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The Post Office.

The undersigned has long felt in com.
mon with all his fellow. citizens the great
annoyance Of onr very imperfect postal ar
rangements. He has not as yet, however,
felt authorized to take charge Of the Post
Office; but he has now determined to as
sumo some gratuitous responsibility rather
than prolong the public Inconvenience
That Office will therefore be found from
this date in Bogan's building, the first door
from Front Street, and will be open for de-
livery from A. M to p. M.
He will endeavor to make this most inn
portant part of the Government as useful
and convenient to all citizens as possible,
but would remind them that an exact com
pliance with all laws and regulations is
essential to this, and announces that he
shall observe this without any deviation.
Many old regulations have been forgotten
aud considerable changes new to us all
have been made in postal matters within
the last five years. He calls especial at
tention to the prepayment Of all letter
postage, aud the quarterly payment in adj
vance Of newspaper postage and box
rents. 1t is also IMPERATIVE that ALL LET.
TIERS brought here by Steamboats, shall be
deposited in the Post Office for cancelline
the stamps and delivery to the persons to
whom addressed. THOMAS S. BACON.
Alexandria, La. April 4, 1866.
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The Grand Jury on IL 0svsruos


We tab. ths sollapias extract lion q.
report Of the Grand jury ofthspuiA Z.
Orleans as pubnshsdin ths City pspess &
the 9Th inst:
The recent city elections were accomoaa.
led by incidents and evidences too palbahIa
to justify any doubt on the part 81 ~
Grand Jury, that the criminal and demor.
ali2ing practice of allowing the police q
interfere in the elections Of the people. M
been again repeated in this city. The
Grand Jury reiterate the hope that tho law
creating Police Board viii prevent Ia
recurrence Of this great evil and ebuse
hereafter and that the police will be- plac.
ed beyond the control o.. use Of any party
or any aspirant for Office, and be helX
strictly to their proper and legitimate do.
ties.
In relation to . very painful trsxedy
which occurred in this city on the 9th ult..
the Grand Jury has been compelled to sum.
mons before them the Coroner of this mar
ish, DR.. Yeiser, whose testimony directly
implicated the highest executive officer Of
the State, Gov. Wells, in a very grave in.
reference with one of the most solemn
proceedings known to the law--that Of an
inquest into the cause of death of q citizen.
who had been killed under circumstances
which give too much reason to- believe
that it was the result Of deliberate conspi.
raey to murder. The conduct Of both the
Governor and the Coroner in this matter, 10
highly reprehensible, and the Grand jury
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ns7. The New Orleans city Council have
bestowed the city printing on the Times
newspaper. When the Southern Star first
commenced publication as the organ OF the
governor and the "mayor" it very pompous-
" paraded at its masthead the words "offi-
eial journal Of the State and City" When
that paper failed to obtain the printing OF
the General Assembly, it took down q part
of its colors, and very whiningly told the
people that it had certainly expected to re-
ceive the State patronage as reward for
its faithful support Of the administration CT
Governor Wells, Now, it has taken down
its whole sign, the Common Council having
shown remarkable instance Impractical
ingratitude in failing to appreciate its hrm
and consistent support of the wise and pa
triotic administration of Hugh Kennedy
Our prophecy in regard to the length Of the
Stars life seems on the point OF being YER
Sled.
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General Graham's Letter Of Aocep-
lance.
RAp1DEs PARISH, APRIL I'd, 1866.

RAp1DEs PARISH, APRIL I'd, 1866.
Madison Walls Esq covarnor of the
State If I.onisiana New Orleans.
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OH nav nov f. ,vve tha Ene e moa
.o."a. n.;n. MY ~ tho $50 ~ ad;n.an,
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es. d yro.1 ;n.erasts y the State and of the
a aoon ls"l ths,eof who IN nv on;n;on owe
pou - oreo, des Of oratitnde pr the firm
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NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE.
NEW ORLEANS. MARCH 3lst. 1866.

NEW ORLEANS. MARCH 3lst. 1866. :
There is . deep consciousness of humilia.
ton and insecurity among the people Of
this city, which may be we'll shared by the
citizens Of the State at large, if any Of the
rumors prevalent about town have any
foundation in reality. The Picayune,
Crescent and Times have already spoken
boldly in their editorials about the re-
straint put upon the Coroner's jury, in the
case of the unfortunate Gruber, by the
highest authority" in the State. The
Coroner published card two or three days
ago making very lame and unsatisfacto-
~ explanation of the interference of Gov
ernor Wells in the affair, and obtained the
signatures of the jury of inquest to the
truth of his statement. The Crescent,
yesterday, referred to its original state.
ment to the effect that, Of the six persons
who were implicated in the murder, five
were discharged from custody before the
jury had completed their inquest, in oppo'
sition to the protest of the foreman. These
five voted at the municipal election. Put
this fact in conjunction with the cards
published by numerous ex-policemen few
days before the election, in which they as
serted that they had been discharged from
the police because they had refused to
make oath that they would support the
nominees of the National Union party
Here is card published by the foreman
of the Coroner's Jury in the Crescent, this
morning, and you may draw your own con-
illusions as to whether attempts to confuse
or intimidate the respectable men that
composed the jury were not made by men
high in official position:
A CARD.
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Reflections by the Senate.

The Senate Of our State handled some
Of Governor Wells appointees rather un-
tremendously. AS matter Of record We
have culled the following reflections from
the New Orleans Crescent, the official
journal of the State.
Il. G. Edwards, fer Judge Of the Seventh
District, was rejected by vote Of 81 to 9.
William Mitholf for Director, on the part
of the State, of the Citizens Bank was re-
jected by vote Of % to 8.
William n. butcher, for inspector of
weights and measures for the parish Of
East Baton Rouge, was rejected by vote
of % to s.
A. P. Field to be President Of the Board
of Currency, and NJ, E. Stevens, to be Sec
rotary Of said Board, were rejected by
vote of 2lito7.
Cyrus w. Staufer, to be Register of vo-
tiers in and for the Parish Of Orleans, was
rejected by a vote of l9 to 6.
Salvador Panza, to be Harbor Master
for the Port Of New Orleans, was rejected
by vote of Is to 10.
Edmond Flood, to be one Of the Port
Wardens Of the Port of New Orleans, was
rejected by vote Of 10 to 5.
William Mithoff, Jr., to be Adjutant
General Of the State, was rejected by q vote
of l6 to 8.
Cuthbert Bullitt, to beaid.de-camp to his
Excellency tine Governor, with the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel, was rejected by vote
of l3 to 9.
William Fl. Cooley, who was nominated
for Judge of the Seventh District, in place
of Edwards rejected, made marrow escape,
the vote being IA for and Ia against; the
President Of the Senate gave the casting
vote in his favor and thus saved him.
Simeon Belden, to be Inspector General
Of the State, did not fare so well. The
vote stood IL for and u against. The
President Of the Senate gave his casting
vote against him and so he too was re-
jected.
The nominations of our fellow-c cit zens,
G.. Mason Graham and DR.. Smith Gordon,
were unanimously confirmed.
Since writing the above we see by the
Crescent Of the Sd, that the Governor, now
that the Senate is out Of the way, has ap-
pointed Cyrus w. Staufer, rejected as
above stated, to be Secretary Of the Board
of Currency. His Excellency is sweet on
Cyrus. En- passant we would remark that
the Governor is now profusely making his
appointments.
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Correction.


II viii. be seen from the following letssr
that We we're a little premature 10 our an
nouncement Of . changeiu the deputy col.
lectorship Of Internal Revenue ct this
place:
r. s. INTERNAL REVENUE,l
ID DISTRICT LOUISIANA, (
BATON ROUGE, La. MARCH 2lst, 1861
sm:-In your issue Of the 2sth inst. you
speak of change being about to take
place in the Deputy Collectorship OF your
Parish.
will be under many obligations i yoa
will notify your patrons that, duo notice
will be given by mo Of the change; aad
until it does take place, they will, - mere.
tofore, make their payments for accoun!
Internal Revenue, to Mr.. StonA, Deputy q
Alexandria.
] am Sir, s. -
Very Respectfully.
Your obodiont servant,
HENRY DAUSHER, Jry
Collector I'd District
To tho Editor Of the Louisiana Demo
crst, Alexandria. La
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The Peace Proclamation.

We publish to-day the Proclamation Of
the President officially announcing the end
Of the instruction in the Southern States
of the Union. This proclamation is ne
ceesary corollary Of the position the Presi-
dent has assumed in his recent communica-
ton to the Congress of the United States,
and in other published addresses. Mr..
johnson, Notwithstanding the persistent eff
forts Of the enemies Of the South to mislead
him, has become convinced that all hostility
70 the government, among the people ofthe
South, has ceased, and that order and
quiet will now be maintained without the
aid of the strength Of the Federal govern
ment.
The next step on the part Of the Presi-
dent will be to offer general amnesty to
all engaged in the Southern war, and to
withdraw the troops from Southern terrific
ry. If the war has ceased by the accom-
plishment of the purposes for which it was
undertaken, there can be no reason for
keeping immured in dungeons men who
had been incarcerated for their participa-
ton in it. The perpetuity of the Union
having been secured the farther punishment
Of men who had plotted against its integri-
ty could now be productive of no good
whatever. We may. therefore soon hope
to see our humane President extend full
pardon to all of our countrymen, including
the honored President of the late Southern
Confedcracy, Such an act would call down
on the head of the President the eyerlast
ing gratitude Of the Southern people, the
admiration of the world, and would do
more towards cementing the bonds OF
Union than all the standing armies in
Christendom.
AS for the removal Of the troops from
the South, the President throws out u,mis-
taxable hints that it will be done at no dis.
tant day. He states truly that it is against
the genius Of our institutions to keep large
standing armies in time peace.
Cfcourse these bold acts on the part Of
President johnson will arouse the indigna
ton Of the Radicals to its highest pitch
He has shown. however, that he cares moth
ing for their insane rawlings, and that they
will not deter him from his patriotic efforts
to do justice to the people whom he has
been called to govern.
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The Attempt to Bride the South.

An outrage more insulting to the South.
ern people, than that involved in the propo.
stion, to accord them general amnesty in
return for the concession Of emancipation
to the negro, could hardly have originated
in the malice Of their most vindictive enc.
my. In effect it is equivalent to this:
!. You are under our heel and exposed to oil
the fury Of our resentment: but'if you will
accept your slave as your equal, and share
with him the rights Of q freeman, we may
permit you to 60 unwhipt Of justice" 10
it possible the people Of the South can en-.
terrain proposal so revolving toallthe Inc
stincts Of their nature? # they please to
invest the negro with the privileges Of citi
zenship, let them so endow him Of their free
and independent choice; but to purchase
their security by the surrender Of their hon.
or, is a degradation Of which We do not
conceive them to- be capable. They have
said the negro is unfit to vote. Will their
exemption from the menace Of prescription
enhance his qualification for the exercise OF
political power? No; il the white men
are to be dragged down to the level Of the
negro, we trust the people Of the South vii!
not be participants in such . perversion OF
reason and nature. The outrage may be
inflicted upon them, but not without their
fault can they be made to approve and rati.
| fy it. The protest Of an inaexible though
unavailing opposition will ct least save their
honor. 5s $500
We would imagine the South has had %
sufficient experience Of the policy OF put.
chasing its rights bya sacrifice Of its inter.
ests, and bartering its convictions for 9 con-
tingent advantage. They were told the abb
clifton of slavery, and the reputation OF
their debt. were the conditions oftheir &C.
cession to the Union. They enacted le.
gal abolition Of slavery and pledged them
selves not to pay the Confederate debt-ars
they yet IN the Union? The part Of inter-
est, as well as dignity, requires that the
South should submit in silence TO its iate,
rather than endeavor to arrest the blow "
PROSTATE attitude Of supplication. But,
/ in truth, the Radicals dare not incorporate
negro suffrage in the policy Of the Govern.
ment. It is an afront to the instinct Of
the white race, which the Northern people
themselves would repel with indignation.
Nor will these Radicals venture to CARY
out the system Of prescription, by the threat
of which they hope TO extort from tne
South the concession Of their demands. II
the people ofthe South accept the brloe'
they would escape no danger and secure no
A L L.su al n
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AL
A Freak OF NATURE.-The most won
derful ofall wonders that nature in her
mad freaks has ever produced, will be on
exhibition to-day at the New Opera House.
We have seen it. and there can be no ques-
ton that it is marvellous. A ch.ld-or
rather we should say two children with
two perfect heads and bodies, and four
lower limbs and feet, forming two complete
persons apparently to the eye, and still be-
ing SO joined together at the small Of the
back, as to require but one organization
from that point to where the legs join the
body. They are negro children, but very
handsome and intelligent specimens Of the
race, and can read, write and sing. In
their natural positions they stand back to
back, but can turn half way round, and In
tertwining their arms, kiss. The one is
larger than the other, and while one has
the heart on the left side, the other has
that organ on the right side They can
sing very sweetly, and in perfect harmony,
and though plural in form, dwell together
in unity and concord, as good sisters
should, never quarreling with one another
Yesterday, while we were present it being
Sunday they sung Hosannah to the
Lord " very >sweetly. One Of the most
singular phenomena connected with this
phenomena is the fact that If You touch the
foot Of either of the children it is felt by
both equally, q similar sensation being
communicated to both bodies but if you
touch the body Of either above the connec
ton, the other does not feel il! They are
totally different from the Siamese twins
and present much more surprising in
stance Of natures curious workings. The
agent informs us that they dance very
gracefully, and in all their movements they
appear perfectly at ease. They can sleep
on either side, turning one another over in
bed with great facility. These singular
plural babes were born in Columbus coun.
tty, North Carolina, Of "a slave woman, but
are now free Of course. Their ego is shout
fourteen years.
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aGr We call special attention to the
commercial card of McDougall 4 Co., The
Junior member Of the firm is to the Parish
manorborn and known to all in these parts.
The same may be said of the senior on the
score Of being favorably known in Rapides
He wore the single star on his collar under
"the conquered banner" and well and truly
can il be said Of him that he performed the
onerous and difficult duties of his Office
with perfect satisfaction to all, and never
forgot that he was gentleman. We sin.
serely trust the firm will receive the patron
ege they richly merit.
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n@. II will be observed by reference to
our New Orleans correspondence that the
True Delta has ceased to exist. We are
sorry for the very excellent gentlemen who
recently had control of that paper, but it
might have been foreseen that its antece.
dents would have killed any newspaper
under the sun. AS readable as the True
Delta was its old and familiar heading
reminded US SO forcibly Of old Hugh Ken.
needy and his infamy, that we never could
approach it without getting out oil pa
thence.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-11

nA- There is much logic and humor in
the following paragraph from John Van
Buren's recent speech at Albany:
Heroes like Grant, Sherman, Meade, Far
ragut, Lee and Johnston, declare that the
war is ended. / know that heroes like
Sumner, Stevens, Douglas and Downing
deny the fact; but prefer to take the tes.
timony OF those who personally participated
in it. Laughter and applause.
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!. Communication.

=
Mr. EDroa-To say it il strange TO see
such an article in the Natchitoches Times
of the oath, ult, on the subject Of the pre-.
sent labor system, falls short Of my aston.
ishmeut. What could have induced the
author of it to write such nonsense? I can.
not divine. He proposes to wager that
twenty thousand bales Of cotton will be
made this year. I accept the wager. il /
can fix the amount. It shall not be very
large, but. large enough to make him feel
that he has calculated badly. yet the
aggregate number Of bales will be as great
as atany former prosperous year. So says
the author. Now / will wager him, one
hundred bales Of cotton against City bales
he is wrong in his calculation. Each shall
give good security satisfactory TO the Judge
Of the District Court, if we cannot agree
otherwise.
The article says aths crops are planted
and are progressing rapidly towards matu.
rity" Mark this was published on the
oath of March / doubt If any cotton ,. :.
been planted at that date. If 50 but
acres on each plantation yet they We
progressing rapidly towards maturity" HOY
silly.
MANY planters win make more than
they ever did in their lines before. ~ So it
will be every where, because theywere form
erly overseers and not owners of plantations.
How cute in the author-All to humbug,
and lead persons to calculate on q large
crop. Does the author wish to please the
Abolitionists? The article will certainly
do it. He could close by saying planters
get on with less trouble than formerly, and
will make much more money now. What
are the planters Of Cane River doings
| Are they cnltivating all fthe cleared lane
formerly in cultivation? Are not someao
them without laborers in Cotton? What
are Mr.. Lecomte's fields planted in? OF,
are they idle? RAPlDES.s
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-11

s@- The vote by which Mr.. Stockton
was admitted to his seat in the Senate was
reconsidered and reversed by some hocus'
poeus of the nature Of which we are not
advised. It was determined by the Radi
Gals to get clear of him on account of his
support ofth President, and they left nc
stone unturned to accomplish their purpo
ses. The Legislature of New Jersey, nov
In session, is Republican, but it is claimed
that The Presidents friends can control th'
election,
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16. Never in the recollection Of the
oldest inhabitant" has such weather been
seen in the month Of April. 1t rained
poured down and blew from the four quar-
tiers Of the globe and the rest Of the world
for one hundred and two hours without the
least Cessation, during last Wednesday
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The
river has risen over twelve feet and still
rising gradually. There is still about eight
feet bank. The weather has cleared up
beautifully cold since Sunday morning. On
that night we we're visited by severe
white frost.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-11

pea. DR.. F. F. Kavanaugh, late of the
Confederate States Army, died at the St
Carlos Hotel, City Of Mexico, on the 2Stf
ult. Deceased was Missourian. and 8
graduate of the ST. Louis Medical College
He was buried by his self-expatriated anc
exiled comrades in the Strangers Gene
terry" a lovely spot ofground not far from
where Cortez once sat to view the beauti
full Valley Of Mexico.
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We publish in the proper column the
gard of DR.. Z. Lamm, who has permanently
located in New Orleans. The Doctor has
friends and patrons in Rapides, who re-
member him kindly, and will no doubt be
glad to give him professional call when
$hey visit the Crescent City.
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ns. It will be observed by Sheriff Will
siams' election notice that there will be an
election for Representative from this Par
ish on the FIRST Monday in May next, to
All the vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
Of the Hon. E. 7. Lewis.
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Fyssa The letter Of our New Orleans cor
RESPONDENT due last week, we give in this
issue. Better late than never. BY next
issue we will be able to lay hands on last
Saturdays letter. We still live in hopes OF
seeing our mail facilities righted. 80"
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s@- Hon. James F. Trotter, Judge Of
one Of the Mississippi Circuits, and once
q. s. Senator from that State for short
time, died recently at his residence at Ok.
ford.
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~ We are authorized to announce
COLONEL III A. GR0GAN
A. = candidate for Sheriff of the Parish OF
gap:des, at the ensuing election.
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neA. From the Evening Picayune Of
Saturday we copy the following important
dispatch:
WASHINGTON, April THE Senate has
passed the civil rights bill over the Presi
dents veto BY 80 against Is. There was
great applause from the galleries.
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n@- The new Steam Ferry Boat has
commenced making regular trips between,
this place and Pineville. This is another
stride towards the good days.
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nr The Hon. james Lyons, Of Rich.
mond, Va, has been fully pardoned by
President johnson and is now on a short
visit to New Orleans.
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ss~ Jared Sparks, L L. D., the historian
and formerly President of Harvard Univer.
sity, died recently at Cambridge, at an ad.
vanced age.
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u We have been remembered by the
officers Of the Steamers Saratoga, Homeyer
Starlight, Louis Dor and Alabama.
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wa Send in your orders for the Stafford
cultivator. JAMES F. UTZ, Agent,
jou'"'1 Alexandria, La
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nA- Levi Pierce, one of the oldest and
most respected lawyers Of New Orleans,
died on the I'd, inst.