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

The SOUTHERN RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
many and such Observation-Disclosures accounts
have reached the North Of the terrible des-
titution now prevailing throughout vide
belt Of the lately rebellious States, that 8
vigorous movement has been set on foot
by q number Of ladies in this city to organ
ize system for its prompt and effective
relief. 8r
No political color whatever Is to be civ.
en- to this movement. II will have but ons
object, the saving Of them that are ready
to perish, and will be administered in but
one spirit. the spirit of that charity which
blesses both them who receive End them
who give.
The ladies are encouraged to their good
work by Mayor Hoffman, by the Bathotic
Archbishop Of New York, by Bishop Pot
ter, by Dr.. Tying, and a number Of other
eminentlayme and clergymen. They have
taken central Office at No. IA Bond street,
where supplies Of dry goods, clothing &C.,
may be daily sent from SAX. to6P. u.
Messrs. Harris, Gaines 4 Co., 10 White
hall street, will receive for them any more
weighty contributions, and Commodore
Garrison has generously offered to furnish
q steamer for conveying to the South the
help which it must surely be impossible
that New York will be slow or niggard IN
extending to hundreds Of thousands Of wo-
men and children dying within our borders
for lack of the absolute necessaries o.
life New York World,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

DOES IT MEAN THE BAYoxET "A Wash.
ington evening paper says ofthe intentions
OF the Administration:
II necessary, its strong arm and iron
hand will be invoked to stay the course
and prevent the consummation of Radical
treason. The great oath Of the President
to protect and defend the constitution will
not be forgotten, and the people who sus-
tain him with their 100000 majority of tho
voting population, North and South. will
not forget him. Events have already
brought the Government to the verge Of
another revolution 1.-THE Radical major.
ity in Congress pursues its treasonsbls
course much longer, the Government, ii
order to sustain itself, will have to arm Ito
supporters. At the call of the President
all his friends, North and South, and the
army and navy, will respond: Congress
men may be valiant fighters on the floor Of
Congress, but when they come to lead
their cohorts into the field It will be anoth.
er thing. The real armies and great sol
diers Of the republic Wilt be found fighting
under the aag.s We advise the opposition
OF the determined and flied fact that An.
drew johnson will serve out his constitu.
tional term of Office.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06
that he made almost as Door mark as

that he made almost as poor mark as
that at which Locksley shot at Ashby;
the other was sub.bookkeeper, "a
young and high-born creole" who con-
sidered his dignity touched by some re-
mark Of his superior, and hence sent
him a challenge. They fought with
shot guns, loaded with single ball, dis
lance forty PAGES. At the call the
Shop walker fired and missed, but no
exertions of his opponent could induce
his gun to go off. The seconds then in
terfered and peace was made. The
families of both parties were on the
ground, and as both were creoles there
must have been quite turn out.
A lamentable tragedy occurred at
the St. Charles Hotel last evening
which resulted in the immediate death
of Colonel J. j. Bryant Of this city, and
a serious wound to his antagonist,
Judge Tate, Of La Grange, Texas. A
QUARREL between the parties about
forgery committed some time since, led
to the attack in which the Judge fred
three shots at Bryant, and received
himself a stab in the side from a dag
ger. Colonel Bryant was we'll known
in this community and although gam
bier, had many warm friends. He was
a quiet man, gentlemanly in deport-
ment and generous and kind to those in
distress. He has been proprietor of
several Saloons in his day, all of them
well conducted and orderly-it was a
pity to see such a man in such trade.
The ARRAY was undoubtedly without
generalization and will send thrill of
horror through the circle to which the
deceased belonged, being another evil
dence Of the truth that as we live, so
shall we die.
Yours truly,
TIM y,-YTNyr Arrp
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

IA. She was and she wasn't. Hahn,
last year, went to Washington as Senator
from the State Of Louisiana now be is
there to prove that Louisiana is not a
State Of course, then, he was an impostor
ii. a pretended Senator. When Gen. But
Ter was In Louisiana, 1t was intimated to
him from Washington that it would be de.
sirable to select two members Of Congress
from New Orleans and the contiguous par.
ishes e TO- carry out this suggestion he sent
Gen. Weitzel with an army through the
Lafonrche country, to clear the country Of
"rebels," and thus make it "loyal" enough
to tote for Republican Congressman.
From all Of which it appears that q State
is State only when Radicals want it to
be- q State Boston Post
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

Va. Some years ago, Mrs. M'Gibbon
was dressing, at Cheltenham, England to
perform the character of Jane Shore. Her
attendant, a simple country girl, informed
her that woman had come to beg 40 ad-
mission to see her act the part, for which
she had walked four miles.
"Does she know me ?" inquired the ae-
tress.
"Fo ma'am, ] believe not"
"Well," said Mrs. M'Gibbon, it's q
strange request and coming so far to
make it; has the good woman ell her fac
ulties about her p
II think she have, ma'am" replied the
girl, "fol see she has aummat tied up 10
a red silk handkerchief"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06
Living in Adultery.

The following unique warning I'D.
dressed to the Clerk Of the Court was
picked up in the streets, and we pub.
lish it as written:
June 9th 1866 Parish Of Rapides
Mr. clerk Of the court if you please
want You to tend to Mr. JACKIE We
and creca B they are living adultra
and are On hackih he is halling pine fol
aiving / am his lawful wife he left me
and tuck up with mrs D. and 1 want
you to push the law on them live q
mile from alexandria
Mrs nanca G. w.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

G. The New Orleans Crescent mod
estly informs us that that paper was
the "frst to suggest Conyention."-
The Democrat declared for a Conven.
ton before the Crescent was revived
and we had exhausted every sensible
argument in its favor before our cotem.
porary ever thought Of the subject
Perhaps the Crescent was also the first
to oppose the election Of Mr. Wells to
the Goseraorshipi!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

To MAKE TOUGH BEEF TEHDEk.-
The London Queen says: "To those
who have worn down their teeth in
masticating poor, tough COW beef, we
will say that carbonate Of soda will be
found q remedy for the evil. Cut the
stakes the day before using into slices
about two inches thick, rub over them
a small quantity Of soda, wash off next
morning, cut it into suitable thickness,
and cook to notion. The same process
will answer for fowl, legs Of mutton,
etc. Try it, all who love delicious ten.
der dishes of beef.n
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

Loss OF LIFE BY DISASTERS DURING
lS6e,-t appears that during 1866 there
were 85 railway accidents in the United
States in which lives we're lost, and ID them
lis persons were killed and COZ wounded.
This is great improvement over 1866
when there were 1873 railroad accidents in
which 1876 persons were killed and l427
wounded and it exhibits a less number Of
killed and wounded BY such accidents than
any year since 1861. These accidents
however, do not include anywhere persons
who were injured by their own careless.
ness. There were % steamboat accidents
during 1866 on the various rivers and lakes
in the United States, by which 633 persons
were killed and l56 wounded. This is q
less number than occurred during 1855, fol
which year the report is g. accidents, in
which 1883 persons were killed and 365
wounded, but it is larger number than
were reported for any previous year since
1854. These reports do not include loss
OF life BY disasters at sea nor during naval
engagements.--t Natchez Courier.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06
An Incident" Of the War.

On one occasion, after the battle Of Shi.
lob, the hospitals Of the towns and cities
on the Ohio river were so crowded with
wounded men, both Confederate and Fede.
raj, that some Of them were sent to Gov.
ington, KY, and placed in the Southern
Mothers Home, under the care of that
benevolent institution. On bright and
pleasant day, after some Of the wounded
had become convalescent, Confederate
soldier was out snnning himself" when a
Federal soldier of the Teutonic persuasion
also came out, and after walking round and
cycling our Confederate friend for some
time, accosted him thus /:
"You PEGS Won secesh"
Chow do you know 2" said the Confed-
crate.
"You pc so tam fatr'
Explain yourself" said the Confederate.
well ! PEGS in to hospitle myshelf, /
sees some tings tot goes on. De ladies
coome in nit the pasket on de arm, and She
coomed to me and she say vat yoou pc p
| say PEGS Onion man, wounded at Shiloh.
She say, vat pity for the beeples ven de
var don't sthopep Den she goes to you
and say, vat you bin 2 you say PEGS a
rebel soldier, Wounded init Shiloh Den
she puts her lilly vite hand In to pasket and
dakes out de cake and de vine, and gives
you ever vat you vaht. After vile another
lady comes in, NIT the basket on her arm,
and she goes to you fust, and ask you vot
you bin you say, 81 PEGS rebel soldier,
Wounded nit Shiloh" She say "vot d
pity" Den l drinks I goin to git some
thing. Veil, she come to me and say,
"vat you binT Isay II pess Oonion man
wounded nit Shiloh" She sets down her
pasket and puts in her lilly vite hand, and
pulls out Cot tam Mettotist track! You
thinks man get fat en- de tam Mettotist
track? De Cot tam secesh, da gifts de cake
and vine, and ever vat d. want, and de
Oonion mems can't even git to shmell de
bottle.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

gTILL ANoTHER.-0ur people viii
certainly have no cause of complaint as
to the scarcity of lumber in the future
C. B. Yeager is in full blast with his
Saw Mill aud is now prepared to fill al
orders in his line. A glance at his I'D.
yertisement will convince all interested
parties, that he is in earnest.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

II Our planters and all IN need Of
Freedmen from far away, would do
well to read the card of w. H. Van Or
mum g. Co., SO Common Street, New
Orleans. The inducement offered by
This firm is good method to obtain
labor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

~ Mr. Henry Gwinn, colored gen.
tleman from Savannah, who recently Wis
tied Boston and miscegenated With 3 white
lady, is now in Savannah, says the Al
vertiser, and will probably deliver lecture
soon to bis colored friends, telling bis ex-
perieuce among the negro-lovers OF New
England,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

u Mr.. Stevens territorial bill has
been recommitted, which he admits is
equivalent to killing it. The recon
structionists have got to quarrelling
among themselves and it seems impos-
sible for them to agree on anything
If the rogues have really fallen out per-
haps honest men may yet get their
dues.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

- Mr.. j. L. Alcorn, U. s. Senator
from Mississippi, recently made a
speech at jackson advising the Legis-
lsture to adopt the Constitutional
Amendment, so that he might get into
his seat. The Legislature replied by
unanimously rejecting it. Mr.. Alcorn
would better be called all-cob.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

GET Our Your GREENBAcKs.-Sam.
nel Fellows, Collector of Licenses fol
the Corporation of Alexandria for the
year 1867, owes an apology to the cred
itors of the Town for thus far neglect
ing to call on them. He takes this
method to inform them that they shall
hsveno further cause of complaint of his
lack of courtesy, and begs to assure
them that he will make his calls COM
Tnencing with Thursday morning the
9Th inst. Having numerous and press
ing engagements to attend to, he will
be compelled to limit his visits to one
cali.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

s Son. on a bust, left the fathers
house and strayed some days; but he re-
turned, and sire to dame thus spoke :
/" Wife, kill the prodigal, the calf's return.
3D." 49,"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

No. The Springfield Republican tells Of
horse which ran away in that city,
throwing the driver out and cutting a &c.
we're cash in one of his hind legs n
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

u We have no change to make in
our weekly report Of the river and
weather. The former is still receding,
and the latter is all that could be de-
aired.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06
Ben Butler and Brick Pomeroy.
From tie La Crosse Democrat. !

From Tie La Crosse Democrat.
The following correspondence explains
itself. There are no people who thinl
Butler never commenced suit against US 70
libel, as first published in the Chicago Til
bune. that Republican paper that is Away
reliable. But to the point:
No. II Broadway, New YoRK CRY, !
January Is, 1867. {
NJ. NJ. Pomeroy, Editor of the Democrat
La Crosse Wisconsin:
S1R--When in Milwaukee last October
made all arrangements with parties ther,
towards the prosecution Of the suit / hay,
brought against you for defamation Of char
acter, as per preliminary notification ant
summons. This was the principal objec,
in visiting Wisconsin, and my work wa.
done well. On consultation with few
friends I have decided to withdraw the sui
if you will agree to stop your personal at
tacks on me as man and officer which
have appeared so often in your paper, the
LID OTUSS0 DcjuOCGdt. i nave III pttIIlCu
lar desire or need to collect of you the
amount claimed 100000 but do wish tc
have your annoying articles stopped, and il
you do not accede to this proposition, the
law must take its course.
B. F. BUTLER.
REPLY.
SANcTuN OF THE DEMOCRAT, ]
La. Crosse, Wis, Jan. 10, 1867. {
Major Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, L. L. D
SIR-You. note is before me to-day's
mail, and duly noted. As at present con
stituted, with natural disgust for thieves,
robbers, turncoats, military blunderers,
bank robbers, woman insulters and evil.
hearted scoundrels generally, permit me in
all kindness to say that have no retrac-
ton to make to you, for never published
word concerning you did not believe
true, and which you must know to be true
as Holy Writ, if you are at all familiar with
your own dishonorable history as O public
being, dignifed by accident Of birth with
the name Of man. I would not willingly
injure your feelings, or deprive you of your
worldwide reputation, so we'll earned in the
service Of Butler vs.. honesty, patriotism
and virtue. Nor do wish you to die vet
awhile, for your name, history, blunders,
robberies, insults to women and treason to
your country, are valuable as warnings to
the rising generation,
Believing you to be all I have ever
charged you with being, confident in my
full ability to prove every charge, you are
politely privileged to let the law take its
course, when the world will know more Of
yeur robberies, history, ambitions, ETC., too
to mention.
The only favor | ask of you is this---if
you conclude to go on with your suit for
libel and damages to the amount of 100000
permit me to plead my own case in court
and give me only time to put my spoons,
silverware, watches, jewelry, ETC., in some
place Of safety, outside the court room, till
The trial is over.
With best wishes for your success and
warm reception in your future home, !
am, sir,
NJ. NJ. PoaERoY,
Editor Democrat, La Crosse, Wis.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

" The Steamer st Nicholas will be up
from the City on Saturday morning, and
will leave this Town on her down trip on
Monday evening next
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

M. The newest Yankee invention Is IN
umbrella with gutter around the edge and
. spout at one corner,
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expressive Of the deepest detection ! could
find and, having completed my commits
sion, ] inquired whether l could procure
for myself some lavender gloves.
"Oh, sir, for those things" she said. in
the voice Of Tragedy speaking to Comedy,
a. you must tntt to your right, and you will
come to the Complimentary Mourning
counter" Ireplied, " for some gloves, but
! fear I'm wrong"
!" You are quite right sir" she said,
/" this is it."
She saw me eye glance at the cheerful
silks, and with the instructive tact Of wo.
man, guessed my thoughts in q moment.
I" Hduce, sir, is very appropriate for the
lighter sorrows"
"But absolute red" retorted, pointing
to some velvet Of that color.
:" Is quite admissible when you mourn
the departure Of distant relative; but
may show you some gloves 2" and sniting
the action to the word, she lifted the cover
from the glove box aud displayed perfect
picture Of the delicate halftones, indicative
Of struggle between the cheerful and the
sad.
"There is o pleasing melancholy in the
shade of gray, "she said, indenting slightly
each outer knuckle with the elastic, as she
measured my hand.
Can you find lavenderi"
"Oh, yes; the sorrow tint is very slight
in that and it wears admirably"
This, BY degrees, growing beautifully
less, the grief OF the establishment died out
in the tenderest lavender, and / left, pro-
foundly impressed with the charming i'm
PROPONENTS which Partisan taste has made
in the old original style Of mourning.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

n H. St. John has received the lar
gest and purest lot of Garden Seed,
from Landreth's Nursery, ever offered
for sale in this market.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

" Alexander Smith, the English
poet, died recently in the thirty-sixth
year of his age.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06

wWe cannot help paying weekly
tribute to that gigantic swindle and
huge nuisance, the New Orleans Mail.
We entertained glimmer of hope that
rs the Contractors had now two ways
Of sending it we would certainly be
half supplied; BUTT is now worse man
aged than ever. We have not receiv-
ed the mail due on last Saturday, al
though it could have been sent by the
regular Packet Quitman to the Mouth
and thence on the Stage, or on the
Starlight through to Shreveport. 1t
would be childish folly to stop and en-
quire who is to blamei The fact is we
will have to give up all hopes Of any
better change and let her rip. AS for
ourselves we are seriously thinking of
calling once more on old Grosbecque to
help us in our troubles. During the
war the old fellows services were in
valuable and kept the public of the
Trans Mississippi posted, through our
columns, far ahead of mails, couriers
and reliable gentlemen.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-06
The Foreign Reviews.

We are indebted to Messrs. Leonard
Scott & Co., of New York, for recent
Number of the "North British Review"
which is filled with the usual amount
If solid and entertaining matter. We
were particularly interested in the ar
ticles on "Sir William Rowan Hamil-
ton" "The Ethics Of Aristotle" and
"The English Pulpit" which read like
the able papers for which this Review
was distinguished before SO many of
The able English writers had passed
away.
A. few years since Messrs. Scott
& Co., disguised with the trashy pro-
auctions of the American periodical
press, and convinced that the hap-haz-
ard selections made by editors Of
Eclectic" magazines did not meet the
requirements Of the public taste, con-
ceived the design of furnishing Ameri-
can readers with the Foreign Reviews
ct cheap tate. We are happy to
know that the enterprise was perfectly
successful. As long as the old English
Reviews, which have achieved world
wide reputation, can be obtained at as
low prices as the trashy productions Of
The Northern press, there is hope left
US that these latter may cease to vi
tate the taste Of the American reading
public.
The subscription price of each Re-
view is 81 90 year, and of the whole
Eve SIS 90. Address the "Leonard
Scott Publishing Company" SO Walker
Street, New York.
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w The obliging officers of the Naviga-
tor, Mittie Stephens, St Nicholas, Texas
and Starlight have. as usual, furnished us
with papers.
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WINES. LIQUORS. &C.

(yArAwBA WINES FROM KBf.LEY's rsLAND-BEsr
~ quality. old and for sale Al low prfccs any
quantity, al i2i ia3 and US Fulton street. basement
OTIS FIELD.
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longer; Cue location, near hqteis; rent moderate.
ADAMS 4 CO., t53 Broadway.
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A 10. HYNARD, FURNITURE EXPRESS, ~ AND 50
N Bank Observation-Disclosures packed ship
ped. stored and moved city or country.
A-BuRSHAMs FURNITURE EXPRESS. lis WEST
IN. Eleventh street. Sixth Wagons for
moving furniture city and country furniture packed an
shipped money advanced on furniture.
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LARGE FURNISHED FRONT BEDROOM TO LET.
n % Fulton street, Brooklyn Fulton ferry Apply
o L. E. BALDWIN. q Fulton street. New York. or on the
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NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY. JUNE 8. 1887.


A $40 FOURTH AvENUE.-CALL. OR ENCLOSE
n stamp for STANLEY DAYS printed list OF furnished
md unfunshed city aud country Houses also Business
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Tremendous Convulsien In the Democratic
Party-A Tempest I'm q Teapot.

Tremsndeus Convuisien In the Democratic
Party-A Tempest In Teapot.
We publish to-day manifesto Of the Miles
O'Rsilly or Union democracy, declaring "war
to the knife, and the knife to the hilt," against
the Tammany Hall and TwsddIe Hall, Peter
Cagger and Peter Sweeny democratic organi-
cation. The State Convention recently held at
Albany, under the operation Of gag law, ad-
mitted the representatives Of the Tammany
"ring" and excluded all the other democratic
delegations from this city, and the present
movement is designed to repudiate the nomi-
nations made by that convention, - well ~
those yet to be made by Tammany in the
Senatorial districts Of New York, and 70 run
opposing candidates. The Union democracy
carried the city, high and dry, in the last cleo
ton for Register, &c. and in is present war
against Tammany II will be joined by all the
other independent democratic organizations In
the city, and supported by every voter who il
opposed to the continued rule OF the "ring.n
So there appears every probability Of .
tremendous convulsion and upheaving Of the
unterriaed democracy Of New York, and We
expect to see Tammany utterly demolished by
the young and vigorous opposition. The inde-
pendent democrats who, on the strength Of the
Excise law, and for other reasons, supported
Hoffman for Governor last fall, find the
vote they then rolled up for the leader Of
the Tammany 'ring" urged against them as .
proof Of their weakness, and they will not be
caught In the same trap again. The war will
not be confined to this city, however, but will
spread through the State. The masses Of the
democratic party are disgusted with the action
Of their convention, and repudiate the address
put forth by the fossil politicians who ran the
Albany machine, and the vote at the election
for delegates to the Convention of Revision will
show that the wornout State rights democracy
is utterly powerless, from Montauk Point to
Lake Erie.