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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-21

225. .Macuire agt. Fardy.
Z3C.. y. \. Guar. and Ind.
90. agt. Weekman.
992. g rumia Bank agt.
Schsfer CT al.
233S. Kcll;fm. &c, agt. Tho
Mayor. 81.
9S2 Mathes at. Brennan.
&C.
1j2la. Clark agt. COckorin.
2944. .lialstead agt. seaman.
1894 Moody ana ano. agt.
PelL
46S Reid 81 al agt. Schmale.
so %. Morgan agL smith ot al.
5000. Guina, &c. aSt. Second
Avenue X. X. co.
1922 Bailey, dc. agt spot
ford. sc.
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The receipts for taxes last week were Sl6O.2iS 90
The Grand Jury presented II indictments yester-
day. and discharged
Three loaded freight cars Aid Off Erie railway
float and sank 10 slip Saturday night The accident
was caused by neglect 10 pump The noat
The tugboat Gov King, owned by the Erie Rail-
way Company sunk her slip Long Dock on Sunday night
VIM Murphy Deainis Crmuons. engineer AMI fireman.
narrowly escaped drowning
John Welsh, who has a long criminal record, es-
capped from the Hudson County Penenary two years
after serving ten months three years Amer his
escape c for Cheucf IN Brooklyn and
fenced PeneHaTy there. Yesterday lac naS Retained
20 snake iiil out his unex pirod sentence
The shopkeepers OH Newark ave. are in the habit
~ the their and Of hanging
goods from OF all pedo4if
Nc,ciliay $40 for OhstIucting the walk.
The result general removal OF the by the other
shOpkecpcrs- ,,,
There is skating on the Passac River.
OF 73 deaths in this city last week. ID were from
diphthors.
Peter SANFORD. contractor. died at his residence
In Clinton sunday sht at the ago Of vs. yosrs
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6ta,icnern.
Real estate Go Gtthanse.

OATH WARD. N. Y. ClTY.-Improved prop
~ orty (rrned win be eSchan grd for Elizabeth PLAN.
hela property. rutland WHITING, Beokmanst
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PAKT lIJ.-LAwRkNcn, j.


3O3e. .Frcund 81 Al. agt. Imp.
and trad. Nat Rank.
3e3. Reck AT. Phenix lns.
Go.
27d9. Hazard agt. Conkltn-
1877. .SarainA agt. BlancO
et al.
1921 Phelan ct al. agt. Col
lender.
1929. Phelan Ell a., &C. agL
ColiendoI.
1927. Pheian, &c. agt. COLon-
der.
ISL --- agi. 49,.
1917. Hall agt. Robbins.
ls5l. Brown ACT, Eecknagei
ct nj.
Eflfl4 All
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-02-26
BOres.

There is probably ne one who could
not tell you volumes of experiences and
suferings from the persistency Of bores,
although every ones idea of them
varies. The man who replied, aVhen
asked what bore was, ga fellow who
talks about himself when you want to
talk about yourself" made the most
comprehensive classification of the kind
yet imagined, and they all, with slight
variations, come under this heading,
for if they do not talk about themselves
it is about some hobby of their own
that they hold forth. There is the
scientific bore, " On man and his func-
tions he talks with a. SMILE" I never
meet one of these that I do not remem-
ber the snub administered TO person
of this description by one of the most
prominent and wibtiest of New York
diners ont. The bore having button
holed him, was pouring forth his theo-
ries, and ended with the assertion that
the oyster was the equal of a man. Il
hold, said Mr.. -, " that it il the supe.
rior, for an oyster sometimes shuts up,
with which extinguisher he gently dis.
engaged himself from the clutches of
his adversary.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-02-26
The Ball Bouquet.

A st. Louis fashion-wr1ter paragraphs
the ball bouquet of che period. It is Of
long -stemmed flowers loosely yet most
artistically put together and is made
up of but two or three kinds of flowers,
that must not only match the floral
garniture of the dress with which they
are worp, but must also be of odors
that do not conflict. For instance with
a dress of white gauze fringed with
lilies, ,of-the valley, the hand bouquet
is of real lillies-of-the-valley, pink rose
buds and glossy green snailax; with a
pinkish yellow, salmon silk dress the
round bouquet is half of tea.roses and
others of pink buds. Sometimes the
entire bouquet is of double violets, with
a smilax wreath deep red Aggripina
roses are alternated with pale yellow
hnes, and SO on. Violets and geraniums
neutralize their odors. Heliotrope and
pink buds blend well, both in
color and perfume.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-02-26
The Cruelty OF Monkeys.

An amateur naturalist, writing of the
fondness of cruelty for its own sake OBJ
selvable in the human species, says !:
g To refer to the striking similarity of
this passion in man to that which is man
ifested by monkeys, is not, of course, to
explain its origin !; but am quite sure
that it is in the monkeys that this ex-
planation is TO be sought. Every one
knows that these animals show the keen
est delight in wantonly torturing others,
but every one does not know how
much trouble an average monkey will
put himself to in order that he may
crafty this taste. One example will
suffice. A friend who has lived 8 long
time in India tells me that he has not
unfrequently seen monkeys feigning
death, for an hour or two at time, for
the express purpose of inducing crows
and other carniverous birds to approach
within grasping distance; and when
one of the latter was caught, the de-
lighted monkey would put it toall kinds
of agonies, Of which plucking alive
seemed TO be the fayorite. As am not
aware that any other animal exhibits
this instinct OF inficting pain for its
own sake (the case of q cat with a
mouse, belonging, I think, TO another
category, believe, if its origin is ever
toreceive 8 scientific explanation, twill
be found in some way connected with
monkey life"
THE deputy constable, appointed to
look after the children employed in the
factories Of Massachusetts, reports that
fully &C, 600 children are growing up in
ignorance On account Of their being set
to work as too early an age.
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and manly like Percy, he is only prig-
gish and ridiculous he does not under
stand why the problems which come by
nature to the other fellows make his
heavy brain ache. The dullest, rough
est Tom does not want to be dull o.:
rough. He is in the cropping, transition
state when he cannot appear the child
he was or the man he will be; he per-
petually essays to be something, to
stand firmly somewhere in the world
is by turns humble and conceited. God
knows how bitter the consciousness of
his inferiority is to the lad, how often
he would like to go back to lay his head
on his mothers breast, or saw his baby
praying at her knee, if he could know
that she felt just the same to him as
long ago. But now, as he stands at the
parting of ways for his whole life, he is
left alone; mother and God seem far
from him. Must we spend all our good
fellowship ON the man? Ali our tender
ness ON the baby? Have we nothing
for Tom?
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-02-26
Causes OF the Rise in Gold.

The causes of the movement are not
difficult to define. Ever since the
panic, the rate of interest has been so
low and the caution among investors so
decided that an unusual preference has
been given to government securities
both by private individuals and tiuan-
cial institutions. Prices of bonds have
thus been kept above the European
quotations, which have been depressed
by the unsettled condition of the Lon
don and continental money markets,
and United States securities have, from
this cause, been steadily flowing home
for several months past. The amounts
of bonds thus returned must have been
very large. The reHux is by no means
at its height just now, and yet, last week,
one lot of new fves of $500, 600 was re-
ceived, and the week previous one par
eel of 5000 600 of the same class of
bonds arrived. Besides this class of
securities, some considerable amounts
of railroad bonds have been returned
from Germany. This refux of invest
ments has kept exchange high at the
time when rates are usually the lowest,
and we have had to send out possibly
$25, ZOO, 900 more of gold than we other
wise should, to pay for securities which
we had regarded as having found per-
manent resting place in other countries.
Such movement would hardly have
been deemed possible in anticipation
and its occurrence opens our eyes to
new source of uncertainty in the ex.
changes. At present, we see no symp-
toms of it's early cessation. The enor-
nous issues Ct obligations made by
France have caused continuous shift
ing of securities ever since. The Eu-
ropeau investment markets have BEEN
and still are unsettled, and possibly also
are overcrowded with issues in the
hands OF negotiato,s and seeking final
resting place among investors. And
yet the coinage operations of Germany
and the singular accumulation of specie
in the bank of France are causing an
unsettled feeling in the great money
markets which is calculated to force Sc
curities on the markets. Just now,
Paris is negotiating loan of $50,000,-
900, the making room for which is like
" to cause some other Investments to
be parted with. So long, therefore, as
the market rate for money continues
here 1a2 per cent. above the quotations
in the European markets, it would seem
that we must stand exposed to this re-
turn of securities. The prospect is not
a welcome one; for it implies further
outflow of specie, with consequent fluc-
tuations in the gold premium and in
values generally, which are anything
but wholesome in their effects on bust
nees.-N. Y. Bulletin. a. s.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-02-26
Elaborate Entertainment.

Few things not absolutely essential to
happiness add more to the enjoyment of
life than social interchange of evening
visits among friends and neighbors.
Indeed, We are not quite sure that it is
not essential to happiness as it is, for
we can liveto good purpose and pleasure
without many of our luxuries, without
fine clothes, costly pictures, splendid
Jewels, but we cannot live to any use at
all without friends and the upbubbling
of friendly emotions and the fruition Of
ideas that they arouse. Our natures
would grow dry as husks if our feelings
were kindled only for our own immedi-
ate home circle, and the very apotheo-
sis of selfshness would take place with
us isolated from outside interests and
love of our kind. Nor would our intel
leots fare much better than our emo
tional natures; for if genius itself is an
intermittent fountain, as Goethe said,
the source of ordinary thought and
fancy must be quite as capricious, and
our buckets must need all the replen-
ishing from the wells of our neighbors
that can be had. If it were not for the
perpetual weaving among us Of the
warp and woof of each others ideas,
The varying views of things when seen
from each others standpoint, we might
as we'll be living solitary in the caves of
the desert or on the tops of pillars in
the town for all the good we should do
to ourselves or the world either. For
really no enc helps himself without
helping the world, too, in it's great, on
ward march toward civilization that,
we may hope, shall be as much higher
than this as this is higher than the bar
barous old days, before those giant
monsters, steam and electricity, were,
in the. lang uage of the orators, har-
messed to the car of progress.
Still we do not mean to be under
stood as advising or encouraging frivo-
lous gadding to the neglect of some
duties, but, first assuming that home
duties are already discharged, as the
greater part of them may we'll be, leav-
ing the hours of eye-trying lamplight
for lesser matters, we urge the cultiva-
tion of g social spirit to enliven the
evenings and to afford nucleus of harm
less enjoyment. We all know how
keen that enjoyment can be- the bright
discussion that en- ightens even the
listener who will not take the trouble to
think the latest news, with its gay
gossiping ; the eager game, the song. the
reading, pretty toilets, pleasant man
ners, cordial wordsof hosts aud friends;
the CHEEKY separation /; the lying down
to sleep at the end of it all, well pleased
with the well-rounded day; the sense
that such evenings ought to come twice
as often as they do and that We mean
to have them.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-02-26
AVIS


have watched you long. Avis
Watched you so,
have found your secret out;
And know
That the restless rtbboned th:ugR
Where your slope OF shoulder springs.
Are but undeveloped wings -
That will grow.
When you enter in room
Ee 1t is stirred
With the wayward, flashing Light
OF bird;
And you speak and bring with Won
Leaf and snn-ray, bud and blue,
Aud the wind-breath and the dew.
At ia word.
Wien you left me only now,
In thai furred,
Pulled and feathered Polish dress.
was spurred
Jast to catch you, Oh, my sweet,
Bg the bodice trim and neat,
Just to feel your heart a-beat,
Like bird,
YET, alas, loves light you dsign
.r But to wear
as the dew upon the plumes,
And you care
Not wit for rest or hush:
Bot the leaves, the lyric gush,
And the wing power and the rusb
Of the air.
SO dare not WOO you, sweet,
For day,
Lest I love you in a flash.
AS / may,
Did tell you tender things
You would shake your sudden wings
You would start from him who sings,
And away.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-02-26
The Senator'S.

The "pointsn of some of the United
States senator's are pithily summarized
BY a Washington correspondent. Conk-
ling is the senatorial Adonig. When he
was in the house the yonng ladies us d
to SIT in the galleries and wish they had
lock of the dear little curl that aaorns
his brow, and, as il is thinner now than
it used to be, it is probably even dearer.
It is rather singular that the three
bachelors OF the senate should be the
favorite presiding officers Wilson, er.
otscioy' Anthony, pro tenn, and Ferry,
of Michigan, in default of either. An
thony is the handRomest; still, tits not
always beauty that wins. Gordsn, the
confederate general, is q fne-looking,
soldierly fellow. Bayard, OF Delaware,
is the third generation OF senatofain his
family. Ffelinghuysen is something OF.
a swell. Edmunds. his neighbor, is the
most quarrelsoae of senators. Thurman
looks and moves like Beeeher. Dorsey
isonIy thirty. three years old. the s'baby"
Of the senate. Cameron is the oldest
senator. Dorsey, Allison and Oglesby
have young and pretty wives. Stewart
and Jones are two poor, impecpnious
miners, with only a few millions iapieoe
Jones especially, whose incoIse per
month is $3.50, 900. Upton is asfunny
little fellow, Sehurz at adnlira bisaneak-
er, but Fenton has the moss eourtly
manners IN the senate. Haniin, OF
Maine, always wears . dress coat never
an oyercoat. Flanagan, Of Fiarisgan's
Mills, Texas, Is q jolly old fello1, who
says whar" and thar, and rouses
the echoes generally when he speaka
Robertson wears ieHelrY Of fabulous
value--emerald sleeve. buttons a0rth
fortune, and diamond studs that eould
make the idols Of India Jealous.
Z MARRY y WidoWer Not 4 IL said
-
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"splendid )" but nothing SO disposes
to eaptious criticism as unfulfiIled OK.
pectations. i:
Milly breathed more freely. Supper
was over, and with it all danger OF in,
terruption. Papa Weyman slept the
sleep of the tired. Will sat on the
porch, whence he could see and hear
"The Mutual Admiration Society" "
don't know what was in his heart.
His mouth was full of tobacco. Sup
per had been over an hour, and Rural
Quill, Esq, was hard beset with the
peculiar craving teeth-on-edge sensa-
tion born of abstinence and eating,
known to all tobacco -chewers. He
strove against it valiantly, but who
can master the giant, Habit +? Mlly
went for the writing desk to show him
her last poem. She might be away ten
minutes. He would quiet his nerves
with chew. But che was not. She
recrossed the Threshold almost before
the precious morsel was settled in PLACE.
There was very becoming trenor in
the white hand that held toward him
the fairly written sheet. He gave. it
back with most superlative bow.
She must read it to him. Even it's
music would be enhanced by her lips.
Milly did read it, then wandered on
into discursive review of her favorite
poets, which, I am bound to say,
abounded more in quotations than com
mon sense-for woman's memory is
always ahead Of her judgment-but was
not wholly destitute of that invaluable
article. Tt was almost monologue,
and her wonder grew and increased over
the sudden quenching of editorial brill
lance. Perhaps he was bored, but too
civil to interrupt her. She would
change the subject by question to
which he must make q direct end
lengthy reply. She began: ..H*..
"By the way, Mr.. Quill, are you
ready to give me that critical and ex-
haustive analysis of my poetic powers
which your letter promised me when
we met
"Poor Mr.. Quill. Just then he was
neither critical nor analytical. His
chair was on the hearth-rug between
him and the white draped window sat
Milly, a seeming embodiment of the
pure, cool room, intently regarding
him. His mouth was full, yet speak he
must. The screen caught his eye.
Here was way ont of his dilemma.
The next moment tobacco juice vent
splashing over moss and fern, and Rural
Quill was himself again, brimnling
over with facts, fanoies, and compli-
ments. With them We have naught to
do. Milly listened with decent grace,
but 6 the gloss had departed, the magic
had flown" Indeed, it were not too
much to say that " the trail of the;ser-
pent was over them all"
Rural Quill, Esq, never came back
to Brier Wood. Milly did ask hi,a to
!" call again." but SO indiferently that
he wisely concluded to make himself
henceforth conspicuous by his ab-
senoe in that region. As they watshed
him on his winding, moon7lit way, will
said:
" His coming and going have con
vinoed me Of two things"
What are they?"
First, I must stop chewing tobacco.
" Good a needed reform. Ara the
other ?"
That must marry you.' =
Milly's answer to this, with the
moral of my story, shalt leave 10 the
individual discernment OF each reader.
~ louisville Courier Journal.
F'E
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-02-26

FIRsr Lovely Being Ito clever pianist,
after performance): 80, how charming,
Herr La Bemoiski There's such color
in your Fortissimoes I" Second Lovely
Being: "Such roundness of modelling
in your Pianissimoes t" Third Lovely
Being "Such perspective in your
Crescendoes /! /" Fourth Lovely Be-
ing :: !" Such ehiaroscuro in your Dirain-
uendoes! II "Fifth Lovely Being :
''Sueh anatomy in your Legatoes I'LL r.
etc, ETC., etc. Clever is pianist be-
wildered. but not displeased. Punch.
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Z MARRY Wido#er! Not Ii's said
Matilda. Babies are like sooth-
brushes. Every body wants their own.
, 1875-04-20

HHahtslgt0A FepotdeltS RechrsfsF Erpfctt.
Even rolaul likes Ills "tud," I would rather
count oil tito lnosseY Ia tho Treasury, winch Inns
TO bo done before spinner lasycs, tian unlo, tako
inside OF liat "oll blue coat" all tuttoned down
betoro. When he ,lrtt came !oso Home Of tue
old boys Thought II would ho Bplendid to Eco old
dignity +. how como YOU NO." 50 they attempt-
cd to "pnt up u job" Oil lin. A htag party WAS
inaugnrated, ana tho hwAitor "wns ttnpljcitly
instructed to Giyo tho member from Vermont n
double 1o8o every time. This he faithfully car
rca out, but whA was tl,o astonisMmcnt OF aIl
whon every tiuic tllo 'wino wou. round tlls old
du1os complained Of the wou4nesH Of his her-
erage aud n11lo lilo Mniter braco It tip. I4ey
had roekoncd loyunl tllaEs lloat. ue WAS NJ
bright as row sL,lllug i the morning. aud aH l,e
like Alexander, lo sighed for more-wlisky-to
con1uor.
Tho joke leaked Ont, nnsl tho Green Mountain
boy aot his ,Tits to work ia rcsaltatc. Gu cer-
tain evening lln invited tho bame parties to
kind Of hot scotch masquerade. Tile g,estH as-
se'nblcd ''ol, tmo." forth Ia brought tho
"whibky.' smoking ant. Il was not lo.lg bofare
It was discovered that The pulcli was tod atsong.
"AM some more hot water," tatd tho Judge.
I4o suggestion WnA actet upon, apl s,niu md
again tue wattr was added still tito stronger the
hesorage became. It Was wonderful. Finally
It NaH decided tl,at tho Btrungtl waB only in abo
imagination OF tho drlnko:s. THIS decision Was,
lion over. reyotSod when tho guy wolnhipora al
tho shrine Of uacch.s sought iho "soft altlo Of
plank for a downy couch. There was sonle
talk Of partition Of pouud The npxt day, whon
It wns discoyerel that tho magic kettle wA.ch
waA supposed to contain water EGs full OF wills.
lty all tho tl1no, mud every drop added eherefrom
onlY tnaAe the punch stronger.
, 1875-04-20
A MICHIGAN pRINT-SlIUI,


AElktnAt 1thegf.
!I'telIt DiaE6ftt IL Tas fAles.Yu Tribune.
GnAnp KArius, 3Iich.. AFri! IA Newspaper war
has caused e1ccn,ont nuong uue CItiztns. 1t ID
ever the Esly 1imrs Tho trus nsenst1y controlling
aud publishing thB 91n<s ID Tarhox 4 P!rsre. George
tssp ha4 Inverted in II tluney which represents Que.
garter Ut e paper. but osensibly u nut artner aud
has euu actug city cllsor fos abos thirty months
liz bsgan beioro this lreseut hrM bought tha Times
laax time. aud h.x bet rsesssug weekly 4alaEy u
luu Ut nj wssca aud proat4 on h!s interest.
ny thu terms Of taa soFassMe5ehip he.
claiue Gage asasntpa to ruaIily Tarbox il edor III
coata!nod itOu, which Ar. 1age wro.e stld which
Mr. Tarbox oected to- lis wrote card for tLs sun
day 1tmts asrstng thu article 10 Mr. tags a1d 1eny
Ing thAt It reecle hs suntiluentg u thu i.e. llr.
taR3 0iIjectsl tu the item. Ilg wansel Ill TGtFtra
to hln LEFT out. ,r, Tarlo1 refused 10 sgsee to thO
wholp af blu fequest, aud Saturday night At daGo
"n!etl Tho Eor1na uf tAu daily an! ilo
weekly to prevent tue publication Of the
ss.rls claiming, IN card IN tno 1hmeefat .hat hs
the paper in lbs hands Ut a tseesiyes u encs. u
cEeatsd quite hreeze, tAs 1tMes ~ soyenys4rA old.
aud i4 FelHrteil to liz yAllIe4 vt aipus 3t4 Mean.
wtilo Nr. Sa4top, who established tho iiMts, bud =
clattgl npst1sQu III ta9os nteFeat for {4l aud lsa
taken inrassrcs to prevent further complications, and
thH ruin Vi 4lp IHpGr,
, 1875-04-20

:, Tho Concord IN. ID Moni!or Rays, "hiias
Eva J. 1ickfo4l, daughtor OF jerome Dioxiortl,
Of thi8 CITY. has shown degrca OF perseverance,
Ill procuring 4 n,odeal education which IL very
ralo auloue elthes gentlemen " ladies'. Iu l8oS
size MAS . member Of our l!gh school III this
city, nutl in 1s07 secured to appointment nt il-
attuctor In tho normal department. Ut tlle s.t1oo
for oontrabailds at Wilmington, DOL, wloro uho
ren'aincl for Two yours. Tho yoar 1869 was
pasHel ut tho Medical School Of Philadelphia.
whera sho attended the lectures OF the yesr
DoiuH destroua of advantages beyond tue roach
Of ladiea III the medical schools Of our couutry.
hhe won't to Europe il. 1871, and spciit
ai1 monsLa ut E'l!nburA. Fintllng TINT some OF
tho privileges Of tho college wors not 10 bo &C.
corIol to Eassous Ut hex Ros, sAe left aud went
to Switzerland. whore sllo pascal six months 10
tho study OF anatomy at Zurich. From thonco
sie went to Vienna, whore Aur htRLest aspira-
sions were fully met, ono OF tho trkt colleges or
the world Laiug opou, IN all iss departmsnts, to
lalioq lIyso bl,e Ind froe aceeaH to = hoapitAl
for two mud half rsars, lu which tho uunabes Of
patents seldon3 feI! below 2,DU0, aud devoted
harself to ali tic branches ta,,Silt In tho medical
course. giving special attention to obstetrica antl
dlaea4Ca Of tho female so1. lutiltR lua Ut study
elo had tlyo nonths' experience H. tho LyIug.i4
Hospital, wilero the annual number o. blfths
excoeds 10000"