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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20

The penalties for obstuctihg tho
census takers, who begin their lnbor on
the first Monday in June, arc severe
The law says:
"AI persons above tho ago of twenty
one years who shall refuse to furnish
tho Information required by the supervi-
sor or enumerator shall forfeit and nay a
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.
to be recovered in an action of debt
President, Directors or other officials Of
private corporations who refuse to
furnish information required of them
are made liable to a penalty not to OK
coed ten thousand dollars"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20

After two days. careful consideration,
the city council Of Baton Rouge, under
the advice of Colonel A. S. Heron,
have finally adopted the ordinance au-
thorized by the new constitution, as
the method through which that city is
to subscribe $35, 600 towards rebuilding
the capitol at that place, which was de-
stroyed by fire in 1862.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20

A gang of counterfeiters have been
arrested in Rankin county, Miss. The
gang consisted of an old man named
David Helm, his wife and q negro, and
the "mint" was hut in a secluded
wood. a full set of tools and dies
were captured along with the money
makers.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20

Patent medicine venders arc now
putting up condition powders in pack
ages as large as a nigger's foot for %
cents, but they are utterly worthless.
One small package Of Sheridan's Con-
dition Powders is worth a dray-load Of
them.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20
DON'T CUT YOUR STRING.

Said one of tho most successful mer-
chants Of Cleveland, Ohio, q day or
two since, to lad who was opening a
parcel: "Young man, unite those
strings-don't cut them."
It was the first remark he had made
to the new employees. It was the first
lesson the lad had to learn, and IL In
volved the principles of success or fail.
ure in a business career. Pointing to a
we'll dressed man behind the counter.
he said:
"There is man who always whirs
out his scissors and cuts the strings of
the package In three or four places.
He Is a good salesman, but will never
be anything more. I presume he lives
from hand to mouth, and presume Is
more or less In debt. The trouble with
him is that he was never taught to
save. I told the boy just now to un.
tie the string, not so much for the
value of the string, as to teach him
that everything Is to be saved and
nothing wasted. If the idea can be
firmly impressed upon the mind of n
beginner In life that nothing was made
to be wasted, you have laid tho foun-
dation of success.''
The moral of this little incident is
self-evident. A young man, well
brought up, with fair education.
seeks employment in u business house.
The habit of waste in little things is
noticeable, and becomes Il drawback
on his value and usefulness to his en-
ployer. The disregard of saving strings
and paper develops into carelessncss
that runs through all his habits. He
docs not get ON in tho world because he
IS wastefuf. Small sums Of money slin
through his fingers almost uncon-
sctously, because they are small. Flo
wastes time by the minute, without a
thought of tho old adage: ssTake care
of the minutes and tho hours will ta ke
care of themselves"
Sitting In the counting.room of one
of Cleveland's oldest and most sue
cessful merchants tho other day, we
noticed that he cut off the blank sheet
of the letters he was engaged in filing.
The name of this man is synonym Of
charity and benevolence and his liber-
altty In all good works Is almost un.
bounded. His attention being called
to what seemed an unusual proceeding.
he said:
ayes, 1t may strike you as singular
to save these half sheets of paper, but
began life q poor boy in a country
store and this was one OF the first les
sons in saving little things that was
taught me by my employer. He has
been nearly half century under tho
sod, but never do this without hink
ing of the good old man. believe /,
was the secret of my success in life."
| This saving of little things does no
imply stinginess or mennness. II /.
simply the habit of saving instead o
wasting. It is embodied in the motto
"Waste not, want not" Therefore VIZ
say, "Don't cut the string.''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20
OUT OF THE RACE.

In privete letter to the editor of
the Albany Evening Times, a promin-
end and highly esteemed Democrat In
New York City, who is and always
has been friendly to Mr.. Tilden, says:
"I have become satisfied that Gov
ernor Tilden Is and will be physically
incapacitated to be a candidate for tho
presidency at tho coming election. *
You might as well talk about running
Silas Wright us Gov. Tiiden. In brief,
you may set 1t down as IN ,ft.it accon.-
pE that Tliden Is out of tho race,0
This information comes from source
which we are not ut liberty to mention,
but the veracity Of our correspondent,
Is unquestionable, and no is ono of tho
abfest and best of tho men who havo
sustained and adhered to Mr.. Tildcn.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20

Tho steamship Great Eastern is to be
fitted up with new boilers aud machin-
cry at a cost ofcIIO, 900, TO carry cattle
between London and Texas. She is
capable of holding 1000 head OF cattle
and 50, 900 head of sheep.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20

"The compliment is one whichlL high
fy appreciate" teiegraphs Grant from
Havana, in response to a dispatch from
John A. Logan announcing that ting
Pennsylvania delegates had beeI
instructed for him.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20

"Shall hereafter darn your stock
ing ?' is said to be the fashionable
language for young lady to use when
making leap-year proposal.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20
John HI. Dinkeraye.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, LA.
IL Office opposite Court House. Practices
i'll all the Courts of North Louisiana also
in the Supreme Court of the State and the
Federal Courts, All claims, including COT
ton claims, will receive prompt attention.
Land Office and Pension matters attended
to. March %, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20
s. d. NJ Ell
Richardson & NIcEnery,

A TrORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
n will practice in all the parishes OF
North Louisiana, the Supreme Court Of the
ate, the Federal Courts, and in the Land
Jt1ice Department of tho General Govern
Inent. January IL, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20
F OR r E NT'
THE MONROE HOUSE,

(Now occupied by D. B. Trousdale,} from
the Ist February tos.3lst December, 1850.
apply to DIR. I. p. RICHARDSON,
nls Tutor.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20
W. RICHARDSON. G. J. BoATNER.
Richardson 4 IBOatner,

4 TTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT
n Law, Monroe, La, will practice in all
the Parishes of North Louisiana, in the
Supreme Court at Monroe, the Federal
Courts, and in the Land Office Department.
of the General Government.
Office fronting northeast corner of public
square. January 3, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20
JOH 5. 7.
DrS. CalderWOOd & Aby,

Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery.
Office on Grand street, in rear of q. w.
McFee's Drug Store, and opposite J. w.
Smiths carriage shop.
January %, 1880. n2Oly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20
DR.. VIM. Sandel

TENDERS his services as Physician and
Surgeon, to the public. He can be found
upon his plantation, four miles below Mon
roe. March IL, 1874. 25-1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20
DENTISTRY Y!

Painless extraction of teeth by tho aid
of nitrous oxide gas, administered by DIR.
d. Beatty, dentist of 25 years experience.
and can refer to work of twenty years
standing in Monroe. Office over Bank,
west room.
Monroe, La, Jan. 2, 1850. tt
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20
DR.. H. Richardson

HAS resumed the practice of Medicine.
III He may be found, when not profess
sionally engaged, at Moore's drug store
during the day, and at his residence at all
other hours. Monroe, Feb. 6, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20
STUBBS. TALBOT STILLhIAN.
StulbbS q Stillmau,

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
n will practice in the Parishes OF
Ouetchitt, M0reAoatsc, I1ichIda,d and Franklin
and in tho Federal Courts. Will take
claims for collection in all other parishes in
same in connection with attorneys residing
there. March 7, 1879. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20

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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, La,
n will practice in all the Courts OF the
Fourteenth Judicial District and in the
Supreme Court of the State
January 25, 1879.
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-03
IN TROUBLE.

The republican managers are in serious
trouble about the conduct of their presidential
campaign. Gen Garfield has piteously beg
ged both Don Cameron and John A. Logan to
take the headship of the National Committee
and boss the campaign, and both in turn have
fatty refused. at Is by no means settled a
Chicago Times correspondent makes promln-
ent republican leader in Washington say,
whether Garfield Is TO be slaughtered or not,
The situation in the republican party at the
present time is a very remarkable one. There
is at present no union anywhere among the
leaders. The Camerons are especially silent,
as il mcdtating some blow. Not single rati-
ficaton meeting in the interest Of the republl-
can ticket has been had in the state of Penn.
sylvanla. This is attributed entirely to the
Camerons, who have not yet made up their
minds what they will do. And a prominent
Illinois politician (Logan y said 10 day: we
were treated badly enough at Chicago, but 1t
has been worse since. We are heartily tired
of being told that the defeat of the third term
was the only means of saving the party. They
may think us very bad, terrible men, bound to
compass the destruction of the party but II is
not very good policy to be continually telling
Us of it and then ordering Us in line To work
for the salvation of the party under their lead,
They can not win without us, and their con
slant antagonism and criticism of us will wear
out at last even the most rigid sense of loyalty
to party"
This sort OF talk is said to be very common
among the Grant republicans generally, and it
gives the Garfelders the blues terribly.
The row between the factions broke out with
renewed fury at the meeting of the Republi-
can National Committee at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel in New York on Thursday. A sub.
committee was appointed to selecta permanent
chairman and secretary, and after a long SEES
sion reported its inability to agree, and an al
iournment wa. taken until yesterday. Conk
/ ling, Logan, Arthur and other leaders cf the
"old guard" Grant mem were present and dis
posed TO make trouble. Finally Garfield was
telegraphed to appear on the scene and if pos
sible pacify the wrangle, the committee mean
time adjourning to II O'Clock today.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-03

ID. F. Newell, a Chicago real estate broker
finding his business bad and financial difficult
ties accommodating, lost his wits, and then pro-
posed to recuperate his fortuse by stroke OF
mechanical genius a. find" he wrote to his
wife, that it is fallacy that cork, or any
wood which absorbs water, is lighter than lead
Lead does not displace as much water; but
when submerged find that it has three times
the lifting power of cork. l have got some
lead cut in strips three-quarters of an inch
wide, and can make a jacket of 1t for $50
that any one can float in Tor days and days
Everybody has always said, because lead was
IN AR heavier than cork, that il would be In
water; but have three times tried il, and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-03

FoEEToN,-The squabblc IN the British
house OF commons over the admission Of Brad
laugh came to an end on Thursday night in
the adoption ola compromise" resolution pro
posed by Gladstone, tot the effect that all elected
members of the house be permitted to affirm
instead of taking the oath; and on his further
motion the resolution was made standing
order
Parnel's IRISH relief bill got to second
reading in the house on the 25th. 1t provides
for the appointment of commission for the
relief of distress, to consist OF a chairman, two
secretaries, and the principals of the organlza
tons engaged in the relief of the distress IN
Ireland for the past six months, and that e20O.
600 Oft the Irish church.fund surplus Ice handed
over to the commission TO be appropriated as
they deem fit. Mr. Forster, secretary for Ire.
land, opposes the measure and its passage is
doubtful.
The Mansion House committee report that
their fund will be exhausted in three weeks
and it is only to charitable organizations that
the people can look to be saved from famine
during the next few months.
In the international rife match at Dolly.
mount, near Dublin, on Tuesday, notwlthstand-
ing the unfavorablc weather, the American
team were again the victors. In the S0Oyarls
range the American team and the Irish team
made tie, both scoring 43G points; III the
90Oyards contest the Americans made 43G, the
lrishmeD 42S; and in the 1,000.yards range
the Americans made 400 and the freshmen
Al The contest, it will be seen, was quite
close, and the Americans were victorious only
by II points.
The religious DEGREES against the Jesuits in
France were enforced on Wednesday, the Jc-
suits quitting their establishments under pro
test and declaring that they yielded only to
force, There was some disorder at Avignon,
Marsciles and other places on the part of SYM
pathlzers with the banisbed brotherhood. The
famous Jesuit manufacturers OF Chartreuse,
however, whose immense profits are divided
among the poor of the country, were not dis.
turbed.
The conference Of the powers at Berlin on the
Eastern question ended on Tuesday in dccid-
ing on boundary between Greece and Tur-
key, but is understood to have made no provls-
ion for enforcing the decree should Turkey
conclude to pay no attention to it.
An engagement has taken place between
Russian and Chinese troops at Terk Pass on
on the Chinese frontier in which the Russians
L,,l ~ Il
their advantage and followed the enemy as far
AS Gulcha, where they again inflicted severe
loss on them.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-03

A mean as well as annoying falsehood has
got into the papers about the contribution OF
Mr., English, the democratic nominee for the
wee presidency, to the sufferers by the great
Chicago fire of 1871. Mr., English at the time
was banker IN indianapolis and as the solicit
tor for the relief of Chicago came around gave
him 800, which was as large an amount rs any
person in indianapolis gave at the time, but
on publishing the list IN the Chicago paper at
the time, by very common typographical err
ror, the contribution was printed 81 90 instead
of 800, (omltting the comma after the ~ The
error was noticed to the dscre1it of Mr.. En-.
glsh a day or two afterwards by an lndianap-
oils paper, and then corrected, but the lie had
gone too far for the correction to keep pace
with it and SO it returns to figure as cam
paign lie for the republicans
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-03

such a STEP the comptroller of the currency
has concluded to give notice that no person
should receive 800 notes of the Revere Bank,
Boston; Mechanics N, Bank, New Bedford {;
Pittsfield n. Bank, Mass, and National Elk.
Bank, Baltimore, these beng the only banks,
as far as known whose 500 bills have been
counterfelted. The bill is SAID TO be the pro
duction of the notorious Chas. Ulrch, Ger
man engraver, who served Ten years IN the
Ohio penitentlary for counterfelting, He is
said to be one Of the most skilltul engrayers
in the world.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-03
HOME MATTERS.



CoTToN.-Mrs. Henry e. Cotton, Chicago and
the baby, are at Mr.. II. NJ. Hamilton's.
FIsKE.-Miss Fiske has returned home for the
summer rest.
HINssALE,-Norman Hinsdale, Of S3, Michi-
gan University, is home again.
| MCKINNEY 5. s. Mckinney, of the
sprightly Dcmo,rat Chatfed, MINI. made his Of
tawa friends visit after the Cincinnati conven-
ton.
EAMEs,-Mr and Mrs. F. S. Eames have re-
turned to Chicago, which will be their future
home. Mr. Games returns to the Commercial
Nat. Bank, while Geo. VI. Lndley advances astep
in the "City" here.
HAMILTON,-Chas. Hamilton gave party last
evening for few college friends. A large COM
pany of our young people were present.
CoMAN.-Mss Kate f. Conan, Hanover, Ohio,
once teacher in our High School, on Thursday
last received her degree of Bachelor of Phloso.
ply from the University of Michigan.
HARRIs.--J. B. Harris returned from the Mil
lers Exposition at Cincinnati this week. He had
on exhibition there j. B. Harris & Co.'S famous
milestone drcssers.
PoRTER-A pleasant party WAS given at j f.
Portcrs the other evening in honor Of their guest
Mr.. viii CLANCY Of Chicago Some 70 couples
were present
HOMES. w. Cheever and II. Hossack have
returned from their summer resting tours.
GLOVER. C. c. Glover's bookstore is closed
owing to unexpected embarrassments. Mr.. g..
has not yet determined whether the business
shall be continued or not
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-03

GARFIELD As A STALwART SwEARER.-As a
member Of congress Garfield opposed the bill
creating the 8 by electoral commission be-
cause, on his official oath, he declared that its
provisions would compel the commission to go
behisd the returns. When placed upon the
commission as one of Its members he took a
solemn oath to obey the law creating it, and
thea, with the rest Of the republican members
refused to 60 behind the returns which, on his
official oath as member Of congress, he had
solemnly averred the law compelled the com
mission to go behind. This is the same Gar
field who solemnly swore before the Poland
Credit MobilIer committee that he had never
owned share of or had one cents profit oil
interest in credit mobilier stock, and then went
Cakes Ames and demanded 1891 as unpaid
dividends due him on the ten shares of credit
mobilier stock he had bought of Ames.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-03

The instinct of the democratic party was eX.
hibited In nominating an Indiana copperhead
one of the most vlrulent of the class. Those
who remember what an Indiana copperhead
was in the dark days of the rebellion Will have
no difficulty in either assigning to English his
true position or in estimating the true charac-
ter of the party which nominated hlm.-hda.
kdkeC Gazette.
The editor of the Gazette must surely know
that he wickedly ISLANDERS Mr. English in call
ing him "copperhead," meaning thereby a
northern man who during the civil war was
friendly to the south. Mr., English earnestly
supported Douglas in his quarrel with the
south over the Lecompton constitution and the
effort to force slavery into Kansas, and his las
speech in congress, in February 1861, was al
impassioned appeal Id behalf OF the union
against the Vaccinations of traitors. Out o
congress, as aprivate citizen of Indiana, h'
was known from the beginning to the close o
the war as an ardent war democrat.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-03

The republicans, in their disappointment,
that the dem ocrats failed to nominate TIldcn
at Cincinnati profess 10 find satisfaction IN
the fact that thereby the democrats threw
away the frau d issue" The platform of the
Cincinnati convention tells very different
story. Besides, are the republican president
stealers any the less thieves because the demo
Gratis prefer to punish them as matter of pub
lie justice rather than as a matter of personal
revenge? Is a horse-thlef any the less guilty
or liable TO go to the penitentiary because the
man whom ne robbed happens TO die or fails
70 be the chief prosecutor?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-03
CALIFORNIA.

The republicans will have no Morton to go
to San Francisco next fall and "lay the pipe
tor q great republican victory in that city, as
they had in 1876. The result Is that California
must be put down, if not a sure state for Han.
cock, at least as an extremely doubtful one for
the republicans. A San Francisco correspOn.
dent of the New York Uerah mot Hancock
paper telegraphs under date of June GOTH
There can be no rational measurement of the
ultimate result of political campaign at its
commencement, but there can be nothing more
certain than that at the present moment the
Pacific coast Is decidedly tor Hancock for next
President. There are persons of weight and
distinction who wish it were otherwise and
would have desired another nomination than
Garfield
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-03

The republican dlrt-tiingers are doing well
The democrats imagined that in Gen. Han
cock they had candidate whose character
was impervious to all attack, but how grea
was their error! Already have been brought
against him the following most damaging
charges, according to the Times: Item, he Is 6
gentleman item, II graduate OF West Point
item, an piscopalian; item, corsetwearcr
item, he was engaged in an expensive Indian
war; item. Mrs. Surratt was hung. These
zen tOrswear the land of his birth.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-03

GARFIELD AND DE-GOLYER-The Chicago
Tribune wastes column and q half IN an at.
tempt to defend Gen. Garfield's action in re-
gard to the De-Gollyer McClelland pavement
contract. The upshot Of the defense Is, that
when, under the famous administration of Boss
Shepard, it was decided to pave the streets of
Washington, and some twenty different firms
applied for the job, Garfield was hired by De
Gollyer and Mcclellan to appear in behalf of
their patent and he prepared brief in their
favor which got them the job. This the Irj-
buHe says was simply doing bit of legltl-
mate legal work outside of congress III the line
of his profession" The Tribune neglectS to
state, however, that whichever firm got the
paving contract, depended on the committee
on appropriations of the house. of which Gar
field was chairman, TO get their pay, and that
such liberal pay was allowed De-GOllyer and
Mcclellan that they cleared half million by
their contract though the pavement proved
worthless, ID fact little better than a swindle,
and the worst of dozen of rival plans that
were rejected solely on account of Gartields
known interest in the De-Gollyer patent.