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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21
GHERIFF'S SALE.
GHERIFF'S SALE.
District Court Parish of 81. Landry, No, 1857
Susan Webb, Wife, eli Al, vs.. A. e. Keller,
Widow ialIigar.
!. u. Psyne EnServenOr
Dec. II. 1887.
J. 0. Payne, Interviewer.

BY virtue of writ of plEries fieri facias is
sued out ef the 18th Judicial District Court in
and for the parish of st. Landry, in the above
entitled and numbered suit, I viii proceed TO
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-
DAY, the 2lst day of January, 1885, at IL A.
NJ, the following described property, o-wit:
land, situated in this parish of st. Landry,
bounded north, west and south by Bayou
Beuf, and east by the public road running
from Washington up to the Bayou aforesaid
containing three hundred and thirty-one and
42f100 acres, known as the Bentield.
3. A tract of land of one hundred and i've
and S0Il00 acres, situated near the Bayou
Beuf, bounded above By land now belonging
to Payne, below by lands belonging to Amelia
Keller, widow Galligar, west by the public
road leading from Washington up the Ba-
you B9uf, and east by lands OF Payne, Known
as Pat Prescott tract,
Seized in the above entitled suit:
Terms and conditions.-For cash to pay and
satisfy the sums of four thousand dollars, and
of sixteen hundred and forty-on dollars, and
oftwenty-five hundred dollars, with eight per
cent yearly interest ON the first sum from the
LIST OF February 1870 like interest on the sec
ond sum from 18th April 1872; and like inter
| est on the third sum from 18th January 1872 |;
and also to pay the attorneys fees at i've per
cent on aforesaid sums; Subject however to
1 following credltS; /. Eign1 nuHureu anu hFe
dollars and 21Il0O.
2. One hundred and eighteen dollars and
S2Il00 tless one hundred and ten dollars and
l2ll00 costsl, made by execution 18th May
1877; -
3. Two Thousand six hundred and tweL-y'
five dollars lless seventy and 6sIloo o dollars
costs) made by execution on Oct, 1879
18th. One thousand three hundred and
forty-six d5alars (less sixty-ive and 60IiOt
dollars cotfsl made by execution on 2atf
July, 1s80;ts
5th. Seventeen hundred dollars made By
execution on 23d July, 1888
9Th. Thirteen hundred and thirty and 20tl
dollars lless eighty and 30Il00 dollars costs
made by execution on 23d July, 1888;
7th. One and 10Il00 dollars cost incurred
and for an amount to cover the costs tha
may be Incurred in executing this writ
C.. G.. DUS0N,
Sheriff of the parish of St. Landry
Dec. IL, 1887.
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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21
JUDICIAL NOTICES.
DUBLIC SALE
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 14l
ESTATE OF NApoEEoN CoRrEz.

ESTATE OF NAPOLEON CoRTEz.
By virtue of an order of the Honorable the
District 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
81 sfha Court House door, in Opel0usas. parish
Of Of 81. Landry, on WEDNESDAY,, February
%. 1883. the following described property,
belonging to the estate of Napoleon cortez,
to-wit:
Il a small plantation with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, situa ted in Maliet,
! parish of ST. Landry. CONTAINING about twenty
/ ave arpents, moro or less, and bounded as fol
i lows: north and east by lands of Jules zero, IT!
din, south by public road and west Dy beiiie
i Godeau.
O. One mare one horse one wagon, one gun
i 4an barrels Of rice, one bale of cotton 10 tne
4 seed 4 !, 5,xaYN
Ia. 81 is8s. Administrator.
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southwestern Louisiana.
Like Charles American

Like Charles American:
Some are disposed to consider the rapid SCI.
Element of southwestern Louisiana ana pne
CONSEQUENT rise LII values, q boom. Sucl ls
NOT Tie case. A boom Is where lands ana toWh
lots % above their real value, By reason oI .
general ahooping up process. Such mas MOI
Reer fIle case here. Farm lands anu town
lnts can be- purchased on lower and better
farIs,s thar, ff any section of country 0f eqaaI
advanfsses in the United States ln Lake
CIarlea. 4 city of 5000 inhabitants, and des-
f;pad fo have 5es 900 at an carly date, Deauf.-
mi lots. 66g III 900 feet, and one-haii DloeR
fss. the business street, are selling Tor $50e.
Gond rgs,dent lots sell from $40 to g5ev per ep
lat lot Farm lands can be had from Si.sso 90 Ply
ner acre, according 70 locality, the average
being five dollars, IL
Welsh and Jennings, towns OF heautilul lo,
- fia,, aud great enterprise present anusnal
Il sraekious to settlers and investors II any
nr,e aonsiders this healty grow th = 6ooni aal
sseys need to o ii to place their lanqs oh sss
market Ill 8 fair price, and they Will oe soIa.
There is no country IN America WheFe s Elpl e.
tsI felsIs SO confident of quick anu PRO Isao'.
III here, We say 10 every one invest
AZ eslee. after y0n have OYer sne sEoun.
4 EeareEaITy Within d few years TINS eoNhsEs
! viii be 4 land of beautiful homes ala goes
schools. s.
that IL Il beautiful saying pf ~. hEanei Eaaa
III sales. that 10 obtain peFfeefI0n is y Aq
nsssssagq "a do singular thugs, but g g
i eazas snofs things eJhgulaFly well
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21
Isroceeaings Of the Police .B'ary'
oPEIoUsAs, La, Jan. 9th, 1888.

On motion Of Mr.. Haas, resolved that the
sum &c 5000 tive hundred dollars1 be and Y
hereby appropriated out of the lneerna, IN.
provements fund OF 1888, to assist u Dnlidlng
the bridge over Bayou Crocodile, at or nesaF
the Lnnenburg saw nliTl-the parish of ha-
hides having appropriated like sum for the
same bridge. Further resolved, that Messrs-
~. Il. Randolph, Edward Hubbard and sam
Haas be- appointed eonmittee 20 confer
with the committee froGa Rapides parish te
sell the CONTRACT according to law for tae
building of said bridge
On motion Of MIR. Haas, it was ordained
that ehe sum of GA I0a. .a0 Ethixty fhons
ar.d ssrle hundred slollagsl be- and the same 4
l,ares,v assessed and iaYied as the amount g
taxes to be collected for the aegyiees ana sx
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

The following appointments for the year
1883. for the Opelousas District We're made
byMhe Methodist Conferences recently IN Sos.
sion at Shreveport:
s. S. Keoner, presiding elder; Opeiousas,
4. I Dawes Washington, Henry y. john
sa,, Rayne aud Plauualnine Brulee, Z, Il.
MeClensioD; Abbevilie, Il. Harry; New Iberia,
+. w. Medlock; franklin, a. p. Clay :saake
CharIes. Joel n Dawes; Morgan City, v. =
Carter Sulphur Mines, Il IL Howell.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

tEeegsaeeiug and cutting timber upon the pub.
BE lands of the United States in the Circnit
Conrt for the Western District Of Louisiana,
nov IN session here: !,
dls B. and Il. Parker, Phil Athens, y Jese sll
Nixon, Jr., u. b. Parker. Everett Barker U
y Barrier, ID. &. Stodder. Edward M. bail, r
kazkaTs Phil Athens.
Eonrf win adjourn to-day foF the term.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

Thibodaux Sentinel: Two prominent soei-
ety young men we've overheard discussing tho
possibilities of leap year proposals. Said no.
- am going to refuse every young laay
who proposes TO mo this year
Said No. Q lof o judicial cast OF mind MOI
n: i am going to take every case under adj
visement, and make selection at the end OF
the year.
Not so fast, boys !; better wait until yon get
ss p0pEsed Il
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

The reformers got eyen' with their of-
moments in the Baton Rouge Convention, far
excludisg the ST. Landry reformcrs from the
late CoiIgressional Convention, by nnseating
twenty McEnery men whom tho non-partisan
eon,mittee of credentials had declared were
entitled TO seats And did the MeEnery meal
take spasms aud howl and whine aud refuse
to support the nominees OF the Convention
Not u bit of it they made the nominations
unani,uous and pledged their hearty support
To the ticket Comment is unnecessary.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

The graduating class Of the 0pelonsas Fe-
male Institute will hold its commencement
exercises 1t Perredin's Hall next Friday eve
ming. the 9th inst, at o'clock. The class
consists Of Misses Stella Truman, Pattae Price,
Fannie Lou White, Julie Bloch, Corlnne
lssAse and I4eola B White. We return THANKS
for Invitations to be present.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

III ii said III practical agricultural chelfnists
fhat frequent freezing of the soil rot only
makes It more friabIe- oluble-but adds
materially to its fertility. From this we may
expect good crops this year par ticuiisrly III
bofa Sd nj least
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

EoLIpsE. .--On the 2Sth Of this mont b, thofe
win 81 3 total eclipse Of tho moon, visible al, Il
most everywhere. II will Dc total from q, o:so Y
to 7s D. M (eastern timel over a, hour anu g
half. and as it occurs SO early IN the evening.
averv fOsy cal, witness it without special ei-
ferf = Il, i1.canvenience. This may not occur
again u for many years and should not be miss
ed The moon will shine family, although
Immersed In the eartll's shadow, with q luFid,
copper-coIorcd light.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

Ii would pay better TO feed corn to hogs
snd fatten them for home use, than sell ut
4he present price of 30 and 40 cents per
bnshel. Let onr farmers raise more hogs and
{hey have been Id buying western corn for
khe paet wear.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21
The Truth at Last.

In his speech secending the nomination of
Gen. Nichols at Baton Rouge last week, Mr..
Don Cafery of St. Mary paid the following tri-
butte to Gov. McEnery and his administration :
"He tNichollsl has vanquished not q foe bent
on the determination Of his party. but va
liant knight of the same political household,
worthy to compete in the lists against all
comers for any aud all Democratic hopors.
Ten years of Democratic rule finds our state
on the road to material advancement. Her
finances are sound, her laws arc administered
with impartial Justice, and we have prosper
ous people,"
Quite different tune from that sung by the
reform orators and press during the late can
vase!
Now, look at this plank from the platform
unanimously adopted by the Convention
''Wealso endorse the administration of Sam
Douglas McEnery. as recognition Of eminent
services to the state of q faithful public ser
want; and we affirm that the administration
of public affairs in Louisiana has, during the
last eleven years, brought the state ont OF
anarchy, developed wealth and prosperity,
and paved the way to the high position Louis
lama is entitled to among the states"
Now that no reason exists for peryerting
facts the truth is being told. The Governor
his administration, those who sustained it
all are yindicated.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

Candid ates ase said to be very numerous ID
t,,ss narish. bat they are backward about let, i1
ting lie people know what they want. Me
viii i1f tell Inc people for them every week, U
one 1 Language, for $40, and il both languages
FIR sI5. Ward offices half price.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

You can obtain one of the best agricultural
Vnpegs published, free, By paying one years :
Subscription To this paper. This ~ spienald
opportunity to ge6-A farm journal that y now
lake advantage Of ii. Mention il TO your
ne3nhlors
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

Res. q. s. Daugherty d baptist eyaagei,,st, u,
,,,eseled at tIae Baptist church On Thursaay y
ma Friday nights. He will preach shsrs
arai,, 10 night and tomorrow night
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

Rev. Il. III. McCIendon, whom the recent
Mefhodist Conference appointed TO kayne
fnd Plaanemine Brnl6e. served the a. est
Monroe circuit last year. Rev. e Y lsiiilng w
ev. svho n we'll known here, ID sent from Bias
frap Is New Orleans as city missionary,
Rev John Davis Is sent TO Texas.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

Juilre Lewis went I'd Crowley to hold q
nisil term Of the District Court for Acadia,
Beginning on Monday, the 10th, bnt owing co
Shs absence OF the attorneys and parties liti-
CANT no court was held
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

In q circular 10 his friends, Mr.. c. Thomp-
ron. of Barbrecl, announces that he ID q can
siitlate for clerk. He is well qualified for the
aful support
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

The entertainment given on Wednesday and
Thursday nights for the benefit of Opel0usas
Fire CO. No. [, was not financial success.
Try, try again, boys
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

The States, sn the article le6aed /" The
Dsmoeratic Party" copied elsewhere, ex-
preaseo our sentiments exactly. Read it.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

rlese of our subscribers who are n arEeafs 4.
III fheir subscription accounts, VIII hna y !
notice at the head of our local columns shas
ii Df sneeisEi interest To them kead Y,
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21
Eor. Sheriff,

sIa ars authorized to announce Gen. THOS.
K IMMERSION as O. candidate for Sheriff OF
z Z landry at the coming election.
we ara authorized to announce Mr.. OF
FkvE FONTEN0T as candidate for sheriii
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21


Another cold wave struck this section on
last Sunday, growing in intensity nutil Mon,
day we had the severest cold that has visited
this parallel of latitude forseveral years past:
On Monday and Tuesday il sleeted and rained
alternately until the earth was covered with
ice, aud the trees were a glittering sheen OF
icicles, beautiful to look upon but made one
shiver at the freezing blast of this wandering
blizzard from che North pole. This frigid vis-
itation gave us Of the Sunny South some con.
ception Of the prevailing wintry weather OF OF
the North and Northwest, aud while it will
make ns7 s7gommiserate the hardships that have
to be endured BY our more northern felioW 81
tizens. will at the same time make ns appre,
ciate, still more, our usually mild and salueri-
GUS climate at home. How the noble Gfeeiy
and his few surviving comrades ever got BACK
from their Arctic expedition is q mystery 60
ns. As for ns, let the North Pole aud It's Zee
berss remain unexplored aud be unknown.
Polar bears aud seals may live there, but man,
never. The equatorial region, with its melt
ING heat, simoons, junglea, and wild beasts,
would be more preferable rcgion of exile
from civilization and the busy hannis OF men.
We would rather take cha .ices an the ultimate
Ieath If q Livingstone than on the miracn-
| luls delivery VI 1 Greeiy.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

Plapt plenty Of Irish potatoes and oats
sarly In the season. They promise TO yield q
good price,
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21

Q Rival and 6 Club paper shells, No. Y,
VOC. per box at G.. w. Moriarty . gun store.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-21
The Lake Charles Commercial of Jan, IA


The Lake Charles Commercial of Jan. IA
says:
Were we to believe some of the State adj
ministration organs, there never has been u
fair election in Louisiana since the Demo-
cratic party came to power, and that If an
honest count of the ballots as cast had been
declared it would be found that the State had
invariably gone Republican. This is yeriest
bosh, it is not sustained by the facts. But
can any one doubt that the "bloody shrters"
of the North will hail with delight such state
ments suhstantiating their assertions to this
effect which have always met with prompt
denial from us. Again it will furnish them
with new supply of ammunition to fire at
the northern lleart-they were at their wits
ends, but now they have the material 20 work
up the campaign slogan.
Well, this is decidedly cool. We were un-
der the impression that it was the reform or
gans who had been furnishing the bloody
shirtersr with ammunition by their charges of
| fraud against the State administration, by
their reiterated statements that ballot-bOx
suffers decided elections in Louisiana and es-
| pecialiy in New Orleans, and by their iil-
tensely funny jokes about voting alligators
| and frogs at BAYOU Pigeon, sc The Govern
| or is eyidentIy uncer the same impression, for
| he took occasion two or three weeks ago, in q
/ speech at New Orleans, TO say that he would
1 use his utmost endeayOrs to have II fair elec-
| tion next April, u statement which he repeat
/ ed last week at Baton Rouge. VI fhe sdtttE
speech the Iberviile South says:
/ Gov. MeEnery said in a speech made in a
caucus of his supporters held in Baton Rouge
i on the night of the 9t insi., that he intended
4 that the election which was TO be held in
April should be honest and fair in every par.
ticular in fact that there should be in truth
o free ballot aud fair count, in order to OFT
i set q statement made by some OF his enemies
i that no fair election had been held under his
/ administration. He said he did not intend t.
4 go out of Office with this blotch attached tt
i his record.
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Ir.,rmocRATIc STATE TICKET.

For Governor: 80
Arp NCIS 4. NICHOLAS, of Assumption.
For Lieutenant Governor
JAMES JEFFRIEs, of Rapides,
For Secretary of State:
i. F. MASON, of Concordia-
For Attorney General:
WALTER II. ROGERS, of Orleans.
For State Treasurer
VI. HI. PIPES, of East Feliciana
For Auditor of Public Accounts:
o. B. STEELE, Of Union.
s.r g,,nerintendent Of Public Education
los. A. BREAUX, of Iberia.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-01
swindled by Bogus Nutmegs.

A week ago q spruce, business looking
young man, carrying a sachel full OF nut
megs, struck Detroit. He put up at one of
the best hotels. ordered champagne with his
dinner, and later called on Q well known
wholesale grocer.
Here are a few samples Of large amount
Of nutme-s which own and am d!sposing o.
cheaply-thirty-n cents pound, while the
regular price is fortyfour cents" LIE said,
opening the grip
The grocer thought be saw bargain as
did several other wholesale grocers to whom
the samples were shown. He bought con-
signment, paid cash and put them in stock.
A few days after the stranger had left town
Tie grocer CHANGED to sample one. The nut
rlcg looked all right and smelled all right,
but it Lad 10 taste. Several were sent to o
chemist for analysis 1t was found that the
that the stranger Lad gone one better than
tho ol9cl nutmeg story. They were pecan
nuts. They had been picked while green,
dried and boiled in q mixture containing
pulverized nutmeg, which gave them the
same appearance and favor as the genuine.
The grocer, with several others who had been
duped, got their heads together, agreed tc
keep quiet ard raised a sum to hunt thJ
swindler down. He hasn't been found, but
the story Is out.-Detroit Journal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-01
i Pair Of Zine shoes.

u par q me s--=s there are Two saved
r.=r=S. -w1 inner SOS. Two s-.E=l.--s, -vJ
pieces q 80. - give q spring 70 the .1st-7
Two -acts, twelve Leel g.=cs, TWO sole lin
ne. twenty uvp=- pieces, thirty lacks
twelve nails il Ire Le=ls and twenty buttons.
% saE nothing q thread. bC.1 SIX and fax.
Ju- TIE wonder i found in the rapidly with
which these l--titudiaous pieces are c5E-
b--e1 II G single completed work. for. g. an
experiment, eastern shoe factories have from
the leather c-u- .s-ed pair q she's in less
than al hour and { Ea-:. a-i as z test q sin
gle pair CT mems shes LaTa t=el finished il
twenty minutes.
The shoe i, therefore. a triumph q human
intelligence, 70. every sep IN its marufac-
tire involves the snpl- vn=nt Il machines
which Do the wors Of mans hands. Besides
others. there are crimping machines, me-
chimes which make pegs and drive them il al
q single operation screw mailing machines
which from & pi=ce Of wire on q roller make
q screw and drive it u Its place through the
tLickes- leather; rolling machines. sole leather
separating machines, stripping machines. sole
cutting machines, sewing machines Of a
dozen different kinds, sandEagering ma
chimes, sole sewing machines, sole molding
machines. beating out machines. heel burn
ishilg machines, edge setting and edge
trimming machines, sole rounding ma
chimes, machines which faSren the sole 70 the
upp=r. machines which make the eyelets and
machines which sew on the buctoIs.-Globe-
Democrat