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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-21
A cArHoLIcx psAyr.

I thank God for the blessing and pro.e..
ton Of my family. my household, white ~
black and Of myself during the past d.,.
or night J and for all Gods mercies .ps
manifestations of good towards ~, vbiea
We have so little deserved. And l pnv
that. in the Providence OF God, we nav
continue to receive Gods blessius. aod
protection at all times, and to be the vo,.
thy recipients Of them for the remainder a
our hives; that We may be preserved i'm
oil evil Of body and mind; and may eos.
stantly acknowledge Gods Kingdom; obey
his will; and follow the precepts Of our q.
emplar Jesus Of the Cross. in all their h,.
mility. loving kindness, mercy, grace an
truth. And I pray that God may b.es
protect all Of our kindred and friends, ana
all conditions of men that with contjt.
spirits and grateful hearts, we may all d~sll
together in unity and peace to the gioy
OF Gods holy name. And Ipray that God
may bless and preserve from all evil a.
President Of these United States and III
his family, and household white and bisck:
and the members of Congress and all Other,
having authority in the land and through.
out the world; keep them from every eril
oh God-give them wisdom, strength and
irmness to acknowledge Gods kingdom, to
obey Gods will, and to fulfill their hieA
and mighty duties with profit and adyan.
tage to our country, and to the manifesto
tons Of Gods glory-Msy their hearts b.
filed with truth, justice, and humanity, to
the end that peace, ORDER. security, and
may be restored to our beloved
land and especially that the All PerYsdips
Spirit, the universal LAw-God may b
acknowledged and wonbipped throughess
the utmost parts Of the earth. And ny
We amend our lives every day Of or ia,
BY avoiding evil and doing - much gps1
Is the weakness Of our humanity win =.
nit. Oh God hear thou my prayers-eh
God have mercy upon me m,serabls -.
nsr! Amen. - -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-21

q The Celeste has supplied tho
Democrat office, as usual, with plenty
Of late papers. She goes down this
morning ut lG,o'clock.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-21

1G Democrats of Rapides! are you
ready for the grand battle of the Sd Of
November nexti Are you prepared to
cast your votes for the candidates of
Constitutional freedom, peace and civil
rights under the Constitution Have
you registeredf This is all important,
sacred and of binding faith ON every
man of you. Be on the alert, be vigil
liant; sleep on your arms, every man at
his post We must and can redeem
and free Louisiana; we must rid her of
Carpet-bag rule! a@ i
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-21

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DefnitioM-.
In recent speech, delivered in the city Of
New York, Major General Sickles said: {
We zee throughout the South 1etw.
mination to wage . war Of extefminatioa
against what are called csrpet-baegsss.
Who are these carpet beggen! They sss
On undoubted constitutional right, hare
settled in Southern States since the var.
They are discharged soldiers. mechanics.
merchants, echoolmasters, railroad employ.
ees. and thousands and tens of thousands
Of people who, to better their condition.
have exercised the right Of smigvatioa =.
thOso States, - 5sE
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-21

~ Elsewhere we publish in full the
new charter of our Town. As we are
to live under it, for while at least, we
commend its perusal to every inhabi-
tant of the place; by this we mean all
the newly taken in, as well as the old
residenters. At some future time,
when in good mood, we intend ven
tilating the whole affair of this change,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-21
BULLY

We have just learned that it is off,
cial1y announced, that the following APP
pointments or selections have been
made for the Town of Alexandra, un-
der the new charter so-called: 4
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-21

New RADICAL CAMPAIGN SOSG.-WS
find this strong appeal in Radical paPa.
It hes been set to music, aud is sung at al
the Radical gatherings in the East. 1t y
about rs clear an exponent of Grants
views ON. national politics as we have
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-21

TRY ST. JOHNS COUGH ExPEc-
J. ToRANT-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-21
seen:

Niger: Niggcr >! Niggern. Niggcr...s
He niger. she niger!
Big bigger! little niger! -
Old Niger! young niger! 80
Niger up! niger down! ri
Niger preacher! niger clewn!
Niger hence nigger thence. ~
There's nigger on the fence!
Niger chin . Niger thick.
Niger slim niger slick!
Niger bald! Niger wool! 8G
For Che niger let us pull! +
Niger man Niger baby.
Niger woman! niger lady!
Niger with the Grecian bend!
Nigger! Niger! to the end!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-21
W no TAKES THE BET?

We are authorized to offer the fol-
lowing bets to the Supporters Of Grant
and Colfax: 4
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-21

goods that they had ordered ont by express
to keep mp with the market. They are en-.
terprising men, and their good, whether Of
Northern make or home manufacture, are
guaranteed to give entire satisfaction.
There is . great stir here ct present
amongst
TINE OFFICE SEEKERS.
There has been lately change in the
heads of the Post Office. and Internal Rev.
enue departments, and we have new Col.
lector of Customs, Col. Fuller, who has
made some changes and is expocted to
make many moro: It is an interesting, if
not pleasing study, to watch tho move
ments that fellow one of these changes in
the head of Department Suppose q was
the ease this time, that the new appointee
is q Democrat. The ~fns" are all IN a
flntter at once. for they were appointed
under Radical rule. By there Is q
Democrat coming here" "says one. I'm
all right says another ''n.y friend Shake
EN- ID y good Democrat and he'N take care
of me-" And they ali begin toeast around
them for some Dcmoeyatie straw 70 cling
TO-, outside there iSa regular brushing M
Of acquaintances. The loungers around
the Post Office are all suddenly Democrats
aud johnson men. They hunt MP all their
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-12

common defense, promote the general vel.
fare, and secure the blessings Of liberty to
ourselves and our posterit5. In Congress
are vested all legislative powers, and upon
devolves the responsibility as well fer form
ing unwise and excessive laws as for neglect
ing to devise and adopt measures absolutely
demanded BY the wants of the country. Let
us earnestly hope that before the expiration
Of our respective terms of service, now ra-
pidly drawing to close, an All-wise Provi-
dence will SO guide our counsels as to
strengthen and preserve the Federal Union.
insure reverence for the Constitution, restore
and happiness to our whole people,
and promote on earth peace and good will to-
ward men. (Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washington, December 9, 1868.
And this, we hope, is the lastwe shall
hear of Mr.. johnson until he may, in
with an old custom, sit be-
side the new President as he rides in
lis carriage to take the oath of Office
Ipon the grand staircase at the east
ront of the Capitol.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-12

Who ATE ROGER WILLIAMS - The
truth that matter passes from the animal
back to the vegetable. and from the vege-
table to the animal kingdom again, received
curious illustration not long since.
For the purpose OF erecting a suitable
the founder of Rhode Island, his private
burying ground was searched for the graves
of himself and wife. 1t was found that
everything had passed into oblivion. The
shape of the collins could only be traced
bv black line of carbonaceous matter.
The rusted hinges and nails, and round
wooden knot, alone remained in one grave
while single lock of braided hair was
found in the other. Near the grave stood an
apple tree. This had sent down two main
roots into the very presence OF the cottined
dead. The larger root, pushing its way to
the precise spot occupied by the skull of
Roger Williams, had made a turn as if pas
sing around it, and followed the direction of
the backbone to the hips. Here it divided
into two branches, sending one along each
leg to the heels, when both turned upward
to the toes. One of these roots formed a
slight crook at the knee, which made the
whole bear a striking resemblance to the
human form. There were the graves, but
the occupants had disappeared the bones
even had vanished. There stood the thief
the guilty apple tree-caught in the very act
of robbery. The spoliation was complete.
The organic matter-the flesh, the bones OF
Roger Williams had passed into an apple |
rec. The elements had been absorbed by |
he roots, transmitted into woody fiber.
which could now De burned as fuel, or carved
into ornaments had bloomed into fragrant
blossoms, which delighted the eye of the
and scattered the sweetest per-
ume of Spring more than that-had been
converted into iucious fruit. which. from
ear to year. had been gathered and eaten.
low pertinent, then. is the question, Who
re Roger Williams :"-Steers Fourteen
Weeks IN Chemistry.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-12

AM1RArx AND BowIE.-We find the fol-
lowing notice Of former residents Of this
place, well and favorably known here, in the
Sweetwater Mines of November 25th:
Mr.. Amirau1 has just returned from the
East, after having purchased large stock Of
groceries, liquors and provisions expressly
for this market, which are constantly arriv-
ing and being sold at very low rates. This
Arm is well known East and West among
in its transactions, and we can recommend
the members as agreeable and courteous
gentlemen.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-12

SMART GIRL AND Doo.-The Stockton
Independent of the 9Th says bright, young
lad, aged nine and half years, called at that
office and wrote out the following dog story {:
81. B. Hall owns a very fine dog which
has saved house from burning down. The
story is as follows: One dark night when
everything was still, Hall was awakened by
something scratching him, and opening his
eyes he found the room very light. and the
dog teasing him TO open the door. He
looked and saw the fence on fire, and on put
ting it almost out, he called Keller and they
Mollie lost gold chain she put piece of
gold to the dogs nose, and he ran away and
came back with the chain. The dogs name
Bride"
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-12
BY TELEGRAPH.
From the Safeguard.

FROM
II WASHINGTON, December 10. - Senate
CONFESS, during the reading Of the Presi
dents Message, moved to dispense with tn
further reading, saying that the statement
therein contained were untrue.
An animated discussion ensued, during
which motion to adjourn was carried.
In the House, Mr.. Robinson, of New York
denounced the imprisonment Of Americans
in England, saying that - no woman should
marry nor man eat until war was declared
Fernando Wood Endorsed Robinson's re-
marks.
MADRID, December S.-The report that
the insurrection at Cadiz had been sup
pressed was premature. At last accounts
the insurgents were still in arms.
From the Gold Hill News Of last evening
HAVANA, December 3.-Professor Delis-
sier, of Kingston, Jamaica, who long time
in advance announced the days ON which the
earthquakes would visit St. Thomas, Chile
and Peru, announces that there will be an
earthquake in California about the llth Of
December.
SAN FRANCISCO. December ia portion
of the L abroad House, fronting on Clay
street, fell in this morning. about half-past
eight clock. Ten persons, who were en-
gagged in repairing damages done by the re-
cent earthquake, were buried in the ruins.
Thus far six are kn own to have been killed
Firemen and citizens are hard at work search
ing for the missing.
SAI Francisco, December ll-2P. NJ
Col. Columbus Sims was sentenced by Judge |
provinces for outrages upon Supervisor |
Canavan, as follows Assault and battery,
orty-fve days in the county Jail; carrying
concealed weapon, one hundred dollars OF
fifty days imprisonment: exhibiting deadly
Weapon, thirty days Imprisonment using
ulgar language, fifty dollars or twenty-five
avs imprisonment.
At half-past three this morning sailor
rent on board the ship Active, lying at
ackson street wharf, and stabbed the night
Eatchman. He then Jumped overheard and
scaped. The watchman's wound is serious
The Railroad House walls, which were
eing taken down, fell in, carrying down two
torres adjoining on the east. Four men
ere buried in the ruins. James Fay was
ably injured and the other three men
lightly injured.
SACRAMENTO, December ll.-About eight :
clock Wednesday evening man named
ohm Ennis was struck on the left temple
ur times with heavy mallet, while in the
ouisiana Saloon, the bar tender, A. Nc
lister, being the man who inf icted the
ows from the effects of which Ennis soon
ter died. Ennis leaves wife and four
lildren, one of whom is very sick. 1t is
i'd that his visit down town that evening
as TO procure the attendance of physician
,on his daughter, and that the doctor not
ing in h is office when he called, he stepped
to the saloon to pass the time till he should
rive.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-12

NEW York, December lO.-Pelisser pre-
diets a great earthquake in California to-
morrow (to-day.) 1t has not been felt yet.
IS. F. KEP
The Montana post., 1868-09-11
THE WEST.

TIL crops of the Willamette Valley
are greater this season than ever before.
The potatoe crop of Washington Ter
ritory is bad.
There is a small Mormon settlement
seven miles east of Walla Walla.
1t is now stated that the Mormons only
claim an immigration of 1900 this year.
A railroad subscription paper is being
successfully circulated in Denver.
Gen. Dodge, Chief Engineer of the L.
p. h. r., and party, are now at Red
Dome. at the north end of Salt Lake.
Board is nine dollars per week, two
dollars per day, or seventy>five cents
per meal in currency at Cheyenne.
Hussey K Co., of Denver paid $24 75
per ounce for gold dust, the highest
rates this season.
The Land Office at Olympia. w. T.,
sold for cash during the month OF July,
9,077 acres of land.
A grain field of thirty-six acres, IS
miles from Boise city, yields forty five
and one-half bushels to the acre, and the
crop is estimated TO be worth $1,750.
The Union Pacific Railroad is ex-
pected to reach Bryan, the new railroad
A regular steamship route between
Victoria and San Francisco is contem-
plated.
For the week ending Aug. Goth, FIVE
tons of bullion were shipped from Vir-
ginia City, Nevada.
The Sioux, Arapahoes and Cheyennes
have united their forces on the plains.
and war, fercer than that of 1866 is
feared.
Through time from Chicago to Salt
Lake, all connections being properly
made. is Ave days.
Surveys and estimates are being made
for the purpose of ascertaining the prac-
ticability of blasting out Rock Creek
rapids in the Columbia.
A company with capital of fly
thousand dollars has been organized in
Salt Lake for the manufacture of wag-
ons. The material used will be brought
from the East, and put together by the
Saints.
Lack of air has taken the place Of
an overplus of water as hindrance to
the working of the deep mines of Ne
vada. Steam blowers have been intro
duced which obviate the difficulty.
1t is thought that the railroad from
Denver to Cheyenne may be all graded
aud just possibly in running orier by
January We do not regard it as proba-
ble, however, that it will be completed
before a year from this time.
Prof K. V. Hayden, U. S. geologist,
estimates the coal formations south of
Cheyenne and north of the Arkansas to
occupy an area of 5000 square miles
All of this country in which the coal
formation exists abounds in brown iron
ore. three tons of which is sufficient To
make one ton of excellent pig iron.
The San Francisco Times tells of
field of wheat in Los Angeles. the seed
of which was taken from the hand of
an Egyptial mummy buried thousands
of years ago. Notwithstanding its great
age, these few grains of wheat were
sown and produced crops year after year.
until now the mummy wheat, as it is
called, covers a field of six hundred
acres, which will yield sixty bushels to
the acre. This is the only instance of
the staff of life or any other good being
obtained from a mummy.
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

CHINESE GOLD FIELDs-The discov-
cry of gold fields at Chefoo, China, are
reported. Lead, silver and coal, in large
quantities, have also been discovered in
The same district. A correspondent of
the Shanghae Reporter, states that some
ten thousand Chinese had rushed to the
gold fields. He says: 'Notwithstand-
ing prohibitions and threats on the part
of the Mandarins. these ten thousand
Chinese have, according to the report.
gone TO work at the gold mines. Efforts
were made TO cause them to desist. but
were entirely in vain. IF you interfere
with us, We shall at once take arms and
turn rebels was in substance the reply
OF the pig-tailed miners; and SO the au-
thorities had to make tn. best of a bad
bargain and let the thing 60 it's own
way. Talk of Chinese oppression after
thisl Could the liberty OF the subject
go anywhere furtherG"
The Montana post., 1868-09-11
POLITICAL.i

The Democrats say that they want to
stop the vast expenditures for the army.
why don't they become loyal, peaceable,
law-abiding men, then, and thus do
away with the necessity for an armyY
Frank Blair says "the contest before
us is for the restoration of our race.
That is, of course, the race of the Blairs.
Heaven forbid
Longfellow. following Grants exam
pie, declines TO make speeches. The
World will, of course, have il that he
doesn't know anything.
Democratic paper, more honest than
polite, saws: 1--WE might have tri-
umphed with Chase and Hancock, but
the convention preferred TO be beaten
with Seymour and Blair. Perhaps four
years more of adversely may teach us
little wisdom
The existence of a secret military or
ganiZation for the purpose of carrying
Missouri for Seymour and Blair at all
hazards has just been discovered in st.
Louis.
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

PERMANENCY OF MINING.-Perhaps
the best evidence of the permanency of
the mines of the precious metals may be
found in the fact that, after more than
three or four centuries of operation, more
or less active, the silver mines of Mexico
remain Ss her greatest industrial re-
source, tine basis of her commerce, and
the best security she can offer for the
cost of any Improvements she may con-
template.
1t has been calculated that during the
GAO years which they had been worked,
dating down to 1926, the mines of Frei-
burg produced not less than 81, 600 cwt.
of silver, and that the amount yielded in
1850 alone was not less than 100000
thalers.
These being facts of history who can
calculate the bullion crop of the Rocky
Mountains GAO years hence7-ROcky
Mountain Herald.
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

ing from fifteen to twenty thousand troops TO
Nova Scotia, if necessary, to secure her Sc
cession from the Dominion. The report Is
entirely dIscredited here.
Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE Republicans spe-
cial gives a telegram from Plnchback, the
colored Senator of New Orleans, denying that
he made any threats in his recent speech. He
says the day before a mob threatened to hang
him, because he was Republican. In bis
speech he admonished the public that If the
Republicans were wantonly attacked, they
would be obliged to defend themselves by
every means. He says he always deprecated
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

Inc oa's IsuAe a cscygttI0s says. n se.-
tleman just from Washington tells US
that the Secretary of the Interior told
him. not over ten days ago, that the
route of the Pacific Railroad had not
been determined upon to either the
north nor the south of our lake. f'+
Edmund M. Pratt was murdered by
i've Indians within one mile of Cheyenne
recently, and his stock. consisting of
thirty-one horses and three mules driv~
en- OH A large number Of citizens and
body of troops started Ia pursuit OF
the savages. but met with no success.
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

asked
From the StatesT-'
lies, sir" replied, apologetically.
Missouri :" says he. I'D .I. -
New York" answered I. t
The whiskey seemed TO make him feel
better, so he suggested another drink,
which dared not refuse. We drank
and my new friend became communities
tive. Tapping me on the shoulder he
said
am old man waiting A mo-
ment 20 sec Il presumed 10 dispats it
he proceeded-"y you are young. Tvs
been in these mOuntings since forty
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

A copy of Elliot's Indian Bible, work
which no living man can read, was sold
at auction in New York, April %, for the
extravagant sum of 81 l,130, the highest
price ever paid fora printed book in this
country. IL was printed in Cambridge.
Mass-, in 1868, by Samuel Green and
Mar rnaduke Johnson.
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

sherman station has
,,nde on the road II is $40 miles west
tof Omaha, and is 9,6S0 feet above the
level of the sea .r.-. .f.rT.rE
Gold has been discovered near the
head of the Laramie, some seventy
miles south of the road, and, we are
told, in other places. About seventy
n men are working at the head of the
10. Laramie, making FIVE or six dollars a
. letsay. They have eight seet of dirt. four
The ht Vf pay. and plenty OF wIter- Doubt
81. bod mines Wiz be found in the vi
81 Cheyenne has some substance.
hours the fact Of being mRde the capital
wyoming, the shops 10 be located
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

On the Gath ult.. 500 Mormon immi-
grants passed through Cheyenne A
lady living in that city, attempted to in
dace her sister. who was with the Saints,
to leave her companions, bui failed 20
do 30. She subsequently induced her 10
retnrn % her from Benton.
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

tuvss- men nuu uUtuIug. -----
district sold, few days ago, for ten
thousand dollars cash, aud you may
form an idea, from this. how rich the
ground must be, TO bring so large a
sum. r.
Bear Town. Sept, g ls6s.
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

Every vote for Horatio Seymour. saws
the Cincinnati Enquirer, is vote for
gentleman, scholar. a statesman, a
patriot and Christian. And is one
vote thrown away.
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

City, Nevada, not IOns as,v, 40 s.s..s. ~ -,
that a large stream of cold water which
had issued from the Cole tunnel for
months. had it's volume increased by
sixteen cubic inches, and its tempera-
ture to boiling hot ....-... ..
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

p. K. SPARKS,
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

erInan goL DacK 10 MP ~
two hours after the capture o as s@sa -,
ily. He followed the trail, 9,l
both bodies, horribly mang
miles from the house. n bro gn g1..,,ss
to Denver, and the UTMOST exe,'s-g , .,,s
prevailed when they arrived. = vi
ing was speedily organizeq, ~h IA
addressed by Acting ioaYefno
who called for City men,
and provisions. 20 start for D.
the settlers on Biiou and a
hf.y-six men immediately eI
selves for the purpose.
The Montana post., 1868-09-11

A. J. has not been in his usual spirits
since the Democratic Convention, but
his usual spirits have been in him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-28
COACHMEN AND GARDENERS.

A SITUATION WAETED-IN A PRIVATE FAMILY, n
"A the country, by married man, without children wshe
permanent situation; understands horses an
gardening and is good careful driver would take Tn
washer and roner The best from their las
employer for sobriey honesty industry the
years. Call address j. L., n BrooIne st. first floor
front room, for four days.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-28

fnHE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, LONDON SO
oety. Cornhi, Eolera In, 1lnseys All the Year kound
lunch, eeky LINES, London Daily lines, Bes lie ana
any other foreign paper magazine book published, sup
Piled Immediately tho arrival of the Cunnrd steamers,
from CHsritJ English newspaper riorc, llS2 Broadway
brlrr N rs aNniiratos.