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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29
Arrival and Departure Of the Mails.


From Monroe l." Nicksburg- Carrying
all mail matter for the Western. Eastern.
Middle Pacific and Atlantic States. and New
Orleans,
Departs daily at I a. NJ;
Arrives daily AT z. NJ. Sundays except
ed.
From shreveport, 10 Monroe
Arrives h:uiy tMniIdays exrcp,ed) AT 11l
+. Nj;
Departs daily Mondays excepted at A. Nj
From Camden .%ri., wa fnrnerVllle 10
Monroe. Lu.,-
Arrives Sundays, Wednesdays and Fri
days at 90 +. NJ:
Departs, Tuesdays. Thursdays, and s'atnr-
days ut 4 A. NJ.
From Monticello, Ark, via Enstrop, 10
Monroe
Arrives Tuesdays Thursdays, aud S,alur-
days at +. NJ:
Departs Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri
days nj / y. NJ.
Arrives Tuesdays. Thursdays and s'atur-
days AT ) Z. NJ:
Departs Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri
DAYS ut & \. NJ.
From uiIIShogo- Ark, via Ounchita City
to Monroe
Arrives Tuesdays. Thursdays and Stature
days at / Z. NJ;
Departs Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri
days at u y. NJ.
All mails closed precisely at ""'rl"ck the
evening previous to departure.
No DELIVERY, except from lock boxes while
opening and asserting mails.
Office hours from s 4. NJ. to 9 =. NJ. except
on Sunday. sundays from 71@ a. NJ. to 81
A. NJ. w. II. DI:;KGRAVE Asst T. NJ.
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Stealing Themselves Rich.

Flakes Bulletin, vi Galveston. Tex
a., & Republican sheet, t. constrained
by the truth and public duty TO declare
the present Legislature OF that state to
be. "the most corrupt body of men
which ever assembled under The. sanc-
ton OF law to rob and plumber the PEG
Pile 1t declares that its members
'fhavc enriched themselves at the ex-
pen5e OF outrageous subsidies, and now
enjoy mansions, bank accounts, rail
road stocks, horses, bucsteS, cigars and
totsdies, TO which they We're heretofore
perfect strangers, and which could not
be had from any ccC',:EnE III their nCt
diem -
But the Texas L"4Ialuture i, no
worse than the other negro carps: bag
and scalaW6e Legislative bodies Of
Louisiana Aillausa9, Mississippi South
Carolina aud Florida. They are each
and all As culiupt as they can he, and
Indictment thereto i the general spirit
Of plumber, and desire to steal them
selves rich pervade5 the Republican
leaders and managers every where. with
m occasional honorable exception Ne
groes never had the capacity for self.
government, and to put them "a ruler.
over white people is n crime for which
there can be no apology but extreme
party necessity. - Ci2cinnuti E,13Hirs.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29
Davis Scandal.
only one.

The reporter Of the New York. Her
aid must have been insane when he
manufactured the scandal published
against the Hon. Jefferson Davis
A denial upon the part Of Mr.. Davis
was unnecessary. From his youth up
through all his eventfuI life. even his
bitterest enemies have awarded him
the highest standard of morality and
virtue. Now in the last days OF his
life he must give public denial to base
charges, made by designing men. The
world demands no such denial, and
Will brand the reporter rs Il liar. Such
reporters should be buried alive
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29
i Coed Law,

The Legislature Of Mississippi, .s We
learn from the Southern Farmer and
Gardener, has passed 4 law entitled can
act to encourage: the cultivation Of
Grapes ana the 7n-ruIactrle OF Wine
from the same tfle Irst section of
which Is az follow:
"Re it enacted, ETC., Tina, any person
or persons engaged IN the cultivat ion Of
the grape and the manufacturing Of
wine there1rom, within the limits Of
this State, may cell the same in any
quantity, free from tax; without ii
cen5e.''
Good for Mississippi,
This is certainly right We hope
Louisiana will At Unce follow in The
good work of encouraging the home
production Of these rich Juice that
make life desirable. Our opinion il
that ii the State will adopt this whole
some legislation the hill lands Of tbs.
Stale will be one vast grape vineyard
ana fruit field
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

works; cease TO throw cold water.
careless,and whitening destinations, and
lulsewarm glances, and give an en-
couraging word, If nothing more. If
You viii do nothing yourselves do N
the kindness to get 0ut of the way of
those who will do something. some
prominent railroad men say, your rail
road certainly il good thing if
you will end il at some point on
our road. In answer TO this we say
that we will aid their rnart With
out assuming To dictate. We claim for
ourselves the thing We grant i" others.
We think our railroau should end on
the banks of the Ouachita, and WH/
end there, long before any other road
comm" from the West on Northwest.
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\ Marvellous Achievement.

y telegram from Cincinnati tell the
following marvellous story.
CINCINN ATT, July !3.-Th" work Of
changing the gauge from six to four
feet nine. inches on the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi railroad, commenced at day
light this morning, and was completed
throughout the entire line, Il distance.
Of three hundred and forty miles, II II
o'clock this morning the average time
for completing the sections was seven
hours. The section at A,iunSOn sta
ton was finished at Il quarter past
four o'clock, and many others III an
early h0nr under The direction of j. l..
Grisvafd, General superintendent. The
entire line of the road was cleared of
the rolling stock ~ midnight last night.
and the same placed At previously dc
aiCnatru stations. The changes in the
track, by which tn" gang" was reduced,
consisted in moving each rail inuartly
:! inches. The interior spikes had
been driven. the ties rhauipercd and
rails on the. curves laid alirrnalc
Spikes had Also been raised. The
work Ter to-day consisted of raising
the rest Of the spikes and moving up
the rails which being fish joint, We're
continuous and rcsriking. To accom-
push lhl~. gangs OF seven men were
placed in charge Of each mile, making
about 300 Workmcu, part of whom
were borrowed from other roads. This
change rank. among the great railroad
lratS of the country. SO far rs track
and supcratructure- are concerned, they
have been under the supervision of
Thomas ID. I.Ovclt, chief engineer.
Narrow gauge passenger ears Will com
mcnce running tomorrow morning.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

san FRANCISCO, Jnly 2l.-lhe Dem
ocracy, hitherto divided into four fac
tons, have agreed upon terms ofpeace,
and promise to become united for the
coming election.
Mrs. Highly, who claimed hat she
had been Knocked down and her skull
broken on account Of the part she had
taken in behalf .! Mrs. Fair, declines
to see the physician sent by the chief Of
police to ascertain the character and
extent Of her injuries. She claims TO
have received Il threatening letter from
Oregon.
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\ Subscriber l'aci!iCd.

COLUMEIA, la, July -, 1874.
Ldito,.S Uuuchifu ISiey,nph:
You will please send me your paper
Or return me the subscription price--I
don't care much which.
Respectfully,
THOMAS r.. MEREDITH.
Our attention not being called special
~ to the l.. in our Indifferent friends
name, his payment was given to an
other subscriber OF the same name "N-
ccpt the initial T.. We very checriuify
return the three dollars, as we don't care
three Straws whether the TEL EGEAPH
is taken by Mr.. Thomas, T.. Meredith
or not. Subscribers are at libcrt V to dis
continue their papers at any time, and
q bare hint to that effect is sufficient
We desire this fact to be borne pnrticu-
larly in mind by our patrons,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29
A SiIr-ROunLer.

The Atlanta Sun seu,is this sun
stroke at the Courier-J ournai:
The Louisville Courier Journal saws
Mr.. Stephens "has gained niue pounds
in weight since he has been an editor. -
and adds, t'he must have had one of
his editorials in his pocket when he
was last weighed" II the editor of
the Courier-Journal We're to put one of
his editorials in his pocket he would
go up like balloon.
The immortal Prentiss is dead, and
We doubt the wisdom of the iessei, Ifghtg
using his wit Our brother of the
Journal had better quit for there is much
truth in this nine Do,u1dfi..
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29
Radical Trickery Exposed.

The following special dispatch from
Washington to the Cincinnati En-
uuire, ventilates piece ofsronndrelisIn
perfectly in keeping with the character
Of Radical party:
One Of the vilest and most con-
ternptibtc OF Radical tricks has just
been unearthcd here, and is to be made
= matter Immediate investigation.
Messrs. Beck and Blair, the Demo
cratic members of the ku-klnN Com
nittee here, have been greatly surprised
at the non-appeafancc OF prominent
Southern gentlemen who had been
sommOned a. witnesses before the com
mittee, and who, it was well known,
were in 4 position to give Il correct
and truthful view Of the Southern situa-
ton. In view of the unaccountable
delay in the arrival of these witnesses,
Il dispatch was sent to the Southern pa
pers last night stating the surprise that
was expressed, and especially men-
tioning as a singular circumstance that
such men as General Wright and Gen
eral Gordon and Hon. II. Hardeman,
jun, of Georgia, who We're thoroughly
cOnversant with affairs in their State,
had failed to appear in answer TO the
summon.
This dispatch was published this
morning, and before l O'Clock to-day
the following telegram was received
from one of the parties named as 4
dilatOry witness:
"MAcOS, Ga, July q, 1871.
"Mr. -: telegraphed July II that
was ready to report. Received, July
Il, from j. r. French, a reply that I
| need not come, as the committee have
not time for more witnesses.
(SignedD "T. HARDENIAS .JuN.'
The J. X. French mentioned is the
Radical Sarseant-at-Arn rms OF the Sen
ate, and he also acts as Marshal Tor the
Ku-l<luN Committee and sends out all
supCenas. Mr.. Harleman's dispatch
was sent ut once to Mr.. Beck WhO call
ed the attention OF the committee to il
without delay, and demanded An i'm
mediate investigation. French was
sent for but he could not he found, and
the inquiry was put of until to-mor
row, and meanwhile new supansa
were ordered to issue. for Hardenlan
| and all others who We're supposed to
have been deceived and kept away by
french's lying and unauthorized tcle-
grams, for the presumption is that
Hardeman tx not the only witness who
has been kept away by him. The
question now arises whether French
did this on his own responsibility, or
whether he vas urged to it by the Rad
| zeal members of the committee. Ger
in it is that the com mittet. as 4 whole
did not authorize il, and when Mr.
Hardeman's dispatch was read to day
every member seemed surprised.
MeSsrs. Blair and Beck are ,eterm ined
to Sift the matter TO the bottom, and
find ont who is responsible for the at
tempt to suppress the truth. French
went from Ohio to North Carolina af-
ter the war, and he came up from that
State as a carpet-bag Congressman.
He believes in and sweal.s by Senator
Pool, who is n member Of the XII X lux
Committee.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29
state Aid to Railroads.

The Little Rock Gazette, Of the nth,
contains an able article giving the his
tory of all the railroads in the State,
which have received State aid. IT as
serts that not one mile of road hIs been
built with this aid, which would not
have been built without il, and proves
that the aid in most cases retarded the
work, Although millions Of bonds
have been issued, the roads have not
been built. 1t proInceS the whole
scheme & huge farce, :: ''progrcsSive'
movement to line the pockets Of these
railroad men with bonds
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

BY resolution of the Directory of
the Texas Pacific Company, the ma
chine shops ofthat company have been
located at Shreveport, as we learn from
Col. Williamson of that city. 1T is
expected that the Southern Pacific road
from Marshall to Shreveport viii be
purchased by the Texas Pacific Com
pany In few days
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29
First Bale of Cation

The Galveston Bulletin record, the
arrival there on the 23d inst, OF the
first bale of cotton. 1t came from Rut
terworth's plantation, Colorado county.
1t classes Low Middling, Weighing $50
pounds, ana was sold at ~ cent? per
pound, gold. The bale OF cotton goes
to New York by express. Galveston
is ahead this year beyond doubt
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29
THE REAL ISSUE.


The st. Louis Times states the issue
between the Democrats and the Radi-
calls to be as follows:
This, then, is the issue: Shall we
have a centralized or a local system of
government? Are the States TO govern
themselves, or are they to be governed
by a strong central government, with
out consideration Of local interests other
than those Immediately nearest the cap
ital2 All other questions, however inn
portant ia themselves, are relatively
side issues, to be decided on their own
embodied in the above issues, as the one
or other party shall be successful in the
approaching campaign.
We think this has been the issue for
many years. In fact, it has been the
grand fight from the formation of the
CONSTITUTIONAL other questions being
side issues.
A centralized national power has
been the leading idea Of that class of
statesmen who now control the Gov
eminent. Emancipation was only Il
side question with the great Abolition
party in its formation. 1t looked to one
grand central power, knowing that the
emancipation of slaves would follow rs
consequence.
Men have studied the history OF par
ties to little purpose who give the a bu-
iitiOn party no further purpose than to
free the negro. The Radical party
child of the frat-eared but little what
might be the result of emancipation,
only so far as it centralized the power
OF the Government To-day they are
Indifferent as to what may be the good
or evil Of freedom to the colOred race,
but are still bent on their original pur-
pose, and that is to destroy or make
powerless the rights of the States and
have one great national government.
The war itself was waged against us
and our institutions not indeed 20 de-
stroy those institutions only as conse-
quence of the struggle, but waged to de-
stroy the power and rights OF the States
and transfer the power to the capitol.
This is the grand purpose of the Radical
party to-day, and the only item in their
platform worth Il moments notice. IF
we love our rights and local self-gov-
eminent, we simply file general de
NAL, and the issue for 1872 is made up
1t ia nonsense to talk about "dead i,-
sues" aud "new departures" We must
look at the one great purpose ofthe Rad
icais and shape our course to meet their
movements and dispute every inch
Every point we yield is like taking a
block from the Wheel-tlie wagon more
easily moves on to the central head
Every point disputed, is a clog to the
wheel, and delays the accomplishment
of the final end.
We notice many prominent Demo
cratic journals warning with each other
about the departure and deod issues.
Webeg them to dry upsuch fpolishness,
and look to the only point claiming the
serious attention of the American pco-
pie: Centralized power, or local state
rights. This is the -. : sss.- and the
only one--~----.ie'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

Hunter vs. John Clement ct al, from
Rapides. This suit involved the late
act of the Legislature as to Police Jul
ries-that the Governor did not sign
the bill Until six weeks after the LegiS-
lature adjourned held that the signing
was good, and the act constitutional
the appointments held good.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

The Chattanooga railroad Is still III
trouble, ana likely 10 be until the cyuft
Teceiie their icGqts. There i something
rotten about the management OF this
road. 1t is very strange to us that Mr..
Stanton can't get money to settle the
debts thatso much binders the pros
perity of the road.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29
STATE NEWS HY PARISHES.
MADISON


The journal says:
The late rains and judicious cultiva-
ton have improved the appearance of
the cotton crop.
The river is still falling al lhi> point.
cADDO.
The Gazette and Flag, Of he 2::rd,
says:
Our exchanges from Tie. country
which Trades IT shreveport, report in
jury TO the corn crop from the late
drought. hni owing 10 the large area
planted, assert that enough will be
raised for home consumption. We
hear more favorable accounts of the
cotton crop. If the rain which came
in abundance on the :22nu inst. was
general, il will be of inrstimable bene-
ii, hotl, to the corn and cotton crops.
CLAIBORNE.
The -AiyOrltc says:
The weather is still hot and dry
Vegetation in town is about played
ont. The crops within Il few miles of
town are Il great deal better than they
are reported. The worst looking crops
seem TO be around Homer, four and
five miles from town. We think that
~
able cotton crop.
IlENNII.LE.
Tho Rural Times says:
Scarcely h:td our paper gone to- press
last week before our immediate locality
was visited with Il cOpious shower of
rain, which was repeated for several
days in SuccesSiom, and so far AZ we
know they have been general. Some
places, however, have very probably
been missed. These. rains came in a
very propitious time, and have i'm
proved the corn prospects considerably,
though much of the crop was too far
u6nn 10 he retrieved.
The Lnni%iana Farmer remarks:
y gloomy prospect is, we learn, I've
fore onr planters, for We doubt that
there Will be half enough corn made in
this section to do the country. Cotton
continues to grow and looks WE'LL and
al this wiring stands from hipto waist
high with 4 good crop of yOun. bOllS,
and loaded with form, and blossoms
and, should We oct = good rain before
its growth is checked by the dry wealth
or, We may feel safe ON an aNerepe. weld
JACKSON.
The Standard has the tulluwinn:
On Thursday evening, the l2th inst. ,
just before dark, til" dry goods store Of
Capt. NJ. 3. Kidd, of this place, was
entered by the back lnor and the
amount ni Twelve or fifteen hundred
dollars stolen from the drawer.
Ih'. robbery must have been conn
mittri III very few ,IninntrS, and the
time of day in which it was done shows
that we have = very daring thief in our
midst. The deed was committed while
the clerk OF Inc store was absent for his
supper, and the fact that he was gone
but q few minutes shows that the rob-
Der WAS on the look out and knew eX-
actlN when to- act. The circumstances
attending this bold crime show that it
was evidently committed by some one
we'll acquainted with the store and per-
frrtly familiar with everything about
it. There is, as yet, no clue 10 the
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

Oh, send your old troublesome
thoughts to the wind, not cuddle them
close to your breast as if they were
angels of mercy instead of ministers of
evil. Everybody has trouble of some
kind, and it is the hounden duty Of
each to rise above it. The Lord sends
all kinds ofmessengers to teach ns how
large and mercitul and patient His
love is, and it dose not matter in what
shape they came, if Our hearts will
only lot them do their appointed work
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

Collector Casey, the Presidents
hrotfer-in.iaw, says he Fshas used the
New Orleans custom house 10 kin Of
Governor WarmOth and Senators * Ell
!ogg and Harris, and has fixed things
for Mr.. Grants electiOn.' lie also
declares that par9On Conway, the State
Radiral superintendent of education, is
4 "dead beat Verify, the. Radical
laundry of 1 louisiana is = great @,,ccece
in washing dirty linen.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

The Augusta Bulletin say $500 900
stock (noi dollar hoHusj has been sub
Scrihed to the White river valley rail
road running" from Jack @Onpo1t to Fine
Bluh'. That paper also says, this Is
sufficient to build three feet ruaped
road between these places. II will be
remembered tina, this j. the road
which extends through Camden ia
shreveport.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

Ehr New Orleans Bee HiVa%a tabular
statement, taken from the Auditors
report -! The expenditures for public.
printing, which sums up the enormous
total of SGl9 ISL ST. This money was
paid I"r stat" printing, and does not
refer To parish printing, which j. paid
by polio" jurors and individuals. The
history Of the most corrupt legislation
III al l"rin"r Tunes, does not present
parallel OF piund"r equal To this.
Every honest man should sustain
Governor Warnoth in his refusal 10
recognize the bills OF these public plum
dHrcr2 .- '}uIittj1.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

n correspondent OF the Rural New
ork cautions farmers boys against
killing the crows. He says "they car
rN wagon loads of worms of from the
farm. Without them aud the other
birds we could not liNe.N
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

a letter from Paris says that thirty
thousand persons, including. six thoua-
and women and children, We're sllueh-
tered in til" suppression of the Com
mune. There have been 80 900 prison
erS captured and the police are. hunting
for 30 900 more
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

canada sheep grower who iasten-
eel a dozen large, loud bells to as many
WetherS, says he never incurred loss by
dogs, while his neighhors, who neg
lected the precautiOn, suffered severely,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

y larg" force is now engaged in 9ra-
ding tn" Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad, ON the Arkansas river. In
III" next year, if not sooner, this great
road viii reach the south bank of Up
per Red River, ana then steamers viii
carry all the cotton from above the raft
To the terminus, if II through route is
NOT opened. This is 4 plain statement
Of Il Seli-eNident fact. Will our mer-
chants take warming in time"-B,,Ue-
tin.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29

Colonel MrCook the Democratic cam
didat" for Governor, opens his canvass
of Ohio, July -, and from that time
until tho election, vii! speak nearly
every day in different parts of the
state. He viii he assisted BY able,
eloquent speakers, Among them Sena-
tor Thurman, and the Radicals will be
pushed 10 the wall on all the live issues
OF the day. General NoycS, the Raui-
cal candidate ,repudiates General Grant
and his administration, ,lenounpss the
san Domingo job, and Tia" revenue
SWindlc, and thus attempts to Nar,i of
the blows of the Democrats Rut this
Is n Iati"ai '''lepartLrr' that will not
work. There is going to he very little
good Lord, good DeVil' i'm the next
Presidential election. The lines win
be strictly drawn and Gen. NoypS won't
sc, amy hnt Jarohin votes by "depart-
ing from Grant and abusing san Do
ningo, 50 long rs he heads Il Radical
ticket
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-29
<oI'I HERN rNEHIIM STORE
T.. \ TA I.ER

il"...... tu,'W street, .Nr,c O,y.,u,,s. ,ll5
Diplomas aud cold Medals al the first
lex as state Far at Houston, Texas
Diplomas al The second Missi@Sirri s;ta5o
Fair i, Jackson, Miss.
a. on hand and is constantly receivinq~
large and we'll seieCird stock oi Wa, ..he-
ll!ck@. .'eWelIy, SILVER aud Plat I'd W arch
Spectacle and Eve Glaaqe.i, and Fancy
Good. All of which are offered u, gle.tly
reduced prices.
sole y nrntS of The. celebrated watches or
thhS' r.. J'roi and lh0s. Eus.,.-ll & Sons
Msiaonir and Odd frllow.s Jewels Natrhe,
and lt"eifE carefully repaired. Diamonds,
ir >''- i'"'. l.. lN'n- nlH;Un