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The Baton Rouge Ticket

By the arrival of the D. l.. laliy
We learn that the Baton Rouge con-
vention nominated W. P. Kellogg
white, for governor, G. G. Antoine,
colored, for Lieutenant governor, and
Jim Lewis, coIored, for Congress-
man at large. The other nomina-
tions were not made when the boat
left. The feeling was largely in fav-
or of social equality. In fact it is
admitted that, if successful, the tick
ct will lead to colored governor.
It is understood that Kellogg is to
be re elected to the Senate as soon
as inaugurated and Antoine is to be-
come governor. The Kellogg men
have it all their own way and will moi
allow no one else to be nominated
The union of the Pinchback ano
Custom-House men failed entirely
Pinchback then adjourned his con
yention to New Orleans and after
short session Saturday adjourned t
meet on the 9th of August. Th
Reformers were reported to be in BIZ
ton Rouge trying to effect a unto
by which they should have two me
on the ticket, but MIR W. M. Raj
dolph denies they were there for an
such purpose.
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am- Town and country duller than
ever-times pinchingly hard-river
falling briskly-weather the finest
imaginable-plenty roasting ears IN
market-other vegetables are very
high and scarce-no peaches yet
no watermelons heard of-young
Chickens more than luxury-Gree-
levism and Grantism way above fever
heat-crops fine, finer, finest, ano
the good day ahead watched for witt
great earnestness.
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Grants Letter Of Acceptance.
rxrcrrIyE MANSION,

IA
Washington, d. c., June, 10 1877
Hon. Thomas Settle, President Of the
National Republican Convention faui
Straombeck, Elisha Baxter, y. "A
Sergeant and others, yice-Presidents,
and Gentlemen:
Your letter Of this date, advising me
If the action Of the Convention held IN
Philadelphia, on the 5th and 9th OF this
month, and of my unanimous nom'na-
ton for the Presidency by It, is re.
ceiyed. I accept the nomination. ana
through you return my heartfelt thanks
70 vour constituents for this mark OF
their confidence and support. If elect
Cd in November, and protected by a
lind Providence in health and strength
to perform the duties of the high trust
conferred, promise the came zeal ana
devotion to the good of the whole peo-
nile for the future Of my Official lie az
shown in the past.
Past experience may guide US IN
avoiding mistakes inevitable with nov
ices in all professions, and all occupa'
tions. When relieved from the res
nonsibilities of my present trust oy tn
election uf successor, whether II u
, at the end of this term or next, mop
to leave to him as executive, coun
try at peace within its own borders a
q peace with outside nations; with
credit at home and abroad, and Wit
= ont embarrassing questions to threate
J. it's future prosperity. With the e.
pression of a desire to see speed
"a healing of all bitterness OF feeling o.
t, tween sections, parties or races OF GU
,e zeps. and the time when the title
1t citizen carries with it all the pIote
Of ton and privileges to the humoie
B. that it does to the most exalted.
A. Isubscribe myself, very respectiull
to your obedient servant,
~ U. s. GRANT.
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DIR. TUrr's HAIR DYE ACTS LIKE MAGIC

DIR. IUTT s HAIR LIE AVIS LINZ "AANA~
~.-O..--~~~~o--
T1BBETs' TR1UMpHs.-The following
calm and extremely modest statements
appear in the Coldwater Republican
under the signature of Allen Tibbets:
81 never swore an oath, or took a chew
of tobacco, or bought or sold drink OF
whisky or brandy for myself; never
owned or carried a pistol; never
made a kite nor played game Of mar
bles; never sung a song or played
game of checkers; never played a
game of billiards or croquet; l never
played a game of cards. In travel OF
over 100000 miles by public convey
ances, never met with an accident or
was a moment too late when it depend
ed on my own exertion. never ska
ted rod, or struck man blow with
nv fist. / can repeat more of the Bible
: than any man living of whom 1 have
any knowledge. have given instruc
ton to more than 200, 900 pupils. I an
= the only person alive who composed
the first church in this city and county
1 have given away more real estate t
this city than all of its inhabitants.
preached for fifteen years and travele
j. more than 500 miles attending fune'
q ais, and all the salary ever receive
IL was a pound of tea worth IS cents
+ and yet, in all that time. made none
D. These hands of mine ministered to m
ar necessities. I was raised farmer
ID the State of New York, and had only
ei very common school education. Iha'
~ repeatedly walked twenty four mil
n; to church. I can read the Republic
n without glasses. l am possessed Of
ny competency gained by my own
VII dustry."
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A Pitiful Condition.

tits a sad thing to pass through ''e
only half alive. Yet there are tnou-
sands whose habitual condition is one
Of laueuor and debility. They COM
p]aiu Of no specific disease they suffer
no positive pain; but they have no
relish for anything which affords men
IA, or sensuous pleasure. In nine cases
ont Of ten this state of lassitude and
torpor arises from morbid stomach
Indigestion destroys the energy OF both
mind and body. When the waste OF
nature is not supplied by a due aud
regular assimilation Of the food, every
organ is starved, every function inter
rupted.
Now. what does common sense sug-
pest under these circumstances OF de-
pressionf The system needs ronsing
and Strengthening not merely for an
hour or two, to sink afterward into a
more pitiable condition than ever las
= it assuredly would do if an ordinary
u alcoholic stimulant were resofteO to,)
but radically and permanently.
How is this desirable object to be &C
u compiished7 The answer to this ques'
Z ton, founded on the unvarying expert
: ence of a quarter of a century, is easily
II given. Infuse new vigor into the al
% gestive organs by course OF Hostel
II ter's Stomach Bitters. Do not vast
se time by administering temporary rem
Is edies, but wake the system up by re
e. cuperating the fountain-head of phSs'
+ cal strength and energy, the great OF
IT, gan upon wi: ch all the other organ
he depend for their nurture and supper
5s' By tho time that dozen doses OF I'll
u great vegetable tonic and invigoral
~ have been taken, the feeble frame
's- the dyspeptic will begin to feel its d
he nign influence. Appetite will be cree
es- ted, and with appetite the capacity
ny digest what it Graves. Persevere uni
tn the cure is complete-until healthf
Ia blood, fit to be the material Of flesh al
'h- muscle. bone and nerve and 'bra'
lis flows through the channels Of circnl
M ton, instead of the watery pabuiu
lcs' with which they have heretofore Ne
ION imperfectly nourished. -
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v Some time ago the wife of an
Aberdeen farmer died, leaving a young
and numerous family. The minister
of the Parish naturally called to ad-
minister come words of comfort to him
in his bereavement. "This has been
sad blow to You, my FRIEND" lie said,
"a sudden blow aud sore visitation"
'sIt has been all that" was the reply
II have had nothing like it since thu
death vi the old horse
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n Since the introduction Of coal-oil
refineries along the Schuylkill an d
Delaware, the original fine flavor OF
the shad caught in these rivers has been
materially injured, partaking of the
rather unpaIatable taste of kerosene.
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w The annual Exhibition OF the
Alexandria Institute will take place Oh
the evening of Thursday, the 9th inst,
at 8 o'clock. The patrons of the school
and the public are respectfully invited
to attend.
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sg- No Improvement in the mail
service. The mail of Saturday, the
18th of June from New Orleans is
still lying in pickle on the Wharf
boat at the Mouth of the River.
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wuv no CHILDREN DIE ?-In
answer to this question the Medi-
cal Recorder holds the following
language:
The reason why children die, is
because they are not taken care OF.
From the day Of birth they are
stuffed with water, suffocated IL
hot rooms and steamed in hot bed
clothes. So much for indoor.
When permitted to breath OF pure
air once a week in summer and
once or twice during the colder
months, only the nose is permitted
to peer into daylight. A little Ia
ter they are sent out without any
clothes on the parts most necessa.
ry. Bare legs, bare necks glrteo
middles, with an inverted umbrel
Ia the air and chill the other parts
of the body. A stout, strong mar
goes out on cold day with glove
and overcoat, WOODEN stocking
and thick doubled sOled boots witt
e cork between and rubbers ove1
i The same day child of three year
9 old, an infant of flesh and bloot
,s bone constitution, goes out wit
~ shoes as thin as paper, cotton sock
A. and legs uncovered to the knee
n neck bare, an exposure whle
e. would disab the nurse. kill IL
ut mother outright, and make the +
ys Their an invalid for weeks. Al
Ut harden them to q mode OF DIRE
ee which they are never expected
IVY practice. To accustom them
~ exposure which a dozen years
,ho ter would be considered downing
for tomfoolery. To rear children tn
ci- for the slaugter pen. and then
as it the Lord, is too bad. We do
ro- think the Almighty had any ha
in it.
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PREAMBULATIoNs OF A PRIN-
TER The following strange, event.
full record of a journeyman printers
life, says the New York Era. we are
positive is correct to the letter. 1t
developes what man can do if he
likes, and what queer, enterprising,
unselfish fellows the majority of
printers are:
"The life of a printer is. to say
the least, one Of variety. l left
home at the aga of nine, and was
apprenticed to the printing bust
ness at thirteen. Since then l have
been in Europe-been in England,
Ireland, Scotland, Wales II d
France-in Canada, Nova Scotia,
: Labrador, South America. West
b Indies and all the Atlantic States
g in the Union, from Maine to Louis
e lana; have been fixed in twenty
: cities and towns of the Uuited
! States. have been a sailor in the
merchant service, and have sailed
- in all manner of crafts-ship, bar
I one, brig, schooner. sloop n
d steamer-in the regular army as
r. private soldier, desecrated and 60
I'd shot in the leg. / have studied tw
8; years for the ministry, one year TO
y. an M. D.-traveled through all tn
ny New England States, New Yorl
III New Jersey, Pennsylvania and WI
ginia, as a journeyman printer, gel
w. orally with little less than a bras
an rule in my pocket. l have bee
f a married twice, and am nearly:
in years old. I have been temp
ance lecturer, and a proprietor of
temperance theatre.
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wA couple of medical students dis
inferred subject on cold winters
night and having dressed it, placed it
sitting upright, on the seat of a cover
ed wagon and started for home. Com
ing to a tavern, and seeing the bar
room lighted up, they left the wagon
and went in for a drink. The ostler
observing a man sitting in the cold
wagon attempted some conversation;
but receiving no answer, he discover
ed how the affair stood, and instantly
resolved to have little fun of his OWL
on this occasion. So taking the corpse
| to IL stable, he dressed himself up II
its clothes, and seated himself in thu
wagon. The students soon returned
and took their seats by the side of thu
supposed dead man when one Of then
in their merriment gave him a slap OF
he face. "How would you like som
flip, old fellowq" then remarked trem
uloulsy to his companion, she's warm
by heaven !" $50 would you be-" re
pIied the corpse, ''if you had been ste
len from HI as have" Both studen'
bolted and never returned to ipqni'
| for the horse and wagon.
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THE MEETING ON SATURDAY.-We
give up our editorial space, this week.
To the official proceedings of large
and respectable meeting of the citizens
of Rapides, held in the Town Hall, on
last Saturday. The resolutions in plain
terms sneak the true sentiments and
intent of those composing it, and they
certainly have the best and most lauda-
BILE aims in view, the defeat OF Grant
and the Radical party; with these
motives and promptings they cannot
fail to gather thousands around the
banner of Greeley and Brown, partlcu'
larly, when endorsed by the National
Democratic Convention to sit at Balti
more on the 9th of July. We com
mend them to the careful perusal OF al
our readers.
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u Mr.. Barnum is said to be wear
ing Grape for the recent death IN st;
Louis Of colored lady who weighed
over 900 pounds twice as much asthe
lamented Daniel Lambert.
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District Judge.

We are authorized to announce
WM. A. SEAY,
of Rapides, as a candidate for the Of
fee of Judge of the Ninth Judicial DIS
trict, composed of the Parishes OF ka-
pides, Grant, Natchitoches, Sabine and
Vernon.
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LONDON REy1Ew.-We return Wv
thanks to the Leonard Scots
fishing Company, New York. 10, :.
April number of the London s'a
terly Review, with the following :"
BILE of contents: a..
1. The State of English Afcn'''
ture.
2. Thomas Carlyle.
8. Trade with China.
4. Masson's Life of Milton. -.
S. Modern Skepticism-ine :
of Somerset. u;s.
6. The British Parliament; 10
tory and Eloquence.
z. Diaries of a Diplomatiss. xr
6. Education, Secularism anu
conformity. ,c,.tes.
/ 9. Concession to the United
g Old iron taken for pay o'
subscription at this Office
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IF Those who intend going on a
short Sumner trip should avail them
se,ves Of the inducement offered oy
,ha proprietors of Allegheny Springs
Montgomery County Virginia. 9
card.
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~ The Democrat has received ia'e
raners from the Fleta, D. L. Tally ana
G.. H. Durfce.
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..e.~.~-o-~I>>1s~~-~~-~~o
DoN'r Be Too SENsIT1vE.-Here Is
a short article.we find floating around
on the unknown sea of journalism
that many men should paste in their
hats and ladies on their bonnets-if
room can be found on ''the little duck
of thing" These people, liable to
quick emotions, with sense but not
reason, showing their nature in their
countenance, and often marring re-
pose and friendship by unwarranted
suspicion, are found in all our cities.
Let them read and profit by this:
"There are some people, yes, many
people, always looking out for sights.
They cannot carry on the daily inter
course of the family without some
offense is designated. They are as
I touchy as hair triggers. If tn eJ
meet an acquaintance on the street
who happens to be preoccupled witt
q business, they attribute his abstrac
ton in some mode personal to them
9 selves, and take umbrage according
s ". They lay on others the fact Q
D their irritability. A fit OF lndlges
n ton makes them see impertinence i
d every one they come in contact Will
y Innocent persons who never dreame
y of giving offense are astonlshed
find some unfortunate word or mt
NJ mentary taciturnity mistaken for a
"a insult. To say the least, the hab
L. is unfortunate. 1t is far wiser
al take the more charitable view OF OF
il fellow beings, and not suppose
H. slight is intended unless the ne
III lect is open and direct. After a
too life takes it's hues in a great q
on GREE from the color of our mind.
,ar we are frank and generous, the VOL
,st treats us kindly. If, on the cont
in nv, we are suspicious, men learn
,rv be cold and cautious to us. Lei
- person get the reputation OF bel
NO touchy, and everybody is under M
a. or less constraint, and in this v
YER the chance Of an imaginary otfe
md is vastly increased. Exchange.
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A QUESTION OF CoLoR.-There
is fair prospect of great excite
ment among the colorod people OF
this city and throughout the coun-
try, on account of the discovery of
a process by which an ethiopian
can change his skim" and pass as
readily for white man or woman
as any light complexioned Anglo
Saxon in the land. It has been left
for an Eastern scientist to solve the
conundrum, "Can the Ethiopian
change his skin?' And this is the
process by which he proposes to
do the work. Let all the colored
people read, and govern themselves
, accordingly. The year of jubilee
: has certainly come to them.
t Now let us proceed with the
$ scientists process. ''The candi-
: date will be first subjected to
t bath of alkaline water. Having
d been we'll cleansed, he is placed in
a room where reliable thermome.
ter indicates twenty degrees Fab
v renheit. After fifteen minutes
u baking the partially cooked victim
is conducted to a bath of chlorine
y, water, at the ordinary temperture'
IL The heat has opened all the pores,
'e so that the chlorine flows in and
6, reaches the coloring matter. 10
VI keep it in, the,pores must be CLOSED.
. To close the pores the subject must
q" ~ be introduced into an ice cellar
''O where he spends ten minutes in aO-
q. solute agony, but relative bliss iof
81 the next step is to drop his exhuas,
W. ted form into water heated 10 loo
~" degrees. In this the pores OPEL
=. ! the chlorine grapples the oolorlng
@ matter and departs with IT, anu
GOV our colored brother is colored no
yes more" Who will be the first Lon .
1 isville darkey to test the discovery
NY Is there an Ethiopian in the ci'!
.." who desires to change his SKID
INC Let him or her call in q first Gas
''eu scientist and undergo the baking
oai and freezing process. If it dossp
y kill, it is certain to color VINO
" GLouisville Ledger.
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Mrs. CANFIELD's LAST LECTURE
Mrs. Garfield delivered the last OF her
course of lectures on the "Heroes OF
the Confederacy," on Saturday evening
last. Her subject was the Private
Soldier" and was treated in her u.s.
ually able manner. 1t was fitting that
she should pay tribute to those silent
heroes, without whose assistance the
work of q Lee and jackson would
have been expended in vain.
We learn that Mrs. Garfield Will
soon read her course of lectures IN
other towns in the interior of the State
We commend her to our friends as
worthy and accomplished lady, ant
bespeak for her that attention ant
patronage she so richly deserves.
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The Ku-Klux Infamy Endorsed By
Greeley.

The niggcr-ruled States of the South
are in political and social agony over
the operation of the Ku-Klux laws.
South Carolina is taxed over head and
ears; her industry is destroyed; her
lands desolated; absolute famine stares
her poo1 in the face, while her best cit
liens are imprisoned. This is the
fruit of the Ku-Klux laws which Grant
has inflicted upon her. T b o South
Carolina journals tell the world of
farms unwOrked; plows idle and rust.
ing in the fields; food crops unsown;
white people incarcerated on carpet
bag and debanched niger evidence;
riot and wretchedness rampant; the
State a complete pandemonium of top
het; and the niggers all the while en-
ioying " not liberty, not freedom, but
absolute licentiousness. Strange to
say, some of the people of the South
J are to to-day ready to take the strong
est and most effective supporter of
of these infamies into their arms, po-
Iitically and socially! They are said
3 to be willing to indorse Horace Gree
e ley, and give him their votes on the
. Presidential ticket. Perhaps this is 60,
: but it strikes US as of no avail. We
It know their case is hard, but can they
a trust a man to rule over them who puts
|, on the record his unqualified belief in
u the legality, as well as moral necessity,
E of these terrible laws7 Read what DR.
" Greeley has written and published con-
g. corning the evil now running South
j. Carolina. Less than one short year
of ago Horace Greeley said concerning
c. this Infamous measure:
at 81 hold our Government bound by its
duty of protecting our citizens in their
fundamental rights, to pass and enforce
y, laws for the extirpation Of the execra.
BILE Ku-Klux conspiracy; and If it ha;
not the power to do it, then L say oul
Goyernment is no Government but .
sham. I therefore on ever!
In proper occasion advocate ant
Ii. iustified the Ku-KluX act. hold it es
neciallv desirable for the South; and
ng it does not prove strong enough to e1
feet its purpose, l hope it will be mad
80 stronger and stronger"
- We say to the South, one and all, ID
dividually and collectively, there
'.0 but one road that will lead you out I
Ii your terrible condition, and that is til
'eo Democratic highway. No national ad
or. ministration will help you, save OF
NE which embodies pure Democracy.
md is worse than folly for you to look f
der it elsewhere. Unto the entire DEM
ted cratic party, by the nomination Of tv
Ia good men at Baltimore, two men VI
~, stand we'll on the record, and the
litical evils of the hour will be cure
80 Again we say, unite the Democra
Oo party. and the whole country can
rei- saved.-[Day-Book.
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FREE TRADERS IN COUNCIL.

Some enthusiastic free traders
among those who were disappointed
by the action of the Cincinnati Con
vention, met recently in New YORK
The principal circumstance when
developed itself was that there were
other men besides Mr.. Greeley who
were willing to have the honor OF
leading the Liberal Republican
movement. Another was that most
of the disaffected were willing to go
for Mr.. Greeley, and the general I'M
preston was that he would be over
whelmingly elected. A resolution
having passed to nominate sepa-
rate ticket some IF the delegates
withdrew, among them Governor
Cox, of Ohio, the leader Of the move
ment. In the mean time, while these
few grumblers are at work, the mas
ses everywhere are rallying to the
support of Greeley and Brown, CAL
ifornia, Kentucky d Nebraska
since our last, have sent Greeley del
egates to Baltimore. His endorse
ment by the Democratic Convention
has been placed beyond all doubt
Now this question of tariff ano
free trade has been already disposed
of by Mr.. Greeley and the Cincin'
: natl Convention in the only pract'ca
BILE manner. The question is to b.
l submitted to the people at the poll
and as they shall decide the admin
istration is pledged to abide. Ii Dem
ocrats and others, instead of throw
Y ing obstacles in the way OF the cleo
l. ton of the Cincinnati nominees
, would set to work to elect their can
,. didates for Congress, free trad
d would soon become the settled pol
j. cy of the government. And the L't
l. eral Republicans, too, are attordln
1t every facility for the Accomplishment
v of this result. In every State, whe'
is Conventions have been held, all TIL
k the Liberals have yet demanded
r. Democratic votes for Greeley al
to Brown. They have been genero'
On in leaving to the Democracy Il
'e- State Offices a nd the members
en- Congress. From present appeara
lot ces the next House OF Represen'
ID. tives will be largely Democrat
nd Free trade would stand bet'
ly. chance with protection preside
On and a Democratic Congress, tn
n with Free trade President and
to Congress organized as it is OF pr
The ent. The Free trade Convention
Ba- do no good; it is too feeble to 90 {
ion harm.
>,o,
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TEMPERATURE

AS REPORTED BY LEVIN AND FERG'so'