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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21
A Louisiana Invention.
From the New orleans Herald.

From the New Orleans Herald
We examined this morning in the
rooms of the inventor, Mr.. Charles n.
Ealer, of Opelousas, Louisiana, an i'm
proved electric gas-lighting machine,
which is at once the most simple and
useful invention conceivable. With
an ordinary Grove battery and a little
machine not much larger than q watch,
Mr.. Ealer demonstrated, in q few mo-
ments, his ability to light any given
number of gas burners in q few seconds.
We have cen other methods for in
simultaneously lighting gas-burners, but
all OF them have been expensive, COM
plicated, and liable to diSarrangement.
The machine of Mr.. Ealer is so perfectly
simple that disarrangement is out of
the question, and the cost of the ma
chine itself is incOnsiderable. The cost
night would not exceed forty cents.
The Capital at Washington is now
lighted on somewhat a similar principle
by a machine which was patented in Eu-
rope, but it requires a battery of 300
cells. to light 300 burners, while with
Ealer's patent they could be lighted
with % battery of 10 cells. Perhaps one
of the most important uses to which
this system of lighting by electricity
will be put in the future is the exploding
of torped0es.
Under the system now in vogue it is
necessary to have q wire from every
torpedo connected with the battery on
shore, so that if twenty tOrpe-
does were planted, say five miles
from the battery, it would require
just one hundred miles of wire to
work them; whereas Mr.. Ealer would
use only one main wire, which would
connect the battery with a simple ma
chine, placed near the tOrpedOes, and
from which wires would radiate to
them.
Standing at the battery on shore, and
working through the single wire, Mr..
Ealer can explode at will any one of the
twenty torpedOes that may be designa-
ted, with unfailing accuracy.
This is not q business notice of this
remarkable invention, but a slight trib-
ute to the genius of q gentleman who
has resided in Louisiana since 1843, and
who, without assistance from any one,
living in % small country village, has,
after many years of hard work, perfect
ed an instrument that in the North or in
Europe would be worth to him a for
tune.
There is not q piece of this machine
that Mr.. Ealer has not made himself,
with such'rude implements as he could
find, and the thought and labor eXpend-
ed in developing his idea are ~incalcu-
liable. We trust he may reap the reward
that his talent and ingenuity richly de-
serve.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21
Crime a Disease.

An Edinburgh sNtdnt, DR.. Bruce
Thompson, has recently published an
essay upon crime as a disease. He Of
fers the following propositions
1. That crime, being hereditary in the
criminal class, measures are called to
breakup the caste and community of
the class.
2. That transportation and long SEN
fences of hahitual criminals are called
for in order to lessen the criminal Of
tenders.
8. That old offenders can scarcely
be reclaimed, andthat Juveniles brought
up under very early training are more
hopeful, but even those are apt to re-
lapse into their hereditary tendency.
4. That crime is so nearly allied to
insanity as to be chiefly a psychological
study.
The Doctor ~enforces his, theory by
statements, of which the following may
be taken as Il sample:
"The analogy of what happens by
training among dover animals proves
that class habits must necessarily be
transmitted to the different classes of
society. | do not think that the trans
mission of thieving and other criminal
habits forms any exception to other
analOgies. One Of the most remarkable
examples of a criminal family know of
was that Of three brothers who had
families amounting to fifteen members
in all, Of these, fourteen were utterers
of base coin the fifteenth appeared to be
exceptional, but at length was detected
in setting fire to his house after insuring
four times its value. In the prison, un-
der my medical charge, one hundred
prisoners are known to be from fifty
families. OF one alone are eight pris-
oners; often two OF three at a time from
a single family
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21
MIR. Wise and the GOvermOrship
Of Virginia.
From the New Orleans Times.

Henry A. Wise, in a manifesto of four
columns, consents to run for Governor
of Virginia, but not as the candidate of
either of the existing parties, and. not
against the candidates.
In the same remarkably brief docu-
mentor him-Mr. Wise manages to
lay down his platform of principles and
measures.
He believes in harmony between the
whites and blacks. He is persuaded
that nothing but evil and disaster for
all al result from civil conflicts be-
tween them ON account of race and
color.
He thinks that, as the United States
destroyed the old State of Virginia, and
created two new States out of tt, with
burdens incidental to the double recon
structiOn, the United States ought to
bear these burdens-in other words,
ought to assume the debts of Virginia
and West Virginia.
But he is not very sanguine of seeing
this assumpsit go into effect at an early
day. He, therefore, proposes that the
State government shall assume the
whole business of life and property in
surance as a means Of paying the in
terest on the State debt, and Of greatly
reducing taxation.
He is also for coming down on heart
less railroad rings and monopolies with
the heaviest kind of penalties; for the
building of the James River and Kama
wha canal with National aid, and fOl
almost anything else, prospective OF
speculative, that Is pleasing to the aver.
| age Virgin1an's fancy.
1t seems to be understood at Washing.
ton and Richmond that the Republican
| politicians are disposed to give Mr.
Wise his coveted opportunity. to run
without having to cope with two par.
ties at once. 1t the Republican party
in Virginia shall pursue this policy, anG
run no regular candidate Of it's own
but stand alOOf in, the interest Of MIR
| Wise, the situation win be very EN-.
barrassing for the conservatives. Blu
the embarrassment will be amusine
rather than seri0us-at least to disin,
terested spectators. MI. Wise il abOu
as sound a conservative as could be FHI
for Governor in Virginia with any hop,
OF eleetlng him. But, then, they vii
have to bring out an opposing eandi
date, or seem to be beaten by the tao
tics of the Republican politicians, AMI
should they bring out such a candidate
his prospect for election over Mr.. Wis,
as an independent candidate, in tn,
absence OF q regular Republican ticket
would be so slim as to make the canvas
look like n joke.
Altogether, q pleasant eampalgl
seems to-be approaching in Virginia
one unattended by the usual part
acerbities, and one, withal, of goo,
promise for the future of the State.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21
WASHINGTON, La, June IA, 1873.

~NAS ~NA~~ ~ ~SP%e
EDITOR OPELOUSAs JOURNAL:
[ have just made a hasty trip to st.
Landry, principally for the purpose of
organizing a BranehaO of the Louisiana
immigration and Homestead Company.
L am instructed to organize a branch in
every parish in Louisiana as speedily as
possible. As there are fifty-six parishes
in the State, Icanmake but short pause
in any place.
My address at the Court House in Ope-
~lousas, last Wednesday evening, was
well attended, considering that the no.
tees of the meeting were posted up. af-
ter my arrival On the stage. The inter-
est shown In the questions discussed was
marked, and to me highly satisfactory
| am, gratified to believe that st. Landry
will take a lively interest in the, move
ment the La. I'm. & II. Co., is pushing
forward for the redemption of the State.
We believe that when our plans, which
have been we'll matured by the best
friends of the State, are generally I'M
derstOod, they will be as generally &C.
cepted as sound and patriotic.
The gentlemen who have agreed to act
as the Board of Directors for the ST.
Landry Branch of the La. I'm. & H. Co..
Messrs. John A. Taylor, JosephM NJ. Moore
and B. A. Martel, will organize the
Branch Company at once, and put the
plans of the Company in active opera
ton in st. Landry. No parish in the
State is better fitted for industrious col
Onists than this in which your paperis
published. May we not reasonably ex-
pect your co-operationF Z send you oul
charter and the address of the Company
to the people of Louisiana. / hope you
will publish the whole of it. Can you
publish matter more important and in
teresting to your patrons?
Respectfully, D. BENNETT.
State Act. La. I'm. g. H. Co.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

Internationally. Whitaker is of
opinion that cases of hydrophobia are
often due ito mental an1iety, grief on
terror associated with or netting upon d
morbid fancy. For, on the one hand,
fatal cases have occurred lii a nan 4rith-
cut the bite of an animal at all J: the mere
belief that d bite has been Teceiyedfrom
arabid animal has spaieea to induce
violent hydrophobia while, on the other
have been frequently followed by no
symptoms whatever. Trousseau men
tons having met with anumber of cases
stimulating this disease, but really aris-
ing from mental impressions" While
there is M doubt that tie disease ls fres
auentIy communicated by the ABSORB
ton of the virus, it is unfair not to give
even sheep killing dogs the benefit OF
the doctors views.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

A BORROWED LOCAL.-We find the
following notice of our local affairs in
the New Orleans Times Of the 18th inst.
The incident alluded to occurred on
Friday the 18th inst:
While court was in session at Opelou-
sas on last Tuesday a little discussion
arose between Chief Justice Ludeling
and a Capt. Garland, one of the leading
practitioners in st. Landry. Capt. Gar
land was ordered to sit down, and
Obeyed; but, rising again for the Dur-
pose, as he claims, of apologizing to the
Judge, he was a second time ordered to
sit down, and received, in addition, a
fine of ten dollars.
The Court took a recess O after
wards, and during its existence Can't.
Garland was seen to approach Judge
Iudeling, and, having made a few re-
marks, slap him smartly across the face.
The parties were separated at once, and
Capt. Garland was brought before the
court for contempt, with the result of a
fine of 800 and imprisonment for TWEEN
ty-fOur hours. His friends paid the fine
at once, and followed him to jail, where,
it is said a liberal system of entertain
ment was inaugurated, and cOnviviality
cheered the dungeon walls while Capt
Garland served his term.
We know nothing Of the particulars,
except that Capt. Garland's plea of hay
ing resented a personal grievance was
held by a court to be. an aggravation of
the Offense, andhadth effect of ~increas-
ing his punishment. No one, probably,
would think of blaming Capt. Garland
for %vindicating himself under any and
all indignities; but it is questionable
whether a reprimand administered by
the Chief Justice of the>State in his off
cial capacity is liable to hat construc-
ti0n.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

SUPREME CoURT.-The June term of
this Court, at Opelousas, adjourned last
Saturday evening. The following cases
were decided:
Louisa A. Nelson VS.. William fl.
Nelson Judgment of lower court
affirmed.
Jno. /. Adams & Co. VS.. Pannill Scott
Judgment of lower court reversed and
new trial ordered.
State of Louisiana VS.. Angelas Prud'-
homme ct ais. ; Judgment affirmed.
In the matter of the Estate of Alex
andre Melaneon-opposition of Eulalie
Latiolais Judgment reversed and OPP
position dismissed.
S. M. Phillips VS.. Mrs. Mary Fl. Ly-
man appeal dismissed.
John Marie Chival VS.. Alcide Con
soulin; Judgment affirmed.
Pierre Gueyden vs.. Clairville Segura
Judgment affirmed.
Austin Iacombe VS.. Board Of Police
Of the Town of OpeIousas Judgment
annulled, and further proceedings or
dered as prescribedby law.
Honore Dejean, tutor, VS.. Jacques Ar
maud; Judgment annnlled and reversed
and dismissed.
I'll. @. WaTmoth, Gov, for use, &c.
rs. James Fry ct ais; Judgment amend,
ed, reducing principal of Judgment tt
$1,000.
E. T. Golsan 81 Co. VS.. Sol. Loeb
Judgment affirmed.
Ebert Can't VS.. Eaton & Bastow
Judgment as to Barstow affirmed, anG
amended as to Eaton. See decree.
Beraud g. Gibertys. Rebbeek & Bro.
Judgment affirmed.
M z. GordY Va. z. A. Veazy; iudg
mentamended giving plaintiff privilege
upon the buildings repaired, etc., ant
affirmed as thus amended.
Fanny .. Lenoine VS.. James Powers
Judgment affirmed.
O. Delahoussaye vs.. H. Delallous
saye ct ais; personal iudgmen
against defendants affirmed, iudg
ment amended in other respects.
Gee. w. Banckerys.Cha Durand, il.
ct ais; Judgment amended SO rs to hni
the liability of the heirs of Durand 9th,
value De lis estate, and affirmed as TIM
amended.
Robt. Fl. Littel1 ct al. VS.. H~enriett.
NJ. Waekerhagen Judgment affirmed.
He. Warmoth VS.. A. Lege ct ais; judg
ment reversed, and the case remandet
for further proceedings according t
law.
p Gravemberg rs. D. Borel; judg
ment reversed, verdict Of the jury se
aside, aud the ease remanded for d me-
trial.
Opposition IN the Estate Of Anton
Romero; case continued to have Vii
creditors on the tableau cited.
Elizabeth McWaters, wife. ct ii. 9:
Alpha nj. Smith ct al. Judgment dis
missing plaintiffs demand, annnlled
and Judgment given for plaintiff am
tile demand against Wm. VI. Johnso
rejected and Judgment given quietin.
his title.
Herbert ct ais. VS.. i. Herbert
ais. Judgment affirmed.
state q Louisiana " Charles ALE
mand ct ais Judgment affirmed.
Helen O Houston, wife. VS.. Dayi
Hayes, admr., Judgment affirmed
Reaearing granted III case OF s. ii
Phillips vs. Mrs. Mary II. Lyman.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

The Lexington (Ky.) Press tells this
4" A business mar of Govington bought
a postal card yesterday, wrote a few
lines on the back of it, and putting it in
a stamped envelope, mailed it to a
friend in Lexington. He says the cards
are q great convenience
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

A GIRL WHO NEVER SAW A YOU'VE
MAN.-An old man who lives near ST..
Helena, Cal, in a wild solitude, has a
probably never seen a young mar till
other day to zee the town. She was
dressed up prettily, for the first time In
her life, and her silks and ribbons and
the gay sights almost turned her head.
But what most interested her was that
hitherto unknown. being-the young
man. Every time she saw one she
would fix hep eyes earnestly on him,
and she actually made several attempts
to get away from the old man, that she
might cultivate the acquaintance of
these young gentlemen, so thathe finally
caught her and led her by the hand.
After he got hen on the boatfor Vallejo,
on the hOmeWard trip, he felt pretty safe
and concluded to take a drink. He took
several, and in his absence the daughter
made the acquaintance of two sprightly
young men on the boat, and she was so
fascinated with male society. that she
made arrangements to forsake her old
father and go with them. She success
fully gave her father the slip when they
left the boat for the cars, and the infat-
uated girl was slowed batWeen them In
| u smoking car. But her father found
her and Whirled her out of that car in
the liveliest manner, and kepthis hands
ON her till they reached home. He will
not dare expose her to such peril again
and the paM Eil il destined to close
confinement out of the world of yOuna
men unless she runs away.
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To Destroy the Cotton Worm.

From the American Farmers Advocated
On the first day of the session at In
dianapOlis, Prof. Chas. V. Riley, State
EntOmOlogist of Missouri, read a short
paper in reference to the cotton worm
of the South and its destruction. He
said that it had not been his good for
tune to experiment in the cotton field,
but from its success in Kidding the North
west of the Colorado potato bug, and
his experience in the destruction of pes
tiferOus insects generally, he would
without hesitation recommend the use
of Paris Green, fully believing that at
a trifing cOst-nOt exceeding thirty OF
forty cents per acre-the cotton could
be saved and future ravages be pre-
vented.
He said it was singular, in view of the
fact that the damages from this worm
had reached so much as twenty millions
of dollars in a single week, that no leg
islative action had been taken for the
appointment of a commission to exam,
inc as to the nature and habits Of this
insect, and to devise means for its DIES,
tructiOn. Our legislators, to save al
expense of four or five thousand dollars
per year for the employment Ofan Officer
to watch the interests of the people
and to guard them against the depre-
datiOns of insect foes, have permitted
the sacrifice of crops to the amount o.
many millions.
In using the Paris Green, which is ;
poison, mix thoroughly with cheaI
flour, in proportion of one partof Greer
to twenty-five or thirty of -four. Pu1
the preparation in a bag of thin material
or in a perforated tin box, and attach tt
the end of a pole eight or ten feet il
length. Holding this in one hand, pas
it along over the row, tapping the roo
gently, and taking care that the Win(
shall blow awayfrOm vou. Apply whel
the dew is upon the plant, and the leas
particle of the dust will have the de
sired effect. Usedin this way it is per
feetly safe, and We earnestly urge
trial and report.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

The April term Of our District court,
which adjourned to give way to the Su-
preme court, will open again in Opelou-
sas, next Monday. 23d inst,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

There are but four prisoners now in
our parish jail-one white and three col
Ored, all for larceny. The case of the
white has been continued till the fall
term of the court.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

A WIFE AT AUCTION.-AbOut a week
ago, a widow woman named Gathner,
living in the Sixth Ward, met q male
acquaintance on Gratiot street and COM
planned to him that she was out of
-four and wood, and almost discouraged,
He told her she ought to marry again.
and she said she couldn't find husband.
"Ill sell you. at auction" he continued,
"and we'll put in q prOvlsO that the
highest bidder shall court you for a
week, in order that you may know him.
The woman laughingly consented, and
the MAJ mounted a box and began to
cry out. A crowd assembled and he
stated the facts in the case, saying that
he had known her for years. Knew her
to be industrious and of good character,
and then he opened the sale. Bidding
was lively and everybody in great hui
NOR. In the crowd was an old bach
elor named Peter D. JGslyn, boarding on
Maple street, and he was theonly one who
took the joke as a real fact. Hejumped
the bidding from 3 to So, and then
raised il to So. The auctioneer cried
"last call" on that figure, and the Wild
| ow was "kn0eked down. IoslYn hand
ed her the money, agreed to the prOyisO.
| and then treated the whole crowd, none
| of whom had a thought that a marriage
would take place. One did, however
take place yesterday morning, after the
terms of the proyiso had been faithfully
carried out. And while it is quite GER
| tain that Joslyn had found a good help
meet, the b~FidegroOm's friends say
that he is sober, steady, good-bempered
and we'll ofL-Detron Free Press, May
18th. Z
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

Nothing ought to be more precious to
a community, to a nation, to all civilized
society, than a pure, modest, refined,
and noble wQmanhnad. Mauuniyersaily
agree in this proposition. But how few
Of them n disposed to maintain it I'M
compromisingly otherwise than in the
abstract! Do they reflect that there
would be no fallen woman, if men seru-
pulously respected the honor of the
sex l0 they consider that female IL
centi0nsness is only a translation of
male hbertinisma All! if men were
what they should be, women would. in
deed, be only a little lower than the
angels,-ESeW Orleans Times.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

RACE.-There will be a race at Ar
naudyille, next Saturday, between Kid
der's mare, Tildee, and Boudreau's mare,
of LAFAYETTE.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

IA man went to consult one Of the
most conscientious lawyers, and, afIeF
stating his case, saids aNow, sr,I know
you're Ii lawyer, but { wish you would
just piease tell me the truth abOnt this
matter
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

BRINE FOR II PRESERVATION OF
BUTTEk.-To three gallons Of brine
strong enough to, bear an egg, add a
quarter Of a pound of nice white sugar
and one tablespoonful Of saltpeter.
Bob the brine, and when it is cold strain
carefully. Make your butter into rolls,
and rap each roll separately in a clean
white muslin cloth, tying. UP with string.
down, and pour over the brine until all
is submerged. This brine will keep
really good butter perfectly sweet and
fresh for a whole year. Be careful not
to put upon the ice butter that you wish
to keep for any length of time, In sum
mer, when the heat will not admit of
butter being made into rolls, pack close
" into small jars, and, using the same
brine, allow it to cover the butter to a
depth of ut least four inches. This ex-
cludes the air, and answers very nearly
as well as the first method suggested.
Hearth and Home.
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By G. p. LATHROP.

o many-tOned rain!
0 myriad sweet voices of the rain!
How welcome is its delicate overture
At evening, when the glOwing-mOistur'd west
Seals all things with COMPROMISE o fnight's rest!
1t first it would allure
The earth to kinder mood,
With daily flatter1ng
OF soft, sweet pattCring;
Family now You hear the tramp
Of the fine drops falling damp
On the dry, SuIl-seasOned ground
And the thirsty leaves around,
But anon, imbued
With a sudden, bounding access
or passion, it relaXea
All t1mider persuasion,
And, with nor preteXt nor occasion,
Its wO0tng redOubles; .-.
And pounds the ground, and bubbles
In suffering spray,
| Flinging itself in q fury
OF flashing white away;
Till the dusty road
Filings q perfume dark abroad,
An the grass, and the wide-hung trees,
The vines, the flowers i'll their beds,
The vivid corn that to the breeze
Rlstles along the gaPden-r0ws,
V1slbly lift their heads
And, as the shower wilder grows.
Upleap with answering kisses to the rain,
Next. the slow and pleasant murmur
Of its subsidiRg,
As the pulse Of the storm beats tirmer,
And the steady rain
Drops into a Cadenced Gliding.
OS6IFbfCaJHIOS ram,
The sad and gllOst1y noise
Wherewith thou d0st complaint
Thy plalHtive, spiritual voice,
Heard thus at close of day d
Through vaults of twflight-gray.-
! Doth veX me with sweet pain.
And still my soul is fam
To know the secret of that yearning
Which in thine utterance / hear returning.
Hush, o hush!
Break not the dreamy rush
! OI the fI1n =
Touch not the marring doubt -
| Words bring, to the certainty
OF its soft refrain,
But let the flying fringes ffout
Their gOuts against the pane,
And the gurgllng threat of the water-spout
GrOan in the caves amain.
The earth il welded to the shower;
Darkness and awe grid round the bridal-houpl
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LOCAL ITEMS.

We publish a poem, "Moods of the
Rain.n 1t has had but one mood here
lately, and there was no poetry in that.