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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-05

A TOUCHING INCIDENT.--Mr.S heri-
dan, one of the surviving passengers of the
steamer Metis,' tells the following pathetic
incident Of the late disaster. He says: |
remember well the death of two children.
All last evening they played about the
saloon, prattling gayly with the passengers,
and seemingly wrapt up in each other.
When bedtime came, one Of them said /:
"Tiss me, mamma, tiss me; for | am 60
ing to Sleep" And | saw them no more
alive. This morning their bodies were
washed ashore on the beach, clasped in
each others arms. They were beautiful
as in life, and their couptcnances bore o
placid smile, as if their death was painless
Our boat capsized close by the shore, and
it was sad sight to us, who had gained our
lives, when we witnessed the struggles Of
those who, unable to withstand the terri.
BILE underlow, were drowned in our very
faces. Their upturned faces and dspairina
looks will haunt me to my dying day.
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Destruction of Hotel by Fire.

Eric, Pa, September 4-Mcl,,iqbt. The
Reed House, the principal hotel in Erie. is
now burning and will be a total loss. The
fire was caused by the explosion of kero-
senc lamp in servants room. The daily
Dt4pafch building and the Ellsworth House
are in great danger. The particulars can
not be ascertained before morning. A
slight rain is falling.
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RICULTURAL.

Annual Meeting of the WOodlawn Agricuitu.
raj Society-Reyiew of the Past Year-In-
teresting Proceedings
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LATEST FROM ALL POINTS
FOREIGN And DOMESTIC NEWS
THE STRAlCHToUTS.

A Full Ticket Hominated-Jehn Quincy
Adams for INSTRUMENTATION
AdoPted-Gcorge Francis Train Expelled
from the Convention
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THIRD DISPATCH.

Final adjournment and no Other Nomination,
LouiSciUe, Sept. 5.-The Convention has
adjourned sine die, without nominating any
ne in O'Conor's stead.
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DuTFERiCH'S PATTERNS.
ID Sole Agency, HOWE SEWING MACRIEE,
ONCE SIS Main street.
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Louisville, Sept. 5.-The currant talk is,
that if O'Conor persists in his refusal to
accept, Adams will take the first place. A
squabble is progressing over the vice pres-
dency.
Mr.. Goodlett, of Kentucky, offered a
resolution in effect against making any
other nomination.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20
The World vyould BE the Better Fer 1t.

If men cared less for wealth and fame
And less for battle fields and glory;
If writ i'll human hearts name
Seemed better than in song or story
If men, instead of nursing pride,
Would learn to hate 1T and abhor It,
IT more relied,
On love to guide,
The world would be the better for it.
If man dealt less in stocks and lands
And more in bonds and deeds fraternal,
II loves work had more willing hands
To link this world with the supernal;
If men stored up loves oil and wine,
And ON bruised human hearts would pour II.
IT "yours" and "mine"
Would once combine
The world would be the better for it.
If more would act the play OF life
And fewer spoil it in rehearsal;
If bigotry would sheath its knife
Till good became more universal;
If custom, gray with ages grown,
Had fewer blind men to adore it
III talent shone
In truth alone
The world would be the better for 1t.
IF men were wise in little things
Affecting less in all their dealings;
If hearts had fewer FIsted strings
To isolate their kindred feelings;
If meII, when wrong beats down the right,
Would strike together to restore it
IT right made might
Iii every fight
The world would be the better for it.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

A New Use FOR RUM.-The seizure of
liquor by the State cOnstables in Massa-
chusetts furnishes many refreshing little
incidents which help to make life tOler-
able i'll that dry and thirsty land. At
North Adams, the other day, q resOlutc
officer seized a jar of something and
took it before a magistrate, when the
following interesting examination took
place:
The attorney for the prisoner asked
the constable if he knew it was liquor.
He replied:
yes, it was rum; I drank some of
it."
The prisoner, a woman, was called.
did you have any liquor in your
house when the State constable called
there p
yes, had some i'll JAR"
How long had you had it?"
about six mOnths.n
did you have it for sale?''
ooh, no: don't sell liquOr.n
"What did you keep this rum fOr?r
" kept it to wash the baby"
Had you ever washed the baby i'll
"Oh, yes, often; I used to turn the
rum out in dish, wash the baby in it,
and then turn it back into the jar"
There was laughter in the court, and
the State constable declared that he
would seize no more liquor kept in q
lar.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

A NOCTURNAL Observation-Disclosures
Smith had a very bad and very dan
gerOus habit of walkingin his sleep. His
family feared that, during some one Of
his SOmnambulistic saunterings, he
would charge out of the window and
kill himself, so they persuaded him to
sleep with his little brother William,
and to tie one end Of rope around his
body and the other end around the waist
Of little William. The very first night
after this arrangement was made Bel
shazzar dreamed that burglar was pur-
suing him with Il dagger. SO he crept
ped over Williams slumbering form,
jumped out on the floor, and slid under
the bed. He stayed there awhile, fast
asleep; and then his nightmare having
changed, he emerged upon the other
side of the bed, and got under the cover
in his old place.
The rope, it will be observed, was
beneath the bed; and it was pulled taut,
too. Early in the morning Belshazzar,
about half awake, scrOuged Overagainst
William. To his surprise the movement
jeTked William clear out of bed. Bel
shazzaf leaped ont to ascertain the cause
of the phenomenon, and at the same
time his brother disappeared under the
scared, and he dived beneath the he'd
stead as he did so he heard William
sl1irmishing across the blankets above
his head. Once more he rushed out, Just
in time to perceive William glide over
the other side. Belshazzar Just then
became sufficiently conscious to feel the
rope pulling him. He comprehended the
situation at once, and disengaged him
self. And perhaps little William was
not mad? He was in the hospital under
going repairs for about three weeks, and
when he came ont he had strange
desire TO sleep alone. BelshazZar anchors
himsef now to an anvil.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

At the first meeting of the Central
Greeley club of Chicago, one of the
speakers was Gen. r. ". Smith. The
most interesting passage in his speech is
thus reported in the Chicago Tribune F.:
Talking of soldiers, Gen. Smith said he
had served in the army when Gen.
Thomas was almost universally re egarded
as the best officer in the service. Gen.
Thomas staid with his army for three
years, when other officers went home to
see their families, or to go OIL a spree.
After the war Gen. Thomas asked not to
be sent to the Pacific coast, it being the
only favor he ever asked. The climate
would not agree with his health, as he
had a tendency to appoplexy. Gen.
Grant refused, and sent him to his death,
Thomas was the rising man of the army,
and Grant would not allow him to be
stationed in New Y York, where he wanted
to go, fearing he would be in the center
of politics, and might be in the way in
future. Thomas was the noblest Roman
Of them all. Grant sent him to his death
ON the Pacific coast, simply to keep him
out of the way.-[AlbanyA Argus.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

VIM. S. Patton, p G. NJ, and Chair
man of the Committee on foreign Cor
respOndence, in Mississippi, holds this
language, as to cases of emergency. It
IS our views precisely:
" If an individual is suddenly called
from home to visit Foreign country, OF
about to engage i'll war, then the case
may be considered emergent. Even
then the greater caution should be exer-
cised on the part of the Lodge or Chap
ter. For the simple reason if the aD-
plicant for years has lived under the
dTOppihgs of a Masonic institution, per-
haps until he has grown gray, and the
thought never entered his brain to at
tach himself to it, but all of Il sudden he
has discovered that he has been living
III sin and wickedness, and that he
must become Mason. For what ? Be
cause he has to go into the army OF on Il
long journey to receive legacy, or some
other business in which he alone is in
tercsted, and when he gets beyond the
sound of his Lodge he could make no
one believe he was a Mason. Hereturns
home his face is never seen inside of
the Lodge or Chapter Hall he is cold
and careless until he gets in distress ;
then he is the most Jealous Mason ever
seen. Why, yes, he will come up like a
good fellow, acknowledge ehisnegligence,
that he has abused his privileges and
intends to do better in the future.
Away with such sudden conversions and
skin deep repentances. They are not
worth the room they occasionally occu-
by in the hail.
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Liberty of tlnC Press.

Around her waist put my ARM
IT felt as soft as cake,
"Oh DEAR" said she what liberty
You printers men do take?"
"Why yes my Sal, my charming gal,
II squeezed her some guess,
Can you say aught against
The Freedom of the Press 2"
I kissed her some--T did, by gum
She cOIored like beet,
Upon my living soul she looked
Almost too good to eat.
/ gave another bIlss, and then
Saws she, 81 do confess
I rather kinder sorteP like
The Freedom of the Press /"
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The Choice
ny DIR. S. T. CLARK.

We wandered-Kate and /
Down by tile sea together,
Indian-Summer weather,
Justz len the tide was high.
The leaves were turning yellow
And red, before their fall;
The ripening fruit hung mellow
Above the garden wall
Across the wave-washed sands,
While we sat there embracing,
A fair young girl rctracing
Her steps, stretched ont her hands
And begged, that Kate would listen
How she, from day to day,
Had watched the bright waves gllsten
That bore her love away!
How every sad to-day,
And every coming morrow
Had added doubt to sorrow
And madness to dismay!
And death, so long Delayed
Kate heard the tale, but never
A care or grief displayed!
watched her hazel eye
To see one falling tear-pearl:
And listened for that dear girl
TO make one sweet reply
In vain! Then whispered duty,
s'Wed not heartless bride"
sAnd love with the seaside beauty
Went out, with the ebbing tide.
We saw-Annette and l.
Asgasszsrolassom great Master
disaster,
Upo id canyasS9ie:
n did the Artist borrow
Heavens light. She weeping, knelt
And monrned the painted sorrow
That never had been felt.
Then all my soul was glad!
SO Wonlanly and human!
How could I be Il true man
And smile, when she was sad?
Because heard my duty
Cry, win her for a wife;
For tenderness, and beauty,
Are blessedness, i'll life!
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

TIE BAILING OF JEFF. DAVIS" II.
}. r., the able Washington correspond
ent OF the Cincinnati Commercial, speak
ing Of the bailing of Mr.. Davis, and the
fact that Mr.. Greeley signed his bail
bond, gets of some very good sense. He
says:
The Grant papers frequently refer to
it now, and the bailing Of that arch-rebel
jeff. Davis by the candidate of the Gin
cinnati Convention, is, in their eyes.
enough to damn him forever. Have
they. forgotten that Greelcy's fellow
bOndsman was Gerritt Smith, whose
very presence at the Philadelphia Con-
yention was so wildly cheered? Have
they, forgotten that even the President
OF their Convention would have been
sSpurned as too low and mean had he Of
fered himself as bOndsman for Jeff.
Davis? Would Amos T. Akerman, an
officer in the rebel army under this loyal
administration, have been taken as a
bOndsman? Would Longstreet, late
surveyor of the Port of New Orleans,
have been received?
Rebel soldiers like LOngstreet and
Alderman are good enough to fill the
bFederal offices, providing they are for
Grant, but If they happen to be for Gree
ley, why, they are cOnspiring to Overtrlrn
the government. Judge Settle was an
officer in the rebel army, and he was
made President of the Philadelphia Con-
vention, and others were delegates,
which was right enough if they prefer
red that party, but there is no sense of
preaching one thing and practicing an
other. At the particular time of which
speak, the Government could not be
too careful and delicate in it's course to-
ward the South and toward the North.
It's position was critical, and at such a
time as that such brave men as Greeley,
Henry Ward Beecher and Gerritt Smith
were called upon to do brave act. They
did not shrink from it, and they with
stood the storm that broke over them.
One Of those men is now a candidate for
the Presidency, and another Of them was
delegate to the Convention which NOM
mated his opponent. He was t1attered
and hOnored as no delegate ever was
before, yet he bailed jeff. Davis. Gree
ley is ridiculed and criticised and abused
for the same thing. Well, it makes q
difference whose bull is butted of, the
bridge.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

The London Telegraph, the paper
having the largest daily circulation In
the world, was stsrted In 1855 as d
single sheet. price Cd. The original pro-
prietor was Col. Sleigh, who, soon be-
coming embarrassed, had to turn the
paper over To Mr.. Joseph Moses Levy,
one of his creditors. Mr.. Levy reduced
the price to one penny, increased the
attfaetlFeness Of the paper, aud ran the
circulation up enormously. The TeIe-
graph II read by the tradesmen and
laboreTs, and its circulation reaches the
enormous number of TOO, 900 daily.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

NEWsPAPERsA AND JBRIEs. T he astute
merchant who prefers his business TO
ends of justice, and likes freedom better
than to be locked up for q month at the
Astor House with eleven strangers, has
found new and profitable use for his
newspaper. He eonscientiously sub
seTihes to d favorite, reads the criminal
eases with care, and whenever summon
ed for jury duty goes into court with a
proud consciousness that he is an intel
hgent man and can swear to- it, and has
formed an opinion which it would re-
qulTe evidence to remove. Man is a
6 bundle eli opinions but iurynaan
must be clay IN the hands Of the
potter OT the pOtterer. Great is the
press Newspaper Reporter.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

An Irish doctor advcrtises that all per-
sons afflicted with deafness may hear of
him IN IL house i'll Dittey street, where
also blind persons may see him daily
from three till ten o'clock.
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A precOciOus boy in a public school out
West, who stands high in geography, was
recentlyaSked by his teacher were Africa
was located. He promptly answered:
"All over the United States"
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THE FIRsT PRINTER IN NMAINE.-From
q notice in the Boston Advertisers cor
respondence, relative to the Forthcoming
g History of the News Press of Maine, 2
by MIR. Joseph Griffin, of Brunswick, we
take the sIbjOined account of the first
establishment of printing In that State
The press of Cumberland county
claims the first attention in the historic
pages, as in 1874, Thomas B. Wait, who
had been previously concerned in the
publication of the Boston Chronicle,
came to Falmouth and opened station
er's shop. Finding Benjamin Titcomb,
a printer, already established there, he
termed q partnership with him, and, on
the 1st De january, 1856, issued the first
number of the Falmouth Gazette and
Weekly Advertiser, the first newspaper
ever issued i'm the District of Maine, and
which has continued under various
na1nes to the present, it now being the
Portland Daily Advertiser. BENJAMIN
Titcomb, the first Main printer, was
born ia Portland, July 26, 1761. About
1798 he left printing, and, with no Othea
preparation than that which the grace o1
God gives, began to preach to the small
Baptist church then gathered at a private
house iii Portland. In 1904 he removed
to Brunswick, and became pastoral the
Baptist church, filing the position fol
forty years, retiring at the age of SO
He died September so, 1848, in Bruins
wick,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

An Irish drummer, whose round and
rosy checks gave notice that he now and
then indulged in a noggin of right good
pOttecn, was accosted by the Inspecting
general, What makes your face so red,
sir?"
"Please your honor" replied he of the
drum, :" always blush when speak to
gineral Otficers.n
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

Acrusty old bachelar says that Adams
wife was called Eve because, when she
appeared, mans day of happiness was
drawing to close.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

Miss Tucker says it is with bachelors
as with old wood: it is hard to get them
started, but when they do take flame,
they burn prOdigiously.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20
Greeley Makes a Sensible Little
Speech

The following dispatch refers to Mr.
Grecley's attendance at the Boston Jul
bilee:
BOsTON, July 3.-The concert this af-
ternOOn was listened to by very large
audience. Horace Greeley was escorted
to the press room previous to the con-
cert. and introduced to the ladies and
gentlemen, representatives of the press.
After few minutes pleasant convcrsa-
! ton, IN answer to a general call, he spoke
as follows:
1t has fallen to my lot recently, as you
are doubtless aware, to be placed before
| the public in a somewhat conspicuous
atntude-that is to say, we who work
for the press and live by the press work
and live in public sight and under pub
llc criticism to a greater degree than
most people, and yet | think to-day my
position IS little more exposed to cavil
and disparagementt than most Of YOU.
1t has been said of me, donot deprecate
i would not diSarm criticism; but it
has been said of me, and take it as the
greatest testimonial and compliment,
that while in the business that | have
pursued thrOughOutmy life have shown
myself very fairly diligent and success
ful; yet if were, or should be, invited
and, it you please, higherrespOnsibilitie
| should be found unequal to them. Well,
ladies and gentlemen, cannot expect to
have anything better said of me by nv
friends, much less by my adversaries,
than to say that have done well that
which have had to do. [Applausc. 1t
would seem tOlerably safe deduction,
that one who has been doing we'll all his
life that which he has tried to do, NAV
possibly, may reasonably, be expected to
do well something else if he were to nm
dertake it,. Some of my critics observe
that though for myself personally am
tOlerably honest and respectable per
son, yet my associates are not very de
slrable-an unworthy set. Laughter
and applause.l | am sorry for that, be-
cause my associates through life have
been mainly the gentlemen and ladies |
see about me Lapplause], whose acquain-
tance made while engaged in the mat
ter of preparing information for the
public press, and I hardly hope to find
better in future life than those [ have
had. | trust, that this was not meant to
say that such gentlemen and ladies as
see before me have not on the whole per-
formed their. work and discharged their
responsibilities with reasonable fidelity
with human error, with business i'm
perfection, with human faults, doubtless
but still with fair reasonable human
fidelity. At all events, ladies and gen
tlemen, with such as you my fortune has
been associated through life; with such
as You, it will be associated to the end.
and if the world shall say of me in the
end he was a good printer, respectable
publisher and an honest editor, all my
ambition will be satisfied. Ladies' and
gentlemen, will tax your attention no
longer. CApplause.
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"YOur whiskers are unprofessional,"
said client to iSlegal adviser. "Why
So? Because a lawyer can never be
too barefaccd."
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ga WaPmOth Democrat >
from the Natchitoches Times

The cry of "WarnOth Dcmocratn is
about to ruin the State and deliver it,
bound hand and foot, over to the mer-
cies OF the Grant party for four years.
We CLAIM to be as true a LOuisianian. as
much devoted to the welfare of its Deo-
pie, as lncOrruptiblc in our patriotism,
as honorable in 1.-THE ends we aim att
as the New Orleans Picayune or any of
those who affect suspicion Of Locomotives
because we can commend the better racts
and intentions OF Gov. WarmOth. While
we claim this, and the right to be cred
lted with sincerity, we claim to have
more political sagacity, and that events
mus tar have proved this fact. The
ii5atOn Rouge Convention 1--WE speak be-
tore the results of its delibcratiOn are
knoWns) has certainlyproved to the Pic
ayl!ne its error OF Judgment as regards
political combinations. The August
convention will show, on the contrary,
that the Judgment of the NatchitOchcs
Times has been sound and sensible.
Time proves all things, and we are will
ing to abide by the developments of the
next few weeks. five have been wrong
III our estimate, our errOrshall be frank
ly admitted. It otherwise, let the Plea
yune have the manliness to do the same.
and without prejudice adopt the plan
which promises the redemption of the
State.
We are not "Wamoth Democrat" ="
except as being liberal enough to give
nm credit where credit is due. We do
not propose to reward Gov. WarmOth,
por to elevate him, nor to depress him,
nOr to drive him from the State, nor to
lang him to lamp post, nor to make
Alm Governor for the next four years,
Or to send him to the United States
Pnate; nor to follow him, nor to lead
an we are working for the redemD-
pn OF Louisiana and her people from
II thraldom of Radical misrule. If
GW. Warmoth will assist us. let us ac-
cet his help, if he stands in our way, let
uShrust him aside.
ne upper and neither milestone of Do
lltIal despOtism have ground all mere
senment out of our heart. We look
cC10lCy at facts as they exist, and accept
II 1me est prospective condition possible.
ln94ead rules: political wisdom must
Suldus to the haven of safety if we ever
reaclt. Names are nothing; men are
noting, except as they are good, bad or
ylllaDusly bad. We are now in the
"sloua of despOnd," but the little wicker
gate Lin sight, and the straight and
narroSWay seems to be plain before us,
and 1t nds to redemption. Letus tread
1t tor, Re blessings which lie beyond,
3raV3e.lhnd steadfastly, without fear Of
the HOB which beset us in the path.
The nalOw way is the Liberal move
mentt, til wicker gate is the August con-
Ventlo1n md the glory whichlies beyond,
scarcely ess brilliant than that which
dazzled e immortal eyes of the heroic
CHRISTIANS that which shall burst upOn
our mort; vision when we behold our
beloved sate once more restored to the
control Oher own devoted sons.
If this ihe sentiment of a "Warmotb
. Democrat, then let the Picayune write
us down ole more as such.
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Aperson was bOasting that he had never
spoken the truth. "Then," added an
other, "you have nOW done it for the
first time"