The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-04-14
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MONROE, La. APRIL IA, 1855.
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Fresh country meal kept constantly
on hand at Burgin's Feed Store.
Look out for the s'break- bone fever"
This scribe has already been there.
The Monroe ice factory will probably
start to work during the coming week.
The demand for ice is on the increase.
but the supply is ample.
The overflow is off the railroad
track as far east as Delhi, but it has
not been decided when a passenger
train will be sent out from this point.
The balmy Spring weather Of the
past few days has stimulated wonder
fully the growth of vegetation. The
gardens are "springing up like a hopper
grass"
The editor of the Madison journal
has chad the pleasure Of meeting Gen.
Frank Morey, now of Washington, ID.
G., who will be among lis for a short
time, looking after his interests in this
parish.'
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Farmerville Appeal, was in town three
days ago, taking few hours respite
from his duties as Assessor of Union
parish. He called upon several of our
merchants, and was, we were glad to
hear, kindly entertained.
DeSiard street is now Illuminated
nightly by handsome ':headlights," as
likewise the northeast corner of Grand
street. This is due to the liberaIity of
our merchants, and hints at the early
construction of gas works. There is
no city in the South that needs gas
works worse than does Monroe, and no
city, probably, that would foster them
better.
The serious illness of Capt. W. w.
Farmer is causing anxiety with his
friends. For several days, we learn
from his physicians, he had been suf-
fering from severe headache. Appar-
emily his condition improved, when
fever suddenly supcrvened, accom-
panied with delirium, and uncon-
sciousness still remains. His physi-
clans regard cerebral irritation as the
trouble, and consider his recovery as
extremely doubtful.
The District Court for the parish con-
TIMES in session. We are informed by
District Attorney Hudson that there
were fifteen convictions for criminal
offenses up to yesterday morning-one
for manslaughtcr, one for forgery, two
for uttering forged papers, and the re-
mainder for minor ofIenscs, such as
carrying concealed weapons, as assault
and battery, and the like.
Judge Richardson informed us that
the Jury would be dismissed this
week, and the Court would proceed to
the trial of the civil docket next week.
That pest, the buffalo gnat, is
rampaging both town and country.
Several fine cows have been killed in
the city by them, and their ravagcs
in the country cannot be estimated.
1t is not an unusual sight to see on our
streets the city dxay-mule and half-a
score of country teams, bearing a tin
bucket charged with tar, feathers and
other combustibles that produce
plenty of smoke. We learn that these
pests arc annoying the stock i'll both
the swamp and hills, and that along
the river a number Of work mules
have recently died.. The presence of
these gnats was not unanticipated, as
they generally follow an overflow, but
the inconvenience and loss they cause
is none the less to be dreaded and felt.
There was destructive hurricane on
the upper Ouachita, Il few days ago,
near Hot Springs. y despatch from
that point is az follows:
Reports of the late hurricane Mt
pniniS ramOto from railroads and talo