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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-11-29
LEGAL.
SUCCESSION SALE.
Parish Court, Parish of Ouachita, State OF
Louisiana.

Parish Court, Parish of Ouachita, State of
Louisiana.
6ucccssion of Charles H. Morrison.
BY virtue of q judgment of said Court
personal, belonging to said succession and
held in indivision with other parties, be
sold to pay tho debts Of said succession,
will offer for sale, either in person or by the
Court House, between the hours or IL
O'Clock, A. M, and O'Clock, p. NJ, on
2ard day of December, 1878,
Succession Of Morrison In the following
land situated in the Parish OF Ouachlta,
with all the improvements thereon, to-wit !:
A certain tract Of land in rear, or east, of
southeast corner Of section seventy-eight,
township eighteen north, range four east ;
running thence, north nine degrees east,
along the line of said section, tWenty-nine
chains and ninety-three links, to the north
south eighty-one and q quarter degrees
east, along the line OF said section, nine
chains and eighty-two links; running
thence, south nine degrees west, twenty
thence westwardly five chains and seventy
four links to the northeast corner of Soc
ton fify-eight, In said township and range
and running thence, along the line of said
SSSsion If FIVE chains and
containing twenty-six and 3O-l0O acres
more or less.
This tract of land is commonly known as
now cultivated BY Andrew N Nc s. ''n'
Terms of sale, cash, for not less than the
sum of two hundred and thirty-eight dol
lars and fifty-six cents. Tho deed to he
made before the Recorder Of Ouachita at
w. w. FARMER,
St Administrator.
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CUCCESSION SALE.

State Of Louisiana, Parish of Ouachita,
Parish Court.
Succession of JESSE SHERMAN.
By virtue Of an order Of the Hon. Parish
at the Court House door, within the hours
prescribed by law, at Monroe, La, on
Saturday, December z, 1878,
the following described property, to-wit
{160) One hundred and sixty acres of land
commencing from the ''branch" in the rear
of Simon Kings residence. in section Us,
twenty-three, township (16) eighteen, and
improvements thereon.
Will be sold for cash at not less than the
apprafsement. HERMAN MEYER,
At Administrator.
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CUCCEssION NOTICE.

Parish Court, Parish of Ouachita, State
of Louisiana.
Succession of HENRY GERsoN, Jr., decd.
Whereas, Mrs. Dinah Gerson has filed in
the office Of the Clerk Of the 14th Judicial
District Court, in and for said parish of
Ouachita, her application to DO appointed
Administrative Of said succession.
Now, therefore, unless opposition be
hereof, the said application will be granted
and confirmed as the law directs.
AUSTIN GREEN, Clerk.
Monroe, La, Nov. 20, 1873. ct
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Tho Constitutional Convention of
California has thought it we'll to put
tho declaration into its bill of rights
that tho State shall forever remain a
member of the Federal Union, and re-
sist all efforts at secession. This clause
was warmly opposed by n number Of
ardent advocates Of State rights doc
trlnc. a proposal to take the pardon
ing power from the Governor and vest
it in board, TO be composed of the
Governor, the Attorney General, and
tho Chief Justice of the court of
last resort, was voted down, and the
same disposition was made of motion
to give tho Legislature the power of
determining how pardons shall be
granted. The pardoning power was
left where it has been-entirely within
discretion of the Governor. Some Of
the delegates have INDUCED in a little
stationery steal, drawing much more
than there can be any possibility Of
using; but they have been badly trip
ped by the passage of resolution to
print the names of the members, with
the amount furnished to each. They
think it too bad that they should be
required to go into unpleasant expla-
nations before their constituents about
SO small a matter.
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SPREAD OF YELLOW FEVER.

Regarding the theory that yellow
fever spreads along the routes of rail
or steamboat travel, the Livingstonian,
of this State, has the following dam
aging comment:
Our town, before, during and since
the epidemic has had constant and
regular steamboat communication with
New Orleans; tho mail has been re-
ceived regular, and no inconsidcrable
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-11-29

Notice is hereby given that the ASSESS
ment rolls for the year 1878 have been COM
pleted and are open for public inspection,
one at my office and one at the office of the
city treasurer; that the taxes levied therein
are now due and collectable, and that am
ready to receive and receipt for said taxes,
together with all unpaid back taxes and
licenses. also give notice all of said taxes
3lst day of December, 1878, or shall pro-
coed to enforce payment thereof, together
with penalties and costs, i'll the manner
provided by law and ordinance.
J. B. GARRETSON.
City Tax Collector.
Monroe, La, Oct. p, 1873.
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PUBLICATIONS.
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the year to come. It's purpose and method
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WATER &!

WATER WATER!
Having the contract to sprinkle the
streets, I have arrangements made to sup
ply families with water by the barrel
throughout the summer at customary
prices. All orders loft with Mr.. O'kelly, or
at my woodward, will be promptly filled.
w. C. BURLINGTON.
Monroe, April IL, 1873.
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OR STOLEN!

CTRAYED OR STOLEN!
From the undersigned, a BRIG FIT BAY
MARE MULE, about Is hands high; no
curl in TANKS has nick out of the upper
part of left car, near the point. A liberal
formation left with Thos. J. Manghan,
Rnyville, La, will DO thankfully received.
2t J. T.. ARCHIBALD.
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ID ErAIL FAMILY GROCERY STORE
ALL GOODS FRESH, AND DIRECT
FROM ST. LOUIS.

Ihave opened, Mt the store formerly occu-
pied by Chas. Saunders, retail family gro
Gerry, and offer to the public a choice selec-
ton of Family Groceries, at lower prices,
for the cash, than any house in Monroe. ]
solicit a share Of the trade, and guarantee
satisfaction.
Mr.. JAMES T. LEWIS will be in charge of
the business and attend to the demands of
customers.
G. w. PIERCE.
Nouroa Oct oC 1877
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mand tor the book is active, and is steadily
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Cigars and tobacco at Rills'.
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NEW ALEXANDRIA RESTAURANT

NEW ALEXANDRIA RESTAURANT
Has been removed to the corner of St.
John and st. Ann street, in the roar OF b.
Riils' book store, where will be found at
and tho public with the best that Now Or
leans and this market can afford.
Oysters i'm every style;
Fish, Grabs,
shrimp, Game,
And everything else to be found in a
FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT.
will give my personal attention to all
who call upon me and guarantee tho best
attention.
G. C. ENSSMINGER.
Monroe, October 6. 1877.
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LEWIS d. ALLEN, Jr.,
80 BANKERS eee
AND MANUEAC TURERS' AGENT,
DESIARD ST., MONROE, LA.
~ r,n0nE1H N1o%.rv x9nblie

Exchange on st. Louis, New York and
tons promptly attended to in Monroe,
Trenton, Farmerville, Bastrop, Ouachita
City, Columbia, &c.
Interest allowed on deposits ut the fol-
lowing rates On sums from 81 upwards,
remaining in bank for three months, per
cent per annum; six months, por cent
per annum.
Orders solicited for merchandise of any
description, to be filled at manufacturers
prices.
August II, 1877. 6m
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Monroe, Oct. 26, 1877.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-21
THE SUNDAY DEMOCRAT.

The SUNDAY DEMOCRAT tomorrow will
DE, ma usual, an interesting and entertaining
family paper, one that will please and enter
tain all memhers Of the family, u will con
tain reading matter OF all kinds and of the
greatest variety letters, stories, sketches,
local and otherwise, discussions and articles
upon all the leading and interesting topics Of
the day, political, financial etc.
II Ia our hope and ambition to make the
Sunday edition special feature of the Demo
GRAFT, family paper to he carried home and
read by the iireside a. all. We hope we have
made II m entertaining paper IN the past and
expect TO make II still more attractive IN the
future. The DEMOCRAT tomorrow will con
tain ne much, II not more. reading matter
than any paper In the city
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-21

The Grant movement continues to boom.
The friends of the cx President arc laying
their plans with skill. So we'll have they con
Quoted his canvass that to-day there Is no
prominent Republican candidate in the field
against him. few days ago Senator Gont-
ling declared that he was no longer n seeker
after the nomination, and now Blaine has
yielded to the pressure and makes similar
declaration, These potential Republican lead
ers promise to support Grant before the con
ypntion IA the entire Southern delegation
will be for him. and as he has no prominent
and pronounced opponent AT the North. 1t be
gins "a look as II lie would have walk over.
That IL the outlook at present. but few
months may entirely change the aspect OF
M,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-21

Secretary Sherman. "a the day for rcsumr
tion drawa near shows lcss contempt for the
standard dollar than heretofore. lie probably
remembers that the contract requires that
the governments promises to pay are re
decmable IN ''coin," and not in gold, lie also
remembers that silver Is coin. There are
several millions of standard dollars In the
treasury vaults that will he very handy about
resumption time, aud this the Secretary seems
to remember also, Hence bic order, pub
lished this morning, providing for tho wide
circulation of the lately despised silver dollar.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-21
THE RAILROAD DEBT.

On ednesday the ricay,p,e fcebly at
tempted 10 place itself IN limo with the DEMO
Graf in defense Of the taxpayers In tho suit
OF Morris Ranger W. the city.
or course ~ was to 10 expected from the
uniform course of that paper after looking
around and interviewing Interested parties
the hCnginc shifts around the next day and
returns to its first love. The P,cdu,tnc adopts
the views Of some lawyers II has inter
viewed and concludes now that the city
city was defended by able and ingenious law
yers who made the most out of the cty's
case that could be made of 1t. In support Of
this assertion, the Pcagane quotes a decision
ofJudga Wood, which only affected the RENE
dy employed by those who sought to enforce
the provisions Of tho act OF 1852. to protect
the city against all debts created in violation
Of that oct I. o~-cs-Iis- ~-..tI- s-.,,,t,yp
70 the decision Of the same court, Judge Bill
ings presiding that tho bonds referred to
were stricken with nullity. being issued con
trary to the provisions OF the thirty seventh
section OF the act Of 1852 Nor has 1t word
of reference or respect for the decision OF
our StatelDistrict Court, now on appeal to the
Supreme Court Of the State. The Hcdymt
forgets that tho settled Jurisprudence OF the
/ United States Supreme Court recognizes and
adopts the Interpretation by the State courts
OF State constitutions and laws.
The city was not ignorant Of this judicial
decision, which suggested a strong defense
against these bonds. The DEMOCRAT for
more than year had constantly remind
ed our administrators OF the existence
Of this defense and OF the necessity t
employ ii against all tainted or suspected
bonds. So constant and urgent was our pro
test against further recognition Of these bond.
that last spring the administrators ceased
70 fund them into premiums, giving as a rea
son therefor that Judge Billings had decided
as we have stated II they refused to funC
them on this ground. why did they not USE
the same ground of defense in suit brough
on these bonds? The Chief Justice who il
his decision in the Morris Ranger case. jus
decided says the city set up no defense
against its liability on these bonds. Is at Issue
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-21

How completely the Republican party has
been wiped out in the South is shown by tho
number Of Representatives 1t has IN the Leg
islatures of the Southern States. Tho North
Carolina Legislature has about the largest
Republican representation of any Of these
States something over one-thrd: Florida
comes next, with about Onethird of Its leg
islaturc Republican; and then louisiana
with thirty-one Radicals out Of l26 Repre-
sentatives. In the other Southern states the
Radical party can hardly be said to be repro
scented at all. Georgia has but three Repub-
ican legislators, two negroes and one white
man: Alabama three: South Carolina six
The whole South could not furnish enough
Republican Representatives to organize g
rump Legislature
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-21

The Senate yesterday, Just before adjourn
snp for the holidays passed the bill repeating
section $50 of the Revised Statutes better
known a. the test oath bill. This bill has
been pigeon. holed in one Of the Senate com
mittee rooms for many months and would
pruhably have remained there had not the
political cases In the United States District
Court for this State directed attention to the
decentralization OF the mass Of the intelligent
people OF the South from serving on ohi'ea
States juries. The active interest e'lneeu
in the matter by the Democratic Sena-
tors brought the bill again to the sur
face. and as there could be no 2ppo-
sition to it on its merits, 1t ssed
without debate AS it has already gone
through the House it only remains Tor Inc
President to attach his signature thereto anu
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-21

| Coming just after the late developments I'm
reference 70 the poisonous adulteraiion Of
sugar by the reners. the report Of pra At
wood and Reckhed. lately appointed hy the
health commissioner Of Chicago To examine
the condition of the hogs slaughtered in that
city, Is alarming indeed Some thousand hogs
were thoroughly examined by these gentle
men. who report that per cent of them were
affected with trichinm. some 81 them very
badly, one hog being found to contain not
less than t30nh IF these parasites To the
square inch Mere sailing and smoking. the
nninni ieninn rnpnita- will not kill the tri-
chinm, they recommend az n certain cure
s,ilphuric acid. which instantly kills the
worms. permcates tho entire ham and Is
readily expelled alterward
most unpleasant aspect Of the case is tho
great increase Of hogs affected with trlchinp
III the past few years
The percentage If irichinous hogs killed in
1866 was loss than one h,lndrptIth Of / per
cent; IN 1864 II was per cent, to-day q per
cent
On The third point submitted to thom by
the health officer what effect docs irjphiu
Gus pork have on persons eating it, these
gentlemen report that. although not always
fatal, II Is dangerous. They are Of opinion
that great many more persons lilo Of trlcb-
inasis than are credited to H. The disease |
bears such close resemblance to many |
others, notably typhoid fever, that II ~ prob
ably very often mistaken for something else |
They wind W with the assurance that few
trichinm In tho system are not dangerous OF
prejudicial In tho least to the health II "a
only an excess Of them that produces this I'M
pleasant disease Of trinhinusiE They warn
people, however always to cook their pork |
before eating It, They arc thon perfectly safe |
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with the ifcuuune, who says that able at
torneys did get M able and Ingenious de
fense and made tho most out of the ys
case" Besides these warnings the late adj
minstratora were further warned by the
Judgment If Judge Billings IN The Bazaar
Market oaaa that the plea of the illegaity Of
this Issue II bonds. which he recognized ma
good against m application for a ,uanamus
u impose tax. would have been good do
fenae IN the suit on these bonds Rui no such
defense having been sci NJ, but n Judgment
having been obtained against the city # was
not within the scope NJ rhaneery tu arrest
and prevent the execution ur n Judgment, OBJ
tlined even on hnnds dgdiusf uhith Hc,e uaa
good defense, which the city failed to avail
of
Under such circumstances there can hn no
Doubt of the duty of tho present oity admin
iatratorq tn urge upnn out Supreme Court
their right to have This caaa renandetl se ~ ia
enable the city t. cot Mp a defense. which even
Judge Billings declares In the Ra2aar casc
would have been "A complete one aud which
Judge Muniue's decision In the Southern
Bank ease also covers If thia should not be
done by the administrators, II ought f. be
done by the taxpayers or creditors of the cor
poraton There Il a very appropriate preee
dent for such course In the case Of the State
". the Chattanooga Railroad Go. where the
StaS falling Ia set ~ proper and sufficient
GROUNDS for defense against her lia-
billie for s2.5on,ono, certain property
holders. intervening on appeal, alleged
grounds Of defense which were not shown In
Ia Ii
the Supreme Court granted n rehearing and
the case 10 enable tho intervenora
to make good their defense. This they did.
and thus saved the State from n Judgment
which had already heen rendered against her
for two millions and n half This caae will he
found reported IN the twenty sixth Annual
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-21

Our new French contemporary, lie Nbmfif''
de la Louisiana. ia making a brilliant record
The Cbupfc, IL ably edited. and Il making u
Noble fight FOR the people. II already bears
evidences " success, and every citizen 81 the
State who reads French should become n
subscriber 60 II. The Churier Ia fighting on
precisely the same line "a the DEMOCRAT,
and Cur wishes for its success are prompted
as much Ivy our patriotism az Ivy our friend
ship for its editor and proprietor.