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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21


THE GLORY OF AMERICA.-In his late
lecture Father Tom Burke elOquently
said.
America alone proclaims to the world
the glorious truth; 81 recognize no no.
bilitY of blood; no class privileges, no
aristOeracy of blood, l recognize only
the nobility Of intellect, of energy and
of virtue. I ask only of my citizens,
has God gifted you with extraordinary
talents, has God given you q working
energy, then preserve your manhood
and your virtue 2" If you are able to
satisfy these questions-that you have
these things-then she opens every pOr-
tai Of her Legislature, and of her COM
merce, she says:
"ChiId, behold the supremacy of my
power; arise and walk until you reach
it. No man shall hinder you; no privi-
leges shall obstruct you; no vain fool
of an a~Eistperat viii come and say to
you, Have yoB, in addition to your
virtue, industry and talent, aristocratic
blood? What was your father, what
was your grandfatherq Because il he
was not what we call a gentlemen you
can come no farther No such thing
here. It was the grandest idea that
was ever embodied in the mind of a
nation it is the grandest country that
God eyer created:-[Fireside Friend:
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

We see that Proctor & CANDLES Ex-
ira Olive Soap is becoming very popular
in our town, it's quality we know is SUI
perior, and being nicely perfumed we
are not surprised that consumers prefer
it, and that it has a large sale.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

we fear that Alexander III. Stephens
will have TO be given over by the South
ern orthodoxy as hopelessly ne9rrigihle.
His last enormity was saying : eve are
candidly of the opinion that fifty thou
sand dollars is none too much as the
Presidential salary That this is Mr..
Stephens private opinion, no one knows
him can doubt, and his right TO indulge
it privately will be generally conceded.
But the audaeity of speakingitpublicly,
In the faee of q special clause in the
othadox aaEeelism TO the contrary, is
scandalous in the extreme, AL faith
ful eatechisms are expected TO cOnstrue
it as indicating a mind bent upon trea-
son, stratagems and spoiis,-EN. @.
Times.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21
o m~any-toned rain!

o many-toned rain!
1t hath caught the strain
Of a wilde tune,
Ere the same nights noon,
When dreams and sleep fOrsake me,
And sudden dread doth wake me.
10 near the booming drums of Heaven beat
The tong-F0n to battle; when the battle cloud.
With an eehOing loud,
Bursts asunder
At the sudden resurrection OF the thunder.
And the fountains of the air.
nhseaIed again, sweep, running, everywhere.
TO wrap the world in q watery winding-sheet.
III.
0 myriad sweet voices of the rain!
When the airy war doth wane,
And the storm TO the east hath flown.
ClOaked close i'm the whirling wind.
There's a voice still left behind
In each heavy-hearted tree,
Charged with fearful memory
OF the vanished rain,
| The w0Odbine's leafy lashes wet
Drip with dews of fresh regret
For the lover that's gone
All else is stiH,
But tho stars are listening:
/ And low Ger the wooded Hill
/ Hangs upon listless wing
0IItspread, Q shape, Of damp, blue cloud,
/ Watching, like q bird of evil e..
That knows no mercy nor reuriaval
The slow and silent death of the palIia moon.
".
But SOON, returning duly,
Dawn whitens the wet hlItOps bluely.
To her vision pure and cold
The nights wild tale il told
On the glistening leaf, in the mid-r0ad pool
The garden mould turned dark and cool,
And the meadow tFampled acres. r.a
Blu bark, how fresh the song of the winged mu-
siC-makePsi
For now the meanings bitter
Left by the rain make harmony
With the swallows matin-twitter,
And the robins note, like the winds IN a tree.
The infant morning breathes sweet breath,
And with ii is blent
The wistful, wild, moist scent
Of the grass in the marsh which the sea- uour;
isheth.
And behold!
The last reluctant drop of the storm.
Wrung from the roof Is smitten warm
And turned to gold;
For in It's veins doth Yln
The very blood of the bold, nnsullied sun
[June Atlantic.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

al happy thought, we are informed;
has occurred to some of the ladies' and
gentlemen Of Ciqclnnatl engaged lnl
local notices of these affairs soon be-
come monotonous, and that the better
way to refresh the publie regarding them
isto advertise. 1fthe same Ideals going
to strike the managers OF similar enter
prises i'm New Orleans, we want to, have
due notice before 1t goes into effect, so
as to provide for an immense enlarge
ment Of our advertising space and who
knows what may happen In thisdiEec-
ton z The politicians are leaning that
the press is not their step ladder, their
oats paw, theirlying on bullying mouth
piece.
A change may yeteomeoyer the minds
of those people who 10 long cherished
the persuasion that the great end for
which d live newspaper exists Il the
honor and g1orY Of deEpting Its most
desirable reading columns to dead
head Advertising. The world moves.
IN. @, Times,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

COLLECTION OF TAxEs.-About one
half of the State tax of this parish has
been collected, and the payment of one
half of the other half has been assumed
by Il leading merchants, in the inter
est of their customers, to be forthcoming
when called for-making three-fourths
of the tax which is as good as settled.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

GONE TO THE PENITENTIARY.-The
conVicts, tried, found guilty and SEN
fenced at the recent Or present session
of our District Court, whose cases went
up on appeal to the Supreme Court at
its term here last week, were all con-
veyedto the tateprisona Baton Rouge,
last Wednesday, per steamer Trenton,
the Supreme Court having affirmed the
action of the lower court in every case.
Osmin Ledoux, convicted Of shooting
into dwelling house, failed to prosecute
his appeal, and went with the others.
His sentence was six months imprisOn-
ment at hard labor, and to pay a fine Of
five dollars and costs of prosecution; in
default of such payment, imprisonment
for three months longer.
The terms Of Imprisonment of the
Others, are as follows:
Angelas Prud'homme, convicted of
murder, for life.
Joseph, Charles and Louis Allemand,
co~W-stealing, each one year.
Eyariste Preiean, cow-stealing, two
years.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

MUsQUIToEs.-We have passed sum-
mers in Opelousas when it was scarcely
necessary, at any time, to use a bar for
protection from mosquitoes; but this
summer, in consequence of the protract-
ed wet weather, they would suck a per
SON with less than o barrel of blood in
him almost dry in one night, if exposedto
their innumerable, blood-thirsty fangs.
There was some little excitement-nOt
excitement either, but preparation
about the Jail last Tuesday evening, i'll
consequence of one of the prisoners, who
was to leave for the penitentiary next
day, Offering the jailor five hundred dol
lars in cash to let him escape that night,
or to make no substantial resistance in
case his friends came to release him. It
is needless to state that the offer was not
entertained, and preparations were made
to resist any force that might come. The
night passed away quietly however, and
the conyicts departed on their pilgrim
age tie Baton Rouge, next morning.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21
TnE WrarnRR ANn eRofs.-This

THE WEATHER AND eRoPs-This
week has been a gloomy one in deed to
our planters and farmers, and in fact to
all dependent upon their success. We
never before saw such rainy weather
and such heavy, long continued rains in
June. And though it had already rained
some four or five weeks, this week cap
ped the climax of them all. We never
saw such a food Of summer rain as we
had last Monday, and it has been very
rainy since. Crops of all kindsare great
ly and permanently damaged; and I'M
less we have favorable weather without
delay, so that they can be worked, the
crops will be entirely swallowed up by
grass and weeds. Before the rains crop
prospects we're never better, now they
could hardly be worse.
Before going to press, we have indica-
lions of better weather.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

This Constitution may be altered, amended or
repealed, by a vote OF twO-thirds of allthe mem
bers; which shall be, and is hereby constituted
a quorum for legislative purposes but five shall
be a sufficient number to transact all other bust
ness appertaining.
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:
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-11-18

noted that the papers were not sub
mitted in the usual way, oy the Sec
rotary of War. but were brought to the
President by the Judge Advocate Cen
eral, under of course the instructions
of Mr.. Stanton. This doubtless was
done TO save time and hasten the exc
cutiOn, and evinces the spirit which
animated Judge Holt during the en-
tire proceedings, who can doubt that if
his name and that of Judge Bingham
had been attached to the petition,
signed by five members of the court.
and the prayer had been brought to
the attention of the President, such an
application would have been duly
weighed by the Executive before final
action i'm the premises.
Mr.. johnson says. in conclusion, it
being absolutely eel tain if the petition
was attached to tn original record be-
fore it was submitted to the Pres
ident, it is not to be found in the prin-
ted record authorized by Judge Holt
and certified to by Colonel Burnett,
Special Judge Advocate of the Com
mission.
The question arises which ofthe two
is authentic and genuine. If the rec
ord in possession of Judge Advocate
General is true, then that is false
which he has given to the public. If,
on the other hand, the record publish
ed with his official sanction is true,
then that in his bureau is false, nee
essarily.
Judge Holt is at liberty to accept
either alternative, and to escape as he
may the Inevitable confusion that he
did not only fail to submit the petition
to the President, but suppressed and
withheld it from the official history of
the most important trial in the annals
nf the Nation.
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NOld BlOOded Murder.

"A. a most unprovOked and FLOODED
Vo unuer was perpetratcd i'm Baptist
s@,iey' IN TINS county, on Thursday
,enlng, the 30th ult,. the particulars
G.p Suich we have obtained from a re-
lo'e source. Shortly after sunset
49, oo taylor was shot with a rifle,
h Iie passing from his d yelling house
us kitchen, the ball entering near
T,Ieglon of the heart. killing him
t~sI instantly. 1t has been salts
h5-HIy ascertained that James WOid-
Va. committed the murder. and a
II ant has been issued for his arrest.
10 N supposed that he was instigated
bsSi .e deed by a suspicion that Taylor
= pisoned some of his cattle.
VoI5ce the above was written, Henry
nnVlIGtldge, brother of the supposed
sn1iaerer, has been arrested and ex-
oo-'Ii1ieu, outnothing was elected which
Thauu connect him with the killing
NAE are rumors, however, which
in y nave have an important bearing
Va 'ne case, which, for obvious reasons.
tjo, 'OfOear to mention in this connec-
er James Woodbridge and his faith
trst;ae disappeared since the perpe-
seen Of the deed, and have not yet
heard of.
lOrs yDa norton examination of Tay-
d;oody was held on Sunday the
slresSs OF which carroborated the facts
dean stated as TO the manner of his
N0HfhIresf TIrqipi0
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-11-18

"WHATwil Congress do about all
tbs fnan cial trouble 2" is the
question ask ed by many. Some
are already advocating the Post
otfioe savings banking system
This makes the government the
banker for the people and would
insure safety ORDINARILY. But it
should not be forgotten, that it
would give the administration the
purse OF the country, and it could
at any time, under the cry of trea-
son, contiscate and use just as much
N the deposits as it liked. Give it
he Army, and the Pest office, and
the Telegraph, and make it the
keeper OF our purses, and what can
it not dol
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-11-18

to take policy for the benefit of my
wives and children. and before
could recover my breath he COM
menced to draw up an appl cation, and
L verify believe would have filled it
out if he could have crowded in the
names. Now / ask you brethren,
what would most likely become of
your Prophet if insurance on his life
were effected to the amount of $1,000
for each wife? / have only thirty,
and that would make the chances thi~-
ty to one that | should enter the
realms OfglOry before the end of the
year. As father in Israel. | have the
Gospel privilege of sealing the daugh-
tiers thereof, but | have no wish that
they should seal my fate. / am ready
to ascend to my seat on high, but do
not wish to be sent up in an insurance
balloon. The wives of the faithful are
too much tempted already, and how
could they resist this Ingenious device
of the Gentiles. Touch not, taste not,
handle not, my brethern. Let the
Gentle insure his life in the biggest
sum for his wife, and when she is a
widow, let one of our apostles make
love TO her and bring her on his side
of Jordan. L want no life companies
in Utah of which am not the presid-
ing spirit. Life insurance makes the
wife independent of the husband. She
feels that, if she should by accident
drop some strichnine in his Cruel, she
has something TO fall back upon to
keep her children from want. They
should trust in the Lord, and not in
life insurance. If they have bad
husband and an insurance policy Oh
hIs life; they are always secretly pray
ing for his death, and. if their prayers
are not answered readily, they hurry
up his predestinaIion. Beware of life
insurance. 1t IL Satan in disguise. =
Turn your back on it, shut your ears
against it, flee from it as if from pes
thence, for verify it would bring re-
bellion and death into the land of Nor
mon -
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- % =
JENNY.

On sunny summer morning
Early Dc the dew was dry,
Up the hill | went berrying,
And III tell the reason why
Farmer Davis had daughter,
And il happened that knew
Ga each sunny, summer NOR ing,
She went out a berrying too.
Lonely work was picking berries.
SO joined her on the hill;
Jenny, dear" said |, ''your baskets
Quite too large Tor one to fill.
So we ret about TO fill it;
Jenny talking-I was still
Leading where the bill was steepest,
Picking berries up the hill.
"This is uphill work, " said Jenny,
$50 is lile," said |, ''but we
Climbed the hill so we'll together
I'm thinking you and me
Would DO well to try a life-climb-
What say you p and came and went
Color redder than the berries
As she gave sweet consent,
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Kentucky University.

Locai~d Al Ashland. the home % Henry Clay and
I'D ITsnsy lvania- SIX colleges ist operation, with
thirty professors ard 500 students from 2S states
Entire ices tor collegiate ysar. ser. except De- the
Law, Medical and Coma sreisi Colleges. Boarding
4 ON g to :. per week. For Catalogue, address
?. j.. BJwAANs Eesent- Lexinsi"'i, NY
s-susr PIN
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Keep the Legs and Feet Warm.

DR.. DiO Lewis says: During the
damp and cold season, the legs should
he encased in Uery thick knit wOoleu
drawers, the feet IN thick wooden stock
ings. (which must be changed every
day., and the shoe sole must be as
broad as the feet When fully spread, SD
that the blood shall have free passage.
II the feet are squeezed in the least. the
circulation Is checked, and cOldness is
inevitable. This free circulatlOH Cali
not he secured by loose upper with Il
narrow sole. If when the foot stands
naked on Il sheet of paper it measures
three and u half inches, the sole must
measure three and half
l will suppose you have done all this
faithfully, and yet your feet and legs
are cold Now a I'll more wooden, 0r If
you are to travel much in the cars, or
III Il sleigh, procure pair of chamo:s-
SKIN or wash-leather drawers, when l
have found 10 he most satisfactory.
have known a number of ladies af-
licted with hot and aching head, and
other evidence of congestion about the
upper parts, who were completely re
lIeVed 10y pair of chamOis-siin draw
els and broad soled shoes. Three la
dies in every four, suffer from some
congestion IN the upper part of the
body. l. is eIt in fullnesS of the head.
in sore throat, i'll paIpItation of the
heart, torpid liver. and in many 9th
er ways. 1t is well known that Il hot
fOOt-bath will relieve for the time be
lng any and all OF these difficulties
This bath draws the blood into the
legs and feet; relieving tie congestion
above. What the hot foot bath does
for an hour, the broad sOled shoes with
thick wODlen stockings. and pair OF
hdnnel drawers, with a pair of wash
leather drawers added, will do perma-
nenJly: of course | am speaking OF
cold weather. No one hesitatcs TO ill.,
crease the clothing about the trunk
Why hesitate to multiply the clothing
about the legs? As preventative of
many common affections about the
chest, throat and cad, including nasal
caTarrh. ! know nOthieg so affective
"a the dress of the lower eXtremities
which | am advocating
The bath Is good thing. exercise is
a good thing, friction is a good thing,
but after ali, our main dependence in
this climate must ever be, during the
cold season, warm clothing. Already
we overdO this al out our trunks, but
not one person in ten wears clothing
enough about the legs and feet.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-11-18
For the Eetos.
IN THE WINTER-TIME OF YEAR.

The beautiful snow fakes are taking a ride,
Boreas is driving the car.
He brings flush to the cheek Of Pride F;
Warns Poverty deeper in rags to hide
Bids age dIaw closer the Preside -
''Tis the Winter-time Of year"
There's merry shout in street and hall;
Could king with boy now peer
Miss shoddy Is out with her India shawl;
Fashion IS planning Charity Ball
Greed wonders If stocks will rise or fall -
''Tis the Winter time of year 90
Fen Jamie dreams he's a boy But, mol
IT'S many and many wear
Since "Bonnie'' and he built meu Of snow
Nor thought Of snow.-nor dreamed OF woe -
''She died. he murmHrs soft and i"w,
elm the Winter-time OF year"
Dreaming he sits by the Preside,
Dreams over a faded rose.
and mem,ry fits DER Life's swift tide
Reveals his joys all magnifed
Ere the darksOme rival claimed his bride.
With the FIRST Of Winters SHOWS.
s'Back from the misty realms of time
Back from the years agone,
Family catch the ringing rhyme,
And hear the charms I'd hesr the chime
OF olden songs,-of strains sublime
Like carol Of birds At dawn.
Ever hear them, soft and low,
Harping with music sweet,
Songs we loved in the long ago.
Ripping their liquid ebb and Cow,
The cadence echoing to and fro
Like the ball of fairy feet.
There are faces the heart will ever hold,
and smiles remember yet
There are flowing locks Of sunsets gold
There are parted lips OF purest mould;
The songs they sang will never grow old,
For the heart will ever forget.
'Ballads by boyhocd and yirlhood sung.
When chords were sounded full well
When hopes were buoyant and hearts were young
When fairy bells in day dreams swung,
And, as roar OF sea in sea-shells, rung.
A witching magical spell,
IT'S all recalled by faded rose,
Yellow with Ages rime,-
Yet sweeter thar those the springtime blows,
For she who gave il doth repose
Beneath winding sheet of snow,
Nor dreams 'tis winter-Iime.
"Ah well ali we'll! IT'S a story past
That may not tell again
Twas Joy too like the rose to last,
Whose fragments down TO earth are east,
By careless hand or careless blast,
As gentle as summer TainI'
And so will the dreamer dream and sing
Till Ife's last moment flies,
The past up to the present bring;
Forget the Winter in dreams of spring.
And wake to find the birds. that sing
Are the birds OF Paradise
Kingsport Tenn, Nov. 1873.
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CAPT. j. III. WOOD.

We do not remember any previ-
Gus canvass of Washington County f.,
which has been more complete, and
efficient, than that recently made
by Capt. Wood. He has visited
all sections of it, and has every
where spoken to good crowds with
good results. No doubt his able
and well dige8ted speeches, have
done much to secure the happy ter
niDation Of the campaign.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-11-18
RICHARDSON AND RIVES.

The kicking of Collector Rives,
by Capt. r. a. Richardson at Ma
ron, in a discussion previous to the
election, has created a great deal OF
comment. RiveS says he was not
kicked, but the citizens Of Marion
cav he vas kicked, and that Capt.
Richardson has not been able to
wear comfortably a boot on that
kicking footsince. 1t is said to be
a fact, that such was the severely
Of the xxx, that his toes have been
black and painful ever since
Capt. Richardson has, We think,
Justly won the Indian title of,
kicking Bid" 1t is also said
thac the arrest of Rives, under pre-
tense Of stopping a duel, was re
ally procured by Capt. Rives him.
self, as the only way he had Of get
ting out Of the difficulty. In the
discussion, Richardson was "going
for" Rive'S record, when the latter
told him he should not discuss him,
bat the issues of the Campaign.-
Richardson replied he would GER
tainly discuss him TO his hearts
content. Words cnsued, and the
kick followed. Rives had played
the bluff game on Col. Hansbrough,
Of Salem, but it didn't work at Ma
ron.
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Hints to a Young BaIl-GOer.

Be very careful not to pull down
your shirt-sleeves, or up your collar.
or IL fact, to do anything to your COS
tune as you enter the ballroom. IL
implies nervousness or uneasiness with
yourself to do so: and your one great
endeavOr in all societies should be to
appear thoroughly at your ease, and
satisfied, without vanity or coXcombry,
with your dress and appearance. Do
not stand idle, but do not dance over
much. The one inn lies q small num-
Der offriends, the other wastes vaIua-
bic time, and prevents your keeping
that constant lookout all round you
which is essential TO success. Be in
troduced to movable people quietly;
there is no Necessity to advertise to by
ISLANDERS that you did not know them
before. Never talk much to a woman
you have only just made the acquain-
lance of, nor eagerly. She may be al
lowed to suppose you wished to know
her, but not that her acuuain-
lance is any particular acquisition to
You. Above all things, my dear boy, |
enireat you not To stand in the door
ways, nor herd with other men upon
the landing. 1t is simply advertising
yourself a failure. Tie yourself TO the
veriest wall flower, gossip with the
dowdiest mother, dance with tine most
disappointed of the maidehhood, rath-
or than sink to this. Sitting in the
corners comprises very large subject,
or rather, array Of subjects. To know
how to sit in the corners well aud pru-
IDENTIFY requircsa vast experience ami a
steady head so, until you have mu, n
extended your acquaintance and your
knowledge of humanity. | would
recommend you To avoid that most
agreeable ofthe pleasures of bail-goimg.
1t Is not for a novice at once to pee
trate tn the inner depths of fashions
mysteries. aud l shall, therefore, put
off my advice on this subject until
come, in a future letter. to The great
subject of flirting, which of course,
COMPRISES the art of sitting i'm corners