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The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
District Court.

The following criminal cases were
disposed of since our last issue:
John Woods, concealed weapons,
plead guilty, $50 fine or 10 days in Jail.
Fed Green, trespass, convicted, 80
days from the day of incarceration.
Nan Poupon, assault with intent to
commit rape, acquitted.
New trial granted to Riviere Richard
son.
]. W. seiIey, motion for new trial
overrnled.
Special Jury for this week quashed.
Edward Balque, horse stealing, two
years penitentiary.
Panlin Fusilier, assault with intent
to commit murder, one year peniten-
tiary.
Landry Thomas, assault with intent
to commit rape, 2 years penitentiary.
Bore, Peterson, murder, sentenced
to bGhanged
John w Seiiey, murder, sentenced
to the State penitentiary for life.
Charbs EllisJ larceny, sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
NO. 5.
JUDICIAL NOTICES
DUBLIC SALE
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry. No. ASS.

ESTATE OF MARcELLIEE DEsHoTELs.
By virtue of an order of the Honorable tho
Probate Court in and for the parish Of Saint
Landry, there will be sold at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, by the under.
signed Natural Tutor or duly, qualified apc-
tioneer, at the last residence of deceased In
Old Grand Prairie, st. Landry parish, On SAT
URDAY Y, December lst, 1883, the following
described property, belonging to the estate
of Marcelline Deshotels, deceased, to-wit:
lst. A certain plantation situated in Old
Grand Prairie, parish of st. Landry, With eli
the buildings and improvements thereon, con
tanning $40 arpents more or less, of prairie
and swamp land bounded north BY bsyou
Crocodile, south by public road leading fEcm
Tate's Cove to Washington, east by land Of
widow Damien Guillory and west by land Of
Joachim Ortego, being the same plantation
acquired by FRANCOIS Guillory from HyaeiRthe
Guillory. widow of Joseph Deshotsls, deesss-
ed. And also the following movable properly
to-wit:
One clubhouse built on land of Widow Ds.
mien Guillory; head gentle horned cattle |;
III head Of gentle horned cattle dun mare
| brown ballfaced horse black mare With
colt !; two-year old black colt /; dun ally;
one old wagon one lot farming utensils Two
hundred and fifty barrels of corn twenty.
five barrels potatoes; one lot gentle hogs
one bedstead with bedding; one bedstsad
with bedding one bedstead one aFlnoiT |;
ouC eOWluS AASCAuo Ouo Sui6AA &T11U1I G80
wash stand small tables one damaged
e-barreled shot gun one clock; 0ne
cnpboad with crockery one lot kitchen uten.
sils; one dining table one side saddle; one
lot carpenters tools ; four chairs and one
rocker; one steelyard one branding iron. (.
Terms and Conditions-All the lands ahsll
be sold on a credit Of one and two years fgom
day Of sale, purchasers to furnish their notes
with two good solvent securities 90 tho satis I.
faction of the tutor, and bearing per cant
per annum interest from maturity until psid,
and in case OF non-payment Of any q thees
fees, special mortgage audgendor's privilege
retained on the land to secure payment Of
principal. interest and attorneys fees. All
the movables to be sold for casl.
The land to be subdividsd and sold in lots
as per plan by L. E. Littell, surveyor, to be en-
hibited on. day of sale.
FRANCOIS GUILEORY,
October 27, 1888. Natural Tutor.
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NIOTICE.-U. 8. Land Office, New Orleans
lV La, Sep. %, IsSS-Notice is he-eby given
that the following-named settler has fled mo-
tiee of his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Judge or. in his absence, the
Clerk of the District Court, at Opelousas, La,
on Tuesday, November Goth, 1888, viz:
Aacfdae d. F0mtemOt,
who made Homestead Entry No 6S3S, for the
for the s Z !, Sec. 8, Tp5, e, Lou
isiana Meridian.
He names the following Witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiva-
tion of, said land, viz Arthemon Landre-
nsanx, Louis Bacon, Lucien Bacon, Louis An
defeaux, all of st. Landry parish, La.
THOMAS J. BUTLER,
Oct. 6, 88. st. Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
General Notes.

"Jubilee Juggins," the young En-
glish plunger, whose real name is Ben
son, has reached the end of his money
and is now living on an allowance of
$50 a week. He got rid of 1900, 900
! in two years.
ST. Martin Reveile Z: We have un.
derstood that our friends in and about
Breaux's Bridge have the intention of
putting up newspaper in their town.
This is right. Breaux's Bridge is o
growing village; its citizens are enter
prising and there exists an esprit de
corps in it's population, which is a pretty
certain harbinger of success.
The stocks of coffee in the hands of
wholesale and retail grocers are so low
that an attempt to corner the market is
practicable and is under way. There
is no danger of short supply. 1t is
simply one of those corners which
wealthy men are using to squeeze the
shorts. fhis gigantic sin of our modern
fsanciers requires legislative repres-
sion.
Regarding the frosts that never come,
the signal service has changed the
word Participate" to "expeet." Friday
it said expect the frost Saturday morn
ing. Expect is good word. 1t is like
hope. Il springs eternal in the human
breast, and half the world lives on ex-
+ rpectations. Blessed are they who ex-
pect no frosts in hot weather. They
shall not be frozen.-N. o. Picayune.
N. O. City Item: Our vigorous and
enlightened contemporary, the Opelou-
sas COURIER, has taken a determined
stand in demanding that stop be put
to lawlessness in st. Landry, and that
the laws be strictly enforced. Aside
from the right and wrong of the matter
the beautiful Attakapas country will
never reach it's full measure of pros
perity until order is maintained within
| it's borders. It is useless to invite
capital aud immigration unless the out
RACES be stopped. The promoters of
these disturbances are usually men
who are no better citizens than the
parties they undertake to order out of
the community.
p. r. Advocate, Oct. g: Sheriff Wom-
bic, of Franklin parish, brought to the
pen1tentiaFy yesterday, Mra. Jane ming,
who was convicted in that parish of
poisoning.
Mrs. King is matronly Rocking wo-
man, and one who would never have
been suspected capable of SO heinous a
crime as that which she stands convict
ed of. II
She was chs iged with poisoning
thirty two people .by serving them with
poisoned turkey. and nine of them
died So strong was the feeling against
her and her husband that he was assas-
sinated shortly afterwards, and Mrs.
King herself was convicted on the testi-
mony of her l3 year old daughter She
was sentenced to imprisonment for life
in the penitentiary on the 25th of Sep
tember.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27

No. 1, Vol. III. of Golfers Once A
Week, published October 90, promises
to be q literary marvel Am6lie Rives
commences weird story, "On Bones
Island n H Rider Haggard begins a
thrilling serial, entitled My Fellow
Laborer." Dion Boucicault continues
his fascinating Irish-American novel,
ally Bras n = Bill Nye will be at his
best; Edgar Etawcett and Julian HaW-
thorne contribute special papers; Ma
rion Harland opens aWoman's World
ggm Crinkle does the theaters; Miss
Braddon, antlloress of Lady Audley'e
Secret" John Marchmpnt's Legacy =
etc, etc, commences serial i'm No. 3,
ssIt is Easier for a Camel;'' John Hab-
berton, author of sHelen's Babies" con
tributes Southern sketch, 'Fo de
Wah! the famous Maxwell Frazer, L.
Id, delivers lecture on Ambition
for .sOur Coming Men /. and poetry,
puzzles, etc., ETC., and illustrations by
Mast, Morgan, SterneF, McIlvaine, Og
den, Kendrick, etc, etc, complete the
contents of this most wonderful seven
cents worth in the world. Who would
be without Golfers Once A Week.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
C0ngratulat0ry.

Teche Pilot: We>aaagr atulate broth
ers Leonce & l.. A. SaIfSOz, of the On.
elousas COURIER, on the commencement
of their 36th volume. May their voice
as of old, be found ever defending the
interests of our fair State and country
never dou biting that their noble efforts
lTill bring its own reward.
Donaldsonville Chief: The Opelousas
COURIER, conducted by our valued
friends Messrs. Leonce and l.. A. San
doz, has entered its thirty sixth year.
The COURIER is one of the "oldest and
best among Louisiana newspapers, and
the Chief cordially wishes it innumera-
BILE years of increased prosperity and
usefulness.
Lafourche Star: In its issue of the
Goth ult. the Opelousas COURIER eele-
brated the 36th anniversary of its ad-
vent in the field of Southern journalism,
and in commemoration of the interest
ing occasion, in lofty and impressive
tones gives its expressions of honest
pride and satisfaction in the RETROSPECT
tion, of the active and varying muta-
tons, through which this dignifed, con
seFv ative and sterling rural publication
has passed. The graphic and eloquent
revival of the incidents connected with
its long existence, is pregnant with the
noblest reflections of the lifelong, cour-
age6us, manly and truthful course OF
the sterling old COURIER. Il never
swerved from the plain dictates of duty
and honorable endeavor in it's most dis
NAL days of poverty, oppression and
distress, but maintained its loyalty to
the immutable principles of local self
government, and opposed federal ag-
gression under the most trying eircum-
stances, even when pressed back to the
wall (?) paper it bravely continued the
battle of right, truth and Justice to the
bitter end.
Its fiercest and most disastrous bat
ties however, as well as it's most bril-
liant victories, were inspired and
achieved under the banner of its brave
and defiant Franco American founder.
1t is. therefore with unqualified pleas
ure, that We unite in the congratula-
tions so generally rendered by the press
to the COURIER on the recurrence of its
36th natal day, and trnst that under the
intelligent control and management of
the worthy sons of noble sire, the
COURIER may long maintain its useful
ness and prosperity.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27

The BEST AND CHEAPEST COLLEGE.
Nearly 1000 young men from 30 States
entered the Commercial College of Ken
lucky University, Lexington, KY, the
Highest Honor and Gold Medal at the
Worlds Exposition over all other Col
leges for System of Book keeping and
Business Education. 1t is situated fn
the beautiful, healthy. and renowned
city of Lexington, KY, accessible by
the leadil / railroads. arrange now to
enter ShiH College during the summer OF
fad months, as students can begin at
any time.
Read advertisement Of this College
iu another column, and write for par
ticulars to les President,
WILBUR R. SMITH, Lexington, KY.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
Good Times Ahead.

Whatever else people NAV differ
anont, there is general agreement that
THIS Is the Quietest, calmest,. most dec
orous and unexciting presidential cam
paign which the South has experienced
for thirty years.
All the alarms of the politicians have
been sounded in vain; the efforts to
sur up the business men to belief in
impending ruin have failed, and the at
tempt to scare the working people with
the mills going to close and wages go
ing to be cut cry has proved complete
failure. Contrary to the usual experience
when National election is pending,
| the fall trade is not dull, but extremely
good, showing that our merchants are
not on the anxious seat, and that the
people are disposed to go on with their
business, no matter who gets elected, or
who gets sleft.n
ie is not a good year for political
panic managers. They spoiled their
effectiveness for 1888 by stopping over
so badly in 1884. They prophesied so
much evil that never came TO pass. four
years ago, that their eroaking now is
not at all impressive. Our American
harvests have been magnificent, and the
European demand for our farm pro-
ducts is so large, and likely to be so for
some time to come, that it is quite GER
tain We shall have a good balance of
trade to our credit when the year is
over. All the essential elements of a
long period of prosperity are ours to-
day; all that We need to do, as a nation,
is TO use our opportunity.
With the burden of an unnecessary
taxation of over $10O, ,0O0, 900 a year re-
moved, with our manufactures stimu-
lated by free raw materials, and with
the grip of the trusts broken by a re-
vision of the high tariff that sustains
them, there is every reason to believe
that the time has come for the United
States to begin to crowd Great Britain
once more for share of the worlds
custom. The conditions are favorable
for bringing back that golden age of
our history, when the flag ofthe Repnb-
lie was numerousIy seen on every sea
aud in every port; when our factories
ran on full time and prOspered as never
before or since; when work was plenty
and wages were good /; when strikes,
and lockouts, and serious labor trou-
bles were all bnt unknown, and when
the idea of having million workers in
enforced idleness had never entered the
American mind as a possibility.
That golden age is not so far off as il
seems. Men are living, thousands of
them, who saw it. 1t was back in the
forties and fifties, before we had pro-
duced any statesmen who thought that
high taxation meant prosperity, or that
the less trade we did with the outside
world the better off we should be.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
s. HERIFF'S SALE.
District Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 1898

John Chaffe & Sons vs.. chas. ]. Thompssa.
By virtue ofsan writ of feri fasias ID.
sued out of the 18th Judicial District Court In
and for the parish of st. Landry, in the above
entitled and numbered suit, I viii proceed Go
sell at public auction to the last and highest
bidder at the Court House in the town Of
Opelousas, parish of st. Landry ON SATUR-
DA r, the 24th day of November, 4. ID. 1888,
at IL A. M.pth following described prop
erty, to-wit.e
lst The Undivided one-sixth interest Of
Charles j. Thompson in and TO the below des-
dribed tract of land and improvements bought
by said G. ]. Thompson from hrs. LnOy
Heath, wife of Bingham Cushman
ID. The undivided one-sixth interest of
Charles j. Thompson in and to the below des-
eribed tract of land bought by said G. j..
Thompson frsm Mrs. Elizabeth P. Waller,
widow, to-wit
A tract of land situated in the paTiah OF St.
Landry and lying on Bayou Bout, bounasd
north by St. Peters plantation, south BY
Cumberland plantation, east by lands OF a.
cob u. Payne and west by bayou Bout, With
all the buildings and improvements thereon,
being the plantation formerly owned by Joel
T. Tucker, deceased, and inherited from him
by his children.
Seized in the above entitled suit.
Terms-Cash.
T. 8. FONTENOT,
Sheriff of the parish Of Sc. Landry.
Opelousas Oct 90 1885
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27

Everything 10 hustle and activity
around tho stores and warehouse of
ihuss enterprising young merchants,
Clements & Wilson, near the depot.
Cotton seed, rice, cotton, ETC., are being
ezgsditionsly handled aud shipped
~ !. ltss than seven freight cars being Oh
shalf switch, IN process of being loaded
laas Thursday evening -and yet their
apaeieae warehouse seems to be always
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
wanted Relp, azen and Women.

Wanted, one good man or lady in
each county quick-to represent our
house and introduce our three great
new books and Bibles. No cash or az
perience necessary; 80 days time nj
lowed agents to deliver books. New
Plansn and new books on salary or
commission, or we will elose yearly
contract with good pnshers and guaran-
tee salary. Large descriptive illustrated
circular and best termsfree.
ACT QUICK and address, DAN. Lima
HAN PuBLIsHTNa Co., 4th and Wash
ington Ave-, st. Louis, NO.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27

After several weeks Of dry weather,
aaoakiag ram set in last Sunday night
ana Continued almost uninterruptedly
unlil Wednesday, night, trahgforming
TIE heavy dust In our streets to oceans
dmaA Thursday morning clcasld up
bright and sunny. but at the hour OF
gong 70 press Friday there are indica-
lions of more rain soon.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
Oct. 90, 1888.

Probate Court. Parish Of 81. Landry, No 4sis
estate OF PIERRE LEDoUx.
Whereas, James II. Seiley, Of the parish Of
st. Landry, has applied by his petition TO %
appointed administrator of the estate Of
Pierre Ledoux, deceased, late Of bs.
Landry parish;
Therefore, any person intending. TO make
opposition to said appointment viii hle the
same in writing, in ny oiice. in the tewn OF
Opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice. C, M THOMPSON,
Oct. q, 1888. Ciefk.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27

fhe Parish School Board at i recent
NESTING, appointed the following com
allIee % devise SONS means or plan Of
aalldlng q public school houae in Opel
Dlsis peF resDlution Of that body Jos.
sl0eh. 9. NJ. DuRoy, r. Mornhinteg,
MIs Z M Lewis and L. A. Sandoz.
tlHs y 4 matter which should be at
silasd g at once, and We venture TO
m aasat il our citizens will second the
sAlagla VI The committee in proper
aglEisl & will not be long befors Opel
Y sassAs Will have at least one good pub
ae t1haoI house.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
aPUBI.rc NOTICE.

OPELousAs, La, Sept 26th, 1885,
WDUBLIC Notice 10 hereby gwen, that by viz
III tine of the authority vested 1n me Dy law,
Parish OF ST. Landry, Q3th judicial Districtl
commencing ON the oath Of September. 1888 and
which ends ON tlae 10th day OF November, 1888,
ia heref,y moilifaea and extended 80 as to end on
Friday. the 18Th day of November, 1883. Fur
ther ordered that due publication hereof be
made.
Granted in open Court at Orel0usas, La, this
-ss-. - e. T. LEWIS,
Judge 18th Judi Dist. Court Of La.
A true copy:
G. II. THOMPSON, Clerk.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27

The State Fair opened ut Baton
Roage last Monday with fair attend
anes and good display of exhibits, not
outstanding the inclement weather.
Cor. Nichols delivered the opening adj
dssss, and Col. Geo. Norman folloWed
With ! most interesting and instructive
eraEis,
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27

Henry Welsh, founder and mayor of
,ha thriving town of Welsh. Calcasieu
parishh. died at his residence, the 18th
iust he was universally respected and
BIZ death viii prove q great loss to that
mart Of the country.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
NOTICE OF TABLEAU.

Probate Court, Parish Of ST. Landry, No. 478s
Estate oF CEcILE e. BAILLIO.
Whereas, Gilbert BailIio, of the paFish of
st. Landry, administrator Of the above en-
titled estate, has filed final tahleau OF elassif-
cation and distribution, OF funds OF said es-
tate, accompanied BY his petition praying fer
the lomolozation of the same;
And whereas, notice of Hling of said petit
tion and tableau has been ordered by an or
der Of court bearing date Oct. i2, 1855
Now. therefore, notice is hereby given to al
tableau, in writing, at my Office In the tova
of Opel0usas, within the time required By law,
why said tableau should mot be ~homologased
and confirmed.
C.M. THOMPSON,
Oct. 30, 1888. Clara.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27

DIED-At New Orleans, on Wednes-
day, Oct. 18th, WILLIAM Ell. BEGG, aged
60 years, months and Is days. De-
ceased was native of Scotland, but for
somo years past has been resident OF
our parish.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
xhe Adjournment of Congress

N. O. Picayune
After sitting unparalleled for its
length in the history of the country the
frat ses sion of the Fiftietll Congress
has at length adjourned. When the
session opened IN December last It was
confidently hoped and predicted that
most important legislation would be
enacted, in fact the conviction was
general that some solution of the vexed
question of the tariff would be reached.
Congress has adjourned, however after
a continuous sitting of nearly ten
months without accomplishing any
thing like what should have been legit-
imately expected.
It must be admitted That cOhsideia
BILE was done in tie way Of local legis-
lation of an i'm ortant character, Louis
lana particularly having Jared well in
THE respect, hence there is no warrant
for accusing Congress of wasting time.
Besides. there were peculiar difficulties
standing In the way of general legisla-
tion for which the National Legislature
cannot altogether be held responsible.
It is very much tn be regretted, how
ever, that the tariff problem was left
nnsolyed, as ID has already been hang
ing over the country too long, aud will
continue to act as drag on business
enterprise until finally disposed of. The
possible changes that an alteration OF
the tariff might make in established in
dustries have enforced degree of con-
servatism which has retarded the OK
pansion of the country = commerce con-
siderably.
The failure 20 pass d tariff bill con-
demns our Louisiana planters to con-
tinuation of the suspense that has pre-
vailed for years back, as to the fate OF
the sugar and rice industries. During
the present session orr Representatives
in Congress had agreed to reasonable
reduction of the protection on our sta
pie products, III the hope that final
settlement of the question might be
reached, TINS relieving the sugar and
rice planters from the suspense that has
hung over them for years like the
sword of Damocles
With anything like an assurance thu
tariff agita tiop would be dropped for al
least a period, Louisiana sugar culture
would experience degree of expan-
sion unknown for years. New ma
chinery and more economical appara-
tns would have been erected all over
the sugar belt, and the industry might
have eventually been placed above oil
dependence on the tariff.
The Fiftieth Congress has done one
thing for Louisiana, heWever, which
must be looked upon In the light of .
blessing, which is, that it has cured
Louisiana planters for all time of any
secret leaning towards the Republican
party, which has announced itsel
openly and specifically the enemy o
Louisiana sngar and rice.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
EsTRAYED.

ESROM near Port Barre, about one month
R ago, good size Texas Horse, about s
years old, gentle under saddle, bay color,
branded on hip and on trent shoulder fac
siuiIe of brands at this ofRce.l This animal
10 supposed TO be on the bayou Teche. lib
eral reward win be paid for his delivery here,
or information that will lead to his recovery.
Oct. 90, '88-lm Apply at this office
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
Notice to Taxpayers


hereby give notice to all persons concerned
that the Roll of 1858 has been delivered to me
and that am prepared to eellecs all State,
Parish, Corporation Criminal, Levee and Poll
Taxes for the year 1888.
Persons owing saxes on moyablea only win
become deliuqnents on and after October 1st
next, and persons owning real estate will be-
come delinquents unless the taxes on same
are paid prior to January lst, 1889.
Come and pay your taxes In time, to avoid
me the unpleasant duty of adding costs
thereto.
T. 8. FONTENoT,
Sheriff and ex-efficio Tax Collector,
septl5tf Parish of Sc. Landry.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27

The Natchitoches Enterprise is the
title Of q new aspirant for public favor,
saitsa by Mr.. I'll. P. Breazeale. 1t is a
2S.eelamn weekly, and promises to be
sffst-elass, newsy paper, We wish it
anceasa
The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27

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