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The Opelousas courier., 1872-01-13
Cordonnier ct Bother.

ECUR1E PUBLIQUE.
n LIE soussigne informe respectucuse
E3egSA ment ses commissioners ct le public
-NNg quill rouvert son Ecurie publioue
son ancienne demeure, rue Main. Wis
avis la Grocerie dc M. Mnnzesheimer, ct ouil
est anjourdhui prepare ponrvoir tous ceux nui
auront besoin lie chevaux, buggies hacks. &1c.
a un prix reasonable. Celx qui auront des che
vaux quis tiendront a voir bien nonrris ct sol
gnes pourront les placer Ia a la semaine GU au
mols, et. a des conditions rasonnables
w. NJ JOHNSON
Opelousas q octohre 1871 3m
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20
The stokes Trial.

The jury in the Stokes case came into
court Monday and the foreman reported
that they were unable to agree on YER
diet They were accordingly discharged
and the prisoner remanded to jail for Il
new trial when the farce will probably be
repeated. This mans guilt Is as clear ms
sunlight. lie followed an enemy to a hO-
tel and like coward, assassinated him,
and he was seen 10 do II. Yet New York
Jury Is unable to decide whether or not
this was murder. And We believe they
are unable to decide; that it is impossible
to get panel Of jurors in that city GER
tain proportion Of whom will not be men
with judgments utterly demoralized and
consciences perverted on all moral ques-
tions. The sanctity of an oath does not
bind them and cannot constrain them to
render verdict according to the law
and the evidence. They are inca
pable Of I'M Outstanding that this
is their duty. The question which
the kind Of juror we speak of puts to hint
self is not, " Did this man commit the
"crme with which he stands charged In
the Indictment :" but rather this ," Taking
"all the circumstances into consideration
" did he not do about right in killing his
"victm, and would not do the same un'
"der similar provocation ;" A rotten
public sentiment, a dehGuched public con-
science which makes Fisks and stokesei
possible, also tolerates or justlAes theiI
killing each other.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20

The City Councils of Philadelphia have
under consideration an ordinance regula-
ting the fares of hackney coachmen. Ger
tainly some such action is needed there,
for more impudent and injurious extortion
is not practiced anywhere Except at some
summer resorts) than by hackmen in tile
Quaker City. And 1t injuries them rs much
as it annoys other people, for unless IA
mans need is really desperate ne will not
thinl, OF getting into hack. One Can get
into q carriage in Baltimore with perfect
certainty as to what he will have TO pay
on arriving at his destination, but this is
not the case in Philadelphia, and if you
do not make a distinct bargain before
starting, in the latter city, y5u are per-
fectly certain to be swmllcd Oh leaving
the hack
We people who live near Philadelphia
and frequently visit it are quite as keenly
alive to this matter as Philadclphians
themselves, and we take the liberty Of sug-
costing 10 them that not only is a fixed and
lower scale Of prices needed but that the
law ought 10 compel them TO be exhibited
on the inside Of the coach so As to be- easily
leghle either 10y day or night. We believe,
too, that 10 much lower rate of charges
would be much more remuneratiye to the
hackmen as it would greatly increase the
number of those riding. The scale OF
| prices, too, should be regulated BY time,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20


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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20

As the time for the Republican nomlna-
tion for Mayor approaches the interest iH
the affair increases and the number of
candidates multiple. out ofthose desiring
the nomination a very good selection can
be made, if the voters of the party will
have the sense and manliness to let cuu-
siderations Of the candidates fitness out
weigh personal appeals. If the party
makes proper nominations il will. in all
probability, elect It's candidate, a- is
admitted hv men of an parties
We are glad however, that the Demo-
cratic nomination come- later than that OF
the party in the ascendant here. Th fact
will act a. an incentive 10 thc Republicans
10 make the best nomination possible, aud
it at the same time offers a remedy foruny
mistakes or stupidity on the part of III,
voters of the dominant party. If the
Republicans make mnnifestly 1bsnrdund
improper nomination, let the Democrats
put forward the very best man they car
md, or else take a leaf ont OF thril
National Conventions book and select d
Liberal Republican MS their candidate
would be good thine IL our city polite
could hinge less on National issues, ANY
way AT all events we want a Mayor 10
this city who shall fifty represent 10 ..n'
for whom We shall Not hayc To blush, an,
apologize every tine he appears in public
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20
"Put OUT that carr"

The correspondent Of the Commercial OF
this city, who attended the Baltimore
Convention telegraphed that while sena-
tor Bayard was addressing that body cries
were heard of Take out that calf and
ntlrnated that the insult WAS intended for
MT. Bayard 1t Is but right that the
Commercial and the public should be corr
rectly Informed as TO the incident. The
circumstances are these During the sc.-
sion ON Wednesday, whenever the least
occasion offered for applause, some one in
the second tier screamed at the top Of his
voice and continued after the applause had
subsidized. Previous to Mr.. Bayurd rising
to speak the individual referred to made
the same cry, when a person sitting near
tue writer of this article cried out, put
out that calf" meaning the individual i'm
the gallery, and the remark wa taken up
by others. This was some time before the
Senator arose TO speak, and We think il
81. 8. p will inquire little he Will find
at least four persons from this city Who
were present, and could hear as distinctly
as he could, who Will deny his version Of
the story.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20

Two of the mo-l fearful accidents we
have ever ". en- called upon Ia chronic g..
occurred On the "a aud h Inst At the
residence OF Joseph l.. prunock, ahuu,
one mile north Of Conir-vllle. Mr. Pen.
meet la- for some time used aasolIn" tor
lighting na hupsc the apparatus being
loratld in the cclni hrst Il llree vault.
On "Wednesday morning, the tui0hmap,
Joseph Wirr. had hrrn engaged in rc-sup
PLYING the meter, when it j. thought the
gaS escaped and tillrl the vault Having
nccasiou to ga into the vanit with u light.
the gas espl9dcd with tremendous iulrr
shakin. the building terribly and burning
Mhr ina wretched manner from the
waisl az, and both arms and hands. lie
Is in q very dangerous condition--is blind
and deaf On Thursday while DR., }. Tar
man was dressing the injured man, an
other terrific explosion occurred, which
proved To be from tho SAM cause aud the
same place. Miss Matte Lodge ana two
other young ladies had gone down into
the vault to clean mp the place, as cOusid-
cradle water had been thrown in nm III,
previous day TO cytinguish the flames
As soon 40 Miss Lodge opened the vault
door the explosion took place, setting her
clothing ON lire. The poucussiuu had
closed the door, and she was inside, tht
others ran for help. In Miss Lodges 81
| forts to get the door open, the skin was
completely torn from both her hands, and
she was very much burned about the face
aud breast, also the lower eXticnilirs
/ One Of tbs Other girls was slightly burned
about the head. Both the Injured person.
are improving slowly, tut aye not ut OH
Of danger CoaieWRe Union, of Saturday
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20

From the careful report of Tie weather
made by ihc Fraeis h,tH-Y,4cof of phila-
delphia v, gathrr SOME Interesting tucfs
about this summer The mean trurero-
ture. of the mouth ol june this year 80 .s
degrees or about one aud three quarter
degrees higher than that Of last Year and
about fcu lnl half degrees above the
average for the pl-' cishty-ihre, yeats
During that long period thr highest mGm
ever reached was t1.2l degree for the
month of June $50 That Wac the not
test summer on record and this month win
have to Dee much hotter than IL ha. hcen To
make the mean temperature toT the two
months OF June ond July To touch 10.
Dunu. that summer tho ht,dy3cCr
prepared verv elanoratc tables agerc-a
ting the mean Temperature Of june and
July, commcncing win l7i1. Tn Uo
months Of 1870 were, aue r. 81, uui
July, SOIL. giving an .g-rD-lt, Of lii -,
uncqualled during the tina, manned. 1896
and ISIS each attained 20 d within a
fraction Of a de1r,c. So far June IS
concerned this year mean temr'rtur,
nas been equa led hut iuar limr i
eighty-threc wears, 90 1870 l~al
1865 aud 1870, So We have the sat .-iar
ton of knowing l- Wr endure tine Leaf
that il really Is ONE of ihc hottest UNI
mers ever known and If that don't com
fort lie now il will When w. come 10 talk
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20


ihe 'rU'h "a.,'l' 4A'a''','''{ "',,,
W ilya. "' "'''"'''' W NV
''"'''s's'
Gralz Brown has recovered s9ihclehlly
10 be hhle To dilVe III ''h''"l IalA yes
'eIuay' 3,
The mail coach between Dallrr ana
Canon tty, Oregon Vas robbed OF tib'JOO,
by three higlWaymen On Iutsday
An eXcursionlst. named Edwin Pcits-
myer, Wa- drowned while bathing at IaP'
May, Thursday. lie Is said 10 have lived
in Germantown.
A locomotive aud twelve lteigLt rars IN
the Boston and Maine Railroad s"rt.
wrecked Thursday morning 10, the mis-
placement Of a switch.
The arguments in the Tweed case, AT
| Albany. were concluded Thursday, an,
| the Coilrt adjourned until September. whei
| a decision will he rendered.
A e,..., n,.in,. sr, Ma Tuesa,y ia.
| .,rl.,.,6 ,hc V.,r, land Iio,,se stables nm,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20
Prevention Of HvdronhohIa.


In reply To &C. W.C.,' page los, ! can
give some facts which may be of use to
somebody, thereby saving life. The time
het9een the biting Of an animal by mad
dog and showing slsn. Of hydrOphObia is
not less than nine days, but maA b. ain.
months, After the animal has become
rabid, bite or scratch with his teeth upon
person. or slObber coming in contact
with a sore or raw place, would produce
hydTOphObia Just m soon rs though h.
had been bitten 10y a mad dog. Hydro
phOba IAN be prerruied, and | will give
hat is we'll known ~ W. gu lniallihle
remedy If properly administered, fpr ml,,
or beast. 4 dose l0i a horse or COW should
be about four times as great a. for per-
son. It is not too late TO give medicine
any time before the spasms come on.
The first dose for II person is one and q
half ounces elccampane root, bruised Put
in u pint OF new milk, reduced Ia one hall
by boiling, hen taken all ut one dose In
the morning, fasting unil qiten0On, or
at least a very light diel after setLInl
hours have elapsed. The second dose The
same as first, except tlke Two ounces OF
the root; third dose same 10 last, to be- Ia.
| ken every other day. Three doses are all
that il peeded, and their need be- no fear.
This | know from my ONu experience,
and know OF "A number qf other c4sps
where II has been entirely successful, mi.
| is no guess work.
Those prisons alluded 10 were bitten bJ
their OWn dogs, that had been bitten b,
rabid dogs, and were prnuld up 10 ser il
they would go mad they did 90 mad and
did bite the persons. This remedy hu.
been used in aud about Philadelphia fol
forty years aud longer, with great success
/ and is known As the Goodman remedy.
am acquainted with a physician who told
ue he knsw Of lis Use for mprr than thirty
years, but nsgrr kuew OF a GAsl that failed
where II was property administered
Among other cases he mentioned was on,
where number OF COWS had been hitttt
by mad dog. TO half Of the number they
administered this remedy, and Ia the othci
half not. The latter all dird of hSdroph0
lila. while thnse that taoh tlc chcampHn,
ami milk showed no signs Of the disease
/ Il. G, Shoemaker, IN Country Gentleman.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20

The quiet village Of Stouchsburg, Pa,
was on Monday evening last the scene OF
a terrible occurrence which has cast a
gloom Of sadness over the entire commp-
nifty. Mr.. George Reed, "a resident OF the
place had for sometime been deserted BY
his wife, on account Of his Incorporate
habits. on the Fourth of JuiS, bagng
been 10 Reading, and having become lntoN-
icated, he, on bis return home, abused his
wife sitting Iu the door of her brothers
house, with whom abe had sought shelter
and protection lie immedlately accosted
her, aud asked her If she would not again
live with him. She replied In the negative,
and rose 10 20 into the house, when b.
drew d pistol and fired Seeing his wife
falling, and surprising he had killed hcr
h. hastily retfsatsd up the street before
he could he ARRESTED. lr kept himself
-ccreted in the neghbortsOq until satuf'
DAY morning, when he was found . eOrps'
on the back porch This sisters residence
u short distance from the town. II ia sup
posed h" came to house during tb'
night, and g,ad, by conscience. well ill
ed with rcmOrse ON account Of his conduct
he placed the pistol IN HE tead, md thai
put an end to his own life. F6Hunatell
the wife of the suicide was not seriously
injured The hall passed through bf
arm, in1ictmg painful hut not iata
wound
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20
THE NICE YOUNG MAN.



The ~. Louis Democrat, OF the 10th inst,
says Is April last a tall, gaunt New
Yorker was cmployed ns reporter on the
Jburnai or 0onnsree an evening paper In
thiB civ. 4 He gave hi unur as Alex tuder
II. Weir, and lid he hid comsid' rihle cX-
perience in nrwsptprf WORT, hut his en-.
ployers failed to discover any unusual
briuiilueg in his ST. leuI writing. lie pre-
tended To be- moral and ielipinus, AMI en-
deavnrod 30 irupresr his ass 'riurs with
hls ofn oripious Soon alter arriving In
town he found mt where john r. Lion
bsrgsr. Tho piusidsnt Of iheT hird Nation
al Bank. AT ,pdci ehur h, and made it his
speciaina iih,s's 10 oceWyA seat Ia the
tifst 1ew in N nj ot'iiini IN sundays Mr..
Lionhcger could noi fail To intiac him,
.and afu creating NJ he suppose d. "a sum
cientinprrssiJh hy his regular attendance
Weir manageable obtain nm introduction ~
the bank president, whom hc cultivated
50 successfully that that the gent lemau
placed considerable confidence In him.
weir also noised abroad ih4t he bud htcn
cisil engineer In New York, and had
done considerable work for the city Tor
which he had never received his paw. lie
sald he had entrusted the claim to Me srs
Fprelard N Co. wpll-known ATTORNEYS, who
hild entered proceedings, and would soon
eiFci settlement, IN proof of which hr
exhibit a letters which be said he had
| reeeive from the lawyers tn the morning
of April 20th he appeared At the Thirl
! National Bank aud rendered "a drait on
| Freeland " Go. for s3s6O, saying hat the
/ firm had compromised his cain and
written TO him to draw on them Tor that
amount Mr.. Lionherger, having heard
Of the claim before, and being deceived 10y
Weir's professions OF piety, supposed that
the draft was all right, and without much
hesitation advanced tho money. Weir,
| with the grccnhacks in his pocket, re-
TUNED 10 the newspaper Office and tltctrl-
aed the poyerty-stricken Knights Of the
quill by showing them roll OF 500 bills,
| and assuring theun gloriWly that he hal
collected an old army claim. lie then leil
! the 0lliee, packed his OyurcOAt and IA buN
| Of4paprr collars, and DEPARTED Tor parts
nhknOwn.
| In u few days the draft vas returned t.
the bank, Win thp information that i'e
land Y Go. knew OF No such nutn as Meif,
and had never undertaken to collect a
claim for him. The oaso was placed In
the hauds of detectives, aud every effort
was made ~ discover the Whereabouts, oi
the iorger, but without success uutil ycF
terday, when a telegram Was received
irOm The Chief Of Police Of Butlilu, New
| York, stating that Weir had appeared In
that town and was placed in durtncc. The
bank was notified of tue fact, aud ,tu
officer will to-day he sent after the fugi.
tive. The telegram did not state whether
or not ANY Of the money was recovered.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20

The Philadelphia Ledger is just now do
ing for its city the work EVERY EVENING
recently did for Wilmington-thot is, it l.
bringing home to the knowledge Of tn,
people the filthy condition OF the city
Whether 1t will like us uncarth among-
the garbage human bats SO blind as To OPP
pose this throwing oflight into dark places
we do not know, hut if its expose produces
such prompt and vigorous action on tn
part Of the officials as EVERY EvENIN,
brought about the Ledger will earn TIN
gratitude Of al sensible people in tn
Quaker City.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20
How Long Does 10 Take tOIMake a
Professional JOURNALISM

Without any desire TO prolong a dis
cussion which can he Of no great inter- ST
to the public we will, in answer to the
Commercials query, say that ten months
experience in the conducting Of daily
newspaper would do more to make a
practical, professional" journalist of a
man than ten years welding Of "one Of
the most vigorous editorial pens in the
q State" on weekly country paper even
in the present day,to say nothing of fifteen
years ago, especially if such daily paper
was so conducted that in those ten menths
it far outstrlpped all contemporaries in
circulation the only proof of adaptation
to the publ taste and necessities that can
be had.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20

A person named - eagles, apparent
ly about 30 years Of age, ledger at the
Summit House, No. 90 Bowery, New York
was seen on Saturday last to go to his
room whether be- afterwards left ii Is not
known, but AS M one in the house had
seen him sipce, his room was entered at
noon yesterday, when he was found lying
ON the bod with his throat cut from ear u
car he had evidently been dead Tor soipC
time. CWOuer Young Will Investigate TIC
case, aud probably among the papers 81
the deceased something may no DISCOVERED
to throw ,hne light on the melancholy al
fair
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20

A terrible and fatal accident occurred
to Mrs. Ammo E. Price residing on the
Mary land and Delaware railroad between
Ridgeley and Hillsborough, on the % inst.
Mrs Price had been 10 the store at Ridge
ley TO make some purchases and had
started tur home. Posing down the rail-
road, She was Oyerlaken By HE hands ems
ployed un tue road with Il hand uar. They
desired her 10 get on the car TO ride, but 81
first she refused to do 30. After some sollc-
itation she was induced to ride, and after
the car WAS put In motion her hoops caught
in the wheels or around the car axle and
cut the llcsh from above both knees down
almost to the ankles, clearing ii TO TIC
bone and tearing oil one of the knee care.
She was taken to her home, a physician
sent Tor, but modification set In, and
death ended her suilcrings on the 9th inst
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20
PolitioaI.

The Republicans Of the Sixteenth Illinois
District have nominated James S. Martin
Tor Congress
1t is announced that can early call will
be made" for Liberal State Convention
in New York.
The Democrats Of the Second District Ia
Philadelphia have nominated Fuman
Sheppard for Congress.
Secretary Dclano will not leave for
North Carolina until next week. lie is 10
speak in that State on the nth and 2Gth.
Several prominent straighout Democrats
held a conference at Richmond, Va, We'd.
ne,day, to form coalition against Gre ley
aud stump the State for Grant.
A Long Branch letter SAYS that General
Porter will shortly make public list Of
Democrats who are going to stump for
ten. Grant"
lenatius DOnnelly has written letter
| declining the Republican nomination for
Congress in the First Minnesota District
and announcing that he will support
/ Greeley.
The Democratic Liberal State Committee
! OF Illinois met at Springfield on Tuesday.
| aad nominated full electoral ticket Ex-
! Governor BrOss and Judge j. d. Cation are
the electors at large.
The Liberal Committee Of Utah has
/ called Territorial Convention , meet at
| Curunr on the 25th instant; to nominate
candid tie for Congressional delegate in
opposition to George q. Cannon, the Nor.
mon.
VIM. Dean, Chairman Of the State Com
mttrc of the Democratic party in this
state, has resigned on account of Greeley
, aud Brown nominations, and declares his
readiness 10 enter the holting movement
for IL straight ticket.
At the Conservative ratification meeting
IA Raleigh, y. g.. yesterday, the principal
speakers were ex-senator Doolittle, srna.
tor TiplOn, Governor Walker, of Virginia.
e.. Senator Miller, Of Georgia, Governor
Graham, and Judge Fowle.
Henry 4 Wise, Of Virginia, has written
letter declining 10 speak at Grant and
Wilson meeting in Alexandria. lie de-
uouuces the "so-called Liberal Republic
cans" us he terms them, but says he can
not act with any political party in the
present altitude OF a1airs.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20

No Kind Of food is 50 wholesome at this
season oi tho year as fluii- Not only are
they pleasant, hut they az absolutely ne
cessnry to supply certain wants aud wastes
Of the system aud should therefore he
eaten freely ut proper times hy all classes
But il must he remembered that fruit
must he ripe when eaten. While ripe
iruii is hcdl nv and nutritious, unrip,
fruit i. the very wa, thug that can b.
used for food A slngle gicen arplr may
be rs mortal as a bullet, and the person o.
persons who uiler them Tor sale To lh,
young should br severely punished
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20

and We might mention many more gen.
llcnen Of high standing, who have never
been in the army, and can only he called
Colonel" a. trihutH 10 their mtipathy
to blood
II every lu'unrl w,ru 1t soldier the
Standing army in Philadelphia would Toe
70 menace 10 oIf hhutirs. Their nrm.
her i- as great a. il VIZ. in san Francisco,
10 which John Phuniv bears witness Ia
the iu lowing story. The steamboat Wa
leaving the wharf, and everybody was
taking leave OF their friends AL hut
PhWniN, VIVA had M friend ~ bid him
farewell Ashamed Of ms Loneliness ~
he hont sheered OIL hr called uu in Il loud
voice
"G"np RYE, CnloNri
and to his great delight every man IN the
wharf took OF his hat and shouted
"colnEeL, coon BYr"