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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-25

The attempted assassination of j. w. .
Hilhurn in Caldwell parish-an account
of which we published last week.
seems likely to end in smoke, judging
from the following article in last weeks
Columbia Herald: ..-..,
On Wednesday morning last, the
time set for trial of J. 1. B. Everett, J.
s.. Tyler, J. r. eagle and John Fow-
Ter, on charge OF shooting J. w. Hill.
burn, with intent to XIII, it was found
that Hilburn had absconded, having,
1t was supposed, been bought OF from
prosecuting, and bribed to, leave, by
the accused. Hilburn failing to ap-
pear, Judge Smith released Everett on
q bond of 81 ,Oe0, and bound the other
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-25
A SHAM TREATY.

Looking at the text of the treaty of
Berlin we find it impossible to discover
that any of its important provisions
have been executed except these which
are favorable to Russia, who has
promptly occupied the territory in
Asia Minor allotted to her, besides
making good her hold upon European
Turkey to the Balkans, aud has by
no means Withdrawn her armies from
Roumelia. Indeed at this moment,
a large Russian force is encamped as
near to ConstantinOpie as Tschat-
aldsch, and the Muscovite standard
waves in Roumelia, from Adrianople
to Sofia. The Sultan, moreover, has
done nothing that he promised to do
in the treaty, except to evacuate Bull
garia and Eastern Roumelia. He de-
clines to give Greece an inch of ground
in Thessaly and Epirus; is opposing
the occupation of Bosnia by Austria,
and threatens that harassed power
with war. lie declines to pay the
Cars bill for war idelnnity. which
has been reduced, out of consideration
for the Porte's impecuniosity, from
over 81 900, OOO, 900 to $65, OOO, 900 in
gold, and is kicking against tho insti
tuition of administrative reforms in
Asia Minor under British auspices.
/ LILO IOINe, III IacGS ~ HOW 1eallZluk,
with its painfully minimized territory,
and the evidence of a serious uprising
in the greater portion of it, that the
Earl of Beaconsfleld must have been
telling n flb when he declared that the
work of tho powers Mt Berlin was for
the purpose of consolidating, not dis
Numbering, Turkey. The present
chaotic condition of affairs in the East,
so closely verging on war, is also sug-
gestive to the observing world that
Beaconsfleld was giving utterance to
an exuberance of fancy when he public
iy declared that he came back from
Berlin bringing to the British people
tho tspeace with honor" which they SO
much desired. .-..., ......
The Eastern question is breaking
out afresh in Central Asia, where the
two masters of the Orient may soon be
brought to blows. The treaty of I3er-
lin remains unexecuted and stand
ing evidence of the insincerlty and
hypocrisy of the powers, and there is
to-day far more probability of a Euro
pean war than in the days of suspense
preceding the congress at the German
capital. Courier Journal. .-D.r.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-25

selling several bills of goods was about
to have, but Was arfested for ISOLATION
of 0alaraetine segtiIat i6na ends 4ne4 $50
Refusing. to pay, he was sd1t Il oail.
After remaining incarcerated assfew
hours, he complained Of being unReh,
and played yellow fever SO finely that
the authorities urgently requested him
to leave the town, which he did with
flying colors." .,iisE = re
OF six physicians in Grenada when
the fever broke out, says the Sentinel,
but two ROMAN, DIR. Ray and DIR. Gage.
OF the three protestant clergymen w1ie
faced the epidemic all through, but ono
remains, the Rev. Mr.. McCracken, tho
Episcopal minister. Rev. Mr.. Dye,
Methodist, was absent on leave to re-
cuperate his broken health and could
not return. Rev. Mr.. Haddick, Bap-
fist, was also absent. He was written
to by several of his congregation not to
come hack, as most of the members Of
his church had fled. He needed this
not, and died at tho post of duty. The
venerable Presbyterian minister, Rev.
Mr.. McCampbell, labored among the
sick until he, too, was stricken down
and died. Rev. Mr.. McCracken was
unremitting in his services, as we'll to
the sick, the dying and the dead, as to
the numerous living who needed his
advice and consolation. He was one
of the Masons and the Towards, and
at one time acted as post master as well
as town treasurer. 100
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ACKI.EN DIsAPPROVED.

FRANKLIN, Oct. 19.-At a meeting
OF the Parish Executive Committee of
st. Marys, held held here to-day, the
following resolutions were passed:
Resolved, lst. That the Executive
Committee of the Democratic onscr-
vative party Of st. Marys hereby ap-
prove the finding of the Democratic
committee chosen by Hon. J.. H. Ack-
len to pass upon his conduct in relation
to the Palfry scandal, and we request
other parishes to act on finding of said
committee. '''
End. That in view of the impossible
ity Of calling q congressional conven-
ton for said district, we hereby call
upon the central committee of the Dem
ocratic-C conservative party to select a
candidate, vice J III. Acklen.
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~ This old lead pencil ia not free
from the prevailing ailment, and has
done duty this week with sneezes,
coughings and nasal blasts such as few
pencils ever enjoyed. Every line 1t
has written has been a hateful drudg-
cry---intorlined with blessings ON a
severe cold, the very worst 1t has ever
had las all colds are). Need we, then,
ask the intelligent reader to excuse ns
for the editorial shortcomings of this
weeks TELEaRAFHf Or, have we no
friends who can sympathise with an
old pencil laid up with cold? 81
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-25
YELLOW FEVER NOTES.

Twenty tons of mail matter arc ut
the Memphis post office awaiting trans
portation. ..,"
At Columbus, Miss, the banks of the
river are guarded by artillery with
orders to sink any boat mailing from
the direction OF Mobile.
Black vomit ia no longer considered
a fatal symptom Of fever. During this
epidemic many having that worst Of
symptoms have recovered.
"A New Orleans father went to Eu-
rope and promised his five children II
lot OF toy presents. When the toys
arrived all the children were dead.
A little wait, five or six years old,
whose mother aud father died Of the
plague, has been shipped from New
Orleans to San Francisco via Louisville
and st. Louis. "A placard stating the
facts Is placed upon his person, and the
conductors are to take care Of him.
Memphis Appeal: "There was truly
a sad sight yesterday at the residence
Of the late Mike Cannon, member Of
the old police force, who died early in
the epidemic, after ten hours sick
ness. Three OF Ills children, a girl just
blooming into WomanhOOt1, n lad eleven
or twelve years OF age, and a little boy
about nine years, lay dead in tho house
at one time" .r-....f ....
New Orleans Democrat: ssThe death
of young Pierre SOule Is another incl
dent In the sadly tragical history of
one Of the most respected families in
this city. He was the only son of the
only son and child of that brilliant and
distinguished jurist, orator and states
man, Pierre Soule, OF whose patriotic
services and brilliant achievements, in
his wonderful career, our old residents
and their descendants even to the pres
ent generation cherish such vivid re-
membranes"
Chattanooga Times: ga drummer
who had been In Chattanooga lately,
got into Jasper the other day, and after
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e. 60. s!'!!: s.; S::: ;, L
g. ~, Il. n 0ctoee1 1 IN Of

the Board @fhet pursuant to can OF
the Mayor.
Prcsent-F. Endon, Mayor; j. G.
Sanders, v. Vogh, Il. Cook, 4. n.
Conner. Absent. Holman, w. =.
Renwiek, A. Harvey.
The minvtes Of amestissgs If August
lst, sth, 2lst and 2Gth were read: and
approved ''''' =" " "
The Mayor explained the object Of
tho meeting.
Ordinances numbers 373' and 374,
following, were presented and unani-
mOusly adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 1913.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Monroe, That the
Ordinance No. $3.50 of the said Mayor
and city Council, entitlk<l s'san sortli-
nance to provide for the levy and COL
lection of an annual school tax upon
all the taxable property within tho
city of Monroe to create special fund
in the city treasury to he known rs the
school fund, and to provide the man.
ner and ssneans of using and dishSesing
said fund" -be entl~tase sumo Is hereby
re-enacted in all its provisions and
declared in full for and applicable to
the current year, 1873.
Approved. FIR, ENDoM, Mayor. )
ssel ORDINANCE NO. s74. '1 F"
Relative to levying a tax on property
within the city of Monroe for the
year 1878.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council Of Monroe THAT u tax of
eight mills on the dollar is hereby
levied on the assessment of all tho real
and persouaA, and immovable
property, Wthin tho Waits of the city
of Monfoe, M1tkes gear 1873, and that
section one ofe6r3nanoe No. 146 he
amended. and sacted SO as to read
in accordance 49, t6is oslinance.
Appfpsedas s1..ESHson, Mayor t,s"...,
membersA e1SSy School Board to
fiji the vacancy existing.
The Board then adjourned till their
next regular meeting.
! ., ." q. FIR. ENDoM, Mayor.
TALBOT STILI.MAN, Sec'y pro tenn.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-25

Major Green gives notice In this
weeks paper that the running Of
through trains to Delta will be resum.
ed on the LIST proximo. This will be
glad tidings to hundreds OF our readers
who have suffered great Inconvenience
by the suspension Of their usual means
of communication with the markets to
which they have been accustomed to
look for supplies. But the suspension
was necessary for the country's pro-
lection, as is evidenced by the sad
results along the Mississippi railroads.
We should; be pleased to sea the rail-
road liberaay supported, aud some of
it's lost business regained-to regain all
is impossible. - ~. r.. sr b;
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OFFICIAL.
COrFICIAL.l

0TAGE OF EDUIsIANA, PARISH OF OUACHIrA,
y Clerks Office, llth District Court.
BE it known, that Oh this tho 25th day OF
September, 1878, being moro than fifty days
prior tn the ensuing term, Of tho District
Of Louisiana, tho undersigned. quorum OF
the Jury. Commission for sale. Parish ANA
state, having met at the Clerks once pnr
J urors for tho District Court, said
Parish and state, for tho November Term,
general venire to tho original number Of
three hundred names, J. w. Scarborough,
one of eh0 commission, i'll the presence OF
ballots containing the names of fifty per
sons from tho general venire box to serve
as jurors for the iii St week as fOIlOWs:.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-25

Adispatch nom our friends Schroeder
l. McFarNn, Of the Morehouse Clarion,
informs us that the Independent and
Radical candidates OF Morchouse have
all Withdrawn, and that Morehouse
will go solid for King and Young. II
gives as real pleasure to announce this
intelligence. d.. ....-...-F.r ..,.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-25

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times frankly admits that
tho Republicans have no hope Of secur-
ing control of the next House; they
have given that up, and will he con-
tent If they can secure. n one-third
minority, 50 as to support Mr.. Hayes
vetoes of the money acts which the
Democrats and 4reenbachers' arc OK
pected to pass. He dolefully writes:
1t might az well he understood that
the Republican representation in Con-
gress will be greatly reduced. The
most sagacious and far-sighted leaders
Of the party freely admit this. Indeed,
1t Is useless to disguise the fact that the
representative hard money Republicans
are to-day fighting, not for q majority
in Congress-, which they know they
cannot secure, but for a hare minority
OF one-third, which can be relied upon
to obstruct the wild plans Of the major
ity and to sustain the vetoes of the
President. To conceal the truth can
do no good. If the dangers which
threaten the country are to be averted,
honest Republican voters must be
made fully aware of their magnitude
and extent. Mr.. Eugene Hale is thor
oughly impressed with the Importance
of such course, and his views on the
subject are concurred In by some of tho
best men now In communication with
the Republican COMMITTEES. al. f-,t, o..
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-25
seNAvoR THURMAN.

This distinguished statesman was
Interviewed on the .12th by reporter
Of tho Cincinaati E>nqoirer. He had
fally recovered from a bilious attack,
and was gaining strength every day.
He was not In the least discouraged by
the result in Ohio. He says that s.this
is the first year In which the issue be-
tween the people and the national
banks was sharply dehned,". and
being Q lite and death struggle the
hanks fought forself preservation. He
clearly proved that the conbined vote
of the opponents Of the bank gave 4
majority Of several Thousand In favor
Of the people. The following extract
is to the point :l.nH 4 -Gt"
They and the 400, 600 Federal ONCE
holders supplied the sinews Of war to
the Republican committees, and the
consequence was that never before In
Ohio was there 90 corrupt . use Of
money In hank In an election. Mark
it, 1 do not say that the hanks In their
corporate capacity furnished the
money, but their share holders and de-
pendents did,. 1t was not to be expec-
ted that so tremendous and ramifled
combination as that Of the national
hanks could be assailed by the Demo
cratic party without orr loosing at the
onset some votes. Remember the de-
sertiOns from the Democratic party
when jackson vetoed the bill to re-
charter the old national bank, but In
the end the Losses were far more than
compensated by our gains from the
ranks OF the opposition. And go 1t
will be again. The antagonism be-
tween the Democracy and the national
hank system was Inevitable. 1T liz
what Seward would have called an
irrepressibie conflict. With Its power
of expansion, the national bank sys-
tenn, II perpetuatetl, may, In a compar-
atively brief period, treble or qaadru-
pie its number u hanks, and practi-
cally WELD by far the greater portion
of the active capitar of the country.
And who then would rule, the banks
or the people? Gf" '1s'i':.' 81 "-
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We are in receipt of the following
telegram from the State Superintendent
of Public Education:
NEW ORLEANS, October 23.-Please
urge school officers in North Louisiana
to collect data for their annual reports.
The printed forms are delayed only by
quarantine. Il. Nj. LUSHER,
Superintendent Public Education.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-25

On the nth instant Munroe n Co.
remitte.l to Secretary Evarts 100000
in gold, being the third installment OF
French subscriptions to the yellow
fever sufferers, making STAG, 200 to that
date.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-25

Vote, yes, Oote against the amend
meats. Not 10 vote at all may do
well, but to vote q positive condemna-
tion of the amendments Ia far better,
and leaves no doubt behind. b..
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-25

New York Herald The truth is
the American voter is sitting on the
fence smiling at the embarrassment of
the politicians who have been so long
his masters. He reads the papers and
notices that, though the Republican
party is for hard money in Massachu
sets and New York, it goes for rag
money and openly allies itself with the
Greenbackers in North Carolina, Lou
isiana and other Southern States. He
sees that, while Blaine and Garfield
are making able hard money speeches
in the hard money States, the Secretary
of the Republican Committee is quietly
distributing Greenback Republican
documents in soft money States. He
sees that, while Republican leaders cry
out for honesty and reform they are
nominating for Congress ex. Secretary
Robson in New Jersey, and Madison
Wells, Tom Anderson and LudelinS in
Louisiana. 1t is all q bad joke but
out of it in the end will come not ruin,
but better government, wiser and
more statesnianlikc management of our
affairs.
1t is now regarded as certain that
the Democrats will retain control of
the next House of Representatives..
They have twenty majority in the
present House, and so far have gained
six over all forms of opposition, with
out counting the four Democratic
Greenbackers elected. 1t is also deem
ell very probable that the Democrats
will have majority of the States in
the next House, and be able to choose
q President, in case of the election go
ing into that body. AS both houses
will be Democratic, a fair count is as
sured. The Republicans had expected,
II they carried the House to repeat the
fraud Of 1876. .'-H
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-25

NEW ORLEANS, October 23.-Cotton
in good demand. Sales 1900 bales.
Low lniddiing 90; middling es; good
middling 1Os fair 10A.
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Nonggs. I4X,1ocToBER Is. 1873.
-Ar-lDDREss BY JUDGE LuDEI.lNa'

# Judge LndelinG's address to his fel-
low,citjseps Of this dllstrict-to bs found
elsewhere in this paper-leserves a
more extended notice than, we feel able
to, give. It Is noticeable that Judge
Ludeling In a political address can ex-
hibit good temper, even under tho
> almost certain prospect of defeaty This
dress, which, however, we might not
have to notice were the Radicals and
not the Democrats in power in Louis
q lama. It Ia, however, worthy Of notice,
as being the Judges first effort In that
direction since he became Chief JNstice
In 1868. We cannot suppress the no
Election, that the effort Is tardy and
comes too late from one who could
have saved the State from many griev-
GUS ills, and would not. 81, a.sL 81
Judge Lndeling's declaration that he
ia natiye of this State aud owns real
, estate In most of the alluvial parishes
of the district, may be taken, superb
cially,, as proof that his interests, as he
states, are linked with those of the
people; but NO one would conclude
from Judge Lutleling's course, as a
Radical leader, that he was either q
native among natives, or a property
holder .burthened with outrageous
taxes to support an Infamous govern
ment. Where are his scars I? When
have Judge Ludeling's interests suf-
fered? 1t is tho sufFertngs Of this peo-
pie which establishes the community
of interests among them. .r
The reference to General Kings
domicile, and his not being q tax
payer, are bubbles. Gen. Kiug is q
voter in Concordia, and his opponent
knows a voting qualification Is all-suf-
ficient. The attempt by Judge Lude-
ling to make 1t appear that old Wings
and Republicans are one and the same
will give him no favor with the old
Wings, who are as true to local self
government and constitutional liberty
as the Republicans have shown they
are false to both. There are no Wings
left who believe In Negro misrule, or
In military domination. - -
Judge Ludeling's illusions to violence
and Mexicanization come with bad
grace. When heard we from him,
when Seelye and Hodgson were drag
ging old men nom their homes aud
incarcerating them for no offense what
ever? Where was his pen aud his
tongue when ignorance ana depravity
dared to insult the virtue and helpless
ness Of our fair State, or when the
evidence of a ruthless despotism caus-
ed men and women to live In fear Of
losing their little fortunes and their
lives? The reference Is unfortunate for
Judge Ludeling. Better, q hundred
times, we say, have this State Mexican
lied than Afsic0,sized. a.
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And I. the undersigned, Clerk, during
the said drawing made the lists and
record thereof as above sot forth. The
ballots tor the several weeks were
placed separately in envelopes, fifty for
the first week, thirty for the second
and thirty for the third week, and labeled,
and sealed according to law. The said en-
velopes containing the said ballots We're
placed in the jury box and after the same
was locked and sealed delivered unto the
custody of said Clerk. ..t'
In faith whereof We saverally sign our
names this 'late first above written and in
presence of witnesses. .n.-l..--.EF -..c.
w. w. GUTHRIE, .JNO. w. SCARBOROUGH
AUSTIN GREEN, Clerk ID. &.
w. p. NINSoN, Commissioners.
WIN. HARRIS. 1t
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And in the opinion of the commission a
jury being required for the second and
third weeks Of said court, the Same com
proceeded. 70 draw thirty additional ballots
with tho names of persons thereon for SER
vice for the second WeOk. AS iOllONS:
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-17
American Hams in RurOpe.

Mr.. Philip Sidney Post, the United
States Consul General at Vienna, commu-
nicates to the Department of State infor-
nation Of an attempt by the Austrian
Government to prohibit the importation
of hams into that country from the United
States. Prof. Heschl, of the Vienna Uni
versity, in n letter widely circulated, as
serted that while of Westphalia hams only
/ out of 1000 or 2500 contains trichina,
of American hams out of every 5 to 10
is infected and the probability exists that
several epidemies owe their origin to this
fact. The City Council forwarded pc
tition to the Government asking that the
importation of American hams and saus-
ages be prohibited. Soon after Prof.
Heschl's letter had appeared, Mr.. Post
requested the Professor to authenticate
his statement. He was compelled to admit
that he had no personal knowledge on the
subject; that his statements were based on
certain German reports of 1874, and that
he had never seen an American ham.
He was thereupon invited to examine
some American hams, and, after q careful
examination, he said there was certainly
no trichine in them, and that they were
sound and good. The Professor in his let
ter remarked that in America hogs are
fed with the refuse Of the great slaughter
ing houses, whereby trichinse are propaga-
ted. In Germany, he said, one hog in ten
thousand has trichina, while of the hams
and bacon from America from q to 8
per cent. contain trichine The Consul
General suggests that some proper means
be taken to contradict such erroneous re-
ports. The attempt to create a prejudice
against food importations from America
is an injury to the poor and a crime
against humanity.