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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-05
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DIRECTORS:
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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

the battles of the country from 1861 to
1877, serving in the ranks without lear
OF punishment or hope of reward, and
if could be assured that the fruits OF
that long struggle would not be fri'tar-
ed away and lost in the future, would
be we'll satisfied to rest.
do not think thai your candidate
and our friend, Mr.. Newton, has cause
to b.; seriously disquieted by any such
conspiracy as you seem to apprehend,
| but do most earnestly look forward
to the time when the future of oIr
Institutions, and of our race, and OF
our civilization will be matter of more
consequence than the fortunes of cam
didates.
Your Obedient servant,
WADE r YOUNG.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

New York Press: "Well, that dis.
tauces Tom Ochiltree." Tho speaker
was one of a party of four who were en-
tertaining themselves with stories and
wine in the cafe of the Barlholdi. A
big Texan had just told story, which
he he'd started by saying that down on
the Rio Grande he could get drunk on
a Mexican dollar and be as rich at the
end as he was at the beginning. GLOW
would L do it? Why, it's as simple as
rolling off log. A Mexican dollar Is
worth So cents in Texas, and an Amer
lean dollar is worth SIS cents In Mexico
start in on tho Texas side, buy a IL
cent drink, pay for i. with an Amerl-
can dollar and get Mexican dollar
change. take my Mexican dollar, &C
across the river, buy another 15.cen'
drink and get an American dollar IN
change. This I keep up until am az
drunk AS L want TO get, and then &c
to bed without having spent any money
I tell you IFS great scheme boys
There's TO place in the world Ike
| rHexasD
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
THE WRONG CANDIDATE RISES To
EXPLAIN.

Col. Wade II. Young, late OF Nicks-
burg, Miss, now of Tensas parish,
Louisiana, and by virture of the lax
laws of the Unitcd States governing the
eligibility of congressman candidate
for congress from this district, taxes
the Telegraph to task for lis assertion
last week that candidate mailing from
the river parishes was before the people
with the sole hope of getting the con-
rressional nomination by the combined
vote of those parishes. lie also favors
us with his views upon the VeXed
question of representation which the
Telegraph will do Col. Young tho JUS
tice to say are eminently just anu
sound aud coincide with those so fire.
quentiy expressed by the Telegraph, but
they are not, coming from recently
resident aspirant of the river parishes,
very saCacious. Holding the views he
does he cannot hope for the support o.
the river parishes and he is clearly
not the candidate referred to in the
paragraph complained Of and which
he is at so much pains TO retute. Can.
didly, the Telegraph had not Col
Young in its mind when The arucl'
referred TO i'm his communication we,
written, for the very simple reason
that i, did not regard his candidacy a
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
Southwestern Machinery Agency.

Mr.. #. M. Seaman, representing the
above agency has recently established
branch agency at this place. The fol-
lowing handsome notice from the Me-
redian, Miss, News the Telegraph
takes pleasure in copying and in COM
mending him to our people:
This extensive general machinery
agency is locating branch agencies IN
the principal towns and railroad centers
in the southwest, with the view OF in
Producing their engines, boilers, saw
mills, cotton gins, and in short every
description of labor saving appliances
to the public.
The Southwestern Machinery Agency
has its headquarters in this city and Is
composed OF gentlemen, OF well known
character and ability, and its success
which has been almost phenomenal is a
guarantee that the public is not slow to
appreciate the many advantages offered
in the way OF reliable machinery snd
low rates.
the general agency has been fortunate
in securing the services Of Mr.. Il. M.
Seaman (CeHaJ who has accepted the
position of General agent for the State
of Louisiana, with headquarters at
Monroe, La. Mr.. Seaman has had
charge of the .soutside'' business of one
the largest and most popular wholesale
and retail mercantile establishments in
the State for the last ten years and the
satisfaction he has given his employers
(Jos. Baum g. Co., of this city, has Civ
en- him an enviable reputation fol
prompt and reliable business habits.
The News can most cordially recon-
mend Mr.. Seaman to the people of Lou
isiana as gentleman in every way
worthy of their confidence aud esteem
Mr.. Seaman left the city few day:
since for his post of duty with the hes
wishes Of his many friends in Missis
sippi.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Rev. Ho.ece d. Kimball died IN
New Orleans on Wednesday, August
1st. He was the son Of Rev. w. r.
Kimball now stationed in HARRISON
burg. Mr.. Kimball was pastor OF the
Moreau street NJ. E. Church South, al
the time of his death, which church he
had served with great efficiency since
1884. He was an eloquent preacher
and faithful and popular pastor. lie
was born in Sparta, La, In 1851
About two weeks ago he preached an
eloquent sermon at the sea shore ca'nl
ground. Ga his return to the city ne
was stricken with what the physicians
called brain exhaustion. He lost his
mind and suffered intensely from
| which death released him at 2 o'clocA
on Wednesday,.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

The Rivers and Harbors bill has
been presented to President Cleveland
for his signature. He will have the
full ten clear days to consider it and
even if he desired such failure AS an
excuse for a refusal 10 sign it a pocket
veto has been denied him. If he is
opposed to it he will have need OF all
of his reputed backbone to refuse his
signature.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
THE PROHIBITION CONVENTION AT
MONROE.
Announcement of Railroad Rates.
The Executive Committee has rec
ceived the following announcement:

The Executive Committee has rec
ceived the following announcement
SOUTHERN PASSENGER AssocIATIoN,,)
Commissioners Office, Atlanta, Ca, I
w. II. Goodale, Chairman, Baton Rouge, La:
Dear Sir-Replying to your favor OF
the 23d inst. in regard to rates to Mon"
roe, La, ana return for the Non.partisan
Prohibition Convention of Louisiana,
am authorized by lines east OF the
Mississippi river to name you rates OF
one full fare going, and one third OF the
highest limited fare returning, on the
certificate plan as explained in circular
letter of tho 9TH enclosed herewith for
delegates and members from points In
Louisiana. The road from Vicksburg
to Monroe also agrees to this rate.
Delegates coming from points at which
through tickets to Monroe are not sold
should be instructed to purchase tickets
for the going journey to Vicksburg and
repurchase thence to Monroe taking
certificate from both agents from whom
purchases are made. The certificate
given for the fare paid from Vicksburg
to Monroe will then be honored 81
Monroe for reduced rate returning to
| Vicksburg, and the other certificate
will be honored at Monroe for reduced
rate thence to starting point if presented
on or before August 2G:h.
!
The II. p. road will sell !ickets Il
Shreveport and return at one and one
third fares.
| Very respectfully,
w. II. GOODALE,
Chairman Elk. Com
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

serious, the fact Of his recent removal
to the district being alone sufficient to|
make him an impossible candidate.
The Telegraph thanks him, however,
for his communication and the bold
and outspoken stand therein taken.
The Telegraph heartily concars with
Col. Young in the view that ssthe fu-
ture of our Institutions, and of our race,
and of our civilization, will be matter
of more consequence than the fortunes
of candidates." and as earnestly as ne
looks forward to the time when that
will be. The Telegraph goes even
farther aud says now that an equitable
settlement of this vexed question OF re-
presentation based upon negro vo'es
and fraudulent and spurious ballots Is
of far more consequence than the sue
cess of any candidate, and that 1t de'
sires to see the matter settled at once,
hurt whatever candidate it may, even
If that candidate be Mr.. Newton, OF
as Col. Young unjustIy styles him.
uour candidate" Mr.: Newton is the
candidate of the Telegraph, as he If
the candidate of many other newspa
pcrs and men, in preference to any
other avowed candidate, because they
think he will make better represen
tattye than any of his competitors ant
because, therefore, the people OF IN
> Fifth District would best subserve thei
interests by returning him 10 congress
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
Unfeigned Admiration.

Oblivious Of all surroundings,
Iquietly sat reading,
NV thoughts absorbed within my book,
Inothing else was needing.
When all at once q consciousness
OF boing watch'd crept DER mo.
Somewhat startled, looked up,
NV daughter stood before me.
ooh, mother you are beautiful! "
My little darling cried,
And she threw her arms about me,
And nestled at my side.
81 wonder if some other girl,
Who's mother is not pretty.
Don't wish their mother looked like you,
And that her nanle was Bettie?''
NV heart was touch'd, could not speak,
NV thoughts went up to heaven,
In heartfelt gratitude TO God,
For this blessing he had given.
prayed that he might help me be,
Always as dutiful,
AS this gentle, trusting loving child,
Who thought me beautiful.
I pressed her closely to my breast,
Tears tricklcd down my cheek,
Then smiling, softly kissed her lips,
And felt that could speak.
"Through loving eyes, my daughter dear
You look upon my face,
And this is why you give to me
In beauties" ranks place.
"N1y name is but a homely one,
But few admire "Bettie,"
| And only those who love mo vol,
| Could ever think it prettie.
ssThose little girls of whom you speak,
dare say, think it strange,
That you would not be glad with thon,
A mother to exchange"
~ don't believe one ,cord Oft.
Why Mother, can't they see
That you are vcry beautiful,
And as good as one can be?"
"You'r just the sccetest and the best,
| OF all the mothers that L know,
And don't care ,cho disputes it,
lam sure that it is So!'
Then felt that it wcro best,
For my child to think mo good,
/ And pray that God will holp me
To live al,cdyS as l should.
LYSsA LEIGH.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

The adoption of the principle OF
white Democratic primaries and rep
resentation based on white Democratic
votes will do away with Doodle poll
tics and all the other unmixed evils
incident to every closely contested
campaign in this State and restore
party affairs to pure and high
and moral plane. This plan IL
earnestly commended to the Executive
Committee Of the Fifth District.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
ATTEMPT TO AsSASslNATE DIR. ROBP,
SHERIFF OF CAIAUOULA.
Filled With Buckslot, His Thigh Shat.
tered and Ills Wounds Probably
Fatal.
Assailants in CustOday but Afraid of
the Lynchers.
IN. o. Picayune Special.]

N. -. I1cayuuo SpecIaA.j
NArcHEz, Miss, July 3l.-Your
correspondent has received the follow.
ing note, dated Trinity, La, JaIy 81,
$40 a. M:
ga most cowardDy attempt ut muir
der was perpetrated upon the streets of
Harrisonburg, CatahouIa parish, yes
terday morning at 10 O'Clock. 1t
aoe,..s that DR.. w. E. Robb, the newly
elected sheriff of Catahoula parish,
missed some $3.50 whilst acting AS
sheriff in place of John p. Rou on, an
adjudged deiaul:er, in 1886, and ac-
cused the Hollomon Brothers, in whose
safe the money was deposited, of al
lowing the same to he extracted.
Last week Garry Hollolnon for
Hollo,non Brothers wrote DR.. Robb
note denying ali knowledge Of tho
missing money. DR.. Rubb replied,
sayirg the money was missing from
their safe and refused TO retract word.
Yesterday at the time above men,
tiond DR.. Robb went 10 the post Office
and upon his return was fred at with-
out any warning by William II. and
Henry Hollomon, from their store,
eleven buckshot penetrating his legs
aud terribly shattering his left thigh.
At the time of the shooting, 80 far as
1 can tearn, Mr.. Edward spann at
tenn pied to rush out of the Holiomon
store, and was at once confronted by
John Hollomon and ordered to stand
at the peril Of his life. Three shots
were fired, two by w. II. Hollomon
and one by Henry Holiomon.
AS soon as the news reached Trinity
(Robb's home), a crowd at once organ
! lied and chartered the steamer Teal,
Lying at Troyville, and proceeding to
} Harrisonburg, brought Dr.. Robb to
Trinity, where he now lies in critical
, condition.
, The whole country is aroused, and
/ there is no telling where it will end.
No cause whatever can be assigned
> for the attempted killing of Robb. He
3 did not speak word, nor had he fol
, three to tour days to the HOlloln"ns'
e 1t looks like premeditated affair.
s Hollomon, after the shooting, sur
= rendered and claimed protection from
r expected mob law, which was talked
of. There has never been such al ex.
: element in the parish"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Ruston Caligraph: The fruit indus
try of this section of the State bids fair
to became a renumerative ono before
many years. Nothing has so clearly
demonstrated the possibilities of our
country in this line as has the canning
factory. II has proven to the farmer
that a will pay him to look after his
orchard as well, perhaps, as his corn
and cotton patches, especially the latter
Next year will witness, no doubt, a
great Improvement along this line.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
CONGRESSIONAL EXECUTIVE COM
MlTTEE.

Gen. ". II. Theobalds Of this parish,
member OF the Congressional Executive
Committee, authorizes the Telegraph
to say that he approves Hon. +. $.
Shields plan for calling the committee
together and suggests Monroe, August
90, as the time and place for holding
the meeting.
Following is list o! the committee
-, o,,n;u+ oJ q tho RuStOn convention
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Numerous plans are being propose
to settle the question of the basis OF
representation In the next Democratic
congressional conventions but no plan,
based on principle, has yet been sug-
gested. White primaries with the
representation based on the white Dem
ocratic vote is the only thoroughly
white Democratic plan. Anything
short Of this will only be temporary
expedient and will settle nothing.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

A combination of baggipg manu7
facturers now controls all the bagging
Ia the market except about $4,000, 900
yards and Is evidently prepared to
squeeze the cotton planters. $4,000, 0o0
yards will be required to bale the
present crop so 1t is easy TO see that
the combine is likely to attain its ne
farious object VckSduyy Post.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

The evils complained of in Col.
Youug's letter In vogue in Louisiana
politics aud which he would avert can
only be averted by white Democratic
primaries and representation based on
white Democratic votes.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Rod. Lowery has been arrested in
New Orleans and carried bach to jack
son to meet the justice that awaits
him. The whipping post is relic OF
barbarlsm and only in vogue In some
isolated localities, but as Rod is bar
barian 1t is u pity that whipping
post Is not now in full operation in
Jackson
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

The Capltolian-A Advocate has charged
hands, Gen. Leon Jastremski, Its
former courteous aud able editor re-
firing, aud Col. Y. Sambola Jones sue.
ceedipH as editor, with Mr.. w. b.
Spencer as assistant and Maj. John
McGrath, the old-"vet." as manager.
The word "Capitolian" and the hyphen
has been dropped, the paper being
now known simply as the Advocate.
The Telegraph wishes the new man
aRement much success.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
Governor Nichols Appointments.
IN. o. Chropicle.l

n. o. ChrODicle.l
Those who pretended to apprehend
that Governor Nichols, in making ap-
pointments to Office, would be largely
influenced by factional feelings and re-
sentiment for the virulence of the Opposi-
ton to his nomination begin now to ad-
NIT their ignorance of the qualities IF
this heroic aud chivalrCus gentleman.
In all his appointments thus far the
Governor has studied to equal'ze the
distribution of his patronage betW cen
the representatives of the two factions in
the Gubernatorial contest. After his
appointment of his gallant rival and ad
versary to the first office in his gift, he
has ever since in all his appointments,
even of those in his own parish, COM
missioned Il like number of the supper
tiers of Governor Nc Emery as "f his own
friends in the contest for the Governor
ship.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Window glass, putty, paints, pain,
brushes, oils, varnishes, turpentinet
,amp.b black, coal tar, crude carbolic
acid, lamps, lamp fixtures, Lanterns,
spectacles, toilet aud fancy articles,
flavoring extracts, patent medicines
etc.. etc., at BAILIE 4 BREWERS.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

The reform city government of New
Orleans has elected Edgar Il. Leche as
Commissioners of Public Works to sue
coed Gen. Beauregard. What ira
vesty on reform. Boss Fitzpatrick at
least had brains to comment him.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
Not After the Solid Vote of the ssBig Four
River Parishes.


Editor Ouochito Telegraph:
In your issue of July IS, in an edi-
torisl discussing the vexed question OF
proper system of representation in the
conventions Of the Democratic party of
Louisiana, l find the following state
ment:
"And a candidate hailing from that Sec
ton is now before tho people with the sole
hope of getting tho nomination by the
combined vote Of these four parishes"
The four parishes thus alluded are
the river parishes.
I will not ask you for the authority
upon which you make this statement,
because 1 am satisfied that it was
made without RI Election, but as SUBJ
scriber to your paper for period OF
fourteen years 1 will ask you to do N.Y.
self, the representative men, and the
Democratic voters of the river parishes
the justice TO correct the statement.
know of but two candidates from
these parishes for the congressional
nomination, If either of tho two can
be called a candidate as now under.
stood.
Mr.. Crandall of Madison parish has,
am informed, announced himself as
candidate, and have done the same
in an address to my fellow Democrats
of the parish of Tensas. Mr.. Crandall
can of course answer much better for
himself, but l do not hesitate on his
behalf to deny the statement.
AS for myself, my conduct in the
Democratic party in Louisiana for
period of twenty years is sufficient
refutation of such statement, and ii
any additional retutation is needed 1t
can be had from the aforesaid address,
and from my public utterances, in
: which 1 have const unity expressed
myself in favor of an entire change in
the system of repre- sentation. 1 might
90 further, and say that l have ex
pressed myself freely in condemnation
2 of the manner in which canvasses have
/. been conducted.
3 State possess the honesty and intelli
sence to select their representatives
and that personal abuse of candidates
begging for votes, substituting Of news
papers, use of money, and voting Q
n negroes in Democratic primaries
q not only Unnecessary, but is injurious
l. and may ultimately prove destructiv
8 to the morals Of the party.
AT least l can be permitted TO sa.
4 for myself, that if l cannot be nomi
!. mated except by the employment c
Isuch means l have no desire to b
/. nominated at all.
= The prevailing system of representa-
ton is utterly vicious, and 1t is in tn
q power of the members of the State an
% District committees to change it
:. any time by substituting the system
u, use I'm the national conventions of bot
,, political parties.
rI If they have not the courage 10 q
RI this, then it is in the power OF IN
j, people to select Others who will.
NY own conviction, announced re
d peatedly for years, is that this govern
y ment is white mans government
made by white men and for white mel
aud that white men only should
represented in the conventions of II
& Democratic party.
belong to the men who have fousl
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

White Democratic primaries and
representation based upon the white
Democratic vote only is the only fair
aud Just method OF settling the coming
congressional muddle.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Mr.. J. 3. Suider of the Madison
Parish Item has bought the Madison
Times and consolidated the two papers
under the name of the Madison
Journal. MI. Weightmap, the late
pupgent kicker of the Times will be
rn1aaQd
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
MONROE, La, AUGUST 4, 1883.

The Senate has rejected the House
appropriation of $4,000 for public
building at Opelousas. This is very
much to be regretted.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
AS appointed at the Rnston convention :

G. l.. Gaskins,C hairman."."......:Lin Lincoln
G.. McD. Brumby...........-.."... ...... klchlanu
+. s. ........CoH
T.. I. Warren I!lhcolh
Jas. CurrIe -. '.,'
j. E. Meadows
w. w. Heard Cuioii
w. II. TheODaldS
"A. ii. Mays
w. G. '.....'.'
w. Nj, bonner.
w. G. Gray w eso S"A
j. NJ. acknowledgements. ...'....N EASY Satto
AT LARaE.-J. ID. Hamilton, Union; 3.
b, Parhan, Concordia; J. 70. Hulse, Clal-
borne; J. Is, Williams, Morehouse.
There is vacancy in the committee
caused by the death Of Hon. G. l..
Gaskins of Lincoln which it is i'm
portsut should be filed by the Execu-
tive Committee of Lincoln.
1t is earnestly desired that there
should be a full meeting of the COM
mittee and as the time suggested 1or
the meeting, August 20, is near at hand
the members Of the committee are re-
uuesled to make their wishes known
at ouce.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Chatham's Chill Tonic enriches the
blood, assists digestion and is al excel.
lent tonic for persons in en'cebIei
health. Sold by all druggists.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Fresh turnip seeds at RAIL1E 4
BREWERS.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
ANNOUNCEMENT.


For Congress.
We are authorized to announce the Hon.
G. NEWTON of Morehouse as candidate for
reelection as Representative of the FlIth
Congressional District-subject to tho ac-
ton of the Democratic Convention.