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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

SHRRIFF'S SALE.
Elizabeth Alexander, ! No, s7sDistrict
Executrix, Court, Parish ofRa.
Elizabeth t. Grips R lsians. s'''S . LOU
DY VIRTUE of a writ of Fieri Facias is;
ID sued by the Honorable District Court
| in and for the Parish of Rapides, State Of
I louisiana and to me addressed in the
above numbered and entitled suit, / have
seized and will offer for sale to the last and
| highest bidder, on ,. issai70 bio ~ al g
SATURDAY the'2d day of MARCH, 1867,
between the hours oil A. NJ and P NJ,
at the Court House door, in the Town OF
| Alexandria, Parish Of ,Rapides, State of
Louisiana, the following described proper
Ity seized as the property of Defendant,
| to-wit: 'l357gtg...r IS z
/ Ascertain tract or parcel of land situated
in the Parish of Rapides on the North side
of Red River near the Parish line between
! Ayoyelles and Rapides Parish, containing
| two hundred and forty acres more or less,
bounded Oh the North by lands, Of Henry
Campbell, on the East by goverHdent
lands and lands of II. Mccain, South by
government lands and West by govern
inent lands and lands Of Mrs. Cannon j,
TERMS OF SALE: Cash in u. S. Treasury
notes, subject to appraisemenb.. i. b
j. Il. ANDREWS, Sheriff.
January 80, lS67-Printer's fees SIS 0D
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ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY g. 1867
sHERTFr1S SAFE.

hatch, Robertson q 20. No. 6l9.-
VS.. Dist. Court.
Alexander Hale. Parish ORA
pides, State of Louisiana.
10y VIRTUE of a writ of Fieri Faci-
ID as issued from the Honorable the
District Court in and for the Parish of
Rapides, State of Louisiana, and to me
addressed in the above entitled and
numbered suit, have seized and will
offer for sale to the last and highest
bidder, ON Af ~ j.-
SATURDAY the I'd day Of MARCH,
1867, - r,
between the hours of Ii "A. NJ. and
p. NJ, Oh the premises in the Parish of
Rapides, State of Louisiana, the follow
ing described property seized as the pro
perty of Defendant, to-wit:
| -Four Hundred and eighty acres Of
! land, being the following described
parcels to-wit: 3s d
The North East quarter of section
No. 2, and the South East quarter of
the South Fast quarter of section No.
8, and the West half of the South West
quarter of section No. 5, and the East
half of the North West quarter and the
North East quarter of the South West
quarter and the South West quarter of
the South West quarter of section No.
8, and all in Township No. 8, of Range
No. 8, containing in all 440 acres land,
One OK wagon and two yoke of oxen.
Four head of horses,
Eight head of stock cattle, @
Fifteen head OF stock hogs, more or.
less, ~ s. s6!' ls
Twenty head of sheep, more or less.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash in United
States Treasury notes, subject I'd APP
praisement
J.R. ANDREWS,
Jan. 81, 1867 -tds Sheriff.
Printers fees $3I so
c.~>,,->-
sHERIFF'S SALE.
Jesse A, Bynum 49, sos
Mrs r Us, vnio No. 2s-District Court
and ~ l-farlSn or RaplQeS-
Mrs. Ella HUE, State Of Louisiana.
/ Executrix.
PY VIRTUE of q writ of Fieri Facias
- issued by the Honorable the District
Court in and for the Parish of Rapides,
State OF Louisiana, and to me addressed in
the above numbered and entitled shit, l
have seized and will offer for sale to the
last and highest bidder, on
SATURDAY, the I'd day of MARCH, 1867,
between the hours of II A. M. and a 2. NJ,
at the door of the Court House, in the
Town of Alexandria, Parish of Rapides,
State OF Louisiana, the following described
property seized as the property of defend
ant, to-wit:
A certain tract or parcel of land situated
in the Parish aforesaid with all the i'm
provements thereon, to-wit: Seven hun
dred acres, more or less, boun led on the
North by Bayou Rigolettc, ON the West in
part by Bayou Darro, and in part by en-
tries made Isaac Baldwin. on the South by
lands purchased by Colhoun from j. NJ.
Wells, and on the East by tract owned
by Jesse A. Bynum, aud now in his pos
session.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash in United States
Treasury notes, subject to appraisement.
ss-. J. r. ANDREWS, Sheriff
jan %, '67 Splinter fees $26 IS
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THE S U N Jet CITY.
By H. s. coRNwEI.L.

BY H. s. coRNwELL,
There's City that lies III the kingdom Of
e clouds SIS i3
fua kingdom that glitters on high,
Which an azure and silvery curtain en-
shrouds
To screen it from mortal eye.
A City of temples and turrets Of gold,
That CLEAN by a sapphire sea,
Like jewels more splendid than earth may
behold, ss2 @ai1.a
Or are dreamed Of by you and by me!
And about it are highlands Of amber that
I'D glide r e -
Far away till they melt in the gloom,
And fringes that hem an immaculate tide
Of waters with luminous foam.
Bridges with spandrils Of pearl there are,
And belfries of tairy-like shapes,
IS And lighthouses, lit by the evening star,
That sparkle on violet capes.
And hanging gardens that far away
Gloatiugly float aloof--
Rainbow pavilions in avenues gay,
And banners of curious wool!
When the summer sunsets crimsonins
fires
Are aglow in the western sky,
The pilgrim discovers the domes and spires
Ofthis wonderful City on high, a!t.
And, gazing enwraptas the gathering shade
as Creeps over the twilight lea,
Sees palace and pinnacle totter and fade
And sink in the sapphire sea.
Till the vision loses by haunted degrees
The magical light it wore, e4G
The silvery curtain is drawn, and he secs
The beautiful City no more! - !" t'1-
~" -orl~o,-~o~---es--~~Jo~~~~ :
BY N Ugh T.
a'al BY GEORGE COOPER.
The moon looks over the church
On the gravestones white and gray,
And the owl, from his belfry perch,
Is shrieking the night away.
Past one, by the village clock,
And well FOR the village wight
30 He's home under latch and lock;
There are ghouls abroad tonight!
Gliding, fitting, to and fro,
Down among the graves they go
t'ggasa s3aif5tEEft.a8 3as #Ic 1893
isa In the murky gloom they Turk, 'tss
sa.a Near the noisome, weedy wall; !.
!, You may hear them at their work,
You may see their shadows tall I'd /;
y9i. es aass 81 gil @5sZ SIS. q
There's moan on the misty air; ~ !
For The owl has called, ""ris time.'
You may see their fre-eyes glare;
95 Ills the early morning chime. 50
6l5sF SIS e"
Gliding, fitting, to and fro,
From the graves they go
ss --7~-~->~>r-7-s@s--r~-~~~-
:b& hss~ There have been 255 fressin Chca-
go within the year, with losses. to the
s7aamount of $2,2s2713g of ,whish little
more than haIfwas covered by Insurance.
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PATENT HE1AIMC BURIAL aCASES

% aRi sCa9lket9.F aiiF
! They are AIR TIGHT and will pre-
sorye and protect the DEAD, and art
particularly designed for the. safe
TRANSPORTATION. Of bodies. He invites
attention to them. y p's2'''. ai'''..s
~ August Is, 1866, If. ~ 1851 tii7' g
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Another Order.

An order has been issued by General Sicklcs
prohibiting the distillation of whiskcy or other
spirits from grain in this military district.
Section | provides that the possession of n
still is prcsumptiye evidence of distilling The
offence will be tried before the Post Comnliln-
der, and two more officers of the army; or if
this bc inconvcnicnt. by the Post Commander
alone.
Section II orders the penalties imposed by
acts of Congress for violation of revenue laws
to be imposed by said tribunals.
Section III requires the approval of the
General Commanding to every sentence of i'm.
prisonmcnt, or forfeiture of still or liquor.
Section ~ orders troops, as well as officers
civil and military, to be vigiant in carrying out
the above. 0
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The ''Modus Operandi" of Reconstruc-
ton.

Since the Order Of Sicklcs on the subject of
Registration there has arisen with many, a mis-
apprehension Of its terms and it is a prevail
ing impression in some sections, that in order
to vote, it is necessary to take the infamous test
oath, mentioned in that order This is q mis-
take In our edito.ial columns some weeks
ago, we endeavored to explain tho workings of
the Congressional plan Of Reconstruction and
now, as the time is approaching for the en-
.forcemcnt of this system, VIC will cndcavor
briefly to give our views Of the manner in
which the machinery is going to be put to-
gether, and set in motion.
And first, there is to bo this difference be-
tween this election, and all previous elections
in South Carolina, that in this instance long
before the election, books will be carried around
through the District, and every man who is
privileged to vote, and desires to do SO, must
have his name placed ON those books. This
is called Registering and the officers who
superintend this business are called Registers
Now according to Sickless Order, this Regis
tration is TO Sake place on the third Monday
in July next and the days following, until it is
completed; and Sickles is going to appoint the
Registers to attend to it. The Order then goes
on to say, that no one can net as Register, un-
less he can take the test oath mentioned in the
order. l:.t ......
But then suppose Sickles has made tho ap-
pointment of Registers, out of such as can take
the test oath, and the day Of Registration
comes,-the next question is, Who can have
their names registered as voters? We answer
that any one who has taken an oath to support
the Constitution Of the United States as a.
member of Congress of the United States, or
OF q State Legislature, or as an erecutiue or
judicial officer Of State, and after taking such
oath,o engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against the United stotes, OF given aid and
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WILSON OyERMATCHED.

The great apostle of the Republican party
having challenged discussion at Montgomery
Ala, Hon. Mr.. CLANToN, of that place, arose
and delivered the following telling speech:
Friends ana Fcilo,c- Citizens:
l returned from the country II few minutes
since, and was informed that some colorcd men
had called at my Office, to invite me to attend
this meeting Iappreciatc this act of Kindness,
confidence and friendship on their part. NV
colored friends, we arc Southern men, born
Nponthe same soil, live in the same country
hhd'will sleep in the same graveyard when
life's troubles arc over; and our destiny is the
same. If you prosper. the white race of the
South will prosper; and if the white race pros
pers, you must prosper; and whatever misfor.
tune is visited upon the South, must be borne
alike by both races. 1t is alike your duty and
interest to cultivate friendly relations with your
neighbors and former owners who arc today,
and ever have been, your best friends. For
one, can proudly say that no one in this as
seinbly can assert that l ever oppressed him
when he was slave. On one occasion | fought
for one of you in these streets On another,
when white man had been waylaycd and
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THE ORANGEBURG NEWS.
SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1867.
DELTA.

While acc reserue to ourselves the right of 1cji-
ming Our DION political position By means of our
editorial columns, zee wiU bepleased to publish
contributions from our .fello,c-citiscns ~pon tic
grarc questions ,chich no,c agitu:c the pubic
mind, ,chethcr their opinions coincide ,cih ours
or not A district newspaper, arc consider,
should be an inaer o, nc rarious shades Of pap
mar sentiment IN the section Of country IN ,chtcA
H.circulates. Our columns are open, therefore,
for any communications properly ,crittc,,, accom-
panied By a responsible nan,e, not personal In,
their character, nor absolutely t,yuious in their
tendcncy.s
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piled sbetween this City and, Candle sn, on Satur-
day. morning last, while loaded and about ready
to; start for her dastinatio on, suddenly began to
;sink, and before The pumps could :bs putin
ssif;sSS-atioh, was almost entirely submerged.
Nearly all hef cargo twas lost, orIat best isSso
much damaged by water as to bo practically
.valuelesss The; cause of tho unfortunate acci-,
dent is unknown. This is the second steamer
which has-been lost in our harbot in a week !;
the "Kate"-a Savannah and Florida boat
having, as I have informed you, been burned
last Wednesday morning.
"A series. of very interesting religious meet
ings were innugurated at Bethel Methodist
Church, on Monday week, and are still contin:
ued. Large congregations have been regularly
in attendance, much feeling has been. texhibi-
ted-especially by the young of both soxes--
and many have made a public profession Of
their faith in Christ. On last Sunday, twenty
five persons presented themselves as candidates
for membership in the Church, and since then
twelve or fifteen more have done likewise. In
other Churches special services are being held,
and many anticipate great and general revival
of religion in Charleston this Summer.
Another fatal result of tho careless handling
Of Shells occurred on Monday, ut Johns
Island. Several negroes having discovered
and excayated one of tho large clamp posts
hurled during the war at our troops on the
Island, attempted to unload it, preparatory to
sending it to tho City, to be sold to the Ordi-
nance Department In the attempt it was cx-
ploded, and the fragments of iron killed three
Of the party One was terribly mutilated !;
his head and limbs having been torn from his
body, and hurled q considerable distance.
The failure fthc house of Fraser, Trenholm
& Co., in Liverpool, for $40 900 900, hastbccn
the all-absorbing topic of conversation in finan-
cal circles. At first, it was supposed that the
suspension Of our colossal firm, Messrs. John
Fraser Co., would be neccssitated from the
intimate relations existing between the two
houses. But these fears have not been real
lied. The tremendous decline in the price of
cotton is supposed to have caused the suspcn-
sion OF Mcssrs. Fraser, Trenholm & Co.
DELTA.
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Items.

q 81
a Both the Georgia and Mississippi Bill have
s. been dismissed by the Supreme Court, for want
Of Jurisdiction. a ~ sss j. Il. n !.
sa1 At Mobile as Courtof Inquiry has beensor.
dered to convene g Investigate the disturbance
Of the. 18th instant Shepherd issued an order
retaining allthe present police. The military
viii take cogniEancesof particular cases.
4 An order has been issued by direction of
x Gen, Pope, doposing. the present Mayor and
Chief of Police Of Mobile.
The Wilmington Dispatch says: ga special
order from Washington City, published in the
Baltimore SIR Of Thursday 10th, says that
General Sickles has under consideration the
issuance of another order His attention is
now callcd:.o the necessity Of regulating the
banking interest in district number two, especi-
ally in regard to cnforcing'a uniform rate of
interest M
& From Washington, We learn that all tho no.
ccssary rules and forms in bankruptcy have
been adopted, and manual of SOME 400 pages
has prepared by Clinton Rice, Secretary of the
4 Commissioners:of Justice, and by their order,
and will be issued on Tuesday. No delay or
difficulty is apprehended in putting the law in
@effect June |. All the, registrars have been
nominated, and in case the District Judges do
not confirm the nominations, they are empower
cd to fill the vacancies with. suitable persons.
The rules and forms cover pamphlet Of Is
!. pages,
METHODIST RELIcs.-A Southern exchange
says: "During the late meeting of the Metho-
dist Episcopal College Of Bishops, the family
Of Bishop Soule presented the senior bishop
with the following articles: The official seal ef
Bishop Ashbury; cornellan, set in small
*gflt frame, with n medallion head of Wesley.
The Official seal Of Bishop KcKendrec; this is
larger than common metallic, with the initials
'W McK;' motto, pr. ach the Word. The
first official seal of Bishop Soule; this is q
snlall!ovalishapcd metallic device; dove with
olive branch in its mouth, and standing on
J globe; motto, peace on earth These inter-
csting relics were, by the will of Bishop Soulc,
left to his senior successor, to be by him trans
,nitted in like manner. They are, therefore, in
the hands Of Bishop Andrew. For centuries
past it has been customary for prelatcs of tho
Roman Catholic Church to wear hierarchical
rings in attestation of their rank, but the fact
that Methodist Bishops wear them is not gene
rally known to members of that denomination. {"
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Our. Charleston Letter.
SHIP .GoLcoNDA - MARVELLOUS ESCAPE
FROM LIGnrN1NG-SrEAMEn SrRuoIk-
REVIVAL At BETHEL CnuRcn-FArAL
EXPLOSION OF A LAMP Posr, &c.
CHARLESTON, Nav %, 1867.

. 4. J
931!i CHARLESTON, May %, 1867. y
The ship Golconda, owned by the Liberian
COLONIZATION Society, and sailing in its interest,
arrived iu our harbor last week, and having re-
coived her'living cargo, is awaiting favorable
wind and tide to put to sea. About three hun
dred colored emigrants are on board: among
these are several native Africans, one of whom
was brought over in the celebrated yacht
"Wanderer" just previous to tho war. Most of
the passengers, however, arc from this State,
Marion District sending 14O, Newberry 80,
Edgefeld 80, and Charleston 80; there are
also few from Georgia, Virginia and
Pennsylvania. Over one thousand negroes
had originally applied for transportation; but
the recent augmentation Of their political
privileges and the revival of their dclusiye
hopes of the ultimate passage of an Agrarian
Lawl have induced many of the applicants to
change their minds and elect to remain in the
Sunny South
A remarkable and providential escape
from death by lightning occurred on Monday
night last, during the prevalence of q severe
thunder storm which, passed over our city. A
party of ladies' and gentlemen who had just
returned from pleasure excursion in the har-
Dor were overtaken by the rain and stopped
under the porch Of st. Mchaels Church to
await the passing of street car While there
the electric fluid passed down the steeple, and
entering the ground near them, ran under the
pavement directly under them. Several gen
tlemen and one lady were knocked down; the
shoes of the entire party were burned and torn
open; the dress Of a lady was seton fire. yet,
strange to- say, no one was seriously Injured.
The watchman in the steeple was also knocked
down and stunned for q few moments, but soon
recovered his consciousness, and resumed his
duties The escape from inBtant death was
truly marvellous, and cannot bc explained on
strictly natural grounds. It is forcible ar
gument in favor of the doctrine of the special
interposition of Providence. ~
The Steamer 2. B. Vance, which formerly
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lcom1ort 10 the enemies thereof, is to be denied
this privilege and all others are to enjoy it.
So in order toregistes, q man need not ask
himself, "Can take the test oatii7D for that has
nothing to do<with the case ifise engaged il
war on the Southern side, he merely asks him.
SELF: DidIeserswear to support the Consti-,
tuition of the United States as member Of
Congress before the war Did I ever SO swear yt,
as member Of the State Legislature before, fo,
the WARP Did lever SO swear as an executive
officer before the war Did I ever SO swear swear.
as judicial. officer before the war? If lie can
answer these questions in the negative, aud
has not boon convictsd in q trial by jury,ofa
felony against the United States, he has right
to have his name registered ,'e eg-s.
Well, wo havo now finished the Registra-
tion, What next? Why, then the books or are
to be exposed to the public for a time, to see
that the Registration is fair and complete; and
to give an opportunity of settling all disputes
in contested cases. After all this is DONE d
day is appointed for an election, and Sicklcs
appoints Managers of Election to conduct it,
These managers, like the Board Of Registers,
are to take tho tost oath. But every. mafi,
whose name is registered on the books, in tho
manner We have explained above, is entitled to
votc and no others. So all our readers win
see the Importance of embracing the opportu.
nifty to, REGISTER. No one, who is not yc1;is.
tered, can VOTE tf.s
The next inquiry is, what do you vote fore
You are to vote for two things on the same
ticket. You are to vote either for or against
holding Convention and then you arc to
vote for those you would prnfor to send as dole
gates, in case the majority of votes arc for
Convention sE
Suppose the Convention is held what them?
They are to discuss the subject of new Colli
stitution for South Carolina If they decide
upon one, they then refer it back to another
vote of those who are registered. y vote sds
then taken for or against the Constitution. eff
the registered voters are in favor of the nov
Constitution, Congress isto have the next word
to say about it; and if it suits them, then the
new State of South Carolina is to be admitted
into the Federal Union, and have members oi
Congress.
We have briefly explained this scheme aud
hope our readers will take the acts of Congress,
and the Registration order of Sicklcs and
study this matter carefully for themselves
The Attorney General of the United States.
in q few days, will assist them with his vio@s
| in full on this subject as to who arc executive
| and judicial officers of a State, and all other
points in discussion under the system We
! think that every man, not disfranchiscd as
above after mature roiicctiv,,, Will come to the
conclusion, that whether tho whole proceeding
is unconstitutional or not, ho will REGISTER
and VOTE.
/
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possession, numbering in all eight or ten. The
psrty consisted of four white men, two Of whom
were disguised as negroes, and styled themselves
s'Regulators, stating that they we're from DuplM
andSampson countless and that they belonged TO
an organization who had sworn to dispossess tho
negroes Of this section Of every horse they owned.
No resistance was made by the negroes to the
party, who were all armed and II there has been
any discovery Of their identity the negroes are
afraid to reveal it, The horses thus stolen we're
the righful property Of the negroes, who have, by
this unlawful act, experienced a severe loss, es-
pcciay as the planting season is so near at hand.
Tho sufferers know not where to appeal lor re-
dress, md We think that if tho Legislature now IN
session would but declare horse stening, tor me
first offence, capital felony, punishable WIN
dclth much inconvenience end loss would 6e on
waited. In the meantime the whole county should
be on their guard to apprehend these dcpredatofs
and bring them to that punishment which the laW
now inficts.- Wilmington Journal
ARR1yEp.-The steamships Rebecca Clyde and
prometheus both arrived III port yesterday after
noon from New York: The cargo brought by the
first named is quite largo, and that OF the Prone,
theus, although not so great, is consderable-ibid
| Prr CouNTy.-A party of desperadoes, in the
lowor part of Pitt, overlook the Sheriff 9 few
nights ago, ut cpoint known as Haddock's Cross
Roads, and, compelling him to dismount, took
possession of his money and the papers he had
about him. no understand that no violence was
offered to the person Of Mr. Gray, the Sheriff. be;
yond forcing him to deliver up everything u hi77
possession.
The same band, or another acting in concert
with them, then proceeded to Greenvile, and en-,
tering the clerks Office in the Court House, effected
terrible destruction of the records and legal doc
uments therein. We are not advised as to the
amount Of damage inflicted, but fear it will prove
heavy and causo much loss and inconvenience to
the county.-IFlson North Caro!5ason.