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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-11-30
A LONE EMPRESS.
a correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press writes from st. Petersburs;: z

a correspondent of the Philadelphia,
Press writes from st. Petersbnrs: 49,
The Empress is regent of the empire
In the absence of the Emperor ut the
sent of war. Her majesty is a woman
OF strong understanding anu fine edu-
cation. She was reared with the ex-
pectation of being married into the
reigning family of Russia. She is dis
ttnguished for kindness of heart, benev-
olence, and amiability Of character.
Her gay aud cheerful disposition is in
marked contrast with the .hubitual
melancholy of Alexander. Ills majesty
would have avoided the war had not
the Panslavist party been too powerful
Tor MIN to resist. Since he has been
forced INTO 1t he has been oppressed
with sorrow at the immense sacrifice
OF HE 1t has occasioned, the unski(lful
manner in which il has been conduct
Cd, and the corrupt practices. which
have characterized every branch OF tho
military administration. -
AS wrote in a previous letter, he il
not willing to return to st. PETERSBURG.
until the honor of his arms has h,.,n
redeemed by successes which will OBJ
iiterate the memory of past reverscs.
All the Imperial princes are with him.
He lives in Il Bulgarian howell, in the
midst Of all kinds of discomforts. and
his sons are housed under tents which.
in rainy weather, are envcloted in. a.
sea of mud. .,,t 80 j. sE-.S
The great palaces at the capital, with
their luxurious equipments; are for the
most part closed, the Emprcss living in
her own apartments, There ARE no re-
ceptions, no balls, and no court enter-
tainmcnts OF any kind. Some ,ot the
large rooms are occupied by the ladies
OF the Red Cross society, who, under
the superintendcnce of the Empress,
daily meet there to prepare lint, band
ages and stores of different kinds for
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the relief of the Russian. wouutletl.
Her majesty plies the needle as busily
dlnes undSE tct orders,
andsS al example of OaRiSt Inn char
lily Et1aE 1lrSeela to emaiS& Regent
etpSah sic tpfsSe rarely nSs*& over
! cGdhcif, and leaves everything to
Count Miliutin, tho minister of war.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-11-30
AN ELOpEMENT.
The Beautiful Bride Hugs Her Relent.
less Papa ON the street.

The Beautiful Bride Hugs Her Nelent-
less Papa ON the street.
1t occurred in the first District very
recently. They loved one another
fondly. He Is said to be handsome.
AS to the bride, she is a beautiful bru-
nette, whose seyes sparkle ike, hIacls
diamonds, and with u mouth that
would satiate a swarm of bees, and IL
waist which has become proverbial
among all those who know her-and
withal, she has the benign cOuntenance
EofasssinL SWhythe 80 !paswwQuid
|t n {, 49, Stes snisn - hevesso'
He has money. Mayhap the BRIDE
groom has very little, but a bride like
his is worth a fortune. So one day th>y
sought the services of a minister and
were made one fesh,, aud there was a
vacant chairs the. old IIan's1 breakfast
table next morning.
They were living very happy Mt one
of hotels, their bright honeymoon be-
ing shaded only by y little cloud-the
want of reconciliation with l1tste<'
.f1psiiins, who remained obstinate and
infiexibie Notwithstanding the touch
ing appeals of his daughter.
One evening last Week-Thursday ,
we believe-as the new coul le were
promenading on Canal street admlring
the wondrops display OF the toy shops,
the daaGhter spiSd her father leaning
against one Of the verandah posts ut
the corner of Royal, and suddenly leav
ing her young husbands arm, dashed
toward her parent, and ciingihg to his
neck, lavishesl upon his fearful cheeks
| Il hundred sweet and overwhelming
| kisses. Not u word was spoken, and
1.-The trio walked away silently, leaving
an astonislied crowd tosfornn their con-
lectures about the curious scene-N. o.
| Democrat.
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FoR SALE. .
A VALUABLE PLANTATION KNOWN
as the "Austin Place. situated on the
marlborough road seven miles from Mon
roe. The place contains 634 9l-lOO acres, is
gin. It is first-class cotton land, and is one
OF The best places in the parish tor raising
stock.
Terms: low, for cash; and reasonable
price OH credit, part cash, and lon.
terms. Apply to
Il. S. AUSTIN, Or
| -.E--s.- - S. ID. McENERY, E:stlv
Monroe. La., August LIST, 1876. t..
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y. 1t is strange how crowded two ysDung
men,Wiil make the largest parior seem
on Sunday evening" Richmond En-
gttire,. ,-sHis - I 81 e. -
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Louisiana Com I'm issiOn.

NEW ORLEANS, April l2.-The even
ing Democrat says OF the Commission:
They were up all last night till o:3O
Thursday morning, the interviews they
had had were fully discussed, the stand
taken by both parties carefully canvass.
ed, and it is understood there was plan
adopted 10 be laid before Packard and
Gov. Nichols One thing is certain; that
is. there will be no further statements
from individuals received after noon OF
Thursday. General Harlan stated that
the Commission had finished its lsbors
IN that direction, and now would begin
work on the salvation part oil the job
He said that now would begin a consults-
ton over the facts already cleaned
During the morning Judge Wyhe was
present with committee Of gentlemen
who were Union men at the breaking
out of the war, and who represent the
class hitherto not actively participating
in politics. Edward Gay and other in
huential men were members OF the com.
mlttee.
This was an uneventful day with the
Commissions; much discussion among
themselves without any result that they
were willing to communicate to the
press. The only delegation received was
a delegation of sugar planters in the In.
terest OF Nichols government headed
bv exJ ustice Wylie OF Kellogg's Supreme
Court. The Commission declined TO
state whether they had received any sup
Elemental instructions from the Presl-
dent. They also declined to indicate any
time for the close of their investigation.
Messrs. Ray, Leonard and Burch, o.
the Packard committee, handed INTO the
Commission ponderOuS list of the Off
GERS who had qualified IN the Packard
Secretary OF etste office, accompanied
by the certificate OF Emil Honor, Pack
ards Secretary OF State, showing that
| .O33 officers have been commissioned by
the government. 62S of whose names are
given IN the accompanying list
have filed oaths OF office &C.
cording to law. The remaining
4O5 are justices OF the peace and
Cen stables who nave not made practice
of fling the oath of office with the Secre
tBrN OI Slhlc. IL Ie uhuSiskVOt si4os WV
Com missions session, which lasted until
FIVE o'clock this mornsng, WAS consider
ing the message to the President. Gen.
Angur, who was present, reduced the
message to military cipher. The tenor
of the message is not positively known,
but it is be.Ieved tina: It notifies the Pres
ident tbs. they had concluded their in
vestigatIon under the present instruc'
tions, and suggesting th.. they were
ready to receive any further instructions
the President may desire to give.
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Treasury Matters.

WAsHINoToN, April l2.-The Secre-
tary of the Treasury has instructed As
sistant-Secretary French TO make out a
list of twenty special customs agents for
assignment TO duty in various portions of
the country under his control. From
this 1t would seem that the Secretary has
abandoned the Idea OF consolidating the
customs agents and secret service force OF
the treasury and internal revenue agents
into one organization. Assistant Secre-
tary French, to whom this proposition
was referred, reported that it would be
highly inexpedient to adopt it. The
number of customs agents was reduced
by the last Congress from ftty.three to
twenty as the maximum.
Chss. +. Covsnt, ex.Assistant Secre-,
tary of the Treasury and John BIgelow,
who is to be his assistant IN London ini
the transaction of the Governments bus
mess with the Syndicate, left tonight for
New York, en- route for f. gland.
Messrs NJ. II. Hale, Of Massachusetts,,
G. &. Adams, of Kentucky. and Z f
Jennings, of Alabama, formerly special
agents of the Treasury Department,
have been reinststed, the record OF their
services being of character to assure
the Secretary that there was no just
reason for removal. Captain Adams
was formerly chief of the bureau, but was
reduced to lower position and subse-
quently removed by the influence of the
Supervising Agent Moor, because of his
(Adams) friendship Tor Secretary Bris.
tow. Secretary Sherman considers that
this was not good reason and directed
his restoration to service.
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Fire AT POmerOy, q.

CINCINNATI, April IA fire at Pom
eroy, o., broke out in the ware room OF
d. Gryer g. Son, in the business par of
the city, last night about 10 o'clock, anu
spread rapidly in every direction, and
WAS not checked until twenty-five bust
ness houses, offices ard residences we're
destroyed. The First National Bank
building is the only one remaining on
the west side OF Court street, and the
third story OF it wss gutted By the flames
The total damage, q! the lowest estimate,
will reach 100000.
The principal losers are as follows:
A. w. Seebohn, residence, 81 900. lnsur-
ance 81, 500; Nicholas Klein, furniture
and stock, $500; d. Gregor & son, dry
goods store, $4,000 Insurance S5,OOOi
Jones, Thomas & Genyemer, hardware,
$4,000, insurance $500; Henry Wentz-
ling, saloon and dwelling, IS 500, insur-
snce Sl,S00; J. c. Proboies i Son. turni.
ture store. $500, insurance $500; J.
Elberfeld, dry goods store, 5000, insur-
snce $1,000; Cha.. BlckmsD, jeweler,
$500; Luttell u Gri:se!. merchant tail
ors, $500, insurance $1,000; W. j.
Pratt. hardware, stock aud building,
$500; DR.. ID. {. Whaiey, $1,000;
s. A. NJ. Moore, $1,000 Be-
,ides these there were several
buildings containing lawyers and doctors
offices and residences burned. A
large brick building, occupied By D
Reid, druggist, and the First National
Bank were damaged TO the amount OF
about $4,000. In the upper psr. OF the
building the Masonic Lodge lost ABOUT
$4,000 worth Of fixtures, &c.
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THE RAILROAD MEETING.


The meeting last night was not a. well
attended by those who are not already
subscribers to the stock of the g., 7. V. &
w. road as It shoald have been, yet good
feeling was manifested and some head.
way made. We believe forty-sl1 ad-
ditional shares were added to the sub
seription, and reports we're made OF
several other shares that would probably
be made. At present there remains
$l3 800 of the $4,000 to be taken. Mr..
HOLLOWAY was present from Bridgeport
and he announced that they yet lack
some $4,000 OF having their full quota
made up on that side of the river, but
that some ten of their citizens had agreed
to become responsible for the amount
provided Wheeling's subscription was
completed at this meeting. D. Z. List, Jr.,
promptly proposed to be one of ff-
teen to guarantee the deficit in our quota;
Hon. @. D. HUBBARD proposed to double
his present subscription (S5OOl while
Mr.. WALLACE, of the LaBelle mill,
added 81 1000 more to his subscription.
1t seems a little hard that few enter
prising citizens are compelled to carry
through enterprises like this which must
be of vast advantage to all, while many
who will be most benefited and who s-e
most able, utterly refuse to aid. We
have seldom seen this selfish spirit crop
out more strongly on any occasion than
1t has done on this.
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The South Carolina Case.

WASHINGTON, April l2.-Senstor Pat
terson, of South Carolina, informed the
President yesterday that he thought he
(the President) had made a mistake IN
his course toward that state. The Presi-
dent replied that 1t WAS an experiment,
but from representations received and
pledges made by Governor Hampton and
subsequent dev elopments, there was rea-
son to believe it would be successful.
The Senator said he would rs soon have
Hampton as Chamberlain for Governor,
provided his accession TO thst office should
bring prosperity to the state, and Hamp-
ton should treat all citizens alike and pro-
vide means tor fair election, as he
promised to do.
In conversation te.day. Senator Pat
terson remarked that, not as a Republl
can but belie"ing IN the
right OF instruction, If the
legislature of South Carolina
should instruct him to vote in favor Of
the admission of Butler or any other
Democrat to the Senate, he would do SO,
and besides, he would vote for the ad-
mission OF Democratic Senators from
Louisiana. This would interfere with
his RepubIicsnism, but his action would
be based on the ground that a State
ought to be represented according to tho
wishes of the people, as represented in
their State government.
1t can be stated on authority that the
President made no bargain whatever
with, or promise, to Chamberlain, as a
condition OF his retiring from the gov
ernorship.
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And Says that if Packard
is a Fraud Hayes
is Ditto.
Disastrous Fire at Pome-
roy, Ohio,
twenty-five Business and
Other Houses Burned.
The Southern Hotel Fire.

ST. LOUIS, April l2.-The engines
have been withdrawn from the ruins OF
the fire, and preparation is being made
to put men to work at various points and
make thorough search for the bodies OF
the victims. 1t is apprehended that
several OF the female domestics of the
house are buried beneath the debris, as a
number of them have not reported to the
proprietors and no account has been re.
ceived OF them. 1t now seems quite
probable that Mr.. 81. j. Clark, wife
and child were among the killed.
Mrs. Scott who was reported dead
Yesterday, was still alive at late hour
last night, but there was no hope OF her
recovery. Kate Clsxton lost everything
she possessed, and is suffering from ner-
vous prostrstion. Her escape from the
building was attended with great diff.
Guilty and much suffering from the smoke
and fright. Miss Fannie McCleliand
is in q very critical condition. She
inmped from the fourth story to the
root OF one-story saloon Of an adjoining
house, and sustained Il severe concession
of the brain and spinal chord. She also
was badly cut about the head and face,
and sustained two penetrating wounds
in the groin and fractured RIB; also
several minor hurts.
From sixty to one hundred men have
been put to work on the ruins, by order
of the Mayor, and this force will be in
creased to about two hui dred. The
search is now progressing just under
meath the rotunda, which was rallying
point for a great number of the terror
stricken inmates OF the house, and it is
expected some bodies will be found
there. The several interior walls
which were unsafe have been pulled
down, and all will be leveled, so
that men can work ala over the ruins
without danger Mr.. Morrow, agent of
a New York jewelry house, lost sample
trunk, containing $4,000 worth of jew.
elry. This morning the remains ct the
trunk were unearthed, and between S4OO
and $500 worth of the contents was re-
covered in a damaged condition. The
remainder of the jewelry was melted
and is valueless, except as old metal.
Some manuscript aud papers belonging
to Miss Kate Clsxton were also found.
The body of child, supposed to be a
little girl, was found in the ruins this
evening, just under the Walnut street
entrance to the hotel. 1t lay on small
mattress, and evidently fell from one of
the upper stories. 1t was disfgured be-
yond recognition.
Mr.. Morrow, who recovered small
portion of his jewelry, has had four bar.
rels filed with ashes from the vicinity OF
where his trunk was found, and has sent
them to New York to be smelted.
OF the two hundred employees OF the
hotel, one hundred and tlity-nine have
reported, and others are expected to re-
port tomorrow. IT. Is not believed that
many of them are lost
ST. LOUIS, April l2.-The funeral
services Of Henry Hsson, one OF the
Southern hotel victims, were held to-day,
Rev. Dr. Shuyler of Christ church oti-
cistlng. The remains were forwarded to
New Castle, Pa, his former home.
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W ashingtOn Items.

WAsHISGroY, April 1.-THE treasury
department. decides that vessels ensSg.
cd IN trading upon waters wholly
within the limits OF State and not
having nsvigable outlets, are not subject
20 the navigation Laws of the United
States.
An order has been issued by the ln.
dian Buresn TO provide ratIons for 1900
hostile Indians recently brought in by
Spotted Tail. These Indians came in
on the came terms as the other hostiles,
Their arms and horses will be takcn
from them, but in other respects they will
be treated the same as the Indians who
remained al the agency.
The board of engineers appointed q
investigate the sutiiciency OF the ioun'
dstlon OF the Washington monument
have completed their report. There !;
good authority Tor stating that the re-
port will condemn the foundation ss in
sufficient to warrant the completion oi
the monument on It's present site.
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THATBUSINEsS REVIVAL.

Our sanguine friends of the Radical
persuasion have so often promised US
bright things in the way of revival of
business, under the HAYES adminlstra.
ticn, that we are really getting little
anxious about it. HAYES has now
reigned almost month and half, and
the condition of things is thus described
by the Philadelphia Press, Col. FoRNEY's
paper:
1t is not to be denied that the produc-
tive interests OF the country are endur-
ing steadily increased depression. Busi-
ness is transacted at loss. Citizens are
paying their taxes out of realized capi-
tai, and not out of curren. !'-ohtS, as Is
the case when labor is in demand and the
people are prosperous. The taxable
wealth of the country is thus reduced by
each new assessment, and is 80 much the
less able to meet the demands of
succeeding years. Meanwhile the
working classes are sinking from de-
preston TO despair, and in their enforced
Idleness are entertaining agrarlan and
soCislistic theories that in prosperous
times, when they were dreaming of homes
Tor themselves and families. and working
hard and saving closely in order to real
izs the hoppy dream, would have been
repulsive to them. For more than three
wears we have lived on the delusive hope
that the next spring or autumn would re-
vive business and restore prosperity, yet
esch recurring season has Deen worse
than its predecessor, and few now hope
that business will next fall be better or
even so good as it has been this spring,
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The ssve. wise Men.

NEW ORLEASs, April II. The Su.
prsme Conclsvs Of Heptasops or Seven
Wise Men, met this morning. The ses-
sion was occupied with the Maryland
question. 1t was finally decided in ia
vor of the Grand Encampment now in
existence, organized by q. V. Wetsei, in
March last The afternoon session was
devoted to the election OF officers, who
serve for two years. They are as follows:
VIM. E. Foster, OF Virginia, Supreme
Archer; n. Har.seidinfelter, Of
Louisiana, Supreme Chancellor;
T. NJ. Spencer, of Texas, Supreme Pro
vost; J. NJ. Livingston, of Maryland, Su-
prems Secretary; 5. Hubbard, OF Nir.
ginia, Supreme Treasurer; Alexander
Dimity, of Louisiana, Supreme Prelste;
Il. c. Mayer, of Texas, Supreme lnspec
tor; General Z. B. Boenheiler. Of Louisi-
ana Supreme Herald; J. NJ. Black, of
Virginia, Supreme Guide; Peter Jenson,
of Texas, Supreme Warden; John Ortney,
of OHIO, Supreme Sentinel; William Nc
Williams, OF Maryland, James K. Chan
csy, OF PennsyIvsnia, and George V.
Wslkley, CT New Jersey, Trustees. After
the election OF officer, the Conclsye went
into secret seseion and AZ 6 o'clock sd-
iourned until tomorrow.
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Blaine sympathizes with Chamber
lain,

BosroN, April l2.-Seuator Blaine, in
q telegram to the Herald, says: 81 am
sure Governor Chamberlain knows that
he has the profoundest sympsthy IN the
heroic, though unsuccessful, struggle he
has made in South Carolina for civil lib.
erty and constitutional government. i
am equally sure that Governor Packard
feels that my heart and judgment are
both with him IN the contest he Is still
wsging, against great odds, for the Gov.
ernorship that be holds, by title as
valid as that which justly and lawfully
seated K b. Hayes in the Presidential
chair. trust that both Governors know
that the Boston press no more represents
the stslwsrt Republican feeling of New
England on the pending Issues than the
same press did when i. demanded the on
forcement Of the fugitive slave law in
1851"
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Prisoner Shot.

MkMrHIs, April l2.-About : o'clock
this evening Turnkey Dawson, on going
through the Jail to examine the cells OF
the prisoners, discovered that the door
of tie cell of Ned ami Henry Seymour,
two brothers recently sentenced to the
penitentisry for ten and fifteen years
respectively, fur horse stealing, had been
tampered with. Calling his assistant,
John A!drldse, he ordered the
Seymours out into the corridor
to search them. When Dawson
approached Henry Seymour, he drew =
pistol, and cooking it, presented it at
Dswson's breast. The LAGER threw up
his hands and told him no. 10 shoot. Just
then Aldridge cooked his pistol, and
Henry hearing it turned on hin.and both
fired at once. Dawson drew his pistol
and fred also at Henry, who fell and
soon expired, having been shot under the
right arm. Aldridge received q scalp
wound. Fred. Seymour made 10 effort
to take part in the affair. Tue Seymours
are from Troy, n. Y. The coroner.
Jury returned verdict in accordance
with the above statement.
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some Points In the Life OF f. ID. GIL

SAN Francisco, April ia Eureka,
Nevada, special says the Sentinel will
publish tomorrow history OF h. ID.
Gilman on this coast, who has lately OBJ.
tsined considerable notoriety IN connec-
tion with the confession of Lee, rs de-
livered to District Attorney Howard on
the field of execution. Mr.. Gilman
lived at Austin, Nevada, from 1868 to
1867, when he went to the Sweet water
mines at Austin. He was regarded by ev-
erybody as worthless fellow, deserving
of no consideration whatever; pretended
to be prospector, but was never known
to do days work after going TO Sweet
Water. He got to be deputy sheriff at
Green river, and he also married the
widow of a man killed in riot at the
same place. He returned to Salt Lake
and bought small house and lived ap-
parently happy with his wife for
a time. Finally he got tired Of her and
sold both house and wife to John Hale,
formerly at White Pine, saloon keeper,
for $500. The transfer was absolute and
made in good faith, Hale taking possession
of both. Gilmer then married another
woman and has since been considered in
sympathy with the SAINTS. His late e1-
ploits in the Lee matter were probably
prompted and paid for by the Mormons.
The Sentinel declares him unworthy OF
belief.
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women,. Missionary Society

DAYTON, April l2.-The sixth annual
meeting of the Women's Baptist For
eign Missionary Society adjourned this
evening". The officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: President
Mrs. Robert Harris, Chicago; Cores
ponding Secretary, Mrs. A. NJ. Bacon,
OF Dundee; Recording Secretary, Mrs
Braymsn, Chicago; Treasurer, Mrs. G.
l.. Blsasoll, Chicago. Several Interest
ing papers were read and discussed, and
the meeting adjourned sine die.