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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-10-23

MONROE AOvEn tSE'v's-'' " ---,--- ! %
THE GREAT FINANCIAL PANIC
Has not prevented
=. ME Y f r.
From occupying his Splendid New store,
on the corner of Grand ana e'r,hii.o"'
streets and from offering to the Public
stock of
.crMERAL M Il G H A N d us e ::
! ........ ..-...'.'
| 11nsurpassed in the Monroe market. HIS
s,o.,- was selected in Eastern markets,wlth
| Esnecial Reference to this trade, and COM
prises, in part
FASHIONABLE PRINTS,
FANCY DRESS GOODS,
GENTS, AND BOYS CLOTHING,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS !;
STAPLE GOODS, DELAINEs,
= wORsTEDS, CAssIMERtIS'
GENTS UNDERWEAR,
And. in short, Every Article usuails
called for at Il irst-Class Dry Gooos tioose
rbese Goods are offered for sale, with th'
Guarantee to be expected OF house III
tending not to be second to any estaphsh
nant in North Louisiana in the Quaii.S
), Variety and Cheapness of its Goods.
REMEMBER
MYERS NEW BRICK STOKE,
-; Corner, of Grand and G'a"'"o"t 1>'ree'
ONROE, L A.,
Y. And call and examine the Gooas
yourself. Attentive statesmen Will 'al
The ,,,a,sure in Showing. the Goods and aiis"e
ing ~, ;,oniries S. MEYER
October 5, 1S73.-ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-10-23

The Lynchburg Republican sta. e;t,r ,' a
n M. #. Hunter is engaged III ", e,.at.s
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-10-23

BRxoE H'IHs'
DESIARD STEET,
DEALERlN
NEWSPAPERS.
MAGAZINES,
Song BOOKS,
JOKE BOOKS.
NOVELS,
TOY BOOKS,
| ROUND BOOKS.
| MUSIC, DIARIES
/ VALENTINES,
| PLAYING CARDS,
WRITING PAPEt,
ENVELOPES
3 .1x KINDS or iSTAZIONllicl
He would again call the atten m'n, ni t
< Tjbrary, subscription Fee only 7'c PEI
= Daily New Orleans papers only DC Pc
copy. .,o,,trv solicited an,
;. promptly filed. &C.
l. Monroe, La, Oct, %, 1871. w.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-10-23

PURSUANT to the provisions Of an act OF
the General Assembly OF iHmas ..," act to
proved ' faE the revision and correction Of
Of yo,ssS tS Sa the the
etc, nut 10y ,oo ,i"n in each parish of this State
Of sach W:,rd of the city Of New Orleans
YIN opsnsd for Mo ,Sf Ausss. Of the
H SS, ND viii remain open LSundays ana
ls sca holidays except until FklDAY oGto
ber %, 1874, for the purpose o. ggnaiitiei
aia,ifors of the state of Louisiana, c
Office hours arc prescribed ny i "a m rni, !
A. Nj. to l z. NJ, and from T. NJ "'%''
All persons desiring to vote at the Ge a re-
al election of November 2 ISL. WI. o hi its
lu.. I &c rro1n voting upon any certificate o.
Registration issued prior to the ye a, la'7'
State Registrar of Voters.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-10-23
MONROE ADVERTISEMENTS.
,s.,zz THE OLD RELIABLE!o" d5~
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING,
HARDWARE,
STAPLE GOODS,
GROCERIES PRON1SIoNS!

.. M a :" *
referring to his past dealings for eight
.,,.s i, the Monroe market and to mGch
Ior~er business acquaintance III the qua
| chita country, respectfully calls attentioh
! to his readiness to supply Purchasers WIN
| almost any article required in this narhe'
and kept in a
General Dry Goods and Grocery
establishments.
| He has recently opened well-assofte"
s'''N - DRESS GOODS,
THING A ND
WINTER GOODS OF ALL KINDS,
Which, was selected by him in person, ana
;s now offered for sale at the
VERY LOWEST PRICES.
Visitors are assured of cordial welcome
and polite attention. No charge for SNOW
ing Goods. ,o+
planters will receive the Highest Market
Price for their Cotton, whether they Pur
chase Goods or not, and may be assured Oh
FAIR DEALING
~ Location at present in the building LOT,
uer,v occupied by f. Dreyfus q Co. Can
and inspect Goods and Prices 1or So'rse''
S. MARX.
Monroe October 10, 1873 f'iS
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-10-23
an KINDS or STATIONERY
MISCELLANEOUS.
DEcIsrRArloN OF VOTERS.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Office State Registrar OF oters' I
New Orleans, August 10, lo'f''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-10-23
MONROE ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE GREAT FINANCIAL PANIC
Has not prevented

From occupying his Splendid New store,
on the corner of Grand and Grammoht
streets, and from offering to the Pubic
stock of
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-10-23
TRENTON ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE or COPARTNERsHiP'

In commencing our new business. we
cordially invite the patrons OF the oiu MI MI
aud tive public generally to give us a eau l.
Mr.. w. G. Williamson will be pleased "a. a.
times to see his old friends and serve the'ii
The public will always find general as
Sortment of
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

WOMEN vs. WHIsKEY. The war of the women
against whiskey seems 10 have broken out in Ohio
ahesh. But is carried on in such a novel way al
TO astoni.h all the friends OF cold Alcohol" and
that cclne to us through our exchanges til It a sort
of movable camp meeting ia set up bsfore The
doors Of tue saloonI and liquor sellers, and The
ladies commence a regular prayer meeting, in
which the converton and salvation Of the propri
etor IS continually invoked, until he "caves in
aud signs the pledge or abandons the place. O
course all the customers OF the saloons keep ava,
while the tent and praying women remain. Sure
Iy the milienium is coming.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06
Published by request.l
Ths Chesapeake ana Delaware Canal

7 To the Editors Of The Baltimore Gazette
Several articles have recently appeared in
your paper in reference to the proposed ship
canal To unite the waters of the Chesapeake
and Delaware Bays. OF late much attention
has been called TO this important project. The
demands of trade have grown So Imperative
that the time is not far distant when it will be
among the realities. The last article, pub
lished in your issue of tile 26th, and signed by
Mr.. Il. ii. Latrobe, chief engineer, especially
drew my attention TO the subject From some
valuable reports in my possession find the
name Of B. ii. Latrobe prominently before
the public from 1903 to 1928 in connection
with surveys of canal routes across the PENN
sula. gave some extracts from the reports
mentioned, which may be of some interest in
this connection : The present canal route
(aIldsng 10 the present Chesapeake and Deid.
.eore CaaaD has been considered the parent Of
ali canal projects IN this country. having from
certain causes attracted the attention Of the
commercial and enterprising community of
Philadelphia at period very soon after the
rime canals commenced in England. As early
at least as 1867 the matter was taken up and
prosecuted by Thomas Gilpin, OF Delaware,
and others nom Philadelphia, who were at
great pains in making humber of surveys,
and In giving estimates Of cost for canal
from Duck Creek, on the Delaware, to the
head of Chester. on the Chesapeake Bay. In
1769, q statement was presented TO a commit
tee OF merchants; this was followed by sur
vey, ana remarks upon another route, VIZ d:
from Bohemia river to Appoquinimink creek
after this, the Elk river route was examined
From all the surveys made across the pennsu-
10 (some thirteen, think), the present canal
route was selected as the best and most econo-
mical Of construction"
Many such reports as the foregoing are
found in the volumes of surveys, each giving
very full statements and estimates, together
with maps of several Of the routes; these in
clude the Chester river and the Sassafras river
routes, the objections made to these two routes
being that the artificial cutting was too long,
an increase of artificial canal of IL and 81 miles
respectively over the present canal route, and
without in any great degree lessening the
depth of deep-cut prism, thus:
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, IA miles
deep cutting, 76 feet,
Sassafras river route, % miles; deep-cutting,
q feet.
Chester river route, 81 miles; deep cutting.
&C feet. 81
Again, at the eastern terminus Of these last two
mentioned, and in fact from any point south ol
Port Penn, on the Delawse side OF The bay, the
water was too shoal 10 have a good harbor fol
vessels, the shoals or bars running out from the
short line the distance, in some places, OF mile
and 10 no place less than two hundred to thret
hundred yards, with depth of water from one
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

Mr. Robert Dale Owen, in referring to the ira
ditional admiration for "ltaly's dark-eyed daugh-
lers," said ''he had seen more handsome girls IN
New York or Boston III five weeks than lie saw in
Italy throghout five years"
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

The PKHITRSTIARY TOO Coon FOR DURRLL.--
Any honest man v no will fairly and impartially
examins the condition of Louisiana previous to
the late election, and remember that that election
was carried by fusion Of all parties by majority
OF many thousands against the Radicals and me-
groes, and that Durel set this election asid by u
rule OF Court that has no precedent in law, aud
thatall the subseq troubles have resulted from
this TACT to those poor people, as We'll as to the
government we.say any man who will impair
italy make himself acquainted with all the facts
in this case must come 10 the conclusion that the
pcnitentisry is too good for Dureli. lie de-
serves to rest on a higher post than Haman eveI
dangIed from. Tweeds crime is not near bad
in its character and effects; and until some such
treatment Is meeted ont to such Williams as Du
rell, the llws will continue to be evaded and pub
lie sentiment defed
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06
Taxation In new England.

AS our readers know We frequently complain
of our city taxes being high and our ncigbbor oi
the Commercial induges in sly hint occasionally
that the taxes Of the State might be let down a
very little by paying oG its Indebtedness less rap
idly. So that we are all complaining more or less'
although the complaint Of chr reighbor Is Of n
very trihmg character.
1t, however looks to the East for its political
and economical inspirations, and is always ready
to laud Massachusetts and the policy OF the "land
Of steady habits Notwithstanding the fact that
moro people em;grate from that section than any
other Of our country-in this respect it almost
equals "0ld England and New England men
are distributed all over the country. This may
have a cause, and possibly it may bo found in the
heavy taxation but this we shall not assert posi-
lively. But we think our people will feel very
well ontent with their rate of taration when the
compare itwith the rates mentioned below, by one
Of our contemporaries, as ruling in the New Eng
land cities and towns:
Take, for instance Massachusetts,, the pioneer
in rsiorm of every description, the home of Christ
ian statesmen, the originator of Centennial tea
parties TO sum up, in word, the State that sends
Butler to Congress and let us examine into her
TAX returns. The aggregate tax OF the cities and
towns of that Commonwealth, for state, county,
city, and town purposes, including highway tax,
was oyer - 100000, an Increase OF s2,24l ,5ld
over that of last year.
Pelham, in Hampshire county, is the banner
town in high taxation paying at the rate OF sS,4o
per hundred dollars, alongside of which figure
the Philadelphia rate of S215 seems quite insig-
nifcant"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
The United States Navy.

The possibility of serious complica-
tions between this country and Spain,
owing to the recent brutallties III Cuba,
has drawn public attention to the con-
dition of our navy.
On the 1st day of January last, the
war-ships of the United States consist
ed of the following: Steamers First
rates, 5, carrying 1856 guns; second
rates, 80, carrying sos guns; third
rates, a, carrying lat guns; fourth
rates, 5, carrying 16 howitzers sailing
vessels, 80, carrying 245 guns; iron
clads, 81, carrying 127 guns !; and 81
tug-boats. There are thus totals of 81
iron-clad steamers, 81 wooden steam
ers, 80 sailing-veSseIs, and q tugs,
making quite an imposing aggregate
on paper-of IT'S vessels belonging to
our navy.
Spain possesses IL frigates Of the first
class, including such ships as the NJ
mancia, Vile de Madrid, and Aragonia,
all of which are superior in every re-
spect to any vessel in our navy. With
out doubt, she could maintain on the
high seas larger fleet of iron-clad
ships of-war than we could put afoat of
wooden ships. Spain was not party
to the Treaty of Paris, nor was the
United States, and she could thus issue
letters of marque without limit 1t hap
pens, however, that we have very little
commerce for her letters of marque to
wage war upon.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
The Case Of UdderZOok.

Undertook has been found guilty of
murder in the first degree, at West
Chester, Pa. After the rumors con-
corning the probable disagreement of
the jury, this verdict comes like a sur
prise. The evidence was wholly cir
cumstancial but it was cumulative,
and left but little doubt of the guilt of
the accused in the minds of those who
followed the details of this singular
case. The theory of the prosecution
was that Undertook and Goss, broth
ers-in-law, entered into a conspiracy to
defraud certain insurance offices of
$25, 600, that being the gross amount of
policies on Goss's life. Goss's labora-
tory, prepared for the occasion, was
burned down, and a body, charred be-
yOnd satisfactory recognition, was found
in the ruins. The insurance companies,
suspecting fraud, discovered that Goss
was alive and in hiding. While they
were on his trail, a horrible murder was
discovered near Jennersyille, Pa, and
Undertook was arrested for the crime.
Investigation seems to have proved that
the murdered man was GOss, who had
been done to death by Undertook in
order that the original conspiracy, by
which he was to gain some part of the
insurance, might be carried. The body
in the burned laboratory at Penton-
vile, was probably proc lred from n
graveyard. The record of the jury's
struggles will not tend to strengthen
popular confidence in trial by jury.
There were twelve ballots in all and
though there was unanimous vote at
last. there was one stage in the pro-
coedings when thejury stood four for con-
viction and eight for acquittal. Taken
it is one of the most singu-
lar criminal trials Of recent times. -
NcU York Tribune.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
The Military Situation in Cuba.

The Cubans claim either to hold or
to control from one-half to two-thlrds OF
their island, to-wit, the States of Las
(Cinco) Villas, Camaguey, and Orlente.
These departments have population,
according to the census of 1867, of $685.
528, nearly half the entire population of
Cuba. But while the Cubans make the
claim of holding the country districts
of these States it is equally true that,
with few notable exceptions, the Span
iards hold all the cities and towns stu
ted therein. In few words, therefore,
the situation may be stated as this The
Spaniards occupy the towns throughout
the insurrectionary district, and rarely,
if ever, advance more than a few hours
march from them in any direction, while
the Cuban forces are scattered through
out the eastern half of the island, with
little or no military system among them,
and maintaining possession of all the
regions removed from the coast, and
from the towns and fortified places along
the travelled roads, where the Spaniards
are in force. The population of the
towns which the Spaniards occupy in
the three States named above is $685.
600, which must be deducted from the
total of $50, 52S. Col. de Queralta, late
Inspector-GeneraIo of the Cuban army,
who is at present in the city, places the
effective force of the revolutionists at
between u, 900 and 10, 900.
Since the outbreak of the revolution,
in 1868, up to the close of 1870, accord
ing to the official statement of Gen.
Sickles, The United States Minister at
Madrid, Spain had put into the field in
Cuba nearly 100, 000 men. Since then
probably $1,000 more had been sent,
and what is now left by the accidents of
war-death in the field and in the hos
numbers perhaps 70, 900 regulars.
This force is maintained chiefly in the
large towns, in fortified encampments,
and in guarding the coast.-NeU York
IVOrH
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
Hnmn Rule for Ireland.

The " Home Rule" party in Ireland,
which is the latest thing in Irish poll
tics, have published in London a def
mite statement of what they seek. They
say they want to obtain
"For our country the right and priv
ilege of managing our own affairs by
Parliament assembled in Ireland, com
posed of Her Majesty the Sovereign and
her successors, and the Lords and Com
mons of Ireland.
"To secure for that Parliament, I'M
der a federal arrangement, the right OF
legislating for and regulating all mat
tiers relating to the internal affairs Of
Ireland, and control over Irish resources
and revenues, subject to the obligation
of contributing our just proportion of
the Imperial expenditures.
"To leave to an Imperial Parliament
the power of dealing with all questions
affecting the Imperial Crown and Gov
eminent, legislation regarding the colo
MES and other dependencies of the
Grown, the relations of the united En-
pire with foreign States, and all mat
tiers appertaining to the defense and
the stability of the Empire at large.
To obtain such an adjustment of the
relations between the two countries
without any interference with the pre-
negatives of the Crown, or any dis
turbance of the principles of the Con-
stitution."
This is something very different from
Irish nationality, and excludes all
thought of separation from Great
Britain. If granted, it is claimed it
will extinguish Fenianism and estab-
lish peace in Ireland.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
A Scene in HAVANA.

Gen. Oscar V. Dayton was in the city
of Havana during the carnival which
followed the Spanish butcheries, and
relates to a New York Tribune reporter
what he saw He says that the news
came on the day of the arrival of the
new Captain General that the yolun-
teers were wild with excitement ; that
his quarters were with a friend at the
Hotel San Carlos and that, while adj
monished that his life would be in peril
if it were known by the volunteers that
he was an American, he was enabled to
overlook from the balcony the entire
scene of rejoicing. All the streets, he
observed, were decorated with the
Spanish colOrs-red, white and red
extending from one side to the other,
overhead, and the volunteers marched
back and forth maddened with liquor,
the bands playing the national airs.
He said that the air rang with their
curses upon Americans that these
demonstrations continued for three days,
constantly increasing in their madness,
and that during this carnival he did not
consider it safe to venture into the
streets. He said the constant threat
was that they would get rid of the
"pirates, as they were called, before
there was a chance for interference
He related the following incident as IL
Illustrating the desperation with which
the patriots fight. The volunteers de-
manded of an acquaintance of his an OK
for a barbecue, on the eve of one of their
battles with the Cubans but when the
fight was over, SO great had been the
slaughter of the Spanish troops that
there were none left able to indulge in
the feast, and the OK remained uncon-
sumed.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
nnnd Shot for INSECTS.

Strong alum water is sure death TO
bugs of any description. Take two
pounds of pulverized or of crystal
alum, and dissolve in three quarts of
boiling water, allowing it TO remain
over the fire until thoroughly dissolved.
Apply, while hot, with a brush, or,
what is better, use syringe to force
the liquid into the cracks of the walls
or bedstead. The pulverized alum is
worth about thirty cents a pound, aud
that in crystal from fifty to twenty-a
cheap remedy. The latter requires n
little longer time to dissolve. OF course
an experiment TO verify the claim
above made, can be made by employing
a mere fraction of the quantities above
named. A less perfect cure for insect
pests is to scatter the powdered alum
freely in places where they abide.
Powdered borax, scattered thinly where
Croton bugs and cockroaches travel or
abide, will expel them at once. 1t is
sure expulsion for the Croton insect.
Almost all strong saline solutions are
efficacious in the destruction Of these
household pests, which arc destructive
and annoying, and the mixture Of alum
or any other material need not neSsS-
sarily be hot.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16

do not marry. All women are not called
to the marriage state. This is on no
less respected an authority than st.
Paul. Nor does he relegate to the con-
vent those who do not marry. The
wants of the world to be best filed by
unmarried women are not limited to the
converts. There is a pressing need of
educated women for heads of estab-
ishments in which large numbers of
young girls are employed. Educated
women only can secure these places, and
the safety of thousands of their sex will
soon be dependent upon the accomplish
ment of this necessary change. Only
few women viii go into the professions !;
but it is their right. " Woman's work
is circumscribed by her physical powers;
mans is not. Therefore, in all things
a woman can do as well as a man (and,
of course, in all those which she can do
better the preference should be given
to her." says the Catholic World, an
excellent authority, also.
Forty yards makes a young woman's
dress for the parlor now. Twenty would
answer quite as well, if men agreed to
think so, and young wOmen's minds
were so sufficiently occupied with bet
ter thought that they will not have time
to put on twenty yards more. Good
taste would be benefited by the change f.;
so would the finances of the country
Margaret +. Buchanan, IN Lakeside
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