The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-11-08

Frederick Cotton, stepsOn, nine years;
Charles Edward Cotton, stepson, six
years; Robert Robson Cotton, son,
fourteen months, who have all died, as
we'll as a ledger named Joseph Nat
trass. The prisoner herself states that
while she was in the south of England
she had four children by Mowbray, all
of whom had died"
TELEGRAPHIC SECRECY ON TR1-
AL.-The secrecy of the telegraph
is on trial in California. In the
county court in San Francisco, J.
Fl. Gamble, superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph Compa-
ny, appeared in answer to a sub
pena requiring him to produce a
book in one of the telegraph Offices
containing copies of certain mes
sages transmitted to San Francis
co, to be used in evidence in tri-
al. The counsel for Mr.. Gamble
argued that this proceeding was
an attempt to extend the power of
subpenas beyond legal limits. In
the first place. the book demanded
was not in the possession of the
person subpoenaed, but held by
other parties; and in the next place,
|if he were the custodian Of the
book, he is forbidden by the law
providing for the secrecy Of tele-
graph dispatches from revealing
its contents. The judge saw the
point of the first objection. he &C
knowledged that the court could
not make man dissorge what he
did not have about him, but stated
that if the man could be found who
had the book he would see that it
was produced in court. Mr.. Gam
bic was discharged on the ground
that the book was not in his Gus
tody; nevertheless it was stated
that it was in the custody of a tel
egraph agent over whom Mr.. Gam
BILE had control, and whom he had
forbidden to produce the book.
The book holder was to be sum-
moned, however, and the judge is
going to see which law is the
stronger, the one providing for tel
egrapic secrecy, or the law Of his
high court. The telegraph annihi-
lates time and space, but it remains
to be seen whether it can subdue a
county court in San Francisco.
-[san Francisco Call.
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GOLDEN PIEcEPrs FOR THE YOUNG
Persevere against discourag ement.
Keep your temper. Employ leisure in
study, and always have some work in
hand. Be punctual and methodical in
business, and never procrastinate.-
Never be in hurry. Preserve self
possession, and do not be talked out of
conviction. Rise early, and be an econ
omist of time. Maintain dignity with
out the appearance of pride, manner is
something with everybody, and every
thing with some. Be guarded in dis
course, attentive and slow to speak.
Never acquiesce in immoral or PERM
cious opinions. Be not forward to as
sign reasons to those who have no right
to ask. Think nothing in conduct I'M
important or Indifferent. Rather give
than follow examp| es, preserve strict
temperance, and in your transactions
remember the final account.
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i, q A man from a section oil
country where apples were scarce.
went into an adjoining county to
get wagon load of apples, and il
so happened that the dinner.houl
arrived while he was filling his
r wagon. When dinner was an
| nounced, the man of the house
called to the apple-buyer, "Comt
: in, stranger, to dinner" upol
0 which the stranger instantly re
S piled: "I'm no stranger to dinner
, I've mctit about every day for thir
q ty years."
= No halfway business in Rapides
d A clean deal and a clear sweeping 9
o the decks. We have elected ever
e man on our Ticket from the liighes
e Office to the lowest. No spec on til
e horizon, a cloudless sky and spotles
It record--Rapides has come to her oil
t. prestige and will again be styled til
!, banner Parish. Who don't feel goo
It and happy7 Hurrah! Bovs!!