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The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14
louisiana Land Cases.
Special to The Times Democrat.

~ A~SAH-NSANeS-
Washington, Jan. 6-Assstant Sec
retary Chandler, of the Interior De-
partment, to day rendered decisions in
the cases of the New Orleans Pacific
Railway Company against Joseph l..
Perrodin, Daniel H. Willis, jeremiah
Smith, and Amos Gibson. The first
two cases involve tracts of land in the
New Orleans land district, and the last
two in the Natchitoches land district.
the Assistant Secretary holds that these
cases come within the terms of the
agreement filed by the railroad COM
pany, Withdrawing its appeal in all
cases when the adverse claimants were
found by the commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office to have been actual
settlers upon the land at the date of
the definite location of the road This
action confirms the titles of the set
tiers.
Washington, Jan. I0.-Secretary No
bic to- day, in the several cases of Fran,
co.'s A. Donnot, Philip Fuselier, Fran
co.'s F. Fontonot and Landry Fontenot
against the New Orleans Pacific Rail-
way Company, denied the motions filed
by the parties named for a review OF
the department decisions of July, 1892,
rejecting their applications to enter
certain lands in the New Orleans dis
trict and allowing the indemnity selec-
tion therefor made by the railroad COM
pany to remain intact.
In the case of the New Orleans Pacific
Railway Company against Thos. Le-
moine, JAS. H. Boseman, Jos. Chap
man Jr., Jos. Craig, Eloi Simon and Da
monville Savoi, homestead claimants,
involving lands in the New Orleans and
Natchitoches districts, decisions were
to-day rendered holding in favor of the
homestead claimants.
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EyUBLIC SALE.
N
Probate Court, Parish Of 81. Landry, No 5i55

Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No 5t55
Estate OF MARIE LOUISE FoNTENoT AND
PHLoMoN GUILLoRY.
By virtue of an order of the Honorable the
Probate Court in and for the parish of Saint
Landry, there will be sold at public auctlon,
to the last and highest bidder, by the
undersigned tutor or by any duly
qualified auctioneer, at the last resi-
dence of the tutor in Prairie Mamou, in the
parish of st. Landry, on SATURDA 7, the
Dist day of January 1893, the following des.
cribed property, belonging to the estate of
Marie Louise Foutenot aud Philemon Guilio-
ry, deceased, late of the parish of st. Ian.
dry, to-wit
One horse one lot of hogs !; one hack !; a
lot of farming implements; a lot of sheep
one cow and calf; one corn mill one loom
one OK about Is barrels corn lot Of bed
ding and household furniture; saddle cook
ing utensils and many other articles too nu-
merous to ennmerate.
Term and Conditions-All adjudcations OF
two dollars and fifty cents and under, cash !;
all adiudicatious over two dollars aud tfty
CENTS ON credit of twelve months, purcha-
sers to furnish notes with one good and sol
vent security to tutor, said notes to bear
eight per cent interest from date of sale. and
ten per cent attorneys fees in case of suit to
enforce payment
WILLIAIs H. FONTERoT,
Jan. Z, 1893. Tutor.
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Look Here !!

Do you owe the COURIER for sub,
scription, advertising or job workq II
90, please remember that this ia the
season of the year when people are ex-
pected to have money, aud the credi,
tors of the COURIER gre demanding
satisfaction 8" in cash." We will have
to do the same thing 10 return, and
request every man, woman and child
who ows us to please come forward
and do something for Us in the way OF
- cash.
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Dec. 10. 1892.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
Probate Court, Parisho of 81. Landry, No. :
ESTATE OF JOSEPH DANIELS decd.

ESTATE OF JOSEPH DANIELS decd
Whereas, Marie tHOllier, wife of Will
liam C. Suter, of the parish of
st. Landry, has applied by her petit
tion to be appointed administrative of the
estate of Joseph Daniels, decd, late of
st. Landry parish
Therefore, any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment will file the
same in writing, in my Office, in the town Of
Opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice. G.. M. THOMPSON,
Jan. 7, 1898. Clerk.
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Jean B. Chapman and Arthur Fonte-
not, two men from the country. were
arrested last Monday night and jailed
by constable Dejean, charged with ma
iciaus mischief, consisting in cutting
the tail of Mr.. Henry Boswell's horse,
and also the stirrnp feathers Of his sad
die. This piece of hoodlamism was
perpetrated near the courtlouse square,
and our wide awake town constable
promptly demonstrated to the offend
ers that such acts cannot be perpetarted
with impunity in 0pelousas, and it ia
likely they will get the full penalty Of
the law.
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Jan. IA, 1893
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 52l3
ESTATE OF AzELIN SAvoIE
Whereas, Rosa Guidry, of the parish of
st. Landry, has applied by her petition to be
appointed administrative of the estate of
Azeln Savoie deceased, late of the par
ish of ST. Landry;
Therefore, any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment will file the
same in writing, in my Office, in the town of
Opelouaas, within ten days from the present
notice c. NJ. THOMPSON,
Jan. a. 1893. Clerk.
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Do you take Farm Journal /? VIII
notq Every farmer, gardner, stock
breeder, orchardist, dairyman, poultry
man, their wives, and even the boys
and girls will find it crowded full OF
helpful information. It aims to be
practical rather than theoretical, to be
brief and to the point, in fact, to be
Cream not SKIM milk. 1t is adapted to
all parts of the country North. South,
East, and West. The subscription rate
is so cents year. We have made ar
rangements with the publisher by
which we can send it one year (all OF
1899 to all who pay ahead for our pa
per. Samples will be sent free if you
address postal request to Farm Joar-
nal, Philadelphia, Pa.
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JUDICIAL NOTICES
CONSTABLE's SALE.

j. l.. Bourque VS.. Jules Sybille.
18th Justices Court, Parish of St. Landry.
By virtue of writ of Fl. ia. to me di-
reeted by the Hon. A. w. Dejean, Justice OF
the Peace, 18th ward in and for the parish of
st. Landry, will proceed to sell at public
auction to the last and highest bidder, on
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 18th, 1893,
at 10 o'clock IN. on the premises at Plaquemine
Point, the following described property, to-
wit:
One acre of land with all the buildings and
improvements thereon, situated at Plaque
mine Point, bounded north by Leandre Bour-
que, south by Louis Guidry, east by Mrs. Jos,
Richard and west by Leandre Bourque.
Terms-Cash.
JOSEPH BOURQUE, Jr.,
Deputy Sheriff.
IA 1909
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We are informed that Col. Mark La
zaro broke the record here last Monday
evening, by successfully getting on the
! outside of l04 oysters at one sitting
our new assessor voncles for the cor
rectness of this item.
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The following are the cases disposed
of by the Court of Appeals at its session
here which closed on Thursday morning:
j. P. Russell vs.. Courtableau River
Mills, Ltd, W. S. Frazee, Intervenor.--
Judgment affirmed with costs. Rehear-
ing granted and case continued.
j. Meyers & Co. VS.. Parish of Acadia.
Judgment affirmed with costs.
Cfas. M. Bradder VS.. Guillaume Pons-
son. Judgment affirmed with costs.
ment reversed and case remanded.
Valcour Primeau rs. E. w. Lyons
Sheriff. ct ais. Judgment affirmed with
costs.
Fl. w. Anding rs. Mrs. Corine Dupuis
and Husband. Judgment reversed.
Mary E, Morgan vs.. G.. B. Andrus ell
al. Judgment affirmed. Rehearing re
fused.
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Death Of MRS. Logan.

The many friends of Mrs. Virginia
Logan, the beloved wife of DR.. Samuel
Logan. although not surprised were
panied to learn of the death of this es-
timable lady which took place at 7:30
o'clock yesterday morning at her resi-
dence, No. 24l Prytania street.
Mrs. Logan, whose maiden name was
Virginia King, was born in Opelousas,
La forty eight years ago; she was
married to Dr.. Logan in 1871, who to-
gether with seven children, four sons,
and three daughters survive her.
The deceased was member of the
Episcopal church and was always to be
fonnd among the workers of the church
in all undertakings to relieve the sick
and destitute.
Mrs. Logan was loving and devoted
wife. kind and affectionate mother, a
true friend and her death will be keen
ly felt by not only her family and
friends but by the poor of this city. -
N. O Delta, JAM g.
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Last Thursday moniniDg colored
boy about S years old was accidently
cut on the head with an axe, 10 town.
A colored man was cutting wood when
the child got in range of the axe and
received the blow on the head, which,
the doctor says, will prove fatal.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

The U. S. Circuit and District Courts
Judge Alex. BoarmaE presiding. began
their regular session here on Monday
with the following officers at their posts:
NJ. c. Elstner, district attorney j. B
Beattie, clerk; j. Vigneaud, marshal /;
B. Bloomfield, deputy clerk G. Mayo
acting deputy. The grand jury was i'm
mediately empanneled, with B. F. Me-
ginley as foreman, and went actively to
work. Monday and Tuesday were TAX
en- up with the trial of civil cases and
on Wednesday the trial by jury of Grim
inal cases was begun. There is heav-
ier docket than usual and the court may
sit couple of weeks.
On Thursday the following parties,
accused of violation of the internal rev.
enue laws, were each fined $40 and the
costs, viz: j. III. Putnam, Mary E. Gill
Numa Ferrand, Nap. Alston, Y. Vidrine,
N. Landry, NJ. Levy ct ala, Dupuis Le-
blanc, J. o. Broussard, Broussard & Le-
blanc, and j. o. Moaton.
B. t. Holmes, for violating the postal
laws, was fined 81 and costs.
Chas. S. Coleman, for robbing post
office, was sentenced to three years in a
U. S. penitentiary.
The grand jury adjourned on Thurs
day. Thirty-six true bills were found
mostly for violations of the internal
revenue laws.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

The session of the q. s. Court has
brought large number of strangers to
our city from the adjoining parishes,
and the vicinity of the courthouse has
presented quite lively appearance all
the wSek.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

The Edna Rice Mill at Mermentau
has warehouse room for 100000 sacks.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

Drugs, medicines, chemicals, patent
medicines, fine cigars, tooth brushes
combs, &c, at Bailey's drugstore.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

R. Carow, Jewish merchant resid-
ing in Baton Rouge, committed suicide
last week by shooting himself in the
mouth with revolver.
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Dec. II. 1892.
TDURLIC SALE.
DURLIC SALE.
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 52Gi
ESTATE OF ADoLpHE GUIDRY, Decd.

By virtue of an order of the Honorable the
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 Administrative or duly qualified auo-
tioneer, at the last residence of deceased in
Coulee Croche, st. Landry parish, La, on
Wednesday,. y January 1StE, 1888,
to the estate of Adolphe Gnidry, deceased,
late of the parish of st. Landry, to.wit
Fifty arpents of land situated in Coul6e
Croche, together with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, bounded north by DIR.
Boagni east by Valery Gnidry, south by w.
G. Miller and west by l.. Domingeau.
Four creole horses about seventy-fve bar
rels of corn household furniture; two eOws
and calves and few head of hogs.
Terms-cash.
EIMIRE GJTIDRY Adm,r
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Gen. BENZ. f. Butler died suddenly,
at his home in Washington City last
Wednesday morning.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

The Courier, in It's last issue, in comment
n Ing on an editorial statement of ours, applies
the term Characteristic erookedness to
this paper. The cheek and gall of this old
lottery sheet beats creation. III the Courier
wants to see crookedness indeed, let it take o
look ct its own image in g glass Clarion
Il tile immaculate being who penned
ths above will give bis name to the pub-
llc tand the public has q right to know
the auflor of such articles when in
aerted in paper that does not give the
name Of ito editor, publisher, manager
or even reporter) we venture to say
there will be no artificial means need
g to expose bis {. crookedness.1 The
Vesy fact of his keeping his identity
concealed ought to settle his status.
and that ID doubtless the view he pnbs
nc will take Of anch anonymous produc-
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APPOINTMENTS FOR OPELOUsAs
CHARGE l593--Divine service will be
held:
Opelousas-1st, Sd and 4th Sabbaths
] / o'clock a. m., and 2 p. m.
Bellevue-2nd Sabbath Ii O'Clock
a. M; Sd Sabbath $50 p. m.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
night at7.
Sabbath School 10 O'Clock every
Sabbath T. s. RANDLE, P: C.
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Old newspapers for sale at this Office
at 90 cents per hundred.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

CoAL.-Pittsburg coal delivered any
where within the corporation limits in
any quantity by j. B. Sandoz.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

Remember that Shute's drug store
is headquarters for everything in the
drug inc.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

For SALE-A peddling hack, a
good as new, will be sold cheap Ap
ply at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. IT'S.

ESTATE OF LOUIS FoNTENoT, SR.
By virtue of an order of the Honorable Che
Probate Court in and for the parish of Saint
Landry, there will be sold at public auctien,
by Lucius G. Dupr6, duly quail.
fled auctioneer, at the Courthouse, in the
town of Opelousas, in the parish of St.
Landry, La, on
Saturday, january 49, $685.
at ii o'clock A. M, the following described
property belonging to the estate of Louis
Fontenot, ST., deceased, to.wit:
The undivided one-half of section twenty
four, towship seven, south of range tive west
situated in Acadia Parish, La.
Terms-Cash.
LUCIUS G.. DUPRE,
Dec. "a, 1892. Auctionear.
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For SALE CHEAP CHEAP !-One
thousand cords of wood at seven miles
from Opelousas, on Courtableau.
I'll. L. Garland.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

All styles of fancy printing done at
this Office on short notice at low prices
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

Order Your oysters, crabs and fish
from Vilaseca delivered at domicil.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

There will be divine services at the
sBaptlst Church of 0pelousas on the
lst and % Sundays Of every month
by Rev. Phillips.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

Blank books, pens, ink, paper AM
school supplies at Bailey's drugstore.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

The new gold diggings. which are at
tracing SO mncfl attention in the ex
ltreme West and on the Pacific coast are
about $50 miles westsof Durango, Col,
near the southern border of Utah
They are north of the Navajo Noun.
ttains and south of the big bend of the
San Juan river. The mines are placer
mines and there is plenty of water tc
work them. Cliff-dwellers once inhab-
tied the mining region.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

Doctor - Subscribe for the N. o
Medical and Surgical Journal.
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DIED :

COLLINs-At the residence of his father
John NJ Collins, near Opelousas, Jan. 9, 1893
Frank Collins, aged ~ years.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

Why send off for your illuminating
oils when you can have it delivered at
moments notice, at the lowest rates
by leaving your orders with Mason Nc
Bride, of the Waters Pierce Oil Co.,
near the depot.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

AT the annual election for Directors
of the First National Bank held at the
banking house on Tuesday, January
10TH. A. Dietlein, E. Latreyte, A..
Levy, Julius Meyers, /. M. Lichten-
atein, Henry Kahn and ]. T.. Skipper,
were elected to serve for the ensuing
year. At a meeting of the Directors
held on the same day, the following
officers were elected to serve for the
ensuing year A. Levy, president; A.
Dietlein, vice president; and ]. q.
Skipper, Cashier.
The First National Bank now has
three hundred individual accounts on
their ledger with over $l00, 900 de-
posits and over SIC, 900 cash reserve.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

Mr.. g. D, Quirk was seriously and
perhaps fatally wounded last Sunday
by the accidental discharge of his pis-
tol, the ball ranging upwards through
the back into bis body. The last re-
ports state that he was in critical
condition. The occident happened al
his home in Moundville, near Wash,
ington, while sitting in rocking chair,
the pistol, which was In his hip pocket,
dropping to the floor and exploding
the cartridge.
Since the above was put in type, we
are informed that the unfortunate man
died Friday morning at about 2 o'clock
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

leopold Goudchaurl No. 1888,
Us lH District Court,
HIS Creditors. Parish Of st. Landry. La
BY Virtue of an order of the Hon. W. C.
Perrault, of date, Dec. 9Th, 1892, granted in
the above numbered and entitled suit, on the
application made by Leopold Goudchaux, for
n respite of one, two and three years, meet
ing of the creditors of said Leopold Cloud
chaux is called to deliberate and decide ON
the application for said respite-said meeting
TO take place at the Office of Lucius G.. Dupr6,
Notary Public, in the town of Opelousas, on
Tuesday, January 18th, 1898, at 10 o'clock a.
m., and continuing from day to day, until
completed.
LUCIUS G. DuPRE,
Notary Public.
Nae 10 1909
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14

Coon OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST
Opelouaas, La, has need of Good
Hotel Building and !, large Livery
Stable. / have the lots suitable, and
will sell at reasonable price, and on
long terms of credit.
H. L. GARLAND,
July 9 Opelousas
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The followinggwill be of interest to
all Confederate Veterans:
Adjt. sGen.aGee. Moorman yesterday
received orders from Gen. John B. Cor
don to announce that he has decided,
after hearing all the arguments on both
sides, that it will be impraeticable to
make change, as desired by some
parties, in the time of holding the Con-
sfederate Veteran Reunion at Birming-
ham, and that it win take place as
fixed, on the 10th and Goth of July,
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-.--.---...... JUDGMENT
District Court, Parish of ST. Landry No. l50O4
Charlotte Quirk, Wife, os. Ohbe Fontenot,
HuSbnuG


This IS a suit by plaintiff for separation
of property from her husband, on the ground
of embarrassment in her affairs further al
leging that for several years past her hus-
band has not contributed anything to her
support or that of her children, and that che ia
able to make living for herself and children,
out OF the earnings of her separate industry,
if she is enabled to preserve said earnings
from being absorbed by the debts of the hus-
band, and for this purpose she prays for u
separation OF property from her said hus-
band. She further prays for monied judg-
ment against her husband The plaintiff
took, and had entered up, preliminary de-
fault in the case, and no motion having been
made within the legal delays to set the same
aside nor answer filed, and in due course
said preliminary judgment by default having
been duly confirmed and made final by COM
petent proof administered. of the correct
ness OF plaintiffs claims and demands. Ac-
eordingly, and because the law and the owl
dence are in favor of plaintiff and against de-
fendant, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed
that plaintiff be and is hereby separated in
property from her husband, Olibe Fontenot,
the community of acquets and gains hereto
fore existing between them is hereby dis
solved, and the plaintiff is authorized to ad-
minister and control her separate property
and affairs, free from any interp0sition or
control on the part of her said husband. 1t
is further ordered that plaintiff do have
Judgment against her said husband and re-
cover of him the full sum of One Hundred
and Fifty Dollars, with legal interest from
judicial demands, and that defendant pay
the costs of this suit to be taxed. Done,
read and signed in Open Court this 23d day
of Dec. A. d. 1892.
w. C. PERRAULT,
Filed Dec. %. 1892; Judge.
Fl. e. ERToRaE, D'y Clerk
A true coy.
III. E. EsToRGE, D'y Clerk.
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If any OF our young men want to try
their luck 10 civil service examinations
for appointment to positions in the
railway mail service, they can apply to
Mr.. Thomas d. Dimitry, Secretary OF
the board of Examiners, which meets
in New Orleans February Goth for ex-
aminati0ns.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-14
Dec. II, 1892.
TDUBLIC SALE.

ELMIRE GUIDRY, Adm'x.
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MEETING OF CREDHTORs.

A true coy.
III. e. EsToRGE, D'y Clerk.
Dec. 81, 1892, I'm
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Dec. a, 1892
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04

Next to Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Miss Kath-
crime Hillard is probably best known among
New York theosophists. THE Land OF
Dooms,' which she wrote for Harper's
Magazine a few years ago, attracted wide
spread attention, and her translation of
Dante's Banquet" insured her a high
place among Italian scholars. She is also
widely known as q critical writer. She is
president of the Aryan branch of New York
theosophists. Mrs. Fernandez has two
sons-Victor, aged IS, and Lavourne, aged
so thoroughly theosophical that they
claim to remember one life before this.
Lavourne gives minute details Of his life as
a Chinaman, and Victor distinctly re-
members serving in IN army of dark troops
and how he was killed in battle, carried
away and buried"
Their schoolfellows shout "Reincarna-
toni" and other Buddhist phrases at them
in the street, but their mother says that is
an excellent way of calling attention to the
truth. All the theosophists nave much to
say On purity of thought" "karma" and
the like. Miss Elizabeth Chaplin, the dis
missed teacher. is well knowa in missions
and charitable works both in New York
and Brooklyn, Her father is a leading
Presbyterian, and all the family are noted
for charitable works.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
A HISTORIC ALMA MATER.
ct. Johns College Has Graduated Man
Erpfpant A m arican C3<s~ons

st. Johns College Has Graduated Many
Eminent American Citizens.
The recent commencement at st. Johns
college, Annapolis, was made the occasion
for going over q good deal of curious histo-
ry, for not only has the famous old college
contributed many eminent men to the state
and nation, but its history is curiously in
terlocked with that of England and Amer
lea, especially of Maryland. During the
first 10 years of its existence St. Johns
graduated four governors of Maryland, one
governor of Liberia, seven members of the
state executive council, three United States
senators, five congressman, IL eminen.
judges and an attorney general of the Unit
ed States, besides scores of common men,
such as c~onsuls, state legislators and the
like.
Francis Scott Key was an early graduate.
W~ashington's stepson, Parke GUSTS, and
his nephews, Fairfax and Lawrence Wash
ington, were educated there, and the great
man himself in 1871 wrote a letter express
ing the great pleasure he had received in q
visit to the Infant seminary"