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OPELOUSÀS :
Saturday, .linn- », 188S.
Circuit court has been in session here
this week, judges Clegg and Moore pre
siding.
Wft learn that Dr. Fred Meyer, for
merly of this place, now of Scott Sta
tion, is a candidate for the position of
State quarantine physician. We wish
him success.
For weak luugs and feebleness,
Chase's Barley Malt Whisky is an ex
cellent tonic. It ts absolutely pure, lull
of nutriment, and builds up the sys
tem. C. Dietlien sole agent for Opelou
sas.
The Misses Stagg. of Bayou Bœuf, aud
Miss Hattie Ilaas, of Chicot, have for
several days beeu visiting friends at
this place. On Monday night last they
%vere tendered a reception by the young
men of the town.
We had the pleasure of meeting on
the streets this week our congenial
friend Mr. George Pnlford, who
for several months has been eugaged
in the architectural pursuit in aud
around Crowley.
President Cleveland was renominated
by the national Democratic convention
at St. Louis, this week, without oppo
sition ; aud the contest for Vice-Presi
dent is between Thurman and Gray,
with Thurman ahead.
The Senate Committee on Elec
tions have reported in the Duson
Stagg contest to refer the matter back
to the people. The friends of Mr.
Stagg will be perfectly satisfied to
hare tins report adopted, and try the
matter over again before the people.
Mr. Charles W. Lewis, who has for
several mouths been engaged in the
study of the legal profession in New
Orleans, returned homo last Sunday,
aud will apply for an ornamented
slieeo-skin at the July term of the Su
preme Court iu this place.
Mr. Charles M. Thompson, our uewly
elected Clerk of Court, is now rcgu
Jy iustallod with Mr. II. E. Estorge
aud other efficient, assistants in the
ClerJkV office, having Mr. A. J. Perrault
as minute clerk ; in the Recorder's
office, Mr. Alfred Pavy is assisted by
Mr. L. P. Louallier aud others.
At the Democratic primaries held
throughout the parish last Saturday for
the selection of police jurors, the fol
lowing nauied gentlemen were eleeicd
in their respective wards : Ist waid, K.
M. Boagni, Homer Durio ; 2d ward,
Edgar S. Barry ; 3d ward, Placide Ro
bin ; 4th ward, R. W. Heath ; 5th ward,
Paulin Stagg, Elija C. Milbura ; Oth
•ward, Sa'muel Haas; 7th ward, Lat»^
arent J. Doss at au ; 8th ward, Charles
Thompson Bihm.
Wß are pained to announce the death
of Mt*. J- J- Thompson which occurred
at her husband's residence near Opeloa
sas on Saturday last at 8 o'clock p. m.
Mrs. Thompson's maiden name was
Itosa C. Boagni. She was the second
<laughterof Dr. Vinceut Boagni a prom
inent citizen of this place and was a
•very estimable lady. She leaves a hus
band aud two little daughters. They
have our heart-felt sympathy in this
their «ad bereavemeut.
.Last Monday the body of a white man
which has sine« proved to be that of the
watchman ou the steamer Warren, was
found Hoating in Bayou Courtableau
a short distance below Washington.
In his pocket was found a Smith &.
Wesson pistol, a pocketbook, a marine
check aud a gimlet. Dr. 11. M. Littel)
held the inquost, aud there being no
marks of violence on tha deceased, the
jury coucladed that he Josfc Lis life by
drowning.
The Philharmonie is moving steadily
along, and by its liberal, generous plan
of operation, is gaining favor with
everyone- At its last gathering, which
was held principally for the purpose of
receiving œsr additions and of chang
ing the time of Wieling, the speaking
propensities of luoet of the members
were to «diu« extent brought ont by the
fluent suggestions of one of »imbs
of-the-law who L'as subscribed his harne
to our list and was present for the first
time. We are of the optoion that when
W. S- F.'i presence is seared, it
would be » idea to get up a pis?
iij which there wiii Uea legal pornt at
iastfe and mate priucipafc <yj opposite
«ides of these gentlemen. Look oat/or
this (e&ture at an early date, as some
öuggestians have been offered to lead
âog meintars ou the subject. The
Association It*« about coucluded to
purchase the laigc^^d and elegant
piano which for some time has been
ou trial ft the hall. >Ve are no judga
of an iustrinuent but base our opinion
on what Pthers hav* said to the effect
t l, a t it is an extent one.
Although many aud sabataarisJ im
provements arc yet to be ittKde, tha
|ook6 of tlie room has undergone some
change by being supplied ivith new
lights, curtains, etc., etc. As I ö »II
o«r endeavors, we succeed by perse
verenge, we Seel assured that the inter
est manifested atprescut jvil! give to
the Association the success it 4eserves.
W. C. Clark's comic combination
shows exhibited here three days aud
nights this week, and were well patro
nized throughout the entire time. For
the price of admission, 25 cents, it is
one of the best shows on the road.
Street work is going on with a vim.
A number of hauds and carts are bus
ily employed, and if the weather per
mits, under the supervision of foreman
John Ttijague, the main thoroughfares
will ere long be in cxellent condition.
Miss Grace Del'Buono, accompanied
by her brother, Mr. Frank Del'Buono,
left on the 34th for Tbibodaux, to enter
the convent at that place and adopt the
vocation of a nun.—Iberia Enterprise.
LOUISIANA NEWS.
A large number of immigrants from
Michigan arc settling in the vicinity of
Natchitoches lately
;cted
of
David T. Stafford, tho newly ele<
sheriff of Rapides, took possession
his office last Monday.
The work of erecting the new expo
sition building at Shreveport has been
awarded to W. A. Crawford and Louis
Hoch of that city. The aggregate cost
is nearly eight thousand dollars.
A short time since Mr. John Newsoui
was killed by a negro at New Texas
back settlement.
A few days ago the citizens of Bayou
Des Glaize held a meeting the object
being to select a location for the new
courthouse when the parish site is
changed.
Dr. I. L. Leucht. of New Orleans, and
J. W. Nicholson, of the Louisiana
State University and Agricultuial and
Mechanical College, have been appoint
ed members of the State Board of edu
cation for the term ending March 26th,
1888.
A Board of Trade has lately been or
ganized in Shreveport in which all com
mercial interests may be represented.
The Ruston canning factory will be
gin operations in July.
The school lands recently sold in
Aeiidia to western settlers, brought
three dollars per acre.
Natchitoches wants a dime bank and
loan association.
The erection of brick tile works is
spoken of at Lake Charles.
Hog cholera is prevalent on Bayou
Waxai.
The Farmers' Union has ten mem
bers in the General Assembly.
Four thousand nine hundred and
eight acres of land were entered in Ver
non parish last week by Mr./Fair
banks o£ Chicago, 111.
Grant is better off than most
parishes of the State, having in her
treasury .$S()G.23 to the credit of the
general fund and $1G02.G7 belonging to
the school fund.
On the20th ult.. at Black Hawk pla/i«
tation, in Concordia parish, Mr, E. Pu£
leu was found dead. He had gone out,
as was his cusiom, and not returning,
his protracted absence excited alarm,
and on search being made his horse was
fourni hitched to the fence aud he lying
on the ground dead. Heart disease, it
is thought was the cause of his death.
The corner-stone of the new Catholic
Church at New Iberia was laid on the
mil "b.
The iadiösof New Iberia are raising
funds with whicu to construct a build
ing to'be used for a iiigii spjiool, and
iiave given their that entertainment
with that end in view.
At Clinton, on the 30th ult. Deputy
Hhanff Bennett arrested Dan Cooper,
colored, Sfho is a fugitive from justice,
he having kiiûvi # pegro man in Poiut
Coupee parish last fail,
C, Cornelius has beeu ap^uititßd
keeper of the State House by Gov.
Niebülls. .
A few eights ago an empty box car
which had Jftft on the switch at
Convert's static« eetin motion by a
violeut wind which previMted» and had
reached a point near Wiiliaö« ftag
station when it collided with a locomo
tive.
It is said that our sister town of
Grand Coteau has never sustained a
bar roor« for finy length of time, seve
ral having beed barfed but closed for
want of custon. "t>ry 'f owp'' fiitglit to
be its name, if the above be true,
Richard Johnson was waylaid aud
murdered on the Rock Island planta
ttoa near Colfax a few days since. Sam
Davis, eiwßfil J with the crime, has been
arrested
The new city cotifiéd fit ««w Orleans
has elected Major B. M. lieirod liity
Surveyor.
is an encounter with a burglar at
ManetieU not long since, Mr. Ed. Best
was painfully a\onnded.
Isaac Hall, of Grs«* p&ri.sh, died a
few days since aged 127 year*.
An elegant piece of music entitled the
•'icaugnral Waltz," has been composed
by Mi« L. Robinson, of West Baton
Rouge, and àt'/J.icated to Gov. Francis
T. Nicllolls.
The commencement exwr«d»c# $£ f he
Institution for the education _of ttie
Deaf -mutes at Baton Rouge will take
place Thursday evening, May 31st.
The Washington Artillery celebra
ted the 27th annïvM-aajy of their depar
ture from New Orleans to i*ài'iip'pate m
the civil war on the 2Gth ult.
4 few days ago Cliutou was visited
by a r«ica4o.
One hundred «jec fire laying the
waterworks mains in baiou
The Baton Rouge Star has received a
itnif power press.
PUBLIC SCi?ÖQfc» ! NOTICE ! !
The pnblic schools of the parigii will
close on June 33d, 1888, as per resolatiou
of the School Board,
Laubekt Dlpke,
may 26-Ùt President.
NOTICE.
Theflitarteriy Parish Union will meet on Ju
lv Mii, at Landrenean's Hal! near YiHo
Plate." W«ii «i{*sro if f«H «fele^t'on, as
delegates to tJie toe fJW&a '
the meeting.. Iiy order o£ T- J*, H!",' ,
June 9-tt President.
jffr> «f. J. BERCIER,
OrELOUSAS, IA.
Ou coracr Uaioii Street, liext to J. Meyers (i
ÀU calls from the Country promptly an
s wired. July 30iy
OBITl'AKV.
Opelousas, La ., June 3, 1888. {
Yesterday evening at 8 o'clock, there passed j
away the spirit of Rosa C. Boagni , the be
loved wite of Mr. J. J. Thompson. She died in !
the lull beauty of young womanhood at an j
age when every generous blossom of the j
spring had opened its fragrance around lier t
heart. She died surrounded by loving rela- |
tivfs and affectionate friends, and as her spirit j
took its flight a smile ot ineffable sweetness !
irradiated lier face, evidencing no doubt the
Christian resignation and hope that possessed
her at that supreme moment. We can easily
believe that the placid calm and peaceful ex
pression that was so noticealiie upon the face
of this dying Christian, was the effect of a di
rect communion between her own spirit and that
of ministering angels hovering around her pil
low and giving her, in language only known to
her and them, the sweetest assurances of fu
ture happiness and peace. In the, sudden
transition from life to death, one could hardly
imagine that the young and fair creature whom
he saw before him, had passed away from the
corridors of this earthly home and gone into
the domain of eternal bliss. It appeared as if
she was not dead but sleeping, and in your ex
pectant gaze, you could almost hope to see her
again re-open those closed eyes, and again
look into the faces of those who with tlr ob
bing hearts were bending over the bed of
death. The manner in which Rosa passed away
has robbed death of much of its terrors, for there
could have been no sting in the death she died.
Going away as gently as a jiassingzephyr—de
parting as silently as a hlessed spirit, it was
difficult to know the moment when she lived
from the one in which she died. The writer,
when he thought her spirit was about to take
its flight, offered a prayer to almighty God
to receive her into those holy mansions of the
skies, and to permit her to remain forever in
His presence praising and gloryfying His holy
name.
The buoyant hope of the dying Christian,
who feels that he enters into the presence of
lii.s Maker, without-a single plea, except that
my savior died for me, is a sufficeint passport
into those legions of eternal and unspeakable
happiness. F. ith, hope and charity, the three
Christian graces, were possessed in an eminent
degree by th^'subject of this notice. Her death
evidenced herlaitli and trust ; her life was a
rea>SzaUon of hope and charity.
Rosa was the second daughter of Dr. Vin
cent Boagni- and the wife of Mr. J. J. Thomp
son. After about thirteen years of wedded
blis> the dreadful summons came. She was
tone,icd by the finger of death and she slept.
Her venerable parent, with hand clasped in
hers, lemained at lier side until all was over,
and then gently pressing upon her lips the last
parental kiss, he left her with her God. The
most touching part of the deaiu scene, was the
agony evinced by the bereaved husband.
Strong and resolut î in everything else, he gave
way to the wildest grief, realizing that he was
alone in the world—that his best and dearest
friend had left him and had goue to the silent
grave. It is not in our power to offer him any
consolation. In trials like this human help is
nnavai ,: ng. There is but one refuge, and that
is to 11 v I" the bosom of Him who died for us,
and bêsee 'h Him to temper the wind to the
shorn lamb, it is to be. hoped tuat with God's
blessing as time passes away, the, bleeding
wound wilt heai, ami that the widowed hus
band wili learn to bow iu ii.ee!; submission to
the decrees of Him who dort h all thing» ac
cording to his own wise and wonderful ways.
Our tenderest sympathies are felt for tiio two
litt h> girls, who are now without tiieir moth
er and the only comfort we can offer them is,
that this parting is but for a time, and that
jhev will again tie, reunited with their loved
one",in a land where no separation can ever
take place.
The ways of Providence arc inscrutable and
har.i to understand. Rosa had everythiii" to
live for: young and fair, with a devoted .ins
band and two aft'ctijonato children, possessed
of amp'.e means and surrounded by every
comfort, it seemed hard, indeed, that she
should have been summoned so suddenly to
kave her dear ones. But it was so ordained; it
was the will of the Master, and we must not
complain. May it be that lit r spirit is now
basking in the sunlight of her Maker's smiles,
and that she is interceding for the loved ones
left to mourn lier loss. We will now bid Rosa
farewell, farcrreil, and agi.'n farewell.
A Sorrowing Fmknii.
l»KOt !KEUIN«!<) OP l' A It 1*11 OE.ÏJ
Ot It.ttU COiliMITtEE,
Rooms Dkmocratic Executive Committee (
Fa kimiSt. Landry . Opslousas, June 5, '88. j
The Committee met this day at the Court
house pursuant to (uli<Hirn»'ont, Present. : T.
II. Lewis Chairman ; U.E. Kstorge proxy to T.
T. Ta.lton. .T. J. Thompson per proxy to T. T.
Tarlton, from the first ward Second Ward—
T. T. Tarleton and Jean Domee. Third Ward—
J. B. Bergeron and .T. J. Quilxdean yer proxy
to J. B. Bergeron. Fourth Ward—R. W. Heath.
E. G. R'chard. Serentli Ward—J. P. J.
Landreneau and L. T>. Younjr. Sixtti Ward—
Haas and Eli Clark per proxy to Sam
Baas. Mftt* PQ'iilin Stapc and Geo. L.
Bavard per mo* y tû a. i-ewta
Ward— E. H. MeGee and L. W. ( lnido.
On motion. Pantin Stagg w«e appointed
temporary secretary.
The President stated the object of the meet
ins to he to canvass the returns of the pri
mary elections held the 2d of June, 18T8 for Po
lice Jurors and certify the same to the Gover
m $iie*e*ipm# M F'WP*. MeGee, sec
o nded l>y Mr. .T. B. iit'tiO f ïîh' Ooiii(jjjttf;e
jiroceeded -with the c.mvaas ot said ïôtuvris
with the followins result ;
In First Police Jury Ward, the following votes
were cast :
For E. M. Boagni, two hundred and fifty
votos (2J0).
tföjC H oih en Durio, two hundred and sixty
five, VMJ l ij-'y, "
for J. iff. Boy, aaa li«u«t(.ea spKßpty
votes (1701.
Tn tlie Second Police Jury Ward the follow
in f vote? were east :
F.d- E. P. Barry, one hundred and seventeen
votes (117*.
Fo- P. I>, Richard one hundred and thirteen
v,;t."s (113)
4 Uth& PwHjiC Jnry Ward,, the following
vote was ciirt'. " ' "'*•
K.tf J. E, ffmhedeaw, « îsiity-eighr, votes W).
For Piaeide Koiiiii. ni«, etyu iuht votes (ö«>.
11 the Fourth Police Jury Ward, tlie follow»
in? votes were cast :
For R. W. Heath, eisiity-three votes (83).
For .T. E. Walker, thirtv-two votes (32).
For Preston King, twelve votes (12).
jfli tlie Fifth Police Jury Ward tho following
voit» .svere casi !
for ft«««» tatö i r aj;4j;p4 jind eixty
nine votes (lntr>.
ForE. G. Millmrn, onehundreft and seventy
four votes (174).
For A. A. Herbert, sixty-eight votes (ß8).
In the Sixth Po'ice Jury Ward tlie following
votes were cast :
mf £am Haas three hundred and thirty
fiva v«>jes /•«»<•
Vor cimi'ie« 'l'aiMoru ulitiy-eisiii rot,;s fas,.
In the Seventh Police juvy HaiU, iliù 'toi
iowlMg vote« were cast :
For L. ,T. Dossman two hundred and forty
four votes (241).
In the Eighth Poilee Jury Ward the follow
ing votes were cast :
I«, Thompson Bilnu, one hundred and
sixty-*** Vor&jiiW;
The following lewlutioo whh t^ieii o^ui-ed iif
Mr. E. H. MeGee and seconded V>v Dr.
Tarlton and unanimously adopted:
Whereas the following Police Jurors have
been elected at the primary election held June
2d, 188-;, vH :
ffw]—Edward M. Boagni and Homer
DuriyT "■
fieeolid Waixl—Edgar S. Rairf.
Third Ward— Placide Roliin.
Fourth Ward— R. W. Heath.
Fifth Ward— Paulin Stagg and Elija C. Mil
i; u,n,
Sixth ward—Samuel Haas.
Seventh Ward—Laurent J. Dossman.
Eighth Ward—Charles Thompson Bihm,
Be it Resolved. That the foregoing result l>e
certified to tlie Governor and that the Presi
dent of tills'"omniittee transmit the same fo
him with the respectful rennest that lie ap
point and commission the said persons.
THOS. H. LEWIS,
Pali.in grxoo, C'juairniàn,
Secretary Pro. Tetn.
F. HERBERT,
BLACKSMITH,
At Joseph Eddy's near tlie Railioad.
OPELOUSAS, LA.
A LI. work in uiy line promptly and well done
at low ratfH^. iftay ls-Hiu.
•WATCHMAKER
.H AI \ STREET, OPKLOl'SAS.
ITS AND JEWELRY re
WA'it.'KES. CI < w.-iy.j » _TP
W^U'hrs'krid Spectacles aiWiiys
1 ' oil hand aiid sold' at bot
tom prices.
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»»UOt'KKUIIV«« or BOAR«» OF I"0
I.ltli TOWN OF OPELOtSAS.
Oi'elousas, La ., June 5th, 1888.
The Board met pursuant to acall of the Pres
ident. Present : Jno. M. Mornhinveg, Presi
dent, presiding ; Solomon Loeb, J. K. Sandoz,
Matin Budd and Louis Chaclicrc.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read ami adopted
The committee appointed to receive and ex
amine the books, etc., of the late Council, asked
to be granted furtuer time.
On motion duly seconded and carried, the
same was granted.
On motion of J. K. Sandoz, duly seconded
and carried, be it Resolved, That a committee
of two be appointed on corporation and that
the President be added to said committee.
The Chair appointed Sol. Loch and Louis
Chacherere. ,
On motion of J. K. Sandoz, be it Resolved.
That a list of the delinquent taxpayers of the
town of Opelousas, La., be published for thirty
days, after which legal proceedings would be
taken if not complied with, and the same not
having received a second, was put to the Board,
aud the. said Sandoz, having so desired the
same be recorded, Mr Loeb explained that the
reason of his not seconding Mr. Sandoz's mo
tion, was that no more cost ou the delinquent
should be incurred, and by publishing same
would naturallv add to the costs.
Mr. Sandoz offered the following tax ordi
nance for 1888, and moved that the same be
twice read and adopted, and the said motion
having been seconded aud the ordinance hav
ing been twice read, the same was unanimous
ly adopted, as follows, viz :
AN ORDINANCE
To provide a revenue for the Town of Ope
lousas, La., for the year 1888, by the levying of
taxes upon all property, real and personal, sit
uated within the corporate limits of saitl town
not exempt from taxation.
Section 1. Bo it ordained by the Board of Po
lice of the Town of Opelousas, La., That for
the calendar year 1888, there is hereby levied
a tax of (S) five mills on the dollar, of the as
sessed valuation of all property, moveable and
immovable, situated within the town of Ope
lousas, La., except such as is expressly ex
empted from taxation by the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana, and the term property
as herein used, means and includes all real es
tate, with the buildings and improvements
thereon or thereunto attached ; all railroads;
and other roads ; all locomotives, dummies and
other motive powers, all cars, carriages, wag
ons and other vehicles ; all lumber, brick and
other building materials, all movable property
and chattels; all personal property, all goods,
wares, merchandise and other stock in trade,
in possession, on hand or under control ; goods
bought and paid for, or to be paid for, all
goods consigned for sale without reference to
whom they belong, all household, kitchen, or
other furnitures exceeding five hundred dol
lars in value, all jeweils and jewelry, diamonds,
pearls, and precious stones, real or imitation,
all gold and silverware, and silver plate, all
horses and other live animals; al' personall
property held m trust, or by a w ife, or for a
minor child ; all property held, contro led, or |
administered in each separate capacity as
president, cashier, treasurer, manager, receiv
er. tiustee, depositary, administrator, agent, or
other official capacity, the cost value of all
judgments, suits and causes in action; all
right», credits, bonds, stocks and securities of
ail kinds, promissory no'j« and other obliga
tions ; and ail other articles or tilings what
ever possessing any money value. This enu
meration shall not be construed so as to ex
empt from taxation any property or values not
enumerated herein.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that the
taxes herein levied shall be due and payable at
the office of the collector of the Board of Police
or the Town of Opelousas, La., as soon the tax
bills or roll shall be made, and filed iu the
office of the said collector, aud after due pro
mulgation of this ordinance
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. That upon
taxes not paid and delinquent (30) thirty days
after the completion of the tax bills or roll,
and the tiling of the same In the office of the
ollcctor of the Board, there shall be, and is
hereby levied or imposed an interest penalty of
(10) ten per cent per aruiiiu on the amount of
the tax due, which shall be collected together
with, and in the same manner as the ta.:.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That no forced
collection of taxes due upon movable or im
movable property shall be made before the
iuie or date set apart for the forcible collec
tion of the ta jr.es due to the Statu of Louisiana.
'See. 5. ' Beit further ordained, That it shall
tie the duty of the collector of the Board of Po
lice of the Town of Opelousas. La„ to receive
and collect the taxes, and interest due thereon
to said Board within such time, and in the
manner provided by existing State laws i'cia
tivo U, the (ioilcetfou of tit.<:e; due. tlio State of
Louisiana.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordatned, That this or
dinance ghali have effect from and after its
promulgation.
J. M. MORXHINVEG,
President Board of Police Town of Opelousas,
La.
Attest :
W. R. Cochuan . Clerk of Board of police Town
jjf OpgfOM^g. fj,V
On mot KjU of J. Is. Sando*, duly seconded
and carried the following bills were approved
and ordered paid :
St. Landry Democrat, to advertizing no
tire of election and proceedings *15 75
J. B. Sandoz, work for market house 1 50
Leopold Skinner, sharpening axes, spades,
etc., from May, 1887, to May, 1888 4 80
Arthur Simpn, Justice of the Peace, pqstjS
' iji iuit* io«.n ou: tn,
to-wit;
Vs. L. Dupre
•' E. P. Veazie.,
" F. F. Perrodin
" Jules Gil
" John N. Ogden 7 75
" JCepnetli Baiilio....................- :;n 7 f5
¥otai. «2 00
On motion of Sol. Loeb, duly seconded and
carried.
Resolved, That the town attorney be in
structed to issue fi fa on alt judgments ob
tained by the Board against delinquent license
11 On motion of J. JC. Sandoz, duly seconded and
CArricä, the »iUftsn?!# »wags »era submi^d a«
irfiligeirig. ' CjraVid Detil|ief, Mrs. Paul
Mi>e, Mfs. B". Vftl'iW, their pay te begin from
June 1st, 16&è.
On motion of J. K. Sandoz, duly seconded
and carried, be it
Resolved, That a committee of two be ap
pointed as a Finance Committee, and that the
President be added to said committee.
Chair appointed J. K. Sandoz aud Sol, Loel).
On motion duly (seconded, the Boacd ftd
Attest : President.
W. R. Coni ran , Clerk.
fi 25
7 50
7 50
5 25
GRADE.
HOLSTEIN BULLS
fccveu ot eight ftMuie ïfolstoin bull calves, by
the registered Holstein butt Volney, out of
good cows, for sale at $25 each.
b R. B. COTTINGHAM,
Holland (formerly Parrott) Plantation near
Opelousas. July 2-t.f
MARTIN BUDD,
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LING AND GRAINING,
Town and couutry jobs, promptly
attended to. april 16-1 y
The Original Wlp» s
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AMENDMENTS
—TO THE
j
Charter of the St Landry Homestead i
and Loan Association. j
Opei.ousas, La., April 5tll, 1888.
The stockholders of the St. Landry Honirstead
i and Loan Association nit*, iu pursuance to a
call of the Board of Directors thereof, for the
purpose of taking into consideration amend
ments to the Charter of said Association, viz:
1st. To amend Art. 4, by increasing the capi
tal stock 1o one million ($1,000,000) doliars, divi
ded into live thrusand (5000) shares of. two hun
dred (¥200.00) dollars each.
2d. To amend Art. 7, by substituting the num
ber (10) ten instead of the number (20) twenty
in the limitation of the number of shares on
which a stockholder may borrow from tho As
sociation.
3d. For the purpose of making any other
amendments necessary to carry out the pur
poses and intent of the above earned amend
ments.
All the stockholders having been regularly
notified of the meeting by written notices set
ting forth the object« and purposes, tha time
and place of meeting, and the hour having ar
rived, the meeting was called to order by Jos.
Bloch, Esq. a member of the Board of Direct
ors of said Association, who on motion duly
seconded and carried, was called to the chair
as President Pro. Tem., the President and Vice
President being both absent.
The Chair thereupon announced tlie pur
poses and objects of the meeting, and declared
the meeting in order, and the Secretary hav
ing been instructed to call the roll of stock
holders, and tlie same having beeu done, it was
ascertained that (206) two hundred aud ninety
six shares of stock were represented in person
and by proxy, the said shares represented
being mora tlian (J) three-fourths of the stock
subscribed.
The Chair then announced the consideration
of theamendments iu order, whereupon it was
moved and seconded, that the proposed amend
ments be voted upon at one and the same time,
ami no objection having been made thereto,
the Chair announced the same unanimously
carried.
Whereupon, it was moved and seconded that
the following articles of the Charter of the
Association be amended and re-enacted so as
to read as follsws, viz:
"Art. 4. The capital stock of said corporation
shall be One Million Dollars, divided into five
thousand shares each representing two hun
dred dollars, payable in weekly installments of
twenty-five cents per share per week, and
said corporation shall begin business when
two hundred shares of the capital stock shall
have been subscribed ; said stock shall be is
sued in series, designated respectively as se
ries, A, B. C, etc., of which the stock "now ex
isting shall be known as scries A, but 110 one
series shall contain more than (500) live hun
dred shares. The Board or Directors Shall have
power to close each series before opening a fol
lowing one.
Whenever the shares representing any series
shall by reason of payments of installments,
and accumulation or profits, be worth the par
value of t wo hundred dollars each, such series
shall be liquidated as speedily as is consistent
with the Interests of tlie subscribers; and
whenever the shares representing tlie last re
maining series shall be worth the sum of two
hundred doliars each, the association shall be
liquidated by (3) three commissioners selected
by the Board of Directors from among the
stockholders.
Art. 7. Each stockholder for each share of
the stock he may hold in the Association shall
be elegible to receive from the funds of tho As
sociation a loan of two hundred dollars, less the
premium-olTered. Whenever tlie funds in tlie
Treasury shall warrant, one. or more loans shall
be disposed of to tho stockholders offering tho
highest voluntary premium in such manner as
tho Board ot Directors may determine ; pro
vided that 110 loan shall be made for a less
premium than ten per centum. No stockhold
er shall be elegible to a loan 011 more than ten
shares. No stockholder shall be c'egible to a
loan who is in arrears to the association.
Stockholders taking loans shall pay interest
thereon (on nominal loan) by weekly paviuenls
at the rate of six per cent per uuniim. In
case of failure to give satisfactory security for
such loans within »010 month of the date of
purchase, the interest shall be charged to such
purchaser, together with all costs and charges
or expenses attending the examination of titles
and searches, and the mouey revert t« tho As
sociation. Security shall not be deemed suffi
cient unless approved by at letlüt a unijority of
tlie Hoard of Directors present."
Tho Chili nun 11 having asked the stockhold
ers tf they were ready to vote upon t he amend
ments, aud tUcy lielng ready, the Chair ap
pointed three stockholders, viz : O. H. Terwil
liger, Albert Bloch and Dr. r. M. Littell as tel
lers. who after the casting of tho votes, pro
ceeded to count the votes given iu favor of and
against said amendments, when it was ascer
tained that two hundred and ninety-six votes
were east in favor of said amendments, aud
none against. The votes cast in fyvov titereof
being more than three.fcmrthsof the total num
bei' of s)ia('i3ä of St,i<) siuuH taken, tho Chair
man announced the amendments carried, aud
ordered tho Secretary to record the same.
Ami there being no further business before
the stockholders, and a motion haVing been
made, seconded and carried, the meeting ad
journed. JOS. BLOCH,
Attest : President Pro, Tt'VRi
W. C. Pekraui.t , Secretary,
A true copy, '
W-. ti. Pkkbaclt Secretary.
gune-j&t
NOTICE!
Land Office , at New Orleans La. )
M.»y 2öth, 1888. J
SiKitie ii hereby given that the following
named settler lias filed notice of Iiis intcutiou
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before tlie
Judge or iu his absence the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court, at Opelousas, La., 011 July Jlst,
1888, viz :
M\IU (
township s, south range 7 west. Louisiana me
ridian
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of said land viz:
Pierre Guillory, Acduel Veillon,
Soileau and Gerasime Soilean, al' ai «,«. 1,
dry parish, La, THQâjAÇ J".' »VTLEB,
June n " Register.
asskssment notice.
Oi'EI-otsas, La ,. June 1,1888.
Notice is hereby given that the assessment
juue
ion .11114 i
ADOLPHE LASTRAPES,
Assessor.
NOTICE
Is hereby given, in accordance with article
!Ê«t
NOTICE
Is hereby given of intention to causc to be
introduced at tlie ensuing session of tho Ltigis
lature, an act ov aots t« fm reli tUe of
Pratiluin C'u|to.<fC, to aijth^rj^ tho sale of the
poijc'gti'iiuuieiCy, ana <0 appropriate the pro
ceeds to building a public school house or
horses ill the town of Opelousas.
Tnos. H. Lewis.
M.D.LEWIS,Mt)
QPELQySAä, LA,
Oliioe ovor Bailey's Drug Store, Main St.
aprl 21. ly
IN TilEJSTII
ALSO A PUR^ 1 ! HOLST;
Fee, $10, " «rip ,
IwaPCUXyjSwwAM,
Holland (formerly l'^iiot'/Plantation near
Opelousas}, ' " f,.i, <><■_( f
B. .A.. LITTELL,
PHYSICIAN A Bl'RCEON,
OPELOUSAS, LA,
Office at Littel!'* tMHg âîprç.
aprl 21, ly
BULL.
FOR SALE.
A tract of forty-one acres of tine timber land
on the railroad within two acres of Bellevue
Station. Will sell, or exchange for other prop
erty. JNO. M. WARE.
JUDICIAI. ADVERTISEMENT*.
^HE RIFF 'S SAI.E.
cleophas comeau vs. thomas m. an
derson agent, etals.
No. 12772
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OK LOUISIANA.
By virtue of writs of alias fi. fa.
issued out of the Thirteenth Judicial 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
the principal front door of the Court
house, of said parish, ill the town of Opelousas,
at 11 o'clock A. M. 011
Saturday, 7lli <Iny of July, ISSN,
the following described property, to-wit :
All of the right, title and interest of Thomas
Miller Anderson, Charles B. Anderson, Ed
ward K. Anderson, Fanny Anderson, wife of
James M. Dowling, and of the estate of
W111. F. Anderson iu and to tlie following des
cribed tracts of land being the entire
owership thereof, viz : A tract of
land containing eight hundred arpents,
more or less, ten arpents front by the ordinary
depth of eighty arpents, bounded south by
Louis Guillory's tract and Louis Boisdore.
uorth by lot No. 2 of the process verbal of tho
successional sale of Autoine Bolsdorf, ou the
east by public land, and west by Bayou Nez
pique.
2. A tract of lau I containing eight hundred
arpents, more or less, ten arpents front by
the ordinary depth of eighty arpents, bounded
south hi' lot No. 1 of same procès verbal,
north by lot No. 3 of same procès verbal, west
by Bayou Nezpique, and east partly by public,
land and Joseph Guillory's tract ; the said
tracts having beeu acquired the 7tb January,
1800, by Mrs. Tlios. C'. Anderson at successional
sale of Antoine Boisdore, as per procès verbal
of the estate No. 1074, items No. 1 and 2.
Terms—Cash.
WM. M. THOMPSON, Coroner,
june 2-0t Acting Sheriff Parish of St. Landry.
PRINCEJIODNEY
A NORMAN-MORGAN STALLION.
Dam : Half Norman aud Half Morgan Trotting
Stock ; will be six years old next May ; sired
by the imported Norman Horse Rodney. Will
stand during the season at Opelousas and
Washington—Fee $7.50 Cash, or 910 1st Oct.
Season opens 1st March.
ri* 1 ' For further particulars, apply to owner
at Greenwood Platation, near Opelousas.
Mose Giîeen , Manager.
"MORO-CASTLE 3D."
Black Spanish Jack, mealy points, fourteen
and a quarter hands under the standard, sired
by imported Moro-Castle—Mr. Hayes, of Col
umbia, Tenn., paid 25,000 for Moro-Castle. Dam ;
a Jennet of the Gazon family. His colts take,
first premiums at Columbia fairs, aud there,
never was a scrub colt ot' his get, They are
uniformly line, sprightly and stylish. Moro
Castle 3d will make the present season at
Greenwood Plantation. $0.511 cash or *10 1st
Oct. for the season Joii.nSiwn , Manager.
OR. E. J. CiKJICliEREi
DENTIST,
Office at his father's residence, MainSt
©I'KIjOCSAS, I.A. jan 21-tf
IN THE^ STUD.
THE TROTTING STALLION "ETHAN
ALLEN JR.,"
Will stand the season at the Stock Farm of J.
M. Ware and at the Stables of Ben Meginley in
Opelousas. Fee $15 ; |25 to insure. fob 11-2111
NOTICE IS IIKKEKY UIVEN
That an application will be made by Caldwell
C. Swayze, of the Parish of St. Landry, La., to
the Legislature of this State to have an act,
passed for his re ief in the case or the land en
try made by Caleb L. Swayze, his father, attlio
State Laud Office, for the west half of section
7, aud lots 1 and 2 of section 18 iu township »,
south range 4 east, on May 21, 1850, said eutry
comprising 526 50(100 acres, for the reason that
same land Inwl beeu disposed of by the, U. S.
Government 011 February 5th, 1855, and loca
ted by Joseph 1). Guidry with State warrant
No. 722. J. L. CHACIIERE.
May 18
JAS. O. RAY, M. I>.
-OPELOUSAS, LA.
Office at His Father's ßp:sideuce.
may 19-ly.
WHIT WORTH & CO.,
—DEALERS IN—
Cypress Lumber & Shingles.
OPELOUSAS, LA.
ALSO, PINE FLOORING AND CEILING,
SASH, DOORS AND BUNDS.
Will exchange Lumber for Corn.
Give ns a call before purchasing elsewhere.
Terms moaerate. 8. B. CRAWFORD,
may 19-ly Agent.
NOTICE.
The Famous Bell-Cheney Springs
Will be open to the public on June 1st
1888, under the management of that priuee or
good fellows. f. Herbert, Sr.—"Uncle Bug"—
who has given the Springs a thorough over
hauling and everything iu first-class order.
"Uuole Hug" has a pack of tine hounds ft«- t lu
ll»« of those inclined to limit, and has also a
race track made for testing the mietxt of tlie
festive creoie pony as well as that of the aris
tocratic race horse. In fact, those seeking a
nice, miiet, health-restoring resort, will tiud it
at Bell-Cheney ; and plenty to eat for both man
and beast fur- further particulars address
HENRY- I , KHI-lCH, Bayou Chicot, La.
N. ß, „Aerius moderate. nisyr 19-tî
Barber Shop.
E . -A . BO Ii AI ULLEU,
BellevUÖ Stveet, bet. Court and MaiD,
OPELOUSAS, LA.
A FIRST CLASS Barber Shop with «ff the
improved appurtenances, toilet articles,
Otc., will be kept open and in operation during
the usual business hours, Mr. B. is determined
not to be excelled, gumvitittring
6wh | Wwk *r no iTIancy.
lily 31
Jersoy Bull.
T offer for sale my splendidly bred Jersey
bull"DUNCAN." He is live years old, color,
silver grey and fawn; good size, gentle ami
very handsome, Sold only to prevent iu
breeding. I oave #100 for this animal when u
alf, and I offer him for that sum now.
aprl ai-tf THOMAS J. HOUGH.
NOTICE I
Unitkd Stjitks Land Office, j
New Orleans, L»., May 14,1888. \
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has rtled notice of Ins intention
to mako Unat proof in support, of his claim, and
that aaW proof will tie made before the Judge
ov Clerk of Court, at Opelousas, La., ou
Friday, July Gth, 1888, viz :
C If PRIEN VKl'GK,
who made homestead entry No. G133 Tor the
southwest quarter of southeast quarter nnd lot
5, section twenty and northwest quarter <»f
northeast (Quarter and lot 1, section 21), town
ship. «. south range % west, Louisiana
meridian.
He names the following witnesses to nrov«
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz.:
Clcoptiùs Guillory, Henry Rider, Jr., Ernest
Lauglais and Jesse Young, Sr.
All of 8t. Landry parish, La.
TH
may l9-6t
OMAS J. BUTLER,
Register.
LANDS!
Imwoved, «id unimproved, for sale or rent.
Haamt. HENBV 1. GARLAND. v