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New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
NEw-YoRK. Thursday, March Is, 1856.
The following held at the Exchange and Aucto
Room

held al hr EAclAlSt anu AuCt'n
ROOM '''-" Bg E. u. LtJIo,r ca.
bIewey VITA Dot o. +aIl' ~ u,t ~ lonxI % 6ts and
buI diuss win pot OF and ~ 40 TOD "A kaSt
iijn-sj adJ above IL rear plot ioo1loo B.,o5 ooo
iaA-"'D -'.'- BgJoii r. b. Soytb.
5.story building with lot No ~ "tlave lCo o- co
5s,ora ,.. e..3as ai S' l5S @ n iern4n - $1,000
s&T 1ae ig7fi 5 2ic5. E'' ScKci.cy .''', | 2955o
sim.2T Ja2. 'pL'ns l5 s,oj 'n G2.on ~ 2,7oo
ios o, g., = onmHi1a[ 1 " COZ o. l435
-'A'VV IN L,t 'd,d J. Hara,r q 90. ,,,-
'o5l1 Io5l,.tf cor Of Het.t lots -51lOO each
41'io1y 5 ,.i sp9nS i6l H' 477 ~ Wae 1880
HUI cor Of Ave-D plot 145z75; James oo
19o GT9s 81 y 5y, "'s di & s3 AGs g. ' Ss 1880
siTtiT 4d ouf y fsrrd Si. 0' 10 @ ',y ,'' ' I-goo
sTiiar 4js D''qniS FrSais Si.. o' 1920
2s%,2F 1pas Ogtegs 5s Eo & oG S's 3D. 10000
similar eudg btag.t %a i0' NO 90. .' 1o'V ' 1900
'iTaly5 abdye O' os oIi SS each Farrell - 10000
similar la%ss M s. ana q 2, 2ttCry II lG9q7'.s G7s 6s, h .oj;
S N9s @ oi ana o2 sIass e = II = oi '1 'O'' 2e.5Oo
4sTy qqqE E4 ,I ioi It,, % gii5 S dayS SieseT
4 lots Vest sstst 22l4 II Riversde.drlve
z5zIOp- each NJ Masters, Il --.---..--..-... IF'ooO
RECORDED REAL ESTATE TRANsFER5-N.Y. CITY
in the Registers Office Yesterday
Alv.st T. $50 II Of % ave 1CNx9~". r cut $1,000.
tng executor of GcrtruCe 20 + LIa'huIsl r04"V
SSth.st. - . n Uf Lexington ave. t&luXloU.-
rJeudeT and wife 10 ! zoe 'c..-..-- -VouO
17'f5SI' dams ft' IL =" % . ave Ao $500
Riylps,on -. ms IA , II " of Alau 81, p lx75;
Flynn 10 tarp Brothc -..-.---.- l2''uO
2d.ave s. : 10 II Of 6lst -. Nl'; GOidseln 100
{ rcrstner l0,fO3
lOthave q " cor Of fothst -. lx.UO William Man 5000,
referee. TO + .-.-----.--- Io,I'O
E4th-si. ns Il II of ed-aye, l9NC22 + G k0mer ~
ana wife NJ PnCus ..-..---. VO0u
6Oth-st, rs II " Of Sd ave, -2Nlu22i Jonas Vel ~
TO kICss eJOo
Norfos.st. e 5. lot no So i3tu ward 2jIlUU; ~
I.o-eubcrg TO a Rose ta'er[ 10000
lOtiiavc. S. S -5.I n of tntl->' X4OJ; Man. -
referee JpD-uheimer- -9IOO
HOu, tou.-t. u 5. lot No 451, - Il s Of AyeB, 24llN
SS9y-5.lOA9lAi kauu and wife 10 Gustav ,oo,o
both.st s. ls7.6fteof 2d-svc, ls.G1lCo5; c Eos .
Ter ana wife SchwciZcr. ----.----- l2;JuO
o"d Scbde e. 81 ana " VIE to Ee-. 1000
o'n1Is retsree. e TO- I Broksx ,ls' $4,000
Ssth-st No ils Fast. x OOs. II Kel and wife to
" umtmund and another. ..---..-.---.- lS,oOO
SSth-st, 80 Il g OF LeSiugtOr-avc, 19lOXl O0i
J Voc be wife 10 Braend' ..-..-..- $4,000
AngR aBoihcr Io -''7' i', 'OD-' ca " l35oo
BulEheid OBJ premises Nos 293. 293. pa and 99j
{ Hedges TIE New York, New.
Haven and Hartford Il K 25,OOu
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
JoLirT AND CHICAGO FAlEoAp CoWAyY,
N0rICE 10 HOLDERS OF OHIO CENTRAI
urrAErmNr OF FINANCE.

NEwARA. y. J.. March g. lSSG.)
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
- oGIce uuu saturday. March 20 loHG. at p m FOR
y I.la. Of " hundred tNel
thousand dollars ot tonIt Of the city oi Newars derom
IN ted H+NIAAIIDN E.N D~ deliverable March ~
l-- al which begins These EOnds puthor
Izcd b. ac- Of The state NcwIersry
proved tbru 20 PAYABLE IN twenty
uu each registered bearing interest at the rate O four
pal I"r paw bc -euianuualy ~ the SiEklnS
luud 0Hmi>si,urrs For the pyment VI IN" bonds the
credit and whole property ol me ctE Hr petL ne IN
a FuHf tah.i-hed by law providing
Ia, me qU.C maturity he rlZt reserved
al the
cry -uth faith will b. required from
cr,-ui irTs the Department oi Finance determine
Proposals must be- Iudursh proposals FOR Annexation
''"' p. /. . I'm, Comptroller.
TVHE ANNUAL MEETING of the stock
holders Of lie northern Raruad COMPANY oi New
Jersey purpose directors for the ensuing
year De- held ne Ocr o. he COMPANY. At EnRe"9Od
y j. 81 2 u s.ay, March b. al lu m lie pols wine
man Opcu on hour. ~. A. ROJRBAt ii, secretary.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19

3 I
NEW-YORK March II. 1856
NVEARE NOW PREPARED TO EXCHANGE
w our certificates Of september /. ls-5, FOR WEsT
SHORE RAILROAD COMPANY4 PER CENT GUAR
ANIEEB BONDS ~ REGISTERED FORM.
Iue notice viii be given Of the dAte for exchange OF Sep
tember certincles Tor coupon bonds
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
Gounirn propcrtn for Sale auO Go Eet

4 Agency for Nontclar.-Housest to let and
Clarence TuDus Room - Temple court beesman.st
At EAST ROCKNWAY, l.. I.--For sale, the
~ farm Of The a a'e To- o 5s s}qs'0S ses oSerdo 10 *
ing the Bay end 9nE e g Tit & T4tr i9n5 me 1i.e oi
ordGEGE H1I2IIT T. nE%LETI Herlei, ,G E1'cuOra
4 DELIGHTFUL PLACE ut one-half lis
- valaecottaee lake woods fruit ashaG g, 30 'n5, S'c'
EOR SALE or TO LET.-Dcsrably located
connr place. specially ala9iel for lar-e family
for sunni cr ooarders mains twnv ro6u=,
n n' pot ntrho5rnoJi a5out wen
T. NJ EHINGS- Parer son y. J,
FOR SALE.-Tre best shore fronts and other
properties ~ this GO MIR, or nPro rmgnt @ MA 5g'n i l.
FOR SALE, M Morristown. y. d.. fine res
mence aud barn !o' 80 r. no1t and - deep 2@b,d @
auudry price, $.ouoD Apply tor particuiar' BOX 100.
NOR SALE.-Pourhkccrsic y. Y.-Thc late
L residence Of P. ,arpsoir s1o't2a'ia PICK P9a-,' '
room cou,ervstoly plazt aG nat We 1cfesG Gi 9I@na iPa
terms rrasonau mmel.4te possession gven5 APp} TO
EOR RENT At SCAESpAL UGpcr Ngwy-
RScncIe aoom o0m ,.n. 5T .iF4r FURNISH. c6 ' ' and i
anSr rf .r,m,ep T. new Of Long sand sound pnmbins
"e" S'OuI APpy " p Rt ' ast 35h. 70 p
EOR SALE OR ENCHANGE.-Farms conn-
i nv seats everywherC lists t-e. j. p
o. Ouit-St., l,-uo IuliDL-oi' LOoNiNh
and u PARK Row. Ncwfo.a l4ty.
INVES rNlENTS-Orang y. J.-SpcclaIty,
Hea' Estate ar al atoms sale rent Also summit
Norsfowu Moltcair Edward p Hamilton Co.. 90 BWay.
IIONTCLAIR. y. j.. Rcal ESratc Agency.
vi Every varet, residence property in best orau ms
sale or rent HOWE d FAH>ON~. - tcidrst, y. \.
ORANGE. y. J.-Funishcd and unfurnlShcd
~ houses TO let. F. kingsley. cor Main an 'onc SIS
OWN A HOME-It is better than paving
" rent "a home Of makes You independent e
remove your family fr tenement Lpuse Lt1 noes seas
ard vice and tuuourag o. tri honest pride NJ
the nature of yoUr children # YOU have c" hundred
dollars supply neat WIZ ample
near fhs cv. which can remove uti"e now ana
IL Is Oler lldGr Tor
[nir-cf cali any forenoon IL Chambers ST and viii
exralu the matt II ully Oi .e prop
ertv Address III CICJCh'S REAL ESTATE tffltf,
thamDsr--St., \.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
AETNA is THE WONDER
OF the lgth century Call or adhr,s'
AETNA co, - 9TH ave. y. /
Dipi0cu0 Notices.

MASHArTAN RAILWAY CoWAT(
NO = BROADWAY. :
NEw.YOgK March g. 1855.
DIVIDEND OF ONE AND ONE HALF
~ PE'R CFNT on the consolidated capital stock o. ths
mpany Tor the quarter ending March b. l'o mas OTeu de
caret payable at the once or the company W - i
wsv. on and alter April !, 1856. , .....,- =. o., .,,
The transfer books VIII DE closed NJ - ooV' y -
-ATU KDAY. March 20. and rsOpeued N EElRA Ap -
4''O' ~ Az V N' treasurer
CHICAGO MILwAUKEE AND ST. PAUL RAILWAY CO.
NOTICE j. hereby given that dividends nave
beau declared Of the earnings Tor tr year lo02
~ tbrea dolars and hy per the preferred
stoc ami OF two dollars and mt cents per share on ing
common stock Of company, payable on tt !Dlu % o.
Anil next at the office OF the company. Il "ast new
me transfer books Will be closed the 2h day o March
az 3 D m and lpenet on IN IN day OF APrI heNL
" JCLICS WADSWORIH, NIee- President
1zSt
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
6otcls.

THE CHELSEA.-Eiecant table d hote din
ncr 75c.-j 80 10 3 y IN. Public re,tIu-ant 226 West
Z3ds &. il. bEDEEEk
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
Geip Uantc0

@1I GTH-AVF near 41st-st. - anted,
genera useful gIrl for household work; good sal
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
financial.
REORGANIZATION
OF
THE BUFFALO, NEH.Y0RK AND
PHILADELPHIA
RAILROAD COMPANY.
financial.

spropossd ar friendly foreclosure Of existing mort
cages to organize new CO.. ,.oratiJn, with the following
securities
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
iUintcr Resorts.
AETNA CURES CATERRH.

Lyon suffer u Is your own fault Catalogue frss
AETNA 90. - 18th ave. y. \.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
WFsTFRN UNION rELEGRAFd COMPANY, Z
NiWNORE March 3D. lrND.

WP-TFRy UNiOy TELEGRAPd COMPANY.
Nlw-YORK March ID, l1s5.
H'HE Board of Directors have declared dlyl-
L dend Of ONE AND ONE-UALF PER CENT upon the
pIi STOCK Of th company be issued on ad aIIr t'e
lsih of April DroIimo TO sharehoie OF record az h Ctso
t1caes of indebtedness in the capital stock nl he
company par within twelve months or When t' coInPay
sbaif have aine authority increase it, capital stock
The tran srr Will be cOcd At O'Clock on lhe ait
a MI " neYt ' A. a. BREW Err
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY Co,
1875 BGoADwAY, NEW YORK, March IL. 1886

l lgj BUOAUWAfl NEW ONhl -daICH II Io7O
quarterly dividend u and hreequrters per cent on
tb ant stock %; ths pany has TINS day been declared
pavabe thursday. the hrst day of Apr HeAi 20
holder. record al the close O business Oh euncSu' "
twrutytOurth dav of March l'N'. -, ,,.u.t o.,
e transfer books be closed On eine7day aaron -,
Of O'Clock D. m reOpened on riu.y APrIi = IL ~
O'Clock a. a. II ~ itro,,uror
NFyYOUK CENTRAL AID HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD co..
OFFICE OF rHE TREASURER. .. Z
NEW \ ORn, March 10, I-7u.)
rTUF Board of Directors have at a meeting
held day declared quarterly DIVIDE d 81 ONE ON
CENT ths once. on the l5th Gay oi Afn
hoaE,s ms n m r V W. ROSSITER
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19

rVO LET.-In leather district, 5-stOry build
1 ing. cor Ferry ard Cola sts.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
BROOKLYN prcpcrln fer Sale ar0 Go Eci
4.nsincss iroperl1 tor SUE al1 - Cet

DUSINE~S PROPERTY for improvement; SO
Id year- lease; 2l6 William and q Rose. ..x-2l
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
Gin l1rcptrtn Go cti.

HOUSES. FLATS. Sc. advertised H. COM
4 & OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l26 Ful,on-st. az &C. q lin
New-York tribune., 1886-03-19

HARDENER.-By a single man on private
" pare with green houses that require hrst-class gar
ds,ar. sfo,V1ng refereucs. tor % GARDENER
253 Water-st. Brooklyn.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17
THE PILLAR AND THE CLOUD.
New York Stnr.1

The hymn entitled "The Pillar and
the Cloud" is one of John Henry
Newman's productions, written during
IA voyage on the Mediterranean in 1888
His deep interest in the religious
movements Of England at this period
is assigned as his motive in the writs
ing of the beautiful song. This was
published twelve years before he be-.
came Roman Catholic:
lead, Kindly Light, amid tho enc;rcling
Lead Thou me on:
The night is dark, and am far from homo;
Lead Thou me on;
Keen Thou my feet: do tot ask To see
The distant scene; one steps enough for me.
81 was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou
Shoulds't lead me on:
loved to choose and SEQ my path; but now
Lead Thou me on;
lovod the gariSh day. and, spite OF fears,
Pride ruled my will, l;emcnihcr not past
Yoarsi
$50 long They power hast blesl me- sure it
Will lead me on
O'rr moor and fen, DER cral, and torrent, Till
Tho night is gone.
And with morn those angel faces smile
Which havo loved long since, and lost
1Whilri'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17
THE TABLES TURNED.
\ Southcrncr Who is Ready to Thrash
New England Back Into
the Union.
EJacksonyille Fla.) Herala.l

\Iio'l AAStNSsl
Gen. w. S. Walker met recently
around social board an extreme
Massachusetts man of the Peudry type
of sentiment. Finding this gallant old
veteran of two wars cOrraled as 1t were
in the midst of group of Northern
gentlemen, the Pendry sympathizer
thought it would be vastly fine to RIG
him a little upon the issues Of the war,
and so sailed into him with more
frankness than courtesy, the General
replying with great good humor aud
self-contrOl.
Finally the Massachusetts man touch.
cd upon the Davis incident and vented
his solitary disapproval in emphatic
terms, euloglzing Pendry and arraign-
ing Davis in sharp terms. Mtsled- by
Gen. Walkers good nature the extrem
ist said:
"This whole demonstration toward
JEFF Davis Is an outrage upon the coun.
try and menace to tho peace of the
nation. 1t proves to me that you
Southern people are ready Tomorrow
to begin another rebellion, and to dc.
stroy the Union!"
"Look here" said Gen. Walker,
quietly, 81 see you do not understand
the situation at all. The truth is the
South is just now better satisfied with
its position and more interested in the
preservation Of the Union than you
people Of Massachusetts. The South Is
prospering, coutented and hopeful. AS
Il result of the war our representation
in Congress has been vastly increased,
and in point of fact the South comes
nearer to controlling the government
than any section of the country. We
are the largest influence In 1t. Why
should we wish to destroy il? No, my
friend, tho next rebellion will come
from New England! When you peo-
pie up there see the current of prosper-
ity setting Southward when your
manufactures begin to drift away to-.
ward the field of production; when
your spindles and looms decrease,
while the mills Of the South are multi
plying, you are going 10 get up great
dissatisfaction over some small consti-
tutional question, and rebel against the
order of things. But l want to say TO
you now" said Gen. Walker, rising,
"that if ever you people of New Engs
land attempt to secede from tho Union,
we of the South will promptly thrash
you back into it!'
The group Of Northern gentlemen
present broke into Il roar of approving
laughter, and the extremely "i0yap
left tho company.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17
MEASURING OF TIME.

The story Is told that King Alfred
had no better way to tell the time than
by burning twelve candies, each OF
which lasted two hours, and when all
the twelve were gone, another day had
passed. Long before the time of
Alfred, aud long before the time Of
Christ, the shallow OF the sun told the
hour of the, by means of sunedial.
Tho old Chaldeans 50 placed hollow
hemisphere, with II bead in the centre,
that the shadow of the bead on the in
ner surface told the hour of the day.
Other Kinds of diais were afterwards
made with Il tablet OF wood or straight
piece Of metal. On the tablets were
marked the different hours. When the
shadow came to the mark IN, ii was
nine O'clock in The morning. The dial
was sometimes placed near the ground,
or in towers or buildings. You see two
sun-uials that are on the Gray and
Black Nunncry in Ottawa, the capital
of Canada. The old clock, on the
eastern end Of Faneuil Hall in Boston,
was formerly dial Of this kind ; aud
on some of the old church towers in
England you may see them to-day.
ASIDE from the kinds mentioned, the
uia,S now in eXiStcnCs are intended
NOR" for ornament than use. In the
days " hen dials were used, each one
contained II motto Of some kind, like
these; "rimc II cs like the shadow ~
or, 81 tell no hours but those that are
happy"
But The dial could bu used only in
day.uuc; aud, even then, il was
worthless when the sun was covered
with clouds. Ia order to measure the
hours OF uighi AZ well as the hours OF
the day, the Greeks and l'omnns used
the ciep-ydra, which means "Thc wa
ter seals away" a large jar Is filled
with water, ana a hole was made in
the bottom through which the water
could run. The glass in those days
was not transparent. No one could sec
| from the outside how much water had
escaped, SO there were made, on the
iusid", certain marks that told the
hours rs the water ran out; or else "A
! stick with notcheS in the edge was
dipped into the water, and the debth
uf what was left showed the hour.
Sometime the water dropped into
anotar Jar in which IA block Of wood
was Il Jaiiug, lh" block rising ~ the
hours went on. Once in while, some
very rich man had a Clcpsydra that
sounded a musical note nt every hour
--Ejc,}eyick & Ntthct.
1t il not II question Of time, or will
ingne-s. the members Of the Lpgisla
'ure would consent TO AN extra session
but the Governor says there il no NOR
money for them 10 draw on time pu
; in ~ Baton Rouge while working .
? siaie-mnn5bip. j. IL bad for State I
p hr poor bnt in this case the clOu
. has silver lining " y. PjcnyuJ,t
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17
INNOJlTOUS EStIs:IUuE,

Much controversy has arisen !, sncct-
ing the authorship of these very
sonorOus words employed by Pr. sidrnt
Cleveland in one Of his messages.
Even grave Senators have iudulged in
stately jibra ut the Pr. sih"nt for this
ittty flight in vrrbiatnry. The Pres
ident's friends have declined tn" homer
Of originating the grnndius" phrase,
claiming it tor the Ft, s:IsHt atone,
who modps'ly cOnf.'ssrS the soft i'm,
parchment, but avers tha, he has read
in some public document similar
application Of the words.
A veteran member of our htr has
discovered the document forgotten,
though no doubt read by the Pr sidcn,
in his buyhood days.
Some twenty-five or thirty ". ,rs ago
the then Judicial District ui B,,rr
Rouge was presided over by Judge
OF great learning, VITO WAS noted for
Il certain rriEinality OF thou.h hi,
iairtiness aud traIsceudcntalisnl oi
style " hich attracted much attrntint
among judges, lawyers aud scholars
aud greatly confused aud hcfl.grd tEt
popular mind. The" rscnliarities {"
/ the style o. tie learned Judge WPr,
eXhihitph III all Ihptr luXuriaucc in the
charges T." ia" grand ny which were
delivered at the opening "f the term @
his court. 1t was in one of th's
charges that the judge opened hi
address Ia the grand jury by informing
that august body that he regarded ''
grand jury as merely an innocuous at
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17
GUUIkTSlIIP CONIlNDIsl'MS.

"Darling," said he, tcndcrIy encir>
cling her slender waist with his
larboard arm, "can you tell me in
what respect you resemble Mary of
little lamb fa,ne?"
"No, ! cannot, dear Henry she an
swcrcd, blnshing one of those western
sunset brushes that bctoken colder
Weai her.
"BccaI-c," said he, as II" tendcrly
siroked tn" golden hair, "h c,us you
have pet that loves you
"Aud now, dear Henry, can you
tell me why you ar" like Mary's
lamb?
"No, dear, Why am / ?''
"Because," said she, g!ancing nerv-
ously toward the door, "because you
are sure to go. hear papa coming
down the stairI--anh you know"
"Why am | like Mary's teacher"
ihunhered the old man, poking his
head in the door and fondIing II seven
pound Indian club.
"Because," answered himself, "nftrr
II O'Clock il against the rule and | am
going To turn you out"
AS the young man limpcd painfully
away, hc was hcaad To nuticr to- him
self:
"Wcll, I differ from the lamb in one
respect, for Tli never follow Mary any
morr!"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17

The very sweetest aud richie 81 orange
is the black ur rusiy-cOaiad fruit.
Pick out the dingiesi oranges in the
box ani you will gel the best. An
other way to choose oranges is by
weight. The heaviest are the best /,
because they have the thiunest skin
and mWc weight nf juice. Thick skin
oranges are apt to he dry they either
weigh less because Of having so much
skin or because of the poverty oi the
juice in these particular specimens. \
slight freezing OH the tree causes TIN:
condition in otherwise fine fruit.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17
MONROE, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY. JULY II, 1886
s,rsction in the ad administration of JUS

straction in the administration of JUS
tice.''
The old citizens OF the era have not
forgotten the startling effect of the
very remarkable announcements OF
the philosophic disciple OF Kent and
Spurzheim. A brave and estimable
gentleman of dignified carriage was old
Judge Burke, but his style aud
thoughts scared very high beyond the
comprehension of his audience and
coustituents.-N O. city Item.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17

With what an air of calm superiority
a hen viii! gObtlc "a worm after the
rooster has scratched i; up, There are
Ict. of hens in the world - JHe jufgc
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17

birmingham, h'a,, is the rising cify
of the South. An addition Of Sf2 G99,-
600 has been made to its capital this
yeai by new enterprises either compile.
ted or in course ui establishment. ".
n ,STufyS
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17

Herr Most il blowing the bellows Of n
blacksmith shop in a New York
Penitentnry. The business comes
natural enough. He has lived by
blowing.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17
NAPOLEON AND TnE CONFEDEHACY.


NAPOLEON AND THE CONFEDEEACY.
New York Star.l
In the course of his remarks OH the
late Michael Hahn, who represented
the Second district of Louisiana in
Congress, Senator Eustis revived n
very interesting chapter of war history
one which. in all the magazine liter
ature of the secession struggle, has not,
so far as we remember, been touched
upon.
Michael Hahn, Il Bavayian by birth,
but resident in New Orleans since his
childhood, was the man selected by
Secretary Seward in 1868 to be the
Governor of Louisiana as free State.
The Federal authorities were at that
time In possession of only very small
part of Louisiana-New Orleans and q
few outlying parishes-but it became
necessary to demonstrate the theOrcm
that the Southern people were simply
in insurrection, and that the State govs
ernments would rcassert themselves
loyalty as fast as they were released
from durcss. The European powers,
notably France, were beginning to OK.
press dissatisfaction with Mr.. Stewards
assurances to this effect, and to point
to the fact of the wars having contin>
ued nearly three years, and to the alb
sence of any prospect of its successful
termination. Louis Napoleon vent
further than this. 1t was an open se-
cret that he favored the formal recog
milton of the Confederacy, and all who
are familiar with the diplomatic history
OF that time know that he repeatedly
urged upon Lord Palmerston the pros
priety OF such action, and solicited
nay, importuncd for his cooperation.
Louis Napoleon was then harboring
that perilous and splendid vision Of q
Latin empire in America, and had al
ready inaugurated intrigues which had
for their object the recovery of the old
Spanish and French territory in the
Southwestern States, and its addition
to tho great kingdom beyond the Rio
Grande.
Mr.. Seward, fully apprised of all
Napoleon's schemes and profoundly
aware of the importance if not the ne.
ccssity of neutralizing them, then con-
ccived the idea of beginning the de-
monstration already alluded TO by
re- establishing the civil government of
Louisiana, with Michael Hahn at its
head. In connection with this-part
of it, in fact--was the expedition at
Red river by General Banks. 1t was
hoped that this campaign would dis
perse the rebel State government then
established at Shreveport aud restore
to the jurisdiction of the loyal govern ,
ment so much of the area OF Louisiana
as would give substance to the propo-
sition represented by Governor Hahn.
Mr.. Stewards calculation was that this
would encourage England and Russia
and other powers in sympathy with
the Union cause TO resist Napoleon's
appeals, and his dream was that a Sc
ries of successes, rapidly following tho
restoration OF Louisiana, would finally
dissuadc the French Emperor himself
Banks was defeated at Mansfield
and routed at Pleasant Hill. But fol
disagreements and want Of harmony
of action between Generals Kirby
Smith and Dick Taylor, his entire
army would have been captured. liz
lled in disorder, crippled and dismayed
and the great project of conqucrine
Louisiana was at aG end.