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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-04-21
THE sPEAKERsn1P.
Letter from Hon. N. G. Blanchard, NJ. c
Editor Shreveport Standard:

Editor Shreveport Standard: :
In your issue of the 18th inst, you
reproduce from the New York Herald
an article on the speakership, from
the Washington correspondent of that
paper, in which the statement is made
that Mr.. Randall's friends claim for
him three and perhaps more supper
tiers from Louisiana. That statement
is entirely speculative. The Demo-
cratic delegation from Louisiana in the
lower house numbers five. OF these,
Ellis, King and myself were members
of the late congress. The new men,
bers are Hon. Carleton Hunt, of New
Orleans, and Hon. T.. T.. Lewis, of st.
Landry, neither of whom were in
Washington at all during the recent
session of congress, and it is not prob
able that either Mr.. Randall or any of
his friends have mentioned the matter
of the speakership to them, nor had an
expression concerning it from them.
Among us of the late congress the
question was frequently alluded to,and
Notwithstanding an intimate, personal
association existing bewteen US, I did
not hear from any of my colleagues
the expression of a purpose to support
Mr.. Randall, or anything equivalent
thereto. On the contrary, sentiment
OF fealty to Mr.. Carlisle was apparent,
though there was no open expression
of opinion on the subject.
Among the southwestern members,
particularly those in the valley of the
Mississippi, some anxiety was felt
touching Mr.. Carlisle's position on the
question Of the Improvement of the
Mississippi, and unless he gives some
assurance Of his sympathy with, and
friendly interest in the works of i'm
provement now in process of construc-
ton on the river, fear he will not be
able to command the united support OF
the valley members.
But if he does give such assurance,
my belief is they will be among his
staunchest supporters. We all recog-
nize his high character, great ability,
fine attachments and splendid record,
and I, for one, look upon him as the
most eligible man among us for the
speakership. recognize, too, that his
position on the tariff is precisely that
held by the people of this district, rs
we'll as by myself; and in casting my
vote for speaker / shall seek to do
what, in my representative capacity, l
have always endeavored to do, in
every vote cast by me, viz: reflect the
best sentiment of the people L repre-
sent. N. G. BLANCHARD.
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miffed because our grand jury has
found bill against him for selling
liquor without license. The truth is,
it is bills that he owes that was
troubling him. Everything he could
lay hands on was turned into money,
and he leaves different parties in the
lurch to the tune of $500 or $1,000. He
is said to have taken about $3.50 be-
longing to his old grey-headed father,
some $500 belonging to his nephew,
r. r. Jeter, besides money due mer-
chants in New Orleans and elseW here.
Apparently his domestic relations
were of the happiest Kind, and his
wife seems as much surprised at his
treachery as any one, but she says she
could stand the blow very we'll but for
the loss of her baby boy. One may
live long and 60 far to find just such
another case of cruel desertion and
deliberate rascality.-Coltae Chronicle.
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A SCANDAL AND A SHAME.

Our community has been shocked by
the elopement of H. NJ. Jeter, q mar
ried man and former sheriff of Grant
parish, with another mans wife, a
Mrs. Poiudexter, of Cleburn, johnson
county, Texas. Two weeks ago, we
stated that Jeter had sold out his
business and gone to Texas, and that
his wife and children, three in number,
were to follow shortly. This was the
understanding, and Mrs. Jeter had gone
SO tar as to sell off nearly of her
furniture before she learned of her
husbands perferdy. The truth is
told to Mrs. Jeter in a letter, which we
have read, from Mr.. Poindexter, of
.Cleburn, who relates that his wife and
Jeter in company have left for parts
unknown, taking with them little
Ernest, Jeter's fourth and next
youngest child, which he took with
him when he left Colfax. 1t seems
the whole thing had been planned and
agreed upon from the first, while Mrs.
Poindexter was here on a visit few
weeks -sgo, Jeter pretended to be
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-04-21
LEVEES vs.. OUTLETS,

The efficacy of levees as protection
against overflow must now be acknow-
lodged by all, even by those who have
been the bitterest enemies of the
system. Had it not been for the levees
millions of acres would now be in
undated in our great valley, and the
loss of life and property would be be-
You'd estimate. 1t is true, we have
not yet escaped all danger, and great
watchfulness and care are yet neces-
sary in seeing that the levees are kept
intact, yet we think enough proof has
been obtained to show that the levee
system is the only one that our people
can rely upon for protection against
the annual floods of the Mississippi.
The few millions that have been spent
by the general government in this
direction have yielded a return that
must be gratifying to all, and should
encourage the friends of this system of
river improvement to renew their
efforts in the coming Congress-.
Many of the levees put up this year
were green and hardly calculated to
resist the forces of tho river. but
generally they have held out, and
afforded the greatest protection to the
plantations on the river banks. Had
these embankment had the benefit of a
years seasoning before the food wave
came down upon US. we dare say that
there is not one of them which had
been properly built, but would have
efectually resisted the almost resistless
current of the Mississippi, and the few
breaks that did occur would have
been unknown.
The protection that the levees have
afforded in the Mississippi bottoms this
year must, and we know is, crafty
ing result to the Mississippi River
Commission who were the champions
of this system of improvement, as it is
a complete vindication of their theory,
and a stunning blow to the outlet
people, who could only see protection
to the bottom lands in outlets. We
hope that the seasons experience will
be followed by the burial for all time
to come OF the outlet theorists, and of
the permanent establishment of the
levee system as the true and correct
system of river Improvement and the
only one that will afford the protection
sought to the lands and property of the
people residing upon the lower Missis-
sippi.- Conco,'dia Sentinel.
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We copy the following from the
Hamburg (Ark) Times of the 18th,
concerning a railroad project of i'm
portance to the people of this city aud
parish. Mr.. Files, to whom reference
is made, is the present Auditor of Ar
kansas
Capt. M. l.. Hawkins has kindly per.
mitted us to make the following ex.
tracts from a letter to him from Hon,
A. w. Files.
"In response to your qaere as to
railroad projects, will state that all talk
in that direction is decidedly favorable.
A rai!road man has promised me that
a corps OF engineers should be put in
the field shorty.
"This corps viii probably start from
Collins and go thence to Hamburg and
Monroe. The Paramore me-: indicate
that they will move ont from Pine
Bluff as soon as they complete their
present line. Hope they will. Shall
nse all the influence have in favor of
the matter" %i
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A WOMAN OF THE WOODS.

Some months ago, in one of the
sWamps between the mountains of
Western North Carolina, great excite
ment was caused by the discovery of II
woman seen sometimes clothed in
skins roughly fastened together with
Withes of live oak. All attempts to
feet of foot and escaped into the
swamp. After she had been pursued
for month she suddenly disappeared
and it was supposed she had been
been drowned in one of the stagnant
pools of the swamp. On Tuesday last,
while some farmers were hunting in
the swamps near here, one of their
number, who strayed away from his
companions, was startled by hearing q
quick cry and secinga tall woman run
off swiftly through the underground.
He reported the fact, and since then
parties have been out every day at
tempting to capture her. The descrip-
ton given of her indicates that she is
the wild woman of North Carolina.
She has been seen by many huntsmen,
who describe her as being very tall :,
lither and muscular. Her hair, which
is long and matted, falls below her
waist and is coal black. 1t has been
ascertained that her haunts are be-
tween Blonkeys' and Young's bridges,
large portion of which is almost i'm
penetrable. Saturday morning she was
surrounded by Joseph Artegal, Will
liam Sizer and Caleb Tunis, three we'll
known huntsmen. AS tho former at
tempted 10 seize her she tore up q small
sappling and so fiercely assailcd and
wounded the men that they were
forced to retreat. Other attempts will
be made to capture hcr.-tNul3ottc
Journal.
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Judge VIM. III Crawford died at Pine
Bluff, Ark, on the Nth inst. lie was
a son of the late VIM. II. Crawford, OF
Georgia, who was secretary of the
tresury in Monroe's cabinet, and was
afterwards, in 1928, nominated for the
presidency by the Democrats In con-
gress. This nomination was the inau-
guration of the caucus system and the
beginning of the memorable contest
between Adams, Clay, jackson and
Crawford.
Deceased in early live took part in
politics in his native state and had a
spirited race for congress against A. III.
Stephens, but was defeated by n small
majority, the Wings being in the ascen-
dancy in the district. He has been a
resident of Arkansas for the last %
years, though could never be induced
to take part in politics. Sometimes in
the absence of the regular pastor of
the Presbyterian church he occupied
his pulpit, his sermons being charac-
terized by profound biblical loro and
marely eloquence.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-04-21
A SCHEME OF THE DIsTILLERs.

For three months past Whiskey has
been shipped abroad to Bermuda and
Liverpool, not for consumption abroad
but for storage. One lot of 900 barrels
was started for Bermuda yesterday.
a few years ago some makers of fine
Whiskeys used to send their product
around the Horn to San Francisco and
bring it back, without taking it out OF
the vessel until its return. Connois-
seurs asserted that the constant motion
of II sailing vessel and the change of
temperature gave to the whiskey all
the effect of three or four years of ad-
ded age. Ingenious mechanical ap.
planes in warehouses and cunning
devices in processes of distillation have
done away with that system, and since
there has been no such general move
ment of whiskey abroad until re-
Gently.
A prominent dealer said yesterday
"TWo causes impel this movement
overproduction and the law. For ut
least three years the production has
been largely in excess of the demand.
The internal revenue tax of 80 cents
per gallon on highwines, which
amounts to about 81 SO per gallon on
rectlhed Whlskey, IL payable on the
expiration of three years after distilla-
ton, provided the liquor remains in
bond in this country that long. But if
it is shipped to a foreign port before
that time expires and is then returned
to the United States, it will not have
to pay the tax for three years more.
1t is well worth the while Of distiiiers
to pay about 4 cents per gallon to ship
whiskey abroad and as much more
to bring i: back, when they get three
years time allowance by doing it.
Most of the whiskey now sent abroad
comes back in the same bottoms it goes
out in, so that not much is lost to
American storage by the movement.
Some whiskey, however, is stored in
Bermuda, because the rates of storage
there are much lower than here. The
whole movement will probab bly, amount
to 100000, or possibly 100000 barrels"
-.Sin.
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STATE ITEMS.

Some idea may be formed OF the
arrears in the docket of the supreme
court of the United States from the
fact that the Shreveport case decided
last Monday was carried there just four
years ago. The condition OF our state
supreme court docket is not much bet
ter.-Sh1eveporf Standard.
Pitching dollars and political discus
sions are what enliven US now. From
rosy morn till dewy eve the game
goes on and in every group Of sitters
the names of McEuery and Nichols
are the battle door and shuttlecock. 1t
Is little too early yet, but the gas
might as we'll soon be got rid Of so that
when the time comes for real work it
will be done-Easnaerus1le Appeal.
We noticed last week fine drove of
cattle leaving the parish for Texas.
There were some $50 in the herd and
they had been purchased in different
portions of the parish by two drovers.
We think it bad policy in our farmers
to dispose of their cattle at the rates
we understand these brought. Had
the owners been able to wait unil fall,
they would, no doubt, have realized
twice the amount.-EEankliae Sun, 14th.
The potato bug has begun his depre-
dations. Now is the time to kill them
before the next crop is raised. If every
body in town that raises Irish potatoes
will begin at once to kill the bugs and
pinch off the eggs, every one will make
a crop of potatoes. If only a few kill,
their labor is in vain, for every warm
day the bug takes wing about midday
and seeks new pasture.-J Pebster N'i-
Lune. ..
Mr.. B. p. Edwards discovered on
Thursday last that his fine setter dog.
Sanco, had beyond a doubt, gone mad.
This misfortune was caused from bite
inflicted by the mad dog spoken of in
this paper few weeks ago. No sooner
than Ben found his dog in this condi-
ton than did he have him killed.
Mr.. James Williams, a young and
industrious farmer of ward 6, was
killed on Saturday last from buck shot
wounds received from gun in the
hands of Norman Dawkins. From
what we are able to gather from
circumstances surrounding the killing
it appears that this was brutal and
unprovoked murder. However we
withhold further comment until after
the premilinary examination of
DaWkins.-iS0aytn Times.
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"Number One, 'whose photograph has
been identified on Brady's trial, bearb
the name of lyman, is about rs years
of age, above the average height, of
powerful build, and wears jet.blac
beard reaching down to the middle eff
his chest. The various descriptions
given of him are explained by his
rarely meeting the same persons twice
and his changing his pronunciation,
speaking sometimes with a Scotch &C
cent and sometimes with a brogue. He
was at Cannes in February, where he
remained until the carnival and actual
~ witnessed the procession at Nice from
the balcony on which Mr.. Gladstone
stood. The arrest of Byrne and Walsh
gave him some anxiety, and he started
| for Mexico via New York
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ADVERTISING FRAUDS.
lSLreyeport Times

shreveport Times.l
The Marshall Herald in its issue Of
the 14th copies the paragraph which
appeared in the Times few days since
| cautioning publishers against certain
advertising frauds aud dead beats, and
| adds:
ing agents, Buffalo, N. Y, was recently
! made to us for lowest cash rates for ten
inch double column advertisement, a six
aSe ana ne RetSs 1e the
distrust, in quoting price we informed them
that we would have to be satisfied of their
standing; The advertisement in question is
headed "Woinen's Medical Institute" Sew
the Paris North Texan denouncing
Washburne Go, who advertise "salicy-
publishers have dropped the advertisement
from their pa pers. If publishers were to
accept all offers made by like frauds and
dead beats moro than one publisher would
age"
There is no question but Washburne
& Co. are frauds of the first water, and
theexperience of the Paris North Texan
in dealing with this firm will be what
every publisher now running their
advertisement will experience, we speak
by the card. We caution all publishers
against advertising for Ash & Robbins,
of Brooklyn, New York. We hope in a
few days to publish the names of
score or more of these advertising
frauds and dead beats.
[Amite City independently
We observe that some of our exchan.
ges are advertising for Washburn &
Co., of 2s7 Broadway, New York. We
advise them to look out sharp for the
pay. These parties swindled us some
years ago, and wanted to repeat the
dose recently; but we wouldn't take
any more OF the "sal-i-cyl-i.ca" in
Ourn.
We have had all of these offers made
us. That of the Women's Medical In.
stitute-to which we paid no attention
we copy:
BUFFALO, N. Y, March 26, 1888.
Gentlemen: We will thank you to
give US your lowest cash rate, OF which
you will insert either of the enclosed
ads. in your paper for one year.
We shall place the nine-inch single
column nd. in as many of the best
papers in your State as will quote a
fair, low price on same. The ten-inch
double column ad. will be inserted in
only such papers as quote very low
rate for this large amount of space. We
furnish electros with either adv. which
run entire year without change. Pay.
ment will be made promptly at end of
each quarter in cash.
Please quote prices by enclosed pos
tai on each adv. by return mail, and
oblige, Respectfully yours,
OSGOODBY e. co.
We have the postal enclosed in our
drawer
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-04-21
DAN RICE ON TEMPERANCE.

From n New York exchange we elm
the following notice of well-known
character in Louisiana
Tho Indian Wigwam, at Thirty-hfti,
street and Broadway, where the bout
ney Temperance meetings are held on
Sunday evenings, was crowded to over
flowing last night, it having been
announced that temperance lecture
would be delivered by Col. Dan Bice
of circus fame. His appearance in the
front of the performing ring was the
signal for prolonged applause. When
it had ceased, Mr.. Rice announced that
he was feeling rather nervous, and was,
in fact, "rattled "at the sight of the
sawdust ring again, for 1t made him
feel as if he were deserving the temple
of God for the tents of the wicked. He
put his hearers in u merry mood,
however, by telling them the story of
his conversion at st. Louis by Moody
and Sankey. They urged him to take
anew departure and join the band, he
said. The advice at first suggested to
him the idea of good speculation, and
he thought the combination of Moody,
Sankey, and Dan Rice would be in
vincible. He never regretted his step,
however, and since he had given up
whiskey he had become new man
physically and mentally. "Talk
about your drunken men here" he
said: "yOu never saw me. You
have heard perhaps about people see-
ing snakes. l have seen anacondas,
grizzly bears, rhinoceroses, and hippo.
potamuses, Why, Pilot and Jumbo
amt a circumstance to what saw"
He advised every one who wished to
become temperate to try a touch of the
'jimjams," and they would never
touch drop of liquor afterward,
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4 BIG METEOR.

Fort WORTH, April 16.-A dispatch
from Williams rancho, Brown county,
says that at about 2o'cloclz Sunday
morning a great meteor fell in the out
skirts of the town, killing several head
of cattle and destroying the dwelling
house of Martinez Garcia, a Mexican
herdsman, who with his family, con-
sisting OF a wife and five children, arc
buried beneath the ruins. In its de-
scent the meteor resembIed massive
ball of fire, and the shock was similar
to that of an earthquake. 1t is still
hot. 1t is embedded in the
earth probably 100 feet, and towers
above the surface about 20 feet, and
will cover about one acre of ground.
The conclusion was terrific, nearly
every window in town being shattered.
The people were hurled violently from
their beds, and goods in store-houses
were thrown from the shelves. No
lives were lost, as far as is known, ex-
cept the Mexican herdsman and his
family, although several buildings fell
to the ground. Cattle fled in terror in
every direction. The air was filled
with sulphurous gas. The widest con-
fusion prevailed, as it was long time
before anybody could even Imagine
what it was. This is the largest meteor
that has ever fallen, and il has already
been visited by many people. 1t will
doubtless continue to attract attention
for months to come. 1t has occasioned
great excitement, not only here, but
in all the surrounding country.
A BIC; LIE.
Special to The Times Democrat.
Fort WORTH, April 1G.-The special
to the Gazette about q meteor falling at
Williams ranch, which was sent off to-
night by the Associated Press, was
concocted by Joe Mulhollan, common
ly called "B. H." the man who sold the
Mammoth Cave to the English capt
talists, who were to take it to London,
also who sold the New York papers.
The thing is fraud of the first water.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-04-21

Airs. Carlyle bitterly regretted having
married an author. Nouug ladies
VINO have a newspaper reporter on
their string cannot he too cautious -
Chicago Ig'i5,a.e.
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The loss by fire in the United States
dur ing the month o. February amount
ed to S., 100000.
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NICKSBUR
SUREN ErORT * PACIFIC RAILKO 40
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Ii;un leaves Monroe. 90 Il. IN.
arrives at Waverly ...-........S.0 o. Il. IN.
RETURNING.
=. leaves Waverly ...,..... :. IS D. III.
= arrives ut Monroe. .OO pm.
Monroe and shreveport stages connect
daily for Shreveport.
Daily Sunday eXceptcdl stage line from
Ark
Daily Sundays excepted stage line To-
FarmervillC, La, and Camden, ARK.
Connects with NicESburg and Meridian
Railroad al NickshHrg EsT New ttlrHu--
and all points North and Fast. and with
Mississippi river steamers g Csisa.
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ANIMAL FESTIVAL or THE LIEDERKRANA.

The Liederkranz ball Mt the Academy Of
Musc tomorrow night expected to surpass any yet
given by the society Arrangements for It have been
male ON al extensive scale and costumes OF unusual
brlliancy have been procured for tho committeeman
and the men-at-arms who Will guard the various en-
frances and exIts German hunters Of the fifteenth cen
tury viii be- the guardians II the Academys doors ana
drive away Objectionable persons The procession with
which the ball Will be opened will be led by Heinrich
Wrmmel ut the head OF sixteen knights in armor. At
either side this party viii march herald aud follow
Ing corps OF twelve rumpeter5 The Floor Committee,
1iXteon IN number atred In costumes or the period OF
Louis XVII will he directed by the master OF ceremonies,
Joseph kapp behind whom will DO DauneTbearer anu
two attendants. Three court iesters viii 10y their
antics, keep Prince Carnival merry he Ia borne In
chair ON the Shoulders Of eight alphabetically alfred men.
Tho Court of the Prince VIII follow him, the ladies In
many cOOrs ana the gentlemen In black Merry
of many kinds are TO form the next feature OF the
cessOn which VIII DO closed with fOrtyeigh guests OF
Prince Carnival In their distinctive national o0siumes
Indians, Negroes, EAqumaux, Turks, Chinese, Polish
jews, Spanlards French, Scots, Iyrolese, Irish aud
GYpsies