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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

DS~ Old Gen. Dix is shortly coming
home from France, and Elihu Washburne
is to succeed him. Grant Is very sorry TO
let Washburne 60, but hopes the change
from Washington to Paris will reliev9 BIN
from the physical disabilities under tsseh
he has labored for tho last few yed n."-
We should like to know what liant in-
tends to do for Dix. lie must rq member
two thiugs-frst, that Dix wrotq = letter
from Paris, supporting him for he Presi-
dency, and second, that Dix will : utterly
unless Le gets an oticf
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

u We publish elsewhere an impor-
tant card from the Auditor of Public
Accounts, and urge our people. whose
pockets are already depleted from
onerous taxation, to heed the advice of
Wickliffe. The Auditor has it is true
been indicted for stealing, but we are
for full and fair chance being extend
cd to him. The fight is an interesting
one to an outside individual, and we
can't risk a dollar on tho result. Go it
bear, so it husband
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

nA- There's poor Hardy Lee called
again J" says Mrs. burlington, on trip to
Boston. The wind was ahead, and the
vessel had to beat up, and the order to put
mp the helm "hard lee {" had been heard
through the night. Hardy Lee again /
declair I should think the poor creture
would be completely exaspirated with
fatigue and I'm sure he hasn't eat a bless
ed mouthful of anything all the while.
Captain, do cal! the poor cretur down, or
human iatpYe can stand it,"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31


nS~ In our last we Dragged on old
Red. and confidently declared that we
were safe from all dangers, and that
we had eighteen feet bank. But alas
we crowed before We were half out of
the woods. The rains have again
made al awful change in the situation
and we now have to report rise of
twelve feet since last Wednesday
morning. At the present writing it is
yet rising at the rate of five inches in
twenty-four hours. All reports from
above concur that it is rising fast, and
that we are doomed to have all the wa
ter we can stand.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31


tg The last of tie "boys in blue ,
have gone; they departed for Dacotall
on the National. Thus has the Post OF
Alexandria been broken up and aban-
doned, all the public buildings sold un-
der the hammer, and even the Flag
Staff, from which fluttered in the Pine
vile breeze the sold Flag" has been
sold at auction. So we go; all the
Carpet baggers and intensely "loil" are
left unprotected and a prey to the Re-
bel Ku-klan Klans. Let us hope that
the internal Rebs will be good boys,
and that old Howard will not be COM
PEELED to send any of his troops here.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

TUE BENEFIT OF BEING KNOCKED ABoU1
IN THE WoRLD.-It is q good thing for q
young man TO be knocked about in the
world" though his soft hearted parents
may not think 90. All youths, or il not
all, certainly nineteen.twentieths of the
sum total, enter life with snrplusage Of
selfconceit. The sooner they are relieyed
OF it the better. II, in measuring them
selves with wiser and older men, they dis
cover that it is unwarranted, and get rid Of
it gracefully, of their own accord, we'll and
good; If not, It is desirable, for their own
sakes. that it be Knocked out Of them.
A boy who is sent to large school soon
finds bis level. His will will may have
are democratic in their ideas, and irogant
he is sure to be thrashed into recognition
of the golden rule. The world is great
public school, and il soon teachss new
pupil his proper place. If he has the at
tributes that belong to leader, he will be
installed in the position Of leader; II not
whatever his opinion Of his abilities may
he, he will be compelled to GALL in with tho
rank and file. Ifnot destined to greatness
the next best thing to which he can aspire
is respectability. hut no man can ever ee
truly good or truly respectable who 10 vain
pompous and overbearing.
BY the time the novice has found his
legitimate social position, be the same
high or low, the probability is that the dis
agreeable traite OF his character will be SOL
toned down or worn away. Most likely
the process Of abrasion will be rough, per-
haps, very rough, but when it is oil over.
and he begins to see himself as Others see
him, and not as reflected in the mirror Of
selfconceit, he will be thankful that be has
run the gauntlet; and arrived, through BY
q rough road, at self-knowledgc. Upss
the whole, whatever loving mothers may
think to the contrary, it is o good thing
for youths to be Knocked about IN 10
world it makes men Of them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31
The Death Of Gen. Phil. Kearny.
We copy as follows from the Newark

u
We copy as follows from the Newark
IN. J.) Courier:
We ore informed by q prominant lawyer
OF this city, that while sojourning in Amboy
last night, he passed pleasant hour in
company with former rebel officer, who
was attached to Stonewall Jackson's divi-
sion Of the Confederate army during the
war, and who related an interesting re-
miniscence Of the death OF Gen. Kearny, of
which sad event he was ON eye witness.
!" The gallant Kearny," he said received
bis death wound from q private in my COM
mand, and when he fell from his horse.
fastened, with many others to the point
where he lay, not supposing that his wound
was mortal one. just as We reached his
body, however, his limbs gave one convul
sive culver, and then all was over. Seeing
that he was Major General word was sent
to headquarters to that effect. and General
jackson coming to the epot Immediately
gave one glance at the dead officers fea.
lures, and exclaimed, My God, bows, do
you know who you have killed {? You have
shot the most gallant officer in the United
States Army. This is Phil. Kearney. who
lost his arm in the Mexican War; lie
then involuntarily lifted his hat, every
officer in the group following his example,
and for moment q reverential silence was
observed by all. Subsequently the body Of
the dead soldier was placed upon two
boards, and when being removed to head
quarters, was followed by General Jackson,
General Ewell, ond other officers, while |
rfg'meutal baud preceded it, playing dead
march.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31
S P E C l A Il!

The undersigned has been appointed
Agent of CITE AMERICAN POWDER
CoMPANY," and has received a full
supply of the Company's best brands,
in KEGS, HALF-KEGS and QUAR-
TER KEGS-which he offers to Sports
mon and Country Merchants, at the
very cheapest rates. A liberal dis
count made to Jobbers.
E. r. BIOSSAT.
MARCH 81, 1865.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

I5 A newsboy just arrived in Oma.
ha is quite curiosity as a specimen Of
Young American He is but ten years
old, and has made his own way through
eleven States already. He travels, ac-
cording to his own words, on his check.
tic rides on railroads for nothing, and
eats at restaurants, ordering his meals
first, and looking for his money after
ward. He is now anxious for the Pa
clfic Railroad to be open through, and
proposes to strike for the Pacific.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

q The weather of the past week
has been the most extraordinary it has
fallen to us to record. We have gone
through the four seasons of the year,
with any number of extra touches from
old Boreas. The rains have been in
cessant and unprecedented. All plan
tation works have ceased, much to the
drawback of our planters.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

g A French chemist lately took 9
pair OF stockings imported from Eng.
land, dyed q brilliant red, extracted
the coloring matter, inserted it under
tho skin of a dog, and had the salts
faction of seeing the animal die in
twelve hours. lie then took the color
ing matter out Of the dogs body, and
with it dyed skein of silk. He warns
every one against the use of sscoraline''
tho dye used, and proposes the prolli-
ton OF the importotiOn Of red stockings
from England.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

V The Ladies of the Protestant
Episcopal Church are hereby notified
that there will be meeting held at the
Parlor of the Ice House Hotel, Friday,
April ID, at IL NJ.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

PACKET DEPARTUREs.-The 3. L.
Hodge No. 2, goes down this day at
o'clock a. M.
The Frolic is OFF for the city this day
at noon.
The Bart. Able leaves for New Or
leans tomorrow at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
The Selma leaves this Town for the
Crescent City on Tuesday the 9th of
April.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

u We have received our usual
packages of late papers from the Off
GERS of the National, Era No. 10, Selma,
Lotawanna, B. L. Hodge No. 2, Bart.
Able and Frolic.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31


A NOBLE WoMAN.-GRAcEFUL TRIBUTE
TO Ex- PRESIDENT JoHNsoN's WIFE.-Mrs.
johnson, confirmed invalid, has never ap-
peared in society in Washington. Her
very existence is myth to almost every
one. She was last seen at a party given to
her grandchildren. She was seated in one
of the Republican Court chairs, dainty
affair of satin and ebony. She did not rise
when the children or old guests were pre-
scented to her (; she simply said: "My dears,
am an invalid = and her sad, pale face and
snnken eyes fully proved the expression.
Mrs. Johnson looks much older than the
PRESIDENT, and her age does exceed his by a
few strokes Of the scythe oftime. She was
never beautiful, but rs observer would
say, contemplating her GA noble woman,
Gods best gift to man." Perhaps it is
well to call to mind at this time that it
was this woman who taught the President
to read after she became his wife; and that
in all their earliest years she was his coun-
selor, assistant and guide. None but wise
and good mother could have reared such
daughters as Mrs. Patterson and Mrs.
Stover. When Mrs. Senator Patterson
found her self "the first lady in the land"
ohe maui Wis IcidIk, WHICH lids Ueen the
key note of the feminine department of the
White House from that eventlul day to the
present time: ave are plain people from
the mountains of Tennessee, called here for
short time by n national calamity. ]
trust too much will not be expected Of u.s."
When Anna Surratt threw herself PROSTATE
upon the floor of ono of the ante-rooms of
the White House begging piteously to see
Mrs. Patterson, she said /: "Tell the girl
she has my sympathy, my tears, but have
no more right to speak than the servants of
the White House." When the "pardon
brokers' trailed their Shiny lengths overy.
where about the mansion, they never dared
to cross certain enchanted pathway, and
the face of any lobbyist set in this direction
has always brought up in the end against n
stone wall.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

u We trust our pleasure seekers,
now that Lent is over, will not forget
the THEsPIAN performance this night.
The bill is a good one; "SLAsuER AND
CRASHED" alone is worth the price of
admission.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

u The whole layout of Grant Par
ish passed up on the Frolic, bound for
Colfax, the seat of Justice. They were
all in fine plight and eager tor their
coming lonors.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31
Epaulets in the White Honse

The Times announces q classification ~
the assistants aud assistance of President
Grant ct the White House, as follows.
General Dent will have control of all =.
engagements for visiting the President :.
! tervIews, presentations, and the pens-.I
! charge OF the reception rOOm-transaotin.
the business Of all callers not absolntsiSS
necessary to be sent to the President.
General Badeau will attend, as bersto
fore, to the opening of the correspondence
General Babcock will have charge Of ain
applications for and matters pertaining tn
appointments to Office. All such appi1c,.
lions will be promptly referred to tie sey.
eral departments.
General Porter will have charge of tho
matter Of making ont appointments
General Dent seems to DO q sort of Amer.
lean Lord Chamberlain, who, in addition
to superintendent of the room IN which
receptions take place, will have charge Of
applications for presentation, and possibly
prescribe the court costume. He, too, win
transact the business of callers whcre
there is no necessity of the intervention Of
the President. He is to be. in eject, the
Assistant President.
Badean will break tho seals or dissolve
the mucilage, or tear the envelopes of "tle
AIN tueu Uy III OrOeIlv.
We suppose, transmit the Same to General
Babcock. who, receiving proper salute.
will direct it, by another orderly, to be-
borne promptly to the proper department,
There seems to be an omission in this
schedule Of duties of any provision for pre-
pairing the nominations for the Senate
Probably another and fifth General win
eventually be assigned to that duty; but
as commissions, OF appointments, and nom.
nations are made in blanks in the different
departments. it is possible that, for the
present. General Porter may be able to
get along with nominations and appoint
ments.
Was there ever such o mournfnl bur
lesque on the simple Republican Govern.
ment which the fathers Of the early day
to us7
Foar Brigadier. perhaps Major. Generals
in full tOggery-at an annual salary Of
1913, or S5772, each-to perform the work
which ono competent secretary and clerk
could easily do! The wonder is that Pres
dent Grant does not assign Major or
Lieutenant General to tho command If the
Force. But let US have peace !"-World.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

COLD VICrUALs.--We commend the
facts contained in the following Is being
eminently true and worthy OF constant
practice:
ut is not long ago since, in this coun.
try, cold meat was looked on rs the sym.
Dol OF everything Impoverished and stiney
and squalid. In many parts of New Eng
land the same prejudice exists yet. and
mean as cold victuals' is quite common
expression to denote anything or anybody
that is beneath contempt. In large cities
like New York many thousands OF people
live more upon cold meats than upon hot,
and the food seems to agree with them
Germans live half the tiIao upon cold hun,
and sausage; and they are much given also
to salad and uncooked Vegetables Of various
kinds. Cold veal is always to be found on
the counters in. German restaurants. Fol-
lowing the English fashion. many restau-
rants in New York make speciality of
cold meats and there is great demand
Tor them in general. many persons consid-
ering them more wholesome, % well q
more palatable, than hot meats.
"COld roast pork is infinitely better than
hot as well as more digcstible. In certain
villages Of France where the culture Of the
siikworm gives employment to most of the
inhabitants, while the season is at its
height the women are oil too busy to pre-
pare hot food regularly. and so the people
dine pcrpendicularly, on such cold victnaIs
as may be at hand. They are reported as
being very healthy and robust nndcr this
regimen. It is question open for discus
sion why food and drink should be taken
hot under any circumstances. Some ply.
sicians think that the premature decay Of
teeth is owing to the constant habit of hot
meats and drinks, with the frequent antith-
esis OF iced water. Man. being the only
animal that cooks, is the only one hat
eats hot food, and is more liable to disor.
ders Of all sorts than the lower creatures"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

| 1 Mr.. Buckley, who was dismiss
cd from Office by Grant, at the request
OF ex-Commissioner Rollins, encoun-
tered the latter a few days ago on
Pennsylvania Avenue, and made him
take some lively pedestrian exercise
Rollins ran like a hare and Buckley
pursued, until Rollins reached the
shelter of the Revenue office. Binck-
ley then turned back and on his way
home he met Mr.. Harland, the Deputy
Commissioner, to whom he propounded
the inquiry whether he would fight
Iarland thought he would, whereupon
Buckley knocked him down. The
belligerent Buckley then gave himself
into the charge of an officer by whom
he was taken before Justice of the
Peace, who held Buckley to bail in
the sum Of $500. Rollins pronounced
Binkley either a wilful peljurer or
the tool of corrupt and malicious men,"
and Harlaud had helped Rollins to
bring him into ridicule; hence the rage
of Buckley and the disaster to Rollins
and Harlanl.
1~ Warrenton, Ga, has lately been the
scene OF terrible double tragedy. Chas
Wallace, editor of the Warrenton Clipper
applied for admission into the Masonic
Lodge at that place, and was black-balled
by DR.. e. w. Darden, a man of good
standing. Wallace then attacked Darden
through the columns of his paper, de-
nouncing him as liar and william
While Wallace was passing Darden's Office,
after this attack, the latter shot him from
his window with a rifle, the ball passing
through Wallaces head and causing instan
death. Darden was arrested and placed
in the Jail in Warrenton, but the same |
night party of disguised men broke open
the Jail, took Darden out and carried him
some distance from the town, and then
riddled him with shots. There is singu.
lar contrast between the lyncbing of DR..
Darden, for killing an editor in Warrenton,
and the sympathy for, and acquittal of
Grant for killing another editor-Mr. Pol
lard-in Richmond. The Radical papers
are already trading in the Warrenton TRACE
dy as another Ku-Klux outrages.
Rs)s-
TTRY ST. JOHNS COUGH EXPEC
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

6 sSs@ Hon. Edward Bates, Lincoln's
ATTORNEY General, is dead
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WarmOtll's influence and was, and il
now very thick with Warmoth Jone
and the balance of that ilk. He il
now in Washington looking for bon.
from President Grant-and of such il
the kingdom of Politics!
SOCIAL EQUALITY.
This law goes into operation on the
first ofApril-All fools day-a prope,
time for such measure to be inaugu
rated, if any time is proper for it. Il
will be the cause of great trouble and
commotion in our city, during which
many innocent people will suffer and
the INSCRIPTIONS men who have used
it to increase their power will escape
with whole skins. When negro chill
dren arc put in our public schools, to
be mixed up with those of white pco-
pie, it will not be submitted to quietly
l have heard some ominous growls
lately from the white bear" which
convinced mo that "cvcrything" is not
lovely" though some goose may hang
as high Haman, before the matter is
settled. 1t is greatly to be regretted
that "well enough was not let alone,
and that the Radicals did not rest sat
isfied with making tho negro voter
and jurist, but must needs try to make
him white, or white people black, both
of which are beyond the power of even
a Pepper and Salt Legislature.
INFORMATION.
A friend came to mo the other day
from the Parish of St Mary to find out
where he could get a good pair of
boots, durable in quality and comforta-
BILE in fit, gave him the card of Glynn
& Wintz No. 8 Camp Street, and ho
went there and came away satisfied.
whenever You are in search of
any article in that line "Go thou and
do likewise"
WEATHER.
This is good weather for Jlowing, the
wind is high, very high, clear over
around, about and through the house
and it rained last night like it never
meant to stop. My landlord, may b.
reas fly way wild him, promised to put
up cistern for me and he hasn't did
t. Landlords are the same the world
over, good at promising repairs, but
never making them, but they never
orget to come after their rent-you
Jet! Yours Truly.
TIM LINKINWATER.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-31

TRY ST. JOHNS COUGH EXPEC
J. TORANT
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ssH-AAotso obCS StlC SGlII OH In(
fence in relation to the appointment.
here, and as Gen. Grant has only on,
brother-in-law here and he is alread,
provided for as Collector of Custom:
the vultures " trooly loil and Others
think there will be chance for them
If the General adhcres to his announ.
ced programme and makes no appoint.
ments or removals except for good
cause. it will be a glorious thing TO,
INNS" but this determination, has
awakened the lobby at Washing tion
and we hear that great pressure has
been brought to bear on the Senate, to
secure the repeal of tho Tenure of Of
flee act, and if Grant holds out. the law
must go overheard. I know a man.
his name might be Brown or Jones.
and we will call him Jones .for short,
who is pretty fair sample of the office
holders OF the present time. When the
war closed he turned up here as an ex-
officer in the Union army, position
that lbelieve he filled with considera-
BILE credit. At that time he was an
honest man and may be sit down.
During the election for State officers
ne was soto roce, a Warmoth man.
lie kept aloof from politics until the
asst Presidential campaign, when he
vas employed by the Democrats as n
Jews gatherer and caves dropper
Whether he was employed in the same
by the Radicals or not I do
lot know, but I suppose he was. at
my rate he got q position through
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PROPOSALS FOR ARMY SUPPLIES,


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kicusosp, VA July:S Tp
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LOO pounds Of Bacon Sides, prime quality.
l lpounds Of Breakfast Bacon, rIim. quality.
e0barrels OF Picked HsrrinEs, Labrador No. !.
u boxes Smoked Herrinxs.
80 barrels OF Flour, Extra" Richmond In
spaotion.
fsrred.
,tOpounds Of Common Soap. equal to sample h,
be seen a. this Office In strong boxes strapped with
q pounds ii Salt, Liverpool la sacks.
10 pounds Of Crackers, assorted.
gallons OF y" rup. best quality.
$50 pounds OF utter. sAltsd and put up In 'trons
air.ti-ht kegs.
Each bid must DO accompanied By fair sample Of
the article or articles offered.
Supplies accepted under this adyertIssmeat m usi
be delivered at the United States subsistrnes De
pot, No, l.2l5 Cary street, Rich moud, Va, on or
before the 9Th day o. September, 4 q, subIee OF h
Inspection Of the. undersiGrtdIL
to.propjsa's vi be furnished at this onies.
PAJmsai.1 ad eoadiiions as usual;
BY order 81 osgsysi asSs Genera B. Eaton
Brsvet Major and Chief Con5isssr5 u saS.i..,
ence, Pirst Military District sug5 II
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Cd its otAssree>rHseegHszwN No. .Nvefues
and can't do as would. 30, per force,
further mention OF those and many other
subjects erred 10 my next letter, or
aitT mat, " Forever. one OF my present
troqples ~ all our ladies want place
IN tnh pnS ncGc-cach o. hcm pehg
woTy aRn epl1e-and some OF or
geuemH mse, suIect, q siunilar loeg-
ingf wat shAll p dpei Unjust not ven
tufo more 1an - ~ that No boast the