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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-04-14
UNNASKED.

Speaker Fowler is the Coalition Speaker
Of the Virginia House of Delegates. He
is also editor and owner of the Bristol
NeaCs. In the last issue of his paper he
says: 1.-THE logical position of every Re-
'adiuster is that of a supporter Of Mr..
s'Arthur's administration. The Admins
''tration supported the Readjustsr party
sin the campaign of 1881. and it has per-
''sistently and consistently recognized the
''Readjaster party since that event in ev-
''ery act touching the interest of Virginia.
EVERY appointment to Office in Virginia
''has been made from the ranks of the Re-
sadJuster party. and the moral power Of
''the Administration has been and il now
expended unreservedly in support of the
"Readjuster policy. In the coming cam
s'paign for Congress the district nomina-
"tiOns must be and will be conferred on
s'thoss only who are in full accord and
'sympathy with the Administration. y
The Richmond Whiq on Saturday last,
speaking of the scheme Of apportionment of
our representation in Congress now before
the legislature, says: SIT assures the cleo
''tion next November of eight adnainistro-
''tion mem bsrs of Congress and allows the
"Bourbon Funders to elect two members
'sia opposition to the administration We
'sregret that the Bourbon-Fundersa are al
'lowsd SO many under tho plan; but it is
1.-THE best that can be done, and we are
''contsnt. Already We have at Washing
'ston two Senators and two Representa-
''tives who stand firmly and cordially by
president ARTHUR; and under this bill,
''if it pass the Senate, our Liberal forces
Twill send to Washington sac more sup
''porters of the Federal administration
than we now have there.' Nooo We
think we can understand what ex-Audi-
tor Massey meant when he said at Char
lottesvills last week, that the reason the
leaders of the Coalition wanted to get him
out OF tho Auditors Office was ut was
known 1 could not be carried where some
others were geing.'' And why have not
our Dem ocratic Readjuster friends under
stood it all the time? Has there been
any reasonable doubt that the Rsadjuster
leaders in Virginia would 60 into the Re-
publican camp after the debt question had
been legisIated upon. There is no issue
for them to live upon. The Riddleberger
bill has been passed. There Is nothing
more that they can do towards settling the
debt, and now they leap intothe Republican
camp. And for what? A principle? Oh no !;
for the reason that-'Every appointment
to Office in Virginia has been madefrom the
ranks Of the Rsadjnster party" That is
the principle that according to Speaker
Fowle. makes ''every Readjuster" a sup
porter of Mr.. Arthur's administration.
But is it every Readjuster Hardly Malone
Riddleberger, and some new postmasters
but not every Readjuster. That part Of
the story il to be told in November, when
every Readjaster who had honestly profess
sed to be Democratic Readjuster will be
voting for men opposed to ''Mr. Arthur'a
administration" And there will be q
many one of them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-04-14

TIE BLACK OYER THE WHIT E..
That the Coalition majority in the
House of Delegates of Virginia would de-
liberately take Virginia town, with over
one million dollars worth of property in it.,
away from the control of white men who
are III the majority and hand it over to
Negroes who are in the minority is a propo-
sition almost beyond belief. And yet such
a proposition was carried in the House Of
Delegates last week by strict party vote.
It vas IN the form of bill to amend the
charter of Lexington. This town num-
beers 1850 Inhabitants and it's real and per-
sonal property Is assessed at 1854 600. In
the division of population there is a clear
majority of thirty-six white men in the
town. Ths new charter gerrymanders the
town into three wards in one of which
there is majority Of white votes and in
two of which there are majorities of Negro
votes-not merely Readjuster majorities
but majorities of black voters. By this the
white people get three cGuneilmea and the
blacks who are IT, the minority in the town
get six and are enabled 30 lay the taxes on
the property, which is of course, nearly all
owned by the whites. A proposition to
submit this new charter to the people of
Lexington for their accept nee or rejec-
ton was defeated by strict party vote in
tie House, Though it was ably advocated
by Messrs. Skinner of Augusta, and John
ston of l;otetourt.
The town of Lexington contains the
Washington and Lee University and the
Virginia Military Institute, both of which,
dra 81 20 Virginia from the Southern States
y large number of students 1t has the
reputation f an orderly we'll governed
toxin, with refined and cultivated society
possessing an unusual degree of public
spirit tt ese facts make it Incompetent
sible that the local government Of such a
cs,mmuuity should be taken from the in
telligent class Of its people and put IN
the power Of tbs most ignorant class to
use az whim or greed may dictate. The
effect Of such legislation On the materia
interests Of Lexington must be disastrous
and it seems to be the result of partizan ma
ligniy which has reached the intensity of
rabies. AS an exhibition of the latter it
seems to be on a par with that nexplicable
animosity to community which induced
tbs Coalition postmaster at Lynchburg tc
gentlemens' delivery windows.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20
THE TARIFF COMMISSION BILL.

The following is the text of the tariff
commission bill as it passed the House
of Representatives on Saturday, and
was adopted by the Senate on Monday
Be IL enacted, etc., That Il commis-
sion is hereby created to be called the
"tarif commission" TO consist of nine
members.
SEC. 2. That the President of the
United States shall, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, ap-
point nine commissioners from civil
life, one of whom-the first named
shall be the president of the commits
sion. The commissioners shall receive
as compensation for their services each
at the rate of $40 per day when en-
gagged in active duty and actual travel
ing and other necessary expenses. The
commission shall have power to en-
ploy stenographer and a messenger; !;
and the foregoing compensation and
expenses to be audited and paid BY the
Secretary of the Treasury out Of any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise
lSppAcpaiokSAs
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of
said committee to take into considera-
ton and to thoroughly investigate all
the various questions relating to the
agricultural, commercial, mercantile,
manufacturing, mining and industrial
interests of the United States, SO far as
the same may be necessary to the cs-
tablishment Of a judicious tariff or a
revision of the existing tariff upon a
scale of justice to all interests and for
the purpose Of fully examining the
matters which may come before it.
Said commission, in the prosecution OF
its inquiries, is empowered to visi,
such different portions and sections o.
the country as it may deem advisable
Sec. 4. That the commission shall
make to Congress final report of the re
suits of its investigation, and the testi
mony taken in the course Of fthe same
not later than the first Monday in De
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20
THE ERLANGEH SYNDICATE AND
TIE SOUTHWEST.

The new project of the Erlanger Syn
dictate, which is known to the readers
of the Picayune, to extend its railroad
from Shreveport, La, via Pearsall and
Presidio on the Rio Grande to Mazat-
Ian, not only points to the completion
of Il very important trunk line, which,
working in combination with either
the Vanderbilt system or any other
line from Cincinnati to Eastern tide
water, will be truly entitled to be called
transcontinental, but it suggests immi-
grafton, and is full of promise to the
entire region through which it runs,
Beginning at Cincinnati, it already
crosses the States of Kentucky, Tennes.
see, Alabama and Mississippi, 10 Vicks'
burg, aud is partly built across Louis
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20
HOW FISH HOOKS ARE MADE.

| Boys, how long do you suppose il
hook? What do you suppose it would
cost you to have first-class workman
make you one as good as one you can
buy for a penny?
But I saw a magical little machine
not long ago bite off a piece of steel
wire, chew it a moment, and then spit
at out formed into perfect hook. 1t
would toss out these little hooks every
half-second, the different machines
making the different sizes.
There are eight steps in the making
of fish-hook by the machines L saw.
The boy who tended one of them
snatched specimens from the machine
is they were passing through, and
showed me how each stroke of the little
chisels and hammers added to the bit
of wire that went in, until 1T came out
finished hook and ready to fish with,
though probably the more fastidious
fish wouldn't touch it because it hadn't
yet been polished.
The curious little machines would
first nip Off bits of wire; another stroke
of the machine and the bit of wire had
a little loop in one end. The next
half-second the wire had hack in it
near the other end. Then came a little
hammer-stroke which tiattened out
shaved this flattened end into point.
Then finishing tools shaped down the
sides of the point. And last of all, ii
receives one crook, and drops perfect
ly formed hook into the little bucket,
having been only four seconds before
nothing but an inch or moro of steel
wire on reel.
There are two ways Of finishing these
hooks. Either they are "japanned, -
which gives them the black finish,
which is the most common one, or they
are finished with that fine blue that is
frequently put upon swords and cut
| lery. 1t is done by heating them in a
furnace till they become "cherry red'
as the workmcn call it, and they arc
poured into bucket of oil and left &c
COOL
After finishing they are taken up tc
the deft-fingered girls, who rapidly
count them by hooking them over {;
piece of coarse wire, and throwing ou
at the same time the imperfect ones
Then they pack them in neat boxes
and they are stacked up ready TO
market - Vide 1,UaEe.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20

lana toward Shreveport, to which point
it is in course of completion. 1t is not
likely that the estimate Of SAC, ,OOO, 900
us the amount of money which the Err
hangers have already invested in this
road is much too large. Nor Is at all
likely that the investment is one mere
ly of speculation. They have no doubt
bought the property for the purpose OF
developingit, aud if that is the case
they are not going to stop building
when they have reached New Orleans
from Meridian. A line from Cincin-
natl to New Orleans and Shreveport
would be important, but too much at
the service of connections, and an inde-
pendent outlet westward becomes al
most a necessity in any well-considered
plan of development. The cross line
from Brunswick, Ga, to Memphis,
Tenn, will ultimately be completed.
Indeed, it is not improbable that that
portion of it between Memphis and
Holly Springs will be built this year.
The Erlanger line runs through the
cotton States in northeast aud south
west course-that is to say, practically
parallel with the coast, which is the
best possible direction for such line,
uniting New Orleans, the great cotton
mart, with Cincinnati, aud by the de-
signed branch from Harrodsburg with
Louisville, the two great grain and
meat markets of the Ohio Valley. Sup
plemented by the transverse line from
Brunswick 10 Cincinnati, the line Ee-
comes system which can be used in
any kind of combination. 1t occupies
the proper location for the importation
of Il vast amount of supplies required
by the cotton States, and runs through
a territory offering every variety of at
traction to immigration, beginning
with cheap soil at every point.
We may with propriety anticipate
that the foreign capital which is per-
fecting the great Erlanger system
the cotton region will bring in
its train large numbers of immigrants,
moro particularly of those staid and
solid Teutons, q valuable acquisition to
any region, who are now fleeing at the
rate of 100000 a. year
from Bismarckian militarism. N. O
Picn;y,Nae.
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Dentistry.

nR. T.. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
- offers his professional services to the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Having an experience of fourteen
years in the practice, he feels confident OF
giving satisfaction in all branches of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
Office at residence on Jackson street, neal r
The Female Academy, Monroe. La.
V7-marl6:1Y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20
CONSTITUTION OF 1879

lExtract from Gov. McEnery's Messagc.l
Much was expected from the adopt
ion OF the present Constitution OF
Louisiana, but in its operations 1t has
disappointed the hopes of its trainers.
The instrument Is voluminous and con.
tains many provisions, borrowed from
other States not applicable to our sys-
tenn of laws or to our condition.
The appointing power of the Execu-
tive is too great, and it Is not we'll
distributed. Within an immense pat
ronage, he has no power and his efforts
to execute the law result in reccpmen-
dations and remoustrances.
With less patronage and moro authori-
ty the Executive department of the
government could be more advanta-
geously administered. The system of
removing officers for delinquencies,
incompetencey and corruption, without
the power of suspension is too compli-
Gated. The result Is that u judicial con-
test is equivalent to the prosecuted
officer serving out his term and enjoy
ing the emoluments of his office. The
judiciary system Is unsatisfactory, and
it has been the cause of much COM
plaint.
The restrictions upon legislative &C.
ton are unwise and exclude from the
control of the Legislature many sub
jects which should demand its atten-
ton.
The Limitation on taxation is unfor
tunate and the financial system under
it is confused and embarrassed. The
General Assembly can be liberal in its
appropriations, but it is limited in the
taxation to meet them.
The Constitution declares gambling
to be Il vice, yet it encourages that
vice in its worst form, not only incit-
ing to breaches Of faith and embezzle-
ment in the effort to get rich in the
turn of a wheel, but demoralizing
society, corrupting politics and imped-
ing legislation.
The Constitution was intended to
expedite judicial inquiries and to cheap
en- litigation, but it has crowded the
dockets of courts and increased the
costs to such an extent that many are
afraid to venture within the halls of
Of justice.
The instrument is difficult to in
terpret and impracticable in its execu-
ton. Many articles could, With advan-
tage, be abolished and amendment
made; but L doubt the expediency of
submitting many amendments at one
time, for fear of confusion.
a new Constitution would be bless.
ing, and 1 hope to see the State under
an organic law suitable to our wants
and in harmoney with our laws.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20

n new settler in Texas writes that
he has "thc Rio Grande for bath.tub
and the whole of Mexico for a back
yard" 1t might do for him to use the
Rio Grande as a bath-tub if there were
no policemen around, but Mexico as q
back yard would hardly be Il safe place
to hang gclothes.-Loweli Citizen.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20

The Muscovitcs arc putting their city
in order for the great ceremony Of tho
coronation--repaving and cleaning the
streets, painting and kalsomining the
houses, and scrubbing things in gen.r-
al. But the shadow of q terrible possi-
bility hangs over ancient Moscow, once
the Russian capital, and whose walls,
could they speak, might tell of many
black tragedies. Will the Car bc
crowned? If crowned, will he leave
the city alive? Tho latest dispatches
seem to show that tho Nihilist con-
spirators are, If possible, more deter
mined and more active than ever in
plotting his death. 1t is said bya Mos
COW correspondent that they arc now
discussing in whispers the question
where they can best deal the fatal blow.
The coronation will undoubtedly afford
numerous opportunities. The Car
must go from st. Petersburg to Mos
COW, 400 miles by railroad the road
may be undermined at many points,
After reaching Moscow he will, accord
ing to an ancient custom, remain in
the Petrovsky park, about two miles
from the Kreml, until the eve of tho
coronation, and then will proceed to
the kreml. On that short Journey he
must pass through masses of people.
How many Nihilists with bombs in
their pockets will be in the crowd? In
the Kreml the Gar has to go on foot
from his palace to the IrjDpnskv cafho
dral and back, Il distance OF about fifty
yards, while thousands OF his subjects
of all classes occupy the space between
the cathedral and the palace. lie will
carry his life in his hand. Every step
will be perilous. These Are some of the
chances Alexander III. will take when
ne starts for Moscow.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20
Talbot StillAllRll,

A TTORNEY AT LAW. MONROE, La,
IL will practice in the Parishes OF
Owachittt, Aiorehouse, Ieichla,,d and Frank
lin, 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 i'll connection with attorneys residing
vhere. August Is, 1881.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20
THE CITY MEMBER.

The average New Orleans represent
alive came up on time, and was much
astonished that no particular honors
were paid him in the capital. Natur-
ally, he thought the militia would be
ordered out, salutes fired, a procession
form, In which military and civic So
cteties would parade, the mayor and
common council meet him at the land
ing, the governor and suit conduct
him to his quarters, the citizens re-
cetve him with hozannas of welcome,
the fast young men of the town honor
him with u torchlight screnade and
other demonstrations OF public char
acter, aud all because he hailed from
New Orleans and had sacrificed his
free lunch privileges, his downy mar
ket-house repose and street-corner viyi-
lances-all to serve his city In such a
Villatnous, God-fOrsaken, out-of.the-
way place as Baton Rouge. But no.
thing of the kind happened, and when
our metropolitan legislator found that
he was paid no attention whatever,
and that he was no more than any
body else, he subsidized into calm ab-
straction and profound cussedness. lie
thought he would return mt once and
resign his unsought honors, but tho
thoughts of "them four dollars day"
riveted him to the spot aud he will
contrive to exist as best he can until
the session Is over. In such cases tho
citizens of Baton Rouge ought to do
something. They do not seem to know
that New Orleans folk sacrifice much
dignity and self-respect in accepting
such positions so far from home; they
wouldn't do it either, but they feel
that the State would go to tho devil
and Tom Walker unless they had full
control of the managing power. Hence
their willingness to offer up themselves
as sacrifices for the public good--cspe-
cially SO far as New Orleans is con-
cerned. The amount of suffering tho
average city member is compelled to
endure for sixty days is beyond calcu-
lation-in his own opinion. But he
will survive the affliction, flttcr and
healthier man, and win Il niche in inn
mortal fame in tho columns of tho
BIyie Bl,tst Of Freedom. .-,S,uytt,. Planter.
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cember, 1882, and 1t shall cause the
testimony taken to DO printed from
time to time aud distributed to men,
bers of Congress by the public printer,
and shall also cause to be printed for
the use of Congress 1000 copies of its
final report, together with the tcsti-
mony.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20
.Iol,u McEncrX.

ATTORNEY AT LAW e 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 Tor sale and purchase
Of Plantations, Farms and unimproved
lands solicited.
Mss-Maior J. G. Richardson is associated
with MIR. McIInery in the land bus mess,
to which he will give his entire attention.
January 6, 1851.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20
DIR. $. e.. Murphy.

NEsIARD ST.. MONROE, LA.-Having
- recently arranged his Office with special
reference to the treatment of chronic female
diseases, DR.. Murphy will give particular
sttent;on to that branch of his profession.
Us-Reters to the m cdical fraternity of Mon
roe and Trenton. juno Is, 1Sl1.-tf.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20
II. II. Russell.
NET ~ COUNSELOR AT LAW

ATTORNEY ~ COUNSELLOR AT LAW
MONROE, LA.
DRACTICES REG ULARIY in the Par
ishes of Ouachita, Richland, Lincoln
and Caldwell. and in the Supreme Court.
Collection of claims prosecuted with dill
Sence and money promptly renitted. Man
agement, sale and lease of real estate under
taken. and satisfaction guaranteed. Fees
moderate. Office on Wood street. in
Stubb's building. Jan. Il, lSSi,
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John H. DinkEraVc.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, LA.
II 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 attention.
Land Office and Pension matters attended
to. March 2S. 1879.
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:. MyLI.SAPS. c. TRoUSDALE.
MillsnpS ~ TrOusslnIc.

ArTORNEYS Il COUNSELORS AT LAW
MONROE, LOUISIANA,
Win practice in the courts of tho 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.
Otlice in STUED's BUILDING, on Wood
street. August IS, 1851.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20
c. J. BOATNER.
NJ. J. I.IDDELL.

c. J. BOATNER. NJ. J. IL DDELL.
BOatncr Il Lilldell.
A TTORNEYSlAND COUNSELORS AT
~ Law, Monroe, La, will practice in all
the Parishes of North Louisiana, in the
Supreme Court at Monroe, the Federal
Courts and in the Land Office Department
Of the General Government.
Office fronting northeast corner of public
square. January 3, 1879
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-20

JOHN CAl.DERWOOD. TuOS. Y. ABT.
DrS. CnlderHOOsl e. Aby,
Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery.
Office on Grand street, in of +. NJ i.
McCormcl<'s Drug Store, and opposite
d. Il. Gunby's store.
January %, 10. n2O:1y
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ia anlcS II. StrOther.

A T"TORNEY AT LAW, Monroe La.
n Will practice law in North Louisiana,
before the Supreme Court at Monroe, Fed
eral Courts of Louisiana, Court of Claims,
and Supreme Court of the United States at
Washington CITY.
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II. Richardson.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, La,
North Louisiana, tho Supreme Court Of the
state, tho Federal Courts, and in the Land
Office Department of the General Govern
ment. August l8, l.
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DIR. Il. II. IIicllaralsOl

Dr. II. II. Richardson
HAS resumed the practice of Medicine.
IL He may be found, when not profess
sionally engaged, at Moore's drug store
during the day, and at his residence at all
other hours. Monroe, Feb. 6, 1879.