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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

The SHAH OF PERs1A.-The jewels
of the Shah have quite surpassed The
reports of their size aud value which
preceded their owners arrival. Tho
treasury Of Persia, we all know, was
rich, to an incredible richness, with;
accumulated wealth of the sort, but no
ono was prepared to see, morMtbas
oculus, a diamond nearly twice the size
of Kohi-noor, or the .'Mountain Of
Light" (uow in the possession Of tie
Queen of England, ionce Ronjeet Sing,
the Lion of Lahores greatest glory,)
stuck in front of a mans sword belt,
and five diamonds, each larger than
that jewel ofjewels, en- echelon up his
coat from waist to shoulder. These
stones are scarcely cut, and do not
show as they ought, but they are Of
surprising purity. The Sha1's sword
belt is treasure house in itself. The
sheath is studied with rubies, emer.
aids and diamonds, which shame their
setting of purest gold. The frout pi
his coat is garnished with rows Of bril-
liants instead ofalace. Tho collarzaEd
sleeves are crusted with them, and his
orders are of the most precious jewels.
His spurs fash like sunbeams. AI
this on the person of a man who has
nothing noble in mien or face, though.
he is above the average height Of the
Indian Mussulman noblesse.- Berlin
Correspondence Of tue N. Y. Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09
ALEXANDRIA, La.
yThe Radicals, in and around AL

DThe Radicals, in and around AL
exandria, are now happy and really
jubilaat, they have thrown off
their ghost)y garments and now strut
around with vigor and vim. Their
late candidates for Parochial Offices,
though defeated fairly, honestly and
without the shadow of a doubt by over
200 majority, have at last been foisted
and Modoced into Office, and row
wear the robes Of usurpation with
grace and modesty. All this is enough
to make the children of Radicalism
happy and We can assure tile public
that they are blissfully happy, and we,
the people of Rapides, along with that
of poor Louisiana, must bear and grin,
what can't he cured under the reigning
dynasty of wrong and injustice. We
must be permitted, however, the hum
bic privilege of saying that we be-
lieve it requires no little cheek, brass
and impotence in these now insiders
to sit and act in their present positions,
for certainly they one and all know
that they ever were elected.
but fairly, justly and honestly defeated
and that lthey are only adding insult
to wrong. But chacun q son govt, make
hay while you cam. sunshine or cloud;
the day Of repentance will come sooner
or later, and one and all will keenly
feel the sting Of such acts against a
now crushed and helpless people. 81. m
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09
Communicated.
Mr.. EDITOR :

Mr.. EDIToR:
The usurper, William Promise Kel-,
logg, said IN the Senate of the United
States that "a portion sof the delega-
I ton that appeared at Cincinnati were
entitled to the appejlation of Liberals,
and in their name and on their behalf
| claim the blue ribbon for them as
snch. Some of them have been very
liberal with the peoples money. And,
sir, l give it as my opinion that if ever
an honest government is fairly estab-
lished in Louisiana, they will, upon
short notice, make their exit from the
State. (Laughter.) Why, sir, l
venture to say that as a whole they
were the dearest delegation that went
from any State to the Cincinnati Con-
vention. Not by the ties Of respect,
affection or gratitude, but because they
cost the State millions of dollars. Oh!
sir, they are very dear to Louisiana"
Mr.. Editor, many Of these Liberals
are now with Kellogg, he is in office
and induced them, for spoils, to go to
him. Many of the Liberals who went
to Cincinnati belonged to the Radicals,
and as they failed in the election of
Greeley, they went back to where they
knew corruption ruled. You and /,
Mr.. Editor, know some of them per-
|sonally-we know always where to
find them. Their antecedents are well
known to this people for many years.
In looking over the Congressional
Globe you will find much to enable you
to judge.of William Promise Kellogg's
capacity and his views. La Bagatelle
to all time. A VOTER.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09
I Boats from New Orleans few ani

g Boats from New Orleans few and
far between, hence We are badly off
for papers, and never were so dry of
news and items for many months
The dog days, with q hot and dull
vengeance, are upon US and sad and
sepulchral are our fluctuations and
woes. The only relief, the only green
oasis in this whole funeral dirge is the
appearance every Monday morning of
the bully little favorite, our Packet,
the St. Mary. We regularly get sup
piled from her clerks with all the New
Orleans papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09
The Rhett-Cooley Duel.

On the LIST inst. duel was fought at
Bay st. Louis, Mississippi, between
Colonel R. Barnwsll Rhett, Jr., editor
of the Picayune, and Judge William
Fl. Cooley in which the latter was shot
through the body and instantly killed.
The affair grew out of the trial of
the libel suit of Hawkins vs.. the Plea
yune, in which Judge Cooley was
counsel for the plaintiff. For some re-
marks made in the Picayune Judge
Cooley published card so insulting
towards The editor as to call forth a
challenge. Judge Cooley was, there
fore, killed with his own weapon.
We think the duelwholly unnecessa-
~ on the part of Judge Cooley. He
protested to 'besa Democrat and, there
fore, could have had no sympathy with
the Radical efforts to break up the
conservative press. If he felt it his
duty to take the case as a lawyer, he
should have limited himself to acting
simply as an advocate in the matter.
There was no necessity for his going
out of the record to defend the infa-
nous work of the Lynch Returning
Board, or to abuse other people for de-
nouncing it. He hroughtdown on his
own head the terrible punishment he
has received.
Judge Cooley was a native of Pointe
Coupee, a son of the Hon. Thomas j.
Cooley, now Of New Orleans, but many
years ago Judge of the Pointe Coupee
district. He was forty two years of
age. He was member of the Consti-
tutional Convention of 1868, and was
elected the same year Judge of one of
the New Orleans districts as Demo-
crat. He will be remembered in Ra-
pides as holding a reused term of our
Court some years ago when he was a
Judge under Governor Wells appoint
m mt. Though having many faults, he
was still possessed of many good traits,
and was socially popular with men of
all parties. .rn.. i g..
Colonel Rhett is a son of the Hon R.
Barnwell Rhett, ofSouth Carolina, and
is a veteran journalist. He was many
years the editor Of the Charleston
Mercury, and only recently taken
charge of the Picayune. He is quiet
AID gentlemanly in his department.
butt seems, that he is not to be i'm
posed on with impunity. He is just
the kind ofan editor that is much need
ed i'll New Orleans. ....
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

E The way our town constable has
been poisoning stray, worthless and
uncollared dogs is caution to purps.
No less than thirty have bit the dustin
very short space Of time, under the
persuasive influence Of medicated VIC
tuals. Thus we have thirty less howl
ers to make night hideous; thirty less
terrors in broad day light; thirty more
recruits for the canine land; thirty less
barks lost forever, and yet all are not
happy in little Alexandria town. ell.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

U Jesse r. Grant; the father of our
President, died at his home Coving-
ton, KY, of which city he was Post
master, on Tuesday the Cd inst. The
President and h s brother Orville
Grant, were both attendants at the old
gentleman's funeral.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

e At the late commencement at
Washington-Lee University the hon.
orary degree of LII. D. was conferred
on the Hon. Judah P. Benjamin and
Judge John A. Campbell, of New
Orleans. ia.. .s,.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

Il This will make our third at
tempt, and we trust the last, to inform
the public of the Post Office headquar-
tiers, under the' new dispensation. 1t
is now snngly and permanently located
in Irving's Brick building, on Second
Street, opposite the old site; and all
suspension of public expression for
veal or woe is asked until complete
deal of the new deck, and fair start is
Lad in the new calling of the new ones.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

Nc Captain Boardman, of the Iron
Steamer John T. Moore, has again
supplied US with a package of New
Orleans papers,.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

70 Major William A. Freret, of New
Orleans, has been on business visit
to our Parish and Town during the
whole of last week. We are gratified
TO know he is on a good errand for us.
Rail Road interests; and trust his So
journ will be of the most beneficial
kind to the Louisiana Central" and
that of our whole people.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

ET The Alexandria Brass Band have
had fine and pleasant pleasure trip.
BY special invitation of Captain Trus-
low and our Charlie Drown, of the
peerless LESSEE Taylor, they have been
to Jefferson and back and have had a
jolly good time of it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

u Bulwer makes his last creation.
henelm Chi'linylA say of us II honor
the American asthe citizen of grand
Republic trying his best to accomplish
an experimental government in which
he will find the very prosperity lie in
tends to create will sooner or later des-
troy his experiment. ,i.. g.. r.,....
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

q The first bale of new cotton
reached Brownsville, Texas, on the
4th inst. ' "''. F"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

u We are indebted to the Leonard
ScottPublishing Company, New York,
for the June number of Blackwood's
Magazine, an interesting number for
Summer reading. 1t has the following
table of contents: -
The Parisians. Book VII. ..
The Doctor Abroad.
Amateur Theology: Arnold's Litera~
ture and Dogma.
A True Reformer.
Our Coming Guest. > Il
Mrs. ELEPHANTS Novels.
The Second Gladstone Administra-
ton. .f ''ra H'. ID"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

= We regret to announce the death
of two old and honored citizens of Ra-
pides. Roger Robert diedl a few days
since, at his home near Cheneyville,
in the 9th year of his age, loved and
esteemed by a large number Of friends
and neighbors. He was a native of
South Carolina, but has been with us
and among us since 1882. .i.. .,..
Madam Claire Layssard Brown died
on the 3D. inst, at her home near this
Town: at the ripe old age of SO. The
deceased was a native of the Parish
of Pointe Coupee, but came to Ra-
pldes when very young, and has lived
here ever since. She was good and
purely christian woman, coming from
the best old Creole blood of the ancien
regime of our State, was reared and
lived in aff1uence up to the late war,
when like most of her unhappy people
she was made to feel and endure the
keen anguish of adversely ard loss of
all her honestly accumulated wealth.
She lived to see raised large family
of children, grand children, and great
grand children, and in her declining
days enjoyed their presence and COM
pany as little solace inner lonely
and last hours. The good old lady has
gone to her long rest, and we feel as
sured that she has found that eternal
bliss, promised us from Heaven.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

u The cause or reason for the duel
between Colonel Rhett and Judge Coo
ley is one of the results Of the infa-
nous Hawkins suit against the Plea
yune, of which Colonel Rhett is Editor
in-Ciief. In his speech for the prose-
cution Judge Cooley made some re-
Elections upon the Picayune, which
called forth an editorial in its next is
sue, pronounciDg them false. Judge
Cooley then addressed a communica-
tion to the editors calling for explana-
lions, which being refused, he followed
it by published card, assailing Colo
mel Rhett. A challenge followed-t!,e
arrangements were quickly made, the
weapons selected by Judge Cooley be-
ing double barreled shot guns, one
barrel loaded with single ball, at forty
PAGES. Mr.. Rhett was accompanied.by
DR.. Bruins and Colonel Charles Ro-
man, as his friends, and Judge Cooley
hy Colonel George w. Carter and Caps.
tain J. McR. sclph. DR.. Holiday and
DR.. Chopin were also present as sur
geons. At the first fire, Rhett's shot
ranged high, Cooley's to the right
Cooley delivered his fire first. At the
second fire both fired simultaneously,
and Cooley fell mortally wounded bya
shot entering his left side and passing
apparently through his heart. He i'm
mediately fell and expired in about
five minutes, with but little suffering
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

UWe have foated through week
of the hottest and most sultry weather
on record in 1873. Hot can't do JUS
tice to it, and we must rest contented
under the affliction and wait for the
Thermometer to fall below "a. Levin's
Ice Cream and Frozen Lemonades are
the only antidotes to this disease, and
we advise that prescription to all.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

i U A farmer and dirty shop.boy
don't differ materially-One' tills the
soil, while the other soils the till,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

u The river has commenced to fall
in dead earnest, having declined oyer
three feet since our last.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-09

A CRUEL STORY ON A BLUEGRASS
!GIRL.-I'he other day Bourbon coun-
|ty couple ran off to Aberdeen to cet
married. When they reached Mays
vile the ferry boat was on the other
side and no skiff handy. Fearing pur-
suit that might come upon them at any
moment, the young man proposed that
they swim over. The young lady OBJ
jected that she could not swim. The
young man was about to give up in
despair. The young lady thought that
it he could find something to use for a
pandle she could find a substitute for
skif. He,hunted up piece of plank.
she.stooped and disengaged the sin.
per from one of her feet, which,. with
the assistance of several sympathizing
loafers, they managed to launch. Then
jumping in, the happy pair joyously
Paddied across to Squire Beasley's
wedding factory, where their twain was
made one flesh.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-16
Foreign Items.

RUSSIA has only "a daily newspapers.
THERE are 1900, 766 Methodists in
England
QUEEN VICTORIA has $50, 900 worth of
horse flesh.
In Russia 100 persons are annually
knouted to death.
QUEEN VICToRIA's watchdog "Sharp''
sleeps with one eye open.
ENGLAND has imported $4,0OO,O0O
worth of guano the last nine months.
ALL the monarchs of Europe have
promised to be in Vienna on the 18th of
next July.
THE King of Saxony is the author of
eleven books. What hold his enemies
have upon him.
A RELIGIOUS census of Paris devel-
oped the fact that only two persons were
willing to declare themselves Free
thinkers"
WARSAW, in Poland, has larger Jew
ish population than any other city in the
world-86, 685. Vienna comes next, with
60, 900 Jews
THE Queen of Holland is a good
French scholar, successful writer, a
hater of the Germans, and strong sup
porter of the Bonapartes.
NINE human beings drank themselves
to death from sundry casks of liquor
washed ashore near Portland, England,
from the wreck of the Royal Adelaide.
SIBERIA constitutes perhaps one-half
of the area of the Cars domain, and
contains no small fraction of his SUBJ
jects: yet no member of the imperial
family has ever set foot within that ter
ritor-v
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-16
Ease IN Society,

"Id rather thrash in the barn all day. +"
said Reuben Riley to his sister, as he ad-
lusted an uncomfortable collar about his
neck, ethan go to the pesky party. I
never know what to do with myself.
stuck up in the parlor all the evening.
If the fellows would pull their coats off
and go out and chop wood on a match.
there'd be some sense in it,
"Well, l hate it as bad as YOU do.
Reub," said sister Lucy. ''The fact
Is, we never go nowhere, nor see any
body, and no wonder we feel so awkward
when we happen to stir out"
The remarks of his brother and sister
were but the echoes of the sentiment of
many other farmers boys and girls when
invited out to spend social evening.
But poor Lucy had not hit the true cause
of the difficulty. 1t was not because
they seldom went to any place, but be-
cause there was home and company man.
ners. The true way to feel at ease in
any garb is to wear it often. If the
pleasing garb of good manners is only
put on upon rare occasions, it will never
tit well and seem comfortable.
Learn to behave properly at home. to
cultivate yourself. Do not sit or stand
or lounge about in an ungainly attitude,
but acquire a manly, erect bearing. 1
have never seen such vigorous, hardy
manhood in any class as among cultiva-
ted farmers sons. Let table manners be
especially looked after. If you are so
unfortunate as to have mother who is
careless in this regard, you must do the
best you can to remedy the early defects
in your home training. Note carefully
how well-bred people behave, and do
your best to initiate them. It is noble
to be an imitator of that which is good
and beautiful. Above all, if you wish to
be at home in society, fill your brain
with ideas. Set your mind at work.
Wake it out of the sluggishness it would
naturally sink into if you were only
plodder and nothing more, by good,
stirring thought. Take the newspapers
and read them thoroughly. knowledge
is power in more senses than one. If
you go into society with something in
your mind worth talking about, you will
not fail to find listeners who will treat
you with respect; and where you are
well received, you will not fail very soon
TO find yourself at ease Country Gen
tIenldn.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-16

How TO KEEP A SITUATION. it
down as foundation rule, that you will
be faithful in that which is least.
Pick up the loose nails, bits of Irvine,
clean wrapping paper, and put them
IN their places. Be ready to throw an
odd half hour or an hours time, when
it will be an accommodation, and don't
seem to make a merit of it. Do it
heartily Though not a word be said,
be sure that your employer will make
note of it. Make yourself indispensable
to him, and he will lose many of the OPP
posite kind before he will part with you.
Those young men who watch the time
to see the very second their working
hour is up; who leave, no matter what
state the work may be in, at precisely
the instant; who calculate the amount
they can slight their work and yet not
get reproved, and who are lavish of their
employers goods, will always be first to
receive notice when times are dull and
their services are no longer required.
Remember you are not a slave. Then
serve your employer as friend; In due
time he will be true friend to you.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-16
Cooperation in England.

Cooperation is making rapid progress
in England Its most recent applica-
ton has been to farming. Conservatives
and Radicals have joined hands in for
warding the work Of cooperative tillage,
which is enlisting the attention of the
best and wealthiest men of the realm.
Sir John Pakington, Earl Nelson, the
Earl of Carnarvon, and Mr. Walter Nor
rison, member of Parliament, have all
announced their intention of working
their lands on this principle. Mr.. Nor
rison has purchased one of the finest
farms in the United Kingdom, and has
actually begun operations; SO that the
results of cooperative farming, tested
with special advantages for making it
profitable, will be given to the world
within comparatively short time.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-16
FLORA'S WATERFALL.
by CLARA DoTY BATES.

Little Flora is three years old,
With clustering ringlets of fine bright gold;
For grown-up lady she's rather small;
But still she wanted waterfall.
So aunty twisted the silky red
In little knob at the back Of her head;
No lady in all the country wide
Could look more sweet or dignifed.
What baby matron the darling is.
What soft, soft cheek to pat and kiss,
What sparkling air to play at carei
What sober look the dimples wear!
Yet the only thing the least bit old
Is that little twist of sunny gold;
And the baby with the waterfall
Is only baby after all.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-16
Pith and Point.

A PRESS gang-Printers' devils.
UNREDEHaIABLE bonds-Vagabond
The original water-works Ewes eye.
A WAITING race-The next generation.
THEcondimentforla late dinners-Ketch-
up.
STRANGE bed-clothes Three sheets in
the wind.
POPULAR diet among the Mormons-
Spare-rib.
An essay on mana woman's attempt
to marry him.
WHY is this continent like milk? Be
cause it's ours.
WHAT deity do pugilists usually in
woke? Bacchus.
IF three miles make league, how many
make a conference?
A RUNNING account bankrupts
balance at the bankers.
A GOOD hotel-keeper is one that man
can always put up with.
If twenty grains make scruple. how
many are required to make doubt?
WHY are good resolutions like fainting
ladies? Because they want carrying
out.
THE Pacific Slope-The Quaker Peace
Commissioners running from the In
dams.
In what case is it absolutely impossi-
bic to be slow and sure? In the case
of watch.
CHOW Johnny" says grandma, 81
want you to sit just as still as mousse
''Mouses don't sit still, grandma" Sure
enough.
A New YORKER advertises for ga boy
to open oysters about Is years old"
Half dozen in the shell would be
enough of that kind.
The driver of grocery cart, who let
basket of eggs fall, says s'truth
squashed to earth may git up agin, but
he'll be darned if eggs WILL
THEODORE HOOK was once punning on
names when a gentleman named Dunlop
defied him to pun on his name. 60"
said Hook, '1op off half the name and it
is Dun"
THE New York theatrical managers
have resolved to dispense with the use of
bills and posters, and rely for their COM
munication with the public solely upon
newspaper advertising.
AN Arkansas artist carved a sleeping
lion In marble and took it to the county
fair for a premium. The award was
thusly: "James McGill-frst premium
for beautiful bull-pup carved in mar
BILE.
A VERY modest young lady, who was
passenger on board packet ship, it is
said, sprang out of her bunk and jumped
overheard, on hearing the captain, dur
ing storm, order the mate to haul down
the sheets.
AS drunken man was staggering
along the Bowery the other night, he
saw street cars passing him with differ
ent colored lights, and gazing at the red,
yellow, blue, and green lamps, was heard
soiloquizing: 81 mus get out O. this
place. It's too sickly. They're running
the drug stores around on wheels.