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·;r ~ Ijz; ifip; ~ "$q..'S17ll VOL. 1. LA UDA NIM W, -- _. LA THUR.S AY, 1 " · DAILY TELEGRAPH. Qi ~c. 4e~OC~id, Xter. V. * TI3&PjU1 , PBbtighbr and Business manager. Latest News." BY TELEGBAPH Weather ladicatlons. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-Indications for Monroe and vfetnity: Fair and warmer weather. Fund. NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-The fond for the widow of Gen. Hancock now amounts 2.5,365. BERLIN, Feb. 18.-Count Von Muotke, chief marshal of the German ermpire and chiefof the general staff, is seriously Ill. Shoving The Queer. r*. CATHERINE, Ont., Feb., 18. John Hilton of the firm of Hilton & Thomas, mechanics, was arrested Tues day, bight in the act of polishing coun terfeft silver coin. A die and other ar ticles were found on the premises. Frozen to Death. ItEADING, PA., Feb. 18.-Thos. M. Jackson, colored, who was found in his but in the hills of Union township Ladly frozen, died at the county hos pital Tuesday. There is undoubted evidence that Jackson was 104 years of age. Over sevenly years ago he was in the empluy of General Jackson on the latir';T plantatiou in Tennessee. A (onference. ItrcMOND, Va., Feb. 18.-At a con fcrAnce of the business men of Rich mond, the Knights of Labor and "puoraphical Union No. 90, held 'i ."osday night, after some discussion a resolution was adopted to endeavor to hiave an act passed by the General As. sembly to require all differences be. tween employee and employers to be ',limitted to arbitration. Another Railroad Accident. PdINT PLEASANT. W. Va. Fe',. 18. -The passenger train on the Ohio Oen tral railway, due from Charleston at l p. m., yesterday, was wrecked at the ten mile trestle. One coach Jumped the Arack and ran into the Kanawha, the others narrowly escaping following. It is reported the passengers in the coach which went over the bank were unable to escape and were drowned Another passenger named Elkins was instantly killed and eight or ten others wounded. Ought To Have Know, Better. PRINCETON, Ind. Feb. 18.-In the case of Wm. Guyton vs. the Evansville and Terre Haute railway, brought here from Evansville on a change of venue, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff and awarded damages of .5083. Guyton was a brakeman on a special train coming south which col lided with a freight. Guyton was wedged between the tender and caboose but succeeded in freeing himself out. He gathered'himself up, tied his hand kerchief around his mangled hand and with r ed flag strBgerea ;be track to warn the approaching t Twi. 'ce he fell exhausted, but he roe .:h time and *seloaet e tlt40oo 0 y: rom the cillhioetlast d e ti al~c; :~i up, thus pv enting 'ier lou s .: Ire. His signal.was seen and then tae brave fellow fainted and remained unconsci oas for two days. He finally recovered, but a criple for life. He presented a physician's bill to the railway but pay. ment was refused. Suit wie then 10. stituted for $10,000 With the result as stated. The Morgan Ii nea. NEw ORLEANS, Feb. 18.-No new developments in the freight brake men's strike on the Morgan railway. As matters now stand there is a ces sation in evdtyr part of the Morgan poesession In Algiers. No freight trains will go out. No laborers will discharge or load steamships at the wharf. The general mapagaer of Mor gan's Lousl'ana and Texas railway and Steamship company says there is shape themselves. If the men can afford to wait, let them do so. As to the rival roads profiting by this stop page of work, they were welcome to the fortuitous happening. He had telegraph d to New York to stop all bhipmenttof freight by steamships ol the line. The El Paso is at Algiers depot awaiting to be unloaded. The twenty men who agreed to discharge freight quit Tuesday evening and did not return, having been Intimidated A great many would proffer their services if they were not afraid of Ill usage. The steamship Eureka will leave Algicrs without taking any freight and the Whitney will shortly leave London. The Southern Pacific road has issued a notice to shippers that no freight would be received atthe Morgan depot for shipment owing to the interference of the strikers until the str;ke was over or trains could be moved without being stopped at Gretna and other points. Captured. The Times-Democrot's Harrington (Miss.) special says: The agent of the Mississippi Valley csptured three negroes who attempts to wreck a train near Gloster .ras . '~st Sunday. They have confessed .. "'-imes. This Cannon Fir .ng. SALT LAKE, Utah, 17.-T,,. train with George R. Cane on boars reached here at 8 o'clock i norning He was promptly taken , Judge Zsneand gave bond in , ~:im of $45,000. An escort of two c.:;tary officers and twenty-seven enlisted men accompained the special train. There was no demonstratlion in the court room, although the entrance was densely packed. Marshal Ireland expresses an opinion that there is no doubt of Cannon's attempt to escape, and that he probably had confederates but missed them by not jumping at the right place. When recaptured Cannon was some, distance from the track and had two loaves of bread and a bottle of water in his pocket. He fell on his face and shoulders. His nose was broken and he was conslder able bruised but not seriously hart Marshal Ireland confirms the offer of $10,000 made by Cannon to the Neva da sheriff to let him go, Arnold, who was with (DannoIn, urged the sheriff to accept and offered him a If peslti0ae at a good salay to let Coaoao, go, GENERAt STOCK YET - DEPS has deterrmned to CLOSE O1f. FALL AND WIE regardless of COST or VALUE. Cash purchasers are offered Bar of in the history of the Dry Goodsw This Great":losing-out Sale wille 7th, and will Continue Far Thirty The attention of the LADIES, Dress Goods, Wraps, Hosibry, Fan,y especially invited. . GRAND ST., MONBO /3 SUBLETT BR1Q : DEALER;IM HARIDWARE, BLACK SMI' H' & JA Tools, Cooking and Heating Stoves, Iron, Timbers, Belting, Guns, Pistols Sporting House furnishing Hardware. MONROE, LA. - FOR BARG( dy, CALL ON H. D. KIN G, No. 7 DeSiard Street, Monroe, Logujis ý a-. 'eý Dealer in Dry Goode, Grocerle, Olothing, Hats, Uoe" S. Saddlery and Plantation Supplies, Etc., Ete. . NEST FI JI)KAR SOUTE QGUBANb s.EETJ R3 Q --- DIEbALER)IN - Olwe h . J.yis, Telpea, lfqer-, 4g, e Amerteueauqigie. ( -