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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-05-28

great State. helpless at the feet Of po-
litical jueelers. We only ask il, after
an impartial investigation Of our at
fairs, you are forced to the cancellation
that wrong has been done to repu',li-
can liberty. Your voice and power.
shall be exerted to right that wrone.-5
Many Of oe, sir, belong to tho great:
political part, that now rules the land, /
Many Of rs were soldiers Of The a. my
Of the North, whose great achieve
meuta are to us sacred memories
Living rs We do among the people Of
the South, We are able to understand
the people, able to comprehend how it
ia possible for them to keep in perpet-
ual aud holy memory, the names and
deeds of the hetv,es who, on a thousand
Lattle.felda, gave renown to the arms
Of the South. and at the same time
hold true faith and allegiance to the
government, whose flag now floats
above them, though Republicans, We
cry out, "Sl,ame, forever" to the ma
ton or people, who after successful
war demand the conquered shall ab-
lure their manhood and confers by in
Gratitude &, the defenders of their soil,
their own unworthiness to wear the
garments Of freedom. W
We try to remember, cir, that as
there are countless graves in the land
hallowed to the people Of the North, 81
tl,e,e are unnumbered ones dear to the
people of this Southern land, as there
are names written in the armies Of the
North that will never perish, so there
are names recorded in the armies Of
the South that cannot die. Though
Republicans, we hold the memories
AID loves of people should he sacred.
Take with you, sir, to your home be-
side the great lake, the assurance that
Louisiana bears no hatred, no malice,
10 disloyal'y, to the Federal govern.
ment. Take with sou, sir, the further
assurance that the people of this State
desire no war "f races, no elevation If
one class above tile other, no peculiar
cnactments for the protection of one
section over the other; we ask only to
! live under the same constitution y"l,
live under, to I've protected 10y the same
flag that protects You; we pray for
the hour to come, and that quickly
when the North may fully understand
our position, when peace and unity
shall be restored between the sections;
we hope the day is not far distant
" hen in love the North shall bend
down it's icy head upon the warm and
loving bosom of its tropic sisters, and
resolve to throw around them the
st,ong protection of its arm.
| You, sir. have already endeared y"ur-
self to the people of this State, and
when yon leave us, from many heart
will go up prayers that prosperity may
wait upon yonr to"tsteps, and peace
find an abiding place in your habi'
tation.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-05-28

EV John j. Ferguson and Carl A.
Schanck have purchased the interest
OF julius Levin in the late firm of
Levin & Furguson, and will continue
in the same branch of business and at
the same old stand. These young
gentlemen are both proficient work
men in their line, and withal possess
business qualities which are bound to
be appreciated and lead to success.
We Lespeak for them the kind favors
and paying patronage of the public.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-05-28

p The last news from the Moloes
plainly indicates that they have shuf-
fed their last deal and are about play.
I'd out. Nearly all have uncondition-
ally surrendered to our troops, save
Captain Jack and twenty braves.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-05-28

EyLevin e. Ferguson have dissolved
their partnership. and ask those in
deh,ed to them to come and make some
settlement with either member Of the
late firm.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-05-28
ALEXANDRIA,. La.
Wednesday,. ...... May Is, 1878.

r. The St. Louis papers announce
the death Of the Rev. Father De Suet,
in that city on Friday, the 23'i inst,
aged ~ years. We knew well, fav"ra-
bly and Intimately the gmh and hon
ored deceased and can bear Wiling tes-
timony to the purity of his character
tue nolleness OF his mind, and the
faithful performances OF the sacred du-
ties OF his holy mission on earth. He
was a t,atire of Belgium, came t" Mis-
snnri in early life as II Catholic Phi, st.
attached to the order Of the ]esnits-
and was one Of the founders and first
OF ar able corps of Professors o; the
ST LonIs University. But for many
years he has devoted himself entirely
as an Indian Missionary, in the wilds
of the far West and no minister ever
engaged in that cause was ever so sue
cessful and converted more savages t."
the christian faith. He was known ar
aud wide as 'tlle great Jesuit Mission
arv." 1t was at ST Lnnis University
our dear old alma Mater, that we
knew the good Father as our Professor,
and in recording this humble tribute to
his sacred memory we can but recall
our happy collegiate days under tire
tuition of this pure and good Priest.
He lived to the ripe age of past three
score and ten, and we are sure he has
been crowned and blessed with the
eternal peace and rest Of the purely
good and just.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-05-28

IThe river is yet filling, the tlir.
ty foot rise has Not reached here yet.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-05-28

~ The steamer st. Mary, our pack
ct, has OF course placed us under re-.
Dewed obligations for a copy of every
paper in New Orleans, Of last Saturday.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-05-28

UWe are specially, obliged to Cap
tain Boardman, If the lion Steamer
John Il. Moore, for complete hle Of
late New Orleans papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-05-28

II jim Ingralan, the negro Radi.
cal Senator from New Orleans, rose aud
explained to Senator Carpenter, at the
Antoine baDqnet, how he saw and felt
on It he Louisiana middle. After
branching out hugely lie lit on the old
lie of 5000 negroes killed since recon-
struclion by I'll" Louisiana whites. We
have no doubt that 5000 have been
killed ip that time, but fully 1850 have
been killed by the negro himself. Fl
the pas, four years it has beena perfect
free fight Of negr" against negro, with
perfect impunity and no fear OF the
law. In Rapides alone over seventy
five have been sent tn "king,Iom come''
iu that manner, aud but two have been
endictsd 10y the Grand Inquest of RAJ
pides, which as all know here have
been almost exclusively negro Juries.
We have to add one to the list since
eur last: negro killed negro il Cheney
vile. 8, ...
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u And yet too mnch rain; all plan
tation work is much behind hand and
retarded by our May thoWers.
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w See notice Of J. w. Prescott.
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a. Who wants go"d. sound, %
raised corni Call 90 u. paul, -
Co., Second Street. d;3.s .iA,s ~
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IRead the notice ofM. Paul, Jr. &
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aud joy to present Louisiana to you
with radiant fuce and brow bound
round about with garlands woven from
her wealth Of tropic flowers. We can
not do this we present her as she is.
clad in s"nbre robes, ber people al
most destitute of hope, feeling the
bonds Of such oppression as Of old Is
rael endured when her SONS and daugh.
tiers chung their harps upon the viii
lows and sat down in grief beside the
streams of Babylon" We are in the
unfortunate condition simply because
the will of the people has been over
thrown by the unreas"ning power 81
bayonets, and their voice silcnccd b,
the govern ment that should listen tn
their cry for justice.
We hail your presence, sir, in on,
State, as an omen Of good. 1t is to M
an evidence that the heart of tn,
mighty northwest is beating in unison
with the hearts that are struggling he't
for liberty. We only ask, at you,
hands, fair investigation Of the meas
ures that have resulted in binding 8
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28

How TO PREVENT CHRISTOPHER PLAQUES
The telegraph few days since brought an
account of the ravages caused in Texas by
grasshoppers, who are rapidly eating their way
through the growing crops; and now we learn
that southern California is visited by the same
plague, and that the greater portion of the
counties in that section of the State are in a
fair way to be laid waste by them. When the
grasshoppers are full grown and have once
commenced their work of destruction, there is
no way to cope with them. But when the in
sects are first Matched, their destruction is easy
In this connection the San Francisco Bulletin
says:
'Entomologists are familiar with the fact
that grasshoppers deposit their eggs in very
limited space-seldom more than an area Of
two or three acres. An expert has no difficulty
in the proper season to discover the Matching
bed, and ascertain when the young insect is
likely to emerge from the egg. 1t is not many
years since Russia was infested by the grass
hopper plague, and its broad wheat lands de-
vastated year after year, as completely as Utah
has been devastated by them during late wears.
The Russian Government has enlisted science
to aid in carrying on the war of determination
against the grasshopDer, and has succeeded so
well that the armies formerly Matched in the
plains have totally disappeared, and but few of
those incubated on the great steppes Of the Ural
Mountain ever reach the valleys. The mode of
warfare is as simple as it is effective, the in
sects being captured before leaving the hatch
ing grounds by small boys with fly nets. Ex-
perlenced entomologsts are employed to ascer-
tam the locality where the grasshoppers' eggs
are deposited and the time when incubation
will take place. If by these simple means the
grasshopper plague can be expelled from the
land, it would certainly seem desirable that the
experiment should be tried. 1t would be a
yearly saving of millions of dollars worth of
produce, which is now devoured by this ravag-
ing insect"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28
The GuberuatOr:al Canvass.

1t is quite evident that i'll some sections Of
the State the people are beginning to take
some interest in the pending Gubernatorial
canvass. The reports are, however, of the
most conflicting character, but indicating
that the respective partizans of dessrs Ding
ley and Stone are getting up a very animated
contest. The reports that the friends of both
gentlemen bring are of the most hopeful char
acter from their respective stand-points, indi-
eating that they are either gravely mistaken
or grossly attempting to help their favorites
chances by Misrepresentation. From Angus
ia their comes two reports, one that Mr..
Stone has no substantial strength and the
other that Mr. Dingley will be beaten at the
State capital. Bound, as we are, to believe
both parties, we must conclude that Judge
Kent or some not yet named public favorite,
will be honored with the votes of the Angus
ia delegation.
One gentleman yesterday unrolled to us the
Stone map of Knox and Lincoln counties. A
few minutes after another surveyor disclosed
to our view the Dingley field in the same
counties. A novice in these affairs, we were
not little surprised that both claimed the
same territory. Another man gave us the
names of gentlemen who are doing their Level
best for Mr.. Stone; but we grieve to confess
that by the version of another caller, the
same patriotic gentlemen were 'just breaking
their backs" for the able editor of the Lewis
ton Journal.
1t is beyond question a very remarkable
campaign and under the circumstances all the
statements we hear may be true; but we con-
fess that they lead us to conclude that the
people, if not with that ptofanely expressed
enthusiasm of 1910. are really preparing to
nominate Judge Kent. Indeed, the hot
partizans Of the two worthy gentlemen so
prominently mentioned, will render this
. course expedient in order to secure harmony.
While the friends of Messrs. Dingley and
Stone are making such flourish of trumpets,
the supporters of Judge Kent are quietly at
work for their favorite.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
I'm MEMORIAM.
ID e COR A TON DAY

ON FRIDAY. the 3Oth day of May instant tho
" surviving Soldiers of the Grand Army ~ ,h
Republic throughout our reunited ntry will Nth
solemn and appropriate ceremonies, decorate the
graves their departed heroic comrades with floral
en.blems, In honor Of their courage, and in grateful
memory of th,ir deeds.
The City Council have unanimously authorized the
undersigned cooperate with Post BoswOrth No.
In tits beautiful and appropriate service.
In ccorlance with this authority, and in agree
ment with my own personal sentiments. hereby
give notice thai the offices OF the City Goyerument
will be closed on said day.
respectfully and earnestly request that places Of
business in the city may be closed and that the slip
ping IN the harbor will display their flags at half
mast.
The occasion is one of unusual interest, and 1t is
becoming that we, who reap ng the fruits Of the
great contest should devote the day to the comment
Grafton Of the brave men who have given their lives
to the preservation of The unity and integrity of our
common country.
Let u.s. fellow-citizens ever cherish with gratitude
the memory Of those who have saved TO us and our
children the priceless heritage bequeathed by the
heroes Of the Revolution. Our city the late
war more than five thousand soldiers But few COM
paratively of this large number remain among u.s.
and of these few we have daily remembrance in he
empty sleeves, the feeble anil shrunken forms borne
along with crutches, and IN the cemeteries Of the
glorious dead. q. r. WESCOTI, Mayor.
Portland Nav 20. 1873. did
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Mercantile Agencies.

The superior court of Montreal has recently
made a decision ON the subject of mercantile
agencies that will be of interest to many of our
readers:
Girard vs. Bradstreet ct dL-A trader sues a
mercantile agency for $4,000 damages for
libel. The defendants collect information
about the standing of merchants, and publish
the information every six months in a book
which they lend (as they term it) to their SUBJ
scribers, and which is to be confidential. and
returned when the next volume issues. Sew
eral thousand are issued in the Dominion, and
about 80 in Montreal. The standing, etc., of
traders is indicated by numbers or letters after
their Names for which there is a key il the
book. The plaintiff says that in March, 1872,
he was thus marked as having 'failed," and
that he was consequently ruined. The plea is
that 1T was true, and only coufdentially given,
without malice, and that no damage was sus-
tanned. AT the argument the danger, on one
hand was pointed out of maintaining defend
ants pleas, as honest traoers who would not
subscribe to these agencies might be placed
under an espionage and secretly ruined; while,
on the other hand, it is claimed that these are
necessities of trade. AS to the plea of the ctn-
fidental nature of this book, 1t cannot stand
for an instant 1t has been so held in France
tSee Dalloz for 1867 If defendants publish
in their book, although only under an agree
ment for secrecy, an untrue statement, or one
which ought not to be made public, and there
by cause damage, they must answer for it,
Indeed, false statements made by them would
be even worse than if published in newspa-
per, for the latter would be seen and might be
refuted, while the former circulate and do the
injury in secret.
The question remains; was the published
statement true; if So had defendants right to
publish it; and did it damage plaintiff? 1 hold
it not to be unlawful when a commercial house
suspends or fails to publish the fact in crcu-
lar or book. 1t is done every day in the news
papers. Defendants published that the plain
tiff had ''failed'; was it true? Evidence has
been taken on the meaning of the word fail
ed" The French witnesses say that it is equiv
alent to the French "failr' and that plaintiff
had not "failR" Others say that when a trad
er allows his notes to be protested, and does not
pay accounts generally as they become due,
that he may be said to have 'failed" 1t is
proved that plaintiff was in difficulties and be-
hind with his payments some time before the
book appeared in March, 1872 Previous to
that time he had called on his creditors gener-
ally and got an extention of time without in
terest. The deed was really a composition, and
although not completed until after the book in
question was published it was arranged before
that time. hold that it is proved that plain
tiff had really failed although he had not
made an assignment, that the statement was
true, and made without malice, and that de-
PENDANTS are not liable in damages. Action
dismissed,
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THE NATIONS DEAD.
HEADQUARTERS RoswoRTH PosT

HEADQUARTERS RoswoRTH Posi-
No. g. A. r.
RELATIVES and friends Of deceased Soldiers and Sail
ors are notified that this Post will decorate the Graves
OF Soldiers and Sailors buried in the several Cemote
res, those within the City, Forest City and Calvary
on the morning, and Evergreen on the afternoon ,
Memorial Day, May 80.
Donations Of money and flowers are earnestly So
licied from all who interested in this touching
tribute to the memories Of departed heroes
Boguets wreaths and crosses Of immorteles or 9TH
er fanciful designs in dover works, which may be in
tended for special graves will be sacredy deposited
If propery addressed and sent to the Headquarters
of the Post, Mechanics Hall Building on Thurs
day and Friday May 29th aud 30,h. 1t is particu-
ary desired that info nation respecting graves
be forwarded as possible to the undersigned
in order that provision may made for their decor
alton.
The Committee will be at Grand Army Hall on
Wednesday and Thursday, May 2sth and Goth, and
on the morning of the Both to receive flowers or other
decorations that may be donated to the Post for the
occasion. Per Order.
JOHN YEAToN, JR, Post Comd'r.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28

The Coal MARKET.-The great carrying
companies are steadily advancing the price of
coal, according to the programme laid out early
in the year. The thing now in order is to have
prices more upward every month. A general
advance may be looked for about the first of
June, and it will probably be announced short
ly after the agentss meeting, in New York, this
week. Already the preliminary advance has
taken place at the large shipping points The
contract rates for coal at Rondout, for in
stance, are twenty cents per ton higher than
they were in April, in which month egg coal,
one of the five market varieties, was quoted at
81 so per ton Next month, the price will he
$500 per ton 1t may now be said that tine
wealthy companies monopolizing the antbra.
cite coal trade have got their own way in the
matter, and the consumers must tolerate tbe
combination. The average advance in the Nov
rate of 1873 over that of 1872, is about eiohtyy,
tour cents for Scranton coal. If the eyiSt;T,,
programme is carried out, it is probable thats
coal Will be about dollar ton higher tb,n u"' ~
the rise, make at least $4,000 ooS ont Will by
onsumers.-Boston Globe. ''''' 'u' VI 'he
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28

~ is very proper for trade unions to regu-
iS'e 'neif own action. The right to strike is
Oh in"iienaole one-if any man or any num-
per Oh men choose to do SO. 1t would be an
infraction upon their rights to attemnt to
prevent theln' But when the carpenters of
new 1 ork pass resolutions to notify all join
ers to quit work on certain dav or worl,
only eight hour day, they go step too far
and assume powers that the most arhtrou,,
of governments do not assume at the nre.on,
time. They deny to American citizens the
right TO control their own services. 1t is ono
step too far; and, in time, The outrage will
orng those who attempt it to the punish
ment it richly merits.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28

The Department of Agriculture is receiv-
ing advces from the West to the effect that
farmers are much discouraged at the pros
poets for the corn crop for this season. The
spring has been so cold that the seed planted
has rotted to some extent. 1t may, there
fore, be assumed that the price of corn will
be higher than for the past two or three
years though there is large amount in the
hands of the producers in consequence of the
high railroad freights. A knowledge of the
probability Of higher prices at this time of
the year, may be valuable to such farmers in
Maine and elsewhere as have depended
largely upon the Western product for sup
ply
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28
Summer.

Although the mother Of myriads of beautiful fow-
er is apt to steal the from the cheeks Of those
who are exposed to its fiery breath At this season
Il there any germs OF disease in the system the heat
peptic the nervous, the debilitated, suffer at
this period Of the year than at any other. They,
there ore, require an nvigorating and regulating
medicine and this desideratum mas been placed with
in the reach of all in the form OF Hostetters Stomach
Bitters. To recount the of this invaluable pre-
ventive an remedy, seems like repeating familiar
fact that has been notorious everywhere for many,
many years. Who does not know that dyspepsia,
rheumatism, nervous complaints, kidney disturban-
ces, and constitutional weakness in both sexes. are
relieved and radically cured by this powerful yet
harmless vegetable preparation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28

THE National Board of Fire Underwriters
has resolved to raise a fund of 100000 for
the detection and conviction of parties en-
gagged in the nefarious business of incendiar-
ism and arson. This action is most timely
and important, when it is remembered, that
the experience of large fire insurance compa-
MES transacting business in the United States
is, that 33 per cent of the whole loss is to be
attributed to incendiarism, and that the loss
from this cause in the country is at least $685.
100000 Annually.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28

IT is stated that the cotton crop of the
present year will be very costly if not larger
than those of the two preceding years, for
the reason that the planters have bought
large amounts of fertilizers on credit, seeking
to increase their product without cores
ponding increase of acreage.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28

ONE branch of the Boston city govern
ment has appropriate sum of money to en-
able Prof. Wise to cross the Atlantic in bal
loon. He is to start from the Boston Com
mon on the Fourth of July to the music of
9he big organ and Mr.. Gilmore's troupe-if
the other branch are equally anxious to get
rid of M. Wise.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28

HE anti-railroad monopoly movement in
the West is in peril. All of the worn-out
and discarded political hacks-long ago mus
cred out in disgrace-sniff dinner IN Tue
movement and they a,e writing letters max
ing speeches and otherwise identifying tnem-
selves with the well intended organization OF
suffering people. In his evaporation the
western farmer is warranted in taking down
his little shotgun (poltical) to drive out of
his organization these fellows, who will be
suro TO ruin the much needed reform of rail-
road transportation.