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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-25

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400. Then 1 got out some beautiful
gold-plated sleeve buttons, which 1 eN-
planned could not be bought for less
than So. TheseI proposed to sell for
fifty cents each, giving to all who
bought Il dollar additional as before,
each time doubling the money gift.
The buttons soon went off, as had the
other things, and 1 was ready for the
final 'sbite" ut the crowd. The twenty
pairs of sleeve-buttons had been sold
for half q dollar, and I had given back
twenty silver dollars. "That fellows
darned fool, heard all around me,
but L replied to this by saying that last
week, in Macon, l have given away
81, 800, and that l was ready to do it
again.
"The crowd was perfectly crazy to
see what came next. 1t was watch
chains. The chains | was to sell ut any
price from $3.50 to anything above that
one wanted to give, / telling them the
while that the more they paid the bet
ter it would be for them. 1 hinted that
the watches would come next, and this
let them off like a lot of madmen. The
trick now was to sell as many chains
as possible at $3.50. had devil of a
right and left. The dollars came rush
ing blindly at me, and 1 raked them in
like chatf. Then l got out of chains.
"PreviousIy had prepared two big
red silk handkerchiefs, exactly alike,
and as soon as the chains were all sold
1 took the money, and, in the presence
of the crowd, tied it all up together,
and, after making a speech, proposed
to throw the bundle into the crowd for
the best man to take. While talking l
purposely dropped the bundle into my
box by my side, in which 1 had the
other handkerchief. In this was $40
in silver and some paper to make it
stand out and look like the one I had
dropped. All this had been arranged
beforehand, of course. With whoop
L swung the bag around my head af-
ter STOPPING to pick it up where first
dropped it, and up it went into the air.
Great heavens you should have seen
the mob! I never saw anything like
it. They fought like tigers over the
handkerchief, while / took occasion to
leave the spot. 1 had also arranged to
bring the thing to a climax about the
time the Albany train left, so L was
driven at once to the depot. I was
just $3.50 ahead. But 1 got very weak
in the knees while waiting at the de-
pot. L was a little too soon, and about
dozen young men ran up, raising the
very mischief of a noise, which /
thought was for me, and it proved to
be true. They saw me and came
around me, laughing and knocking
each other like crazy men. l didn't
know what on earth was the matter,
until they finally told me it was the
best joke that had ever been played on
Brunswick, and, although they had
been victimized, they wanted to as
sure me it was all right.
"I had sold the chains to nearly all
the best men in Brunswick, some of
them paying me as high as So for them.
1 was satisfied to leave, and had my
revenge. You may put 1t down for Il
fact that any average American crowd
can be humbugged the same way every
day in the year,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-25

DRS.L. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully y
- offers his professional services to the
citizcns of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Having an experience of fourteen
years in the practice, he feels confident OF
giving satisfaction i'll all branches OF his
bro otcssion. Is willing to warrant all work.
once at residence on jackson street, near
the Fo,nale Academy, Monroe, La.
v7-mar16:1Y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-25

According to writer in the British
Medical journal, the opium habit
may be discontinued with perfect safe
ty and without discomfort by gradually
red ucing the doses of morphia, and
substituting bromide Of potassium in
increasing doses. The point is to keep
up the proper proportion between the
two drugs, and hence the necessity OF
medical supervision. 1t has been said
that such modes of cure simply substi-
tude one bad habit for another; but ii
should be born in mind that a bromide
habit is easily cured, while the opium
habit sticks considerably closer than q
brother.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-25

VIM. II. Cunningham, workman at
the Birmingham, (Ala.) Rolling Mills,
left his work, walked over to tho
Alice furnace, assembled to the mouth
of the stack and awaited the moment
for changing, when the bell was raised
he threw off his hat and leaped head
foremost into the furnace. Deceased
leaves wife and three children; he had
been low spirited for several days, but
had not been drinking.
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Dr. =. e.. Murphy,

nnSIARD ST., MONROE, LA.-Having
- recently arranged his office with special
reference to the treatment of chronic female
diseases, DIR. Murphy will give particular
s,ttcntion to that branch OF his profession.
ne7-Retcrs to the III edical fraternity of Mon
roe and Trenton. June 10, 1Sll.-tf.
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Talbot Stilllllan,

II will practice in tho Parishes OF
O..nchit,t, Ilorehousc, IeicAtand and Frank
In, in the Supreme Court of the State,
and in the Federal Courts. Will take
claims for collection in all other parishes in
Louisiana, with privilege of managing
same in connection with attorneys residing
vherc. August Is, 1851.
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John McEMery,

ATTORNEY AT LAW * LAND AGENT,
No, 6 Carondelet ST., New Orleans.
AND BUSINESS at the Land Offices in
IL New Orleans and Washington City at
tended to. Agency for sale and purchase
of Plantations, Farms and unimproVed
lands solicited.
Eas-Major J. G.. Richardson is associated
with Mr.. McEnery in the land business,
to which he will give his entire attention.
January 8, lSS
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John Ii. Din lk grave,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, La.
~ Office opposite Court House. Practices
in 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 attentlon;
Land OIlice and Pension matters attended
Nlarcn -, lSLS
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-25

Robert +. Pattison, the governor OF
Pennsylvania, will not be thirty-tWo
years of age till the Sth of next De-
cember. That settles him for the next
presidency. He will not be of presi-
Dental age for nearly year after the
next inauguration.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-25

The Chicago Evening Journal say
that since the Republicans have q ma
jority of only one in the next Illinois
House Of representatives, the Republic
can candidate for speaker will have to
vote himself in order to be elected.
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Nj. j. LlDDELL,

A T"TORNEY AT LAW,
IL MONROE, La,
Will practice in the several Courts Of the
parish Of OuacIlita and parishes adjoining,
and in the Federal and Supreme Courts at
Monroe. Jnly 8, 1882.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-25

From the paragraphist of the Plea
yune:
1t is time for honest men to arise and
knock the stuf1ing out of ballot-boxes.
Bob Ingersoll is man of contradic-
tions. He wants no hell and Gen.
Sherman for President.
The young hunter is never so wary
as when he steals through the tall weeds
and shoots decoy duck.
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;. MILLSAPS. C.H. TRoUSDALE.
NIillsnps ~ TrOusdaIe.

ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW
MONROE, LOUISIANA,
WIFI practice in the courts of the Fifth
w District, Supreme Court, and Federal
Courts. Will take claims for collection in
all the parishes of North Louisiana, with
privilege of managing same in connection
with resident attorneys.
Office in STURB's BUILDING, on Wood
street. August 10, 1881.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-25

Missouri has no prohibitory law ana
Kansas no gambling law. Kansas CITY
lies on both sides of the State line, ana
that portion in Missouri is full OF rum
shops and the other part is filled with
gambling dens.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-25

The Cherokees need civilizing n lit
tie more. Chief Bushyhead announces
the Nation out of debt, which is Il sad
sign of barbarism.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-25

Sullivan, tho sluggcr, knocked
Washington street-car driver down
eleven times in succession. lIe should
have tackled conductor. Some OF
them are pretty good at knocking
down.
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The San Francisco voters tickct at
the late election contained 30 names.
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NOTICE..

DEBTS DUE THE LATE FIRM OF
Campbell & Heekin are payable to me on
1y. a. CAMfbELL.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-25

Pope is in peril. a number OF Scna-
tors, Democrat and Republican, will
oppose his confirmation as Major Gen
eral.
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IL. Richardson. .

A TrORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, La,
n will practice in all tho parishes OF
North Louisiana, the Supreme Court of the
State, tho Federal Courts, and in the Land
Office Department OF tho General Govern
,nent. August Is, l.
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g. r. noArNEE J. S. BoATNER
C, J.~& J. $. BOATNER,

A T'rORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT
IL Law, Monroe, La, will practice in ~
the Parishes of North Louisiana, in the
supreme Court at Monroe, the Federal
Courts, and in the Land Office Department
of the General Government.
Oilice fronting northeast corner OF publlc
square July lo, 1882.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-25

Austrian officials consider war with
Russia as inevitable.
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TIE FADING MORNING COMET.
ALBANY Argus.l

ALBANY August
If seems that the comet has now
ceased to be popular wonder, though
it still claims the interest and attention
of Astronomers the world over, and will
continue to do until it has passed from
the range Of their instruments into the
boundless realms of space. Since the
moon has removed from the vicinity
of the comet, the latter's appearance
has become brighter, and its luminous,
laclz-like train can again be seen in the
early morning shooting across the sky
directly from its seeming enemy, the
sun. When the tail Was last measured
at the Dudley Observatory, Il few days
ago, it was IS degrees long. This cor
responds with an actual length of
about G9,O00,O0O miles. Telescopic
study of the great object reveals an in
creased elongation of the comets head.
The bright round nucleus in the end
nearest the sun has preserved its first
apparent relation to the less dense ma
terial directly surrounding it ever since
the separation of the compact and OBJ
long head, which occurred several
weeks ago. But the head has been
continually increasing in length,
though diminishing in brightness, and
when last measured by Mr.. Tucker was
over 100000 miles long. Those having
the matter in charge have experienced
considerable difficulty in combining the
observations of different observers be-
cause of the uncertainty as to the pre-
else part of the head taken in each OBJ
servation as the centre of gaavity and
used for the point to be located. The
question Of the identity of the new
comet may depend upon this. The
comet will probably remain in the
range of vision until January, when it
will rise about midnight. Much COM
putation remains to be done to deter
mine whether or not the great object
will return within the lifetime of any
person now on the earth.
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JOHN CALDERwOOD. THOS. y. Any.
Drs. l;nlalerwOOsl & lAby,

DrS. CNItCfWODlt ~ ADy,
Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery.
Oi,ice on Grand street, i'll rear of Il. Nj.
McCornicl<'s Drug Store, and opposite
ID. Il. Gunby's store.
January %, 10. n2O:1y
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Washington Post : "'Oh, don't you
think snicc' is nasty word p asked
Oscar Wilde of a bright Cleveland girl =,
the other evening when the little
beauty retorted: sAnd do you think
nasty is a nice word?' The great
apostle ofastheticism abruptly changed
the subject. That girl had great
head.'
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H. Il. COBB,
4 TTOIsNEY AT LAW, MONROE, LA.
II Jan. 2. 1879.
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ThOS. q. Benton,
A I'roKNEY At LAW,
MONROE, LA.
- Oilice with :. ID. McEnery.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
w. w. FARMER,
Counselor, Solicitor and Attorney,
MONROE, 10 UZSIIN M.
Practices in the District and Circuit
Courts OF the United States, which meet
semi-annually at Monroe; also, in the SUI
preme Court of the United States; also, IN
the District, Circuit and Supreme Courts OF
Louisiana.
August %, 1882.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-28

ter, of Barnwell County, died the
22nd from having his arm torn off
in gin.
The so-called ereenhackers of Rich
land C"uuty 'uet iu Columbia Saturday
to nouiuate a ticket but the white
sreeubackers and the colored radicals
could not agree on a ticket, and broke
up without making nominations.
Maybury, the circus man who
was arrested and brought back from
Alabama upon warrant sworn out
by his partners Pullman and Ham
ilton, had a preliminary hearing in
Columbia Monday and was dis
charged, the evidence failing to
sub ,tantiate the charges.
McLane and Durham went to
Winnsboro Monday to speak, and
were met there by a crowd of red
shirts some Of whom were under
the influence of liquor. An agree
ment wase made to divide time ;
but Durham was sick and McLane
was hustled about so rudely that he
declined to speak.
The republican convention of the
7th District met at SumuerVille last
Friday to nominate a candidate for
Congress. The candidates were Robt.
Smalls and Sam Lee, colored. and E.
W. NJ. Mackey. white. The delegates
balloted all day Friday, Saturday,
Monday and Tuesday-reaching 243
ballots-but 90 one was nominated.
The convention was still in session
yesterday.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-28
Twin Comets.

Prof. E. E. Barnard, of Nashville,
Tenn, on the l4th inst. discovered a
new comet located near the star Lamb
da, in the constellation of the Twins.
His discovery was announced BY tele-
graph to Mr.. 81. H. Warner, at the
Warner Observatory, Rochester, N.
Y, and almost at the same moment
Prof. Lewis Swift, Director of the
Warner Observatory, received intelli'
gence that a large naked eye comet
had been discovered in Rio Janeiro,
South America. Prof. Banard is the
first persoo the present year to re
ceive the Warner prize Of $500. The
fact that these Two comets came into
view at the time is exceedingly signi-
6cant.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-28
studies; but can you imagine an
intelligent student praying to be
made a victor in a prize race?
The End Justifies the Means

The End Jpstifies the Means.
It has cost the Democrats of this
County considerable trouble and
loss of time to nominate a County
Ticket; but we feel assured that
the end has fully justified the
means. The people of Newberry
County are proverbially indepen-
dent in their way of thinking and
while no County is more loyal to
the Democratic party than the white
people of this, yet they quickly and
vigorously resent anything ike
bossism or ring rule. When the
politics of the County is conduc ted
fairly and squarely, 30 that every
man has a chance to take a hand
and have a voice in affairs, univer-
sal satisfaction is the result. Such
has been the outcome of the primary
election. Of course every man has
not secured his choice among the
nominees, but be has had the op-
portunity to try, and with that he
ia satisfied There is no discomfort
and not q whisper Of dissension
among the Democrats of Newberry
County and there will be no such
thing. And We feel justified in
saying that not only those who
failed to get their favorites nomi.
mated, but the defeated candidates
as well, will do all in their power to
roll up big majority for the ticket,
We owe this happy state Of things
to the primary system.
In striking contrast to the above
is the condition of affairs in Sumter
County, where nominations we're
made by Convention. In that
County there is much dissatisfac-
ton; charges are made through
the County papers of ''packed con-
vention," fraud" "ring ticket" &C.,
and a serious split in the party is
apprehended.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-28

The PRICE OF MEAT A dealer
in drove hogs Informed US few days
ago that the price Of pork will not tall
for long time to come. The coming
season it will not be le.s than 81 or 9
cents gross. By the lst of November
it is said that the stock of hogs will be
more yearly exhausted than ever be-
fore throughout the West. So the
meat question is becoming a serious
one. Our farmers have allowed the
stock of hogs 20 run down iu this Sec
tion Ofour OWL raising We are salts
fled there is scarcely meat enough in
the county to feed our people one day.
This is the fate of a people who have
no forethought and having such ad.
7antages of climate and soil allow
themselves to be entirely dependent
upou foreigners Having the ability
to help themselves, they neglect oppor.
tunities aud risk the accident of
chaDgeable markets for high or low
living. It is shameful.-Abbevllle
Mediun,.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-28
State News.

Anderson and Oconee Counties
have their primary election to-day.
The Edge6eld Monitor says that
MI. G. D. Walker made 155 gallons
of molasses from Il acres.
Ex-Judge T. J. Msckey has agsin
withdrawn from the race for Con-
gress in the Fifth District.
The Greenback County Executive
Committee of Fairfield has put a
full Greenback ticket in the field.
The Republican Congressional
Convention of the 5th District has
endorsed Col. Cash as a candidate
for Congress.
McLane is causing no enthusia-
asm in his canvass. His audiences
are small everywhere, and he fails
to awake any interest
The greenbackers of Oconee have
nominated a full County ticket,
composed of greenbackers, radicals
and disgruntled democrats.
The following are the nominees
for the House by the Spartanburg
primaries: E. H. Bobo, Esq, J. A.
Cory, Hugh L. Farley, Esq, and
J. B. O. Landrum-all new men.
The Richmond & Darville r. R.
combination has leased the Chester
& Lenoir Narrow Gauge R. R. for
ninety-nine years. This road runs
from Chester to Lincolnton, n. c.,
q distance of eighty miles.
Sam1 Brogden, Of Sumter, a.
year.old lad, was caught in the
shafting Of a steam gin the 21at
and killed. And Capt. 6. I. Prizes.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-28

How THE Work GOES oN-The
work of construction Of the Cotton
Seed Oil Mill is progressing quite rap.
idly and brick masops and carpenters
are busy in putting the industry into
shape. The brick suokestack is nearly
half finished. 1t is to be seventy feet
in height with base of eight feet.
There are one hundred brick pillars in
position which are to support the sheds
in which the cotton seed is to be stored.
The foundation of main buildings and
for the outer walls for the engine house
are well uuder way. and the iron is
being laid on the side track.-Green-
vile Ne1cs.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-28
General Gartrell and the Ne.
SrOeS.
Augusta Chronicle.

Then there is the negro problem
that has got to be settled. Confouud
the negroes-they are the biggest
fools and the biggest frauds on earth.
| did have some hopes Of 'em few
years ago for I thought they would
surely find out who was fooliug 'em
and that cur people were the only
friends they had, but it looks like
they get worse, and the more we do
for 'en the worse they get. Horace
Greeley did more to free 'em than any
one man in the world, for be spent
his whole life on that one idea, and
Gen. Grant did nothing, but
on the contrary, said he wasn't
fighting for their freedom, and yet
they went back on Greeley from the
Jump. And now here they 60 pell
NELL after General Gartrell, and one Of
'em told me yesterday that the Cen
eral fout for 'em 10 the war and
helped General Grant set 'em free.
Jesse! They seem to be utterly
incapable of learning any sense. All
they want to know is which way 'am
de white folks agoiug' and they 60
the other way straight. They are
dangerous element of power iu our
State, and it will take wise legislation
to keep 'em from meeting wise bad
men and doing US much harm. I
wish I could express my coueem IT for
politician who mas got his owu con-
sent to hold Office in this State, when
he holds it BY their votes, and does
not get a majority of his white fellow
citizens to vote for him. I wonder if
Gen. Gartrell would do it? If Mr..
Stephens should get eighty thousand
white votes, and Gartrell should get
seventy thousand niggers and fifteen
Thousand whites, I wonder if be
would throw off his hat and holler
'Hurrah for ue!p and accept the
Office? I wonder if he would. Alas,
for human depravity. What are our
people coming to? A fellowship
with the nigger and equality? Well,
it is worse than that, for the negro is
the most respectable Of the two.
They are beneath him, and deserve
his contempt. May the good Lord
deliver US all from such humiliation,
and save the honor of our State, is my
prayer. BILL ARP.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-28
a Writ of Habeas Corpus for
Sergeant Mason.

BUFFALO, N. Y.-September 21.-
10 the United States District Court to-
day, before Judge Coke, General John
G. Bigelow Of Washington, counsel for
Sergeant Mason, who attempted to
shoot Guiteau, requested permission to
file petition for writ of habeas
corpus, and made motion to show
cause why the same should not be
granted and the order be allowed
Judge Coke granted the order with
out fixing day, but it is made re-
turuable at Utica, probably October lst,
to be heard by him and Judge Wal
lace.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-28

Wonderful to relate, the New York
Democratic State Convention the
22nd was held without a bolt and
with perfect harmony. Grover Cleve.
land, Mayor of Buffalo, was nomi
mated for Governor. The nomina.
ton is considered a good one, and,
as the breaches between the New
York City factions have been healed,
the Democrats are confident Of
carrying the State.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-28

The Charleston Sunday News
publishes q list of the cadets that
will attend the Citadel Academy,
which opens October End. There
are eighty five pay cadets, twenty
nine of whom are from Charleston.
There are sixty eight beneficiary
cadets-two from each County.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-28
Special Dispatch to the News and Courier.

Special Dispatch to the News and Courier.
GREENyILLE, September 26.-Major
Peter Hair, highly respected citizen
of Greenville, died suddenly about 8
o'clock this afternoon at the residence
of his son-in-law, Capt. VIM. Goldsmith,
three miles from the city, in his seven.
ty-ninth year. He was a native Of New.
berry, whence be moved to Greenviile
about fifteen years ago. Most of bis
life was spent as planter and builder,
and be was widely known as one ofthe
principal movers ID the building of the
Columbia and GreenVille Railroad.
The cause of his death was congestion
of the brain. His remains will be car.
ried to Newberry tomorrow for inter-
ment. A. d. q.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-28

explanation, your correspondent con
cludes that Mr.. Russell meant that
the Greepback Radical association ex-
poets to 60 into "liquidation" after
the 7th of November oext. on account
of the overwhelming Democratic ms
jority, close its affairs, and, it is to be
hoped, settle its debts to the public,
not, however, with Fiat money.