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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-10-12
THE ST. LOUIS HOTEL.

HARTWELL, CHAMBERS Il SED-
IL BERRY,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
%6 'rrh"upitou;,s and "a New Levce Streets,
I'c,wcen Natchcz and Gravicr)
Nee O.1conx l2:Jn
I BLOOM Il CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS
And dealers in Western Produce, Wines.
Liquors. Cigars and Tobacco,
80 Peters ST., Na,e New T.cvee) New Orleans.
l.. BLOOM. II. w. GOODMAN.
Dccembcr9 .. 1871. 12:ly
Jules ROSE. IT, r1rcHE
TILES ROSE \ co.,
GE j; Al. G OCl3RS,
" Rsief wi1s ana G GSeepss
Dutch Mornings, and German
Dried Fruits and Seeds,
so. go Magazine Street, Ne'c Orleans, L".
December ., 1871 12:ly
a. LEVY. T. l.. HAAS.
T EFY * HAAS,
IL LFormc'7u Of Columbia, La.,l
COTTON FACTORS AND GENERAL.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. AZ Pcrt(ifo Street, New Orleans.
ov15-NS-ly
H. BREs. T. Il. RAY
ORES n RAY,
COTTON FACTORS AND GENERAL.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
No. 1876 Ciraver Street, New Orleans, I.:
i. J. RAaLAND, Agent. 5:6m
li.r;N Il WAr'r
c @ II r O n Il \ G II o u $
y y y co NJ MISSION MERCHANTS
No. 60 Ctu'out'c1ct ,V,tSt.
VIEW ORJEA Ms F.A
September %. 1870. Xiv
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-10-12
The Torch and Turpentinc brigade.

Z" No CtaSpn'g Hands across tic Moody
CGaSm!"-'DoUe srith Southern Re6cEs,"
"Cbmc, let as fool these NiGqe,s once:
morc!"-Grdm,, Wilson, Phillips,
f;UtlCl., {3In,,ton Duncan C %.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-10-12

Messrs. w. T. Atkins, Franklin Gar
rett and +. Purcell will have charge of
the editorial department of the ssTele.
sraph'' until the close of the campaign.
Sent. Fl. 1872. w. McCRANIE.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-10-12
$TR.AYED.

S.HtpM the undersigned, in Phillips.S
Il Bend. on the Island, y BAY MARE. :
wears old: branded '.M''on the left shouIder.
walks and fox trots. \ liberal reward viii
hc paid for the recovery of the mare and
amy information thankfully received by
CORNELIUS SCOTT
SNni ON lNr Is. lSIo .-l.lt
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-10-12

y special to the Gazette, from India
napoliS, say Ill townships give Il net
Republican gain Of 1873
Tho following are the Democratic
and Liberal maoritiC- in Hamilton
county as far a. returns have been re-
ccivcd. the only precinct omitted being
Whitewater township: Wiley, for
Secretary of state, received Il majority
Of 1I1l Green. for Judge of the Court,
majority S7"o; Riley, for Board of Pub
lie Works. majority :I71A: for Congress
list district, Taylor'S majority :;2G2: ;
Dodd5 majority i'll the second district
2:ii9; Berring'S nfajoriticS OF the cotI,1-
1y ticket range from 2n61 to 1911.
tnIl' AIEI~, oct. o.-ThC returns rD
to this tim" are as follows: Allen coun-
ty, five townships, WyCkoTtoit. Wiley
ll:1I Ashland county, one township,
Nyci>otl 81. Wiley Isl; Athens county,
two townships. NyckOT i03, Wiley
it2; Butter county, SCvcn townships
and one ward of the city of Hamilton.
Wyckotr 1897, Wiley 2o77; Clark co,tn-
tN, four townships and three wards in
Springfield, slow L Republican gain Of
i:;~: Clinton county, Smith, i,cpilbli-
rHn, for Congr' *, ESQ majority :Colllnu-
hianH county, five towns, WyCllOn
1883, Wiley 1928; tttyahugu County.
seven towns uud fifteen wards ofElrvC-
land. Wycl<oM le,-%2, Wiley 7G9:};
DanI<r county. nineteen tov:nS. Il Re-
publican gain of 1872.
The State Republican Committee
claim that they have carried Ohio by
from l. 1000 10 $4,000. The Democratic
Committee concctlC between 10000 and
10000. The Republican COMMITTEES
also claim they have elected twelve
congressman certainly, With moro than
The New York herald., 1872-12-21
HORSE NOTES.

The Kentucky Association, of Lexington have
fixed on the 18th day OF May for the commencement
of the Spring meeting OF 1878.
General Mabry has sold Eland, chestnut colt
three years old, by Jack Malone dam Gazele, by
Albion, and Evellne Mabry, chestnut aly, BY
Jack Malone. dam Betty Martin, to General Bra
mier OF Knoxville, Tenn. Eland and Eveline
Mabry are both at Mobile, In Captain Cottriil'i
stables being trained by T. u. Patterson. 1t is the
intention OF General Bramier to enter Eland foi
the great fourmile heat at New orleans in the
Spring.
The well known trotting mare Crazy Jane died al
Syracuse December 10.
NJ H. Sanford has sent the famous race mare
Salina, by Lexington dam Lightsome, to Kentucky
to be bred. Lady Wordsworth has also been sent
for the same purpose.
with epizooty Is not correct The gentleman
having charge of the horse writes s.-"Hambetona
has not shown the slightest symptoms OF the pre-.
vailing horse disease, nor any other aiment. He
has been and Is in fine condition and the best ol
health"
The black geding Edwin, by Peacemaker, was
entered in the four-year-old Prospect Park Stakes,
that closed December 2.
June 3, T. S, and are claimed as days for the
Spring meeting for Beacon Park, Alston, Mass.
General A. Buford, OF Kentucky, offers his en-
tire lot OF thor0ughbreds at private sale consisting
olIIoywood, Nellie Gray, Malta, Bombshel, Zadoc,
Count Fosco, Metz, Vienna, Myra and versailles.
Besides the above there are number ofbrood mares
stinted to Enquirer, and their produce; yearlings
by Versailles. and weanlings by Enquirer.
Canadian turfmcn are making preparations for
trotting meeting on the Ice to come OF In January.
A new racing association mas been organized al
Montreal Canada, under the title Of the Montreal
Turf Club
Old Hambletonian is said to be the sire OF 1851
foals and that he earned for his owners $685. 1876.
Joseph Dawson gave l,200 guineas for Gowworm,
by Young Melbourne, dam Twilight, by Noun.
taineer at Tattersall's, November 20.
The New York herald., 1872-12-21
CHRISTIAN AID FOR OUR INSTITUTIONS.
The Wilson Mission

The season for charitable persons to make their
annual distribution OF comforts to the poor and
sckly Is now near at hand, and one OF the most
meritorious institutions in the city appeals to the
public for aid. This is the Wilson Mission. II has
not only Its day school, training classes and its
many branches OF mission work to support, but the
great destituton OF this winter has brought numer-
families under Its care These unfortunates are
worthy people, who have been reduced to the
greatest distress BY sickness and want OF employ
ment Contributions OF clothing, bedding, fuel,
provisions of every kind, and especially money,
Will be thankfully received, and donors may direct,
If they wish to do so, the channel into which their
donations shall go-for Christmas, the current ex-
penses or the institution or the mission work. Con-
tributlons may be sent to the Wilson Mission
House, avenue A and Eighth street. Monetary re-
lief should be sent to the care OF the Treasurer Mr.
William Ransom.
THE ORPHAN HOME.
The managers Of the Union Home and School for
the Orphans OF Soldiers and Sailors deem 1t advis
able to appeal to the public at the present season
for contributions towards the Christmas festival
This institution is most deserving Of the liberaty
OF all classes, and doubtless, those charitably dis
posed will not hesitate to assist the managers by
freely donating supplies. Contributions may be
sent to Mr. Barnes, at the Home on the Boule ward
Mrs. Charles ?. Daily 81 clinton place; Mrs. Farra-
gut, ll6 East Thirty street. or to Mrs. David
H0yt, l29 East Forty-sixtb street.
The New York herald., 1872-12-21
TIE PIERS AND DOCKS.
The Hyde System Approvcd-Iron supe.
rtor to stone for the Construction oI

The Hyde System Approximation supe.
Piers.
The Polytechnic branch of the American Institute
held regular meeting last evening ut room "a
Cooper Union. Half an hour was devoted to the
examination OF new Inventions when the discus.
sion on the "proposed piers and storeh0uses for
New York." In which, at the previous meeting,
Messrs. II. G. Gardner, William J. McAlpine, Part
sumed. The chair was filed by Professor Timan.
The first speaker was j. Burrows Hyde, who declared
that no changes or improvements had been made
In the piers and bukheads since the original ones
constructed by the early Dutch settlers. The piers
were unsubs stantal, too small and too narrow The
merchandise had to be housed by carting IL some
distance to storehouses. Besides these objections
there were others referred to, and Mr. Hyde advo
Gated the European or covered piers, with solid
bulknead wall oil masonry some distance outside OF
the present line, the space within to he used
immense sewer 20 receive the contents of the sew.
ers. Since the organization of the present Dock
Commission the city Is girded with combustible
sheds about the piers, dangerous TO life and prop
erty. The speaker advocated the extension OF the
piers into the river to coo feet and the establish
mcDt OF a cartway and street with 100 feet space
between upon which to run three lines OF cars, so
as to convey freight by rail direct. Mr.. McAlpine
highly approved OF the plan suggested by Mr.
Hyde, including iron piles, which are better than
masonry to hold up the storehouses to be erected
on the piers. The expense oil driving the iron
piles would be as cheap as any other mode OF con
struction. III. G. Gardner made some remarks upon
the sanitary results likely to ensue from the pro.
posed new docks. He read statistics showing that
the rate OF mortality in New York is yearly in.
crcasins and the city the most unhealthy In the
The New York herald., 1872-12-21
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

THE REVISION OF the 'New American Cyclopedian y
Is going steadily forward and the revised work
promises to be exceedingly valuable.
THE APPLETONs have a copy OF all OF Cruiksbank %
works, collected into series OF elegantly bound
volumes, the mountings Of the pages being done
with such exquisite skill as to have the appearance
OF printed book. Paste and scissors leave no
traces behind. The collection is valued at 81, ,ooo
Mrs. MARY CLEMMER AMEs has written a memo.
rial of the poet sisters Alice and Phoebe Carey
which Hurd Houghton have just published
MIR. G. W. REID, keeper OF prints ard drawings in
the British Museum, has nearly finished "A HISTORY
OF the Print Room OF the British Museum with
some accounts OF its contents and Keepers with
illustrations.
FORTHCOMING NOVEL, entitled, 'Tn the Days or
My Youth" is by Miss Amelia b. Edwards, author
OF "Barbaras History"
TRANSLATION OF Mr.. Lecky's 'History OF Ration.
alism in Europe" by NJ. Michael Zsinszky, has
appeared at Pesth
Mr.. L. A. GoBRIGHT, OF Washington "fathern OF
the Associated Press, has managed to set aside
some moments from the discharge OF his arid and
philosophy OF nursery lyrics. He has shown an in
genuity greater than any required for extracting
sunbeams from cucumbers in managing to lend
new face and attraction to the old familiar story
OF 'Jack and Gill;" that amiabe and lively pair
who insisted on going up hill to fetch pail of
water. The reconstructed tale like the original Is
in verse; abounding in good advice and well
adapted for children above the nursery standard
1t is Illustrated and published by Claxton, Remsen
4 Hafreltnger, Philadelphia.
The New York herald., 1872-12-21
ST. THOMAS DAY.

To-day Is st. Thomas Day. st. Thomas is re-
garded as the patron saint of architects and build
ers. pretty religious parable comes down to US
in this connection. When st. Thomas was at
Cesarla the Saviour appeared to him and told him
to 20 to Gondorus, the King Of the Indies, who was
looking for workmen to build him finer palace
than that Of the EmperOrs at Rome. The money
ST. Thomas got for the building Of the palace he
distributed among the poor The King had been
absent in distant country, and when he returned
and found what St. Thomas had done he ordered
him to be thrown into prison. The Kings
brother In the meantime died, and after being
dead four days appeared to Gondorfus and told
him he had seen in heaven the palace st. Thomas
had built with the Kings money. ST. Th0mas was
OF course released from prison, and appropriately
martyrdom among the Indians at Malapoor, and
was buried in a church erected by him In that city.
Christians and Saracens make pilgrimages to the
place, and miracles are wrought at the tomb. The
hand the apostle put into the Savlour's side after
the Resurrection is placed In vessel beside the
tomb, and the story told by travellers that yhep
ness each disputant writes out his story on paper
both papers are placed in the Saints hand and the
sSa 9ad Of ss nEn
there used to be a custom among the poor people
In the country parts of going round on st. Thomas
some places called "Doleling Day. and in others
humping Day. This custom still prevails in
Stafordshire, where representatives from every
parish go on what they call q "gooding," which
means going in quest OF aims In the same county
also the 'St Thomas Dole" Is still given on the
Sunday nearest the festival ITSELF The dole is part
OF the contributions given by the wealthy to the
clergyman OF the parish for distribution. The old
custom Of making praying expeditions on 81.
Thomas Day prescribed that the recipient OF an
mstletoe. In this city to-day Bishop Potter Will
consecrate the Free Chapel OF st. Thomas church,
on sixtieth street. between Second and Third
The New York herald., 1872-12-21
"DAYBREAK IN SPAIN.n

Colonel John Hay delivered very eloquent lee
ture last evening" with the above title at Associa
tion Hall, to an audience which, despite the
miserable weather, was highly complimentary in
point both OF numbers and culture. This was
Colonel Hays FIRST appearance be fore New York
audience as q lecturer and while he astonshed his
hearers by profundity and solemnity OF discourse
that the majority OF them failed to expect from his
youth and his "Pike county" reputation, his essay
as q lecturer was fine success. "Daybreak IN
6painn according TO Colonel Hay, has cast It's first
rosy flush over the hills OF Navarro, in the dethrone
ment OF Isabella the adoption OF republican IDEAS
the enforcement OF Church and state and the ireer
conditlon ana higher aspirations OF people that
ioI iDoo years have been slavsbly devoted 10 King
ana Cnurcm Colonel Hays delivery Is good ms
voice Is u and clear and he retained his sell-pos-
session very thoroughly throughout. The dis
course was very happily varied with dne flights
and pointed anecdotes
The New York herald., 1872-12-21
A PERJURER,s DOOM.
Crime In Westchester-A Hero OF Horri-
bic Atrocities Secured at Last.

Crime In Westchester-A Hero OF Horri-
bic Atrocities Secured Mt Last.
singular case OF perjury was disposed OF in the
Court OF Sessions at White Palms. Westchester
county, on Thursday. 1t appeared from the evi-
dence that the accused, Henry VAIL a resident OF
Yorktown. and about fifty years old was shot at
and wounded by neighbor while attempting
to rob the latter's hen-roost about three
years ago. Vail kept the matter secret
until recently, when, in order to settle
an old grudge, he went before a Justice of the
peace and swore that his father-in-a deliber-
ately did the shooting. The latter having been
tried and acquitted of the charge appeared before
the Grand Jury and caused Vail to be indicted for
perjury At the trial the prisoner, when testifying
In his own behalf, swore to the same allegations
which he had formerly made against his father-in-
law, hut was somewhat nonplussed when the man
whose hen-house he had invaded went on the
stand and testified to having shot Vail himself.
The prisoner was promptly convicted and SEN
fenced to ten years In the State prison.
Vail has long been terror to his neighbors, hav-
ing, Is currently reported, during his career shot
and killed his brother; thrown his little daughter
into the nre whereby she was fatally burned and
cut the tongue out Of his sister, who shortly after
wards carried the secret OF her brothers. hendish
malignity TO premature grave.
The New York herald., 1872-12-21
THE BROOKLYN FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Increase of Force In the Eastern Divi-
sion-To-Day's Changes.


To-day Engine Companies Nos. 10 and 10, OF the
Brooklyn Fire Department, Will commence to do
duty, the former company having been organized
on Thursday last and the latter having been
changed from truck company to an engine COM
pany. Engine No. Is is located in India street.
near Franklin in thickly populated portion OF
the seventeenth ward. GTeenpOnt, and Tor the
present will be In charge OF Mr.. Platt Van Cott
who has been detailed from Engine Company NO.
13 for that purpose. Alfred Ford VIII De the
engineer. Engine No. 16 Is located in Schoes
street, near Union avenue, a very popuous neigh
borhood. 1t will be in charge OF the former mem
bers OF Truck Company No. 3, with jesse seaman
as acting foreman and Andrew Taylor as engineer,
both having been transferred from Engine Com
pany No. 13. For the present both companies VIII
use reserve steamers. The Amoskeag Manufacture
ing Company have been ordered to construct four
second class steamers for the department., two OF
which will be ready by the latter part OF January.
Fire Commissioner William A. Brown and Chief
Engineer John W. Smith were instrumental IN
bringing about this much needed relief to the prop
eT.y-owners o. the Eastern district.
The New York herald., 1872-12-21
BURGLARY.

John Mcdonald, offs King street, was arraigned
at Jefferson Market yesterday charged with being
an accomplice OF Emile Fournier In the recent
burglary on the premises Of Harry Hill. Whe1
before the Justice the two prisoners named proks
out In mutual accusations OF great numpe,o
crimes, each claiming to oe innocent hlmseli. Mo
Donald was remanded to await furtner imyeslisss
tion. Mcdonald was arrested by omcer nesse, sx ~
the Eighth precinct, who saw MN drivlng on VIE
over two hundred boxes OF cigars In . wagon
The prisoner will undoubtedly be punished
The New York herald., 1872-12-21
GRACE CHURCH.
The Day of Special InterccssiOn for the
Multiplying Of Observation-Disclosures

The Day of Special InterccssiOn for the
Multiplying Of Observation-Disclosures
sive Services mt Grace Church.
The services ordered by the Episcopal House OF
Bishops, at their meeting IN october last, to be
observed in Episcopal churches throughout the
United States on Friday, the 20tn of December for
special intercesson the Lord of the Harvest that
he may be pleased to send forth laborers into his
fields were observed with great pomp and impress
siveness at Grace church yesterday. The attend
ance was small on account, no doubt, OF the un-
pleasant weather. In the chancel, clothed In their
canonical roses, were the Rector Henry G. Potter
OF Grace church; Rev: Samuel Osgood. Rev. William
T. Egbert, OF the Wainwright Memorial church ;
Bishop Hare, OF Niobrara, and Bishop Haight OF
Massachusetts.
The rector opened the services BY the reading OF
selected portions OF Scripture bearing upon mis-
sionary work, the congregation joined In the Con-
appointed for Whitsunday were chanted. Alter
the reading OF the first lesson the choir sang the
Jabate Deo" The Nicene Creed we yerscles ssSe' co
ects for peace, grace and for rulers and the tany
were rected,
dresses and the exercises ended with the follow
ing special prayer for the occason:-
"How many, o Jesus OF Thy sheep have no shep
herd: none to show them their DANGER none 10
keep them out OF danger; none to lead them where
they may find pasture May Thine infinite wisdom
which Thy Gospel may be preached unto them, and
prepare their hearts to receive the TRUTH that they
may be delivered from the bondage OF corruption
into the glorious liberty of the children OF God.
Send them pastors after Thine own heart, full Of
knowledge, compassion and zeal, who
PITYING THEIR SAD CONDITION,
may instruct them in the ways OF truth ana eternal
life Increase the number and the graces OF Thy
messengers ard ministers and touch the hearts OF
all Christians with true compassion like Thine, o
Lord for all such are strangers to Thee and the
merits of thy death, by woich they have been re-
deemed, that they may cheerlully contribute to a
work so acceptable to the divine majesty. And
may Thy Holy Spirit, by the preaching Of the Cos.
pei add daily to the Church such as shall be saved
through Thy merits and mediation, y Lord and
The New York herald., 1872-12-21
THE CREDIT MOBILIER.

n Official List of Stockholders Dividends
undred and Fifty
La of Jame
CONGREssMEN
The Van Buren press., 1872-11-26
Progress Of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad

Dispatches from Parsons, Kansas,
Nov. 10Th, from General Manager K. >.
Stevens, now in Texas, convey the in
formation that the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas track will reach Red river to- NOR
row, and Denison, Texas, during this
month On Saturday he established the
depo.s and freight houses of the road at
Dcuissn, and located the machine shops,
round houses and stock yards. Two
large hstels arc rapidly approaching
completion at his town Work has been
commenced for brick block, in which
the First National bank, all esdy charter
ed, 10 to be put in operation. The Texas
Central road will reach Dennison by the
lst of January. 1873, thus completing
the grand thoroughfsrc from New York
to Galveston via st Louis
The Van Buren press., 1872-11-26
Tho New Postage Rates.

Several notices of the reduction in
postage have already appeared, but the
following is clear and complete: " Under
the new the postage on transient news
papers, magazines, pamphlets, etc, isJust
half what it was under the old law-that
is, such matter can now be sent, in par
cells not weighing over four pounds, At
one cent for each two ounces. A one
cent stamp will therefore carry any mag
azine or package OF newspapers which
does not weigh more than two ounces
Book postage under the code is two cents
for each two ounces or fraction thereof
Book manuscripts and prsof sheets go
at one cont for each two ounces or frac-
ton thereof, but this only between gu
thor and publisher, and manuscript Tor
publication in newspapers and magazines
must be paid for at letter rates, which re
main as heretofore. Nothing weighing
more than four pounds, except congres'
sienal documents, will be received into
the mail.
Packages Of dry goods, hardware,
drugs Except liquid drugs, and other
merchandise, notsxceedng twelve ounces
in weight, can now be mailed to any part
of,the United States, at a charge OF two
cents for each two ounces or fraction oil
two ounces. A pair Of boots, II neither
boot weighs more than We speciiied
twelve ounces. may be wrapped up IN
two separate parcels and sent across the
continent tor twsnty-four cents, whereas
the transportation Of goods of this de-
scription by express would cost almost
more money than they are worth.
The rates of commission charged Tor
money orders have been reduced as fol
lows: Orders from 81 to $40, 8 cents !
on orders not exceeding $40, 10 cents
over $50, and not exceeding $50, 10
cents; ever $50, and not exceeding $40,
20 cents. over $40, and not exceeding
$50, 25 cents.