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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-12

pea- 1t was stated few days ago that
Gov. Fletcher of Missouri, in a late inter
view with Gen. Sherman, received a severe
lecture. The latter told Fletcher that
there must be no more civil war in Nilsson.
ri, and that Federal power Trould interfere
to prevent it. Fletcher promised to dis.
band his armed negroes AMI Radical mill
tia. 1t now appears that FLETCHER has pub.
lished a proclamation to The people of the
State, in which he states that the combin
ed power Of the State and National author
tiles win be used TO enforc. obedience 10
the statutes--.hat the enrolment of mill
tia and the registration law will be contin
ued until set aside by che Supreme Court
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TBE Gl1P STREAM A RouTE TO THE PoLF

The GltF STREAM A RGuTE TO THE POLE.
"A letter written by an eminent French
geographer, and read before the French
Academy, expresses the opinion that the
Gulf Stream keeps its Identity as far north
as Siberia, and is lost only when it reaches
the Polar Basin. The writer states that
the GulfStream always NETS path through
seas of ice which it crosses, and he conten-
ded that the Pole is not always occupied by
ice. From this he deduces the theory
that, in the prolongation Of the GuifStream
between Spitzbergen and Nova Zembla to
the Polar Basin, nayigators should find the
easiest route to reach the Arctic Pole.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-12

~ A good story is told Of Gen. Green.
Vile Dodge. While he wes In command
at Vicksburg he enforced strictly the reg
nlations in regard to cotton. The specula.
tors tried his mettle by the usual applian.
San offer Of $4,000 in gold; thea $780,.
600. sl50.0a0, s200,8Q0 He tliensent dis
patch to Washington. asking to lie femov-
ed from command. he said lle had been
offered 100000 to aisobey orders, which
was so near his price that he was afraid
the next offer would bring him.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-12


The GAvEL USED AT THE PHILADELPHIA
CoNvENTIoN.-The Philadelphia Ledger
publishes the following:
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IA, 1866.
To the President and Members Of the Ma
tional Union Convention;
Gentlemen-On behalf and by the re.
quest Of the National Union johnson Club
Of the Thirteenth Ward Of this city, we de-
sire. to present you with the accompanying
gayeI.
Its history renders it most appropriate
symbol of the authority of the chairman OF
this convention. Its turned from piece
Of live oak plank of the old ship OF war
Constitution, whose gallant career SO just
" won for her the soubriquet of "OM Iron
sides" -
We had designed, in giving form to so
precious relic Of our early history, to have
it feuratively carved and mounted in gold
But when we thought of the objects of your
vast and august assemblage, we felt il
would be far more appropriate to construct
ut entirely without ornament, that it might
better represent that great instrument OF
our common liberties, which we should keep
forever free from the ornaments of section
al parties
Pray accept this souvenir of The glorious
past, with our heartfelt prayers that God
will so guide your deliberations that our
self-government may be real success, and
not hollow, glittering boast, held up to
the worlds view on the points of bayonets.
Very respectfully,
GEORGE MARTIN, President.
Q. ". ALEXANDER, Secretary.
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Saturday The 9. a day Of October, next,

the following fcels Of ground:
The poy.iyi [ the front of the plan
tation, imWls itely below Alexandria
dnd contigu, to its lower suburb,
has been ,'ivi latter accurate survey,
into nine u eligible for building
sites. They mt upon, and overlook
the river | have depth nearly
equal to tS Of the Town squares. A
lane or strf thirty feet in width, is
made betty II the first lot and the SUBJ
urb, and 4 ,acious streets also carved
out of the antation, running the whole
lengih-os e rear of the lots, aifording
TO parc' els the same advantages of
accessih y that are obtained by the
purchas Of Town squares. The lots
are Ian enough to be suDiivided,
when increase of population shall
mnltip the demand for dwellings,,
Lv 20. has a front of $50 feet 10
ineX and rms back In parallel lines
j9y ct 9inches, with rear line of l7S
fe& inches, and contains In supcrtic-
ial rea two and forty -hundredtls
c. '-l00) acres. This lot ia immcdi.
RI = below the lower suburb, and is
y rated from it only by street made
f. a the plantation land for the conye-
p nee Of these lots.
lot No. 2 adjoins the above, has the
/, ne extent of front and rear, and su-
! > fetal area--2 40-100 acres.
n lot No. 3 is next below, having the
ne, front, the rear line being l76 feet
7 ches and the area 2 $500 acres.
4ot No. A adjoins the last, and has q
& 1T of 2lj feet 6 inches, the rear line
~ " pa feet ~ inches, and the side
2 50 of unequal length as the river de-
1, is. This lot contains 2 e0-l00
n g.
OF No. 5 is next below, with a front
Oh 10 feet inches. and rear line of
2lt aet Al inches and contains 3 acres.
1. t No. 9 adioins the last, and has
iii same front and rear. The lower
si,I line is longer than the upper, the
fr,l following the winding of the riv-
en- I'D gives u larger superficial area,
VII 3 15-l00 acres.
l. No. z adjoins the last, having q
FRI of l7S feet toa bend in the road
aai lien 39l feet additional, with the
rel line same as in No. and contains
8 100 acres.
No. 8 is next below, and has
fri of2l5 feet 8 inches, with the rear
Inn same extent as last lot, and con-
talA ; 40-l00 acres.
Ia 10. 8 adjoins the last, and has
the a, extent Of front and rear. The
lower c line runs back 700 feet 3
incsas. he area is 3 30-100 acres.
A Plat. these lots, made from a re-
cent safs, is at the "Louisiana Dem
oeratr ora whereit may be inspected
Until day, sale, by which the exact
size, shapa md locality OF lots can be
aseeitaimesl
For thsk ,nvenience of purchasers,
the terms entirely credit. The pur-
eha@ss - be required TO give notes
for sbs psi sase prize, payable in equal
instalHtnA ne and two years from day
81 sab, ail light per cent interest from
date I'D nal security will DO re-
quige0 * ,ach note, and a special
moit.aae | tile property bought, be-
sid whil The vendors lien will he
|reialaea. he us. Revenue stamps
mnss ~ n lislied by the purchaser.
AMES r.. ANDREWS,
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jefferson Davis.

1t is considered probable, says the Rich
mond Examiner, that Mr. Davis will soon
he released on his parole. Several sur
geoDs. especially commissioned for that
PURPOSE, have recently examined the phys.
zeal condition Of the prisoner, and upea
their report the action of the President de.
ponds. II is well known that Mr.. Davis is
In exceedingly wretehed health, declining
slowly, yet gradually and surely, to the
grave, and 1t is quite impossible that any
surgeon. not in Radical pay, can do other.
wise than testify to the fact. The release
of Mr. Davis will give JOY to millions, will
relieve him of unjust and murderons hard.
ships, and viii be a fitting consequence OF
the proclamation ofgeneral peace.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-12

RIGHT OF REBRLs.-At the late Spiritual
lists Convention in Providence, Mr.. Foss
made very warm speech Of ten minutes,
10 the course Of which he said that the late
rebels had'in his Judgment, but two rights,
viz First, the legal right to be hanged and
second, the divine right to be id.
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How TO CuRr ! Fr1oN-As we otter

How TO CURE A FELoN.-As we often
see friends suffer with these very trouble.
some things, we publish the following cure
for them, which we have heard highly re.
commended. AS soon as the parts begin
to swell, get the tincture of lobelia, and
wrap the part affected with cloth saturated
thoroughly with the tincturc, and the felon
is dead. An old physician has known it
to cure in scores Of cases, and it never fails
if applied in season.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-12

~ An old lady, who hal insisted on
her minister's praying for rim, had her
cabbage cut up by a hail storm, and,
on viewing the wreck, rem arked that
she never knew him to unde stake any-
thing without OVERRIDING the matter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-12

ca A design for his new insignia Of
rank has been submitted to Gen. Grant
1t consists Of a golden eagle 10 the centre
Of the field, in place Of the larger star on
the shoulder strap Of the Lieutenant Gen.
eral.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-12

GEN. EARLY The Toronto (canada)
correspondent of tbs Louisville Courier
writeso
Ger. Early arrived here few days since
frOm Halifax, by viii Il route he had come
flom Cuba and Mexict. He looks as we'll
as when saw him contemplating tile
dome of the Capitol from Prank Bair,s
lawn In July. 1864, notwithstanding his
extensive travels by ho setback from Lynch.
burg TO Galveston, ADD thence by vessel to
Mexico and here, as tated. II will be
gratifying to those who take an interest in
Che truth Of history to low that Gen. Ear
~ has writton q uarrati e Of his operations
during the last year fthe war, iucluding
his services with Gen T. e's army from the
Rapidan to the James, and his campaign
into Maryland and in the Shenandoah
Valley against Sheridan. His manuscript
Is very nearly ready fsr te pres, and win
make, exclusive of MAPS, an octfvo pam.
phlet of about one llnnd ,ed pages. Gen.
Early, declining TO MAKE 1t source of
profit, will publish it at his own expense
as contribution to histo y. 1T wifi Gre
ate q sensation, and win b, very readable.
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Lost. Stolen or Destroyed.

A OERTAlN mortgage promissory
"A. note, executed by John Routh Viii
liams in favor Of Mrs. Maria i. Williams
for ten thousand dollars dated May 18th,
1856, payable on the LIST day OF April.
1866, with eight per cent per anpum inter-
est thereon from The Let day Of April, A.
d. 1856. payable semi annually, to-wit: on
the LIST day Of October and tie Isl day Of
April in each and every year ct the Recor.
der's Office 10 the Parish of Bapides aud
paraphed Ne Va'ietur by Gwinn Harris,
Notary Public.
All persons are hereby cautioned and
warned not to trade for or purchase the
said cote, as payment has been stopped.
M. b. WILLIAMS.
September II, 1866, Ct.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-12

To The Louisville Journal announces
the beginning ola great enterprise, the
work of bridging the Ohio river at that
point. Hon. James Guthrie is the
leading spirit in the undertaking.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-12

That wasa provident and affection
ate father who secured $4,000 policies in
an accidental insurance company upon
the lives This seven small children, and
sent the little darlings for a holiday ex-
cursion on a New jersey railroad,
World.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-12

" Justice, they sayis blind; how
then Is she to discover til at one man is
white and another colored New FORK
Tribune.
Horace evidently thinks it Is hard
conundrum but we answer promptly
"by the smell. "--tNorfork yirginian.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-12

DE BLACK PoLKA.-De Lor bress
you, white folks, you may talk about
your white Skinned Polkah dance till
your tongues swells and cracks like
roasted taters, but any body dat neb-
Der sawed de Black Palkah nebber
sawed any Polkah at all, for de Polkah
as it is danced accordin to Professor
Cuffee Cracknees, am as far posteriOr
to dat taught by Mons. Car-poney, as a
mushroom am to toadstool, and samer
too. You see, dat Professor Cracknees
glib 0 grand brilliant black ball last
summer to all oh his male and she male
pupils, an dar was de tallest kind OBJ a
display of de Beauty an Fasion oh col
ored Siety dat war cher seed since the
grand shad party OBJ Eastern shore in.
Maryland, an de way dey made de
floor walk and talk, an de winder sashes
shake, an de teeth rattle, war about
double equal to q sharptoed tornado;
dar eyes walked out like balls OBJ taller
in a soap biler's tub, dar lips Topped
up an Gown like nigga's coat tail in
de wind, an dar jaws would hab grin
ned old grim death out oh all conceit
oh himself. Professor Cracknee led out
de Polkah wild de Hubby an graceful
Miss Cupidina Rosegum; de rest foller-
ed in de track to de double horse canter
step, an de way de knees talked, an dry
goods flew up an down, war sarcum-
stantial; de sweat rolled down dar
faces, breasts, and shfns, as thick as
de distempefatlre OBJ frying
heat war about eleventeen degrees
above grease, an de spell, oh! golly!
dat war as loud as a black sheep pen in
de month OBJ August, an so strong, dat
it put all de lights out!lI it collapsed all
de instruments to pieces, an lef'em all
Poken down to de music oh dar own
shias, an by de lightob dar eyes, I
knocked de fire out OBJ my nose, agin
Judy Gingers eye-ball, an den Poked
right off to hunt fresh drink OBJ a
north easter to refreshisate me.
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SUCCESSION SALE.

No. 79-SUcCrssIoN OF JoHS BoGAS
SENIOR. PETITION FOR SALE. /.
District Rapides Parish, State
Of Louisiana.
TN OBEDIENCE 10 jan ord kale,
l. issued from the 49,.
Court for the Parish the
instance of the Adau strato, the
above Successioe, J, Il the 9TH inst,
and commanding to sell certain pro-
perty therein deG bed for the payment
of debts, l shat Ter for sale at Public
Auction, befor. ie Court House door
i'm Alexandria. b
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-15

A REPUBLICAN OK THAD. STEvENs.-
Mr.. Delano, Of Ohio, is a distinguished
member of the Republican party. He is
not, however, blind and docile follower of
the eminent leaders of his party. Witness
the following passage extracted from late
speech delivered m the House of Repre-
sentatives:
Some months ago he had heard sounded
the keynote of the gentleman from Penn
sylvania, Mr.. Stevens that the property of
ten millions ofpeople should be subject to
con6scation and disposed of in payment Of
the national debt, for the location of the
emsnciPated race and TO increase the pen
sions of those who had suffered in the late
war. He was shocked at the annunciation
Of that universal scheme Of plunder, and he
felt a. if America would lose her reputation
before the nations Of the earth il we should
adopt so unoivilized a policy. Bnt it was
based ON the theory of dead States and con-
quered provinces. The man who put forth
that theory was not wanting in intellect
sufficiently clear to apprehend the inhu-
manity of the proposition in all its logical
and necessary consequences. The Duke Of
Alva executed the DEGREES Of a bigoted
master with fire and sword in the Neither
lands, but this gigantic scheme Of plunder-
ing the South would make the ghost of Alva
blush FOR his timidity, and admit that he
was not robber or murderer it 10 be re-
spected in America. He referred to Crom-
wells invasion Of Ireland, and the devasta-
ton Of that country, but those examples of
waste, savagery and desolation, faded into
insignihcance before that extensive scheme
Of plunder proposed by a member Of the
American Congress.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-15

people of Tennessee Time sufficient and
only sufficient to pass the bill through its
two readings in the House and three in the
Senate, would elapse before the I'D of Feb
ruary, the day of the Convention.
In conclusion, we beg only TO add that
during the entire session of the Legislature
no political measure was introduced by the
retiring minority, and none offered by the
majority, was ever called up by the minority
for action. Always in their place, and in
tent only upon measures Of necessary legis-
lation for the protection Of the financial and
commercial interests of the State, they dep
recated and protested against all the action
of the majority, looking alone, as it did, to
measures of prescription eliminating in this
bill, revolutionary in its character, and SUBJ
versive alike of the character and peace of
the Government Finally, they were COM
PEELED, as last resort, to sdue the Liberties Of
aie people, imperilled by measures like these,
to resign their seats and return to the people
the trust committed to their charge.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-15
NORMAN DIVORCE sUITIN LONDON.
From a I,nndnn Letter.l

From a London Letter.
We have a case in our Divorce Court
this week that has puzzled even that great
light of British jurisprudence, Sir James
Wilde. Curiously enough it was an Ameri-
can case, and the applicant is an individual
well known to you by reputation (such as it
isl, being no other than the famous Mormon,
Elder Hyde, who, it appears, was sent by
Brigham Young on mission to the Sand
wich Islands, where he renounced Mormon
ism, and did not return to Utah, but found
his way back to England, from whence he
emigrated some years ago. He is now edit
ing a weekly paper, and also officiating as a
dissenting minister, in the town of Derby
The facts appear to be that Hyde and friend
named Prince went out to Utah in company
with family named Hawkins, and that,
after their arrival at Utah, HYDE was mar
ried to one of the Misses Hawkins, by Brig
ham Young, according to the Mormon cere-
monies. After Hyde's remuneration of Nor
mOnism, his wife refused to return to him,
and subsequently married another Mormon
named Woodmansee, by whom she has had
several children, and with whom she is still
living, in Utah. Hyde is, l believe, anxious
to marry again here, and hence the suit for
divorce.
Mr.. S. NJ. Fisher, of New York, was call
ed as witness, who testified that the mar
riage in Utah would be recognized through
out the United States as valid one, and
this alone gives Hyde any status in an En-
glish court Without this testimony the
case would doubtless have been turned in
continently out of the court, but, after it, the
Judge heard the rest of the testimony, and
reserved This decision in order that he might
examine the subject at leisure. From his
remarks judge that he will not grant di-
vorce in form, but pronounce the marriage
polygamous one, such as no court in Chris
tendon Except, of course, in the United
States, which his lordship perhaps thinks
not in Christendom) can for moment re-
cognize.
Pierce was also one of the witnesses, and
seems in his way a sort of wit. He, too, has
abandoned Mormonism. In one of the re-
ports of the trial, he was made to say that
while at Great Salt Lake he had seen a man
with dozen wives sleeping together in the
same room, and to correct an error of fact
ne addressed a letter to the Star, which is
so very funny that l quote it verbatim He
saws:
!" 1 said l had seen four (not dozen)
wives of one man in small room, contain
ing three or four beds, separated from each
other by curtains only. This was to me
most distressing case, as three of the women
were sisters-very pretty and accomplished
girls-who were married TO this Mormon
elder on the same day. believe he has
some claim on them through assisting the
family in going out there"
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-15
NEGRoMANIA BEARING FRUIT.
From the Cincinnati VOlksfreund. March 81

From the Cincinnati Volksfreund. March 81
Yesterday it was our painful duty to re
cord an incident which, in infamy, has sell
dom found-to the honor of humanity be il
said-its equal in the history of crime. We
allude to the rape case, in which the young
and beautiful widow of fallen Union sol
dier, Mrs. Anne WILLIAMS, of Evansville,
was so maltreated by monster in the form
of negro, that her condition, at IL o'clock
last night, was still such as to render her re-
moval to the hospital impossible.
We reported the facts as we had heard
them from reliable parties, and we never
dreamed of making capital of the color Of
the individual who perpetrated the crime.
That in the publication of this villainy we
spoke the truth, the whole truth, is proved
by yesterdays proceedings in the Police
Court. Judge Warren, a Republican, con-
sidered the causes that led to the arrest OF
the supposed perpetrator, Archibald Lewis,
so important as to place the accused under
81 800 bail. 1t is not our business to inves-
tigate whether this negro committed the
crime, but that a negro ravished the poor
unfortunate lady is an established fact not
To be disputed.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-15
WORTHY OF THOUGHT.

AT a recent public meeting in Buffalo,
New York, TO sustain the President DR..
Bruick, editor of the Democrat German
paper, made speech, in which he sketched
the disasters which follows those nations Of
the old world that imposed unjust disabili-
ties on those whom they conquered. Among
others he contrasted the English policy in
Ireland and Scotland and the result, saying
The English policy toward Scotland had been
just and brought with il the spirit Of unity so that
in national feeling the two countries are insepara.
bly one; while in ireland. where a different
policy ignoring differences of character and sdap-
tation olloeal institutions. has been followed By
the mere powerful nation, az q time Of peace and
when no new one had for many years been institu-
ted is rocked 10 her eentre BY the hatred and up
rising Of he. people. As Asdrubal made his son
Hannibal swear eternal vengeance to the Romans.
so shall we, by the exclusion OF the SoutberneTs,
BE the means ofteaehing ineradicsble, psrnieious
and hereditary hatred TO their children From
these evils il was not too late 70 save the eeun-
TN"