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SEE EVENING TELEGRAM OF ruEspAY. APRIL ..

SEE b'bNiNu TEbbGtAM on TUESDAY, APRIL 90
HOW GOOD TO KNOW THAT PuRoAuoS grrH
BRASDRETH's PILLS
removes In sickness those which cau.. pain Who.
ever has bodily trouble while should use more or les
Of these Pills, becaus. they tho liver ID. spleen AMI
ell the interior vessels Of hs body making the blood pure.
and tn. euravey on III. oe. or general a,....
Thus Rheumsiism., fnhuenrss Cold. and Incsmmsso,s
Of all kinds cured BY BRAsDRErHs yIi,t,s
few doses now win secure a. from, .cs,s.. a, An. ann,
month"; In The South and IN ,op,esi ,hs Ola.
should never be without In order when occasion require.
they may be used 81 once danger and sickness viii b.
avoided by this course.
In fact These Pulls safely .nforc. sf.., eur.y. ,,s..
which VIII before long be adopted By civilized people every
where, and because n 10 true
Every time dose Of BRASpRErBs FILLS op.r.,.
hsre h absolutely less diseased matter r.mslniss and b,
eps""s 'he proce" all diseased humors certainly
moved.
40 an 'n'ibiow Pm and for coaivsnsss they have
equal.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE, Brandre,h r,ouss New Yoss.
bold BY ~ Sssgs,s
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

A -EsPENlcHEID's STRING DRESS HAT.--THIs Is
n. Of tn most artistic, truly proporoned and ee
Hsis ssced New York Cn0btrusivc beauty Is
s characteristics from the vulgar exaegeraion which s
sometines installer for sftracveness IL hat apropos
the 81 fsshior able refinement
EsPENsCHElD, Manufacturer. No. lis Nassau street
Al ~ sHrPsEY 70, BROKERS l7t BROADWAY,
AL. door from dden lane. Prizes cashei In Ken.
playa
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-17

Jameson, NYork Magellan Griffin, stockton; W Mcgee
,nsa. ae%.. sssn' NM En-. H.:
ton; Hnoe smith, Jseksonvie " ''D'' "''e'''e" "0''
FokTAss sosRosp J aUr 4sges
saed-Bris Iesnder, Phisdslphia; .chr rhoma. Clyde.
rs:.d 4umBaIs n Iasn 70, Rio Jsnsi,o eh
ar Minors fo% p Sp e the West Indies
FALL RIVER, April ia-ArrIved, scbr John crockford,
iaih sailed, schrs cornelia, shea Syork; Caroline
GLOUCESTER, April l, Arrived, schr Nsssa.o Parson.
Mslon.y ss.is boston; VIM DossStcn, "a
"a 1sss S%
y fS s.:r fsi .s.a s sys
sG Aa SSr cPsy GS oa kIs Caroline Knight
18Th. An shE. Mary Dye, Parvere and Cur.
s.Ies schps w% DoasG,an Maggie cammn. o.o,.
pist. E1IkhA Sgr ssAd 'chr ThO' snnct'On
SEwsyRyPoRTs .Aprn Arrived .chr Rsn, Bower,
Ns yEw sEtDfoRb hpra i.zsanea, .eAr. N B Carlisle,
' Smith 'p Chase. sSos fy Mr scnc
Bowman as ss: :a% sr's ss sSs
ssiiedschrs Lly woolsey, Baltmore Otis. Chase, New
NEWPORT, Aprai4 Pm Arrived, .chr. Isabel. rhonp
Chase, New Bedford Toy WORK; John Dix poans Chat
Shea, Fai River FOR Eiisabeihpor 'o' oo'"e'a
1sh--Arrtvei N the night schrs Hattie Butler Strck
land, Baltimore: Monteven Lippincott Phil adelphia
sailcd--Brig Redwood, Gardiner, Boston.
Passed by. schrs Harriet Ev, Stokes, NYork Fall
Rivers Mantle, Greene Ersbethpo for Taunton Treasure
NORWICH, April 10 Sailed, sehr Surge, Warwick, rren
iAs Sailed ,chr Braln.Ia Anderson, Syors; .oop.
NEW LONDON. April fSsaed, schrs Success, Rlchards
Philadelphia; Mary Matt, Waterman, NYork.
Mh-Arryed schrs Charley Woolsey, Parker Baltimore
HAVEN ' SSsT'S sssri' s'b a
Allen, Albany; Mary Hamilton, Green Eli,stethpor.
ss . A wm pcp bera I,ne
Dawson, Smith, Albany Jas Hoffman, shsrpshire wave
hubbard, and MiddsseI, Carr Port Jeryis Rosnohs bur.
Bus. SYors New Rsgala', iIslloc. r9r yervi.l May
ports; soop Helen, Nichoson, South Anboy. ~'"
Cesred-schrs Minnie Gritn, Grimm, Virginia. Mary An.
sus., Lord EYort MARY Fisher lawrence Phiadephls
nis ext. ,sg y,G W. b.
lin, Andrews, Portland; A Garrison, Smith, NYost
Cleared gsrk Clara Probs. 1remsn schis Garrison,
srson, Gloucester; Ann Eisabsib, Phillips Lynn Charles
Cooper, ncksrson, froyinsssown kccaey, Hubbard,
E [.. sis'S ss s1s,s
3. Dunn S:s k Ssss..os. and zIss s1 S..i. ~,
gc.Sn oa MsSS H-ss . rocp Port.
: PORTLAND, Arm is-Arivod, schr Jas rndsn. Davis,
Clesrsd-Schi K oodhui, woodruff, Albany. nv
it,h-Arvsd, sscamships North American IBrl Farewell
CissredBrIg es1 CARLOS Matthew'S buenos Ayresi srsr.
joseph Barter, Barter Baltimore Haupie wssbfook Latte
'V Sailed" BRIG Ella Martin
fbtb-cisarsd, bark Oriental tpr) Durham mon,e,a,o,
Orp SAsasbsc YORK. sod Minns rfsnb, True, Havana
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-17

Cumberland Inlet
81 Prosineetown from tsyL land saiied again 90
eruise) 18th, barb Mary Frazier Csswe 81 NIB Last nom
ysh Hay and sailed tfh 10 cruiscl -.
Bark Alaska rsh. % NIB, wAs 81 Kema Jan ~ VITA -
bbs oil and r. do wh ali Told: would sai 90 cruise n<r
,eason In the China Seas Charles ssnks SEAMAN lad
left II TeTuaie hospital Reports II rernA Jan
Is. bsrk Gov Carver, Clifford, wes,port. 80 bbls sp
Bark Kathleen, coie OF "A fernaie Jan ~ with
vicinity, touch ksms, aud from thence 70 the China
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11

LONDON, Dec. 3.-The Times of
to-day says: Things in Rome are
auguring i'll for the Council
Austrian and German Bishops
|de1hur to the dogma of the i1fal-
libiIity.of. the Pope and discord is
apprehended among the Italians.
Antonelli shakes his head at the
performance in which he. never
felt any sympathy. 1t will be
some time before it can become
clear. whether the Council will
bring the Church peace or the
sword.
The Importance Of the Gcu-
menical Council to the Catholic
Church may be easily estimated
by the great intervals between
them. Nothing but q, crisis in
the church would Justify Il convo-
cation. .,f
The opposition to Papal claims
are in it's several forms Irrational
in ITALY, scientific in Germany
and liberal in France AT one
OF the general councils the Pope
stated chat he summoned only a
few selected prelates and that
whoever dared to speak without
being called by the Pope, incur
red ,excommunicatiOn
In these democratic times such
a rule would not be tolerated, and
we may expecta thorough discus
sion Of all conflicting interests.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11

Coop NEWS FROM OHIo.-The
specialtWashington correspond
emit of the Baltimore Gazette, says
that letters received there from
Ohio, leave no room for doubt
that the six independent members
of the Legislature elected from
the Cincinnati district have de-
termined to act with the Demo
Gratis, which will give the latter
the majority on joint ballot, there
by securing the rejection of the
Fifteenth Amendment, and rem
dering Sherman's and Delano's>
pretensions to, the United States
Senatorial succession altogether
abOrtive.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11


80 Great strides have already been
taken towards the adoption of
uniform International currencV
The French franc is now the mon.
etary unit of Spain, italy. Rome
switzerland, Belgium and France
Austria and Prussia are about nr
willing to adopt it; while Char
ceHor Lowe, of the English Ex-
chequer, urges the assimilation
OF the pound sterling to the TWEEN
nve franc piece or twenty-five
francs: "If now" says Mr.. Bowl
es, 1.-The United States should
reduce the amount Of silver in
their dollar a very little, so as to
conform it to the French five
franc piece, we might practically
nave uniform currency for Chris
acknowledgement.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11
MISSISSIPPI AND Texas E1,

,r,cgs sIMAlIssIssIPPI AND Texas E,Ec-
? TIoNs.--We are not in possession
' eof the data to Justify us. in even
= experimenting the figures as to
the result in either State. Enou 81,
q known, however, tosinsure the
election of Alcorn, the Radical
candidate for Governor Of Missis-
y 'ppi by q large majority. The
legislature is doubtful;e SO much
SO That neither side claim it. mn TO
> last accounts. AS to the CON
sresslonM delegates, it is conced-
! ed to be all Radical.
~ IN Texas, Hamilton the Con
Fservative, is elected by a large
majority, The Legislature is
doubtless Conservative, and the
congressional ticket is Conse,va-a
tive, with possibly the exception
OF the Galveston District.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11

WASHINGTON FOREsHADOwINGs.
Members of Congress in Wash
ington think no business will be
clone before the holidays, except
to make a spread on the Cuban
question. Bills, of Importance
will be introduced and laid before
Congress and the country. Sen
ator Sherman's funding bill is one
of these. A report will be made
on the Paraguayan difficulties,
and the Cencus Committee. will
present a report and a bill organ
ling the Cencus Bureau. for 1870.
The election Committee will also
submit its report relative to the
Southern elections, and several
contested seats from the Northern
States; and the Ways and Means
Committee will present a, state
ment of it's observations relative
to our commercial condition du-
ring. it's travels in all sections OF
the country. -
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11
The Civil Service.

We quote the New. York Ex-
lpress.: We. certainly wish success
to the effort to come before. Con-
lgresss in December, which pro-
poses to, prescribe qualification
/ for the admission to every branch
of the civil service Of the sexami1i-
lation of applicants and rules for
conducting such examipatioIls,
and designating time and place
in each section Of the United
States for holding them. The
Liplan is that appointments shall
be made on probation in order of
merit, and that one-fourth Of all
promotions be made for merit,
irrespective Of seniority. 1t en-
powers the board to prescribe
rules for removal from office for
misconduct or inemciency, after
due trial, and provides for the
salaries Of commissioners and che
expenses of the board; and heads
Of departments, tits also proposed,
shall require their existing subor-
dinates. to undergo examination,
and all not found qualified shall
be dismissed. The appointees
will serve in any part of tue coun-
| try to which they may be ordered,
and all United States citizens
will be eligible to EXAMINATION
and appointment, and heads OF
departments may designate the
branches for which females may
|be eligible after passing the nee
essary examinations. The design
and effect Of this measure will be
to assimilate the civil service of
the country to it's military service,
requiring evidence Of its compe-
ttency before appointment, assJlr-
ing continuance Of office durin Q.
good behavior, and stimulating
efficiency with the, prospect Of
promotion. Thirty years Since
fthe doctrine was promul gated
that the public offices were spoils
to be divided among the victors
Iof a political contest, and it, has
gone from bad to worse until we
fsee the President, of the. United
States appointing to high places
men who made him very large
presents. Tn a circular before us
| 1t IS said very truly that almost
tall branches of the civil service
are managed incompetentIy, and
that however energetic and faith.
ful portion of the public ser
wants may be, their efforts are.
neutralized by the inattention
and negligence natural to others
who regard their, positions as
simply political preferment.-
;Ehere is certainly room for a
thorough and efficient reform.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11
NEW. ADVERTISEMENTS.
90 HORSES AND I50 MULES,

WILL be in Monroe about the goth
"A of December with Twenty Horses and
one hundred and fifty fine Kentuckey mules.
1t will be the best stock ever offered in this
market, and at prices to suit the times
S. 20. CAREY.
zee. IL. .... nl2:31
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11
n O II &c Il =

NHoSE parties subscribing on the ORIGINAL
II list payable December ST, 500, to build
House of Worship for the NJ ethodist
~ urch South, in Monroe, La, i, the absence
OF MI, >: ". Downs, Treasurer, will please
pay their respective amounts to Mr. Franklin
Garrett, President of the Board of Trustees
as early possible.
nl2;2t CHAS. F. EVANS, PASTOR.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11

F. New York PoL1r1cs.-There
was a meeting of the most pro.
minent Democrats of the State
at Albany last night, in response
to q call of Gov. Hoffman, at which
the policy to be pursued next year
was fully discussed. Tweed, Gen.
Nelson, a. Oakley Hall, Tilden
and others We're present. The
Suns dispatch says that all the
guests recommended the Govern
or, In his message, to revoke the
actionsof the last Legislature and
repeal the Fifteenth Amendment.
The canal question then came to
the surface, and gave rise TO pro-
.longed discussion. The general
feeling was that the rate of tolls
should be lowered andthe present
contract system abolished. With
respect to municipal reform, the
conclusion arrived at was that the
from each city should
prepare such bills as they should
deem necessary. The Commits
are 90 be abolished. 9th
Ell matters of Importance we're
touched upon.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11
Is BELLEVUE NURSERIES !:
CANTON, MISS,

CANTON, MISS.
A large collection of best varieties of Fruit Trees
I Il Cape Vines and Strawberry Plants for s.in ~
the above Nurseries, " '"ie "'
None but tt ees of good growth and adaptabilitv
viii ho Gent to customers 1890 't'
to r. "ti fTT- BY .Vlle ss orders
'' W. - icOc u3,ti
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11

LEAVES. NEW ORLEANS EVERY
WEDNESDAY AT $ P. NJ.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11

I CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTA-
TIoN.-A movement of considera-
BILE Importance among Western
Republican members has inst
been developed in the prepara-
tlon OF a bill to increase CONGRESS
sional representation from the
present basis of two hundred and
forty members OF the House of
Representatives to three hundred.
The basis of representation is usu-
ally fixed after taking the census,
but as the ninth census will hard
~ be completed before 1872. it is
Intended to pass a bill this winter
slightly increasing the present
basis OF population and providing
for three hundred members for
the 42d Congress. Western men
say that under the proposed an
portionment Illinois, Iowa and
Wisconsin will increase their
present representation, while Emo
land will be reduced two or three
members.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11

MONROE. La, DEcEMBER IL, 1869
The failure in the mails be-
tweon here aud vicksburg rem
ders it Impossible for MS to give
even the text of the Presidents
message. Many conjectures have
been promulgated by correspond
ents aud reporters as to it's prob
able contents and bearings on
finance. Cuban independence,
Alabama claims, &c. But his
reticence has baff1ed them all.
Like the selection of the Cabinet,
he IL determined to surprise lis
all. We hope for the good of the
country. that his advice may be
that of . patriot with an eve
single to the wants and wishes of
the people. No move could be
more antagonistic to the Radical
sfaction< in and out of Congress.
A1nong acceptable changes we
kay mention that Postmaster
General Creswel recommends the
sOolatlon' OF the franking privil-
dge.. II has been tried seyeral
:'times inzthe last few years, but
i meets with no favor. There is
too much power intthe privilege
TO give it up. It ought to be abol-
ished but will it abea .. ss,s. ,,t,s
Il nhe'change in the Civil service
Win bel ctive of much good
ma f justly and honestly. carried lie
out Win insure efficiency in all
the departments. 10 r. ~
y The division Of the country IN
to districts with Circuit JUDGES
"a each will commend itself to
every thoughtful mind. The su->
preme Court will have appellate
Juf1sdictionS as in our State courts
and be entirely distinct and sen
.sFate from the Circuits. The
Supreme Court can then have.
longer sessions and no more de-
Asys OF two and three years will
% heard sof when case is carried
70 the foot Of the docket.
There il plenty Of room for the
Preside to make his admins
tratien not only acceptable, but.
'senefacial 1t will take independ-
ent drought and courageous ac-
ficn TO do it. There must be no,
RaEleyiAg. with politicians, he,
must take the lead. -
The message is looked for with
no little anxiety by all parties.
and will no doubt have an int1n-
'eneet for good or i'll to a degree
second to none that have prece-
ded 1t. It being his first. it will
oe nkely to foreshadow the poll
;cy OF the next three years, but as
ne promised not to have any po1-
Icy, we expect an ESSAY learn al al
anu curious, as it will be. novel
ana extraordinary.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11
Special Attention.

Given to the storage and shipment Of cotton
and to the receiving and forwarding Of MI kinds
of merchandise. Consgnees notified of arri.
walls of freight at the earliest moment. Ware.
houses convenient to access, and situated %
the river bank.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11


AFTER THE SwINDLERs.-Post-
master General Cresswell has been
endeavoring to check the. frauds
upon the public practiced by.swin-
dlers, who use the mails, to dis
tribute circulars Of gift and 9TH
er thieving enterprises. Special
Agent Petherbridge, of the Post
Office Department., effected the
arrest of one NJ. @. Hass, at Chez
ter, Penn.,s for sending money to
| a swindling concern, called Wogun
= Co., No. -73 Nassau street, New
York, to purchase counterfeit
greenbacks. This. pretended firm
have circulated a large number Of
letters, proposing to furnish
counterfeit greenbacks .defying
detection, at given prices. Hass
received a package by express,
and Special Agent .Petherbidge,
having succeeded i'll getting
possession Of it., found. on opening
that it contained about two pounds
Of sheet leads taken from a tea
box, a small card, photograph of
a ten-dO11ar. greenback, and al
note expressing the hope that the
purchaser would be satisfied, andi
that it he bowed the dog would
be dead. Hass paid fifteen dot
lars, tor the inves tment, Which |
proved a fraud on him, instead off
q fraud on the Government. !
There is a case now. before the
At
an Interesting query to the mer-
camille community. The PROPOSE
ton Is how far a common carrier
can limit his liability by insertin g |
IN a bin oflading the words Gre
ceived in apparent good ORDER
1t is alleged that the Gov. Allen
received fifty-two bales Of cotton
from the railroad agent at Grand
Gulf, out of the warehouse where
twas stored, during a heavy rain.
The steamboat was lying not at
the usual landing. which was oc--
c'lpied by the Bell Lee. The cot
ton was rolled down the bank
and through heavy mud to reach
the gangway, and when delivered I
to the consignees was alleged to
be badly damaged. Suit is Brought
by b. Newman s. Go. to recover
the damages, and the defendants
claim that the new clause pro-
tects them from liability. We
understand this to be a test case.
and The decision viii settle q ques-
ton which, it viii be .remember-
ed, agited the Chamber of Com
merce some months since, and
caused great uneasiness among
the merchants.-N. O. Times.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-12-11

SHIELDS 8 .0DGLIl
Have on hand one of the largest stocks
n North Louisiana and intend selling
Every article in any Line, at the very
owest possible prices, Will always keep
Try Goads, Clothing, Hats, Caps, Hardware,
s hoes Boots Groceries, Bagging. Ties, &c,
A leo, Cotton Gins, Wagons, Plowz, Hoes,
No. Store outside of New Orleans will
Deal fairer, sell lower, offer better induce
IL ments, = =
0rsell on better terms. They also intend
n Ding large Receiving, Forwarding and
~ Warehouse Business,
Especially for the shipment of Cotton, and the
ong experience of both the above gentle.
~ men
caves it unnecessary to offer o.her recon-
~ menGations.
- forage charges Low. Hauling. weiob;no
~ and repairing free.
io:ton bought, sold, stored, or shiped: and
~ the pe1' o''''
Highest pricespaid, or large advances made
IL on same. :
very article required by Planters, always
A nd satisfaction guaranteed in all transact
"a tons.
Particular attention paid to all orders or in
l. structions. "
SStore,Honse and Office on DEsIARD
'he Warehouse on the river bank, at 8. w.
OELL'S old stand, and under his cbaree
} emenber to stop at the "GREEN FLAG"
E,Very thing you require is cold, or rive,
SHIELDS & ODELL.
Monroe, La, Nov. 20, 1869. ne.,f
" lOLlNs'a and Baujos, and Violin. emit
and BANJO strings for sale at McFee's.
n46;1m
n NiCE assortment of torv books f,r
4 a,la
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-08-11
FROM EUROPE.

LONDON Aug. 4.-Times, in its money article, says
there strong rumors of preliminaries for agree
rnent between the United States and Spain regarding
Cuba.
MADRID, Aug. 4-several severe encounters with
Carlists who were defeated in every instance.
MADRID, Aug 4.-Government will call out the re-
serve Formidable Carlist uprisings reported in Tor
Gotta and Trevel. Shooting of two Carlist prisoners
contradcted
LISBON, Aug. Chambers adopted resolutions
giving concessions to cable companies to and from
Portugal.
PARIs, Aug 5-Eugenie visits Consantinople. I'm
Eense preparations Isabella abdcates in favor of
Asturias.
MADRID, Ang 5-Ncgoliations pending for Cuban
independence.
LONDON Aug. 6.-Seizure by American Government
of gunboats building for Spain elected the following
comments: The Morning Star, Radical organ, says
the American Government having exhibited vigor in
favor Of Spain by enforcing the neutrality laws,
proceeded equally as vigorously against Spain for the
same cause The writer regards recognition of Cuba
by Peru as l-advsed though spirited In spite of all
predictions Cuban insurgents seem to be able to hold
their ground. Whispers of cession of Cuba to the
United States are now louder than ever.
The Americans have come into possession of that
island for which they have sought for the past twenty
years. and now, the obstacle of slavery having been
removed if fair purchase be effected all parties may
be satisfied with arrangements which will give another
State to the American Union, and remove great per-
plexity from the arena Of Spanish politics.
The News concludes its article as follows:
Considering all circumstances, which makes its diff
cult for Europe to Keep hold of their unwilling
coonists 10 AMERICA, and refecting that Cuba is
in insnrrection Spain will be fortunate if twenty
millions Of dollars reach Madrid the price OF
Cuba