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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07
ORGANIZATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
Ricffiara Beacon, |

a short time since we copied an
nrticl" on the subject of 4 rcor3,nuiHu-
ton of the Democratic party from the
otACtffrA Ttf.E'i Ktrn, and added
our endorsement thereto, and we hope
that these suggestions will be prompt
~ acted upon by the leading members
of the party and that the movement
will be continually agitatcd by the
press of the State until Il thorough or
ganization is effected.
We consider Il Democratic victory in
the Presidential campaign of 1876 as
certain, if wisdom is displayed in the
selection Of candidates and Il sound
Democratic platform of principles, and
II guarantee of carrying out these prin-
ciplcs in the administration of the
affairs of government. Vhe people
arc tired of and disguised with the cor
ruptiOn, inci1icicncy and laundering
folly Of those in whose hands they have
placed the rcins Of government, and
are determined TO discharge the present
and employ other public servants; SO
thai patriotism is sIirc to triumph in
TIC redemption Of the country in the
end, If leaders can be found vino are
able to rally the true patriots of all
sections and parties under one banner
aud conduct them out of the wilderness
lnlO Wnicil inc plIiliticFinS ucnlaBOSusr,
whom uutoward circumstances have
placed at their head, have led them.
The Democratic party IL the nucleus
around which alone the body can he
gathered, marshalcd and led to victory
/ Hence the necessity for u complete or
ganizution of that party throughout
the country. 1t IS completely organiH-
ed and in perfect trim for action in
other States, and Louisiana should be
preparing to move into line and as5ts
in the campaign of 1876 In the achieve
ment OF 81 glorious triumph of patrio
tism and constitutional liberty over
Grantism, profiGacy, Capitalization
and military despOtism.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07
SUICIDE In LIFE INSURANCE.

Another and more recent case involv-
ing The validity q! insurance claims on
the life of Al person who has died by
his own hand has heen before IL Federal
court sitting in New York, and the
rule of law land down 10y tho Judge il
quite different from that eXpounded by
another Federal court, on which we
commented II day or two since.
The policy in question contained
clause siipulnting that suicide was a
cause of forfeiture. In instructing tho
jury the Judge declared
IN regard to the insanity question, If
II man committed suicide his policy
was Vitiatcd, but ifhe was insane when
he committed the act, and was impcII-
ed to 1t by insanity, he had not killed
himself in the meaning of tho law
In the st. Louis case, commented on
Il few days since, another Federal Judge
cxrounded the law "a follows:
of the death was accidental, that Is,
not committed by RPS own hand,
Intentionally, whether he was sane or
insane, the jury would find for the
plaintiff, and otherwise for the defcn.
tlant."
The New York case is the more re-
cent, so that the question may be con-
silcred in the original statu QUO, and
thoroughly unsettled so far as tho
Omitted States courts arc concerned.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07
LOGICAL RESULTS OF BROOKLYN
KISSING.
New York SUM-

The social habits to which this Brook
Ign trial has called attention are as bad
as anything else in the case, EXCEPT the
desperate perjury it has caused. The
exposition of promiscuous kissing to
which we are treated may not be rs
bad as free love, but 1t Is surely q stcp
in that direction. Tit does not involve
crime against the law Of the land, 1t
does condemn, In the court of good
taste and even average lecency, all the
parties engaged III it. a Clergyman
who goes among his flock with his
kisses of inspiration, holy kisses, kisses
of pleasure, and kisses of enthusiasm.
I" say nothing of paroxysmal kisses,
and displays SO extraordinary a power
OF analysis respecting the oscnlatory
art as Mr.. Beecher has done, may vet
avoid dehauchery; but he must strike
the ordinary man as lacking certain of
Che characteristics Of religious guide
MS that thing is conventionally under
understood, even if he does add others
which arc new to tho apprehension OF
less impulsive mortals. Whatever
may be the issue of this case, the par
ties engaged in it have removed them
selves from the respect of people of
question altogether.
There really is only ono logical result
Of breaking down tho rigid restraints
which the experience and custom Of
decent society impose, and Victoria
Woodruff has reached 1t and planted
herself on tho unsavory conclusion.
FOR her audacity in following up her
promises so logically and willingly
accepting the conclusion, she SO far
deserves n much higher respect than
those who enjoyed the loose practices
yet dared not consort with her In tkeir
'iltintatttm. Ifu religious and spiritual
excuse can be found for promiscuous
kissing, so also Il like warrant may be
reasoned out, or rather in the Brooklyn
language, felt out, for what such kiss
ing is apt aud pretty sure to lead to.
This trial is fortunately opening tho
eyes OF people to this fact, and hitting
II blow at the means as Aycii AZ ut tho
end. 1t has put free love back good
way, oven If 1t has not altogether
crushed it out for generation ut least;
and ut the same time, 1t has warned
people against making breech in
social customs which the experience
of men in all countries and in all ages
has proved saiutary and essential.
Herein lies ~ valuable compensation
for this long trial and for tho mass Of
revolving acts and utterances 1t has
developed.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07
THE LAST BATTLE OF THE WAR.
rFrom the n. o. Picayune.l

IRON the n. ~. flSayunc.I
In reference to n brief sketch in the
Picayane, of the ED, of the last conflict
of the war, which took place on the
lower Rio Grande, and which, on fur
ther inquiry, we arc convinced did
injustice to Gen. Slaughter, the Cons
fedcratc Commander in that section,
we take pleasure in presenting II
resume of the incidents, which places
all parties in the proper light.
Gen. Staughter's headquarters were
in Brownsville. His pickcts, in the
latter part of May, 1865, were stationed
about twenty miles below. They
reported the Federats advancing from
Erazos Santiago. Gen. s. sent Il COM
munication to Col. Barrett, ut that
point, requesting him not to make any
hostile movement, as the war, in his
opinion, was over, and nothing that
they could do, in that obscure corner
of the Confederecy, could affect the
result.
The Federals continuing to advance,
Gen. Slaughter ordered Col. Ford,
with his command, to proceed to
strengthen the pickets, and he, (Gen. S. }
with the rest of his command, would
follow.
Capt. Jones's battery had been prcvi-
ousfy ordered to the front.
On arriving in front of tho Fctlcrals,
Col. Ford asrertained that they had
laid themselves open to attack. With
out waiting for Gen. 81. and Capt.
Carrington's command, Col. Ford
opened fire. Tho Fcderals ut once
broke and lied. Carrington's command,
with Gen. s., ut the time that the
| artillery opened fire, was about two
| miles to the rear, and arrived on the
! ,rrpl1n1 tho fnn;13nHf ~ Hard J. Il
ordered halt.
! Gen. Slaughter, after consulting with
! Col. Ford, determined not to pursll.
any further, as in the opinion of both
| no more lives should be sacrificed in !;
hopeless cause.
This conflict occurred after the news
of the surrender OF both Johnston and
Lee had reached headquarters nj
Brownsville.
The above is the purport, we learn,
of the official orders and reports of that
date concerning this affair. In them
Capt. Jones was complimentod by both
Gen Slaughter and Col. Ford. Capt.
Jones claimed, though, that he was
not under Col. Eord's orders, on account
of claimed difference in the official
regularity of their commissions, his
coming regularly from Richmond,
whilst Col. F.'s had been given by Gen
Magruder.
| In his OH cial orders at the time, Con
Slaughter gave Col. Ford ard Capt
Jones ali the credit of the last confiic,
of the war.
The Confederate loss was insignia
cant. None OF the Federal officers ~ h,
were captured were put under guard
but We're the guests of Gen. SiauGhte
and Col. Ford, and visited Matanoro
1T tho time. All tho Federal officers
aud men were pnroled on the SECOND
day after their capture and sent bacl
on Il steam boat to BrazDs Santiago.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07
SUIT FOR THE OFFICE OF STATE
TREASURER.

NEW ORLEANS, April 20.-Thc state
of Louisiana, represented by a. T..
Field, Atiorncy-Gencral, upon infor-
nation of John (. Morcure, has filed Il
petition in the district court, repre-
seuting that Antoine Dubuclet is now
occupying and holding the Office Of
state treasurer under an illegal COM
mission, and that said Moncure was
elected treasurer and is legally entitled
to said oilicc. That said Moncure
received 1867 aud Dubuciet 7f,O2t
votes, thus giving the former n major
ity of 1916, and that through the action
of the returning board in refusing to
count Moucurc's minority, he was
improperly deprived of his office. He
prayS that II mandamus issue against
J. NJ. Wells, II. G. Anderson, l.. NJ.
Eerrer and q. Casanave, members of
the returning board, commanding
them to canvass the returns Of Bien-
Vile, DeSotp, Grant and VIM parishes,
and pronuigntc tho same, aud that
judgment DO rendered, declaring that
said Moncure received majority Of
the votes at the last election, and IL
entitled to the Office of state treasurer,
on qualifying according to law.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07

The Republicans are sadly bothered
over the refusal Of Gen. Hayes and
Ben. +. Wade to become candidates
for Governor in Ohio. a candidate
strong enough to cope with Allen, it
seems, can not be found, and the Re
publicans concCde that, If Ohio goes
Democratic this year, there is nc
chance to carry the State for Genera!
Grant, or any other man on the Re.
publican Presidential ticket, in 1876.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07

Man Is a queer animal. He may be
willing to risk a broken head or bullet
in his body any day in the week, for
the protection OF his family, but when
he comes to the table he is sure to
give his wife the burnt cake and take
the best one himself.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07
MONROE ADVERTISEMENTS.

"Brother Jones, :" said Mrs. Flicker to her
neighbor the other day, '>iny barrel of -four
has given out. and must buy another one.
Do you think there is any chance of getting
4 BARREL OF NV FLOUR
In this market? would hate to have to
buy Il barrel OF old Hour, rs ii may become
full of weevils before I can use it up"
''Why, Mrs. Flicker, that Is the easiest
matter ont. Jns; take tho money. go to the
STORE OF n. KISDERMANS.
On, DcSin..! Street.
And il he does not sell you
4 BARREL OF NEW FLOUR
OF the Crop OF 1874,
There are no snakes! About the quality,
you need not hesitate. because when he
tells you it is good, it will prove so. You
can also find there good assortment OF
FAMILY OCERIES,
Fresh and Of the best quality. If You
doub; il,
Go and Sec for Yourself;
But renember the place Oh DeSiard street
the store of
II. KINDERMANN.
Monroe, La. Aug. :, 1874. 4s:tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07

"Look-a heah, Ike, don't you get
to pestcriu' dat goat, kasc when you
see him rear up on his hind legs and
play wild his fore feet like clar was a
fiy on his nose, and he tWIs' his head
tell you, nigga, dur's no knowin'
whar dat goats gwinc to put his head.
o, he's ram-mer." And the two
darkie5 got up and walked away from
| the goat. -
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07
Dentistry.

DR. L. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
- offers hi. professional services to the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding co11n-
try Having an experience of fourteen
wears in the practice, he feels confident of
giving satisfaction in all branches of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
Office at residence on Jackson street, near
the Female Academy; Monroe. La.
s-a -a v7-marl6:1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07

The railroad warfare has commenced
in the South, and the Jackson road has
reduced the fare to New York to S35,
with Il proportionate reduction to other
cities.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07

A TToRNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
~ practice i'll the Parish and District
Richland, Caldwell and Catahoula Parishes,
i'll the Supreme Court at Monroe, and Uni
ted States Courts. Particular attention paid
TO business in the Land Office Department
of the General Government. nI7tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07
"A. l.. Slack.
l.. n. Polk.
DR.. =. G.. Murphy,

DIR. =. G. Murphy.
Having returned to Monroe, offers his
professional services to the citizens OF the
Town and country surrounding. He may
be found, when not professionally engaged
either at his Office in the Breard building,
upstairs, or ut his residence in rear of tho
Ouachita House.
November II, 1874. Sly.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07

FRANK p. sTUBBS. JNO. Il. STONE.
,Stubl1S Is Stone,
A T'TORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe. L.,
"a Office in Henry Elindermann's build
ing, upstairs, on DeSiard street.
OctoberH, 1874. 80 If.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07
DIR. VIM. Sandel

Dr. VIM. SNnt1eI
FINENDERS his services as Physician and
Surgeon, to the public. He can be found
upon his plantation, four miles below Mon
roe. March IL, 1874. 25-1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07
DIR. II. C.. StrOtllcr.


4 TTORNEYS AT LAW, Montue, La,
"A will practice in tho Courts of the Pa
rishcs of Ouachita, Morehouse. Richiand.
Franklin and Caldwell, il the Supreme
Court, and in the United States Courts.
VIII also attend to all business int-usted to
hen, in tho State and Federal Land Offices.
nilv3
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07
X. WILLIS RICJIARDsoS. RoB'T RICHARDSO,
H. & H. W. Richardson.

4 TTOKNEYS AT law, MOnrOe, La,
"A practice in all the Parishes OF North
louisiana, in the Supreme Court at Monroe,
the Federal Courts, and in the Land Office
Department OF the General Government.
June ~, 1872. 4o-tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07
BENJAMIN NIcLerAIl,

PARRISH SURVEYOR OF OUAC1IITA.
Office at the Land Office, Monroe, La.
viii survey land, furnish Plans and
Specifications for the construction Of Lev
ees, Embankments,D Drainage canals, Roads,
Bridges, and other works of public i'm
Improvement. Oct. II, 1873. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-05-07

"Brother Jones, i" said Mrs. Flicker to her
neighbor the other day, "my barrel of -four
has given out and must buy another one.
Do you think there is any chance of getting
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-03-25
Naturalization.

The New York Sun recently criti-
cized Judge Ludlow on the assumed
ground that he denied naturalization
to a foreigner for being an iniidel,
and argued that "Whatevcr might
be the State laws of Pennsylvania
with respect to religious liberty, a
PENNSYLVANIA court, acting as tri-
bunal of naturalization can admin
::stcr only the Federal law, which in
no wise relates to religion; and it
cannot deny a right claimed under
the naturalization statutes of the
United States except on account OF
some disqualification recognized by
Federal law. Religious infdclity is
not such a disqualification. The ac-
ton of Judge Ludlow was based on
the contrary assumption, and cannot
be justified under the law"
The Ercning Star of the same city
now states that the application was
not refused on the ground of infdeli-
ty, but because the applicant refused
to take the oath required by law in
such cases.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-03-25
removal oftlne Capitol.

The bill for o temporary removal
of the Capitol ofthis State from Char
lesion to Wheeling still seems to dis
turb the public mind. The more We
reflect upon this act of the Lesisla-
turc, the less do We find in it to com
mend itself to our Judgment. 1t is
well known that this paper has for
the last few years taken decided
grounds against the Wheeling move
ment, and we have given frequent
uttcrances to our opinion. Our OPP
position to the capitol removal bill
was at the time somewhat modified
BY the strong assurances of some Of
its friends. that the temporary re-
moval to Wheeling was one step to-
wards its permanent location at Mar
tinsburg. In the light of the present
we regret that We ever for moment
Welded tothiS fallacious aspect ofthc
question. Our original impressions
have returned in full force, and We
are now satisfied, as we have express
cd ourselves for the last two or three
years, that the act Of temporary re-
moval was impolitic, and that it will
prove injurious to the best interests
of the State, retarding perhaps for
years that unity and community Of
feeling throughout the State which
every West yirginian ought to desire
to see accomplished ut the earliest
moment, We fully aequit our i'm
mediate representatives in their &C.
ton of any other motive than that of
a Just desire to place the capitol in
the reach of ordinary convenience,
denied them at Charleston, but in so
locating it, it should have been per-
manent and not temporary.-Jfar-
fnJmg Statesman.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-03-25
Novelty in wheat.

Mr.. John Ncitig, of Union town.
ship, this country, procured a tcacup
full Of wheat from friend three
years ago which he sowcd, rcaping
six quarts. From this amount he
gathered the following year three
bushels and three pcckS. Last fall
he sowcd one acre of ground with
this seed from which he harvested
the present season thirty bushels
and one peck. Mr.. Ncitig says that
he does not know the name of the
wheat, but believes it to bean entire
" new variety. LISA smooth beard
ed wheat. and ripcns at least 20days
sooner than any other with which
he isacquainted. Itwcighs 81 pounds
to the buShcl, i more than the
misunderstanding Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-03-25
Senator Ira J. McGinnis.

We clip the following from the
Huntington .1decriscr:
81. J. McGinnis, Esq, Senator from
this district, gained a reputation IN
the Legislature second to no other
man in it, as an earnest, industrious,
and eloquent member. He has work
ed faithfully for the interests of his
district, and has fully justified the
good opinion of those who secured
his nomination. He made the IN
tcrcsts of his section his special bust
ness, and has always been ready to
serve them"
In thiScstimate of the Senator from
Cabcll we entirely concur. Mr.. Nc
Ginnis is man of strong and Wig
orous intellect, anda forcible speaker.
and an honor to the body of which
he is i Misunderstanding States,
man.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-03-25
firil Service and civil RigIlts.

Mr.. Thurlow Weed, that veteran,
and astute politician, has written q
letter to the New York Herald in
which he alludes triumphantly to
the fulfilment of a prophecy, made
by him short time since, that the
attempt to be made by the president
towards civil service reform would
prove an abortivc failure. He claim
ed that his .Execlleney's theory, how
ever plausible it might appear,
wouldbe found utterly impractica-
tblc. eh,indeed has turned out to
be true despite the fact there was
much dissent to Mr.. Weeds views,
and the civil service reform meas
ures have been abandoned.
Now in the same letter Mr.. Weed
alludcs to the Civil Rights Bill in
terms of disparagcmemt, andpredicts
its failure. He says:
| made IN earnest but. Intellectual
effort to arrest the progress through
Congress of a like plausible and pop
ular, but most pernicious attempt to
conStrain social equality" between
two radically and interchangeable dis
tinct and different races. Most of
the Republican journals admit that
the Civil Rights Bill as introduced
BY the late Senator Sumner, contain
ed this obnoxious feature, but that it
had been stricken out, and the bill as
it passed the House of Representa-
tivcs was free from such objections.
This is partly true and partly crron-
cous. The hotel, restaurant and the
atrc provisions in the bill, to which
| objected before it passed either
House, relate distinctly to the social
as well as the civil rights of the
parties interested. And this will
everywhere be the Judicial construe-
ton and the practical effort Of the
provisions referred to-"
And further: "Thc Civil Rights
law" he says, will bring nothing
but disappointment and ycxation to
the colorcd men. After few abor-
tive attempts to enforce it, things
will settle down in the old way, lcav-
ing questions of social equality to
regulate themselves. The best that
IAN be hoped is that the law will be-
como 4 dead letter"
Let US hope that he will again
prove a true prophet.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-03-25

Z, 4 number of our State papers are
publishing the Finance lnvcStiga-
ting Committees report, as charging
Auditor Bennett with having rccciv-
ed two thousand dollars as gratui-
ty from the Merchants Bank ofChar-
lesion. The evidence and report
named two hundred dollars as the
amount, but We suppose that is re-
garlcd as too small to hang 4 man
for, and the figures have been en-
banded accordingly. Now that the
excitement is dying out, 1t might be
well enough to state the exact facts.
Courier.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-03-25

It will be necessary for Great Brit
ain to set herself right on the civil
rights question. In settling with
Spain for the Virsinius massacre,
she fixed the amount of indemnity
at five hundred pounds for each white
man, and three hundred pounds for
each negro killed by the spaniards.
Now this is an invidious distinct
ion which should be instantly ques,,
toned by every true patriot and
friend of civilization. Great Britain
has no right to say that a dead white
man is worth s1,000more than dead
negro; she should have followed the
example set by the United States,
and placed her calculations on a fair
and square basis, irrespective OF
race, color or previous condition.
We valued each man, be he black or
be he white, at $500, and this a
great deal more than some of them
were worth while living.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-03-25

Commissioner Douglass has deci-
ded that manufactured tobacco, to
which the old revenuc stamps were
not affixed prior to the hour of mid
night of March ID, 1875, is subject to
an additional tax Of fourcentS, under
the new revenue law, which was sign
cd by the President on the Srd inst.
The New York Tobacco Leaf makes a
strong protest against this extraor-
binary ruling, and says that many
thousand dollars worth of stamps
were sold on the Srd Of March, and
affixed to packages Of tobacco, which
have since been shipped to distant
points.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-03-25
R,,rrlary in weston.
WESTON. March Is.
spe cial tathe wheeling Register:

Sp ecial tpthe Wheeling hegis'er.
The Office of the Clerk Of the coun-
tv Court Of Lewis county, was enter
cd last night by some person or per
sons, as yet unknown here; who :. com,
mitted sad havoc among the Official
records. Allofthe indictments pend.
ing in this Court against criminal
offenders; many important papers
connected with civil causes, and some
deeds to real estate property were
stolen.
and creates great excitement through
out the town and ncighborhood. Up
to this moment no clue has been dis
to the perpetrators.
WoFFINDIN.