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SPEAKEns. s.-Somebody has examined
the record, and finds out that only swo
Speakers have been longer In the chair
than MIR. Blaine. Henry Clay served
In tho 18th. 18th, 14th, 10Th, 10th and
18th Congresses. Andrew Stephenson,
OF Virginia, was Speaker of the Goth,
21st. 22d and 23d Congresses. Two
Speakers have served equal terms with
MIR. Blaine-Nathaniel Macon, of
North Carolina, who served in the 7th,
8th end 9th Congresses, and ex.Vioe.
President Schuyler Oolfax, who served
in Che 88th. 39th and 40th Congresses.
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For Sale or Rent.

A A ACOMMODIOUS and handsome ely-
fGA finished COZ rTAGE HOUSE. North
xl-aAwcst corner Ponoleton and Assembly
streots; with fino Stablos, Kitchen, Gar.
den, etc., attached; Hot and Gold Water
and all othor conveniences. Pos session
given april l.. Apply to
March 5 JOS. TAYLOR.
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To Rent.

&A A COTTAGE. containing 7 rooms,
Eth situated ON Lincoln street, between
Lady and Washington. Possession
given Immediately. Apply to
w. II. CASSON,
harch 10 South Carolina Railroad.
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For Rent,

e1sTT THE three-etory BRICK BUILD
E4iia ING, on Plain street, roar of Ehe
es4ii.A Central Bank. at present oocG niea
by Miss Percival as boarding house. 1t
contains seventeen roone. with aiT water
conVeniences. gas. otc. Kitchen, stable
and all necessaryOut-building For terms,
applytc J. @. MARSHALL
March4
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For Rent or Sale.

~ THE commodious HOUSE on the
f!sH corner Of Assembly and Lady streets
il undergoing repairs, and will be
rented or sold on reasonable terms IN
quire OF r. SWAFFtRED.
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Extra Fine Seed.

Extra Fine Seed.
SQUASH,
LII The Turban SQUASH,
Marblehead Champion BEAN,
Marblehead Mammoth CORN,
Stowclls Evergreen CORN.
For sale at HEINIr5H'S Drug Store.
March 5 t..
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& i.le;. .basis:s middiiug. .upiands;- NOS
thing, below good. .oxdinary, shipped
February or March. ~. fSflr-
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Transient advertisements and no
tioes nsast be paid for in advance.
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Seed Potatoes, Bacon. Butter, Lard.
Ok 15-POUND pals Choice Gilt. Edge
GO Goshen BUTTER.
100 hbls. Early Rose pOTATOES-se-
lccted soe1; early crop.
100 bbls. Chill Red POTATOES-selecte ed
seed; late crop.
100 bbs. Choice Eating POTATOES,
Is boxes Choice Dry Salt SIDES.
10 boxes Choice Dry Salt BELLIES
small.
so tubs Pure LEAF LARD
IS tubs Choice Goshen BUTTER.
rs tubs Goshen BUrrER-for bakers.
30 kits MACKEREL-Nos. and 2-full
weights.
so boxes Family SOAP.
25 boxes Factory CHEESE.
Constantly receiving ORANGES, BANA.
MAS, COCOANUT3, &C., from cargoes ar
irving in Charleston.
All of the above wo guarantee to be sold
at lowest market rates, at Wholesale only.
by O. j. LAUREY,
March tl3 Opposite PuGy1x Office.
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Richland Lodge, No. 80. a. F. III.
n AN Extra Communication OF this
XNTLodge will be hold at Masonic Hall.
~ THIS friday EVENING, at 7
O'Clock. Tho E. A. Degree will be confer
red. By order Of tho n. NJ.
E. r. ARTHUR.
March ~ Secretary.
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Mackerel! MackerelI!

Mackerel! Mackerel!!
WE have just received q full supply OF
wv choice MAOKEREL, consist;pC Of
Ne,o Mess Nos. /. 2 and 8, in barrels, half.
barrels and kits, tohich zoe are OFFERING at
greatly reduced prices, at ,oholesote and re.
Toll. JOHN AGNEW 4 SON
March 10
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r. V. 3 C.

R. v. b C.
A TTEND Company Drill, At your hall.
~ THIS EVENING, ~ O'Clock. By or.
der OF the President.
March 191 R.S. MORRISON, ses'y.
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shoulders 81; clear rib and clear
!lM@l2M packed; sugar.cured hams
1aM. Lard firm-prime steam 14k;
tierSe 16; keg 1516@152z. Whiakey
iafTm-1.12. Bagging lirmer-12X@
CINC1NNATI, Msroh 1S.-Flour firmer
bat not guotebly higher.1 Corn DALI
6Y968. Pork firm--20. 90. Lard flrm
country steam 1917; citY held 1877
Gia, kettle ia;e. Bacon ia good de.
mAnd and Observation-Disclosures S9666%;
oisar rib and clear 1116@12. Whiskey
ffm-Il2,Jr MI ~l-.ET
PAnis, March 1s.-Reptes e4f. 97ko,
Hpeeie, increased 10. 600. O0Of., -.
EIVRspoort March l8-3 P. M
Cotton quiet and unohanged.-mid.
ding uplands TX; middling Orleans
9@S}6; eales 10. 900. including Q, 600
American; 1900 speculation and ex.
port; baaie middling uplands, nothing
below good ordinary. deliverable April
Or Meys .7Z5;, nothing below low mid,
ding, deliverable April or May.
2 1915; basis middlipg Orleans, no.
thing below low middling. deliverable
March. April. Nay Or June, 7 IL. .161
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-03
THE POLICE JURY.

This Body was in session nearly
four days last week, and adjourned
in course to the I'd Monday in Janu-
airy, 1875. During their meeting
they discharged with alacrity and
system their various duties, and
among other doings, did not lavish
away the peoples money in foolish
and wasteless extravagance-in a
word they handled the nice question
Of finance we'll and ably--which is all
convincingly matured in the sudden
and permanent rise of the Parish's
script--at last can we boast of Police
Jurors who have an interest in our
monied welfare and future deliver
ance from debt. Their last good
management, aided by the Tax Col
lector, who is calling in all arrears,
must soon place script at par and
leave nice margin of greenbacks in
the Parish till. As we write there is
very little Parish script in stray
amounts afoat, which can be bought
at less than twenty per cent. dis.
count, and that must soon be ex-
hausted by the continued and forced
collection of Taxes from long delin-
quents and those of 1874. Hence we
argue financially and with moral
certainty the hawking Of Parish pa
per will be among the things of the
past. This is a contamination de-
voutly to be wished for and we hope
it will be ushered on the cash system
at the ca6ng term of the District
Court in the payment of Grand and
Petit Jurors.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-03

Views OF LEADING WESTERN Dem
ocRATs.-Under date of the 25th,
the Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial tele-
graphs:
A great many leading Democratic
politicians from the West have been
here recently, and the drift of their
discussion of the Ohio campaign is
to the effect that the party in that
State made a mistake which must
never be repeated; that the prospect
prior to the adoption of imitation was
good for fair and square Democra-
tic victory in fight made on the re-
cord of the Republican party; that
the party must drop imitation now
and forever, and make it's future cam
paigns on the corruption of Grants
administration and the Republican
party. This is remarked as the first
Indication on the part of these gen
tlemen that they knew what hurt
them. They speak despondingly Of
the prospect in Pennsylvania, where
they fear the effect of the Ohio cleo
ton will be very decided.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-03
DOGERS' TABLE CUTLERY
IL at FERGUSON g. SCHNACK

ALL persons who aspire to beau
ty or personal appearance should not
neglect that natural accessory. the
hair. BY many it has been neglect
ed until the hair has become thin.
gray, or entirely fallen off. Messrs.
Hall Co., Nashua, N. H., have pro-
duced an effectual remedy, called ST.
Gillian Hair Remover, which cures all
diseases of the SCALP. This wonder
full preparation acts upon the glands,
which support and nourish the hair,
restores gray hair to its original col
or, makes the scalp white and clean,
removes and prevents the formation
of dandruff and all cutaneous erup-
tons; and, by its tonic and nutritive
properties, restores the scalp to a
healthy state, and creates a new
growth. AS a dressing, it is unsur-
passed, giving the hair that brillian-
cy so much admired by l.--[Boston
Commercial.
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A LBATA SILVER PLATED WARE
"a at
FERGUSON e. SCHNACK.

The weather has kept up almost
without cessation the finest of the
ffne--the river has fallen over two
feet and has now reached within
twenty inches of that lowest notch
known to the oldest inhabitant-the
sugar planters are hard at it, have
made good start, with excellent
yield-already some of their new
sweetness in the market--the over
cropped cotton planters are yet pick
ing away and slow, but with deter
mination to gather all their open
staple--plenty of cotton coming to
Town-some shipped direct--some
sold here--but at rather declining
prices-trade and traffic very brisk,
with plenty of smiles from the mer-
chants, but with all this money
scarce and hard to handle, with the
same old tune of hard times still
harped in our ears-no fghts-a few
drunks, with honors easy, as we close
this local.
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ly to that Constable, and both left
for Natchitoches by new road
They crossed the river here and wer e
soon out of sight, the prisoner excel
lently mounted on noble steed and
and the Constable on q third rate
Rosinante!
This was about 2 o'clock P. NJ,
Saturday, and by 8 o'clock the same
evening, the Constable had returned
from his. put up mission, being out
on his fixed-up- Orsborn mission just
six hours-of course the prisoner had
escaped, after q hard schuffle with
with the Constable, who fired at him
twice, but with no effect! And early
next morning the Courts special was
seen, pleased with himself, and flush
with greenbacks inflated to him on
the momentous occasion.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-03
DEATH OF /. r. GENEREs.

At Hayre, France, on October a.
died [. T. GenereA for many Jsars |.
citizen Of New orlsans, and : peomi.
nent member Of the comnuni,f s.
For some tine past Ms. Cenercs h,d
been in bad health, and last spring
he left with his wife for Virginia, III.
native State. Change Of air Was Dre.
scribed by the physicians, and the
deceased passed oyer the ocean 10
Sunny France. Apparently improved
in health he left Paris, and going to
Havre, prepared for a return to the
United States. He was accompanied
by his nephews, Paul Louis and Fran.
co.'s Burthe. Man proposes but God
disposes. Mr.. Generes never crossed
the ocean alive, but expired at Hayre.
He came to New Orleans when
quite young man, and rapidly rose
to emminence in commercial pursuits.
Before the war he was q member az
the we'll known firm Of Generes Alb.
att, and at the period Of his decease
was President of the New Orleans
Savings Bank, and also a director Of
several leading insurance companies.
He has, during his business career,
occupied many positions Of trust and
Importance, and always performed
his duties with.energy and fidelity.
Mr.. Generes was man Of excel
lent qualities Of heart, and fine men.
tai powers. In his business rela-
tions he was noted for uprightncss
and intelligence, and in the social
circle there was no man more aflablc
and efectionate. The deceased
leaves large family to mourn HE
departure from the scene Of his la
bors, and his Extraordinarily. @.
Picayune.
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THAT ORDER!

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH RAPIDEs,
DISTRICT COURT,
Alexandria, La, October Goth, 1871
To David c. Paul, Sheriff Parish of
Rapfdes:
You are hereby commanded and en-
powered to turn over the prisoner, G.
P. Wilkinson, and place him in charge
of G. w. Harper, a Special Officer ap-
pointed by me to convey the said priso-
ner, c. P. Wilkinson, to Natchitoches,
there to be delivered by him to the She
riff Of the Parish of Natchitoches.
Thus done and signed this the 3Otls
day of October, A. D. 1876.
J. ORSBORN,
District Judge.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-03


THE Pool Line Packet, Col A.
P. Kouns, reached here Monday
night, having left the City Saturday,
had a fair freight for the stage Of
water, and her crew before reaching
here had jumped her. This is m
old wharf rat dodge Of the colored
laborers again renewed, all for black
mail and should be stopped and
crushed by the steamboat owners Of
the trade Wages are enormous, they
are we'll fed, do not more than half
work and growl, grumble and croak
all the time, and then meanly take
the advantage Of the boat when In 8
tight, and desert her. The Kouns,
however, made the trip, having 70,
ceived timely assistance from Major
James, who helped her out Of the
scrape with a gang Of his laborers. -
We are glad Of this, but regret that
the clerks Of the Kouns forgot the
Democrat in their trouble.
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ALEXANDRIA. La
Wednesday,. November 8, 1878.

The BART. ABLE LINE.-Despite
the extraordinary low water so sud
denly sprung upon as, the manager
and moving spirit of our Packet
Line, Captain Dick sinnott, has
proved himself fully equal to the
emergency and our weekly connec-
tions with New Orleans are pre-.
served and intact. Until further Or
ders the steamer G. III. Durfee, under
his special command, will leave New
Orleans on Tuesdays, reach here on
Thursdays and 60 down every Satur
day at I'm. The very light draught
steamer Homer has been secured by
che Line and placed in the
trade to run from Alexandria to
Grand Ecore, in connection with the
Durfee. She is under charge OF
Captain w. I. Boardman, well and
favorably known everywhere on Red
River, and will preserve the link in
tact in the Grand Ecore trade, during
the whole low water season. Ship
pers and planters, above the Falls,
will not suffer in the least by this
perfect arrangement. The Homer
will make, during the absence of the
Durfee on her weekly trip, one trip to
Grand Ecorc and back, and one to
the Mouth of Cane River and back.
This double trip business can but put
them on an equal footing with ship
pers below the Falls.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-03

The lower batch Of Railroad la
borers, two hundred strong, are now
at work near the Corporation line
and will have the Road completed to
the river by next Monday evening.
The upper batch, three hundred
strong, are back of the Luckett Es-
tate, over eleven miles from Town,
and when joined by the lower batch
will make short work in finishing the
Road to the Parish line.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-03
Communication.

Mr.. EDITOR DEMOCRAT -
l fear you are doing the people in
jury as we'll as injustice in your re-
marks about their indebtedness for
taxes. You should be for the poor
taxpayer, not entirely for the bond
holders, they can and will take care
of themselves. If the State buys the
property advertised for sale for taxes
how much benefit will the bondhold-
ers reap? And suppose the property
so purchased remain for years in the
hands of the State, will their prop
erty pay any revenue to the State ?
If no revenue accrues to the State,
then, will not the taxes on the pri-
vate property holder have to be in
creased? / think so. Please rise to
explain this to the holders Of the
bonds, who from your writings be-
leive that the bonds will soon be at
par. am not on the tax roll, there
fore disinterested, and free to be i'm
partial. ONE OF THE People.
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DOGERS' TABLE CUTLERY
Ii at FERGUSON & SCHNACK

The present Levee Company OF
Louisiana have been roundly abused,
whether justly or unjustly, we are
not prepared to state, aud we have
not yet seen any figures by which we
could be guided in forming an esti-
mate toFplace on record verdict ia
yorable or unfavorable to them.-
Therefore, in our present issue, we
give room to a communication which
appeared lately it the New Orleans
Picayune very favorable to that
Company.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-03

MAJOR S. Z. JAMES returned
home and to his works" on Mon
day, in perfect restored health, and
at once assumed command Of his ex-
tensive Railroad contract; during his
absence all went on we'll, but his
presence must surely give further
dispatch to his contract.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-03


THERE are some very nice fell
lows, not hundred miles from this
Town and Parish, though they claim
to be Democrats and Conservatives,
who are perpetually abusing and vii
lifying their party, and show signs
of gladness when anything turns up
against it. They incline strongly to
the Radical side and yet have not
the moral courage to enlist under it's
banner. They certainly should get
off of the fence and sail under one
flag.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-03

WE demand particular attention
by all mechanics, of the notice of the
Bridge Commissioners of the "Tex-
ada Bridge" to be read in our pres
ent issue. A new working departure
dawns on them from this out, as far
as the Parish is concerned. No more
script in such work, but the money
cash down. Now let US see who will
now lower rates on the old Parish.
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1 LBATA SILVER PLATED WARE
a at
FERGUSON e. SCHNACK.


TO the decent strangers who
have made their homes here, since
reconstruction, we hold up the Court
as a kaleidoscope of scalawagery and
Radical reconstruction under which
we have to groan. Here is fortieth
rate, badly cultivated shyster, who
has been cheated on US in judicial
District, where there is no possibility
of the Conservative majority being
honestly less than three thousand,
and yet we must bear the fraudulent
and bayonet infection and have only
the poor privilege left of recording
his accommodating infamies and Judi
cial blunders. Though he is among
the few ills left us, yet we should
bank on him as nucleus to drive
away the last yestige of such nuisan-
ces and frauds, at our next election,
and let our people remember it. No
Parish or District in Louisiana can
hold up such fungus to the execra-
ton of any decent community. His
last act in the drama we allude to
elsewhere, should cease the cess-pool
of corruption and drive him from the
Bench.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-03

ANOTHER of the Pool Lines light
the Bonnie Lee, passed down
Monday, with a few bales of cotton
and a big disgust at the river above.
1t looks like the whole fleet will
abandon the upper trade and crowd
below here.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-03
THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA.
LATEST REPORT ABOUT THE ssPoLIcY'
OF THE ADMINISTRATION.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Statemcnta
have lately been telegraphed from
this city to several prominent jour
nails, representing that there was
about to be change ofpolicy by the
Government in reference to the Cuban
question, that the belligerent rights
of the insurgents were about to be
recognized, and that the Spanish I'M
less the insurrection was put down in
a given number Of days, the United
States Government would in this way
recognize the insurgents. In order
to give more force and color to these
statements, a parade has been made
of the American ships of war lying
in and near the West Indies, and
others are ready to be dispatched
there at brief notice. Inquiry into
this matter does not disclose any ad-
equate foundation for such startling
reports. There is authority for sta
ting that no such notice as that above
mentioned has ever been given to
Spain, and it is not believed that it
is in contemplation to do SO, although
it is probable that in view Of the
great injury and annoyance to Amer
lean commerce occasioned by the
civil war in Cuba, the Madrid Min
istry has been informed that the pre-
sent situation could not be much
longer tolerated by this government.
No material change in the respective
relations of the two belligerents in
Cuba has occurred in the last few
months, and until some greater pro-
gress in military results is made by.
the insurgents no recognition is likely
TO be extended. The points made
against them are that they have no
port in their possession, and that no
one knows where their capital is
Spain is naturally uneasy as the time
approaches for Gle annual message of
the President, lest there be change
Of policy, and something enunciated
in it of an unfavorable character and
accordingly she is making her usual
annual effort to quell the instruction
by dispatching a,large reinforcement
of troops to Havana. The best opin-
ion here among we'll informed per-
sons is that these troops will not be
able to accomplish the object and
the ability of the Madrid Govern
ment to make greater efforts is liable
any moment to be arrested by a suc-
cessful revolution at home. Your
correspondent does not believe that
there is anything more serious on
The tapis at this juncture in respect
to the Spanish question than an en-
crgetic urging by the American Min
lister at Madrid Of the unsettled claim
of the United States.-[Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-03

SAM GRAHAM, a St. Louis negro
minstrel, committed suicide a few
days ago. That evening his chair in
the row of performers was left empty
and draped in black, the songs were
all melancholy in character, and no
jokes were cracked; which must
have made the entertainment very
cheerful.
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A LBATA SILVER PLATED WARE
~ Mt
FERGUSON g. SCHNACK.
in American 1ichborne Case.

In 1910 John Hancock, resident
of New York city, left a will, be-
queathing specific legacies to three
nieces and nephew, and all the resi-
due of his property to another nephew,
Stephen Marshall, brother Of the 9th
er legatees. Before the property left
to Stephen was sold, which was not
till 1859, it had risen in value so as
to be worth $4,000, which was more
than the value of all the other lega-
cies combined. In 1862 Stephen dis
appeared from this city, and nothing
relating to him was heard Of until re-
Gently, when one of his sisters, in us
ing efforts TO find him, wrote to San
Francisco, and received a reply that
a man of his name was living at Shoal
Water Bay, Washington Territory.
.
She wrote to this man, and received
in reply letter to the effect that he
did not care for his relations here,
being we'll satisfied to remain with a
half-breed wife and children whom he
had there. The letter was signed
"Steven Marshal" News after
ward came that this man was dead.
The half-breed wife then claimed the
property on the ground that her hus-
band was the Stephen Marshall to
whom it had been bequeathed. The
other legatees contested the claim
denying that the claimants husband
was their brother. A commissioner
was authorized to take testimony in
Washington Territory as to the ques-
ton Of identity, and evidence was 81.
ven showing that the husband of the
claimant had red hair and freckled
face, while the other legatees asserted
that their brother had dark hair and
a clear skin, could write well, and
would not have made the mistake Of
misspelling both his names. The
matter came on for hearing before
Surrogate Hutchins, in Ne W Yorl
one day last week, ex-Surrogate Gid
con J. Tucker appearing for the
claimant, and Mr.. Ira D. Warren 70,
the sisters and brothers Of the lost
legatee. The surrogate reserved his
decision. Exchange.