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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-14

I
Ninth District Court, Parish of Rapides
| State of Louisiana -
DY, Virtue of and to satisfy a writ OF
| ID Fieri Facias issued out of the
above named Court and to me adj
dressed in the above entitled and num-
bered suit, have seized and will offer
for sale to the last and highest bidder
| on,
SATURDAY the LIST, day ofMAY, A.
w ~ d. 1869.
between the hours of IL A. M.-and p.
on the premises of the defendant, on
Bayou Rapides the following described
property, seized as the property of the
defendant to-wit: A certain tract or
parcel of land, situated, lying and be-
ing in the Parish of Rapides, on the
left descending bank of Bayou Rapides
bounded above by the Estate of
McNutt, and below by the Estate of
VIM. Leonard and lands of the heirs of
J. Z. and Susan Flint, and in the rear
by lands held by c. Zimmerman, the
whole containing the quantity of 1900
acres more or less $50 acres of which, is
cleared, with all the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, also 90 head of
mules, ~ Plows and gearing, wagon
and 6 head of cattle. -
TERMS OF SALE Cash, subject to
appraisement. JOHN DELACEY,
March 3, l869-tds. Sheriff.
Printers Fees SIS 90.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Ninth District Court, Parish of Rap
ides, State of Louisiana.
Jacob w. w''As' No. 1867.
U. !Westbrook. .sa D.. D 5a2
DY VIRTUE Of and to satisfy a
ID writ Of fieri facias issued from the
above named Court, and to me directed 10
the above entitled and numbered suit, I.
have seized and will offer for sale at public
auction to the lastan highest bidder, on
SATURDAY the lst day of MAY,
s..e IA 1862,
between the hours of IL A.. M. and A
p. NJ, at the Court House door, in the
Town of Alexandria, the following des-
cribed property, seized by special or
der of said writ, to-wit:
A certain piece or parcel Of ground
situated in the Town of Alexandria,
Parish Of Rapi6es and designated on
the plat of said Town as lots Nos. l &c
having front on Bayou Robert Street
and Road, Of JOG feet and running
back towards the Rail Road 2l2 feet
the depth of the Square, with all the
buildings and improvements situated
thereon. ss.t 3r..- .t.e.sss SO
TERMs Of Sale CASH-Suhject to
appraisement. ~
AK JOHN DELACEY, Sheriff.
March 81, 1869-Printer's fee SIS 90.
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BY order of John G. West, Assignee O
C.. A. Hamilton, Bankrupt. r
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The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-12-08
Fatal ShootIng-Lynch Law in Colorado
The Murderer Hung to a Tree by
The PEOPLE.
We find the following IL

We find the following In the Denver Tri-
bune of the 9th instant:
To-day, about three o'clock, a most afro
cious murder was committed at this place
by the shooting of Daniel Stesle, one of the
pioneers of this territory member of the
first legislature, and at the time of his death
large landholder and hetelkeeper in this
place. He was shot by one Joel Carr, for
merly resident of Maysville, Mercer coun-
ty, Penna. The circumstances, as received
from witnesses of the murder, are as follows
Carr applied at the hotel for dinner, and
paid tor the same. but because the first table
was full, was dissatisfied and commenced
abusing Steele, and his wife and daughters,
who were waiting on the table. He became
so abusive that his money was refunded and
he requested to leave the house. About
o'clock Carr returned, having borrowed a
revolver and approached Mr.. Steele, and ac-
costed him with various epithets, drew the
revolver and threatened his life. Steele
sought to pacify him, but without avail,
whereupon he started away from Carr, when
the latter fired, the shot taking effect in the
left ear, the ball entering the brain and
causing death in very few minutes. The
murdered attempted to escape, but was cap
tured; and would have been Immediately
dispatched but for the presence of mind and
decisive action of certain parties. After
order was restored jury of twelve men was
empanneled, counsel for the defense allowed,
and statements from witnesses received. The
jury rendered verdict of guilty of murder
in the first degree. The murderer was taken
charge of by the people and hung to the first
tree till dead. Steele was born in Washing.
ton, D. c., lived most of his time in Balti-
more
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ueSdilldnCc anu OcScTtlOu-A Sdu CdScs
Lizzie Rice, young lady of prepossessing
appearance, twenty-three years of age, lived
in the family of wealthy Englishman in
Bridgeport, Conn. Among the members OF
the family was susceptible youth some
years the junior of the fair Lizzie; but the
blind god, it seems, takes no account of dis
parity in years or station, and per conse-
quence the youth fell desperately in love
with the maiden, and an elopement ensued.
The lady AYERS they were married, but this
fact the parent of the young husband ignor-
ed, and refused to receive her into the paren
tai fold. They sent the husband to Bloom
field and sent her away from the house
without giving her any clue to his where
abouts. She soon discovered where he was
and went to him. They becoming aware of
this, again sent him away, this time to Eng
land, where he now is aa 81.
The poor woman finding herself thus de-
serted came to New York and engaged as a
servant in West Washington place. But
as soon as the consequences of her martial
intercourse began to become apparent they
sent her away. She then went to board in
Cornelia street, but falling in arrears she
was again turned out in the streets She
had been applying for employment at Coop
ers (Carpenter'S @ employment agency for
some time, but without avail, and upon be-
ing forced to leave her boarding place the
excitement consequent upon Il realization of
ner destitute condition-without home,
friends or money, in the midst of great
cltY-orought on premature labor, and she
was seized with convulsions on Saturday
last Officer Leaycraft took her in charge
and conveyed her to Bellevue Hospital,
whence she will be conveyed to some char.
table institution. '-F
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The New Iowa Census.

The census of Iowa, taken by the Town.
ship Assessors last Spring, exhibits how
marvellous has been the growth of that Wig
orous State since 1860, and how great she is
destined to be in the near future. In 1860
the population of the State was 674, ,913; in
1869 it is 1,011, 1862; with five counties to
hear from With the returns of these coun-
ties added the total figures will be about
1888, ,17S-an increase of 35S,26 since 1868.
In 1867 the population was 9O2.043, the in
crease in two years being 13S,72S. The in
crease within the three last decades will be
seen in these figures: Population in 1885,
10000: in 1s46, 1000; in 1856, $4,000; in
1867, 100000. In 1870, when, the next U. s.
census is to be taken, it will be something
like 100000, which will add three repre-
sentatives to Iowa's delegation in Congress
and three. votes to the vice Of the West in
the national councillor Iowo is a thorough
Western State. with sturdy and intelligent
devotion to Western interests.
In 1867 there were 6,127, $3.50 acres of in.
closed land reported; in 1869 there are
8,294,47 in 1867 there were 155, ,75S dwell
ling houses reported in the State; in 1859
165.320 ; in 1850 there were 1,O75,177 fruit
trees; now there are 1,599,276. These fig
ures show that the State is increasing II
wealth and the incidents of civilization as
rapidly as it is in population.
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Novel Divorce.

{ In the State of Maine couple got tired
of welded life and decided to separate, but
being rather short of this worlds goods,
they hardly felt like paying out the money
necessary to obtain divorce. So they went
to the old gentleman who had joined them
in the bonds of matrimony some years ago
and desired him to unite the knot The
worthy old squire scratched his head and
thought for moment, and told them there
was no way but to 60 to court.
But hold" said he, 81 have it. You
promised to live together and be true to
each other until death should you part
Come into the yard" ,,
Then seizing cat that sat in the door
way, he directed John to take her by the
head and Jane by the tail, and to pull apart
Then lifting sharp axe, he said, i
Now death doth you part"
The axe fell, anil the couple were di'
yorced
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' W EDN EsDAY MORNING, DECEMBER s, 1869
L New Counterfeits on national Banks.

Il New Counterfeits on National Banks.
We find the following list of new counter
feits on national banks in the United State,
Counterfeit Detector of the 18th instant: ai
First National Bank of Manitowoc, Wis
sonsin. a ~ 1ra 't 81 ab
Third National Bank of Chicago, Illinois
los raised from Is Well done. .-
.Twenties raised from is, First National
Bank of Springfield. Ill.
Fives, imitation, Farmers National Bank
of Reading, Pa, reported in circulation
Look out for all Farmers National Banks, as
the town and State can be easily changed
and printed from the same counterfeit
plate ''ii'. go t
Elves. Jewett City National Bank, Jewett
city, Conn. In the imitation the date on
the deck of the ship is 1899; it should be
1892. The date 1492, on the right end Of
the genuine bill, under the Indian princess,
is left off the imitation. The word Feb.
under engrayer's name in imitation is Fer
Twos, Jewett City National Bonk, Conn
The coarsest part of the bill is on the left
end. The female aoith the stars ouer head. =
The genuine have sixteen stars in two half
| circles. The imitation have twenty three
and very indistinct.
| Tens, F rmer's National Bank of Amster.
dam, N. Y. The letters "a" in "Amster
DAM" under the words National Bank Of, in
the above imitation, are smaller than the
other letters, and the cured line under ''UNI
TED" runs into the shading ofthe UNITED
The genuine does not.
Twenties, Fourth National Bank of New
York city. .--.
Marine National Bank of the city of New
York 2's imitation. The genuine reads as
above. The imitation reads, The Marine
National Bank of New York.
New Counterfeit Greenback.-10's, imita
tion.-The bill is shorter by just one half thu
width of the margin ofX's. 1t is also trift
wider. The genuine has period between
the letters E. and S. in Spinners signature
The counterfeit has not, There are four dis
tinct rows of feathers in the eagles left wing
in the genuine; only three in the counter
felt. 1t is dangerous bill, being well en-
graved.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-12-08
Oregon VS.. California Farming Land

Oregon VS.. California Farming Lands.
Quite a number of parties have come into
our State recently from California, for the
purpose of investing in farming lands, and,
without any exception, express their sur
prise to see the low value that choice lands
can be purchased for here, as compared with
California. Lands that can be purchased
!Tnn s. to $40 per acre-we speak now OF
Improved farms in good localities would
b. held in similar localities in California
q. from s25 to $50 per acre. Two gentle
n onl- a few days ago came here and
? chased a farm each from one of our real
e ,te firms in this city. Mr.. B. T. Flint,
!egentleman who purchased the large and
.t.nsive farm formerly owned by Judge
j : a4phrer, in Washington county, says
! Af he has no doubt but there are thou
Ysanis Of persons in different parts of Cali
fornia, il they had the remotest idea of the
advantages that Oregon has in this respect,
who would come here and make this their
permanent home. Oregon to-day can boast
kof cheaper and better lands than any other
aState in the Union, hesides the great advan-
Itages we possess III our mild and genial eli
mate To the emigrant. then, we would
", come to Oregon; here you can procure
iyskind Of home you desire; if with linz
Ia means there are yet plenty of govern.
IN lands to I've had in good locations,
81 imprnye,l iarDis can be had at low
.,re The difference between California
III Oregon is simply this: In Oregon the
IL are mostly IN the hands of the origina
lers who are satisfied to sell portion at
~ abs rates in order to induce immi
<4,ioh: while in California they are in the
<'<ls Of SPECTATORS and being held at ex
- itant rates.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-12-08
Sorrows of a Blind Lady Over Gold
Ring.

There is living in this city blind lady,
still good looking, and once of great beau
ty. Years ago gambler wooed and won
her, notwithstanding the opposition Of
friends and relatives. The strangely mated
couple seemed to be devotedly attached
to each other, and years did not change their
devotion. His precarious calling took him
frequently from the city, but in all his wan
derlngs he always returned to his blind wife.
One of the marks of affection given to him
by his wife was heavy gold ring, orna-
mented on the inside with the engraved fig
ure of dog. This he wore for long time,
and as often as he visited his wife she felt
his hand to see if the mark of affection still
had its place there. At last it was missed,
and Immediately her loving heart was
crushed. her jealousy excited, and her conf
dence in her husband destroyed.
On inquiry, it was found that the ring, or
similar one, decorated the hand of noto-
rious woman, who inhabited the notorious
house known as the third national. A reple-
vim was sued out, and the ring was brought
into court, but, upon examination, it was
not the right one, and the suit was dismiss
ed.-LeaUenuortb Conservative. .u
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The southern Railroad to the Pacific.

The scheme for great trans-continental
railroad from Norfolk, on the Atlantic, to
San Diego, on the Pacific, is one which GER
tain Southern interest are earnestly devoted
to, and quietly using vigorous efferts to exc
cute. The roads already built through Vir-
gina, Bristol. Knoxville, Nashville, and
Memphis to Little Rock will be parts of the
line. From Little Rock, the extension (call-
ed the Memphis and Ell Raso Roads, will
run in southwesterly direction to Rexarca
ma, thence to Dallas on I'll he Trinity river,
thence by Ell Paso and Fort Yuma to San
Diego. One section of this line from Jeffer-
son to Paris, in Texas, one hundred and
fifty miles in length, is now in process of
construction, and part oft will be open
for business next spring. Three cargoes of
iron, en- route from Antwerp for this section,
are expected at New Orleans. At the wes-
tern end surveys are being made from San
Diego and Fort Yuma this way. Congress
will lie asked, at its next session, for grant
of lands to aid the enterprise.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-12-08
The Fate of Kentucky Dr0ver In Mis-
sissippi.

By letter from Charleston, Miss, now in
possession of the well known Louisville de-
tective, D. T. Bligh, we learn of the murder
of Kentucky man named West, in Talla-
hatchee county, Mississippi. The murder
is said to have occurred few days since.
Mr.. West was resident of Winchester,
in this State, and had gone with drove OF
mules to Mississippi in company with his
partner, j. W. Jackson, and a man who
claims the name of c. E. Moore At Gren-
ada, Jackson LETT West and Moore and re-
turned to Winchester The letter does not
give fall particulars of the murder, but
states that the body of West had been
found, and that he appeared to be man
about 80 years of age.
Everything valuable had been removed
from his person by the murderer, even to his
boots and spurs. He was supposed to have
had considerable amount Of money about
him, the proceeds of the sale of portion
of the drove of mules. The citizens, suspect
ing Moore nf the murder, arrested and
lodged him in the Jail at Charleston, where
he yet remains, and took charge of the re-
naming mules, some fifty in number Be-
sides the mules there were four horses be-
longing to the murdered man. Moore states
that he was employed at Lexington by
jackson and West to aid in driving the
mules. Nothing further is known of him. :
Louisville Courier Journal.
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d Heavy Emieratiou.n

The tide of emigration to Arkansas and
Texas is increasing in volume. Emigrant
wagons file through our streets daily almost
by the hundred. Over fifty passed through
La Grange in one day recently, and nine car
loads arrived by the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad one day last week. The .emi-
grants are of the poorest and hard-fsted
class, but seem to be well clad and comfor-
table as general thing They hail from
North Carolina, East Tennessee, Georgia anG
Alabama. A bad season for crops and un-
renumeratiye returns, or none at all, coupled
with desire to own lands (Which are cheap
in Texas and Arkansas) are among the caus-
cs efthis emigration. Most of them, bf course
have hitherto been Fenters- lands. The
immigration to Tennessee is ofa more ad-
Yanced and thrifty class, as well as more
enlightened and progressive, and is chiefly
from Virginia and the Middle and Western
States They have,been welbto-loat home,
.buto Fled here in view of the wider and
moreinviting field open to enterprise, labor
and capital. Memphis Apdlanehe.' y .-, ,S''o
a
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A Buried City Older Than Pompeii.


The Recue des Deur Mondes gives an &C
count of some remarkable discoveries which
have been recently made in two islands OF
the Greek Archipelago, called respectively
Sartorin and Therasia. These two islands.
with third, form circular bay. Their
inner coasts present series of cliffs, some
times reaching to height of 1900 feet
On the top of these cliffs lies a band Of
pumice stone of brilliant whiteness. From
the summit the land slopes away gently to
the open sea and is everywhere covered
with a coating of tufa or pozzulona, at times
more than 100 feet deep.
Here and there upon the slopes are scat
tered populous villages. There is, however,
no soil, but light friable pumice, the dust
of which is raised and carried in eddies
by..every strong wind. This pumice, when du
ly mixed with lime, produces hard cement
which has the quality of great resistance
to the action of the weather or of sea wa
ter. 1t has for sometime been expected, and
the works at the Suez Canal have caused
lately an increased demand for it. In quar-.
rying the tufa has been quite cut through,
and beneath have been found remains of
buildings erected by the primitive dwellers
in the islands. s...'-. .-r. .f..-d
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-12-08

After the usual exercises the examination
of characters was continued, and all the
members passed except 12, against whom
complaints were made, which complaints
were given to the proper committee with di-
rections to report on Friday morning.
A number of persons presented by the
Elders were examined by the Bishop, ac-
cording to the discipline. and having given
satisfaction on the questions proposed, were
received on trial after which the conference
adjourned to meet on Friday morning ac.
cording to rule .r.
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The SnOw.Shed Line.

Mr.. C. G. Fulton, of the Baltimore Ameri-
can, in letter from California to his paper,
gives the following interesting information
concerning the snow-sheds on the Central
Pacific Railroad. Fifty-fve miles of snow
sheds, connected with forty-fve bridges and
tunnels, make up total of one hundred
consecutive miles of covered railroad! He
says:
"About ten miles from the summit the
track is cut out of the solid rock high up
on the mountain sides, and winds around
and up the sides oft the various peaks, some
times looking like as if it were circling
road around vast chasm, the Humboldt
river flowing along thousand feet beneath
Here it becomes necessary to protect the
track from the snow drifts, and the immense
timber sheds commence. The reader can
form no idea of the immensity OF these struc.
lures Or the solidity and durability that has
been observed in their construction. They
are in one almost unbroken stretch of fifty
five miles, and are capable of sustaining any
amount of snow that may be drifted onto
them, even if it should be forty-fve feet, as
reported by some of the early pioneers. They
extend over the whole length of the deep
snow line on the dividing ridge. By this
means the track will be as clear of snow ir
the mountains as in the valleys. They are
so constructed that the deep avalanches Of
snow that sweep down the mountains in the
spring will glide over their roofs and plunge
into the deep chasms below. They have
been erected with a full knowledge of the
character of the drifts, and were tested las
winter with entire success.
"The tunnels and bridges along this por
tion of the road are very numerous, and form
an unbroken connection with the snow
Sheds The road-bed is blasted out of th'
mountain side for hundred miles or more
and all who pass over this combined road
uniting the Atlantic with the Pacific, mus
accord the need of praise to California ener
gy, The Union Pacific, crossing deserts ant
prairie lands, had a comparatively easy por
tion of the great work to accomplish, bu
here every foot of road had to be made by
either filling or blasting. There are no pla
teaus here to cross except the Nevada Des
ert, and even it is bristling with upheavee
| rocks, or mounds of alkali mixed with
lava formation"
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-12-08

The Virginia Conservatives in the Legis
lature have appointed committe of nine to
go to Washington this winter and manage
the case of their State for admission to Con-
gress. Speaker Turner, of the Lower House
Is Chairman of the committee and it assem-
bles here on the day Congress meets.
Miss Mary Tucker is the fashion editor Of
Pomeroy's Democrat, and looks after the
bibs and fuckers. m r rh 81 ~,
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On Sunday last, while a party of masked
men, were attempting to disarm the colored
men on the plantation ct William Jones,
near Tiptonville, Tenn. one of the maskers
was killed and two others mortally wound
ed. Jones and six of his colored men were
arrested the following day and Jones taken
to Memphis. A mob rescued five of the
colored men from the custody of the Sher-
if, took them into the woods and shot
them, lu1
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'ward Welch, while at work yesterday
jur al Thomas & Co.'S pork house in
Vile. missed his footing and fell into a
boiling water. Dennis Quinlan,
wing TO rescue Welch, was drawn in
head foremost, and both were horri
ded. Quinlan died last evening and
,snpot survive