The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-11-08
A Liberal DIVIDE.

A special dispatch Of tho 2Sth TO tho
st. Louis II apnblican, which we append
TO our remarks, stntcs that tho New
Orleans Howard Association would
divide tho SOC, 900 surplus among
sixty physicians, each receiving II 800.
Far DO 1t from us to underestimate
the services of the physicians who vol
unteered and received no remunern-
ton. 1t Is probable that Il majority Of
the sixty attended patients who paid
thenn for their attention. Even those
who were employed by tho Howartls,
We're furnished with means to, meet
travelling and incidental expenses md
furnished with board and lodging, II
only one-half or onc-thirl Of tho surplus
funds had been divided out among the
lphysicians, and the remainder Judi
tctOusIy applied to meet, tho wants Of
penniless widows and orphans, IL
would have conformcd moro nearly to
the wishes of tho doners. Wo quote:
cit Is authoritatively stated that
100000, the surplus of tho Howard
Association, will be distributed among
the sixty physicians employed, each
receiving 81, 900 apiece. Tho weekly
report Of the fever is: Deaths, TT
children, 1863 total since Sunday noon,
27'; weekly deaths from MI other caus.
cs, 33. 1t he's been cloudy and chilly
NIL day and is turning colder, but tho
frost pre- licted has not been realized.
The German steamer Frankfort
twenty-five days from Brennan Direct,
has arIiyed with llG emigrants. who
arc located, by advice OF tho board Of
health, In the centre OF tho city.'' ~
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LONDON, Nov. l.--Glatlstono in q
speech delivered to-day, at Ehyl de-
clined to give the government tho con-
fidence they asked on the A(ghauistan
question, and complained of their with
holding authoritative information.
Reviewing the Information which was
Obtainable,p he showed that the re-
iations with Acknowledgement he JUS
titled the displeasuro of tho Ameor ut
British occupation OF Quctah--pointod
out that the weak power which Il pro-
fessedIy Christian government threat
end to punish for receiving Il Russian
embassy was less cuIpablo than tho
sender Of the embassy. Tho send ing OF
the embassy was apparently n breach
Of russians engagements to England;
but he feared Russia would cite as JUS
LITIGATION the unfrlendIy conduct OF tho
British. Gladstone declared that to
saddle India with the expenses of do
ASAotp NEoAboC uUIlUkCS
would be nm injustice rs ,Ilonstrous as
any recorded in the history of the
world. !. 90. ~ -. D." .sa5a-
, "WAsIIINoToN, Oct. 3I.--The follow-'
ing is written in the Presidents
Thanksgiving proclamation
"The general prevalence of blessings
OF health Throughout the wide land
has made moro conspicuous tho suffer
ing and horrors which the dark shadow
OF pcstilcnce. has cast upon q portion
of our people. Tits heavy afIiiction
even the Divine Ruler has tempered
to the suffering communities ia the
universal sympathy and succor which
have flowed TO their relief, and the
whole nation may rejoice ut tho unison
of spirits in our people by which they
cheerfully share one anothcrs burdens"
Gen. Grant wrote a letter recently,
which was read by Gen. Sherman be-
fore the Society of the Army of Ten
ncssee, at Indianapolis. He states that
no has given up his trip around the
world, and that after he has taken q
run into Africa he will return to Paris