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; A Frenchy Romance.

The Paris Figaro tells the following
Frencfy storys In 1870 u young
Frenchman, the Count George de
Meyrac, married a beautiful girl of
ms own station IN life, Mathilde-,
who was very much in love with him.
All went well, and the two were very
happy in their devotion to each other.
They were fond Of the theatre. and
every one just at that time was en- :.
raptured with 4 new actress. Rosita,
who took the principal roles In the
dubious di:,ln,,is of the Dumas school.
The newly welded pair often went to
Rosita's theatre, until the Countess
Thought her husbands eyes fingered
too fonlly on the actress, and began
to feel pnngs Of jealousy. Frou -frou
was one Of Rosita's' best impcrsona-
tiOns, and on her farewell night she
appeared by request in thai character.
The Jockey Club, Of which George dc
Mcyrac was vice president, gave her
4 supper after the play. George. Of
..cohrse, WAS present and sst hy the
side Of the fascinating Rosit., who
was Surrounded with bouquets. Wine
flowed freely, and mir;h and wit en-
1ivened the banquet until three
o'clock in the morning. Meanwhile
the poor wife, M:ltllilde, waited ut the
'littie Cute Of their park for her truant
husband. The hours passed slowly
ON, and he came not. A cold penc-
tr;lting rain began to fall at midnight,
and Matl,il,le tremblctl from cxI,,us-
ton and exposure. At five in the
morning, when her husband came
through the little gate, he stumbled
over the inanisaate body lying on the
,r,in-si,aked ground. She was not
'slcad she lived five days after, but
never Recovered her mind. In her
delirinih, she necessarily murmu,rd
AZ From From! Frou-Frou!" Those
were her last words.
The count was almost crazcd by
,i,is wife's loss. He entered the army
and sought death in the bloody bat
ties Of tho Franco Prussi:.n war. Fate
was cruel, and he returned nnlarme,l.
His witrs room, adjoining his own.
had always been kept closed since
Net death, bnt owing to the suffoc:,t-
ing heat Of a summers night, George
opened the door between the two
rooms. He then fell asAcp. In about
III hsua' he awoke; the clock struck
,,niAnght- A the last stroke sounded
ti,e heard directly from the othcrrs.,m
The wortls'' Frou- FrOn." He listened
with indispensable anguish" fso,-
-1'roa.' seemed t6 be mn, INJURED from
al fsats Of the room. He leas.ed
from his he'd, lighted candle and
crossed the threshold of Mathi'de's
chamber. At that instant c.aa,en
of air cxtingui>hcd the candle. aaa
George felt upon his &..lel,cad, his
lips, hiseheelss, neutrality-suspicious.
a breath. i caresS. the caftact Of a
cold wing, or, perhaps. the muslin
Of pcignoil'. lie fell unconscious.
The next morning he was found, living
there insane. 10 every Interrogation
he only replied, !" Frou- Frou.' The
country people in the neighbo,9e-od
Of tlKi ,ishateau de M..yrac think nat
it was lie segl Of the countess rrtnrn-
ing ut; "a i:uiSlit to mrrmur in the ear
"f.lssy,cruel husband. "Ge.rge, I stFTl
love rhec b'' It is k',ou who hast
4 He'd rae y
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Republican Parish Executive Committee
Parish Of Ascension.

IHt1SH u tisCGHSiUn.
PIERRE LANDRY, President.
L. T.. BENTLEY, Secretary.
r. A. JONES. Assistant Secretary.
G. II. HILL, Treasurer.
Louis Butler, f. George Diggs.
Oven White. Carpenter .Tenkina,
Willis johnson, George WoOdside,
Mnn,iel Johnson, Edward Cantcy,
n. 81. Conway Louis Lcfort,
Robert Noel. Nathan Hays.
Joseph Reynaud, Frederick Fobb,
Beverly Willis, Y. C.CaDtrtllc,
Hillery Rice, Cubic Jackson
Calvin Carter. Charles Henry,
Aaron Hill, vote, j. Robertson, ! vote,
Albert Brandy, John W. Graves,
Henry flayman. JOSEPH Carter,
Augustus knight, Allen Stephen,
r1ahia 1horfty, Arthur Burnett.
omn'unicatious shout he he addressed to
che president or 'secrttafy, Ilonal.lsonvillt.
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REPEBLICANlsM AND DEMOCRACY
IN MISSISSIPPI. Republican here
means II man who believes in the in
diSsolubility Of the Union; in the
equal and exact rights Of all classes
Of citizens before the law: in perfect
freedom Of political and religious
opinion, and action: in public and
free education pregrcssiyencss.
\ Dcn,.,crit here means y man who
hates tile Union and still hopes for IL
separate government; one who OBJ
.iects to the rights conferred on the
negro by tAc results of the war and
VIII" is opposed to any one who ac-
Nuiesccs in tfae results of the var !:
one who il opposed to freedom Of po-
titical opinion and action. and who
would were it not for the strong arm
Hf the general government, put an
end t" freedom Of lsGatical opinion
ana action in this section; one who
is opposed to public ana free ednca-
,tssn OF the masses; Que who is OPP
pest.l t" pro.reSsivcness and who has
ft<sIfizej himself. To which class do
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TOWN OF DONALDSONyILI.E

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BURIED ALNE.-A white man was
found dead, buried in Il pile of sacks
of grain, on the steamer Great Re-
public. on the 18th inst, lit the wharf
in New Orleans. The sacks were put
aboard on Saturday evening. Il week
previous. Mt st. Louis. When two
days out, on the way to New Orleans.
Il di>;'giecable otlor came from the
sacks. and dead rat was thought to
M' the cause. On removing the sacks
ut New Orleans, partially decom-
posed man was exposed. He had
evidently lain down--and was drunk
OF ;'slcep-wlere the sacks were be-
ing deposited, and was covered with
them: a paper in his pocket was
dated: St. Louis Workhous.., Marcel,
'hst. 1879; Fred Russia, discharged +;
and signed by the Superintendent.
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ADVERTISEMENTS,

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DONALDSONVILLE Ia. ,5
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Prospectus for ls75-Eighth Year.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-10-28

JoHx LEE CARRoIE-The following
elo41snt tribute vas paid BY James
Hodges, Esqs., to our pure and able
standard-bearer for Governor at the
great Merchants Meeting in Baltimore
on tie 10th instant. SaidMr. Hodges
~John Lee Carroll is honest and cap1-
Die. and is the embodiment Of Demo
Eatis principles. I say it is odr dnty,
as it is our policv, and ought to be our
pleasure, to vote for him. He is one
of our own politicss boasetp1d, and, a.
the present head Of tss family, is en-.
titled to o~r loyal support He oughi
to rseeise il, for there can be NO doub,
Of his fitness for the oflice Of Governor
either on the score Of education. iiSii:eg
rity. experience or resrectability. Bul
/ am not going to hold Mr.. Carroll u
to You ~ IN idol. to be voted into th'
Executive Office because ,hS fappeas Il
be the great-grandson Of Charles Car
roll Of Carrollton. To do 10 would b,
neither democratic nor American
While he is worthy descendant Of th,
illustrious signer Of the Declaration o
Independence, and wears his name ana
hon.rs' Ike gcntlcnan, yet hncaS'
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J.F. kIkG & r. 1. YATES.

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All communications for pubIication must be
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muncations ualtss We know the writer.
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has the least Share in the capital stock
of this campaign.

ha. the least share in the capital stock
Of this campaign.
Worth makes the maa. the want ofis TIE sellow;
All The ress are ieAshsr sad pra aeiia.
"Yes, worth makes the man. and va
are running Mr.. Carroll for Gov. upon
his intrinsic vorththrowing in the name
and the pedigree for good measure,
say Il Mr.. Carrolli is 6onest he should
receive our earnest suptort Does any
adn Ia ynrylaud doubt that EePosoes-
sesyhatuuNlity Why theouiy fanlt be
has committed during tAis exciting cam-
paign was prompted By an overpowering
consciousness Of honesty. However.
much his friends may differ concerning
the quality and justiAat tIensss Of the
language employed in hii letter 20 Mr..
Wallis, it is apparent to every one that
when he wrote that letter his sense Of
upr;ghtness had r!ssn % be an all-ah-
sorbing. all -pervading sentiment of his
heart. But the most even-tempered
ineu will use strong language sometimes,
and in forming an opiuion we must look
at the spirit Of the case as well as the
offensive words involved IN Il. More
over, it is the one raEdoui short. Of u
good marksman, and We must hot score
it against hi9a. too. strongly. Mr.. Car
roll is all right. In. the betting pai-
lance o. the day, "ysu may stake your
bottom dollar on it."
''1f elected, we believe be will ad-
minister the Government with intell-
gence, economy and enterprise, aud,
that the public money and the State
credit, rs well as private property and
personal liberty, will be safe in bis
hands. Then let US rally to his sup,
port. with old::tims rpanimity, and
and make him .te Cfntepnial Govern.
or Of Maryland oy rous;ng majori-
~
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THE RfcoRD OF Mr.. HARRrs.
call Mr.. Harris" says the Baltimore
Gazette, 80 democrat, in the face Of bis
present affiliations with the oath. bound
Know othings. is an sBise Of terms.
He was . Know. Eesbmg before the war,
open and atowed, and in the lawless
riots and bloody doings Of those DAYS
he was parfieeps eSiminis. During the
war he Was a Union man. We do not
censure him FOR that; for be had 4 per-
feet right Is choose his side-.and he
chose fhe strongest. II, after the war,
he sided towards the democracy-when
they got into power again in this State
and cast his ballots, on some, ceea-
sions, for the democratic. candidates,
that fri, il fact iS Be, did not make
him derhoessE c He had simply mean
dered towards the party that ~as upper
most. Whatever his professions may
have been, be had not changed his prin-
ciples. The tains of BIS old Know
Nothingism still cluug to him; and
when the opportunity came 10 him be
was swift 70 renew his foraAer sAlia-
lions. and to str.ngthen wish iresA vows
his old oath.
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LETTER OF Gov KEMpER.-A letter

LETTER OF Gov KExpER.-A letter
from Coz. seTu;sirer, q W.. Il ttsssponse
to an invitation to address q democratic
gathering in Baltimore, has been pub
lished aud bcars 40 rertiuently upon the
duty 81 r:nersatise issen tsi' IN tEaee issue;
now Upon the people Of this State. that
We, take pleasure in giving space ~ tEb
following extract:
/. IT caaauot believe that ssns true Desn.:
ocratic-C Conservative of Maryland !. il.
resisting the organized action Of tha
party. Hyour stapdard- bearer inetesT
Il being the man lie is, wefs a carpet.
bagscr, thrusting himself into the par
ty and corruptly manipulating the ma
chinery to advance and enrich himself;
if your nominees had been chosen by
such employ ment Of tho forms and usa-
gcs Of tue party as violated its princi-.
pies or defeated the will Of the people,
if your candidates were not men Of high
and acknowledged integrity and ability.
reason might be urged in defense of a
voter Of -se party iof etaudins out
against it's organization. Ent boxing
to the character Of your nominees, look
ing TO pending issues whic1 involve
tne best interests Of tl,is whole country,
looking to the wrongs and oppression
We are all suffering at the hands Of the
Republican party, and to the centralized
and semi-imperial rule which is inva-
ding and endang@|ing the rights OF
the States and the libertiesos he people,
it seems 10 b deIasi55ihh. or madness, or
crime, in my Democratic Conservative
now to dssert the only party which is
s<an4ing ON the side Of the Constitu-
tion. For a Dcmocratic-C Conservative,
in the crisis of q great State contest
like yours, to be agitating the lesser
matter of local or personal interest, is
Is had as Nero's fddling while Rome
vas burning. Save s5tr State, and IL
there are any local grievances Yectify
them after*rad."