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The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-04-18

Our river shows a fall of 8 tenths OF
a foot, the first part of this week, and
the last two days owing to excessive
rains, has risen about six inches.
Clear weather for awhile will dissipate
all fears of an overflow at this point.
Reports from Shreveport indicate
the river on q stand, and below that
point falling, though an extensive rise
in up Red River, (25 feet at Fulton)
might lead some to think we would
feel its effects hero. The river howev-
er falls at that point almost as fast as
it rises. Recent reports show that the
decline is sometimes 8 feet in "a hours
at that place.
The only boat due down until the
regular Packet passes, which is on
Wednesday, is the Gladiola from Min
den. The Briarly passed up to Jeffer-
son on Tuesday morning, and may skip
along by here, between this and next
Saturday.
Summer business is fairly opened so
fur as freight offerings are concerned
light freights both ways, for all the
boats plying in this trade. The Fan
ME Lewis bound for St. Louis, passed
down on Wednesday, end tho next
Steamer from that port will be the La
dy Lee, she was ADVERTISED to leave St.
Louis on Saturday 18th.
The Selma should soon heaye in
sight from the Crescent City. Our old
packet St. Mary seems to be again in
trouble, we hope it may not be long
before she resumes her place in our
lower river although the fine Steamer
Lessie Taylor makes regular time in
this trade, but in competition there is
life. A little more business would
help things through.
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feat his ticket; or he must, as he
will do, run a straight out negro
ticket, and that will insure the sue
cess Of the white people, for upon
that issue, every white man who
respects his name, who loves his
children Or who feels the dignity OF
his manhood, will step promptly
to the front and assert his respect,
his love and his dignity at the bal
lot-box. The time has not yet come
when the negro shall have master
ed the other lesson that he is now
learning, viz; that he has not the
capacity to rule this country.
It will not take Him as long to
learn this one, as tt did for him to
find out the carpet baggers, and
when experience, the best OF teach.
ers, shall have finally taught him
this truth, he will turn of necessity
to the white people for that intelli-
gence and capacity that he will ac-
knowledge, he has not himself, and
then the problem will have been
solved. The answer will have been
proved, and we shall then see the
end of squabbling for negro votes
and the negro will sink to his level
of political, as well as social insig-
nificance; except in isolated cases
where particular. individuals may
display capacity that fit them for
minor Offices. To demand more
than this is to defy the DEGREES OF
Providence which made him the
inferior of the white race, and a
persistent effort on his part to grasp
more, will bring about that "irre-
pressible- conflict" that, when the
North shall have buried her ami
mosities, will array both North and
South against the negro; that war
Of intelligence againstignorance, OF
mind against muscle, that has new
er had but one ending in all the
history of the world.
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The LESSEE TAyLoR.-This fine
steamer came to time on Monday
last alone, with that veteran among
Steamboatmen, Dick Sinnott and our
old and true friend John Heinz on
the r.of. We learn that the est.
Mary" has again been seized and
that it is not proable that she will be
back soon. This leaves our friends
Sinnott & Helm cocks of the walk,
with their bully boat the Lessie
Taylor. The reception Captain Heinz,
met here was enthusiastic and we
learn that it was equally SO alb along
the river. The captain himself is SO
delighted to get back "holsle'' again,
and looks SO natural on the roof OF
our packet, than we cannot refrain
from pulling off our Editorial hat
and throwing it in the air with a
hurrah :! hip, hurrah! for Captain
Helm and the Taylor.
Success to both is the wish of the
Caucasian.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-04-18

IL We call special attention to
the notice Of Mr.. Legras Tax Asses
sor and Collector for this parish.
1t is the duty of every property
holder to come forward and have
his own assessment made, fixing
his own estimate Ole his landed and
Iand other property. Tax payers
have bitterly complained in the
past Of the high rate Of taxation
land over valuation Of their landed
property. This is their fault, to
some extent. Let each Taxpayer.
carefully prepare his list as proyi;
ded by M. Legras, and his polite
assistants, and make his own cash
estimate of the value of his proper
ty. This has been neglected hither-
to in many instances, and left to
the board OF assessors to determine
it. We have no doubt that the
tax payers of this parish would
saved thousands of dollars, were
they to look after this very import
ant matter.
The board of assessors composed
of the Sheriff, Clerk and Recorder,
would not take the responsibility
of increasing the valuation Of the
properly, il anything like a fair and
honest estimate were made by the
owner Of the property. Let us
give them a trial.
The property of the parish has
deteriorated very much n value and
We believe that six dollars per acre
for well improved lands and one
dollar for unimproved or uncultiya.
ted lands to be a fair appraisemeut
as it's cash value.
f. Do not neglect this important
duty unless you wish to pay for the
neglect.
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INDICATOR.

A QUEER Orr1cEn.-Passing up
Front street on Thursday, we saw
o negro with handouts on sitting by
the side of white man in front of
the Excelsior Saloon. A close in
spection revealed the fact that the
negro was the one WHO some weeks
ago killed another man of his own
co'or in Grant parish and who had
since been lodged in our parish Jail !;
and the further fact, that his keeper
was drunk and getting more so all
the time.
On enquiry wo learned that the
officer was MIR. Shelby, Deputy
Sheriff of Grant Parish, and that he
was conveying the prisoner to Colfax
for trial on the charge of murder.
We are informed that subsequently
the officer got 80 drunk as to have to
be carried to his room and that he
refused any offers of assistance in
guarding his prisoner and declined to
place him back in Jail for safe keep
ing during the night. More than
this, that while he was drunk in his
room, he sent the prisoner down
stairs for liquor, water &c.
Mr.. Fellows proposed to lock the
door but MIR. Shelby declined to
allow it. These facts are stated to
us by gentlemen whose statements
are reliable in every particular, and
show rather queer way of doing
business in guarding prisoners charg-
ed with grave crimes. If that pris-
oner did not make bis escape it
was his own fault, for he certainly
had the opportunity.
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That Jury Again.

Now that we have all had our
''say" about the jury drawn for the
May term of our District Court, we
want to go a little further into the
matter. Mr.. W. W. Wilmington,
Jr., and oursclf were the two quail
fled electors s,mmonsed to assist in
the drawing of the jury for the last
December term OF the Court. The
law requires two full lists of all
qualified jurors to be made at each
drawing, one to be deposited in the
Clerks Office for inspection, and one
on ballots of uniform size and color
to go in the box to be drawn from.
These two lists were prepared by
Mr.. Wilmington from the original
book Of Registration of 1872.
At the time Of the drawing these
lists We're called over aud checked
by comparison with the registration
book aud found to be correct-or
all errors or omissions corrected
as each namo was called from the.
registration book the corresponding
name was checked on the Clerks
Office list and cut oft from The other
oneoana il not exempt as a juror
put into a BALLOT BoX, with slid
ing top and lock and key. After
having been well and frequently
shaken, one hundred names were
drawn by Mr.: DeLacy in the pres
ence Of all, with what result is well
known. These hundred names were
put in @ separate box and q list
made of them as each one was
drawn out. When the drawing was
concluded, the ballot boa containing
the names that were left, about
three Thousand, was locked and
sealed by FASTING strips Of paper
over the top and sides with sigma
lures on them, and the box and key
were delivered into the possession
Of Mr.. John DeLacy, Sheriff. On
the Qccasian of the drawing of this
last jury, we were applied to by the
present Recorder, as Parish Attor-
ney, to settle the question as to
whether he was to- officiate or not
in the drawing. This was the first
that we knew that the jury was to
be drawn or anything about the
drawing. Having answered the
question in the affirmative, for
greater precau.ion, if not in posi-
tive obedience to the last jury law,
we repaired to the Court House
and found the officers and two quail
fled electors, Of whom Mr.. Whit
tington was one, assembled around
the table in the Court room, and
Mr.. john DeLacy Sheriff, was draw
ing ballots from out of a cigc7' boz.
We wish to do Vic. Porter the
credit to say that he made Mr.. Jno.
DeLacy 50 down stairs aud get an
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REGATTA !! REGATTA i
MONEY UP AND NO GRUMBLING
sl@n

We arc requested to announce
that, weather permitting, there
will be boat race on the river at
this place, on Sunday, tomorrow, at
3 O'Clock; Z. M.-Entries are TO be
made at the Ware House of Cullen
& Stafford, and the money put up
this evening. Entrance fee, $3.50.
-Four, or more to fill, Dash of one
mile straight. The winner to take
the purse. Make your entles!
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try will be governed by wisdom and
hopesty and with their carpet-hae-
ger allies at the helm. they VIII
steer this Parish and State beyond
redemption.
Yours Truly,
All. GRINSTEAD,
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TERMS +:

TERMS:
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subscription taken for less period
than six months.
ADVERTISEMENT inserted at the
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other box, and after he had brought
up the Alexandria ballot box, the
largest Of them all, Porter emptied
the jury ballots out OF the cigar boa
on the table and mixed them up
well, and then having put them in
the large ballot box shook them
we'll again. We wish also to do jus
tice to the Parish Judge who we do
not believe was knowing to any
fraud, and Messrs Calvit and Whit
tington, whom we are certain did
not even suspect such a thing. Mr..
Calyit was checking the names on
the registration book and. Mr..
Wilmington was making a list of
the names as they were drawn.
We know nothing of any of the
prior proceedings, Of our own
knowledge, and can't say whether
the other officers took steps to veri-
fly the box presented to them by Mr.
DeLacy, but we do know that when
they were given to Mr.. DeLacy
they were in ballot boz, locked
and sealed, as stated above, and
that they were being drawn from a
cigar boo when we got liz thereon,
and that the ballots were the same,
as we learned by enquiry there ard
they were in Mr.. Whittington's
writing as the December ones were.
We were told in answer to a ques-
ton there, during the drawing, that
no new lists had been made and
that they were drawing from the
old ones, having corrected them.
Now, we exonerate everybody
else concerned, because we witness
ed it and know that the mere draw
ing was fair, but until Mr.. John
DeLacy Sheriff, can and does ex-
plain to us, why, how, when and
wherefore, the jury ballots got out
Of that bullot Boa locked and sealed
and got into that cigar boo, and
how it happened .1airly that there
is such a large discrepancy between
the color Of the two juries drawn
from the same ballots, with the adj
dition of only about one hundred
and ten names-we Tdo charge up
on him and those we suspect to be
priyy to the fraud the bare
faced fraud of taking the names of
duly qualif ed white electors out of
the jury box.
The time is past when we of this
country mean to tamely submit to
any such fraud upon our rights.
If Mr.. DeLacy can explain the
matter. the columns of the Caucas-
ian are. open to him freely and gra-
tuitously; we will not willingly 90
injustice even to him who has done
SO much injustice..to our people, but
If he is guilty he must shoulder the
responsibility. We intend to OK
pose fraud wherever we find it, and
II Mr.. DeLacy and his party try that
game, he and they will find US
"there Or there abouts' with an
exposure as certain as death.
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Communicated.
CALnouN,s SroRE, RAp1DEs PARISH, /
April 9th, 1874
EditOr Caucasian.

EGttOf CG7tcNSaan:-s @ @
SIn:-Noticing your call for com.
munications throughout the Parish.
I have thought . line or two from the
outskirts might, if not OF any advan-
tage to your publication, be condu-
sive to the-welfare OF the denizsns O.
a large scope Of country in this re-
gion.-
In the first place, what is Of the
greatest importance to any commu-
nifty, convenient depot for the re-
ceipt OF mails, calls us to q hope that
some provisions may be made to-
enable us to receive letters and pa
pers without having to travel from
twenty to fifty miles, or be under the
necessity Of calling upon the local
store-keepers, who do occasionally
visit our Parish seat, to take with
him an extra mule, with enormous
saddle-bags to convey to us, OF to
his place of business for us, our news-
papers and letters which may have
accumulated in the Post Office. For
instance batch Of newspapers and
letters was shown me by one. Of these
store-keepers, addressed to his care
for citizens living at distances from
his place of business, varying from
five to twenty miles; those Of course,
living nearer, having received their
papers. To say nothing Of the good
nature which prompted said store
keeper to act as voluntary mail rider
for this large scope Of country. I
would suggest that were the facilities
for the distribution or delivery Of the
mails hereabouts greater, the induce
ments for subscribers to enroll them
selves among the patrons Of the eau
casian, would be thereby increased;
and where one now appears, five or
ten would come into ranks.
In fact, Mr.. Editor, our news IA
cilities are somewhat after this stlye:
Scene-Before or after church-at
blacksmith shop or country store.
Enter first neighbor; three or dozen
others waiting their turn. "Well,
what's the newsp Second neiehbor.
Not much, J. says that q. went to
Observation-Disclosures week and
saw merchant, Mike. Moses or Bill
II. said that cotton was worth SO much
meat was high and getting higher,
that red river would soon overflow
it's banks if it did not fall; and that
he heard a man say that man from
New Orleans said that there was TO
be new election soon, etc.
Now, although Mike, Moses, Billy
f., and the man from New Orleans,
may be first rate authority, I agree
with the community here, that think
themselves entitled to q more speedy
and direct news route than what they
have said, retailed second or third
handed two or three weeks there
after.
Various attempts have been made
to get a mail route through this Sec
ton Petitions signed by string of
citizens, who would be enough to
make company if not a regiment,
have been forwarded to the Third
Assistant p. NJ. General, without any
effect or notice.
The oft repeated rains in the coun-
try have been no little. obstacle to the
planters in planting their crops
though many have corn and cotton
both up and doing well, but for set
back received by tho weather.
Yours,
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r. Don't forget the races I! SCI
advertisement il another column.
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RIVER NEW s.

DATE. Above Low Below High
Water 72. Water 1866.
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E@Gs FOR SErTISG.-An English agIi-
cultural paper says that eggs Intended for
setting should be stored with the large
end down, because the air-bubble does not
spread 80 much - when the small end Il.
down-this spreading of the ar-bubble be-
Ing known TO effect the freshness and vi
tally of the eggs. Eggs stored with the
large end down will keep perfectly good
for Matching more than a month. while the
others cannot be depended on after two
weeks.
\ successful poultry breeder in Frank
lin, Mass, has been experimenting with
eggs for setting, and declares the above
statement correct. and adds that eggs stor-
ed on the large end. for few weeks before
setting, will all hatch at once. instead of
varying several hours, as Is usually the
case with eggs not 50 prepared.-fN T..
Fdrmer.
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SAVE THE BEST FOR BREEprNG.-It ia
the worst possible policy to kill all the
best and handsomest fowls, and save only
the mean and scraggy ones to breed from.
This is precisely the way to run out your
stock; for like tends to breed like, and the
result is, that By continually taking away
the best birds, and using the eggs of the
poorest, your flock will grow poorer every
succeeding year.
Ii would seem as though this was too
plain to be insisted upon, but, in fact. Zine
upon line" is needed. 1t is the CRYING
want of the poultry upon the farms the
country through, this careful and intelli-
gent selection of the best for breeding.
Nothing is lost by little self-denlal to
start with. The extra pound Of two Of
poultry flesh that you leave on its legs.
instead of sending it to the market, is as
good seed, and will bring forth ten-fold
and twenty-fold in your future broods.
Save the best stock for breeding Poultry
World.
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Farming Of England.

The farming of England is the best in
the world. The farms are usually large.
and the farmers men Of intelligence and of
large capital. More attention Is paid
there than anywhere else to the making of
manure; grain 1. largely grown: and the
system Of regular ro'afi N # crops 10
maintain the fertility of the soil. i almost
universal. Over largr part of the coun-
try the cash profit Of farming Is secured
10y the sale Of grain. but the fertility Of the
land, the ability to produce grain, is kip
up by the feeding of heavy stock Of cat
tie or sheep. which are Kept mainly for the
sake of manure they make. and which are
largely fed on purchased food-in.. great
part oil cake and Indian corn imported
from America. Such complete system
could hardly be carried ont on large
scale Oh many farms ia this country. Tor
few OF our farmers have the necessary
capital but il j.. after all. the system to-
ward which We must look Tor the perma-
ncnt future of our agriculture. Our farm
in. can never be perfect; nor anythin. like
il, until We shall lave reached the point Of
a constant Improvement ui the soil. 4
constant deterioration has been a ncccs-
>ary consequence Of the rapid spread III
pnpulstio over the whole breadth Of the
land but it must before long be followed
by a wave OF better farming, which alone
can enable such a population to Ice self
upporting.-I Agriouiturist.
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Domestic Recipes.

How TO MAKE ToAsr-Some one gives
the following sensible hints on this head ::
Warm your bread well, by changing the
sides of the slice when heated through.
brown as is desired: there should be rath-
er little than much browning, and the
slices should be quite thin, say a quarter
or three Fights OF an iuch, no more. But
do not scoreh; avoid that in all cases.
The philosophy o. browning is to take
your time until you are done. When the
toast accumulates keep hot dish, but use
as soon as possible. What is desirable in
toast is the rich color and favor formed
by changing the starch into dextrine or
fun. Heat evaporates moisture In bread
as well as elsewhere. The moisture that
escapes from toast leaves the bread light.
soft. and porous inside.
STRRNGTHING JELLY Boil in two
quarts of water. .One ounce Of rice, one
ounce Of sage, and one ounce Of pearl bar
ley, until reduced one-half Strain into
mould take a teacupful morning. noon and
night. 1t can be sweatened and favored
to taste.
TAPIOCA JELLY.-Wash q teacupful of
tapioca, soak il for three hours in cold wa
ter; turn OF the water and pour over it
one quart of boiling water. Add the graf
ed peel of one lemon; sweeten to taste.
and boil for one hour.
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pottrp.
For the Ellsworth American
Fishers of Men.

Fi-hers of Men. is it. girls. must YOU he.
Out on the waves Of Life. turbulent sea;
l. there II, labor for hani or for mini
But such doubtful employment ss anglers may
findy
l. II the work God has given 10 YOU.
Fishing for gudgeons and cooking them. too
Can YOU have never a loftier desire,
Or Is that the Heaven to which you aspire,
No spot on this wide teemng earth may you
claim:
Purposeless. Homeless not even name;
Nothing for YOU but to patiently wait
Till dog-fish or shark comes TO swallow your
bait.
Think YOU God me ans you shall dress for your
dinner,
With the sauce OF coatentment. some crusty
old sinner
Eating him hungriy slice after slice
Through long dreary lifetime. pretendin;
he's nice.
Better go starving a one. through the world;
Better at once to pertliton be hurried;
Than owned by lump of self-worshipful trash
Who thinks none iii but ange,s TO serve up his
hash"
Simple simon excepted who thinks 10 catch
whale,
Though angling for ave in a wa,h-bowl or psily
And few are the maidens too seriaut to knox ".
All r.h in the sea are not whales though they
blow"
Sure the Angler knows best what bait he may
use:
What one fish would bite would another re-
fuse;
The best must be sought for, with diligence,
too.
For poor ones are pentiest all the sea through.
Sir Whale, Though your lineage l may not
trace.
know you are Lord OF the fnny race
shou d You chance 10 be caught by this ''Fish-
er Of Mem
W II You sing her praises as loudly when
Her taper fingers. SO soft and fair
Are burnt" instead of her golden hairy
When her face now glowing with bushes
sweet
/, red from the cook-stove's fervent heat,
Should you fihd (whai you think is your right
| infer
All beauty and usefulness centre In herr
Don't fail to remind her by word and bv look.
Your Lordship Is Captain, she only cook.
II the process is pleasant. Oh wonderful man.
Why don't you lie quietly down in the pan,
And get nicely Drowned, and not raise the
cooks ire
by sputtering and splashing the fiat in the
frey"
CHRISTINE :. BLAKE.
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The early ducklings that realize such
high prices in the London market. are said
to be principally the, Aylesbury variety,
distinguished by their great size, white
quality is said to be produced by feeding
the old birds largely with sound oats plac-
ed in a vessel of water. If not allowed
much room to swim, old ducks will lay
Matched under hens. and the ducklings
literally fed with slaked oatmeal and fine
middings. and afterwards with oats in
water. Under this treatment they may be
made ready for the table in less than two
months.