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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02
ALEXANDRIA, LA:
TEMPERATURE
AS REPORTED BY FERGUSON & sCHNACE
ABOUT HOME.

Things about home have worked
we'll and finely, during the whole Of
last week, and this jotter can find nc
cause of just complaint from any
croaker quarter. The weather has
been little extra touch of all sorts
and of course pleased as many as
were displeased-two real good free
yes were our visitations after two
days or Spring weather, with pos
sible shower-howeyer, en- PEASANT
we must record the fact that water
for grinding purposes and even use
of stock, never was known to have
dried up before, and it is really re-
markable, nay wonderful, that Bayou
Robert, a fair running stream, has
actually dried up and not drop Of
water has been in it for over a month
this has caused thus far serious
delay, even great loss, to at least two
sugar planters that are known Of
one of them in particular, who has a
fine crop of plant and stubble cane,
has been forced to stop all opera.
tions, except fruitless well-digging;
in consequence to this serious bayou
drought, and thus far has only made
some twenty hogsheads of sugar.
The river, if we be not too particu-
lar in what We write, has also taken
to be a dried up creek, and is now
dead low, with all sorts of delays and
annoyances to our wheelbarrow fleet,
and when this will stop we are at a
puzzle to divine. The Durfee, on her
Last trip, was week from this to
Grand Ecore, or at least few miles
below that burgh, and withal has had
a harder road than famed Jordan to
travel. Freights here, sugar, molas-
ses, cotton, cotton-seed are plentiful,
and strange to write our people are
fortunate enough to have only to pay
ordinary high water card rates
whether this be luck for them or the
good will of the steamboat owners,
or some other ruling passion strong
in sordid human nature, we leave to
some philosophic itemizer to stamp
into print.
The old Town, the seat of justice
Of "blood thirsty Rapides," has been
a business one all of the week, and
many has been the good bargains
youchsafed to our country friends by
our merchants-the hill boys have
been in on a christmas sell and buy,
hence tue bouyancy of the trade mar
ket. We are sure from now out our
merchants will reap their usual Fall
harvest,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

people Of to-day are not so slow in ex-
pressing their adherence of com
pact that closely resembles this
Landaulet Williams found his wife
sensuous beauty and luxurious
charms marketable commodities for
which corrupt and debased Presi.
dent could barter a seat in the Cabi-
net, but it was an evidence Of some
consciousness of shame still left in
the Senate when the royal lechel
was baflled of delling the Supreme
Bench with the presence of a volun
tary cuckold.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

Our GoBLER.-We have tidings of
our gobler, our Christmas gobler.-
A good matron of Democratic lineage
and the better half Of one of our best
and staunchest friends, of whose de-
mocracy there can be no question,
and sound on the traditional goose,
has prepared us for the treat and
Christmas he will be before us, that
is the gobler. We can't be too de
lighted at this coming event, and we
make it public, SO that the public may
anticipate our happy smiles On next
Christmas day. Why should not an
Editor feel happy before hand, when
gobler casts coming events before.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02
Very respectfully,
FRANK McGLOIN.
New Orleans, Nov. q, 1874.

New AGENcF--We are glad to no.
tice that Rowell and Chesman, of New
York, have established a new adver-
Using house, in St. Louis. They are
from the well known firm of Geo. T.
Rowell s. Co., of New York, the best
most reliable and competent News
paper Agents in the United States,
and that alone, with us, is sufficient
recommendation, and we shall GER
tainly entrust them with all our bus
mess, in their line, in St. Louis.
Success to them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

G~ Julius Levin under the Town
Hall, still strives to please and is
certainly determined not to be out
stripped in constant additions of
good things in his already well filed
shelves. He has received many
since our last business mention OF
him, and goes to New Orleans in q
few days to make his establishment
ssn .tait aecomp'i in the perfection
line, and the Christmas Bazaar of
Alexandria.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02
The NEW YORK TR1RuNE.-W

The NEW York TR1BUNE.-We
take pleasure in calling the favorable
attention of our readers to the adver-
tisement Of the New. York Tribune,
published in another column of this
paper. The Tribune has fairly
earned in it's best and broadcast sense
the distinction Of "the leading Amer
lean newspaper" It leads. in the
promptness and completeness of its
news, in the honesty and indepen-
dence Of it's policy, in the fairness
and ability of it's editorials, in the
fullness and variety of it's correspon-
dence, in it's literary and scientific
intelligence, in it's thorough and ex-
cellent agricultural department, and,
in short, in all which make up pro-
gressive, far-sighted and liberal
newspaper. The Tribune leads the
entire press of the country. The re-
cent course of the Tribune toward
the South and its political and indus
trial interests has been marked by
the same fairness and friendliness
displayed by Mr.. Greeley from the
close Of the war. The impartial and
intelligent letters by Tribune cores.
pondents from Alabama and Louisi-
ana did just service in showing the
people Of the North the true state OF
affairs in those unfortunate and SLAM
dered States, and in all questions af:
fecting the South the Tribune is sure
to deal kindly and honestly. The
Tribune deserves and should receive
a wide circulation throughout the
South. It's terms are low and its
commissions to agents liberal. Read
the advertisement.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

PERsoNAL.-The Rev. Christopher
Hunt, the resident Pastor of the Muir
ray Street NJ. E. Church, who has
been in charge here for nearly two
years, has proved himself a most
worthy man and good Pastor, in the
old aud true sense ofthis expression,
and we, for once step aside from our
usual course, and put in a few good
words for him. We suppose it is no
news to our people that he has been
prosecuted and maligned here, ever
since his decent advent and truly
proper course, by the scum of negro
radicalism, and that their bad lead
ers have been conspicuous in this
special and desperate malignity.-
Few, indeed, know how far this has
been carried on against him and with
what malice, and here we are remind
ed of all this by Circular, which
the Rev. Pastor has issued to our
people, forced by the emergency
which we now notice. We trust
those receiving it will heed with lib
erality it's asking, and that as ever
the generous public will contribute
their mite in behalf Of a worthy man
and Pastor.
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o. Grant and Kellogg's Thanks

60 Grant and Kellogg's Thanks
giving Day passed OFF unhonored, un-
observed and unsung. Strange, our
people can't see peace, plenty and
contentment through Radical glasses,
and get down on their marrow bones
and shout the old May Flower hymn.
1t: may come after a while, but till
then we won't pray according to such
bulls.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

f" Moses Rosenthal, one Of the
fast friends and patrons Of the Dem
ocrat, is well supplied in his line of
business, and can accommodate any
body with goods of all kinds and
sorts. He is yet the same "old Mo-
ses," strives to please, and sells cheap
for cash.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02
~ We have said nothing of Il

~We have said nothing Of the
mails for a long time, and only now
do it to pay to them and their SER
vice merited tribute. We receive
them regularly and in excellent time,
which now in these slow steamboat
times is really treat. No concern
more than the Democrat is benefited
by this good, and none is more can
did to preach their praise.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02
We have got the Radios

%We have got the Radicals
here on the hip; they have been busy
all the past week getting certificates
that they never sent certificates down
to New Orleans to Packard. This
certificate business is anything but
pleasant just now, and most Of the
buzzards swear they never will GER
tlfy to anything as long as they
live. tn
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02
FEE Christmas times are comm

FE~ Christmas times are coming,
and with them those Of our merchants
who have yet energy, pluck, and are
alive to their own interests as we'll
as those Of their patrons, are purchas-
ing and receiving weekly invoices to
their stock, thus preparing them
selves in time for the coming Holi-
days. Special among these we must
make mention of Ferguson Schnack,
who have taken old Time by the
forelock, and spread new novelties
and attractions before the public for
their goot. and benefit. They make
the Democrat, this week, the medium
by which they desire to reach the
public's appreciation. Their ne W
card talks good talk for itself.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

The CoURr.-The Court knows
herself, we know the Court, and if
this dual knowledge be correct, we
think we can venture the assertion,
that she will turn up all right, on next
Monday, and mount her rostrum as
usual with grace, if not dignity. 1t
is not her fault if there was no Jury
drawing, and really it is not right to
make her shoulder that responsible,
ty, and thus believing we announce
again that the Court is herself, knows
herself and will be on hand next
Monday!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02
H~ The old Police jury. as it

GS% AAo ollt OllCC oulJ3 DIS ~ ID
new called, went out Of existence and
adjourned without day, some day last
week. Though sort Of usurped
concern and liking the good will Of
the people, we think and know that
there were some good men on it, and
that they did no harm during their
existence, and never struck a blow
against our interests. We hope we
may never have worse ones. They
go out Of office free from the maledic-
tons of our pen, and without having
ill-used their usurped powers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02
The SAR1NE.-This Packet, of the

The SAB1NE.-This Packet, of the
"Dick Sinnott Line,' is as punctual
this low water as the Bart. Able in
high water times. Until further or,
ders she will run in connection Nth
the Royal George to this, Town, re, re-.
turning to New Orleans earlv everv
Wednesday morning. Her weekly
trips will be kept up WITHOUT fail
! yer clerks sAnplied cur office with
! full package Of late papers.
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80 We begin to he

"W We begin to believe the oft
repeated charge, that the mean and
non-working negroes had killed and
eaten the last hog, within a range OF
% miles Of Alexandria. We have
four butchers here, and SO far this
Fall, not a pound Of fresh pork has
been exposed for sale. This is real
~ remarkable for hog country like
ours, and only makes us exclaim that
wonders will never cease, even at the
expense of the hog question.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

~ Wonder if the Counting
Beard will have their tricks in order,
and be yet in session, when Congress
meets on Monday?
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

Ca A whole barrel of fine sweet
Potatoes reached our storeroom, one
day last week, and a fast and true
friend was of course the SENDER
They will answer for two weeks "a.
tons for the Democrat Commissary,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02
The Fraud.

We believe we can apply no more
proper or just cognomen to the famed
Counting Board of Louisiana, which
has been in cheating session since
the 18th Of last month, than the one
we head this short article with. We
still hold fast to our first opinion,
now matured and confirmed by all it's
surroundings, that the whole lay out
is none other than a gross cheat and
fraud, and that Radicalism, again de-
feated in Louisiana as in 1872, banks
high on it's doing good work and
counting for them. More we read,
the more we learn Of the Counting
Board, we can perceive that there is
nothing but rottenness in their put
up delays, and that they are taking
all the chances and doubts in their
own favor, to which their own cheat
ings are to be added, and then again
we are down, counted out, gone by
the board, and all by the Board. Up
to Saturday noon, which is the latest
we can hear from them, they are yet
cheating time and fooling away leis-
urely their working days, and cannot
at these ticks be through before the
18th of this month. When it is con-
sidered that three ordinary honest
men can complete this work in less
than five days we are sure our peo-
pie will not think we are fool-hardy
in the expression Of our opinions
against this premeditated fraud once
more, and that we still cling to our
first opinion, that the whole trick is
a put up fraud and nothing else, and
that we will again be the sufferers
We hope, and do so in the interest of
right and justice, that it may turn
out that we are mistaken, and if so
no one will 60 farther to make the
anaende honorable than the Editor of
the Democrat. Till then, and we fear
a long off then, let us possess our
souls in patience.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

o. The officers Of the Fleta, on
her last trip, remembered the Demo-
crat, with the usual package of late
New Orleans papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02
THE FAIR ASSOCIATIONS

Our readers are we'll aware by this
time, that the Democrat is a fast
friend and a firm advocate OF the kas
pides Agricultural Fair Association,
its aims, it's avowed objects and all
the good that must and has flowed,
to the material interests of Rapides,
in it's train and wake. Thus feeling
and believing, and this feeling and
belief with us having become con-
victions, we do not think we eau too
often harp on the merits of the Asso-
citation, or too often call public and
serious attention to it, as well as the
vast importance the grand enterprise
deservedly merits. We are lead into
this strain of thoughts, on being just
now reminded, and a glad reminder,
is it to us to have to make public,
that the new scheme for it's solid
foundation and clearing it Of debt,
has worked well and is considered
a reality. The President of the AS
ISOLATION and J. Levin, one Of the
Directors, have been on a trip to the
country in the interests on which we
are now expatiating, and have re-
turned pleased and highly successful.
1t will be remembered, that a few
weeks since we alluded to the redemp-
ton plan, which was started that for
ty good and substantial men should
each take stock, payable in cash, to
the amount of one hundred dollars,
which full amount would pay the AS
sociation out Of debt; we now can in.
form our good people, that already
thirty of our truest ones have sub
scribed the required amount, and
that only one thousand dollars re-
mains unraised to make up the con
templated amount.
Surely, then, we have cause to write
'jubilantly of our favored institution,
one which we believe will bring more
real and lasting benefits to our COM
munity at large, than at anything we
know of just now, apeculiar home in
stitution, under home rule, and en-
tirely controlled and owned by home
folks, and we repeat, should be sup
ported and fostered by home folks.
While writing we beg to again allude
to the Fair, which is now in order of
contemplation, for the benefit of the
Association and for the same good
objects, on which we have dilated
above, and which we are also pleased
to state is in good hands and can but
be success.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02
The latest nnwo fror

/" The latest news from New
Orleans, which we have received,
confirms the rumor that Kellogg,
Packard and Casey, had gone to
Washington in a great hurry. The
wardogs of infamy are again loose,
and some fresh hell must again turn
up. This with them is now the last
desperate throw Of the dice, and for
them they can't be too loaded.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

OFF1c1AL.-The counting Board
have canvassed the votes in the First
and Second Congressional Districts
and it is as follows in the First
District:
Sypher. .-.--....-.... 9,O96
In the Second it is:
Dibble. .........-... ..-........... 5000
These Conservatives majorities arc
about the same we obtained in 1872
but were then swindled by the Board
At last we will have two gentlemen
in Congress, in place of the scum
which has disgraced those two Dis.
tricts ever since the surrender.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

2 60 The Counting Board is lag
ging Oh to order, and want to hear
from Congress, which meets Monday,
if they will again be backed up into
another fresh rascality. We have
seen stranger things occur more than
once. -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

o. All the newly elected City
officials of New Orleans have quail.
fed and been seated in their Offices,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

"a The recently appointed Par
ish Judge for Rapides, at the hands
of kellogg, who knew he had been
defeated by over 500 votes at the re-
cent election here, was in town last
week and the guest of ,the Court.
The Parish one came here to hold
Court, bat he caucussed with the old
she Court, who as usual knew herself
and she advised an adjournment in
course. The advice was needed and
so the momentous affair fzzled in in
decent style. These two Courts need
not trouble themselves anymore ON
the Parish Court question, FOR Judge
Daigre, who SO handsomely thrashed
the Junior Court, will open Court in
due time and bring up the old Dock
ct to time.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

- Mrs. Lincoln is going to
Florida for her health,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02

AeA1N.-That bloody shirt is pre-
pairing for another shake. It now
leaks out that Grant, in his forth
coming Message, will make another
effort to alarm the country again
about Louisiana, and that the key
note is to be struck to the same old
tune Of "more serious trouble is an
ticipated next January than any
which has yet occurred to mar the
peace of the State" Surely the pro
crastination of the Counting Board is
by orders from Washington, and we
may at any moment expect to hear of
some new devised rascality never
dreamed Of before in rogue's vocabu-
airy. Keep your eye on that partner
till the last shuttle Of the dance is
over, and then watch what door he
walks out at.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02
MORE TRooPs.-Merrill, the Vul

MORE TRooPs.-Merrill, the Vul-
ture of the U. S. Army, recently
called on General Emory for more
troops to do his duty in Northwest
Louisiana; but General Emory could
not see it and refused. Merrill, who
was sent to Louisiana in the interest
of the "Bloody Shirt" did not vince
at this refusal, but at once applied to
Washington for the extra requisition.
We believe he will get them and that
much more Infamous work is yet in
store for us at the hands af our flint
hearted rulers. Our daylight is a
long time coming, but when it does
come we hope it will be bright and
lasting.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-02
The sccre'ary-ef-W srs Re,ort,

80 -sissss FL -
4q the fethsoning report of the
Secretary Of War, General Belkhap
VIII again urge the Importance Of
printing and thereby preserving the
otlicial war records, both oftLe Union
and the Confederate armies. This
mhtter was brought to the attention
81 Congress at the last session, and
$4,000 were appropriated to enable
the Secretary to begin the work of
preparing the documents for the prin-
ter. These documents comprise or
ders, kilograms, reports, and various
official papers not heretofore pub
lished, concerning the operations of
the two ,contending armies in the
great civil war. These records are
at present liable to destruction by
fire. and, it appears, are and con-
stantly have been liable to mutila-
tons and distractions. General Bel
KNAPP, after consultation, concluded
that the most profitable way to ex-
pend the $4,000 appropriation would
be to cause a dozen or fifteen copies
Of all the documents to be printed,
using the department presses, and
then set to work classifying them in
their regular order, thus making them
ready for publication whenever Con-
gress should see fit to make the ap-
preparation required to finish the ,ln-
dertaking.@By thus executing the
work in tn e department., a large
amount Of the matter can be set d.
rectly from the original papers, and
thus save copying, and at the same
time the proof-reading, to which great
attention is paid, can be more accu-
rately performed. The records as
they now exist are said to be in al
most perfect order. Almost any pa
per, no matter how insignificant, con-
nected with the smallest operations
of the war, as we'll as the most i'm
portant ones, or those giving the mil
tary record of the great Generals, and
the record Of the humblest soldier as
well, can be found Immediately. The
Confederate archives, long under the
care of the late DR.. Francis Lieber,
are in like order. It is to be regret
ted, however, that during the past
few years there have been numerous
thefts and mutilations. Notable
among records which have disappear
ed are the Buell. papers, part Of the
dispatches necessary to the full his
tory of the attempt to remove Gene
raj Thomas at Nashville, and the re-
port Of Major Mclean, the defence of
Captain Dickerson, and the record of
the Court of Inquiry which exonera-
ted him. But for the saving Of Benn
Pitman's Photographic notes of the
Buell. trial, the papers which embod-
led the real history Of one of the great
Western armies for eighteen months
of active campaigning would have
been lost.
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that his Message of next Monday
will be received with contemptuous
scorn by the South, and jeering ridi-
Guile by the North-that the men of
brains and character of the Republic
can party who have hitherto borne a
not unwilling allegiance to him will
not omit opportunity to dissociate
themselves from his administration,
and may not improbably publicly
condemn his conduct. They would
be glad to relieve their party from
the odium now justly enveloping it
by throwing all discredit on poor
Grant, but that is not possible. The
frightened republican sailors m a y
throw their Jonah overheard, but it
will not save their craft from ship
wreck. Its doom is sealed. Ameri-
can morality, both public and pri-
yate, vindicates itself by repudiatine
Grantism.
John Churchill, afterwards Duke
Of Marlborough, bought his first step
to Royal favor by placing the person
of his sister at the disposal of the
grimly-lecherous Duke of York, at.
forwards King. and it was not until q
later generation of purer and less
flexible morals that his infamy met
its just condemnation, The American