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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

Parish Court, Parish of Ouacllita, State
of Louisiana.
Succession of MILTON TELLEs deceased
Whereas, james f. Pace has filed in the
Office of the Clerk of the 18th judicial Dis
trict Court, in and for said parish of Qua
chita, his application for tho admin istr;,-
ton of said Succession.
Now, therefore, unless opposition be
made thereto within ten days from tho date
hereof, the said application will be granted
and cOniirmCi as the law directs.
AUSTIN GREEN, Clerk.
Monroe, La, Jan. 10, 1879. 2t
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17
CHEEeIFF,S SALE.
State of Louisiana, !
Parish of Ouacllita,
Parish Court.

State of Louisiana, "A. G. Breard,
af Pari eh coaft L. * Korn No. 1lss
By virtue of writ of fl. ia. issued
from the Honorable Parish Court, in and
for said Parish and State. have seized and
will offer for sale, at the Court House door,
in the City of Monroe,
On Saturday, January 18th, 1879,
the following described property, to-wit :
One armoire, two tables, two washstantls,
one dining-table, one dozen chairs, ono
clock, one rocking chair, one cooking stove
and fixtures, one safe, one side board, one
dish stand, and crocl<ery and glassware,
one sewing machine, ono Darling piano
and one Kearsing piano.
Seized as the property of l.. Kern and
will be sold to satisfy said ii. ia and costs.
Terms of sale, cash, with the benefit of ap-
praisement. w. S. LOGAN,
3t Sheriff.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17
LEGAL,
SUCCESSION SALE.
n
Parish Court, Parish OF uachita, State of

~
Parish Court, Parish OF uachita, State of
Louisiana.
Succession Of Charles III. Morrison.
By virtue of judgment of said Court
ordering that all the property, real and
personal, belonging to said succession and
sold to pay the debts of said succession,
will offer for sale, either in person or by the
Sheriff or an AuctiOneer, at the door OF the
Court House, between the hours of IL
O'Clock, A. NJ, and O'Clock, p. NJ, OH
21th day of January, 1879,
The undivided half interest owned by the
Succession of Morrison i'll the following
with all the improvements thereon. to-wit:
a certain tract Of land in rear, or east, of
the City OF Monroe, commencing at the
southwest corner of section seventy-eight,
running thence, north nine degrees east
along the line of said section, twenty-nine
chains and ninety-three links, to the north
west corner Of said section; running thence,
east, along The line of said section, nine
chains and eighty-two links; running
thence, south nine degrees west, twenty
five chains and ninety-eight links running
four links to the northeast corner of sec
ton fifty weight, in said township and range;
and running thence, along the line Of said
section hfty-eight, five chains and ffty-hve
containing twenty-six and 3O-1OO acres
more or less.
This tract of land is commonly known as
the the "Dreyf,,s ". tract, - and is the same land
Terms of sale, cash, for not less than the
sum of two hundred and thirty-eight dol
lars and fifty-six cents. The decd to he
made before the Recorder of Ouachita at
w. w: FARMER.
st Administrator.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17

Ell am almost seventy-one," said
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines to a Washing
ton correspondent the other day, &C and
1 expect to live till l am n hundred
and fifty. come of a long-lived race.
One of my aunts lived to 1852 and
seeing the correspondent scrutinizing
her hair, cit isn't Dyed" she said
Z" and it is very abundant, falling be-
low my waist"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17

The death of Caleb Cushing leaves
Jefferson Davis the %only surviving
member of the Cabinet OF franklin
Pierce, which went into office in 1858.
Vice President King died soon after
his election, making David II. Atchi-
son, Senator from Missouri, Vice-Prc-
sident pro tenn.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17
CuEl1IFE'S SALE.
Charles H. Calhoun,

V1ltlfItS CllNDNN,
VS..
Eli S. Parker.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Ouacllita,
Parish Court.
By virtue of 4 writ of seizure and SALE
issued from said court, in the above en-
titled case and to me directed, I have seized
and will offer for sale at the door Of the
Court House i'll the city of Monroe, said
parish and State, between the legal hours
of sale, on
Saturday, January 18th, 1879,
tho following described property, situated
in the parish of Ouachita. State of Louis
lana, to-wit:
The northwest quarter section and the
north half of the southwest quarter of Sec
ton twelve, township sixteen, north of
range one cast, containing two hundred
and forty acres. moro or less.
Seized as the property of Eli S. Parker,
and will be sold to satisfy said writ OF
seizure and sale and costs.
Terms of sale, cash, with tho benefit of
appraisement. T. Z. RICHARDSON,
ct Sheriff.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17
THE BOY WITH THE BANDBox.

From tho Detroit Free PresS.]
Yesterday forenoon as the country
people who had brought in produce to
sell on the market were about ready to
start for home, a boy appeared at the
lower end of the Central Market with
a blue bandbox under his arm. Among
the vehicles was one-horse wagon be-
sold four bags of onions, and was ready
to drive home. The boy approached
her in an honest, straightforward man
ner and remarked:
"Well, auntie, here is that bonnet,
at last"
GA bonnet 2" she inquired.
"Why, yes; the one you ordered at
the store week ago. You'll look so
purity in 1t that the old man won't
know you. It's all paid for all right,
and now I'll set it down right here by
your feet. Tra-Ia, auntfe."
That old woman knew the boy was
making a mistake In leaving bonnet
with her, but after the first words of
surprise she made no sign. She reas-
oned that it wasn't her business to cor
rect mistakes, and as soon as the boy
had retired she picked up the lines
and drove up Randolph street, every
moment expecting to hear the mistaken
boy calling after her, and every mo-
ment hurrying the old nag as fast as
he could go. After reaching the cor
ner OF Grati0t avenue and Brush street,
her, and it was only natural that she
should have lively curiosity to see
what sort of a bonnet it was. If plain
black it would suit her to dot. If
gorgeous, it would do for her daughter.
The horse was rofned up to the curb
and the driver carefully united tho
string fastening the box and lifted the
cover. " A yallar" cat of monstrous
size, feeling that he had been abused
and insulted, and his eyes glaring with
hate and contempt, came out of the
box like bullet.
People who happened to be in that
neighborhood were treated to curious
spectacle. With one wild, unearthly
yell an old woman was seen to pitch
backw wards over the seat and then sail
for the ground by the shortest route.
While she was clawing around with
her head in snow bank, the cat, Sec
ing her out of the way, made spring
from the seat to the horses back and
began series of performances never
known or dreamed of by that old
equine, and the way that horse gath
CAOO Aio AeSo uuSAeE uAiAA uuu SCtdIC0ISU
the old wagon for half block was
wicked to see. The woman, dug out
of the snow by considerable bystander,
stood on the walk and endeavored to
explain. A man in the crowd picked
up a wagon-wheel and endeavored to
remark that the whole outfit wasn't
worth scraping together, and some one
in the crowd soIemn1y observed
eft honesty amt the best pOlicy.
then don't want a cent?"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17
DON'T STOP MY PAPER.

Don't stop my paper, printer.
Don't strike my name Off yet;
You know the times are stringent,
Aud dollars hard to get;
But tug Q little harder
Is what mean to do.
And scrspe the dimes together,
Enough for me and you.
I can't afford to drop it;
find it dosen't pay
To do without a paper,
However others may.
I hate to ask my neighbors
To give theirs on loan;
They don't just say, but mean it.,
Why don't you have your own
You can't tell how We miss it,
fit, by any fate,
Should happen not to roach us,
Or comes little late;
Then all is in a hubbub,
And things go all awry,
And, printer. If you're married
You know the reason why.
cannot do without it,
1t is no use to try,
For other people take it,
And, printer, SO must i.
1, too, must keep me posted,
And know what's going on,
Or feel. and be accounted
A fogy simpleton.
Then, take it kindly, printer.
Ifpay be somewhat slow,
For cash is not SO plenty,
And wants not few, you know.
But I must have my paper.
Cost what it may to me,
I'd rather dock my sugar,
And do without my tea.
So, printer, don't you stop it,
Unless you want my frown,
For here's a years subscription,
And credit it right down,
And send tho paper promptly
And regularly on,
And let it bring us weekly
It's welcomed benson.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17

The highest premium for gold in the
seventeen years of suspension of specie
payments was 1S5-that is, it then took
2s5 cents in paper to buy ono gold dol
lar. This rate was attained on July,
IL, 1864.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17
NOTICE..


UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Nctu Orleans, La.
Whereas, The United States Land Oiiice
ut Monroe, Louisiana has been discontin-
ued, and the records and business thereof
transferred to the United States Land Oiice
at New Orleans, La. This is, therefore, to
inform all persons having official business
within tho late land district of Monroe
that this office will be in readiness to re-
ceive application for the entry of public
lands, under the laws of the United States
from ana after the fifteenth of January
1879. WM. NJ. EtltWELI., Register.
lS:6t GEO. BAl.DEH, Receiver
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17

A policeman is very much attached
to one member of his family. He has
his little Billy with him, even when
on duty.-Ne,c Haue,s Register.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17

The camel is the paragrapher Of the
animal Kingdom he has such a funny
column, you lonkerS Gazette.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17

Under the general law of Missouri
jurors must be able to read.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17

Man wants but little here below but
a woman wants most everything she
sees her neighbor havc-cXcept her
tooth brush and youngest baby.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
AND ESSEX PIGS.

Thoroughbred and acclimated. Without
doubt the best breed for the South. Tho
subscriber breeds from the finest and best
bred imported Berkshires and their pro-
chester Cariiff,' "Robn Hood, "''Toplash, -
"Stumpy,'' ''Sweet Scvcnteen,' strains.
Has thrce fine boars Mt tho head of tho
herd. Stock entered for the third volume
"American Berkshire Swine Record where
none but thoroughbred stock are admitted.
Pigs for sale at all times, as good as can
be found in the United States. Price,
boxed and delivered at Trenton or Monroe,
La, S25 per pair.
For further particulars, address
G. Il. HINES, NJ. D.,
Do,D,lSpillc, Union Parish, La.
References given If desired.
February %, 1878. 1y
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-05
MINOR NOTES.

John Welsh, eX-miuistor to England has
arrived ut his home in Philadelphia.
The Chicago Inter Ocean would like to
trade the inhabitants of Mississippi for the
Sandwich Islanders.
The spirit of unrest is spreading eastward
among the negroes of Alabama Georgia, aud
the CarolnaS, and it is thought that they will
contribute largely to the exodus which will
set in when the cotton picking season is over.
The season just closing has been the best
ever known at the White Mountains 1t is
month not less than 30, 900 persons will have
visited the mountain region and Lake Wnni-
piseogee since July lst
When Gen. Grant and wife were received
by the Emperor and Empress of Japan the
hitter expressed fear lest after visiting so
many interesting countries, they would find
many things uncomfortable in Japan, their
customs were 80 different; Mrs. Grant polite
ly replied that she lad indeed seen many
beautiful countries, but none so beautiful or
so charming rs Japan
The President and his family will leave
Washington September 5 for Cincinnati,
go to their home in Fremont, Ohio The
President will return early in October, and
during his absence will attend the reunion Of
the veterans Of the Twenty-third Ohio Voluu-
teers at Youngstown and the agricultural fair
at Neosho Kansas,
Harvard college is to make the experiment
OF giving instruction in the Chinese language.
10 Kun Hue, a native Chiuaman, has been
engaged as instructor, under three years
contract Mt salary of 5000 a month. He
arrived in Cambridge last Friday morning,
accompanied by an interpreter, his wife and
five children.
The New York Tribune published an arti-
Gle last Friday showing that the losses sus-
tanned by the creditors of the Southern States
under various forms of reputation aggregate
$272, 600, 900. If the repudiated municipal
debts are added, the amount will reach over
$500, 600, 900. 1t is estimated that $50, OOO,-
600 Of this amount of losses are sustained by
foreign capitalists, and $50 600, 900 by
Northern creditors, the remainder being held
by Southern people.
The public debt decreased SO, j27, 800 dur
ing the month of August. Secretary Sher-
man is reported as saying that but for the
heavy payments on arrears of pensions the
debt would have decreased six million dol
lars during August. He says the revenues
are slowly but surely and steadily increasing,
and all arrears Of pensions will be met this
year, after which there can be heavy reduc-
tons made in the public debt
De Young, who shot Kalloch at San Fran
cisco, has baen admitted to bail in the sum
of S2j,OOO. Kalloch is improving and re-
ported to be out of danger. The language
which he used in regard to DE Youug's moth
er, and which led to the shooting, has been
given to the public by the stenographer who
reported him. His words are too vile for re-
publication. In a single sentence he charged
on De Young, his mother and his sisters, a
life below the brutes. No mere words can
justify nurderous assault in contempt of law,
but no stronger proyocation to an assault
could be made than Kalloch offered and De
Young accepted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-05

Willie Cannon, young lad of this place,
cut the instep of his foot quite severely with
a Ratchet one day last week.
William Whitaker has sold his small
earn to Alvin and Mandrin May. We under
stand that the price received was $500.
--Ashel Moore lost a four months old calf n
few days since, from disease which no one
in this place was familiar with. Blood issued
from the pores of the skin on the nose
around the eyes and from the ears. 1t was
supposed to be bloody murrain. If any Of
the readers of The PHOENIX understand those
symptoms, and know positively what the dis
ease was, they will confer a favor by COM
munication of information in this paper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-05

The journey of Mrs. Chisolm to Mississippi
to give testimony against the murderers of
her husband and children, is pathetic Sc
quel to very tragic episode in Mississippi
shotgun politics. 1t was in the latter part
of April, 1877, TINT the triple murder occur
red, and the circumstances of it can hardly
have passed from the memory of any of our
readers. Judge Chisolm was an affable, gem
ial, cultured gentleman, whom even his polit-
ioal enemies credited with the possession of a
generous and kindly nature. In 1873 he was
sheriff of Kemper county, Mississippi, and a
candidate for reelection on the Republican
ticket This was in the height of the bull
doing excitement, when the mississippi
plan" of shotgun assassination had Just been
inaugurated Judge Chisolm was driven to
the woods for safety and remained there UNI
til several days after the election. In the
fall of 1876 he became n candidate for Con-
gress against Mr.. Ferdinand d. Money. The
only time when Money ventured to meet
Chisolm in discussion during the campaign he
came at the head of $50 red shirts, with can
non and band of music, and drove Chisolm
and his friends from the grounds. The con-
test ended with the gathering of a mob around
Chisolm's house, who fired cannon all night
and made an assault with pistol shots the
next day. All the principal witnesses against
the rioters who We're indicted for this out
rage-Mr. J. p Gilmer, Mr. Angus McClel-
land and the Chisolm family-were murdered
within six months, with the exception of
Mrs. Chisolm and one son. The pretext for
the crime was the preposterous accusation
that Judge Chisolm had instigated the muir
der of a man named Gully. On this charge
Judge Chisolm and his son were arrested
Mrs. Chisolm and her daughter insisting on
going to jail with them. On Sunday, April
20, Judge Chisolm sent for Gilmer to come to
him at the Jail in De Kalb. As Gilmer
reached the Jail he was set upon by mob
and killed The mob then attacked the Jail,
overpowered the jailer and proceeded to
shoot down the helpless inmates. Judge
Chisolms youngest boy, John, was shot
through the heart his daughter, Cornelia,
was shot as she threw herself before her
father and entreated Henry Gully who head.
the mob, if he must kill any one, TO kill her
and the Judge was MORALLY wounded. The
father and daughter died of their wounds a
fortnight later, and Mrs. Chisolm came
North for safety with her surviving son, Hen
ry, and has since lived in Washington. o.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-05

the men who perpetrated this awful crime,
and who were base enough to shoot down a
young girl as she begged for her fathers life,
not one has ever been punished. On one
pretext and another their trial has been de-
ferred, and it is in forlorn hope that justice
may finally be enforced upon them that Mrs.
Chsolm has taken her life in her hands and
gone back to Mississippi to give her tostimo-
ny. Gov. Stewart L. Woodford has gone
with her, rs counsel and escort.
A despatch published on Wednesday rela-
tive to the trial says that the Chisolm muir
der cases were called up Tuesday in the cir
cult court at De Kalb, Miss The defendants
made motions to quash the indictments,
which were overruled, when the State and the
defendants announced themselves ready for
trial, and special venires of 10 jurors were
drawn in each case. The first case to be tried
is that of Henry G.. Gully for the murder of
Miss Cornela Chisolm, which is set for Fri
day. The other cases will be tried next week.
Gen. Woodford will remain until the close of
this trial, but takes no part in the proceed
ings, as he went only as an escort for Mrs.
Chisom.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-05

Ardent, and Miss Lille Danforth ne NJ.
Chillingtone. Second play "Thirty MINT.
for Refreshments. Characters John Dom,
ley-Lesle Morse Clarence Fhts-Tevi.
jackson John Foxton-lIorbert NJ. Mor.,
Mai. Pepper DR.. Howard Polly Misstn
lie Dnnforth Arabella Pepper-NIrs. STIR.
NJ. Magoon Mrs. Foxton-Miss Abbio IIio
gins. Each and all performed their parts o5
mirably Excellent music was fumishedby
Messrs. Higgins with an hour of dancing a.
ter the plays. A few friends partook Of 70
freshments at Mrs. Worsters', and tea and
'toasts" were offered at She table. eplv
ening the repast and closing the evening very
pleasantly.
Uncle Artemas Eddy, the oldest man in
town, died Monday evening, the ist at uo
advanced age of %.
The railroad grading is progressing fine.
", and promises to be well nigh completel
in this town during the present month
The main bridge across the river at the
Salmon hole was completed beyond the min,
of danger on the I'd inst, and the SMALL,
ones will soon be upon their foundations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-05

The Windham county Baptist Assoca-
ton held their annual meeting at the church
in this place. beginning Wednesday morning
and closing Thursday noon. The proceed
ngs consisted of sermon Wednesday morn
ing by Rev. r. NJ Butler Of Townshend !;
reading and discussion of topics presented in
the afternoon in the evening sermon by
Rev. Mr.. Frost of South Windham; closing
Thursday morning with general discussion
The attendance was quite large and the pro
ceedings of much interest
The fall term of Brattleboro Academy
opened Wednesday with forty three pupils
Henry Ackley found one of his horses
dead in his stable Wednesday morning.
The Congregational Sunday school will
give floral concert in the church. next Sun
day afternoon at ) O. clock. A general invi-
tation is extended.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-05

The mildness of this years attack of yell
low fever at the Southwest as compared with
that of last year, is shown very conclusively
by a comparison of the death lists. The Off
cial statistics show that last year there were
between August and September l, 1901
deaths from fever at Memphis and 1874
deaths at New Orleans. This year the fever
broke out at Memphis full month earlier
than last year, and has been gradually
spreading ever since but the total number of
cases up to Sept. l was only SGS, while the
deaths have numbered only $50. Last week
at Memphis furnished III new cases and 81
deaths, fifth of the totals for the season
thus far, and the present probability is that
the ravages of the fever will increase rather
than diminish for the next two or three
weeks The local authorities at New Orleans
report less than score of cases in that city,
most of which have occurred in one small To-
cality, and they apprehend no danger of the
serious spread of the fever there.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-05

of quarters in excess Of ordinary requirements
will be needed to supply the deficiency. That
is to say, instead Of the average yield of about
1900, 900 quarters the British wheat crop
of 1879 will produce not more than 10000
600, and instead of the ordinary importation
of 10000, 900 quarters, at least $4,000, 600
will be needed for the harvest year" be-
tween Sept. l, 1879 and Aug. 81, 1880. OF
the ordinary importation of 10000, 900 quar-
tiers the United States have been accustomed
to supply G,O00,OO to 1000, OOO of the in
creased demand, they will unquestionably be
expected to furnish not less than 5000, 600
quarters, or 10000, 900 bushels--a quantity
equal to the entire import of wheat into the
United Kingdom five years ago. At the av-
erage prices likely to prevail during the cur
rent harvest year." our contribution of
wheat to Great Britain will cost on the spot
in round numbers, at least 800, OOO, 900.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-05

The dying declaration of Col Dixon, of Va
zoo county, is irreconcilable with the asser-
ton Of his slayer that he (Barksdale) had
been informed that Dixon intended to kill
him that day ION sight" Dixon before his
death declared that he was shot without
warning, and that, wheeling around, he saw
shot-guns pointed at him from every direc-
ton. 1t is not denied that all of Dixons
wounds We're in the back. Yet, according to
the version of the affair given by Barksdale's
friends nobody knows whether Dixon or
Barksdae fired first. 1t is taxing human Gre
dulity too much to ask men to believe that a
man who was shot in the back and who was
under fire from various points at the same
time, was the aggressor in q fatal fight The
fact remains that Dixon had been waited up
ON by large committee of the Democratic
party, and had been told that he must with
draw from the canvass or take the conse-
quences; and that, after some hesitation, he
persisted in his candidacy, and that he has
been killed No praise of Barksdale's gentle
ness and urbanity, no magnifying of the
faults of Dixon, can break this suggestive
chain of circumstances " y. Times.