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MASONIC
r. q lie q s e.
For Sale.

i Ann Acres of Wood and Prairie Land, situa-
HUI ted ON Plaquemine Brulee Bayou. The
Chattanooga II. r. survey divides the land in
half Apply at this Office, or TO c. C. Duson, at
the Sheriffs Office.
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f-55- me Phreuological Josrs.ai for Marc

fB TIE Phseslol0gscdt journal for March has
been received. Its contents more than confirm
our high opinion Of that magazine's character.
The very instructive articles on Fish Culture
in Americas and "Ague and fever are alone
worth more than years subscription. But
besides these there is long List Of readable
matter Attorney General Williams; Express
ion; Harriet Hoslner Our Gears VIII it
Pay Writing for the Press; The Arctic Re
gians James Fisk, JE; Lord Broughan's
Ghost; Rev. George II. Hepworth, etc, with
Ane portraits and numerous illustrations. Price
~ ess., or 90 year. s. r. Wells, $50 broadway,
M " ~
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

Mr. BAPTISTE PEFFERKORN respectfully
informs his friends, customers and the public
a well assorted stock of materials, and engaged
the services of competent workmen, enabling
him to fill all orders entrusted to him in the best
STYLE at moderate prices.
Ladies' Gents and Children's Shoes
Made to order, in every style and at all prices.
BAPTISTE PEFFERKORN.
Landry Street, opposite Johnston's Stables.
Opeousas, May q, 1871. 37tf
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Larger Circulation

in that Parish than any other paper, and is one
of the best advertising mediums in the inte-
rior of the State.
Transient advertisements 25 cents per square
of eight lines (mipion).
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MISCELLANEOUS CARDS
THE ONE PRICE STORE!
Quick SalesH Small Profits "f
JOSEPH w. CAREW,
DEALER IN
GROCERIES,, DRY GOODS,

ROBERTS COVE
(Ncar Jt;Inns Webbs MILL
- HEaqEsesas ....
1H~E.r ~-,,1
Pd11su Ul .
II EEPS constantly OH hand s.r,
IN Lumber, such SHINGt,. ~. il =
PIEUX, PICKETS, WELL CURBING, fUoLof
&c. of either Cypress, Pine or Oak.
RECEIVES in exchange for merchandise or
split lumber CORN, COTTON, WOOL, HIDES,
Poultry, Eggs, &C., for all of which the highest
market price will be paid: (A-ly
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The COURIER is published in the most popu-
lous Parish in the State, except Orleans, and
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Sapo1iOy-For sale at Posey's.
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ADDRESS
OF THE
Democratic State Central
Committee
To THE
PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA.

Rooms DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
New Orleans, February, 1872
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23
Look happy, If sou do not feet -,

Look happy, If sou do not feel -.
Present cheerful exterior, though
your heart and mind be troubled.
Never wear "A face which, 40 Sidney
Smith says, Z" is q breach Of the peace.s
DR.. Jphnsps used to observe that tho
habit of looking ut the best aide Of .
thing .wss'wsrth more to 4 msa thas !
thousand pounds a year, and samuel
Smiles observes: !" We possess tha
power, to = great extent, Of 90 exer-
cising the will as to direct the thoushts
upon subjects calculated to yield hap.
piness and improvement rather than
their Opposites. In this way the hab-
it Of happy thought may Re made to
spring up like any other habit. And
TO bring up men or women with . eeu.
uine nature OF this sort, . good temper
and . happy frame Of mind, is, perhapA
of even more Importance, in many c.
res, than to perfect them in mucA
knowledge and many accomplish
ments.' y
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23

II Again we have to repeat the
story of last week in regard to the
mails. This is Friday our day for 60
ing TO press and thus Ear this week We
have resolved one mail instead Of the
thpne We are entitled to BY the con.
tract Let out. As We mentioned before
We received letter from the p. NJ
at New Orleans In which he hays mall
leave his office regularly three times q
week to be put ON boats advertised
for Red River and he sends NJ q list
of boats which AN he understood had
brought up mails under Koun's con.
tract since Feb. LIST. 81
We have taken pains to enquire in
to the matter end lind that some OF
5hs bOats named never brought any
mail ut all, 10 it is evident that there
10 q juggIe in the afairsospewhere and
1t seems passing strange to NJ, that it
cannot be detected, and put to rights
again.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23

Alexandria to New Orleans.
Depart Tuesday Thursday and $

Alexandria to New Orleans.
Depart Tuesday Thursday and Sa-
Turlsy ut r M.
arrive from N. o. Tuesday Thursday
and Saturday by 8 p NJ. aH
Alexandria to Natchitoches Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday ct 5 P M.
Departs Tuesday and Friday at SAM.
arrive Monday ane Th,rsday.9 A. NJ.
Alexandra to Harrisonburg
Depart Tuesday 1t p. NJ. arrive
by IL NJ.
Al~xandria to Hamer depart Monday
.at2P, N. arrive By ~ N. b.r I,
Alsxanhris TO C0tile Landing and Col
fax depart Mondays Thursday and
Z Saturday Ut 8 A. N. arrive By 6 A. NJ
a'f7e e haf &c., IsIf = $50 -'
Postmasters are not required to n
sccive mutilated currency in exchange
for envelopes and postage stamps.
The person entitled to letters recei
we'd by mail, Are those whose Asihes
are in the address, and the delive. !,
should be to the person addressed, OF
according to his or her order.
H. b. RlNGGOLD, r. NJ.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23
THE WEATHER AND RrvER-w

The WEATHER AND RIyERs-We
have during the month which is about
to expire, a succession of very qncer-
tain and changeable weather.. winter
lingering in the lap Of spring. to use
quotation. A good deal. of it has
been bright, but the nights have been
altogether too cool for the vegetation
of planted seeds, and the corn already
put in the ground, would be better oat
of il rs far - it is itself concerned
The River is low and falling.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23

y Elsewhere We publish asletter
from the Postmaster at New Orleans,
referring to our complaints respecting
the mails for several weeks past. Nc.
Lowell says that mails are made up
three times a week for Red River, in
GLIDING Alexandria, and delivered ~
the Contractor, George l.. Koups, who
report them sent. He (Mr. LOVELY
also furnishes US with a list of boats
by which mails were to have been
sent, a number of which did not as we
are informed, bring any mail mt all.
Mr.. Lowell says be is not responsible
for the carrying q the mails; we did
not suppose that he ,oqs, .but we did
suppose he would not object to calling
the attention of the agent to tie. mat
ter, for We repeat the fact well knew
here, that instead of three mails a
week, we have been more than week
without one, and more than two is very
uncommon. The John T. Moore took
our mail to Shreveport, and pat it. out
rs she came back, and the Maria
Louise put down in the lis ,shad no
wail at all, which was put on n Minden
boat. If there is not something rotten,
it smells 10 any how. fr h9s
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23
~ The following letter is from the
pOstmastar. of New Orlpana

~ The following letter is from the
Postmaster, of New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Mach 10th, 1872.
Publisher Rapides Gazette:
SIR I'm your issue Of the eth Of
March, You have an article entitled
" The MeilsS Geo. L. Koups is the
contractor, on Red River Ronte, New
Orleans tn Shreveport, and / am in
structed to deliver the mail TO him or
his agent. He has been the Contrac-
tor since Feb. l, 1872, and the mail for
Red River, has been regularly made
up three times each week, and 1 have
his receipt tor i. In each mail there
is q pouch for, Alexandria. Ihand you
herewith . copy of my record showing
the days when the Wails were made up,
and the boats which the Coptractor re-
ports they were transmitted upon, il
you do not receive your mails it is not
the fault of this Office. am ip no
manner responsible for the neglect OF
Contractors. They, alone must take
the responsibility OF carrying the mails
improperly. fol r.af
sn fia. Respectfully Yours, b.
i.e..t g. W.rLOWELL, P. NJ.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23

PACIFIC FIRE ca. No 1.-Tw O
notices relative to this gallant body OF
young men of whom Alexandria has
80 much reason to be proud, as well
as with her Hooks & Ladders, appear
IN our columns this week; Que being
. copy Of the charter which they have
lately obtained, and the .other q no
tice of meeting for reorganization,
and election Of officers COR another year.
Both Of these companies are yet il,
their infancy. and each have had to
contend with papy disadvantages
and difficulties, but there is that in
the make mp of each and Goth Of
them, which scouts ct all idea of any.
thing like failing or falling back, il
ever the time comes to do and dare.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23

u See Mr.. Werleins advertisement
in another place. His name il almost
house hold music in the city.
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Yourself First, Your Country
Next.

Everything in the signs Of the times,
and ip the times themselves pFoclaim
Enthusiastically that the coming year,
ia to be stormy and vexstions one,
to those who make q business Of poll
tics, for never before has these been
80 many discOrdant elements in the
field, each appealing to you to support
IL AZ the only one which can BY any
possibility ut all save the Country, in
the dire strait TO which it is reduced.
Take only two examples, which will
sufficiently eplighten without bewilder-
irg you. The general Government,
aud our single small State Of Louisi-
apa-President making is the sole en-
ployment OF all the real and would he
politicians all oyer the wide extent Of
the first from Maine to California, and
soon it will be- 90, also only under a
much smaller and mere insignificant
scale, in our impoverished and bank
rupt little State, when We get to making
Governors and Lieutepant Governors,
Auditors, Treasurers and Secretarys of
State, and all the smaller fry, out of
black spirits, and white, and blue
spirits aud grey /; and the great trouble
about it is, that after the people have
had all the stupenduous trouble and
expense Of making these exalted ,Aigni.
taries, these Turkish Bashaws with
three tails, these Chinese Mandarins,
with tip-t2p buttons and peacock fans,
that they are not OF any possible or
earthly use to any one but themselves
or one another -
Most Of our laboring men, the pro.
ducets Of cotton and corn, have given
very considerable portion Of their
time which was, or which ought to
have been their money to politics, in
this p;lrish since the SURRENDER, and
we ask them, or at any rate the most
Of them, has it ever benefited sou one
single cent. Has it ever repaid you
the money you actually spent, besides
that which you lost in not making it !
We have not much hope Of our words
ever being read by the larger portion
Ut those for whom we are writing
them, we wish they could, we wish We
could prove to them by our advice to
stay at home, and attend to their grow
ing crops aud tariR affairs generally,
that we are their true friend anxious
to sec them prosper, and arrive at a
proper understanding Of there impor-
lance to the welfare of the country
generally.
1t is true that we might be accused
OF having kicked before We were spur.
red, as there has nothing been said
about politics yet, but that may only
be the calm before the storm, and it is
as we'll to be prepared. We have seen
and felt 30 much OF the disastrous
effects OF p political campaign upon 4
growing crop, that we concluded to
touch upon 1t at once. 1t is not our
intention ut all to under value the
proper representation Of our State and
j..
Parish plenty o: candidates will bt
presented for the choice of the people.
and then they can chose as pleases
them. Our object now being merely
to caution them in a friendly way, not
to let their zeal out run their discus.
sion, or in other words, mot to pay
more attention to candidates, titan
they do to cotton and corn. . -
y Elsewhere We publish alletter
from the Postmaster at New Orleans,
referring to our complaints respecting
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23

u Particular attention il called. to
the piano and furniture advertised for
sale by Mr.. j. G. Marks, which will no
doubt be offered much below the
actual value of the article.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23

~ It will I've seen BY card in an.
other place that charter has been OBJ
tanned ~ improve the grave yard on
the other side OF the river which GO
much needs improvement. Now that
so much has beeu done in the premises
we hope the good work viii not be all
.lowed to slack, but be pushed on
ss;esdiiy to q ss,ccessful and satisfacto'
~ CONCLUSION.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23
q. S, GRANT,
OUR CHOICE FOR PRECEDENT

u We are authorized to announce
the name of
HON. j. MADISON WELLS,
Of the Parish of Rapides. as a .Csndi.
date for Representative in Congress,
from this District, to oil the vacancy
,eccasioned by the death of the late
Hon. James McCleery.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23


ly aged, is, Judging from his looks,
slightly inclined to court the flowing
bowl to the detriment of his general
physiognOmy. Their age and appear.
ance render these men exceedingly
dr. ngerols. Each has made fortunes,
but they are snow poor, DonIan having
made 3 special deposit of his in Q faro
bank, while Willard played his in
against whiskey &s
g ALHx. M'DoNALD.
Next comes the picture of Alex. Nc
Donald. He was u smart, educated
man, OF fine appearances, judging from
bis picture, which was evidently ia
ken under disadvantage, az despite
the exertions Of an officer who stands
behind, Alex. persisted in disheveiins
his locks and holding his face almost
between bis knees. He has performed
. number Of daring operations but he
has now checked III, AS he was shot
and killed by countryman in Mill.
edgeville, Georgia, a few days since in
q personal engagement.
BILLx O6NNAS.
Upon the same leaf with Aleck il
Billy Dennis, brother of the we'll
known pickpOckets ana burglars, JnO.
and Eddy Dennis. Billy is man
twenty-six years old, hye feet six
inches in height, dark hair, hazel eyes,
and sandy Complexion. He is well
known t. the police OF this city, AZ he
travels frequently up and down the
river, representing himself generally
as a drOver from Illinois, where he il
well known.
COL. BILKEY.
Alongside 9f Dennis is the photo
graph Of an old acquaintance, that Of
Col. BiIkey, who is here known as vii
liam Qualis, alias Mitchell. He is All
old cOntidepce man, apd will De TO
membered to the readers Of the Ava
Ianche as the mau arrested here last
spring Tor swindling planter out VI
one hundred dollars III a speculation
on some mules, which, belonging tV
another man, the Colonel thoughtless.
~ claimed as his own. For his for.
getfuiness the (;OlOpel was sentenced
to seven years imprisonment in the
penitentiary. He is now in Jail,
awaiting transportation to that re
treat.
AHARD TRIUMvlRATE.
Three hardened mugs when looked
at in one way and not I'D very. bad
ss,l. ball -,
Emmett Lyle, Matt Duffy aud old
Billy COrbet, three old timers. They
travel together, the two latter repre-
senting themselves ~ farmers, while
Lyle generally Introduces himself ~
a minister Of the gospel, . characteI
which he is said to pcrsOIate to per.
lection. The" mob is well known
one, but just ut present it is slightly
djsOrganized, owing to the tact thai
COr,et aud Duffy are {" doug time III
tho Illinois State Peni,entiary.
MIKE AND JOHN.
Two other citizens who occupy prom
inent places in the gallery are Mix.
Shaughnessy and John Simpson, 4
brother vi Bill, who has been previous
" mentioned. Both of these men arr
young, rather Ood-i0Oking and smart
JOHN was formerly United States de
tective, but was dismissed from tn,
service for some discovered rasc,llity
AT present John is in New York
while Mike is in Chicago. They MAKE
annual trips south, and generally d.
very we'll.
The gallery contains the pictures o
over Que hundred confidence men, bu
those mentioned are the most notable
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23

The BALL-That. ball. the ball par
ercelleacc, Of the season is drawing
near its appointed time and we shall
have but One more opportunity. VI call
ing attention, to an entertainment
which it win be a pleasure to take
part in. We anticipate but one draw
back which. is that the room will not
b- large enough TO hold the company.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23


editor in Harrisburg, Pensy lyania, lost
u pass on the railroad, and requested
the officers to secure the arrest OF any
MIN whO would present it. The next
day he foand the pass la the pocket Ut
bis Sunday trousers, and proceeded tp
take trip upon il. As soon as he
offered il to tile conductor, that faith
full officer knocked him gu the head
with his lantern, called three brake
men snd the baggage paster dragged
him despite his frantic struggles, along
the floor, into the baggage car, where
a brakeman sat upon him while the
conductor ibattered him up q lot tO
keep him quiet; and then they search
I'd him to see what other theits he had
been perpetrating. With the excep
tion Of q ticket TO tn, circus, that mau
had upon his persian absOipte nothing
but railroad passes. He had passes
over all the main roads and branch
lines and feeders and sliding in the
State OF Pennsylvania. He had free
passes in Eastern, Southern, Middle
and Western States, and four in the
territories. He had pass oyer rail-
road from Ye.i,iO to YOkohonia, aud
another from .Caiculta to Bengal. He
had u letter promising him one on d
new road winch is prVp0sesi in Terra
del FuegO, and p manuscript puff
which he had written tor. y man whit
had assured him he should have pas,
over the road which he said hc Y,
about .torun under the Mediterranear
from Africa to Italy as SOON rs it wa,
built. The conductor concluded ;hs
had caught the greatest pass klepto
maniac the world ever saw. But wher
he got back to Harrisburg the affisll
Was sxplalued. Add now, it there il
any one editor IN America, who il
completely sick Ut " gentlemaniy con
duCtors," that editor resides in til,
State OF Pennsylvania.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23
MINNY MARKS.

A companion picture vi the forego
ing ls.that of Emaiillai alias Minuy
Marks, a nO'ed Chicago confidence
man. Minny is man twenty .eIght
years oil age, i've feet eleven Ipches in
height, light hair, reddish complexion,
aud usually wears his t;sce smooth
die is u pupil Of Ryan's, having 3eeu
".turned out" by him ABOUT ten years
since. Like most confidence men, he
is good talker, and can Con ye. Sc upon
almost ally subject that .is advaHceti
In his career he has teen cDilnecled
with all the noted g con men, as be IA
regarded as unusually smart. lie now
makes his home in New York.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23


Here are the pictures Of John Don.
ian and Charles Willard, two vi the
oldest confidence ineu in the United
States. 10th men ,Age over fifty Years,
aud arc decIde0ly venerable. ia their
appearance. .Donlan, ~ particular,
Would by a stranger be taken Tor y
sssquare7 imam. Dressed at all times
in spvtiess black, with the sliniest Oi
beavers on his, head, as ne walks
along his whole manner would say,
Look upon me. aud il there Is any Vi
the virtues Of which am not . living
example, be pleased to infOrmine VI it.
Carefully dressed hair, and whiskers
Of snowy Wilderness complete the plc'
turc Of one in whom there is seemingly
no guile, but only the virtues Hin
travelling partner, Millisrd, while equal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-05-04

aJ,ov TANER FEARFULLY nANGLED III
Tween q lien tanner named JOSEPH
',JsIr helcnriug to O'BR;EN's circus, ana
ION on Tuesday, resulting ID the man
80 terribly if not fatally injured:
About P NJ. Whittle entered the cage
of 8 strange lion and soon comIneoceu 'ho
training exercise, and soon proceeded TO III
sert his head in tie animals mouth. oau,
denlv the lion roared and closed his JAWS
| mon the man. He screamed with agony
and BIO I'd spirited from, his wounds anu 'floh
| Iad from the mouth of the beast, VINO SUI,
maintained it's deadly grasp. WHITE useu
the performing whip with all the energy
| left him, and dashed the hon uhui
| ;eased its hold. and sunk into corner y.
his den. where i. lay licking Is h2s ana
growing. By this tine another attache nau
Seed fork, used in training elep.ahI9'
and ran to Whites assistance. Inns wax
the opportunity for his escape ,ouS 'he .,ain
or. with reckless courage, determ,h4u W
conquer the brute or die, and, adVenclnt
mon him, rained shower OF blows -, vim
/ loaded whip. For while the non ": 20
. cowed, but suddenly launched himself nv
g tha air. and bore the trainer 10 tne coz W.
: Selling him by the thigh and crushing pone
e and flesh into iellv. The man with the irol
: nrong goaded the animal and hnally uIus
hin, off the PROSTATE Whittle, whom ne the
pulled from the cage through the s, 80
iron door. Whittle is thought ~ oe low"
Iv manolad-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-05-04
TPu blishcd April 4, 1872. ]

AN ACT in relation to the payment of fees to
Witnesses for the defendant criminal cases
the same as 20 witnesses on behalf OF the state,
and auiendatory OF chapter sixteen, general laws
of 1871.
The people of the state OF Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do cnacta follows
Section /. There Is hereby added to section
of chapter sixteen of the general laws of 1871
the following provlso: 'pfOUtded flrther, witnesses
on behalf of the defendant in such cases shall
only be paid such tees by the county when the
judge of the court or justice of the peace, before
whom the is tried shall certify such witnesses
tn have been necessary and material for the de-
PENDANT in such cases"
Sec. 3 TINS act shall take effect and b, in force
from and after Its passage.
Approved March %, 1872. ~ COPY.
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buOllsGeu hpTlt q, io'~' ]
CHAPTER 73-GgNEEAL.

AN ACT TO define the rights and privileges Oh
persons to sit juror in certain cases. a
The people of the state of Wisconsin, fepresen'eu
in senate and assembly, do enact as a6 Oromne
Section l. No person shall BE- deemed lncoHipe
tent or shall ne deprIve: of the right or prylhge
Of sitting as juror in any action elher cSIl of
criminal. in any court in this state, by reason VI
snv knowIedge of the matters at issue that ne may
gave obtained through the public Journal, nao vi
newspapers which he may have reaa or uea nth
Sec 3 Ali acts or par OF acts conilctins wiz. .a
or contravening the provisions OF lhls ao' ai0
hereby repealed. ~-COpY
Approved March2f, 1Sf2 ~ 80
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Published April A, 1872
CHAPTER 50-GENERAL.

AN ACT relating to and amendasory of section of
chapter twenty seven, general laws OF 1917. en-
titled an act to amend section 10 chapter - of
the revised statutes, entitled "of counties and
county officers"
The people of the state of Wisconsin. represcn ted
in senate and assembly. do enact as follows:
Section l. Section one OF chapter tWeDty-sevcn
of the general laws for the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy, is hereby amended by
by striking out the word, three Ia the ninth
line OF said section, where it occurs before the
word, ''tholsand and inserting the word, lone, -
in the place thereof when the inhabitants of such
city or village shall exceed one thousand, and the
person appointed shall be n resident of the city
or village in which he is appointed, and shall hold
office during the pleasure of such sheriff, aud as
as a vacancy shall in the office OF such
deputy, or be become incapable Of executing the
same, another shall in like manner be appointed
in his place. for whose official actF said sheriff
shall be responsible as in case OF other deputies
under
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 9, 1872. sag-COPY.