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OPELOUSAS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 34, 1878.
Uemocratic-Consen-ative Ticliet.
For State Treasurer :
E. A. BURKE
of Orleans.
For Congress :
E. W. ROBERTSON
of East Baton Rouge.
For State Senator 12tli District :
T. S. FONTENOT.
For tiie House of Representatives :
HOMER DURIO,
J. MASSIE MARTIN,
Y'VES VIDRINE,
MARTIN CARRON.
For Sheriff :
C. C. DUSON.
For Parish Judge :
.J. B. A. FONTENOT.
For Coroner:
GEORGE PULFORD.
For Police Jurors :
ist Ward— DUCOUDRAI DUPRE,
2d Ward-ALBERT GUIDRY,
3d Ward—DUPREVILLE MECHE,
4th Ward— M. G. RICHARD,
5th Ward—EDWARD DUBUISSON,
Ctli Ward—SAM. HAAS,
7th Ward—LOUIS YOUNG,
«til Ward— T. C. CHACHERE,
nth Ward— B. E. CLARK.
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The convicts under the sheriffs guard
have completed the levee of King's
bridge, and are now employed on the
Bellevue road.
The first bale of new cotton arrived
in Washington Thursday last and was
purched by Antoine Pierrel for 10 cents
a pound.
Yellow fever prevails to an alarming
extent in New Orleans, Vicksburg,
Memphis and Gienada. It was declared
epidemic in New Orleans last Wednes
day.
Well Done .—Over 400 voters have
registered at Church Point and Plaque
mine Brulee. These are Democratic
strong bolds and will be heard from in
November.
Etienue Ross, colored, took it into his
bead that " Christmas was coming" and
lie wished to be prepared for it, by
stealing eight fine turkeys from our
energetic frieud Mike Scanlan a few
nights since. He was arrested, and has
since been bonded out. He will likely
work it out on our public roads next
fall.
We publish jtbis week the full Demo
cratic ticket for State, Congressional
and Parish officers, excepting magis
trates and constables,-a, full list of which
we have not yet received.
The parish executive committee will
bold its first meeting to-day. We hope
measures will be adopted to prosecute
a vigorous campaign. We again call
the attention of that committee to the
fact that iu some wards no nominations
bave been made for magistrates and
coustables.
Another Fever Preventive.
3Editor New Orleans Times.:
Dear Sir —I have been frequently so
licited, by persons to whom 1 have re
commended what I regard as an infalli
ble preventive against yellow fever, to
inform the general public of it through
your columns, giving the experience
that induced the belief.
In the summer of 1867 I shipped from
Savannah, Ga., ou board the schooner
Walter Smith, for New Orleans via
HnvmH, as boy-aboard-ship. Upon our
«arrival in the harbor of Havana we
were informed that the vomito was
waging in the city, and that there were
«ouïe thirty cases on a brig anchored
wMsiu a few yards of us.
Our captain, a Spaniard whose name
I do not remember, instructed the cook
to bake some biscuits of flour and pul
verized charcoal, of which we ate at
every meal. We remained at Havana
for three weeks, shipped a deck load of
sugar, and escaped without a Single
visitation of the scourage. I have al
ways attributed our immunity to the
charcoal biscuits, and whenever I find
myself in an infected oity, which is
frequently the case. I return to their
use, and always regard my exemption
from the fever as a legitimate result.
Tramp.
A Cheap Disinfectant.
[Galveston News.]
Mr. Frank D. Harrar, yesterday, in
conversation with a reporter, stated
that he had followed a prescription
given in last Sunday's News, and had
succeeded in getting a most effective
disinfectant and deodorizer in great
quantity at an expense of twenty cents.
Taking one-eighth of an ounce of nitrate
of lead and dissolving it in one quart of
boiling water, he poured the solution
into a tub containing between five and
six gallons of water in which had been
previously dissolved one ounce of com
mon salt. The mixture produced a
thin, white sediment at tfie bottom of
the tub, and after allowing it to settle
for several hours he drained ofi' about
six gallonsof inodorous, clear and taste
less liquid. He used this on several alley
ways and sinks which had been most
offensive, and found to Iiis satisfaction
that it " worked like a charm.*
The above is given for the benefit of
those who would wish to have a cheap
disinfectant; twenty cents worth would
last a house-wife almost the entire sum
mer, and it might also be used by those
who find the fumes of carbolic acid
disagreeable.
Mother and Infant Saved .—Nearly
nil the cars are shivered to atoms, the
front, or emigration train, presenting
a mass of fine splinters. It was in this
car that the greatest loss of life Occurred,
and to those who beheld the wreck it is
a Bitter of greatest wonder that any
of it« occupants escaped death. And
vet, strange to say, a woman and her
babe, who were in the front part of this
car, when the crush came, were taken
out from the midst of the mass of
crushed timbers comparatively unin
juxed.—[Pittsburg Gazette,
VOLUME 1.
OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1878.
NUMBER 31.
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Health of Tobx V cco Operatives.—
Writers on the diseases of artisans iiave
made many vague statements on the
supposed baneful effeets of tobacco on
the workmen. It is said they are liable
to bronchitis, dysentary, ophthalmia,
, carbuncles, and furuncles. At a rneet
i J*»« of the Royal Medical Society of
I i'aris, however, before which a memoir,
to this purport was lately read, the
facts were contradicted by reference to
I the state of the workmen at the Royal
Snuff Manufactory of Gros Caillon
I where 1000 people are constantly em
ployed without detriment to their heal tl
This subject has been since investigated
with great care by Messrs. Parent Du
ehatelet and D'Arcet, who inquired min
utely into the state of the workmen em
ployed^ all the great tobacco manufac
tories ol France, comprising a popula
tion of about 4000 persons ; and the re
sults at which they have arrived are,
that the workmen very easily become"
habituated to the atmosphere of the
manufactory; that they are not particu
larly subject either to special diseases
or to disease geneially; and that they
live on an average quite as lougas other
tradesman. These facts are derived
from very accurate statistical returns.—
[Christison, on Poison.
DIED :
LASTRAPES—On the 18th inst., at Laplace
plantation, in St. Martin's parish, Rosa Olivier
wife of Afied Last rapes, aged 21 years and 10
months.
A year ago, as loving hands twined the bridal
weal th around her brow, how little they thought
that scarce twelve months would roll around,
ere they would be summoned to the "chamber
of death," to fold her hands across her breast !
j A yrar ago, as a merry crowd assembled to
I wish happiness aud long life to the young
I couple, they little thought that in. so short a
time, one would be called from the home she
j had just entered, to bless with the sunshine of
j her presence.
A year ago, young and beautiful, loving and
I loved, she uttered the solemn vow " until death
I us do part."
We seldom think of the great event of death,
until the shadow crosses our path, hiding fron:
our eyes the loved one, whose living smile was
the sunlight of our existence. But the flat of
nature is inexorable.
Dear Rosa, only we who knew and loved you
iu your childhood, your girlhood, aud your
womanhood, can.justly lijourn your loss. Y et
it is our selfishness makes us mourn ; for we
feel that you have only passed through the
dark valley which leads to Paradise, aud are
how lu a more glorious sphere of existence
" where the saints pf all ages iu harmony
meet."
Loved friend, we feel it would he siutiil to
wish you back, in this world of woe ; yet we
were more than human could we repress al'
regret for the pleasant past, forever flown,
when as firm friends, wc sympathized in each
other's sorrows, and rejoiced in each other's joys.
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Meeting of tiie Parish Board of
Health.
Opelousas , Aug. 19th, 1878.
The Board of IJealth met pursuant
to a request of Dr. R. H. Littel!. Pres
ent: Dr. T. A. Cooke, Dr. J. G. Camp
bell, Dr. J. L. Estorge, Dr. L. Hadden
and Dr. R. H. Littel!.
The Board proceeded to organize.
On motion of Dr, Cooke, Dr. Ii. H.
Littell was elected President,
On motion of Dr. Campbell, C. Mayo
was elected Secretary.
On motion of Dr. Campbell, Resolved,
that section 1 of the quarantine ordi
nance, adopted August 13fch, 1878, by
tiie Police Jury of St, Landry, in refer
ence to persons coming froi# an infected
district, be and is hereby approved by
the Board of Health.
On motion of Dr. Estorge, Resolved,
that all dry goods, baggage, coffee, bag
ging, groceries or merchandise are here
by declared to be liable to import yellow
fever, when coining from an infected
district, except mess pork, mess beef,
flour, meal, grits, liquors in barrels or
demijohns, lard in tierces or kegs, coal
oil, turpentine, oils in barrels or cans,
all canned goods and liquors and medi
cines in glass, to be opened and the
packing destroyed, ice, brown and
clarified sugar, machinery, waggons,
ploughs and farming implements, hard
ware, not packed in boxes, salt in sacks
and lime shall be allowed to pass after
being inspected and a certificate to that
effect given by the officer in charge of
the quarantine station. All cotton,
linen and silk dry goods shall be dis
infected by opening and exposing to
the air for three days, all woollen dry
goods to be opened and thoroughly ex
posed to the air for "five days, all blank
ets to be opeued and ventilated separ
ately, coffee to be ventilated by being
poured through a hopper, the lower end
of which to be not more than two inches
square, frory a height of not less than
five feet, aud then exposed to the open
air for twelve hours, by being spread
out not more than one inch thick, the
origiual sacks to be well aired and ven
tilated and the coffee to be replaced in
them and remain open for five days,
crush sugar and rice to be opeued in
barrel and exposed for two days, all
boxes, hogsheads and barrels of hams,
shoulders, etc., to be opeçed and ex
posed for one day, all paper, straw or
other packing in any cases or boxes of
goods shall be destroyed by burning,
during the ten days of detention, bag
ging to be unrolled for five or six yards
aud sprinkled with a solution of one
part of carbolic acid to fifteen parts of
water, and the same solution to be
poured on each end of the roll, all
bundles, carpet sacks, valises and trunks
containing baggage to be opened and
all the articles to be thoroughly aired
for one day.
On motion of Dr. Cooke, Resolved,
that all steamboats coming from an in
fected district, or receiving frieght
liable to infection from a boat from an
infected district, shall be declared liable
to infection and not be allowed to pass
the quarantine station.
On motion of Dr. Hadden, Resolved,
that no one dying of yellow fever or
other infectious disease oat of this
parish, sliall.be disintered and brought
into this parish until cold weather, and
it is desirable that the persons waking
the disinterment should be parties hav
ing had the disease.
On motion of Dr. Campbell, Resolved,
that should a case of yellow fever occur
in a house in the parish of St. Laudry,
that the same shall be left open night
and day for three days, and sprinkled
with a solution of carbolic acid, one
gart to fifteen parts of water, and all
edding and clothing used by the pa
tient to be burned or thoroughly clean
sed by boiling.
On motion of Dr. Estorge, Resolved,
that a copy of the resolutions adopted
by this Board of Health bo forwarded
to the Mayors of the different towns in
this parish, and tliev are requested to
concur with this Board of Health in
carrying out the resolutions.
On motion of Dr. Hadden, Resolved,
that the Board adjourn subject to the
call of the President.
R. H. LITTELS, President.
A true copy; C. M aïo , Secretary.
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Proceedings of the Police Jury.
Opelousas , August 13th, 1878.
The Police Jury met pursuant to a
call of the President. Present: R. H.
Littell, President; A. Guidry, D. P.
Saizan, G. T. Hawkins, E. Dubuisson, S.
Haas, F. Savoy and B. E. Clark.
The President announced that he had
called this special meeting of the Police
Jury for the purpose of calling their
attention to certain grave omissions in
the late quarantine ordinance, and for
a revision of the same.
. On motion of Mr. Guidry, the follow
ing ordinance was submitted, and after
having been read by section, was uni
mously adopted :
AN ORDINANCE
To provide for the quarantine of the
parish of St. Landry against the in
troduction of yellow fever and other
infectious diseases, and to create quar
antine officers, defining their duties
and powers, and to constitute a Board
of Health for St. Landry parish, and
to declare how violations of this or
diuonce, and of regulations made in
virtue thereof, shall be punished :
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
I olice Jury of St. Landry, That no
person, nurses and physicians excepted,
coming from any place infected with
yellow fever, cholera, small pox or other
infectious diseases shall be allowed to
ester or to remain within the limits of
the said parish, or within limits of such
quarantine stations as may be estab
lished, until ten days shall have elapsed
since s.nd person had left such infected
place. And any person who shall vio
late or attempt to violate the provisions
ot tins sectiou shall be fined the sum of
titty dollars recoverable before any
justice of the peace, one-half for the
informer, and one-half for the parish.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained l >v the
Police Jury of St. Landry, Tiiàt no
dry {roods, baggage, coffee, "merchandise
or any other object which may lie des
ignated by the Board of Health of tiie
parish of St. Landry, coming front any
place infected as aforesaid, shall be
brought within the limits of the parish
ot St. Landry, or beyond the limits of
such quarantine stations as may be es
tablished. until they shall have been
ventilated and disinfected continuously
r or ten consecutive days by such persons
and at such places as may be designated
by the officers of this parish created by
tins ordinance, except mess pork, mess
beet, flour, meal grits, rice, liquors iu
barrels or demijohns, lard in tierces or
kegs, coal oil, f urpentine, oils in barrels
or cans, all canned goods to be opened
and the packing destroyed, all liquors
aud medicines in glass to be opened and
the packing destroyed, all machinery,
waggons, ploughs and farming imple
ments, hardware not packed in boxes,
salt in sacks and lime shall be al
lowed to pass after being inspected
and a cerficate to that effect, given by
the officer in charge of the quaran
tine stations. And if the provisions
of this section are violated or attempted
to be violated, the said dry goods, bag
gage, coffee, merchandise or other ob
jects designated by the Board of Health,
shall be seized by the officers of this
parish, carried to the places designated
and placed iu custody of persons charged
with ventilating such ; and after being
ventilated, they shall be sold far cash
to the highest bidder, half of the pro
ceeds to go to the person making the
seizure and half to go to the parish
treasury ; moreover the person violating
or attempting to violate the provisions
of this section, shall 'be fined one hun
dred dollars, aud imprisoned ten days,
half of the fine to go to the informer,
and half to the parish treasury.
Sec . 3. That if any town or place
within the limits of this parish should
become infected asaforesaid with yellow
fever, or any other infectious disease;
the provisions Of sections one and two
shall be inforced as. far as practicable
against persons, dry goods, baggage,
merchandise or any other object desig
nated by phe Board of Health, coming
from such town or place, local nurses,
physicians and ministers of the gospel
in the discharge of their duties ex
cepted.
'ec. 4. The President of the Police
of
Jury shall have power to determine and
shall proclaim what city, t
is infected as aforesaid, and to estab
lish such quarantine stations, and toap
point suclf quarantine officers as he may
think proper; and he shall have power
to make contracts for rent of necessary
buildings ,for pay of officers, etc., until
the next meeting of the Police Jury
after his proclamation. And it is hereby
ma4e his duty to assemble the Police
Jury withiu ten days after such pro
clamation if necessary,
Sec. 5. That any person aiding and
assisting any person in violating the
provisions of sections one and two of
this ordiuance, shall be subject to ;the
same penalties as are provided against
the principal, aud the Hues recovered
from such person shall be disposed iu
the same manner as those imposed by'
said sections one and two.
Sec. 6. That no person w'lQ shall have
died of yellow fever, or any other in
fectious disease, outside of the limits
of the parish of St. Landry, shall be
interred within the limits of this parish,
except under such regulations as may
be established by the Board of Health.
Sec . 7- Tliat any person who shall
have died within the limits of the parish
from yellow fever or any other infectious
disease, shall be enveloped and buried
as speedily as possible in the nearest
burial ground, and shall, not be subse
quently disintered and removed, except
under sucli regulations as may be es
tablished by the Board of Health. And
the house in which such person shall
have died, shall at the expeuse of the
proprietor, be cleansed, fumigated and
disinfected by such agents and in such
manner as may be designated by the
Board of Health ; and the articles which
such diseased person may have used,
shall at his expense also be cleansed and
disinfected or buried.
Sec . 8. That a Board of Health, com
posed of five practicing physicians, shall
be annually appointed by the Police
Jury at its first meeting in January.
That such appointments shall be com
municated within ten days from said
first Police Jury meeting in January, to
each of the physicians so appointed,
and published in the proceedings of the
Police Jury.
Sec . 9. The members of the Board
of Health shall meet on the first Mon
day in February after their appoint
ment, and will organize % appointing
one of their own number President and
one Secretary, and any three of them
will form a quorum.
Sec . 10. Tney shall keep a record of
their proceedings, to be transmitted to
their successors.
Seg . Jl. The Board of Health shall
have power to do all things necessary
to carry out the provisions of this or
dinance, and to establish regulations as
may seem to them proper to the safety
of the public healtu.
Sec. 12- In case of any epidemic
yellow fevet, or any oth< "
expen*e of
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dance, medicines, nourishment and
nurses for all indigent persons afflicted
with such diseases, and in case of death
of such, shall provide for their burial.
Sec . 13. The members of the Board
of Health, shall as often as possible
visit the quarantine stations, to desig
nate what objects ate susceptible of
transporting infection ; where and how
they can be disinfected; they shall regu
late how and when dead bodies can be
brought into the parish for interment,
and how and when such can be disin
tered and reintered ; how and when
houses can be cleansed, fumigated and
disinfected.
Sec . 14. The Board of Health will
correspond in times of epidemic with
all the practicing physicians of the
parish, to be informed of the sick under
their charge, and of the diseases with
which the said sick are afflicted. And
the said Board shall also communicate
with the State Board of Health to be
informed of the nature of epidemics ex
isting, the best, means of prevention
and the best treatment.
Sec . 15. The members of the Board
of Health shall have the right to pass
free, over all toll roads and bridges
when on duty.
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merchandise
be desi
mitring infection, has been ventilated
and disinfected as may be prescribed,
it shall be the duty of the officer who
has so ventilated and disinfected them,
to deliver a certificate that they have
been so disinfected and ventilated, spe
cifying each bundle, box, barrel, etc.,
and its mark to the person receiving
delivery thereof, and said officer shall
transmit a duplicate of such certificate
every day, or as soon as practicable, to
the President of the Police Jury.
Sec . 17. To defray the expenses of
this ventilation and disinfection of
goods, merchandise, etc., etc., there
shall lie a charge of ten per cent for
groceries and twenty per cent for other
things, added to the freight bills thereof,
and for baggage which does not pay
freight, there shall be a charge of
twenty-five cents for all packages, car
pet sacks and valises, aud fifty ceuts
for each trunk.
Sec. 18. This ordinance shall have
effect from and after its passage, and
all other ordinances upon the subject of
quarantine are repealed.
On motion of Mr. Dubuisson, Resolv
ed, that Dr. R. H. Littell, Dr. J. L.
Estorge, Dr. L. Hadden, Dr. T. A. Cooke
and Dr. J. G. Campbell, be and are
hereby appointed a Board of Health
for the parish of St. Landry, with full
powers to carry out the provisions of
the quarantine ordinance this day
passed.
On motion of Mr. Guidry, Resolved,
that the compensation allowed persons
employed on quarantine stations shall
be as follows : on stations where a clerk
has to be employed, the clerk to be paid
not more than sixty dollars per month,
and the guards not more than forty-five
dollars per month and laborers not more
than thirry dollais per month.
Qn motion of Mr. Hawkins, Resolved,
that all monies collected at the guar
antine stations be used by the President
of the Police Jury to defray the ex
penses of the stations, so far as it goes.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned
until Monday the 9th day of September,
1878. R. H. LITTELL, President,
Attest; C. Mayq , Clerk.
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Eegistrar's Notice
APPOINT ME NTS.
The undersigned will hold his office for the
purpose of registering voters, at the following
places from 8 o'clock in the morning until 5 in
the evening :
Opelousas at Courthouse Sept. 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Mallet at Jos. Sullice's Sept. 9th.
Prud'homme City at T. C. Chachere's Sept. 10th.
Point-aux- Loups at Cart's Sept. 12th.
F;ujuet;ii([iie at Zenon Huber's Sept. 13th.
Fitijuf'taiiiue at F. Duplechin's Sept. 14th.
Chataigner at D. P. Lafleur's Sept. 16th.
Ville Plate at Y ve.s Vidrine's Sept. 17th.
Mammoth at Aurelien GuiUory's Sept. 18th.
Pine Prarie at Charles Johnson's Sept. 19th.
Pine Woods at Blackshear's Mill Sept. 20th.
Bayou Chicot at Sam'l Haas' Sept. 21st.
Upper Bayou Bœuf at Louis Stagg's Sept. 23d.
Big Cane at Havard & Simmon's Sept. 25th.
Negro Foot §t McHenry's Sept. 26th.
Atchafalaya at A. A. Richard's Sept. 28th,
Waxia at School House Sent. 30th.
Barry's Landing at D. P. Slizan's Oct. 1st.
Washington at Town Hall Oct. 2d.
Lower Bayou Bœuf at School House Oct. 3d.
Grand Prairie at Paul Stagg's Oct. 5th.
Plaisance at Francois Dupre's Oct. 7th.
Prairie Laurent at Martin's Oct. 8th.
Leom'ille at Maboux's Oct. 9th.
Grand Coteau at Dunbar's Oct. 10th.
Coulee Croche at School House Oct. 11th.
Church Point at Jean Barrousse's Oct. 12th.
Plaq. Brulee at Foreman & Duson's Oct. 14th.
Queue Tortue at D. Bernard's Oct. X5tU.
Mermentau at J. Mires' Oct. 16th.
Mermi'utau at Maignaud's Oct. 17th.
The last two weeks previous to the election
at Opelousas from 7 a. m. to 1 p. m ., and from
2 p. m ., to 6 p. m ., being October 18th, 19th,
21St, 22d, 23d, 24tll, 25tll, 26th, 28th, 29th, 30th
and Slist,
ADOLPHE STAGG,
Aug. 17-I2t Registrar.
St. Charles College,
grand ooteatt, st. landry la.
This well known College, conducted by the
Fathers of the Society of Jesus, will open the
next session on October 3d, 1878.
Entrance fees (first year) S 10 00
Board, tuition, washing 200 00
Medical fees 10 00
Bed and bedding 1000
For information apply to
R. OLLIVIER, s, y ., President.
August 17-tt
p a new place.
JT. HE^EBT,
Has opened a BLACKSMITH SHOP about one
päe west oï Ope}o«J8&8.at the corner of Taylor's
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Democratic PnriNli Executive Commit*
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Bv virtue of the authority in me vested by
the Democratic Parish Convention of St. Lan
dry, assembled in Opelousas on the ü7tli of
July, 1878,1 hereby appoint the following «ren
tleinen as members of the Democratic Parish
Executive Cemmittec of St. Landry, to-wit :
\V m. C. Gordon, Win. A. Robertson,
Antoine Carte, Dorsin P. La fleur,
Kniest. Morrow, Isaac F. Littell,
Hypolite A. Guidry, Andre Mallet,
Samuel Haas, Thomas H.»Lewis,
Mentor Andrus, Ozeme Foutenot.
Adolphe Las trapes.
HENRY L. GARLAND.
I Ins committee is requested to meet at Ope
lousas at 11 o'clock a. m ., on Saturday 21th of
August to organize.
Jl'DH'MI. ADVERTISEMENT*.
^IIERIEF'S SALE.
PARISH COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
No. 1988.
LOUISIANA IIOLLIER VS. FELICIA 1.10
SA88IER, WIFE ET AL.
By virtue of a writ of fieri facias issued out
of the honorable Parish Court, in and for
the parish of St. Landry, in tlio above entitled
suit, and to me directed, I will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
Six arpents of land together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon, bounded
north by public road, east by Lastie Nezat,
west by public road and south by Mrs. Vaierv
Roy, widow; one grey horse, one buggy and
harness, one brindled cow branded II with a
spotted calf, one red cow with spotted calf
same brand.
Terms—Cash.
C. C. DUSON,
aug 17 Sheriff of the Parish ol' St. Landry.
(^HEKIFK'S SA I.E.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
No. 10102.
MARIE JULIE DAIGLE, ADMRX. VS. JOHN
G. BROOKS ET ALS.
By virtue of a writ of fieri facias issued out
of the honorable District Court, in and for the
Parish of St. Landry, in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, I will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of said parish, in the town of Ope
lousas, on SATURDAY, the 21st day of Septem
ber, 1878, at 11 o'clock a. m ., the following des
cribed property, to-wit :
• A certain tract or parcel of land situated iu
tiie parish of St. Landry, and lying on the west
bank of the west fork of the Bayou Plaquemine
Brulee. bounded on the south by said Bayou,
on the north and east by land of widow Stanton.
on the west by the domain, containing six hun
dred and forty superficial acres.
C. C. DUSON,
Terms—Cash.
aug 17 Sheriff of the Parish of St. Laudry.
^"OTICE OF ADMIlVfSTKATIO .v
PROBATE COURT, PARISH OFST. LANDRY,
NO. 4030.
ESTATE OF NAPOLEON LOUIS PITRE.
Whereas, Louise Joseph Pitre of the par
ish of St. Landry has applied by her peti
tion to lie appointed administrators of the
estate of Napoleon Louis Pitre, deceased late
of the parish of St. Laudry.
Therefore, any person intending to make, op
position to said appointment, willfile the same
in writing iu my office, inthe town of Opelousas
withiu ten days from the present notice.
JAMES O. CHACHERE, Clerk.
aug 17-hlg
^IIEKIVF'N MALE.
PARISH COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
Nos. 1859 and 1898.
SAM'L E. RUNDLE, AGENT, VS. LOUIS
DESMARAIS.
By virtue of a writ of fieri facias issued
out of the Parish Court, in and for the parish
of St, Landry, in the above entitled suit, and to
me directed, I will proceed to sell at public auc
tion, to the highest bidder, at the Courthouse of
said parish, in the town of Opelousas, on
SATURDAY, the 7th day of September, 1878, at
11 o'clock a. m ., the following described property,
to-wit :
One store-house now occupied by Etienne
Veltin, together with (J) one quarter arpent of
ground on which said store is situated fronting
on the public road, leading from Opelousas to
Bellevue, bounded west by Jules Ghaohere,
south by Jules Chacliere and North by corpora
tion line of town of Opelousas.
Terms—Cash.
C. C. DUSON,
aug 3 Sheriff of the Parish of St. Landry.
piBMÇ SA1.E,
PROBATE COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
NO. .
ESTATE OF LOUISA DEJEAN.
By virtue of an order of the honorable Pro
bate Court, of the Parish of St. Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned administrators or by
any duly qualified auctioneer, at the last resi
of deceased, on B§you Teche, in the pal
ish of St. Landry, on TUESDAY, September
loth, 1878, the following described property,
belonging to the estate of Louisa Dejean, de
ceased, to-wit:
1. A certain tract of land, (woodland,) situa
ted on the north side of Bayou Teche, St. Lan
dry parish, in the neighborhood of Leon ville,
containing sixty-seven and a fractional acres,
bounded nqrth by Mrs. Castillo, anct the heirs
of Alexandre Castille, south by Bayou Teche.
east by lands of Napoleon Robin, west by lands
of Jean Baptiste Lemollo.
2. Another tract of land with the buildings
and improvements thereon, situated in the
neighborhood of Leon ville, St. Landry parish,
and being situated on tli6 west side èf Bayou
Teche, measuring Ave arpents front by about
thirty arpents in depth, containing about one
hundred and fifty arpents more or less, aud
bounded north by Bayou Teche, south by lands
of Celestin Mathews, east by lands of Alex
andre Dejean, and west l)y Joseph Camy.
3. One-fourth interest iu ono pair of American
mules, one-fourth interest in one oane can, one,
cow and call.
Terms—Cash.
aug io-5t
MARIE DEJEAN,
ARTHUR SIMON,
BENJAMIN DEJEAN,
Joint Administrators.
^HEIflltT'M SiAlife.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
No. 10181.
ULGER ROY VS. CELESTINE PETAVIN
ADMINISTRATRIX, ET AL.
By virtue of a writ of tjeri facias issued
out of the honorable District Court, in for
the Parish of St. Landry, in the above entitled
suit, and to me directed, I will proceed to sell at
public auction to the highest bidder, at the
Com-thouse of said parish, in the town of Ope
lousas, 011SATU RD A Y, the 7 th day of September,
1878, at 11 o'clock a. m ., the following described
property, to-wit :
All the right title and interest of defendant,
being the one-fourth interest in and to the fol
lowing described property belonging to the
estate of Louisa Dejean, deceased, to-wit :
1st. A certain tract of land (woodland) situated
on the north side of Bayou Teclic, St. Landry
parish in the neighborhood of Leon ville, con
taining sixty-seven and a fractional acre,
bounded north by Mrs. Castille and the heirs of
Alexandre Castille, south by Bayou Teche, east
by lands of Napoleon Robin and west by lands
of Jean Bte. Lemelle,
2d. Another tract of land with the bnildings
all i i ^PJ'ovcmcnts thereon, situated in the
neighborhood of Leonville, St. Landry parish
d being situated on the west side of Bayou
Teche, measuring five arpents front by about
ÄÄtf 1 " 11 ' containing about one
huudred aiid fifty a^pe^ts more or less and
bounded north by Bayou Teche, south by lands
of Celestin Mathews, east by lands of Alexan
«ierDciean and west by Joseph Camy.
4th. The undivided one-fourth interest in a
Potation, situated in St. Landry
parish in that part known as prairie Laurent
containing ten arpents front by a depth of eighty
>r less, bounded north by Bavou
arpents more or less, Dounded north bv Bavoii
Wn b 8 i 0U ^ lajwls of Marks, east by Napo
lands^^M™ wfi e?a1 ^ A î' naucl and we st Uy
c - A - Gravcnburg and
«îescnbed herein as No. 8. h
interest la one pair of Ameri
cano cart,
twelve months,
One-f
SUgXO
Sheriff of the Parish of St. Landry
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
piBMf SA I.E.
PROBATE COURT. PARISH OFST. LANDRY,
No. 3940.
ESTATE OF FRANCOIS JACQUES.
By virtueofan order of the Honorable Probate
Court of the parish of St. Landry, there will be
sold at publie auction to the highest bidder,
liy the undersigned ex-otticio auctioneer at the
Courthouse in the town of Opelousas in the
parish of St. Landry, on SATURDAY, August
-Ith, 18(8, the following described property
belonging to the estate ol' Francois Jacques,
deceased, to-wit:
1st. A tract of woodland, one hundred and
twelve ami a liait arpents, bounded north bv
Crocodile .Swamp, east by Octave Dare, west
».V-—and south by Oscar Dardeau.
•id. A tract of prairie land containing tiftv
arpents with improvements thereon, bounded
north by Marcel and Pierre Foiitenot, east bv
Oeta.\e Dare, south by land formerly belonging
to Adam 1 ate and west by Pierre Reed,
rerms—Cash.
. . C. C. DUSON,
July _o-5t Sheriff and ex-officio Auctioneer.
OF ADMINISTRATION.
PROBATE COU RT, PARISH OF ST. LAN DRY,
No. 1026.
ESTATE OF ALEXIS OLIVIER.
Anastasie. Boutin of the parish
ot St. Landry, has applied by her petition to be
appoimed administratrix of the estate of
Alexis Olivier, deceased, late of the parish
ot st.. Landry.
therefore, any person intending to make op
position to said appointment, will die. the same
in writing m my office, in the town of Opelousas,
within ten days from the present notice.
JAMES O. CHACHERE, Clerk.
uug lü-hlg
Taken Kjt ;
, r i'V at Piaqueniine Brulee,
one led licet (facsimile of brand at this office.)
1 he owner can have the same by coming for
w aid, proving property and paying cost
August 17 -it P1EKB ' R AUGUSTE.
Members of ti
ish St. Landrv. a
house at Opel
gust, 1878.
aug lo-lt
Jt'olire
■ Heard ol Health of the par
arc notified tomeet at the Court
oil Monday, the 14tii Au
ll. K LITTELL,
President of Police Jury.
Take A'alicc,
anrt Opelousas Tele
bc'fore i?ini ,W ' IS disso'vcd by notorial act
v , .'L, ^ llllu '" s ' f -, s 'l- th 'i telegraph line
liaMng been transferred to J. W. Davis the
business management of said line being now
f "' " 1 ^ u .' J "!'" * r - Meehan, by full power
or attorney to him from J. W. Davis.
a , T , O. POSEY, President.
Opelousas, July 22d, 1878.
To all u-It o m if may Concern!
The public is hereby notified that I have
tins day made, constituted and appointed John
II. Meehan of New Iberia my agent, giving
iiiut lull power and authority to transact ail
Ä« concerning tiie New Iberia, Opelousas
and \\ asluugton telegraph line and that all
transactions whatsoever, all contracts to be
made concerning the said line must be contracted
exclusively by my said agent, and all claims
against said line to be presented to him for
payment, ratifying all that lie may do concern
ing the said lim, j. w . DAVIS.
Qpalonsas. August 3d-tf
Taken l p.
By the undersigned on Bayou Queue Tortue,
one white Creole horse (facsimile of brand can
be seen at this office,) hip shot iu the right hip,
under-bit in the left ear. JOS. SAR ver
August 8-41
Quarantine '
ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE TOWN OF
OPELOUSAS AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.
^\! iCr wi W ' l* Jî as been ascertained by the Board
of Health of the town of Opelousas, appointed
by a resolution of tlu> Board of Police of said
town, duly appointed July 30th, 1878, that
Yellow Fever exists in the city of New Orleans,
and tuey having recommended the following
measures lor tho protection of said town : there
tore be it
Section l. Resolved, by the Board of Police
of the town of Opelousas, that any person or
persons, coining from the city of New Orleans
or from any other District which may heretaf
ter become infected with the said disease shall
not be permitted to enter or remain within the
corporate limits of the said town of Opelousas,
until ten days shall have elapsed since thev
\^ere in such Districts, and if aii} r sucli person ,
shall enter the said town, he shall immediately
be removed without the limits of the same, and
shall be subject moreover to a line of twentv
uve dollars.
fected District, shall be introduced or brought
into the said town of Opelousas, and if anv
person or persons shall introduce any of tha
specified articles so denominated as aforesaid
contraband of disease, the said dry goods,
merchandise, coffee, or other objects communi
cable of disease, so attempted to be introduced
or so introduced, shall be seized as forfeited to
the said Board of Police, and sold after ten
days advertisement, to the highest bidder, the
proceeds thereof to be paid into the treasury
and the person or persons thus contrevening
the provisions of this section shall bo subject
moreover to a tine ol fifty dollar», to be recov
ered before any court of competent jurisdiction.
*KC. 3. Phai .no person or persons residing
within the limits ot the town of Opelousas
going into an infected District, shall be per
muted to return into the said town within ten
days from the time of exposure to said disease
ministers of the Gospel, physicians and nurses
excepted; and any person contravening the
provisions ot tills section shall be subject to a
fine of twenty dollar - for each and every vio
lation thereof.
Sec. 4. That any person or persons having
charge of any public conveyance, who shall
convey into said town any person or persons
who are known to have been in any District
infected with \ellow Fever, within ten days
previous shall be subject to a Quo ot' one hun
dred dollars for each and every offense, and
that any person or persons living within the
limits of said town, who shall retain any sucli
person or persons, coming from an infected
District, m their houses, shall be subject to nav
a like fine of one hundred dollars, to be recov
ered before any court of competent jurisdiction;
and that it is hereby made the duty of the
Town Constable, to inform immediately all per
having charge of any public conveyance
of the i 01 egomg resolution.
ÄL^i Ti :; pe ^ ,U01, pwsons, who shall
hav e died of Yellow Fever outside of the limits
». .î 0 ^" r,t Opelousas, shall be interred
within the limits of this corporation.
Vf .n£A- at t,lß . cv « lt °f any death from
Yellow Fever occurring in this town, the body
shall be enveloped and buried as speedily as
C*! find the apartments in which the
death occured, shall bo cleansed, fumigated
and such other disinfecting agents used as may
be designated by the Board of Health and ail
such articles as may have been used by said
or msfnfecte™ 013 ' tmmediatel 3 r Juried
7 : Tllat the several practicing physicians
of vi'"! ln'ncc fn?. , el (; by constituted a committee
or vigilance for the purpose of reportin" anv
case or cases of Yellow Fever, which may to -
of "Health 11 !P rftc i ict U n sakl towlJ ' to Board
t, w ^ m 0 i i' suel1 measures may be
/ rpii u i a ::\ 10 ca8 ° ma 7 require.
..ii'X. b. That the Board of Health Health
Wardens and Town Constable, are hereby sev
eral y charged to carry into effect the foregone
resolutions, and the said Town CoiitaX if
hereby authorized and empowered, should it
Äutlon e t t «/ 8 'n' 5 i lj ?. tUe execution of this
of al J to - , ll!S assistance any or all
or the citizens of said town.
frMm;!;i^ lt U !' 8 ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage.
„ ,. JAMES RAY,
I resident Board Police Towu of Opelousas.
Jur.ES Gil , Clerk Board of Police Protein.
August iMt
$150 Reward.
I am hereby authorized by merchants and j
other responsible citizens of the town of Ope- !
lousas to offer the above rewaid for the appro
hcnsion, with sufficient evidence to convict, of
the party or parties who were engaged a few
""" * ° "" , the build
t 1 wm D°A r v 38 a
JAMES RAY,
President Board of Police
^TATCttBS A«» MVIO.EÏ
By,
one 14-iï
- .
;
J
■
opposticJoseph
rjIHE WASHIIVCTÖ1*, OPEI.Ol'S.H
and
NEW ORLEANS TRANSPORTATION CO.,
Carrying U. 8. tfaili,
steamer
BW CHON,
H. II. BROAD, Master
Leaves New Orleu'
Leaves Washington.
M I
\ Jobin , Clerk,
csday 5 p. m.
h May 10 a. m.
v r i
Leaves Washington exery Wt !m> :
connecting at Red River Landing
Natchez.
Steamer Minnie will carry mail a
gers only. y
Always Ready.
NEVER TIRED ! !
The public and my friends are respectfull v
mformed that I have opened a Grocery 8to
ou Landry street, opposite L. Skinner's gu
smith shop. Call and judge of everything for
yourselves. Cheap for Cash.
Jan. 12-tf j. LASALLE.
REMOVED REMOVER
I have removed the Opelousas Drug Store to
the corner of Main aud Bellevue streets, the
stand lately occupied by C. Roos.
Hereafter the business of the Opelousas Drug
Store will be conducted strictly on a Cash basis
„„ .. C. MAYO, Agent,
aug 20-tf Sign of the Big Mortar.
Oakland Saw Mill,
OPPOSITE WASHINGTON, LA.
i have on hand a choice lot of Atcnafalava
cypress lumber for sale, and am prepared to
saw all orders for lumber at the lowest rates
and at short notice, On bills over 600 feet
toilage paid by mill. 8. R. WALKER.
Jan. 19-3H1
Henry Ward. JBeeclter,
&
FROM KENTUCKY,
-A-t Home During )He Season.
$5 FOR THE SEASON, $10 FOR INSURANCE,
Tes-uis— Caah in Adrance.
Apply to the proprietor,
JONES P. SMITH,
Bellevue.
feb 25-tf
lfm. JfMason,
Still continues the Undertaker's business in
Opelousas, and will be thankful for patronage
in his line. mW
Pointe-anx-L.oups Springs.
This pleasant and popular watering place is
now opened tor the season of 1878. The im
provements made and being made by the new
proprietor have contributed equally to the
comtort and enjoyment of invalids and pleasure
seekers. There are four different mineral
springs, and Ave. new bath houses, two for gen
tlemen, and three for ladies. The main dormi
tory has twelve sleeping apartments, fully fur
nished. There are three new buildings, with
two rooms each, with bedstead, mattress and
seats, to rent to parties desiring to board them
selves. There are ten other rooms to rent. The
hotel is amply furnished, and the table will be
supplied with all the requirements of a first
class hotel. The medicinal qualities of the
springs are already famous, iron largely pre
doimuating in one of them.
Mrs. Miller will pay special attention to the
wants ot lady visitors.
Board, $1.50 per day ; by the month. 135.00.
™ ple accommodations and feed for horses.
rile proprietor has expended, and will expend,
a great deal of money in improving the prop
or tf', : . uk1 trusts that his enterprise will be
suitably acknowledged.
G.MILLER,
june 15-3m Proprietor.
House Painting
PAPER-HANGING.
The undersigned respectfully informs hig
friends and the public generally, that he is al
ways prepared to do house-painting, i>aper
hanging, etc., with promptness and atmoderate
rates. He solicits a share of the public patron
age. \V ork done on twelve months' credit bv
specu» 1 contract. Orders left at the Journal
office will be attended to.
„ , „ , JACOB CUMMING8.
Opelousas, March 31st, 1877-tf
rjmie sra anjTi'Ai, fire insur
ANCE COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS.
• the Oldest and Staunchest Companies
111 the South.
Risks on Sugar Houses, Gin Houses, Stores
and Dwellings taken at the Lowest Country
Rates.
JAMES I. DAY, President,
H. CARPENTER, Seo'y.
WILLIS PRESCOTT, Agent,
Washington, La.
i'ouisiaiya equitable life
INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS.
The only Company in Louisiana that has
complied with the act of the Legislature in
troduced and sustained by the St. Laudry
Senators, requiring a Reserve Fund for each
Policy Holder. This Company has paid to the
I' ainiUes of Policy Holders over
9373,000
during the past eight years.
SAMUEL M. TODD, President,
ROBT. W. OGDEN, Vice President.
ANDREW PATTON, 2d Vice President.
AV M. H EN D K RSON, Secretary,
WILLIS PRESCOTT, Agent,
feb 9 -tf Washington, La,
W. CLARK President
t'w y vadd,0 Secretary and Treasurer
J. W. NOKRIS Vice-PresiEent
DIEBOLD
Safe and Lock: Co.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF
Safes.
factory, canton, o.
Branch Office, 37 Canal St.,
feb 2«-tf
A. ROV, Agent.,
New Orleans, La.
H. Spiro,
WHOLESALE DEALER
in
SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO,
HAVANA AND DOMESTIC SEGARS,
PIPES,
SNUFF,
AND ALL SMOKERS ARTICLES,
No. 71 Craricr «Irret.
New Orleans, La,
Represented by ELIAS AARONS.
June 9-ly
Bricks ! Bricks : !
FIRST QUALITY.
For Sale by the Hundred or Thousand,
at
camp hamilton plantation,
neak opelousas
nich 23-tf T. MILLER ANDERSON.
JYotice to Taxpayers.
The assessment soil of the town o» OmimMM
8 n0 w ready for examination and correctif
and will remain exhibited for twenty (20) dayi
froul date, at my oftice, poet office building.
p. J. LEFEBVRE.
May U-tf
~
LEFEBVRE,
Town Assessor.
JWotiee:
The law partnership heretofore existing be
Gtutend & J^ip L iv,'^M{)eentWs daytuH«w£l
by mntual consent. 7 1 £
m' ' — L . GÄRT,.
JT ir*»R
HENRY
LAURENT