The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-26
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SEE advertisement Fosters Sec
ond Texas Drawing postponed for d
few days.
WE see that Levin to his varie-
ties has added a fine and splendid lot
Of artichokes, the best and finest veg.
etable cultivated in Rapides.. =
REVERENCE is demanded to tie.
Charter of the "Bayou Boeuf and
Red River Plank Road Company"
which we publish elsewhere.
"A MEDIUM woman now says that
Charley Ross is in heaven. This ac-
counts for the non-success Of the de-
tectivcs, who know nothing Of such
q bourne country. stN
ON dit there was d full caucus
of the Customhouse party, held in
the Granite building in New Orleans
ON Thursday last, when all the lead.
ing lights were present, including
WarmOth. At that caucus Tom An.
derson was definitely settled upon
the candidate for Governor.
NINE pages, seventy-two coli
umns, of the New Orleans Republi-
can, of May %, are taken up with
the lists of those who owe taxes Of
this year to the City of New Orleans,
with the numbers of their respective
bills and the net amount owing by
each.
Hon. Jesse D. Bright, one of the
old regime of Democratic Senators,
in the days when giant intellects had
not been superseded by pigmies, died
in Baltimore on the goth inst. Il is
a coincidence that he should have
died so soon otter Breckinridge.-
They were both Kentuckians, warm
friends personally and politically.
HEADED OFF.-Governor Weston,
|of New Hampshire, and four out Of
five of his Council decide that the
votes cast for "Nat'' Head, Republic
can candidate for the State Senator
from the Second District, are to be
treated as blanks, claiming that his
name is Nathaniel. They also threw
out the vote cast for the Prohibition
candidate for State Senator, declaring
him ineligible on account of not hay
ing been resident of the State as
long as the law prescribes. This
gives the two disputed seats in the
Senate to the Democrats.
-THrs is the encouragement given
by the Indianapolis Journal to aspir,
ing youth: "Demosthcnes-Feeble
Imitators Appear In the Forum
They Rant, Roar and Paw the Air
What was Called the Grand Inter
State Oratorical Contest'-Callow
Youths France Along the Rostrum
aud Incidentally Refer to Cicero and
others-Adam, Eve, Tuba1 Cain,
Nineveh, Rome, Herotlotus, Constan-
tinople, Napolean Bonaparte, Coufu-
cius, and Other Places Mentioned
A Sucker Finally Succeeds in Swal-
lowing the Bird.'
--TnE funeral of John C. Brecken-
ridge took place, at LexingtonA On
the Goth inst. It was attended, by
an immense throng of people anxious
to pay the last sad honors to the
memory of a great and good man.
The officers of the State, headed by
Governor Leslie, were present in 4
body, as were Senators Stevenson
and McCreery, and many other dis
tinguished men. The funeral was
conducted by the knights Templar,
of which General Breckenridge was
an exemplary member. No such out
pouring of people has been witnessed
since the death Of Henry Clay.
SHERMAN's FIRST KNOWLEDGE OF. LIN.
COLIN sherman returned to the North,
and in March visited his brother, John
Sherman, who took him to see Mr.. Liucoln.
"John walked up,n he writes, SHOOK
hands and took chair near Lincoln, hold
ing in his hands some papers referring to
minor appointments. He tnrned to me
and said, "Mr. President, MY brother, COL
onel Sherman, who is just up from LOUISE
ana. He may give yOu some information
you want" "Ahv' says Mr.. Lincoln,
"how are they getting along down there 2"
! said, .,they think they are getting along
swimmingly, they are preparing for war"
"Oh, web" said he, ~ guess we will man.
age to keep house," I was silenced, said
no more to him, and we soon left. was
sadly disappointed, and remember that I
broke out on John, damniug the politi.