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The Opelousas courier., 1873-07-12
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A S Tax Collector of the legal Government
IA of the State of Louisiana, in and for the
Parish of st. Landry, hereby forbid and pro-
hibit any and all citizens thereof from paying
taxes to any one but myself and my deputies
at such time and at such places as may deem
necessary to designate.
JNO. l. GARDINER
Tax Collector.
March 30 1874
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Pointe-aux-Loups Springs.

TNHE undersigned respectfully announces to
IL the public Of St. Landry and neighbering
Parishes that he is prepared to receive visitors
at these well known Springs.
Those who prefer bringing their own provis-
ions can do so, and furnished rooms will be
rented to them. Prices Moderate.
A. b. CART,
June l5-tf. Proprietor
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sT. CIHARLEs COLLEGE,
Grand Cotenu.

A LITERARY EXHIBITION and the Dis
IN. trihution of Premiums will take place at
ST. Charles College, Grand Coteau. on Tues
day, August 5th, at 9 o'clock A. NJ.
The parents of the students and tue friends
of the Institution are invited to attend.
j. R0DUIT, S. j.
July i2-3t
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The Lafageete Advertiser. of the 9Th instant,
states that Mr.. Dupre Prelaan, citizen OF
that Parish, was found dead ID his hack. il,
the prairie, about seven miles from veruaiHon-
vile. on the 2Sth uIt. II appears that he had
been subject to epilertie fits for many years,
and that while going home alone III a state Of
infoxication, tbs evening previous, he had an
attack Of his old nalady, and died before
sticcor reached him. 88sf
The Opelousas courier., 1873-07-12
MISCELLANEOUS CARDS

1872. 1872.
Low WATER ARRANGEMENT
IT, The new, light draft and staunch
ssz=azzass ssizsEszsEzs passenger packet Trenton.
NJ. kENISON Muster, T. JOHN Clerk.
Capt. kenison having purchased the Trenton
expressly for the New Orleans, Opelousas and
Washington trade, she will commence her reg
ular trips from New Orleans to Washington on
the lst of September and continue until high
water, when she will be succeeded by the fine
passenger steamer Lessie Tuylor.
r. S. WILKINS. Agent
cor. Bridge and Water Sts
August 3-l0-ly] Washington, La.
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A Coon SIGN. The Republican Con-
vention of Maine, held recently, de-
in bitter terms, the Kellogg
asurpation in Louisiana.
The Opelousas courier., 1873-07-12


During the canvass the claims of Kel-
logg were urged because as Senator he
secured great Federal aid to Southern
railroads. It now turns out that for
this little job he received $500, 900
worth of bonds, while Pinchback re-
ceiyed $50, 900, Speaker Lowell $4,000
and so on. Ludeling, Chief Justice,
deals in railroad bonds-Ray, Senator
for the short term, and sPineh," for
the long term, both have railroad
bonds Kellogg has railroad bonds
and thus, from Grant down to the low
est, almost every Radical official is en-
gagged in plnndering the people. From
the small fry who deals in parish paper,
and chuckles over his occasional petty
speculation of q few cents on the dol
lar, up to the Credit Mobilier thieves,
and still further, to the gift taker,
Grant, all are OF the same cloth. How
honest men can affiliate with such
I party we cannot see; and that all
such are leaving it is evident. Reform
parties are springing up everyEhere.
The Western farmers are aligninr
themselves against monopolies and afI
the other Radical combinations and an /.
pliances by which the people are plum
dered. These movements are fast TAX
ing shape. and, under Providence, will
be the means of saving the nation.--
IangipGboa Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1873-07-12

Young Walworth, who recently murdered
his father in New York, was, on the Cd inst,
found guilty of murder in the second de
gree, which means, according to the laws of
New York, that hs committed the monstrous
deed without premeditation.
The Opelousas courier., 1873-07-12

Senator Carpenter gives great dissat-
isfaction to his brother Radicals at the
North by his defense of the back pay
grab. and his mild view of the Credit
Mobilier iniquity. This glib and jocu-
lar politician has had disastrous sum-
mer campaign. He created large dis
gust here by his speech on our situa-
tion and his infellcitous exposition of
the right of self defense to our colored
fellow citizens, aud now we find him
giving serious umbrage to the more de-
cent classes at the North, by his de-
Tense of that most disreputable malap-
preparation of the public money by
members of Congress to themselves as
a bounty and gratuity.
When two acknowledged chiefs of
the Republican party like Butler and
Carpenter Justify these transactions,
aud when the President applauds and
declares his profound esteem for the
Congressman and for his own retiring
Vice President, who are associated in
these corruphons. we think that the
Radical party has earned the bitter op-
position of all honest and decent men,
and we are encouraged to perceive that
such an organized opposition is rapidly
forming in the great West to give effect
and secure victory for such All oppo-
sition.
The great Grange movement, which
now embraces 400, 1000 members in the
Northwest, distincly plants itself in
opposition to the Radical party on the
very ground of its thorough corruption,
and the gross immortality aud selfish
righteousness of its chiefs. All hail
to the Grange!-N. @. Herald, Sd.
The Opelousas courier., 1873-07-12

The CHoLERA.-There were seven deaths
from cholera in Nashville on sunday, the 9th
inst, and fifteen In Chattanooga. Tenn, in.
the space Of two days, 9th and 7th. Also one
in Jersey City and one in Brooklyn, N. T., on
the 7th. Nome reported in New Orleans.
The Opelousas courier., 1873-07-12

"A writer says that Awhat the true man most
wants of ii wife ID her compani0nship, sympa7
thT eeHrage and love- He ID right. The
t5qp man wants his wife1s companionship
Nilsn be has I'd get up in the night to see
what that noise Is in the cellar. Her courage
" snlnently valuable N fhe general neighbof-
naea debates over the possession Of some do
5a1stic articie, and her love ID absolutely in
MIhpensable when he gets III late. Bat her
sgiapzthy Well, any one who has ever
Riskea up ths wrong stove lid with his bare
RMhst easn estimate the value Of that.
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'sYet we assure the President that the conn
try is not blind to the fact that his own aI,-
pcintees in Louisiana are, to a lamentabIe ex-
Tent, responsible for tho bitterness and confu-
zion which prevail there, and that had he, In
18th, as ne then urged him TO do, removed
Aessrs. Casey and Packard, and compelled
their associates and successors to keep out of
Seate politics altogether, his present action
V1enld either never have been required, or If
rsqnifed IL would have e8na with much
better grace IN. III Times, II 15dgsissssfsatsoaa.J /
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Postage Law.

Under the operation of the new law,
the exchanges heretofore existing be-
tween the various newspaper and Pc
riodicals of the country have been cut
off and diminished to a great extent,
and we are somewhat curious to know
what will be the result Of this postage
economy.
The same set of Congressman who
voted themselves back pay, white
washed the Credit Mobilier, and dou-
bled the Presidents salary, abolished
the franking privilege and included the
exchange lists, even prohibiting the
free circulation of papers in the county
Or parish where they are published
This is virtually tax upon knowledge
which we doubt if the people will en-
dure.
The country and weekly press of this
country is no mean influence that can
be set at defiance by an economical
pretense. The abuse Of the franking
privilege by Congressmen and political
parties was so fragrant and notorious
that there was good ground for the
popular demand for the stoppage of
that otfeuse and abuse OF the postotfice :;
but compared with the free circulation
of newspapers and periodicals, that
form the staple reading and public opin-
ion of the nation, the pretense of saw
ing the cost of distribution of these
prints is pitiful business that ought
/ to recoil on the Congressman who voted
for it.
We very much mistake the power of
the press in this country if the editorial
force do not make the repeal of this
provision question at the coming ses-
sion of Congress, and if they do not
put their mark upon any man in pub
lie life who has the audacity to claim
his back pay and dispute the passage
of a repeal of this obnoxious clause in
I the present postage law.
No one wishes or desires the return
of the old franking privilege with all
its abuses, but the return to free ex-
changes is a far different affair." 1t
only restores to the press the opportu-
nifty, to which they are fairly entitled
of knowing what is passing through
the country, and of informing their
readers of matters of Interest, and this
reason especially applies when we con
slider the weekly country press, from
which all items of local news of crops,
improvements, crimes, or other incl
dents, are gathered by the dailies, and
distributed by means of their large cir
culation over the cities, and by the tele-
graph.
As the matter now stands, every pa
per of any extended circulation is com-
PEELED to cut down it's entire exchange
list, and culiing out certain papers and
periodicals as the most important,
while the rejected papers are also de-
prived of many of their city exchanges
which they greatly want. The whole
Legislation on this point was either a
piece of negligence. or else deliberate
slap at the free press of the country for
their comments on Congressional cor
ruption and debasement. Taken in Ell
ther aspect, the sooner the law is modi-
fed, the better for the politicians and
the country.-N. o. Picayaae, 9Th.
The Opelousas courier., 1873-07-12

The New ORLEANS Neutrality-suspicious. clip
pings from the New Orleans Herald will be
found in this issue of the COURIER. The Her.
aid is new, live paper, ably edited, and de-
voted to the true interests Of enr people and
the overthrow Of the Kellogg usurpation. 1t
was the Herald that first discovered and ex-
posed the secret of Kelioggs tvery disinter-
estSd y efforts while in Congress to secure
FederaI aid for some Of ourrailroads, mention
of which is made elsewhere. The Herald is a
daily evening paper, and the subscription price
is only $l2 year.
The Opelousas courier., 1873-07-12
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
pLAQUEMINE BRULEE ROUTE.

- PLAQUEMINE BRULEE ROUTE.
FROM oPELousAs TO PLAQUEMINE BRULEE:
Leaves Opelousas every Tuesday at o'clock
A. NJ, arrives at Plaquemine every Tuesday at
Il o'clock A. NJ. Leaves Plaquemine every
Tuesday at IL NJ, arrives at Opeloutas every
Tuesday at 6 o'clock P. NJ
TECHE ROUTE.
FROM ST. MARTINsvILLE TO oPELoUsAs:
Leaves S. Martinsyille every Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday at 6 o'clock A. III, arrives at
OpeIousag at 5 r. NJ Leaves Opelousas every
Monday, Wednesday. and Friday at 6 o'clock
A. NJ, arrives at st. Martinsville at s P. NJ.
HICKORY FLAT ROUTE.
FROM oPELoUsAs TO HICKORY FLAT
Leaves Opelousas every Tuesday at o'clock
A. NJ, arrives at Hickory Flat every Wednes-
day at, o'clock P. N. Leaves Hickory Flat
every Thursday at s o'clock A. M, arrives at
0nelousas every Friday at o'clock P. NJ.
NEW ORLEANS.
The New Orleans mails, via Grand Coteau,
Vermillionviile, New Iberia, ETC., arrive and
depart daily tSundays excepted.l
II Mails for above places will close on the
evening previous to the departure of the mails.
p y. LEFEBVRE, PM.
Opelousas, June %, 1873.
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CARRIAGE SHOP.
MARKS CHEAP STORE.

Main St, under the Courier Printing Office
MY friends, aud the public of st. Landry in
Va general, are respectfully informed that
am offering as
Good Bargains
as any other establishment in town. l have
recently geceived well selected stock of sea-
sonable goods, embracing Dry Goods, Notions,
Clothing, Boots, Shoes and Hats, Groceries.
Hardware, &c, which will sell at prices that
cannot be underbid anywhere. Cal and see.
ADOLPHE MARKS.
Opelousas, March Is, 1873. IT,
The Opelousas courier., 1873-07-12
FRESH GARDEN SEEDS.

MFR. II. Desessarts having removed on the
IVA plantation of the late Chauncey Sey-
mour, miles south west of Opelousas, will
continue tokeep on hand complete assort-
ment OF Genuine and fresh Garden Seeds, for
sale for cash, cheap. Feb. j., lS73-I4tf
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c. MoRNHINvEG aJ.DANTIN,

Q. MORNAINVEG * J. DANTIN,
TEHAkE pleasure i'll announcing to their
IL friends and the public that they have
opened their tailor establishment, on Bellevue
street, adjoining the Opelousas Tin Shop, i'm
mediately opposite Bloah 4 DuprGs burnt
store, where they are ready to make to order
men and boys clothing on short notice. and ii
tit guaranteed.
August, 81, 1872. t32-ly
The Opelousas courier., 1873-07-12
A. GARRIGUES.

THEAPER than the cheapest store in town.
" Nj. VILASECA.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-10-29
AKansas EIopement.

tBazar Township Letter to the New York SUM-
A few days ago the citizens Of
this township were startled by the
rumor that the wife of well-knOwn
Baptist preacher had gone to Texas
with her husbands hired man. She
had previously borne good reputa-
ton, had lived with her husband
fifteen years, and was. the mother of
three children, aged respectively
thirteen, six and four years.
Her husband became aware that
all was not right, and few months
ago paid off and dismissed the man
who was the cause of his domestic
uuhappiness and he went, but only
to place near by. where he procur-
ed new wagon. Then he bought a
horse from his former employer, and
with another horse, procured some
where else. he rugged an outfit for
Texas, as he slid. When he was all
ready the lady coolly informed her
husband that she loved George bet
ter than himself or children, and that
she was going with him.
Tho husband demonstrated and
told her that when the reaction came,
which surely would come, she would
be most miserable. But nothing
would induce her to be separated
from George she turned away her
little children who chung about her
neck, and her husband, with q heavy
heart, divided his household goods
with her, giving her and her paramour
half of such things as they could
carry with them. He also told her
that she could take some books from
his library if she chose. She took
only Der little hymn-book. The
husband expressed the hope that she
might read her Bible and profit
thereby.
At 10 o'clock or thercabouts in the
darkness of the night the clipping
pair started off, piously requesting
| the deserted husband to pray that
they might have save and prosper
Gus journey.
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ScANDAL.-The story is told Of a
woman who freely used her tongue
to the scandal of others, and made
confession to the priest Of what she
had done. He gave her ripe this
tie top, and told her to go out in va
rious directions and scatterthe seeds,
one by one. Wondering at the pen
ance, she obeyed, and then returned
and told her confessor To her
amazement, he babe her 60 back and
gather the scattered seeds; and
when she objected that it would be
impossible. he replied that it would
be still more difficult to gather up
and destroy all evil reports which
she had circulated about others. Any
thoughtless. careless child can scat
ter handful of thistle seeds before
the wind in q moment, but the
strongest and wisest man cannot
gather them again.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-10-29

~ California newspapers are
publishing "reminiscences Of John
Harrington, a notrious character,
who has just been discharged in a
San Francisco police court on COM
plant of murder. One story related
of him is that once, while in Jail for
some ofense. he lent his "spike-tail
coat to a casual acquaintance who
was hanged. But he reclaimed his
garment when he found that the
Sheriff was about to bury the man in
it and. angry at the hard treatment
it had received, he declared he would
never have his coat hanged again.
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to Richmond, Va. No charge for transfer
af Baggage at Lynchhurg, BurkevilIe, and
oil other places on this Railway Line.
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The Curlonitr ofnFlx.

Talk about the curiosity of women
We viii back a fly against any wo-
man. just watch him as he gaily
trayerses bald mans Uranium. balts
ON the eyelids, and taking cursory
glance around him, waltzes over the
end Of the nose, peeps up one nostril.
and satisfies his curiosity there.
curyettes over the upper LID, and
takes a glance up the other. with a
satisfactory smile at having seen all
there is to be seen there, he makes 8
Decline for the chin, stopping a
moment to explore the nRvity form
ed by the closed lips. Arriving at
the chin, he then takes a notion to
creep down under the shirt-collar.
bat suddenly Insulating he turns
around as if he hid forgotten some.
thing, and proceeds to an explors.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-10-29

ton Of the ears This concluded, he
carries out his originalintention, and
disappears between the neck and the
shirt-collar, emerging, sitter 2 lapse
Of some minutes, with an air seeming
to say he has performed his duty,
What matters the frantic attempts TO
catch him, the enraged gestures, and
the profane language? They dis
turb his equanimity not a moment. ;
driven from one spot he alights on
another he finds he has got duty
to Newfoundland he does it.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-10-29
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMA-
TION.

November 27 to be a Day Of Fasting
and Prayer.
WASHINGTON, October lathe
following is President Grants pro-
claInation:
The approaching close Of another
year brings with it the occasion for
renewed thanksgiving and acknowl-
edgemeht to the Almighty Ruler Of
the universe for the unnumbered
mercies which lie has bestowed us.
Abundant harvests among the re-
wards of industry with local excep-
tions, have been among the blessings
enjoyed. tranquility at home and
peace with other nations have pre-
vailed. Frugal industry is regaining
its merited recognition and its merit
ed rewards gradually, but, under the
providence of God, surely, as we
trust the nation is recovering from
the lingering results of q dreadful
civil strife. For these and all other
mercies vouchsafed, it becomes Us rs
people to return heartfelt and
grateful acknowledgements, and
with thanksgiving we may unite our
prayers for cessation Of local and
temporary suferings. l therefore
recommend that on Thursday, the
twenty-seventh day OF November
next, the people meet in their re.
spective places of worship to make
their acknowledgements to Almighty
Ged for his beunties and his protec
ton. and offer him prayers for their
continuance. In witness whereof ]
have hereunto set my hand, and
! caused the seal of the United States
| to be affixed. u. S. GRANT.
BY the President. HAMILTON FISH,
...-. Secretary of State
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-10-29

LINCOLN md the Slaves.
What the Hon. r. NJ. T. Hunter said
nj the Winchester Va Fair

What the Hon. r. NJ. T. Hunter said
ut the Winchester (Ya.) Fair
~. e.. on the Sth instant.
IRON the New York Tribune Report
81 well recollect that, in the inter
view at Old Point Comfort. between
Mr.. Lincoln and MIR. Seward on the
one hand, and Commissioners of the
Confederate States (of whom I was
one). on the other, this subject of
compensation for the emancipated
RI slaves was introduced by Mr.. Lin
coin himself. He said that promi-
nent citizen of the North whose
name, if given, would probably sur
prise US. had written to him to say
that if the slaves were enancipated,
the sum of $4OO, 100000 ought to be
distributed among their former own
ers by way of compensation. The
money, as well as l remember, was
proposed TO be given to the States
in proportion to the number of ne
groes freed within their borders,
and by them to be distributed among
a. the individual owners. That this
would have been q very inadequate
compensation for 100000 slaves
is evident to all. But who can esti-
mate the relief which it would have
afforded to the despoiled the strick-
on South; if distributed among
them just after the war, it would
have been of inestinable value,
Mr.. Lincoln said he had no authori.
ty to speak for any one but himself
but he himself was in favor of it.
Upon this, Mr.. Seward expressed
some Impotence, saying that the
Government paid enough in the ex
penses of the war, which suppose
he felt to have been waged for ne
gro emancipation-a poor excuse tc
be made in regard to the claims Of
the-States, but none, certainly, in
the cases of Kentucky, Missouri
Maryland and Delaware, which never
seeded, and were never even called
rebellions. To this Mr. Lincoln re
piled with equal earnestness: .
know you all say that it was sinfu
to hold slaves, and, as there was nc
r right to do so, there is no justice il
the claims for compensation. Now,
said he, IF it was sin in the Soutl
70 hold slaves, it was a sin in The
North to sell them, which they die
70 a very great extent, as we al
Know"
The United States may yet Dc
something, he thinks, for the relic
of the South and to remove the
stain which must otherwise res
upon it's reputation for justice ant
fair dealing. 1t can deposit the
amount of 400,O0O,000 mentioned
by Mr.. Lincoln, on the principle OF
which the surplus revenue was de
posted with the States. If it shoulC
never be returned no injustice would
be done. for those who would retain
it were justly entitled to it. Thi
would bring great relief to the PEG
pie of the South and benefit tn,
whole country by increasing tn,
tax.paying resources of the Soutl
land the trade of.the whole land
II this, or something like it is no
done, then the South will have t.
work ont its own salvation unde
unparalleled difficulties. "And shall
= we not do itr' energy, hope
skill and self denial can accomplish
miracles, and believe our peOpl
p possess all these qualities"
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