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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-26

1t is Il pretty safe prediction that Mr..
Wendell Phillips will not avail him.
self OF senator Gnrdon'S Invitation to
so South, see for himsclf, and then tell
the Northern public all about it.
knowledge would bring with it respon-
sibility, and that is something which
Mr.. Wendell Phillips acknowledgements.
| is not i'll his line; he docs not choose
to cucumber and cripple himself in any
such way. Having once ascertained
the exact truth about the South from
personal observation and experience, he
would be obliged to continc himself to
it in his subsequent speeches and letters.
He prefers to ego it blind" thank you.
The country gains in point of rhetoric,
and no great harm is done; since the
number OF people who paEauy attention
to Mr.. Phillips's counsels and warnings
is very limited. Here in New England,
the great majority of us would as soon
think of regulating our watches by the
aurora borealiS rs of regulating our
politics by Mr.. Wendell Phillips
'Eo.imftid t.littSs.) ReF2tdHctut.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-26
MONROE ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE GREAT FINANCIAL PANIC
Has not prevented
.. M f Y e n,

Has not prevented
.. Nj Il Y ER
From occupying his Splendid New Store,
on the corner of Grand and Grammont
streets, and from Offering to the Public q
stock OF
G NJ e Il A L M e Il O H "A N Disc
Unsurpassed in the Monroe market. His
stock was selected in Eastern markets, with
Especial 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.
WORsrEDS, CAssIMEREs,
GENTS UNDERWEAR,
And, in short, Every Article usually
called for ut a First-C Glass Dry Goods House.
These goods are offered for sale, with the
Guarantee to be expected of u House in
tending not to be second to any establish
lnent i'll North Louisiana in the Quality,
Variety and Cheapness of its Goods.
REMEMBER
MYERS NEW BRICK STORE.
Co''ne'' Of Grand and Gsunsaont Streets,
1ONROE, La,
And call and examine the Goods for
yourself Attentive salesmen will take
pleasure i'll showing the Goods and answer
ing all inquiries. s. MEYER.
October ), 1s73.-ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-26

According to the Washington CORES
pondencc Of the Times, it is probable
that Mr.. Efingham Lawrence, who
contests J. Hale Sypher's seat as Rep
resentative from Louisiana, may be adj
mitted, unloss Congress should adjourn
before there is time to act upon his
case. The testimony shows that about
100 votes were counted for Sypher on
at1idavits made up at one time, and all
in the same handwriting, without the
knowledge Of the people who were rep
resented to have made them, his
majority, counting these forged at1ida-
Wits as votes actually cast, being less
than 100. The facts in this case have
have been before Congress for two years.
They have been published again
and again. Mr.. Lawrence is one of the
most cStimabio men in Louisiana, own
ing large estates and commanding the
highest respect Of men of ali shades OF
political opinion, and his presence in
the House OF Representatives would
have conferred honor upon that body.
Sypher is a carpct-bag adventurer Of the
most detestablc character, who, it is
openly charged, has shown his love for
the co'orcd race by going into the plant
ing business and cheating his negro Ia
DOrcfS out OF the wages. But he is Il firm
supporter Of Grant and brother-in-Iaw
Casey, and therefore he has been per-
United to occupy the seat belonging to
Mr.. Lawrence, and to serve on impor-
tant committees, from the beginning of
the term for which the latter was elect
cd, though there was not a member Of
the House who was not fully aware Of
the fact that the evidence in the hands
to thelLlcctionsCOmmi ought to send
him to the renitcntary instead of to
Congress. These arc plain, simple facts
which arc sustained by incontrovcrti-
bic proofs, and they arc facts which of
themselves are enough to stamp the
whole republican majority with in
fanny, though they are as but an in
considerable trite in the grand total of
wrongs which have been inflicted upon
the people Of Louisiana by Grant and
his scrvilc following. And yet mem
bcrs of Congress who in private life
pass former of honor, stand up in their
places and haranguc about the colorcd
people of Louisiana being deprived of
their political rights through intimitla-
ton and fraud ". y. .Stn,.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-26

Come and see for yourselves, but do not
fail to bring along the 'spondu1ix," because
must have more ready money and less
will be found by every onc-man woman
or child-in trading for cash at the store OF
ll:f II. KIN DlIRMA ANN
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-26
ADDRESS
Of the Democratic Congressman OF
the South and Southwest.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Thc follow
ing address has just been prepared by
the Democratic members of the South
and Southwest:
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05
KeaI Estate 7ransIers.

Loui Setter and husband to q. w. Edriug-
ton, leasehold 20 by 100 feet, on the south side
Of Elizabeth street, l6OA feet cast of John
street-$725.
The German Catholic Cemetery Society to
j. ii. Schonhoft, ll6s1lQ, Block ID, on the plat
OF ST. JonE's Cemetery-s7J.
William ParvIn and wife to the Oakley Hall
AS ociarion, leasehold ~ by 133 feet, on the
west side OF Gilmore avenue, 900 feet south of
the Madison pike, in Oaklcy-$1 anu other con-
sfderali0ns.
Bradbury Ciley and wife to John Berry,
perpetual lease of a lot rs by 10 feet, on the
west side of JOHN street, 81 feet south of David
street, at an annual rent of $1l2 So, with the
privilege of purchasing the same for ,875.
q. Is. Husscy and wife to Jasper Copeland,
lot "a by 100 feet, on the west side of Vine
street, SO feet north OF Mulberry street, Wyom-
ing-s15O.
K. ". Burnet and wife to G. IT. Ste hens, lot
% by 13o feet, on the cast side of the alker
Twenty first Ward-$50O.
Herman Ger ker and wife to the Trustees Of
the Cincinnati g. Baltimore Railroad ompany.
lot 23H by 10 feet, on the south side OF High
street, 1l5H feet east OF Price street. Twenty
first Ward-$4,OO0.
Susanna Mueller and others to Henry
Gentsch, five years. lease of the premises. 30
by 90 feet, on the southwest corner of Linn and
YORK streets Except front room, second story,
at an annual rent Of S720.
Nelson Speer to Ernest Dinkclaker, 1--WE
years. lease Of the premises, l6 by s. feet, on
the northwest corner Of George and Linn
streets, ~ an annual rent Of 800.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05
Court Cuttings.


The Rufer trial is still the attraction
at the Courthouse. Officer Paulus was
examined yesterday, testifying that Ru.
ter said ON his way from Ninth-street
Station after the trial in the Police Court
that young Egner tried to push Schilling
into the furnace but that he could not,
and that the old man then took hold and
helped him.
Lieutenant Bierbaum testified regard.
ing the findlng Of the remains in the fur
mace. lie d,s"ribed the boiler and the
flue, and afterwards said he looked into
the door of the furnace, and then he
searched in there and pulled out what
was supposed to bo the head of man.
Ii looked 10 me like the back part of a
head. 1 did not see any teeth.
@. Then you reached i'll again? A. The
second time l looked in saw. the bone
OF leg. There was little fire there
by the light l saw the object.
q. Was the skin gOneY A. did not
distinguish the skin; saw the entraiIs /:
there was no nose or eyes.
@. Did you see any knecp A. There
was no Knee there; it locked like the
boHa that goes from the hnce up; had
the fire put ut.
Q. How were the remains? A. II
seemed TO me as though he must have
gone in head foremost; ] suppose the
head was lying from me; there was only
little flame in there; +. may have been
the grease Of a person burning; ] could
not tell what made he light exactly.
@. When you raked the ashes what did
you tindp A. A buckle, two buttons, and
also buckle that l suppose was an old
German buckle, and also some bones ;
some of them were half as large as my
hama, and some as large as my thumb
nail.
Aside from this the testimony was pre-
cisely the same as heretofore published.
The railroad ticket case has gone to
the jury.
Mrs. Ann Farley some time since
brought suit against j. G.. Spicker, a
saloon keeper, TO recover damages which
the plaintiff alleged she sustained by the
defendant, who Keeps grocery and bar
at No. 81 Elm street, tor selling to her
husband, he being in the habit Of getting
intoxicated, liquor during the years 1879
and 1873. She claimed that her husband
worthless, whereby she was injured in
her means OF support. The defendant
denied all the charges in the petition.
The testimony was that the husband was
still! at work, receiving full wages, and
that he only got drunk on rainy days
and Sunday, when he couldn't work, and
that the defcndent only sold Farley
whisky by the bottle and not by the
drink; also, that ne had been SO kind as
to refuse to sell him liquor when he was
drunk, and to send for his wife to take
him home. The verdict was for Mrs. Far
ley with one cent damages.
CIV. DeHaven v. Eakol, Constable.
In this case, an action of replevip to
try the right of property in trick horse,
The jury rendered verdict for defend
and assessed his damages at $134.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05

should be made to the certificate from
any state, the Senators should withdraw
from the joint session and the two
Houses should proceed to consider the
objection, and the vote from that state
should not be counted except by the con-
current permission of both bodies.
Thus, should the House be Democratic
the Republican Senate could prevent the
counting of disputed votes and perhaps
defeat the election of a Democrat to the
Presidency. Senator Morton acquiesced
in this until within few days past, when
he all at once declared the rule uncon-
stItutional. Very likely, for the most
that was done i'll those days was uncon-
stitutional. Conkling voted for the rule,
but now sees how the cat may jump in
the opposite direction in 1876, and de-
mands such legislation In reference to
this matter as "we can proceed with at
once"-that is, rush through during the
current and last month of the Forty-third
Congress. Mr.. Morton has accordingly
introduced a concurrent resolution re-
scinding the rule of February 9, 1865. 1t
is now known that the House will be
strongly Democratic at the count of the
next Presidential vote, while the Senate
will be Republican.
1t is feared that two sets of electors
may claim count from Mississippi,
Louisiana and perhaps other Southern
states. The political condition in LOU
isiana warrants such conjectures. 1t is
supposed that the Electoral College will
report the Republican certificate in dis
pute; in which case, the Democratic
House would, under the rule Of 1865,
knock it on the head. With that rule
out of the way, the report Of the Elect
oral College would be final, and another
Republican President might be- secured.
1t is, to be sure, a contingency; but 1t
is a contingency very likely to happen.
Thus, what was smart in the party 1865,
is found to be stupid in 1875. What was
judicious then because it would favor
the party is bad now because it would
be likely to favor the oppositioni A
good deal of this sort of party work has
distinguished our political history Tor
some time.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05

EENATOR WILLIAM A. BUCKINGHAM, OF
Connecticut, died at his residence, in
Norwich, last night, in his seventy first
year. He was not regarded as brilliant
Statesman, but his sound practical views
On almost all questions, and his excel
lent business capacity made him a gen.
sral favoritc with his friends, and great
Difference was always paid to his opin.
Ions. He was educated in the public
schools of Connecticut, and trained to
The avocation of a farmer. He, however,
sarly in life entered the mercantile busi-
ness, and was afterwards leading New
England manufacture, taking little or no
part in politics till he was nearly fifty
years of age, when he was elected Mayor
Of h Orwicb. He was Presidential Elec-
Tor in 1855, and was elected Governor of
the State in 1858, serving till 1868. He
was elected to the United States Senate,
and took his seat in that body March 4,
1853, and had just month to serve at
the time Of his death.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05
THE UNSOLD LANDS.
A billion of acres Of unsold land

A billion of acres Of unsold land
Are lying in grievous dearth;
And millions OF men in the image Of God
Are starvng-all over the earth!
Oh! tell me. We sons of America!
Howmuch mems lives are worthl
Ten hundred millions of acres good,
That never knew spade nor plow;
And a million OF souls, in our goodly land,
Are pining IN want, trow;
And orphans are crying for bread this day,
And widows in misery bow!
To whom do these acres OF land belongp
Ana why do they thi'fftless lief
And why is the Widows lament unheard-
AMI stifled the orphans cry?
And why are the pUor-house and jail 80 full
And the galtows-tree built highp
Those millions Of acres belong to Man!
And MS claim is-that he needs!
And his title is sealed by the nand Of God
Our God! who the raven feeds;
And the starving soul OF each famishcd man
At the throne Of justice pleads!
Ye may not heed it, ye naughty men,
Whose hearts as rocks are cold!
But the time will come when The fiat Of God
III thunder shall be told!
For the voice of the great Am hath said
That "The land shall not be sOld!'
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05
LeasOns for Tipping.

Old Sambo 6hule, long since gone
across the dark valley, was a worthy
man in his way, and genial withal; but
Sambo would occasionally get very
drunk. One day his employer took him
to task, and read him lecture at the
close Of which he asked him ii he didn't
think he could do better for The future.
"Don'o mas'r," said the darky scratch-
ing his head.
"But W hat do you Think"
"Well, mas'r, rs afea'd | think not"
"SambO, what do you meanf Do you
mean that you will not tryT'
"'rwouldn't be no use, mas'r. Fact Is
twas born in me. Rum is my napral
drink. You see, afore l was born, my
father and moJher was bof bought on de
coast Of Africa, an paid Tor in rum"
This is about equal 10 the excuse of the
old fellow in II New Hampshire bar-room.
1t was II o'cl.ck in The forenoon, and u
number of thirsty ones had entered the
tavern for their beverage, and all offered
an excuse for thus indulging. One said
he had pain in his side; another had a
touch of tne collie; another had severe
cold; and SO on, and 30 on. AT length a
redfaceu' old Trojan slumped up to the
bar, having listened to the excuses Of
the others. and said he:
"Say, old h0ss, give us a glass of old
Jamaica. stiff. My Old woman's goin' to
have codfish Ior dinner, and salt cod fish
alters makes me dryp
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05

Mr. Thurlow Weed reviews Andy
Johnson's career, in the Tribune, and
says that when the latter reached Al
bany, during his "Swinging around the
circle" escapade, the former tried to
show Mr.. JOnnson that men were like
flies, and that"more of them could be
caught with honey than with vinegar"
solomon himself never said wiser thing.
Mr.. Weed also advised Mr.. johnson that
when during his tour he was called
upon by his constituents for speeches
instead OF emitting out right and left"
against Congress, Congress not being
there to reply. he would find objects and
works of improvement and progress to
admire and commend in which his audi
ence would be interested.
Mr.. Weed had probably IN mind Mr..
WeDster's famous after-dinner speech
to the citizens of Rochester, when he
told them that the Romans, in the height
Of their glory, never had Falls sixty feet
in height. MIR. johnson did not seem to
take the mint.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05

The Capital says. 1t is now generally
accepted and understood that no decent
woman can frequent these lobbies and
call out members of Congress without
taint. The lobby in the rear Of the Speak
er's chair should be devoted to the use OF
members, INSTEAD OF beingas now, with the
Speakers room, overtun with lobby lists,
male and female. From the room origi-
nally devoted to the use Of the Speaker,
more remote, and. now the apartment
originally intended for the presiding OFF,
Ger may be found at all hours during the
session crowded with painted women
and corrupt men, pressing their various
vmes on Congressmen,
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05
Advertisement No. A.
How to Teach Political Economy
In the Lyceum institute.

Political Economy is one Of the most import
most practical relations Of life. How to obtain
subsistence for the body and the means of COM
fort for the household is the first question that
concerns the mass Of men, and ought to be tho
first question with every young person. No ona
ought to consider his father rich enough to
raise him above the necessity Of applying the
first efforts of his early mannood to the purpose
of obtaining living.
The Lyceum method can be fully understood
by single illustration. Suppose we are en-
tering upon the topic Of Labor as an element Of
production. The Professor gives lecture
chiefly for the purpose of showing the class
how to investigate it for themselves He then
assigns the leading authors TO the members Of
the class; to one, Adam Smiths Wealth Of
Nations, toanother, Says ork, to another, Sis
mondi, to fourth, Senator Tracey, to fifth,
j. 8. Mills Work, to sixth, Thornton on La
Dor, to a seventh, Carey, to the eighth, List, to
the ninth, the Work by Horace Greeley, and
so on through the whole class. Probably three
days should be given to preparation for the
recitation. Each one is required to condensa
into ms brief a compass as possible the mOst
important views and facts given by his author,
and deliver his synopsis either orally or from
manuscript to the class. Three days are given
to the preparation, and the recitation occupies
half q day; the same topic to be continued un-
til thoroughly mastered by the class. Most Of
all, the students are urged to have opinions Of
their own.
So, also, when the subject Of Money and
- Sc okoI sk~
same way. The authors are distributed to tho
class, and all views that have been urged are
brought under consideration. The professor
introduces it with a lecture in which lie ex-
plains the function Of money, the different
kinds OF money, such as metallic, mixed and
paper, the nature Of banking, the experience
OF nations with the different currencies, SC,
thus enabling the students to search the au
thOrs 10 the best advantage After three days
preparation, with several other studies ON
hand, and half days recitation. the class will
find all the fog that hangs between the subject
and the vision Of the people dspelled, and tho
comfort OF lifetime of intelligence on this
subject, SO dark to nearly all the people, is Sc
cured. -
So of every other topic In this science. In
addition, it is seen that the students have
practical composition, oral speech, grammar,
rhetoric, independent thought and free discus
sion while learning Political Economy.
The superiority Of the Lyceum Method Is,
therefore, clear enough. The wonder is that 10
has not, long since, been generally adopted.
Address
II a :" N ~
LoyELAND. o.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05

OF the eleven young men who have
graduated from the Kansas Agricultural
College five are lawyers, three are doc
tors, one is a minister, one a reporter,
one q soldier, and not a single one a
farmer. This is educating farmers in
their specially, and elevatiDg the farm
ing class! The peoples land was sacr1-
feed to give recruits to the non-produc-
ing classes, the natural enemies of labor!
But there were also nine girls who grad
mated from that institution in order to
become more seryiceable as we'll as Or
Bamental in the farmers home. OF these,
twO are teachers, and the other seven
are reported as having no occupation.
They are living under the paternal roof,
too well educated to cook, wash, milk or
ohurn; and their mothers bend under
heavier burden of toll than before
their daughters went to college
According TO the st. Paul Press. of all
the students who have attended or are
attending the Agricultural College of
Minnesota, not one is or intends to be
farmer. Who are the men that started
The bumbug Of Agricultural Colleges?
Who are the Congressman that voted so
much good land to that Stupidity 1t
was scheme of the spectators. Twas
F0bbing the poor of their God-given right
% the solicit over $8,000,0O0 worth of
land to afford tree education to the sons
and daughters of independent farmers
who do not intend their sons to be farm
srs when they send them to the Agricul.
tural College! The whole of the endow-
ments ofthese colleges was stolen from
the poorest class to give TO richer class
that can pay the expense of their own
education.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE CITY.

THE Boston Journal Of Commerce says
That the government should sell bonds
and redeem the $42s, 100000 of legal ten.
der and postal notes, and give all the
circulation to the banks where IL be-
longs. With wonderful wisdom it adds
@Thereis not the same apparent neces-
sity for the National Banks to pay spe-
eie for their bills, as for the government
are all secured by pledge OF government
stocks"
This is the brightest of all the Yankee
notions we have lately seen. The banks
need not pay specie because their notes
are secured by government bondsl But
what secures the bonds? The nation
Have not the legal tenders the same Sc.
eurity?
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05
On one occasion a party in the front

On one occasion a party in the front
eeats distinguished themselves by unusu-
ally loud chatting and laughter during a
performance of the midsummer Nights
Dream OVERTURE" by the Thomas orches-
ira. The conductor gave signal, and
suddenly into the midst of OfMendelssohn's
soft and dreamy strains broke the loud
roll Of the drum. The audience started
with surprise-all but the takers, who
continued their conversation, unc0n-
scious that the eyes of the whole house
were now fixed on them. They only
raised their voices little, and still the
rattle of The drum went on. 1t was not
until the orchestra shook with laughter,
and the delighted audience began TO APP
plaud, that the culprits awoke to the sit
uatiOn,
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05

1AIL 10 THE COUNTEKFEITERS
According to the theory Of our infia-
uonists it is very great nonsense to pay
sny attention to counterfeit greenbacks.
They have the stamp Of five, ten or
twenty dollars, which is all that the infla-
ti0nists deem necessary to serve as mon
sy. They increase the amount Of circu-
tation, and therefore counterieiters are
kenefactors in doing what tho govern
nent refuses to do-that is, they give
the people more "money." 1t is true that
the government loses the amount of the
counterfeit, but why is it not as honest
for c0unterfeiters to debase the current
soin OF the nation, as for the government
to do sof And certainly the govern
ment ought not to make money dishon-
sstly.
Why, then, scan the notes for the de
lection of counterfeits, according to the
new theory? The Government is never
10 redeem any notes, and why are not
eounterfeits just as good as any others?
But the 3-65 bond. True, the Govern
Aent would pay 3-G5 interest on all bond
cd notes, and would lose that much on
the bonded counterfeits as we'll as ON the
bonded greenbacks; but that 10 not
much considering the vast amount
Of wealth which the counterfeits
would give to the country by making
things lively. Look at it. We have
y700, 100000 of currency and our annual
product is about $7,OOo,O 100000. One dol
lar of money" therefore, produces an
nualy $40 of wealth. A $40 counterfeit
weuld accordingly add s., 400 of wealth
svery year; and-of course-the govern
ment could well afford to lose the $50 for
the sake of making the people 81, 400
sicher! Brilliant theory!