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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
The Alabama Claims.

The English press has lashed itself
into Il remarkable fury on the su bject
of the so-called Alabama claims, whose
settlement is provided for in the Wash
ington Treaty. The tenth article pro-
VidcS for the examination of these
claims by the tribunal created by its
provisions, determine which are valid
and the amount oramounts to be paid.
When the High Commissioners were
engaged in making the treaty those
who represent the United States offered
to wipe out the whole of the claims
for tho round sum of $4,000, 900. In
making up the claims Of our Govern
ment, to be submitted to the Geneva
Conference, the amounts foot up very
much more than the above sum, and
covers very large amount that repre-
sents only infcrential damages. Among
these arc the expenses of the United
States in pursuing the rebel cruisers,
loss in the transfer of American Com
mcrcial marine to the British Flag,
and for prolonging the civil war. If
charges are made for these things they
will cover an almost fabulous sum.
The British Governments objects to
these constructive damages, and tho
press protests against them violently
The Queen in her speech to the Throne,
says that she has "caused friendly
communication to be made to the Gov
crnmcnt of the United Statcs' on these
cxtravagant claims.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
\ Beautiful Sentiment.

The following beautiful sentiment
was recently uttered by Judge Jno. L..
r. Snccd in delivering the opinion of
tho Supreme Court in the case Of Har-
rison vs.. Wisdom ct ais. from the law
docket Of Montgomery county:
i" rhc idea that the judicial officer is
supposed to be vested with crminc,
though fabulous and mythical is yet
more eloquent in its significance. We
are told that the little creature called
the Erninc j. 50 scutcly sensitive as to
its own cleanliness that it becomes par
alyZcd and powcrlcss at the slightest
touch of deiitcfncnt upon its snow
white fur. When the hunters arc pursu
ing it they spread with mirc the pass
fcafing to its hauntS toward which they
then draw it, knowing that it will sub
NIT to be captured rather than detl,
itself. And II like ScnSiblity should
belong to him who comes to exercise
the august functions of judgc''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
The Defeat of the Amnesty Bill In the
Senate.
from tho Louisville Ledger.

from tho Louisville Ledger.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The defeat
Of the amnesty bill in the Senate was Il
great surprise to both the cnem les and
advocates of the measure, as its passage
was considered certain, even with Mr..
summers civil rights amendments at
tached. The Republican, which is sup
posed to reflect the views of the Presi-
dent, in an editorial, this morning, at
tributes the defeat to IL desire on the
part of some Senators to injure Gen.
Grant, and throws out Il warning to
those Senators who are friends of the
President who voted against the meas
ure yesterday.
Senator Sumner, in conversation this
morning, said he was very much dis
appointed ut the failure of the bill; but
he would not give up the fight to secure
civil rights for the cOlored people. He
announces his purpose to fight amnesty
at every step in the Senate unless it is
coupled with civil rights. He will Of
fer the civil rights bill against every
measure of amnesty that is brought up,
and believes that in this policy he will
be successful. Mr.. Sumner regards the
President as hostile to his measure.
But this will not, he says, swerve him
from the path of duty, as he secs it.
Whether the passage of the bill will
injure or help Gen. Grants renomina-
ton is II matter of no consequence to
him, and he believes that unless the
! Republican party extend to the colorcd
people their civil rights, it will feel the
consequences ut the coming presidcn-
! tial election. Already, Mr.. Sumner
says he is receiving letters from the
| negroes all over the South, saying that
they will not support Grant if he is
nominated, because he docs not advo-
cate the measure giving them civil
rights. Sumner says that ColfaX, by
! giving his casting vote in the Senate in
favor of his proposition has enhanced
his popularity with the negroes, and
that if he had voted otherwise he would
have been unpopular everywhere.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
r. J. SeMnes.
To Editor Of the Picayune:

a card from Mr.. II. j Semmes in the
Bee of yesterday can hardly be regard
ed as furnishing n satisfactory eXplana-
ton of his position to those who are
aware of what it is, nor is his connec-
ton with spectators in the public
misery fully stated. He enumerates
the cases in which he appears AS attor-
ney on the records OF the courts, but
gives no account of those in which his
advice has been used as authority for
their schemes of plumber. Thus he adj
viscd that warrants, to the amount Of
$4,000, fraudulently issued to parties
for the improvement of the navigation
of Red River, were entitled to be paid
out of the floating debt liquidation
fund, though the law expressly provi-
ded that such payment should be made
in twenty year bonds. l sincerely
hope that he was not aware of the fraud
ulent nature of that transaction, yet
his legal opinion, with which the par
ties shield themselves, is II very strange
one, quite as much so as his late argu-
ment upon the power of the Judiciary
over the Legislature which failed to
convince even the friendly mind of
Judge Dibble.
Mr.. Semmes denies that he has ever
had any political connection with the
Governor. How comes it then that he
had the proof sheets Of the Governors
message in his pocket for days before
it's promulgatiOn? If from that con-
nection he has lost caste in this COM
munity it is because the people cannot
be convinced that any man can handle
pitch and come forth undecided. He
entirely mistakes his position, which,
in such matters, cannot be reduced to
that of Il mere attorney, though even
as such we cannot doubt that the pro-
fession would Indignantly repudiate
the doctrine that a fee can justify the
abandonment of public duty. At the
breaking out of our troubles he placed
! himself before the people as a represen-
tative man, and was accepted as such.
He cannot now, without dishonor, de-
| sert their cause and ally himself with
their oppressors, and every dollar OF
! the public plumber which passes into
his pocket is only so much weight tt
sink him beneath the fast rising tide OF
public indignation and contempt. i
| is a matter for his consideration Wheth
err any fees which he can obtain TO
| such services can compensate leaving
| name which shall be reproach to hi
children's children unto the forfeit
generation. The contest which is be
ing now waged is one between the PEG
pie and their spoliators-bctwee vir
tue and villainy. 1t is necessarily
| war to the knife in which no man cal
play fast and loose. I would say the,
| to this entire class Of"rcspectable men,
| choose ye, but do not complain il tn
public judges you by the association
I which you select for yourselves.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
Frank Moore,

II AIilSH SURVEYOR for Ounchita. and
1 General Land Agent for North LouiSi-
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. lie
has for sale several fine bodies of land in
Duachita, Richland, MOrchouSc. Franklin
and Caldwell Parishes. Persons wishing to
sell will send numbers, dcscriptio ion rs to inl-
proNcucutS, and terms. Having formed
connect ions in both Washington and New
Orleans. he is prepared to represent iti@antS
in contested land cases. obtain patents, dc.
Oilicc rear room of Richardson ~ M"Eu"rN =
Law Office. For particulars address him,
care of Richardson II McEncry. Monroe, La.
August Il, 1870.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

Amnesty IS killed for this scssior-
stranglcd in the Senate by Summers
negro equality amendment. 1t came
to a vote on Friday, when the amend
mcnt was adopted by the casting vote
of the Vice President. The bill, AZ
amended, was then lost, as less than
two-thirds voted for it. Thus this great
measure j. defeated by the Radicals
who prefer negro equality to the har'
mOnN of the country.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
New Railroads In mississippi.

The jackson Miss Clarion gives the
following list of new projects in that
State:
First.-Thc Memphis and Selma road.
Work is progressing on this road on
both ends of the line. 1t is being pushed
rapidly forward to Holly Springs from
Memphis.
Second.-'rhc Mobile and NorthWcs-
tern road. The contracts for this road
have been let out, and the work is now
progressing on the Mobile end, and
will soon be begun on the Helena end.
Third.-The Nicksburg and Mem
pl,is road. This road, which will tend
so much to develop the Mississippi val
ley and open it to the world, bids fair
to be Il success. Contracts for tho first
twenty miles have been let out.
Fourth.-The Grenada, Houston and
Oklahoma road is being pushed rapidly
forward, and will in all probability be
| completed in twelve or eighteen months.
Fifth.-The extension of the New Or
| leans, Jackson and Great Northern
! road. The work is progressing on this
extension between Canton and Kosci-
usko, and the survey is .being made
beyond the latter point.
SiXth.-The Natchcz and Jackson
road. This road, which is destined to
re-cOnnect Nutchez, once the largest
and most beautiful city in our State
J with the outside world, will doubtless
soon be under progress Of construction
The first ten miles of the work has been
contracted for.
Seventh.-The Ripley road. This Is
Il purely local road, about twenty miles
in length, and will connect Ripley
Tippah county, with the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad. The contracts have
been given out.
There are many other roads of impor
lance projected and chartered, among
which we will name the Meridian ant
New Orleans, the Ship Island, tn,
Meridian and Grenada, which will b,
an extension of the Mississippi ant
Tennessee, the Vicksburg and Pensa
cola, the Meridian and Red River, tn,
Crystal Springs and Yazoo City.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

We are truly rCjOiccd to learn that
the freedman of our parish have gone
to work with u will and determination,
which predicts II brighter future for
themselves and our planting interest.
The interest of the planter and labor
or is reciprocal, and if they will both
work together, our parish would be
more prosperous and happy. The la
borcr should bc paid his wages faith
fully, and the planter should demand
that he do his duty Vernon Standard.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

Tic Washington Chronicle says that
Col. w. G. McCarty, who has for some
time been making researches in the
northwestern portion Of the State of
Texas, known as the Llama cstncadO-
"stnkch plains'-brough with him
some of the most interesting specimens
of copper and silver ore and coal OF n
superior quality from that region.
Both the copper and silver ores arc
very" valuable. The coal bears Il close
resemblance to the anthr:,cit" of Penn
SNlNnnia.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
The New York Tribune says: THE

The New York Tribune says: " The
most revolving feature Of the present
investigation into the disorders Of our
CustomhouSc has been the open and
shameless perjury of the employees.
Whenever one of them has been incul-
pated by the evidence of Il plundcrcd
merchant, the delinquent is sent for by
the committee, or boldly presents him
self, to deny the charge. He usually
INDUCES in no research of invention or
play of Imagination. He contents him
self with II coarse and brutal statement
that he never saw his accuser before in
his life
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
AGENTS:
PHYSICIANS.
w. Nj. DcnsOll, Nj. ID.

=" AS pcrman emily located III Monroe, and
I'LL offers his professional services in all
it's Various branches to the citizens of Mon
roe and surrounding country, and hopes to
merit u share of the public patronage. He
has had over twenty-five years experience
in his profession in the South.
Ecb'y II, 1872. 2l:ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

Tho loss of Texas cattle during the
recent storms is said to have been cnOr-
nous. Running before the wind, they
were exhausted, and hundreds of them
frozc to death standing huddled togeth-
or in the ravines. Those that surviv-
ed the storms are in such an cnfeebled
condition that they cannot endure the
winter.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

\ Milcsian born on the last day Of
the year fclicitatcs himself on the mar
row escape from not being born at all.
-"Be iabcrs," says he, "and if it had
not been 'till the next day, what would
have become of me:'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
JOHN M'ENERY. S. d. M'ENERY. a.,
j. Il :. u. McENcrY.

4 TrORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
n practice in tho Parish and Dist rict
Courts of Ouachita, Morehousc, Franklin,
Ricfiland, Caldwell and Catahouiu Parishes
in tho Supreme Court at Monroe, and Uni
ted States Courts. Particular att cnt ion paid
to business in the Land Office Department
of the General Government. nl1tt
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

In Switzerland, more than two hun
drcd "stations," as the discoveries
called them, or relics of primitive viii
lagos, We're found. But they did not
all belong to the same epoch; some were
classitied us having been built in the
stone age, others in the bronze age still
others in the iron age.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

Mrs. Elizabeth fndy Stanton was
arrested in Wheeling, West Virginia,
for not fulfilling Il !rrtur" engagement,
and at once took advantage of the law
by which Il married woman could not
be sued. She thought fthcrc was one
auVantag" in II woman being nobody
she would make the most OF it,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

Ex-senator Grimes died at his home
in burlington, Iowa, on Wcdncsday,of
heart disease. He was one of the Re-
publican Senators who voted against
the Impeachment of President John
son.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

1t turns out that the william who
murdered Gen. Morgan, in Tennessee,
was lately burned to death, sure enough.
His house caught fire, and while he
was attempting to save something
form It the roof fell in on him.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

Old John Harper is putting his horses
i'm ORDER for next summers cam
paign. Lon%lcllnw is looking better
than ever before, and promises to new
or be beaten again.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
ADVERTISING REGULATIONS.

Transient advertisements must DO paid
for in atlpuNce.
All advertisements sent to this Office
when not otherwise ordered, will be inserted
'till forbid" and charged acco'e1ingly.
Editorial business notices will be made:
free of charge, of all advertisements ordered
in the paper; for other editorial motto a
charge of rs cents per line will be made.
An extra charge of 25 per cent will in
future be made on all cuts above one inch
in width, and upon all double-column adj
vcrtisenents similar charge will be made.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
X. RICHARDSON. JAS. y. NJ EMERY
Richardson ~ NIcEnery.

4 TrORNENS AT LAW, Monroe, La.,
"A practice in all the Parishes OF North
Louisiana, i'll the Supreme Court ut Monroe,
the Federal Courts, and i'll the Land Office
Department OF the General Government.
nf!:tt
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
DIR. WIN. SslllSlel

rlNEN DElsS his services as Physician and
Surgeon to tho public. He can tie found
upon his plantation, four miles below Mon
roe March IL, 1871. 25-ty
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
&. II. MORRISON.
Morrison ~ Farmer.

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, Ln.,
N will practice in the Courts Of the Pa
riShes of Ounchita, Morchousc, Rchiana
Franklin and Caldwell, in the supreme
Court, and III the United States Courts.
viii also attend to all business intrustcd to
them in tho State and Federal Land Offices.
nffV:,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
q. l.. Slack,

1 TTORNEY AT LAW and Commits
N sioner for Texas. Office Wood Street
Monroe, La. Prompt attention given to col
lectionS in North Louisiana. Aug. 26 Is. :
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TARIFF OF ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements will be inserted at one
of space or less), for the first, and seventy
five cents for each subsequent insertion, for
any time under ono month. For longer
periods as follows:
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

The two Treasury clerks who peached
on Grant about his indebtedness to the
Government have come to grief. A
Washington letter says:
The two clerks, Hunt and Green, of
the Third Auditors office, who were so
i1diScyret us to disclose the fact that the
records in their division showed the
President to be in arrears to the United
States in the sum of $1,000 and the
Third Auditor 5000, have paid tho pen
atty for telling family secrets. They
have boon summoned before tho Gov
crnment cXccutiOner, and informed
| that they chad no right to know any
thing outside of their official duties,
therefore, the Government could dis
pcuSe With their serviccs.' The Third
Auditor is Il New Hampshire carpet
baggcr, but appointed from North Car
! olina. He has refunded and so has
the President. "l.ct us have peace"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
Dr. Il. II. Richardson.

1bIiHSTCIAN, Surgeon and Obstctrican.
Office at DIR. Calderwood's old stand.
Special attention given to Chronic SurSl-
cal Cases. n20:ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
DR.. J. CALDERwOOD. DIR. THOS. y. Al
Drs. l'.llGlerWOOll Il Ably.



Il|ICII in rear of Bcrnharlts building,
OSecond street, between DeSlard and the
Railroad. Jan - 1871 uNW
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
~NTNII VNItIST.TT. FIN.NNI\I'I y
Garrett ~ Garrett.

A TrORNEYS AT LAW, corner Wood
N and st. John Streets, (opp"stc Record
t'r's oilice}, Monroe, La. Jan. l, 1871. ~
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

The Democrats Of Connecticut have
nominated Richard ID. Hubbard for
Governor, and mean to elect him to"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
ks. Il. Cobb

4 TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, IA
n Aug. 10, 1871. GNi-U
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

A. LEVY. J. J.. HAAS.
7 ENY ~ HAAS.
IL Eo,w,cFy Of rDf,u"hj", L".,l
COTTON FACTORS AND ENt.itti
COMMISSION MERClIANTS,
No. 4. pcrdid" Street, New Orleans.
OVID. SLY
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
NUMBER SORES.

Cards of !, personal Characterization adj
missibe-wili be charged double our reg
ul:lr advertising rates.
Obituary and Marriage notices will be
charged us advertisements.
Any person sending us five now cash sub
s,.ribers, at the same post office, will be en-
titled to Il copy of THE TELEGRAPH gratis,
for
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

Judge Chambers, of the Belmont
county (Pa.) Common Pleas, is an cold
bachelor" At II party in st. Glars
vile, the other evening, Il young lady
was standing in a draught, when the
Judge stepped up and rcmarkcd:
"Miss----,I will protect you from the
draught with my person." She rcplicd:
"Do you promise always thus to guard
and protect mc:' Through his pro-
verbal gaIfantry he rcpticd: 81 do"
Extending her hand she remark cd:
"Judge, you will rccollcct this is leap
year, The Judge was for Il moment
nonplussed, but finally succeeded in
saying: "You must ask my mother"
If the old lady is alive he is II goner:
if not, he is safct
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

"Who,' says the Saturday Review,
"can enjoy II chat with II man who al
ways talks of women as females, and
ola man as IN individual; who never
begins II thing, but always commences
it; who docs not choose, but elects; who
does not help, but facilitates; who does
not supply, but caters; nor buy but al
ways purchases; who calls Il bcggar {,
mcndicant; with whom servant is
always Il domestic, where ne is not Il
mental; who does not say anything,
but states it, and does not end, but ter
inmates it; who calls II house II resi-
dcnce, in which he does not live, but
resides; with whom II place isa locality,
and things do not happen, but trans
pirc?''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02
The Texas Pacific Railroad.

Many of our people will no doubt be
surprised to learn from our kilograms
of yesterday evening that Thomas A.
Scott has been elected President of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, vice Mar
shall q. Roberts. Those who are nc-
quaintcd with tho feelings and inten-
tions of Mr.. Scott, will rejoice that the
change has taken place. His enter
prise is Il sufficient guarantee that the
road will be pushed to completion as
Orleans is such that our city will be
highly favored.
Mr.. Scott is fully impressed with the
advantages of New Orleans for con-
Quoting our immense, foreign COM
merce and cognizant OF it's advantages
in connection with the through trade
over the Southern Pacific Road. The
blockade of the Central and Union Pa
citic Roads during II great portion of
the winter will divert the freight and
travel from san Francisco to the South
crn route. Tho freight destined for the
Atlantic scaboard in Europe will neces-
sarially seek water transportation ut
New Orleans.
There is now even Il greater necessity
| than ever for the early completion OF
tho Baton Rouge, Nicksburg and
Shreveport Railroad to place New Or
leans in connection with the Southern
Pacific, and we do not see why the bill
| authorizing the change of terminus
does not receive attention in the I4egis-
lature. The commercial interests of
the city demand haste in this natter
| ". q. Iicdy,nc.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

The New York World is not disposed
to second the 'Possum Policy until if
learns further about it. Its Washing
ton correspondent says:
J." The gallant Forty Thousand OF
Missouri, who have thus marched out
of the Republican ranks, and the ,OOO,-
600, more or less, diSatfCctcd Republic
cans who are expected to follow them
out on to a platform absolutely identical,
rs far as it goes, with the platform of
tho Democratic party, can hardly OK
pect, nor do they seemed inclined, to
dictate to three millions of Democrats
the terms ola proposed coalition. The
Missouri Republican thinks that in de-
Gliding the question whether the friend
ly insurgents shall triumph or he sacri-
feed, the Democracy will be deciding
whether Grant or some Liberal itcpuh-
lican shall be the next President Of the
United States. But the Democratic
party has n right to ask, and will ask ,
for indubitable proof of the power and
influence of these insurgents before it
will 'stoop to conquer or all the men
whose names are banded abroad as the
probable candidates of the Cincinnati
Convention, or as the probable indorscrs
of the action OF the convention, too few
have positively signiticd what they are
going to do about it. Trumbull, sum
ner, Fenton, Logan, and Wilson of
Iowa, Palmer of Illinois, and the rest
let us have these gentlemen smok cd
out"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

.,oiNc terms
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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-02

J. L. u y ~.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-07-23

B-Mr. Cobb has married Miss Webb.
He knew that they were meant to be Joined
as soon as he spied her.