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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

ALL QUIET IN TERREBONNE.-A
gentleman who arrived in town last
evening direct from Houma, pronoun-
ces everything quiet in Terrebonne.
The militia are in Houma or there
abouts. and are handsomely entertained
by all classes-planters and Iaeorers.
Many of the planters express their sur
prise that troops had been sent there,
there being, in their Judgment, no need
whatever for their services; A Few
planters up near the railroad seemed
not general or widespread.
On Thursday Senator Cage and
REPRESENTATIVE Keys addressed q mass
meeting of the strikers at HOuma.
They instructed them that in maintain
ing their own rights they must refrain
from mOlesting others in the enjoy
ment of their rights, and they cOnJured
their listeners to interfere in no way
with those who saw fit to work for the
planters at the reduced rates. Their
remarks were we'll received, and their
advice will doubtless be followed:
To-day a meeting has been called at
Houma. by the planters and labOrers,
with the view of arriving at a salts
factory adjustment of the troubles. A
good feeling exists, as q general rule,
between the two classes, ana wise
counsels and mutual for bearanee will
doubtless remedy all existing evils.
The militia will remain a day or two
longer to enjoy the proffered hospital;
ties Of the people of Terrebonne, and
will then be ordered back to the city:
| Half a,doEen arrests have occurred OF
parties who made a violent demonstra-
ton at the plantation of MIR. Minor,
~.Is.L I,44o, IF, IN. uos the worst the
strikers we're engaged in, although
even here no force was resorted to, the
strikers relying upon threats and intim..
idation for The accomplishment OF
their purpose.
Mr.. Marie, of the House committee to
investigate the troubles in the, parish,
accompanied by Mr.. Franck, the clerk
| Of tile committee, arrived in town last
evening. The other members OF the
Committee are excepted to return on
Sunday.-TN. o. Republican Jan. II.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23
"He Is Gomez
IN MEMOIR OF ONE DEEPLY LAMENTED.

IN MEMOIR o. IN DEEPLY LAMENTED.
There seems n sadness in the air,
a shadow on the eastern sky
The brccZes waited to the west
Are brrdcned with Il sigh.
TIL birds are silent i'll the trees;
Win grief each wild flower drOOps its head
The butterflies have -urIed their wings
For Nature whispers, H is dead"
l walk upon the sea-girt sands;
A shell is cast within my reach;
UrtO my heart | place its lips,
And listen to its speech.
From far within its heart of pearl,
A low and sadeened undertOne-
A blending as of words and tears
Says softly, He is gone"
Dear Mother Earth, within thy breast
Press tenderly this wasted form
Sing soothing hymns, ye summer winds;
Blow gently, winters storm.
Affection, from thy deepest well
Renew, with waters sweet and pure,
The freshness OF his memory,
That they MAY long endure.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

Singing is a great institution" 1t
oils tae wheels of care, and supplies
the place of sunshine, A man who
sings has a GOOD heart under his shirt
front. Suc.l q man not only works
more willingly, but works more con-
stantly. A singing cObbler will ear
as much money again as n who gives
way to low spirits and indigestion.
Avaricious men never sing, The man
who attacks singing throws a stone at
the head Of hilarity, and would, if he
could, rob June of its roses and August
of it's meadow lark. Singing promotes
health, strengthens the voice, the Or
gans of the throat and lungs, and pre-
an excellent agent for promoting men
tai hygiene.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

Coop ADvICE.-Let me caution all
mothers never, never, never to put any
thing into q child's ear. If afflicted
with the earache roast an onion and
place it upon the ear, or make a com
mon haxseed poultice. 1t is also good
to syringe the ear with warm water.
A gentleman once asked a distin-
guished physician of Boston what he
should use to get the wax out Of his
ears, and received the following an
swer: "Sir, you may with impunity
put your elbow into your ear whenever
you choose and can get it there; but
never use. anything else, as there is
danger of injuring the drum"
.. FHOusehOld.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23
The TerrebOnMe War.

! From the New Orleans Republican, Jan. 18th
Gun readers will please take notice
that there is no War in TerrebOnne par
ish. At least there is not such a mar
| Shaling of hostile forces, or march OF
armed men under warlike banners as
our sensation creating contemporaries
have endeavOred to make out. There
is an unfortunate conflict between CAPT.
| tai and labor, such as has appeared in
other parts of the industrial world.
Both sides have some sort of orSanlza-
| ton to obtain concerted action for what
they doubtless believe q common inter
| est. The planters wish to establish the
| rate of wages per month at a point be-
low what the labOlers generally are un-
willing to accept. The latter have, so
far at least, confined their action to pre-
venting, either by means of persuasion
or threats, those who are disposed to
work at the reduction, frOm doing so:
This is the customary practice In all
cases of strikes. The laborers' unions
have no other means of carrying Outthe
regulations adopted by them. We have
not heard that any force is to be empl0y-
ed against the planters themselves. In
Clividual cases of collision may happen
here and there, but they will arise from
personal misunderstanding. go
Inc governor Has lOUlluS W uO WIN
any question growing out Of these I'M
happy differences, except to keep the
peace. He has sent a force to the scene
of the reported disturbances, not for the
purpose of compelling the planters to
accede to the demands of the labOrers,
nor to see that the latter go to work for
such as may be offered them. He is
charged with the duty Of keeping the
peace, and has instructed the officers In
charge of the militia accordingly. 1t a
man wishes to work on a plantation for
his board and clothes, or or nothing at
all, it will be the duty of the State au-
thorities to protect him in carrying out
his whim. Other parties should not be
permitted to employ force to turn him
from his purpose. In like manner, II he
does not choose to work at ALL. at any
price, he being q freeman must be con-
ceded the privilege of dispOsing OF his
time in accordance with his own sense
of hisinterests. The executive authority
of the State has nothing whatever to do
with the disputes between private par
ties. It can do nothing but keep the
peace, in which it is not hostile to any
one disposed to be peaceable. Doubt
less there has been more noise and ter
ror than the case called for, but we
have no a to apprehend there will
be any serious trouble, o will there be
any heavy fighting or much occasion for
anything more than the moral force de-
rived from good counsel.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

'HEAvEs IN HoEsEs.-A correspondent
of the Rural Home gives the following
remedy for heaveS in horses: Give once
daily a teaspoonful of aquafortis, pre-
pared as follows: Mkt with a teaspoon
full of sour or skinned milk, and mix
this with bran, and the bran with grain
fed. The catarrhal affection Of the
throat makes rapid amendment under
this treatment, and the correspondent
says he has known a number of cases
oTIpod nv If.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

The question, was put to a candidate
could not Godfave changed Pharaoh's
hearth" The answer vas shrewd but
evasive. 81 insist upon an u~negulvocal
not notG God have rF5S eha AM s9f Phsrao6's heart SGti !"
After thinking o moment the answer
came; eff he had neglected every
thing else, and given his whole atten-
tion to it, / don't know but he might"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

The Peoria Review says that a lady
teacher in one of the public schools was
amazed the other day by seeing a per-
feet forest of juvenile hands fly up in
the air and shake and g~esticulate with
violent agitation. "What do you
want?" queried the puzzled instrne-
tor. Chorus Yer hairs falling off,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

An Englishman on his return from 9
hunting excursion in India was +
how he liked tiger-huntlng. he replled,
1T is very good sport as y,on NUM- tle
tiger; but, Il hard pressed, ne sometlmes
takes it into his head to hunt you' ana
then it has its drawbacks"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

/ like b~reakfast-time better than any
other moment in the day. No dust has
settled on ones mind then, and it pre-
sents @ clear mirror to the rays of
things.-[George Eliot.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

There is something very. sublime,
though very fanciful, in Plato's descrIp-
ton of the STpgeme Being, that truth
is his body, andlighths shadow. Lad
olson.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

There is q power in the direct glance
of a sincere and loving human soul,
which will do more to dissipate preiu-
dice and kindle charity than the most
elaborate arguments.-tGeorge Eliot,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

There is no funeral so sad to follow
as the funeral of our own youth, which
we have been pampering with fond de-
sires, ambitious hopes, and all the
bright berries that hang in poisonous
clusters over the path of hfe.-[Landor.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

Al good citizen must know how to be
| able to command and to obey; he ought
also to know in what manner treemen
ought to govern and to be governed.
[Aristotle.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

The golden moments in the stream OF
life rush past us, apd we see nothing
but sand: the angels come TO Visit us,
and we only know tllem when they aye
gonelEGe0rge Eliot.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

"A discussion in the National Conyen=
ton of friends, the other day, would
seem to indicate that even the Quakers
are beginning to yield to the spirit of
the age.ns One speaker advised that
the question of dress should be one
simply Of utility and convenience; and
said, moreover, that " the practice of
wearing the hat in meeting, which so
long prevailed; was remarkable achiehy
for being a stupid violation of sanitary
Law ~ r. ."*@
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

Men in general are neither very good
ocfes I haTt never SgF q aiyp CANNED
even the best without discovering faults
and frailties invisible at first. / have
always In the end found among the
worst, certain good elements and hold
ing points Of honesty There are two
men in every man It is childish to see
only one; it is sad and unjust to Look
only atlthe other,z[pa ToequeVille,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

Uncle James walking with niece Mary,
aged four, points to the moon, on whose
disc the dark spots show quite plainly,
and says, "There is a man in the moon,
burning brush" The infantile realist
puts up her little nose and snuffs, saying,
ayes, I 'mell the 'mokew
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

towards die many times before their
death; the valiant tastes OF death y
once.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

AS is the teacher, so is the school and
as is the pay, so is the teacher.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

There can be no ideal companionship
where time is not permitted to set his
seal and harden his wax. Age is need
full to this as to wine. George the
Third said he liked his old friends and
old shoes best. Time is the universal
tinisher Of all jobs well hegun-adds
still higher and better degrees to our
best work, rubs down the sharpness of
its line, ~overc6nes the rawness OF its
tone. Age and use mellow the violin,
and put the last degree of perfection in
its tone as Il manufacturer at CremoHa
Or Aspen knows how to do.-[Sunner
Ellis. So .s. r.-- ~: .-..
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

By taking revenge o mai is but even
with his enemy; but in passing e 1t
he is superior.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

A. wise man advertises extensively,
because he believes that many columns
furnish q support.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

Many plain young ladies live to become
pretty-old ones.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23
Naughty But Nice.

AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN FALLS INTO
TIL CLUTCHES OF A GAY DAMsEL AND
Is DESPOILED.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

What fruit does a newly-married coU-
Die mest resemble-A green pair.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

If toner and a qtfart of whisky were.
altogether, which would edrunk first?
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

We do not count a mans years until
heihas nothing else to count-[Emer-
SON, HSt'h
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23
A Horrible Graveyard.

A correspondent writing from Bonn
bay says: "You have all heardo of the Par
sees. They are the Jews of Bombay.
They are q a C that was excluded from
Persia as the Jews have been from
many countries. They have very pc
culiar notions of life, but their ceme-
terry is more peculiar still. It is diff
ferent from all others. We made a Wis
it to their cemetery, not knowing at the
time that no one was admitted. 1t is a
large tract, on the best part of MalOber
hill. 1t is very valuable now, but twas
purchased many years ago. W. made
application at the gate for admission
and were refused. We appealed to a
young Parsee who happened to be pas
sing. He was dressed in silk, and very
gentlemanly in his appearance. He
said that no Europeans were admitted.
We told him that we were not Euro
peans, but Americans. He said he
would be very happy to Oblige Ameri-
cans, but could not, but did consent
that we should go up the road, outside
the inner wall, and have q view of the
city and bay. The sentinel took us
along the winding road, and a rupee
given to him acted like Il charm. It
opened all the gates and passed the pO-
lice. There were no Parsees in sight to
stand in our way, and w entered the
prohibited enclosures. The grounds are
surrounded by a wall twenty feet high,
and have been used for a great number
Of years by this strange people. There
are no monuments in the cemetery.
There are tl@ee round towers about tif-
ty feet in diameter and fifty to sixty
feet high. On the top Of these towers
there is an iron CRATE. The dead are
brought to this CRATE and delivered to
the priests, and the friends depart.
The prests prepare the CORPSE and lay
it on the CRATE, and it is devOured bv
the ~vultures, and the bones drop through
the CRATE into the charnel house below.
These towers or vaults are called Tow
ers of Silena.' We saw hundreds of
vultures sitting on these towers, and
the sentinel told us that they w%ouldtake
all the flesh from the bones of a corpse
in an hour. We asked why those tow
ers? The sentinel, pointing to one,
said, 'Parsee with plenty of money put
there; , to another, 'Parsee with but
little money put there and the other,
'Parsee with no money put there The
sentinel said when a corpse is placed
on the CRATE, the strife and noise of the
vultures is 7fffightful, and could be heard
for a long distance. We saw those
flowers Of Silena,' and do not care to
be any nearer"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23
TO THE

Of which youain'tmuch better! Be lib
raj my brethering, an plank down the
pewter, for the fust thing you know, you
that don't give nqthin', youth land Slap
dash into the middle Of torment, whar
thar will be weepin' an wailin' am
smashin' of teeth! Don't say you hain't
got no muny, for like Amy Mas an
Snapfire you mout be struck dead for
lynn.
AM talkin' of lies my b~rethering, thar
ar many difrent specie of lies. In the
fust place, thar sthe "white lie" which
may be likened unto the co~pperhead
snake, slick as gnose-grease to look at,
but rank pysen TO the tech. Then thar
is the malicious lie, the lie direct an the
lie c~ircumstantial, ley hominy, lying in
wait an alkali-nOt to mention that
beast of the desert, the Lion, which he
roameth through the forest seeking
whom he may devour! Brother Dilley,
as the hat is most full, let Us pray!
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

JUSTICE VEAZIE's CoURT.-Sinee last
report the following cases have been
before Justice Veazie of this town
State VS.. Felicien Louis, larceny, dis
charged.
State VS.. John Lewis ct ais, lying in
wait to murder, discharged.
State VS.. Paul Bossier, attempt to
murder, sent before the District Court.
State VS.. Jean Pierre, obtaining prop
srty under false pretences, discharged.
State VS.. Nose Hudson, threatening
to kill. put under bond TO keep the
peace.
State VS., John Phillips, perjury, pen
ding.
State VS.. SAM. Haas, kidnapping,
pending.
State vs.. Jos. Lacour ct ais, lying in
wait 10 murder, discharged.
state IS. Joseph Walleor larceny,
pending.
State VS.. Laurentine Guillory, larce-
ny, pending.
STATE Us. Toledano Derbanne, larceny,
pending
State va, --La Lawrence, larceny,
pending.
NEW BoAr.-capt. G. G. Pickett has
brought the Braaish johnson into this
trade, and leaves Washington every
a.. a - g., 41,a
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23

NEW BoAT.-capt. @. C. Pickett has
brought the Bradish johnson into this
trade, and leaves Washington every
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock See the
advertisement.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-23
District Court Report.
TENTH WEEK CONTINUED.

IHUIsUay, JaI. I5Uu, ToIF'
No. 8O5-Don Louis Chariot vs..
Adrien Sonnier, tried and taken under
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-03

near Chicago, jumped the track at Hyde
Park on the oath, and the engineer, Charles
L. Morris, was crushed to death under the
engine, which had turned over, and news
boy named Dave Brown was fcarfully and
fatally scalded by escaping steam.
The Indiana State Grange of Patrons OF
Husbandry met In convention at indianapolis
on the gath. There are now 1899 subordinate
Oranges organized In the State. The follow
ing are the officers OF the State Grange for
the ensuing year: Henley James, Worthy
Master, Marion; q. w. Davis, Lecturer, Kent
land; Russell Johnson, Steward; +. G. Phil
lips, Assistant Steward; B. II. Ham, Chap
lain; q. II. Brown, Treasurer, Rensse-
Alpheus Tyner, State Purchasing Agent, Indi-
annapolis.
Appeals for aid are being made In behalf Of
the sufferers by the recent tornado at Tus-
cumbia, Ala
The General Grands Chapter Of Masons Of
the United States met at Nashville ON the
24th. The order is reported to be generally
prosperous throughout the country.
The official vote In the First and Second
Louisiana Congressional Districts has been
announced. The following are the MAORI.
ties; First-Randall Gibson, DEM, 6,718;
Second-E J. Ellis, DEM, 4,759.
Gov. Houston, Of Alabama, was inaugurated
on the oath. In his address he said: II will
regard 1t as one Of my highest and most sa-
cred obligations to see that the laws are faith
fully executed and the rights Of all citizens,
without regard TO race. color or previous con-
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-03

tering the law school at Cuzco, an insti-
tuition supported by the State, wrote to
the Government to inquire if her sex
were bar to her admission. The Minis
ter of Justice promptly replied that all
Peruvian citizens should enjoy equal
rights; that women were considered by
the law as on the same footing with men,
as far as the privileges to be accorded by
the Republic were concerned, adding that
it was matter of peculiar pleasure to
the administration to improve the oppor-
tunisy of giving publicity to such decla-
ration.
Certain French iaborers having oc-
casion TO enter field infested with a
vigorous growth of prickly-nettles the
day following a severe wind storm, were
surprised to find that the nettles which
shortly before produced severe stings
could now be handled with impunity.
M. Naudin states by way OF an explana-
ton of this strange change in the char
acter of the nettle-sting that its poison
had certain volatility and that strong
wind so stimulates the exhalation of the
poison as to exhaust the entire quantity
stored in the plant. This explanation is
supported by the fact that in about eight
days after the gale these nettles regained
their poisonous properties.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-03

work. The council issues an addres. -
the churches calling for $1,000 to az
tablish national church at Washinr.
ton, to maintain Unitarian preachin.
in six of the principal centers of influs
ence in which it is now lacking" to die.
tribute Channing's works free of cost
and to help young and feebler societies.
in various parts Of the country.
DIR. Hollands editorial suggestion.
in late issue of Scribner's Monthlv IN
what he terms "The Average PRAYER
meeting" have arrested deserved atten-
ton. The picture which he draws of !,
dull, prOfitless hour spent in lifeless reit-
erations is too often realized in the
stated weekly meeting" 1t is the easi.
est thing in the world to kill the interest
of a gathering for prayer. Sing drawl.
ipgly all the verses of hymn to a lonr
meter; extend :" few remarks until the
clock points beyond the half hour; lei
some brother pray in a vague way for the
world in general and in a tedious way for
everybody in particular-thi will leave
the meeting SO dead that no one will care
to attend again unless from a sense OF
duty. The remedy that DR.. Holland sup.
gests is not essential and would not avail
in all cases. A good leader with a soul
full of some theme touching everyday
want and living is better than liturgy.
Sing often, and few verses at a time.
Speak briefly and to the point. PRAY
earnestly and from the heart. Those
who are present will be helped and the
next week you will see new faces and the
vacant seats will be filed Wsrksna
Christian.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-03

dition, duly guarded and protected. The citt-
zens OF Alabama truly desire peace and per-
feet restoration Of fraternal relations between
all sections ofour common country. They are
loyal 10 the Government OF the United States,
and viii readily yield cheerful obedience to
its authority and laws They only ask TO be
permitted, under the Constitution and laws
of the country, to exercise, secure from un-
warrantable interference, the right Of gov
erning themselves at home by just and wisely
exercised laws for local sclf-goyernment
The Board OF Trade Of Chicago has been
recently engaged In investigating charges Of
uncommcrcial transactions against Capt. Jack
sturges, who got up the late corner on corn.
When about 10 vote on the question Of ex-
pelling Mr. Sturges, on the oath, an injunc-
ton was served upon the Board, thus putting
a stop TO the proceedings.
Reports were recently current that G. 8.
Glastonbury, Treasurer Of the Missouri State
Grange. had become defaulter to the amount
Of $4,000. The facts appear to be as fol-
lows: At the recent meeting at Kansas
City Mr.. glastonbury was called upon for
the whole sum In the treasury 20, 600
it being wanted to invest in a
mandatory. 1t then came out that Quisen-
bury had invested the funds OF the Grange In
various ways, and that they could not be re-
allied at once He raised $1,000 cash and has
since given TO the Executive Board OF the
Grange deeds OF trust on two farms said TO be
worth $4,000, and executed bond Of person
al security, which has been accepted by the
Board, and has agreed to pay the whole
amount by next July 1t Is not believed that
the Grange will lose adollar.