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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08

An Ugly RHPoRr FROM THE DRY ToRru-
GAs.-Colonel Scott, one Of the prisoners
sent to the Dry Tortugas, during the war,
under the charge of being spy, passed
through Holly Springs last week, having,
by the intercessiOn of the commandments
obtained his release. It is quite common,
Colonel S. reports, for the prisoners to be
severely lashed on their bare backs for the
least impudence or indiscretion. For acci.
dentally splitting cup Of paint, the Colonel
was severely punished. Among the prison.
ers still in this horrible bastile are Colonel
st. Leger Grenfels, Inspector-genetal on
General Bragg's staff, afterward Inspector
general Of the cavalry Of the Army Of
Tennessee, who has been severely fogged
number of times, and Mr.. Alexander B.
Steward, of Bolivar County, Miss. Mr..
Stewart was tried for arson, convicted,
and sent to the Dry Tortugas for life. The
real offense was that Mr.. S., in company
with several gallant Confederates, in 1868,
made an attack upon the steamer Ruth,
between Memphis and Randolph, captured
and burnt the boat, taking and destroying
about 100000 in greenbacks. Holly
Springs Miss.) Reporter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08

The July SESSION OF CoNGREss.-The
Washington correspondent of the New
York Express, in abiding to the question
Of a session Of Congress in July, says:
1.-THE Express was right in the opinion
expressed yesterday, that there will be no
session Of Congress in July Over two
thirds of the Senators now here have no
idea that a quorum of both Houses will he
foolish enough to return to Washington in
midsummer, for the purpose Of gratifying
such men as Butler, Schenck, Boutwell,,
and others Of that class, who have openly
declared in favor Of impeachment aud re-
moval Of the President on such unsupport-
ed charges as they have made in the House
OF Representative and elsewhere
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08
Registration Antics.

Among many other erroneous decisions
of the Registrars, there are two classes
of their reflections which include a large
class of citizens, and are especially unjust,
vexatious, and utterly unfounded in law
and reason. They are:
/. The exclusion of officials of the cor.
poration of New Orleans who have engaged
in the rebellion.
2. The exclusion of naturalized citizens
who do not present their naturalization
certificates.
The pretext for the exclusion Of the first
class, is that on their induction into office
they took an oath of fidelity to the Consti-
tuition of the United States. We do not
know that is the fact as affirmed that any
such oath has ever been required of cor
p0ration officers. 1t is certain that nosuch
oath has been required for many years past
But even if suchOath were ever exacted it
would not bring a corporation official with
IN the excluded classes of the acts of Con-
gress. Such oaths must be taken as a Fed
eral officer, Or as d member OF the Legisla-
ture of State, OF as judicial or executive
officer thereof. Acorporation officer has no
such character. He is in no sense Federal
or State officer. He docs not receive his com4
mission or appointment from either gov
eminent. His relation to these govern
ments is thatof any officer of any other cor
poration-a railroad or insurance company,
for instance. The numerous reflections on
this ground will have to be reconsidered
and reversed
Secondly: The demand for the presenta-
ton of naturalization papers is utterly un-
authorized and nniustifable. The oath of
the applicant is as good for the fact of
naturalization as for that of BIRTH Indeed
it is better, as man imustknow when and
where he was iaturalized, and can
not know when and where he was born.
1t is therefore an odious farce to require the
exhibition of naturalization papers and
reject the oath of naturaiized citizen as
as to the fact of naturalization, and to ac-
cept the oath of a negro as to the place of
his birth.
There are other decisions equally as I'm
tenable, and equally violative of all law,
reason and justice. The obvious intent OF
the act of Congress was to receive and
register all persons who could take the oath
prescribedin the act. The Registrars have
no right to 60 behind or beyond the oath
prescribed. If any one swears falsely, he
is liable for perjury; but his oath must be
taken if he offers it, otherwise the law is
delusion, which practically defeats the
ends of justice. N. O. Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08

To KEEP TIRES ON WHEEIs.-ifear a
practical man on this subject: Il ironed
q wagon some years ago for my own use
before putting on the tires l filled the
felloes with linseed oil; and the tires have
worn out, and were never loose. Ny
method Is as bllows: 1aseA long cast
iron heater, made for the purpose; the oil
is brought to boiling heat, The wheel is
placed on a stick, 80 as to hang in the oil,
each fellOe an hour. The timber should be
dry, as green timber will not take the oil.
Care should be taken that the oil is not
made hotter than q boiling heat, or the
timber will be burned. Timber filed with
oil is not susceptible to injury by water,
and is rendered much more durable by this
process.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08

1Dr A good story is told Of an eccentric
old gentleman, who, though occasionally
addicted to the habit of swearing, was still
punctilious in regard to saying grace at his
table, and this he never omitted on any Oc-
casion. The story runs that on certain
occasion the old gentleman invited a sea
captain, jolly old weathcr-beaten tar Of
his acquaintance, to dine with him. They
sat down to dinner, and the old gentleman,
according to custom, commenced saying
grace but the captain, whose attention
had been diverted for the moment, hearing
the old gentleman speak, thought he was
addressing him, and turned to him with,
"What did you say, squire ""Why, d-n
it, man, I'm saying grace!"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08

nA. A Good wife is one who puts her
husband in at the side of the bed next to
the wall, and tucks him to keep him warm
in the winter, splits the wood, makes the
fires in the morning, washes her husbands
face and draws on his boots for him, never
scolds never Suffers d cent to remain in
her husbands small clothes, keeps her
shoes up at the heel and her stockings
darned, never wonders what her husband
sees interesting in the young woman who
lives across the way, and always reproves
the children when they eat their fathers
supper.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08

GENERAL STIRLING PR1cE.-No name
among the rebel soldiery Of Missouri car
ried greater weight with the disloyal peo-
pie Of that State than that Of Gen.
Sterling Price.
During the war he was On active, eager
and rampant rebel, fighting to the last and
surrendering only when he could do moth
ing else. A card in ST. Louis paper an
nounces the opening ola new commission
house in that city, Of which Gen. Price is
the head. One such example does more
to convince the masses of the people of
the possibility or Reconstruction than a
score Of Radical speeches can to persuade
them of the cOntrary.-N. 7. Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08

n@. A Yorkshireman commonly known
as Clint Jack" has just been sentenced to
a years Imprisonment for theft. For the
last 70 years he has supported himself by
the anufacture OF spurious fossils. Ro-
NAH remains, coins, Hint implements, and
other forged relics of the Roman and an
Gent British periods, with which he has
deceived many Of the most eminent anti
quaries Of the kingdom. In 1859, having
been detected by Prof Tenant. he was in.
duced to exhibit before various learned So
cieties his method of manufacturing spuri-
Gus aints.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08
Pardon Of Jefferson Davis

The Rev, Mr.. Bagley, formerly a mis-
sionary to Japan and India, is said to
have paid a visit, few days ago, to
Mr.. Jefferson Davis, at Fortress Mon
roe, for the purpose Of inducing him to
ask the President for pardon. The
letter stating this fact adds:
Mr.. Bagley believed that if a regular
application should be made by Mr.. Da-
Wis, he could support it with petition
presenting such an array Of influential
names, large proportion Of them from
the Radical Republican party, that the
movement wonld be as successful as
that made by him in the case Of Cover
nor Vance, of North Carolina. Mr..
Davis, however, declined accepting the
propositions He said to ask pardon
was confession of guilt, and that such
an application would prejudice his case
at tile trial, which he was given to I'M
derstand was close at hand. Mr.. Bag
ley, nothing daunted with the i'll sue
cess he met with at Fortress Monroe,
went to Washington and called on the
President to ascertain whether a pardon
would be granted to Jefferson Davis
without an application, if petitions
were presented of q satisfactory char
acter. 1t is understood that Mr.. Bag
ley was equally unsuccessful at the
White House. In the exercise of the
pardoning power, the President has
been guided by an infexible rule-nev-
er to grant pardon on petitions, un-
less such petitions were accompanied
by ain application from the individual
seeking the executive clemency. The
Attorney Generals Office has now on
file huge budget of petitions, signed
by hundreds Of people, North and South,
praying for the release and pardon of
Jefferson Davis, all Of which are Of no
avail, owing to the aforementioned
rule.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08

REGISTRATION DIFFICULTIES IN VIRGIN
A.-A New York Dispatch Of the Goth
says:
'The Tribune's special says General
Schofeld has already commenced the re-
gistraticn Of voters in Virginia. Under
the provisions Of the reconstruction bill it
was found impossible to obtain sufficient
number Of white citizens to act as regis
tras. They being unable to take the oath
prescribed by the act, it was found neces-
sary to appoint non:residents, and detail
army officers to complete the work."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08

neA- An enraptured critic Of the Cincin-
natl Times in concluding an immense puff
of Anna Dickinson, says she "came forward
and commenced her discourse full Of woman
ly earnestness, as we'll as surprising eIo-
quence, by quotation from Dickens
"Oliyer Twist" which we did not catch,
but from her breadth of intellect, logical
acumen, and susceptibility Of appreciation
of aptability, We know was well selected
You can have our Wabster if yours is used
------
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08
Southern Radioalisu,,

The Richmond Times empties the seven
vials Of wrath upon Northern politicians
who attempt the Rehabilitation of yir
ginia. It's denunciationapplies with equal
force to the same gentry in Louisiana
But ifa Northern Radical is loathsome.
what shall be said of that monstrosity-a
Southern Radical9 Quoth the Times:
The attempt Of the lawless, merciless and
inscriptions Northern fanatics, who have
exhausted the resources of the most inge-
NOUS cruelty, to build mp Radical party
upon the ruins of the civil and political
rights Of the people of Virginia, has kim
died blazing, consuming fire Of fierce and
terrible indignation all over the State
That these murderes of our Sous and
brothers, caiumniatols of our women. on
pressers Of the living, insulters of our hon
ored dead, distranchisers of our leaders.
enfranchisers Of our late slaves, despoilers
OF our cities and towns, desolators of our
plantations and destroycrs Of orr constitn-
tional rights to life, liberty and property,
should ask us to support and aid them, fills
every heart with loathing and horror
Ihe dead heroes Of or noble armies would
rise from hundred battle-felds, made elo-
rious by their yalor, and curse the degen.
crate and tlishonored survivors who wo,,ld
grasp fraternally the hands of men whose
Legislation has been as pittiless and I'M
sparing as was the battle wrath of Tanner
lane aud Atilla. All classes and partie
scorn utilization with the men who have
pressed, without pang Of pity, the power
OF the cOnqueror.
We thank God that there is life in the
Old State yet to spurn and trample under
foot all proposals for union with the
party who has stripped us of all which once
made us proud and great people. Let
our people remember that the Radical dema-
go9ue and not the Federal soldier is theauthor
Of all the insults which haze been heaped apon
disa,med people.
The soldier did not disfranchise our best
men; enfranchise our late slaves; abolish
our State governments; trample our liber-
ties under foot; blot out the name Of Vir-
glnia; deny our soldiers decent sepulture;
torture us with two years of lnerciless leg
islatiye persecution; Systematically defame
and traduce us and strive in every possible
way to break our spirit and make us dis
honor the cause for which our bravest and
purest men lost their lives. All this was
the work Of the Radical party after the war
was at an end. All this was done by men
of the type Of Wilson, who fed like timid
hares from well contested battle fields, but
who have heaped upon disarmed people
insults which made the Federal soldiery
blush with shame,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08

The LIVING LYRE.-Speaking ola recent
ly married lady who is partial to the muse,
but whose husband is not partial to the
truth, q friend of ours remarked, II cannot
see how she could well avoid being a
poetess, as she touched the living Tyre Iliar]
when she struck her husband
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08
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EXTRAORDINARY EFTECTSI
FROM
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q had no appetite Maggiel's Pills gave
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Il send for another box, and keep them
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* gave half Of one of your pills to my
babe for cholera morbus. The dear little
thing got well in day.
"My nauseau Of a morning is now cured.'
"Your box Of Maggiel's Salve cured me
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behind my ears and the noise left"
"Send me two boxes; | want them for q
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For all diseases Of the Kidneys, Refer
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perfect cure. One dose will satisfy any one.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08
N i

THIS is to notify all persons concerned,
L that ! will prosecute OH behalf vi tile
Parish Of Rapides, all persons who remove
brick from the wreck of the Court House
in this Town. II. s. LOSEE,
Alex, May ], 'G7 If. Parish Attorney.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08

ia A monster bird, Of the pelican
species, was shot on the YaAoo few days
since. It measured nine feet seven inches
from tip to tip-sik feet three inches
from point of beak to the feet, and its
crop by actual measurement, held little
over half a bushel of shelled corn.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08

THlT The assessment in real estate has
increased in New York in twelve years
Sl42 OO0,O 600; in Boston, $500, 900 /; in
Philadelphia s2S,3a0,000,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08
[Fronl the Dayton (o.) Journal. j

Y
A very remarkable incident was related
to us yesterday, and we give to our readers
as we received it, not having the oppor-
tunity of securing its yeritication. We
learn that Henry Mintenberger, of Harri-
son township, last week elected a large
muskct ball from his wind-pipe We I'M
derstand that at one of the battles in Ten.
nessee, during the campaign of 1864, M
was severely wounded by musket ball,
which is said to have lodged in his lhngs.
Recovering and returned home, where he
has since worked at his trade. During the
past year it is said that he has had fire.
auent spells of splitting blood, and he has
mad severe pains in the region of the lungs.
A few weeksago, NJ says he felt an obstruc-
ton in his wind pipe, which nearly choked
him, and he felt sure that 1t was musket
ball. And at one time he thought he would
be able to eject it; but it suddenly fell
down the wind pipe again, striking with a
kind ofpainful thub He applied for medi-
cal advice, we learn, but no one was able
to give him any relief His vas, indeed,
IN unheard of case. He states that one
day last week he felt an unusual pain at
the base of the wind-pipe, and that after a
period of two or three minutes, during
which he was nearly strangled, he succeed
ed in ejecting from his throat the largest
sized musket ball
Considerable blood came from his lungs
after the ball was forced out, but he felt
greatly relieved after the event. The ball
had thick ieshy coating on it, so that the
lead was not discernible. This is the most
remarkable case of the kind we have ever
put on record, and if the case is as repre-
sented to us in good faith, it will be an
interesting question for discussion among
the surgeons. How did the ball get into
the wind-pipe? lisa short way unprofession-
able people have of putting the query.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
District Court Parish Of Rapidss.
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

No. 132. Estate of B. X. Hunter for
Administration, &c.
NTHEREAS Neal Davidson, Admin
w istrator, has filed supplemental
Tableau of Debts in this office Of the
Succession Of B. X. Hunter; Notice is
hereby given to all whom it doth or
may concern, to show cause, within ten
days from the date hereof, why the
same should not be homologated.
Clerks Office, Alexandra, La, May
"a, 1867. j. w. HICKMAN.
May Sth~2t. Clerk.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08
G r 9 G v r Z v S

AS he buys from Houses which are
among the leading ones in the City, he
buys cheap, and can well afford to sell
cheap He continues to receive addi-
tions to his stock by nearly every
steamer from New Orleans.
May 9Th, 1867.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08

a Coop Tune, BUT NOT OPpoRrUNE.-A
gentleman visiting in the family of a worthy
deacon, in neighboring town, had been
showing the children one evening beauti-
tel musical box, after which be wound up
and put the instrument away in bis pocket.
AT the hour of retiring for the night the
visitor was called upon for prayer, and,
having got upon his knees, was in the midst
OF what promised TO be somewhat pro-
ionged petition, when suddenly, in con-
sequence ola change of position on the
part of the supplicant, the musical box
started gaily off with the tune, "Take your
1lme, Miss Lucyl" To say that the prayer
was brought to a rather abrupt termination,
and that even the worthy deacon rose from
us knees all but oouvuIsed with laughter,
y drawing the effect of the incident quite
mlldly- Boston Courier
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08
A Nut for Surgeons to Crack.

E. B. EsHELaIAN, SecresarY.
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the fast men OF the city to imagine that ne
was o jolly good fellow, and would act on
the square with the people. | never
thought so. and now my Judgment is sus-
tanned by the sad reality Of his thorough
and entire surrender to the very worst class
Of Radicals, who have him now, body, soul
and boots New Orleans Cor. Cincinnati
ii Enquirer.
A RARE WTE.-The following incident
is related in the black county" in con-
nection with the recent snow storm. At
Mount Pleasant, little village between
Shifnaii and Wellington, there lived an
aged couple, named Shepherd, the husband
being Il years of age, and the wife one
year younger. Shepherd is engaged as q
furnace tender at the Old Park Company's
Works, and on Saturday night week he
went on duty as usual his time being up at
on the following morning. 1t will be re-
membered that during the night of Satur-
days week, snow fell heavily, accompanied
by violent gusts of wind, the snow forming
deep drifts in exposed places. The old wo-
man, on Weakening up early on Sunday
morning, perceived this state Of things, and
became anxious for the safety Of her hus-
band, who would have to cross two or
three fields on his way home. She got up,
lit the fire, and prepared everything for her
husbands breakfast and when all this was
done, found out that there was yetan hour
before he would be at home. She there
upon lit a lantern, and taking with her a
shovel, set to work, and cleared path
through the snow to the foundry, where her
husband was OF work, distance of quar-
ter of mile, completing her task in time
to enable the old man " to walk home COM
Portable as she said Canada Paper.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-06-13

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Sheffield Scientific School,
 YALE COLLEGE

BOARD OF INSTRUCTION AND GOVERNMENT. PRESIDENT WOoLsEY, PROFESSORS J. D. DANA, W. A. NORTON, c. s. LYMAN, B. STILLIMAN, W, D. WHITNEY, c. J. BRUSH, D. c. GILMAN. s. W. JOHNSON, W. H. BREWER, D. c. EATON, A. P. ROCKWELL, o. c. MARSH, AND A. K. vERILL. The object of the school is to provide in- structon in the various branches of Mathe- nautical, Physical and Natural Science,-seven distinct courses Of study being open to the students, viz: 1st Chemistry and Mineralogy; 2d, Civil Engineering: 3d. Mechanics; 4th. Mi hing and Metalurgy: 9th. Agriculture, 6th Natural History and Geology; 7th. Select Course of Scientific Studies.
 FREE STUDENTS.
 In consequence of the bestowal upon this school of the proceeds of land appropriated by Congress for Scientific instruction, forty free scholarships are open to needy and de- serving young men who are citizens of Con- necticut. Blank forms of application will be forwarded to any person who desires to avail himself of this gratuity.
 Examination fo1 admission to the School. Tuesday, July 18th, and Wednesday, Septem- Der 11th, 1867. For Circulars and further in- formation, apply to
 Prof D. c. GILMAN, Secretary. New Haven, May, 1867. 7-8w