The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-05-10
A Card from Mr.. III. j. Hewson.

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A Card from Mr.. IL. j. Hewson.
@. ". Mc Granie, Esg.-Deay Sir:
Having noticed the article in the
TELEGRAPH of the Ord inst, about
certain letters being distracted from the
mail bags at various dates on the N. l..
& II. R. r., and as was one Of the
route agents long prior to and during
part of the time that some of the letters
were mailed, I feel interested SO far as
to ask you to publish this statement for
me. went in charge of the mails for
the first time on Feb. 10, 1872. For five
months and nineteen days from that
date there are no letters reported miss
ing. The first as mentioned in your
article occurred July %, 1872, in which
there was three letters mailed at Ray
vile, La, for three different points in
Texas. That day left Vicksburg on
Harry Lewis's train (not my own) and
came through to Monroe, while Mr..
Hanna left Monroe the same day on
Nick Lewis's train (Which was mine)
and went through toVicksburg. Which
route the three letters went from Ray
vile to Texas know not. If they
came to Monroe and went west, they
appear to have been ON the train in my
charge; if they went to Vicksburg and
the southern route, they were not in
my charge. Another letter mailed
Aug. 9Th, at Vicksburg, addressed to
Waverly Station, La, was mailed on
my train, but I was on Hanna's train
that day going the other way, and not
in charge of my own. Out of seventeen
letters found and reported, only the
three Texas letters have the least chance
of rejecting on me, and not in that case
if mailed the southern route. None of
the open letters were found on my train.
will conclude by stating that was
route agent nearly six months before
anything was charged against any route
agent on the line, and I had left the
train for other employment nearly one
month before the last robbery is re-
ported. was regular route agent, and
not sub-agent as reported. I have all
the data necessary, obtained at Vicks-
burg and other points, and only wish
to be placed right before tho public.
Very respectfully, HI. J. HEwsoN.
Received at the Monroe Book and
News Depot: Ladies' Books, for May;
Waverly Magazine, May IT; Chimney
Corner, May 10; Harpers' Bazaar, May
II. Now books: Lord Hopes Choice,
| by Mrs. Ann S. Stephens ; Women in
American Society, by A. G. Woolson :;
| Pascarel, by Ouida; English Literature,
by Coppee; Against the w orld, by Ha-
derman The Treaty of Washington,
| by Cushing. New music: Solitude
Fantasia; Wild Flowers Serenade a
Marie; Gypsy Countess; I am Dying,
|
| REMOVALS.. w. Sanders having
purchased the house occupied by A.
Rauxet, has removed into that building,
and will, besides carrying on his old
| business, supply customers with good
bread, cakes and s'the like"
! We extend our sympathies to the
editors of the Trenton Farmer and
Vienna Herald, whose offices were de-
stroyeu by the late fire in Trenton
Both these gentlemen publish cards in
to. days paper.
Complaint is made by some Of the
fishermen that their business is rather
overdone. AS perch are plentiful il
the bayous, why not supply few o
these fish, for which ready sale can b,
found?
The Vernon Standard has heard o
that baby hoax-box, pillows and al
but the ono hundred dollar greenbacl
} bill. This time the baby WAS found n
Columbia.
II
TO our friend DIR. J. Fl. Mitchell, w
!, are indebted for a vegetable favor il
; the way of Spring turnips, the fines
D we have seen.
0 The new store of Mr.. Brcard, undo
U Gerspach's directions, will very soo1
0 be ready for occupancy.
Service will be held in Grace Churcl
0 every Sunday at 1oi A. ~, Rev. A.
= Clark, Minister.
We are indebted to Capt. j. w. Wat
o OF New Orleans. for q late evening Pic
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