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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28
RAILROAD MEETING.

A large and enthusiastic number of
the citizens of Monroe and vicinity
met pursuant to notice, at Gerspach's
Opera House, on Saturday night, 22d
inst, for the purpose of discussing and
considering the construction of the
Monroe, Bastrop & Arkansas Railroad.
On motion of Capt. L. d. McLain,
Col. r.. Richardson was called to the
chair and Austin Green requested to
act as secretary.
The meeting was addressed by Col.
r. Richardson, A. A. Gunby, Esq,
and Hon. G. w. McCranie, all of
ed enterprise and showed plainly its
feasibility and immense importance.
Hon. Fred Endom also addressed
the meeting, taking the position that,
while he was in favor of Individual
subscriptions and also approved of a
donation to the company by the city
of Monroe, yet he opposed the plan of
the city issuing bonds and taking a
controlling interest in the road.
The following resolution offered by
A. A. Gunby, Esq, was unanimously
adopted:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting that the city of Monroe
should subscribe literally to the CAPT.
tai stock of the Monroe, Bastrop &,
Arkansas Railroad, and that we earn
estly recommend and urge that the
Mayor and City Council Immediately
take the proper steps to secure that
end.''
On motion, the chair appointed the
following committee on statistics and
address: A. A. Gunby, H. Gerson,
Jr., H. M. Bry, L. N. Polk and w.
p. RenWick,
On motion, it was resolved that the
OUACHITA TELEGRAPH and More
house Clarion be requested to publish
these proceedings.
Tho chair announced that there
would be another meeting held at the
same place July LIST, 1878.
There being nothing else before the
house the meeting adjourned.
r. RICHARDSON, Chairman.
AUSTIN GREEN, Secretary.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ADDRESS.
To the property-holders and bust
ness men Of Ouachita and Morehouse {:
The undersigned committee respect
fully beg leave to impress upon you
the importance of Immediately build
ing the Monroe, BastrOp and Arkan-
sas Railroad. You have two of the
richest parishes in the State. You
have a salubrious climate and unbound
ed natural resources of every character.
And yet your lands, so inexhaustible
in their fertility, and so varied in their
productions, have no market value,
and many of them lie idle and unde-
veloped. You must have immigra-
ton, and, in order TO get it, you must
render your lands accessible by rail-
way. Acts of the legislature cannot
suffice; immigration societies and
bureaus do little good. Make avenues
of trade and travel through your Sec
ton of country, and its rapid settle
ment is assured.
Cheap transportation is the salvation
of the farmer. Year after year, you
consume the profits from your valua-
BILE crops in getting them to market.
Bad roads prevent you from getting to
market early. Your mules are worn
out and destroyed by heavy loads and
become unfit for service in the field.
The money spent for mules by More
house alone would in few years pay
for the proposed road.
The country through which this
road will run abounds with unsurpass-
ed advantages. 1t passes through
Island DeSiard, crosses Gum Swamp.
runs along Bartholomew Bottom, and
approaches near to Prairies Merrouge
and jefferson. One years interest on
the increased value of these lands,
which would spring up at the compile
ton OF the road, would pay for the
construction of said road.
No part of the route is more inter-
ested than Monroe. This railroad will
bring at least 10000 bales of cotton to
our city; it will infuse new life into
all branches of business it will bring
capital here. It will develop new in.
dustries, enhance all values, double
our population, insure our prosperity
and be the first step toward making
Monroe, what nature has fitted hel
for, tho railroad centre of North Lou
isiana.
This road can be built by the people
of your two parishes in twelve months
Let each proPerty-holder and bushes
man subscribe one-tenth of his in
come, and the work could be compile
ted in less time. The route of the roat
renders its construction easy and mex
pensive. Few bridges or viadcuts vii
be required. The grading will b
small and there is plenty of timber TO
cross-ties. Most people have extrava
giant ideas of the cost of railroads
We have obtained from Major j. w
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
EOR RENT
THE OUACHITA HOUSE

Will be leased from LIST October, 1873, for
one year, or a term of years, to party
Written offers will be received until LIST
August, 1873, at which time the contract of
lease will be closed with party making best
riably be paid in advance. The contract OF
lease will be made before Recorder at OK
pense of lessee. w. w. FARMER,
Attorney and Agent.
N.B.-An applications must be addressed
to TALBOT STILLMAM, Sub-Agent. AZ
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28
EDUCATIONAL.
+ OUISlANA STATE UNIVERSITY

AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
COLLEGE,
BATON ROUGE, La,
Is now in successful operation, with good
prospect Of = large PatrSH "M gS,o,,.r /, md
Fhciiitscs for In.,~ctiom-yery good an
sors--the number expected soon to be in,
creased; much philosophical and chemical
good i"S of
History; library of fourteen thousand
volumes, and \ good eqnipment Of small
Efforts arc also making to got in readiness
Workshops and an Experimental Farm,
for which iss acres Of good land have been
Co,trsc Of Study embraces a wide field Of
literature and scionco; and parents Will
their sons to pursue. The S,,itary exer-
cises arc ranked a. studies, only obligatory
IN tho Hcdess who are 9"astsrod IN tnS
70 become .'stadent" Or "cadet." is option
Admissio,: granted to young mon and
youths not Nnder fourteen years of ago,
Common English educa.ion s Thsy can n. en-
tor at any time during the session, and be
charged only from date Of entrance. stu
dents may be residents of other States.
sEan-State Cor bcnetciary) cadets cannot
be received until tho Legislature makes an
'iEE Observation-Disclosures and the use Of library
and apparatus arc absolutely FREQ. STU
dcnts can find good boarding in Baton
who form .smesses" can maintain them-
selves for IS to Is II month.
Ex1,c,,ScS for a Military Cyldct.-FiXod OK
penses per nlonth-Board. lodging and ser-
want attendance, $i2; washing and mend,
ing, - 50; fuel and lights, so cents; medical
attendance, 81; total, SIG; or for tho session
of nine months $li4; or at that ratio for part
Of session. Payable monthly in advance.
tetl-uniform clothing, $i7; textbooks and
stationery, $l5; medicines, -; breakages
$4s on entrance, balance 81 January 1. In
case Of withdrawal from the Institution,
cadets will DO charged only for tho timo OF
attendance, except that there will be no 70.
mission of foes for the last two months Of
the session.
Location healthy, and desirable for deli
cate youths who may not be able to stand
u colder climate.
For further information. address
ID. Il. BOYD. President.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28

vention. The Acme passed up Tues.
day morning and returned Wednesday
evening. The John Wilson Is due up
ut noon tomorrow. The Robt. E. Lee
has been laid up at New Orleans and
her place is being filled by the John
w, Cannon.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28

We refer parties needing steam en-
gines, mills, gins or presses to the
advertisement of HI. Dudley Coleman
& Bro, New Orleans, they being man.
ufacturers and machinery dealers al
wcll-established reputation.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28

We omitted in our last calling atten-
ton to notice of change of the insur-
ance agency of John l.. Byrne, whose
entire interest has been purchased by
Messrs. Sholars & Key, who will con-
tinue the business for their own ac-
oo,,nf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28

Encourage home industry in buying
the uIsichland Plantation Syrup" free
from all impurities, made by Crosiey
L. Theobalds, and for sale at retail ana
Wholesale by ShOlarS d key.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28

~ Attorneys and litigants are nott-
fled that this Office is amply prepared
to print briefs for the Supreme Court,
at short notice and upon reasonable
terms,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28

Green, receiver and superintendent of
the V. s. & II. r. r., an estimate of
the entire cost of building and equip
ping the proposed road, which estimate
is as follows:
Estimated cost of constructing road Of 3
feet gauge from Monroe to Bastrop-dis-
lance % miles:
Grabbing and cleaning, $3.50 per
milo. .........S ZoV
Grading. say 5000 cubic yards per
mile @l5c........ 100
1000
% miles(0$l 900 per mile................ $4,000
500 lin. It. pile bridging1$5....... 1850
Iron spikes, etc., 81 200 per mile....... $4,000
Cross ties, Cypress. 5000 per mile...... $50
Track laying, 300 per mile...... 1900
Depot buildings, plat forms, etc......... 5000
Section houses. ..,.... ................... 500
Water tanks, 600
H., $50
Add for engineering etc............. 5000
lis, 900
ROLLING STOCK.
2 locomotives a $4,000. $4,000
10 box cars 100000
10 fiat s. 2OO...2,OOO
baggage car CTS
pass'ger cars 1,5OO...3,OOO
s,275
Add for transporta-
ton eXpenSes....... :, 800 1000
Total cost OF rolling Stock....... 1878
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28
MANY REPUBLICANS.
For Sheriff.

We are authorized to announce DR..
THOMAS p. RICHARDSON a candidate for
Sheriff of Ouachita Parish, subject to the
action Of the Democratic Parish Convention
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28

Hon. w. J. @. BAKER is our choice for
Representative in tho XLVth Congress
and to fill tho unexpired term occasioned
by the death of Judge Leonard in tho
XLIVth Congress.
MANY REPUBLICANS.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28
NRoE ADVERTISEMENTS.
MONROE ADVERTISEMENTS.
DETAIL FAMILY GROCERY STORE
ALL GOODS FRESH, AND DIRECT
FROM ST. LOUIS.

Ihave opened, at tho store formerly occu-
pied by Il. =. Austin, II retail family gro
cory, and offer to tho public n choice selcc
ton of Family Groceries, at lower prices,
solicit share OF tho trade, and guarantee
satisfaction.
Mr.. JAMES n. LEWIS will DO In charge of
tho business and attend to tho demands of
customers.
q. w. PIERCE.
Monroe, Oct. rs, 1877.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28
|coUrHERN CARRIAGE FACTORY.

SOUTHERN CARRIAGE FACTORY.
Tho undersigned takes pleasure in making
known that no Is now as woll prepared ns
before tho war, If not botter, to do NIL kinds
Of work, either III
Manufacturing or Repairing
CARRIAGES, BJIGGIES, HACKS, ETC
Ready made work kept on hand; speci-
mems Of which may DO seem by calling nj the
Factory. tle will also carry OH u general
Blacksmith, shop, arranged To do all kinds OF
BLACKSMITH ainE. Terms reasonable.
April &c 1850. MO FIR. ENDOM.
NEW ALEXANDRA KEsTA UItANT
Has been removed to tho corner of 81
John and st. Ann street, In tho roar ot u.
ifills' book store, whore ! viii 10 found ut
all hours. reaIy to servo my old customers
and tho public With tho bCSt that New Or
loans and this market can AFFORD.
Oysters in every style;
Fish, Grabs,
shrimp, Game,
And everything olso to DO found in "A
FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT.
will give my personal attention to all
who call upon mo and suaranteo tho bGSt
&C. ENSSMINGER.
Monroe. October q. 1877.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Congress-.

T.. Il. KIDD, of Jackson, candidate for
Congress from the Fifth Congressional
District, subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic Conservative Congressional Conven-
ton.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-06-28

SHERIFFS, MERCHANTS AND OTHERS,
Within Monroe by hack river, rail otherwise,
requested to
|GIVE THE TELEGRAPH OFFICE A TRIAL.
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THE PRODIG4L TO THE EARTH.

From "studies in Verse, " by Charles Quiet,
o mother. wait until my work Is done!
Loose my strong arms that draw me to thy
Till am ready to lie down and rest:
GrEdge not TO me the kisses Of the sun
rear not, tond earth, thy strong love holds me
Thou art mine heir-I shall be thine at last.
o: cousin roses. thirst not for my blood
10 aye your pallng cheeks. q, rank wild
grass, WI"
lutCh not with greedy fingers as pass
Ana you, great hungry giants OF the wood,
Let not our roots for my rich Juices yearn
turn. ~ '0i
O: roses, grasses, trees! 1 am your kin.
Your prOdigal blooi-cOuSin, now grown
strange o'"u
With many wanderings through the lands OF
change ' Vi
You lent me of your substance, and I've been
Wasteful steward; yet shall bring back
ny wno.e inheritance-you shall not lack
DIVIDE my all amongst you. twas but lent
TO me lille to use. Part heart and brain
matter and force, until there shall remain
Of me no shadow; am well content.
Order and chaos wage eternal strife:
Inc END OF living is 70 bring forth life.
Guardian OF thoughts, immortal memory
Keep thou immortal some good Thought of mine.
W hlch. In oblivion s dark NAV softly shine
Ike the pale fox fire OF a rOttiag tree
II thOu do keep but one song child alive
In It's sweet body shall my soul survive
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THE LEADING NEWSPAPERS,
THE EVENING STAR.
THE WEEKLY STAR.

The proprietors OF THE STAR present 20 the
public its daily and weekly editions, respesL
lively, as not only the com eteSt and best, but
also the cheapest epitOme Of events occurring
at the national capital, and Of general news g
well, to be found anywhere. How well the
public understands this is conclusiyely show.
by the exceptionally wide circulation they
Doth enjoy not in the City OF Washington
alone, but throughout all the States and Ter
ritories.
In order that the reader not now familiar
with the paper and its strong hold on the pub
lie may understand at a glance upon what
elements its great popularity is based. the
opinions of some of its contemporaries A. 10
It's merits are appended. Ii is needless TO ada
that no person is so good a Judge OF the value
of any given newspaper as the men who con
duct newspapers themselves.
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1.-THE NOrristown Herald insists that no
man likes to hold a girl baby in his arms unlil
she is seventeen years old.
8s-I don't like to talk much with peop'e
who always agree with me. 1t Is amusing to
cOquette with an echo little while, but one
soon tires Of it, Carlyle.
~ John Whilidin, out at Nevada city, en-.
tered a ban room, drew his gun, and said, "Pd
like to Kill! somebody, or get killed myself"
Twelve pistols popped and John didn't live
long enough to regret that he made his pr0po.
SitiOn SO broad.
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ADTICE TO THOSE WHO OwE.-Make full
estimate Of all you owe, and of all that Is owing
to you. Reduce the same to note. AS fast
as you collect pay over to those you owe. II
you cannot, renew your note every year, and
get the best security you can. Go to business
diligently and be Industrious: waste no idle
moments; be very economical in all things;
discard all pride; be faithful in your duty to
God by regular and hearty prayer morning
larly every Sunday; and do unto all men as
you would as they should do unto you. If you
are too needy in circumstances to give to the
poor, do whatever else IS IN your power cheer-
tunate. Pursue this course diligently and sim
cerely for seven years, and II you are not hap
by, comfortable and Independent in your cir
cumStanceS come to me and / will pay your
debtS.-[ Ben Franklin.
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Present Condition of Russian Lite.
nature.

At the present time the literature of Russia
Is very largely OF an ephemeral nature. Jour
literary cultivation of the people. The liberty
accorded to the press by the present emperor
is more favorable to the dissemination of gen
eral information than to the generation of
paper reigns. supreme in Russia. Literature
BOWS before IL, or IS yoked to its car. The in
tellectual cancer OF Russia is eclectism. The
the old methods, abandoning the purity and
truth that Pushkin instilled into the lftera-
ture Withal there are poets who have shown
originality and keen sense of the beautiful
Maikof, modelled on the Greek school of Ba
tuschkof; Fet, a disciple of Heine; Acsakof, a
follower Of Khomiakof.
The most distinguished names among the
modern poets are those of Count TOlstOi, dead
but few years; ROsenheim, Plesctceief, sa-
tirists. OstrOvski stands at the head of the
Russian dramatists. OF contemporary novel
works Of the elder Acsakof, follower of Go.
gOl, who died some twenty years since, still
Keep their place in the world of letters. Prince
OdOjevski, Pavlof, and SolOhub are writers of
successful novels. Grigorovich is one of the
most national and representative of all the
nOvelists; GOncharOf, PisSemski, Potiekin
Leone TOlstOi, Saltykof, MelnikOf, SelivanOf,
are among the most prominent nOvelists of
The field of fiction is largely occupied by
women: Some of the most truthful and arts
tic studies OF Russian life are found in novels
OF CrestOvski, VOvcek, KOkhanOvskaia III no
Olher country are the conditions of literature
so favorable to women as in Russia. The Rus.
sian women possess remarkable perSpcacity
and insight, keen sense of humOr exquisite
tact, the art of establishment in action and
speech, suavity of language that they owe to
the large part played by the French tongue in
their education, and the atmosphere and social
grace in which they are trained. No women
in the world possess such advantages of obser-
walton and experience. They are born diplo-
eminent of the empire. At this moment the
mos dangerous element of socialism is found
in the women of Russia, as the novels of Tour
guenetf show us. This incendiary element,
this undercurrent of the empire, is at least
the strongest safeguard against the elegant
eclecticism that would benumb the intellect of
polished, still half-uncivilized, Russia. And
as this robust revolutionary force gains in
power and strength. it must bring about a re-
dictionary school of literature that will carry
those who are witness to its results back to the
youthful power and beauty of Pushkin and
the martyrs OF Siberia and the ScaffOld in the
year '25.-l Charlotte adams, in Harper'S Mag
dzine for June.
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CLEANING BLACK SILK.-One of the things
mot generally KNOWN" at least in this cOun.
try, D the Partisan method of cleaning black
silk the mOduS 0perandi is very simple, and
in any other manner. The silk must be thor
Oughly brushed and wiped with a cloth, then
laid fiat on a board or table and SpOnged well
with hot coffee, thoroughly freed from sedi
silk is SpOnged on the side intended to show
it is allowed to become partially dry and then
irOned on the wrong side. The coffee removes
every particle of grease, and restores the bril-
liancy of the silk without imparting to it
either the shiny appearance or crackly and
papery stiffness obtained by beer, or indeed
any other liquid. The silk really appears
thickened by the process, and this good effect
is permanent. Our readers who will expert
mentaize on an apron or cravat, will never
again try any other method.
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HE WAS AN ENTIRE STRANGER to the girls
present, and the boys were mean and would
not introduce him. He finally plucked up
courage, and stepping up to young lady re-
ouested the pleasure OF her company for the
next dance. She looked at him in surprise,
and informed him she had not the pleasure OF
his Acquaintance well remarked aha Gaze az
I do T-CEr
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~ 1t was a Sd district democrat who OBJ.
il vestigate those scandalous doings in Florida
and Louisiana, but do wish it could have
been postponed until we had reelected Dean
Boston Transcript.
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CROPS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK-A special
dispatch to the New York Times, from Troy,
says: Cold and rainy weather, with frequent
districts of the North. The apple, grape, and
fruit crops of Northern and Central New York
and Vermont have not suffered perceptibly as
yet, however, and the general effect of the
cold snaps for several weeks past it is be-
lieved, will not be disastrous, but rather has
checked too rapid development and tOughened
all growing vegetation. Flowing is delayed
condition of the soil. Winter wheat promises
an EN- rmCuS Weld
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A1-Col. Robert IngersOll denies that he is a
communist. He is making too much money
as a lecturer to believe in dividing i'll hita.
Times.