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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-05-06

- The DISTRICT CauRr.--This hon
orable and august body met in regu-
lar term, on Monday morning. and
the last we heard of its proceedings,
! motion on the part oimany of the
Attorneys of our Bar, wss under able
discussion, looking to tie breaking
. up of the panel of Jurors drawn for
this term The Illegal dsawing al
legged to have taken place some time
ago, is the cause asserted for the
quashing Of the Jury. Further we
know not of the Courts doinss and
can't keep the Democrat back a sin
gle moment for even so important an
institution. Next week we will dash
all about her.
p. S.-Just learned that the Court
refused to set aside the Jury drawn.
Grand Jury is composed of eleven
negroes and five white men--C. NJ.
Calyit, Foreman.
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60 The able, instructive and
very interesting article, The Ninth
Census, which we intended to publish
in full, proves too long for one issue
ofthe Democrat; we are, therefore,
reluctantly compelled to give IT to
our readers in two installments. w
again commend to the special1peru.
sal of all seekers ofinteresting truth.
based on the past history ofgour re-
cent conflict in behalf Of the Lost
Cause. . I.. :. -,
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The BANNER ON THE BLACK VAIL.
Caesar Cicero Antoine, our little
gourd-headed negro and Lieutenant
Governor-so-called, has fiuifg. HE
black banner of Louisiana Radical
ism to the sweet breeze ofnAfricais
perfumed faithful, and signing him
self Chairman Committee Fourth,
Congressional District, directs the
delegates to meet, in the town iof
Coushatta, Parish Of Red River, ION
Wednesday, the 18th day ofsJ,hy, IA.
d., 1874. at Il o'clock NJ, there 10
nominate candidate for Member of
Congress, to be supporters abyfthe
faithful. t.E gald q IT, bs ,
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/" It Will be remembered tn

|" 1t will be remembered that
a few weeks since, we had occasion
to notice the appearance in our midst
of one Donald McMickle, represen-
ting himself as an Agent of the Atlas
Insurance Company of New Orleans,
and in several instances he made eff
forts to obtain business for this com
pany and collect money in its behalf.
We believed then he was an impos-
ter, and now we announce on the att
tiority of the President and Mana
gers Of that Insurance Company that
we were right, and that he was moth
ing but n cheat and a fraud, sailing
under false colors. He really was
Deputy Marshal, under Paclsard's
authority, and came here as such.
but did not dare acknowledge the
true facts of the case. 1t has come
to pretty pass, when an officer of
the u. S. Government on official du-
tN, must resort to such low and dirty
subterfuges, as to deceive the people
and act simply the part of a pimp
and spy. How fallen is that Govern
ment, as now administered, which
must resort to such paltry tricks.
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F&A.L 8a-tb1 y = y
~ Fresh hell still RACES in Ar.

r. Fresh hell still RACES in Ar
l kansas, and lively fight has ..iusfta-
ken place between the rival factions
at Pine Bluff. Two white men were
Wounded on the Baxtersside, and on
the Brooks side eleven negroes were
killed and. twenty wounded. We
wonder why Grant don't interfere
and stop this nonsense. Had it been
in Louisiana the glitters of his hayo-
nets would be seen-on every hill and
in every valley.
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d ~ The New Orleans Bulletin.
the newly established and ably con-
Quoted Journal, to which we have on
several occasions alluded in ia
vorable terms, now favors us with an
exchange, for which We are thankful.
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E~ The State or Parish, we
don't which, were actually working a
few hands and helping to patch the
leyee in front Of the Town, on Mon
day and yesterday. We believe this
is the first instance Of the kind on
record since the cruel war has stop
nod ...-.-.
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CT H. T. Burgess, our new Pos

~H. I. Burgess, our new Post
Master, who has been appointed to
that position over two mouths since,
and who has been long looked for,
arrived at last and taken charge OF
the Office, This he did on on Monday,
and we now trust all will work like a
charm, and no further faults viii be
found with the institution. 4 pa
tient forbearance on the part Of the
people must be exercised a little long
er, and give the new incumbent a
few days to straighten in Uncle
Sans harness. ~.'.''
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BlaCkWOod.

ss'
To the<"Leonard Scott Publishing
! Company New York, we are agai1
under special favors. FROM II VI
Ihavercceived, and perused Wit Ghncl
pleasure, the April number okAEack
woods Magazine. at contaA th'
Following articles: ~ (
"Alice lorraine which was com
menced last month, is not only in
teresting, but is fully equal, if no
to the serials usually pub
lished by this magazine. The de
scription Of Bonny's donkey is lex
! cellent, and we can almost see tn
cherry-trees covered with blossoms
and the lively scene in Covent Gar
den Market, and can sympathize with
Alice, when she goes, "bold as 1
sheep" to the '.star- gazer's, closet
b. q 'tbf afGts
Another pretty picture is, draw
for US in Valentine and his Brother
where "Val'' and wi hayingplayet
'truant. are found like the babes, ir
the Wood disorder in, Dream
lands terminates with tdisappoipt
ment of the heroes and death of the
heroine, while s;the reader is left tc
'.judge whether or not there ,isdisor.
der in Dream land" .. f.,,,.,,,.
'sNew Books begins by contrast
ing Mrs. Somerville's. Memoirs
with John Stuart Mills "Autohiog.
raphy,'' gives review of the former
work, touching on the more impor-
tant events Of her life, and intr r
eng several charming quotations,
aud then says: Eve promised the
reader to reconcile him to tAe lite
rary craft by the books at present, on
our table. We shall do more. We
will make his heart swell with. slm-
pathy over one of the most ftteenlTd(er
and touching Of love tales, The
journal ct Correspondence dc AndAe-
Marie Ampere' is one Of tAose books
which, perhaps, it is half profape to
publish, but which, once published,
become to every sympathetic reader
not, books, but Incidents and persops
he has known as part of his own re-
collections Two or three pages
are devoted to prosper Merimes's
Lettres a une 1nconnue," and the
very pleasant article closes with a
notice Of "Dr. Guthrie's Altobiog-
raphy." .r,. IT,,
international vapities, NJ. ".
decorations Orders began with
charity, piety, and battle; they ter
inmate in Il buttonhole" "The
alonkish, chivalric, half-legendary
knights Of eight hundred wears. ago,
for the most part, represented now
by highly respectable gentlemen in
black coats Or uniforms, who. wear
special iewelrv at Continental, exc
ming parties After the foregoing
statement, the stor,' Of The Knights
is toll, from the origin Of tie clos
pitallers of st. john whose badge
Of order was white linen cross, to
he present time, showing how we
have been led gradually from the
badges ofthe soldiers Of Holy Church
to the decorations by which democ-
,st;zca honor is now offered Us
bait to everybody who is worthy
or lucky enough, to win
what are supposed TO be it's elnbicms.''
The magazine closes with a long
article on "The Political Situation
md a graphic account Of "Ashantee,"
vhichdoes not give us any desire to
make an extended tour in that re-
yion. We hope that the soup they
lad 'Sbefore starting had no CON
lection with the disappearance Of
he lizard mentioned in the prece-
ling sentence.
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THINGS ABOUT HOME.

.. ne DemOcfat .ou' HNpiS, II
these dull and monotonous times, to
report to it's readers about matters
and things Of a local nature. But
such as they are and transpire the
curious and news mongers shall be
partly satiated. 81, l,,ca ..,.a.
The weather, which has been on
the real old Noah-like order since
the first of March, has at last yeered
around for somewhat Of the better;
and: though the rains have ceased
and the sun shines out brightly, still
r We can't brag too much on the sort
we are now getting; for really it is
nearer winter lingering in it's own
lap than anything we can now think
q of-but such as it is, we hail it as an
improvement on the last installment
The crops have of course improv7
ed neutrality-suspicious. work of all
kinds has been showed up energeti-
r,cally, and no idle time thrown away
On trifcs. Corn commences to look
n like corn for the season--eotton only
tolerable, not enough time yet to
:: show good signs-but the cane is
: really magnificent and promises more
than well. ..l s.. at ~, ..-.
Fl The river, just as we write, pre-
sents really fearful appearance, and
seems on an overflow rampage in real
= earnest, and the chances are now
about even, whether we go under or
remain dry. She is now four inches
higher than the highest water mark
of this season, and within twenty
three inches of the highest water
mark of 1866, when we had an over
flow as was an overflow. We can
stand fully fifteen inches yet, with
some little levee improvising, which
is being done. We intend fighting
the old jade to the last, and with half
luck we are safe. ~ .e.
.n Boats are fewer and scarcer than
ever, trade dull, stupid and below par
value Of Brandon money, and as for
r money, if any be in circulation, We
fail to see where it comes in. Alto
gether, we must still grin and bear it
and wait for that better wagon,
which is very long time heaying in
sight
Some little fun and frolie has oc-
Cured to drive duh care away and
make us throw off our burial clothes,
all of which can be seen and read in
proper place--and though last, not
least, we are somewhat relieved on [
the feed question, for which extor-
ton prices are asked, by the con-
slant supply of dewberries by the
immortal and sun-dyed brigade of
Africa! These dewberry gals,
though they do not dance by the
light of the moon, like the Buffalo
gals, pick dewberries by the bnshel
and sell them cheap, very cheap, thus
placing it in every ones reach to eat
and for change. Our dewberry
gals are certainly in their way use
full institution. ...a:,.,. ....-.
And now comes old Nicholas John.
son, the veteran Baptist ranger and
leader Of the colored Hard Shells of
Rapides, in another grand turn out,
procession and grand dip, with his
banner flung to old Boreas' watts, !,
and over one hundred voices, male
and female, throwing old "One Hun
dred' out alta tumultuous rate and ,
making the welkin ring with melo-
dies unheard Of before! Old John is
an Institution Of himself, keeps his
flock we'll in hand and gives US good J
treats the first Sunday of every !
month. Long may he wave! :
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~ Anotherregatta in the, shal

20 Another regatta, in the shape
of a skif race, is announced to, come
off on Saturday evening, ats o clock.
The prize, basket Of champagne,
and the Caucasian's horns thrown in.
will be worth contending for, and we
expect so'ae lively fun on the oc-
casion.
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'7oGThe Democrat acknowledges
appreciative favors from the mama
gers Of the Pacific Fire Company
Ball, as we'll as from the lessecs' of
the Rapides Agricultural Fair Asso-
citation Race Course. rbfte =
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-05-06

, THE PActFIc BALL.-Our gallant
Fire boys of Pacific Fire Go. No. /
had their Hop and Supper on last
Wednesday evening, at the Exchange
Ball Room, and to say that it was a
pleasing, highly entertaining and per-
fectly conducted affair is only to
write half the truth and accord them
half praise. With the company of
their invited brethren, the boys of
.Stonewall Hook and Ladder Compa-
ny, and the beauty and loneliness of
the fair ones present, it could but be
as we have mentioned it. We trust
always to be able1to speak in such
well merited terms Of the gallant
'Pacifics. nn rn,@T@2 gs-. -
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THE RACES.

- ma ss~So VA WIN SNNAS~ Va VA
Reptiles Agricultural Fair Associa
ltion, came of last week, as per pre-
kvious sanneqncement Of the lessees
ECullen and French, and though eve
! rythinB hereabouts conspired agains
this extra meeting, and even the yer.
! element Of water, which is now del
uging the land, played a hand agains
them, still we may announce tina
they were far from being a failure
This is only beginning in that new
commencement mapped out by, tn
Association to do Or die in caterin,
to the wants, pleasures, and enjoy
ments of our people. The weathe
was really fine, the track in excellen
order, but the attendance rathe
slim, though many of the fairest ant
best of Rapides' good ones honoret
and graced the occasion with Their
presence. The attendance Of horses
was also On the slim order, hence il
takes Our horse editor but a few lines
to give the result. y. ,... ..... f...a,. .
!. og. ,g, APRIL 3OTn+ ,.,.... =
!. FIRST RACE 1000 yards for al
ages. Purse $25. Entrance So
Nv. K. Johnson's b. C. Jim Biossat l
:. G. Hunters b. h. Morgan 2. c
E. Balls b. N. Stella 3. Cullen ant
FreneFlli's b. c. John Davis 4. u Time
l minute and l. seeondr 1853 U.s. .,a.
This race, was easily won ny thi
Democrats namcsake in fine style
and so easy that it bessgars further
description u 49, . s.~.}sa; fo.
SECOND RACE-Dash of one mile
for three year Odds, Purse $780,
Entrance $40. .a- av..L6..e
we append the result, which was
easily reached and won by Motlot
distancing both Rapidesaand Mug
gins, who each in turn spilled tIleil
Iiders and spoiled the sport of that
race. W. K. Johnson's 8. c. Modoc /.
NelsoAEaylor's G. CT Muggins, dis
Carroll Jones b. C. Rapides
distanced. Time 2:03. ,ap9 .s
l2w .r~ MAY lsT. aa1 BIZ.
FIRST RAcE-Mile heats for all
ages. Purse $50. Entrance, $40.
This again was an easily won race
and was so soon over, that it did not
have time to create a'phrenzy. Mo-
doc cleaned out and distanced both
competitors like rolling off a slick
log and didn't half try. Here is the
summary: w. K. Johnson's $. C.
Modoc 1. C. E. Balls &C. Muggins
distanced." Carroll Jones' b. c. Ra-
pides, distanced. Time 2:O1. .a&&
B.. SECOND RACE Hurdle race, one
mile. over three hurdles. Purse $40
Entrance $40. 'ar - .aat. ....
This race gave the boys some fun
and waxed up little excitement
The entries were Bogus Charlie,
Belle and Butcher Boy, the latter Il
pick up and forced entry of he
crowd, who proved to be some on a
hurdle and was not last in the race;
he ran for life and death, jumped the
hurdles EQUAL to the clown and tn
mule in the Circus, and made him
self a name and reputation. Mean
er race horses than Butcher Boy have
been trumped up before this. We
append the result: Mr.. Staples s.
2. Bogus Charlie |. The Crowds %.
9. Butcher Boy 2. W. X. Johnson's
or. m. Belle, distanced. -.
s'''5a --~~~~..-~~.. ..t
|" It will be remembered that
few weeks since, We had occasion
o notice the appearance in our midst
If one Donald McMickle, represen-
ing himself as an Agent of the Atlas
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o. Whilst the shouts ofthe rio

,a,j~ Whilst the shouts ofthe glo-
fious Democratic victory in Connec-
ticut, are still ringing through the
}sH q the immense Democratic gains
at the Spring election i'll New York
have been muchFoverlooked. Outsof
% couhtiefin that State, the Demo
Gratis have now 80; while in 1872 they
ear'ied but 10. They have now a
majority of about 100 towns, as
against a Radical maturity Of abost
3Q0: two years ago, and of u last
year. e.
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War Horses.
NA-sa.ss 49, ~

g. S;s. -.
These interesnag animals; when bit
inshettle, STD, Enblel h.syesSmns-
u aaS gttsk hly, vlMa lhslFsses
Show Pep as.oN klms9 the
bdttlS Ysaer sdm! 44he sts.
|s 81 y 9spovA Ahe grossd, iug
rsfss sfsd typ'sb l6rA .agea1 Their
Wounds, tell to eating the grass about
4 Dem, thus surrounding themselves
with circle Of bare ground, the limit
ed extent of which, showed their weak
ness. Others were. Observed. quietly
grazing on the field, between the two
hostile lines, their riders having been
shot off their baeks; aud TIP bals dy-
ing over tbs ir heads, and the tumult
'bthidd, BEFORE and around Then them,
caused nq interruption to the usual IN.
stinet IF theit hatuYe.s-i i
1t was also observed that when a
charge of cavalry went past near to
any Of tile stray horses already men
tidneds, they would set of, form them
selves in tie rear Of their tmaunted
companions, and thaugl without RI
ders, gaisop s,renuously along with the.
rest, not stopping or finching wn,eu
the fatal shock WITH tile enemy 4 took
place. ana, tal,,..,,.,.i,,. -
AT the battle Of Kirk. in l742, Major
Mcdonald having unhorsea an English
officer, took +pdss..ssio,l of his horse,
iwhich.sas very beautiful. !. and i,hnme.
,dt|iMely, mounted it. When the Eng.
lish cavalry . fed, the barae rau away
with its capt"r, notwithstanding an bis
efforts q, restrain him; nordfdS lie stop
until it was mt the head Of the regi-
ment Of which, apparently, its master
swas the cnu,n,antlsr. The melancholy
aud at the same time ludicrons figure
which Mcdonald presented when he
thus saw himself the victim of his am
b'ti"n to possess alfne horse, which
ultimately Gust him his life upon the
scatf"|d, may 10 very easily conceived.
-[Exchanse.. :.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-05-06

CO A Brooklyn lawyers four
year-old daughterfis marked as d.
plomat in the future wolnen's era.
Recentlyher mother, returning from
church, found her marshaling q long
array Of toy soldiers on The nursery
floor. care you playing with sol
diers on Sunday, Louise? said MAN.
ma. ''Oh, these are the army Of the
Lord was the quick response Of
their curly headed commander,
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~~S>>~~~~~~s~~
! The INITIATION BILL.-This bill
, which has created much excitement
in the land, passed Congress, few
weeks since, and has been vetoed by
President Grant, is almost or nearly
a party measure with the Radicals;
and the small Democratic minority
who supported it, sh ould not
place the Democracy s pauiceps
c,in,inis, to share the odium of that
infamy. In desecting the vote the
following result will be ascertained:
of the 129yeas the Radicals cast lis,
or over s94 per cent, while the Dem
ocrats cast IA, or not quite 105 per
cent. But when we come to the
composition of the nays it is there
we discover in what an emphatic
manner the representatives Of the
party Of the Constitution and of ma
tional honesty have inundated their
sentiments. The opposition to the
imitation bill comprised 116 votes,
distributed as follows: 60 Radical
votes, or about 81 "a per cent.
while SO Democrats and 3 Liberal
cast Sc votes, or 49,
per cent. These facts and figures,
from the official Congressional Re
cord, now before us, plainly show
where the Democratic party stands.
The following is the real result in
full and should be committed to
memory as the multiplication table:
Total.
Yeas Gnfation]--l15 Republicans,
IA Democrats. ...,....,..... .129
Nays (anti-inflation) 60 Republicans
IS Democrats and Liberal Republic
iius. ...'.... .......'. -: ,tIlo
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~ Many thanks to Tom Jacobs,
# the Selma, and to Charlie Drown,
# the Lessie Taylor, for late papers.
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SER To Music. Some one,has got
hold Of the newspaper bore and set
him to music as follows:
&, He drops intotmy easy chair: iii
And asks about the news:
He peers int0TIny manuscript,
And gives Ills candid views;
J, He tells me where he likes the Hnc,
- ! Anl'where he's forced to grfete,
He takes the strangest liberties,
But never takes his leave"
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60 The st. Louis packets are
getting less, few and far between in
our trade; in fact they have nearly all
backed out Of the trade and left our
New Orleans aIies1alone in their poV-
erty and glory.
& = Ea ~ys>s,ss Soy II -
- The courteous and accom-
modating clerks of the fine steamer
Texas, have again remembered the
Democrat office, and just now all
such like is more than appreciated.
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No. improvement, in the
mails-same bad causes to operate
against same excusesto make. hence
we must with christian fortitude
stand up under the infiction.
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"a II r ~'f IA
A conscience. stficken pfi1adei-
phiaD has sent to the United States
Treasury the enormous stn' 81 LIZ IL
cents, to be PLACED to the credit Ss ~
conscience fnn1. He has a vasae. !. .p lof
that hc has robbed the gosespnen. Nor
that amount, but does pot re"e"'~
the OCCASION.
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r. The LESSEE Taylor, our fine
regular and punctual weekly packet,s
Isl On sharp. time. this morning; ana
leaves for the Crescent City at IL NJ
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I PoIarIcAL .PRoBAs1Irrlfs.- h G
Washington correspondent of the
Louisville ce !l.:!i! ! oarnal thus sums
up the consequences of the veto:
h, First The certain failure Olsen
ate BILL to become a law.
Second-The probable failure OF
any other measure, such. as the two
bills passed by the House Of, Repre-
'scntatiT3es, one iegalizing the $780,
100000 of greenback circulation. and
thesother providing for free bankl6e.
/. Third The rupture of the Rspab-
lican party, with the most disastrous
consequences to them in the Con-
gressional elections. - 80, ~
Foarth-The present state Of I'M
certainty among business men.
paralysis Of business and the con
ti'iaed suffering Of. he debtbf class
in the South and West. : ="
The sessionsos Congress- will pass
away without any beneficial act of
legislation for the people, -
""'>~~> -->~->'-'-"s-1S7-- =. ;.
co. The. smallest Post OHice-in
thc-world is kept in a barrel, which
swings from the outermost rock of
tile Z mountains ioyerhanging RI he
Straits of Magellan, opposite Terra
del Fuego 8 Every passing ship
opens it to PLACE lett letters in or ~ take
them out. Every ship undertakes to
forward all letters in it thatit ispps-
sible for them to transmit. 1t hangs
there by it's iron chain, beaten and
battered by the winds and, storms,
but no locked and barred office on
land is more secure. tits not in the
track of mail robbers. esi'..'s. "a Z