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PERSONAL INrELL1GENCE.

Prominent Arrivals In This City Yesterday.
Robert G. winthrop OF Boston; Sydney Brooks. OF
Newport ana James Gregg, Of Baltimore. are at the
Brevocrt House.
Lieutenant Governor Allen 9. Beach, Of Water
town; Colonel j. M. Lewis, of Little Rock, Ark. J.
II. Ramsey OF Albany and Major J. Fl. Knapp,
Auburn, are at the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Colonel L. G. Huling, OF Pennsylvania; R. p.
Noah, OF Washington, and 9. II. Sage, Of New York,
are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
General 7. CadwaIder of New Jersey; r. H. Clark.
OF the United States Navy: George Innis OF Pough-
keepsie A. B. Mullet, OF Washington; Professor w.
Mason Evans, OF Pennsylvania, and J. Swinburn, Of
Staten Island, are at the Astor House.
Judge Williams Of Michigan. and Judge William
NJ Thomas, Of South Carolina, are at the Irving
House.
Captain D. Humphries and Major G. Briggs Of tho
United States Army, are at the st. Charles Hotel
Rev. J. P. Moore, OF Conneautvle, Pa, and F. e.
Gray, of Springfield are at the St. Denis Hotel.
Colonel r. Butler Of Luzerne; Colonel r. M. Rich
ardson OF Syracuse and Addison Child Of Boston
are at the Everett House.
Count Esterhazy of the Austrian Legation at Wasll-
ington, is at the Clarendon Hotel.
3. D. Cochrane Of Pttsburg. and J. W. Ewing, or
Cincinnati, are at the Grand Hotel
Lieutenant G. s. Medary, Of the United States
Army. ana II. L. Boyleston, Of Boston, are at this
Coleman House.
A. Jewett, OF Seneca Falls, and Hy. Farnam. OF
New Haven, are at the Hoffman House,
General Myers Of New Orleans and ]. W. Denny,
of Baltimore, are at the New York Hotel.
D. Leavitt Jr., OF Great Darlington and George
whitney, Of Philadelphia, are at the Abemarle
Hotel.
Judge Comstock, Of Syracuse; Judge W. F. Allen,
of Albany; Judge Nelson, OF Pougnkeepsie; Jacob
Underhill, of San Francisco; General j. H.. Ledie OF
Chicago; Charles Viele OF Indiana; j. T.. Walker
aud L. Corning, Jr, OF Albany, ana s. Morse, OF
Boston, are at tile Fifth Avenue Hotel
Personal Notes.
The women In Wyoming want to send female
delegate to Congress- They propose to import MISS
Anthony. We object to this new order Of carpet
bagging-it Is retlculous,
John Morrissey threatens to resign his position in
| Congress because he is not acquainted with the
duties of Congress- This is pure modesty on Johns
part. He knows the duties very WE'LL and, as he
| says nothing, he does them very we'll.
| Cincinnati is excited over an aggravated case OF
| body snatcling Wash Mintzer was the 'earth
namen the Spirtualsts say, Of the body that has
| returned from that bourn.
| The Canadian journals are all diligently calling the
| rebellious Winnipeg Manitoba, in accordance with
| the new name bestowed upon that province by Sir
| John Mcdonald. It's no use. They may call 1T II
| they like, but 1t won't come back.
| daughter of Orange Judd will enter Trinity Col
lege at Hartford, this summer and rooms FOR her
are being fitted up In the scientific building erected
py asl la;ass : : y; So. -.
vving member Of Congress, having been first eected
! in 1920
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FEATHERS AND apEENBAcKs.

Pigeon Shooting Between Gentlemen ANA.
teurs for 81 1000 Shepherd Knapp and the
| Boy Parks the C0ntestants-The Roy
| Wins.
| well contested private match between Shepherd
Knapp and William Parks, Jr, came or yesterday
AFTERNOON at Jerome Park. The stakes were $1,000
side, and az the AFFAIR was anticipated with much
pleasure there was good attendance, including
several members Of the club The terms OF the match
se forth that the contestants were to shoot at twenty
birds from single traps. and at twenty from double
traps. Tho weather was quite propitious, and all
the prelmnares having been satisfactorily arranged
Messrs. Knapp ana Parks proceeded with the match
rently not more than seventeen years Or age while
his opponent, Mr.. Knapp, was FAR ahead OF him In
PONY q years and seemingly IN experience. Ac-
SSnnfs Sns ss M JSaS e was in favor Of Knapp some
Knapp led Off and popped his first bird with ease;
peared little detected as the object Of his aim nut.
tered on unharmed. Knapp missed his fifth bird,
nineteenth which escaped, while Parks missed five.
Following this came the double shooting, in the
the tide OF fortune seemed to dow In his favor The
shooting. however Of both parties was. as viii
ea seen ssn By sna s Parks wsoi kasp s
in connection with the previous contest,
made It tie They then agresa to Shoot
from the double IN order TO determine who tho VIC
tor should be-: Knapp led or again and missed his
speculation and slight odds were offered and taken
In favor OF Parks who killed his bird. In the two
succeeding shots Knapp was successful, Parks being
Not Not Il niitlS SSctehis no1 prevailed, for the double
shooting almost certain TO settle the question The
bertp0 was pretty lively and as even as poss ,S PIE;
the two next, but by some strange fatality missed
his two last. With remarkable steadtness young
Parks then came to the line and succeeded In killing
his first but missed his second and killed the two
next. He had now but one bird to dispose Of In
his second having escaped, he was declared the
victor.
AS an amateur match 1t was interesting, though
there was an absence OF much skill, while che birds
were scarcely In the best condition. Mr.. John Hun
Mr. Knapp and Mr.. Forest performing that office for
Mr.. Parks, Jr. The result Occasioned much sur
prise. Another contest Will probably be arranged
sion for renewal OF that peasurable excitement
which yesterday characterized the AFFAIR. The fol-
lowing Is the scOre:-
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Of confidence in the manliness
and liberality Of Republicans,
nothing but GOODNESS, rebutfs or
conventional courtesics from the
Democrats OF the North and West,
with but few exceptions. Thrown
upon their own resources and in
the midst OF gloomy chances and
trials which would test the forti-
tude Of all enthusiast, they have
steadily b;lttled for their constit-
uents against fearful and unre-
lenting odds, satisfied if at last
their sacrifices and labors would
even prevent a wrong instead Of
securing the recognition of plain
right. Compared with this strug-
gle the labors of a whole term in
Congress, l am convinced, are
far preferable and certainly more
profitable. I know not whether
these gentlemen will ever consent
to make q second pilgrima sc to
Washington; tits likely the sweets
and comforts of their tiresides.
the appreciative companionship
of friends and clnoiuments of
their several avocations will die
tate n different course; but in their
behalf may say that they de-
serve the, gratitude and friendly
sympathy of every good man and
woman in their respective dis
riots, and that there is Il general
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DISSOLUTION.

THE partnership OF SHlELDs & OpELL hav-
L ing been dissolved BY mutual consent, the
undersigned has been appointed the only
authorized agent to receive and receipt for
amounts due that firm.
He is now offering thelarge stock Of Shields
e. OdeH, At their old stand, at cost prices, for
the purpose Of liquidating the business.
TO any party wishing to purchase the entire
well proportioued stock, will offer on very
advantageous terms, either for ca sh, or approx
ed city accep tance payable in the Fall.
All persons having claims against Shields &
Odel are requested to present them for early
settlement. and those persons owing the firm
or individual partners will please come forward
and settle promptly.
TOBIAS PURCELL.
P3l:lm
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expectation here that they will
be returned; and it may be men,
toned, as an instructive fact, that
the last Congress did not reject
or 'unscat a single Democrat who
was not overwhelmingly elected
to and is now serving in this.
expect to leave here in a few
days and return directly home to
enter upon the coveted duties OF
an humble country journalist
OF Washington and it's scenery
and strife, I have sufficiency to
cause me to regard ga seat" even
upon the tripod as something
pleasant and agreeable.
G. w. McCRANIE.
P. S.-My editorial brethren of
the district are requested to no
tice such portions of this commu-
nication as will enable their
readers to understand the result
of the contest and the arguments
employed to bring that result
about. G. W. 81.
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I we'll remember the frequent ap-
peals and admonitions of myself
and brother editors and of public
speakers to the electors not to
permit any violence and intimi-
dation, and also how Jealous and
circumspcct the Democrats were
throughout the canvass in this
particular; but because there is a
prevailing prejudice with Repub-
licans here against Louisiana, more
so than any other State of the
South, and because mems minds
had been made up from the. be-
ginning not to give her such rep
resentation as her people had
selected. Against this blind par
tisanslip, no evidence, no argyll
ment, no appeal and neither law
nor precedent could avail anything:
The case was prejudged, and no
subsequent fact, Or priority of
right founded upon either law or
equity, could change the verdict.
This i became convinced OF last
year.
But it was not for me to shirk
4 responsibility 1 had voluntarily
assumed, and I therefore threw
into the contest, in the face Of
great dependency on the part of
friends, all the energy aud strength
I could command, resolved, as the
best / coslld hope to accomplish,
to defeat those who had conspired
to foist upon the people as repre-
sentative man they had with
such unanimity repudiated at the
polls. Very often I was asked if
[ thought that in this I would be
successful, and generally in a
manner which clearly evinced
doubt on the part of those.Emak-
ing the inquiry. My confidence
in the contestants defeat has
never been shaken, and now /.
can congratulate the people of
the Fifth district upon tho fact
that he who was repudiated by
them and yet respected to get
my (his) seat in. Congress" stands
rebuked by the blindest partisans
who claim allegiance to the party
to which he has hitherto so profit
ably adhered.
And now of my colleagues, of
whom I can write with greater
freedom, desire to say, in con-
clusion, q few words of meritel
praise, and this [ do Because 1
have observed with regret that
my editorial brethren Of their sew
er;ll districts have denied them
the poor boon of even an occa-
sional grateful notice. This, how
ever, may be due to the generally
accepted opinion that these gen
tle,nca were foolishLy wastin @
their time and means in an. effort !
to accomplish that which was
simply impossible, and might for
a. reward, in any event, simply
accept the distinction such Il
struggle conferred. 1t may be
said of Il truth that men never
needed encouragement more
They have met here nothing but I
silence, indignities and humilia-
ton at the hands Of Republicans,
and owing to a prevailing want |
OF confidence in the nanliness
and liberality Of Republicans,
but GOODNESS, rebutfs or
conventional courtesics from the
Democrats OF the North and West,
with but few exceptions. Thrown
upon their own resources and in
the midst Of gloomy chances and !
trials which would test the forti-
tudc of all enthusiast, they have |
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isiii ing pShiUy p1SJ 1OACiSo, AA AANA
they were successful, and it was
decided that there was no lawful
election in the district. r.
The contestant appears to have
been very indignant that his
friends on the Committee did not
report in his favor: Perhaps his
indignation may be explained by
the fact that be is the only one Of
the Radical claimants to repre-
sent Louisiana who is denied a
favorable report - Sheldon, Sy-
pher, Darrall and Newsham all
getting that much. And yet with
an effrontery which was pain
full even to his enemies, Morey
asked the House to scat him as a
punishment to the democrats of
the Fifth district, avowing that
in no, other way could intimida-
ton and violence be prevented.
If this were not done, he predict
ed that the Fall elections this
year would result as they did in
1868. leave him with the pun
ishment he has received and to
the tender mercies of a people he
has foully slandered.
I propose now, by way of rem
dering an account of my steward
ship and as a fitting finale to this
correspondence and to the part
taken by me in the contest, to
indulge a hurried retrospect Of
the events which led to the con-
test and some of the prominent
features which have marked it's
progress up to final decision.
It will be remembered that the
selection made by the Bastrop
Convention, although that dis
tinction fell to my lot (and most
unworthily, I will allow,) was
made contrary to my deliberate
judgment. In taking this position
l incurred the censure of some
warm personal friends, who, car
rying out their own ideas finally
secured my nomination but whose
devotion and success, curiously
enough, brought down upon me
the opposition Of the gentlemen
whose claims I had. been espous-
ing. This little episode is men
toned merely to say that the
question of eligibility, or rather
my ability or inability to take the
''test OATH" is question which
has not entered into tho decision
OF this contest, more than that
the Committee said Mr.. McCranic
could. not qualify, if elected,
''without further action of the
House, This, it will also be re-
membered, was the vexed qres-
ton. before the Bastrop Convene
ton, and that bodyresoived final
~ that it was "inexpedient to
restrict the nomination Of candi-
dates to those alone who could
take the test OATH" This resolu-
ton has been, in thematter Of elig-
bility, the chief trouble with which
I have had to contend; but 1 be-
lieve I was successful in convince
ing the chairman of tho committee
that it was only All incident of
the Convention held at Bastrop,
conceived and adopted more in
reference. to persons than to po-
litical antecedents, and he accord
ingly does not appear.as urging
that resolution against me, al
though it was copied into the
testimony with the view Of show
ing the "rebellious" preferences
OF the democracy Of tho fifth dis
trlct and was so used by the |
Chronicle of this city. There has
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-05-14
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
Nav 3, 1870.

giving the seat from the otn
congressional district to G.. w.
McCranie, by a vote of 1O2 yeas
to 80 nays, passed the following
: resolution without division:
Rcsozrcd, That there was no law
full election in the fifth congress
sional district of. the State OF
Louisiana for Representative in
the Forty-First Congress, and nei-
tter G. w. McCranie nor Frank
NIorey nor p. J. Kennedy is en-
titled to seat as Representative
in the Forty-First Congress from
the fifth congressional district OF
the State of Louisiana.
"a. This resolution was presented
by Mr.. Stevenson as the conclu-
sion Of his report. A. brief syn
opsis of the report is necessary to
clear understanding of the
causes which led the House to
declare that there had been 'no
lawful election in the Fifth dis.
trict. II was held by. the Com
mittee, or rather a majority, Mr..
Kerr non-curring, that
..The allegations of violence and
intimidation are sustained as to
the parishes of Bienville, Clai-
borne, Franklin, Jackson, More
house ana Union.''
= ".The. knights of the White
Camelia' and the sKu Klux Klan'
prevented q canvass by the re-
publican party, broke up the par
ty organization, drove out and
killed leading men, and compelled
republicans to join democratic
clubs and vote the democratic
ticket, There was no lawful cleo
ton in these parishes, and their
returns should be rejected
: And, accordingly, The returns
were rejected, how unjustly it is
needless to say.
Seven parishes were still left
intact: Gas to the parishes of
Catahoula and CALDWELL" says
the report, "the testimony (as to
intimidation and violence) is not
so conclusive;" still, the Commit
tee say, eve are unwilling to base
. a decision upon these twoparishes'
or either of them; and therefore
propose to reject them Also
But admitting they should be
counted, the Committee say, that
while Mr.: McCranie would have
plurality in the seven parishes,
he is still in a minority of all the
votes cast=in those parishes, and
has only two-ffths of the regis
tered vote Of the peaceable par
ishes. The rule adopted in the
Sypher case is then invoked, by a
s species of double reversal, (Sy-
pher being allowed alt the vote
he received, when McCranie is
first deprived Of more than half
Of his,) to sustain the conclusion
that McCranie was not elected,
the objection being that he did
not receive in the seccn parishes
. IL majority Of one-half tho regis
tered vote Of the entire district
e of thirteen parishes!
kennedy's claim, it is asserted.
must fall under the same prece-
dent, and must be rejected.
AS to the contestant (Morey)
the Committee all agree he "could
not have received Il majority or
even plurality Of the votes cast.
because the rejected parishes acre
democratic at best" and "would
have increased their democratic
vote considerably at q peaceable
election in the fall" over the dem
ocratic vote of the Spring previous.
For these reasons. the report
concludes, "therc isno valid claim
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-05-14
STOP THE MURDERER

ESCAPED Jail on she night of the 2s,h of
T. April, 1870, JOHN j.. CALCOTE,
charged with murder.
Said Calcote is about % years old; S feet,
six inches high; light hair, fair skin, large
blue eyes, no beared and looks young. Slow
spoken and hard of hearing. Small hands md
little crooked.
- J. G. HUEY, Sheriff
Vernon, Jackson Parish, La. n33lf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-05-14

We took no interest in
the Press Convention because We
believed that a self-constituted
set of delegates had no authority
to act for or pledge the people to
any line of political conduct
The presumption of the delegates
was moro than equal to one adj
mitted failure; hence the Conven-
ton on the 23rd of April. The
meets with no favor
offers no advantage over the ex-
listing organization of the Con-
masses. So instead of
we condemn any idea
to endanger tho success
of the Democratic party in the
Fall elections. We rcpudiate
them for we believe them to be
the au2ilarics of Radicalism.
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Submitted to'the House Of Represen-
tatives on the 28th Of April.
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MoREY, CONTESTANT. VS.. McCRAN1E,
RETURNED MEMBER, 5TH CoNGHEs
SIGNAL DISTRICT, LOUISIANA.

This case is essentially different
from the case Of Syphe'' as. st. Mar
tiae. 1t is conceded that in no
event could contestant have been
elected; the vote was full, rea-
sonably fair proportion of which
was Republican, and the district
quiet.
The fifth district is entirely. a
country district, and is composed
Of thirteen parishes. The follow
ing statement clearly exhibits the
merits of this contest
Total No. registered voters--:...........23 %, IL
votes polled- &c, GIG
Showing = full vote, which was.divided
as follows
George ". ,1cCranie, dem. and returned
Frank Morey (Rer:. and contestant. -...... 3,4a4
p. j. Kennedy, (Ind. Rcp.)- .O7G
Returned members majority all -...... 1910
exceSs over one half
registered vote 2. 100
Parishes carried by returned member 9
- contestant
1Au =
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Prices Cash In Advance,
rs follows

The seed be had at the landing at my
gin house on Bayou Bartholomew, either IN
bulk or sacks, at 80 per bushel of 80 pounds
and will be delivered by VIM. A. Collins, ESQ.,
at the plantation.
Messrs. Standifer & Mcclure, my agents IN
in E renton, will keep the seed for sale at their
store, at So 80 per bushel of 80 pounds 10
sacks.
George Chamberlain, Esq, my agent IN
Monroe, will keep the seed for sale at his sfore'
at 81 80 per bus hel of 80 pounds in sacks.
l will deliver them Gree of freight at any
landing on the Bayou Bartholomew. or Oh
OnachAa and Black rivers, at So 50 perbushe
of 80 pounds in sacks.
w. w FARMER.
Monroe La. January 20. 1870.
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Territory carried by returned
member, fully three.toeuths; tax
paying supporters of the Covert
ment, all, not excepting more
than. one hundrcd!. -
In a district composed of thir-
teen parishes-a district purely
agricultural-a district challeng-
ing any district in the South for
maintenance Of peace and order
ever since the surrender-a dis
trict where not II solitary precinct
is shone to have been disortlerly at
tho election in 1865 or 50,. months
prior thereto
1t is proposed
TO reject the votes of EIGHT
parishes, all Democratic;-'
Parishes where nearly the full
registered vote was .polled, under
the supervision of Republican of
ficials;-
Parishes conceded by the COM
mIttee "to be Democratic utbcst;''-
Parishes nearly all registering,
even with acknowledgements, q
clear white majority; and,-
Parishes which uniformly voted
Conservative, and have now for
officials and members of the Gen
eral Assembly. men supported
and elected us Conservatives.
The charge of intimidation is
successfully refuted by the parish
of Ouachita rhich is not contested
where blacks outnumbr whites
two to one, where contestant and,
returned member live, aud where
returned member received 1,O6G
votes to $50 for contestant, clear
majority Of 244!
a Republican Governor certi-
fies to the election of the returned
neutrality-suspicious. Republicans
petition for the removal of his
disabilities--his name is now on
the Senate bill-ho is not incl
igible under the XIVth Amend
nent, but stand in the attitude
of Mr.. Shober, of North Caro-
lima, except in this case the major
ity is Sreatcr-and he challenges
the record to show a faircr, more
quiet or more valid election.
G. w. MCCRANIE.
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conceived and adopted more III
reference. to persons than to po-
litical antecedents, and he accord
ingly does not appear'as urging
that resolution against me, al
though it was copied into the
testimony with the view Of show
ing the "rebellious" preferences
OF the democracy Of the fifth dis
trict and was so used by the
Chronicle of this city. There has
been marked change in the
s1oNaP' element of the North, and
even of the South, toward the
'rebel" element Of tho Union,
since that Convention met in 1865,
and to this is to be attributed, in
a great measure, the fact that.
service III the Confederate army
is not now, although it might
have been then, serious barrier
to the admission of a Southern
member electof Congress. At any
rate, the trouble in this contest, I
am free to admit, has not been so
much the matter Of eligibility as
that of alleged violence and intim-
idation.
This allegation, as has been
seen, was sustained, to the extent
OF declaring the election invalid,
Dit not to the extent of recon-
ncnding the admission of the
Radical claimant. This charge
no man from Louisiana, of the