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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

ST PAUL, Jan 21, 1875.
The State Horticultural Society met
this afternoon in the old court house
building, and was called to order by Tru-
man M. Smith, Esq, president of the
Society.
A committee of three on order of bust.
ness was then appointed, as follows: 0. F.
Brand, G. F. Loring and J. H. Moody.
Mr.. L. M. Ford, Secretary, reported
that he had received three or four essays
to be read at this meeting.
The President said there seemed to be
some con- urer in the bylaws. We are
now an organized society, having received
a charter from the last Legislature. We
had nominally capital stock Of $4,000,
but not a dollar or dime of that stock
had been paid in. The best thing that
could be done at this meeting would be
to open books and that those gentlemen
present should come forward and pay up
their shares. The President then
said that he had been unable to
make any arrangement for the reception
of the members. He had no help and
had been sick. Our worthy Secretary
had given him no help, although he had
called upon him to do so. He would be
happy if some citizens would come for
ward and volunteer to ascertain the cause
Mr.. Ford, (Secretary,) explained what
he had beer doing, but did not wish to
nave every thing thrown on his shoulders
The President, who felt considerably
exercised, paid high compliment to the
people ofMinneapolis.
The discussion here became very warm
and Mr.. Dart, Of Owatonna, hoped the
reporters would be turned out.
Mr.. Ford really hoped that these pro-
ceedings would not be published.
The discussion then dropped, and the
President read the articles of incorpora.
ton with the constitution and bylaws.
Mr.. Ford moved for the appointment of
committees on various subjects.
Mr.. Dart moved that the motion lie
upon the table. Carried.
Mr.. Dart moved that this meeting work
under the old rule of ST. membership.
This motion was adopted and the Treas.
urer proceeded to rake in the dollars.
The committee on order of business
then reported as to the business to be
transacted to-day and asked for further
time. Report adopted.
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Breach of Trust by q Prominent Law.
yer of New York; Defaulter for
$4,000.
New YORK, Jan. 23.--Henry Nicoll, a
member of the late committee of seventy,
a founder of the bar association, and trus-
tee and business manager of several large
estates, has drawn upon his trusts, it is
alleged, for the purpose of speculation,
and his accounts show deficiency Of
$4,000. -
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Joint Convention, January 20.

Joint Convention, January 20.
The joint convention convened at 10 NJ, and
the roll being called, all were found present,
except Mr.. Hoyt. The journals of the two
houses were then read by the secretary and
clerk OF the respective Houses, when the con-
vention proceeded to ballot for q. 8. Senator,
as follows:
RAMSEY.
Those who voted for Alexander Ramsey
were Messrs.
Benedict, Baxter. WI. James.
Blake, Benz, Listoe.
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corn or fruit, but the fallacy of this
statement had been thoroughly proved.
as Minnesota can raise both in large ouan.
titles and of the finest quality. Now it is
for the Horticultural Societies to show to
the world that similar mistake has been
made by those who say we cannot grow
fruit. When this has been done the pub
lie will appreciate the good that has been
done by this society. The objection that
we could not raise fruit prevented immi.
grafton from focking into this State. He
urged upon the society the necessity Of
sending a delegate to the American Pom
illogical Society, to be held in Chicago
next September. The address concluded
by suggestion to apply to the Legisla-
ture to give the society some assistance.
Ii this were done it could make such a.
display OF fruit as would repay the
money so expended, by largely increas-
ed immigration. He thought the Horti-
cultural Society was able to do more
good for the State than $4,000 worth of
immigration tracts. We are Improving.
year by year, in the raising of fruit, and
ne had faith that we should ultimately
raise tirst.class fruit here and in great
abundance. He favored the organizing
Of local horticultural society in every
town and city Of our State, and keeping
up monthly meetings.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The Committee on Nominations then
reported the following list of officers for
the ensuing year:
President-Truman NJ. Smith.
r. Vice Presidents-:W.: Elliot, Carter, E. H.
Secretary-Proiessor Lacy.
Treasurer-A Stewart
Executive Committee. B. True, O. F.
Brand, John Harris, Tunis Smith, E. B. Jor-
DON
The nominations were unanimously con.
frmed.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON APPLES.
The Committee on Apples made the
following report:
List Of apples for general cultivation
Duchess, Tetofsky, Wealthy.
The minority adds Stewards Sweet. by
j. H. Woods; Malinda, O. F. Brand.
List for favorable localities - Haas
and Prices Winter Sweet.
List for most favorable localities-Fa.
muse, Plum's Cider, Walbridge, St. Law.
renee, Saxton.
Siberian apples or crabs-First class,
Early strawberry, orange, Beecher sweet,
Minnesota. Second class, Conical, Quaker
beauty, maiden blush, Hutchinson, sweet
meeders, winter. Third class, General
Grant, hesper blush, Aiken's striped win
ter. Fourth class minority report),
Aiken's green winter, Hislop transcend
ant. j. H. Moody,
P. A. JEWELL,
0. F. BRAND,
Committee.
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January 21st.
The Joint convention having assembled at
- NJ, and the roll call showing none absent,
the journal OF yesterday was read, and ballot
for United States Senator was then had, re-
sulting as follows;
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After long discussion it was resolved
to place the Stewart Sweet on the list for
general cultivation.
At the evening session Senator Folsom
read an essay on the cultivation of cram
berries in the St. Croix valley.
The Secretary read an essay on grape
culture by Rudolph Knappeide. the great
est grape raiser in the State, and paper
on fruits for the southeast part Of the
State, written by j. S. Harris of La Cres-
cent, was read by Gen. Jennison,
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The Society agreed yesterday to hold
meeting during. the coming summer.
A committee Of three was appointed to
amend the constitution.
A considerable discussion took place in
reference to the place Of holding the next
meeting, but it was finally resolved to
leave the whole matter in the hands Of
the committee.
Mr.. Brand delivered an address on the
protection of fruit trees by evergreens.
Col. D. A. Robertson delivered an able
address on the culture of fruit trees and
the best kinds to be planted.
Mr.. Brocklehurst, who had taken the
first premium for vegetables at the late
fair, read an interesting essay on s'Mar.
ket gardening on Lake SUPERIOR
Secretary Ford read Mrs. Van Clide's
essay on ebay Window Plants.''
r. j. Mendenhall, Rev. j. Marvin and
j. S. Harris were appointed committee
on entomology.
The President, G. M. Loring, Gel. D. A.
Robertson and Norman Buck were an.
pointed committee to open books and
receive subscriptions to the Association.
n VOCe vi LudnkS was rendered to the
citizens Of St. Paul for their generous
entertainment of the members, to the
city papers, and to sheriff Grace for the
use of the court house.
The following were appointed COM
mittee on flowers and Horticulture:
Mrs. Gen. Nutting, Of Faribault Mrs.
Gen. Van Cieve, Minneapolis; Miss Gill,
St. Paul; j. G. Fleischer, St. Paul; J. E.
Booth, Minneapolis.
EVENING SESSION.
The Society assembled in the hall of
the House of Representatives about half
past seven in the evening.
The committee on constitution and by.
laws were ordered to report at the next
annual meeting.
Mr.. Hodges read an interesting paper
upon tree:planting along the line Of the
St. Paul & Pacific road.
Senator Drake gave his experience on
this matter both in this State and in
Ohio.
The subject of entomology was then
taken up and thoroughly discussed after
which the meeting adjourned sine die.
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January 22d.

January 22d.
A ballot for Senator was then taken, resulting
as follows:
RAMSEY.
Those who voted for Alexander Ramsey were
MessrS.-
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RAMSEY.
Those voting for Ramsey were: Allen, An
derson, Baxter, w. S., Benz, Berg, Berry, Bos-
worth, Clarke, Clement, Daniels, Deaken,
Egan, Ellertson, Harrington, Furber, Gilman,
Goodrich, Greening. Grover, Hslling, Hines,
son, Petit, Pierce, Rathbun, Snure, Stark,
Stone, Taylor, Thompson, freadwell, Warner,
Wescott, West, Wheat, Woodbury., Mr..
Speaker (Kinyon)-42.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-22
THE RAILROAD.

For the benefit and information of
our people, whose not too close prox-
unity to the Railroad works forbids
their being close observers therein,
we would here state that the work on
the New Orleans Pacific Railway is
under full Roadway and that at the
present writing over four miles of
the Road is finished and ready for
the ties and rails. Three hundred
effective and experienced laborers,
under good and able managers, and
all under the guidance and skill of
Major Greene, the Chief Engineer
and his able assistants, are constant
ly at work and will so continue till
Major James contract is fulfilled to
the letter. In very few days, not
later than next week, 250 more la
borers will be added to the present
force, and will strike work in the
Corporation. The Draughtsman of
the Company is here and is at work
on the Bridges, between this and
Natchitoches, and in very few days
specifications and lumber proposals
for the same will be issued. In fact
the big Bridge across Bayou Rapides
200 yards below the McLaurine Gin
House, will be in course of construc-
tion by the time the ink is dry on
the paper on which this is printed.
To repeat our often asserted au-
thority, the President and Directors
Of the Road mean work, have level
heads on the subject and are going
on with the work with a will, de-
termination, which fear no stumbling
block and stop short Of nothing but
early completion. The management,
the Contractor.are the right men in
the right place, and this time weare
to have a Railroad. But again, we
bespeak for genuine determination
and pluck the good will, kind Offices
and smiles of a people, who are to be
benefited by all such works of pro
gress and internal improvements. Il
you can't or won't take stock and be
come co-partners in paying institu
ton, at least quit croaking and lei
your neighbor help if he will, and be
silent that others may do their little
mite, hands off, silence a croakine
tongue, and give the Railroad fail
play and fair chance.
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Maine Wheeling.

The tide rolls on. Scarce had the
victorious shouts of the unterrified
died away from the Democratic ava
lanche on the Pacific slope, than the
refrain is picked up and re-shouted
in the lumber State, Maine, the star
in the East which never sets That
State, which gave Grant $4,000 ma
iority, is the home of Blaine, the
coming man, and where old decayed
Morton was packed, with his bloody
shirt and fostering sores, to check
the tide, has spoken, and the result
is before us. The Radical majority
of $4,000 last year has been whitfield
down to almost nothing, and the Dc
mocracy have made heavy gains eve
rywhere. In the last State Senate
we only had two Senators, now we
elect sixteen and have largely in
creased our number of Members of
the Lower House.
These continued and increasing
Democratic victories and triumphs
must surely have some meaning, and
we Of Louisiana cannat fail to see
convincing proofs of the faith held
out to us all here, that within the
pale and ranks of the National De-
mocracy is our only place, our only
salvation, and in those ranks must we
wheel and battle against the common
enemy. In less than month Ohio,
the giant State of the West, will deal
her hand, and our word for it, she
will follow suit, and have a hand full
of trumps for the Presidential con-
test of 1876. Let the people of Lou
isiana, Of Rapides, make preparations
for the victorious trip, and not be
laggards in the grand ovation, which
will reconstruct in earnest our now
unfortunate section.
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CIRCULAR LETTER.
ALEXANDRIA. La.

September LIST, lS10
The Third Exhibition of the Ra-
pides Fair Association, will begin at
their grounds near this place, Octo-
Der 18th. and continue five days.
In announcing this fact, the Direc-.
tors of the Association beg leave to
call the attention OF merchants, mas
ufacturers and others to the faciIi-
ties and advantages offered them for
the exhibition of merchandise, and
all other articles; and herewith ex-
tend to them a cordial invitation to
avail themselves of.the same.
Commodious buildings have been
erected for the display Of merch;,n-
disc, implements and machinery.
Ample accommodations for stock Of
all kinds have been prepared.
Through the liberality of Captain
r. Sinnott, arrangements have been
made, whereby all articles intended
for exhibition will be transported on
the steamers controlled by him, to
this point, anil If desired back to
New Orleans, free Of charge.
The warehouses Of Messrs. John
A. Williams s Co, and Messrs. Stat
ford Johnson will receive and store
all articles upon the same liberal
terms. Transportation to and from
the Grounds will be furnished exhib-
itors by the Association, without
charge.
In concentrating the above liberal
arrangements the Directors entertain
the confident hope that the mcr-
chants of New Orleans and other
points will avail themselves Of the
advantages offered, and by so doing
lend a helping hand to an enterprise.
that seeks only to promote the best
interests of our people and State.
+. SEP,
J. G. FRENCH, President.
Secretary.
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Now that our home fruits are
exhausted and played out Levin has
fallen back on the markets of other
climes, and at his establishment can
be had fine and mellow apples, sweet
and juicy oranges, besides all the
tropical fruits of the Antilles. And
besides all this he has on hand the
largest and choicest assortment of
canfectioneries ever brought to the
Alexandria market. AS for his
ssSAsIrLE ROOM that shows for it
self, and all doubters can be easily
converted to its charms by simple
visit,
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where it should protect. By sinh
efforts, there is no doubt that in.t s
and impartial legislation can i.
forced from a republican State Sen
ate and the people receive protection
Of their rights under the law ii IL
jurisdictions. The national Demo
cratic Executive Committee will =
sue call for national Convention
to assemble early in the comino
spring, and at q time too early ~
meeting of a State Convention to
nominate State Democratic ticket
To this National Convention Lon:s.
lana will have to send delegates che.
sen by the State in Convention a.
sembled. 1t will be seen then thai
the interests of the State as well az
the interest of the Democratic party .
require one Democratic Convention
in November for the purposes above
set forth and another in the summer
of 1875, for the purpose Of establish.
ing platform for the campaign and
nominating candidates for State OH.
|ces. It's essential however to the
Democratic party of Louisiana and
to the State, that the Convention in
November should meet the undni.
mous approval of the people, other
wise, dissatisfaction would prevail
in some parishes which would Doubt
less entail embarrassments and per-
haps defeat upon the efforts of the
party to redeem our State in the can
paign of next year. Hence, it is pro.
per that the country press and the
country people, in consideration Of
the purposes above presented and in
view Of the necessity Of placing the
Democratic party upon ali organized
and effective footing, should urge
harmony and unity of action in the
matter Of holding Democratic State
Convention in November.
ZETA.
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The amount Of stock taken by
private individuals, in Natchitoches
Parish, to the New Orleans Pacific
Railway, has reached the sum of
$4,000. And the following is the
gist of the resolution as passed by
the Police Jury a few days since:
"The amount Of stock taken is one
hundred thousand dollars, payable in
ten years; bonds to be issued for the
amount, bearing interest at the rate
of four per cent per annum.'' This
is much less than they anticipated,
but at the same time they are salts
fed that their members acted for the
best.
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Communication.
ALEXANDRIA,
Sept. 10, 1851

hoSpo. ~ A0sV.
Mr.. ED1roR-
Sir Permit me through the col
umns Of your paper, to state q few
words in regard to the injustice ofour
glowing enterprise "1'he Tourna-
ment.'' Hearing that married men
were going to join us in our. sport, We
the younger Knights, 6 in number)
have had an interview and pronounce
it an outrage and injustice and sol
EMMY declare we will exclude ali IN
terest in the Tournament. Public
opinion is our guide and we intend:
to uphold it. It would be q gross
effrontery for a married man 70 trans
fer his crown il successful to our UNI,
married one. We have no just priv
ilege to that we did not exert our
selves for. Ourideais, that itwould
be moro Of loss than profit for such
men to join lis in our Tournament
We hope to hear soon from the Fres-3
ident or some member through your
paper in regard to this.
Yours with respect,
YOUNGER KNIGHTS.
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FERGUSON & ScHNAcK, the plucky,
energetic and untiring firm on Front
Street, besides their large and varied
fancy stock, make and are making
with grand success speciality in the
sale Of Sewing Machines. They are
sole agents for the famed and most
nselul of all machines, the Singer, and
will deliver them at the homestead of
any desiring one-besides they are
prepared to give personal instructions
to the ladies in the use of them. Their
Machines are so plain, perfect and
cheap, that the poorest housewife in
the country cannot fail to be benefited
by the purchase of one. No such
chance ever was offered before in Ra-
pides to one aud all, who desire to be
placed above want aud at their ease in
the sewing line.
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lied by a determined and earnest eff
fort on the part Of all classes and
conditions of our people to uphold
the hands of it's officers iii their i'm
portant work of establishing an en-
terprise which if successful must re-
feet credit not only upon themselves
but upon the citizens Of our entire
Parish.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-22

UNDER the heavy spell of last
Saturday the mourners crowded to
town and spiritedly played their parts
with usual Choctaw yells and quarter
races, and at night the Town-boys
ended the performance with grand
knock down tournament, in which
the biggest chief of them measured
mother earth full six feet.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-22

AS WAS to be expected the River
felt the equinoctial shock of the past
week, and went up rapidly under its
fluvial influences. Up to yesterday
evening it rose fully fourteen feet
aud is yet rising at the rate Of six
inches In twenty four hours. Plenty
of water now to float and navigate
the great Eastern.
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Weather-CrOps.

We have had our equinoxtial gale
and spell fully week ahead of the
usual day and hour-we have gone
through our weather mill, and can
now cry peccare! For seventy-two
hours, without cessation or abate-
ment, we had rain, regular rain
storm, with heavy North East winds,
and we must say, considering it's ma
ture and fury, we can cry that we are
blessed that we should have Jared no
worse. The whole face of the earth
was more like one immense lake than
cultivated fields and travelled roads,
and the cotton, of course, has suffered
greatly and been lost for its owners.
From high in the nineties the Their
mometer dropped to 60 and stuck
there for over twelve hours, and you
can rest assured that Old winter
clothes were hunted up, cleaned of
their mildew and donned with real
comfort. In almost every household
the chimney screens were removed
and the woodpile resorted to, and
soon blazing fires were found needed
companions. We never knew so cold
snap so early in September before,
and can only account for it as coming
from chilling Maine, under her recent
Democratic triumphs-th he frigid
groans of her Radicals were spiteful-
ly waited here, and we had to stand
the cold pressure.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-22

ONE of the convicts on the Rail
road works, one day last week, es-
capped, taking with him his axe. He
was soon pursued with the hounds,
who at once struck his trail and came
up to him-he was a hardened one,
made fight with his pursuers, refused
to surrender, made at the guard with
his axe, when the latter was com
PEELED in self-defence to fire ON him
the shot did it's work and the con-
vict fell dead man. Coroner Tay-
lor was sent for, held an inquest in
the case and his jury returned a YER
dict in accordance with the facts as
we stated them.
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-THE Convention question is ably
handled by our. gifted correspondent,
Zeta, and though he differs with US
in the main, still his views are Justly
entitled to a hearing III our columns
A Democrat in the true sense OF the
word, and one who practices the ten
cts which our party teaches, we de-
mand special and earnest perllsal
Of his communication.
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Our MA1L.-We feel bully and good
all over as we announce, that our
New Orleans mail is again all right,
and comes to time with the docu-
ments regularly and no stock killed.
The genuine spirit now evinced to
accommodate is not even checked by
the miserable roads, which are fast
looming up before the Contractor
We will aid him in making a marked
example of some delinquent Syndic
before the next Grand Jury, and he
can command our columns for fierce
war against such horrid and unpar-
donable neglect of road duty.
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The last shake of the ensan-
guined garment in Mississippi did
not shake worth continental per-
simmon, and has fallen stubborn on
Radicalism's fast decaying future.
Peace and quiet there reign, and
nothing disturbs the loyal there, but
the exultant tramp of the conquering
Democracy; they are there on the
war path and must and will redeem
gallant Mississippi. just now this
is the ghost which haunts the Radi-
Gals, and hence their latest and fresh
est campaign roohbacks.
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-THE complaining communica-
tion of the Younger knights, "
which will be found in to-dGy's Dem
ocrat, will be found of sufficient in
terest to demand the serious atten-
tion of the Directory of our Fair AS
ISOLATION, and we are sure the matter
can be adjusted all around without
any cause for rash feelings.
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LIBERAL.

We take great pleasure in the pub
LEGATION Of the subjoined Circular
Letter." and trust it will add a con
vincing proof to the already extended
link of the accommodating spirit.cf
the Board of Managers Of our Agri-
cultural Fair Association:
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-WM. HUsrMYRE has been absent
on his Fall purchase trip, and re-
turned home on Saturday. A bust
ness visit to his establishment will
prove that his full shelves and over
burthened counters are convincing
proofs Of The reality of his trip.