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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

with an iptent 70 Influence the action
Of such govern or its agents in any
disputes or controversies with the Unl-
ted States, Or with M intent to defeat
the measures of the governments OF the
United States.
s'These penalties are made equally
applicable to every citizen of the United
States, not duly authorized, who scoun-
sells, advises or assists in any cores
pOn6ence'- with similar unlaW full in
tent. ...... ..
s'rhe undersigned respectfully advi-
SEES that the attention of the Attorney
General OF the United States be ,....,
DIRECTED TO THESE ENACrMENTs,
in order that an investigation may be
made with view to ascertain whether
they have not been violated in the
present case by the correspondent OF the
British mtnister.sc fsa@ j. -aIstr'y sa,s
"By your direction dhP- ttent on of
the British governments..a,t in :. spirit
Of comfy been called to the conducs uf
its minister, as above described, but
without result. It therefore becomes
necessary for this government to con-
slider If it is compatible with its OVID
self-respect and of the integrity of its
Institutions to permit further inter.
course to be held through the present
British minister at this capital. 1t Is
to be observed that presidents are not
wanting as to the question under con.
sideratton. It Is settled rule, essential
to the maintenance of International in
tercourse, that diplomatic representa-
tive must be persona grata TO the gov.
eminent TO which he is accredited. II
by his conduct, he renders himself
persona non grata, an announcement q
the fact may be made to hie govern.
ment. In the present case all the re-
quirements OF comfy have been full
diied, the facts having been duly com
municated TO her Msjesty's government
with an expression of the of the
opinion of this government in regart
thereto. Respectfully submitted,
.r ...z.1s. r-.~ SET. F. BAYARD."
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

We have received the prospectus Of
the Rtcblsnd News, new paper to
begin publication at RsyvilIe about the
10Th inst. Messrs. Il. N. Rhymes and
8. Faux are TO be its editors and pro-
psietoIs aud Mr.. II. f. Cr0wnich, for
merry Of this city, publisher. MFR.
Cr0wnich has been In Monroe the past
week soliciting business for the News
aud we are pleased to say was measur-
ably slsccessful.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

Judged by the little excitement at
tending the presidential campaign in
this portion Of the South one would
hardly. think there was now being
fought one of the most desperate and
holly contested political battles that
ever convulsed the United States.
There is no excitement here for thank
God the South is solid.
But in the North there is 0 life and
death struggle. The Republican party
Is making super-human effort for
existence for defeat to it means death.
On the other hand, tho Democratic
party will survive defeat, for it has
done SO fol- quarter of century
and continued 10 grow. There is this es-
the one founder on the expediency OF
an hour and the other ON principles
of liberty as enduring as time.
The Telegraph is not at all uneasy,
however, about tho defeat OF the
Democratic party, and its confidence is
based upon the one fact that four years
of Democratic administration has
given the lie to the charge Of Northern
Republicans that the democratic party
could not be trusted with the govern
ment. Perhaps it was natural for
Northern people to honestly believe
this charge but they can no longer do
so and no doubt thousands Of Northern
votes have been won over to the
Democratic party by this practical test.
Cleveland has given the people "A spot
less administration, the country is in II
prosperous condition, the outlook never
before brighter and the sober good
Judgement of the people cannot fail to
give Cleveland and the Democratic
party their endorsement.
The Democratic party won four
years ago with the Republican party
In power with the vast machinery
of the government i'm its hands. That
Is reversed now and the Democratic
party will surely win again this year
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03
ANOTHER HOMICIDE.
fFnrmerville Gaz ,tte.l


Sunday morning news reached town
10 the effect that MIR. Luther Hayes, a
white man about 35 years Of age, was
shot and killed at Marion last Satur.
day evening by q negro named Nathan
Broadnax. The particulars of this de.
plorable affair as we learn them are
these 1t seems that the negro owed
Mr.. Luther Hayes the sum of $40, and
the latter demanded settlement.
This brought about dispute, during
which the negro became very insulting
and finally picked up plank to strike
MIR. Hayes but at this juncture anoth-
or negro stepped forward and snatched
the board from the hands of the as
saiiant, Whereupon the latter ran to the
rear of Mr.. Roark's store aud seizing q
shot gun loaded with squirrel shot
discharged the contents into Mr..
Hayes side from distance OF about
20 feet. After living about six hours
the wounded man expired.
The deed was committed under the
eye of a number of persons who start
ed out in pursuit of the murderer, but
he made his escape. He is about feet
7 inches high, weighs about $50
pOuIOIS, UuS lOAI6 "uVo NCVtu III AIOIlN
is black and about 20 years old. He is
still being pursued and we hope that
the posse will be successful in effecting
his capture.
The deceased leaves a wife and fou,
children TO mourn his loss.
In addition to the above, Mr.. w. F.
Millsaps, who returned home from
FarmerviIIe Thursday, says there Ii
considerable excitement in the parish
and that further trouble is apprehended
On Monday a party Of men who had
gone in pursuit of the murderer cap
tured Il negro who was implicated in
the murder in some way and hung
him, afterwards Kidding his body with
bullets. A posse is still in pursuit oil
the principal murderer, he having sc
far eluded them. Deputy Sheriff Nc.
asking him to send assistance TO the
posse on the Island, il having been
thought that the murderer had made
his way TO this parish. Two deputies
were sent but they returned Thursday
evening, having failed to meet the
posse or gain any clue rs TO the where.
abouts of the murderer. Mr.. NIillsap.
informed the Telegraph that there was
a colony Of some 800 negroes neal
Marion who are in the habit OF giving
much trouble and the opinion prevails
that several of their leaders will be
killed before the excitement abates
The rumor on the streets here that 8
deputy sheriff had been killed in at
tempting TO arrest the murderer seems
to be without foundation.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03
Lord Sackviile's Reply.

Friends and fellow citizens!
came not here to talk,
l came here to write II letter
And l wrote it!
DID hear somebody say
"Chestnut ~
All, we'll, l can stand anything now.
l am no politician:
was merely trying to do in Rome
AS the Romans do:
But 1 am not built that way.
confess that your blooming
American politics are too many for m,
And your blawsted editors also.
] didn't tumble to tho racket;
NV foresight Is not SO good
As my hindsight;
That's why I know more now than
l did before | wrote the letter,
For which l am now suffering
The pangs Of
Retaliation.
I'm agiu retaliation anyhow!
Let UP on me!
Pm down and what's the use
DfIumping on u fellow in that fix?
The glorious climate of California
Bears fruit l wot not of!
1 wot. now, though,
And don't you forget il
I made n mistake,
But l have set good example
To better politicians than I am
Ididu't try to lie out orr!
Put that in your pipo
And smoke il,
viii your
Let the campaign go on!
The British lion may roar
And the American Eagle soar
But you will not hear from
Sackville-west any more.
He is closed
For repairs!
Them's my sentiments
And don't care
Who knows il! -Wushmytoa Post.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

Ell Perkins, the famous liar, stopped
Ut . Winchester, KY, hotel the other
day aud dropped remark about the
beef steak being tough enough for
trunk hinges aud the hotel man jumped
on him aud beat his belly full of holes.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

Senator Gibson's son Montgomery,
who was reported last week to have
mysterlously disappeared from Yale
college, turned up at his fathers resi-
dence In Washington the other day
none the worse off for his little lark.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03
ANOTHER RAILROAD PROPOSITION

-- b
Mr.. II. B. Blanks OF Columbia has
proposition to the people
of the parishes of Ouachita and More
house by which he agrees to build
railroad from this place to Bastrop
or some point 25 miles north Of Monroe,
provided the people of these parishes
will subscribe $75, 600 10 the enterprise
or take that amount in stock, half 10 be
paid when the road is graded to Bas-
trop or some point % miles north OF
Monroe to be determined upon, and the
other half when the steel rails sufficient
for said road are delivered at Monroe.
Mr.. Blanks proposes to begin work and
put the road through at once whenever
the amount specified is subscribed or
stock taken to that amount.
The Telegraph Is decidedly in favor
of this proposition for several reasons {:
First-We believe the plan is per-
lectly practicable and feasible and that
Mr.. Blanks has the ability and the
means to do what he proposes and will
do II If our people will co operate with
him.
Second-It is home enterprise back
Ell by home energy and home brains
and home money:
Thtrd-We have had too much "fuss
and feathers by foreign spectators
who have no money to build railroads
and we don't believe in them doing
something we can do ourselves if we
will only put our shoulders to the wheel
and DO II. Let our own people build
this road and get the credit for il and
all the money there is 10 be made out
oft.
AS We have said the scheme is per.
fectiy feasible. Maj. BeardsIey buil'
the Gibbs and Homer Tap RAILROAD
under greater difficulty. His road is
In poorer country and will never pay
as we'll as one from here to BastrOp, but
the people OF Gibbs and Homer came
to the conclusion that they must have
a railroad and they subscribed $50, OO(
or $4,000 under the identical terms
proposed by Mr.. Blanks and Maj
Beardsley went 10 work and built the
road. Our people have long since de-
cided that they need and want thi:
road, SO why not subscribe tho money
and have it built ? Mr.. Blanks is NJ
stranger to our people. He has money
and an almost unlimited credit back &c
with fine administrative ability anG
business tact and certainly he can &C
complish as much as Maj. Beardsley.
| Lets have this road from Monroe I,
Bastrop and let the wild cat spectator
who propose 10 build roads from her!
to the moon or Whereabouts slide. l
our people will give Mr.. Blanks thei
cooperation we can get this one ant
when that is done no fears need be en-
tertained that 1t will not be ext ended.
Mr.. Blanks is not biting off moro thar
he can chew to begin with.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

Some of the enterprising citizens OF
Monroe have started out in the right
direction again-they very often move
that way-but they have on foot now
the most important enterprise ever
chartered by her citizens. A company
has been temporarily organized and
adopted charter, for the erection and
operation of a cotton factory at that
place, for the purpose Of spinning yarn
and manufacturing Of coarse cotton
fabrics. That is the right idea. II
will cost very little more than a COM
press, and will he worth to the town
forty congresses Bie,riVe Ee,o Era.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

We were a Boatnerite four years
ago, and we are still for Boatner
THIS ls q wonderful stretch of con-
stancy We think, considering the Ban.
uer 10 newspaper and lady,
Carroll Banner.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

The Telegraph is informed that
vigorous effort is being made 10 induce
the city council to reduce the license
tax on what Is known in sporting cir
Giles as s.stud horse poker" 1t is un-
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

Every time the willy politician at
lsnpts 10 entrap Cleveland the instru-
ment OF hIs purpose IL converted into
. boomerang that reacts upon the
snemy with telling effect.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

Do the local cotton buyers propose to
XIII the reputation of Monroe as cot
ton msrketf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

The use Of money in politics must,
in some way, be discontinued, or the
boosted freedom of the country will be
an idle boast. The evil is growing 10
a degree that threatens the public well
fare.-Kans0S CHy Journal.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

Don't SO stay ut home on the 9th,
Democrats, because there is no ops
positton to speak Of, hut go TO the
polls end vote. 1t Is important that
our representation In future conven-
lions Of the party should be maintain
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

'.The Cataline OF American politics
aud the Burr OF modern statesmen" Ia
the sstlmste placed upon Mr.. Blaine
by Postmaster, General Don M. Dicks
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

The British minister IL left with the
sack to hold.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

ga broken down old man. Is what
the Republicans call Judge Thurman.
But he exceeds Blaine in campaign
vigor almost as much as he exceeds
him in veracity.-Chicdgo Herald.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

The Telegraph dIslIkes very much
to remind the city school board that
dive told you co."
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

At last we have received our full ship
ment of Krippendorf, Ditman n Co.'S cele-
brated ladies shoes. Come and see our
leader at $3.50 in French, Common Sense
and Regular Heel. Cannot be beaten.
Oct. 5.-tf. /. BAER & Bro.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03
THANKSGIVING DAY.
A PrOciamation by the President of the
United States. zBi'ras..... .s.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Thanks-
giving and gratitude from the Amer
lean people to Almighty God for His
goodness and mercy, which have fol-
lowed! them since the day he made
them nation aud vouchsafed to them
q free government, With loving kind
ness He has constantly led Us in the
way Of prosperity and greatness; He
has not visited with swift punishment
our short comings, but with gracious
care He has warned US Of our .depen-
dence upon his fOrbearance and has
taught us that obedience 10 His holy
law Is tue price of continuance of
His precious gifts. In acknowledgment
of all that God has done for US as a
nation and to the end that on an ap.
pointed day the united prayers and
reach the throne of grace, I, Grover
Cleveland, president Of the United
States, do hereby designate and az.
apart Thursday, the 29ih day of
November inst, as day of thanks
giving and prayer to be kept and OBJ
serve throughout the land. On that
day let all our people suspend their
ordinary work and occupations and In
their accustomed places of worship
with prayer and songs of praise render
thanks 10 God for all his mercies for
the abundant harvesis which have re-
warded tho toll of the husbandman
during the year tina! has passed and for
the rich rewards that have followed
the labors of our people in their shops
and in their marts of trade and traffic.
Let US give thanks for peace and for
social order and contentment within
our borders and for our advancement
in all that adds to national greatness,
and mindful of the affective dispen-
sation with which portion of our
land has been visited, let US while we
humble ourselves before the power OF
God acknowledge His mercy in setting
bounds to the deadly march OF pesti..
lence, and let our hearts be chastened
by sympathy with our fellows ountry>
men who have suffered and who
mourn, and as we return thanks for all
the blessings which we have received
from the hands of our Heavenly Faith
er let us not forget that He has enjoin-
ed upon us charity, and on this day Of
thanksgiving let US generously remem-
Der the poor and needy so that our
tribute of praise aud gratitude may be
acceptable in the sight Of the Lord.
Done at the City of Washington on
the 1st day OF November, eighteen
hundred and eighty-eight and Of the
Independence of the United States the
one hundred and thirteenth.
In witness whereof have hereunto
signed my name and caused the seal of
the United States TO be affixed.
GROVER CLEVELAND, President.
BY Il. +. BAYARD, Secretary of Slate.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

IL reward of $1,000 has been offered
for the man who trapped Lord Sack
vlllo West into making fool of him.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03
MONROE s1i.,ll = La, NOVEMBER 3. 1888.

i WHAT'S the matter with Boatner
Hs'siaM right.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

Claire, Gibson and Feehau, the
musdess Of the late Patrick Mealey are
now on trial for their lives In New
OFleans.i ~
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

Merchants in the country who wish to
purchase Holiday Goods will profit by CALI
ing and examining the large stock at
BAILIE & BREWERS.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

. Term out on the 9Th and vote fol
Cleveland, Thurman and Boatner.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23
THE FLOWER SPIDER.
An Epfcurean Insect which Enjoys Eifo
More Than Others OF Its Kind.

More Than Others OF It's Kind.
The flower spider or Virginia is not
. weaver Of webs, but regular sybs-
rite, loving ease and luxury He
selects flower full of sweetness and
beauty for his home. There he nes-
Ties among the petals. with his lobster
like legs extended to catch insect in
truders. And so cunningly does he
arrange his body. that he seems part
of the flower, his delicate shades of
cream and green color completing the
deception.
His kingdom is constantly invaded
by swarming robbers; therefore he
neither waits nor exerts himself, for
his game comes to his hands, and,
with the relish of an epicure, he feasts
upon the best.
The only exertion he ever makes is
to drag the remains of his victims to the
top of his castle; and, dropping them
to the ground he gazes complacsntly
down upon his catacomb of winged
mummies, then glides back to his re-
treat, to be rocked to sleep by the
summer winds.
Too indolent to be aggressive, he
avoids danger by slow, backward
movement until hidden from view.
Socially, he is selfish and exclusive,
abiding alone in his exquisite home,
the even tenor of his way never dis
turbed except by the buzzing of bee.
Then he instantly drops beneath the
nectary (that part of a flower contain
ing the honey, wherefrom his keen
eyes watch with wondering surprise the
operations of the bee. as he extracts
the coveted sweet.
When the rich stores of his present
dwelling have all been collected by the
busy bee, then the spider quickly for
sakes his lovely abode, on single line
of web, to one newer and perhaps more
beautiful
In this way he migrates from flower
to flower until summer and autumn
are ended. 1t is then he works for the
first time in his lazy existence, making
winter house, like the cocoon of
silkworm, soft and white as down,
wherein he lies safe and warm, until
the flower-houses bloom in the spring.
This little spider is the mystery Of
the tiytrap or catchfly, elassed by bot
tanists with sensitive plants. rs il is
supposed TO close upon insects that en-
ter its cup, whereas it only closes 10
protect its honey from rain and dew.
This flower grows in the open ground
IN clusters, and it is heavily freighted
with honey, the attraction which
draws so many flies within its fatal
calyX, for those who enter never come
out again. The little honey guard,
concealed but watchful, kills them inn
mediately. The fytrap is among the
first of 1.-The beauteous sisterhoodn to
unfold its leaves to the warm rays of
the rising sun. At that time, a close
observer can see within its heart, like
a small pearl in its setting of garnet,
the little death-dealer enjoying his
morning repose in the most innocent
manner imaginable.-Go Golden DGgS
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23

A Chicago woman rising rather
later than usual one morning rushed
to the breakfast table. Half way
through the repast she was seized with
the horrifying notion that she had
swallowed her false teeth. She
screamed, insisted that she could feel
them in her throat, and was carried
fainting TO her bed. In placing her
upon it the pillow was disarranged,
and there beneath it were the missing
teeth, just where they had been placed
on retiring.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-23
THE EARTH,S APEX.
a Climb of the Hiniatayars Moantsaff
Ar.,-+a...... u.

a Climb of the Hiniaiayan Mountains OF
Northern India.
People who visit Calcutta seldom
fail to make journey of about 400
miles northward, by the Eastern Ben
gal railway, to Darjeeling. The last
part of this trip is performed on mar
row-gauge road which climbs the tall
foothills of the Himalayan range in a
most curious, zigzag fashion, the road
constantly doubling upon itself at in
teresting elevations. As the traveller
progresses hocks of Thibet goats APP
pear, and harder race of men and
women are seen than those left
behind on the plains of Hindustan.
The laborers seen on the route are
composed of men, women and girls,
the latter using pick and shovel as
readily as do the men. The people are
from Thikst, Nepaul and Cashmere.
which countries border on Northern
India. These mingled races form pic
turesque groups, the men armed with
long, sword-like knives, and the women
are clad IN bright colors and short
skirts.
When Darjeeling is reached we are
over 1000 feet above the plains, and
here we find ourselves in full view of
the loftiest range of mountains in the
world, literally the apex of the globe.
What the Bernese Oberland range is to
the European Alps, this Kinchinjunga
group is to the slxy-reaching Himala-
yas; the former. however. are mere
pigmies compared with these giants at
Darjeeling. The lowest peak is over
10000 feet in height, the tallest over
%, 600, while Mount Everest, the loft
lest elevation in the world. is %, coo
feet above the level of the sea.
The Himalayas- as-signifying in Sans
krit The Halls of Snow'-form the
northern boundary of India, shutting
it off from the rest of Asia. Thibet,
which lies just over the range, Is
nearly inaccessible from Darjeeling.
and vet bold parties of native traders.
wrapped in sheepskins. do sometimes
force their way over the passes at an
elevation of $4,000 feet. It is hnz-
ardous thing to do, and the bodies of
worn-out animals mark tde frozen
way. Upon the range rest Il, 900 feet
life exists. Only the snow and ice rest
there in endless sleep.
We ascend a neighboring hill and
come upon rude Buddhist altar in
the open air. formed of stunted trees
and rocks. The sacrifice of some ami
NAL must have but lately taken place
here, rs there are stains of blood all
about the place. The neighboring
branches of trees and low bushes are
deeked with scraps of blue, yellow and
red cloth, which the guide informs US
are tangible prayers placed here By
Buddhist worshipers. As we look
about US we enjoy full view of the
Himalayas, with their silvery. frosted
diadems, faxed with gold by the warm
rays of the sun. while close at hand
are hundreds of thrifty tea planta-
tions, covering the sloping hillsides
with a low. uniform verdure. There
are many wild animals in these hills,
including the much-dreaded tiger
Boston Herald.