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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-05-12

Ache they would DO almost priceless to those who
suffer from this distressing complaint; but fortt-
nately their GOODNESS does not end here; and those
who once try them will find these ltt'e pills yahi-
abb in many ways that they will not DC willing
IA do without Them. But after all sick head
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-05-13
CUCCEssION SALE.

SOSS1SSAON o<AAGs
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Ouachita, Fifth
District Court.
Succession of Hugh Tongue.
BY virtue of an order of sale issued by the
Honorable Fifth District Court, in and for
the Parish of Ouachita, and to me directed
in the above entitled succession, will sell
at public auction, in the city of Monroe,
La, at the court house door, between the
hours of sale, to the lastan highest bidder,
on
Saturday, Goth day of April. 1882,
the following described property. to-wit:
ssHome Place." situated on Island De-
Siard, consisting of lot No. 1, in section No.
2, and lots Nos. |, 2. and 4, and southwest
quarter of southwest quarter OF section
one (1), and sections Nos. 80 and 40, in town
ship No. 10, north of range east, contain
ing GIL O3-1OOth acres moro or less, and the
improvements thereon.
Also, the place known as the "Belle
Hope'' or Swan Plantation" in Island De-
Siard, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, fronting
on the Ouachita river, about thirty miles
above Monroe, bounded on the north by
Sterlington plantation, on the south by the
Lilies plantation and on the east by the
Charles w. Phillips plantation, containing
400 acres, go of which is under cultivation.
Terms of sale--Cash for not less than the
appraisemeut.
mch25. J. E. MCGUIRE, Sheriff.
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THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

New Orleans Times-Domocrat.l
Governor McEnery's message, dcliv-
cred to the Legislature yesterday, is n
very able and comprehensive paper.
It Is, of course, too lengthy to receive
comment in the space al
lotted to an editorial article, but we
may touch in passing upon few gifts
especially salient points.
Naturally, the Governor reverted
first to the terrible calamity which has
been visited upon Louisiana in the
shape of the destructive inundation of
FEBRUARY, March and April. After
describing in graphic terms the distress
and inpoverishment which have result
ed, he pays All eloquent tribute to those
who come forward at the critical mo-
ment, to give their services, their time
and their money to the alienation of
suffering and want. There was no
money in the treasury which could he
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MAYORS OFFICE, CITY OF Mo,

MAYORS OFFICE, CITY OF MONROE,
March "a, 1882. !
In pursuance of a resolution passed by
the Council of the City of Monroe, Novem-
Der J, 1881, hereby give notice to the pub
lie that a bill will be introduced in the Leg
islature, at its next session, for the re-dis-
tricting of the Parish of Ouachita to the end,
sentation in the Parochiai government of
Ouachita Parish. Also, that the City of Mon
roe will memorabilia the Legislature at its
next session to enact a law granting the
City of Monroe exclusive control of all fer
ries within the corporate limits of the City
of Monroe.
F. ENDOM, Mayor.
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In several of the parishes the Police
Juries have levied q road tax on every
resident of their respective parishes
between the ages of 81 and 40 years.
In these parishes they propose to
work their roads in a different way
from the old one. That is, in each
ward two commissioners of roads are
appointed for four years, and whose
duty it is to keep in their respective
wards a correct list of all persons SUBJ
ject to the road tax and furnish said
list to the assessor every year, and to
COMPEL all persons, by notice, to do
their work on the roads when they are
summoned to work, and in case of the
neglect of any one to work, to report
him to the grand Jury. Heavy fines
are imposed on commissioners and road
hands who fail to perform their duty.
All hands working on the roads as we'll
as commissioners are to receive pay for
work actually done.-liurksriUe Bulletin.
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TO CITY LICENSE PAYERS!

NOTICE
TO CITY LICENSE PAYERS!
have this day received from the City
Treasurer blank licenses on all Trades,
Occupations and Professions for the year
1882 said licenses are now due and if not
paid on or before the LIST day of April, 1882,
they become delinquent.
JOHN b. CHARLESTON,
City Tax Collector.
Monroe, La, March 2, 1882.
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AN ACT:
TO PROVIDE FOR A CONVENTION TO
FRAME A CONSTITUTION OF THIS
STATE, AND MAKING AN APPRoPRI-
ALTON TO PAY EXPENSES THEREOF.

SFrom the louisiana Democrat.l
Be 1t enacted, by the General Assem-
bly, OF the State of Louisiana,
Section I. That an election of dele.
gates to a Convention to frame Con-
stitution of this State shall be held on
Tuesday, the 9TH day of November,
1882, which election shall be ordered
ny the Governor by proclamation pub
lished In the official journal of the State
at least thirty days before the above
day, and shall be regulated by the
laws now in force for elections tina.
the returns of this election shall be
made as now required, and the Secre-
tary OF State and the Governor shall
together open and compile them, and
cause to be published the names of the
elected delegates in the official journal
of the State.
Sec. 2. That the number of delegates
shall be ninety-eight, who shall he ap.
portioned as Representatives in the
lower house of the General Assembly
are now apportioned, each Parish and
representative district being entitled to
the same number of delegates that
1t now has of Representatives.; that
each delegate shall receive two hundred
and fifty dollars for the whole session,
or all the sessions, of the Convention,
however prolonged, which sum shall
be In full aud in lieu of per diem and
travelling expenses, and all other ex-
penses.
SEC. 8. That the delegates shall
meet tu the the State House at Baton
Rouge, at IL o'clock NJ. on the first
Monday OF January, 1883. and the Sec
rotary OF State shall deliver to them the
roll OF elected delegates certified under
the seal of the State.
SEC. 4. That the sum of twenty-fou,
thousand i've hundred dollars is here.
by appropriated to pay the delegates
and three thousand dollars or so muct
thereof as many be necessary, is appro
priated to pay all other expenses Of tn,
Convention.
The inefiiciency, costliness an,
clumsiness of the government unde
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the Constitution of 1879 Is conceded by
all. It Is not susceptible Of amend
ment because it's defects are too numer-
ous. The above Bill secures q new
Constitution, and has these merits:
1. The election of delegates will cost
nothing. An election Of Representa-
tives In Congress must be held next No
vember. The expense of that election
must be incurred.
The election of delegates is fixed
on the same day, and entails no additio-
nal expense.
2. AT present there Is no officer to be
next November except the Con-
gresham. There is danger of apathy
and indifference unless calincentive
be applied. Tue election of delegates
supplies that incentive.
8. The number of delegates is medi-
um between two extremes. They are
apportfoned precisely as is the Repre-
body, and will be the most
perfect expression Of the popular will.
The absurdity of combining Senatorial
and representative delegates in one body
has heen recognised always, but has
been sometimes adopted for Constitu-
tional Conventions to satisfy the cla-
mors Of the too numerous aspirants for
seats.
A. The pay of delegates is usually the
same as Representatives /. e. four doll
ars day, and not more than thirty
dollars for travelling expenses. If the
shall sit fifty days the sal.
airy of each delegete as fixed in the bill
is sufficiently liberal. The Constitution
OF 1852, the best the State has had, was
made In less time.
s. Economy Is of the highest consid
GRAFTON for poor people. If the Con
vention should cost $40, 600 more thar
the sum mentioned in the bill, it will
be less than a single year's cost of the
Circuit Judges.
6. The Constitution of 1879 with its
26s articles, neddling with details OF
of every conceivable kind, has produc
ed the same effect that all oficious and
preternaturally busy bodies do. 1t is
not a coherent system, but an ill-digest'
ed mass of crudities, a conglomeration
of separate and inharmonious plans
which were not pruned and shaped
into sysmnetry, nor so adjusted as to
be capable Of practical working.
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T +. WETZEL.
Dealer i'll all kinds of
HOU SEHOLD FUR NTTITRE
COFFlNs, COFFIN TRIMMINGS, &c.
Furniture repaired Or made to order. and
satisfaction guaranteed. All orders for
Furniture promptly attended to. Collins
supplied at short notice, with services OF
undertaken, if desired
I have also on hand a full stock of
sale at low prices.
store and shop on Grand street, opposite
McEee's drug store. An inspection Of our
January l, 1850. ly
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Sci
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS,
"0nrs0A

M RS. THANK. w. BENTON will open II
WI Select School for Girls, at her residence
in the City of Monroe, on the first Monday,
the 5th day of September, 1881.
Terms of tuition, from to dollars, pay
able monthly in advance.
instruction in music from 4 TO 8 dollars.
School hours from So o'clock a. M, to
21S p. mr. August 10,
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GIVE ASK NO FORGIVENESS"

From speech recently delivered by
Senator George, of Mississippi, in the
u. 8. Senate, we make the following
subjoined extract, and give his senti-
ments our unqualified approval:
The bill proposes a repeal of section
1918 of the Revised Statutes, which
reads as follows;
No person who has served in any capac-
ity In the military, naval, or civil service of
the so-called Confederate States, orofeither
ofthe States in instruction during the late
rebellion, shall be appointed to any position
in the army of the United States.
1t has been shown, sir, by the Sena-
tor from Kentucky [Mr. Beck and the
Senator from Texas [Mr. Maxey] that
under the rules regulating the ages of
appointees in the army this section can
have no practical effect but to exclude
from appointment persons who were
not exceeding fourteen years of age at
the commencement of the war and who
at that tender age may have served in
some civil capacity, for such persons
were too young for military SER
vice, except possibly for few months
preceding the close of the war. The
statute sought to be repealed is, there
fore, directed solely at persons who
were beardless boys at the time they
are supposed to have committed the
in of civil or military service in behalf
of the States in which they were born.
This, sir, repeat is its sole effect, so
far as it relates to the organization of
the army.
1t Is claimed, however, by the oppo-
nents of the bill that the section sought
to be repealed has a moral and political
effect which justlfies its retention on
the statute.book. 1t is argued that there
Is right side and wrong side in the
late war, and that this section should
be retained as perpetual monument
OF the rightfulness of the Northern and
the sinfulness of the Southern side,
Until heard this objection I had sup.
posed that the right and the wrong
In this matter, as in all others, were to
be settled ia foro conscientiee, by argu-
ments addressed to reason, and not by an
erpost tacto statute, born of the passions
| and directed against the fears of men,
But however this may be, monuments
perpetual or ephemeral are necessary to
show to the world and to posterity the
right and wrong side of the late war,
are there not enough for this purpose
| outside Of this section, which, in the
spirit of vengeance and distrust, impo-
SEES penalty on the vanquished with
no eompensating advantage to the VIC
tor? On whatever side we turn our
eyes we behold monuments which tell
the story of victory to the one side and
oefeat to the other; and so far as might
makes right (Which believe Is tho
rule now they also serve to fix the
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MONROE. La. MAY 10. 1882.
CONSTITUTIONAL PATCHWORK.

In noticing the many suggestions
made by our brethren Of the press re-
spectine amendments to the State Con-
stitution which should be submitted
for adoption by the people, we have
been struck with the great number of
constitutional lawmakers, and especial
~ by the numbeEless imperfections OF
our organic law. If all the changes
recommended could possibly be effected,
constitution would follow which
would challenge the admiration of all
lovers of legal bric-a-b rac, and docu-
ment would be produced more Intricate
than any problem In the calculus, and
as contradictory as the proceedings of q
woman's-rights convention. Amend
meDts to the Consultation have been
experimental with heretofore, and the
result was confusion and no fair ex-
preston of the sober Judgment of the
voting population. That the Constitu-
tfon Of 1879 has some glaring defects,
Its strongest advocates will not deny;
but even with these defects before US,
1t Is easy to err by hasty and ill-consid-
cred action. Probably of ten intelligent
citizens Of the State, no three would
point out the same errors as those most
needing amendment. There would be
the same difficulty in harmonizing the
views of members of the General AS
sembly as exists among our cotempora-
ries In proposing amendments, and
where there is contessedly so much re-
curling alteration, 1t would seem that
the old garment, after being patched,
would not be recognized and probably
not improved. 1t is great misfortune
for State when it's legislature begins
to tinker with the organic law. The
effect infallibly is to lessen the sanctity
OF that instrument, and to place it on u
plane with the ordinary acts of the
legislative department. Hence, we
think that our legislators had better
devote their timo to the amelioration
OF the troubles and sufferin9s of the
people as they are, and not attempt to
organize the General Assembly as a
Constitutional Convention. Perhaps,
they could do nothing better than to
adopt the plan suggested by the Louis
lana Democrat, and call Constitution
al Convention to meet next January,
the delegates to be elected in Novem-
Der at the same time with the election
for congressman. We copy the Demo-
Gratis article in full, and commend the
suggestions made to the thoughtful
consideration of the members of the
legislature. We are inclined to believe
having only read the article since
beginning this wrfting-that the solu-
ton proposed by the Democrat is the
simplest and wfsest yet proposed.
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Advertisements.


NOTICE
rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT APPLI-
cation will be made to the General Assem-
bly, for the enactment of law for the
relief of the undersigned, for the refunding
in part of license erroneously paid, as hotel-
keeper, October sth. 1873, in the city of
Monroe.
MRS. NJ. J. LEWIS,
Monroe, La, April LIST, 1882.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

Monroe, La, April LIST, 1882.
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dissolution.

nlSSOLUTION.
The Copartnership heretofore existing
under the firm name of Mccullough, Nc
Leod q Co. has been dissolved, MI. f. T..
Holman having withdrawn from said firm.
MCCULLOUGH, MCLEOD & co.
April Is, 1882 St
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CHERIFF'S SALE.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Ouacl,ita, Fifth
District Court.
Kieffer g. Gardiner

Sholars & Mccormick,
BY the virture Of an order of sale issued by
the IIonorable Fifth District Court, in and
in the above entitled suit, I will sell
at public auction at the store house on De-
Siard street, (lately occupied by Sholars &
McCormick), in the city of Monroe, La, on
Saturday, 18th day of May, 1882,
(and from day to day thereafter until all of
said property is sold) all the property at
tached in the above entitled and nnm bered
cause, except the notes, accounts and NOR
camille books.
Terms of sale: All bids of twenty -five
dollars, or less, to be paid in cash, and for
purchaser shall execute his promissory note
with approved security, said note bearing
s per cent interest from day of sale, and be
Bank of Monroe.
J. Z. MCGUIRE, Sheriff.
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NOTICE..

NOTICE.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT HAVE
appointed John w. Miles an agent for me,
until further notice, for the purpose OF buy
ing Ties and hauling them made on my
account, to be delivered on the line of my
contract between here and Arcadia.
GEORGE w. CRAM, Contractor.
Monroe, La, April IL, 1882. tt
Richland beacon., 1882-02-18
NUMBER 7.
Away With 1t.

With FIVE dollar pistol Guitcau
shot down, without provocation, the
President Of the United States made
an innocent woman's heart sad: de-
rriv"l four bright, young children Of
a fathers care and protection and cost
the n. ION hundreds of thousands OF
dollars And vet we find that tho
traffic IN these Internal and deadly
weapons is sanctioned by law, and
even good people argue and contend
that their right to own and carry these
mischievous instruments should not be
abridged
The sale Of pistols can not he justi-
fled. No one wishes pistol for any
other purpose than to take the life of
a human being. lncy are sold,
bought and carried for no other pur-
pose. Every drunken rOwdv, ever
bully, hoodlum, or what not, mus
have one Of these dangerous death
dealing instruments about his person,
and Guiteau like, is prepared to shoot
down the first man that comes in his
way, or gives the least oiiensc to his
seli-cOnstituted dignity and impor-
tance. 'ris all wrong. 1t should not
be permitted This is civilized land,
at least would be if pistols, dlrks AMI
l}owie-knives could be dispensed with.
We propose for one that it be dis
pensed with at once and for all time.
In the name of good government,
good order, good morals and good So
cietv we protest against the legalizcl
taaiiic in these articles. In the name
of widowed mothers and orphan chill
dren, we demand that our lawmakers
lit down, not only on carrying con-
cealcd weapons" but go q step further
and strike the evil at Us roo: by pro-
Libting the traffic in these prolific in-
siruments of crime. outlawry and
death. Let the Legislature pass an
act making it penal offense to carry
a pistol, or to import and sell one of
the deadly weapons. This is tho only
way to ge: rid of crime. AS long as
everybody is permitted to carry con-
cealed We 4rons crime will prevail.
Let such law be adopted and en-
forced and an immense Improvement
in our statistics Gs a peaceabIe, law
abiding people will take place.
We call for such law. How many
Of our cotemporaries will join us in
the call? Let the press speak out
and wage war to determination on
this abominable curse that threatens
the peace, happiness, and even the ex-
istcnce of our society.-Ciaiborne
Guardian.
We do most heartily join you in
your call. in which you but reiterate
our sentiment as heretofore expressed
in these columns
Richland beacon., 1882-02-18
Thing, Which Annoy One.

To ct fairly ont Of he house and
find you have forgotten tie very thing
YOU mcnt TO taAe with you.
TO get yourself snuglv settled in
YOUR seat and your ba,kers, bundles.
narkarrs, vallcr, umbrella, and bird
cl..e all stored away in the rack and
before and behind you on adjoining
sca,., and then to discover you are in
he wron5 car.
70 sit next the falling couple at the
theatre.
70 SEQ yourself in q lucid moment
a. others see you.
70 trade with the furnishing store"
clerk who insists after YOU have bought
what YOU desire on sclil1s you cravats,
collars, cNia and fancy ,,icry.
TO buy "sOmetLing handy to have
il the house" and be told by your wife
On taking it home that You've paid
twice too much for pocr article.
10 put something away for safe keep
ing so carefully that You can't find it
again.
10 sit down hungry at the restaur-
ant and wait ;iFiecn minutes before YOU
can catch waiter.
To fix your mouth f.r q favorite
dish and after waiting ten minutes
,nore to be told "It's all out"
70 have the srptuagenarian, who
ell your life has been as an old man to
YOU, speak out to You: "Well you're
getting Old ike the rest OF US"
TO lie always putting your knife or
pencil in the wrong pocket and going
through 81 the rest before you can find
them.
To stow your railroad ticket careful.
" away in some secret recess Of your
clothes and then forget it, and at regu-
!ar intervals be seized with season
OF fear that you have lost it, couse-
quent on which comes spell of frantic
rummaging until You find it,
To attempt IN one day more business
of various sorts than your mind can
grasp or your hands can handle.
To be taken on the Bower by a
confidence man or other species o.
sharper for verdant eountryman.
TO be told you are growing old wber
you know you are growing young.
TO be told by advisory friend thai
vou ought not 20 do so and so wEer
Won havn't done anything OF the sort
ana then be told you ought 20 DO thu-
and so when you have all along beer
doing it.
Richland beacon., 1882-02-18
An OyerCOat the Cause Of
DcltIi.
London Telegraph.

Among the charrcd debris of humanity thar
have been removed from the ruins of the Ring
Theatre within the last few days were tho
remains of Henry Samek, the chief of tho
claquc, VINO, after displaying extraordinary
ealiantry in rescning several persons from the
sallcr = Of The burning house, lost his life III
vain effort TO savc--hs overcoati His
lhoroTgh knowledge of the ms and outs of
the theatre cnabl, 1t him to enter it again aad
ssain, each time with Impuniiy and success,
in his heroic purpose, whiic the confi1gration
was raging. He had just conveyed an insen-
>!blc woman from one of the lobbics into the
balcony overlooking tho Hc.s>Gasse when he
suddenly remembered that he had left his
sur'out hanging from peg close TO the exit
from the thirn gallery, in which part Of the
house nc had been seated when the fire broke
out AMI forthwith resolved to recover it, One
OF his subor.!natcs cE,rcated him 10 forego
prrilous an enterprise, and even endeavorcd
to keep him back by main force. But Samck,
an extremely powerful man. shook him OFF,
excam ng: "No'hins can happen to me,
70, know the house as well as | know my
own pocket and vanished into the smoke,
| never more to emerge thence alive. Thus
persisted the head purveyor Of applause to
the ;ll>fa,ed Ring Theatre on the scene of hs
nightly labors. He died Cor a coat, j, is true J,
! bu, not until he had proved himself hero IN
better cause than ,ha, for which he threw
away his life