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The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10

| The complexion of this great work ,
which the energy of the Mrssrs. stanton
| has achieved in the face of many obSta-
short period of time, is now IN accom-
pishrL fact. Thc Meridian t;nzcttr
says:
This important road which extends
from Meridian to Chattanooga, and is
two hundred and nincty-siX miles in
length, was nisi,ci on Monday night.
The work Of driving the silver spike
was fixed for Monday, and Il large
number of ladies and gentlemen went
up that morning to be present on that
interesting occ:,sion; but the elements
in torrents; the men had to suspend
work, and the silver spike laid aside
until late Monday night, when it was
driven amidst the firing of cannon and
the shouts of the ChinamGn and nc
grocs. The first through train ar
rived here yesterday and connected
with the Chattanooga Express for Mo-
bile and New Orleans. Trains, con-
ncctiOns and schedules will be all ar
ranged in \ day or two, when we may
look for tho tide of travel to the North
and the Watering places, to change to this
new and important line, where time
will be made equal to amy road in the
country. IT will be one of the best pay
ing roads in the South, and with its
| connections here and ut Chattanooga ,
| must be OF great benefit to Meridian
and the surrounding. country.
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LIFE INSURANCE coMPANlE

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
DIEDMONT AND ARLINGTON
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA..
tapata' Aspata PAD up an" secured ''''.'''' m "
Policies issued during tho last two
years, "Ver.............. 5000
W: &: C>EiINc'nN, President:
u. }. HARTSOOK, Secretary.
bH. G. II. PEkRONE, Medical Adviser.
pr. CI!As: II. SMITH, Medical Adviser.
ID. II. FACKLER. Actuary.
w. 4. Isaacs, y. II. Maury.
W; G; Darlington, y: /: Harsto"k,
J. l.. Edwards, w. III. Palmer,
A. Y. Stokes, G. IL. Perronc,
John Finders, j. !. Hopkins,
W. G. Taylor, J. G. Williams,
George $. Palmer.
All of Richmond, Virginia.l
officers ttn'i Directors Of tic Branch Oifce
II. Nc,o Orleons:
DABNEY II. MAUEY, President,
GEN. G. II. EEAURE';AIiD, Vice Prcs't
DIRECTORS:
ID. II. Maury, Gen. G. II. Beaurc@artl,
tCn. f'raNton bragg, DIR. w. ii. liOlcDmbp,
Col. G. q. Garner, X. NJ. Simmons,
Col. -. A. Wilson, Col. ThOs. Macon,
Edward Nalle, II. $. Barton,
jules G. Denis, Louis Barnett,
w. NJ. Randolph, a. NJ. FOrticr,
Forester Deslondcs.
JoHNC BRECKENRIDGE, General Agent
for Kentucky.
DABNEY ii. MAURY, General Agent for
Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
ODiccrs ant Directors Of Monroe Bot,,d Of
Trustees
Gen. j. FRANK PARGOUD, President;
Col. Isaiah Garrett, 1St Nico President; +.
=. Stubos Esq, End Vice President; Frank
lin Garrett ESQ, Secretary; Drs. n. Y. a by
and II. =. Richardson, Examining Surgeons.
X. Cobb w. }. q. Baker, J. q. Richard
son, l.. V. Marye, j. c. Godfrey, II. G. Scar
borough, G. Il. Routh, II. l.. Pctri, John
lucy, Isaiah Garrett, Jr., w. II. ii. Mullin
and A. l.. Slack, Directors.
DABNEY II. MAURY, General Agent
for South West, SO Carondelct ST., n. @.
l.. V. MARYE, State Agent.
+. l.. IErltI, Agent for North Louisiana.
n2:ly
CAROLINA LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
MEMPHIS. TENN
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FI'CctiOIli.

st. CriSpin never had u more inSrni-
Gus follower than James A. IlamiltOn,
whose recent escape from u pcnnSylva-
MIA prison is the most marvellous
roguc's work on record. Hamilton was
an old prison bird, and one of the most
dangerous cOnVicts in the Lancaster
prison. Assigned to II solitary "iron-
cltd' cell, he was set to work ut shoe
making. Sometime ago he complained
that his bench was too low, and asked
for Il couple of pine pl:nks to put under
the legs to raise it Il few inches. For
weeks he worked under these boards ut
night, cutting II hole through the floor,
and in the daytime covering his tracks
with the boards. Having cut through
the flooring, he reached solid masonry,
and worked upon that with such sue
cess that, eventually, enough was re-
moved to- admit the passage Ofiis body
Having cleared the masOn-work of a
space II foot thick and about three feet
broad, he attacked the solid prison wall
from his narrow crcvicc under the floor,
and although it was three feet tl,ick, lie
made II breach and passed through safe
fy, and let himself down two stories by
II very thin but exceedingly strong
ShOc-thrt.td. breaking into the wash
house and carpentcr-shop he procured
II change of clothes and lumber to con-
struct Il ladder with which To pass over
the .ail-yard wall. This ladder is !,
model of ingenuity. None of the ium-
bcr was stout enough tOIiEllic the sides
so he Elahcu several slender pieces to-
gcihcr with Il b"h-cor'l, and tied brok cI
bnrrcl-StaVrS across for rounds. With
this the prisoner found his way to free
dom. EARLY Sunday morning his flight
was 'liS,nvtr.H. In his cell fulIya cart
load ofd"hriS was found carefully store,
under his bed, the stats of which were
cut in half and bored at regular dis
iance9 to make Il ladder, which, how
ever, he had been unable to get through
the peculiarly shaped h"i" by whicI, II,
! had escaped.
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ntACfffTA HOUSE.
" Cor DcSiard and Third SITS, Monroe, La
J. L. Hunsickor, Proprietor.

The above named Hotel, so long and ia
vorably known throughout the country has
been retitted and newly furnished, and is
now complete in every department. The
Proprietor pledges himself To spare no eff
fort 10 make all cofHfortal}c Who may favor
him with their patronage. April 2l, 80. ly
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S They Did Not Steal"

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
among the waste places of South Caro-
lima, gives uttcranccs to his musings as
follows:
How the old families have been brOl<-
en- up and scattered /! The former home
OF the IIampt"nS is now 4 dcsolate Hill,
and the family is no longer the power
in the land that it once was. The Pres
tons, MiddlctOns, Pinkncys and Rhctts
have all been reduced from their high
estates. They are no longer the rulers
of South Carolina. But let us pass
everything to their credit that is duo,
and say that through the long years
that these families ruled the State, they
stole none of its revenues, nor disgraccd
its high places by ignorant and corrupt
men. Faulty as the Old-timc Southern
Democratic politicians We're, they were
honest. Whatever they did, Nc.v dhz
not Sfeul.
Here arc the figures showing the on
tent of the impnEerishnicnt ofthc South
by the five years rule of the carpet
bagGcrs North Carolina has been
plunged into Il debt Of$l9, 200, 900; Geor-
Gi:, into II debt of 81, 900, 900; Florida,
So, ,0OO, 900; South Carolina, nearly 500
0OO,ooo; Louisiana, $l2,oOo,O 900; Arkan-
sas, $5,OOO,OD0; Mississippi, 5000, 900;
Texas, 81 600, 400; Alabama, S5,OOO,OO1;
Virginia, }3,Hun, 900; and Tennessee
$50, ,000,O 900. a debt of nearly 5000, ,OOO,-
600, most of which is due to the corrup-
ton and speculation of the avaricious
adventurous who have had control of
the Southern State governments since
the close Of the war.
The Evening Star, of Washington,
relates that two of the most noted wo-
man Suti'ragists Of that city, in company
with their husbands, went into a rcStuu-
rant the other day and asked for oysters.
The proprietor invited them to Il pri-
vate room which they declined, saying,
! ooh, no! we want to- do just AZ the mon
,lO.' They went to the raw buX-tIc
uuartrttc Of thcm-and ate raw oysters
until the four got outside of two dozen
raw, when they called for four gtas5,4s
of ale, and drank them down as though,
they had been used to oysters and ale
They then walked out like "any othri
man"
y country editor in California i; mo
| ros" and rr'tttc ut tn" Thought that t,t
one" owned II half interest in the trrr'
G"rdo mime, (which has cone up on hin
to Il clean million dollars, since he sol,
out. lie Is very much in the condition
OF some Republican politicians VIII,
sold out their stock in the Drnocriti
party some years ago, and never Il rttci
u paying lead since.
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ADVERTISING RRGULATIONs,

Transient advertisements must BE- paid
for in a1Udnce.
All advertisements sent to this oAaoo
when not otherwise ordered, will b inserted
"till forbid" and charged accordingly.
Editorial business notices. viii b made.
free of charge, OF all advertisements oxsaased
in tho paper; for other editorial notices o
charge of rs cents per line will bo made.
An extra charge Of IS per cent win IN
in width, and upon all double-col0mn cd
vertisements n similar charge will be mode.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10

\ Chicago schoolniStr'St', who has
been in tn" profession for ten years,
SAYS that since tn" Womun'@ right uueS-
ton became prominent she has discoN-
cred II great change in the department
of her school girls. They now laugh al
things that formerly would have
brought It deep blush to- their checks
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NTITHERSPOON, MOSS n CO.,
T'TON "A CTORS.
New Orleans and Nicksbulp.
July 2, 1870, n4ffv
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A. L.. Slack.

A TrORNEY AT LAW and Commis-
n siOner for Texas. Office Wood Street,
Monroe, La. Prompt attention given to col
lections in North Louisiana. Aug. 2G, 6S.5:l7
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HOTELS.
I ENIS HOUSE,
Op. CsttAoHc Chu,ch nnd Een,ttic .lcna.'ny
lONROEs L-i.
M. J. Lewis, Proprietor.

This house is un'lor the efficient MANAGE
nncnt of Mr.. VIM. Lewis, who has twenty
five years continuous experience in the
business. Well-reSulated, neatly kept, and
supplied with excellent beds and lablefare,
tho LOWS House, located near the wharf
and passed going and coming by the Shreve-
the travelling public AS Il model hotel
October l, 1870. n2:ly
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10

1sSillS Policies all the the improved
plans. No restrictions on travel or resi-
dence within the settled limits of the United
States, British North America or Europe.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.


&. II. MORRISON. W. W. FARMER.
Morrison a. Farmer,
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
n will practice in the Courts of the Pa,
rishes OF Ouachita, Morehouse, Rchland,
Franklin and Caldwell, III the Supreme
Court, and in the United States Courts.
viii also attend to all business intruStcd to
them in the State and Federal Land Offices.
nIlN}
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
0UACIIITA FEMALE ACADEMY,

nUACIIIrA FEMALE ACADEMY,
a BOARDING a N ID ID a G ii o o l..
FOR YOUNG LADIES,
NROE, LA.
Mrs. II. w. BENToN, Principal, and IN
structrcss Of tho Primary Department.
TlIos. o. BENTON, Esq, Instructor of the
Academic Department..
Professor J. j. HAZEL, Instructor of Music
and German.
Mrs. NJ. 4. LACEY, Matron.
TERMS: (PAYABLE MONTHLY
Primary Classes $500 per mo.
Music(with uso of inStrllmcnt 600 81
5h
Board, including washing,
lights, Sc..........-............... 2O.OO "
April Is, 1871. 3O-tf
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Il. RICHARDSON. JAS. ID. MENERY.
Richardson Il McEnery,

4 TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
~ practice in ali the Parishes of North
Louisiana, i'll tho Supreme Court at Monroe,
the Federal Courts, and in the Land Office
Department of the General Government.
nl9:tf
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James II. StrOiller,

James II. StrOlher,
4 T~rORNEY AT LAW, General Collec-
II tor and Real Estate Agent, Monroe
La. Office with Judge X. w. Richardson.
ian2S-nl9-lY
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10
John M'ENERY. S. u. NJ ENE
j. q =. -. McEncry.

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
~ practice in the Parish and District
Courts of Ouachta, MOrchouSe, Franklin,
Richland, Caldwell and Catahoula Parishes,
in the Supreme Court at Monroe, and Uni
ted States Courts. Particular attention paid
to business in the Land Office Department
of the General Government. n17tf
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10

DABNEY II. MAURY, General AGcn
for South West, SO CarondelCt ST., n. @.
l.. v. MARYE, State Agent.
r. l.. pl|rltI, Agent for North Louisiana
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10

ISAIAH GARNETr. FRANKLIN GARRETT.
Garrett ~ Garrett,
4 TrORNEYS AT LAW, corner Wood
n and st. John Streets, (Oppositc Record
er's otfice), Monroe, La. Jan. l, 1871. ly
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10
l.. p. STUBFS. II. q. COB
SlublSS ~ Cobb,

n practice in tho Courts OF Ouachita
MOrehouse, Richland and Madison parishes
and in the Supreme Court of the State. v4-32
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X
MONROE, La,
Rev. Charles F.. Evans, Principal,
Will open with II full and competent corps
of teachers, i'll the new brick Methodist
Church in Monroe,
Afo,,tlny, Jto.,u,,y !fM, 1871.
The latest and most improved methods o
instruction will DO pursued, and thorough
and impartial discipline enforced.
A limited number of ys,under ten years
of ago will bo received, and taught in a sep
erate apartment
As no personal application will be made
the patronage of his friends in this and adj:
joining communities.
Rttes IF Tuition, for tern, o( Is Weeks:
Primary Glass. 90
Acauehlc........ 10 w
MUSIC. 10 OO
IncIuellIal Ico......... oU
One-half in advance balance at the end o
the term.
For further information apply to
G. +. EVANS,
Parsonage, Monroe, La
N. B.-The classes OF boys, originally in.
tended to be taught under tho same roof
will be taught in the Male Academy unit
further notice. Boys OF all ages will be re,
ceivcd and thorough and systematic ilstruc
ton impaired. dec24 ~ nl1-tf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-09
THE sPRAGUE CASE.

New YORK, Jan. Seen. Mcdowell has
found among the records OF tina Department
of the East, and forwarded to Washington, the
missing papers alluded to by Secretary Bel
KNAPP in his report to the Senate of the pro-
ceedings against Senator Sprague aud other
legged illegal traffic with rebels and cotton
spectators in Texas during the late war. Fur
Their important developments are expected in
consequence of the discovery of these docu-
ments and the evidence they contain.
CITY AND VICINITY.
A large four story brick building in Plain.
field, N. j., owned by Elston Marsh, and occu-
pied by Baldwin & Schefflin, clothing cutters,
and A. ID. Eaton, dry goods merchant, was to-
tally destroyed by FIRE yesterday morning. To-
tai loss $264,0O0; of which 49, 900 falls on Bald
win q Scheff1n, who are insured for $71 800.
The owner of the building loses SIG, DOC; insur-
ed for $4,000, and Eaton $4,000; insured for
SoOOO. Over 500 sewing women in various parts
OF the State are thrown out of emdloyment by
the burning of the factory.
Twenty cars loaded with tea arrived in this
city yesterday, days from San Francisco, and
70 days from Hong Kong.
The trial of Rev. DIR. Lanehan. formerly as
sistant agent of the Methodist Book Concern
in this city, for alleged frauds and speculation
In its management will begin be ore an eccle-
Classical tribunal on Thursday.
Lieut.. Col. Ennssn and subaltern of the
list regiment, were confined in Ludlow street
Jail last night, and held in default of $40 600, tc
answer charge Of illegal imprisonment and 8
claim of $4,000. preferred by private Yard, o.
the same regiment, who was confined four days
IN the same prison, during October, for refus
Ing to pay fines imposed by Court Martial, o
which Eunson was president. Gen. w. F
Ward, who counselled and sustained Yard.
imprisonment, is also made a defendant in the
case, and narrowly avided arrest last night
Yard claims never to have been honestly en-
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Domestic Addiction.
WOMAN ON THE RAMPAGE-A GAY LoTHARIO
CHECKED IN Els WILD CAREER-LovE
AND REvoLyERs.

Mr.. Jason Russell runs livery stable in
Dow Lane In this city, and MT. Jason, Russell
aud wife with their little children reside in
Walkers Lane, Just off from Bracket street.
Now although Mr.. Jason Russell possesses a
pretty vile, yet according to his wife's account
be does not confine himself to bestowing his
affection upon her, but disperses it to o,her of
the far sex. Some time ago she alleges that
she found him devoting himself TO Soung
women at his stable, and hath several times
upbraided him for bis conduct, but has been
coolly told by him that if she wanted to know
what he was up to, why all she bad got to do
was to find out. Mrs. Russell concluded she
acould fud out
On Friday last she started with one of the
children ostensibly for Boston. but stopped at
Kennebunk and returned to the city by the ex-
press train Saturday night. Proceeding to the
house, she got Mr.. Bell, a special policeman
who boarded with her, to assist her; and the
two together proceeded to the wife's sleeping
apartment. Now it happens that short time
ago-about week-Mr. Russell engaged a
girl named Elizabeth Crawford as a servant.
OF whom Mrs. Russell had her suspicious.
This Elizabeth Crawford turns out to have
been lately released from Jail, where she was
sent for stealing from the residence OF John
Nal, Esq. Upon entering the room MIR. Rus
sell and Miss Crawford were discovered in fla
granite delictu, whereupon Mrs Russell drew
revolver and fired two shots at the girl, who
rushed up stairs and jumped from the window
in her night dress and barefooted a distance of
twenty feet to the shed beneath. and would
have Jumped from there to the ground but that
the neighbors who had gathered weudn't let
her. The policeman secured the girl and car
riel her to the station, whittier the wife fol-
lowed, her husband having wrenched the re-
volver from her hand The husband, as soon
as the wife left the house, cleared out of the
city, but DE- putty Marshal Sterling, assisted by
officers Slower aud Merrill, tracked him to the
Brighton House, where he was arrested and
brought to this city and lodged also 10 the sta
ton house. Russell is about thirty five years
Of age and Elizabeth Crawford about seven
teen.
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JANUARY CRIMINAL AND CIVIL TERM, GODDARD

JANUARY CRIMINAL AMI CIVIL TENN GOODA nd
j.. PREsIDlsG
SATURDAY.-Eben Cory vs. John Webb. Admin
istralor OF Will am Webb This was an action on
an account annexed for goods sold and delivered to
Richard NJ. Webb, the son OF defendants intrst to-
and whose decease &C urred n arly Two years prior
to that OF his fat her. Ri hard M. Webb died insol-
vent, and the plaintiff seeks 20 recover this account
out OF the estate OF william Webb on the ground
that Wi liam was dormant part er in the carriage
business for which these articles were purchased
Plaintiff introduced ties imony tending 10 show that
they had joint interest in lands; tools, farm and
also introduced the declarations OF William to the
effect that he owned much OF the carriage business
as Richard.
The defendant commended that there was no part-
nership but sin ply joint tenancy or tenancy in
common; that William Webb gave one undivide !
half OF his property 10 bis but had nothing do
with the management OF the rage business and
had no portion Of the profits arising tterefrom.
The presiding Judge Instructed the jury that if
the property owned jointly by Richard aud William
Webb was ow,ed for the purpose Of int business
aud so used, alihou~h William W. BIB lid not active.
ly personally partic pate in laid business and the
profits resulting thsreform formed a common fund
1t was partnership pr .perty that it tho jury fund
that there was community OF interest between
Richard NJ. Webb and William Webb in the carriage
business and property at The time the goods claimed
in plaintiffs account were s,ld and delive, ed, aud
also community of interest in the profits arising
from the business, it would be sufficient to establish
partnership between Them.
The jury returned verdict tor the plaintiff tor
$6ls.13, the iull amount claimed.
A. A, Stront. Howard & Cleaves.
The criminal business will be taken up Monday
morning.
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Washington.

WASHINGTON Jan ga committee from
New Bedford visited the Department of State
yesterday with reference to the Alabama
CLAIMS. Secretary Fi>h being confined at
home by indlsposition, their int view was with
Assistant Secretary Davis The committee
found that the executive department and Con-
gress were generally in favor of prompt set
Element OF the claims
Mr.. Grape in his conversation with Mr..
Davis argued the Importance of early action on
the Part OF government in the audit aud pay
men of these claims; that the evidence was
Low perfect and that proofs could easily be OBJ
tanned and all needed information gathered
nom original sources if the com mission ap-
pointed at once would prevent the allowance
OF ficticious and extravaganza CLAIMS and meri.
torlOus ones be included, which otherwise
would be neglected and fore often.
He argued the desirability of the indemnity
being distributed among the original suffer-
erers rather than spectators. lfpayment be
Eoade now those who suffered losses will re-
ceive compensation, but if delayed the iudi-
gent and needy will be compelled to assign for
a small percentage.
Mr.. Grape related instances of hardship not
only TO owners but to officers and crews of ves-
sells burned at sea, and alluded to the case of
James ID. Clark, who, returning home after a
voyage of four years in the Indian Ocean with
large cargo OF oils, the earnings of himself
and men for four years, depended upon the
safe delivery of his cargo at home port.
w nen Wltbln months sail OF New Bedford
the Alabama destroyed his vessel and cargo, and
master aud crew put upon one of the Azores,
where they'proceeded utterly destitute to Fay
al and then by the charity of an American
ship master were carried 10 the United States.
Capt Clark few months after took COM
mand of another ship, sailed around Cape
Horn and made his way into the inner Arctic
Ocean, and while there in successful prcsecu-
tion of his voyage the Shenandoah captured and
destroyed his vessel Again his earnings were
swept away and he lett in a remote part of the
glote without provision for his family and
without means of reaching home. Mr.. Grape
represented that there were many such cases,
and urged that speedy justice be done those
men in the allowance and payment of their
claims.
Universal preparations are being made
for the celebration of the Goth and 2lst of Feb
ruaIy in this city, Pennsylvania Avenue will
be arched and illuminated and grand reun-
ion OF the press of the country is contemplated.
1t has been showing all day and there is good
sleighing.