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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-06
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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-06
THE DARK HORSE.

The story of the origin OF the phrase
'sthe dark horse" which is now so
used in political sense, Is
as follows: Once upon time there
lived in Tennessee an old chap named
Sam Flynn, who traded In horses, and
generally contrived to own a speedy
nag or two, which he used for racing
purposes whenever. he could pick up a
s'soft match" during his travels. The
best of his flyers was coal black stall
lion named Dusky Pete, who was al
most thoroughbred aud able to 20 in
the best Of company. Flynn was ac-
customed to straddle Pete when ap-
preaching town and ride him into it
to give the impression that the animal
was merely q ssnkely hoss'' and not a
fast stopper. One day he came to a town
where acountry race meeting was being
held, and he entered Pete among the
contestants. The people of the town,
not knowing anything of his antece-
dents, and not being impressed by his
appearance, backed two or three local
favorites heavily against him. Flvnn
moved among the crowd aud took all
the bets offered against his nag. Jus,
as the "fyers'' were being saddled for
the race old Judge McNIinamee. VIII,
was the turf oracle Of that part Of tn,
State, arrived on the course aud WA
made one Of the judges. AS he tool
his place on the stand he was told no,
the betting ran, and Of the folly of tn
owner Of the strange entry In baclkin
his ssplug" so heavily. Running hi
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-06

rectly, through this Agency, will entitle us
to Commissions.
z. Commissions are due and payable
upon the Contracts of Sale, Exchanges or
Rent being signed by parties thereto.
s. Any disagreement between the parties
after signing such contract does not impair
the claim for Commissions.
8. Owners are expected to know their
Titles before asking the services of this
Agency, and no failure to perfect Il Sale
because of Imperfect Title will destroy the
claim for Commissions.
10. All Property will be Advertised Free
of Charge unless where a Sale, Lease or
Exchange is effected, when the usual adver-
ting charge will be made.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-06

eye over the track the Judge instantly
recognized Pete, and said, ssGentlemen,
there is dark horse In this race that
will make some of you sick before sup
per." The judge was right. Pete, the
ssdark horse" lay back until the three
quarter pole was reached, when he
went to the front with arush, and won
the purse and Flynn's bets with the
greatest ease.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-06
JAY aOuLD's GREAT WEALTH.
New York SUM-

New York SUM-
The foreign investors are utterly ig-
norant, not only of the localities where
the roads run, and of their resources,
but In most cases even of the amount
of capital of the concerns they are In
terested In. More than that, very few
of our own dabblers Ia stocks-and
their name Is legion-know anything
about It. Over and over again do you
hear In brokers' offices disputes about
the amount of bonded indebtedness,
aud the amount Of stocks OF this or that
concern. These disputes are never
settled without q reference to Poor's
Manual, and 1t takes usually an hour
for the disputants to find out the neces-
sary data In that bulky volume. How
many spectators know, for instance,
the amount of joint stock capital Mr..
Jay Gould has absolute control Of?
And would any cautious London, Am
sterdam or Frankfort investor venture
his money In the New York stock mar
ket If he knew that this amount exceed
ed $500, 100000? Not only the market
value of this immense amount OF secur-
tiles, but the management of the prop.
critics 1t is supposed to represent, are at
the mercy Of the caprice of one man.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-06

The press is feeling the pressure Of
the hard times as we'll as every thing
else. Indeed there seems TO be nothing
exempt from the effects produced by
the failure of the crops last year. We
notice that quite a number of our coun-
try exchanges have cut down to a half
sheet. No doubt this was q step which
our contemporaries regretted very
much to resort to, but from inevitable
necessity there is no escape. We our
selves are feeling very sensibly the
scarcity of money. While our expen.
ses continue as heavy as ever, our in
come has diminished considerably.
Many persons are not able to pay US.
There is no money in the country and
of course is less literally
extended by business men. We hardly
know how we are to go through the
but then we shall cross no
bridges before we reach them, and in
the meantime go bravely forward In
the discharge of our duties and rely
upon the liberality of the public to
back us.-Ckni60vne Guardian
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-06

This is without counting the minor
outside enterprises he controls or is in
terested In.
Z, Almost as large an amount of public
Investments was at one time under the
control of Mr.. w. III. Vanderbilt, and
would have been still had he not found
OUT two years ago that the time for q
quiet disappearing from the stock mar
ket was coming, and that the more
stock he could exchange for Govern
ment bonds the better 1t would be for
him.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-06

The Texas Siftings says that a pine
tree that was cut down in Oregon, not
long since, reminds one of Washington
City. 1t has more than thousa n d
rings.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-06

Railroads in Texas will not now be
allowed to charge more than three cents
per mile for passage, the Legislature
having made thisa legal rate for the
State.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-06

+; A Mormon church has been estab-
lished in Sewer County, Arkansas,
with several members, among the most
ignorant class of people. One preacher
was run out of the country, but two
others have appeared. They profess to
be opposed to polygamy.
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THE INTEREST FUND.

THE INTEREST FUND.
CB. r. Observation-Disclosures
We wish to direct the attention OF
the people Of Louisiana to two pictures.
No. 1. A large amount Of money, the
proceeds of taxation, Is percolating into
the State Treasury, and has accumuia-
ted till Il has reached Q million OF dol
lars. Il Is placsd there for the purpose
OF payips intefest on the public debt,
but by . singular fatality It pays no
interest. It IL like the money the little
boy puts In his iron safe. It can be-
dropped in, bat as soon ~ 1t gets into
the Treasury, 1t passes out Of the con-
troll Of the State. 1t then becomes sub
ject to the disposition Of the courts.
The last Legislature ordered Its invest
ment In United Ttates Bonds, so that
It might not lie like the talents hid In
a napkin, but on a suggestion nom
some party, who would prefer for It to
lie in bank, the court uses . subtle
and powerful instrumentality called an
Injunction, and presto! the States SOW
erelynty lapses, the representatives Of
the people lose their control of the peo-
pies money, and It lies like Mahomet's
CONN, suspended between heaven and
earth. ~ sa:
No. 2. In the meantime, the floods
come on the house that was founded on
sand and vast population, who have
been paying taxes, and are continuously
adding to this anomalous fund, are
floating on the mad waters and eating
government rations. The State cannot
buy the lumber that goes into the
crevasses. 1t cannot support its chari-
table institutions. Its vouchers are
selling at ruinous discount. But it's
bonded debt is swelling year by year,
for no interest is being paid.
These are terrible facts. But they.
must be duly considered. The crisis
Is on US, and It must be met with Csc
tarean resolution. We cannot afford
50 daily with the situation. 2.
The levy Of taxation for this interest
AuuN s4SssoS w osVVk0O2 "a eu0 UVtSuASVASs-
ers do not come forward after a stated
time. We cannot sustain the odium
and the Inconvenience of bankruptcy,
while we are pillng up millions for the
payment of our obligations to no pur-
pose.
The main fundamental question we
now have to meet is, whether the SOW.
ereignty of the State is to be respected
and maintained. II Louisiana has no
greater lights than the Carrollton Rail-
road Company, and can be put into
liquidation like bankrupt concern, IL
would be we'll for US all to know It at
once. t"
AS for our part, we shall maintain
that it Is the first duty of the next Leg
islature to proclaim by such plain af-
flrmation, that her position shall no
longer be equivocal, that the sovereign
ty of the State is sacred, and cannot be
assafled, at least in her own courts. We
shall maintain further, that the control
of the public funds belongs to the Leg
islature and not to the courts. Until
these questions are settled and the State
sovereignty Is recognized In every
court in the land, the levy of interest
should cease.
Every sacrifice to pay the just debt
of the State, but not a dollar as tribute.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-06

Jay Gould's income yields him a
dollar second.
Senator Ben Hill has zone to Eureka
Springs.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-06

The new material known as leather
cite is being brought into use in numer-
Gus mechanical and ornamental appll-
cations. 1t Is so perfect an imitation
of leather that people are utterly una
ware that they are handling something
other than leather itself, and Its service
able nature renders the detection. still
more difficult. For all uses to which it
has been applied, the article is said to
have proved nearly, If not quite, equal
in serviceableness to natural leather.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-06
r OCUST DALE ACADEMY,
MADISON COUNTY, VIRGINIA,
Near Rapidan Station, Virginia.
DAVID F. BOYD, PRINCIPAL,

Ably Assisted in tho ACADEMIC department.
by Graduates of the University Of Vir-
ginia, and by q competent officer
? in the Military Department.
This Academy has been long established
and successfully conducted. 1t is mainly
q preparatory School for the University of
Virginia, The instruction, therefore,. in
Mathematics and in the Ancient and Mod
ern Languages, including the English, is
necessarily very thorough.
The Location is one of the healthiest and
most beautiful portions of Piedmont, Vir-
ginia, under the Blue Ridge and near the
Rapidan River, and in an intelligent ana
highly refined community, with Churches
Of various denominations convenient.
The Buildings and Grounds are extern
sive and attractive, and specially adapted
to the purposes of Boarding School.
Tho Session begins the Third Monday
in September, and closes Third Thursday
The Terms are 5000 for a session of nine
10y months, for every expense except
Clothing, Text Books and Medical Atten-
dance. - -
Patrons preferring 1t, Board at reasonable
rates can be obtained in private families in
the Immediate neighborhoOd. zas
For sons Of Ministers of the Gospel, the
Tuition Fee of 5000 is remitted.
This is Private School, and under the
absolute control Of the Principal.
For further information, address the UNI
dersigned at Locust Dale p. O., Madison
D.F. BOYD.
princina1.
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pRIvAcY or DISPATCHES ASSURED.

ACTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
WESTERN UNION COMPANY.
The Executive Committee of the Western Union
Telegraph Company yesterday adopted the follow
ing preamble and resolutions:
Vhereas Unjust imputatlOns have been made against
the integrity OF the management Of this company IN re-
spect TO the sancty Of private messages passing over
It's wires or through It's offices; and,
Whereas 1t has always been cardinal principle WIN
this company guard the sacred privacy OF
correspondence intrusted 10 Us oamn Sdesd
demands of courts, jures and legislative cGinnttees
In cases where this company had no other interest 81
stake than Its honorable obligation to Its cusSomersi
therefore, o,, o,hor
connected with this COMPANY nave the E
10 inspect messages passing over lts wires OF through ~
offices Ia without foundation In fact
ReSoced That any officer clerk operator or otaer ~
ploye handling messages, who shall report or alNge
pany or other person shall promptly dismissed from
the service OF the company snd prosecuted uoet s
law making penal offence to dYuge the contents vi
messages
The following provisions of the new Penai Code
are the laws referred to and proposed TO be enforced
in theforegong resolutions before the adoption OF
the Penal Code penalty OF similar nature was pro-
yided by Laws of 1850 chapter $40, section l. as
amended Laws 1867, chapter 81 q Edmond
1871:
SECTION GAL. A person whSctTher- -
1. Wrongfully OBTAINS, attempts to oDtain any
knowledge OF teegraphio message by connivance with
clerk operator. messenger, or oher enplOye VI te
egTaphic Company or 49, -
Being clerk operator, messenger or other EN-
plOye, wilfulb dyulges 10 any but the persons LOT
whom II was intended che contents OF topographic
message dispatch ntrusted him for or
delivery tue nature thereof, or wlifny refuses Oh
negleots duty to transmit or deliver the same 80
lis punishable by fine Of not more than SlOOO or
Imprisonment for not more than six months OF ny Do'n
such fine aud imprisonment. go .,.
SEQ. 642 A person who wfuly aud without authority
either
L Opens or reads, causes to BIO opened or read,
sealed letter or telegram; or $500
Publishes the wnOe or any portion OF sucn Ielei
or telegram, knowing IL TO nave been opened or read
without authority,
ia guilty OF q misdemeanor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
CONGRESSIONAL TOPICS IN BRIEF.

WAsHINGToN Dec. 6.-ln the Senate to-day
the report the National Board OF Health was fece'eu
from the Secretary Treasury and referred 10 INC
Committee on Epidemic Diseases. Petitions were re-
ceived from citizens Ohio and Kansas for the passage
of the bill TO increase pensions to those persons VINO nave
lost an arm or leg IN the service bill was introduceu
to prohibit the of the Capitol for other thah ts
legitimate purposes resolution was adopted instruct
ing the Committee the Judiciary to Inquire ana re-
port by Bill or otherwise whether any further egsia-
ton necessary the title OF tue Uhteu states
10 the National Soldiers Cemetery at Arlington
The Plat resolution asking the Commissioner OF zen
sjons 10 furnish information IN reference 10 tne
pension roll and the probable elect upon IL
of the passage OF the pending Dill TO
the pension Of persons have lost arm or
leg IN the service suffering from equivalent ais
abilities was adopted with amendment 1nstructng
the Commits transmit complete lst OF all per
sons borne the pension roll ana claimants TOT pen
sions with addresses and the amounts or theIr
pensious respectively Notice was gwen that an early
day the bill for the relief of Fz John Porter WOud DO
called up. -...s
In the House Mr.. Hewitt, OF New-YOrk, presented
petiton OF New-York underwater and shipping mer-
chants in favor OF establishing telegapMc coinmumSa
ton between Marthas VINEYARD and Nantucket LOT .hS
protection OF shipping. Referred. After an e1tenueu
debate bill was passed refund TO the state OF eOiela
the sum OF S5 600 expended by that state for the com
mon defence l777.A bill introduced ana reieIIeu
authorizing the extension OF the Chesapeake anu ONO
Railroad 10 point the military lands ut forttees
Monroe.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday. Dec. g. 1882.
The exchanges into per cent bonds since November
1 to date amount 10 S22O530oO
Indian Commissioner Price has given Red Cloud anu
one Interpreter permission to visit Washington.
The French and American Claims Commission to-day
adjourned to Monday December H. 1882. at IL o'clock
a
The President entertained GOvernOr-elect ButIer OF
Massachusetts NJ W. Cooper. of New York. and frlVate
Secretary Philips at dinner at the Soldiers Home last
evening.
The mandamus case Of General Ward B. Burnett
against the Secretary Of the Interior to compel him 10
return certain pension certificate Oh for hear
ing In the court in banc this Afternoon.
A telegram was presented to the President to-day
from merchants of NewOrleans thanking him Tor the
kindly spirit displayed by him in his ANIMAL message rel
ative to the Mississippi River improvement
President Arthur to-day approved report OF the
Government Commissioners accepting the newly CON
Melted section Of the Northern Pacific Railroad oom-
prisng lO4 and $500 miles Of road in Montana Ter,
ritory and including the bridge across the missouri
River.
The Solicitor of the Treasury to-day acted favoraby
upon offers on behalf OF the representatives OF George
Law and Marshall Roberts to pay the sum of O40 10
each and costs in compromise OF the claim OF the Gov
erument against them for $1,000 80 as sole securities
on the official bond Of Thomas Butler King as Collector
of Customs at san Francisco dated October H. lsoO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
THE JURY BRIBERY SCANDAL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The hearing IN the
Dickson case was resumed in the Police Court to-day
Mr. Wells opened with statement that suop@nas mad
been served upon the Department of Justice by the de-
fence calling the originals Of the afldayits which
have been the special counsel lie said that he
would agree produce all papers TO which the defence
lawfully entitled.
Zachariah Tobriner, Star-ROute juror, told OF the
production OF the paper by Dickson before the jury lie
believed this the opening of the subject III the jury
room 1t had been followed by statements Of similar
haracter by other jurors
Edwin j. McLan another juror, testified that he had
been Government. clerk in the Department of Agrcul-
ture, out Of employment He told the Story
Of the proceedings in the Juryr0Om During the discus
which followed the reading OF the p"r us s
questioned, and DICKSON hppealeu lo tne Dety "
bear witness 10 its truthfuness.
Hugh T. Murray juror In the Route case, u'
serbed the reading Of the paper IL was read 10 witness
ahnut week before the reading before the jury DICK
son said he intended TO publish the whole thlng VII
n,ss did not vote the way with Dickson on the
question of guilt innocence. About week DeiOre Jle
OF the paper 10 the jury DICKSON tOlu MN
That he believed Bowen was only trying 10 ASCERTAIN II
he could be bribed. - -, .,
read about Ia week before its production In the jury
room He told Dickson that he did not believe the Gov
erument brbed jurors. He Thought IL was JoO
put up by the defence ,
Mr. Wells SAID he had but one other juror to examine.
He was not here however and Percval A Kennedy was
aceu ON the stand. He said he had converted Win
Dickson about the Bowen affair two days after the
oloae OF the trial Dickson remarked that he ala not
think that man like the Attorney General or brewster
Cameron had any knowledge Of the attempt 10 DrlDe
him lie said he thought 1t was an attempt 10 trlcA
| him or see how he going 20 VOTE
The court adjourned until tomorrow
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WAsuINGroN Dec 6.-The friends of cheap post
noe may now congratulate themselves that the prop
os ton to reduce the postage on domestic letters
from 8 cents TO cents has been placed In suoh
shane ms virtually so insure ITS enactment into law
nj the present session of Congress This morning
Repre sen alive Oaswel Chairman of the Sub-Com-
1nittee on the Post Office Appropriation, offered a
resolution authorizing the Appropriations Commit
tee "to add a clause to the bill making provision
tor the postal service, which snail reduce the rate
OF postage on first class mail matter from to
2 cents Tor each half ounce or fraction thereof"
The resolution was adopted almost without dissent,
ahalf-dozen Democrats only voting III the mega
tive. This plan OF reaching the subject was
adoptad after consultation among the friends of the
reform as the only one which offered a reasonable
prospect of securing act on by this Congress
IL 10 understood that large majority of the Post
Onice Committee favors tho bill and no objection
was raj ed by any member Of 1t to the resolution
ASouted this morning. Chairman IiiscOck and
nearly all the members of the Appropriations Com
.nittee are warm friends Of the measure, and will
give II earnest support bOtn In the committee ana
TIE House. Although the Postmastcr-General
threw cold water on the proposition IN his recent
repor II is no secret that the three Assistant Post
masters General Messrs. Hatton. Elmer and Hazen
All heartily approve it. and that Mr.. Hazen fur
nished for the consideration of the President an
elaborate argument ia its favor. In his message
The President earnestly recommended the measure
Talks among Congressman reveal the existence OF
an overwhelming sentiment in favor of the bill,
md a great many of them speak of numerous let
f.rs and petitions received by them from their con-
stltuents urging early action. Representative Hill,
of New-Jersey, who has been most jealous and en-
afeetie IN behalf of the measure, and TO whose sug-
,ssstions The action already taken is manly due,
las received many communications on the subject
frrm all uerts OF the Union. The indications are
ma great many Democrats will vote for the prop
s.Itlon In the House, realizing that reduction Of
33I, per cent in the upon domestic correspond
ruee viii be az popular any other measure Of re-
ducton can possibly be- and believing that the time
bas come when II can be effected with perfect
safety The Post Office bill viii probably be re-
ported to the House this week.