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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-12-24

We have received the initial num-
Der of the Cotton Plant, a weekly
paper just started in Bastrop. Its
mast head introduces to its readers the
names of Messrs. G. q. Tatu1n and q.
III. Ellis, editors and proprietors. We
Welcome Mr.. Tatum back into the
ring and ho3e that Mr.. Ellis will not
find the cares and tribulations which
are a second part of journalist,
too discouraging. Wit, humor and
ability preside over the columns of the
Cotton Plant and its mechanical APP
pearance is fair. 1t is a seven column
paper and published at the low price
of two dollars per annum. While we
are not in a position to speak encour-
asingly we do wish the new enterprise
all manner of success.
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MAIL LETTINGS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. Is. 1880.
Proposals will be received Mt the Con-
tract Office of this Department until 3
the p. m. of January IL, 1881, for carry
ing the mails of the United States, upon
routes, and according to the schedule Of
arrival and departures specified by the
Department., in the State of louisiana,
from July L, 1881, to June 80, 1882.
Lists of routes, with schedules of arriv-
ais and departures, instructions to bid
ders, with forms for contracts and bonds
and all other necessary information will
be furnished upon application to the
Second Assistant Postmaster General.
HORACE MAYNARD,
Postmaster General
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HAnHURe
HIGH SCHOOL,
ASHLEY COUNTY, ARK.

This institution, for both sezes, after
recess for Christmas will re-open on
Monday, January 10th, 1881.
Six and quarter months of the school
year yet remain. One hundred and twenty
five dollars in cash, or sight draft on New
Orleans, will pay all school expense, in the
house of the Principal, for this period, ex-
cept books and music tuition.
Our rolls go beyond $50. The school is in
a fine condition for study. The village is
re4ired and healthy; tho academy and
boarding house buildings and furniture are
all new. The teachers are all professional,
and board with the Proprietor.
We candidly believe that we can, and we
do render better service to boys and young
men under IS or 20 years old, than all the
colleges put together.
Pupils designing to enter can take a
Onachita boat and stop at Mario Saline
landing, and there find conyeyances any
day for Hamburg.
December 81, 1880. Principal.
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The stock of Fruit and Ornamental Trees
and Flowering Shrubs, peculiarly adapted
to the South, is ample and in fine condition,
and the assortment is complete in all de-
partments, viz:
Fruit Irees-Apple,s Peach, Pear, Plum,
Cherry, Apricot, Fig, Ounce etc., in great
==Na1t-B Bearing zsees--Pecan, Chestnut, Eng
lish Walnut, Almond, and others.
Raspberries, Pomegranate, etc. Roses,
Camelia, Japonicas. Cape Jessamines, Sweet
Olive, Magnolia Frascati, and other flowery.
shrubs; Magnolia, Arborvitoes, Chinese
Pine, and other Evergreens. OF Green
house and Bedding Plants, a full and COM
plete line.
Prices reduced to suit the times, and as
low as good stock can be sold.
Descriptive catalogue sent on receipt of
three CENTS to pay postage.
| Address, J. NJ. TINDEL, Agent,
Trenton, La.
Refers to Capt. w. p. Renwick ana Mr..
| Jno. Drago, Monroe.
| September 10, $780, 6m.
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+ EASE or FERRY.

II MONROE, La, Dec. @, 1850.
In accordance with a resolution of the
Police Jury of Ouachita Parish at the
December, 1850, Session, notice is hereby
given that on Saturday, January LIST, 1851. :
Will lease at the Court House door in the
city of Monroe, by public auction, within
the hours prescribed by law, to the last and
Ouachita in and to the Public Ferry across
the Ouachita River at Hamilton Landing,
for the term ending the 3lst December, 1882.
Terms: One-fourth of the bid to be in
cash. and for the balance the lessee to exc
cute his two several promissory notes to the
order of the Police Jury, each for one-half
the deferred payment, due respectively
3lst December, 1881 and SIst July, 1852
With per cent interest from date, the pur-
chaser to give bond and security (the secu-
rites to reside in this parish) for the punc-
ttiai payment of his obligations and the
faithful performance of his duties as public
ferryman. w q. KfSNNEDY
President Police Jury of ouachita Parish.
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NEW ADvERTIsEMEI
CITUATION WANTED.

BY man without family, as superin-
ton, for 1881. Has managed very success
fully large cotton planting interests, before
and since the war, is industrious, econi-
mical and attentive to business, and I'M
derstands the management of negro labor.
Can keep all kinds of plantation &C
counts. Enquire at this Office.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-12-24

fudge Woods has been appointed by
President Hayes to the United States
Supreme Court as Associate Justice:
The Bar Of New Orleans memorializes
the Senate for his confirmation and
Southern Bar Associations, generally,
favor; his appointment.
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r EASE OF
MONROE FREE FERRY FOR 1881.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
for the running of the Monroe
Free Ferry up to
I2 O'Clock Monday 27th inst.
Bidders will bear in mind that the lessee
will be required to furnish all equipments
necessary for running said ferry. including
flats, skiffs, &c. Bonds with good and
solvent security for the sum of 81 900 must
accompany each bid. Lease to take effect
from the first day OF January, 1881.
j. HOFFM AN,
President Monroe Board of Trade.
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= Thanks to Hon. =. B. Eustis for a
copy OF his ably written brief In the
case OF B. saloy vs.. the Gify Of New
0saaahz ihrzufn the question is raised
whether State Court shall or shall
not enforce the constitutional. limita-
ton ssthat no municipal tax for all pur-
poses whatsoever shall exceed ten mills
on the dollar of valuation.p We will
watch with interest the final settle
ment of this important question now
pending in the Supreme Court.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-12-24

To preserve eggs, dip each one into
melted pork lard, rubbing it into the
suell with the finger then pack it into
an old fig drum or butter-frllin, setting
every every egg upright with the
small end downward. Eggs thus pre-
pared in August, directly, have been
eaten with relish the following Janu-
airy.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-12-24

The aw-bridge has been completed
over Bouf river and is now in success
fpl operation, the draw working adj
mirably. While the bridge was under
course Of erection navigation was
Necessarily retarded or entirely pre-
vented above that point and one or
more steamboat captains threatened to
bring suit for damages. Now that the
bridge has been completed and the
boats able to pass through without
trouble, we suppose that this will be
an end to 1t.
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A purely Southern establishments. Found
ed by Hon. g. G. Langdon. Twenty-seven
years in existence.
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GtI'FY STEAM sAyy-NaIHL.
j. r. MUIR, Proprietor.

Having purchased the interest OF the sue
cession of II. NJ. Bry, deceased, the under
comes sole proprietor of the Monroe City
Steam Saw and Planning Mill, and will
continue it in active operation-sawing
shingles, &C., to pc furnished, on short
notice. in any quantities desired. A large
lot of superior, timber, both pine and
cypress, on hand. Prices to suit the times
Address orders to j. X. MUIR,
p o. Box 81.
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Estimate of the Expenses of the
Parish of Ouacl,ita for 1881:
MONROE, OuAcurrA PARISH, LA.

MONROE, OUACHrrA PARISH, LA.
December 6, 1880.
To the President and members of the
Police Jury of Ouachita parish.
Gentlemen We, the undersigned
committee appointed to prepare an
estimate of expenses for the year 1881,
beg leave to call your attention to the
following statement
For expenses of courts and crimi-
nal prosecutions, comprising Sher-
hrs fees, ETC.. 500. 90
Feeding 10000
Prisoners to peretentiary !............- 700.0
Witness claims 250.00
District Attorney fees ...,............... 10000
Salaries of Clerk of Police jury. 250.00
Parish Treasurer. 250.00
Justices of Peace......... ...........-... 10000
Constabie.. ..,.. 10000
Grand and JeVit Jurors .................. 1900
Police Jurors $50. 90
Coroner and Coroners .............. 10000
Public 100.
Roads and Bridges ................... 1900 90
frintlng $4,000
Charitable purposes 800. 90
Repairs on public buildings. 49,. 25O.OO
Mescellaueous expenses....,............. $4,000
49, -. =
Recommending the, adoption of this
estimate and its publication according
to lava we have the honor to be,
Very Respectfully,
u. MILLssPs,
A.. ID. RUSSELL,
u. MYATT,
Committee.
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MONROE ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK OF MONROE.

Z
LEWIS ID. ALLEN, Jr.. President.
C. A. SINGER, Cashier.
GRAND ST., MoNRoIG, La,
NEW BANK BUILDING.
European exchange for sale; also drafts
on st. Louis, New York, New Orleans and
Vicksburg. Mutlated money and foreign
coin bought at highest rates. Interest al
lowed on time deposits. Collections
promptly attended to in Monroe, Trenton
Bastrop. Farmerville, Vienna. Columbia,
Ouachita City, etc.
SAN KUHN,
RETAIL DEALER IN
LIQUORS, TOBACCO, CIGARS, &C.,
Has removed to the new building; of Ell.
Meyer on DeSiard street.
His entire stock of Dry Goods, Boots,
Shoes and Gents Furnishing Goods is now
offered for sale at astonishingly low figures.
The finest qualities of
LIQUORS AND WINES
Kept at the Bar. Call and see Sam at his
new headquarters.
| Monroe, La, September 5, 1879.
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Furniture repaired, or made to order, and
Furniture promptly attended to. Collins
supplied at short notice, with services of
undertaken, if desired.
Children's Carriages, which offer for
sale at low prices.
Store and shop on Grand street, opposite
McFee's drug store. An inspection of our
work and furniture is respectfully invited.
January /, 1880. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-12-24
WHY GERMANS EMIeRArE.

The Milwaukee Wisconsin prints the
following letter from Bavarian to a
gentleman in Milwaukee, which shows
why Germans are anxious to emigrate
to America. It is dated Karlstadt,
Bavaria, November 1st, 1880:
To an agent in Copenhagen / thank
the nonor of your address. wish to
emigrate to America, but, sad to re-
late, it is hard to sell anything, and
then only at n heavy loss. Our Ger
many has become a poor country. Its
unity brought poverty in its train.
Everything groans under the pressure
of military, State officials, and police.
Whoever has the means goes his way
and lets Germany be. Before two
years have passed by the whipping
post will be introduced among us
again. En- the Bundesrath the ques-
ton is already being discussed. And
then tho citizen who does not bow and
lick the ssspit". is no longer safe. Some
beautiful fine morning he will arise,
only to lay himself down again at
night with twenty-five stripes on his
back. What disgrace to US Ger
mans! This is our reward for the
year 1870. Believe me, do not take
a gloomy view of things. In two
years we will have the whipping
post.
4 The following is supposititious ex
tract from an Isthmus paper in the
year 1875, when Capt. Eads gets hi:
railway in operation for transporting
4 ships from ocean to ocean overland.
!, ssLast evening about dusk, as the
Pacific Mail steamer Panama wa:
: rounding sharp curve, in approach
, ing the city, the lookout announced
Cow on the track !! ALI hands wer,
Immediately piped on deck, sails short
J ened and brakes screwed down, but tn,
ship struck the COW, head on, and a
nearly full speed. The vessel at ono
J left the track, and, with the crew il
: the rigging, sank into the ditch. Tn
: captain nobly remained on the bridg
} throughout, cooily giving orders ane
: assuring the passengers, who were dis
posed to be panicky. The vessel hat
to be abandoned for the night, tn
J pump being out of order. The passen
gers and crew, were picked up by tn
) steamer Cerberus, which happened
: along on the broad-gauge track, an,
brought to this city. The immorta
Capt. Doogum has been telegraphed
} and will arrive Immediately and pro
coed to the wreck, with view G
f again getting the Inflated vessel atloat
81
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-12-24

The theatres in New Orleans are on
a boom, Judging from the inanhense
amount of advertising done by them
i'm the daily press of that city.
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r ANGDoN NURSERIES,

DANIEL W. LANeDoN, Proprietor.
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Accusations of dishonesty are now
made by some of the Mormons against
their bishops in connection with the
tithing system. Every Mormon is re-
quired to give to the church authori-
ties one-tenth of all his products if he
is farmer, the same proportion of his
profits if he is in mercantile or profess
sional business, and of his wages if he
is an employee. Special officers are
appointed to collect these tithes, and
they are eXacted with the utmost rigor.
Five hundred Mormons lately went in
to Colorado to work on railroad, and
supposed they were for the time safe
from the customary eXaction, but
Brigham Young, Jr., followed them,
and demanded tenth of their pay.
The tithes yield not less Than mil
lion dollars a year to the church, and
of this large revenue the head men
make no accounting to the people. 1t
is charged that a more corrupt and
successful ring than Tweed's exists at
Salt Lake City, and its early downfall
is predicted.
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Agnostics are persons who refuse
either to affirm, or deny, or accept up
on authority the doctrine of the exist
ence of God, the Immortality of the
soul, and, in general, anything in
theology, psychology or metaphysics
the existence of which cannot be scien-
tifically proved or disproved. They
are literally ssknow-nothiugs" in re-
gard 10 such matters, and, since they
will neither affirm or deny, they are,
or should be, Indifferent to them. In
practice, however, these anti-believers
and anti-infidels are apt to be as hot as
If they were baptised Christians or
rank heathern.
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GRAND STREET, MONROE.

Flour. Meal, Pork, Oats, Corn, Bran.
Hay, Wagons, Lime, Cement, Coal, &c,
kept constantly on hand for sale.
Orders for all kinds ofmerchandize fIled
at Manufacturers prices
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II. PURCELL,
4 r E p r o OF WAR HOUSE.
Prompt attention given to consignments
of goods to his care. Charges reasonable
Monroe, La, Feb. 90, 1880. saea,s>
The Portland daily press., 1880-10-05
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Oct. A, 1850.


OFFICE HOURS:
From 7.3O a. m. to $50 p m, Sundays excepted
Sundays, open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a. m.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston and intermediate ofices-Arrive at 1910
D. m. Close at 8.15 a. m, 1890 and 900 D. m.
Boston and the West-Arrive at 1910, 5.1O, S.1O
and 51;10p. m Close at S.15 a. m, 1880, 500
intermediate or Way Mails, via Boston Maine
Railway-Arrive at 12.40 and $40 p. m. Close at
Great Southern & Western-Arrive at 1910 $40,
$40 and lilo p. m. Close at 8.15 a. M, 1890,
500 and 800 p. m.
Bangor and connecting routes-Arrive at 1.15 D.
Augusta and connecting routes-Arrive at 800 a.
m. and 1.15 p. m. Close at 11.45 a. m. and 445
Morning Northwestern, by Grand Trunk Railway
Arrive at S.40 a. m. Close at s.15 m.
m. and 1.15 p. m. Close at $50 and 11.45 m.
4.35 and 900 p m.
Castine, Deer Isle, ssdgwick $. W. Harbor, Mt.
chias, Millbridge and Bar Harbor via each steamer
Arrive at a. m. Close at 8 p. m.
Eastport wa each steamer-Arrive at 600 a. IN.
Foreign mails, via New York, day previous to sail
ing of steamers-Close at 8.15 a. m.
2.O5 a. m. Close at 900 p. m.
Skowhegan, intermediate offices and the north
Arrive at Lis p. m. Close at 11.45 a. M.
Skowhegan also closes at 800 p. M
Canada and intermediate offices. via G. 7. R.-Ar
rive at 1916 p. m. Close at 1910 p. m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island-Close at
Las a m. and 800 p. m.
Swanton, Vt and intermediate offices, via P. g. o.
R. R.-Arrive at 6.05 p. m. Close at Z. 40 a.. IN.
Fryeburg Me-, and intermediate Offices via P. &
o. R. R.-Arrive at 1.2O a. Close at $50 p. m.
Worcester, Mass, and intermediate offices, via P.
& r. R. R.-Arrive at 1.25 p. m. Close at 1910
q. m.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate Offices via P
R. r. R.-Close at $50 a. m.
Carriers deliveries are made daily Sundays ex-
cepted) in the business portion of the city at 700
and 1000 q. M, and 13O p. M. In other sections
at 500 a. m. 80 and 4.3O p. m. Collections are
made on week days at 700 and HOO a. M, and
400 and 500 p. m. On Sundays at 100 p N.
The Portland daily press., 1880-10-05
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGe1N COUNTY.


The Freshman class of Bates College has
elected the following officers: President, E.
f. Burrill: Vice President, J. W. Chadwick;
Secretary and Treasurer Miss Florence A.
Dudley; Executive Committee, C. S. Elan
ders, Miss Ella H. Haskell, Miss Ella L..
Miss Ella L. Knowles; Poet A. Beede; Odist,
E. r. Chadwick. Marshal, 7. S. Sampson
POSTMASTER, r. Dunning: Reporter, Miss
Katie A. McVey; Prophecies, Miss Emma F..
Bates; Chaplain, c. FL. Little.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The horse and team Of Mr.. Alonzo Matthews
of Sidney were stolen Saturday evening while
standing in front of the Farmers Hotel.
A boy named Stanley Holmes, son of VIM
Fl. Holmes of Augusta, left home Saturday
and has not been heard from since
Jacob Granger, a ten year old son of James
Granger:of Augusta, fell from tree Saturday
and sustained injuries which it is feared will
prove fatal.
The opening sermon of the Maine Unitarian
Conference will be given Tuesday evening,
Oct IL, at Waterville, by Rev. James De Nor
mandie OF Portsmouth, N. Hone of the
most polished writers and able speakers of the
denomination. Devotional business and mis-
sionary meetings Wednesday morning. Essay
by Rev. S. j. Stewart of Bangor, Wednesday
afternoon, to be followed by discussion in
which it is hoped Rev. R. r. Shipper of Bos-
ton and others will take part Sermon We'd
nesday evening by Rev. j. B. Harrison of
Franklin, n H., the author of the remark
able papers in the Atlantic, Certain Danger
GUS Tendencies in Americal Life" etc. Essay
and discussion Thursday morning.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Quite serious accident occurred at the X
& l.. railroad gravel pit near Damariscotta
Saturday, Sept. 18th, while the workmen were
eating dinner. They were sitting below an
overhanging bank of earth, when the mass
suddenly broke away and came down upon
them. Probably these men did their best to
escape, but three of their number were caught
beneath the mass, two escaping without any
serious injuries, but the third, Mr. Chester
Hall, young man of Nobeboro, had his leg
broken and terribly shattered by the falling
earth.
The Portland daily press., 1880-10-05
Personal.

Mr.. j. w. Coffren OF Boston ard DIR. Tefft
have purchased the camp ground ut East
Poland for 81 500
The quarterly meeting of the Union Rowing
Association will be held tonight.
Rev. F. H. Eveleth, graduate of Colby class
of TO- sailed from New York last Saturday, on
his return to his field of missionary labor in
Burmah. Mr.. Eveleth has already passed
seven years in that country and came home on
account of his health.
Rev. Mr.. Harrison of New Hampshire, says
that in a town in Maine he had found some
people SO sensitive that they took offence when
he referred to the "gold standard of righteous
ness as contradstinguished from ''the ficti-
tious and huctuating paper currency of Deeds"
Hon. George n. Black, a prominent citizen
of Ellsworth died Saturday afternoon, at the
age of &c years. The deceased was brother
in-law of Hon. John A. Peters
Rev. f. T. Bicknell has resigned the pastor
ate of the Second Baptist church in Bangor
on account of poor health.
W. D. Chase, Esq, has retired from the
Pennington Herald, paper started last year
as a Greenback paper, and F. d. Whiting,
Esq, has assumed the editorial chair. In his
salutatory the new editor strips off all pre-
tense of advocating the success of Weaver and
the Greenback party, and squarely announces
that the Herald will advocate the election Of
Gen. Hancock"
Passed Assistant Surgeon III. G. Boyer, U.
S. n, who married Miss Hattie Wescott of
Portland May 9th, and who sailed from New
York the 9Th on their wedding tour. has had
his leave extended to May /, 1881. Mr.. and
Mrs Boyer intend to remain abroad until his
leave expires.
The funeral OF the late Hon. Nathan l..
Woodbury. took place from his late residence
No. 1872 Congress street yesterday afternoon.
The exercises were conducted by Rev. DIR.
Hill. The pail bearers were Hon. Bion
Bradbury, Joseph Walker, Roswell NJ.
Richardson and John F. Anderson. The
floral disp ay was extensive and very beauti
full.
Mr.. William E. Ncedham, the evangelist,
is now in this city. He will conduct the
gospel meeting of the Young Mems Christian
Association on Wednesday evening of this
week at their hall, corner of Congress and
Elm streets.