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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-11-16
CURIOUS ELECTION RESULT.

1t looks very much as If Mr.. w. III.
Sims, of Mississippi, had cause for com
plant. In Mississippi, in olden days,
there was no such Office as Lieutenant
Governor, the president of the Senate
succeeding the Governor in office in
the event of the latter's death or resig-
nation; but when the Radicals came in
they changed all this, made the State
conform in all respects with those of
the Northern States from which they
came, and created an office never
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THE END Of An EPISODE.

[Chicago Times.1
With Senator Morton ends an episode
in the history Of the American republic
the episode of tsthe bloody shirt"
He was the most effective advocate of
sectional hatred. The rebellion made
his fame without satisfying his ambi-
ton. The legacy of the rebellion-the
bitterness of which survived the battles
and outlasted lonely hearthstone griefs
was his political stock in trade.
From the time he first became a war
platform ofhce-seeker, in Indiana, down
to the last day which he spent in the
Senate of the United States, sectional
animosity will be found to have been
other subject. He studied no other
theme. He was polemical by instinct,
and was happiest when pouring forth
terrible invective upon the rebel dead
and their surviving heirs. Himself a
product of the rebellion, he personified,
after all rebels had laid down their
arms, the unforgivingness of the war,
and, although, he never carried a mus
ket nor the division of a battle knew,
his attitude before the country was that
of Il campaigner, ordering his men to
train the guns on fallen foes, and tear
up with shell and shrapnel graves upon
which the peaceful flowers of u decade
had grown.
With him expires the doctrines that
sectional hatred is essential in the pre-
servation of the federal Union. So
boldly did he teach it, that among his
disciples were dozens of politicians who
were subjected to his leadership BY
sheer moral force. So desperate was
his determination to govern the con-
quered commonwealths by force after
they had ceased to offer any resistance
to law, that his very violence produced
the reaction in the North which COM
PEELED Mr.. Hayes, ON entering the
White House, to promuIgate the con-
Citation policy. On his deathbed
Morton urged his countrymen to sus-
tain Mr.. Hayes; thereby confessing
that the s'bloody shirt" episode was
over.
Call at ShOlars & key,s and In. con-
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: MONROE AOvERTIsEMENTs. X
II EVvaB =. ALLEN, JR.,
e AGENT FOR
BANKERS & MANUFACTURERS
DESIARD ST.. MONROE. ia

DESIARD ST., MONROE, LA.
Exchange on st. Louis, New York and
New Orleans, in sums to suit, and co1lec-
lions promptly attended to in Monroe,
Trenton, Farmerville, Bastrop, Ouachits
City, Columbia, &c.
Also, representing e. O. Stanard & Co.,
Eagle Mills, st. Louis Henry Ames 81 Co.,
meats and lard; n. Schaeffer, soap and
candies; Excelsior brewing q Bottling Co.,
jos. Garneau d Co., Flohr, Hymers Il Go.
Orders solicited tor merchandise of any
description to be filled at manufacturer
prices. August IL, 1877. 6m
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GOOD PLACE
FOR 8 AL f.

-'--+ FOR SALE. ~. -
offer my place on the Ouachita, tn irteen
purchase price cash, and the balance on
one and two years. credit. -a l.-.r.. o."
There are 687 acres of land in the place,
$50 Of which are in cultivation. The Inn
provements consist Of dwelling, comfort
able cabins, gin, crib, stables, &C.. The
fencing is nearly al new. Several fine
and q wagon will be sold with the place
the whole making complete outfit for .
good home aud next years crop. The land
In cultivation is as good as any land on the
0uachita, and the range for cattle, sheep,
hogs aud other stock is unsurpassed.
Col. II. Richardson, Monroe, r.. w. Nc
Clendon, Parish Recorder, or Willis Mad
den, Trenton, will supply all information
about the place required.
Nov. 8, 1877. ID. McCRANIE.
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NEW MARkI:T HOUSE.

The undersigned has opened has opened
his new market house. and will be pleased
to supply the best of meats at all hours of
the day. His old patrons are respectfully
invited to come and see him.
~ Whole hogs, neatly bntchered, sold
at SC per pound. J. l.. NELSON.
Dec. 10 lS7S,-l4:tf,
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Ue,,lio,s sh0,sld he cukked because zoe lace
no coustit,stj0's sO/sieat the people can pro-
perly cuN their OsOu. 1t is derogatory
to the honor and dignity Of the State
to tolerate the existing sham single
needless day.
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SOUTHERN CARRIAGE FACTORY.
The undersigned takes pleasure in making
known that he is now we'll prepared as
before the war, ii not better, to do all kinds
Of work, either in
Manufacturing Repairing
CARRIAGES, BuGGIES, HACKS, ETC
Ready made work kept on hand; speci-
mems OF which may be seen by calling at the
Factory. He will also carry on . general
blacksmith shop, arranged to do all Kinds OF
blacksmith ling. Terms reasonable.
April 26 1863. mo- FIR. ENDOM.
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FROM TRENTON.
TRENTON, La, Nov. IA, 1877.


Editor Telegraph: -.tt.-! t-.E- '.
After several weeks of dark, rainy
weather, the elements have cleared up
and the sun has shone o&st with all the
brilliancy and brightness of summer.
Business Is not good, however, and re-
ceipts Of cotton have dwindled down
to about half of what we ought to re-
ceive at this season of. the year. Re-
ceipts for the week ending 10th inst,
536 bales. Prices for our leading staple
are so variable that quotations would
be hard to make. sampled u lot Of
cotton few days ago, classed it barely
good ordinary, and made an offer on it
Of 8 cents, the New Orleans quotations
t,eing 81. The sample was carried
around town, and when it reached me
again, the bid, to my utter astonish-
'nent, was 81, and the cotton looked
fully two grades better. The dirt was
knocked out by handling, and unless
buyers will take the trouble to 20 to
the wagons and re-examine the cotton
heavy losses are sure to follow. s''-
Our merchants express themselves as
being we'll pleased with collections,
many planters having already paid
their accounts. The Grange movement,
or something else, has learned the hill
people to raise their grain, meat and
syrup at home; hence it is not necessary
for them to call upon their merchants
for heavy advances and by making
small accounts they are enabled to pa
up out of the first load of cotton brought
to market. A good credit is desider-
alum with all classes Of people. Plant
ers who settle their accounts in Sep
tember and October will get advances
the following season ut lower rates than
those who withhold payment until
December and January. Tho former
are classed as prompt paying custom.
ers, while the latter are considered
slow and not so desirable. Throw out
these remarks, thinking that some OF
the agricultural readers of the TELE.
GRAPH may be impressed and bene.
fitted thereby.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-11-16
OPENING THE DOOR FOR KELLOGG
The Louisiana ReturningBOardJu stilied
and the Fraud Completed.
GNow York SUM-

of the Senate Republican caucus, this
morning, in promoting Senator Wad-
leigh of New Hampshire to the head
of the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, may be accepted as an ap-
prevail of the resolutions he introduced
yesterday in the committee at whose
head he succeeds Morton. These resO-
buttons end Spofford's case before the
committee, and will end by seating
kellogg. They are skilfully drawn to
cover such points, and such points
vote; and while they do not meet the
strong positions upon which Spofford
rests his case, they offer q plausible
support for Kellogg. They declare that
the Returning Board had full right and
power under the law to make out the
original roll of the Legislature of Lou
isiaua, and recite that last January
such legal Legislature, having a quo
rum in both branches, was recognized
by the coordinate branches of the
Government, to wit, the Executive and
Judiciary, and proceeded to the cleo
ton of United States Senator, which
act, once performed by legal Legisla-
ture, was discharged, and could neither
be impeached nor repeated. This is an
acceptance in its boldest shape of the
argument put forward by Kellogg, and
distinctly puts Hayes in the position
of refusing to honor the call of a
legal Legislature /; but it avoids con-
sideration of the means by which the
Legislature so called deliquesced under
the persuasion of the Hayes commits
sion.
The clear legal argument by which
Spodord justified and proved the his
torical sequence of the State Govern
tnent which sends him here as its re-
preventative is wholly ignored rather
than met. To seat Kellogg forced
construction of the Returning Board
law and the narrowest technical in
cidents of a State Legislature are as
sumed and acted upon. Wadleigh's
resolutions went over until the Satur-
day meeting of the committee. Ifthey
are acted upon then, and. there is every
reason to suppose they will be, report
is to made on Monday. A solid Re-
publican vote is then counted upon
to seat Kellogg, ana contest will
remain for Spofford, as the present
struggle is only the decislon.of prim,l
f,,cie case. AS the Senate will have
passed upon the right of the Returning
Board to make out the returns of MEM
Der, elected to the Legislature, it will
EoI1Adln AOE opOnOIu " 1upcdCn the
acts of the Returning Board itself.
Like nearly all who We're benefited
by the action of the Hayes Commission
in Louisiana, Spofford has been charged
of exposing the corruption OF the Re.
turning Board, and has preferred to
rest his case on its legal merits. No
course but an exposure of the body
which stole the electoral vote of Lou
isiana for Hayes appears open, however,
as matters now stand. Eustis, it is
altogether probable, will be admitted
after Spofford's case is disposed of. A,
present the Senate stands: Republi.
cans, 50; Democrats, "a: Independent,
l (Davis). The admission of Eustis
and Kellogg would leave things un.
changed, and the admission of Butler
would make the Senate, Republicans,
80 Democrats, SO; independent, 1.
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go Is not the Observer little ahead of
time in advocating tOb'sgs'essio,acl
Convention?' Or was the proof-reader
looking into the future, instead of look
ing at his proof
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-11-16
OPERA HOUSE SALOON

DEsIARD STREET. MONROE, La,
Adjoining the Opera House,
The undersigned having thoroughly fur
nished the above saloon-built under his
directions and arranged expressly for the
pleasure and convenience OF his patrons
respectfully tenders his services to the
public. ke''' '' - TO-. ~
The Bar will be found supplied with the
very best of -----a u ~ =
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS,
BOTTLED, OR KEG BEER,
And at all times with
PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF ICE.
Lovers of Billiards will find two elegant
tables ready at their command. Polite
attention Is guaranteed every customer,
and 9TH the strictest order riEoro8sly enforced
April 20, 1877. Proprietor.
AND SALE STABLE,
H. G. DoBsoN, PROPRIETOR,
Cor. Third and DeSiard Streets, Monroe, La.
Horses, buggies and hacks kept for hire.
Horses and mules bought and sold. Good
lots for drovers connected with the stable.
BAsTROP STAGE OFFICE AT THIS
STABLE.
October 6. 1876.
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We have been furnished by Mr.. T..
r. Shelton, assessor of this parish, with
the following recapitulation of the
assessment of this parish and the
amount Of State taxes upon the prop
ertv assessed.
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pears posted ON the court house. The
list includes the names of those only
who own real estate. It is quite form
liable advertisement, requiring "a
closely written pages by the electric
process to give the names of the delin-
quents, description of their property
and amount of State and Parish taxes
due by each delinquent. Under the
revenue law this advertisement ope-
rates as seizure of the property, notice
of seizure and advertisement of sale.
The list was filed on Monday, the 5th,
and from that date a penalty OF per
cent Per annum interest becomes due.
collector is required to proceed to sell
all the property upon which the taxes
are due, in the order in which it ap-
pears ON the list, and to continue the
sale from day to day until all the prop
ertv SO advertised has been offered, the
right being secured to the delinquent
s'to point out the property to be seized
and Sold" The sale will be made at
public auction, without appraisement
and for tscash money!" but the bid
must be equal to the taxes and costs.
II 1t is not, the collector bids in the
property for the State, redeemable by
the owner, his agent, heir, or creditor,
within two years upon payment of the
purchase price with one per cent per
month added. If not redeemed ut the
end of two years, the purchaser secures
title to the property from the State
Auditor upon application therefor. -
What amount of sales will be made
to individuals on the first Monday, we
are, of course, unprepared to say, but
we are clearly of the opinion that there
will be but very few. The State and
Parish governments need money, no
doubt, but there does not exist among
the people, all of whom have Ielt the
pinches of hard times, a disposition to
disposses men, women and children of
their homes because it can be done by
paying the amount Of the taxes due.
1t will be considered that, added to
what the property-holder has suffered
in losses and exactions for years, the
proceeds of the years crop has not yet
reached the farmer, that but little
money is in circulation, and that it is
a plain matter Of impossibility for
most men to obtain money for more
than what is required to keep body
and soul together. There is no dispo-
sition to withhold support from the
government, State or Parish; in fact,
we imagine that the peoples energies
and resources have been strained to
support both as matter not only of
duty but also of pride; but the COM
mittee of ways and means which every
poor or unfortunate man has in constant
session cannot just now find the means
or suggest the way to meet more than
tho demands of rather alf-handed
existence. There is not only reason in
leniency to such people, but humanity
demands 1t. ,it it e.' ~
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Call ut Sholars & Keys and be con-
WINGED that they are offering induce
ments in prices Of boots and shoes.
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l. Heal estate of residents..... 1876 100
=. Heal estate OF non-residents...... 179.d5O
9. lave 1875, 800
+. vehcles :............. 500
ships, etc.....:.....:..... ............. 1000
.. Money loaned or In possession. 5000
commerce. ......: $780,. 147,4oo
8. Household goods, silver plate, s:.-l'.T 4
i tools. etc., in excess of $500 III -.
each household. .....:......- 1890
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MONROE BAKERY. u'r.
DESIARD STREET. .--s.
H. PETzOLD, Proprietor
Families supplied with bread made Of the
best flour. Cakes of every kind kept for
sale, or made to order.
FANCY GROCERIES, TOBACCO, CIGARS.
Fruits, 0onfeetions, &C.,
Kept in stock and will be sold at the lowest
market price. October 6. 1877. Nv
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g. w. SAUNDERS,
Wholesale AND RETAIL
GROCERY MERCHANT.
GRAND STREET.,
-. o.. MONROE, LA.

The undersigned, at his old stand ON
Grand street, respectfully solicits u liberal
share OF the Grocery and Provision trade of
this market. He invites an inspection of
his stock and u comparison of prices with
other houses.
Customers will be accommodated with
the best qualities Of o..
0.- FAMILY GROCERIES, -..t
FLOUR, SUGAR, COFFEE,
. TEA, RICE, ETC,
and with articles OF --'''@
WESTERN PRODUCE,
such as
CORN, OATS, MEAL,
MEAT, PORK, ETC,
all at the
VERY LOWEST CASH PRICE 8
to be found at any store in Monroe.
WINES, LIQUORS., .... ..... .
TOBACCO AND CIGARS,
kept constantly on hand. All groceries
and other perishable articles kept fresh by
ern markets.
FRESH BREAD AND CAKES u
kept for sale, or supplied to families and
dealers at short notice, and none but the
choicest flour used.
s.w. SAUNDERS.
Monroe, La, juno l, 1877.
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WAGONsl

Twenty-Five Two and Four-Horse Iron
Axle Wagons, made by the celebrated
ceived and for sale at the lowest market
rates by FRED ENDOM
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-22
A Full Grown Evil.

No Don had it become generally
known that the Agriculturalists had
been rewarded with Il bountiful harvest
than a grand scheme was set on foot to
bear the market, and compel the sale of
the crop ut largely reduced figures.
The steady decline in wheat for the
past month is only one OF many con
vincing proofs of Il grand combination
Of dealers reaching from Milwaukee to
Liverpool, and including all the leading
grain market centres in this country.
Most farmers throughout the grain
Western States have been unfortunate
with their crops for several years, and
are, to a greater or less extent, in debt ;
so that they feel the necessity Of mark
eting their grain this season rs fast rs it
comes from the threshing machine. 4
combination Of the grain spectators
to bear the market and keep prices
down will work a great injury to Agri-
culturalists, and consequently to all
other industries throughout the North.
west. Speculation by corporations aAa
combinations has so recklcSsly and wan
tonly trampled under foot the rights of
every legitimate enterprise, and all hon
est industry in this country, that it is
not at ali strange that bankrupt courts
are over worked, every industry Ian
gushing, and communism showing il
self in every quarter, The price of the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-22
Teleprams frfm Turkish sources CON-

kilograms firm Turkish sources on
tlnue to announce the movements of
the Ottoman loops who are to cross
the Balkans by various passes and de-
scend upon Tinova, but no authentic
report states tlat Gen. Gourka has
evacuated the Schipka Pass, or that
any Turkish foice has actually crossed
the range. The Bulga.ians at Tirnova
are leaving tha place in anticipation of
a Turkish attack. Russian reinforce
ments continue to cross the Danube, so
that, in a few days, they will amount to
a considerable number. Up to Friday
last railway statistics at Giurgevo show
ed the advent of 10000. The Turks
will III the Meantime land the $4,000
Sukumkalek e,peditionary force at Var
ma, and will brm an army of $4,000
men to take the place Of Mehemet Ais
troops III the quadrilateral, Or assume
the offensive should Gen. Zimmerman
be weak.
Suileman Pasha is to reoccupy and
hold the Balkan passes based on Adri-
anople, whilst Zerder Ekrem and Eyoub
Pasha will hold the Czarowitch in
check. At this moment there Is good
reaso to believe that Suileman Pasha
~ forcing the Julina Pass, to communi-
cate with Mehemet Ais left wing. 1t
is even reported that the Ottoman adj
vanced guard has sighted the Russian
pickets on the headwaters of the Kara
LON, which if true, would Indicate con
siderable progress. There has been n
slight skirnlsh near Osma Bazaar; and
Achmet Eyoub, not yet superseded by
Rasuh Pasha, has driven away a body
of Russians who were encamped about
four miles from Rasgrad, a fact showing
that no movement in force has yet been
made in that direction from Shumla,
where the main strength Of Mehemet
Ali stands.
In the Balkans fragments of General
Gourka's corps are intrenching Shipka
Pass. The Eighth Corps, appointed to
support them, is entrenched between
Selvi Brenova and Tirnova. A division
of the Eleventh Corps occupies Koyar-
awitz. Against these troops, which form
the bulk of the Russian forces in West
ern Bulgaria, a Turkish army corps is
steadily advancing from Schumia vs..
Osman Bazaar. Suleiman pasha, with II
portion Of his army, is advancing III the
direction Of Elena. Lastly, some of Os-
mans men are marching from Lovatz
on Gabrova. The Russian reinforce
mcnts are more than countcrbalanced
by the troops which the Turks are re-
ceiving from Asia. The sanitary con-
dition of the Russians is so much worse
than that of the Turks that the gaps oc-
casioned by sickness among the former
almost establish the equilibrium of the
forces.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-22

ten citizens. Gen. Gibbons is woundad
but moi seriously. Supplies were mo-
cut off as reported. Gibbons command
is IN the best of spirits, and left lasr
night. | shall continue the pursuit a.
soon as my command comes up.
lSigned o. o. HOWARD,
Commander of the Department or
Columbia.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-The following dis
patch has been received at military
headquarters to-day:
BIG HOLE PASS, Aug. 11.-Mv loss IN
the battle of the 9th was seven officers
and tifty-three men killed and wounded
| am satisfied that the Indians suffered
much. for the surprise was complete,
and many We're killed in their tents and
running out. Forty dead Indians We're
counted on about one-half Of the battle
field.
Howard has Just arrived, and | believe
| can get the services of a doctor. r.
move to Deer Lodge and take most Of
our wounded, to see that they are doino
well, but | fear that Lieut.. English s
MORALLY hurt. (Signed) GIBBONS,
Commanding.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Dispatches
from Gen. Mcdowell state that a dis.
patch from Gen. Howard confirms the
press reports of Gibbons fight with the
Indians. Gen. Howard arrived there
the 18th. and says supplies are not cut
off, that Gibbons command is in the
best of health and spirits; that the last
of the Indians left the night of the 1lth,
and that he (Howard) will continue
pursuit as soon as his command of four
companies of cavalry, under Col. San
ford, comes up with him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-22

products Of the farm, the factory and
the workshop are alike "bulled" or
" bcared" at the will of gambling spec
~ulators, composing " boards Of trade :;
and the law of supply and demand :"
is nowhere allowed to assert itself. The
Wall street gold ring no more efiectually
rules the daily quotations of gold, than
the boards Of trade" control the grain
quotations. Neither the demand Of
Europe forthe wheat crop Of the United
States, nor the supply Of wheat has
anything to do with fixing the price of
wheat. Boards Of trade regulate the
price as best suits the schemes Of gam
bling spectators, and without reference
to either supply or demand. Is it not
about time for the Congress of the
United States to devise some legislation
that will put an end to gambling in the
products of the farm and factory, and
furnish the needed and just protection
to Agriculturalists and to other legiti-
mate industries upon which the weight
of government rests?