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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-18

Attention is directed to the adver-
tisement of DR.. Mccormick who has
recently purchased the stock of drugs,
chemicals, ETC., kept by the late G. w.
has made material additions. A COM
petent druggist will attend to filling
prescriptions. DIR. Mccormick tenders
his services as physician to the pub
lie and will respond promptly to all
calls.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-18

Senator Jonas and Gen. King send
us public documents for which they
have our thanks.
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The mails are in Il very unsatisfactory
condition. The routes west have bad
roads to contend with, and the mail east
comes over water by skiff, and by hand
car and locomotive. We can sympa-
thize with tho general public in being
deprived of the prompt arrival of the
mails.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-18

The city authorities are having the
Office of the late DIR. Mcclure repaired.
This building and lot were bequeathed
to the city by the late Mrs. Mcclure,
together with quantity of books,
relics, etc., as the nucleus for city
library. The office will be occupied
temporarily as a post-oflics. We shall
expect to sec good library for the
young of the city opened as soon as
practicable. It will afford us real pleas
ure to give all the assistance we can to
the speedy realization of Mrs. McGuire's
praiseworthy purpose, as it will to
many others of Monroe.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

NUCCsShON No HhCE'
Succession of Mrs. Martha +. Stamper.
Fifth District Court, Parish OF Ouachita.
No. 1861.
Notice Is hereby given to the cretlito OF
this estate, and to all other persons herein
interested 10 show cause within ton days
from the present notification, If any they
have or can, why the account presented by
John I. Howard and Ed. BAH, executors,
and the funds distributed in accordance
Herewith.
BY order of the Court;
AUSTIN GREEN, Clerk.
Monroe. La, February IL. 1882.
Talbot Stillman, Atty.
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TRANSPORTATION.

TRANSFORMATION.
REGULAR WEEKLY PACKET no
VICKSBURG.
Leaves every SATURDAY, at s y M, for
vicksbnrg. Natchez, Daviss Bend and in-
terniediate landings. The elegant steamer
JIM. WHITE.
J. W. TOBtN, Master; Curt Holmes, Clerk.
leaves as above, connecting at Nicksburg
with Parisot's Line. for all points on the
Yaxoo, Suniiower, Deer Creek and ITALIA
hOtchie.
JOHN Si " 4. WAuNE, kk K. y. xDHsis
GEO. d. WHITE.
Through bills of latling signed to Monroe
Shreveport and Texas railroad,
w. Il. CROCKETT, Agent,
No. Is Magazine street
CONSOLIDATED oUACHITA RIVER
LINE-CARRHING u. 3. MAIL.
Leaving every WEDNESDAY and SAT-
l@ uRDAY, for Trenton, Monroe
ana Black rivers and on the tributarles-
FRED. a. BLANKS,
J. ". BLANKS, Master.
Is u. GoRNwELL., ...-.".. Clerk.
Every WEDN DSDAY at 3 y. M.
ST. JOHN,
l.. +. Observation-Disclosures. ......... aster.
-. II. IAULTON Clerk.
Every SATURDAY at Is p. III.
Makes close connection with boats for
Bayous d'Arhono and rthol"mew and
For freight or passage apply to T., A.
Blanks, President. la2 Gravier street: or to
Lord & McPeake, X. w. Adams, join, Jan
ney, Il. +. RrittoI', Agents.
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Personal.

Personal.
DIR. c. Q. Batter, OF Arcadia, was In
town yesterday. We had not seen the
Doctor for several years.
Mr.. f. c. Moncure, of Shreveport, is
n visitor to Monroe, whittier he comes
to consult with tho railroad authorities
as agent for the right-of-way on the
extension of the railroad west Of Ar
II
cadia.
Capt. s. Il. Packard, notwithstand.
ing the removal of his family, will
remain, we are pleased to hear, for
some time to come as agent at the Mer-
chants Elevator.
We are always pleased to see our old
friend, Mr.. I. S. Haas, of New Orleans.
He is, all misfortunes and disappoint-
ments to the contrary, the big-hearted
man the writer knew more than a
quarter OF a century ago.
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River News.

The river reports furnished by the
Signal Service bureau up to Tuesday at
noon indicate a rise in the Mississippi
at nearly all points from Vicksburg to
its source, the rise at Vicksburg being
reported at one inch, and the guage
showing 43 feet 10 inches above low
water. The Ohio was reported rising
at Pittsburg at ii feet above low water,
the Tennessee rising at Chattanooga,
and the Arkansas rising at Little Rock
at IA feet above low water mark. The
Missouri was frozen over at Omaha and
the Mississippi at st. Faul. The out
look for the people of the lower Missis-
sippi does not appear encouraging.
The river stands about five feet nine
inches below the high water mark of
1874, with two inches rise for the "a
hours ending at noon yesterday. The
rise below is reported greater, owing,
no doubt, to the fact that the overflow
is filling up.
The Pittsburg trading boat Sea Lion
came down from the Bartholomew, and
will leave this evening with one hum
dred tons of old iron. The Captain
reports that he has sold the greater part
of his stores ana produce.
The st. Francis Belle arrived yester-
day morning. from the D. Arbonnc, hav-
ing gone to Cornie Bluff, returning with
over 200 bales of cotton. She left for
the Bartholomew yesterday. The D..
Stein is up that stream, due down
to-day.
The Fred \. Blanks will leave ut 3
p. M, to-day, for New Orleans, this
being her Mardi Gras trip. Tickets for
the round trip, sl5.
Kemp levee, which was reported
broken on the 18th, is said by the Plea
yune to he one of the most important
levees in the State. The Picayunesays
further:
The Kemp levee is situated in the
lower end of Tensas parish, near the
upper line of Concordia, and about four
miles above Waterproof on the Louis
lana shore. The levee was built for the
protection of a large and important
area of the parishes of Concordia and
Tensas, one Of the richest regions Of the
State, but so situated that n flo cd in
that section can spread over a consid-
cradle area and penetrate north to the
town of st. Joseph, westward to Qua
chita river, and southwark for a consid-
cradle distance in Concordia parish.
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r r. WETZ ELL,

T r. WETZEL,
Dealer in all kinds of
HoU = EHO ID TT KN ITURF
COFFINS, COFFIN TRIMMINGS. &c,
Furniture repaired. or nude to order, and
satisfaction guaranteed. Al! orders for
Furniture promptly attended to. Collins
supplied at short notice, witt, services or
undertaken, IL desired.
l have also hand IL full stock of
Children's Carriages, which l offer for
sale at low prices.
Store and shop on Grand street, opposite
McFee's drug store. An inspection of our
work and furniture IL respectfully invited.
January I, 1880. ly
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STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The June term of Caledonia county
court begins June 6. 1t is expected that
the term will be short one.
In the case of d. w. Dudley against
the Lamoille county bank at Windsor,
Monday, the plaintiff was allowed Sc, $50
| damages.
Lewis Snow, cripple, unable to move,
was hit by spark from stove recently
at Swanton, and burned to death before
help came.
Rev. w. J. Johnson will deliver the
Memorial Day address at Waterbury, in
one of the churches, at half-past ten
| o'clock A.. NJ.
The largest tax payers at Brattleboro
are j. Estey & Co., $551,17O. Over 100
persons at Brattleboro pay taxes on $4,000
and upwards.
Don Albert Chandler, nineteen years of
age and son of Henry Chandler of West
Randolph. was killed in Chicago recently,
having fallen under the cars which cut
his body in two.
Joseph Green of Swanton is 1O1 years
old and his wife is 80. They have been
married seventy-fve years, have had
twelve children, all of whom are now liv-
ing. They have had eighty four grand
| children.
The valuation Of st. Adams by the lis
tiers is 1885, 74. This includes the
property of 81 tax payers, whose lists are
doubled for noncompliance with the law
in refusing to return list There are
several very heavy tax payers at ST. Al
bans. Among the largest are Bradley
Barlow, $4O4, $50; J. G. Smith, $685.
500; w. C. Smith, $50, 2SO.
The Vermont copper mining company
of Ely has sold it's property to New
York mining engineer named Cozin and
others for, it is thought, about $500,O
A new company is to be formed to work
the mines. The old company employed
700 men, but for some reason it has not
been very successful of late, and mer
could not get their pay when due
Henry Farwell of Johnson, a poor club
footed man, who has ''lived all by him
SELF for years, started to go and see his
former wife last week, and found hel
gone and the house alone. He had a fit
it is supposed, in the yard, and lay there
on the ground from Friday till Tuesday
The house stands in the woods off the
main road. All was done for him thai
was possible, but he died Wednesday.
The prospect continues favorable for ;
grand success at the soldiers reunion a
Queen City park, next July. Gen. Grant
writes Gen. Henry: 81 have your letter
asking me to attend the soldiers reunion
at Burlington on the Fourth of July.
will be very glad to attend on that occa
sion if practicable to do So" Governor
Farnham has accepted an invitation to bt
present on the occasion of the grand re
view, July 4th. The reunion opens July
Sd and closes on the 5th.-Barlingtoi
Free Press.
A terrible accident occurred at the pa
per mill of Durant & Adams Tuesday
morning of last week. George Bowley
while putting on belt, got caught by the
shaft in such manner as to wind hin
round an indefinite number of times unit
his arm was torn from his body. and ht
released thereby. Besides his arm being
torn off he had large cut in his heae
leading from his right eye nearly to the
back of his head and both legs broken be
low the knees. He died after suffering
intensely for two days.
Two prisoners got away from Franklin
county Jail at st. Adams Thursday nigh
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by tunneling under the walls. The two
men are jeremiah Frost, held for extra
dition to Canada for highway robbery,
and one Sabin, charged with larceny.
The Jail is tumble-down affair, and a
prisoner named Flood, who had a chance
to escape, says that the two men, using
an ordinary stove-shaker, dug their way
in less than 10 hours, taking the dirt i'll a
blanket to an empty CELL The walls of
the prison sink only three feet into the
ground.
The stock of the Olcott Falls company,
which controls one of the most valuable
unused water-powers in New England,
has been sold to Wilder & Co., of Bos-
ton. The purchase covers 125 acres OF
land in the town of Lebanon, N. H., the
same number on the Vermont side OF the
river, and water-power of 30 feet head
and fall. Wilder & Co., are large paper
dealers and manufacturers of paper and
wood pulp, with mills at Ashland, N H.,
and Lyndon and Barnet, VT, and they
buy the Olcott Falls facilities with view
to utilize them as soon as the river per-
mits.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-05-29
A FLOOD OF CLAIMS.

Congress is well burdened with
private claims this session, and it is
said that the claim agents are well
organized. Unless every claim is
given careful investigation, it is quite
certain that many of a fraudulent ma
ture will be put through. There has
been large increase of the private
claims since the 37th congress, when
the number was 1882; now there are
10,S67 and more to came in. Of
course it is impossible to dispose of
one-half of these in single session,
though in one day, recently, 1900
were passed in a bunch. 1t was
stated that many of these were given
only a loose examination, and it can
not be doubted that, in some in
stances, they were absolutely fraud
ulent. In order that congress NAV
have some relief from this food of
private claims, Mr.. Bowman intro
duced a bill sometime ago, which
provides that claims may be sent by
the committee or the house to the
court of claims. The court shall find
the facts, but shall not enter Judge
ment. The facts are to be sent
back. This is designed to stop
fraudulent claims, the rapid increase
of which is enough to overcome court
and congress. Congressman Spring
er has proposed to amend the con-
stitution SO as to forbid congress
from considering private CLAIMS at
all, ana believes that nothing short
OF such an extreme measure will furn-
ish permanent relief. Mr.. House of
Tennessee has also introduced a bill
providing that a claimant may ask
the court to find the facts in the
case. 1t chiefly differs from Mr..
Bowman's in providing that every
war claimant shall have the question
of his loyalty proved by the court be-
fore his claim is acted upon. These
are moves in the right direction, and
will give all deserving claims a better
chance.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-05-29

Several Democratic senators have
expressed the opinion that Dakota is
entitled to admission, and say that.
unless they are called upon to oppose
the bill for party reasons, they will
favor and vote for it when it comes
up in the senate. The house demo-
Gratis, however, are united in their
purpose to oppose the bill, and to
prevent, if possible, its being taken
up in the house. 1t is impossible to
reach it on the house calendar this
session, if at all this congress, and a
two-thirds vote can never be obtain
ed to suspend the rules and pass it.
The only hope of the advocates of
the bill is that it pass the senate and
90 to the speakers table. The bills
before it may be laid aside by ma
jority vote, and the bill be reached
in that way. A number of house
democrats are known to be in favor
of the admission of Dakota. They
concede the right of the territory to
admission, partly on the ground of
justice and partly on the ground of
personal interests, yet for party rea-
sons, they will oppose the bill. AS
Mr.. Flower, a democratic represent
ative from New York, said: II am
in favor of the admission of Dakota.
/ have railroad interests in that terri
tory, which would be greatly improv-
ed if it were admitted. We do not
want three more votes to contend
with in congress- Congressman
Springer, democrat, said: eve dc
not propose to admit it before the
next presidential election as we dc
not want to repeat our experience
with reference to the admission OF
Colorado" eyes" said another
democratic congressman, 1--WE viii
filibuster all summer before we adj
NIT that territory"
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THE IRISH CRISIS.

At this juncture in the affairs of
Ireland, it is very difficult to forecast
the course of events. The repres-
sion bill presented by the British
government is very stringent meas
ure and at first glance is repugnant
to ideas of liberty, but it is not aim
ed against rights of any sort, and
should not be regarded as any more
repressive than the common law
against murder. The Irish people
who have repudiated all responsible
ty for the recent assassinations,
should join heartily in the approval
and execution of such a law. After
the repression bill is considered and
passed, Mr.. Gladstone proposes to
push the remarkable measure, known
as the arrears of rent bill. This is
as remote from oppression as light
is from darkness. 1t essentially pro-
poses to appropriate from the funds
OF the government a large sum of
money to pay the arrears of rent of
200, 900 of the Irish people, who are
excluded otherwise from the opera
ton of the land bill. Mr.. Gladstone
explains that it is impossible to COM
pei the people to borrow, and to APP
propriate the money as loan would
be useless. 1t must 60 out as gift
to the Irish people. The proposal,
he said, was extraordinary, but so
was the state of Ireland. Nothing
has shown Mr.. Gladstone's wise and
temperate disposition toward the
Irish people, better than this propos-
ition to pay up their Indebtedness
for them, and give them fair start
again in life. When Peter Cooper
wrote to Mr.. Gladstone, last year,
proposing that the British govern
ment should buy up the Irish lands
and sell them out again to the Irish
people, his plan was the occasion for
smiles, but there was some wisdom
in it, and the present plan is of the
same nature. The government steps
in between the tenant and landlord
and adjusts their interests. Both
parties ought to be satisfied, and if
they are, the cost to the government
will be trivial compared with the cost
of administering the laws in lawless
community. In such a crisis as the
present it will be unfortunate if DO.
litical divisions and the desire tc
gain political capital, should inter
vene the full effect of the govern.
ment's policy. The best hold of the
Irish people and the Irish leaders is tc
join heartily with the government in
it's honest endeayor to repress disor
der and restore the people to comfor
and prosperity. -Ddilu Union.
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rights of the people and against the
constitution.
The democrats profess to be quite
confident that they will have the ma
jority in the next house of represent
atives and win the presidential cleo
ton in 1884. We take the liberty of
saying to them that their chances in
either respect will not be increased
by the course proposed. The palpa-
BILE knavery and dishonesty of the
course, as well as it's gross outrage
to popular rights, will not commend
democracy to the favor of the Amer
lean people. The people in every
congressional district have the right
to be represented by the candidate
for whom majority of the votes was
lawfully cast, and any party that re-
fuses to respect this right need do
no more to deserve universal repro
baton. The democrats will, in the
end, find filibustering a losing game,
when adopted as the means of con-
ceallng the truth or preventing the
exposure of fraud. -EGchdnqe
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The owner of thousand acre farm.
who keeps large stock of cattle and
sheep, has to buy phosphate to make
his corn crop a sure crop. He writes
US: "Claremont, N. H., jams, 1882.
L have used Bradley's Phosphate for
twenty years, and always found it all
that it is represented. 1 have farm of
about one thousand acres, and keep a
large stock of sheep and cattle, and of
course make great deaI of manure. l
plant some twenty acres of corn, and use
my barn-yard manure freely; but my corn
crop was never sure crop until used
this Phosphate. l furrow my field each
way, and drop teaspoonful of Bradley's
Phosphate in each hill; and it is of more
value than whole shovelful of Compost.
as it brings the corn forward rapidly and
natures it early enough to escape frosts.
Russell JARVIS"
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The revenue of England from alco-

The revenue of England from alco-
holic liquors has fallen off two mil
lions and half dollars, change
which Mr.. Gladstone attributes to the
"gradual extension of saving habits
among the people" The figures of
Mr.. Gladstone's budget, the statistics
in Mr.. Hoyle's articles on the English
drink bill, and the figures in the sta
tistical abstracts afford concurrent
proof that the consumption of intoxi-
cants in Great Britain was from II to
10 per cent less in 1881 than i'll 1875.
The Irish Sunday closing act has
helped to cut down the Irish drink
bill from twelve millions in 1877 to
nine in 1880. Cardinal Manning and
the Catholic clergy have conducted a
vigorous crusade against intemper-
ance the Blue Ribbon Army has en-
rolled $4,000 within twelve months.
The value of the liquors consumed in
1881 was nearly equal to the post
office and other savings banks, and
in the funds of the various friendly
societies.
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CALEDONIA COUNT
ESSEX COUNTY
THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICTS.

PROCLAMATION BY GOVERNOR FARNIIAM.
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State
of Vermont at its regular biennial session
of October, A. D. 1880, enacted as fol-
lows, viz:
AN ACT FIXING THE TIME FOR THE NEXT
ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN con-
GRESS.
1t IS hereby enacted by the General ASSEM-
bly, OfHe State Of Vermont:
SEC. /. The first Congressional Dis
trict of the State shall be composed of
the Counties of Bennington, Rutland. Ad-
olson, Chittenden. Franklin, Grand Isle
and Lamoille.
SEC. 2. The second Congressional Dis
trict shall be composed of the Counties of
Wlndham, Windsor, Orange, Washington,
Caledonia, Orleans and Essex.
SEC. 3. Sections thirty-three and thir-
ty-four of chapter one of the General
Statutes are hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. If before the first Tuesday of
July, 1882, the Congress of the United
States shall make reapportionment of
Representatives to Congress, and in such
reapportionment shall apportion to the
State Of Vermont two REPRESENTATIVES,
only, the Governor shall as soon as NAV
be after the passage Of the act of Congress
making such reapportionment issue
proclamation stating the action of Con-
gress and stating this act.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on the
day when the Governor makes his procla-
nation under the provisions of the pre-
ceding section, and not otherwise.
And the same was approved by the Gov
ernor, December "a, A. D. 1880.
AND WHEREAS, The Congress of the
United States at it's present session enact
ed as follows, viz:
AN ACT MAKING AN APPORTIONMENT OF
REPRESENTATIVES, IN CONGRESS AMONG
THE SEVERAL STATES UNDER THE TENTH
CENSUS.
BE 1T enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
OF America in Congress assembled That
after the third of March. eighteen hundred
and eighty-three, the House of Represent
atlves shall be composed of three hundred
and twenty-five members, to be appor-
toned among the several States as fol-
lows Vermont two; 4
SEC 3. That in each State entitled
under this apportionment the number to
which such State may be entitled in the
forty-eighth and each subsequent Congress
shall be elected by districts composed of
contiguous territory and containing as
nearly as practical an equal number of in
haDltants, and equal in number to the
Representatives to which such State NAV
be entitled in Congress, no one district
electing more than one Representative. 4
All acts and parts of acts incon-
slstent herewith are hereby repealed.
And the same was approved by the
PRESIDENT February %, A. d. A. D. 1882.
and became the law of the United States.
Now therefore, oy virtue of the author
ity vested in me, and in compliance with
the provisions of the foregoing recited
enactment of said State, /, Roswell Farm
ham, Governor, do hereby proclaim and
declare the said enactment entitled San
act fixing the time for the next election
OF Representatives in Congress-" APPROX.
ed December "a, 1880, to be the law OF
the State of Vermont, in full force and
effect from the date hereof.
Bradford, May 10, 1882.
ROSWELL FARNHAM.
By the Governor.
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Walden, VT, Dec. %. 1 have used some
of the Soluble Pacific Guano for the past
two seasons on wheat, and land seeded to
grass, with good results, as also on pota-
toes. Guano sowed in drills, at the rate
of six hundred and twenty-five pounds
per acre, gave a yield at the rate of two
hundred and eighty bushels per acre !;
while side by side, without any fertilizer,
the yield was at the rate of only hundred
and thirty-two bushels per acre. Yours
truly, c. j. Bell.