The Opelousas Courier from Opelousas, Louisiana • Page 1

Vol. XXI. Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, January 17, 1874. No.

14. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY LEONCE SANDOZ. The CoultIER is published in the most populous Parish in the State, except Orleans, and hasi Larger Circulation in that Parish than any other paper, and is one of the best advertising mediums in tue interior of the State. Transient advetisements25 cents per square of eight lines (minion). OP ELbU AS: SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1874.

If you wish to secure good bargains, attend the auction at Lefebvre's old stand to-day at eleven o'clock. See advertisement. The planters of the Attakupas region are forming granges, with a view of affiliating with the order of Patrons of Husbandry. If you want a good Sewing Machine, buy the Beckwith Portable Machine. See advertisement in another column.

W. II. Crisp, the well known actor, died at Dallas, on the 1st inst. He leaves two sons and two daughters. We announced the death of his wife some months ago.

We notice that the Town Council has had several bridges built lately on Walnut and Lombardy streets, to the great convenience and satisfaction of the residents in the eastern portion of town. The President has withdrawn the nomination of Attorney General Williams as Chief Justice, at that gentleman's request, and has nominated Caleb Cushing, of Massachusetts, in his stead. The Senate has not yet confirmed the appointment. Lefelbvre has received a select assortment of new and popular sheet music, comprising ballads, songs and choruses, sacred songs, galops, schottisches, polkas, waltzes, marches, mazurkas, variations, fantaisies, duets, which he offers at publishers' prices. The attention of our readers is called to the Entertainment advertised by the ladies, in another column.

What with gumbo, turkeys, salads, dancing, and everything else that can contribute to the enjoyment of the guests, this is a rare chance for the people of this Parish. We shall be very much disappointed if the fine dancing rooms arc not crowded to overflowing, on this occasion. Lc, everybody and his wife (or sweetheart, if he is fortunate enough to have one) don't forget to bring a supply of small a little change relieves monotony so much. ROUBLES IN TERREBONIE. Seven prominent citizens of the parish of Terrebonne sent a dispatch to Governor Kellogg, on the 13th asking assistance to suppress certain bands of armed negroes who had broken out in open riot, and were murdering white people, burning housesand mills, and committing the wildest outrages.

Kellogg immediately ordered a strong militia force to proceed at once to the scene. The origin of all this was the efforts of the negroes to compel the planters to pay them on their own terms, and to prevent others from working who had accepted the terms offered by the planters. A WELCOME Home Tournal and Rural Southland united, make, without doubt, the best weekly agricultural and family paper published in the South. The continued exertions of its publisher are shown by the steady advancement made in improving the contents and value of the paper. It is a journal that if once entered into a home will always prove a welcome guest, being alike useful and instructive to the family, at the Fireside, as well as in the Field, Orchard, Stock Yard, Dairy, Apiary, Vegetable and Flower Garden, etc.

It is just the paper for every Southern family, and its practical articles make it worth ten times its price to every planter or farmer in the South. The price is $3, and a pair of fine chromos are sent to every new subscriber; the pictures alone are worth the price. Address, Our Bome Journal and Rural Southland, New Orleans. ERrATA. In last week's issue we stated that one of the features of the proposed new charter was that all male inhabitants between the ages of 21 and 50 years, residing within the corporate limits for the space of 3 months, would owe annually ten days' labor to the town, provided they owned no property and paid no taxes.

The 19th section of the proposed new charter reads as follows: "All the male inhabitants of said town above the age of 21 and under 50 years, who have resided within the corporation for three months, and who are not real estate owners, and whao may not have paid their poll tax to the town, shall be subject to work," which is quite a different We also stated that the Council was to be composed of the Mayor, Treasurer, Constable and four other councilmen. We shQuld have stated instead that the Mayor and six councilmen were to compose the Council, the Constable and Treasurer not being members of that body. announced last week that Mr. E. D.

Estilette, one of our Representatives in the Legislature, had joined (as he did last year) the People's Legislature, which recognised McEnery as the legally eleeted Governor. To-day we have to correct this assertion, which had elicited in Mr. Estilette's behalf the eeasendation of his large constituency, and announe that he has sought and obtained admissdion into the Kellogg Legislature. We are also pained to state that Messrs. 1.

F. Littell and L. D. Prescott, two others of our Representatives, who had clang to the fortunes of the legally elected Government, and had, like Mr. Estilette, remained true to the cause of the people, have likewise taken seats in the Kellogg Legislature.

After recording this sudden change on the' part of these gentlemen, we have not the heat tdaiy to criticise their conduct; but we may be permitted to doubt that their aotio will result in any good for the people, should the hope of mitigating their surtrings be, as they allege, the iguis fAses that lured them on to the Usurper's bosom. There was a mach better spirit manifested in the MoEnery Legislature yesterday, owing to the late news from Washington, and the strong feeling of indignation aroused by the wsa desertion ofa few of the members laying up a large store of earl ect-ion andpoignant regrete in the future.f. 0. Picaymae, 8d1 The Durell Investigation. O.

Picayune, Jan. 8.1 The testimony taken by the sub-commitee now sitting in this city is overwhelming on the main charges. At least a dozen of the leading members of our bar testify to Durell's habits of indulgence in stimulants to a degree to bring discredit upon his office and induce a demeanor on the bench offensive, overbearing and insulting to the members of the bar. Besides the lawyers, a number of respectable cit izens testify more emphatically and pointedly to this point. The most pertinent and emphatic of these depositions, is that of a keeper of a fashionable restaurant in this city, who testified that at a festivity held at his establishment, the judge was so far gone in his inebriation that it required the aid of his two festive companions to carry him to his residence; and, what is still more remarkable, the two gentlemen who rendered this friendly service to the unfornatejudge, were the only two witnesses who testified before the committee that they never saw him under the influence of alcoholic or vinous stimulants in their lives On the other charge, of sanctioning, permitting and colleaguing with the perpetrators of the most audacious, systematic and, wholesale plunder of the people ever heard of in a country of law and courts, the evidence was of a startling character.

We will not anticipate its publihcation. We fear, indeed, it will never see the light. When it does, we can I safely affirm that the civilized world will regard with infinite amazement and hoiror the development of the most ruthless and audacious spoliation and devastation of the property of the citizens, perpetrated under the shelter and with the sanction, the aid and authorityof a United States judge. And further, it is shown beyond contradiction and doubt, that whilst all this depredation and rapacity were carried on against our people, the judge, who should have protected the people against it, was the constant, festive, boon companioc and inseparable associate and partaker of the most unbouded luxury and festivity, paid for out of the spoils thus wrcuched from an impoverished and plundered community. Important Statement.

O. Picayune, Jan. As Kellogg has claimed a recognition and acquiescence in his usurpation on the ground of the retirement of certain members of the Fusion Legislature, we give the following statement, showing the reasons that influenced those gentlemen in their actions and their adhesion to the right and justice of the course representec by the McEnery Government: January 7, 1874. We, undersigned, members of the Louisiana Legislature, iwho have taken seats in the body known as the Kellogg Legislature, have been constrained to this course under the conviction that the legal Legislature would not be permitted to discharge the duties imposed upon it by the constitution. They fully concur in and endorse the memorial forwarded to Congress by the joint committee of the Senate and House of the Louisiana Legislature.

WM. F. MOORLAND, T. W. Norlns, Tnos.

PRICE, THos. J. KIMnLE. THIIE GRANGES. Our Home JoNurnal aLnd Rural Southland, of New Orleans, the official journal of the order of the Patrons of Husbandry, gives the following official report of the number of granges in each of the United States.

The report is dated Washington, D. Dec. 13, 1873: New 24 Arkansas .........115 North 128 249 Florida 20 Oregon 392 Pennsylvania 4 ....798 South 194 Indiana ...........732 262 Iowa ............1839 46 Kansas ........712 38 116 Virginia 15 Louisiana 41 West 23 Maine 1 Wisconsin 270 Maryland 7 Colorado 2 Massachusetts 18 Dakota 35 Michigan .........147 6 Mnnesota ---397 8 Mississippi ........507 Missouri .........1199 Nebraska .........361 N. 11 New Jersey 24 The statement which has been transmitted to this city, in regard to the President's conversion to the proposition of Senator Carpenter, to relieve himself and Congress of further annoyance. on account of the Louisiana case, by directing a new election to be held, has obtained general currency and credit through the North and West.

It is confirmed by so many independent disptches, that we feel justified in assuming be a strong probability. All parties at the North appear to favor the proposition. If no other consideration should prevail, the great time which would be consumed by Congress in the investigation and discussion of this complicated question, would induce such action. There was never a greater bore than this ease must prove to a body with so much of responsibility and labor devolving upon it. A new election will rid Congress of the whole miserable business and the Radical Administration of the heaviest burden and sin it has had to bear.N.

O. Picayunpf 10th. By the act of March 3d, 183, passed by a Radical congress, and sanctioned by a Radical chief magistrate, the salaries of the president, members of the cabinet, and various subordinate officials, exclusive of the vice-president, speaker and members of the two houses, not counting in the $70,000 of presidential perquisites, were increased from $223,615 to $107,084, or an aggregate of $83,469. This is but a small item in the general squandering of the people's money which has been inaugurated under Republican rule, but it helps to show that if the government is really anxious to reduce taxation by cutting off expenditures, it can make a fair beginning at retrenchment in its own Louis Times. It was understood last night that the Congressional Committee had concluded its investigations in the case of Judge Durell, and would depart to-day for Washington.

The very natural curiosity felt by this community to know the nature of the evidence given, and the action which Congress shall finally take thereon, will probably be gratified at no distant day; but for the present we are certain of but one fact-and that is the complete and searching character of the inquiry. Judge Durell has been the object of very serious aocusations, and those accusations are now undergoing inquest. Heretofore proceedings have been withheld. The next chapter of the history will be O. 0th.

There are seven negroes in Congress, representatives of colored eonstituents in the carpet-bag governed States. On Monday last, when the amnesty bill was upons i.pamsage, these seven negros voted solidly against it, though the bill pased by the large majority of 141 veas to 9 navys. exhibition of prejudice against his former master," says the emphis Ap.eal "is nataral in the negro, and excusableewen it is remembered that there were twenty-two white men, a poorly enlightened and as full of preudce inst men, who never owned a master as the.mn men, who also voted against general amnesty. Both were iOatuated by a kndred spirit. A Texas journal estimates that ffteen thousand Demoorats failed to vote in the recent election in that State.

They were "disgusted at Radical outrage, and thought their votes would do no good." It is fortunate for them that so many other thousands had the good sense to go and vote. Disgst'ir a poor weaon pti cmpn, and there has never been a time when man honest and l.telligent man's vote was not of When the negro down in Louisiana was hauled up for lstefi bacon, pubtin as a defense that he was told, by political teachers, that now, wen he had the right to vote, be mast take "sides" (Communicated.) EDITOR OPELOUSAS COURIER It has been aptly said that "history is experience teaching by example and if it can be accepted as an axiom to shape future political and commercial interests, it will equally apply to agricultural matters in calling up serious refleetions to the minds of the planters, in adopting a safer and more remunerative system for the year just dawned upon us. In the States where "Granges" or the atons of Husbandry" are fully organized and acting in corporate bodies, well matured plans have been fully digested, and assumed the force and character of regular ordinances to govern future planting interests. One of the main features of this organization of farmers or planters is Ecoeomy. All of its members are pledged to a rigid system of retrenchment in expenses, to confine themselves as nearly as possible to their own resources in cultivating and "running" their farms, and are to draw their auxiliary aid from the strength, unity and moral force of the Assouiation.

"Out of debt out of danger" is their watchword and in order to reach this goal, and to realize that "in unity there is strength," the subordinate and State Granges have special agents appointed to purchase at wholesale prices all the supplies, farming utensils, required by theml. The surplus crop of cotton, and side crops, are shipped to these agents, who sell them for the highest market prices, and the grangers individually reap the legitimate profits of their crops, which under the old system, passed into the hands of commission merchants, "middlemen" and Wall street brokers. Under the grangers' organization, mortgages upon homesteads and first privileges upon growing crops are unknown; but it is their object, by harmonious co-operation in a well devised system of organized economy, to remove these accumulaing incumbrances upon the vital industry 6f the country, to avert ever-recurring disasters of the past, and to establish labor upon a firm, dignified and independent basis in the future. This movement is not antagonistic to, nor an onslaught upon our local or metropolitan merchants. To the contrary, the vigor derived from this regimen of economy by-the industrial body, will permeate the whole constitution of commerce, and a new era of prosperity will smile upon the country.

More money will be made and it will circulate more extensively at home. Planters will buy less, but will be able to pay for what they get. Merchants will sell for cash or well secured credits and ask smaller profits. Under the old system of long credits and fabulous commissions on the part of merchants, and extravagance in purchases and excess of cotton planting to the detriment of raising breadstuffs by the Southern planiters, the Gulf States have almost been brought to ruin. A succession of failures in the cotton crop, an insufficient production of corn, cereals and other side crops, and a consequent nonattention to raising meat at home have thrown the planters in debt to their merchants.

The latter are consequently paralyzed in their commercial promptitude, and the "money dealers" on Wall street will quietly store away what little cotton was made during the last year, with the handsome profits to accrue thereon. Will we not profit by an imperative experiencel If so, what remnedy shall be applied to forestall similar ills in the The different Granges in the South say, Plant less cotton and more corn, grasses, peas, potatoes, Raise your own meat at home, retrench to the last possible limit, and be as near self-sustaining as possible in all the exigencies of the farm. Be sure of a living at home and make cotton your surplus crop. Cotton is a poor "commander" when caterpillars yearly invale the field. He will get "cleaned out" every time, and without a strong commissariat to fall back apoun, would starve to death before his forces could give battle again.

You might say that he is "leading the forlorn hope" now, and if due provision is not made for well-filled haversacks, all will fall in the breach. Caterpillar antidotes are to a great extent empirical, and granting they were sure specifics for the ills cotton is heir to, would not furnish a cure to our industrial disease. Like a gourmand who is gouty from his excesses, so is commerce suffering from a surfeit of cotton. "Variety is the spice of life." and we would have more "spices in ours if the crops were varied somewhat from cotton. The "Patrons of Husbandy" have as yet but few organizations in this State, and none in our parish; but until we become members of that body, we should adopt their principles as our text-book, and assimilate our plans and purposes to their own, as nearly as we can as separate individuals.

Who will test it for the coming year as an experiment I J. M. T. Church Point, Jan. 4, 1874.

Wulliams Withdrawn. O. Picayune, Jan. The name of Mr. Williams has been withdrawn from the Senate by the President.

Mr. Williams, in a letter furnished to the Associated Press and immediately telegraphed throughout the country, says that the President was "kind enough" to confer this appointment upon him without solicitation on his part, and without any knowledge that such a thing was contemplated. This virtuous of. ficial, whilst sternly discharging the duty of perverting facts and misapplying law, and zealously engaged in promoting the views of foreign nations, did not know that the master and benefaeter in whose service he was engaged was premeated with an abiding sense of gratitude. He did not know that as a reward for his devotion, and as a recognition of the ability he had displayed in overthrowing the government of Louisiana, and in, placing his country in the wrong in the controversy with Spain, the President meditated appointing him Chief Justice of the United States.

So much fidelity on one side, such gratitude on the other, constitute a touching spectacle. It almost persuades us that we are on the eve of a return to those earlier days of the republic which are said to have been purer than these. It is, however, an unhappy symptom of the perverse degeneracy of the age that an incredulous and suspicious public declined to rccognize these convincing proofs of ability and integrity on the patt of the President's nomi nee. "The floodgates of calumny have been opened in all directions" on this virtuous man and faithful official; and, strange to say, even his abilities have been disparaged and his integrity called in question. The simple pathos, and touching deprecation with which Mr.

Williams refers to these indications of public animosity and distrust, are enough to touch the heart of any man who disregards facts and thinks that one person is as good as another for Chief Justice of the United States. Unhappily for Mr. Williams, the number of such persons is few, and hence lie comes sadly, but perhaps wisely, to the conclusion to request his prticular friend, the President, to withdraw his nomination. It was sent in without his knowledge, and has only made him a victim of calumnious floodgates, diparaged abilities and questioned integrity. Unhappy Williams ST MarY PLzmATFa OaGA.iZ.No.-At the meeting of planters, held in New Orleans on the 23d it was voted to reduce wages to $15 per month, and a paper has since been circulated.

binding planters not to pay over that amount. Several Granges will be organised there in a few days, as Mr. Lewis, Master of the State Grangese, will visit there for that purpose, aecompanied by Col. Dennett, who will assist him in the work. We bail the new movement with joy, for it promises to redeem not only our section and State, but the whole Iberia Sugar-Bowl.

President Grant seems to be undergoing a course of persistent and well-develoyed snubbing. The Senate has disapproved of Williams, and now it disapproves of Cushing. Telegrams this morning state that the President will be requested to withdraw the seeond nomination as he did thefirst. We shall begin to feel sorry for the President if these people don't treat him better. O.

Reagayu, 14t. Owing to a war among dry-goods merchants at Denver, calicoes were reduoed to two cents per yard, and every editor, reporter and minister in the place now wears a shirt-gaudy in some instances, but still a shirt. Cotton Pr tected by Jute. Home In the varionus experiment made in Jute cultivation, an important fact has been incidently absorbed. It is the antagonistic influence exerted over insects by the plant and its flowers.

Flies nor butterflies ever visit the field, and all the lepideptora tribe seem to have such an aversion for it, that it keeps far away from the growth. It has been remarked and reported that cotton surrounded by, or only In the vicinity of Jute, was indemne from the voracious criminals. A special experiment made on the subject this season seems to be conclusive in favor of the protective power of Jute. It corroborates the record of the same observation in the monthly reports of the Department of Agriculture some time last year. Dr.

A. Landry, New Orleans, publishes the following in the Carillon, regarding that special experiment: "We have seen on a farm of the Ramie Planting Association, Gentilly Road, a cotton field surrounded by a Jute growth. On the first of October the cotton was still green, flowery, loaded with bolls; no insect had touched one leaf; while cotton fields of adjacent plantations were partly or entirely destroyed by the worms, according to the distance over which had circulated the noxious odors of the Jute flowers." That corroborated fact has an importance which deserves attention. Of all means employed to combat the army worm or its generators, Paris Green has been successful wherever it was properly applied. But as this application is uncertain and expensive, under the actual disorderly system of labor, Jute would be the simplest and cheapest method.

A row of Jute for every section of fifteen rows of cotton would be amply sufficient to protect the crop, and would give, in same time, provision of seed for future development of the Jute cultivation, which, as predicted by Hon. F. Watts, Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, is going to be one of the important lroducts of certain Southern sections. Our Home Journal, of October 11th, gives full particulars regarding this cheap and promising culture, in which many planters are going into, specially sugar growers. inasmuch that their apparatus are available for Jute production.

With 300,000 bales of cotton to export at $75 a bale, 50,000,000 bushels of wheat at $1 50 a bushel, 30,000,000 bushels of other grain at an average of 75 cents, 200,000,000 gallons of petroleum at 15 cents, 500,000,000 pounds of provisions at 8 cents, the people of the United States can certainly have no serious accasion for alarm, lest the prosperity of the country be undermined. The explosion of a few stock bubbles and the collaspe of half a dozen insolvent banking houses, cannot be fraught with wide-spread disaster to a commonwealth thus munitioned with the resources of support. A Democratic paper in Mississippi. disgusted with the no-nomination performance at the Meridian convention, exclaims ip the bitter' iess of its soul: "We are all good, honest scallawags now More truth than poetry in t.is ironical remark. What else can Democrats become, when they cease to be Democrats I A Titusville paper says "A man called at one of our shoe stores yesterday ahd vainly essayed to get on either numbers 114 12 or 13 shoes.

The store-keeper then suggested that he should put on a thinner pair of stockings and try on the box." Don't loaf about the stpsets and depend on the lord for your "daily bread." lie runninug a bakery. DIED-At Ville Plate. in this parish, on the 9th MARIcs COREIL, aged about 60 years. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS AN ENTERTAINMENT Will be given by the LADIES OF OPELOUSAS VICINITY, AT THE OVERTON HOUSE, On Wednesday, Jan. S1st, 1874, At 6 o'clock P.

for the benefit of THE CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY. Elegant Supper and Refreshments At Prices to Suit the Times. GOOD MUSIC FOR DANCING. ADMISSION: Gentlemeu-25 Cents. Ladies-Free.

Joel H. Sandoz, Notary Public, OFFERS his services to his acquaintances and the public of St. Landry. Inventories, Family Meetings, Sales, Mortgages, Contracts, Release of Mortgages. Protests, Testaments, will be executed in either French or English with care and dispatch, and at the most moderate prices.

He wili be found for the present at the Courier Printing Offce, on Main Street, Opelousas. NEW AND POPULAR SHEET. MUSIC For Sale, at Publisher's Prices, At the Post Office. P. J.

LEFEBVRE, Newsdealer. TO plantation situated at Barry's Landing, containing 200 arpents, 80 of which are enclosed. A comfortable dwelling and other buildings on the premises. Possession given immediately. Apply, on the premises, to Widow Alexis Lague.

St. Landry, Jan. 17, 1874. 14tf THE GREAT EXCITEMENT IN OPELOUSAS O. CHACHERE having bought out 3l the entire contents of the store belonging to P.

J. Lefebvre, Agent, is now selling off the contents of said store at PRICES FAR BELOW COSTI DRY GOODS Of Every Kind and Description, LADIES' DRESS GOODS, GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING, TINWARE, HARDWARE, And other Articles too Numerous to Mention. Call and See for Yourself! -0-At 11 o'clock, He Will Begin to Sell at SA. tT CI' IO1T I Without Reserve or Limit I jan 17, 74-tf NOTICE. THE law partnership heretofore existing between Bailey Estilette has been dissolved by consent.

Each of the former partners is authorized to collect and receipt for all sums due to therpartnership. Opelousas, Jan. 1set, 1874. A. BAILEY, E.

D. ESTILETTE. E. D. ESTILETTE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ILL practice in the Courts of the Parishes of St.

Landry, Lafayette, Vermillion, Calcasieu, St. Martin, St. Mary and Avoyelles (Jan.3,1874. J. W.

PLATT'S COLUMN. J. W. PLATT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN GROCERIES AND TEAS PLANTATION SUPPLIES, WINES, LIQUORS CORDIALS, AND FAMILY GROCERIES, 102......... Camp 102 (Corner of Poydras), NEW ORLEANS, HAS constantly on hand a complete stock of goods in his line to which he respectfully invites the attention of housekeepers, planters, and buyers generally.

FLOUR-Plant's Extra, O'Fallon, Ten Strike, Davis Emmons' Best, Lone Star, Fleur du Cap, Cape City, and other brands of the choicest Family Flour received in this market; also Superfine. Double Extra and Treble Extra, shited to plantation use. PEARL HOMINY AND GRITS-Criaceed Wheat, Smith's Crushed White Wheat, Corn Meal, Genuine Scotch Oat Meal. MESS AND RUMP PORK. Bacon, Clear Sides and Shoulders, Dry Salted Sides and Shoulders.

CHOICE SUGARC-URED HAMS, Breakfast Bacon, FUL TON MARKET FAMILY BEEF and Pig Pork-In half and quarter barrels. DRIED BEEF, Smoked Beef Tongues, Spiced Beef. PURE LEAIF LARD-In tierces, kegs and buckets. GOSIHEN UTTER-From the best dairies, in firkins, tubs and cans of 5 and 10 ls. each.

WESTERN BUTTER-In firkins and tubs. C'HEESE-English Dairy, New York Cre-am, Western Factory, Pine Apple, Holland, Sap Sago and Gruyere. SUGARS-Crushed, Cut Loaf, Granulated, Powdered, White and Yellow Clarified and Louisiana Brown of all grades. MOLASSES AND SYR UPS-In barrels, half barrels and kegs of ten gallons each, fair, prime and choice. FISH--Mackerel, Salmon, White Fish, Codfish, Tongues and Sounds, Dutch Herring.

CANDLES-Star. Sperm and I'arrafine. POWDERS, Agent for J. Munroe Taylor's Cream Yoeat Baking Powder, "The Best," Preston Merrill's, Horsford's Bread Preparation, Cream Tarter, Bi-Carb Sodla. SALT-Coarse and fine, in sacks and pockets.

SOAP-Procter Gamnble's Olive, Lautz Brothers' Acme and Detersive; also, a large assortment of Toilet Soaps. VINEGAR-Pure Cider and French Wine. STARCH-Western, Duryea's Satin Gloss and Blueing. CRACKERS-Large assortment of English and American. PICKLES, PRESER VESA ND JELLIESImported and Domestic.

in great variety. FLA FORING EXTRA CTS-Lemon, VanilIa. Pineapple, Orange, Almond, Nectarine, Rose, Peach and Ginger. SYRUPS-Lemon, P'ineapple, Raspberry, Vanilla, Strawberry, Sarsaparilla and Ginger. DRIED FRUITS-Prunes, Apples, Peaches, Figs, Raisins.

Citrons, Currants, Cherries. NUT'S-Almonds, Pecans, Filberts, English Walnuts. CA NTON PRESER FED GINGER and Chow-Chow. CANNED GOODS-A large assortment, comprising every variety of Fruit, Vegetables. Meats, Fish, Soups and Poultry.

DELICACIES-Bologna Sausage, French Patties, Mushrooms, Deviled Ham and Tongue. Shrimp and Anchovy Paste. MACARONI AND VERMICELLI-Italian and American. SA LAD OILS-The finest imported. CONDENSED MILK-Borden's Eagle and Swiss.

SAUCES Lea Perrin's Worcestershire, Yorkshire Relish, Crosse Blackwell's Walnut and Mushroom Catsup, Tomato Catsup, McIlhenny's Tobasco Pepper. CHOCOLATE Bakers' Plain, Single and Double Vanilla, Paris Exposition. SPICES-Mustard, Pepper, Alepice, Ginger, Cloves, Cinnamon, Mace, Nutmegs, Currie Powder. COFFEE-Rio, Java, Mocha, Lagoayra, Manila, Havana, Cordova. Our cottees are selected with great care, and purchasers can always rely on getting the best in market.

TEAS, Received directly from the importers, and sold in any desired quantity with one profit only on cargo prices in New York, or from one-third to one-half less than the usual charge for similar goods. Housekeepers who wish to reduce the cost of their household stores will please notice the following price list, which includes The Finest Teas Imported: Imperial (green), p. lb, 50c, 75c, $1, best $1 25 Young Hyson (green), p. $1 25 Gunpowder (green), p. $1 40 Oolong (black), p.

75c, best $1 00 English Breakfast (black), p. lb, 50c, 75c, $1, best $1 2.5 Japan (natural leaf), p. best $1 20 Orange Pekoe (black), p. best $1 50 Mixea (green and black), p. lb, 500, 80c, best $1 00 SPECIAL PRICES TO WHOLESALE BUYERS IN TEAS.

WHISKIES-Various brands of Ryeand Bourbon from two to ten years old; also, Scotch and Irish. BRANDIES-Otard, Dupuy Hennessy Sazerao, of different vintages. PURE HOLLAND GIN, JAMAICA AND ST. CROIX RUM. WINES-Various brands of Claret and White Wines, Sherry, Madeira and Port; some especially recommended for very superior quality.

CHAMPAGNE-Krug L. Rhoderer, pints and quarts. ALE AND PORTER-Bass', Allsop's. and McEwan's Ale, Byass' London and Guinness' Dublin Porter, Bremen Lager Beer. CORDIALS-The finest quality of imported.

BITTERS-Hostetter's, Newfundlanl, Plantation, Angostura, Boker's, Vermouth. ASSORTED CASES OF LIQUORS, of one dozen large bottles each, for family use, containing two bottles Bourbou Whiskey, one bottle Rye Whisky, one bottle Irish Whisky, two bottles French Brandy, one bottle Holland Gint, two bottles Port Wine, two bottles Sherry Wine, one bottle Jamaica Rum. Price $16 per case for first quality, and $12 per case for second quality. MANUFACTURED TOBACCO, from fortyfive cents to $1 per pound. All Goods Warranted as Represented, Otherwise to be returned at ourexpense.

Mistakes will sometimes occur, and when we are in error please report, and they will be corrected instantly. Do not expect the best quality of goods at the lowest price. Send us a list of the goods wanted, and we will give prices, which will convince you that the cost of your supplies can be greatly reduced. Orders from parties not well known to us must be accompanied by satisfactory city references or draft to cover amount of bill. Letters of inquiry promptly answered.

All purchases delivered free of drayage. J. W. PLATT, No. 102 Camp corner Poydras.

New Orleans, La. MISCELLANEOUS CARDS BECKWITH TWENTY TWENTY TWENTY TWENTY PORTABLE SEWING MACHINE. If the machine fails to please, and is returned within thirty days, the money will be promptly refunded. N. B.

This machine is equal in strengthlI and capacity to any Sewing Machine, regardless of what it may cost. It is very simple in its con.struction, and hence not liable to get out of order, and if out of order it is easily repaired. It is so simple to operate that any one can operate it, and doas much sewing without any of the fatigue of the treadle machine. If you want a Sewing Machine, don't fail to send for circular before buying any other. UP' TERMS, Cash in advance, or C.

O. D. by Express. EDWARD THOMPSON, GENERAL AGENT, 90 Baronne Street, New Orleans. BUCK'S BRILLIANT WITHOUT AN EQUAL! For simplicity, Durability, Economy of fuel, Perfect baking, BUCK'S BRILLIANT The only Cooking Stove that has baked 8 pounds of dough into good and palatable bread in 13 minutes with only lbs.

of wood, for which it was awarded the Golcd Mbedal. BUCK'S BRILLIANT was again awarded the FIRST PREMIUM at the Texas State Fair, 1871 over all other competitors (7 in all) after actual trial baking bread. EVERY BRILIIANT is guaranteed to give entire SATISFACTION, or the money REFUNDED IN FULL. H. HALLEIR, No.

49, Camp St. New-Orleans, sole agent for Louisiana. Sole agent of the FAMOUS RINGEN WASHER. EUGENE LEMONTEY, Agent, Washington, La. August 19.

1871. ly GREAT Reduction in Prices! Buggies, HCa arness, Jersey Wagons, Buggy Umbrellas, Children's Carriages and Velocipedes Of Every Pattern and Price. Work Made to Order and Warranted. D. M.

HOLLINGSWORITH, Successor to R. Marsh Demnan o01I 54 and 56 Baronne New Orleans. A. MEYNIER, Successor to Forcade Mlleynler, Commission Merchan No. 55 Peters Street, Near Bienville, NEW ORI.EANS, LA.

ONSIGNMENTS OF EGGS, CHICKENS and all Country Products sold at the Highest Market Prices. '2, 1873-ly RICHARD FLOWER. J. 8. FLOWER.

RICHARD FLOWER CO. COTTON FACTORS -AND-Commission Merchants, No. 62 Carondelet NEW ORLEANS. ADOLPHE ALEX. MOUTON, COTTON AND SUGAR FACTOR -ANDCommission Merchant, No.

186 Common Street, NEw ORLEANS. aug30 J. L. COURET, Cotton and Sugar COMMIS'IONN MERCHANT, No. 18.

Conti Street, 37tf.1 NEW ORLEANS, LA. THE staunch and swift Steamer "BERTHilA," H. H. BROAD, Master, J. B.

SCIIMIT, Clerk, ILL leave Washington every Sunday at 10 o'clock A. and New Orleans every Wednesday at 5 o'clock P. M. Should the water get so low as not to allow the Bertha to reach Washington, then the steamer "Minnie" will run in conjunction with the Bertha, between Washington and Little Devil or Old River, as the case may be. For freight or passage apply on board, or to G6rand Carribre, Washington, La.

September 13th, 1873. tf. WITAREIIOUSE-The undersigned now has charge of the lower warehouse at Barry's Landing. All goods consigned to him for shipment or storage will be properly and promptly attended to. augl6tf LOUIS DESBRIIEST.

GABs. WAUTELLsE, Auctomneer. Office with F. F. Perrodliu, Esq.

ORDERS left in his absence will receive prompt attention. aug23tjy. SJOB PRINTING OF EVERY DKSCRIPTION Wt Executed at this Ojice. FLORAL GUIDE For 1874. 200 Pages; 500 Engravings, and Colored Plate.

Published Quarterly, at 25 ots. a year. First No. for 1874 just issued. A German edition at same price.

Address, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. WASHINGTON DIRECTORY ARRIERE, dealer in groceries, Western produce, forage, Water street, on the levee. PIERREL, Goods, Groceries, Hats, Boots, Shoes, Hides and Country Produce bought and sold. OPELOUSAS CARDS 5.6thl YEAR -IN-DRIUG AND) MEDICINES! TIIIE freshlest and purest always on hand, at wholesale and retail.

at the well-known ST. LANDRY DI)RU STO(RE AND MEDICAL DEPOT, (Esltblished A. 1818,) 'here can be found every article in the nedical line, besides laint, Window Glass, T'roilet Articles and Perfunmery. School and Blank Books aind Stationery of every variety. A full assortmllent of (Garden Sceds, from Landreth, (guarant.eed fresh and genuine.) TOIIACO'(.

SNUFF AND ('CIGARS. PURE WINES AND) LIQUORS For Medical use only. The undersigned, assisted by his son, devotes his time almost entirely to col leoundiing and dispensing RELIABLE MEDI)IC'IIES. Iloping thus, by unremitting devotion to his calling and a sincere desire to meetct the wants of his friends and customers. to continuo to deserve their patronage anld esteem.

JOHN POSEY. )et4 Ap.thecary, CARRIAGE SHOP. Thankful for the patronago heretofore extended to me by the citizens of St. Landry, I solicit a furthelr continuation of their favors; and beg leave to infirm them that I will always 1e ready to teoniniodate then- in any bIranch of ivy hisiness. at reasonable prices for cash onll.

All work hereafter if not paid for on delivery will ie charg-ed ten per cent. additional for ilnmecdiate collection. I have on hand Hacks and Buggies which I will sell cheap for cash. Hucks anid Buggies made to order. S.

P. CLARK. Opelousas. January 20, 1872. OPELOUIAN TIN 11OP.

TO Landry Street, lBetween Main antd Court, (Near the Post Oflice). VERY description of copper, tin. andl 1 sheet iron work done at short notice. All kinds of tinware for sale. Also, BUCK'S BRIILLIANT COtOKING STOVES.

March -23--y1 W. LIGIITLEY. PIIOTOG RA PIHL. rl undersigned, Photographer, is fully prelpared ito take pictures in every sty lo of the art, and will make no charge in case perfect satisfaction is not given. Pictures of childlren tnler live years of age will be taken on Thursdays and Fridays, and on those days only.

DESIRE SOUYEUX. Main near V. Lastrapes' Blacksmith Shop. Opelousas, Nov. 22, 1873.

6tt RE(OMMENDEI) BY TIlE MEDICAL Faculty of Opelousas. What 1 POSEY'SV AROJLITIC WINE lIITTERIS. A good and pure Tonic, scientifically contponlded, not mixed at random, theorized, and iperfected, by years of'ktudy and close observation, as to its adaption to reclievo morbid conditions of the systemr, such as: lTorpid Liver, Loss of Appetite, Imperfect or Languil Digestion, A.rrotusness and its train of nameless ills. Only 50 cts. a bottle.

ILIVERY STABLE. The undersigned respectfully informs his friends and the public that he has re-opened his Livery Stable at his same old stand on thain and is prepared to accommodate the traveling public with Horses, hlucks. Buggies, on reasonable terms. -I Horses fed and cared for. WM.

M. JOHNSTON. NEIV BARBER SHOP. HlAVING recently opened a Shaving and air Cutting Saloon on Main between Munzesheimer's and Roos' stores, I lam propured to do Ilair-cutting, Shaving, Shampooing. A shareof the patronage of the public is respectfully Reasonable.

and Satisfaction Guaranteed. WM. IIERR, Jr; Opelousas, June 15, 1872. 1H MORNHIINVEG DANTIN, Fashionable Tailors, this method to announce to their friends and the public that they have opened their tailor establishment on Bellevue street, opposite J. Bloch store, where they are ready to make to order men's and boys' clothing, on short notice and at reasonable prices.

A fit guaranteed. I)OSEY'S BITTERS HAVE BEEN IN USE 1 for many years. Our Physicians know their formula, and have prescribed them always in preference to any of the thousand and one bad whiskey compounds now flooding the country. They materially aid in curing Chills and Fever, enlarged Spleen, and all kindred diseases. One bottle (50 cents only) will satisfy you of this.

oct4" A BARGAIN. OR SALE at private sale-The McDaniel Coffee-House, situated opposite the Court House, Opelousas, with the fixtures, liquors, Price, $700 cash. Apply to the undersigned. on the premises. E.

McDANIEL. 1)OSEY'S BITTERS ARE STRICTLY MED1 icinal, and not all intoxicating Alcoholic bererage, nbut curative, alterative and toning in their effects. oct4" MEDICAL NOTICE. A REGULAR meeting of the St. Landry Medical and Surgical Association will be held at Opelousas, the first Monday of every month, at 10 o'clock A.

M. VINCENT BOAGNI, M. D. President. JAMES RAY, M.

Secretary. PARSON U. A. FRAZEE SAYS OF POSEY'S BITTERs: "There is no question of their sulerioritU." Try a 50 cts. bottle and be convinced.

JOHN POSEY, Druggist. NOTICE! NOTICE! A LL the latest and most prominent Newspapers, Periodicals, and Magazines received daily, and for sale at Plblishers' rates, by the undersigned at the Post Office. P. J. LEFEBtVRE, Post Master.

Opelousas, Sept. 20, 1873. tf. JOSEPH M. MOORE, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLORI AT LAW, OPELOUBAS, LILL practice in the Courts of the Eighth Judicial District.

Office next to the one formerly occupied iy the late law firms of Swayze Moore and Moore Morgan. Opelousas, April, 1871. 32tf IOSEY'S BITTERS ARE A GENTLE Stimulant, an elegant Tonic, perfectly suited to all the requirements of an enfecl.lod stomach. THE OPELIUSA8 COURIER. PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY MANDOZ.

CONDITIONS: Subseription-Three Dollars per year, layable invariably in advance. Advertising-Fifty Cents per square for the first insertion and Twenty-vive Cents for encl subsequent insertion. Eight lines or less constitute a square. All advertisements sent in for publication will be inserted in English and French (unless otherwise ordered) until the publisher shall judge it convenient to discontinue. Candidates to public favors will pay Fifteen Dollars each, in advance, if they wish to be announced.

Obituary Notices, Cards of Thanks, to be paid for as advertisements. Personal cards, when admissible, to be charged at the rate of twenty cents per line, in artvance..