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In the Wrong Box,
We copy As follows from the Indiauapo-
lis Sentinel Of the 18th

We copy Is follows from the Indianapo-
lis Sentinel Of the 18th
A very funny mistake was made by q
juror yesterday, which provoked much
merriment among the judges and attorneys
OF the Circuit and Common Pleas Conrts
1t occurred 10 this way: Both Courts had
juries impanneled, aud through mistake
an old gentleman serving on the jury ofthe
Circuit Court strayed into the Common
Pleas Court, and took bis sent among the
rest OF the jurors. The rooms of the
Courts are very much alike, aud such
mistake could easily be made. But the
fun Of it was that the trial was about to
commence when one of the argus-eyed at
torneys discovered that there we're thirteen
Jurors in the box A search was at once
Instituted for the interloper, and the old
gentleman was seized upon as the bogus
Juror. He protested loudly, and insisted
that he had been sitting on the jury the
day before. The Court ventured the re-
mark that there must be o mistake some
where. but the old gent was determined to
maintain his position, and if thirteen in-
rors had been selected instead Of twelve, it
was not his fanlt. The sheriff was COM
pletely beat, and could not, for the life of
| him, account for the bakers dozen. In
the meantime the circuit court was unable
4 to proceed for the want of the absent ju-
ror. They had searched for him in every
direction. Thus it will be seen that tue
wheels of justice were clogged in both
conrts-one having too many in the jury
box, and the other not enough While
the problem was undergoing solution,
the old gentleman took survey of the
room, and oil at once the truth flashed up
on his mind, that he had got into the
wrong courtroom. Jumping to bis feet
he exclaimed! "WeIl, I'll be everlasting
lly dashed if amt got into the wrong
box. Everything in the room is exactly
the same, but you can't palm off that judge
on mel" The peal of laughter that fol-
lowed this quaint exclamation was almost
equal to the opening chorus of the Boston
peace jubilee. His honor, for the time.
suspended the dignity of the court, and
enjoyed the joke heartily.
/ When the missing juror turned up in
the circnit court, and the mistake was ex-
plaiu-d, there was another roar of laugh
ter, in which the court herself took hand.
Altogether. it afforded much merriment for
the legal fraternity and all who were pres,
ent in both courts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07
Let Not Prejudice Usurp Your Rea-
son.

It is fact that, in the minds of many
persons, prejudice exists against what
are called patent medicines; but why
should this prevent you resorting to an ar
ticle that has such an array Of testimony
to support it as HOSTETTER'S STOMACH
BITTERS9 Physicians prescribe it; why
should you discard itq Judges, usually
considered men of talent, have used and do
use it in their families; why should you
reject it2 Let not your prejudice usurp
your reason to the everlasting injury of
your health. If you are sick, and require
a medicine, try these Bitters.
When the bodily energies are worn out
by anxiety and need q stiinulant, this Is
the best that can be taken. It is temper
ed and modified by hygienic herbs and
roots. which prevent 1t from feyering the
blood and hence it does not produce %
mere temporary excitement, to be followed
by injurious reaction, but communicates
permanent potency to the entire vital Or
ganization. Some of its herbal eonstitu-
ents are slightly soporific, so that in cases
where sleeplessness is one of the accom-
paniments Of nervous disease, a dose OF it
taken tOwOrds bedtime will tend to pro-
duce quiet and refreshing slumber. For
palpitation of the heart, tremors, hyster-
les, fits, general restlessness and the cause
less fears and distressing fancies to which
ladies' are especially subject, under certain
morbid conditions of mind and body pecn-
liar to their sex, the Bitters will be found
the most agreeable and certain of all coun-
ter-irritante.
The constitutionally nervous may readi-
ly keep their in6rmity in constant check
by the daily use of this healthful vegeta-
bic tonic; aud those who have shattered
their nerves." as the phrase is, either by
imprudent indulgence or undue physical
or intellectual labor, will find in this VI
talizing elixir a prompt restorative
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

PERSONAL---VERY. are pleased to notice
The arrival of Hon Michael Ryan, who,
for more than month past, has been
in attendance on the Congressional
election committee in New Orleans.
Judge Ryan has applied himself dill
gently to the investigations into the
legality of the election of our members
of Congress and has vigilantly watched
the rights of his constituents, which
seem to have been entrusted to this
committee. He, therefore, deserves
many thanks from the law-abiding
people of the State.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07
Packet Departures,

The Frolic, Captain Jno. Heinz,
leaves here for New Orleans, this day
at noon.
The Selma, Captain John Kouns,
win leave Alexandria for New Orleans,
this evening at 5 P. NJ.
The Celeste, Captain J. F. Muse,
leaves for New Orleans, on Saturday,
the 10th inst, at IL NJ.
The B. L. Hodge No. 2, Captain VIM.
T. Boardman, will go up on Friday,
and will leave for New Orleans, on
Wednesday, the 18th of July 1869, at
10 M.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

1ea- A correspondent wants to know
where the Internal Avenue Collector,
of Alexandria, has his officef We can't
answer the query, but will bet our
bottom greenback, that he will find it
ont soon enough. From what we can
lear aud see of complimentary billets
dour posted around Town, the whole
Bureau of Finances of the best Govern
ment on earth, are in pretty fix just
about now, and the happy family bid
fair 10 have free fight. Go it We
elipples, it's not our funeral.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

~ Things about Town have been
dancing at a lively rafe, nearly the
whole of the past week. The Semina-
ry Exercises and Hop were the special
and lcadings attractions. But Capt.
Muse, OF the Celeste, did the amiable
thing, which brought the pleasures of
the week to q pleasing conclusion.
lie started from here upwards bound,
at 8 o'clock Friday morning, with as
gallant and jolly crowd of young
men as ever paid devotion to fair
woman, and as pretty and gay crowd
of maidens fair as ever graced the
cabins of a steamer proceeded up as
far as the Mouth of Cane River and
returned Saturday morning. Fun and
merriment reigned supreme, the whole
OF the trip, and Captain Muse and his
crew can well be assured, that la belle
Celeste will be remembered by all, who
had the pleasure to enjoy their genu-
inc hospitality.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

& asg~ Grisette, celebrated racer and
breeder, the property of the late Col.
T. j. Wells, of our Parish, was sold at
public auction, on the 23d of June last,
at Woodburn Farm, KY, and brought
500. This is decline of the Turf in
this country with vengeance. Girls
cite was foaled in 1913; she was sired
by Imp. Glencoe, dam Fandango, sis
ter to Reel. She is now stinted to
Planet.
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[CoMMUNICATED.

ICO1NtH o NHOHHH O'
Ed. Democrat-Can you inform the
public where the Collector of Internal
Revenue is to be foundq Having some
business to transact with him as one OF
Che interested public 1 should like to
know if he has an Office in town.
TAX PAYER.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

w William Mills, for more than
thirty years, the leading undertaken Of
Alexandria, is again prepared to serve
the public Of Rapides. Read his card
in to-day's Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

~ The Board of Supervisors of
the State Seminary, at its late meeting,
elected Prof. Americas Featherman, to
succeed the lamented Father Bellier in
the chair of Modern Languages. Mr..
+. is a native of New Orleans and is
now professor in the North Carolina
Military Academy. He is thoroughly
educated gentleman having spent six
or eight years in the best Colleges in
Paris. To show the variety and ex-
tent of his learning we have only to
mention that his recommendations for
each of the chairs of National Philoso-
ply, of Chemistry, of Greek, and
Modern Languages were equally good,
and that he was elected unanimously
to the only chair that happened to be
vacant. He will prove valuable &C
QUESTION to the Seminary Faculty, and
will doubtless be well pleased to re-
turn to his native State.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07
wThe daughter of Mrs. surratt was

k1O1<AS->
DThe daughter of Mrs. Surratt was
recently married to one of the employ
ees of the Government. The couple
left on bridal tour, but they had
scarcely got away when Especial "
order came Diminishing the husband
from Office. The provocation for this
act was, confessedly, the marriage. A
man who could ally himself with
child of Mrs. Surratt's makes himself
unfit to hold Office or employment at
Washington, in loyal company.
Even if Mrs. Surratt had been the
guilty woman the military commission
hanged her for being, this visiting of
the consequence of her crime on her
daughter, and all who give shelter and
home to her daughter, would be hard
and cruel. No one ever alleged that
Anna Surratt had any part in the inn
pnted offence, and there was unani-
mons testimony to the exceeding pro-
priety of the whole department., through
all these painful scenes. Hearts with
any touch of humanity in them would
have reioiced that bereaved girl had
found tender protection. rather than
pursued her for vengeance by persecu-
l V1uk d SCuCIOu6 IuStI IOA 1OuuIut6
her. The shame of the transaction is
deepened when we consider that Mrs.
Surratt was in all human probability
entirely innocent of the offence tor
which she was convicted, and hanged
in a paroxism of national madness
when the sense of reason was drowned
in universal cry for blood. The dead
cannot be recalled, but the judgment
which sent this woman to the scaffOld
: has been long reversed in the publi'
J Judgment. Not prescription, punish
mentiand persecution of her offspring
but atonement was the duty of the rep
resentatives of the national honor
They have failed to comprehend it a
Washington, and acted in this matte
: like tyrants, whom remorse does no
> soften, but rather hardens into hatre
of all who complain of their misdeeds
and resolve to remove them out {
sight. It is as though the ghost (
Mrs. Surratt haunted their walks, an
i they were weak enough to think
+ can be barred out by banishing a
who love her OF care for hers.-[N.
Picayune.
NJ Red Diarrhea Remedy fe
children.
/ R. D. R. cools, quiets and checl
the bowels.
al r. D. r. cures nausea and vomi
ing.
|e| For diarrh@a, nothing equals
d. r.
q (rRY ST. OaN's cove
] Expecterant
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

10 Another week of very hot
weather, with occasional showers of
rain, around about in spots; not too
much anywhere to do harm. In a
word ii has been a good week for the
crops and ll-ll on the Catapillars, if
any had been bobbing around. We
still have to report the crops as doing
well and making rapidly.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07
the "LADY's FRIEND" FOR JULY.

A BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVING, CALL
ed my Native Land, Farewell !" leads
off the July number of this excellent
magazine Then we have the usual ele-
giant Fashion Plate, giving the late Parish
an styles: and a fine Illustration of the
poem, "1n an Attic" by Florence Percy !;
followed by a number of engravings of
ladies' bonnets, dresses, jackets, &c. The
music this month is the Squirrel Polka.
Among the literary contents we notice
Roland Yorke," by Mrs. Henry Wood +;
THE Luck of the Luckless," by Frances
Lee; Between Two by Miss Elizabeth
Prescott; .The Contested Wife," by Mrs.
Hosmer; 1.-TWO of my Schoolfellow," by
Mrs Ames; Little Charley" by Mary j.
Allen editorials, novelties, &c. Published
by Deacon & Peterson. 319 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, at $3.50 year (Which also
includes large steel engraving). -Four
copies, Sc. Five copies Zone gratis)
49, "The Lady's Friend" and 1.-THE Satur
day Evening Post" (and one engraving)
$500. Specimen numbers sent for ter
cents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

p0r r. d. r. used in lieu of laud-
anum and paregoric.
Diarrhea Of long standing cured
with r. d. r.
r. D. R. for all children while
teething.
Acute diarrhea checked at once
with Il. D. r.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

On THE SENSE OF PAIN.-The sense
of pain in the mouth guards the throat;
In the stomach it affords warning
against improper food and, in fact,
every part of the body is susceptible OF
pain, wherever that sense is necessary
to indicate disease or injury; but the
heart, the brain, and the lungs, al
though the most vital organs, are pro-
tected from injury by the sensibility OF
the exterior parts of the body a high
sense of pain in them is unnecessary,
and they are almost insensible to it,
The heart beats upward of four thou
sand times in an hour, and If the pain
from diseased heart were very acute,
it would indeed be sad for the sufferer;
but the pain from a disease of that or
gan is seldom more than an uneasy
sensation, and this more especially al
ter violent exertion, being check to
unnecessary action, and SO far useful.
Sudden death often occurs from disease
of the heart; not from the heart being
suddenly diseased, but from the dis
ease causing very little pain, and being
thereafter unknown. The brain, al
though the source of sensation, is itself
insensible to pain in surgical opera
tions portions of the brain have been
removed without the patient exhibit
ing any signs of pain. The lungs are
highly susceptible of impurities in the
air and Thus we are guarded against
the inhalation of injurious gases their
sensibility during inflammation indi-
Gates the danger and compels the ne
cessary care but they are almost in
sensible to pain from mutilati0n or de-
cay in snch case sense would be use
less aud an affection. The lungs have
been taken out without causing pain,
and during their decay in consumption
the pain is very little.
4 ~~ .D~~~~~~~-
i D~ Dromgoole & Co.'s Buchu
sells at one dollar.
!, Dromgoole & Co.'s Buchu pleases
everybody.
/, For urinary diseases. use Droln-
: Igoole & Co.'s Buchu.
Dromgoole & Co.'s Buehu cures
: gravel and gleet
The NATIONAL INTELLIGENcEK.--A
: Washington letter of the 10Th instant
i says:
f A meeting of several wealthy gertle-
d men, J. C. Mcclure and John Hoover,
It of this city, and Hon. j. v. Z. Piuys,
II of New York, was held at Wormiey
}. last evening to consider the proprlety
of putting the old National lntelllgeh-
gencer on new footing, by suppt!lns
r the necessary funds for its .pnbllcal ion'
and thoroughly recognizing Ifs man i,
IS agement. The purpose is TO MAKE 10
the central organ of the national Dem.
+ ocracy, and supply sufficient eapi'a' V
insure its pecuniary success. A nun
! Der of prominent gentlemen weit
!" named in connection with the editoflal
department, but nothing definite was
n agreed on. Another. meeting IS u
be had.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07


CAN WOMEN KEEP A SECRET Geo.
Francis Train renders a Judgment as
follows:
Men say women can't keep a secret.
1t is Just the reverse-women can, men
can't. Women carry with them to
their graves secrets that would kill any
man. Woman never tells; man al
ways does. Woman suffers and dies /;
man blabs and lives. Man cannot keep
secret; woman cannot make it known.
What is sport to the man is death to
the woman. Adam was sneak. Eve
would have kept the apple secret
Be We fruitful. Who ever heard wo-
man talk about her love fiascos Ev-
erybody has heard a man gossip. Man
delights in telling of his illicit con-
quests; woman would cut her tongue
out first. Men are coarse in their club
room talk women refined in their par.
Tor conversation. Whoever heard of a
woman telling of her lovers9 Whe
has not listened to the dissipation Of
the men7 Men boast; women don't
Women never tell tales out of school
men are always babbling. So dowr
with another old adage. Women car
keep a secret.
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70. Tire River declines slowly here
GOOD navigation above and below yet
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Eg Our weekly thanks are due to
The Celeste, Selma, Lotawanna and
FroIic Cor files of papers.
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sta- The "glorious fourth" passed off
unhonored, unsngn, unwepted, save
few stray and weak shots from the old
anvil in our patriotic vis-a-vis Pine
vile.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

CURIOUS WAY OF EXCHANGING WIVES
We copy as follows from the corlespon-
dence of the Boston Traveller:
A very curious instance of the exchange
of wives by parties formerly residing in
Salisbury in this county, has just been de-
veloped here by the arrest of two of the
offenders. Their names are George F. and
Annie r. Goodsoe, and Chas. 81. and
Sarah Lizzie Lowell. Lowell was married
in 1856, and Goodsoe in 1862. Both par
ties resided for some time in Salisbury,
where IN December 1868, zach becoming dis
satisfied with their companions and THEREON
nubial associations, the two husbands and
their wives went to lawyer and entered into
written agreement to separate and not to
hereafter interfere with each other. They
went to Portsmouth, n. H., where Mr.
Goodsoe was married to Mrs. Lowell and
Mr. Lowell to Mrs. Goodsoe, since which
time they have heen living together in the
conjugal relations, Immediately following
what may be termed the process Of "simple
divorce" which took place at Salisbury
Mr.. Goodsoe and his paramount, Mrs
Lowell, having become residents here, wer'
complained Of by parties knowing the cir
cumstances, for their illegal connection
and were arraigned before Judge Carter, t
answer to the charge of bigamy. Lowell
and his companion, Mrs. Goodsoe, residing
in Ampsbhry, were also arraigned. ant
each bound over in the sum of $500 70
! their appearance at the October term Q
Court. Failing to obtain securities, tn
parties are in custody. There was no evi
derce, we believe, that the new and some
what peculiar arrangements were othel
wise than pleasant, but the moral aspect .
the case was offensive.
R4 English Female Bitters WI
cure your wife.
Il E. +. B. never fails to give entir
satisfaction.
A certain uterine tonic, E. F. B.
E, F. B. cures all forms OF femal
arrangements.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

ggWe call the attention ofour rea-
ders to tho advertisement OF Il. H.
Tanner jr.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

Ba Diseases peculiar to females
cured with e. +. B.
e. F. B. cures suppressions and If
regular actions.
The s'turn of life" made pleasant
with E. f. B.
E. F. B. is the standard female
regulator.
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STREET NOTES.

STREET NOTES.
At the Firemen's Festival, last Sunday,
at the Fair Grounds, the horse Lion, be-
longing to Vigilant Steam Fire company
No. 3, run O mile in hose carriage in
4.l5, the best time on record. The we'll
known dry goods merchant, Mr.. E. Giquel.
of Canal street, died in Paris last Sunday,
the goth inst, aged fifty-four years. He
was one of our most respected citizens and
his loss will be deeply felt by large cir
Gle of sorrowing friends and acquaintance.
The Fete Gbampetre at the Carrollton
Gardens, has been one of the most pleas
ant and successful affairs ever gotten up
here. Several steamboats, volunteered to
carry passengers up free, bands of music
were engaged, dancing and refreshments
and in fact everything that could add to
the enjoyment of visitors was attended to
and the affair will be long remembered with
satisfaction by all who have participated in
it. The weather has been very warm du
ring the day, but we are having pleasant
mornings and evenings.
Yours Truly,
/ TIM LINKIN w ATER.
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r,RY ST. JOHNS COUGH ExPEC.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-09-23
Reason and Faith.

We are accustomed 10 oppose reaSo n
and faith to each other we ought rath.
er 70 say that the one perfects the 9th
cr, and that they are two pillars. one
81 winch could not, without the other.
sustain litr. Man Is pitied, because he
cannot knox every thing. Or rather.
because he cannot see every thing. and
that he - thence compelled To believe.
But this is To complain of one of his
privileges. Direct knowledge does not
call into requisition the living forces of
thc soul IT = passive state. honored
hy no spontlneity. But in the not OF
laith ttpr It j. an act. and not a state)
tir sou! - IN some sort creative: il it
does not crea.c the truth. it draws it
from itself, appropriatcs. realizes il.
Under It's influence, an ilea becomes 4
tAct, fact Tor eyer present Thought.
supported By a power of tn, soul. then
mAnliests all its dignity in revealing
its true Independence man mutiplics-
hts life. extends his universe. and At
tains the perfect stature Of a thinkinr
being. lli- dignity j. derived from be-
if. u41 ht't from showing.
a
still more elevated, when it takes its
point Of departure from tie word, OF
witness, whose soul ours has panetra-
ted, AMI ccoguized it, authority Then,
under Il new name. that Of confidence,
II attaches itself 10 the noblest elc-
ments of our nature, sympathy, graft
tude and love; il j. the condition Of
the social relations, and constitute,
their true beatty. Far from contra
dieting reason, it j. the fact Of sub
ilme reason, and one might .av. that
it i, 70 the soul what genius il to the
intellect. When the apostles rccng-
nIzrd, by his words, their risen Mas
ter when Thomas, >arptical A. to their
testimony wished 10 put his finger in
10 the wounds of .IesuS.-wno was ra-
tlonal. ifnot the apostles, and irration-
al. ifnot Thomas: And, notwithstand-
ing, for how many people would not
Thomas be the type of prudence, if he
had not become By tradition. that OF
DOUBT II. Tine.