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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

AwFUL.--Grim visaged war has
been waltzing carelessly in the Re-
publican ranks of the East, North
and West lately, and has given one
of the grinders a terrible fright. He
has discovered that there will be
several e1-Confederates in the next
Congress, and heis sure they will
kick up an awful Robbery. Hear
him: 10
cit is as clear as clear can be that
if the North does not become alive to
the peril Of the situation before next
years election the Government of
this country will be in the hands OF
disloyal and traitorous men. The
independent and weakened press
of the North are largely responsible
for the apathy with which the people
regard the politics of the day. They
are playing directly into the hands
of the enemies Of Union, law, and or
der. The time will come when their
eyes will be opened. We trust ii
will be before national catastrophe
comes; but if the people do not pay
heed to the unmistakable signs Of
approaching trouble in time to pre-
vent it there will be a terrible reye
lation.' a
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10
OUR NAVY.

Admiral Porter, who visited Alex
andrfa in 1854, and captured nine
teen bales of cotton belonging to the
Democrat office, has made his annual
report some time ago and just now we
have been able to read it. Accord
ing to that report it costs the people
of the United States twenty millions
of dollars year to support what is
known as the Navy Department.
fully as much as the expenses of the
whole Government during the admin
istaation of Martin Van Buren-and
it appears from this report of the
highest officer in its service, that we
have none at all worthy. Of that
name. ''@' -'.,'.S'' '.'.'
Admiral Porter affirms that zone
such ship as the British iron-clad
Invincible ought to 60 through a
fleet like ours and put the vessels
hors de combat in short time" He
says that "our navy, as compared
with others, is like a foot-soldier
armed with pistol encountering a
mounted man clad in armor and car
rying breech-loading rifle" He re-
ports that "there is not navy in the
world that is not in advance of ours
as regards ships and guns" insomuch
that, in view Of "such ap homogeneous
set Of vessels as we possess" he ex-
presses the deliberate opinion that
lit would be much better to have no
navy at all than one like the present,
half armed and with only half speed,
unless we inform the world that our
establishment is only intended for
times Of peace, and to protect the
missionaries against South Sea saya-
ges and Eastern fanatics"
From the gigantic sums which
were expended upon the navy during
our late civil war it is doubtless sup
posed by most persons that at the
end of the war, after allowing for the
ships sold as being no longer requir.
ed for a peace establishment, there
still remained to the country very
respectable collection Of vessels oil
war. Admiral Porter informs us
that this is delusion. "Of all the
wooden vessels built during the re.
bellion," he says that "only three
available ones are left" and these
CONSTRUCTED of unseasoned timber ~
All the others, he tells us, "are de-
cayed and laid up, encumbering oul
yards, or broken to pieces or sold out
of service OF the forty-eight so.
called iron-clads now on the navy
register, thirty-one," he says, "car
never be of the least use in peace OF
war unless sunk as INSTRUCTIONS. tt
channels" Of the ninety-nine wood
Ell vessels on the list, he says that
only thirty-nine can even nominally
come under the head Of vessels O.
war;" and "of all these not one coulC
contend with foreign ship of equa
size. n. r # e.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

SHERIDAN, who was given his
seat as Congressman at large, just Is
hours before the sine die adjourn
ment of Congress, received at the
election in 1872 just 563 votes less
than John McEnery, and yet the
same Congress, or the Radical por-
ton of it, have acknowledged Kel-
logg. Is consistency still a jewel?
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

POLITICAL On DIT.-The writer OF
the daily column in the N. 0. Bulle
tin with this heading is entitled to
the thanks Of everyone who has
wished to obtain at glance view
of the situation without the trouble
and nuisance of reading more detail
ed accounts. If, as we suspect, he is
also the Reporter of the proceedings
of "Kellogg,s Crowd" the happy
manner in which he has portrayed
the articles of this collection of pes
tiferous animals entities him to adj
ditional commendation.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

VIZ give insertion this week to
the proceedings of the Police Jury in
full, believing we can find no more
readable matter for our home folks,
than the enactments Of their Parish
Legislature. AS we indicated last
issue our solid and financial interests
are safe with such men as we elected
last Fall.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

The new Senate assembled at
Washington, in extra session on the
9Th, and the first thing proposed was
by Morton to recognize the Kellogg
usurpation and admit Pinchback.-
The resolutions lie over and were to
be called up on yesterday,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10
The MILK in the Cocoa-Nut.

Unfortunately Mr.. Wheeler and Others
in authority became satisfied that the
Wheeler proposition would be accepted if
insisted upon"
This sentence is from the lucid
statement of Mr.. Burke to the Con-
sentative caucus Of the causes that
induced him to suggest the adoption
of the Wheeler proposition though
personally opposed to it. Mr.. Whee-
Ter had made his sounding in the po-
litical sea Of New Orleans and dis
covered there were gudgeons, ready
to nibble at the least attractive bait.
Some men with an eagerness, too de.
monstrative for prudence or safety,
received his overtures, and when he
eventually succeeded in committing
the majority of the caucus to his
scheme, no modification would be
listened to. He believed he had only
to insist on it and acceptance would
follow, and the result is creditable
to his sagacity. There was a little
by-play of another sort, such as the
hint that "the prompt acceptance of
the Wheeler proposition would pre-
vent any Congressional action of rec
ognition Of Kellogg
1t was accepted, and Kellogg was
recognized by the House the next
day. III. = - '-'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

The Bradish johnson, Captain
John Helm, the old veteran and
purely good man, in command is now
the Packet leaving New Orleans ey.
cry Tuesday, reaching here every
Thursday and attending to all bust.
ness with dispatch and punctuality
We owe her attentive and obligina
clerks a tip of our chapeau for de.
cent sized bundle of papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

PLENTY OF PArERs.- Paper favors in
abundance have been our portion the past
week, and we certainly wave our thanks
again and again to the considerate ones
who have shown their appreciation Of an
Editors luxuries. DR.. Scruggs; Geo. W.
Stafford and r. L. Luckett, our two Rep.
resentatives, who returned home on the
Texas; Willie French of the Packet Bart.
Able, and the clerks of the Seminole are
the good ones who have thus placed US
once more under many obligations for
these acts of kindness.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

SoRRY.-Mark McAlpin, Represen-
tative from Rapides' faithful Off
spring, Vernon, stands alone in his
glory as the only Conservative of our
Caucus who at the eleventh hour was
led into Hahn's Crowd amid great
cheer, and was seated. He kissed
the book just 2 hours, 40 minutes
and Is seconds before the final shut
up of the mcnagerie. His per diem
and mileage must foot at least six
hundred dollars!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

The MAILs.-Despite the contin-
ued horrid weather, with the worst
roads now in the world as q helper,
the mail line from this to Red River
Landing has been carried the whole
winter without single failure. All
things considered we claim this as
most extraordinary and deserving of
special mention and commentator.
Writing Of mails we learn that the
contract has been awarded to DR.. Pc
terson, and for one are glad of it, for
rs long as Col. McGinnis continues
the manager and agen TIVE are as
sured Of continued good receivals and
connections. ,.<
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

-GoRDoN CLAUDE, a cadet eng.
neer of the Naval Academy at Annap-
oils, has been expelled for refusingto
fence with a negro mid-shipman.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

We did not have time and space
this issue to publish the Report q
the Parish Treasurer; it shall appeaf
next week. Ifs3 y
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

SPECIAL attention is demanded
to the advertisement offering q lib
cral reward.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

MICHAEL LEGRAs, our late and
efficient Assessor and Collector, has
settled up in full with the State and
Parish, and has received his quietB
from both. How many more Par
ishes can furnish such record!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

The next National Democratic
Convention will most probably be
held in St. Louis. A majority of the
Executive Committee is said to favor
that point.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

Since the above was written a Com
mission has reached here for D. C.
Paul as Sheriff, and this puts a new
face on matters. We hope Mr.. Paul
will qualify without delay. This
Commission should have been sent
to him in December, and much con-
fusion has been caused by it's having
been with held. A friend at our ell
bow inquiries how our people will like
Mr.. Paurs accepting an office from
Kellogg. Our people willnever have
to reproach Mr.. Paul with doing that
vile thing because he never will do
it. Mr.. Paul was elected Sheriff,
desires his office from the people,
and in no sense receives it from the
Usurper.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

-ORDERs for lumber from Bouilliote's
Saw Mill left with B. C. Duke, in Alexan-
dria, and G. w. Bolton, in Pineville, will
mect with prompt attention.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

u.
HABEAs CoRPUs.-sI am sorry for
your people. "Why?" asked Laura.
"They will lose their habeas corpus
was the reply. close their habeas
corpus!" exclaimed Laura. EYES,"
said Lord Shelburne, 1--WE purchased
it with centuries Of wrangling, many
years of fighting, and had it confirm
ed by at least fifty acts of Parliament.
All this taught the nation it's value,
and it is so ingrained into their creed
as the very foundation of their liber-
ty, that no man or party will ever
dare trample on it. Your people will
pick it up and attempt to use it; but
having cost them nothing they will
not know how to appreciate it. AT
the first great internal feud you have
the majority will trample on it, and
the people will permit it to be done,
and so will go your liberty" Does
Congress or the President know any
thing of this prophecy, and are they
endeavoring to prevent or promote
its fulfllment.- Courier-Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

CHARLIE DROWN of the La Belle,
on her up trip, took care to remem-
Der the Democrat office.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

-THE Civil Rights Bill is now pass.
ed, signed, sealed and delivered over
as the law of the land. Can it be en-
forced here? will it he? Nous vcrronsf
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10
G RANT AND SHERIDAN.


tertains and the equally eminent in.
dividual who inspires it. Grant ia
reported as having made some re-
marks to Mr.. Frye apropos Of Sheri.
dan, which remarks may be accepted
as a high tribute to Sheridan or .
fresh specimen of Grants grace of
fancy or felicity of fiction-just as
you please. Mr.. Frye was telling
the President that he always sun.
posed Sheridan fit only for cavalry
charge, but that his visit to New Or.
leans had satisfied him of Sheridan's
being capable ofmuch greater things.
He considered Sheridan person Of
very sound Judgment, and thought
he was managing affairs in Louisiana
with remarkable ability. We did
not know that Sheridan had been
managing anything since the early
part of January, when he managed to
make himself conspicuously odious
and ridiculous in the eyes of the
whole country-always excepting the
great murder census in which he fell
short 1859 out of the $500 corpses
contracted for; but of course we were
mistaken. Mr.. Frye says he man
ages affairs with remarkable ability.
and of course if Mr.. Frye says so, it
is true. The President apparently
thinks with Mr.. Frye, that Sheridan
is managing down here, for he re-
piled that in his opinion Sheridan
was 'the greatest of living Or dead
military men," Having been safely
delivered of which sentiment, Grant
proceeded to say, with vigor and
lucidity worthy of Captain Bunsby
himself, that elf two of the largest
countries in the world were to be en-
gagged in a war with each other, and
to prosecute it to the utmost limit, I
know of no man, living or dead, to
whom I would so soon intrust the
campaign, from the planning of it to
the end, as to Gen. Phil. Sheridan"
Of course Grant means that the
United States to be understood as one
of these 1.-TWO largest countries in the
world" and, judging by the inform,
alton he has displayed in other mat.
ters, we imagine that he had Mexico
or St. Domingo, or Utah, in his mind
as the other. And, supposing the
United States to be at war with any
of these ''largest countries" he knows
of no man, living or dead, to whom
he would so soon entrust the cam
paign as Sheridan. Sheridan ought
to be very proud of this compliment.
For Grant to say that he would pre-
fer him to Scipio, Hudibras, James |,
or Joan Of Arc, or any of those lead
ing corpses, is a tribute over which
an appreciative person like Sheridan
has a right to get stuck up. tits
rather queer that Grant should select
manager for Louisiana with refer
ence to military attachments and on
the basis Of his ability to whip out a
foreign country more successfully
than a dead man could; but Grant
knows some things as well as others
and no doubt feels that he is doing
justice to Louisiana as well as to Sher.
idan.-[N. 0. Picayune.
~~~~~>~A.~O>..~~~>-
HABEAs CoRpUs.-.I am sorry for
your people. ''Why?' asked Laura.
sThey will lose their habeas corpus"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-03-10

~-~~>S~"~~S~~OS-
The SOUTHERN FARMERS FRIEND
That excellent weekly Agricultural pa
per, Our HOME JOURNAL, commenced it's
9th volume in January of this year.
This is without doubt the most Valua-
bic Weekly Agricultural Journal in the
South, and every live farmer and plan
ter ought to be constant reader of it,
as any one number is worth the SUBJ
scription price of the paper, which has
been reduced to $2.65 per year, includ-
ing postage. Aside from this, the Pub
l sher gives most magnificent Chrome,
which alone is worth all that is charged
for the paper. AS an Agricultural and
Family paper, Our HOME JOURNAL can
not fail to be popular for its Jorge corps
of editors and contributors from nearly
every section of the South, aid in max
ing it of great value to the farmer and
planter, in all their various pursuits.
Those who are not already subscribers
can become so by addressing Our HOME
JOURNAL, New Orleans, and inclosing
$3.50 for years subscription, and we
would advise every Intelligent planter
and farmer in the South to subscribe for
and read it, weekly. Aside from its
valuable Agricultural matter it contains
complete market report, the impor.
tant news of the country, as we'll as
valuable reading for the family. 1t is
printed on fine book paper, and is deci-
dedly the neatest weekly paper in the
South. The rapid increase of its sub
scription list has enabled the Publisher
to reduce the price to $2.65 for single
subscriptions, and to $2.15 in clubs OF
twenty or more.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-09-17
The Financial SltuatIoa.

Inquiry among the leading bankers
and merchants proves not. only that the
money crisis IL entirely past, but that
business is rapidly settling back to It's
healthy normal condition. Money Is
becoming o Observation-Disclosures II
can hardly be said 70 Be easy a. yet.
Mondays collections wero extraordinary
good, considering all tho circumstances.
and an improvement over those Of the
proceeding steamer day. The leading
bankers state that the great bulk
OF obligations falling due wero prompt
ly met, partial payments werc made on
others, and In O few instances er-
tensions were asked and granted.
The Bank OF California and the
Nevada Bank will open their doors for
business on tho first Monday In Oc-
tober, when several millions will be add.
ed to tho coin In circulation. Consider
able shipments Of coin are now In tran-
situ from the East, and arrangements
arc pending for still further relief. Very
little Of the money withdrawn from the
banks on the two days Of the run has
yet found its way back; bat with the
complete restoration Of public conf.
dence II will soon 10 put into circulation
and add materially TO the volume OF our
available financial A the
money market becomes castor tho de-
mapd increases for leading stocks,
which tho quotations Of the California
Board show to DO constantly advancing
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-09-17
American Mining Msthods.

Ono Of our Comstock mining cngi.
neers. latoly returned from q tour Of In.
spection through tho mining districts Of
Germany, says there il no engineering
In Germany to compare with that on
the Comstock Lode, and NJ mines In
which the mechanical appliances are 90
ingenious and effective. He supports
this assertion by q graphic description
OF the crudo and primitive methods In
vogue abroad. He remarks that In the
deep mines OF Bohemia. tho hoisting
apparatus consisted merely Of open
tubs. and tho operating machinery was
no poorly constructed, that he dared not
venture 10 descend. In most OF the
German mines. he found that men were
compelled to walk up or down 10 the
scene Of their labors, either by going
down an incline, or by usiug long par.
allel stills. which move up and down oil.
ternately about six feet at q time. The
mode Of ascending and descending on
those, Is to stop from n to the other,
a. each ascends or descends, whore Q
misstep would be attended with fatal
consequences. His remark that In the
Comstock, tho men went to tho lowest
levels, and camo up In two minutes
without the slightest exertion, was ro-
ceived politely but ~incredulously. The
character OF the mining tools employed
Is criticised in the same uncompliment-
ary strain, and the assertion 10 made,
that an average days work upon the
Comstock would seem incredible TO D
miners Of Continental Europe.-S. n.
Stock ErcAanv, Sept. 15h.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-09-17
Distinguished vlsltors at the Centennial.

A Washington Spiritualist makes the
following Interesting announcement
through the Washington Chronicle: II
may not be generally known TINT the
Spiritualist's Societies contemplate Ia
king part In tho great Centennial eel.
ebrstion In Philadelphia on tho Fourth
Of July, 1870. II su~cccssful, II viii 10
the wonder Of the age. II IL proposed
to invite fvo or SIX Of the frst class
Undertaking. mediums OF the United
States and England. to participate In
this glorious festival; that = platform DO
erected, on which there shall DO o small
cabinet for tho spirits to mnterializo
themselves. when u will be expected
that George Washington, John Hancock,
John Adams. Thomas Jefferson, Ben.
franklin. James Madison, William Penn
and tho Marquis dc Lafayette will ap-
pear ON tho platform In the dross they
wore one hundred years ago, and I'D.
dress tho surrounding multitude; and,
II desired, they viii designate The prop
or person for the next Presidency, who
will DO the President Of the United
States and not Of q party, when capable
and honest men would be appointed to
Office. gold and silver would once more
jingle In our pockets, and the national
debt would soon be paid of. aud the
people male prosperous mud happy. All
this can 10 accomplished by those who
have thrown off their material bodies,
but still take q great interest In the NJ
fairs Of the country they loft behind.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-09-17
Reese River items.
Iron the RsreIlle. sspt. al

lfrom the hsveine, sept lAl
Charley Richards smokes; 20 does DR..
Sheridan. and the Doctor sometimes
makes q mistake and picks up Charlsy's
cigar-but he won't do II again. Some
how or other. about an inch Of gun
powder got into Charlsy's cigar this
morning. and when the Doctor picked
IL up. placed Il In his mouth and lit 1t.
II commenced acting like q sky.rocket
with the deliIium tremens. Aftor the
Doctor had quit playing the hose ON his
shirt front and had stamped all the fire
out Of his hat and had got . Russian
towel and q pisco OF mutton tallow tied
over his nose, he said II was go dom
shame for q man 10 put q bloody tor
pedo in q mans way and timpt him to
blow the top Of his bloody head OF
Joe Evans dropped into the Sazsrac.
this forenoon. and commenced Dragging
about his eyeglasses. Try mine"
said Tony. handing him q pair. Joe
put the glasses on his nose, picked up
q paper. took an earnest look at the
print. and said contsmptuously. "Pshaw
they amt near 70 good a. mins;'' but
he paid the whisky chserfully whom the
boys got through their laughing and
explained that tho frames were empty
and that there hadn't been any glasses
in them since the ~eloudburst.