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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-07-13

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FIR ENDoM, Mayor.
ORDINANCE No. a2S.
RcIativc to 17St',e, Fire Co. No. =.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City
Council of Monroe, That Ordinance No. 297,
entitled Gan Ordinance providing for The
support of Ouachita- Fire Co. No. l, and
IItna Fire Co. No. 81 be and the same is
hereby repealed far as it applies to said
4Etna Fire Co. No. 2.
Approved. FIR. ENDoM, Mayor.
A petition from Pelican Fire Co. No 3,
was presented. On motion, received, and
laid over for further action.
The Mayor. on motion, appointed on the
equalization committee for the current
year, Messrs. Hoffman and Gerspacfi; r.
EndOnl, Mayor, chairman.
On motion of Mr.. McFee tho following
committee was appointed to consult with
the Parish School Board, City Attorney and
gard to raising funds for the establishment
Of public schools in the city.
The Mayor appointed on said committee
Messrs. McFee, Conner and Bird.
| next at 1880 p. IN.
FIR. ENDoM, Mayor.
o. d. STILLMAN, Secretary.
ScXtOn's Report for the Month of June.
MONROE, La, June 30, 1877.
| To the Mayor and City Council of the City
| of Monroe:
| named persons:
| June 5th-Reuben McF.nery. cofored,
| age 45. small pox.
| l7th--Jonas VOLTS child, from Ouachita
| City.
| 24th-Lillie Frost, age IL months, w hoop
ing cough and bronchitis.
| 2jth-Prce Bartlett, colored, age 90, small
poX.
30th-Herman Bells child colored.
| Respectfully submitted,
n FJIILAM Sc
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Dentistry.

DHHt1NIFy.
TAR. S. l.. BRAClGY, Dentist, respectfully
- offers his professional services to the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
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.
DiIice aS residence Jackson 81 rect, near
tho Female Academy, Monroe, La.
V7-marl6:ly
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II u
MONROE ADVERTISEMENTS.
|R. L. FsANron. ''' -. :.
ON GRAND STREET.,
Has on hand plenty of Groceries, such ~
FLOUR, SUGAR, ..E...
COFFEE, GOLDEN SYRUP,
carolina RICE, CANNED FRUITS.
JELLIES. CAKES, CANDIES,
SARDINES, OYSTERS,
VEGETABLES.
PINE APPLIES, SUGAR CURED HAMS,
BREAKFAST BACON,
\ Large Assortment OF Crockeryware,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
Come and see for yourself, but do not fail to
BRING ALONG THE CHANGE.
viii be glad to have my friends and the
people OF the surrounding country
CALI. AND SEE ME.
X. l.. FRANTONf.
Monroe, La, May IS, 1877.
NEW ALHAMBRA RESTAURANT
John and st. Ann street, in the rear OF b.
Hills book store, where will be found II
al hours. ready to serve my old customers
leans and this market can afford.
Oysters in every style;
fish, Crabs,
shrimp, Game,
And everything else to 10 found in u
TIRST-CLAssS RESTAURANT
l will give my personal attention to all
who call upon mo and guarantee tho bost
q. G. ENSSMINGE Err.
Monroe. October 6, 1876.
&. SANDERS,
GRAND STREET. MONROE, La,
DEALER
HARDW GROCERIES,, DRY GOODS
GENERAL PLANTATION SUPPLIES
AND IMPoRTRR OF ..
LANDRETH'S GARDEN SEED.
KEEPS CoNsTA NrLY ON HAND
LIME, GEM ENT AND PLASTER
ALSO AN ASSORTMENT OF
WAGONS, WHEELBARROWS, PLOWS
August II, 1872. 4s:tf
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IOHN NJ ENEIkY. =. D. M EMERY.
j. ~ -. ID. NEcEnery,
4 TrORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
"A practice in the Parish and District
'ourts OF Ouachita, Morohouse, Franklin,
tichland, Caldwell and Catahoula Parishes,
II the Supreme Court at Monroe, and Uni
ed States Courts. Particular attention paid
o business in the Land Office Department
# the General Governments. nI7tf
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

TIE MEss.-The New York San says, the
commission which has Mr.. Hayes in charge
is composed of Stanley Matthews, Wm N.
Evarts, John Sherman, and Tom Scott. The
commission which governed England about
two centuries ago through the weak and i'm
moral Charles ii. derived distinctive name
from the initials of its members, Clifford,
Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington and Lauder.
dale In similar manner the names of the
men who manage the acts of the Of the fraud
ulcnt president afford the acrosuc mess a
term that will serve as well as any other tc
designate the Washington cabal.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16
THE LunGESHIP.

About half of the voters of Will county nave
signed paper asking Francis Goodspeed'
lawyer of Joliet, TO be a candidate tor the va
cant judgeship III this circuit, TO be hlled oy
election on the first Monday IN August. MI
Goodspeed is said to be first class lawyer
and that he is otherwise POPULAR Is sho"h
by the tact that 50 many voters OF all parties
are found willing to pledge themselves IN ad'
vance to vote for him.
But the same objection lies against HIM
that dims the prospects of our La Sale coun'
~ aspirants. The county already has one
Circuit Judge, and clearly the other ought to
be taken from Grumpy or Bureau. But II
such considerations are to be ignored, then
qualification and fitness of candidates with
out regard to locality are equally as liable to
be ign ored and each county will present and
vote for its own candidate. In that case OF
course La Sale county would have the inside
track. Some such result seems to be the in.
evtable outcome if the candidacy OF Mr..
Goodspeed is persisted in.
In the confidence that the claim of Bureau
will be recognized, that county already has
;hree or four candidates on the track. There
Is at least one man in the county who en-
supports and Is ready to swear
to the prc.eminent qualifications for the Judge
ship over all others Of George W.: Stipp, to
W, Siipp. Then judge Eckles
is ready to pile up like afidavlts in favor OF
Judge Eckles; and Mr.. Kendall, another very
Princeton lawyer, is quite enthus-
iastic in advancing the claims of Mr.. Ken
dali We have no concern in the matter be
yonG securing the election OF steady, honest
man and good, sound lawyer. When all
the candidates likely to be voted for are in the
field we shall make our choice and vote for
the man who, all things considered, IN our
opinion will make the best judge, and we can
thiuk Of no better course TO recommend to-
our readers
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16
FOUR PER CENT.

When, q year or two ago, Secretary Bout.
we'll succeeded, by allowance of commissions
interest in advance, and other perqulsites, in
organizing syndicate in Europe that under.
took to sell a couple Of hundred millions OF
government per cent. bonds at par, quite a
! little shout was raised II administration cir.
cles over the wonderful improvement thus
indicated in the national credit. Boutwell,
had hardly lef; the treasury however, before
another syndicate offered 70 take our bonds
at Az per cent and now comes from Wash.
ing.on the still more gratifying announce.
ment that syndicate has made the offer to
Secretary Sherman TO take at least $50,0O9,OOO
OF our bonds al / per cent interest The
bonds are first to be put upon the market in
this country for thirty days, after which the
syndicate are al liberty to offer them where
ever they may please and at whatever preml-
I'm they may command. The New York
World, commenting on this news, says:
This news will be hailed with unteigned
joy by all who have at heart the honor and
the prosperity Of the United States, and who
understand the conditions on which alone
our honor can be maintained and our pros,
perity re-established. The ability OF the
government to secure such reduction of the
rate OF interest is such a sign Of returning
health in the body polite end OF reviving
faith in our institutions both abroad and at
home as all true Americans must regard with
unming!ed satisfaction. The otten-quoted
phrase of the Duke Of Wellington that high
rates of interest mean poor security is revers'
ed for US in the lesson of this transaction.
And after We have conceded TO all other in.
tluences their due force and effect in bringing
1t to SO triumphant an issue, we must especial,
ly lay it to heart that the great source of con-
fidence in the United States and IN It's govern.
ment lies in the real restoration at last Of the
Union after so many worse Than wasted years :;
in the subordlnation at last of the military TO
the civil power, and IN the elimination Of
revolutionary and disorganlZing elements
from our national politics. For the first time
in years al the states of the Union are free
and equal. For the first time in years the
people of them all, delivered from the task of
struggling and intriguing for their political
existence, are at liberty to devote themselves
to the ordinary pursuits of civilized COM
munity, the production of wealth and the pro.
motion Of the general prosperity All hall,
then, the substantial assurance OF new era
which comes TO US at last to-day with "the
sweet simplicity Ct the -Four Per Cents"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

Ex.Gov. Hendricks and wife arrived at
New York on Saturday, and left tor Europe
In the steamer Scyihia ON Tuesday. On Mon.
day ex Gov. Tilden and large number Of per-
sonal and political friends waited upon him
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and in the eve
ming he dined with Gov TilGen in Gramarcy
Park. On Tuesday evening he was feted by
the Manhattan club, when Gov. Robinson,
1t. Gov. porsheimer, aud many other promi.
nent politicians were present. BrefspeechCs
were made by Gov, Hendricks, Tilden, Rob
inson and others, but the utterances contain.
ed few illusions to current politics. Gov,
Robinson alone touched lightly on the point
closing his speech by saying: 1.-THE path.
way of fraudulent electors is the highway &c
national death. If the republic is TO endure
we have looked for the last time upon the
Inauguration of national executive who
never was elected"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

THEoLoGIcAL-The Rev. A. L. Mckinney,
of the Campbellite persuasion,in arecent ar,-
Gle in the Henry Republican on "The Church."
laid down the following as the foundation
principle of his sect;
/. That the bible alone without note com.
ment, or creed, Is an allsutllcient rule of
christian faith and practice,
He also stated immersion in baptism to be
one of the essential beliefs of his sect Where
upon another writer in the Republican pre-.
sents tins poser Nj every one is to be his
own interpreter ef the bible, without note or
comment, TOW can all your church members
believe ID immersion? Where: each inter.
prets fer himself there should be some iati-
tyee'oi opinion, yet ii seems only those can
&c Complexities whose "free" interpretation
agrees with that of the leading tlivines Of the
church" What nonsense this notion Of "ev.
cry man his OWN interpreter" is anyhow
There are large portions of the common Eng
lish version ofthc tible the meaning of which
Is madeclear enotgh by the explanation and
comments OF the learned, but which, without
such andy, ere as unintelligible to the common
reader as il written in Sanskrit or CAoctaw.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

The papers are having joke at the expense
of Rochester, n. Y, Geo Francis Train re
Gently entertained her citizens with one ct
his soothing lectures, during which, expornd-
ing in his lucid way Unpopular religious opin.
ions OF the world, he asserted there would on.
ly be about 100000 saints in heaven, and
that all the rest of the human race would be
condemned to the internal regions. Among
The latter such men as Byron aud Franklln
would certainly lie found, and Train in his
enthusiasm for these great men exclaimed II
want 10 be able 20 grasp their extended
hands if have to go TO ito DO il. And
by the way all those in favor of going to h
with me say Aye" The audience respond
ed with unanimous "aye!" tina, made the
hall rIng: and now the papers are Ggltaung
the question, Is Rochester such dreadful
place to live in that lis inhabitants look for
ward TO Hades as happy change?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

There are shocking reports in regard TO the
management of the Soldiers Orphans Home
at Bloomington. AS home for the orphans
Of diseased soldiers il has been fraud from
the beginning, hardly any OF its inmates at
any time laying any claim to being such,
Not only are gross extravaganza and waste of
money charged on liz management, but one
Maggie f. Wallace is out in letter charging
that she was led astray while an inmate, and
making other serious complaints against all
who have had the care Of the institution
since its earty beginning
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

The new board of canal commissioners, ev.
identity, are not members of temperance So
ciety. If Gov. Cullom could have seen the
plight they were ia when they were here to
be Installed in their Offices, he would have re-
leved several of them from disgracing their
Positions at once. We hope the governor
will investigate, just q little, to see whether
the dignity OF his office and the respect his
appointments are entitled to bave not been
trifled with. Drunkenness seldom goes hand
in hand with honesty and integrity. 4 little
more vigilance, governor, will go far toward
Frightening the reputation of your admins.
Acknowledgment PhGHir.
Our opinion is, that the author of the above
is either an idiot or very low grade black
guard. The canal board consists of Joseph
o. Glover Of Chicago, Benz. f. Shaw OF Dix.
on, Martin hingman Of Peoria, commission
ers, and Wm.Thomas OF Ottawa, superin,end.
tnt. AT least three Of these men we have
known personally for years, and from that
knowledge are positive thai sach an accusa-
ton against tlciG as the above is false and
can proceed only from a scoundrel or fool
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16
ItnglaIlti.

President Grant continues TO be the OBJECT
of signal attention in England. On Friday
ne visited the agricultural show at bath'
where he had an enthusiastic reception ana
was talked at by the mayor the "late' fresi-
dent as Plerrepont calls HIM, responding
Then he dined with the Duke of Devonshire
and afterwards had a reception given by Gen.
Badeau in Beaufort gardens.
The General is still engaged Tor numerous
ovarons, including a dinner with The Prince
of Wales, another with Earl Derby, and final
" one with the Queen. On the 18th he visit
ed Guild Hall, followed by banquet of the
Reform Club. He has also been offered
Grand ovation on the occasion of his proposed
vis,, TO Edinburgh. He was unable to be
present al the comforting of the degree OF ID
q T. nnon him at oxford on Wednesday.
American meat has been selling for Sd per
mound and Cd for the best during the week,
owing 10 the sudden heat
The wheat crop in England will be late,
and though promising to be fair, is subjectto
many accidents and contingencies. The ior-
eicu importation continues heavy with
slight decline in prices. Maize sold slowly
at 25s Cd. per quarter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

INDIAN REIICs.-Mr. Clas Classon, on his
farm on the east bank of Fox River ten miles
north of Ottawa, run his plow recently into
what seems to have been an aboriginal bury.
ing place many years ago. He turned up
several human skulls and jawbones, AS well
as the jawbones teeth and other remains of
beavers, bears, &c, mixed indiscriminately
with human bones, Is well as leaden trink-
els, evidently used as nose and ear ornaments.
and bits Of broken pottery, pipes cut out OF
stone, &c. Mr.. Classon has donated his find
to the Ottawa Academy of Sciences, where
they are exciting some curiosity among Wis
itprS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

Lake Bluff, an ambitious young "wateMng
place" on the like shore, so miles north of
Chicago, is making a big venture to get up q
notoriety by getting up monster Sunday
School Assembly, in the manner of those
monster assemblies on Chataqua lake, near
jamestown n. u, each summer for the last
four or I've years The Rev. Joseph Cook,
of Boston; Rev. DR.. Deems, of New York, cd.
itor of Suaday HhgaziRG; Geo. \. Peltz, edi.
tor S,u.ddy School Times, Philadelphia; NJ.
c. Hazard, editor National SUddy SCHool
Teacher: b. f. Jacobs, w. +. Crafts, and
many other distinguished Sunday School
workers, many Of whom have heretofore
helped to run the Chataqua assembly, are 10
be present and keep the thing in motion. All
the hotels, boarding houses, ice cream and
peanut stands in the vicinity expect 10 make
fortune oct Of the crowds of visitors the
affair will attract, while the chlldren's pen
MES and admission fee of % cents iol
adults" will enable fifty or more tired and
worn ont clergymen 10 enjoy pleasant sum
mer vacation free Of expense.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

Maine keeps adding every year to the"wig
GER Of her liquor Law. As doctored by the
legislature of that state just adjourned, the
law forbds all manufacture of intoxicating
liquors, except cider, under penalty OF $1,000
for every days violation of the law, and an
imprisonment of three months, with no dis
cretion TO the courts to diminish the penalty
by penny " minute. It's also forbiddel
to sell cider FOR "iippling' purposes. Intox
icatIng liquors kept for sale may be siezed on
view wherever found, and may be searched
for in any suspected place, and when they are
forfeited to be destroyed, aud the owner Oh
keeper, or both, are TO pay a fine o. 500 and
costs and GO TO Jail three months.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16
CROP PROSPECTS.

The Illinois State Board of Agriculture send
us a copy of their monthly crop report and
representation for June, from which we
make some gleanings:
| The board now receive regular returns
from every county in the state The season,
all over the state, has been from ten days to
two weeks later than usual Excessive rains,
with unusually cold weather, prevailed gen.
orally through March, April and May. The
! frui. prospect is much below en- average
The warm weather in February swelled the
buds, and the subsequent cold weather blasted
them. Only 90 counties report an average
condition Of apples to 70 that report below.
Peaches promise better-about half the usual
peach growing counties reporting an average
prospect the other half below. Pears, plums,
cherries and grapes rank about with apples
strawb berries, raspberries, blackberries and
gooseberries about with peaches.
Nothing is SAID about the extent or pro
gress of corn planting. The unsold crop still
in first hands in the state is estimated at 49,,
7l0, go bushels.
Winter wheat promises an unusually large
yield The principal wheat counties report
q good stand and luXuriant growth. Serious
Iapprehensions are expressed by many CORES.
pondents that, on account OF the very heavy
growth OF straw ana the continued wet
weather, the crop would be Frustrated before
maturity. The crop is reported from eighty
counties, and the condition in tlty,seven
counties is above an average, in IL counties
an average, and only Is counties some of
which grow but little below an average con
dltion."
WINTER RYE.-This CROP as shown by the
report, is grown in nearly every county in
the state, and is considered profitable as afford.
ing good fall and winter pasture, and reas.
onably certain crop of gram. The prospect
Of the present crop is very promising. OF
the 95 counties reporting upon It's condition,
30 are above an average, 81 return an average,
and only 90 report less than 100.
BARLEY.-Thls crop Is but little grown III
the state, being reported in only % counties
The condition, however, is good, as II Coun-
ties give the condition to be an average or
better
Farm animals, except swine, are generally
reported in fine condition. Abortion in COWS
is reported ON the increase; Carroll county
farmer reports the death of half dozen COWS
in that couaty by "black tongue;" and in
Hancock county disease seriously affecting
colts has prevailed. Hog cholera is on the
increase, and either that or other diseases
under that name, prevail more or less IN &c
counties in the state, The estimated loss
from hog cholera last year in the state was
$7SsO,oOO, and the probabilities seem to be
that 1t will be greater this year.
Potatoe bugs are plentier than last year.
but are easily controlled by the use Of Paris
green. Chnch bugs have appeared in Ogle
McHenry, Joe Daviss and Mercer counties.