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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-05-12
Tim Niggins's Honeymoon.

Seems to me things have changed
somewhat! Seems to me so-bust me
mp if it don't I've been married near
six months now, and the fact is Susan
showed the least bit more temper than
thought she had; in fact, to speak the
right down truth, she's knocked things
abont generally for the last two
months. et . u aI6. il6.1
She slnng the cat through the win
dow by the tail, and would have
thrown me ont by-by the heels. if /
hadn't walked out in n fast run. She's
got as cross as four sticks, and saws
she'll use half dozen sticks on NV
back i'll don't quit smoking in the
house. And she threatened to throw
the boot.jack down my throat last night
because / spit in the fire. If she'd done
that suppose I'd have the collie or
boot-jack cramp. "a 10 !i- ..e,,. h -.
"Timothy P. Niggins,n said 1 to nv
self, says !, "you've gone and done It.
ana you have got to put up with the
consequences, you have, come what
viii you can't get ont of it. you can't.
A girl loses her beauty mighty Quick
after she gets to. be Mrs. Susan SIM
flower was as pretty as Venus, but lust
as soon as I married her her skin turn
ed yellow, her eyes lost their beauty.
her lialr got thin, and she got to be
Just the shape of an ale cask; She has.
by lingo! And OH, what temper she
has got! Never known her mad before
l married her; never knowed her to
throw the stove or a chair down any,
6ody's throat, no, never, until she was
Mrs. higgins Aunt SAYS she'll como
out all right after awhile; but / don't
see why she can't be all right now, I |
don't. If she don't improve, the Lord
help me
-" Jist you spit in that fire again. ~
says she to me- yesterday; "jist do it
again, and I'll throw this stick of wood
down your throat! What did marry
You fort To run round after you, and
make up the fire after you spit it ontY
You tormenting beast! Did I marry
you to slave and work for, while YOU
smoke and spit in. the fret There's
them chickens had to feed. too. and
there's Ben Dykes hog in the garden
and dug up my seed beets; aud Won
never saw it; there's that blamed old
rooster scratched up my onion bed. and
you never saw it! And you never see
nothing you ought to see, and see every
hing you oughtn't to see. There's
Ann buster, who, was over here yester-
lay, saw you wink at herr! saw Won
TIM higgins! Don't say you didn't. I
Jaw you'll saw you!" sll3" tfaf
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ssA- A aradian Office seeker advertises
that b" will pay fifteen hundred to two
thousand dollars to any one Who, will pro.
cure him Government or any other per
manent situation in any part ofthe Domip-
ION. It is suggested HAT he be abpSintaJ
postmaster in some rural Office where the
pay is fifty dollars a. year.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-05-12

MIAsMA.--The operation of this effiu.
vial poison received through the lung
into the blood, is seen to be, in Feve,
and Ague, as follows: It's intense irri
tation in the system determines tht
whole blood in the body to the internal
vicera-the liver, kidneys, pancreas
spleen. stomach, and Jungs-some o,
all of which are much congested will
blood, which has lett the surface of the
body /; this makes the Chill cold stage,
1t seems like an effort Of nature to
throw off the venom through these in
ternal excretories of the body, which,
however, it fails to do. Reaction then
brings on the fever, in which the blood
leaves the internal viscera and PUSHES
to the surface, as if in another violent
effort to cast out the poison through
that other great excretory, the skin.
In this effort also it fails. Like all
great excitements, this is followed by
exhaustion, and the instinct Of our or
ganism abandons the attempt. until,
after the recovery Of strength, tile
hopeless struggle is renewed again
another day. The only safe and Ger
tain preventive and cure for Fever and
Ague is the celebrated Texas Tonic.
It is purely vegetable and don't contain
one particle of mineral poison.-Mem-
phis Evening Ledger, june 5th, 1868.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-05-12

WNCaptain Bill Harrison's thunder
and tightening Bart. Able, she who car
ries the horns and toots that musical
whistle, passes up by our Town on Fri
day at A. NJ, and goes down on
Wednesday, the 10Th inst, the regular
publication day Of an Alexandria Jour
nal called the Louisiana Democrat
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-05-12

II Since writing our river article.
we have to report that sold Red" hats
started to rise and mp to yesterday
noon, has gone up five inches. The
clonds indicate rain.
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MINISTER MOTLEY.--The London Inter
national seems to have a very clear idea O
the mental ca1ibre of the representative O
the present inOngrel United States Govern
ment to the Court of st. James. Motley i,
served up on the halfshelI, to the patron,
OF that Journal, with the following season.
ing: Ibis claims to the honorable listinc
SION were so apparent that they could moi
faii to attract the attention of the men who
sat IN the Senate and the White House, and
VINO realized that tie head of this distin.
guished individual deserved reward In
office Mr.. Motley, it is true, did not speed
his time in diplomatic duties useful to his
country, but he wrote series of sophisti-
'cated papers which would have caused his
Immediate removal had he been the citi-
zen OF country where the practice of
diplomacy is o science. and not a farce.
Gut OF Office Mr.. Motley's career was not
less brlilIant. His lectures will stand as
monuments Ofignorance; and of servility to
the passions Of his time"
That will do. We consider this ma neat
o roast as the present office-gettiny festival
has furnished Motley il about the most
thorough representative of his party and
It's administration that could be found. It
Is matter OF eongratulation, that he does
Moe represent the country. II is seen that
ine supper little ornamental general, late
y OF Grants staff, Adam Badeau, goes with
Motley as an Assistant Secretary Of Leya-
t,on; This Jig not as deserving o. reward as
the fac'ie and obseqnipns literary gentle
man has earned. He helped to foist Grant
1Pon the world as a character worthy Of a
place IN history, instead of showing him
up as tho greatest military charlatan ami
most stupendons humbug Of the l,ineteenth
century, as n els now known to be by
.rlcnas ana foes. Badeau should have been
-, ~ less thar, Secretary of Legation,
us IN diplomatic talent he probably
e s.'h h ""Wh M aero Of M6tlsys; instead
'lendage to the Legation and does not Get
dollar ofpay.- New York Day Book
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-asA- Let it not be forgotten that the
FroiIe. the regular Weekly Grand
Ecore Packet, departs for New Orleans
this day at I2M. q,G r
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Es Never have we seen duller times
IN Alexandria. All trade and business
h;ive come to dead lock, and stroll
around Town is as dismal and sepul-
chral rs a.deselte6 grave yard.
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10 The members of the "Phenix
Literary Society" are hereby reminded
OF the regular meeting, to take place
on Friday night. Prompt attendance
isaeqHired, us business of importance
will be transacted.
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" The Italians tell a story Of isdy
who acknowledged to her father coufessor

| u The Italians tell story OF . lsay
who acknowledged to her father confessor
That she r01ged . littie-in order, she said
to become more handsome and to please
the young men. He at once gave her
absolutiOn, on the ground that the result
was precisely the contrary. 4lady once
asked an artist who was painting her
portrait, where he bought his colors, Iel
told her it was at the same shop where she
bought hers. When Lorl Chesterfield was
asked what he thought Of tie ladies in
Paris. he replied that be was emo judge Of
painting. Tho Mardiise do BeauyeaHf
was noted for Her Hhceasing experiments
in the use of rouge of different kinds, which
led to The Doubtful compliment being adj
dressed to her: Madame, 1 discover some
fresh beauty in you every day." ser;
mon by St. Yincenzo is preserved, id whicht.
he uses the following strong language on
the subject: Women, when yon como to
appeaa:: 5eiore Your Lord on His THRONE
lie will say, 'Ye are not my GREATNESS
made yonr faces white. We have rhsde tbsT
red. Wh- lave ye dared to touch UP =
picture painted Ny y masters hand 2
Think ye that EknNw not how to paint. or
that need to be instructed By you II ye
have been to painter who y0u fai cy
handles the pencil better than l, go to that
painter I will have hone of yo1; know
yon not re are not women, bat children
ofthe devil"
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u We eve our Weekly acknowl-
Judgements to the officers of the Golden
Era, b. L. Hodge Mo. 9, Lizzie Tate,
Frolic, Lotawana and Selma for files
of New Orleans papers. s'i'tafaa Il
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yle gplgisiana dlemnfrat
ALEXANDRIA, La:
WEDNESDAY,. MAY Il. 1853
w A NJ n u

A young lady desires situation rs
Teacher in private family. Referen-
ces exchanged. Address, Miss A. E.
7. at this Office.
MayI2-3t~
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aes Tho Selma, John Kouns in
command, the Gold reliablen with the
paper COLLARS, leaves the wharf of AL
exandria fox New Orleans on Saturday
next at 70 NJ,
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From the Tuscaloosa (Ala,) Monitor,
April 27.1

From the Tuscaloosa (Ala,) Monitor
April 81
1t seems that on the night of Tuesday
the 10th inst, four yonng then, on Their
way home from North Point, rode towards
cabin, in which lived family of negroes
OF very bad character, aud had hardly
halted before they were fired into by sew.
eral guns loaded with buckshot. Young
Findlcy received nine bucksh0t wounds
in his bowels, aud his three companions
were also wOtinded, though not dangerous.
~: Fiudley lived only about three hours,
when he expired in great agony, calling
upon his friends, with his last words, N
averge his death. The bad news travelled
over the country around with the rapidity
OF lightning. Several persons from the
neighborhood came into the town of NORTH,
Point. and reported there were between
twenty and thirty negro men at the scene
OF the murder, armed to the teeth and de-
tying the community. These amused
themselves for some hours, on "Wednesday
morning, by discharging their gums and
pistols, in Qualification Of their success the
night before. Such being the terrible
state of affairs, abont twenty citizens of
the county procured q warrant for the
arrest to the lawIess crowd Of negroes:
armed themselves thoroughly, and mount
ed, proceeded to the scene of disturbances
IN order to arrest the outlaws Upon
reaching the spot it was discovered that
the negroes had crossed the river some
hours before, in skiffs, and the premises
were deserted. a
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i5- Remember that the peerless
Queen OF the liae, s. l.. Hodge No. 2,
Captain w. T. BoaIdnan on deck,
gees down this day at I'm.
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~ The magnolias will soon be in
bloom. They are the emblems Of
trientlsliip and love.
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srRER.t NOTES.

Two Important decisions have lately
'eeh made in our courts which will be of
general 'nterest.ron Monday the Suprem 9
court decided that the Metropolitan police
Jaw was constitutional and that the city
IS liable for its proportionate share of the
expenses ofthe force. This settles the
long fight between onr city and State an.
thorisies on the police question. The other
decision is that declaring the special tar
Ozone per cent. valid, and constitutional
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4. Dean Milman.
5. The increase of Lunacy. fa
q. Tie Hudson's Bay Company. q
~ What is mau's chief ends @
8. Public Works in India. aoq ss-s
.. The Reconstruction of German
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MILITARY PLxAsxH7MEs.-The Gadsden
lAla.) Times, of April %, contains the fol-

MILITARY PLEAsxN7R1Es.-Th Gadsder
(Ala.) Times, of April %, contains the fol
lowing:
While passing through this country tn
9th Cavalry arested, on the place Of Col
Kyle, some miles above here, Samuel
Roberts, an honest and hardworkiug man
and charged him with stealing two horses
which they had lost over night. Thew
brought him through Gadsden, bot did moi
turn him over to the civil authorities hero
as was proper. After the detachment
having him in charge left here, the sheriff,
with posse OF men, followed to demand
his SURRENDER TO the civil authorities. The
posse overlook the detachuFent beyond
Clear Creek and made the demand, when
the officer in charge reported that he esca.
capped at the creek. " is the opinion of
many that be was fouiIy murdered at that
point, without being allowed trial.
Day before yesterday while q detach.
ment of the 9Th United States Cavalry.
lroAi Atlanta, bound for Omaha, was pass.
ing Martin Hale's sixteen miles above here.
some ofthe worst Of the command attemp.
ted to rob his store. He attempted to
make his may to the commanding officers
to report the fact whereupon the eollliers
intercepted and fired upon him. lie re-.
turned the fire and killed one, arr, worry
dangerously wounded another. The OH.
eTrs OF the command in no way blame Mr.
fiaie, aud say he is perfectly iustifable.
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Sound Sentiments.

Tie Alexandria Gazette has ai*st,
been regarded al safe and reliable il
its sentiments, and temperate and tru.
dent in its enunciation and mainteii.
ance Of its views. Although it has "a.
vored the views generally held by. the
conservative advocates, who have ben
classed by some, if not all Of thelt Oh.
ponents, AZ old fogies and Bourbons,
the following titterances will commend
themselves as sound and eminently
practical, as we'll dis characterized BY
what has been termed common ssnse
| views. The snbjoined is the article to
which we allude e So 5, {, !
There is, unfortunately; a modern
school Of politicians I'VE hops it will
not DO large one or of long cobtjnu:
ahce-slOwing itself in the South.
which has for one of its tefiets; that We
should, in cases of emergency or diff
Guilty, always argue from .'the necessi-
ty OF the case"-as 1t IL called-and act
accordingly, eten to the abandonment
Of cherished principles. This, when
carried ont to. its legitimate results,
would be but the renewal asain Of the
doctrine Of "passive political obedi.
ence'" In politics, or in government,
az ieast, we are not of those who think
that "whatevef is, Is right N and that
when q majority obtains, controls and
Pureues a line of policy which we
think is wrongi and are able for the
time. to uphold afid enforce that pol
ICY, that, therefore, when the law eives
the privilege Of saying Aay we afo to
say yes-because we may c0nciliate. 6t
temporize. or gain temporary benefit
by 20 doing. Neither are we Of tiiuss
who think that expediency-f0r tho
day or the hour--is, in the end the best
"pcficy" even. In the long run, aahc-
renee to honest Convictions is moro adj
vantageous to individuals, parties and
nations. It must be, we admit. as We
have said, an honest, conscientious
conviction, bottomed upon reason. and
not arising from passion or preiudice.
We have said nothing here, and des-
ign to say nothing about the mere
pride Of opinion, and the holding on 10
preccnceived theories, for fear Of the
charge of Inconsistency. That 10 an
other branch of the subject. Men may
and do change their opinions, some
times virtuOusly and honorably, AID
they are not to be harshly censared
therefor. But here We hold with Mr..
Gladstone, the British PREMIER In his
able defense of his course. Said he:
.There are abundant signs by which 70
between those changes
which prove nothing worse than the
Availability of the individual mind and
which destroy public con-
fidence. Changes which are sudden
and precipitate-cllAnges accompanied
with q light and cohfemptuous repsdi-
alton ofthe former self changes which
are timid and timed to the interest Of
advancement merely--ellanges which
are hooded, slurred u denied--for these
changes ! have not . word of Defense
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-05-12

We have, at last, to chronicle an
entire week of good, clear weather. al
though unseasonably cool. But the
change is so favorable for the planters
Of the Parish, that we cannot but be
humbly thankful for it. Our planters
and farmers have been very busy and
hard at work during all this good spell.
The late heavy rains have certainly
injured the corn and cotton crops. and
many ANY have partially ploughed up their
corn repiantcd. But with such weather
as now on hand, the crops must ad-
vance and improve fast. The cane
crop of the Parish is fine and every
where we hear of the best of stands.
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The Packets.

As we hastily noticed, last week
that splendid Red River trio of unsur.
passed boats, the Bart. Able, b.
Hodge No. 2 and Selma, all three off
cered by the best and most competent
ofmen, have organized into a ten day
Semi-weekly line between New Orleans
aud Shreveport. This arrangement
has aready commenced, and by refer
ring to our advertising column Il per-
feet schedule of their arrivals and de-
partures will be found mapped out for
some time ahead. The public can con-
hdentiy rely on all three coming to
time. One of the line pass up by Al
exandria on Mondays and Fridays at 8
o'clock A. NJ, and leave Alexandria for
New Orleans every Wednesday and
Saturday at 12 NJ. adj
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The North British Review,

We are indebted to the Leonard
Scott Publishing Company, New York,
for their American reprint of the North
British Review for. March. The fol-
lowing is the interesting table of con-
tents: ..-....- ..r.'... -
l. The Royal Engineers; 2. Russian
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Novels.
.. Revolutions in the Queens Eng
lish. ,-...r. ~, u..r. t...
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All "'"er temporal dressings are compare
lively worthless. The dyspeptic million
aire who has tried all the potions of til,
medical profession in vain, and believe
his complaint to be incurablc, would Civ,
half his fortune to be freed from the hor
rors of Indigestion, and thus enabled /,
enjoy the other half OF course he cosld.
Perhaps HOSTETTEFS STOMACH
BITTERS has been recommended to eucf
sufferer. Possibly he has turned from
the friend who made the suggestion with
sheer. ihtimating that be has No faith ia
any "patent medicine" If this has been
the case, 80 much the scorse for him. His i'm.
credulity dOOms him to a life of misery
All the Injuries which wealth can uur.
chase are at his command No one nt
them can give him pleasure. His own If.
rational obstinacy is his balie.
Inc masses. happily for themselves. are
less skeptical. There is such a thing as
bigoted anbe'ief as well rs bigoted crsdniifv.
and golden mean between the two, which
men and women who are gifted with com.
mon sense adopt attd profit BY. These are
the class that patronize and recommend
HOSIETIEsRS BITTERS. Why do they
approve this famous anti-dyspeptic and
anti-bfllious preparation9 Simply because
they have not been too much the slaves of
senseless prejudice to give il : fair trial,
ana have found that when all other tonics.
stimnla,sss and stomAchics failed, it pro-
duced the desired effect.
strike, but near" said the Roman sage.
when his ignorant enemies were assailinc
him. Doubt, but try" says the man who
has been cured of indigestion, or bilious.
ness, or intermittent fever, by the Bitters,
az he relates his experience Of the medi-
cine to his invalid friends Whoever is SO
welded to his own foregone theoretical
conclusions, as to decline to test the prom
critics Of a:medicine endorsed BY the testi
mony OF intelligent men in every walk Of
life, and approved by the people at large,
deserves to suffer.
March Oath, 1s69-tf.
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Terrible State Of Affairs.

PARTY OF GENTLEMAN Fii.ED UPON
By NEGROEs-ONY OF THE PARTY KILL
Eb-THE NEGROES DEFY THE COMMUNE
TY-EsCAPE OF THE MURDERERs.
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New ORLEAss, April %, 1869.


persons, and they look about them with the
ease and nonchalance of men who have
been looking for good thing and have
found it! A little further on we meet two
or three small chunky men, neatly attired
in black broad cloth and fulled shirts,
JeweIry choice and elegant, an airy and
polished manner and carriage marks them,
and certain "devil may care" look tells
that they belong to tho crowd of vultures,
who are assisting their Radical friends to
ruin and degrade our city. Mean while the
salons multiply rapidly. and are more ele-
CANT in their appointments. A few DAYS
ago one Of the numerous "frms" bought
the lease Of the building corner of St.
Chalerles and Common Streets occupied by
Gonthier, the tailor. So anxious were thew
to get to work that his fixtures and stock
were set out on the banquette at once and
tneir carpenters, paper-bangers and painters
put OF their job, Now the place is in fall
blast, . long row Of splendid chandeliers
hRht the place at night, bar and cigar
stand tar Of the most elegant STYLE. Bus been
opened, mirrors aid pictures ornament the.
room, and o band of music adds to the en-.
'hantment of the place. These "Hells,,
may De counted BY the dozen, along St. |
Charles, Common, Gravier, Royal and
'ther prominent streets and all Of them |
'e 'e4 to be literally patronized, crowds Of
men are there all the time. and the tables
where all the banking games are played are
'lways surrounded with customers.
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WITHOUT A GOOD DIGESTION

Our, Mountain Home.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-24
sPARKs FROM THE WIRES.

The Arizona has arrived at New York with
s12s.0OO
The Pennsylvania Republicans nomina ted
Geary for Governor, on the first ballot.
south American adnces state that the fever
Ia dreadful at Tscns, Peru, and the smallpox
was ut Ch,nqui.
The bark N. v. Hugg has arrived at No"
York from Matauzas with fever. Two more OF
the Sarato3s's crew are dead.
There was slight earthquake and great
,storm at Valparaiso. The government build
ings we're da mayed to the extent OF $l00. 900.
Minister Webb tells Secretary Fish that the
Brasilians have no more respect for the United
States than for Hayti, and suggests that the
United States thrash them.
meeting Of the citizens OF West Tennessee,
North Alabama. Mississippi and Arkansas, is
called f.r the 13.h OF July. to consider the best
means Of securing Chlnese labor.
Yesterday, Chief Justice Chase. by invitation
visited the Tobacco Exchange, at Richmond,
Va. and in response to an address Of welcome
from the president, expressed the hope that
virginia would regain her former prosperity.
In an atfrsy at Franklin, Va, negro was
uaortalIy wounded BY man named holland.
Ahe negroes ool.eoted at night and tried 10
burn Hollands house, but were driven OH A
fev hours later they burnt The Saw mill and
luunbor yard Of Nealy Brothers. Loss nearly
10000.