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The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-02-14
Palm Leaves.

The steamship Crescent City lately
took out fifty bales of palmetto leaves
from New Orleans to Liverpool, where,
at the present gold premiums, they
bring about ten and half cents per
pound. These leaves, which can be
had for the mere gathering in the Flor
ida and Louisiana forests, thus COM
mand almost the price of low ordinary
cotton. If there is any permanent de-
mand for them in Europe it win be the
basis of very profitable new industry.
This first consignment is worth about
81, 200, OF which at least $1,000 is clear
profit. The labor of gathering these
leaves could not have occupied man
more than thirty or forty days.-.South-
LOa0.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-02-14
MARKET REPORTS.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 13.-Departetl-
No boat for the Ouachita river. 1t is
cloudy and blowing half-gale from
the north. Mercury 5O'.
Flour-supr. 1925, double eX. 6.75;
treble 7.00@7.25.
Corn-72@73.
Oats--61@6S.
Bran-l.16. ~
Hay--prime $240O@ $500.
Pork-mess S23.75@24.00.
BacOn-l04@1, 12s and l2S.
HamS-sugar cured II.
Lard tierce 12l@13; key IA.
Sugar-prime 93@9f.
Molasses-prime 50053.
Whiskey-western recti!ied 500 go.
Cotfee-prime 15!@15l, Stock on
hand $4,000 bags.
Cotton-active; sales $500 bales; good
ordinary 12&@13i, low middling 1890
14s, middling 143@144. Receipts 2+,64l
bales. Exports to foreign ports 1880;
cOastwise 1877. Stock on hand 276,3S3
bales.
Sterling pa. Sight dis. Gold 11ls.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 13.-Flour quiet;
1896 for ex. family. Corn firm. Provi-
sions quiet; mess pork $22.75: shoulders
10; sides l2s. Lard 12s@l2l. Whisky
81. Bagging 24@25.
CINCINNATI, Feb. l3.-Flour ngoOd
demand and at full prices; family $500
@6.25. Corn in fair demand at 56@57
in the ear. Mess pork $3.50. Shout
ders 81; clear sides III. Whiskey 81.
!, NEW YORK, Feb. Ii, p. m.-Markets
dull. The supply of money is largely
in excess ofthe demand. Discounts are
in demand at 5@7. The supply of prime
paper is small. Sterling dull but steady
Gold very dull, and sold as low as iii
during the day. Cotton dull and heavy
no change in prices-Uplands 15s.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 10, p. m.-Cotton
steady; Uplands 7sd; Orleans75d; for
mlddllngs. ,.4.. wv. .H.....t 49,"
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-02-14
Our thanks are due the proprietors of
the Cincinnati Enquirer for copy of
their Manual for 1871. 1t is a very
valuable reference book.
Gov. Michael Hahn has quit the Re-
publican newspaper. His next best
step is to quit the Republican party.

Referring to two men who were re-
Gently hanged in Nevada, the Shreve-
port Southwestern says:
There is little doubt but these men
were formerly citizens of the extreme
northern portion of this parish, what is
known as the CaddO Prairie country.
If SO, there is no question but they
richly deserved their fate.
We advise our readers not to become
citizens of "what is known as the Cad
do Prairie country" if they are not am
bilious of being hanged.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-02-14

The public school system of Louisiana
has been turned over by a mongrel,
black-and-tan Legislature to the tender
mercies of ignorant, beastly negroes and
thieving carpet-baggers, and henceforth
the blacks are to be forced into white
schools by law. This would result in
the utter breaking up of these schools if
the people retained enough spirit to re-
sist the outrage by taking their children
out of schools to which negroes are adj
mitted. A sad change has come over
the people of Louisiana under the iron
heel and de,potic rule of negroes, adj
venturers and bayonets. They have
either lost all manhood and love of lib
erty, and sunk down into the apathy
of Mexicans about their political rights,
or have given themselves up, body and
soul, TO the Establishments of rings,
stocks and Office.
1t is melancholy to think of so cult
waited and elegant community as New
Orleans, once so sensitive about its
privileges, tamely submitting to the
plundering schemes of Warmoth and
his gang of renegade Confederates apd
fishy Democrats, and the enforcement
ofmiXed schools by purchasable Legis-
lature, made up in part Of venal white
men and negroes, with all the vices Of
slaves. The press, which should ever
stand as Il rock between these vampires
of arpet-baggery and the people, con-
tents itself with two honorable excep-
tions) with mild deprecatory platitudes
about these heinOus Outrages upon the
liberties of the city and State, and with
chrOnicling the social and political
movements Of distinguished carpet
baggers, scalawags, and negroes, and
putting quack medicines and catch
penny advertisements. Nine. De Stael
once said that "those who deserved lib
erty generally achieved it," and if Lou
isiana wants liberty, let her people
go heartily and earnestly to work
in the great duty of regenerating the
State by getting it out of the hands
of the Kelloggs, Vests, Warmoths,
Dunns, Flanders, Conways, Carriers,
Sheridans, Hahns, and. others of that
kidney, and putting it into the hands
of the bona fde propertyrowners and
citizens who are and have always been
honorably identified with the State.
Drive out the, earpet-baggers first by
Democratic ballots. Let the Democra-
cy 60 to work, "terribly in earnest"
and neither sleep, nor eat, until the last
one is driven from the State in disgrace.
Mobile Register. go
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-02-14
Provisions Pouring into Paris.
Resumption Of War improbable.
Cotton Aetive-GOld I'LL.
WARRINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 49, Secretary
Robson, writing to the House, gives
his reasons for believing the Tennessee
safe, and concludes his letter by saying
"the suggestions of her loss are made
without information and maintained
without cause, and are as weak as they
are cruel"
The argument for Jurisdiction of Ber-
kerry county commenced to-day. Hun
ter & Curtis for Old Virginia, and Rev.
erdy johnson & Benjamin Stanton for
Western Virginia.
The trial of Congressman Bowen for
bigamy is progressing. Henderson,
clerk of the court of Waukela county,
Fla, identified Bowen and Tabitha Is
arks. They came to Tallahassee togeth-
er, Bowen procured license, and Hen
derson married them at tavern.
Gen. Sickles telegraphs that negotia-
tons for mixed commission to consid-
er the claims for injuries to the persons
and property of American citizens by
the Spanish authorities during the in
surrection in Cuba have been concluded
and that the messenger is on his way
with the correspondence.
House.-An effort was made to sus-
pend rules and take up the air line road
bill but failed to get two-thir(ls vote;
nays Ill, ayes "A.
A bill authorizing water guages and
observation on the Mississippi in rela-
ton to the levees passed, and goes to the
President; vote % to 20. Adjourned.
,Se,1ate.-Sherman presented memori-
ais asking authority for the Cincinnati
& Southern Railroad to pass through
Kentucky. Sherman said he heartily
concurred in the policy of these petit
TONERS, and thought if there was any
occasion when the legislation and au-
thority Of the Federal government
might be properly exercised in the mat
ter Of railroads it was when one State
Obstinately placed itself in the way and
refused permission to the Northern and
Southern people to place themselves in
connection BY a railroad across its ter
ritOry. :+e Z" 80
The resolution. seating Miller, upon
taking the modified oath, was taken up,
and debate continued all day. -.r
A joint resolution, allowing Miller to
take the modified oath, goes to the,
House for concurrence, then to the
President. '.- ....... .''..,' ..,r...
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-02-14

LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch 1rom
Paris says that there are 200 candidates,
the counting of votes consequently
slow, and that probably a second elec-
ton will be necessary.
Provisions in immense quantities con-
tinue to arrive.
A commission composed Of Ger
mans and Frenchmen is in session az
Versailles, to arrange the complications
unprovided for by Bismarck and Favre.
It has been ascertained that SO lives
were lost on the Lecerf.
BERLIN, Feb. 13.-The Prussian Cross
Gazette judges from the result OF the
French elections that the resumption OF
war is improbable.
There is scarcely any doubt that the
armistice will be prolonged.
VERSAILLES, Feb. 13.-Hostilities
continue in the departments of Jura
and Daubs, the French refusing to ac-
cept the armistice.
The city of Paris is authorized to con-
tract loan of two hundred million
francs to meet the war tax.
LILLE, Feb. lathe Prussians have
stopped the Railroad hence to Paris.
Incredible rumors prevail of uprisings
in the occupied districts.
VIENNA, Feb. 13.-The flood in the
Danube has subsidized, but another flood
is threatened.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-02-14
.TELEGRAPHIC.
Especial to the Daily Telegraph
The Tennessee Thought to be Safe.

The Tennessee Thought TO De Sa1e
,.a-..a,. a>-a
Congressman Bowen in a Fix.
Result of French Elections.
Provisions Pouring into Paris.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-02-14
The State, Senate in executive session,
have made the following combinations:

nave maze the following cOnfrmatlQnS:
Tai Codectors.-W. r. Oliver, Rich
land; a. F. Crane, Madison; M. NJ.
Grady, Ouachita; J. r. Alexander,
Ca-ahoula; L. l.. Williams, Caldwell;
". T. Blanchard, Morehouse; j. w.
Shumaker, Vim; Victor Gerodias,
CniOn.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-02-14
The Railroad Horror.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, FEBRUARY S.--Thc
cOroner's inquest in the case of the re-
cent accident was commenced to-day
upon the body of Walter Stafford. The
testimony developed the facts that the
passenger train was about quarter of
an hour behind time, but was not en-
deavoring to make it up, though run
ming at the rate of thirty miles per
hour. The first warning of danger was
given by the engineer of the oil train
about forty yards from the bridge. The
engine was reversed and brakes whis-
tied down, but the distance in which
the train was given to stop was too
short, and, rushing on, the engine
struck the oil car on the track. The
liquor, entering the fire-box, was igni-
ted, and in wonderfully short time
wrapped the foremost ears in, flames:
not, however, till the passengers of all
the cars except the foremost had es-
capped, and the rear portion of the train
had been uncoupled and pushed back.
The regular signal man at the bridge
failed to signal the approaching express
train. -,
The inquest will be continued to-
morrow. Thus far twenty-one bodies
have been recovered and all recognized
Dredging continues, as it is know that
at least two other persons persisted.
''llie two official documents which is
sue rom the Pope are distinguished as
the bull and the brief. TO the bull is
attached the leaden seal, or hula, from
which 1t derives its name; while brief
Is sealed with the Ring of the Fisher
man." ora seal on which is engraved
the image Of st. Peter in boat.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-02-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

New YORK, Feb. 13.-The ship Nep-
tune brought in seven frozen sailors be-
longing to her crew. Most of them will
lose their fingers and toes. A warrant
has been issued for the arrest other Off
GERS.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-02-14
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

BORDEAUX, Feb. 13.-The result of
the recent elections in twenty depart
ments, mostly occupied by Germans, is
unknown.
Theirs has been returned from Is de-
partments; Trochu from 7; Changar-
nier from 4; Gambetta from 3; Dufour
from 4. ...
No news yet from the Paris elections.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-01
Local Intelligence.

OFFICER CoUGHLIN CoMMITTED.-The
examination of this patrolman for killing
Michael Hickey was concluded yesterday
before Recorder Houghton, and accused
w as sent to the Criminal Court for trial on
a charge of manslaughter. Judge Atocha,
attorney for the prisoner, drew from one
witness that just previous to the trouble a
shot or two had been fred in the neighbor-
hood, and that when the thieves ran hue
and cry of stop thief and murder was
plainly heard, and that when Hickey was
running the accused ran after him, accom-.
panied by many other persons; that when
the shots were fired Coughlin was also run
ming at full speed, unaware what offense
had been committed to raise so great dis
tUrbanee.
Judge Atocha quoted an English law,
recognized in our practice, that when hue
and cry is raised and the person pursued is
killed, the one delivering the fatal shot is
not to be held altogether responsible, even
though the deceased may be entirely inno-
cent of any crime. On this version of the
law the attorney asked that his client be ad-
mitted to bail, as the charge in any event
could not be rated higher than manslaugh-
ter. The officer was released on furnishing
five thousand dollars bail.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-01

The GREAT SOUTHERN SEWING MACHINE
EMPoRIUM.-As will be seen upon reference
to an extended advertisement in another
column. Mr. M. S. Hedrick, the proprietor
of this noted establishment, will remove it
TO the magnificent new store now being
built at No. 1913 Canal street, between
Charities and Exchange alley, on the first
of October, next, when the building will be
completed and ready for occupation. Mr.
Hedrick is one of the pioneers of the sewing
machine business in our city, and during his
whole career has sought to sell only such
machines as were entirely reliable and val
liable to the manufacturer and housekeeper
AS fast as some inventive genius would sim
pity or improve, he would be found prompt
to appreciate and assist in introducing their
improvements. He well knew that the alb
solute perfection had not then been reached,
and appreciated the fact that the interest
of the public, as well as himself, was in
volved in the sale of the best. COnse-
quently, to-day. although he keeps all kinds,
he specially recommends those which, in
his opinion, governed by large experience,
he considers the best. These are the Wilcox
81 Gibbs, the Domestic, the Howe and the
Sloat Elliptic. The first of these we have
described TO our readers thousand times.
1t appears TO be perfection in the way of
simplicity of construction, the ease with
which operators acquire knowledge Of its
use, and the exceeding small amount of
power required TO keep it in motion. The
Domestic is an entirely new introduction
into this city, and appears to us TO be also
very close approach to perfection. 1t is shut
tie machine, and forms LOCK stitch exactly
similar to the Singer and the Wheeler Il VII
son, and TO show how it has been simplified in
its construction and with what ease it must
work. we will mention the fact that it has
only thirty-four pieces, while other ma
chimes have over two hundred. BY cir
cular movement of the shuttle, it is almost
impossible for it to drop stitches, while
such improvements have been made in the
tension and feed bar, that child can Ope-
rate upon them without trouble. But the
great point which Mr.. Hedrick contends is
accomplished by both these machines, is the
saving of power realized by them. He
claims that their use is free from all the
dangers and labors encountered in using
old fashioned machines by delicate females,
and that instead of injuring, their use begets
health and strength to the operator. And
truly he can not dwell too strongly upon
these points, for until SOME motive power
for driving sewing machines is invented, it
must be done by human muscle, the most
perishable and expensive of all powers, and
the machine that economies this the most
is unquestionably the best. We ask care
full perusal of Mr.. Hedrck's advertisement,
as it contains other matter of importance,
which our limited space will not Timit of
our mentioning in detail.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-01
The Academy Of Mu.ic-Losses by Sen.

Among the goods ON the lost steamship
Mississippi, were consignments for the
Academy of Music. The parquette and
dress circle are to have thousand new re-
volving-seat iron :chairs. Parts of these
chairs are already here, and the remainder
were shipped on the Mississippi and are
lost
Mr.. Bidwell telegraphed to New York ON
Wednesday evening, and duplicated the
orders, for everything that was on the Mis-
sissippi, 50 that there will be no detention
in opening the theatre on the twenty fifth
instant. The detention, however, will be
sufficient to prevent the opening of the
Academy on the eleventh instant. as was
contemplated, for other than dramatic per-
fOrmances
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-01

B. T. WASHES FURNISHING HOUSE.
This establishment is among the most ex-
tensive in the South and well deserves the
patronage of the visitor to our city, both on
account of the quality of the stock kept.
and the great variety of goods which can
be found there. Making a specially Of
mems and boys furnishing goods and chill
dren's clothing, Mr.. Walshe is enabled to
get up these goods in an indispensable
style, and in such a vast variety of patterns
and price that every taste is gratitied, and
the means of every customer is considered.
Experience, the great teacher in all things,
has not been unattended to by the proprie-
tor of this house, and hence he fully under
stands all the wants of our people, and is
constantly prepared at all times to supply
them. His shirts are made after patterns
which have proved the most satisfactory IN
this climate, and of material at once fine
and durable. The same may, in fact, be
said of everything he sells-from the sim
pie necktie to the most deliberately orna-
mented and stitched garment. Each is first
class of its kind; each fits and gives salts
faction. 1t, therefore, is a real pleasure to
pay money for such goods, as the buyer
feels assured that he gets value Eor value.
And then the courtesy and willingness
shown in selling the goods is another agree
able feature about the establishment. The
clerks or proprietor never appear to know
or to feel that there should be any difference
manifested in their behavior between a
buyer of hundreds or of one dollar. But
politeness is shown equally to all-the
richest or the poorest. In view of these
facts, it need not surprise that Mr.. Washes
business has gone on increasing, until now
it takes rank with any of our leading retail
houses And deservedly.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-01

THAT APPROACHING" BUsINEss.-Judge
Abel, of the Criminal Court, having init
mated to the Grand Jury that it was por-
ton of its duty to investigate bribery and
hints OF bribery, that body sent for mem
bers of our City Council. Yesterday morn
ing Mayor Flanders, Administrators Cock
rem. Remick, Lewis and Walton appeared
In the building where the Grand Jury holds
its awful conclaves. The word "Water-
works was heard occasionally, and in
terested parties believed the inquisition
flowed in that direction. Mr.. j. Hernandez
was in the main room, and was able to
speak TO his friends and acquaintance, de-
nying knowledge of bribery or attempts at
bribery. OF course, it is supposed that only
iurymen and witnesses know the tenor of
the evidence elected, and they will not d.
vulge any OF the proceedings until the
jury has approached something like con-
clusion. Mr.. John .Lockwood's name was
called, but he did not approach, as he had
not been formally notified to appear The
Grand Jury inclines to the opinion that he
can throw some light on the subject, and if
he can, then the end will be approached, if
not met boldly. A ventilation may possibly
discover lean mouse in meal tub.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-01

FORSYTH'S STANDARD SCALES.-We direct
the attention Of our readers to the adver-
tisement of the agents of these justly cele-
brated scales, which will be found i'll our
issue of to-day We have frequently had
occasion to mention the wonderful pertec-
tons of the Forsyth scale, and deem it
matter of such general interest that words
are never thrown away on the subject
Writers on reforms in this and other coun-
tries have always made it point to direct
attention to the fact that the consumer sui
fers perhaps more heavily from the defects
of the scales by which they buy than from
almost any other source. Indeed, such
magnitude has this evil assumed that all
governments have seen fit to appoint officers
whose sole duty it is to inspect, at frequent
periods, the scales of buyers and sellers, and
we see that they conform with the legal
standard. Still, frauds can be committed II
the scales used are not such as will not adj
NIT of their being tempered with, or which
are not liable to become defective from use.
In these particulars the Forsyth standard
scales can Justly be placed high in the pub
lie confidence. They are simple in construc-
ton. eminently durable, and, when once adj
iusted, almost impossible to disarrange We
sincerely hope that such appliances for fair
dealing will become common in use all over
our city.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-01

A correspondent of the Providence
Journal attempts to show the origin Of the
cant phrase, put a head on him." In 1868,
he says, be was corporal of the first relief
on certain cavalry picket, and in posting
his men, heard from the corporal of the re-
lief then on post queer story, to the effect
that the sentinel on one of the posts, which
happened to be near an old grave, had been
horribly perturbed by the appearance be-
fore him, in the dead hour of night, of a
man on horseback without a head. To
Jones, the man whom the Journals corporal
correspondent was to station at this post,
the tale was duly told, and then the cor
respondent added: Look out for the man
on horseback without any head on ~ Jones
skas just firing up his ''brier wood" for COM
pany, and replied between whiffs: "Well
puff, if man (putff, puff on horseback
puff without any head on puff comes
around NE (puf, puff, puff, I'll put head
on him ~
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-01

MEssRs. LAWRENCE BROTHERs.-As will
be seen, upon reference to a card published
elsewhere in our paper this morning, Messrs.
Lawrence Brothers, successors to Lawrence
& Hebrard, commission merchants and
grocers, and dealers in plantation supplies
and Louisiana rice, are now located at No.
80 Tchoupitoulas street, point which will
prove quite convenient to their many friends
and customers. As this firm always keeps
the freshest and best staple and fancy gro
ceries, the purest of wines and liquors, and
are withal such agreeable and courteous
gentlemen, and such fair dealers, we hope
that their already large trade will be in
creased fourfold in their new store
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-01
Benefit of Miss O,Connor.

A complimentary benefit is announced by
the Shakespeare Club to the popular young
actress, Miss Eliza O'Connor, which will
take place at the st. Charles Theatre, on
Monday evening, the eleventh instant. The
correspondence relating to the benefit is
published in another column. AS Miss
O'Connor is worthy and estlmable young
lady, as well as an actress of much merit,
we feel assured that the house will be
crowded ON that occasion, and that the
realization will be most substantial and
gratifying.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-01

TROUBLESOME CARTs.-Two carts, with
full heads of steam, met in terrible array at
the corner of st. Charles and South streets,
last evening, during which one of the engi-
neers, 10. Pierce, went to grass, without
stopping to ask questions He was slightly
bruised, but will soon mend at his home,
corner of Cypress and johnson streets.
Samuel Dwyer. seventy-fve years old,
was-unable to command an animal attached
to his cart, corner of Broadway and st.
Charles streets, when the beast ran away,
throwing the old man to the ground, break
ing one of his arms and otherwise injuring
him. He was picked up and sent to his
home