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-. ALBANs ITEMS.

,,- g-tiiri Scott, the station agent at last
.,r IT., who has occupied similar posi-
..sse the Vt. Central was built, and
t,.,, faithful AMI trusted agent, died AZ
20, o'clock. Saturday morning last, al his re-
.,.u.s NJ e-vsipelss. He was &c years old,
his death was quite sudden, aud unexpect-
a, he being sick but three days His funeral
...t Mace 81. sWantou on Sunday. The Method
81. church VA. Sled on the occasion. special
.-,., ..la s,.aa this place, consisting Of two
..--.qi. If railroad officials and other friends of
che iesaa>ei
The Rev william G. Walker preached his
..-.reI sermon as pastor of the Baptist church,
aa sunday evening last.
Butter bItrst. F.b. 23f-In consequence
.s.hs severe snow storm, which hss rendered
u.,sus n the country quite jihau'', the mar
s.tvas very dull. there being only "a tubs
brought in. which brought. for winter iliry.
from - TO 80 cents, and for fail made from so
q. al cents.
j.85,i.st S..-ars-A deputy collector Of
t4eU. $. Css.am- If this port, made an import
mt .sfzur. af.-.a., cigars at South E9ya.tan
.rs 5.y l,.. rs.s. aaich were being Struggled
..-.r.s .. N.r York from Montreal, by parties
........-. -.-.-v-- she expressed commands
er-.. nov ], the owner Of the pro
perry
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Albert Bliss, ESQ.,, formerly prominent citi-
zen Of Georgia, Vt, died at Lens, Ill.,, on the
l3th inst, sged 60.
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We desire very gratefully to acknowledge the
generous gifts from par shoners and friends at
the fasish visit on the 9th inst and otherwise since
the beginning Of the year, auouutin g in all to one
nun ired amt ffty-iye dollars &C FrRRN,
lnes5ursh, Fell. I'D. 1870. s.B FERRY.
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FEMALE SEMINARY


THE Spring Term viii commence on Tuesday
| March ~. All pupils intending O. enter are
requested to he present the first day OF the rsrm.
feb. 2ith-f-d6wlw ) h. CONVERSE.
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PoEr HEyEY The first annusl Reception
zai Levec Of Morning sun Lodge, No. 142, F,
4 NJ, ofPort Henry. n. y. viii be held at the
sherman House. Nlriah, on Friday evening
next There viii De lecture at the Baptist
Church at seven p. m. .y Henry Clark, G. 5.
# G J.. of Vermont. The hall will be open for
laucing Immediately after the lecture, aud sup
per Will be served from nine to eleven.
There IS p paragraph going tie rounds con-
es7a-'ng a late Washington reception, at which
s,.n,sl,ing Ike the following sean8alous scene
il SAD 20 have occurred
The s7ife Of moueyei COMMITTEES. man. in a
bli-s.ul state. enters the puuch-room on her
husbands arm. A political friend passing, she
greeis him: " Say, Charlie, won't you drink
some cbampayne in my shoe 80 Political friend
bushes scarlet. Husband, appealingly: My
dear, think the carriage must be ready by
this time
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Feb. 4lst, lsio-+-G&wtf
ESSEX CLASSICAL INSTITUTE.

I'D. HUsSEY, A. B., PRINCIPAL
SPRISG TERN begins Monday, February. 2;th.
> feb22t-d tues thurs sat&wlt
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Fox low PRICES, address
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07
THE LATEST.

NEW YORK, December 2.-Per cable
comes the unexpected and cheerful in
telligence that Paris has been liberia
ted. Ducrot's sortie, with one hundred
thousand picked troops, has been sig
nally successful. The Prussian line of
battle was found to be very weak, and
easily pierced.
After vanquishing the body of Prus-
slams thrown fOrwOrd to oppose him,
DucrOt crossed the Marine, and, en-
trenching himself, maneuvred to effect
a junction with the Army of the Loire.
The enthufiasm in Paris and Tours is
immense. In the former city, Trochu
issued an order congratulating the SOL
diers and citizens on the greet victory
achieved by Ducrot, whom he styles
"Liberator of France"
At London, securities have declined
in consequence of the unexpected in
telligence.
Further particulars of Dncrot's sor-
tie from Paris have been received, as
follows:
Before leaving, Ducrot issued proc
lamation, in which he declared he
would return to Paris dead or victOri--
Gus.
He struck the Prussian line on the
southeast, and made the passage of the
river on eight bridges and pontoons,
under cover of the guns of Forts Char.
enton, Noget aud Vincennes.
The heaviest fighting occurred at
Champeigny.
1t is reported tina. Prince Frederick
Charles has been forced back by the
Army of the Loile.
The Prussians suffered enorm Gus
losses in their engagement with Du-
crot. Ducrot occupies the Fontain-
bleau road with 10000 men and 400
cannon.
NEW YoRK, December Cotton is
dull and nominal.
Sterling is firm. Duncan, Sherman
g. Co. draw at 81.
Liverpool advices report cotton dull.
Per ship from Charleston sgd.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07
A MODEL RADICAL,

At the recent election in Alabama
the whole Democratic State ticket, to-
gether with the Legislature and two
thirds OF the Congressman were elect
ed by decided majorities. But the
Radicals everywhere have been recent
ly taught from headquarters that, it
matters not who may be elected, the
Radical candidates must get the offices.
Democrats are often elected to Con-
gress, but when they present them
selves for admission they generally find
that the Radicals i'll Congress take upon
themselves to elect their Radical oppo-
nents. Democrats often stand good
chances to be elected to State offices,
but they are gene rally met at the polls
by Radical bayonets, or rascally Radi-
cal Commissioners, whose business it
is to see that majority of votes are
cast for the Radical candidates.
Now it happens that one Smith, a
Yankee carpet-bagger from some
Northern State, who, two years ago was
imposed upon the people of Alabama
as their Governor, is model Radical
Office holder, and throws completely
into the shade all ordinary Radical
carpetry office holders. This man
Smith, having failed by all the fiaudu-
lent and violent means to which he re-
sorted, to get himself elected, now re-
fuses point blank to vacate the Office to
his successful Democratic competitor
and has baricaded the Governors man
sion in order to hold possession by
force. Moreover Mr.. Grant, who inva-
riably upholds all the violent measures
of his tools, has furnished this model
Governor with a military force to ena
bic him to hold possession in contempt
of the will of the people of the State
How the matter will turn out remains
to be seen.
One would think that the Radical
President had had enough of using the
military forces to perpetrate the Radi.
c,l rule. The manner his action was re-
buked by the people at the polls al
the late election would have taught {
lesson to any one else that would not
be soon forgotten. But these men arc
so far gone in iniquity that they are lost
to all reason or common sense. They
will go on Dlundering until the public
shall rise in a body and drive them
from power.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07

grace, gold at 200, stock gamblers
riotous, merchants Responding, man
ufacturers bankrupt, farmers discour-
aged, the laboring man ground to
atoms, and long list of other evils
too numerous to mention. T h G
trouble with Forney is that he has
depicted the past and present Of
Grants administration and not the
future of ours. Let each reader of
these lines apply them to himself for
AN answer, He says ''that the De-
mocracy is a pretext and sham,
and wants to know if it is not fraud
and lie?" I will answer him out
of the mouth of Hon. Gratz Brown,
liberal Republican, just elected Gov
ernor of Missouri. He said II desire
to say that I recognize this (mean-
ing the recent election) as the tri-
umph of new ideas" and that the ma
tional representatives from the West
will combine and coalesce with any
body and everybody that will reduce
that immense tax which is now lev
led upon us under the false and
fraudulent guise of revenue tariff. %
Further remarks are useless but
permit me to respectfully ask J. w.
Forney, the bugler of the admins
tration, in a slang but expressive
phrase, Glow is that answer for
high? TREBLA.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07
Death Of Judge kels0,

We are panied to learn of the
death, on Sunday last, of John Kel-
so, Esq, Judge of the Parish Court.
Judge kelso was a son Of the late
George Y. Ke!so, Esq, one of our
most respected citizens, and was,
at the time Of his death, in the 40th
year Of his age. His education was
most carefully conducted, under
thu direction of his relatives in Bal
timore, in some OF the best schools
in that city, and was subsequently
completed at Dickeyson College,
Pennsylvania, and Princeton Col
lcge, New Jersey. He studied law
for short time with the late Judge
Barlow but was never admitted to
the bar.
During the late war Judge Kelso
went off to the army as Captain of
one of the first companies raised in
Rapides, and was ill service, with a
short interval, during the whole
contest. In 1865 he was elected to
the Senate of Louisiana from the
parishes of Iiapides and AvoyelIes
and served until suspended by the
Reconstructed government of the
State. On the death of Judge
Barlow last Spring, he was appoint
ed by the Governor, Parish Judge
Of the Parish Of RapiGes, and was
reelected at the late election, be-
ing the only successful ca didate
on the Democratic parish ticket.
Judge Kelso was a gentleman Of
fine intellect and thorough cultiva-
ton, which qualities, together with
his noble and generous impulses
and genial nature, endeared him to
a large circle Of friends who will
mourn his loss.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07
TOYS! TOYS! TOYS!
L at LEVIN g. FERGUSON'S
The Great Pictorial Annual.

Hostetter's United States Almanac
for 1871, for distribution, gratis,
throughout the United States, and all
civilized countries of the Western
Hemisphere, will be published about
the First of January, and all who wish
to understand the true philosophy of
health should read and ponder the val
liable suggestions it contains. In ad-
dition to an admirable medical treatise
on the causes, prevention and cnre of a
great variety of diseases, it embraces a
large amount of information interest
esting to the merchant, the mechanic,
the miner, the farmer, the planter, and
professional man; and the calculations
have been made for such meridians
and ATTITUDES as are most suitable for a
correct and comprehensive National
Calendar.
The nature, uses, and extraordinary
sanitary effects of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, the staple tonic and Alternative
of more than half tho Christian world,
are fully set forth in its pages, which
are also interspersed with pictorial il
Illustrations, valuable recipes for the
household and farm, humorous anec-
dotes, and other instructive and anus
ing reading matter, original and selec-
ted. Among the ANIMALS to appear
with the opening of the year, this will
be one of the most useful, and may be
had for the asking. The proprietors
Messrs. Hostetter & Smith, on receipt
of two cent stamp, will forward 6
copy by mail to any person who can.
not procure one in his neighborhood
The Bitters are sold in every city
town and village, and are extensively
used throughout the entire civilizet
world.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07
A Pillow Case.

A gentleman of indianapolis, asking
accommodation for the night at n hotel
in town some forty miles from his
own city, was at first Informed that
every room in the house was already
occupied. There being no other first
class hostelry in the place, the travellers
impnrtnned SD urgently for hospitality
that the landlords wits were stimula-
ted to good effect, and he finally re-
membered that the usual guest of one
of his-rooms, n masier-mechanic from
the state capital who supervised some
public work in the town, was to be
absent from the house that night, and
would experience no great injury if
gentiemanly stranger were assigned to
his deserted quarters for one evening.
Consequently, after but little delay,
the Indianapolitan was conducted tn
the bed-chamber of courtesy, where,
with all the grateful aDticipations of a
tired man on such an occasion, lie re-
tired to slumber.
With a last stretch of the right arm
under the pillows, he was abnnt to
"drop away" when his extended hand
suddenly came in contact with IL crack
ling package of paper; and in the
abrupt revival Of all his waking facul
ties hy the unusual incident, he quick
~ discovered that the paper had the
consistency and foldiDgs of letter
sheet. Drawing it from its place of
concealment in the darkness, he be-
came more and more sure that he had
captured secret epistle, and, with a
curiosity more feminine than masculine
determined to relight bis lamp and ex-
anime the prize. Itwas a letter, with
ont wafer or seat, and not even adj
dressed but girlish Christian name
appeared as its signature, and the
handwriting was that of woman.--
Not being troubled with chivalrous
sensibilities, or having lost them all by
citizenship in the principal divorce
state of the Union the traveller had no
hesitation about reading the missive,
which he could soon understand was
not the first one thus posted, or bed
posted, to the proper occupant of the
! room OF which he, the reader, was but
the temporary tenant. 4.
The writer of tile communication add
dressed her unnamed correspondent in
the tenderest style of Establishment. re-
n,inding him that, although his pres
ent bondage as married man might
embarrass him under the preference OF
lady not his wife, be lived in state
where the facilities of divorce left peo-
pic no excuse for martyrdom to un-
cOngenial alliances. In short. the fair
and impndent scribe plainly made love
to the mastermechanic from fndianapo-
lis and concluded by begging that she
might find an answer to her appeal
under the same pillow, next day, whey
she made the bed. Convinced by thi
last passage that ground in woman
rights to obtain for herself hIsban,
at the expense Of an nnsuspecting siste
the traveller felt himself morally boun,
to reveal the plot to his host. Conse
Quently, after an explanatory preamble
on the the following morning he pre-
, sented the intercepted letter to tn
landlord, who, upon glancing at tn
paper, was Mortified to discover in
the handwriting OF his own daughter
-["Social Studies" in the New Yorl
World.
1
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07
River Phant0mS,
A TENNESSEE FARMER SEES GRosIs
AFLOAT.

Yesterday a farmer named Glasgow
who lives about ten miles above the
city, came to town, and tells a singular
story of his experience on "Wednesday
night. The farmers dwelling is situa.
ted on gentle bluff close to the Cum
berland, where the stream, taking .
wide curve, strikes against the bank,
and the giver, except in high water, be.
ing wider than ordinary, the waterh
usually calm and still. Upon the op.
posite bank are great sycamores, which
bend out over the stream, while behind
the banks slope upward, covered thick
with trees and bushes, making a wild,
picturesque spot, which might well en-
gage the attention of the painter. On
Wednesday night about ten O'Clock the
farmer was awakened by the loud bark
ing of his dogs, mingled with human
cries, which seemed to come up from
the foot of the bluff. Hastily throwing
on his clothes, and awakening his two
sons, whom he told to follow him, the
countryman FASTENED to the top of the
bluff overlooking the river, aud there
the cries became more distinct. They
seemed to be those of woman crying
for help. Now they sounded close %
the bank, almost beneath the farmers
feet, now farther up the stream, and
anon close to the other bank, when
the trees hing widely over the water.
At last there was sound of oars in the
stream, which presently ceased, apd
then a light, as from a dim lantern,
was discerned by the affrighted man,
who by this time stood in strange awe,
with his two sons, upon the bank. ~
the light, two figures could be seen y
the conoe, which was black and o.
mammoth size These figures Tere
mufi1ed up in white aud were buy
with a third figure, which tney seeped
to be binding with CORDS. 1t was this
latter figure which emitted the strsnge
wild, heart-rend.iug cries, which, hoy.
ever, we've speedily muffied. The !lgns
suddenly disappeared, aud then ior =
few moments all was as still as inc
grave, when there came a splash m sne
river as if some heavy body had been
cast into the water. Again all was
still. With the disappearance OF the
light all trace of the boat and its occa-
pants had disappeared, and, though the
wonder-stricken farmer waited lope
upon the bank oppressor by a gr'wihs
dread, not another sound broke INC
stiffness. The horrid vision, whatever
it may have been, had disappeared u
if by magic. Aftcrwaitingfor an noal,
the farmer and his sons erept siISefiIs
to bed. Next morning they were eaiIt
upon the river bank, but there HONEY g,
the stream with its old ripples, ana ~
was as still and quiet as autumn mosa'
ing could make it Nashville hsnns''
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07
{ TOIS! TOYS! TOYS!
J. at LEVIN & FERGUSON'S
Another Circus.

tt will be seen, from our adver-
Using columns, that we are again
to have a Circus. And let us as
sure our readers, and the balance
Of mankind, woman kind, children
kind and 10Th Amendment kind,
that it will be in the true sense a
Circus and Grand Menagarie No
humbug in this, no ''dead beat"
and fraud. 1t is G. w. Noyes'
Crescent City Circus and Van Am
burgh & Co.'S Menagarie combined
on grand Southern tour. We
fully endorse the whole concern as
the best in America. We have
seen it and know what we write to
be true. Wooda Cooke and Mile
Tournoir, alone and without any
other performers, are worth five
times the price Of admission. Let,
our country friends, if they de-
sire treat, really good one, let
them come from every corner of the
Parish to Alexandria and see this
Circus and Menagerie. They viii
never, in common Ii fe- time, have
another such chance. Let Bayous
Boeuf, Robert, Rapides and the
Western Hills of the Parish turn
ont to the grand feast on December
18th and 18th. We know AleXan-
dria and Pineville will be there by
the thousand.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07

% When the bugle sounded the
recall for the regiment of dragon
guards (Prussian), on the evening fol-
lowing the battle of Metz, COZ riderless
horses answered the familiar signal of
their own accord. Some of them came
dashing gayly up; others again came
up at weary walk; and yet others
pressed forward, hating painfully on
three feet, or covered with blood and
wounds. But they all took their won't
cd places in the ranks of the regiment
and as they ranged themselves into
line the empty saddles upon their
backs were sad reminders of the pro
bable fate of their absent masters.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07

- We are requested to state
and make public, that the Weekly
Packet, Belle of Alton. has changed
her day of departure. From and
after this date she will leave New
Orleans every Tuesday evening,
and leave Alexandria, on her down
trip, every Saturday at II M. This
arrangement commences at once.
She will be up in the morning and
go down on Saturday, without fail.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07

ga.The Barber and Porter of the
Steamer Rapides, on Fri day night,
while laying at Pineville, had Sc
rious difficulty. The Porter was
awfully cut in the neck, with & IA
zor, and died from the wound in a
few minutes. Barber gave himself
up to the Sheriff next morning, un-
derwent a judicial investigation be-
fore Judge Orsborn, Sunday even
ing, and was remanded to Jail to
await his trial.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07

AN IMPORTANT CONsIDERATIoN.-D
TUFTS Liver Pills are purely vegetable
and are adapted to yonug and old,
male and female, and may be taken at
all times, without restraint of occupa-
ton. without change of living, without
diet and without the fear of taking cold
during all kinds of weather, and in all
climates; they contain no mercury.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07

n@- Any one wishing to rent a
large, fine and roomy house, must
read the advertisement of III. S. Lo-
see.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07

~ We thank the Lotawanna, RAJ
pides, Red Cloud, 18th Era, Lotus No.
3 and Texas for papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07
o~~-o~~~%S

sY The District Court met on mon
day last and Immediately after en-
pannelling the Grand Jury adjourned
through respectto the memory of Judge
Kelso. The Grand Jury has on it
four white members.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07

AT aBIOSSAT'S WAREHOUSE-FOR
"A sale cheap-P0TAT0ES, SALT, AP-
PIES, MACKEREL. HAY, OATS, LINE,
CEMENT, NAILS. SOAP.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07

ssy- A cotton house, on the Ar
chinard Bend plantation on Bay
on Rapides, belonging to Jacob
Walker, containing about twenty
bales of cotton in seed, was set on
fire, last Friday night nearly all
the cotton was lost.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07

D&s~ A large and disastrous fire
occurred, in New Orleans, on last
Friday morning. The Varieties
Theatre and the large Livery Sta
BILE, near by, were entirely destroy
ed. Loss estimated at $3.50, 900.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-07

SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. A philoso-
plier in the West, grown into adnlira-
ton Of the Cherry Pectoral, writes DR..
Aver for instructions under which sign
he shall be bled, which blstered, and
which vented, and under which lie
shall take Ayers Pills for an affection
of the liver: also under which sign his
wife should commence to take the Sar-
saparilla for her ailment. He adds
that he already knows to wean his
calves under Taurus, change his pigs
in Scorpio, cut his hair in Aries, and
soak his feet in Pisces or Aquarius as
their condition requires. SchOolmas-
tiers, start for Wisconsin, and visit Mr..
Ham when you get there Lowell
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