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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-23

SHOOTING AFFRAY IN JACKSON PAR
IsH.-We copy as follows from the Yer
non Standard of the 9th :
A difficulty occurred here on last
Tuesday between Chas. w. Allen, VIM.
j.. Allen, Allen Greene and his ION,
Chas. J. Greene, which resulted in the
shooting of G. w. Allen and both of
the Greenes. G. w. Allen was shot
first by Allen Greene through the left
thigh, just above the knee, and also
through the right leg, breaking the
bones of the am and shatterfng them
badly. His wounds are very painful
and serious, but are not thought to be
fatal. Both of the Greenes We're shot
in the head but their wounds are not
considered dangerous.
The law officers, Sheriff Huey, his
energetic Deputy, NJ. Dickerson, and
Chief Constable s. P. Colvin, imme-
diate1y threw themselves in the breach
between the PARTIES, and did their duty
nobly for law and order. Warrants
were immediately issued for the arrest
OF the parties, and they were promptly
appTehended, and EARL on Wednesday
morning brought before .. NJ. Graham,
Parish Judge. An examination of the
facts in the case was waived by all par
LIGS5 hINu liSy MG10 DUullQ OVER 10 Mp"
pear before the next District Court f0a
this parish. e. w, Aliens bond was
fixed at $500 Allen GFeene'g $4,000
IN. ]. Aliens, $500 and @. i. Greene's
$500.
United States troops were sent for by
the Greenes Immediately after the affhray
who arrived here early Wednesday
morning.
This much to be regretted affiaii
caused intense excitement here for {
short time, hnt the prompt interference
of.tlle law officers soon restored quiet
CIV. Allen and WI. Allen are som
of our worthy feIloW-townsman, Capt
J. Y. Allen, ind stand high IN this com
munity. Col. Greene andC. j. Greene
are also citizens of this parish, mt
well known.
As this affair is to undergo examina
ton before the courts, in justice TO al
parties, we forebear giving the paFtica
fn7sc nc E4snJrI Ian xra 4ao5e4a IN 1refa
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POOR LOUISIANA!

In the injunction procured by the Uni
ted States District Attorney fromJudge
DureH arresting the proceedings of tile
State Board Of Canvassers who are en-
gagged in the duty of verifying and can
wasting the returns of the recent State
election, we see complications arising,
which, whatever the decision of the
Court, cannot fail to give trouble.
1t is almost impossible to see light
through the, general embroglio Of nolit-
ica1 affairs in Louisiana. Long years of
misrtlle have brought us to a point that
we hardly know if WI have any rights
at all, or, if we have, what power on
earth is going to secure themto us? Ne
voted under restrictions. The votes
were counted at thepoint of the bayonet.
The ballot boxes were guarded as ballot
boxes never were before. Yet, nowsteps
in an india-rubber aetof Congress which
has a wonderful pliability for fitting it
self to every possible contingency. In
fact it is a degree more elastic than the
Constitution, which has read in one part
of the Union tohigh honor and prospect
ty, and read out the other to want and
suffering, and all manner of evil things.
We suppose there is still spoil enough
left in Louisiana to keep it q "Debata-
BILE Land though it seemed to us that
the locusts had smitten almost every
rnoo,, 1ro,,,, W. p,,aS1zD,a NO will Iynoxu
before the lapse of many days who are
to he the Powers to whom we must look
for the future of Louisiana.
Glorious Unionl Freedom ofopinion
Freedom of the ballot-box! Freedom
to fight and quarrel over the spoils I
Freedom to kick the boasted liberties OF
a Republic into the very middle of a
despotism. Let's throw up ourhats and
cry hurFah for thenext Governor, if he's
only strong enough to hold his own!
THE STATE ELECTIoN.-No official
publication of the State election, nor OF
the City election, has yet reached us,
The election returns of the City have
been published unofficially, but may be
modified by tlre board of canvassers.
The entire fusienFticket is elected, e1-
ceptfor Administrator of improvements
the conservative vote for this Office
was divided between two candidates,
Mai. Burke and Gen. Beauregard, which
elected the Republican candidate, Col
James Lewis, colered.
Greeley and the Fusion ticket are
about nine thousand ahead on the City
vote; but Kellogg ran ahead of his ticket
and Is only abotltseyen thousand behind
McEnery; while ennismore than eleven
thousand ahead of Antoine.
The Republican ticket has a majority
in the country. narisEles bnb hardly
enough to elect it. Kellogg, however
may ret iii, on account Of his large vote
in the City.
Onaecount of themuehand protraeted
litigation in the matter, tits uncertain
when it will finally be determined WHIT
"a to 1aa naIp nav4 Gaunpnov
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The horse d~iscase-Catarrh.
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O~naecounto of thenluch and protraeted
litigation in the matter, tits uncertain
when it will finally be determined who
is to be our next Governor.
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Artificial smallpox is on amusing ex.
Pedient for escaping from prison. A
Toombs prisoner, having procured Gro.
ton oil, sprinkled it on his face and
hands, causing pustules. which looked
80 very like smallpox that he was on the
point of being removed to Bellevue Hos
pital. Four others tried the game, but
the old thing didn't happen to work, and
the scare subsided.
A Misunderstanding occurred in Col.
Teton County, on Friday last, between q
white man, named J. q. Hamburg, and
oolored man, named Isaac Walser, in
which the latter was killed. The MUIR
derer escaped.
A Buffalo paper has heard OF seven re.
ligions papers which support Grant, and
wants some Democrat to explain. Well,
we presume they are Universalist sheets,
and believe in future rewards.
Edmund Barber, of Cobb County, Ga ,
is said to have dug from his gold mine II
diamond, valued, by New York assay
ist, Mt $50, 900.
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Office hampered by obligations to no po-
litical party, and will make his appoint
ments solely with the view OF best con-
serving the public interests. Democrat
or Republican should be. and we believe
will be. to him, question of no oonsi-
sideration in filling the public offices.
Nor will he be expected. in the distribu.
tion OF the public patronage, to confine
himself to those who may have support
ed his election. That false doctrine, in
augnrated by Andrew Jackson, that "to
the victors belong the spoils." has been
moro potent for evil in corrupting the
civil service than anything else, and all
good men will hail with delight the day
when it shall be repudiated and over
turned. We say to the World, that it is
on the wrong page again, when it speaks
OF MIR. Greeley being constrained to do
this or that for the Democratic party.
He is reform candidate. and his only
duty as President will be to his country.
If he performs that faithfully aud well,
as we feel assured that he will do, nine
tenths of those who elect him will be
satisfied, and will not complain, even
though his Cabinet be made W. more Of
Republicans than Democrats.
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Correspondence OF tho Phnnfx.
GREENvILLE, @. H., s. c.,


MONDAY EVENING. July Is, 1872.
An assemblage of the Grant wing of
the Radical party convened in The Court
House, tonight, to listen to speech
from A. S. Wallace, said to be n member
of Congress from this District. (After
some reflection. we remember that the
United States House Of Representatives
placed him in the seat to which I. G..
McKissick was elected by the people. J
He stated that he was prospecting or
nosing around to see the chances for re-
election. He ''greased the fat SOW" by
sacrilegiously comparing Grant to the
immortal Washington, as tho first in
war, first in peace, ETC.. declared Grant
the friend Of all the nations and peo-
pies of the earth in their down -trodden
condition, Except, perhaps, the negroes
of Hayti and San Domingo and the pa
triots Of Cuba. II Mr.. Wallace, NJ. G. i,
would find his way into the Albany Peni-
tentiary, he would find some suffering
mortals, unfortunately covered with u
white skin, upon whom he and his mas
ter Grant might open their bowels of
compassion. Wallace glorifed Grant
iOI puJtuB SO IuuCu VI LILO uuCkOQal
debt and reducing all the taxes and
tariffs. and furnishing the people free
ten and coffee and sugar. (W> will take
sugar in ours but hope Wallace will ex-
plain low it is that we, and other
niggers. have to pay five cents more por
pound for coffee now than before the
tariff va' taken of. After sickening
laudution Of his friend, Jas. L. Orr, his
rio lomontade was brought to II close.
Mr.. James NJ. Allen, being called for,
appeared, ana, after the usual culogy on
Grant, went for the State Government;
confessed that rascality had been ram
pant; placed the Stnte debt at exactly
Sl5. 900. 000-the lurger portion Of which
was created before the war, to keep the
niggers in slavery, and the lesser portion
after the war, to keep them out OF
slavery; aud then very conveniently
undertook to throw the whole burden OF
the State debt on the shoulders of the
Democratic party of tho State, and then
boldly announced the intention of re-
pudating the whole debt
Thus you see, Mr.. Editor. the key
note sounded to take our "colored
friends" AS ,re hold no bonds, let
those who have fondled the tiger now
feel its claws. When such balderdash is
put forth as argument, it is proof con.
elusive Of a sinking cause. A few more
such meetings will send our "colored
friends" head-long into the arms ol
Uncle Horace. NJ.
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ACCIDENTAL DRowN1Na.-h colored
man, named Charles Walker, about fifty
years old, was drowned at the New
Bridge. Sunday Afternoon, between and
8 O'Clock. He was the captain of the
ferry boat, which plies between the
bridg go and the other side of the river,
and had made several trips, when he
slipped of his clothing, and said he
v,, water, in I'll, the presence OF 's several by
and did not interest Themselves particu-
larly with his actions. After he plunged
in the water, he rose twice and then dis
appeared. His body was recovered by
dragging for it.-Charleston Courier.
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A Connecticut man, whose dog wears
n five dollar collar, can't send his chill
dren to Sunday school, for the want of
decent clothes.
The strikers in New York have cut
down the amount of new building going
on there nearly one-half, as compared
with last year.
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MIKE O'CoNNoR's SPEECH The New
York papers speak highly of the speech
of the Hon. NJ. p. O'Connor. The
1V0rlu says:
Mr.. OConnor. of Charleston, made O
flaming speech, full of real Irish eo.
quence, in favor OF the Cincinnati plat
form and nominees. He presented the
Southern view of the question on all
sides so glowingly that the Convention
yelled again. The desperate condition
of the South. her sufferings under the
present Administration, her despair oil
any hope or aid, save through the pre-
sent coalition-this was the theme elabo-
rated by Mr.. O'Connor. His speech was
u spicy preparation for the vote on the
platform.
The Tribune says:
Mr.. O'Connor, having Strengthened
cut every point on which opposition had
arisen, closed with most pathetic ap-
peal to the Convention not to stop at
mere words, but to lay aside unimportaut
differences of opinion and come to the
rescue of the down-trodden and afflicted
South. Strong and earnest as Senator
Bayard was, had there been any consider.
able division in the Convention, it would
have disappeared after this remarkably
eloquent and effective reply.
The Herald says:
A South Carolina Irishman, by the
name of O'Connor, WAS at once recog.
nized by Doolittle, and he came forward
and took the stand for about twenty mi.
nutes, and mnde speech such as few
members of the Cincinnati Convention
would have had the pluck to do. He
said, relative to the blacks in the State
from which he came, that nobody was
anxious to take their hard.earned and
hard-won ballot from them; and AT
these sentences. to the surprise of the
whole Convention, the galleries rose up
and gave one of the loudest yells yet
raised in the Presidential nomination.
O'Connor is stout, prompt and forid
debater, full of action. and he made one
of the great successes of the day.
And the Times Grants own) makes
this spiteful fling:
O'Connor, of South Carolina. made o
stirring appeal for the surrender, in
which he managed to show that the De.
mocracy had been totally wrong on
every political issue for the last twenty
years.
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Po11rIcA1 JorT1Nas. Radical
papers are publishing an old letter from
Grant to his mother when he was at West
Point; to show his sterling traits of mind
and heart. Well, it is commendable in
man to love and honor his mother, but
the extension of this affection to SO
many brothers-in-law is the matter.
Gen. Wiley, who heads the Demo
cratic State ticket in Ohio, was Colonel
of the 41st Ohio Regiment, and lost a
leg at the battle of Missionary Ridge.
It takes the back bone out of Logan s
speeches when one remembers that hs
said of Grant yenr ago, "He is not
competent to pr eside over n ward eau
GUS"
Senator Sumner, it is said, has an
nounced his intention of giving active
aid to the Greeley ticket since the Balti-
more nomination. They're coming, ho-
nest Horace, 400. coo, 900 voters strong!
The Radicals claim to be live party,
and yet the best "Shibboleth" they can
muster is what Horace Greeley said four
years ago, and what Grant did still fur
ther back in the country.
The Grant papers are now telling us
what very bad man Mr.. Greeley is
how unsafe and unreliable. If that is
so. remarks the Cincinnati Enquirer,
they nre particeps crimimis. They have
been politically acting with Mr.. Greeley
for the last twenty years, and never
found the least fault with him. On the
contrary, they extolled him in high
terms. Now, after they have led US into
believing him to be both IL good and
great man, they turn around und assure
us that he is just the reverse, and that
they have always known it. Now, ac-
cording to their own showing, what u
set of scamps they must be. TIE man
faults for twenty years, when it is neces-
sary the public should know them. is no
better than he is. We think the plea OF
estopple comes naturally and appro-
Prlately against tnlS Grant ABUSE OF Mr.
Greeley.
The New York NMion says: "Some
Greeley clubs have been formed in Con-
necticut, and we hear of numbers of
good and respectable Republicans being
in some of them" OF New York, it
says: "Also we hear Of more Greeley
Republicans in this State than would be
imagined by the readers of the Times. -
And further: "From New Hampshire,
also, we hear news of Republican disaf-
fection and Republican apathy" Coming
from Grant organ, this is decidedly
cold comfort for its own side of the
house, but the Nation, it is to bs pre-
snmed, means honestly to give the news
as it should.
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Overtures have been made to Strauss
to conduct series of concerts in this
country. but he thinks himself perfectly
competentto make his own overtures.
An admiring Peruvian journal calls
Agassiz the Columbus OF the scientific
universe.
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Tsang is the name Of Chinese waiter
in concert hall in the Champs Elysees
of Paris, whose bizarre story serves to
interest the patrons of the place. He
dresses after the European fashion, with
the familiar jacket and apron of the pro-
fessional waiter, aud wears his cue rolled
around his head. He speaks French
with sufficient fuency to be understood.
This is the little story that he has to tell
He was formerly in the service of the
Empress Of China, who had confided to
him the charge Of certain fan, repre-
senting the imperial dragon. worked in
green upon yellow field. This fan was
q sacred affair. and descended from the
late Emperor, and the Empress intended
to deliver it to her son upon the day of
his marriage. Unhappily, Tsang. one
day, broke the fan, and was condemned,
in consequence, to decapitation. Being
a person OF ingenuity, however, Tsang
managed 10 e1tFioate himself from his
dilemma by seizing the throat of his in
tended executioner, before that func-
tionary bad drawn his sword. and thus
stranged him. AS there was no witness
to this affair, he dressed himself in the
extinct executioner's attire, escaped
without suspicion. and embarked upon a
French steamer which was about leaving
port. and thus is it that. after having
worked for two years with tea NOR
chant of Marseilles. Tsang may now be
heard crying out every evening in the
Champs Elysees "Glsce citron! Servez
BOumw
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Gen. w. X. EasIey.
GREENvILLE, s. c., July Is, 1877

tREESVILLE, .. ", July 10, 1917.
EDITOR PHOENIX: The remains of Gen.
w. K. Easley, who unexpectedly died in
Atlanta, Thursday last, reached here
Saturday morning. ut daylight, per spe-
cial train-promptly and generously
furnished by the authorities OF the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad, and
in charge of delegation Of DIasons and
citizens who left here for that purpose on
Friday morning Tho romaius were re-
coived at the depot by large body Of
sorrowing citizens, and, after while,
escorted to the residence of tho de-
ceased, md during the day Saturday
arrangements were made for the funeral
ceremonies of the next day, Sunday J
It was intended TINT the services of tho
deceased would take place in the Pres
byte1ian Church, but that etlifice being
too small to accommodate the public de-
sire, it was transferred to the large Bap-
tist Church. At 8 o'clock, the body was
brought in, under charge of his brethren
of Recovery Lodge, No. 80, Il. F. NJ,
aud duly deposited. Rev. T.. T. Buist,
of tho Presbyterian Church, pronounced
| the discourse, which touched sympa-
thetic chord in the hearts of his congre-
gation. The body WAS then taken in
charge by his brethren Of the Masonic
order, who were out in strong force, for
Fl faal deposit i'll the family burial ground
on the Pickens side of the Saluda, seven
miles from this city, aud buried with the
impressive ceremonies OF the Order.
General Easley was born and reared
in Pickens, Of Revolutionary stock, but
resided nearly all his life in Grecnvile
Ho was prominent member of the
legal profession; gentleman of educa-
tion and refinement in every sense Of
the term-a perfect specimen Of the up
country Carolina gentleman-''one of
the olden time" While he never dc.
scended to the tricks of the demagogue
or the sycophant, he commanded vast
| influence over our best citizens, solely
from moral worth. He never found it
convenient to sell himself or his race, or
his section, for Il mess Of pottage, nor
| ever bowed his knee to power or Baal
His orphan children, if they do not re.
! ceive wealth, receive, ut least, the price
less heritage of nn honest parent. Ho.
nesty and wealth are not twin sisters in
these radical times.
General Easley, at bis death, was nn
influential director and attorney in the
Air Line Railroad Company; and, per-
haps, as far as Greenviile is C ,ncerned,
there is no one here who can fill his
place. We leave to others more compe.
tent to pay q fitting tribute to departed
worth. NJ
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WRIT OF ISJUNcTIoN. Whining
ton Star of Saturday, says: III. D.
Childs, President of the Carolina Nation
al Bank, Columbia, s. G., has sued out
q writ OF injunction before his Honor
Judge G.. w. Logan, returnable OF
Rutherfordton on yesterday, the 18th
inst, restraining the President, Board of
Directors, and others, from any further
steps in submitting to judgment Of
foreclosure of the mortgage on the Will
mington. Charlotte and Rutherford Rail
road, and that they be required to call,
according to the bylaws of said com-
pany, q special meeting of the stock
holders, to the end that they may direct
what answer shall be made to any action
for such foreclosure. The Injunction
provides for reorganization of the
company, and that 6 receiver be appoint
ed by the court to take charge and con-
troll of all affairs Of the company, with a
view OF paying off the interest due and
unpaid, and make provision to pay the
came hereafter, pursuant to such orders
as may be made in this cause. It pro-
vides further, that an order of Injunction
issue to Judge Onderdonk and tho other
bond-holders and trustees, who are de-
fendants, restraining them from prose-
cutting their suit until further orders"
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Vegetable ivory. Mr.. Greeley says,
natures best when planted in African
gum. which is plentifully produced at the
South. When the plant begins to dove
lop. it should be carefully watered, and
occasionally scraped with hoe handle,
and when fully matured the frnit oan
easily be gathered with pair of stout
pinccrs, or knocked or the tree with o
brick.
We are told now that "chignons fall
Ell cascade down the back and ripple
under waves of lace, which tumble in
chaotic confusion from tho top of the
new, flat crowned hats" That is so
much sweeter than waterfall.
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O! How THIS WORLD IS GIVEN TO LY-
NG!-The Ku Klux stories have broken
out again with renewed violence. The
latest is from Missouri, aud is presented
with the usual coloring of the Satanic
school," This resource. however, can
&c longer sc-ve the purposes of the Ra-
dicais. The people of the North have
grown familiar with these romances, and
understand perfectly we'll. that they are
an article OF trade with the Grant peo-
pie just now. The supply of these in
ventions has always kept pace with the
demand, and just now the latter is very
active. Indeed, the market will grow
mofS feverish every day until. as the
canvass gets fairly on foot, we shall ex-
pect to SEQ the ghastly fancies of Monk
Lewis eclipsed by the stories given to
the North, but, as we have said, these
fictions have had their day, and the more
numerous and extravagant they are now
made, the less will be their effect.
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Eminent medical authority asserts that
sin the human body there are five
pounds OF phosphate Of lime. one of car
Donate of lime, three ounces of fiuoride
of calcium, three and half ounces of
common salt, all of which have impor-
tant Offices to fill. Not one OF them
must be allowed to fall in quantity be-
low the normal standard. If the lime
fails. the boneY give way; if salt is with
held, the blood suffers and digestion is
impaired; if phosphorus is sparingly fur
nished, the mind is weakened and the
tendency is toward idiocy."
It's want of phosphorus with Grant.
That's it.
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PHGN1xIANA.-The law of juries-
"Many are called. but few are chosen"
Does it add to q persons looks to be
in frame of mind?
A man that don't know anything will
tell it the first time no gets o chance.
Worldly friendships are like coffee
grounds; the oftener they are drawn
upon the weaker they grow.
What is the difference between an un-
married and married lady? One is
a-miss, and the other a-miss-is.
"Oh. my dearl there is most lovely
sot--pin, earrings and sleeve buttons.
Do go buy them" Eyes. my dear,
mean to go by them as fast as possible. "
SOMETHING N1oE.-Those alpaca hats
at r. g. W. G. Swaffield's cannot be ex-
ce!led for summer wear. They are light,
cool, comfortable to wear and of the
most stylish patterns. Keep your head
cool, if you would keep your health.
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
J.J. McCants-OddF Fellows Academy.
Mitchell & Bodie-Lp mber.
r. II. Clarkson-Notice.
Communication Richland Lodge.
Jacob Levin-Notice.