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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-12-07
THE FISHERIES AWARD.

The Fishery Commission, sitting at
Halifax, Nova Scotia, has decided atl-
versely to the United States, and voted
an award to Great Britain of $5, 500, 600.
Reference has occasionally been made
to the matter, but the generality of
Americans are totally ignorant of any
disagreement with England on this or
any other point. The Canada or New
foundland fisheries always have been
the subject Of treaties, and treaties are
famous for giving satisfaction to neither
side. In this case, it appears that by
the treaty of Washington in 1871, the
fisheries Of both countries were thrown
open reciprocally, but rs Great Britain
claimed that the privileges she accorded
were of greater value than those she
received OF us, the dispute was referred
to a commission, to be composed of a
representative from each country and
a third from Austria. Sir A. T.. Gait
appeared for England, Judge L. II.
Kellogg for the United States, and NJ.
De Forse for the neutral power. On
the part of Great Britain it was claimed
before the commission that the privi-
lege of fishing in American waters is
worthless, and 81, ,OOO, 900 was asked for
as compensation for the use of the
Canadian inshore fisheries, and g.
28O,OOO for those ON the Newfoundland
coast. The Austrian commissioner
sided with England, and the award was
fixed as above, the sum to be paid
within one year. Judge Kellogg, the
American commissioner, dissented. II
we follow England's example IN the
Alabama claims case, we have only to
acquiesce and pay up promptly.
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Gen. Noyes made another speech, in
which he spoke briefly of the war Of
secession, Of the brilliant. career Of Gen.
Grant, and OF the pleasure which he
found in welcoming him to Paris. al j..
"This silent Genaral,' said he, tshas
commanded eleven hundred thousand
men. This great statesman has been
elected by forty-four milliosss of his fell:
low citizens, and he has now come to
this beautiful capital to repose himself
after life Of devOurlng activity.
Gentlemen, let us drink the health Of
Gen. Grant!" ga p -'' ,,,s.f
Everybody raised his empty wine
glass to his lips, Attempted feeble
hurrah, aud then sat down again. The
buffers had been driven out by the
singers. ia aaa
Gen. Grant majestics,lly arose., and,
in the midst Of profound silence, ut
tered the following words, which we
reproduce verbatim: ;.alss
HLadtes and Rentlemen, I am very
pleased to see you. I am really very
happy to find myself among you. 1
hope that all the strangers who arc In
Paris at this moment are entertained
as l, yam. Since I have been here l
have met several illustrious French
personages, and I am able to announce
that their cordial words were addressed
quite ~ much to the nation 10 which
l belong as to the statesman Of whom
you have heard Gen. Noyes speak"
So saying, the General sat down aud
called for u cigar. .,,,!s.-t., 5,.,., s.,Ifit,
Gen. Noyes then arose, aud flourish
ing u big roll Of paper, upon which
were written the names Of the numer-
'ous orators who were expected to make
speeches, he beat the measure while
the italian vocsAlists sang u comic song
which made everybody laugh, and for
an instant brought II smile to the i'm
passive features Of the silent General.
1t was midnight when L left the TIA
BILE. The American orators were still
speaking. ..-.. .,ss ... -....,.-.. f,.sa.
The banquet hall was half empty,
and the General was smoking an enor-
NOUS cigar and casting glances Of en-
treaty at n young blond orator who
was mouthing his sentences with des-
perate energy. .rss .gr.. Wy a.,
l left the banquet hall asking myself
what honor these people did the brave
Yankee by forcing him to eat wretch
ed dinner in the presence Of three hum
dred persons and three Italian vocalists.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-12-07

The Cincinnati Times recalls the fact
that the sslast time the Democrats had
majority in the Senate was on the
3rd of March, 1861, when Vice Presi-
dent Breckenridge made the announce
ment of the result of a vote on going
into an executive session, similar to
that made by Vice President Wheeler
ON Wednesday. The only Senator who
voted then who voted Wednesday was
Mr.. Anthony, OF Rhode Island. Mr..
Hamlin had been Il member OF that
Congress, but he had resigned on the
18th of January preceding having been
elected Vice President, and Mr.. Lot
NJ. Morrill, had been elected in his
place.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-12-07

Some Confederate bonds and notes,
assets Of the bankrupt Bank Of North
Carolina, were sold at auction In Raj
eigh on the 18th inst. One man paid
IS 20 for $1OO, 900 OF treasury notes and
- 40 for 100000 in bonds. Another
bought 1882 900 worth of the notes for
81 80, and 1923 900 North Carolina war
bonds for $40. One lot of unsigned
notes were sold for 80 rs.
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The steady manner in which the
Mississippi river has washed away and
is washing sundry and various towns
and landings or left them inland, is
specially noted by the Natchez Zele-
phone. st. Joseph and Rodney have
been left inland; Waterproof is being
chased toward the Tensas; Wick burg is
left in a lake; Delta will soon be wash
ed away; cutoff has been made at
Grand Gulf, aud in another season Port
Gibson and Claiborne county will have
no landing.
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DIR. =. e.. Murphy,

FFEKS his professional services to the
~ citizens Of the town and country sur
rounding. He may be found when not pro-
tessionally engaged, either At his office
corner OF Grand and Wood streets, on bank
OF the river, or at his residence in rear Of
The OuachitA House.
August "a, 1877. Vs-n4l
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OenthstFy.

HR.S.L. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
IL 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.
Utfice Mt residence on Jackson street, near
the Female Academy, Monroe. La.
v7-marl6:ly
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TAL8oT sTIILMAS'
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MONROE, LA.

MONROE, LA. ..
Will practice in the Parish and District
Courts Of North Louisiana. Will attend
these courts in person.
win give special attention to Land Once
matters connected with the Land Office at
Monroe.
viii give to all business immediate at
teution and abundant care.
Will answer all communications with the
least possible delay.
August 10, 1877. ~
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H.wILLIs RICHARDSON. RoB'T RICHARDSON.
h. w. Il H. Richardson.
I.rORNEYS AT Law, Monroe, La,
II practice in all the Parishes OF North
I.nuisiana, in the Supreme Court at Monroe,
the, Federal Courts, aud in the Land Office
department of the General Government.
June ~, 1872. 4O-tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-12-07
CONFEDERATE COFFEE.
How IL Was Made And Nweetcned-
l Cookery Book Recipes.

How IL was Made And Awoetcmed--
l Cookery Book Recipes. E.-f
Mrs. NJ. P. Handy In Philadelphia Times.
Rye coffee, with the coffee left out,
was the Confederate breakfast drink,
and when sweetencd with sorghum was
u dose to be remembered. Cane sugar,
though it brought high prices and was
regarded AS u luxury In the last days
of the COnfederacy, was always to be
had in plenty for those who could buy
it. Sorghum, however, was the sweet
ening best known aud cheapest In
Confederate times. Every planter cul-
tivated 1t; every owner of even a few
acres had at least one of those acres set
in sorghum cane. HOusekeepcrs rung
the changes on it in every possible
form. Sorghum cake, sorghum pudd-
ing with sorghum sauce, sorghum pics
all these and more were on their bills
Of fare. Preserves were put up with 1t,
and the syrup Itself was II standard ar
tfcle OF food on most Southern tables.
Indeed, 1t Is scarcely too much to say
| that the hardy Chinese sugar-canS was
one Of the pillars of the Confetleracy,
| inasmuch as 1t became II staple article
Of food at II time whom food was scarce
and famine seemed to draw near.
The list of recipes in a Confederate
cookery book reads oddly enough.
"Yeast from dried apples" s'ditto from
life everlasting; - "calves' foot Jelly
without wine or lemons" brandy and
| vinegar being the substitutes; "ilard
candles without wax and "Confed-
cherry glue dissolved in vinegar, are
| among those which remember.-
Juvenile Confederates had few sweet
| meats or candies, and one of our house.
hold trials was that we could never
coax sorghum into anything like taffy
"A thick jeIIy-lfke syrup was the
nearest approach thereto of which it
was susceptible. Red pepper and
mustard were made ut home in plenty
from homegrown mustard seed and
cayenne peppers. The mustard was
beaten in mortar, or ground in spice
mill, with comparative ease; but the
preparation of the pepper was trying
time for the household. First strung
and dried in the sun then, to make
sure, dried again in the oven the pods
were rubbed into powder with heavy
| wooden pesties in a wooden trough,
| and run through n sieve. This sufficcd
tor ordinary purposes, but for the cas-
ters the product was again dried,
pounded and sifted. The work was
done in an outhouse by veiled women,
but Il general atmosphere of snccZing
and weeping always accompanied the
pepper making. Black peppcr-to be
had only in small quantitics-rose
steadily in price throughout the war,
until in April, 1865, was sold for $500
a pound, an amount equal, at the scale
afterward fixed for Confederate money
values, to more than 81 in gold.
A stauZa with "A moral:
If you gently touch the nettle
1t will sting you for your pains;
Grasp IT. Like man of mettle,
| Soft as silk it then remains.
Louis A. Cooley retired from the
Lady's Book last month. He has pub.
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Dr. A. y. AholsArs.
.MONROE, la,

81 NIOISnDIL, A<AsS
0FFEtS his professional services to the
~ citizens OF Monroe. Office in his Drug
Store ON DeSiard street.
September "a, 1873. ly.
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Dr.. I'kaOs, 4. Ably,

HEFICE on DeSiard street, ut the inter
~ section OF First, III the rear room OF
building formerly occupied by a. j..
Keller
January s, 1876, ly
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JNO. II. STONE.
FRANZ y SCUBBs.
StlRhlSn Il stone,

A. ITORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La
IA Office in Henry kinderilann's bIilt
ing, upstairs, on DeSiard street. -.
O:LODer 2. 1874. u.
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AT THIS OFFICE.
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Dr. R. C. 8trOther,

0EFERS his services to the citizens OF
~ Monroe and vicinity. Oihce: Corner
OI Grand and Wood streets, on bank OF the
river. August "a, 1877. vS-h4l
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-12-07

Louis A. Cooley retired from the
Lady's Book last month. He has pub
lished it for nearly fifty years.
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a stanZa with q moral !:

If you gently touch the nettle
II will sting you for your pains
Grasp it. Like Il man of nettlc,
Soft as silk it then remains,
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
ROht. j. CALDWELL,
r AWYER, MONROE, LA. -
IL Jan. %, 1873. 1871

X. COBB. A. Il. 0UNB1s
Cobb Il &unby,
A TrORNEYS AT LAW, MONROE, LA.
IA Aug. 2, 1873, Al tt.
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1. ID. White.

1. ID. White.
TTORNEY AT LAW,
"A AZ PINE ST., Sr. LOUIS. MO.
~ Purchases attended to tree OF charge.
St. Louis, July l, 1876. 1y.
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Dr.. WIN. 1onAel

enNENDERS his services a. Physician and
surgeon, to the public. Hecan be found
upon his plantation, four miles below Mon
roe, March IL, 1874. 25-ly
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1Of ono year.
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for in Advance.
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r AWYER, MONROE, LA.
IL Jan. 25. 1873. 1871
X, q. COBB. A. 4. dUNBY.
Cobb Il 6unby,
A TrORNEYs AT LAW, MONROE, Ia.
IA Aug. 2, 1873, Al tt.
DR. WIN. 1onAol
ruNENDERs his services as Physieian and
Il Surgeon, to the public. He can pc found
roe. March II, 1874. 25-ly
L. ID. White.
TrORNEY AT LAW,
Purchases attended to tree OF charge.
St. Louis, July l, 1876. 1y.
Dr. Rs. C. 8trOther,
OFFERS his services to the citizens Of
~ Monroe and vicinity. Otice: Corner
oi Grand and Wood streets, on bank OF the
river. August "A, 1877. vs-n4l
FRANZ sCUBBs. JNO. II. STONE.
StsablsH Il stone, .-naI
4 ITORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
"A Ottice in Henry kinderIlann's build
ing, upstairs, on DeSiard street, -
October 2. 1874. u. "
DIR. TtOs, \. Ably,
MONROE, La, H.
HEFICE on DeSiartl street, ut the inter
~ section OF First, i'll the rear room OF
Duil,iinx formerly occupied by a. j..
January s, 1876, ly
lDr. A. II. AhOlArs.
MONROE, La,
OEFEKs his professional services to the
~ citizens Of Monroe. Office in his Drug
Store ON Desiard street.
September -, 1879. ly.
lDr. y. q. Murphy,
~ FFEKS his professional services to the
~ citizens Of the town and country sur
iessionaily engaged, either at his cftice
corner OF arand and Wood streets, on bank
1h she segss Il House. s rear
August "A, 1877. Vs-n4l
H.wILLIs RICHARDSON. RoB'T RICHARDSON.
h. w. Il R. ESicharslson.
T~rORNEYS AT Law, Monroe, La.
n practice in all the Parishes OF North
IDuisiana, in the Supreme Court at Monroe
department OF the General Government.
June ~, 1872. 4O-tf
Deattstry.
DR,S.L. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
~ offers his professional SERVICES to the
years in the practice, he feels confident O
giving satisfaction in al branches OF M M
Office ut residence on Jackson street, neal
the Female Academy, Monroe: Ia.
TALBOT sTILLMAN'
ATTORNEY AT LAW, E,
MONROE, LA. ....
Will practice in the Parish and District
win give special attention to Land Ohcl
matters connected with the Land Office n
viii give to all business immediate at
teution and abundant care.
Will answer all communications with the
least possible delay.
August 10, 1877. ~
JOB PRINTING
NEATLY EXECUTED
AT THIS OFFICE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-22
PILOTS.


Our amiable fellow citizen, Mr.. G. w. Blunt
has been explaining tie duties of pilots, and
in the course of a conversation with one OF
our reporters, the substance OF which was
published in THE TRIBUNE yesterday, he
remarked that the Danish law allowed q
delinquent pilot to be keel-haued as many as
three times, while the law of Oleron allowed
"the master to strike off the head OF pilot
elf he lost or even periled his ship, provided
"he could not pay for her." We doubt
whether any of the pilots who cruise outside
of Sandy Hook would be able, at days
notice, to pay for the Rusland or the Anne
roue. and hence Mr.. Blunt's suggestion has II
hideous sort of practically which we have
not always observed in his public utterances.
The ancient code of OlerOn lies at the foun-
dation of the modern Law Merchant; it may
be that Mr.. Blunt has forgotten that it Is not
now in force in It's full extent.
Without resorting however to the frightful
remedies proposed by Mr. Blunt, the Pilot
Commissioners ought TO take steps to subject
their pilots to much more rigorous discipline
than they now seem to think necessary. They
declare that they cannot bring the men to
trial until complaints have been made by the
owners or commanders of the wrecked vessels.
In the two cases which have recently attracted
so much attention the captains were still In
charge of their ships, both actually and tech
nicIly, Mt tie time of the disaster, and they
are thus declared perhaps from lodging any
accusation against the pilots. But it is stated
that both on the Amtrique and on the Rus
land the pilot was applied to for advice, and
that he concurrcd entirely in the course the
captain was taking The fact that at the time
of giving this advice he had not assumed the
full responsibility of the command does
not relieve him of the imputation of reckless
ness or ignorance, and it ought to be in the
mower OF the Commissioners to order search
ing investigation. If the laws as they stand
do not give them this power, let them ask
that the laws be amended. The reputation OF
New York pilots is too important to the COM
mercc of the port to be triled with. So far "a
the stranding of the two steamships affects the
interests of the public it makes no difference
whether the vessels were driven ashore under
the pilots command or only by the pilots adj
vice. If these men are really Innocent OF all
responsibility, moral and legal their innocence
ought to be made clear, both for their sakes
and for the assurance of the mercantile and
travelling public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-22
THE kEYT HOISE.

Leading Democrats, who are anxious about
the organization of the next House, are I'M
derstood to be making assiduous court to the
Southern members. 1t is suspected, and by
some Democratic journals it is asserted with
frantic emphasis, that the Administration has
already secured enough support from Southern
Democrats to insure the election of a Speaker.
Whether this is wholly or partially true, it is
certain that there is a very remarkable alarm
in Democratic circles about that very vote
which has hitherto been regarded as most
surely Democratic Beneath so much smoke
there may be some fire.
The Northern Democrat is troubled because
he knows that there Is the best possible reason
for change of policy on the part OF Southern
members. Ever slnce the war ended, the
Northern Democrat has been using the South
em Democracy as his tool. 1t has been weary
work, this voting for candidates who had no
strength worth mentioning in their own sec
ton, but Southern men, with more patience
than judgment. have kept at it for twelve long
wears. At any time since 1865 the Republic
can party would have ceased to exist if the
Democratic opposition had been withdrawn;
new issues would have secured attention; new
have occurred and the Southern whites, if al
lied in part with one and in part with the other
party. would have gained all the influence
to which their ability entities them in
event of the success of either. They have
chosen a different course. They have kept
alive the war party at the North by concen-
trating their votes soldly i'll favor of the
anti-war party. Republican leaders have been
irresistible because Northern COpperheads were
continually backed by the men who supported
the rebellion. At every election the people OF
the North have been compelled to sustain the
Republican party or else to give the power,
as they believed to an alliance of Northern
COpperheads with Southern rebels In the
main, Southern men themselves are RESPONSE
bic for this state of things. They could have
put an end to it at any time by dividing their
votes-by refusing to the Northern Copper
heads the solid support upon which they
counted.
We do not forget that the course OF the Re-
publican party has often been such as to repel
Southern men. But even this is in great part
the result of the hostile attitude of the South.
At every emergency there has been strong
body of Republicans who urged more gener-
GUS policy. But they have been defeated again
and again, because Southern men OF strength
had done nothing to win the confidence of
Northern Republicans, but had continued to
give comtenance to those who defended Sc
cession and tried to make the war failure.
The policy which President Hayes announces
has this peculiar merit-that 1t takes away all
pretext for hostility on the part of Southern
men of the better class. If they choose, he
makes it easy for them to come to his sup
port without sacrifice of self-respect or stand
ing at home So much he has power to do.
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