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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02
Southern SGjoHrHcGs in SeM York.
New York SStar.7


There is IN element in New Works.
conpnSit" structure which n-ra;ns at
ienlion. TIE citizens uf Southern
birth in this city form no distinct
ctasa, bat they ar, q large and ir,pur
tant element. The SuutherGcrs who
are permanent residents OF New York
humber Il! lchS! 100000, ami the tram
silent population from that section
frequently rises TO as many ns 10000.
The Increasing material develop
mcnt 81 the South naturally creates
closer bonds ietweeN it and the city,
the financial aud COMMERCIAL mptrDr-
oils. Every step in is coward pro
grpsS leads 10 the rcslt!rnea here Of all
increased Nunte: &f lis re,resauta-
;ivcs, ard Ia tie temporary presence
OF more OF its CiitH4ra. whn come 10
discharge the iiihuta which the COM
mcrC0 aud industries " every psrt Of
ihC county :i.u-t pay 20 New York :
supremacy. These men representthe en-
ergy and newly created wealth which is
Transforming tie Southern states.
They are th" prominent inen Of Their
own communities. Hnt they arr. net
known here outside Of the circles Win
which t6ejr varied business Interests
connect them. The Star il tic only
j tu!uai which gives special attention
10 the presence nut nt,ivc'S Of the
southern clement IN N"S York. In
lis "Chai> with Brainy Men" this
feature Of the Interesting personality OF
the men who are developing the ma
ter!al resources OF this richest Ui ali un
developed countries is fully irnatc1,
aud treated by i, alone.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

been working for The people they are
getting aud they have spared neither
time nor money. If this section desires
immigration our people must do like
wise. But this Ruston convention
affords US an opportunity TO accomplish
great deal without, the expenditure
of much time Or money.
All we Fave t. do is to send live,
progressive, Well-infurned delegation
to the convention and have our re-
sources and advantages properly and
inteliieently presented. The Sac AS
ISOLATION will look al er the rest. The
proceedings Of the convention will be
published and dist ibutcd where they
will do the most good by the Ulcers of
the Association. Now, let the people
Of OuActita take an interest in this
matter-it Is an important oue--and
see that our parish is represented as it
should be. A meeting will be held in
this city on the 10th inst. for the pur.
pose of selecting delegates. Talk the
matter up among the people and lei
every ward 10 the parish be represent
cd ut the mass meeting.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02
AN ADDRESS
To the Citizens of Louisiana.


RUaToN, La, jap. 2f, 1880.
Dter SiI-In view IF the Inmigra-
ton Convention to be held q. this
place on the 18th Of February, Il mass
meeting OF our citizens appointed the
undersigned as committee to make
arrangements for the entertainments of
said convention.
1t becomes necessary for Us To nave
some idea Ut the humber Of delegates
that VIII attend this Convention. aud
we address This communication: you,
and to all tne people of this STATE, arg
ing you TEL CALI meeting at once Of
the people Of you: parish, as ordered
by the Hon. George MDortnan, presi-
dent OF the State Immigration Assucia-
ton, and s:iec, ten delegates and ten
slternateS, and forward u lis, OF ,neir
names to W. IL. ii. Mnli:n, ,!s.: ,or OF
Rustop, and also state, US n.ar is
possible, the numb \ Of Delegates from
your parish who VIII attend, and any
person who expects H. at,eui this
convention as delegate or alternate
will please forward his name 10 W. II
III. Muffin in RIDER that lie may be
| assigned nome. we expect 10 do all
In our power Ia entertain The cDnven.
| tor, an! We trust the people Of the
! State VIII f,resee the yrrn, good tina;
! this convention is calculated to accom-,
plish, and leave nothing uu.une 20 sc
cure full representation from al
parts Of the State.
The delegates are to be selected frun
former residents Of Virginia, North
and South Carn!iua, Georgia, Alabama
| Florida, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Toe convention has been extensively
advertised, and It is only for this com
mitsee to assure You IF "A hearty ca.
operation on thu part nf the people O.
| Ru4.OD.
w. II. II. MIIlIN. CEa;rEaan:
S. Il. CoLVIN,
II. i. FINLEY,
| l.. NJ. KIDD,
$. -. PEARCE,
I j. a. POfL.AEt,
/ Committee.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02
THE RUSTON CONVENTION.

The people Of Ruston, so far "a il
lies within their power. propose TO
make the immigration Convention TO
be held at that place on the 18th inst.
q grand success. This They cannot
do, however, without delegates, and it
remains for the parishes of Louisiana,
and especially North Louisiana, the
section mostly to be benefited, to see
that they are fully represented.
1t has truly been said that all this
favored country OF ours needs to make
1t prosperous aud wealthy Is popula-
ton. We have everything that pro.
duces wealth in our undevsloped re-
soul ces aud we only need population
to turn these advantages into wealth.
A vast tide OF immigration has Sc,
towards Louisiana, but for the people
OF any section of Louisiana TO delude
themselves with the thought that their
waste places wilt be peopied by immi.
grants without exertion on their part.
is for their section to get "left," if we
may be allowed the use of the express
sion. Those sec!ious OF louisiana now
being peopled with sturdy, thrifty
wealth producing immigrants, have
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

The New York Times Is ant horiiy for
the statement that Texan mustang
horses are taking the places Of the
'large-s:xsd horses hitherto used on the
surfsce street car lines in that city
The Times says: "The number of the
little horses in use hero is daily in
creasiag for several reasons. They ca.
less than big horse, they keep In bet :
ter dition, they are less subject to
disorders, they have much more en-
dnrance, and after they are once
trained they work together with
quite ss much ease as their more civ
ilized brothers. The mustangs are
purchased 10 Texas by the agents of
the company, which no longer depends
upon the horsc-trading talents of firms
Ia this city. They are sent here in
patches of twenty aud forty, and are
at first as wild as Manitoba blizzard
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

New Iberia has been the scene Of a
reign of terror for several days. A
white man. He was promptly arrested
and while being conveyed to Jail was
lynched by mob Of Infatuated clti-
Gems. Subsequently many negroes
were whipped and driven from the
parish and in some Instances their
belongings were destroyed. 1t seems
that no peucable, industrious negroes
were molested, however. Gov. Mich
olls has Instructed the Attorney GEN
cratic mako an investigation of the
affair. ..
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

MsJ. r. A. Burke, says the New
Orleans City Item, left that city Tues
day for London, via Chicago and New
York. AT Chicago, adds the Item, "he
will purchase Il large addition for his
electric light plant at Bessemer, in-
Guiding both arc and incandescent APP
planes. His purpose Ia visiting
England is to complete the transfer OF
and ireceive pay for one of his fine
mining concessions in Honduras,
which has been sold to British capt.
talists for ESQ, 900 sterling"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02
Advice 10 Mothers.

Ms. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used when children
axe cutting teeth. Ii relieves the little
sufferer Mt once, it produces natural,
quiet sleep by relieving the child from
pain, and the lit;Ia cheruh awakes as
"br'sht Is hnIton." II is very pleas
ant 10 tt-t2, Ii soo'!es The child, scft-
cas- The gums, aliayS al pain, relieves
wind, regulates TIE bowels, sud is the
best Known remedy Tor Hiagth,ea,
whether arising from teothing or other
causes. Twenty five cents a bottle.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

"Tbe freedom from expense in the
contests for congressional sea,s,'' say.
the Natchez (Miss.) Democrat, "llls
the calendar with frivolous claims al
the expense of the nations time and
money. A radical change Is needed,
and when the contestant Is required to
bear his own expense, we will find
fewer contestants and fewer leglsla tors
Of tho class of Tittiebat- Titmouse sit.
ting liz congressional seats."
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02
Committee.
lNEEliIAl.
IT. " IL 7
Fciice Jury Proceedings.

OfA'HITA PARISH, MONROE, La, J
January rs, 1889.
Tho Police Jury met this date at the
courthouse in special session pursuant
TO the call If the President.
Present-llon. Uriah Miiisaps, Pres
ident; Members, Messrs:: J. ". Scar
borough, u. A. Hresr.3, Dr., w. H..
Auders and Alex Myatt.
Ahsant-A. l. Smith, Fiiuiol Vs.
kins and S. NJ. McCranic.
The President announced this meet.
ing called for the purpose of electiu2 i,
treasurer for the parish 10 Gil the va
caucy caused hy The dcath of 7. T..
Miilsaps, latc treasurer.
ID. A. Brcard. Jr., WAS nominated
for the position atn! unanimously
elected 10 fit the uu, xr:rcd term in
said Cfficc.
"A copy Of Act M. 90 OF 1888 Of the
General Assembly OF Louisiana, reia-
tive to the appoiutmen; Of mamhe :
to tho Board Of Assessors 10 as5ess the
values on railroad, telegraph and teIe
phone properties throughout tho Safe.
received from Hon. O =. Steele. Aud.
itor of State, aud read.
Ga motion, Pres dent Uriuh NI,lisaps
was unanimously elected 10 represent
the parish Of 0uachita on said board.
President Miiisars reported that, in
arcorla;:ro with tie authority vested
10 hiu,, be tad leased 10 c. +. Gresham
for a term Of three years the ferry on
the bayou Chouarant al the crossing
Of 'he Arkansas road the price for
said lease being one hundred aud
eighty dollars, sixty dollars thereof be-
ing paid in cash aud fer the remainder
the Jesse had executed prumissury
notes (wiIh approved security Of sixty
dollars each due and payHh;e ia one
and two yeats.
Returning Officer II, II. EnGom pre-
scented tlr following e!rrtiou returns
which were ordered flied and published
according To law.
STATE or LOUISIANA, PAF;ist. or
oI-AHIrA.
BE il known and remembered ihat
the undersigned returning officer OF ihe
parish nt O.nChita did this day repair
to i!iC rGurt hour" Of said pnri-n for the
purpose Of compiling rriurns sent in
by the commissioners of All election al
the polling place 81 the G,h ward in
the Sa!a parish, q! an election therein,
on the 8 h day Of january, 1889, for
the purpose Of sscsrtaiuihg the sci!se Of
the qualified voters OF said ward.
whether or not alcoholic liquors shall
II" sold in ward &, by virtue of AN or
d'nancG Of tho Police Jury, adopted on
the IN day ~ December, lSSS, aud
numbered GiS, in the presence OF cX-
listing laws, aud then and there having
arrived, proceeded III thu presence Of
Geo. J., Ezalius, :. II. Moss and w. J.
llaynie, witnesses known ard here
unto required qualified voters q said
parish. and - many CthorS AZ chosen
t. hr prCScnt, 10 G''NrG t. CnElnltC
SAID returns and have a,certaiucd from
said compilation that The votes cast al
the polling place of the 6;h ward Of the
parish of Ouachita at said election, for
ascertaiuing the sense Of the qualified
voters of said ward, upon the question
whether or not alcoholic liquors shall
be sold in said 6!h ward. are ;is fellows:
votes against The sale of
alcoholic liquors; niue votes irr the
sale OF alcoholic iiTuuis. And having
Iuain p"btic proclamation uf the above
result u! compilation Of votes which
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

:. Bouianger is the idol of Paris again.
He has been elected to the Assembly
from the department of the Seine by a
nlejority Of 900 and the ministry is
all broke up and ready to resign. II
seems about tiEe for France to try q
monarchy again and through the
little General as a second edition of the
dtst Napoleon. But there IL no telling
what France will do.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

The assassination Of John NJ. Powell,
the Republican contestant for seat in
Congress from the Second Arkansas
district against C.. r. Breckenridge,
Democrat, at Plummersville, Ark, on
the 10Th, where he was taking evi.
ds0ce to sustain his contest, is going
to create devil OF u row Ut Washing.
ton. Chandler will wipe up the floor
Of the Senate chamber with the bloody
shirt. So
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

Our people should not rest on thcir
taure's now, thinking that all has been
done tn assure M"nro, ; steady growth
terprise has been pushed Ia success we
should undertake. another. That is
the way Ia keep ihings hH.nHling aud
factory
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02
is made in duplicate as required by

Ia!:oi y! cahcniih, thiS the lith DAY
"f January, 1889. r.. II. ESDoM,
Returning Officer.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
OUACEITA.
Bit remembered, that ! the under
signed returning officer III the parish of
Oaachita, did this day repair to the
courthouse of said parish TOR the tur
pose OF compiling returns sent in by
me otnmisSiOnars IT election, at the
polling placs OF the 7h ward of said
parish, y! an e!rctiun held therein Oh
the 9tn day Of january, 1889, for the
pnrpuse ot ascer:ainiug the sense Of the
qualified. voters Of sa Il 7,h yard,
whether or no: nlcohp.:c liquors shah
be sold II, said 7,h ward, by virtue Ct
| an ordinance OF ,be Police Jury, adapt:
ed GA December Attn, 1883, and rum
besed GAS, and in preSorr Is ing
laws, and then ard shere Saving ar
rived, l proceeded in the presence f,
S. b. Willis, jno. Drago and F. Me
| C;Oe, witnesses known AID hereunto
required qualified electors Of this par
ish, and as many Uth"!s who have
| chosen 10 be prcsent, 10 cutDnils, said
! returns aud have ascevtainet from, said
| cumpiisiiOn that ihr votes cast at the
polling place OF the 7.h ward OF the
Parish Of Ouach;.a al said Il ciiou for
ascer;aining the sense Of the qualified
voters sti SAID ward, upon the question
whether or not alcoholic liqaors shall
be sold iii said 7'h ward, are as follows:
For the sale of aEcnho!lc IiqHOys-No
votes. Against sale of alcoholic l;u-
uors-Elfty votes. Aud having made
public proclamation ot the above result
Of compilation OF votes, which is made
in duplicate "a required by law.
Parish OF Onachita, this the l7ih day
NJ January, 1889 Il. II. lINDoM,
| iseturuing Officer.
The Police jury adjourned.
UH1Au Ml,LSArs, President.
J. l.. HANNA, Clerk, p. j.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

Secretary Bfyard Gays that Germany
has givenrtba Uaited States no cause
for war. The only question is shall the
United States assert The independence
OF Samoa against German ag2ressions.
The whole matter has been referred BY
President Cleveland 10 the Senate for
settlement.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

It's about definitely settled, so far
a IL goes. that Harrtson's cabinet will
be-. a., follows Secretary Of State,
Blalnr;2 Secretary of the Treasury,
Allison; Secretary of War, Aiger;
Postmaster-G General, Wanua.naker.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

No party man on either side vine
tins not taken leave Of his reason cDn
deny The truth Of Mr.. StAnrz's re
mark that party Nprits prevents the
consideration of p"biic questions solely
with reference Ia 'hc public good, aud
that sS patriotic men We ought 70
cultivate the habit of viewing them
upon their merits. Neither can any
honorable party man regard with in.
difference the increase of corrupiiou
aud the lowering of the party standard.
1t is 10y parties that great results are
achieved. Bat SO long rs the genuine
American spirit survives lncie will be
enough political independence to res
train the excuses Of party. Nupn''S
Ht'e&|Y.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02
A SOLID HOUSE.

TIE Telegraph au' hOritatively makes
the announcement that tho firm name
aud style of the mercantile house Of S.
Meyer has been changed TO that Of
Meyer Bros, the partners consisting
Of Messrs. Sig. Meyer, Herman Meyer
and Sol. Meyer. the Two latter named
gentlemen have been connected with
the hOuse for years and like the senior
member OF The firm are widely known
as live, progressive and thoroughly re-
liable bIsi ness men, and they Will
largely contribute towards maintaining
the high standing and reputation
achieved by the house under tho old
6rm. The Telegraph prints The came
of the new firm for the fest time and
takes great pleasure in commenting ii
TO the public. MEYER Bros. ma y
they live long and prosper, and AS me
old firm had won the name of being
the leading firm of North east L4ou!si-
ana may the new one soon attain and
deserve the great reputation OF being
the leading house ia the State outside
of New Ortaans aud second to none.
Last week, says Ben I[irsch in the
ST. Lonis Globe Democrat, ! saw IN
incident that forcibiy illustrated a
growing tendency of "our giris.' An
old lady, bu. II portly oue, heavily
yelled, came into ii street car aud set
huge, we'll filed basket down. 1t
CHANGED to intrude on the toes of n
superbly dressed young woman orpc-
site. She immediately was Indignant,
She abused market baskets rcund!y,
and then abused the people who car
ried them. Then she allowed the
opinion 10 escape that people who car
street cars. Ani then she decricu
against the poor people being allowed
to ride Ia every street ear. Some cars
should be reserved she said, for gem
tel folks. The girl mortified every
body. The yelled lady said no! word
until both rnutfonct the driver and the
car stopped. "I,ia on =! Take the
pail said the elder lady. Her tor
mentor looked moment III ustonish-
ment. "Take that pail, Martha, and
carry i! home. Tnis basket is al! that
l eau manage" repeated the elder.
aWhy Iiuut you tell mo who YOU
were, mother ~ asked the crestiDlien
girl rs she picked ur the basket aud
wen, out, while the occupants of the
| car gigglCd.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

Capt. Fred Calm, Of pasehita pttiSh,
passed throngh our town several days
ago en- route to Union parish. TIE
Captain has had piece NJ land over in
Union for Severai years which he has
not considered very valuable, hut, Oh
the contrary, says he has been trying
to give it away To save paying taxes on
IT.. Several days ago he got au offer
from n would be purchaser OF So 90 per
acre tor the lani ami said he was going
up TO see abou, it. This is one of the
points OF the immigration move that
Is now ia progress in Union, VIII any
one deny that ii is good thing p RWS.
ton CNliQEapA
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02
MONROE. La. FEBRUARY 2, 1883.
Grown Prince Rudolph, of Austria.
died very suddenIy In his bed on last
Wednesday lnorniug. mo-, .-yx III

The Eare drivers Of New York and
Brooklyn have been ON strike fos
three days, aud It has already cost
them 100000 and the companies $780,
nnn
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

thcatham,s Call Tonic, "Besl ia the
WORLD No po:sons. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by III dru ssi-is.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-19

bad been removed, end all thcy eos yss
some hundlss a Cd nsvspapess. .The
STORY - q true one, and has always beeu
. Standing Joke In the profession.
ssDo yo0 knoW,~ he continued, ~that I
could, IL I wanted % do Il, burHlarise the
state capital NJ Sacramento. All ] would
nave 20 do would he 10 M the single watch
man. I could then get away with every
.hine..s 7 can pick every lock in the build
that there is q bank safe In Denver hat I
could mot pick I'm my way. The cashier
woslld never know that the lock had bcen
picked, as I could do 10 without injury %
the lock. and almost any safe can he bur
glarised by 'clampings the combination
lock, that q, pulling the spindle on"
''But do not the time locks act ~ . safe-
THE timers check the bolt In addition
to thec combination. and all that In neccs-
sary IL to sever The connection. And m
terial n badly made and The
safes are not safes at all. What is
required is honest, skillful work i'm the
manufacture, and this il what the manu-
facturers must he kept up to. And ! may
as we'll tell you, I have u letter from u
man i'm South America detailing a process
which he accidently discovered by means
of which any safe can be opened. though
there In danger to the operator. The
plan, according to my knowledge, appears
quite feasible, but ! do not intend to make
II known. II what I think is true, no safe
talked enough, and would say, to finish,
that the safe and lock men should he re-
quired to furnish better safes and better
Iocks.S
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-19
D-suAs Hvsea.e. nsseAs oara

\ DsasAs 1veaaaG. Dsa9As 0aFl
le 80 g~1oginns eve0ing.
Ih0 00on Wn9 fun y bgtgh1
n aaR Was snft and balmy-
pegfec4 suODer NIGHT
AceOas IN mark they wandered.
a yossng mann and . maid;
He was q little timid,
0nhe mt . hit afraid.
TAe walks were half deserted.
che hour was growing late0
b lowers on the benches
Were sitting ~tete-a-tete.
IN sweet perfume OF lowers
weighed down the evening breeze:
The electric light sh0ne brightly
Aw00g the dArk-gtemmed treea.
SNOW, Isn't it delightful
Tho simplc young man snld-
These lighto among the foliage.
The full moon Overheadr"
me hesitatod dignity.
Then glanced about the park;
ssWell, yes," she xAid-'sOr rather
Il would be IL twas dark"
-SOmerrtlle J0ssvnat
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-19

Not 80 senseless As He Looks.
From the New York SUN.
Mr.. Laker (an0rilyD /: "No, indeed, I'll
never allow q daughter of mine to marry
Ted Lardly. The young idiot hasn't any
sense at ALL" Mrs. Lakcr (quietly) I: ~
think you arc mistaken about that. He
was refused as a juryman i'm q murder
trial last week." Mr. Lakcr:."You don't
say! Well, that alters it,"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-01-10

When the vote was taken the minority
from voting. and the resolu-

When the vote was taken the minority
refrained from voting, and the resolu-
ton went over from lack of a quorum.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. - The house
shortly after assembling resumed the
wrangle over the proposed change in the
rules. No quorum being present, a call
of the house was ordered.
The house did nothing but fiibuster
until 2:oO, when it adjourned. 2.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Immediately
after the reading of the journal the con-
test over the resolution of Mr.. Reed was
renewed. The old-time dilatury motions,
to adjourn to Wednesday, no quorum,
votes by tellers, etc., We're resorted to-.
until O'clock, when the session ended
by limitation. and the house, without
action on the pending measure adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The resolution
to change the rules in the house has
been recommitted. thus breaking the
deadlock. The vote was: Yeas, 100;
nays, III. .... .. =.
Several measures for printing govern
ment documents, reports, etc., We're
passed.
At the conclusion of the hour devoted
to the printing committee the Oklahoma
bill, the river and harbor bill ana the
Small Elliott election case We're brought
into antagonism. The election case was
taken up, but motion by Alr. Springer
to make an order for a final vote on the
Oklahoma bill at 3 p. IN. to-day, being
objected to, Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa, re-
sorted to filibustering tactis in the inter
est of the Oklahoma measure.
Seeing that there was no hope of &C
ton, Mr.. Crisp moved to adjourn, and at
$50 the house ad iourned.