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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

REMEMBER that the "bully boys
Of the Stonewall Hook and Ladder
Company give a Grand Calico Ball
at the Exchange Hotel, on Monday
the lst day of.February. Don't fai
to attend! -.-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27
LAST disnatch

-SHER1DAN's last dispatch to
Grant: "Send me Immediately gross
of matches. Ifthe barns, hay stacks
and mills are not to be burned down,
| don't see any use in my staying
here" 20 ar, ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

REMEMBER the Packet, this day
at noon, for that is her time and hour.
We mean of course the Bart. Able;
we are explicit on that point.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

The Carnival festivities for the
coming Mardi Gras in New Orleans
have been abandoned, and there will
be no display and no entertainments.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

The river is coming up at lively
rates, has risen fully five feet last
week, and at present writing don't
seem to be in any mood to slacken
M,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

-PINcHBAck's new credentials, ir,
stead OF seating him as was ,fulmina'
ted, have been referred to the Con;
mittee on Privileges ard Elections
where they Are likely to sleep for
some time. go
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27
PINCHBACK.

Referring to the maoda.s opero'sdt by
which the Louisiana Senator elect
expects to work his way back to the
United States Senate, the Washing
ton correspondent Of the Chicago
Tribune says:
can attempt will be made to seat
him under his new credentials: The
indications now are that the attempt
will be successful. This new trick of
Pinchback's does not, as was first
supposed, involve the validity of the
Kellogg election In 1872, for the
reason that Pinckback resigned his
office before he was elected last week.
This technically does not bring the
validity Of the Kellogg election in
1872 into the Senate, for, even if
Pinchback was legally elected in
1872, a vacancy was created by his
resignation. The resignation was
privately accepted by Kellogg late at
night on the day preceding Pinck-
backs last election. The President
is understood not to favor the pro
posed seating of Pinchback. At all
events, he sent to-day for two South
ern Republican Senators, and told
them that he did not consider it nee
essary for the maintenance of the
Kellogg government that Pinchback
should be seated. This suggestion
is directly opposed to the action of
the Senate Republican caucus. 1t is
possible that it may have the effect
to cause the Republican Senators to
review that caucus action"
~~~o~>o-~~~~0~~~~>~>~~
MATS CRowD.-We must not lose
sight of the bully crowd, by the
grace of the Returning Board, which
has been saddled on to Rapides till
that silver lining shows itself. We
read the Republican and keep posted
on them, as far as promulgated in
the State journal. De Lacey is
Chairman of the Military Committee,
and in that capacity must be heavy
and come in contact with Phil. Sher-
idan. Crawford, the bold negro boy,
who can barely read or write, is on
the Committee Of Banks. Very ap-
propriate indeed. And Joe Ca
noughton, sour Joseph" the Bis
marck of the trio, is Chairman Of
two Committees, that of Land
Claims and that of Enrolment.
That trio will do and make their
mark. $50
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

Our obligations are rendered I'd
the clerks of the Lotus No. 3 and
Seminole, for late New Orleans pa.
pers. =, = - -. ~ e.,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

The sunshiny weather we congrat.
ulated folks hereabouts on, has discou-
tlnued and that awful rainy weather is
again on us.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

Town F1NANcEs.-Treasurer Duke
publishes a condensed statement of
the finances Of our Town for the
year 1874. f .e3S.g;y
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

--GovEKNoR Randolph, Democrat,
has been elected U. S. Senator from
New Jersey, to fill the unexpired
term Of Stockton. 49, ~.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

-WE<have received several apprc-
ciative favors from. G.. w. Stafford,
one of our true and faithful Repre-.
sentativcs now on duty in New Or
leans.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

"No step backward,'' says the Phil
adelphia Press, s'is now the motto of
the country as regards the Centen~
NAL enterprise" Possibly it is, if
you count out Louisiana, Mississippi
and several other Southern States
From present appearances, however,
the people of, that section will be fur
Their from dependence in 1876, than
their ancestors were a hundred years
before them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

DAWES has been elected to the
United States Senate from the State
Of Massachusetts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27
RF curo RI rood op6 1oorn

BE sure to read and learn by
heart that portion of the Committee S
Report about Rarides and how it was
done. We feel proud that we knew
beforehand how it would be done,
and said so without blinking, and
now the Committee proves our head
was level on that point. Plenty
more cheating left on the same line
and the Boss ready to do it. Look
out again, more Keno breakers ahead
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

The witnesses summoned before
the Congressional Committee, so of
to-day on the Bart. Able,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

WHILE Senator Schurz was say
ing that the discharge of employees
for not voting the ticket of their en-
ployers received countenance from
the practice of the Administration,
orders were issued in Washington
that the advertisements of the Fedc-
raj Government should be given to
those. journals alone which sustain
the Administration through sstflick
and thin This, it will be seen, is
an even more striking piece of Gin
timidation'' than that which was
referred to by Mr.. Schurz. 1t is the
same thing in effect, for it is an at
tempt to control the opinions of the
press through the advertising de-
partment.- IN. O. Bulletin.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

WE ARE NOT SURPRIsED.-A New
Orleans dispatch, in date of the 10TH,
to the Radical St. Louis Democrat,
very appropriately so-called, has
the following, after a TRADE Of abuse
against Messrs. Foster, Phelps and
Potter: %
Republicans are preparing for the
full committee, and if allowed will
present such an array Of witnesses as
will convict the ub-committee and
silence Democratic clamor. Troops
may have to be sent into some Par
ishes to escort Republican witnesses,
who before were not allowed to pass
the lines plcketed by White Leaguers.
The Leaguers who participated in the
l4th of September massacre in this
city will be called By Republicans,
and if they admit they fired shot,
will be arrested on their own admis-
sions and tried. If this is done, the
24OO participants will raise storm,
for such arrests would not be quietly
endured. These men are guilty of
murder, and Republicans will take
the offensive, and try to have them
punished. :'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27
The subcommittee Repsss an
the Republican Press. I

80 A1SSSs "a
These gentlemen have told A.
truth, and the truth hurts. TbafE
the whole storyin nutshell. tn
may have supposed that that Y.
what they were sent to New Orle.n.
for-to ascertain the truth and ;.
tellsit. Their Republican ASSOCIATE.
in Congress said it was. The Repuh'
lican newspapers Of the country said
it was. "Wait,'' the former bor.
been saying all along; ''our sub.com.
mittee will be back presently; then
we shall get the facts and be ii . poI
sition to act intelligently.' ..ss.,.,...
'Wait;" echoed the Republican
newspapers in chorus; "dsn't go Of
at half cock; congressional commit.
tee in whose ability and fair minded
ness everybody has confidence, are
on the ground taking evidence; when
they report, we shall know just what
to believe and to do" Messrs. Eos.
ter and Phelps chose to take the re-.
marks of their associates and the Re.
publican newspapers in dead earnest
and we do not envy the latter the ex.
hibition they are now making Of
themselves in the effort to gulp down
their own words of only a fortnight
ago, and to discredit report which
they then commended in advance to
the confidence of the country as Ger
tain to be just and conclusive
Messrs. Foster and Phelps are the
same men now that they were fort.
night ago. They have done the very
things it was promised that they
should do-made an honest investi.
CATION and followed it up with an
honest report. ,>'..,r 4
They found that the Conservatives
undoubtedly carried Louisiana at the
recent election; that the action Of the {
Returning Board was marked by the
grossest and most palpable fraud;
that there was no such Intimidation
of colored voters as, has been alleged
while there was very active intimida-
ton on the other side; that the &C.
count of the White League, which
the President has embodied in his
message, and which the Republican
papers have accepted as gospel truth
is, in fact, the merest fiction; that the
Kellogg Government rests entirely
upon Federal bayonets, and that its
effect upon Louisiana has been in er~
cry way calamitous. Having found
these facts, they state them frankly
and simply, like the honest mea that
they are, and leave Congress and the
country to make their own deducJ
ions.-[Springfeld MASS. Repub,,
lican. '....-. ...gp "a - 3
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

-UNc1E Henry Wilson, Vice Pres
ident, has written letter to the
Springfield Republican, full of wise
political observations. He told a
correspondent Of the Chicago Tri-
bune that to the best of his recollec-
ton the letter contained the follow
ing points; "He discla,m any belief
that the Republican party is dead;
insists that it is not dead, nor hope
lessly defeated. The elements of
its original strength remain, and
proper management will insure its
continued future success. A wise
and magnanimous policy is necessa-
ry to this end. Those who went
with Horace Greeley, in 1872, should
be invited back. Their cooperation
for the success of the principles in
which they believe should be ear
nestly sought. He has no faith in a
party discipline which would infict
severe penalties upon those who hold
different opinions. There should be
q new policy toward the South.
The bad men in the party should be
elected; the good men outside of it
be invited to enter. This re-organi-
cation should Immediately begin"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

Hon. Wayne McVeagh, a leading
Pennsylvania Republican, and son-in,
law of Senator Cameron, says in d
recently published letter that "the'
last acts in the wretched drama, the
interference of the military forces Of
the General Government in the or:
ganization of the State Legislature,
and the dispatches of Gen. Sheridan,
were so utterly lawless and in such
fragrant violations Of all traditions Of
our history, as we'll as of all the print
ciples on which cur liberties rest,
that they are certain to secure their
own condemnation with such emphai
sis as will make any REPETITION Of
them impossible" @
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27

Carr ScHURz.-This i great aid
gifted y. S. Senator, from Missouri,
closed his great speech in our behalf
inSthesc words:
'In the name of that inheritance
of peace and freedom you want 70
leaye your children, in the name Of
that pride with which as Americans
you lift up your heads among the M.
tons of the world, don't .triae with
the Constitution of your country
Don't put in jeopardy. that. which u
the trpest glory Of the Americsh
name. Let not the representatives
of the people falter andfail, when tho
liberties of people are at stake. =.
I declare it here as my y solemn con-
viction that the Conservatives o.
Louisiana did fairly carry the cleo
ton by considerable majority Of
votes; that they were defrauded BY
the Returning Board of the results Of
that election; that the soldiers of the
United States, when they invaded the
legislative hall of Louisiana, didsaot
vindicate buttrampled under the foot
of lawless force the true will of the
people Of Louisiana lawfully express.
ed at the polls. No man will be able
to obscure the real question before
the Senate by any flimsy side issues
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27
WHO IS nURT2

There is a bright blood-red air of
romance about the proceedings OF
yesterday in the State House at New
Orleans, and in some Of their aspects
remind MS Of Cromwell personally
dissolving the "Long Parliament
General Beforehand in the perform
ance of a disagreeable task was much
more courteous than old Ironsides,
who bullied right and left, ending by
an order to stake away that bauble"
that bauble being the mace, the
emblem of sovereignty-and a roar
ing sermon in less than ten words on
member notorious for his dissolute
habits, "The Lord deliver me from
Sir Harry Vane" To say the least,
it is an unhappy collision that can
only retard the reconstruction of the
State, and produce a bitterness OF
feeling among the people that life
cannot soften or tone down.
The Conservatives have evidently
played their policy out so far, as was
previously concerted. They were de-
termined to throw the onus of their
forcible election from the legislative
halls, after q peaceable organization
on the President, and they have done
so. The members were removed
forcibly by United States soldiers
with loaded muskets and fixed bayo-
nets, and they entered their solemn
protest against the act. It may be
that Kellogg and his carpet; bag
crowd have won a Temporary victory,
but the voice of the country is yet to
be heard from. The President prom
Used that somebody would get hurt
in the struggle. Let US wait little
longer and" see who that somebody
will be. He laughs loudest VIII o
laughs last.-[St. Louis Republican.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-27
THE REPORT.

We devote almost our entire space,
this issue of the Democrat, to the Re-
port of the Sub Committee of Con-
gress, which will be found in erteBso
| in our columns. We think we are
thus justifable from the real impor-
lance of the document, hitting at last
the nail right on the head, and plac-
ing our heretofore falsified rights in a
clear, plain and truthful aspect be-
fore the people of the country, and
covering with an impenetrable shield
all our heretofore often expressed
opinions, thus stamping them into
history as our true vindication. Re
membering that it's authors are two
Republicans and one Democrat, ap-
pointed by the Speaker of the Repub-
lican House of Representatives, him
self a decided leader and upholder of
radical faith, it is remarkably just
that we should feel pride in laying
such a document before the readers
of the Democrat, and locally feel
proud that our Rapides fix is so
truthfully painted and traced by mas
ter hands. Our Dasher himself, so
we'll posted on the home infamy,
though he has dashed the "pictur
often and warmly, must pay homage
to the Sub Committee and say to
them, we'll done, a more than true
picture. a..
Every man, woman and child In
Rapides who can read must preserve
the present number Of the Democrat
as fit memento of the historic re-
hearsal of the infamy, which has
been inflicted on them by one of Ra-
pides' unworthy traitors, and read it
every Friday noon regularly till we
have received justice at the hands of
our perfumed prosecutors and butch
ers, and the migrate which poor Rap
ides has nursed has passed away into
history's dark corner. Never for a
single moment should we cease to
forget or rehearse qcho it was that
gave us this last, fatal, deliberate
stab, and whittier he wanders the bal
ance of his accursed days through his
wicked meanderings. Remember
him, never forget him, nor loose sight
of him, for if possible he will cement
this traitor-act into further infamies.
Pass him round, hold him up, that
others may see him as he is seen to
every one in Rapides!
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-09-21
WHICH WAY is THE BEST =?

WHICH WAY Is THE BEST
In adopting the first course there will
be less cash expense out for the COM
mencement of the business. But there
will he the care of watching the swarm
ing. There will he three or four years
in getting your field supplied with q
suitable number of colonies, and you
will lose the profits of your honey ield
for some time.
l have referred above to an expert
mpnt of my own, and | will pursue
that experiment farther. The nine
surviving colonies were removed to
my yard. Three of them, and one
placed IN the hive one season earlier,
In the Eureka hive, gave me, from two
Of the four, two swarms each, and from
the four 500 pounds of surplus. Three
OF them were placed in the hives the
previous year, anu one Two ~ais p,--
viOus.
The average surplus the first veal
was about 32 pounds-that is, at 25c pei
pound, So, second years average Of the
four swarms, l25 pounds, s3l.25. Sup.
pose II 800 average to each Of the two
subsequent yeurs. or $40. This would
exceed 5000 in profits during the first
four Years. This result, / think, nay
he regarded as presenting All extra case
But suppose we do half as well all
through. and secure an average Of S(
pounds s20j from each hive annually
this would he. beginning with one col
ony-f first year, $50 second year, $40
third year, $50; fourth year sl6O.
The expense is for purchase of one
colony, $5-watching for swarms an,
expense of hives In addition. Profiu
In surplus, 5000 ; expense first, S.; ne
profits, S295. Suppose the eight colo
MES purchased at IS each, $40. an,
give $40 each per year. 80 pounds annu
ally, 800 pounds, $50; s times 81, $40
subtract $40, 600 The produce of III,
eight colonies purchased at S. escl
equals $40, il $500 pounds, equals S84O
leaving net profits, 5000. This is 81,
more than double the profits of tn
first method proposed of commencing
bookkeeping.
1t may be supposed that the estim
ate Is too favorable to lie realized.
can assure you that 1t is belowwhat ma,
be anticipated in fields giving the com
mon yield, and not huff that may IL
gathered from very good field in an ex
ira season.
We have considered two methods G
commencing the business. The thir,
is to purchase the number of colonie
you wish to use in the occupancy G
your field, and commence with the dc
sired force at once. The greatest sue
cess IN the business must depend mucl
upon the character of the hive you use
and the facilities it affords for the Sc
curing Of surplus. II you use the bo
hive OF 1000 cubic inches capacity, wit
two or four boxes upon Its top for sui
plus. of the aggregate capacity of 20 {
"a pounds, then "a pounds per colon
IL all you can reasonably expect.
you use hive Of about the same ROOF
for breeding and winter, and surplu
box room for 100 pounds OF honey, 20
may expect 100 pounds. If you Use
hive with box room for 200 pounds ,
surplus Of from 100 to 200 pounds, lfth
surplus boxes are In intimate come,
ton With the breeding apartment, an
VA HHh dhsotF bstttvk A lsffllae 4k, "A,
sAsAAAaisAtiaR bsswssn them 10 frs
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-09-21

and unrestricted. The principal ad
vantage of this plan is, we secure full
working force the first season. Pur-
chase eight good colonies Of bees and
place them in the apisry where you
desire your new hives permanently TO
stand. When the first swarm issues,
place II in the new hive. Remove the
old hive a few feet from its stand, set
ting It bottom upwards. Place the new
hive upon the stand where the old one
had stood. With smoke and rappink
drive the bees all out of the old hive.
They will enter the new hive upon the
Did stand with the new swarm. Gu
out all the comb In the old hive, plac
ing that having brood larve or eggs
near the entrance 10 the hive. They
will gather over the comb and haicl,
out all the brood, securing the full
force Of all the workers IN the new hive.
Zach of the eight colonies treated IN
this manner will give the full working
force of each colony in the new hive,
and give half or more of the honey
they gather 10 the surplus boxes, pro-
baby securing an average Of 50 or 100
poupde. OF more, the Hrst season, rem
dering the first season as profitable ns
after seasons, Fifty pounds 10 each col
ony would pay double the cost of the
colonies the first year, The surplus
boxes must not be placed upon the hive
until the queen has commenced breed
gives full surplus, and Will cover all
the expense of the new hives, and cost
of bees the first season, if the field and
season are good. JASPER HAzEN.
Woodstock, Vt.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-09-21
agricultural department.
By ALBERT CHAPMAN.
Commencing Bee-Keeping.

EDS, Country GENT FMAN.- Every
farmer should keep honey bees for the
sake Of the fruits Of their labor. The
honey produced by the flowers in their
fields. 1t gathered 10y a suitable force OF
workers, and surplus secured in suit
ably sized surplus boxes, would pay
his taxes and furnish him, In addition,
with choice sweet for his table at trl-
dug expense. There are several ways
to begin
l. Purchase colony of bees In hive
from winch natural swarnls would is
sue, and hive the issuing swarms In
hives suitably constructed for the use
of surplus boxes of 100 to 200 lbs. oil
surplus honey; and increase their
number until your working force is
equal TO storing the honey produced by
She field
?. Proours from ons 10 ave vi six
hives, more or less, according 10 the ex'
tent of your field agree with some ap-
iariap to place swarm in each when
hived remove them to your own apia-
~. placing on more or less surplus
boxes, according to the size OF the
swarm. In my experiments / once
{ ok ten hives to an apiarian, VII"
placed In them ten swarns, one In
each, for $50, permitting them to
stand in his yard until fall. Pre-
yious to removal took from them Bic
pounds of surplus honey in boxes.
This, at zoe. per pound, gave T62,60-
$3.50 more than the cost of the bees.
The field was all extra one, yielding
abundance of white clover. / was very
well satisfied with these results. But
they cannot always be realized. Hal
removed the bees to my own apiary
an hived, the result would undoubtedly
lave been less favorable, as my field
was not as good. 10 give fair vie"
of that transaction, should add thai
the bees were sold me as Italians, bu
only one colony of them had the thres
yellow bands, and the colony wai
queenless and persisted. The otheii
were probably hybrids.
8. A third way of beginning may bt
as follows: Purchase as many colonies
In old hives, in which the ex' ense o
the hives will add nothing 10 the cost
They will probably cost no more in tlI'
spring than new first swarns woulC
cost. Remove them TO your apiary
and place them directly where you vii
wish your new hives to stand. lie
them occupy that place until the,
have become perfectly familiar will
the field. Then remove one Il few fee
from its stand, placing il bottom up
wards place the new hva upon III,
stund occupied 10y the old hive, will
the entrance corresponding its position
with the old entrance to the old hive
disturb the bees by knocking upon Il
hive. cutting out the comb and brush
Ing Off the lees, until the whole hav,
entered the new hive. Then take al
the comb having either brood larvae I"
eggs, and place 1t near the entrance /,
the new hive. standing ehgewise upoi
BOARD, or box standing on its side
and the bees will cover it and ha,cl
the brood. and give large working fore,
the irst season. The old bees them
selves, securing them all. will exceed
first swarm in working force by near
ly double. Make sure of the queen il
the new hive.