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make your wife trouble. You are mean
enough 70 let them bury you In due
form. Then, II l came ct night, dug
YOU up and carried your cadaver on my
back for mile and Q half. you'd be
mean enough to como TO life, pick my
pockets, and want me TO hire you 70 I'LL
up the grave againl"
81 Il that your candid opinion, Doc
torr'
eyes, sir, it Isl"
"Weil, Doctor, you may now drive
on. II you have time during the day
please write me out . chart, for you
beat Fowler by . length and . half.
Good-by, Doctor; seems like spring.
doesn't It p's-Free Press.
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AT Omaha, on the 18th, Caroline
Lambert, aged lOl, while dressing q
sore arm with kerosene, spilled some
on her clothes, which accidentally ig-
nited, and she was burned to acrisp.
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Little drops Of water,
Little grains Of corn
Make The mighty Jersey lightning,
And the pleasant morning horn;
Let us invest slowly In blue glass.
Let the poor buy flour and meat and
clothes, for these are certainly good Tor
health; and let the rich, who have
few spare dollars, work out the prob
lem Tor us all. Meanwhile, natures
old-fashioned white light Is an awful
good thing and amazingly cheap. FRO
lessor Suing.
Governor Brossi illustrates the mar
yelous growth OF Chicago by saying
that in 1850 he saw wolf pass his door
on Michigan Avenue, now the princi-
pal residence street in the city. His
friends amuse themselves by telling
him that he had better luck than the
general run Of Western editors. The
wolf generally squatted in front OF Their
doors and howled.--N. Y. Tribune.
Robinson is his name. lie Is 4
Boston lawyer, uncommonly pious, and
extremely high church. He thinks i
needful to sow seed by all waters, and
so has his note paper branded with
Scripture texts. The other day he had
occasion to write for favor from the
court to Chief Justice Gray, and hs
unluckily used sheet Of paper which
was headed, !" Ye are all bought with {
price" Some slanderous wag has beer
telling that the application WASH
granted.
CATS.
Hear the yowling Of the cate
Dash the catsi
What galore OF dispuuation In their coni'renc
meath these Stats;
List their iOlcful uiulntlnn,
And their screams Of cxultation--
Yea, their ghostly incubation
J And their spatsl
! why. TIA worse than yell 81 grcascrs,
, OR than backwoods EbcnczCrs,
.. or than forty thousand wheezers
slowed In vatsi
q, for pail. or jack. or pillow,
Or a raging. mighty biow--
! Zen that basket made 81 willow
. Even mats;
| To hurl with deadly aim.
, And force that's far from tame,
AT eaid cats.
Eats, cats. cats,
Cats. cats, cats,
Az those vowlIng. proving, growing Ihom
cats.
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IrEkss o. .nrEREsr.



Miss Clagett, daughter Of the late
Judoe Clagett, Of Keokuk, Iowa, Is
about TO make her first literary venture.
II i a novel, entitled; Her LOVERS"
and will be published early in the
spring.
ALBERT +. Webster, one Of the most
promising young magazinists OF the
day. died ut sea, on the way TO the
sandwich Islands, last December, ana
news Of tho sad event has just been re-
ceived.
-" History repeats itself, !" says Miss
Grundy in q Washington letter to the
Gyaphic. "Henry Watterson, who was
horn in Washington while his father
was Representative In Congress, has
had SON born TO him here under SINH
lar circumstances"
Here Is another illustration OF WON
ans inhumanity to woman: Susan .
Anthony has alluded cuttingly TO Mary
Clemmer as IAN innocent ineffectuali-
ty.n and Mary sweetly describes Susan
as"a withered pea, forever rafting IN
dried-up pod"
Miss Emma Abbott, the young
American songstress, made her first
appearance in New York on Feb. .
and was enthusiastically received by
large audience. The critics agree tina
she is one of the most promising Ameri
can singers.
-Bnrdette, the Burlington HaUk-ey
humorist, pronounces the rumor that n
was about TO start paper OF his owl
as base invention Of his enemies. ~
makes an emphatic denial, and says
"He has had Il. He had all he wante
OF II. So had the Sheriff."
Marie Prescott Is the stage-name 9
new candidate for histrionic honor
who has Just made her debut, AS Lad
Macbeth, in Cincinnati. The Louisyill
Courter-J Journal says she IL kentnck
girl, Of rare personal beauty, highl
educated, and belongs TO one OF IN
most aristocratic families in the BLU
grass region. N.
Mrs. Woodruff and Miss Clahi
have conceived the ambitious proje'
Of making an appearance on the STAG
in London. They have had pla.
entitled f" Napoleon and Josephine,
specially written for the occasion; al
il is said to be the intention OF Mi
Tennie to personate Napoleon, viii
Victoria shines as Josephine. A daug
ter OF Mrs. Woodruff will undertal
the part Of Hortense.
A correspondent Of the Bost'
Journal says: +" Justice j. r. Bradley
father was charcoal burner
Schoharie County, N. X. Joseph cart
charcoal. He employed his leisure
study, and while the cattle were re-
ing and the men enjoying their recre
ton, Joseph was digging away at
law. When young practitioner
made digest Of the New Jersey Law
which Il sfill authority. y
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The Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology has several Japanese stu
dents.
Rev. Asa Countryman. pastor OF
the Universalist Church at Dubuque,
has resigned bis charge and joined the
Congregationhlists.
The Free Library Of the Friends at
Germantown, Pa, does not contain .
work Of fiction, and the Librarian never
read novel in his life.
The Bishop Of Iowa desires 500
without delay, 10 save from immediate
loss TO the church, by foreclosure Of
mortgage, the churches at Farley and
Cascade.
A w. Mum, formerly teacher IN
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum AZ Flint,
Mich, was ordained 70 the Episcopal
ministry IN Cleveland, ia1L week, by
Bishop Bedell Mr.. Mum y the second
deaf mute who has been admitted TO The
priesthood In that church.
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The Sutro Tunnel at Virginia City,
New, is now Is, sos feet long, and the
mineral belt is fairly reached.
A surprising amount and variety of
American manufactures, especially OF
cotton, are beginning to 60 TO Chill
and other west-coast regions by way OF
Panama.
Tobacco is now successfully culti-
waited in over 30 counties in the State OF
Missouri. In 1876, the State had 1888
tobacco manufactures and she pro-
duced 1900, 900 pounds, occupying the
sixth rank among the tobacco-growing
States OF the Union.
A distressing condition Of things
prevails In the coal mine districts Of
Westphalia and Rineland. A great
number Of workmen have been dismiss
ed, and there are over 10000 unem-
ploycd persons, among whom the dis
trcss il fearful. No signs in the im-
provement of trade or commerce are
perceptible.
AT the annual meeting Of the Shelf
field Chamber Of Commerce, the Presi-
dent said Sheffield manufacturers and
workmen had only themselves 70 blame
for loss Of trade with America and sue
cessful American competition with for.
eign countries. Sheffield workmcn hae
not come up to the make and style 70
quired BY customers. Mandella, mem
Der Of Parliament for Sheffield, sait
American competition was successful
because the Americans excclled In tn
rapidity Of their adoption Of labor-sav
ing machinery.
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A Dedham business man wended his
wav home to dinner the other day, ana,
arrived At the house, was surprised 70
End All the doors locked. Fearing tnat
some serious mishap had befallen tns
partner Of his Joys and sorrows' ana
none Of the neighbors being able 70 give
him any information, he procured =
Ratchet and broke an entire WINDOW
sash to fragments. Upon crawnns
into the room he found the following
note living on the table: (" Dear hupoy'
have cone to hear Moody and Sansey:
You will find the key to the front uoVr
on the left-hand corner OF the porch;
and some cold ham IN the pantry.
viii prav for YOU. - Boston Gtocc.
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There Is rumor from the coal
rac;nns which IS calculated % alarm
Enc ish miners. II j. to the effect tna'
No proprietors Of the mines have re-
solved 10 import cheap labor irolA Nh
china. and have already consulted nv
Chinese ambassador on the sunls.s'
That official replied that hc wouia W
dertake the management q immiEra-
tion provided the cmigrants were Ply
tected from insult and injury.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27
Dr. y. e.. Murphy,

Dr. -. q, M0FQhy,
Having returned to Monroe, offers his
IL professional services to the citizens OF
the town and country surrounding. He may
be found, when not professionally engaged
either at his office in the Keller build
ing, or at his residence in rear OF the
Ouachita House.
November IL, 1874, Sly.
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STRIKING AT THE ROOT.

a good deal of speculation is going
ON about the attitude of Gen. Butler in
the next House toward the Fraudulent
Administration. Now, Gen. Butler is
made up of two parts-politician and
lawyer. The politician part of him is
AS bad as the worst, but the lawyer
part of him is as good as the best and
we have excellent aut thority for the
statement that it will not be the Radi-
cal politician from Lowell, but the fore
most constitutional lawyer in Massa-
chusetts who will address the country
from Buffers seat in the House.
If we are not mistaken, Gen. Butler
regards the fraudulent count-in of
Hayes not merely as revOfutionary,b but
AS revolution itself. He never believ-
Ell that Congress could delegate pow
ers conferred upon it to a mixed COM
mission; nor did he suppose the fathers
Of the republic ever intended to consti-
tute one irresponsible fellow like Joe
Bradley the supreme arbiter OF Prcsi-
Dental elections. On the contrary,
Gen. Butler held that the House alone
had the right to count the votes for
President, as Il necessary incident Of
the right to elect in case of no choice
by the colleges. This was the position
first taken up by Judge Black, and
somewhat elaborated by Mr.. O'Conor
before the Electoral Commission.
Gen. Butler will, no doubt, contend
that when the House abdicated in favor
of Joe Bradley, 1T sacrificed the consti-
tutional powers and privileges of the re-
presentatives of the people, which are
most essential to the preservation OF
civil liberty; and he will probably
deem it IL paramount duty to recover
those privileges, and to right that
wrong.
His opinion of Louisiana election
frauds may be inferred from his course
ON the Impeachment of the infamous
Dureii; and this, together with his
proverbial jealousy of the rights of
the House, furnishes pretty cOnclu-
sive indication of the future.
But Butler will strike another kind
of blows from those Of Blaine. He will
lay the axe to the root Of the fraud
while Blaine is hacking at the BRAN
chcS.-N. Y. iStu2.
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AN EPISODE OF TIE WAR.
A local correspondent of the Cincin-
natl COmercial writes:

A local correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercial writes:
Along in the exciting days of the war,
while the 10th Ohio, Lytle's regiment,
occupied Huntsville, Ala, the Iieuten
ant colonel of the regiment, r. NJ. Moore,
now the Republican candidate for
Mayor OF Cincinnati, was in com nmand
OF Il detachment guarding Il body Of
rebel prisoners, somewhere near a hun
dred in number. One of the prisoners,
a general favorite among his comrades,
fell sick and died, and his body was
turned over to his family, who lived
only a few miles distant, but inside the
rebel lines. A prisoners lot, even un
der the best treatment, is Il doleful one,
and the occurrence threw Il gloom over
the already downcast party, which
deeply touched the sympathetic heart
Of the old colouel. He called the pris-
oners up in u line on the morning OF the
funeral. ssBoys,' he remarked, show
would you like to attend Whites tuner-
al 90 The responses from the spokes-
man Of the astonished party was: sCol-
oncl, it is a shame to mock us you
know we are prisoners and the thing is
impossible" "No," replied the colo
mel, sI am in earnest. Now let every
man who wants to go, and who will
give me his word of honor that he will
return with me, raise his right hand,
and you shall go, with no other guard
but myself"
Every man gave the sign. "Now,
boys, smart yourselves up and look as
decent as you cam" and with the aid
of backing and backing brushes and a
supply of paper collars, furnished from
the suffers at the Co1onel's own expense,
| the party made quite Il respectable APP
| pearance us they marched out into the
enemy's country with no other escort
than Colonel Moore. The funeral was
properly attended to and every man
faithfully returned to camp as soon as
the exercises were over. The proceed.
ing was so entirely contrary to the rules
Of war that 1t took tho Colonel q long
time to save his one head from a court.
martial, but it finally blew over and
became only a unique "Reminiscences o.
war. 1t was characteristic OF the
kind heart of the good old fellow, and
as the impulse that leads him at times
to sit down on the proprieties when il
suits him to do what he thinks is the
right thing. In this day of conciliatio,
and Of a kindly forgetting of issues, the
incident is worth while calling up.
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ssMISS LOUISIANA GORDON" >"

Senator Gordon has young daugh-
ter, born four days ago at Willard's
Hotel. He first contemplated naming
1t Carolina, in honor of the liberation
Of the Palmetto State. The fact that
he has already daughter named Car
rie, caused reconsideration. He says
now that he will wait until the Louisi-
ana difficulty is settled, and will then
name the young miss Louisiana, in
honor of the complete emancipation of
the South. "Miss Louisiana Gordon
will be pretty name to print in the
society gossip eighteen years hence
Washington Star.
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MONROE LOUISIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 27. 1877
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Without waiting for the decision OF
the to commission, the State board
Of education has entered upon the dis
| charge of its duties, and will proceed
to put the public schools on their proper
footing. The board held its first meet
ing in New Orleans a few days since.
1t is composed of the governor, lieuten-
ant governor, secretary Of State, attor-
ney general and superintendent of pub
| lie education, &c oDfcio members, and
| of Messrs. p. B. S. Pinchback and Ar
chibald Mitchell, appointed by the gov
ernor. The board of public schools of
the city was reorganized, and Mr.. w.
o. Rogers, who, for SO many years act
ed as city superintendent with so much
ability, was rcinstated in his former
position in place of the negro Boothby.
Local boards for the parishes, to consist
of not less than five nor more than
nine members in each parish, will soon
bo announced.
One good resolution passed by the
board provides for a selection of school
books at the lowest cash price and that,
when selected, they shall not be chang
Ell for four years. One of the greatest
obstacles to the progress OF the educ;a-
ton OF youth is the change of text
books with every change OF teachers.
OF late years the press has teemed with
new text books by the thousand, each
claiming to be superior to its predeces-
sor. Half of these are the offspring of
the merest quaclSery, and those teach
ers who take up with them are as truly
quacks as the authors themselves.
Each one processes to have discovered
some new royal road to knowledge,
and by means of ssshort Methods"
s'helps to knowledge" etc., essays to
lead the youthful mind along those
ssgreen fields," of which Milton speaks,
instead of over the precipitous cliffs that
80 bewildered our less fortunate ances-
tors. Tho best proof that these new
tangled noIions do not lead to AN in
crease Of Knowledge, is that the schol-
ars Of to-day are inferior to those of fif-
ty years ago, when they were compare
lively unknown. Moreover these con-
stant changes are a heavy drag on the
poor who find it no oinconsideIable item
to purchase the load of books which
we see on tho shoulders Of every little
urci,in who trudges "unwillingly to
SCHOOL,
The selection of teachers for the next
session will be an important work for
the different boards to perform. The
whole force of teachers will have to be
thoroughly ovcrhauled. While every
Incompetent one will have to go by
the board, no one, who is found qualifi-
ed, need fear that he or she will be dis
missed simply because appointed by
Republican boards, or because they
happen to syn,pathize with the Re-
publican party. The Democratic par
ty, unlike its predecessors, will not car
rv politics into such sacred precincts :,s
the seminaries, in which the minds
! and morals of our children arc 20 be
trained. Times.
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Shreveport Times: a confirmed old
bachelor picked up copy of Woman's
Words at a newsstand last evening,
aud was struck with establishment to
tind it so small. Judging from its title,
he said he expected there would be ten
times as much of it, and asked the news
agent If thirty-five or forty pages were
not missing.
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MONROE MALE SCHOOL.

Tho exercises of the Monroe nlnle school
will be resumed, at the malo Academy, on
Monday, the Ind day ofOctobcr, 1876.
Terms, per month....................... 80 50
Tuition will be payable IN ddUance, as
pelle to collect bills on tho street. Parents
and guardians are assured of strict disci-
pline and thorough instruction.
JAMES A. BECHUNE.
September Il, 1876. If.
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Dentf6trY,

DR. S. l.. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
IL offers his professional services to the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Having an experience of fourteen
years in tho practice, he feels confident OF
giving satisfaction in all branches of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
Office at residence on Jackson street, near
the Female Academy, Monroe, La.
v7-marl6:ly
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THE UNITED STATES SENATE.

Washington Special to the Philadelphia
Americana
The most important part Of the South
ern policy as now developed, and which
settles South Carolina and Louisiana,
is the political complexion in which 1t
places the Senate. There are thirty
eight States, and consequently seventy
six Senators. Seventy-three of them
arc untlisputcd, that is including Gro
yer, OF Oregon, who will no doubt re-
main. Thity-three of these arc Demo-
Gratis, thirty-nine are Republicans, and
David Davis in doubt. South Carolina
will add one moro Democrat, and Lon
isiana certainly one more, and perhaps
two, but it is not certain about the lat
ter, as the knowing ones here seem to
think that there will be one Republican
and one Democrat elected by the I4egis-
lature that is to he organized by the
commission. One Democrat from South
Carolina and one from Louisiana gives
them thirty-fve surely, while the Re-
publicans have thirty-nine with Davis,
and one from Louisiana to hear from.
If Davis should go with the Democrats
and Louisiana should send two Demo-
Gratis, then the Republicans will only
have two majority in the Senate. AT
the best they can only have forty-onc
out of the esevcnty-siN. There has rare
ly ever occurred an instance when the
entire vote of the Senate has been OBJ
tanned, SiXty-tivc has been considered
a pretty full vote, and seventy an eX-
tremely large vote. 1t is no sure thing
| that at any time the Republicans can
hold their own. They can not control
the committees us of yore, and itbe-
hoves Mr. Hayes and his ministers to
| look out after his nominations.
Such a state Of things has not existed
| in this Republic since long before the
| war. 1t is looked upon as worry
| healthful condition of affairs. The
Southern question will be virtually out
! Of the wny-scttlcd as it were for all
time to come. There will he no further
| use for investigating committees.
The cry Of the bloody-shirt will be
heard no more in the land, and what
better time can there be than the COM
! ing June to commence the formation of
new parties, with new issues, such as
internal taxes, tariff, paper and hard
money, specie resumption, and above
all, vast internal Improvements.
The names of candidates for the Su-
prcme Bench vacancy registered in the
book at the Department of Justice arc
as follows: EX-Secretary BristOw, OF
Kentucky; Senator Chrstiancy, o.
Michigan; Colonel Thomas b. Swami
of West Virginia; Hon. Henry Clay
Caldwell, of Arkansas Judge Rober
} Hughes, of Virginia; United States
Judge Wood, Of the Gulf Circuit; Judg
Hawkins and Hon. II. G. Smith of Ten
nessee. Attorney General Devens stat
) ed to-day that he would probably no
, be consulted by the President in tn
: selection of Judge Davis successor, AM
he could give no definite statement Il
to when the appointment would b
: made. 1t seems to be now settled
however, that the new Justice will no
; be named publicly until the convenini
of Congress, as in the case of other ap
, pointments to be made.
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THE TELEGRAPH:
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Editor and Proprietor.
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Dr. lk. &. StrOtAer,
ID IISUMl;S the practice of his profession,
~ and oilers his services to the citizens OF
Monroe and vicinity. Office: In second
story of Breartl's Brick Store, corner Grand
and DeS,iard streets. June %, 1878. Iy
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Dr. IhOs, n. Ably,
MONROE, La,
OFFICE on DeSiard street, ut tho inter
~ section of First, in tho rear room Of
building formerly occupied by A. j..
Keller
January 5, 1876, ly
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'oHN M'ENERY. q. ID. M'ENERY.
J. Il y. h. McEneFy,
4 TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
II practice in the Parish and District
Courts of Ouachita, Morehouse, Franklin,
Richland, Caldwell and Catahoula Parishes,
i'll the Supreme Court at Monroe, and Uni
ted States Courts. Particular attention paid
to business in tho Land Office Department
of the General Government. nl7tf
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Indiana has about 1000 miles OF rail-
road, worth about 800, 900, 900.
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TRANSPORTATION.
SAVE MONEY -
AND SECURE COMFORT
by Going to New orlcnn. and Return
by the Splendid ff''
New Orleans and Greenville Packets
ceaaecsis,g at Dcesa ,citA ", 8. & R.R
L.G arHs srnANEn - ,, ,,,- =
Leaving New Orleans Monday At r. II.
descending will pass Delta Friday at =. X.
~ FRANK PARaouD.
Leaving New Orleans Thursday At r, II.
will arrive ut Delta nt 8 a. N. Saturday de-
sccnding will pass Delta Monday 1t :. X.
Travellers will find this the most reliable
and. and comfortable route to and from Monroe.
Tho above eieramt nsnket "n ens VIII snnain~
tho trade the entire season. "'"
For particulars, price of passage, or other
information, apply to - ~,
snoLARs 4 KEY,
Oct IL. 1876. Monroe, la.
ViCksBuRG, SHREVEPORT
TEXAS RAIL ROAD.
&a 69aaaa Eag sals11 ss'EE'
Monroe, April !, 1877. !
On and after Saturday, III. il.ss..,.t, -. 1890
on this Road will run MS follows: iT'{
Leave MonTan daily ~ ..............G.rn, ~
Ar..ve ut Monroe. ..........2, so A. a.
.r..l,.e Q! .e~s...e ~ .Ae..o.... -.