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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
Combination Against Rice Producers.
[ThibodenuN Sentinel. !

LIAlDOueauA ScnJlncl.
1t is stated in one 0: the New Orleans
papers that the rice millers of that city
have formed combination to control
tho price OF rough rice, the idea being
to fix figure at which ali rough rice
coming to tho New Orleans marke ct
snail be purchased. or course, II sue
cessful, the combination would buy
rice al below the cost of production, in
fact on their own terms, and then sell
tho clean article at large margin OF
profits. This combination is directly
aimed against tho rico producer and IS
we represent parish which raises u
large quantity of that staple, we mos,
solemniy protest against this combina-
ton and we warn the persons engaged
in II, that their efforts to destroy our
rice industry will rccoil against them.
There are two rice mills in this par
ish competing successfully with the
New Orleans mills and our planters
will naturally patronize them in pre-
ference to sending their crops to tho
city " here the combination can buy IL
at a sacrifice. Other mills will be
started here and elsewhere in tho coun
Try and our Now Orleans millcrs will
awake TO the fact that they have over
reached themselves, and that they
have killed the goose that laid the
golden egg.
We shall watch this attempt TO kill
our rice industry very closely, and
shall give timely warning TO those en-
gagged in II, so that they may defeat
the Efforts made to bring down prices
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
Va TMIL Yum TIME.

Yu ner talk bout yo' spar-rib, am yo' back
bone an yo' ham.
AM yo' coon. am yo' 'possum. am yo' fattes'
yaller yam.
But de ve'y bes' am sweetes' meat valley
cross yo' mout,
Am de wat'milyun, g,owin' en- do patch
down souf.
o. de wat'milyun time! o, dc wat'milyun
'Nuflin run tersweetness lax dc wat'milyun
vine.
Yu set 'um ener hill-up, en- dc 1oamy valley
san,'
homes stan,
Den jss' 60 offer droamin' NV de time cr
Wen de wat'milyun ripes, ell de riches
bottom lam,
o, do wat'milyun time! 0, de wa.'milyun
fine!
Muffin run ter sweetness lak' de at t'milyu yun
vine.
Yu fin 'un1 wen dey biggcs,' de ve'y
darkes' moon
Fur yn karn' trns' Il nigga an yu 'spicion
ev'y COON
Yu flip yo' thum, am plunk 'um, an dc
mellcr music ring,
fu hef' hit am yu lit' hit, yu bus hit an
you sing:
o, do wal'milyun time! 0, do wat'milyun
fine,
Muffin run tor swc etness lak' dc wat'milyun
vine. -Juy Gee.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
auaonb,edly familiar with the above

uuGoBb,eaiy familiar with the 2bCVs
facts, aud must have known when hs
demanded tho construction of au ctn-
henkmeut + faet ahove the hisheS.
water marks, with an cigh, foot crown
aud slope OF 81 feet 10 every perpeuGi-
cuiar foot in hight, together VITA an
unusual wide berIne on each side, and
in mauy places 25 feet in heishib
would cover considerably more space
thea the one huadred feet appropriated
by the II r. Co, leaving no ground
from which to obtain diri tn construct
this large elnbanktnent. The cons
structiou 0! this eInhankmeut, railroad
bed or levee whichever you may term
it, is absolutely essential for the pro
teciion OF our people against the con-
tingency OF crevasses in the front ie-
wees. The people of our district with
the aid and assistance Of the AIissis-
sippi River Commission have built
the tevees fron the Arkansas l!ne to
Opossum Fork levec, whica If kept up
would protect our people completely,
but ,his is II long iiue Of levee, [ueariy
one hundred wiIeS). situated at 4 re-
! mote distance fro-l us, which renders
1t ian practicable for US 10 guard and
protect it daring high water. y single
cfevassc along iHis whole 4!nc would
have the effect OF h1odiug our whoIe
! district, heuCe the necessity for q guard
| !evee in tie rear 10 arrest the hpW o!
creVasSe wafer and throw il hack intO Q
J the river before 1t reaches oar district.
| This is what 0ur Levea COmipissi sioners
are seeking 30 accomplish by their con-
| trac, with the Louisiana and Arkansas
| r. Il. Co. The Major processes to be
| very friendly to our enterprise, and to
| have been actuated only by Il sense o!
duty and Il desire 10 comply with the
| law. If he be sincere III this and really
desires to assist Us III our grand enter
| prise, Ee~ can now do so with an
eminent degree Of, propriety by CO.
operating with our Lsvee Board, and
| approving the contract entered into by
them with the l.. i y. II. r. Co. as {,
work OF public Improvement, and we
earnestly hope he will do so.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
appointment Of Commodore Hunter.
IN. o. Picayune.l

The appointment Of Commodore
Hunter on the Board of Jury Com.
missioners OF this city by. Governor
Nichols will meet with general APP
proval. The gallant Old veteran, who
sacrificed SO much for his section, has
a hold upon the hearts Of the people
such as few men enjoy.
The announcement of the Commo-
dore's selection to post in the civil
service of the State will give pleasure
to q greater number Of our citizens than
the bestowal of executive favor upon
any one of even the most popular poll
tical leaders i'm the State.
Let us hope that the old patriot and
sterling gentlemen may live to enjoy
fully the fruits Of this recognition
and appreciation of his claims upoE
the people of Louisiana.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
Crops and CaterPillars.
INatchitoches Royiow.l

NatchitoChes ROvi0w.l
The continued fnc weather Is acting
like charm on the crops OF cotton.
The farmers arc out OF grass, cotton has
fine weed generally, is not long joint
ed, and is fruiting finely. There Is tho
usual talk of tho caterpillar at this time
Of the year, but they are much later,
and with thorough knowledge Of how
to apply, az we'll rs when, the poison,
no ono need npprohend the least danger
from them. Practice has demonstrated
tho fact that putting on Paris Green In
dry state through 10 on. Lowell sacks
(anything lighter will DO too thin) is
tho only sure way OF exterminatfng tho
pests. Make the sack oblong, have the
pole of sufficient length 10 cover two
rows, and one man and mulo can ap-
ply IL TO ten acres per day mt least.
Keep the man and beast on the side
from the wind. No danger need be
feared in the use of Paris Green with
anything like ordinary attention. Tho
writer has never used covering for
man or animal, save long nose stall,
of some heavy stuff, reaching from the
cheek of the animal and below the
nose some inches. Some Of the mon
cover their faces with thin cotton mus.
lin, so as to leave only the eyes exposed.
When The first crop of black worms
appear, as they generally do in we'll
marked localities In all fields, dust the
spots, and when the hoard appears, COW
ering the fields, with countless millions
as small in size as thread, do not walt
for them 10 gel grown. Kill ibein at
once! Right at this time Is where II is
fatal to iinger day, and this waiting
until the worm "grows large enough
TO KILL" has caused the loss pf thous-
ands of crops. The caterpillar will not
! wait for you he eats right along, and
when he gets "big enough to kill" it's
a waste Of poison to destroy him, for
the crop is all gone.
| Every person in this section who
used the Paris Green last year as wa
have directed, and at the time we sug-
| gest, had the leaves killed by frost for
the first time in years.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
Praying for Pardon.
TPiraYnilS.l


For some time past friends of the late
chief of detectives aud escaped convict,
Theodore j. Boasso, who was SEN
fenced to term Of fourteen years in
the penitentiary for forging mar
riage certificate, have been making eff
forts to secure his pardon. The plan is
that should they succeed in obtaining
a promise to that effect from tho Cow
ernor, the exconvict will surrender
himself to the authorities. 1t is be.
leived that he is at present lurking
somewhere in this State, and only
awaits the promise of pardon 10 dis
cover himself. The place Of his con-
cealmeDt Is by some believed to be In
st. Bernard or Plaquemines parish,
and by others to be somewhere in the
parish Of Calcasieu, among tho pine
hills toward the western part of the
parish with Sonnier, who escaped with
him, is now beyond doubt.
Boasso and Sonnier cut their way
through the walls of the panitentiary
at Baton Rouge. and after getting be-
yOnd pursuit separated, Boasso coming
to this city and going thence to ST..
Bernard parish, where he remained at
Kenilworth plantation quits time,
visited frequently by friends, among
them some Of the chief officers of the
city. lie finally tired Of remaining in
st. Bernard parish, and one evening a
carriage called for him and he was con-
veyed to a steamship bound for Central
America, where he is believed to have
been visited short time ago, although
several parties claim to have seen him
in this city since then.
John Sonnier, who escaped with
Boasso, was sentenced to the pcniten-
tiary for life from st. Landry parish.
He is a most desperate criminal and
sheriff @. G. Duson captured him after
u long and dangerous hunt. Sonnier
has been residing in the pine woods
OF Northern Calcasieu parish for some
time and his friends arc striving hard
to obtain his pardon when he also will
surrender himself.
The two convicts escaped little
over year ago and no efforts have
ever yet been made to recapture them.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
Burning Of the Steamboat Edward J. Gny
IN. o. Picayune.I

Al about 1926 O'Clock this morning
the handsome sternwheel steamboat
Edward j. Gay, moored at tho head of
FIRST street, caught fire in some unac,
cOuntable manner. An alarm was
sounded from box No. II and the fire
department were promptly on the
scene and started to work.
The flames spread with wonderful
rapidity, and ten minutes after the cry
of fire was heard and the bells were
flames from stem to stern, presenting a
magnificent appearance.
At the time OF the fire Thomas
Leonard, the watchman, was making
his rounds forward, aud Ed. Heilings
and Henry Higbec, strikers, and Jhen
COnnei!ey, fireman, were asleep in the
texas. Leonard noticed light on the
lagboard side of the stern of the vessel,
where the signal light was hung. lie
thought il was a signal light and paid
20 particular attention to ii, but start
ed 70 walk back in that direction, when
he heard the Pargoud's bell ringing for
fire, aud then heard some one on the
lGvCe crying fire. lie then saw the aft
Of the boat was in flames and hastened
up stairs and notified the sleeping par
ties that the boat was on fire. They
barely reached shore with their lives.
The Gay was built in 1878 by the
Marine Ways, at Cincinnati, Ohio, for
the New Orleans and Bayou Sara Conn
pauy, composed of Captains John J.
/ Brown, T. =. Leathcrs and John Jan.
ney, and since that time has piled re-
gularly in the trade between New Or.
leans aud Bayou Sara. She cost in tn,
neighborhood of 100000, had a larg,
and very handsome cabin and magni
ficent machinery, and was one of tn
fuest boats on the river. Her dimen
; sious were: Length 251 feet, breadt
= ii feet, depth OF hold 7.6 feet. At III
/ time OF her destruction she was owne
by the Planters and Merchanis' Pack
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Company, of this city, and had been
laid up since last Monday to undergo
repairs during the du1i season. Some
Of the sparks set fire to an empty barge
lying at the head of Soraparu street,
owned by the New Orleans Harbor
Transportation Company. The barge
was Immediately in flames, and, fears
being entertained that the ether boats
would ignite, she was cut loose and
sent floating down the river in flames.
The tishboat L. w. Fuller, moored
at the batture head of Soraparu street,
was discovered to be In danger and
was cut loose. She was taken in tow
aud landed out of danger.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

The enierprising consul of the United
States to San Domingo, who by the wayis
nepro and halls from I.oui siana, has pro-
posed to that government to turn over to a
friend of his the remains of Columbus as a
,ucIens for a dime musum to be exhibited
in this country. AS Col. Sellers would
s,v. "there was millions in it, but the
government of San Domingo could not be
made to see it IN that light and very pro-
perly declined the speculative proposition
of our sable representative. 1t is safe TO
say that there will be a vacancy very soon
i, the consular service of the United States
in the nefghborhood OF San Domingo.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
l.. \ 4. Il. z. and onr Board Of State
Engineers.
FiOyd Mcssonger.l


We published several weeks ago a
communication from Maj. II. Il. Rich
ardsOu, and which we have deferred
answering for various reasons, one Of
which was, the Legislature was in ses-
sion, and we had cause to hope that
the law governing our Levee Board,
prescribing its powers and duties would
be changed, and which hope has since
been realized. The action of Maj.
Richardson in increasing the specifca-
tions for the embankment by the l..
& A Il. r. Co, has had the effect of
inierposinG n very serious obstacle in
the way Of our enterprise in the shape
of a legal question between the Ark
ansas authorities and our Levec Board
| in this, that the Board is without au-
thority 10 appropriate land in the State
| of Arkansas 10 build levees, or for any
other purpose, and the II. II. Co. car
! only appropriate one hundred feet fol
the construction Of their road bed. Thi!
amount 1t will be seen at a glance
will be Insufficient TO construct ievet
upon of the dimensions presented b!
Maj. r.; therefore his action has prac
tically defeated the building of tn
levee or railroad. Msj. Richardson
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
WEEKLY wEATnEReCRor sULLIrIx
Or the Loaisiann' Weather Service for
the Week Ending July, 30. 1859.
TEMPERATURES, SUNSHINE AND PRE-.
CIPITATToN.


TEMPERATURE, SUNSHINE AND PRE-.
CIPITATToN.
With the exception Of few parishes
In the north central portion Of the olAto
the reports received show that thO
weather conditions have been decidedly
favorable for all growing crops. Both
tho average. temperature aud pe.ceot.
age OF sunshine have been above the
normal, while the rainfall has Hem
much less than usus:. The following
parishes report local showers: 6hreve-
port trace, Minde:4 O.99, Liberty Hin
0.59, Keachi O.45, Coushatta OBS, vi
dalia 0.s5, Trinity 2.65,. Vaudeville O.65,
Thibodaux O.72, Abbeville OIL, Clln~
ton 0.O4.
oBsERVERs' REMARKS. 4
Shreveport-thu past week has been
very favorable to all crops. especially
to tho cotton, which Is now cleaned Of
grass and growing and fruitiug nicely.
Liberty Hill-Ratn needed on many
farms. Cool nights and lack OF moist.
ure is preventing the development Of
the cotton plant.
Monroe-Crops are In good condition
but need rain.
Sugar Experimental Station-CrOps
doing we'll considering the dry wealth
er. Worms are appearing very
rapidly.
Vicksburg-Perfect cotton weather.
All crops doing well.
Vernon-Crops clean, but are In need
OF rain.
Point Pleasant-Co Cotton begiunlug to
open.
MarksviiIe-A fair corn crop made.
Cotton looks well aud growing iast.
No worms reported yet. In some
places cotton is opening. Cool north
wind this week, but has done no In
jury.
Alexandria-Crops In fine order. A
few worms have been reported but no
damage done.
Trtnity-Crops looking well; 50 per
cent free from grass.
AhbeVille-Weather close and eul.
try. Northerly and westerly winds
prevailing. No worms. Cotton doing
we'll.
Cliuton-The past week has been
very favorable to all crops. Some
planters report worms, but no harm
done.
Mandeville--Days very warm !;
nights cool. Cane doing well, bui
gardens drying up.
Nidalia-Weather very favorable
and cotton promising, though In some
localities yet grassy. Au excellent
corn crop has been made, with great
er acreage then for years.
Morgan City-Suger crop doing well,
Baton Rouge-Cotton and corn doing
splendidly.
Thibodeaux-liiee reported In fine
condition. General condition Of sugar
cane improved.
| Hammond-Quito warm this week,
but no complaints. On 26th and 9th
thunder storms reported In various
sections of tho parish.
II. Il. KERKAM,
Signal Corps Director.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

a boy, eight years old, living III Paris,
France, sIashed his siX-year old brother in
the stomach with a razor which he had pro-
cured and sharpened for the purpose, be-
cause the junior had given him oilense the
day before. The would-be murderer then
cut his own throat from ear to ear and went
aloft. A murderer at eight is quite too
much of a phenomenon to ltVe.-N, o.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Mr.. G. Med. Pucketto has severed his con-
nection with the Shreveport Democrat.
He will continue in journalism elsewhere
but tho announcement Of his retirement
from the Democrat does not say where.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

The Secretary of the Navy has dismissed
Nayal Cadet Il. L. NEaurin ofth state fol
completely in tho recent hazing on board
the practice ship Constellation.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Henry Clews AYERS that this year Corn
Is King" that the crop will be 1000, o,ooo,o
bushels against 1900, 100000 last year, and
that good times are coming and nobody can
stop them.-N. O. city Item.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Window glass, putty, paints, paint
brushes, oils, varnishes, turpentine,
lamp black, coal tar, crude carbollc
acid, lamps, lamp fixtures, Lanterns,
spec,acles, toilet aud fancy articles,
! flavoring extracts, patent medicines
ETC., etc, al BAILIE g. BREWERS.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Chatham's Chill Tonic is free from
Quinine, Arsenic, Strychnine, Mercury,
or other dangerous drugs. Purely vege'
able. Guaranteed 10 cure. Sold by
all druggists.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Gen. Beauregard has resigned his posi-
ton as Commissioner of Public Works of
Now Orleans. Poor health was the reason
assigned. New Orleans can i'll afford to
spare the services of the great engineer
t,,St
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

Gov. Nichols has appointed Col. Thos. II.
Handy to bo Inspector of the Slaughter
House and Live Stock at Now Orleans, one
of the best paying offices in the State. Col.
Handy succeeds Capt. Wooten Of Caldwell.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

All manufactures in Louisiana are ex-
empt from taxation by the organic law.
Monroe is the best location in North Louis
lana for manufactures. 4 cotton factory
especially, would prove paying invest
,nent here
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

1t is reported that Jay Gould las dotcr-
mined to make a division of his estate and
retire permanently from business.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

The Sixth Congressional District Con-
vention will be held ut Baton Rouge We'd
nesday, September 10Th.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
TELEGRAPH TICKS.

A project is on foot to provide New Or
leans with a bolt railroad system.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-04
The Cockrooch OF India.

81 should like to make your flesh
creep" is the Involuntary thought of one
who ESSAYS to describe the Indian cock
reach. Who that has been in India does
not know the fiat. shining, i'll savored,
coffee colored thing seen only In dimly
lighted places, the ewes starting out of
the head, the long, ever moving feelers,
the swift, uncertain movements, the sud
den, uncontrolled fight when he dashes,
perhaps, into your face, and for brief
and horrible moment his ciammy legs
cling to your skinl What life he must
lead! Ever in cowardly terror Of his
life, his perpetual instinct is to hide
himself. From some dark corner he
glars at you with guilty eye. As he
darts from place to place he knows you
viii XIII him if you can, and he knows he
deserves to be killed. Even in the houses
of the highest in the land the cockroach
is not unknown. Boots, gloves and
books bear witness to his ravages, and a
pungent smell betrays his presence in
your wardrobe.
But the paradise of the cockroach is a
ship. 1t is in the depths Of the ships
Iicf', NheiC fc iLidS 4A0S saLtoaiS tuS
cargo undisturbed and feed On all rank
things, that he is in his glory. Happily
he seems unable to live except in trop-
ical heat, so that in the great passenger
steamers constantly returning to Europe
he is seldom seen. The home of his
heart is the hold of the ship whose course
is limited to the tropical seas. There,
among bales OF rice and kegs Of oil,
where darkness reigns and the air is hot
and foul and where human foot rarely
intTudes. he roanas at will from post TO
post. Thence the more venturesone
spirits ascend TO the upper decks and
haunt saloons and cabins, and especially
pantries and storeroons, where corners
and crevices shelter them and there are
endless chances Of "loot" Hence comes
the chief ingredient Of that sickly atn1os-
phere which strikes the sense on descend
ing from the outer air and often makes a
voyage in such a vessel renalce In
Qeed.-Blackwood's Magazine,
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-04
Bon.m.n Of Havana Harbor.

By and by some one viii lmmortalize
the Havana guadsno and Its swarthy
guadanero in song. There is nothing
fragile or dainty about these little harhor
boats or their boatmen, but no Mediter-
ranean port can show YOU more pictur-
esque waterside characters than are found
IL Havana bay. There are upward Of
2.00o licensed guadanos- Each boat Is
hooded astern to protect from the sun. Is
is rugged with a single mast and sail,
painted in all sorts of fantastic coio-s
and its SPEED and seaworthiness are some
times marvellous. They are iangAng,
wrangiing lot. their owners, the glada-
neros, but peaceahle and sunny w,thzl.
They are full Of song ana wine. and sleep
the year round. Many 1--we IN their little
boats. Trey keep alive the legends Of
chivalry by nsurm,rIng love sBngs to
everything Of the female form; ana IN
the moonlight upon the harbsr the who,s
sensuous night pulses TO the rhythmic
numbers of their weird guarzchas-
Edgar l. WakenAn IN Sew York Nal
and ExpreA
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-04
Rnssian Priest. and lfonkA

Although the people are forever IN
need Of the services Of the priest, they
pay him but poorly. For the highest
ceremonies hereceives one or two -oubleS
and for the smallest and most frequent a
few kopeckS The priest and the monk
being both poor, it is no unconmon
sight to see them bargaining for a mar
mage or burial, and disputing the price
az they dispute only IN Russia Prom
that all sorts Of anecdotes have sprung.
On one occasion it was a priest. who. TO
be revenged on father for his avarice,
gave the child ridiculous name at bap-
tisn.
On another, peasant asked bis mil
ister for permission TO get married IN an
other parish. VERY good" said the
priest, hut have you calculated What
your doing 50 VII co% met Nox. IN
the first place would have married you.
Well, thst IS 50 many roubles- Then,
you viii have children. say se-en: that
would be seven haptisRsS Next, several
Of those children would Gle, cay three;
that would be three bu-iais IN my pocket
After that vou would have SITS or
daughters to marry. say four; thai wo1d
be four marriages should lose" YES,
that's very wei counted up. !" replied the
roujk; ''tr1r you are already an cid
MAJ. and you might be dead long before
al that could happen" That's tue"
returned the priest: Eve are al mortal,
and fcr that reason forbid you to leave
the parish. and I shall only ask you ten
roubles for your marriage a-SSaIle3
NcaannA Il The CoemoxoiltxA