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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1871-01-14

Seu!s agents pour Ia Parcisse st. Landry.
TETTE PRESSE reeu le premier prix 4 Ia
" tore dc lEtat de la Louisiana.
[CERTIrTCAr:)
association pour Ia Foirs Agricole de la Loxi. I
siane, Me ORLEANS 9 Mai 1870.
Nous les soussignes. Comite pour de.srner lee
prix de Ia casse No 3, certifions par leo rksen.
tes quill ete exhbe notre Foire d'Etat recon.
t-, qnatorze presses a cotton &c difftrents Etats
de Union, Nord ct Snd, ct apres un examen A.
tentf de chacune delles tant relaivement au
prix. aux materiaux don't elles sont constitutes,
les differences applications de la force, la durSe
&c, ct apres avolr obtenu lopinion de planteurs
experts sur ce snjst, nous donnons CONNIE notre
opinion que la Presse cotton de Brooks, ditto
BROOKS Patent Revolving iron Screw Press"
est pour la smplicite. Ia duree ct le bon march&,
lRmeilleure qui ait ete exhbee, ct en- consequsn.
CO. lui decernons le premier prix.
MOSES EASTMAN, Ckairmas.
c. p. ROBB
EDW. DREWIT.
Une de ces presses est montee au magasin de
Bloch & Dupre, Opelousas. OH sont invites 4
venir lexaminer tous ceux qu sont interesses /
la culture du cotton:
EPLes prix sont les msmes qua Ia NouvelleA
Orleans, plus le fret ct 10 co0t de transport.
Opelousas 27 aout 1870. If
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1871-01-14

wLa Cour de Paroisse s'ouyrira en-
notss vile 10 premier Lundi de Fevrier
proclaim.
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~ L'habituds spprend . supporter
ls fasig gue-
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1871-01-14

tenue par JOHN POSEY, ct par lui eta
bile en- lS49.
"OUTES les medicines patentees de
= Get age du progress. drogues de tou-
tes les descriptions, medicamehts de tou-
tes sortes, peintures de diverses couleurs,
Luiles de tontes sortes, Wires, livres de-
cole, livres blancs, papiers divers, arti-
cles de toilette,
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P A R F u M E R IE

fraiche ct choisie avec soin.
WINS EFT LIQUEURS purs. pour la me-
Instrumentation ct pour les valetudinaires.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
THE BIGGEST RAILROAD PROJECT OF
THE DAY.
Usage, NeOshO and Walnut Valley Rail-
road.

The papers have been filed for the or
ganization of company to bnild a rail
road from Ottowa, (the present western
terminus of the Kansas City AID Santa
Fe railroad, and soon to be the western
terminus of the Holden roadO up the
Marais DIES Cygnes river valley, thence
to the Neosho, up the Cottonwood and
Soulful Fork to the Walnut valley, and
down that magnificent stream to its
mouth, at Arkansas City. wis, to-day,
is the most important railroad project
on foot in this State, as 1t traverses nVe
of the best vallies in the western coun-
try.
The following gentlemen, who are the
incorporators of this great enterprise,
are men we'll known for their sagacity'
enterprise, and devotion to the inter-
ests of Kansas: ST. Kelsey, Franklin
county j. Mather Jones, Usage county
F. r. Page, c. v. Eskridge, s. J. Craw-
ford, E. P. Bancroft, (. B. Peyton, Lyon
county T. B. Murdoch, N. Vaught, j.
d. Conner, T. H. Baker, Butler county
d. A. Millington, H. B. Norton, Cow
ley county.
The length of this road is about $50
miles, and the capital stock Is "a, COO $50
Usage and Franklin counties have al
ready voted bonds to this road to tha
amount of $4,000 1t is supposed thai
on the balance of the road, 100000 car
be voted, making a total Of $7I6IO0O
This will insure the speedy eonstruc'
ton of the entire line.
All our readers know the country
through which this line of road vii
pass, and we have not time now to sAy
more of the enterprise, than Chat 1t pas
ses through counties which now hav'
a population of 5000 people, all o
which want it built at once. The bond
will bS backed by taxable basis o
from fifteen to twenty millions on thu
i start.
It seems to us that the immediate ne
cessity for pushing this enterprise Il
great. The people from one end to tn
other are in . hurry about it, and sur
veyors ought to be on tho route within
forty days.
It will be remembered that abou
a year ago companies werere organizes
to build ever this same route. 1t hA
been thought best to consolidate then
into one company. and thus have
more united feeling.
/ We urge, in behalf Of the peopl'
along this line, inansedi0te action.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

abundant from Emporis to Arkansas
City. Everywhere the hand Of indus
try is apparent in the lower Walnut
Valley and in Sumner county. Such
an amount of breaking prairie Is sel-
dom seen In any country, as is now 60
ing on in this region; two and three
arge teams, aud sOme smaller ones are
often in sight Of each other turning the
sod. Here Is evidence, intelligent and
unmistakabIe, of faith in the soil, and
the 'clear grit" that is to make coun-
try rich and populous.
This fertile and rapidly developing
valley il to some extent feeder of EN-.
poria. And as they are all alive and
impatient for q railroad just now, i'm
pulses which are certain 70 bring ths
great modern Improvement to thei'
doors il IL to our interest as well q
theirs to have our next railroad In som'
way or other tap this region. Let on
railroad men see to this. Even If tn
products and travel to and from thi
valley only flows through Emporia
win contribute to her material growth
But most likely something valuable Il
the transportation would lodge smongs
ne RIM, @.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
HIr DEAD. or sLEEPNas

Last week the editor of the Ledger
had q list of quotations from certain pa
pers, such as the New York Sun, Gin
cinnati Commercial, and others Of q
similar character, and from the speeches
of Horace Greeley and Senator Conk-
ling, to satisfy rs that the Democratic
party was not dead, and then with over
weening confidence in his ability to
oyerwhelm us with evidence TO chow
that the Republican party is unworthy
to receive the support Of the people,
challenged us to show TO the contrary.
This we did by few statistics from the
reports of the Treasury Department.
Having replied as fully to his question,
as to what the Republican party is do
ing aosc, as we considered it was neces-
sary, we asked him to do - much for
rs by telling what the Democratic par
" is doing ssolr. Here is the way he
replied:
We decline to humOr such implied admissotn
OF genuine Ignorance as 70 the ENDS SEd AM.
az the Democratic party, yee L ls theme -
love to talk upon whore we think m VIII oe
any COED, but what u TO be- gained - 'acasL-
ing pearls bae0e HD1neF
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21


Under the caption: "Radical lead
ers for the Democracy not wanted" the
independence Sentinel speaks some re-
markedly plain words for . Democratic
journal, which may be considered 9
"centre drive" at the new departure.
Saws the Sentinel:
1--WE insist that every Democrat who
is DESTROYS of advocating the principles
of the Radical party, or the elevation OF
Radicals TO Office, should do it IS Rad
ical and not In the name Of the Dem
ocracy. Patriotism requires NO man to
act deceitfully. It seeks not for sPoils'
True patriots avoW their principles
candidly and, fight for them manfully
Though defeated, they never think o.
Welding. Truth crushed to earth Al
ways rises again. The blood of mar.
| tyrs is the seed Of the church.
No compromise with Radicalism
should be the Democratic battle cry
| Put none but the faithful on guard
Hancock, Hendricks, Holman, Pendle
ton or Blair, men who have gon'
through fire and come out without tn
smell of 1t ON their garments. Trus
them. Who says put one OF the az
thors of the woes Of the last ten year
at the helm? None but traitors, AM
there are such in the camp.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
our GREAT PROGRESS.

Notwithstanding the existence, DUR
ing nearly al the time since we became
4 nation, Of . most infamous institution
in all OF the naturally better States OF
the Union, and the recent occurrence OF
q great and wasting civil war, the pro-
gress of the "free" States has been and
Il wonderful, indeed. Less than one
hundred years ago, the civilized popu'
lAtion Of the country was not above
three millions. The magnificent States
this side the AlleghAnies-now inhshit-
ed with millions of energetic people
were an almost unknown wilderness !;
no steamers piled upon the great rivers
and lakes upon whose waters are now
borne great steamboats,, steamships and
other craft, annually transporting from
one port to another, millions Of dollars
in the productions and manufactures Of
the thriving people living in the coun-
try bordering upon the rivers and sur
rounding the lakes. Less than one hum
dred years ago, there was not railway
| In all the land, but to-day long lines OF
iron roads stretch in every direction
n
The eastern States are densely popula'
ted, and the West, as if by magic, hai
..rung into greatness in every respect
No American citizen-at least no ont
e.. ho loves his country-can reflect upor
tie matter of the wonderful progress
..r nation has made-despite the effort
IL democratic traitors to break 1t doWI
Or contemplate its future, withou
feelings Of pride In the admirable tnsfi
trtions which render il 90 great
In all this remarkable progress, 1t ca
| In truth be said, that the once slave
holding States have contributed Almoa
absolutely no assistance. The infamou
system of slavery sat upon them like q
incubus, hindering their advancement
and in fact to a certain extent, retard
ing the general march to greatnes!
Now that the blighting institution n
longer exists in the land, and that 1t
highly probable that the great Gener'
who successfully conducted the GOV
eminent through the rebellion, WI
! again be placed in the position WhiC
he now so highly honOrs, the friends
Progress and Freedom may anticipate
still more brilliant career for "the be
e government on earth"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
TEE WALNUT VALLEY.

A recent trip down the walnut V AL
ley confirmed me in all that has been
said favorably Of that rich and rapidly
developing part Of Kansas. From Eli
dorado down . distance Of over sixty
miles, the land compares favorably
with any part Of the Kaw Valley OF the
same distance. Though the valleys
may not be quite as wide, the uplands
are perhaps better. Several very re-
spectable streams low into the Walnut
At EldOrado, furnishing an abundance
of timber and water as well - good
land in every direction. These and
other considerations give Eldorado
quito an advantage a. 9 town.
The storm was . heavy blow to that
place, but from this Shs 10 fast recover.
ing. The wide advertisement Of that
calamity may have been necessary 70
bring relief to the numerous sufferers
but has not been very faSOFable toward
bringing settlers to that place this sea-
son.
Augusta, the formidable rival Of FL
dorado for the county-seAt Of Butler,
twelve miles below, Is . live and -four
ishing town, situAtsd In the forks Of the
walnut and WhitewAtsr. Tbs lAad Of
flea for the ArkAnsAs district is still
continued here, and Is . source Of busi-
ness and prosperity tsthe place. There
are some fine buildings at Augusta 1.-THE
evidences Of public spirit and enterprise
crops out In the respectable stone side.
walks along the principal street, and
commodious and slightly school house.
Douglas, situated In the southeast
corner Of Butler county, has about
dozen houses, Q small business, and II
not remarkable for anything in the
past, 90 much a. bang the seat Of the
viRilantors and their victims, the latter
of whom have about all ned the cOun'
try, except those who were executed
last fall.
Winneld, the county-sest Of CoWley
county, has . rival for this honor, In thu
newly laid ont town OF TiSdAles some
miles to the east. ThemAnAgers Of thu
town have not pursued . very hbeA
policy, or been IS faithful in securing
good title to their town property a. Il
wholesome to their permanent prosper
ity.
The Star town Of this vally is ArkAn
sas City. Situated on beautiful sandy
knoll, Just about large enough and o
sufficient elevation for choice tow
site, gradually sloping in every direc
ton as If graded for the purpose. Tn
timber of the Walnut and Arkansas
rivers ct . distance Of one to half mile
forms about two-thirds OF the scgmen
of q circle around the place while her
and there in the distance knots Of lin
her are to be seen. The thrift and "a
| ture prosperity Of thn:tOWn and country
by the immigrants hOase, and improve
menta On nearly every quarter section
for miies and miles as far - tbs ey'
can reach or the Footsteps lead yoi
ve n q distance Of Afteca or twenty mile
In some directions. And the sane In
deed Is true In this whole valley, ate
reaching the Usage tract near Augusta
J now opened and actually taken by Ia
settler. The crops are ina and quit
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

If the readers of the Ledger are satis-
fed with the above we are We pre-
sume that he IL writing fortheir benefit
more than ours. But il does look a.
though he had got into water beyond
his depth and struggles to the shore
splitting ont mire and dirt. We have
testimony on hands, now, taken from
some Of the same papers that his coIlec-
ton Of evidence was taken Last week IN
support Of the fact that the success of
the Democracy Il not 70 be feared In
the next election.
| He said also that he was not aWare ct
the time he quoted "saeRe, nteRc, teket
.sDkarsSa" that he would be accused Of
quoting Latin. He was not so &C.
cused, but it is to be supposed that ne
did not know from what he did quote.
Inasmuch - he is not able to tell
what the Democratic party IL doing
wen briefly say that 1t 10 giving en-
couragement to the rufnAns OF New
York to override the laws and abridge
the rights of one class Of citizens in "a
yor Of another. In the States where Il
is in power it is greatly increasing
their debts by the most extravagant ap
preparations, and swindling the peopl'
for political ends; in Kentucky 1oI
/ instance. The last State election in Indi
ana gave the Democracy small majority
. in the legislature, and what is the result
The State printing was taken from tn
Journal company and given to Il. J
Bright, Of the Sentinel, the Democrat
State organ, and now we have the re
port that Mr.. Bright has drawn froI
the State treasury, for paper and print
, ing, since February last, the neat htti
-. sum, in round numbers, Of JoTty-sa
thousand dollars, - shown by ri
! vouchers on file in the State Auditor
. Office, and he is publicly charged wit
t perjury and swindling.
If the Ledger is not satisfied with u
: Labove, wen give the figures and ofaciI
reports, from time to time, as they a
made, and at the same time assure o.
i Democratic friends that the history
8 the Democratic party while in powe
l. was and Is Q continued series Of swil
y ding, populations and extravsgant op
y rations to take money out Of the publ
,. TREASURES for partizan purposes.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

The Border Sentinel tells Q fearful
story of the whipping Of his daughter
by 8. B. McGrew. United Brethren
clergyman. It seems that the daughter
had been to 4th Of July celebration,
and . young man by the name Of Fred.
Mitchell, member of the same church,
came home with her. Because she
would not promise not TO speak to
Mitchell hereafter, he took her into the
smoke house TO whip her. The story
of his brutal transactions is IS follows :
He frat took her hands and tied them
behind her, and afterwards pulled down
her hair, which il quite long, and tied
Il to her hands, drawing her head back
Is far as he could with her hair. He
then put Q strap around her neck and
choked her, and took stick that he had
previously secured and struck her three
times with It. He then dropped the
stick, and knocked her down with his
Get and kicked her several times there
.after. McGrew has been arrested and
held to bail for his appearance at the
District Court.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

The Fort Scott Monitor gives the par
ticulars of the burning of the Press of
fee at Girard. Kansas, on the 18th inst,
by incendiaries. The Press opposed
the lawIessness on the neutral lands,
and it is supposed that it was burned
for this season. The parties who set
FIRE to the building were pursued, but
the pursuers had not returned at last &C.
counts. It is hoped they will be over
hauled and receive their weli-deserved
punishment. The Press material was
nearly all lost, but the paper win be
speedily re-establiShed. II has been 9
good sheet, and this dAstArdly sct VIII
not interfere with its usefulness II
will on the contrary obtain wider In
fuence in consequence of it. and We
trust it will be mono the less free tc
speak its honest sentiments in the ~
/ ture than it has been heretofore.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

The sweet potato used in various
forms as an esculent, In making bread,
as substitute for codee, in the brew
ing or beer, as fwell:for fattening farm
animals, Is now beginning to De used in
making . syrup far surprising that Of
the best and even sorghum in delicacy
Of favor, while the yield IL much more
abundant. The average product Of q
bushel Of sweet potatoes-the yam va
riesy being preferred-is alleged to be
over two gallons, and - the average
yield per acre, ON poor soil Is from 150
to $50 bushels, the product must neces-
sariIy be from 800 TO $50 gallons of syr.
up. This must open in the view OF the
pineywoods agricultnrist 3 new And
more profitable industry, one man with
. mule, being able TO cultivate at least
Afteen acres In potatoes. The reGiduun
after the Juice syrup has been extraeted
10 pronounced valuable edible either
for man or beast.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

Just what claims the so-called Dem
ocratic party set forth as good grounds
for their Reinstatement, no one can d.
vine. The leaders themselves signally
fail TO advance any plausible reasons
why they should again have control OF
the Government all that they can, and
all that they do say is, that the Republic
can party il too corrupt and too lmDe-
Gle to manage our governmental AZ
fairs. In their estimation, things gem
erally, under Republican rule, are all
out of order, and that nothing under
the broad canopy Of Heaven save the
Democratic party, can again "shApe mp"
matters. Well, TO tell the truth, the
majority Of the voters Of the United
States ara disposed to believe that the
country has already been cursed with
iit,Ia too much Democratic rule, and
! l.,...-.. y" not, at present, evince greAi
/ ,l.,,.. gain place in power tho infA
III co.,. rrupt party which caused and
brought upon as the awful rebellion
wherein thousands were slain and i'm
poverished. Many of the survivors o
that Democratic rebellion may be seeI
daily in any city, town or hAmle
throughout the length and breadth o
our now prosperous country, limpini
about, or wearing q coat, one sleeve o
which ia not filed with an arm. Tn
leaders of that party entailed upon tn
country the enormous debt which
under Republican rule, Is being rapid
paid of.
The record Of the party is entirel
: too bad to warrant any further t"l"''
ton Of their rule. 1t shows notlii"
but corruption" yet the leaders ther'
of have the unprecedented impuden'
to yell "corruptionl corruptionl I
have prosperity, we must again put
: power the Democracyp
The truth IL, so-called Democracy
deplorably behind the age, and the onl
, effort they have made to catch up vi
in the 'new departure" dodge, whic
by no means, happens to meet the q
n probation of the generality Of tho "ou
~
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

The Jcrseyites, without distinction OF
party, unite in doing honor to Governor
Randolph for his course in the late lrisn
troubles. His neighbors gave him q
serenade Friday night, and he respond
ed by a patriotic little speech, in which
mot a word was said about q military
dictatorship, or anything of that kind,
winding up with the following: "The
military force was on that OCCASION as
4 trust 1t ever may be, in full subordi-
nation to the civil power, assisting, but
not controlling it. in sustaini2g liberty
by upholding law"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

A special election was held in Grass
hopper Falls township, Jefferson coun-
ty, on the proposition to take $4,000
OF the capitol stock of the A. t.
a. S. F. railroad. There was q ma
jority of lS9 in favor of it. In Rock
we'll township, in the same county,
the proposition to vote $4,000 to the
same road was lost by a small major
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

The generator OF a soda fountain IN
drug store at Cincinnati, o., exploded
on Monday last while w. Flaren, the
proprietor, and Ed. Hasley, his clerk,
were changing it. The former had three
fingers broken and a large piece of flesh
taken from his limb, while the latter
was seriously injured.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

A little moro of the same kind will
do the mobocracy of Now York good.
The Tribune says the police courts have
never had less to occupy them than
now, and the moral atmosphere of the
city has never been purer. So much
for unfolding the majesty of the law
and sustaining the rights of citizens, as
was done in the suppression of the late
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

The declaration of Che intention OF
Hon. II. w. Voorhees,, of Indiana, MOI
to become a candidate again for any Of
flee is one of the results, no doubt, o,
the ''new departure" as that negro-hat-
ing devotee of the old-line Democracy
is not one of the departing kind, but
sticks TO the faith of his boyhood.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

TIE Irish Cerholics held = meeting IN
Chicag5 o., .Lani=y evening to express
their opinions concerning the New
York riots. They got too mad to do
the subject justice, and adjourned be-
fore they were calm enough to consider
and adopt resolutions.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

Baltimore has added another to the
list of female man-killers in the person
of Mrs. Elizabeth Wharton. The Grand
Jury found two indictments against
her-one for the murder of General
VIM. Scott Ketchum on or about the
18th of June, on the other record for an
attempt to put Eugene Van Ness out OF
the way in the same manner, to-wit
by giving him 'cold poison"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
NOTICE.

Il herby given to Mordiea n. Davis, OF parts
unknown, that he has been sued by Nanez
Jane Davis, E1oeh Davis and Thomas j. Da--
vts,by Benjamin Picket their GUARDIAN in an y.
ton wherein the said Nancy Jane, Enoch anc
Thomas j. are plaintiffs and the said Morde
against him In the Office Of the Clerk of the
Distinct Court Of Lyon County, Kansas, on
june ., 1871. That he must answer the Pc
day Of August, 1871. or said petition VIII be
taken - true and judgement rendered against
him, parfioning 20 him one-fourth and 20 said
plaintiffs 1hfee-4ouEtks Of = certain SO acres OF
land situated IN The southwest quarter of sec
ton I'D Township. (191 Eange (101 in said
Iynon County, Ksnsas, being the same deriy-
ed by TIE will of Mary Corroli, deed and for
other relief. PEYToE 8 GILLET,
n 2T-z4. Attorneys for PIainti4ls.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

Caariea Hammond, a negro, In Lake
county, Ohio, last Saturday ravished q
Miss. Clark. He was arrested and put
in Jail, and it has since been discovered
that while two girls, aged Ii and 10 re-
specrively, were gathering blackberries
near Union City, he oVerpowered the
Younger, and failed only by reason of
her youth to consummate his hellish
purpose. Intense excitement prevails
at Greenville, and it is believed he will
be lynched.