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As the vailed Georgian woman concluded,

As the vailed Georgian woman concluded,
she moved away. The detective followed.
Ills only remaining weapon was his bowie
kpifc, aud he realized that if he should
meet Shick Ilajah aud his fierco baud of
pluudcrers, tho chances would be dead
against him
The girl lol tho way straight to tho court
ward, and as our hero passed from under the
dark shadow of tho passage. ho emerged
under tho twiukling light Of tho stars.
Night had fallen aud poor Frank may have
been killed, or lost like himself, for all he
knew. Tho strange rescucr led the detcc-
tive to tho cntrauce to tho passage which
led to tho main apartment in the ruins
where Walton Sprugue had first found signs
OF human hubitation.
81 can go no further" she said, "and
may Heaven aid you to pass to safety with
out meeting Aajah"
AT thes moment she passed him small
bag which she said contained datos figs and
other fruit. Tho detective would have ex-
pressed gratitude, but the fair rescucr urged
him forward, charging him that one
moments delay might cost him his lifo, aud
even jeopardizc her own. Walton Spraguo
seized her hand, and imprinted kiss upon
it before she could prevent him, aud taking
the offered lamp started into tho passage.
AS he moved ulong he ate of the fruit in
the bag which the girl had givco him, aud
little dreaming of the danger which awaited
him, moved forward with light heart.
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ADGER COILHGN.

THE exercises of this Institution Will bo
opened Mt Walhalla, South Carolina. on THURS
DAY, tho 9th day Of September next, with a
corps Of competent professors.
Tuition, in advance, $40 in Collegiate; $40
in Preparatory, and Sc and So in tho Primary
Departments per session Of five months.
Board, including everything except lights and
washing, $40 per month, payable monthly in
advance.
Location noted for health, pleasant climate
and good water. For particulars address
j. ]. NORTON,
Chairman of Stockh olders.
Aug 9, 1877 81
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Fair TSfa1,

A LII persons having Clocks. Watches,
IN Jcwclry, Sewing Machines, &C., need
ing repairs are most respectfully solicited to
give me q fair trial. pledge myself that
where the work is not mechanically defective,
or been ruined by experiments, TO give rs full
satisfaction both as to WORKMANSHIP and
PRICE. as can be found in any part of tho
country. Provisions Of all kinds will be
taken at market prices for work where it is
inconvenient to pay cash. But payment in
srme kind will be required on delivery of
work | also offer at tho lowest cash price,
small lot Of the celebrated Scl,affiausen
SPectacles and Eyeglasses. Also Goggles, Eye
Protectors, &C., &c. Plncc of business over
tho store of Werner & Stribling Walhalla
SC. L. NJ. MORGAN
June 1877 20 cowGm
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South Carolina Railroad.
CHANGE or SCHEDULE.

CHARLESTOS, November ~ 1877.
The following schedule will 90 into effect
on Sunday next, the lth instant:
FOR COLUMBIA.
(Day Enthusiastically morning excepted. }
Leave Charleston at S 90 III
Arrive n, Columbia at IL 90 a N
(Night Train-Sunday night excepted. }
Leave Charleston at so p ~
Arrive at Columbia at s as a ~
FOR CHARLESTON
(Sunday morning cxccpted.)
Leave Columbia at S 3Op m
Arrive at Charleston ct 12 90 IN
FOR AUGUSTA.
(Day Train-Sunday morning excepted. }
Leave Charleston ut 8 90 II,
Arrive at Augusta at 90 p m
Leave Augusta at s so N
Arrive at Charleston at 20 D m
(Night Troin-Sunday night excepted }
Leave Charleston at 7 20 p m
Arrive at Augusta at 6 Is a m
Night Train.
Leave Columbia at Is p IN
Arrive at Charleston at 6 Is IN
Leave Augusta at 8 80 IN
Arrive at Charleston at d 20 o m
Above Schedule makes close connection
at Columbia with Grccnville & Columbia
and Charlotte Railroad, and at Augusta
with Macon and Atlanta trains.
SIS. SOLOMONS, Superintendent
S. B. PIcKENs, Gcn'l Ticket Agent.
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imrarling health and strength 10 the system. Sol
everywhere. Office, IS Murray Street, New Yor
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Everything we add to our knowledge
adds to our usefulness.
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DIR. I'utt has been en-.
gagged in the practice Of
medicine thirty years, and
fora long time was demon.
str;ltor Of anatomy IN the
Medical College Of Gcor-
gia, hence persons using
his Pills have tho guaran-
tee that they are prepared
OF scientific principles,
and are free from all
quackcry.
lie has succeeded In
combining in them the
heretofore antagonistic
qualities Of n sir<Hgih<n-
ing, S,fR'!Gative, an}a fnr-
UyiRg Ionic.
Their first apparent cE.
feet is TO increase the ap.
petite by causing the food
to properly aSSimilatc.
Thus the system Is nour-
ishci, and by their tonic
action on the digestive or
gans, regular and healthy
cvacualions are produced.
The rapidity with which
fcrsons take on flesh,
while under the influence
Of these pills. Of itself in
dicalcs their adaptabilily
10 nourish the body, and
hence their cilicacyin cur
ing nervous debility, mel
anclioly, dyspepsia, vast
ing of the muscles, slug
gisl,ncss of the liver,
chronic constipation, and
myth 10 the system. Sold
lurray Street, New York,
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Give your leisure hours to mcntol culture,
and your loose change to tho dcs}ryipg poor.
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There arc 121, 900 children attending tic
Public Schools of South Carolina.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27
OUACHiTA FEMALE COLLEGE.

M. -E1itor: Last September the
first session of Ouachita College COM
menced, under most unfavorable Cir
cumstances. Poor crops, hard times,
Il heated political campaign and the
unsettled condition of our State Gov
eminent were great disadvantages.
Still, we have succeeded, and we now
have pupils from several States and
from nine different parishes of Louisi-
ana. My efforts have been to place the
cost of education within the reach of
all, and next fall 1 expect to materially
reduce charges. I now make the fol-
lowing offer to all my patrons and to
all others: 1 will charge only half
rates for tuition for the remainder of
this session provided it is paid IN al
rance. This offer niU be kept open for
ten days only. The session closes June
Is, 1877. J. LANE BORDEN,
President Ouachita College.
Monroe. April rs. 1877.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27
LEGAL.
CHERRIES SALE.

aEHATFs SALE.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Ouachita,
Parish Court.
e. II. Morrison, use of ETC., vs.. j. III. Nc
Ginnis.
BY virtue of n Il. Cd. issued from the Hon.
Parish Court in and for the parrish OF Qua.
chita and to me directed as Sheriff OF said
parish. have seized and will offer for sale
at public auction, between the legal houro
of sale, at the door of the Court House In
the city of Monroe. ON
Saturday, May 9Th, l077,
the following described property, to-wte
The east half of lots two and three I'm
square No. of the Hart addition to the
town of Monroe, as per plat thereof ON hl0
in tho office of the Recorder of said paxaah,
fronting 81 $40 feet on Calypso street and
running back between parallel lines to
Sixth street to the boundary lines bseyeen
Melinda T. Layton, a distance Of $50 a-l0
feet. as settled by act of compromiee dated
SOth April, 1878, and recorded in N0tArial
Book y. pages as5. $50 and 2s7 OF said Once.
Seized AS tho property of defendant, ]. II.
Mctiinnis. and will be sold to satisfy said
II. IA. aud costs.
Terms of sale, cash, without the benefit
of appraisement.
T. T. RICHARDSON, Sheriff.
Monroe. March 80. st
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES sen
ATOR.

NEW ORLEANS, April 2i.-The Leg
islature in joint session elected Judge
Spofford United States Senator. Many
Republicans, after patriotic speeches,
voted for Spofford. The ballot stood !,
Spotford 40, Wiltz l, blank -; total,
1853; necessary to a choice, II.
Mr.. Jonas.put in nomination Judge
Spoflord: the choice of the Democratic
caucus.
Senator Allan, on behalf of his con-
stituents, said he seconded the nomina-
ton; he had been asked not to vote,
but he hoped the Republicans would
not adopt such Il suicidal policy. He
trusted that the Republicans would
cast their votes for the nominee, so he
could go to the United States Senate,
as the Representative, not o! one party,
but of the whole people.
Mr.. Stewart, of Tensas, also advised
his lNpublican friends to support Judge
Spotford.
Mr.. Hahn said he would like to vote
for a Republican, if there was any
chance of eiecting one, but as there was
not, he would cast his vote for Judge
Spofford. He eulOgized the ability of
the honorable nominee, and referred to
his brilliant record on the Supreme
Bench.
Warmoth said the Republican party
! was now disbanded, and there was
only one party.
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DIED.


Near Woodville, La.,i April ID, 1877
ORv1LLE. infant son OF Joseph l.. and Jessie
l.. Bond.
His was the morning hour
And he has passed i'll beauty from t he
day,
A bud not yet a flower,
Fair in it's sweetness from tho parent
spray.
The death wind swept him to his sweet
repose,
AS frost i'll spring-time blights the early
Mother, thy child is blessed,
And tho his presence may be lost to
thee,
And vacant leave thy breast,
And missed u sweet load from thy parent
knee
Tho beauty, familiar, from thy eye has
past,
Thou'lt meet thy child with his God Mt
last! j. l.. Il.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

A special session of the Police Jury
has been called by Mr.. w. G. Kennedy,
President, to meet on the 9TH proximo,
next Monday week. It will be an inn
portant session Of this body-the first
respectable Police Jury for years-antl
Importance of the duties before them.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

We transfer to our columns an article
from the New Orleans Democrat and
one from the Republican, both refer
ing to the recent change in the State
government. The attentive newspaper
reader will be interested in a COMPARE
organs of opposing political parties.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27
Omaehita Telearaph.
MONROE, LA, APRIL 81, 1877.

Talbot Stillman, Esq, has been ap-
pointed Clerk of the Supreme Court at
this place, and is now in readiness to
attend to the duties of the Office. Mr..
Stillnan is we'll qualified for the posi-
ton, and those having business with
him will have no reason to complain
of inattentiOn or inefficicncy.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27
NOTICE..

The members ofthe Bar, and others. arc
hereby respectfully notified that am now
i'll full possession of the records of the SUI
prefne Court of Louisiana, holding sessions
at Monroe, La, and that am prepared to
perform and discharge all the duties of the
Office of Clerk of said court.
TALBOT STILLMAN
Clerk Supreme Court.
Monroe, La, April 70, 1877 It.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27
CHERRIES SALE.

\itNlrF'S SAl.Gs
George w. Pierce) Parish Court
No. 1881 Parish OF ONACAies$s
David Hunt. state OF Lonisian1
abnys nntis AMI w :" - Sm is s%is haws
seized and will offer for lie, ut the Court
House door in said parish, peLMec4a .no
legal hours of sale, on
Saturday, I'd day of June, 1877,
tho following described property Of dofon-
dant, to-wit:
The north half OF lot three, in square No.
l3 of Harris addition to tho city of Monroe,
said lot fronting fity-nino feet and three
running back between parallel linos one
hundred and htty feet, toHet her with all tho
buildings and improvements thereon.
Terms of sale, cash, with tho boneft Of
appraissment.
TIP. RICHARDSON, Sheriff.
April 26, 1877. Ct
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.
The best stock of house furnishing
goods in the city; table linens, napkins,
towels, crash, linen and cotton sheet.
ing, all marked down below their real
value, at S. MEN ER'S.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

White Grenadine de Beige, plain and
striped, a handsome article for over.
skirts, just opened by S. MEYER.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

At last the opportunity is offered the
public to have their guns, pistols, sew
ing machines, and all work in this line,
done at short notice, with neatness and
satisfaction, at Bryce Rills's bookstore.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

The butchers continue to charge 10
cents per pound for beef in Monroe,
while in NatchitOches it is sold ut S
cents. A beef costing about ten dollars
is made to bring thirty. Cattle deal
ers complain that Monroe is no market
for beeves, and CONSUMERS complain
that they are made to pay an exorbi-
tant price. There is something wrong.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

Read S. Meyers advertisement in
another column.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

Ladies, don't fail to look ut the brown
Dress Linens, with trimmings to match,
at ). MEYERS.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
CPECIAL NOTICE.

NfECINL NOTICE.
Having secured the services of a first class
Machinist, am now prepared to repair
safe locks. Work done neatly and satisfac-
ton guaranteed. l keep on hand all at
tachments, oil, needles, etc, for sewing
machines, and sell them at greatly reduced
prices. BRYCE RIIIS
Monroe, La, April &c, 1877.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

Have your guns and pistols repaired
at Bryce Rills's.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

Buy your sewing machine attach
mentS at Bryce Rills's.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

Thursday, April 26, was tho fifty
eighth anniversary of the establishment
Of Odd Fellowship in the United States.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

An important change in the revenue
Legislature, the effect of which is the
taxation of certain valuable property
heretofore not taxable. The railroad
property in this parish has been illegal
ly exempt from taxation, but under the
act recently passed, and from which
we extract the section below, this pro-
perty must now be assessed and taxed.
The same is true of other railroads in
the State and of other property belong
ing to churches, societies DC, until
now exempt from taxation:
That the assessors are required, i'm
mediately on the passage of this act, to
assess all property, not absolutely used
for church, school, cemetery, benevo-
lent and charitable purposes, and to
assess I'LL property belonging to relig-
ious, educational, benevolent or chara-
by law, and not used for charitable
purposes and offered for rent and pro-
ducing a re venue of any kind no prop
perty shall be exempted on 4 plea that
the revenues derived therefrom are
used for church, school, charitable OF
benevolent purposes. All laws in con-
fict with or contrary to the provisions
of this section are hereby repealed.
Everybody who appreciates econo.
! my ought to take our advice and &C
to S. Meyers for their Dry Goods,
Shoes and Clothing; the largest stock
| in North louisiana.
Don't fail to look ut the beautiful
Lace Stripe Pique, which is sold ri
only 25c per yard at S. Meyers.
Judge Alecl> Boarman, of the Caddo
district, and Judge Dick Turner, of the
Bossier district, refused to recognize
the Nichols government in proceed
ings before their respective courts.
Smart Aleck! Briggerty Dick!
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

ment, the cheapest ever brought to
this market, at S. MEYERS.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27
MARRIED.,

At the residence of tho brides father, Mr.
Robert Layton, by the Rev. p. II. Moss. on
Sunday, April %. 1877, Miss MAMIE S.
LAYTON, of this parish, to JOHN j. STONE
Esq, of Madison parish. No cards.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27
NOTICE
TO TAX PAYE 1tSi

|NorlcE
TO TAX PAYERSi
Tax Collectors Office, Ouachitn Parish,
Monroe, La, March ~, 1877.
Having boon appointed Tax Collector for
tho Parish OF Ounchitn, by His Excellency
Francis I. Nichols, Governor of Louisiana,
and having duly qualified AZ such, hereby
give notice to tho tax and license payers
that tho State and Parish Licenses for tho
year 1877, and tho state and Parish Taxes
on tho rolls Of 1876, rs we'll as tho dolin-
quent taxes ofprevious years, arc now due
and coiloctibie.
You will, therefore, come forward and
make prompt settlement, thus giving aid
and strength to our new State Government
OF retrenchment and reform, and saving tho
penalties ana expenses prescribed by law.
Office:
Upstairs over Steinnu's Saloon, Grand st.
THOS. Y. ABLY,
~ Tax Collector.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

We claim to be headquarters for
Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Notions
and Gents Furnishing Goods.
S. MEYER.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

V'cK's
Fifty pascS--5uy Il.a. .r....su.. ..... no.
scriptionS of thousands 81 The host Iioyyeya
and Vegetables in tho world, and TIC ,oay h
GROW Mcnt-all for a. TWO GENT POSTAGE
STAMP. Printed in German and English.
vick's Floral Guide, @ uaterly 25c n year.
Vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden,
SOC in paper; in elegant h covers, 81 30.
Address. IA .t>' vTf''r
Rochester, y. Y.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27
ARE ADVERTISEMENTS READ.

|
| John Forsyth, the veteran editor o
the Mobile Register, used to tell good
story to illustrate the value of newspa
per advertising, as a means of getting
before the public whenever you wished
them to know of your want Of wares.
MIR. Forsyth was accidently drawn
into discussion Of the subject with 4
mercantile friend, who expressed EN-.
phatic doubts whether advertising ben
Gifted a mans business at all, and clos
ed his side of the debate with the CON-
mon remark, otis all money given to
the aid of the newspaper. Nobody
reads my advertisement, or thinks OF
it, or looks after it, except your foreman
and collector
Forsyth replied: "Let us test the
truth OF your assertion. Sit down and
write out an advertisement such as i
dictate; and we will put it in the smallest
type the cases contain, and insert it in
the remotest corner of the Register you
can select"
The next morning there appeared in
agate, without bit of display, and in
the most out of the way place in the
paper, the following:
"Wanted: To buy a dog. Apply at
No. - Blank street,
The contract was that in case the
ssad." was !, sssuccess" the merchant
was to pay Forsyth So and treat to wine
and oysters. If it failed to meet the
eyes Of parties with merchantable
CANNES, the editor was to pay the mer-
chant So and set up 4 supper for the
two.
During the day of the first appear
ance of his experiment the merchant
called ut the Register office several
times. He looked as though he were
in trouble, appeared nervous, looked
over his shoulder like one who is pur-
sued by terrible bore, or Il persistent
dun.
Finally, late in the evening, he met
his editorial friend, and before the lat
ter had time to open his mouth the mer-
chant said, hurriedly and eNcitedly,
sFor Heavens sake, leave that adver-
tiscment out of your evening edition.
There's the SIS for it and 50 more to pay
you saying that No. Blank street
has bought dog. Let's go and get the
oysters Pm nearly worried to death. :"
The poor man had recklessly made
himself and family the victims of a
terrible persecution. Before the carri-
ers had gone their rounds with the
Register, customers of all sorts, with
every imaginable breed, size and color
of animated sausage dangling at the
ends of two ropes, steel chains, brass
chains, or clinging at the heels OF the
owners and would-be vendor, swarmed
i'll the vicinity of No. - Blank street.
They rang the bell of the street door a
thousand times in two hours; they
waylaid every member of the family ;
servant, nor proprietor, nor child of the
household dared appear ON the street
until an officer was sent for, and the
persecution stopped by the threats to
lock up the swarms of urchins, dogs
and all.
That merchant enlarged his adver-
tisement, and thereafter attended to it
as any other branch of his business. He
has learned that people do, somehow,
find out the contents of a newspaper adj
vertisement.
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is any part Of our newly established
State government which is unworthy
Of confidence and undeserving Of
praise, it certainly is not the judiciary.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-27

~~H0SSA~>S3S
day Of each month. The members of
the Society have our best wishes.
The Intelligencer has an article con-
corning the award of the City printing,
in length nearly two columns, and very
elaborate in details. 1t is unnecessary
for ;us, to follow our neighbor in his
weary search for justification of his own
course and that of the City Council,
since it is but natural that he should
undertake his own defense, ana that,
as the Official Organ, the Intelligencer
IS expected to defend the Council, albeit
that Council was elected, us the Intelli-
gencer but recently charged, by the
. bribery of voters of this city. We are
indifferent about the whole business,
having no complaint exceptas Il citizen
and property holder who is deeply in
terested in a good city government.
But our cotemporary's case bad as it is,
is made much worse by misstating our
bid. We did not, as the Intelligencer
asserts, bid eighty cents per square for
the first, and forty cents for the second
insertion but we bid fifty and twenty
five cents for that worlz-a difference Of
very near fifty per cent in our bid as
stated by the Intelligencer and as act
ually made by us. It is a little strange
that this slight difference should have
escaped the notice of the learned typo
grapher of the Intelligencer and of the
very astute printers of the City Council.
Judge S. G. Parsons opened District
Court in Monroe on last Monday. This
is really the first regular term held by
Judge Parsons in his District. The
Grand Jury was impanelled by the APP
pointment of Capt. II. w. Mcleod as
Foreman and the selection of two
other white and thirteen colored citi-
zens to assist him. The charge to the
jury was eminently learned, interest
ing and elaborate, and yet so plain,
fair and practical that it could be fully
understood by the commoncst mind.
"A more solemn and forcibie injunction
of duty was probably never heard.
The Grand Jury was defined to be, not
amere instrument Of accusation, but a
high Judicial tribunal bound to arbi-
trate impartially between the public
and those charged with crime. The
laws relating to working the roal Is,
carrying concealed weapons, the dis
e. bursement of the free school fund, and
to bribery, received special and extend
ed comment, and the benefit of a strict
enforcement of the law were happily
, and impressiveIy illustrated. The
charge was delivered orally, but it had
evidently been we'll studied, digested
. and arranged. 1t was embodied in
good English, correctly pronounced,
. compliment not always due to the
Bench, was full of information and
amply sustained the expectations enter
tanned of our new Judge. 1t is with
pleasure and with pride that we observe
and record the evidences of a high iu.
diciai standard in our midst. II there