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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-27

nea. The National 1ntelligencer predicts
that before The present great CONTROVERSY j.
closed, the bitterest foes the Radicals; will
have to contend with will be found intthelr
own ranks and AYERS chat the true Repub.
lican party will condemn The whole scheme
Of reconstruction, which is exclusive negro
government.
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mM. A Washin gton correspondent says
that "Co nglessmen, lobbyists wire pullers
politicians, gamblers, blacklegs. and other
concomitant elements of legislative bodies
are already making their appearance, and
the demand for whisky is becoming greater:
Care ought to be taken that members Of
both parties drink no Whiskey which has
not paid The tax. Those duties should be
properly discharged, even if no others are.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-27

rm, General Flahault, who, when young
was bald, had received an invitation TO
dine with the Prince de Talleyrand. In
the course Of conversation he expressed
to the Prince desire to present some
thing rare to great lady as mark Of his
esteem. Talleyrard replied "Theu present
her with lock Of your hair"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-27

nsg~ Gov. Wise, in his late admirable
agricultural speech at Richmond, says the
South must Certainly give up the planta-
ton for the farming system, and predicts
that the latter will not only bring a greater
prosperity and happiness to the tillers OF
the soil, but build up manufactures and es-
tabish various productive pursuits. lie
also advocated immigration, but said that
the first requirement Of the situation was
more work by the. Southern people them
selves. He showed that agriculture might
be associated with 'anahat is improving in
mind and manners, as much so, indeed, as
any Of the professions, and urged the i'm I'M
portance ofagricultural schools. 10 young
men he appealed, earnestly, to leave the
4 counter aud the law and medicine and 81
to farming; and we must say that we be
lieve if his advice were taken in, every cast
where that is practicable, the result .woule
soon be- visible inathe INCREASED prosperit!
Of the South. 1900,
! just now our eye falls upon the accoun
/ OF one man in Mississippi, who owns 81
acres OF land, and will clear, this year, tw'
thousand dollars. He has a family OF ST.
persons to support, and provides for then
comfortably; and yet, after all his expeu
SEES, he lays by two thousand dollars TIL
year, reasonably expecting to clear abou
three times as much next year. lie raise
: grapes, fruits, vegetables and poultry, an
Ihas had no help except that Of . son abou
thirteen years Of age. Hereports that b
has found no difficulty in keeping bis plae
in an excellent state of cultivation.
We are all we'll aware that. objection
may be raised against the, transition lro
\ the plantation to the farming system In Il
!. South; but we also believe that II
J change must be made, and that all the d
!, ficulties will disappear before an earne
q attempt to make it,
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Nor conREcT.--The statement that Gen.
Ord had refused to let the monument to
Col. R. A. Smith be erected at Jackson.
The Clarion says :"Thisis mistake. Gen
Ord has not intimated to our local aatborl,
ties that he has any objection to the cree
ton of monument bnt when officially
addressed, in reference to the matter, NJ
simply objected to any appropriation 1Atht
city funds towards defraying the nece Pry
expenses. These are the facts IN the Be
The monument, we are pleased to bw
can and will be erected" &ss
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-27

M- A man has just died at Noyet,
Trance, who had singular reputation,
~ ~ was formerly the public executioner OF
sas department. of Correge, and assisted
u mat capacity at the decapitation OIL
nooesplerre and his fellow-members of the
ogeagehtlon He lived to the good old agt
o. elghtyfour.
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SHERIFF SALE;

n poyrR pR1cE ! District G ourt,
VA. Parish ofRapides,
Mps M L. JONES, ) State of Louisia-
g. ELGON JONES, na-N0. $50.
Her Husband.
DY VIRTUE Of writ of Feri Fdclas
ID issued from the Honorable the Sixth
District Court, in and for the Parish OF
Rapides, State of Louisiana, and to me ad-
dressed in the above entitled and number
ed suit, / have seized and will offer for sale
to the last and highest bidder, on
SATURDAY, the 18th day Of DECEMBER,
1867,
between the hours of II A. N. and 4 T. M,
at the residence Of DR.. Price, on Second
Street, in the Town of Alexandria, Parish
| Of R;,pides, State of Louisiana, the follow
| ing property seized as the property OF the
Defendants, to-wit:
A lot Of Parlor and Kitchen Furniture,
Bedding, etc, etc.
Terms Of Sale: CASH-in United States
Treasury Notes, subject to appraisement.
! A. J. SYPHER. Sheriff.
4 Noy27-tds-Printcr's Fee 50 co.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-27

BeE A young man in ST.. james parish
was lately bitten on / one Of his fingers BY
4 rattlesnake, The poison was sucked out
by negro, and the youngman is'in perfect
health. y Z II sg.x l'gSSsssJgg I'd
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-27

AN AFrEcr1oYAfE HusBAND.--"Ah
deaf doctor, how is my wife to-day?" The
doctor shock his head and said, "You must
prepare for the worst" Wbets r. said the
husband, "do you think that she is likely
TO get over it,"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-27

THE CoRRUpTIoN IN THE RADICAL PAR
rY.-The New York Times commenting on
the corruption Of the Republican party,
and abiding to the recent arrest Of Rad
ical State senator, says:
It is alleged that this course has been re-
sorted to for the purpose Of defeating Re
nublican nominees. If, the Republican
party will take the responsibility of nomi-
mating men who have laid themselves open
to such charges, the welfare OF the party
will be less promoted by their defeat. II
any party can be helped by electing to Office
as It's representatives men against whom
such crimes can be alleged on he oaths Of
respectable and responsible persons, that
party is not the Republican. 1t is humlll
ated, degraded and disgraced by the urg
ing Of such pleas in its name and on It's
behalf. And that newspaper which sup
poses it is aiding the party by giving i
such support, will find out before very Ions
| the mistake it has made. The Republican
State Convention took bold and mani.
ground against official corruption, ant
pledged itself, in the most solemn and EN-
phatic terms, to root it out" and destro.
/ It wherever it. should be found. Yet it
most prominent and influential organs bav
devoted themselves, with special zest ant
fervor, ever since, to indorsing and arsln
the election Of Republican nominees, pei
fectly infamous for the notoriety they ha
achieved by acts of corruption during thei
official terms. And now, instead OF max
ling war on corruption, they are wagln
war-vehement and relentless on the me
who bring individual cases Of bribery b
fore the proper authorities for investig'
ton and punishment.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-27

$~-~"~"~~'~-. = d
TAKEN DowN A PEa.--Gen. Rosecrans
claims that zen Bragg had 53 600 men at
the battle of Mufreesboro. Mr.. swinton,
a Northern war correspondent, claims to
have official reports from Bragg's army
showing an effective force Of $4,000
swiuton is sorry to cut Rosy's comb, but
the truth Of history compelled him.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-27

4 psg> A Simple epitaph in St. Pancras
churchyard is touchingly commemorative Of
the gluttopy Of ia husband aud the grief OF
his widow: :,
ELIZA, sorrowing, rears this marble
slab
To her dearborn, who diedof eatihg crab
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FARMERJS GUIDE

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late J. p Norton, of Yale College, vols
ROYAL Octave, 1900 pages, and numerous
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-27

MARR1ED.--On Wednesday, afternoon,
Cd nit, at Ellenborough, the residence
of Thos. Stone, Esq, in Charles County,
Md, by the Rev. JOHN M. ToDD. GEORGE
MASON GRAHAM, Adjutant General OF
the State of LOnisiana, to CAROLINE
HOMO1SELLE ST1TH, Of Liberty, King
| Gnnrre CnnntE. Va.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-27

nj Office to all Persons who may have
~ any goods from tho wreck OF the
Steamer Cuba
The undersigned hereby notifies. the
above parties to come forward and deliver
to the w AREHOUSE Of Biossat & French
any and all goods they may have in their
possession, and they will be paid for their
trouble. Parties falling to account Tor
what they received or picked up Will Do
dealt with according to law:
w. Z. BoARDMAN,
Agent for Underwriters
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-27

nea- Henry Wilson writes to q North !,
Carolina colored man that Congress Will
stand lika rock in defence OF lis policy Of
reconstruction. Depend upon this.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-27
FANNIE GILBERT,
THE DEMOCRATIC ALMANAC,
FOR1S68-


We have now in press this popular Point
;cal Compendium for 1863 1t will contain
besides the usual matter Of all Almanacs,
f for this his year, compared With previous ones
tie most important Acts of Congress,
President Johnson's Veto Messages anu
Proclamation, Lists Of Federal and state
Officers, Members of Congress and other M
formation indispensable to every politician
planter, farmer, merchant or mechanic;
So On account Of the lateness lnmaking
M the official Elections Returns the al
,r p non non cannot, he issued until ON or about
the LIST Of January, hence it is desirable to
have an orders II, as early Us possible, so as
to know how large an editionto print, that
all may be supplied promptly. ALL orders
win be filled according to the date OF thei n
reception. The CASH must accompany all
orders,
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Mg- A London journal makes literary
estimate as follows: "lf twelve men were
employed for twenty-four, hours per day
[ allowing neither for sleep or meals, in
reading, at the rate of eight words per min
ute, they would barely keeplup with the
volumes published in London alone. In.
this estimate tracts and sermonsare notinI
cluded, but ifmagazines, review and news
papers were added TO Che task, lit would re-
quire upwards Of forty men. - 81 M
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Al CALIFORNIA SToRy.LA miner who
had been much respected, died some time
since, at the California diggins, and it was
determined to give him a regular funeral.
A digger in that vicinity, who, report says,
had been powerful preacher in the United
States, was called upon to otticiate, and at
ter "dtlnks allrohnd," the parry proceeded
with becoming gravity to the grave which
had; been dug ct distance Of q hundred
wards from the camp. When the spot was
reached, the officiating minister common
ced with an extempore, prayer, durlnt
(which all knelt round the grave. So ia
so well; but the prayer was unnccessarll,,
long and at last some Of those who knel
began in an distracted way to finger tn
j loose earth that had been thrown up iron
the grave. 1t was thick with gold, aud q
excitement was Immediately apparent j
the kneeling crowd. Upon this the preach
er stopped, and inqlirinsly SAID, 4BoyS
what's that? .Geld!''3 the richest kind
diggins-the congregation is dismissed
The poor miner was taken rom hls aul
ferrous grave, and was buried elsewhere
while the funeral party with the parson I
the head lost no time in prospecting tl
new digginrS.
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DrED.-On the 17thi inst, in Baton Rouge
in the 2sth year Of his age, STEPHEN e
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-01-17

wThe January thaw is "capital
institution for producing Coughs,
Colds and &kindred aliments-much
worse than severe cold weather, and
we advise our readers, particularly
those prcdisposed to any pulmonary
weakness, to see that they are well
shod, and allow no change Of clothing.
Ifany one is so unfortunate as to con
tract a Cold, Cough, Hoarseness, or
other pulmonary disorder, we know of
nothing so efficient as Goes Cough
Balsam, Our advice is, take little and
often.
To those who have been living on
the fat of the land through the holi.
days. and have got their stomachs out
of order, we would prescribe Goes
Dyspepsia cure; it has cured some very
bad cases of Dyspepsia.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-01-17


Treasury, il is thought, may be madoa
source Of income, by their deposit in
Banks, at interest, or Investment In
Bonds.
Domestic insurance companies
should be required to mako sworn state.
ments OF Their true condition, TO be 70,
ported annually TO the General Assem-
bly,. A bill is to be introduced into
The Senate the current session which
will remedy mos. Of the defects Of our
Insurance system, and its passage 10
recommended. The passage Of . law
ior the regulation Of foreign insurance
companies IS also recommended.
Arguments are presented in iavorof
raising the legal rate Of interest to 7.3
Iperceut per aDnum.
Accounts against the General Gov
ernment, amounting to $2,354,700 70,
tor advances on account Of the rebel
lion, have been transmitted 10 WASH
ington for settlement, on which there
have have been received at sundry
times 81, ,90l 1865 II. Other accounts
have been prepared foI presentation to
the General Government, making the
total Indebtedness Of the United States
Government 10 this State 81 ,053, $780,
40, and it is believed the largest por-
ton oi this amount viii be ultimately
allowed. All proper exertiOns will be
made to effect speedy adjustment of
all the claims Of the State against the
National Government.
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who had visions, and was miracnlously
directed 10 "go 70 Rome" He stated
this to hard-beaded old Doctor Of
Divinity in this city, who, at once sus-
pectiDg dyspepsia, exclaimed: Go to
Romel Nonsence, my son Go DfG r.
This is an excellent gospei for the dis
satisfied clerks in Washington. The
Secretaries, we are told, have deter
mined not to oust the female clerks
and the more generally men now en-
gagged il writing for Government
take up the noble shovel and the res
pectable" hoe, the more room there
will be in the Departments for the
widows and daughters Of the dead sol.
diers.
Able bodied laborers, we are inform
ed, are in great demand everywhcre,
and especially in the West. Where
fore we beseech these distracted petl-
TONERS, driven well uigh to despera-
tion by the impossibility of maintain
ing their ''respectabiity" in Washing
ton, to let the 'rcspectability" afore-
said ego to the bow-w vows" The game
isn't worth the candle With two
good arms, an equal number of legs,
and the usual supply Of dorsal mus
cles, a man ought to be ashamed TO
lose his "respectability" by cIinging to
business which does not support him
and his family, and the sooner ho makes
a bee line for some locality cheaper to
live in, and less tastidious in its tastes
than Washington, the better it will be
for himself, and the more comfortable
tor his wife and children.-N Y. Trib.
une.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-01-17

When Judge Winans had passed
sentence of imprisonment in the peDi-
tentiary on George Methard, convicted
Of burglary at the last session of the
Court of Common Pleas here, the pris
oner asked the Judge when he would
be expected to 90. Because" said he,
Il can hardly finish up what ittle run
nirg round l have TO do at
home short of two or three weeks
The Judge blandly informed George
that it would be for the Sheriff, in
whose custody he then was, TO say
when be should 90. 20 vel" said
George, "there is no use of talking, ]
can't possibly arrange my business at
home and get ready to 90 inside of two
weeks at least "-Xenia TOrcMight.
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The COngrsssAonal ExcursiOnists at.
Memphis. 1

mehnpnlS' HIf
The Cincinnati Commercial, after
speaking with approval of Senator
Wade's speech at Memphis, in which
he assured his hearers OF tho frmness
and settled resolution Of Congress and
the Northern people regarding the ba-
sis of DEMONSTRATION, proceeds to say;
The spirit Of the occasion in Mem
phis, however, appears more distinctly
than in the speeches, in the accounts
Of the exchange of courtesies between
Rebels and Radicals, that appear in
The newspapers. AS an illustration,
the following is the leading editorial
article from the Memphis Post, Ia Rad
icaI Republican paper, owned and ed
tied by Northern men, of the 9th:
After the little furry of war be.
tween the hotels--which gave occa-
sion for the wilticism of Hon. Mr..
Hayes, of Ohio, that the delegation
were like the negro, the innocent cause
Of war'-aiter this was over, We say,
the business Of seeing, getting intro
ductions. shaking hands, aud trying to
avoid what ought not to be said, went
briskly on all the forenoon yesterday
in the rotunda Of the Gayoso House.
There was much anxiety to look upon
that old war.warh nero Of the Western
Reserve, Hon. i. +. Wade. lie stOo.
and shook hands aud exchanged greet
ings for hours wih tie leadiag citizens Of
Memp phis, many Of whom have hereto
fore had no special love for him, but
who showed nothing bat cordial hos
pitality yesterday.
Senators Lane and Foster came in
for a good share of curious and defer
entail attention, and not least in the
houors shown was the one armed Have
lock Of our army--the brave andear-
nest and eminently pious General
Howard. HTt, lin General Forrest
Uas closeted an hour or ttro, and re htvs
no doubt talked as h0gestly and SeAsibly
as he is accustomed to in his every day
intercourse uithh his Owa friends and Rad
icaE Reighb0rS, lie led into dinner Mrs.
Vice President Foster, and it tras graft
| flying to hear her express tie pledsaat i'm
pressl0n General Forrest left 4 it'll her,
and her anrious desire that the cloud
might be d,8pelled which nols shddOWs his
fair fame IN Northern atmosphere te a
certain erisat.
time would fail to tell of the pleas
ing incidents of tho occasion; of General
Hatch and General Forrest meeting
for the first time on friendly footing,
and fighting their battles 0 er again.
with many aSoke and much good ma
ture; and of many like this, all Of which
ought to be inscribed in the book Of
chronicles for the occasion, and laid up
in pleasant remembrance"
;, Now this General Forrest, who was
closeted with the pious Howard, and
led Mrs Foster into diuner, ard is re-
ferred TO in such kindly and respectful
terms by Radical newspaper, is none
other than the late negro auctioneer of
Memphis and tho butcher Of Fort Pill.
low" Evidently the drift is in the
direction OF paciication.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-01-17

A boy less than twelve years old;
but with rascality and impudence be-
yond his age, called for and ate stew
at IN oyster saloon in Portland, a few
days ago, and was walking out whom
the attendant reminded him that be
had not paid for his repast. "Oh, no"
said the lad, i've got no money
why Gid you not tell me that before
you called for the stew p "Oh," re-
piled the boy, with rluch nonchalence,
IL tried that at Atwood's but it wouldn't
work, and thereupon departed with
great apparent satisfaction.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-01-17

A lady made her husband a present
of silver cup with an angel at the
bottom; and when she filled it for him
used to drink it to the bottom. when
she asked him why he drank every
drop. Because, ducky," he said, Il
long to see the dear little angel" Up.
on which she had a devil engraved al
the bottom, and he drank off he same
and she again asked him the reason
'Why," replied he, because l won't
leave the old devil a drop"
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-01-17

I~A Kentucky editor makes an ap.
peal to his subscribers, He says: I'VE
hope they will settle without delay
Not that we need the money--oh no !
Our ink is given to us, we steal our
paper, and we win our printers wages
at seven up So it costs us nothing
to carry on business Nevertheless, as
a matter of accommodation, and to
ease their conscience. we will take
what they owe us,..if they will send it
in Immediately "