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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01
THE ARREST OF REV. MIR. yERDEL.
Policeman IIaynie Makes Staten ep,.

AOS;AHau AAaynle MAKES Staten ent.
Editor Telegraph: Please d, me the
favor to publish what 1 eau prove 10
nc the 1nc!s i'll regard 20 the arrest
made Nov. .lst. uit.
The express agent demand that the
arTesi be made. There are several
parties Who will testify that no person
was drunk or used proiane language at
any time during the arrest or after
wards. That the party arrested was
repeatedly assured thai he would not
be harmed ana that no one would te
allowed to Insult or heap any indicni-
ties upon him. When approached he
placed his haud its his pocket and "a a
''las,er of precaution was requested to
take it out. I did not handcuR him
and responsible parties will testify tnat
he was not handcuffed at any time.
Els trunk would weigh about Que
hundred pounds and was tied with
three eighth cotton line and be had
two valises, one small, one large. His
keys were giveu buck to him before
leaving his presence as the hour was
too late to examine his baggage He
claimed to ba Il mason and QUE WAS
imn ediately sent for, who on account
OF having no one to attend to his
business could not come 10 the partv.
when at his own request he was con-
ducted to Mr.. kline's where he object
ed to enter on account of the building
| having saloon in it i; but as it vas
too late to find another mason on the
streets he requested TO be allowed to
go in and did not stay in the house
| longer than ten minutes, leaving as
soon as he was ready to 60. He was
! asked If he WAS willing to write his
| address, occupation, &c. in order 10
prevent confusion; he said certainly
and did SO willingly aud was not
forced to write anything. When ask-
ed if he had anything to establish his
Identity he showed a very 6ne gold
watch, pearl handle knife of fine
quality, one hundred and thirty dol.
lars currency and gold bills, and some
letters, the postmark, address and
signatures of which were closely scruti-
niZsd by those present, but none Of
those present can tell the contents of
those letters. There was chair. Dip
per and bucket of water, two pair
whole blankets and one single blanket,
also siop bucket in the room where
he stayed from about 1880 O'Clock, T..
IN. The wind could not have blown
down upon him tiercely because there
was only one place to come in aud
mono to escape. As to his posture he
had a right to assume any he wished
to. Mr.. Editor the above are facts and
all those interested in the matter arc
at liberty to call upon Mr.. Henry
Kline and Mr.. w. j. North, Express
| Agent, for verification of what I say.
! Respectfully,
w. j. HAYNIE.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

the LOUISIANA RETURNS.

The board Of canvassers consisting OF
the Governor, Secretary Of State and
Attorney General met ut Baton Rouge
on the 9th for the purpose Of compIl-
log the votes cast al the recent election
for Congressman. Credentials were is
sued to all those elscted including II.
Dudley Coleman (Rep.) In the Second
district. The only difficulty encountered
In tho canvsss grow out of the returns
from the Second district where the vote
FOR congressman was variousiy returned
for III. d. Coleman, H. Dudley Cole
man aud Hamilton ID. Coleman Ben
G. Elliott, Benjamin. c. Elliott aud b.
@. Elliott. The returns showed that il
each Of these names represented dis
tinct individual B. @. Elliott, Demo-
erat, was elected by majority exceed
ing 1909 votes, but If ali the Coleman
votes were added and al Elliott votes
brought together Coleman had ms.
iority of l74. The board carefully ex>
amined the law ON this subject and
unanimously arrived ut the conclusion
that the Coleman pape betue written
correctly Ia all its style was sufficient
indication OF the Individual for whom
the vote ives desired 10 be cast and a
certificate was therefore made out In
his name.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01
4 corroK FACTORY.

We learn from memhefs OF the
Board Of Directors OF the Cotton Yarn
4 Begging Factory th4tsit will be
feasible under their charter TO adopt
the ideas Of Publicus In receiving CO.
operative subscriptions aud thst .
meeting will be called 10 authofJze
such subscriptions. We arc informed
that many mechanics and laboring
men are anxious to make such SUBJ
scftptIons to the enterprise and some Of
onr business men will Increase their
subscriptions II made payable In small
instail,neDts. In fact we have the
most reliable assurances that our ,peo>
pie will not let the movement to build
. c0tton factory fail. All classes are
fully alive 10 Its importance 10 our
town. The local spirit OF pride and
emulation 10 enlisted In Its favor.
Everybody appreciates. TOO, the great
advantage Of investiug In manufac.
turing enterprises that are exempt from
taxation for eleven more years. Why
should not Our people receive the
benefit of that cOpsiil ntional exemp.
tion Do you know what II amountl
to? Exemption from al taxation
amounts to per cent interest In this
State. Why 1t would pay oar business
men to sell out their property and
business and place all their means Ii
manufactures! All cotton factorie.
In The South pay. The East is tarnio(
over the business Of manufacturing oil
coaser cotton goods to tho South
The hope Of the South IL in mauufac
lures. 1t Ia our Interest and ou
manifest destiny to engage. In theal
new enterprises. We can rival tn
world with the least effort. PstIio
tisin points the way aud fortune Ia
vites US to II with open hands. Mon
roe cannot AFFORD TO be behind. Sin
must rather blszs the path way Of Ia
dustrial development for others. 6h,
must and will set q glorious exampl,
for her sister towns, while subservlDl
and advancing her own material ant
peculiarly interest. 49, s-
Nobody doubts that the Factory vii
pay, directly and indirectly. In fact
the percentage OF profits In such enter
prises is almost marvellous. Abundan
rewards Of substantial characts
await those who will zealousiy ptsl
the movement inaugurated here 1
fiual success. -....,. ......
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

Thomas A. Edison has just perfec,
ted toy the like OF which was never
dreamed Of by children, even on
Christmas eve. In Mr.. Edison's labora-
tory there are numbers of dolls con-
tanning Photographs which speak as
naturally as any human being. They
are not like the old mechanical toys
which by ones pressing their diaph,
ragm squeak forth "Mamma" and
"Papa," but they talk naturally and
well, and repeat long sentences. They
weigh one and half pounds, and will
be sold at from 50 to 81 apiece, accord
ing to quality of doll.-N o. CRy
Item.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

COL Walton OF Concordls, who lately
turned Republican, is aspiriog to be
Collector Of tho Port of New Orleans.
Ms. Walton, we think, Is after Mr..
Coleman's own heart, but whether the
latter will endorse him for that Office
ts.qutte another thing. A Hero will
probably be rewarded with that loaf.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01
True Source of tho Mississippi.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 27.-A Sank Center
(Mlnn.) special TO the Pioneer Press
says the true source Of the Mississippi
river has Mt last been discovered by
parties living at that place. II il two
small lakes, one of which they named
Lake Jusaphene. These lakes are ted
by many small creeks, and their wa
tiers are emptied into Lake GLACIER.
which lake was discovered by Capt.
Willard Giazier, who claimed il to he
the source of the Father of Waters,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

'Mongst the Hills o. Somerset
Wisht I WAS a-roamin' yet!

'MOuSSL LILO Il1llS O. somerset
VISIT was a-roamin' vet!
Ny feet won't get usen to
These low lands Pm trampin' through.
Wisht could go back there, and
Stroke the long grass with my hand,
Like my school-boy sweothsart's hair,
Wisht could set eyes once more
On our shadders, on before,
Climbin', in the airly dawn,
Up the slope: at love growed on,
Nxtcherl as the violet
'Monest the Hills O. Somerset!
How 'tu'd rest . man like me
Jes' fer bout an hour to be
Up there where the mornin' air
Could reach out and ketch me thero!-
Rense and give it back again
Fresh As dew, and srnellin' of
The old pinks ust to love,
And a-flavorin' even breeze
With MKT hints OF muiDerries
And May-apples, from the thick
Bottom lands along the crick,
Where the dsh bit, dry or wet.
'Monest the Hills o. Somerset
Like livin' pictur', things
All COMES back, the blue bird swings
In the maple, tongue and bill
Triliin' glory At to kill!
In the orchard, jay and bes
Htpens the first pears fer me,
And the "Prince Harvest" they
Tumble to me where lay
In the cover, provin' still
"a boys will is the winds wili.''
Clean forgot il time, and care,
And thick hearin' and gray hair
But they's nothin' I forget
'Mongst the Hills % Somerset
Middle-aged--to be edzact,
Very middle-aged, in fact,
Yet a-thinkin' back to then.
I'm the same Wild bow araiN
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

Ms. ]. A. Carson has sold his paper,
the Mosehouse Clarion, to Mr.. Leon
Sugar, who VIII at ouce take editorial
charge, Mr.. Sugar has had considera.
Die newspaper experience and is q
bright, able writer. Mr.. B. F. Schroe.
der, one OF the best printers in the
State, retains his position as publisher,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

The hrst number of Gen. Leon Jas
tremskrs paper, the Louisiana Review,
published at New Orleans. has been
received at this Office. 1t Is editoriaiiy
and geographically up to the highest
Standard. Tho Telegraph extends it a
cQJdial welcome and commeuds It to
the people of the whole State.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01
OUR RAILROAD ASSURED.

A meeting Of the stock holders and
Board Of Directors OF the Ouachlla
Valley Railway Company was held at
tho Court House In this city last Thurs
day night for the purpose of consider
ing proposition from Mr.. w. A.
Bright, President Of the. Houston,
Central Arkansas and Northern Rail-
road Company. The meeting was
largely attended by citizens of this,
Morehouse and Caldwell parishes and
the sentiment was unamous in favor Of
securing the ballding road by sotne
company, at once. -s
The following proposition was made
by Mr.. Bright which was thoroughly
discussed, but action was delayed
thereon until yesterday morning when
it was again considered by the Board
|of Directors Of the Ouachiia Valley
Company when It was adopted with
the changes end notifications indica-
ted below; ...s...
To the Ouachita Valley Railway Com
pany aud Citizens Of the Parishes of
Caldwell, Morehouse aud Ouachtsa:
The Houston Central Arkansas ana
Northern Railroad Company propose
to complete their railroad to Bastrop,
or some point in the parish of More-
house twenty-five miles mort h-east and
from Monroe to Columbia, La., or
some point % miles south of Monroe.
In the parish OF Cald well; provided
the people Of the parishes aforesaid
will donate the right-oi-way and SUBJ
scribe 10 the stock of said Railroad
Company the sum Of seventy.fiv
thousand dollars, One-thtrd of which
amount to be due aud payable when
the road Is graded north Of Monroe Is
miles, oue-third when said road has
been graded south from Monroe 25
miles and the balance to be due aud
payable when the rails have been laid
upon said road and the same Is open
for business from Monroe Is miles
north. Said road to be fisst-class
standard guage road. Work to begin
within fifteen days after notification Of
acceptance Of this proposition by tire
citizens aforesaid and finished as above
stated within one hundred and fifty
S"$S sNSAo XVI tHc tdftHtut per.
torrance of this proposition and con
tract 1 propose to enter into bond In
the sum OF one hundred aud atty
thousand dollars, the sotvency OF
which TO be entirely satisfactory 10
said Railway Company and the citi-
Gems aforesaid. The soIveucy of the
subscriptions OF $4,000 10 DO passed
upon by me. I
w. A. BRIGHT, President.
In the event the above proposition IL |
accepted, we the undersigned, hereby
obitgate ourselves to make the bond |
above specified and proposed.
]. A. HENRY,
G.,W. BURKIrT,
d. MURPHY,
GEO. NJ. Lilly.
As above stated the foregoing pro.
position was accepted with the follow |
Ing changes and notifications, the |
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01
THE PARISHES.
MoREHousE.
The Clarion Changes Hands.

The Clarion Changes Hands.
BAs7RoP, Nov. 2s.-James A. C.son
mas sold the Bastrop Clarion and all its
appnrfenances 10 Mr.. Leon Sugar, .
prominent lawyer and business man of
this place. Mr.. b. F. Schroeder retains
his position - p0blisher and promises
10 continue to furnish the public with
. reliable paper.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

THERE'S at leasta prospect Of. Web
FtadAgaA'ss realizing what no was
ihese tot. He wants 10 succeed Dick
Hab6Ard as minister to Japan. He
hse OF consent-the further Off tho
beAteY,--s Shreveport Times.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01
UNION,
A storehouse Burned.

FARMERvILLE, La, Nov. 2s.-The
etorehouse and contents of w. *, & T..
4. Slsde, Of Oak land, La, was destroy
ca by Dire last oight. Loss about $500:
Insurance $500 In New Orleans compa-
niles. Weather clear and cool. Bush
ness, dull, caused by continued bad
weather.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

tsTHE LORD HELPS THOSE THAT
l. help themselves" Act on this
theory and rub on a liltlo OF 'sHunt's Cure''
and SEQ how quick it will cure Itch, Ring
worm, letter or any other skin disease YOU
are troubled with. Sold by all drueefsts
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

"A terrific storm swept along the At
lstNtcscOast on the night Of the 26th
ult., destroying vast amount OF prop
eriy and shipping, Many wrecks are
reported at sea. The Attention, a fne
stsaas collier OF Philadelphia, was lost
wiih'aA on board.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

Jadts Mari has refused the applica'
tion. of Claire and Gibson, the Mea'ey
murders, for new trial.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

The hope OF the South lies 10 the de-
velppmspt OF It's agricultural and
tndaletstai interests. Manufacture the
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

The popular plan. Tor raising sub
scsiptions IN aid of the cotton factory
meets with general approval. Many
wllisdbsctibe under that plan who
Otherwise would not be ablsi 10 do So
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

Ills. laid that the dry goods million.
sire, Wsnannaker, will be given cab
inef poaittoh as . reward for the money
be. 1vgnished the Republican vote buy
log; syndicate at the late election.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

Gov. Nisholis has appointed Mr.. r.
B. Bhapks to be commissioner Of the
Tengis Basin Levee District for the
PARISH Of ! Caldwell. A splendid sp-
potstDent. sjansT 6a,s
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

Give us rest on stGeD. Harrison
aud the South" He IL not going to
put my Iron hell on vs. aud couldn't
do 1t IL he wanted to.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

A SURE PATHTO SUCCESS, IS TO USE
IA Cheatham's Chill Tonic and being
cured of chills and fovers, so you viii bs
able to work. Try II bottle. Guaranteed
Sold by all druggists,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

New Orleans %, ooo, 900 hotel project
is assauhing good shape. 1t does seem
that New Orleans could do as well In
this line Of enterprise as several little
Alabama, Georgia Add Florida towns.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

A. cotton factory bnilt at Monroe
VIII IA exempt fsom taxation for II
yeaas. isYk II ST.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

Discontentment is the want of self
reliance; it is infirmiiy Of will.-R.
". Emerson.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

The Grand Army OF the Republic lie
splitting Itself all 10 pieces over poll.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

The: Democrats still claim the House
and the sssolid'' South remains solid.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

The complexion of tho Lower House
Of Congress islstiii unsettled.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01
The Citlzens' Bank and Hope & Go.
IN. 0. CITY Itam.l

LUG ASe" u00 udU u view OF tue ma
toriat agreement between Hope & Co.,
Of Holland, and The Ciiizsna' Bank, by
which the former undertook to release
the latter so far as it was in their power
to do 30, Of all liability as endorser of
certain State bonds issued for the sole
benefit Of the bank, s0ln by it, and the
money employed for more than fifty
years In its business. The consideration
for THE release Of the endorser was the
surrender by the bank to the "party of
the second part'' of the mortgage Sc
curity held by 1t, and which it was
made the duty OF the Citizens Bank by
the terms of the original compact, to
collect OF the mortgages and apply the
proceeds to the extingutshment of the
interest and principal OF the bonds, aud
thus hold the State harmless. In 1880,
as The Item showed the other day, the
State passed an act authorizing the
bank 10 compromise with the mortgage
debtors without fixing any limit to the
terms OF settlement. This act seems to
have been construed very literally in
ito own favor by the bank, and 1t at
once took steps to release from its en-
dorsement on the bonds by giving its
PsOAosoo w PAV@SSA WAN NOslCCNAOu9 t1o
fast as possible, aud hanp over tho pro-
CO. ds to the Holland bondholders, The
history Of this transaction may be
learned by examining the summary OF
the bargain OF 1881:
Annexed to an act of deposit passed
before Edward Grims, Notary Public,
on the eth day of April, 1881, Is a
document entitled: '.Arttcles of agree
meni between the Citizens Bank OF
Louisiana and a!i and each of the
owners nd holders Of any of the bonds
Of the State Of Louisiana which were
originally Issued under au act appro-
we'd 3Oth Of January, 1885,"
In this agreement 1t Is recited tina.
the parties Of the second part, which
were represented by Hope Il Co.,, of
Amsterdam, are the creditors of the
State Of Louisiana and tho Citizens
Bank. Act 70 Of 1880, is reclled in
full.
"And further, 1t Is agreed between
the parties that the obligations out
standing are as follows:
9566 bonds OF the State of
Louisiana, amounting to..-..S a lis, o. %
800 Citizens Bank bonds ...,.,. 1SS 33S ~
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01
$l.25l,555 G.
5A.El,65o 6Z
f2,s96.s56 90
ll4,792 90
1891 AZ
l74,Sl3 42
l74,7l3 AZ

Making q total of-.".-.. ...S6, 997, $50 ~
1t Is further provided that an inven-
tory shall be taken of all mortgaged
property, That the president aud di>
rectors shalt at once proaeed to Q liqui-
dation Of the affairs Of the mortgage
stock department.. The ssvetahce of
mortgage and banking departments,
ln pursuance OF act 246. approved
April q, 1853, Is approved and ratified,
and the representatives of the bond
holders agree that the bondhoiders
shalt never sue nor seek to recover any
other sum from the bank aforesaid on
its endorsement or on account OF the
bonds than shall be realized from the
mortgage stock department, and the
bondholders agree
"Never 10 make any claim or de-
nspd on the mortgage stock depart
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

As above stated the foregoing pro.
position was accepted with the follow
Ing changes and notifications, the
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

Httsdsns. W. /. Sherman died few
day. SgoI A. New York. ~
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

EiEATllAM'S CHILL TONIC, ~BEST
~ IN the world" No poisoHs. Cure qua
ranteed. Sold by all druuoists
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

Making q total Of.
9566 warrants for extended
coupons at $3.50 O6 (florins
o26 40), amounting to.............
9568 coupons due Feb. /, 1880
at Sl2 liorins 30)...................,
1886 coupons due Feb. !, 1850
ON lextended warrants a
% 263 (tiorins l5.66).........-.....,
s566 coupons due Aug, 1850
on Same bonds and WARTS
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-04-13
For Farmers Only.

There is much which practical farmers
do know in regard to crops, says I'D.
S. c." in the maryland Farmer; but
there is much which they do not think
Of, or seem not to heed. which they may
be proftably reminded of by old practi-
cal farmers.
The writer Of this was born and raised
a farmer in the State Of New York he
later mas owned ana worked farms In
three new States-Michigan, Illinois
and MISUNDERSTANDING titled both prai-
rio land and hill land, raising both small
and coarse grains, as we'll Us clover aud
root crops, on various soils.
He is therefore prepared to speak
with some certainty as to the modes and
necessities of such operations. And it
has uniformly been found that more de-
pends on the mechanical condition Of
the land than upon its chemical ingred-
ients-that is, the deep, fine, pulverized
condition OF land is more important than
merely constituents Of composition
Deeply, finely plowed land, well pull
verized, to allow air and moisture freely
To circulate aud also to permit the roots
TO penetrate, will produce better crops.
and for greater number of years, than
hnd not so prepared; such land sui
fers less from drought, as the moisture
can rise from below, while also excess of
rain can pass of in wet time. Eight
acres Of land. thus prepared, will pro-
duce more crops. one year with anothcr,
for period of ten years than ten acres
will only poorly plowed to a little depth
Manures, lime, potash and the like
are useful and profitable, but even they
will not do their best on land that is but
thinly plowed-will not give even half
their value.
These are not new facts, and perhaps
most farmers know them. but most farm
ers don't seem to realize or put them in
practice therefore this little article, by
one who knows, is thrown out by way
Of timely reminder. LESS land well
cultivated is the true policy, If we'll un-
derstood.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-04-13
Don't All Fly to Hogs.

Colman's Rural World, since its ed.
itor became Commissioner Of the De-
partment of Agriculture at Washington,
has learned good deal, and is nothing
if not statistical, and sage withaf. Talk
ing about hog statistics the World has
the following very good suggestions
Hog crop statistics given by the de-
partment Of agriculture show the hog
supply to be below what it has been for
three previous years in the great swine
and corn growing States. From this it
is inferable that hogs will command good
prices for another year at least. The
great scarcity of feed would by natural
law hold prices up. This point comes
up in our thought: A great many farm
ers know these facts by reading the re-
ports sent out by compilers Others
reason that pork will be valuable be-
cause corn is scarce; but many of these
do not know that hogs are also consid-
cred short Now how many men give
thought enough to what they learn to
1--WE it out in action? How many, when
the highest price is on are not reaS
and when down have nothing to sci
Statistics are valuable only so far
make use Of their pointers, and
the best ones it takes more than a
glance. The naked statement is ne
but the other things bearing on it
be considered But because hog
do well in another year it does nov IL
low that all farmers should rush to hogs;
but rather let those that are in the bog
business increase their efforts