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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30
INVESTIGATING T6E CREW LAKE.
CHARGES OF CRUELTY.

yicksburg Herald.)
A legislative committee arrived here
Wednesday morning from Baton
Rouge, composed of the following
named gentlemen: Messrs. Mondy,
Mccullough, Murphy, Bertoti and
Emelle. The committee left yesterday
morning al $50 O'Clock by special train
placed at their disposal by Supt. Bel
KNAPP, of the v. & M, and V. s. & P.
railroad. They went as far as Hogden's
camp, and while there examined five
couvicts and two guards in regard to
the alleged cruelties 10 Cavalier, a con-
yict who, it is charged, lost his feet by
ex posture to cold and frost. No impor-
tant evidence was elected in regard to
the matter, except that the convict
Cavalier who was employed in wash
ing, done all his work at the camps
under shed. No witness was found
who had seen the man in the hospital
The committee returned TO the city las
| night and left for Baton Rouge where
they will summon other witnesses ir
the case before making their report.
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The New Orleans Picayune has the
following to say In reference to the
bill which has passed the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES providing for an elec-
tive judiciary
The bill to change the State Copstitu-
ton 80 a. to provide for the election OF
Judges by the people, passed the House
Yesterday BY vote of IS to 2. This
was In conformity to the notion 80 pro-
minently brought forward by the advo-
Gates of the measure, that In a governs
ment of the people all public function
aries should be creatures OF the people.
However such doctrine might ap.
ply to those who are delegated to make
laws for the people at large, for society
az q whole,it is manifestly unfavorable
not to say extremely dangerous to the
conservation OF justice and good order,
to make the judge directly dependent
upon the persons on whose life, liberty
or property he may be called to exer-
else his functions. The judge, it will
be seen, is brought directly in contact
With the individual who may be on
trial before him, while the lawmaker
deals only with society as whole or
with large social classes, but never
with individuals save In limited cases
where special laws are concerned"
The Judge, then, is more exposed to
personal influences even than the legis-
lator. and for his election he may owe
direct obligations to the Identical in
dividuals who are brought before him
| to be tried, whereas no should be far
removed from any such conditions.
Manifestly such policy is totally al
variance with the maintenance of an
independent, exalted and impartial
Judiciary. We earnestly hope that the
Senate will interpose to arrest an acl
so unwise and fruitful OF evil"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30
A Deficiency.

AsBuRY n. j., May 29.-The board
of managers of the American Baptist
Missionary union in their report yes
terday morning stated that def
cheney of nearly s15o,Ooo was found in
the accounts of Mr., John II. Dean, of
New York, who for a number of years
acted as counsel for the board.
To BE Increased.
CLEVELAND, O., May 29.-Kuights
of Labor committee on laws presented
report recommending that the genes
raj executive committee be increased
from five to eleven members. The six
new members will be elected by ballot
and will serve during the unexpired
year, which ends in October. A reso
luton was adopted giving Mr.. Pow
derby power to recall the commissions
of all organizers.
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THE NEW COTTON PI( KER.
N. o, Picayune.)

N. o, Picayune.)
Some OF our cotton merchants and
planters who have been the most skep'
tical as to the success of the new Cot
ton Harvester are noW thoroughly
convinced of its practicability after
careful study of its mechanism and
the principles that are used. The
thing that seems 10 stagger most every
one is how 1t is that the machine has
powers of Discrimination, but this is
very easily understood when the small
picker stems are seen. The Cotton Gin
with its large cylinder separates the
lint from the seed. The Cotton Har-
vester from the bolls and stalks. The
Gin and the Harvester are very much
alike in their principles. AS the Gin
separates the lint from the seed with
out doing them any injury so will the
harvester seperate the seed cotton
from the bolls and stalks without in
jury to them.
From,the manner in which the COM
papy proposes to introduce the MAJ
chimes they will no doubt have more
orders than they can fill for the next
year, and those who secure the first
machines will no doubt reap the great
est benefits from their use, A planter
who has the machine on his place and
can pick his cotton at a cost of $1.00
per bale will certainly have great ad>
vantage over his neighbor who may
not be so fortunate and is obliged 10
pay at the rate Of ten or twelve dollars
per bale for picking by hand. After
the machines are thoroughly tested in
the fields and prove successful, and of
this there does not seem to be any
doubt, there will be grand scramble
for machines for next year. The
stockholders of the company owning
this machine are scattered all over the
cotton states, and as the President OF
company states that in furnishing ma
chimes to planters preference will BE-
shown to those who own stock, they
will be fortunate in two ways-in
being able to get machines first, and
in the enhanced value of their stock
The Cotton Harvester Is exciting
great interest throughout the South,
and the bold manner in which the
company are going ahead manufactu-
ring the machines aud making their
arrangements for general field trials
throughout the South, is certainly
enough to inspire one with confidence
! as to their success.
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MARTIN WILL coNTEs 7.

N. u. StateS.)
With the election OF Mr.. Wallace
the general public supposed that every.
thing connected with it was settled. II
seems, however, that attention is to be
directed to it for some little time fur
ther, through the efforts of Capt. Henry
N. Martin, the defeated Republican
nominee for the Office. The States re-
porter learned several days ago that the
captain proposed to contest the election
in the House of Representatives,, and,
meeting him yesterday afternoon,
asked him if it was u fact. Capt.
Martin promptly stated it was.
He has several reasons upon which
he will base his contest. lie claims
that the registration Office was Illegally
open on the day of election and voters
illegally registered, when the law pro.
vides that 1t shall be closed ten days
prior thereto. He claims further that
there was fraud in the city count, and
by which St. John was counted for
Wallace.
Capt. Martin is preparing an open
letter 10 Mr.. Jones, the chairman OF the
National Democratic Campaign Com
mittee, on the subject of the recent
election, which will contain some lively
reading. After scoring the Democrats
for alleged irregularities, and referring
to the mode of conducting elections he
denounces the professional Republican
politicians in Louisiana, who, he
claims, do not want to see any Repub-
lican outside of their set come 10 the
front In the State, and combine with
certain wings of the Democratic party,
or with the party entire, as in the pre-
sent instance, for so much cash, to per-
petuate Democratic rule.
He accuses Demas with having re-
ceived certain sums, moderate at that
TO deliver st. John to the Democrats
and claims thar this is only an instance
of the regular game played by Demas
who will always sell out 10 the highes
bidder.
In referring 10 O.hello Flagg, Capt
Martin claims that he was put up il
the interest of the Democrats to divide
the vote in favor of the Democrats.
i He concludes his letter with a refer
ence to Kellogg, whom he places il
the category of being one Of the coterie
of Republicans who will sacrifice thu
interests Of the Republican party tt
crafty their own ambitious schemes.
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THE ACHAFALAYA PROBLEM.

N. @. Picayune.)
The persistency of the effort to close
the Atchafalaya is curiosity. People
who have not the slightest interest in
the consequences of such an egregious
piece of engineering plead for it with
an earnestness which could scarcely be
exaggerated If they required every
drop OF the water which escapes down
that course to quench their thirst.
Those whose interests will be imme.
diately affected by the closing of the
river are unanimously hostile to the
proposition, whether they live near the
head, or near the Gulf. They wish the
floods of the Mississippi shut out; they
do not wish their own navigation des-
troyed, or their own water cut off
above. The modest and reasonable
project of the Mississippi River Com-
mission on Its careful examination Of
the whole problem suits the people
who live along the Atchafalaya; they
perceive that 1t offers them needed pro-
lection and deprives them of no advan-
tage. That proposition was to restrict
the capacity of Old River, the inlet OF
the Mississippi-not the outlet of the
Red River. The Red River has no
proper outlet except the Atchafalaya.
Not drop of its water for portion OF
each year takes any other course. The
chief danger to the people of lacustrine
Louisiana lies in the influx of the Mis-
sissippi. Their own waters they can
generally hold In bounds. The effort
to divert all the waters of the Red to
the channel of the Mississippi Is un-
reasonable. The Mississippi does not
require the Red flood for any purpose;
1t has enough and to spare of its own
floods. If the Red can be made to
desert its natural channel, the Atchafa-
laya, and run into the Mississippi, it
will add immensely to the dangers in
flood which the people on both banks
OF the Mississippi below the junction
must face, and at the same time will
necdlessly injure the people living in
the region intersected by the Atchafa-
laya and the network of navigable
bayous which It feeds. When pro-
ject is so full of injury in every aspect,
and so devoid o: benefit to any section
or person, the persistent advocacy of it
presents a psychological problem
rather than photographic problem.
It is a case for authropological investi.
atigon, not for legislative action.
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Not Settled Yet.

LONDON, May s9.-Mr. Joseph,
Cowen, Radical member of Parlia>
ment, publishes letter in the New
castle Chronicle, In which he says :
The dissentients consciously or un-
consciously have said goodbye to the
Liberal party. The home rule ques-
ton Is not settled. Years will be spen
over this fight; political animosites
will grow and foster, leading to a
completete recasting Of party lines.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30

The siauny man. Of the New Or.
leans Picayuue gets OF the following
rather rough thrust:
says Henry Ward Beecher: "If
Cleveland 10 Republican, ! am Re-
publican, II Cleveland is Democrat,
lam q Democrat. / lam the same kind
of a man that he is." Henry can bet
the bulk of dozen pew rents that
President Cleve, land will never say, 81
am the same kind of man that
Beecher is"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30
Mexico Grants Concessions.

CITY OF MEXICO, via Galveston,
May 2s.-The federal government has
granted concession to the governor of
the State Of Durango for the construc-
ton of a railway 10 the United City Of
Durango with the Mexican Central
railroad. Tho government has also
granted concession for steamship line
between San Diego, CAL, and San Jose
De Guatemala, the company to receive
SIS, 900 subveDtion each round trip.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30
Eighth Session of the United
Presbyterian Church.

Presbyterian Church.
! HAMILTON, O., May 29.-The TWEEN
ty eighth annual session of the general
assembly of the United Presbyterian
church began yesterday with the
choice of Rev. j. T. Browntree, of
CHARTERS presbytery, moderator.
Among the memorials presented is
one asking the assembly to make de-
claration concerning the propriety Of
members of the church joining such
associations as the Knights of Labor.
The report of the conference committee
proposing terms for union with the
southern branch or associates, referred,
will also come up for action. There
are about $50 delegates present.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30

by the laws in such cases. Therefore
the cause for an action for trespass
arose in each and must be brought by
each receiver. He decided that Gen~
eral Farnsworth as receiver could only
bring an action for trespass in this
State. In consequence of the illness Of
juror the case was adjourned until
Tuesday next.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30
Business Failures.

NEW YORK, May 29.-The follow
ing are the business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
seven days as reported by r. G. Dun
& Co., yesterday: Number for the
United States, 1854; Canada, q, as
compared witl total of 1859 last week
and 176 the week previous to the last.
Business casualties in the Eastern
Southern States are light and below
the average in number the Western
and Pacific States furnishing more
than one-haif OF the total number of
failures for the week.
Miss Folsom.
1t was stated at the Gilsy house this
afternoon that Miss Folsom and a
party had engaged a suite of our rooms
and were quartered there.
Indignant Yankee.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Major VIM.
f. A. Bird, of New York, has sent a
challenge to Capt. s. M. Saunders, Of
the New York Grand Army OF the
Republic, because the latter drank the
health of Jeff Davis at the banquet in
Savannah of few weeks ago. His
challenge says;
"Believing you are a brave man, ]
would like to meet you at ten PAGES tt
decide your move for JEFF Davis, Win
chester rifles to decide, and woulC
name Pat Eagan as my best friend"
Saunders brother says his act in
drinking the health of jeff Davis wa!
the result of his business relations Ii
the South, he having been invited t.
the banquet by lot of people will
whom he had business transactions.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30
uOMEi INsTIrUTION.
MA E AND FEMALE ACADEMY.
will Open ON Monday. September .,
1855, aud Continue 10 Months.

.7 a4l-
IT ,ciH be the ain, Of the citizens of Rttsfom 10
make IL FIRST Class; giving to students
advantages e4HnL to those obtained
IL, the best schools an ute State.
The course of study will embrace all OF
the higher branches-N1ath Natural
Science. Moral and Mental Philosophy and
Ancient Languages.
TERMS So
Primary Department. ..................
Intermediate Department.
Advanced Department.. ..................
Incidental Fee per year. ...:.............
Use of Instrument per Month...........
Any pupil taking ono study in a big
department.. will be classed 2 Ia
partment. H4
Board can be secured for Sl2 SO pei
month, including lights. washing, fuel, 60
TEACHERS: -
REV. w. G. FRILEY, PRINCIE1E<
Prof. G. e. Ives, First Assistant
Mrs. Florence Hail, - Second AssistanE:
Miss Lou Slaughter, Music Department.
For futher information, apply to
REV. w. G. FRILIY, Principal or 1
COL. Z. @. STANDIFER.
President Board of Trustees.
July 25, 1SS5,-6m.
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The Shreveport Journal ofthis morn.
inx has the following personal;
Mr., John Hanna, Of Monroe, has
been spending two or three days In the
city. His many friends; and more
especially bis old comrades of the
Third Louisiana, were more than
pleased to see him.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30
All Democratic,

NORFOLK, May 29.-All the returns
from Thursdays election are not in, but
that the city is Democratic by from
1000 to 5000 majority. Portsmouth is
also Democratic. The Democrats car
ried Roanoak, with the exception Of
one councilman.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30

Joseph Williams, described as Lon
don scribbler, is detected and de-
nounced as the writer of the alleged
Hugh Conway, s'Living or Dead"
This is very sad. Innocent publishers
perhaps not knowing that Hugh Con-
way has been, for a long time dead,
have been receiving weekly INSTALL
ments of stories from his pen with a
Banner of Light credulity that has
astopIshed the literary world.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30
Organized For Protection.

PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-Forty-
seven hosiery manufactures of this
city, employing over IL, 900 hands met
Thursday and organized for mutual
protection. The organization is the
result of tho recent demands of old
employees.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30

Tho Ruston Callgraph says It don't
believe that any Of the men mentioned
by the pres % candidates for Congress
arc really candidates, and calls on the
aspirants for such houers to announce
their candidacy through the press.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30

The total amount Of taxes owing by
che ". 8. 4 p. r. r., State and Parish
In Richland, including principal and
interest, amounts to 476, $50 (which
ga. $50. 80 10 due to the parish.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30

The United States Treasury at
washington d In receipt Of So cents
from IN Indiana man to be placed to
the credit OF the ssconsciencc fund"
This II 6ie too conscientious.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30

Chief Justice Waite Of the United
States Supreme Court iss0ing to s'keep
eool,, this summer: We see Il stated
10 an exchange that he expects rusticate
In Alaeka this summer.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30

Excitement is intense at vicksbnrs
owing 10 the mad dog scare. Let our
city law relative to unmuzzled dogs De
rigidly enforced.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30
Hanged.

WASHINGTON, May 90, Antonio
Nardello was hanged at the district
Jail, near this city. at 1870 pm, yester-
day. He made speech on the scat
fold and protested his Innocence.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30

lgarxaret Maese has been appointed
postinlsireas at Violin, 81. Tammany
pari,b. yioe Bsnnstt Brown, removed.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-30

The Shreveport Journal of this morn
Ing gives an account of q horrible MUIR
der committed ON the Naples place on
Red river afsw miles above Shreveport
Thursday night. On the night In 7ues-
lion negro woman by the name OF
Lou Montgomery armed herself With
an AZ, and waiting until her husband
Horace Montgomery went to sleep,
cut of his head with the ak and then
horribly multilated the body by hacks
Ing It into small Fragments. No cause
is assigned. Some people contend that
the woman Is crazy while others mains
tain that she was excessively jealous
and committed the crime In spirit of
revenge. The woman has an infan
only six weeks old and had been
arrested but not Jailed up to the time
the Journal closed its forms.
THE FUNERAL OF GEN. OGDEN.
N. O. Picayune.)
Seldom II ever has there been more
impressive funeral than that Of Gen.
Fred N. Ogden. The assemblase at
Mr.. Perclval's church embraced the
men OF our city who have been true to
all the best aspirations Of our people,
flrmest In support OF all true principles,
sincere mourners over the dead citi-
zen, friend and patriot.
There was no booming Of artillery,
or pomp, or ceremony that often mock
true sentiment, or give the clay that
pride Of circumstance which attends
mere worldly success, and the efforts Of
State pomp.
Nothing could have been more sins
cere than the depth Of feeling which
prevailed In that congregation assem-
bled to do honor to one Of L4ouisiana's
noble sons.
It was beautiful and fitting tribute.
The dead have seldom 50 strong hold
upon the living who come to do honor
to the remains.
The brave, proud, patriotic citizen
who served Louisiana in her day Of
need will always be honored and hon.
ored most by those who knew him
BEST, and he will live In the hearts Of
b countrymen.
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The Maxwell Case,

81. LOUIS, May 29.-The proceed
ings in the Maxwell murder case were
rather tame yesterday morning in
comparison to those of the last few
days, the time being occupied with
expert medical testimony. DR.. Louis
Bauer, dean of the st. Louis College
of Physicians and Surgeons, testified
for the defense the probability of death
resulting from the use of chloroforln
was very great, even when adminis-
tered by skilled physicians. That the
same amount given to two men Of
equal physical strength might not even
render either of them unsconcious
while it might instantly kill the other;
that the best chloroform ought to be
used in all cases, and 1t ought to be
chemically analysed before used.
Young and inexperienced physicians
were always more careless in its use
than those of more mature years and
practice.
The Big Suit.
NEW York, May 29.-In the $2,00O,-
600 suit for damages brought by Re-
ceivers Farnsmo nth, of the Brokers
and Merchants Telegraph company
against the Western Union company,
Judge Lawrence yesterday decided at
the present stage of the proceedings
not 10 accept the testimony of the
held that the receivers of the Bankers
and Merc.aust company in the several
States wheie they were appointed held
the title to the company property in
their States. IT is held TO be governed
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II Il said that brother OF the late
millionaire A. +. Stewart OF New
York, is rag picker. at Cherokee,
Iowa.
Fergus County argus., 1886-10-14
No Place Tor Min.

"What class do you want to enter
your horses in?' said the president ol
the agricultural fair. as he met the
honest farmer ut the gate.
ENTER my hoss! lain't got no hoss
to enter nowhere.
"Don't want to put either OF your
horses on the track"
'.No, sir"
"Got n wheel-of-fortlme or any such
thing you want to set up?'
"Naw."
"Then what are you driving in with
your team and wagon for?"
"Why, I've got punkin here iour
feet high. and n lot q big corn and
some of the best squashes III the
whole country, and there's "a 2-year-
old steer tied behind the wagon that
beats anything you ever seen, know.
THAT may all be, my friend, but
this is no place for you. II you'Ve got
horse that you want to put ON the
track or any kind OF n confidence
game YOU might come in; but as 1T l.
we have no room for you. Come
move on there. and eiveCol. Toewelcht
n chance to drive in. Go and feed
Your garden truck to your big steer.
-Estelline Bell.
Fergus County argus., 1886-10-14

MANDY" said "A white woman, adj
dressing n colored lady who had been
employed to do the cooking. ''whaf
do you mean You went away at 10
O'Clock and now il is .. and we have
not had bite of dinner. Where have
Won been all this time?'
"Beu down fo der baptism
Don't you know that you should
have come back in time to get dun
ner?"
Wasn't thinkin' bout no dinner.
Tbinkin' erbout dem souls dat wuz
snatched outen de jaws o Satan.
Want no time to stop an fool wid
the pot I'm tcllin' yer.
THAT'S all very well, but we have
to eat; and besides. you We're not
hired to save souls; | will dock you
for one day"
Look heah, you don't mean dat,
LADY,"
"Yes, do"
"An' me been sabin' souls. Dock er
pusson fur doin' de I.awd's work
Why, I had ter stay dar ter shout
when da soused 'em under. Want
nobody dar dat could shout like me
an now yer's gwine ter dock me arter
all dis?'
"Well. I don't believe ! want you
any longer. You needn't come back. u
want me ter quit, eh?'
"Yes, that what ! want.
AN jes' bercase ! helped ter saw.
souls, lady, yer oughter be ershameo
o. yerse'f to persecute 'lieion IN Oh,
way. Why, how de worl o de Lave
gwine ter prosper when de white foil''
bucks erein it in dis way? Use sorr,
fur yer. for old Satan has got his ey'
on yer. sho' .'-Arkansaw Traveller.