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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

'Mr. Speaker exclaimed a member
Of the Arkansas Legislature, "my col
league taunts me with desire for fame.
| sc0rn the imputation, sir. Fame, sir.
What is fame? 1t is shaved pig with
a creased tail, which slips through the
hands OF thousands, and then is acci-
dentally caught by some fellow that hap
pens to hold it. let this creased tailed
Quadruped go by me without any effort
to clutch it, sir
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

GRIM. Con. AND ITS CONsEQUENCEs.-
Some of the male members of the
Hooper family, of .OpeliEa, Alabama,
must have a fine conception of the
method of yindicating themselves from
criminal charges. About two weeks
since Mr.. John Hooper, STRIPPING. of
twenty, murdered Mr.. T. H. Phillips,
who had accidently detected him in
improper relations with young lady.
Mr. P. having refused to deny that he
witnessed the act, young Hooper shot
him dead. The facts were sent by. a
correspondent to the Atlanta Herald,
and now comes County Solicitor George
W. Hooper (John's brOtheI) with an
advertisement in local paper offering
q reward for the writer John Hooper
having killed the witness to his crime,
the County Solicitor is evidently anx-
ious to slay the man who furnished the
facts for publication. This is what, we
presume, passes current with the Hoop
ers as ".yindieation'' Of the honor OF the
family, and also Of the. poor, weak
young girl, whose reputation has been
| forever blasted by the act of assassina-
| ton which transferred the knowledge
| Of her connection with the scandal from
| the few to the world. Mr.. George
| Hooper seems determined that all who
still have faith III the purity of the
Young woman Shall be forced to believe
| in her guilt. 1t is q murderer's axiom
| that 'asdead men tell no tales" but rid
| ding the world of the witnesses to 6
crime rendered notorious by GOSSIP
never yet freed its alleged authors from
imputation. s..S.e ssz-ssas. s.Es
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

A Western editor insists that he wrote
the word " trousseau" plain as pikestaff
in connection with certain bridal pres
ents. The printer however yUlgarly
put it " trousers
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

A young lady, while ON her way to be
married, was run over and killed. A
confirmed old maid savagely remarked,
g She has avoided n more lingering and
horrible destiny.n
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

DR.. Hall says that for the period OF q
month before marriage, and a mohbh
after death, men regard their wives as
angels. .--.,. . III i. -.. >...
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

Imeant to have told you of that
bole.n said one to his friend, who was
walking with him in the garden, and
tumbled into pit of water.
"No matter" said the visitor, blow
ing, "I have found it, a ~
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

The Freeport journal says pairs are
aha11CEafit at that place, and mont gates
are loaded down with them on tlne eve
nings.n
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

To STOP THE RAyAGEs OF Morris. =
Camphor will not stop the FaYages of
moths in carpets after they have cont
menced eating. Then they pay no re-
gard to the presence of camph0r, cedar
or tobacco. A good way to kill them
is, to take q coarse crash towel and
wiring it out of clean water. Spread it
smoothly on the carpet, then iron it
dry with good hot iron, repeating the
operation on all suspected places and
those least used. IT does not injure the
pile or color of the carpet in the least
1t is not necessary to press hard, neat
and steam being the agents, and they
do the work effectually on worms and
eggs. The camphor viii doubtless pre-
vent future depredations of the miller
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

'Anything to please the child,n as the
nurse said when she let the baby crawl
out of the nursery window.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

"Owing to the death of the editor.
there won't be any leader Tuesday,
says Wisconsin paper; " but look out
for an old ripper on Wednesday,"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

THE FUTURE OF NEW. ORLEANS IN THE
HANDS OF HER MERCHANTS. a.sa
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29
Cheering w Ords.

"rul11E THERE Is LIFE IN THE OLD LAND YET.''
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

Al doctors wife attempted to move
him by her tears. Ann p said he,
tears are useless. have analgzed
them. They contain little phosphate
of lime, some clllorate of sodium, and
r1ratnrf
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

An Indianapolis grocer who received
a postal card carried it back to the Post
master and said: "Here, show me where
the darned thing ODens.n
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29
VOLUME. s. &.
DRUG ST RES.
nPELOUsAs DRUG STORE.
SIGN OF THE BIG MORTAR!
Opposite the Court House,
oPELcUgAS, La ~

The undersigned in returning his sincere
thanks for the very liberal patronage with
which he has heretofore been favored, would
respeetfully call the attention of all needing
anything iii his line, to his
LARGE AMI. COMPLETE STOCK -
of everything belonging to the Drug Business.
PHYSICIANS, Country Merchants and Planters
orders solicited. -.
Prescriptions viii receive particular attention
at all hours of the day or Iigh
CLAUDTUS MAYO,
tE.,>es.,,.4 zt..,. Pharmaceutist.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

What did Adam first plant in the gar
den of Eden? His foot. .. j.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29
T,na Hs NO mUpERUGs
and avergEalng elae ln proportion.

He has on hand, and is constantly receiving
by every boat, q choice assortment Of All kinds
OF fancy and family groceries, consisting Of our
Smoked Shoulders, Breakfast Bacon, Pork,
Crackers, Rice, yefInicelli, Macaroni, Teas, all
kinds of canned Fruits, Fishes and Vegetables;
French glgaas American BTpaadg, Jamaica
WhsiEey, Old, R0tIrh0I, Old Rye, M0ll0ng ihelas
Dexter dte. Bitters, Hosteftera New Found
land, sazerae. Russian, and all other kinds,
in fact, any thing you may call for in tile
line of Fancy ttild Family Groceries. VI 81
Choice Liquors, Tobacco, Cigars, &C., &C., dSe.s
viii be found ab s.,s55$.,
LOUIS DESAIARAIs,
Corner of Market and Bellevue Streets,
0peloussss, Ia. ,s.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

~ 90 H zFs T - TF At DESIRAB IIE e sllAsk
~ IN hasaiusss now 1ap0faIiIy occupied py
RIoeh IL Ilt15ra It'll DleluilsRs. Possession gwen
ss,, IIts slatIsfry next Fer further ps
ssAssss ~ .sssFs 81 assses GFFAs. M IAI
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

- lS0 Ns Ez ~ z % ~ N Ne TIL A.
s6 sspvt, reward far the arrest and c0ny
ST who Isralre into my Et9Tet IN Iile
night OF the goth ltinlo. s.,
fat,a1as,a a3aY IN sfI 1STg-ff
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

Dress Hats 0f aupeT]5 quality finish.
All flIa hobby styles f6g young IneIl
Youflsss Bows slad 6KildreRs Hats, dn 1ne
i',s 49, ae.ff JOS. BLOCH N co.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29
DDS


mwRmHdyAH4 N0TKGE CA REGULAR
M Meeting 0f the ST. Landry Medical aud
Surgical Association wil he held at 0pelonsags g
!. n VINCENT BOAGNI, NJ. d.,
= President.
gAsfqss RAY All ID, Secretary. II
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-08-29

Itls 1Ee Best orted and cheal1 III
estern Louisiana.
Tlaiile delay.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05
nennsifinp the Electoral XOIe.

This is special to the st. Louis Demo,
crGt:
WASHINGTON, December 30.-Colonel
Grosyenor bearer of the electoral vote of
Ohio is having hard time finding any one
to receive it, Vice President CUlfaG sent
word some time since, that he would re-
ceive the returns, If present, up 70 twelve
o'clock Tuesday night, December 81, but he
is now absent from the city, as is also
Senator Anthony, President pro tenn.
Under these circumstances, the language
of the law is, Then such persons shall de-
liver the list of votes in their custody into
the office Of the Secretary OF State TO be
safely kept, and delivered over, as soon as
may be, to the President Of the Senate"
Messengers from several States have al
ready deposited the vote with Secretary
Fish, but the latter CONSTITUTES the above
clause to necessitate the delivery of the list
of votes intO his own hands and that it
would not do TO file them with any other
official on duty; and so he gave direc-
tiOns TO receive none, IN case. he
happened to be absent from the building.
To-day he was taken III. and when
Colonel Grosvenor called with the vote of
Ohio he was informed the Secretary was
quite i'll. and could not come TO the depart
ment till three o'clock. At that hour his in
disposition continued, and the result is the
vote is not yet deposited anywhere. To-
morrow is the last day, under the law,
Colonel GrOsyenor can deposit here, and if
the Secretary can not be out tomorrow, the
State Department will be obliged TO send a
messenger to Columbus after il.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05
The Proposed Crystal Palace in New


The contemplated centennial celebration
in Philadelphia in the year 1876, is
calculated TO Oyershadow a similar
enterprise which comes to light in
New York. 1t may not be uniu-
teresting TO our readers to make brief no.
tee OF the Institution and organization
which our New York friends have origin
ated. The Industrial Exhibition Company.
of which the Hon. john A. Dix is at the
head, intend TO create worlds fair which
VIII gather together millions of people, the
representatives of all nations, and present
such an array Of specimens of natures pro
ductiOns, and of the works of the artist and
scientist, as will illustrate by one grand ex-
hlbulon the results of mans genius and tai
ents IN this advanced age OF human civiliZa-
ton. The New York company will erect a
monstrous!y large editice the dome alone
OF which. it is calculated, will cost the i'm.
mense sum OF S4,OO0000.
When We consider that the rest Of the
building IN cost and immensely of extent
will be in proportional magnifcence to the
grand dome which will surmount the superb
structure, we can not but look forward with
feelings of impatient longing to the events
winch Will awe the nations of the earth
and hold them spell-bound by the grandeur
OF the scenes and celebrations which will
take place on the American continent in
cOmmemoration of the most important Oc-
currence IN the worlds history, which gave
birth TO the great republic of the world.
whose rapid progress i'll the march of en-
lIghtenment Will illumine the brightest page
0t recorded time. In concluding this slight
mention, we should add that this enterprise
Will furnish a permanent industrial exhibi-
ton building, art gallery. public library and
garden of plants, which every section of
the world land the rest OF mankind" will
delight in honOring.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05

We reproduce this special to the St. Louis
Republican,:
NEW YORK, December 3l.-In a review of
the financial record of 1872 the Express
SAYS:
The Stock Exchange has grown won
derfully, and is now one of the most specu-
lative marts in the world. A few of our
leading operators, who now occasionally
combine, represent securities worth $780,
UU0,0QO. Another important feature Of the
year has been the disposition of the man
ayers of old railways to increase the Volume
OF their securities, to double track, extend
and otherwise improve their lines This
assumed the form of a mania during the
closing month OF the year. The New York
Central authorized an issue of SIC, 600 600
bonds to lay double track from New York
to Buffalo. The Chicago and Northwestern
authorized an issue of $1,000. 600 con-
soHdated mortgage bonds, of which
s30,OUO,OO is reserved to take up outstand-
ing mortgages, and $l3,0000C) for new
work, such as the compile ton of branch
lines, which will give to the parent COM
pany valuable land grants. the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Company is
now marketing $S00O,0OO sinking fund
bonds Tor improvements The Milwaukee
and st. Paul Company has issued about
S4,0OOG0O new bonds and ST 100000 com
mon stock, and has also recently given no.
tee OF new issue of $2,000000 common
stock apd s25OO,oOo scrip preferred. The
Chlcago aud Rock Island Company a short
Il1ne SINCE announced a new issue of Sc O0O-
UOO' stock, The Hannibal and St Joseph
Company has issued $4,000. 600 new stock
during the year. The Erie Company has
authorized large consolidated mortgage,
which increases the bonded deb. and the
Pacific cni Mail Steamship Company sold
S@IoV,0OO at par, which had been in the
treasury a long time. The above LIST com
prlses only leading companies which have
increased their securities
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05
motion of Mr.. Brewster, was referred Il
the Committee on Public Education.

mOtl0D OF MI. DTeWsteI, was IclcIToQ 70
the Committee on Public Education.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Ipgraham called up resolution in
troduced by him and lying over, as follows
Resolred, That the Committee on Peniten
tiarv be and are hereby instructed to re
mort if there are any minors undergoing i'm
prisonment in the State Penitentiary fol
violations of the statutes of the State.
The resolution was then adopted.
Also. on motion of Mr.. Ingraham the fol-
lowing resolutions were taken up.
Resclred. That the Finance Committee be
and are hereby instructed to prepare and
report, by bill, making all Auditors war
rants outstanding Dece 81, 1872, inter
est bearing at eight per cent per annum, and
also provide for the redemption Of said out
standing warrants by creating fund Of
twenty per centum Of all moneys received
in the general fund, which fund shall be
used to purchase latter paying interest on
the outstanding warrants from time to
time not oftener than once in every ninety
DAYS, as the Auditor anfTreasurer may, by
sealed proposals, advertise to purchase.
Resoieed, That the Finance Committee
also report, by bill, an act prohibiting the
issue by the Auditor Of any warrant or war
rants on anu d1lef JduudIS l, 80, Nh'Ooo
there be money in the State treasury 10 pay
said warrants on presentation; provided,
that warrants shall be issued by the Au-
ditor in payment of the mileage, per diem
ana pay Of the members, officers, employees
and contingent expenses of the General
Assembly for the extra session OF Decem-
Der, 1872, and of the regular session OF 1873.
The resolution was referred to the Com
nittee on Finance.
On motion, duly seconded, the Senate
went into executive session.
Executive session being raised, the Senate
was called to order by the President, in
regular session.
On motion of Mr. holland. the Senate
voted that when it adjourned, it should be
to meet on Monday, January 6, at 10
A. NJ.
The Senate then voted TO adjourn, as
aforesaid.
The President then announced that the
Senate stood adjourned to meet till Mon
day, January 6, 1873, at 10 a. NJ.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05

From this white population is to be de-
Quoted an alien population of over 50, 600.
and also from 5000 TO 5000 white Republi-
cans who vote the regular and straight Re
publican ticket. The Democratic alliance
with Warmoth, after be had been repu-
dated by his own party (which he attempted
20 destroye. resulted iIf the appointment of
Democratic supervisors of registration,
whose sole purpose and instructions were
EC1 use every means aud measure in their
ggower to suppress and overthrow the col
lored voters, and which instructions were
faithfully carried out by every means in
their power. In many parishes Icountiesl
where there was an uGdOubted aud an un
questioned Republican majority. as demon
strated by the previous elections OF 1867.
1868 and 1870. The original registration
and record books were destroyed in order
10 procure q new and complete registration.
although the registration law requires that
no new registration shall be made without
parishes leouHtiesl have been divided or
new parishes counties created
This committee finds that in every parish
lcountyI where this new and complete regis
tration was had that fully four-titths of the
Colored voters failed 10 obtain new registra-
ton, not from any fault of their own. We
ind, in the carrying out of the instructions
OF the State supervisor of registraton-a
plant tool of Governor Warmoth s-the fol
lowing damning facts:
Language is almcs inadequate to convey
TO the people OF the State and natl, n the
various modes ard means rcsorted e.. o dc.
priye citizers of ,heir inalienable rights to
rcslste. aud tie IN accordance with the
dictates Of jrel. conscience. These means
were resorJGu TO lii Il e ease of cOIered men
only. and were systematic thrCugh bout the
State, as the following facts will show:
4 freedman, even if his hair was white
with age, having approached supervisor
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05
santanta and Big Tree,
ne Houston Union saws:

sc houston thi0n says
lhese two noted Indian chiefs. who are.
uhoer sentence of lifetime confinement in
the Penitentiary of Texas, yesterday paid
our city visit. We can not say that the
y nislt was voluntary, for when we saw them
IL Was al That disgrace to our cicy-rhe Jail.
lhese two noted chiefs have for long
h tlme been in the Jail at ST. Louis, having
e oeen taken to that city by the general gov
dian council
,-n tney were brought to this city by Deputy
r meg N States Marshals J. W Morgan and
r Newcom6, the latter being the son of
~ y. "A; Newcomb, United States marshal for
Tue Th Eastern District of Missouri. ''' -
sona neSJ 5 Gentlemen men We're taking their pri-
soners oack to Huntsville to serve ont +bair
sentence nee The chiefs were in remarkably aIe
80 nTT conGltlon, and seemed to be in GOOD
az the depot. was createu
ti, DOR fellows, We fear they viii fc- sone
o i"ie 40 10 come be declared from the exercise
hair 'lVdi-oA or LtIng
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05

Mr.. P. w. S. Nickerson died in the a. Il
pox hospital in Portland, Maine, rece..l,
He contracted the disease while ATTENDING
woman at South Lawrence, Massachusetts,
not vaccinated, he stepped heroicaIly into
tue gap and rursed the woman through her
sickness, there being no one else 10 do il.
Thus he came to hls death. He was spoken
of by those who kne him as a man OF most
generous impulses, ever prompt TO respond
10 the call of distress. He was thirty-fve
years of age, and belonged TO the Odd Eel.
lows and Good Templars
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05

We copy this from the New yo,r
Tribune: " iolk
bachelor VII, at the are If nire+,. s-o
MAKES up his mind to tempt the nar;1a nr 20
LhlaLrlnony may well have mach oF ~ -.
bravery which pertains to the cbarac,e Ia a.
asoldier-5lr. William Edwards of J.r "
me veteran who mas thus nobly dare3 80 %
we arc not astonished to learn mar no , r-au
h wounded at the battle of Waterloo Tas
mas however, taken to his arms no ~ 1i9
Gnu Gnu Oaiter daInsel OF sixteen IT, ECU
mrs. william Edwards has reacha5 Lew tb
ma age of seventy years. So thar :, 10 20
NOV 50 much January and Nav as = -
uaIy ana December business StiII :. y an on,
nov oe concealed that the dame il nr =. S%n
81 century younger than her Iord n 10 go
"a SShlcb' however, we trust thai sbo tnTI
Iii herself with wifelv discretion ard
VIII not, by flirting with some Corp ud, anu ~
SKY or SO, bring ne gray bar@ Of 5e Go bu o.
L. tio, ~ SorIo" Il she grave. 1t ia a conso-
80, 10 Know ID Il he : n 80 tfar ei+bar
81 .u me pahss .. jealousy or his hr;de,s
mn, ,snhess, that inexorabie tiIne will soon
nm INN out OF his misery. By the wav We
nn use not forget to mention that this me- %e
am oVran bridegroom has been a consfart
TWO years. pefiou q elgh'y-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05
Edward A. Pollard. WAC died few DAVIS

LU"aIu II 4 IldIU' Y no UIeu lew DAYS
ago, at Richmond, Virginia, had some SEN
sible ideas OF the subject of negro equal
ity" He IL an item from a pamphlet
writer han not long since:
- hern gentleman might sit in the
IRE car, or at the same table, with a black
man, o. find himself in any other situation
OF accidental neighborhood with him. and
teei no diminution of selfrespect, or occa-
sion TO assert his superiority; while the
vuigarian in the same circumstances might
be known by his squirming from the person
OF the Niger" as if he feared some COM
parison damaging to himself. 1t is con-
trast of manners that tells its own story
and imparts all there is really of concern
in the South on the subject of negro equal.
ity.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05
Boutwell, Not TO Resign.

u Washington Special OF Che this:ieth
"ltimo &c che ST.. Louis GioJ. sayss
al sorts OF yumors have been in ciqcula-
zion to-day relative to the proposed resigna-
ton OF Boutwell,, but, on the direct state
ment OF that gentleman himself, YOUR cor
respondent is authorized to declare them
without foundation, especially the one tele-
graphed to Boston this afternoon. stating
that letter of resignation had been writ
ten. in which that act was to take effect on
the fifteenth proximo. The Secretary states
posi- lively that he has not written such
letter, or even thought OF doing so. If he
were TO do so, there would be no secrecy
made OF it.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05
The Learned CarpeutPr.

Samuel Lee, professor of Hebrew at the
University of Cambridge, England, was
seventeen years OF age before be conceived
the idea OF learning a foreign language.
Out OF the scanty pittance OF his weekly
earnings as carpenter he purchased a book.
and when this was read he exchanged II
for another and thus he advanced in knowl-
edge. He had not even the privilege of
balancing between reading and relaxation,
but was obliged 70 pass directly from bodily
fatigue to mental exertion During the six
years previous to his twenty fifth wear he
omitted none of the hours usually apu-o-
priated to manual labor, and lie etire,i To
rest regularly at ten O'Clock in the evening
and yet at the age of thirty-one years ne
had actually learned seventeen languages,