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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-07
Sheri dan and Thomas.
GRANTS LAST CHANGE OF FRONT.
IFrom the Chicago Time

g. From the Chicago Times.
The appointment of General Sheridan
as the successor of General Sherman viii
take most men by surprise. Nor will the
surprise be an agreeable one to majority
of people without regard to party:
Sheridan is very young man. He is q
man who has done some service to the
country, but none that compares with
what was performed by dozen other gen
erals. He retrieved disaster in the Shen
andoah Valley, and turned rebel victory
into an annihilating defeat. He did good
service when below Richmond, in charr.
ing upon the demoralized and wasted col
umns of Lee. Apart from this, he has
done nothing. Flo was quartermaster in
Missouri, in which position he failed SO
badly that he was removed from Office
To give him all the credit which he de.
serves, we need only say that he does not
know what fear Isl; that he has bulldog
tenacity Ill sticking to fight when once
in; that he is one of the best cavalry lead
ers in the service that he will do precise
ly what he is ordered to do, without CUES.
ton or hesitation. To offset these good
qualities, truth compels the assertion that
he cannot command an army; that he is n
complete failure as an infantry leader, that
he has been failure in everything he has
undertaken, save in the conduct of cavalry
as is shockingly profane swashbuckler,
who has dash without judgment, gallantry
without executive talents and q blind in.
stinct of obedience that will halt at no oh
stacIe.
I Compare with this man that veteran
warrior, that genial soldier and ripe states.
man, Thomas, Why was this Young man
sheridan promoted over the head of Thomas
"a man who is believed by mon of judg.
ment to be second to no leader in the ser
vice of the Federal Government Does
Grant wish to give color to Blair's charges
OF Intended usurpation, by promoting a
man on whose obedience he can RELY, whose
conscience is no bar to any effort, and who
may be relic on, body and sonl, for any
undertakings Did General Grant fear
that the integrity of Thomas would stand
in the way any designs which le may
be entertaining
Thomas and Thomas friends. it is difficult
to foresee. He is too good u soldier to
take any action which will show that he
is Inundated; but the world will none the
less understand the slight, and sympathize
with him in his present position. Of
course the veteran hero of Chickamauga,
and Nashville, and q halfscore of other
battles, each one of which, involved more
generalship aud more substantial service
to the country than all the acts of Shcri.
dan put together, can do more than re-
ceive the humiliation in silence 1t may
be that events will, in time, leave him rea-
son for qualification that his age, his SEMI
GRITTY, his services. aud skill have thus
been overlooked III favor Of one who may
prove pliable instrument for bad pur-
pose.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-07
The Struggle for Life.
A GLOOMY PICTURE.

- The Round Table 10 painting very dis.
couraging picture OF the hardships and pow.
erty among the masses of the people. arts.
ing from the oppressive burthens which the
tax collector is directly or indirectly plac
ing upon their shoulders. The writer
suys:
"Almost everywhere there arc signs o!
pinch and grind. 1t ia hard work to pay
the rent, the butcher, the grocer and baker;
hard work to pay for the children's school.
ing and clothes, cruelty hard, work to
squeeze out the instruments for the sum-
mer jaunt or the sewing moctine, with
many, every little comfort or luxury once q
matter at course is now either entirely cut
off or measured out with an anxious scru-
tiny, and hesitatlng caution, that turns the
pleasure half into pain. Friends whis.
per to each other that they do not see how
they can pay their way this year and live
The cherished scheme. of sending the ell
dest boy to college must be given OUT
The hope Of buying the pleasant little
country home must be forgotten. The pi.
ano the patient wife has been waiting for
these many long years must be put off to
an indefinite future, Meanwhile to keep
soul and body respectfully together. most
people are working harder than they ever
worked before in their lives. They are
wearing out the physical machine by run
ming it at baleful speed, and keeping up
appearances at the cost of nerves, peace
Of mind, and the chance of healthy old age.
This is no, exaggerated picture. 1t is famil-
lar 10 almost every eye that rests upon
this page. Only the very rich are Just now
thoroughly at ease-although even their
serenity is too often inspired by the specu-
lative mania that so few having anything
to speculate with escape while, nearly eY-
cry one in the communitywh has to work
for bread-who depends on salary or sta
ted wages for stated works. q chronic
alienation Of apprehension and despon-
'dency. 1eHt ss4H 81
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r1srpru. r,spcrs 4 v;,o,ona oo.,o
from the An,i-SIayery Standard.

USEFUL INsEcTs.-A Vineland cores
pendent, in alllsion to a recent notice in
this journal of some useful species OF in
sects, asks--"how can discriminate be-
tween the insects how can any one do it?
The usefukinsects do not save US from the
others, the six kcown species do not
shield as from the curculio; and then we
must save ourselves, and il our friends fall
victims to our means how can we help
that? They must save us-or get out Of
our way-or die--is the short aud sharp
trilemmal = s n p
1t appears to be- well admitted fact
that grand system of economy prevails
among the tens, of thousands of species OF
insects--as . late writer remarks, "para.
site preying upon parasite. cannibal upoa
cannibal, parasite upon cannibal ard can
nibal upon parasitic scarcely season
elapses in which several insects. that are
commonly quite rare. are me. with in pro-
digious abundance-not only with plant
feeding species, but the cannlbnls and par
asite. Upon the whole, the scheme Of Gre
alton is SO admirably dove-taiied and fitted
together that tens of thousands OF distinct
species Of animals and plants are able per
manentIy TO hold their ground year after
year." A great mistake then il must 10.
deed be to kill those species that are pro.
tecting US from what would be. but for
them, an enormous increase ofour enemies.
1t is strange reasoning that because they
do not wholly destroy the deprcdators
these useful insects are to be slaughtered
by their friends. We might rs well say
that, because laws and magistrates do not
wholly protect US from thieves and crimi-
dals, we win overflow the laws. slay nagis,
tratss and policemen, or throw open State
prisons. Or, because birds do not keep
insects entirely down, we will kill birds
and insects all together. Repudi ting ig-
norance, we must inform .oarsplves on all
these points, and act unjerstandingly-dis-
crimihate between useful insects and USE
full birds on one hand. and hurtful aud
pernieions ones on the other. -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-07

p ANevada paper tells a. story of a
musical hen. At the call of the stail
matron of the farm house, it is said that
the hen will come into the room, get upon
the lady's lap, and at the command pro.
coed with q song. "After singing the first
notes, her henship will subside until coin.
manded In stern voice to sing buder
Then the hon spreads out her wings
stretches her neck to its furthest tension,
turns one eye akimbo "a Ia Ben Butler)
and pouTs forth a strain that lacks moth.
ing in earnestness however much it may in
melody" The hen is said to be ofthe
black Spanish breed, and she is credited
with wonderful powers OF imitation, aside
from her musical talent. A pretty story,
but not equal to the romance Of the
"Headless Rooster" And we do not for.
get that it was in the far West that this
wonderful bird lost its head and lived
The sequel to the romance, however, was
more creditable to Western ingenuity than
Western, honesty. Sowe are naturally sus-
picious, and do not swallow the Nevada
story without few grains of allow
ance.-G The Turf, Field and Farm.
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II cooper on seeing dandy with
his fingers covered with rings, declared
that the fop Unjust be feeble chap, as
twas always a sure sign Of weakness
in barrel when a great many hoops
were used upon it.n
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srEcIAL,

The undersigned has been appointed
Agent of tbs AAERIcAN POWDER
Co'iPAsr,S and has received full
supply of the Company's best brands,
in KEGS, HAhF-KEGS and QUAR-
TER KEGS-whicl he offers to Sports
mea and Country Merchants, at the
very cheapest rates. A liberal dis
count made to Jobbers.
-. e. r. BIOSSAT.
MARCH 81, 1865.
NYIIEN YOU want COOKING SODA
w Send to II. ST. Johu's and Procure
the Genuine article.
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HYMN FROM THE GERMAN.
B Y L A N G .

Oar beloved have departed
While we tarry broken-h hearted,
In the dreary empty house.
They have ended life's brief story
They have reached the home of glory,
Over death victorious.
Hush that sobbing, weep more lightly
Onward, daily, nightly
10 the rest that they have found.
Are We not upon the river
Sailing fast to meet forever ~.sF
On more holy, happy ground? r.ss
On we haste to home invited
There with friends to be united
In surer band than ever;
Meeting soon and meet forever!
Glorious hope forsake us never!
For thy glimmering light is dear.
X Il
Oh! the way is shining clearer
AS wejourney ever nearer
To the everlasting home
Comrades who await our landing,
Friends who round the throne are standi,
We salute you and We come.
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w Mr.. Dobbs says he has one of the
most Obeiient boys in the world. He
tells him to do as he pleases, and he
does it without murmuring.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-07
ENGINES FOR SALE

THE UNDERSIGNED has for sale
Il l Steam Engine, 30 inches stroke,
8 inches diameter, with one double
fiued Boiler, "A inches. "a feet long
pipes and pumps complete.
Also one Steam Engine, 10 inches
diameter, 20 inches stroke, with Tube
lar Boilers, 50 tubes. This engine il
portable, weighs seven tons.
Will sell cheap and on liberal terms.
JOHN c. MARSH.
March, 81, 1869 81.
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JOHN BOGaN

assaf JOHN BOGaN
NPORMS his friends and customer that
4 owing to the large supply of water in
the Cisterns, he has reduced tho price of
Liquors to FIFTEEN CENTS per drink
TEN PfNss
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER GAME
BILLIAR
On his fine CAROM TABLE, THIRTY.
FIVE CENTS. March3I-l669..
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Fl 8 Il "A Az

FL z r. "A Y.
TAKEN up by Joseph Jones, near CO.
L tile, La. u iSorrel Filly about years
old, branded on the left shoulder with the
letter n, with circle over the letter
Appraised by L. G. Henderson and r. ID.
HUFF to be worth $25. The owner is re.
aaested to come forward prove property,
pay charges and take her away in sixty
days, according to law, or at the expira-
tion Of that timo she will be sold as the
law directs.
WA c. JAMES,
April7-tf-or6Od J.R.
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TO r s A T,EI
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TRY ST. JOHNS COUGH ExPEG.
ToRANT,
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E, R. BIOssAT

= u. Il. BIOHSAT e
LAS just Received and For Sale
IL SUGAR, M0LkSSES and choice
lot Of JACKSON WHITES Potatoes.
Also
FLOUR. HAY, BRAN AND OATS.
April 7th, 1863. 49,
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March 9l--fsy paid warrant Mol
Raxdale 4 Foisey, wharf act. 8 80 90
BY paid warrant No. Z, Raxdale
4 Foisey. ..,.............. 4l0 As
by Pain warrant NO. ., haxd;Ae
Foisy.. ,.................. 81 %
By paid balance warrant No 8,
Raxdale g. Foisey. ......... Is 90
By paid warrant No 10, Raxdale
s. Foisy. 100 90
BY paid part warrant No %, Kax-
dale q Foisey, ....,......-.. 40 90
By paid warrant No q, Raxdale
& Foisey. IS 90
By paid warrant No 1l8, ] w
Hickman, Clerks Fees. l9 Is
By paid warrant No. 12l, r w
Briughurst, Surveyor. rs 90
BY paid warrant No. l34, r. KEEL
sey, building bridges. ........ 100
By paid warrant No. las, l. q,
Miller, work on Market House. 90
By paid warrant l49, Raxdale &
F0isey, wharf account. 40 "a
By paid warrant No 8, j F Graahm
Tor lnmbef.... .............. 80 70
BY paid warrant No 5, C Z Ball.
for lumber. 20 90
By paid warrant No 8, j fitzpat.
rick. salary and per csntage.... % So
By paid james Kennedy, labor on
Streets. .....,,.......... 10 90
By paid Jno Lee, labor on streets IL 90
By paid Il w Brown labor on
streets ...................... 90
BY paid VIM Sample, labor on
streets ,............... At 25
BY paid s Sample labor, on streets A 90
By paid r Kelsey labor on streets 81 90
BY paid for 43 Dog Collars. ,,.,. 10 Is
By paid repairs on Market House 3 90
By paid II A Biossat, Com. on
Wharfage ................... 20 90
BY ~ commission on 952.64... % 81
BY balance. ................... 1913 II
1888 s5
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]. c. ROGERS,

Treasurer. in account with Corporation OF
Alexandria
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NEW ORLEANS AND SHREVEPORT
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k1CHARD SfNNOTT. Master
y. Y. r1NR1FzsNs-.-.--.-.- GserS
THIS steamer, having unsurpassed and
Il superior accomod atoms, makes Week
~ trips between New Orleans and Shreve-
port, leaving Now Orleans every TUES
DAY at p. NJ, reaching Alexandra every
THURSDAY morning at 6 A. NJ On her
down trip she will leave Alexandria every
SUNDAY ut 10 N.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
- 7eii aaF WILLIAMS co.
April 18th, 1669-tf. Agents.
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greenbacks funded, and denied that
the bill to strengthen the public credit
would be violated by funding them.
Mr.. Morrill, said tie Chairman Of the
Committee on. Finance. had stated,
when the bill to strengthen the public
credit was under discussion, thatit was
mot designed to prohibit, the funding OF
greenbacks.
Mr.. Fessenden-Anybody can see
that. g'' a,.,t.a 3tH 1
Mr.. Morton said he could not see it.
The language of the act contained a
distinct pledge that greenbacks should
be redeemed in coin.
Mr.. Fessenden remarked that the
Senator from Indiana, to be consistent,
must be prepared to argue that if a
man give note, to be paid in coin and
the holder of the note afterwards ex-
pressed his willingness to accept a
bond instead, the debtor could not
honestly substitute the bond for coin,
because of his previous promise.
Mr.. Morton said the illustration of the
Senator from Maine did not state the case
fully. He had no doubt the holders of
greenback's would gladly exchange them
for bonds. f.l 81
MIR. Fessenden-W Would that violate the
pledge in the bill to strengthen the public
credit?
Mr.. Morton replied it would not violate
the pledge to the individual, but it certain
" would to, the Government. Several
plans had been proposed for the redemption
of the natioual obligations, and Congress
had finally Fixed upon this one and had
solemnly pledged the Government to the
redemption of these obligations, including
greenbacks in coin. To give the law any
other construction would be making it
nonsense.
Mr.. Fessenden complained that the Sena-
tor from Indiana had treated him dis
courteously in asserting that what he had
said was nonsense. That was not proper
language for a Senator to apply to another
Mr.. Morton denied having made the as
sertion. What he had said was the con.
struciont which the Senator from Maine
had wished to put on the act to strengthen
public credit wonld make it nonsense bnt
even if he had said what the Senator had
charged, he thought it would not have
been more disc0urteous than it was for the
Senator from Maine to say when lie (Nir.
Morton) was advocating q Certain view of
The Lincoln County herald., 1869-12-02
DxgINITIoN OF BIBLE TERMs.-A Sab.
bath days journey was about an English

DEFINITION OF BIBLE TERMs.-A Sab.
bath days journey was about an Epglish
mile. =. ,...i 49,. ..,.. --.... h..
Esekisl's reed was eleven feet, nearly.
A eubit 10 twenty-five inches, nearly.
A hauds breadth 10 equal to three and
avs.sighth inches. :. ,,,.
A fingers breadth is equal 70 ono inch.
A shekel Of silver is about City cents.
A shekol Of gold was % 90.
A talent Of silver wss e538 80.
A talent Of gold was $751; 800.
A piece Of silver, or penny, was thirteen
cents.
A tarthing was three cents.
A gsrsh was . cent.
A mite was Q cent.
An ephs, or bath, contains seven gal
Ions and 6ve pints.
A bin Was one gallon and two pints.
A drkin was seven piuts.
An omor vas six pints.'
A cab was three piets.
The Lincoln County herald., 1869-12-02

The dsessss u the late james ssdlier, ESQ.,,
Of New York, which oocarrsd on the 3ist Of Sep
tsuber, u Stilf ftsah IL the rssrstfsl memory Of
thousands Of his friends and sdnirsrs throughout
the Union, and ws take pleasure II rsprodueins
from the Tablet tho following iiAss vrltton BY .
gifted lady In remembrance Of her departed hos.
band st. Louis Timss. ..
he has passed away from this world Of oars.
From the beauty Of woods, and trees and flowers
From the lighted hall, aud the blssing hearth,
And tho blithos ono voices Of household mirth.
He eomos not nov when the dsy 10 done,
In the slanting beams Of tho evening sun,
No watchers now at the opeu door
He shall cross It's threshold no mors-no more
The table 10 spread, but not for him,
And voices sink low and eyes grow dim,
For the step and the voice that are silent now,
And the mirthfai tone, and the sunny brow.
When summer was brssthias her parting breath,
He sank In Tie calm snbgaos. Of nsath-s... .lA
Efs ths'Sssssy u .sssts Aat psss4 aad assA, -
Or tho seio had fallen On the glad years pride.
They made bis grave where the grass grows green,
And the dcw-drops susrsle in the brightest sheen,
whero tho wild-bird warbies bis matin song,
And peace sits brooding the whole day long.
The leaves Of Autumn fau brown and ssrs
In the oddying blasts Of ihe waning year, "...
Round tho lonely spot whore our dead 10 laid
In the mosrnfal gloom Of Deaths icy shade.
But tho leaves may fail, and the drifting snow,
Tho Spring may bloom, and the Summer glo~,
And he will sIumher 10 churchyard clay,
Whilo years and seasons shall pass away.
Oh sad were Earth, II tho life of man
Were bounded quite by this mortal span;
II the soaring mind and tho loving heart
Did not survive In their nobler parti
Tho spirit lives In that world unseen,
Where tho heavenly pastures are ever groom,
Aud our prayers can follow beyond tho grave,
To the Thfono of Him who hath died to save.
And not without hope, may the Christian mourn,
When his loved ones cross tho eternal bourne;
We may aid them still, as We tarry hero,
And their presence, though seemingly far, Is near.
m. A. s.
The Lincoln County herald., 1869-12-02

u will consent to all your Desires"
said facetious lady TO her lover. ION
condition that you give mo what you
have not, what you never can have, and
yet what you can give me-" Whit did
she ask for? A husband.
The Lincoln County herald., 1869-12-02

An ill.mstehsd couple we're always
quarrslling. One day tho wife pointed
70 eat and dog that lsy together near
the stove, and said: "Look at them !;
they don't quarrel" "Ah," grovled the
husband, "tis then together, and then
sse." '''
"A popular novel, . theatre Or ball
room, make ~ feel" says . veil known
authoT, shat W are oil paupers in the
almshouse Of this world"
The Lincoln County herald., 1869-12-02

Tns SRA Lions OF 7Rs PAc.s,e CoAsr,
-On Saturday last 10 visited the Cliff
House, situated beyond the bay On the
Pacific Ocean. Tho great attraction
there 10 the sea lions which inhabit
cluster Of rocks 500 feet from the shore.
The hotel is built on rock foundation,
which 10 washed by the waves Of the ocean,
and broad verapdah 10 attached, from
which We get . good viow Of the lions.
Moro than hundred of them wero play.
ing upon the rocks on Saturday, and
schools Of them were playing about in the
water. When they come out Of the va.
ter with their 6n.like feet upon the
rocks Zone Of which rocks is eighty feet
in height, and they 90 to the very top Of
it), they lie 10 tho sun till they arc thor.
oughly dry, then they set up loud bark
ing like mastifIs, and finally waddle DOWN
and plunge head drst into the water.
They resemble seals, though their heads
are heavier, and they are bodily much
larger. They weigh from 1000 to 5000
pounds, and one old fellow, the king oil
the colony, who has lost one eye, weighs
Il 10 said, at least $500 pounds. We saw
him on the top Of the highroek,
and drew him up close with glasses.
He 10 . monstrous piece of blubbsr, and
roared like bull dog. He swims over
to another eolsoy Of the ssa lions, thirty
miles diltsnt, snd spends two Or three
weeks among them about twice = year.
His name ID "General Butler" These
animals are protected BY the State laws,
and are not allowed to bs killed. We
could distinctly see . few moro seals
among them, and some little young sea
lions. The old ones fight fearfally some.
times, aud tear each others flesh in .
shocking manner. They have four tusks,
each % large a. those Of On Asia,io lion.
|-California Correspondence Of Hartford
4l0ee. ~-fr' r ...r o.. p. ...... .- ,. =.
The Lincoln County herald., 1869-12-02
Death Of / Free Government.

The following 10 from . speech de.
livsrsd By Hon. D. ". Voorhees,, Of In.
diana:
u 10 . melancholy spectacle to behold
free Government die. The world, il 10
true, 10 illsd with evidences Of decay.
All nature speaks the voice Of dissolution
and the highway Of history and Of life 10
strewn with the wrecks which time, che
great dsspoilsr, has made. But the hope
Of the future, bright visions Of rssiving
glory, ore nowhere denied 70 the heart Of
mao, save % he gases on the downfall Of
legal liberty. ho listens sorrowfally TO
the autumn winds - they Sigh through
dismsntled forests, but hs knows that
their breath will be soft and vernal in
the spring, and that the dead flowers
and withcred folisge will blossom aud
bloom again. He sees the sky overcast
with the angry frown Of the tempest. but
he knows that tho sun will rcappear,
and the smblssonry Of God cannot perish.
Mao himself, this strange connecting link
bstusea dust aud Deity, tottsrs wesrily.
wearily onward under the weight Of years
and pain, towards the tomb, but how
briefly bis life fingers around the dismal
spot. Il 10 filled with tears and grief,
and the willow and the cypress gather
around Il with their loving but mournful
embrace. And 10 this all? Not 30. If
. man die shall be not live sgainY Be-
youd the grave, in the distant Aidenn,
hope provides AZ slysium Of the soul,
whore the mortal assumes immortality,
and life becomes an endless spleudor.
But where, sir, 10 oil the dreary regions
Of tho past, filed with convulsious, wars
and crimes. can you point your finger to
the tomb Of . free commonwealth on
which the angles Of resurrection have
ever descended, or from whose sepulchre
the stone Of dsspotism has been rolled
away? Where, In what age and 10 what
cline, have the reins Of conststu tioual
freedom renewed their youth aud gained
their lost ostateF By whose strong grip
has the dead corpse Of the republic once
fallen, ever been raised3 The msrciful
Maker, who walked upon the waters and
bade the winds nv still, left no ordained
apostle with power TO wrench apart the
jaws Of national death, and release the
victim Of despotism. The vail Of the
heart broken over the dead is not SO sad
to me % the realisation Of this fact. But
al history, with . loud, unbrokeu voice,
proclaims il, and the evidence Of What
the past has been 10 conclusive to my
mind Of what the future will be. Wher.
ever 10 the domain Of human conduct
people once possessed Of liberty have
surrounded those great gifts Of God at
the command Of the usurper, they have
never afterwards proven themselves wor.
thy to regain their forfeited treasure.