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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-15

groes. SUPPOSE that had. hap
1np in the sooth Bin Chand-
Ter Wosld have sounded the alarm,
the NawYOrk Tribune, Chicago
Inter Ocean and other rabid RepubIi-
can organs of that iIk would have
waved the rensanguincd garment until
the Mortimer would have been tempt
ed TO raise their "matied'' hand
against ua. '}'+
1t makes I'll, the difference in tie
world where outrages of this character
happen. Committed north oi Mason
and Dixon = line it is matter of jest
some Of the Northern papers actually
dispose q Il in q, jocuIar way-but
(colnnaitieda downi South It would be
considered good grounds for Con-
gressionai Investigation and decla-
ration ofgInsrtial law. u q. ~
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Important to Police Jurors.

The non-utten,lance of certain mem
bers of the police jury at the meetings
of the jury lately has caused the Dis
trict Attorney TO look up the law
bearing :pOn the matter and the law
is published below, for tho benefit OF
the members, by authority:
Revised Statutes, Section 2742.-When-
ever any member Of any police jury, on
being duly notified, shall fail to attend at
any meeting, or who, having attended,
shall absent himself from SAID meeting
previous to the legal separation thereof,
without reasonable excuse, shall forfeit
and pay to tho treasurer of his parish the
sum of thirty dollars.'
"Revised Statutes, Section 2734.-Notice
to members shall be necessary only in
case OF special meetings."
Reserved States, Section 274l.-When-
ever the president shall fail or neglect TO
perform any of his duties imposed on him
by law, without reasonable excuse, he
shall forfeit and pay for each failure as
aforesaid, the sum of one hundred dollars
into the treasury of his parish, to be recov-
cred by motion before the parish court by
the district attorney protempore three days
notice of which motion shall be given said
president; and it is hereby made the duty
Of the district attorneys throughout the
State diligently to enquire whether the
said president shall have performed his
duties and proceed as tho cause may re-
uuire,n
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CATAHOULA.
Another Assassination.

Information reached this city yes!er-
day OF the assassination on Saturday
evening last, in Catahoula parish, three
miles below Harrisonburg, of Mr.. II.
N. Ssegali, who formerly lived in Nat.
chez. The report as 1t cams to us, is
10 the effect that on Saturday last, Mr..
StegaiI, who has been residing at or
near Trinity, went to HarrisDnbure on
business. He was returning 10 his
nome in the afternoon, and when
about three miles below Harrison burg,
be was shot by some one in ambush
on the roadside, the weapon used being
q shotgun, his right side being toru to
pieces by the discharge, and he being
knocked of his horse. While in the
throes OF death his assassin stepped up
to him, and, placing revolver to his
forehead, fired two more shots into the
dying mans head, thus completing his
! awful work.
The shots appear to have attracted
attention, and the assassin hearing as
sistance coming, incontiuently fed,
leaving his shot gun behind, which it
is hoped may lead to his identified
ton. Mr.. Stega!l was quiet, inoffen-
sive man, and it was not thought that
he had an enemy in the world. He
lived at one time in Nstchez, being
the engineer at the ice factory and do
ing other work here, and was we'll
thought of. He leaves large family
who were entirely dependent upon
him for support, and they will per-
maps suffer.
While no motive has been ascribed
for the crime, there are certain parties
suspected (said to have gone over to
Catahoula from Natchez,) and they
will be arrested when found, If, in-
deed, they have not already been ia
ken into y.-Natche= Democrat
Noah Taylor, n worthless negro liv-
ing at Harrisonburg, was arrested the
day after the murder on suspicion, and
the evidence pointing to his guilt he
was taken from Jail aud Iynched by a
mob.
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LINCOLN.

The tide OF immigration has at last
termed into Lincoln. On Tuesday
night last party of Immigrants, cou-
sisting Of fifty.six souis, landed at this
place and left yesterday for the Union
vile neighborhood, the northern por-
ton of this parish, where they will &C.
cure homes and become citizens of our
parish. They are all from the State of
Georgia, and judging by their appear
aDce, have in them the essentials OF
solid, substantial citizens. Our people
welcome them with open arms, and
will extend a cordial greeting to many
hundreds more of such people. The
party consists Of nine families, aud av-
erage OF upwards OF six members to
family. Let them come, we repeat it,
let them come.-Culigraoh.
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Proceedings Of the North Louisiana Agri.
cultural Society.

In accordance with previous adjourn
menf. the North Louisiana Agricult-
ural Society met ut the Agricultural
Station, November 20, 1855.
President White called the meeting
duly to order. Ga call of the minutes
Of previous meeting, the fact being
made known that the Assistant Secre-
tsry, who served the body at last meet
Ing was absent, the reading of the
minutes were dispensed with,
President White introduced the SUBJ
ject for discussion, i. e.: s'The advisabi>
iity of the aboiishmeEt OF fences and
the adoption of "A pasturage system in
North Lpuisiana.''
S.r. White, AFTER the Introduction OF
the subject on hand, followed in a
series of we'll timed remarks advocating
a no-fence system, commencing II care
fui consideration of the people on this
question, introducing facts and figures
bearing on the question that were
striking.
Mr.. Camp OF Ouachi;a, next followed
assuming II negative position aud was
followed with like sentiment by Judge
y. M. Smith, of Jack son.
Ga call, Prof. w. c. S;ubbs addressed
the meeting, advocating the pasiurage
system, giving statistics from Alabama
that were very c"nv:cc:ns f'tr snuLJ>
ness Of his views. The maiu fact
devclopeI was the absu,diiy of main-
tanning seven million Ju!!ars worth of
fence TO prevent five million dollars
worth of stock from trespassing upon
the growing crops.
Hon. +. L. Stubs OF Monroe, La,
addressed is'a iAiSsting, and at the close
of his remarks submitted The following
motion:
Resolved, That il is tue sense Of this
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-15
THE COTTON FACTORY.

We note with pleasure thnt the sug.
gcstions OF the Telegraph to tho
Directors of the Monroe Cotton Yarn
and Begging Factory to adopt the
popular subscription plan, detailed
some weeks ago in this paper, has been
favorabiy acted upon.
Under this plan there are but few
who are unable to take stock and when
Importance Of the enterprise we have
but little doubt that every man who is
able to subscribe will do so.
When We consider that every cotton
factory established in the South since
the war has declared handsome
dividends we cannot understand why
our people should hesitate TO put their
money into this enterprise, not from
patrintic motives, but simply as an
Investment Cotton fac, tories pay we'll
in the North and they are bound to
pay better in the South, because the
man ufacture Of the raw material here
saves an enormous expenditure in the
matter IF freigbis. Another impor-
tant consideration, and one that should
prompt planters to invest in the enters
prise, il that u factory here would
build up n home market for their cot
ton and thereby cause competition
with outside buyers which would in
crease the price pt their cotton. An
article was published by the Bulletin IA
few days ago from the Baltimore
Manufacturers Record, the very best
authority on such matters, which in.
disputably established this fact.
A no less consideration why the pco-
pie of Monroe should subscribe literally
to the factory is the tact that lis opera
ton here would give employment to II
great many people and would thereby
stiaiula,a lucai trade III a marked
degree.
We hope TO see the capital stock Of
the Monroe Cotton Yarn and Begging
Factory rapidly taken up.
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- - EaTF- =" 2. =
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.

AS will he seen by the proceedings
of a called meeting Of the City Council
publistledi elsewhere the initiatory
steps have been taken for tho lighting
Of Monroe by electricity. The Coun.
Gil. has authorized Mayor Herring 10
contract, with the Van. de Poci Electric
l'ght Company Of Chicago for ten
lights for the city, swenty-seven have
been taken by private individuals and
three more, We learn, VIII be taken by
the X.,6. 4 r. Railroad Company,
mxikiug IN all forty lights, enough,
with apower 81 two thousand candles
70 the light, to brilliantly illuminate
ali most the entire city. .u......
These lights will cost tue city very
little mere than the present miserable
system Of street lamps and will no
doubt prove a saving TO individuals
who are large consumers Of oil, and
the result will be much more satis-
factory. a'9"s
When the Allen administration
went out of Office aud left US with the
street lamp system we thought q com.
mentlsbie public spirit and example
had been set US aud full praise was
not wanting AS a reward for, the lime
proyemept. ! is gratifying, therefore, to
note that the seed sown has borne good
fruit aud that the present administra-
ton is animated with desire to out
strip all past city governments In this
respect.
We hope 10 see the efforts Of the
Council meet with substantial encour-
agement aud terminate in success and
the Telegraph for one will accord all
honor to Mayor Herring and the
Council. f
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Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used when children
are cutting teeth. 1t relieves the little
sufferer at once, it produces natural,
quiet sleep by relieving the child from
pain, and the little cherub awakes az
"bright as a button" 1t is very pleas
ant to taste, It soothes the child, soft
ems the gums, allays all pain, relieves
wind, regulates tho bowels, aud is the
best known remedy for diarrhHa,
whether arising from teething or other
Causes. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
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NJ, The, Washington Post says: The
tswn Of Bessemer, Ala, was laid out
10 April, 1887, and In September, 1883,
y bad population of $500; Roanoke,
ys,s with 400 people in 1881, counted
$4,000 In 1888; Decatur, Ala, with 1900
people In March, 1887, reported 1000 in
Jolly, 1883; Sheffield, Ala, with 700
Jsaasry !, 1887, reached $500 in Aug
AAst. 1883, while Dallas, Texas, had
lO,6O0in 1880, and In 1855 comes up
with 49,7O0. These are only few
samples Of what the new South Is
'iotug. &c.. -. t....s.....
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The Sout., is rich in resources, and
capitalists are taking advantage OF The
opportunities which she tff~rs. IL is
Northern capital Invested IN the South
Wi,hin the next twelve months than
in any prasioas period IF the same
length. 1t Is to i,e regretted that
Southern men have moi the means 10
take advantage uf the opportunities
which Northern capitalists are i'm
proviug,-S aeuHnah NeteS.
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ting, no-fence system is advisable
as promoting the interest of North
LouisiaUA.
The above resolution being submitted
was carried by II vote of fo.ty-seven
yeas, 10 seven nays.
Whereupon the following resolution
was submitted:
Resolved, That The President be- au.
thor'zad to appoint three gentlemen
from each parish to urge the submission
OF the question to the people by the
Police Juries of the respective parishes,
1t being "a police regulation and falling
Within the province of said hodies, to
order election on same for :heir entire
parishes or respective wards.
The above, resolution for want of a
second was lost.
After deliberation the present subject
was continued for disc,-.,:,,n q next
meeting and all interested are ri uurs.ed
to attend and give this matter their
candid attention.
On motion tho President was re.
quested to appoint the following named
gentlemen from North Louisiana. to
meet with the Louisiana State Agri-
cultural Society, at its third aunua,
session at Monroe, La:
]. Nj. Camp, John Arant, N. NJ.
Smith, J. T. NJ. Hancock, w. II. Nc
Cormick, III. p. Wells, f. T. Sellers
and F. L. Maxwell. On motion the
president was added.
On motion the Society adjourned to
meet Oh the last Saturday in December.
J. NJ. WHITE, President,
A. j. BELL, Secretary.
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THE WHITE CAPS OF INDIANA AND
' -s'" - OHIO. 20 .- s".. ...ia'

For some time past there has existed
In the States Of Indiana and Ohio, Il
lawless organization known as the
White Gaps. 1t Is organized upon the
same principle, and works upon the
same plan OF the Kukiux's of past
days in the South, with the difference
that there was some justification for
the organization of the Kukluxs, while
there is absolutely none for the cxis-
tence OF the White Caps.
Darling reconstruction days chaos
reigned in the South. The white PEG,
pie were being placed under tho tioini j.
nation Of the negro, aud they were
goaded to death by merciless vul,ures
from the North who followed in the
wake of the Federat army aud remain
Ell to prey upon the little we had left
aud to lord il over US. The Kuk lux
were born of the condition that con-
fronted US, perforated their mission
and passed out of existence. Perhaps
they committed excesses; no doubt
they did at any rate a fearful howl
went up all over The North whenever
1t became known that they had regu-
lated anybody, and the strong arm of
the Federal government was invoked
to suppress the organic alton.
To-day in the iaw-ioving, law -abid-
ing, highly moral and pure Republic
can States of Indiana and Ohio, with
peace reigning supreme, we have the
While Caps. Thy have created u
reign of terror in certain counties %
those Ststes, but the Northern Rapub.
lean srsss are Ms dumb as oysters
about their needless sud cowardIy and
oroti midnight assaults upon men and
women alike. a few nights
ego they regulated two me-
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I! The Natchez Banner copies the I'D.
dress Of Messrs. Murphy, Burki,t and
oshers, published In the Telegraph last
Saturday, and heads it "rhe Bastrop
Railroad Killed" The Banner is
quite hasty aud entirely mistaken.
SThe Ouachita Valley Railway Com
peoy, composed altogether Of home
psople, Will build the road without any
unnecessary delay, .... rs. -,
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President Cleveland's lead in the
popular vote of tbs country seems to
be about 100000. This is unprecedented
for defeated candidate. It shows that
while the Republican corruption fund
was distributed effectively ia just those
States which were required to give
Harrison q majority in the electoral
college, yet the country rs 4 whole
favored President Cleveland. Hart
ford Times.
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q. D
~ The governor of Alabama stands VI,
10 he sheriff of Jefferson county in
/, th's staunch aud substantial manner 4:
-. MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 10. 1888.
TO Joseph Smith. Birmingham, Ala. :
have received a dispatch Informing
!. me that you have been, placed under
!. arrest On the charge Of murder. Any
Citizen may make an affidavit charging
auybody with murder. 1t remains for
YOU to have an Investigation of your
cAse. You showed on Saturday, night
nat YOU were able to take care of, The
jail of Jefferson county, and want Ia
rec you 70 charge Of IL again as soou
q p0esIbie. sent the military be-
eau yon asked for II, aud because ]
waoted the mob and friends of the mot
20 know that the whole power OF Inc
6sate was With you, .,,.l.-,s.,,,..'
THos. SEAY.
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We Don't Need Canada,
Philadelphia Star.

As it takes two to make bargain,
it will be we'll to wait II little and see
what Canadians themselves have to
say upon the subject, and then Eug-
land will have big voice in the mat
ter. We do not need any more terri.
tory, but it appears to be manifest
destiny that the whole of North Amer.
lea shall be included nrder one gov
eminent, and that government the
United States.
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VENlRE FOR JANUARY TERM. 1889.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH
OF OUACHITA, CLERk,S OFFICE.
FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.

DE IT KNOWN THAT ON THIS sra
~ day Of December, 1885, the undersigned
members of the Jury Commission, in aud
for said parish, being a quorum thereof, BY
this day met at the clerks Office Of said
parish for the purpose of drawing Il jury to
serve at the January Term of the Fifth Ju-
dicial District Court, to be held on the
FOURTH y oNDAY OF JANUARY, 1883.
and after ha ing complied with the requis-
ties of the law, w. L. Morris, one Of the
ers, proceeded to draw nfty ballots, with
the names of persons thereon, from the
general venire, to serve the first week Of
said term OF court, as follows:
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,fs President Cleveland received LOG, 900
more votes than Harrison. Our Grover
dldnt win the election, because the
lava ars not built that way; but he did
win handsome endorsement from the
people, a large majority of whom vot-
90 against candidate Harrison. -Bos
ton Globe.
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SEALED PROPOSAL9.

OFFICE OF THE POSTMASTER. MON
~ roe, La, December 4. 1885. Sealed pro-
Posals will be received until ~ O'Clock,
noon, on tho Gath day OF Decem Der, 1888,
for site for q public building authorized
to DO erected in yonr city. A corner lot IL
preferred, and the Dimensions should be
corner lot, the Dimensions should not be
less than $50 feet by 100 feet the $50 feet to
be street frontage. Buildings on property
selected to be retained and removed by the
to reject any and all proposals. Propossls
should be marked Proposals for the sale
of property tor . site for the Public Bulld-
ing At Monroe, La, and to be addressed to
the Secretary Of the Treasury and forward
ed TO ISAIAH GARRETT.
December IA, 1SsS-2t. Postluaster.
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,GSn> Jubal Early Is credited with
: sslHsing 10 receive a Eve dollar silver
I oeeli6GAte because 1t was illustrated
witha picture of Gen. Grant. Gen.
EaFly Il still unterrified aud unrecoh-
Alructe.i but we can hardly believe that
~ 10 candidate for Iunatic asylum.
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UNION.

The steam gin house OF Mr.. f. l.,
billiard was burned last Thursday
evening. Nine bales of cotton were
consumed by the flames. and five 9TH
ers badly damaged. Mr.. billiards.
outht was new. and complete. The
loss is estimated at $1,000; insurance
81, Gazette.
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TnE BIRMINGHAM@R RIOT AND ms
F-S '1ete,E III n

n 10y ~ 81
Resce ssein reisnsAn Bir16 Jnehe5b,
and thoughtful people are ph1losophiz-
ing over the bloody tragedy.
1t teaches lesson.
A most horrible, heinous r,nurdef
was coDmitted, the people were -eraned
with excitement and 4 desire to wreak
summary iivengeance upon the sup.
posed murderer, and they arose in con-
flict with the majesty Of the law. 'i-.I
The law vindicated itself, but at .
terrible sacrifice of human tife.r ~
) The sqaestion is: Was the sheriff
right Or wrong? iG5h'ys = u jason
AZ this distance from tbe, scene Il
The Tragedy, II Is, of course, Impossible
to form Hcosrect opinion from the par
ticulsr facts that invests the case, be-
cause we, do not know, them, but re-
lying upon he general principles gov
erning organized civilized society sud
communities the qanswsr must be in
the affirmative. ss'H "'" j
In pioneer settlements where there
are no courts, or where the conditions
Of society are such that Justice IL iardy
or cannot be invoked with any Ger
taipty: Of enforcement, the people may
be justified In taking the law into
their own hands but 90 right think.
ing man viii contend for nnomen,
that mob law IS defensible under any
circumstances in "a civilized county
for 1t destroys ALE law, and creaaes In
it's stead chaos. iso9fn -uos1sq 9nl
[ Under this view Of the case what
was the sheriff Of Birmingham to do
b. Living in highly, civilized and
cultivatedl community, with courts il
fall operation, knowing that justice
would be mete,i out nhindered,
tsworn to protect his prisoner and main
tain the premacyi of the law, and
having q full and clear conception OF
what his duties were, was he to delive,
lup hts trust and his prise ner-perhape
an Innocent man-to u blind aud im.
passioned lnob7 9 Or should he have
done cas he did dc, fire upon hi:
friends and feliow-citszens with isach
telling and bloody effect? s tsF'5
The, responsibility was fearful one
an ordeal that only II stern, just anc
brave nan could have endured, aud il
must be said In his favor that he did
his duly. -..,.-- -. g. 49,. ~
Mob law has become entirely too
common, not only in the South, bu,
throughout the whole country, and til.
only way 10 stop it is to elect men Il
office who wilt feartessIy uphold til.
law. .: n Il ..,ayel. e.. f......r. ...l
g When this is done the laws will be
rigidiy enforced and all resort to mot
violence rendered unnecessary. '"
But the lesson taught by this dc.
piorable affair is illustrated in the ef
feet It will have upon tho city Of Bir
mingha,n in contrast 10 what tho cfIec
would have been had the mob been
successful. In the latter event, ABir
mingham would have been discreditet
before the world AS a law-abiding city
and It's prosperity and progress would
have been more or less Injured there
by. Az 1t is she tells the world thai
the laws will be upheld at all hazards
thereby assuring all who may cast
their lot within her gates protection.
The effect will be highly beneficiat.
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THE PARISHES.
1BERvILLE.
Six in Seven Years.

SIX IN seven Years.
Moses Edwards, the man who muir
dered Cornelius Brown at the station
house at Bayou Goula, will be hung on
december Il. This will be the sixth
person hung here within seven years,
Home Journal.
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NOTICE.

A MEETING OF THE PARISH DEMO.
a cratic Executive Committee is called tor
Monday next, 18th inst, Mt the court house,
tant business. A full attendsnce il earn
estly requested. F. r, STlJRRS.
e. T. LAMKIN, Chairrnau.
Secretary.
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Nevada cast barely 10000 votes at
the recent election, or about half what
the city Of Albany cast. It has lost
half its vote since 1876, but remains a
good Republican dummy in the Elec-
torai College aud the Uuited States
Senate.-Alduny Argus.
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70 Tha RAvxi department has ordered
the Uuided States steamers Galens aud
'YAottc to Port iau Prince, iHsyti, . to
-etfdfce the demand for the release Of
the steamer Hsytlan Republic, seiz-
ed by the power now Ia possession OF
that Revolutionary little republic.
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-si Gen. john III. Rice has arrived al
iNeecAes to i0Ok afeer the interests OF
tie New Orleans, Natchez and For,
.lsco Scott road. The location is 10 be de-
Sldel upon as soon as the surveys are
lnsde aud then the contracts will he let
sstlcuce. So say the Natchez papers.
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PARTICULAR NOTICE.

pARTIES INDEBTED TO ME- AXE
hereby notified to come forward and
settle up at once, and thereby save the
shown every Indulgence to my patrons, and
cannot afford to wait longer. All unsettled
claims, unless satisfactorily arranged At
once, Will be placed in the hands OF my at
torney for collection.
Respectfully,
f. WHEATLEY
West Monroe, La, December a44S98