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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-24
PROOF AGAINST SNAKE POISON.

~ Rio Janciro letter says: There
was some excitement and much. talk
about the scientific enthusiasm of DIR.
StradlinG, surgeon on board the Royal
Mail Company's steamer IIlbe, who
had Mortified the crew and passengers
of that vessel by testing upon himself
the efficacy of an antidotc for snake
bite which he had discovered. AT
Bahia he succeeded in purchasing Il
large rattlcsnakc. which he conveyed
on board Surrcptitiously, and lock ing
himself up in his cabin, deliberately
made the snake bite him, with the
result that he was found, some twelve
hours later, in I state of COMA from
which, however, he was recovered
without much difficulty, and declared
that for many hours the venom had
been without effect upon him. Being
demonstrated with by the captuin, Or.
StradlinG promised stnot TODD il again."
But it was too much for him, and ut
Rio .'aneiro he Whr went ashore one
cVrinG, leaving letter To the effect
that he ''Was going ashore To try his
antiuotc, so rs no, to break his promise
in the letter mt all events that he
lett confident of success, but that thcy
would know what had become of him
in case he failed To return, &c. OF
course this letter caused his friends on
board much anxiety till next morning,
when, jUSt as they were sending off tho
police, DIR. Stradling himself appeared,
''radiant,' showing a fresh bite III his
arm, and declaring the experiment to
have been perfectly successful, although
he would not tell ia what consisted the
specific SO marvelously effective.
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REPUBLICANS AND THE
PRESIDENT

The Executive Committee of the
Virginia Republican Association head
ed by General Wickham, and Repre-
seDtatives Dczendorf and JOrgensen,
had Il long interview with the Prcsi-
dent this afternoon on the political
situation in that State, with Il view to
securing his support for the regular
Republican organizations. In reply to
statement by Gen. Wickham of the
object of the delegation the President
is reported to have said that he was
positively and elnphaticalIy opposed to
any party or people whose belief would
initiate against the public faith and
credit. He went on to say that it was
for them, the Republicans of Virginia
he not being Il resident of that State,
and therefore unable to understand
these things as they diG) to decide
whether this movement was of the
character indicated, that is, whether
the Readjuster movement was tented
with Reputation OR not. fit were,
they ought not to support it. In Il fur
Their conversation the President is re-
presented as saying that no one is
authorized to promise appointments
for him, or threaten removals; tina, in
making appointments to offices at all
times he proposed to use his own judg-
ment, and not to be dictated to by any
man; that his appointments should
always be made first with a view TO
the public good, and second with
view to the capacity and character of
the applicant. He was opposed to the
boss system in politics, and did not
propose to give the patronage Of any
State to any one man. After some
further general conversation tic inter
view terminated.
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al letters, filled with protestations OF
gratitude at what he chose to call
my valuable services during the cam
paign, and asked me to to give him a
chance to repay in part the great debt
he owed. He said he wanted my as
sistancc and.thc benefit of my travels
and experience in making his selcc-
tions for foreign appointments"
These letters are free from conf
dence. They were voluntary offers and
declarations, which Gen. Garfield could
not have intended to hide, if he was
acting in good faith. In view of pres
ent events, this correspondence would
furnish instructive reading, and it may
yet come to light. Before the Stalwarts
and Half Breeds have closed their &C
counts, the public will be treated to
some interesting revelations.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-24
HOUSEHOLD DISCOVERIES.

Because girl dresses showi'y ii Is
not necessary to suppose that she is
cXtravagant.
because she is extravaganza, it ucos
not follow that she is hcartlcss. En-
travagancc may be the result Of unwisc
training, ignorance OF the value Of
money, social incXperiencc, unlimited
income. Show and gaycty may exist
with heroic trait. Even that which is
called coquctry and flirting is often
but the development of mental bril-
liancy, social tact and tho amiable dc
sire to please. She who wins ali hearts
is often capable of an intense and life
long devotion. / have in my mind
4 young girl exceedingly fair, accom-
plishcd, graceful, witty, at once admir-
ed and bclovcd-but 4 little WilifuI
witha!, yet Always gentle and gracious.
If high hats ruled, hc!s scared aloit
itself unrivalcd. Panicrs rose, and she
wore Ossa on Pclion piled. Women
scOlded, and the more venerable even
among her anirers, suggested that she
would be ridiculcd on the street. She
received all remonstranccs with an
varying sweetness, and immediately
put French roof on the hat and al
dcd new puff on the parier l do not
mention this adniringly. I wish the
little mink had had more sense or bet
ter taste. But l can not deny that
presently, when trouble came, when
her whole fortune was swept away, she
went to the front as sllavc and smiling
as if it were but putting another
feather in her cap; she never adjusted
a silk fold more deity and more calm
ly than She set about selfsupDort, and
nothing in her days of case and wealth
became her like the dignity, the dcrtcr-
mination, the self-rcspect and the sim
pie grace of her poverty.
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FASHION NOTES.

| Gowns trimmed in OnC-5iucu fashion
lead one to think that the wearcr's fig
urc may be like tho gown.
Bcltcd waists of muslin are made
with box pluits and insertion, instead
| of shirring, by some drcsSmakcrs.
The prctticst 'kcrchief to wear in the
street with 4 black silk dress is of black
! and white checked silk.
The chiltlrcn's hats Of coarse white
straw, trimmed with wrcaths of wild
flowers, arc called Clyde.
The Sake glove has no opening at the
| wrist the mosquctairc has, yet both
mould the arm perfectly.
. "Tally-ho' is the name of the shor
frocl>s which young girls arc to wca, in
the country this Summer.
Real roses arc worn on rougll-and-
ready straw bonncts which arc other
wise very simply trimmed.
Pineapple cloth is made up into neck
ties with four bands of hcmstitching
ard embroidery on the ends.
Embroidery done over padding is
used on undcrSarmcnts. 1t is very
heavy, and is spoiled by washing.
| n new sleeve pattern is tucl>c at the
top instead of shirrCu, and caught up
on the inside OF the arm by L bow.
| Stripes of shaded silk ami wool in
Algerian effects make up one material
used for evening wraps this Summer,
Some of the Summer nantes are
| worked all over in small intcrlinkct
ovals of short huIlvS and seed beads.
Three yards is considered quite long
enough for an American bridal train.
Those of five yards arc Icn to royal
ltdics.
Thrnaticts and wriSt!ctS of black vel
vet, trimmed With 4 network of beads,
and with coin pendants, are coming in
to vogue.
\ novelty in Silrah silk is Il rravat
bow, Of rose color, caught up in the
leaves Of green metal gal%c.
a costume universally admired and
always suitable for iull dress this sum
mrr is white Surah silk, shirrcu ana
trimmed with while Spanish Lace.
The latest novelties in paraSolS diff
somewhat in shape from those with
which we are familiar, being much lar
ger, while their high ranopicd top Sug
gcstS balloon cut in two.
The latest now frahic For Summer
wear is silk muslin, Il mixture of silk
and wool, which Is very soft and plia-
bic and we'll adapted to the most Gle
giant toilets, and Japanese printed
grapes, which exactly copy the designs
brought from Japan.
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SUDDEN DEATH.

On last Monday morning,G. W. Bar
field and n. II. Bradley, together with
several other parties, were ut Young 5
store. Bradley anu Bariic!d were
joking each other, when Hlrtield be-
came incensed at Il remark made by
Bradley, and jumping from the counter
upon which he had been reclining,
struck him on the nose, drawing the
blood. He, then, running his hand in
his pocket, rs if to draw 4 weapon, de-
clared that he intended to take his life.
Bradley, who had no idea that lsartield
was angry with him, caught him and
told him that the remark he had made
WAS rs joke, and that he had no in
tention of Insulting hiniaS he consider
ed him one of the WarmcSt friends he
had. This appeared to satisfy Hariie!d
but hc suddenly staggered back, re-
uuested some of the hyStanderS to
pour water on his head and go for Il
doctor, as he felt remarkably strange.
He was laid down, and was, in 4 short
time unconscious. When medical as
sistancc was obtained, the physicians
pronounced him affected with cerebral
He was taken to MIR. Ken
tons and died that night ut 10 o'clock,
having been unconscious the greater
part of the time after being taken ill.,
lie leaves y wife and ; rhil,lrrn to de
plore his loss
we have frequently rcadoi death re-
suiting from Il violent outburst of an
ger, nut this is the first case of the kind
'hat ever came under our immrdiatc
no'i"e.-f,dnkiin Sen, 18Th.
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LINCOtN'S ASSASSINATION.
Jcn. Davis on the Dealt, of the Martyr
President.

[Erom tho Rise and Fall of the Confcd-
eracy.l
We arrived at Charlotte on April IS,
IS G5, and there received at the mo-
mcnt of dismounting a telegram from
Gen. Breckenridge announcing, on
information received from Gen. Sher-
man, that President Lincoln had been
assassinated. An influential citizen of
the town, who had come to welcome
me, was standing near me, and, after
remarking to him in a low tone of voice
that I had received sad intelligence, I
handed the telegram TO him. Some
troopers cncamped in the vicinity had
collected to see me; they called TO the
gentleman, who had the dispatch in
his hand to read it, no doubt supposing
it to be army news. He complied with
their request, and few, only taking
in the fact but not approaching the
evil it portended, chcered as was natural
at news of the fall of one they consider
ed their most powerful foe. The man
who invented the story of my having
read the dispatch with eXultation had
free scope for his imagination, as he
was not present and had no chance to
know whereof he bore witness, even if
there had been amy foundation of truth
for his fiction.
For an enemy SO relentless in the war
for our subjugation we could not be ex-
pected to mourn, yet in view of its
political consequences it could not be
regarded otherwise than rs Il great mis-
c>ct 60
over tho Northern people and was
people ofthc South. His successor was
without power in the North and the
embodiment of maIignity toward the
Southern people, perhaps the more SO
because he had betrayed and deserted
Them in their hour of need.
Gen. Sherman, in his Memoirs (vol:
ii, page 359), referring to Il convcrsat ion
between himself aud Gen. Johnston ut
their first meeting, writes:
81 told him l could not believe that
he or Gen. Lee, or the officers of the
Confederate army could possibly be
priVy to acts of assassination, but l
would not say as much for jeff. Davis,
George Saunders and men of his stripe"
On this | have but two remarks to
make: First, that l think there were
few officers in the Confederate army
who would have permitted sucs, a
slandero.ls imputation to be made by a
public enemy against the chief cNccu-
tive of their government second, that
| could not value the good opinion of
the man who, in regard to the burning
of Columbia, made false charge
against Gen. Wade Hampton, and,
having left it to circulate freely for ten
years, then, in his published memoirs,
makes this disgraceful admission
"ln my official report of this con-
migration, I distinctly charged it to
Gen. Wade Hampton, and confess
did so pointcdiy, to shake the faith of
his people in him.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-24
BANK OF MONROE.

LEWIS y. ALLEN, b.. President
q. a. SINGER, Cashier.
GRAND 81, MONROE, La,
NEW BANK BUILDING.
European exchange for sale; also drafts
on ST. Louis, Now York, Now Orleans and
Nicllshur@. Mutilated money and foreign
coin bought at highest rates. Interest al
lowed limo deposits. Collections
promptly attended to in Monroe. Trenton
l;,strnr, Farincrvillr, Vienna. Columbia,
Ouachta City, cite.
aprl:SO:ci.2OaES.
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CADET WHITTAKER's STATUS.

"ncn II " est l'Olnt CaCtct is 1Oullu
deficient, unless it has been recon-
nended by the Academic Board to
give him another years trial he is Or
dered 10 repair to his home and await
his case. In due time a letter is sent to
him accepting his resignation, which
is the delicate way the department puts
it,
OF the Secretary OF War whei, his case
was complicated by the court martial
asked for by his trends. Preliminary
to his trial he should have been, and,
no doubt, was placed in arrest with cx-
| tended limits, in which situation he
would naturally remain till the result
OF his trial is promulgated in General
| Orders. In Il case of this kind, the ar
rest is not very oncrOlIs. lie is prob
ably confined to certain limits, and
| directed to report at certain times to
some officer OF the army in command
of a military post contiguous to his
home.
Should the court martial have ac-
quilted Whitaker, his status would
then be that first stated, namely,
awaiting the action of the Secretary of
War on the decision Of tho Academic
Board in pronOunciug him deficient in
his study. In this case, to satisfy pub
lie opinion, Whitaker will be in all
probability returned to West Point,
that is, turned back to try his last
years course over again, although he
was thus favored, il is said once before.
There is one circu,nstancctl;,t strong
iy indicates the finding Of the court
will be against Whitaker. 1t is usual
when tho reviewing authority receives
the record of 4 court martial to look at
once at the finding OF the court. If it
be guilty, some little time is required
to carefully examine the record, with Il
view of passing upon its legal points
before submitting it for final approval.
But if the verdict be not guilty, the ac-
cused is at once released from confinc-
ment, returned to duty, or otherwise
rclegated to his former status and the
proceedings more 1cisurely reviewed.
At least this has been the practice Of
late years. Formerly the accused.
guilty or innocent, was kept in doubt
for months. The more humane prac.
ticc now prevails of releasing from
arrest or 1incmcnt Il person pronounced
innocent rs soon as that fact can be
:asccrtaincd by the proper authority's
CHANGING at the last page OF the record
1t would be barbarously unjust to keep
him Il prisoner for weeks or months
while awaiting the official promulga-
ton of his acquittal.
The Judge Advocatc General has had
the record of Whittal>cr's trial in his
hands for several days. 1t the verdict
was not guilty it would have been
known to that official within five min
lltcs after the papers We're received by
him, and for the reasons above given
it would have been officially notified
to the parties interested. AS no such
notification has been made. it is but
reasonable to suppose that Cadet Whit
takcr has been found guilty.
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A TERRIBLE CONFLICT.
Brooklyn Eaglc.l

s'Strcak o. iightin's said to be pooty
powerful, amt it ?" asked gentle
man from New Lots, as he laid a
three pound radish on the managing
editors dress.
est is force against which it is i'm
possible to contend" replied the edi-
tor.
$50 allns s'posed till tother day."
said the former but if you seen what
I saw Friday, you'd change your
mind.''
'Well, hurry up. What was it ?''
awe had a little shower out tO'ards
New Lots, and seen streak O. light
MIN havin' a hard time for a few min
utes. Right smart streak, too, but it
made a mistake in localities ~
"What was the matter with it:'
"When seen it fust it was foolin'
around playful like, but finally it got
an eye onto a mule O. mine, what was
browsin', and it lit for him. didn't
think the mule was noticin' but he
seemed to be impressed morc'n I
knowed when he Strengthened. Twas
hard on the lightnin', editor. 1 never
seen more loose electricity TO the acre
than there was around there for n min
ute.'
"NIulc kick ii :' inquired the man
aging editor.
"Wunst. Just wunst, and that was
the most astonishing streak o. light
MIN ever visited our township. But
it was game, editor. Game Iightnin."
Come for him again:"
"Well, l should emphasize! The
second time it was mad clear through,
but the mule was there. He'd nailed
his flag to the pole, cut the halyards
and knocked tho cleats of. lie let go,
and l guess l am geographical when l
say that fire ball went :,bout 400 rods
without hittin' the ground. You
ought to see that mule grin. But he
hadn't got through"
"Isn't that story Finished, yet :' ask
cd the exhausted editor.
"No, Stree. What dye think that
lightning doEe? 1t just. give one
swish Of its tail and upit went. Thinks
!, good by Lightning" rs it went up,
but in lcss'n Il minute back it came
with four more strcaks. Can't tell me
lightnin' aint got no sense. -Four more
strcaks, editor, and the whole five o
'em went for my mule. Then thinks
l, good by mulc"
III ff,o tn, t,;, ~
"Waipll l tell yer. They took Il
leg apiece and one of 'cm went for his
hcad'
"They were smart" grinncd the edi-
tor. tfTliat fetched him ?'
"But he bestcd three o. 'cm fust,"
said the farmer with Il sigh. "Thrcc
went to grass, and the other two was
so worn out that were been nusscn 'cm
ever since, but they downcd him."
"Bccn nursing them ever. since,
how:
"Took 'cm right in and fixed 'em
up. They're the most grateful strcaks
o. lightnin' you ever seen. Pm break
in 'eln to harness now, and they'll do
the work o. that mule this summer.
VIII yer gimme 4 notice o this rcd
dish: biggest one ever growcd in
Kings county,"
1t is remarkable what Il statement of
facts invariably accompanies a pheno-
mcnal vegetable when brought to a
newspaper office. The agriculturist
seems to think that an editor has no
approximation Of proportions till he
has heard Il ruralis lie q little.
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STRAY ED.

From the undersigned, nj oak Ridge.
Morch"uSc parish, ono dark NJ \ RE MULE
about i5af hands high, with few Whit"
hairs ut tho root OF tail. age about 4" wears.
G. L. on right shoulder. When
last Scrn was ut Mr.. l.. Srrihrr'S place ON
Bayou DcSard. The delivery of he AMI
NAL any information leading to her re
coVtrN will he libcrally paid for.
Rplr- MILESTONE.
Oak Eidgc. La, April %. l>Sl.-lt.
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PLhSSAN Il CO.,
A rIENTION!
T. n III M I

IhriicS wanting Browns Fertilizer Dis
trlbutor can procure thCm from J. l.. Wet
Zef, manu- facturcr, Monroe, La, or -. c.
Brown, Iatentcc, ut the following prices:
Two to four horse E,rmcr....... .........6lu 90
-Four to six horse Observation-Disclosures. Ii 90
SiM'....-...-' 10 w
Farm rights are sold under special cont ract.
one machine furnished and the purchaser
will have the privilege of making: iuei using
as many machines rs he may ncNi i'll cult
waiting the partic land described in the
contract.
Also Cooks patent cot ton planter, 40 hr
Sccn ut j. +. WetZclS, price $40.
f'Cb'N 1. u. c. BROW y.
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-MnneHnct7ta'i,ae or Repairing
CARRIAG i1S, RUGCIE:s, HACKS,
THE CORNER SALOON

CORNER n!s;fAED AND So. JOHN SIS,
MONROE, LA.
The unti"r.Gncd having opened Il new
and elegantly furnished saloon in Monroe
respectfully S"licit# Il liberal share of pub
lie patronage. Every attention will he
given by Il polite and experienced bar
keeper Imported :nd domestic Wines,
Liquors and Cigars kept constantly om
hand.
Two elegant billiard tables i'll the saloon
kept for the amusement of guests.
ST." All kinds uf NJ NED pEISIlsI, in season
Il SpC"inltN. NJ. =. DilbNttN,
Jan. !. 1850. Proprietor.
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7 r. NfG'E% s2E.,
Dealer IN all kinds of
IOU S T. HOLD FURNI URE


1~-VOF IT Nc, NONEl-E Iit! NJ 7 NUS, NC.
Furniture repaired, or made To order, and
satisfaction guaranteed. All orders for
Furniture promptly attended to. Collins
supplied 1T short notice, witt. services; of
undertaken, il desired.
1 have also hand full stock OF
Children's Carriages, which L oilor foi
sale ut low prices.
Store and shop ON Grand street, opposite
McFcc's drug store. An inspection of our
work and furniture is respectfully invited
January l, 1850. ~
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w AN TIE

n ENERGETIC NOI Nc MAN AZ
~ agent for u tlSt-~"liur household M
ticl". Apply to Il. \. &.
- lchoupitnull- ST. New Orleans.
May -, lSSl.-Gt.
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TUosS. y. G.iRRETT. II, II, E{1ssELI.
Garrett ~ Russell,
ATTORNEYS. " COUNSELLOIts5 ATIAW
MONROE, La.
DENcrICE REGULARLY III tho Par
l. lshas OF Ouaci!ita, Richland, Lincoln
and tlldwo!i,' and i'll the Supreme Court
Collection OF claims prosecuted With dill
Sciicc Al:d money promptly rc,uittcI. Man
accnIcnt, sllO aud lease OF rcsl est a G under
ttkon, and satisfaction guaranteed. Fces
moderate. Office on Wood street, opposite
Rccordcr'$ Office. Jan y 4, 1851.
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SOIIiiS.EN G4AIsEsIAGsi FACTORY.

THO undersigned TAX cS pleasure ri, in making
known that he is now we'll prepared as
before Clio way, If not BETTER to tlo All kinds
Of work, Other in
misunderstanding or Repairing
CiNRIA G i-S, RiGEIE:S, HACKS, ETC,
Ready nla':c work kept on hand; Spcci-
mems OF which may be seen by calling ut HE
Iactory. lie Will also carry on general
BLACKSMITH SHOP, arranged TO do all Kinds Of
blacksnithins. Terms reasonable.
Jarnary l. 1879. FIR cNHON,
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MONROE ADVERTISEMENTS.

MONROE BAKERY,
DmSIARD STREET.
ANDREW J. HERRING,
Successor to III. pctzold,) Proprietor.
Families supplied with bread made Of the
ooSt flour and by an experienced baker.
Cakes ofovary kind kept for sale, or made
to order.
FANCY GROCERIES, TOBACCO, CIGARS,
Fruits, CONNECTIONS, &C.,
Kept in stock and viii be sold ut the lowest
market price. June 1. 1850. "
Daily Republican., 1881-04-06
Tommy Greer's COnpIer,

Tommy Greer, who has been paving
great attention to the invention of
patent car couples and has invented a
coupler AZ complete as any we have ever
seen, assures us that an up town even
ing paper made a great mistake when it
said that any body was wclcom" to the
coupler, who wanted it. He SAYS the
REPUBLICAN expresses exactly what
he said and that was that any railroad
company was wclcom" to il.
But our friend Greer mas another
coupler which he has not been SO free in
showing and offering to railroad Com
panieS. He is very sure that it is such
superior piece Of mechanism that
when he has it patented and launched
before the public it would srnn be
adopted by all the railroad companies
Tommy" brought his superior inyrn-
tion to the REpuBLICAN office day or
two ago but he was so fearful that we
might get an inkling Of how it WAS put
together that he kept it away at n safe
distance, but from the working ot II
there can be no doubt THAI "Tvinuy"
has "Struck lie" II is complete in all
its parts, simple in its arrangements
and there will he NO occasion whatever
for breaksmcn getting killed in coup
ling cars after that coupler is adultcd
unless they want to get killed and pur-
poSely throw themselves betn cen the
bumpers or underneath tn" car Wheels