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BASTROP, LOUISIANA,
FRIDAY, |: ï : î ; MAY 28, 1880
A. C. McMEANS
Editor.
B.'K. SCHUOEDER, B - M'KARLIK
S C H KOEDK li & Mo F AULIN,
publishers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Preaching at the Methodist Church in
Dastrop first and third Sundays 111 each
month. Sunday School at 9 o'clock a .
M. Island DeSiard second and fourth
Sundays. Pin© Grove third Sunday at
3 o'clock r. m . Lawhead's Mill first
Sunday at 3 f m.
J. M. McKEE. Pastor.
Divine services will be held at the
meeting houso of the congregation B'nai
Sholom every Friday evening at half
a^ o 'cloc Kl ' w Sat,,rdav moraines
Our Choice For Congress,
J. FLOYD KING,
THE MEETING LAST SATURDAY.
By reference to mother col
ii m n in this week's paper, may
be seen the proceedings of the
eali -meeting at the court house
last Satordey by Mr. Washburn.
Although the day selected by
Mr. Washburn for the meeting
was one to which all of our mer
chants look during the long, dull
week as the day, he had a splen
did audience. Some of the
stdUDchest business men—one of
whom was the President of the
meeting—of the town were on
hand and gave close attention to
the speeches that were made.
Mr. Washburn, who is a prac
tical man in the full sense of the
word, laid before the people
some facts thai are calculated to
opeu the eyes of any man who is
disposed to think. He dealt in
plain, unadorned/ocfs, which bad
been dedaced from the closest
and most careful study, He did
not stop to prove the necessity of
the railroad, but his effort was
to demonstrate the feasibility
ana practicability of the road.
It will be remeinbered that
Mr. Washburn spent four or
five days in Monroe not long
since in the interest of tbis en
terprise, looking up data, obtain
ing information from the V., Si
& P. R. R. Co., and arousing the
people of that city to immediate
action in this matter. He called
the Board of Trade together and
addressed them upon the subject
of railroad— our railroad. He
secured a pledge of ten thousand
dollars, from that body, to the
enterprise. The City Council
also took immediate action by
ordering an election io test the
sentiments of the people as- to
the propriety of* imposing a five
mill tax upon the property hold
ers of the Corporation, the tax to
be expended in aid of the con
struction of a road from Mon
roe to Bastrop. Mr. Washburn
thinks, from assurances he re
oeived from the wealthiest and
most prominent men of Monroe
that her wide-awake'citizens will
not hesitate to shoulder the tax
a tax to be used in so important
and so indispensable an enter
prise.
While In Monroe Mr. Wash
barn had an interview with the
business men of the V., S. & P.
B. R„ one of whom was Superin
tendent Green. From him he
learned that the Company are
determined to complete the road
from Monroe to Shreveport at
once. They have ample, almost
unlimited means, and as soon as
thftt lit»: is finished, it is the pur
pose of the Company to tap with
f lateral line the rich cotton belt
this parish. Xf the selection
the situation of the line is left
the discretion of the Com
pany, the road will pass through
Morehouse at least nine «ilea
East of this town. If, however,
the people of Ouachita and
Morehouse will make a move in
the matter, show to tne world
that they are determined to have
a road connecting the city of
Monroe and the town of Bas
trop, anil go to work on the road
• --.4.
at once, then the V., S. & P. Co.
will lend a helping hand, and
oar long talked-of and long
wished-for enterprise will be
come a reality.
Now, the prime object of the
meeting last Saturday was to
ascertain whether the people of
tbis town are willing to pay a
five mill tax toward the railroad.
In other words, the question has
resolved itself into this form :
Can the people—the property
holders—of TBastrop afford to lie
still aud see a road tap this parish
without comiDg to tbis lown y
If they do, it will not be 5 year
until the bats and owls will make
night hideous among the deso
deserted ,town. It
every man, who owns a
behooves
dollars
worth of property, to vote cheer
fully for this tax, and, more than
that, as Senator Newton said
last Saturday, "let every man
open his pocket and give unti'
he feels it," We urge the voters
of this town to give this ques
tion their candid and favorable
consideration, and the people of
the parish will then be assured
of the sincerity of our talk and
will know that we mean business.
Lives there a man in Bastrop
who will vote against the impo
sition of a railroad tax? We think
not. We sincerely nope not.
THE PUBLIC DEBATE.
The Bastrop Literary Society
debated publicly at the Court
Houße la3t Tuesday evening the
question, "Has the United States
reached the zenith of her Glory?"
The lower room of the Court
House was almost filled with the
elite of Bastrop. "Fair women"
with their new hats and tiny
boquets, and "brave men" with
their shining boots and massive
scarfs, composed the intelli
gent audience that assembled to
hear the orators that had been
chosen to debate the question.
The Society feel highly and just
ly complimented by the presence
of so many sweet and beautiful
faces of the lovely ladies of our
lovely town. Their smiies—an
gelic smiles— inspired the speak
ers and sent a thrill of delight
through their excited brains.
The speakers selected were,
T. 0. Leavel and" Sam Baird, on
the affirmative; and R. B. Todd,
Jr., and A. C. McMeans, on the
Negative. We wish we had space
to review the speeches of the
first three mentioned gentlemen.
They were chaste, beautiful and
entertaining; Every word seeme3
to have been weighed in an ac
curate pair of rhetorical scales.
The speakers—Leavel, Todd
and Baird, acquitted themselves
handsomely. They are, beyond
a doubt, accomplished orators.
Their intonations and gesticula
tions are faultless, perfect. Nat
ural timidity, of which we are
chock-full, precludes our speak
ing of the herculean effort which
we made. Suffice it to say that
we did the best we could—and
that's saying a good deal—in onr
own estimation.
Todd and McMeans, by their
matchless eloquence—we mean
Todd's matchless eloquence—
"took off the horns;" that is ;
gained the question. We—Todd
and onrself—thank President
Weaks for the jadicions decision
which he made. We —McMeans
alone—-thank the lovely young
lady who showered boquets at
onr feet as we retired from the
rostrum. We cherish those flow
ers as emblems of as spotless
purity as the fair hands that
culled them.
LIST OP LETTERS
Remaining in the Post Office
for the week ending Thursday at
noon :
"Ned Brown, Joe Ervin, Nelson
Garret, Misp Ella Hide, Mrs
Nlaa Hamilton, Miss Ànna E
Livingston, Mr. Wiser dise, Mrs
Jane Washington.
STATE NEWS.
Two steamboat roustabouts
carved each other with knivesin
Monroe recently.
The wife of Gov. Wiltz Las
been presented, with a supe-b
residence in New Orleans.
Farmers are cutting oats ,n
E ist Feliciana. The crop is said
to be good.
The Sparta Times claims as
beautiful young ladies as any
town of the Staie. JPe except
Bastrop, of course.
The Ouachita Telegraph was
made up last week without the
assistance of its ^talented editor
ish.
The Donaldsonville Chief co
incides with the Providence Re
publican in its advocacy of Gen
Grant's nomination for the Pres
dencyi
The city of Natchitoches is
lighted by street lamps owned
by her enterprising merchants.
Wish Bastrop had such a con
venience.
The Chronicle wants the par
ish .seat of 'Grant to be removed
from Colfax to Rock Island. The
two places are only one mile
apart.
The Patriot-Democrat, pub
lished at Clinton, Wants Gov.
Wiltz to lesigu instauter. Some
men have some very absurd
wants. They are never satisfied.
Mr. E. E. Kidd, of Jackfon
parish, witnessed a few days ago
an army of birds that were
"charmed" by the "glittering eye"
of a monster chicken snake.
Rev. L. C. Kellis, of Monroe,
has just returned from the
Southern Baptist Convention,
which has been in session in
Louisville, Kentucky.
The Ricblaad Beacon thinks
that Get. King will go before the
Congressional Convention with
more strength than he bad when
he was nominated: We think so
tOOi
The Columbia Herald says
that even in Monroe four men
will vote for King where one
will vote for Richardson- Better
do like Capt. Boatner, ''Col.
Bob."
The people of Homer are
whiling away the dull dull dayâ
by punching fish-hooks through
the carcass of squirming worms
which they drop "among the
monsters of the deep."
OldCharley Nelson, of Rich
land parish, was tried recently
in the District Court at Rayville
for whipping a small boy to
death, and was found guilty of
murder without capital punish
ment.
Thé editor of the Sparta Times
offers a copy of his paper each
week for a year to the first per
son that will give him a bottle of
blackberry wine. The Times is
certainly a cheap paper, or its
editor is a dear lover of wine.
M. M. Gwin, who was arrested
in this parish last year for steal
ing a hprse from a negro in
Richland, was found guilty last
week by the District Court of
that parish. When the verdict
was read to Gwin, he attempted
to cut his throat with a piece of
In Grant parish a few nights
ago, *ome of the "culled bred
ren" met at their church to dis
ouss some of the short-comings
of their "culled sisteren," when
a dispute arose which culminated
in a promiscuous fight with knives
and pistols.
A pair of mules ran away with
Mr. Cofield's carriage in Ascen
sion parish the other day, tear
ing the vehicle to atoms. Mrs.
Cofield was in the carriage when
the mules started to ran, bnt
jumped out at once, with a very
slight injury.
Proceedings of ltailroad Meeting.
In pursuance to a previous notice
there was a railroad meeting of the
citizens of Bastrop at the Court
House on Saturday, May 22d.
T. O. Leavel was elected Chair
man, II. II. Naff, Secretary, and
A. C. McMeans, Assistant Secre
tary.
Mr. Leavel explained that the ob
ject of the meeting was to discuss
the propriety of levying a tax on
the property of the town of Bas
trop to raise funds to apply to
building a railroad from Monroe to
the Arkansas line via Bastrop, and
to take steps to secure that end.
Hon. W. M. Washburn addressed
the meeting, and in his remarks he
said that from careful calculations
he estimated that the road could be
$2500 a mile would buy the right
of way, build all the bridges, the
road bed and put the cross ties on
the road ; and that after the road
is ready for the rails and rolling
stock, it would then be an easy
matter to mortgage the road for
money enough to complete it. He
also says that it is in the power of
the people, directly interested, to
raise sufficient funds to prepare the
road for the iron, and that if the
proper interest is taken in the mat
ter the road can be built at an early
date. He further stated that he
considers that this is Bastrop's last
chance for a railroad. He urged
that levying of a tax on Bastrop in
the interest of the proposed road.
Mr. C. Newton and Mr. T. O
Leavel also made a short speech,
advocating a tax.
On motion, a committee of three,
consisting of J. S. Handy, A. L.
Bussey and C. Newton, was ap
pointed to circulate a petition, to
be signed by citizens of the town,
calling on the Mayor to hold an
election of the people to take the
sense of the town upon the subject
of levying a live milt tax for ten
years for railroad puqjoses.
On motion, the Chairman, T. O.
Leavel, was added to the commit
tee.
Mr. C. Newton offered the fol
lowing resolution of thanks.
"Be it resolved, That the people
and citizens of the Corporation of
Bastrop, and of the parish of More
house, through this meeting, tender
their thanks to Messrs. W. M.
Washburn and others for the ser
vice which they have so cheerfully
and zealously rendered in behalf of
the prospective railroad enterprise
from the city of Monroe via Bastrop
to the Louisiana and Arkansas line.
On motion the meeting adjourn
ed.
T. O. Leavel , Chairman,
H. H. Naff , Secretary.
Bastkop, L a., May 26, 1880.
Editor Clarion.—We regret the
necessity which compels us to an
swer an article, which appeared in
a late issue of your paper.
In a recent issue of the "Mon
roe Bulletin" the editor of that
journal calls on you for proof of
the statement that we favored the
renomination of General King for
Congress from this District, and in
reply, you state that you made the
statement "based upon the author
ity of the gentlemen themselves,"
or words to that effect (we haven't
the article before us. )
You will remember that we have
had but one conversation on the'
subject, and in that conversation
we spoke of Gen. King in a very
complimentary manner ; stated,
that as a member of Congress we
had no Complaint to urge against
him. We also stated that we be
lieved that he was perhaps as strong
if not the strongest man in the dis
trict that the Democratic party
could nominate.
The' above is substantially the
conversation that took place, and
from which you inferred that we
favored the General's renomina
tion. ■
Now, whilst we fully acquit you
of any desire, or intention, of mis
representing us in the premises
and whilst we admit that our re
marks, on the occasion referred to,
were calculated to impress you with
the belief that we favored General
King's renomination, yet, we did
not so state. We thought it was
pretty generally known that we fa
vored the nomination of Col. Rich
ardson, of Monroe, having often
so expressed ourselves. But whilst
we prefer that the nomination be
conferred upon Col. Richardson,
we have no cause of complaint to
urge against Gen. King, and should
he receive the nomination, we. will
give him our most cordial support.
Respectfully, &c.,
NEWTON & HALL
The Rev. N. M: Davis, of
Caldwell parish, died recently in
the 71st year of his age. He
was. one oi the pioneers of that
parish, and one of her purest and
most respected citizens.
"Coon Vs. Coon."
On Sunday night the John H.
Hanna landed here on her way
to New Orleans, and put ashore
two darkies, and the Clerk noti
fied the Deputy Sheriff that there
was a warrant issued in Monroe
for this man, (pointing him ont,)
for cuttiug this other man with a
knife. The officers, after consid
erable scuffling, succeeded in ar
resting him,—he positively swore
he would die before he would be
arrested. But finally gave under
when a six-shooter was placed
within a few feet n f his breast to
decide one way or the other, to
be arrested or die. He prefered
being arrested. He was hand
cuffed and chained in jail.
On Monday night he was al
lowed to have one hand loose,
ând.thfl other was fihainfld. but
urmg the night succeeded m
removing the wristlet aud es
caped through the hole in the
wall that has auswered for a
loophole in several iustances.
The chain was fastened to the
bars assisted him in making his
escape. Early Tuesday u-orning
the Deputy Sheriff saw the chain
dangling from the jail window
and knew that the bird had flown.
There being in jail two colored
boys who say that he produced
a bunch of keys from his poek.-t
and unlocked the bracelet and let
himself down on the chain.
Sheriff Girod, accompanied by a
friend, started in seareh of him
as soon as possible.
The Sheriff succeeded in re
capturing the gentlemen, after a
day's hard ride. The darkey
having stole the ferry-boat was
found in it asleep about 18 miles
below Columbia, and was brought
back and chained in jail.—[Co
lumbia Herald.
Senator Gordon, of Georgia,
has resigned his position in the
U. S. Senate. There are several
reasons assigned for the step the
Senator has taken, ihe most
reasonable one, let us hope, is
that Gen. Gordon is worn out
with the constant mental strain
in filling the exalted aud respon
sible position which he has so
eminently honored. Ho desiies
to retire to piivate life and spend
the rest of his days in the bosom
of bis family.
New Advertisements.
NOTICE.
Is hereby given that no goods, or any
thing else, must be sold on my account
except on authority of a written order,
with my signature attached thereto.
M. MICHIE.
NOTICE.
All persons having claims against the
estate of the late P. L. Sermous, dee'd,
are hereby notified to present them to
my attorney James Bussey for acknowl
edgment, G. A. CHESHIRE,
May 25th, 1880. Administratrix.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA—6th District
Court, Parish of Morehouse. Mrs. El
len Collins, and Hasband, vs. James
Campbell No. 5606.
By virtue of an order of seizure and
sale issued by the Honorable 6th Dis
trict Court in and for the parish of
Morehouse in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed as Sheriff of said
parish and State, I have seized and taken
possession of as directed iu the order of
seizure and sale, and will proceed to
sell, at the door of the court house,
within the hours prescribed by law, at
pnblic auction, to the highest bidder, at
not less than two-thirds of the appraise
ment, on
SATURDAY, the 3d day of July, 1890,
the following described property, to-wit
The west thirty-two feet of lot 11, in
block 3, in the town of Bastrop, accord
ing to the figurative plan of said town
adopted by the Police Jury of More
house parish, at its June term, 1876,
having a front of 30 feet on Jefferson
street and 150 feet on Washington
street, together with all the buildings
and improvements situated thereon,
said lot of ground situated in the parish
of Morehouse, Louisiana.
Terms of sale—Cash with the benefit
of appraisement.
Wm. P. DOUGLASS,
May 28th, 1880. Sheriff.
Election Proclamation.
Whereas, the charter of the town of
Bastrop requires that an election be held
on the 1st Monday of Jane of each year
for a Mayor and Town Council for said
town.
Now, therefore, by virtue of the
authority in me vested by said Charter,
I hereby give notice that there will be
held at the court house, in the town of
Bastrop, on
MONDAY, the 7th day of June, I860,
an election for a Mayor and five Coun
cllmen for said town.
Given under my hand officially this
May 12th. 1880.
S. H. STIVERS. Mayor.
NOTICE.
All authority to James Bussey to act
as agent for myself or wife la hereby re
voked. D. C. MORGAN.
Monroe, La-, April 27,1880.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA—Sixth Dig
trict Court, Parish of Morehouse, w
T. Hall, Cnrator, vs. Michael Collins
No 5599.
By virtue of an order ot seiznre anil
sale issued by the Honorable Sixth Dig
trict Court in and for the parish of
Morehouse, in the above entitled sait
and to me directed as Sheriff of the par'
ish of Morehouse and State of Louisiana
I have seized as directed in the writ.ami
will proceed to sell, according to law, at
the door of tfie court house, in said par
ish, within the hours prescribed by law
at public auction, to the highest bidder!
for cash, at not less than two-thirds of
the appraisement, on
SATURDAY, the 5th day of June, 1880,
the following property described in the
writ as the north half of lots 73 and 79
aud the south half of lots 107 aud 10S in
block No. 14, iu the town of Bastrop,
having a front of one hundred and fifty
feet on Washington street by three hun
dred feet back or west, between parallel
lines.
Terms of sale—Cash with benefit of
>^tuluviiicu6t
4 WM. P. DOTGLASS,
April30, 1880. Sheriff,
SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF LQUISIANA-Sixth District
Court, Parish of Morehouse ß. ß
Todd vs. J. G. Anderson. No. 1223
By virtue ofa writ of fi. fa. issued by
the Hon 6th District Court, in aud for
the parish of Morehouse, State of Louis
iana, in the above entitled suit, and di
rected to me as Sheriff of said parish and
state, I have seized, as directed in the
writ, and will proceed to sell, according
to law, at the door of the court house,
within the hours prescribed bv law at
public auction, to the highest bidder
for cash, at not less than two-thirds of
the appraisement, on
SATURDAY, the 5th day of June, I8S0,
the following described property: The
undivided half of the following describ
ed land, to-wit : The no;thwest quarter
of the northwest quarter and southweit
quarter of northwest quarter section 7
and west half of west half of block 6,
township '23, range 9 east, and the north
east quarter and southeast quarter of
northeast quarter, section 12. and east
half of block 1, township 23, rif^e8ea»t,
containing 113 14-100 acres, with all the'
improvements thereon situated. Aïs o
two bales of cotton marked .4.
Terms of sale—Cash, with benefit of
appraisement.
WM. P. DOUGLASS, Sheriff.
April 39.
JUDGMENT.
STATE OF LOUISIANA—6th District
Court—Parisli of Morehouse. Mrs.
C. S. Taylor, Wife, vs. E. W. Ross,
Husband.
In the above stated case, a judgment
by default having been regularly ren
dered aguinst the defendant, and the
same not having boen set aside, by the
filing of an answer or otherwise, and
plaintiff haviug made full proof of lier
demand in open court, It is therefore
ordered, adjudged and decreed that
plaintiff recover and have judgment
■ainst the defendant, E. Wiles lioss,
for the sum of two hundred and fifty
dollars, with 5 per cent interest thereon
from this date. It is further oräered,
adjudged and decreed that there be judg
ment separating the said plaintiff aud
defendant in property by dissolving the
Community of acquets and gains existing
between them. And plaintiff is hereby
authorized to administer her separate
property and business, free from the
control or hindrance of her said husband.
It is further ordered that defeudant pay
the costs of tbis suit.
Read and signed in open court this
April 27ih, 1880.
J. HARVEY BRIGHAM,
Judge Sixth District.
A true copy:
E. VV: lioss, Clerk 6th Dist.
Established in 1852.
MICHEL LEVY,
FALLS INTO THE LINE OF BATTLE
Fortified aud armed with a huge stock
of Spring and Summer
DRY GOODS.
Enough for everybody, ail to be sold
jnst above cost.
He means business in the strictest sen»
af the word. No humbug. Trial solic
ited.
John Chaffe & Sons, i
Ootton Factors.
AND GENERAL
Commission Merchants,
NO. 52 UNION STREET,
SEW ORLEAWS.
John R. RudisiJ/,
MONROE, Louisiana.
[Near the railroad.]
Dealer in staple groceries, and ev
erything usually kept in a first -class
grocery store
MILLINERY STORET
Having just received a large and v»
ried assortment of Millinery Goods, 8
as straw hats, laces, ribbons,■ Î .to
flowers, and everything belonging to
millinery business, I am prepared to
commodate the ladies, who are requ
ed to call and examine my goods.
Store-In the room adjoining
Collins'. M'ME M. A. WINtRE*'
DRESSMAKING !
AND MILLINERY STOßE.
Miss CARRIE WHITE,
In connection with dress-making» c °
ting and fittirg, stamping, p aiting,«^
has added a nice line of millinery
fancy goods, hats and bonnets, ot
latest styles, for spring and summ« 1
Old hats made new.