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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31
Survey OF the Upper Ouacllitn.

Under Il provision made ut the last
session of Congress, Il survey of the
Ouachita river above the State line,
has recently been made by Capt. J. II.
Tennyson, whose little boat, the Jen-
ME II. r., reached our landing ycstcr-
day. Capt. Tcnnyson has made ample
field notes to this point. lie goes from
Monroe direct to st. Louis, where he
will submit Il full report of his laborS to
Gen. Reynolds, in charge of Western
River improvements, in time for the
sitting Congress. The Captain speaks
very f;,vorably of our river, and thinks
it can easily be made navigablc all the
wear round.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31
The Great, American Question.

The Hon. Alexander II. stephens,
having been attacked by the Ne,c Ere,
avails himself Of the right to answer TO
pour Il terrific broadSihc in the CONSOLE
dation hulk of the radicals. The arti-
Gle is long, but the conclusion from his
argument is thus given:
This political Armagcddon OF Amcri-
ca is yet to be decidcl-not on battle
fields, but in tn" forum, on the hus-
tings, by the press, and at the polls.
The contest is now waging, and in il Is
involved the greatest living issues at
present before the people of every State
and section, and the greatest that will
be before them for years to come. 1t l.
the issue, on one side, of consolidation
Ccntralism-Empirc; and on the
other the Sovereign Right of Local Self
government by the Peoples Of the sew
eral States on this Continent.
To achieve the victory in this contest
| the friends of our Free institutions in
every State of our Federal Union, from
Maine to California, from the Gulf to
the Lakes, must make common cause.
Joint efforts are necessary for separate
success. AS their common ancestors
united in 1876 under the lead of Wash
| ington to establish this great Right,
| and then again in 1900, under jefferson
to save it, when Imperfect; so now
they must unite in patriotic action for
its rescue and pcrpetuatiOn. For sue
cess in the struggle they will need nc
weapons but the truths of history-thc
teachings Of the Fathers-;nd the par
ting admonitins of Jackson.
! Yours, most respectfully,
| A. II. STEPHENS.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31
Senator MortOn's Dominican Resolution.

The resolution relative to San Do
mingo, recently adopted by the Senate,
is thus commented on by the st. Louis
Times:
Senator Morton'S joint resolution au-
tborizing the appointment OF commits
siOncrs in relation to the Republic of
San Domingo is practically the COM
plemcnt ex-senator Summers resolution
calling upon the President for informal
ton. The one makes inquirics-thc
other puts it in the Presidents power
to answer them. Grant ought by all
means to be grateful for the Jealous in
terest which the senate is so promptly
taking in his scheme of annexation.
There is one objection to the Morton
resolution, however, which rather mill
itates, against the good faith OF its in
PRODUCTION. 1t empowers the President
to appoint the commissioners, and re-
quircs that they shall serve without
compensation, from which ill-disposcd
people may reason that it conferS upon
General Grant an undue control of the
investigation. Not only is the appoint
ment given to an official, supposed to
have Il direct personal interest in the
of Dominica, but upon such
be found willing to servo as commits
unless themselves governed by
such an interest as to render the matter
of compensation immatcrial.
This involves an advantage for the
unpucstionably, but an adj
which of course no senator
wants to say that the President would
be guilty of taking to his own dctriment
Or that of the public service.
Seriously, the appointment of the
suggested is perhaps the
only way to arrive ut II satisfactory cs-
innate of the worth of San Domingo to
The United States, or the dcSirability of
its accession. The results Of such Il conn
mission, fairly and honestly conducted
should be upon every senator's desk,
md carefully considered before any /
Intelligent action can be had upon the
question.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31
Power Of the Press.

\ rooster in Denver has been labor
ing under the suspicion of being insane
for some time, because he persists in
trying to lay. He gets upon the nest
twenty times Il day and comes off cack-
ling every time, making fuss enough
for dozen eggs. OF course he accom-
plishcs nothing, but he interrupts the
Iadv members of his household, who
have to stand round waiting while the
absurd old fellow wastes time in his
abortivc attempts. The suspicion of
insanity, however, was removed by
finding a torn fragment of Miss Antho-
ny's Revolution in the barn-yard.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

\ New York letter says: "Thc
actor, Mr.. Jefferson, went into Il down.
town bank to draw Il check, yesterday,
payable to his order. Strange as it
may seem, no one of the clerks rccog-
niZed the actor in the citizen who stood
before them, and, to the demand that
he must be identified, he could make
no satisfactory exhibit. lie looked
about the bank, glanced over the
squcues' of customers, but saw no f;l-
milinr face. He turned to the paying
teller, and, in the tones familiar to all
New York, said: If my little dog
Schneider was here, he would know
me- The sentence identified the actor,
and every clerk knew him ut once
in fact, had known him all the time.
Jefferson got his money, and the bank
was relieved from the dreadful SuSpi-
cion of having Il corps of clerks who do
not attend the thcatrc.'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31
a. II. STEPHENS
alt is now certarn," SAYS the PHI

alt is now certarn," says the Phil
atlelphia Age, "that the shortest line
from portions of Eastern Asia to
Europe, is across this continent. \
cargo of teas and silks has just arrived
in New York from san FrnnciscO; the
entire trip was made from Yokohama
to New York in thirty-fOur days..
sea passage of twcnty-three days, and
eleven days on the rail. In ten days
more the cargo could be landed in
Liverpool. In contrast with this quick
passage, the route by the Suez canal
even is slow and incOnvenicnt. \
steamer which left Shanghai for New
York by that route, on the 9th of Sep
TENDER, has not yet arrived, although it
is already ninety days out. These facts
show the Importance of speedy commu-
nication between the Pacific and At
lantic oceans, and, also, the necessity
Of Il ship canal across the iSthrnus, in
order to master the heavy as we'll us
the light trade OF the East
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31
FOR SALE.

TNIlf. undersigned will sell, ut pri>a,,
sale, on the WaVcrlN Place. situated near
the line Of Ounchita and Caldwell parishes
on the ouachit. river, the following lot of
stock and other effects, Viz:
iWentN head Of young mules, and STOCK,
and harness. horses
Corn and fodder. and sugar cane
\ number of cattle, includin" several
extra n!ilch cows.
Purchasers Will be cd in the
sale OF such sized lots OF stock, corn &c.,
as may be desired.
Terms: Cash II. =. MCIAIN.
November j, 1870. MIR
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31
Election Of u. : Senator.

Election oil u. senator. \
The legislature chosen in November,
'onvenes for business, word having
very latitudinous Specification in this
Monday next, the Sc
cond day of the New Year. The first
week of the session will, very likely,
be consumed in the organization OF the
two houses, and in laying the pipes for
the election Of the most worthy citizen
in the Statc-the Hon. IS. Pinchback,
for instance-to succeed that distin-
guished gentleman, Hon. J. :. Har-
March next. In fact, Il very lively
scramble for the honor of misrepresent-
ing Louisiana in the aristocratic branch
Of Congress, has been going on ut the
Governors Office, ut the Republican
Office, on the levee, and in the cutters,
of New Orleans, ever since the second
week following the election; but it will
not be until next week that our legiS-
Iativc sages will get warmly to work
| vcnti,ating their political wisdom and
| heir highly perfumed boxes of African
musk. Mechanics Institute will be
thrown open to these gentlemen, and
there the struggle between perfumes
and senatorial fuvoritcs will be wit
messed.
1t would take some one gifted with
necromancy, or skilled in the mysteries
of NoudoOism, to make any thing like Il
clear statement of the present aspect of
the senatorial succession. 1t is impossi-
BILE to decide, or even conjecture, how
the Hon. Perry Jerry, or his colleague
the Hon. Jerry Perry, will vote when
the momentous final ballot for Senator
is reached and it is equally. Il matter
of doubt how many prominent patriots
are in the field ready to be sacrificed.
There appears to be, however, ut least
three sides to the senatorial fight.
| Michael Hahn, an Irish bruiser ofnote,
occupies one corner Of the ring, his back
crs masked; Lowell and Dunn occupy
another corner, and I'inchback, backed
by some of his sable brethren, raises
his noble front in another corner. Our
wealthy and virtuous young Governor,
being too young, cannot enter the fight,
but he is, nevertheless, Il prominent
figure outside the ropes, not inclined,
perhaps, to help either of the three as
pirants, but ready to enter some man
with large means and influence, to
carry away the stakes, and able to help
him take Senator Kellogg's place in
1873:
| We are i little anxious to sec how our
Radical friends will manage to keep
down the spirit of disorganization dur
ing the senatorial contest. We do not
have much faith in their ability to or
ganize Il caucus, and much less in their
agreeing upon candidate, if such eau
Gus shall meet. 1t is to be feared the
result will be disastrous to the ''unitici-
ton" of the party. What the Demo-
cratic members of the legislature will
do, we have no idea. If they can pos
sibly do anything for the poor carpet
baggers, or anything to keep the Radi-
cal party together, we trust they will
cheerfully do it.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31
An Elephant Frozen TO Death.

The elephant which for the past few
weeks has been keeping his trunk at
the Varieties theatre, was taken across
the river Monday night, and placed in
Il car on the st. Louis, \andalia and
Tcrrc iIautc railroads preparatory to
his shipment. During the night,
while suffering from the intense cold
ola climate so much farther north than
that nature designed him for, and all
unknown to his keeper, he broke out of
his prison and wandered all over the
central portion of tho island, breaking
every window out Of which Shonc a
light that he could reach, and alarm
ing the inhabitants generally. There
were some very ludicrOus scenes, but
strange to say, no one discovered the
cause of the rumpuS. Yesterday morn
ing the elephant was found dead near
the st. Louis and Southern railroad
depot, where the poor brute, at last
overcome by the cold, had lain down
and eNpircu.-,S. Louis Times.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

The New York World has Il West
Point letter stating that the cadets came
near multiplying lately under the favor
iteism shown the negro cadet and the
increased severity of discipline growing
out of that question. Eight hundred
rounds of ball cartridge were secrcted
by the cadets before discovered.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31
Herr Wickcde, in the Cologne Gazette

HOT " lckCttV,l IN tho COI0|nC CilANttr,
remarks that however the Emperor
Napoleon, justly OF too often uniustly
may be abused now in France, three
fourths of all the officers, from captains
upward, are i'll their hearts lmperialistS,
and would like the Prime" Imperial to
ascend the throne.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

Somebody calls Senator Goldthwaitc
Il c:lrpct-baggcr, because he cmigratrd
from Boston to Alabama about fifty
years ago. All the difference is, he
took his trunk with him and went to
stay, unlike Il number of adventurous
statesmen in the South who go North
once Il month for Il clean shirt.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

Beccher took strong ground i'll his
Thanksgiving sermon in favor Of .'thc
heather Chinese eve wanted la
bOr,' he said, .';,uu, therefore, God
bless the Dane, the German, the Swcdc,
and all who will come; and God bless
Il little more the Chinaman, because he
needs Il little mOrc.'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

There have been seven Senators cicr-
ted in Georgia. since the war, but they
don't seem to he L lucky set in getting
their seats. Hill and Miller, who were
as much entitled to admission rs SUM
ncr or Schu%, Will probably never be
heard from again. Blodgctt, Farrow
and Whiteicy have Il faint vision of
the promised land, one for the long
term, one for the short term and the
last named Individual for the uncN-
PRED term of nobody knows who.
Farrow'S chances between now and
next March arc rather slim, and so he
takes to the field aI :, candidate for the
Lower House.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

Some of our cOlOrcu friends of the
parish have an eye to the Christmas
enjoyment upon AN extensive SCALE
One of them, who has Il daughter who
designs leaving the shelter of the parent
tree, has made princcly provision for
celebrating the event. Wines and 9TH
or liquors by the kcg, raiSins and
pruncS by the box, candies by the hum
tlrcI pounds, and innumcrablc little ct
cctcr:,S to match, arc part of the good
things in store for this HOLIDAY occu-
sion. .!InljSOn .JtjA.r1uI.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

German women send all sorts of
things through the mails to their hus-
bands, sons or SwccthcartS away sol
dicrinG. Letters are permitted up to
sixteen ounces weight, so they send
cigars, tea, chocolate, shirts and slip
pcrS. y pair Of slippers can be sent,
one in each. one woman sent Il fan
mel shirt III six pieces by six posts. The
last letter contained the left sleeve
with the needle and thread for sewing
the shirt together.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

The DAILY TELEGRAPH is another
indication of the indomitablc energy of
our worthy confrere, Hon. G. w. Nc
Cranic. 1t is Il most beautiful sheet
and its full biographies of the latest
date from all quarters together with its
crowded columns of important adver-
tisements make it Indispensable to all
searchers for the news and men in bus
incSS.- Ic,1iOll Stamford.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31
MARKET REPORTS.

NEW ORLEANS Dec. 29.-Dcpo,1c1-
Gov. Allen for the Ouachita river.
Corn-trmcr; white and yellow GSC, 30
IIay-tirmcr; prime %; choice H'G l..
Professionally; mess u 80.
Sugar-quiet; common 6irr7!; good
SinE@; prime 94crl0.
MolaSsGS--dcmand active and advance
ing; common :IoG %: prime $50 81 :;
choice $50 t.
Whiskcy-iirmcr; Ia 1.o7!; others I'M
changed.
Cotton active and easier; sales $3.50:
good ordinary 1905 (; low miudling l3s
"a "a !; mddling ll.C' Z; receipts 30;
foreign exports 3Ol5.
Sterling 20; sight discount.
Gold HI.
NEW York, Dec. 29.-MOncN closed
currency :; sterling heavy ut -; gold
llO3C :: cotton dull and heavy: sales
$500 bales ut l1I.
Money very stringent up to o'clock,
and brokers were compelled to pay to
! commission. After that prominent
brokers appeared in the long room
Offering to carry amy part of five thou
sand shares of North Western ut per
cent.
some banks arc drawing in loans;
preparatory to paying dividends, which
adds to the StrinGcncy indicated ats I'M
favorable to relief this week.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20. - Erctj"g.-
Cotton quiet; uplandS sd; Orleans sgd;
sales l2,0Oo; 2o0n for speculation and
export.
LONDON, Dee. 29. -E'rcRin9.-Con~ols
9lT; bonds So.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3o.-Cottou quiet
and steady; sales 1900 bales; uplauds
l5i; sterling, long .; short %.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 3n.-NOOU.-Cotton
steady; uplandS SD; Orleans sgd; sales
l2,"n; week $1,000; export 5000; Specu-
lation 2000; stock $4,000; American
lo9. 600; receipts 91,uun; American 1000.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

The only speech when Cameron
made to the Republicans of Georgia,
on his recent visit to that State, WAS to
Il reception committee at Il railroad stat
ton, in which he counSclcd them to
"quit fighting each other like so many
I-u tOm-I:tS.'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

Well informed politicians ut WASH
ington say that Buffers amnesty bill
was all prctcncc, and that the Radicals
have not the least idea of doing amy
thing of the kind. The whole thing is
a, frl,I1
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

We have received several copies Of
the DAILY TELEGRAPH, published ut
Monroe, full of the latest dispatches
and news on all topics and characters
lied by the usual nratnrsS of execution
and Nigor of thought peculiar to Nc
Cranic. This DAILY should be patron
lied by all business men and those ia
vorablr to progress. tl,iO, Peco3rl.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31
FINE HORSES.

'I'IlE undersigned will have u.Oihc, lot @:
fine horses in this market by the LIST of
November next.
ne tenders his sincere thanks for the very
Liberal patronage heretofore extended to-
llill, ana asks a continuance OF the same
just so long as his honorable and Iil,crul
dealings shall merit il. s. O. CARi;E
-h'Iiioc, 'c'oncr -, 1870. :I:tf
Cnn SACKS OF OATS for sale by
XIV i!-E GEO. CHA NJ I;iLIi,AI\
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

Speaking of Sonr of the political ut
tcrancrS of Senator Yates, Il Chicago
paper says: awe appeal from Yates
drunk to Yates Sobcr.' This is an APP
peal to- Il tribunal that WAS abolished
twenty wears ago.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

Cincinnati says that "to Robert T..
Lee no other place can be assigned than
that of Il traitor" To every Southern
merchant She says, '.to YOU no other
place can be assigned than that of Il
frnInr -
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

The Los Angeles News says there is
no humbug about the fossil ship, said
to have been discovered on the Fort
Yuma road. \ san BcrnardinO party
NrritiCS the fact.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

Governor Scott, of South Carolina, is
called " Last in war, last in peace, and
first in the pockets of his countrymen,'
by one of the newspapers there.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

Thus far only seven contcStinG nagS
have entered for the Forty-sccond Con-
rrcsS They all wear the Radical colnrS.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

Connecticut promises to 'Sr"' the
two Democratic congressman calculated
on from that State by the National
Executive committee, and go one bet
fa,-
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

\ Justice of the Peace at MarrngO.
Iowa, the other day, after the rNamina-
ton Ola party on the charge ofrn,hczzlr-
mrut, said: 81 am of the opinion that
this defendant * innocent but, rs |
may be mistaken, | shall hold him To Il
light ball.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

former condition in life. lie never got
half so many prltS when he was tanner.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

Tho Augusta (GcorgiD Constitutions
aliSt insists that Alexander III. stephens
and IlCrSchrl V. j Johnson arc now the
riyhtful United States Senators from
[ hat state.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

" DO you like Goldfish balls, Mr.. Wig
yins:'' Mr.. w, hcsitatingiN - &
really don't know, Miss; | don't over
rccollcct attending one
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

Whinpy, It Radical candidate for
Congress in Georgia.. has been detect
rd III correspondence with Il counterfeit
money firm in New York. He was
probably trying to raise Il corruption
fund to secure his election.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

After wedding it was formerly Il
custom to drink honey dissolved in
water for thirty dayS--a moons age.
Hence the origin OF the honeymoon.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

Maynard, of Tennessee, bitterly OPP
poses any act OF general amnesty.
There's nothing that mon of his stamp
fear SO much :,S doing Justice to others,
unless il is TO have Justice done them
selves
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

NilSSou'S eight concerts in BOSTON
cost the Hub SO, iIU.
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TELEGRAPHIC.

Especial to the Ouachith Telegraph
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-31

November next.
He tenders his sincere thanks for the very
!lberal patronage heretofore extended to
nm, ana asks Il continuance OF the same,
l'nst SO lons as his honorable and liberal
dealings shall merit il. s. q. CAREY
Monroe, October o2, 1870. ::tf
wv ll-:t GEO. clIAMiiiRLAIN.
NEW ORLEANS CARDS.
ANDREW j. AIKEN. IpIS ". WATT
A IKEN y wtTT,
roTrn FACTORS
AND 'oMAlI-SlrN MERCIIAH'rS.
No. 60 ttronhclot street, New orlcals, La
Special attention given to orders for the
purchase of all descriptions OF Produce
Agricultural Implements, and Plantation
supplies AIKEN ~ WATT.
September -, 1870. nllv
\. LEVY. l. l.. HAAS.
EVX ~ HAAS.
IL [E"'w"tHV nf rni""',isf L"..
COTTON FACTORS IND GENERAL.
toMMISSIDE MERCHANTS.
30. II Pcrlid" Street. New Orleans
T PINCKNEY SMITH,
coTToN IA c'rrl;.
Commission Merchant and General Pan
chasing Agent.
No. 1876 Er,vicr Street. New. nricans.nl2:,f
=. J.. JAMES. g. f. Hr'rKNEIt. TOM l:YNt'M
JAMES, EtCitNEEs ~ co..
COTTON FACTORS AND crAiMlS>in%
MERCHANTS.
Manufacturers of
COTTON AND WOODEN GOODS.
BOOTS. II OES, r. i;HEI.S.
IIOGSIIE-\DS AND HRICK>|
No. II" '',"',,2' STREET. Ser L,1.r,,,x.
S"r,,.>SD,S Ia IiiLii. J'i",Hru Il CO..
Dealers i'll
FINE cLOTIIIN'; AND El'ENlSIiINt:
Nos. - nni l.. Camp Street, "rl",~it' liz"
City Hotel.
" El' orr f.! vs..
Suits ut SD, So so and so: ovcrcoatS ai
So SD. SD, and so to $40; also hnN-'
clothing, prices moderate.
Goods warranted rs represented. Painters,
and others are invited to call and examine
priccS l!:lN
DEM PACE X SIMHUNS
COTTON FACTORS AND COMMISSIONS
MEI;CIi.\ MIS-
No. 81 Union street,
n T. " q II l. r. 4 US.
December Is. 1859. nifty
EELLONS, FERGUSON X IEIsrEY
L Cotton fac: or$ and General Commission
Merchants. No. ~ Prr,li,!O Street, New Or
leans. u. W. FELLOWS
Camden. Ark.
:. FERGUSON
Late ellis * Eur-,Sou n O.
CALVIN NJ. ITTItNEN
llcnlpSi" cad Co.,. Ark.
December ~. 1865 nl:,.lI