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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-12-02
SHERIFFS SALE.

SHERIFFS SALE.
Watson g. Pervin 4si 49, -
A. j. Leach. ~
9th District Court, Parish of Rapides
State of Louisiana, .7. 49,.
DY VIRTUE of a writ of Fieri Fa-
ID cias, issued out of tho 9th District
Court, Parish OF Rapides, State OF Lou
isiana, and to me addressed in the
above entitled, suit, / have seized and
will offer for sale to the last and high
est bidder, on afa 80
Saturday, the 2nd day Of January A.
~ ID. 1859,
between the hours Of ii a. M, and a D.
M, ut the Court, House door in the
town of Alexandria, the following de-
scribed property, seized as the property
of the defendant, by special order Of
said writ, to-wit:
100 acres of land, being in township
6, section 6, North Of range 2 West, in
! the land district North Of Red River,
with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon.
Terms Of sale-CAsIi, subject to ap-
praisement. .as3fs
JOHN DELACY, Sheriff
| docStllS-Printcr'S Fee ais. tta $ IS ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-12-02
JUDGMENT,

UOOOm1N IL ifilfi-ttt 2
Jerusha B. Reid No 14l9,- District
n'iF o. vs.. Court, Parish Of Rap.
jesse w. Reid, des, November Term,
Her Husband. J 1868. 0t3 $50
TN THIS CASE by reason of the law and
Il the evidence being in favor of the Plain
tiff Mrs Je1usha B. Reid, it is ordered, ad-
judged aud decreed, that she do have and
recover from the Defendant, Jessee w.
Reid, her husband, the sum Of One Thou
sand dollars, with five per. centum inter-
est thereon from the date Of this Judgment,
and that her legal mortgage be recognized
on the property Of the said Reid, to take
effect from the First day of November,
1862: And it is further ordered - .;;;... Ct,
and decreed . ..ao Tue Community hereto.
rore existing between the parties be dis
solved, and that the said Jerusha b. Reid
be authorized to administer her own para
pherRat property separate from That Of hcr
said husband, and the Defendant be con.
demned to pay the cost of this suit.
Done. read and signed in open Court
this the 9th day Of November, 1868. - =
gt-a J. ORSBORN,
Judge Of the 9th District Court. =
Filed November Oath, 1865 l,.Is ~
o. X. HAWLEY, Clerk
certify the above to be true copy o.
tho original on file in my Office. -,
|G Given under my hand am
G the seal oEeaid Court at Alex
49, andria, this 9th day of N,
vernbcr, A. D. 1863.
CHARLES OWEN,
December 2, 1e63ttlss Deputy Clerk. I.
| Printers Fees $12 3 ia lAFkn
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-02-07

LADY VS.. WoMAN.-The Chicago Journal,
making fun Of the disposition of certain
classes Of American society to substitute
lady" for woman and gentleman
for man." proposes revised edition of
the poets, in which a similar substitution
shall be made wherever the Objectionable
words occur. Here are a few samples Of
what " revised edition will be like:
Frailty thy name is lady
/" Oh lady, in our hours Of ease,
Uncertain, coy and hard to please"
- dare do all that doth become gentleman. 3"
- now see
Bone of my bone, flesh Of my flesh,
Before Lady is her name"
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-02-07
"A Life OF Christ" by the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher.

BROOKLYN, JAM 10, 1868.
J. B. Ford & Co.-Gentlemen l am a,
work upon the Life Of Christ, with all dill
gence, and shall press forward as fast as
other engagements will permit. have long
contemplated this labor of love, and l re-
joice that l am permitted to begin it under
such favorable auspices.
The materials are abundant. The diff
Guilty lies in selection. The last so years has
brought to the consideration Of this subject
more learning and eloquence than were ever
directed, within the same space Of time, to
one subject. Our local knowledge, too, has
been vastly augmented by the scientific topo-
graphical exploration of the Holy Land.
AT time when chill mist of doubt is
rising over all the Sacred Records, from an
excessive addiction to material science, it
would seem that good service might be rem
dered to religion by ressserting in language,
and by methods congenial to the wants Of
modern thought, the Divinity of our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ.
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-02-07
SAN FRANCISCO DISPATCH.
from the Virginia Enterprise Of yesterday. ]

from the Virginia Enterprise of yesterday. ]
SAN Francisco, February 5.-Early this
morning new residence, at the corner of
Valencia and Tewenty-second streets, the
property of Mr.. d. E. Martin, was burned to
the ground. Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
The house was fired by an incendiary.
James II. Williams has been arrested on
the ground of attempting to pass a counter
felt 500 greenback on Mary Blaine.
Thomas Chandler, the pugilist. was arrest
ed by the Sheriff of Contra Costa county,
and released on 81 900 bail. The Sheriff has
966 indictments against San Franciscans who
witnessed the Chandler and Harris mill sew
eral months ago.
Grace Filbin, or Silva, the courtezan who
was injured by being thrown from buggy a.
the Cliff House, is not expected to recover.
James Howard has been held to answer in
the sum of $1,000 for stabbing John Brown,
on board the steamer Montana.
This afternooo Chinaman in Armes &
Dallam's factory, split the skull Of another
Chinaman with a hammer. The injured man
was not expected to survive.
A cluster of Chinese sheds in the rear of
62i Jackson street, were burned this morning.
The Assessor of the San Francisco Dis
trict has fixed the rate of legal tenders at -
cents in gold, as the basis upon which we
reckon Internal Revenue returns for Febru- |
ary.
The steamship Arago from Aspinwall with
passengers hence, and which was reported to |
have put into Southern port (Savannahl dis
abled, has arrived in New York.
Geld closed at l4l1 in New York at 3 P. n.
to-day.
The Liverpool wheat market was quoted /
weak at los. Later kilograms report the quo
tation at lbs. Sd.
Flour-Sales of 400 barrels choice family
and extra, half and quarter sacks, at SSa
s D.
Wheat-Sales of 5000 sacks milling, 81 so;
:, 90 sacks choice shipping, 81 20; 800 sacks
prime milling, 81 IS.
Barley-50O sacks good brewing, 81 so; at
the close $50 sacks brewing, 81 so.
Oats-Sales of 500 sacks choice, 81 SD
200 sacks very heavy, 81 so ; we quote light
% ezra choice, 81 76Nl 80.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-02-07

The OPENING OF Pixies New YoRK
thus describes the opening of Pixies gorgeous
New York Opera House:
We have read no description which docs
full Justice to the beautiful theater which Mr..
Pike has just given us. The scene at its
opening on Thursday night came nearer to a
realization of the lyric splendor Of which all
., us a. times have dreamed, but which no.
body has beheld in the flesh, than anything
else in this country. Wide entries admit you
TO q magnificent vestbule, as big in itself as
many respectable play house, around which
run stately flights of stairs, and gallery at
mid hight, such as one sees in the pictures
Of old baronial halls. Thence there is ad-
mission BY many doors to the gorgeous
auditorium, where at least five hundred more
people than the house could seat assembled
20 witness the Inauguration. The soft yet brill
liant light, streaming down from the dome,
and scattered from hundreds of globes the
magnificent colors of the decorations, white,
and gold, and warmest tints of crimson, and
delicate dove color picked out with soft blue
the rich satin hangings; the glowing fres-
GOES; the tapestry carpets springing under
the foot; the graceful lines of architecture
all these combined with eveay conceivable
magnifcence of female dress, the glitter of
thousand jewels, the simmer of golden curls
and glossy silks, the smiles of pleased and
pretty faces, the waving of fans, the futter of
laces, the soft motion of delicate gloved hands,
70 make a picture such as it did ones heart
good to look upon. Then the scenery was
splendid; the dresses were fresh and hand
some; the stage appointments we're complete; |
.hese was no mark of haste or inexperience |
"a aas Of the important adjuncts to the re-
Everything passed off in !
order; everybody seemed delighted; and the |
" stibu!e during the intermission was noisy
with the congratulations of Pike and Stra-
bosch. !
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-02-07
THE DAILY APPEAL.

EASTERN PCBLICATIoNs.-We are indebt
/ ed to Mr.. John G. Fox for the following late
Eastern publications: Harper's Bazaar
Harper's and Leslie's Illustrated Weeklies
National Police Gazette; Demorests
Monthly Fashion Book; Harpers's Magazine;
New York Tribune; The World Almanac ;
Ballou's Magazine New York Day Book ;
The Tribune Almanac and the New York
Herald. Copies of which, brought by the
last mail steamer, can be had at Mr.. Fox S
counter.
PrTNAM's MAGAZINE FOR FEBRuARY.-
We have received from the Pacific Coast pub
fishers, II. II. Bancroft & Co., San Francis
co, the February number of Putnam's Ma
gazine. 1t is filled with excellent reading
matter. The contents are as follows: Too
'rrue, Novel; Broadway: Dante and his
latest translations Diary of James Fenni-
more Cooper A talk with our next Presi-
dent The mystery Of the gilded cameo !;
Ilium Fruit; The Coming Revolution IN
England; Making the most Of oneself;
Life in Great Cities, Rome; Republic of
Elsewhere; A Sea View; The Venus Of
Milo; Fitz Greene Halleck-with Portrait
The Outcast; Monthly Chronicle; table
talk. &C., &c.
NEW BooKs-APPLEToN & Co.'S PUBL
CATIoNs.-We yesterday received through A.
Roman & Co., San Francisco, and Mr.. John
G. Fox of this place, the following new books
from the press of D. Appleton & Co., New
York The Empress Josephine, BY Miss
Muhlbach, author of The Daughter of an
Empress; - % Marie Antoinette :" Berlin
and Sans Souci," &C., &c. "The Empress
Josephine" although externally uniform
with Appleton's editions of the other works
OF Miss Muhlbaeh, is much better printed
than they, and the engravings are a great
improvement on the stiff, tinted cuts, by Orr,
that illustrate them. The subject of this
volume is more thoroughly interesting and
touching than that of any other work yet
given to us BY the publishers of the writings
of this voluminous author. Origin and Pro-
9resS Of Norn'onisn', by Pomeroy Tucker of
Palmyra, New York Ella, or Spain Fifty
Years Ago, by Fernan Caballe7o DR.. W.
,aer's Lore, by Margaret Lee, author of "Ar-
nold's Choice" tpton's Infantry Tactics,
by Brevet Major General Emory Upton, L.
S. A, published by authority of the Secre-
.ary of War; new edition of CorneTs In
'ernsediate Geography; and Nicholas NickLe-
by, Christmas Stories, OErer 7,rtst, and the
Pick,cick Papers, the same being of Apple
tons new, cheap and very desirable edition
Of Dickens work-all from this liberal and
house. We shall be obliged to
iefer an examination and notice of this bud
get until some future time.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07
CEocKETT ouTDoSE.

Talk Of Crockett. Why. Ezekiel
Nash. genuine Downca~lcr, could scad
him TO eternal smash right of. Nash
chaws chain cables for tobacco. takes gun.
powder for SNUFF. aud hl"as hi- nose With
tin pocket handkerchief lie sleeps he.
tween iran sheets. which in winter are
made rel hot. lis mother missed him
when baby, aud found him at last in q
hornets nest. playing ~ bo-pcep with 4
couple al ra.slesnakcs. As an infant.
Ezekiel was wonder. lie had razors
and bayoncts f,r toys, walked in top boots
when he wls three years old. sucked hot
cual., and used to rub his gums with Il
nu'mc: cr.;cr They wcaned him the
day he wa. born, and fci him on pap
mgds Of fin;s;one aud Ii.num yi;:c. soak
cI in rrussiac acd. Ills appetite, for n
boy. was awful. lie once ate three parts
Of horse and then asked il tea wasn't /
ready When hc rides on raiirond lie
gets out 10 walk a matter OF forty or ff-
ty miles, and waits an hour for the train
10 ovcriake him. The engine comes up
painting aud blowing, aud often says, with
a forced hugh, Dust my b,lcr, Xekicl.
but of all mortal critters you re the big.
ge~i' reckon you're father was u fash
of lightning, aud your mother an earth
quake As specuator, Nash is really
lucky. lie held some canal shares once.
which went up to such premium that
he was obliged to send broker up in a
balloon to sell out"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07
A SINGULAR ROMANCE.

NJ. De Pcnc nariafes, in tho hide
pcndcnce Belge, the following extraordi.
nary story:
] know young gentleman named Ct
will say Charles, who has been a hero Of
n singular romance. On coming of age
he entered On q Partisan life with 25.0O0
francs year. Forty years ago, the young
mirifaors in Paul dc Kock's rosnances
played salauically on six thousand francs.
rollcd In cabrioletc, and kept danscus-
Times arc changed siBcc then, and Charles
could not keep carriage. nor stylish
dansucs, and DO one ever spoke Of his los.
ing money Mt the clab. But lie contriv-
ed TO ruin himself though. lie went into
tho world, he went TO the club, and kept
a mistress, but did all this within his
means. Ills weakness was that Of lending
to any friend who asked. lie was never
repaid, and when lie found his fortune
moro than half gone. instead Of economic
Ing. he tried speculatipg in stocks, at
which lie was continually unsuccessful.
Nearly ruined, hc hal, however, moth
ing Of the air Of an unIncky fellow. lie
went to the Grst ball Of tie carnival
There lady IN black satin domino and
n'ask showed marked preference for his
society. Through her mask il vas eyi-
dent that Eer teeth were magnificent, and
her figure vas tall and sirikingly Gle CANT,
while little hand neatly gloyed, waved
in graceful gestures For two hours the
pair passed the time Delightfully."-.
q lie; Us 90 to supper" said Charles.
The lady unniasked and displayed a
face which stops growing oil at thirty.
though its ros-cssor may lie forty. IT.
lines were perfectly staiuesque. aud the
young man thought be had never seen
more cnch1ntins Woman. Suddenly shc
astonished him by saying:
have a son 1T your age"
This vas siartling-nay, incredible
The lady continued:
am widow, and for reasons which
! will explain have had OCCASION to make
the strietest inquiries as to your life.
iiud that you have been ruined. not by
vice, bu. by generosity, aud that you
have rare talents, aud are in ever; re.
spec., save your reeales,ness, a man 10
be loved and esteemed Ny husband left
ue two millions II francs, and have a
charming daughter. There arc family
reasons, unknown TO you, which gives a
right 10 our intimacy aud share in our
fortune"
These reasons we're very singular
The lady's husband had been steward to
the grandfather Of Charles, aud not a
very iaithful steward. since he had, by
abusing his trust, made fortune and run
away 10 Poland. Here he increased his
ili-got'en capital and married into rich
aud noble family. Here he died, leaving
the iwo millions. the widow aud children.
The widow, who knew his history, en-
pioyc1 n secret agent to ascertain II
Charles was deserving young man. and
found that lie was something more. The
young man married her daughter, aud
u0w all goes well
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07

10 her friends. The last time saw II iss
Menken was two months since in the ho-
tel in the ltue Caumastin, where her iu-
neral took place. She wrote ne note TO
say she was i'll. and called on her one
afternoon, She said TO mo with very
sad smile My poor dear boy / feel
am very i'll When jcsted with her
about her apprehension, although the
great change which had taken place in
her features filed me with the worst fore.
bodings, she replied: j have received my
death wound. | am lost to. art aud to
life She fetched resigned sigh, and
added After all | have lived more than
WOMAN Of hundred years, 80 il is but
justice should 20 where they carry old
people. succeeded in giving her some
confidence, bat the idea Of death conlinu.
cd to return in her conversation. She
said: You have never written an article
about me. Make haste, for If | die
shall not read IT, replied Don't talk
Of death the manager Of the Theatre dn
Chatelet wants you for tic revival Of the
: Pirates She exclaimed: Nonsense
hN - gtH4AJ anu aubtb1i Leu 0Hf
burst into tears aud exclaimed between
two robs: Poor Leo!' | severely
scolded her that day for keeping con
stanily in bed with her little dog, 70
which shc was greatly attached. told
her it was unheallhy. She eravely re.
spondei: Ny dear fellow, | have been
told dogs smcll death coming. and run
away. So long a. my dog remains by II. :
side, ] shall know must lise. If my
io; runs away thall understand ny la,
hour has come, aud shall pray God "a
have mercy on ny soul' Three week.
afterwards received telegram from
Bousival, whittier her physician had sent
her. II was in these words: Come
quick !Icnkcn is dying / went at
once to Bnu@isal. She VAS dcliriou--
She did not recognize n,e. She talked
rapidly in English In the chaos Of in.
cohcren, expressions which fell from her
color!ess lips ! heard these words: Give
ne more brandy Tho poor creature
made thc diagnosis of her disease il wa
an inflammation # the digestive tube.
canscd IS the abuse OF alcohol ard the lie.
fiancc s!se had constantly bid her vigor.
on. constitution by inlnl-ing in super.
human excrci-es. i rabbi was with her
at her last moments, an1 ,he vas buried
according 10 the Hebrew rites"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07

THE Snow PROBLEM on THE PACIFIC
RAILRoAD.--lt was reported last winter
that the sheds built by the Pacific Rail
road Company to protect their tack from
the deep SHOWS of the Sierra Nevada
mountains, were crushed by the weight
of snow that fell upon them, and that
some other method OF protection would
have to bc devised. II seems, however,
by letter in the San Francisco Buiicfin,
that this plan Of shielding the track has
not been abandoned. The company arc
now engaged in erecting sheds over the
cuttings and other exposed points. They
are Of heavy timber framework, with
pointed gable roofs, and look as If they
could withstand almost any pressure OF
snow. Nearly forty miles of the track
will have to be thus covered, and the
quantity of timber required will be enor.
nous. Not less than p saw mills, most
of them worked by steam, are run night
and day. employing nearly 1000 men,
and yet they do not work up TO the needs
Of the company. In a few weeks rs
mills will be running. 1t is estimated
that it will require 30 less than 10000
feet of lumber to construct mile oI
sheds. So great is the demand, that The
country on both sides of the track is be.
lug rapidly denudcd of its forests.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07
EARTH GIVING UP IT'S DEAD.

Private letters from Lima, Valparaiso,
and other ports subject to the recent ter
rible conmotion, gives many facts and IN
cfdents not alluded TO in newspaper ac-
counts heretofore published. One writer
reports singular and horrible sish; that
occurred at africa on the south side of
the ruined city:
AS the earth opened and yawned,
there came up five hundred mummics,
who stand in long lines facing the sea,
every one of the skeletons in q perfect
state OF preservation-thc hands doubled
up aud supporting the chin, the knees
drawn up, aud the feet supporting the
aeshless body! This must be one OF the
most frightiul sights possible, and quite
beyond dcscripn.
The spot where these mummies now
stand was once an old cemetery-some
ninety years ago it is said-and these
skeletons are doubtless the fabled lucas
aud Indians, who buried themselves alive
or were inferred in this manner. They
correspond exactly to the old mummies
of the Incas, which | described in 4 for
mcr letter a. among the curiosities to be
seen in the museum at Lima. As the
ground reccdcd, what ghastly spectacle,
AMID the throes of an earthquake, the
coming up again 60 earth of these long
buried skeleton remains-Gve hundred
shostly mummics.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07

BLINp An old man, whose sight
was defective and who had TO use glasses,
was reading a newspaper on the train be-
tween Wheeling, Va, and Washington, a
few days ago. When the cars reached
the first tunnel the quick disappearance
Of the light caused him to look up. TAX.
ing of his spcctacles and wiping them, he
replaced them and again tried to read
Pcrcciving that all was still dark, he
dropped both paper and spectacles, cx-
claiming in loud voice, My God, I'm
blind, I'm blind !" This aroused the
passengers, aud it was long time before
he could be convinced what was the mat
,er. On coming again to sight, he thank.
ed God fervently for his sight.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07
I WISH I WAS AN EDITOR.

A "priutsr's dcvir' in Omaha, iu.pired by th
late Editorial ExeuEsiop, got OF the following
stan1Ss:
wiah was an Editor.
To jain ia jolly sprees,
To go on big exclusions
And ses the Gay psHnees;"
To hob and mob with Turkey Foot"
"Whue Bear" and Spotted Tail"
And over Nebraska prairira
Ride oa tie U. 7. Rail.
uish was IN Editor,
My pen away IA throw,
IT, grasp for once my rife
'Gaiust elk and buffalo:
To dine roasted prairie dog.
Done mp in kiHsl.y's beet,
And sess, The hrisk niusqa.tos
That rcvei in tic West.
wish Wa an Editor
Or Great George Francis Train,
I'd 60 0n every bender
Through mountain. LAX. snd plain
I'd then fnFFst subscribers.
And the little t''st they ows:
Ia glsl,y quit the rhootipz siiek.
To shoot the Lufalo.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07

An INscRIrnos.-A graycstone in
the West Burying-groand at Litch-
field has the following inscription /:
Sacred to the memory of inestimablc
worth, of unrivalled excellence ard
virtue (then the name), whose ethere-
al parts became seraph on the 25th
day of May, 1867"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07

How "A black boy, who serves as
"deYip' in a Southern newspaper of
flee, was asked the other day if he In
tended to vote. "No sar," said he, sI
amt twenty-one yit; but if / was
how | gwine to vote Saturday and
help edick dis paper too ?''
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07

A young lady in Bloomington Ill.,, a
few evenings after her marriage was lock-
ed out Of her bedroom by her husband.
She repaired to the wood-pile, took the
ak aud chopped her way through the DOR.
Young wives do not often have occasion
to be dcmonstrative in such forcible
manner.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07
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SMILE AND be coNTENTED.

The world grows old, and men grow ssl1
To each while scekiAg treasure,
And what with WAat, aud cares and toll
We scarce have time for pleasure
DSt never mind, that Is . Ices
Not mSsh TO be lsmented
Life rolls on gsily, II ~e will
But smile and be eoalcnted.
II We are poor, and would be rich,
II will mot bs by p.1iHg;
No steady hearts And hopefUl minds
Are hie's bright silVeTy llning.
There's peveV . man that dAEed " hope
Hath Of his choice FePenied;
The hAppiest souls on earth ars shsas
Who emilio aud ts couteAtsd.
When grief doth come 90 rack the heart,
Aud fortune bids us sorrow,
From hope We may blessing read,
And consolation borrow.
If thorus IA Ay rise aud Foses bloom,
IL cannot he prevented;
So make the best of life you can,
Add snile aud be e0ntsated.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07

THE Editor of the New York Mai
says that the crimes of the negroes Of thf
United States are to the aggregate erin
# the country "in about the ratio of one
TO a hundred" What modification
shame, and regret he must % i at boips
white man Doesn't he pray three
times day that he may be born again
and the next time be born Niger? ?
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07

ALL OF TnEaf.-Smithers says that
when the law says that man can't
marry his grandmother, or his aunt,
or wife's mother, the law makes an
ass of itself, for when man marries
nowadays he marries the whole fam
ilv