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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
Sale Of
LOTS NEAR WESTON.


Under decree Of The County Court o.
lewis county, rendered the 9TH ofFCbruary,
1875, III the ease Of Perry T. Smith, admin
istratOr OF A. Smith, IT," against the heirs
Of a. Smith, jr, and others, / will
sell OIL The 9Th dGy Of April, 1875, being the
first day If the next term of The county
court OF Lewis county, in front Of tho court
house ofsaid county, at public auction, first
u lot ofgrOund Of about
ACRE,
with dwelling house thereon, on the Yves,
Fork River and Clarksburp turnpike, below
Weston, between lot Of George r.. Oliver
aud land of a. G, Hale; and If this prop.
crly should not produce enough 10 satisfy
the sad decree, will sell one or more lois,
each 10 ntain an acre, lying on the said
river aud turnpike, l'elOw George p. Oil.
Ver's.
TDRMS-A credit Of Q, IL and is months,
the pure naser TO give notes with good secut.
ity, bearing interest from date, aud the title
10 be eSerred until the further order Of the
court.
HENRY BRANNON,
Enh.lOlw Nn,u,,,sast..nn.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15

West Virginia, Webster cOunty tO.wit :
At Rules held 10 the Clerks gilicG OF the
Circuit Court Of Webster county, on tue LIST
Monday in March, 1875.
Charles .. Miller, Edward Norten, ct al,
plaintiffs,
W.
Samuel Given, Sheriff Of said county, aud Us
such administrator OF John McMullin, dc
ceased, Andrew Mc.llllln, Return MeNul.
lin. John Scilullin, Jr., and Samuel
McWullin, children and heirs at law Of
John Mclalln, deceased, aud Cynthia,
his wiic, deceased.
IN CIAScERY.
The object Of this suit is 10 make partition
between plaintiffs and defendants, according
to their rtspcctiyulights aud interests Of Ger.
tain tract oil ., 0O0aGrcs ofland situate III said
county on Slrouds creek being the land which
was granted by the Commonwealth OF Vir-
gina TO George Glendcnen, by patent dated
Sd ofNovember, l7s7, asSigning 10 defendant
their interest In said land, and charging the
same with tile payment Of $50 md % cents,
with interest from tue LIST OF January, 1871,
till paid. And appearingiby allllHvit filed
that defendants Andrew LcAlullin, Return
McMullin, John Mcllullin, Jr., aud Samuel
llcAlullin arc not residents OF this State, gu
motion Of plaintiffs ii is ordered that said
nLu.rGsidentg do appear hero within one
month from the date OF the first publication
hereof aud do what Is necessary 10 protect
their interest In this suit. TGste:
b. y. CONRAD, Clerk.
N. 7. Frame pa mar154w
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
MeMNNN MNvyM IS

/, GOvERNoR jAcOD is in wheeling
milking arrangements for the remOya
Of tho State proPcrty 70 that place.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
5 "DD"H"t and
HARNESS MAKING.

West Virginia.
Alta County Court held for the county OF
Harrison, on the llth day Of February, 1876.
pes q s SeEso1 5n. a nH '%S .o G n
Falrmont Turnpike Company has been held
for some years past, and that the affairs OF
said company require that such meeting
should 10 held.
Il is ordered that meeting Of the Stock
holders Of said road be held at the Court
House in Clarksbarg, on Tuesday, the Both
day Of March, 1875 aud that the Clerk Of
this Court publish copy Of this order for
four weeksln the WESTON DEaoCRAT, Clarks-
burg Telegram and Fairmont Index.
A Copy ireste;
JAMES II, TAYLOR, Clerk.
March l, 1874.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15

!, D, 81 Bailey, Cashier OF the above
named Bank, do sOlemnly swear thDt the
above statement Is true, 10 the best Of my
knowledge aud belief.
b. N. RAlLEY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before nc, this
9Th day 0f March, 1875.
WV. L. DUNNlNGTUN, Notary Public.
Correet-Atteste:
u. w.HARNIS0N, I
A. A. LEWIS, Dirtetots.
I. d, CAMDEN,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12
TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS

OUR FRIENDS and subscribers will be
pleased to hear that we have perfected
arrangements with the publishers of
the INDUSTRIAL RECORD of St.
Louis, whereby we are enabled to fur
nish the DEMOCRAT and the INDUS
TRIAL RECORD, (both weekly,) for
the low price of $3.50. We make this
offer for the purpose of largely increas-
ing our circulation. Those who have
been in the habit of subscribing for a
foreign paper instead of that published
in their own Parish, can now have both
for the price of one. The INDUSTRI-
AL RECORD is an Agricultural, Me-
chanical and Family Newspaper, of six
teen pages, full OF choice reading, mar
ket reports, &C., costing alone $3.50 per
annum. We want the subscription of
every farmer, merchant and mechanic
in the Parish for this spendid Offer
NOW IS JUST THE TINE TO BEGIN.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

WE are not disposed to injure
the Bart, Able in the freight line or
otherwise, but we hope never to see
her bring hay here from New Or
leans. This should be considered
played and bringing coal to New Cas-
tie. But instead of her landing each
trip some eight or ten bales here for
consumers, we believe she will take
away many hundred bales trip to
New Orleans, and much for Natchito-
ehes and immediate ports. Goffe's
arrangements and means are perfect
and complete, and he is bound to
NOW, cure, press and ship thousands
of bales the present season. Truly
the ice is broken, and at last some
thing besides cotton can be depended
on in Rapides for money making pur-
poses and fer support.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

BoN.- Monsieur Kellogg, whose
sir names are William Pitt for short
has done Rapides another good deed
and we are so glad of it, that we feel
half inclined to give him q tip of our
banditti, but can't go that far vet,
for or with him, but we certainly
thank him for it, and hope he may
keep on improving and then he shall
have in the Democrat we'll wisher
sounding his praises high and low.
amt welcoming him into the peoples
good graces. There is much room
Tor Improvement, but we shan't ex.
tenuate on that, but merely name his
last appointments, which might have
been done in three lines. They are
W. W. Wilmington, Jr., and J. C.
French clerks of the Registration,
into whose hands falls the important
and onerous duty of taking the new
State Census.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12
.IE there's anvthinu that no

III there's anything that com
mends the ordinary tramp to ones
sympathy it's hisinvariable modesty.
One raped at a kitchen door near
Springfield recently, and mildly
asked if there was any cider in the
house. The lady gave him drink,
and he then remarked that some
cake s'wouldn't 60 bad at ALL" This
also being furnished, he called for a
couple Of cigars, and getting them
too, lit one, put the other in his
pocket, and walked of, picking up,
en- PEASANT, a new pair of wooden
stockings that happened to be in his
reach.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

The CHANGES OF Orr1cE.-The
displacement Of Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue Douglas, was a sur
prise to that gentleman, as he had no
previous intimation of it. Yester-
day Secretary Bristow called upon
Douglas, saying he did so at the re-
quest of the President, and to per.
form the disagreeable duty of in.
forming him that ex-senator Pratt
had been rendered and accepted the
position of Commissioner of Internal
Revenue Mr.. Douglas made one in
qulry only following this verbal com
munlcation, it was whether his in
tegrlty as a man and an officer had
oeen IN any manner impugned? to
which the Secretary replied, not in
the slightest degree, with this Mr..
Douglas expressed himself satisfied.
Other changes in Office are intimated.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

SPoRT.-On Saturday the 22d inst.
match race, dash of a mile will be
run between Alice Winn & St. George.
1t will come off on the Fair Grounds
Race Course, near Town, and good
racing may be assured, and we make
the announcement by the card. We
saw the match made and closed and
know that it will come off for fact.
Several other running and trotting
races are on the tapis, and we think
will be closed in time for US to make
the announcement in our next. The
Tenbreck of our Town bids US cheer
up our dullness, with the assurance
that we shall have sport shortly and
lots of fun this dull season of the
year.
Since writing this we have seen a
letter from the owner of St. George
asking a postponement till mid June
on account of the illness of his horse.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

New HAY.-According to previous
notice, COTE has come to time, and
on Saturday morning had exposed in
front Of Levin's that bale Of new hay.
the first of the season. 1t weighed
about 400 pounds, was of the choic-
est white clover, we'll cured and sold
for four dollars. From now out GUS
toners and traders can have it in
quantities to suit their consumption
and traffic. It can be had for seven
teen dollars per ton, which is cheap,
very cheap. No better or suitable
food can at this time be given to
mich cows; we are a good Judge in
that line, have tried it and know what
we are writing about.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

GRANT, with all his faults, has
one trait which we confess we are all
bound to admire, is that he will cling
to his friends and stick to his kin.
He has very recently developed for
the hundredth time this peculiar
trait. He has just appointed W. NJ.
Maynadier, a cousin of Mrs. Grants.
to be paymaster in the army. 1t is
true this cousin-in- law was rejected
by the Senate some time since for
the same office, because he was too
much in the habit of getting drunk,
but nevertheless he carried his point
and showed his sympathy for fellows
that get drunk too much.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

AMONG the articles furnished by
Ben. Bloomfield Co., in their sta
tlonery account against the Senate of
the January session, q Radicals COM
posing it, and which footed up $l4,
$3.50, will be found itemized: spit-
toons, shoe brushes, scrub brushes,
hat racks, candles, towels, wash pitch
ers and bowls, dust pans, cork screws.
nails, feather busters, coal scuttles,
&C. We never knew a printing house
Kept such articles before, but are
consoled that for this past extra ses-
sion they have only $1,000 appropri-
ated to get all such truck.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

We like to throw in a good word
whenever and wherever it is due, by
way ofencouragementifn nothing else.
So, without flattery and in all sober
ness, we do it for the present manage
ment of the Post Office, and though
croaksrs and non-receivers of news
papers will always growl, the Demo
crat will praise render, where is is
due,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

AS UsUAL.-True as the needle to
the pole and as sure as the visits of
the Tax gatherer, our Packet, the
Bart. Able, came to time early Mon
day morning, and to mark that time
goes down this day at - M. Surely
we would fail in public duty were
we to forget mentioning favorably
this Packet of ours. A good remin-
der in a good cause cannot be too Of
ten broached, no more than well
meant and merited words can fail to
be appreciated when thrown out ON
proper subject. So believing, so con-
WINGED, we put on record this week
the punctuality and accommodating
business traits Of the crew of the
Bart Able.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

YEARS ago when Marie Antoi.
nette, of France, was insulted by an
accusation far more heinous than
that OF Elizabeth, of New York, her
answer was II appeal to all the mo-
theirs in the world" Now 'Lizabeth's
cry goes to all the wives in the
world.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12
AN OPEN LETTER.
NATCHIToCHEs, J
ADril %. 1875

April %, 1901
II. s. Courtney, ESQ.,, Trustee of the
Estate of the New Orleans & Grand
Ecore Packet Co. In Bankruptcy:
Dear Su-Your notification calling
upon me for installments on my sub
scription to / Share of the Capital
stock has reached me to day. The
emotions | felt when the huge envel-
ope was handed me by the P. NJ. can
better be imagined than described
visions of at least a foreign appoint
ment in consideration of some I'M
known service to the government
foated across my mind, but when I
opened and perused those printed
slips l was filled with melancholy
pleasure not unmingled with pain
pain that this magnificent enterprise
should be bankrupt-an enterprise
that when ! invested therein l
dreamed Of enjoying wealth untold
from. Thoughts of being even the
Vanderbilt of "Cane and Little riv-
ers," upon small scale at times oh
truded themselves upon me. With
what pride have gazed upon that
beautiful packet,upon the forms of
her crew and officers, and how /
wished Sin the interest of enterprise"
to be potato peeler on board. I
felt as gazed each week that II
was at last on the high road to a Red
Rirer steamboat fortune that owne0
thirty dollars in a "western BUSTER"
true it was not much, but all! what
magnificent opportunity to swell,
and let me assure you I profited by
the occasion. But Courtney, old fell
low, this Bankruptcy business and
these slips, break in upon the "sweet
visions of the Utopian dream, all my
hopes, all my desires are thus rudely
"squelched" and / am asked in ac-
cents polite to 'sput up" instead Of
taking down." / had such love for
this enterprise and l have such feel
ing for the memory of those depart
ed steamboat hopes that / would will
lingly comply with your polite re-
quest. But-Courtney, I am fiat,
Hat is no name for it. have for the
past ten months or more been the
head Editor of a country paper Of
Democratic proclivities, and it pains
me to the heart, pains me to acknowl-
edge that I am at this moment, and
nave been for some time in this sub
lmely condition with the New Or
cans and Grand Ecore Packet Co..
Bankrupt. | however offer you this
nducement, and should YOU succeed
herein, you will be Immediately dub
bed the "King Of Assignees." {
Courtney, my boy, if you can find I
my assets of mine after my newspa. S
'er career, I'll agree to pay the hun.
tired dollars, and go sncoks with You
n the balance. t
Nothing under heaven, save the I
wfal vacuum in my treasury and a S
light misunderstanding with Roths- q
hid, deters me from now showing {
p this small trite-but fate is c
galnst NE and succumb. I
Yours hopelessly,
j. H. COSGROVE. t
-@~-~~~-~~.~S1s---~-~---o IL
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

We have less steamboat tonnage
in Red River at persent than has oc-
Cured in 80 years; not over eight
steamers being in the trade, when at
other times and at the same season
we have had as high as twenty good
boats. This is a falling off which
talks volumes for business, and
leave sad memories in its track.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

We have received, since our last,
paper favors from the officers of the
Texas, La Belle and Bart. Able, and
from Judge Cazabat and the News
Agency of the Bart. Able.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

-THE Dewberry brigade have been
IN full force tri-daily, since our last,
and report an immense crop yet un-
gathered. They are in clover lust
now, with the blackberries and roast
ing ears yet in reserve.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12


FINE CLorH1NG.-We publish in
another column the attractive ad.
vertisement of Messrs. Sproule and
McCown, Nos. 40 and 40 St. Charles
street, q house where liberal and hon
orable dealings have made them >
host of friends throughout the South,
but especially in the Red River coun.
try. Mn II. D. McCown, the resi-
dent partner, is a gentleman Of supe,
rior business tact and energy, always
courteous and agreeable. That ster.
ling friend Of our people, Captain
W. H. Rogers, will also be found with
this firm.
Messrs. Sproule and 1IcCown hare
now received their Spring and Sum.
mer stock, all fresh, desirable and
cheap, and those who send their Of.
ders to them will have them prompt.
ly and satisfactorily filed.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

1T is asserted that Andy John
son will bring suit against the New
Orleans Times for libel, in asserting
that he made use of money to secure
MS election to the Senate of the Uni
ted States.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

H. I. BURGESS, our State Tax
Collector is just back from Head
quarters, where he had been to set
tie up his first quarter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

-G1RARD's new and large project.
ed building, opposite to us on the
Old Bax corner, will soon be compile
ted. The brick foundations are all
laid, and the entire bill of lumber is
sawed and on the ground. This last
fact is worthy of special mention, for
we believe such has not occurred
here in many long years. Surely a
complete bill of lumber is seldom
here sawed and delivered except bv
piece meals, and in this special in
stance we note it as departure from
Old custom. This lumber came from
the saw mill Of Joseph Bouilliotte,
and should lead as an incentive of pa
tronage in his favor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

The La Belle passed by on Sat
urday, and had the Seminole in tow
for New Orleans and repairs. This
is the La Bellies last trip for the sea-
son; the Lotus No. will swing
around in her place.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

WILLIAM II. SHEPHERD, one of
the largest property holders in New
Orleans, has recently paid into the
State and city treasury upwards Of
100000. A few more such would
put the old Crescent on her pegs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

-IHE roads Of the Parish have
lmproved-good weather and high
winds are the cause-not the good
work of the Syndics.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12

-HoS' James B. McCreery, late
U. 5. Senator, has received the Dem
ocratic nomination for Governor of
Kentucky.
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FRUITS.

| writing IN an agricultural moOC
has almost initiated us into a full
hedged Granger, it GENES to US az
natural as rolling of log, and as {
respite from politics, we'll keep it VI
whilst we are in the mood. 10 carry
out the point, where will you fine
climate and soil superior to that o.
Rapides for fruit raising, successful
and remunerative fruit raising? We
state it for fact and antecedents in
that line will bear us out. AS sam
pie we single out the late S. X. John.
son, who in 1854 '55 SO and 81
turned a part of his active attention
just to peaches. He had simple
orchard of about three acres of va
sious qualities, which he brought
from Philadelphia and tried the ex-
pertinent. Mind you he was nov
ice in that branch, and merely went
at it as an amateur. We suppose it
is no boast to state, that finer, better,
larger or more pure peaches never
were raised or consumed. Every
body here now, then living in those
days can bear willing testimony to
our statements, and we know that
though Mr.. Johnson did not start it
as an income, but before the season
was out it forced it's remunerative
profits on him. After using the
peaches in the greatest abundance in
his own family, and giving to friends
in the same proportion, he sold seven
hundred and fifty dollars worth by
simple retail in this market. Here
is volume of facts for you, and we
know them to be facts, and thus
knowing are we not performing al
most a religious duty in Haunting
them right fiat in the face of PEG
pie who seem disposed to let all op-
portunities for good pass, and croak
and yet still believe that cotton is
king.
Now, if the small efforts of our de-
ceased friend in the past were so sue
cessful in just one fruit, what can't
we of the present day do if we turn
energetic attention to all the varied
qualities which are as susceptible of
culture here as the peach? Just add
The pear to it and with these two we
are sure success is certain, and thus
branch of support is opened.
Our friend, w. L. Sanford, on Bayou
Rapides, has been. trying it for the
past five years and we are sure he
knows it to be feasible, practicable
md a success. People here must
shake off their old lethargy, stop re-
Dining over the dead past, make war
IN the idle consumers and make them
DIN the producers in self defence.-
land holders here have the thing in
heir own hands, tire masters of the
ituation if they only knew it, and
hould cement that knowledge into
working. practicable efforts towards
heir redemption.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12
HOME MATTERS.

We still must play on the harp o
a thousand strings, as we Irvine ou1
our weekly refrain on the old weathe
theme. March, with it's stiff blasts
not content with lingering and coquet
ting with genial April through it!
Almanic existence here below, bu
must sling it's unwelcome breezes in
to pretty May, and thus spoil its
maiden smiles. True May, thus far
has been good crop weather, but wher
you say that, no more praise can yor
afford to waste on a proverbially ex
ceptionable month. That our plant
ers and farmers have profted vel
and pleasingly with this crop favor
we are more than assured, and have
made hay while the sun was shining
but not in the true sense of the ole
saying, nor at the ticks which COTE
the Hay King, has been moving in
the new reconstruction which he has
moved into Rapides soil--but in reg
ular cotton, cane and corn advances
to matured perfection--it pleases us
to note these facts and shake hands
of encouragement with our producers
over the bloody chasm, which must
force the consumers, in their large
majority, to help the producers or
get up and dust-no one can doubt
that this is a good platform, sound in
every plank, with the ring of true,
self sustaining agriculturc-we have
tired somewhat on craftsmanship and
modern patriotism, and thus preach
on sound and paying tcxt-can't
the true mourners for all new con-
verts extend us their Fluctuations and
work them into practice2
The past week with us has been
Court week, which in ante bellum
days meant business, excitement and
something above the ordinary licks
Of coming and passing events, but
nowadays things have somewhat
changed and we change with them.
Though we have a good Grand Jury,
and when we use the word good we
want it understood in it's legitimate
meaning, and hugely ahead of any of
the reconstruction abortions, which
have cursed us since the present
regime have inovated on us-vet
there is sort of je ne sais q,soi about
the situation, that dullness and tor
pid excitement seem to waste their
sweetness amid the grass and weeds
in the yard of the temple of justice-
to drop figures and speak fatty, and
to the point, we never knew a duller
week in Alexandria for loafers or
business men, since we first heard of
Courts. And yet right sharp litiga
ton has been passed on, our lawyers
seem pleased with their work, and the !
Court is radiant with smiles and
sound on her knowledge bo$--tout
ceci, we note with pleasure in the in
tellectual line, thus thanking politics
and resting our shattered frame in
fresh fields and pastures green--wllo
would be an old Editor, with thirty
years. scribbling experience and not
DE able, at the everlasting cry of
more copy, to string out local of
some texture and levity, just to fill
up a quarter column and tickle some
oody's fancy9 Reader, just consider
We are the oil chap who has "gone
ind did it," and pray for him if ever
you are guilty of such good deeds
'ere Typo No. 3, put this into print,
cad and correct the proof yourself,
md may the spirit Of old Ben. Frank
in hover around you forever and
'day!