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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

men were on the train, the engi. eer.
fireman, and t brakemen: they were all
killed except the engineer who strange
to say. escaped with but Il few bruises
and that same engineer i, now running
our train. [ got out on the platform
and saw old number 81 and her three
coaches lying in very dilapidated
condition at the bottom of the grade
partly submerged by the waters of
Green K yer, and must say it looked
pretty scaly and l inwardIy resolved,
about that time that [ guessed |
wouldn't take any railroad engineering
in mine. We leave Green River 20
miles east of Bryan; pass Green River
station, 10 miles east, and arrived at
Bryan, SIS miles west of Omaha and
80 miles east of the line between Wy
omlng Territory ahd Utah, Thursday
april 15)at 5:15 p. m. Bryan is
the car and repair shops, for the Brldger
quite business pace Here are all
division which includes all that por-
ton of the road from Bryan to Wash
satch distance of 120 miles. The bu-
siness street is like that at Rawlings,
all tents, of course the regular number
OF saloons, hurdy- gurdys, and gambling
hells arc situated here, but the most
of the town is deserted, the roughs and
floating population having emigrated to
the end Of the track. Leaving the
readers Of the DEMOCRAT here, | will
proceed to make my way over to the
Zazerac Hotel, few rods from the
Depot which beckons me with the very
seductive information painted in finn
ing letters above the door that '.For
70 cents" | can "get good, square
meal at the Zazerac Hotel"
Very Truly Yours
ORLANDO NJ. PACKARD.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24
The Fifteenth Amendment.

The amendment to the constitution
OF the United States, establishing
negroe, Chinese. Malay, Congo, and
every other kind Of suffrage. commonly
known as 'the fifteenth amendment. y
is at this time, the great object Of rad
lcallsm, and indispensable to its further
existence. Indiana is regarded as the
fulcrum upon which the question turns,
and 1t is the main battle field of the
contest. Knowing full we'll that tho
voice OF the state is overwhelmingly
against 1t the energies Of the powers
that be, have been devoted TO devisine
means to s.he that voice and force the
state into an acceptance. The nerve
and hdelty to principle. of our demo
cratic legislators defeated IFS passage
by the late Legislature. Their rcsir-
nations-their overwhelming indorSe
ment by their constituents, 10y rc-elcc
tons, and their re designations. all
spoke, rumpet-tonguad, against the
measure, and the disgraccfal attempt of
rump fragment to pass it without a
quorum, are now all matters of history
fresh in the minds of the people.
When the democratic Legislators first
resigned not even the widest radical
dreamed of any power In the fragment
left. to pass the measure. When all
the old members who resigned were
reelected by largely increased majcri-
ties, and the special session had con-
vened, still there was no thought of
accomplishing their object by the
means finally resorted to. When SEN
ator Morton offered the bill in con.
gress, enabling les than quorum of
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

The body of Ii. Y. Barnes, no.
torious horse thief, was found hanging
to tree 10 Shelby county, Tenn, on
Thursday of last week, riddlcd with
bullets.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

Women in Russia owning prop
erty have the ri .ht to vote by proxy.
i" omen in this country owning hus-
bands ENJOY the same right.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

Lima, Ohio, serves confidence
men by shaving their heads and then
applying tar and feathers to prevent
cold.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

&. e. ~. Il. Rf. Is. Time Table.
To take effect on Monday, May 81
1869, mt 7:30 A. NJ.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24
LIVE

The undersigned having purchased the livery sta
hle Of ALTMAN Il ROSE, is fully prepared to
meet every want of the livery business. lie has
better horses and finer buggies than has been
kept i'm Plymouth, which he is prepared to furnish
the public ON the most reasonable terms. Trave-
lers :. nveyed to any part Of the county reason
able terms IL hahNEf'
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

Trains run daily, Sundays excepted
CIV. BRADLEY Superintendent
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17
A Bundle of Conundrums.

Why was Napier like hen pecked hus
bend? Because he apier (happier) withou,
the N (hen)
Why are you more like carpenter than
l? Because you're deal palmer.
The vessel that no woman objects to
embark ina court-ship.
What part did the Sphinx take in an.
cient warfare? It riddled the enemy.
Why should favorite hen be called
Macduff? Because We wish her to "lay on
When was Ruth very rude to Doaz !
When she pulled his ears and trod on The
corn.
Which has most legs. horse or no
horse? No horse, because no horse has
Eve.
When were banking transactions FIRST
known? In the time Of King Pharoah,
when the. Egyptians received a cheque
Check at the bank of tho Red Sea, and
Moses crossed it.
Why was Pharaoh's daughter like bill
discounter? Because she got little pro-
phet (pro6t out of the rushes on the
banks.
When is an alderman like ghost
When he is goblin (gobbling)
When may ship be said to be foolishly
in love? When she is attached to a buoy
When madly love? When she is ahkering
after q heavy swell. When ambitiOusly in
loves When che Is making for pier.
When exclamation of three words could
a cockney make on seeing fire, which
would give the names of three eminent
authorss dickens, Hewitt, Burns"
Why should we never sleep in railway.
carriage ! Because the train always runs
over sleepers.
What is that that has two buildings.
two trees, two animals, and two 6sh? The
human body-nalnely, two temples, two
palms, two calves, aud two soles.
1fyou are not the head or tail OF dom
key. what are you! No end Of donkey.
Which senator wears the largest hat
The one with the largest head.
What color is grass when covered with
snow? Invisible green.
Why are wheat and potatoes like the
idols of old? Because the former have
ears, and hear not, and the latter eyes, but
see not.
Why does duck put its bead under
water? For divers reasons.
Why does sailor know there Ia man
in the moon? Because he has been to see
(sea.
Why is the Emperor of Russia like q
workhouse boyf He feels Hungary, and
waits a slice Of Turkey.
What is worse than raining cats and
dogs? Hailing cabs and omnibuses.
Why is clock the most modest piece 81
furniture Because it covers it's face with
its hands, and runs down its own works.
Why do little birds in their nests agree?
Because if they did not they would fall
out.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17
proclamation followed and tile Houses

proclamation followed and tie House.
separated.
The Senate Immediately adjourned
In the House Butler introduced q
resolution that Wade's and the Senate't
action was q gross invasion Of the
rights of the House, which resolution
was pending, when the House ad-
IjOurned.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 13.-The COM
mittee to notify General Grant of his
election as President, called Mt the
Headquarters of the Army about twen-
ty minutes before eleven this morning,
and found General Grant waiting for
them.
Senator Morton made = copgratula-
tory speech. Mr.. Pruyn also address
ed General Grant, saying, although he
had differed with the party that had
elected General Grant, he hoped the
latter would bring to the execution of
his Presidential duties the same high
qualities of energy, fidelity and judy
ment that have characterized his con-
duct in his recent official history, and
that the Democratic Party would sup
port the new administration SO long as
it was guided by these principles.
General Grant replied that he was
grateful for the high distinction that
the people had bestowed upon him.
and fully appreciated the honor and
responsibilities of the position to which
he had been elected; that in the dis
charge of his official duties he wonld
endcavOr to surround himself with a
Cabinet and officers who will represent
and carry ont the great principles that
are to govern his administration, name
~: economy, retrenchmcnt, honest dis
charge Of official obligation and the ex-
ecution of the laws, ard the faithful
collection of the revenues. He had in
tended to announce his Cabinet imme-
diately upon receiving this official no.
LITIGATION of election as President, but,
upon mature reflection, lie had come to
the conclusion not to announce the
names of the Cabinet officers, nor even
to acquaint the gentlemen whom he
shall select until after tho Inauguration
on the 4th of March next. His reason
for this was, that if the names were
announced, every effort would he pos
sibly made by their opponents. or those
who seek the positions for themselves
or friends, to defeat their nominations
or confirmation.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17

A SENATOR That Has Cor RIcH.-I
look across the street and See in front Of q
Senator's house the carriage of another
Senator. The pair of blooded horses cost
some thousand of dollars. The gilded har.
ness is in keeping. The close, handsome
shining coach is one of Brenton's best,
lined with silk velvet, and graced with the
choicest and thickest of plate glass. On
the coachman's seat sit two of Gods crea.
lures, called men; one bright mulatto
the other white man, and both in livery
They sit in solemn silence, under their gay
robe of furs and white gloves. Directly
the door of the house opens, and two la
dies. carrying poor mans fortune on their
backs, descends the steps. The footman
swings down and opens the door, with an
easy grace the master cannot initiate. The
door closes with a bang, the. footman
mounts, and the coach rolls away. Well,
it seems but yesterday that the owner OF
all this came here poor man.
We remember the fairy tale where the
old witch touched the pumpkin and turn
ed it into coach, and touched the rats
and turned them into horses. And so the
ugly witch OF the lobby touched the poor
man, and out of fraud came the coach,
and out of theft came the horses, and swim.
die drives, and stealings oil and burnish.
Like that witch, could touch that mar
with this delicate little pen of mine. and
carriage and horses coachman and foot
man, would all disappear. For honor and
honesty would claim their own, and the
very clothes would fell from the backs of
wife and daughters. DooN PIATT.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17

said contract and conveyance by said
Mansfield, viz: the 23d of January 1867.
And it is further ordered and decreed
that execution issue to enforce this decree
after ten days, if said conveyance be not
made within that time, or il this decree be
not otherwise satisfied; and that neither
party recover any costs of suit.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17

The PROPOSED FIFTEENTH CONSTITUTION
AL AMENDMENT-The following is cor.
rect copy Of the proposed fifteenth article
which is yet to pass the Senate and be rat.
fled by three-fourths of the Legislatures OF
the States:
See. /. The right of any citizen of the
United States shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or any
State, BY reason of race, or color, or pre-.
vious condition of slavery, of any citizen,
or class of citizens of the United States.
SEC. 9. The Congress shall have power
to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the
provision Of this article,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17
STATEMENT

of the Assets of the Corporation of
Alexandria, La, ON the LIST day of
January, 1869:
P. O'Shce, judgment and in
terest. .$l276 90
Parish of Rapides, Rent to
February LIST, 1860. ....... $50 no
Parish Warrants on hand. -. 1850 90
$3976 90
J.W. OSBORN,
Approved: Mayor.
w. J. ROGERS, Comptroller.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17
]. G. ROGERS,
j. q. RUGERS,
Treasurer, CORPORATION OF ALEXANDRIA

1869. CIR.
Jan. 81, BY paid warrant No. IL
Raxdale and Foisy, wharf act. s Sc 20
Jan 81, by paid balance warrant SO
s Sample, work on streets. -. 123 so
Jan 81, by paid balance warrant 80
r. Kelsy, work on streets. 49,. 80 IS
Jan 81. by paid part warrant l08
Walker, cutting weeds. 49,. Is 90
Jan 81, by paid warrant LA, &c
Miller, dog collars. ........... IL IS
Jan 81, by part warrant lis, E r
Biossat, salary IS Mayor. 1890. - %
Jan 81, Ivy paid warrant 137, 4 Il
Biossat, salary IS Mayor. ..... 50 90
Jan 81, by paid warrant 141, w
Sample, work on ditch. ..... 43 IS
Jan 81, by paid II A Biossat COM
mission ..................... 20 SO
mission ................. Is 80
Jan 81, by paid warrant 1, J. Fitz-
patrick. salary and percentage. 63 %
Jan 81; by balance. ........... 3 Oh
1886 IS
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17
CAROLINA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF MEMPHIS, TENN.

CAROLINA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF MEMPHIS, TENN.
NJ. J. WfCKS,. .............. President
). 4. PETIT. .......... vic--president
w. r. BOYLE. Secretary
J. Ii. EDMONDSON,. General Agent
J. r. IRRELEVANT, JR. l. BRO,
Agts. for Arkansas, Louisiana and Eastern
Texas.
Issues Policies on nil tie Improved Plans.
All Policies Non.forfeitable.
NEW ORLEANS REFERENCES:
John Phelps l. Co., Nelson Lauphfn &
Co., Joseph Hoy T. Co, General Harry T.
Hays. T. II. T. J. NJ. Allen l. Co, John
Chaffu & Bro G. H SlOc0mb, Of Siocomb,
Baldwin & Co., Wingo, Of Beades, Wingo
g. Co.
TREzEvANr & BkliEN, Agents North
Louisiana, Office: Monroe.
HENRY ST. JOHN, Local Agt., Alexand-
ria, La.
WIN. T. MADDOX, Solicitor for Rapides,
AvoyelIes, Sabine and Natchitoches.
Feb l7tl,-ly.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17
s II A Il Fl M e N T.

of Monies received paid by j. ROGERS
Corporation Months commencing
of july 1865, ending 31st December, 1868:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17
S T A T E NJ E N T

S T A T E NJ EMIT
of the Indebtedness of the CORPORA
TION Of ALEXANDRIA, ON the lst
day Of January, 1869:
Old Warrants :.Sl043 y
War. payable lst March, 1869 1892 80
Z" :. April {" 216 IS
May I" 2lS IS
June +" 2IS Is
Warrants bearing date Septem-
Der llth, 1868, and payable
IL months after date 1900 90
JAMES w. OSBORN,
Approved: Mayor.
w. j. ROGERS, Comptroller.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17
JUST RECEIVED:

JUST RECEIVED:
4 ND FOR SALE AT BIOSSAT'S
N Warehouse, large lot of IRISH
POTATOES, of the following brands
PINK EYES,
PEACH BLOWS,
EARLY GOODRICH,
JACKSON WHITES
FLOUR,
Five different brands and grades.
HAY-BEsr WESTERN.
OATS,
BRAN,
SALT,
LINE,
BEST WESTERN AND THoMAsToN.
CEMENT, NAILS.
MOLASSES,
A superior and choice quality in Half
Barrels.
February 10th, 1860.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17
EHERIFFS SALE.
Mary and Fanny Dyas)
va M C23

Mary and vs. Fanny Dya' No. ass.
Dennis Sullivan.
Ninth District Court, State of Louisia
ma, Parish of Rapides.
DY VIRTUE of a writ of Fieri
ID Facias issued out of the OIL, Dis
trict Court, Parish of Rapides, State of
Louisiana, and to me addressed in the
above entitled suit, I have seized and
will offer for sale to the last and high
est bidder, on
SATURDAY, the 9th day of MARCH.
1860,
between the hours of II A. II. aud 4
p. NJ, ut the Court House door in the
town of Alexandria, the following de-
scribed property, seized as the pr0per-
ty Of the defendant (by special order Of
said WRIT to-wit:
Lots No. 2 and 3 in square No. II. in
the Town Of Alexandria, fronting on 2.l
street, and running through to Third
street, bounded below by the street
first above the railroad, running back
from the river, with all the buildings
and improvements situated thereon.
TERMS OF SALE:-Twelte months
credit or bond, with security and mort.
gage retained on the property sold.
JOHN DELACY, Sheriff.
Feb. 17th-tds.
Printers Fees 90 90.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF RAPIDEs-PARisH COURT.
Succession Of Mrs. Elizabeth Simpson.
for Administration. No. u.
WHEREAS Asman Gaines has made
w application to this Court tn bo
appointed Administrators Of the Sue.
cession Of Mrs. Elizabeth Simpsop. de-
ceased; Notice Is hereby given to all
whom 1t doth or may concern, tp show
cause, within zen days from the date
hereof why the same should not To
granted.
Clerks Office, Alexandria, La, Feb,
18th 1869.
CHAS. OWEN,
Deputy Clerk.
Feb 18th Ct.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17

|TRY ST. JOHN UGH
EXpectOrant.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-17

Tho Military Committee OF the Senate
to-day agreed to report q bill placing col
ored soldiers who have been slaves on the
same footing with white soldiers as regards
bounties.
The financial situation in Congress is
without interest.
The Senate Finance Committee hope to
report tomorrow bill prohibiting the
secret sale Of gold.
Senator Sherman will endeavor to have
the general financial bill pending in the
Senate considered this week, and intends
to press it to vote before the 1st Of
March.
The Alabama treaty will probably be con-
sidered by the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations as its regular meeting
and there appears to be growing DISPOSE
ton in Congress to have 1t rejected.
WASHINGTON, Feb 9.-The Committee
on the revision of the laws agreed to-day
to report Jenckes' Naturalization bill
The features are nearly Us reported hereto
fore in these dispatches, save an amend
ment or two. One is, that the applicant
shall have resided in the United State four
and a half years before a certificate be
issued, and that lie shall not vote until six
months after receiving his certificate of
naturalization. Pending these six months
it shall be lawful for the court, for cause,
to revoke the naturalization.
Mr.. Jenckes is preparing the bill, which
will soon be reported to the House.
Application has been made to the Presi-
dent for permission to remove Booths re-
mains, and for possession of the trunk and
other effects Of the assassin in the custody
of the War Department.
The Committee on Banking and Curren
cy have agreed upon an amendment to the
national banking bill winch passed the
Senate last session. As amended, it per-
mits deposi,arics only 10 receive in deposits
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-04
TUE STEAMER Er1TrRpE.
NEW YORK.
WALL STREET.
NDur W

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.
Almember of the firm of Lockwood & Co.
denies upon authority the rumors that the liza
bilites of their house approach anywhere near
the sum mentioned (between twenty and thirty
millons) While their losses have not yet
been fully developed it is spossitively asserted
they are not involved to half this extent 1t is
proposed by some member of the gold room to
commence at once the work of wedding out the
lame ducks in the Board. The rules which
~, Ws.A ~ snspended by the Gold Exehaage on
Thursday VIII 60 INTO operarfon again On Mon
day unless further suspended by the Exchange.
parties who have failed to make settlements
will be liable to have their gold sold out and
will also be subjected to fines for their delin-
quencies.
THE CUBAN PRIvATEERs.
NEW YORK, Oct 3.-The Times asserts posi-
of the fact by Marshall Barlow, steamer
Alabama left this city last Sunday even
ing for Cuba, carrying several hundred
men and an extensive supply of ammunition
for the Cuban revolutionary army. Her arm
ament consisted of 13 pieces of heavy ord
nance, 10000 Remington rifles and q large
amount of powder and ordnance stores. Exact
iy 513 men, among whom were 1853 of the
disastrous Whitney exhibition, which was
seized at GARDENERS Island last summer, took
passage in her.
Steamer Euterpe has not yet gone to sea.
The brig B. F. Nash was recently suspected of
having arms concealed on board but thor
ough search proved the falsity of the report.
The steamer Cuba, formerly the Hornet is
reported to have been off Barnegat on Thurs
day last. She was seen about 8 A. M. by a
pilot who returned here yesterday and who
spoke her. He described her as being under
sail, with banked fires, evidently saving coal.
She was steering South Southeast. Her
Commander, Capt Higgins, was formerly in
the U. S. Navy, but during the war forsook
his command and became a Confederate officer.
A Special dispatch from Ferdinand, Fla,
yesterday, states that the vessels OF. the Cuban
expedition had sailed before Marshal Barlow's
dispatch to detain them was received. Four
hundred recruits for the Cuban army arrived
there yesterday from Macon, Ga. An Ameri-
can revenue cntter and three Spanish gunboats
are off Cedar Keys on the lookout for Cuban
endorsements Fl
A Washington special dispatch says that the
government has not decided to take any ac-
ton in the case of the Cuban privateer Hor-
net, nor it is probable she will be interfered
with unless she commits some depreciation on
American commerce. The administration
takes the view that under the circumstances
the Hornet cannot be considered strictly pi-
rate and the United States are not bound to
attempt her capture.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-04

SLIGHTLY LosT.-We witnessed an instance
of one reason why we suppose some folks will
drink to excess, viz: That of believing in the
unreal instead of of the reality ofthings. About
midnight as we were passing the "tombs" in
the ruins of the marble hotel groans were
hearddistinctly every few minutes. Ccalling out
as loud as we could, no answer came, but the
groans were continued. Sppposing that some
one had fallen in and got hurt, light was pro-
cured, and a search made. After some time
we found a well dressed young man coiled up
in the coal hole under the sidewalk, sound
asleep. How he got there no one, not even
himself could tell. Upon arousing him, he
sprang up, with brick in his hand, exclaiming
in loud angry voice, "wh-hat in thunder do
you want to wa.wake a fel-fellow up for at this
ti-time of of n-night, and in his own ho-house
too. Go-going to rob me are your Well tri-
try it, you vl-villians." On seeing couple
of stars, he subsded, and concluded to go home
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