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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

TUE pool-lins Of steamers, com
posed Of four stern-wheelers, have
come into new arrangements, two Of
their best and finest steamers having
retired for the.season. The line will
for the present be represented by the
Lotus No. 3, Col. A. p. Kouns, r. T..
Bryerly and Belle Rowland. These
four, boats are the sole and entire
feet now in The river. save and ex-
cept our Packet, the peerless Bart.
Able.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

e u & 4 Z i Z
One obstacle in the politicians
eyes to the nomination Of Secretary
Bristow for the Presidency by the
Republican party has apparently been
overlooked. 70 take its candidate
from State which is hopelsssly Dem
ocratic would violate the political law
that a Presidential candidate must
have a reasonable prospect Of carry
ing his own State Now Mr.. Bristow
may break ali the rings in existence
except that around the moon, and yet
be would be as far off as eyer from
carrying Kentucky.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

We we're all day Sunday without
ice, the day we most need and relish
|it. Somebody is in fault here, and
we don't want to be placed in such a
sparched fix any more.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

SEVERAL cash payments were
made to the Town Collector, rather
than twelve hours lodging in the
Lookup. All this last week.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

BRADr, Of Lodi, dropped in on
us one day last week, when we we're
not in, but left his card, fanked by
good messes Of potatoes, tomatoes
and cucumbers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23


GRANT CouRT.-The Court had a
prolonged session of it at her late sit
ting in Colfax, and from what we can
pick up loosely, she had the best
Grand Jury since the creation Of the
Parish, and transacted business in
her own peculiar style and then va
moosed for home. The Grand Jury
found many serious true bills, among
which we hear mentioned that of
murder against W. B. Phillips and
one Shelby, the Deputy Sheriff Of
Grant. And what is still more
strange both Of these individuals are
at large, strutting the broad avenues
of Colfax with ease and nonchalance.
The District Attorney is moving in
the matter and will strive to make
the Court do her duty and enforce
the long violated law. People about
here are foolish enough to think that
it is high time for the powers that
be to force offenders to the knowledge
that human life here is too cheap.
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

--Beaacow msrcd to Charlie Drown,
of the Col. a. P. Kouns, for a full
package of New Orleans papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

TnE Democracy of Maryland
hold their State. nominating conyen,
ton in Baltimore, on "Wednesday,
July q.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

FosTER's TEXAS DRAWING - IN
sold Tickets Called Ia-As we have
but few tickets left, and the demand
upon the General Office is increasing,
agents are hereby requested to send
in all unsold tickets, except such
quantity as they are certain Of sell
ing before the drawing.
J,E. Foster,
Manager Texas R. Z. and Gold Coin
Drawing.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

MovED.-The fine and commodious
room under the Gazette Office, be-
tween Jonas Rosenthal and w. III.
Simons, has been renovated and fit
ned up as the new headquarters of
the Post Office, under the new dis
pensation. BY the time this number
of the Democrat reaches its readers,
the new concern will be under full
swing there, and the public must
give them fair trial. k
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

Our CRoPs.-I.ast week we wrote
in high glee Of the good and perfect
state Of the growing crops of our
Parish, and represented them in a
state of almost perfection; this week
we have nothing to take back, but
have merely to add the finishing
stroke to the corn portion thereof.
We have been blessed with fine rains,
which were being needed, and now,
with no unforeseen drawbacks, con-
slider the, thing done and finished.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

-FRoM Bob's Saloon, where good
Ice Cream is to be had and Ice is
selling at four cents pound, we
have received three distinct remem-
ORANGES. 81,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

-THE Colonel A. P. Konns on her.
up trip filed up here with over one
hundred bales Of Rapiacs hay.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

The Republican party Of Cali.
fornia, in Convention assembled, al
so resolves that it has "undiminished
confidence in the wisdom, patriotism,
integrity" etc, of Grant. It has the
highest admiration for his s.illustri-
Gus military and civil career" It also
resolves that the Presidents letter
to Harry White IS complete refn-
tation ofthe ISLANDERS of those who
charged him with intriguing for a
reelection. -" a.'1.tsl Z
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

-CArrAIs Dannals, of the Lotus
No. 8, on her down trip, sent us a
late Shreveport Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

THE notorious Tom1l Nc ehan,
of Hamilton, Ohio, was assassinated
in his own saloon, on the Mth inst.
Mcclellan is the man who was being
tried for murder in 1870, and it was
while defending him that the Hon.
G. {. Vallandigham lost his life.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

THE Third Term discussion ~
dying ont ii a way the President and
.hissfriends dia NOT expect HIS Peg I
ter is almost universally accepted as
meant to keep him on the track but
as really taking him of. The gun, !,
well charged for duck or pldter!, re- /
,coiled and kicked the owner oYer.--ss
The people and the party arc very
prompt to take, Gen. Grant at his
word. Even Office holders who.
month ago, didn't dare to whisper
about athcr candidates, now conf
IDENTITY declare that Of course General
Grant vas never in the field, and pro.
coed with their arrangements f0r
their friends. His formal declara-
ton that he is not q candidate re.
moves the Administration terrorism
under which partisans had been
dumb. His informal hint that he
could still be persuaded is privately 3
laughed at and publicly ignored
The game is played to the end. he
can step down and out.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

GREEs apples arc selling in our
market daiiy-look out now for horse
collie and cranped Gts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23

"A RAILROAD accident between
Boston and New York, a few nights
since, came very near robbing US lof
one sinner, one Vice President and
one candidate for the Presidency.
Louise Cary, Mr.. Blaine and Henry
Wilson we're on the train.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-23
improvements.

A few numbers back we had occa-
sion to write encouragingly of the
marked improvements, then in the
course of full Roadway in our Town,
and now have the pleasing task to
add that these projected new build
ings are all nearly completed, and
will soon be occupied. Nor is this
ally for now we must further state
that other new buildings are spring
ing up, and soon our Town will pre-
sent its old live, healthy and yigo-
rous garb, and be, from its locality
and resources, second to none in the
State, These suggestions are crude
ly crowded on US by another lively
neighbor of the Democrat, striking
out anew, and marching to the build
ing ticks of further Improvements.
j. A. Williams has demolished his
old warehouse and grocery stand, ad-
joining his store, corner Of Second
and De Soto streets, and phoenix
like, will erect in its stead large,
two-story building, suitable to the
increasing wants Of his business,
which besides its usefulness to him,
will be an improvement to Town,
particularly to Second Street. 81,
passant, our business emporium,
Front Street, must watch its laurels,
for it's great rival, Second Street, has
no mean pretensiens to mastery, and
is moving to the music Of progress
and business civilization. Ali these
practical facts we are pleased to
note and record, as they plainly ,indi-
cate there is no such word as fail in
Rapides, and that life yet vibrates in
the old land.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-05
A Startling Murder,

lNDIANAPOLIs, November A. The
Kokomo Tribune publishes the following
In an extra this afternoon; One OF the
most horrible, cold blOOded, startling
murders that ever happened in the State
was perpetrated last night near Green
town, Howard county. The Coroner was
notified OF the affair about 2 o'clock this
morning, and Is now present holding mn
inquest. The particulars Of the affair
are as yet very meagre, but rs near as we
can learn are as follows: David Robin
son came to town yesterday and bought Il
new suit OF clothes and revolver. lie
went home, showed the purchases to his
wife and ate his supper. Ills brother
and another man were at his house
and Robinson seemed to want them to
leave, and finally persuaded them to go
to church. Robinson was in good
humor and appeared perfectly sane,
Some time after the men had left, Robin
son remarked to his wife that il would
have been we'll II little Dan (his som had
died two weeks ago, and said he had at-
tempted to kill the child. lie then drew
his revolver and fired at second son who
was lying in bed, and turned and shot at
his wife. Terrified and crazed with fright
Mrs. Robinson ran out Of the house, and
the Oldest boy, eight years Of age, started
to follow. Robinson shot him in the face,
but the ball glanced and failed to hurt
him badly. The father then struck him
on the back Of the head with chair and
made bad wound, but the son succeeded
in getting out Of doors with his mother.
Robinson then deliberately took a razor
from box near him and approached his
little girl, his only daughter, who was
lying in bed, and seizing her cut her
throat from ear to ear. lie followed this
murder by taking the lie Of the son
whom he had first shOtin bed in the same
manner. Robinson then jumped on his
horse, and up to the time Of this writing
has not been hunted down.
TERRIBLE FATE OF THE MURDERER.
LATER.-This morning horse was
found hitched at the junction, with no
Claimer. Robinson got on one Of the
freight trains Of The j., p. &C. Railroad
unknown to any one, and the dead body
Of a man was found one mile from the
Jackson station at I o'clock this morning
by the CorOncrs sOn, Of Upton county,
and identified by W. W. Burns OF KOko.
mo, who went to Upton on a freight train
this morning, as that Of David Robinson.
who committed the terrible deed last
night. It Is unknown how he met his
death, but It il supposed that he either
fell of or jumped of the train and met
with instant death. His remains were
brought to Kokomo by the noon freight
to-day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-05
A Centennial Pamphlet.

NeukCunluA L'uAupHActs
We have before us "The Centennial
Hand Book OF Jackson County, West
Va.," the same being a pamphlet Of 90
sixteen.mo. pages, containing history
and description OF the settlement and re.
sources Of Jackson county, West Va,
and intended, We presume, for circula.
ton at the Centennial next year, As we'll
as for general distribution in the mean.
time.
From this pamphlet we learn that jack
ncounty "is comparatively a wilderness,
with population Of less than l3YOOO;" but
that "it Is one that flows with milk and
honey, and is rapidly filling up with an
industrious class Of farmers" There are
however, "over 200 square miles ofchoice
land now available for settlement with
in its bounds. "lmproved farms vary
from $40 90 per acre and upward" One
reason given why Jackson county has not
filled up faster is the bug.bcar Of land
titles (Which is thing Of the past), and
another Is the fact that its location has
been outside of the tide Of emigration to
the West
One ofthe most interesting pages Of the
pamphlet Is that one devoted TO the
schools Of Jackson county. A county
that Is doing as we'll Us this report indi.
Gates, in the matter OF education, will not
long remain thinly settled. We read that
there are now two graded schools in the
county, one at RavenswOod employing
three teachers, and anotherat Ripley EN-.
plOying two:
"Thcse schools continue from eight to
ten months each year, and furnish in.
straction in the higher branches, Select
schools, institutes and associations fur.
nish mean. for proficiency in the art OF
teaching, which Is eagerly sought after by
aspiranls for teachers honors. There are
ninety-four school districts in the county,
nearly all Of which are provided with
comfortable school houses. Five new
school buildings are now in process OF
erection.
The school property Of the county il
valued ut thirty.fve thousand dollars.
The present school fund Is equal to four
months Of winter school. In nearly all
Of the more pOpulOus districts select
schools are taught during the spring and
fall months. Mr.. G. b. Crow, our late
efficient superintendent, and his worthy
associate examiners, have done much to
raise the standard Of qualifications in our
teachers. Our schools are improving in
every department. There Is more pride
and interest taken by our citizens in the
prosperity Of our free schools than Is no.
ticeable in States where the free
school system has been in oper.
alton for years. With rs II is
comparatively a new thing yet q strong
desire il manifested on the part OF the
parent to make the most Of Il and give his
children liberal education. Asa result
Of this universal interest, our county, in
fact our whole State, is rapidly marching
to the front ranks in educational advan.
tages, and will furnish to the nation its
full quota OF educated citizens. Prof.
Lewis Young has entered upon the dn.
ties Of County Superintendent with the
present school year, and we look forward
to greater results than ever before, ns
teaching with him is life business.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-05

hands Of men who are are utterly selfish,
and the majority OF whom are merchant
able, and that they were beginning to ex-
press their dissatisfaction Herewith.
Next year, unless there is a change for
the better, there will doubtless be more
decided expression.
We submit to the Independent whether
reform movement is not needed on both
sides OF the fence, seeing that the MAORI.
ties for certain Democrats were SO extra.
ordinary in their character. This thing
OF the Democracy electing one man by
l,O4l majority, another by 655, another
by l6l, another by lat, and lat the same
electionl the Republicans electing one Of
their men by 275 majority, another by
lS0, another by 70, and another by only
63, calls for an investigation involving
the virtue Of the whole body polite OF
Belmont county, We therefore move
that the house go into a committee OF the
whole on the question Of reform, with
Bro, Longley in the chair,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-05
KANSAS.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, November 4.-The
Kansas City Times has the returns from
70 Of the 1913 Legislative districts in
Kansas, which show the election Of 80
straight Republicans and 81 Of the oppo.
sition classed under the head OF Demo.
crats, Independents and Reformers. Last
year only 20 members went into
the opposition caucus, showing that the
contest this year has been considerably
closer than then. The Democrats also
elect a Senator in the only district where
there was a vacancy, and elect a Judge in
the Fort Scott District, being one Of three
vacancies. The proportion Of Democrats,
refOrmers and opposition local tickets
were unusually large, and the results
show a larger number OF such tickets
elected this year than ever before in the
history Of the State.
ToPEKA, November 4.-The Common
reahk has the returns from 8S districts, OF
these O7 are Republican; but some Of
these were elected on the Independent
ticket, 7 Democrats, and 0 ReformerS and
20 districts more 10 hear from; they are
on the extreme frontier.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-05
NEW YORK.
business Failures.

New YoRK, November 4.-The follow.
ing firms were yesterday reported to have
failed or become embarrassed: w. J.
Schloss, dealer in woods; Hathaway 4
Hess, dealers in trimmings; Geo. Bletter
dealer in wool; Jas. Hesson, dealer in
fruits, There were also several minor
houses.
THE DIRECT CABLE,
The Superintendent Of the United
States direct cable says that the cable was
successfully repaired this morning, and
that the Faraday reports the cable, after
10 months submersiOn, in as perfect a
condition as when manufactured.
DEATH.OF JUDGE J, JEwET.
The sudden death Of Judge ]. Jewett
Of Philadelphia, at the St. Nicholas Hotel,
last evening, disturbed one or two stocks
in which he was a large operator. He
was brother Of the Erie receiver, H. j.
Jewett.
MOODY AND sANKEY MEETING.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle was only half
filled this morning at the Moody and
Sankey services. The falling of may be
accounted for by the rain. After singing
and the usual requests for prayer, Mr..
Moody took for his text: mo good
thing will the Lord withhold from them
that walk uprightly," 1t always seemed
to him, Moody, that the people came near.
er to God when there were but few gath
cred together, and he believed they were
near 10 Him this morning, and hoped
they would walk uprightly, and as it was
promised in the scripture nothing would
be withheld from them by the Lord; San
key then sang. Deacon Wm. Richardson,
Of DR., Fult0n's Church, prayed for its
welfare and the restoration OF peace, and
he also asked the prayers Of the congrega-
tion. Mr.. Moody then suggested holding
service on Sunday evening next for the
non church going people. Rev. Henry,
Ward BeeCher, was present during the
service.
The usual throng filled the Brooklyn
Rink this evening, and hundreds we're
unable to gain admittance.
After the singing OF hymn by Sankey,
Mr., Moody preached an eloquent sermon
on the text "Seek the Lord while lie Is
near" from the 50th chapter Of Isaiah.
lie rebuked the audience for want OF
earnestneSs, and said that he had grown
tired Of the half.heartedness which
was exhibited. lie gave many ex.
amples of what men could accomplish
by being terribly in earnest. lie closed
his sermon with an account Of the con-
version Of young wife in New Castle,
England, who at first said she did not
want to be a Christian. She attended
meeting nightly for a week and then said
that che wanted to be saved, and
she was saved. lie read letter
from her husband telling him that
she had since died, and that she had de-
voted the last days Of her life to Jesus
works, and when had read that letter said
Mr.. Moody, thanked God that | had
gone to England. After singing and the
closing prayer, the congregation was dis.
missed. The meetings are hereafter to be
held in the Simpson NJ. E. Church adjoin-
ing the rink.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-05
IIcnI Estate In New York and
C'hicRRO.

It Is said that real estate ia the last
thing to feel the effects Of panic and
also the last to recover from il. For a
year or so after the panic Of 10 the re.
ports in New York and Chicago papers
gave no evidence Of any decided decline
in real estate in those cities, but Of late
the Herald has taken 10 telling very
plainly that a few sales, under mortgages,
are going quietly on all the time, and
that, in some instances, the property sold
barely, II at all, pays the mortgage, and
quite often shows a 'hrinkuge OF % or 80
per cent as compared with former prices.
A New York letter in the Hartford Times
thus speaks ola recent sale at auction Of
some choice real estate:
Owners Of real estate, and holders Of
real estate mortgages, are good deal ex-
erCiscd over the result OF Il large auction
sale recently. The property Is Of the
class known AZ the gilt edged lots, and ia
located on and near Fifth and Madi.
son avenues, close to Central Park. The
prices realized we're in most instances ex.
ceedingly low. Before the panic Of 1873
the property would have been eagerly
sought at high price,, but now much Of
il goes at decline Of 80 10 80 per cent.
And ii IL worthy Of note that several OF
the buyers Of yesterday were Hebrews.
A few years ago II one Of these at-
tempted to buy in that neighborhOod he
was Instantly crowded out, but now he
can step in and buy any piece OF property
he wants and there ia hardly a man TO
bid against him. II begins to look nigh.
ly blue for banks and insurance compan.
les who have large amounts loaned on un.
improved up town property. II they call.
ed in their money the parties could not
pay, and II they ioreclosed great deal Of
the property, II wouldn't bring the
amount OF the mortgage. SO they Just
have to sit down and wait for something
to turnup.
The Chicago Tribune, in speaking Of the
real estate market in that city, makes the
following remarks in regard to prices:
II n man is very anxion, 10 sell piece
Of property he can't and he might as we'll
quit trying. II he offers II at half price
the man TO whom the offer is made al once
imagineB that all real estate owners are
in the same fx, and that in little while
more than half the property in the city
will be pressed upon the market at the
same price. But on the other hand, il a
man wants to buy, and begins negotia-
tions for that purpose, the property own
er too often imagines that the lCng.ex.
pected "revival" IL at hand, and re-
fuses TO sell for anything less than the
price oftwo years ago. We hear Of &C.