The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-10-27
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OUR SCHOOLS.

vital question of the mis-manage-
ment of the Public Schools, and we
too in Rapides, are at sea on the same
question. But our New Orleans pa
rents of the white race are striving
hard to DO their duty in the premi-
ses to themselves and their children
whilst we here are acting with our
usual criminal neglect. Chin music
this time is harped at us and the of
Tending ones, but that sort of musical
reform is too plentiful and cheap
here and pales its Intellectual fires on
the desert air.
In our Parish the whites are as
sessed and pay nj nety nine
out of every hundred dollars of the
public school funds, and yet have not
single representative on the School
Board, nor never have had since the
present regime were cheated into
power. The present Board is entire
| ly composed of black and white Rad
ibals of the most determined politi-
cal prejudices, only two of the nine
having any property, and five of the
nine holding other offices, in word
not single Conservative or white
element being represented on it, and
our entire rights ignored, trampled
upon and derision and insult Haunted
in our faces. They have built with
the lavish use of the School monies
a large, elegant and costly School
House entirely and expressly for ne
gro children, while our children have
to receive beggarly pittance in the
shape Of a few stray dollars and
housed in cabin, which no planter
before the war would have venturrd
to store away his slaves. And yet
we are silent, inactive and chinmusic
it till it gets to be nuisance, and
the Democrat, has time and again
sought to bring the matter to the ear
and attention of the parents of our
Parish. And here we again record
these things, believing some one will
yet move in the matter and sustain
the cheated rights of our children.
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| REQUESTS and authorizations
crowd on us, this week, but knowing
them to be good and valid, we face
the music with smile. Now we are
desired to call meeting at the Town
Hall, on the Sth of November, 1875,
the same day the Stockholders of the
Fair Association meet, of all those
favorable to the formation Of Jock
ey Club. Such a reunion is lesira-
BILE and we trust our young men and
all favoring the scheme, will attend
without fail. No one should be
found absent on that day, but deem
it duty to attend.
-THE Russian Court invited Dr..
Aver and his family to the Arch
dukes wedding in the Royal Palace.
This distinction was awarded him not
only because he was an American,
but also because his name as physi-
clan had become fayorably known in
Russia on it's passage round the
world, II Pueblo (Col.) People.
The Police Jury were in session
two days last week, transacted lit
tie business, and for want of full at
tendance, adjourned over till Mon
day. They convened again on that
day, and have been in active session
up to yesterday. We have no items
as yet of any of their proceedings
CoTToN.-The price of the staple
in New Orleans, up to our latest
dates, ruled at: Strict Ordinary,
IL @ III; Good Ordinary III q
II Sd; Low Middllng, 12B q II "a;
Middling, 1884 q 125, Good Mid
ding, 13t @ 1884.
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The famous diamonds belonging
to Mrs. Fitch remain in the Custom
House at New York. Mrs. Sherman
says it would be altogether too dan
gerous to remove them while burg
lars are no doubt on the qasi vive to
capture them.
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Col. STATIONS expedition to the
bad lands of Dakota has visited por-
tions of the country hitherto unex-
plored, between the Cheyenne and
White Earth rivers, obtaining fossils
of extinct animals.
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We receive the Cincinnati En-
quirer- regularly in four days, and
yet our New York exchanges are
seven days reaching us. That fast