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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
CHARLES DICKENS AND WIFE.

The late Charles Dickens, it was gen
orally known, was separated from his
wife. In the third volume of Forster's
ssLifc of Dickcns,' just issued in Lon
don, the great novelist himself eN-
plains his mysterious troubles: "POor
Catherine and / are not made for each
other, and there is no help for it. 1t is
not only that she makes me uneasy and
unhappy, but that I make her so too
and much more so. She is exactly
what you know in the way of being
amiablc and complying; but we are
strangely ill-assortcd for the bond there
is between us. God knows she would
have been thousand times happier if
she had married another kind of man
and her avoidance of this destiny
would have been at least equally good
for us both. ] am often cut to the
heart thinking what Il pity it is for her
own sake, that / ever fell in her way !;
and if ] were sick or disabled to-mor-
row, l know how sorry she would be,
and how deeply gricvcd myself, to
think how we had lost each other.
But exactly the same incompatibility
would arise the moment ! was well
again, and nothing on earth could
make her understand me, or suit us to
each other. Her temperament Will not
go with mine. 1t mattered not SO
much when we had ourselves to con-
slider, but reasons have been growing
since which make it all but hopeless
that we should even try to struggle on.
What is now Detailing me have seen
steadily coming. ever since the days
you remember when Mary was born
and I know too we'll that you cannot,
and no one can, help me. Why !
have written / hardly know, but it Is
a miserable sort of comfort that you
should be clearly aware how matters
| Stand.'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
SPIRITUALISM EXPLAINED.

We had II call yesterday from Mr..
Henry Korncr, Il resident of Captina,
Ohio. Mr.. Korner is an intelligent
German, over sixty years of age, who
spent his youth in roaming round the
world, but who has lived on farm
down ut Captina for the last twenty
years. lie has II few years devoted
much study and investigation to scicn-
tific matters, and has had tho German
popularity of becoming greatly y absorb
ed in his experiments. lie claims to
have gone to tho bottom of spiritualism,
and demonstrated to his own entire
satisfaction that its phenomena arc
properly explained by animal nagnc-
tism. lie made numerous experiments
to satisfy himself on this point, and
the result is that he is fully satisfied
that he is correct. He found after
trying other conductors of electricity,
such rs water and the metals, without
effect, that he could place his hand
around the log of table that was in
motion, and by touching the body OF
some bystander, conduct the maene.
tism away from the table, and stop it,
movements altogether. This he has
done so repeatedly as to reduce ii to q
certainty. He also found that by plac-
| ing silk cloth on table, and laying
the hands OF those present on top of it,
all motion was prevented, silk being
Il well known nOn-cOnductor.
The strangcst feature, however, of
Mr.. I<orner's investigation is his dis
covcry of the fact, for such he claims it
to be, that if the eye Of parties sitting
around a table are closed the table
will not move. The same effect is pro-
duccd by binding the eyes of those
sitting around the table with silk
handkcrchicfs. Mr.. Korner also states
that no reliable answer to q question
can be obtained from the humping of
a table leg on the floor, unless there arc
parties present who first evolve the
answer from their own minds. In
other words, that some party present
must not only know, but must con-
sciously or uncOnciOu5ly, eliminate the
answer from his or her mind. Other
wise the answer Is mere gucsswOrk
This fact also he has abuudantIy demon
stratcd. .-E.r>hotyc
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
\ GRIM SEQUEL.

The gay exercises of the carnival at
New Orleans were followed by tragi~
cal incident. The vcritablc "ISeX"
himself, in all the trappings OF mock
royalty, and the paraphcrnalia of mimic
state, left the Mardi Gras ballroom on
the morning of the 18th and returned
to his residence. About s o'clock the
same morning q member of his family
entered the sleeping apartment Of the
masqucradcr, and found that Il greater
king than the discrowned s'ItcX" had
invaded tho chamber before, and as
serted his sway over its tenant. Apo
plexy had done its work in tho night.
The king was dead.
Tho real name of the Rex of the car
niyal was Col. A. w. Merriam. Uc
was the proprietor of the lorgcst billiard
saloon in the world, and seems to have
been held in much esteem, as his funcr-
al was a magnificent pageant. His end
was sudden and sad, especially when
contrastcd with the splendid cphcmcral
glorics of the day just preceding in
which so much of authority had been
! yielded to him. So end all the paScants,
so passes all the power, which may be
enjoyed in this world of brief transit
and of empty figures. The poor king
of the carnival, like the proudcst En-
peror clothed with real power, treads
the same way marked for all the sons
of humanity towards the common re-
fuge of the grave. But the incident of
ReX's death is pregnant with solemn
lesson which should not be lost on those
who having ears, should hear the
warnings, and having eyes should see
the examples, with which Providence
reminds them that they too arc of clay,
and are doomed to return to the earth,
their mother, for the deep and dream
less slumber of the dead; and that,
after ezeuM comes the judgmcnt-E'r-
chctnge.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
CROMWELL'S DISPERSION OF THE
RUMP PARLIAMENT.

we copy from an old work before us,
says the Savannah ssNews," for the
benefit OF such readers as have not vet
seen 1t, tho famous proclamation of
oliver Cromwell, dissolving the Rump
iarltament. 1t is u master piece of
| terse and vigorous utterancc-happily
accompanied, as 1t was, by correspond
| ing action. II Old Noll had been adj
dressing the Credit NIobiliers and saia-
ry grabbers of the Kill Congress, he
could not have spoken moro appropri-
ately:
THE INTERESTING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
OF THE "RUMp.'
"It is time for me to put an end to
your setting in this place, which yc
have dishonorcd by your contempt of
all virtue, and defiled by your practice
of every vice. Ne are a fractious crew,
and enemies to all good government.
Ye are pack of mcrcenary wrctchcs.
and would, like Esau, sell your coun-
try for q mess of pottAgc; and like Ju-
das, destroy your God for few pieces
of silver. Is there single virtue now
remaining among you? Is there ono
vice you do not possess? Nc have no
more religion than my horse. Gold is
your God. Which of you has not bar
tered away your conscience for bribcs?
Ye sordid prostitutes, have you not
detiled the sacred place and turned the
Lords temple into den OF thieves:
BY your immoral principles and wick
cd practices, yc have grown intolcra
bly, odi0us to II whole nation. You,
who arc deputied here by the people to
get their grievances reversed, arc your
selves become the greatest grievances.
Your country therefore calls on mo to
svxNnsS tI,s., ~.
final period to your ubiquitous proceed
ings in this house, and which, byGoUs
help and strength he has given me,
now intend to do. l command you,
therefore, upon the peril Of your lives,
to depart in,n'cdiat,Lv om Of hiS place :.
Go--make haste! Yc vcnal slaves,
begone! Take away that shining bau.
BILE there, the speakers mace, and then
lock MP tho doors"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
SOCIAL EQUALITY on IT'S TEST.

Mrs. Amcs, tkc wife of the Governor
of Mississippi, and II daughter OF the
notorious Ben Butler, went into the EN
ecutivc Mansion of that State, ns its
mistress, theoretically sound on the
question Of social equality. After Sow
cral weeks of patient practice OF the
Radical theory, Mrs. Amcs has be
come disgustcd with it, and can no
longer tolerate the ArRIoUE DE! SENT.
Her hot house theories of social equali-
ty have withcrcd in her throbbins bo-
som, that so vchemcntly henvcd re-
spOnsivc to the socially down-trOddcn
sons and daughters Of Arric's genial
cline.
Practical social equality has SO sourcd
upon the gushing feelings of Madame
Amcs, that she is preparing to vacatc
the mansion to take private board
where colOred callers arc not expected
nor received. This is Il quiet way ot
socially ostrncising the coiorcd admir-
ers Of the lilliputian appentlagc known
as her dear Adelbert, tho so-callch
Governor of Mississippi, elected by Il
mob OF negroes controlled and man
aged by the bad white men Of that
State.
Now is IL good time for the usual
Radical howl to come in to vindicatc
| the social rights OF "thc colorcd troops
who fought nobly' and their blacI.
wives and daughters, who nrc thus
snubbed by one of their own party.
This thing cannot always be. 1t should
arouse general indignation in the Rad
| iCal camps.-/5On'c (DWitr.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
THE GOLD" PARTY.

gether by the strong cohesive power OF
principles that do not change. To this
truth it owes its existence through the
dark days of the rebellion, when it was
rcvilcd and spit upon because 1T bore
the tattered banner of the Constitution.
This is the secret of its longevity. The
spoils of Office have kept a party to-
gether for time, but no organization
built on this foundation can long sur
viVc the internal strife that is sure to
arise when the aggrandizement OF
otlicc-holders is the only force employ
ed to keep it together. The worst enc
mics of Democracy-and these may be
found among the renegades, or those
who have left it in the hope OF prefer
ment in the ranks of the opposition
viii not assert that the party has
deserted it's principles, or that these
have changed at all with the mutations
of passing events; but the organization,
they say, is old and worn and should
be broken up and merged into a
younger and more vigorous party, that
may claim and gather to its ranks all
the disaffected and disappointed adher-
ents of parties that have lived their
little lives and passed away. 1t has
always been difficult thing-and will
doubtless always be-fOr a true Demo-
crat to see the logic of this argument.
1t is as though a tioater on raft ut sea
should say to the captain of a passing
steamer; "You had better come aboard,
there's going to be a Storm" Mahomet
is again commanding the mountain.
If these floatcrs and blatant shouters
for new parties want to make them
selves useful, let them come into the
Democratic party and go to work as
n ion. OF
the proper time, command recognition,
but this trick of the bastinadoed cle-
plant cannot be made to work on the
Democracy. Whatever may have been
the status of the party in the Greeley
campaign, no man or set of men can
now claim to have a ring in it's nose.
Those nomadic tribes of political thin.-
ble-riggers who have affected to be its
ttMoses,'' must look out for other en-
ployment or accept service in its ranks.
sInexp1icable dumb-show and noise"
is played out. The few Democrats who
reposed confidence in those dagger-of-
lath leaders of 1872 are regaining conf
dencc in themselves and the old party
organization. They want, the party
wants, Il clean ticket. They all long
to follow the old flag with the old
mottoes-old, but ever new, because
always true-inscribed upon It's worn
but ample folds. They say, "Let the
hermaphrodites stand aside; let those
lead us whose attributes arc unmis-
taxable, and we have no fear as to the
resuit.'
These remarks apply mainly to the
attitude of the party in national sense.
It's local strength has already been
demonstrated as increasing wherever
%o- hn nf n1nofiOr1S
had. All that is necessary is for DEM
ocrats to be true to principle, to beware
of bargain and sale, of false prophets
and those jack-o'-lanterns in the
shape of new parties, to which atten-
ton is called by the bowling of cheap
john dcmagogues-all whose
paltry littleness will be acknowledged
by their projectors when the election is
over. Stand to your principles, and
you shalt he victorious.-S. Louis
ITU,CS.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
THE LAND OF PALESTINE.

Palestine sits in sackcloth and ashes.
Over it broods the spell of n curse that
has withcred its fields and fettered Its
energies. Where Seldom and Gomor.
| rah reared their domes and towers
that solemn sea now floods the plain, in
whose bitter waters no living thing ex
ists-over whose wavelesS surface tho
blistering air hangs motionless and
dead-about whose borders nothing
grows but weeds and scattering tufts o.
cane, and that treacherous fruit that
promises refreshment to parch;ng lips,
but turns to ashes ut the touch. Naza-
reth is forlorn. About that ford OF
Jordan where the hosts of Israel enter
ed the Promised Land with songs of
rejoicing, one finds only squalid camp
Of fantastic Bedouins of the desert !;
Jericho, the accused, lies mouldering
left it more than three thousand years
ago; Bethlehem and Bethany, in
their poverty and their humiliation,
have nothing about them now to re-
mind one that they once knew the high
honor of the Saviour's presence the
hallowed spot where the shepherds
watched their tiocks by night, and
where the angels sang Urcace on earth,
good will to men" is untenanted by
any living creature and unblessed by
any feature that is pleasant to the eye.
Renowned Jerusalem itself, the state
liest name in history, has lost all its
ancient grandeur, and is become a pau
per village; the riches of Solomon are
no longer there to compel the admira-
ton of oriental queens; the wonderful
temple which was tho pride and glory
of Israel, is gone, and the Ottoman
crescent is lifted above the spot where,
on that most memorable day in the an
nails of the world, they reared the holy
cross: The noted sea of Galilec, where
Roman fleets once rode Mt anchor, and
the disciples Of the Saviour sailed in
their ships, was long deserted by the
dcvotces of war and commerce, and it's
borders are Il silent wilderness; Caper-
naum is Il shapelcss ruin Nagdala is
the home of bcggarcd Arabs; Beth
saida and Chorazin have vanished from
tho earth, and the "dcsert placcs''
round about them, where thousands of
mon once listened to the Saviour's
voice and ate tho miraculous bread,
sleep in the hush of a solitude that is
only by birds of prey and
foxes.
Palestine is dcSOlutc and unlOVcly.
And why should it be otherwise? Can
the curse of Deity beautify a land:
Palestine is no moro Of this work.
day world. 1t is sacred to poetry and
traditiOn-it is dream land. - Mark
Iir0in.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
THE SEMINOLES.

A Springfield Republican Florida
letter says: "I have been very much
interested in the Indians here, a por-
ton of the last remnant of the Semi
noles. Contrary to my expectations,
they arc physically a splendid race of
men. have seen old Tiger-tail, young
Tiger (his son,) little Tiger and big
head Tiger (relatives,) y Johnny Jumper,
Billy Harney, etc. Old Tiger Gas the
name is generally abbreviatedD is over
eighty, his hair perfectly white, over
six feet in height, but straight as an
arrow, and still hunts and travels with
his tribe. Most of them speak a few
words of English, but they dislike to
from the whites, and retain their own
customs, laws and dress. The head
dress is turban, formed of q roll Of
some bright colored cloth about three
inches in diameter which surrounds
the head, leaving it bare on top, where
the hair is cut about an inch long.
| They generally wear u calico shirt,
sometimes Il coat over it, sometimes
deerskin leggings, sometimes not.
They have a settled aversion to panta-
looms; don't think there is pair in
the tribe. Old Tiger generally wears
two coats to show. Young Tiger is a
fine looking fellow, with an open pleas
ant expression, six feet high, and well
make. lie put on his full regalia OF
head work, one day, and with eagle
feathers in his turban. he looked every
inch an Indian. He gave us the Semi.
mole war-whoop, which is a clear, shrill
scrcech of Aion-aion-aion-pc -pcc-c-ah
Speaking of costumes, l saw one, cvi
IDENTIFY a dandy, with a gorgeous tur
ban, brilliant calico shirt, ,rhite n0rseH
| les rest, ct pyetere0 1aihH.'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
THE GAD's HILL ROBBERS.
Ono of the Robbers and two Detectives
Killed.
[From the st. Louis Republican.

ltroIl tnG ST. LOUIS
The fight between the detectives anG
outlaws occurred two and a half miles
from Morgan Springs, on Tuesday
Detectives, Allen, of Chicago, and
Wright, of st. Louis, had been i'll the
vicinity for several days, having shad.
owed the Youngers from Gad's Hill,
by way of Springfield, called ut Chalk
Level and other places, left Osccola on
Tuesday morning, went to the resi-
dence of Theadolite Snuffer, an old
citizen whose sons have frequently been
seen with the Youngers, and inquired
the way to Widow Simms'. The old
man gave tho desired information and
they started in another direction. This
aroused the suspicious of the Youngers,
who were in the house taking dinner,
and they made some remarks, but
finished their dinner. Soon aftcrward
they mounted their horses and rode
away, armed with rcvolvcrs and shot
guns.
The Youngers, Jim and Johl, came
up with the detectives, Allen and
Wright and Ed. Daniels, and COM
Wright spurred his horse forward and
escaped. Allen and Daniels unbuckled
their belts, letting their revolvers fall
to the ground. At the same moment
Allen, who says he thought they would
be killed anyhow, drew from his rear
pocket a small pistol and shot John
Younger in the breast. John returned
the fire with shotgun, the charge of
bucl<shot shattering Aliens left arm
from the shoulder to the wrist. Johns
horse here became unmanageable and
ran away. He soon returned and shot
Allen in the left side. In the mean
time, Jim was chasing Wright, but
failed to overtake him. 1t is thought
that before starting on the chase Jim
Younger shot Daniels, who was killed
on the spot, shot in the neck.
The scene was witnessed by Il negro
who was at work in field near by.
Allen crawled into the woods and con-
cealed himself Jim came back to
John, picked him up, and asked, "Can
you see me?" John made no reply,
and died a minute afterward. Jim
then rode to Snuffer's and gave direc-
tions concerning the burial, and said he
was going to leave st. Clair county for
ever.
Allen when found feigned death, and
somebody suggested that he be killed
outright. Others said this should not
be done. He was then taken to the
negro's house and cared for, after which
ne was conveyed 10 lIOScOc. Inc IN
quests were held before Squire Ray of
Roscoe Wednesday morning. Younger
was to be buried near by, and Daniels
body was to be buried at Osccola this
morning. Much excitement prevails,
and the people think the end is not yet.
LATER.
a minister who came this afternoon
states that he saw u young lady ycster-
day who had met jim Younger, and
noticed that he was bleeding profuscly
from Il wound, apparently in the left
side
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

A country clerk in Il rural town had
a pet calf which he was training up in
the ways of the OK. The calf walked
around very peaceably under one end
of the yoke while Mr.. Clerk held up
the other end, but in an unfortunate
moment the man conceived the idea of
putting his own neck in the yoke, to
let the calf see how it would seem to
work with partner. This frightened
the calf, and, clevating his tail and
voice, he struck a sdead run" for the
village, and Mr.. Clerk went along,
with his head down and his plug hat
in his hand, straining every nerve to
keep up, and crying out at thetop of
his voice: "Here we come, dang our
fool souls head us, somcbody!"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

EX-Boss Tweed is trying TO get out
of the penitentiary, and into Ludlow
street Jail, on the ground that the oral
sentence of the judge was confinement
i'll the county Jail. The clerk of the
court, who recorded the sentence, as
sents to this, but says that the judge
Immediately afterwards directed him
to make out the commitment to the
penitentiary. Tweed has only seven
lawyers retained in the case.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

DIR. Livingstone, it is ascertained,
was on his return journey to the coast
and England when he was seized with
his last illness, and had probably COM
plctcd the exploration on which he set
out, seen the ancient fountains at the
west OF the great water shed he has
mapped, visited the copper mines OF
Hantaga, and the people who dwell in
caves.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

The too rural editor of the Detroit
uErce Press" seasonably remarks awe
have our opinion of any cow which
will stand by and chew her cud when
butter is selling at ID cents per pound"
In another department of barn-yard
economy: ga South Bend man has
invented machine for Matching eggs,
and he brings out 500 chickens at q
time. The hen can now devote all her
time to the production of the raw ma
tcriaI.'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
Dentistry.

7NR. S. L. HRACEY, Dentist, respect fully
y offers his professional services to the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Having an experience of fourteen
voavS in the practice he feels confident of
giving sat iSfactiOn in all branches of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
Office near the Court house and next door
south of the Ot.dchita telegraph office on
Grand street, Monroe, La. VI-m arl6:1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
W. w. FARM l.ls.
E. Il. MORRISON.
Morrison ~ Farmer,

rrORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La.
\ will practice in the Courts of the Pa
- lies of Ouachita, MorchouSe, lichland
Franklin and Caldwell, III the supreme
Court and i'll the United States Courts.
win also attend to all business intruStcd to
h,m in tho State and Federal Land Offices.
80 " " nil V:S
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

The whiskey war in Ohio is damag-
ing the whiskcy trade of Cincinnati
about $50, 900 per day. The Enquirer
says: "Distillerios in this city, whlcl
formerly turned out four hundred
barrels per day, are now running nut
sixty. Effect of the crusade"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

All payable in grcenbncks only.
The back taxes Of former years arc
payable Mt the old rate of 2l4 mills per
dollar, of which mills must be paih
IN Legal tenders, and the balance may
be paid in State warrants issued for
debts prior to January ], 1871, and
which are still valid. Court foes and
fines have to be paid in grccnbncks.
State licenses are the same as last year,
and all persons making application for
n business LICENSE will not receive the
same unless their real estate and capi-
tai tax, if any, il paid nt the same
time.
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inHS M'ESEIsT. s. r NJ EMERY
j. ~ =. -. lcEnery,

4 T'TORNENS AT LAW, Monroe. La,
n practice in the Parish and blStricI
;'nuriS of Ouachita, MorehouSe, Franklin,
ki"hland, Caldwell and Catahouia PARISHES,
~ tho Supreme Court at Monroe, and Uni
!ri States Courts. Particular attention paid
10 business in the Land Office Department
= the General Government. nlTtt
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03
BENJAMIN NIcLcrall,

nA>ISH SURVEYOR OF OUACHITA.
Office at tho Land Office, Monroe, La:
viii survey land, furnish Plans and
specifications for the construction OF Low
ce- Enlbanknlcnts, Drainage canals, Rouds,
Bridges, and other works of public inh-
inproycmcnt. Oct. II, 1873. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-04-03

The Albany Argus shows from the
town returns in New York State that
tho Republicans, who elected 500
Supervisors in 1877, this year elect only
300; while the Dcmorra; !, who then
elected only 27S, this year elect $50,
leaving IS to the Liberals and Iudcpcu-
dents.