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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-11-02

A farming exchange informs us elbow
to tell bad eggs" When IAN egg Is bad
"A man doesn't want to tell it anything
he wants TO get right away from it
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-11-02

Georgia ia becoming celebrated as d
breeding ground for choice stock. Her
sheep and goats are being exported all
all over the country. ,s1- "a a.-0lt
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0mafhita Teiearaph.
MONROE, La, NovIsMBEK 2, 1877:
THE EFFECT OF A slbLYJoKE.


~ -s Charlottesville Chronicle.l .aljt.oal
Nearly century ago there lived in
the town. Of. Charlottesville yRuhg
man who played prominent part In
s.,ciety. circles He was an accomplish
ed dancer, dressed in fashionable style,
and was the central figure at balls ana
parties. Upon one of these festive cc-
casfons q Wax who was present attached
n bundle Of RAGS to: the coat tail OF the !
youth, and with this absurd appearance
to his otherwise fatiltieas apparel, ne
went thrsugh. the mazes of the dance
with tho beautiful bellies Of the dayt'i
When he discovered the trick that had
been played upon him, he was SO deep.
ly mortified, that he, ever .afteeWasda
eschewed society and lived the life Of q
hermit. -.Abald0ntng the. gay world
he betOok himself to q small building,
which stood on the site oflthei present
residence Of Mr.. James Doltn, and com.
menced the sale of whisky The door
of his den was fastened with u log chain,
and was never opened wider than was
necessary to admit the quart bottle Of
n thirsty customer" At first he bought
the liquor 'by the jug and retailed it by
the pint, but as business grew. brick he
the price of whisky got down to twenty
cents a gallon, he was enabled by his
rapid accommodations to I'LL his cell. .i.ila.
He lived thus for many years, never
leaving ttlepFeInises In day light kept
at the May term at the county, Il court,
when he would emerge from his dem
clothed In "a drab, swaliow-taitcd coat,
reaching nearly to the ground. and q
pair of leather breectea, walk to the
Courthouse, procure his license, and re-
turn to his hole. After night he WOULD
visit the pump near the ueourt-hQuse,
and some people said that on d.trki
nights he would extend his walks Into
the country Io .E.-aaiq ",iI i,-,s,pts
About fort years ago one rainy morn
ing, when II customer knocked at the
door of this. singular Individual, then
an old man, there was no response.
The door was forced open, and the
solitary occupant was found tOsbe dead
A committee Of citizens was appointed
to examine the premises! Tho cellar
was found well stored with liquor,
mellowed: by age, and beneath the
ground, buried in earthen crooks, $4,000
in specie were brought TO the surface!
Probably, witha prophetic, vision or
broken Cha riottesvi!ie banks, he was a
hard money man in the strictest sense
Of the word a .,ti 81 ~ ~ I'll
A big log Of wood, upon which. the
head of the miser rested, and a blanket,
covering his stifiened limbs, constituted
the furniture Of the Iniser's home. His
only ledger was II slate, upon which
was found a statement Sofithe amount.
Of cash on hand, which Tailed with the
contents Of the es.rthern jars. The
name of tt,t, old man was john Yeargen.
There are many Of our citizens VINO
remember him Welt, and whose mouths
water when they think OF the ,su perIor
liquid refreshments purchased for ~ a
gallon, through, the crack in the, piisef's
door. There were no MOtfett bells Il,
ring in Johnny Yeargen's time. d. 49,
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LURNITURIe STORE, TJl,no'I =.
.rT
AND FURNITURE REPAIRING.

The undersigned respectfully informs the
public that he has now on hand q we'll Sc
iected stock of OUtce and Household Ese,'ai-
ture, Wooden c00iss, Metallic Burial Cnskets,
Coffin trimmings such Handles, Plates,
Scre,Os, etc. Terms, Cash. Store on Grand
street, near the Courthouse.
-. J. l.. PETERS.
Monroe, La, March 1s. 1875. n26-tf
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HUNTING A Win HORSE.
IOHnalla lIerald.1

For several months Il band of wild
horses have been roaming over the
plains in the vicinity OF Pine Bluffs,
forty miles east Of here, drinking daily
Of the waters OF Lodge Pole creek, II
fine large stream near that place. The
leader Of the band is n large, elegantly
propOrtioned, jet black stallion, with
sweeping raven name and tail, fiery
eye, and majestic mien. ',. 40, ,
Five daysagoa party ofcattle hertlers
decided to give chase to this wild
monarch, of the boundless plain, and
mounting fresh and fleet steeds, set out
upon his trail. They had arranged for
frequent changes of animals, with the
view of keeping: him i'll that immediate
vicinity, and wearing him out by giving
him no rest. - d, 80. '..''.'7 -
The band of flyers was found, and
then began the long and 'artiuous
struggle beteen men used to the ways
of wild horses and cattle, skilled in
every device. Of 'scsatting ont" ''routld-
ing up" & e., and an untamed rover, Of
the plains, full ofsubtIe equine strategy,
of wonder. I'll speed and incalculable
nerve, "b.ttom'' and powers OF, endur-
nnce. ,,,.,,t..,t n. ~; .,,,f..i,, IN,
For five days and nights has the chase
continued. Several Of the horses have
been killed by riding, but when our
informant left Pine Bluffs yesterday
morning the noble stallion was pranc-
ing around Mt the head of a !. ban,l Of
tame horses, seemingly as fresh and
vigorous as though he had never known
fatigue. On the SECOND, day he :. was
separated from his wild companions,
and has since been kept away from
them.
Mr.. Cole, the leader OF the pursners,
Is confident that he will yet capture
the magnificent steed, aud propose to
follow him to the end. Several. wild
horses have been captured in the vicin-
Aty during the past year, s!uu 7.tf
The Bishop of Hereford, in England,
was examining II school class the other
day, and, among other things, asked
what an average was!i Several bdyS
pleaded ignorance, but one mt last repii.
ed. cit is what II hen lays on" This
answer puzzled the Bishop not n little:
bat the boy persisted in it, stating that
he had read it in his little book of facts.
He was then told to bring the little
book, and, on doing so, he pointed
triumphantlyto II paragraph commenc-
ing. ga domestic hen lays on an aver
age fifty eggs each year.'.tIi
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-01-18
TERRITORIAL EWS.
From the Missoulian, Jan. 8,

IoIIk lltS w oAI
J. r. McClain passed through town las'
week with a short horn bull he iiad pulcias-
al at Helena. lie has the finest STOCK range
in this county. and lie intends to rlse ho'i'-
inc but first-class stock. He has been uh-
fortunate with his horses, about thT'y oi
then having died since he lived on his pres
ent place.
From the New Northwest, Jan, Il.
Weuotice a few bars of bullion from 'he
Dexter mill laying in the express office. ! ne
mill has been running recently on loW sfaoe
ores. but doing tirst-late work. There are
two hundred tons Of rich In Plata ore yer
70 receive on the contract, but the mll1
caught up with the miners and so is running
on other ores until the La Plata gets afeaa
again.
From the Helena Independent, Jan. IA
DR., A. II. Mitchell was yesterday sum
moued to Butte to attend upon Mr.. Charles
Murphy, who while working in his sa"
mill, was caught by the belt and drawn
uuder the fly wheel, and terribly mangleo'
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-01-18

UsE Judgment and forethonght i'll all
your undertakings. Weigh well the sub
iect before drawing conclusions. Never al
low yourself to fly into Il passion. Always
consider before you speak, remembering
ed. hnt will stand against yon for all time.
Be kind and courteous TO all. Win the love
and respect of even the lowest. always
measuring your duties by the purest STAN
lard of a gentleman or a lady.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-01-18

THE season has arrived for farmers to Sc
lect their reading matter for the coming
year. Good papers and magazines are \
source of knowledge, pleasure and profit.
Tile home that Is we'll supplied with Ines,
il not merely a stopping place; it has .houa
II something that may be ~enjoyed-a wife q
some Intelligence, bright sunny faced chill
tlren. MI the modern appliances OF coy neat
ness, which require nothing bat Intelligence
aud a little systematic labor. TO this end.
we are Offering The n~usRANnMAs in con
connection with some OF The best journals
PUBLISHED, ut n much less rate than tie SAME
amount OF choice reading matter and prac-
iieal information can be had from any otlei
source.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-01-18

LINE upon line has been giyeH upon this
subject of caring for machinery !; yet, how
many farmers heed it not. Fully o%ne-half
of the snlky and gang plows in the Terrific
~ are standing in the field, with the shares
buried in the half cut furrow Where it was
last used. This is not economy. Sun AMI
storm faists racks and ruins machinery
worse than constant use.
, 1877-06-20
BARBADOS.

The Railway scheme has again been
revived. An engineer from England has
given a favorable report, aud the directors
say that "the construction of the railway
only awaits the presence OF the LegiSla-
ture",
As regard The said Legislature, no one
appears to know when it is to meet, or lift
ever is to meet again at all. Lord Carnar-
Won gives no sign, AMI Governor Strahan,
thai - good-nutured sphinx" as he has
been called, seems hardly to have made
any other public announcement than the
fact that he was about to get married.
a 6ue thing, by all means, but u scarcely
affecting the political state OF the colony.
The Globe s0ys:
"Nr. Strahan was a passenger by the last
mail for the united Kingdom, after a residence
of six months 10 Barbados. Six months
that have been "a blank in our existence as q
people, six months which, if we'll and judi
cious,y used, might by this time be bearing
fruit in the returning peace aud prosperity
of the colony, but which have literally
been wasted in doing nothing."
And again, on the virtual suspension by
the Colonial Office of the legislative tunc-
lions of the colony by the delay in issuing
wits for anew election of the Assembly
"There is no more moral or legal right to
arrest the legislative functions of the colony,
small and insignificant as they are in the
eyes of the outer world, than there is to
arrest the legislative functions OF the
British Parliament, however preposterous
the comparison may be. The smallness
or the magnitude of attendant circumstan-
ces cannot affect a principle"
, 1877-06-20
ANTIGuA.

The New Era gives us the annexed ex~
tract from a paper on the West Indies
lately read in London by Sir John Lub-
book, showing that the good results Of
confederation. if any such ever come, are
at least still in the future:
With regard to the Leeward Islands,
Lord Granville wrote Sir Benjamin Pine
N 1870, shat Her Majesty's Government
have arrived at the conclusion that a
federation Of the Islands is desirable, as
tending to a better and more economical
administration of their affairs, to be fol-
lowed by revision and reduction of the
present taxation, and that it is with the
view Of securing to the COloulsts the
important social and material benefits
which cannot fail to result from . well,
considered scheme Of federation, that l
desire TO have their best attention now
directed TO the question"
Mr.. Goodwin Smith, in the FOrtnighdy
RevjclO, says that Confederation in Canada
has done nothing to fuse the races, and
very little even to unite the Provinces f.;
and he adds that "Confederation brought
about by external Influence is apt to
deyelope the principles of antagonists
in at least an equal degree"
If this be true Of Canada, it seems to
be still more true Of the West India
Islands, possessing most diverging char
acteristics and different laws and insti-
t%utions, to bring which into apparent
symmetry might involve injustice to
particular colonies, 1t is too soon, per-
haps., to express a decided opinion but
it has no5 yet been proved that eithep
economy or greater efficiency has follow
ed. and the Leeward Islands Zone Of
which, at Least, is loudly complaining
OF increased taxation and other g%rievan-
ces) are ia no better financial or COM
merclaI position because of the change"
, 1877-06-20
C 0 MIA L..

Since we have edited this newspaper,
we do not recollect to have ever been so
{" hard up" for Colonial news as we are
this mail. There is absolutely nothing in
our exchange files. There is no Governor
in Jamaica to be abused freely there is
no Governor in Barbados to excite the ire
of that thriving but somewhat quick-tem-
pered "nation"; there is no new from
Antigua Of the fulflment of ono singI.
promise made by the advocates Of the
grand Confederation scheme, which is
more and more of a sham every day ; we
have no further coal discoveries in Trini-
dad ; and over all the smaller islands
there seems a reign of profound peace and
absence of anything startling. What is to
be done in such a stagnation of news 2
Our readers will Temembet the old proverb
" ex nihilo nihil fit, freely translated in
Scotland rye Gamma tax the breeks aF
, 1877-06-20

The Chronicle, in its Packet Summary
tells US that the crop of sugar is nearly all
got in. "The total cannot exceed, if it
reaches, four thousand hogsheads. which
it is to be hoped may ind a fair market. The
long drought has told f~eartulIy upon the
plants on the seaside estates where whole
fields must, 10 many cases, be supplied in
q way that may be called re-planting. The
sprouts have held their own, despite the
long spell of dry weather we have gone
through and, on the whole, estates
work is pretty we'll advanced, wGlgrs the
sIackness of the labour supply"
, 1877-06-20
ADVERTISEMENTS.
PROCLAMA.

nLLE og Enh7er der MATTE have
il Noget at fordre paa Boet efter
afgangne Johan NicoIai Mossin og
efterlevende Enke Johanna Mossin
indkaIdes herved med 3 Maaneders
Varsel at anmelde og beviisliggj6re
deres Krav for undertegnede Ret.
Frederiksteds Skifteret, St. Croix
den lSde Juni 1877.
G. SARAUW.
, 1877-06-20
BekjendtgjoEelse

NET bekjendtgj0res herved at
I'D Repartitlonen i afgangne Kan
merherrc Johannes V. S0b0tkers 30
vii bIive fremlagt i en- Session som
afholdes Torsdagen den lode JUL
f0rstkommende Kl. IL sIet midday
paa Thinghuset i Frederiksted.
St. Croix Frederiksted den l8de
Juni 1877.
c. SARAUW.
Executor.
, 1877-06-20

q Hielandman," and will bear with US, we
are sure, if we CLEAN for them all we can
find,
~NsGaN~
, 1877-06-20
NOTICE.

nARTIES having claims against
the deceased Mrs. Major ].
M0rch are requested, within three
months from date, to present them
for payment to the undersigned, who
have taken over the dealing.
Christiansted, June 10Th 1877.
o. MORCH. A. BJERG.
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JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SH ElluFF SALES,
John Louis Estrada VS.. A. S.aiIIard.

SECoNLp JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT.
Of q writ Of leri facias against Augusta
Gaillard tn me directed by the honorable the
Second Judicial District Court parish of JEFF
fcrsou in the above entitled cause, will
proceed to sell at public auction. 1T the Mer-
chants and Aue ioneers' Exchange ROYAL street
between Cana! and Cqstomhouse streets. IN thu
Second Dis rct Of Ibis city, on SATURDAY,
Sottember 8. 1871 at u O'Clock M, the following
described property, to wit .
ALL THE RTGHT. TITLE AND INTEREST,"
Of the defendant. augusts GaillHrd. being the
one undivided half In and to n cpttr IT square Of
or nnd with al tn imtroyements theregn. sit
uhted in the late city Of Garrplitnn pafish OF
Jefferson. now in the Seventh District Of The
city Of New Orleans. parish Of Orleans. desg-
mated by the number eighty two u, on large
plan drawn by Henry Molhau~ eli, on the TWEEN
tyscthird OF Augu-t 1877, and H. posted In the
uIico of - Slringhr notary public in New
Orleans Said square. is bounded by Green.
seventh, Jefferson and CatnbroDue streets book
ton,
Seized in the above suit
TermE-Cash on the spot
THOMAS II, HANDY
Civil Sheriff of the Parish Of Orleans.
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" no i. FFNDI.
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans.
john. W. MiIlman vs.. Henry L. Stevenson

CECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR
- the Sixth and Seventh Municipal Districts. of
the parish Of Orleans, No. g7O-By virtue Of 81
writ Of seizure aud s,ae,,t TO me directed. by the
honorable tue Second ndirlaI District Court for
the Sixth and seventh Muni@ipal y districts of the
parish of Orleans in the. above entitled
cause will proceed to soil ut public ane-
ton. Mt the Merchants and Auctioneers' Ex
change. 70, nj street, between Canal and Gus
tombouse streets, in iii" Second hi strict Of this
city, on SATURD Y, September :. 1877. at IL
O'Clock m. the following described property. to
A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND. together
with all tn bu dings ana improvements there
on and all rights. ways. priv eges and appur-
40 crtainng. situated in the sixth District Of
this ,ity, for erl. Huntsville, tarsh OF Jtiferzz
square number sixty-one, bounded by 81.
Cnares tlate Nayades) st cot and Nashville
Aoeuue Gate Nashville street. Hurst and
Eleanor 81 reets. as per plan drawn by Benjamin
BuiSROn late surveyor. dated seventeenth day Of
March. 1897. nd deposited among the records OF
William Roswell. late anetary public in this city;
Said portion Of ground measures one, hundred
and twentv-four feet five inches one line front
on IT. Char ns Avenue tour hundred and forty
six feet six inches six lines front on Nashville
Avenue one hundred and twenty feet front. on
Hurst street by fou hundred and seventy n inc
feet five inches thr @ lines on The line dividing
it from the western half Of aid square and to-
ward Eleanor street, forcing the corner OF St.
Charles and Nashville Avenues. and Nashville
Avenue and FL st street.
Seized In the above suit
Terms and Conditions-The purchaser to pay
cash three notes Of one thousand dollars each.
due April !. 1876 October /. 1876, and April /,
1877, with int rest at the rate Of eight per cent
per annum from. October 6. 1876 until the day
amo cunt paid T oT % the PROPERTY and three
| hundred and nineteen dollars and fory cents.
amount paid to the city Of New Orleans for taxes
torpey's fees on the amount Of the three notes
| with interest and costs Of suit, The purchaser
to assume the notes yet to become due, say one
| and two other notes. each for the sum OF three
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Mrs. Widow ". Cornibe VS.. A. Petit.

F'IFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR.
=, ui fgh Of orleans No. s4tsnBy virtue q writ
orable the Fifth District Court for tho parish Of
Orleans in the above ent tied cause viii rro-
eeed to sell at public. auction, OF the Mer-
chants aud Auc ioneers' Exchange, Royal street
b. tween Canal and Customhouse street, in the
Second Distr ct Of this city. on FRIDAY, Au-
gust a. 1877. at Il o'clock m, the following de-
A petition nF GROUND, together with the
buildings and improvements thereon, except
belong to Messrs. Lambou X Noel situated in
the Third District of this ey. near The Urs1i-
line, Convent. making part Of tract Of land
before Abel Draylus, q notary public In this
city, on the nineteenth Of December. 1866. which
portion OF ground measures. American meas
ute. about on hundred and forty three feet
front on Leyee street and extending in depth to
Casacalvo street. not yet opened. about five hum
the upper side. and about six hundred and two
feet two inches five lines the lower side,
bounded on tho side next to Poland street by
property heretofore belonging 10 the Tobacco
Warehouse Company, on the other side BY
properly Of Louis Rueh herotofo e belonging
to e. Ttbiior, and g the rear by Caeachlvo street.
not yet opened. Being the same property the
defendant herein acquired by purchase from
Nicbotas LEROY, as Der act executed before said
notary, Abel Drt yfus on The fourteenth Of Au-
seized in the above suit.
Terms. In cash for u sufficient amor Mt to
pay plaintiffs claim, say the sum of two thou
sand three hundred dollars, with interest at the
rate Of eight per cent per snnum. to wit: On
eleven hundred dollars. from the twentieth of
February, 1876, and on twelve ''undred dollars,
from the twentieth day Of February, 1877 until
the dry of sale, the e. SITS of suit and taxes due
on tbs property. Q Tho purchaser to assume.
TO the extent of the amount of his bid, the pay
ment Of U promis4ory note secured by mortgage
on said property, drawn by defendant to his
own order aud by him ndprsed, tor t o sum Of
six hundred aud fifty dollars. GATED FebLarHry
90 1875. payable three years after date, and BIar-
ing interest ut the rate Of ght per cent per al
JtIt I'm off ut ri nti ii And
balance of the price Of adjudication. If any,
cnsh on the spot,
THOMAS H. HANDY.
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans.
LAM 40, 10 T1Y
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MONETARY.
OFFICEyNEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, I
Tuesday Evening, August IA, 1877.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE,
MONETARY.

We have no new feature to notice 10 the money
market. Gold was a little stronger. Foreign
Exchange was, II anything, easier. Scarcely
anything was done in the former and nothing
was reported In the latter. New York sight was
unchanged Stocks dull. State Consols
ruled at previous rates. Premium Bonds were
easier. Nothing was reported in Scrip or Cou-
pons. State warrants were unchanged.
We continue to quote: Exceptional commercial
paper SO " cent per annum discount; Al do
i0@l1; second grade do l2D15; collateral loans
@: AL mortgages sHO10 and second grade
do n@12.
Gold opened at 1O4Ts@lO55S. against 1861 at
New York, and after q few sales closed at 1850
lO514, against 10JA in that market The sales
were confined TO 5000 at 1861 Dl0514, and $4,000
at 1861.
Foreign Exchange waa, If anything, easier,
but no sales were reported.
At the close sterling bills were quoted at 506%s
90 ,07% for bill Of lading and Al clear. and
-05ll% for bank (bank counter rate -0512).
ana francs at 4.y6140 = for commercial and nom
insl for bank.
New York sight was unct anged. The only
sale reported was $4,000 private bankers at q
NJ cent premium. We also noticed sale OF
0,0U0 three days commercial sight on New
York at par.
The banks continued to check on New York at
Il u cent premium, and commercial sight was
still quoted at n.
NEW ORLEANS STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
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Citizens Bank of Louisiana vs.. Philip


YIHIRD DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
L parish Of Orleans. No. "a, 7s2-By virtue OF
writ Of seizure and sale. to me directed by the
honorable the Third District Court for the parish
of Orleans, in the abov, entitled cause, will
proceed to sell at public auction. ut the Mer-
chants and Auctioneers Exchange. Royal street.
between Canal and Customhouse streets, in the
second District of this city, on SATURDAY.
September g, 1871 at IL O'Clock m. the following
described property, to wit
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND. together wi h
all the buildings and improvements thereon
and appuitcnances thereof. and oil the rights,
ways privileges servitudes and advantages
hereunto belonging or in anvwise appp5r-
tanning. situated in the First Dirtrict Of this
city in the square bounded by Camp. Julia, 1T.
Charles and Girod streets, designated by the
number twenty-four. on plan drawn by Louis
Bringier late surveyor general on the nineteenth
February 1881. and measures twenty-seyen feet
front on Camp street by dep OF one hundred
and fifty-nine feet two inches three lines. eTi-
tending between rallel lines to It. Mary street.
which intersects the whole OF said square. Be
ing the sama property which the dafendant
herein acquired by purchase from q. L. E5flln.
as per act fef0re Selim Wagner. late notary
public in this city, dated twenty-eighth NoVem-
Der, 1865
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot, ,-r.
THOMAS r. HANDY.
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish 81 Orleans.