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Lexington's Old Age.

From Scribner's Monthly for December J
Nine miles from Frankfort, OH
the road to Lexington, stands ono
OF the finest aud richest farms in
Kentucky-that owned by Mr..
Alexander. On this superb stock
farm we saw three hundred blood.
ed horses, ranging In rank from
old Lexington, the monarch of the
turf, to the kittenish and frisky
yearling. Here also Mr.. Alexan-
der has collected 100000 worth of
cattle. We saw one diminutive
heifer worth S27, 900, and a variety
OF foreign creatures whose value
seemed almost fabulous. On this
farm are bred the great majority Of
fine trotting and running horses
which appear in our parks during
the racing season. Mr.. Alexander's
estate, which is admirably stocked
with fine farm houses, barnes and
stables, and which is more like
ducal manor than the ordinary
American farm, extends over $500
acres.
Near by is old John Harper's
modest farm of 1000 acres. The
roads, the stone walls, and the fine
lawns covered with massive shade
trees, makes a series of delightful
pictures. The annual sale OF hor-
SEES on the Alexander farm occurs
in June. Only yearling colts are
sold. Hundreds Of people from all
the country around, and from eve
ry State in the Union, flock to the
sale. An immense barbecue is held
and high wassail marks the conclu.
sion of the occasion.
We paid a respectful visit to old
Lexington. the mighty sire Of q
equine family. He is q
blind veteran of twenty-five, afflict-
ed with goitre, and stood gazing in
the direction from which our voices
came, a melancholy wreck of his
former greatness. The princes Of
the race course of the present gal
loped by, neighing and paving the
ground, as if annoyed at our pres
ence. One Of them, named Aste-.
roid, SO tar forgot his princely dig
nifty as to charge incontinently up
on the fence where we were seated.
The negro men who manage these
cratic brutes undergo all sorts Of
perilous adventures, but they seem
to possess as many lives as cat,
like that animal, always land on
their feet, no matter how far the
plunging and rearing horses may
throw them.
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THOSE CERT1FICATEs.-FOr sew
eral weeks the Democrat has been
talking no little about Certificates
of fraud and intimidation gotten up
by the radical leaders here and
sent to the Returning Board. We
thought we were somewhat on the
enterprising order ourselves, but
when the Democrat gave the as.
founding information that four
hundred had all been fixed up and
sent down and we had never heard
a word Of it, we began to think
that we were awfully behind the
times. We have taken no little
pains to enquire, we have sought
high and low and "nary a certifi-
cate " nor the trace of a certificate
can we find.
We question the correctness of
the information given to the Demo-
crat, and we don't hesitate to say
that with the present lights before
us, we don't believe that any have
been sent down. If the Democrat
has got better information than
ours, let him come out with it.
Tell us where, when and how they
were gotten up and who did it !?
We are athirst for information on
the subject We know well enough
that the radical leaders here are
none too good to do it if they
thought they could win by it, but
they know that that game is ''play-
ed,7 and if they have tried it, we
can't get up with "them Certifi-
Gates" If the Democrat can put US
on the track we want to Join with
it and show up the whole matter
and let the people Of Rapides know
who are the parties. Speak out,
friend Democrat
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He TALKED In His SLEEP
There is a man in Jersey City
who owns an elevator. The other
night he was asleep and his wife
was awake. BE dreamed, and he
muttered words in his sleep. She
listened. He said: 'Dear Ella
darling Ella-sweetest Ella!" She
would hear no more. She grabbed
him by the shoulder, shook him till
he woke, and then shrieked, "Who
is dear what2" he asked, with a
surprised look. "The dear Ella you
have been calling darling and sweet
est in your dreams" "Oh! I must
have been thinking of the dear el-
evator which has cost me so mnch
thought and trouble for the past
two months. It's been all outgo
and no income with it," The wife
subsidized. She may have been fully
convinced that he was wholly truth
full, but she keeps a very suspicious
eve on him. He chuckles when he's
alone, and says, 'By George, that
elevator was a lucky thought. II
she only knew?" Then he chuckles
a little more, and goes and eleva.
ties his elbow.
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The TELEGRAPH.-We lay be
tore our readers in this issue the
reply just received by us from the
State Superintendent of the West
ern Union Telegraph Co. 1t will
be seen that he says he has for.
warded our proposition to Head.
quarters with a favorable endorse
ment, and has not yet received a
reply. He seems to intimate how.
ever that his Company are waiting
for the building of a Railroad
through here. It will not suit us
to wait any longer for a telegraph
line. 1t does not necessarily have
to follow a rail road and as our rail
road facilities are in the indefinite
future, We will insist upon having
a telegraph line at once. WeNhope
that our propositions which we're
to furnish an Office, Operator, Flu.
Ell, Lights &C., at the expense of
our town for one year or to raise
$1,000 subscription here, will be &C
copied and that we will have the
line. We are bound to have it any
how, somehow or other and we shall
not give it up so.
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'F "a eyes @rr'~>~es> f@H-'aisss Fsss.7
The Returning. Board.
From the N. o. Bulletin Of the lot.

From the N. O. Bulletin Of the lot.
At 11:45 O'Clock Wells came to-
the conclusion that it was . good
time to start to woak, and called
the board to order, all the members
and Mr.. G. Cavanac, Of the Demo-
cratic counsel, present.
In reply to the question of Mr..
Arroyo, Wells stated that no COM
munication relative to the resolu-
ton of the board n reference to the
returns Of DeSoto parish had been
received that he had had q con-
versation with Field; he (Filed)
had said that he had not yet made
up his mind as to the right'cf him.
self or the board to take any such
action as the resolution contem-
plated; he thought Moncure, the
candidate for Treasurer <should
take proceedings. Query, Why
Moncure rather than Dubuclet y
The returns for Catahoula Par
ish were taken up and canvassed,
and Concordia was taken up for
consideration. The returns were
by no means complete, but such as
they were, they were canvassed.
Mr.. G. Cavanac gave notice that
he would enter protest az to poll
5, on the grounds Of fraud in the
count. He said that the ballot-box
had been carried sixteen miles from
the polling place, taken into q room
and there counted, and it was forty
eight huurs after the close of the
poll, before the returns were filed.
On the completion of Concordia
parish the board adjourned until G.,
P. M.
On the opening Of the evening
session, Mr.. Arroyo offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolued, That the President be
requested to telegraph to the Clerk
of the District Court tor the parish
of DeSoto for the production be-
fore this board Of the original cleo
ton returns, ballot-boxes, and 9th
er documents filed and deposited
in his Office by the supervisor of
registration of that parish, with the
view Of compiling and canvassing
of the votes of that parish.
The board declined to pass on it,
Wells, who manages matters, stat
ing that the board could take no.
action on parishes that were not be-
fore them. That the duty Of the
board was to canvass and compile
returns, and could act only on par
ishes where returns are before it.
Mr.. Arroyo withdrew the resolu-
ton.
The returns of Caddo were can
vassed, and the board adjourned
until II o'clock this A. NJ.
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u Mr.. Isaac Sackman keeps the
ve:y best quality of beef at his
Stall in the Market House. We
know whereof we speak, having
lust risen from a breakfast off of
the juiciest, most tender and salts
factory steak which it has been our
good fortune to have for a long,
long time. Get your beef from
Sackman
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s@Mr. VIM. H. Rogers, for many
years with Sproule & McCown, and
known far and near as one of the
best statesmen and most courteous
gentlemen in the business, will be
glad to see his friends again at the
old stand, 40 and AZ St. Charles
street.
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ORGANS AND MELODEONS.-W
invite attention to the card o. Geo.
A. Prince & Co., of Buffalo, N. T.,
manufacturers of Organs and Mel:
odeons. This is the oldest house in
the country in its line, and their in
struments rank among the very
best.
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posite sides of Red River. a la vis a

posite sides of Red River, a la vis q
els furnish the best country market
in the State. The merchants are
enterprising, the people are liberal
and everything finds a ready sale
Any one of q hundred merchants
will buy your one, two or three
bales of cotton at from a cent to
half a cent only less than New Or
leans quotations aud will pay you
either in cash or trade as you pre-.
fer. Corn never goes a begging
and hides, tallow, beeswax, chick.
ems, turkeys, fruit, ducks from Cat.
ahoula lake, fish from Big Greek
and even the gophers from the pine
hills all find a ready market. Old
iron, brass, copper anything from
a carpet tack to q steam boiler can
be sold without any trouble. This
facility of disposing of not only his
crops but such small things as he
might have about the place or raise
specially for market, should make
a residence in Rapides desirable for
any one looking for a new location.
And besides all this in the summer
months after the crop is laid by the
small farmer in the pine woods can
find ready sale at $500 per cord
for all the pine knots he will haul
to the river, and in the Winter
when all his cotton is picked and
his corn gathered he can get steady
employment for two months haul
ing sugar and molasses to Alexan-
dria. Verify Rapides is very par
adise to the small farmer in the
pine woods.
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- The River is falling all the
way up. The slight rise at Fulton
last week did not amount to any
thing. Water scant for small
crafts. Freights down are Il card
rates, and will probably soon be
full two cards.
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coRREspo NDENcE.

WESTERN UNION TEL. Com. }
Southern Division, Superin-
tendent's Office, 5th District,
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. q, "a.
Editor Caucasian
Dear Sir II received q letter
from you lately in reference to a
telegraph line up Red River, to
which I intended to reply at once
but somehow the matter has escap.
ed me. Your letter with favora.
BILE endorsement was Immediately
forwarded to the Executive but no
reply has reached me as yet.
The subject has been frequently
considered heretofore and but for
the many delusive promises of a
Railroad in that direction made
from time to time, it is probable
that the line would have been built
some time ago. I hope the newly
projected road won't end like the
others, or that if it does so end, it
will end quickly, and not like its
predecessors deter us from doing
anything.
Very Respectfully,
D. FLANNERY,
Superintendent.
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70 The District Court and the
newly elected Police Jury meet on
Monday. The Court has no Jury
and it is not probable that there
will be much business done.
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a. The boy who ran away from
school to ego fishing all alone"
and caught himself in the lip, says
he's got enough fishing on hia own
hook.
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notice.!

OUR Publisher C. B. STEWART, from
" and after this date. has entire charge
Of the Financial affairs of the CAUCASIAN,
and his receipt is binding for all dues to
this Office.
Contracts for ADvERr1z1NG and JOB
WORK will be made with him.
ROBT. P. HUNTER,
Nov. 4th 1874. Proprietor.
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RAPIDES.

RAPIDES.
IT'S ATTRACTIONS FOR IMMIGRANTS
We have in our previous articles
on this subject taken q cursory
view Of the general features of Ra-
pides, and have had some little to
say of its soil, climate, products etc.
and we have given some statistical
figures. We shall hereafter take
up each of the subjects of which we
have made brief mention and treat
of them more in detail; our object
in this article is to present some of
the chief attractions our parish pre-
sents to the man of small means,
with a family who is seeking a home
where honest labor yields a large
profit and generous soil gives up
it's wealth for the trouble of a mod
crate cultivation.
We were formerly on the direct
line of travel from Georgia, Ala
bama, Florida and Mississippi and
the tide of immigration which has
of late years poured into our Sister
State, Texas, passed by our very
door. If one family out of ten who
have crossed Red River at Alexan.
dria had stopped in Rapides all our
vacant lands would have now been
in cultivation and there would have
been no question as to our political
status. Some portion of these i'm.
migrants have since the war stopped
on our Creek bottoms, and their
friends will probably follow them.
The pine woods on both sides of
Red River is rapidly filling up and
our hope in presenting the claims
Of Rapides is to make sure that the
tide shall not cease and that we
may hurry it up.
The first then and chief attrac-
ton that Rapides has for the white
immigrant is that its parish gov
eminent is now in honest hands,
that weare no longer under the rule
and domination of corrupt carpet.
baggers and ignorant negroes. The
honest colored men at the late cleo
ton Joined with us and we have
elected a set of honest, intelligent
and capable officers. This will Sc
cure the faithful execution of the
laws and we are confidently expect
ing an era of peace, law and order.
The Importance of this fact, that
our parish government is in hon
est hands and that it is not likely
that it it will ever again fall into
the clutches of those who held office
to rob and sought power but to
abuse it, can not we'll be overesti-
mated. The immigration to Texas
has stunned those counties where
the carpet-baggers and negroes
ruled, as it would have done the
shade of the deadly Upas tree which
treights the atmosphere with death
and lures tho travel stained pill.
grim to destruction. The curse is
lifted from off our parish and We
can with pride point to our redemp
ton.
The next and not less attractive
feature is the great diversity of soil
which enables the immigrant to Sc
lect from all sorts the kind that
suits him best. He may locate up
on our rich alluvial bottom lands,
and cultivate If he chooses, soil
that will yield him readily bale of
cotton, hogshead of sugar or forty
bushels of corn to the acre; or he
may for much less money and per-
haps suit his tastes better, buy
pine woods creek bottoms and make
half as much as on the bayou lands.
The pinewoods seem to suit the
movers from Georgia and MISSISSIPPI
Di better than the low lands and
We attribute it to two facts; first
hat the lands are cheaper and Sc
~
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- Vessels Of wrath-family Jars.
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movers from Georgia and MISSISSIPPI
pi better than the low lands and
we attribute it to two facts; first
that the lands are cheaper and Sc
condly that they all come here with
the idea that the bayous are un-
healthy Without stopping to ar
que as to whether they are or not
or to show that the health of the
bayous is as good as that of the
pinewoods, we can say to the
stranger who is looking for a new
home, that we can give him any
kind of land he wants. "You pays
your money and you takes your
choice.7
Perhaps the greatest of all the
inducements we have to offer is the
excellent local markets We have
here, for not only cotton, sugar, corn
and other staple products but tor
everything the small farmer raises
at home, from a dozen eggs to a
beef or beet hide, from pound of
beeswax to a barrel of pop corn.-
Alexandria and Pineville on the op.
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Castine. on the 22d day Of September next.
All future arrangements to be made by
from each company.
+ ! 4 4 c ncGSws, Committee
HENRY A JoRnAx.} Arr.ss.mts.
The following in reply was received
Sept. 7th, from the Captain Of the WASH
ington Co.. addressed to j. A. McGowu.
Chief Engineer, Ellsworth:
1t was voted at q meeting OF the WASH
ington Co. TO accept the challenge. il play
the chances for a fair play being better
there; the water supply bst1e q good one
and uniform to each Company, and being
much better than 4 reservoir to draught
from.
We have appointed . committee to make
arrangements with you, but we feel as
though being the challenged party, we
ought by right to have something to say
about time. place, &c. Please answer by
Telegraph upon receipt OF this, IL you will
play at Bucksport
(Signed.) W. W. CASTLE.
The same day, the following dispatch
was sent by the Zimmerman Co:
Can meet you In Castine. that being the
only place we can get to conveniently.
Can you meet us thereg IL SO let us know
by 10 O'Clock Wednesday.
J. A. McGowN. Committee
j. 7. CUsHNAN, of
HENRY A. JORDAN Arrangemts.
On Wednesday the Belfast Co. sent a
dispatch, insisting on Bucksport as the
place oftriai
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WHITE LEAGUES AND RECON INSTRUCTION.
The Republic magazine for September contains
full details OF the White League organizations,
and the early fruits Of this modern movement
toward a general war of races. 1t also con-
tains an ably written twelve page paper on
DEMONSTRATION, by a Southern Statesman
in which the whole subject Is reviewed il a
mastery manner. The present issue contains
twenty -one articles on the live issues OF the
day. together with the full text or synopsis
OF the contents OF the new platforms OF twelve
Democratic and Republican State Conventions,
ne Id up 10 the date of issue. Published at
Washington, ID. e., at 81 year.
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Centennial Celebration.
LEWISTON. Me. Sept. s.

LEWISTON. Me. Sept. 5.
New Gloucester celebrated the one hun
dredth anniversary of her first town meet
ing to-day. 4 procession was formed
which marched from the Congregational
church TO large tent erected for the &C.
cason. An address was delivered by T.
II. Haskell OF Portland this afternoon.
Letters were read from Hon. Z. W. Chan
dler, and Gov. Dinsley. who were invited
to be present. Among the distinguished
men who have hailed from New Glduces-
ter were Judge Ezekiel Whitman. Simon
Greenleaf. Samuel Fessenden aud Senator
Fesscnhen.
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From New York.

NEW YORK, Sept. s.
The question as to the right OF the man
ayers of the New York fouadiing asylum
to refuse an inspection ofthe books OF the
Institution, was argued before Judge Rob-
inson in the Supreme Court yesterday,
aud after the argument, the Judge vacated
tue order and the plaintiffs attorney then
applied for another Decision reserved. The
bury aud st. Pierre. and the lines in New
foundiand connecting with the anglo Am
eri1an Gable are broken about, of North
Sidney.
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Ne. Bisehin.
No. BLUEHIIL FARMER's CLuB.-The No.
Buehill Farmers Club viii hold their ff,h
snnual fair At Durgan's Corner, Tuesday and
"Wednesday s~T. ao,h az, anh
Articles for exhibition must be entered Tues.
day. in the forenoon.
ToeH TeaB1s.-Judges- Geo. Z. Smith.
Noah Norton. J. T. Hinckley.
Hdtched Gad Working Orea and Steers
Judses-Dsvid Thurston, n. II. Ingalls,, O. T.
Hinckley.
Dra'siss IF oz~s -Jsdzss--o. { ai,nn -
Gray, A. osgood
Much Co'es.-Judges-Cspt. Jerry Jones,
F. Il. McIntire. A. C. Peters.
Young Stock tloo years old, one year old
and Cd!res.-Judges- Gushing. d. +.
Treworgy, y. I. Slower
Bulls and Fat Cdttie.-Judges-I. Pert, Il.
II. Gordon. \. Bowden.
Drdtring Of BulLs-Judges-same as on
Drawing Of Oxen.
Mecp .-Judges-F. 5. Gushing. II. g. Dur
gan, J. Il. Grindle
Drd,oing and Trouing Horses-Judges-
J. T. Hinekley, 7. c. Mitchell. A. c. Peters.
lHdliiOHs -Judges-F. Il. McIntire, A. C.
Peters, J. T. Hinckley.
Breeding Mares nth Colts BY their side
Judges-N. T. Slower, T. Conary, L. Thomp-
son.
Colts from one 10 four years oid-Judge.-
NJ. Hinckley. L. Franks, L. T. Lufkin. style
and pedigree taken into conside ration.
!Stctne.-Judges-L. Perkins, W. +. Emer-
ton. F. Leach.
P0ultTy.-Judges- wesco,t, o. osgood
l.. b. Thompson.
Field Crops VegetdJles-Judges-s. Ober,
K. c. Clay, l. Cousins.
GraiR.-Judges-J. Harper, d. Proctor. S.
p. Gray.
Peas, Beans and Corn.-Judges-C. Snow,
L. snow, W. Hinckley.
FTHt.-Judges-A. Slower, Jr, S. ID. Holt.
y. Clay.
Butter and Cheese.-Judges-Mrs. S John
son. Mrs. K. Hinekley, Mrs G. Smith.
Ladies Depdrtment-Carp Rugs. and
QbHs.-Judges-Nrs. A. Peters, Mrs. +. Nc
Intre. Mr.. j. l.. Saunders.
Home Manufactured Cloth and Ydrns.-
Judges-Mrs. L. Hinckley, Mrs. n. H. Ingalls,,
Mrs. Il. C. Clay,
Fancy Work.-Judges-Mrs. +. Cushing
Mrs. NJ. F. Chase, Mrs. d. Treworgy
Needle Hork.-Judges-Mrs. Z. Allen, Mrs.
ID. Dunbar, Mrs. A. Franks.
fHfuihg.-Judges-Nrs. Z. Durgan. Mrs.
Z. Hale. Mrs. A. Osgood.
Best Loaf Of Bread White or Bro,rn.-
Judges-Ars. T. Leach, Mrs. n. Norton, Mrs.
7. c. Mitchell.
Chadren's Observation-Disclosures -Mrs. L.
Thompson, Mrs. c. Osgood. Mrs. y. Bowden.
Farmers Supper will be held in the Hall,
on Saturday evening. Oct. Sd.
People are requested to have all their articles
labelled.
JAMES L. SAUNDERS, President.
LEMUEL P. HINcKLEY, Secretary.
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The following is the correspondence
which has passed between Zimmerman En-
CINE Co. No. ], of Ellsworth, and the WASH
inston Co. No 8. of Belfast, in relation to
the contemplated trial:
HALL OF HUNNEMAN ENGINE Co.
No. i. Ellsworth. Aug. 20. "A.
To the officers and members of the
Washington Engire Co. No. 5, Belfast
At meeting OF Zimmerman Engine Co.
No. l. held at their Hall this day, it was
voted to challenge the officers and mem
beers of Washington Engine Co. No. 5, of
Belfast, to play q horizontal stream for
500 per side-said play to be made 1t
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Meeting 81 the City Coanctl.
The following WAS the principal bust
ness transacted at meeting of the City
Council, held Sept. 7th.
Street laid out from School street TO
Oak street, on petition Of WIN. o. Nc
Donald Il ais.
Report of committee on city property,
in relation to fur nishing Gas fixtures for
City Library room, accepted.
Report of Chief Engineer OF Fire De.
partment in relation to repairs on Engine
No. 2, accepted. Sundry bills audited and
their payment recommended by committee
on Accounts.
Ordered. That Finance committee be
authorized 10 negotiate loan for o 600
to pay temporary loan contracted Jan.
IL, "A by former City CoVscil.
Ordered. Tha: street 81 feet wide b
laid out from State street opposite house
Of II. N. Hall. to Oak stree, near house
of Moses Mayhem.