The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-02-07
THE PARISHES.
Union.

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Union.
Sickness of serious nature has pre-
vailed to an alarming extent in our
parish for the past three weeks. We
feel assured that more deaths have
occurred in that time In this parish |
than within the same length of time
In Is years previously.
Death with its destructive hand has
again visited Us and has taken from
our midst Mr.. r.. g. Webb, one Of
Unions best citizens. Mr.. Webb only
q few days ago was taken with severe
attack OF pneumonia, and ON Wednes-
day evening, the Goth inst, fell a
corpse.-Rec0rd.
Quite a serious accident happened
ON Monday last to Mr.. III. III. Slaughter
living a few miles west of this place.
As he was returning from his gin to
dinner, limb falling from q tree
struck him on the head, telling him
senselees to the ground and breaking
the limb into three pieces. Mr.. s.. was
unconscious for some time, but we un-
derstand Is now much better and likely
to recover. The limb being weighed,
and the distance of its fall measured,
the former was found to weigh q
pounds, and the distance 1t fell to
measure " feet.-iSssn.
Webster.
The Police Jury at Its recent session
allowed the following yearly salaries
Sheriff, 81, 400; Parish Treasurer, $500
Clerk District Court, $500; Clerk Police
Jury, $3.50; Parish Physician, 500.
President Benton has secured the
services of the talented Miss E. Koker-
not, who has just arrived from New
Orleans. She comes we'll recommended
by Prof. Grunewald and other artists
eminent in tho musical world. She
was educated In Europe, French Is her
native tongue, and music her natural
talent. She has had charge of large
music classes in some of the most
prominent female institutions in the
State. Minden Female College is for
tunate in receiving the aid of a lady 80
gifted and with such advantageous ex-
perience. This addition, with the
present able corps, consisting in part of
Professor and Mrs. Benton, Miss Ida
st. G. Benton, Miss Jessie Benton and
Miss Lizzie Eames, places this College,
in point of educational facilities, second
to none in the Sales.--future.
Morehouse.
Mr.. Thos. Eaves, of the eighth ward,
is now in a critical condition occa-
stoned by an assault made upon him
ON Saturday last by negro named
Aleck Watson. From what we can
learn Watson had no provocation
whatever for committing the foul deed,
which occurred ON the Noteworthy
place. The weapon used was large
| hickory club, with which he dealt Mr..
f. two heavy blows on the head before
he could be stopped by number of
other colored people who were standing
| near. He fed Immediately. A posse
! of citizens at once started in pursuit
and soon captured him, but he after
wards again escaped, leaving his hat
and boots Standardization.
Richland.
Cotton is still coming in, but rather
slowly. We learn that many planters
on Oak Ridge are not done ginning yet.
And now it appears that we are to
have AN overflow, if the river keeps
on rising as it is now but there is not
any immediate cause of alarm.
The festive and musical mosquito
put In his appearance last Saturday,
and has been with us most of this
week, but he is not in a very healthy
and vigorous condition.-Bencon.
Natchitoches.
Pork selling on the streets this week
Mt the low price OF &c per pound.
Robins continue multitudinous, and
fill the ground, trees and air in this
place, early in the morn Yindicutoy.