The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-11
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The report is current upon the streets,
and has been mentioned even by the Times,
that the Grand Jury have found true bill
against the Governor asaccessory after the
deed of murder; but as there is nothing
but rumor in the assertion, and the Grand
Jury's Report has not been made public,
/ can neither affirm nor contradict it.
This affair of Gruber's inquest was con-
Quoted in the most careless and stumbling
manner; witnesses who were of the utmost
Importance were either not summoned or
the summons returned "not found" when
the witnesses were seen on the street at
their daily avocations THERE'S something
very grave in the aspect Of this affair, and
it will gradually but surely be exposed by
the Grand Jury.
Mr.. II. 7. Venard, just elected Recorder
of the 4th District, and now sitting in judg-
ment on his fellow offenders in the LIST Dis
trict Recorders Court, is the same person
Of whom spoke in former letter as hav-
ing been allowed the singular privilege of
resigning his Recordership, eight OF ten
months ago, under sworn charges made by
the Chief of Police and others Of abstract
ing and selling for his own profit goods
which had been taken from thieves arrest.
ed by the police. Cotton, Sugar, Bagging
Corn, Groceries--in fact almost every arti
Gle embraced in the infinite variety Of com
merce at this port-had been pilfered by
the leyee thieves, seized by the officers o.
the law, and deposited in lumber room Of
which the honest Vennard kept the key
Some of the cotton was identified and de
manded by the owners-it was not to be
found-search and inquiry were made, the
cotton traced to Vennard's Store on Poy
dras street Il believe) and, when cornered
vennard himself acknowledged having
sent the goods to his store, and sold then
for his own private use and behoof Gro
GERS and shipping merchants, upon this
hint, made aquest for articles pilfered from
them, and the same result occurred in more
than dozen instances. Mr. Vennari
resigned, was nominated a few months aftel
by the National Union party" as candi
date for Recorder Of the 4th District, ani
triumphantly elected.
Thou perjured and thou similar maj
Of justice'
Yeiser, the coroner, is an empiric VIII,
enjoys no consideration in the communit,
for skill, education or character. Ten o
twelve years ago he was city physician, 81
utterly inefficient that the Grand Jur,
complained of him as anincompetent nui
sance. When Butler assumed the reins o
power here, Mrs. Yeiser, lady of mucl
worth and intelligence, was teacher il
one of the public schools. Not relishin,
the oath, as administered by that brute
she expressed her desire to give up he
situation; but her noble husband threat
encd to obtain divorce and take ava,
from her their only child, q little girl, un
less she qualified herself to retain her stu
alton in the school.
Enough Of this. Fl
Ipresume yourself and the good peopl
Of Rapides are well pleased with the al
pointment Of George Mason Graham a
Adiutant General of the State The choic
was an excellent one, and we may look t
the militia being organized with eficienc
and despatch.
Every body was on the qui rius last ever
ing to see man walk across a rop
stretched from the roof of the Custol
House to that of the store on the other sid
of Canal street-a height Of seventy fee
and distance of about three hundred
The rope was rendered taut with guy
: placed at intervals of eight or ten pace
with seats at the ends into which th
,toutest niggers were invited to put th
weight of their highly perfumed persons
The darkies acted to a charm, and the da
ing ropewalker. ran, walked, sat dow
! turned summersets, stood on one leg, hun
by one heel, and did diversity Of otht
!. things which were fearful to behold, an
, made many cheek turn pale which ha
never quivered in the storm Of battle n
. performer was good looking fellow.