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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

Gty we admit. But in what else4 Ger.
tainly not in literary merit. In all the
voluminous dispatches which be adj.
dressed to his diplomatic agents abroad
touching the origin and effect of tha
great rebellion, there is not one which
in precision, clearness, directnesa
earnestness and elevated patriotism
compares with that from Secretary
Black, dated February %, 1861. in
which he calls the attention of our fnr-
eigh ministers to the great social and
political CONFUSION then felt to be i'm.
minent, and prescribes their duty. n
the early part of Mr.. Stewards labors
as Secretary of State there were two
objects desirable to be attained BY this
country: one was to prevent the rccoc-
milton of the seeded Ssates az belEo..
erents, and the other to effect 8 com zone
plete prohibition of privateering, witl,
immunity of private property q thu
high seas. In both of these Mr.. Sew.
ard pitiably failed.
For Mr.. Stewards conduct IL Tia
matter of the Trent, we are at loss Y5
see how Democrats are to render hin
distinguished honor. The seizure a
the rebel commissioners was formesl,
approved at the time by Edward Ever.
EFT, Lewis Cass and Caleb Cushipr.
Moreover, Secretary Welles concratn-
lated Captain Wilkes November g.,
1861 } by public order, for the greAt
public service which he had rendered.
in "the capture of the rebel emissaries.N
This order could not have been issued
without advice Of the then Attorney
General. But yet Mr.. Seward, when
the peremptory demand came from
England to apologize or adopt the act
within seven days, our Secretary of
State backed. down upon the lawyers
dodge that Wilkes did not bring in the
steamer for adjudication.
In the management of the Alabamo
claims, his conduct could not command
the appreciation of even one of his Re.
publican friends in the Senate. In.
deed, but one Senator of any political
party undertook to vindicate it.. Ger
tainly, that affords not much claim to
civic glory. $500 !. !,
Do our fcllow-citizens of Irish ex-
traction find anything to applaud in
his treatment of Fenian prisoners in
Great Britain; or do respecting cit-
liens, of any race, intend to sing plau-
dts to the kidnapping extradition oil
| Arguclles Z
As for the brutal injuries Mr.. Sew
ard received in Washington by an as.
sassiu's hand, we would hasten to ex.
press our denunciation of the crime
and sympathy for the victims But
that has been already done in-no half
way manner, and is an affair quite diff.
ferent from Democratic approval Of
Mr.. Stewards political acts as Secreta-
ny of State and as Senator.
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charges refused to summon him and
to-day if we may be permitted to
draw an inference from both of the
reports presented, the President and
family stand in most unenviable po-
sition. Had the committee summon
ed the President and it had appear
ed that; he had been used by design
ing parties to further their own self
ish ends, the people would have pit
led his weakness and have overlook
ed it +; but this guilty act OF refusing
to appear when asked, and of his
party friends voting down a resolu-
ton to summon him is all sufficient
for his judge, an outraged people, to
proclaim the guilt Of those at the
White House who have been charged
with such crime as never before were
occupants of thathigh position. The
Georgia bill was debatedin the House
on Saturday. A vote will be taken
to-day and without doubt the bill as
it came from the Committee will pass.
Mr.. Farnsworth, RADICAL, made an
earnest speech against its passage,
also Mr.. Beck and Mr.. Bird. Mr..
Kerr of Indiana, delivered protest
against the monstrous provisions OF
the bill and the fragrant attempts to
destroy the equality Of the States and
the Constitution. He spoke of the
continued usurpations of the Radical
party and their violations of the sa-
cred principles of fundamental law
until in the early future this sister
hood of States will be reduced to the
condition of adject, miserable, and
most pitiable dependence upon a
great central Republican despotism
having it's seat in this Capitol, and
from here with the strong hand Of
power destroying every franchise, ev-
cry guarantee, every limitation upon
power hitherto held inviolable and sa-
cred. Mr.. Kerr's speech was strong
constitutional argument against this
last enormity proposed in the inter
est of Radicalism.
TREBLA.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23
THE SEASON AND ITS DANGERS.

The human body is chiefly composed
of tissues aud fibresa as sensitive to ev-
cry change in the condition of the at
mosphere as the most delicate electrom-
eter, or the quicksilver i'll barometer
tube.
The stomach, the skin, the nerves,
the lungs, and the excretory organs are
especially liable to be affected by these
variations, and the best defence against
their disastrous tendency is to keep
the digestive machinery, which feeds
and nourishes the whole system, in
good working order.
If the stomach is weak or dis0rdered
neither the blood nor the bile can be in
a healthy state, and upon the fitness of
these two important fluids for the Off
ces assigned to them by nature, and
the regularity of their flow, health in
great measure depends.
When the air is heavily laden with
chilling vapors, as it often is at this
season of the year, the digestion should
be IN object of peculiar care. fit is
weak and languid, the whole physical
structure will be enervated. If it is
vigorous, the entire organization will
be strong to resist the untoward and
depressing influence of q damp and vi
tiated atmosphere.
A pure and powerful tonic is there
fore especially needed as a safeguard
against the diseases most common in
the Spring, and Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters being the most wholesome and
| potent medicine of the class at pres
ent known, conrsc Of it is particular
ly advisable at this period of tho year.
The stomach will thereby be toned
and strengthened, the liver and bowels
regulated, the nervous system braced
up, and nature put in a state of active
defence against the miasma which su-
perinduces intermittent and remittent
! fevers, rheumatisms, nervous debility,
headache, hypochondria and other
complaints which are aptsto assaiI tho
untoned and unfortifed organizations.
The body is strengthened without ex-
citing the brain, and consequently no
unpleasant reaction follows its rcyiy-
! ing and renovating operation.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23
BUTTON ONIONS,
- FOR PLANTING,
at II. ST. JOHNS

CONGRESSIONAL DRAW-POKER.-
Draw poker is again the popular Con-
gressional game. Rumor has it that at
one of the West End circles the play
RACES very high, while in the vicinity
Of the capitol certain Representative
quarrel all night over a twenty five
cent stamp at the same game. A
room at leading West End hotel is
said to be devoted entirely to poker
playing, in which one of the proprie-
tors frequently takes a hand. A night
or two since, at one of these frequent
gatherings, visiting gentleman was
mulcted to the tune of$5, 900. Among
the Congressional representatives pres
ent at this party were the knight of
the big moustache who sits with the
majority and represents the State of
Illinois (by the way he is said to be
thesacme of poker players), and the
knight of the stubby moustache from
Ohio, who holds the cards more in his
own hands at the round table than he
ibid as n general in the Federal army
At this game "straight flush" is
allowed to beat ''four aces. The
"white moustache" held one of these
marvels on Friday evening last, and
caught one of his opponents to the tune
of thousand. The "picaninny" game
previously alluded to takes place al
one of our leading town hotels
u Western Senator and Ex-Governor
a Western Representative and ex-Sen
ator, and big Representative from
Kentucky being among the night,
participants. Unlike its rival at tn
West End, this game partakes of n,
sporting character. Strangers are no
allowed hand, and itjs purely one o
EamuSements.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

u The April number of Demorest's
Monthly Magazine, just received, is, if
possible, more valuable than any gifts
predecessors-fine engravings, beauti-
full spring fashions, entertaining read
Ting matter, etc. IF Demorest's Month
~ is not the model Magazine of this
country, we should like to know which
: one is. Certainly no other one pre-
sents such an array of high-toned lite
s rary articles, in connection with a
brilliant display of reliable fashions,
. not to mention the numerous other
valuable features which so to make up
thissunique and beautiful Magazine
Demorest's is decided and unap-
= proachable success. Yearly, So, with
large and splendid Engraving, worth
$40, asa premium to each subscriber.
{ Address, Demorest's Monthly, S3s
Broadway, New York.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

UHon. John E. King, of St. Ian
dry, has been appointed Judge of the
Eighth Judicial District. Warmoth is
certainly improving and, though late,
making a show of repentance. Judge
King is one of our former able and up
right Judges, o refined scholar and
gentleman, and was an ornament to
the Judiciary in its best days.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23
The Reviews.

We are again under renewed obliga-
tons to the Leonard Scott Publishing
Company for the January number of
the North British, and the February
number of Blackwood's.
The following comprises the con-
tents of the North British:
l. Babylonian and Assyrian Libra
ries. 2. Swift. 3. The Origin of Anne
rican State Rights. 4. Autobiogra-
phies. S. Decentralization in France
and Prussia. 6. History of Irish Land
Tenures. z. The Repentance of the
Tory Party. 8. Contemporary Liter
ature.
The following are the contents OF
Blackwood's Magazine:
1. University Tests. 2. Earl's Dene,
3. The Opening of the suez Canal. a
John. 5. Democracy Beyond the Seas
6. Cornelius O'Dowd 7. The Coming
Session. Z. Upon the Employment o.
Rhymed Versein English Comedy. 8
Postscript to 'Lord Byron and his Ca.
lumniators.n
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23
pea- We were a little amused O

gea- We we're a little amused On
reading in the New Orleans Bee of
the 10th an extended defense of
that paper against the charges con-
tanned in our issue of the preceding
week. For while our esteemed con-
temporary was penning his article
we were doubtless writing for our
paper of the same day, very COM
plimentary notice of the Bee,
which should be taken as a COM
plete apology for all that we have
said derogatory to that venerable
and influential journal. At the
time of writing the first article we
had seen no account of the pro-
ceedings of the Convention, and
had derived our ideas of it's action
solely from an editorial of the
Times. Subsequently the Bee ex-
posed the unfair account of the
Times, and from the official report
we obtained the information with
regard to the noble action of the
Bee which called forth our second
article. If we needed any fur
ther proof Of the dignity with
which the Bee is conducted, it may
be found in the courteous tone
which, in this instance, it used
while defending itself from accusa-
lions which our contemporary
knew to be wrongfully made.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

g Dnring the past week we have
experienced the coolest weather of the
season. The Thermometer has been
down to % and then, for a change, has
gone up to 81. Can any country beat
that7 anyhow we must not complain,
for we have had a general rain, for
which our planters were praying for
three weeks.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

DEMoREsT's YOUNG AMERICA
Young America will find in their. ia
yorite periodical for April a fine dis
play ofnovelties and entertaining sto-
ries, which are quite up to its usual
standard of beauty and excellence
The April number contains q fine
chrome supplement of the Bob-o-link,
worth the whole cost of the Magazine.
Yearly, $3.50, with a beautiful pre-
MUM, and chrome supplement in
each number. Address, w. Jennings
Demorest, 635 Broadway, New York.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

a. At Highland hotel, the follow
ing unique bill was presented to gen.
tleman who had made a few hour's 60
.iourn at the establishment "FWH9r
ing yourself and horse four and tlri-
panse.Ht
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

w A boy who heard the quotation,,,
IA little learning is a dangerous ttaes
wished to stop going to school, oe
cause he was afraid he should not lise
long enough to get past the dangerous
point.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

w A subscriber writes to an editor
in the West: 81 don't want your paper
any longer" To which the editor &c.
niles. II wouldn't make it any Longer
if you did; it's present length suits me
very well.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

eg= We owe our kindest regards
and extra thanks to the polite Off
GERS of the Jefferson for large
package of papers from the four
corners of the globe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

w A young gentleman, speaHns 4
a Young beauty's yellow hair, cailsa 4. :
pure gold. ssIt ought to be, u qnot9e . -
old bachelor; sit looks like twenty -'o's
carrots.o 49,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

~ The river still falls, and for this
season of the year, is really very low.
The wreck of the st. Nicholas is in
view, and ouly three feet scant over
the Bailey-dam.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

SHoo Fly" IN THE CLASSICS
Somebody has discovered that Ho-
mer was the original "shoo fly" man.
Here is the proof:
So from her babe. when slumber seeks
his eye,
The watchful mother watts the enven-
omed hy.-[P Pope.
Far as the mother watts the fly aside
That hauuts her slumbering babe
[Cowper.
AS when mother, while her child is
wrapped
In sweet slumber, scares away the fy.-
Bryant.
s-y 1t is said that a little cake Dip
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

wA newspaper contains an aceoun -
of the production of a new play, a9n
says the audience "sat spell bonDe..
There were only four persons preseas.
One was deaf, and the other three we''
asleep.n
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

E Tie B. L. Hodge No. 2 goes
down this day at II III. We are thank
fal to her clerks for papers, and to her
CAPTAIN for the crt-as.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23


Our PARISH JUDGE.-We have in
formation that Captain John Kelso, has
been appointed Parish Judge of Rapides,
to fill the unexpired term of Judge
Barlow, and that his appointment has
been confirmed by the Senate.
Here again we must pause and COM
pliment Warmoth on this second step
towards decency, and some lingering
respect for our rights and wants. A
few lines will suffice to bear us out in
our hearty approval and emphatic en-
dorsement of Captain Kelso's appoints
ment. Born, and raised in our midst,
en- toutes chooses one of us; good edu-
cation; fine natural talents, polished
by intellectual culture, good judge of
human nature, ample information le-
gally-all these traits and acquire
ments-can but form a good basis and
start for the Parish ermine. Captain
Kelso possesses them all, and we are
certain, we are not encroaching on
flattery when we announce he is GER
tain and bound to make q good Judge.
The appointment certainly surpasses
in all required qualities anything we
had right to expect from the appoint
ing power.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

We call particular attention to
the notice of Mrs. Ellen T.. b. Howard,
to be found in another column.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

c,oMMoN SENSE SEWING Ma
q chine. Simple, durable, cheap p.
Price, only 49,, Jos. McEVoy, Ase''
Ice House Hotel.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

roMMoN SENSE SEWING MA
II chine. Simple, durable and cheap
Price only Sl6. Jos. MoEvoy, Ageh1
Ice House Hotel.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

The "Extra-ten-day Session"
of the Black-and-Tan adjourned
sine die, on Thursday evening.
Among its last acts was the pas
sage of a bill giving 100000 in
State Bonds to q company for the
improvement of Bayou Rapides.
Appropriations made by the regu,
lar and extra sessions amount TIC
nearly $4,000, 900 of dollars.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

~ We owe thanks, tie past week,
for supplies of papers, to the Texas,
Lulu D., Texarkana, Selma, w. b..
Dance, Dora, Rapidcs ard Julia Ru-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

10 A very serious difficulty ocCtr<
red at Red River Station few days |
since. f. Bomar, son of DR.. N. T. Bo
mar of this place, had moved to Red
River Station for the purpose of prac-
ticing medicine, and we understand
was getting a good practice. Last
Wednesday he was called upon by a
notorious whose name we
have forgotten-for difficulty, and
was accompanied by one Pollard,
known in this section as disgraceful
representative of the human family.
One of the party commenced shooting,
and it ended in the killing of the des-
perado, seriously wounding of Frank B.,
and Pollard wounded in the arm.
Frank put three balls into the despe-
RADIO and one into Pollard's arm.
Frank received two wounds in the face
and one ia the left side. After Frank
fell Pollard continued firing, and would
have killed him had it not been for a
man stepping in and wrenching the
pistol from Pollard's hand. When the
first courier came he reported that
Frank would certainly die, but we
learn since that there is prospect of
his recovery. On hearing this sad news
many of Franks friends and associates
went Immediately to see him, suppos-
ing that he would be corpse ere they
could get to him. We have not re-
celyed direct statement of the affair,
but only gather various reports from
Madame Rumor, and select what we
think to be truth. Frank will doubt
less recover. Gainesville Vedette.
~~--~~~-o~~-~ep-~ ~~~~
Coon BYE.-It is hard word to
speak. Some may laugh that it should
be, but let them. Icy herts are never
kind. 1t is word that has choked
many an utterance, and started many
a tear, The hand is clasped, the word
spoken, we part and are out upon the
ocean of time-we go to meet again
where God only knows. 1t may be
soon; 1t may be never. Take care
that your "good bye" be not cold
one-it may be the last one you can
give. Ere you can meet your friends
again deaths cold handl may have
closed his eyes and chained his lips
forever. All he may have died think
ing that you loved him not. Again il
may be a long separation. Friends
crowd onward and give you theil
hand. How do you detect in eacl
'sgood bye" the love that fingers there
and how do you bear away with you
the memory of these parting words
many, many days. We must often
| separate. Tear not yourself away
with careless boldness that defies al
love, but make your last words hinge,
give the heart its full utterance-and
i if tears full, what Of it9 Tears aresno'
humanity.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

cTRAWBERRY PLANTS-FOH
cola nv Fl ST. JOHN.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23

s-g 1t is said that a little cake dip
pedin wine-will restore the lost voice
Of i canary bird.
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ALEXANDRIA, La:
" The New Orleans Times had

Ey The New Orleans Times had
hardly dried its pen after its attempt
to defend itself against our charges, be-
fore it had to meet broadside from the
Planters Banner, whose Editor was
present in the press Convention and
who is therefore, supposed to know
something of the action of the Times on
the question Of breaking mp the Demo-
cratic party. Since the report that the
Times proprietor is to be appointed
Mayor of New Orleans, perhaps the
Times will also get denounced from a
very different direction. The New
Orleans Republican will hardly take
calmly such an event as the Times be-
coming the organ of the State and City
government, under that conservative
adventurer Henry Clay Warmoth.
For, with the organship, who knows
but that the Times may get its hands
into the stealing of the printers bill9
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23


ESs@a The Black and Tan Legislature
has adjourned sine die. We might con-
sgratulate ourselves on the event were
1t not for the fact that all the mischief
that it was possible for Legislature to
do has already been done. If there
could haveAbeen found any other
odious measure to enact or any other
scheme of plundering the treasury the
extra Session would doubtless have
been extended. Ifany shall be found
before the next Election doubtless
another Extra Session will be called.
And if there is any doubt of the
triumph of Radicalism next fall, Con-
gress will be applied to to extend the
present State Government indefinitely
as is attempted in the case of Georgia.
Although the Legislature has adjourn
ed the fruits of its Legislation have
only commenced.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-12-23

On Friday morning of last week, Cap Beals
Of Monclova township Lucas county, started
on horseback for Haskins, Wood county. The
next day the horse returned home with the
saddle turned under him and one stirruP gone
No traces Of the missing man have yet been
discovered.
The remains OF mastodon were found re-
Gently bv some workmen, while e1cavatlng
ditch, in Clay township, Auglaize county. 1T
length was Is feet, hight 10 feet, and many
parts of it in good state of preservation, the
teeth and feet especially. The testl
weighed from three to five pounds each
A COW belonging to Henry Foster, in Mar
shall county, ILL.,, six miles west of Wenona
two weeks ago gave birth to calf that still
lives. The COW died that night, and, by al
autopsy, ffty-fve more calves, from, the siz
Of a mouse to that Of = rat, were found, al o
natural form. After showing them to some o
his neighbors, Mr.. Foster fed them to HI
hogs, not thinking that they were wortl
| thousands Of dollars
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-12-23
NE1eHBoRHooD NEWS.

SENECA, Co., 0.-The tower en- the new
Presbyterian church, at TifiR, is completed.
The residence of Mrs. Meeks, at Melmoro,
was entirely consumed by FIRE, on Monday
night Of last Week.-James Croghar, OF
TifiH, was arrested for drunkenness, one night
last weak and fined twenty dollars and costs.
Seven boys were recently arrested, in
Tifin, for throwing stones at a dwelling house.
LoRAIN, Co., O.-Hon.. Rufus Mead, O. S.
Council at Nicaragua, is stopping with his
brother, in Oberlin.-The question of en-
larging the corporate limits of Oberlin, has
been submitted to the commissioneu.--Ths
Congregation of the First Church, at Oberlin,
met on Monday, Of last week, to elect new
Pastor. President Finney urged the people
to call younger man TO the pastorate. The
congregation adopted resolution, refusing to
accept the resignation of President Finney.
They, however, decided to engage an associate,
Mr.. E. Franks has purchased the control
ing interest in the city mills at Oberlin.-
The house Of Samuel Carey, at Elyria, was
entered by burglars, on the night of the 18Th,
and various articles of clothing taken.-The
prisoners in the Elyria Jail attempted to es-
clpe few nights since. but were discovered
and their plans frustrated.
RIoHLLED, Co., O.-Mrs. Elizabeth Cline,
sged eighty three years, died at Shenandoah,
on the 9th inst-Ths suit for damages, by
Mrs. Aaron Cropp, of Mansfield, whose hus-
band was killed on the railroad, sometime
since, resulted in disagreement of the jury.
Mr.. Henry Sipe, of Shelby, was stabbed
at the depot, in that place, by drunken hack
driver few days ago..