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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08
THE POLICE JURY.-TAXATION-R
=, FORM.

Editor Telegraph
There are two ways by which the
parish may live within its means, viz,
by curtailing expenses and economic
ing funds; or by increasing its revenues
to THE amount of it expenditures, how
ever extravagant. Our Police Jury
have wisely adopted the latter course.
Animated by a high sense Of duty,
prompted by the purest and most
patriotic impulses, they have added to
the burdens which have already crush
ed to pieces our darling country. For
eight years, Radical Police Jury, to
which we have been wont to apply
very hard names, and which was COM
posed, for the most part, of ignorant
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08
p. f.. ST. Pc.

We find in the Herald, of st. Charles
parish, the following racy correspon-
dence. 1t is little personal, but not
uninteresting: @-v.,t-
ST. CHARLES, May 18th, 1877.
To Mr.. Edoward st. Pe-NIeet me if
you are a man, but I doubt it very
much, alone or with your same crowd,
next Sunday evening at O'Clock pre-
cisely, at the village of Hahnville, /,
too, will have my hackers, although
thrash any of yours. If you wish u
single combat I will have the tools
with me. Yours, with contempt,
PRUDENT DEBAUTrE.
NEW ORLEANS, May 81, 1877.
Mr.. Prudent DeBautte.
Dear Sir-Your polite and charming
epistle of the 2Sth instant has reached
me. The proposal you therein make
to meet me and my friends at Hahn
Vile, accompanied by a crowd of your
friends on Sunday next, 5th June, and
then and there proceed to lively "set
to, you to have, as you elegantly ex-
press it, s'your tools with you," the
best crowd to win of course-has re-
ceived the attention which it deserved.
Allow me to say that it is one of those
refreshing propositions which I would
certainly accept were it not that feel
10th to cause any of my friends to take
part in the affair in which they are not
in the least interested. I am, there
fore, constrained to refuse your agree
able offer. 1t is plain to me, however,
that you still feel the thrashing which 1
was unfortunate enough to give you and
that Notwithstanding the letter which
then addressed to you expressing my
regret of the whole affair, which letter
was published by you as a card in the
st. Charles Herald on the ard of March,
you still continue sore and like Rachel
refuse to be cOmfOrted. Assuming this
to be the fact, allow noe tin.idly to sug-
gest that you could more surely and
honorably obtain redress and satisfac-
ton by selecting from among your
friends, if possible, gentleman or two
and entrust them with q message to
me. This is the course generally pur-
sued by gentlemen in such cases. re-
main yours respectfully.
P. E. ST. Pc.
I, the undersigned, do hereby inform
the public that was the bearer of a
letter answering the above document,
md that Mr.. Prudent DeBautte refus-
ed to receive my communications; and
that the so-called individual, bearing
the name of r. Wilbert, who has re-
ceived my address, has failed to call
upon me, and has published the fol-
lowing cowardIy document.
Respectfully, A. MAGNoN.
st. Charles, La, May %, 1877.
l, the undersigned, do hereby in
form the public in general that I was
the bearer of a document of honor on
the part of Mr.. Prudent DeBautte, ad-
dressed to Edward st. Pc, and that the
latter evaded and would give no satis-
factory answer to said document, it be-
ing one of honor in every sense of the
word. II. WILREFsT.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08
SPECIAL NOTICE,

All persons holding Jurors Certificates
issued for the April term, 1877, of the Dis
trict Court, are hereby requested to return
them to the Clerk of the Court, they are
required to be registered before they can be
paid by the Treasurer or received by the
Tax Collector for taxes.
JNO. I. BELL, Deputy Clerk.
Monroe, June 8, 1877. 1t
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
GHERIFF'S SALE.

'0ee nS se &c. Parish Rss'ss 6 Ssss
Daniel Doyle. State of Louisiana
BY virtue of a writ of ii. ia. issued in the
above case, I will offer for sale at the Court
House door in the city of Monroe, between
legal hours, on
Saturday, 23d of June, 1877,
the following described property, which
was seized by my predecessor under said
writ, to-wit:
A certain final judgment rendered by the
18th District Court, in and for the parish of
Ouachita, on 9th of March, 1876, in the suit
of Daniel Doyle VS.. Mrs. Margaret Smith
and J. w: Smith, No. 1245, on the docket OF
said court, said judgment being in favor of
said Daniel Doyle for the sum Of 1892. 30, in
terest and costs, with recognition of lien
and privilege.
Terms of sale, cash, with the benefit OF
appraisement.
st TIP. RICHARDSON, Sheriff.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08

Mr.. S. N. Van Praag, representing
the New Orleans Times, is canvassing
the State, and is now in Monroe in the
interest of that journal. The Times is
ably edited, and one of the best ex-
changes on our list.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08
LEGAL.
'----S---.~-~----~--~--~ ~~~----->~----4---~-s-,
CIIERIEF'S SALE.

W.T.. Atkins vs.. X. j. Caldwell and
Frank l.. Stubbs.
state of Louisiana, Parish OF Ouachita,
Parish Court.
BY virtue OF 81. ia. issued from the Hon.
Parish Court In and for said parish, / have
| seized and will offer for saIs at tho door of
| tho Court House in the city of Monroe, be-
tween the Iegai h%"Gs r.. for sheriff y sales on
the following described property, to-wit:
Numbers one and thirty-five inclusive, In
manuscript, ready for publication, being
my annotations OF the Code OF Practice OF
IIOuisiana, with the decisions of the Su preme
Court of Louisiana from First Martin to the
Twenty-Seventh Annual inclusive, with
reference TO foreign notes such Justinian,
Merlin, Marcado, &C., Pothier on Obiiga-
hundred pages of manuscript
Seized az the property OF Robt. j. Cald-
we'll and will be sold to satisfy said II, ia,
and costs.
Terms of sale, cash, with the benefit OF
aPPraisement. y. +. RICHARDSON,
May 70, 1877. 3t Sheriff.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08

Mr.. T.. J. Mangham, editor Of the
Richland Beacon, was in town last
week, and paid us a call. MIR. NIang-
ham publishes sprightly paper, and
is hardWorking newspaper man.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08

Through trains, from Monroe to
Delta, will be resumed on the 10th,
next Sunday. The track is now clear
of water and is in very good condi-
ton. Some of the trestling and
bridges will be repaired this Summer.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08

A. A. Gnnby, Esq, has been APP
law consolidating the State University
and the Mechanical and Agricultural
College, member of the Board OF
Supervisors. We have not been able
to endorse many of the appointments
made by Gov. Nichols, but the APP
polntment of Mr.. Gunby we do endorse
and very cordially.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08

We did not mention last week that
Judge r. w. Richardson was a men,
Der of the committee to examine ap-
plicants for the naval cadetship. The
omission was altogether unintentional
due to the fact that we did not see
the Judge in consultation with the
moment we were in the examination
room.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08

Judge Barney Lynch has emigrated
to Oregon. This reminds us that once
Mike Ryan called upon Ben Butler in
Washington. The Hero of Spoons was
bent over his table and absorbed in his
law books. Ryan's knock aroused the
old beast, and raising his head, with
Il long yawn, he greeted his visitor,
Judge Ryan, (who never loved his
conntryman Barney,) with-ssHalloo,
Barney! how are you%" The lack OF
identity was explained, and the inter-
view proceeded to its close, but Ryan
always told us that he was never so in
Gignant in his life as when Butler mis-
took him for Barney Lynch.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08
CUCCESsION NOTICE.

State of Louisiana, Parish Of Ouachita,
Parish Court.
Succession of Mrs.E.E Grace, deceased.
Whereas, Hugh Tongue has filed in the
Office of the Clerk of the 14th District Court
in and Tor said parish of Ouachita, his final
account as administrator of the succession
of e. L. Grace, deceased.
Now, therefore, unless opposition be m ad e
thereto within ten days from the date
hereof, the said final account will be ho-
mologated according to law
JNO. +. BELL, Deputy Clerk D. G.
Monroe, La, June 8, 1877. ct
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Sublett Brothers.

We invite attention to the adver-
tisement of Sublett Brothers, to be
found in another column. There are
few houses in North Louisiana, if
there is one, where the purchaser can
find such an extensive assortment of
hardware, agricultural implements,
crockery, pistols, &C., as is kept by
this House, and the prices put on
their articles are astonishingly low.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08

The young men, or youths, Of Mon
roe, have organized a Fire Company
with the following list of officers {:
Foreman, w. H. Staub LIST Asst,
Rich'd Jacobs; End Asst, Chas. Keller :;
President, Ben Shuster; Vice-Presi-
dent, M. E. We'll; Secretary, G. H.
Trousdale Treasurer, H. Hayes. The
Company has twenty members to be-
gin with, all of whom are active young
secure \ suitable engine. The City
authorities will, no doubt, aid our
young friends, and the citizens of Mon
roo will contribute literally for the pur-
chase of an engine.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08

Tho undersigned respectfully inform -
public that he has now on hand "A wei, ~.
lected stock Of O0lcc and Household Ett,-,,t-
t.t'e, Wooden collins, Metallic burial C1skcts,
COFFIN Trimmings saGch as Handles, Plates
iScTe,Ds, etc. Terms, Cash. Store on Grand
street, near the Courthouse.
j. e. PETERS.
Monroe. La, March ls. 1876. n26-tf
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ance to the State which was not settled
by the generous donation of the Pack
ard legislature. How in the name Of
common sense can Stubs represent the
parish or State in these matters? But
it is sage1y said that the Police Jury
can hire special counsel in all these
matters, and pay an extra fee, and run
the parish to additional expense. Was
such an atrocious excuse ever heard of
before? Are there no lawyers in Mon
roe, equally capable, upright and de-
serving of patronage, whose interests
do not conflict with those Of the parish
and who could represent the State and
parish in all cases? Who would have
believed that the Police Jurors, with
their eyes open, elected through so
| much exertion, trouble and agony of
| struggling, for the relief of suffering
people, would deliberately place them
selves and the parish in a position
! which must necessitate unnecessary
! expenditure With feelings Of kind
ness and the greatest respect for the
| gentlemen of the Police Jury, / must
confess that I can see no possible excuse
for the egregious blunders they have
been led into.
Perhaps it may be some consolation
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-13
THE PRESIDENTIAL LAWSUIT

The two Houses of Congress met in
joint convention yesterday and counted
the vote Of Florida for Hayes and
Wheeler. The States were then called
in alphabetical order. the certificates
opened and votes counted without OBJ
lection. until Louisiana was reached.
From this State. four sets of certifi-
Gates were opened and read. Two of
them certified that the eight votes of
the State were cast for Hayes and
Wheeler, and one signed by McEnery.
as Governor, that the Tilden and Hen
bricks electors were elected. Objection
was made to counting the votes for
Hayes by the Democrats. and to count
ing them for Tildsa by the Republi-
cans, and the matter was referred to
the Electoral Commission. To day,
the suit before that tribunal for the
Presidency has been resumed. New
points. not IN the Florida case, will be
argued. Among them is one alleging
that the Returning Board of Louisiana
was unconstitutional; that there was a
defect in It's composition, m having
failed to fill a vacancy; and that the
Electoral College had no power to fill
the places Of two ineligible electors
The rulings Of the commission in the
Florida case show that its members are
as strongly partisan as like number
of persons selected FROM the people
could be, and that the Democrats can
moi expect fair play. M uch less favor
able ruling on any point that would
count for Tldsn.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-13
SCHOOL REPORT.

s. P. Kelly. State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, has favored as with
a copy of his report for the years 1873
and 1876. It contains much informa-
ton relative to the schools of the State.
There are 40 schools In the State, of
which 81 are primary; 7 intermediate;
80 unclassifed; Is grammar. and .
high schools. There are lib teachers
employed, of which Sc are male and n
female. The average monthly wages
paid male teachers is SIP So, and fe.
male teachers, $85 90. In the last
year, A first grade certificates and ~
second grade certificates were issued,
and 80 applicants for certificates were
rejected by County Boards of Exami-
nation. There are 1858. children in
the State, of whom 5,521 are enrolled
as pupils in the public schools. OF
these. 2,789 are boys and 1882 are
girls. The valuation Of school houses
and furniture is $3.50, 493 60. For
teachers wages, in the last year, $1O1,-
OILS GA was expended. and the total
expenditure for school purposes in the
same period was $l62, 760 "a. For the
care and education of the deaf and
dumb of the State, at the Oakland in
atitution, $2,70l 80 has been expend-
ed in the last two years. There are
Eve of these upfortunates. of which
one, William Mcclure, is from this
county. The State University at Elko,
which was opened in 1874 with seven
pupils, had 81 scholars at the close OF
the last term.
The report is carefully prepared and
its complete returns evinces care and
ability ON the part of the Supsrintend-
ent.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-13
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
COMET GOLD AND su1vra MINING COMPANY.

COMET GOLD AND sHLvK1 MINING COMPANY.
T ocATIoN OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF
n Ibusiness. San Francisco, California. Lo-
cation of works, Humboldt County tlnolah
Mining District, Nevada,
NOTICE. is hereby given, that at . meeting
of the Board Of Directors. held on the nrss
day Of February, A. D. 1877, an assessment,
No. one N, of ten cents per share was Levied
upon the capital stock Of the c Sa aO1d
PAYABLE immediately in United states gold
coin. to the Secretary, at the office OF the
Company, 4O2 Montgomery street, room IA,
second door, San Francisco, California.
ANY stock upon which this assessment snail
remain unpaid on the nfth day OF March, A;
d. 1877, will be delinquent. and advertised
for sale at public auction; and unless pay
ment is made before will be sold on WEDNES-
DAY, the TWENTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH.
A. d. 1877, to pay the delinquent assessment,
together with costs of advertising and expen-
ses of sale.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
GEORGE H. HALVES, Secretary.
OFFIcE-No 400 Montgomery street, room
IA, second floor, san Francisco California-l2
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-13

The sam total OF railway lines
through the principal countries of the
world now reaches a distance nearly
fourteen times the circumference of the
globe, or one and half times q jour-
ney to the moon. OF this total the
United States lines extend IS, 5S5
miles; Great Britain's. at home and
through her foreign domain. 66. lO1 /;
Russia in Europe j Asia, "a, 9l4; those
of France, OTIS; and of the German
Empire. 1882
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-13

TEE London World states that in the
archives of the British Colonial Office
10 D letter from Benjamin Franklin ask
ing for an appointment as distributor
of the very stamps which broaghtabout
the Independents of the United States.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-13
WAR PROBA BILE.

A dispatch from LondOn reports
great uneasiness on the Stock Exchange
in that city. and on the Paris Bourse,
BY rumors that Russia will preeipitate
war with Turkey. This belief is
strengthened by the fact that negotia-
tons with Montenegro have ceased.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-13

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretioas Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay. loss OF manhood, etc. I will
send recipe that will cure You, FREE OF
CHARGE, This great remedy was discovered
by missionary in South America Send a
self addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH r.
INMAS, Station ID, Bible Hsuse, New York
City.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-13

The Sun saysshe House Of Repre-
sentatives has right to adopt a resolu,
tion declaring that Hayes Is mot elected
President, and that the President of
the Senate ought aot to- declare him
elected. This would leave the title of
the Office open to be contested in the
courts, but the only trouble is that we
have not any longer Supreme Court.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-27
HEALTH OF PERRYsBURG.


Numerous instances might be related,
similar to that Of the poisoned we'll in
London, and other concealed nuisances
dangerous to health and life. Not unfre-
quently fatal disease maniiests itself In
some locality without any known cause,
decimating families and causing the sur
vivors to wonder at the mysterious ways OF
Providence. There is no mysteryor or Prov
idence in IT, Should they investigate, they
would in every instance find sufficient
natural cause to produce the calamitous
effects. And there is no more general
cause than that Of privy vaults. 1t Is
these which led, primarily, to the construc-
tion of city sewerage and water works. By
the former the filth, so far as practicable,
continually being produced in city is
conducted to safe distance beyond its
limits, and by the latter pure water is fur
nished for domestic purposes and for
cleansing the sewers. Were it not for these
our modern cities would be frequently Wis
tied by plaques, az were those OF the olden
times II would not be many years before
every we'll, IN city without sewers, would
be poisoned, the time being shortened or
prolonged by the character of the soil or
the density OF population.
The accumulated wealth Of cities can
construct systems of sewers and water
works, but in villages there are not means
sufficient to build them, and withal in n
level country like ours, the villages are
usually SO located as to render their con
struclon physically impracticable. Thus
while we are exposed to greater or less
degree to the same dangers, in this regard,
incident to cities, we cannot avail ourselves
Of the same means Of protection. Yet we
are not without remedy if we will but use
the means, abundantly provided by natures
without money and without price. A lit
tie care and thoughtfulness may be rcquir.
ed, but not penny's worth of expense
need necessarily be incurred And surely
we can affo-d to exercise little care and
perform trifle Of labor, ii we thereby pre-.
serve our health aud exempt ourselves
from smelling exceedingly disagreeable
oIor5.
Our close, clay soil holds water, When
wet, almost equal to an iron pot, and in
the warm season OF the year most OF oul
privy vaults emit stencil unspeakubly
offensive and sickcning. To breath such 4
fetid atmosphere, even without drinking
water poisoned by such a receptacle in IT.
vicinity, cannot be otherwise than deleteri
Gus to health and dangerous to life. How
| can they be avoided?
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-27
Improvements and general cleanir

improvement and general cleaning
up is now the order Of the day at the EK.
change Hotel. "wnL" is entitled to be
restricted I'd quail on toast for the next two
weeks for his skill as engineer and stone
mason.
The name Of the new insurance COM
pany under process of organization by the
farmers in the three adjoining townships,
is Limo City Mutual Fire Insurance So
ciety." They expect to complete the or
ganization and be ready for business short
ly with capital stock OF $4,000.
A weasel was discovered coming up
the hill, one day last week, and when in
front Of +. r. MILLER & Co.'S store il was
headed off by several persona, when 1t ran
into the store and has since made that its
home. II is becoming domesticated, IL
supposed to live on rats and for this rea-
son its acquaintance is cultivated.
Quite large number Of the young
ladies OF Perrysburg have secured schools
for the summer. Miss MABEL SMITH
closed her winter term beyond Stony
Ridge two weeks ago and will commence a
summer term at Walbridge one week from
next Monday. Miss EDITH DAY has Sc
cured the school at Stony Ridge and will
commence on next Monday. Miss IDA
HosHEL has taken up school at Grassy
Creek. Miss MINNIE GErz is teaching at
Mi,tonville
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-27
sENsInrE AnVICE-

You are fixed every day through the col
umns Of newspapers and BY your Druggists to
use something for Dyspepsia and Liver COM
plant that you know nothing about, yet yeu
get discouraged spending money with but little
success. Now to give you satisfactory proof
that GREES's AUGusT FLOWER will cure you Of
Dyspepsia aud Liver Complaint with all its
effects, such rs Sour Stomach Sick Headache,
Habitual Costiveness, Palpition Of the Heart
Heartburn, Water brash coming up Of food af-
ter eating low spirits, &C., we ask you TO go
to your Druggist, A. X. CHAAPYBr, and get a
Sample Bottle Of GREENS AUGUST FLOWER for
10 cents and try Il, or Regular Size for rs
ce nts, two doses will relieve you.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-27
-Hall,a Veretnble sicilinn Hair Rene,

Halls Vegetable Siciian Hair Renew
er has for many years occupied nn honora-
BILE place in the toilet Of American women
and has also obtained popularity in foreign
countries. This is because it does perform
what it promises. Its warnest friends are
those who have used it longest, and those
who sound its praise the loudest are those
who from actual experience and personal
trial have demonstrated that by its use
gray hair is restored to natural color, and
dry, harsh and wiry hair is made soft and
lustrous, thing of beauty and a matter OF
JOY and pride tothe wearer.-Sub-'SoiIer ana
Democrat Corinh, Mas.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-27

Clothing for AII..-only think of it !
Pants made to order for SIS, and a whole
suit for S25. When everything else Is 60
ing up, MABLEY is coming down. lie is
getting down to bottom facts and hard pan
in his new advertisement this week. Don't
fail to read it and nsk yourself if times arc
hard when a person can clothe himself
with so small nm amount Of money.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-27

BALLoU's MONTHLY MAGAziNE FOR May
There is m ucn in the May number Of Ballnu's
Magazine to attract all classes ofreaders. The
illustrated articles are fresh and very interest
ing, the stories first class, the poetry good and
the wit aud fun by NJ Quad particularly laugh
able, there being three pages of the later hu'
rnorist, and he has taken much trouble to make
his department entertaining and acceptable,
BAnou's Magazine is one OF the most entertain
ing serials in the country. and at the same tim,
the cheapest, being only 81 so per year, or i:
cents single copies. post paid and is well knowr
in every part of tue Union.