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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-21
THE ELECTION.

There is no denying the fact that
there are many jarring elements In the
Democratic party of this State and that
they are directly aiding and abetting
the interests of the Republican party.
In New Orleans 1t is almost certain
that there will be four tickets in the
field, viz: Democratic, Republican,
Temperance and Anti-Ring. The two
latter are made out of the two former,
and will weaken each according to the
number of assertions. We hope the
Democrats will be able to answer our
expectation. It should be the motto of
every one of US to exert ourselves to
the utmost, and in the event of any
mishap In the city to more than over
come it In the country. We owe IL to
ourselves, to the Democratic party and
its nominees. Stand upon the plat
form and hold up the hands Of the
ticket. Let there be no absenteeism.
The ticket is not as we might have
made it, but 1t could have been worse.
Personal preferences must yield to
duty.
The new constitution is not as fair
and far-reaching as we had reason to
expect; it has blemishes we would
wish had been omitted; but 1t is an
improvement upon that of 1868 and for
that reason. if nothing more, it has
our earnest support.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-21
THE BISHOP ELECT.
IN. o. Picayune.l

The Rev. John N. Galleher, D. D.,
was born in kentucky and is about AZ
years of age. At the breaking out of
the war he joined the Confederate army
and rose to the rank of Major. At the
close of the war he entered the church
in Louisville, KY, being made deacon,
and was the assistant of the Rev.
James Craik, Rector of Christ Church
in that city. From there he was called
twelve years ago, to Trinity Church in
this city, where he served as deacon
in-charge about six months, when he
was ordained priest by the late Bishop
J. P. B. Wilmer, then Bishop of this
Diocese, and Immediately became Rec
tor of Trinity Church, remaining as
such between three and four years,
when he was called to the Memorial
Church, Baltimore, Md. After offici-
ating at this church as Rector nearly
two years, he received and accepted a
call from Zion Church, New York city,
where he has since remained as ltec-
tor.
DIR. Galleher is we'll known in New
Orleans, has risen very rapidly in the
estimation of the church, and is dis
tinguished for learning and ability.
He is remembered in this city as Al
man of fine personal appearance and
imposing presence.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-21
TWO OPINIONS.

Judge q. HI. Braughn was nOmfna ted
for State Senator for the Third Senate |
rial District. Until recently he has |
been absent from the third ward. Art.
% of the new Constitution requires q |
two years. residence In the district or |
parish Immediately preceding the cleo
ton for members of the General AS
sembly. Judge Braughn, being "un-
willing to, in any manner, permit any
considerations to interfere with the
success of the conservative principles
involved in the present CONTEST" de-
clined the nomination on the ground
of ineligtbility.
The question was referred to the
Law committee of the Democratic
State Central Committee, viz, Messrs.
Albert VOORHEES,, Henry Chiapella and
+. l.. Richardson, and they deter
mined that the question was one of
construction under the new constitu-
ton and that candidate under the
circumstances stated would be ineli-
gible. Apparently, not satisfied with
the decision of the learned committee,
the same question was submitted to
Thos. J. Semmes, Esq, member of
the Constitutional Convention. Mr..
Sensmes says that the candidate Is eli
gible J; that the qualification for Office
in this election is regulated under
existing la,cs, and not by the new con-
stitution, as it is not in force or opera
ton, and can prescribe nothing until
after its adoption.
When doctors disagree the unlearned
should keep close watch upon their
tongues. There Ia time in law when
"the crooked is made straight and
black becomes white"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-21
THE INTENSITY OF THE STARS.


Science the following interesting econ
siderations on the Stars" by Professor
J. Vinot:
It is known that the stars are true
suns, that some of them are larger than
our own sun, and that around these
enormous centers of heat and light
revolve planets on which life certainly
exists. Our sun is distant from US
Sc, OOO, 900 leagues, but these stars are
distant at least SOC, 200 times as far-a
distance that in fact is incommensura-
BILE and unimaginable for us. Viewed
with the unaided eye the stars and the
planets look alike; that is, appear to
have the same diameter. But, viewed
through the telescope, while the planets
are seen to possess clearly appreciable
diameters, the stars are still only mere
of existing telescopes, that of Mel.
bourne, which magnities 5000 times,
gives US an image of one of our planets
possessing an apparent diameter of sew
eral degrees. Jupiter, for instance,
which, seen with the naked eye, APP
pears as star of the first magnitude,
with a diameter If 45N at the most,
will in this telescope have its diameter
multiplied 5000 times, and will be
seen as if it occupied in the heavens an
angle of 1902. Meanwhile star along
side of Jupiter, and which to the eye
is as bright as that planet, will still be
a simple dimensionless point. Never
theless that star is thousands of times
more voluminous than the planet!
Divide the distance between US and
a planet by 5000, and you have for
result a distance relatively very small;
but divide by 5000 the enormous num-
Der of leagues which represents the
distance of a star, and there still re-
main a number of leagues too great to
permit of the stars being seen by us in
perceptible form. In considering
Jupiter, or any of the planets, we are
filled with wonder at the thought that
this little luminous point might hide
not only all the visible stars, but a
number 5000 fold greater-fOr of stars
visible to our eyes there are only about
5000. All the stars Of these many
consultations, as the Great Bear, Cas-
siopeia, Orion, Andromeda, all the
stars of the zodiac, even all the stars
which are visible only from the earth's
southern hemisphere, might be set in
one plane, side by side, with no one
overlapping another, even without the
slightest contact between star and star,
and yet they would occupy so small a
space that, were it to be multiplied
5000 fold, that space would be entirely
covered by the disk of Jupiter, albeit
that disk to US seems to be an inappre-
cable point.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-21
Gen. Hancock and Mrs. surratt

Gen. Hancock and Mrs. surratt.
INew York SUM-
AS there has already been much talk,
with likelihood of much more, on the
part taken by Gen. w. S. Hancock in
the execution of Mary +. Surratt, it is
we'll to recall the proper historical
starting points for the discussion.
Gen. Hancock is sometimes styled
the hangman of Mrs. Surratt, and in a
way to imply that he had coveted a
hangman's duties. His actual func-
tions are shown by the files of tho War
Department. In the summer of 1866,
Gen. Hancock was the commanding
officer of the Middle Military Division,
with headquarters at Washington. On
the 9TH of July, in that year, he re-
ceived from Assistant Adjutant General
Townsend an order, recounting that u
military commission had been held
within the limits of his command, Of
which Major Gen. David Hunter was
president, and that this commission
had, after trial and conviction, sen.
fenced four persons to be hanged by
the neck until dead that the Presi-
dent had approved these sentences, and
had directed that they should "be car
ried into execution by the proper mill
tary authority, under the direction of
the Secretary of War, on the 7th day
of July, 1865, between the hours of 10
O'Clock A. NJ. and 2 o'clock p. NJ. of that
day." The order then proceeded as
follows:
Therefore, you are hereby commanded to
cause the foregoing sentences in the cases
of David e. Herold, g. A. Atzerodt, Lewis
Payne and Mary +. Surratt to BIO duly OK
ecHted. in accordance with the Presidents
orsler. BY command of the President.
f. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Thus it Is clear that whatever Gen.
Hancock did or commanded to be done
was in a ministerial capacity, under an
order precise as to the hours of execu-
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-21
Special Notice!

After the LIST of August, 1879, all legal ad
be paid for after the first publication; other
wise, such advertisements will be discon-
fcers of the law will please bear this regu-
lation in mind. 1t will diminish their la
bors, and will save us serious loss, borne
too long already.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-21

A tornado passed over Fishers land
ing and vicinity on Black river one
night last week, taking away two or
three houses, and among them old
man Wise's. He, with his family, was
asleep. Some of the occupants were
seriously, though not fatally injured.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-21

Victims of wasted energies are re-
stored to youthful vigor by Ayers
SarSaparilla.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-21

Mi dear boy, allwuss keep sumthing
in reserve. The man who kan jump
6 inches further than he ever haz
jumpt, il hard customer to beat
Billings.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-21

The people of Texas ought to be
happy. They have about dozen
"Pinafore" troupes, and about half
that many circuses.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-21
THE MARKETS.

corrected Weekly by iSAolts,'s d Key
MONROE Nov % 1870
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10

The Massachusetts Board of Health Is an
Institution Of great power and untold benefit
to that State 1t does not contine itself to
matters of quarantine. disinfection and cpl
denies, but claims control Of all matters re-
iating to the public health. It's objects are
improvement in ventilation and drainage,
preventing the adulteration Of food, drinks
and drugs, and the establishment Of training
schools for cookery. It has established a
number Of these schools In Boston that have
met with complete success, and done much
good in correcting the bad cooking prevailing
In that city. or SO much benefit have these
schools been that Mr.. Baker. prominent
gentleman Of Boston. has just donated 5000,
900 to the society, declaring that he believed
that the teaching OF good cooking was of more
benefit to the State than Latin and Greek.
These schools are free, and open to anybody
who cares to attend them.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10

New York is to have an exhibition in s3.
tits to be an international affair, but under
the control, care and cost of New York alone.
Such, at least, was what the inaugurators of
this movement declared to the country some
time ago. They have changed their minds,
however, and are now plotting an attack on
the national treasury 1t is proposed to
Work this assault In the following ingenious
manner: Philadelphia owes the Federal gov
sIniaehS 81 zoo. 900 on account of the Centennial
LAhiol'lon' ~ y proposed now by the New York
members to release the Quaker Citv from this
debt II the Pennsylvania delegation will vote
with New York in favor Of an annronriaton
Tor her exhibition Of SO. LOBBYISTS ara i.
ready In Washington fixing u III terms -
Ills JOB. 1t is onlytoo likely 10 pass With
snree or four years to work On Conrrass ga =,
NsW FORKS purse to back the scheme almost ,,,
~ SUBSIDY is likely to slip through r.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10
THE COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS

This committee stands charged with the
consideration Of many Of the most important
questions that can come before the Conven-
ton.
No better man than Capt. Mutt could have
bility. Possessed Of an unusually clear and
logical mind, he adds to these native quail
ties the requirements Of a thorough scholar
and lawyer.
One OF the important matters which the
committee will have to consider will be the
devising Of some sure and uniform system
by which all moneyed institutions and cor
porate bodies can be compelled to contribute
their just proportion to the support of the
government.
BY reference to the contributions of Penn
sylvania and Georgia it will be seen that the
most important innovations upon old consti-
tutional precedent made in those instruments
bear upon this very question. We believe
that they can be improved upon, at least so
far as the devising Of just and equal method
Of enforcing taxation upon these institutions
Is concerned.
It Is useless to deny that the ambiguity
pervading our revenue laws has led to much
Of the confusion that prevails in the financial
affairs Of this State. Reference to the records
Of our courts will exhibit the fact that almost
ell the principal corporations OF the city Of
New Orleans and foreign companies doing
business in this State have been for years in
volved In litigation with the State.
The two leading railroad companies center
ing In this city appear as delinquents in the
sum OF three hundred and forty-eight thou
sand dollars. Foreign insurance companies
are In suit for sixty Thousand dollars. Va
rious banks are sued for seventy-eight thou
sand dollars. The Crescent City Gaslight
Company appear as indebted to the
State for over seventy thousand dollars;
and so on we could enumerate until 1t would
be found that the sum of similar Delinquent
cies amounts to over six hundred thousand
dollars. Is it matter of wonder that we
are confronted with arrears Of interest, and a
host Of unpaid public servants, when the
financial system of the State admits Of such
enormous discrepancies The wrong is in
defective system, which admits of erroneous
assessments, or, at least. assessments fairly
open to question as to their legality.
The railroad companies claimed that they
were not liable to taxation upon their capital,
and that, even II liable at ALL the assessments
have been excessive. The foreign insurance
companies taxed upon their gross premiums
also allege wrongful assessment and the
banks and other corporate ns4axed upon their
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10

The Chicago Times is we'll pleased at the
course of the negro delegates to the Vicksburg
Labor Convention. They spoke well and be-
haved well. Foote's bloody-shirt speech nat
orally threw firebrand into the convention,
and for few moments all was confusion and
excitement Ex-Sheriff Robinson, Of Phillips
county, Arkansas, as black as the ace Of
spades, then arose, and by an able and con-
sentative speech managed to soon restore
peace and quiet among the colored delegates.
The Times is convinced that the convention
will result in good It interviewed both the
white and the colored delegates. 1t found the
first determined to keep all those pledges
made to the negroes, while the latter were
equally in earnest in their promises. proposed
TO go to work at once. and to do all In their
power to put an end to this silly Kansas exc
slus movement.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10
,hares or capital find some pretext In the law
o evade their contributions to the govern

shares or capital find some pretext In the law
to evade their contributions to the govern
ment.
We do not assume that all of these claims
of the State are fair and equitable. Our pur-
pose In this article is to point out the absurd
ity of Legislature solemnly considering an
assessment each year based upon values
which require years Of litigation e. determine,
creating obligations and expenditures for
which warrants are issued, and depending for
their payment upon ell the uncertainties Of q
revenue system which few Of the officials en-
gagged In It's enforcement comprehend.
IT Is but justice to persons or corporations
doing business In the State that simple and
uniform system Of taxation should be adopted
SO plain In Its provisions that all may under
stand, and SO effective In Its operation that
whenthe proper officers submit their schedules
OF assessment to the Legislature appropria-
lions may be made with a reasonable degree
OF certainty that the revenue estimated for
will be realized
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10

After hard-fought fight the California
constitution has been adopted by fair ma
jority. Its success is generally due to the
anti-Chinese clause it contains. When the
monopolies Of the Pacific slope saw how they
would be injured and crippled by this new
constitution they at once began war on 1t, and
most vigorous war they made. They were
all-powerful; had complete control of the
press of the State and used it to Its utmost,
and in the success of the new constitution the
press OF the Pacific slope suffered a Waterloo
defeat as at least nineteen-twentieths of the
California newspapers opposed the new law.
The monopolies and corporations poured out
their money literally in this fight; they bull
dozed and inundated those Of their en-
ployees that they could, and bribed those
they could not brighten. Such was
the fight they made, fighting as they
were for their very existence, that
they would probably have proven victorious
but for the anti-Chinese clauses Of the new
constitution. That alone was SO popular that
it would have dragged any constitution
through with it.
The campaign In California is said to have
been the most bitter and exciting political
contest ever waged In the Union, and to have
fully equalled the exciting days Of the Cali
fornia Vigilance Committee OF 1885, The
banks threatened their customers; the saw
ings banks their depositors, while the railroad
and mining corporations threatened to dis
charge every employee who dared to vote for
the new constitution. Despite intimidation
and bribery, the people prevailed, and Cali
fornia will now try a constitution wholly diff
ferent from that of any other State in the
Union. Its adoption is likely to give the So
called Workingmen's party political control
of the State, for some time, at least.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10

Kentucky lays claim to the title Of father
OF statesmen just now. There are no less
than eight Kentuckians In the United States
Senate and some twenty odd in the House.
ever convinced that Kentucky can lay claim
20 this title since our Constitutional Conven-
zion has been In session, and calls attention
10 the large number OF natives Of Kentucky
serving in that body. In one single batch of
our constitution makers published in one of
the city papers no less than seven were Ken
tuekians; while number of others, although
born elsewhere, received their education in
the blue grass" State.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10
a NEW ORLEANS MARKSMAN.

The tournament of the Texas Sportsmen's
Association was held last Wednesday MORN
ing At this tournament there we're several
very interesting matches, In which seven anna
teur clubs contended for the prizes Of good
craftsmanship. From the tenor of our tele-
graphic reports of this important shooting
match 1t seems that several individual anna
tours participated In the contest and carried
off some of the prizes. ..=.-@..@
One of these amateur contestants was Mr..
IT, b. DaPonte, OF New Orleans, who Is q son
of Mr.. Durant DaPonte, of this city. Mr.. L..
b. DaPonte won the first prize In one OF the
most important contests of the day This
fact Is not at all surprising, as Mr. DaPonte
has won some signal victories In the New Or
leans Gun Club glass ball and pigeon
matches, where he had to contend against
some Of the most celebrated shots In America.
and Of the world for some OF our Gun Club
members have even beaten the renowned
Bogardus in matche
It is more than 'ik' ~ that had this young
marksman from New Orleans been allowed to
participate in all the matches lately held in
Waco, he would have won all the prizes. But
unfortunately. and we may add most unac-
countably, after the first exhibition OF his
skill he was prevented from further participa-
tion in the tournament; ruled out on the
alleged ground that he was "a professional"
We confess that we may not entirely under
stand all the points which In Texas may be
used to distinguish the amateur from the
professional marksmap, but in Louisiana 1t
Is question easy to decide. Such marksmen
as Bogardus, Carver and the like, who travel
over the world living off of paid exhibitions of
their craftsmanship, and having no other
visible means OF support, are styled "profes-
sionals," while the gentlemen, who are the
members of our gun clubs, who cultivate their
skill In leisure hours and hold their matches
on holidays are considered as amateurs. OF
this latter class Is Mr.. DaPonte who has
been for several years industriously engaged
In the sugar business in this city, and who
has rarely, II ever BEFORE had chance of dis
tinguishing himself In the shooting matches
of another State.
The members of the Texas gun clubs did
Mr.. DaPonte great injustice in depriving him
on such pretext OF a chance to distinguish
himself above SO many brilliant competitors,
but much more in considering him as one of
class who not only practice shooting as a
recreation but as means of living.
While Mr.. DaPonte is to be congratulated
by us on the one victory he scored in the
Texas tournament the highest proof Of the
appreciation Of his skill comes from the clubs
who considered his craftsmanship too excel
lent for t ordinary performances of an
amateur
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10

The New York Tribune is surprised to fine
the great increase In the number Of new pen.
sion claims filed since January IS. The total
humber of these new claims amount to 20,376
and the application for arrears alone 52,o72
The daily record Of new applications filed fol-
the past week is as follows: Monday S79
Tuesday 164, Wednesday 244, Thursday 1913,
Friday ~, Saturday 313; total for the week
1910. 1t is now absolutely certain that it will
require an appropriation Of $50,0O0,o00 this
year to provide for the payment Of all the ar
rears Of pensions claimed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10

The Constitutional Convention was en-
gagged for the greater part OF Yesterdays
session in discussing the ordinance reported
by the Committee on Limitations. After an
animated debate, the Convention, by large
majority, 60 amended the articles under con-
sideration that the power of the Legislature
to create any future debt Is limited to two con-
tingencies only-for the repelling of invasion
and the suppression of insurrection. After
disposing of the third article OF the ordi-
nance the Convention adjourned.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10

David Davis Is having q quiet little boom
lust now. The Chicago Times started 1t with
the bold assertion that the weighty Senator
was the only Democrat who could get elected
to the Presidency. The Richmond tVa.) In
tellipeacer now backs this up, and formally
announces Davis for the Presidency, while
the New York Euoning Telegraph supports
the Illinois Senator from that end Of the
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