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The New York herald., 1879-09-13

1000 bales OF which American $50 bales Market quiet
l.0O0 bales. Niddling uplands 8 lS-l6d. middng Or
leans l516d Futures opened 1s2d better but the ad
has since beon lost September delivery upands
low mddlins clause e'sd septswbsr.oe,sber delivery
uplands. low middng clause, SID. 8 1880 9-16d.
October.Soyember delivery, ,o 9planSs low middIing
frmer offerings light. Hafpast p MIXTURES quiet
but arm. Five M.-American sales, 500 bales Sep
tember delivery upands, low middng clause. 23-32d
6Hd. september-October delivery. uplands low mid
ding clause, II 32d. Oiled Octobsr-Novembor de-
ysm5s.-psce%ber delivery upands Tow middng clause,
clause Lied Futures hrmer more buyers 1T last
tssions Yesterdays closing prices ;-September 1222d
IL 23d October, 1O99d November lO.4Sd. 10.49d !;
PssemSOr iosa 70 3D. January 5S es 4sd 10 10 4sa @
April. l07sd. l0sod Market barely steady. Sales Of
SPOT cotton
The New York herald., 1879-09-13
s5SSSG iiSa ss5SSG 1888 s. iS iS'
$1,000 Law B en- rs. be

$1,000 Law B en- rs. be
1000 n Y.L E&w new
I'd 5's funded. :.
1000 Cent Pac cd BIDS
500 kanPac incNol6
5000 st Ikea N st @
bridge LIST. .bc
5000 Union Pacific . Z
S6 shs Phenix Bk. be
IS Adams Ex. ..bc
30 Wells-Fargo Ex- be
200 Dol & Hudson. be
20 Pullman's Pear. be
100 Quicksilver pf. be
IN Ba~ffic n all hr
The New York herald., 1879-09-13
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, &C.

wehsve note continuance Of the active jcbbns do
the primary markets OF Of the principal articles
snds TO render nd aS markets aS.' and strong
In several articles within the day or past
refsroncs 20 the details Appended The invoices
Ss %i SSs ans ns. s % Ssa !.
still manifest confidence In tho future and high hg
qHanss
opa% ana % & an avsaee Of = per ton In sy diy which
everything while quotations Tor kinds higher
7ss and ss s sf!' cs
sss sas 3Ssiis es ss. x,,..;. Ts,ss;.GLcry.sl:
Nitric 50 for s degrees. in large lots suphurie, he
desro. e a. sSa csSo x ss ssys. 10
white No q bottles ACE Sss. sos: liquid No s. 81 10
800 80 pc, cen. sss 20 per cont ESQ oil visrio ie
AiguNrs.. s..The market !smains strong with good de-
m"nd mar s sns i'ges supply We quote Blood Soc soc
a,m a. the ,mprovemsn.; quoted 81 o2 free
ss slSsss S ~ tH ss
AtoEs-rhe market Is strong aud the demand is good
SsscS ,S Ss0G l ia ss S
ordinary y sse Oh Scs. eoe Bass.scs c aac DO pow
dsrsS e s' ''' pure ana 0"r'e'' ''' ''' '0"
sGGs ss%:rs s P;'ss ssSs a
asa; Na,rona pcrus. 81 s2,s
same We ,Ss sSs seed ssI.i ios
to have parted strong market tho sales are
full prices wo quote French and Sicily l7c iec.
ARSicA fLowrRs are armcr. Stock small and concen-
'sss IN few hands we Sr ss ss
tinues moderate We quote s--Garland's whito, 2kc
no, ms,criay changed. We auose'-Bess grades i7c a
,,BsIsas cor.lsAis in moderate demand; supply light
BAisAn pwer remains quiet at 81 GO -
BAlsAx roLu.-The market is ouict at the decline We
Barn pries remains sn,et but steady. We auosc:-
hay Run continues in good demand at full prices We
.quctc;-Best grades. " 20 lover grades, " Ass -
The New York herald., 1879-09-13


Delivered contract yesterday 600 bales Curren
prices of cotton the following the quotations
cotton In running in quality not more shan half
grade above or below the grade quotedl:-
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01

kissed the widow until only one wss
left. He was asleep, william reached
over and lifted him into sitting posi-.
tion at one movement aud commanded:
"Ar' ye goin' to dust over thar am
kiss the bride ?''
"Blast your bride and you, tco," I"
growled the passenger.
William drew him over the back of
the seat, laid him down Ia the aisle,
tied his legs In knot, and was max
ing bundle of him just of q size to 90
through the window, when the man
caved and went over and saluted.
"Now, them" said William, as he
put on bis coat, 'sthis Bride tower will
be resumed"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01
"SA.LUTING THE BRIDE,v
[DctrOit FREQ Press

lDetrOlt FREQ Press
There was Il marriage ut tho upper
end Of the Detroit, Lansing and North
crn road the other day. A great big
chap, almost ablo to throw Il car load
of lumber off tho track, fell in love
with widow who was cooking for
tho hands ut a saw mill, md after a
weeks acquaintance they were mar
ried. The boys around tho mill lent
William three calico shirts, dress
coat, and pair Of white pants, and
chippcd in purse Of about $50, and
the couple started for Detroit ON a
bridal tour within an hour after being
married.
"This 'crc lady," explained William
as the conductor came along for tickets,
"arc my bride. Just spliccd flny-six
minits ago. Cost 50, but durn the cost {!
She's lily Of tho valley, Mary is, and
Pm the right bower in a now pack of
keerds. Conductor, salute tho bride.n
The conductor hcsitatcd. The widow
had frcckles and wrinkles and a turned
up nose, and kissing the bride was no
qualification.
"COnductOr, salute the bride or look
out for tornadoes !" continued William
as he rose up and shed his coat,
The conductor sa-lutcd. It was the
best thing he could do just then.
"l never did try to put on style be-
forc,' muttcred William, "but I'm
bound to see this thing through If
have to fight all Michigan. These 'ere
passengers has got to come up to the
chalk, they has.''
The car was full. William walked
down the aisle, waved his hand to
command attention, and said:
owe inst hocn mo rr;ox1. >,.o. .I.-
sots the bride. Anybody who wants
to salute the bride kin now dc
so. Anybody who don't want to, will
nave cause to believe that a tree fell on
himu'
One by one tho men walked up and
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01
A CELEBRATED RUNNER.
fPall Mall Gazette.1

lPall Mall Gazette.l
The pedestrian feats OF the present
day are, the Boston Journal says, cast
into the shade by the recorded exploits
of Ernst Mensen, Norwegian sailor
in the English navy, early in tho pres
ent century. Menseu first attracted
attention by running from London to
Portsmouth in nine hours. and soon
after he ran from London to Liverpool
in thirty-two hours: Having distin-
gufshed himself at the battle of Nava-
rino, in 1927, he left the navy and be-
came a professional runner.
After winning q number of matches,
Mcnsen undertook the feat of running
from Paris to Moscow. Starting from
the Place Vendome at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon of June IL, 1881, he entered
the Kremlin at 10 O'Clock q. m. on
Juno 25, having accomplished tho dis
tance of 176O miles in thirteen days
and eighteen hours. The employment
Of Mensen as q courier-extraordinar
soon became Il popular amusement in
European courts. He ran from country
to country, bearing messages of con-
graduation, coincidence, or dispatches,
and he always beat the best mounted
courier when matched against them.
He never walked, but Invariably ran,
and an ounce Of raspberry syrup per
day, and two short rests of ton or fifteen
minutes each in twenty-four hours.
These rests he took standing; and,
leaning against a tree or other support,
at such times he covered his face with
handkerchief and slept. After the
nap he pursued his way as much re-
freshed as though he had slept for
hours. In 1886, while in the employ
Of the East India Company, Mensen
was charged with the conveying OF dis
patches from Calcutta to Constantinople
direct through Central Asia. The dis.
tance was 5,615 miles, which the mes
sengcr accomplished in fifty-ninc DAYS,
or in one-third of the time made by tho
swiftest caravan.
At last Mensen was employed to
discover the source Of the Nile Setting
out from Silesia on May IL, 1913, he
ran to Jerusalem, aud thence to Cairo,
and up the western bank of the river
into Upper Egypt. Here, just outside
| the village of Syang, he was seen to
stop and rest, leaning against palm
tree, his face covered with handker-
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01

During tho extra Congressional scs-
sion, quiet, gray-haired Representa-
tive from Virginia, who sat, calm and
undisturbed, at his desk in the back
row, either attending to his corrcspon-
dence or listening with dignified man
ner and close attention to tho progress
of debate, was the observed of all
observers. The first question asked by
every new visitor to the House was
(Which is Joe Johnston ?'' That ono
who has filled so great a place in our
history, should be so unassuming, as
tonished the quid nuncs.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
Now York Ti,Nes.1

lANo" AOIA AAlnOSsJ
Tho "Nationaf Board of HEALTH"
patches, Is an institution not vet six
mouths old. Yet no less than three
acts and a resolution of Congress have
been needed to SGT 1t In operation. The
act creating 1t was approved the Sd of
last March. Scvcn citizen members,
appointed by tho President and paid
ten dollars for each days actual service
ansl four officers, detailed from tho do
l'artmcnts and serving without other
pay than their general salaries, COM
pose the board. II Is designed to be n
sort OF ''sanitary commission" super
vising, from Washington as a head
quarters, health matters throughout the
country, SO far rs State authorities may
permit. At first little else was gtvon
1t to do that to "collcct information"
and to "advise'' the departments MT
Washington and the Governors ofStates
upon questions relating to public health.
More recently somewhat specific duties
have been assigned. In view of the
danger of importing disease from
abroad, law passed in June says that
when contagious or infectious disease
Is known to exist In any foreign port.
the National Board Of Health may
make rules to be observed by any vcs-
sells wishing to come to this country.
aud may have a medical officer sta
toned at such port for the time being,
and no vessel shall leave for America
without q certificate from that medical
officer, showing her sanitary condition
and that she has complied with her
duty. Then, as to the danger OF carry
Ing diseases from ono place in tho
United States to another, tho National
Board of Health Is to cooperate with
State authorities in improving and en-
forcing quarantine rules; OF, If the
State authorities do not act, the Nh.
tional Board may prepare proper rules,
and If these are approved by the Presl.
dent, he may have them enforced
Then, again, the consuls' reports of the
! sanitary condition of foreign ports
which used to be made TO the supervis.
ing Surgeon-0cnerai, are now directed
to be made to the National Board, and
this board is also to procure weekly re-
ports from representative places nil
over the country. One of the very
last acts of the recent session was to
establish permanent offices for the
board; and the various appropriations
which were made to enable it to per-
form its duties foot up nearly 5000 200.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01
HAS AGNES JRNKs A PLACE
{ Washington Post.l

| l"a9nAnKtOn tOSt.l
Ms. Agnes jerks denies that she
nolos position In the Treasury de-
partment, and that Is true. And she
might deny, too, that she draws money
nom that department, but that would
NOT % strictly true. John Sherman
never had any idea Of placing q person
who had rendered hiun the pecu}far
service Mrs. jerks did upon the public
roll OF the department. He has q safer
plan than that for the reward of per-
sons, male aud female, who swear him
out Of difficulties. Tho secret service
fund Is really at the disposal OF the
Secretary of the Treasury. The money
Is appropriated In bulk, and there are
no restrictions or conditions imposed
upon Its disbursement. The secret
stst OF one man or q thousand, as far us
tho public know, for those who control
it can employ as few or as many men
up to tho limit of the appropriation,
of course-As thoy see fit.
This secret service fund has boon
used for NIL sorts OF corruptions ever
since tho bureau was established, and
though tho present chief is, no doubt,
an honest and Well-meaninY man, IL is
not within his power to reform this
evil. He is subordinate to tho Secre-
tary of tho Treasury, who has the dis
posal of tho fund mt his command. In
connection with the bureau there IL
kept u 'tsccret roll" which mono but
those faithful to John Sherman arc
allowed to sec. It is alleged that this
secret roll Is n necessary adjunct Of tho
bureau; that It contains tho names of
true and tried detectives, who arc
known only to the chiefs In tho Treas
ury department, from whom they arc
likely to receive orders. Moro than
once have committees of Congress called
for this roll, hut 1t has always been
denied on the ground that to mako 1t
public would "defeat tho ends of JUS
tice ;" that 1t would give to tho public.
and therefore to the criminal classes,
the names of the few faithful dctec-
eives, upon whom 50 much reliance Ia
placed, and this would at onco destroy
their usefulness. John Sherman can
put whom he pleases upon this secret
roll, and none but tho beneficiary and
few officers In the Treasury whose
tenure depends upon Sherman's will
can know Of It. Unless the very best
Information that cam be obtained in
regard TO q thing so sacredly secret US
tho secret roll Is all fafso and deceptive,
Mrs. Agnes Jenks' name Is inscribed
upon 1t for good round figure per
month, sufficient to maintain her COM
fortably without the necessity of hold
ing any position In the Treasury or
elsewhere.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01

The planets arc certainly exercising
an unwholesomc influence upon our
moral, as well as physical condition.
We have recently had not only extra
ordinary visitations of excessive heat
and fearful storms, but there is per-
feet epidemic of crime prevailing
throughout the country, and especially
in the Northern States. We have no
recollection of ever seeing so many
crimes reported by tho daily press as
those of the last few weeks. Every
thing seems to be turned topsy -turvy.
Is it because several of the larger
planets happen to be in conjunction
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01

1t is said no will has yet been dis
covered of the late Baron Isothschiid.
Like tho late Lord Chancellor Lynd-
hurst, ho was always talking of the
folly and improvidence of mon who
die without making their will, and
like his legal lordship, he left his
f13, 100000 to be arranged" The
legacy duty is :flss,OOO Lord Cham
cellor Sugden, who wrote the celebrated
treatise on wills, died without will
being found.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS:

HARRIsnURa, Pa, July 23.-Tho
Republican State convention met this
morning In tho hall of the House of
Representatives with u full attendance
| of delegates. Organization was effected
by the election of Hon. Galushn A.
Grow rs permanent chairman. Sam
Butler was then nominated for State
Treasurer by acclnmntion.
The platform adopted by the State
Republican convention is largely taken
up with the questions discussed in the
late extra session of Congress. 1t ap-
peals to the voters OF tho State to pre-
vent the Democratic party from pluc-
ing tho national government under tho
dominion of the men who lately fought
to destroy II; declares implacable hos
tiiity to tho repeal OF tho federal eIec-
ton laws; denounccs the Dcmocratic
party for attempting TO break down tho
government by Withholding supplies;
approves the stand taken by the Prcsi-
dent; expresses sympathy with Hepub-
ftcans In tho South, who, 1t says, nro
now under the harrow Of political per-
secution, and promises them relief.
It declares tho United States nre II
nation, not a league, and that tho con-
stitutlOn and laws In pursuance thereof
are tho supreme law of tho land, any
thing in tho constitution and laws of Il
State to tho contrary notwithstanding,
and until tho national laws arc repealed
or declared unconstitutional by tho
Court, neither the law makers,
nor citizens, nor States, have tho right
to nulliiy thcm. IT fnvors the payment
of tho national debt in coin, according
to tho terms OF tho contract, and paper
currency rcdccmnble in coin. u nlso
approves the policy of protection to
homo industry and defends tho man
agemcnt of State affairs under Itcpnb-
lican administration.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01
Joh,, H. Dinksraye.

A TrORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, LA.
IA Office opposite Court House. Practices
III all tho Courts of North Louisiana; also
in the Supreme Court of the State and the
Federal Courts: All claims, including cot
Land Onice and Pension matters attended
to. March 1S. 1879. Snl
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01

The Texas papers admit that the
rush of immigrants to their State is
over, and say they are not sorry. The
glowing pictures drawn by railroad
agents Of the certain wealth that
awaited every conner attracted thou
sands of shiftless people,who, of course,
have found that it was necessary to
work for living in Texas, as we'll as
in other parts of the country. Even
the railroad companies now see that
emmigrants of this sort are worse than
useless, and there is Il general disposi-
tion to stick n little more closely to the
facts in immigration circulars and get
better people If fewer of them.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01
Dentistry.

nR. ST.. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
- otfers his professional services to the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Having al experience of fourteen
years i'll the practice, he feols confident of
giving satisfaction in all branches of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
Office at residence on Jackson street, near
the Female Academy, Monroe. La.
v7marl6:1Y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01
GRANT MOvEs ON THE RICHMOND.
CNew York Sun.l

The United States man-of.war Rich.
mond was fitted out and sent to sea
expressly for the purpose OF conveying
Gen. Grant and his suite around the
world. Before she left this port the
cabfns and staterooms OF the Richmond
were overhauled at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, luxuriously furnished and up.
hotstered, and even torn to pieces and
rebuilt to accommodate the needs OF
the party for whose use the ship was
intended. ALI this was done at the
expense of the taxpayers-private citi-
zens, every one Of whom has an equal
right with Grant to employ the Rich
mond in pleasure excursion.
This misappropriation of the peoples
money attracted so much attention,
and was so generally denounced as an
outrage, that the managers of Gen.
Grants Third Term campaign hastened
to change their programme. AS for
the ex-President himself, it would have
made little difference If tho whole
treasury was drained to contribute to
his personal comfort. He would have
accepted the arrangement stolidiy, as
q matter of course. But his friends,
more sensitive than he to public opin-
ion, saw that the third term interests
would be seriously damaged unless
SAAVJ JAOA~OA " SAAS OSxu0uOS VI u5>
cency. They therefore ostentatiously
gave out that Gen. Grant had decided
not to avail himself OF the hospitality
OF the Richmond, but would travel by
the Peninsular and Oriental steam
ships, paying for his passage like any
private citizen. Considerable empha-
sis was put upon tho fact that Con.
Grant intended to pay his fare.
The Richmond, however, was quietly
sent ahead to await Grants convent
ence, and as soon as the third term ex-
peditfon was hull down on it's voyage
of circumnavigation and fairly out Of
sight Of republican eyes, the party was
shipped on board and put in full pos
session Of the elaborately furnished and
decorated saloons prepared for it at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. This second
change of programme was not as loudly
announced a. the first. Some of the
readers of the Sun may even yet be
unaware that Gen. Grant will soon
sail into japanese waters on the United
States man-of-war Richmond, escorted
by another United States man-of-war,
the Ashuelot, as tender and a make
weight to the expedition. No wonder
the japanese Government, awed by so
imposing an approach, announces its
intention to give Gen. Grant and re-
tinue reception 'sin all respects ident-
ical with what would be accorded to
the reigning monarch OF any European
country" As a rule, nobody but
reigning monarchs can travel in such
style.
Outrageous as the original plan was,
it would perhaps have been less dis.
creditable to all concerned If General
Grant had been allowed to go boldly
on board the Richmond at Mar
seilles, instead of waiting. until he
reached the other side of the globe,
and then sneaking into the posses
sion Of quarters which he has no right
to occupy.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01

On the 30th day of Juno the total
amount of currency in circulation was
1874 4,s01 ,s9i 7s, being worth its face in
gold. This is about $9,000,0 900 in ex-
cess of tho purchasing power of the
total outstanding currency at any pre-
vious period of American history.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01

The Lynchburg VirGinian says:
"Therc are still living In this city two
or thrce venerable men who can
remember tho late William Allen, OF
Ohio, as a saddlcr's apprentice in
Lynchburg. We have heard Bishop
Early speak Of him as such, and heard
him remark further. that there were
at one time three members of the
United States Senate who had been at
tendants at Sunday School In this
city with which he had some conncc-
tion. One of these Senators was
William Allen, of Ohio; another,
George Poindcxtor, OF Mississippi, and
tho name Of the third we can not now
recall"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01
IS THAT DAMNED TOWN CLIQUE"
central Star.1

We arc told that during the session
Of the State School convention
at this place, last week, a man from
the country rode into town, dismounted,
hitched his horse, and with saddle
bags on his arm, walked into a store
across the way. There was an air of
determination upon his face, as he
asked in a nervous, jerky way: "Where
Is that convention sitting?' Being
told that the only convention in town
was in session at the Methodist church,
he deposited his aforesaid bags and
walked Off toward tho church, being
evidently moved by one stlong pur-
pose. Walking into the church, he sat
down and listened patiently for some
time. There were various motions
made by the brethren and short
speeches upon them, but our rural hero
failed to catch tho drift of what was
going on. Jumping suddenly up, while
tho hot blood of indignation n1antled
his checks, he walked hurricdly out,
saying to bystander ut the door, .sI
came here to oppose this convention
and to urge primary election, but 1
see everything is managed by u ID
town clique, and IN have nothing to
do with it.' Without giving time for
the gentleman he addressed 10 explain,
he walked back to the store, seized his
saddle bags, mounted his horse and
rode out OF town in high dudgeon.