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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02
NEW ORLEANS AND SHREVEPORT
s PACKET LINE As
Leaving ALEXANDRIA every WEpNEs-
DAYand SATURDAY, at 5 o'clock, r, NJ.
For View orleans.

- 4
THE magnificent steamers NATIONAL,
Richard Sinnott, master, ALABAMA,
w. T, Boardman, master, LOUIS DOR,
Cheney johnson, master, will leave as
above, as per schedule:
NATIONAL. sttrry
Wednesday, May 2. Saturday, June 2.
Saturday, II. | Wednesd'y, June l3
Wednesday, Z" %. Saturday, %
ALABAMA.
Saturday, May S. Wednesday, June 6
"Wednesday, I6. Saturday, 16
Saturday, %. Wednesday, !" u
ilHLOUIS DOR.
Wednesday, May 9. Saturday, June 9
Saturday, .'l9. Wednesday, 20
Wednesday, e" 80. Saturday, J" 30
For Freight or Passage, apply on board.
orto v JOHN A. WILLIAMS,
May 2, 1866, tt.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02

~ We are authorized to announce
i'll. CONNELLd,
As a candidate for Sheriff of the Parish o
Rapides at the ensuing election.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02

The New York CoLLEcToR.-T ap-
pointment Of Henry A. Snythe, Esq, to
the responsible position Of Collector Of the
port Of New York, will give general salts
faction to the mercantile interests. The
politicians may be disappointed, but chag-
rim will be The gain Of the people. He has
been known for q series Of years, as a lead
ing member ola down town firm, and more
recently as the President Of the National
Central Bank. = Mercantile Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02

PApDY's STRATAGEM.--A Irishman, dri-
ven to desperation by the stringency of
the money market and tho high price of
provisions, procured a pistol and took to
the road. Meeting traveller, he stopped
him with "Your money or your life See
ing Pat was green" he said, "I'll tell you
what I'll do Agreed" Pat received the
money aud handed over the pistol. "Now,"
said the traveller "hand back that money,
or I'll blow yonr brains out" "Blaze
away, my hearty" said Pat: "never drop
of powther there's in it,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02

RST~ We are. authorized to announce,
DIR. john j. Myers,
as candidate for RECORDER at the en-
suing Election.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02

gegn We are authorized to announce
G. 2. LEDOUX
as candidate for Sheriff of the Parish of
Rapides at the ensuing election.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02
For Sheriff,

egn We are authorized to announce
JAMES r. ANDREWS
As a candidate for Sheriff of the Parish of
Rapides at the ensuing election.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02
For Assessor.
For Coroner.

" We are authorized to announce
GILES c. FOOD,
Che present incumbent. as a candidate for
CORONER of the Parish of Rapides at the
ensuing election.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02
GEM EMIT S.
Fer District Attorney.

r@. We are authorized to announce
COLONEL DAVID PIERSON,
Of Winn Parish, as a candidate for District
Attorney of this, the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict, at the ensuing election.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02

lA., We are authorized to announce
..sI j. A. Crawford.
an o candidate for RECORDER of the
Parish ct the ensuing Election.
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For Recorder.

For Recorder.
I'd. sGgs We are authorized to announce
ssW. L.RIGHARDSON
u As candidate for Recorder at the ensuing
election. ~ .ar.l
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02

b. We are authorized to announce
CLINTON r. YWORTH
as a candidate for Recorder of the Parish
of Rapides at the ensuing election.
k.B We are authorized to announce
j. w. MOORE,
rs candidate for RECORDER, at the en-.
aning election.
F Beg We are authorized to announce
FRANK e. FORBES,
as a candidate for Recorder at the ensu-
ing election.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02

is not far distant when this government will
be restored. Let us go on and restore the
government. Let US enlarge the area of
our commerce and trade, and let us not only
inspire confidence at home, but respect
abroad, by letting the nation reassume its
career of greatness. | know that some
will find fault with me, and say | am too
leniont. too kind, and all that. If we were
all to be put to death or punished and
thrown away for one offence, or for the Sc
cond offence, and were to be lost aud eX-
Guided from society and communion with
our fellow men how many of US would be
left? We must reason with each other, and
understand our nature and what is necesa-
ry to restore peace and harmony and con-
cord to distracted and delivered people.
In time of war it is right to burn Villages,
sack cities and devastate fields, to lay waste
u country and cripple and reduce the enemy.
But in time of peace the converse of that
course is precisely the right one, and the
policy of nation to rebuild its cities, res
tore its Villages and renew its fields of agg-
riculture. | know there are some who
have at home cultivating during the war,
and who bring to the consideration Of these
questions of peace, harmony aud avocations
Of civil life oil the feelings of resentment
which animated us when the war was run
ming high. But take the brave men who
sustained the flag on the wave, and you will
find better feelings and better judgment on
these questions than you will find within
those who have been sitting i'll the closet
and never smelled gunpowder. Cheers.
Yes, from the private to the General they
know how to treat the present circumstan-
ces better than any of those closet patriots
and humanitarians.
Then. MY countrymen, soldiers. sailors
and fellow citizens, let us rejoice that peace
has come, let us rejoice that the relations
Of the States are about being restored, and
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-02
ELECTIONS THIS nIoKrH.

The elections in New York, Delaware
Massachusetts,, New Jersey, Maryland, Ill
inois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, Min
nesota and Kansas, will be held next Tues
day, Nov. 9th. Maryland, Delaware and
Missouri are the only States that will sup
port ''my policy" New Jersey is not con-
sidered doubtful by our friends in the
East, but we shall be pleasantly disap-
pointed nevertheless if the Republicans
elect their ticket. The rest of the States,
from New York to Minnesota, will as GER
tainly send out peals of Republican thun-
der as did Ohio and Pennsylvania in 0c-
tober.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-02
PERSONAL.

Genera Rosecrans has purchased 5000 feet of
mining territory in California.
George. William Curtis is warmly urged by
leading Republican papers as next United
States Senator from New York.
Robert E. Lee has sent lock of his hsir to
St. Louis, at the request of lady. 1t is to
be put up in a rattle
Miss Fannie Seward the only daughter o.
the Secretary of State, died in Washington on
Monday last.
Horace Greeley has written to Mr.. Shela-
barger that he thinks the Republicans will gain
one member of Congress in New York.
Hon. Samuel Galloway, Governor Cox, Gen.
eral Gibson, and Mablon Chance, of Fremont,
are speaking in New York.
Mrs Cunningham of New York, who figured
SO prominently in connection with the murder
of DR.. Burdell in that city few ysars ago, wa
among the passengers lost by the recent sinking
of the steamer Evening Star.
Charles Sumner was married in Boston on
Wednesday of last week to Mrs. Alice Hooper,
daughter of Mr.. Jonathan Mason, of that city.
and daughter-in-law of Samuel Hooper, MEM
Der of Congress. Bishop Eastburn performed
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner are
spending their honeymoon at Newport.
The Empress Charlotte. wife of Macmillan,
has become insane. A late dispatch over the
cable says: The condition of the Empress
Charlotte is described as being hopeless The
Emperor Meximilian will probably return in
the Austrian frigate which was recently dis
patched from Trieste by the Emperor Francis
Joseph.
The N. Y. Tribune has the following import
ant rumor concerning the anticipated early
death of Napoleon:-@It is no secret that the
health of the French Emperor has for some
time been declining, and that's erious alarms are
felt as to his recovery. The letter of our we'll
informed Berlin correspondent, gives us infor-
nation on this subject ci Startling importance
On the 9Th OF 0ctoi1er the celebrated DIR. Lam
geubeck, the chief surgeon of the Prussian
army, left for Biarritz to consult with the phys
icians of the Emperor on the possibility of an
operation. On the next day dispatch was re-
ceived from the Prussian Embassy in Paris
that there was no hope Of recovery for Napo-
lean, and that his death may be hourly expec-
ted, the fact being only still kept secret"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-02
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.


Ii is said that the Fenians in Iowa almost to
a mau, voted the Republican ticket.
The official vote of Pennsylvania is as fol-
lows: Geary 3O7y274; Clymer 29OO96; Geary's
majority, IL. l7s.
The telegraph announces glorious Union
victory in West Virginia-Governor Boreman
being reelected by large majority and three
the full elegation-Republican Congressman
elected. Thus do the loyal mountaineers re-
pudiate My Policy
The banner township in Indiana is Plum
field precinct in Hendricks county. 1t gave the
Republican ticket 62l votes, and not one Cop
perhead. In 1864, Mcclellan had one vote and
Lincoln SIS; but the lone Copperhead went
crazy, and is now in the insane asylum He
could not stand so much light. The Republi-
cans increased their vote since 1864 by forty
five. This is the banner Republican township
in the United States.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-02

Robert B. Lynch, the Fenian now under
sentence Of death at Toronto was according to
his own statement, born in Galway, in 1918.
He was at one time chief clerk in the Depart
ment of the Board of Charitable Donations and
Bequests, Dublin Castle and retained that post
from 1897 to 1912 when he emigrated to the
United States. He then engaged in business
in ST Louis for time, but left there in 1S49,
and travelled to many of the leading cities in the
South American Republics and West Indies.
He subsequently joined the Amer'cn army,
and was Quartermaster of the Oath Riscosinsin
volunteers. During the latter part of the war
he was on duty with the rank of Major, in the
Discharge Department at Louisville. Subse-
ouently he came to Canada, under the direction
Of Adjutant General McDermont of the F. B.,
of Louisville, Ky, to report the Fenisn CAM
paign in Canada
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-02
THE CROPS.

The Monthly report of the Commits
sioner of Agriculture, for September has
peen published, and gives an estimate of
the crops of the present season carefully
made up from the returns of local cores
pondents. In regard to the corn and
wheat crops the report says.
The condition of corn has suffered some de-
terioratiOn from early frosts and excessive rains
but the crop is larger than the largest ever pre-
viously chronicled in the country. In the pro-
duction of wheat, next TO corn as the most inn
portant cereal, our agriculture has been un-
fortunate For the present year now nearly
completed, the yield will not vary much from
l43,0000OO bushels showing small per GEN.
tage of decrease, which is fully compensated by
the comparatively superior quality of the grain,
as was predicted in previous number:
This is 100000 bushels more than the crop
of 1859, and is within 100000 of product in
proportion to the increased population. The
diminution in tie South is more apparent. The
estimates point to less than 100000 bushels
in the eleven States heretofore uDrepresented, a
fraction less than fivetenths of the crop of 1885,
1t is worthy of remark in connection with the
-dimiaution of the three past seasons, that the
wheat crop of England has been likewise de-
ficient since 1864.
The California wheat crop, of which little
note has beon publicly made, in connection
al, Al = In IRE0
the product of this young State was nearly
6,000 600 bushels; now it is claimed by the
most prominent Californian agriculturists that
the surplus for export will nearly double that
quantity
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-02
SUMMARY.

Advices from China report war in Japan in
which the Tyc,on has been twice defeated.
Cyrus W. Field reports reduction on cable
messages of 50 per cent after November 1st.
A girl in the employ ofa paper mill company
in Milwaukee, while picking rags found over
$1,000 in greeDbacks in an old knapsack.
In POughkeepsie sweeping revival of tenn
perance is going on. As many as two hundred
aud fifty signatures to the pledge had been OBJ
tanned in one day.
The Chicago Driving Park is to be abandoned,
the building torn down and horse-racing ended
in Chicago. All this in consequence of the
McKeever murder.
The latest report in regard to Mexican affairs
is that Juarez has sought the aid of the United
States to secure the establishment of his gov
ernment in Mexico, and that the Administration
has decided to send force under Gen. Grant or
some other officer Of our army TO aid him.
The Portland (Me.) Aryas says: "Appear-
ances of the great fire are fast disappearing.
Several hundred buildings have been erected
or are in procers of erection, in the burnt dis
trict, and it presents one of the most busy
scenes imaginable. One more season will see
Portland very well reconstructed.
grand swoOp was made by the Chicago
police the other night upon the rougher sort of
brothels in that City. More than 200 prisoners
were brought into Court and condign punish
ishment promised, The Mayor has determined
TO shut up every saloon connected with broth
el, moreover, respectable landlords are to be
vigorously prosecuted for renting buildings for
criminal uses.
The trial of the Fenian prisoners in Canada is
progressing at rapid rate. Several have been
convicted and sentenced 10 be hung. A Catho-
lie priest, the Rev. John McMahon, is among G
those whom the Canadian Court has condemn
ed to death. The prisoners defense is that
he was on his way 10 Montreal on private bust
ness, when, owing to his character as priest,
he was impressed into the service of the woun-
ded and dying. His sentence, if fulfill ed,
will look very much like an impolitic and wan
ton severity.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-02
STATE NEWS.

The annual meeting of the National Wool
Wednesday, Nov. IA.
The Bucyrus journal says that a large manu-
fictory is being put up there for making hubs
spokes Of ali kinds, dc which will employ from
so to 100 men.
An Elyria correspondent of the Oberlin Ne'os
says the potato rot is very bad in that vicinity.
Scarcely a variety has escaped, and some fields
are not worth digging.
The Findlay Je6ersOnian says that about so
wild turkeys were seen last Wednesday, on the
land of H. Porch. Two persons succeeded in
killing two of them.
II is reported that an attempt will be made
this winter to induce the Legislature to grant a
permit to have Put-in-Bay Island transferred
from Ottawa to Erie county. The Ottawa
County NeoS opposes the movement.
The Sandusky Journal says it has in its Of
fee a font of large wood type, cut with COM
mon pocket knife by its former fellow towns
man, but now Senator Ross, when he was con-
nected with the old Mirror establishment some
years ago.
The Port Clinton, Ottowa County Neacs says:
Treasurer Bredehoft informs US that some three
weeks since he dug his potatoes and at that
time he noticed they appeared to be in fine
condition. This week he went through the
process of overhauling them and makes the dis
covery that at least two thirds have rotted with
the prospect of the balance going to decay.
What is true with Mr.. Bredehoft appears to be
the same with all the farmers in Danbury TIP.
The Bucyrus Journal says Last Wednes-
day little daughter of ]. G. Prayer was stand
ing near fire, where her mother was engaged
in boiling cider, when her clothes took fire
burning the child severely. Fortunately bar
rel of water was standing close by, and the
child was instantly plunged into it, otherwise
the child would have been burned to DEATH
.... The dwelling of Martin Gearhart, four
miles North of Brokenswood, in this county,
took fire on Tuesday night and was totally de-
stroyed.
Items from the Tifin Tribune On Friday,
Col. John C. Lee, formerly of the 55th O.V. l.,
received commission of Brevet Brigadier Gen.
eral, for gallant and meritorious service in the
field. This honor is well deserved by Col
Lee. DIR. Fisher, who left our city some
two weeks since, for Missouri, met with seri-
Gus accident at indianapolis. He was thrown
from wagon some ten feet his head striking
the ground, producing concussion of the brain
and rendering him senseless for some time. He
had to be carried TO the cars to enable him to
resume his journey. Tom. Fox, of the 55th
o. " l., has been appointed an Inspector of the
9th District. Mr.. Frank Baker, the lately
appointed Assessor for the 9th District, took
upon himself the responsibilities of that office
on Saturday. Mr.. Findley Noble in the Of
flee of W. p d H. Noble, we understand, and
Stephen Ogden are deputy Assessors. Judge
Lang is appointe ddeputy Collector. 49, The
barn of Mr. Nicholas Umstead, three miles
East of Tifin, was destroyed by fire, Wednes-
day morning. 1t contained all his grain, hay,
etc., which was entirely consumed.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-02
THE FENIaN TRIALS.

The action of the President in demand
ing record of the trial and conviction of
LYNCH and MCMAHON is step in the right
direction. The letter of Secretary Sew
ARD to BRUCE contains many home thrusts
and evidently means more than appears on
the surface. The indecent hsste of the
trials and the severity of the sentence have
excited universal Indignation and public
sentiment demands that the government
shall interpose to prevent its execution.
President JOHNSON is responsible for all
the bloodshed which resulted from the in
vasion of Canada. An honest word from
him when the movement was being plan
ned would have saved life, money and the
disgrace and pain of failure. He really
sanctioned the movement by his silence,
and the Fenian leaders entered upon the
campaign in full faith that our govern
ment would at least remain neutral, and it
was not until battle had been fought
upon Canadian soil that he declared his
policy.
The men, now condemned to death,
were unfortunate enough to fall into the
hands of the enemy. We cannot look for
cIemency from their captors, England
never has shown any mercy for her own
rebels. If they are saved our government
must save them. The pardon of these
men is not much for the President to ask
after having saved Canada from an inva-
sion which had already assumed alarming
proportions, and to repel which would
have taken well nigh the last dollar of the
provinces, and we hope that he will make
this the only reparation now possible.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-02

The following is translated from the
Courier of last week:
''The Radical papers, since their triumphant
elections have passed, are renewing the threat
to impeach President johnson, and we may
therefore look for stirring scenes at the meet
ing of Congress on the first Monday of Decem-
Der next. 1t remains question, however,
whether President johnson will by the lump
consider the Rump Congress competent to sit
in judgment over him-and not turn the scales
and have the gentlemen of the Rump Congress
jugged for high treason"
The President isn't talking about Con
gressmen being traitors, so much as he
was. That little speech played out when
he had swung around the circle to the
point where there was probability that
it might swing him out of office if per-
sisted in.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-02
Mexican Affairs.

Col. Campbell, United States Minister TO
Mexico, has left with instructions conforming
with the tri-par,ite arrangement already an
nounced between the United States, France and
Republic of Mexico. Napoleon is to commence
the withdrawal of the French army from Mex
leo next month, and it is probable that the
whole army will be withdrawn by the first of
January next. OF course Maximilian leaves
also. Our government will extend TO the
Juarez government protectorate to be opera
tive and ready in case of an emergency. In
consideration of these friendly offers Mexican
territory will be ceded to the United States,
which will give us the whole of Lower Cali
fornia, together with Sonora and chihuahua.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-02

The BALTIMORE TRoUBLEs.-The trial
of the Police Commissioners before Gov.
Swami, self-constituted Judge and jury, is
ended and the latest dispatches at the
time of going to press state that Swami
was to give his decision on Thursday. The
counsel for the defense have, under pro-
test taken part in. examination of wit
nesses and delivered their argument, but
the evidence in the case has not been made
public.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-02
Death ofa Pioneer.


Platt Benedict, Esq, of Norwalk, died his
residence in that place at o'clock on Thurs
day morning. His remains were buried by the
Knights Templar on Sunday afternoon, Oct.
25lh.
Mr. Benedict was born in Danbury, Conn.,,
March Is, IT'S, thus making him 81 years and
months old. Being interested in the Fire
Lands" "a tract of territory embracing Huron
county, set off to citizens of certain towns in
Connecticut, for damages sustained from the
British army,) he came out in 1915 with view
to settlement. On his way he met the late
Elisha Whittlesey, who also had interests in
Huron county, which had then just been organ
lied, the first term of Court being held at the
county seat AbbOttsford, now in Milan town.
shid, Erie county, after their arrival.
They together laid off the original town plat
of Norwalk, and Mr.. Benedict in 1917 became
its first settler During the entire kalf century
since elapsed he has been a prominent and
nearly all the time an active citizen of the
place His name has been Unidentified with
pretty much every enterprise of local interest.
He built the first log and the first brick house
and set out the first orchard in the place. The
first religious meeting was held at his house in
1918. He introduced the first improved stock
in 1882. He was the first Postmaster in Nor
walk, from 1918 to %. He with others opened
the frst SaDDatn ScnOOl IN l0ZU. he was eieC-
ted Justice of the Peace in l928-'3l, Mayor in
1885, 40 AS and '46. In lS4S be was elected
the first President of the Huron County Agri-
cultural Society He was prominent in 1885 in
setting out the shade trees which have added
Sd much TO the beauty and material prosperity
of Norwalk. The Historical Society of the
Fire Lands, one of the most efficient Organiza-
tions of the kind in the State, of which he was
the first President, owes its formation and pros
perity in great measure to his deep interest
and untiring zeal.
Mr.. Benedict was man of strong physical
frame, the vigor of which, by the practice o.
temperate and regular habits, he preserved tC
the last in a remarkable degree. His precept
and practice always agreed in the discourage,
ment of intemperance.
For many years the deceased has been 6
prominent Mason, and the last time he met
with his brethren was at the recent Encamp-
ment in this city, on which occasion he took q
fatal cold. His mental faculties remained with
him to the last.
Norwalk without "Uncle Plat," will be
something the older citizens of that place will
not soon be able 10 realize. Aside from per-
haps one of his own daughters, there is not g
resident who did not find him there when he
came. His name, more than any other, has
during the entire history of the town, been in
Identified with it-indeed, has ever constituted
part of it.