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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

A SAILING CARRIAGE EoR rHt PLAlNs.-I
We were on Saturday shown model OF a.
sailing carriage" designed for crossing
the plains to New Mexico. " has Two
upright iii. sails, and sail on each spoke
Of the two wheels on one side Of, the wagon,
with steering gear acting on the forward
wheels, and provision for transferring the
wheel sails to the opposite wheels. The
invention is Chas. P. Maczowitzky, q
German who has been sailor and mas
siuce spent several years in traversing the
plains. The long and tedious voyages OF
the trains led him to think of'and perfect
this contrivaGte, which he seems earnest
in thinking must succeed. When the
model il placed on plane and blown upon
it 10 moved readily by the wind. He relies
upon the ascertained constancy OF the
prevailing Winds On the great plains, over
the route named. A full sized sailing
carriage has jnst been finished for him oy
Messrs: Westlake & Bodden, at Biddle and
Main streets, and 10 to be, We, understand
exhibited at Fourth and Poplar streets
TODAY The wheels ere ten feet high, the
wagon box shaped like a long boat and
hung low, and With tie jib sails the whole
concsth presents an old and formidable
appearance. The design 10 to take pas
senpers and mail matter only-not ffeigh'
and it is expected that the carriage vii
suffice as a boat for crossing streams
The think is decidedly curious and interest
ing.-iSt. Louis Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

4 y +. ~
4 vALbANDIaHAM on Observation-Disclosures
digham, in recent speech. thus referred to
John A. Bingham; bingham has chosen
to speak of Vallandigham' as sticking out
his neck like a crane and CHEERING IKE
ghost Let me tell him that it is not the
ghost of Vallandigham which tdisturbs his
serenity. Vallandigham is still alive and
able in the flesh to sex his foes. Applause
It is the avenging spirit Of that unhappy
womani which fits before bis vision at
MONDAY and glares across the meditations
of his guilty conscience at midnight. 1t Is
the ghost Of his victim that dogs his foot
steps. n,oeking threatening, tDrmenting and
driving HIM to the doom Of q suicide
EApplause.l Says this councillor, Of Q
murderous Conspiracy, "the negro Just as
fit to vote as the tail end ola wheelborrow,
meaning thereby the hard working Irish
man, Has he not read the History Ct the
Emerald 1sleY Knows he nothing Of her
statesmen, her scholars and her warriors!
Has he never heard Of her orators, carrying
multitudes captive with the resistless power a.
Of native eloquence? OF her poets, thrilling
the heart Of humanity with their songs and
linn rtalizing the land Of their birth and
the race from which they sprung! Must the
great and the gifted and the good be thus
insulted by ignorance Of rnalices snal
dismiss the inmatily retfler Iolg genus IRON
fnrther consideration, and if he wishes te
discuss the merits Of the lrishman and tnt
African, let him produce for. his negro pets
record that win compare will, that OF tn
people be assaits. .;t;s& Il
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

A FRoe SroRY.-A writer in Science
Gossip says: "a near neighbor, upon
whose veracity I can rely, recently. opened
drain in Kent, when he made the follow
ing discovery: At the mouth of the drain
were placed two large stones, in measure
mentnearly two feet square and three inches
thick; the one at the top rested closely
upon the one beueath. Upon liftihg it
from the lower stone, the skeletons OF i've
frogs were discovered; they were in circle
in the center Of the stones, quite fat Upon
taking one Of them up and holding it to the
light, there was only athreadiike appearance
Of the bones between the dry, Aattened, and
Aeshless skins; these skins were clear, and
beautifully marked. In this state they were
seen by several persons and by each Of
them the frogs were considered to be dead;
but when the water commenced to flow
over them there was slight grasping per
ceived in the Threats OF each; by degrees
the bodies awelled, and life and motion re-
turned. Then, to the surprise Of the be
holders, the frogs sprang up and ran away
Into the drain. How did these frogs gel
beneath the stone that covered the lowe'
one so closely? There was no space to-
them to enter or depart, and upon thu
surfaces there was not the slightest linden
tation made by the frogs. It was suppos
1 ed to be thirty years ago that the stones
were placed over the draia."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

rfsy d i r.. e 'tr /.
A CARrcATURE NOT YET PUBLIsHED-The
following is a caricature which we have not
seen in Harper: z1,55.s.9s
! Scene First-Stanton, in the War Office,
has just received notice from the Pfesl-
dent Of leave to go. The Secretary, With
eyes aglare, nostrils distended, fists cleuch-
ed and advanced in pugilistic attitude bis
whole person indicative Of fight, exclaims
"I will not go, by thunder; I'll fight
|irstr"
Scene Second-Stanton making towards
the door of the War Office, his hair dis,
heveled, eyes protruding, his arms extend
ed as If to break a fall, his person indicating
that he is in the act Of tumbling down
while endeavoring to find egress from the
Office, while Andy, standing in the door o
the White House, reaches ont q long leg
well-booted, the foot Of which sets strong
against the Secretary's posterior person
with an inscription upon the sole Of tn
boot of the word Grant )" the woe-begon'
Secretary excIaiming as, he retreats:
II yield to superior force"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

E The Mongrels have been honizing
alittle Phil" at big lick on North. The
N. Y Day Book thus notices one Of these
demonstrations:
10 There never was such loud cry made
ont Of 80 little wool 10 in, what is called,
the Sheridan demonstration" 70 make
ali this noise the Mongre1s have not even
asheared 4 hog" but only a small pig.
There has nowhere been the least enthusi-
asm after Sheridan except what was got
! tar, M to order IN the Loyal League lodges.
The class Of women that disgraced them
selves in this city By caliingO n him, were
tie same set who four years ago assured
regiment Of negroes Of their "love and ad.
lmiration.p So poor Sheridan only recefved
the . love and admiration = Of . small mol
Of women who had lavished! the same thing
mon q squad ofnegr9es four years ago. 4
is said that, in New Orleans even the mia
nous women sn1bbed him SO in that city
tbat he found It difficult to get into an!
Ekina ii company, good Of bad. But IN Ne 9.
York he was more lucky, for here he slit
into bad company y easily as Pigs Tee
doin the mud. er5 sssgsli.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23
Fsuo5ggality.

Fugality il IN economical use of oat
means, and directly opposed to wasteful.
ness. Frngafty is BY DO means stinginess;
frugal people ore seldom stiney but many
wastefal people are. Frugality will suffer
nothing valuable to be wasted; but stingi-
ness will withhold that which ought to BE-
expended. tn
If the habit of frugality Is ever to BE-
formed in youth. Let it be pleasure as
we'll as duty to make eved little 70 as
far as possible, and tryyto learn both to
be liberal and saving. $500
This is q teaching Of the Bible for every
hing excellent is taught rs there. just
| consider how liberal Jesus was in feeding
the many thousands Of people, and then
see how saving be was In having oil thu
fragments gathered up that nothing should
be lost, and be left us an example that w
should follow his steps.
Solemn teaches Us that aslothful, and 9
wasteful man are brothers. One does moi
gain, and the other throws away that which
he has gained.
Every young person weo resolves to form
and combine the habits Of diligence liberal
ity and irugality viii amount to something
and the world will be the better for biz
having lived in it. :
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

E- Old Thad Stevens has new kink on
the brain aud seems to be determined to
go to -, kicking at the Southern people.
Here is his last ~ reported by the tele-
graph: .
Letters have been received here from
| Thaddeus Stevens, in which he declares his
intention to urge upon Congress, as soon as
| it meets in November, two great measures
essential to the safety Of the country. The
first is general impeachment law, defin.
ing offences upon which an officer may be
impeached and expressly declaring that no
officer shall continue to exercise the pow.
ers Of his Office during his trial. The sec
ond law which Mr.. Stevens Intends to urge
will provide that under authority Of the
Constitution, and upon the principles Of
the Declaration Of Independence no State
shall have power to prohibit citizens Of the
United States, whatever, their race, color
or religion, from voting for President OF
Congressman. This law will establish i'm
partial suffrage throughout the Union.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

MISS Avos1A JoNEs.-1he n. 7. Ga
zetts gives the following obituary notice
of this beautiful and talented artistic:
The lovers of that kind Of acting which
is most akin to the demonstrations OF &C.
MUS will be grieved to hear Of the death
81 Mss Avonia Jones. She died yesterday
afternoon at two o'clock, at her rsss..ssence
No. 2. Bond street her disease having been
consumption. For the last two years she
had restricted herself to the United States
and Great Britain, but her ability was not
confined to those portions, She expected
to make success in this country in Charles
Reade's own dramatization Of his novel Of
Griffith Gaunt," purchased by herself from
Mr.. keade for her own exclusive use. Miss
Jones was the daughter Of Count 'Joannes
and Mrs. Melinda Jones. She made het
first appearance upon the stage ten years
ago at the Boston theatre, under Mr.. Par
rvs management, performing Parthenia, IN
"Tngomar." She was the wife OF ~
Brooke, the renowned tragedian who was
drowned in the London. on his return voy
age from Australia. Her renidns will bt
taken to Mount Auburn, near Boston.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23
nsg. What do we want? Uniform. stable

nay What do we want2 Uniform. stable
reliable and well executed laws, good order,
revival Of business, security to property,
and protection against personal injuries.
We care not SO much to rule, as to be
ruled well. With the liberty to know the
results of labor as our own, and that we
are secure in obedience to impartial and
lust laws, we shall be sufficiently freemen.
The right to vote is not liberty. The ma
iorits rule is as likely to be tyrannical as
that of a single man. OF late it has proved
more 80 than that of any crowned head IN
the world. We prefer the constitutional
government which our fathers gave us, and
we advocate it, as we are bound to DO, and
complain when its principles are violated,
as we have clear right to do. But it as
at present, we cannot have that, and with
out it are destined to the rule OF two hund.
red tyrants, we are free to say We prefer
but one; and we pray God to raise up some
Cromwell or Caesar to rule under color o.
the will of the people. Our voice may
be powerless now. But its expression ls
an indication of our wishes, which may be
significant of what We will do when we can
We shall be more free people when equa
and secure before the law OF single res
pectable despot, than we can ever 90 81
anv restoration of franchise which is Sc
guarded as to give us no real soverelgnt.
and no certain control over our own rights
and future. We want no sovereignty with
out the power. And when We vote wlthou
the responsibility of controlling the result
we are only trophies in the train OF tn
yictor.-FMemphis Ledger. - &
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

THE CHOLERA IN VENICE.-Up to Sep.
TENDER 20 there had been four hundred and
ffty-one cases Of cholera in Venice. The
disease first appeared there on the S5th OF
July. Of the whole number Of cases, two
hundred and eighty-six proved fatal, and
one hundred and twelve were cnred, fifty.
eight persons remaining under treatment
September. 20. A correspondent writes:
ain all the cases I have observed, the
people who have it are the poor who live
in the worst districts of the town, and the
deaths are chiefly among the old people
An English gentleman, who has been herr
the whole of the hot season, ridicules TIM
idea Of there being any danger for travel
ers, and such appears to be the opinion, o
travellers themselves, as they are now be
ginning to flock in. The streets are KEEP
Particularly clean, 'and a, large amount o
chloride Of lime is literally used. To thos'
who have known Venice in former years 1t
present appearance ID reassuring, and Their
are many signs of activity among the shop
keeping and trading classes which Wer
not to be seen under the Austrian rule"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

LoGAN's SPEECHES Cairo (Il.)
Democrat prints the following as the in
gradients Of Logan's speeches: If we take
tbe bird, the banner, liberty, freedom,
johnson, traitors, rebels, an indefinite num-
Der Of capital rs, bloodstained hands, 10y
atty, the noble African, and one OF two IN
gradients, stir them thoroughly, and mix
With them as many epithets (properly call
ed "low-hung") as a fish monger could ut
ter, doing her best, inrtwo hours w viii
have one Of Logar's greatspeeches" com.
plete. They contain no arguments: and it
is only when he recites the productions q
other minds, asa child repeats . declama'
tion, it has committed, that he even ap'
proaches the border of what to him is the
forbidden land Of logic. He is as shallow
as q rivulet, and as filthy as sink hole
filed with the vilest refuse matter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

Nor1ss.-JoKn Smith, blacksmith and
bsrbershop, horse showing and Shawn done
here lox mended, hare curled, bleeding and
tooth drawing, and Farriery work. F. 5
All sorts spirruts and other mott lickere
according to The kimicle act, and licensed
to be,drunk on the premises. n. P.Take
notiss-my wife Keeps skule, and takes il
needle work and perlise ert, and waehinge--
teaches reading and riting, ythmysis arr
other iangWitShes; and as assistants, t
learn dancing, and atthewmatticks and al
Other fashionable arnuselnents,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

aLA4 Still, GRANNY. boy got his
grandfather gun and loaded i, bat was
afraid to fire it {; he, however, liked the fun
of loading, and SO put on another charge
Init sti1I was afraid to fire. lie kept on
charging, bat without firing until he bad
got six charges in the old piece. dir
grandmother, learning lis t l''l smart
~ reproved him, and graspine tie OLD CON
tinental, discharged it. The recoil was
tremendous, throwing the old lady on he'
backI She promptly struggled Y regair
|her FEEL, but the boy cried oat, { LAY st'll
granny, there are Eve more charges 70 . g
OF yet"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

WILL AND SHALL.-A note in the Round
Table has the following just criticism upon
tie grammar OF American literature:
Macsulayf 10 one Of bis critiques, says
that mot one Londoner In . miilioh ever
misplaces his viii and SHALL" and, he might
have added, his would and should. But /
ami inclined to believe that in America
scarcely oDa man III q million ever fails to
n,isp ace them. Mr.. Moon has already re-
ferred to. this peculiarly in American
writer's il one Of his recent criticisns.- -
The truth ID, this vnlgsrism Is getting to be
an lntolerable nuisance. 1--WE will have
universe bankruptcy within three month"; :
exclsims one Of the most dashing and
slssbing Of our Jefferson Bricks. 1Wewill
be inevitably lost, unless, ETC., etc. cries
fashionable .Whitefsld. / would YER,
much like tosee," ETC., say half the person,
you converse With, and nine. tepths Of tn
writer's Who figure 50 luminodsty ID on
daily prints meaning, OF course. Il shoul,
like IL ID the same Old jpkso set xgai,
about the Frenchman falling into tie water
l"I will be drowned, nobody shall hsl
inc" u 81
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

n@ According to the figures of the Ten
'nessee, Conservatives, Brownlow received
$4,000 negro and $4,000 white voters.
Ethridge received 1900 negro and $4,000,
white votes. There would be 200, O00so-
tiers ifnone were disfranchised, which would
leave 5000 or three.6fths Of the whole
voting population disfranchised. Has
Tennessee 80 Republican form Of govern
nent2"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

s1 Albert Pike is ona brief visit to
Louisville, Ky. The journal truly says OF
him "There is no man to whom We could
givea more ardent and heartfelt greeting.
He is a good man, a true man brave man,
and aereat man. Yes We accord to him
what we could not accord to more than two
or three other men in the nstioI, the title OF
greatness. He plays with great thong hts
as Jove might be supposed to have played
with his thunderbolts. Take him all in
all, as lawyer, q poet, politician, au ora
tor, a statesman, be is one Of the foremost
men Of all the world"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23
A Georgia Story.
I'D stanwix tells the following Georgis

Old Stanwix tells the following Georgis
story, and vouches for itstruthfuluess:
About thirty.three and third years ago,
there dwelt in one Of the rural districts Of
Georgia, an old codgef BY the us1ue Of
Butt. Gut Taylor. Who had formerly enjoy
ed the honors and emofhments pertaining
to the oiice OF Justice Of the Pence, the
duties of which Office be discharged with
acknowledged ability" and dignity; and
40 far as bic neighbors were capable OF
Judging he appeared to be q very honest
man. He had, however, acquired the
habit Of "trumping up accounts against
the estates OF those OF his neiRhbors who
we're 90 unfortunate as to "shufae OF their
mortal coils" within bounds OF his bailiwiek.
He had carried the practice to such an ex-
tent "a to arouse suspicion in the minds
of some Of his meddIesome neighbors, that
there might be something dead some.
where in the "seat Of his"-fnaneisl opera.
tons. Bob Crogan, who lived in the
nelehborhood, and run" the post once at
the cross roads, being something OF wag,
and having on idea that the Squire's hon.
esty should be quoted below par, concluded
with the connpivance and assistance Of
few comrades, to "nDearth the sly old toz,
and expose his rascalities. Accordingly
Bob pretended to die, was regularly shroud-.
ed aud laid out on the cooling board in the
most approved fashion. and sorrowing
friends proceeded to spread the news OF bis
demise, which soon reached the ears ofold
Butt Cut. He lost no time IN repairing
to the house of mourning, carrying with
him q "full and complete assortment" OF
frat class condolences and sympathy, for
prstuitous distribution among the members
Of the bereaved family, and the many
sorrowing friends of the supposed, who
we're present when he arrived. After he
had relieved his heart Of his burden OF
healing words, and had succeeded in %
tolersble effort At crying, and was about to
leave the scene, lie tenderly spoke as fol-
lows, ps31..
aAh, poor Bob; I'm sorry he died, no
was q good Teller, and I allas liked him.
When me and him went to the races at
Augusta--now nigh unto two yesrs ago
I loaned him q hundred dollars to bet onto
. bay mare, and he lost and has never paid
me i cent Of that money from that day to
this. Poor fellow, he forgot it, ! reckon,
but it's an honest debt; Of course can get
/ il out Of his estate; and"
Butt Cut didn't finish his sentence, for
Just at this point Bob, the corpas, slowly
raised up in his shroud, and stretched out
HE arms toward the old rogue, as il to clutch
him, yelled: J. !,
.,You are On internal old liar, and If"
The din and roar drowned the rest, and
old Butt Cult didn't wait to SEES or hear
anything more, but with the hurried ex,
clamation, agoddlemighty," he shot through
/ the door, buried to bis home, "packed MS
trans. . and not only lett tho ueighborhood'
but the State Of Georgia. forevet'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23
la Practical Suggestion to land
-, Owners.
from the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion.l

from the jackson (Miss.) Clarion.
Many persons are offering their lands ior
sale. Where this step is taken with tue
view to abandon the country in despair
and id search Of . better one, II is much to
be deplored. We invoke our people to re-
main on Their own soil, bear their burthens
with fortitude, strive to build up the waste
places, and by prudent line Of condnct
endeavor as far as they are able, to regain
recognition BY the supreme power 81 tneir
right of local self.government. II they are
true to themselves, it may be that in time!
friends willingly and able to Assist Will
come to theft aid.
Az a means Of re.populating the aban.
doned plantations, it has been suggested,
that owners will offer their lands in SINAI!
parcels to correspond with tina limited
means of immigrants. A writer on this
subject wisely observes that "land cannot
be sold Ia large tracts to actual settlers;
and the true principle is to sell 70 small
quantities at low prices. The profit must
not be expected to come from the first sale,
It must GENE from the increased value OF
the land retained, which will rise in value
in the market in proportion to the increas ed
density Of the population, caused ny lmnl''
grafton. There are but few planters who
cannot well afford to cell one hundred. OF
two hundred acres At tempting price, and
still have more than they can properly cul
|tivate. These are the persons who can
oifer the proper Inducements to the imml'
grants; and they will have their neighbor:
hood settled up, and their property doubled
in value, while. those who will not sell
allow one-half or two-thirds Of their land
to be altogether unproductive. Cut up the
farms, keep the prices down, make your
natural advantages known, and immigra'
ton must come.
The effect Of conferring the elective iran
chise on the blacks will give them the
numerical ascendancy in several States
even under the military bill; and this a.
cendancy Of numbers will be increased az
hundred fold if the present scheme Of I'D
liustment should be rejected. But if an,ef
fectiye ystem Of immigration is set on fool
and actively carried out by prompt appli
ances, the much dreaded negro ascendancJ
will become . myth. Let no one seek te
accomplish this object from motives OF re
venge towards the colored population, bu1
in order to erect a barrier against class snt
caste legislation, and above all, in order Z
restore the prosperity and wealth OF tn
State.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

The Cosr.-Thility millions OF dollars
yearly, for the negro bureau, eighty mil
lions for the military commanders and army,
and twelve millions for the registers OF De,
proes, is about one-sixth fthe cost yearly
Of making negro voters throughout the
soutb. This amount comes directly out
Of the pocket Of the Taxpayers Of eNorth
and every vote IN favor of the candidates o
the mongrel party, is vote iniavor OF thl'
robbery Of white men, in order to secur'
the supremacy Of the negro throughout tn
south.--[Philadelphia Waterman.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

4 WINDMILL JupaE.--u is said that
Husband, the Yankee Of three months,
residence, who was appointed BY Gen.
Pope Judge Of the Middle District Of
Florida, vent to that stats as An inventor
Of windmill and vendor Of patent medi.
cipes. tits thought, says the Macon Teie.
graph, that the windmill business recon
mended him particularly to che favor o.
our commanding general.