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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28

ORIGIN OF OBJ NAMEs.-Fcw, of us nre
perhaps aware Of the extent to which rom.
nants Of tue old mythology still Iingcr ia
the language. "Old Nick" is but an al
brcviation of Nicka. the Gothic demon.
who Inhabited the clcmcut of water, and
strangled drowning persons. Nightmare"
Is derived from Mara, who, in the Rnnic
theology, was spirit or sceptre Of the,
night that seized men in their sleep. and
suddenly deprived thoni Of speecl, and mo-
ton. "IOh." whose name is still used ia
our nurseries, was ono of. the ficrcest and
most formidable Of the Gothic heroes, inso--
much that tho mere mention of his name
was sufficient to spread panic among his
enemies. .
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28
Lee at Arlington.

J. =. -
A correspondent Of tho Cincinnati Com
mercial Describes visit Of Ten. Robert
II. Leo to Arlington last Fall. He says:
+ Visitors to this noted place nro SO fire..
quent that his appearance attracted no Mt.
tention. IIc walked through tho dreary
hall, and looked in OH tho wide, vacant
rooms, and passing the front, stood for
somo timo gazing out over tho beautiful
panorama, with its ono. great feature, the
now donlc Of the old Capitol, surmountcd
by . bronze statue Of Liberty armed, and
with her back to him gazing seward.
From this no passed to tho garden, and
looking over the line OF officers graves
that bound its sides, saw tho dying flowers,
aud wilted borders, and leaf-strewn walks,
and, continuing after slight pause, he
stopped on tho edge of the fields. where
tho sixteen thousand Union soldiers lie
buried in lines. as il they had lain down,
aflcr rovicw, TO DO inferred in their .pla-
ccs. Some negroes were ut work hero, rak-
ing up the falling leaves, and ono old man
stopped suddenly and stared at tho visitor
us il struck mute with establishment. lie
continued to gazo in this way until the
stranger, walking slowly, regaincd his
horse and rode away, when ho dropped lis
rake and said to his companions:
"Shua rs tho Lord, men, dat was ole
NASSAU Loci"
Ono hastens TO imagine the thoughts and
feelings that must have agitated this fallen
chief as he etood thus, like Marius amid
the ruins Of Carthage, on tho ono spot of
oil others, to realize tho fact Of tho lost
cause and its cyontful history. About
him were the -scones of his youth---thc
home Of his honorcd manhood scene
ry that gavo beauty TO tho peaceful joys of
domestic life. They wers nearly all tho
same, and yet botwOen then and now came
tho fierco war, tho hugo campaigns and
hundred battles, loud with the roar Of
mounting cannons and rafting musketry
and stained into history by the blood OF
thousands; the smoke Of burning houses,
tho devastation of wido States, aud the
desolation of tho households. and all in
vain. He stood there old before his time.
the nationality so icrccly struggling for
unrccognized, tho great Confclcracy q
dream, his home graveyard.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28
Hon. A. Il. Stephens.
HIS HEALTH AND VIEWS ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

4 travelling correspondent of the. An
gusta Chronicle md Sentinel called upor
Mr.. Stephens at Liberty Hall, on the .,
INST, and says:
fonnd Mr.. S. siill unable to -stnnd o.
walk, and only nble 10 move from the fire
place to the bed, from chair TO chair. with
ont any assistance, except son;c ono 10 mr.
range them. For several months previous
TO The accident which Frustrated him, he
was so weak as scarcely to bo able to raise
himself down. lie now thinks there is moi
sufficient vitality in tho organ affected to
recuperatc, and has little hope Of ever be
ing ablo to walk again. The burdca OF l,is
anxiety is the completion of his second
volume of his history Of The war between
tho States.
The matcria! for tho work is ali-rcady
and nothing lacking Int physical strcngth
to put it together. | learn that !lfty-seven
thousand copies Of this work have already
been sold, through tho agents of tho pub
lishefs.
Mr.. Stephens deplorcs tho demoraliza-
people should unto in suppressing tho
mobocracy and INSTRUMENTATION which
threatens tho usurpation OF civil govern
ncnt and the ruin Of tho country.
lIe has confidence in the virtue, intclli.
gcnco and patriotism of the people, and
hopes they viii not DO blinded 10 their
great interest, in wise, just aud strict
maintenance OF law and order. On taking
my leave the next morning Of Mr. Ste
pllcns, ho cordially invited me to como and
spend two or three days with him. and Ill.
ways to stop with him when on business
engagements in the town. IIo said his
house. had two names, 'Liberty ualp and
the "Wayside Homo" and in every re-
spcct think it answers to tho appeIlations.
am 10Th to believe that tho 1'grcat star Of
tho South" should cease to shine in hia
civil heavens, and the people DO deprived
Of tho counsels of one Of their wiscat ard
purest statesmen but hope that tho moro
genial seasons may revive aud restore, and
we shall soon meet little Allick again, up
on tho arena Of active lifo.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28
Formerly OF Fifteenth Virginia Regimen

AN OUTRAGEOUS INSULT TO OUR CoLoEED
So1pIErs.- are informed by the daily
press that ''ths Indians of the pains will
not take scaips from the heads Of negro
soldiers killed in BATTLE"
Is not this q Iflagraiit violation of the
spirit OF the civil rights bill, of tho new
amendments to tile Constitution, and OF the
reconstruction plilicy of Congress.
This is the croWning insult to our color,
cd citizens. ta esi
Shall the rcd skins be allowed thus to
make distinctions on account Of race OF
color?
When. tho coldred troods fight bravely
may those untaxcd Indians scorn their
scalps, as being no trophy worth taking
of?
This conte,nptueus treatment Of the
black man by the red man is not be borne
Senator Sumner must attend to this
He must prepare resolutions.
He mist iulai1ate speeches against the
noble red man of Che forest; who, when on
the war path, dares to show o savage dis
respect to wool
lie has abolished the word "white" in
tie District of Columbia let him abolish
the word "blaell" on the plains.
Let him cause II to DO enacted that
when tho uataxedAleti skin says
q Ugh, big Indian no scalp nigges "
shall shoot him on The spot
1t is not because Of The difficulty OF tax
ing off the colorcd mans scalp.
No such thing.
Indians scalp very short haired white
soldiers.
Ii is their contobpt for the negro as IN
inferior race.
They must be Taught better
Here is missionary work to do.
And a aew, stipulation should be made
hi all Indian. ireatase, that no, distinction
Of race or color ahali be made with the
sc,,lpiaS knife.
ThuiD3uNis tool eating -D)sten Gov
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28
Shocking Vandalism.
TIE BONES OF THE CONFEDERATE DEAD IN
EARTuED AND BURNT
From Tho Richmond Dispatch.

From Inc Nichmond dispatch.
we give place to the following commu,
nication in the hope that, if tho statements
herein contained are true, its publication
may lead to the collection of our dead, to
be deposited with unknown" at Holly
wood or lakewood. We confess ourselves
unwilling to believe that such barbarity is
practiccd almost within sight of the spires
Of Richmond
To tie Editors pr Richmond Dispatch:
GENTLEMEN i'Vill you do me the favor
of calling the attention of the memorial So
cieties and TIE public to the following fact:
Hearing, Oil Thursday last, that the bones
of numerous Of the Confederate dead were
exposed to the dogs and the heartless
hands of the tenant Of the farm known as
"Burton's," on which stands Fort uarri-
son, /, in company with two friends went
thithcr, and We saw in o small field north
west of the fort sad and sickening sight.
Within about four, hundred yards of the
fort lay on the ground about fifty or more
bodies-or the bones of the bodies-of our
noble aud brave Confederate dead, and in
the adjacent bushes were four times the
number. The skulls and other bones were
gnawed by dogs; and, most horrible to re-
late, the tenant Of the land had gathered
up two large piles Of the bones and burnt
them to ashes.
lily heart bleeds for tho relatives of our
forgotten dead. IL viii not ask those who
remained at home, to enrich themselves,
during the war, ito aid in burying these
bones, but appeal to those, who fought
the battles, to meet me at Fort Harrison
rs soon as possible, and discharge this
honorable duty. I can be found opposite
Fort Harrison albany time.
j. Ii. ALLEN,
Formerly OF Fifteenth Virginia Regiment.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28

u The STAT Contributor Of the
Cincinnati Times is particularly proud
Of his grammar. He boasts OF accuracy,
as follows: "'lf tlcse'is anything We
pride myself on more than your auotl.-
or, it is grammar. Correctness in the
languages arc things we boast OF, and
we defy nothing 10 ila.e,any flaws in it
tgpD picked
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28

A CowED PEopLE.-Carpet- Dagger
Wells, who claims TO be Governor of
Virginia, has turned tho Capital Square
at Richmond into pasture. He has
been offered free milk and butter to re-
frain, but without avail. 'sRebels''
must DO cOwed.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28

u" Patent applied forp on an i'm
proyemcllt in the tar-and-fcatlier pro-
cess. 1t was first used in q Wisconsin
case, and consists in mixing bcnzinc,
turpcntine and varnish with pure tar,
which allows of its being spread on
nice and evcn,p 1t is said that 'llle
feathers ..tich beautifully 10 il.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28

MARRIED.-On tho 18th mat, at Pc
can Grove Plantation, Ibcrville Parish
MISS MARIA u. EDWARDS, fourth
daughter of the late w. +. Edwards
and Lavinia Wilson, 10 JAMES WILL
SON, of New Orleans.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28
STEAM SAW and PLANNING MILL.

Ot Enl oAW anu TLAAA1nG sM1L1ss
Y,O ANY PERSONS DESIRING TO
j engage in tho Lumber business, |
offer such IN opportunity as is met witt,
only once in u lifetime, in the best Saw
Mill and only Planning Mill in tlis. vi
entity, both in perfect running order,
located five miles from Alexandria,
near the road leading to:Lacroix's Fer
ry. Timber plenty, with u good aud
increasing demand for Lumber. For
further particulars apply to the under
signed, OH tile premises.
N. BIN tho meantime, all orders
for Lumber promptly filed, for CASH.
Steady cmploymeiit and liberal wages
for flpc or six hands can be found Ell
thcr in the Mill or on the farm. =
CLEMENT L. YEAGER.
April 18th, 1869 3m.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28

always uOIC NliuaDlC tuln IlOSC SuDStl-
tutcd.
1t is understood that Notlcy's instruc-
tions are being prepared by Evarts aud
Cushing, and cmbody tho points forcshad-
owed in Summers speech.
Tho stage and horse mail contracts
! throughout tho United States have been
awarded. There were $50, 900 bids. Com
pensatiop ranges Higher this year than
ever hcfore,
Tho Senate has ratified the treaty with
Franco protecting tho trade marks Of the
respective citizons
Eorpey headed the Pennsylvania party
which proposes an extensive Southern tour,
in . visit to tho President today. Reply
ing to the delegation Grant is reported to
have said he was very happy. to hear thoy
would be productive of tho best resnlts
He thought that nothing would do more
| to promote prosperity aud rocOnstr! ct the
South than white loyal emigration. He
had no doubt that Northern capital and
Northern men would readily avail tlioni-
selves OF tho Inducements offered South us
soon as they could be assured OF protection
and cordial wolcorio.3
Sumner informed Fisl, to-day that the
Committee on Foreign relations had
agreed to report adversely on the nomina-
tions of Pile for Brazil and Carlisle for
Stockholm. Fish replied that it was de-
termined TO mako no more nominations,
but under tho circumstances tho President
would probably mako new nominations
for those positions.
During the dobafe on the resolution for
tho appointments of employees 10 tho depart
Ilcnts, according to State population,
Sawyer complained that Democratic Ken
tncky had received more appointments
than the six Republican Southern States,
and bitterly commented on n remark made
to him by asmcmbcr OF tho Cabinet, 'sthat
he must remember that the whi.o Repub-
lican vote Of his State vas very small, and
he must not ask too much" Northern
Senators said it inlistliot be hygotton that
the South formerly had twice her share of
patronage. Much i'll feeling was uanifes-
ted.
WASHINGTON, April 22-.The Senate
postponed the San Juan treaty.
Cant. Henry A. Wise, formerly Chief of
tho Naval Ordinance Bureau, died at
Naples.
Only half a, dozen nominations were
made to-day, none OF them Southern.
Messrs. Young, Ranlsdeil and Shaw, of
the New York Ttibunc's Washington
bureau, refused To diynlGc tho source of
their information regarding tho Perry
Hale correspondence a. involving aabroaeh
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28

April % ST.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28

A correspondent ftho Cincinnati Com
mercial describes visit Of Ten. Robert
II. Leo to Arlington last Fall. He says:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28

as to my number, he ought to have done
so, however. left my card, and went out
On my return, L was met at the door by
the same Individual, who began,
1856, l think, SIR The always said r"
think, sir" as if he didn't know il !
'.there's gentleman been calling for YOU ~
left his card sent it to your room sir =
mildly inquired for the name Porter
did not know-would ask-did ask--in
the following manner Stephen what was
TIC goniman's name rs called on 1862"
could stand it no longer, and went ur
stairs. Why was / to be thus to be depriv.
cd of the euphonious name which had dc
sceuded unblenlished from father to son
through many generations Iobiected &c
being tieketed in this way; I still object;
What right has any man to call me by the
number of my room, should like to know?
It was intolerable / felt was marked
man. Iwas hencefoIth TO take my place
saaong felous in grey clothes, with chains
round their legs, with their badge and mum
eef placed where every one could see it !
might just Us well have l86 written on my
aack.s Can any one tell Ire what obiec-
aon there can be to call mo by my own
ZANE Mrs. Mooner, with that perversity
Which, ON sorry to say, is a distinguish
-, .a mark of her character, tells me that
In putting myself into passion about
aolaIng, and IFS quite necessary in large
establishment TO adopt nuitrDors. Such
soasense ! don't deny that its all very
w TO chalk ones number on the boots,
s.aas--14-Bat what Go women know about
,aese things US | said to Mrs. H., when
e replied, with a slight accllvity oftone
ssal che didn't want to hear any more
g'gat It. So | asked her il she had ever
s sses ealhtd i9G J" which, | rather tllihk,
s s,s the question, for she walked
aassit out Of HE room. Well, woh'i
Y WAS terribly disgnsted, ana whit
y net pntsnie into better temper wss.
qd hot 'liLid tie waiter as civil as
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-06-11

FEMALE SoCIEpY.-What makes
those men who associate habitually
with women superior to others? What
makes that woman who is accustomed
to and at ease in the society of men,
superior to her sex in general? Sole
ly because they are in the habit of free
graceful, continued conversations with
the other sex. Women in this way
lose their frlvollty, their faculties az
waken; their delicaeies and pecaliari-
ties unfold all their beauty and capti-
walton in the spirit tofintelleetual rival
nv. and the men lose their pedantic,
rude. decIamatory or sulien manner.
The coin of the understanding and the
heart is changed continually. The as
perities are rubbed off, their better.ma-
terlals polliahed and frightened, and
their richness, like fine gold, is
wroughtinto finer workmanship BY the
fingers of " oman than eyer could hy
those OF men. The Iron and steel OF
their character are hidden, like the
harness and armour Of the giant, by
studs and knots of gold and precious
stones, when they are not wanted in
actual warfare.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-06-11

OWE my success in life to one single
fact: That at the age of twenty-seven ]
commenced aud continued four years
the process of daily reading and speak
ing upon some historical and scientific
book. These off hand efforts where
made sometimes in corn field, some
times in forest, and not unfrequent-
ly in some distant barn, with the horse
and OK for my auditors. 1t is to this
early practice, in the art of all arts, that
ana indebted for the primary and lead
ing impulses that stimulated me for
ward, shaped and modelled my desti-
ny. Improve, then, young gentleman,
the superior advantages you here en-
ioy. Let nota day pass without exer-
cising your powers of speech. Cesar
controlled men by captivating their af-
fections and swaying their passions.
The influence of the one perished with
the other. That of the other contin-
ues to this day.--Hearg Gag,
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-06-11

AN AWFUL SToRY.-"Fhere was
once an awful little girl who bad an
awful way of saying awful to every
thing. She lived in an awful house,
in an awful street, in an awful village,
which was in an awful place. She
went to an awful school, where she had
an awful teacher, who gave her awful
lessons out of awful books. Every
day she was so awful hungry that she
ate an awful amount of food, so that
she looked awful healthy. Her hat
was so awful small and her feet so aw-
ful large. She went to an awful church,
and her minister was an awful preach
er. When she took an awful wal k she
climbed awful hills, and when she got
awful tired she sat down under an aw-
full tree to rest herself, In summer she
found the weather awful hot, and in
winter awful cold. When it didn't
rain, there was an awful drought, and
when the awful drought was over,
there was an awful rain. So that this
awful girl was all the time in an awful
state, and if she don't get over saying
lawful about everything | am afraid
she will, by and by, come to an awful
end -
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-06-11
TnE gentleman at church is KIN

THE gentleman at church is known
by the following marks:
I. Comes in good season, SO asneith-
er to interrupt the pastor nor congre-
CATION by late arrival. a
2. Does not stop upon the steps or in
the pQrtioo, either to cape at The Ia
dies, salute friends or display his col
loqulal powers.
3. Opens and shuts the door gently
and walks deliberately and lightly up
the aisle or gallery stairs, and gets his
seat as quietly, and making as few
people remove as possible.
4. Takes his place either in the back
part of the seat, or steps out into the
aisle when any one wishes to pass in,
and never thinks of such a thing as
making people crowd past him while
keeping his place in his seat.
5. Is always attentive to strangers,
aud gives up his seat to such seeking
another for himself.
6. Never thinks of filling a house OF
God with tobacco spittle, or annoying
those who sit near him by chewing that
uauseous weed in Church.
4. Never, unless in case Of illness,
gets up or goes out during time of ser
vice.-But ifnecessity compel him to do
so, goes so quietly that his very man
ner is an apology for the act.
8. Does not engage in conversation
before the service.
9. Does not whisper, nor laugh, or
eat fruitin the house of God, or lounge
in that holy place.
Ii. Does not rush out of the church
like tramping horse the moment the
benediction is pronounced, but retireS
slowly in a noiseless, quiet manner.
-. Does all he can by precept and
example, to promote decorum in 9TH
ers; and is ever ready to lend his aid
to discountenance all indecorqm in the
house of God.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-06-11

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGo.-One
hundred and ten years ago, there was
not single white man in Ohio, Ken
tucky, Indiana or Illinois. Then what
is now the most flourishing part of A
merica was as little known as the coun-
try around the mountains of the moon.
1t was not until 1867 that Boone left
his home in North Carolina to become
the first settler of kentucky. The first
pioneers of Ohio did not settle until
twenty years after this time. A hum
dred years ago Canada belonged to
France, and the whole population did
not exceed a million and half OF peo-
pie. A hundred years ago, the great
Frederick of Prussia was performing
those great exploits which have made
him immortal in military annals, and
with his little monarchy was sustain
ing single handed contest with Rus
sia, Austria and France, the three
great powers of Europe combined. A
hundred years ago, Napoleon was not
born, and Washington was modest
Virginia colonel. and the great events
in the history of the two worlds, in
which these great but dissimilar men
took leading parts, were then scarcely
foreshadowed. A hundred years ago,
the United States were the most loyal
part of the British empire, and on the
political horizon no speck indicated the
struggle which within score of years
thereafter established the great repub-
lie of the world. 4 hundred years a.
go, there were but four newspapers in
America. Steam engines had not been
imagined, and railroads and telegraphs
had not entered into the remotest con-
ception of man. When we come to
look back at it through the vista of
history, we find that to the century
passed has been allotted more import
ant events, in their bearing upon the
happiness of the world, than allnostany
other which has elapsed since the Gre
alton.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-06-11

THE LAST SPIKE.-So much ankle
ty has been manifested as to whether
the "golden spike' was permitted to
remain where it was driven in the last
Pacific railroad tie, subject to any law
less depredator who might be about,
that we print the following to give
relief:
THAT silver bound tie and golden
spike! Oh, the prose of it, the plain
prose! The poetry of the operation,
the tie and the spike have all vanish
ed. Ceremony is one thing and busi-
ness another. After the silver bound
tie was laid and the golden spike driv-
en- in the Pacific railroad-after they
had got done praying and before
east and west had fixed to their salts
faction what these emblematic articles
represented, the tie and the spikes
There were two of them) were quietly
taken up and deposited with Nevada's
silver hammer in a car and sent to
San Francisco, while common wood
en- tie was substituted, and the last rail
secured to it by common iron spike"
= WeSterR COTTesDOndence.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-06-11

THE Baltimore Gazette advocates
the establishment of gold banks, now
that gold contracts are made legal by
acts of Congress. The GGgstts says:
By the establishment of gold bank
and the facilitating of the exchange of
gold checks, we would create an addi-
tional gold currency which would be
of great use in business. In case of sud-
den panics, by payment of small dis
count for thirty or sixty days, mer-
chants, who were suddenly called ON
for coin, could raise the gold and save
probably five or six per cent or G.
yen more. A large amount of gold
which is now in small sums would be
massed together and made available,
and by the use of checks there would
be an interchange of what would be in
reality coin notes, ten times as large
as the actual amount of gold in bank.
1t would facilitate and extend
dealings in gold, and pave the way to
resumption of specie payments. Is
not gold bank a thing worth think
ing of?