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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-03-07
Police Jury

Police Jury.
The police jury Of Vermilion par
ish net at the court house, town 0
Abbeville on this Cd day of Febru
ary 1885, pursuant to adjournment
| Members present Howard Hofs
parjr. president ; J A Leblanc, L
Green, T J Morgan, Fl H Bartels
and J Fl Putnam.
Absent J I Broussard.
Minutes of two previous meetings
read and adopted.
Report of Finance Committee
read adopted and ordered spread
on the minutes
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To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury Of
the Parish Of ermilion, Gents.
The finance committee met this
10th day of January 1885, for the
purpose Of settling with the parish
Treasurer and submit to You the
following report,
Having examined hooks, vouchers
and receipts, We fiud that he is TO be
Dr. & Cr as follows:
1884, April s, amt reed from Ex.
treasurer $5,403.l6
total amt reed from col.
Iector and sundry par.
ties from April 9Th 'S4
to Jany Oath '85 inclu-
siTe $9.S96 50
Say total S I6,3O0.O5
Or by vouchers, &c
turned over to commit.
tee and receipt given
for same 1865 IS
bal in hand Of Treas 3.931,sO
this 29th day of Jany ls85-three
thousand nine hundred and thirty
one S0ll00 dollars.
Respectfully submitted,
(signeO G. GoDcBAux,
SOLOMON WISE,
Filed, Febry End 1885.
(Signed) l.. G. Lyons, clerk.
Report of Parish Treasurer, read
adopted and ordered spread on the
minutes.
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Abbeville. Febry End 1885.
To the Hon. President and Mem.
ber of Police Jury Of Vermilion
parish.
Geuts.--I the undersigned res.
nectfulIy submit this nv report
showing the fiuauuial condition OF
he parish.
Receipts.
Jan ], by bal Oh hand at
,eport S 2,o46.Os
Jan 8, by J S Nunez, on
'oll of 'e3 5l.74
Ian "a, amt from moneys
If 1884 10000
amt from j S Nunez on
oil Of 80 '8l's2 2S.74
From this amt $2,226.56
2,26862 must be deducted as war
ants presented and paid, which
makes an amount of $42.O6 over
1rawn on the surplus funds Of '84,
besides amounts paid by Mr. Nunez
N the rolls of 's4, he has paid
s2lS.25 as tine< collected in Noyem-
Der term of court, which makes
balance to the CIR of the moneys on
oils of 1884 Of $3,66365. l have
landed besides above amounts
S289.75 same being paid as license.
This makes an actual amount on
land of $3,93l.34.
Very Respectfully,
(Signed ELI WISE,
Parish Treasurer.
Filed, February End 1885.
L. G. Lyons, clerk.
Report Of committee on approach
's to bridge is hereby accented, and |
dill for work done by f + Feray is
ordered paid.
On motion of Fl Fl Barteis,
Resolved, that the funds now in |
he hands Of Treasurer, and all IN
collected moneys OF 1884 and pre-
ions ha called the surplus funds !
Il 1884.
A.r ] e Putualn. hereby tenders
lis resignation as menaer Of finance
which was accepted and
I J h organ, appointed IN his stead.
The jury .iien took recess until
7 0'rI0ef5
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| b Watkins for same, and that tht
tax collector be authorized to re
ceiye from said Watkins the tax
that my be due on his lands at the
rate of l2t cents per acre, on tax
rolls OF 1884, and that, the collector
be credited with the difference aris
ing from this deduction as figures on
said roll.
On motion of j FL Putnam,
The tax collector is authorized to
accept and receive from r P O'Bry,
an the sum of seventy FIVE dollars,
in full of all parish taxes, which may
have been unpaid by the succession
Of D O'Bryap, N Alzerith Perry,
widow and heirs Of D O'Bryan and
Of R P O'Bryan for all years previous
TO the year 1875, and the payment
of said $500 shall be in full of all
demands against them as aforesaid.
On motion of Robt Green,
Resolved that tire lumber lying
on the public road leading from
perry's Bridge to Cypress Point
lying near Mr. stansbury's place to
be placed at the disposal of said
stanbury, for the purpose of making
and repairing bridges for the use of
the public. N
On motion of J A Leblanc the
jury adjourned until 9 o'clock to.
morrow.
HowAnD HoFFrAU1R, president.
L. G. LYONS, clerk.
Tuesday, February Ord 1885.
Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present Howard Hotfpauir,
president, members : -Mesars Lc-
blanc, Green, BarteIs, Putnam, Nor
gan and Broussard.
On motion of Mr. Bartels,
Resolved, that the old iron of the
Abbeville Bridge be placed in
charge of Mr. L Sokoloski, for stor.
age, also the old lumber to be sold
by him to the best advantage or
delivered to road overseers for
building and repairing bridges. |
The Police Jury has received
from and receipted to the tax col.
lector for the following unpaid H.
censes, towit
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-03-07
TOWN COUNCIL,
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ABBEvILLE, JAN. 18th 1885.

/
The Council met pnrstant to ad-
jonrnment, present Joseph J. Alb
adie, Mayor and connciImen Wise,
Courque and Brousaard.
Absent y Dung.
The reading of the minutes OF
the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
The reports Of the Collector and
Of the Treasurer were read and
adopted and ordered to be spread
on the minutes.
COLLECTORS REPORT.
To tho Honorable Mayor and Mem
bers of the Town Council, the
undersigned. respectfully
submit this my report
up to date Jany
Goth 1855
rs Constable and Collector
Of the
Town Of Abheril,e.
amt Of taxes received on
rolls 81 s ST4 h5
amt coll on same up to date 657 7G
amt remaining unc0;i ZIG %
amt Of licenses uuroli at last
report Of 's4. 2sq so
ANT coli on same I.2 so
amt remaining uncoll III 90
amt of fines coli M to date % so
r y t-u t ion.
amt Of taxes Of 81 nncoll 875 A5
amt of licenses Tor '94 uncol 2S9 50
amount Of fines up to date % SO
amt col on taxes of 'S4 657 76
amt col On licenses of 81 112 so
amt col! on fines M to da.e 23 80
amt remainin uncol Oh taxes ZIG %
amt remaining uncol on
licenses III 90
sl1s7 O5
By rcpt Of Treas Of this date 1893 le
Respectfully.
GEo. T. LYoEs.
Ton-Collector
Approved, Abheville Jan. 26, '8A.
jos. }. ABADlE,
SOLOMON WISE.
Fin Committee.
7REASURER'S REPORT.
To January 5th 1884.
70 the Honorable Mayor
and Council Of
AbbeviIIe.
General Fund.
1884, I
Dec 5, to bal on hand s 247 81
Credit.
Jan S, by amt paid slae9
last report Oh 30
balance this aav I28 %
Street and Bridge Fund.
Dec 5, 's4 to bal on hand IA 35
Jan 5. 's5, by amt paid
since last report 8 10
10 balance this day 5 l0 6o
Sinking Fund.
To amt on hand s54 e9
Respectfully.
w. B. WHITE
Treasurer.
After examining this report We
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Deception des Chercheurs de
Places.

81 lie moulin des dieux fonc-
tonne %lentement, celui de Pad
ministration nouvelle ne va pas
vite ell besogne. Ceux qui avail
ent esp6& que la venue all pou-
voir Dun president democratic
aurait pour effet premier, de
remplacer les fonctionnaires re-
publicains par DIES fonctionnai-i
res democrates SO sont beaucoup
tromp6. Depuis deux mois que
M. Cleveland est au pouvoir il
s'est content6 de faire quelques
requirements dams DIES cas- ur-
gents ct, CONNIE sill craignait
de froisser les susceptibilites du
parti republican,, il laisse aux
serviteurs de CO parti le mono
pole des emplois publics don't
lis jouissent depuis vingt-quatre
ans. An taux don't les change
ments Sc sont oper6s jusqu'ici,
on a calcul6 quill faudrait au
moins vingt ans pour op6rer I'm
remaniement complet.
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LIE DIR. Alex. ROcehi.

Gradu6 de l'Universit6 de Rome, Italie,
de rUniyersit6 Laval, Canada, DIES cinq
Universities de pAmerioue Centrale
ayant pass6 devant le College Bellows
New York, ct la Facult6 M6dicale De
la Nouvelle- Orleans, annonee son arri'
wee a Washington. II offre ses services
aux citoyens de rendroit, CONNIE me-
decin ct chirurgieD, ct aux habitants
dn voisinage. II s'occupe Superintendent
des maladies de femmes. On peut lie
c~onsulter a la residence de NJ. Dan
Quinn.
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NOTICE OF

WHEREAS, a petition has been. address
w ed to me, by citizens and legal voters
of Township number nine (9l, South Range
two t2l West, in the parish of st. Landry,
asking that the sixteenth tl6| Section tschool
landsl of said Township and Range be sold
according to law.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to
all the citizens and legal voters residing in
said Township, that an election shall be held
before Savinien Cart, Justice of the Peace. on
Wednesday the 18th day of May, 1885, at the
residence of Jack Wilson, a resident of said
Tawnship, for the purpose of taking the sense
OF the inhabitants of said Township as
to whether the said sixteenth Section
above referred to shall be sold, or not, in pur-
suance with the laws providing therefor.
The polls shall be open from eight o'clock
q. m. until four 0'cisck p. m.
w. A. ROBERTSON,
April III, 1885. Parish Treasurer.
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Trop de Femmes.

C'est a Berlin que ce cri est
pousse. En- effet, la capltale de
la Prusse qui, en- 1874, comptait
10000 habitants du sexe mas
culin de plus que.le nombre de
ceux du sexe feminin, a WI, de-
tpuis lors, eette proportion rem
verse;.
A:partir de 1866, lie nombre
DIES femmes s'est accru dams DIES
proportions qu'on pourrait dire
alarmantes. Aujourd'hui les
femmes ont lie dessus par lie joli
chiffre de 62,423. Et 81 Pom de-
falque de la population du sexe
masculin,. qui est de 60O,51O, les
$1,000 hommes de la garrison,
on arrive a un chifre de pres de
$4,000, ce.qui est bien fait pour
6pouvapter la9 population mas
culine ct ciyile.
Achetez yos wins, ~liqueurs, cigares,
tabacs, cigarettes, pipes, livres blancs,
|papiers. eneres, &C., au Star Gro
Gerry, . au-dessous du bureau dn CoUR-
RIER.
t.. est un ivrogne dams ton
tie facception du mot.
Tn de ses camarades lui Ell
faisait le reproche.
-Tu bois trop. :
Moi?
-Oui, tot.
Par exemple!
-Je ne suis pas lie premier d
tie lie faire remarquer.
-Je ne bois que dams la me-
sure de mes moyens.
-Et quelle est cette mesure ?
-Trois litres par repas.
Romans f~raneais par Pigault- Lebrun,
Alexis Bowler. Alexandre Dumas,
Eugene Sue, ETC., a vendre aue Star
Grocery d des prix au- dessous de ceux
de la Nonvelle- Orleans.
Pour des groceries frafches ct a bon
march6, allez au Star Grocery au-
dessous du bureau du COURIER.
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LII for working people. Send 10 cts post
5IilLI age, and we will mail you free, aroyal,
valuable sample box of goods that wiIlput you
in the way Of making more money in a few days
than You ever thought possible at any business.
Capital not required. You can live at home and
work in spare time only, or all the time. All of
both sexes, of oil ages, grandly successful SOC
to$5 easily earned every evening. That all who
want work may test the business, we make this
unparalleled offer: To all who are not well salts
fed we will send 81 TO pay for the trouble of
writing us. Full particulars, directions, etc,
sent free. Immense pay absolutely sure for all
who start at once. Don,t delay. Address
l9s sTINsoN u Co, Portland, Maine
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LIE Courier des Opelousas,
-
Public LIE sAmEDI PAR
LEoNCE & L. a. sANDoz.


ANNOUNCEMENT sera de $3.50 par an
payable d'avanee, on trois piastres dams lie
eourant de l'ann6e.
LES AVIS Sc paieront ~cinquante cents bar
carr6 pour la premiere Insertion ct Vingt-cinq
cents par carre pour ehaque insertion subse.
quente. HUT lignes on moins constitueront
IN carre.
Les WIS qli seront envoy.6s pour etre publ
moins gull men soft autrement ordonn6l JUS
qua CO que Pediteur iage d propos de les dis
c0ntinuer.
Les candidats aux faveurs, publiques de
vron5 payer quinze piastres d'avanee, s'ils
veulent SO faire annoncer.
Les necrologes, les lettres de remercirnent
les reclanaes, les communications dun genre
personnel, etc, sc paieront au taux des avis,
Les articlesd'un nature ACKNOWLEDGMENT
lis ser0ut admissibIesl Sc paieront
vlugt eents Ii Lyme OF d'aYanee,
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Les personnes qui sont agit6es
pendant leur sommeil, celles qui
"r6vent devront avoir soin de
sc maintenir la t6te tres haute.
lie sang n'afauant plus au GER
veau, il en- resultera I'm bien-
Atre incontestable.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-09

L'Echo, Lake Charles, parois-
Sc Oalcasieu, du 2 mai
Nous avons dams la paroisse
4O54 enfants ct .jeunes jens de
6 a Is ans, ct lie montant qui
nous revient sur Pallocation de
pEtat aux 6coles, est de $6O8.1 10.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-09
oPELoUsAs LUMBER YARD

WHITWoRTH Il CO., Proprietors.
a Ii kinds of Cypress Lumber, Shi9sA
"A Dressed Flooring, Ceiling, Sash, Dgen
Blinds and Mouldings. A good lot OF esslsa
lumber. e Bills of lumber sawed tooTae
on short notice. Lumber at $3.50 and W
per thousand. Idseig
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Les presents changent

Les presents changent dc
forme, suivant les latitudes.
En- Europe, on dome CONNIE
presents DIES tabatieres, plus
loin CO sont des fauves.
C'est ainsi que lord Churchill,
qui Went de d6barquer en- An
gleterre, retour des Indies, a reeu
la-bas en- present cling tigres,
quatorze serpents ct trois sim
ges.
4Pas commodes q logger, ces pc
tits cadeaux.
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lie Review, Marksyille, parois

LIE Review, Marksyille, parois.
90 AVoyelles, du 2 mai
Nous avons un temps magni-
fque. La Riviere Rouge baisse
lentement, mails le Bayou DIES
Glaizes monte rapidement, q
raison dc pieds par "a heures
lie sous-sh6rif A. J. Tailleul
nous affirme que cette hausse
est alarmante. L'eau p6natre q
travers les creYasses. Les plan
teurs ont bien de la peine a re-
METRE les ley6es en- bon 6tat.
A Big Bend, les r6coltes sont en-
excellent 6tat.
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Les Phenomenes de la Pa
rente.

ACS i UO11V114OA4OS NV A~
rente.
Les marriages apportent quel-
quefois de singuliers change
ments dams pordre de parent6
DIES families. Un habitant de
New York, qui s'est marie il y a
deux ans, ecrit a un de ses amis !:
" J'ai 6pous6 une veuve qui ha-
bitait avec sa belle file ; peu de
temps apres, mon pere a spouse
la belle-fille de ma femme. Ma
femme est ainsi devcnue la BELLE
mere en- meme temps que la
belle-flle de mon propre pere.
La belle-flle de ma femme est
maintenant ma belle-mere ct je
suis lie beau-pere de ma belle
mere. Ma belle-mere qui est
la belle-flle de ma femme, a
recemment ell un fills. Ce gar
con est mon fr6re, ~puisqu'il est
penfant de mon pere ct de ma
belle-mere; mails Giant aussi le
fills de la belle-fille de ma femme,
ma femme est sd grand'mere,
ct je suis moi-m6me lie grand
pere de mon frere."
Costa en- perdre la boussole !!
Une Maison de papier.-Une
terrible Concurrence pour les
entrepreneurs de construction
s'est r6velee q l'exposition de
Melbourne, Australia. Tn in
venteur a expose toute une mai
son d'habitation constitute en-
papier ct meubl6e avec la meme
matiere.
Les murs, lie toit, les planches,
les escaliers sont de carton pier
re.
Les tapis, les rideaux, la lite
RE, les lampes, lie hinge, les
bains ct les ustensiles de cuisine
sont fats de diverses pr6para-
tons de PAPER mache. Les po-
6les ct les fourneaux eux-m6mes
dams lesquels br6lait un bon feu
toute la journ6e, etaient aussi
en- PAPER.
L'inventeur q dome plusieurs
banquets dams cette maison,
qui ont Gu lie plus grand success.
Les nappes, les couteaux ct
les fourchettes ct les gobelets
6taient en- papier.
Ce nouveau systemic presente
certainment de grands avanta-
ges sur nos maisons de pierre
ct de bois, non settlement pour
les frais de construction ct de
Establishment, mais aus
81 pour les engagements ct mo-
difications a apporter d leur
structure.
On connait la passion de l'im-
peratrice d'Autriche pour la
chasse ct tous les exercises de
sport.
Cette souveraine Went de-
tonner les populations anglaises
perfume marche que plus dun ro-
- E
buste fermier h6siterait a entire
prendre. L'imperatrice fait en-
ce moment une excursion en-
mer sur les c6tes d'Angleterre
a bord dun yacht qui a etc mis-
a sd disposition par lord Alfred
Paget.
Or, sa Majestic a d6barqu6 a
Deal, petit port de La Manche
ct, pour Sc d6gourdir les jambes
ellie s'est rendue a pied suivie
seul domestique, a Douves;
distance, IL kilometres ct demi.
A Douves, Mmp6ratrice a d6jeu-
ne, puts ellie est mont6e en- che
min de fer pour Sc rendre a Fol-
De cette vile ellie est retour-
nee q Douyes, une distance de
l6 kilometres.
O'est a dire que l'6pouse de
Joseph await accompli
en une journ6e 81 miles.
Son malheureux domestique
6tait tres fatigue.
TAdvarfiSar. T.afavattn. na-
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LIE Herald, Hahnville, parois-
90 ST. Charles, du 2 mai :.
La levee Davis Sc maintient.
L'ing6nieur de l'Etat est allie
Pexaminer, all commencement
de la semaine il affirme qu'elle
resiste ct ne bronchera pas.
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lie Commercial, Lake Charles

lie Commercial, Lake Charles,
paroisse Calcasieu, du 2 mai:
En- vertu dune resolution
prise en- commun, ct adopte d
punanimit6, les magasins de
Lake Charles seront fernes les
dimanches, a partir du Ter mai
1885.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-09

Les recherches faites, depuis
deux ans, au Br6sil, par lie DIR.
Dominique Freire, sur la fievre
jaime ct les moyens de la pre-
venir, Viennent d'aboutir a I'M
tres-beau r6sultat. Ling6nieux
savant a trouV6 I'm virus att6-
nue., quill Sc propose d'inoculer
aux individus menaces de la ma
ladie.
C'est la vaccine employee JUS
qu'ici contre la petite V6role, ap-
pliqu6e a la fevre jaime. Lem
pereur du Br6sil ayant, d'apres
des rapports a lui actresses par
les hommesl les plus comp6tents,
de .justes raisons de croire q la
parfaite innocuit6 de ce virus,
en- a autoris6 l'usage. lie Dr.
Freire en- a vaccine cinq cents
indiyidus.
81 nous en- croyons lie celebre
journal de medicine, la Lancet,
trois capitaines anglais avec tous
les hommes de 1eurequipage ont
etc yaccines ainsi, en- vue de-
chapper a la fevre jaime qui
.s6vit q Rio Janeiro. Jusqu'a
present aucun d'eux ma Ell a Sc
plaindre des resultats de po-
peration, men a RESENT I'm "a
cheux efet quelconque. M. Bou-
ley a oficielement annonc6 a
PAcad6mie de medicine, de
Paris, CO fait, qui est IN y9rita-
BILE 6v6nement dams le monde
scientifique, ct que rAbeille a
deja annonc6 a. ses lecteurs.
II n'accepte peut-etre pas COM
la theorie du DR..
Freire sur tel on tel microbe,
quill est inutile de nommer. mais
il admet complement la We
rite des fats que nous venons
dc ~relater. 81 le DR.. Freire re-
ussit, i aura immortalis6 son
nom.
Toutes nos contrees 10 b6ni-
ront.-Abeille.
On demandait d I'm roman
cier en- rogue pourquoi Il ne
donnalt que DIES romans popu-
" fepondit en- montrant son
hotel OF ses chevaux:
-Qui donne aux pauvres STEM
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-09

M. Pifengres est partisan de
la cremation.
Voici les premieres lignes du
testament quill Went d'elaborer
"Apres mon d6ces, je veux
Atre brittle Yif.p
The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-09

lie b6gaiement doit etre com
battu tres soigneusement chez
les enfants, en- leur faisant re-
peter lentement lie mot impair
faitement prononc6. Les gran
des personnes peuvent aussi We
mir d bout dc co vice de pronon-
citation, en- s'habitnant d s'arre-
ter sur chaque syllable.
O'6tait pour atteindre plus IA
element co but que D6mosthene
s'exercait a parler en- tenant
des petits calloux dams la bou-
che.
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lie Jour de la Louisiana.

Jeudi dernier 6tait lie jour lie
la Louisiana a PExposition. ia
mails fete ma etc plus e%clatante;
iamais enthousiasme ma etc 81
yif. Les affaires 6taient sus-
pendues dams la metropole du
Sud ct les rues 6taient encom-
br6es de personnes en- habit de
f4te. La gazette r6gnait par
tout i: on yoyait d6fler DIES pro-
cessions musique en- t6te les
maisons 6taient decorees. Des
lie matin, une foule houleuse en-
vahissait les lieux OH Pom pou-
yaits'assurer un moyen de trans
portation an City Park. Les
organisations militaires ont etc
transportees en- bateau ct lie COM
nun des mortels a dd sly rendre
CONNIE il a pu. La fete a etc
splendide a pExposition. Les
discours ont plu ct les 6loges
mont pas manqu6 q la Louisiana.
LIE chiffre des recettes aux por-
ties d'entr6e a etc de $24,36S 80,
plus quill ma encore jamais etc
recu en- une seule journee.-Mes-
chaeebe.
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MISCELLANEous
PLANTATION FOR SAFE

A WE'LL located place on Bavou ~,
N miles from Port Barry and & miI .eeae, I
Opelousas, having a front of s. arnensa ron
a depth of 40 arpents l25 arpepts awe With
cultivation and well fenced, and the = a,ader
good wood land. On the place ara D :
number of fruit bearing trees and 10 So - aafggs
pecan trees. The improvements soou slzs
a large dwelling, 4 double cabins, corn rUb hpaasas
stable, q barn 45x6o it,, etc. With The 4 e,ss
will be sold 4 American mules, / mare a p,do 3
| horse cart, | wagon, | ~cisterp, niaU.eaft ,
implements, ] kiln of bricks one dSrr.aassloa
thousand, | lot planks, about 375 bb IIal Outed
25 loads pea vine hay, 1000 3 feet go sofn
boards. Everything is young and nav ssppless
$500 cash, or $4,000 on terms, Snesss!aes
hands on the place to work it. For fn, MIL
particulars apply at this Office. ensf
Jan. 17-2m
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JURY LIST.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

O1A4E OE OU1SlANA
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Be it known that we, the undersigned mem
bers of the jury Commission, did, on this the
3lst day of March, A. ID. 1885, meet at the
Clerks office in the town of Opelousas, Parish
OF st. Landry, for the purpose of drawing a
special Venir of Is fifteen, jurors as provided
by Act No. IS of 1880, to attend for the week
beginning Monday. May 25th 1885, for the trial
of criminal cases as provided by said Act,
James j. Thompson, one of the said mem
bers, drew from the General Venire box,
wherein a list of names had been inserted,
one at a time, the names of the following
fifteen persons to compose the Special Venire
for the week beginning Monday, May Is. 1886,
for the trial of criminal cases as provided by
aforesaid Act No. 35 of 1880, a list of whom
was then and there kept by the Clerk of said
Court, James @. Chachere and we the Clerk
and commissioners did then aud there place
the names drawn as aforesaid for the said week
beginning as aforesaid on the 25th day of May
1885, in an envelope, and sealed aud endorsed
the same, which said envelope containing
said names was then and there placed
in q jury box provided for the purpose, which
was locked and sealed by us, and placed
in the custody of the clerk of the court for
use at said term as special venire.
John Lower Plaquemine
. Paul Observation-Disclosures
8 George Z. Moore =. Plaquemine Ridge
Z FRANCOIS Comeau- ----.Coul6e Croche
Henry Z. Estorge ...-...-.. Opelousas
s Dorcinus Laf1eur. -Chataignier
T.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cpelousas
s Olivier Laheur.... Vile Plate Prairie
9 Leon Lavergne Bellevue
10 Louis e Louallier --.....-Opelouaas
IL Michel R0bin....--...-.. Bayou Teche
II Homere David -.--.....C Church Point
ID Francois Hollier..--.-- near Opelousas
IA johnson Marsh ......-- Washington
Is Hampton Rambert. ...... Washington
In testimony whereof We hereunto sign this
3lst day OF March, a. D., 1885.
(@@o J.J. THOMPSON,
lSEAL} w. G. BELL, }Com.
(~~9 ROB. CHACHERE,)
JAMES o. CHAcHERE, Clerk.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,S
hereby certify that the foregoing list of
jurors was duly recorded in Book No. ] of
Jury Record, at pages II and 72, this 3lst
day of March, A. d. 1885.
B. MARTEL, by Clerk
A true copy:
(@~3 B. +. MCKINLEY,
3SEALS Deputy Clerk,
(~~9 18th judi. Dist. of La.
April IL, 1885.
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