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The Opelousas courier., 1871-10-07
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An account of the submergng of
county in Florida is attaining some pub
licity ut the instant, and more than it de
serves though not uudeservins. The
county alIuded to is Orange, on the left
bank of the St. Johns River. thirty miles
above Palatka and eighteen miles from
jacksonville. Its principal town is Mil
lenville, on the river. 4 traveller to this
town from the western central portion OF
the State, having crossed the aftluent of
the St. Johns that rises in Lake Apapha,
and is supplied also from Orange Lake,
found the ground growing more and more
bog-like under him and similar to the
prairies trembiente of Western Louisiana.
He escaped to high land just in season t"
see the Whole country he had crossed
converted into great lake. How mucii
of this is correct. how much the archi
lecture of imagination furnished with
some facts, we shall know in due season.
But the uttrrnost realization will not he
singular. For the peninsula of Florida
owes its being to the cora; insect. Be
ginning almost 80 far up as jacksonville,
this hasy architect has raised its walls
from the bottom to near the surface, in
ID SCI teS ut iiHSS III Eectss CbHStHHt!t III
vading the ocean. The territory between
these reefs has been slowly filed with
detritus and grown over by vegetation.
But the surface i'll very many places,
though clothed with this. is far from
thick, and rests on subterranean waters.
Such u caving in as scared the people of
Orange Comfy may have been very real,
and very destructive to life and property,
without warranting more amazement
than the similar phenomenon in Iowa
that recently, in the same way, destroyed
several miles of railroad that had been
builtover IN unsupported lake. So, too,
in York County, Me-. the railroad that
had been completed around a pond in
Alfred suddenly sank, and when the
canse was sought it was found that an
unsuspected pond, sixty feet deep, lay
under the meadow over which the road
had been constructed. But in Florida
such conditions exist more extensively
tl.,n anywhere else
The Opelousas courier., 1871-10-07

LVOR SALE.-A small lot of oak posts.
Il Apply at the COURIER Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1871-10-07

4 PLANTATION situated at Chatagner, III
n miles from. Opelrusas) measuring l65 AZ
peuts oflnn,l. 90 of which well tmbtred. having
il good dwelling rs feet i'll length. well finished.
and ot her in,rrsvtmfuts..t the whole in good con-
ditloli.--can h. h,ught very cheap, the greatest
part of the. amount upon reasonable credits.
For price and other particulars, apply at the
Office OF the bpt tlousas Courier or TO the under
signed. on the rrem-cS. "
St LalnlrY Scntcuhcr =. 1871.
The Opelousas courier., 1871-10-07

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u:ictur,r> prices, a,"av~ on hand "
BLOCH & DUPFE
The Opelousas courier., 1871-10-07

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;..vav, !,.. f,.rl,G at BLOCH & DU27E
a GOOD ASSORTMENT OF HAr,lwar'' and
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BLOCH & DUPRE S.
The Opelousas courier., 1871-10-07

(tROt kerry II ali sorts, sold hy tie piece
y an! lIy ;n- cf3t. :" >'1lt m"'riian'S Al
BLOCH & OUPRES
The Opelousas courier., 1871-10-07

CtUOES and BOOTS the best q',a.i'v. "f al.
= sizes, At BLOCH & DUPRE'S.
,~tHIApEST and BEST Mems and Boys
I (,f,,h;ns, al.vavs on hand and made TO
ar L., 4, ,l,, C.,;.:'.g MauritAr'orv "f
7LOCH & DUPRE
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06
That's Whats the Matter.

When Condo was about to pass through Berne he was met at the gate by the civil authorities. After a glowing out burst of compliment, the Mayor added ''To show our joy, we wished to greet you with the reports of numerous ar tillery. We have not been able to fire the cannon, however, for eighteen req sons. In the first place, we have none j; in the second "-'' My good friend, :" interrupted..the Prince, ''your first reason is so excellent, we will excuse the other seventeen" A ludicrous counterpart to this story occurred the other day in Peru. A Russian war-steamer arriving at Callao saluted the Peruvian fleet, which was anchored in the bay. To the cha grin of the Russian commander, the compliment was received in silence After waiting for some time to see if the omission would be repaired, he de- handed an explanation. This promptly came in the statement that " the Peru vian Navy had been disarmed by order of the President" In word, there was not gun left aboard the feet The object of the President in thus stripping the ships of their armament was not sci forth. Manifestly, however, although such a consummation might be agreeable to the Peace Society, or to an invading enemy, it's present consequences mus have been rather mortifying to the Pc ruvians themselves.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06
The Blue Fish as a Fighter.

Colonel Thorpe writes in Appletoaa's Journal: The Gold inhabitants of the Jersey coast take great pride in their locality, which is often illustrated in very characteristic ways. It was at one of these country store gatherings that a learned cockney from New York attempt ed 8 general lecture on the voracity of animals of the feline species, more espe- cially of the tiger-kind. A representa- tive of Barnegat beach, who was present listened 8 while with unconcealed impa- tience, and finally broke forth after the following fashion:
 "Ther's no use to talk to me about them tigers for fighting and biting they ain't anything that may be compared to a well-grown blue-fsh. He's an animal, if he hasn't got claws, that can whip anything of his size and something over. In fact, regular blue-fsh is natural enemy of every fish not superior to him in size, and goes about, as Satan does in Scripture, seeking whom he may devour. Nothing swallowable comes amiss to him. He gorges himself with bits of sea-weed and junk-bottles, and then gobbles up clam-shells and gravel-stones to aid his digestion. The tiger is nothing to a blue-fsh, in t'aring things to pieces Why, shoal of -bunkers or porgies disporting in the sea, will be cut to shreds in no time by dozen blue-fsh. He's clipper-built, he is; and, when doing his work, will spring at his fodder, dash around it like mad cat, and, in few seconds, kill, waste and devour more than his own weight, driving every living thing from the vicinity but the tautog- that black rascal having sense enough to hide away in sand-holes and under the rocks until the earthquake is over. And when the blue-fsh has got surfeit, and you would suppose you couldn't drive z point of knife into his body with g hammer, he will dash at bone bait seize it, and when you haul him up, he will give you few nabs at your hands and legs, just to let you know that his appetite is unsuitable even in death Talk about tigers what are they fol fighting and eating, to clipper-buil blue-fish ?''
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06
The Figures of Thieyery.

Receivers of stolen goods of all classes do a large business in New York but it is impossible to say what is the value of the property which annually passes through their hands. Tn the last report of the Police Commissioners it is stated that during the year of 1870 the amount of property lost was $1, ,151 1925 50, of which $919, ,004 9S was recovered, leaving a total loss of $222, 32O B. have had occasion to show in prior articles that the statistical system of the Commits sioners is extremely faulty, and especially that it does not present true exhibit of the amount of property annually passing into the hands of thieves but these fig ures are of more value in estimating the business of fences. Although compila- tion is made together of property both lost and stolen, the figures represent the latter chiefly, and it is certain that of this nearly all, both of that recovered and that which is represented as a total loss, passed through the hands of the fences. It is equally certain that it is only small part of the plunder which was devoured by those beasts of prey. l very much doubt the accuracy of the Police figures for 1870, as in 1868 the amount Of property lOst Dy the same showing was $4, 755, ,077 83, and the de- crease to less than one-quarter that amount last year is unnatural, even ad- hitting that crime is decreasing in the city when the reverse is the truth. l claim that the reports of the Commis- sioners for number of years, with other facts in the exhibit for 1870, show that the property stolen in that year was at least thrice that reported as lost, and that from all sources the fences of New York do business of five million dol lars per annum in the real value of the goods handled. Of course the amount of money changing hands is much less than this, for no fence was ever induced to pay more than half price for stolen property and every one who buys from him insists on having at least a third oi the market rate as margin for the extra risks incurred. .-Erchamge.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06
Massachusetts Republican Convention.

The great contest in Massachusetts concluded by the nomination of Wm. B. Washbu1ne, for Governor, by the Republicans. The attendance upon the Convention at Worcester was large, and a great deal of interest was manifested in favor of the various candidates by their friends From several towns rival dele gations appeared. Shortly after the as- sembling of the Convention all of the more prominent candidates but Messrs. Butler and Washburne withdrew, leaving the field clear to those gentlemen.
 The result of the first ballot was as follows Whole number of votes, 1,116 1; necessary for choice, 559; Wm. B.. Washburne, 643 Benjamin F. Butler, 464 A. H. Rice, 1 G. B. Loring, 8.
 The rest of the present ticket was re- nominated, with the exception of Chas R. Train of Boston, for Attorney Gen eral
 Gen. Butler announced to the Ccnven- tion that he should not run on an Inde- pendent ticket, which leaves the contest for Governor between MT. Washburne on the Republican ticket and MT. Adams on the Democratic ticket.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06
An UnprOtected System.

Do not fancy because you feel strong that you pregnable to sickness Whole neighborhoods fre- quenty prostrated at this by malarous fevers Vigorous muscles and strong sinews broad shoulders and sound lungs, defence against the mephitic vapors of autumn. Frames which have wthstood the summer heat may succumb Many athletic man, whose family depends for it's support his indus try now lies prostrate weak and helpless 6 babe der the periodical assaults of chls and tever bou remittent fever This could not be if all wise enough provide against such contingency by toning and fortifyng the system with Hosteters Stomach Bit This approved vegetable tonic is absolutely harm less that it is sheer folly not to take it a safeguard at when diseases of the liver the stomach the bowels and indeed all the visceral organs generally prevalent. To keep the system in order and insure health put it in order when this precaution has been neglected is the duty of every human being who values life For both these Hosetters Bitters is designed and it both Petty local dealers endeavorng parts of the country to substitute preparations made of impure and dangerous materials
 in it's stead. Give them wide berth. They are pre- pared by unskilfu experimentors who want to turn penny at the expense of the public heath
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06
How LAND IS MADE IN HOLLAND.

How LAND IS MADE IN HOLLAND. As the current hears the sea it slacks its speed. and the suspended matter falls to the bottom. In time this raised the river bed and caused the soil-laden water to spread laterally on both sides. In this way true delta of vast extent was in time created. By taking advantage of low stage of the water the river was shut in by dykes on either side. History is silent as to when or how this was first done. For over five hundred years the present dykes are known to have been in existence. This shutting the river in caused it to deposit it's sediment in a narrow channel that in time lifted the river to higher level. The old Dutch men of those days raised higher the banks of their dykes to keep pace with the water The result is the river flows not in channel cut through the soil, but in canal raise above the general surface of the country. For agriculture this has resulted in an enormous acreage of new land. The marshy bogs through which the sluggish stream wandered have become the sites of some of the best farms in the world.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06

CONFINEMENT is the gift of Heaven and not the certain effect of any thing upon the earth and it is as easy for Providence to convey it without wealth as with it it being the undeniable pre- rogative of the first cause, that whatso- ever it does by the mediation of second causes, it can do immediately by itself without them. The heavens can and do every day derive water and refreshment from the earth without either pipes or conduits though the weakness of hu- man industry is forced to fly to these little assistances to compass the same effects Happiness and comfort stream immediately from God Himself, as light issues from the sun, and sometimes looks and darts itself into the meanest corners, while it forbears to visit the largest and noblest rooms. Every man is happy or miserable, as the temper of his mind places him either directly under or be- side the influences of the Divine nature, which enlighten and enliven the disposed mind with secret ineffable joys, and SC as the vicious or unprepared m1nd is wholly unacquainted with.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06
FINANCIAL.
Investment Securities.

JAY COOKE Co.,, are selling, and recommend as profitable and safe investment for all classes tn First Mortgage 7-3O Gold Bonds of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company bearing Seven and Three-Tenths per cent gold interest nore than per currency and secured by first and only mortgage the entire Road and equipments, and than e3, 900 Acres of Land to every mile of track 500 Acres of Land to each $1,00O Bond. The highest current price will be paid for U S. Fve-Twenties, and all other marketable Securities received in exchange Pamphlets maps and full information, well the bonds themselves will be furnished application by JAY COOKE & Co., Pha- delpha, New York and Washington and by most Banks and Bankers throughout the oountr
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06
The Magazines.

SoRIBNER's FOR OcToBER.--" An Island on Fire" is the title of graphic article on the great volcano of Hawaii, by Dr. T. M. Coan. The writer spent the first eighteen years of his life within thirty miles of Kilauea, and his de- scriptions, vivid and absorDingly interesting, are from his own observations, or those Of oth- CT members of his family. The illustrations include pictures of the Lake of Fire, Mauna Loa, Coast formed by Volcanic Action, Lava Stream Pouring into the Sea, the Falling Mountain, and Volcanic Wave Breaking on the Shore of Hawaii. There is also a carefully prepared Map of the several eruptions. The ''Last of the Pequods" is an interesting account (with a fine portrait engraying) of Eunice Ma of Indians, by Benson J. Tossing. In "Water, its Ways and Uses," we have piece of popu- lar science, set off by appropriate illustrations. The most important essay in the number, how ever, is MT. Fancher's "Was Adam the First Man?" It is here contended that the Mosaic record itself furnishes 'sstrong intimations that other nations than the descendants of Adam dwelt on the earth" 'sPerhaps," says the writer, ''the conceived theories of what revelation teaches will meet with disastrous overthrow but when readjusted upon correct principles, there will be no antagonism with revelation" There is capital paper by Ed ward Spencer on ''The Philosophy of Good Health ;" pleasant sketch of " Summer min a very bright story by Mrs. Waller; ''The Cloak -Cubby and the Blue-Room ;'' and & strange story, entitled "The Eleventh Cot, 7" by Albert Webster, Jr. Wilfred Cumbermode grows in interest as the story advances, and the lovers of Macdonald will be glad to learn that it will not be concluded for some time yet. In the poetry line we have some remarkable verses by H. F.: Warner: 'Tn the Valley of Shadows" an illustrated poem How the Storm Came," by W. B. D., with two shorter poems. The editorial department is unusually full and interesting. pr. Holland, in ''Topics of the Time," pays deserved tribute to the late Charles Scribner, in honor of whom the Monthly was named, and discusses Shepherds and their Flocks," s'The Difficulty with Dick ens," ''The Improved American" In '"The Old Cabinet" there IS description of the Sha- ker service at Mount Lebanon. In "Home and Society,"" Culture and Progress Abroad" and 'sAt Home," are brief essays, entitled ssBest Parlors," 'Forest Furnishings" "A Talk About Teaching" etc., etc. The page of etchings is characteristic sketch of "New England Town Meeting" by MT. Bush.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06
My Indian Love.

love A forest maiden she is mine; And on Sierra's slopes of pine, The vines below, the snows above, A solitary lodge is set Within fringe of watered frs; And there my wigwam fires burn, Fed by round brown patient hand, That small brown faithful hand of hers That never rests till my return. The yellow smoke is rising yet; Tiptoe, and see it where you stand Lift like column from the land.
 There are no sea-gems in her hair, No jewels fret her dimpled hands, And half her bronzen limbs are bare; But round brown arms have golden bands, Broad, rich, and by her cunning hands Cut from the yellow virgin ore, And she does not desire more. wear the beaded wampum belt That she has wove-the sable pelt That she has fringed red threads around; And in the morn when men are not, wake the valley with the shot That brings the brown deer to the ground. And she beside the lodge at noon Sings with the wind, while baby swings In sea-shel cradle by the bough- Sings low, 80 like the clover sings With swarm of bees ; I hear her now, I see her sad face through the moon. Such songsl would earth had more of such She has not much to say, and she Lifts never voice to question me In aught do-and that is much. love her for her patient trust, And my loves forty-fold return A value have not to learn As you-at least, as many must.
 She is not over tall or fair; Her breasts are curtained in her hair, And sometimes, through the silken fringe, see her bosom's wealth, like wine, Burst through in luscious ruddy tinge- And all it's wealth and worth are mine. know not that one drop of blood Of prince or chief is in her veins simply say that she is good, And loves me with pure womanhood.
 When that is said, why, what remains
 Joaquin Miller.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06
News Summary.

IT is announced from Madrid that 4,OOO additional Spanish troops will be sent to Cuba.
 THE Citizens Committee make the debt of the City and County of New York $97, ,287, ,525.
 ACCORDING to cable report Newcas- tie upon Tyne is inundated" with foreign workmen.
 A DESPATCH from Calcutta announces, India and that 138 natives lost their lives.
 THE French wheat crop will fall short of the average by II. .O0O, ,0OO bushels {; but the yield of barley and minor crops is abundant.
 THE trial of Mrs. Wharton, charged with poisoning her family in Baltimore, has been postponed on account of the ill., health of the prisoner.
 MANY Apaches have been killed and many ranches destroyed in Eastern Arizona by the Third Cavalry, under the commany of Captain Henry.
 NOVEMBER first the interest on the fve-twenty loans series of 1862. March and June 1864 and 1865, falls due, the payment of which will take over $21 ,000, GOO in gold.
 MCLAUGHLIN. Inspector of Customs, was murdered and his body found near San Antonio, Texas. He was murdered for causing the seizure of 200 mules, smuggled from Mexico.
 A TREATY facilitating the movement of fyo,,o Groot Rritoip to the United States has been completed and transmitted to Washington.
 THE deduction on mutilated and worn notes sent to the Treasury Department for redemption amount to the present date to $22O, ,484 70. This is clear gain to the Treasury and tax on circula- tion.
 At meeting held at Southampton recently, gentleman present said he had received an intimation from MT. Russell Gurney to the effect that 1, 400 claims by Englishmen upon the United States had already been handed to him.
 THE disarmament of the rebels in Algeria meets with obstacles. The tribes surrender all their bad arms, DuG hepG Iu0 SOOu Ou6S. 1u0 TeuCu soldiery have burnt several more villa ges belonging to tribes which still hold out
 WHEN near the Manitous the schooner Hurd sprung a leak, and founded off the South Manitou Island, going down in deep water. The only person saved was Capt. Harrison, who drifted ashore in an exhausted condition. The captain s wife and nine of the crew were lost
 MR. OLDER's circus was seriously damaged, and forty-one horses were destroyed by fire at Reedsburg. Nine teen of the horses were literally roasted to death, and others had their eyes burned out and were skinned by the flames. The fire was caused by the dropping of torch upon the straw, three feet deep, in the tent where the horses slept. @ ssr
 THE Chillicothe (Ohio) Register con- tains ''notice to the wives of intemper- ate men, asking them to leave the names of their husbands with the Secre- tary of the Liquor Dealers Association, and promising that no liquor shall be sold to those so reported. The dealers take this method to protect themselves from prosecution under the State law giving damages torthe wives of men who buy liquor.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06
Punishment of the Wheel.

The punishment of the wheel, which was suppressed in 179O, was one of the most frightful that can be imagined
 The criminal was extended on 8 St.
 Andrews cross. There were on 1t eight inches cut, one below each arm between the elbow and wrist; another between each elbow and the shoulder one under each thigh, and one under each leg. The executioner, armed with heavy trian- gular bar of iron, gave violent blow on each of these eight places, and of course broke the bone and ninth on the pit of the stomach. The mangled victim was now lifted from the cross and stretch ed on a small wheel, placed vertically at one of the ends of the cross, his back on the upper part of the wheel, his head and feet hanging down. The sentence pro- vided that he was to remain there as long as it pleased God to prolong his dfe
 Many fingered there five or six hours, some longer. A son of jeweller in the Place de la Dauphine, who had murder ed his father, was only relieved by death at the end of twenty-four hours. These unhappy wretches, often uttering norris ble blasphemies, always tormented by a continual thirst, necessarily called for something to drink. A priest never left their sides during the excruciating agony, but necessarily put water to their parched lips, wiped the sweat from their burning brows, and pointed to merciful God above the scaffold, extending his arms to receive him. This holy duty was al- ways discharged by doctor of the Sor- bOnne
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06

How TO ACQUIRE Coop MEMORIALS general thing, we read too much, and think about what we read too little; the consequence is, that most of the people we meet know something in 8 superficial way about almost everything, and very little in thorough way about anything Not tenth part of what is read is re- membered for month after the book, magazine or newspaper is laid aside Daniel Webster, who had rich store of information on almost every subject of general interest, on being asked how it was that he could remember so accurate ly, replied, that it had been his habit for years to reflect for short time on what he read, and so fix all the facts and ideas worth remembering in his mind Any one who does this will be surprised to find how retentive his memory will become, and how long after reading a book, or interesting article, the best portions thereof will remain.