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Monroe to Monticello. We referred, jesterday, to the effort now being tuade to secure the fuuds neocedsary to baild a railroad from Monroe, Loaisiana, to Monticello, Arkansas. The subject is of so mach importance to the commercial interests of New Orleans, that it cannot be too often brought before the mercantile community. * Some time ago, a proposition was made to extend the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway from Collens' Depot to Monticello. The mer chants of this city promptly sub scribed the necoessary funds, and thereby secured a targe and val uable trade. It is very probable that this line will gooq be exten ded to Camden, and a large part of Sduthetn Kansas will thus be afforded w at aH seasons of thé year; Nevertheless, the people of Southeastern Louisi ana, will not be able to reach a railroad with ljjlfefr produce ex cept by a long .haul overland. From Monro» toihe Arkansas line, the distanoe is forty-two miles, and the distanoe thence to Monticglb is about the same. The Vickaburg, Shreveport and and Pacific Company offers to take stock to the amount of $25, 000, and the city of Monroe a like sum. TlU remainder must be made up by private subscrip tion which should be done with out dïffifculty. The merchants of New Örleaoö could well afford to subscribe £he entire sum. Thefe are no finer cotton lands in the world than are tobe found in Ibejpaij&Ue» of Ouachita and Morehouse, and the counties of Ashley and Drew. The popula tion is hardy, industrious and well-to-do* Tie gotten of those counties come to New Orleans, and their supplies are purchased in this market. It is highly im portant, that our relations with that s&tion should be ma8e even more intimate than they now are. The completion of the pro posed line would give another ail rail roqfce from this city to Pine Bluffy and the consequent com petion would be most beneficial to the commercial interests of this city. We hope and believe the road from Monroe to Monti cello will soon be built.—[N. O Times. Thomas Ashwood was a pris oner in a Pittsburg Police Court. A {tofôSftaai» had caught him in the baoi yard of Mr. Bramfield's residence at midnight, opening a shutter. He did not look like a burglar, but the circumstances were against him, and he would not attempt any explanation or his conduot. The Justice was •boat to commit hira for trial, when Miss Coulter, a niece of the Bramfields stepped forward and asked to be a witness. She said that the supposed robber was a lover of hers, that be had hery^and stolen interview at the window Tb<f complaint was dismissed. Always manage to live -so- as to leave something at death. Chicago man of ninety-eight years of age married the other day becaalaKl» JtftKÇlit it far better to leave a widow than nothing. Patrick (dressing for a party) "Bedad sow, and I shan't be able to git on those boots till Fve Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents whioh in pros perous oiroumstancee, would have lain dormant. I die content," said the fly in tbe baker's dough. "Somebody will take me for a currant." They Met and Parted. "Now then," says tramp No. I to No. 2 as they turned into Montcalm street from Wood ward Avenue the other day, here is theçame, you walk down the street and ring tho bell of some hou*e, and when the lady answers you tell her that you haven't bad anything to eat for three days. If she says she don't care tell her that you are desperate and ready to commit any cvime. If she starts to slam the door on you hold it open with your foot and roll your eyes and look savage. I'll arrive just about then, and I 'll take you by the neck, slam you around and pitch you out of the yard. I'm the lady's protector and the hero of the hour, you see. I'll be very modest and claw off, but I'll tell her I'm a stranger and need quarter to buy food. She 'll band it over, and I'll join you around the corner and divide. See?" Magnificent ! " replied. No 2. "You ought tö be in the United States Senate! Well-, here I go- J. He passed down the street and selected a house, and the pro gramme was carefully followed out until he reached the point where he said he was desperate. At that instant the hall door was pulled wide open, and a six foot husband shot out with his right hand and knocked No. 2 clear off the lower step. No. 1 was just rushing in, and six footer thought he might as well kill two birds with one stone, so he gave him one on the jaw, and when tired of walking around on their pros hate bodies he flung them over the fence. The tramps limped down to the corner, looked at each other in deep disgust and then 8eperated forever.—[De troit Free Press. Not Much of a Loss. A young lady went to a drug store Monday, located not a mile from the market-house, and had a prescription made up. "How much?" inquired the lady. "Fifty cent9," said the clerk. "But I have only forty-five oents with me." replied the cus tomer; "can't you let me have it forthat?" "No, ma'am," said the clerk; "but you can pay me the five cents when you come in again "But suppose I were to die?" said the lady, jocularly. "Wei/, it wouldn't be a very grëat loss," was the smiling re sponse. And immediately the smiling clerk gathered from the indig nant flash on the lady's face that he bad been misunderstood, and before he feould assure her that it was the little balance and not her that would be no great loss she had bounced out at a go-as yoa«please gait, ani was beyond the sound of his voice.—[Cleve land Sentinel. "Make a minute of that duel Mr! Shearer," said the chief to the news editor. "Can't do it, replied the subaltern. "Why not?" "Cause there's only two seconds in it." (Verdict of acci dental death, caused by a sadden increase of salary.) IT SINGS FOR ALL. Messrs. Macy & Jones have fitted up a Singer Sewing Machine Depot in tiie Parsons office, and are pre pared to furnish machines to the citigeQS of Bastrop and Morehouse T^tsh Call and see them. No man ever sold good leather in Bastrop as low as Fact A Free Press. The New Haven Register in the following article has tersely stated the petty aunoyancea to which every paper in the laud is more or less subjected: The beautiful idea of getting somethiug for nothing is no where more readily traceable than in a newspaper office. So much has been spoken, written and sung about a "free press" that people have come, to accept the term in a sense alto gether too literal. If a man has a scheme of any kind germinating he just steps into the editorial room and de tails it, with the remark, "I'm not quite ready to advertise yet, but a few words will help me along." He gets the few words and never gets ready to advertise. Two tickets admitting lady and gent to the "G. R. X. M. T.'s grand ball" are expected to pro duce a six-line local and a quar ter of a column description of the ladies' toilet after the ball is over. Church fairs and the like are worse than balk. They never leave tickets, but demand more space, because, "it's a matter of news, and a help to the cause." Should a boy saw off his fin ger, "Dr. C: O. Plaster dressed the wound with great skill," would be a graceful way of stat ing it, and besides, it is "unpro fessional" to advertise. The patent rat trap man brings m one of his combinations of wire and mouldy cheese bait, sticks it under the editor's nose and explains how they catch 'ena every time the spring works. 'It's something of iuterest to the community, and if you put in piece save me about a dozen papers," which he quietly walks off with, as though he had be stowed a favor in allowing edi torial eyes to gaze on such a marvel of intricacy. An invitation "to come down and write up our establishment is a deal more common than a two square "ad" from the same firm. Newspapers must be filled up with something or othèr, you know. The lawyer, with strong pre judices against, advertising, is fond of seeing his cases imported in full in the newspapers, with an occasional reference to his ex ceedingly able manner of con ducting the 8ame.* It is cheaper than advertising. In. fact everybody, from a to izzard, who has an ax to grind, asks the newspaper to turn the cranfc, and forgets to even say thank you, but will kindly take a free copy of the paper as part pay for furnishing news. The press being "free," all bands seem to get aboard and ride it to deç|h. j Th^fe^ |g newspapers aré so lieh that they can afford double price for white paper, and never ask Congress to aid them by removing the duty on wood pulp. An article is going around on the trade in human hair, and shows that the raising of human hair for the market is a regular business in some parts of Europe It is stated, also as a fact that the more stupid a person is tbe finer the hair is. Undoubtedly this is so. and is just the same in this coobtry, but we make no personal allusions. Pursue what you know to be attainable; make truth your ob ject. and your studies will make you a wise man. Dead business men tell no tales in the advertising columns. TISDALE, F Or. CABINET MAKER AND UNDERTAKER, Bastrop, La. :U ways on hand Hermetic and other Burial Caskets, and coffin trimming. All kinds of Furniture manufactured and repaired on short notice and at liv ing rated. CriYER ZjIIUII. FROM TRENTON TO BAYOU BAR THOLOMEW. Steamer WILLIE, Captain R. D MARBLE, SAM GILBERT,.Clerk. Steamer tt. STEIJV^ Captain J. M. TINDELL, JOHN C MEEK, Clerk. ^Steamer St. Francis Bell, Captain LEW RICE. —— Cierk. - Will make regular weekly tripsin the Bayou during the entire season, connect ing regularly at. Trenton with the Mam moth sidewheel Weekly Packet FRED A. BLANKS, of 6i 00 bales capacity. No dauger of any delays in jour shipment. Rates same as other boats and guarantee to land freight at Pt. Pleasant THREE DAYS from time of shipment ijrom New Orleans, water permitting; Freights shipped from New Orleans Wednesday will belauded at Point Pleasant Satur day evening. Steamer Willie passes Point Pleasant, foing up, Satnrday eveing; goiijg down, 'riduy morning of e* ery week. For further particulars inquire of JOHN A. MEEK, Agent, feb20-6m Point Pleasant. Regular Bayou Barthol omew Packet. Will leave New Orleans every ten days throughout the season for Lind Grov«, Phintersville, Point Pleasant, and all way landings on Bayou Bartholomew, the fast, fine and Al passenger steamer "WM. FAGAN." [Built expressly for the trade. 1 GCS HODGE, ..Master. L. P. DELA T iOUSSAYE,. Clerk. The Steamer "Wm. Fagan" will enter the bayou on tho first ris© anil will con tinue her trips; throughout the season. Thankful for the liberal patronage ex tended to the old boat, the "Bastrop," the owners of the Steamer "Wm. Fagan" would respectfully solicit for the new boat a continuance of the same. J D. HAMMONDS JOHN M. GADDIS J. PINCKNEY SMITH. Hammonds, Gaddis & Co., COTTON FACTORS, —AND— : i General Commission Merohants, 65 and 67 Carondelet Street, NEW ORLEANS. Will make liberal advances and sell on consign ment, cotton, sugar, molasses, rice, tobacco, wool, grain, hve stock and country produce of all kinds. Having favorable connections here and in the West for the purchase of supplies, all orders will receive strict attention, and the interest of. patrons tfill ; be éloSèly guarded in price, packing and 'freight ontract. is V ang8-y S- T. W. Heck's GENERAL A GEN.C 7 For portable and stationary engines of different styles, saw and grist mills, cotton gins, wagons buggies, : cane and sorghum mills, evapprators, and improv ed agricultural implements. * ersons de sirous of purchasing Would 1 do well, and recei e advantages, by buying through this agency. Address, S. T W MEEK, • , JJamburg, Ark., by letter, who,will pnomptly respond in person. te'SfefcOTS-Jollw Bussey, A. L Bussey, W. A* Harrington, Col. J. ;<Pm. BtOWff^nd Höhr J,aä. Bussey. EST ABtiïi 1ST1. W. EMBI»ING'S Bread and Cake Bakery, BASTROP, LA. . u W. Embling's bread wagon delivers fresh bread in town, Prairie Mer Ronge, Bayou Bartholomew, Lind Grove, and Gum Swamp when regular orders are re ceived Special attention paid to the supplying offish frys, bar) ecues, public dinners etc. Wedding ca&bs made on the shortest notice. ' june28 -y : The Morehouse Nursery* POINT PLEASAN1, La. The undersigned is now ready to re ceive orders for fruit trees for next fal delivery. Ail trees guaranteed. marl4-y JNO. MU^BQW-AÎJD. Charles Winkle*, ^ ; LOOK AND GUNSMITH, : ai iSf-rroq cii Bastrop, Louisiana Will repair guns and pistoîs on siort ice. Satisfaction guaranteed. WANTED TO KNOW ! [ARE THE BRICK WELL8, Made by A. Curtis What tbey ara Rtprtsentcd tobe T We, the undersigned, who have bad wells made by Mr. Curtis aie satisfied they are the beet wells now in use, if bricked with good brick and mortar. They are everlasting wells, cutting off all seap water, and if we wanted a per manent well would prefer this to any other, and consider they would be cheaper than recurbing an old well. We have been nsiug said wells from one to six years and are perfectly satisfied with hem. G B M arable, M. D. J L Pratt James Bussey J Wm Brown Wm Lawhead A Fried ham J Lee Pettit Benj Silbernagel Sr E K W Ross B V McDonald Henry Schneider J Henry Gray M D B C Hall H H Sanders Wm P Douglass W E McMeaus J Harvey Brigham Isaac T Naff 4 D M Evans Giles M Croxtoa John R Brodnax W T Hall H H Naff J S Handy Jeseph Levy J T Daltou T (H Sparks Mat Levy W R McCreight M D J HJone8 A L Anderson J G Flewellen I could get twice as many names within two miles of town. A. CuRTIS , To those that wish to go into the bus iness, the plain facts are : I am 66 years old and can dig and brick 30 féet in sand in 10 hours with the assistance of two common lab'oiers. This is a well three feet in diameter, requiring 36 brick to the foot. The price I ask is $2 per foot which no one, knowing the cost of dig ging, etc., and the disposition to be made of the profits, can say is too much. I patented the well for charity's sako and will put them down on the follow ing terms : 1st. Ten per cent, of the profits shall be deposited with the au thorities of the town, city or parish iu which they are made, said fund to be ap propriated to the benefit of the poor and helpless. 2d. The balance, 90 per cent, to bo deposited in any safe bank subject to my order or my agents order. The reason that so small a portion of the profits are left where they are put down is that there is not more than one-tenth of the United States that they can be put down in. It is a plenty and will clothe the naked and feed the starv ing wherever they can be used. Not one centf shall be appropriated**)? education. While I don't wish to sell territory I can give employment to thousands for a roy alty. joJid CURTIS. IMPROVE, STRENGTHEN and PBESERVE'the EYES »r* -r -BY U8HWF— . Wendell's Perfect Fitting SPECTACLES & EYE-GLASSES. —FOR BALK (BY— F. S. JEWELER anil OPTIÇAN, BA8TB0P, LOUISIANA. Spectacled and to suit any eye. Gold rings, breast-pins, shirt-studds, brace lets, cuff buttons, watch-guards, and everything to be found in a first-class jewèliry Shop, itictuding the celebrated Calendar Clock , price only $15. Spe cial attention paid to repairing. AU work guaranteed. ■■ Country orders promptly attended to. Wrifag ri»g, »»%'^KOLLEIGH. ,J. Jft. PJ1XTOJY or Co,, founders, machinists and MAMJFAOlüESÄSf AGENTS VICKSBURGj MISS. î ; T This firm carries in warehouse full stock of Plantation Machinery. Engines, Horse Powers, Gin Stands, Grist Mills, Cotton Presses, Belting and Packing, and all kinds of fittings, etc., etc. And in addition,. have every department of their targe manufacturing and repair establishment in full operation. august30-3m Wm. H. Graham BASTROP, LOUISIANA, Brickmaker and Layer. Is prepared to do all work ertrusted to him quickly and in a workmanlike manner. Tombs, cisterns, chimneys and other work solicited. Orders left at H. D. Vàughan's will be promptly attended to. aug22-6m Grapes 1 Grapes! MlL VARIETIES. Price—93 Cents Apiece. - • - Apply to JOHN L. PRATT. THE A Weekly Newspaper Published hi BASTROP, LOUISIANA, Offers Superior Inducements aa an Advertising Medium, We are Prepai :d to turn out as good JOB WORK AS ANY COUNTRY 0FFICJ6 In the State TEEMS OK SUBSCRIPTION One year la advance .2 00 Six months 1 T q Three months 70 ! Reasonable Discount to Those who Adveitise by the Year. IT IS INTENDED [TO MAXE The Clarion A PAPEE FOE THE PE0PL1. 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