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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-19

UNFoRTuNATE AcC1DENT.-Yesterday after
noon as one OF the Rutledge street cars was going
up Meeting street, Henry Gercken, youth about
Is years Of age, attempted to jump upon the front
platform Of the car. while 1t was in motion, just
opposite to Whites marble yard. He slipped In
the attempt, and fell the side Of the car, with
his feet on the track. The front wheel passed
over his left ankle aud right foot dislocating the
ankle and breaking some OF the smaller bones.
The right foot was slightly cut, and one OF the
toss mashed. he was speedily picked up and
taken into the drug store OF DR.. b. Baer. The
wounds were dressed by physician, and the suf-
ferer was soon after sent to his residence, corner
Smith and Warren streets. The conductor and
driver OF the car both state that the boy had made
no sign to indicate that he desired to get on the
car and also that they did not see him until after
the accident had occurred.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-19

CRoQUEr! CRoQUEr CRoQUET Him
mense reduction in price The largest Field
Croquet at 81.
IIAsEL STREET BAZAAR AND No. 1si KING ST.
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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-19
mayl9-1

GDUTEvRHIER Bros,
mayle-1 Successors.
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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
A High Compliment from Radi.
cal Source.

The Cincinnati Commercials
Nashville correspondent (H. v
Redtield), in Il letter, pays the
'straitors" and 'srebels" of the
South the following compliment:
1.-The Southern people loathe a
man who uses a public Office to
enrich himself. Whatever may
be their faults, they are honest.
They do not worship the almighty
dollar to the extent of bartering
away their honor for ii. The
old Southern tire-eating Demo-
Gratis, we are taught, We're wicked
men and wicked they were about
some things, but they did not use
their offices to fill their pockets.
They did not form rings to make
money, or establish gift enter
prises. This old fashioned hon
csty, this abhorrence of any thing
that looks like prostituting pub
lie offices to private gain, is as
srbhOrrent to the Southern people
now as it ever was, and probably
more SO, for they have been call
ed upon since the war to have
considerable experience with that
sort of thing, and to know il is
not to love it, especially when it
is done at their expense. For
the past six years the Southern
States have been converted into
an arena OF robbery, presenting
a scene of corruption perhaps
uneNampled i'll the worlds histo-
ry. Yes, Southern-born men have
had little to do with it. Your
true Southerner, if he has sense
enough to get an office, has too
much honor to steal. In all my
experience as correspondent of
the Commercial, in the different
Southern States, l have found
the worst thieves, the most in-
satiate robbers, to be Northern
men. There has been more stolen
in South Carolina or Louisiana
since the war, than in all the
Southern States put together,
from the revolution to 1S6O.' .
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
Shakespeare and the Bible.

Shakespeare constantly reminds
us of the Bible; and when q
passage comes to mind, the ori-
gin of which is uncertain, II com.
mon impression is that ii must
belong either to the Bible or the
great poet; and no other autho,
excites the same feeling i'm IN
equal degree. There are some
curious parallel passages which
show that "the bard of Avon
was familiar with the Scriptures,
and drew from them many of his
ideas. For instance
Othello-"Rutle am | in my
speech"
Bible-"But though 1 be rude
in speech" e Cor. ri. G.)
Witches in Macbeth-"Show
his eyes, and 2rievc his heart
Bible-"Consumc thine eyes,
and grieve thine heart" q Sam.
Macbeth-"Life's but IL walk
ing shadow
Bible-"Man walketh in Il vain
show" Ps. xxxix. g.
Macbeth-"We will din with
harness on our back
Bible-"Nicanor lay dead in
his harness. e Mac. Nv. 2S.).
Banquo-"Woe to the land
that is governed by u child
Bible-"Woe to thee, o land,
when thy king is child"
(Eccles. X. 1G.)
Timon of Athcns-"Who can
call him his friend that dips in
the same dish %
Bible-"He that dippctl his
hand with me in the dish, the
same shall betray me-"
Similar parallel passages might
be quoted by scores; and we will
finish by asking our readers to
turn to the play of "Troilus and
Cressida," i. 3, and see what an
admirable paraphrasc it is of
Luke xxi. 25, 90.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
MONROE MALE ACADEMY.
cHAS. T.. EVANS, PHIScIrAI,

cHAS. +. EVANS, PHISCIrA.
The second term of this institution Will
commence Oh Monday, 4th of Septemb er
next, L have engaged the services of Prof.
:. c. MCCORMICK, B. $. of the Louisiana
G.ate University. and an efficient assistant
for rSse primary department:
Regular classes adapted for preparing
students either for college or practical bust
ness life, will be organized. Strict discipline
will be maintained, and close attention Civ
en- to the instruction and advancement OF
pupils.
TUITION:
Primary classes, per month, 500; inter-
mediate S4.OO; academic $500; modern
languages, each extra per month, $500; book
keeping, extra per month, S4oo; incidentalS,
per term, Sl.0O.
Boarding can be had in private families
at $500 per month. The scholastic year
will consist of forty weeks-ten months
divided into two terms of twenty weeks
each. Except for protracted illness, there
will be no deduction for absence in tuition
from date of entrance till close of the term.
Monroe Aug l2. 1871, i1-tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

MIR. Seward is home again at
Auburn, \. Y, after having made
the circuit of the world, and re-
cciving the congratulations of
his townsmen. He is really one
of the most remarkable men that
this country has ever produced,
possessing attributes of greatness
that few others can boast of, and
at the same time capable of mean
nesses with which none desire to
be accredited. Take him as an
average man, however, and Amer
ica may well be proud Of his
genius; but he can never he hen
president.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
EEMALE INSTITUTE,
MONROE, La.
Rev. Charles F. Evans, Principal.

The second term of this Institution Will
commence on Monday, 4th Of September
next, in the Methodist f. Church in Monroe.
A thoroughly competent teacher has been
employed who, with myself, will give faith
tul attention to the advancement of the
classes.
1ttition per term OF tpenty ueckS:
Primary classes $l5. 90; intermediate $40. 90;
academic $500; music, extra, 100; modern
languages, extra each, $500; bookkeeping.
extra, $500; incidentals Sl.O0
From the date of entry to the close Of the
term no deductions will be made for alb
sence, except in cases Of protracted sickness.
Reports of standing of pupils will be made
monthly.
1t will be greatly to the interest of the
scholar and the school for those intending
to patronize either the Male or Female
school to start promptly on the 4th of Sep
tember. For further information apply to
c. r. EVANS, Principal.
Monsoe, Aug. IL, 1871. 47-tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

Recently the officers of a
school district in Windham,
Conn, drafted u call for school
meeting, writing it in purple ink,
and signing it with black. The
notice was posted, as usual, but
the purple soon faded entirely out
leaving the signatures. a citizen
took down the notice, filed out a
draft for several hundred dollars
over the signature, and presented
it. Although the money was
not demanded, yet these com
mittee-men will hereafter use
black ink.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
Taxation and Reputation.

Since December1, 1870, there has
been paid into the Treasury Of the
State of Louisiana five millions.
four hundred and forty-one thou
sand, two hundred and fOrty-two
dollars and eighty cents. Tho ex-
penses of the government for the
same period were six-milliOns
four hundred and sixty-five thou
sand, five hundred and seventy
five dollars and thirty cents. Ex-
cess ofexpenditures over receipts,
one million, twenty-four thousand
three hundred and thirty-two
dollars and fifty cents.
The taxpayers of Louisiana are
already taxed more than they are
able TO bear, and yet their burden
will have to be increased in order
to meet this excess ofexpenditures
over the receipts. If the work
of retrenchment is not soon COM
menced, the people will have to
take matters into their own hands,
and resort to tho only means
left to free themselves of the
onerous burden Of taxation which
hangs like an incubus over their
industry and enterprlse--REPU-
DIATIoN.
If the Taxpayers are forced to
this last resort, they can accept
it without any compunctions of
conscience; for they are not in
honor bound to pay the large in-
crease of the State debt within
the last three years. They have
had no voice in the management
Of public affairs, and their rights
and interests have been almost
wholly ignored 7by the molly
horde who have been foisted into
power by the anamolous condition
of things resulting from the late
war. The people will not resort
to Reputation only Us last rem
edy and as a necessity to save
themselves from financial ruin.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
Frank Moore.

DARISH SURVEYOR for Ouachita, and
General Land Agent for North I.ouis-
ana, will attend to any business i'll this or
adjoining Parishes. Parties wishing to sell
or purchase real estate in this section will
find it to their interest to address him. He
I,:s for sale several fine bodies of land i'll
Duachita, Richland, Morehouse; lin
and Caldwell Parishes. Persons wishing to
sell will send bers, description as to inn
provements, and terms. Having formed
connections III both Washington and New
orleans, he is prepared to represent litigants
in cont ested land cases, obtain patents, &c.
Office rear room of Richardson & McEnery s
Law Office. For particulars address him,
OF Richardson Il MclCnery, Monroe, La.
August =, 1870.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
CT. LOUIS UNIVERSITY.

This institution, so long and worthily
known to the citizens of Louisiana, will re-
open on September 4th, 1871. 1t offers its
students every facility for obtaining a thor
ough classical IND COMMERCIAL
~ LCA 1lON. Terms: FOR board, tuiti1n
$500. For details, see Catalogue to be had
of Rev. L. Gergaud or NJ. r. Breard, Mon,
roe, La. f. X. STUNTEBECk,S :. !.
Aug. 10, 1871. 47-tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
distin mlliShcd cN-GOvern,

y distinguished cN-Governor
of Ohio, famous for storytelling,
relates that on one occasion,
while addressing 4 temperance
meeting at Georgetown, ID. c..
and depicting the misery caused
by indulging too frequently in
the flowing bowl, his attention
was attracted by the sobS Of a
scedy-looking individual in the
rear part of the room. On going
TO the person and interrogating
him, he was told the usual tale of
woe-among other sad incidents
that, during his career Of vice,
he had buried three wives. The
Governor, having buried Il few
wives Of his own, sympathized
deeply with the inebriate, and
consoled him as much as in his
power. Said he, "The Lord has
indeed afflicted you The mour-
ner, sobbing, replied: eyes, yes
he has," and pausing a moment
arret HIS he-eenttifft'
ued: "but | don't think the
Lord got much ahead of me, fo1
as fast as he took one | tool
! another"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

Quite a sensation was produced
in Louisville last week by the
announeement-tlf that General fS-B:
Buckner had gained a suit in
Chicago involving property in
the latter city to the amount OF
81 900, 900.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

Ever since the New York Tri-
bune Office was burned out, in
1916, IthHt journal has kept al
ways on hand duplicates of every
thing needed for the publication
of the paper, forming, in fact, a
complete duplicate Office,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

One Of the most thrilling Incl
dents connected with the Chicago
fire is related by Mr.. Il. J. Tink-
ham, of the Second National
Bank. Before the fire had reach
ed the bank building on Monday
morning Mr.. Tinkham succeeded
in getting $6OO,OOO in greenbacks
out Of the safe. This amount he
placed in trunk, and hired q
colored man to convey it to the
Milwaukee depot, promising the
man $1,000 for the job. Fearing
to be recognized in connection
with the precious load, Mr.. Tink-
ham followed the man at some
distance, but owing to the crowd
ed condition of the streets soon
lost sight of him. Being overtak-
ell by the fire Mr.. Tinkham had
several narrow escapes from be-
ing suffocated, and at last being
driven to the lake, succeeded in
working his way to a tugboat
and was taken around to the
Milwaukee Depot, where he
found the colored man awaiting
him, according to promise, witt
the trunk safely in his possession
Mr.. Tinkham paid the price stip
ulated, and taking the money
deposited it safely in bank.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
Trenton. Homer and Fulton Rail-
road.


From Il lengthy editorial arti'
Gle in the New Orleans Bulletin
!. of the l4tl,, referring to this road.
we extract as follows:
1t is Il remarkable consider;a-
ton in favor of this company
that it is not endowed by the
State, and does not expect to ap-
peal for aid to the legislature.
In this fact alone it has an in
trinsic claim to public confidence.
Bona .fde subscribers will not he
left in painful doubt as to how
much of it's nominal stock is
merely bogus, having gone for
no money in hand, and for no
expectation of any, to lobby
brokers and purchaseable legis-
tors. Its stock, therefore, AS far
as taken by solvent individuals
or corporations, will represent
real capital, available for road
construction and as valid basis
of credit. The company calcu-
lates that the counties in Arkan-
sas through which the road is to
pass will contribute each $780,
600, and that Louisiana towns
and parishes will severally take
liberal amounts of stock. And
Mr.. Flournoy. the President of
the company, is now in the city
to confer with merchants aud
others as to the expediency on
their part of assisting it tinan-
cially, in however limited q meas
ure, SO that it may push on the
work. with the utmost dispatch to
grasp the cotton production in
the North Louisiana parishes be-
tween the Ouachita and Red
river, and bring it to the naviga-
BILE waters of the Ouachita for
shipment to New Orleans. For
this purpose that gentleman, now
stopping at the City Hotel, will
remain until next Wednesday.
Mr.. Flournoy is confident that,
with sixty miles of the roadbed
completed, say to some point in
Claiborne parish on the border of
Arkansas, the company can bor-
row, by placing q regular loan,
all that it may want for subse-
quent operations.
Beyond doubt this enterprise
is we'll worth the attention of
our business people. The upper
Red river country, the region
which it proposes to penetrate
and open up for trade, is not on
ly highly adapted to cotton, but
the staple production of much of
| Sc <34aksrnA %o o<NvncScf Nf r,rnss1 IN
pork, and all those articles which
are now known under the head
of Western produce. FIGURING
mills may be expected to spring
up at Fulton or in its vicinity,
and even pork and beef packeries.
st. Louis is reaching down by
several routes for the grain and
live stock, as well as the cotton,
of this region. But it's grain
and live stock, converted into
flour and meat, would not go to
st. Louis to find it's way to
Southern consumption or to a
seaport for foreign market. With
direct means of transportation to
New Orleans, to New Orleans
they would come, and the upper
Red river cotton would assuredly
come along with them. In re-
turn for these would go up from
this city various dry goods and
imported groceries, which, for
ready money or it's substantial
equivalent, can he bought here
quite as cheap as in st. Louis,
and in many particulars consider
ably cheaper, whatever may be
said to the contrary. Does not
this subject merit more than n
passing thought from our com
mercial community
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

Tho undersigned tax kes pleasure in making
known that he ia now we'll prepared as
before the war, if not better, TO do all kinds
of work, either in
Manufacturing or Repairin9
EARRlAGE les. BCGGIES. HACKS. ETC.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

Ready made work kept on hand speci-
mems of which may be seen by calling at the
Factory. He will also carry general
Blacksmith shop arranged to do all kinds OF
April 2o, 1896. n3o-s FIR. ENDoM.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

\ Baltimore paper says that
Hon. Jefferson Davis has taken
a house, and will in future make
that city his home.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

saw u man on Monday night
looking intently and seriously at
his block of five-story stores on
Water street, then writhing and
roaring in the flames, l knew him
and watched him. His gaze was
rivited. I pitied him heartily
for judged that he was on the
verge of despair. AT last 1 ven
tured to approach and break his
reverie. IBffafze,- what are
you thinking of" said l. "Ah--h'
said he, with a smile, Il wa:
thinking that the rats must b'
catching h--ll.'-Chicago Cor.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

The largest single contract for
railroad construction ever made
for work in the United States
was closed in New York, Octo-
Der 81, by w. ID. Mann, eXecu-
tive officer of the Mobile and
Northwestern Railroad. The con-
tract is for the entire line from
Mobile, Ala, to Helena, Ark.
$50 miles. The road is to be
completed by December 81, 1873
The work is to be commenced at
once and 5000 men employed Us
rapidly as they can be gathered
The iron for this large section OF
road is now being made in Great
Britain.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

In Wow of the result of the
recent elections in Pennsylvania
and Ohio, the Pittsburg Post
now comes out for Thos. A.
Scott for President, as the man
to carry Pennsylvania against
Grant, by an overwhelming ma
jority.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

What grows bigger the more
you contract ity Debt.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

Joaquin Miller, the poet of the
Sierras, and the latest literary
celebrity, has started for South
America via Oregon. His last
poem, which is considered one Of
his best, will appear in Scribner's
Monthly for November and he
has written IL characteristic mi
ner's story, which will be pub
lished in an early number of the
Monthly.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
Il. ". Mc6'rasllis..

4 TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, La.
N will practice i'll Ouaclita and adjacent
parishes and in the Supreme Court at Mon
roe June II, 1871.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
Morrison Il Farmer.

TIORNEYS AT LAW, MONROE. Ia,
n will practice i'll the Courts of the Pa
,lshes OF Duuchi;a, Morehouse, Richland,
Franklin and CALDWELL, i'll the supreme
Court, and in the United states Courts.
Will also attend To all business intrllSted to
lhem in the State and Federal Land Offices.
la..,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
.ioHS M'ENERT. =. d.
j. IL -. ID. NIcEM cry.

4 TrORNEIS AT LAW, Monroe, La.,
n practice i'll the Parish and District
Courts of Ouachit:t, Morehouse, Franklin,
i.ichland, Caldwell and Catahoula Parishes,
in the supreme Court at Monroe, and Uni
red States Courts. Particular attention paid
10 business in the Land Office Department
of the General Government. nl7tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
II AHDSoS, JAS. u. M'EST:
Richardson a. NIcEnery.

4 irORNEHS AT LAW, Monroe, La.
n practice in all the Parishes OF North
Louisiana, in the Supreme Court at Monroe,
the Federal Courts, and in the Land Office
depart ment OF the General Government.
nl9tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

The polygamy trials at Salt
Lake are progressing. The Nor
mons plead they had no inten-
ton of committing crime in
plurality. In marriage, the in
tention was essential to con-
viction, and they could not be
guilty of adultery, because they
were married according to the
nsagcs Of the Mormon Church.
\ number Of additional arrests
for IaSciviOuSncSS was made.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

ISAIAH GARRETT. FEANkIiS dARRETf.
Garrett ~ Garrett.
1 I"rpRNEIS AT LAW, corner Wood
n and st. john Streets, (opposite Record
er'S otliceJ, Monroe, La. Jan. |, 1871. ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
a. l.. slack. .

4 rI0rORNEY AT LAW and Commis
N sioner for Texas. Office Wood Street
Monroe, La. Prompt attention given to col
iections i'll North Louisiana. Aug. %, 6S.5:l
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

We copy from the New York
Sun the following thrilling Incl
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

The National Insurance Con-
vention was largely attended, Mr..
Miller presiding. He believed
the New York companies will be
able to pay ninety per cent, but
should have time to gather their
resources. He believed the fire
at Chicago the result Of badly
constructed buildings, and stated
that in Paris or London, the fire
would have burned itself out in
one block.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
A Foreigner not as Good as Negro.

In the little State of Rhode
Island property qualification in
real estate has always been de-
manded of foreign-born persons
as qualification for exercising
the right of suffrage. The negro
now votes without it. An at
tempt has been lately made to
amend the Constitution SO as to
allow the foreigner-the German.
the Irishman, the Englishman and
tho Scotchman-the same rights
as negro. But the proposed
amendment has been voted down
by q vote of G366 against to 1884
in favor. Republican Rhode
Island, therefore, still adheres to
the proposition that, for voting
purposes. the foreigner shall be
hold not to he equal, but inferior,
to the negro. At the same time
the voters declared against the
repeal of the registry tax. This
tax operates to the disadvantage
of the poor and in favor of the
rich. 1t is often made so high
that none but the rich can afford
to vote. 1t is also an clement of
corruption, rich men registering
poor ones in consideration of their
votes. These principles of gov
ernment are still to be retained
in Rhode Island by the votes of
the Republican majority. sd
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
IL. Ii. Cobb.

a T"rORNEH At LAW, MONROE, Ia
n Aug. 10, 1871. 6r4-ir
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-28

We have all the modern improvements in
the profession. One Or the other to be found
at the Office at all times. febll, II. ly