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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27
EXEMPTION LAW.

The official journal has published an
act Of tho Kellogg Legislature which
amends Act No. 30 OF session Of 1872,
so as to read as follows:
That article six hundred and forty
four of the Code of Practice be so
amended as to correspond with article
one thousand nine hundred and ninety
two of the Civil Code, and so as to read
as follows:
Tho sheriff or constable can not seize
the linen and clothes belonging to The
debtor or his wife, nor his bed, nor
those of his family; nor his arms and
military accoutrements nor the tools
and instruments and books, sewing
machines necessary for the exercise of
his or her calling, trade or profession
by which he makes living, nor shall
he in any case seize the rights of per
sonal servitudc, OF use and habitation,
of usufruct to the estate of the minor
child nor the income of dotal proper
ty; nor money due for the salary of an
officer, nor wages, nor recompensc for
personal services, nor household and
kitchen furniture to the value Of si <
hundred dollars.
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can not support themselves and Keep their
papers atire ,rithom the fostering care
and patronage Of those Of their party
who"e they aid in putting into ooere' :
and you must know that no party can
long be sustained and kept alive with
out newspaper press o uphold and
defend it.
I am as anxious as you are, or as
Governor Kellogg is, or as any other
man can be, to redeem this State from
its financial thraldom and oppression !;
but in doing so do not wish to crush
out and totally ruin and destroy any
individual, in violation of all Justice
and reason. individuals compose the
State, and if you crush out individual
rights, and destroy individual happi-
ness, you to that extent crush out and
destroy the rights, happiness and pros
perity of the State. And it was with
this feeling and view that very read
lily, among my re7.y f,st acts as Sena-
tor, and at yoa0' otcn argent personal
request, roted to place IN yo,T honest and
destitute pocket tie fee Of t,ro dollars IN
each delinquent ta.r case-amounting in
the aggregate to thousands and tens of
thousands per annum-a sum which
was at that time being paid into the
pltblic treasury. I was and have always
OSSII ulSlOSSN " stCt IADeIdlly Will ,SOu1
and defend you against the assaults and
black -guardism of the "rebel skunks"
who are now Kissing and bounding you
on, in your unnatural crusade against
your party and your best friends.
No, Mr.. Clinton, you are very much
if you think have used my
place or influence as Senator to put
money in my pocket; and if you per-
sist in such charge you will find that
you have knocked at the wrong berth.
You have no just ground to say or in7
sinuatc any such thing. 1t is very un-
kind and very unjust in you to do so.
roted to put stg,at,tities" into yosn' o'r7,
pocket, thinking you a very worthy OK
that should not be muzzled in the
midst of the shelied corn; but after
Of the bounty thus thrown
you, you turn and look the gift-horse in
the mouth-you look down the poor
old horses empty and furnishing throat
An 'animal' whose Withers have
long been terribly wrung and tortured
for having pulled and dragged through
the mud and mire of political hate
through the sslough of despond''-
iatst such nice and clerea' gentlemen as
yourself. You know very we'll that all
my printing claims are just and legiti-
mate under the law, and am not to
blame as a citizen, much less as Sena-
tor, for either their creation or for any
appropriation to meet them.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27
A CARPET.BAG NJ. G. HASA RECEP.
TION.

The Brashicr City News, in the 3rGl
Congressional district, furnishes the
following interesting account of II re-
cent reception given the carpct-bng
representative of that district:
Hon. G. Il. Darrell, M. G. from this
district, was received by his cOlorcd
constituents last Saturday in the fol-
lowing manner: Levi Ddrraii, brother
Orleans to make the necessary arrange
mcnt5 FOR Il grand reception. lie went
down to Robnson's Club, had Il COM
mittcc appointed for the purpose, and
all went on smoothly until after the
arrival of the cars, and while our NJ. &.
was giving an account of his steward
ship to Il dozen cOlOrcd men, our old
friend Reuben Jackson thought proper
to PROFOUND the following questions to
our Congressman, viz:
"I'sc gittin' old, and hab some chill
dun to sport, and I'd like to know
when you is gwine to glib us dat little
farm and mule, or do sumthin' to help
us along"
This was a sumner, and our uistin-
guishea Congressman said: "Fcllow-
citizens, perhaps | havo not done as
much for you as some others, but my
heart is with you" He then made his
exit, and we understand that he left
for Washington on the evening train,
to resume his arduous duties Of voting
yea Or nay.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27
Dentistry

HH. :. L. BRACEY. Dentist, respectfully
oilers his professional services to the
cit tiECuS of Monroe and surrounding Conn-
try. Having an experience OF fourteen
wears in tho practice, he feels confident of
giving satisfaction in all branches of his
profession. l. willing to warrant all work.
ONCE near the Court house and next door
south of tho OUnctjtn 7c'Gyrofy,h office on
Grand street. Monroe. Ia. W IN arlG:ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27

Ex-Presidcnt johnson has announced
himself a candidate for Congress in the
Greenville District of East Tennessee.
If he succeeds he Will have a warm
reception from his enemies in the
House of Representatives.. And, no
doubt, he will mako it pretty hot for
them.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27

Marshal Bazainc, in his "scclusion"
at st. Marguerite, only goes out for
two hours in the day, walking in the
court belonging to his prison, under
the surveillance of two keepers. HIS
meals arc furnished by The boat'nan OF
the island, who is, at thc same time,
sutlcr of the troops. His guard is COM
posed of ninety soldier Of the line ana
five jailOr-,
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". W. FARM !.R.
=. -. .tSNiliSDS.
2EorrEsnrs ~ Farmer,

a I7TpRNESs; AT LAW, Monroe, la.
\ viii practice in tho Courts of tho Fa
ri-llrs OF Ouachita, Morch0uSc, itichland
Franklin and Caldwell, in the Suprom"
court, and III the United States Courts.
Win also attend to all business intruSted to
hem in the State and Federal Land Offices.
NJ lV:i
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Escs.i:sraAiEl NEcLcrnIa.

ENARISu SURVEYOR OF OUACHIT.A.
Office at the Land Office, Monroe, La.
VIII survey land, furnish Plans and
SIeciiicat ions for the construction Of Lev
ccs, Embanlmcnts,D Drainage canals, Roads,
Bridges, and other works of public inn
improvement. Oct. II, 1878. ly
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DIN VI 'ENEEY. :. D. II IN T
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: 'rTORNEHS AT Law. Monroe. L;'.
n practice in the Parish and Distinct
'oiIrts of Ouachita, Morchousc, Franklin,
l;ivhland. Caldwell and CatahUula Parishes,
u the supreme Court at Monroe, and jni-
~ states Courts. Particular attention paid
business in the Land Office Department.
/ the General Governments. nlItt
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27

'i"rtItEi.TS AT LAW, Monroe, La.
I l,..ivticC in all the Parishes of North
80, .,l,.:lla, i'll the Supreme Court ut Monroe,
sac i'"i"rai trurtS and in the Land Office
department > OF th" General Governments.
June -. iSt.. i0-ti
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27
DIR. VIVA. SaIlssc1

Ys>t,SDEES his services as Physician and
1 surgeon, to the public. lie can be found
upon his plant;,tion four miles below Mon
roo March II. lS73 Gl-lN
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27
l.. N.PSEEk,

:. CitNIIiOit, Civil Engineer and Drau-
= ghtsman. All orders lett with Richard-
son ~ McEncry, Monroe, La, will meet
with prompt attention. Terms, CASH.
May IL, 1872. Billy
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27

- ..St MES the practice of his profession,
1N and offers his services to the citizens Of
Monroe and vicinity. Office At D"omg goolc =
dria store. June 2S, l$1:;. lE
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l. T., RICHARDSON. 7. w. Nj E:.AG II FL
sal:s. lsicE.sEs.Soka ). 1Sc:sg5.er.

M .ANING associated in tho practice OF
medicine, oilur their services i'll the
different branches OF their pre- 'HSsion TO the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
Try. O.iice, on jackson Street, adjoining
Mri ihohIst Church. Ecby 5, 1873. II
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27
\. T.. Shack,

/ TrOtNEE AT LAW and Commits
- sioncr for Texas. Office Wood Street
Monroe, la. Prompt attention given to col
sections in North Louisiana. Aug. 26, GS5:l1
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27

The billiard sharps are becoming too
skillful. First, the old pocket tables
were discarded, as making the game
too easy. Then, for the same reason,
the three ball game was adopted, dis
carding the old rcd ball. And now,
such extraordinary runs are made in
the three ball game, that it is proposed
to abolish all plain caroms, and count
only cushion shots, with three balls.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27

Cards .! / personal ctnructer-wheu ad-
nissible--wiii be charged double our reg
i!ar advert Using rates.
Obituary and Marriage notices Will bc
..:,,rged as advertisements.
Any person sending us five new cash sub
-c:ibcrs, ut the same post office, Will he on
.itieh to Il copy Of THE TELEGRAPIt gratis.
!Or one year.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27
ONE OF THE POST MORTEM ACTS.

And now we have the testimony OF
the Times in support of our assertion
that bills would be proclaimed as passed
by the Legislature which never were
passed; that the process of manipulate
ing and deciding on their final passage
was going on for several days after the
adjournment of the Legislature.
In proof thereof the Times antici-
pates us, by citing the bill which was
promulgated by the Republican on
Sunday, relating to the tax on insur-
ancc companies. This bill relieves
these companies of all taxes, State and
municipal, on the payment Of one
thousand dollars license. Hitherto they
have paid, besides this amount, the
tax imposed upon capital and real
dividuals. Now, however, they arc
disburdcned of all other imposts OK
cept the thousand dollar license.
The amounts hitherto collected from
the insurance companies of this city
have generally reached about 5000, 900.
Under the bill just promulgated they
will not exceed $4,000. The hardship
Of this act falls chiefly upon our patri-
Otic firemen, who were thrown into q
high state of jubilation by the passage
of an act which assigns to them, in
payment for their services, the amounts
to be collected from the insurance com
panies. They little imagined that an
act had been passed reducing the con
tributiOnS of the insurance companies
to about onc-cighth of what is earned
per annum by the Fircmen's Associa
ton in the performance of their con
tract.-N. q. I'icoy,u,e.
Victor Hugo has published "Nincty-
Three at his own expense. The Frencl
I publisher who paid $4,000 for "'Tht
Man Who Laughs" and did not make
| money by the bargain, has discouraged
others from initiating his magnificent
example. After a vast amount of hag
Cling with Michel Levy, Hugo got him
to take his book for ten per cent, agree
ing to pay all costs. His profits il
France alone cannot fall short of 3OO, ,OO(
francs. A Paris letter says that Hugo
rarely makes use of the pen. He work.
with the brain and not with the hand
When composing his works he pace:
the floor of his room, holding high hi:
O1ympian head, and shifting the all
like Jobs charger, debating to a secre
tary sitting at desk in one corner. IIt
dictates very slowly, sentence by sen
tencc, as Moses, to whom the poe
often compares himself, must have
dictated the words engraved upon thu
ancient tablet of stone. Hugo works
incessantly, wearing out two secrcta
! rios.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27
ADVERTISING REG GULATIONS.

ADVERTISING REG GULAT1ONS.
Transient advertisements must be paid
or in fs3UNsace.
AL advertisements sent to this Office
when not otherwise ordered, will be inserted
''ti!l iorOil' and charged accordingly.
Editorial business notices will DO made.
rec o! charge, all advertisements ordered
III the paper; for other editorial notices Il
tn extra charge of % per cent vii! i'll
II: are be made on all cuts above one inch
n width, and upon all doubie-co1ln!l adj
, ,..:isc;nents similar charge viii be made.
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Ssrs. e':sEete-ssossa n Ably.
MONROE. La,

~ E'EItfi in rear of Bcrnhar,tt'S building &
Z F-ttnlrH 1t rect. let tWec! De5iaTl and 1Nt
i.til road. Jan 5, 1872 dNw
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II. R.Wi!.iIS RIri:AIE-ON. ROB Y IICII.tKDSO'
.!Ns5. D. NJ i;SERE
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27
COTTON MILLS.
Their Cost and What Thoy Pay.


The Atlanta (Ga.) "Constitution,"
one of the ablest papers of the South,
has been agitating the question of Cot
ton Mills for that city, and n corree~.
pondent, thoroughly conversant with
their practical working, corrects some
Of its figures. Says tho writer:
Your valuable paper enjoys the rerf.'
utation of stating only what it believeA
to he strictly truthful aud reliable. and
hence my desire to call your attentioo
] to certain glaring inaccuracies in yotlr-
article headed, ssrhosc Cotton MiIls,'v
and which appears in your issue Of the
fth instant. Tho good people of your
city owe you thanks for even an agita>
ton Of this important subject, for most
assuredly l know not where to look foo
safer investment, one where parties
can reasonably expect Il fairer inteeest
on the Investment, than in we'll
managed cotton mill, and assuredly 90
Investment is of moro general benefit
to II city or community, because Of tho
class OF labor employed, and who
thereby arc enabled to become SELF
supporting and even of advantage to
all branches of trade. But should youS
mon of capital DO induced to take hold
Of this desirable enterprise with calcu.
lations based upon your figures, then
woe to tho management when the day
of reckoning shall come, and great
will bc the disappointment Of stock.
holders.
But now for II hasty review Of yOur
figures. You start out with the asser~
ton that ST $4,000 will build, equip, and
put in running order 25O looms. You
ri nnOl00NPVS
preparation. Experience teaches, that
to build and equip Il first. class cotton
mill, not less than $50 per spindle Ia
required, which amount covers all OK.
penses, including tho looms. To keep
$50 looms in motion will require nbout
10000 spindlcs, which, ut $50 per spin.
die, will mako the cost of your mill
$500, 900 instead of 10000. Your next
position is that these two hundred and
fifty looms will yield thrce hundred
thousand yards Of IA shooting per
week, when in truth 800 yards per week
for each loom is magnificent yield,
give you 10000 yards per week, in
stead of 100000, and this 10000 yards
per week at II cents instead Of 121
cents, will give you $3.50, instead Of
$37, 300. These figures, which will be
sustained and endorsed by all practical
manufacturers, demonstrate the falacy
of your figures, which, as before stated,
might misicad and bring trouble and
strife where none should exist. You
arc right in urging this matter upon
tho attention of your people, aud il
your capitalists can be satisfied with
reasonable profits, and such as become
all legitimate business, then lot them
take hold of this matter in earnest, and
,l,y word fnr IL that >rcll lnunnvet1
they will not be disappointed. Five
per cent. per month upon nn invests
mcnt in cotton machinery is IL myth,
and exists only in the distorted ina
gfnatiOn OfsOnc manufacturer on paper,
but 10 or ID per cent. per nnnum Is q
1rtHHu--onc that sound capital had best
lay hold upon.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27
Cobb Il Gunby,
w. e. Hardy.

n MONROE, La.
Fob. 25, 1871. n2I-ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27

TARIFF OK ADVERTISING RATES.
>.ivcr, iScncntS will be inserted at one
'''.!i:,r and fifty contS per square zone inch
space or less, for the first, and seventy
;;;.y ti.nc under one month. For longer
;.r: i;,;is as follows:
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THE TELEG r A P H:
Published every Friday.
At MONROE, OUACHITA PARISH, LA.
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Editor and Proprietor.
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AGENTS:
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All other agencies are hereby revoked.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27

A hanging garden of sponge is ono
of the latest novelties in gardening.
Take Il white sponge of large size, and
sow.it full of rice, oats or wheat. Then
place it for Il week or ten days In q
shallow dish in which u little water is
constantly kept, and as the sponge will
absorb the moisture, the seeds will
begin to sprout before many days.
When this has fairly taken place the
sponge may be suspended by means Of
cords from Il hook in the top Of tho
| window, where IL liLtlo sun will enter.
1t will thus become like IL mass Of
green, and can be kept wet by merely
immCrsing it in II bowl Of water.
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All lovers of flowers should rcnemA
Der that one blossom allowed to mature
or ego to sccd,' Injuries the plant moro
than Il dozen new buds. Cut your
flowers, all OF them, EcfOrc they fade.
Adorn your rooms with them put
them on your tnblcs; send boquets to
your friends vino have no flowers, or
exchange Etvor3 with those who have.
All roses after they have ceased bloom
ing, should be cut back, that tho
of the root may go to forming
new roots for next year, and on these
bushes not seed should be allowed TO
mature.
The Washington Star OF the 10th
says:
Those who arc Interested only in
having Mr.. Summers vacant seat
worthily filed, without regard to per-
sonai preferences, would be glad to SEQ
Charles Fgancis Adams selected, but
the weight of opinion among those ac-
customcd to forecasting political events
is to the effect that Mr.. Dawes will be
chosen, to be followed by the election
Of Gen. Butler as Governor of the State
next fail.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-12
Cuba AND LOUISIANA.

The Nelg York Tribune forgets that
the Cuban insurgents are largely ne
groes, while thlse Of the l4th Septem-
Der, in Louisiana, were mainly white,
when it draws the following contrast in
regard to Grants policy toward these
two sugar-producing provinces"
The Island Of Cuba is inhabited by a
people whose love of liberty glows with
all the warmth Of the Southern sky:
so is the State Of Louisiana. Cuba is
governed by cruel race of adventu-
rers who have no sympathy with her
people and no interest in her prosper
ity save that of plumber; so is Louis
lana. Cuba has been stolen poor and
taxed bankrupt; so has Louisiana
Cuba is a rich mine that has been
worked for centuries by Spanish cupid
ity an gIeed; Louisiana has been rob-
bed by carpet baggers until it Is now
one of the worst debt-ridden States in
the Union. Against government i'm
posed on them from without, a large
part, at least, of the people of CuDa
have been struggling for years in an
almost hopeless contest; to a govern
ment fraUdulently set up and obsti-
nately sustained by the President of
the United States, the people Of Lou
isiana submitted when they saw that
their protests wereineffectual dfound
that resistance would be folly.
For Cuba President Grant entertains
a sympathy which he evidently does
not care to conceal, while the reference
In his message to the recent unwise but
not unnatural uprising IN Louisiana
shows that be not only contemplates
the sufferings of her people with indif-
ference, but that he has no intention
of reforming in any particular the pol
icy of meddlesome oppression which
has made his name odious, and destroy
ed the Republican party IN every State
but two in the whole South. Cuba is
allied to us only as all members of the
American family are related to one
another; she is not in sympathy with
our civilization, and shares none of our
national characteristics. Louisiana is
bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh.
President Grant condoles with the one
and spurns the other. Robbed, Op-
pressed, and maltreated Cuba receives
a deal of pity, while robbed, oppressed
and maltreated Louisiana is dismissed
with quiet contempt. This would be
ludicrOus If it were not 50 outrageous.
But it is one of the chief beauties of
the wheel Of fortune that it keeps turn
ing. There are elections, though Pres
ident Grant seems incapable of learn
ing anything from them.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-12

Under the caption, "An Impractical
bic immigration Scheme" the Knoz.
ellie Grange Outlook says it Is useless
for us to attempt to compete with the
Western States for immigrants, unless
we have the land to settle them upon.
Insisting that such is the first requisite,
the Outlook proceeds:
We suggest, therefore, that the State
Board acquire by purchaser donation,
or both, unoccupied lands to the extent
OF not less than one hundred thousand
acres, in one neighborhood, which lands
should be divided so that one-half
might be settled by immigrants free,
the remainder being held for such APP
probation IN value as would reimburse
the State for the whole and all attend
ing expenses, By this means immi-
grants, through an immigration agent,
to be stationed at New York, could be
had in numbers, and of such charae-
ter as to satisfy the want we feel of
labor and population. We have the
soil and the climate, and only need the
energy of skilled and willing labor to
realize for us everywhere in Tennessee
all the blessings of steady growth and
permanent prosperity. VIII Mr.. Kille-
brew not give our suggestions his at
tenion, and press it or its equivalent
upon the Legislature so soon to as
semble?
It is, Of course, easy to find flaws,
and we pass over the question of ex-
penditure involved in this proposition
that the State go into the business of
buying and temporarily holding real
estate. Judicious expenditure finds its
proper place in any system of true
economy. But it seems to US that, by
combining the acquisitions of land by
the State Board to zone neigbborhood, 3"
the benefits of the resulting immigra-
ton would be similarly localized, in
stead of being generally difused over
the State, as should be the case where
State revenues are expended. This, of
course, does not apply to donations of
lands, and it might be well to have
some organized means by which liberal
counties or individuals, active to at
tract immigrants, may realize the full
benefit Of their efforts.