., consisting, Of several va
cant lots very eligible for building purposes,
and Of lot Of ground with large oWeiilhg
Sold or rented separately. Terms easy.
Nae. s. 3m, III. L. GARLAND, Agt.
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Al lie ssar Grocery Ne,es sta.N-

Al fhs .sta, Grocery Nc,es Stand
Cooley for December;
Demorest for December,
The Century for December,
Harper's for December,
N. i, Family Story Paper,
Il 7. Fireside Companion,
81. Nicholas, Chatterbox,
p.,csr g.. street 81 Smiths N. x. Weekly,
seaside. Brookside & Family Libraries,
Moying Pictures, Picture Books,
necLs ~ of Travel, Adventure, Poetry. Fiction,
sslsooI S Books, Blank Book, States, Pens' @c'
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NOTICE.-U. S. Land Office, New Orleans,
lV La, Nov. 8, lSS4.-Notice is hereby given
that the following named settler has filed no.
tice of his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Judge or Clerk of Court at Ope-
lousas, La; on the Goth of December, 1884, viz. ::
Homestead No. 1850, Archibald G. Stewart, of
st. Landry, La, for Lot No Six to) or +
fractional ! of section Is, 9 s, Z.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of said land, viz: Samuel Haas, j. B. Single
tary, DIR. Jas. E. Hawkins, Uriah T. Black
shear, of st. Landry parish, Louisiana.
G.. B. DARRALL,
Nov. IS, 1884. St Register.
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A Monster. Show.

Messrs Pullman, Mack g. Co have at last
given new born and novel exhibition to the
amusement world, and it is a pleasure to
chronicle the fact that they are to exhibit in
Opelousas on Thursday, December llth, at
which time they will present their mammoth
circus, menagerie, museum, trained animals
and congress of novelties. Some people W ill
ask, what have they that eclipses all other
shows in greatness and make them the proud
possessors of universal confdencel Listen,
and we will tell you! They havo the largest
and oldest elephant i'll captivity three
headed lady songstress one of the seven won.
ders Of the world, lady with hair fully seven
feet long an elevated stage for new and nov
el performances SO really first-class circus
performers monster menagerie of strange
wild animals; a S50,000 troupe of Barbaric
studs rare curiosities from all parts of the
world ; strong women +; strong men a whole
herd of performing elephants +; the most ac-
complished of aerial artists, whose incredible
feats cause the bravest heart to quail and ones
breath to stop, and the most imposing street
parade ever seen by mortal man. These, in
brief, are but part of the many attractions,
of sterling worth, vast and varied variety of
the startling symbols of supreme perfection.
An outside, open air, free exhibition of erial
ascension, by two exceptionally clever perfor.
mers. will be one of the few sights presented
by this marvellous show, u detailed descrip-
tion of which it is impossible to give 1t is
beyond all possible doubt the largest and most
varied shows i'll all the world. adv
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We have been unable to get any positive
information that the Morgan Road will take
nassengers to the Worlds Exposition at re-
dueed rates.
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oHERIFF'S SALE.
SOLOMON b. HARMON, ET AL, VS.. 10
HAM DUNZERBERG.

District Court, Parish st. Landry, No. 1879
By virtue of writ of Il. fa issued out of
the 18th Judicial District Court in and for
the parish of st. Landry, in the above en-
titled and numbered suit, / will proceed to
sell at public auction to the last and highest
Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, on SATUR-
DAY, the goth day of December, 1884, at Ii
4. M, tho following described property TO-
wit
A certain tract of land of one hundred and
forty arpents, situated in St. Landry PaT1sn
lee, bounded north by lands of vendor, south
by Charles Dexler, east by bayou plaque
mine Brulee and west by homesteadei ureen'
tog ether with all the buildings and lmpaoy,s pr ,',
ments thereon, being the same lnherlteu W
vendor from David Harmon.
Seized in the above entitled suit.
Terms and Conditions-Cash. usoN
Nov. Is, 1884. q. Y. OoooN'
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Remember the grand concert, ball and sup
per at Perrodin' s Hall next Wednesday even
ing Tickets only one dollar. which entities
the holder to a sumptuous supper, and admis-
sion to both concert and ball.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

ali the delicacies the Market affords. Hot
Lunch from 1890 a m to m. The Propri-
etor, HENRY LANGHETEE, formerly of the
GEM Saloon, will be highly pleased to see hs
old friends loot lSti
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The spacious dwelling of the Hon. E. T.
Lewis. situated two miles from Opelousas, is
nearing completion, and will be an imposing
ediice when finished. Mr.. John F. Cox is
building it.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

Tickets in the grand lottery, to be drawn
next Wednesday, for the benefit of Fire Co.
No. /, are for sale at this office and by the
members Of said company. Take at least one.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

Attention is called to the card Of our respect
Cd old friend, Mr.. B. Martel, real estate
agent, which appears in another column. Any
business entrusted to him will be promptly
and faithfully attended TO.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

Mr. Harry Bloch has a Bermuda sweet po
tato, weighing eight pounds, which he intends
sending down to the exposition, to show what
St. Landry can do in the root crop.
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six thousand bales of cotton and fifteen
hundred sacks Of rice have been shipped from
Opelousas up to date Gotten is coming in
rapidly, but there is very little more rice to
he shinped
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

The cheapest razors and pocket knives
in town are for sale at the Star Gro
caTV
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

Wild ducks have become more abundant
s;uee the rains, and are, consequently, selling
cheaper in our market.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

The WELD of sugar is dropping short of what
il promised, The crop will be very small in
this parish.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

The Police Jury meets next Monday, and
regular jury term Of the District Court oeglns
here on the same day.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

If you want pure water, get Cox to
put You up cistern.
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District Court, Parish st. Landry No. 4i45
ESTATE OF CELEsT1NA CHACHERE.
Whereas, Veilland Chachere, of the parish
of Celestina Chachere has fled d final
tableau of said estate, accompanied by his
petition praying for the homologation of the
same;
And whereas, notice of filing of said petition
and tableau has been ordered by an order
of court bearing date November 26, 1884; :,
persons interested to make opposition to said
tableau, in writing, at my Office in the town
Of Opelousas. within the time required by law,
why said tableau should not be homologat.
ed and confirmed.
- >' JAMES o. CHACHERE,
Nov %, 1884. Clerk.
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Fine Crockery and Table and Pock-
ct Cutlery at the Star Grocery.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

Get your cisterns at home-Cox can
furn sh them at lowest prices.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

Ever Bearing Strawberry plants for sale at
Now is a good time to plant them.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

Preaching at the Presbyterian Church to.
III crrow at ii O'clock a. M, and at half past G
o'clock p. IN. by Rev +. w. Lewis.
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Oakland saw Mill,

Washington, La.
nRDERS for stclass Cypress and Pine
" Lumber filled at astonishingly low prices.
A full supply now on the yard.
J H. HUMBLE,
Manager
VIM l. GIL. Clerk. Nov. Is If.
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Free EbistriEsua tiOll.

What causes the great rush at NJ P Young
81 Co.'s drugstore ?" The free distribution of
sample bottles of DR.. Bosanko's Cough and
Lung Syrup, the most popular remedy for
coughs, colds, consumption aud bronchitis now
on the market Regular size 30 cents and 81
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.HERIFF's SALE.
District Court, Parish Of 81. Landry, No. SolS'
oRsAMUs HAYES, ADMINISTRATOR We
THOMAS C. ANDERSON.

By virtue of writ of pluries q fs issaed
out of the 18th Judicial District Court IN ana
for the parish of st. Landry, in the above en- 9
titled and numbered suit. Will pEocee4 "
sell at nublic auction to the last and highesS
bidder, at the principal front, door Of sns the
Court House in the town Of opsloGsas. Par1lSs y :
Of St. Landry, on SATURDAY,, the Stn aay
Of December, 1884, at 10 4. NJ, the foiiowips
described property, to-wit r5 ne
Three bales of cotton now III the y@i" "
Joseph Bloch. 80.
Terms-Cash. Y. y. DuSTAsis
Sheriff of the parish of st. Landry
|. Nov. %, 1884.
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DIED.-In Opelousas, Nov. 80, 1884, Mrs.
LOUISE MALvINA BENGUEREL, wife OF antoine
Christman, aged 48 years, month and . days.
New Orleans papers. please copy
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OpelCusaH ciatAfn shops, near R II.
Hap0t -alI AizeB at lowest prices.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

Now is the time to adVertiee you
goods III THK CouRIER.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

Table and Pocket Cutlery, Files,
Monkey -Wrenches, Locks, Padlocks,
ETC., at the Star Grocery
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AGENTS WANTED FOR
The Fastest Selling Book OF The Age,
FOUNDATIONS OF SUCCESS,
AND BUSINESS AND SOCIAL FORMS.
The laws of trade, legal forms, how to trans
act business, valuable tables, social etiquette,
Parliamentary usage, how to conduct public
business In fact it is complete GUIDE TO
SUCCESS for all classes. family necessity.
Address, for circulars and special terms,
TEXAS BOOK AND BIBLE Co,
AIT 757 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06
VOL. XXXII.
OPELoUsAS:

SATURDAY, =: DEC. 6, 1884,
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

The owner Of the Fabacher rice plantation
pose of the following property in Prizes, which
will be drawn at Perrodin's Hall, Opelousas,
on Saturday, January 10th, 1885.
The Capital Prize will be Portable Steam
Engine and Rice Thresher. The other Prizes
include: A Rice Reapiug Machine and Mower;
Horse Hay Rake; Portable Blacksmith Forge
Corn Cracker; Sewing Machine in perfect
order, and TEN HEAD OF CATTLE.
~ Tickets can be had at this Office. ed
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y 7AKDARD BIOGRAPHIES Jus

~ Blaine and Logan Ready.
7t2 Royal octave pages 81 fulI-page illustrations,
TILDEN, CLEVELAND and HENDRICKS.
TIA Royal octave pages; 35 full-page 1Ilustra-
tiouS.
Best Terms eUeT offered to agents.
Outfit Free, and All Freight Paid.
Address H. S. GOODSPEED & CO,
81 New York OF Chicago.
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Oranges, apples, cocoanuts, caboagee
and bananas at the Star Grocery.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-06

Fine Lamps, Chamber Sets, Feather
Busters, SpIashers, Egg Beaters, No
tions, etc, at the Star Grocery.
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NOTICE OF TABLEAU.

Dec. 6, 1884.
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Nov. Is. 1884, Administrator.
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THE fact hat the Democratic State
Convention which was held in Colorado II
few days since failed to frame Il plank OIL
the tariff question is being howled at quite
vigorously by the Republican press of
Denver ms an exhibition of weakness and
cowardiee. That it should be so regarded
by even a few people seems to us prepos-
ferrous. 1t should be remembered that
the tariff question is not simply a local
issue, but one which gravcly concerns the
entire country. 1t has only lately become
a possible issue for the present campaign,
and it is nothing more than proper for all
State Conventions to allow the Demo
cratic representatives from all over the
Union to take a position IN the question
to which all members of the party can
give their cordial support.
, 1884-06-21
The Mennonite.' Furnace.


ayes, I've lived out west for ten years."
said a traveller, who was bearded like a forty
miner; u mean on the peraries Of Newbraska-
Great country, too"
what do the people do for fuelF'
"Well, nowadays we're following after the
Rooshuns, the Rooshun Mennonites, you
know. in the fuel business. They are right
smar ingenious in some things, and this ia
the way they get over the fuel difficulty.
They build their houses of four rooms,
all cornering together in the center.
Right there they put up a great big brick
oven, with thick walls. From the furnace
door back to the back yard is a p~assageway.
Every morning, noon and night they lug a
jag of straw in from the stack and burn it in
the furnace Tn thick brick walls get red
hot, and stay so for hours, warming every
room in the house. Even in the coolest
weather three fires a day in the furnace will
keep tho house warm. For the cooking
stoves we burn corn stalks to get meals with,
and thus our farms raise our fuel as wo 90
along. Pretty good scheme, amt itF'
, 1884-06-21

IT is said that Signor Tomaso Salvini.
the Italian tragediaR who has sometimes
been irreverently called Tomato Solyini,
is engaged to be married to Miss Adele
Belgrade. The lady supported him in
his round of characters during his second
tour Of the country Miss Belgrade first
became known TO the stage about four
years ago when she began a starring our
in leading female characters. She was
backed BY her own money and previous
to her appearance a second Mary Ander-
son $ career was predicted for her. She
w~oefully petered out, however. Miss
Belgrade is a young lady of some talent
in minor characters and of j very cheer.
full disposition. The wedding will prob
ably take place during next season.
, 1884-06-21

An Atlanta Constitution correspondent
says: "Ihe other night. while talking to Senator
Brow noticed a piece OF rabbit fur pro
truding above his collar. i asked II he wore
n rabbits foot about his neck. No. no re-
piled, but do wear a rabbit skin on my
chest. A lady recommended it us the best
possible protection against cold. ] got n fine
skin, cut off the feet, and, tying the TWO legs
together Wit a ribbon, | tied the skin about
mp neck 1t has worked like a charm"
, 1884-06-21

Especially jim.
We had a convention In town last week
The hall was filled TO the brim,
And the candidates were as thick as peas
Specially Jim.
There was Arthur and Logan and Gresham and.
b aine,
And Edmunds so wise and so grim,
And they whooped and they hollercd like all
possessed
Specially Jim.
We said we hadn't no use for the crowd
'Spacially Jim,
But we made up our minds to settle down f
And take up with him.
And though the chances to win next Fall
Seem purity slim, w
Twas the only way 10 get rid on EN- all
Specially jim
Chicago Net0s.
, 1884-06-21

MIS-. LANGTRY is in San Francisco this
week. 1t is likely that while there she
will be called upon to defend herself in a
suit for $5O,0 900 damages, brought by Mr..
GreenwaIl, the Australian manager. Mrs,
Langtry agreed to so to Australia, hut
Changed her mind, and Mr.. Greenwall
claims that he suffered because of her
breach of contract.
, 1884-06-21

SoME prominent Democratic papers are
assuming a ridiculous attitude in endeavor-
ing to create the impression that MIR.
Tilden will be nominated AGAINST his W Il
at the Chicago convention. Mr., Tilden
has emphatically stated fiat he will not
accept the nomination aud gave reasons
that should be entirely satisfactory, The
party therefore should secure some other
good man as standard bearer.
, 1884-06-21

THouGH not in the habit Of blowing
our own bugle we are frank TO confess
that the prettiest paper topographic dly
and at the same time the best generally
edited paper west of the Missouri river is
the WEEKLY LEADER.
, 1884-06-21

IDVKIOIt FItE IIVho+J
Dip tue Atlantic ocean dry with a tea
spoon, twist your heel into the toe OF your
boot, send up ~fishing-hooks with u balloon
and fish for stars, get astride a gossamer and
chase the comet, choke a ma squito with an
anvil, get Il horse-trot up herein short,
prove all things heretofore considered impos.
sible to be possible, but never. never attempts
70 please everybody when you edit II paper.
, 1884-06-21

THE agony of suspense is over. II
American party has placed a ticket in
the field and those who have had their
eyes ~anxiously turned toward Chicago
may now resume the ordinary humdrum
Of their exis ence Elk Governor st.
John, of Kansas, hat unique intellectual
problem, was on hand, of course, and as
usual he posed as a martyr 10 the cause.
He didn't want much, simply the party
nomination for President Of the United
States. Even this slight tribute to his
eminent talents and virtues was denied
him by the unfeeling delegates. -Four or
FIVE votes out of seventy-snven were di-
vided between himself and a political iii.
vine who halls from Illinois. We, gods,
what a fall was there. The party adopted
a series of resolutions as long as a church
steeple and after many solemn nrotesta-
tons of the strictly moral principles I'M
DERIVING their organization, turned loose
and nominated an unsayory individual for
President. The person in question is
Ex-senator Pomeroy, whose local habita-
ton is in bleeding Kansas. He is the
same peculiar gentleman whose eccentric
behavior called forth an Investigation in
the Senate, where it was demonstrated
that as a manipulation of soap he was a
glittering success. From the unanimity
with which he was nominated it seems safe
to presume that this happy knack of his
younger days has not been forgotten. St.
John should not lose heart however.
About the tail end of August another
national convention will be held in Pitts
burg. and who knows but that he may be
able to find a little nomination lying
around loose s%omewbero
, 1884-06-21

IRVING HALE, a young Coloradoan,
graduated at the head of his class, at
West Point He worked his own way
and was not backed by any Influence.
, 1884-06-21

WHINE there's life there's soap
might be a fair motto for the professional
politician.
, 1884-06-21

GENERAL o. E BABooK s.supposed
to have left an estate valued at nearly
81, 900, 900.
, 1884-06-21

The best smoking tobacco is Little
Joker" J
, 1884-06-21

Some special bargains in collars, halters
and harness of all kinds at James Kerri-
gAn's, Eddy street. .ts5er
, 1884-06-21
soap, soap, soap

Engraving in all its branches is done at
IEHNER, JACKSON 4 BuECHNgR's.
, 1884-06-21
CHICAGO FEMALE COLLEGE,

Ladies fine shoes, new styles and hes
qualities, can be found at jenkins & Ross.
, 1884-06-21
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Positively the finest toilet soaps ever
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ellis.
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Legal blanks at The Leader office.
, 1884-06-21

BLArsE's wealth is rated at ono million
, 1884-06-21

Fine gold filing n speciality.-Dr.
Warner, dentist. sIi A..
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Alapaca coats and vests at Polack,.s
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A CARD.
County Land Surveyors Working in
the Interest of the Capitalists.
Hundreds of Sections of Lands Being
Fraudulently Leased,

Mr.. BLANCo, TEN, Sept. /, 1884.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
/ have been receiving THE GA
zETrE through the kindness Of some
friends, and seeing the position you
are taking on the free-grass question, 1
take the liberty to give you few
points from this part of the country.
II has been stated by some of the anti
free-grass papers that actual settlers
have been invading the pastures
of the cattle kings and buying their
leased lands. How natural it Is for u
drowning man TO catch at straw. /
must say that it would not be healthy
for the settler to make that kind of a
break in this part OF the country. In
regard to the present lease law IL has
proved failure, at least in
the largest part of the Panhandle.
Ihe county surveyors are working TO
the interest of the big companies. One
sulVeyor in particular is violating the
law IN great many ways, but he
thinks that us he is backed by his com.
| panies they will see him through all
right. | refer to Mcclellan of Claren-
don, Donley county. | will give an
N-N.N-A ~ Va LIS NDluBt WHICH Il KNOW
to be the case. can at any time veri-
/ fy my statement. The firm OF Blaclxer
d Tisdall of Canon Blanco, stockmen,
has been claiming that it had
leased according to law about twenty
sections Of land on the Canon Blanco.
For awhile this was not doubted, but
after some time several parties began
/ to investigate the matter as they were
interested before the firm of Blacker q
Ilsdall came to this country. These
partlts first wrote to County SURVEYOR
Mcclellan asking If certain sections,
giving the number of the sections.
number of b ock, etc, were leased
The reply was that the lands in cues
ton We're leased by Blacker & Tisdall
ana that their only chance was to wait
until the expiration of their lease.
Still, not satisfied with this, they wrote
70 the land board, and in reply the
land board said that said lands have
not been leased. Now, there was an
old gentleman with family living on
one OF the sections of land who had
settled on II in good faith as an actual
settler, The firm OF Blacker & lis.
dall gave him notice ina written form
not TO feed his stock on the land that
he was living on and also several other
sections adjoining him. Two Other