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THE ST. I LANDRY WHIG ! St. L O fficial J ournal of the P ah™, of si ,\n of the T own of O i' KI .ousas licUtor 1846 IHWIS MAY ABCHKUft Opelousas, Saturday July 18 Tim M atls— AV c are nol predisposed to find ,villi anybody, but, as has been very sensibly rem, ed by some very sensible man, there are pom . tliut very estimable quality, forbeam a Virtue." We have, from the time the present contractor between this and St. Martinsville contract for carrying .he mail, borne vv, h .«*I. , Jicnoe his repeated delinquencies .and failure hecomc a most unbearable nuisance, lie has yet | . with the mail at the time stipu —being sometimes fifty-eight -!S time. If he cannot fulfil his engage- • con,°* r co '"Mïeneral Government, why. m the i;,„ '«-„Mise does he not give up the "-no t „,,^vwho m delanltof ÀoiJjtime to i '""'•-vnd the contract given to IBl It 'l Ot i 'irmiV^te should be put to incovei ments for a person who lias underbid the old contractor for the route in question, without being well enough acquainted with it to know, as this contractor alleges he did not, that there was a lake on it to bo crosed. There must be a remedy somewhere, and wo hope it will be speedily applied, ~4TE OF"JTJLY In the rufh of business by which we were surround ed last week, we omitted to notice the celebration by our citizens ofthe seventieth anniversary of our nation al Independence The Chasseurs of Opelousas, a fine Cavalry corps of our village turned out, and partook of a fine barbecue, prepared for the occasion in a grove near town, where thedeclaration of Independence was read, and patriotic toasts drunk, amidst the greatest en thusiasm. .We subjoin a few of the regular toasts. The day ice celebrate,— The dawn of the millenium of political liberty, sacred to the memory of freemen throughout the world. The signers of the declaration of independence.— Their epitaphs are written in the hearts of the Ameri can people. The Spirit of '76.—'The battles of Paolo Alto and Resc-aca dc la Palma afford incontestible proof that in 70 years it has not degenerated. The Ladies of 1776—Like the noble dames of Spar ta, they gave their husbands, their sons and sweet hearts, as their choicest jewels, in support of our war for independence. The Ladies of 1846.—They have before them the example of the Ladies of 1776, and recent events have shown that they are not slow to follow it. The fire company also had a burbecue some few miles from town, where an abundance of good cheer and good feeling prevailed. In the evening, a magnificent display of fire works took place, prepared by our fellow-citizen S imon R ich ard , which was attended by some five hundred peo ple from town and the surrounding country, among whom were some two hundred ladies. This display was creditable alike to the ingenuity and patriotism of Mr. R ichard. T«e Commercial Review of the*South an# West. —We have before us the June number of this excel lent work, published in New Orleans by J. B. Dr.Bevv, editor and proprietor. Our limits will not pet mit us to en'.er into a review of any of the articles contained in the numbepliofure us this week, but in ability and cor rect statistical information, na well as for correct views of all the great commercial and agricultural subjects which come within the purview of such a jour nal, the Cmomercial Review stands second to no work of the kind in the United States. One single article in the number before us, that on Indian corn, shows a depth of research, and intimacy with, the statistics re lating to the article in question, that cannot fail to gain an extensive reputation for the work. We shall have occasion again, when more at leisure, to allude both to the work in qdestion and to many of the sabjccts it dis* eusse.«. Pictorial History oi? England .—We have thus far been renins in the press of business by which we have been surrounded, in not noticing a work bearing the above title, received some weeks since from J. B. S teele , New Orleans. The work commences with an "Introductory view of the original population and primitive history of the British Isles," as they were found at the time of the Roman invasion, with appropri ate pictorial illustrations of the various epochs of Brit ish history, from the earliest period of which we have a knowledge, down to the present time. The work comes from the press of Messrs. Harper, of New York, and is published in the cheap and at tractive style which has become at oncc so well known and deservedly popular throughout the country, i. e. in numbers. The work before us is to be completed in about forty numbers, at 05 c. per number. In families where there are children wo know of no form so attrac tive as these pictorial histories for tho inculcation of a taste for useful and instructive literature. Dreadful Saitwreck .—The brig Sutlcdge, Cnpt Graham, of and from Picton, N. S., bound to tho Fall river, with 56 passengers, men, women and children, struck on a ledge of rocks in the Vineyard, at 3 o'clock in the morning of the 27th ulî., and in a short time went down bow foremost in ten fathoms water. When water was first discovered in the forecastlc the boat was got out, and 31 passengers got into it. The schoon er, Dusky 5aliy, bound to Newport, sent her boat and picked up 9 men, the remaiuder were drowned. The Dusky Sally took tho survivors into /Viewport.— [N. O. Courier. A notkbk S hocking M atch Wo learn, »says the Bayou Sara Ledger, from a gentleman direct from Bark's Settlement, in this parish, that nil afiarsy occurred between R. B. Ratlilfa-id L. C. Glass on Wodnesdny last, in which tho former was shot in the side, a little above the hip joint. The wound is thought to bo very danger ous. The cause of the quarrel is said to havo been of soma months standing. H orhibm M urdkb .—Tho Leavenworth (In diana) Banner, relates the particulars of a most fiendish murder perpertrated in that town, on the 7th ultimo, by a young man named James Fields. His mother kept house for him, but hor health be coining impaired, she was at length confined to her lied—her unnatural son, with an oath, order, ed her up to get his meal, and while she was bending over the fire shot her in the abdomen with a pistol. He tried to stop the wound by fil. ling it with salt and tow; Unding her sinking he called in the neighbors and tied, but was over taken, and is now in jail awaiting his trial. a C oriositv.—.4 real horned forg, the first ever seen in Louisiana, was caught a lew days since on the premises of Captain Mumford, in lus Parish of West Folieiuua— Bee. CORRKSPONDBNCF. I M 1' OUT AST MISSIS I, We wish particularly to know why certain cor .nondence is not published^ relative to the "Army of Occupation." It will be recollected, that at'icr Congress ha,1 been in session Si at , | Iiis reason tor chn the extraordinary lie nvilig til« Army while without consulting that Mr. Pulk lo gin" his mini', and explain cessity made upon him ot - Comriess was in session, body. We trust that the press 'will .Lis mining correspondence. It w, to loimd, hïtve no doubt, very interesting indeed and eu lighten very many people who a ouaudary, why the Army moved I, oui the Nueces lo the Kio Grand'' ' The re will be a tine field open for the TTrfflinnfTfl W'-rS' rich. Thanks to Gen- Taylor anil his brave lit tle army; he fought himself out of all difficulties whatever, and, contrary to the expectation of the Adininistartion, covered himself and his compan ions in arms, with immortal honor. Again, we ask fi>r the publication of the orders sent to Gen. Taylor, that caused him to leave Corpus Christi, for the Rio Grande, and for the reasons M r. Polk had for issuing such orders, without Consulting Congress in session at the time he issued tliein, and who alone has power to declare war.— Tor pic. The Louisville Journal of the 30th ult., has the following.— Tere was another disgraceful row between some of the volunteers and citizens about dusk last evening, on Green street. We learn that a man named Davis was so severely beaten by the volunteers that his life is despaired of. The po iice were promptly on the spot, and the citizens gathered in large numbers highly incensed at the volunteers. Pierce Butler, Esqr, and Col. iVlcKee addressed the crowd, after which they dispersed. One of the volunteers, the principal actor in the scene, was put in jail. The Governor having withdrawn the procla mation ordering on election to fill the vacancy in the Senate occasioned by the resignation ot' Mr. Durant, on the ground that no existing law authorizes an election of Senator in the Parish of Orleans, it is suggested by the Courier to let the matter rest until the meeting of the Legisla ture next winter. The suggestion is a sensible one, and is indeed the only purcticable method of avoiding action by the Executive, without the sanction of law. G kn. G aines .—The Baltimore American of the 30th says.- A Washington letter states that Ihe President has "ordered General Gaines to be tried by Court Martial on charges growing out4N' his recent movement at the South ill call ing into service volunteers to prosecute the war against Mexicoi and that he is now under arrest awaiting tho organization and convening or the Court." The Washington Union contains an immense ly long list of Military Appointments by the Pre sklent. Among them we note that of Abraham Van Buren, as Paymaster in the United States Army, and of Thomas B. Eastland, of New Or leans, as Quarter Master, with the rank of Major. T he S uoah C uov will it is said, fall very short this season—the heavy rains recently experienc ed having caused the roots to rot.— Bee. M onday , SStli June. IMG. AT a called meeting of Ihe Police Jury of the Parish of St. Landry, present. Jonathan Harris, 1st ward, President. «Solomon Hariuan, 2d " John Closo, 3d w FrÉlÇois lobin, 4th " J. P. Hudson . r >th Jîenj. iVlcC'lelurid, 6th " E. Latiolais, 7th Olivier Lafleur, 9th 1M1. Overton, lUth Auguste •uilloiy, 11th" Pi. Johnson, 13th " O. P. Fontenot, 13tfi J. Bihine jr., 14th " Jo©l Vanoy, 15th" Charles 'i'calc, ltith ii Paul Dupré; 17th " Present, 1(5—Joseph McGco, absent. The president informed the jury that they hud been called together in extra meeting to carry into effect the laws passed at tho last session of the Legislature, on the subject of fixing election precincts--ot naming coin- 1 Uiissioners ofj election! relative to the removal of the seat of justice from Opelousas to Washington. Was read an ordinunce entitled, AN ORDINANCE, To establish new election precincts in the Parish of St. Landry, and to alter those now existing therein. Article 1, The i'olicc Jury of the parish of St. Lan dry Ordains. Article 2. That the different election precincts now existing in tho parish of st. /«andry, be and the same arc, from and after the dato of the passage of this Ordi nance altered to the places hereinafter designated. Article 3. That each police Jury ward in the parish of st. Landry, that now is, or that may be hereafter created, shall be and is established as an election pre cinct. Article 4. That all elections to be held in the parish ol st. Landry, tho votes shall be received by tho Com missionrrs of election nt. or near the following named places in each precinct, to wit : First Ward. Court House in the town of Opelousas. second Ward. Coffee House of James McDaniel, in the town of Washington. Third Ward. Residence ot Belisaire Arnaud in the Prairie tiros Chevreuile. Fourth Ward. Coftee House of Edmund Estilletto, in the town of st. Charles, Grand Coteau. Fifth Ward. Shop of Giles Higgenbothem in the Prairie Bellevue. Sixth Ward. Late residence of Henry Dideman in the prairie Plaquemine Brûlé. Seventh Ward, Coffee House of William Elkins at upper Plaquemine. Eighth Ward. Residence of Dominique Richard at Mallets woods, and Residence of Gilbert David, in the Prairie Faquétaïke. jNinth Ward. Store of Marcélin Gerard in Flat Town, and Residence of Alexandre Rougot at the Point Chataignier. Tenth Ward. Store of Messrs. Akcnhead at Bayou Chicot. Eleventh Ward. Store of Philip Stagg in the Old Grand prairie. Twelfth Ward. Residence of William Irwin at Mountville, and Residence of Robert Mclvary on the Bayou Boeuf. Thirteenth Ward Residence of Caleb Green, Pine Woods. Fourteenth Ward. Residence of Jacob Bihme Junr. on the Bayou Waxtf. Fifteenth Ward. Residence of James Ruthledgc on the Bayou Rouge, and aosidcnco of Pickcts on the river Atchafalaya. Sixteenth Ward. Residence of Joseph Landrcnaux on the prairie »lainoth Seventeenth Ward, uesidence of Napoleon P?trc in the prairie plaisance. Eighteenth Ward. Residence of Francois IjQpez at the old vacherie of Jean Mouton on the River M t ormento, Articlo f>. That all Ordinances, Resolutions, and Orders, contrary to the true intent and-fficaning of this dinance, be and the same is hereby annulled and Ordained the 29th June, A. D., 184G. l)u motion, . . i, „_ ua Resolved, That the said ordinance do pass and re r cso tille* whereupon an ordinance wa» c 0 „d h, the President and attested by the thafffrgjert. • IVird'-wnrd. André N Robin, rr; 0 Devtll [' smith, (« ard. Joseph D Gardiner, Jol ers, Jean , . ! II R Honoré Déjei rasiine Richard Fifth ward. f. Bte Richard til b acott, O *hward. 11 Joseph d Clarke, Gabriel Lyons Juiir, Jo- j " U " rn,tt "- Joseph Latiolais, aaptistq., Mortola, ; . Guidrv. îiçlith i „.ml. John H >icGce, Etienne Lejcime, miclirl u.hnie nt the residence of Dominique Richard, on Mai rrÄGUbert David, Thou,as 11 »Gee M Young, at the residence ol Gilbert Davul in the JOSt'im A glTCmr-rmrnnr,- tmm- »tu . » im rand in Flat Town, simtfon Foulenot, Honrv p. j tenof, Lifroi Guillory at the residence of Alcxti Roujot, at Point Cliutaignier. 'I cnth ward, seth singleton, John Murdock, Join R ruler Fontcmt, Webb, ( Jreei win at Mount u Boeuf, i C'alliha Eleventh ward. Philiph stagg, A] Pierre Guillory. ' Twelfth ward. Thomas Quirk, A Hudspeth at the residence of williani Irwii ville, Robert mc Ivory, Joseph Tate, william the residence of Robert mo Ivory on the Bay NThirtccnth ward. Caleb Green, Nicholas Solomon Hudson. Fra Fourteenth ward. Decoudrc i.amorcndi cyland, John Bihmc. Fifteenth ward. John woods Junr, Allen Jackson, Phillip H Vcazry at the residence of James RUtledg* on the Bayou Rouge, —Pickets, —Abbott, —Johnson, at the residence of rickets on the river Atchafalaya. sixteenth ward. Joachim mnderneau, jean ute Urte go, Ilildevert Deshotel. seventeenth ward. Cyprien Dupré, pierre ritre Jacques Lastrapes. Eigthcenth ward. James »layers, î.efroi Landry, Ben jamin Andrus senr. And it is further Resolved, That all nominations of Commissioners or superintendents of election, bo and the same is annulled. Ordained the 29th June, A. I)., 18-IA On motion, Resolved, that the said Resolution do pass, and retain its title—whereupon said resolution was engrossed signed by the president and attested by the clerk. On motion of Mr. Close, Resolved, that the elerk of this Jury be and he is authorized, to cause all such Blank forms to be struck off" and such laws to be prin ted us may be necessary for the use of the commission ers, at the elections in July next. On motion of Mr. Vanoy, Resolved, That Joseph Bercier, and Gilbert iSloane be and they are appointed Assessors to assess the property in the Parish of St Landry, in conformity with an act approved June 1. 1846, " entitled An act, to provide for the appointment of assessors for the State of Louisiana, and to define their duties." On motion tlio jury proceeded to fix the conipensatioipoj/jyy. I just appointed; Mr. Robin moved thafc„„.. of the assessors ,ust appointed; JIr.lt.bin moved that twenty-five dollars each be allowed—Mr. Harris pro posed fifty dollars, but withdrew his proposition and s proposed sixty dollars—and Mr. il/cCIeland propos forty dollars. . ThejJpropositien for sixty dollars was lost, 5 Ayei 10 JVay's. The proposition for fifty dollars was lost 6 Ayr s Nay's. The proposition for twenty-five, «lollars w lost; 6 Ayes 9 Nays. The proposition for forty doll* was carried, Î) Ayes, fi Nay's. Whereupon it was resolved, that assessors"ftppoii ed under the act of June 1, 1846, shall be paid outf the parish taxes at the rate of forty dollars cash in <1 for their services, under said act. Messrs. JVfcGlclal and Dupré were appointed a committee to apprise ■?. assessors of their appointment and the sum allowed On motion of Mr. Close the Jury had a recess id re-nssembled, as before. Mr. Overton moved that the rules ol this jury be» pended, so that any member might introduce such** solntions as he may deem proper. The Presidentn ied that the mover must state the motion he inten d to introduce— Mv Close stated^that it was a resoiu>n, railing upon the treasurer to report what progrëf he had made in settling with the sheriff's. Mr. Overton demanded the yeas and Nays, an die y were ordered. Those voted i affirmative to suspeiftthe rules, were Messrs. Close, Robin, Hudson Latiais, Lafleur, Overton. Guillory, Fontenot, Vanoy. Teiand Dupré. Eleven Ayes, and those who voted in theega tivc were Messrs. Harman^McClcland, Johusi «j Bihme Four Nc/ys, and the rules being suspende« On motion of Mr. Close, Resolved, That the TDasu rer be called upon to rfPbrt what progress he hucuade in settling with the Sheriffs Messrs. Close, Rabin, Hudson, McCleland, Laolais, Lafleur. Overton, Guillory, Fontenot, Vanoy, T»l and Dupré voted in the affirmative, 12 yeas, Afcssi Ilar man, Johnson and Bihme Jvotcd j£in the negive 3 On motion of ilfr. Vanoy, ordered that the instable inform the Treasurer, that his attendance oniie Jury is required. (^n motion of Mi. Hudson the rules were sipended. and it was resolved, that Joseph Reo, an infill person he placed on the roll of paupers or tho presen vear for tli» smn of thirty five dollars, to be paid fonis use to Edward Fay alle. Mr. Mc C 1 e 1 a n d informed the jiy that the committee had} informed the person» appoitcd as as sessors of their appointment, and the compisation al lowed, and that they declined accepting fa that sum, but would accept if allowed the sum of tweiy Hve dol lars each. Mr Guillory moved to suspend the ru?B, to enable him to introduce a resolution to equal» the pay of paupers, and reduce them lo the sum of tfrty-fivo dol lars each—motion lost, 4 Ayes, 11 Nays. The president stated that the Treasure was now in attendance and having been called in, steed verbally, that he had not as yet had an opportuniuof seeing; il/r Taylor, that Mr. Morgan had stated thflhe had recci' veil some of the tax lees, but that thejkrifdi was in debted to him. On motion of Mr McCleland, Rcsolwl, that theses solution passed this day, allowing a cnnpensatioir to the assessors of forty dollars each, in h II for the per formance of the duties enjoined on the» by the act of Junc 1, 1846, bo rescinded. Resolved, that the assessors appointai under the act of Junc 1, 1846, shall be paid out of tic parish Taxes, the sum of seventy-five dollars each. On motion of sir Overton, the rulejwere suspended, and the Jury procccded'to fix tho aaount of the bond tobe given by the clerk ofthe District Court, »ir. John sou two thousand and Mr. Vanoy fiveftundred. The vote was taken on the $3,000, and |ost-4hen on the $3000, and lost, then on the $15,00, an* lost, and then on the $1000, and carried, Aye-* II), Nayes 5, it was thereupon resolved by the Tolicc Ary of the Parish of St. Landry, that this fixes the anonnt of the bond to bo given by the clerA" ofthe Distrèt Court, at the sum of one thousand dollars. W as read a 41 resolution relatrrc to the removal of the seat of Justice" from the top of Opelousas to the town of Washington" on mot ion resolved unanimously that the same do pass; wliereipon it was engrossed signed by the President and attested by the clerk. RESOLUTION, Relative to the removal of theseat of Justice from the lown of Opelousas to the Town of Washington. Whereas , The police Jury# the parish cf St. Lan dry have seen that in tho tilts of acts passed at the first session of the first LejriiJaturc of the State of Lou isiana, 184t>, as published iq tho State paper, that an act had been passed entitled "an Act to authorize a poll to be opened, and iv vofc to be taken in the parish of <St. Landry, toascertaiuthe sense of the people in reference to removing the^at of justice from Opelou sas to \\ ashington"—an&Srhereas this jury had under stood that said Act provides that said vote shall be ta ken on the third Monday in July next, and the two such cceding days, after thirtydays advertisement; and in asmuch as the said act hm not yet been promulgated, md e thirty days previous advertisement, as it Jo ». intervene between this date and the day he f id for the opening of said poll—and .is 1 intfst of this parish that the question should tlewks soon as possible, therefore " Lived, by the poliee jury of the parish of h drfiie sixteen members thereof here present u h ,r, ;,„r therein. That this jury <lo lor ii,I Ijconc Close the jury adjourned. HARRIS, President CI'Y 11. BELT«, Clerk 0 motion ot Mr* t. Rev 7th in s t., By th On tl BLRKIF." Llfield, Mr. h of Rapuh ^ s ' ni v bli. Jomc' tic happiness, tin U Paradise, that lia^ survived the hill. hoinrh few now tafttu thee, unimpaired and pure, \ tasting, long enjo^e^oinfirm, r tbo incautious, to preserve thy ^wet . ith drops of bitter., wlueh neglect, iiil.y a crystal cup. appear uïgTTflrrn xmi.. ftvaveu-born. and destined to tho skies again, lhouart not known where pleasure is adored, That reeling goddess with a zonelcss waist / And wandering eyes, still leaning on the arm Of novelty, her fickle,frail, support; Jor thou art meek and constant, hating change, Aid finding, in the calm of truth-tried love, Joy that her stormy raptures never yield." , 1 NW ADVERTI SEMEN TS MPH GiOBSä DAVID J REDMOND HAVING formed a Partnership will execute Ihe following branches, itrritiges repaired, trimmed and Painted, laddies and Harness made and repaired, /'unliture rejiolished, j'aper Hanging, I'ainting tV Glazing, Jj'C. GIBBS % REDMOND. Dpefousas, July 1, 1846. 40 If NEW BUTCHERY. HE undersigned respectfully informs the citi zens of Opelousas and vicinity that he has tablished himself in tho butchery business in iown of Opelousas. He will furnish a sup /ly of as good meat as the country can afford, Avery morning at THREE f /'.'A I S I'EIl The ] ow price at which he sells his ( •„ lc |,. ihn! hp , kps j t i mp o r iously necessary that he , ' , J ... , T „ ^ ou ^ ' or cas " only, as With cash alone can ihe obtain constant supplies of good beeves. ADRIEN LASTRAPES. j,,| v jg 1840. 46 4\v ' NOTICE. ANY person having claims against the estate of the late Joseph A. Gardiner are reques ted to present them to the undersigned for pay ment as soon as possible as I am anxious to close the business of the estate as soon as possi. ble. JOSEPH D. GARDINER, Agent of the heirs of J. A. Gardiner. Grand Coteau, July IT, 1816. 4I> 2\v DOCTOR EDWARD M. MILLARD, DOCTOR HENRY J. MILLARD, associates. Grand Coteau, La.. July 1846. Rheum, Kin: PURIFY THE BLOOD. DK. SPENCER'S V egetable pills AND TONIC AND RESTORATIVE BITTERS. For the cure of Headache, Giddiness, Measles, Salt i Piles, Heartburn. Worms, Oys pepsin, sc.urvcy, Cholera Morbus, Jaundice, Coughs,, Quinsy, Pains'in tho Back, Whoopinjf Cough, Inward ikness, Consumption, Fits, Palpitation of the Heart, Liver Complaint, Rising in the Throat, Erysi-. , Deafness; Dropsy, Asthma, Itchings of the Skin, rs of a 1 kinds, Colds, Gout, Gravel, female Com plaints, Nervous Complaints, and all other Diseases arising from IMPURITIES OF THE BLOOD, And Morbid Secretinns of the Liver and Stomach, Every disease to which the human frame .s subject, originating from impurities of the HIooU — ments of the Digestive Org TABLE MEDECINES being compounded exclusi ly of such ingredients as nature intended should oper the impurities of the human system, Strikes at the Root ok Disease, removing all impurities from the body, opening the pores externally and internally, separating all for eign and obnoxious particles from the C iivi.e, so that the Blood of which it is the origin must be thoroughly pure—necessarily securing a free and vigorous action to the Heart, Lungs, Liver and Stomach, thereby RESTORING HEALTH, by opening the pores, cleansing the veins and arteries, peding all tho natural vents and purifying the blood, they render the system not only thoroughly s«und, but at most impervious to disease, Even when all other means have faii.ed. Within the last twelve months more than one hund red cases of the most aggranated forms of DYSPEP SIA have been cured by this Medecine, where rigid dieting, the Blue Pill , and almost every other means had been resorted to without any benefit, and when stared its miserable victim fully in the face. If Dr. Spencer's Medecines wore not adapted to the cure of any but this nioou or «e range . Spencer's VEGE- i DISTRESSING MALADY their uniform success in this disease alone would be sufficient to 4 'Waft on to fame" the name of their inventor, as a benefactor of his species. James Porter, Esq. ol Gibson county, Tennessee, was so afflicted with a Dyspeptic and Liver affection as to be unable to attend any other business; but a few boxes of Spencer's Vegetable Pills entirely cured him, after other means proved unavailing. Mrs. M. E. Phelps, of Charleston, South Carolina, was troubled with Dyspensiaand Liver Complaint for thir teen years. By using Dr. Spencer's Medecines a short time she wa< completely cured. lion. II. R. Brown was afflicted with Rheumatism so as to be unable to dress himself. Three boxes of Spencer's Medecine cured him. Miss Hill, of Murfeesborough, Tenu., was afflict y with| obstructions and irrcgulaties, attended wi most distressing symptoms. lier physicians, after tr ing a great variety of means, finally prescribed Spe** cer's l'ills, and in two weeks she was cured. Dr. Wardling of South Carolina, a distinguished member of the profession, cured himself of Piles, ol several years standing, after receiving no benefit from his own prescriptions, or the suggestion of medical mer of the highest standing. He afterwards cured ten ca ses in his practice of an aggravated character, and re marked that he believed, (in some instances at least) "good could come out of Nazareth." CHILLS AND FEVER. Common sense teaches, that the eure of Ague and ... . v. I cvcr consists in shortening the duration of theparox to be ac The first gctttble eftccted by the ! And tili «Ute funic :irid Kcstorat »11 the offered, po I'he Vegetable Bitters cough lozenges Kverv family in Ihe United States should Ik; ipplyofUr. I'lllf.I.S CfU'CH LOZENGES ■ ainsi the consumptive tende „ M « -, TUAI. REMEDY in all cases oft oughs, Colds, -Spit tin K ot Blood, Night S,veals, Difiiculty ol Breat hing. Asthma, Whooping Cough, Kmaciation and l.eiio . Debility. Remember tli.ut. this Medeeuie is not a mere niilliative, lnit is all jmvenrei. in removing all the diseases of the Chest' Äd, Klings, leading to Consump tion iKd death. i'riçe'âS cents per box. .3J WORM LOZRNGES. never fails to remove Children will» cry for them and eat them as they would candy. We suggest to all parents having children, whom they suspect of being troubled with worms, to give these Lozenges a trial. The fact of their having cured up wards of 40,000 cases, puts their efficacy beyond a doubt. Pricc, 2f> cents a box. Please remember the name, and get Dr. Hull's Ln zenges, as others are before the public which do not contain the virtues of his medicin;\ Sold in New Orleans, by G. N. Morrison, No. 12, Mazagine street; Sickles &. Co. 40 l'anal and 24 Mag azine streets; Henry Bonnabel, corner of Natchez and Tchoupitoulas streets. At Vicsburg, by Oliver O. Woodman, M. Emanuel and G. A. Rates. At Jack son, by TIios. Walev; Natchez, P. II, McGraw; port Gibson, A. .McGill; Brandon iWaxy and shelton; Rodney, e . i). Picket & Co.; Fayette, s. Guilminot; Grand Gulf Dr. McGill; Warrentou, T. ilZoore & Co.; Line store Minus Frink; Yazoo City, O. O. Woodman & Co., and on enquiry may be found in all the towns and villages i the state. Sold by .1 R Hawkins, Opelousas; Anderson & Quirk, Washington, Philip Stagg, Grand rrairie, and numerous other agents throughout the »State I JEtTEliSON FOUiNDERY. AIN'D STEAM BNGXarS MANUFACTORY, Ninth Street, between Main and Water. Louisville, Ky. THETsubse.riber respectfully announces to his old friends, and the public generally, that he has re built the above Foundery and Engine establishment, and is prepared to manufacture all kinds of Machinery, sûch as Steam Engines for Boats, Mills, Factories, and Sugar Mills, Castings of every description, and all kinds of Wrought Iron Work, in the best manner. JOHN CURRY. January 10, I84G. The undersigned; agent for the Above foundery will be pleased to rcceivc orders, and would refer to Dr. .TamesJS. Peebles, living near New Iberia, Taylor &. Dc Valcourt, also Charles Lastrape, residingnear St. Mar tinsville, and II. R W Hill, firm of Dick and Hill, New Orleans. He will be generally found at New Iberia, or in the neighborhood. ISAAC MOORE. Opelousas, June 27, 1846-fim BA. MARTEL, A ttorney a ,\ri C ounsel . lor at L aw , tenders his professional ser vices to the citizens of the 14th and 15th Judi cial Districts. He will also attend to any bu siness (bat may be entrusted to him in Avoyelles junc 27, 184(5-43—ly. P R () c L AM A TION, BY IS A AC»JOHNSON, Governor of the State of Louisiana. WHEREAS it is provided by law, that an elec tion should be held on tho third Monday of July next, in each parish of the State for a lie officer who shall be styled the Recorder; and I that an election shall be held in each oftbe Police Jury Wards oftho several parishes of the .Stale, on the sams day for the election of Justices ofthe Peace, excepting in those wards in which there is an incorporated town, or a town containing three hundred inhabitants, where there shall be elected two Justices of the Peace. Whereas by the resignation of George Mayo, . - . ; and James Iaylor, Senators to tho General As seinbly, ihe one from the district composed ofthe parishes of Caldwell, Franklin, and Catahoula, j 0 thor from the district composed of the . . . ... , , P al lsh of Natchitoches, their seats have become vacant. And whereas five seals have also be come vacant in the House of Representatives) >>y the resignation of James L. Cole, of Lafourche Interior j ohn S> Gilbert of Caddo, D. A. Ran. ... n rro > ™ Ascension J. M. Moore ot Lafayette and of N. Yonng of Vermillion. I have therefore thought proper to issue this my proclmation, notifying the qualified voters of the several parishes of the State, ofthe elections aforesaid, and commanding all Sheriffs, Commis sioners, to be appointed as provided by law, and all persons concerned to hold said elections for ihe foregoing officers on the 20th of July next, (1846,) it being Ihe 3rd Monday of said month. Said elections to be conducted and the returns thereof made in all respects according to the pro visions of the constitution aud laws, as in such cases made and provided. (liven under my hand and the Seal ofthe Slate, , at New Orleans, this 8th day of L. S. > Julie, eighteen hundered and forty, si*! afi d of the Independence of the United States, the seventieth. By the Governor. ISA YC JOHNSON. C haules G ayakiîe, Secretary of State. BOARD OF POLICE—TOWN OF OPE LOUSAS. Meeting of 6th July 1846. TTTIIEREAS, the Legislature of this"£state, m by "act approved 1st June 1846" has "au thorized a poll to be opened and a votp taken in the Parish of «St. Landry, to ascertain the sense of the peo ple, with reference to removing the seat of justice from Opelousas to Washington"—for which purpose a poll is to bo opened in each election precinct of this Parish on the third Monday of the present month and tho two succeeding days. And whereas, at a meeting of tho citizens of the parish held in tho town of Opelou sas on thé 29th June last an address to the citizens of the Parish, was adopted, advocating the claims of the town of Opelousas, to retain the scat of justice therein, Therefore Resolved by tho Board of Police of the town »f Ope lousas, that it is the opinion of the board, that the said address if published, and extensively circulated, in the Parish would greatly further the interests of the town in the coming vote. Resolved, That as tho expenses of the said publica tion as well as the cost of tickets, ought in justice to be borne by the town that the sum of thirty dollars be and the same appropriated out of its funds to pay for the ptintiug, five hundered copies in bote languages of tho said address, and of two thousand tickets, to be dis tributcd throughout the parish Resolved that the president of the hoard be and lie is authorized to carry the following resolution into effect. (A true copy,) "E. DEBAILLON, President, Attest, GUY H. BELL, Clerk. <;UY H. BEI.L, Clerk. ~ PUÔBATE SALE. tITIIJ, be sold, by the undersigned, Parish \V Judge in and fortlie parish of St. Landry, On AVfcdnesday 5th day of August nt'xt, 1846. the last residence of Joseph Clark, dee'd, sit uated on Flnquemino Brule, all the property be. lonoing to ihe ostate"in community, between De. demiah Stanton and the children and heirs of said Joseph Clark, her husband, consisting of Six Sieves, of both sexes, Four pair of work Oxen, one lot gentle homed callie, six mares and horses and lot of groceries, one dozen Collins' axes, implements of husband. I V cK". Terms on the day of salo. A. tnUUGUES, P«ph Judge. On the same day and place aborë, mentioned, will also be offered at public auction, « negro man, aged 55 years, belonging to the separate estate of the lute Eugene Richard, dee'd, ht«, band of Catharine Barman. Terms cash. A. GARRIGUES, Parish Judge. Junly 4, 184«. 40 ST CHARLES COLLEGE, GKANU COTEAU m HE students of this institution will be public. 1. ly examined in their respective classes, du ring three consecutive days, from the 9th to the 11th of July ITje aTinmi "wtWflceflet- and. _the solemn distribution of premiums^ wijl take ^pïace Tuesday, the 14th of the same month—the ex. ercises of this day to commence at ( J o'clock, A. M. The public are respectfully invited to at tend. july 4-2iv. ALL persons to whom Dr. Charles Ilardy~i" 5 indebted, and who wish their claims to be settled before his return, will please present then to me within one month from the date of this no tice. JOHN \V. HARDY./ July 4, 1846—1m. TO »RIDGE IWILEDRS. ~ THE re- building of the bridge over tho Bay. ou Tesson will bo let out to the lowest bidder on Saturday, the 18th day of July, at the pîac» for building said bridge. Tbo'plan of construo ithe day of sale. JOHN P HUDSON, JONA. HARQIS. GEO. KING, Com'«, tion made known ( july 4-8t. probate sale. will be sold at public auction by tho un - vv dersigned , Parish Judge , in and fur th, parish of St . Landry , on Tuesday , 28tli day of July , 18 46, at the last residence the late John m. Aedrn, de e ' d , situate in said parish , in the town of Op - elousas , all the property belonging to the estate of said deceased , consisting of A certain lot of ground, situate and lying in the Town of flpelousas, bounded on the south by North street , on tho TVest by Seth Lewis , on the north by Mrs . Mac », and on Ihe east by Clement Hollier , pere , rnid containing sixteen superficial arpens , together with all the buildings and improvements there , on ; fourslaves , a lot gentle horned cattle , house -*' hold furniture , dj' r • itc. Terms on the day of sale . a garrigues, Parish Judge . Opelousas , June 27, 184ß — 43- öt . pub-.present: F° r each head ol drov to droveïïs a NI) .owners of stock. 11 he undersigned have prepared al great ex -' . [ lense ihe steamboat ferry, for the pur .! pose oflransporting Cattle and other Stock , from j Berwick ' s Bay to Bayou Chêne , or Bayou Black . They promise to use every exertion to please , and iho superiority of tho route over all othen , in roads , distance , and an extended market , with the low prices , will be a sufficient inducement to owners of Slock and Drovers . The following charges will be made forth . ials, §0,50 il/an and Horse, 1,50 It. B. BRASH EAR & CO. Berwick's Bay, June 2, J1640. (K5~ '/'ho St. Martinsville Gazette, Vermilli on ville Impartial, and St. Landry Whip;, will copy for one mouths and send their bills to this office for payment. A. liOSS HAWKINS HAVING purchased the interest ofDoct J. T. H awkins in the Creole <5- American Drug Store, the co-partnership heretofore eiis ting under the firm of Dr. H awkins &, B soth' er is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons indebted to said firm will please tettl» their accounts immediately with the undersigned who is alone authorised with tho liquidation of said firm. A. R. HAWKINS. May IB, 1846. 37 3m CANDIDATES. Mu. Editor :—You will plrnse announce in your pa per that it 1 ) H T TAYLOß, Esq, will be supported for the office of Justice oftho peace in the first ward, by MANY VOTERS. FOR JUSTICE UP THE PEACE. MR F lî REVES, will be supported for 4 office of Justice ofthe peace for the second WW Ijy M any V oters. Washington, .Tune 12, , 4ß-41-fö. Q£r We are authorized to announce G| IT. BELL, Esq, as a candidate for JustiG$j| the Peace for the first Ward. June 13 flj* Wc am authorised to announce P. LABIC8 Esq. present Notary Public and Recorder of Mori as a candidate for the office of Parish Notary, for®.. Parish of St Landry, created by the late act oftb«» gislatnre. ap 8~t« [CT We have been requested to announce MARTIN as a candidate to fill the ofiice of PW*' Notary for the Parish of St. Landry, created by*»' ate act ot the Legislature. ap 84* We are authorized to announce ALEX. D S ARTS as a candidate for the office of Parish or the Parish of St. Landry, created by a late actrfP fLegislature. may 9-3f-te (CF Wc arc authorized to announce that HiuM D e6 E 8 sarts , is a candidate for the office of ConsWr for this ward, by several FftlBJW Opelousas, July 18, 1846. L NOTICE. On the 20th inst ., i propose to sell t «4j highest bidder several American Mares W their Colts by George Martin. henry l. gaulais July ii, 1846. - Dr. e. l. skillman— office formerly »' cupied by Dr . Taylor , St . Landry '"j® May 2, 1846. JOB WORK Neatly and expeditiously executed the office of the St. Laudry hif