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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01
~ We are heartily reioiced t,

IL We are heartily rejoiced to
announce that we have q Parish
Judge at last. Better late than
never has proved to us of some
good. Henry l.. Daigre, Of Alexan-
dria, has received the appointment
and been confirmed by the Senate.
We are much pleased with this APP
pointment, and on behalf of our
people, return full thanks to Coy
ernor Warmoth for his sound dis
erection and good sense in making
such Il selection under the pressure
of his party friends. Hehas shown
himself above such things and
given us the best Judge he could
select from the long list. Judge
Daigre is a native of this State,
young, energetic, with good legal
abilities, and withal possessed of
all the traits to mako him a good
Judge.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

fear to utter the truth with regard IA
the most gigantic fraud ever corcoct.a
Ivy jobbers and swindlers.
The National Council of the JTnio,
League have been called in BIZ H..
President to demise ways and means
to enable the Radicals to carry Penn
sylvania in 1872. The Radicals in thar
State, which is one all important in
Presidential contest, are in sadly de.
mortified condition, being cut I'D ipto
factions aud cliques, and the State !,
anything but safe for the Radicals
from present appearances. Governm
Geary, who took Grant TO task lately
fur sending troops into Pennsylvapi.
headed the League. 1t was gloomv
and dismal meeting TREBLA
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

A WHOLESOME SUMMER DRINK.-A
drink-t that is excellent for warm wealth
er when people are hard at work,
Especially in the hay or harvest field,
and which is much better than cold
water in large quantities, is made as
follows: Take of the best Jamaica GIN
ger root, carefully bruised, two ounces !;
cream of tarter. one onnce; water six
quarts, to be boiled for about five min
utes, then strained to the strained
liquor add one pound ca ca sugar, and
again place it over the FIRE; keep it well
stirred till the sugar is perfectly dis
solved, and then pour into an earthen
vessel, into which you have previously
put two draclms of tartaric acid, and
the rind of one lemon, and let it remain
till the heat is reduced to luke warm
temperature; then add tablespoonful
of yeast. stirring them well together,
and bottle for use. The corks must be
well recured. The drink will be in
perfection in four days.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

drainage, the streets were all flooded,
and especially in the back part of
town, when there was three feet OF wa
ter this morning. Our city is very
merry at present, rs far as amnsements
go. Every night there are two or
three balls, parties, weddings, and
social gatherings, making a comical
time, which will eliminate in the Mar
di Gras festivities, which already
begin to attract attention. The Mys-
tick Krew of Comus is anxiously look
ed for and will 10 doubt be very fine.
EUGENE GOSSIP.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

"THE UNIVERSAL ."-On my
journeys over the continent-through
Turkey, India, China, Japan. Perm,
Chill, Paraguay, Brazil and Mexico,
and the United States-in them all to
some extent and in some to great ex-
tent, l have found the universal Aver
represented by his family medicines,
which are often held in fabulous es-
TEEN. Whether they win their mar
velous reputation by their cures, l
know not, but l know they have it to
such a degree that it frequently gave
me distinguished importance to have
come from the same country.-[ Fields
letters from abroad.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

n The interest paid on the public
debt last year was over 1928. 200, 900,
nearly all in gold. Now, the credi-
tors of the United States never loaned
it over one thousand millions in coin,
and probably not that. We are there
fore paying thirteen per cent upon the
amount we borrowed. Nay more, we
exempt it from the two per cent taxes
paid by other property, increasing the
real interest to more than fifteen per
cent. Every seven years we pay the
debt in interest, and this it is proposed
to continue, under the funding bill, for
a long number of years. Have not the
bondholders under the present admin
istration, a lovely time of it,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

PACIFIC No. 1.-The members cf
Pacific Fire Company No. /, are
requested to meet at their Hall to-
night. Strict attendance is de-
sired as business of Importance is
to be transacted. Do not fail to
attend.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01
La

la Homici.lcs, .justitiable or
criminal, are still the order Of the
day in Rapides. A human beings
life, now a-days, seems to be tri-
lie in the public mind. Terrible i'll
deed is such a state of affairs, and
dreadful is the responsibility rest
ing on our community. We are
led to this short train of facts in
having to announce tie death Of
two more human beings. A coiored
man, near Chcneyville, was killed
by another Of his own race, few
DAYS since. The accused was ar
rested by posse of negroes and
brought to jail here. On Saturday
he was examined before Judge
Orsborn and turned loose on TIE
grmnds ofjustitiable homicide. A
white lad, OF respectable parents,
killed a coiored lad, near Pinev!lle,
on Saturday. The killing was done
with shot gun. We cannot lean
the real particulars. AS usual
there are two reports, differing en-
tirely. One has it that the killing
was entirely accidental the other
that it was intentional. We incline,
however, to the accidental report.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

How THE WAR AFFECTS GERMA.l
NY.-The social and domestic misery
produced in Germany by the war is
very great. A German paper states
that in the province of Westphallia, at
the beginning of October there were
IL ,Sl9 married women, the wives and
widows of soldiers, together with e.
7l3 children, obtaining relief from tho
public funds. In Han0yer. 1924 wo-
man and 26, 41s ehildrex3 e depen-
dent upon the public for suppqt. In
the Rheinish provinces there were IA,
312 married women and 1919 father
less children who were utterly desti-
tute Thus in only three Prussian
provinces there were, last October,
81, 753 women and $3.50 children in
condition of misery and want, and it
it believed that destitution to the Same
extent prevails in the other provinces
of Prussia. The price of provisions is
extraordinarily high, and the winter
it is predicted, will be unusually Sc
we're. The injury done by the potato
rot and the findeIpest has also been
severe, and-tle. condition of the fami-
lies of the peasants left at home is very
miserable. 4bout nine-tenths of the
males are in the landwehr, and the wo-
men and children thus deprived of
their natural supporters will, it is
feared, perish from starvation.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

CO. Red River is getting alarm
ingly high. From all reports from
above we are bound to have ten or
twelve feet more water. At pres
ent it is rising at the rate of Eve
inches every twenty-four hours.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

seS- We are pleased to annouce
that J. Compton French has open
ed, under the Ice House Hotel,
McEvoy's old corner, complete
and select Family Grocery. We
desire tie attention of our readers
called to his card.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01
Recuyeration Of Southern Conner.
cial interests.

We are hoping for, earnestly
looking for an early reeuperation cr
Southern, II S we'll as Northern trada
and commerce, al d welcome ripbt
gladly ally agency by which com.
mercial exchanges, movements Of
property, relations between prodn.
Ger and consumer, may be made
closer and more active. Our atteu.
ton has been especially called to
this topic by the settlement of
most satisfactory years business in
the advertising line, with the wide.
ly known Baltimore Advertising
As ency OF Messrs Griffin s. Hoff.
man, and a renewal of contracts to
IA handsome figure with that house
for 1871. These gentlemen, we feel
it cur duty to say, have been
rrompt to nicely in their pay
mcnts to us, while at the same
time, scrupulously exacting in be-
half of the merchants whom they
introduce to the consuming world,
OF to the retail. trade, through the
aid of our large and growing cir
culation. The business parties they
have brought into our columns, are
invariably of the highest class, and
in truth, the interests of these mer.
chants, so far as the execution of
contracts in their favor is concern.
ed, have been sharply looked after
by the shrewd house herein men.
toned. 1t is a pleasure for both
merchants and publishers to do
business with such a party. We
are happy to learn that Messrs.
Griffin & Hoffman find so large an
increase of contracts in the year
1871, that they have been forced TO
take commodious and elegant quar-.
tiers opposite tue welI-known Balti-
more Sun buildings. We beg to
recommend merchants and news
paper publishers this Baltimore adj
vertising house Of Griffin & Hoff.
man.
The above is taken from that
stauneh Old Democratic paper, the
New York Day-Book. We are
very much pleased to see that
Joarnai speak so highly of the firm
of Griffin & Hoffman. We have
just cammenced business with this
I,housa,and yet have had no settle
l;ment with them, but believe that
we will have no trouble. as is Gus
toinary with the most Of " Adver-
Using Agencies" We feel satisf-
ed from the way that our coJrere,
the n. Y. Day-B0ok, speaks ofthem
that they are pcrpect. gentlemen.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

Do You WANT PLENTY OF VEGETABLES?
Ii so, send to Henry st. Johns and
purchase LANpRErH' seed, they are
all fresh and reliable. Send your or
ders at once and do not delay.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

Fey We have a hard time keep
inc pace with the weather. We
have had plenty of rain, plenty OF
cold, and but very little clear
weather, during the whole of the
past week.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

sa- We request attention to the
advertisement Of Messrs. Sprou,e
s. MCGOWAN, Nos. 40 and ~ St.
Charles ST., opposite the st. Charles
Hotel, New Orleans. Our old
friend w. Fl. Rogers, who will be
remembered by hosts of friends in
Rapides, is in this house, and will
do Justice to all who call upon him.
In their large, light and well-ar-
ranged store, Messrs. Sproule &
MCGOWAN keep a full assortment of
fashionable clothing, from which
all may obtain goods that will tit
and give satisfaction in wear. They
sell the celebrated Star Shirts,
made expressly fop their trade, and
guaInteel to be comfortable and
economical. Having had many
years experience, they are enabled
to offer our people just what they
want, and at prices that can not be
beat for good articles. We advise
our readers to do as we have done,
give them a trial, and we know
from experience that they will be
pleased.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

g. Tie sweetest word in our Ian
guage is love. The greatest word in
oar language is God. The word ex-
pressing the shortest time is now.
The three makes the sweetest duty
man can perform.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

s@ We have been favored with
late papers by the clerks of the
Red Cloud, Lotawanna, South
Western, Belle of Alton, Rapides
and Tidal Wave.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

10 Be sure to read our new adj
vertisemcnts. They are ofimpor-
tapce to every one.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

n@- All those who want to "swear
off, can do so easily by reading the
advertisement of Cognac Bitters, and
proftting by the advice it gives you.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

To SCEPTICs.-The almost daily re-
ceipt of voluntary testimonials from
every part of the country, from Physi-
clans. Clergymen, old and young, male
and female, is sufficient to convince
the most sceptical that DIR. TUrT's EN
PECToRANT is the most valuable LUNG
BALsAM of the age; many wonderful
cures have been performed by it, as
may be seen by hundreds of certifi-
Gates in the hands of the proprietor
Try it and you will doubt no longer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

@a- George Fl. Pendleton, in let
ter, says encourageingly Of the times
and of Ohio politics:
The times themselves, by their very
contrasts, are leading all thoughtful
people to this contemplation. Thank
God that it is so, for that indicates
an awakened sense of danger and de-
sire to avoid it. Is the Democratic
party Of Ohio sensible GIFTS duty, and
prepared to fulfill it? It's struggles
have been severe. Success has been
difficult, if not impossible. a better
prospect now dawns upon us. BY
union and concord among ourselves,
by discarding all selfish considera-
tons, by restoring harmony and
courage where there have been dis
cord and demoraliztion, by uniting
in hearty, Jealous, active cooperation,
whose only strife shall be a friendly
competition to secure the greatest
measure of success by appealing to
the sound sense, the honest purpose
and the feryent patriotism of the peo-
pie of our State, We will be able to
redeem it from the hands of the Rad
icals, and thus commence the great
movement which shall restore the
Democratic party to power in the
Federal Government.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

~ Special attention is directed
ia ftp card of Kenneth Baltic.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

S- Alexandria and vicinity
have been Oh big i,urrah.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

fg Hon. Levi Salisbury, who has
been elected to succeed his brother
United States Senator from Delaware,
is a lawyer of considerable reputation
and distinction, but has never served
in Congress. A singular feature of the
Senatorial contest was the fact that
three brothers were the only candi-
dates, the present Senator and the
Governor of the State, and the one who
was finally elected Senator.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01

FEMALE FARM MANAGEMENT.--Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Millington, near Ok
ford, England, holds a twenty-one
years lease from the Duke of MARI
borough of farm consisting of 800
acres-S2G arabic, and 20 acres of pas
turage. The soil is not of very good
quality, much of it reposing on slate
but six or eight inches below the sur
face. This Improbable farm it work
ed on what is called the four course
sastem, which includes two hundred
acres of wheat and barley, while the
balance is devoted to root and other
crops for stock feeding. This farm,
run by woman, was among twenty
one competing ones for purse of one
hundred gt,ineas, offered by gentle
man of Oxfordshire, and secured the
prize. Mrs. NJ. may well feel elated at
the compliment thus paid to her sagac-
ity and farm management.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-01


ETY. would have restrained any one
else from such an action, but Grant
will be Grant.
The President failing to cast an air
of sanctity around his San Domingo
scheme by having Bishop Simpson one
of the Commissioners, and of concilia-
ting and fiattering the Garmans by
General Sigel's going as Secretary, has
managed to pick out three as rabid ne
gro lovers as the country affords, and
of course they will report favorable on
annexing San Domingo and her ne
groes. Ben Wade loves tho negro bet
ter than himself, thus carrying out the
18th commandment as laid down in the
Radical profession of faith. DR.. Howe
is lie long abolitionist, and Andrew
I. White, the friend of the amblosial
ConkEng, the Senatorial D'Orsay, is
not only rank grcpholieaist but is
anything in the hands of Conkling, by
whose influence he was appointed
Mr.. White had an interview with the
President yesterday. The Presiden,
told Mr.. White he was ernestly an.
xious to have everything probed to the
bottom, and then he grew facetiou:
and said that he wanted all villainy
exposed, if they could find any, aud cs
pecial search made for those lots Oh
SANTANA Bay, said to be marked Grant
Babcock, etc. I am of opinion that thu
Senate skinned enough villainy with
out probing to the bottom to find it
and exposed it, too; and this was done
l,y his Radical friends, who did no
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

In our last issue we noticed the or
der of the court in the case Of the State
rs Stuart and Others. Since writing
the article referred to we have been re-
lably informed that DR.. Martin notI-
fed the defendants attorneys that he
would admit defendants to bail, il they
would apply to him as probate Judge
They did not apply.
We still hold to the opinions adj
vanced in the last number Of this paper.
We hold and insist that DR.. Martin,
as Justice Of the peace, had the authori-
tv to admit these defendants to bail.
Justices of the peace are denied au-
thority to admit to hail only in eases
of murder, manslaughter, or any capi-
tal offence. The defendants were ac>
cused Of being accessories after the fact
to the killing of Baker. Even ifguilty
Of the charge preferred against them
they we're not guilty Of murder, man
slaughter, or any capital offence. Mr.
Bishop, in his work on criminal law
says, that in cases Of accessories after
the fact the h4rbori7g or assisting Is net
The real crime, and that therefore, "thc
offence of assisting the criminal, Pl3o-
soplicaliy separate and iadPcoiaei,
r1s called occcaoyjal, AMI tie o9cadr
an accessory" ard thqt "the law on
this subject is not easily yindicatcd if
this view of it is not correct" This ut
once settles the question beyond doubt,
in our mind, that these defendants
could have been admitted to bail by 4
justice of the peace.
Again, if DR.. Martin was Of the
opinion that as justice Of the peace he
could not admit the defendants 10 bail,
if guilty, and having authority to issue
a warrant for their arrest and to adj
nit them to bail and in all things to
exercise jurisdiction in this case as pro
bate judge, he ought, it seems to us, in
the outset to have taken jurisdiction oi
this case as probate judge instead ot
justice ofthe peace and thereby saved
to defendants time, expense, costs
trouble, and unnecessary imprisonment
/ Hence we conclude that our remark
in former number ofthis paper in re
gard to the order Of the court in thi
case were and are just and correct.
EDIroR pre- ten.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

Proxy Thinning How seldom Cd
we see a man with his mind full Of
subject sit quietly down and "thiuk it
ont" Ina recent sermon in Cincinnati. .
whiIcspcakms ofthc press, the minister
said: at doe. the practical thinking
for large portion Of our people. They
are too busy or too indolcnt to DO # for
themselves, so they get Il man to sitap
nights, state the facts, draw the conclu-
'ions and advocate a theory for them,
do the whole up in convenient pack
age, and slip il under the front door.
In haitian hour, while they sip their
cu!iec, they have not only learned cx-
actly what "a going ON in the world, but
exactly how they 0usht to think, and
how they oush, % feel about This mixed
up business in this great, rushing world
Of ours" II is feared that this evil is
growing too rapidly On the public mind.
Young men are too easily satisfied with
the appearance Of things, and rarely
place tax upon their reasoning pow
crs before arriving at conclusions.
Something should be done to stop this
tide Of shallow thinking, which is grad
ualy oyerspreading the shores cf our
national existence.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Memphis, September

Memphis, September ,.
Cotton at l9c. Flour at 81 80 81 90.
Corn at G2lc. Pork at Sl3 to Sl3 80. Bacon
shoulders at &c; clear sides Sc.
New Orleans, September 2
Couon-good ordinary at lG4 to l7c; low
midIIiug, III to NE
New York, September >.
Cotton active at l9ic
St. Louis, September ?.
Cotton quiet al u to l1jc. Flour, cNilh
family at 81 - TO So: Corn st Ale. Pork
at Sl3O Bacon, shoulders at tlc' clear
sides to 7tc.
Cincinnati, September >.
Cotton at l7sc. Flour-exua family at
s. 80 10 - 75 Pork dull and nominal.
Bacon shoulders and clear sides at "a to '3c'
Louisville, September2'
Cotton a, Isle. Flour-extra family az
81 5o Corn At 80 to 55c. Pork at w 'u
n, Si3 Bacon shoulders at 81 to 'ie' cie"I
sides at = TO 13c.
Liverpool, september :.
Cotton-uplands at 81 to 9'' O''e. q a j
% TO 95d,
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

world-p'acing himself at the head of
it, would it not be well if the Demo-
cratic Convention for the nomination
of the Presidential ticket of that party
gave General Hancock the second
place on that ticket? While we do
not advocate the nominations of militia
ry men for these high positions, in the
case of the nomination of so unscrupu-
lous a military man as Grant on the
other side, the preservation Of the
Republic might demand a man like
Hancock on the Democratic ticket, to
meet anycrisis which might occur. We
know not what an hour may bring
forth. Our political enemies are as
unscrupulous as demons from the
lower regions, and they find fit leader
in Grant, if they choose to stick to him.
Let us be prepared.-Netc York Day
Book-
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

l. THE TIGEE Showing HIs Claws.
~ Mongrcl, but auti-Grani, Jour>
nal declares that the President Of the
United States is the real author Of the
late unprecedented, and despotic out
rage at New Orleans. The atroc,ous
act was executed by his brothcr-in-law,
inn neliately after a conference with
the President at Long Branch. This
satanic work was in Grants interest.
It was perpctrated to crush out a free
expression Of opinion. Knowing that
the meeting was made up to a degree
of men who were not his political
friends, despot-liko, he determined
they should have 10 voice, in the selec-
tion Of delegates to the convention
which is to prepare the Presidential
ticket of the Mongrcl party If Grant
will to-day prevent the utitcranco Of
public opinion, by the aid Of the bayo~
net, what will be do, should public
opinion in 1872 at the polls declare its
preference for the Democratic ticket,
and order the present incumbent Of the
White House to retire? VIII he resist
that order? Judged by the New
Orleans movement, he may. We do
not desire to suggest the adoption Of
any special measure to'doH to head OIL
the Usurper, should General Grant
intend to play the role, for it is a little
too early to practically 90 into that
work, but if there are grave reasons for
supposirg that he would dare undertake
to transform this Republic into an
Empire-and quito as strange things
have occurred in the history Of the
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06
our local crop reports arc somewhat

Our local crop reports are somewhat
conflicting with regard to the probable
damage inflicted upon the cotton crop
by worms snd drought. From all we
can learn, however, we are of the
opinion that the worms have made
their appearance too late to do much
general injury to the crop. Some few
farms, perhaps may be seriously injur-
ed. The continued drought will
undoubtedly cut off the general yield
considerably, but yet we think the
crop will not be so much injured, either
by worms or drought, or both, as to
cause any serious approhensions. 1t
is perfectly evident from the informa-
ton in our possession, that Arkansas
has at this time, the best prospect for.
a crop Of any Southern State.