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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-06-20
CIIERIFF'S SALE.

S'1"'FFs SALE
state of Louisiana-l4th District Court
Parish Of Ouachitn.
Joseph Is. Wolfe & Co., No. 1A9l.
ThOs. Sims & Levy, No. 1883.
Jas. McElroy & Co., No. 1897.
Yale & Bowling, No. l4S7.
limbs. Meyer Il Co., No. 1872.
Mrs. X. g. BroOks& hus'd, No. 1880.
Thoa. Mc(3uire.
BY virtue OF six writs of II. III. issued
from tho Hon. 18th District Court, and to
mo directed, havo seized, and will Offer
for sale at tho stOrelOlae door of ThOA. Nc
Guire, In tho town of Trenton, within tho
legal hours OF sale, on
Saturday, the 10Th day of July, 1870,
the following described property, to- wit:
Lot No. IL. lying north OF and fronting
on Claiborne street, In tho town of Trenton,
10 fect, and running back between parallel
lines 100 foot, moro or less, together with
tho storcho,iso and other improvements
thercon; tho entire stock of goods and
merchandise, consisting of dry goods, CLOTH
ing, boots and Shoes, hardware. crockery
and tinware, groceries, &C., IA pcr inventory
on flo In this Office.
Seized tho property OF T'hos. Mcclure
and will DO sold to satisfy said writs of Il.
IN. and costs.
Terms OF sale, cash, with tho benefit of
appraisement.
w. $. LOGAN,
@ Sheriff.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-06-20

Mr.. Chas. Jacobs has sold his stock
of goods to Mr.. s. Klotz. Mr.. Klotz
will continue the business at the old
stand Mr.. Jacobs goes to Vicksburg.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-06-20

Eurpiture repaired, or made to order, and
.,t;.ract ion 1IaranteeJ. All orders for
Fnrnituro promptly attended to. Collins
supplied at short notice, with services OF
Undertaken, il desired. 80
We nave also on hand a full stock OF
ChiIdren's Carriages, which We offer for
salo at low prices.
store and shop or Grand street, opposite
McFee's drug store An inspection of our
work and furniture is respectfully invited.
January l, 1879 ~
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-06-20
LEGAL.
JUDGMENT.

State of I.ouisiana-l4th District Court
Parish of Ouachita.
Mrs. Eliza Wilson, wife,
vs.. No. 1904.
T. C. Scarborough, husband.
hereby certify that Judgment was rom
dered In the above entitled cause at tho
April term, A. d. 1879, OF the 18th District
Court, i'm and for said parish and State, in
tho words and figures following, to-wit:
BY reason of the law and evidence in this
case being In favor of plaintiff, and by fur
:her reason of the Judgment by default RON
dered herein. not having been set aside at
ter two entire judicial days. 1t ia ordered.
adjudged and decreed, that the community
OF acquets heretofore existing between
pi~inti9, H. Wilson, vito OF r. G. Scar
borough, aud her said husband, he dis
solved, and that said wifo bo authorized
hereaftor to manage her AFFAIRS a. q femme
sote II II further ordered that plaintiff do
nave and recover Judgment aesainst defend-
Ant for the aNm OF two thousand seven hun
dred and fifty dollars, with legal Interest
thereon from II April, 1879, and all coats of
! this quit; and 1t IL further ordered that her
| In petition.
! Thus done, read and aligned In open Court.
this 9th day Of May, A. 3. 1879.
8. g. PARSONS, Judge 1Ath District.
49, Witness my hand and the seal OF
| I l.. 8. said Court, on 18th day OF June, A.
AUSTIN GREEN, Clerk.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-06-20

The picnic, given by our Catholic
friends, at Crew Lake last Thursday,
was, we learn,a highly enjoyable affair.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-06-20
River News.

The decline in the river during the
past week has been gradual, but so
slight as to be hardly perceptible. 1t
is now very nearly as low as it usually
gets, and we suppose will shortly take
a 'fsrest, lin other words, become
stationary, and remain SO for a while.
The Mississippi and Ohio rivers are
both falling.
The John Howard came up as high
as Logtown where she transferred what
remaining freight she had to the
Bob B.
The John Wilson left New Orleans
Wednesday, and will be met below by
the Little Bob, which boat will leave
here this evening or tomorrow morn
ing.
The Bob b. is now sstackling" those
cotton ties, of which we made mention
last week. 1t will take her about two
trips to bring all of them.
Capt. Jack Blanks left New Orleans
for Cincinnati last Thursday by rail.
He was to have left there Wednesday,
but the sleeping Car leaving that even
ing was only for s'short stock" so he
concluded to wait for one with bertlls
of sufficient longitude to accommo-
date his length. He goes to see after
his new boat.
Our young friend Lamy Ray now
holds the position of transfer mail
agent on the Little Bob.
Among some of the Little Bob's
freight for this place last Sunday, we
noticed a trunk and valise, accompanied
by their owner, our modest young
friend Mike Fahy, who has just re-
turned from New York.
The Willie will probably be char
tered by the firemcn ON the occasion of
their picnic, on the 4th of July. She's
a good one.
The Robt. E. Lee has been with
drawn from the Vicksburg trade until
the opening of the business season. In
the meantime her place will be filled
by the Thompson Dean.
We notice, with a mingling Of de-
light and disgust, the conspicuous
silence with which our contemporaries,
the Vicksburg Herald and Camden
Beacon, have treated our t'fiing'' at
them. Both are evidently subdued.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-06-20

We learn, on going to press, that the
Supreme Court will conclude its
labors this Thursday evening.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-06-20
lob PRINTING

lob PRINTING
NEATLY EXECUTED
AT THIS OFFICE.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-06-20

MONROE ADVERTISEMENTS.
MRS. II. HOLLAND,
DEALERIN
FASHIONABLE MILLINERY,
Has just received a stock of millinery goods,
consisting of Hats, Feathers, Velvets,
Ribbons and Fancy goods generally. Also,
FINE GOLD WATCHES,
JEWELRY, CLOCKS.
SILVERWARE,
AND GOODS FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
All OF which will DO sold at
AST'ONLsHLN0LY Low PRICES
Call, before purchasing elsewhere, on
MRS. H. HOLLAND.
ro,o,,,o ., Or Grand street, Monroe; h"'
HENRY KOCH. jar. wEIzEL.
Koch s. wErzEL'
Dealers in all kinds of
HOUSE FUKN ! Il y II r.,
| CoFFINs, COFFIN TRIMMINGS, &c.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-12-20

a young woman in Atlanta, Ga.,
hought from an elderly woman her ion,
for the purpose Of making i husband
OF him. The yonng man was twenty
years0idi the mother, however, lola
him fors 4 nluslin dress and i few yards
of calico. Iho trade WAN made on
Sunday, and the man was to be deliv.
cred three miles from tho purchasers
house on the Tuesday following and,
although that Tuesday was i l,ad aAy,
the fair purchaser walked III tho i'iis risin
to get possession,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-12-20

[Cincinnati Daily star. I


The danger to youthful morals Of
filing the minds of the youth with
tales of blood-curdling horror, and inn
possible recitals of mock-heroisn on
the part of robbers and desperadoes,
is really too grave a matter for parents
to disregard. Not long since young
son of well-to-do and affectionate par
ents in New York City wero caused
indescribable anguish by the sudden
disappearance Of the lad. After seek
ing in vain in every possible place
where tidings of him could be had
without success, and at, last believing
the child probably the victim of some
unknown disaster, clue was obtained
to his whereabouts through the police,
and the facts were finally developed
that he had been caught picking
pocket, arrested for the act, tried and
proven guilty and sentenced for several
months to house Of correction, tho
companion Of thieves, vagabonds and
youthful desperadoes Of all kinds. It
seems the young man got tired Of
school, ran away in company with
some ragalnufiins of the street for 4
days fun, spent the time in reading
some blood and thunder literature cot
up as would seem expressly for cor-
rupting the morals Of the youth, and
was finally initiated into a secret order
Of youthful idesperadoes BY avaricty
Of grips and passwords calculated to
captivate the imagination Of boy,
and step by step this child was led on
to acts Of absolute crime, which wore,
however, dressed up 80 as to make d
high-spirited lad feel that he was do
ing something manly il not dcnounc-
ing as his better instincts would impel
him to do. This poor boy Is now d
felon, and may, by the vile associates
with'whom he i compelled for some
time to consort, become criminal for
life. II there is any man who merits
hanging to lamp-post, without Judge
or jury, ii is certainly him who pol
lutes the very fountains Of public vir-
tue by corrupting wantonly the minds
of the youth through the instrument
tality Of vile publications. dressed mp
so as to captivate the imaginations Of
children. Parents look TO the litera-
ture placed in the hands Of your lit
tie ones. l M HMNila
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-12-20
A RevivaI In Hkissimg.

In the course of human events, saws
the Philadelphia Times, girl is Ger
tain to be kissed more or ess--proba-
bly, more--but it isn't always that tile
fact gets before court and in news
papers, for all that. Such things do
happen sometimes, however, to the
everlasting disgrace of men who 20
about kissing the wrong girl. More
than a year ago Thomas .Epply, Of Ly-
coming County, kissed Delilah Boswell.
Delilah was bending over wash-tub
at the time, doing the family washing,
and didn't think much about the mat
ter, II was an exceedingly lucky thing
for Thomas, because it would be very
much like any other girl, infuriatcd
with kiss, to pour soap-snds over the
offender Or duck him in the tub. After
a year, however, Delilah suddenly Ne
yiyed the memory Of the kiss in all its
dreadful details, Suddenly bushed, sud
denly grew awfully indignant, and in
an impetuous sort Of a way concluded
to prosecute the man who had taken
the kiss, for damages. The case came
before the court Of quarter sessions at
Williamsport few days ago, and tho
jury-having been around the wash
tub itself some IN It's time probably "
decided that Thomas was, not guilty,
and that Delilah should pay the cost.
This is & decision that decides, and it
Is not only warning to nracipitate
young women who get indl Bnant at
nothing year after Il happens, but ii
gives kissing q fair chance to revive
along with the threatened revival Of
general business The Lycoming Coun-
ty jury has done the civilization Of tho
age priceless service iii asserting 4
mans rightto \ fiat kiss, ana plenty
of 1t. s7sss'1
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-12-20

Tho question has Deen asked, HWhy
doesn't God KIN the deyil2p and tlae
answer We suppose, is that lie II anx-
ious to see what new tricks he ca,
teach the Raids.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-12-20

no yon mean to challenge the
jury2" whispered 4 lawyer DO his Irish
client 4 Yes, be jabbers n was tho
answer, Hif they doa't acquit rne, I
mean TO challenge every spaIpeeD Of
'elp, want YOU 70 give them aIl i hint
Of II, too. N '1'R
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-12-20
.JoIl,lson's Witness.
Detroit Free Press. /

"A farmer named johnson was on
trial before Detroit justice the other
day for assault and battery, and when
the prosecution had finished he put a
little old man of about sixty-fiye on
the stand as his witness. The lawyer
began
"What is your name ?"
"If you7l tell me your name I'll
tell you mine" was the prompt
answer.
"Where do you reside ~
81 won't answer no such foolish
questions! I've paid taxes in this
county for fifty years, and won't be
talked to as if / was child y
"Well, Mr.. Blank, you saw this
difficulty, did you ~
"If | hadn't seen it would | be
here Do you 'spose ] want to be
arrested for forgery ~
"How did it begin 7"
"How does anything begin 7" snap
ped the old man.
"Well, now, will you tell the jury
all about itg'
mo, sir, I won't If the jury want
to know anything about it they must
ask me ~
"You must answer the questions"
remarked his Honor.
Il will if want to, but they haven't
asked any questions yet"
"Did the plaintiff and defendant
have any hard wordsa' asked the
lawyer.
'I'spose they did, but | wouldn't
swear to it,"
"Did either one call the other liars"
Il 'spose they did, and that's what
brung on the fuss. I'm over sixty,
but If any man calls me liar I'm GO
ing to knock his burned head off ~
swell, when the plaintiff called the
defendant liar, what was the result?''
"Why, how do | know 2" af
Didn't you see blow struck ~
"Not there, but next day after this
fuss saw the purtiest fight in the
world One Of the Jones boys
was-."
"Did you see any part Of this fussgv
"No! How could / when / was
three miles away; yon ought to know
better than to ask such foolish ques-
tions p
How did you hear Of this diff
cultyg"
"Mr. Johnson told me-"
"That will do--you can Co."
"But | agreed to come here for
dollar and swear, and Pin going to do
it Yon needn't think yoa can doze-
bull me around beeaanse I'm old Y
A constable had to haul him out Of
the box and put him out Of doors, but
he wouldn't 90 away until he had put
his head into the window, and said;
"If you think I'm scairt come out
here and put d chip on your shoulder"
A WoMAs's HEART. She's a
dreadful, dreadful, hard-hearted wo-
man." observed one Of the females, as
the pair took seats at the front end of |
the car.
"Oh, I don't know replied the
otherin donbting tone.
"Well, ! know continued the first,
!" She's cruel, cruel wretch, and III
shall never, never return her call"
"You are entirely mistaken in her
character" said the other. ITO show
you how tepder-hcarted she Is, let me
tell yon that she caught q rat in d trap
the other day and
sApd put its eyes ont with d red hot
poker
"Oh, mol On the contrary, she |
didn't want to see the poor thing suffer
by being killed, and 50 she locked the
trap mp in spare bedroom for whole
week until the rat starved 10 death, and
20 saved il all suffering" Detroit
Free Press.
Talking about the jaws Of DEATH"
exclaimed man who Ii living with /
bis third scoldipg wife, II tell you
they are as nothing compared with the
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Talking about the jaws Of death, =
exclaimed man who is living with
his third scoldipg wife, II tell you
they are as nothing compared with the
Jaws of life y
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PRICES or LUMBER.
LAKE CHARLES LODGE,
No. I61, f.. and A.. W..

TTOG1Ds IT'S REGULAR C0MMUNICA-
DAY before the full moon Of each month, at 3
O'Clock r. Nj, from the 1st Of October to tbe
fst Of April, and AT 4 n. NJ, from the List OF
April TO the Let Of October. All transient bro
theirs in good standing are Invited to attend.
GEO. 8. BENSON, w. M.
3. H. CLEMENT, Secretary.
Lake Gharles, La, January, 1879.
Smyrna times., 1879-04-02
EXAMPLES, VERBAL, DISPATCHED AND OTHER.
WISE.
c. +. P.

The King Of Zululand is said to have
recently addressed note to a British
officer in South Africa, as follows:
" EXcellency-Firstc came the missionary :;
next the Consul; now the army. Getty
wayo." This brief letter recalls some short
speeches and curt correspondence, which
will doubtless be delightful reading in these
times of long harangues at Albany and
Washington. A Western judge once upon
time addressed the grand jury in these
words: "Gentlemen-The weather is ex-
tremely hot; | am very old; you know
your duty-perform it," Another Ameri.
can judge once intervened in an odd way
to prevent a waste of words. He was sit.
ting in Chambers, and seeing from the pile
of papers in the lawyers hands that Ger.
tain case was likely to be long one, he
asked: "What is the amount in question? ?
Two dollars, your Honor said the plant.
ifs counsel "Ill pay it," said the Judge
handing over the money; "call the next
case" An English Judge was more patient
He listened for couple of days to the
arguments of counsel as to the construc
ton of an act, and finally observed, when
they were done: " Brothers, that act was
repealed year ago" One morning a
woman was shown into DR.. Abernethy',
room. Before he could speak she barred
her arm saying, "Burn." "a poultice,
said the doctor. Next day she called
again, showed her arm, and said " Better.
Continue the poutice," the response. A
few days afterward she came again; ther
she said "Well. Your fee2' "Noth
ing" said the great physician; "you ar'
the most sensible woman l ever saw.
Lord Berkeley, wishing to apprise thu
wrote: Dear Dorset: have just beer
married, and am the happiest dog alive
Berkeley The answer came: Dea
Berkeley Every dog has his day. Dorset.
The editor of Chicago newspaper want
ing the details of terrible inundation il
Connecticut, telegraphed to a correspon
pondent at Hartford. "Send full par
ticulars Of the flood" The reply cam
quickly, "You will find them in Genesis
Smyrna times., 1879-04-02
7EDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 2, 1879
SORTING BEANS,

A farmers wife was busy
Sorting beans,
The poor ones were so many,
The good seemed scarcely any,
For the harvest time was rainy,
-BaG for beans.
She was veXed and tired by picking
Our bad beans,
For it took her many hours,
And it tried her patience powers,
Till she wished there were no showers
To spoil beans.
Suddenly she stopped, and thinking
Ofthe beans
Now finished, said with smiling:
What fool! to let the 'riling'
Come the pleasant hours beguiling,
For bad beans
When come to have another
Sorting beans,
! will save me half the trouble,
And my pleasure will be double,
While | burst the hideOuS bubble
OF bad beans.
For instead of always looking
For bad beans,
VII lCiN JllclIl, White NlIn plcdSu.t
| will gather out, and treasure,
Till fill my little measure
With good beans.
There's a lesson from this story
Sorting beans.
Life is full Of smiles and madness,
Many grlefs, and sometimes gladness,
Much Of joy, and more of sadness
Like poor beans
And our work in life is sorting
As with beans.
We can go through life, and end it,
Leaving the best things, that lend it
Charms, and only spend it
With bad beans.
But there is way that's better
Sorting beans!
Choose the good, and when life closes
There will be less thorns than roses,
For the garncred good disposes
Of poor beans.
-HampShirc Gazette
Smyrna times., 1879-04-02
THE MILLER OF THE DEE,

There dwelt miller hale and bold
Beside the river Dee
lie worked and sang from morn to night
No lark more blithe than he:
And this the burden of his song
Forever used to be:
" envy nobody, no, not l,
And nobody envies mev'
Thou TT wrong, my friend " said old King Hal.
1hou art wrong rs wrong can be;
For could my heart be light as thine,
Id gladly change with thee,
AND tell me now what makes thee sing
18th voice so loud ond free,
While | am sad though Pm the king
Beside the river Dee"
The miller smiled and doffed his cap,
can earn my bread" quoth he
love my wife, love my friend,
love my children three;
L owe no penny l cannot pay,
L thank the river Dee,
That turns the mill that grinds the corr,
To feed my babes and me-"
Good friend said Hal, and sighed the while
Farewell! and happy be;
But say no more, if thOud' st be true
That no one envies thee,
Thy mealy cap is worth my crown,
Thy mill my kingdoms fee;
Content like thine few men can boast,
. Miller of the Dce!'
Smyrna times., 1879-04-02

Thousands Of emigrants beyond the Mis-
sissippi are shouting "Westward ho! AS
many as $500 arrived at the Union depot,
Kansas City, during single day last week,
and set their faces toward the west. Last
season they came by families, by sections.
and 10y hundreds; but this year it is by
thousands that they empty themselves from
the cars at the depot, and at once take seats
in the westward bound trains. The various
roads had calculated upon heavy travel
this season, and their anticipations have
been more than verified.
Smyrna times., 1879-04-02

"Society" has nine days wonder in
the elopement of Gov. Hubbard's daughter
of Connecticut with her fathers coachman,
but, as the happy groom is represented as
being a pretty good sort Of fellow, he may
make a far better and more satisfactory
husband than some of society's "pets" who
are only proficient in parting their hair in
the middle and twirling a cane.
Smyrna times., 1879-04-02

USEFUL ONLY TO THE CORONER During the
past week no less than three miserable
young men crossed IN love have killed
themselves. How many others have wished
they were dead can never be known, and
there is not room in the newspaper to give
LIST of them if attainable. The young
man who commits suicide under such cir.
cumstances as these puts himself to the
very best possible use in furnishing business
for the coroner. lie could hardly be uti.
Lied in any other way.-Philadelphia Times.
Smyrna times., 1879-04-02

DEFEAT OF THE BELL PUNCH.--The Con.
necticut Senate Tuesday unanimously voted
TO indefinitely POSTPONE the bill providing
FOR the establishment Of the bell punch
register system in that State. This seals
the fate of the measure.
Smyrna times., 1879-04-02

DOMINION PoTAToEs.-During last year the
imports at New York were only $4,000
bushels Of potatoes, whereas up to date
this season 100000 bushels have been re-
ceived at the same port, principally from
Nova Scotia and Cauada.
Smyrna times., 1879-04-02

There are now in the Senate only five
members who voted in the impeachment
trial of President johnson eleven years ago,
md all the present democratic members
have been elected since then.
Smyrna times., 1879-04-02

The following are the officers elected
by the U. S. Senate: Secretary, John c.
Burch, Of Tennessee; Sergeant.at.Arms,R r.
J. Bright of Indiana Chief Clerk, Francis
E. Shoher, of North Carolina; Executive
Clerk, II. B. Payton, of Virginia; Chaplain,
Rev. Joseph c. Bullock, of Virginia.
Smyrna times., 1879-04-02

THEY NEVER MISSED HINT seems the
Rhode Island Democrats nominated for
Lieutenant Governor a man who moved out
Of the State two years ago. The State is so
arge they had never missed him.-BoSt0n
Herald
Smyrna times., 1879-04-02

President Andrew Dickson White, of
Cornell University, has been nominated by
the President to the Berlin mission, made
vacant by the death of Bayard Taylor.
Smyrna times., 1879-04-02
TILE ScRIPTUREs.

THE Scriptures
This book-this holy book-on every line
Marked with the seal of high divinity;
On every leaf bedewed with drops of love
Divine, and with the eternal heraldy
And signature of God Almighty stamped
From first to last; this ray of sacred light,
This lamp, from off the everlasting throne,
Mercy brought down, and in the night of
Time.
Stands, casting on the dark her gracious
bow,
And evermore beseeching men, with tears
And earnest signs, to read, believe and live.
Pollock.