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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-26

The Supreme Court of the United
States in the case of Mutual Life In
surance Company, Of New York, plain
tiff in error VS.. Mary Terry, has by it's
decision probably established a judicial
precedent which will guide the inferior
courts in their decisions upon the same
subject. The evidence showed that
this Mr.. Terry killed himself by inten-
tionally. taking a dose of poison, and
therefore the Company refused to pay
the policy, claiming that it was null and
void by the terms Of the contract. The
court before which the case was origi-
nally tried decided against the
company on the ground that though
Terry poisoned himself he was insured
at the time, and hence the policy was
not forfeited.
The Supreme Court of the United
States lays down the following doctrine
as the legal construction Of the suicide
clause.
We hold the rule on the question be-
fore us to be this: If the assured, being
in the possession of his ordinary reas-
oning faculties, from anger, pride, jeal-
ousy, or a desire to escape from the ills
Of life, Intentionally takes his own life,
the proviso attaches, and there can be
no recovery. If the death is caused by
the voluntary act of the assured, he
knowing and intending that his death
shall be the result of this act, but when
his reasoning faculties are SO far i'm
paired that he is not able to understand
the moral character, the general nature,
consequences and effect of the act he is
about to commit, or when he is imnelled
thereto by an insane impulse which he
has not the power to resist, such death
is not within the contemplation Of the
parties to the contract, and the insurer
is table,
III hence follows thatthere is no pre-:
sumption Of law prin.a .fdcie that self.
destruction arises from insanity. The
party claiming the benefitof insanity al
preventing the forfeiture Of an instr.
anca policy must prove The fact bY epi.
denee distinct from the fact Of self.
destruction.
We think TINT some difficulty viii be,
set this decision. Insanity in too man.
cases IS sudden, violent, and the frs
mad act of the overturned brain nigh
be D mans self murder. It is 4 subtle
maIady often existing unknown to am
one until, at an exciting moment, j
leaps into terrible life. No one caI
read the statistics Of insanity, that fear.
faI history which covers the dafkes
pages Of the worlds record, WiitIlou
being struck by Me.singnlar unexpect
cd manifestations of the disease. III
mature, growth, and manifestations vii
have TO be better understood BY til,
world before the decision OF the su
nreme Court will settieth b question sat
i~sfaetorily, The Dorder1 land which Iii
yidos sanity from insanity win have &
he explored step BY step understanding
~ before any Court save that Of Go,
can justly decide whether the man VIII,
takes his own life ii not bit the momen
0f suicide as mad and lost to reason q
the lunatic who bowls behind iron bars
AT least, IL this suicide is committedn I'M
der the influence Of oyerrnastering pas
si0ns,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-26

Jay Cook y Co. great bankers of
Naw York. hare hrDkp,a and naany
smaaIer concerns fell iii after them.
Since the llars walked into the
GOTTEN of this people, which was THEN
hank. they feel no concern about the
breaking Of Jay Cook & Cos bank, 81
any other mans bank.
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Philip Eseerling, aIs, e aIs. vs.. philip

PhRHiD EHfeFERMSy MS, HE AASs VS. EMHkHg
Esterling, pere.
INSTRUCT COURT, PARISH. OF ST, Ian
u dry.-No. 123O8.-By virtue Of Q writ OF .tieIt
District Court. in and for the Parish of st. Lam
dry, in the above entitled suit, andto me direct
ed, I will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder ut the Courthouse OF sald
parish, in the town Of OpelOusas, on SATUR-
DAY. the LIST day of November, 1873. at eleven
o'clock, A. NJ, the following described property,
tO-wit-
bounded east by Bridge street, south by Gar
rigues' street, north by lot formerly belonging
to Simon Lepp, nOwt0- and west by Wash
ingtOn street.
Seized in the above suit. .g sAs8l~
Terms-Cash on the spot.
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found iii the following resolutions adopted ny
the Press Convention at Baton Rouge, July 6fh,
S73--a square,, three hundred and twelve
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Resolved. THAT the following scale of rates be
and the same is hereby adopted by the conyen-
ton for all advertisements coming from adgeF-
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Transient advertisement 81 80 per square,
first insertion each subsequent insertion, rs
cents. -
Resolved, That the above scale OF rates be and
they are hereby made the basis upon which all
contracts with advertising agents, mustbemade.
Resolved, That q commission OF twenty per
cent, shall be allowed by publishers to adver-
Using agents, which amount shall be deducted
from the scale Of rates hereby adopted.
Resolved, That payment on all contracts with
advertising agents, shall be made quarterly in
advance and in cash. III s
Resolved, That q square shall consist of three
lent. ]
JUDICIAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. this date
no Judicial Advertisement will be inserted, un-
less Endorsed as follows by a responsible party:
IaCiU pay for this GdpeFtiseBqe9a at legatf0tes, as
soon as presented after The first insertion.
sr {Name.l
0pELnnSAs. FRInAY. SEPTEMBER s6. 1879.
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Pminiw EseePAEmg, his, eE ms VS. FMAHAP
Esterling, pere.
TOUR DE DISTRICT, PAROTsSE 81. hAS,
~ dFy.-No. 1230a.-En Vettn dnh VIII ue
f1eri faGias, lance par Honorable Ia Htlitlehlo
C0nr de District de PEtat de La Louisiana, dans
ct pour In Paroisse st. Landry, dams le prSeEs
eiaessus i~ntitul6, ct a moi adTeSse, 10 ptoeeue-
de In dite parOisse. dams In VILE aes Ope-
iousas, lie sAMEDI. Ter NOyembre. 1879 2 one
herrcs du natin, la propriete ei-apres deer1te,
In terrain situ6 dams La vile de Washington,
horne Pest par ID rue dH Poht," an sud par In
rue Garrigues, au nord par IN terrain apparte+
- - et ouesf mar Ia rue Washington.
saisics dams lie process ei-dessus'
-" 'EN"2rz e @. HAYES, sh6glt,
az sept, .r
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HUDsPETH-On the oath inst, on Bayou
in this parish, Mrs. Hester Fahey, wife Of
John Z. Hudspeth, aged g. years and s months
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-26

What Is home without d cradle p
Wen, as a general thing, without a
baby,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-26

DOsEY's BETTERs HAVE BEEN
III use for many years. ON Physicians
know their formula, and have prescribed them
one bad-mhiskey compounds now flooding the
country. L.
They materially aid in curing Chills n Fever,
enlarged Spleen and all kindred diseases.
One bottle $50 cents only will satisfy you of
tbis -
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-26

DOsEY'a BETTERs ARE STRICT
Il. " Medicinal, and not an intoricattng Alc0-
hottie beverage, but curative, Alternative and ton
ing in their effects,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-26

DOsEY,s BITTERs ARE A GEN.,
= tie stimulant, an elegant tonic, perfectly
suited TO all the requirements Of an inflated
stomach.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-26
p ECOMMENDED BY THE MED.
Ia ical Faculty of Opel0usas, What?9 81 s

A good and pure Tonic, scientifically compound
ed, not mixed at random, carefully theOriZed,
and perfected, by years of study and close OBJ
servation, as to its adoption to relieve morbid
conditions of the system, such as
Torpid Liver, Loss of Appetite, imperfect or
languid Digestion, Nervousness and its train of
nameless ills. Only so cents a bottle.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-26

PRINTERS FEEs.-Hon e. =. Weber,
editor Of the Lender, ST. Ffancisyille
Ia, has received the following from
THE. Attorney General
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SUICIDE F~ORFETTUREs.

oPELoUsAs, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1878.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-26

The yellow fever is pretty bad il
Memphis.
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The WORCESTERSHIRE Richland Bea-
con, announcing the offering by the
Governor of q reward of $500 for the
arrest of the murderers Of Thomas
Archibald, states that the widow of the
deceased offers an additional reward of
5000. There being strong reasons for
believing who the murderers were, the
Beacon publishes the names and de-
scripti0n of the parties wanted
Tall. Floyd is about twenty-five or
tWenty-six years of age, weighs about
40, about five feet eight or nine inches
high, rather dark hair, q little stoop
shOuldered, thin breast, rather quick
spoken with quick motion of the head
in talking fna voice, rather thin Yisage
and mean expression of c0untenance,
swartly complexion,
Lewis Robinson is about twenty-four
or twenty-five years of age. weighs
about $50, about five feet ten inches
high, light hair, fair skin or rather al
bino complexion, walks erect. slow
spoken and rather reserved in his MAN.
ners.
The above described murderers as
sassinated Mr.. Thomas Archibald on
Tuesday night, the second instant, one
of the most useful respected and be-
loved citizens of Otr State, iii order to
prevent his testimony against them in
court for larceny. No other cause can
be assigned for the assassination of $50
great and SO good a man.ia4 "
Gentlemen Of the press are invited to
pass the se0Elndrel around.
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SUccessiom d,FmiIe Claude.

.. H. NIOLsL1 AUUtIUHtVT'
sept 26,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-26

NEW Orleans, Sept, 10, 1875
HON. ID ii. WEBER-Dear Sir:-Yonrs
of the Srd i have delayed answering BY
reason Of illness. You have a right to
demand pay of Clerk or Sheriff, imme-
diatelY On completion. Of work, and TO
demand security that they will pay
when the work is done. AS TO the
measurement, the Public Printer here,
which Is the law to MS, decides that the
standard af measurement is Minion
Type, and for this you can charge.
Very Respectfully YDHrs,
j.. @. a. FELLOWS.
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DC sent,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-09-11
Physical Evils of Tobaeco.

Tobacco contains an essential oil,
and nicotine, both of which are high
ly poisonous. e
Tobacco, when first smoked, chew
ed, or snuffed, deranges the whole
system.
Tobacco, by perverting the nour-
ishing saliva, prevents the due elabor-
alton of chyle and blood.
Tobacco exerts a special influence
on the brain. and nervous system
generally.
Tobacco, by weakening the nerves,
produces morbid excitability and irri-
liability.
Tobacco impairs the senses of
smelling and tasting, and often of
hearing and seeing.
Tobacco seriously affects the action
of the heart and circulation of the
blood.
Tobacco mars beauty, destroys the
complexion, and impairs the brillian-
cy of the eyes.
Tobacco, smoked in confined rooms,
is very injurious to sickly women and
children.
Tobacco consumers are more liable
to disease than if they were in nat
ural condition.
Tobacco weakens the constitution
and renders recovery from sickness a
greater difficulty.
Tobacco has tendency to superin-
duce paralysis.
Tobacco harms the gums and
teeth.
Tobacco poisons the blood.
Tobacco is known cause of en-
feeblement to the posterity of its con-
sumers.
Tobacco arrests the growth of the
young, and thereby lowers the stat
ure
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The second annual convention OF
the Fat Men of the West will be held
at Put-in-Bay, September 10th, con-
tinuing three days. The Cincinnati
Enquirer announces that DIR. Rissler,
OF Newark, an infant of 800 pounds,
will deliver an address on the subject
of Obesity, and there will be an adj
dress in German by Chris Gerber,
of Toledo. G. T. Starr, of GAINESVILLE,
who twinkles at $50 pounds, will be
the poet of the occasion, and the ''Fat
Contributor" whose weight varies a
good deal, according to the length Of
time he has to wait, is engaged to
deliver an unctuous address on the
Fat of the Land, which he has long
endeavored to live on. One of the
most interesting features of the oc-
casion will be fancy dance by Ran
dali Crawford, of Cleveland, who
dances at 800 pounds in a ten-foot
ring, 1900 points up, to harness.
After considerable deiberation rail
road and steamboat companies have
finally consented to carry delegates
at no more than the regular rates,
although they struck at frstfor doub-
lie fare
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Curious Legend.

In certain localities of the Nord
there exists an old belief that when
two marriages take place at the same
time, the bride who leaves the church
before the other will have a boy for
her first child. Two weddings were
celebrated simultaneously few days
back at Arches, in that department
The ceremony over, the two couples
with their friends hastened to reach
the door, and arrived there Just at
the same time. The situation be.
came embarrassing, for the two par
ties had stopped and exchangedlooks
of defiance Fortunately, the Mayor
was man of resources, for he step
ped forward, and, giving an arm to
each of the young wives, took them
out together, to the great relief of all
the friends on both sides.
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RAILWAY REFORM.
The Boston Changers I'm COun.
cii-Speech by Amasa walk

er.
BosToN, Sept. IA well attended
public meeting was held to-day under
the auspices of the Boston Grange,
at the Boston Commercial Exchange.
The meeting was called to order by
John B. Bartlett, Master of the Bos-
ton Grange, who stated that the prin-
clpal question was that ofcheap trans
portation of products from West to
East, and reform in railway manage
ment, which was not only necessary,
but Indispensable
]. G. Abbott, General Deputy of
the National Grange, spoke of the
great revolution that was going on in
the country, and urged the impor-
tance of putting down this monopoly
of railways. He gave statistics of
earnings of different railways, neces-
sarily reducing the profits of farmers
to almost nothing. He contended
that the cost of freight and travel
could be reduced to one-quarter of
the present rates, and considered it
downright robbery as it is now man
aged. There should, he claimed, be
superior power to combine and con-
solidate, and the Grange is the only
organization that has, with any de-
gree of success, met this monopoly.
He was followed by Amasa Walk
er, who said it should be the duty of
Congress to interfere and protect the
business interests of the country
He spoke of three ways in which the
great object could be attained: First,
by general law fixing the rates for
travel and freight on all roads in the
country; second, create new lines be-
tween the principal depots of trans
portation; and, third, by purchasing
all the roads and placing them under
Government management, to be leas-
ed, which would open all roads to the
public at the cheapest rates. He re-
viewed the different plans, and
thought the last was the most feast
bic. He considered the question of
railroad reform a national question,
which would become political one,
and which can only be achieved by
political action.
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JEHIEL HAsKINs.

Major Daniel Gano, one of the
best known and oldest citizens of
Cincinnati, died on Sunday morn
ing. He was born near the mouth
of the Little Miami, May 29th, 1874,
and reached the ripe age of seventy
nine years. His father was Baptist
minister, established the first Baptist
Church in New York City in 1852,
removed to Frankfort, KY, In 1883,
and shared in the disastrous defeat
of Gen. St Clair in 1871. His
mother was a daughter of Judge
Goforth, the first Judge for Hamil-
ton county under the authority Of
the Northwestern Territory, and
prominent member of the Convention
that framed the Constitution of Ohio.
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A Scotch wife was reproVed for
beating her husband. The minister
epioined her no more to use her fists
and nails, but to cheap Goals of fire
upon his head" "Weel, minister"
replied the wife, "since you say sac,
I'll try the Goals, but I may tell ye
that twa or three kettles O boiling
water hae wrocht nae improvement" p"
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When does farmer work miracle? When he
turns his horse to grass.
Why does the present style of ladies' dresses re-
mind us of the autumn? Because of the loose
leaves.
Why is a stick of candy like horse? Because
the more you lick it the faster it goes.
How can every dog be said to have his day when
there are only forty-two dog days in year?
What did the spider do when he came out of the
ark? He took fly and went home.
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A year ago the Democracy of the
Northwest were electrified by the
able defense of their new ally, the
Chicago Tribune. The same journal
in reviewing the work of the "resur.
rectionists" at Columbus on the 9Th
ofAugust uses the following language;
@The Democracy have once more
gone into the field with a platform Of
other peoples principles to cover UP
their own deficiencies. They will &c
through the farce of voting for theil
candidates in October, and they will
be routed with greater slaughter than
ever before. If the defeat can only
be made commensurate with the stu
pidity of the defeated, it may prove
the end of Democratic folly"
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ing out for house" and mother
stroked her nose refectively with
knitting needle.
"What for?" said Tom; 81 thought
of keeping on here all the same"
'I never supposed otherwise" said
mother ''Of course I did not expect
to turn you out of your own house"
'|But what is the need of looking
out for another, then?" ~ +l' -# u
"Why, for myself"
'For yourself!" !" repeated Tenn, in a
tone of utter amazement. s'Going to
leave us-just now? Why, Aunt
Anne, I never heard of such a thing!"
''Now, Tom, said mother, speak
ing very fast, and making her needles
fly in concert, "we might as well come
to an understanding at once on this
subject. I am fully sensible of your
past kindness just let me finish
Il say I appreciated, and have tried
to do my duty by you in return, as I
hope 1 should always be ready to do.
I wish all good to you and your wife,
and shall be glad to help her if ever
I can, but to live in the same house
with her is what would turn out
pleasantly for neither of us, and, once
for all, I can't do it"
"Aunt Anne" said Tom, pushing
back his chair, and staring in moth
er's excited face, "either you orI must
be out of our wits.
'It's not me, then, at any rate, re-
torted mother, getting nettled.
Amusement and certain embar-
rassment had kept me a silent listen
er so far, but there was no standing
this; I tried to speak, but could not,
for laughing.
81 think you are all out of your
wits together" said mother, turning
sharply. "What ails the child? it's
no laughing matter"
"You don't understand each other"
I gasped; ooh, dear! tits not Lefty
-oh-oh, dear!" and relapsed again.
'Not Letty?" repeated mother,
turning to Tom. ''Then why did you
tell me so?"
II never told you SO" said Tom.
"Why, yes you did," persisted
mother. "You came in and told me
you were going to be married"
eyes, so I am, said Tom, still at
cross-purposes.
'Now, Tom Dean," said mother,
rising and confronting him, ''what do
you mean? aoho is going to be your
Jwife?"
"Why, May, of course" answered
Tom.
"May!" and then, after pause of
inexpressible astonishment, it was
mothers turn to laugh. "Do you
mean to say, Tom, it was that child
you were thinking of all the while2"
"Why, who else could it be?" said
Tom, simply.
"Well," said mother, 'I ought to
have remembered you never did do
anything like anybody else. But,
still, why in the world did you go to
work in such a roundabout way?"
II wanted to see how you took to
my idea" said Tom.
"And how did you suppose we were
to guess your idea meant Mayg
mother asked. :....
'FWho else could it be-" repeated
Tom, falling back on what lie evident
ly found an unanswerable argument.
It was no use talking to him. Moth
er gave it up with shake ofthe head.
"And you won't want another house
then, Aunt Anne?" said Tom, sudden
ly. That set mother off again; Tom
joined with her, and altogether I
don't think we ever passed merrier
evening than the one that made US
acquainted with Toms wife.
KATE PUTNAM OsGooD.
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A Washington dispatch of the 10Th
says that eighty-tlree dead bodies
have been already recovered from the
Wawasset disaster, and that a mum.
Der are supposed to be yet missing.
This makes the slaughter worse than
even the highest guesses made at the
time of the disaster Nobody knows
just how many people were on the
steamer when the fire occurred.
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General Ewing said at Columbus,
the other day, that the Democratic
party is no longer "a fit instrument
of reform in American politics" How
long it takes these Democrats to find
out things! Republicans said the
same thing dozen years ago, and
they would not believe it.-[Ports
mouth Republican.
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No.

The advent of an interesting event in the famil
circle could scarcely be gently hinted at thai
Is the case in the following little "poem:"
'-" LITTLE GIRLS CURIOSITY.
My mas been working very hard,
And also very sly, .rr ur
And keeps her sewing out of sight
Whenever am nigh.
asked her once what made her stop
.-t-, Her work when came in; ... 4.
She said she only stopped to get
A needle, thread, or pin.
Inc bureau drawer next to mine
Is locked both night and day,
"a And when ma wants to open it
She sends me off to play
p stole peep one afternoon,
Although it was not right,
But, o, the little things 1 saw
Were such pretty sight!
The cutest, incest little clothes,
r,3 Just big enough for doll,
..- But then know they're not for her,
She needs them not at all.
Iknow they're not for ma, nor pa,
Nor me, nor brother "Hor.,'
For we can't wear such little clothes;
is4 wonder who they're for 2 D a-I1
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Bishop Edmund s. james, D. D.,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
is lying very i'll at Morristown, New
Jersey. 1t was feared that he could
not recover, but his symptoms have
recently improved, and his physicians
feel confident that his health viii be
restored. As soon as his strength is
sufficient, he will be removed to his
residence in New York City.