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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
Starvation in North Louisiana.
[FrOn the Vienna SentineI.1

If Lincoln has an able bodied, ener-
getic and industrious citizen, who, from
the absolute stringency of the times,
stands in need of the necessities of life
without the ability to get them, we
have not yet heard of him. The
report that Lincoln was on the list of
starving out parishes no doubt struck
every one who heard it with surprise,
and all are equally puzzled to know
how the report received currency and
what portion of our parish it is that is
in such distress. While with many
people in our country times are per-
haps harder than thcycv were before,
money and provisions scarcer than for
many years past, and perhaps ever
before, yet none that we have heard OF
contemplate the necessity OF petition
ing aims Of the general government or
suffering very sorely from the pinch
ings of hunger. While perhaps a few
| worthless colored people, and OCCASION
ally II white man, for aught we know,
arc in straitcned circumstances and un-
able to secure supplies for the year, or
to see their way clear for the barest
necessities Of life, the case is by no
means frequent among our people.
While we deny the report that any cit
izen of Lincoln is on the point Of STAR
walton, on account of unavoidab1e-mis-
fortunes, we do not disclaim the pow
erty of our people. We admit that our
people are poor and by no means pos
sess all the worldly goods they should
possess to secure comfort and ease. Our
soil has not the fertility and produc-
tiveness calculated to build up the for
tunes Of the people after the instan-
taneons process, and we are sorry to
say, nor have our people more than n
fair share of the vim aud energy so
essential to the successful accumulation
of property and means.
But few, if any, are there in our
who have earnestly endeav-
ored to provide for home demands and
failed, who cannot now get what assist
ance they need, even without curtail-
ing too many Of the comforts of life.
To say that there will not be some suf-
terinG from hunger this year is more
IMAM we would attempt; we believe
that owing to the extreme scarcity of
provisions and the constitutional disin-
cltnatton to labor of a certain class, will
render things somewhat squally with
That class, hut this class is not COM
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
BOSH.
Webster Tribune.i

Webster Tribune.l
Under this head the Morehouse CLAIR
ion INDUCES in q wild TRADE against
the Democratic party, denominating
them all Bourbons.
We heretofore thought the name
Bourbon applied to the extremist of
the Democratic party. We are aware
that the counsel of the extreme men
has been in the ascendancy, and that
there has been q disposition by many
of them to keep their power at all haz-
ards by fair or by foul means.
1t was this spirit that removed Mich
oils from the gubernatorial chair.
We candidly say that we have no
sympathy with this class of politicians,
but when the Clarion says that all their
promises are bosh, we take issue with
1t. We all well know that our taxes
are very light in comparison with our
taxes during Radical rule. We all
know that our State government is
infinitely better than it was under Rad
ical rule.
We cannot deny that we have sordid
and corrupt men in the Democratic
party. This is always so in every party.
There is one great redeeming trait in
the Democratic party. They will not
conceal the short comings from each
other. They do not act together as a
band of thieves, sworn to secrecy as the
Radical party do.
How neatly have the Radical party
in Louisiana put out the tracks of their
thievcry. A notable instance was the
act of 1874 consolidating the bonds of
the State and the amendment of the
Constitution proposed at that session
for the same purpose. Those measures
were eagerly caught at by the holders
of q vast number of bonds that were
without any valid consideration. Their
source and origin was edectually hid,
and the convention of 1879 was una
BILE to separate the true from the false.
There are no acts of the Democratic
party that can compare in the least with
these vile deeds.
If misdeeds occur in the Democratic
party let US strive to correct them and
remain in the party. We make moth
ing by going over to the enemy. We
know from sad experience that to give
the Radical party control of the State
would be suicide. Between the two give
US Bourbons every time. Our interests
are united, and they cannot we'll make
law that will not bear alike upon all
the people.
The extreme men OF the Democratic
party cannot always control it. Enough
of the conservative element will always
be present to checkmate any ultra
measures.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
did Right.

CFrom the 0hs0vopoGs :Esassa. piDna9
Gov. McEnery IL eminent1y right In
refusing to beg for government aid in
response to the cry from Caldwell par
ish. He says tits humiliatiug enough
for the State to appear before the world
In the attitude OF a beggaF when there
is real necessity for 1t, but now when
there Is no suffering that our people
cannot alleviate, to 60 begging for gov
ernment rations would. be- shameful.
The president of the police jury of Con-
cordia parish is now in New Orleans
aud was interviewed by a Picayune re-
ported. He says there Is no destitu-
ton in his parish 3 It Is ina prosperous
condition and the peoplefhave all done
well, s.aO hi bGB TaiiAy i''5Ti u
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
The picture oyerdrawn.

From the Clinton Wat chman.l
knowing the people, the soil and the
climate of those finc parishes as we do
by reputation, and knowing too the
characters of the leading spirits of the
Columbia meeting, we deduced the
conclusion, that the picture of destitu-
ton was overdrawn and greatly exag-
gerated for the mean. purpose Of black
mailing the ever open hand of melting
charity. And although there may, by
possibility, be small class. of sIoths
and drones in each parish, who live in
persistent violation of the scriptural
maxim IF We toll not, neither shall ye
eat; :" who find their larders empty,
and who find the merchants who have
been carrying over heavy balances for
them for years, are naturally unwilling
to take any more risks on their lazy,
worthless, agricultural ventures still
such cases are exceptions--not the rule
in those parishes, Viewing the condi-
ton of general destitution as alleged by
the resolutions as a physical ilnpossi-
bflity, we concluded that the aver
ments were false and slanderous. We
are glad to see that the true and good
citizens of those parishes are coming
forward to testify to the manhood of
their people, and emphaically dis
claiming knowledge Of any, such con-
dition as IL depleted by Mr.. Fauikner's
lying resolutions. ..W 81.
Before turning our back upon IL dis
gushing and discreditablee episode in the
history of Louisiana, we desire to say
that in their anxiety to make out n case
false from premise to conclusion Bird
ger and Faulkner have forgotten the
fact, that here in Louisiana there may
he raised winter crops which are very
fair substitutes for a short crop of corn,
potatoes and hay; and that the weather
OF the winters OF 1881 and 1882 has been
peculiarly favorable to the growth of
all the winter crops. OF course the
sioths and drones have no such crops,
and II they had, they woul,l he too lazy
to utilize them.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
No Destitution in Concordia.

from the Concordia sentinel.l
asfhe report Of suffering and extreme
destitutiOn in various parishes adjoin-
ing Concordia, and including portion
Of our parish, telegraphed to the New
Orleans Times Democrat last week,
proves to have been merely sensational
and without the slightest foundation in
fact. When the report reached us, it
came like thunderbolt in II clear sky.
We had previously had no intimatiOn
of suffering In any of the parishes
named, and knew of no reason why
there should be: The names attached
to the telegram caused US, as they did
the Times-Democrat, to think there
might he some truth in the report, but
we could not begin to realize that there
was as much suffering and destitution
as was depicted. We are happy now
to be able to state that the subject has
been fully Investigated, and no desti-
tuition or suffering at all has been found.
While the people who were reported to
be so poverty stricken, are not so we'll
off in a worldly way as they might
wish to be, they are certainly not in a
condition to appeal for charity or be
made the objects of it.
We can, ourselves, speak for Concor-
dia. Up to this time our people have
been independent, and happy, and have
had plenty of remunerative work.
There have recently been large aces
sions to our population from the hills of
Mississippi and Alabama, and all have
been encouraged by the planters
throughout the parish to come, which
assuredty would not have been the case
had any suffering, or lack of employ
ment, existed. What tho future has in
store for us, however, we are not at all
certain of. The continued rising of the
Mississippi, threatening us on the front,
the plethoric condition Of the streams
in our rear, and tho recent breaks in
the levees letting in largo volumes Of
water upon the low lands OF the upper
portion Of the parish, may retard plant
ing operations, and thus entail some
hardships upon tho laboring classes,
but we are not apprehensive of any
disastrous results.
There is, at this time, no suffering or
destitution in Concordia parish, and it
may seem like borrowing trouble to
speculate as to what will be the result
of the present floods. We stand in
need of no assistance, aud all efforts to
make us appear objects of charity may
be considered entirely gratnitous and
unWarranted.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
That Appeal for Aid.

An impromptu meeting was held in
Columbia February 3rd, with Hon. r,
ID. Bridger as chairman and MIR. j. g.
Hiner as secretary, and A. w. Faux
ner to explain the object and get up the
resolutions, which Wero at least suhi-
GENTLY sensational to do the subject
justice. These resolutions were ordered
printed in two city dailies and three
country Weeklies, and they set forth
the startling fact that the larger por-
ton of the citizens of the parishes of
Ouachita, Richland, franklin, Gaia
houIa, VIM, Grant, and portions OF
Jackson and Concordia are on the point
of starvation-hanging on the ragged
edge of despair as it were-and appeal
to the State and United States govern.
ments for four months rations for sc, 900
people. We knew that our people were
pretty hard run, but we had no idea
we were in half as bad fix as our Cald.
we'll neighbors say we are; and we are
still inclined to regard $4,000 as an
exaggeration of the number of persons
that are Suffering or likely to suffer with
hunger in the parishes named.
Now, the people of Caldwell parish
have a perfect right to make this appeal
in their own name, and may have had
the authority to speak for the other
parishes, but we would like to know
who authorized them to speak for Rich
land. Circumstances may yet force the
people of Richland parish to appeal for
aid; it is fact also that large por-
tion of our parish is now inundated,
and it is also fact that we all feel the
pressure of hard times, and that many
of us feel uneasy about our condition
and many may actually suffer; but we
hardly think there is danger of starva-
ton unless nearly all our country and
city merchants fail or refuse to furnish
supplies this year As they have been
doing in former years. In fact, most if
not all our farming people have made
arrangements for supplies for the year /;
hence they will besupplied unless those
promising to supply them break or fail
to comply with their promises.
If the people of this parish were left
to their own resources-if we could get
nothing to eat except what is already
in the parish-some of us would starve
without a doubt; but that would be the
case almost any year, as our people as
n rule depend upon buying most Of the
necessaries of life every year.
The motives of our Caldwell neigh
bors were perhaps good and charitable,
but they arc not very highly appreci-
ated by our people, who regard their
appeal in their behalf as entirely too
previous.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
FaHlkuef's Racket.
IFrom the Franklin Sun.


On the Sd inst. IL meeting was held
in Columbia, Caldwell parish, under
tho auspices of Hon A. w. Faulkner.
at which some astounding statements
were made, and very startling resolu-
lions passed.
At that meeting it was asserted that
ssnineteen-twentieths of the people of
the parishes of Ouachlta, Richland,
franklin, Caldwell Catahoula, VIM,
Grant and portions of Jackson and
Concordia, including both colors and
classes of our citizens, have not grain
of corn to feed their starving teams,
no bread, no credit, and nowhere to
go, and nothing to go with.
In this alarming condition of affairs
the aforesaid meeting resolve, "That
the Governor of the State be requested
and is hereby petitioned to make out
a requisition for rations on the Secre-
tary of War for 10000 people for four
months"
This. MODEST request, strange to say,
has not been complied with, the author
tiles having ascertaincd that the pro-
ceedings of the meeting were repudi-
ated by most, If not all, of the parishes
represented to be in Il starving cOndi-
ton.
Now SO far as Franklin parish is con-
! cerned, tho statement of tho meeting is
grossly exaggerated, and We would
like to know upon what authority it
has been made 1t is true, that some
distress prevails amongst our farmers
owing to the failure of tho corn crops,
but rs IL general thing, men who are
,riilh'g to WO,'h, can, at all times, get
help, and the present season will be no
| worse than Others have been. AS to
| the ration business, we are decidedly
opposed to it. In 1874 when rati0ns
were issued what was the result? \
few privileged persons got the bulk of
the supplies, while those who really
needed help, were thrown aside. We
have in our midst Il few deserving
widows who need help, but this we
| trust can and will be afforded by the
citizens, without calling on the general
government. We look upon the meet
ing at Columbia as an insult upon
North Louisiana. We are not objects
of charity and do not wish to have our
condition represented any worse than
it really is AS far as colored people of
Caldwell are concerned, if two or three
hundred of them who are riliing to
tabor will come over to Franklin, we
will gladly give them employment.
| We want labor, are anxious for it and
are able and willing not only to feed
them but to give liberal remuneration
| to any who wish to work.
| AS to the Hon. y. w. Faulkner we
would suggest as an amendment to his
resolution, that he be appointed to dish
out the supplies the Secretary ofWar is
to issue and rs Il reward for his patriot
ism that he he returned to Congress
next election.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25

Gen. II. c. Drum, Adjutant General
of the United States army, married dur
ing his subaltern days in Louisiana Il
daughter of Mr.. Gibbs Morgan, Of
Baton Rouge. Mrs. Drum is said to
be one OF the most accomplished and
popular ladies in Washington society.
She is a sister of our Mexican Minister,
Judge P. II. Morgan. of Louisiana.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
DEsTTTuTrON IN NORTH lou
- = ISIANA.
VOICE q EdTHEa p REss.
Z .Eteh,y ,rhoss ana Rations.

BlBusy =. 1H U""'" ' s"' s- "a -
TRANSLATED nom ". o. German Gazette.I
ischultze: Well, 900 persons are
starving In North Louisiana, and will
have to be fed for four months by the
government.
Miller: It's all lie. These is not
one person that Is starving. -,
iSchuztse: But how will FaullSne get
i 1t;iler: Getting ria 81. them EN- does ssI moi
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25

Sam w. Small, sold ST." formerly
of the Atlanta Constitution has acIuir-
ed Il half interest in the Union of this
city, and will, after the first proNimo,
be permanently connected with this
iourual.-JacksouciN (Flu.) Onion.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
GENERAL HANCOCK.

A special dispatch to the New Or
leans Times-Democrat, from Vicks-
burg and dated the 10Th, says:
Among tho passengers by the Chou
teau to-day were Gen. w. S. Hancock,
of the United States army, and his
adjutant-general, Mitchell. While here
Gen. Hancock was visited by q large
number Of our most distinguished citi-
zens. The General intends spending a
couple Of weeks in the Crescent City,
and will arrive Tuesday morning in
time for Mar(li Gras.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25

posed of, or to any extent represented
by, the industrious and energetic ele.
ment of our country, but on the con-
trary. such as no country would lose by
their starving outright.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25

The undersigned takes pleasure in max ing
known that he is now IA well prepared
before the war, if not better, to do all kinds
Of work, either in
Manufacturing Repairing
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, HACKS, ETC"
Ready made work kept on hand; speci-
M ems of which may be seen by calling at the
Factory. He will also carry general
Blacksmith shop, arranged to do all Kinds OF
blacksmithing. Terms reasonable.
January l, 1879. FIR. ENDOf.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
-tIrH STEAM SAW MILL.
.
]. Il. MUIR. Proprietor.

Having purchased the interest OF the SIRE
cession OF II. NJ. Bry, deceased, the untler-
comes sole proprietor of the Monroe City
Steam Saw and Planning Mill, and will
continue 1t III active Notwithstanding
shingles, &c, to pc furnished, on short
notice. in any quantities desired. a large
lot of superior, timber, both pine and
cypress, on hand. Prices to suit the times.
Address orders to !. II. MUIR,
Il. O. Box 81.
Monroe, September. 20. 1880.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
Court OF Appeals.

SECOND CIRCUIT.
Judges .......O ren Mayo and w w Farmer
Clerk Austin Green
Parishes and times Of holding court in
the circuit:
Ouachita-First Mondays in January and
June.
Richland-Fourth Mondays in January
and June.
and July.
Catanoula-Second Mondays in February
and July.
Concordia-Fourth Mondays in February
and July.
Tensas-Second Mondays in March and
October.
Madison-Fourth Mondays in March and
October.
East Carroll-Second Mondays in April
and November.
West Carroll-Fourth Mondays in April
and November.
Morehouse-First Mondays in May and
December.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
NAMPREI.L HOUSE SALOON,
GRAND STREET,

MONROE, la.
TOM CAMPBELL, Proprietor.
Having recently opened tho. above named
saloon, the Proprietor respectfully solicitS
liberal share OF the public patronage.
Liquors and Cigars kept constantly on
hand: Custome rs may rely upon good Or
der and polite attention.
The '',rhistle Dew" brand of whiskey for
sale Mt this saloon.
February IL, 1881.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
District Court.
FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT,
Composed of the parishes of Ouachita and
Richland. Terms of Court:
Ouachita-Jury Term-lst Mondays in
April and October; Civil term-lst Mon
days in February and July.
Richland-Jury term-lst Monday in
May and 3rd Monday in November; Civil
term-2nd Monday in March and LIST Mon
day in September.
r w Richardson....."........ Judge
Clerk A ustin Green
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25

City Of Monroe.
Mayor and Chief of Police. ......Fr. Endom
Councilmen-J G Sanders. ID NJ Sholars
s Meyer, w p enwick. F Garrett, c c
Lewis. + w harrington tc.)
Secretary and Treasurer. ....,..O ID Stillman,
D. Il. T-oUsdale........ $500. Recorder
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25

Twenty.Third Senatorial District,
Comprising the parishes of Ouachita,
Richland, Caldwell, Franklin and Jackson.
Senators-E f Kidd, of Jackson; II Y
Ably, of Ouachita.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-07-29
A Modest Request.

1.-THE Board OF Control of the Dem
o~eratic Congressional Committee hav.
ing neither the funds nor the dispo-
sition to corrupt the public mind, yet
very DESTROYS of placing the views of
the Democratic party before the conn-
try, earnestly request and confident
ly anticipate" us TO publish "liberal
extracts from the speeches that will
be sent to us from time to time.'
This modest request is signed by Il.
p. Hover, Chairman. W. are not
exactly III that line of cheap adver-
Using just now. All these fellows are
working for their W pecuniary in
terests, and not the good of the coun-
try. Ifthey wish any long Demo-
cratic speeches published in the NEWS
they will have to alter their veiws
concerning the corruption Of the
public mind.n We won't have it
that way.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-07-29
Amended Mining LAW.

During the present session of Con-
gress, says the Mining and Scientific
Press, there was very little thinker
ing' with the L. 5. Mining Laws.
While legislation on this subject was
pending, We made some comments
on the bill introduced, and have re-
ferred to it several times. Now the
bill has been passed and approved,
and the other day the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office issued the
usual Constructions under which is
termed the Act of April %, 1866. The
law is as follows:
An act to amend section 1926 of the
Revised Statutes, in regard to miner
al lands, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted, etc. That the adj
verse claim required by section 1926
of the Revised Statutes may be veri-
fled by the oath of any duly author
lied agent or attorney in fact of the
adverse claimant cognizant of the
facts stated; and the adverse claimant,
IL TtSltlIl14y vi, db buC lAlII0t DCIllR D0-
yond the limits of the district where
in the claim is situated, may make
oath to the adverse claim before the
clerk of any court of record of the
United States or of the State or Ter
ritory where the adverse claimant
may then be. or before any notary
public of such State or Territory.
SEC. =. That applicants for miner
al patents, ii re-iding beyond the
limits of the district wherein the
claim is situated, may make II oath
or affidavit required for proof of citi-
zenship before the clerk of any court
of record, or before any notary pub
lie of any State or Territory.
The instructions To Registers and
Receivers, issued by the Commission
er of the General Land Office, are as
follows:
Gentlemen;-Your attention is
directed to the provisions of the fol-
lowing Act of Congress-, approved
April rs, 1882 lsee May Land Owner,
p. 44)
l. 1t will be observed that the act
is not retroactive, and hence cannot
effect proceedings had prior to it's APP
proval; where citizenship, however,
has not been proven, 1t may be es-
tablished as provided by Section . OF
this Act.
2. Where an agent or attorney-in-
fact verities the adverse claim, he
must distinctly swear that he is such
agent or attorney, and accompany his
affidavit by proof thereof.
3. The agent or attorney-in-fact
must make the affidavit in vertical
ton of the adverse claim within the
land district where the claim is stu
ated.