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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-25

| SAD ADMISSION FOR THE GoyERNMEST.-ihe
official organ of the Administration says
"soiled regulations are lying all about the
Capitol building"
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rraRss1An,u,,a.

Married. on Thursday evening. January ea; &c ING
nnrrows r.. T..5Bfr. ROBERT CLAYTON to
Miss HIARTHAR GRAETLAkD; both'of RICH
mond. No cards.
Washingtn1l paners nlgnse copy. .t-,.--.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-25

Hon. JAMES BRooKs Is quite indisposed,
md bis physician has ordered TINT be shall
quit work.
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wa have this day changed our business lossh.s
from Seventeenth and DoaS streets 10 No. l+E
CORNER THIRTEENTH aud GARY SfRhst"
Thankful for this liberal patronage oestoaea -
the past, we ask continuance In the future.
10 few days We VIII BE- prepared with wen x
lec,ea stock OF. GROCERIES, LIQUORS, Sc'
gi orders, and sallsit cal, nom oar E.saS. s"'
,hs public generally.
~ 'tM y ~ aAhoa W.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-25

The oyster bill was taken up and further
considered, and the 18th section WINS amend.
ed, on motion of Mr.. BAGwELL, SO as to Inn
pose tax Of 81 instead of rs on every one
hundred cubic feet Of the capacity. Of sTery
vessel engaged in the carrying trade.
The bill was considered TILL Adjournment.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-25

SENATE.
Senator QUEsESBERRY in the chair. Prayer
BY Rev. 4. r. Miller.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
House bill to amend md reenact certain
sections of the Code in relation to the cxanl-
nation of persons suspected of lunacy
Senate bill TO amend and reeuact seehon y
of an act to provide for general election.
approved May 18th, 1870 Senate bill to all-
thorizc the township board Of Tanners
Creek TO contract annually for keeping In
repair the public'road in District No. l, in
said township.
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ASSESSMENT BILL.

On motion of Mr.. PENN, it was resolved
that the Senate will, at O'Clock each day
proceed to the consideration Of the assess
ment bill until it is disposed of.
DAMAGES TO LAND PROrRTETORs.
On motion of Mr. LAcKLANr, the Commit
tee for Courts Of Ju,tice were instructed tt
inquire into and report what relief, if any
can be granted to the county of Allegheny
against the payment of damages to the pro
prictors Of lands in that county occasionet
by the construction of the CovinSton ano
Ohio railroad while il was State improve
ment under the control of The Board of Pub
lie Works.
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PUNISHMENT OF MIGRANTS.

The Committee for Courts of Justice, on
motion of Mr.. LAKELAND. were instructed to
inquire what further legislation, if any, is
necessary to enforce and carry out more
etfectuaIy the provisions Of the act passed
January 18th. 1856, entitled Gan act pro-
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STOVES. TTNwARE. dc.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

w X. BERKELEY, FarmyilIe, Va, X.
w Is. BERkEl EY, Richmond, Va. BERKk-
LEY & BERKELEY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Will
the town of Farmyillc, and the counteSof Prince
Edward. Cumberland. and buckingham. Virginia.
Address W. X. Berkeley, Farmyllle, Va; x. Is.
place Richmond Office No Skaters new build
Ing. corner Tenth and Bank streets: A.Y.aM
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-10-11
AN INCIDENT OF THR EPIDEMIC.


7" A few nights ago, says the New
Orleans Republican of the I'd instant, "a
Young man and his wife called at the
First Precinct Station house, asking for
lodging. They were quite neatly dress
ed, and had an appearance OF refinement
which indicated that they had met with
sad reverses. The circumstance was 80
uncommon that Clerk Furnirs, after ac-
commodating them as well as his poor
quarters will admit, felt SO inquisitive as
to ask few questions. The husband
was formerly in tolerably fair circum-
stances, and, when he married, had a
bright future before him, apparently.
The wife was fair and hopeful and low
ing, and that was not long ago. They
went to Shreveport, where he obtained
position which furnished them ample
means for present sustenance. The pes
thence came, business ceased, and every
man was COMPEL ID to look out for him
self. He had been unable to save any
money, and his natural feeling was to
fly from disease and death. They man
aged to reach New Orleans, but he
could not obtain employment or money.
When all their little trinkets had been
disposed of, they had no other resource,
and were compelled to leave the board
ing house. They were on the street,
destitute and homeless forlorn cou-
pie. When night came their. misery
was doubled To walk the streets
through the weary hours of darkness
was more than the weak wife could un-
dertake, and as last resort the unhappy
pair sought temporary shelter in police
prison. At dawn they were on the
streets again, not knowing how to OBJ
tain food unless they begged for it..
The husband sought for employment.
willing to try any task that would fnr
nish them with money to procure neces'
sites. He met with no success, aud at
night they returned to the prison ; but
through all their adversely they attempt
ed to keep up their spirits. Yesterday
the man obtained few hours work on
the levee, and no sooner was the pay in
his hand than he sought his patient
wife, who was waiting for him in La
fayette square.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-10-11
KOofers.
John McNELLIs. a4 39aa
SLATE RooFER,

Rssidence- Rector street. P. o. box 7aA.
Orders may be left at !. NJ. CLARK. Feed store.
cor Broad and East Grand streets. where samples
Of Slate may be seen. First quality Slate from
Chapman's Quarries, Pa, always on hand. Red,
green and purple States used when required.
All work warranted water and air tight, snd don
&c cherp "a by snv one else in the business. OIL
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-10-11
.11oMPTRoLLER's OFFICE,


8Uausr 18th, 1873.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERs.--1h he books OF
assessment Of taxes fer the year 1873 are now
lodged in the Comptroller's office. Il tax
bills paid before the Goth day Of CT Der, will
be entitled to q reduction OF two (2) per
eentum month on the amount of city taxes.
ter the Goth day Of October, interest, at the
rate of two ~ per eentum per month, will
be added to the amount Of each tax bill 80
delinquent
HENRY AITKEN, Comptroller.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26
New Married Men

Just married, destined to linger in
clover, neW-mOwn hay, and such her
bage, from nine to twelve months, as
the case may be. Then some
black, rascallyy stormy night you are
turned out III the street and ponds and
mill-races, or amid snow two feet deep,
and drifting like blazes, and told to run
for a doctor. When you get home
again, eight chances to ten a little red
flannel looking thing, about the size of
a peachblow potato, awaits you. They
call it baby, and packed up with it you
will find the first real squalls of ma
ried life, you can bet OF that.
One of these nights you will turn out
again. Barefoot, an icy, d~iscOnsOlate
| sense Of dampness all about you, only
a cotton shirt or such matter between
you and the distressing Openness of a
cane-seat chair, you will distractedly
rock that baby back and forth, and bob
with a voice like a hyena III q jungle,
"This thing is played out, Susan
"ROckaby baby, or some other melody,
and all the time that baby yells, O doesn't
he howl! while Susan Ann, up to her
nose under the warm bed cover, to help
out, every now. and then impatiently
puts in, just at the wrong place, "Why
don't you trot him faster, Samuel? Z"
And you trothim,y yes, you do trot him
If you could only trot his wind out SC
that he could never get it back again
or break his back, or neck, or something
YOU would be UNNECESSARILY happy
But no the little innocent seems tough
er than an india rubber ~car-spring
Just as you conclude to have a funeral
in the house in less than six months
thinking you will freeze, the baby will
from sheer exhaustion, fall asleep, an6
then, with teeth c%hattering like DR.
Reid's back vertebra, you crawl in by
Susan Ann and try to dose again when
finally, Susan's dulcet tones awaken
you with the question, Samuel, Ishoult
like to know If you ever hear this chile
cry 2" and that she wants you to bouncl
out of bed and get that paregoric, quicl
/ as possible. Probably you give a sor
of grunt, and quietly fly back to tn
land of dreams.
!, Just think, you have this same per
Torrance to go through nightly 70
} some three years. It's really jolly fun
ain'tit.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

THE SCIENCE OF ADVBRTIsING.-Ju-
dicious advertising always pays.
If you have a good thing, advertise it.
IF you hayn't, don't.
Large type isn't necessary in adver-
Using. Blind folks don't read news
papers.
Don't be afraid to invest in printers
ink, unless your sands OF life be nearly
run out.
Never run down your opponents
goods in public. Let him do his own
advertising.
Let your advertisements have some
thing of the dash in them, without
great exaggeratiOn.
You can't eat enough in one week tC
last you a whole year, and you can't ad,
vertise on that plan either.
It's as true of advertising as Of every
thing else in the world-if it is worth
doing at all, it is worth doing well.
Handbills and circulars are good OF
their kind, but they cannot take the
place of newspaper advertisements.
No bell can ring as loudly as a goot
advertisement. People will believe
what they see rather than what the!
hear.
Small advertisements, and plenty o
them, is a good rule. We were all ba
bies once, yet we made considerable
noise,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26
JACOB EHRHARDr, Coroner
in and for the Parish of st. Landry.

"Suffer little children to cOme unto me, and
forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of
God."-[Gospel accord. to st. Mark Y. IA.
We were sorry to hear that u friend
Mr.. John Mccormick and his wife last
Saturday had to suffer the loss of one of
their little twin boys, not morethan two
months old. We will not, however, try
to console the sorrow-stricken parents
with the common arguments, well know
ing that the new, fresh griefis too bitter
to be easily consoled.
AL who are acquainted with our friend
John know that there is a great deal of
feeling and an almost womanly tender
ness in the depths of his kind, joyial
heart; he is a man, though, and the
soothing hand of time will soon assuage
his affections. s5
But the poor mother-who can fathom
a mothers love for her baby! there is
in that feeling something SO sacred, SO
holy, that we do not dare to touch it,
Our Savior said: BLESSED are they that
mourn for they shall be comforted.'
May this promise of our Lord keep hel
up under the first bitterness of her sor-
row, until, by and by, she may realize
that her little boy has passedaway from
this earthly life to a heavenly one; from
the troubles of a short existence dow1
here, to the eternal glories of the abode
of the blessed.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

BELIEVING But NOT UNDERSTAND
ING" | will not believe anything but
what / understand said a self-cOnfi-
dent young man in a hotel one day.
"Nor will IT, said another.
Neither will T." ehimed a third.
"Gentlemen,n said one well-known to
ME, who was on Il journey, and who sat
close by, edo | understand you correct
ly, that you will not believe anything
that you do not understand 9"
II will not" said one, and so said each
one of the trio.
"Wen,p said the stranger, Sin my
ride this morning I saw some geese in
afeld eating grass; do you believe that 2"
Certainly said the three unbeliev-
ers.
81 also saw the pigs eating grass; do
you believe that? p
" Of course said the three.
Sand / also saw sheep and cows eat
ing grass ; do you believe that p
"Of course" was again replied.
"Well, but the grass which they had
formerly eaten, had, by. digestion,
turned to feathers on the backs OF the
geese, to bTigtles on the backs OF the
swine, to wool on the sheep, and on the
cows it had turned to hair; do you be-
lieve that, gentlemen ~
Certainly" they replied.
Yes, you beIieVeit,p he rejoined, "but
do you understand it ~
They we're COMPOUNDED and silent, ana
evidently ashamed, as. they well nigh
be.1
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

NAIL TO SUGARTowN.-By act of
Congress, approved March Sd, 1873, a
post road was established from Nanny,
via Leesyille, to Lake Charles
Our Postmaster is requested BY the
Postmaster General to furnish the lat
ter. with information which will enable
the Department to advertise for propo-
sails for mail service on this new route,
As this is our only chance for mail com
munication with Sugartown, and the
northern portion of Calcasieu, persons
nestIy requested to furnish our Post
master, either, personally or by letter
with accurate information onthe follow
ing points, viz: The distance from
Nanny Sabine parish) to Leesville, in
Vernon parish. Distance from LeesYille
to Lake Charles, via Sugartown.
We trust that any one possessing IN:
formation on any Of these points vii
communicate it to Il Postmaster with
out delay.-[Lake Charles Echo, July
| 10Th.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

A DIR FERENCE OF OPINION.-On our
return home we found u old Golored
friend Sniggelfritz sick. He had been
down with the fever, and was looking
pale, but not 20 pale as Cain turned
when the whereabouts of Abel was de-
manded of him. We gently intimated
to Judge Sniggelfritz that mean whis-
key might have been the u of his
sickness. Whereupon he became indig-
nant; and, to pacify him, we gave him
some pineapple to eat. After disposing
of it and smacking his lips, with a
thoughtful cast of eountenance, he re-
marked "Dats what makes white
folks SO healthy, because dey always has
good things to eat" We replied that
the opinion of white folks was that
niggers were healthy, because they had
to work hard and live on plain food
= Now jest hear dat! always though
white folks didn't have much common
sense, and now | know it. EFF dey wants
to be healthy like dey says niggers is
why don't dey work hard and live O
plain food like niggers do2 dats what
wantto know And with this he walk
ed Of, shaking his head and mutterine
something about white folks having al
de edication and il too smart for mig
gers, but dey amt got much coHnlnol
serse.''
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

OpELoUsAs SUBsCRIBERs.-Under the
new law postage has to be paid on all
papers that go into the postoffiee. The
postag &c on the JOURNAL is twenty cents
d year payable quarterly, five cents at
i time, IN advance. Unless this postage
Is promptly paid the postmaster cannot
deliver the papers and he informs Us
that IL viii be useless for us 10 deposit
papers IN the post office for parties who
neglect to pay postage as required Dy
law. So many of our 0pelousas sub.
serihers have failed TO pay their sub.
scription that ne cannot afford to en-.
ploy 4 carrierto take the papers to tlleil
] houses,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

On Wednesday Of last week two men
named Jonrdan and Hern, we are in
formed, got to shooting at each other,
on the Atchafalaya river in this parish.
with shot guns. There was a fence in
teryening, which interfered with accu-
racy of aim =; only one Of them, Hern we
believe, received d slight flesh wound
the gun having been charged with small
cbnf
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

We see that Proctor & Candles, Ex-
ira Olive Soap is becoming very popu-
lar in our town, it's quality we know is
superior, 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, 1873-07-26

Several of our parishiOners have been
made happy lately by receiving sums of
one ranging from $4,000 to $4,000
from the Federal government fol. cot
ton and other property appropriated
during the war. We withhold their
names for fear their numerous friends,
these hard times, would borrow it all
from them and leave them as miserable
ns they were before.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

WANTED.-An energetic boy who will
take the contract for furnishing the res
idents of this town with this paper. We
will drop the town subscription list en-
tirely, if some one will take the con-
4noo+
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

Mr.. L. Saunders King has IL thanks
for q great big peach, but a little
smaller than our double fist. Itmeasures
nine inchesi in circumference, and weighs
nearly six ounces.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

Wehave no court in session now, and
business is dull generally. Under the
circumstances several parties from this
place have found time to go to the
several rural watering and hunting
places about a days journey west and
northwest Of this town, to-Wit: Bell
Clancy springs, Darbonne, and Pointe-
aux-Loups springs. Within the next
ten days or two weeks, if the weather
should befavorable, a good many others
will follow, which will make our town
wear somewhat the aspect it did when
many of it's inhabitants deserted it
for fear of yellow fever. Some few OF
our townsmen viii soon leave also fol
the springs in Virginia.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26
THE OPELOUsAs JOURNAL.
.OPELOUSAS. SATURDAY, JULY 2G, 1873.
LOCAL. ITEMS.

Capt. Henry L. Garland, of the Ope-
lousas}6ar, and DR.. Vincent Boagni, Of
this place, left here last Thursday morn
ing, by stage, for the springs in Virginia.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

NOtarial Acts OF sale, with wife's ~renuneia-
ton English and French), and MagistrateA
blanks, for sale at this Ofiice-eheaps
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS
There has been for sometime rainy
weather about 0pelousas, too much
rain for the good of the crops; but we
are told that the frequent rains OF this
locality have not been general in the
parish-in some places rain has been
needed. We have just conVersed with
a. gentleman who has a crop himself
and who has seen the crops OF others
and talked about crops with them
He says that considerably more r
and cotton were planted this year than
last, and that o pretty fair average crop
will be made; that in some sections the
crops are very good, while in Others
they are sorry and always were so
His estimate is, If the caterpillars dc
no considerable damage, that fifteen o.
sixteen thousand bales of cotton vii
be made in this parish, and probably
enough corn, by most farmers, to d
them.
Since the above was written we have
had more and more rain. We will an
nounce dry weather when we are fully
satisfied that it has come to stay awhile
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

DGCH uIlAlGIOAkS &ACA&cOAANS1AhS PN7G SA
account of the seeming neglect Of the
town authorities to have the streets
worked and drained. Thinking there
must be q reasonable cause for this neg
lect, we called on a member Of the
Board Of Police, last Wednesday, and
asked why this was so9 His answer
was perfectly satisfactory, and one that
will cover a multitude of other cases:
there was no money in the treasury, not
d cent and the town is in debt. We
! further informed that there had
been no money In the treasury during
the administration of the present Board,
which went into Office about three
months ago. No taxes have been col
lected and the licenses collected have
generally, if not altogether, been paid
in outstanding warrants of the previous
Boards.
We glanced over the Treasurer's
book, and found that the expenditures
for the year ending April 6, 1872, were
$2O86,5; and the expenditures for
the year ending April, 1873, were
asaei %
On examining the tax roll for the
present year, we found two hundred
and fffy-one persons assessed for the
following property:
esas lots yaluedat- 2T710oy0
1sa ssIsassg s sSsS, &c
IT 1892 @
MONEY = -Uo
Total valuation slSsl2,o
0ffhe one az interest," SslooO,OO pc
longs foDF. Y. Boagnl.
The rate q taxatlon mas usually peen
~one-fouftl of 2 per cent or twenty,
i've cents on each undre dollars @
assessed property. AG 6llls rate tne Oh.
recttax TINS years. S1oo,So ;Duta speela
tax, af thesan1e rate, mas oeen leVleo
which makes g double thaS amount
There are old licenses due, anountlils
10 $500, which Will hardly be collected
The debt Of the town y about $4,000
besides $140O for unpaid salaries Q
officers for the present year.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26

The Magic Mirror-A beautiful face
lit up with smiles.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26
miles. Inhabitan

Total...-....---... 49, 1901 600, 600
Fifteen billions one hundred
millions-ten times more money than
can be found in the whole world.
A paper says: "We have adopted
the eight hour system in this Office.
We commence work at eight o'clock in
the morning, and close at eight in the
evening"
A housekeeper says there is no venison
in market. Init nlenfv of Hear meat.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-09
Globu1arfstic.

. a -
Yesterday the Globe had another fear
full struggle with the English language
it is unnecessary to add that the latter
came off victorious 1t is with pro-
found regret, yet with a feeling OF
brotherly love that we so frequentlyssare
obliged to give it little friendly advice,
explain its obscure sentences to its read
ers, and furnish it with so much ''gratu-
itous advertising" We also would add
that s'while we commiserate with them
in their sufferings, and extend our heart
felt sympathies in their sufferings, (see
yesterdays Globe, we at the same time
must perform our duty, and kindly cor
rect their composition. Our correction
does not refer to their absurd inconsis-
tency in ridiculing Us for publishing but
column Of telegraph, when in the
same edition they publish but column,
and half of that bogus-or composed
of especial" extractions. No! our
correction refers to their report, yes
terday, of the races at the County Fair.
For instance, in their account of the
first heat, they state that "Rob" broke,
(which gave the Maid chance, who
passed him, coming in about one half
length ahead of the Maid" then in their
struggles in giving an account of the
third heat, they manage to inform US
that the Maid came in "about five
lengths ahead of Rob, and winning the
heat and race" After furnishing US
with this information. they astonish US
instantly by stating in their summary
that Rob the Ranter won the race. 1t is
fortunate for themselves and their read
ers that there were no more heats to this
race, as in the next heat the Globe would
probably have had the horses walking
around on their hind feet, standing on
their heads, etc. What we can't under
stand, after hard night of psychology
cal INSTRUMENTATION, is how, in the
first heat, the Maid could come in half a
length ahead of herself. The only theO-
ry we could evolve on this perplexing
subject, was that just before passing un-
der the wire at the judges stand, at the
close of the heat, the Maid must have
performed a wonderful gymnastic feat,
and have thrown her hind quarters over
her head in the form of a somersault and
thereby landed herself ahead of herself
on the other side of the wire. 1t is to be
regretted that the Globe should, not only
make the Maid beat the other horses, but
beat herself also.
Now we hope the "globule " will not
say something naughty about US for
our free and open criticisms of their
manifold delinquencies. In the past week
we have corrected their punctuation,
geography, orthography, and syntax.
We do hope they will be more careful in
the future, and furnish us less cause for
continually correcting their misstate-
ments, etc. Let brotherly love continue !