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Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

i.
ENJOYING LIFE.-It is singular
to what an extent people believe
happiness depends on not being
obliged to- work. Gir,s are consider.
ed well-married ir their husband!
are wealthy, and boys considered
provided for if enough can be len
them for support: and enough SUI.
plus to play" business" with. Bosn!
Honest hearty, contented labor =
the only source of happiness, as wen
as the oaly guarantee of life. Inc
gloom of misanthrophy is not onlys
great destroyer of happiness 70
might have, but tends to destroy
life itself. Idleness aud luxury "
duce premature decay much fssta
than many trades regarded as INC
most exhaustive and fatal to longe
witty. Labor, in general, instead ., 9
shortening the term of life, acusty
increases 1t. 1t is lack Of occupaup5
that annually destroys SO many y
the wealthy, who have nothing Y
do, play the part of drones, and, y.
them, make a speedy exit, while ~
busy dee fills out its day 10 use'E
ness and honor.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
JUDGE DURELL AND THE
PRESIDENT.
NO CHANGE IN LOUISIANA
POLICY.

Washington, March 8, 1873.

dSuluSlotl, MdICu ., 1910.
The Vice Presiden. has laid be,
fore the Senate a dispatch address
ed to him from John McEnery-
claiming to be Governor of the State
of Louisiana. announcing the cleo
ton of William l.. McMillen as Sen
atOr from Louisiana, and saying
that his credentials have been for
warded.
Mr.. West said that while he would
not object to the receipt of the Gre
den,ials if regularly presented, he
must object to the receipt OF this IT.
regular notification.
Mr.. Edwards said it was in the
nature of petition, and might be
received as such.
Mr.. Trumbull said he did not at
tach much importance to the mat
ter, but thought it ought to be re-
ceived.
Mr.. Morton said that the dispatch
is merely an announcement that Mr..
McMillen has been elected By mob
Legislature. Said he:
II do not think the information is
important. fit was so regarded il
might have been sent to the Eree-
ina Star, but certainly it has no bust.
ness here.n
Mr.. Sherman moved to lay the
communication Oh the table, which
was agreed to.
Judge Durell, Marshall Packard,
and Messrs. Billings and Norton
had an interview with the President
and the Attorney General to-day
Nothing is communicated by these
gentlemen beyond that the Presi
dent expressed a determination t.
adhere to the policy indicated in his
message unless Congress takes &C
ton in the matter.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08
AT LAST.

By mail yestesday morning, We
received New Orleans papers Of
Tuesday, March the 4th, Inaugera
ton day, and have at last the great
satisfaction, of announcing that the
final result of the contest between
the Republican and Fusion parties,
is finally settled, as we all along pre-
dicted it would be, in favor OF the
former, as Congress had not up to
that date intertered in the matter,
and President Grant had reiterated
to Judge Durell, Marshal Packard
and other prominent New Orleans
Republicans, the determination he
expressed in his message to Con
gress. We have not space left to
write a lengthy leader expressive
of our views on the subject, as is
we'll known we should for some rea-
sons preferred new election, and we
are glad to find, as will be seen,
from one cf the extracts which we
give. that there is d prospect yet OF
some compromise which MAJ satisfy
the reasonable portion of the Fus;"n
Party. Of course Kellogg will re-
main Governor, but we have every
reason to believe, as well as to hope
that he will govern in no dictatorlal
purely partisan, or llliberal manner,
but will as far as possible consult
the wishes Of the people, and their
own character and qualifications as
to his appointees for Office.
The extracts we give in the next
column, below the telegraphic news,
viii convince all impartial readers,
that we have not cOmeto any hasty,
lame or impotent conclusion, in say.
ing that Louisiana will be for the
next, as she has been for the last
four years, Republican State, and
under Republican government,
only more so.
N. B.-Since writing the above,
we have seen the Picayaae of the 4th
which says in its own elegant Ian
guage, that compromise is a fizzle
which means that the FusiOnist vii
not accept a fair compromise and
will tan GET no other.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

r. We have been handed COM
plimentary card, from the passen-
gers TO the officers of boa running
in the lower Red River trade, with
a request that we would publish it.
We do not know that our doing so
would benefit the boat and officers
in question, to whom we are under
no sort of obligations at all, but
if it did il woGld in the sa me degree
iniure anethes boat and officers, to
whom we are indebted for repeated
and acceptable courtesics, and be
sides the card referred to, is signed
by only enc, permanent citizen Of
Rapides, the most of our people
| coming from the city at the time,
prefering as it seems like we dc
ourselves, old and tried friends, to
new aad transient scquaintances,
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08
The Exchange Saloon.

We spoke some time since of no
ticing the great improvement Is and
repairs, which DR.. Fish has m ade in
the Exchange Hotel during th e past
year, and we shall now say a word
or two relative to fine most noticea
Die one, as far as outsiders are con-
cerned, which is the convers ion OF
the lower part of the ice depot from
which the Hotel took its former
name, into one of the largest, light
est, arrest, loftiest and altogether
most elegant Refreshments and Bill
lard Saloons in the State out of the
city of New Orleans. For some
month or two back this spac ious es-
tablishment has been under the con-
troll and ownership, of oar well
known and popular young towns
man, j. Compton French, E So, who
has spared nothing which, money
could buy or taste suggest 70 make
il unexcelled in its line and worthy OF
the liberal patronage, VIII lch not
withstanding the hard times, it is
daily receiving. Two splendid bill
lard tables, from the celebrated
mandatory of Phelan & Coilan.
der, New York, are always ready
for the amusement of the lovers OF
that fashionable game, and the room
is hung round with pictur es and en-
cravings, which not only attract the
attention of new corners, but will
bear second or third inspection
and to crown all, and what is o.
more importance, not only to the
taste, but also to the health of those
who patronize the bar, j. is stocked
with every variety of liquo rs, eacf
guaranteed to be genuine :ind una
dulterated, and of the best of it
kind, and all served orit will
prompt and polite attendai ice. Al
we have before remarked, while
the encouragement of such places
may be denounced by strict moral
lists, they will exist, and Those whicl
are best conducted viii meet wit
the most success.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08
The Tide Turning.

When we as editor only, took
charge of the Gazette, its subscrip-
ticn list in this parish numbered
several hundred, composed almost
entirely of names belonging to the
Democratic, Opposition, or subse-
quently Fusion Party. Allof these
gentlemen found it convenient to
take a paper which though abomia-
BILE and despisable in their estima
ton on account of its politics, was
still the Official Journal, and con-
tanned useful information, but very
very few found it convenient to pay
for it, and after taking it out Of the
Post Office, some of them over two
years; when called upon to pay for
it, replied, they never subscribed
for the id radical sheet, and re-
fused to do so. Now it is a well un-
derstood and recognised newspaper
law, that when person takes and
continues to take a newspaper from
a Post Office, or any other place OF
6eposite, he is bound to pay for it,
and consequently, as weeoald prove
by the evidence of the Post Master
here, that the individuals we refer
had laid themselves liable for the
amount of subscription during the
time they took the paper, and then
it could have been recovered from
them by legal means. Not caring
to take that resort our predecessor
in the business department of the
paper dropped these delinquent
subscribers, and when we succeeded
to it. we found it of course consider
ably reduced, and we have never out
side of the Republican party, uset
the slightest exertion to increase it
for we should scorn to ask the sup
port of any one who would pre-
scribe and revile man on accoun
of his political opinion honestly en-
tertaiued as the majority OF thos'
opposed to Republicanism in TIL
parish do on all occasions. Blu
though we have not asked it, we ar
beginning to receive some POI
ton of the reward, which we thinl
every independent and fairly adj
conducted journal deserves from IN
community, in which it is published
Our meagre subscription list havin
J increased ne-fourth in the last te
. days, during which straics hare shoe
ho,o the ,cind is going to blor.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08
The Very Latest.

WASHINGTON. March 4.-The
House judiciary Committee have
submitted no report in reference to
Judge Durell. This fact added to
the impression fast gaining ground
that the judge acted within the au.
thority conferred by law, and If
there is any fault, it is in the law
Itself. 1t is also understood that the
President and Cabinet are a uGlt III
sustaining the DEGREES of the court.
The non.acticn of Congress, after
the Presidents emphatic message so
clearly indicating that he should
sustain the Kellogg government, is
regarded and accepted as signifi-
cant Endorsement of that govern
ment. ~sse aia a..sss-4a sf- = @
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

A Frenchman, who knew very lit
tie Of our language, unfortunately
got into a difficulty with a country
man, and fight he must, and that,
too, rough and tumble. But before
he went at it, he wanted to know
what he should cry If he found him
self whipped. After being informed
that when satisfied all he would
have to do would be to cry "enough,'
at it they went; but poor Monsieur
in his difficulties, forgot the word,
and finding his eyes likely to be re
moved from their sockets, he began
to cry out, but instead of saying
what was told him, he commenced
bawling Justify: -
'sHurrah! Hurrah! r-..s 4
To his astonlshment the country
man. kept pounding harder !; whe,
Monsieur finding there was no MS,
hollowin, turned and went to werl
in such good earnest, that it wa
not long before thecomtryman san.
ont in stentorian voice:
"Enoughm .5
"Say thatagain,n said the French
man. sitsTs1T sia aT N9
"Enoughl enough cried tn
countryman again.
vi When the Frenchman in his turl
exclaimed: r1e
"Begar, dat is de we're word
was trying to say long time ago.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

A New ORLEANS DIVORCE
The st. Louis Democratic reports the
following among the divorce cases
i'm the courts there:
Mrs. Marie Reese, a cOmely, in
telligent woman of about thirty, and
belonging to an excellent family in
the South, was married in 1869 to
William FL. Reese, aged sixty, a
bankrupt merchant of New Orleans,
They came to this city but he failed
to obtain employment, and in Sep
TENDER, 1871, heleft her and went
back to New Orleans to live with
his children. He wrote to her, telling
her he would not return, and that
she must look out for her self. She
obtained a situation as house-keepel
at Barnum's Hotel, and Mr.. Bar
mum testified that she was the bes
housekeeper he ever had, excep
Mrs. Barnum. Her reputation wa.
excellent, and he knew of her famil.
in the South, who were first clas
people. Decree granted. gaI
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08
Notice.!

All persons owing the Gazette for
subscriptions or advertisements, are
requested to call and settle with the
present co-proprietor, 7. -G. Comp
ton. who alone is authorized to col
lect and receipt for all back dues.
GEO. Y. KELSO.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

Particular Notice is called to the
fact that no one except the present
Editor and &C. Proprietor of the Ga
eefte is authorized to. collect, or ar
range any of its past or presentdues.
This arrangement was made with
the former proprietor, by written
contract, therefore 10 receipt is
good signed by any one else.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

The LOUISIANA CENTRAL RAIL
RoAD.-In another part of our pa
per, the fact or a charter having
been obtained, to build the above
road is recorded, and we have the
assurance, from reliable sources
here, that it will be completed in
twelve months from this date, and
that the branch or stem, from the
main line to this place, occupying
the grade of Smiths old road to
Lecompte, on Bayou BGuf, will be
ready by fall, or In time to bring in
from that section next years crop OF
sugar, m0lasses and cotton. There
is in our opinion no doubt of what
we have stated coming to pass. The
individuals at the head of the enter.
prize, are reliable business men and
have the necessary capital at Their
command, to complete The ,oad
They have already expended n large
sum for preliminary expences
which they are not going to lose
and there are eight or ten Thousand
cross-ties now on the line, in .thi
parish alone. In very short tim
lIHl
We may confidently expect to sc
numbers Of the employees OF tn
road, throaging the streets of on
town, which win be benefited az
cord;r glrosq'a
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

~ The following notice from the
Natchitockes Times of last Saturday,
will prove that Rapides is not the
only parish, or ourself the only edi-
tor, who appreciates our old friend,
Captain John and his boat at their
true value, and speaks of them &C
cordingly: issue
CAPT. JNO. HEINZ AND HIS PACK
misunderstanding the some
what Slausibly organized opposition
to Capt. H., and his line of packets
HE seems to be far ahead with the
patronage of the Grand EcoIe and
New Orleans trads. Accommodate
ing to a fault, and carrying freigh
as cheap as any other line, with thu
additional privilege of having thu
finest, best and swiftest boatin tin
river, we solicit and predict for hin
a continuance of those favOrs which
he has always been known to hav'
SO well aud so generously reciprocal
ted.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08
! LOUISIANA. CENTRAL RAILWAY

! LOUISIANA CENTRAL RAILWAY
CoMPAN.-The Louisiana Central
Railway Company bill, Tor the con,
struction of a railroad from Vermil
ionyille to Shreveport without State
aid, passed the Senate yesterday
without amendments, as itcame from
the House, aud now goes to the Coy
ernor for his approval. - sfs' =.
This will insure the speedy con
structlon of a railroad betweentht
two points named, and put New II
leans in direct railroad communica
ton with Shreveport. In. 0. Re
publican. ~
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

WARMoTH's RETURN.-The tele.
graph man at Washington has been
kind enough to inform rs that War.
moth, the great leader of the brave
1.-TWO Hundred,' who rushed TO
Washington in the vain hope, by an
a la Chinese cry and fury about
fraud and usurpation, of cpsetting
the Republican government in Lou
isiana, has lett for New Orleans, and
that he has plenty Of fight in him
vet. We were, at the time OF their
and his departure, as we'll as now,
reminded of the words Of the little
song:
Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep
And can't tell where to find them,
Let them alone and they'll come home,
And bring their tails behind them &
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

The Picayune learns with loath'
ing and disgust that some of its "old'
est and best" are buying Kellogg
warrants to pay taxes with. 1t has
no one to accuse of buying Nc. Enc
ry warrants for any purpose what
ever.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

The Texas penitentiary is get
ting convicts at the rate OF nearly q
tboHsands year.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

MYSTERIOUS OcCURRENCE.-His
family and friends have been in a
distressing state of anxiety and sus-
.nense. regarding the fate OF Mr.. ..
N. Stafford, of Bayou Beuf' who
has mysteriously disappeared since
last Saturday night. He was III
town on that day, and seen ia'e
at night within mile OF his resi-
dence, but did not return home, anu
his horse was found in the road next
morning. Upon further search his
hat. was found near the bayou, which
is very deep in that neighborhood'
and as nothing has been seen ofhln
since Notwithstanding the most dill,
gent and unremitting search, it is
feared that he unaccOuntably got in.
| to the bayou and was drowned. The
unfortunate gentleman was broth
er of the distinguished Confederate
General, L. A. Stafford, who fell al
the battle of the Wilderness, and a
son-in-law of Ex-Governor j. Madi
son Wells.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08
FROM TUESDAYS REPUBIu;
.--,s-,-assr- s'ss.aer CAM.

THE LAST HOPE GONE.-With
the adjournment of Congress van.
ishes away forever the last hope OF
success for the Louisiana Fusion
movement. Itwas avOwedly organ.
lied last summer as the meaSs-the
only means--to beat Grant, aud now
they have no one to look to but
Grant to help them out of tho
slough in which they have been
swamped. 1t would required greater
amount of impotence, commonly
denomiated "cheek," than we give
our Fusion friends credit for to
prompt an application to the Presi.
dent in such cause, under the cir
cumstances. Possibly, were they
in a position to dictate terms to tho
national executive, they would bold.
IL demand that he enlist as their
ally, and lend a hand to his own un-
doing, by putting tho finishing
touches, the browning success to the
great work of beating Grant.
Compromise begins to assume q
practical form, despite the adverse
action of the Fusion majority in eau
Gus. If they don't all agree in the
end, it is to be hoped the more SEN
IDLE will see their duty and have
the manhood and moral courage to
perform it, despite the reviling of
| men whose selfish plans may be cast
down by their actions.
The chief stumbling block seems
to be the expelled Senators, their
democratic colleagues making it a
point of honor to acce,t no terms
that does not include their restora-
ton to seats. We hope these old
Senators will carry the patriotism
that induced them to leave their
seats, one step further, and in the
Interest of the whole people, per-
remptorily refuse to Obstruct the
path to reconciliation, peace and re-
newed prosperity. Governor Kel.
logg will doubtless be glad to pro.
vide for them in a manner more sub.
stantial than a mere retention of q
Senatorship for sixty days longer
would be likely to prove.
! The feeling in favor OF pacific
settlement is very strong in the
legal Legislature, many members
voluntarily rendering to Governor
Kellogg their designations to be
used for this purpose. Of course,
their tender can remain open but. Q
day or two. Shall we see mani.
festation of such patriotic selfab.
negation from the other sidef
I Hon. j. G. Moncure, Speaker OF
the Fusion House of Representa-
tives, last evening paid quite leng-
thy visit to the legal House on Dry.
. AIDES street, where he SO long sat an
honored and respected member. The
r old Republican members crowded
, around and warmly welcomed him,
3 and the wish was unanimously ex'
: pressed that he might soon again
3 resume his official status among
: them Doubtless Mr.. Moncure c0ul,
|. not help mentally contrasting the
1 spirited and busiress-like aspect thu
It House presented with that OF thu
n body over which he presides with 81
h much dignity and. ability.
o If we are not out of order, we de
b sire to call up the prediction of al
.. election in this State, rs an alterna
Q tive for compromise made lately b.
5 one of our inspired contemporaries
:. WARMoTH's RETURN.-The tell
y graph man at Washington has bee
n kind enough to inform MS that Wal
+; moth, the great leader of the BRAY
= 1.-TWO Hundred" who rushed I
XNncLin nton In the vaiu hone ly q
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08
V The articles We copy from our
politscal manual, the New Orleans

~ The articles We copy from our
political manual, the New Orleans
Republican, headed FOOLISH BOASTS
and THE TocsIN OF WAR, suit other
localities in the State besides the
Crescent City, as any one who has
listened to the hectorings and posi-
tive predictions Of the utter demoIi-
ton of Republicanism in Louisiana
which have been the theme of that
class of politicians painted by the
Republican, in our coffee houses and
street gatherings for the last month
or two. fnrs ~ = IS
AS far as they themselves are con-
cerned, or in fact as far as any effect
their threats and denunciatiOns Will
have upon the final result, it does
not matter great deal how much
they fume and fret, but considering
the odds they have in their favor,
always ready to back them, we
do not think it shows much OF the
boasted chivalry of the South, to
take every opportunity to try to in
| suit, and outrage any one Who may
differ, however honestly from them
| in opinion, and who besides being
in a helpless minority in his class,
NAV be also unable from other
causes to resent or ayenge an in,
dignity offered him. > :.