The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-12-16

plain of eight trade, IND Ink
Is thy can nj 1o1 Ee4 70 p u ss
q alards sole titli INT d y TX
ttioS, t11S col itr M 1T beda 5Ol-
Vent or fhe< tadE is goingS4lse-
where; and that the time for max
ing money is numbered among
the things that were. Yet, we
venture the. assertion that the
cddntry is)iMl moro solvent and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
It has been, since the, waE,f from
the simple fact that cotton plant
ing has proved so disastrous FOL
speculative firm ers or 1nen who
sswant to make d fortune'' i'll q
wear, that all tIiat, class have
aropped ohts Of the ranks, and
those now at the plowrhandies
are, generally. speakings men VINO
have :, no other resource to fail
back. on, and, it.. becomes essens't
tally necessary for them to exer-i|
else tho most rigid system. aOfi|
economy to enable them to keep
their heads. above the waves; :,
hence all. the noise about DUH
times. This change to which the
farmer is forced,a is producing e.
corresponding changeinicommer-
eialI affairs, which though hard to.
realize Mt first, Will gradually
force itself on the minds Of the
merchants. Ere long they will
find their lists of accounts much
l.shorter than formerly, but so
lmuch more substantial that the
,ldifference initheiK favor will great
lly over balance the deficit m the
4 amount Of goods sold and the
: satisfaction of Knowing that the
expense account is reduced; per
haps one-half, no loss from bad
debts, and being enabled to dis
pense with ,aifFscollector. in the
) country" will be pecuniarilyst btl-
rlly." si-v = r. 9i'ie9l-ti. ,i p,
Yesterday aud to-day o.irstreets
were crowded with wagon loads
fof cotton, which met with, ready
sales at III to ISL .thebestl fea-
ture of most transactions being
1.-The, unusual iamount of iigoOds
, sold ON the cotton offered, and the
. returning of old customers who
have been straying to other ports
!. for better prices. II. ''' a.
! The day was just drawing to 3
! peaceable close, when the scent
) was suddenly changed, ,culmin9t
= ing in the tragical death of ont
led. Dillartl-known moro fanili
:. arly as s'sthef three card monte
2 man''-who with the kind assist
. ance of his partner, who nov
s mourns his loss, has been sOjourn
y ing in our town for the noble AM
:, praiseworthy purpose of edifylnl
the tlnsophisticated Regarding tn
mysterious. ways Of making for
q tunes by clipping tho .'pictur
) card, in which they have beel
SO far successful as to send
, number of "green uns' to- tn
'e hills without a stred. cent? 6u
IF wiser men. Yesterday, q gentle
- man, living near Vernon, starte
out of town with seventy five do
y lars in his pocket. Encounferin
p these men in the road in: the 81
y burbs. he stopped and saw tina
% one of the party was winnin
~ largely, and concluded to try III
~ hand. Just as he had dispose
of his last, v, "a merchant of !. thi
:; place happened to pass that wa
and explained to the feecedr gel
u tleman that 1.-THE pair were par
% ners, and advised him to- g
s. home, and he a better man.
= This evening? Just as they ha
, fanother victim, writing itndt
the anguish of a fifty dollar los
u in the shop of Mrs, Lagraw, {
o. Tbadeaux, a fourth party cam
e upon the stage with 1aoado,
i. BILE barrel shot gun, and. al
!. dressing the losing gentleman +:
= Billy Sims, asked to see him pr
o. vately. After short interyie
1e they returned and demanded I'll
fifty dollars, which billiard readil
handed them saying he .twante
u no ,difhculty,' whereupon.''tl
or man with the gun demanded g
sr of billiards. money, to which
answered that che would
a CD DIN if they could get it
sd and placed himself against Il
as wall to defend himself A scuf
to ensued.- billiard, finding the, ode
w against him, endeayored to G
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