The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-07-21
HOMICIDE IN CoLFax.


Colfax, ill-fated and bloody Colfax,
which has been since its inception
and creation the Radical Pandora
box which has deluged that once fAir
and happy spot, again notehes anoth.
er homicide, and this time the third
inside Of twelve months by the same
blood stained hands. Verify Radl-
calism, Kellogg-Neg Radicalism is
verging to its bloody end, when we
are compelled to record these contin-
ued deeds of blood, entirely in It's
own household, The faithful seem
to be arrayed against each other, and
now that our people have been rob-
bed and pillaged Of their last farthing.
the criminals strike each other down
as devide of the ill-gotten spoils.
W. D. Mccoy, who killed, a few
months since John H. Lewis an old
man and good citizen, verging on to
three score and ten, and his son, and
who Immediately thereafter was ap-
pointed Sheriff of Grant by Mr.. Kel-
logg, on last Wednesday, in the broad
glare of day, shot down one Radetz
kie in cold blood, who was the acting
Tax Collector and Assessor, appoint
ed by Mr.. Kellogg simultaneously
with old Jayhawker Hawthorn, be-
longed to the same crew who have
been foisted on the good people OF
Grant, from the foundation Of the
Parish by "Sweet Willie" and on
more than one occasion, like Henry
HUE and Phillips had been a paid
sneak-spy here in Alexandria to spot
our people, and on memorable oc'
casion spied around here for more
than a week under the name of Viii
son, has come to his end, awful ane
bloody though it be, by the hands o
I his friend in crime and persecution
c Both belonged to the same Kellogg
L
: clan, both enemies Of their race, ant
!. retributive justice steps in and makes
one the executioner of the other
9 whilst restored law, in Grant for tn
present in the hands of the true PEG
pie, lodges the murderer in our Parisl
Prison for safe keeping.
> We are surely infringing on n
vested rights, nor verging on perse
: cution, when we thus feebly trace tn
bloody and inevitable tracks of
mercenary party, composed of ba
men, who have brought US to rui
and inaugurated an era of bloodshe
and anarchy, but are merely no.
: writing down grand proof of all GU
preachings. Human life is, and ha
been held at too moderate rates here
abouts, to cause us TO pause niue
longer in speaking out and blazin
our road to redemption. Thes
Y things have gone along UNPUBLISHED
J, unwhipped of justice too long an
b some immediate remedy must be al
: piled to the fostering sore or we al
i gone to perdition and ruin.
81 -~>~-~~~~~aUs--->O>~~~
, ALL people would undoubtedl
prefer fine head of hair grown upo
, their own heads, to being bald,
wearing false hair, and it has bee
, the study Of many of our learne
men to find a remedy to restore tn
hair when it has fallen out, and re
new it's color after it has becom
q gray. Such remedy has been foun
r and is now offered to the world ur
]. der the name Of Halls Vegetable s.
, Gillian Hair Remover; and, to verif
. this statement, read the following
This is to certify that / was yer
! bald; in fact, my head was perfect
e smooth; and it is common in m
family to grow bald early in life.
have now used four bottles Of Hall
Vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover
and the hair has grown out all owe
my head, and is now a natural brown
BARLEY CoNLoN.
Z ScrpIo, JENNINGS COUNTY, IND.,)
8 May 70, 1868. !
!, Personally appeared before m
4 Cartley Conlon, and upon oath, say
8 the above statement is true.
M. G. BUTLER,
Notary Public.
TAxEs.-We are surely glad, ma
rejoiced almost to perfect happiness
to see our people rushing to the ali
9 . the monied aid, Of the Railroad, fe
Z it is bound to be their salvation, "