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Home ROaf CIuh

will launch their boat kate Cantrell' this
evening at six o'clock, when test will be
made of the calking, which has recently
been done.
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Chattanooga Enternrts...

A couple of Graphic correspondents have
received thousand dollars from citizens of
Chattanooga for writing up and sketching
that city.
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Boots and ShOes.-Our summer stock
is now complete, and will be offered at the
lowest prices. John Holahan, 9 Union St,
between College and Market. my31 If
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Blank - indicates no report cipher (0J Sta
tlOnary; minus e. tendency 20 Iall; plus " ten
dency to rise A. c. FoED, Observer.
The river rose yesterday, and was feet
inches on the shoals at 3 p. NJ.
There were no arrivals cr deIartures.
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Dress GOOds.-We viii offer from this
date forward Ourentire stock of Dress Goods
at great sacrifice. Orleans Store, 10 Public
Square. OlwiH Bros.
May 81, 1874 my3I 1w
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slippers! Slippers!-Ladies' Kid Slip
pers 40 cents pair; Misses and Children's
Slippers, plain and fancy colors, at low
prices. Eagle Shoe Store, o Union, be-
tween College and Market streets.
mv3l If
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CITY NOTICES.

In Full Blast Again.-Wain & Walker
have refitted their store and are nov ready
to furnish their old and new customers
with all the latest styles in silk stiff, semi
stiff and soft hats. A full line for men and
boys, in all the latest styles and eolors, just
received for the spring trade. mhl4 If
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WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE CHEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, June ;, 100 \. NJ
PrO6dbiIitieS.-FOr Tennessee and the
Ohio valley, partly cloudy weather, local
rains, high temperature and southeast 10
southwest winds.
The lower Mississippi will fall slowly
during Friday.
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Total receipts..................,
EXPENDITURES.
DhsU1fpE lufrTSn.


tohCl .csHfu w
r. L. Davies x Bro, clock. Coz 90
NanDuZen * Tiff, ben........ 52l 81
Freight hauling and labor. Q 76-sl,4 31 80
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RIVER NEW

RIVER NEWS.
Daily Report Of Stage Of Water. gitB Changes n
hs "a Hours snathS p. 81. JsHe I, 1854.
ABOVE OHANGEs
Low
STATIONS WATER RISE FALL-
n. in. ft. In. n. IN.
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BONDS.
Special Meetings OF the Two Boards
to Consider the City Finances.
A Committee Of Conference Appointed
to Draft a Bill.

Responding to a call of the Mayor, the
Board Of Aldermen convened at 1 O'Clock
yesterday evening, the following members
being present: Cheatham, Pentecost, Con-
sidine, Breen, Eakin, McGayock, GleaTeS
and President McCrea.
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The Tower and Clock Of the Ninth
Ward SehOOl-hOuse.

Mr.. Charles Rich, the chairman of the
committee having charge of all matters re-
lating TO building the tower and putting up
the clock and bell Of the Ninth Ward
SchOol-house, makes the following exhibit
of the receipts and expenditures:
RECEIPTS.
Picnic at Weitmuler's Garden Sep
TENDER, 1873. ........................ 1926 Is
Entertainments at SchoOl-house Janu-
airy, .......................... $40 25
Picnic at Weitmuller'S Garden Mayl9,
IS74...................... 20 90
Balance made up by subscriptions. 40 90
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New arrival of fashionable Straw Hats at
the 80 Cents Store. je5 st
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Local Report for the City, Thursday,
June A. 1874.
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STATE OF THE wEATHEK.

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The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-29

THE RoADs.-Thc roads in many
places need work, anil the bridges
throughout the parish, should be
repaired. There il some complaint
al"ne the bridges, IN many places
being dangerous to the travelling
public. Will the Road Syndics see
to it, and do their duty, requiring
every Que to do work that the law
requires. The crops will soon be-
conveyed t" market, aud with bad
roads, much delay and expense is
incurred. Nothing conveys a bet.
ter idea Of progress and civilization
in any country, than well worked
public roads, by which, travel is fl.
cilitated aud Journeys made with
ease. 1t is a criminal oftense TO- q
Road Syndic to neglect or refuse to
discharge his duty, and no doubt
any delinquent will hear from the
next Grand Jury that meets.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-29

- Messrs. Baer & Mann ofNew
Orleans have opened With q new
aud complete stock OF goods at 4.
Heyman's old stand, Front Stree
We are gratitied to learn that they
have employed Mr.. A. Heyman as
Chief Clerk and they displayed
their wisdom in so doing. Mr.. Hey
man is a thorough business man. is
we'll known to the country here,
aud will doubtless attract consider
able trade - the store Of Messrs.
Bacr & Mann. We arc informed
Ivy parties who have purchased
there, that they ae selling goods,
remarkably cheap, for cash.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-29
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS

CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS
The following are the Congressional
az nominated by the
Congressional Convention. There
was 40 nomination made by the 9Th
District, they are to hold their con.
vention at Vienna, in Jackson par
ish. Col. w. B. Spencer was the
prominent candidate, and will
secure the nomination.
First District, Randall l.. Gibson,
of Orleans; 2nd Dist. +. John Ellis,
of Orleans 3rd Dist. Joseph A.
Breaux, Of iberia; 4th Dist. WIN.
NJ. Levy, of Natchitoches 9Th Dist.
No nomination; 9th Dist. J. NJ.
Moore, OF St. Landry.
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The Parish Convention
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, !
Auw 1lfh 1874 {

ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, !
Aug. 18th, 1874 !
At 4 meeting ot the Parish ZEN.
trail Committee of the White Mans
Party, held this day, there was
prcscnt-Julius Levin, John A.
Williams, John l.. Walker, w. G.
McGimsty and Kobt. r. Hunter.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Rcsolred, That in view of the fact
that the registration opens in this
Parish on the 4tl Monday Of Au-
gust, and that it is desirable that
nominations for the parish. Offices
sl,Oulh he made rs soon thereafter
as possible, the time Of holding the
Ward elections for delegates to the
Parish Convention he aud is here
by fixed for
SATURDAY, Goth of AUGUST,
ut 10 o'clock A. NJ, and that the
PARISH CONVENTION he held ut the
Town Hall, in the town OF Alcxan-
dria, on
SATURDAY, 5tl, SEPTEMBER,
Resolred, That the representa-
ton from the different Wards, be
fixed at one delegate for every Is
votes, or fraction Of u votes or
over cast for John McEnery for
Governor in 1872. Accordingly
the following list with the votes
cast, and the number Of delegates
to which each precinct is entitled
is published for the guidance Of the
wards, as the basis Of their repre-
sentation in the Parish Convention
tO.wit:
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The Fair Association.

We again appeal to the subscri-
bc,s of stock to the Fair Associa.
ton, to come forward and pay their
subscriptions. IF parties can not
pay the full amount at present let
them pay what they can now, as
the Board Of Directors are in need
Of assistance. Those who subscrib-
ell at the last meeting, and who
promised to pay before their next
meeting in October. will be called
upon before that time to pay up
and certificates of stock he issued
to them. 1t must be remembered
that the Board of Directors have
incurred responsibilities on the
good faith of the subscribers, and
the charter requires that all per
sons not paying shall be sued for
the amount. The Directors will
not adopt this method of collecting
unless it becomes necessary to
liquidate their Indebtedness. But
we are satisfied, that it will not be
necessary, as all the subscribers
can meet their obligations by the
Goth Of October.
We urge upon every citizen in
the Parish to help this institution
and subscribe to the Stock. The
stock is only five dollars share,
and We wOnld like to see every far
mer the owner at least of a share.
Great preparation is being made
for the next annual meeting which
promises now to be great and de-
cided success. Visitors and exhib
itors from other Parishes will be
here, to contend with the people OF
Rapides for the prizes offered.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-29

"a Will the Democrat deny that
it had a copy in full Of the proceed
ings Of the Mass Meeting Of the Sth
inst, and that he gave that copy
to us from winch the CaNcasion's
rpport was made? If that don't
look like ''refusing to publish them"
We don't know what "refusing"
is.
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omce Seeking :!

The Louisiana Democrat Of Wed
nesday last, dived iuto the shallow
depths OF his sinner consciousness"
and came up dripping from the ef:
fort, with what no thought would
he 4 smasher ut the Camcasian's
corps of Editors; viz: that they
are seeking Office. The writer Of
this, our Mr.. Hunter, deems this a
proper occasion to say that it is
not true that either Of the Editors
Of this paper has sought or is seek.
ing office. Neither Of them has or
would ask any man for hts support
for any position. Being authorized
to speak for himself only, he desires
further to say here. what he has
openly proclaimed on the Streets
for months, tina: under no circum.
stances, upon no considerations
would he allow his name to be used
for any Office, nor would he accept
any office in the gift Of the people
Of Rapides, If unanimously ten.
dered to him. He il in nobody's
way, wants nothing aud seeks only
to be allowed to work for the people
among whom lie was horn and raised
with the hope and expectation of
no other reward than the approx.
nj of his own conscience, and the
benefit that will be derived by him
professionally, from a prosperous
aud thriving condition Of affairs in
this parish and State. His motives
are selfish only il, 40 far rs they
seek advancement in his profession.
al standing, AMI the number and
amount Of ices that it might he
possible for him to get If the coun.
try was prosperous. WHO says
else speaks falsely.
The writer would not have
brought his name forward but for
the charge of the Democrat Mt this
time, when silence would have per.
maps been interpreted as u conles.
sion of its truth.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-29

Hon. A. III. LEONARD II !, e
name of this bold and fearless de-
fender Of the rights Of the people
Of Louisiana, was put in nomina.
tion in the Congressional Convpn-
ton and it he had desired the Office
he would have l,cennnminated on the
first ballot. He declined because
he said he was wo, king tor the PEG
PIE a,nl did not wish to give All oc
casion to have his motives misen-
terprptpd. All honor to the un
selfisl, patriot
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-29

e We hoist the name of the White
Peoples State Ticket to-day, but make n"
change in onr Parish organizations name.
tho Parish Convention may do that if it
thinks il d.airahle.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-29

~ Our merchants anticipating
a lively trade this Fall, have as a
general thing gone to New Orleans
and other cities, to lay in full sup
plies Of goods 70 suit the market.
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- We are done with onr paper
war with the Democrat. We were
attacked aud we answered. We
shall not hereafter notice anything
that may come from that source
through the columns Of this paper.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-29

e We are in receipt Of letters
from Messrs 7. B. Helm, Branch
Tanner, X. NJ. Clark aud john p.
Smelling, too late tor last weeks
issue. and regret that they are
crowded out this week by our State
Convention matter.
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Tho Parish Convention.

Upon this day week our parish
Convention is to assemble and they
will have duties to perform of the
utmost Importance to Rapi,les. The
selection OF the proper candidates
to Gil the parish Offices is q duty
which will require on the part of
the Convention the utmost circum.
specti0n and caution. We are in 4
crisis where it is imperatively dc.
manded that tho very best men
shall lie put forward, and no Office
given because some candidate mov
desire it. Tho only test should be
capacity and honesty, for we are
waging II war upon the negroes for
filing the Offices with incapable and
dishonest men, aud while any and
all Of the candidates and nominees
will be honest, it is equally impor.
tant that they should be capable
We 20 not intend these remarks to
apply to any Of the candidates
whose names we have heard men,
toned for offices. AS some of them
are for the same Office, the duty Of
the Convention will be to select the
most capable.
We deprecate the previous an
nouncemcnt Of candidates this time
because We have advocated the pol.
icy that the Office should hunt the
man, and not the man tho Office.
The Mass Meeting announced this
policy and We IRE satisfied that it is
4 wise one. The Convention should
have been left entirely untralnmel.
ell IL this respect, and combina-
tons, electioneering, ETC., for this
one time ought to have been done
away with. Although applied to,
the Caucasian has not made any all.
nouncelnents for this very reason.
We are we'll aware that it Is sane.
tioneo by custom and that in itself
there is and can be nothing dispar-
aging in so doing, the candidates
through the press merely saying
that if they are chosen they will
serve, but these are peculiar times
and the sentiment Of the people is
opposed to office hunting. Ones
friends have Of course the right
anon. themselves to discuss the
name of any one for any particular
Office, and to put his nIIne in nomi-
nation in the Convention, but let
there he no combinations or com
promises. 1fany man is not strong
enough - carry the Convention on
his own merits, he ought not to
have the nomination.
We have not had in our mind any
candidate o.: set Of candidates in
making the above remarks and
hope they will not he construed as
applying to any one personality
We speak for the good Of Rapides
alone.
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- The ward election Of dele
oates to The Parish Convention
takes place to day at the different
uevriu:s n II O'Clock.
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~ The attention OF the public
is called to an error in the publish
ell Programme and Premium list o.
the Agricultural Fair Association.
III De artnrnt A, special prelni
ums, instead Of 81 acres as publish
cd, it should be 5 acres and upwards.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-29
condscaticu and Ruin n South Car.
oliua,

G0oQ202t1CU AID dU10 n 0oUI6 car
olina.
1.-THE rapid desccnt to ruin Of South
Carolina il we'll illnatrated BY the fig-
urcs given by the Charleston News IN
regard :" tho land con6scated in dc.
fault If the payment II State taxes.
In twenty-five counties there have
been sold or conf .cnted by the State
In two years 56O.134 acres Of land.
equal in area to 0GO sqnare miles, and
throne lont the entire State the sales
and forfeitures reach 046, O57 acres, OF
l .:26 square milea. A the entire area
Of land aascrsed fur taxation 10 but lit.
tie over sixteen and u half millions Of
acres. it follows that five pcr cent, IT
tho Who'll" area. "ft the State has already
l'een co"flscated for the non- pay men.
If taxes"
The above shows the lamentable
condition of South Carolina, under
the rule Of negroes and carpet. bag.
gers. It is true that not 80 much
in this State has yet been
confiscated, but If the Tax Collcc.
tors throughout the State should
proceed by forced sales, to make
collections due for taxes, Louisiana
wonld suffer rs muci, as South Car.
olina has. There is no parish In
the State that can pay the taxes
assessed, and still the negro Legis.
lature continues from year to year
to pile on the burdens, until ut last
If Radical rule remains, over one
half Of the land will revert to the
State, and the carpet.l'aggers, and
allied with them, will own
our rich lWsspssions, and our i'm.
poverisbed people, ruth)essly turn.
ell out of their houses, and driven
from their homes. ~ strangers to
n strange land. But we are sntis.
fed that with the unanimity Of the
white people in this state, that the
infamous government that has 40
long oppressed IA, will be overtnrn.
ed ut the ballot box in November
next, and the people prepared hy
force il necessary to take possession
OF tho government and offices to
which, they are entitled.
Could a people have greater in.
ccntivc to excrtiou than the State
Of Louisiana Every hope Of the
future depends upon tho white men
Of the State rallying around their
standard, and using every means
in their power to successfully com
bat the cursed host Of Radicalism,
aud beat back their black cohorts
that are dcAantly threatening to
tramp|e into the dust oar civiliza.
ton, and drive tho plough share Of
ruin over the fair domain of our All
cestors. Not only will the success
Of tho Radical party place the land
owners in the condition of those Of
South Carolina but complete Affri-
must follow, with mixed
schools and forced social equality
with race OF people, that have
neither virtue, honesty or i"telii.
gence. If we would save the land
we love and our churches, school.
house and even our grave yards
from impions dissertation, let us
buckle on our armor in good faith,
and present q bold nnbrOken front,
that will show to the negro and his
degraded ally, white rcnegade's
that we are terribly IN earnest, and
mean exactly what we say, that
this is a white mans government,
and white men shall rule and con-
troll it.
Hon. A. III. LEONARD 1T II q
name of this bold and fearless de-
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-29

ROBT. p. HUNTER,
Chairman.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29
The Philosophy of Rain.

To understand the philosophy of this
beautiful and often sublime phenome
non, so often witnessed and so very es
sential to the existence of plants anG
animals, few facts derived from OBJ
servation and a long train of expert
ments, must be remembered:
l. Were the atmosphere here, every.
where and at all times, of a uniform
temperature, we should never have
rain, hail or snow. The water absorbed
by it in evaporation, from the sea and
the earth's surface, would descend in an
imperceptible yapor, or cease to be
absorbed by the air when it was once
fully saturated.
2. The absorbing power of the at
mosphere, and consequently ita capac-
ity to retain humidity, is approximately
greater in warm than in cold air. The
air near the surface of the earth is
warmer than it is in the regions of the
clouds. The higher we ascend from the
earth the colder do we find the atmos-
phere. Hence the perpetual snow on
very high mountains in the hottest
climate.
Now. when from continued evapora-
ton the air is highly saturated with
vapor, though it be invisible and the
sky cloudless, if its temperature is sud-
denly reduced by cold currents de-
scending from above, or rushing from a
higher to lower latitude, by the mo
ton of a saturated air to a lower lati-
tude, its capacity to retain moisture is
diminished, clouds are formed, and
rain is the result. It condenses, it
cools, and like a sponge filed with
water and compressed, pours out the
water which its diminished capacity
cannot hold,
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Reliability,

There is not function nor position
in life in which reliability is not the
most valuable Characteristic. Genius
which sends scamped work as often rs
noble effort, and the main-stay of an
undertaking not to be trusted for time
or punctuality; energies which are he
roic on ono occasion, then sink below
tie measure of child's strength on an
other; love that burns like the sun to-
dav. and is dead and cold as a mere
heap of ashes to o-morrow-whO cares for
such gifts as these? Beautiful as they
are when they come, they are intrinsi.
cally worthless, because so entirely un-
reliable and qualities which have not
half the show and shine of these have
twice their value, because always at
hand when wanted, always to be trusted
in and relied on when they have work
to do and responsibilities to fulfill.
Yes, 1t is a grand quality; we know
none grander. 1t is the very crown, the
gathering in of so many notable virtues
which without it are of no account, that
we might part with many good gift
bestowed by nature upon man rather
than with this which gives vitality to
all-this supreme excellence of relia-
bility. With it a boor has his worth I;
without il demi-god his dangers and
his valuelessness. 1t means everything
that is solid, everything that is trust
orthy, and no one is 80 great that he
can do without it, no one so humble
that he is not ennobled and made of
value with it.
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THE MILL RIVER RESERVOIR.
Cheapness of its COnstructiOn-A Des-
perate Race With Death.

| perate Race With Death.
Special to the Chicago Tribune, May l6.
A terrible accident took place in
Massachusetts, on the 10Th, by which
| upwards of two hundred per- ons lost
| their lives, and property to the value
| of between two and three millions was
destroyed. 1t was caused by the break
ing away of dam, the backwaters of
which covered an area OF one hundred
and fifty acres, with an average depth
of thirty feet.
The reservoir which caused this fear
full loss of life was constructed six
years ago with criminal cheapnt IS by
the Mil river manufacturers associa-
tion, a combination of capitalists who
own the mills on the stream below. In
stead of building a substantial dam
across the Ravens, where the reservoir
has its outlet, they merely piled up ali
earth embankment with stone overflow.
It was known full we'll that the soil was
of clayey and treacherous character,
but false economy prevailed over sound
judg ment, and the clay was asked to
do the work of stone. 1t was we'll
known in all the section, now the scene
of fearful devastation, that the late
Lieut.. Gov. Hayden considered this res
ervOir extremely insecure. The most
that was done, however, was to hire a
man to watch the reservoir.
Last night there was a heavy rain,
filling the reservoir to the brim, and
soon after 6 o'clock this morning the
watchman was terrified to find its weak
support giving way, and mighty ter
rent of water pouring out. H Silly
mounting horse, he drove with the ut
most possible speed to williamsburg,
shouting to every one to fee for their
lives. His horse was so urged beyond
his strength that the animal dropped
dead in the streets Of Williamsburg.
Procuring another, he dashed on to
Skinneryille, Iext in the path of the
flood, spreading dismay in every direc-
tiOn. It was fearful ride, with the
torrent running behind him-a race not
for his own life but for the lives of 9TH
ers-and almost as worthy to be immor-
talized in verse as Sheridan's ride to
Winchester. Tearing down to the lit
tie village, he shouted the tidings to
William Skinner, proprietor of the silk
mills, who instantly gave the alarm by
ringing the bell of his factory as for
fire. His operatives, rushing out, ere |
told to run for their lives to the hills |
which surrounded the village. They |
had scarcely time to do so before the |
food hal swept away the silk factory,
only q few ruins remaining in the |
track of devastation to show where it
had stood