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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22
The Last Of Him.
SAM nILDEg.AyD, THE OUTLAW, FINAL
II DISPOSED OF.

Sam HiIdebrand, the outlaw, of
NJ issouri, has been reported dead abont
as many times rs Dr.. Livingstone, the
African explorer, has been reported
alive and still travelling. Hildebrand,
however, persists in living down these
reports Of his demise to such an extent
that nobody paid any more attention
to the stories concerning him. The
consequence was that the report OF his
death at the hands Of Constable Rag
land, in PiDckueyrifie, Illinois, on the
2lst of last month, was very generally
discredited. Since that date several
newspapers in localities where Hide
brand was we'll known have asserted
that he was still alive. The Identiiica-
ton of Hildebrand and the dead man
of Pinckneyville has, however, been
established beyond a doubt.
On the third day after death the
body was taken up and photographed
by an artist residing at Pinekneyville.
A copy of the picture was sent to the
sheriff of Washington county, Mis-
souri,, as that officer had taken active
mart in the effort to arrest Hildebrand
two years ago. The sheriff, from the
general outlines, declared it to be-
Sans face. The photograph was
shown others who knew uildebrand
we'll. He is identified without doubt
BY Vim. Hildebrand, his b r o h er;
Joab Ringer, schoolmate; j. W. S.
Boyce, citizen of Irondale, and NJ.
Adams. and Frank Simms, neighbors
of Hildebrand. On the presentation
of the photograph to VIM. Hildebrand
he was very much affected, and ex-
claimed, "That's SAM" When told
. that some who knew Sam had failed
to recognize the picture, he said that
any one who had ever seen Sam
lying down was bound to recognize it,
He manifested great anxiety to obtain
a copy of the picture for preservation.
!. The others named above, some Of
whom had known Hildebrand almost
] from infancy, have without the least
: hesitation made the most positive iden-
LITIGATION, as the features are perfect as
at the moment of death. A serious
e wound, which he had received at tho
o time of former attempt to capture
/, him, presented very conspicuous scar,
e which rendered the Identification COM
: plete.-[St. Louis Republican.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22
1 Remarkable Republican Meeting

A Philadelphia dispatch of the goth
TINS shows how the Performers" are
"talking right out in meeting
A meeting of the Liberal Republi-
cans of this city was held to-day
Colonel Mcclure, who was called to
the chair, said that the meeting had
been Governed for the purpose of max
ing arrangements to attend the Gin
cinpati Convention, which was mass
movement without being entangled in
the usual political machinery. Hence
the necessity of this informal meeting.
General VIM. B. Thomas wanted to
know il he was in the right place. He
was going to Cincinnati, but he could
not participate in the movement if the
call as published was binding on those
who go. He was engaged on a work
looking to the humiliation of the Re-
publican party, and was opposed tc
any candidate nominated by the Phil.
adelphia Convention, Grant or any
other man. When in Cincinnati he
proposed doing all he could to kill the
Republican party. He and other gen
tlemen had organized State Contra
Committee and call had been issued
for the election Of delegates to-day t.
the Cincinnati Convention.
Colonel McClure-Will these dele
gates be chosen as Republicans"
General Thomas-Yes.
! Mr.. Worrell-Will they vote for Re
publicansi
! General Thomas-Our object is t
defeat President Grant and any Re
publican nominee.
j Colonel Mcclure said that only
man of loyalty and one faithful to til
country should receive the nominatio
for President. This movement was j
the lines of the Republican party.
was a movement by the Republican
f of necessity, but who do not mean
, be bound to the government party, q
it now claims. It is really brea
from the management Of the party.
r Mr.. Thomas said that he had lahore
8 to build up the Republican party; bt
l now he was free to say it was the MOI
= corrupt party on the face of the eartl
e Mr.. Sypher said the delegatio
? would 60 unpledged. At Cincinna
: what is best to be done under the eli
G cumstances will be considered.
t Colonel McClue said the English
Q the whole thing was q rebellion ar
= the bringing of it the dignity of a rev
n luton. Five years ago there mig
o have been a necessity for the exerci
n of military power in the South, b
# not now. The Speaker differed wi
Q Grant on principle. The dangero
Q thing to the free institutions of Il
II country which had to be met was &
o policy of General Grant to carry Il
10 elections by force of the bayonet. T.
N South to my mind>has been more des
@ lated since tho war than before it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

ga newly invented fly paper is
covered with nitro-glyceriue, glue and
treacle. The flies, attracted by the
molasses, alight and are stuck fast by
the glue. Should any get away, they
proceed to rub their legs together in
ecstacy, when the friction of their owl
shins causes the nitro-glycerine adher.
ing to their feet and limbs to explode
blowing them to atoms.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22
Inhuman But Not Illegal.

tRhumal but mol llleS ale
An extraordinary trial took place
at Justice canyons Police Court
short time since. All the members OF
a respectable family were arraigned,
charged with disorderly conduct, the
offence consisting of piano playing
and ordinary parlor amusements on
Sunday evenings. The defendants
we're foreigners, named Mrs. Barbara
Rosenheim, her daughter Paulina, q
young lady Of about eighteen years,
and two sons, Simon and Barney.
The complainant was Mrs Mary Car
penter, whose husband is a printer,
working as compositor in the office
of the Times. The Rosenheims re-
side in the lower part of No 1876 Sd
avenue, and the Carpenters occupy
the rooms above. The infant child
of Mrs Carpenter has been sick for
two months, and is now 80 low that
death may ensue at any moment.
The physician testified that the child
was suffering with tubucnlar meningi-
tbs and dropsy of the brain, and that
it was simply living skeleton; that
it was subject to the most acute and
agonizing pains in the head, and that
these would be produced by unusual
or even ordinary noises. The moth
er of the child testified that a week
ago last Sunday night her babe was
lying in commissions; that Miss Pau
lima Rosenheim was playing upon the
piano; that she requested her to de'
sist, begging of her to go up stairs
and witness the agony of the little
sufferer; that Miss Paulina refused tc
comply with the request, but kept or
playing; that one of the brothers
told her (AIrs. CO. to go seupstair'
and attend to her own business;" tina
the noises continued until between
- and o'clock in the morning, ant
have been since frequently repeated
5 that al the time complained of he
:, child was thrown into violent convul
, sions and remained in that condition
for thirty-six hours. The husband
y mother and servant of Mrs Carpen
a ter testified substantially the sam
facts. The physician stated that tn
child was already stricken with deaf
, and could not possibly recover. Al
ter the evidence for the prosecution
e was all in, Justice Banyon said tn
), case was one of the most exttaord
Il nary he had ever been called upon t
IS decide. The testimony had show
y the painful position in which MIR
J. Carpenter had been placed. Th
o Justice thought he had never, in til
Re whole course of his life; heard
1T such an exhibition of inhumanity an
+ want of feeling. Even had he tt
~ power to impose o penalty, no fiji
i could atone for the offence which ha
t. been committed against common d
cency and humanity; money cou
h. not relieve the pains of the po
IN death-stricken child. To Miss Pa
H. lima, Judge Banyon said, *'You your
ID lady, may at some time find yours'
ID in circumstances similar to those
ns this afflicted mother; and 1 do no
az that you will hereafter obey the d
tic tates of humanity, and refrain frc
n conduct such as has been described
IL The defendants were discharged, tn
lie having violated no legal enactme1
'oe Il Chicago Evening Post.
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

~A lecturer undertook to explain
to a village audience the word "pheno-
menon." "May be you do not know
what phenomenon is. Well, I'll tell
You. You have seen cow, mo doubt.
Well, a COW is not a phenomenon. But
when you see the cow 60 up the tree
tail foremost, to pick the apples, it is q
phenomenon"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

UThe Packard wing of the Rad
ical party have called their nomina-
ting State convention to meet at Ba-
ton Rouge, on the 18th of June, 1872.
Almost the "Right men in the right
place"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

ga little boy having broken his
rocking horse the day it was bought,
his mother began to rebuke him, and
to threaten to box his cars. He silenc-
ed her by inquiring, "What is the good
of boss till it's brOke?"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

DStu6bs wonders where all the
pillow cases SO to. He says he never
asked girl what she was making,
while engaged in white sewing, with
out being told it was a pillow case.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

gA man who is not able to maAe"
bow to his own conscience every morn
ing, is hardly in 4 condition to Fesps'.
ably salute the world at any seso''
time of the day.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

MAKING AN EXHIBITION OF HIM.
sELF.-An illiterate farmer, wishing
to enter some animals at an agricul-
tural exhibition, wrote to the secre-
tary as follows "Also enter me for
the best jackass am sure of TAX
ing the premium"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

r@- The Baton Rouge Advocate
hoists the Greeley and Brown flag,
and advocates a fusions with War
moth as the only salvation for Lou
isiana.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

EA bashful printer refused situa-
ton in printing Office where females
were employed, saying that he never
'sset upn with a gal in his life.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

~"Madam, a great many Ps's'-.
were disturbed Mt the concert !,
night by the crying of your ea9s, =.
"Well, / do wonder such people W.
go to concerts"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

: sA- The Alexandria Steam Ferry
is offered for sale, with lease of
three years to run. See notice in
another column.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

EA barefooted, bare-headed lltue
boy astonished worshiping congress
ton q few Sundays ago by rushing ~
to the church and exclaiming, "Hhe'e'
my papaf The pigs are out"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

g9r The Fourth District Court, Of
New Orleans, hal cided that the
tax of one quarter u one per cent.
on the gross sales of merchants,
levied by the Act of 1865, is uncon.
stitutional, because it is not uni
form.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

xMrs. Darlington says she nnoe'
stands the pickle the Emperor was g..
into, but she would like to kno" "n''
that mentality was that Victoria wa
trying to prevent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

GONG FOR FAME.-'sMack, )" the spe-
cial correspondent of the st. Lonis
Democrat, at Cincinnati, is matter
of-fact man, and does not disguise bis
impression or news with elegant word
dressings when plain talk will answer
just as we'll. He is no respecter OF
persons, especially of ofice-holders, or
would be Office holders.
For example, in announcing the ar
rival of Ex-Governor Hamilton at Gin
cinnati, as one of the Texas delegates
he Says, "Jack Hamilton is dead broke,
and is here for money"
Hamilton travelled to Cincinnati IN
company with Governor Warmotn !;
and "Mack" says of the latter: "Wsr-
moth, having made enough money IN
Louisiana, is here, going for fame"
"Mack" is the most credulous news
paper man we ever heard of.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

1Marriage as too often performed:
Clegyman Ito LADY,: "Wilt thou take
this noble-mansion- carriages-jewels-
self wheeling batchair-- fannels- pill
lows OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ut
to be thy welded husbandi" ri WILL
Clergyman Ito gentleman): "Wilt thou
take this bale--of- cotton -Muscovite-.
chighon- Grecian bend and high-heel'
ed-shoes to be thy welded wife =
II will"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

@v Another false alarm of fire,
on Friday night. The fire boys were
on hand to the minute and ready
for work.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

gA polite Evansville brother 'ei'
headlong into o cellar, twenty fees OF
SO, and apologized to the proprie'0f
for cracking the ice.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

USEFUL HINTs TO YOUNG WRITERS.
Bouquet is French word; boquet is
not.
Hors de combat is correct French
expression; hors du combat is not.
nlyis not an English word. To say
that a person is lily adapted to any en-
ployment is as incorrect as it would be
to say that he is welly adapted to it.
Ill adapted is the proper expression.
Firstly is not an English word; first
should be used. Secondly, thirdly, etc
are correct.
The use Of the word most instead o
almost is vulgarism of New Englant
origin. The Atlantic Monthly lately
exhibited it in some verses.
The nouns ending in ey form theil
plural regularly by adding s; as key
keys; monkey, monkeys; journey, jour
neys: attorney, attorneys; money, mon
eys. Ignorance leads some persons t
write attornies and monies instead o
the correct spelling.
The word whisky has no 9 in it, ant
its plural is whiskies, not whiskeys.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

TA man in New York keeps
boot and shoe shop for the sole conven-
fence Of one legged persons, and does a
good business.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

r@- We have received New Or.
leans papers from the Lotus No. s.
Gladiola and 8. L, Hadge No 2
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

sg One good thing about Gree
ley-he has but one brother-in- law
and no father, and his nephews are
all nieces.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW.
Our thanks are due the Leonard
Scott Publishing Company, New
York, for the April number of the
British Quarterly Review with the
following exceedingly interesting
table of contents:
1. The Poetry Of Mathew Arnold;
2. The Modern Newspaper; 8. The
American Civil War; 4. Popean his
Editors; 5. The Licensing system;
6. Sir H. Hollands Recollections;
2. Kidnapping in the South Seas
8. The Conference Of conconfor
mists; 9. Contemporary Literature
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rM- We never in the whole cours'
of our life heard such awful com
plants of hard and dull times. /
pervades every branch of industry il
Rapides and seems to fall hard on al
alike. Business and trade of all kim
have come to dead stand point, an
no money in circulation. Every on
seems still to be hopeful and all loo
forward to "that better day." A
must bear the infection with christ
ian fortitude and use the most pinch
ing economy until we have bette
times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

NOT ENOUGH.-How many toll on,
disquiet ard harass themselves, as if
desperately struggling against poverty,
at the same time that they are sur
rounded with abundance !-have not
only enough, but more than enough,
far more, in fact, than they actually
enjoy. Still, on they 60, worrying
themselves necessarily in the endeavor
to acquire more property, as if under
the influence of some fatal spell. To
the tasks of labor there are seasons Of
intermission; but to the tolls imposed
by the vain endeavor to satisfy imag-
mary wants there are none. 1t would
seem that enough is o .nonentity, q
dream, Understanding con-
ceived as possible to be met with, yet
never found. AS far, indeed, as our
neighbors are concerned, We can gen.
orally find very good and sufficient
reasons why they ought to sit down
perfectly satisfied and content with
what has fallen to their lot. But in
our own case-that is, in each mans
particular case-t lie argument be-
comes altogether changed, and every
one can find very good reasons where
fore he should be exempted from the
rule he lays down for Others, and be
privileged to be discontented. The
true policy is, if we cannot raise our
f circumstances to the level of our de-
! sires, our endeavor must be to cut
3 down our desires and expectations to
D the level of our circumstances; and
n we should then generally find that We
It have quite enough, where we now
D fancy We have too little.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

sA- Old Red continues to decline
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THE POLITICAL Wash
ington, May s-The political situation
to-day has undergone some changes.
The very generally credited state
ment that ex-Sen ator Hendricks and
Hon. George H. Pendleton had declared
in favor of the Cincinnati ticket, turns
out, after all, to be mistake. To-day
a letter was received by Democratic
member of the House from Mr. Hen
bricks, in which he speaks of the nomi-
nations at Cincinnati as great public
calamity, and declares that he cannot
support them. Word to the same
effect comes from Mr.. Pendleton in a
letter to another member. On the
other hand, it is noticeable that among
the members from the CITIES the
Greeley and Brown ticket is gaining
strength, while the country members
who are mostly non-committal admit
I; that the almost universal support Of
!; Mr.. Greeley in the South will have
:; great weight in the National Demo
: cratic Convention. T he statement
}. telegraphed from New York, however
that Mr.. Greeley intends to withdraw
q if that convention dominates anothe
+ ticket, has given rise to no inconsid
1t cradle speculation, and is considere'
n by those Democrats who oppose Gree
II ley as an attempt to dictate to tn
d Democratic delegates to unite on til
d Cincinnati ticket; while others favora
~ BILE to the latter say that it is fai
l. notice to the Democratic Conventio
II to meet the Conservatives in fai
/ Way, and harmonic all the element
y opposed.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22
WILL GRANT WITHDRAW?

Although h ultra administration
Radicals affected to sheer at the nomi-
nation of Horace Greeley, it is evident
that they cannot conceal the consterna-
ton with which the news was received
the more prudent in the Radical
camp. The favor with which the ticket
was first received has increased in Ke-
publican localities from the day OF the
adjournment of the Convention, and it
is evident that it will go on increasing
until the day of the election. What
was first thought to be only slight
discomfort has been proved to be
schism of such wide dimensions as to
battle all attempts to close it. The Re-
publican party is hopelessly split asun-
der.
The Radical wiseacres at Washington,
seeing this fact, are thinking seriously
of throwing Grant overheard to save the
Radical ship which is sinking amid the
popular storm. They think that it
Boutwell,, or Blaine. or Morton, or some
other Grant Radical were nominated at
Philadelphia instead of Grant, the Re-
publican hayward brethren would re-
turn to the paternal fold, leave the Bal
timore nominee to fight it out without
Republican aid, and the Cincinnati
nominee high and dry without any ale
at all.
But there happen to be two or three
things which interfere very seriOusl!
with this little Radical new departure
In the first place Mr.. Grant may con
slider himself entitled to more pleasan
habitation than the belly of a whale
and may refuse to allow himself to b
made Jonah of to quell the fears o
> his ouaking companions. Mr.. Grant
or, is very apt to be backed by his 80,
: 600 office-hoIders, who will 60 for hi
reelection because, like DR.. Sangrado'
, peculiar method of practice, their brea
, and butter are in it. In the next plac
, the substitution of another Grant can
, ,didate would not mend the matter a
all Mr.. Boutwell,, Mr.. Morton or MI
. Blaine would be no more acceptable
Mr.. Greeley, Mr.. Trumbuil or Mi
Schurz than Mr. Grant himself. In fat
. we doubt whether they would be q
acceptable as Grant. They are all lool
ed upon by the Liberal Republicans an
Democrats as part of the administrator
u and responsible for the administrator
o misdeeds of the past three years. Man
: men believe that General Grant was
: good man when he went into office an
!, that he has been made the dupe of I'll
|. wicked men-the BOutwells and Mo
tons and Butlers-by whom he has bee
surrounded.
: General Grant is unquestionably tt
!. strongest man his faction can nominal
n although it is evident now that he wi
q prove a very weak candidate. He h
been recognized .as the inevitable ca
. didate of his party, and to withdra
u him now would be as puerile NOV
n ment as the proposition of the World
Y withdraw Seymour On the eve of tt
- election. He will be candidate. B
% the very fact that it is seriously co
y, templated to nominate some one else
- Philadelphia is the best proof of t
Is prevalence of the opinion that the Phi
q adelphia nominee is doomed to defe;
HE
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22

ba~ The District Court is still in
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22
TEMPERATURE
IS REPORTED BY LEVIN AND FERGUSON
Connecticut r-GrantiteS
Beaten.

A few days since it was telegraphed
all over the country that the Radical
caucus of the Connecticut Legislature
had nominated Ex-Governor Hawley
for United States Senator to succeed
Senator Ferry, and that the nomina-
ton was equivalent to an election
The particular objection to Mr.. Ferry
was that he always votes for amnesty,
an objectionable sin in the eyes of the
supporters of Grant. But when the
election came on the Democrats, who
never fail to reward a good deed no
matter where it may be found, voted
in a solid column for Ferry. This
would have been harmless compli-
ment if no one else had voted. for him.
But, to the CONSERVATION of the Grant
men, seventeen Liberal Republicans
voted with the Democrats, and the
consequence is that Mr.. Ferry is an
apti-Grant Senator for seven years to
come. This is the first practical DEM
ocratic and Liberal Republican coali-
ton since the Cincinnati Convention,
and it has been perfectly successful
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING
1t is all important that the Democ.
ocracy of Rapides should remem.
Der the Democratic mass meeting
at Alexandria next Saturday. We
want to see full turn out of the
Rapides unterrifed. Whether il
was wise or not in the Convention
to request the appointment of new
delegates, the Convention did pass
a resolution to that effect and W.
observe that our sister Parishe!
are responding to it. Rapides ha'
reason to be proud Of her large ant
able delegation in the late Conven
ton. Whether the same delegate
be sent back, or the list changed
we are confident that she will b
as well represented in the mex
Convention. The next Conventio
is for the nomination of officers an
is the most important ever held i
the State.
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~ Read Governor Moore's notice

of ssiost note"