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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-04-12
Moro Negro Atrocities In Claiborne.--Nho
Is Responsible
HOMER, La, April 8, 1873

Editor T'eZegraph:
Old Claiborne seems to he getting
ahead of the other parishes in outrages
and crime. 1t has not been very long
since tho outrage upon the person Of
Mrs. Kidd was perpetrated, which
ended in the horrible death of that TIM
fortunate lady, and we now have to
record another outrage upon the person
of a young married lady, near Haynes
vile, which, fortunately for her, only
terminated in her being frightened
pretty near to death. The aggressor
was negro of bad character who was
living at the time with the young
iady's father. He had previously made
the remark that he wondered that the
white women in the neighborhood We're
not afraid to be left alone, and Mr..
Thomas, the young lady's father, was
warned by parties who had heard the
negro make the remark, but he told
them he would take care of him in his
own yard. But the negro, taking adj
vantage of Mr.. It's absence from the
house, went into it, and tried to out
rage the person of the young lady. She
resisted him to her utmost, and being
alarmed by her screams for help, the
fiend in human form drew ~ knife and
tried to kill her by cutting her across
the abdomen, but was prevented from
committing the foul deed by the 1ady's
clothing, which he cut nearly to the
skin, and then becoming alarmed he
fed. Soon after, the whole country
was alarmed and in pursuit, and the
news reached here that he was caught.
hope that by this time lie has met
with such punishment as such a brute
may deserve.
The other case is that of a mulatto,
living about ten miles from here, COM
hitting rape on a little colored girl
ten years old. He violated the little
girl in such II shocking manner that
medical assistance had to be called in.
The negro was brought to town to-day
and committed to await his trial at tho
next court.
News also comes to us from the Ar
kansas line Of {, horrible murder COM
nitted by two negroes on two German
peddlers. Rumor says the peddlers were
oVertaken on the road by the two
negroes, and killed with an axe which
they carried. They were in the act OF
conccaling tho bodies in the bushes,
when they were surprised by white
man riding along tho road, and who
would have shared the same fate of the
two unfortunate peddlcrs, had he not
presented q good navy-siX to them,
and, turning the tables, marched them
off MS prisoners. An excited people
| made short work with them, hanging
them near the spot Of their late horri-
bic crime. They had in their possession
about $500 which they had taken from
the pedlcrs. Their atrocious deed met
! with speedy and just punishment,
| and their bodies are now dangling in
| tho air, prey for tho vulturcs. Us.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-04-12
6USINEao CARpo,
FURNITURE STORE.

FURNITURE STORE,
AND FURNITURE REPAIRING.
The undersigned respectfully informs tue
public that he has now on hand q we'll SO
lected stock OF ODicc ana Household E5.rnt
turc, 1poodcn Cb0ins Mxulie Burial C>..kets,
CoU'a Irinsmings such us Jlna,llcs, Plates,
'Scrcws, etc. Terms, Cash. Store on Grand
street, near tho Courthouse.
J. Z. PETERS.
Monroe, La, March IS, 1871. 1,26-tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-04-12
n BOTENSCIIEN,

CMfTII 81 FIRST.
PROPR1EroRS,
{ y X X A G T. a n d NTH SHOP
GRAND STREET, MONROE
Have the pleasure of notifying the Public
that they are prepared to build and repair
execute all kinds of Plantation Work
~. owners of Burdens Subsoil Attach
ment for Ouaehita Parish mars 73:25tr
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-04-12
GEORGE KGHLCR.

GEORGE KEHLER.
~ Gunsmith, Monroe, La. Dealer n
GUNS, PISTOLS, CAPS, TUBES,
CARTRIDGES, POWDER FL, ASKS
PATENT ELASTIC GUN WADS
Repairing Of all kinds neatly
done, st 25 per cent. below for AI
mer prices, and work guarart- Xxx
teed. June is, 1870. " q w y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-04-12
TRANSPORTATION,

vi. LUUdS FRE1EHYS.
Merchants, and others, making bills in
st. Louis, arc notified that tho OUAcIIIrA
BELLE or any packet commanded by either
Of the undersigned, will receive all St
Lou is freights consigned to their boat, or
boats, at the Mouth OF Red river, and do
liver tho same at Monroe, or Trenton, on
Through bills, for
TEN PER CENT LESS
than any Through rates now charged from
st. Louis to Monroe, or Trenton, whether
by Rail or Through boats.
This arrangement will continue until tho
tOw-watcr season.
J. w. BLANKS,
+. A. BLANKS.
Monroe. March 20, 1878. 27:tf
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29
Virginie Chesquieres.

A woman named Virginie Chesquieres
has died in the Petits-M s-Menages Asylum
at Issy. France, within fifty-five days OF
attaining her hundredth year. A re.
markable act of heroism is related of this
female under the First Empire. During
an engagement in the Peninsula war the
colonel of the Twenty-seventh regiment
had been killed, and left on the ground,
when a sergeant, slight young man, and
two soldiers devoted themselves to recov.
ering the body of their officer. They
started together, but the two men we're
struck down on the way, and the sergeant
only reached the spot. He attempted to
lift the corpse on to his shoulders, but was
too weak to do so. Perceiving two of the
enemy at distance, he made signs as Il
he were wounded, and the others hasten
ed forward expecting to make prisoner,
when the sergeant fired and brought
down one of them, then seiz d his horse
the her had fled-got the body on 1t,
mounted himself, and galloped back to
the French lines. There it was seen that
the young man was himself wounded, as
blood was flowing freely from his breast ;
he was undressed in spite of his resist
ance, when he was found to be q woman
1t was Virginie Chesquieres, of belmont,
in the department of the Nord, who, six
years before, seeing her young brother
drawn in the conscription, bad dressed
herself In mems clothes, and, taking his
place, had been incorporated in the
Twenty-seventh regiment, and had risen
to the grade of sergeant. This Is the wo-
man who has just expired in the asylum
at Issy.-New York Herald.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29
An Immense Fraud.

Early in 1914 the bank of England, and,
In fact, the whole Stock Exchange, were
victimized, by ''bull" fraud that rivals
In its magnitude, and certainly In its dar-
ing, the most famous of our Wall street
corners, notexcepting even that Of 0BIack
Friday" England was almost exhausted
by her terrible fiftoen years. struggle with
Napoleon, and tottered on the verge of
revolution and financial ruin. The sue
cessful military operations which had
checked the last grand coalition had added
to the deep anxiety and depressed the
funds to an alarming extent. Ola sudden
there was q tremendous rally. Consols
rose with jump, and the transfers of
single day were greater than those OF
months previous. The transactions on
nimble fingers of the clerks could scarcely
find time to record them. The cause OF
the excitement was this: On the 2lst OF
February, about o'clock In the morning,
violent knocking was heard at the door
of the Ship Inn, at Dover. The intruder
announced himself as Lieutenant Colonel
Duboug, aid-de-camp of Lord Cathcart.
His richly embroidered uniform, his stars,
orders, gold lace, etc., supported the as
sertion, and the salt spray which wetted
him confirmed his story that he had bribed
q French smuggler to bring him across
the Strait. His news was important. Ma
poleon had been slain in battle, and the
allied armies were in Paris.
The widest excitement was produced.
The news was forwarded to London, and
spread like wildire. Stocks and consols
rose with tremendous rapidity, and Sc
curities which had been bought by the
perpetrators of the job on Saturday for
some 81, ,0Oo, 900, sold on Monday for fully
$l5, 5,o0O, 600. The crash followed speedily,
fact that they had been ''bulled' out OF
over ca, 900 900. Investigation implicated
In the fraud some of the leading nobility,
including Lord Cochrane, one of England's
most gallant naval officers. - Cincinnati
Times
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29

THE strength of piece Of timber de-
pends upon the part of the tree from
which 1t Is taken. Up to q certain age,
the heart Of the tree Is the best; after that
period, 1t begins to fail gradually. The
which, Is next the bark. 1t Is softer than
the other parts Of the wood, and ID liable
to premature decay. TIE deleterious
component Of the sap-wood is absorbed,
II the tree Is allowed to grow for . longer
period, and In time the old sap-wood be-
comes proper timber-fiber similar to heart
wood. Hence, the goodness Of tree, for
timber purposes, depends on the age at
which the tree was cut down. When
young, the heart-wood Is the best; ut ma
turity, with the exception Of the sap
wood, the trunk IL equally good through
out: and, when the tree Il allowed to
grow too long, the heart-wood II the first
te show symptoms Of weakness, and de-
teriorates gradually.
The best timber Is secured by telling
the tree at the age Of maturity, whicn de.
pends on Its nature as well as on the soil
and climate. The ash, beech, elm. and ar,
are generally considered at their best
when of 20 or 80 years. growth, and ene
oak Is seldom at its best In less time than
100 years, but much depends on surrouno-
ing circumstances. As Q RUE, uoos
should not be cut before arriving ~ ms
turiiy, because there Is then 700 mucn
wood, and the durability OF the am,
Der Is much inferior to that Of trees felled
after they have arrived at their fuu 90
velopment. Popular Science MoHsAty.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29
The Queens Grammar.

1T Is, Of course, well understood that
the Queens speeches are written by her
ministers. Her present government hap
pens to contain In the First Lord of the
Treasury and the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, two very distinguished classical
scholars. Yet bad as the grammar Of the
Queens speeches usually Is, the Ministry
seem this me to have surpassed them
selves. The Queen herself writes-when
she chooses to address her subjects per
sonally-very simple and dignifed Eng
lish. But who could read without trans
latiqn such q sentence as the following
The thanks of the government are ex-
tended to the arbitrators for ''tha care be
slowed by them on the peaceful adjust.
ment of controversies such as could moi
but impede the full prevalence of national
goodwill In case where 1t was specially
TO be cherished" This conundrum We
leave the reader to render into English
he may succeed by dint of running II
through two or three times. Again
when the government wishes to say thai
they were ablet to 60 on with the arbitra'
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29
An Eccentric 6Overnor.

One of the queerest old fellows among
the first settlers In Boston was Gov. Bel
lingham. There are many curious stories
told about him, but the most singular is
that respecting his marriage. 1t Is related
by Gov. Winthrop In his diary, and was
written at the time the affair took place.
Bellingha.n was Governor Of the colony
of Massachusetts Bay In 1641. He was
fifty years old. There was then a young
lady In Boston named Penelope Pelham,
who was twenty-five years OF age, and
was engaged to be married to a young
man, who was a friend Of the Governor,
and lived in The Governors house.
BY what arts we know not, but 1t Is
certain that the Governor persuaded Miss
Penelope that he loved her best, and 80,
one day, while the young man supposed
that his sweetheart was true to him, the
Governor and the young lady were mar
ried. But the singular part Of It was, that
as the Governor wanted to keep his little
affair secret, and perhaps because he could
think of no clergyman to whom he dared
apply to perform the ceremony, he mar
ried himself!
We may imagine the old Governor
standing up before himself and Miss Pei
ham, and going through the service In the
old Puritan style.
"Do you, Richard, take Penelope" says
Gov. Bellingham, ito be your wifes'
II do" replies Richard to himself as
Governor.
"Do you, Penelope, take Richard to be
your husband p'
81 do" feebly replies the little firt.
"Then," says Gov. Bellingham, 81 pro-
nounce myself and you husband and wife,
according to the rules of the Christian
church and the laws of the Province OF
Massachusetts Bay
The ceremony Is over, and the Governor
salutes the bride, and hopes she win be
happy with her husband. 10 may be said
here, that she was happy with him, and
they lived together more than thirty years.
Mrs Bellingham survived her husband
thirty years, and died in 1702, at the ad-
vanced age Of eighty-three years.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29

went there. What would Rube say:
Why, what would Rube say. Dolly P"
"I've tried hard to realize ii. ~ said
Aunt Dolly, "-in the nighttime, too. sir
what it'll be to be sitting by somebody's
else fire admitting, him a-bringing in theif
wood, and out here another than me, can.
ming the plums. and drying the sage, and
spattin' up the butter on the back
porch"
land drivin' the cows to pasture-O
Lordy!" broke in the old man.
but the hardest thing to leave-Reu-
ben, our son-he was turned eighteen, sir,
lis buried on the farm. HyouTl step to
this winder, sir, I'll show you his grave.
There, down under tnat maple. There's
where he fit for college, and when he came
10 die, 1t seemed sir, as If In that place
where he dreamed over his Latin and
his Greek Of a great futur', there he
wanted to be left. He asked it that MORN
ing in whisper,| hope-whoever gets
the farm, sir,-they'll keep up the fence
around the grave"
The creditor choked back something in
his throat, and made nervous gesture.
Keep 1t up yourself, madame, keep It
up yoursef. Trade takes its own risks
and must bear its own losses. I'll not
come back on security of which was ig-
norant when accepted the obligation.
on proDerty that has become security
through the dishonesty of the men who
deceived me as well as you. My humanity
would shame me-"
The old couple stared at the man in a
dozen sort Of ways. What did he mean
this iron man, steel-tipped and brass
bound-this "busiress nlan?"
believe I'll be able to catch the noon
train" said he, swapping together his
Aunt Dolly followed him to the door.
IL don't knew as understood you,
SIR"
"Keep your farm, ma'am. I've no
moral claim, I'll have no legal claim to
it. Go on drying your sage, and spattin'
up your butter; and pray for Swinton, for
ne needs it il ever q man did,
Aunt Dolly laid her worn hand solemn
ly on the mans sleeve. Twice she tried
to speak and twice she filled.
"The Lord bless you, sir--in your bas-
ket and your store, at your fireside, and
among men; and o, sir, when you grow
an old man and feeble, may He hold you
In the hollow of His right hand"
Aunt Dolly's thin, quivering voice
swelled to fall tone and the man in
ciined his head reverentially.
"What does he say, Dolly ?" called Un-
Gle 'Liphalet.
The man broke Off q spray of the brown
green lilac buds and crushed them, fra
grant as the old woman's blessing, be
tween his palms.
How wonderful it Is, that, right after
those who would destroy our faith in hu-
manity, so often come those who re-estab-
lish it in four-fold firmness i-E. A. s.
Chester IN Springfield Republican.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29

ton because the indirect claims had been
excluded, they record that the Queen
twas enabled to prosecute the inquiry in
consequence of the exclusion Of the indi-
rect Claims" We do not think state
document should be fiippant or familiar,
but surely the resources of our language
are sufficient to express any plain fact In
words which are at once clear and digni-
hed.-Hearth and Home.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29
Great Britain and Ireland.

1t appears that the census return for
Great Britain and Ireland, az heretofore
published, are not quite accurate. The
enumeration of the people was made all
over the United Kingdom on one and the
same day, namely, April 3, 1871. The re-
vised returns show some errors. Thus,
it has hitherto been set down that the en-
tire population of the British Isles, In
1871, was 81 1917 Jos, against 29,070. .932 In
1861 whereas 1t was trifle less, namely
81 ,628, 1888. These returns show that Ire
land had decreased 6.7 per cent, in the
last ten years. The United States popu-
lation, by the census Of 1870, was 81, $50, :
9S3, as against that of 1860, which was
81 ,443, ,321 but it must be remembered
that within that decade were four years Of
very destructive civil war, which must
have swept away nearly two millions Of
able-bodied men. Without this depletion
our population in 1870 would have been
100000 greater than that of England In
1871. The corrected census returns show
the area of South Britain England and
Wales) to be 81 .3l9, ,22l statute acres. II
had been variously estimated at from 49,
600, 900 to 40, ,000, 900, but the above Is tie
result of recent survey. y.-Fwney's Press,
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29

AN old farmer said to his sons /: "Boys,
don't you ever wait for summAt TO turn
up. You might just as well 60 and sit
down on stone In the middle Of . med
der, with q pail atwixt your legs, an. walt
for q COW to back up to youto be muked.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29

THE immigrants to the United States Of
the so-called Latin races, including Mexi-
cans and South Americans, do not equal
those from the little Kingdom Of Bavaria
alone.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29

A POND mother advised her daughter
to oil her hair, and tainted fat away when
that candid damsel replied, '.Oh no ma!
it spoils the gentlemen's vests"
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29

A PARIS paper draws a distinction be-
tween sincere suicides, and ipsincere sui
cides, the former being those who really
wish to get rid of life, and the latter those
who do violence to themselves for the
sake of gaining notoriety.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29

WHY Is an old coat like an iron kettle?-
Because 1t represents hard ware.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-13
BLOWN TO ATOMS.


A terrible accident took place at the
McComber mine, Negaunee, Mich, last
week. John Mills, time-keeper and
blaster at the mine, went into the sup
ply house where charges are prepared
for blasting. The building contained
ten pounds of nitro-glycerine, and 800
pounds of giant powder. An explosion
took place while Mills was in the house
alone, and of course the direct cause can
only be surmised. The building was
blown to pieces, and the body Of the
unfortunate victim literally torn to
shreds. His remains were scattered In
every direction, and were gathered up
and placed in a box IS by II l-2 inches
in size, and twelve inches deep. Not a
piece was found larger than the palm of
ones hand. Deceased was veang un-
married man, and nephew of the May
or of Ishpeming, Mich
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-13
Vermont.

The following poem was found in old newspaper
title of paper lost) and credited as taken from
vermonter though unknown to us The poem is wor-
thy of being treasured up among the gems OF thought
of Old vermont-GREEN MOUNTAIN PoETs
Ny native land in many dream,
Beneath the northern skies,
Amid the purpling clouds, | see
The dark Green Mountains rise;
And proudly Ger thy valley sands,
The bright blue waters roll.
Whose music broke, at life's clear dawn.
With glory, on my soul.
Though years have flown since last | saw
Thy mountains crested pines,
/ love thee for thy memories
That cling around thy shrines
For all that e'er my boyhood knew,
Loved, beautiful or grand.
Is cradled 'moDg the hills and wales
NV own Green Mountain land
| love thee for those hero souls,
Who answered Freedoms call /;
/ love thee for the liberty
Thou claim DIST and gav'st to all;
| love the for the starlwart arms.
And braver hearts, that stand
A stronger guard than castle walls,
For thee, my native land !
| may have trod, in SUMMER climes,
Where rolls the flashing Rhine,
Or Albion rears her chalky cliffs
A kiEdlier soul than thine;
But never have l seen the spot
Loved, beautiful, or grand
That led my heart away from thee.
NY own Green Mountain land
d. O. SteWart.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-13

The EVIL OF THE DAY.-A judge in
Shanghai has been giving some useful
hints on the prevalent desire to get rich
too fast. A Shanghai correspondent
tells of criminal case which has there
been creating some excitement on ac-
count of its novelty, though we should
perhaps not be disposed to regard it in
the same light here. He says: .'A gen.
tleman holding a position of trust made
use of moneys not belonging to him, and
was tempted SO to act by unsuccessful
speculations and extravaganza in living.
The Chief Judge, in passing sentence,
took advantage of the opportunity to
read wholesome lesson to the commu-
nifty, and his remarks are we'll worth re-
peating to large sphere Of society.
He said: ssYou are the self made victim
of a passion which seems to be seizing
on society at large, and which, like dis
ease, spares neither age nor sex, the SIM
gle or the married, the rich or the poor
the passion for getting rich by one or
more strokes of Luckily process which
is as much open to the fool as to the
wise man, to the knave as to the honest
man. 1t appears as if, in these times,
men had but ode faith, one hope, one
object in life-wealth. Responsibility,
contentment with what we have, the
happiness of our family, honor, are all
sacrificed in this one god of the age We
live in. Everything is to be sacrificed
NOT only or own prospects, the pros
poets of those dearest to us, the pros
poets of our wives and children, TO the
great mania of getting rich; and this
sswealth' is not that which is the resul
of patient industry, uprightness in deal
ings. and legitimate trade, but th'
wealth" of the gambling table" Thes
words of Sir Edmund Hornby's are lik
a shower of pearls, and it is to be hope'
that the effect will not be lost. =
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-13

Mrs. CAUDLE's REvENGE.-A Penn
sylvania gentleman has a wife who can
out -Caudle Mrs. Caudle. and who recent
ly so tongue-lashed him that he laid vio-
lent hands on her. The wretched wo-
man cast one lingering, reproachful look
upon her lord and fled, simply remark
ing that the briny deep should wash
away the insult. Leaving behind her
everything most dear and precious to her
the home of her married life full of
beautiful and cherished memories-this
heart broken woman rushed frantically
to the canal, and, with one parting sigh,
threw in large stone, which made a
mighty splash. Then she went and hid
herself in the bushes and giggled, while
her husband and twenty other men hur-
ried up, with horror depicted on their
countenances, and wildly dragged the
canal for her body. When the injured
wife became convinced that the wretch
had suffered enough, she appeared from
behind the bushes and led him home, a
resigned and willing victim. :.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-13

deferred to, and their service held in
higher esteem. But there is propriety
in their patience. Real merit can afford
to wait, if need be, for its recognition is
sure when the proofs of it are fttingly
brought forward. They may well dis
trust their own impressions when the ex-
perience of older men contradicts them.
They cannot be harmed by mixing
teachableness with zeal and self-rellance.
We want them to come forward and take
their share of the trusts. They will
most assuredly work with more wisdom
for working with those who have lived
twice as long. Both the older and the
younger men need to clasp each others
hands with fresh charity, and with a
pledge to co-work for the great ends set
before us. Then we may be sure of
achieving worthy things.