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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
WANTS A PLEDGE.
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lAAAAAs" A>s iSS ASSSsl
"Gen. Garfield wants sple.lge of
good faith from the South. In what
new and untrIed shape shall this pledge
be given All methods known to the
human mind have been tried over and
over again, but they don't seem to do
any good. "A new pledge is called for
with exceeding earnestness with the
beginning of every campaign, and with
tho positive assurance in looks and
words and actions that there has thus
far been no pledge at all. Tho South
accepted defeat and the abolishment of
slavery, with all that attending losses.
1t submitted to legislatures made up in
large part of black men fresh from the
plantation. 1t received carpetbaggers
as kindly as it could. 1t bowed to the
of Northern Adventures, official and
otherwise. 1t made no cry and at
temped no act look ing to n new re-
bellion. 1t accommodated itself to the
new situation as fast as it could. 1t
was Impoverished from one end of the
section to the other. 1t gave up its
lands to strangers through its own In
ability to hold them. 1t stopped talk
ing politics and went to work. There
is no place in the South where the old
flag does not wave, aud no place where
tho flag of the Confederacy can be been.
What particular kind of pledge does
Gen. Arthur want? The Northern
orator can go into any Southern city
or hamlet and talk politics with the
same freedom, safety and volubility
that he can here. In the same breath
| that outrages on the blacks are talked
of it is alleged that various of the
Southern States will go for for Garfield
by virtue Of the negro vote. Thous.
ands of black men who came North to
try the generosity of that section have
home-all they want is to git dar,' rs
one illustrious cXOduster expresses 1t.
The Democratic portion of the South
accepts as its candidate for president II
Union General, and one who did as
much to destroy the Confedracy as
Gen. Grant himself. 1t has no candi-
date for that position except a man of
the North. 1t has no favOrs to ask and
no candidate to present. 1t rejoices in
the nomination of tho party and will
give him hearty support, forgetting
that there was a Southern Confedracy
and that this man helped in the work
of its destruction. What possible
shape can this pledge of good faith take
which it has not already taken and
which has not already been repeatedly
vindicated? Gen. Grant says from
actual knowledge that the conduct and
the condition of the South are all that
can be desired, and so says every man
who goes South and sees for himself.
Gen. Arthur must bc aware from these
facts that he is speaking in riddles. OF
course he is not using highsounding
terms merely because somebody else
has used them, and he is not adopted
them rccklcssly or with the purpose of
deceiving; but what does he mean :?
How is this pledge OF good faith to be
given What particular condition of
things does he object to excepting the
tact that the Democratic party of the
South is not the Republican party of
that locality"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
IMPORTANT TO KEEP BEFORE TMI
PUBLIC
utica Observer, Dom.

tUtiea observer, Dem'1
Tho Cincinnati Enquirer says: cit
matters little whether it was Mr..
Swayne, II Republican Justice of tho
Supreme Bench, or j. Il. Doolittic, a
Republican attorney of national
renown, who made the statement about
Mr.. Garfield. The emphatic aud
melancholy fact is that tho allegation,
by whomsoever made, is true"
So far as the Enquirer goes, Its state
ment of the case is good. But the now
famus citation of Garfield's guilty In
the De Golyer matter does not rest
alone upon the plea of Senator Doo-
little. Ifit did, we should be inclined
to attach little Importance to 1t, for Mr..
Doolittle wrote as Il lawyer, simply In
the interest of his clients. But 1t Is of
| importance that the Republican Judge
Farwell, of the highest court In ILL.,
nois, declared Doolittle's plea to DO
good, and upon the strength of it non-
suited the plaintiff Chittenden. It IS
of importance that Republican Judge
Furwell solemnly decided the Do Golyor
paving contract, null and void because
| it had been obtained by the bribery of
James a. Garfield. 1t is of Importance
that Chittcnden, who sued for $lOO,OOO
| as his share of tho profits OF that con-
tract, abandoned his suit after tho ad-
verse decision and did not appeal to
any higher tribunal, being satisfied
that Gariield's corrupt connection with
the case made his cause hopeless. And
Wc submit to our Cincinnati friend
that 1t is of Importance also to keep
these eloquent facts before tho public.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
TIE QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR.


lputlhSIOii Il'"NNSS.l
If Gen. Hancock expects the suf
fragcs Of the people of Iowa, will nc
at once promptly, and without prevar.
| ication, stand up and answer the fol
lowing questions? The people of tn,
| Hawkcye State demand it, tho country
expects it, and the General will either
answer or admit by his silence or eva
sion that his candidaturc is Il hollow
farce:
I. Who killed Cock Robin
2. Where were YOU when tn" light
went out ?
3. Have you heard .'Piuaforc," and
if so, how many?
i. Did you and Wade Hampton and
Ben Hill agree as tremendously in pol
itics eighteen years agoas you now do ?
D. If not, who has changed, yourself
or Ben?
6. Who made the world, Robert In
gcrsoll or Joseph Cook
7. What becomes of all tho pins?
s. Who was the original Garfield
man?
8. DO you believe in tho first term?
10. Who was the inventor of sea-
sickn ess, and do you believe in an in
ternation copyright for the protection
of the same?
II. Does a tame goat outrank oleo-
margarine?
II. Auaiyzo the following sentence
and parse the first twcnty-threc words
"Whither, O children, hast thou rs
much checrfully weepc8t so distance
that evening at sunrise.'
13. Write in colloquial French the
following exercise: "Whcrc is the
black cat of the widowed husband OF
my Aunt Maria's son Tom" ono,
but / have the red hen of the bald.
headed uncle of my mother-in laws
fat sister BiIl.'
II. Have you such thing a. ilvc-
dollar bill about your clothes?
10. Who do you think would he u
good man for II quiet little consulate
somewhere on the Mediterranean coast
=. S.--You may answer this one pri
vutely by mail, if you please.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
GONE TO THE BAD.

Writing of mines and mining in Col
Orado, correspondent of the Memphis
Appeal furnishes the following melan-
choly lesson:
Mining in Colorado has reached the
point where it is carried on as regular
business and requires capital Just as
other forms of business. The outfit of
the mine Of which have been speak
ing cost no less, it is said, than $1,000,
while the mine itself was purchased
for 200 more. So, while there may
be a chance for moneyless man in
Colorado, he has a much better chance
in some other country. Men have been
known to make vast fortunes here, but
where one has succeeded, a thousand
have failed and a failure here is much
more significant than failure in an
older settled country. The whole State
capital and brains and muscle, expect
ing to make vast fortune and return,
but have made nothing, have lost
everything they brought, and are work
ing for day wages. l once asked the
foreman of a gang if the most of his
men could read and write. He looked
at nae puiZzicaIIy: "Do you sec them
two men down there picking rock ?"
l did. "Well, that red headed one is
graduate Of Oxford while the other
is a Yale man and used to pull in the
six oar race; while that tall fellow
with the wheel barrow is graduate
OF Cornell, and a number Of years ago,
was the valedictorian Of his class'''
How are the mighty fallen, though I,
valedictorian with whcelbarrow !
The idea is too incongruous to be en-
tertaincd for a moment. Yet here they
| were, and these are by no means
| isolated cases. l was shown poor
wretch, a perfect wreck mentally,
morally and physically whose father
had been governor of Mississippi a
number of years ago, and who is now
haunting the streets of mining camp,
begging little whiskey from any one
who will listen to him. lie came out
here as a civil engineer, and was a fine
surveyor, but evil company, such as a
man will find on every corner, led
him away. He went from bad to
worse, sold his instruments, his maps,
charts, clothing, and now is an object
Of charity, liable to die in the gutter
on any night. This il but one Of a
thousand cases. Ny deliberate con
clusion is that, if a young man has 8
living prospect at home in any Of the
eastern states, he had better stay there
This country is too full, and likely tc
be so for good many years to come.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
John III. DinIksrnve.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, LA.
n Office opposite Court House. Practices
i'll all the Courts of North Louisiana also
in tho Supreme Court of the State and the
Foderal Courts. All claims, including cot
ton claims, will receive prompt attention.
Land Oilirc and Pension matters attended
to. March IS, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
C. J. HOATNER. NJ. j.
BOatner a. Lial<lcll,

4 TTO1tNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT
~ Law, Monroe, La, will practice i'll all
the Parishes of North Louisiana, in the
Supreme Court at Monroe, the Federal
Courts, and in tho Land Office Department
of tho General Government.
Office fronting northeast corner Of public
square. january 3, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
Dentistry.

DR. ST.. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
offers his rofessionai services to the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Having an experience of fourteen
wears in the practice, he foels confident of
giving satisfaction in all branches of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work
Oiticc at residence on Jackson street, near
he Female Academy, Monroe. La.
v7-marl6:1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13

~ San Francisco manufacturer has
received f1om the interior of the State
an order for pair of boots which, If
the numbers in use ran so high, would
be cightcens in size. They will be f7a
inches in length and in width. The
man who Is to wear them is small, cx-
| Ccpt ~ to his hands and feet.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
DENTiSTIeY!

Painless extraction of teeth by the aid
of nitrous oxide gas, administered by DIR.
d Beatty, dentist of p years experience,
and can refer to work of twenty years
standing in Monroe. Office over Bank.
west room.
Monroe, La, Jan. ., 1850 If.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
FERRY.

Ferriage ut the Monroe ferry, on sun
days, for carriages and buggieS, has been
fixed at half rates.
Pleasure skifTs kept for hire At all times.
+. J. LARkIN.
Monroe, Jan. 80, 1850. If Lessee.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13

It is not easy to stop going to Con-
gress when man gets in the habit of
it. 1t is like smoking five.cents cigars
tho more you smoke the moro you
want to smoke.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13

a correspondent wants to know IL
we can recall the rest OF that beautiful
poem commencing
a furmcr sat in his easy chair
Smoking his pipe of clay,
Whilo his halo old wifo with busy caro-
Was clearing tho dinner away;
a sweet lit.lo girl with fino blue oyos
On her grandfathcr's knee was catching flies
1t gives us great pleasure to say We
cannot. In the first place no man over
found an easy chair on a farm. Sec
ondly, no farmer ever left any dinner
for his halo old wifo to clear away.
Thirdly, there never was q child that
could catch ilies-wc used to try II.
When you come to anafyzc one of
these sentimental poems ii never fails
to turn out Il mass Of pretty wordci
fcs.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
DIR. Il. II. Kic}fse f'slSOIa

"AS resumed the practice of Medicine.
III He may be found, when not profess
siOnally engaged, at Moore's drug store
during tho day, and at his residence at all
other hours. Monroe, Feb. &, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
r.. STURBS. TALBOT SCILLMAN'
StUbbS Il Stillman.

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
n will practice i'll the Parishes OF
Ottoc/itn, NIO9eh0aISe, TichLaaad tt,,l FTl7,li,,
aud in the Federal Courts. viii take
claims for collection in all other parishes in
Louisiana, with privilege of managing
same i'll connection with attorneys residing z
there. March Z, 1879. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
JOHN cALDEHwOoD. TuOs. Y. AE!
Drs. CalderwOOd 4 Ably,

Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery.
Office on Grand street, in rear of q. ".
Mctee's Drug Store, and opposite J. w.
Smiths carriage shop.
January %, 1880. n20:fy
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13

Life is too short to nurse ones misery.
Hurry them across the lowland, that
you may lingor longer on the mountain
tops.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13

Every man has in his own life fol
lies enough, in his own mind trouble
enough, in his own fortunes evil
enough, without being curious about
tho affair Of others.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
e. RICHARDSON. SD. M'ENER1
J. $. YOUNG.
Richardson, NIcEnery ~ Young,

4 TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
n will practice in all the parishes of
North Louisiana, tho Supreme Court of the
State, the Federal Courts, and in the Land
Otlico Department OF tho General Govern
meut. January II, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13

Cards of a personal cAagactey-when ad-
missible-will be charged double our regu-
lar advertising rates.
Obituary and Marriage notices will DO
charged as advertisements.
person sending us five now cash sub
scribers, at the same post-otfice, will be en-
titled to a copy of THE TELEaRArH gratis
for one year.
ADVERTISING REGULATIONS.
Transient advertisements must be paid
for in oGU07sce.
All advertisements sent to this Office
when not otherwise ordered, will be in
serted ''tiil forbid" and charged accordingly.
Editorial business notices will be made,
free of charge, of all advertisements ordered
in the paper; for other editorial notices a
charge of % cents per line will bo made.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
John Il. LIlllelins,

4 TORNEY AT LAW, Monroe, La, Will
II practice in the State and Federal Courts
in Louisiana, and in the Supreme Court at
Washington City. IL
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
JAMES Il. STROTIIEIs,

A TrORNEY AT LAW, Monroe La.
II Will practice law in North Louisiana,
before the Supreme Court at Monroe, Fed
eral Courts OF Louisiana, Court of Claims,
and Supreme Court OF the United States at
Washing EtOn CITY,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
Joseph E. Johnston,

A TrORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, LA.
"a will practice in all the Courts OF
North Louisiana, and in the Supreme
Court of the State
January %, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13
JUDGE BLACK.

Ii any one personal characteristic of
Judge Black is moro striking than
another, it is his omniverous reading
and his recollection of everything that
he reads. Early imbibing a taste for
the English classics, the Bible, Shaks-
peare and Milton are at his fingers
end. He knows them nearly all by
! memory, and can at will quote any
passage from them which may be
famlliarly recalled.
His knowledge of the English poets
is universal, but while he reads the
masters, nothing that falls in his way
is ignored.
Put New York Ledger into his
hand, and he will read the whole of it,.
After dinner he will stretch himself
out on the red lcathcrcovercd sof, in
his library, "take a spoonful of Grotc's
Greece and read one of the latest nov
els to take the taste out of his mouth"
But the Bible is to his spiritual
nature like Hrockic Spring to his phys
zeal, and then he sIackg q thirst that he
never lets parch him. Orthodox, pure,
simple Christianity in all its holiness,
has no more devout worshiper in spirit
and in truth than he, and the noblest
article yet to appear from his pen will
be printed when he gratifcs the wish
that has been expressed in so many
high theological quarters that he should
publish a reply to Ingersoll from q
lawyers and Il Iayman's standpoint.
a most fOlicitou5 remark lately at
tributcd to him is, that when some one
remarked i'll his presence that the lines
that formerly divided people in regard
| to religion were falling out, he replied: :
| ayes, and l notice that the nice dis
tinctions between right and wrong are
going with thcm.n
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13

One of the first persons to plant pOta-
toes in England was the grandfat thcr of
Sir Rowland Hill, the introduccr of
penny postage. Tho experiment OF
eating the potato ball was tried, and
not very successfully, and tho vines
were abandoned and left to wither.
Clearing the ground of the decaycd
potato tops revealed the tubcrs, and
thus accident perfected the experiment,
are perfected. Little did the Hills i'm
agine that potato hills to become of
more importance than ancient cairns,
and that millions should find in them
their staple food.
Now jersey claims the greatest CEN
sus curiosity yet discovered in this
country. In one census district, en-
bracing the village of Parsippany and
Whippany, in Morris county, there is
Il total population of 1915. In this
number there arc four persons over 80
years Of age and twentyfour over. or
the four over so, one is 104, and the
other is an over centenarian, and all
four are females. OF the above mem
toned lot of twenty four, three-fourths
are women. The one-hundred- and
! four-year-old was married for the fifth
time about thirteen years ago, and still
enjoys life.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13

The Springfield Republican says :
"The Republican papers which are at
tacking Gen. Hancock for summarily
removing nipe members Of the city
government of New Orleans for hold
ing an election to fill vacancy in the
Office of City Register, ought to state
that this was done in accordance with
Gen. Sheridan's previous orders on the
subject" There is much that the Re
publican papers ought to state that
they carefully suppress. For instance,
they should republish what they said OF
Garfield seven years ago, when hauled
over the Goals for his connection with
the Credit Mobilier swindlu.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13

White sugar is most refined.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-10-08
IMPURE BREATH.

Among all the disagreeable consequences
that follow the decay of the teeth, an i'm
pure breath must be the most notifying
and unpleasant to its possessor, and it is
the mostinexcusiblea and offensive in socieiT !;
and yet the cause of it may easily be re
moved by cleansing your teeth daily with
that Justly popular dentrifrice, Fragrant
SOZODONT. 1t purifes and sweetens the
breath, cools and refreshes the mouth, and
gives a pearl-like appearance to the teeth.
Gentlemen who indulge in smoking should
cleanse their teeth with SOZODONT, as
it removes all unpleasant odors of the weed.
Ask your druggist for it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-10-08
Murder anA 1ufefde

PoTTsvILLB, Pa, October z.
Charles Wilthew shot his wife Yesterday
morning, then shot and stabbed himself dying
from his wounds in few moments Mrs.
Wilthew is not expected to recover. The
couple have lived unhappily during the past
few years, owing to the wife's in6delity.
-. The Bottle Imp.
GRASS VALLEY, October Z.
Last Tuesday night, William n. OBrien,
an old resident of this county, was burned to
death at his cabin. near the edge of town.
The man was probably intoxicated, and acct
dentally set the cabin on Gre. Geo. Crandall
was returning home. when he discovered the
burning building. He broke open the door
and out walked O'Brien, enveloped in flames
from haad to foot. He uttered no sound, but
walked back and forth with his hands folded
Crandall procured some water, which he
threw upon the man, when he fell to the
ground. He remained in sitting position
for few minutes and expired. His remains
were burned beyond recognition. His flesh
was fairly roasted in places, and the bones of
his legs were visible.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-10-08

NEITHER FIT. Phoebe Record has the
following:
The bonanzas are bound to keep the United
States Senatorship within the ring. JAS c.
Fair announces himself as candidate for T. S
Senator, provided a Democratic Legislature is
selected. AS between Sharon and Fair, we
can distinguish no choice. Both of them are
utterly unfit for the position they seek, and
Nevada would be unhappy with either.
Both Republicans and Democrats, who are
free men and not owned by corporations,
ought to unite and send man to the [. S.
Senate who who add both honor and glory to
the State and himself
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-10-08

BITTEN BY A RATTLEsNAKE.-The Silver
Reef Miner, says: IA Shoal Creek recently,
a mother, whose name We could not learn, OBJ
served her little child to be crying and feeling
its side, as if pin was sticking into it. An
examination of the irritated part revealed
three small punctures in the skin, which was
much swollen and infamed. The mother
puzzled as to what eccasioned those little
wounds, could do nothing to alleviate the suf-
fering of the child, which soon went into
spasms and died, having first bitten the
mother, who remained sick for several days
on account of the bite. Shortly after her re-
covery the mother observed huge rattlesnake
come out from under the doorstep, where the
child had been in the habit of playing, and
the mystery of those fatal little wounds was
solved.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-10-08

SHARON GONG HoME,-Senator Sharon
alighted frem the " d T. train last evening,
and was going to take the express train for
San Francisco, He had an overcoat on his
arm and plump looking grip sack in his
hand.
May take your sack!' asked the porter
at the depot
'No, thank you said the Senator, 81 look
after that myself
When he was informed of the political meet
ing to take place this evening, and asked to
take part, the Senator concluded to stop over
and address the meeting He will resume his
journey toward home tomorrow morning.
Reno G0-ette
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-10-08

OLD THEATER SALOON. Quincy Ad-
ans Moore's Hall is now the headquarters of
the Republicans of Ormsby county, and his
saloon will continue to administer to the
wants of the thirsty on all occasions AL
though his liquors are unequalled in Nevada,
he still maintains the old price, one bit a
drink. ar. .....
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-10-08

CHANGE OF BILL-The farcial tragedy of
"Under Two Flags has been withdrawn
from the political boards in Ormsby, and the
sterling drama of '1n Unity there is Strength"
put on for big run to crowded audiences.
This is a happy change of programme, and re-
fleets credit upon the tact and forethought of
the managers.