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Woman Suffrage.

Following are the opinions Of some of
our contempOries on the question of
Woman Suffrage;
A recent dispatch from Rochester,
New York, saws that some little excite
ment has been Oceasioned by the issue
OF warrants, from the office of United
States Commissioner Stone, for the ar
rest of Susan Il. Anthony and the four
teen other women who voted at that
place at the recent general election.
The matter is soon to be decided. Miss
Anthony expresses herself as perfectly
satisfied, and states that the matter has
turned out Just as she had anticipated,
and the question of woman suffrage will
now be decided in the courts.
The question naturally arises, what is
to be done with the fair suffragists if
the courts decide that they had no right
to vote, and are therefore subject to the
penalties of the law? Are they to be
duly fined and imprisoned in case the
judicial decision is against them? Or
will fair-minded judges administer a
bland-like reprimand for so heinous an
offence, and bid the fair ones go and sin
no more? But, after all, if nothing is
in view but the administration of JUS
tice, why is IL that thousands of men
can vote illegally, as was the case at
the State election in Pennsylvania, and
still go free? We apprehend something
more than mere enforcement of the law
is involved in the case. 1t is to deter
mine whether we shall take our fair
friends with us when We go to the polls,
or whether they shall go without US, or
We without them.
As to woman suffrage itself, we would
only add that, in view of the result at
the recent election, it is demonstrated
to almost certainty that male suffrage
is not n success. When we take into
consideration the fact that hundreds of
thousands of them refuse to exercise
this blessed privilege of the free, it is
not at all surprising that the ladies'
should wish to be placed in a position
where they can enjoy the immunities of
the ballot-box.-Pekin (IU.) Register.
However much old fogies may growl
or even divines protest and splutter.
there is no doubt the cause of woman
suffrage is more silently perhaps, but all
the more surely and swiftly, approach
ing realization. 1t has make several
long strides, in the last thirty or sixty
days, towards success, Of which the
country scarcely seems aware.
Ihe Republican party has secured a
wonderful national triumph, one which
exceeds even the most sanguine expecta-
tion of its friends, and upon platform
one chief plank in which commits the
party to the doctrine of woman suf-
frage.
Henry Wilson, the Vice President
elect, is one of the bOldest and oldest
champions of woman suffrage in all the
country, and is now one of the vice pres
idents of the National Woman's Suf-
frage Association.
The suffragists will doubtless, and
have right to, claim that their cause
has thus been passed upon by the ma
tion and received the endorsement Of
nearly million majority, and they may
claim too, that this triumph is largely
due to their aid in the campaign.
Besides this, women did vote at the
late Presidential election in several
places. Some ladies voted in Detroit,
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THAT CHANGE.

The Daily Oregon Bulletin comes
out In the size Of the Oregonidn now,
and is manned by some of the best writ
ers in the State. II. w. Scott, who
takes the leading position, is too well
and favorably known to need commen-
dation from us, and there is not a more
promising writer in the State than
Sam. Simpson. We have received sub
stantial evidence of the change in the
Bulietin's ownership in the way Of ex-
change. This courtesy had been denied
us under the old management.
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0UR SUNDAY EVENING LECTURE.

These lectures, which began as sort
of experiment, over which we felt many
solicitious misgivings, are succeeding
so far beyond our humble expectations
that we have decided to continue them
as long as they are largely attended, or
at least until our necessary home de-
mand for bread and become so urgent
as to compel us to absent ourself from
the city for weeks together. Our main
source of revenue during the past year
has been derived from village lectures.
Everybody knows there is no money in
q weekly newspaper outside of its ex-
penses, neither are the collections suffi-
cient in city lectures to more than de.
fray expenses of hall, advertising, light
and fuel; but our heart is in this city
work, and just as long rs We can afforC
it, we shall be found regularly at ou
post.
We have contracted for printed card
for the audience, containing appropriat,
Sunday evening hymns, which are Il
be sung to good old tunes in whiel
everybody can join, and we hope Il
make social singing a profitable featur'
of the meetings.
The subject chosen for the next lecture
is "Amusements-The Uses anC
Abuses"
The lecture upon POlygamy was very
largely attended, and, at the request Oi
many friends, will be repeated on some
week day evening when we can obtain
a suitable hall.
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AFIGHTING WIDOw.-Telfair county,
Georgia, boasts of lady-widOw OF a
Confederate sOldier-who is very social
in small row. \ pedagogue living on
her land threatened to wallop her re-
Gently and pretty soon thereafter at
tempted TO carry out his threat. he
was the worst fooled man in the Union;
The widow knocked him down and
walked all over him; then she set
him up on his feet and jerked him out
of his socks; then she snatehed him
bald-headed, and finally wound up the
ceremony by padding him with board
until he had the mysteries.
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Grants notwithstanding the lowest vote
for Grant Elector over the highest Greeley
Elector-i,06.
George Francis Train received one vote in
Umatilla county.
In the above table we have given the average
OtOnOr vote, as cast in the several counties, In
some OF which the vote was east for one set OF
Electors, and in others for another set.
J. z. Adams received one vote in Marion.
J. +. Lane received five votes In Curry.
-Four votes were given direct for O'COnor-
three in Douglas and one in Marion.
-Four votes were cast in blank-three In Una
tilla and one in Washington.
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Who are the most exaeting of all
landlords? Why, children; because
they never fail to make their own
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please forward their names. We want Agents
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Washington Territory.
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In oualify call to their establishment, corner
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Tax Sale.

r. S. Internal Revenue United States vs..
John K. Williams, Jr.
10Y VIRTUE of the authority vested Ill
ID Inc by section %, Act of Congress da.
ted July Is, 1866, have seized and will
sell in front of my office, in the Town OF
Alexandria, La, on
MONDAY. the 25th day of MARCH, 1872
at II o'clock NJ, the following described
property. to-wit:
Three Al Mules.
Seized and sold for failure to pay the in
come tax for the year 1869.
TERMS-Cash in United States Treasury
Notes. A. j. WHITTIER,
March 13-2t Dep. Collector
Printers Fees Sc.
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Premiums to Getter-up Of Clubs

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For a club Of ten. one dozen Silver-pla-
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and Forks with hard rubber handles,
worth SIS.
For club of twenty, one set Of ivory
handled Knives and silver-plated Forks,
worth $3.50, or one set of silver plated Ia
blespoons, worth $3.50. -,
For a club of fifty, fine Silver Watch.
worth $50, or double-barrel shot Gun,
worth $50.
For a club of one hundred. Gold Watch,
worth $50, or splendid silver-plated lea
Set, worth $50. -,
For a club of two hundred, a splendid
Gold Watch, worth 500.
| For other clubs, according to size and
price, we will give Webster's Unabridged
Dictionary, worth $l2; Webster's National
Pictorial Dictionary, worth S.; Silver-pla
ted Cake Basket, worth SIS; Silver-platet
Butter Plate, worth $40; Knives ant
Forks, worth from So to $50 per set; ant
various other articles, which will be par
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Special Premiums.

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LIST of July, 1872, (not less than 50O,) we
will present splendid Chambers Piano,
worth $3.50.
For the next largest list, not less than
300, a Gold Watch worth $3.50
For the next largest list, not less than
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For the next largest list, not less thar
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NOTICE,

v,HE UNDERSIGNED WOULD
i respectfully inform their friends
and the sugar planters generally of the
Parishes of Rapides and Avoyelles,
that they are now prepared to set or
repair kettles and boilers in the most
approved style and best wormanlike
manner. Having had q years expert
ence in this line of business, they feel
satisfied that they will render satiSfac-
ton, aud will guarantee that their work
will be better, and by their style of
setting boilers, economic more fuel
than that of any ether Mason in either
Parish. Best of references given, if re-
quired. GILES SMITH & son.
March Is, 1o7l-ly.
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GOOD FOR THE NORTH.
GOOD FOR THE SOUTH.
GOOD FOR THE EAST.
GOOD FOR THE WEST.
GOOD FOR EVERY PLACE
GOOD FOR EVERY BODY

uyHE CHARACTER OF THE LOUIS
vile COURIER ournal is SO we'll known
f.-,,, Maine tn California, and its reputa-
from tom for energy, ability and enterprise is 5
so universally conceded by the pp' press ade
the people, that we deem any e eianora az,
exposition of its policy ana pr, nrnipnectus
S sS e It to say that in the future, as It
has basin in the past, it will maintain and a, al
voe #. the principles of the National Dem
o ocuI party, without abating one jot it,
independence or hesitating to express aen;r ls'
honest convictions as occasion reqn. requires
and always having at heart th en cliaues ant
scbemiug. selfish and dishonest politicians
squirting During the year 1872 it shall be our lain ain
to advance the high standard nefei H;rst
maintained by the Courier-Jonrnal. MS !;
and above every other consideration
will be made fr -
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Exchange HOtel.
J. G. P. HOoE, - PROPRlEIoh

r7JJE UNDERSIGNED HAS LEASED
+ho Tcn House Hotel and has opened
II for the reception of guests. The House
nr AZ fnrnitnre will Immediately undergo
s snoroaG to make the premises as comforta
lie and attractive as possible. The table
w" vii he he bountifully supplied and a full
cnrns of servants engaged to be in con CO,
eD,I attendance on our boarders. The
doors will be open at all hours OF both tne
dav and the night. Both travellers anu
re%uiar boarders will find it to their inter
est to give him call. .:,o.o,1e
Tie subscriber has had considerable
! experience fin the business and conhaeh1iS
appeal to the public to ald MN III me
efforts to maintain first class Hobe1 IL
this community. j. U. L. noon'
January I, 1872.
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OF our own and every important MARKET
both here and abroad, will be full, accu,
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defy competition. This department. OF tne
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ten times the cost of the paper to every
farmer, merchant and trader.
twill devote more attention to Agricul
ture than heretofore, and will endeavol
to make valuable feature OF this de
partment.
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DARTIEs INTERESTED :, N !. I'd I'd
Warehouse business VII. hsr
to note the fact that they can ;,.xr'
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EST R,rwS, at the New Bi iess
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1Ts EDITORIALS

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NOTICEi

ysyHE BUSINESS HERETOFORE CON
T. Quoted under the name of JACOB
WAIVER. SR., will from and after this
date be carried on by the undersigned in
his name and for his own account, he hay
ing purchased the entire stock OF Goods,
Merchandise. ETC., and assumed all the
liabilities of Jacob Walker, Sr. The busi-
ness will be carried on at the old stand,
on the corner of FRONT and JACKSON
Streets, where the undersigned may al
ways be found, and where, by his strict
attention to business he hopes to gain the
favor aud merit the patronage of the Rap
ides public. - JACOB WALKER, JR.
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THE WORLD

will aim-as the recognized and leading
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70 Gus of national commerce and intelil-
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With steadfast boldness and fidelity; to
inspire in the ranks of those who think
the same things concerning the Republic
an united organized, determined and per
sistent zeal; to win new recruits from
among those who have been enemies to
the Democracy in the conflicts of dead
past and to marshal an unbroken pha-
ianx to the triumph at the ballot box
(true battlefield of Republics) Of Liberty,
Equality and Law.
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