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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-08-01
Alexandria Advertisements.
Another, New store =
NEW AND FRESH ASSORTMENT
OF GOODS! .


J. 8 B. WElL, AGENTS,
|TAVE opened new and complete stock
! r. Of Goods at The newly erected i. .ck
IL Store q the cid stand oil Jacob Walker,
on FRONT SrRaIT, opposite the Ferry
Landing.
Their stock comprises tie following:
Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockeryware,
Hardware, Woodsnware, Stone =
ware, Tinware, Clothing,
Boots, Shoes Hosiery, s
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
CASH prices,
December 18th, 1865, If.
>S5.,Jo,.>-
MILIlIN ERY STORE
MI =, s.. NJ ulc 81 HI ".
Has opened a MlLLMRsY EsTaBLlsaaEsr
and LADIES FURNISHING sTeKs, on The Z
|ner Of Fourth Street, next to the Gov
eminent Stable, where can be found all
goods suitable to ladies and their wants. y
January 18th, t..
81 / r = r.
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The Wind and Stream.

A brook came stealing from the grouLd
You scarcely saw IFS siyery CLEAN
Among the herbs that hung around
E The borders of that winding stream
A pretty stream, a placid stream,
=; A softly gliding, bashful stream.
Z A breeze came wandering from the sky
So Light as the whispers OF dream;
- i. lie put the changing grasses by,
e5t And gaily stopped to kiss the stream
Z; The pretty stream, the fatlereJ stream,
~ The shy, yet unreluctaul stream.
The water, as the wiLd passed DER,
T. Shot upward many glancing beam,
Dimped aud quivered more and more
And tripped along a liyelief stream
The fattertd stream, the simpcring stream
The fond, delighted, silly stream.
Away the airy wanderer few,
To where the feds with blossoms team
To sparkling streams aud rivers blue,
Aud left alone that little stream
y The aattered stream, the cheated stream
The cad, lcrsaken, lonely stream.
e 81
= That eareles wind no more came back;
lie wauders yet the fields, deem;
But on It's melancholy track
Complaining went that little stream
The cheated stream, the hopeless stream
~ The eyer-murmurlng, moaning stream.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-08-01

No. lT9--Succession Of James Fl
Dawson-Tableau of Debts.
WHEREAS the Administrator has
w filed in this Court a Tableau q
Debts Of the Succession Of James H
Dawson, deceased Notice is hereby
given to all whom it doth or may con
Germ, to show cause, within 80 days
from the date hereof, why the same
should not be homologated.
Clerks Office, Alexandria, Louisi
ana, July 23d, 1855
w. w. WHITTINGTON, JR.,
July 25, st. CLERK
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-08-01
When Green Leaves Come Again.

/ When green leaves come again, my love
a. When green leaves come agaln-
: Why put on such cloudy face,
When green leaves come agains
b I" All, this spring will be like the last,
:; OF promise false and vain,
ez And sumner die in winters arms,
c Ere green leaves come again.
$50 slip the seasons-and our lives;
rris idle to complain
But yet sigh, scarce know why,
When green leaves come again.
Nay, lift up thankful eyes, my sweet!
er Count equal, loss and gain,
Because as long as the world lasts
Green leaves will come again!
For as sure as earth lives under SHOWS,
81 Is And love lives under pain,
= IT'S good to sing with everything
when green leaves come again "
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-08-01

)9 ks
THE undersigned inform the public that
they have opened, in the Brick Building.
fronting the TOWN HALL, recently occu.
pied By Mrs. Smith as a Boarding Ii ouse, a
Fancy and Varieties Store and Family Gscsg.
Where they will keep always on hand, at the
cheapest CASH rates. full assortment III
his line, such as:
FINE ENGLISH CUTLERY.
Tobacco pouches, Combs, Brushes and
& Tooth brushes, Segars, best Cnba and
American; Pure white wine
Vinegar.
Brandles Of the choicest brands,
3 Bourbon, Rye and Irish Whisky.
Ale and Blown Stout;
e Teas Of all brands;
Tobacco,
Smoking,
Cut and best chewing;
Cheese,
/ Northern,
ii ss.ts, sas Western,
French.
Crackers, Biscuits Of all kinds
Fishing lines, Hooks Nets,
the best experiment ever offered in thil
market. ssa
Cofdials,
Sauces,
Mustard,
Raisips,
+ Corn and Spiced Beef,
Pork,
Mackerel,
Salmon
Can fruits Of all kinds;
French Pattes, b
Olive oil, -
Sai1snes, Etc
Also . full assortment Of
Blank Books,
Pencils,
God Pen
and everything in the STATIONERY
tline. e
/ 10 a word, let the public give them ca
land they will find that their stock cannot b
surpassed in this market. +
JOHN FRASER s co.
|. April 49,. 1866, If.
I 49,,
/. MXRIK z. h MIR SIIAIII
lN otary Public
/: { On enegvsNe Le
f. ..s 10 Z s. sy s.
July Is, 1866, sm..
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~" Its said that Englishmen in Cana
( "a patriotically avoid placing green specta-
cles CO their noses, lest it be constructed
hoisnng the green above the red. y "
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
District Court Parish Of Rapidts.
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
No. 4 old Docket and No. 1876 new
Docket-Succcssion of George w
Barrett-Tableau of Debts.
WHEREAS Tableau Of Debts
W has been filed in this Court of
the Succession Of George w. Barrett,
diseased; Notice is hereby given to
alldEhom it doth or may concern, to
show cause, within thirty days from
the date ereof, why the same should
not be homologated.
Clerks Office, Alexandria, Louisi.
ana, July 23d, 1856.
W. w. WHlTTINGTON, JR.,
July Is, 81. ! CLERK,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-06-15
CoMpToLLER's OFFICE, |
annapolis, AprI 2s, 1866. !

LARGE SHop.-In the early days Of
mining, before roads had been laid out
and saw.mills built, blacksmith located
on one Of the river bars in California, and
erecting forge of stones and clay, set
the anvil on stump sawed low for the
purpose, and sharpeDed the picks and
drills of the boys who worked in the vi
cinity. He worked at mining himself in
the day time, and did his blaoksmithing
at night and, not knowing what day his
claim might fail, and he be compelled to
pull up stakes aud leave, did not think it
worth while to build a roof over the
"shop." One day Bill s. and two others
left the bar for Weaverville, the county
seat. As they came into the main trail
leading to that place they met disconso.
late chap, leading horse that stumbled
at every step. The man at once inquir-
ed
STRANGER, can you tell me how far it
is to blacksmith's shop?" My boss
has lost shoe, an goes powerful lamo."
ooh, yes" answered Bill, "you're 10
the shop now, but it's about four miles to
the dnp,I"
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The Reassessment of Property in Mary.
land

The following letter from Robert J.
Jump, the Comptroller of the Treasury of
Maryland, is of general interest
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5tlist&IIaueous.
General Beauregard.

The New York Times, (Republican) in
an editorial article, makes the following
reference to this distinguished soldier
For two or three days past there might
have been seen fitting out and in through
the corridors of the New York Hotel, a
dspper little gentleman, in whose inel y
cut, thoughtful and somewhat sad face,
the scrutiuiziug observer, perchance,
mig hit "read the construction" of no ordi-
nary man, but whose unimposing presence
would be little likely to mark him out as
a cynosure of public gaze.
Yet, that unimposing little parsonage
has name that was once a spell-a name
which, for good or i'll, must live in all
time; because it is interwrought with the
mightiest events of the mightiest of wars.
1t is the name of the man whose batter
les, in Charleston harbor-more potent
than the eloquence of the ancient, who
'Shook the arsenal
And fulmlned over Greece
brought twenty millions of freemen to
their feet, and woke in volcanic splendor
the deep core of patriotic fire in all the
"populous North.' 1t is the name Of the
man, who, in winning Bull Run and Civ.
ing the South its first victory and the
North its first defeat, was the means-so
mysterious in Gods logic-of blessing
the cause he abased as much as he
blighted that he upheld. 1t is the name
of him who marshalled the hosts of the
Confederacy at Shiloh. 1t is the name
of him whose defense of Charleston har-
Dor, unsurpassed in skill, vigor and endu-
rance by any on record, outshines the
fame of Saragossa and Derry. 1t is the
name of G.. IT, Beauregard.
Gen. Beauregard arrived in this city,
from New Orleans, on Monday last, and
sails to-day in the Scotia for Europe,
whittier he goes in the interest of the
Louisiana Railroad, at the head of which
be has been since the close of the war -
Although the whilome warrior, now that
he has beaten his sword into a pruning
hook, is bent purely on business, we sup
pose it very likely he will come in for a
good share Of the lioniziug that has al.
ways befallen such of the prominent act
ors in the war as have CHANGED to visit
Europe. And the more so that though
several Union Generals have gone abroad,
Beauregard will be the first notable Con-
federate commander whom our good
friends on the other side of the Atlantic
will have bad an opportunity to "hon-
Or"
We spent an hour yesterday with the
ex chieftain, and though we have assured
ly no intention of playing the part of
jenkins, it may not be out of place to
give brief outline of what manner of
man we found him to be. And first of
all, the actual face of the man bears little
resem blance to the counterfeit present.
ments" of him that pass current. This
is probably in part due to the fact that lie
has shaver his face clean, with the excep-
ton of the moustache, and also the fact
that under the racking experience of war
he has greatly aged-his once jet-black
hair being now turned iron-gray, and his
face furrowed and oare-worn.
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A NUT FOR BURGLARS TO Crack
A strong room recently constructed for a
London bank is thus described The
walls two feet thick, are formed Of hard
bricks laid in cement, and with hoop iron
"o'h.d "a. TIL Iov.n 10 iiued thrvugh-
out with wrought iron half an inch thick.
There are two doors, the outer a strong
iron one with two locks, the inner one Of
combined steel and iron of extraordinary
strength, with two locks throwing ten
bolts. A safe placed inside, weighing 8
tons and throwing 20 bolts, contains the
cash and securities. An alarum in the
resident clerks bedroom is attached to
the inside of the strong ROOM so that if
the door is opened gong is set going.
A porter sleeps on q bed in front Of the
outer door, and by pulling handle he
can set tho alarum off if necessary, and
there is Waterman always on duty.
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VOL. X.---NO. "a.
AiCountry Without a Reptile.

Capt. Hardy, r. A, writes an interest.
ing letter to the London Field newspaper,
commenting on statement that in New
Foundland there is not snake, toad, frog
or reptile of any sort; nor any squirrels,
porcupines, or mink. Captain Hardy
says:
"Besides the above mentioned deficien-
oies, found when visiting Newfoundland
last summer, several others. 1t was mid.
summer, and the 6re-fies were scintilla-
ting in myriads in the warm evenings
over every swamp in Nova Scotia; here
not one could be seen, nor was there
another pleasing summer visitor of our
neignoorlng provinces, the night hawk.
Considering the immense portion of this
island which is claimed by boys and
swamps, l think the absence of all rem.
tiles very curious; and I plodded long
and often round the edges of ponds and
swamps, hoping to see some little croaker
take header from the bank aud by
sunny slopes 10 the woods, where on the
mainland they might be seen at every
other step, in search of snakes, but in
vain. believe some of our common
green-headed frogs were recently trans.
ported to this island, and turned out into
o swamp such as would be grand resi-.
dence for them at home, but in few
days, alas they all lay stiff on their
backs. In fact, Newfoundland seems des.
tined to remain as it now individually is
a country without reptile"
Capt. Hardy is correct in his remark
about frogs being brought to the island,
a number having been conveyed across
the Straits of Belle Isle from the main
land of Labrador to the island, distance
OF but fifteen miles. The frogs lived but
a few days. A theory has been advanced
that tho whole island is a continuation of
the Green Isle, belt or wall from GAL
way to Trinity Bay having been traced at
the time soundings were made on the At.
lantio for the laying of the telegraph
cable, and that the influence of St. Pat.
rick extended across the same, when he
"banished all the varmint." However.
it is singular fact that no reptiles exist
in Newfoundland.
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No subscription taken for less than year.
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A man supposed to be insane, paid in
Cleveland, Ohio, the other day strange
ly modelled piece of white metal, and
departed. The man who received it gives
this description of it "On one side a
woman sitting on wheel, holding in one
hand stick on the top Of which is
night-cap. The other side has large
chicken ON it," Antiquarians who have
examined the piece say it is the ancient
quarter dollar which passed for currency
in the earlier period of the country.
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MD. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 49, 1866

AS, for instance, Bragg's movement into
kentucky, prompted by him, aud his own
blow at Butler on the James, when he
succeeded in "bottling'' him up SO effect
ually. We do not pretend to pronounce
on the question whether this mode of &C.
tion worked we'll or ill for the Contedera-
cy, and onl y cite these cases to point out
what we believe to be false analysis of
Beauregard's character. His genius is
eminently Celtic or Latin-fery, impul-
sive and brilliant.
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TOBACCO. Tobacco was first brought
into repute in England by Sir Walter
Raleigh. By the caution he took in
smoking it privately, he did not intend it
should be copied. But sitting one day in
deep meditation, with pipe in his mouth,
he inadvertently called to his man to
bring him tankard Of small beer. The
fellow, coming into his room, threw all
the liquor into his masters face, aud run
ming down stairs, bawled out "Fire, help !
Sir Walter has studied till bis head is ON
fire, and the smoke bursts out at his
mouth aud nose"
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"ABouT MrDDLINa."-Old Rev. Mr..
b. was one day attending the funeral of
one of the mombers of bis church, when,
after praising the many virtues of the de-
ceased, be turned to the hereaved hus-
band and said:
"My beloved brother, you have been
called to part with one of the best and
loveliest of wives"
Up jumped the sorrow-strickei hus.
band, interrupting tho fearful minister by
sorrowfully saying
"Oh, no, Brother B., not the best; but
abeout middliog-abeout middliug, Bro
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LEFT HIS VERDIoT.-A judge trying
a case out West. had proceeded about two
hours, when he observed, "Here are only
eleven jurymen present, where is the
twelfth 7" "Please your honor" said one
of the eleven, che has gone away about
some business, but he left bis verdict with
me !"
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O Michael Knightliuger, of Crawford
county, Pa, advertises his vito Eliza as
leaving his bed aud board, and closes his
notice by saying: "This is the sixteenth
time she has served me in the same way"
Michael must be patient.
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O. An Arkansas butternut advertises
that "Any gal what has a coffee pot aud
skillet, and who knows how to take care
of children, can hear of situation BY ap.
plying to John Smith"
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InsOlvent Notice,

NOTICE is hereby given that THOM-
~ AS w. MOULTON has made appli.
cation to the Circuit Court for Hartford
county for the benefit of the Insolvent
Laws of Maryland, and that the first Sa:-
urday after the second Monday in Novem-
Der next has been assigned for him to
appear in said Court, to answer such in
terrogatories as his creditors may propose
or allege against him.
VIM. Fl. DALLAM, Clerk
Circuit Court for Hartford county.
myl8-5t*
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4oetiea4>

YMION.
BY LoNGFELLow.
The rising sun has hid the stars;
His level rays, like golden bars,
Lie on the landscape green,
With shadows brown between.
And silver white the river CLEANS,
AS if Diana, in her dreams,
Had dropt her silver bow.
On such tranquil night as this,
She woke Endymion with kiss,
When sleeping in the grove,
He dreamed not of her love.
Like Diana's kiss, unasked, unsought,
Love gives itself, but is not bought;
Nor voice, nor sound betrays
Its deep, impassioned gaze
1t lifts the boughs, whose shadows deep,
Are life's oblivion, the souls sleep,
And kisses the closed eyes
Of him who slumbering lies.
o weary hearts o slumbering eyes
o dropping souls, whose destinies
Are fraught with fear and pain,
Ye shall be loved again
No one is so accursed by fate,
No one so utterly desolate,
But some heart, though unknown,
Responds unto his own.
Responds,--as though with unseen wings,
An Angel touched its quivering strings,
And whispered in its song,
"Where hast thou stayed so long ?"
, 1866-02-06

ration WAS visited. Proceeding 70 me - mouth
Of Bepnehotf Run the marks OF the OIL were
plainly visible on the banks OF the run, ana II
thowcd m immense body Of oil must nafe
flowed through here, when We slate tnat
deFth from the marks to the Level OF the wa
ter vas txo feet, and the width from sl1 10
ten feet.
Vending onr wsy up the run, the first re.
markablo object which Indicated the action o.
the hre, Was the trHm railroad bridges, whlch
were burned, and the rails warped BY tne 80
tioza Of the heat We then came to tho large
iron tank belonging to the Ocean Company,
containing $3.50 barrels Of OIL All around
this point the rocks were split and the action
Of the fire Was visible on the outside Of the
tank, but the oil was safe. Further on We
found the ruins Of several shnnties and der
ncks-. Also on the side Of the hill the
rocks were laid bare and split by the heat.
We now come to the flowing wells where
the are originated. The oil was still burning
at 10 O'Clock, IN little pools along the rnn,
and large patches Of wood work were. still
emoulderinE. Little groups Of men with
ehuyels were heaping earth over the oil IS 1t
aripped from the wells, which were plugged
up Us eiiectually us possible under the circ1m-
stances. There was one we'll We believe,
the most attention 1t defcd all efforts at
plugging, the gas and force Of oil being so
powerful that It carried everything before it.
It WIS the general Impression that au ofthese
flowing wells haye increased since the fire,
and that ye1y perceptibly- The circumstance
Is not without precedent, as well No. 10 on
Ho1mden Farm, Pithole, increased to . very
considerable extent after It WAS burned, and
there have been various Instances ofthe same
phenomenon taking place with other wells
under similar circumstances.
Yesterday morning at ten O'Clock, prcpara-
tions were made for replacing the tanks and
some of the material WIS ALREADY on the
ground. Most Of the engines aud boilers at
these wells are rendered useless, but IS they
arc flowing wells, the necessity for replacing
them is not so immediate ns that Of building
new tanks, which will, no doubt, be aecomp-
1fshef4 in few dnye.
, 1866-02-06

posely desires to mislcad, the public: but
be exhibits woeful emptiness of Information,
and exposes himself to the contempt Of every
Intelligent merchant.
Eight to temper cent would be hich esti-
mate for the profits Of the importer and job
Der, both together. on the cost Of foreign
merchandise for sale. This rats Of profit will
cover all that Is charged by way OF interest
for advances made to the Government in the
shape Of duties. The Government has the
use Of the money before the goods are sold to
the consumer, and II is only fair and legiti.
mate that those who advance this money
should be reimbursed, at least to the amount
and this Is about all they ret. Wide and
sharp competili3n among imI or:ets In ell the
staPo1ts and large interior towns protect con-
sume1s from imposition. II New York i'm
pofters and johbers are found to be charging
q shade too much profit, the merchants OF
Chicago. milwaukee,, st. Louis, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh and other in
terror towns order their goods direct from
Europe, IN bond, and pay the duties As fast as
they hare sale for the goods. It is little
singular that the NInona iguoramus did not
know this simple and notorious fact.
WHAT now becomes OF his 1nnnstrous asser-
tions Of importers and jobbers prof1tss Gone
into space US empty as bis own Uranium.
The hundreds OF millions of profits alleged to
oc mace DY the importers ana 10b0efs BhfjnkS
down to moderate So, 900. and not to
exceed one million Of which arise as profits
on the dnt1cs paid to the Government instead
ofS1o0, 600 000, or as he most foolis11y asserted.
Men who undertake to instruct the public
on questions Of taxation, tradc and revenue,
should first acquire few elementary
facts. a man should not commence teaching
rhetoric until he has at least learned to read
the primer, or to instruct In mathematics
until he has mastered tho four simple rules Of
computation. So writer should not set out
to enlIghten his countrymen on public t1nnn-
ccs and foreign commerce until he knows
something about the rules and principles that
govern mercantile transactions. By neglect
Ing those precautions he runs tho risk Of
letting even ignorant people perceive that be
{a uunck md a Ounce. PRorEcTtoy
, 1866-02-06
NORTON.

s'Senators Cowan, Of Fcnns5lyania, Van Winkle,
Of Vert EtFgintA, and Norton, Of Mirnesot4, Wara
the only Republicans who VOTED against Trim bulls
civil rights bin On Us final passaee."-7tza9 uph.
Cowan ceased to be Republican long since
and Is one Of the bitterest and meanest Cop
pcrheads In Congress. Van Wlnkle belongs
to the regnlar Tip Van Wink1e family. He
seems to be cross between Conservative
and a Confederate.
Norton Is turning ont exactly as we aniici-
pated, from the record he had made previous
to entering the Senate We arc not dlsap-
pointed Ii him, but We could never under
stand by what machinery he got into the
6enate-beating true and talented man like
Wilkinson. Minnesota Is very.radical State,
and for many years has ent only radical men
TO Congress-
Any Northern member Of Congress who
Will vote against Judge Trumbalrs civil
rights bill is no Republican, no matter what
his pretehccs may be he Is u Copperhcad at
heart, and proves It BY voting with the Cop
perhe..ds against that most just, necessary
aud righteous measure Even Doolittle, who
WAS absent when the vote Was taken, d,clares
TINT he would have supported the bill and Is
in favor OF It. Onr Republican friends In Min
ncsota have warmed viper, and are now
snake-bitten. We are sorry for them.