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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-07

FUSION TnCNsS
For GOvcrmPd
JOHN McENERY, oN8
For Lic"rcnnn, Governor,
DAVIDSON Il. PENN, of Orleans.
For Secretary of state,
:. ~ARMSTEAD, of Caddo.
For Auditor,
JAMES GRAHAM, of Orleans.
For Attorney General,
II, n. OGDEN. of Orleans.
For superintendent of Public Edmcp.io,
R. NJ. LUsHLR. of Orleans.
For COmSrcHs,>
State ut largc-GEORGE 4. -,
Orleans.
First District
second Dl>trict-R. J.. GIBSON, of Orleans
Third DiStrict-W. MOUTON, of Vrrmilion
Fourth DiStrict-L0ng tcrln-E. c. DAvTDsOS
of Sabine.
Fourth DiS~trict-ShOrt trrm-A. BOARMAH or
CHdd0.
Fifth DiStrict-G. W. MCCRANTE. of Onorhit,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-07
LIBERAL TICKET,
For ~ resident,

For President,
HORACE GREELEY, OF New York.
For Vice PrcsidpnG,
+. GRAFT BROWN, of Missouri.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS,
a. Large.
80 BANNING, Of Rapidr4.
ANl'NE" =. HEBRON, of East Baton Romeo
{. A. WEED, of Orleans.
Fir"' District.
EFF'NGHAM LAwRERCE, of ploourmipcs
second District.
LOUIS BUSH, of Iafourrhc.
Third District.
GENERAL ALLEN THOMAS, of Ascension
Fourth District.
Al LEONARD, of Caddo.
Fifth District.
L. '. REEVES, of Trnsas.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-07

The trademark treaty between Aus
trla and this country is now in force.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-07

CRrsP's TRoUPE.-Thc manager of
Crisp's Dramatic Troupe, now perform
ing every night at the Court House here,
has our thanks for tickets. The show
bills indicate that they will perform four
nights this week, andif they receive the
proper encouragement they will proba-
bly, play four nightsnext week. Wedid
not attend the frstnight, whichprevents
our going more into detail and giving
this troupe Of experienced and able ac-
tors a more extended notice.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-07
Gov. WaFmaOth Oh the Fusion
Question.

Just before the conference committees
met to arrange the fusion ticket, Gov.
Walmoth wrote as follows to the chair
man of the Liberal conference commit
fee
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-07

FIGHT WITH 4 WILDCAT-Thc M0ps
roe In%telligcncer says >
We learn that on Saturday last the
wife Of q c0leFeA, man living on Mr.
Vas attacked by a wildcat. 1t seems
she had gone to the fence to get some
After a deperate battle Of several min
utes, she succeeded ia grasping the legs
of tho htasF and kneeling on his body,
and shouted for her husband, who was
Working in the field close by. As soon
as he heard her cries he FASTENED to
her relief, when he found his wife hobdr
ing the cat in the position ahove des,
cribed. a.sa the cats teeth inserted
III ner ann. She refused to let him
Kill it, but told him to hold it, and in
sisted On killing it herself, The wO7
nan has been severely scratched and
bitten in a number OF places, but is not
believed 10 he seriously injured.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-07

An old maid suggests tliat when men
break their hearts it j. all the same, as
sprouts immediately, and grows in its
place.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-07

When the Liberal convention was in
session, the Democratic ewould
not make any fusion with ii. Gen. Hugh
j, Campbell, by an able and powerful
speech, divided the Pinchhack Republi-
can convention, and with his wing adopt
cd the Liberal ticket. The placeso on the
ticket were all filled when he did this,
and he asked for nothing, though his
services had been great. When the flu
sion ticket was being formed, the Dem
Ocraffc committee expressly granted to
the LiheFaleommittee thegight to NOM
innate the candidate for the First Con-
Eressional district and this committee
recognizing Gen. CampbelFs abilities
and the great service he had rendered
the party, justly nominated him. But
the emocraticcommittee, asifexpressly
DESTROYS of alternating that class of Re.
pnhlieans led by Gen. Campbell, refu.
sed 70 accept him. This may be 4 good
way to form q Bourbon ticket, but ii il
Il very bad way to 90 about making
ticket that lsexpeeted to succeed. Gen
Campbells eandidature should have
been accepted NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., on nc.
eountof tlleadditional support hetiekei
would receive through him, If for moth,
ingeIse Before the election is over hi
rejection hy the Democratic committe,
may be even regretted BY them. Ever,
vote will help iii tlis election anda fen
votes lo through Bourbon nreindie,
anay turn Heah
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-07

We notice that several papcrsthathad
ND the Liberal State ticket, have pulled
" it down, and now support no ticket
We hoped just after the fusion was ef-
fected that everything was settled; but
if the fusion ticket loses all Republican
support and the support of the State adj
mi~nistration, it will be doomed to de-
feat; for as the Bee has truly said, no
ticket can succeed in this State at the
coming election with both the National
and State administrations against it.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-07

A call was published in the Courier,
by the Parish Democratic Committee,
for q nominating convention to be held
here on the Gath of last month. The
convention was a failure; no II from
the country attended it. Last Saturday
another call was publishcdfOra conven-
ton to be held here next Saturday. 1t
was published before it wasknOwn here
that the fusion ticket was adopted, and
we shall defer further remarks until we
learn whether this convention is determ-
ined ON making nominations.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-07

III conclusion, permit me to suggest
that the joint ticket to be formed be de-
nominated the "Liberal United State
Ticket"
Requesting a list of your candidates,
| am very respectfully your Obedient
servant, +. Fl. HATCH,
Chairman Conference Committee.
The following answer was sent
NEW ORLEANS, August %, 1872.
Col. F. H. Hatch, Chairman Liberal
Conference Committee
SIR-I have the honor to acknowledge
thereceiptof your communication to this
date at 2:20 p. M, and gratified by the
spirit of Cancellation which character
ICES your communication. am in
structed by the Democratic Conference
Committee to communicate to you
the following resolutions. unanimously
ad0nted by the Committee:
Resolved, That we nominate for the
acceptance of the Liberal Conference
Committee for Governor, John Nc
Emery; for Attorney General, H. =.
Ogden ; for superintendent of Public
Education, r. III. Lusher; for Congress,
Second District, Randall Lee Gibson
for Congress. Fifth District, George
W. McCTanie !; and we request that
their early indication of the acceptance
by the Liberal Conference COMMITTEES
We also desire an early indication of
the namlGg sefeeted by that committee
Tor cur consideration under our propo-
sitiOn of 9th August, aceeptedby them
and that we respectfully remit action
on the names to be adopted for the tick,
ct until after the names If the nomi,
nees shall lava been agreed upon.
am, very respectfully, your 0hedieut
servant, 4, /. TUCKER,
Chairman Dem. Conf. Committee.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. %, 1872.
To Col. A. l.. Tucker, Chairman Dem
Ocratic Conference Committee
SIR-AcknOwledging the receipt O
| your communication of 1885, p. m. thI
New-York tribune., 1872-07-02

Gown that IL they were capable Of taking
" such step, however agreeable its immediate
"eifects would be to us, we should have very
" little confidence in their subsequent proceed
"ings.n This was singularly imprudent
thing TO say, but it proves beyond doubt
that the general impression in England was
80 strong that the ArbitratOrs would not 80
decide, that this cautious journal spoke Of the
decision as being 50 absurd as to throw
dscredit on their subsequent proceedings.
Yet the next day all this was done-not only
done but acquiesced in by the Government OF
the United States; and it is even asserted
that Mr.. Adams had received instructions to
vote according to the British view and against
that entertained by his own Government.
There has been an impression or pretense
among the partisans of the Administration
that if by any irmness of Our Government
England should be induced to withdraw from
the Arbitration the Treaty would fall at once,
and endless woes result to us from its failure.
THE TRIBUNE alone has insisted that the de-
cisions of the Tribunal would lose none OF this
moral force by the cOntumacy of one OF the
parties; and in any case they could have mono
but moral authority. We find in a London
paper which has intimate relations in official
circles, singular confirmation of this position,
written at a moment when the Arbitration
seemed likely to fail. awe confess (Ihe Post
"says) to viewing with considerable apprehen-
" sion the contingency of withdrawal from
Court at this late hour. 1t seems to have
"been taken too much for granted that IT, at
"hOwever late a period, Great Britain with
"drew from the Arbitration, the representa-
"tives of Italy, Switzerland, and Brazil would
"declare their functions at an end We do not
"share this belief. They may be very indifferent
"ab0ut the issue of the direct claims, but 1t IL
"not so with those which are known as indirect.
awe shall be much mistaken if they lay
down their authority before they have de-
"clared that claims for consequential dam
cages cannot under any circumstances be
preferred by one State against another for
breaches of neutrality. On the direct claims
"they would decide in our absence, and we
"might accept their award or not as we
pleased" But the panic in which our Gov
ernment has acted ever since it first began to
give way prevented it from seeing tho points
in its favor which are so evident to the En-
glsh The exultation with which the result
has been received in England shows how great
they consider their victory to be and how
cheaply it was gained.
New-York tribune., 1872-07-02
OUR COLD PRODUCT.

The shipments of gold coin and bullion from
this port to England which were quite large
in May and the early part of June, have again
been resumed on an extensive scale. From
this port alone over S59OO0,0OO in specie has
been exported in the last twelve months, and
in the year preceding, $S3,000,0O0. These
figures are without a precedent in the history
of the commerce of New-YOrk. Nor is the
immense outflow of gold and silver from this
country since the suspension of specie payments
without its effect on the commercial interests
of the countries which receive those precious
metals. As an instance of the temporary
effects of heavy shipments OF specie from New
York to London, the last few weeks afford an
interesting case. During the month OF April
and the early part of May, about S10,OOO,OOO
in gold was Withdrawn from the vaults of the
Bank of England, and the Bank accordingly
advanced its rate Of interest to five per cent.
BY the end of May the gold exported from
New York began to arrive in England, and
the consequence is a speedy return of the
discount rate to three per cent. Should the
shipments now making be continued for two
or three months, the discount rate of the
great English bank would probably be forced
down to two per cent.
But such effects as the one above referred
to are temporary and of comparatively little
moment. The permanent consequences OF
the strong and steady flow of gold and sill
yer from America and Australia into Europe
are deserving Of far more attention than they
have yet received England, for the last two
years, has clearly been receiving larger quanti-
ties of gold and silver than could be absorbed
into the ordinary channels of business with
out having an effect on prices. The consequence
is that general prices have risen and are still
rising. Wages and the cost OF living are
higher than they have been for a long
period The articles which England exports
cost the nations which import them much more
than they did two years ago. Such change
will not long be without its effect on the
trade of Great Britain with the United States
1t will tend to increase our exports and
diminish the quantity, if not the value, OF
what we import. 1t will also tend to eqnallze
our paper currency with gold, and to facilitate
the return of specie payments. The purchas-
ing power of gold, as foreseen and foretold
wears ago by Chevalier and other economists,
must diminish under the influence of the
large annual production of California and
Australia. On the other hand, as long as the
volume of our paper currency remains hxed'
and the national credit continues good, the
purchasing power Of greenbacks increases, and
the gold premium increases. With both these
influences in active operation, we have only
TO let things alone, and natural causes, unaided
by legislation, will soon bridge over the in
terval which separates coin and paper.
New-York tribune., 1872-07-02

So the Jubilee Is to pay expenses after all Well,
we are heartily glad Of that. 1t would have been
great pity if all the enterprise, all the public spirit
and all the admirable organization which have gone
to the making of this festival had been unrecognzed
by the people. Whatever we may say Of the music
there can be no question that the Jubilee has been
from one point of view the most successful affair of
the kind ever seen. 1t has been a marvel of good
management. Fifteen thousand chorus singers have
daily passed in and out at one end of the building
from five to twenty-five thousand spectators have
daily passed in and out at the other and there has
been no more confusion than If this multitude had
been q little church congregation. Think of the
elaborate preparations at the ticket Office the drill
ing of the ushers tho good temper and presence of
mind of the officials, which all this presupposes
Then think of supplying fifteen thousand singers
and two thousand players with their music Think
of the problem Of getting them promptly into their
seats. Think. Of tho trouble which 0sgood. Niles.
New-York tribune., 1872-07-02
OUP SURRENDER At GENEVA.

Tn recent issue of an illustrated paper
there is a cartoon which shows how apathetic
is the sense of national dignity in relation to
international matters. 1t is intended to illus
trate the result of the controversy on the
question of indirect claims. 1t represents
Gen. Grant and Mr.. Fish treading on the
tail of the British Lion, who is weeping hot
tears of shame and anguish That such pic
ture could be drawn and engraved and pub
lished in the very week when Messrs. Fish
and Grant have just met the most Illuminating
check ever recorded in our diplomatic history,
is vivid proof not only of the recklessness
with which the partisans of Gen. Grant sup
port everything he does but of the intiifer-
ence of the public to the matter under Discus
sion. If people really cared anything about
the Treaty, it would not be possible for either
artist or publisher to issue such an lmpudent
Misrepresentation.
In England, where the Treaty is serious
matter. we see very different treatment of
the entire question. Since the decision of the
Tribunal at Geneva, the London papers have
been full of kind words about us, such as are
used by a generous victor toward beaten
enemy. Fragments of these flattering express
siOns are duly transmitted ny capie, anu Mo
no doubt very soothing to the gentlemen
who organized the surrender. We have no
mart nor lot in them. We think the conduct
of our Government in the whole matter so dis
creditable that we prefer not to dwell upon it.
We hope to defeat this Administration, but
we should be unwilling to do this at the ex-
pense of the dignity of the country. We wish
TO call attention now to the fact that just be-
fore the decision which threw the American
Case out of Court, the journals of London
were very far from indicating that confidence
in their cause which Earl Granville
persuaded Mr.. Schenck the Cabinet en-
tertained. The Times said on the 18th
1--WE must expect to be rebuffed at Geneva
"A belief has been entertained that the
Arbitrators will at once, in an off-hand way,
"declare against the admissibility OF the
"indirect claims preferred in the American
Case. Consider what is involved in this
"theory. What we are asked to believe is,
that the Arbtrators, who have never had
" the point argued in any way before them
"will come forward tomorrow and say they
" are satisfied the claims for consequential
damages cannot be maintained, we mus'
New-York tribune., 1872-07-02
THE WORLD ACCEPTS THE SITUATION.

From
The National Democratic convention VIII mi
assemble al Baltimore week from to-nOIlO", nu VIC
are riuctautIy constrained to beneVe that ~ VIII no
nate Horace Greeley the Democratic candidate iof
Presiceor. Most OF the State Conventions IOr appoint
inc dprgtes to Baltimore have been hello, ana II stems
10 eTahY clear that Mr. Greeley will have twohirds
majority on the hIbt ballot. Our readers KNOW low
earnestly we have deprecated sucn result; ut 10 ts
rrepOsterods nomination seems liked we suppose we
inusf make the best of 10. Mr.. Greeley - gong 70
baltimore without any competitors: Mr. Hendricks
has virtually committed himself 70 bieeley ny
couseutiug run as Democratic candidate Tor GOV
OF indiana in close conjunction win the pIsGey
movement; Gov Sey ymOur has publicly, abd ChleiJus
ce Church privately mdOfsed tDlS strange pfDPOoh,
Cow Randolph WHO, long as there Was any nopo SaS
most active ana Jealous opponent mas gwen ~ IA.
Tnurmahs friends and Mr.. PendetOns irlends HaAe 10
sign: Sir. Kerr who perhaps the most thCIOuBHy
dis gstcd Of able Democratic statesmeh' h"h sc
celied the situation and even Nj voorhees, has VI IL
drawn lis opposition The retreat VI The Democratic
press ia, NOS quite complete me BOStyt IOet
iIs Hartford Times Ihe PhiiGdephia age The Wasting
tu Patriot and several leading Southern papers, "bo
the Cincinnati nomination at nst nave ,ilc ~
one succAmDcO TO tue lEe|laDlei INC CtctyD lttoo ~
tbp Sqgfs-/etiuu1, alone remaining OF tue prOiEopS
Democratic allies of The World in opposing M ureeisy
Moreover cannot uiscUyer, IN aly quarter sSus VI
Formidable even a Iesp ctabie bOit against THIS strange
calling tbe rlth Avenue hOJ'i tohieie'cs
but at "a tLtTlug Resulted IN an lDdOfstmel Nc h'
no rt son to believe that d mOcrauc Dot Against
what may be regarded az tue teilaIh actoh
Bait more COnveutiUu, would be more successful l. Is
tneIetor well settled TACT tnaJ theTt WIN W
bu two candidates he held IN this Pfcsentai eltc
ton, and that citZoDs must choose between 'NhS O
Grant voting for Greeley and staying away lDnl .uo
ois. For pari, sial advise nobody 10 Note lo
Grant: and as between the remaining alternative OF
voting Greeley aylEg at me- we nave no couh-
zen may perhaps clearly appear alter the canvass
Ia, L.Ae progress.
New-York tribune., 1872-07-02

needy relations. The rest he has used TO buy
his own denomination, fouting his promise OF
civil service reform, and breaking up the
party to which he owes all the advancement
he ever received.
In its foreign relations the administration OF
Gen. Grant has been series OF failures and
notifications. The treaty which was to heal
all our differences with Great Britain was so
i'll drawn that it plunged us into new quar-
rel. ont of which we come at last with pride
abased and pretensions brought low. putting
forth claims which we cannot sustain, and
accepting British dictation to which we had
sworn never to submit. Our citizens in for
eign countries have been taught that our flag
will not protect them. Spain insults us at her
will in the West Indies. Even the petty re-
public of Santo Domingo holds an innocent
American citizen five months in arbitrary con-
fnement for fear Of his influence against an
nexation, and when he is at last released
through the urgency of Senator the Presi-
dent is "displeased," and his partisans have
the assurance to report to the Senate that
"the Imprisonment Of an American citizen by
"another government is justifable on the pre-
"sumptiOn that that citizen, if at liberty, might
"exeese an influence prejudicial to the sue
"cess of a great national project which not only
chat government but his own was striving
"tO accomplish"
These are the fruits Of Gen. Grants adj
ministration. If the American people want
four years more of such rule, We have mis-
Judged their temper.
New-York tribune., 1872-07-02
Nen,'21ors Daily Gribmare.
TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1872.

The Geneva Tribunal will award damages separately
for the acts Of each Confederate cruiser 60 Inc eau
Iuap arbitration will proceed at once - FrepaIa-
tions are making in Liverpool for the ceeoraon VI iu
dan.ndence Dav -= The terms Of the treaty Tor the
a.uaton of France by the Germans are puohsDed
- The KING of Spain will shortly visit the Northern
T,r,,inces - The Republicans Of Spain have re-
solved to acknowledge monarehical authority m 'nS'
country
Two Boards have been appointed by the secretary OF
War one 10 selecta model for Dfeech-loaulDs nu'A'
and oarbnes TO be used in the army, and the other W
,aoo,oa baavv ordnance, The report OF the muir
der Of GEN Mckenzie by the Indians ia denied at WASH
ipgton == The managers OF the Boston Juohee gave
a free ball last night.
Several witnesses testified for the prosecution IN te
Stokes case. The complaint IN tne actioH VI 'no
Erie Railway directors against Jay Could to recover
s,o ooo o,o damages is published =@ very large
number OF cases Of sunstrOke were reported -
cold 1ISi 1l4 1l3S Thermometer, sl0' g'' S7''
New-York tribune., 1872-07-02

We beg leave TO present our best respects to Miss
Rosa Moses who was graduated at the Hebrew Insti-
tute in New Orleans last week, and who chose for
the subject of her commencement Grafton, The
Cook of the Period' This Is what we call sensible
especially in young ladies' seminary. There is a
great deal of discussion about the proprety of teach
ing young women Greek, Latin, and Mathematics !;
but do net hear much about the necessity Of
teaching them the science of cookery For this rea-
son mainly does dyspepsia Oppress this otherwise
happy land to which Heaven has given such an in
finite variety of food and somebody else AL kinds of
cooks except good ones.
New-York tribune., 1872-07-02

1t is said that Gen. +. A. Starring, who holds a
rowing commission from the President to white
wash his friends in the Consular Service, has pre-
sented a report in the of ConsulGeneral Butler
at Alexandria which represents him as spotless as
the driven snow This fawning parasite has never
made report unfavorable to anybody but once
and then he sought by an attack upon John BigelOw
and John G. Nicolay to curry favor with their sue
cessors. This drew upon him a severe punishment
from the men he had slandered and a sharp public
rebuke from the Secretary of the Treasury. He took
his chastisement meekly, and will probably never
make another report which will be disagreeable to
any one.
New-York tribune., 1872-07-02

The Temperance agitation in England has brought
out the unpleasant and disoredtabe fact that arti-
sans farm laborers, and even little boys employed
to frighten birds away, are, in certain parts of the
country, compelled to take considerable portion Of
their wages in CIDER aborers are obliged to
take three pints carriers and shepherds two quarts
boys about one pint The average value of the cider
thuss out is about two shillngs per week for
each person. Women who work in the fields receive
ono quart per day. The cider given out is of an in
ferior and unstable kind. and productive of rheu-
matism. The matter has been taken up in the House
of Commons.