The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-03-01

Democratic candidates. His power
and pungency as "a political writer
have been put to account of late years.
OF the men who were ,atlapy time
members of President Lincoln's Cabi-
net, but two are now left Montgom-
cry Blair, Of Maryland and Simon
Cameron Of Pennsyivania.a @s,'3 ~ -
"A Constantinople letter says !: SIX
Sultan Murad is still confined to the
Palace of Tchirigan. His reigning
brother would gladly give him full
liberty of r4movement if he dared, and
i have mo doubt would be but too hap
| py to surrender him the throne, if not
prevented by reasons of state. Not
long since, DIR. Capoleone, the former
| physician of Murad, found means of
visiting him at this palace. AS soon as
he saw him the dethronedi Sultan
threw himself on his neck and tenderly
embraced him, while the tears gushed
in, torrents from his eyes. You, at
least, he said, shave not deserted me.
Thank God! have one friend who is
yet true, and who has not turned his
back on me because of my misfortunes.
Be my friend, but do not compromise
your future and life by trying to res
tore me to the throne.' The broken
l
sank helpless on the divan.n t
/ It is said Of 'Spurgeon that in his
pointed way he cried out from the pull
| pitt stThere'S a shoemaker. Last Sun
day he sold shoes that am ounted to
lninepence, and there was fourpence
profit ON it," In the audience there
was a shoemaker who had done that
very thing. The mystery bothered
him all the week, SO on the next Sun
day he had his girl open the shop
while he again went to church. laAh,
sinner Sturgeon began, sssinning by
proxy is just as bad as though you
sinned yourself. It's no. use for you to
come here yourself and leave your
daughter to keep shop" The shoe
maker was dumbfounded. Tt set him
thinking, and he was converted. Spur
geon, hearing of the circumstance, said
he believed the Holy Spirit inspired
his words ~ .''i.,I gl.,.I 5,,,.,Ifj,io,
An Eastern editor says a man in
New York got himself into trouble by
marrying two wives. no A Northern
editor replies by saying he knew q
number of men who had got into trou-
BILE ,byIi marrying one. A Southern
editor retorts by saying ne Knows of
some who got into trouble by merely
| promising to, marry without going any
further. Al Western editor closes UP
the list by saying that Il friend of his
got Into trouble enough by being. found
with another MANS wife, Yiasis1s='i 9,iJ
The Clayton '(Ala,) Courier, says
Our State exchanges are bringing for
ward their m en- tor Governor. Lang
don,' Brewer, Herndon and a host Of
other distinguished men have been
named for the position: we havesa
distinguished son of Barbour, Col. e.
S. Shorter, that would make q good
Governor. There is none more worthy,
or one who has done more hard work
for the party since the war than this
gentleffian.s % i1ay hri7t'i ifHs .""ii
fSiiE l,asios, 1ZGl liz pal2- -I.llg ilH heii.f
The hero Of Pleyna isato be court
martialed soon on the charge of horri-
BILE inhufnanfty and crueIties in viola
ton of, the rules of warfare. 1t is as
serted that, during the awful carnage
Of the succession of attacks in which
the Grand Duke, Nicholas was engag-
ed in the hopeless and insane attempt
to carry the works by storm, the Rus
sian wounded, falling into the hands, OF
the Turks, Were buried alive by order
of Osfiian Pasha. ah ''i"ttH''1 10 F.'t, -,
- a negro was put on the stand as II
witness, and the Judge inquired if he
understood the nature of an oath.
sstFos ,certing, boss, ''Ssaid the citizen ;
eff swear to a lie must stick to him!
OATS jist what dis Niger is gwine to
do, Judge" ana yut-.sf ,-,-t,l
Lolita, the actress, is evidently in no
immediate need of y, testimonial bene-
fit. She has just loaned on bond and
mortgage to VIM. b. Astor and wife, of
New York, Sos, 534 20 on property in
Madison avenue I'D $3.50, s...lg .7i.,ra
a wagon load. of, misery recently
passed through Carson, Ney, 1t COM
tanned a sick mother, a tired-out father,