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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-27
Prisoners Of War.
The New York Democrat of the 25th

The New York Democrat of the 25tl
ult., says:
"In reply to q resolution of thu
House of Representatives" says the
Washington Union, " calling upon the
Secretary of War for the number d
prisoners on either side held, and that
died during the war, be makes the fol.
lowing report: Number of Union pris-
oners South, 26O, $40; number Of Con
federate prisoners North, 100000
number of Union prisoners died. %
596; number of Confederate prisoners
died, &c, 1857
Upon this, the Petersburg Index
says: I'VE find the above paragraph
in the Washington Union of Tuesday
evening, and take it for granted that
the editor speaks from the record.
what commentary these simple,
severe, statistics present on the loyal
falselioOds Of Congressional buncombe.
and Harper's Journal Civil land politi.
cal) Liesation.
(" After all the barbarities at Ander-
sonville and Salisbury after all the
hired perjury with Which Wirz was
murdered; with all tho unbounded ap-
pilances for health, comfort, and cure.
which the humane, Christian, enlight.
ened and civilized North possessed
with all the utterly Infamous character
OF Washington official testimony where
rebels were concerned; with constant
practice of, and unbluslling notoriety
in classifying records to suit their case.
what are the factss
nuf nc 0Cv mn
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WHAT A SPIDER EArs Pen DrEx,-Yu
order to test what spider can do in the
way Of eating, We arose about daybreak r.
the morning TO supply his fne web with !
ny. AT hrst, however the spider did not
come from his retreat, 90 We peeped among
the leaves and there discovered that an
earwig had beed caught and vas now besns
feasted on. The spider left the earwie
rolled, up the fy, and at once returned "a
his First course" This was ut bslf.nast
5A. N. in September. Alta. u. the ear.
wig had been demolished, and the spider.
alter resting awhile, and probably ENJOYING
. nap, came down for the fly. which be had
finished at 9A.h A little after 9 We sup
piled him with daddy long-legs, which he
ate by noon, At o'clock . blowflv was
speedily seized, and then Immediately,
with an appetite apparently no worse for
MS previous indulgence, he commenced on
the blowfy. -,
During the day and towards evening a
great many small green fies. or what are
popularity termed midges, bad been capcht
in the web; of these We count d one hind
red and twenty all dead and fast prisoner
IN the spiders net. Soon after dark. pro-
49,. = -AonsSsuS We went 70 examine
whether the spider Was suffering from in.
digestion or in any way from his previous
meals instead, however. of bein9 TINS
affected be was employed in rolling IN TO-
gether the various little green midces
which he then took TO his retreat for Tea
,fhis process he repeated, carrying IN the
lots IN little detachments, uutil the web
was eaten, for the web and its contents
were bundled up together. A slieht rest
OF about IN hour was followed BY the most
wed making process, and before
daybreak another we'd was ready n he
used in the same way. Taking the relative
size OF the spider and Of the creatures Il
ate, and applying this to 4 man, it would
be somewhat as follows: At daybreak
small alligator was eaten at "a. r.. Al
amb at 3 A. n. . young comeieopsrd At |
CLOCK, sheep; and during the night one
hundred and twenty larks. This, We be-
'eve, would be very fair allowance for |
nan during twenty-four hours and could |
We lind one gifted with such On appetite
md digestion, We can readily comprehend
how he might spin i've miles OF web with |
,ut killing himself, provided be possessed |
'he necessary machinery.
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are falling off, and prices are firm, will
considerable activity in the market
In conversation with one of the larges,
buyers Of cotton here, he expressed
the decided opinion that the staple
would soon take a heavy rise, as the
supply is already getting short. Fiou,
has been considerably lower and in
good supply. Fine 5000 Superfne 6, so
double extra 7.25, treble extra. $50.
$50. Fancy brands ll,75 to 1900,
For family use, making bread and bis
cult very good article of -four can be
bought at 9,25. Corn is active at n &
80 cents and the supply is limited, a
fact that ought not to be known in our
market since our Planters should raise
their own corn and some for sale.
Pork, Bacon and Lard are firm and
have advanced within tho week. The
receipts of sugar and molasses have not
been liberal, and prices in consequence
have held up. I would remark here
that for family and plantation use, our
friends will find groceries and provis-
ions more reasonable than they were
two months ago, and that to one who
has been paying the oxorbitant prices
that have ruled for the past four years,
the present market rates seem to be
something like q return to ante bellum
prices. '
Krull e. Dickey, booksellers and
stationers, No. JOG Canal street, have
sent me a complete set of the Metropo-
Titan School Books, and after careful
examination of them, I can earnestly
recommend them to our Southern peo-
pie. They are thorough in system,
correct and well adapted to the differ
ent classes and are free from those IT,
rades on the South so common now-a-
days in Northern school books. Messrs.
Krull & Dickey have been long known
to the public, and their stock and man.
ner of dealing, commend them to the
patronage of our people.
AMUsEMENrs.
The Academy Of Music has flourish
ed more than ever this week. The
great circus company, with a real old
Time clown, feats on the trapeze that
make ones blood run cold, Jim Robin
son, the star rider, and a strong corps
If assistants, have drawn large houses
% this favorite resort. Tho old st.
Charles has picked up finely and now
'anks as one of the leading theatres Of !
'he city, not that it did not always
leserve patronage, but there was a |
ime, when a rival, putting senseless
rash on their boards, carried off the
aurels. Ben DeBar is a host in him
elf and his management of the st.
Charles Theatre shows that he knows |,
low to cater to Southern people. Balls
re numerous now, scarcely a night
'assing that two or three do not occur.
The Hancock Club are preparing to
I'VE aigrand ball, which for elegance
nd liberality is to eclipse any thing
hat has yet occurred. /
Yours Truly,
TIM. L1NKINwArER.
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The United States Senate.

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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-27

u DR.. H. st John has rented the
large and commodious room adjoining
his Drug Store, and has materially en-
larged his establishment. He has Just
amply replenisl,ed his varied stock,
and offers now more than ever induce
ments to tho public to patronize him
literally.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-27

q Elsewhere we give William
Francis McLean's sworn testimony in
full, as taken from the official book on
outrages. On reflection we think we
can afford, as a stretch of courtesy, to
give to the world this fair specimen of
Radical truth. On the simple score of
pity for dead dog, we will forbear
comment, and let our people see for
themselves with what grace and ease
a Carpet-bagger can swear to genuine
and full fiedged lie.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-27

A young lady afflicted with ex
IRENE delicacy, recently. at watering
place, called for "1y dispenser soup"
The servant became frightened, and
called the landlord to his assistance,
when it was ascertained that she want
ed a plate of ox-tail soup.
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The Sanotity Of Constitutions.

by disregarding the Federal Constitu
ton during the late war, says the New
York Herald, I've saved the nation. Who
is there in oil the broad miles We hold who
would have preferred the salvation Of !
piece OF parchment :" Tint is just The
question which the next successful party
will ask. When Radicalism shall have
been put down. and 'the nation" thus again
have been Saved" we shall speak Of the
thirteenth and fourteenth amendments, and
oil the Radical patchwork, "a more worth.
less pieces of parchment. II is an inex.
plicable mystery to Us that the Radicals
should attach 60 much Importance TO the
ratification of mere amendments TO Con-
stitution whose real form and substance
they have themselves destroyed II 10
certainly highly complimentary to their
opponents that those Radicals should thus
give them credit for virtue which they
themselves unquestionably lack. bat il in
dicates grant want Of knowledge of hu.
man nature. 1t lie, however, an illustration
OF the saying that "the skeptio 10 the most
credulous of men," The rogue cheats everv-
body eise and ends BY cheating himself, or
being cheated by some one whom he mis-
takes for greenhorn. So with the Radi-
calls. There is 10 crime against civil lib
erty or the Consultation. or the natural
rights Of man. Of which they could not be
convicted before any impartial tribunal.
Yet they insist upon making new Con.
stitution for the governmenttof the coun-
try with an ardor that would become one
who respects laws, oaths and constitutions
and who, because he respects them, sup-
poses that Others will do 30. They would
do we'll to ask themselves whether, since
voluntarily made and willingly
ratified has been ruthlessly trampled under
loot. q constitution extorted BY force, rati
he'd by fraud. and despised BY the real peo.
pie OF the country, will stand in the way
of those real people when the power shall
again come into their handel Richmond
Dispatch. 'fstf
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-27

u We have received paper favors,
during the last week, from the Mittie
Stephens, Frolic, National, stonewall
and B. L. Hodge 2.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-27

U The river, like tho weather, is
playing hobs on her watch. She has
gone up full five feet since our last, is
now full banks, and is yet rising at the
rate of ten inches every twenty -four
hours.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-27

~ The Reverend Mr.. Dillon will
preach at the Court House, on next
Sunday, the 30th inst, at II o'clock A.
81.
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5000


AVtoas (,ZOl
If We add the 20 900 strolling vagabonds
who are admitted to infest the State, but
are set down as duplicates " of the 90
600 included in the table, We have q grand
total Of ninety-seven thousand, of whom
about 700 are criminals and insane, and
some 10000 are panpers in the worst
sense.
One hundred and eight thousand is
something like one-twelth of the popula,
ton. In former times this proportion
would have been an average of one to o
family. Families in Massachusetts, are
not, however, so large Is they were half .
century acd more ago, and it will be seen,
a. We penetrate deeper into this subject,
that this is very significant fact.
The exposure is continued for three or
four columns, bat this must suffice our rea-
ders. From this it would appear that
about one in every hundred of the popula-
ton 10 in prison /; one-twelfth paupers, in
sane or criminal; and one ont OF four pau
pers die every year. This is q very eifec.
tive and cheap mode Of getting rid Of IN
.7.|..1
But the essential point established by
this exposure-the sad and deplorabie
one-is that letters and morals do not ne
cessarily advance together. Massachusetts
Is the most educated Of all the States, and
ts morality below that Of the worst Euro
pean communities.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-27

"a We publish in full the proceed
Iings of the Town Council. We do it
for the information and guidance of all
interested parties, and not by authori-
ty of the Board, nor for the promulga-
ton of the Ordinances. The law, as
expounded and Numbered by the Black
AID Tan, will not permit this to be
done in the Democrat; they have been
posted at the door of the Court House
and thus are thelaws of the Corporation.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-27

20 The regular Wednesday Packet,
Stonewall, leaves for New Orleans this
day at noon.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-27

TRY ST. JOHNS COUGH EXPEC
II ToRANT
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' D Tho planters of Rapides have had
to bear meekly another week of very
bad and unreasonable weather. Most
OF the past week it has been raining,
thus keeping up the gloomy prospects
of the last FIVE weeks. The fields are
drenched with standing water, the roads
positively not fit to be travelled horse
back, and the nations wards, enjoying
themselves hugely, eating their full ra-
tions, drawing full pay, and serenely
smoking the calumet of freedom. For
the past three days, however, the Gle
ments have veered for the better, and
there are some hopes of good weather.
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The dreadful weather has had a kill
ing effect on all departments of trade,
and our stores, look like they were nm
dergoing one continual round of F" blue
Mondays" Dry Goods are even low
er than they were in the Fall, and pre-
cious little doing at these low rates.
Our grocery and provision houses, and
some OF the boot and shoe, hat and sta
tionery men hare been doing an aver
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-27

c| We announce with pleasure,
q that the THEsP1ANs give tonight a
performance, and are convinced when
our people know the object, that they
will be greeted and honored with a
full house. The pieces to be given are
ROBERT MAcAIRE and Box ard Cox,
the whole amount received at the door
to be given to the aged mother and
widowed wife Of the brothers Sheppard,
two noble young men, who persisted on
the Inflated Glide. The mother and
wife are left destitute and their only
support torn from them. We are sure
that the pure and charitable motives
of the Thespians, viii be duely appre-
ciated and that they will be handsome
~ rewarded and aided in their noble
efforts to alleviate the pangs and suf.
ferings of these worthy females.
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The Higher Civilization.

The New York World having given to
every man, woman and child in the land q
distate for their daily meat and drink, has
turned the microscope upon the scabs and
sores of tho "n0del Commonwealth oil
Massachusetts,. It develops a follows:
THE PAUrER STATE.
With Q population Of l ,267, O31, Massa-
chusetts is declared 70 have had last year
81, $40 paupers, or one of about every %
of the population! OF these, IL ,335 were
fully supported 1904 were relieved and
partially supported, and 10000 we're w
grants. These figures relate to the pauper
class alone. They include only that mum.
Der Of the insane mostly harmless and in.
durable casss-who are supported in the
State and town almshouses- perhaps
1900 in all. They are exclusive of the
thousands of other dependents, such as the
pupils in the reformstories, idiot and blind
schools, and deaf and dumb asylams, the
inmates Of the State and private lunatic
asylums, the inmate Of the State and coun.
ty prisons and hospitals, &cs &c. The fol-
lowing table will afford rs the best prelimi-
nary idea of the extent to which this Com.
il socisllv I}iseased
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Hendricks to Cumback.
All the Senators recently elected are
Radicals with the single exception of
Hon. John p. Stockton, who takes the
place of Hon. F. T. Frelinghuysen from
New Jersey. Mr.. Stockton has but
little talent and would probably never
have been elected in State which has
many able men, had he not been the
son of one Senator and the grandson of
another. The Illegal manner with
which lie was expelled from the Senate
by the Radicals caused his present ell
ection. 1t is a fitting rebuke to the in
justice of a partisan Legislative body.
Three more Democratic Senators had
previously been elected, all of whom
are gentlemen of more than ordinary
ability, whose influence will hardly be
felt in body SO thoroughly Radical MS
the next Congress will be. They are
Hon. Allen G.. Thurman, of Ohio, in
place of Ben Wade, Hon. Eugene Cas-
serly, of California, in place of Con-
ness, and Hon. VIM. T. Hamilton of
Maryland, in place of Reverdy John
son. Mr.. Greeley says the first time
he ever looked down upon the Senate
was in 1886 when it was filed with
giants. We hope he will not fail to
AXE q good look on the 5th day of
March next and to give his opinions of
he contrast.
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prejudices and they were married.
Things wenton swimmingly, everybody
SAID she had made a fine match, and
they were quite large lions in a wide
circle OF acquaintance. He kent n
bonded warehouse, and through his ac-
qua'ntance with the big guns of the
party in power, his warehouse was kent
full all the time. About four months
ago he left suddenly for Canada, talk
ing his wife with him. On his trim
northward he stopped at his old home
in York State and astonished the ma
tives by his great display and Lavish,
expenditure Of money. 1t was soon
discovered by his friends here that his
warehouses were empty, the goods
stored therein had been sold and the
funds appropriated for private purpo-
ses. Nearly two hundred thousand
dollars is thus missing, against which
Uncle Sammy holds bond for twenty
thousand dollars. His bondsmen have
just learned that he is rusticating in
Canada; beneath the flaring colors of
the blasted English flag" and are in
hopes that he will have decency enough
to make them all "honkey dori." AS
for the balance-why Uncle SANS
rich!!
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-26

identicaiiih kind will the senti9ents of pre-
qyious galleripgs of Practical bah{ness men.
Hhenefsf mtgchants Graders, 5armers, or
lakorers af seeti61f- or eitlsef party. as
semble anywhere for deliberation upon their
interests or necessities, or the financial condi- ]
tions-of the county or Stateiit which they rer
side, ofl8 ahe nation, the BaGfe fDiifonhlpro-
test aeainst an irtedeenable currency and iu
favor of III return to specie payuTeuts comes
ont. Pg9Tafats I] " YniEgrm g sIigsf s ssep
'gfadually eating away the patience of all
CLASSES of the people.
Z now TO 8fV'1NdE FREE rR&bE.> 3 /. =
From the " r. World -----------------------~
'a The AmeIie9p Free Trade a IieagHe, iq, t4he
Recently published report Qf its executive
committee. gives 4 most Gratifying account
of the success that has attended, its Efforts in
the past, and sets7fortl facts Swhioh 9promise
for the immediate futupresultSgo great, if
consistent course be lperseyered ilni that we
regret to notice an apparent change of base
| in the operations of the Eeaglie, as shown in
the announcement that s.the wal will be car
ried into Africa 10y, the proposal Of ,areYenue
tariff during the eon1ifig session Of Congress-
In all great movements for reform. lit is i'm
| wise to abandon, even rqoulentarily, O The
| STEADY support of a frndanental principle,
and to temporze with the party of oppression
| for the sake of partial and probably tran
| sieht present advantage should concen-
trate our whole. strength for the complete.
and final overthrow of d wrong, not sue tolts
\ upholders for concessions or compromises.
| Furthermore, it must be borne in mind that
any reduction from our present eXoibitant
! schedule of duties which even the most san
| guine free-tader could dare TO hope for in
the coming session of Congress- would Still
! be vastly more burdensome than the tariffs
which were deemed almost prohibitory in
L r - II
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.tfrt5D snaHlW Asirf 'aoefsd1iI aHd9fsA 20 \
i"''H'FF isai bss u1i'oa i ,51o)j fn9 a.lt 4
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-04-30
TIL mALAn1A of sPRrN C.

Everybody should now be on theirs guard
against the dangers of disease arising from ma
larious causes. Fever and Ague prevails to an
alarming extent every Sprng IN nearly all parts
Of the country, and many persons are easily
predispOsed to il 0n account Of some imprudence
during the wi3ter months. Indeed, very much
of the sickness We notice in the Spring Of the
wear nav be traced to causes which were en-
gendered in the "cold term" But whether the
cause lies hidden in the system ar not, il is GER
tain that disease will develope itself at the first
opportunity, hence no one should hesitate for
moment to set about combating and overthrow
ing it. TO accomplish this purpose nothing is so
useful and reliable as MISHLER'S HERB BIT
TERS. 1t is positive antidote for any mala-
rious or imprisoned atmosphere and certain
protection against every morbid influence which
produces disease. We say in all candOr to our
readers that thev should give heed to our ad-
vice on this subject.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-04-30

To Cure Warts.-warts arc very trouble
some and disfguring. The following is said to
be perfect cure, even the largest, without leav-
ing scar. II is a Frenchman's prescription,
and frnm the testimony Of editors who claim to
have tried it, its operations seem quite effective
on the natives: Take small piece of raw
beef, steep it all night in vinegar, cut as much
from it as will cover the wart, and tie it on; or
5fthe excreseuce is on the forehead, fasteu it on
with strips of sticking plaster. Itmay be remov-
ed in the day, and put on every night. In one
fortnight the wart will die aud peel off. The
same prescription will cure corns.