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Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11
Proving Up the Result.

It was not necessary TO prove that
the Republicans carried the State of
Louisiana, as Mr. Leet has done in his
faithful compilation OF the frauds by
which that result was sought to I've
avoided, but it is proper to do so IN
order that our friends may not think
badly of US, and that our enemies may
not consider their loss as real one.
Mr.. Leet has performed this work in
such manner that we can now afford
to leave our case in the hands of the
public, since those who willnot believe
upon this evidence would not believe
upon any.
1t will be seen by reference to the
statements presented in the compila-
ton made by Mr.. Leet, that in certain
parishes the negroes were denied the
opportunity to register in various
ways; that in other parishes they were
cheated by various representations
out OF their votes; they were rudeiy
driven from the registration Offices in
sotre places, and from the election
polls liz others; and that where these
lodges did not meet the wants of the
opposition, it boldly stuffed the ballot
boxes, as in Jefferson parish, or falsi-
fed the turns, as in Baton Rouge.
Aggregating the facts set forth and
the victory of the Republicans in Lou
isiana is established to the satisfaction
Of every unprcjudiced citizen. 1t was
not necessary that this evidence should
have been produced, for the results
that were declared have been success.
fully established but in justice to
those of our friends in the North who
read SO much scandal about the "over-
throw of government in Louisiana,
and who meet SO many dyspeptic look
ing emissaries in their midst asking
for assistance from the iron heel OF
despotism, the Republicans of Louisi-
ana concluded to defend themselves
by presenting the true relation OF
affairs. From these facts it will be
seen that the returning board, which
made up its compilation from the
chest evidence it could fnd," rather
reduced the Republican majority than
exaggerated it.-IN. o. Republican.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11
The Frauds In RapIdes.

PopuIation-White, 1912; colored,
10,267. ~
Registration-White, 1O1i; colored,
$50. q -
Warnoth return-McEnery, 1860 !;
Kellogg, 1859.
Afiidavits-Ex Governor j. Madison
Wells, Hon. Il. A. Hunter, now and
for forty yearsa leading Democrat of
the State; District Judge Osborn, j.
Madison Wells, Jr., Hon. j. 3. Lott,
Colonel Hawley, NJ. Boisset. A. +.
Lewis and A. Baltic swear:
From 1000 to 300 Republicans were
Illegally deprived of registration. Mr.
Hunter saw 200 of them attempt and
fail to vote at one precinct. State Su-
pervisor Hooe would hide in his house,
and have colored men seeking registra
ton told he was gone to The country,
while white men were hunted up and
all registered. Hooe Systematically
obstruCted the registration of colored
men by browbeating and dodging them
and refusing to appear at the places
and times be advertised TO register.
he would frequently make the whites
alternate with the coloIed men until
the whites gave out, and would close
the books, leaving a large colored sur
plus unregistered. Re registered Dem.
ocrats under age and unnaturalized
foreigners.
On election day the United States
Supervisors were inundated and not
allowed TO discharge their lawful du-
ties, and were driven from the presence
of the ballot boxes after the polls
closed. The boxes were kept in the
exclusive custody of the Democrats
the first night. Then they were taken
to Alexandria, locked for weight
honrs in Hooe's private room before
they were counted, where, as Cover
nor Wells and others positively swcre,
they were stuffed.
at Randolph's mill two sets of
boxes, in violation of law, were kept.
In one were deposited the votes of
those with new registration papers in
the other the votes Of those registered
in 1870, which were in law as good as
the new registration papers.
Hooe was q candidate for the Legis-
lature.
In wrestling the ballot-box from the
presence of one Of the United States
supervisors fhe said he " intended to
count the Radicals out any Way
Throughout, the federal and State
election laws were both hagrantly vio-
lated.
AT Cotile number Of colored voters
with registration papers of 1870 were
Illegally rejected.
at Rapides poll number OF colored
Republicans were Illegally rejected,
on the alleged ground that their names
We're not on the list. although they had
registration papers Endorsed by Hooe.
at Smiths poll numbcr of colored
Republicans were rejected, OH the al
legged ground that the numbers on
their certificates aud the list did not
rail-.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11
The RAIL RoAD.-From present

The RAIL RoAD.-From present. in
dications, it would appear that We are
to have before very loug, piece of a
Rail Road at any rate, if pot an entire
line, The company we spoke of a
month ago, as having at that time en-
gineers and Other employees, in this
place, making preliminary enquiries
and arrangements, have since purchased
Of Ralph Smith, Esq, what remaius of
his road, from this to Lecompt, that
Is what remains of the grading, which
is all there IS Of 1t, and have adver.
tised for, and are now receiving on the
line, cross ties, on which the heavy
steel rails are TO be laid, so that in all
reasonable probability before another
year rolls around, the old road much
improved in construction. will be in
operation again. This is to be mere
stem or feeder to the contemplated
Louisiana Central Rail Road to Shreve-
port, which the same parties intend to
baiEd, provided they can obtain Char
ter fror the Legislature, which as they
ask no State assistance, we 'cannot see
WAY they should not.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11
THE DIsRAELI OF To DAY.--A tall

-
mau with stopped and rounded should.
ers, q peculiarly shaped head, fast de-
nuding itself OF hair, but with the hair
that remains stiil black as ever; a.
complexion of dull brick dust; face
puckered up like ali Old mask, or as IL
the ..wearer of the face was always
screwing up his lips to whistle, and
never accomplished the feat. A small
chin-t uft adorns the conntenance. and
let me add that the expression on the
.countenance is lugubrious enough TO.
become an artistic and conscientious
mute at a funeral. A long grey or
white outer coat reaches nearly TO the
ankles of this remarkable figure aud
beneath the coat might be seen trow-
sers of a darker grey and very neat
boots. There was something of the
air of decayed and fading dandy
about the entiie parsonage. Was this
then the brilliant, eccentric and dash.
ing man of gepius, who used to be-thc
exposure of eyes in Lady blesdngtons
bright salons, who wrote I" Vivian
Grey and came out as wild Radical,
and proclaimed that revolution was
his forte, and challenged O'Cennell to
a duel, ane heard the chimes ever 30
long past midnight with the elderly
gentleman now negotiating at Chrsel.
hurst. who was then Prince Louis IA.
poleon! Yes, that was he. "There
goes old Dizzy" said q working man,
as the politician, romancist and adyeu
turer shuWed along.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11
An Unexpected Ally.

The Chicago Inter. Ocean thus chron
Eicles the advent of A. q. Stephens IA
support of correct position for oucs
at last:
Mr. Alexander q. Stephens is good
lawyer, and is prominent candidata
in Georgia for the United States SEN.
ese. Passing by the fitness of havino
the exvice President of tie Southern
Contederacy in the United States Sen.
ate Chamber we call attention 70 h;s
views on the various matters of publ
policy as expressed at Atlanta a fev
daysago, synopsis of which is print.
ed elsewhere. Mr. Stephens admins
ter well merited rebuke to those WIN
have been SO eager to denounce tina
President for his course in the Louisi.
ana matter. He thinks the civil right.
bill unconstitutional but says: .H
General Grant shall do nothing worss
than to see to it that the mandates
and DEGREES Of the federal Judiciary ara
properly executed in any part of this
country, l shall have no quarrel with.
him. Ii the judge in New Orleans hasI
made an erroneous deision it is subject
to reversal by the Supreme Court Of
the United State" Just so said the
President so said We, and we are very
glad that this particular champion Of
that class il the South, represented
just now by the Warmoth faction in
New Orleans, has taken occasion to-
thus express himself.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11
CHINESE FARMING IN ARKANSAS

CHINESE FARMING IN ARKANsAs.-
The Appeal gives an account Of the
success of FIVE Cinnamon who hired one
hundred acres Of land near that city in
Arkansas, Of which sixty were cultiva-
ted in cotton, and forty in corn. They
plowed the ground seven times before
planting, and their crops and fence
corners are as clean from weeds and
grass, as the best kept garden. Any
amount Of land is now at the service
of these people for rent, i they desire
it. They have enjoyed excellect health
in districts where white laborers
would be sick from swamp miasma.
Their clean cotton ia admired in Mem.
phis by desle,e
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11

~ From Mr.. John e. Leers CON-
riiation Of the election frauds in Lou
isiana, we extract what he says about
Rafides, and whilst We do not pretend
20 endorse every word Of it, in regard
to each particular specification, that
it is true in the main, no candid man
will pretend to deny. Since the cleo
ton we have conversed with numer-
Gus gen tlemen, wing voted the Fusion
ticket, on the subject, and nearly all
of them admit, that tie conduct ofthe
Registrar in this parish, was outrage
Gus, aud contributed largely 70 the de
tsat fthe party.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11

RE oPENED.-We notice that the
Stonewall Saloon, lately kept by Mr..
Weiss, has been re-opened by Mr..
Wede. We do not know whether
the old name is retained or NOT, nor
does it matter much, for as a rose IN
der any other name would smell as
sweet, SO Mr. Wede's good liquors
will taste as well, no matter how he
may name his Saloon, which by the
By, is very neat and comfortable
one.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11
rY Hess has anything you
want at fair prices.

CALIFORNIA CLyNATE.--Californ:s
ia full OF climates. Three hours rail-
roading eastward from Sacramento
takes one high up in the cool, rareied
buoyant atmosphere of the Sierra Ne
vada, end six hours westward froulQ
Sacramento, on steamboat, lands
one in temperature thirty CT ferty de.
grees ca Ter than that left behind.
From tower in Sacramento an OBJ
server might enjoy a temperature ola
one hundred degeees in the shade, and
gaze at distance snowy mountains o. +
enc side, and the far-of gray banks b
raw sea-fog on the other. California;
has land and sea climate, but The
notifications are infinite. San Fran
cisco has sea climate. The Coast
Range breaks at the Golden Gate aud +
m; kes colossal funnel for the ocean
winds to blow through. The land eli. A
mate in summer Is hot and perfectly
dry; the sea climate is rot waTmes
than fifty-eight degrees. The two eli.
mates combat each other, San Francis
co being the chief battle ground. The
coast valleys are protected by noun
tain wall on the west, and their climate
is sort of compromise, and the most
delightful in the State. The mountains
region is showed under in winter and
baked in summer, butin the spring
becomes yernal paradise. Along the
coast the sea keeps the Temperatures
equable. 1t fights the land heats dur.
the summer.
Ice is seldom seen in Sacramento
snow, too, is stranger. Very rarely
does the monday heat reach over
eighty-Gve degrees. There have been
but six days in seventeen years when
the mercury rose TO ninety degrees.
The rainy season arrives in Novemoer
and nature then exchanges her parch'
ed russell for garb Of the most grate-
full green. February is sprlng-hEe}
March aud April rainy aud showsry.
The disturbing sea breeze setsin Hhen
the rain ceases in May, and as SUMNER
advances in the interior, the colder
and more violent these winds are.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11
Meeting of the Police Jury.
Alexandra. Ia, January 9th 1873.

Alexandra, La, January 9th 1873.
The Police Jury declared elected by
the regular returning board Of the
State, for the Parish of Rapides, and
commissioned by acting Governor
Pinkney b. S. Pinchback, met accord
ing to law, in the Court House, as fol-
lows:
Present-John Clements, T. G..
Compton, William Kelso and lessee
Clifton.
Absent-W. G. Barbee.
On motion of L. G.. Compton, John
Clements was appointed President pro
tenn of the board and J. .Mulcahy,
Clerk pro TEN.
On motion Of Mr. Kelso, a commit
tee of two, Messrs. Compton and
Kelso, were appointed by the Presi-
dent pro TEN, Oh credentials.
Who after examination of documents
pronounced the persons named above,
to-wit: Messrs. Clements, Compton,
Kelso, Clifton and Barbee, to be duly
commissioned and qualified to take
their seats, as the legal members of
the Police Jury, of the Parish of Ra.
pides, State of Louisiana.
a motion was then made and car
ried, that the Jury adjourn until Tues
day morning at IL O'Clock a. N.
Tuesday, January 9th 1878.
The Jury met persuant to adjourn.
ment. Preseut-Messrs. Clements,
Compton, Keiso and Clifton.
Absent--Mr. Barbee.
The minutes of the preceding day
were then read and approved, and
then on motion of Mr.. Compton, is was
Resolved, That the rules and regu-
lations of the lower house of the Gen
eral Assembly OF Louisiana, govern
this body in its future proceedings
aud deliberations. -
On motion OF Mr.. Clifton, it was re-
solved TO go into the election of off.
GERS.
On motion of Mr.. Clements, Mr..
Compton was elected President of the
Police jury by acclamation, and took
the chair.
On motion, NJ. j. Mulcahy was
chosen Clerk by acciamati0n.
On motion, Mr.. John DeLacy was
also by Reclamation, chosen as officer
OF the jury.
On motion, Il. p. Hunter, Esq, was
was elected as District Attorney, pro
TEN, unanimously.
On motion, John ". Barrett, Esq,
was unanimously elected as Parish
Treasurer.
On motion, DIR. John Casson was
chosen as Parish Physician, receiving
all the votes.
On motion of Mr.. Clements, it was
resolved, that the salaries of the Off
GERS of the Police Jury should be the
same as last year.
On motion of Mr.. Kelso, the Jury
was then adjourned to meet at the
usual time, On the First Monday of
February next.
t. G. COMPTON,
President Police Jury.
A frua nnOr
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11
Taking Their Measure.

The Chicago INtey- 0ccan is nota1is-
posed to rate cur itineraRt troupe OF
statesmen as highly rs they estimate
themselves. AS q second rate comedy
company, perhaps, they Womb draw
for a night or two, but they are too
iight'to undertake heavy, serious poll
teal dramaties. 1t is gratifying to rs
to know that our political friends in
the North are able to detect fraud at
glance, and classify our. itinerant
politicians with as much accuracy as
it could he done here:
THE SOUTHERN TRAVELLING CoMBINA-
TON.
The citizens committee sent up from
Orleans to right the wrongs under
which their unhappy neighhors are
suffering seem to be having q pretty
good time of it. After spending a
number of days in Washington and
being "courteously received and lis
tened to by both the President and
Attorney General" they have started
on kind of staring tour, and are now
in New York, where it was proposed
to tender them a public reception by
the Mayor.
We are glad that they pause from
the contemplation of their grievances
long enough to eat and drink, and
crack a Joke or two with our hospital
Northern officials. If the picture of
the suffering ones at home, groaning
under under the iron heel of despotism,
now and then filings its darks shadow
across their festivities; if the ghost of
the mighty Warmoth rises and takes
the seat vacated by the learned Judge
Campbell as that dist gaished man
replies 10 fiattering toast of A. Oakley
Hall, AID then refuses 10 abandon the
GUAR or to sit down at anybody's bid
ding save that fudge Durell, let him
stay 10 peace. lie can not complain
that the committee have failed in their
duty. for have they not issued their
appeal to tae people Of the United
Statesi And what more could they
do, pray9 Let them continue to travel.
Their visit to the North has already
resulted in good, although in a differ
ent direction from what they expected.
They came 10 convince the President
that he ought to interfere at once in
their favor. They returned satisfied
that the only power that can give
them relief is Congress. They came
70 show The President that they were
right aud he wrong; they go back
virtually acknowledging that precise
| ly the reverse is true. They came to
TO instruct General Grant in his duty /;
they find him qnietly educating them
in theirs. All OF which is very graft
flying, of course, to us. Now, if they
will go to work, as it seems they in
tend to do, and thoroughly enjoy them
selves, become convinced that the
whole Union is not comprised in the
parish of Orleans, and give us theii
individual opinions on the comparative
excellence of a French market broil
and Fulton market roast, they will
be doing their bleeding country a
much greater service than in issuing
prociamatiOns and appeals to the peo-
pie Of the United States.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11

PERsoNAL.-We had hoped and ex.
pected to have resumed our full pro.
portions, with the New year, aud
should haye done 50, had we not been
detained by rain, mud. snow, sleet, ice
and then the epizootic, for two weeks
longer than we expected, in q trip of
some distance, which we were obliged
to Jake, and consequently, we could
not perfect our arrangements in time.
Next week, however, we hope tc be o
x, and to'be able to give, and con-
tinue 10 give 70 those who atroniEe
us, a paper worth at any rate the price
they pay for it.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11

COLD WEATHER-Within the last
month, we have had succession OF
the coolest weather, We, one OF the
Oldest citizens, ever remember 10 have
experienced. The last few days, how
ever, have been bright ones, great
improvement on Christmas times. In
the parish of Tensae, Lake 81. Joseph
a considerable body of water, iroze
over hard enough for man 20 walk
scroes
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11

A BATCH OF EvTDENCE.-Mr. John
e. Leet has carefully compiled from
the affdavits on file IN the Circuit court
a mass of testimony, which We publish
on the second page of this mornings
Republican. 1t viii show to an aston
iShed world what stupendous frauds
were attempted TO be practieed upon
the Republican Of this State. We file
this evidence in the case of the people
against the dishonest officials It was
upon the facts herein related that Mr..
Kellogg reliedween he fled his celebra-
ted bin in equity. This is the evidence
ne asked to have perpetuatedI 1t was
with a full knowledge OF all the facts
disclosed by this testimony before them
that the board ofretuDing officers made
a declaration of the results OF the cleo
ton. They gave Mr.. Kellogg major
ity of 1S,00O,at the same time that
some Of those who had examined the
matter thoroughly, declared that it of
right ought TO be 10000. 1t Is the in
PRODUCTION of this testimony, which
can not be rebL tied, that has aroused
the ire of the plotters and lobbyists,
and scot a delegation TO Washington.
We send the facts after them, and to
all the world. II they can disprove
any OF the material allegations sworn
| to, let them do SO for the sake of their
regulations. The story is long and
sad one, somewhat monotonous, show
ing system, but it is an DER true tale.
IN. 0. Republican.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11
PARTICULAR NOTICE.

Particular Notice is called to the fact
that no one except the present Editor
and co-Proprietor of the Gazette is au.
-thorized TO collect, or arrange any OF
its past or present dues. This arrange.
ment was made with the former pro.
prietor, by written contract, therefore
no receipt is good signed by any one
else.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11

The Washington Chronicle which is
one of the best informed papers in the
country upon Louisiana affairs, is
slightly mistaken about the relative
population of the whites and blacks i'll
this State. The census shows an ex-
cess of nearly three thousand colored
population over the white. in other
respects, the article of theChronicle,
which we publish in another place, is
quite correct, and our. explain alton
merely strengthens its position.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11
sPEUTAL NOTICE.

We call particular attention to the
rule we have adopted relative to ad-
yertisenents and subscriptions. All
judicial advertisements will be charged
at the legal rate of 81, per square for
each insertion and must be paid for
after the first insertion, or they will be
taken ont. Subscriptions and tran
silent advertisement payable invariably
in advance.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11

Mr.. George Washington Bassetf 2
good looking young printer, with =
average quality ofbrains. His brain
run on diamond pins.Esr some mor1n,
past he has been in the kabit OF wear
ing an immense pin, backN with m
foil, whch was worth aysr leEs
cants, and exhibited al the colors "
the rainbow. On Saturday signl ~
Bessett visited a saloon up town. an
pin accompanied him, When Mr.; DAG
sett started for home some gentieinsn
followed him. They plugged mn ~
the back of the head with a sand cia1'
knocked him as stiff as a macKeiei,)
and ruined his elegant shirt IN tesrlDs|
the fifteen cent diamond pin from y
bosom. Mr.. Bassett is now ID ~
with fair prospect ofremaining Ins,
until his doctors bill covers the -
pcnee Of real diamond PIN
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11
j. MULcAHY, Clerk.
~ Gice Hess o. call before
buying elsewhere.


DEATH FROM NATURAL CAUSES
The failure of Brick Pomeroy's Demo.
erat, the Washington Patriot and the
New Orleans Times, under its recent
management, illustrates the necessity
of depending upon truth as u basis of
success. The first named paper pan.
dered to depraved tastes in the sensa
tional line until it reached cuImina-
ting point, when it fell more rapidly
than it rose. The Patriot, during it's
short career, never published SEN
t9nce that was calculated to ennoble
and benefit mankind, while the Times
was notorious panderer of the lowest
passions of the vulgar multitude. They
all died for want of adherence 10 truth
and honesty. As usual in such cases,
there is an attempt to gull trusting
Democrats to put mp another hundred
thousand dollar pool TO run the Pa
triot, but the burnt children of that
faith fight shy. AS to our own failure,
some accommodation may be effected by
which the paper will be continued af-
ter fashion, bat its power for evil is
gone.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11

Mr. Rardtner, late Of our across the
river neighhcr, Piueville, has moved
ms boot and shoe establishment on
this side, aud now occupies the shop
which Mr.. ii. Foreman formerly did.
Mr. e is said to be an excellent work
man, and every way deserving Of en-.
couragenens.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11
Notices!

AL persons owing the Gazette for
subscriptions or advertisements, are
requested to call and settle with the
present co-proprietor, I. G. Compton
who alone is authorized to collect and
receipt for all back dues.
GEO. Y. KELSO.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-11

j. IRvNG.-Our old friend and
veteran in his line, or lines of grocer
and butcher, has removed his estsh.
lishment to his large store, corner of
Second and Desoto streets, where as
usual, he Keeps up full and general
assortment Of fancy and staple groce-
RES, butchers meat and game when in
the market.