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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
A Narrow Escape.

We had another very heavy ruin
here on Friday last accompanied with
strong wind and heavy thunder,
which lasted about an hour. ..,
Capt. Thomas Il. Paxton's residence
was struck by lightning-th lightning
struck the chimney Of the family room,
passing down severing the mantlepiece,
shivering tho large looking glass sus-
pended over it, together with vases,and
ornaments and scattered them over the
room. A hole was knocked In tho side
of the chimney near the top, and CHM
ney sill shivered. Mrs. Paxton was
sitting near the fireplace Il few moments
before but fortunately had stepped out
of the room when the lightning struck.
Tommy, their little son, was near the
chimney OH the outside, and he and II
pig were knocked down but not serious
ly hurt. Capt. Paxton and Mr.. Searcey
Were In tho other end of the house,
now used as an Office, and were consid-
erably shocked hut not hurt. - Cbu-
CNUffft ITU1PS s..tt '4.'l''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
A Very Natural Mistake.

The corners of Fourth and Jefferson
streets have long been famous as the
lounging place of well dressed lOsfers,
whose chief delight and sole ambition
seems to be to stand in that locality,
stare ill-mannerly into the face of every
passing lady, and pass indecent and
insOlent remarks upon her personal
appearance. a gentlemen informs us
ola little scene that transpired the
other day at the northeast corner of
the street named, as Il result of u very
natural mistake, and which he vouches
for as true.
Two ladies out shopping We're passing
the corner named, and one of them, a
little near sighted, seeing an object
rugged out in mans shape, in the hight
of fashion, mistook it for Il dressed up
sign of n clothing house. Walking up
to the figure, she seized the inclpient
but highly waXed mustache, and re-
marked to her companion, "I would
like so much to kiss it If it was alive"
"Oh! ali! 1 assu' you, dear Miss, I am
alive, and you may kiss mo ifyou like"
come from the figure in a semi-femi-
nine and much affected voice.
The sudden shock was too much for
the lady. What she had taken for q
tailor's block was absolutely Il living
object, and she was so dreadfnlly start
led at the sudden discovery that, with
II shrek of "Oh, goodness!'' she gently
sank upon the pavement in fainting
fit, and was carried in a store near by
for chalnphorization. The very natu-
raj cause of the mistake and discom-
future did not wait to see the result,
but hied himself over to the United
States Hotel bar for something to
strengthen his nerves, and has not
been seen ut tho corner OF Fourth and
Jefferson streets since.--Louisriilc Led
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
Vesuvius After the Eruption.

n correspondent of the London Dali
ly News writes that the topography of
Nesuvius is no longer the same us for
merly. 1t is as though nn earthquake
had altered everything. Hills have
appeared where but IL few days ago
stones stood for visitors to rest upon.
Prccipices have been formed which al
most prevent further advance. All is
altered. The very shape Of the noun
tain has lost it's we'll know outlines,
and the view is appalling. During the
late eruption Professor Palmiari re-
manned continuously in the Observato-
ry on the mountain, watching and re-
cording the various movements. The
observatory is furnished with the most
delicate instruments, and also contains
an "eruption clock }" which stops and
rings Il signal bell whenever the noun
tain even trembles.
The London Times correspondent
says of the Professor: ':.Oceans of lava
have been surging around him; tenn
pests of dust and pumicestone have
been hurled against him with the ut
most violence, yet there he sticks, cal
culating the degree of volcanic force in
action. The authorities sent up two
car,bineers and a guard of public secu-
rity, not to defend him, as we may
suppose, against the eruption, but
against the attacks of thieves. The
fine old fellow insisted on their leaving
him, as he did not care to put their
lives in jeopardy, but the men, with
equal spirit, refused to do SO, and there
they all remain.'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
French Opinion Of MI. Greeley, in Ii
Courier des Etats-Unis.
correspondence of NJ. f. GillarGat.

correspondence Oh Nj. Il. (illlafult.
PARIS, May 7, 1872.
The nomination OF Horace Greeley as
Il candidate for the Presidency, by the
Republican rcformcrs ut Cincinnati,
admit, not only surprised me but in
clined me to laugh. was tempted to
look upon it as joke of the New York
Times. 1t seemed difficult to admit
that the Americans had seriously
thought of placing in the White House
and make Il representative to the eyes
of foreign diplomats, of this ungainly
fellow, that have known dressed in
pantaloons too short and coat too long,
with shoes worn down at the heels, and
upon his head a black hat in the sum-
lner and Il white one in the winter, and
always having the appearance of falling
off behind. This sort of Diogenes, SUBJ
sisting only on vegetables and milk
careless, if not ignorant, of the usages
of modern civilization, would be Il sim
gular representative of a great people,
which pride themselves, not without
some reason, in being at the head Of
progress. And if to the grotesque APP
pearance of the candidate be added his
opinions of Fourierism, protection and
negroism on the one side, and on the
other the vigorous war he has waged
for forty years against the Democrats
of the South, the choice of the Reform
Convention can be regarded as eccentric
and impolitic. 1t will be difficult for
the people of the South and the North
to rally together, which is the first con-
dition of success in any candid,et-ep-
posed to General Grant.
There is Notwithstanding Il good side
in the honor done to Horace Greeley by
the Cincinnati Convention. 1t is a
homage rendered to labor, to intelli-
gence and to integrity. Men of the
press, in particular must be proud to
see one of them borne to the First Mag
istrlcy of the Nation, at the end of Il
long and laborious career, and of the
most modest commencement. Horace
Greeley is truly the child of his own
works. Great talent and great con-
fidence must have been necessary to
compel pardon for his cccentricities.
People have had confidence in him and
have respected him even without lis
tening to him. An honest man becomes
SO rare his little faults are overlooked.
Honesty and conviction believe are
the two grand titles to the popularity
he has acquired. They have made Il
merit of the ridicule which would have
killed any other man. IF he should
be elected he would be the first journ-
alist who would arrive to the Prcsitlen-
cy of the Union, and perhaps it would
be no misfortune for the pen to replace
the sword.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
Well Said.

It is mistake to suppose that the
cause of education is always advanced
by the mere multiplication of educa-
tional institutions. Gifts to such insti-
tutions have been characterized, quite
generally, more by the desire of per-
sonal notoriety than by a sincere wish
to aid education. BeneEactors have
chosen to found new institutions and
have them christened after themselves;
conceiving that they could, in no surer
way, build themselves name. AS a
result we have, scattered through the
country, especially through the West
and South, many puny t'colleges'' and
"universities," with a dozen or so stu
dents, and with no higher educational
grade than an ordinary academy.
Meanwhile many an old and long
established college, with an honorable
history and a long list of respected and
learned men for its Alumni, is suffer
ing for lack of funds necessary to its
support. 1t is to be hoped that the
order of things may change before long,
and men of wealth and benevolence
rally to the support of colleges and
universities which have long been, and
should continue to be, centres of wide
and elevated intiucnce.-.IosUwaI.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
Life In Ireland.

An American is surprised, says Il
correspondent of the Christian Register,
| to see the conditions of life as fair as
they are here in Ireland. The squalor
of the low Irish is not so pronounced
in Dublin and its environs as in the
Irish quarters of Boston or New York.
People are not so huddled. AS the
cabins are but one story high, the pigs
cannot be kept in the attic. On Sunday
the poor people are quite rs we'll dressed.
In regard to these things the aspects of
Irish life have greatly improved dur
ing the last half century. So many
have emigrated that there is a better
chance for those that remain. \ Curl
Gus law is in force here by which all
the loving must be married, and all
the dead buried, before twelve o'clock
noon. AS in England, marriages must
be in church or chapel. There are no
marriages ut home. And if one goes
to the great cemeteries in the vicinity
Of Dublin, as the hour Of noon approach
es, he will see funerals coming, some of
them in hot haste lest the noon-bell
should strike, the gates be shut, and
the burial have to. be deferred to the
next day. The professions are not al
lowed to enter the cemetery but the
bodies are bore in, and the friends may
follow on foot. If the deceased be Il
Catholic, the priest says u few words
over the coffin just inside the gate, and
then it is borne on very much as 4 mat
ter of business. The irreverent and un-
ceremonious way in which dead peo-
pie, especially if they die in poverty,
are put into the ground here is anlaz-
ing. One notices, too, that the priests
are laid with their heads in the direc-
ton opposite to the heads of the people,
so that in the resurrection ut the last
day when they rise out of the dust they
will stand face to face with the MEM
bers of their congregation. 1 noticed
one grave in which We're buried seven
Jesuit fathers one upon another, and
could not but imagine what deal of
good temper and gracious Difference to
each other would be needed ut the last
trump to prevent discord and scramb-
ling out in some selfish, uncomfortable
and awl>wardly irritating way. But
these are great mysteries, and the car
nal reason may not pry into them. The
church knows that the seven fathers
will como out of it all right at last, and
that is enough.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

For three OF four years several own
crlcsS William and Mamie goats have
been making 'hcadQuartcrS' on the
gallery of the Masonic Hail. \ few
DAYS ago Il gentleman rented Il room
in the building and moved there. That
night as sleep was knitting up the raw
clcd sleeve of care, he heard IL noise on
the gallery, and upon examination
found it was the mammifcrOuS animals
taking their usual nightly promenade.
He cntlcavorcd to persuade them to
while away the moonlight hours else
where, but in vain. SO q restless night
was spent with an occasional "cat-
nap" In tie morning he inquired
about the ownership of the said Will
liam and Mamie goats, and was in
formed they belonged to the Masons
and are used for evening excursions up
stairs! That tenant thinks he will rent
elsewhere, and has now no disposition
to join the mistic brothcrhood.-I Ijchs-
b,t,y I/croid.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
Frank Moore,

nARISH SURVEYOR for Ouachita, and
General Land Agent for Mort l.ouisi-
ana will attend to any business i'll this or
adjoining Parishes Parties wishing to sell
or purchase real estate in this section Will
lind it to their interest to address him. lie
has for sale several fine bodies of land IN
Duachita, Richland, MOrehouse, Franklin
and Caldwell Parishes. Persons wishing 10
sell will send numbers, description as to I'M,
,roNementS, and terms. Having formed
connections in both Washington and New
Orleans, he lis prepared to represent htlSantS
in contested land cases. obtain patents, Sc.
Ottice rear room of Richardson II McEnerN =
Law Once. For particulars address HIM,
care of Richardson II McEnery, Monroe, La.
August y, 1870.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

Beauty, says Steele, has been the
delight and torment of the world ever
since it began. The philosophers have
felt its influence so ScnSibly, that al
most every one of them has left us some
saying or other, which intimates that
he too we'll knew its power. Aristotle
has told US that II graceful person is II
more powerful recommendation than
the best letter that can be written in
our favor. Plato desires the possessor
of it to consider it as Il mere gift OF na-
turc, and not any perfection of our own.
Socrates calls it Al ShOrt-livcd tyranny :;
Thcophrastus, Il silent fraud, because it
imposes upon us without the help of
language ; but Carncalcs spoke as much
like a philosopher, and more like Il
lover than any of them, when he called
it R0yuIY acihoM tO,ce. 1t is not to be
denied, that there is something irrcsisti-
bic in bcautious form, and the most
severe will notprctcnd that they do not
feel an immediate prcpossion in favor
of the handsome.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

1t is predicted that lake Erie, now
the pathway of: mighty commerce,
will in time dry up and become the
home ola teeming population. Care
full surveys have shown that while
Lake Michigan has an average depth
of 800 feet, Lake Superior of 900 feet
and Lake Ontario 500 feet, Lake Erie
has an average depth of only 100
feet, which is said to be constantly de-
creasing. The bottom of the lake is
quite level and composed of soft clay.
This clay is constantly accommodating
from sediment carried down by tribu-
tary streams. The south shore is COM
posed of easily disintegrating blue,
gray and olive shoals and gray sand
stone. The western and northern coast
are made up of limestone of the Hell
derbeg group, which quickly yields to
the action of the waves. Consequently
both shores are constantly contrib
uting to till.up the bed Of the lake. The
work is not rapid, buf it is said to be
as certain rs fate.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
Dentistry.

HR. :. l.. BRACEY, Dentist, respectful
offers his professional services to the
ciiizcns of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try Having experience of fourteen
wears in the practice, he feels confident of
giving satisfaction in all branches of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
btfice near the Courthouse and next door
south of the Ouuchita Telegraph office on
Grand street, Monroe, La. v7-marlG:ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
s. ID. M'ENERY,
y n VI
j. & -. ID. McEnery.

4 TrORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
n. practice in the Parish and District
Courts of Ouachita, Morehouse, Franklin,
Richlard, Caldwell and Catahorla Parishes,
in the Supreme Court at Monroe, and Uni
ted States Courts. Particular att ttention paid
to business in the Land Oilice Department
of he General Government. nl7tt
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

Five of the sweetest words in the
English language begin with III, which
is only u breath hope, home, happi-
ness and heaven. Heart is Il hope place,
and home is Il heart place, and that
man sadly mistakcth who would OK
change the happiness of home for any
thing less than heaven.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

They know how to get up good
clothes in California. Just read the
following, from Il San Francisco daily:
a lady correspondent asks us if a Dolly
Warden can be box-plaitcd, whipped
and gathered in yoke, or is it best to
have insertion and flounces with puff
ting. We think that neither way is
good. Two rows of bobbinettc, hem
stitched, and inserted with double
gathered ruffieS of brocadc tape, with a
guSSct and hcm-Stich or two at each
end, and this quilted and made c1 rer-
e,,s in the back, with bias cuttings,
double pufled, of blue organdy, run
ming traversely across the whole, lined
with point applique ticking, land fiuted,
would be far more stylish. OF two evils
choose the least.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
SelEReliaffce.

Thore is nothing more likely to result
i'm IL successful career than confident
self-reliancc. 1t is astonishing how
much more q youth will accomplish
who relies upon himself than one who
depends upon others for assistance.
Having first ascertaincd the direction
in and the means by which his objects
is to be reached, let him put his whole
energies to work, and with untiagging
industry press forward. The young
man who, instead of rising at five,
sleeps until seven or eight, and who
spends his evenings on the cOncrs or in
the cOmpanionship of those who are
wanting in laudable ambition, rarely
ever wins position of honor or achieves
Il reputation above that enjoyed by the
common masses.
In II country like ours where the ave-
MUGS to honor and wealth arc open alike
to all, there is no reasonable excuse
that can be afforded for II mans failure
to achieve one or the other, or both.
Ill health or extraordinary misfortune
may keep him down, but these are tho
exceptions that establish the rule. Few
men know of how much they are capa-
bic until they have first thoroughly
tested their abilities. An hour of an
evening spent with some good author,
or in the study of some branch of use
ful science will, in the course of II few
years give to the young man who thus
dcvOtcs this small potion of his time
an amount of information, literary and
scientific, which cannot fail to fit him
for positions to which he could never
properly aspire without the attention
to study.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

4 man once went to an eccentric
lawyer to be qualified for some petty
Office. The lawyer said to him: "Hold
up your hand. I'll swear you, but all
creation couldn't qualify YOU"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

The late Presidential fever Of Judge
Davis salivated him to the tune of fifty
thousand dollars. More than the whis-
tie was worth.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
w. Nj. DeasOll, NJ. D.,

HAS permanently located in Monroe, and
III offers his professional services in all
iIs various branches to the citizens of Mon
roe and surrounding country, and hopes to
merit a share of the public patronage. He
has had over twenty-five years experience
in his profession in the South.
Eeb'y II, 1872. LILY
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

a vulturc, it is said, can fly one
hundred and fifty-nine miles an hour,
wild geese ninety miles an hour, the
common crow twenty-five miles, and
swallows ninety-twO miles. 1t is said
that a falcon was discovered ut Malta
twcnty-four hours after the departure of
King Henry ". of Fontainebleau. If
true, this bird must have flown for
twcnty-four hours at the rate of fifty
seven miles an hour, not allowing him
to rest moment during the whole
time.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
\ New objection to Railroads.

The little evils fOrebOded by narrow
minds out of II great public good, and
which seem so big to them, are some
times funny specimens of ofinvention and
originality. Says the Hearth and
Home: ....
'We once knew man who opposed
the location OF II railroad depot on one
corner of his farm for the reason that
its presence would soon make his land
SO valuble that he could not pay his
taxes; but it has been reserved for Can
ada to cap tthe climax in the way of
objectors to railroads. a Dominion NJ.
p. made speech in Parliament, not
long since, i'm which he protested
against each and every proposed line
of rails, on the ground that the loco
motives would frighten the cows and
SO impair the quality of their mills!"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

Cards OF \ personal Characterization adj
hlissible-will be charged double our reg
ular advertising rates.
Obituary and Marriage notices will be
charged as advertisements.
Any person sending us five new cash su b.
scribers, at the same post office, will be en-
titled to Il copy of THE TELEGRAPH gratis,
for ono Near.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

Morrison 4 Farmer,

1 I"rORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
N will practice in the Courts Of the Pa
Franklin and Caldwell, in the Supreme
Court, and in the United States Courts.
viii also attend to all business intrusted to
them in the State and Federal Land Offices.
n4ly3
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
Dr. VIM. Sandel

rlNE,N DERS his services as Physician and
i Surgeon, to the public. He can be found
upon his plantation, four miles below Mon
roe. March IL, 1872. 25-ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

a Greeley banner in New York
town is hickory pole sixty feet high,
with white hat on it.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

1t is bad enough to have the carpet
baggers misrepresenting in Congress all
the honest men, both black and white,
OF the reconstructed States, but when
they enlarge their jurisdiction and pro-
pose to take charge of the whole coun-
try, we think it time to protest.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
TARIFF OF ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements will be inserted Mt one
dollar and fifty cents per square (one inch
five cents for each subsequent insertion, for
amy time under one month. For longer
periods follows:
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

The slow but sure influence of good
books and newspapers in thus truth
fully discoursed Of by the American
Agriculturist: If you persuade n neigh
bor to take and read u wide-awake, In
structive, reliable journal, treating spe-
cially OF his business, you set him to
thinking, you elevate him and his fam
lily. He will experiment, and you will
have the benefit of his experiments.
His family will read and be more in
telligent ncighbors. The tone of socie-
ty will improve and your own proper
ty even will be improved in value.
Every additional reader in the place
will have Il like tendency. Scatter
annually in any ncighborlIood $50
Of good periodicals and books, on agri-
culture, horticulture, and domestic
economy, and it will change the char
actcr of the ncighborhood, and increase
the intelligence and the desirablcncss
of the place, and raise its product many
hundreds of dollars in the aggregate
every year.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

One OF the tcntlcrcst charities OF New
York and Boston is the flower mission
1t is the result of woman's forethought
and sympathy, and is the means Of al
lcviatinga II great deal of sufIcrng. Twice
every week i'm New York IL party of
ladies meet In Il schooI-rooln on Fourth
avenue, just below DIR. Bellows church,
and receive contributions of cut flowers
and fruit. They spend several hours
of the morning receiving and tying up
the contributions, which amount to
about 1900 bouquets week and the
afternoons they devote to distributing
them among the sick and suffering
poor. There is something more than
the mere pleasure of the eye about the
gifts, and physicians and ministers
alike testify to the physical and moral
blessings of the work. ..
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15

H. HARRISON. JAS. d. M'ENERY.
Richardson * NEcEnery.
1 TrORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
N practice in all the Parishes of North
I.uuisiuna, in the Supreme Court at Monroe,
the Federal Courts, and i'll tho Land Office
department of the General Government.
nl9:tt
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ISAIAH GARRETT, FRANKLIN GARRETT.
Garrett & Garrett,

4 TrORNEYS AT LAW, corner Wood
IN and st. John Streets, Opposite Record
er's otlice), Monroe, La. Jan. /, 1872. 1y
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Il. n. Polk.

CURVEYOR, Civil Engineer and Drau-
y ghtsman. All orders left with Richard
son IL McEnery, Monroe, La, will meet
with prompt attention. Terms, CASH.
May IL, 1872. Silly