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The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17
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SUGGESTIONS of Noah A., and Sarah L..
Philpot, decc'd.

By virtue of an order of the Hon. Fifth
Judicial District Court in and for the par
iSh of Ouachita, State of Louisiana, to me
directed, will offer for sale to the last, best
and highest bidder at the Courthouse door
in the City of Monroe, on
Tuesday, the IIth January, 1881,
between the legal hours, the lease for the
year ending on the 31st December, 1881, OF
the following described real estate, and
improvements thereon) inventoried in said
SUGGESTIONS as Lot No. 3 in the act of parti-
ton of the land belonging to the estate of
VIM. and Ann e. Frantoni, Sept. 21st., 1876
also Lot No, 4, in same act of partition,
on the east by lands of VIM. Sandel, on the
west by lands formerly owned by Reuben
l.. Frantom, but now owned by S. w. Saun-
ders, and on the south by tho Ouachita river;
containing in the aggregate two hundred
and ten acres, more or less. Something
more than 100 acres under fence for cuItiva.
ton No cotton seed to be removed from
the place and at the expiration of the lease
the property to be surrendered in as good
condition as when received. The lessee to
give bond lin favor of the Administrator or
With good security to be approved by the
Hon Judge of the 5th Dist. Court for the
punctual payment of the price and fulfill
ment of the conditions of the lease:
HENRY II. WIMBERLY
Monroe, La, Dec. 10, 1850. Adm'trator.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

The Alexandria Democrat reaches as
this week draped in mourning for its
veteran editor, e. r. Boissat, who de-
parted this life at his home in Alexan-
dria on the 1st inst. Mr.. Boissat had
been connected with the Democrat for
the past thirty years and was an able
journalist and consistent Democrat.
He leaves a record honorable in the
cause of journalism, and the fraternity
will unite in mourning his less.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17
Estimate of the Expenses of the
Parish of Ouachita for 1881:

MONROE, OUACHTTA PARISH, LA.
December 6, 1880.
To the President and members of the
Police Jury of Ouachita parish.
Gentlemen I'VE, 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-eNpenses of courts and crimi-
nal prosecutions, com prsing Sher-
IFS fees, etc.,. 1900. 90
Eeedlng prisoners. 10000
Prisoners to peEotentiary. .............. 10000
W1tness claimS...... 250.00
District Attorney fees. 10000
Salaries of Clerk of Police jury. 250.00
" Parish Treasurer........ 25O. 90
Justices of. Peace. ...........-... 20O.C0
Constable 10000
Grand and Jetit Jurors. 1850. 90
Police Jurors........ .................... $50. 90
Coroner and CoronerS........ 10000
Publ1c 1700.0
Roads and Bridges. 1900. 90
Printing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 350.00
Charitable purposes. 800. 90
Repairs on public buildings. 25O.OO
MeScell laneouS expenses. 250. 90
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Recommending the adoption of this
estimate and its publication according
to law, we have the honor TO be,
Very Respectfully,
u. MILISAPS,
A. ID. RUSSELL,
y. MYATT,
Committee.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17
T EASE OF CHoUDRANT FERRY.

II MONROE Ia., Decembor 6, lSSO
In accordance with Ordinances No. 429 or
the Police Jury passed at the December
1850. Session notice is hereby given that on
saturday, January 1st, 1881, will sell al
the Court House door in the city of Monroe
at public auction, within the hours prescri,
bed by law, to the last and highest bidder
Bayou Choudrant. on the Arkansas road,
in the Parish of ouachita, La, for the term
ending on the 3lst day of December, 1884.
Terms: One-fourth of the bid to be in
cash one-half of the balance to be paid on
the 3lst day of December, 1881; the other
half OF the balance to be paid on the 3lst
day of December, 1882. The purchaser to
give good and sufficient security, said
security residing in this Parish for the said
time payments and the faithful performance
of his duties as public ferryman. Said
obligations to bear per cent per annum
interest from day of sale.
w. G. KENNEDY,
President Police Jury of Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

Mr.. G.. II. Trousdale is now the
Local Editor and Business Manager of
the OUACHITA TELEGRAPH. This
new accession to our ably edited con-
temporary will tend to still increase its
already recognized standard among
country journals.-1Larkscille bulletin.
Our talented young friend of the
Bulletin will find that we have not
made an unwise selection, and we ten
der the Bulletin our thanks for its kind
opinion.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17
MAIL LETTINGS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT., 4
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., Oct. 10, 1880. i
Proposals Will be received at the Con-
tract Office of this Department until 8,
the p. IN. of January IL, 1891, for carry
ing the mails of the United States, upop
arrival and departures specified by the
Departm ent, in the State of Louisiana,
from July i, 1881, to June so, 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
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17
MISSISSIPPI CONTESTS.

Morphis, in the first, Buchanan in
the second, brennan in the fourth.
Deason in the fifth and John r..
Lynch, the stsaddie colored states
man." in the sixth district, have each
and all served a notice upon their sue
cessful competitors for congress, that
they propose to make ga contest'' for
u seat in the next house. There was
a little Gum, of remarkably small cal
ibre, fered off several times in the
third district, before the election, but
up to date we have no ssreport' of a
notice served upon Mr.. Money, the re-
preventative elected in that district.
Nothing more silly has transpired in
a century than these contests, but
backed up by a gang of bowling jour-
nalists who are nothing if not "conser-
vative"-and it would take year for
any one of them to tell what "conser-
vative" meanS-there is no telling
what republican congress will do
with these contested seats. 1t may be
safely predicted, however, that, if rad
icalism can be profited, all of the
legally electe representatives will be
turned out, and their seats given to
men who were n OF elected.
AT present the gigantic intellect of
the "great conscientious is directed to
the unseating of Chalmers, and when
that task is accomplished, Messrs.
Muldrow, Manning, Money, Singleton
and Hooker, may reasonably expect to
receive attention. Praised be Allah
they can wait Vichs6at9g Commercial.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

Senator Jones, of Florida, introduced
bill in the Senate on the 18th inst,
"authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase all lands he may
deem necessary adjacent to the site
occupied by public buildings lately des-
troyed by fire in Pensacola, and to
erect suitable fire-proof public build
ings thereon.'' The bill appropriates
$250,0O0 for the purpose.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

The Lake Providence Republican is
no more and in its stead comes to us the
Lake Providence Herald. We wei
come the new journal and cheerfully
place it upon onr exchange list, wish
ing it an abundance of success. The
Herald will be Democratic journal.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

The Vicksburg Herald is authority
for the assertion that Malone, United
States Senator from Virginia, will act
independently of parties. Which is
the better authority, the Vicksburg
Herald or the Richmond Whig?
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

A fire in Pensacola last Saturday,
came near destroying the whole town.
Considerable suffering is said to pre-
vail. Parties able 10 do so have COM
menced to rebuild.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17


The stock of Fruit and Ornamental Trees
and Flowering Shrubs, peculiarly adapted
to the South, is ample and in fine condition,
and tho assortment is complete in all de-
partments, viz:
F1atit l''ees-Apple,s Peach, Pear, Plum,
Cherry, Apricot, Fig, Ounce. ETC., in great
--Nast,Bea,i'g Irees-Pecan, Chestnut, Eng
lish Walnut, Almond, and others.
Raspberries, Pomegranate, etc. Roses,
Cameiia, Japonicas, Cape Jessamine Sweet
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.
Jno. Drago, Monroe.
September 10, 1880. 6m.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

The Supreme Court has affirmed the
decision of District Judge Houston pro.
nouncing valid the recent municipal
election in New Orleans. The procla-
nation ordering this election was is.
sued by Lieut.. Governor McEnery
acting Governor in the absence of GOV
ernor Wiltz, and without express stat
utory authority. Gov. McEnery, how
ever, felt that the plain requirements
of the Constitution should not be de-
feated by a failure on the part of the
legislature to order an election as con.
tempiated, and, therefore, issued his
proclamation commanding the election
forcity officials TO be held. The induc-
tion into Office OF the new officials was
resisted by the old iucumbents, but the
Supreme Court has decided that Acting
Governor McEnery was correct in his
views. We are pleased to see that
Gov. McEnery has been sustained by
the Supreme Coart-mere especially,
because tho responsibility was grave
one and resting upon him alone. We
farther hope that the people of New
Orleans will be greatly benefited.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17
LEASE FERRY.

- MoNRoE, LA, Dec. 6, 1850.
In accordance with resolution of the
Police Jury of Ouachita Parish at the
December, 1850, Session, notice is hereby
gwen that on saturday, January 1st, 1881,
city of Monroe, by public auction, within
the hours prescribed by law, to tho last and
highest bidder, the interest of the parish of
ouachita in and to the Public Ferry across
the ouachita River at Hamilton Landing
Tor the term ending the 31st December ISS5
Terms: One-fourth of the bid to he i'm
cash, and for the balance the lessee to eve
cute his two several promissory notes to the
the deferred payment, due respect; veIx
3lst December, 1881 and 3Ist July. IsS2
with per cont interest from date the pur-
chaser TO give bond and security (the seem
rites to reside in this parish) for the pune
tual payment of his obligations and the
inthful performance of his duties as public
ferryman. w O. ESNNy IIfISV
President Police Jury of ouachita Parish.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

The man who was born on the 29lh
of February and had birthday only
once in four years, was asked where
he kept himself the other three years,
and said that he proved an alibi.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

The boy who hanged himself be-
cause somebody found fault with him
was never destined to be an editor.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

g y : 1(s
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orJR STATE. GOyERNMENT.
several 81 our Louisiana cotempor-
Z aries are discussing, pro and con, the
! question OF calling an extra session of
the Legislature and some ofthem with
moro bitterness than reason. When
the TELEGRAPH, Just following the
defeat of the Democratic candidate for
President, took position in favor of an
extra session Of tho Legislature, the
controlling thought was that Louisiana
1 was dependent alone upon her State
4 Government. The election of Gen.
Hancoclk would have restored conf
dence in the administration of even
detective laws, and time, bringing its.
changes, would have enabled the peo-
pie OF Louisiana to have tided over
safely the mistakes made since the in
anguration of the Nichols Govern
ment. Gen. Hancock was defeated
Gen. Garfield elected, and Louisiana,
not prosperous politically or materially,
takes position in the rear, with power
ty and helplessness for possessions.
The drift of Southern politics is away
from home. The rising sun OF the in
1 coming Administrations is already en-
feebling the manhood of some South
4 ern leaders. 1t IS toe painfully ap-
parent that defeat has paralyzed many
ieading Democratic statesmen and
sJournals-f1nd mainly in the SOUTH
and th9SE the hopes of the people of the
Sout1oern States, yet unredeemed, rest
VIII themselves.
~ is not pertinent to inquire why
piIouisiana finds herself unredeened,
but It may be pertinent TO ask, How
can Louisiana best provide against Re-
publican crusades, for the preservation
OF her credit ana for the protection oil
her industrial resources This is
matter for the Chief Magistrate to con-
sioer. But we venture to say that
Governor Wiltz knows that he has
neither the ability nor the powers to
conduct the State safely through the
2crhalS We have reached. There may
not De wisdom sufhcient In the Legis-
lature to do this, but we urge that the
i sconvocation OF that body, whether 1T
nave the wisdom, or not, is the proper
step to be taken for the protection of
me rights OF the people and for the
maintenance, as 1T should ne, of the
State Government. Recent occurren-
ces have shown how imperfectiy the
powers OF Government are defined and
( how widely difTarpnf thax, ORC ;rfar
preted In this State, 1t may be said.
In fact, that our courts are making
laws for the people, and, as is per-
.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

A purely Southern establishment. Found
cd by Hon. G. c. Langdon. Twenty-seyen
years in existence.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17
GtHTY STEAM SAW-yEELL.
J. Il. MUIR, Proprietor.

Having purchased the interest OF the sue
cession of III. NJ. Bry, deceased, the under
comes sole proprietor of the Monroe City
Steam Saw and Planning Mill, and viii
continue 1t in active Notwithstanding
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. Il. MUIR,
p. O. Box 81.
Monroe, September, 20, 1880.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

The failure of the Piedmont and
Arlington Life Insurance Company,
which was announced some- days
ago, entails great loss i'll this parish,
where there are quite a number of
policy holders. We heard of three or
more gentlemen III St. Mary who have
paid TO this defunct concern from
$500 TO $500 each, and one whose
payments reach the enormous sum of
nearly $4,000! When one considers
how. much money has been paid by
our people since the war to life insur-
anee companies now dead, the conclu-
sion is strong that it is full time the
legislature enacted n law 10 protect
holders of policies in such institutions.
- -1foygoa City {9eCieie.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

Mr.. a. D. Isafargue has severed his
connection with the NIarksvllIe Buile-
I'm, Mr. a. J. Lafargue being now sole
editor and proprietor.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17
+ ANGDoN NURSERIES,,

DANIEL w. LANeDoN, Proprietor.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17
The following unique ordinances
were adopted by the City Council of
Grenada Miss, on the 9th instant /:

ihc ioiioWiuS unique ordinances
were adopted by the City Council of
Grenada Miss, on the 9th instant
Ordinance No. 3.-Be it ordained
that all females over the age of thir-
teen years found on the streets or
alleys, or at any other place in the city
OF Grenada where lady of good repu-
tation is not reasonably expected to be
after the hour of s o'clock p. M, unac-
companicd by a male person of like
color with herself, or themselves, and
only then when on lawful business, are
hereby declared 10 be night walkers,
and shall be arrested and brought be-
fore the mayor for trial, and if she or
they cannot give an account of her
self or themselves consistent with good
conduct she or they severally shall be
fined in a sum not less than So or more
than SD. Ordinance No. I.-Be it
ordained, that it shall not be lawful for
Il female, in the day time or night time,
TO enter retail saloon in the city of
Grenada or any entrance thereto. Be
it further ordained, that any one violat-
ing this ordinance shall be fined in a
sum not less than So nor more than
$40.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

Furniture repaired, or made to order, and
satisfaction sal guaranteed. Al orders for
supplied at short notice, with services OF
undertaken, it desired.
I have also. on hand full stock OF
Children's Carriages, which 1 offer for
sale Mt low prices.
Store and shop on Grand street, opposite
McFees drug store. An inspection of our
work and furniture is respectfully invited.
January l, 1880. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17
DISTRIBUTION or POWERS.

!. ART. ii. InG powers OIL the govern =
ment of the State of Louisiana shall be
divided into three distinct departments
and each of them be confided to a
separate body of .magistracy, to wit ::
Those which are legislative to one,
those which are executive 10 another,
and those which are judicial to another.
ART. 10. No one of these depart
ments, nor any person or collection of
persons holding office in one OF them,
shall exercise power properly belong
ing 90 either of the others, except in
the instances hereinafter expressly
directed or permitted.
The constitution of 1879, in this res.
pect, presents marked contrast to the
constitution of 1865, by not only
separating the powers of the three
distinct departments, but also the
powers of persons holding Office in each
one of them, so that each executive
officer represents the constitutional
function assigned to his depart ment.
In the exercise of the power or perfor-
nance of Ruty imposed directly by
the constitution upon his departments, |
1t is claimeSAhat the executive officer |
is independerfAofju judicial control.
1t is quite evSAent that the office of
treasurer is in hlaR n mere branch |
of the executive NepaFtnAnt. in the I
sense referred to by the Cert. because
1t is, in every respect, indSoendent of i
the office of Governor, auator. attor-
ney general, or secretary o state. in |
all matters relegated to AhS the con-
stitution. k
The principal deis2s per, was
the allegation ina yas the
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17

I. PURCELL,
f II l. - p r OOF WAR HOUSE
Prompt attention given to consgnments
of goods to his care. Charges reasonable
Monroe, La. Feb. 90 1880. &
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-12-17
GRAND STREET., MONROE. LA.

Flour. Meal, Pork, Oats, Corn, Bran,
Hay, Wagons, Lime, Cement, Coal, tSc-,
Kept constantly on hand for sale.
Orders for all kinds ofmerchanaize filed
at Manufacturers prices.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-05
CASUALTIES j..

BALTIMORE, Jan. 3.-The Italian bark
Graconino, which arrived this morning.
brought theiollowlng passengers aud crew
of the lost steamer, Borussia, who were
picked up at sea in an open boat. $50 miles
off the Azores: Passengers-John S. Sulli.
van, Owen McCabe, Rossandro Gonzales.
Gaetido Salvato, Charles Dumtos; crew
Wm. Switzerland, second engineer, j. T.
Lawson. Bernard -Geortz. Wm. Fisher,
Patrick. Sarah. and John Callaghan. The
seamen all reported to the British Consul
for relief. They are very destitute and
suffered greatly. The party was in me-
talic life boat No. 3. having got into it the
evening of Dec. 2. well provided with
coarse food and water. The Sea ran very
high during the night, and the boat was at
the mercy of the waves The gale con-
tinued next day. A bark was sighted. but
the crew were unable to attract her at
tention. The night the sea calmed down.
They were steering for Fayal. The
weather moderated and the sea remained
calm until midnight of the 4th. Sharks
followed them night and day until one was
pierced with boat hook and the rest left
On the morning of the 5th the wind, which
had been gradually rising, blew very hard
and they changed their course from east to
west, running before the wind. They
discovered sail bearing directly for them
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-05
ILLIECIS.

SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 3.-The Governor
to-day offered reward of $500 each for
the arrest of james Riley and Patrick
Conners. charged with the murder of j
h. Hensley at Chicago on November Is.
CHICAGO, Jan, "a number Of col
lisions between union and non-uniou men
have occurred within forty-eight hours,
the union men being in every case the
ageressors. The employers threaten to
take summary methods for protecting
their workmen. Some have built hunks
in their packing houses. It has been
rumored. but cannot be stated positively.
that the strikers are ready to allow the
packers to hire ron-union men provided
the former union employees are taken
back. The packers seem very decided in
their determination not to take back any
of the strikers while they remain in the
union. The packers have lost nothing by
the strike, but are on the contrary much
better off than they would lave been had
they packed heavily with the relative rates
for hogs which existed before the strike.
The ciearings of the banks during the
week were $40 600. On Friday they
were $I2.293, 900 and to-day $14, sac, 600,
or nearly four times the usual amount.
Fridays clearings were $4,000, 900 larger
than any previous day in the history of
Chicago, and to-day clearings S., ,0OO, 1000
larger.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-05
MOffat'S Life Pills,
and
Phoenix Bitters,

The Most Successful Medicine,
in the World.
Established in 1885, by one or
our Most Eminent Physicians,
and now used throughout North
and South America, with more
pleasing results than any other
Medicine.
MOffat's Life Pills
are purely vegetable; they act
on the Stomach and Liver, and
regulate the entire system and
put all the functions Of tho body
In a healthy condition, and
WARRANTED n certain cure for
all MalariOus Diseases, Torpid
Liver, Impure Blood, Jaundfcc,
Bilious Complaints, Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, COstiYeneSs, Merry
Gus and Sick Headache, Colds,
Scuryy, General Weakness, and
Fever s. AgUe.
MO1fat's PhGniX Bitters
correct the SecretiOns Of the
Stomach, and arc n Sure Cure
for SleepleSsness, Nervousness,
Dyspepsia, Female Complaints,
Weakness, Debility, etc.
Thousands Of Certificates are
in our possession giving perfect
CURES effected by these inYalu-
able medicines, and we are GER
tain that they Will do Just what
We have said. IT is simply ask
cd that the afflicted VIII TRY
THEM ONCE, their use will con
vince the most skeptical.
Pages Climax SaIve 20 cents a box.
Monat's Life Pills 25 cents a box.
MOirat's Phgnix Bitters S1.OO n bottle.
~ Sold by Druggists everywhere.
j. P. MILLS, Sole Proprietor,
So Liberty Street New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-05
AExpIosion aud Loss Of Lite.

NEWARK, N, j.. Jan. 5.-A feariu
explosion took place about II o'clock thu
morning in the converting room of tht
Celluloid Manufacturing Co, at Perry and
Ashbridge Streets, by which three mer
were instantly killed and two others sc
burned that they cannot survive. The
workmen were in their accustomed places
when, from some unknown cause mass
of celIuIoid, which is nightly infammable
suddenly exploded, destroying one story
brick building with all its contents. wa
Fenter, age Is. killed. The b, was
found in the ruins. A CHASTITY ectace
under this body were the distgured re-
mains of Frederick Stiles, of Rossells. sc
charred it was scarcely recognizable. John
Yates. residence unknown, was also killed.
Spencer Atwood died in ten minutes, from
conclusion of the brain.
Elmer Bogarf, OF 81 Blum street. aud
Frederick Pierce, of Pacific street were
fearfully burned. and taken to the hospl-
tai: no hope of their recovery. Stephen
W. Wade. of Springfield avenue, was Sc
verely but not dangerously injured. The
loss on the building and contents Is estl-
mated at $4,000; insured. The explosion
probably occurred from gas at the machine.
run by Fred Stiles, who twas killed. lne
machine was used for mixing and grinding
material.