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September 10Th, 1866.
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SUCCESSION SAL

Succession Of District tft' Court ta Par.
GEoRGE w. BAREETT, ;sh Il e Rsnides
deceased Louisiana.
DY5 VIRTUE of an order issued by the
ID Honorable the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict Court in and for Rapides Parish
Louisiana, and directed to the Sheriff
thereof, will be sold for the payment Of
debts, to the last and highest bidder, at the
Court House door, in the town of A.exan-
dria, on t,.58
Saturday the 18th day 0f0ctOber, 1866,
the following described property belonging
to the said succession, to-wit.: AZ 1T Is
l. A certain piece or lot Of ground, with
the improvements thereon, lying and being
ia the town of Alexandra Rapides Par
ish, Louisiana, in square No. A, fronting ON
the upper street opposite the Court House
square, measuring thirty three feet front on
the said street, and extending back one
hundred feet French fmeasure,more or less,
SAID lot being the Southeast corner lot Of
said square. , @ 81
2. Another certain piece or lot OF
ground with the Improvements thereon, ~
ing aud being in the town, Parish and State
aforesaid, in square NOD, fronting ON the
upper street opposite the Court House
square, measuring thirty-three feet front on
the said street, and extending back be-
tween parallel lines one hundred feet
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Alexandria Advertisements.
s r ERIFF 'S SALE.
tls nf 1. 3 Z :. - ist1st
- q Ela.,p,, 81.

Succession
by VIRTUE of a writ of seizure and
| - sale issued out Of the Ninth Judicial
District Court in and for the Parish Of
Rapides and State of Louisiana and direc,
ted TO the Sheriff thereof, i will offer for
sale at the Court House door in the town
OF Alexandria, Parish aud State afore-
said, on
sATUR'AI The 9Th day Of 0cT0BER, 1886,
between the hours prescribed by law all
the right, title and interest of the Success
sion Of james H. Dawson, deceased, in and
to a certain tract or parcel of land, lying
and being situated on the Bayons Rapides,
Boeuf and Valentine. containing eight
Hundred and i've acres, being the planta-
! ton and adjacent lands formerly belonging
to R. II. and Mary Sibley, bounded above
on Bayou Rapides by lands Of Tyler, and
below by lands of Smith Gordon, said
tract having been acquired by Dawson at a
sale made for partition on the 18th Aul
gust, 1858, by James G. Wise, Sheriff, up
on process issued in the case Of heirs Of
Sibley vs.. sibley's heirs, which mortgage
was made to secure the payment Of the
note in this suit
Seized in the above entitled suit to sat
| isfy said writ
Terms OF SALE: Cash in United States
Treasury notes.
Possession will not be given until the
first Of January next, there being lease Of
the place for this year.
Z t's JAMES r. ANDREWS
81 iaal q Sheriff.
sheriff's Office, Alexandra, La, Au-
gust I'd, 1866. 81
Aug. 20, ids. Printers fees $3l so,
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Lost, Stolen or Destroyed.

A CERTAIN mortgage promissory
IN note, executed by John Routh Will
liams in favor Of Mrs. Maria -B. Williams
for ten thousand dollars. dated May 18th,
1886, payable on the lst day Of April,
1866, with eight per cent,per annum inter-
est thereon from the lst day Of April, A.
D. 1856, payable semi annually, to-wit : on
the LIST day Of October and the lst day Of
April in each and every year at the Recor-
der's Office in the Parish of Bapides and
paraphed Ne Va'ietur by Gwinn Harris,
Notary Public.
All persons are hereby cautioned and
warned not to trade for or purchase the
said note, as payment has been stopped. n
nj. b. WILLIAMS.
September II, 1866, st. e.
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% Recently, in Boston, the largest
diving bell ever made in this country
was cast, and it has been successfully
tested in deep water in that neighbor-
hood. The bell weighs $4,000 pounds,
and is of a capacity sufficient to allow
four men to werk in it at one time.
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For Sale.

.T,WENTY THOUSAND acres of.yalu-
i able Pine Woods land, with some i'm
provements, near Alexandria. Ia, north
side of Red river. For terms, etc, apply
to Fl. S. Losee, Esq. at Alexandra, Bo-
gan's buildings, Front Street.
GEO. t. WILSON. u
April 18th, tt. 81
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N O n T a n

TIME ADVERTISEMENT Of Mrs.
j Elmira Brown concerning me and
her business and that of the Estate Of
w. R. Brown, as published nthe Dem
ocrat, is entirely useless and out OF
place. I.never have solicited the agen--
cy, nor do j desire it. Any interested
parties can learn all further particulars
by calling on my attorneys, Ryan &
White, Alexandria.
H. FoNTAINE.
I sept5-3ts -
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THE LAST GOOD NIGHT.

Close her eye lids them gently,
Ger the dark and leaden eyes,
For the soul that made them lovely
Hath returned unto the skies;
Wipe the death-drops from her forehead,
Sever one dear golden tress, Il
Fold her icy hands all meekly,
Smooth the little snowy dress
Scatter howrets Ger her pillow
Gentle flowers so pure and white
Lay one bud upon her bosom
There--now softer say, Good Night.
Though orr tears flow fast and faster,
Yet we would not call her back,
We are glad her feet no longer
Tread life's rough and stormy track;
We are glad our Heavenly Father
Took her while her heart was pure.
We are glad He did not leave her
All life's trials to endure:
We are glad--and yet the tear-drops
Falleth; for alas we know
That our freside will be lonely,
We shall miss our darling so.
While the twilight shadows gather,
We shall wait in vain to feel
Little arms, all white and dimpled,
Round our necks SO softly steal;
onr wet cheeks will miss the pressure
OF sweet lips, SO warm, and red,
And our bosom sadly, sadly,
Miss that darling little head,
Which was wont to rest there sweetly
And those golden eyes SO bright,
We shall miss their loving chances,
We shall miss their soft Good Night.
When the morrow's sun is shining,
They will take this cherished form,
They will bear it to the Church-yard
And consign it to the worm;
Well-what matter? 1t is only
The clay dress our darling wore,
God hath robed her as an angel,
She hath need of this no more: l't
Fold her hands, and DER her pillow
Scatter flowers pure and whites
Kiss that marble brow and whisper,
Once again, q last Good Night.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
District Court Parish Of Rapides.
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
No. $50 Succession Of Joseph NJ. Pearce
for Administration and Inventory.
yTTHEREAS Mrs. Mamie G. Pearce
wv has made application to this Court
to be appointed Administrative Of the Sue.
cession Of Joseph NJ. Pearce Notice is
hereby given to all whom it doth or may
concern, to show cause, within ten days
from the date hereof, Why the same shouls
not be granted.
Clerks Office, Alexandra, Louisiana
September 10th, 1866.
J. ". HICKMAN, Clerk.
| Sept II, IT.
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go''isiapa state Seminar
OF LEANING
and
.NzZ12.aR r acaDEDlY,
NEAR ALEXANDRIA,
Founded and Supported By the STATE
of Louisiana.

~ 3 =ta5 80 5satHNs 555 -
Is Sixth Session
Begins lst MONDAY in SUPERINTENDENT,
and ends Both day Of JUNE, 1867,
Academic Board
Consists Of seven Professors and two
Assistant Professors.
.as Course Of Study
Embraces a Preparatory and an. Aca-
demic Department and two Special
Schools, one ofqCiw1 Engineering, the
other of Medicine.
Admission /
Granted to Cadets of fourteen gears of
age, acho kno,o AritAmetic, English
Grammar and Geography. a q
Expenses
Of every kind, except clothing, for 10
months, 1925 90; 225 90 payable in
advance, balance.lst February. HI,
Last session closed with lO5 matrie-
ulateS, - $50. ss,5..f. s,l.
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! A GARD.

~ S/EiLOD-
The undersigned having been called by
the unanimous voice of the Board of Trus-
tees, to assume, the responsible duties of
President Of, MOUNT LEBANON FE-
MALE COLLEGE, enters Upon the dis
charge of those duties with a firm purpose
to spare no pains to make it equal to any
similar Institution in the State. He has
selected a corps Of teachers of tried ability
Mrs. Lee aud Miss Brantley are extensive
lIy known as ladies of rare attachments and
elegant manners Mrs. Courtney and Miss
Mayhall are distinguished graduates, the
former, Of Huntsville Female College, the
latter Of Mansfield College, both expert
enced in teaching. and both most accepta-
BILE where they have taught. da liI@ f
J The. College properly belongs to the
State, leased for long term Of years to
the Trustees, and an annual sum is set
apart for repairing and improving the
buildings. &c. itisi 81
The Stewards Department is also under
the control Of the President, who is deter
mined to see that there shall be no just
ground Of complaint. Mrs. Lee and Miss
Brantley, residing in the College buildings,
and sharing the same table with the board
ers, will have the direct supervision Of the
conduct, and aid in forming the manners o.
the young ladies. While the religious in
struction ofthe pupils will be sedulously
attended to, no sectarian Influences shall be
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
District Court Parish Of Rapidcs.
NINTHiJUDICIAL DISTRICT.
No. 473 Succession Of John G.. Moore
for Administration and Inventory.
fyXTHEREAS James b. Moore has
wv made application to this Court to
be appointed Administrator Of the Sue
cession of John G.. Moore, deceased; No
tice is hereby given to AL whom it doth
or may concern, to show cause, within
ten days from the date hereof why the
same should not be granted. &
Clerks Office, Alexandra, Louisi-
ana, September 3D., 1866.
w. w. WHITTINGTON, Jr.,
Deputy Clerk.
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Plantation For Rent or Sale.

NY PLANTATION fronting ton Bayou
Bmuf at tile mouth Of Bayou Lamonrie,
only thirteen miles from Alexandria. Two
dwelling, houses Zone brick on the place,
also negro quarters and three corn houses.
Possession given on list next January. The
place has fourteen hundred acres of land
OMIT, mostly cleared, and has aeuer been
oreyRo,ped. For particulars apply to my
self, or to DR.. f. w. Marshall at Cheney
Vile. j. M. STAFFORD,
Alexandria, La, July 4, Jan. l..
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Alexandria Advertisements.
Another. New store!
NEW AND FRESH ASSORTMENT
OF GOODS!

]. & B. VEIL, AGENTS, I
I1AVE opened a new and complete stock
II of Goods at the newly erected br.ck
IL Store at the old stand of Jacob Walker,
on FaoNr STREET, opposite the Ferry
Landing.
Their stool, comprises the following:
Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockeryware,
Hardware, Woodenware, Stone
ware, Tiaware, Clothing,
Boots, Shoes, Hosiery,
Etc, ETC., Etc,
Molasses BY the barrel, half barrel or
gallon.
Sugar BY the hogshead, barrel or pound.
All Of which is offered at the very lowest
Casa prices, 6s
December 18th, 1865, If.
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iYThe Vermont State election has re-
suited in the, ,re-election Of Mr.. Dilling-
ham as GovAhor by an increased ma
jority. In the Third Congressional
District there was no choice, there being
two Republican candidates. The other
two districts elect Republicans.
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Then | thought of all you told me
Of THAT bright and happy land:
/ was going when you called me,
When you came and kissed my hand.

"And at first I felt so sorry
You had called me II would 60
Oh! to sleep, and never suffer!
Mother, don't be crying SO!
Hug me closer, closer, mother,
Put your arms aroud me tight;
O! how much / love you, mother,
But feel SO strange to-nightw
And the mother pressed her closer
To her oyerburdened breast:
On the heart so near to breaking
Lay the heart so near its rest.
At the solemn hour Of midnight,
In the darkness, calm and deep,
Lying on her mothers bosom,
Little Bessie fell asleep!
~e~~,~-o.~-so.~>~-~
Ey The latest fashion correspond
ents from Paris announce the near COM
pletion of most decided revolution in
the matter of the shape Of tile skirts Of
ladies' dresses, but, differing complete
Iy from surrounding political changes,
The fashions alteration tends to a strict
contraction, not expansion. We are in
formed that before next autumn, ladies
twill move about in skirts made as
n nht a 4ba,, cor, c,,n Won ci,tlu ypa]I in
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MOUNT LEBANON Y
T EN- Ale COLL & G E

THE exercises Of this Institution viii be
i resumed on the first MONDAY Of SIP
TEMPER next under new and. most favora-
BILE auspices.
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ACADEMIC BOARD. rs
BARTHOLOMEW EGAN, NJ D.. President.
Mrs. NJ. D. LEE .4s.s., sss.;
MISS SALLIE j, BRANTlk &
4 Mrs. CoRSEL1A Courtney, q 7 ..'..
Miss BELLE MAYHALL, gISafgs .isf
Mrs. 4. RICHARDSON, Matfon., III I'D
Terms PEI Month SPECIE OR EQUIV
81 ALFNT. s.''f t't,
Primary Department.. ,S5 90 T
Higher English. .i...'.. -. Z. ID 90
Classical and Scientific studies 800
Music and use Of Piano, ...... 90
Modern Languages, each 800. 2 90
Payment for Board and Tuition must be
madei advance. Students should enter
either at or before the beginning Of the
next term. There will be no deductions
from the above rates except in cases ofpro-
tracted illness. '1.
u i5s1F. COURTNEY l's7
.al.9 President Board Trustees. IS
. G. G. THURMoND,I .. hsg
Secretary and Treasurer.
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i. Gil ANTI

rs prepared to tune Planes and give
/. Musical instructions,
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stosnsAp " Ciyds Powell Boston,
ship DR. barth DAM, Meyer Hamburg Is days with
md,e and III passengers % sloman Eye Had ,ws
ship Majestic OF Portland Lusus Portland, Ne. Dee
IA ballast 70 Comstoek Co. The "a ship OF ITO
,en. built BY Lawrence OF Portland. and designed
Tor the California trade.
BARK oaroa lBrJ wilkins Malaga DC. d with fruit
Brig pepa Hansen Rio Grande, IS days with hides. 40
70 christian Thomson
pps Eliza Thomson tof New Haven Marcks, Arecibo.
Kate tBrl, McDoagal Maitland. Ms Is days. wRh
Paster. 70 A Smithers A Co
Sss,k LIBERTY, Deyereaux, stockton. Ne.
70 George Bulley $500 - -
Geo R R.rn tBri ryrer Pa,ra. day. with curran
Schr p psn Edwards Candy. Jacksonville days
sL ,s.snn TN, Hulsc Jacksonville.
So a"nnrunr, smith, Eixahcthport for New Bedford.
gu gu. 81 - hoy nton stubbs. Bangor 5thl.
Scnr SILVER Lake Matthew'S, Bangor,
Scnr AgenoriA. Names, Ellssorth
eshr Dragon simpson Mltdletown Cam for Rarh.d,~
Schr x Twsden, Roniout for Hoston
Steamer Relief Hndreth Fortress MarrrSs
steamer w Bruno, Foster Bsltrnore
steamer saxon, Brown. from wreck of brig Wilhein
Canal boat Wuiiams Ferguson, Buffalo, with canadaa
barley. -
Canal boat Port Gibson. Stacey Buffalo. with cansds.a
Canal boa, Vincent Huntey Oneida Creek With Cana
diau barley
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slightly injured An oacsr Of the Tenth precinct CON

slightly injured. An officer Of the Tenth precinct con-
veyed her home.
boy named Timothy Golding, living at No 126
Baxter street, while attempting Fulton street.
was knocked down by the pole Of truck and severely
injured He was removed TO his home by officer OF
the Second precinct
Julius Raunch residing at 4sS Nevns street, Brooklin
fell In Fulton street, and broke his leg Second pre-
cinct policeman took him home
About six O'Clock A. NJ, Adam Gahev, OF No. ITO St
Marks place, thrown from his wagon while driving
through Sixth street, and injured head and body
His wagon broken and taken in charge by officer
or the Seventeenth precinct
John Howard . boy nine years Of age residing at No
l46 Cherry street. over yesterday the corner
OF Oliver and Cherry streets by wagon and seriously
injured. The accident caused by carelessness on
the part the boy who warned three -Four times
by policeman TO keep away from the track.
James 0dell . longshorsman, thirty years Of age
born In Ireland, while At work at pier No. 40 North
river board OF the steamship Mississippi was Knocked
down the hold OF the vessel Both OF his legs were
fractured and his feet crushed which probably must be
amputated The injured parties were admitted 20 the
Bellevue Hospital.
TRIAL or 4 Lys RATA steamer with large mum.
Der Of guests on board proceeded down tho bay ycster.
DAY morning. for the purpose Of making another trial Of
Fazees newly invented life boat. The United States
inspectors several officers OF the navy and other per-
sons wore board description Of the boat and the
first trial has been fully reported In the HERALD
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PORT or NEW Yuax. DECEMBER Q. 1885,

Cleared.
steamship Tybee Caulhns, Galveston Tsaton
s,ea ,shIp FlamoeAu. Eyerson ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
stsanship Cheaapeake, johnson. portand--J v Amos.
Steamship Neptune Baksr. Boston-Neptunc steamship
Ship Glesidowcr tB,), Brown, London-C l. wright
Bark Genwood (Br, Benteaget. BucDos hyrcs-F Aier
andre.
Bng Water Lilly, Higgins Rio Grande dc Subj Bento
Brig Iaurs tBrl Corch, Kingston, Ja-u v Buicy 90.
Brr village Belle LBrD. Toker, Demsrara-D Dewoh
schr John Ioso, Howell Rio Grande de sui-Brett Son
Co.
sohr Dragon (Br). Simpson. barbados smith Co
Schr Constitution smith. Apaiachlcois- Post
Co.
schr smith. Tooker Charleston q McCready a Co
Bchr A W Cniins, Tooker. korfolk-van Brunt ssshL
kchr Fila Pish, Wiley, Baitimorc-H Loud 20
schr Baker Brrwster, naltimors-Baker Dayton
schr stirling fis Provdcncs-ts Raeko,t
sohr Nellie bloomfield, uobbie, stamford
ssss sss rrs1 S s. Sorys rss s.s
Steamer u Q tuey. Davis. Providence.
Arrived.
Steamship Denmark (Brl Thompson. Liverpool Nov ~
with mdse and ~ passenrefs 70 ranons . az ~hse
passage iat Is hon ~ ~ exchanged signals WIN
French steamship Vile l.ris. hence Tor awr - :.
nrsso 1sse'ss New yos ssa ssre steam
ship 90. Had heavy westerly winds during he ~hoo pas
sage. -, -. ,...... M. IN
ynase and passengers, 10 Garrison n hlep :. =
9tasmship Niagara tonch Richmond snd N"rioik. vain
| uasr : nj passengta, " "a feinehen fslmnre.
steamship fa-sanks. Hunter be-'"n' WIN m'so' 70
! ss,sa,4lio pgdiss Buck. Partridge, Nsybern sc,
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Mining stocks are heavy. At the first board Console
dated Gregory Gold closed loc than the same
time yesterday selling $40 80 Corydon soc selling
81 So At the second board Consolidated Gregory Gold
closed LOG higher than the first board. selling
$40 20; Hope Gold &C. lower, selling eoc. Smith
q Parmelse 15c, selling 81; La Crosse Gold sold at
81 80, waikiki Lead 81 as
Al Boston tho demand for money continues smaller
than the supply and borrowers in good credit experience
no difficulty in obtaining all the accommodation they
aure on call or for brief periods at six per cent In
discounts Of approved paper there is fair degree OF
activity both at the banks and in the streets.
The Boston Post remarks:-
We understand that the full amount Of State bonds
deposited by city banks with the State authorities
security for the redemption OF their notes on changing
su held at the State House. The banks do not under
stand why the whole OF this amount should be retained
that their old State circulation has become small
The matter 10 receiving the investigation II de-
mands.
The Austrian Public Debt Commissioners have pub
ished In the Vienna Goseits statement Of the total
debt Of the empire the 3oh June 1865 The figures
show IL to amount to s3l2l1 1875 forms Tho portion
reimbursabe and bearing interest is represented by
72o ass forms; not bearing interest," ana 334 e43
est, LIEF, o000&3 FORMS and bearing interest,
20 O22 norina Of 125 &73 IA forms "a required
20 pay annual the public debt which has
increased the end Of December 1885, 23 s3 Gee
forms.
The following Ii q statement OF tho condition Of tho
Hoston banks n the uuderment,oned datee
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CorrER-The market was quiet, but steady at previous
Hors were wlthou. change in particular The sales
embrace 10y bales American at from 4oc 7oc according to
but sm The
g bids q Sa:Ss: a. "a 7.
terms aud per steamer il casks oil at sewing
%sonne. 900 boxes cheese a. so g quarter boxes
ats 70 Bremen 500 bSIs. petroleum. a s. To Antwerp
s. 3D. 4 the Continent We noticed The sale % the Al
i. arr Ss1yy and nominal with further
sna
s,' .'ss s:sss ls: sa sss e.
S @ but Ss M the
ss e s @ bes +. % nm and strained - TX
about Jo bbs changed hands terms unable TO
TT 5 dull and
ksss'p. q eels pork pkg, Gu. ms... 1903
::.sy active ana armer win sales q lEh
new W. sS 81 sis::s
ssrs ss%s::ss @ sf.1 81
s;S' .is G. ';$.si :'';s
hans ss Il ROds5 Ss 70, T ws e %
ass ,Svs but At ss. nd II ss 3 the
packages a lie lsc for and O. loSc for shout
w bacon we hchru OF no prices were en-
trey nominal Dressed hogs unchanged being steady
SIC &c. for Western. Butter moderately active,
at 4c &c for Orange county In pals 5c 2s for West
and 26c Sic for Cheese fair demand fos
export at &C. l6c for dairy to choice factory
made.
dscned"sspsciay for oon%ediho1ss s the rsdacan
demand yet the ruled quiet or
crude moderate sales reported at zoe and Of bonded
AGO bbls at $40 10 for standard white and SOC for
prime light straw white; also 0ON bbls standard white for
VI; %sss cation as. @ '
sU0AR-Thc market continued inactive Prices, however,
well the the quotations for far
10 good refining Cuba stood SIC. l0tSc The sales
prised only about 300 hhds including Porto Rico ut ~
l3c and Cuba loo 2c alan lU5 boxes Havana 1Jc
Refined quiet at ibc for standard hards and
l47xc. for soft white
SrrARIrK was dull Sales Il 900 lbs a ike. l2Kc
TALLow In moderate request Sales 10000 lbs. ct
n3Sc'a INC.
WHsKrY.-Receipts TOT bbs. Ruled duh and nominal in
he absence Of business,