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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-01

Roman lictor knelt before the attain
ed man and prayed blessing; even
Benedict Arnold, traitor and deser-
ter as he was, slapped the face of an
English officer, one day in London,
who had dared to say the Americans
were towards, butfor the Beast there
are neither flowers, til e kneeling
friend, the manly blow which would
strike for him hearty stroke OF
kindness and affection. To sin away
ones day of grace is rare, we hope,
in this new fresh land, and the doc
trine of total depravity must wait
long for devotees among us; but as
an illustration of both to day in
Massachusetts,, we have the specta-
cles of the defeated Puritan and
Thief-Benjamin F. Butler.-LKan-
sas City Times.
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K. w. c.

THE HARPER TRAGEDY FoRETOLD
IN A DREAM.-In connection with the
horrible Harper tragedy the Lexing-
ton (Ky.) Press of Friday tells a most
remarkable dream of one of the mem
bers of the Harper family. The Press
ays:-"A circumstance rather start
ling in its nature regarding the Harper
murder was made known to us yester-
day. We were informed by Mr.. Frank
Harper that the wife of Wallace Har-
per dreamed, the Saturday night be-
fore the murder, that Jake and Miss
Betsy were both killed by a negro
man aud boy, and that the man had
long whiskers. The description given
Of the man answers exactly to that of
Tom Baker, one of the negroes arrest
ed upon suspicion of completely in the
murder. This is very strange, but
what seems the strangest is that the
horrid picture should have haunted
the dreams Of a lady relative Of the
deceased only the day before his MUIR
der. We are not given to superstition
or inclined to attach Importance to
dreams, but if this is one WAS made
known before the murder, We think il
one of the most remarkable occurrences
in modern times.
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Why Chicago was Burned.

We are not particularly learned
in the theological lore on the sub
iect Of myracles and special provl-
dences. But the people of Chlca-
60 are. they profess to be able to
point to q Bible reason for every
important event that occurs. Since
the South has been devastated
with fire and the sword and untold
suffcrings entailed upon her peo-
ple, it has been their tavorite theo-
~ that it was caused by the sins
of the Southern people in rebelling
against the best government in.the
world. 1t is true that they were
reminded that II cir peculiar
friends, the colored people, who
are innocent of any such crime,
have suffered even more than the
white rebels. 1t makes no differ
ence with them; they still hold to
their belief.
When Chicago was burned up,
and more than half of her pious
people turned out of doors, we
wondered what explanation her
adroit theologians would have to
make of this visitation of Plovi-
dence. We have it now. They
have referred it to the text, "achOm
the Lord IoueM he chdstiseth," They
have queer idea of the Lord,
haven't they? He burns up his
enemies because he hates them,
and burns up his friends because
he loves them. But, no matter
What happens, you will never
wiring from the Chicagoese confess
sion that they arc not tho Lord S
only anointed. They are true
sons Of those Puritans who JUSTIFIED
their robbery of the poor Indians
lands by the following piece of pi-
Gus logic.
/. The Land is the Lords and
the fnllness thereof.
9. The Lord giveth the Land to
his saints.
3. We are his saints.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-01

g A Pottsville pa hen has hatch
ed two eagles. The eggs were found
by man in the woods, who supposed
them to be turkey eggs, and placed
them under his hen. The old hen was
considerably surprised, for she splut-
tered about and trampled upon one Of
her rare progeny and killed it. The
other will probably grow up and do
we'll. Eagles sometimes carry Of
chickens, and it would be rather ;
joke if this specimen should some day
gobble up the old hen that matched it
and fly away with her.
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HOpeful'S Letter to His Mother.

A youngest attending school has
written his mother the following
characteristic letter:
DEAR MoTHER.-I got another lick
ing Yesterday, but I had on three
pair O pants, and it didn't hurt much
1 was licked because I put six pins
in Mr.. --'s chair. I knew they
would not stick him, and I made q
bet that they would not. Mir.
was so mean and hard that the pins
could not 60 in. I won the bet,
which was dog. He is good dog,
and I'm training him to bite old
"Hardsides," as we call him, some
night when he comes home after dark
He is often out after dark, and, if
lack is as good after him as he is
after cats, I won't get licked any
more. lack and I killed three cats
Sunday, though I was at Sunday
School and Church all day, and it
wasn't a good day for killing cats
either. This makes the third licking
I got this week. One was because
had bottle of milk in my room, and
the other was because I wrote COM
position on negroes that old Hard
sides didn't like. I said that a ne
gro was q dark subject to write on.
1t was like dark African going into
a dark cellar on a dark night with
out light to look for black cat
that was not there. Old Hardsides
stopped me and then licked me TO,
that. Send me some more of them
pies. 1 made good trade with
some of them. If you will send me-
five dollars I will stop all my bad
habits except cursing, swearing and
chewing and drinking and one o.
two others. You had better make
the trade. Give my love to Julie
and tell her to send me that littl,
fiddle I left in the old trunk.
/ Your afectionate son,
BILLIE.
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70 The Count Benedetti has follow.
ed the example of sundry French no.
tables, and is giving to the world BIZ
history of the diplomatic complication
at Berlin, at tho beginning of the late
war. Count Benedict, with a perth
acity that does lhonor to his Corsicas
consistency, adheres to his old stog
that the famous secret treaty of Napc'
leon, proposed in 1867, was really frs
proposed by Bismarck. His statement
however, do not receive implicit con.
fidence.
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u A heroic woman is Mrs. William
Bartlett, who lives near Pilot Grove
Iowa. A few days ago little son Of
hers fell head foremost into a well.-
The we'll contained several feet of wa
ter. A younger brother of the bo!
gave the alarm, and his mother ran to
the well, clambered down its wal,
seized the drowning boy when he came
to the surface, put him on her should.
er, and, unaided, climbed out of the
well.
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our mites and muscle together to do
the rest and build-what I? l say it
earnestly and prophetically-to build
an ASYLUM for the young people grow
ing up around us with a future sadly
uncertain-an Asylum where the sons,
and daughters too, of our once planters
and our artizans, may find an honest
and honorable occupation, and step
by which to rise up out of our almost
Egyptian darkness and Incidence. C.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-01

WHY Do You COUGH--when it is u
your power to relieve yourselff A hs
doses of DR.. TUFTS EXPECTU
RANT will cure you and allay the ar
prehensions of your friends; mors
over, it is pleasant to take, it produee
no nausea, and strengthens the Lung
aud throat to resist attacks in the ~
ture. Mothers need not dread ths
Group when they have bottle of ths
valuable compound Oh their Mantef
pieces.
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A Card TO the Public.

Some kind friend, to whom 1 am in
debted has been good enough to for
ward me copy of The Rapides Ga
zette of the 10th of September, con-
tanning an advertisement over the sig
nature of w. S. Colhoun, in a lame
aud most impotcnt effort at reply to
a communication in late number of
the Democrat, by X. w. c., wherein
the public career of that worthy was
commented on, his private character;
incidentally, the latter, however, only
so far as it had been public by the re-
cords of Grant, his own Parish. While
X. w. c., would scorn to conceal any
of his own acts, under non de plume,
he considers, in common with so many
others, both the public and private
character Of the said Honorable w. S.
c., SO utterly stepped in the lowest
depths of depravity, the moral leprosy
attaching thereto, like the shirt of Mes
sns, adhearing SO closely that no effort
of his can loosen or shake it off. He
has in fact placed himself beyond the
pale of gentlemen, entirely unworthy
of their notice. Hence but for his I'M
paralleled impotence, that of publicly
offering himselfas candidate for Gov
ernor of the once proud and chivalrOus
State of Louisiana, he might have
hoped his insignifcance would have
insured him the blissful repose in the
society of his choice, those he has tax
en- to his heart and his couch, but who
true to the viper-like instincts of his
own nature, if the record be correct
he has wantonly attempted to defraud
by breach of marriage promise, and
that too with a negress! ooh shame
lladst thou ever blush7" When such
pretcnsions to an honorable and res
ponsible position rs those w. S. Col
houn can claim are by himself fulmina
ted abroad, he should state them OF
expect public scrutiny thereon. i
however, lie considers himself ag
grieved or in any wise slandered by
the communication of X. w. G., LEI
him call on the Editor of the Louisiana
Democrat, for the author, he being au'
thorized to give it, and w. s. c., may
be certain Of receiving such satisfac
ton as may be due from q gentleman
but such only, to one of his social cali
bre and moral status. And now t.
this disgraced and degraded scion o
honest and honorable parentage, t,
this honorable Office seeker, William
Smith Colhoun, in utter contempt ",
bid him final adieu.
He ii leave a name to future times,
Linked with NO VIRTUE, but thousan,
| crimes.
X. W..
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sea- The weather, nearly all the
week, has been mild and more like
April than November. The Town,
as far rs business and trade are con-
cerned, is still dull and dead. A few
bales OF cotton have reached here
and been shipped. A few bales, here
and there, are sold at Liverpool pri.
ces, with now and then o lively
skirmish among the traders for it.
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New Orleans Market.

CoTToN-The market opened with
light supply and factors were string
ent in their pretensions, asking, in
fact, 3@@3c. more than last evenings
figures; but with heavy receipts they
now show more disposition to meet the
demand. The sales thus far embrace
500 bales, taken in several small lots.
Strict Ordinary sold at l6c., an advance
of &c.; Low MiddIing at l75c. and
Middling at 1s4c. An offer of lss was
refused for high style of Middling.
Buyers are holding off, anticipating
that the receipts will depress prices.
Yesterdays business embraced $500
bales, and the market closed last even
ing as follows:
Average
Good Ordinary. -----......-.-@ l73
Low Middling. .174016
MiddliDg. .lSaO-
Strict Middiing-- -----..-----@ 1es
SUGAR-Received to-day 80 hhds.
Poor is slow of sale, but good descrip-
tions are in demand. The supplies
were sold at &c. for common and liz
Ollie. for yellow clarified.
MoLAssEs-Received 800 bills, Sc
half bbls. The supplies were disposed
of readily at Coo. for fair, Gle. for fair
to prime, 63c. for prime. and 64c. for
strictly prime in barrels and 65c. for
prime in half barrels.
FLoUR-The market continues very
dull, with no local demand, and only
a few orders on hand for Cuba. There
is no superfine on hand, very little
double exta and not much treble extra.
The stock consists of choice extra
Superfine is quoted at So, double extra
Sc IS, treble extra S707 l21, good and
choice treble extra 81 25@7 75fP Dbl.
$500 bills. were sold, of which 600 and
700 treble extra on private terms: SOC
and 500 good treble extra at 81 so %
bill.
CoRN-Is in light supply and limi
ted demand. so sacks mixed sold 92Ic.
and 200 white "a Csc. y bushel.
OATs-Are in fair supply and mod
crate demand. 1900 sacks sold at SIC
r. bushel.
BKAN-Is dull at 81 45@1 - 100 ID
HAr-Choice is in light supply and
good demand. The poorer qualities
are dull. so bales clover sold at 500
and 200 choice at s35 4p ton.
PoRK-Is quiet but held firmly a,
SIS ~ Dbl. for mess. 25 and so bbls
mess sold at SIS, and 20 at SIS Is q
Dbl. 1t is retailing at SIS so ~ Dbl.
| BAcoN-Thcre are but few shoulder!
and clear rib sides on hand. Clea
sides are in supply but quiet. casks
shoulders sold at &c.,, 5 do. at SIC
Shoulders are quoted at &c.,, clear ril
sides &c., clear sides s509c.
I HAMs-The market is very dull
with little or no demand, and price
cannot be given although 10 tierce
choice are reported at 1sc. u Id
LARD-Tierces are in light suppl,
and are quoted at lO3c. Kegs are dull
at l2@l24c. ~ ID. so kegs refined soil
at l2c. ~ ID.
, BREAKFAST BACON-Is dull at 1910
lac. 7s ib.
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ca During the prevalence Of yell
low fever in New Orleans in 1867,
when cities North and South We're
vying with each other in subscribing
for the relief of the unfortunate, the
people of the charitable city of Chi
cago sent the munificent sum of tlco
hundred dollars. But "the case being
altered alters the case"
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~ A young lady in Richmond con-
menced crying on the Sd of last mon'''
and has not stopped yet. Her fatne
says she can howl forever, but snse
get no 50 cents out of him to bn! :
hustle with.
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D We wish to inform our readers
and the public generally, that though
getting aged our old townsman, Fred
erick Seheu, is still at his old stand on
Second street, opposite the Town Hall,
where he is every ready to cater to the
wants of his numerous customers
Sc his card.
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say- No vegetables this season can
be had in our market, save turnips
They are plentiful simply because ii
requires no work to raise them.
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IL 0. Z. Hall, the well known and
respected proprietor of the st. Charles
Hotel, New Orleans, died on the 25tl
ult, at the age of Sc.
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Bsy@ The first new molasses and 81
rop reached our Town on Thursday
the Goth of October. It was made
on Coco Bend plantation, on Bayou
Boeuff.
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aeA- We once more can greet in our
midst, the favorite of Rapides, Captain
John Heinz. After numerous una
yoidable mishaps and drawbacks, he is
again in cur trade, ready and willing
at every sacrifice to cater to the wants
of his patrons. His light draught
packet, Ozark leaves here this evening.
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~ The river has swollen some four
inches, at this point since our last.
From above we hear of small rise,
while the latest news that has reach
ed us, again reports it falling.
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u There seems to be a fatality at
tached to the game of Base Ball in
Alexandria. Two members ofour Jun
ior Club had their arms broken last
week. We suppose it must have been
carelessness on their part.
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nDr We call the attention of our
readers to the article headed "Our
Political Situation This article,
though some months old, is really
one of the best things that we have
seen in print for a long time. Gun
patrons should By all means give it q
careful perusal. It is taken from
that sterling journal, the New Or.
leans Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-01

IL We owe thanks for New Orleans
papers TO the clerks of the Salado,
Little Fleta, 18th Era, Ozark, Carrie
Converse C. H. Durfee and Wash Sen
tell.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-01

~ The President of the Police
Jary advertises, in our columns this
week, several important bridge let
tiugs.
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~ We have had, in the last few
days, numerous arrivals ofsteamboats.
AL had light frights at heavy prices.
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70 A young married woman in the
country says she wishes she had a
magic mirror, to see how her husband
amuses himself in her absence.
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II We call attention to the card OF
Patrick Kelley. This gentleman it
seems is getting tired of the credit
business. In reading his card pay
particular attention to the last part.
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We give publication to another
valuable communication from onr
headed and intelligent correspon-
dent C. We trust our people will
gradually come practically to his views.
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" Several of our sugar planters are
rolling AS yet we have been unable
to learn any thing Of the yield of the
cane.
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" This is sweeping catastrophe,
as the man said when his wife knocked
him down with broom.
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"a A lady writer in the New
York Mail says: OF the hundred
or more nice little girls whom
know we'll four may be called I'M.
happy. One of these has listened
to too much foolish talk on the So
called woman question. Her ia.
Their and brother are ultra conserv-
alive, her mother ultra radical.
They can afford to keep but one
servant, yet the whole family try
to live in the style of people who
are waited on by three servants,
and the consequence is ovcrwork
and vexation of spirit.
This girl wishes to study medi-
cine, but as her father has had no
money to spare for lecture fees,
she will probably go through life a
discontinued woman. Another IN.
happy girl is one of five sisters, the
daughters of a wealthy man; she
has nothing to do and no wish to
do anything, will not even read
novels, and can seldom be coaxed
out to any entertainment; listless
dawdler.
Another constantly complains be-
cause she is poor, and obliged to
work for her living; cannot be a
fine lady and live at ease, and has
no present prospect of marriage.
The fourth, whom I sincerely
pity, is good, loving gill, but is
constantly kept i'll a melancholy
state by the fault-finding ofparents,
who love her dearly, but are entire
ly too exacting.
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Be Guided by What You Knnw

There is an old proverb which say.
"Expcaience is the safest guide.n IT,
this guide the sick and ailing naturallv
turn when casting about for the mean.
of relief. They inquire what a med;
cine has done for Others. before thex
adopt it themselves. or all the rems
dies and preventives in use, Hoste,te,,.
Stomach Bitters meets the test most
triumphantly, and hence its immen..
popularity and vast sales. The suffer
err from indigestion is sure to find soma
one among his friends who has bee,
cnred of that ailment by the famou,
vegetable stomachic. The victim of
fever and ague, liver complaint, Con.
stipation, nervous prostitution, or gen.
eral debility, has only to make inquiry
in the neighborhood where he resides
in order to discover what this standan,
restorative has effected in cases simila,
to his own. In the Published testimo.
ny to its merits he will find voluma
of proofs of its sanitary properties
which it is impossible for his common
sense to resist. He tries it, and thu
effect it produces on his system adds
another to the host of witnesses ia il.
favor. Thas, its reputation, founded
on facts, not assertions, contiBuallv
grows and spreads. Charlatans and
impostofs, some of them mere local
tricksters, and others who take some.
what wider range, attempt to thrust
into the hands and down the Threats Of
invalids, their haphazard concoctious.
as substitutes for the tonic which for
so many years has been a medicinal
staple throughout the United States
Spanish America, Canada, and tho
West Indies, but only succeed to very
limited extent. In this reasoning age,
the people, having ascertained what il
really deserving of their confidence, de.
cline "running after strange gods.'
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D Read our New Orleans Directory.
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ErH Butler We may now pause
before that Massachusetts prodigy
whose hands emptied the pockets his
cupidity discovered. He lies so poor
to day that none will do him rever-
ence. Grant scorns him; the State,
whom he sinned and sold himself to
the devil for, has repudiated him ut
terly a n d cast him forth as the
whale did Jonah; in his extremity
not a voice from all the herd of his
fatterers has been lifted in prayer in
his behalf; the isms which he father
ed deal to him now only parricidal
blows; he is bankrupted amid the
banks which held the proceeds Of
his three years of cotton stealings
he has been Ku-Kluxed in the home
of the saints.--he who is the patror
saint of the carpet-baggers; he is ou
generated by a Washburne who new
er dug Dutch Gap Canal or blew
up powder ship; he is POLITICAL,
stranded upon the lee shore of Ply
moth Rock, and his funeral dirgel
have been sung by the same wind
which blew in the Mayfower, witches
and African slavery.
! Over the grave of Nero some hand
may be woman's, scattered for year
a gift of flowers; when Cataline wen
forth from the Senate to the field
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directors and stock holders more tho
rough.
HOW SHALL WE BUILD ITp
1. Have an organization, and before
asking subscription show that every
effort will be made to have the funds
economically administered.
2. Let the President receive no sal.
airy till the mandatory pays, and ther
receive only per centage of the pro,
fits, and so Of every officer connected
,cith it, and the Directors to receive NJ
compensation at all.
8. Make the shares small and induce
as many as possible to take stock, pay
able in small installments.
4. To obtain the greatest possibl,
amount of labor-skilled and unskille,
and material as stock.
5. To employ no skilled laborer un
less large portion of his work be pait
off in stock.
And now with this programme
crudely and hurriedly made as it is
with most desirable site already dona
ted, or promised, with the assurance o
all the lumber we want being furnish
ed as stock and several thousand dol
lars promised in large sums, why,
again ask, can't we poor people pu