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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-13
Red River Rail Road.
ALEXANDRIA, La, -

July 4th, 1870. )
MIR, ED1roR-For the information OF
our citizens interested in the question
of rail roads, l send you the following
extracts from letter received from
Colonel Edwards:
"After we get to Opelousas or YER
millionville, we may conclude to bulld
the road to New Orleans. The roads
north will be built to Shreveport and
into Texas, and you may set aside all
fears as to the building and equiping
fully the New Orleans, Alexandria and
Shreveport rail way. 1t has become a
fixed fact. We will commence build
ing September l, 1870, and prosecute
the work with vigor to the Gid.
II wrete to you to contract for forty
thousand ties, to be delivered during
July and August, and to be paid for
September LIST. This is by instruction
from Captain Ward. We are going to
build the road; we have the means to
do it; we require no subscription or aid
freni the people along the line of the
road, but we want their confidence and
good Withholding MORE"
For the information of our citizens l
will add that the company design COM
pleting the road to Lecomte in time to
take off the present crop, and if it is
not done it will be the fault of our own
citizens. We have not asked them for
money, but they can render aid which
will cost them but little if anything,
and yet be valuable to us. A rail road
cannot be built without cross ties. l
have advertised for contracts to dellv-
er forty thousand. The planters along
the road can each take a contract for a
portion, and at such prices as will be
reasonable. With them the chief OBJ
ject should be to get the road built
rather than make money by cross ties.
They could hardly desire to be exact
ing on one who comes to load them
wish blessings. 1 will be happy to
meet any of them who desire to confer
with me on this subject, at my Office
1 will be absent for ten days after the
18th. Yours respectfully,
Ri. BOWMAN.
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Ey A most horrid and outrageous
murder was committed, in Avoyelles
Parish, few miles from the Rapides
line, few day ago. Stephen Hol-
stein, a well known citizen of our Par
sh, was at dancing party, seemingly
enjoying himself, with lady partner
on the floor of the ball room at his
side, when some one poked o gun
through the window and discharged
the gun at Holstein, instantly killing
him. The gun was so near Holstein
that the wadding set his partners dress
on fire. Still no one knows who com
mitted the foul deed, and no steps, thai
we are aware of, are being taken t.
ferret out the murder. Strange times
we are living in.
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The Back Bone Rail Road.

Mr.. ED1ToR:-The Police Jury at its
recent meeting referred the question of
taxing the people for 100000 as do
nation to the company about to put
down a rail road through this Parish,
the money to be paid at the end of
twenty years. AS they were the repre-
sentatives of the property holders, they
should have decided the question and
not referred it to the people. All the
real estate property holders may vote
for the tax, yet the Parish can vote
against it. There are many more vo-
tiers who do not own real estate than
those who do. shall vote for the tax.
prefer to do so than that the Parish
vote that amount in stock to be paid as
the road progresses. The people,
fear, are not and will not be able to pay
100000 now as well as they will be
twenty years hence. This is ques-
ton, think, that does not need much
reasoning or argument.
just look at the map of the United
States with the Railroads marked down
and the country they go through; once
compare the condition of the people
with our people. How did Georgia ant
Louisiana compare twenty years ago
Look at them today, Railroads chang
ed their respective conditions beyond
all doubt. The tax we will be requir
ed, to pay now will be perhaps thirt.
cents on each thousand dollars value @
) property, I would be willing TO pa.
that to hear tho cars whistle, on Bayo
: Beuff alone. We are and have al
WAYS been behind all of our neighbol
| in improvements, considering our so
and products. General Graham's lei
ter published in the Louisiana Demo
crat does not touch the question, thong
we'll written. A PLANTER.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-13

PIGs-ABoUT BREEDs.-A writer in
the Rural World says he has bred and
fattened the following breeds of pigs
and found some of all sorts good, but
not uniform in their fattening tenden-
cies. First trial with the China, then
the Woburn or Bedford, followed by
the Berkshire, Yorkshire Chester, and
lastly the Essex-the latter fully ans
wering all his wishes as perfect ami
NAL. Their early maturity, fine form,
aptitude to take on flesh, quick growth,
large, we'll developed hams, the sows
prolific and good nurses-these quail
ties he considers the most desirable. in
swine. If every farmer in New Eng,
lam had none but Essex swine it would
save thousands of dollars by the saw
ing of corn, peas, and other food. One
other Recommendation the Essex pos
sesses is freedom from cutaneous dis
eases, such sas mango and measles.-
All black breeds of swine are less sub
ject to skin diseases than tue white
and they are also more hardy than tn
white:
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ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS-.

Congress, by joint resolution, has
fixed on Friday next as the day OF
it's final adjournment. The coun-
try will breathe easier when it
shall be assured that it has a short
respite from the ruinous 'legisla-
ton of the present infamous Con-
gress.
The Congress will have a lamen-
tably unsatisfactory record with
which to 60 before the people at
the ensuing Fall elections. Even
the leading Radical papers at the
North admit that the course Of the
Radicals in Congress has endang-
cred the success Of the party, and
that the chances are in favor of a
great Democratic victory in the
Fall. Instead Of applying them
selves to the wholesome legislation
necessary for the welfare of the
nation, the Radicals have been
taxing their ingenuity TO devise the
means of further expressing the
Southern people, and of perpetual
ting the rule Of their nefarious po-
litical organization. More than
five years have elapsed since the
close of the war and one of the
States is still denied representa-
ton in Congress, while all the
Southern States are held by the
power of the United States under
governments distasteful to a ma.
jority of their people.
Such a'state of things is telling
upon the people of both sections
and it is gratifying to know that
the Radicals have over shot the
(. mark. The measures adopted tt
| secure Radical domination at The
South, seem destined to secure
Democratic ascendancy at h {
> North. The passage of the 15tf
Amendment and the failure to re
f lieve thepeople from the intolerabl'
: burdens of the present Radical tar
y iff, has rolled up a Democratic ma
: jority of 10000 in New York, ant
+ secured Connecticut and Oregon tx
:, the Democracy forever. In a shor
: time other States will speak out il
> thunder tones against the corrup
:, ton of the present Radical Con
gress.
All that is necessary, then, TO
a the Democracy to do is to stant
: firm and allow the Radicals t.
work out their own destruction
They dare not go before the peopl
+ with the record they have mad
!. for themselves during the pas
n Congress. They will try by al
: kinds of deceit and sophistry to ez
n cuse their conduct, but the peopl
v are preparing to call them to
e strict account. It will be the faul
: of the Democ1ts themselves if the
. do not win a splendid victory
the next election.
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somewhat contrast to
his predecessor. Quite lively and
rathern personal debate occurred in
the Senate on the Southern Pacific
Railroad bill last Thursday and Fri
day evening. After the bill was
nearly perfected, Senator Nye NOV
ed to strike out the list of corpora
tors and insert in lieu of another list
headed by the name of John c.. FIRE.
mont as corporators, upon which
Senator Howard rose and made a
three hour speech, occupying q por-
ton ofatwo evenings, in which he at
tackled General Fremont and critici-
zed the financial management of the
Memphis and Ell Paso Railroad
Company. The speech was based
mainly upon New York and Paris
newspaper statements. Senators
Nye, Sherman, Sumner and Trumbull
defended General Fremont from the
charges made by Mr.. Howard. The
result was the amendment admitting
Tie Tie pew List Of corporators headed by
General Fremont was adopted by q
vote of 81 to 6. The Democrats ali
voting aye. This vote was a suffi.
cient answer to the charges made
upon the honor and integrity .oi
General Fremont. During the de.
bate it was shown thai the franchise
granted to the Memphis and Ell Paso
Railroad by The State of Texas were
essentially necessary to the success
of Southern Pacific Railroad, henc'
the compromise between the friends
of the Texas Pacific and the Trans
continental Southern Pacific Roads
The bill will pass in few days, now
that all antagonisms are removed
and this measure of Justice to thu
South will soon be in course of con
struction. The most remarkable
unanimity prevails in both politica
parties in its favor.
TREDLA.
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wWe have duly and quietly passed
through another week of very hot and
oppressive weather, with here and
there stray shower of rain. We still
report fine prospect ahead for crops
of cane, corn and cotton-all three do
ing as well as could be desired and
STRIVING fast. We have again seen a
few opened bolls of cotton, and cane
stalk with four joints. AS yet no cat
api.lars, not even tho croakers and
Caterpillar brigade, with their micro
scope. have been able to find them.
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p AS usual, and with pupctuality,
the favoritc B. l.. Hodge No. 2, John
HEM, Commander, leaves our wharf
at IL NJ. this day.
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y Our weekly thanks are due the
officers of the Enterprise, Era No. 10,
Nick Wall, La Belle, B. L. Hodge No. 2,
and Bradish johnson for late papers.
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twThe River is about on stand
she swelled for the last time this sea-
son-and will soon be on her Summer
fall. -
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MARX TwAIN.-In a memoir OF b
Franklin, in the Galaxy, Mark Twain

Franklin, in the Galaxy, Mark Twain
says:
"What an adroit old adventurer, the
subject of this memoir was In order
to Get chance to fly his kite on Sun
day, he used to hang key on the
string and let on to be fishing for light
ming.
IHe invented stove that would
smoke your head off in four hours by
the clock. Que can see tho almost
deyilish satisfaction lie took in it, by
giving it his name.
she was always proud of telling
how he entered Philadelphia, for the
first time, with nothing in the world
but two ahillings in his pocket and four
rolls of bread under his arm. But re-
ally, when you come to examine 1t crit
icaliy, it was nothing. Anybody could
have done it.
i Franklin said in one Of his INSPIRED
flights Of maliguitys
Early to bed and early to rise
Makes man healthy, wealthy and wise
| AS if it were any object to q boy t
be healthy, wealthy and wise on sucl
terms. The sorrow that maxim ha
cost me, through my parents expert
: menting OH me with it, tongue can no
tell. The legitimate result is my pres
ent state of general debility, indigenc
and alteration. My parents used
: have me up before nine o'clock in tn
morning, sometimes, when was boy
If they had let me take my natura
rest, where would have been now
? Keeping store, no doubt, and respecte
by all.
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TREBLA.
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I'm the IUCn inSt;fnG,7 WHflcE ~. Out
Ter, nephew of General benjamin L.
Butler, presented n letter to Miss Mar
saretta Luthy, of9O w. Houston street,
purpolting TO come from Miss Fanny
ShattOcl,, of 144O Second avenue, which
Informed her that tiae beaver (Dutlel)
WIS her intended husband, and desired
her to deliver to him q loan of some
jewelry and clothing for her to be mar
iied in on the following day. Suppos-
ing the letter to have been written by
her friend, she gave Butler property
valued at sos, and ate, wards learned
that the letter was q forgery, having
been written by Butler, who pawned
tue property early Thursday morning.
Detective Schelley, OF the Odd, who was
lying in wait for The culprit Mt the resi-
dence Of his lady-love, captured Butler
and conveyed him to The station-house.
He was arraiYned before Justice Cox at
jefferson Market this morning, and
pleading gully to the charge, was
locked Up to answer. On the person
of the prisoner, when arrested, was
found large dirk knife with which he
threatened to destroy himself, inform
in. his sweetheart that she had betray-
ed him. Miss s. states that on Thurs
day morning lie dined with her par
ents. Butler kept mp the ancient and
time-honored prestige of the family by
walking of with half q dozen of her
mothers silver spoons. He is wanted
in other parts Of tho city on similar
charges, and stated, while on his way
to prison, that he intended to get his
uncle to defend him. New York Ex-
press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-13

~ We call attention to the notice of
E. Hartner, Boot and Shoe maker,
Pinevillc.
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pT A letter from Saratoga to the
Boston Journal says the style is anna
zing this year. The huge dresses
worn leave the impression that la
dy got up in style must have about
her person good sized lobster bas-
ket. Plain and smooth hair is scare
" seen. But the frizzed, porcupine,
wide awake style is the rage. The
letters that came in daily indicate q
full and brilliant season.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-13

UA Lady, who through the au-
tumn of life, had not lostall dreams of
its spring, said to Jerrold: 81 cannot
imagine what makes my hair turn
gray. some times fancy it must be
the essence of rosemary with which my
maid is in the habit of brushing it.
What do you think ?" 81 should be
afraid, madame" replied the distin-
guished dramatist, d.yly, "that it is
the essence of thyme.'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-13

A BEIEF AND BRILLIANT CAREER
The editor of the Indianapolis Times
Is, or rather was, facetious even in de-
feat. Writing the obituary of his pa
per he says:
"The brilliancy ofour career has on
i; ~ been equaled by its brevity. Bet
We retire With one piece of knowledge
we never possessed before. We are
satisfied that we are fully competent to
close the affairs Of any paper on the
shortest notice.
The business management Of the pa
per would have been eminently success
ful, but there wasn't any business to
manage.
For our reform friends we have only
an affectionate and tender farewell,
with one word of advice: Give up the
reform business it don't pay. We
speak from experience in this matter.
The dear people don't want reforma-
ton. II they do, let them get it by ac-
tons, and not by silly, childish CON-
plants"
The last three lines of the above have
a local application sufficiently sugges
tive.
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pA. Be pleased to note the fact that
tile Steamer La Belle, w. L. Board
man. Master leaves for New. Orleans to-
morrow at 2 p. nj.
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How TO LOOK YoUNG-SIXTEEN.--

How TO LOOK YoUNG-SIXrEEN.-
Don't paint or use vile Hair Restorers,
but simply apply Hagan's Magnolia
Balm upon your face, neck and hands,
and use Lyons Kathairon upon your
hair. The Balm makes your complex
ion pearly, soft and natural, and you
can't tell what did it. It removes
frecklcs, tan, sallowness, ring-marks,
moth-patches, ETC.; and in place Of a
red, rustic face, you have the marble
purity of an exquisite belle. 1t gives
to middle age the bloom of perpetual
youth. Add these effects to splendid
head of hair produced by the kathai-
ron, and lady has done her best in
the way of adornment. Brothers will
have no spinster sisters when these ar
ticles are around.
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wThe first line of a hymn given
out at prayer meeting SO excited the
curiosity of "a little girl that on return
ing home she asked for an explanation;
the line, as she heard it, was:
stMike Rines bird and long has been.'
Patient ingenuity and hymn book
solved the mystery. The original was
ssMy crimes burden long have been.'
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w A California newspaper gives a
glowing view of the condition of San
Francisco. The area covered by build
ings has largely increased during the
Eve years last passed the annual rate
of increase in population is estimated
at ten per cent, and the present num-
Der of inhabitants is stated at not less
than 10000. Streets and street rail-
ways are opened to accommodate the
increasing suburban population, and
the city proper is stretching out to
meet and absorb these Pioneers, and
cause them to be counted into the city
proper. A city park on magnificent
scale is planned. And this park will
have one feature peculiarly its own
Its western boundary will be the Pacif-
ic ocean.
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ICE CREAM
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r A Savannah man was recently
bitten by rattlesnake IT, the right
forearm, about two inches from the
wrist. The venom of this snake must
have been strong, as the reptile was
twenty-five years old, according to his
rattles. Immediately upon being bit
ten the man was taken in hand by
parties who had experience in the
treatment of snake bites, and they ap-
lied tobacco poultices to the bite, and
piled him freely with chloroform and
ardent spirits. This after the virus
had rapidly spread up the arm and in,
sensibility had interviewed. Yet this
treatment saved the mans life.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-13

THE LITTLE CORPORAL MAGAZINE.
The July number of this beautiful
Juvenile comes to us greatly enlarged
and improved, as well as finely Illus
trated. The wonderful growth OF this
young Napoleon of the juveniles has
been as surprising as it is interesting.
Its circulation has shot far ahead OF
that of any fits competitors. Its mat
ter is entirely original and of very
high order. The freshness and vivaci-
ty of its pages cause the eyes of all our
young people to sparkle. In its new,
improved form it is one of the hand
soonest, as it is the cheapest, magazines
we have ever seen. Childlike but not
childish, it rejoices the hearts of both
parents and children alike. This num-
Der begins new volume; now is a
good time to subscribe. One dollar a
year; sample copy, IL cents. Publish
ed by Sewell & Miller, Chicago, Ill.
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THE r. E. LEE.-The r. E. Lee,
Captain John w. Cannon, on her last
grand trip from New Orleans to st.
Louis, has proved herself the Champion
of the waters. She beat the famed Nat
chez, whose Captain forced the race on
her, every inch of the route from New
Orleans to st. Louis. She made the
fastest run on record to every point
Her time to St. Louis was 3 days, Is
hours and Ia minutes, beating the Nat
CHEFS time hours and Al minutes.
w DR.. Lovelace has opened house
of entertainment, at the White Sulphur
Springs, % miles from Alexandria, and
is well prepared to accommodate the
public. A fine resort for invalids, as
the medicinal virtues of The water are
proverbial. Fine trout fishing and
plenty of game.
A STITCH IN TINE SAVES NINE.-If
you have q cough, do not neglect 1T
thousands go to an untimely grave
by neglecting what they call Ga slight
cold" These slight colds are very
insidious. They soon become deep
seated, and defy all remedies. DR.
TuTr's ExpEcToRANT will cure it. Il
can be had of any Druggist.
na- An old man presented himself
before an overseer Of the poor in Min.
nessota the other day, with six horses
and other stock valued at fifteen hun
bred dollars, which he desired thu
county to receive and in return support
him the rest of his life. He said tina
he was too old to take proper care O
his stock, and having no relatives witt
whom he wished to live, he preferrc'
to 60 to the poor house.
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,N at JULIUS LEYIN'S.
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NOTICE.
Wall Paper and Bordering

TvIRE SCREENS AND TESTER Pa
II pers-a large assortment new pai,
terms, Just received and for sale. IacS
Nails of the proper size for canvass a1T az
ways kept in stock by ID, 81 JUN
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SQap0 WILL Uuo AOAo oCAOAnO oeSAS
Would an interview with Brother-in-
law Corbin determine it? General
Butler was before the House Military
Committee yesterday as a witness in
the investigation Of his accounts as
Treasurer of the National Soldiers
Asylum. Without casting the least
reflection on the Committee appoint
ed to examine Ben's affairs, feel
confident that if General Farnsworth
had been made Chairman of that
Committee, Ben Butler would not
come out with coating of white
wash. Mr.. Alderman, the new Attor-
ney General, will not be sworn into
Office until Judge Hoar returns from
Massachusetts. It was reported that
Judge Hoar would organize the new
Department of justice, but the mani.
fest improperly of an out going Off
Ger making appointments for the in
coming one cannot be entertained
Mr.. Akerman will make his owl
J selection of officers. He attended ,
Cabinet meeting on Friday, by invi
tation of the President. The new
Attorney General is man of medium
, height and rather thin, scrupulousl.
t neat in his personal appearance, AM
in physique very much like MI
Evarts. His manner is easy AM
Ggnifed, quite afable and easy Q