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The Prairies Al Abaase.

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We can't chronicle even ; 1.-THE q ths 1Afh-
erings OF the people in favor Of Grant and
Colfax in the West, mot to mention the out
pourings OF the loyal masses in the Middle
and F.stern States. Indiana and Illinois
are Ill ablaze with enthusiasm and torch.
lights, and the people are rallying in num-
bers and with spirit Of patriotism unequaled
since l840
Ata recent tremendous meeting q Mat
toon, Illinois, Governor Oglesby made one OF
his telling spssches, Of which the following
notice was taken in special dispatch to the
Chicago Tribune
Governor Osleeby followed Senator Yates, and
made one Of his most vigorous and effective Of
forts. His review Of the Democratic record and
principles WIS tho mort searching and thorough
Every sentiment was spplaudsd 10 the echo; and,
though the shades Of night began to gather before
he closed, not one person left the gathering. a.
the opening Of his speech be SAID tnas ne nad
heard few weeks sincs that Indiana Was doubt
full and he consented TO 60 over there and cons
tribute his mite towards awakening the loya men
massed at indianapolis. His Republican friends,
the day before the great meeting there, had prom
ised that ten thousand people would be present
lie said be urged them not 10 be so sanguine, ana
TO make it reasonable by saying from six to eight
thousand. Yet the next day they bchcld not less
than thirty thousand of the loyal people Of Indi-
in the streets Of her capital, besides her pop
ulation assembled to pledge their faith for the pat,
riot hero Who heads our ticket. In every place
in Indiana that he had visited, he found the same
fires burning, the same enthusiasm awakened.
and" ssid no, II have stopped hers 70 tell You
that Indiana will give fifteen round Thousand ms
jority to her Republican State ticket It the APP
preaching election. can promise this because
know it 10 be true. l told them that Illinois
would give fifty thousand Republican majority,
but since my return to the glorious old Prairie
State, have stuck my stake higher, and now put
the majority 1t 70, 000.'
The same paper has glowing accounts Of .
dozen other great meetings at various points
in Indiana and Illinois on the same day, and
all equally enthusiastic.
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CLAeETT don't like aboltionists neither
does ClAsett's political friend G. T., if We
may judge By the following brief epistle Of
his during the war:
Hon. r. n. Miles, Ric1mond, va:
= Has til bill for the execution Of Abolition
priscnas aft9 January next been issued7 Do it
aAA 1nelasd will - stirred into action. Itis
high time 70 proeaaln The Mack dag. After thai
IT, - ~ execution b with the garrote.
&c. T. BxAUREaARp."
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rnEsIpENTIAL ELEcTORs.
STATE TICKET.

FIR S.cYetdry o. Nos
ED: WRIGHT, of Cedar County.
Fbr Auditor Of 2at<,
IOnN A. ELLIOTT, of Mitchell County.
Em Teasnrer ~ &ate,
SAM'L r. RANKIN, of Washington County.
Yor Register Of STATE land Offer,
G. c. CARPENTER, of Webster GeansT.
FIR Attorney General,
HENRY O'CONNOR, Of Muscatine County.
.ToR MEMBERS or CONGRESS
Eirs Dfarief-GEoRGE W. MccRARY.r
Sernssd Hstria-CoL WILLIAM SMYTII.
Iyyd District-
JS4rfh DssDfz-WILLIAM LOuGHRIpGE
Fyfth District FRANK W. PALMER.
Mxth Distysst---
<brfJudge Of Circuit Cbavt
JOHN b. DRAWER. of Henry.County.
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The Rebel leaders in Little Rock vent
out into the insurrectionary districts and i'd
vsed their followers that open war would not
do yet that it would arouse the North, and
secure the election of Grant. As conse-
quence the Rebel battalions have left the
field and now confpe themselves to private
assassinations and occasional highway rob-
berry Of prominent Republicans, in . quiet
way, while Lynch law is executed against
colored men and women after the old style
of the ancient regime.
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Special Notices.
Health Depends UponsGood Diges,
ffOn.

Weakness Of the Stomach is the of
evils than were contained in Pandora's Box. Debility
headache nervous tremors. papitatisn Of the hear.
and local rains innnmerabe. ts direct consequent
ees 1t closures the intellect aud gives birth 20 the
most absurd and incohsrent fanees; incapacitatss
man for business and renders persistent exeron next
to impossible Yet strange to say, indigestion is II
most neglected Of all ailments And this is
trsordinsry from the that absolute, nfallihle
specific for the disorder be obtained in every city
town and village OF the United States
HosTETTER's STOMACH B1TTERs takes wide
range the nalady which it cures II pervades every
civilized portion of the Western Hemisphere and Its
lsbrity tonic and Alternative Ia everywhere estab
lshed It is due to the common Of the American
public say that the demand for II Is immense aud
continually the increase but still thousands centn-
suffer from dyspepsia with the eat fact staring
them In the face that remedy for 1t exists II
within arms-length of every sufferer. Such is the in
consistency Of human naturei Day by day, however,
the number OF those who maneat this ins ndifer-
once their health and comfort dininishes and
the time Iii GENE il is confidently believed. hen the
disease will be expelled from the category Of
disorders ~ tits inco mpsrabe Alternative and restora
live fsepts-dsw
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Our Commissions to Agents

Exceed ii ose every other establishment of the kind
proof of this can be found in comparing premiums
with those of other CLuss SIZE, in addition
which claim TO give better goods ofths same char
acter
We ,ciU send to Agents free Of charge.
Fer rlab OF so and Three Dollars-l doz. good
linen Shirt Fronts set Solid Gold etnds. All Wool
Cashmere, for pants Fine white Counterpart, large
size eloquent Baimeral Skirt. 90 yards brown or
bIesched sheeting good quality yard wide elegant
100 Picture Morocco bound Photo Album double lens
Sterescope and II Foreign Views ] silver plated
grayed bottle Castor elegant Silk Fan, with Ivory
sandal Wood Frame, fsathsred edge and spansied
Steel Carving KNIFE and Fork bestqualty, ivory
balanced handle. handsome beaded and lined Paraso
20 yds good Print. very fine Damask Table Cover.
ue Linen Towels. x doz Rogers best Silver Dessert
Forks. Ladies' large real Morocco Travelling Bag.
fancy dress pattern doz elegant silver plated en-
graved Napkin Rings. ! doz. Ladies' fine Msrnu or
Cotton Stockings Cent? heavy chased solid odd Ring
pr. Ladies' high cut Balmorai Boots fsleeant De-
lane Dress Pattern Violin and Bow in box complete
l set Jeweiry, pin, ear drops, and sleeve buttons.
For club or 50 and Five DoNars-1 black or
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pr al Wool Blankets. Enar.,ea siiss Plated bottle
Cold Scarf Pin 81 yds very fine Cashmere, for Paa,s
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Cashmere for snit. elegant Pcpn DIR use pattern
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fish BerAee fhawl set Iyofy balanced handle
snd Forks ladies gents silver Hnntius~case Watch
Bartlett Hand, Portable Sewing Machine. Splendid
Family Bible, steel eugravings with record and photo
graph pages. rs yds good Hemp Carpetng good c,oys
pair good srselles Quilt. good barrel Revolver
elegant fur mum and cape single barrel Shot Guu
Silver iated engraved bottled Revolving Castor en-,
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Presents for larger Clubs Increase in ths same ratio
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cLA1KrT,s Latest PLATFORM

WE TELL THEM (THE REPUBLICANS
THAT THE DAYS OF THEIR TYRANNY AND
THIEVIN6 ARE FAST DRAWING TO A
CLOSE, AND THAT THEY WILL go OUT OF
OFFICE AT THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION EITHER BY BALLOTS OR BY
BULLETS-BY BALLOTS IF THE PEOPLE
ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE, AND BY Bull
LETS IF THEY ARE NOT aoqen. n TIE
Gansfitufion.
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NAsBY

MIR. Nasty At the Instance Of the n alton
ii Central Committee Goes South to
Organize Colored Seymour and Blair
Clubs.
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HALLS
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the scafp. bU its Hse. bec0Dfes
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its tonic properties prerfnts the
hair from Idtiing out. as IL slim
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IL restores the capillary glands
10 their normal rjgor, and HiH
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hat spfendid gtossU appearance
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GEN. U. S. GRANT,
or ILLINOIS.

FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
SCHUYLER COL"I.
or INDIANA.
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Exceed of every other establishment of the kind
proof of this be found in comparing premiums
With those of other CLuRs SIZE, in addition
which claim TO give better goods oths same char
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This Syrup is not intended IS .'cure-al,, nor is it
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having neen 10 use for many with marked
Possesses AL me valuable curative properties Of Tar
and other remedies Of kindred character conducting to
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danger OF this disease 10 In its steathy approach
little coId slight cough" 10 all 1t fYst 1T will
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lit grows worse-and finally Cor sumption ends in
DEATH which might and shond have been cured in its
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ting themselves, Wrights Tar s,,up is happs
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Many thtori6a have been INDUCED in ~ the cause
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Bachelors Hair Dye.

This splendid Hair Dye the best In the world; the
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-13


A RoL1TIcAL BROTHER ON BEN BUTLER
The editor of the Cincinnati Commercial,
writing from Washington, draws this pic
tnre OF Ben Butler:
Butler turns up his sharp face to the
ceiling, like a learned pig listening for
thunder. One Of his eyes is long-sighted,
and the other short sighted, which singular
ity gives the queer expression Of the eyes
which no one else upon earth has. He is
not fluent speaker, but IS forcible one.
He hesitates for words and sputters at
them, but generally finds word that goes
to the point. His articulation is defective.
| was funny to hear the bnngle which be
made Of the expression, this great crimi.
nal" which he constantly called the Presi.
dent. It seemed to be one word, chiefly
spelled with half a dozen TVS" and he
blurted and clustered it out with great
force Of lungs, as if he threw it out from bis
tongue and snapped at it as it passed hi
teeth.
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Latest Rebel Outrage.
BRUTAL MURDER BY NEGROES IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
The Forsyth (Ga.) Advertiser has thefol

The Forsyth (Ga.) Advertiser has thefol.
lowing:
We regret to learn that our former towns.
man, Mr.. James Martin, was brutally mur.
dered by negroes, near Allendale, s. c..
last Wednesday. He had an alteration :
with a negro, who attempted to kill him
with a hoe, when Mr.. Martin shot him in
the face. A mob of negroes then collected
around his house, from which he fed to
neiehbors, the negroes following aud firing
upon him. They broke into the house.
shot him down, and mangled his body in a
most shocking manner with axes and
clubs.
The Savannah Republican is indebted to
a gentleman from Allendale for these par.
ticulars of this horrible murder:
After Mr.. Martin had retired to his house.
the negro, meanwhile, had been among his
fellows, melting them to violence, and
soon crowd Of them assembled around
the overseer's house. Nearly all the me-
groes on tho plantation were in the assem-.
bly, and the overseer seeing that his life
was in danger, jumped out of a window and
ran. Shots were fred after him, one Of
which wounded him. He still continued
to run, however, thus wounded and bleed
ing. and pursued by the savage crowd Of
brutes, now inf1amed to perfect fury. AT.
ter chase of about an hour, the 0verseer
reached the house of Mrs. Mallod, whose
husband was absent at the time. He inn
plored her to take him in and shelter him
from the yelling pursners, who were seek
ing his life, which she did most willingly.
Then she took her stand outside the door,
and for more than an hour held the MUIR
derers at bay, resisting all their efforts to
affect an entrance, and refusing to accedo
to their demand to give up their victim
They strove to get her away, but she strug-:
gled nobly, heroically maintaining her po-
sition, and receiving many bruises at their
hands.
Finding that they could not intimidato
this courageous lady, the foremost. of them
broke in the window of the house, and
they were quickly followed by Others, and
the wounded man inside soon fell avictim
to their savage fury. Shots were fired at
him, and eleven bncksh0t entered his
breast. While he lay upon the floor, in the
agonies Of death, negro women came up
and beat him with sticks, and'some of the
worst among them declaged that they
wouldnot leave without piece of his flesh
to carry home with them.
A more brutal or diabolical murder has,
perhaps, never been committed, and those
who perpetrated the bloody deed, while in
the act of executing their horrid purpose,
acted more like demons let loose from Pan.
demonium than anything in the semblance
of humanity. While engaged in their mur.
derous work they were frequently heard to
cry out that the Radicals would protect
thenl-thus showing that the responsibili-
ty for the terrible death Of this poor man
rests with those who have scattered broad
cast throughout the South seeds of blood
shed and disorder.
There were thirty-one negroes engaged
in the affair, Of whom fifteen of the men
have been arrested, and are now held in
confnement.&
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MEMORANDA STEAMER LAFoURcHE,
Ben. B. KoUNs, MASTER; CHAs. w
DROWN, CLERK; TRIP No. Cleft
New Orleans Saturday, May 9th, 1868,
at 81 P. NJ, 4 minutes in advance Of
Bart. Able; landed at Baton Rouge
Sunday morning at 5, took on board
675 boxes coal landed at Wharf Boat,
Mouth Red River, at 1880 A. NJ; pass
ed Black River at 2:35 P. NJ; landed at
Barbln's at 5:35 P. NJ, "a hours and 2s
minutes out; landed at Norman's at
5:55 P. NJ; landed at Sam. Compton's
at S:35 P. NJ; landed at II. Willis wood
yard at 1895 and landed at Alexandra
at 1O:45 P. NJ, Time, including al
stoppages and heavy load, 20 hours and
80 minutes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-13

Political ADvENTURERs.-The impru-
dence Of the political adyenturers from the
North and West who are roaming through
the Southern States, running for all the
Offices, from the highest to the lowest, isin-
conceivable. What would be thought in
Massachusetts, or Pennsylvania if some Of
the freedmen or Radical whites of the
South were to 60 there and insist on being
made Congressman, Legislators, OF Cover
nors? Yet this is Just what these loafng
political lazaroni of the States north OF
Mason and Dixon's line are doing in the
Southern States, through the instrumental
ity Of the untutored freedmen, who are
made to believe that in electing these in
terlopers to Office they are exercising the
prondest prerogative Of freemen.- Balti-
more Sun.
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gr The decoration Of the graves Of the
Confederate dead, was duly observed on
Sunday last, 10th inst. There was quite a
number of ladies and gentlemen aiding in
this proper and honored mark Of esteem
and respect.--[ Clinton Democrat.
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Ey The business firm of Biossat &
French has been dissolved. The first
named continues the business, at the
old stand. See circular card.
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Judge Blacks Letter to the Presi-
dent.
REASONS FOR WITHDRAWING FROM THE
DEFENCE.

The following is the letter from Judge
Black to President Johnson, announc-
ing his withdrawal from the defence, in
the impeachment trial, and his reasons
therefor:
Z Mr. President Your determination
to determine nothing for the relief OF
the owners of Alta Vela makes it i'm
possible for me to serve you longer as
counsel in the impeachment case.
They cannot allow their rights to be
trileo with, and cannot advise them
to submit in silence to the outrage per-
petrated upon them. They must seek
elsewhere for the justice you deny
them. lam sure you will admit that |
have never urged this upon your atten-
ton until you had full opportunity OF
examining it, nor asked you for de-
cision until you expressed the opinion
that the title was just and legal. Mr..
Stewards little finger, it appears, is
thicker than the loins of the law. He
and the thieves whose interests he has
guarded so faithfully are welcome to
the short-lived victory they have won.
NY retirement from your case will not
probably diminish the chances Of its
success. When you first expressed the
desire that should be one of your
counsel, / gave some reasons why it
might be better for you that / should
not consent. Upon Messrs. Curtis and
Stanbery these considerations had some
weight, but you overruled them with
out hesitation. If Won will reflect upon
them again, you will probably see that
you have no reason to regret my pres
emit decision to retire. But to me it is
a cause of sincere grief that | can not
aid in the stnggle you are making for
truth, justice and the constitution of
your country. / do most devoutly be-
lieve that the new accusation against
you by the House of Representatives is
unfounded in fact and law, and that
your defence must be regarded as con-
elusive by every impartial mind |
know it will be presented with consum-
mate ability. / hope you see plainly
that have adopted the only possible
mode Of relieving myself from the en-
barrassments and complications which
would be wholly undeniable if I did not
get rid of them in some way.
Yours, etc., j. S. BLACK.
Washington, March II, 1868.
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Bap The St. Nicholas, and her batch
Of clever clerks, are always mindful
of the wants of the Democrat; they are
well aware that no confidence can be
placed in Uncle Sans Mails, and hence
on last Monday morning we received
q tremendous bundle of late papers
from the four corners of the great
est Government under the Planet.
May you alllive thousand years boys,
and the Editor of the Democrat be soil
tary mourner at your funeral.
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HST The River has taken sudden no.
ton to rise, since our last, and has gone up
at least two feet. AT the present writing
it is still rising slowly.
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u A youth with a poetic soul was he
who, in one Of our 'sback counties" of New
England, became smitten with the person
al attractions of a young lady from the
city, who had come to the country for a
few weeks rural enjoyment. Standing at
the door of the village church, he deyoured
the damsei with his eyes for two success
sive Sabbaths. and on the third, hearing
that she was to return to her home, with
desperate courage he thrust hastily into
her hand two papers, one containing lock
of hair, which the plentiful dressing Of
bears grease converted into an oiled sheet,
and the other these lines, expressing the
love-lorn swain's "feelins," which we are
permitted to give to the "littery" world:
I'm poor country boy
live in a holler
AS you see by my ritin and spelin
am no scollar
am not acquainted with
Rithmitic nor grammer
But am customed to handlin
The no and the harmer
Wen in deths coald grave sink
No moar of my earthly trends to think
When ] leye this world what seems so fare
Remember me then by this lock Of my hare
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-13

IN. The Detroit Post chronicles the ar
rest Of man for having copy Of the New
York Times in his pocket, the policeman
insisting that it was aviolation oflaw to
carry o concealed revolver.