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The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-03-06
Up THE OUACHITA TO CAMDEN.

was very pleasant. The distance to
that place is $50 miles, pilots measure.
Most of the country along the river Is
subject to annual inundatiOn, and
hence the usual evidences of hnman in
dustry and civilization are few; it is a
virgin swamp, such as it might have
been, apparently, thousands of years
ago when the Ouachita was leaving
vegetable deposits sixty feet beneath
the earth's surface where now is the
town of Monroe. From the mouth of
the Bartholomew to Camden there is
but one plantation on the river, and this
is now lying idle. The river bottom is
irreclaimable from overflow and has no
valuable timber,if we except post-oak,
and it will be centuries doubtless be-
fore the aspect is materially changed.
The river, too, becomes narrow and
crooked, with too many saWyers for
comfort and too much overhanging
timber for long boats with ornamental
work. But the good boat Ouachita
Belle, upon which we embarked, made
the round trip without serious damage,
and in her officers we found much to
atone for the dreariness Of the country.
This splendid packet we found Off.
cered as follows: Captain, +. A. Blanks,
First Clerk, G.. 2. Work; Sec. Clerks
j. V. Jordan and VIM. Gus; Pilots,
Geo. Smith, Jim Tuggle and Jno. Go
mellon; Chief Engineer, VIM. irwin;
Steward, Perry Barnes; Mate Chas.
Stokes.
The first landing of any note, after
leaving Trenton, is Ouachita City, a
place of two or three stores, a saloon
and a few residences. This is the ship
ping point for large portion Of Union
parish. Across the river, :he Bartiolo-
new flowing between, are Morehouse
Point and Hamilton Landing. The
business of these landings is mainly
comprised in the receiving OF freight
and shipment of cotton.
Passing the mouth Of the !}aftholo-
NEW we observe q marked change in
the navigable feature Of the river. AL
tough boats ascend to Arkadelphia,
800 miles above, the channel here be-
comes narrow and crooked, so that with
the better class of boats the bends can
be turned only by a judicious use Of the
rudder, combined with frequent inter-
ruptions and reversals of the motion OF
the boats wheels.
ALABAMA LANDING.
In point Of fact there is in high water
no laht,i,sg, for over 100 miles, after
leaving Onachita City; but Alabama
Landing, Mt the distance of 30 miles,
looms up from the timber and loWlands
asashipping point of some Importance.
kirkpatrick's Bayou, nayigable for 4
miles, cmpties into the river just below
this landing. The business at this point
has, apparently, justified the building
Of a residence, a store-both on trestle--
and a cotton warehouse. Our friend L..
G. Campbell commands the post and
does a very good business. This would
be an excellent place for woodward.
Boats entering and emerging from the
overflow above generally And it neces-
sary to "wOod up" here. 1i1p~f4ftU
"INTo THE WOODS"
At Alabama Landing sets in a very
extensive overflow. For over so miles,
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-03-06
uTHIRTEEN POINTS,"

IlNc dt tnC uC6AAhAn6 va
Points," locality justly stigmatized
as the pilots he'll. AS may be inferred,
there are thirteen points, to which cor
respond thirteen bends, most Of them
very abrupt, at this part of the river, all
within the distance by water of seven
miles. The first and last bends, or
points, are not distant on straight line
more than two miles. If engineer and
pilot ever had fun, it is at "Thirteen
Points" 10 get the boat around point,
she is run down to it, and then is back
ed up. The stern is properly located
with reference to the willows and the
hazardous plunge is taken. Around
the boat swings, brushing the timber as
she goes; then two or three turns for
ward are taken, and the inching, side
long process begins again to circumvent
the next bend. The water covers the
face of the earth, and the waves roll at
will through the timber. They appear
to go down the river until disguised
with its sinuosity, they start back and
roll up stream meeting the boat as it
descends and dashing against the waves
coming from the rear. The stern OF the
boat is riding one set Of waves, while
the bow is plunging through another
coming ahead on" It is shame to
our legislature that this part of the river
has never been improved.
STATE LINE, AND ROwLAND'S RAFT.
Rowland's Raft is the next ascending
place of stopping. a few miles below,
we cross the State line. The point OF
crossing is indicated by 81 young cypress,
standing upon the left bank upon which
some enterprising sprout of humanity
has left his mark above high water.
This WAS our first appearance in Ar
kansas.
Two houses on trestle, and raft OF
cypress logs, confined in the usual way,
comprise, with thick timber and waste
of water, all that is now visible Of Row.
, lands Raft The high land lays off tC
t the west about two miles, from which
! The cotton is brought on flats and then
deposited upon the raft for shipment
. The up freight is deposited in the upper
or lower story Of The small warehouse
according to the stnge OF the water
! There IS nothing lively or enticiD2
about lhis point, except that it present.
I IN wild waste some of the appearan
ces Of human presence.
MARIE SALINE.
{ Out t.;nto the woods We steam away
and in an hour or more, another ware
house, but OF larger dimensions, and q
raft in front, stands out to the vision a,
the edge of the timber. OF, along ri
! opening through the timber made fol
railway before the war, one sees the
hills, half-a-mile distant. Cotton ii
shipped and goods stored here as a
/ RoWland's Raft. About 1000 bales are
shipped annually at this point, com
prising most Of The cotton made in Ash
! ley county. Two miles above, the Sa
line empties into the Ouachita. Two
miles from the mouth Of the Saline, the
two streams are only forty yards apart
The Saline is navigable about $50 miles
J. within % miles of Pine Bluff. ...
tUE4'F 81 t3-' A-'i't
; AT CARYNdI4LE,
Il little settlement landing, the. maif
overflow terminates, and we. come t.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-03-06
FOREIGN INTELLIGRNCH.

struggle is pending.
FOREIGN INTELLIGRNCH.
VERSAILLES, March f. Emperor
William reviewed the German Land
wher, guards, artillery and pioneers i'll
the Bots de Boulogne yesterday. Prince
Frederick William, General Moltke and
Count Bismarck were present.
All distinctions as to persons passing
into and out of Paris have been re-
moved.
The Emperor goes to Berlin Monday.
/ LONDON, March 4.--The German
troops have all left Paris. The evacua-
ton terminated on Friday morning, the
Sd, at II o'clock, in accordance with the
! terms of the Convention.
a dispatch from Havre, of the Sd,
says that the Mobile and National
| Guards have been disbandCd, and that
the trenches around the city are being
filedup
PARIS, March Mot a German sol
der remains in Paris. The Saxons
passed out at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, marching in front of the Archie De
Triomphe, amid the profound silence
Of few spectators.
/ The Prlssian reader. axe disappointed
at the GOODNESS and implacable attitude
Of the PariSians.
I Several journals have resumed publ
cation.
| The authorities are preparing to dis
band the Gard e5 Mobiles in Paris. The
city is quiet to-day. y number of per-
sons suspected as spies have been ar
rested by the people, and several wo-
men, seen talking with the Prussians
in the Champs Elyses, We're severely
handled. Open air meetings are held
day and night in the Place de Ia I3as-
tile, but no violence reported.
MARKET REPORTS.
NEwORLEAss, March I.-Dcpu9etI
May Flower for the 0uachta river.
Flour-supr. $3.50, double ex. 80,
treble $50.
Corn-&l@63
OatS-G5G68.
Bran .30&I.35.
Hay-prime a2i.G0@; 800.
Pork $3.50.
D., Bacon--9i@9l, 12s and 123.
Hams--sugar cured 163C5l7.
Lard J. fierce l2I@I33; kcg IA.
Sugar--prime 94@l0l.
Molasses-fair to prime $1,000.
Whiskey-westernr ectitied 90@.l 80.
Coffee-prime l4i@l54.
CottOn---active, sales 1890 bales mid
ding at l4s, Receipts SOL bales. Ex-
ports to foreign ports 0,719 bales; coast
wise $3.50. Stock 272, $50 bales.
Sterling 2ls. Sight disc. Gold III.
CINCINNATI, March 4.--Breadstufis
firm and at full prices. Mess pork and
lard dull. Bacon dropping; shoulders
81, sides 1l@l1s. Whiskey 81.
ST. Louis, March 4.--Flour-good
demand and full prices; supr. winter
5.75@5.90; Xxx 6.25C96.a0.
{ COrn-mlXeu 50(G57. 20 % r.t -
Oats--4S@53.
Whiskey--weak at IS.
Mess pork-iower, q .50@2l -
Bacon---easier at 9l@114@lla@l2.
LIVERPOOL, March 4-Noon.--Cotton
opened very dull; middling uplands
barely I'D; middling Orleans 71@s7sd.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Bank
statement shows that loans have in
creased over four. and three-quarter
millions; deposits increased nearly
seven and half millions specie in
creased over three-quarters ola million.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-03-06
TELEGRAPHIC.

Especial to the Daily Telegraph.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-03-06

Adjourned until Tuesday, after pass
ing resolution to adjourn the first ses-
sion at noon on Wednesday,
The case Of Hart against White and
Davis, from the Circuit Court for Lou
isiana, about to come before the Su-
preme Court, presents the question of
liability on note, the consideration OF
which was the transfer ofslave property
made before emancipation.
Morton, Sumner and other extremists
will resist an early adjournment on the
plea that it is unsafe to leave lOyalists
unprotected until December. "A big
struggle is pending.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11
ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IL.

TIE ''IsMS' which are every now and then
imported into the South, and sought to be cul-
tivatcd there, fall upon stony ground, and never
flourish. They do not seem to find congenlal
SOIL This woman suffrage ism is an lustra-
ton. What progress has it made in any of the
Southern States? None whatever. 1t is rejected
and despised by the females themselves, more
even than it is by the men. We suppose there
are not twenty ladies, in Virginia, beyond the
few who mbibed the ism abroad, and brought
it here with them, who would, if they had Il
voice in the matter, vote for it-and the ladies,
generally, who were born at the North, and
now live here, are just as much opposed to 1t,
as the others. This is but an instance. There
are numerous other Of these isms, which
grow UP like mushrooms, and last for
few months or years, but hardly show them
selves across the Potomac. We need not cnume-
rate them-because where they spring up they
are finally rejected by the intelligence Of the
communities where they show themselves
coming as shadows, they so depart. But, it is
a note worthy fact, that none of them originate
here, and hardly any Of them find supporters
or defenders enough to make contest, or to
induce even controversy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

A letter from Richmond in the Baltimore
Sun says that accounts from several portions OF
Virginia represent that larger humber OF
coored people voted the Conservative ticket
this year, than at any previous election. When
the colored people learn wisdom and do not
suffer themselves to be hoodwinked and blinded
and driven by their leaders, there will be more
of them who will vote with the conservatives.
The letter to which We refer says 1--WE gave
you your freedom,' said radica! to a conscr-
vatiye colored man, yesterday. Eyes, sir,
replied the man. land you GIN lots Of us hard
work, poor pay and short rations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

1t was expected in Washington, yesterday,
that the District Supreme Court would, to- day,
render decision adverse to the females who
have entered suit to enforce their claims to vote
in Washington. The court bottom their decision
on the orga.-;? act creating the new district
government, whic.. expressly restricts suffrage
to males. The court, it Is al>o thought, will
dissolve the injunction Of lower cour, against
the four million loan bill passed by the new
Legislative Assembly to carry on local improve
ncntS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11
Eirpinia Elections.

Col. Edmund Pendleton, the Conservative
nominee has been defeated, for the Senate in
the Botetout district by Mr.. VIM NJ Lack
land. independent, by 234 majority.
In Chesterfield county the Conservatives have
pained Il great victory elccting two Delegates.
The Conservatives have elected both delega-
res in Hanover The vote stands: Gardner
Cons, 1881 Thompson (Cons.), 1910;
Davis Rad. }, 1862 Page Rad J, 1880
The commissioners, III Lunenburg, on exam
ming the returns of the election, found them
all Informal and illegal, and 50 reported with
out giving Il certificate to any one. 1t Is sup
poscd the Governor will have to issue writ
Tor a new election in that county.
There are eight counties and two Senatorial
districts yet to be heard from.
We make the following summary: Sent
tors elected and holding Conservatives,
81 still in doubt, = Radicals elected and
holding over, lO-43. Delegates elected
Conservatives, % Radicals, % Of these
eight counties six will probably 90 Conserva-
tive and two Radical-which will make the
next House Conservative, lOl Radical, 81
l32 Conservative, IS; Radical, ~
IS. Whole number, l75: Conservative
majority on joint ballot, %. The full returns
will not vary this more than one or two either
way.
UEss1AN FLY AND JOINT WORM IN WHEAT
j heard during the late fair that the wheat
in several sections of the State was infested With
Hy. Though aware that by many persons an
agricultural fact, when published, becomes
transmuted-by the mere process OF prlntIn!'
suppose, -iIto an untruth, or at best fancI-
flu! conjecture, will venture to advise a RENE
DIV. which have tried satisfactorily. & was
! first suggested to me by the late ). Addison
! Cochran. of Lock Willow, Augusta county, a.
IL rcmedy-in his hand Il perfectly successful
onc-agaiust joint worm; and was, Oh the
recommendation of the Southern Planter, tried
and approved for the same purpose by the late
Captain Buotten, of Madison COUNTY, Il very
sensible and judicouS gentleman.
At later period, found that it had been
recommended, from his own practice. ny the
late the prcScnt-Wm. NJ Tate, OF Au'
Custa. who had communicated II TO the Farm
cr's Register in | think. its fifth volume. What
| | prescribe under the above sanction. l. tWu
| bushels Of airslackcd or watcr-Sackcd lime
Der acre. sown broadcast. on still mornng on
evening.
In nv own case, affirm, that thelan lined
| with >! bushels of lime per acre in the lattcl
part OF Novcmber-thc wheat sowcd I'D Sep
trlnbcr, lS56--was cured OF very bad attack
of the fly which beset it that fall that the ny
came back in the spring in greater and u,'tl
ninishcd numbers. and WAS discovered TOO late
to make the application of lime again and
! that the wheat made more apparently than TIT
average Of the whole field OF which 1t was a
! pat: which field made II 80 6nthS hu,hci> per
acre; land which at that time was newly
taken up Tor improvement, and exempt from
| tly except as to twelve Acres
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

The Philadelphia Record, is an advocate Of
decisive matters in regard to the Indians 1t
ays:-''Thc military commanders Of our from
tier departments are the only proper agents to
take charge of this Indian question, and, I'M
til it is placed wholly in their, hands, there
will never be any security for life or property
to the white settlers of those regions There
is, of course, no objection whatever to the phi
anthrophic efforts now making to pacifcate
and ciyiizc the Indians"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

1t is reported that the Administration are
much disappointed at thcrcsult of the Virginia
election, especially as they had been assured
by the Radical leaders of triumph! 1t is
also said, there is a probability of the removal
of many of the present Office holders, and the
appointment of others who will be more active
in electioncering, and more pronounced in
politics. Some think more colored people will
be appointed to Office in order to secure the
''allcgiance" of that class of voters-who are
getting tired and FESTIVE of being used for the
benefit Of Others
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

Gen Field Marshal Beuedek, died on the
Goth ult, at Vienna During the war Of ltal-
ian independence, in 1859, he was one of the
few Austrian Generals who exhibited much
military capacity. During the brief but de-
cisive war between Austria and Prussia. in
lSGG, he was in command of the army of the
north The Austrian forces were completely
defeated He suffered the penalties of defeat
and was superseded in the command of the
army
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

A petition to the common council Of Rich
moud, Va, has been signed by number Of
business firms, manufacturing interests, and
taxpayers, requesting that 100000 in G per
cent city bonds be paid to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company, conditioned upon its
tunneling Church HILL and running its main
line thereby through Richmond and agreeing
never to discriminate against Richmond, in
the TRANSFORMATION Of FREIGHT or passengers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

The Richmond News says that every day
since the election the colorel imported voters
have been bcseigiug the Custom, House, in the
vain hope Of 6udin5 the Republican Commit
tee. or some of the late candidates who will
pay for their services AMI help them back to the
rural districts whence they came Whenever
they ask for any of these parties there are met
by the reply, Don't live here now, anymore !;
died last Tuesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11
mar ElEU.

In Baltimore, Md, on the Sth instant, at the
residence of the brides father by Rev. DR..
MA, daughter Of Benjamin Price, ESQ, OF BaIti.
more No cards.
BY Rev J. B. Taylor, jr.. on The 9th instant,
in the Baptist Church, ut CharIottrsvillc, Mr.:
J. 3. RURDETT, Of Culpepcr, to Miss N AIRY
MORTON WOODS, daughter Of the late 7. y.
Woods, esq, Of Richmond.
On the 9TH instant. at Mt. Calvary Church,
Baltimore. by Rev. Thos. j. WYATT join D..
SMITH. of Fredericksburg. Va, to Miss j ANE
3. daurhtrr Of Jesse HollingSworth. Of Baltic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

The Supreme Court Of the District of Co.
lumba has decided the Willard case by de-
erecting that J. G. Willard convey to ii. y.
Willard the one half OF the Mansion House
property adjacent to Willard Hotel 10 Wash
ington, upon payment Of on2-half the purchase
money and one half of all costs and cxpcndl-
lures attending the settlement of the title
thereto.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

A letter from Richmond, in the Norfolk
Journal, speaking of quarrel between two of
the newspapers in the former city, sayS:-"The
quarrel is very pretty aud promises sport to
outsiders Now, if newspaper editors and
writer's would only think Of it-that their quar-
rcls do them no manner of good but only af-
ford sport to outsiders there would be but
few of these controversies
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

The election in Allegheny county, Md,
must have been rather curious onc-for the
Cumberland News says :-''rakc it all in all,
inside and outside, on top and On bottom. end
ways and sideways. aud look at in any light
possible, last Tuesdays work is the most as
tonishing event that has traDsprcd III this
county or out Of it for many day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

Washington correspondent Of the Phladel-
phia Press says there is 4 rlmor. Of another
detalcation-th time i'll the city post office.
The story is, that clerk who has been living
rather fast has been discovered to be a de-
faultcr in Il considerable amount.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

PANIC IN a TOBACCO FACToRY.-A great
panic was created in the factory of Mr.. j. b.
Pace, on Twenty between Main and
Fraklin streets, Yesterday which for a short
time gave rise to much alarm and excitement
in the neighborhood. 1t seems that in NOV
ing some tcrces of tobacco in the third story
of the building, some clustering became loosen
cd, and falling on the heads of those at work
on the floor below, created apprehension that
the building was falling, aud instantly a rush
was made for the front windows, and through
these the whole of them jumped to the pave
ment below. a distance Of fifteen feet, and scat
tered in every direction. There were two hun
dred hands employed on this floor. and every
one OF them ran for the windows, prostratiug
in their flight everything in their way One
boy ran to the far end Of the building, ana
pulling up part of the floor, descended through
it to the floor below. The panic extended to
other portions Of the building, and for il time
all operations were suspended. The excite
ment reached even Henrlco County Court. then
in session. and every one ran over to see what
was the matter. So far as our reporter could
ascertain. there were but few casualties. One
man had an arm broken, another had his face
badly cut by dashng through the windows. and
others were more or less bruised in their fall
Ruhmond Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

We arc quite grievcd to see 1t announced in
the Charlottesville Chr3niclc, that Capt. Ear
" says that he gives the thing up, that it was
a fair election, but those Id colored people
arc not to be truStcl' Surely this is not
backing friends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

The New York Tribune thinks that the fund
Ing operations of Mr.. Boutwell, are a failure,
and recommends that, before sending another
bond abroad, to be hawkcd from banking house
to clearinghouse throughout Europe, he will
lust try IL fund the bulk of the debt at home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

TIE FIRST COLORED JURY IN PlrTSYLvA-
MIA COUNTY. The Chatham Tribune Of Sth
inst, says The people Of this county had
an opportunity last Monday to witness novel
sight in court Judge Trcdway had previously
directed the sheriff to summon Il colored venre
for the trial OF Ishmael Liptord, colored char
ged with the murder Of his stepson, an infant
child of his wife by former husband. Of
course this new sight attracted considerable
crowd of both colors to witness the result Of
the experiment The sheriff, as directed. sum-
moneI the most intelligent looking in the coun.
ty and by consent of counsel the first twelve
were sworn to try the case. 1t was somewhat
remarkable that not one Of the jury had ever
heard Of the case before. notwithstanding the
killing was done last December, and some of
the jury lived within ten miles Of the place at
which it was committed. The evidence was
brief but very strong; the case was fully ar
gued and the Jury were not absent after rctir-
lug, longer than fifteen minutes. 1t was case,
from the evidence, which admitted of but one
issue ii guilty at all the prisoner vas necessarily
guilty of murder in the first degree. The jury
however, rendered verdict Of murder in the
second degree, and asccrtaincd the term of i'm
prisonmcnt in the penitentiary at five years !
The prisoner was perfectly rejoiced and evil
IDENTITY dumbtoundered at the verdict.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

In the Court Of Appeals in Richmond, yes
tcrduy, in the case Of Stridcr and Gnld<bnro
Manchester and Potomac Railroad Company,
upon an appeal from the, decree Of the Circuit
Court of Frederick county, the decree WAS at-
firmed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-11

It seems to be now settled that Secretary
Fish wishes to resign, but will remain until the
Commissions under the British treaty are in
full operation. He may therefore. actually re-
sign before the first Of January next.