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The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-15
The Streets.

We are gratified to see that the gra-
ding Of some Of the principal streets,
some time ago contracted for, is pro-
crossing satisfactorily, under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Richard Fullam. The
digging of drains across the streets and
leaving them uncovered is, however,
reprehensible, and should be provided
against by the Town Council. We
would suggest to the Council that they
also have some work done on the side
walk at the old ferry landing. The
passage of wagons and drays at this
point has seriously interferred with
the grade, and has left an unsightly
and troublesome hole which ought to
be filled. In fact, our sidewalks gene
rally are too much neglected, both by
property owners, who ought to feel and
display more pride in their surround
ings, and by the police who are amply
provided with power in the Town ordi-
nances to have all distractions removed
and other slight arrangements correct
ed. Nothing speaks so badly for a
town as negligence and carelessness in
the management of its streets and side
walks, to say nothing of the inconve-
nience and want of comfort such state
of affairs entails upon the citizens.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-15
General Amnesty.


The country had right to expect,
and many people who trust the Repub-
lican leaders very little upon the score
of justice or magnanimity, have been
inclined to believe, that the 41st Con-
gress would signalize the closing days
of its existence by generous bestOwal
of pardon and amnesty upon all persons
who were excluded from the privilege
of holding Office, and the exercise of
other functions, either by the XIVth
Amendment or by the provisions of the
Test Oath.
Several great States have, through
the ballot-box, proclaimed, unmistaka-
bly,, their condemnation of Federal
prescription, and in portions of the
country the Republican party has in
corporated the removal of all disabilities
into it's platform. The sentiments of
the enlightened masses, no less than
the genius of republican government,
stamps the continued Acknowledgement
of the citizen as odious, unjust and I'M
American.
The bill prepared by Gen. Butler, as
Chairman of the Reconstruction Com
mittee, is not such amnesty as the
country expects or desires. The ex-
ceptions made in the bill might well
be termed the bill itself, and the relief
contemplated, the exceptions. If the
country is to be benefited by amnesty
at all, the men of brains, experience
and influence must be pardoned. This
class of citizens, only, are excluded by
Buffers bill.
The fate Of general amnesty, hing
ing, as it does, upon deep-seated hatred
and jealousy of Southern intellect and
influence, and affording to the party in
power the means of increasing it's
strength, will not be determined upon
an equitable or far-sighted policy.
Something will be done in Difference to
the change in popular sentiment and to
keep up show of consistency; but he
is Over-sanguine who believes that a
Republican Congress will enfranchise
the leading men of the South, other
wise than upon pledge, expressed or
implied, from the subjects of relief, to
support the Republican party. Many
of the Republican members now adj
vocating amnesty would withdraw
their support at once, did they not
know that no such proposition as a
general amnesty will be sanctioned
either by Congress or by the President.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-15

did the Strasburg Cathedral. Ihe DOLL
bardment is fixed for Dec. 10.
VIENNA, Dec. 13.-All the Journals
denounce the Prussian course toWaru9
Ta1xemburg and call upon the Powers 10
rise and repress insOlence which reiloeiS
all treaties useless. FL.
BORDEAUX, Dec. Is. --Gambetta Wfi'e9
on the 18th: III have returned to Tours.
Left Gen. Clancy yesterday continu-
inc successfully to defend the line OF the
Loire. / think the situation SO good
that l may go to Bourges, TO see "la a.
can be done with the second army: Ii
is reported that Bourband repulseo 'ne
Prussians on the 18th.
HAvRE, Dec. 12-ri0 Lon0O", !oen'-
Prussians in force at Bonneville, sixteen
miles hence. Havre is defended by a
large force, and $50 guns manned by
marines. The population are eager Tor
fight. It is rumored that Trochu cut
through the Prussian lines.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-The French are
retreating before Frederick Charles AT
Beaugency.
BERLIN, Dec. 13.-The Queen re-
ceiyed the following telegram from
King William:
"General headquarters, Tuesday, IL.
After four days fighting around Beau.
gency the French returned to BIOS ana
Tours: their loss was severe. Many
deserters came in our lines here and at
ROuen."
LONDON, 13.-Clubs are excited by
the report of an important dispatch
from Bismarck, declaring that Prussia
would not longer respect the neutrality
of Gutenberg, and would annex that
State to the Empire. Another dispatch
states that the bombardment of Paris
has commenced. Private dispatches
of this morning state that letter from
an English officer agrees with Chansey,
and makes it certain that the results of
actions. NEAR Beaugency were greatly
misrepresented. German losses, 10, 600.
Bavarians refused to continue the strug-
gle, and were allowed to return to
Orleans.
MARKET REPORTS.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 14.-Dep0,ted-
Post Boy and Garry Owen for the Qua
chita.
The CHy.-The Picayune states that
Judge Durell has ordered the re-arrest
of Perry Fuller and Waddy Thompson
for Customhouse frauds. Thompson's
bond, reported stolen from Commits
sioner Fuller, was vouched for by Sen
ators Ross and Mcdonald. Neither
Fuller nor Thompson appeared when
called for trial.
Flour-supr. 1925; double ex. $500
5.75; treble eX. 800.
Corn-70.
Oats-52@53.
Bran-s1.O7!@1.lO.
Hay-prime, $27 500 90 per cwt.
Pork-mess 1925.
Bacon-scarce; shoulders IA; cleal
sides 16.
Hams-sugar cured 10 to 23!.
Lard-dull and lower; tierce l2@12s
keg 14@144. % -"
Sugar-prime 1O@lO!.
Molasses-prime 56@57.
Whiskey-1.OO@1.O3.
COffee-prime 174@174.
Cattle-Texas beeves, first quality
$4O@45; second quality s25@35. Shee1
first quality, $5@7; second quality
1904. Yearlings sS@12. Calves s7@IC
Cotton-firm and active; sales 1000
bales. Good ord. 13S@13s; low mid. 10
@143; middling 14s@l4s. Receipts 4O4
bales. Exports to foreign ports 563
bales.
Sterling 2Os; sight discount; gol,
| 1105
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-15
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

BRUSSELS, Dec. 1.-THE Indepen-
dence Beige says at midnight of the
9Th, letter from Won MOltke arrived
at Paris, announcing the capture of Or
leans and summoning Paris to surren-
der.
Trochu summoned his colleagues. Pr
card was inclined to treat for honorable
terms. TrOchu said that overtures dis
closed the enemy's apprehensions, and
represented that France had everything
to gain by prolonging the struggle, and
that Paris could hold out for a long
time yet. The Committee unanimously
resolved to continue the war and reject
the proposal for surrender.
LONDON, Dec. lathe German bat
teries command every point of Paris
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-06

Italy, and the crowniand title of Emperor;
to the second, Lothaire, the northern
part of his dominion, comprising q part
of modern Holland, Belgium, and the
province called up to this day Lorraine or
Lothsringen, the Alsace, and all the land
extending down to the Haone. To the
youngest Carl, he gave all the land south
of the Saone to the Mediterranean, under
the title Of Kingdom Of Provence.
In 500 Lothaire died without heirs, af-
ter he had previously become possessed
also of his brother Carl's kingdom Of
Provence, and 1t was then that Carl the
Bald, King Of France, stepped forward to
take sole possession of his nephew's king
dom, comprising all the eastern part Of
modern France, and extending from the
Meuse to the Rhine, and from tho Rhone
TO the Alps, and from the North Sea way
down to the Mediterranean. He was COM
pletely ccessful, for his nephew Ludwig,
the Emperor in Italy, and his brother
Ludwig, the King of Germany, had both
their hands too full to claim their share of
the rich inheritance.
But year later, in $40, just one thou
sand years ago, suddenly large and we'll
appointed German army crossed the
Rhine, broke into France, and defeated
Carl the Bald and his armies at once, and
so completely that he was compelled to
sign treaty of peace in the same year
$50, by which he ceded to his brother
Ludwig, the German, all the eastern part
of those lands which he had appropriated
from his nephew, and comprising the
modern provinces Of Alssae, Eastern Lor-
rsine, and the territories around the cities
of Trier, or Treves, Cologne, Mastricht,
and Utrecht, down to the mouth OF the
river Rhine.
The first grand fight for the Rhine
provinces on the part of France, and the
Alsace and Lorraine on the part Of Ger.
many, which is, after al, if not the sole
cause, certainly one of the principal
causes of the present war Of 1870, took
place consequently just one thousand
years ago, in $40. and with the same re-
sult.-.Neto York World.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-06
A Thousand Years Ago.

TT is'certainly one OF the greatest curl.
osities in history that exactly one thou.
sand years ago, in the year OF our Lord
$40, the people Of France and Germany
fought under their kings upon the same
soil, that Of Lorraine, for very nearly the
same reasons, and with the same result
This happened az follows: The empire
of Chsrlemagne, and that Of his son who
succeeded him, Ludwig l., called the
Pious was divided by his three sons, the
grandsons Of Charlemagne, in 843, at the
congress OF Verdun, between themselves
in such manner that Lothsire received,
besides the title Of Emperor, Italy and
what was then called Middle Franconia,
strip of land running from the North
Sea to the Mediterranean, and there Join.
ing Upper Italy, broad strip. OF land
containing modern Holland. Belgium, and
Lorraine, the Alsace, and oil that part OF
Southern France lying between the
Rhone and Saone and the Alps on the
east. Ludwig received Eastern Fran
coma, which was from that time called
GermAnia, or Germany, and from which
he, - 0ermanys first king, was called
Ludwig the German.
Carl, who was called the Bald, from his
bald had, received Western Franconia,
From that time called Jran0onia, OF
France. LothaiSe died n 066, and again
undivided his empire betwesn hi1 three
SonA 70 IL oIdes, 1udwik - nys
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-06

twenty miles there came up . beggaI
while we were changing horses. and !
threw down las I thought) shilling
but, a. it fell, l saw it was q sovereign.
She was very honest and showed me
what it was, but I didn't take it back. foi
you know, mamms, it is long time since
/ gave anything to any body."
livery true, my boy" his mother an
swers; but you should not be careless
with your money, and few beggars are
worthy objects of charity"
al suppose you got down at the cross
roads ?" said his elder brother.
"Yes, and went through the woods.
should have been here sooner, II hAdn'l
lost my way there"
"Lost your way!' says his mother
alarmed; "my dear boy, you should not
have left the path at dusk"
"Oh, ma" says the little midshipman,
with a smile, "you are always thinking
we are in danger. If you could see me
sometimes sitting at the jib- boom end, or
across the main-top mast cross-tree, you
could be frightened. But what danger
can there be in o woodf"
"Well, my boy" she answers, q don't
wish to be over anxious, and make my
children uncomfortable by my fears.
What did you stray from the path for p
only to catch an owl, mamma; but |
didn't catch her, after all. got roll
down q bank, and caught my jacket
against thorn bush, which was rather
unlucky. All! three large holes l see In
my sleeve. And 80 scrambled up again,
and got into the path, and asked at the
cottage for some beer. What long time
4, hov1 ~ o Ifh0nUht
it would never come But very soon after
Mr.. D. drove up in his gig; and ht
brought me on to the gate"
"And so, this account Of your adven'
lures being brought to close" his father
lures to tell"
"No, papa, nothing happened-nothing
particular, mean
Nothing particular. If they could have
known, they would have thought lightly
in comparison of the danger OF the jib-
boom's end and the main-top mast cross.
trees. But they did not know, any more
than We do, of the dangers that hourly
beset us. Some few dangers we are aware
of, and we do what we can to provide
against them but for the greater portion
our eyes are blinded that we can not see.
We walk securely under His guidance,
without whom"no sparrow falleth to the
ground;" and when we have had escapes
that the angels have admired at, We come
home and gay, perhaps, that nothing has
happened-at least nothing particular.
Ii il not well that our minds should be
much exercised about these hidden dan
gers, since they are SO, and so great that
no human art or foresight can prevent
them. But it is very well that we should
reflect constantly on that loving Provi-
dence which watches every footstep Of a
track, always balancing between time and
eternity; and that such reflections should
make us both happy and sfraid-afraid of
trusting our souls too mucn TO an earthly
guide or earthly security-happyf from the
knowledge that there Is One with whom
we may trust them wholly, and with
whom the very hairs Of our head are all
mum bered. Without such trust, how can
we rest or be at peace7 but with it we
may say with the Psalmist, 81 will both
lay me down in peace, and sleep, for
Thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in
safety!"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-06
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
A BIT OF A 6RRNOM.

WHArsoI'R you find to do,
Do II, boys with all your 4htS
Never be little true,
Or q lit le In the right,
Trifes even
Lead to heaven,
Trifles make the life Of man;
So IN all things,
Great or small things,
Be - thorough rs you can.
Let no speck their surface dim
Spotless truth and honor brigk
rdnot give a fg for him
Who says any lie is whitei
He who falters,
Twists or alters
Little aLUlus who . srnak
Hay deceive mo
But believe me
To hi0ssetf he lisa sneaki
Help the weak II you are stron1.
Love the old fyou are youngs
Own fault II you are wrong,
If you're angry hold your tongue
In each duty
Lies beauty
If your eyes you do not shut:
just IS surely
And securely
As kernel In anuti
Love with all your heart and soul,
LOve WIFI eye anu gar ANU tOUCue
That's the moral Of the whole,
You can never love too much
IT'S The glory
or the story
In our babyhood begun,
Our hearts without it,
(Never doubt i).
Are as worlds without stunt
II you think word win please.
Say II. II IT lie but true:
Words may give delight with eases
When no act is asked from you,
Words may often
Soothe and soften,
Gid Joy or heal pain;
They are treasures
Yielding pleasures
II is wicked to retain!
Whatsoe'r you find to do,
Do IL then with all your might:
Let your prayers be strong and true
PRAYER, my lads. will keep you right
Pray in all things.
Great and small things,
Like Christian gentleman:
And forever,
Now or never.
Be as thorough as you can.
Good Words for Asl fosaa
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-06

IT II said that the compositors' Cases IN
the mission printing houses IN China have
each over nix thousand compartments 5or
the reception Of the numerous letters q
tina Chinese alphabet. The cases arc built
In the fern Of IN amphitheatre, and the
compositOr stands In the middle. Every
letter he sets hs selects nom the Ok
thousand.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-06

a rowu n North CAsolinA - threaS.
IeGidmth each ege6 oy9 ia
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-06

Ot mile there ID etlu CnAOCe Oh CON-
hitting robbery. He determined still to
make the attempt and cuts across the
wood with such rapid strides that he
reaches the farmers gate just as the gig
drives up to it.
"Well, thank you, farmer" says the
midshipman as he prepares TO get down.
II wish you good night gentlemen"
says the man when he passes.
GOOD night, friend" the farmer re-
plies. 81 say, my boy, it's a dark night
enough but have mind 10 drive you
on to the parsonage, and hear the rest of
this long tale of yours about the sea ser
pent."
The little wheels go On again. They
pass the man and he stands still in the
road TO listen till the sound dies away.
Then he fings his stake into the hedge,
and goes back again. His evil pur-
poses have all been frustrated the
thoughtless boy has bafiled him at every
step.
And now the little midshipman il 1t
home; the joyful meeting has taken place |;
and when they have Ill admired his
growth and decided whom he IL like, and
measured bis height on the window-frame,
and seen him eat his supper, they begin
TO question him about his adventures,
more for the pleasure Of hearing him talk
than any curiosity.
Adventures r. says the boy, seated be.
tween his father and mother on . sofa.
"Why, ma, did write you an account Of
the voyage, and there's nothing else 70
tell. Nothing happened 70 day-st least,
nothing particular"
lyon came BY the coach we told you
orr asks his father.
20, ~, papa; end when We got shout
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-06

IAs
home in safety, and he hopes, whenever
he shsll be in danger, which ne supposes
he shall be some day, that then the provi.
dence of God will watch over him and
protect him. And so he presses onward
to the entrance Ct the wood.
care not two sparrows," he hears,
"sold for q farthing? and one shall not
fall TO the ground without your Fathers
notice. But the hairs of your head are
numbered. Fear not, therefore, ye are of
more value than many sparrows."
The man is there before him. He has
pushed himself into the thicket, and cut
q heavy stake; he suffers the boy to 90
on before, and then he comes out, falls
into the path, and follows him. 1t IL too
hight at present for his deed of darkness,
and too near the entrance Of the wood,
but he knows that shortly the path viii
branch off into two, and the rignt one for
the boy to take will be dark and lonely.
But what prompts the little midship-
man, when not fifty rods from the branch
ing Of the path, TO break into q sudden
rum 1t Is not fear-he never dreams of
danger. Some sudden impulse or some
wild wish for home makes him dash off
suddenly after his saunter with whoop
and bound. On he goes, as if runninga
race the path bends, and the man loses
sight Of him. "But I shall have him yet"
he thinks; che cannot keep up the pace
lopg." The boy has nearly reached the
pb Se where the path divides, when he
puts mp white owl, that can scarcely fly,
% II goes whirring along close to the
ground before him. He gains upon it
another moment and It will be his. Now
he gets the start again; they come TO the
branching Of the path, and the bird goes
gown TIE wrong one. The temptation 10
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-07-28
Mrs. Prirn on Scandal.
BY MARY W. STANLEY GIBSON.

No, my dear--goodness be thanked !
no one can say that ever scandalized any
one, not even my worst enemy, no mat
ter what he or she may do I've haC
chances enough to talk, if | had mine
to. as every one In this town knows ful
well. OF course, living right here IN the
high street of the town, can t help see
ing great many queer things; and wher
our windows are open and the blinds shut
in the simmer time, | can hear them,
! tool But | never repeat them-l scorn
to make mischief. | never lisp a word,
except when | get hold Of some safe per
son like you, my dear, that L know ] can
trust. And if body is never to open
her mouth among her own intimate
| friends, why, the world ism worth living
in-is it? But that isn't scandal, you
know. [ hate and abhor that just as
much as you do, and | don't think any
one can say [ was ever guilty Of it in all
| my life.
But then, as [ said before. it isn't for
want Of the chance Why, only last
night as ever was, who do you think [
saw walking up by here, in the bright
moonlight, as brazen as you please, but
Miss Lemere aud Gen narke! Fact, as
were walking close together, and talking
50 confidential.
He, he, he! It's funny world, my
dear. Have you heard about the fuss
with the new preacher at the Union
Meeting house? No? Well, | am SUI
prised They do say that they are not
going to keep him. The society call his
wife stuck up, and say she doesn' asso-
ciate with them as Mrs. Sylvester did.
[ wonder what ,Coujd satisfy those people.
They gave her donation party the 9TH
er night, and some one carried lot Of
doughnuts, and they were all mouldy.
Can you CESS who that was? She lives
three doors away-but | guess l won't
call any names, for | do hate scandal
| suppose you know all about that dis
graceful affair with the school girls? No?
My dear, you must really live in the ark
Why, they have been writing lot Of an
onymous letters to people here IN the
town, and the postmaster suspected what
was up at last, and he just kept quiet
lookout, and caught some of them put
ting the letters in. | don't know what
the Principal viii do. Expel them, [
hope great gisls like those have no bu-
siness to act SO
There Mrs. Prlce gong by. presume
she has been down to cheapena pound Of
sugar, or get a cent or two taken oft
joint of rleat. She's the stingiest thing,
my. dear; it would really make your
heart ache to hear the way she skimps
and contrives ! And there is her hus-
band, one of tie richest men in town,
and folks do say that he can't get de-
cent meal Of victuais in his own house.
What! going? Can't you say any
longer? Well, do come again very soon,
won't You? Goodbye +!
Thank goodness, she has gone real
" thought she was going to stay all night.
| heard nice story about her, by the
way, last week. Suppose she thinks |
don knowit. can make mischiefenough
in her family. if | choose But [ do alb
hor scandal, and no one can ever say that
[ NEEDLE with my neighbors' affairs in
the remotest way IN T. Ledger.