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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24

These ignres indicate Il considerable decrease
in the foreign demand for wheat and corn, and
this had appeared in diminutiOn of ship
ments prior to the last four months Of the
year. though compensated in part as to wheat
by increased shipments of -four But in the
last four months there was not only greater
decline in the shipments OF these articles, but
a surprising change in the movement OF cot
ton. flour and tobacco for which the demand
bad previously been very large. In these
months il great part of the decline evidently
was due to the artificial maintenance IN this
country Of prices not warranted by the state
Of the markets elsewhere. That such prices
were not warranted by the state Of the mar
kcts here is proved by the great accumulation
Of unso,d products, which has at last become
so heavy as to force n fall in prices But 1t
remains an open question whether foreign mar
kets have not by this time obtained such sup
plies from other sources that part of the SUP
plus products Of this country must eventually
be left or hand uuSold. If the crops of this
year promise well, it is hardly possible TO eX-
pcct any other resnlt.
Ii aDpcAs also that the same imitation Of
prices during the latter part Of Che year, which
checked exports 50 seriously, caused a remark
able increase H. many classes of imports. The
imports of iron during the year were LOO, 500
tons, not including 193,005 tons of tin plates
in 1850 The quantity imported had been
SEQ, $40 tons, but more than the entire de-
crease occurred 10 the first eight months Of
the year I'm some other articles the change
was surprising:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24

ions was during the last four months of the
year, in which, as has been shown, the aggre-
gate decrease was nearly $G2, 900, 900. The
value of cotton exported declined in that
period nearly $50, 100000, as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24

In the three largest classes there is a de
crease of So, 100000, while the increase in
petroleum, tobacco and all other exports was
$1,000 900. But it should be observed that
there was also marked decline during the
last few months of the year in the miscellane-
Gus exports, though not enough to overcome
the great increase which had appeared during
the early part of the year. large proportion
of the loss in breadstufIs. cotton and Drovis-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24

imports. Isl l-"'.
ItOr. nos tons ., II1,Bl i''l 9pt zee S-1'i'
Lon. ulu-, tons 31',-Ci. Jl29tp Inc O-,-o5
COTTON prints
mon Be-. yards 500 30 bHt3rE Dec 49,,
riitl5, }tid-.... !, -u.,Jl J.J,59' INC 'si''o
jeans. "!r.--
months. yards. q, $50 I'll JUL i'c' 1850
imnuths, yards. >, luS,OIo l23'j94 inc IIOO'Sl
Iutr mfs..-
mon h-. yards. 800. lej,tll. luoI9 inc 2ph-9
mont -, ARDS. Il Jt!,5l~. ZoN't INC I'DJ-'1-
Lead, pig 49,. go, , - .., ,,.,,
mon h., pounds. LIS. ,6o' 3l-l3j- l'tc L'p-I -
months. pounds. J,0- l,'21. 1yo iLc. 3'opt'V@U
Iuc. HS.... - l--Nb bl'V Dos l'ci DiI ~
Zinc, mos. ns-.-- ~ LOU JpDt~u me ",'V''-t
II would be difficult to point to
another period in the history of the country
in which there occurred so sudden and violent
a change in the course of commerce. Nor do
the returns for january, as yet incomplete,
give ground for hope that The disastrous con-
di,ions which caused this change have been
removed. The decline IN prices during this
month is the first sign OF improvement, but it
has not been general, OF large enough, as yet,
to change the current
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24

A change so remarkable in the movement of
great staple is rarely seen. During the same
four months the value Of exports of wheat
declined B12, 100000, Of -four $5,OOO,C0O, OF
corn $5,O0OO0O, and of tobacco $2,5Oo,OOO.
The decrease in quantities exported was very
rcmarknhle:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24

The county superintendent OF the poor are
to have a conference in Albany next month in
regard TO immigration. The system of taxing
the people Of this State for the entire expense
OF the Emigration Department, which so
largely benefits the whole country, is of great
interest TO them, and daily grows III Importance
to every taxpayer. How long must we wait for
Congress to actf
We hope the bill introduced in the AS
sefnbty to provide another public bath III this
city, at the foot of West Thirty -ifth-st. will
be passed. No one who has seen the comfort
which poor people, who cannot leave the city
in the hot days of summer, take in the free
baths, can begrudge the expenditure of the
money that contributes 80 much TO the
pleasure and health of thousands of persons.
And now ii is some sons of Dartmouth who
have been endeavoring to prove that student
and gentleman are q contradiction in terms.
II these disgraceful hazmgs and rushings and
kdnappings at sundry colleges continue to en-
gage the attention Of the public, it will not be
long before there will be a general demand on
the Part of all sensible, reputable people that
those institutions be turned into penal reform
atories. When q coilegian ceases to be a
student and transforms himself into rufiian.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24

THAT the people Of Ne a-iork.' says Tie iIboog
Ar,us. elected Democratic Legislature IS not
denied" You right. Il is not denied. Still less
IS it denied thlt the people Of Newlork now these
many weeks have hcea sitting in sackcloth and
ashe, with their hands on their mOuths and their
mouths IN the dust calling tlemselye, donkeys and
idiots for dolng that very thing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24
1850.

aug 81. s37, 275, o35 1921 Inc $1,000 257
I mos, tO
Dec. 81 Sf9GI SOP 111127 53il Dec. 20,2GG 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24

Assemblyman McManus has introduced
bill which is well calculated TO hurt the feelings
of sundry spectators for whom the general
public has cordial and growing misliking.
We mean ticket spectators. The bill makes 1T
unlawful TO sell tickets to any place of amuse-
ment in any city in the State at price in ex-
cess of that established by the management,
and it is also made unlawful for persons selling
tickets outside the box Office to charge more
than the rates charged at the box office. We
are not sure that such measure would hold
water. We are inclined to think that the
SPECTATORS would be equal 20 circumventlng
it, But before it comes up for third reading
for we assume it has merit enough to keep 1t
from dying in committee-it may he revised
and amended so as to be well calculated to
abate the nuisance at which it is aimed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24

One of the correspondents reports that" the Presi
dent on the evening when ho gives dinner visits
the parlor and dnng-room before the guests arrive
in order TO ascertain whether the temperature is
night" Supplementng this interesting statement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24

Tie Ehara Tree Press inquiries of its fellow Domo-
crafts throughout the State: d" What shall We do
to be savcd'' This il doubtless the hardest CO.
nundrum that has over been Iroroundcd on this con-
tinept Tie human intellect fant5 in its presence
aud throws up the sponge.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14
rake xour own Fart.
STAND FOR YOUR RIGHTS AS YoU MOVE
ALONG.

STAND FOR YOUR RIGHTS AS YoU MOVE
ALONG.
This world is ar. immense affair, and
there is room enough for all but not
withstanding this fact. there is a great
deal of crowding. We know just how
it is. There is a class of people who
are never so satisfied or contented as
when they are showing others to the
rib and left. One can read Get
one of my way in every movement.
They never speak except to dictate or
to give their lordly views, in arrogant
and overbearing language. The only
way to treat such people is to " sass
'em back They look around them
with lofty scorn and regard their fellow
men as inferior creatures. They
bow digniiedly, speak in a metallic
tone of voice, give yon the tips of their
fingers, and as a special favor, allow yon
to do the shaking. Their language
and behavior proves that they regard
you as belonging to the lower ten
Thousand. Sass EN- back n it is the
only way to get along with them.
YOu have as much right to live, be
happy, eat, drink and sleep, as anyone /;
SO stand up for yeur rights. If you
fall yon know and feel hat Jon have
sndeavored to do your duty. If You
stand firm amid the storms of opposi-
ton, you win succeed then
fear, yen viii have plenty Of friends.
Success il what we want ID life,
So courage de not lack
The only way to treat the world,
Is just 10 sass it back.
II people try to brow.beat me
10 make ME clear the track.
Issruggle too. and elbow through,
And always sfsass EN- back
MH
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14
Newspaper Laws and ReguI-e
tfOEas.

I. Subscribers who do not give express no
tice to the contrary are considered wishing TO
continue their subscriptions.
2. If subscribers order the discontinuance
of their periodicals, the publisher may conti-
nue. to send them until all arrearages are paid.
8. If subscribers neglect or refuse to a
their periodicals from the Office to which they
are directed, they are held responsible until
they have settled their bills and ordered them
discontinued
4. If subscribers move to another place
without informing the publishers and the pa
pers are sent to the former direction. they are
held responsible.
S. The courts nave decided that refusing
to take the periodicals from the office, or rea
moving and leaving them uncalled for, is pri-
ma facie evidence of Intentional fraud"
6. Any person who receives a newspaper
and makes use of it, whether he has ordered
it or not, is held in law to be a subscriber.
Z. If subscribers pay in advance, they are
bound to give notice to the publish at the
end of their time, if they do not wish to CON
tinue taking it otherwise the publisher is
authorized to continue sending it on, and the
subscribers will be responsible until an ex-
press notice, with payment of all arrears, is
sent to the publisher.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14
rhe saloon and the Pistol.

In speaking of the large number o.
murders reported during the past few
weeks, Of which Chicago, as well az
st. Louis, has furnished it's full share,
the Chicago Journal says
In tracing the sporadic overflow Of
evil to it's parent source, one is newt
ably driven to the recognition OF the
saloon and the pistol as the princlpaI
disturbing elements. Of course mans
essentially devilish nature is behind
these two and all other agents of crime
but this nature is q fixed quantity and
cannot be eliminated from life, while
liquor and pistols are manufactured
things, and can and ought to be under
control of organized power.
The effect of alcohol upon the human
system and brain, especially during
the raging heats of summer, is some
thing fearful to contemplate. Under
it's subtle but terrible workings reason
is practically dethroned, and moral res
possibility for. the time being entirely
obliterated. A human being. original
" created in the image of God, is by
this liquid demon changed into a sense
less, ferocious beast, with the brutal
ity of savageness uppermost IN thought
and feeling. What else but murder
and crime can be expected of men when
thus erazed and in1amed by drink !
The real wonder is that more damage
is not done by such a large army of un-
controlled inebriates. More than this,
pistols have now become so common
that nearly every body owns one, and
under the influence of anger is tempt
ed to use it with no serious thought
concerning the consequences. This
dangerous prevalence of mnrderous
weapons of all sorts is, in reality, an
incentive to crime. Many an angry
man pulls his pistol and shoots ONE
body before he fairly knows or realizes
what he is doing. If the pistol was not
with him, or obtainable without consid
cradle difficulty, there would be fewer
murders to blacken the records of each
passing day. Congress should pass a
measure at once regulating the manu-
facture and sale of ~murderous weapons,
especially pistols. There is no neces-
sity as yet for every man and boy in
this country to go armed, and it is the
highest and most dangerous kind of
to allow it TO be thus any
longer. It is the pistol by day and the
pistol by night all over the land. The
evil has become q crying and pressing
one, and demands immediate attention.
No mans life is safe. The president
of the nation as well as the idle loafer
in the saloon, falls alike before the un-
expected onslaught of the deadly
bullet. With the prohibition of the
manufacture and sale of liquor, there
are grave difficulties encountered, but
the regulation Of the sale of firearms
comes as legitimately within the pro
vince of the government as the control
of the manufacture of %gnnpowder and
the protection of communities against
the introduction of deadly contagion,
and on the same principle. In all
cases, individual rights and privileges
mnst give away when their exercise
jeopardizes the welfare of the larger
community.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14
Remarkable small Fox Remedies.

A correspondent of the Liverpool
Mercury, writes: | am willing to risk
my reputation as a public man IT the
worst case of smallpox a not be eff
~fectually cured in three days, simply
by cream of tartar. This is the sure
and never failing remedy One ounce OF
cream of tartar dissolved in a pint of
boiling water, to be drank when cold,
at short intervals. 1t eau be taken at
any time, and is a preventive as we'll as
d curative. 1t is known to have cured
in thousands of cases without a failure.
1t never leaves a mark; never causes
blindness, and always prevents tedious
lingering.
A correspondent of the Stockton
(Cal.) Herald writes as follows 81
herewith append a recipe which has
been used, to my knowledge, in hun
dreds of cases. 1t will prevent or cure
the small -pox, though the pittings are
filing, When Jenner discovered cow
pcx in England the world of science
hurled an avalanche of fame upon his
head, but when the most scientific
school of medicinein the world-that of
Paris-published this recipe as a pana-
cea for ANAL pox. it passed unheeded.
1t is unfailing as fate, and eonquers in
every instance. 1t is harmless when
taken by a we'll person. It will also
cure scarlet fever. Here is the recipe
as | have used it, and cured my chill
dren of scarlet fever here it is as |
have used it to cure the smallpox
when learned physicians said the pa
tient must die, it cured /: Sulphate of
zine, n grain; foxglove (digitalis).
one grain half a ~teaspoonful of sugar;
mix with two ~tablespoonsful of water.
When thoroughly mixed, add four
ounces of water. Take a spoonful every
hour. Either disease will disappear in
twelve hours. For a child smaller
doses, according to age. If counties
would compel their physicians to use
this there would be no need of pest
houses. If you value advice and ex-
perience, use this for that terrible dis
ease.n
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14
Vick,s illustrated
81 Guide
FOR 1882

rs an elegant Book of 100 pages, two colored
II. Plates of Flowers, and more than 1000 Illus
t~rations of the choicest Flowers, Plants and
Vegetables, and directions for growing. It is
handsome enough for the Center Table or a
Holiday Present. Send on your name and
pestofice address, with 10 cents, and / will
send yon o copy, postage paid. This is not a
quarter of its cost. Il is printed in both Eng
lish and German. Ii you afterwards order
seeds, deduct the ten cents.
Vfck's Seeds are the best in the world. The
Floral Guide will tell how to get and grow
them. Vickss Flower and Vegetable Gar
den" Us pages. s colored plates, 500 engrav-
ings. For so cents in paper covers $1.00 in
cloth. In English or German.
Viek's Illustrated Monthly Magazine 80
pages, q colored plate in every number and
many fine e~ngravingss Price &f.25 a year five
copies for $500. Specimen numbers sent for
10 cents. Three trial copies for IS cents.
Address, JAMES WICK,
d2atf Rochester, N e
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14
NOTICES
DUBLIC SALE.
- = soOn
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 429o

III E " .
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 1920
ESTATE or Don LOUIS RICHARD.
Nv virtue Of an order of the Hon. the Pro
bate Court in and for the parish of st. Landry,
there will be sold at public auction, TO the last
and highest bidder, by the undersigned adj
ministrator or a duly qualified auctioneer,
at the last residence of the deceased, situated
in the aforesaid parish of st. Landry, on
WEDNESDA 7, January 18th, 1882, the fol-
loving described property, belonging to the
estate of Don Louis Richard, deceased, to-wit :
/. A tract of land situated in the parish of
St. Landry, containing forty acres, more or
less, with all the buildings and improvements
thereon. being the last residence of the deceas-
ed, bounded north by David Roos, south by
Louis 7. Richard, east by Thompson Bihm,
and west by the estate.
2. A tract of prairie land without improve
ments, containing forty acres, more or less,
bounded north by Thomas Cannon, south by
Leonard Prejean, east by the estate and west
by unknown.
3. A tract of wood land situated in Mallet
Woods, containing seventy acres, more or less,
bounded north by public land, south by V.
Guillory, east by Onezine Boudreaux, and
west by w Price.
4. Three pairs of work ken one gentle
horse, ten head of wild horses, twelve head
of horned cattle, a lot of wild cattle at Grand
Cb6niere, household furniture. kitchen uten-
sils, a sewing machine, a double-barrel gun, a
watch, two saddles, a lot OF hogs, farming i'm
plements, and many other articles.
Terms and conditiens.-All the movable pro-
perty will be sold for cash the lands will be
sold as follows for cash to an amount which,
when added to the sum realized from the sale
of tho movable property, will make up a total
of $l200.00 the balance payable in one and
two years from January LIST, 1882; purchasers
furnishing their notes to the satisfaction of
the administrators, said notes bearing eight per
cent per annum interest from maturity, and
the lands remaining specially mortgaged unto
the estate until full and entire payment OF
the capital and interests which may accrue
thereon. THOMPSON BlHM,
Dec. II, 1881. Administrator
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14

Some wholesome work has been 60
ing on in the courts of Philadelphia re-
Gently. It commenced with the detec-
ton of a corrupt juror on the trial of a
we'll known LEGAL worker in politics in
dicted for ballot box stufing. The jury
was instantly Withdrawn, and the juror
sent to jail for contempt of court. The
prisoner pleaded guilty and received a
yer seBtence. The matter was fol
lowed up and the persons who were en-
gagged in e~orrupting the juror have been
brought to the bar, and every n of
them has left the prisoners dock for
the penitentiary.-Mobil Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14
"A. Curiosity.

One sees many curious things while
strelling through the Smithsonian ms
titution. In one of the eases there is a
small irregular piece of mating about
six inches long and two OF three wide,
It is made of the bark of the Southern
cane, and although coarse when Gem
pared with the mating made by the
Chinese, it is well and neatly made.
This small piece of mans handiMork
might form the basis for a treatise and
lectures innumarable. 1t was found
on the Petit Anse Island, near Vermil-
ion bay, coast eff Louisiana. This is
land contains a mine oil rock salt, which
was discovered during the late war, and
which seems to be unlimited in depth
and extent. Not far from the surface
of the salt the piece of mating was
discovered, aud it was probably pre-
served by the salt. Two feet above
the mating were discovered the tusks
and bones of an elephant, and these
bones were fourteen feet below the pre-
sent surface of the soil. The question
irresistibly arises How many years
has it been since elephants lived on
this continent, and what race of men
capable of manufacturing such mating
lived and fourished hundreds of years
before them Washington Repnbli-
can.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14
Yhe Royal Preserves.

The shooting of large game is still
carried on in Germany with a good
deal Of pomp, the sport being almost
exclusively confined to Kings and
Princes. Within three miles of Berlin
lies the Koenigs Wuesterhansen, and
there a regal huDting party. consisting
of the King of SaxoDy, his heir pre-
sumptive, and a select party of the no.
bility, were lately entertained by the
emperor William. The royal preser-
YES are well stocked with herds of deer
and droves of wild swine, which are
locked after by officials who are in
structed in thearts of venerie and wood
craft at academies specially founded for
that purpose. Hares and foxes are al
80 carefully looked after, so that
with ordinary luck a hundred deer, two
hundred hoars, and six hundred head
of small game are not an exceptional
days sport. The day is invariably
wound up with a splendid supper and
a view by torchlight Of the spoils of the
chase.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14

The indications are that the present
session of Congress- will extend far into
next a%unlsaer. Besides the tariff, the
Presidential disability question and
others Of q character to caase protrac-
ted discussion, there is an unusual
number Of contested election cases in
the House, some Of which will probably
lead 10 lively partisan debates that will
consuns days.Mebile Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Probate Court, Parish Of ST. Landry, No. 1904
ESTATE OF GERAzrmE PREJEAE, JR.
Whereas, Em6rite Joubert, of the parish Of
st. Landry, has applied by his petition to be
appointed administratrix of the estate of &C.
rasine Preiean, Jr, deceased, late of the par
ish of st. Landry;
Therefore, any person intending tomake OPP
position to said appointment will file the same
in writing, in my office, in the town OF Opelou-
sas, within ten days from the present notice.
JAMES %. CHACHERE,
January z, 1882. Clerk.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14

Congressman Randall E. Gibson has
introduced a bill il the House provid-
ing for the appropriation Of $500, 900 to
establish q navy yard and depot of
supplies at Algiers and eome point on
the river between Algiers and Port
Eads. He has also introduced a bill
providing for the sale Of the Marine
Hospital and for the appropriation of
$3.50 600 for the erection of a new one
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14

President Grevy has telephone con.
nection between his draWingsroom and
the Opera, the Theatre Francois and
the Opera Comique, and hear the
voices as distinctly as if he were pres
emit In either Of the theatres.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14
THE
Mathushek Upright.
The only Upright Piano which will remain
permanently in tune.
THE

During the past five years makers of Piano
Fortes have been making great efforts to pro-
dnce an Upright which will stand our severe
climate. They have used several devices, and
have even tried tbut have given it upl double
iron plates. They have made their cases
strong with Immense bookings of wood, and
still most of the Upright Pianos have not
proved satisfactory for this reason That tho
Tuning Pins in all of them are placed into a
wooden plank which is wedged up to the iron
plate, and which, at every change of weather,
will shrink or swell, thus causing the piano to
get out of order and out Of tune.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-01-14

The Louisiana Annual Conference Of
the d. e. Church (Nortll,) will hold its
animal session at Franklin La, this
month, beginning on the 25th and con.
tinuing four or FIVE days. Bishop Peck.
Of Syracuse, N. X, will preside. Nor
gan City Regiew.