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The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13

ps5y-A poor shoemaker who was sent TO
the New York Legislature by some rural
constituency, many years ago, introduced
bill to abolish imprisonment for debt.
The time was ripe for the reform; the bill
was put into shape by competent lawyers
and passed; and now "the Stilwell act
has secured fame for its humble author
that the most distinguished legislators of
the Empire state might envy. 1t seems
probable that greatness will be thrust in
similar manner upon Mr.. Adair, the au-
thor of tho OHIO law. The statute has
been enacted substantially during the
past winter, by the legislatures Of Illinois,
Wisconsin, and Iowa, and, IL is believed,
several other states at least it is prob
able that the manifest justice of its funda'
mental principle will be recognized and
enforced by all the states of the union
within ten years. But according to re-
port that has recently found its way into
print, the author is not TO be credited with
any very lofty motive in its inception
Mr. Adair was a member of the legisla'
,ure of lsG9-'7O, from Carroll county. In
the election he was venomously opposed
by the keepers of two small groggcries
Mr.. Adair, who is not a temperance man
in principle or practice, resolved to
punish these fellows, and at last hit upon
the idea of this law. Accordingly he
framed the bill, which was passed, and
which is now known in the states rs "thc
Adair law
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orumand the respect or a least the fear of

command the respect or st least the fear Of
ali party managers. W
III this convention should nominate a
resolute advocate Of tariff reform. On 4
platform explicit and fearless. he will be
elected, and with him a reform congress-
Great changes, for which wears would not
suffice under ordinary circumstances. NAV
thus be reached at once. But If the friends
of this reform leave this convention 10 be-
controlled by its adyersaries. thew will
have only themselves to blame in future
wears IL Oppressive cxactions are continued
Nv praspinc mononolists
Those who really wont tariff reform
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13
HORACE GREELEY.
THE POSITION OF THE NEW YORK rR1puS

THE POSITION OF THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
NEW YORK, April 0.-HOrsce Greeley
prints the following in the Tribune to-
morrow as 10 the course OF that paper in
the forthcoming presidential campaign:
First, II there shall DO demo cratic can.
didates for president and vice. presid emit in
the field, wepurpose to support that repub.
licsn ticket which seems most likely 10
succeed. "
Second, II the main issue in the canvas.
BIO protection against free trade, we shall,
no matter as to candidate, be found on
the side Of protection.
"Third, but II, as we hope and expect
there shall be two republican tickets and
none other presented with any hope Of
success, we shall favor that one whose
election will be, In cur Judgment mos
likely to promote economy In public ey
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13


A SPECIAL TELEGRAM from Springfield
to the Missouri Republican of Thursday
says:
Mr.. Horace White of the Chicago 'Trib-
me has been here for the past two days
in consultation with prominent and inhuen-
tial liberal republicans, and that gentle
man has prepared paper which will
shortly be published, and which will be
signed by some of the best men in the
republican party. This document is sim
liar TO that TO which Horace Greeley ard
other leading republicans of New York
recently attached their names, and which
you will recollect caused so fearful poit-
ical earthquake throughout the empire
state. Among the signers to the call are
Horace White, Chicago Tribune : Hon.
jesse X. Dubois, o. NJ. Hatch, O. IL.
Miner, VIM. Jayne, Gen. John McCon-
nell, = Cook, Ex-Gov. Koerner of Belle
vile, Hon. VIM. Moulton of Shelbyville,
Hon. John Bryant of Galesburg, Judge
banner Of Jacksonville, and many other
prominent aud influential republicans in
MI parts Of the state.
This certainly looks like business. and
is calculated to cause the friends Of Grant
TO feel "confused and sorely troubled"
With the loss Of the German vo,o /, uis
state, which il is now generally believed
the radicals will suffer, ard this revol,
among the former influential supporters Of
Grant, his prospects in Illinois cannot b,
called encouraging.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13

A PEW days ago we received by mail
"call for convention" addressed to all
christians opposed to secret societies in
general and free masonry in particular
The convention is appointed for the eth
and 9Th days of May next, asd "every
Free Methodist, Wesleyan, United Brcth-
rep, United Presbyterian and Congrega.
tionSl Church within two hundred miles
Of Normal is enjoined to select one or
more delegates, raise fifteen or twenty dol
lars to pay his or their expenses to the con-
ventioh." As au incentive. TO the public
70 attend, the 'call' contains the iniorina
tion that President Blanchard and Presi
Gent CULVER will be present and addref
'ns convention. 1t is painful TO us to nc
knowledge our Ignorance of the Celebrated
men ofthe state, but until we received tbi,
"cal'," We actually never heard of cithe,
President Blanchard or President Chilli.
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penditure, purity in legislation and sd.
ministfation, substantial unanimity In up
holding for all citizens complete equal
ity Of rights under the law, and hasten the
return OF fraternal concord and mutual
good will between those who were ar-
raycd against each other in sanguinary
strife throughout our great civil war.
Such Is our position, and II will net DO af-
fected by the nomination Of A, or b, or q,
or ID, at Cincinnati, Philadelphia, or else.
where"
Mr.. Greeley further says the Tribune
will not be an organ, and will print no
campaign editions, whoever may be the
candidates,
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13

yer. A dim remembrance of having read
Gullivers Travels crossed the disc Of our
memory, but on consulting nm epqye'oP'
dia, we find they were written BY one 'oh"'
atban Swift, in the year 'Fzo' anu IL I"
therefore impossible mat this CULVER can
bc that CULVER. However, regrett'ng
o,r ins,inty TO discover::something definite
about Gulliver, we give the "cail' the
benefit of our circulation.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13
WnMHN LOnHYIATa.

II Is said that when won en- got into
politics they will purify them. But now
comes proof that even good women are
not proof against contamination when
they go to lobbying. From the report OF
the Now York commission Of state chars
ties we learn that the ladies who have en-
gineered most OF the charitable apprepria.
tons to the hospitals, ETC., have counter.
anced bribery to shocking extent. One
lady wished 10 get an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the New York City Woman'i
Dispensary. Some man unknown TO hei
offered to get her $500, provided she
would give him all the grant above that
sum. This specimen reancr ofpolitics &C.
copied the offer, got $500 out Of l0,oot
appropriation, and took a false-signcd re-
ceipt for the balance.
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A ytsrron at a colored school in Rich
mond recently asked one of the small boys
what he wanted to be when he grew IN,
and the reply was, al want to be Gen.
Grant, That boy had heard of Grants
dogs and horses.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13

CoSeREss has passed q bill authorizing
the use of postal cards at ono cent postage.
The cards are to have an envelope flap to
them so that their contents will be con-
cealed. The postal card system has been
in use in England for length of time,
and has given general satisfaction.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13

THE government agent sent to invcsti
gate the charges of mismanagemen in the
st. Louis postoflicc, reports the office n;
the most "irregular" in the United States
except that of New Orleans. All the
charges are sustained and the removal OF
postmaster Smith recommended on the
ground Of incompetency and neglect.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13

THE PENNSYLVANIA radical conven-
tion which met on the tenth instant, pas
sed the usual resolutions, commencing
with an affirmation Of devotion to the
principles of the republican party and
ending with the resolution, unanimously
adopted, that the delegates from Pennsyl'
vania to the natioaal convention are in
structed to cas-. the entire vote of tn
state for Grant for president. and on tn
question Of vice-president they are in
structed to act together for the best inter
ests Of the republican party. The con
venton was packed in the interest o
Grant, and all the proceedings were ar
ranged before hand and went of accor
ding TO programme.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13

A son Of President Tyler, editing rad'-
cal paper in Florida, wants to see "r""'
reelected with Seward as vicc-presidcnt.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13

GEN. HARTRAUrT, the nominee Of the
Pennsylvania republican convention, for
governor, is proper radical candidate.
Hartrauft is suspected of having had more
TO do with the defalcation of claim agent
Evans than strictly honest man should
have had, but this only recommended him
the more strongly to the convection,
which was made up Of oflice-holders under
Grant and friends Of the administration.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13

Somebody says: "What more like cold
mutton than the position Of an ex.Presi-
dent. Nothing to aspire to -peoplc talk
'about a sacrifice Of dignity if he goes to
work like a man, and takes his part in
the life about him, yet they provide him
with no pension to make this unneccssa.
Try" We suspect the above was written
by radical who would like to sec the
United States settle a pension on Grant
when his term expires whether that shall
be at the end Of the present term or the
next. But the hint is uncalled for.
Grants friends have pensioned him al
ready, and there will be no necessity for
him to "go to work like man.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13

John II. oberiy a Co. nave reduced the sub
scrirt,on price, Of the Weekly Cairo Bulletin to
One Dollar per ann.un. making II the cheapest pa
per published IN Southern Illinois,
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13

TICKETS, SIUi HALF TICKETs, 30 VUAH-
TER TICKETS, So 30.
~Our lotteries are chartered by me state,
cravings are under the supervision OF sworn
commits ioners. -, L,,
GJ-The official drawing VIII &c punished in
the ST. Louis papers and copy semitic purchasers
Of tickets. III. a,,om.n.,.
VI ~ py;, ~ our risk by postofce money order
rsys.iered letter, draft or express Send for cir.
nnf.r Address, MURRAY, MILLER &CO,
'J =. q. box atiO. , St. Louis, Mo.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21
How George Washington Was
Once Pummeled.

George Westinghouse regard for his
person was i'll cOnsOnance with the
majesty of his character. His reluctance
to bare himself to the sculptor HOudon
is well known. On n certain occasion
one Of the persons alluded to in. the
anecdOte below ventured to clap him
familiarly on the shoulder, a wager hav-
ing been laid that he would nQtdare do
it. Washington's rebuke was simply a
glance of the eye, but so intense and
severe that the familiarity was never
again attempted, 1t is not known,
however, that any human being ever
presumed to. strike Washington in an
ger, Yet this really occurred, If the
memory of q relative of Col. PeytOn
may be trusted. Her account of this
remarkable incident is as follows:
In the heated canvass which followed
Jefferson's nomination for the Presi-
dency, Gen. WOshingtOn's personal in
was opposed for Congress by Colo
- PeytOn. SO great was the in
terest felt by Washington for Lee, that
ON election d:.y he !merntedd his horse
and rode MP from Mount Vernon to
Alexandria FOR the purpose of influence
ing by his presence as many votes as
possible for his friend. Among the
many acquaintance he encountered
was a plaster who had been employed
at Mount Vernon. This plasterer was
a small man, defective no doubt in
reverence, and, it may well be believed,
somewhat the worse for liquor, early in
the day as it was. Having saluted the
Pater Patrise, the little man proceeded
| to uDbraid him for his known friend
ship for General Lea man who, i'm
his opinion (the ~plasterer'sl, was NOT
only 4 FedeTalist, but an aristocrat to
| boot; whereas Col. PeytOn was a Demo-
GRAFT, a FRIEND Of the people, and espe-
cially OF ttnie poor laboTing classes.
NetHed by the disparagement Of bis
personal friend, Washington replied
that the ~plasterer's preference was the
result more of general ignorance on all
subjects than OF any correct knowledge,
either of the character of the respective
candidates OF of the issues involved in
the canvass. The allusion to his want
Of education was more than the intOxi-
Gated little man, could stand. To the
astonishment of the witnesses, he ripped
out an oath and said; We'll, / don't
care If ] am ignorant; / know my rights
anyhow. You fought for II liberties
and won lem, and-me if I don't in
tend to exercise 'emw WhereupOn he
delivered a number of dry blows upon
the chest Of the august chieftain. The
~bystanders made a rush to tear him tC
pieces; but Washington, placing his
hand on the small mans shoulder
drew him close to him and said; Ht
shalln0t be harmed. hare Wounded
him In the tenderest part of his nature
He Is not to blame for his ignorance
and ii is but natural that he should re.
sent an allusion to it, So the pIasteTel
went scot free
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

The Great Pictorial Amnunl.-Hostct
button, gratis, throughout the United States,
and all civilized countries of the Western Hemis-
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i'll the English, German, French, Norwegian,
Welsh, Swedish, Holland. Bohemian and Span
ish languages, and all who wish to understand
the true philosophy of health should read and
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addition to an admirable medical treatise on the
causes, prevention and cure of Il great variety
of diseases, it embraces a large amount of infOr-
nation interesting to the merchant, the mocha
ME, the miner, the farmer, the planter, and
professional man; and the calculations have
been made for such meridians and ATTITUDES as
are most suitable for Il correct and cOmprrhPn-
siye National Calendar.
The nature, uses, and extraordinary sanitary,
effects of HOstetter's Stomach BittCrs, the staple
tonic and Alternative of more than halfthC Chris
tan world, are fully set forth init pages, which
are also i~nterspersed with pictorial illustrations,
valuable recipes for the household and farm,
humorous anecdotes, and other instructive and
amusing reading matter, original and selected.
Among the Animals to appear with the opening
of the year, this will be one of the most useful,
and may be had for the asking. The prOprietOrs.
Messrs. HOStetter & Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa, on
receipt of a two cent stamp, will forward a COPY
by mail to any person who cannot procure one
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ri. 4. pRIsoNyERs RETURNED.-Messers.
y. b. HAYES, ysillemont Guidry, An
tome Gnidry. PAM Galrigues and Pale
mon Gnidry, who w~eserecently arrested
here by a deputy U. s. Marshal, on a
warrant issued by u. S. Commissioner
Shannon, of New Orleans, on the com
plant Of one FRANCOIS Richard OF this
parish, charging them with interfering
with and nlolesting him in the exercise
of his civil and political rights, returned
last Wednesday from that city, where
they appeared before said Commits
sioner. ID. B. Hayes, Villemont Gui-
dry ard Antoine Gnidry yer released
on their own recog1iizanees to appear
again on january 10th next, as witnesses
against Paul GarTigues and Palemon
GuidIY, who we're released to appear
again on said date, they furnishing
bond and security for their appearance.
which they had no trouble In doing.
Ferreol Perrodin, Esq, Of the 0pelousas
bar, went down with them as counsel
He has managed the. case well so far
and will no doubt obtain their discharge
The examination of the case wal post.
poned, on account of Richards absence
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

ONION CULTURE IN THE SOUTH.-lt Is
not generally known that onion culture
might be made extremely profitable in
the Southern States, but such is the fact.
Every year there is a great demand for
sets, both. North and South, as all the
early onions must be raised from these,
and sets can only be grown below the
latitude of Baltimore. Above that line
they mature the first yearfrom the seed,
becoming what wecall late annual onions
Onion sets are simply the first years
onions, from the seed, which have been
forced into the formation of small bulb
by the extreme heat of the climate. The
onion stops growing ere it has attained
to half its natural size, but when replant-
| ed the next season, before the extreme
heat sets in, it resumesits growth where
itleft off, and soon becomes large bulb.
Attempts are often made by gardeners
in the. North to grow their own onion
sets, with q view to saving the consider
| able outlay necessary to purchase them,
but all attempts have so far resulted in
failures, for the onions kept on growing
| till they matured themselves. When
means have been resOrted to to dwarf
them the result has been no better; FOR
! although the product looked like sets, il
was found, on putting it out next year!
| that it had finished its growth, and con
| ~seauently would do nothing more.
Then, as the ~set-growing business OF
| this country is dramatically securedto us
we ought to take advantage of it. Mos
| of the sets now used are brought from
the southern countries of Europe. If il
| will pay to import them under a heavy
| duty, it will certainly pay lis to raise
! them for sale.-EMobile Register.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

DEANTATTON TO LEASE.-TO BE
u leased at public auction, ON the premises,
on WEDNESDAY, the 22d day of January, 1873,
the estate of JnO. A. Daley, late of tt. Parish OF
st. Landry, deceased, tO-wit-
The plantation ON which the deceased last re-
sided, containing one hundred and seventy-ive
arpents, M situated in Bellevue Prairie, in said
parish, bounded north by land of Theodore
Chachere, south by land of Michael McNulty,
east by land of G, A. FFazee, and west by
land OF DR.. Phillips. The lessee to furnish bond
and good security to the satisfaction of the adj
ministrator, for payment of the purchase price
OF the lease. which shall be due and payable on
the lat November, 1873; said lease to begin from
the day of said auctiOn and to endfon the 1st day
OF January, 1874, the premises to be taken as
they stand, without expense to the succession
for repairs.
THOS. B. DALEY,
dec. 23-5t-ijm. Administrator.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

r RE OF GRINDsToNEs.-The Jour
nal Of The Franklin Institute gives these
five hints regarding the use of a grind
stone: /. Do not waste the stone by.
running it in water; but it so, do not
allow it to stand in water when not n
use, as this will cause d s2ft place. 2
Wet the stone by dropping water on
it from a pot suspended above the stone,
and stop off the water when not IN use,
8. Do not allow the stone to get out OF
order, and keep it perfectly round by
the use of gaspfpe or a hacker. 4. Clean
off all greasy tools before sharpening,
Observe-When You get a stone that
suits yoyr purpose, send a sample of tls
grit to- tile dealer to select by; a half.
ounce sample is enough.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

THE Suns BLEssING.-Sleepless peo-
ple-and there are many in America
should court the n The very worst
soporific is landanum, and the very best
is sunshine, Therefore it is very plain
that poor ~sleepeRs should pass as many
hours in the sunshine, and as few as pos
sible in the shade. Many women are
martyrs, and yet do not know it. They
shut the sunshine out of their houses and
their hearts, they carry parasols, they do
all possible to keep off the subtlest, and
vet potent influence which is intendedtO
give them strength, beaTIty and cheerful
ness. The ONE Of America are pale
and delicate they may be blooming and
strong, and the sunlight will be a potent
influence In this transformation. Wi
they not try lit n year or two and oblige
| thousands of admirers ?-[Rural Sun.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

NEW MISUNDERSTANDING call at
tention to the new advertisements, Of a
business nature, published first to-day.
Charles N Ealer adyertises watches,
Clocks jewelry, sewing machines, &c.
III. John posey advertises for Christ
mas and New Years presents. Go and
and see what they are.
/. j. pavy Sc Co, New Orleans, pub.
Iish two notices Of interest to their Gus
toners here and elsewhere.
Mr.. Charles M, Thompson, Opelousas,
lets THE world know that he keeps a
livery and feed stable-it is opposite
the post Office.
Mr. Nnl. Herr advertises his barber
shop. His razors and scissors are al
ways sharp. and he knows how e
handle them.
MeEsrs. John and Lastrapes adYer.
tise their blacksmith shops-two sepa-
rate establishments. They are botl
experienced and good workmen.
The old Eagle Hotel, opposite tht
&0AAA4AAAaN9 INV tARLNEALNSGA A0 A1MANa
Here i good opportunity Cor SONS
enterprising business person I'd make
money.
IA. Marks has opened 4 new dry goods
hardware and grocery store, on Mai
street. under tho Courier Office. Ii
offers Ills goods cheap for the cash.
n M pargl., Il pnnd Wl,nIaa3a emo
Gers and commission merchants NeY
Orleans advertise their card. Capt
Cecil LOGAN, their agent has been L
This arih recently and made sales
understand amount De about 81
teen thousand dollars. There must D
some life s. tits house. crit would no
advertise. This 5 y large parish and
populOns Gle, and this IS ono of til
very few commission houses il Ney
Orleans that has given evidence that !
ii aware af this fact, er that there |
such Il parish ut all.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21
HOTEL, COFFEE HOUSE, AND
LIVERY STABLE TO LEASE.

On Tuesday, January 21st, 1879, Mt II O'Clock
A. NJ there will be leased at public auction, to
the highest bidder, on the premises in Opelou-
sas, tee property situated Immediately in front
as the s. old Eagle Hotel" with the Coffee House
now kept by Ely Mcdaniel, and the Livery
Stable, all situated on the same lot-all three
establishments to he leased separately. The
end OH the LIST day of January, 1874. The lessee
or lessees will furnish bond and good security to
the satisfaction of the tutor, for the payment of
the price of the lease, which shall be due and
payable in twelve in~stallments, one at the end
of each month, to F. PerrOdin, attorney at law,
at his office in Opeleusas.
For further particulars, apply to said Per
robin. EMILE POIRET, Tutor,
u dec. O1-ht-
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

BALKY HORsEs.-It is rarely we'll to
whip or kick or seolda balky horse. One
OF the best modes is to feed him where
he stands with any accessible food. For
getting his wIim, he will generally start
without trouble. Another good way is
to do something not harmful, but new ;
asflIng his mouth with loose dirt, which
& desire to ret rid of will divert his
Thoughts, and before he knoWsit he will
be logging ~uneonseiously along. We
have often seen this done with most sat-
isfactdry success. Sometimes, if one
can spare the day, it is best to wait, till
from Veariiiess and hunger, the animal
submits to your will, and the triumph,
in thisinstance, is generally complete.
FJournal of the Farm.