The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-02
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Cameron parish makes a good show |
ing. the tax collector 1T that parish
having already paid into the State |
treasury alf except nineteen dollars.
In Connecticut lands upon which
pine trees were planted afeW years ago
are now wnrth$lO0 and acre for lie
AMber.
$ The telegraph is a wonderful, inNen.
tian. A cable message can De sent
from New York to London ana an
answer received IN the short space OF
six minutes.
I, Is estimated that the people OF
the United States expended upwards OF
q, ,OOO, 600 last year for imported pre-
cious stones, such as diamonos,
eincralds and the like.
Tie oldest and largest tree In the
world IL chestnut at the foot OF
Mount Etna. The circumference ot the
matn; trunk II two hundred ana
twelve, feet:
The Picayune Of Sunday says that
the committee Of arrangements OF the
Knights OF Pythias have selected the
Illinois Central Railroad az the official
route to Monroe.
There Is but little prospect of the
passage by Congress Of the bill revok.
Ing the Hawaiian treaty, but II is not
probable that the treaty will be renew
ed ut the expiration Of its term.
Mr.. Thos. II. Galloway of Chata-
uooRa. Tenn, aud Miss Susie o. Me-
Every of New Orleans were married at
the Frytania street Presbyterian church
by the Rev. Francis j.. Ferguson last
Friday.
The North State, newspaper pub
lished at Greensbor0ugh, N. c., has
boomed itself by boldly Offering to
every .sdaughter OF Guilford county
who presents her husband with male
twins'' free copy OF the paper for an
indefiuat length OF time.
| A Paris newspaper advertiser takes
I the cake for irony. He advertises
thus: An orphan, 67 years desires to
find employment ia a h0urgeoise
family as chambermaid or lady's com.
panion." 1t occurs to us that the lady
who answers his ad., Ii exceedingly
anxious herself for companion.
The Camden Beacon of-the 2s,h, has
\ the following regarding the Ouachit:
river at that point:
The cid Ouachita was on a big boon
this week, q destructive overflow doe
not seem iu3nl.uent yet all apprehen
sious In that direction have not dis
A appeared by long sight.
! Crystal Springs, Miss, reports hav
ling already shipped 100 cases o. stray
berries aud that from the present out
look there will be shipped from ther
not less than 40 600 boxes of peache
and 100000 boxes Of t0aoatoes this sea
500.
Ths Commerce Committee OF Con
Rpess Will make an effort TO get earl
action In the House ON the bill pre-
viding for No sending OF n commi.
Is ion to Mexico .apd South America
study yellow fever germs and TO d's
cover its origin.
OF the $4,000 acres in .she town
Newton, Loug Island, lS4S ere occr
pied by cemeteries. A million .bodt'
are now buried there and II ia est.fn'
ted that the annual interments reac
2s, 900.
RI If EAds' Ship Railway scheme
such big thing, it js strange that pr
| vate capitalists will NOT advan"e h'
4 saouey to make preliminary sur"e
The fact of the matter ia capssalts
i via not have anything to edo wits
i. therefore the attempt to get Il
Gsvaralnent TO shoulder the schen
snaclss strongly of a job TO raid Z
Treasury ,sud divide the Doodle.
, A special ,Eeom Helena, Ark, to Il
New Orleans States of Sunday, sa
that the Mississippi at that point h'
risen inches Ior khe "a hours endii
= at 6 y. M, OF that day and that u
river then stood fO-ty.-five feet thr
4 inches above low water mark and o.
foot eleven inches below the hil
water mark of 1882. The dispatt
further states that the danger is n
over and that u close watch had 10
kept to prevent serious break in Il
g levees.
! A Waterloo (Wis.) preacher, by Il
name of Koshler, fieeced the tnembe
e of his flock out OF $500 Of their wealt
;. recently, followed the example
y. defauIting bank cashieLs and brit
taking aldermen and skipped over In
Canada. He wrote back to one OF q
e elders rendering his resignation, bi