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RACE SPORTS.
Result Of Yesterdays Meeting over the
PimIIe0 COurse-Ihree Races ana
aGrand SGeepIe-Chase.

BALTIMORE, May 29.-The Maryland
jockey club races took place to-day.
First Rdce-Selling race for three-year
olds, mile and q quarter. Hurrah, l J.;
Mollie Darling, 2; Hattie Howard, 8.
Time, 2:I5.
Second Rdce-Handicap purse, for all
horses that have run during the meet
ing, two miles. The judges declared a
dead heat between Granger and Gates
by, and their owners divided the purse /;
Business third. Time, 1851.
Third Rdce-COmpensatlOn purse ;
mile heats. Fsdlade: 2, l, l; Dublin :
1, 2, 2; Coronet: 3, distanced. Time:
l "A, :4S4, :493.
Fourth Rdce-Grand steeple-chase
q miles, over a regular steeple-chase
course. George West, L; Milesian, 2.
Time: SAT.
AMERICAN GIRL DEFEATED.
New YORK, May 29.-The race to-day
between Judge Fullerton and the Amer
lean Girl, at Fleetwood park, was won
by Fullerton. Time-2:254, 2:234, 2:22
and 2:23. The Girl won the first heat.
Lynchburg, Virginia, yesterday elect
4 D.,
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win be sold on the For RITZ DAY or JUL
| NEXT, to the highest bidder, for one-lour.n
cash: balance one. two and three ysars. Inc ane
corr ,lpany have liberal charter, the psoRgSLsy ,g
is verv desirable, and hotel-men anu O..-<s,S O,9
eeslriDa a paving investment would 40 wen
/ to attefd. Sale positive; title perfect
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a. A. s,sswart. saaaay-senooI az 80 am.
MEMPHIS BETHEL-C Corner Front and
E1chaaOe Jtrsets.-- Preaching at II a-ra-, and
sunday school at "a pm.
CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH
L, =, cl.sar xzill breach at IL am. on The
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PICNIC PRIVILEGES,

THE privileges of the Monumental Picnic.
which viii take place at James Park on
Saturday, June 9Th, are now offered for sale,
and bids are invited. The Committee reserve
must be in by Wednesday next, Sd inst, at Y
o'clock m. Apply to ]. D. THRALL.
Chairman Entertainment Commit e,
Ledger COPY, No. 10 Madison street.
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MASONIC NOTICE.

TENN CHAPTER No. 2 R. A, NJ, Q
will work in the n. e. NJ. degree, atNA|
Masonic Hall, Gsyoso Block, this CSAT-/VN
URDAH) evening, at O'Clock.
All NJ. E. Ms in good standing are frater-
nally invited.
By order OF D. B. FORSTER, H. P.
7 u LyVuuHn nm EIaarsr aNarwr
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are aegermlneo 70 let Jne people q
Fayette csunty know that they can and
viii sell dry goods, groceries, furniture,
and the many articles kept in their line
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point Of respecta6iiity, we here repro
duce the names of the gentlemen Of the
committee Of arrangements, who are
each untiring in devotion to the single
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ESTABLISHED 1910.

SENATOR BRowNLOw has been very
dangerously sick for some days past.
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-...-r.s.S, ss--ssat5 ga ttie
military which had volunteered to ae-
company them to the graves q their
forner companions. Soon after eight
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DIED.

Lynchburg, Virginia, yesterday elect
ed Republican mayor,
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,tue. Al As stated UnaT Jonn swing
- lake one hundred and my DOL
uLAlu l-N-.- - ln-.n l.ll.L.-l..a
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81. Georges Benevolent AssOcia'
tiOn.

FTVHE regular moathly meeting vii be held
i IN the br1l1's aa on soasn "a Soets AZ
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CONSULTATIONS WITH RECORDER PAT
WINTEBS.
nut ofygotag sold Guau that he WAS
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BIDS FOR TIE PRIVILEGES

or Confectionery Stand, Shooting Gallery.
and Restaurant, will be received till Monday.
Jure 10Th. Address the Committee OF Ar
engagements, Enginehouse, corner Second ard
Adams streets. ulv24
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GEN. JOHNSTON'S BOOK.

ss- Bids for Refreshments and other Privi-
leges will be received by Carberry q Casey, 359
Eront street, until The 18th instant. my24
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no ALL n HOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

rnH~EV ~ d
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
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SIGNIFICANT.

When that aavagest and most bitter
of all Radical journals, Harpcr'S Week
ly, changes its tone and charges that
sstherc is immense dissatisfaction in
the Republican camp, and its best men
arc wondering whether reform is hope
less within the organization it is
quite time for every Conservative in
the country to buckle on his armor and
prepare to give the common enemy the
ro,,1o dc 92.tcr.
The signs and portcnts of approach
ing dissolution must he ominous indeed
when the most virulent partizan sheet
of them all INDUCES in words Of warn
ing and sharply criticiscs the adminis-
tration and several of the pct schemes
of plumber set on foot by the Radical
party. The Now York Tribune, Gin
cinnati Commercial and Harper's Week
ly lost to the party, the main props of
the party may be said to be gone, and
nothing now holds the Republican
party together but "thc cohesive power
Of public plundcr.' The thieves are
rapidly getting each other by the ears,
however, and the prospects arc that the
day of retribution is at hand. Let the
praying sisterhood out West turn their
attention for moment from rum and
rum-sellers, and join in praying that
that day may speedily ;irrive.-N. O.
Bulletin.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

We are under many obligations to
Mr.. Benz. McLeran, Parish Surveyor.
for carefully prepared map showing
the water elevation and width of the
Ouachita, and the elevation of DeSiartl
street, rs far as Young's bayou, COM
pared with the bank Of the river, and
the stage of water on the 2Sth ult.
The width of the river, in rear of this
office, where the measurement was
made, is $40 feet and twenty-nine hun
dreths Of n foot, or small fraction over
2sO yards, at the stage of wafer on the
2sth, which was from bank to bank
The depth, on the same day, at Bry's
mill, was AZ and 40 feet, above low
water mark, allowing 10 feet for low
water.
street Con the river the fall, below the
bank, at the Ouachita House, is s and
40 feet at the depot 6 and 40 feet :;
at the Cemetery and TO feet, and at
Young's bayou, the corporation limits,
east,) 13 and 9-1O feet.
The Ouachita House is 1850 feet from
The river bank, and very nearly on "A
level with the river at the high-water
mark. The fall thence east is gradual
to Houug's bayou, 60a0 feet from the
river, where the fall is 6 and $40 feet
below the stage Of water on the ssth,
Dr. over s feet below the high-water
mark.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

judge in charging the JURY charged
from my own written request and en-
tirely in my favor; the jury was out, I
think, about twenty minutes, when
they brought in verdict in my favor
for the whole amount claimed Mr..
Beckwith made motion in suspense
of judgment, and the judge asked for
briefs in the case; I filed a brief, and
the thing held until the summer vaca-
ton of the court, and it has not been
decided yet.
Q. Was the judge sober at the time
of the trial?
A. always thought he was sober,
but from the way in which he changed
his position on that trial it led me to
believe that there was some mental
alteration of the mind; l do not
think he was drunk.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
The ONRcIlitn.

For the fifty hours ending yesterday
at midday, the river had risen G3
inches; for the past four hours, one
twelfth of an inch, and still rising
slowly. The water stood five inches
below the high water of 1871.
The river is over the bank ut Par
goud's upper place, ut Morrison's, Mt
Cuba, and is running over ut the Wat
kin's place. The back water covers
the rear of AIessrs. Lazare'ss and Cros-
ley's places, opposite Monroe, and the
rear of some OF the town lots ofTrenton
We do not think it will rise above the
high water of II but there eau be
no doubt that the river will continue
full for weeks yet.
The overflow in the Mississippi is
influencing the water back of Monroe.
1t is coming into the l.afourche swamp
and swelling the overflow at Bristlc
Ridge, some } miles from town.
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Tho Overflow.

The water in the overflow between
here and Delta Is said to be rising at
tho rate of 2 Inches In "a hours. The
railroad no longer sends trains from
this end of the road, and from the
other end only to Tallulah. Hand cars
are used on this end, skiffs supplying
tho means Of carrying tho mails In the
Intervening distance. Box cars, bal
lasted have been placed, by the Com
pany, on trestles to prevent the water
from floating them of. The condition
of the planters in the overlooked dis
trict ia represented as very distressing.
There does not seem any reasonable
hope of an early subsistence of the
flood
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The Aldine for April opens with
marvellous collection of beautiful illus
trations, some of which are the finest
yet seen in The American Art Journal,
while all reflect great credit upon the
enterprising publishers. American
scenery, as heretofore, forms II striking
feature of this number Of the Aldine.
J. ID. Woodward contributes tender
and beautiful full-page spring-time
view, which is printed in tints, and has
all the flneness Of a steel engraving, the
block coming from the hands orc.
Maurand, the eminent engravcr. Five
great and remarkable pictures of Lake
George and its glorious SCENERY en-
bell sh this number, in which the we'll
known artist, Thomas Moran, and the
engravers, have We'd with each other
to put upon paper faithful pictures of
! the most exquisite scenery in the New
World.
The literary contents of the April
Aldinc, are Of q high order, varied and
interesting. Mrs. Margaret J. Preston
opens the number with n fine poem of
considerable length, called, 'sThe Bar
on's Daughter.'
In the regular departments of the
Aldine there are articles on "Church
Music and Choirs;" sketch of Theo-
dore Thomas; an essay on "Led
Astray" the play which has produced
such a sensation in New York an ac-
count ofthe" Artists' Fund Exhibition,''
and the usual literary notices, the whole
forminga rare collection of good things.
Subscription price, 50, including chro-
mos "The East" and s'The West.'
James Sutton n Co., publishers, SO
Maiden Lane, New York City.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

The Intelligencer, the official journal
of the present Radical city ,vernment,
says, in contrasting the government
of propcrty-holders with Tat of the
Radicals, that it "will take IL little more
of the Radicals in ours
We suppose so. a city government
over which the editor Of the Intelligent
Ger has held the whip-which has
raised the salary Of the City Attorney
three hundred dollars and the Mayors
salary, one hundred; has spent $500
on DeSiard street; expended over $1,000
to continue Walnut street, where not
foot of land was required; has let
building contracts TO its own members,
without advertisement; has paid 10
per cent for collecting taxes, when the
same labor could have been had for s
per cent; has paid rs per day for carts,
horses and drivers, when the same
service could have been had for three
dollars; and has generally acted in
disregard of the real good and prosper
ity of the city, would doubtless COM
mand and receive the support Of our
neighbor.
The tax on real estate of this city
amounts, ut per cent, to over sc, 900,
and the licenses to over $1,000. No
city government OF property-holders
ever had SO much money to disburse,
by at least one-third. Our confrere
knows this. And he knows, also, that
as a member of the Council, he has
been instrumental in bringing 70 suits
by the city to enforce the Fire ordi.
nance, mourning a heavy expense,
when two or three suits would have
answered the same purposc-nnd he ia
Clerk of the Court and part beneficiary
OF the costs in these &c suits. OF course
he willtakea little more of tho Radicals
IN his; but property-holders are not
with him. They propose to stop this
extravaganza and profligacy, and put
men In office who have some regard for
thei, rights.
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NEW ELECTION.

It seems to be an accepted fact, on all
sides, that the people of this State will
be called upon to hold a new election
in November. In proof of this, we
notice that the various Radical clubs of
New Orleans are recognizing, and
making all the preparations customary
in political compaigns. These prePara-
tons are the certain precursors of
struggle for the supremacy in LOUISE
ana, such as would not be made if Mr..
Kellogg is to continue in power.
The election thus anticipated, will be
for all State, parochial and district
officers, and will be held under the di-
rection of such supervisors, doubtless,
as President Grant may select.
The arguments we have so often used
to arouse the good people to active par
ticipetion in the work of redeeming and
saving the State, need not be repeated
here. The question, as shown by the
wild management of State affairs I'M
der Radical rule, is simply a question
of self-preservation. We know of no
good citizen who will be able to live in
Louisiana and prosper, unless either
the State government is radically re-
formed, or that the citizen identifies
his fortunes with the men who have
brought the State to reputation and
| ruin. The Kellogg Radical admins.
tration has proven itself a disgracefu1
failure. 1t has repudiated obligations
that are sacred, and recognized Others
that ought to be worthless. It's legis-
lature was sham-a disgusting as.
semblage, with few exceptions, of IRE
sponsible and greedy vagabonds. What
hope can there be for State under
such IL government:
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HOW THE STATE WAS ROBBED.


A1V~ TIC 1ACpuUACAn sATIY As x'OSICTcO
The comnnity, or that portion of it at
least who read the official journal, have
been amazed at the idiotic rawlings of
an Individual named w. Jasper Black
burn. This fellow has filed uncounted
columns of the Republican with the
vilest abuse Of the people of Louisiana,
and sicSening laudations Of himself.
The anguish, mental torture and
pecuniary loss he has suffered, all be-
cause of his love for the negroes, who
persist in sending him to the Legisla-
ture, could be far too narrowing to
relate, and quite a work Of supereroga-
ton, as lie loses no opportunity to prate
about them himself.
Clinton recently gave Jasper q terri
bic verbal c:stigation, which made
him roar again with rage and strike
boldly but blindly out against his wary
antagonist. Some Of his counters were
pretty severe, but Jasper emerged from
the conflict with n metaphorical black
eye.
To show up one of Jasper's little
games, and to show further the rapacity
of the Radical vampires, who have for
so many ears been grceolily dcvouring
Louisiana, we subjoin the following
whereof he speaks:
"In 1871 I contracted with Willis
Menard (colored ex-member of Con-
gress) to print the House journals in
supplemental form for his paper, the
New Orleans Standard. Il was to print
five hundred copies ofeach supplement.
He afterwards contracted to print the
Journals in the same form for the Homer
Iliad, Sparta Times, Carroll Republi-
can, Frcemen's Press, Tangipahoa Adj
vocate, Weekly Echo, making in all
seven papers. There were eight sup
plements issued, at Il cost to Menard of
$50 25 each. Whist he charged the
| others l am not advised. For the
whole, there was at first AGO copies of
! each edition printed, but towards the
| last Menard, who furnished the paper,
| cut the number down about one-half,
rs it was only considered necessary to
to have !: sufficient number to enable
| departments of State that the journals
had been printed.
! t'The AGO was divided thus: Had, 100
copies; Times, 40; Republican, 40;
Press, 40; Advocate, 100; Echo, 100 :,
Standard, 100. When the whole num-
Der was reduced the division was in
about the same ratio. The ssErceman'ss
Press' only existed III name, wasspur-
ported to be printed at Iberville.
What these supplements cost the State
may be readily arrived at by knowl-
edge Of the fact that w. Jasper Black
burn is now claiming for those printed
for the Homer Iliad $3.50.
| "The above arc facts Jas can be seen by
Il reference to my books. This plan of
robbing the State was practiccd on a
much larger scale in 1865 and 1863.
Contracts were given to papers that
only existed in name, the initial num-
Der being printed in this city-the
same type being used for any number
of papers. The laws and journals were
published here in supplemental form,
the same type being used for many of
these pretended papers-the only change
being in name and date
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Emperor William sends this contri-
button to the Autograph Album, in the
Gernanin Museum at Nuremberg ::
s'First consider, then venture. To every
one his own. Listen to both parties.
God with us. Let these prccepts be
present to your hearts and minds, and
not only be on your tongues and at the
tip of the pen, then whatever you may
undertake you may confidently await
the result. In the third year of res,ts-
Eax'
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The New Orleans Bulletin Is a new
trial paper started in New Orleans, by
an association of printers. The Bulletin
does not compare geographically with
the Times or Picayune, but is edited
with more sprightliness and vim than
either of those papers; The tone of its
editorials commend 1t to public favor,
and we wish it long life.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

The suits brought by the City to
enforce the Fire district ordinance
came up yesterday, that against Mr..
Hoffman taking the lead. a jury of
three whites and nine blacks try the
case.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

Tho delegation of South Carolina
taxpayers held brief interviews at the
Capitol with a number of Republican
Senators, who expressed sympathy
with their wrongs, and a Willingness to
extend any practical relief.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

Business men Of Monroe, who COM
plain of excessive licenses and taxes,
have an opportunity now to exert an
penses; and every man in business has
some influence. Do your duty, or dry
up about bad government! f..
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nANlD kALISk1,
lpeSiard street,

BeStard street,
Ntr Door 10 ENdoGl'S Cr,9Inqo Shop,
MO X no +, l. A.,
Is selling out his stock of Dry Goods al
greatly reduced prices, in order to engage
entirely in the sale OF Family Groceries OF
the latter lie has now large stock, which
is on the market at the lowest CASH prices.
CALI and see Tor yourself. Tune = 1873.
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STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

( The crop OF last year Is pretty well
All in the market, and the proceeds are
In hand. The producer, for all he
made his crop ON stinted supplies and
for a smaller outlay than any year
since the war, begins the new year
with no fairer prospects than last year,
except that the supply of corn is very
nearly equal to his demands. Let us
learn a lesson from this fact. It is only
that class Of planters who have not
managed to supply feed for their
plow-stock who are now petitioning
New Orleans for large advances and
who return from that city empty
handed.
Doubtless, the reason for the general
depression we see, is the thriftiess man.
agement-the speculative tendency of
the planter, in previous years. The
crop gathered and marketed ought to
have been remunerative in this section,
but we see no evidence that it was, and
the reason must be because Of previous
bad management.
The outlook, at this date, is not en-
couraging. True, the tiiiable lands are
pretty we'll taken up, and but for the
untoward weather, there would be
high hopes of bountiful harvest; but
the ground Is thoroughly saturated,
cold and closely packed. For three
weeks, at least, the laborer has been
nearly idle, except In doing small jobs
fs, ho %ou fnfo
have stood idle, wagons could not be
moved out of the highways, and, in
short, tho work of planting and Guilt
walton has, all that time, been at a dead
stand-stiN.
While this has been the daily round
on high lands, it has been worse still
on the lands subject to inundation.
Farming lands of this character embrace
large area of the very best cotton and
sugar lands of the State. These lands
will not be ready for planting before
June. What the yield will be in a
crop begun 40 late, all of our readers
know.
With the backw ward season and the
overflow, we have a stringency unpar-
allelcd in money matters, and the in
exorable demands of the Tax-gatherer,
impelled by strict orders to enforce the
collection of the last cent due for taxes.
We have State government in accord
with the unpropitious season, and a
spirit animating its adherents as vor-
acious as the caterpillar and a. relent-
less rs the flood and waste of water.
But bearing all these drawbacks as
best we may, 1t behooves the producer
to fight his battle out. 1t is small COM
fort, it is true, ho derives from the men
who have capital; and he sees his cattle
and his hogs stolen or killed with COM
parative impunity; but, still, he must
have a home and make living for
himself and family, and pay his honest
debts. TO him there is no scaling of
debts, except in bankruptcy. Our
lands are fertile, and the country self
sustaining, if the proper energy and
foresight are used. The day for huge
fortunes has passed, except with those
who enlist in the oppressor's ranks, or
sell themselves for gain. The plain
country people must become husband
men, and learn to live at home and in
dependent of the countless associations,
chambers of commerce, &c, which
work solely to aggregate capital, to
control tho producing class.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

RELIGIOUS NoTICE.-The Ladies OF
the Methodist congrega ion are respect
fully requested to meet at the Metho-
dist church on Monday, April 9th, at
o'clock P. M. Matters of interest will
be presented to them.
.. CFfAs. F. EVANS,
Pastor.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
City Registration.

We are indebted to Registrar South
ard for the following figures from his
books, showing the state of registration
up to 8 o'clock yesterday morning:
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

The President has appointed Gen.
Lafayette McI.aws Collector of Internal
Revenue of the tst District of Georgia.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

Conductor Nick Lewis had his dug
out capsized in the Lafourche over
Aew Wednesday, and but for his pres
ence OF mind, as navigator, he would
have been a subject for a coroner's in
quest. He lost his portmanteau con-
tanning several articles of value.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

The drawing OF the Louisville lottery
came off on the 3lst. The following
numbers drew the principal prizes