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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25
BRIEFS FOR SUPREME COURT.

Attorneys and litigants are notified that this
office is amply prepared to print briefs for the SUI
prenle Court, ut short notice and upon reasonable
terms. We believe call the attorneys who
have practiced before the Court here, and tho
Judges of the late Supreme bench, witnesses to
the fact that briefs printed ut this office have
qured fewer corrections and presented more read
able appearance than briefs printed by almost any
office in the State. In fact, attorneys will hardly
hesitate to say that have generally improved
upon the manuscript handed in Accuracy and
good printing have been our constant aims. The
attorney send his manuscript and rely upon
getting we'll printed brief, in references,
amounts, names, etc, if he will only write proper
Names figures and quotations plainly. We present
below specimen page from brief printed by
last year. The type is bourgeois, this is plea. One
is $500 per page; the plea (this type) is I'll 50 per
page.
lsPECMEN BRIEF
9TH On tho 9th Of February, the
Crow sold under C.rr's 81 ooo.T PIP
about month subsequent Crows pretended
for $1,000 Since Carrs purchase he offered the whole
to VIM Reagan for ST. 80" time, and he refused buy TT
p. 56. !. q. Lewis makes staement.--T
w. d. Shea that
acted appraiser Is familiar with nncincry
required the property apprasc
81 200 Thinks tho appraisement every
w:lw orth.'-T. y.
The mill earned nothing. expense
profit Evidence OF Wn Reagan (r 3d. ' ''rat after the
appointed pro-
into partnership with him he
said that they would have
thing, and that witness
everything order keep
the he ','ea Henry tro il" ~ihh hi.
like people had "o!fdence Henry
o", Woodworking. boy: he (No,4i,
Mo'1ht best to change ho'$ Mu,
"o"d maze anything Of the nj
Thus we find whoconfese himself
in the mill business r 3) whose taxable property worth
only $500 800 CT 4O buying mill for that
month aferward ut had
title or legal possession, knowledge
ttrr's duly recorded paying
dollar money.
Is possible that under this
be turned out of court lose the only
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

1t is said and believed generally that
there is but little prospect of an early
termination of the suit for the settle
ment of the affairs of the railroad In
any event, we hear, the case will be APP
pt,:ticd again to the o. S. Supreme
Court. Meanwhile, the interests of a
large section Of this State will be left to
the vigorous development OF OK teams
and other similar progressive means of
transportation.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

We met on the street, Tuesday, Sen
ator Stubs and Representatives Taylor
and Breard. They were looking well ,
and seemed happy at being home after
their arduous duties at the Capital.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25
OUR JOB OFFICE.

This Office is now supplied with variety
of job type stationery. presses and other
material not equaied by any country Office
in the State. We have five presses kept
ready for daily Nse an assortment of job
type which could not be purchased ut the
foundry for twice the cost of an ordinary
country Office stationery of all kinds. and
workmen who are skilled and have Il cor
rect taste. Our prices for job work have
been reduced to figures to snit the times
AMI TO command the patronage even of
those who have hitherto sough, foreign
offices to execute their work.
Sheriffs, clerks, merchants and others
within reach of Monroe by hack. river, rail
nr otherwise are requested to give this Office
trial. We make Il speciality of legal
blanks of every description, and will supply
officials with the best of work ut the most
reasonable prices.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25
CPECIAI. NOTICE.

Having secured the services of a first class
Machinist, am now prepared to repair
sewing machines. guns, pistols, safes and
safe locks. Work done neatly and satisfac-
ton guaranteed. keep on hand all at
tachments, oil, noodles, ETC.. for sewing
machines, and sell them at greatly reduced
prices. BRYCE RILLS.
Monroe, La, April %, 1877.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

Little boys, think Of this when you
go bathing in the river. We saw gar
fish caught by Mr.. Anderson yesterday
that measured five feet five inches and
larger.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

Tho Monroe Hook L. Ladder COM
pany has been re-organizeCl, and the,
parts OF the outfit wanting have been
or will soon be supplied. The company
numbers p members. The following
officers have been chosen:
III. Noise, Foreman l.. III. Rills,
Assistant; G. A. Singer, Secretary and
Treasurer II. p. Shelton, Tillerman.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

s. ID. McEnery, ESD, has been en-
gagged several days as attorney for the
succession of Capt. CIV. Phillips. The
estate, it is thought, will inventory
about $4,000. The liabilities will not
exceed three-fOurtlls of that amount.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

The river at this point and above has
commenced falling, but very slowly.
The damages on the lower Ouachita
and Black river have not been very
serious, and the indications are that the
crisis has been passed.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

For the past week the complaint of
warm weather during the day has been
universal. The thermometer has
mounted up to the ninetieS nearly
every day. Planters have had 4 jolly
time killing weeds and grass, but they
are all looking heavenward for Il show
or, which is greatly needed in the gar
dens and for corn and even by fruit
trees
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

Mr.. Reuben Frantom, just embarked
in business in Monroe, has an advcr-
tisement in to-day's paper. Mr.. Fran
tom is Il native of this parish and
should receive liberal encouragement.
We hope to sec him do well.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

There seems to be but little prospect
OF a resumption of through trains on
the railroad for two weeks ut least &.
The water is falling, but very slowly.
y recent rise in the Arkansas is report
ed which will probably cheek this fall.
The mail comes through promptly,
but travel is practically suspended.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

The steam fire engine was taken out
last week for Il thorough test Of the
hose, :, portion of which had become
valuelcss. About $50 feet were found
rotten and were condemned, to replace
which $3.50 will have to be expended
by the City.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

In company with r.. G.. Cobb, Esq,
we took Il mornings ride, last week,
to his place three miles below town, for
the ostensible purpose of inspecting the
crops, but in reality to partake of the
,niSine Of our friend w. G. Kennedy
who is cultivating the place in c"-part-
nership with Mr.. Cobb. Mr.. X, with
his proverbial hospitality, sat us down
TO a break fast of spring chicken, pure
aweet milk, good strong coffee and
other palatable provender we really
relished and partook OF rather immod-
t.rately for one who seldom breaks his
fast. With Messrs. Cobb and Kennedy
and our near neighbor, Mr.. John
&. Sanders, we Overran portion
nf the 300 acres in cultivation,
and delivered at length our opinions on
iitching, ploughing OF corn, cotton,
peas, &c, concludinssthe inspection and
review with the reflection that Mr..
Kennedy was fully as good planter as
we, and knew better how to manage
"irec niggers.'' This is one of the pref
test of the beautiful places on the
banks of the Ouachita, and the man.
tgement is equally as much to be adj
,nired. 1t is to be regretted that with
much excellent attention the untoward
weather has materially injured both
corn and cotton, and deprecated the
prospective yield in three weeks not
less than twenty per cent. y good
average crop, however, may be relied
upon.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

Some Of the scholars of the Jewish
Sunday School were confirmed, with
appropriate ceremonies, at the Jewish
Temple on the 18th. n polite invita-
ton from Mr.. Baer reached this Office,
but found us unable to attend.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

The property-ownersin some portions
Of town are improving their sidewalks,
but we do not learn that the city au-
thorities have taken any steps to have
Improvements made elsewhere. 1t
would be very gratifying to many tax
payers, and especially to the ladies, if
the Mayor would enforce the sidewalk
ordinance, not only in having the walk
levc,ed along the principal streets, but
also in having it cleared Of chairs stools
and such other distractions as frequent
ly make it n serious business for Il lady
to go from one corner of the street to
the next.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

We acknowledge the receipt OF an
invitation to attend y supper given by
the Methodist ladies on the Eth. The
net proceeds, we learn, amounted to
$ll3
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25
Steamer Ora Burned.

The steamer Ora left the wharfboat
Wednesday morning, taking on there
Il lot Of freight, bound for the Barthol-
Omew. About i O'Clock in the after
noon, near Mr.. Buck Bakers place,
fire was discovered in the wood stack
Of the boat. The flames spread rapid
~ in spite of opposition, and the boat
was headed for shore. She was safely
landed, and the crew made their cs-
cape. The Ora was owned and run BY
Capt. Cryer. She had on Il very good
freight, mostly supplies for planters on
the Bartholomew. The officers and
crew returned to Trenton after the dis
:.ster in Il flat. We learn that nothing
was saved, the officers and crow barely
escaping with their lives.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

$. A., died at Austin, Texas, on the
18th of the present month, aged - years.
We have known the deceased for many
years; we knew him when he was a
gallant and dashing Lieutenant Of the
old "First L. s. Dragoons," and more
recently during the late war. For
more than two years his headquarters
were principally here. where he COM
manded 4 Division Of Cavairy.-Lu.
Democrat.
Gen. Major was well known in this
city, where he spent several months
West Point, and Il Major General of
cavalry in the c. S. army.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

Mr.. Reuben Frantom has purchased
the two business houses of Mr.. S. w.
Saunders on Grand street, together
with the stock of merchandise On hand,
giving in exchange his place in the
Lilies Bend, six miles below town, and
receiving $500 in cash to-boot.
Mr.. Saunders crossed the street to
Mr.. E. S. Austin's, and, after some
negotiations, bought out Mr.. Austin,
lock, stock and barrel, paying there for
$4,000 cash. Mr. Austin retires from
business in order to recuperate his fail
ing health. His first Investment in
business here was IN 1912, since which
time he has been continuously interest
ed in the trade of Monroe. lie did
not, however, engage actively in bust
ness until 1854. He has right to rest,
and we trust his retirement will ac-
complish all the beneficial results antic-
irateNl.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-25

~ =. SHELTON, .
GENERAL.
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE AGENT,
MONROE, LA.
Representing mono but good, subst antisl
companies. Insurance effected In New Or
leans companies at lowest rates. Also
agent for Piedmont and Arlington Lite In
siirIncs Co. OF Richmond, Va. Oflice. up-
stairs in Telegraph. building. myls;:im
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-24
WHAT MAKES BOW-LEGs
Popular Science MonthlY.l

-
Bow-!cgs and knees are among the
cOmmoncst dcfoImities OF humanity, and
wise mothers assert that the croOkedness
in either case arises from the afflicted one
have been put upon hi, or her feet too
early III babyhoyd. But Manchester
England ply stefan, DR.. Crompton, who
has watched for the true cause, thinks d.
ierenuy. lie attributes the first mention
ell distortion to habit some Youngsters
delight in, Of rubbing the sole OF one foot
against the other; some will 20 TO sleep
with the so.es together, They appear TO
enjoy the contact only when the feet are
naked; ley don tate Lpt to make 1t when
they are s0cked or slippered. SO the rem.
edy is obvious keep the baby's sole. GOV
cred. knock.knees the doctor ascribes a,
a different childish habit, that of sleeping
on the side, with one knee tucked under
the hollow be hind the other. He has
found that where one leg has been bowed
inward more than the other, the patient
has always slept on one side, and the upper
most member ha, been the most delOrmcl
Here the preventive is to pad the inside Of
the knees, 80 a to keep them apart, and let
the limbs grow freely their own way. All
OF which is commended 10 mothers who de-
sire thephyslcal uprightncss OF their prog
rnV
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-24
SMALL THINGS.

More than a hundred million Of tooth.
picks are manufactured every year. Quilts
are u'ed for the handles OF small hair PEN
ell, and paint brushes, as well az in the
float, for fishing, for cigarettes la Raspail
containing camphO or other fAyoriug SOL
ids, and Tor tubes 10 make fuses for cannon.
At the arsenal at TouIOn, France, h.tv.
tour thousand are required every month,
(Which the differences are less than the
three.thOu.audth pare OF IN inch, The
number Of geese necessary 10 furnish these
IS appalling, as no goose can yie.d more
than two. The pieces are made into writ.
lng nib,, The smallest kind come, from
siberia, and are cut in Paris The tubular
part Is mostly sent to Africa in the form of
a small hair brush for painting, selling for
one cent, and the upper end goes to Eng
land, from whence the TIP returns u pari.
there it j. metamorpho,ed into wind mills,
which amuse the American children.
Pretty web used up, altogether.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-24

10 Ga hA0 DAY guaranteed using or We, .
lss Mo Anger 4 Drills. 500 n moi !,
Rl4 paid to good Agents, Ayircr hn y
W. 80 ~ nee jim Au.'.r Co. 1t. Louis 81.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-24


The 60 lcOnda HeraR OF the Goth says
1.-The johnson County JoWnoi recently
stated that Capt. j. II. McSparin and j.
NJ. Raum, OF this county, had been de-
tected in swinding the government out
of large sums of money by means of spu-
rious pension claims; that special agent
of the government had been sent here to
ferret out the matter, land that both had ali
seconded, We know nothing about Capt.
McSparn's doings, but in 80 TAR as Major
Raum, OF this place, is concerned, our
neighbor must be mistaken. lie is at
home attending to his business as usual,
and don't look Ike he had any idea OF
absconding,"
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-24

Open every business lay from IA M. to pm.
a SATURDAY evenings for savings deposits only
rom 10 Z 'clOek.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-24
THE DAILY BULLETIN.

TIVE BULLETIN is published every morning
except Monday In the Bulletin Building, cor
ner Washington avenue and Twelfth street
The BULLETIN is served to city subscribers by
faithful carriers at Twenty Five Cents Week
payable weekly. By Mail, lin advance, go per
snnum; six months, s6i three months, o.; one
month, OIL 25.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-24
A Lake TINT Never Freezes y0r GiNes
up its Dead.


Truckce is Il thriving railroad town,
and the starting point tor lake Thoe-
called the "Gem OF the Sierras.n Half
OF the lake is in Nevada, the other lalf in
California. 1t is twenty-eight niles
long aud from twelve to sixteen miles
wide, aud has been sounded to Il depth
OF sixteen hundred feet. Its waters
are beautiful ultramarine, and
it may be called the purest water
in the world, containing By analysis
only four per cent. OF impurities. lt is
so light and mobile as to be easily dashed
into foam or Gained to a mirror.hke sur
lace. In the early morning it IS like
looking glass, with surrounding objects
reflected IN it with surprising accuracy.
Several steamers of small tonnage are
used in navigating it. Its altitude is
about siXty-three hundred feet; 1t is al
ways cool and pleasant in the
hottest weather, The lake never
freezes, and never gives up its dead. No
person that has been drowned has been
known TO rise to the surface. Wood, as
soon as it is saturated sinks to the bot
tom. The water is as clear as crystal,
and huge rocks fifty feet down are
plainly discernible. In fact, it is Il
marvel, and the very contrast OF our own
Salt Lake, tor this is so dense and slug
gish rs to offer great resistance to the
human body and everything else that
will llOat
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-24
W. HYSLOp. Treasurer.

Bross, President II. Wells, Cashier.
=. AG1, Vice Pres'L +. J. kcrth. Asst. ash
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-24
NIM. r. SMITH
Physician e. SurgeOn.

Once in Winters Block, corner Seventh anu
Commercial Avenue, entrance on Seventh.
Residence Thirteenth street, west OF w ashington
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-24
VOL. 9.
LOVED AND LOST.

LOVED AND LOST.
Now the city s'cepth,
The Night is calm and sweet,
rne dying embers rcstle-
There's Hence in the streets,
on how my heart feels lonely
A. The chin shadow fall
But the spirits softly whisper,
hear their voices call
Loved and lost they sigh,
And grief shall never die,
Through weary. weary time
Shall sound the dismal chime,
Loved and lot,
Now sinks the falling lamp
All through the laggiDg night.
hear the tcnderacceut1
see figure bright.
Restore the golden h0uIs--
sweet Vision, linger stay,
The spirit softly whispers,
And If dissolyes away
Loved and lost, they sigh
And grief shall never die.
Al through the weary time
Loved and lost.
SO pass the heavy hours,
chide the long delay,
And the night 50 chill aud dark.
wait the lingering DAY.
At last the bi-siul summons,
What notes my heart enlhraD;
I'm coming, am ready -
hear their voices call
Loved, not lost they cry;
For l)ye shall never die.
Aud 80, through endes, time,
Shall swell the joyful chime,
Loved, not lost
london Graphic.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-24
NEW ADvRRTIsEMENTs.

mn CRUCIAL TIES + ofthe value of med
lGlne Is time. Does experience confirm The
y VA pvt forth In its favor at the outset 10
s', n 81 una question Apply this criterion, SO
wen sceht seitzer Aperient. How has il worn
t'Id u, mas been it, history? How does 1t stand
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-10

The grasshopper plague has
not taken all the friskiness out OF
the editors of the afflicted region.
Here are two papers discussing that
ever-present "woman question" af
ter this mellow fashion
Chamberlain Chamberlain be.
ware of the day, When it crosses
the line into Minnesotay, Fly! Fly
to some girlish and widowless shore
For coming events cast their shad-
ows before. (Poetry.)- Worthing-
ton Ad0ance.
Miller! Miller! you tickle old
cuss! Go off and get married and
stop bothering us; Fly! Ely! to
some maiden's or widows bright
shore; For passing events cast
their shadows a score. (Truth. y
Jackson Republic,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-10
Newspaper Decisions.

Amy person who takes a pa
per regularly from the post-office-
whether directed to his name or
another's, or whether he has sub
scIibed or not-is responsible for
the payment.
2.-If any person orders his pa
per discontinued, he must pay all
arrearages, or the publisher may
continue to send it, until paysaAont iS
made, and collect the whole amount
whether the paper is taken from
the office or not.
3-The courts have decided that
refusing to take newspapers or pc
rlodicals from the post-office, or re-
moving and leaving them uncalled
for. is pranaa .facie evidence of in.
territorial fraud.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-10
THE SUN.
1877. New York 1877.

vnT The he ii eeaf alfrd be me SAME as during the
year that has just passed. The daily edition
will on week days be sheet of four pages,
and on Sundays a sheet or eight pages, or 56
broad columns while the weekly edition will
be sheet of eight pages of the same dimen-
sions and character that are already familiar
to our friends.
The Sun will continue to be the strenuous
advocate of reform and retrenchment, and of
the substitution of craftsmanship, wisdom,
and integrity for hollow pretence, imbecility,
aud fraud in the administration of public af-
fairs. 1t will contend for the government of
| the people by the people and for the people,
as opposed to government by frauds in the
ballot box and in the counting of votes, en-
forced by military violence. 1t viii endeavor
to supply its readers-a body now not far
from million of souls-with the most careful
complete, and trustworthy accounts of current
events, and will employ for this purpose nu-
merous and carefully selected staff of repor-
tiers and correspondents. Its reports from
Washington, especially, will be full, accurate,
and fearless; and it will doubtless continue
to deserve and enjoy the hatred of those who
thrive by plundering the Treasury or by usurp-
ing what the law does not give them, while it
will endeavor to merit the confidence of the
public by defending the rights of the people
against the enroachments of unjustifed
power.
The price Of the daily Sun will be IS cents
a month or $3.50 year, postpaid, or with
the Sunday edition $7.7O year.
The SUNDAY edition alone. eight pages,
S1-2O year, post paid
The WEEKLY Sun, eight pages of 56 broad
columns, will be furnished during 1877 at the
rate of 81 year, postpaid.
The benefit of this large reduction from
the previous rate for The WEEKLY can be
enjoyed by individual subscribers without
the necessity of getting up clubs. At the
same time, if any of our friends choose to aid
in extending our circulation, we shall be
grateful to them, and every such person who
sends us ten or more subscribers from one
nlace will be entitled tn enc cnnv of the na-
par for himself without charge. AT one dol
lar year, postage paid, the expenses of pa
per and printing are barely paid and, con-
sidering the size of the sheet and the quality
ofits contents, we are confident the people
will consider THE WEEKLY Sun the cheapest
newspaper published in the world, and we
trust also one of the very best.
Address, THE SUN,
feb3.-et. New York City, N. Y.
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another. 1t makes no difference
with him whether they are two OF
twenty, or hundred. He is bound
to drive them, and he does. The
cattle are much larger and stronoe
than he. They could surround him
with their horns and heels and con-
qher him. But they are not gritty
as lie is, hence they are soon STAN
psded.' The quality in men which
asst ares success is illustrated by this
battle of Leo with the COWS. We
oftn see one who has great intel
leopal strength accomplish but
lltfL, while his inferior in mental
caliber, far gxools him. Ti1v rurrr1er
lacks courage, persistence, tenacity
of purpose, grit. The latter has an
indomitable will. He cares not for
obstacles or opposition. He is de-
termined to succeed, and he does.
I recall score of young mel whom l
knew twenty-five years ago, or
more. Many who seemed most
promising bave not made their
mark, or even a scratch upon the
world. One who was considered
the genius among several hundred
students at college is pettifogger
in country village, and never has
been heard Of out of his own county.
He had talent and culture but he
lacked energy" The butt of the
class who blundered in everything,
but would go ahead, even if he
went as awkwardly as crab, has
filled high positions in the councils
of the nation.