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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-02

An account Of the business failure 81
y keck, Of Cincinnati, il pleasant read
ing, despite pity for his misfortune. He
vas possessed OF Owe a million dollars.
vas president Of several moneyed insti.
tutlons, and estates were entrusted to his
management. BY . reverse in an i'm
liense speculation he lost all he had;
bnt an examination of his affairs showed
that not 2 Of the institutions that he
might have plundered had suffered 10 the
extent of . cent, and the estates il bis
hands had been touched. This il 1
bright example in these days.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-02
fsmia having come into the NJ

Jamie, having come into the posses
sion of considerable wealth through the
death of relatives, was thus addressed by
one of his n~eighbors: Now, jamie, It
was a gweed thing for you that such rich
frens were born afore ye." "Weel," re-
Piled Jamie, "Tm no sac SURE about
that but it is a gweed thing they deed
afore mel"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-02
RETrER N TEE MORNING
BIZ REV. LEAHDER s. coAN@

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tsYou can't help the baby, parson.
But still I want veto go
Down I'M look in upon her
AnIread, an pay. You
OnIy Iast week She was skiprIn ROUND
A pulhn, INV wiskers ana d hair,
Aclimin' up 20 the table
Into her little high chair
"The first night that she took it,,
When he little cheeks grew red,
When she kissed soad night to papa,
And vert away to BID
SEE she, IT'S heads ete, papa,
Rs better in moInin' bye;
An somethin' IN how she said II
Just made me want TO cry.
" But the mornin' brought the fever,
And her little bands we're hot,
An tae patty RID NV her little cheeks
GreT into a or mso9 spot.
But she laid there Jest y patient
Ez e~er a wOmanc I'D.
Takin' wEa.e FER we gays her
Sette.'n a grown woman couid.
"The DAYS are terrible long an slow,
An she's CROWN wus in each;
Ar now she's jest a s ippin'
Clear away out NY our reach.s
Eygy. night when | go to kiss her. 4lo1S
She says IN a way that kills me-
BE be ter in mornin' bye?
"she can't get thro' the night, parSon,
So | y3nt We to come an pray
And talk iii mo. rer a little
You ; know jts' what to say;
Not that the BABY neeSs it,
Nor that we ne 2 sny complaint
That Gcd SEEM % tt ink He's need1n'
The smile Nv Ire lit e SAINT"
81 walked along with the corporTl
To tie dooi o. his humble home,
To which ,e silent messenger
Bafore lie Il dP'=o come;
And Il ha lad been = tilted prince,
would not have been IGNORED more
1han Iva3 vita his heartfelt welcome
IL his lowly cottage door.
Night falls again 10 the cottage,
Ihev move | a si'e~ce End dread
Around tie icon vhele the baby
Lies painting uLon Inc bed.
docs aby know pira Car''ng"
And SHE moves her Ii e tace
With answer tIst shows sire knows him;
But scarce a vi>iD-e tIace
OF her wonder; ul MANTLE beauty
Remains rs IT. vas before;
The un-pen, silent mes eDger
Had waited at tcelr door.
"papa- kiss baby ia so-tired."
The man b1ws low his fsce
And t-o s-oI'en hanGs a:e lifted
In baby's last emorsce.
And into her fathers glizzIed beard
The l:ttle led fngels cling,
While he- husky whispered tenderness
Tears IRON a eek would wing,
"Baby-is-3o-si1a-rapE-
~But-don'U rant you--t0-cry,"
The han 's ts'1 on the cOverlet,
"Bo-bet. er--:n-H O~rnin'-byeP
And night around the baby Is falling,
Setting down dark ard dense;
Does Col need tkeII da llng in heaven
That he mrst car. y her hence?
/ prayed tn t9R1 IN my vO'c3.
AS Inc c)2reciai soleTn Y Frelt
With grief src1 gs never before
His great wa-m heart had felt.
Oh, frivolous men ard womeni
Do yoa know that round you, and high
Alike ttoh the humble and naughty
Gosh up evfrmoIe the cry;
"My enid. my p:9cious. my darling,
how c9n l lei you Gie ?"
Oh! rear We The white lirs whisper
Observation-Disclosures bye"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-02

A DISEASE has shown itself in India
and Ceylsn among the leaves of coffee
giants. It daes not actually destroy the
rplapt. but weakens it, and thus imperils
the crop. 1t is causing great anxiety.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-02

and, with a dose from that, ended the
fight. He was quite exhausted with the
long contest, but as he had secured 3
large and valuable specimen for his COL
lection, he felt repaid for all it had cost
him.
In this manner Edward passed several
years, working at his trade by day, and
making his rounds as a naturalist by
night. In four years he had made a col
lection of nearly a. thousand insects, Sc
cured in twenty boxes, which were piled
one upon another, face downward to
keep out the dust. On looking at them
one day he found that the rats or mice
had destroyed the whole collection.
This wa a heavy misfortune for a man
in Edwards position. His wife, seeing
the empty cases, asked him what he
would do. "WeI1," said he. "it's an
awful disappointment, but l think the
best thing to do is to set to work and fill
them up again." He did SO; and in an
other four years he had as large a collec-
ton as the first. By the year 1916 he
had preserved nearly two thousand spec
linens of living creatures found in the
neighborhood of Banf. About half the
number consisted of quadrupeds, birds,
reptiles, fishes, ctt1stacea, star-fsh, 20
ophytes, '~'cotals, sponges, and other objects.
| He had also collected all immense num-
Der of plants. Some of the specimens
were in bottles, but the greater number
were in cases with glass fronts. He could
not afford to have the cases made by a
Joiner, so he made the whole of them
himself, with the aid of his shoemaker's
knife, a saw, and hammer. There were
about three hundred cases in all. An
exhibition of this collection at a tair
held at Banf yielded him a small sum Of
money, and encouraged him to try the
same experiment at Aberdeen, in the
hope that he might be able to give uE
his trade, and devote all his tSme to nat
ural history. But he wa doomed to 8
sad disappointment. Few people went
to see the collection, and he was obliged
to part with it to defray the debt in
Cured in moving it to Aberdeen. The
sale brought only EGO los. The collec
ton went into the hands of a private
gentleman, who suffered it to go to ruin
Edward went back to Bantf disappointed
but neither soured nor disheartened, ant
resumed his trade and his researches.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-02
HE IMP ERSONA TED THE DEVIL.

A strange story that is waited from
the north of Spain into the Pail Mall
Gazette brings to mind q chapter in
Midshipman Easy" A landed proprie-
tor refused to receive the consultations
OF religion. His family sent for the
parish priest, but the sick man declined
. receive him, and the priest withdrew,
declared that the devil would come in
person and carry off 80 hardened a sin
ner as soon as he was dead. A few hours
| afterward the sick man died, and while
the members of the family were watch
ing over the body the deor of the o
was opened with a great noise, and there
appeared upon the scene a parsonage ar
rayed in red, brandishing a pitchtork,
dragging a long tail after him, and SMELL
ing very strongly of sulphur. His ap-
pearance created SO much terror that the
women present tainted, and the men
rushed out of the room by another door.
A man-servant armed himself with a re
volver and made his way to the room.
| For the moment he was terrified by the
appearance of the devil, who by this
time had got the body in his arms; but
mastering his fears he fired three barrels
OF his revolver at him, and the devil fell
to the ground. His majesty proved to
be the parish sexton, who, by orders of
the priest, had disguised himself az satan.
Four priests, who are suspected OF com
plicity in this attempt to work upon the
superstitious feelings of the family, have
been taken into custody.
cHrTLE sBIPMENTs FRcM NETAD4.
Nevada raises a good many cattle, for
the sale of which her stock owners have
been compelled to seek their markets at
remote distances, using the railroad as a
medium of transportion. This has been
found expensive. Besides, the cattle
wbn huddled together in close cars, be"
csne fevered and often lose from forty
or fifty pounds each in weight. Taking
a hint from the success attending the
shipment of prepared meat from points
on the Atlantic slope to Europe, and the
profits attending the venture, the cattle
men of the silver state have formed a
company, which will hereafter slaughter
at the point of shipment for San Fran"
cisco. and effect a saving of one third in
@eight. besides getting their beet in bet
tor shape to their patrons.-Son Fran
a;seo Call.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-02

Virtue itself offends when coupled
with forbidding manners-Bishop Ma.
Rston.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-02
CURRENT

GoUCH's description of a case of de-
Friwm tremins: doctor, if you can
prove to me hat there is no physical
suffering in hell / will cut my throat.
Doctor, I have had great spiders, draw
their soft bodies with hairy legs all owe
my face, aud, eugh! eugh! in my mouth.
I have had green flies buzzing in my
ears, and crawling, eugh! eugh! over me.
they are coming now! They are coming
now"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-02

Music, painting, sculpture and poetry
are culture. Music tickles the senses,
and is the source of visions in which
knowledge cuts no figure; painting,
sculp:u 4,snd poetry are vain efforts to
fix ON vanvass, in stone and in verse some
idle dreams. Beautiful, beyond question,
softening from their impression on the
emotions, but involving the intellect not
So much as the building of a chicken
coop.-MiIpaukee Sentinel.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-02

young fellows at a distance, until it was
said that he intended keeping his daugh-
ter single until the czar of all the Rus
slams came on to marry her.
This night in November, old Whately
and Floss were out on the piazza of their
country home, peering through the
gloem and for the Golosha train, which
was nearly due.
cts very strange it doesn't come in
sight," said Whately, laying down his
night-glass in disgust. at is hard on to
ten now! They ought to show their
light around Spruce pond by this time!"
"You ~telegraphed them, father? You
let them know the pay train was on the
roadp" asked Floss. le
"To be sure. And, good heavens,
there is the headlight Of the pay train
nowi Seel not ten miles awayand run
ming like the deuce, as it always doesl"
He pointed with trembling finger down
to the valley gorge, where, far away, a
mere speck in the gloom, could be g g a
light, scarcely moving it seemed, but
those anxious watchers knew it was APP
preaching at lightning speed.
Father and daughter looked at each
other.
The truth was evident. For some
reason the train from Golosha was ten
minutes behind time. and it would not
reach the siding at behring's cut until
the pay train had passed beyond on to
the single track And then? Why, to
read under the head of appalling Rail-
way Disaster! ; and a few more homes
National Republican., 1877-07-19
INCREASED POSTAL FACILITIES For
THE .SOETH

The Southern Postal Convention which
is to I've held s0On will bring together u
large number OF the representative men of
the South. We are very glad, therefore,
that arrangements have been made by
which they will have an opportunity to be-
come acquainted with the President and
the members of his Cabinet. Such inter
course cannot hut have u very beneficial in
fiuence at time when it is important that
the leading men ol different sections should
become well acquainted with each other in
order that the important truth may become
manifest that there are no just causes for
any alienation OF feeling between the North
and the South.
The design Of the convention is to devise
measures for increasing the postal facilities
of the South, an object which the Govern
ment should promote by every means in its
power The most complete postal facilities
should he afforded to every part of the
country, even though the expense of such
an extension should far exceed the present
revenues of the Department. Sound public
policy demands that the most liberal ar
| rangements should bc made for carrying
the mails with frequency and regularity
even into sparsely populated regions, not
only on account Of the business interests oi
such communities but because the intelli'
gencc of the people is increased by fire.
quenCy OF intercourse with the rest of the
country by means of letters and newspapers
We hope, therefore, that the delibcration:
of the proposed postal convention will re
suit in n full presentation OF the Deficiencies
of the postal service which exist in tn,
South, so that the Executive may bc abl,
to present the subject to Congress for con
| SidrrltiOu AT its next session.
National Republican., 1877-07-19

The Council of the city of Richmond Il
short time ago unanimously invited His
Excelleucy RrTHERFoRD B. HAYES, Presi-
dent OF the United States, to visit that mu-
niripality. Col. THOMAS II. CARTER and
C. G. GRAY, esq, are now in the city for
the purpose of formally presenting the in
yitutiOn TO the President.
The citizens OF Washington cordially
welcome these messengers Of peace and
good will They bring good tidings from
our Ilourishing sister city on the James, for
IT is an event Of great importance that that
cily should have unanimously adopted a
resolution expressing qualification at the
patriotic and impartial manner in which
Mr. HAYES has discharged the high duties
OF his office.
This evidence that his efforts to restore
kind feelings between the North and the
South are appreciated cannot but be very
gratifying to the President, and will en-,
courage him to peHevere in carrying out
his policy OF Cancellation The President
will, Of course, acospt the invitation, and
National Republican., 1877-07-19
THE J'ICE PRESIDENT

A letter written by one WILLIAM A
WHEELER, dated November IL, 1861, con
Meeting him with contract for arms fur
nishrd TO the United States, has beer
widely published within the last week. and
attributed TO the Vice President, Mr.
WHEELER has written n letter from Malone
n. Y. stating that he never had n contract
and that the author Of the letter is another
WILLIAM A. WHEELER. This report which
was published in hot haste by many papers
is thus shown to be wholly unfoundcd, and
the character of the second official in the
nation remains free from spot or bicmish
The qnict and dignificd bearing Of the Vict
President since his Inauguration has wor
him the general admimtiOn Of the people
who will he glad to hear Of the falsity ol
the charge made against him.
National Republican., 1877-07-19

portance Of Congressional support, and says
that without such support tho Administra-
tion policy will necessarily break down.
The Times then asks how the President
is to get his majority in Congress, or If he
has IL how he is to keep il without the use
Of executive patronage? The reply is that
this matter rests entirely with the people.
Both political parties have adopted plat
forms hNoring ciyil-scrvicc reform, and If
the people are so inconsistent rs to send
congressman to Washington who openly, or
sc"rrtly, throw Obstacles in the way Of the
practical execution of this reform the re-
spoisibility for the failure will not rest with
President HAYES. The practice Of con-
trolling Congressional action by executive
patronage is radically wrong. Tho chief
benefit which the country would derive
from the enforcement OF the rule prohibit
ing members of Congress from interfering
with appointments would I've that the fttnc-
ttons Of the executive and legislative de-
Iartmcnts Of the Government would I've
kept distinct, ~ the theory of the Consiitu-
ion contemplated they should he.
We doubt whether permanent civil ser
vice reform can ever I've effected without M
amendment Of the Constitution by which
the principles of the reform should bc en-
grated into that instrument itself so that
II would not bc i'll the power of the cNccr-
tive or legislative branch of the Government
or Of both acting together. TO remove
an officer except for incfi,iCuiy or dis
honesty. II should also provide that OIL
ccIs should he appointed on account OF
their qualifications, without any ref'rcnce
to their political opinions, with permanency
in The tenure of Office aud promotion for
merit But such n radical reform rs this
can only he effected by constitutional
amendment AMI proper legislation in pur-
suancc thereof.
Such n reform is not any more radical
than that which the platforms of both
political parties demanded in the last cam
paign, and MIR. HAYES will ito his utmost to
carry it out. II is veiy unjust 10 expect
the entire work 10 lc accomplished in few
weeks or months, for il will require years to
effect il, even with the hearty cooperation
of CongIcSS Tie chief difficulties which
ohsiruct the President in the accomplish
nent Of this great task aic the want Of
proper legislation and the lad rrecctlents
which have been firmly established by the
custom Of many yeas. especially rha, one
which allows Congressman to interfere with
appointments.
National Republican., 1877-07-19
DIED.

HICHEY.-O the 18Th instant of scarlet fever.
years. the beloved chit ren OF Michael and Mary
Hickey.
The funeral will take place the 10Th instant. at
O'Clock H. IN, from the parents residence, Twenty
sixth street, between and X streets northwest =
CLARKE-Aner n long and painful illness OF con.
sumption. on the 18th lust FKlNKLIN PIERCE. only
son Of Richard w. and Mary A. Clarke, aged twenty
Uur years.
The relatives and friends Of the family are respect
fully invited To attend the funeral from the residenc
Friday afternoon the ehh Inst, at o'clock. Z"
BEIL-On the morning of tho 18th Of July, 1877. ut
the residence Of her brother, Brcyc lrig. General "a.
Bell u. \. a., SATAH youngest daughter OF the late
w. u. Bell, esq., of lltgerS;Own. Md.
KISG.-July ". 1877, MARY J. kINd, aged thirty
six years. beloved wife OF Charles W. king amer
short bul painful illness. which she bore with Chris
tim ioriitudr.
Relatives and friends Of the family are respectfully
invited TO attend the funeral. from her late residence.
corner Eleventh anh & streets southeast, Thursday,
the 18th instant, NJ 5o'GlOCk y. m.
PERRN.-On tho I7th of July 1871 OF heart disease,
SAnUkL T. PfRRY, aged SIXTY -tnur years
The funeral will take p,,ir from his daughters
residence, 500 street northwest. on Thursday, nj 10
n.
wIILIS.-On the 18th Of July, Is7T, OF cholera in.
fantum, MAUDE EsTELIA, infant child of q. and Il.
willis,
Friends Of the family are requested to attend the
funeral, to-day tho 10Th instant, nj O'Clock y. IN.
from the residence OF her parents, between Second
and Third streets southeast.
National Republican., 1877-07-19
GEN HOODFORD INDORSES THE
LOYALTY OF THE SOUTH

The interview with Gen. WOoDPoRD, pub
lislIed in another column, is very important
as showing the healthy and loyal condition
of public sentiment which that gentleman
found to exist in Mississippi. The people
there are devoting themselves to work, and
are letting politics alone. lie found
among the people universal respect for the
nation and the Union. This report Of Gen.
WoopFoRD is confirmed by all We have been
able to hear from that region, as well as the
tone of nearly every exchange we receive
from the South. The condition of public
sentiment is constantly growing better as
confidence in the conciliatory policy of the
President increases. The South is to-day
loyal and patriotic, notwithstanding III
slandcrous charges made against il by ne
who wish Ia keep sectional hatred alive u
their political capital.
National Republican., 1877-07-19

we therefore rejoice that the people of the
Old Dominion will have an opportunity Of
becoming personally acquainted with him
They will find that he considers himself
the President Of the entire country, and
that he is sincerely dcsirous Of adopting
such measures as will restore prosperity to
tho South and obliterato all traces Of the
late unhappy civil strife.
In this visit to the South and the good
will which it implies tho President will
appear as the representative Of nearly the
entire mass of his fellow-citizens Of both
parties throughout the land. The people
are tired of scctionalism. They want the
bitterness Of the past forgotten, 40 that the
united nation may go forward in new
career of prosperity and glory in which al
sections will equally share.
National Republican., 1877-07-19

4 MONTH AGO the Columbus (0hio) corre-
spOndent Of The REPUBLICAN predicted that
General EWING would be the candidate Of the
Democracy for Governor. 1t was subsequently
announced in positive terms by nearly all the
papers that he would not consent to be a can
didate. It appears, however, that our corre-
spondent was right after all, for Den. EWING
has just written letter oonsenting to be a
candidate. If EWING should carry the State
he will succeed MATTHEWS as Senator, and
will be the most prominent Democratic cand-
date for the Presidential nomination in 1880.
a. was also predicted by our correspondent.
The fact that the Ohio election this fall will
probably determine who will be the Demo
cratic candidate for the Presidency in 1880
will give special interest tothe canvass in that
State.
National Republican., 1877-07-19
CONGRESSIONAL INTERFERENCE
WITH APPOINTMENTS

In a recent article upon TIC SULItrI Of
civil service reform THE REPuBLlCAN said :
As the matter now stand, however. a much H.
t,el as the President may bc u carry II Into pTAc
tlcal effect II Is within the power OF mcnbrrs 9i
Congress directly and indirectly, % render all hi'
en- fts Intellectual by failing 10 cooperate WIN hln
IN KSDi faith This is really the greatest danger
which reform has To encounter, especially when II
h remembered that the Republican platform cN,
not in any way interfere with appointments to
once.
In commenting upon this paragraph the
Chicago TIME, agrees with us rs TO the i'm