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Year: 1872

There comes from every part of the country
the most clamorous and earnest protest against,
and threats of resistance to, the taxation which
is about to be assessed on the property of the
State. That tax is now ascertained. the State
tax alone, to exceed two per cent To this Is to
be added the parish tax. And. to render the
burden the heavier, the assessors, who are paid
a per centage ON their valuation, are engaged
at assessing property above its real and market
able value The State tax before the war, when
property was far more valuable and productive
than it is now, was one-fourth of one per cent


This tax supplied an ample fund to pay all the
debts and the expenses of as honest and efficient
a government as aEy community could desire.
The tax has steadily advanced since the war
until it has reached the present amount, which
in itself may be set down as an absolute eonfis-
cation of the whole profit and of nearly the
whole product of the State for this year. 1t is
impossible for the great majority of people to
pay this tax. The majority of planters in the
interior have hardly made enough to feed them
selves their families and their stock with nee
essarv subsistence. When the tax gatherer
comes around he viii be met with the answer
that there is not dollar left to pay him. The
threat of legal proceedings, of seizure and sale,
has no terror to many of the country people,
for judgments for taxes will not be easily en-
forced There will be no buyers under seizures
and sales of country property for taxes. This
ia certainly a discouraging state of affairs. And
vet it is the legitimate result of the government
with which we have been cursed for some years
past 1t is to support and enrich these OPP
pressors and pIunderers that this people are
subjected to these grevious burdens and prose
cutions. They are thus shorn of their hard
earnings without any equivalent, and in fact in
order to secure prolongation of the power and
plunder of the rapacious gang of harpies who
'"'' N. O. Times
Year: 1872

- The following communication, from st.
Louis, Mo-, under date of the 22d inst, explains
itself:


EDITOR CoUR1ER,-To our mutual disappoint-
ment, the visit to your section, of the Paris Pa
Wilton Circus is postponed for the present. The
illness of two prominent members deprived ME
for time of some of its most attractive features
and while might still have made the tour with
fair company, l was 10th to visit my old friends
with an organization inferior to that exhibited
in New Orleans. The very nature of the vast
enterprise necessitates the employment of none
but leading artists-a full compliment Of whom
possessed until the peculiar qualities of the
Mississippi water deprived me of some of them.


The desire to revisit your beautiful country is
still unabated, and I hope next season to be
among you with a company that will prove as
pleasing to you as it must be satisfactory to me.
Please forward all bills to me at St. Louis.


Yours Respectfully, DAN RICE.
Year: 1872

- We republish to-day the License law, as
our last weeks issue was exhausted in conse-
quence of the demand for copies Of the COURIER
containing this Act, Notwithstanding the large
number of extra copies we had struck off for&he
occasion. Copies of the COURIER containing this
law can be had at our Office.
Year: 1872

- Magistrates blanks for sale, and other
lob work done on short notice, at this Office,
cheaper and more neatly gotten up than in any
other office in the Parish Call and examine
specimens and prices and see if this is an empty
boast. We guarantee good workmanship at
fair prices Indifferent or cheap ~ work not
solicited nor bids made in competition for infe-
siOr printing!
Year: 1872

AT WORK or THE RAIL RoAD.-We are relia-
bly informed that q large number of hands are
at work ON the line of the New Orleans, Mobile
and Texas Rail Road, on Plaquemine Brulee
Bayou, below Webb's mill. Also that force
has gone to Lake Charles to commence work
there. A force has been at work near Verlnil-
lionville for some time past. This looks like
business but what about our prospects for the
early completion Of q road to Opelousasa We
hear very little on the subject
Year: 1872

Lid That convenient and centrally located
business stand on Main Street. under the Office
of the Opelousas COURIER. The room is large,
and well situated for any kind of business


Possession given ON the lst of January, 1872.
Apply at the Courier Office
Year: 1872

About quarter past Q o'clock this after
noon the boiler in the bark mill of Messrs.
Maury and Brook, on Ninth street, south
of Byrd, between the canal and river. ex-
ploded with tremendous report. Au-
gust Nondelier, married man, the en-
gineer, was badly scalded and also injured
on the back of the head, by being thrown
among the falling debris, and is SO badly
injured that he will probably not survive.
So far as we could learn in the confusion
which surrounded the scene no one else
was injured. The boiler was of tremen-
dous dimensions, and was literally torn to
pieces, together with the foundation upon
which it rested. The boier-house was al
most totally demolished by the force of the
explosion. The cause of this disaster we
were unable to ascertain.


We learn from MIR. Wagner, superinten-
dent, that about half-past one o'clock
he went through the establishment and
found everything in good order. In half
or three quarters Of an hour the explosion
occurred. Mr.. Fonderlier was sitting i'm
mediately in front of the furnace at the
time of the explosion. rst q
Year: 1872

A CAUCUS TO BE CALLED--Its Results
Predicted.--So strange and incomprehensi-
Bile have been the votes of Republican
members on the Land Scrip question, that
the Democrats have finally determined to
give them no voice in the matter, and will
choke them off by holding caucus to de-
termine the matter. Tonight they will
hold a caucus for that purpose, and as they
stick to each other ike leeches, we are
left without hope SO far as our
party's voice is concerned. We would
be but little surprised if they
cut off Hampton Normal school entirely
of one thing we may rest assured, and that
is, that no more than one-third will now be
given it. Neither would we be surprised
to find the Democrats willing to give the
whole fund to one school, and that one for
whites exclusively. Should this be done,
it will be the result Of bad party manage
ment and that lack of political sagacity so
necessary to make the minority felt when
occasion demands it.
Year: 1872

name Of this young lady appears amongst
the arrivals at the Exchange Hotel yester-
day evening. Without aiming at notoriety
she has acquired quite an extensive reputa-
tion as an elocutionist of rare talent and
young lady of great personal worth and
accomplishment. The readings which she
has given in various cities and towns and
at several Of our colleges, have received the
unqualified Communications of the public
and of the press. We cannot but express
the hope that her visit to this metropolis
may be the occasion Of affording our citi-
gems the qualification of hearing her.
Year: 1872

THE Boy ORAToR.-The boy orator
has secured permission and will lecture in
the hall of the House of Delegates on Mon
day evening. This boy is every inch a
man, only he lacks a few inches in physi-
cal stature. Mentally he isfull of vigor and
vim. His lectures are said to be highly
entertaining. The object which he has in
view will commend itself to the intelligent
and liberal-minded, being the laudsble one
of raising means through his own exertions
for the education of himself and little sis
ter. We hope he will be well encouraged
by our citizens.
Year: 1872

Miss Wellesley There seems to ts
general desire among our citizens to have
an opportunity to see and hear this talented
young lady under circumstances different
from those under which she has been acting
the past week. 1t has been suggested that
q series Of dramatic readings by her would
afford the desired opportunity, and prove
highly successful in a financial point of
view. And we hope, if not incompatible
with previous engagements, Miss Wellesley
will conclude to remain in our city and
crafty many of our citizens for a few eve
nings next week.
Year: 1872

GLASSES. TO those whose occu-
patton or taste leads to constant study or
writing, the eye is the indispensable organ;
and any weakening of its power causes un-
easness and discomfort. To such persons
DR.. We'll offers glasses of superior make,
suited to every range of vision; the lenses
of Brazilian pebbles artistically ground.
We have tried many eyeglasses, but none
so fully combine effectiveness with comfort
as those we now wear, selected for us by
We'll from his varied stock. For magnify
ing power without strain on the pupil, we
find them superior to any glasses we have
used, and cordially commend DR.. We'll to
our friends, suggesting that he aid in select
ing such as are suited to the peculiar needs
of tho purchaser.
Year: 1872

During the last four years Kentucky
has lost ten thousand of her wealth pro
ducing male adult citizens. { the ca
pacity of these ten thouand working peo-
pie 70 produce wealth could be expressed
in figures it would prehaps be five mil
lion dollars a year or five hundred dollars
for each person. If the annual product
would be FIVE million dollars then in
loosing ten thousand wealth producing
persons Kentucky lost as much wealth
annually as could be produced by the in
vestment elsewhere of fifty million dollars
capital at ten per cent, per annum.
Looking at it in this light it is really a
very serious matter that Kentucky has
in four years lost ten thousand OF her
adult male working population.


That the men who emigrated were
black has nothing to do with the fnan-
cial loss or gain. That movement has
been started for still larger exodus of
blacks is matter of thoughtful considear
ton for every well wisher Of the State.
In Fayette county which alone contains
over thirty-seven hundred colored men
old enough to vote, the most able, inhu
ential and respected blacks have started
an emigration organization, and have
appointed a committee to 20 to Kansas
and other far western sections and ascer-
tain definitely the best locality for color
ed settlement. They have been offered
lands on ten years time, and many OF them
are enthusiastically in favor of emigra-
ting.
Year: 1872

letter frGms HON, 3. =. Arnold.


FRANKFoRT, ky, Feb. !, 1872.


DEAR Bon Is true there was d
leave asked to Introduce bin TO issue
bonds to build a new Court House, but
no bill has yet been drawn up or pre-
sented to carry out the leave asked for
nor do I know such thing will be done
was written to on the subject, but did
not think it ezpedieut at this time to
levy such tax. | however am the ser
want Of the people and am in duty hound
to carry out the wishes Of my constitu-
ents, and will pass the bill if yet desired
by my constituents. And will also ask
leave aud introduce a bill to take the
sense of the people on the removal of the
county seat. I am as much the repre-
sentative of Columbus as any other part
of the county aud of course win do
whatever you all desire. l have no par
tiality for nor against Columbus. | am
determined to do my duty for you all,
without any exception l am afraid you
all at Columbus mistake my motives /
want to do right by all, and wrong to
none. Yours truly,


a S. ARNOLD.
Year: 1872

4 London Correspondent writes that


the English Government viii include in


the naval estimates submitted to the


coming season Of Parliament an item


for the construction Of a new kind Of
ship. the armament Of which is to consist


Of torpedo artillery carried below the


water line Some time ago trials were
made with the white head fish torpedo,
under conditions entered into between
the inventor and the Government that if
the torpedo proved to be as effective on
trial as IL was asserted TO be by its inven-
tor the latter should receive the sum OF
eI5OO0 10 return for the right to use
the torpedo as part of the national arm
ament. Upon its trial the torpedo ex-
hibited powers exceeding those claimed
bv its inventor, and he consequently re-
ceived the sum agreed upon. Should
these torpedo batteries maintain their
superiority. the nation may find an utter
reconstruction Of the navy necessary. It
will become unavoidable to extend the
armor-plating below the water-line TO
ships bottoms. Provisions, coal, chains,
etc, will then be raised TO place now
occupied by guns, above the water-line,
while the guns must sink to seven or
Twelve feet below that line.
Year: 1872

In the lives Of the saddest of as there
are bright days, when we feel as if We
could take the great world in our arms.
Then come the gloomy hours, when the
fire will neither burn on our hearths nor
in our hearts; and all without and with
in is dismal, cold and dark. Believe me,
every heart has its secret sorrows which
the world knows not, and oftentimes we
call man cold, when he is only sad
LoDgfeilow.
Year: 1872

Mr.. Stevenson objected to the printing
of anything that was not read.


WELL SAID.
Mr. Beck-Theu I will read the whole
of it. And / give notice that nothing
shall 60 in the Globe in future that is
not read
Year: 1872

disturb you till night. Then a change
of medicine, prediction that you
have got it the worst way, and the
doctor leaves. You lie and dream, or
YOU toss about and rave-you are not
restricted. The doctor comes in the
morning, is disappointed that von are
no worse, and predicts that you will
live for several davs. He is now sure
that it is the small pox, and so are
you. A nurse. one who has had it,
comes up to remain until you die, and
the days go by until the tenth. If you
don't die then you are going to get
well. In order to lose no time, word
is sent to the sexton, and your wife is
telegraphed to that you are dead. But
YOU don't die. just as the doctor has
lost your pulse, and the nurse begins
70 rejoice at his release, you mend n
little, open your eyes, go off to sleep,
and YOU are saved. Such little things
rs burning up your clothing and all
the furniture after you get able to walk
are not worth mentioning and no one
ever stops To question YOU about the
pits on your face. If it's handy, the
best plan is to have turn at the disease
in your childhood. This saves ex-
pense, and the coroner don't never
think Of slandcring YOU because you
didn't break your neck and go of with
some romance attached to it.
Year: 1872

CAUSES OF DEATH or FrsHEs.-M Fe-
lix Plateau, the well-known French
chemist, has recently undertoken anun-
Der of experiments TO determine the
question whether the cause of the death
OF the fresh water animals when removed
to sea water, and OF marine animals when
removed to fresh water, is the difference
in the density or in the constitution of
the water. His observations were made
mostly on various species OF articulata;
he found that those fresh water species
which possess an grial respiration can
survive the change TO salt water, while
those who possess only bronchial and
cutaucous respiration die quickly. BY
experimenting on water made denscr by
the solution of sugar, VI. Plateau came
to the conclusion that the density Of sea
water Is not the destructive agent, but .
portion of the salts held in solution
The chloridcs of sodium, potassium and
magnesium he found to be very quickly
fatal 10 fresh water species, while the
sulphate- Of magnesium and calcium had
no prcjudical effect. In the same man
ner NJ. Plateau's experiments showed
that the death of marine animals in fresh
water was occasionod by the giving off
Of sea salt from their bodies to the sur
rounding fluid.
Year: 1872

The coroner's Jury was summoned the
other day in a Texas town to sit upon .
man who died suddenly in his bed The
Jury proceed to the house, looked at the
corpse, and began to inquest. The doc
tor explained the case to them, and drew
map of the mans interior, so as to
show the jurymen how a whole lot of
Latin things inside OF him there got
mixed up somehow with lot OF other
classic machinery, and produced per-
fectly terrific combination with another
Latin title which killed him, of course.
The jury said the case was perfectly
plain. Suce accident as that among
the mans internal Latin must have de-
stroycd any one The only wonder was
that he lived an hour. So verdict was
brought in of death in accordance with
the evidence just as the inquest ended
the man awoke, and the fact was discov-
cred that the deceased person was in the
adjoining room, while this wretch had
only been asleep.
Year: 1872

a curate writes to the London Stand
dFd: We hear SO much now to the dis
credit OF ROYALTY that | think we sught
TO make known what we hear good OF it.
| heard yesterday from sone people in
my parish who have relations living near
Sandringham, that the Prince OF Wales
is simply beloved by all who come into
contact with him on his Norfolk estate
His affability and kindness and really
good nature displayed in his dealings
with his tenaatry and dependantsi is such
as is not often met with, even among
those whose position is not so exalted as
his is.'
Year: 1872

the prison prevented our risking his being heldthere.) and soon were rapidly whirl- ing toward Hartford but what ails thst horse car driver? He is about the crossest looking man out of prison, and we are mol sure but he is out of place when we say he is out of prison. There he goes at some little boys about an inch and 6 quarter nigh. who have innocently caught on be hind his Car for ride, and he cuffs and kicks them off in his own peculiarly char Acteristic manner, which occasions a re mark by one of the passengers, ''he is the ugliest man alive: Abused woman shame fully about her fare a short time since, when shc was right and he was wrong and all that sort O thing" It wasn't necessary tor our informant to tell us the horse car company never have any dividends. We knew that fact the moment we saw the countenance of that driver. He is one of the most ungentlemanlY, if not absolutely rude car drivers iu the State of Connec,i- cut, and our advice to the company is to keep him; keep him just where he is and their. horses will never attract the attention of the " cruelty to auin lls' folks, Oil sc count of their being heavily loaded. Tn. car 6ossed oyer by this ania0ic driver is number d. 10 and wien he is on his trip. and but a short distance from the grounds ot Mrs. Colt, he leaves it in charge of an other and gets off to eat his dinner at thr brown house On the left side of the street This is the chap We mean, and is the man who ought never tO occupy position where the public will coule in contact with him.
Year: 1872

With the advent of winter came the usu- al sports of coasting, sleighing and skating

 The cossting is especially excellent, and sleds can be seen of most every description from the elaborate cutter down to the old wooden ''pung.' One person made himself very conspicuous by undertaking to spoil the sliding by putting ashes on the hill, which, in an indirect way, caused quite revelation of wry faces and ugly grimaces made by that person, who was SO unexpectedly but promptly seated while trying to walk down said hill... Where was the sexton on Sunday evening after the storm cleared away? The moon came out and shone brightly, but no solemn chime called the worshippers to the house of God, although quite number were there soait-- tng tor n to ring. By the disappointed ones this was called a Case of spontaneous forgetfuness......Tn Literary Society hold their debate this CTuesdny) evening, the subject for debate, being: Resolved That Stokes who shot James Fisk, Jr., should be hung. The question affords large field for argument, and will probably be pretty thoroughly ventilated.

 Nnsuoo
Year: 1872

WE have just filled in complete assort-


w ment of new goods, and will constantly
keep on hand fresh supplies Of all needed kinds
for the wants of the public, suitable for all
seasons of the year, and the best which tha
markets can afford, at low prices.


Having facilities equal to city merchants,
we feel satisfied that If you give us a call we
can give satisfaction in prices, and the quality
of goods.


The kind of goods We shall keep, will strictly
be FIRST class and of the best quality. The
names of the following Kinds we give.
Year: 1872

What nicer present than beautiful ornaraeated
cake prepared especially for family use by P1zzrI2
They are reasonable in price, beautiful In shape,
and made from the 5ery best materials. z
Year: 1872

Some idea Of the dauntless Bread and But
ter Brigade" upon which General Grant de-
pends for denomination and Reelection, may
be gathered from the Detroit Free Press which
says that noble army Of self-sacrifcing patriots
'consists OF about thirty one thousand post.
masters, seventeen thousand under the CON-
mend Of the Treasury Department. with a
Siaaal Corps Of three thousand more. under
thcusand noble patriots, whe demand that
Grant shall be kept in power, in order that
they may continue to hold ef1ce and serve the
country for their ewn good. The number does
not include the members Of Congress, who
are dependant upon the breath Of Executive
favor for tEeir future political existence
through the control Of the appointments in
the districts. It does not include the licensed
spies who 70 about plundering individual:
under prstenses Of law, but who are all devo
ted to the cause Of Grant, because Grant ant
Ofacial rascality seem to be identical in ain
aud iutent. This army Of of1ceholders pro
pose to dictate what shall be the political &C
tion Of the people in the selection Of Presi


dent"
Year: 1872

WYsrFRN ELoQUFNcE The defeat OF
the Burned Records bill in the Illinot,
Legislature 3 said to have beer accomplish
ed BY. the following outburst Of one of the
members:


Mr. Speaker:-I am opposed to this bill,
and | am coming down on it like a June
bug on potato vine. have come to
pronounce its eulogy as Mark Antony did
over Cleopatra. | am q !aboring man my
self. and know what aborers want, and
know that they don't want any such thing
as this | have been in chaneHry, and
know how it is myself After hanging in
chancery. till the lawyers got my bottom
dollar. got my case before twelve honest
farmers, and knocked the socks off my
antagonist just like falling off a log. Now,
here's King coming in here with this bill
to help cut the legal fraternity and put
every man in Cook county into chancery
amt nothing agin my friend King, but
want to tell him right here that my name 5
Jack. and King can not, never did and
never will take p Jack Look at this sec
ton here. providing for masters in chan
Gerry masters in chancery-yes we'll bave
them in hicaoo thicker than feas on 4
de-. 20 eat cur SUI stance aud get fat on
our mi>t Iiunes call upon the hard
listed yeomanry on the Democratic side OF
thus House to nip this thing in the bud
we don't want it aud we wont have it. We
have got along So far without it, aud we
can borrow all the money we want aud sell
all the properly we've GOT without going
intn ch1ncery 10 do it Now, Mr.. Speaker,
thou h Nero iddIed when Rome was burn


NJ and Ltcur.us played sescn up on his
wie'> c. fin that i reason our people
should be sobbIed up in chancery hopper
after they had been burned out, and ground
ont of what little they have left
Year: 1872

\ GOAT SToRY.-We clip the follow
ing paragraph from the Trinity Jourual:
\ gentleman in this county who has gone
into the Angora goat business extensively
aud ha, large flock of goats, last Fall
built spacious corral and erected weather
proof sheds that he might protect his
property from incement weather When
the first heavy storm came he drove all his
goats into the corral when night came
Late in the evening he thought he would
90 and look after his property. a careful
examination disclosed to the astonished
goat owner that not one of his live stock
WAS to be found inside OF sheds or corral
Just as our Angora capitalist was about to
leave in the protoundest disgust with his
investment, he happened to elevate his
lantern and cast his eyes upward, when 10
aud behold, there was his entire flock of
goats perchod on top OF the sheds be had
constructed with SO much care and eX-
pense, evidently enjoying the heavy rain
storm which was pouring down. ho
says that goats won't thrive anywhere
aiter this