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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-08-10
WHO SHALL DEClDEy

Referring to the decision of the Su-
preme Court, ut its recent session in this
city, decreeing that the Democratic con-
testants in Latourche parish were en-
titled to the offices to which they were
elected, the Attakapas Register says:
The decision not only elects the DEM
Ocr,atic contestants named, but two
Representatives, Messrs Biliieu and
Harang, while it puts in question the
election Of II. 5. Cage to the State Sem
ate and gives majority in the parish
to j. H. Acklen, tor Congress third
district. x
The Register seems to forget that
each house Of the Legislature and OF
Congress is the judge of the election
and qualifications of its own members,
aud not this or that Court. The House
Of Representatives, we believe has
finally passed upon the contest Of Bill
lieu and Harang, by turning both those
gentlemen out, and seating their Rsdi-
cal contestants. Can the House go
back ON this decision? Can it repeal
Joint Resolution No. 50, which guar
antees amnesty for past "political con-
duct ?"
1t is not improbable that several
knotty questions will confront the Gen
eral Assembly at its next sesion-the
one noticed among the balance.
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CHERIFF'S SALE.
Jacob Levy & Co.
VS.. No. l6l
Henry King r.

Jacob Levy q Co. ] State Of LOUISIANA,
VS.. No. 16l 7 Parish of Ouachita
Henry King, Jr. } Magistrates Court
By virtue of a fl. ia. issued from Mag
istrate's Court in aud for Third ward, par
ish and State aforesaid, have seized and
will offer for sale at the Courthouse door,
within legal hours, on
Saturday, the llth day of August, 1877,
the following described property, to-vit:
One Hall Safe one lot Castings, thirty
pieces more OR less; one large Wash Pot
one lot Lamp Chimneys, fifty, mors or less;
eleven Glass Globes.
Seized as the property Of Henry King, IT.,
and will be sold to satisfy said Fl. fa and
costs. :
Terms of sale, cash, with the benefit of
appraisement. T. p. RICHARDSON,
st Sheriff.
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We call the attention Ut Major Hear
sey, editor of the New Orleans Demo-
crat, to the persistent lack of profess
sional courtesy shown by the news edi-
tors of the Democrat toward the TELE-
GRAPH. We have playfully alluded
10 this matter more than once, but
suppose the news editor suppressed the
hint even while he laid violent hands
upon our news. In the Democrat OF
the 7th we find at least three items OF
news appropriated, as usual, from our
paper without the courtesy of ac-
acknowledgement. But Of this we should
not complain in view Of the past, and
would not, did not the same issue OF
the Democrat contain half-a-column Of
solid BREWER giving the syllabus Of two
important decisions of the Supreme
Court, every word Of which was taken
from this paper and prepared with con-
siderable labor, but copied by the Dem
terat without credit. The TELEGRAPH
is the only paper in the State which
has regularly supplied its readers, for
ten years, with abstracts OF the Supreme
Court decisions, and this writer knows
the mental labor and research the work
costs. 1t is, therefore, with some feel
ing we call Major Hearsey's attention
to this lack Of professional courtesy,
which we do with the better grace be-
cause we have invariably shown the
Democrat ALI the consideration due
from one journal to another, as we en-
deavor to do with all other exchanges
on our list, great or small-little coun-
try weeklies, or mammoth metropoli-
tan dailies.
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publican party. is dead, and the Democ-
racy survives, simply because the laws
Of "nature aud OF natures God" 1t is
tittest; and being such, it is good
enough for all without any "new
party. ''-NxtcHtiE0ches Hnditsttor.
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therefore, stronger central govern
ment is needed. This will be the
slogan Of the Centralizers, and it will
be no easy s'strike'' against the invio-
liability Of States rights, to meet.
A nd this is where the strikers have
struck the South and the Constitution,
and have made Labor more dependent
upon Capital than ever and many
freeman q doubtful supporter of Con-
federated Government. The strike is
not at an end. Win 1t be Commune,
or King
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The Franklin Sun of the Bird announ-
]. F. Griffing, u very worthy citizen
of franklin parish and a worthy men,
Der of the editorial fraternity.
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HAYES ADMINISTRATION.

Major II. J. Hearsey, editor of the
lows to his paper from Washington,
giving his impressions of the President
gained by observation at the White
House:
Mr.. Hayes seems fully equal to the
task of reconcfling the people to Ills
administration, created as it was by
fraud. The iusolence of office which
characterized every department of the
government, from the ushers to the
secretary, under Grant have disappear
cd. Now tbs. huMbIest citizen may
approach the officials Oi the government
the President himself of re-
ceiving the kindtsst reception aud the
most courteous consideration. The
whole character of the government has
been changed. Whether you approach
MIR. Hayes or one of the Cabinet, or any
Of the subordinates, YOU are made to
feel that you are u citizen Of a republic,
and that the officials Of the government
are the chosen servants of the public
interests. If devotion to the material
interests Of every section of the country
and uniform courtesy can pOpularize
this administration, it will he popular
lied.
I think the object of Mr.. Hayes is to
bring rs many Southern people in con-
tact with himself and his Cabinet as
possible, and to impress them favor
ably. You may see how great popu-
larizing movement this is. The Presi-
dent is himself u gentleman of far more
than ordinary social attractions, and
all the members of his Cabinet are men
of elegance and culture. Every South
ern man that meets them is agreeably
impressed, and accordingly becomes
among his friends, associates and class,
a eulogist of the President, if not Of the
Louisiana Returning Board and the
Electoral Commissions.
Professor Tees weather probabilities
for the entire month of August are as
follows:
3-Heavy rain and storms.
3 to Fair.
Ito 1O-Severe storms.
10 to l3-Clear.
ID to I6-Threatening storms.
l6 to lS-Clear.
1S to 24-Cloudy and liable to frosts
north of 10th parallel.
25 to 2S-Threatening weather and
rains.
% to 3l-Cloudy and rain storms.
The warmest days will be the I'd, 9th,
18th, Goth, Goth and 3Oth; the coolest,
the 4th, 18th, 10th aud 22d.
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the following claims, which were al
lowed by
ORDINANCE NO. 329.
feeLatiUe to claims.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council Of Monroe, That the fol-
lowing claims he allowed:
l. Richard Fullal1,, for digging
graves for paupers to oath July. $50 90
2. IT, .I.arkin, for maintenance
City prisoners from July 9th to
3. w. N. Potts, District Attor-
ney's fees in criminal cases to
July &, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 90
4. H. Miller, for hauling off
dead carcasses. ................ ......... 3 rs
s. F. A. Halt, J. p. fees in
criminal case before his court,
June q, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
6. q. w. McFee, medicines
furnished paupers, order Mayor. 81 90
z. J. g. Sanders, merchandise
furnished paupers from May 18th
to July Is, 1877, order Mayor...... As
s. Il. p. Richardson, Sheriff,
| for transporting prisoners tOState
penitentiary.. ............... 81 SO
9. HI. O'Kelly, provisions fur
| nished Paupers, order Mayor,
from July 18th to 3lst. l6 Is
10. Steamer John HI. Hanna,
for passage paupers from city,. 25 90
IL. T. J. Larkin, for provisions
and nurse furnished paupers,
| August 1, 1871. rs
II. VIM. Wilson, for three
| days attendance on smallpox
D0tient. .--.--- z IN
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days attendance on smallpox
Approved. FIR. ENDOM, Mayor.
A petition from Pelican Fire Co.,
No. j, was received, and on motion
laid over till next meeting.
Mr.. Conner, ON motion, presented
the following ordinance, which was
adopted unanimously
ORDINANCE NO. $50.
Relative to Ponder Magazine.
An Ordinance granting to Sholars Il
Key permission to erect u powder
magazine.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Monroe, That Sh0lars
& Key are hereby granted permission
to erect fire-proof powder magazine
on Manassas street, being on the upper
line of the lot OF ground now used by
Il. N. Conner rs a brick yard, near the
eastern line OF the City Cemetery OF
Monroe, La.
Approved. FIR. ENDoM, Mayor.
On motion of Mr.. Conner, an ordi-
nance relative to the establish ment of
tree public schools in the city was pre-
scented and laid over until next meet
ing. .,r.. -.-.
The bids for erecting a hospital were
received and opened, and the contract
awarded to J. Gerspach, he being the
lowest bidder, and the following ordi-
nance adopted thereon:
ORDINANCE NO. 33l.
Relative to Pest House,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Monroe, That the sum
of one hundred and seventeen 5000
dollars be appropriated out of the
treasury for the purpose of erecting q
hospital for the city,
Approved. FIR. ENDOM, Mayor.
Mr.. O'Kelly moved that the action
of the Mayor and City Council in re-
gard to executing the judgment OF the
Supreme Court in the case of the fire
district be postponed for six months.
The vote being called thereon re-
suited rs follows: Ayes -O'Kelly,
McKee,. Nays - Hoffman,, Conner,
Gerspach, Bird, Harvey.
Approved. FIR. ENDoNI, Mayor.
The BOARD then adjourned until the
next regular meeting.
FIR. ENDoNl, Mayor.
o. ID. STILLMAN, Secretary.
Sexton's Report for Month Of July.
MONROE, La, July 81, 1877.
To the Mayor and City Council of the
City of MonrOe-There has been in-
tered tho following named persons:
July tom Williams, coIored, age
55 years, bilious fever.
l2th-Mr. Coles child, age years,
overdose of medicine.
14th-William Jones, colored, age 60
years, consumption.
16th-Coleman, colored, age SO years,
small pox.
1sth-Aunt Cloey, colored, age rs, |
old age.
Ath-Martha Brown, coloret1, age |
years, pneumonia.
3lst-Frank Murrey, colored, age =
years, teething.
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD FULLAM, Sexton.
Parish and City Scrip for sale by |
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CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

OFFICIAL.
MAYORS OFFICE, CITY OF MONROE,
August 2, 1877.
The Council met pursuant TO call of
Mayor.
Present: F. Endom, Mayor; H.
O'Kelly, J. Hoffman, G. w. Melee,
T. N. Conner, J. Gerspach, s. Bird, A.
Harvey.
The minutes of May Sd, June 9TH,
July 9Th and 18th, were read and ap-
proved.
The Finance Committee approved
the following claims, which We're al
lowed by
NRnTNA NfSE Nh 900
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WAGONS!

old NEWSPAPERS
" FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE.
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State of Louisiana.
Parish of Ouachita,
MaCiStrate's Court
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way SHARES are not half SO comment In
American stocks, and State securities
are Inactive. The only securities NOE
firm ore the bonds Of the United States /!
We contemplate this feature .ot the
tsstrike'' with sorrow. We have been
taught and have held that there is
power in the States, whom acting under
local self-government, to maintain
peace and order within their respec-
tive limits; but the force of the recent
turbulent demonstrations seems to
have hit heaviest upon the efficiency of
State governments-iemol West
Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Illinois and Indiana-and to have
raised high the horn of the Federal
Government. Thus we see that what
Governors and divisions of militia could
not accomplish in REFRESHING lawless
rioters, one or two companies of "reg-
ulars," aided by the "boss of !, section"
could easily effect. What five, six, aye
seven large States could not do, n postal
route agent aud u Federal captain with a
few bayonets had no trouble whatever to
achieve. The States were poweriess-
the Federal troops were all-powerful.
The logical Inference might depend
npon other questions and causes, but
the political Inference viii be that the
States are too weak to enfoxce law and
protect the "Nation's' highways, and,
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Parish and City Scrip for sale by
Sholars & Key.
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fund as it is, it affords enough revenue
to justify starting the school, BY the
LIST July 1873, in time to pay the sala-
ries OF the professors for the first session,
there would be due on said fund three
semi-annual miscellaneous of interest,
amounting to $40, 5000. This alone
would pay eight or nine professors.
The supervisors also have control OF
property in Rapides and st. Bernard
parishes which will produce consider
able revenue. They also have large
quantity of personal property in Baton
Rouge, including models, apparatus,
specimens, college furniture, and a
select libeary of 10000 volumes. For
the first year, therefore, no expense
need be incurred for outfit and ma
terials.
With this statement of facts, it is
hard to understand why the college
should not be put in active operation
in October next. We are in urgent
need of such an institution. We cam
not afford to wait longer for the COM
mencement of its advantages. 1t is of
moment to our people that
this splendid opportunity for liberal in
education should not be longer
neglected aud that the funds granted
by Congress should not lie idle or be
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Ar1lcffsyiAIc.

The health of this community for
the past six weeks has been very dc
plorable. Every body, old and young,
seem to be suffering with some all
ment.
Miss Martha Z. Hoguc died the
10th inst at the residence Of her I'M
Gle, Mr.. Sol Hogue, Of consumption.
We regret the departure Of our es-
teemed fellow citizen, DR.. +. NJ Trip
petit, who has located in Eiyesyillc,
Marion county. We wish the Doc
tor good success in his new field
DIR. j. 7. Clayton has located in our
village and is prepared to accommo-
date those who are in need Of medi-
cal aid.
DR.. Jacobs has located here. He
comes as the partner Of DR.. Howell.
Judging from the number of NJ.
DIS located in this community, out
siders may presume that we are an
unhealthy people.
A dwelling owned by the widow
Hawkins and occupied by Dir. Levi
Smith, took fire few nights ago, and,
had it not been for some one passing,
the house would doubtless have been
consumed, as Mr.. S. and his family
had retired and were unconscious Of
the ravages the flames were making.
Mr.. S. was aroused barely in time to
save the building and thus save an
other catastrophe by fire.
Mr.. Sol Howell, the 'sower-sced
man," is at present confined with the
humps.
The prospect for wheat crop nev
er looked better in this section.
Truly yours, dc.
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Vaudeville.

While the warm showers of Spring
are falling causing the bladesof grass
to shoot up and the trees to put forth
their green buds, thought / could
not spend few moments more profit
ably than by giving you the news of
this part of the country.
The people Of this community were
enlivened by sermon delivered by
Rev. Price, at Bethel church, on Sab
bath last. He has been assigned his
field of labor on the Monongalia Cir
cult, M. E. Church. Mr.. Price preach
es well for a young man and we hope
he will have success the ensuing year.
Mr.. Lee, young gentleman from
Michigan, is visiting relatives in THIS
vicinity; Miss Swisher, of Harrisoa
county, is also visiting friends.
The Teachers Institute is still liv-
ing, but not as well attended rs
we would like to see it, We h;.t. a
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Personal.

n. n. Hoffman, of the Post, has
just returned from trip to Wheeling.
Dr.. Brock is still weak and is suf-
fering from the effect of his late i'll
ness.
Hon. f. G. Brooke, of White Hall,
Montana, has our thanks FOL late
Helena papers.
Mrs. o. n. Ollie has been quite i'll
for several days. We are sorry to say
at last accounts she was not improv-
ing.
Miss Lizzie Fleming, who has been
visiting friends here for several weeks
has returned to her home in Pitts
burgh.
DIR. j. A. Cox, of Masontown, Pres
ton county, called to see us last week.
Jim is becoming one of Preston's sol
id men. Success to him.
Mr.. Henry Zoller, of the firm of
Zoller d Little, Baltimore, was in
town last week. Mr.. y. is a son lin
law of DIR. Jos. A. McLane.
I. Perry Jacobs Esq, of New Mar
tinsyille, ". Va, is in town. Perry
is one Of the Morgantown boys who
is making his mark in the world. He
left here about Is months since, and
located in Wetzel, where he has built
up fair practice in his profession.
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From the number of complaints we
have heard recently about lost letters,
we are inclined to believe that there
is a screw loose somewhere in the
mail transportation machinery. We
think it would be well if the Post
Office authorities would reinstate Mr..
I. p. Shallcross of Wheeling in the
position of detective from which he
was removed without cause, unless it
was that he was too efficient, in bring
ing offenders to justice, in order that
there Irregularities may be corrected.
We hope the proper authorities will
look into this matter and tighten up
the screws, so that writers of letters
will have some assurance that when
they deposit a letter in the Postofice,
it will reach it's destination.
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County Court.

The next term of this Court, which
only has jurisdiction to try road cases
ard attend to the police and fiscal bust
ness of the county, commences on Mons
day, the 9TH of May next. 'Manlifl
Hayes, president, and Silas Taught
and Harvey Staggers will compose the
court. Our readers should recollect
that this is not the levy court. which
is held on the LIST Monday in August,
when all the justices are summoned to
be present.
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UNIVERSITY LOCALS.

The Alumni of the University
number forty three.
A large leak sprung in the college
roof during the last rain.
Scene in Morgantown store. Prep
enters and asks fer a base ball.
Small boy behind the counter chips
in-''Wc have no base-balls, but we
have lots Of toySeS.
Young lady to Senior:-"Do you
think that is innocence2' Witty
Senior:-sIn no sense Miss.
Facinating damsel, with a twink
lie in her eye, to Mr., who adores
her:-"Don't You think this is SOP
Mir, looking innocently and low
ingly into her eves:-"Yes, it is"
She, archly:-"Well l don't think
so.
IT is rather amusing, when a Sen
ior brings his girl to church and after
having succeeded in finding a seat,
looks around only to find her comfor-
tably seated in another quarter of the
church, patiently awaiting the ter
mination Of his wild goose chase"
Two badly scared Props might
have been observed ON Walnut street
Sunday night after church. They
had met the Holy one from "Jerusa-
lem and not having seen or heard of
him before mistook him for the Der
IL and were thereby much intimidat
ed.
A Senior and q Junior were pass
ing the Jail the other day, when the
Junior tried to be witty at the ex-
pense of his friend. "You see that
building" qnoth he pointing to the
jail, .'now where would You be if the
law were allowed to take its courseY
walking alone" cody responded the
Senior.
A new student who was enjoying
stroll down past the Seminary the
other evening observed the patent
tops on the chimneys of the same and
wanted to know of friend, if the
Seminary folks kept their fruit up
there in them jars"
A Prep, who has lately been study
ing latin promises to make an excel
lent philologist. The following is
the manner in which he accounts for
and ascribes meaning to the word
restaurant" -''its from the latin res
"a thing, and taugus-a bull-there-
fore it means bully thing"
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The farmers in this section are
planting their Spring crops, especial
ly preparing large amount Of corn
ground, thereby making the prospect
Of 'roastin' ears" very fattering.
A literary society has been organ
lied at Cold Spring, which bids fair
TO be successful. This is something
that has long been needed in this
community.
Rev. S. Steele will hold a quarterly
meeting at Arnettsville, May 9th and
9Th.
There have been several cases of
scarlet fever in this vicinity. VIM. III.
Arnett and two or three Of his fami-
ly, a daughter of Eliza Arnett and ID.
B. Snider have ali been afflicted with
this disease. Some Of them have
nearly recovered. The others are on
the mend.
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BALTIMORE wARsxEr.

BEEF CATTLE
Very Isst on sale this week. .5Ita6l cts
Generally rated first quality ..5dtf53 g
Medium or good fair quality. HOS q
Ordinary thin steers and oxen SltT4 q
General average Of market.... 5 =
Extreme range of prices. 3I(H6t /"
Most Of the sales are frem... ..4jGfJi o
Number in market from W. Va, II
Hoes. There has been q moderately
active market this week, with prices Ic
lower than last week. We quote best
butcher Hogs at 7lGa71 cts. peg tbs net,
the market closing quiet
uEEr.-Tse market for sheep hss
been little tirnler and more active this
week, aud in some few cases u trifle high
er, but gehcrally there has been lat little
Variation in figures recorded We quote
shearedat 4a54 cts, and wool Sheep (for
which the quotations are almost nemin>
al, there being but few in marl1et,) ut
lla6i cents per Id. gross.
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We find "The Ladies of the White
House, in FRANK LEsLIE's POPULAR
MONTHLY for April, succeeded in the
May number by "The Presidents at
Home,n by Benson j. LOSING, LII. d.
The article is illustrated with II fine en-
cravings, showing places of interest in
the history of our Presidents from v ash>
ington down. The May number is res
plete with choice literature, embracing
short stories, incidents of travel, anec-
dotes, poetry, art, science, etc. 1t has
some 70 illustrations among its 100 pages
concerning Benjamin franklin, Santia-
go de Cuba, Elephant Kapping III Cey>
Ion, Charcoal burning, etc, etc. 1t is in
deed up to its best standard. and well
worth its price-$2.5 so for one year. Send
to FRANK LESLIE, 537 Pearl street, New
York.