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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18
The Great Antagonist Of Disease.

What is the natural antagonist of
disease 1t is the vital principle.
From the moment that disease is de-
veloped in the system, this champion
fights the intruder until it either con-
quers or is conquered. Which side
should medicinal science espouse in
this life and death struggled Should
it depress and cripple the physical en-
ergies of the patient, thereby helping
the disorder, or should it reinforce the
vitality of the patient and thereby as
sist in quelliDg the ailment7 Of
course the proper answer to this ques-
ton must be obvious to every one
above the grade Of an idiot or a luna
tic, and hence it follows that the weak
and broken down invalid who chooses
to dose himself with depicting slops,
instead of toning, invigorating and vi
talizing his enervated frame with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, must he either
feeble minded or deranged. Surely
nothing short of imbecility or insanity
could induce a person laboring under
bodily weakness and nervous prostra
ton, to take day after day powerful
doses of some drastic purgatiye in the
hope of gaining strength thereby. Al
though charlatans may advertise prep
arations of this character as tones,
people in the full possession of their
reason can not, one would think, de-
cept them as snch. It they do the
penalty of their credulity may be the
shortening of their lives. The rheu-
matte, the dyspeptic, the bilious, the
debilitated and nervous, and all who
are subject to intermittents, or other
diseases bro6ght on by the inc|ement
weather which prevails at this season,
will doswell to strengthen their nerves,
tone their stomacfs and regulate their
bowels with the Bitters. The two-fold
operation of the restorative as an in
vigorant and an aperient, in addition
to it's direct and specific effect upon the
disordered liver, renders it most eff
cient remedy for complaints of the d.
gestive, secretive and excretive organs,
at present in use. This fact is conce
ded by eminent members of the facul-
ty whose testimony to that effect is
published in Hostetter's Almanac for
1874.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18
Fire..

A disastsous fire occurred in our
Town early on Friday morning last,
in the second Ward, corner of Fourth
and Fish Streets, which resulted
in the total destruction of the large
and fine building owned by j. j. Pc
terman. Some mystery seems to ex-
list as to how the fire originated, for
! the whole front roof was in perfect
blaze when the first alarm was sound.
! ed, hence when our fremen reached
the scene of action, nothing could be
done to save the building, but as
is usual with our fire boys good work
vas done, and all the surrounding
buildings were saved. There was no
insurance on the property, which
falls hard on the owner; we learn,
however, that the furniture of Mr..
Kornhein, " h O was living with his
family in the house, was fully in
sured.
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ALEXANDRIA. La
Wednesday,. March is, 1874.

The CoLFAx PRIsoNERs..-Our very
latest intelligence from New Orleans,
where in the U. S. Circuit Court, the
prisoners from Grant Parish are be-
ing tried, states that the case was
turned over to the Jury, on Friday
morning last, and up to Sunday
morning no verdict had been agreed
on. From we'll authenticated CLEAN
ings and rumors it seems to be
known that the Jury stood eleven for
acouittal and one for conviction.-
Judge Woods charge to the Jury,
which we have read in Saturdays
Republican, is very long, able, care
fully and ingeniously composed doc
ument, and from first to last leans in
the direction of aiming at the con
Yiction Of the prisoners.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

PUEBLO LARCENY PRACTIsED BY THE
PRESIDENTIAL Washington dispatch
to the New York Sun, says: The pick
ing and stealing game, as praclised in
the different departments Of the Gov
eminent, has been pretty we'll illumi-
Dated. From Time to time the Sun has
shone on these little villainies and
brought them out in bold relief, until
they are known of by all men. Never
theless, many good honest people, who
have read with shame our exposures of
the manner ia which horses aud carfi-
ages, with drivers and footmen, are
kept at the public expense for the pri-
vate use of Government officials, are
reluctant to believe that the President
.countenances this robbery.
1t is indeed sad to know that the
President of the United States sane
lions petty stealing of this sort from
the public treasury. But when lie
himself practises the same game there
is no longer room for doubt. His
coachmen, .footmen, barber, and all the
male employees about the White House
not prorided for IN the Congressional
appropriations for the Erectire Man.
sion are borne on the rolls of the Adju-
tont-Generars office as enlisted men, and
are paid. from the appropriations for the
support cfthe army.
These facts are as notorious in
Washington as they are incontroverti-
bic; yet there is not a member of Con-
gress on either side who has the cour-
age to call attention to them, and in
troduce a bill to remedy the evil.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

I~ The Unit ed States Senate
have adopted the instructions of MI.
Merrimon to the Finance Committee
to bring in a bill increasing the vol
ume Of the currency forty-six mil
lions, or to provide that its limit
shall be $4o0,ooo,oo0. Mr.. Coopers
convertible bond project vas recon-
sidered and voted down by large
majority.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

- The fine and m ag nj Fl c e mt
steamer South Western, one OF Red
Rivers best and most reliable Pack
cts, was burned and proved total
loss, at Inflated Colfax, on Sunday
morning at 2 o'clock. She was on
her way up with full freight, crowd
ed with people and passed up on
Saturday evening. We failed to
learn particulars, except complete
destruction of the boat and no lives
lost. She was owned and differed
by the Jacobs and Lewis boys" who
are good steamboatmeD, true men
and we fear that the loss of their
peerless steamer will fall heavily on
them.
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p% We have thanks to treasure
up for the officers of the South Wes-
tern, Lessie Taylor, and our own lit
tie st. Mary.
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The Pineville Cemetery.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT

EDITOR DEMOCRAT-x &
Dear Sir-In a recent visit to
the ancient burial ground of Rap
ides in Pineville, | was so shocked
at it's present disgraceful condition,
that I can not refrain from calling
the attention of our good people to
the subject, in the confident hope
that something may be done and
will be done at once to improve the
condition of affairs.
Sometime ago there was a char
ter obtained under the generallaws
of the State for al association pro-
posing to take charge of the mat
ter, which is now in force and can
be seen in the Recorders Office.
The incorporators are men who
have the confidence Of the people,
the shares are only five dollars each
and the object is certainly one that
should interest tue public Of Rap
ides.
Notwithstanding all these facts,
through the want of little energy
the matter was dropped, and the
charter is likely to remain a dead
letter upon the Recorders books,
until we shall have all gone there,
and Gabriel's trumpet awakes fifty
generations yet to go there, unless
somebody takes hold of the matter.
I am much afraid that my SELF
imposed task will be productive of
but little good, as all interest seems
to be centered in private burial
grounds belonging to the different
Churches in close proximity to the
old Cemetery to the entire eSclu-
sion OF any regard for the old one.
! This should not be, for 1 venture
the assertion, that there is not a
man, woman or child in Kapides
l who has not some relative or friend
buried in the oldgrave yard.
H A decent regard for their memo
ry and even a small respect for
ourselves makes it imperative that
!, something should be done to i'm
Prove it's condition at once.
} The Chartered Association pro-
posed to acquire the title to the
} land either by purchase or dona-
| ton, and as it belongs to one of
our most liberal and public spirit
ed citizens of the old time, there is
, no doubt but that it would be do
mated without hesitation.
1t is absolutely necessary that
they should have the title in trust
for the public, so that they could
control the interments in the fu-
ture. Our recently enlranchised
"walds of the nation" have up to
this time assumed as much or more
control and ownership, than those
who by previous occupancy, had
acquired a pyima Jacie title, at
least and in more than one instance,
have encroached upon the sanctity
of the grave.
The fist object should be to put
a fence around the grave yard;
then it will be all easy matter to
tiud some person to take charge Of
it, and by giving him the right to
dig all graves and from contribu-
lions Of persons having lots, he
would derive a sufficient salary to
pay him for cleaning out the IN
der brush, making walks ana 9th
erwise identifying the ground so
that they would be a credit rather
than disgrace to the people of the
parish.
I Five Hundred Dollars. T think
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18
20 The election in New Hamp

70 The election in New Hamp-
shire for State officers and members
of the Legislature, which took place
Oh the 9th, has resulted in a COM
plete triumph for the 'fdead" De-
mocracy. The star that never sets
in the East once more shines demo.
cratically, and evinces that the old
corpse is still fresh and alive.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

s@ We call special attention to
the card of Capt. Heinn, elsewhere
in our columns. En- passant we
learn that the old Captain has met
with good luck among his old
friends, and that his stock book IS
being we'll filled.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

e In the case Of FIuck VS.. the
Corporation, in which the District
Court, through an ignorant negro
Jury, rendered damages Of eight
hundred dollars against our Corpo-
ration, and from which decision our
Town Fathers appe led to the Sn-
preme Court, the decision and
judgment have been reversed
and rendered against Fluck, with
all costs in both Courts. AS this
decision is an important one, and
covers many vexed points, we shall
publish the decree Of the Supreme
Court in full as soon as received
here.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18
The Edinburgh Review for January

The Leonard Scott Publishing Co.'s
reprint of the Edinburgh Review for
January has just reached US. The fol.
lowing is a summary of the contents.
l. Libraries, Ancient and Mod
ern." A short account of the histories
of ancient Libraries, and of the nature
and circumstances of book collecting
i'll early times, followed by a survey Of
the progress made within the past few
years by the library of the British Mn.
scum and its rivals abroad-an at.
tractive article to photographers,
II. "Memoir and Letters of Sara
Coleridge." A thorough review of thu
work; interspersed with many quota.
tons, illustrating the moral and intel.
lectual characteristics of highly Gift.
ed woman.
III. "The Diplomatic Service"
Dwe]ls mainly on the difficulties with
which the younger members of tile SER
vice have to contend.
". Autobiography of John Stuart
MILL" The most interesting of the
many reviews we have seen of this
work, written hy one who was person.
ally acquainted with the author. It
will be no fault of the periodical press
if the public fails to form correct es-
innate of this distinguished author.
V. "Nipth census of the United
States" Comments mainly on the
Southern States and the effect produ-
ced BY the war and emancipation.
vi. "Heer's Plimeval Life in Swift
zerlaDd." Describes the remains of an
cient animal and vegetable life that
abound in its mountains, from base to
the vevy summit.
VII. "Life and Correspondence of
the First Earl Of Miuto." After a
glimpse at the early records of the FL
lot family, we have heres condensed
narrative of the life of Sir Gilbert Ell
liot. now better known as the first
Earl of Mimic. Many interesting de-
tails are given connected with his
career in Parliament during the anxious
times of the American and French rev.
olntions. For many years Elliot was
in'rusted with various important for
eisn missions and embassies; and lie
was raised to the reerage, with the IT,
tie OF Earl Of Mimic, as reward for
his services in Corsica. Eventually
appointed Governor General of India,
he won no mean place in history by
his efficient administration of the gov
erpmeDt.
VIII. "Results of the Education
Act"
TX. "The Doctrine Of the Sacred
Heart" Suggests that the style and
metap|orical language of the worship
Of the Sacred Heart had possibly their
origin in the mystical illusions of the
famous Puritan divine, Thomas Good
win, the Jesuits only giving '.tbe addi-
tional body coloriug, which Romanism
imparts and admits, to the vigorous
but less definite outlines traced by the
Calvinist."
x. ~Disracli's Glasgow Speeches."
A timely paper, considering the pres
ent state of parties in England.
a General Butler has introduced q
! hill intn tlo Enlo.al u1.naa ac pa
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

s@- The witnesses forthe defence,
in the Colfax cases have all return
ed home with clear consciences and
empty pockets. Those for the
prosecution and persecution are
yet in New Orleans, holding high
carnival with damaged consciences
and flushed pockets. Uncle Sam,
as now administered, remembers
moniedIy his gracious wards, and
always hits the white man a lick.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

r. The river here is now nearly
full banks, aad rising too fast for
comfort. The weather, all the past
week and as we write is very favor
able for continued rise. We are
having the regular equlnoctial
showers, which just now are any
thing but Of benefit to all Rapides
creation. Rain, continued and
steady rain has been our portion,
hence all crop works have come to
a dead stand still.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

p9| Since our last we have to re-
cord the death, at his home, Buffalo,
N. Y, of one of tie best, purest and
truly eminent men of our Country,
Millard Fillmore, ex President OF
the United States. Truly and his
torically can it be written that he
was one of our great men, in the
days of Americas giant intellects and
unselfsh patriotism, and that he was
the last Of the long and noble line Of
Presidents who deserved the appel.
lation in its strict sense. We feal
that the present generation will have
grown old when they live to see an.
other Willard Fillmore Chef Magis
trate of these United States.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

s~ Charles Sumner, the great
Radical Chef and Senator from the
old Bay State, died suddenly in the
City of Washington, in full harness
duty, on the 1lthinst. He was born
in 1911, was man of fine cultivated
Collegiate education, deep and last
ing sectional prejudices, far below
the true statesman of the pure days
of the Republic, in the best qualities
of mind and heart, which go to make
up good and great men, and died
with the forfeited confidence of the
faithless party whose leader he had
been from its cradle.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

"a An exchange says: The question
is finally settled. After the autopsy
the Philadelphia faculty has given the.
following verdict, which must stand
forever as a monument showing what
science can do for dead twins: "The ST.
amese twins were xiphophagus of the
class of Observation-Disclosures, and may
be called, fer short, omphelophagas
xiphodidymus."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

70 T he Fair Grounds and Race
Track Of the Rapides Agricultural
Fair Association, under the auspices
of our fellow-townsmen, S. Cullen
and J. G. French, the lessees, are un-
dergoing complete repairs, renova-
ton and additional improvements,
which are bound to make them the
most complete and perfect in the
whole country. We trust to soon an
noance to the public programme
for grand and entertaining sports.
~~~-~-~~~-A~-~~-~~~~
RAJ From reliable rumors we learn
that Beckwith, the prosecuting At
torney in the Colfax case, gushed
out in full war paint, welded his
tomahawk through the foul air of the
Government Court, and made many
Lilliputian thrusts at some of the
Rapides boys, who were at home and
not on trial. We thank you, Beck.
with, for your renewal bond of your
love and friendship, and may your
dim shadow never be less.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

~ Clinton, Auditor de facto, has
written a love letter to his de facto
Governor, Kellogg, in which he in
forms him that the last Legislature
failed to make an appropriation to pay
the country radical Press for printing
the laws of the State. Should this
prove true and Kellogg don't strain a
point in their favor, many one of the
radical Fourth Estate will fold his tent
and depart for the place where the
woodbine never was known to Irvine.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

a General Butler has introduced
bill into the Federal House of Repre-.
sentatives, to authorize Communication
and shortening Of sentence for good
conduct to prisoners in such States and
Territories as have no Communication
laws of their owl, and provides for in
curry into their treatment wherever
they are now confined. The bill also
contemplates the erection of Federal
peneteDtiaries for the confinement Of
convicts under United States laws.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

Hga Ben. Butler and Dawes were
ANNOUNCED to desire to step into
dead Charles Summers shoes, be-
fore the mortuary arrangements
were perfected with the underta-
ker, -.,.,.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-03-18

o The late firm OF A. Heyman &
Co., Of our Town, have been adludg-
ed as bankrupts, on the 18th inst,
and a meeting of their creditors to
prove their debts, and choose one or
more assignees of their estate, will be
held at a Court of Bankruptcy, on
the 31st Of this month, at the Gus
tom house building, New Orleans,
before G. s. Kellogg, Register.
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&c. And yet another one in JEFF.
ferson. destroying valuable proper
ty, making the fourth in less than
twelve months. And another, the
third in same space Of time, at Cou-
shatta City. Verify the torch OF
the incendiary is always a blaze.
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Sherif's Sale.

By virtue of writ of al. e. ia. to me direct
ed, issued out of the Court of Common Pleas
Of Monroe County, will expose to sale, a,
Public Vendue, on
Saturday, the 26ta day Of December, 1874,
at o'clock in the afternoon, at the Court
House In the Borough of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, the following described Real Estate
to wit:
All that certain nlessuage and two lots OF
land situate in Jackson township, in said Coun-
ty. No. l-adjoining land Of John NJ. Kins-
ley, VIM. II. Rinehart, Philip Kresge and Jo-
mas b. Miller, containing
10 ACRES,
OF which rs acres are cleared and in good state
of cultivation, balance cumberland. The i'm
provements are II story R
Frame House, @assE.G
% by 25 feet, Kitchen attached ssgsGszS
l6 by 40 feet, frame Barn 80 by 46 feet and
other out buildings. There is -
Young Orchard sA
on the premises No. 2, containing
II Acres and 131 Perches,
adjoining No. l and land of Jonas B. Miller,
John Kinsley and the Estate of John Wilson,
deceased; about acres cleared and balance
good timber land.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
erty OF Daniel 3. Miller, and to be sold by me
for cash.
CHARLES HENRY, Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office, Stroudsburg,
December 7, 1574.-3t.
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Sherif's Sale

by virtue of writ of f. ia to me directed
Issued out of the Court of Common Pleas Of
Monroe County, will expose to public sale. at
Public Vendue on -
Saturday, the 26A day Of December, 1874.
at o'clock in the afternoon, at the Coprt
House. In the Borough of Stroudsburg, Monroe
county, the following described Real Estate.
Al! the interest of defendant in and to a GER.
tam farm or tract of land situate in Middle
Smithfeld township, containing
100 ACRES,
ADJOINING lands of George Peters. Jacob Fl
Place, Rudolphus Schoonover, John Dewitt.
Melehoir Depue. About 20 acres, WOOD.
LAND, 10 acres MEADOW, balance cleared
improvements part log and part frame
Dwelling House, -
y stories high, Is by 40 feet, BARN ~. &
So by 40 feet, stable under and other1l.E8
out buildings
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
erty of Samuel G. Miller, and to be sold by me
for cash.
=, .n CHARLES HENRY, Sheriff:
Sheriff's Office, Stroudsburg,
December Z, l874.-3t
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/ RGUMENT LIST

/ RGUMENT LIST
II DECEMBER TERM, 1874.
e-i eeai-P NcClusky vs. Jacob Stauner
is5r io =, = Naum9n vs.. Efie Smith, Administrative
I'm In Asrn vs. David Marvin
WT-''l W1l Lysrstt vs.. Timothy Miller.
L. I-,-i I, V-tosrt, Executor vs. Reuben Eresge-
80 80 a a WALTON Us. Moses L. Eeyes.
In & ~ p 5Essnswcjg vs.. Reuben Gartzeil Executor.
~ ;T mater Of the Widows ApprSiscmeat vs Wash
tt'.5-g4 yyerield's Estate.
49, o1F!st vs.. Casper Buskirk et. al.
49, n o.n0ch vs.. Peter Merwiue.
- r rice yS. Pa!en & Eorthrup
n mater Of the Petition for discharge of Sarah
@'-@--;E, Executor of Mason Dimni2k, decd.
-e2'1a5eg II, 1874 --1-- 1--' = '''''
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DENTISTRY.
DIR. HOMER PATTERSON

Will be at the office of Howard Patterson, NJ
D. formerly DR.. Seip's) Main ST., Stroudsburg
from, December oath to January %. 1870, lho-
Iidays.) His former patients, also others WISH
ing dental work done are requested TO call
Fresh Laughing Gas will be ready Tor extract
ing. os >,
make payment. uec' ~
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Asst NOTICE.
Real E,tat9 Agent and Collector.

TIIAL LIST,
l DECEMBER TERM, 1874.
I1..E'3' I1 Henry IS. Reuben Feuhart.
"I- ,- -ialJgl y co. vs. John c. Strunk.
[.y4 90 S.yrin rs. Charles Everett CT. al.
-tls9a Uetrick Us. Abraham Staen et. al
SsI S II lu ,yr 2en5weig vs. Reuben EarJz5l Co e. a.
IT5-lA -diiar vs.. J. Il. Carlton ct. al.
a.,5ls1h q Carpenter IS. Timothy Miller.
TT1ssa'55 Adm'rs IS. Lintord Marsh
Company
anna ANA Ssris yder vs. the SANE
O@'' i'r'+ THOS Il. MCILHANEY, Proth'y.
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r. MAINONE,
Maker. Tuner, Regulator and Repairer
Pianos, Organs and Me|Odeons,

Parties residing In Sroudsburg and vicinity, wish
ing their Instruments thoroughly tuned regulated and
repaired at most reasonable price will please leave
their orders st the Jefersonian Office.
Those wishing to purchase Pianos or other instru-
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ing had practcle experience of over twenty-six
years in the musical line, L am prepored to furnish
the latest and most improved instruments st the lowest
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here and solicit your favors.