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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29
An Act Relative to Estrays.

| SIC, /. BE it enacted by Tie Police j.,
~ Of the Parish Of Rapides, Thai ali res
idents within said parish are hereby autho,
lied to take up any estray horses, mules 4,
oxen in said parish, and any person takinr
up an estray shall within five days, aitss,
said estray has been taken up, bring il he.
fore the nearest Justice of the Peace, and
for which the said person shall receive ths
sum Of two dollars, to be paid BY the owner
OF said estray.
SIC. 2 The Justice Of the Peace shall havo
care taken Of the estmy until be disposed
Of according to law, for which he shall Be-
allowed compensation of fifteen cents per
day for each horse or mule, and FIVE cents
per day for each OF he shall have ii 40.
praised by two residents !; be shall record
the appralsement, the marks, brands, color.
size, and kind Of animal, and the name 81
the individual taking up the estray !; Ne
shall notify the Recorder in Alexandra Of
his proceedings. who shall record them III 1
book kept for that purpose, for wbiph the
said Recorder shall receive two dollars.
| SEC. .. II the estray be horse or mule.
and no owner appear in sixty days-or an
OK, and no owner appear in thirty days.
the Justice Of the Peace shall after ten
days notice, sell the estray for cash at his
Office, If the appraisement be bidder /; II
if not on credit of tKelve months, with
notes well secured for all sums over sufI,-
cheney to cover expenses. !,
SEC. 4. The Justice of the Peace shall
receive compensation Of two dollars for
all the services he may render in the case
of each horse or mule, and one dollar FOR
each OK that may be brought before him,
the said terms to be paid by the owner Of
the said estray, or if sold, ont Of the mon
ey realized by the sale Of the said estray.
SEC. 5. In all cases, il the owner appear
and prove claim before sale, the person
who took up the estray shall receive tia
same compensation as though the sale
were effected, but the Justice OF the Peace
half price. II no owner appear in the time
prescribed, and the sale be made, the ex-
penses Of the proceedings shall be retained
by the Justice of the Peace, aud the bal
ance deposited with the Treasurer Of the
parish.
SEC. 6. If any person or persons, who
may take up an estray shall fail to comply
with the acquisitions of this act, or shall
work such estray previous to the tins
specified for the recording Of the same,
he shall be subject to pay the owner ofsuch
estray the sum Of one dollar per day, and
all damages the owner OF such estray may
have sustained by the using or working Of.
the same, recoverable before any Justice
Of the Peace of this Parish.
SEC. !. II any person or persons who
may take up an estray and shall iail 10
comply with the first section Of this Get
they shall pay fine Of fifty dollars, reoY.
cradle before any Justice Of the Peace Of
this Parish. ..s
SEC. s. All laws heretofore ID force rels-
tive to- the taking up Of estrays, ore hereby
repealed, and this act shall be in force nom
and after the passage thereof
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

p1 Massachusetts, IS not the only State
which is wincing under the effects Of The
Radical policy upon the business Of The
country. From Maine we have q vail o.
distress. and the Belfast Journal says 'tha1
four or FIVE shipyards that few years age
turned out their half dozen ships yearly are
now idle not a solitary keel lies along
their idle ways. The shipwrights lounge
in the streets; the mechanics want employ
ment; a blight has fallen upon industry
and the whole coast is dcsolate."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29
4 New and Grand Epochin Medicine

Dr. Maggiel is the founder Of new
Medical System! The quantitarians,
whose vast internal doses enfeeble the
stomach and parafyze the bowels, must
give precedence to the man who restores
health and appetite, with from one to two
Of his extraordinary Pills, and cures the
most virulent sores with box or SO Of his
wonderful and all healing Salye. These
two great specifics Of the Doctor are fast
superceding al the stereotyped nostrums Of
the day. Extraordinary cures by Maggiel's
Pills and Salve have opened the eyes Of
the public to the ineficiency Of the (so-
called) remedies Of Others, and upon which
people have SO long blindly depended
Slaggiels Pills are not Of the class that are
swallowed BY the dozen, and Of which eve
~ box full taken creates on absolute ne
cessity for another. One or two OF Mag
gels Pills suffice to place the bowels in
perfect order, tone the stomach, create
al, appetite and render the spirit light and
buoyant There is no gripping, and no
reaction in the form Of constipation. II
the liver is effected, its functions are re-
stored and if the nervous system is feeble-
it is invigorated. This last quality makes
the medicines very desirable for the wants
Of delicate females. Ulcerous and eruptive
diseases are literally extinguished BY the
disinfectast power Of Maggiel's Salye. In
fact, it is here announced that MAGerEl.'s
BILIOUS, DYsrEPT1c AND D1ARRHEA P1LLs
cure where oil others fail. While for
Burns, Scalds, Chilblains, Cuts and all
abrasions Of the skin MAcGIEL's SALyE is
infallible. Sold by F. P.Ducoser, No.
80 Chartres street, New Orleans, and all
druggists, at Is cts. per box.
"CouNTERrEITs! Buy no more Maggiel
Pills or Salve, with little pamphlet inside
the box. They are bogus. The genuine
have the name of J. Haydock on box with
name Of J. Maggiel, NJ. D. The genuine
have the Pill surrounded with white pow
der"
F. P. DucoxGE, No. 80 Chartres street
New Orleans, is the Sole Agent for the
State Of Louisiana.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29
''The Swindle.
From the N. 0. Times.

1
Such is the suggestive heading Of an Or
ticle in the N. 0. Tribune--the recognized
organ Of the colored people Of this State,
in which the schemes ofthe carpet-bag can
didates for official position in this State
are mercilessly exposed. They are called
the awkward imitators Of the Slidells Of a
past political dispensation, and it is more
than intimated that while cunning with Re-
publican pretensions" they rely solely on
trickery and fraud for their prospective snc-
cesses. Some Of the schemes Of the men,
dicant wire workers are given in detail, and
among the stimulants named as having been
offered to the nominating delegates, are,
whisky and cigars" promises Of official
patronage 1.-The same posts being offered
to "at least dozen different dupes." It is
further asserted that when the issue seemed
for time doubtful "greenbacks we're pnb-
licly discussed in order to insure q bare
majority against him Dumas, and in ia
vor of Warmoth.
After these statements our colored con-
temporary thus Indignantly proceeds
The present ticket is styled 1Republi-
can'-whom does it represent? Not the
people Of Louisiana, certainly. It is sim
ply the abortion ola petty clique of men,
who care nothing for the State who repre-
sent almost nobody in it whose sole mo-.
tive is greed. Such "Republicanism,n bas-
ed upon rotten purpose, enunciated by
rotten partisahs, and sounded for specions
but rotten uses, is an unqualified sham
as was the Democracy Of Louisiana, prior
to the war.
We want men in our Offices who are
known to our people and can be accepted
without distrust-men who can furnish bet
ter reason than that their names are upon
q so-called "Republican" ticket. before we
admit them to be the best servants OF Lou
isiana within our reach. Let it not be for
gotten, also, that the nation is to see those
who represent US, and if we assent to such
candidates as have put themselves forward
for the State and for Congress, We shall
thereby confess both to our local enemies
and to the Republic most humiliating
poverty of able and meritorlous men. To
this SANDER upon our party and upon the
State, we cannot consent; nor will the
people. The indignation is already loud
and daily increasing in volumn. The OBJ
vious result will follow. The impudent
tricksters for power will never be nearer
the se.fassigned Offices than they are now.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29
About Horse Stealing.

On this epidemica1 subject we ciil
the following from the Opelousas Jour.
nal of the 18th inst.
We have been informed that Kendall
Keary, leading colored politician O
this parish, has been arrested and
lodged in the Alexandria Jail for horse
stealing.
just so! And he was bailed out last
week on a special order of the District
Judge, the Hon. Thomas G. Anderson
q leading white politician of your Par
ISL, being his bondsman.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

nea- Duplex, of the Natchitoches
Times, has taken into partnership c.
J. Pickett, and hereafter the paper viii
he conducted by these gentlemen. Mr..
Pickett is an old hand in the editorial
chair and witial a good and clever wri-
fer. We certainly wish the Times
bountiful success under its new auspi-
ces.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

" Two notorious thieves, both
Freedmen, who were confined in our
Jail to await their chance for trip to
Baton Rouge in February, became i'm
patient and Disguised with the fare and
accommodations at the sypher House,
and gave leg bail to the concern with
out even parting farewell. No one
to blame. True loyalty and one of the
newly enfrancllised were running the
machine.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

@ We have been favored with full
supply Of papers, this week, from the
officers Of the Iron City, Irene, Lotus
No. 2, Lizzie Tate, St. Nicholas and
Bart. Able
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

.1eA- Hot coal. Senator Spraguc, o.
Rhode Island, thinks the North has insane
~ destroyed the cotton monopoly. His
firm has lost over a million Of dollars on
cotton. Hence these tears.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

sEavEp HIx RraBr -Forney has lost
about $4,000 by the deialcation Of one Of
his chief men in the Senate. Forney says
it win nearly ruin him. Pity to ruin 50
sweet q maid.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

~ Our friend, Loughery, of the
Marshall republican and Jefferson
Times one weekly--the other daily and
weelyly-wishes to dispose of one half
interest in the Jefferson Times. His
advertisement will be found in another
column.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

~ Our gis-a-ris neighbor has had a
rush of business, the past few days, il
we are to judge from the mixed crowds
of visitors anxieuslv awaiting their
turn. What's on hand? not contract
ing for the coming season? Rations!
ratiens!! SO at least we judge. Well
who will say after all that the Freed
mems Bureau amt bully institution
Rest! rest! few days rest to the
peoples fat cows and calves!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

B A. Lafargue has abdicatcd the
tripod of the Marksvillc Yillager. His
mantle has fallen on his son, A. D. La
farguc and T. J. Edwards. Ample
success to you, gentlemen, in your new
ayocation.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29
TIM. LINKINWATER

~ The Radicals Of this State have
held Convention in New Orleans late
II, and have nominated q full ticket
for State officers and for Congress.
The State ticket is composed Of new
corners, yankee adventures and two
niggers. The congressional ticket is
composed altogether of white niggers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

~ A new and large Town Wharf is
to be built at once. The lumber has
been contracted for, and the Carpen-
ters work Mill at once be let ont.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29
Democratic State Central Commit

President M. b. BRADY.
Vice President. JAMES MANN.
Seed Vice Pres. GABRIEL DE FERRET
Secretary. Nv ~ SMALLW0OD.
Treasurer. Il. SALOMON.
EXECUTIVE C OMMrTTEE.-J. B. Wal
ton, Jas. McCloskey, James Mann, B. T
Jonas, A. W. Bosworth, A.. Sambola, j. H
New, Geo. $. Darling, David Stuart, j. 0
Nixon, d. T. Kenner, n. Trepagnier, Thorn
as Macon.
FINANCE COM8IITTEE-E Solomon
J. Holmes, c. II. Sloconb, Geo. w. Dirmey
or, l.. E. Lemarie, Josiah Cole, c. ]. Leeds
David Wallace, Thos. Murray, Edward
Fenner, J. NJ, Lapeyre, Alex. Marks.
COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE
Samuel i. Walker, w. NJ. Burwell, G
Dufour, II. C. Miller, Louis Bush, w. NJ
smallwood, A. d. Bacon, D la Ponte.
COMMITTEE ON ADDRESS AND RES
0LUTI0NS.-L E. Eustis, W. II. C.. King
6. F. Wilson, Daniel Scully, j. L. Austin
Alex. Walker.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC MEETINGS
Peter Kaiser, Thomas Askew, G.. E. Fen
ner, Francis Martin, Thomas L. Adams, w
II. Wells, II. +. Thieneinan.
COMMITTEE FOR RAPIDES.-Lewis
Texada, James Il. Andrews, j. C Wise and
E. Il. Bossat
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" We publish in another column
the season card Of the Steamer St.
Nicholas. = This fine packet, whose
pnnctuality was proyerbial during the
whole of last season, has been thor
oughly renovated, painted and furnish
ed anew, and is now on her third trip
of the season. Although our crops are
almost an entire failure, still it is to be
hoped, that our planters and merchants
will cling to her exclusively and thus
encourage the enterprise of having a
good boat in their own immediate
trade. A united and combined effort
to patronize her, will make the efforts
of Captain Dowty prove not altogether
Improbable and earn a small reward
for energy and punctuality. The
Clerks of the st. Nicholas are L. W.
Clayton and T. ]. Dowty, who filled
these positions last season.
One of the specialities of the st.
Nicholas is her high living and fine
table. Her same and efficient Steward
of last year is again at his post-in a
word the st. Nicholas is bully boat,
has bully crew and bully Captain
too. Long may she wave!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

BAKING SCDAI!
COOKING SODA!!
DURE English, Newcastle can be pro-
j. cured at,H. ST.. JOHNS at the same
price that is paid forcoMMox IMPURE SODA
50 frequently palmed of on the public by
ignorant dealers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

WHEN YOU want COOKING SODA
w Send to H. St. Johns and Procure
the Genuine article.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29
pN The papers announce the gratifyius
intelligence that brandy forty years old Is
made In New York from Jamaica run.

e@- The Monsrel party struck boldly
for neg,o-@Brage, but found cpsy ltst2'u
sister, asspo-ssfaina
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

1g- Ten deaths 10 one birth Is the 70
tic among the happy "fros' negroes Of
Florida.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

President M. b. BRADY.
Vice President. JAMES MANN.
Seed Vice Pres. GABRIEL DE FERRET
Secretary. Nv. N. SMALLWOOD.
Treasurer. L. SALOMON.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

s a New Haven paper says more
men are out Of employment in that city
now than before within The last ten years
and that the leading manufacturers are re-
duciDg their forces.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

TRY Jon Ms CoUG II
J. ESpcetoraut
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

s9 A raw Irishman, just over, went in
to a restaurant, and was asked BY the wal.
ter what he would have? "Why, whites
to ate, Nv coorse,' was the reply. A plate
Of hasa was placed before him. "Fot's
that demanded Mickey. CHATS wittles,'
was the answer. Mickey eyed the com
pound suspiciously for some time, and final
y exclaimed BE jabers, The mon tina
clewed that can ate it,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

TRY JOHNS COU G H
: EXpectorant.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

We are panied to learn Of the
death of Capt. Elcon r. Jones, on the
plantation of DR.. Clark, on the Esd inst
Capt. Jones was a native of Fairfax
county, Virginia, and was about 2s
years of age. He came to Louisiana
On the staff of Gen. Kirby Smith, and
was distinguished for his. gallantry
throughout the late war. It was in the
service Of the South that he contracted
the insidious disease which caused his
early death.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

~ The last quotation Of Gold in
New York is 1409.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

"IN FINE sr1R1Ts."- Washington
dispatches informed the public that Mr.,
Stanton, on taking possession Of his old
office, appeared in unusually fine spir.
its, and eonversed freely with those
about him." TIE which Dir. Raymond,
of the Times, retorts: !" AS the same
phrases have been often employed in
recording the last moments of felons
about to be hanged, they are neithe,
characteristic nor complimentary
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

A splendid pile Of salt from Averys
Island, samples Of powder from the Ha-
zard Powder Go. Sugar Cane, Molasses,
Sorghum Sugar, rice and other articles
were displayed in profusion. In this de-
partment saw
the RAMIE
which If il thouvhf will snnu ,nnnreeflc
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29

which, it is thought, viii soou sapcrcede
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29
Correspondence Louisiana Democrat.

SECOND ANNUAL STATE FAIR.
When it is remembered that the crops
have all failed this year, that many Of the
plantations we're half the season overaowed
and that fearful epidemic swept through
the State, the Fair will be considered a
success. The departments are not as full,
nor the crowd of visitors so large as last
year, but this could not have been expect
ed. The exhibition Of
LIVE STOCK
is not as large as it ought to have been, but
what there is, is very good. The hogs are
large and fat, one pair especially were very
fine weighing somewhere near two thou
sand pounds. Chickens, ducks and geese,
were on exhibition in large numbers, and
looked splendid.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-01-03

awskenedt 70 trpe realizAtion of his situa-
ton. That fen and treacllefous disease, con
sumption, had settled upon his lungs as1
marked him for Is victim. He breathed his
last upon the very day that was 10 have wit
messed his marriage. The wedding was an
nouced for 8, p. NJ, on Christmas day, and
at =, A. NJ, of that day the bridegroom was
In the spirit world. A bridal wreath, in
| that brief time, was changed into the veil Of
urtimeiy widowhood, the happy Christmas,
so joyous to all the world beside, became
day Of mourning the wedding cards that
would have summoned friends and relatives
to marriage feast were converted into fi,-
| neral bidd;ngs to far mere sad and solemn
pageant while the marriage chimes that
would have heralded two faithful hearts
upon their voyage Of welded bliss were
tuned, at Its very threshold, TO the measure
off requiem SO saddening that its very
mention now fills the heart to overfiowing
with grief that is exquisitely painful.
Words Of coincidence to the bereaved
ones, from us, would be but q mockery to
the great grief which must afiiict them now,
AMI, where we had fondly hoped TO join our
| congratulations with others TO the happiness
of the fair young bride, we may only utter,
| in the poets imprisoned words
"That sorrows crown of sorrow
Is remembering happier things"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-01-03
Mems Sticheddown Boots.
Mems Calf and Kip Boots.
Move, Tale n Nd Kin Shoea

The has been disastrous very many,
deed engaged in mercantile pursuits have realized the expectations
which
country selling unousy low prices For the years
leaving perhaps less than oneha the that in the
the close of the The scarcity money
seriously felt in this community and the necessity economical
of affairs be apparent We another
business with msgving to its prosperity for regard the
mea horizon rather gloomy; and in view Of these facts deem
that firm conviction that only safety lies
adheng for the future in the the Cash
Any satisfied will prove
think benefit would be derived by
the contrary believe buying their goods Is
cheaper than if the credit prevailed awe
difficulty selling only for cash.
nient for the customer buy credit and it is often hard
and offence realizing do the absolute necessity
this with the fixed Of
making to the interest to promptly and hope thus
substantially offering for the cash with all de-
obtain short credits In this
tickets they make. a. 1tAAl''7lfN 'il 'ff
We to labor faithfully than before please the pub
% and afford the advantages all humby that
thorough trial will unpudced
cite Inducements We all
~srB fa~1 Very respectfully, ~&klta Nlrs4 ta} FaF
p. sf. ~ COULTER & HILLMAN.r =,
GAINESVILLE, January 3, 1863.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-01-03
President Johnson is reported to

President johnson is reported to
have said that he is not candidate
for re eYectien, but will do all in bis
power to prevent q minority, in the
North, with the aid of bogus negro
governments in the South, from get
ting possession of the government,
next year. As we view the subject,
il is completely in the power of the
President to defeat the Radical negro
scheme. And all that is necessary, is
to issue proclamation of universal
amnesty, and then send honest men
to preside over the military districts,
who will see that every man who
comes within the operation of that
proclamation is registered and that
no negro votes except in strict accord
ancewith the letter of the unconstitu-
tional military bill. If this be done,
the mongrel constitutions can be de-
feated and the South be relieved
from the curse of negro Suffrage
If in connection with this important
step, the authorities will carry out
Gen. Ord's recommendation to put
the idle negroes to work on the lev
ees, for their food and clothing, a
great national work can be accom-
plished at a small cost, and much
suffering averted which is otherwise,
inevitable. Apart from the question of
humanity. it is no less the duty than
the interest of the government to re-
build the levees; duty because the
levees were destroyed in defiance Of
political justice and without the sane
ton Of constitutional law; its inter-
est, because it will redeem from the
floods the garden spot Of the Cont
nent and add intellectually to the ma
tional wealth. And since it so hap
pens that unmeritted suffering can
be relieved and a national work &C.
complished by the one operation, it is
the duty of the government to carry
out the recommendation.