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L'AFFAIRE DU ."-Enin
VOLTA cette dangereuse question decidee
pacifquement. ii ne sera pas tire un
coup de canon. LIE navire pris etc
livre aux Etats- -Unis, les survivants du
Virginius ont etc livres au Juniata qui
doit les transporter d New York. A
part une petite emeute rapidement re-
prince par le capitaine- general Jou-
vellar, ct une s6rie d'articles inconve-
nants sur la question, pnblies dams les
journaux de Pile de Cube, tout s'est
regle sans accident, ct nous pouvons
maintenant dormir sur nos deux oreil-
Ies.-Apenir.
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REMEDE POUR LIE RHUME.-Un de
nos amis de la Nile Orleans, qui SOU
vent fait pexperience, nous dit que le
rhume le plus obstine peut etre gu6ri
par la simple application de suif fran
Gals sur la poitrine, lie soir, avant de Sc
coucher. Cette application Sc fait en-
frottant, ct doit etre suivie dune autre
de rhum blanc, qui penetre 1epiderme
ct fait agir plus promptement les qua
lites calmantes dusuif. LIE lendemain,
le patient est gueri.
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Mayifs-Le 81 decembre 1873, a lE-
elise Catholique des Opelousas, par le
Rev. J. F. Raymond, le Juge JOHN ).
MORGAN a Nine SIMoNIA OFFUTT, (nee
TAYLsR,) tous deux de cette vile.
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Nouveau Decalogue Martial

Ia femme tn adoreras
Et aimeras uniquement.
Sans V manquer le lui diras,
Soir ct matin, tres fermement.
Tout lie jour tn la laisseras
Trottiner pour son agreement.
Tn seul pas ne te permettras
Sans avoir son consentement.
Toutes ses notes tn paieras
Sans sourciller, assidument.
Aux cartes tn ne toucheras,
Que dams tes reeves settlement.
LIE cigare ne fumeras
Qu'en cachette soigneusement.
Jaloux surtout point ne seras
Comme un GerOnte settlement.
Chaque jour tn confesseras
Tes actions excitement.
De Dieu surtOut tn n'Oublleras
LIE neuvieme commandment.
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~ Cartes, Factures, Reeus, Circu-
laires, Billets d'Enterrement, Pam
phlets, ETC., etc., executes avec soins, a
rImprimerie du Courier des Opelousas.
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MeubIes de MaisOn
Directement D.. Ia FabTlQNF ri aux pix U1 ID
NUuvellr-O Orleans.

TE soussigne Went de rec"voIr dfs !, manu-
4 features de Cincinnati. un assortment
cumpiet de mrublrs DE- maiS"n. tr'S que O'''"
DE- Its. tables, chaisrS, brrrr"s"s' fh"''n'IS'
toilettrs. armoirrs gard"S nangrr, IaVah"s,
etc etc. quill vendra auss bon c"mpt". simon
a mpi!ltur marrhe qn'on ne ptut les fa'fe We
mir DE- la NouvrlleOrIeans,
Vtntz vors en as>urer vou>-memeS'
On fait egalrmrnt les m'nb'tS sur c"lh"i"'-
de ct on repare les vienx mruhlrs:
L. WAITER agent.
10 ;rilIet-4Otf1 rue Main, OpeousAs.
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A IOUER-

II 'HABITATION de feu Charles Close, ST.
- tuee sur lie Courtableau, trois miles du
Port Barre La moite compliant, rautre moi
tie avec securite Possession en- sera dnnnee
lie Ter Janvier 1874. Pour les particulartes,
s'adresser M Joseph NJ Moore, Opelousas
on NJ. Jean Neral, Port Barre
6 Decembre 1873 s 4t
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Mornhinveg & Dantin,

ONT lhonneur d'annoncer a Iturs amis ct
~ all public Ell general qu'ils ont ouvert
eur Atelcr de TaiIleurs rue Bellevue VISA
Wis e magasin de Jos. Bloch * Gle, ou lis
sont prets a faire promptement ct sur CONF
mande, des vetrments hommes IT d. garcons,
tout Outrage garant. 81 aout iS12-32
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I .ffaEA lie Bateau -a-vapeur solide ct fin
y

IT, lie Bateau-a-vapeur solide ct fin
aE=zHz=azasa ass=zadsaa'zaazsza marcheur BERTHA. H.
H. Broad, Capitaine,J B. Schmidt, Commits,
fera les voyages reguliers entire Washington
ct la Nouvelle Orleans, partant de Washing
ton lie Dimanche a 10 heures du matin, ct de
la Nile Orleans lie Mercredi soir a 5 heures.
Dams lie cas- OH les eaux haisseraient de ma,
Mere empecher lie Bertha d'arriver JUS
qu,a Washington, alors lie leger bateau-a,va-
peur "MINN1E'' fera lie trajet entire Wash
ington ct lie Petit Diable on la Vleille Riviere.
scion lie cas-, ct rencontrant la lie Bertha, il
prendra son fret ct ses passengers.
Pour fret on passage, S adresser bord GU a
Gerand Carriere. Washington.
13 Scptembre 1873. 4otf
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r. MORNHINNEG.
Observation-Disclosures.

IN Rue Main, Opelousas, s'oceupera ASST
asaaSdument DE- tons les ouvragcs de ces DIFF
ferentes branches. que lon voudra bien lui
confer. Ses prix seront tres moderes
Opelousas Is Jun 1873. I'm
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Entire bohemes !:

Entire bohemes
-As-tu de l'argent?
-Oui, vingt francs. Je pale pab-
sintbe.
-Tu es grand
-Et 81 je t'offrais ensuite un excel
lent diner?
-Tu es immense
EFT ST en- sortant de diner, je te
menais au theatre
-C'est trop! tn vas ME demander de
tuer un de tes creanciers!
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D Un pieux scelerat, nomme Char.
les L. Alton, sacristain ct maftre deco.
lie q Warren, Michigan, est accuse dat
tentats d la pndeur, commits sur dix
hnit de ses 6coli6res ag6es de moins de
IA ans. ii est en- fuite, ct la justice ma
M METRE La main sur lui.
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e Nous trouvons une asseZ curieuse
anecdote judiciare dams la Gazette (otfi-
cille) de Ia prorince de Ifrek. Trois
montagnards dun village indigene du
district de Vadikavkaz GtaieDt accuses
davoir vole un b9uf L'absence COM
plete de preuve les fit acquitter par lie
juge de paix du canton.
Dependant lie chef du village, proche
parent du montagnard auquel apparte-
matt lie bGu+, Sc NIT en- t6te de convan-
Gre les coupables. II nit dams un sac
de peau douze souris ct un chat ct, ras-
semblant tdals les llabitants du village,
oleur fit jurer sur ce sac qu'ils n'etaient
point completes du vol. La formule du
serment disait Isl je mems, que le con
tenu de ce sac soft la pature de mes pa
rents defunts -
Les innocents jurerent sans difficulte,
mails les voleurs refuserent de prefer
le serment exige ct avouerent ppblique-
ment leur vol, EN- s'engageant a resti-
tuer lie prix du b9uf vole.
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Pour les retours de relection qui a
Gu lieu en- nOtre paroisse lundi dernler,
voyez la partie anglaise.
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TONNTEEEERTE,

nN trouvera chez L. CHARRIE, a Wash.
" ington: Des Boucauts sucre, des Ba-
lris, demi. barils, ct quart de barils. pour me-
sasse, bon maTche. 6sep3m
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e Pour rendre lea colonnes loc,,o,

e Pour rendre les COLONIES locales
dune gazette de campagne interesantes,
chaqne abonne on ami de la gazette,
devrait rapporter d fofiice de la gazette
tout ce qui pu Sc passer dams son
voisinage. De cette maniere beaucoup
de petites chooses concernant l'int6ret
public seraint publi6es 81 l'on voulait
sc faire a cette id6e,
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D u Ell OU g A 9 :
sAMEDI matln, go 3 JAW. 1874.

A NOS JoURNAUx D'ECHANGE.-Nous
payons, d notre Bureau de Poste, les
frais de poste sur les journaux avec les
auels nous echangeOns.
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U Une scene des plus dramatiques
s'est passGe, avant- hier, a Paris, chez
NJ. de Loverdo, juge d'instruction, dit
lie Figaro:
II interrogeait une femme Vrecq, ar
r6tee pour colpotage d'allumettes non
timbrees. LIE crime n'etait pas bien
grand, malgre Ia recidive, ct la femme
allait etre mise Ell liberte, lorsqu'un
dernier temoin, une femme Ledau, fut
introduite.
A peine cut ellie VII la prevenue, qu'-
ellie nit ses deux poings sur ses hanches,
ct regardant la femme Vrecq:
"Comment s'ecrie-t- ellie, c'est pour
des allumettes qu'on arrete cette fem
mel ?---.. .Mais, vous ne savez done
pas que c'est- .c'est une ancienne
marchande de pommes de terre frites
qui demeurait 167 rue d'Allemagne
Sous Ia Commune, ellie etait cantiniere
au 170e, avec un chapeau 4 plumes
CONNIE I'm general !-...
-C'est pas vrai, hurla la femme
Vrecq.
-Continuez, dit M. Loverdo a la
femme Lodau.
-Oul madame, vOus etieZ canti-
Mere. - meme que c'est vous qui ave2
incendie toutes les maisons de la rue
Royale. J'etais Ia, ct ,je yous al vue
tuer un gendarme. I'm bel homme,
monsieur lie juge. --- ct qui lui deman-
DAFT de 1'epargner pour sa femme ct ses
enfants. All bien oui ellie IA fait pi-
rouetter en- l'appelant charogne, ct ellie
lui d6charge son revolver entire les
epaules. II est tombe CONNIE un beuf
ct son sang .iailli sur elle."
La femme Vrecq fit un movement
pour s'elancer sur son accusatrice, mais
M. de Loverdo soma, ct les gardes mu-
nicipaux saisirent la megere.
Ellie ecumait litteralement ct pous-
salt des cris de hyene.
Immediatement des renseignements
ont etc demand6s sur ellie la police, ct
il etc ddment constat6 que tous ces
fats ont etc exacts. On apporte
NJ. de Loverdo la Photographic de la
Vrecq. Ellie etait costumee en- can't
Mere, avec un chapeau CONNIE les vi
wanderers de 81. A 10 main ellie tenait
un revolver.
La Vrecq etc mise a la disposition
de la justice militaire.
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TCeux qui doivent au bureau du
'Courlier'' soft pour Announcement, an
nonces ou ouvrages d'imprimerie, sont
instament prizes de venir regler sans de-
lai. Nous sommes dams un besoin pres
SAINT d'argent, non pas pour nous per-
METRE des d6penses luXurieuses, mais
a l'effet de payer nos employees ct les
autres frais de bureau, attn que nous
puissions continner publier un Jour
nsl supplement ''pourla glOire'', ct aus
81 atin que les nombreux ennemis de
l'usurpasion de Kellogg ct d'autres frau
des semblables puissent avoir un orga-
ne sur leQuel lis fuissent compter pour
exprimer leurs sentiments, leur opposi-
tion ct leur extreme degoilt de pareille
corruption criminelle dams ce moment
le plus critique de notre histore.
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- M. Charles Guilbeau etc tue par
M. Alcide Veazey, le z de CO mois, ct
avant hier, lie 90, il a subj son examen
pr6liminaire, ct a etc libere sous un
cautionnement do trois mile piastres,
pour r6pondre de 50 comparison de-
want la cour de District, a sa prochaine
session. -Sentinelle des Attakapas, 25.
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Un brouillard impenetrable convert
Londres ct sa banlieu sur un rayon de
einquante miles, reinforcement, ct plu-
sIeurs personnes ont peri en- tombant
dams les docs de la Tamise.
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Dfcfdf-En cette vile, le 30 decem-
bre 1873, BENJAMIN r. WHITE, age DE
70 ans, | | mois ct Is jours.
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Manufacture de VOitures.

T1LATTE DE- Encouragement qui Iul etc
accorde iu,qu'a present par II pubic de
c+ttc Paroisst.. lr souSsigne nrm"rclf sincere
meut cpux qni Font ainsi encourage, ct s"Il!cNT
Ell meme temps la continuation de lthr pa
trnragr. |! s-ra ouourS pret d manufacturer
dps buggirs, hacks ct aut'ts vehicles s"! c""-
mandr e: de- main DE- malrr Les TeparatIohS
aux voturrs, tant chaGrornagr que t"ge. penn
turr on garnjtur". s"ront tAfcHterS r''mrt1T-
ment rt aux prix les plus moderts, pour d"
compliant settlement Dorenayant. tout on-
vrag,. qui ne sera pas pave sir Iivrajson, por-
terra 10 pour cent daugmrntaton pour les traIs
De collection Immediate
lie so,,ssign& a touiours en mains des hacks,
des bnggits &c neuts ct 4r seconde main qu ii
vendra bon marchG pour dn compliant.
s. ?. CLARK.
Opeousas 20 Janvirr l-12. l"tt.
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JOSEPH M. MOORE.

AVOCAT JURISCONSULTE,
EAERCERAsa sa profession dams toutes les
IL Cours du Huitieme District .Jucare -
Son bureau est lie meme occupe ci-devant par
Swayze II Moore, ct plus recemment par
Moore & Morgan, rue Bellevue. Opeousas,
Line. Opelousas % avril 1871.
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- Impressions en- tous genres, exc
cutees q pimprimerie du Courier DIES
Ope1ovsos,
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"A la residence d'Achille Duprt,
en- cette Vile, lie Ter janvier 1874, FLO
R1AN LEBoURGEOIS, fills de Florlan Le-
Bourgeois ct d'Alida B6raud, age de
quatorze ans.
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A. VENDRE

Glaciere Portative en- parfate condi-
" ton. S'adresser au Bureau du Courier.
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Magasin de Depot du Port Barre.

sonssigne ayant pris charge du Magasin
- de Depot du debarcadere den bas du
Port Barre, devouera toute son attention re
cevoir ct exp&dier lie fret quon voudra bien
lui confer. LOUIS DESBREST.
Port Barre I6 aout 1873
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-Toujours dun bon auteur la lectu.
re profite.
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@. II. VIOLET,

AVOCAT EFT NOTAIRE PUBLIC.
BUREAU, a la Maison de Cour, au Ter.
- Opelousas 90 Mars 1873 la
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J. L. COuret.

ENACTEuR en- sucre ct Ell cotton, ct Mar
l. chand Commssionnaire en- general. No
Is Rue Cont, NoUvEiLE. Orleans.
, 1874-05-13

Tho Times On Clty CorrtlptIons-.The
Street Ernutls-Credttors'Ss Against
tlao snn1nnn Isny Conlps.ay-0bit-
llnry.
NEW YonK, h1ay 12.-Tho Times returns to-
day to the appointment Of 3Er, Dlabrnoker M
Police Commissioner, and Hays that It scnus to
DO the opinion that New York VIVA never cursed
with 10 dishonest md dBrepuRbe O Mayor aB
VIC have at this mo1noutt III 1iayeineyor. Tho
World, we observe, soenls to think that lie iB iu-
Bane, and this is really tho only Hypothesis which
Gun be put forward to clear him Of the charge Of
being one Of the most unprinoipled mon over
known to public life in this city.
THE STREET FRAUDS.
OF Aldermen, to inquire into tho alleged street,
cleaning frauds, and to collect the evidence that
WAS talton before tho Legislative Committee,
Aid. Ottendorfer expressed the opinion TINT tho
evidence taken before tho Legislative Committee
was sufficient warrant for interforonce by tho
Mayor, bnt that uayosnayor would not movo in
the matter. Mr.. Falooner said; "lhe Afnyor
will not do anything" These two Aldermen
have been continually identified with tho ro-
form moyemont, and have heretofore haen
strong friends. OF the Mayor. Comments
ing, tho Times says; III llavomeyer
had the opportunity OF assisting In any froai
frauds upon the public, or OF pleasing Homo low
adventurer In Office, he would be prompt enough
to take advantage Of 1t, and al it III simply
oeae OF protecting tho public against the lnisap-
niloatlon OF 1ts funds, the Mayor iH not very
likely to do anything"
MoAE INVESTIGATIONS.
Iho Commissioners Of Accounts have begun
an investigation Of tho Financial Bureau OF tue
oas@~'@eht of oharttlea and Correction, In
, 1874-05-13

Annual Convention OF tho American
Labor Reform League.
New YonK, May 12.-Tho annual convention
ol the American Labor Reform League closed
iss sesBlon yesterday morning. Tho session was
dtIoted to the fifth anniversary Of tho Anti
unnry Society. Edward Palmer, the President
Of the Society. snade brief address, saying
that tl1u taking OF uBury, or interest, was n sye~
tom Of iniquYy, tho abolition Of which was tho
only hope Of human emancipation. Usury was
the love Of money systomatizod. It makes in
Justice the rule and villainy fashionable. It is
the sole source Of tho degradation md poverty
Of the race.
DR.. @. 8. Werks said that to collect rent on
houses or land, to charge interest, or to gain
money IN any manner without labor, WAS theft.
The following resolution gave rise to pro-
traosed discussion at the afternoon session:
Rssofptd Tint tho price of labor should be governed
by the amount and not tho kind performed Tho plea
that 1t costs more to prepare for certain kinds AZ In
the professions, tB without foundation in Justice and
perpetuaea the evil that 1t Creates The question il
Just ns broad as 1t Ia long II 1t costs mich for
preacher or artist to learn to prepare the BeYnon or
ncture 1t also costs much for the mechanic or farmer
70 buy thom aud tho lay1nRu cannot 4opo to become
tue preacher, or tho itoh-dgger tho business -nap
except by an equalization ot xagos to enable them to
t thenseyca for such posIons. Ar1aocracy Of labor
10 opposed to the law Of exchange, which alone ehoul
apply nere Equal pay, gifng choice to occupation
would be for tho best good Of each and a1 % It would
tend to place the right and women In the right
places, 'e"
, 1874-05-13
A Terrible Story from tho Son.

From the AdNchesttr Guardian, A7,rit 30.
has received letter from his aon, who waa
second mate of the Clyde ship Arracan, burned
at sea OH her voyage from Shields to Bombay
with Goals: The Arracan loft Shields on the 11th
Of soptambcr last: On the 14th Of February her
from stem to storm, and tho crew we1o compelled
to abandon her. They left In threo boat4. The
first, under tho command Of tho Captain, was
picked up by the City Of Poonah, aud the mon
the chief officer made tho land at Coshin but
tho plnaco, under the charge Of tho second
mate,, A1r. Webster, provlsionod for only seyon-
teon days, drifted about IN the Indian Ocean for
thirty-throe days until fallen in with by the City
OF Manchester, md landed at Calcutta. When
picked up, the poor follows wore 600 miles from
tho nearest 1and, and were In sad condition,
MIR: Webster In his statement, Bays:
49,. In l addition to myself. SSe wore threo men
men cast lots as to who should be killed, and the
lot fell upon tho boy. would not allow thom
to kill him,. and threatened to shoot the first
man who should lay hand upon him. Things
men tried to sink tho boat and said lie would
have the boys life in twelve hours. l presented
my gun at him, aud had no sooner done 80 than
:. BIRD fey over tue boat fired and killed it.
n,aoles, which hdhored to tho aidoa and bottom Of
tho boat, and Oh sea blubber, which was rayen-
ously laid hold OF as It ;tloated past. Dslirious
with hunger, one Of the mon, named Layford.
aRked to bo killed. Another uamod Davies
struck him on the head with Delaying min. Tho
blood Was caught IN o tin and eagerly drunk be-
tween tho two. / threw the tin overheard. Tho
same day these two men fought and bit one an
other: They then shook hands and laughed and
kisaod each otherlike madmen. At last We were,
through the mercy Of God. picked up BY Capt.
Ma1o,e, OF TIE G!ty OF Manchester, BY whom We
outta."
The surgeon Of tho steamer which rescued the
mon aays thoy were in = wrotchod condition,
IAey could not stand on thoir foot, their eyos
fect skeletons. Altogethcr thoy presented the
most painful sight 10 oyor beheld, Tho most
cautious treatment Ind to DO employed in bring
Ink about their recovery.
, 1874-05-13
GREAT BRITAIN

LONDON, May 12.-In tho House Of Lords to-
night, the Enrl OF Caruayon, Secretary Of btata
for tho Colonial Department. t, said, in accordance
with tho feclings OF tho country, tho Govern
u1ent has decided that 1t is impossible to abau-
don it's possession OIL the Gold Coast.
Earl 6arnaryon snid tho Government proposed
to unite tho Logos and Gold Coast In ono prov
lhco, under Governor, who will reside forty
snilea inland from Aocra. Tho place designated
tor tho Governors residence will bo the nominal
capital Of tho consolidated province, and will be
protected by native troops. Tho Government
will retntn monopoly OF tho aalo Of arns and
ammunition.
Strikes among the coa1-minors and laborers Of
Durham have again brohon out. Tho etrikora
arc diHorderly.
Tho Ozar embarked at Flushing, Holland, to-
foNpoN, May 1876 r. m.-1he prcss this
morning genorally approve Of tho Earl Of Gar.
narvona aohoma for the government OF the dold
Coast
Tho Prince Of Wales, Duke Of Edinburgh,
md Prince Arthur will receive tho Czar at Grave
send At noon to-day, and conduct him directly to
Windsor Castle.
dispatch to tho Times reports tho distroas
from famine and disease spreading in tho dis
triots Of South Tirloot and Blngboom, India,
Smallpox and oholora prevail to a distressing
axtent.
, 1874-05-13

Tho Athenmun Society of Chicago, of tho
Chicago University, held their annual annlycrsary
yesterday evening 1T tho University Place DaI,-
tist Church. After an introductory address BY
read by membors OF the soolety. Tho question,
Should Education Do Compulsory in tho United
Statcs?" was then discussed. With music fur
niHhed by tho lady members OF the Society, q
worry pleasant evening was spont.
UNION CATHOLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
The annunl election Of officers Of tho Union
CATHOLIC Library Association occurred last evon-
ing In the hall OF that organization, corner OF
State and Monroe streots Tho polls wore
opened at 5 O'Clock in tho afternoon, and
force. The tollers. David Mccarthy, ~. Cor
ooran, and Thomas daasbrook, wero two hours
itnr arriving at the result, which wns
1sr le tsTst s!SS,on bS Of tue ontiro "rsg
Of about one:thtrd over thclr opponents, as foi-
lows: President, W: ]. onahan, 93 First Vice.
President Thomas Brennan, 100 Second Yico-
President, William J. Twohig, 81; Recording
Secretary, J.. T. Lsuth, "a; Corresponding sec-
ssoess.r sEsa ''nR Hagar E San s.; sse r6'nf III
Ifoneuror, Michael schwoisthai, Is.
Board Of Managers Washington Hosing, 130;
William @. Bluott. Of; Jamos Walsh, 1l5; James
Il: Burke. 109; Charlos J. White, 100.
with faint applause.
hlr. Hesing thon introduced tho President
hlB SUCCESSOR.
Mr. Onahan returned thanks for tho honor
conferred upon him, aud stated TINT the office
ever do lis utmost to mako Tie aoci%ety % pfosner nM
but as the hour was late, declined to mako an
extended speech. He concluded by introducing
his friendly competitor, Mr. III. J. Dunno, who
1nado few appropriate remarks,
Tho Society then adjourned,
, 1874-05-13
DEC0RATlON-DAf.

=: Suecfal Dtspateh to THe Chicago Tribune,
MADISON. Wis. May 12.-At meeting Of the
Madison Post OF the Grand Army Of tho Kepub-
lio and othor soldiers, last evening, the follow
ing IN regard to Decoration Day waa Unanimous
II adopted:
Rtsolvtd, That after saying tho propar tribute Of
rcsrect to our own dear, departed comrades we will
proceed In = body to the gravea Of the Confederate
dead. now reposing IN our cemetery and strer their
last resiingpace with flowers also. We have fought
to save the Union-let contribute to frandiy
peace.
It is worthy Of note that at tile suggestion Of
Washburn two years ago, Madison Was the first
Of Southern soldiers. g. 8. Barney, of Waahing-
ton County, was chosen orator.