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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25
BUTLER ON THE BANKERS.
ssThey are Provoking Storm that will
sweep them out of Existcnce.''

Especial Dispatch to Cincinnati Enquirer. ]
New YORK, January 13.-Your COM
missioner was kindly received by Gen.
Butler this morning at the Fifth Av-
enue Hotel, and the General finally
consented to give the Enquirer a few
Butlerian ideas. The General was in
full resalia, with a tea rose in his but
ton-hole, and patent leather pumps.
He delivered his remarks in a deep
voice and Websterian manner, and
every word seemed to weigh q ton,
while smile played over his fea-
lures.
"General Butler, how do you view
the action of the banks in making a
combination to put the banks on gold
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25

Geo. w. Carter is looming to the
front once more. After steering Pinch
back on to a lee shore where his politi-
cal ship was wrecked, he took the
sable Senator Bruce, of Mississippi,
under his wonderful wing, Bruce is
chairman of the Senate levee COM
mittee and Carter is his clerk, his alter
ego, his pilot. Therefore on Carter do
we depend in no small degree for forty
five millions worth of levees.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25
TALBOT STKLLNlAN.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MONROE, LA.

win practice in the Parish and District
Courts OF North Louisiana. viii attend
these courts in person,
Will give special attention to Land Office
matters connected with the Land Office at
Monroe.
Will give to all business immediate at
tentiou and abundant care,
Win answer all communications with the
least possible delay.
August 10, 1877. ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25
.0uttAtPy

nR. ST.. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
~ etfers his professional services to the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
Years in the practice. he fseis confident OF
giving satisfaction in all branches of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
the Female Academy, Monroe, La.
v7-nMr1S.lv
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25

And Abraham weighed to Ephron
the silver which he had named in the
audience of the sons of Heth, four hun
dred shekels of silver, current money
with the inerchant.-LGenesis twenty
three, v. I6.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25

In northern China, people Of all ages
are dying of actual starvation by thou
sands. The famine extends over dis
trict which includes ut least 5000 vii
lagos, and 1t is said that at least 800
die daily. Houses are pulled down In
every village to sell the timber and
thhtch In order to get food. Those
who can get husks and dry leaves,
ordinarily used for fuel, are considered
well on. Most OF the poor young girls
have been sold To old men middle aged
men and young men, and children die
daily OF sheer star rvatiOn and others
freeze. The dead cannot get u burial :;
they are too many, and none can afford
the expense 30 they are cast daily into
large pits. The people ut Shansi are
SAID to be living on the corpsess OF their
fellow beings who die of starvation.
And the strong are killing the weak
for the sake of obtaining their flesh for
food.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25

When old Jubal Early heard OF Lees
surrender he was lying in an ambu-
lance, racked with rheumatism; he
swore like pirate for moment, and
then turned in his uneasy bed with u
groan and exclaimed, "Blow youI
horn, Gabriel |"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25

.rARIEE OF ADVERTISING RATES.
Advertisements will be inserted NJ ont
dollar aud fifty cents per square Gone inch
Of space or less) for the frat, and sesenty-
i've centSi for each subsequent insertion, fo'
any tiuldg under one month. For longer
periods ~ EOllows: r-afsH!-.. s-.,.4
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25

~ OmOE4S ZVs
-.
is unholy attemnt ~ rDn o.h.., =,
their possessions loses its own- rCsrast
applause In the aalleriea.
- --.----' - :. aJ,t
go Z y .77T-------.s.il s,.lg.'I
AAA0hAIAON STATE CONVENTION.
The State Convention 60 encourage
ilusniHration to I.nnis.nna >r,o,,Ao.s ~
aSatar<,... s,,1a ala, :. ,.,,,, 81. ..sE-...
.r,,,.,. - ,".-. .Os s"o cos''s"-
~s.vsA =. 'ne .eeasiasore. We append
"syoopsas of the bills te3a @s14 aa's -
The bill provides for opsunisine .nta
estssblishing = Bureau Of in,nievstion-
preacribtng its duties and powers. .ani
tor the expenses Of the same, ana 0rant-
lug certain rights.
SEC. /. Provides for the ,entnhtfsh.
ment. Of bureau OF lmneisrsaionl
dOlnicil0d In New Orleans, foe the D,,r.
pose os protecting Immigrants and
looking to the landed and industrial
interests Of Louisiana. fS'l '"''H ""7
SSC. 2. The bureau ehall he usstAar
tho charge Of \ cltiseu Of tho 6sneo, DO
ibs designated rs the Supeetnteudeut OF
Immigration, who shall be- sppoinee3
by the Governor for the term Of four
years he shall give bond 'of $4,000
NuO SntAt1 receive u SALARY OF 1--- n.
Iysasr. ,! lt.., ..ri,,st4is.sa s,,r, sU ,sg.-,
SEC. j. Makes 1t the duty Of tho 6u.
pertntendent to adopt measures for tho
protection OF tmlnt4rants. 70 Aid them
ia procuring trRnsp0r reaston to the iuee
rior, protece them from peculstion a,ssl
incorrect Information, and make such
arrangements AS shall be conducive to
the welfare OF the itnmigraut.
The second clause or the section
tnakss 1t the duty Of all state oflacets
~ sssAst the Suparintendeut In caxxy-
Ing out these duties when called for. a.,
SEC. 4. Makes 1t the duty OF the 4u-
psrlntendent to publish In the modern
languages all the statistics In relation
70 tho topography, products and re-
soursss Of the State that can l1e col
iected. ...o. ...-..I... .,u..is,sl
SEC. 8. Directs the Superintendent
70 open books embOdyfnE the fullest
Information 0f the locality, character
lstlcs and money value Of lands, to-
gether with their rss0urces aud the
opportunities they offer to those on
xaS~' IN industrial pursutts.
~ ALSO requires the recording, In the
books OF the Oftice, OF all proposltions
made by planters and land owners.
aud propositions from those who deaire
TO work upon the farms aud planta-
IONS ot tne state.
1t also gives the bureau the power or
attorney from ait owners whose lands
arc tntrnsted to Its records. ,.4I.. ,...,. &.
The record Is made to include pro.
posa.l"ns 4...'. rom eolonists. For these re-
~ nIIo,..si IN .,,"..,. s'.o S~,es . s
hundred words. anci t,vo dollar. r.,,,s,
any party ior whose benefit an imml-
grant IL brought here. ..,,... ....... .....i.
| So ~ Auenoei.ts the euperinten-
Northern s,.. v.s...., .s s.o.. ., ~. tas .aSs'
the Southern States. one Tor Great
Britain and one for the Continent, to
i9rtner tne interests OF immigration.
10, 40 .'.,'., u""u . 70 NIX their compensa-
ernor is authorized to issue cretlent tiais
to the appointees.
SEC. z. Allows two clerks at s,alsrfes
OF $1,000 each, and requires the 81, npr.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25

Cards OF . personal charucter-when ad-
missible-will be charged double our regu-
lar aivertising rates.
obituary aud Marriage notices will bo
charged IS advertisements.
Any person sending rs tive new cash sub
scribers, at the same post-omce, will be en-
Titled to q copy of THE TELEaRAPH gratis
for one year. ..,...... If ...,'
ADVERTISING REGULATIONS. .-
Transient advertisements must be paid
for In ddoanee. ee.,..,...-.,. ..,... ....,gi.. :.
All advertisements sent to this ofnce
when not otherwise ordered, will be IN
serted "till forbid" and charged accordingly
Editorial business notices will be made,
tree OF charge, OF all advertisements ordered
in tie paper; for other editorial notices u
charge or Is cents per line will he made.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25
DF. q. G.. Murphy,

u DEe u Oe MURHyS
OFFERS his professional services to the
~ citizens Of the town and country sur
rounding. He may be found whom not pro
fessionally engaged, either at his Office
corner of Grand and Wood streets, on bank
OF the river, or at his residence in rear OF
the Ouachtta House.
August "a, 1877. vS-nH
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25
Dr. a. y. Shslars.
MONROE, La,

OFFERS his professional services to the
" citizens of Monroe. Office iii his Drug
store on DeSiard street.
September "a, 1875. 1y.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25
R. w. AsiclaArslso,a.


4 'rrORNEY AT LAW, Monroe, La. will
n practice in all the Parishes OF North
LUuisiana, in the Supreme Court ut Monroe,
the Federal Courts, and in the Land Office
Office fronting northeast corner OF public
square. January 3, 1873.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25

X. RICHARDSON. g.. D. M'ENERY.
lefchafxasOn d McEn cry,
A TTORNEYS AT Law, Monroe. La,
~ will practice in all the parishes OF
North Louisisns, the Supreme Court Of the
State, the Federal Courts, and in the Land
Office Department of the General Govern
ment. january IL, 1873.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25

4. B. White.
TrORNEY AT LAW,
"A IT, Az PINE ST., ST. LOUIS, MO.
~ Purchases attended to free OF charge
st. Louis, July l, 1876. 1y.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25

DE-. lS. g. 9trOtheF.
0FFERS his services to the citizens OF
~ Monroe and vicinity. Othce: Corner
OF Grand and Wood streets, on bank OF the
river. August "A, 1877. vS-n4l
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25

DE-. yhON, Il. Abys
MONROE, La,
OFFICE on DeSiard street, ut the inter
~ section of Firat, in the rear room OF
building formerly occupied by A. J..
Keller ....
January S, 1876, 1y
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-09
The Texas Pacific Railroad Bill.

After many weeks of discussion
before committees, we are Informed
that the Texas Pacific Railroad bill
has been put into definite shape and
will quickly be reported to Congress.
This means. generally, that it any
road at this session receives the
favor of Congress, it will most
probably be what is known as the
Texas Pacific. But we are not yet
satisfact orily informed whether Mr..
Stephens amendments extending
the road to the Mississippi river
and limiting the amount of endorse
ment are incOI perated in the bill to
be reported. We deem the extension
a necessary requisite to make the
road in reality Southern line.
The stopping Of it at Fort Worth,
where it will connect with already
completed roads to the North and
none coming South, would not be
measure of justice to the South.
The true policy of the representa-
tives of the South in Congress is 10
insist upon a railroad nearly Oh the
sd parallel of latitude from the
Pacific to the Mississippi, and to
support no other. Any other pro-
ject at the present time is merely
contrivance to postpone this most
feasible and natural of al the trans
continental rail, Dad schemes and to
divert to the profit of other sections
the trade that ought to come to
Southern ports.
The bill of Mr.. Stephens proposed
to guarantee the interest mot the
principall on 5 per cent bonds, md
turing at so years, to the amount
of $4,000 per mile for 1,150 miles,
and $4,000 for 200 miles. This
means $3l,75O, 900 of bonds and an
interest charge of 81 ,5S7 900 which
alone is guaranteed by the Govern
ment. This interest charge is
secured, first by a first mortgage
on all the property and franchises
of the road, the surrender of it's
land grant and mortgage of its
lands in Texas; second, by the
retention in the treasury of all earn
ings of the road by transporting
Government freight, mails and tel>
egraph third, by the direct appli>
cation of the entire net earnings, if
necessary to this purpose.
This certainly seems to offer
much better security to the Govern
ment than it holds upon the Union
Pacific road. which is largely in de-
fault in the payment OF interest.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-09


Ex-senator Ben Wade, the sturdy
old Ohio statesman, died last SAT-
hrday morning. His illness was
short and violent. One by one, the
truly great men of the old ReDubli-
eau party have passed away, till
now there is scarcely one left who
may claim that distinction. OF Ben
Wade an exchange says; He was
an extreme Radical and a bitI er
and unrelenting enemy of rrbels
and Democrats, but he was, wilhal,
an honest man, and had little con
hection with the thievery and cor,
fuption of his party.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-09
LEGAL.

Commissioners Sale.
By virtue of decree of the Chan
Gerry Court of Madison County, State
of Mississippi, rendered at the JAN
nary term, 1878, thereof, in the case
of A. J. Sneed ct al VS.. w. s. G..
Walker ct al, No. 1862, the under
signed, Commissioner of said Court,
will proceed to sell at public auc-
ton, before the door of the Court
House of Madison County, in said
State, on
MONDAY. MARCH %. A. d. 1873,
between the hours OF II o'clock, A.
NJ and 4 o'clock, P. M, to the highs
est bidder for CASH, the following
described lautls, tO-wit:
NE4 section SO, township 10, range
2 east, and WI SW4 section 80,
township 10, range 8 east, lying and
being in Madison county, Missis>
sippi. The undersigned, commits
sioner of said Court, will execute
and deliver a deed to the purchaser
or purchasers upon the confirmation
by the Court Of the sale.
f. S. JEFFREY,
Commissioner of the Chan Gerry
Court of Madison county, Miss.
maI9t3
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-09
Narrow Escape of the Lien Law.
ClariOn.I

Clarion.
The Lien Law has escaped repeal
by scratch. A bill to repeal shat
portion of it authorizing deeds of
trust to be given upon growing
crops, passed the House by a deci-
sive vote, and was defeated in the
Senate by only two votes. Public
opinion in favor of doing away with
the law has developed so rapidly that
1T is impossible not to see the hand
writing on the wall, fOrecAstinG that
result at the next meeting OF the
Legisl ature. and the occasion should
suggest the Importance of making
in time such preparation as the new
policy will require. Deprived of
the basis of credit derived from
growing crops, landowners and far
mers will fluid their only protection
in the production of supplies OF
food for man and beast that they
have been in the habit of purchasing
from their merchants The repeal
will operate alike upon labOrer and
proprietor Real estate possesses
no fixed value. and has ceased to
be such a security as merchants
would be willing TO take. Lands
and houses are not convertible into
money, and hence the largest land
owner, as we'll as the poorest la
bOrer, will have to provide himself
with means OF subsistence produced
from the farm, or with the money
wh4rewith to purchase supplies.
One effect OF the change will he
to substitute hired labor for labor
OH shares another will be TO re-
strict the credit ssstem which a.
ways encourages extravaganza and
generally ends in poverty and dis
tresi, 1t is a temptation to one
party to demand exorbitant prices
and to the other to purchase what
is not essentially needed. With a
more general adoption of the hire
ling system, labor will become
more efficient and under better con
troll, farms will he improved, and
valuable time will be saved both
TO employer and laborer. Cops
will be diversified. Our peOe will
become self>sustaining, and will
from necessity develop the resOur-
ces. OF their marvelOusly blessed
State, than which there is none
more abonnding in the elements of
comfort and prosperity.
Having closely observed the midi
of public sentiment in ref
erence to the lien law, and seen
the inevitable tendency towards its
repeal, we have deemed 1t proper
TO write this timely warning to all
concerned to begin putting their
houses in ord er.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-09

The Central Department of the
government of The Cuban patriots
surrendered to the Spanish authOri
ties in Cuba last week. After holding
out for nine long years against the
efforts of Spain TO subdue and tyr
anize over tbishfaSe people, the
commanders Of the; Strongest wiag
of the insurgents have lowered their
colors and surrendered as prisoners
of war to the Spanish military gov.
ernment. This news came as a
grand surprise to all those in this
country who have watched the
course of the rebellion in the devo~
ted island, for nearly decade.
The Cuban Agency at New York
city received official information of
the surrender of their cOmpatriots
in Cuba, by the hands of Gen. Con
zales, and thereupOn drew mp and
published a document declaring
that they have ceased to hold the
commissions enforced upon them
by the government of the Cuban
Republic. This entirely dissOlves
the Cuban organization in this
country. 1t is thought that the
surrender of the patriots is the re
suit of unexpected and extraordina-
~ Inducements offered them by
Gen. Martinez Campos. the Spanish
commander in Cuba inducements
which the leaders did not feel justi-
fed to refuse on behalf of their fol-
lowers. Gen. Maceo, with a strong
force of CubaHs, lras not yet sutren
dered, and it is thought he will re-
Ease the Spanish terms and continue
the war.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-09

Civil service reformers who were
so much shocked at. the condition
of the Custom House in this city,
must be greatly edited by the spec
uacle daily witnessed in New
Orleans, where Tom Anderson is
conducted from the Jail in which
he is held a prisoner, under con
viction for felony, III charge of the
Sheriff to the Custom House, to
sign official papers as acting Collec
tor OF the Port. And they will b,
gratified by the announcement from
Washington that if Wells should
also be convicted, both these worth
les will be retaired in their respect
i've places Of Surveyor and Deputy
Collector, as an expression OF the
confidence of the Administration i'll
their innocence and integrity.-N.
Y Sun
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-09

to jefferson Davis and his comrades
who engaged in the rebellion, as it
Is called. We have nothing to COM
plain of on that score, so far as Mr..
Davis Is concerned except that
when placed in prison at Fortress
Monroe you kept him there for
month after month aud refused him
trial and wien already in close
confinement, in distress, broken
down by emaciation and infrmity
of body, so that lie could sea: cely
walk from room to room, you sent
down your emissaries who threw
him upon the floor of his dungeon
and put manacles on his legs and
arms
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-09

The General Conference of the
M. E. Church, South, meets in At
1anta in May next. The Conference
will embrace about three hundred
clerical and lay delegates, and its
session will last perhaps month.
It will be very important session,
as besides the general routine of
business, several new Bishops will
be elected.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-09

So far as the immediate issue
between Russia and Turkey is con-
cerned, peace articles have been
signed. and the probability of re-
sumption of hostilIties has passed
away. The precise terms of the
peace agreement can not yet be
given with any degree of accuracy,
and until these are known it is
useless to speculate upon the prob>
abilities of a permanent peace, or
the effect of the signing upon the
other powers.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-09
Hon. o. r. Singleton.

When the bill to restore the pen
sIoDS of those Mexican veterans vino
fought against the United States
Government, in the late civil war
came up i'll the House Of Represent
tatives, it met with considerable
opposition from that class OF
Northern and Eastern Congressman
who have yet to lea; n that the war
is over. Some of these urged
against the bill that it would restore
to the pension list of the Govern
ment the name of Hon. Jefferson
Davis, and thought that this alone
was good reason to refuse its pas.
sage. In the course of the debate
our gallant Representative, Hon. O..
r. Singleton. gained the floor and
made, what we consider, one OF the
happiest efforts of his life, in defense
of our section and of our beloved,
fallen chief, ex President Jefferson
Davis. Mr.. Singleton said:
I alIude to that distinguished
citizen whose name always delight
to mention, Notwithstanding l know
he is under the ban OF public senti-
ment in certain sections of the
country, to-wit, Jefferson Davis.
Mr.. Chairman, those who oppose
this bill seem to think that the
great and controlling objection 10
it is that by possibility he may
become beneficiary under it. when
by the provisions of the bill itself
he is excluded from all such benefits.
1t provides in one of it sections that
all persons not having received
pardon and amnesty shall be ex.
Guided from the benefits of it's pro-
visions. Now [ wish to say this :
Ii it is believed Oh the other side of
the House if the opinion is enters
tained by any single individual OPP
posed to his having a pension, that
by any possibility he can become
beneficiary under the bill and that
thereby its passage may be endan>
gerrd, [ have a letter from him in
which he requests proyiso shall
be inserted by which he shall be
forever debarred any such right.
Now, for one moment, Mr.. Chair
man, dlSpassionate aud IN good
temper let US look at the part which
Mr.. Davis bore in the Mexican war.
He was a member of this House
when the first Mississippi regiment
was organized, and when it met at
Vicksburg and elected him its col0>
mel he resigned his seat here, fol>
lowed that regiment and joined it
at New Orleans, and marched with
it to Camargo 1t is not forgotten
surely by men OF this day the servi-
ces rendered by that regiment at
Monterey, at Buena Vistl, and all
along the line of It's operations to-
the close of the war.
When that regiment returned, It's
Colonel, Jefferson Davis, came back
on crutcheS, and he bears today
honorable scars from wounds re-
ceived in defense of the flag of his
Yet, Sir, he is willing
that his name shall be blOtted from
this pension bill and cast out i'll
thereby his comrades may come in
and get the benefit of it. I say TO
you, then, if there be on that side
of the House one irrecUncilable, a
man who cannot be appeased, whose
pen will write aud whose tongue
sill advocate such prOviso, let
him propose it and 1 assure that
there is not Southern
man on this side who will say nay
TO it.
1t has further been said that y
great maenahimity has been shown
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-09
The Yicksburg Crmmerei I of last

The Vicksburg Crmmerci u of last
Tuesday morning, contained the
valedictory of its founder and editor,
Mr.. James II. Sullivan. We trust
Mr.. Sullivan in retiring from the
CONNIE. ciaL does not intend to sever
his connection with tie press of the
State. He is a born newspaper
man, and We would regret to lose
him.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-09

The parties chat ged with the
murder of Judge Chisholm, and
others. in Kemper county, Miss,
were each held to bail in the sum
of five thousand dollars, and the
case continued to next term of
court.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-09

Both branches of the Kentucky
Legislature have adopted resolu~
tons instructing the Senators end
PROTESTING the Representatives of
that State to support and aid il,
pvery possible way the Texas and
Pacific Railroad Bill.