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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21
FACTS.


It is generally conceded now, we be-
lieve, as it was apparent to every I'M
biased mind at the outset, that the Leg
islature organized at the Mechanics In
stitute in New Orleans, on the 9th inst,
of those pronounced elected by the
Board Of Returning Officers recognized
by Judge Durelrs decision, is and will
be for two years to come, the Leglsla-
ture of Louisiana, unless the State gov
eminent is overturned by some I'M
looked for event. AS far as existing
facts are concerned, it is useless to dis
cuss the fifteenth amendment to the
federal constitution, which guarantees
to every citizen, qualified to vote under
federal laws, the privilege of exercising
that right, the laws of the State to the
contrary Notwithstanding it is useless
as far as existing facts are concerned,
to discuss Judge Durell's decision in
regard to the foregoing and i'll regard to
the State Board of Returning officers.
Under the paramount law-the consti-
tuition of the United States and the
laws of COngress-he has sustained the
Board that sustained the ticket that has
possession of the State offices and con-
troll of the State government, and has a
majority i'll the Legislature convened
at the Mechanics Institute by Gov.
WarmOth. The President of the Uni
ted States has recognized this Legisla-
ture as the legal one, and acting Gov.
Pinchback as the legal Governor; and
the Supreme Court of the United States,
has not and most probably will not in
terfere with Judge Durelrs action.
The Z. S. Marshal, with federal troops
under his command, enforces the de-
crees of Judge Durell. The Supreme
Court of Louisiana is not a partisan
enemy of what has been accomplished
Under Judge Durell's DEGREES: and
there is no power in opposition but in,
dignation meetings, if they can be
called a power. The facts are accom-
plished, and now have the seal of fede.
raj and State authority upon them
The opposition Legislature at Lyceun
Hall, composed of those who were no.
admitted to seats in the other and of
few who were but sympathized strong
) ly with their Lyceum Hall friends, adj
b journed last week, after an informal
{ session of two or three days, until Jan.
uary. This was practically giving up thu
ghost; and those who hadseats at the Me
chanics' Institute hastenedhave nodOub
back to claim them. At the time Of thi
) writing-our daily mails being few now
and several days between-we hav,
not learned when the Legislature vii
= adjourn, whether at the end of ten day
or after a longer session. At all events
when the ship of State starts mex
month-in the new year-it will b
manned by Republicans, and kellogg
will be captain.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

SOUTHERN CLAIMs.-The Washington
Chronicle contains a list of claims al
lowed and rejected since the last report
to Congress. Fhis report. was submit
ted to Congress on the ninth5instant,
and will be passed upon and probably
affirmed during the present session.
We reproduce the allowed and rejected
claims of Louisiana: g.
Auored-WiHliaM Bailey VS. s., 1e1; es-
Cochran, $1,000; D. H. Holmes and
August Hoffman, $2376i Nathaniel Jen-
kins, $1404; Luke Madden, $3.50, f. E.
MaIhoit, $3.50; John NJ. Martin, $1,000
John M. Martin, $4,000; Marcelin Qpbre,
$3.50 Anna and Mary ". Porter, 1884,
526; John n. Smith, 5000; Adolphus A.
Stone, $1662; james B. Sullivan. 3d.
4G3; Milton S. Shirk, $5205.
RGected-J. V. Boutelon, Clara II,
Flower; Mrs. Mary Gardner, Jean Gay.
| William Hannessey, Victoria Keller,
| Rosamond Loris, Patrick Madden, Al
fred Pierson, Jean B. " Richard, Miss
Lizzie Rogers, Benjamin singettafy.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21
This is a special dispatch to the New
York Herald:

Thisis a special dispatch to the New
York Herald:
New Orleans, December Ex-Governor
Warmoth, ever fertile of resource and
apt with meeting ~exigencies the most
troublesome with ready eXpedients,
formed a novel plan to defeat~the Kel-
loggites on their own ground last night.
Of the fourteen State Senators holding
e for contingencies he won over
eight to act for him in the Legislature.
These were to vote in the friendly Sena-
tors and keep out all those antagOnistic
to the views of the Governor. The
scheme was discovered, however, by
some means, and frustrated by Lieuten-
ant Governor Pinchback, who ordered
the entire roll to be called and imme-
diately swore in the new Senators re-
turned according to the last election re-
turns. Pinchback created a fur0re of
excitement. After the roll had been
called he made a statement to the effect
that at q late hour on Sunday night he
was visited by Warmoth and offered
the SUN of $4,000 and a large share of
appointing patronage to TevOluti0nize
| the Senate. How far the scheme had
been carried before Pipchback was en-
trusted with the secret cannot be ascer-
tanned now, but from the fact that
| eight Of the "fencemen" had gone
straight into the Warmoth fold before
Saturday proves that the gubernatorial
party had been uncommOnly active.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

THE New FEDERAL SUPREME
JUDGE.-The Cincinnati Enquirer says
of the new appointment to the Supreme
Court of the United States:
Ward Hunt, the new associate justice
in place Of Judge Nelson, who has late
ly resigned his position on the Supreme
RencFl Of the United States, resides in
Oneida county, the home of HeTatio
Seymour and Senator Roscoe Conkling.
Heis an old Democratic of the most pro-
nouneea stripe, and was active in that
orgallizatiop'up to the time of the re-
ppeal Of the Missouri compromise, in
1854. Since then he has acted with the
Republicans. AS a lawyer, while not
occupying the most eminent pesaslhgfa'
His Predecessor, Judge Nelson, was APP
pointed by President James II. Polk, i'll
1916.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

There was ameeting in New Orleans,
in regard to the late political unpleas-
antness there, and a committee Of one
hundred appointed togotO Washington,
withamemOrials setting forth their griev-
ances. When the time came to go, on
Monday last, a majority of them would
not go, some sent substitutes, and some
got off the cars after starting and went
home the back way. 1t was folly for
them to spend time and money on a
fruitless errand.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

AN OLD MURDER BROUGHT TO
LIGHT.-This is from the North LOuisi-
ana Journal, of the 9Th inst, published
in Tensas parish:
The parties implicated in a murder
which was committed on Lake st. Pc
ter, in this parish, about four years ago,
have recently been arrested and are
now confined in our parish jail. The
name of the murdered mar was Joseph
Wren. His body was found in the lake,
at the VIM. Watson place, with u sack
drawn over his head and face, and
tightly dashed about the neck with a
common pillow line, to which was at
tached a mold board belonging to a
heavy two-horse plow his knees were
tied together with q small rope, to
which was attached another heavy
mOld-bOard, amounting in all to about
30 pounds of iron, The body was found
floating on the surface OF the water
with all this iron attached to it.
The names of the parties implicated
and now under arrest, I Sam1. Mills,
Dan. Valentine and Julius Alexander,
all colored. Wesley Dixon, Coroner,
after quietly working for four years,
has succeeded i'll ferTeting out the facts
of this case, and in bringing the guilty
parties to justice too much can not be
said In praise of his perseverance and
skill a. a detective, He is a natural
Vid0eq.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21
THE LEGISLATURE.

EZ@.
On the 10th inst, second day of the
session, there was nothing definitive
done in the Senate, except the passage
OF " an act relative to the office Of At
torney General, and to stop certain pro-
ceedings in the Supreme Court of the
United States,n which was sent to the
House for concurrence.
In the House the above bill was
passed, and has since become a law; a
joint resolution also passed, and was
sent to the Senate for concurrence,
"asking for the appointment of a joint
committee to investigate the late election
in this (Orleans) parish"
On this day the Senate and House
met in joint session to determine who
was Governorand Lieutenant Governor,
from the returns submitted to them by
the returning officers, and decided in
favor of and proclaimed w. P. Kellogg
and c. c. Antoine Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor for the ensuing -four
years.
On Wednesday, 18th inst, third day
of the session, Gov. Pinchback message
was transmitted to the Legislature. In
the Senate a bill passed abOlishing the
Seventh and Eighth District Courts fo1
the parish of Orleans, and was sent tC
the House for concurrence. 1t has since
become a law. Itprovidesfor a Superior
Court i'll place of these two abolished
which has been organized with Jacol
Hawkins Judge by appointment of Gov
Pinchback. In the House but little was
done of general interest, except the
passage of the above bill. Messrs. Lit,
tell and Prescott, of this parish, were
sworn in on this day.
On Thursday, 18th inst, fourth day o
the session, a resolution passed the Sen.
ate to expel those members who haC
been sworn in that body and afterward!
quit and attended "the meetings of ;
bogus Senate held in Lyceum Hail. I'M
less they returned III a specified time o
sent satisfactory reasons for their alb
sence. A similar move was made in til,
House, utnothing done defnitively il
regard to it or other matters.
On Friday, 18th inst, fifth day of TIL
session, the Senate, under the resolution
passed the previous day, expelled Sena
tors H. J. Campbell and W. L. Mcmillan
90 yeas to 4 nays in the first case, and 1
yeas to 5naysin the other. Inthe Hous
a resolution passed extending the tim
t of the extra session to the close of til
month.
On Saturday, 18th inst, the sixth da,
of the session, nothing Of general inter
| est was accomplished in either House
5 The charges against Gov. Warmoth wer
, presented.
t On Monday, 18th inst, seventh day Q
the session, but little was done in til
: Senate outside Of its action as a coul
of impeachment. Rules of pr0cedur
were adopted, and the articles of in
= parchment by the House received. TIL
T. Senate decided to let the election of
I United States Senator lie over until til
. regular session. In the House no cor
illusions were reached, outside of til
impeachment question, and the passag
of "a bill repeating the act creating
State House commission to purchaE
grounds and build a State House."
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

The Turf, Field and Farm says those
keeping horses should, twice a week,
throw in q handful of salt and ashes.
Mix them by putting three parts of salt
to one of ashes. Horses relish this, and
it will keep their hair soft and fine. II
win prevent bolts, collie, etc. A little
ground sulphur mixed with salt and
ashes, and given once In two or thres
weeks, Is also beneficial. All domestic
animals will be thus benefited.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

The Courier, on the French page of
its last weeks issue, says: /" According
to tho election returns made by War
moths Board, Mir. EstiIIette was ex-
cludedfrom the delegation Of this parish,
without being replaced by anybody.
The Kellogg board admits our four
Representatives elect, Messrs. CAN'T,
Littell, Estillette and Prescott; and it
is by virtue OF this last decision that Mr..
Estillette has taken his seat.n
Thus spoke the Courier, in French
only; bnt MI. Estillette has quit the
Kellogg Legislature at the Mechan-
ics' Institute, aud gone into the Legis-
Iature recognized by the Warmoth
Board, at Lyeeum Hall. So the pro-
ceedings Of the latter body say and We
do not see his name in tile proceedings
of the Legislature at Mechanics Tnsti.
tite since the other one organized. A
resolution has been pissed to expel all
who were sworn in at the Mechanics
Institute and then went off and Ell.
gagged in organizing an opposition Leg,
islature; and as Mr. Estillette, accord.
ing To The g0agier's statement, owes his
seat to the Kellogg Board, the kellogg
Legislature may be very hard on hin
for z going back on those who CAV,
him d seat at the Legislative table.
&E
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

Al Hillsboro (N. Co. correspondent Of
the Norfolk Journal says: we see in
'Parton's Life Of Greeley that the phil
osopher, when quite a stumbling, tow
headed youth, was wandering around
New York hunting for work-a strapped
printer. He stumbled in the book-pub-
fishing house of John West {now an old
citizen of Raleigh) and asked for work.
Tho foreman happened to have a press
of work that day and he gave him a job.
When Mr.. West came in, a few hours
afterward, he noticed young Greeley
gawkish-looking fellow-and he asked
the foreman how came him to employ
that - fool and told him to discharge
him at the end of the day. But when
the proof was read, young Greeley had
set the cleanest proof in the house, and
the foreman told Mr.. West he couldn't
do without him. And right there young
Horace saved every cent he made and
sent it to his mother to buy that little
farm. Mr.. West now resides in Raleigh
and ID regarded as one of the oldest and
most esteemed citizens
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

A negro, who was suspected of surrep-
titious1y meddling with his neighbor's
fruit, being caught ina garden by moon
light, nonplussed his detectors by rails
ing his eyes, clasping his hands, and
piously exclaiming: "Good Lord! this
we're darkey can't go nowhere to pray,
any more, without being 'sturbed!"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

A bookbinder said to his wife at the
wedding, cit seems that now we are
bound together, woyolumesin one, with
clasps" EYES," observed one of the
guests, "one side highly ornamented
Turkey morocco, and the other plain
caIf ~
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

Cool AND REFREsHING.-The Y. q
Bee OF the 18th, inst, says "T'hat the
Democratic and Reform members alent
OF the Legislature i'll Orleans Parish
should meet together and Drenore n
programme OF business for the extra
session OF that body to Commence On
Monday next, and then very comnla-
Gently adds Fiat perhaps it might be
Wen enough to invite the country MEM
HGrs to unite with them, winding up
with the exquisitely soothing reflection
that there are members in the Parish
Of Orleans who are perfectly competent
to trace out q line of action for the
Legislature to pursue" This is exceed
Inglly cheerful information to us be-
nighted folks upon whom the Sun of.
the Parish Of Orleans shineth not.
We advise our country members to
get themselves three legged stools, and
stow themselves in one corner of the
Mechanics Institute, procure a good
size Chinese umbrella to spread over
and conceal their ears from the brilliant
eyes of the members of the Parish of
Orleans. Then have two strings-Ome
to each ear-extending upward to the
elevated seats of the great ana talented
members from the Parish Of Orleans,
whose gOdlike fingers may pull the
right ear when vote AYE" lis required,
and the left ear may be jerked. when u
vote "nOn is desired.
We hope that none of the members
from the country will have the pre-
sumption to have an opinion, or make
any %pretention to possess any such thing
as common sense, but that they will al
low themselves to be led by the nose
whittier city wisdom may lead. And
above all things we recommend to them
to visit every day the office Of the Bee
and endeayor to inspire some of the
immaculate wisdom Of that wonderful
observation-disclosures Sentinel, Dec. 7th.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

VICES OF THE YoUNG.-A lively SER
MOI on the "vices0f theyOung," was re-
Gently delivered in st. Louis by DIR.
Holland, of that city, and in the course
Of his remarks he said:
The middle classes spend their in
comes in keeping up false appearances.
They, too, must wear ~dOve-uOlOTed pan
falcons and shiny boots. They must
wear diamond studs and seal rings, and
carry young ladies to the opera in hired
carriages, at the rate of three hours
use for three days wages. They must
take Il turn now and then lit, billiards,
stand treat to the cocktails, but D o
their v~eracity when called In question,
and last Of all, lest they should be
deemed timid, must demonstrate their
nerve by " fighting the tiger" until it
claws the last dime out of theirpockets,
and claws lasting scratches upon their
souls. The only safeguard against vice
is work, not work as u slave, who works
to eat and eats to work, but work to
reach a higher plane of effort, not only
Of the body but the mind-wOrk, what
ever it be, whether for a day, a week,
a month. or q lifetime, honestly and
cheerfully, as enc who expects to con
template its results forever.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

Parish Judge Daige, of the parish of
Rapides, has decided that a man and
woman living together as husband and
wife, though never married aceordingt to
the formsof law, are married, orasgood
as married, for all practical purposes
aud that the property belonging to one
of them, acquired during this ~so-cal1ed
Overture, is boundfor the Community
debts OF both.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

Under the head of Josephine Mans
field a Began the "Sun" lately pub
lished the following: "a gentleman
recently arrived from Paris says that
the notorious Josephine Mansfield APP
peared in that city some weeks ago.
She had about $4,000 i'll money. This
she deposited in the banking house, OF
BowIes Bros. When the failure of tnat
house was announced she wTlng her
hands in grief and declared that she
was ruined. 1t is not probable ti1at Sill"
| will recOver a cent of her money"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

A Mrs. Jones, of Cambria, Iowa, fell
dead on seeing her little o sitting on
the top of the staging Of a newly7built
windmill, to which dangerous perch he
had climbed. 49,.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

A German lady arrived in GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, a short time since, with twenty of
her children. She saysthere are so many
accidents she didn'tthink it safe to bring
them all over in one boat.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

In New Orleans there are six establish
ments, with an aggregate capital of ST.
100000, engaged in the manufacture of
oil and oil cake from cotton seed, the
product being one hundred thousand
tons per annum. The oil is extensively
used in the manufacture of soap, and the
oil cake is shipped to the plantations for
feeding cattle.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

The Chicago Tribune says: Young
men need no longer complain of want of
employment. i large opening exists in
e business OF hauling wagons md the
delivery of packages. Liberal wages
can be earned from now until the close
Of tie Hipporalinorhea, BY any young
nan Who vii getatruek, wheelbarrow
h vehicle to move packages
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

A young woman is now performing in
q Liverpool, England, circus, where,
suspended by her feet from a trapeze,
she holds a man by her teeth, twisting
him round like a trussed fowl on a spit.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

A woman died recently in Boston OF
smallpox, who had only twelve weeks
previously recovered from an attack OF
the same disease. .s..
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

A Kansas nan lately burneda school
house, and then gave himself up to JUS
tiee. He said he wished to spite his
mother, and thought getting into the
penetentiary would do it.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

The parish Of BOssier had, at the re-
cent election, 1889 registered voters
400 white, and i,7ss colored. The Gree
ley and Fusion ticket, according to the
returns published In the local paper, re-
ceiyed $50 to- $50 votes, whilethe Repub-
lican ticket, State and National, received
only 554 votes. The colored majority lii
the parish was about 1900 votes; but
this count shows that the Fusion ticket
received nearly 400 votes more than the
entire registered white vote, while the
Republican ticket received over 1900
votes less than the entire registered col
ored vote. The Board of Returning on
GERS recognized hy Judge DnreIr decis-
ion, inquired, we suppose: How eur
these things beq and came ID the con
clnsion that they could not be. The
Board wiped out the Fusion vote, ans
increased the Republican vote ID 1,159
Thus 1T appeara according to theretufrs
published III tie perish paper. and "a.
cording aeTehtl1s aIypuhiisha
liz New Orleans hy the Returning Ol
GERS, Was there eeaing ia this ease
where the kWo sides ieat e differ
ent and opposite resuh and IL
the cheating done il e parish. al i
New Orsansa VIII 4 parish viii
white vosera and ,79e oolored voters
naturally elect an anti-Repahiiean tick
ETH We haresee andheard, andrsadsl
much, during The past four og dYeyears
concerning such things fhate NJ knoNl
edge md ideas have become confused
ne leave the question 10 be decided j.
aeach one, according to BIS feelings.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

Acting Governor Pinchback has re-
lieved Gen. H. J. Campbell from COM
mand of the State militia, and appoint
ed Gen. Longstreet in his stead.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

Widow picnics are held in Ohio. IT a
man makes his appearance they all rush
for him, and he is glad to escape with
his life IL. -
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

A country dentist advertises that he
"spares no pains" to render his opera
tons satisfactory.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

The yield of sugar in this Parish has
been good for the quantity of canes
rolled. Many planters have exceeded
their estimates whilst others have fall
len short of their expectations.
We have spoken but with two plan
tefs, however, who complained of a fail
IRE of their cane to yield satisfactorily,
the trouble has been that there was not
enough cane on the ground, the stand
being thin and frequent gaps in the
observation-disclosures Sentinel, Dec. 18th.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-21

Vice President Colfaxh has been offered
Mr.. Greeley's position as editor OF the
Tribune, and has accepted.