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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-22
FACT FOR THE BALTI
MORE CONVENTION.

The main coalition sought at the re-
cent Democratic State Convention, was
one between the Democrats and the
Reformers. The latter is an organized
body of citizens, split off from the De-
mocracy mainly on local questions and
having a separate and distinct party
organization which they purpose main
tanning. They are in no sense Fepub
leans, but feel a warm sympathy for
the Democrats, with whom they are
allied in interests and to whom they
are bound by many endcaring ties of
the past.
Conventions Of both these political
parties assembled within the same
week in New Orleans. Joint conference
committees, to arrange the terms Of an
alliance and Il State ticket, were APP
pointed by the two conventions, and
these committees jointly reported a
State ticket headed by Col Geo. Will
hanson, until recently Democrat, but
now q Reformcr and citizen of I'M
doubted worth, ability and integrity.
The ticket was ut once ratified by the
Rcforners, by thousands the weaker
party; but when it was reported to the
Democrats, it WAS rejected. The cause
of this action on the part Of tho Demo-
Gratis is we'll understood to have been Il
repugnance to surrcndering the leader
ship of the campaign and tho head of
the ticket to III organization of relative
ly very little numerical strength. Had
sound Democrat headed the ticket, it
would have been ratified at once.
Thus we sec that tho Democracy of
Louisiana has positively negatived
the proposition to hand over the party
to Il political organization weaker than
itself, even though it's political and
natural ally; and insists, by direct ac-
ton, upon I'M equitable, fair and pro rata
distribution of the posts of honor and
its proper share of counsel in the
vuss.
Here is II safe precedent for the Balti-
more Convention. The objection to
Col. Williamson, 4 natural ally of the
Democracy, viii lie With greater force
and truth against the acceptance of
Horace Greeley. Tho Democrats, we
are satisfied, will conccdc to Gov.
Brown the second place upon their
ticket, but the party cannot be united
upon Horace Greeley, or any other Re
publican. 1t can, however, be united
upon u Liberal Democrat like Grocs
beck, Hancock, or Judge Thompson,
of PENN, and if the Liberal Rcpubli-
cans will be content with Gov. Brown,
such a ticket can be overwhelmingly
elected. Is this lot fair!
Gcn.Iancock and Gov. Brown would
be our ticket.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-22
Congressional Convention.

The Congressional Democratic Exec
utive Committee, through its Chairman,
Col. John McEncry, has called Il NOM
mating Convention of the Democratic
party Of this district, to meet in this city
on Tuesday, tho 10th Of September
next.
The basis Of representation fixed in
the convention Of 1870, was one dele
gate for every one hundred Democratic
votes cast in 1868, and one for every
fraction over fifty. The next conven-
ton Will fix its own basis, and viii
1870. We append the vote for Jumcl
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-22

The following gentlemen were NOM
mated as delegates, from their rospec-
tive districts by their district delegates,
to the Baltimore Convention, and were
notified rs such by the democratic con-
NcntioH:
First District-Danicl Edwards, OF
Orleans, and Or. b. l.. Taylor, of Tan
gipahoa, It's delegates; no aiternatcs.
Second District-Given Campbell, Of
Orleans, Andrew McCullcm, of rerre-
bonnie, Is delegates, and James Lineen,
of Orleans, and Felix =. Pochc, Of ~,
james, rs altNrnatcs.
Third niStrict-Chas. McNcy, OF
East FcliCiana, and DR.. J. \. Taylor, Of
st. Landry, rs dclcgates--no altcrnateS
Fourth DISTINCTLY. Is. Egan, of
Cadlo, and VIM. NJ. Lcvy, of Natrhi-
tochcS, ~ dclcgates-no alternatcS.
Fifth District-R. Richardson, OF
ouachitA, and Hugh K. Lucas, of Mad
iSon, a. delegates, and j. w. Willis, of
franklin, and NJ. Napier Bartlett, of
Claiborne, a. aitcrnatcs.
Delegates at Large. =. Ashton, Of
taIl,io; II. i. Tompkins, of Union H.
y. Ogden, Of Orleans: T.. Ro@t, of ST.
Charles; J. NJ. Sandidgc, of BosSier:
II. +. Sturclrn, of Orleans,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-22
PAINFUL TRAGEDY IN NEW Or
LEANS.

LEANS.
A terrible domestic tragedy occurred
in New Orleans on the 18th, the par
tics to which were the present and the
divorced wives of Col. a. NJ. HolbrOoll,
formerly editor and owner Of the Plea
yune. Col. IIolbrook, in 1864, under
peculiar circumstances, married a fast
woman named Jennie Bronson, the
daughter Of I, New York FISHERMAN.
The accounts given Of their welded
life exhibit matrimonial mosaic sick
ening to contemplate. No efforts on
the part of the husband, who was at
fcctionate, liberal to extravaganza and
forgiving to a fault, could bring his
wild Kate to a Kate
" Conformable as other household Hates; -
and Col. Holbrool< was not a Petruchio
to cuff his Kate when she =" struck
again." The wanton wife proceeded
from bad to worse her quarrels came
to bites; her fits of rage ended in indis-
criminate breaking of table ware, MIR
rors, tables, &c. and separations fol-
lowed, succeeded by reconciliations and
renewed efforts at connubial harmony ;
all to end, last December, i'll Il final
divorce, upon the husbands unresisted
petition to the Court.
In q few mOnths-tOO few, we think
the husband married again, the bride
being Miss T.. J. Poitcvcnt, better
known as Ct Pearl Rivers" These two
were living happily together in lux
uriously furnished building on Con-
stance street, when Jennie Bronson
suddenly appeared in New Orleans,
having come by rail from New York,
avowing her purpose to kill Mrs. Iol-
brook, which terrible threat she pro-
ceeded to put into execution by STEALTH
ly gaining admission to Mrs. Holbrooll' IS
room, on the 18th, at about II o'clock
i'll the forenoon, and at the moment
that lady was dressing for dinner
Jennie Bronson held a small revolver
in her hand, Which she began dischargg-
ing at Mrs. Holbrook, who, recognize
ing her imminent peril, bravely faced
her infatuated assailant, seized the
pistol, and, although physically the
inferior by far, Mrs. Holbrook got pos
session of the murderous weapon. Then
the would-be assassin began beating
the victim of her fury over the head
with bottles, vases, &c, when an Irish
servant woman OPPORTUNITY came rush
ing to the scene, clasped the tigrcss
about her arms and waist, and Mrs.
III. fed the room and sought protection
in Il neighboring house, bleeding, cx-
hausted and almost dead. The wild
woman then began the work of destroy
ing clothing, mirrors, plate, portraits,
chandeliers, Il grand piano, &C., and
kept up her dcmoni;lc task until she
had exhausted herself and had Destroy
ed thousands of dollars worth Of house
hold goods and treasures. The police
finally appeared and carried her to
prison, where she became rcticcnt, only
saying she trusted herself to the mercy
Of God.
Mrs. Holbrook received immediate
medical attention. Although severely
cut on the head and otherwise wound
cd, she is confidently expected to re-
cover.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-22
STRICTLY Personal,

The silly ctfusion, concerning the
Editor of this paper, contained in yes
tcrday'S Bastrop Conservatives, would
require none but Il playful response,
except for the following ungentlcmanIy
and foolish accusation made against
Mr.. McCranic:
tie ought to be ventilated in such
Il way rs to place him properly before
the people whose servant he hypocritic-
ally claims to be-
The general character of the para
grapl, from which this extract is taken,
is no mask for the rlct that we arc the
editor referred to. 1t is the first time
in life we have ever been charged, DO
litically or personally, with Hypocrisy
TO this cowardly nrraignmcnt, we have
to say, briefly and pointc,lly, that the
author has, rs to us, uttered and pub
lishcu a MAIIGNANr rArSEIIOOD.-
That the connnoncst ctod-hoppcr in the
land may not ,nisapprehend us, we
say, furthermore, that we apply these
words to Mr.. Eugene McFcc, editor Gas
undcrstooD of the Conservative, in
person, no matter in what sense he APP
plies the word hypocrisy to Mr.. McCra-
ME, the Editor Of this paper. We per
NIT no man, either lln:,vc or fool, to
arrai|u us thus with impunity.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-22

\ steamer of 800 tons, fully manned
and armed, appeared off Charleston
bar on the llth, giving her nan"as the
"Fion"cr" of the Cuban navy. Lieut..
J. Augustus ChauvcauN came ashore
ana ~ont dispatches North, and left for
New York yesterday. \ suspicion
prevails that she is the Fannie
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-22


Gen. Dan w. Adams, ono of the
braVcSt general officers in the army of
orleans few days ago. lie WAS pre-
pairing brief, when suddenly his head
fell forward, and he became iusenSible.
He was partially restored. but still
complained of great pain i'll the back
of his head. The paroNyism returned
in Il few moments, and the brave old
soldier, the hero of many hard fights,
in i fow short brcathS passed away from
earth. His remains were inferred in
Jackson, Miss. Gen. Adams was the
brother of Gen. Writ Adams, of \'ic>s
burg, and law partner of Gen. Harry
Hays previous to the war. He had
since the war, until very recently, been
living in New York.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-14

good-sized calves have been missed by
farmers in that section, and they aurib-
ute their disappearance to the snake.
IT is stated that there are received and
kept regularly on file at the American
Newspaper Advertising Agency of Geo.
p. Rowell & Co., New York, no less than
569 different American daily newspapers,
SO tri-weeklies, 40 semi.weeklies, 4,662
weeklies, 8 semi i.monthlies and 800 month.
lies, making weekly average of $500
periodicals of all kinds which are regu-
larly filed and kept open for inspection by
advertisers and Others who may be inter
ested. The visitor to New York from
Oregon, Texas, Florida, or Maine, can
find the local paper published at his
home.
FAITH REMEDIAL AeENT.-A merry
heart ccnduces to balanced circulation
--one of the essential conditions of health.
A firm faith gives steadiness and straight
forwardness to character, and determine
tion to the will, both of which are indis-
pensable to the normal play of all the
functions" The doubling mind must of
necessity waste more or less of its vital
energies in unavaiing efforts to solve tho
complicated problems and unfathomable
mysteries of future state; or If 1t settles
down in the quiescence of unbelief, il
lacks the inspiration and innervation of
hopefulness. The man with abiding con
viction that God rules, and that existence
is eternal, will go through difficulties, en-
dure privations, face dangers, and triumph
over disasters, that would appal and un.
man respondent or doubling heart
Science Of Health.
AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY Valuable
papers and book accounts are things un'
avoidabled to every business man. Rec.
ords of bills, both payable and receivable,
are often of more value than either the
bills themselves or the amounts represented
by them These things ought not to be
left where fire, which may come at any
time, will surely destroy them, but should
be enclosed in Marvin's Alum and Dry
| Plaster Safe, which is the best protection
known, in the shape of safe, against
| fire. Marvin's safes are made of the best
materials, the best of workmanship, and
are finished in a manner that renders them
an ornament to any office. Better than
all, the alum and dry-plaster filing is the
best known filling for safes and vaults
Being perfectly dry it renders the safe
damp-proof and the alum, containing 81
per cent. pure water, provides proper
moisture whenever the fire may come
These safes are manufactured only by
Messrs. Marvin & Co, who also manu-
facture burglar-proof safes, vault work
etc., etc. Messrs. Marvin & Co.'s prici
pal Western warehouse is at II South
Canal street, Chicago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-14
Farm Seasons.

1t is somewhat difficult to decide which
is the most important season on the farm
the fall or spring. To the careful and
ever-watchful farmer no one time of the
year should have greater Importance than
another, yet ii is the nature of most farm
ers, however careful, to be more or less
spasmodic-to have seasons of work and
rest. Such pcrsons invariably fix upon
season or time as calling FOR greater ex-
ertion; to one the fall of the year
appears most important, as the tools
must all be carefully laid away and the
winters supplies gathered IN; to another
the spring, because upon the nature of
the preparations then depends the fate of
the years crop. The truth is that both
are right, because every farmer should in
the fall think that season the most inn
portant, and when the spring comes
should then give it the preference. The
old love off, take the new love on, and
give the last in sight the preference. Such
a course will result in perpetual vigilance,
and will reap a rich reward in farm tools
always in good order, farm perfectly
titled, and large crops.-N Y. World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-14
Raising the Sugar Beet.

The following points, to be observed
in growing sugar beets for the manufac.
ture of sugar, are given by Prof. @. A.
Goessman, of the Massachusetts Agricul
tural College,
1. The ground should have been ma
nured the previous season for corn or po-
tatoes. No fresh dung to be applied foI
the beets. Plow as deep as the character
of the soil will allow.
2. Soak the seed for two days in manure
water, or urine, at temperature of about
559 to 60o Fahr., and then let it lie
spread out, 2 to 215 inches deep, and
moist, about two days longer before sow.
ing.
3. Sow on the flat, and the rows as
close together as will admit of horse
hoeing, and thin the beets to about six
inches apart, or less if the ground is very
rich. 1t is not desired that they should
grow big. A beet weighing l 4 pounds
is as large as is profitable.
4. In hoeing, and especially at the last
hoeing, keep the crown of the beet vel
covered with earth. Hoe as often as you
can until August 1st, and not afterwards
5. On no account allow any leaves tC
be removed until time of lifting
8. At all times, in hoeing and lifting
take care not to cut or bruise any roots
At lifting, cut off the leaves one incl
above the crown.
Z. Store or pit Immediately, withou
giving the beets any chance to dry, anC
| if some earth adheres to them 1t is all tn,
| better
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-14

are living in tents outside Of the town,
and are in deep grief on account Of the
loss of relatives and property. The sacri-
flee of life has been very great, 1000
MahOmedans and 250 Christians and Jews
being reported missing.
Close to Antioch Is the isle of Suadia,
In which all the house, numbering about
1000 are ruined. In Elonshia and Ella
dida, scarcely building is left standing.
El ioba and Gellack are also entirely ruin
ed. Three hundred persons perished in
the latter place.
When the earthquake took place, Mount
Bitlas was split into two pieces, and a
torrent of black water burst FORTH taint.
ing the atmosphere with a strong, often.
sive odor. The shepherds near the coast
state that the sea rose about 100 feet high.
or than usual.
Eight days after the earthquake occur.
red, a Greek priest went toward the
church in Antioch to search for plate, and
while among the ruins, which had accu
mulated to the extent of about seven or
eight feet, he heard feeble voice i'm
ploring assistance. On proceeding to the
spot he found a young lady eighteen years
of age deeply imbedded in the debris
She told him that she ana young brother
had been buried alive. The priest pro-
cured assistance, and the sufferers were
extricated, but the young lady has since
died and the brother continues in dan
gerous state
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-14
The Hurricane at Zanzibar.

NEW YORK, June t.
The correspondent of the London Times,
writing from Zanzibar, in relation to the
hurricane which occurred there on the
18th of April, says;
"The shores surrounding the harbor are
studded with wrecks. The sultan has lost
all his vessels with the exception of one
small steamer. The reports from the in
terror lead us to believe that not only have
most of the cocOanut trees been uprooted,
but that all the cassava, the sweet pota-
toes, Indian corn, rice, and other more
important crops, forming the property of
perhaps 800, 900 people, and on which
they depend for mere subsistence, has
been utterly destroyed The effects of the
hurricane over the island generally were
similar to what occurred in my own house.
have no hesitation in saying that utter
ruin prevails, and that famine, with all its
attendent horrors and dangers, is immi-
nent. If the cyclone has liberated S00,-
0G0 slaves, something ought to be done
for their maintenance; for unless their
masters expend their all in providing for
them, death from disease and starvation
must ensue. In ZANZIBAR there are at pres
ent no means for meeting such a calamity.
No such disaster as this has ever before
befallen the island, or was ever anticipat-
ed. The loss of life in the town and har-
Dor has been immense. The storm was so
terrific and unexpected that the means for
safety were not used. The native dbows
with their crews, sank in the harbor, and
many inhabitants perished in the wrecks
of their houses. The damage done on the
18th will probably amount to ga, 200, 900
or e5,00o,000 sterling That more than
half of the commerce of Zanzibar has
been destroyed Tor years is unquestiona.
BILE, but what the impending effects on the
native population may be, one can hardly
form an estimate"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-14

AN ACT OF JUsTICE.-Doubting Castle
was sad stumbling block in the pathgof
Bunyan's Christian, though it couldn't
bar his way to Truth. We can sympa-
thize with the Pilgrim, for doubt always
besets us when we are asked to believe
anything particularly extraordinary. Con-
sequently, when we heard, some eighteen
months ago, that a physician in Califor-
mia had compounded, from the juices and
extracts of certain herbs found there, a
medicine that cured almost every variety
or blood disease, we were incredulous.
Since then we have had opportunities of
testing the accuracy of the report, and
are free to admit that our doubts have
vanished. Seeing what we have seen,
knowing what we know, il is impossible
for us to question the remedial proper
ties of DIR. WALKERS VINEGAR BIrTERs.
That this famous vegetable Tonic, Alter
alive, and Antiseptic is specific for Dys-
pepsia, Liver Complaint, Chronic Consti-
patton, Fever and Ague, Bilious Intermit-
tents, Scrofulous Taint in the Blood, In.
cipient Consumption, Local and General
Debility, rheumatism, Sick Headache,
and Diseases Of the Kidneys, seems to be
matter beyond the pale of controversy
a tired Jdct IN medical HISTORY The state,
ments OF friends, in whose veracity and
intelligence we have full confidence, cor.
roborated by our own personal observa.
tion, compel us to admit the SURPRISING
merits OF the preparation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-14

THE SCIENCE OF HEALTH. The first
number Of this new Health Journal is published.
II Is devoted to an exposition Of all those agencies
so vitality related TO Health and to the treatment Of
Disease such as Air, Light, Temperature, Diet,
Clothing Bathing, Exercise, Sleep, Electricity,
and all normal agents and hygienic materials. It
is an independent journal, published In the inter-
ests OF the people, which is certainly astrong
mendation. This first number contains many
articles Of general interest The senses Of sight,
hearing taste smell, ETC., are Illustrated and ex-
planned. The cause and cure Of Backache; the
proper position on Horseback; Water Treatment
Of Fevers, etc., ETC. The new magazine is issued
from the Office Of the chronological Journal and
published at the low price Of 81 year, or 20 cents
a number "Tjy H." and save many times its coet
In doctors bills Address the publisher, 8. r..
WELLs. $3.50 Broadway, N. Y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-14
Lice and Ticks on Cattle.

CATTLE, especially If they are neglected
and poor, are often badly injured, and
sometimes killed by the vermin. The
cattle louise Is too we'll known to farmers
to need any description; they are propa-
gated by means of eggs and nits. The
tick has large, round body, and a small
chest and head, which he buries deep
into the skin, and by means of which he
holds so fast as to make il difficult to
remove him. The origin Of the tick is
not very well understood.
Lice are more injurious than ticks; ticks
only bury their heads in the skin; the
lice burrow, and form their nest in or
under it, which undermines the hair and
it comes of in great patches. The itching
then becomes intOlerable, and the poor
animals rub and scratch themselves
against everything within their reach
The lice are thickest about the shoulders,
and along either side of the backbone.
The ticks, are generally much larger
than the lice, but not so frequently found.
When not gorged with blood it is fiat,
but when bloated 1t Is round, and of a
pale blue color. They vary in size from
pins head to a small bean. When one
of them fastens itself upon the animal, it
seems to retain precisely the same stu
alton for weeks, and even for months, and
yet the young ticks are found around the
old ones, resembling numerous red points,
but becoming of the same color as the old
ones as they increase in size. The tick is
more abundant on some farms than
others; on some, though badly managed,
it is seldom found; on others It is scarcely
to be got rid Of although the cattle are in
healthy condition. Some farmers set
diligently to work and pick them off; this,
however is an almost endless job, as they
soon come back. Many washes and
ointments have been invented to destroy
these insects, but few of them, however,
have proved eifectual Below l give a
simple remedy, which seems to have the
best effect of any yet known
Take one pound of well salted butter
and mix with it as much sulphur as is
needed to make a thick ointment; rub on
well once month, and your cows will
always be sleek and fat-E. II. H., "a,
Rural World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-14
The Antioch Earthquake.

New York, June 4.
The London Telegraph of the Gath OF
May has the following:
A private letter gives interesting par,
ticulars of the earthquake which occurred
in Antioch on the Sd of April. Two-thirds
of the houses in the town have been utter
ly ruined, including the most ancient and
durable public buildings, and the remain
ing houses are so greatly damaged that
there is no possibility ofoccupying them.
The inhabitants, who are in great misery,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-14

"WHAT NEXT ?" for June Is not less
sprightly, interesting and instructive than have
been the previous numbers. This magazine gives a
really wonderful amount Of good things for 80 small
a sum OF money. We notice an offer of zone
Hundred Dollars Reward" to be distributed in
prizes Of various kinds among its readers. Month
ly 20 cents year, or 30 cents with $1.0O Prang
Chrome free. Send stamp for specimen to JOHN
b. ALDEN, Publisher, Chicago, H.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-14

PERRY DAVIS PAIN KILLER. Thirty years
have elapsed since the introduction of Davis
Pain Killer to the public, and yet at the
present time it is more popular and COM
mands larger sale than ever before. Its
popularity is not confined to this country
alone; all over the world its beneficial effects
in curing the ellis that flesh is heir to-" are
acknowledged and appreciated, and as Pain
Killer it's fame is limited to no country sect
or race, has never been equaled by any medi-
cine in Europe or America. 1t is sold by all
medicine dealers.