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The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30

TIE BART ABLE.-This magnificent
side wheel Steamer with that prince
of Steamboat Captains, Dick Sinnot
on the roof, and with Messrs. Geo.
c. Hamilton, Tom Dowty and our
Rapides boy, Willie French in the
office, has been performing wonders
this trip. She left here late Thurs
day night, got down to the City on
Saturday where she stayed only
seven hours, unloaded and loaded
and got here with fine freight at
five o'clock Monday morning. She
went down promptly on Wednesday
with q heavy load Of cotton and a
crowd Of passengers. This looks
like business and we are glad to see
so fine q steamer and such gentle
manly officers being SO well support.
ed as they certainly deserve to be.
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Pnelulllonia.

The Shreveport Tvmes, Of the
21st inst, says that this disease 10
very prevalent in that city and ita
vicinity; the effect of the recent
very cold weather. There 10 no
doubt that Pneumonia, is in many
instances produced by breathing
cold air, which produces inflamma.
ton of the lungs in the same man.
ner that a poultice of Ice would
produce inflammation on the skin
if applied for a sufficient length OF
time. We mention the cause, be.
cause it points ont a precaution
which persons with weak lungs
should never omit. No amount of
clothing can keep cold air out OF the
lungs, but a good fire in the bed
room at night, will furnish even
the man of out door life, with warm
and wholesome air for half his time.
and will be found a great security
against this fearful disease.
If We were not fearful of veutur.
ing too far out at Sea, We would
suggest that the cause points to an
other preventive, namely: that
during these sudden and intensely
cold spells, persons in outdoor life
should use q diet rich in carbon
so as to furnish the lungs with fuel.
and keep its ever burning furnace
at its average temperature.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30
Ought Church Property to be Exempt
from Taxation ?

The Rapides Gazette of the Oath
inst, reads its patrons q long HON.
lily on this subject, in which itstren-
uously urges the injustice of such
an exemption. We are delighted
that no such article ever appeared
in any Southern Democratic paper.
If it had, it would have been at
once copied throughout the North
and perhaps might have found its
way to Europe as incontrovertible
evidence that Southerners were
heathens, that the Temples Of
God should pay tribute to Caesar.
That his worship should be taxed
That these temples where the mem
cries and associations of all that is
sweet and holy in life here, and the
life to come; are clustered, should
be protaned by the foot Of the tax.
gatherer! That these temples
reared by the free will Offering of
the generous, the pious and the
good and consecrated to the incul-
cation of justice. and truth, and
mercy, and forgiveness, and gentle
ness, and forbearance and kindness
and ..meekness, and charity, should
be laid under tribute That these
household gods of the christian
should be torn from their sanctua-
ries and be scattered and broken by
the political misers grasp for gold {!
To us the article in the Gazette is
the profanity Of infdeIity and ir-
and might we'll have pro-
ceeded the times which ushered in
the worship of the goddess of rea-
son. As the goddess OF reason was
the climax of the French revolu.
ton, so the taxation of churches
and church yards would be fitting
capstone to the misrule of Radical.
ism in Louisiana. 1t has, under the
pretext OF taxation rifl..d and plum.
dercd every thing except the chur-
ches and their churchyards, and it
would be most fit that the closing
scenes of it's sad drama should be
its tax gatherers rifling the sanctu-
aries Of God and the graves Of the
dead of their church yards.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30
THE BRADIsH JOHNSON.

Our old friend Capt. Heinn, has
gain come among us with the
same good humor aud kindness
which has ever characterized and
endeared him to our citizens. When
others are to lie obliged, the Capt.
seemed always to forget himself
and his presence always recalls to
mind an incident we once witness
ell Oh his boat while waiting for
some passengers at the Convent.
The Hodge had been hailed, and
the Mate supposed the passengers
were on the levee, and when they
were not, began to swear and com
plain, and finally tapped the Bell
and ordered the plank to be taken
in. The old Captain, in his Office
heard the order, and came to the
front. just as he asked what was
the matter, the passenger made his
appearance, about a quarter Of Il
mile off, but running just as pas
sengers would run. who are too
late. With Il kindness that con-
trastetl strangely to the petulant
impaticnce Of the Mate, the old
Capt. countermanded the order, by
saying Oh! Charlie! let us wait for
them. 1t was kindness to the Mate
and kindness to the hurrying pas
senger, and the recollection of the
incident whenever it has returned
has come like q thousand and one
of these sweet memories which
makes life pleasant.
Such man has his heart in the
right place, and will never be
wanting in the hour Of need. His
unwavering attachment to our peo-
pie, and his long experience OH the
River, deserves their patronage,
and we hope they will give him and
his fine Steamer the patronage they
so richly deserve.
We call attention to his Adver-
tisemeut in another column.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30

- Tho store ef Mr.. Jonas Rosen-
thai was entered by thieves and rob-
bed Of about $500 worth Of goods on
the night Of last Saturday. This is
the third or fourth time his store has
been robbed, The thieves seem to
have q particular fancy for bis goods.
We reckon that it is because h9keeps
tho best Of everything. Give him a
call and he will explain all about the
robbery while he is wrapping mp
your goods,
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~ Tie Editor of this paper b,

q The Editor of this paper be-
ing called to New Orleans, by a
Summons from the Congressional
Committee, and having business
that will require his attention in
another direction Immediately on
his return, Mr.. ROBT. j. BOWMAN
Attorney at Law, has kindly con-
scented to supply his place. and he
will have charge for several weeks,
including this Issue.
THE EDITOR.
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a. The Bart Able on Monday
brought mp an officer with sum-
mons for several of our citizens TO
appear before the Congressional Com
mittee. Among the number We
observe that Col. Wise, Mr.. E. r.
Biossat, Editor of the Democrat, Mr..
jonas Rosenthal and Prince Prothro.
Carter Carr, Stephen White and
Labanus Kennedy colored Conserva.
tives. They all went down ON the
Bart Able on Wednesday.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30
TERpS1CHoRE.

Terpsichore was the goddess of
the Marcy dance; one of those
beautiful miths Of the Anclents
which has given to one of the forms
of fleeting pleasure, habitation
and Il name. In spite Of this ortho-
dox age, this goddess has survived
the thousands who once wandered
with her over the fields of Elisum,
and has consented to preside over
the Ball of the Stonewall HoOkk &
Ladder Co., at the Exchange Hall,
on next Monday night. Those who
wish to see her light fantastic
step, or those who love 20 beat
time to the melody of music and
chase tleeting pleasure on the feet
ing moment will find the gallant
boys of the Hook and Ladder ready
to join with them in the happy
chase. Once a year! The gallant
fellows who have stood gard over
our homes and fire sides for twelve
long months, made us feel safer
aud sleep sounder because we knew
they were on guard, deserve our
best wishes. We wish that each
heeting moment OH Monday night
may come loaded with pleasure
aud linger long and they may re-
ceive it's fullest aud richest reward
for their faithful duty.
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~ Thanks to both the Bart Abb

~ Thanks to both the Bart Able
and Seminole for full files Of Northern
and Western as well as New Orleans
papers. These are the kind Of "a
vors that endear the names Of Ham,
ilton and Robbins to our memories
and we never forget TO mention them
in our prayers when we say them.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30

- We have put our hand in the
Deck. Our next door neighbor,
Moses, who held three Kings raised
the blind on us and drew another
King. We pass. =
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30

'Tu,. hrrr.,u .,v r,,. SrAAr~cno tIa
sc.ontInc Pnz1!es ~ ono winch nus 'onH
perp'exss keo'o9nss, nan,sly. tbe ex'S-
seneo ., esRe areas ~ f"ck containing n"
s . o. M'e, sn's ~ 500 WIN formations "i
'ss .s"'o rs wn'oo pro snM o, h"sst"-
o. P'1nsa. we. why soo0M ono D. ~, ." I''r-
ron, anu sne otnot % ProllncI There "
nov sn snswcf 20 tnts important question:
p,oI'n9 voyage OF toe Challenges VII! 10
ksau ~ earn that tue answer 800: fI.n
i smat snip 10 = paper written ~ y. Wyx1'So
inofnson; D., el'oi o' IT s''e se,e,ss'sso STAN ~
ooen: Ihls paper W. sses .'ss om'th at
, meeting Of We hcyel society 1t con
t.,ns ,no sesaIes o! deep 80 sa"'n'ings
~n,sn 9nss x .e n o. y.ss
.es' in depths ing from two thons"n.l
two hundred To ionr thossand tsshcn's anl
moro. In other perse, the bott0m 10 cnsss-
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30

a. Our young and enterprising
friends at the corner, Messrs. Fer
guson & Schnack, have placed up.
on our desk as a sample, two bot
ties of Hoyts Cologne, and while it
first reminded us of their continued
kindness it formally reminded us of
the Importance Of odors. There is
nothing like sweet odors as the
flowers and the ladies can testify,
and If our young men who have de-
signs at the next ball or at some of
the sweet evening tete-atetes, they
cannot do Il more sensible thing
than to give our friends call. 1t
is useless to remind the ladies' Of the
Importance Of such call, they
know more about it than we do.
Sweet odors is not the only thing
that one may find on visit to our
friends; they can get slime" on
the most reasonable terms, Il COM
modify which the world sometimes
lacks wealth enough to buy. Nor
is this all, dim eyes can there find
bright-eyed spectacles. and good
taste behold many of the beauties
and marvels of refined art.
A visit there will teach more
than some schOOlmasters learn their
pupils in a year. Go, and be wise
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30

- Grant has sent special mes
sage to Congress informing them
that he has discovered new JEWEL
and that Sam Fellows is the Proprie-
tor. Sam got an advance copy Of
the message with an order to send
ten gallons of his best by pony ex-
press to Grant himself.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30

D@ From a notice elsewhere it
will be seen that the Steamer Semi
mole, Capt. ]. G. Mitchell, will carry
cotton from this point at ONE DOLLAR
per bale.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30

q The Carnival Association OF
New Orleans have resolved to make
no display this year and there will
be no Mardi Gras festival. The dis.
turbed condition of affairs ia the
cause.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30

u Don't forget the ball Of the
Hook & Ladder Company to be given
at the Exchange bali room on the
night Of February 1st.
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ALEXANDRIA, La:
Saturday.. Jan. 30, 1873.
RELIGIOUS.

WHE REV. A. F.. CLAY, WILL
Il preach in the Methodist Church
at Pineville, on to- morrow morning
at Eleven O'Clock, and in the even
ing at the COURT HOUSE, il
Alexandria. at 81 O'Clock. P. NJ. I.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30

~ Mr.. Julius Goodman the Pro,
pyietor Of the Exoelaior Saloon under
the Exchange Hotel haa bis saloon
well stocked with the best Of wines
and liquors.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30

- Julius Levin at the Town
Hall keeps the very best Of Family
Groceries.
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We clip the following description
Of this distinguished gentleman from
the New York 6.s. which " have no
doubt will b psrussd with pleasure
By our readers. HI. Evarts' reputa-
ton u national. He was the leading
counsel Of President johnson on his
impeachment trial and made some a.
lusions 70 spoons and bsins bottled
mp. which would havs baen Wy al
pleasant 70 anybody slse. szospt Gen.
B. F. Butler, bat one had . we'll
pitch broom-straws q The hi1e of !
rhiooceros ~ sarcasm At ttat distin.
guished military shislssi..
Mr.. Evarts At present i the lad,
ing counsel of n. Bseshsr, I'LL tho
great Scandal Suit. and il ramon be
true will b yet moro diaiaesiahed
by bic defense aud championship for
constitutional liberty on the trial Of
the case Of the Colf.x prisoners in
the Supreme Court Of the United
Statese .
-.
Inc eenso: council ior MI. boecler,
NJ Evafts' Win tne fame Of connec-
lion Win nas'onal litigation and policy,
- seem'n9!? tho mnae self conscious
lawyer IN the two groupa. On als,nt
every day IN t'se nrse week oa the tTtnl
no demands more MON. When the
tables i'ad @ Iass been arranged &C
corning 20 me- plan .no still trOwnes',.
anu looked s q t''poe'' - wanted 70 rat
evefyoo.y q yot more respectful dis.
lance. 10 - old, thin, saAisht, and
has sncl. . face - wooId wrench the
prophecies " belonging To- anybody
o9e lawyer OF the o'd-sehool pattern.
a's nose i.rge ann aggressive Of out
line, 70 inclined to be neighborIy with
he chin. H's head y :hapely, bat not
large. ne wears no beard, and his
hair 70 dark and rather short. His
clothes will b shabby before long il
doesn't get new suit. To sum up
III. appearance :" his own incisive sort
Ut language, no 10 half way between a
vixen faced, musty old gentlemen and
Que Of the fine, precise, yellow Veterans
who have h"ng 10 portrait galleries
since men wore stocks three inches
broad. Mr.. Evarts wears such neck
ercl'ef now, and blne clnak with u
broad velvet COLLAR. Hie voice comes
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cost from $3.50, loco to $4oO, loco per

cost from S35O,0O to $4OO, 600 pc,
annum, aud whose cost, when done
in English and French, before re.
construction, never exceeded $685..
600. It is to he regretted that the
New Orleans Republican, which
has received from $3.50, 600 to $500
600 per annum, of this enormous
expense should with its marked
ability have stopped to except
such a bride, but it is not
the first instance in which eminent
abilities have, for filthy lucre pros
tituted themselves, to be this filthy
minions and flaterer of duty and
filthy politicians. The printing bill
was the first earnest of reconstruc
ton. Under it the revenues were
doubled and quadrupled bya tax
alton, which resembles contiscation
instead of taxation. The taxes ros..
from . to u mills OH the dollar,
aud in spite of all this the public
debt in four years, without single
public improvement, rose from s.,
600, 900 to 3O,0OO,OO0. The only
thing that went down was the
credit Of the State which fell from
par to 40 and at last to % cents on
the dollar. Agriculture and COM
merce have continued to decay
until they are we'll nigh extinct
The poor negro for whom recon-
struction prctends to have been
made has and is bearing the heav-
lest PORTIONS of this misrulc. His
increasing poverty has kept pace
with this public decay, until his
rags and want and poverty have
become truly pitiable. Amidst all
this ruin one class alone has pros
pered; the legislators, Office holders
and the monopolists to whom they
have sold all that constitutes liber.
ty. Legislators have grown sud
denly rich, paradiug for sale on the
streets of New Orleans their
Slaughter House stock, their Lot
terry stock, their Levre stock, their
Chattanooga Rail Road stock, their
Sugar Shed stock ; the filthy brides
for which they had sold the Com
merce and enterprise of the State.
One session. alone Of ono of these
reconstructed leg islatures cost the
enormous sum Of $950,000, and of
another, the names Of 30 or 40
members who had received $50, 600
for passing a si"gle bill with their
receipt was published in the pub
lie prints.
Like ourselves we presume our
readers will by this time have
grown tired of this sickening detail
Of it's truth, the statutes and journ-
ais of these legislatures furnish
abundant evidence and we have
given it to show what constitutes
successful reconstruction in Louis
lana and why she is to he made all
exception to the other Southern
States.
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IOIS ludlO vi k)OOIs lSuOlduO uc-
groes who cannot be made to COM
prehenl even the forms, much less
the substance Of law who aannot
be taught that the offer of bride
is an insult, or perjury a disgrace
and crime, but who are open to
the approaches Of every criminal
and in every important case, to use
the gamblers phraseology, the Grim
inal goes to the examination before
the grand jury, or to his trial before
the petit jury, with a cold deck in
his pocket.
Our legislatures have been in
harmonious ignorance and depravi-
ty with our judiciary. Poor ne
groes who could neither read nor
write and who were as ignorant Of
honor and integrity as they were of
letters, sat in solemn legislation
to do the bidding OF q few white
men who legislated themselves to
be the legalized robbers of an op-
pressed people. One of their first
acts was to subsidize a portion of
the press which was corrupt enough
to receive their brides under the
suise Of public printing which has
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-20
THE arm
Daring Rosserr.

SCRANTON, Pa, January IA
most daring and successful descent
was made upon the FIRST National
Bank of Carbondale, Pa, at 1915 to-
day, while the teller, 6. d. Couch
aud a clerk were absent at dinner.
leaving only the cashier, James Slatt.
In the bank. Slatt is quite an old
man; suffers from i'll health. and +,
very feeble. Two men came in the
front door o. the bank. and one of
them asked for the change Of a i've
dollar bin. Mr.. Slatt STONED down
to comply with the request. when the
man reached over, grabbed mis- bead
and pianed it 20 the desk. Wlile MS
companion jumped over aud boaud
and gagged him. They then hastily
gathered up all the currency thev
coLlI fHd, amounting to about $40
600, fortunately overlooking one
package which contained $4,000.
They were disturbed by & woman
coming TO the front door, and 49,
capped By the back door. crossing the
river on the ice, and were seen to en-
ter q sleigh and drive Of. II is
thought, however, they did not go
far before ~secretiHg then lives, and
at i:40 two men were arrested aa
suspicion, and are now having q
hearing ME. Slatt thinks they are
the parties, but eaBnot swear posi-
lively. One was about five feet four
inches, wore q snul-coiured coat and
hat. The other was about FIVE
feet ten inches, and wore dark
clothes.
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Effects or sse Colo.

ST LOUIS. January i4-Tweuty-
one men have been brJugh5 to Dodse
City, who Nere found frozen ana Do
a helpless condition On the plains.
Some have since died, and tLy-t
alive are badly crippled. Mr. Van
tress, member Of the Legislature. had
both legs frozen while attemp..a.
to reach the Capitol. and lis feared
they viii have to be amputated
The present cold spell is the s]evc-cst
ever known in Kansas, and on The
pains the mercury marked twenty
degrees blow zero at daylight this
morning.
Dispatches from all parts Of the
Northwest report extremely cold
weather. Ia some portions of Dakota
it is reported cattle are freezing to
aud great suffering IS felt
among settlers on The borders Of t1 e
Western States.
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The whirlwind Of Democratic in
dignation has been wonderfully
stilled by the cool and clear recital Of
facts, made in General Sheridau's
oGcial report. We propose to let
that report speak for itself, without
comment from US. We cannot, how
ever, refrain from calling attention to
a few salient points which stand out
to the utter confusion Of the Draw
lers who have been SO loudly de-
noucing the gallant General and the
President, as Selling upon power anc
ovcrturning a Legislature at the point
Of the bayonet, in imitation Of Ce
.sar snd Cromwell. Mark-It was a
the instance Of the Democratic
General Dc
Trobriand first entered the hRli. and
before interfering be asked him, "if 1;
was not possible for him 10 preserve
order without appealing to a Z. S.
officer" Mr.. Wilt said ii lrds not.
SO, here is tbis military officer, enter.
ing the Legislative halls, at. the in.
stance Of the complaining Democrat
ic Speaker, and only interfering to
preserve order, when assured by him
that he could not DO it. Mark, also,
Sheridan did not assume command
until Q O'Clock at hight, after all these
occurrences bad t~ranspired. How
remarkably like Caesar and Crom-
vel these men Grant and Sheridan
are
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THE New York Herald, that hand
iu-hand with the Tribune led off in
the howl against Grant and Sheri-
dan, unlike its y~oke-iellow, already
iiscerns The failure to create politi-
cal capital against the Republican
party, aud commences hedging in
this wise
'The moral sense Of Ike country cannot
be obluscated by legal technicalilies. and
il is only By such tcchnicalities, that the
action Of the Conservative members of the
Louisiana Legislature can be justified.
Their action was clearly irregular. 1t
was only 10y an adroit parliamentary trick
that they made Wilt Speaker, and admit
tee The FIVE members who were not on the
roll. A law Of the State excluded those
mcmbefs from any part in the ~oFganiza-
ton. Ii the Conservatives had had n ma
jority without them there wouldhsve been
no temptation 20 parliamentary sharp
practice. because in that case The COnser-
NATIVES could have o~rganized the House
without their aid, and have admitted them
after a deliberate inquiry into their claim
10 seats. The Conservatives confessed
that they were a minority by the unusual
means they adopted TO seat the disputed
members, for If they had a majority with
cut them the organization OF the House
was safely in their hands, and there was no
motive for a premature admission OF mem
bers, whom the la1 excluded from par
ticipati0n in the preliminary proceedings.
The irregular haste with which those
members were seated is a confession that
the Conservatives had not 4 majority
without them. tor thev would no other
wise have relinGuished the great advan-
tage of having the law on their side. The
deiepce of the Conservatives is, therefore,
rather technical than moral. and their
claim to exemption from outside interior
ence is weakened by well-fOUnded doubts
OF their right 10 be considered as q regular
Legislature, organized accGsding 10 law.
They gained an advantage by a sharp par
liamenfary trick intenied 70 circumvent
Of the State, and although this does
not Justify or excuse illegal interference, il
makes q great difference in the moral esti-
of the transaction formed by the
country, and gives color iothe Republican
representations that il was not q regular
and duly organized Legislature that was
with. The great BODY Of the
care more for substantial right than
Tor technical punctilics, and since the
PRESIDENT S eiclaimers they VIII have no