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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17
DODGERS & sons TABLE AND
III POCKET CUTLERY, For Sale by
FERGUSON & SCHNACK.

We were exposed last week to a
pitiless storm, that wet our feet and
stockings, and indeed our person all
over. In fact we took cracking
cold, which brought sore throat and
severe symptoms of fever. The good
wife asserted her authority, plunged
our feet in hot water, wrapped us in
hot blankets, and sent our faithful
son for bottle of Ayers Cherry
Pectoral. 1t is splendid medicine
to take and did the Job.
We slept soundly through the night
and awoke well the next morning.
We know we owe our quick recovery
to the Pectoral, and shall not hesitate
to recommend it to all who need such
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. {Texas)
Presbyterian.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

Nor a steamer has made bold to
undertake the trip to Shreveport, on
the contrary, our sister City seems
to be abandoned and deserted by the
steamboat fraternity, which now rule
the whole roast in our river. There
is a vast difference of opinion with
experienced ones here, whether that
speaks good or bad for our present
steamboat men. We freely acknowl-
edge that we incline with tenacity to
the opinion, that their present work.
ings speak badly for the old energy
and go ahead pluck which should lin
ger in them. 1t is sad commenta-
ry on the let down of all things these
demoralized times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

llls gives the democrats q clear
majority of thirty-four votes in the
Electoral College, and they march
into the new Congress with clear
and overwhelming majority of rs.
The great and absorbing interest of
the new Congress, which is the nation
and its purse, centers in the organi-
cation of the House Of Representa-
tives. The Senate, coordinate
branch of the Executive Department
Of the Government is a perpetual
body, and therefore always organ
lied. The one third of new Senators
who are elected every other year took
their seats at the Extra Session con-
yened last March for Executive bus
mess, and the vacancy since caused
by the death of Andrew Johnson has
been filed BY Judge Key, of Tennes-
see. When his credentials are pre-
sented and be takes the oath, the
Senate will be full, with the excep-
ton of the long pending and inter-
menable vacancy from our own Lou
isiaua. Politically the Senate for the
Forty-Fourth Congress will consist
of: Republicans, 43; Democrats 20;
Independents /, which will leave the
Republicans majority Of II.
1t will be eighteen years next
month since Democratic Speaker
has been elected by the House of
Representatives. In that interval
the Republican Party has controlled
the House for nine consecutive Con-
crosses. The new Congress will
elect Democrat, and then will COM
mence the work of reform and the
purging out, which must necessarily
give us the vantage ground. Then
we settle down to some safe policy
and blaze out the political road for
the Grand Centennial Presidential
race of 1876.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

The steamer G. III. Durfee, Cap.
tain r. Sinnott, with G.. C. Hamilton
in the Office, reached here early Mon
day, and goes down this day at noon.
AS q matter Of course the Democrat
was remembered by the officers of
the Durfee. She comes here under
great nayigal difficulties, with slim
prospects of making a dime, but Cap
tain Sinnott seems determined and
in business earnest in keeping up
with the affairs of his trade and not
permitting cotton to accumulate here.
We trust when good times and good
water come along every body will re-
member this, without being logged
about it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

LET those who need to learn 8
hard lesson read and ponder tho ioe
lowing incident, which, whether tn
or not in its details, IL true in sab
stance:
"You love me no longer said :
bride Of q few months to her betta
half in his gown and slippers.
"Why do you say that Pussin \
asked quietly removing q cigar i'm
his lips.
.sY0u do not carcss me nor csll =
pet names; you mo longer seek ~
ioasly for my company" MAS the tsaf
full answer.
"My DEAR exclaimed the aggrayl
ting wretch, ibid you ever NOTES :
man running after a carl How 10 des
run! over stones, througL mud regss
less Of everything till he reaches =
car. And he seizes hold and svisr
on. Then he quietly seats himself e
reads his paper"
"And what does this meanin
IAN illustration, my dear. The q
is as important to the man aftsrh
gets in as when be is chasing i, q
the manifestation is no longer CALI
for. ! would have shot any one "
put himself in my way when IL psF'
suit Of you, as / wonld now shoot .!
one who would como between 10. y
as proof ofmy love, you insist "
my running after the car. Lean 2
smoke, my dear, and b I philss
pher.''
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

The weather, most of last week
and for the past two days, has been
very warm aud intensely oppressive
for November. We never knew win
ter, with its frosts, SO tardy in visit
ing us-6ne, however, for cotton pick
ing, but rather hard on the cane,
which yet needs a little more yield
ing juice.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

we desire to call the particular
attention of all mechanics, saw mill
men and planters having engines On
their places, to the advertisement of
the "New Orleans Machinery De-
pot" The Proprietor and Manager,
who are Engineers of known repute
and high mechanical skill, will on
application furnish all necessary
plans and estimates and contract for
the construction and erection of eve
rything in their line.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

-WIrH us for our present issue,
news items, reports and matters to
write about are scarce, and even dull
er than the present dull and hard
times--we are forced to drop our
pencil and fall back on our old scis-
sors, and hope this is forced on us
for the benefit of our readers, and
such as we have culled will prove in
teresting to them. -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

Nelson was made an admiral in
the British Navy in a peculiar man
ner He was only a Captain at the
time, and fifty-third on the list
The Government had guessed that
he was a man of great abilities, and
wanted his services. Accordingly
Fifty three admirals were named, of
whom tifty-two were placed ON half
pay, and the hero of Trafalgar came
to the front.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17
Our Agents.
ALEXANDRIA, La.
Wednesday,. November II, 1875
PARISH MASS MEETING !

A MASSMEETING WILL BE HELD
IA In the Town Hall of Alexandria, on
MONDAY, the 9Th day of DECEMBER,
at o'clock p. NJ, for the purpose Of
selecting delegates to represent Rapides
Parish In the Democratic-Co Conservative
Convention, to be held in New Orleans
on Wednesday, the 9Th day of January,
1876. 10 this Mass Meeting are inyi-
ted, rs per resolution of the State Gen.
trial Committee, "without reference to
party affiliations all who are now OPP
posed to Radicalism in Louisiana, and
to the present usurping Government"
JOHN A. WILLIAMS,
Chairman Parish Executive Committee.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

AN unconscious ihumofist writes =
q Tennessee paper: "The murder
Fulton occurred On the public saas'
at Murfreesboro, at Z O'Clock, or y
night Of the 9th Of August, 1874. " !.
date is remembered BY the people . !.
Murfreesboro by the fact that Co's.
circus gave an exhibition on the -
day"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17
CONGRESS-.

Now that the elections are over,
and all contending parties seem sat
isfed with the result, among whom
we humbly rank ourselves, the Forty
Fourth Congress is now the coming
man." A clear and fair count in
these elections show that twenty
States of this Union gave Democrat
ic majorities at their late elections,
and only seventeen were Republican,
as follows:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

Mosr Of tho sporting mon a'e -
tributing $50 toward q monument :
American Girl, and most Of tlie g.
statesmen are, 10 \ spirit Of risau''
going to contribute toward = non.
ment for Washington. So fer, Au'e,
can Girls chances src two hundred =
higher than Washinston's. \ !
Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

PARISH script is gradually and
steadily advancing to par value, a
commercial and financial consumma-
ton devoutly wished for, and which
must surely happen, as the State and
Parish Tax Collector hunts up the
long delinquent on the Tax Roll
What a good and startling effect the
simple performance of duty does for
the relief of a Parish in bad respute
financially?
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

The wires of the Telegraph arc
now stretched within IS miles of
Natchitoches. Mr.. Davis confident
ly expects to have it completed by
the 10Th, and have us in direct com.
munication with the world and his
wife.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

Il: A. WIFI, /. N. Marks, G. L.
Hall have declined to act on the
School Board, in New Orleans, know
ing they can't help things as the
Board is now constituted.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17
The "A. P. Kouns made a (,

The A. T. Kouns made a trip
fying-light up to this Town, and got
the cotton, sugar and molasses, she
needed to give her saving down
trip. The letup above US rebounds
to our benefit and SO for freights rule
at card rates on the up trip and one
aud q half down.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

HENRY NICHOLSON, one Of the
brother-murderers, who recently es-
capped from the Coushatta Jail, has
been captured, and if kept safely till
Friday, will be hung on that day.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

The new Convention of Nilsson
ri, enacted by the late Constitutional
Convention in which the Democrats
had a large majority, has been voted
on by the people and adopted by U.s.
600 majority.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

The Centennial celebration is
approaching and with it every one
is daily and hourly taking some in
terest. We publish in full an au-
lucrative statement of it's arrange
ments, a perusal Of which can but
prove interesting and instructive.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

-BEAsr BUTLER has made a fresh
outbreak at the White House, and is
having all the Mississippi Post Mas
tiers, opposed to his son-in-law, Ames
removed!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

THE Mary Bell, the Leviathan
steamer of the South Western wa
tiers, reached New Orleans the other
day with the biggest load ever
brought there, aggregating 1922
bales of cotton.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

The culinary department of the
Democrat acknowledges the receipt
of a magnificent and juicy new Ham;
the gift of a gentleman who appreci-
ates the good taste of all true ones of
the Fourth Estate.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17
FERGUSON and sCHNACK's.

"A VERY important notice of the
President of the Rapides Agricultu-
raj Fair Association, Published in
our columns elsewhere, must neces-
sarily attract the attention of the
friends and shareholders of that AS
sociation. ~.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

We were pleasingly glad, on
Monday, to greet in our sanctum DR..
j. W. Harmon, an old friend and for
mer resident of Alexandria. lie is
here on business visit, and in our
columns of this issue, tells what that
business is. He is a fine orator and
worth hearing; 60 and listen to him.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

-THE little Homer, Captain w. T.
Boardman's light tender, makes a trip
a week from this to Grand Ecore, but
with more or less hard work.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

-WooD has gone up to four and a
half dollars per cord in Town and
not plentiful at that. What COM
mentary on a wood country like ours.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

The mixing in ofnegro children
in the Public Schools in New Or
leans, has again taken fresh start.
We begin to believe that the Radi.
Gals have gone far enough in this
matter, and an instant halt would be
prudent. ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

ATTENTION is earnestly desired
to the advertisement of James T.
Flint, to be found among our new
ones this week.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

-MR. kellogg is again out in a
Thanksgiving Proclamation, naming
the Goth inst, as aday of fasting and
prayer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

The President Of the Police Ju-
ry will lease the Ferries at Cotile
and Colfax, on Court day at the
Court House. See his notice. IS
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

"A. w. McLAURINE offers his fine
house, corner of Second and Fish
streets, for sale or rent. See his
card.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

--McCHEsNEY, of the R. 7. Bryar-
ly, and Quicksall, of the Col. A, P.
Kouns, have helped out us in the pa.
per line this week.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17
TEMPERATURE
AS REPORTED BY FERGUSON scHNAcH
DIR. J. w. HARMON
OF NEW ORLEANS,

WILL deliver an address on the sub
ject Of INTEMPERANCE, in the
Methodist Church, Pineyille, WE'D.
NESDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER
18th, and will explain the B. D. C. of
the U, T. of Z. Something rich and
entertaining may be anticipated!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

-THE next Senator from Mississ.
ippi is very likely to sign himself L.
Q, c. Lamar.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

Tue Democratic majority in
New York, at the late election, over
reaches $4,000!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

The river is actually still fall
ing, how much longer will old Red
keep on at such nonsense?
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

WILD ducks have found their
way to our market, atglast, but at
high prices for this latitude.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

~; whereas, the aggregate MAJ.
which il has been possible to ,.er..
for the United States Departm,t !.
only 1905 square feet, abouon.
third Of which will be consume 4
passage ways.
The Machinery Building, linn.
others, is already fully covered /.
applications. There are about q.
American exhibitors in this de...
ment, $50 English, and l50 fromuh /
er European countries which !, /
about ESQ more than entered they, F
emma Machinery Exhibition. FL.
provision is being made for AIMEE.
to accommodate the hydraulic :.
ehfnery, the steam hammers, fors.
hosting engines, boilers, plumb,
carpenters, etc.
Power in the Machinery Hall III /
be chiefly supplied by pair Of m,. |
ster Corliss Engines. Each cylins,
is 40 inches in diameter, With
stroke of ten feet; the fly-wheel issl
feet in diameter, and weighs SIS ton
the horse power is l4OO; and II
number of boilers is 20. This MAJ,
moth engine drives about = mile
shaftiDg.
For the Art Exhibition, the ma,
eminent American artists are undo,
stood to be at work, and it NAV i
confidently stated that, especially ID
the department Of landscape painting
the United States will present a finer
display than the public has been led|
to expect. Quite aside from til.
contributions of American artists
applications from abroad call f.
more than four times the exhibits,
space afforded by the great Memoirs.
Hall. Provision for the surplus viii
be made in temporary fre.prooi
buildings, though all exhibiting nj.
tions will DO represented in the cen.
trail Art Gallery.
The Secretary Of the Navy has d.
ranged that United States war YEA.
sci shall call next Spring, at come
nient European ports, to collect and
transport Lither to the Exhibitioa
the works of American artists resi-
dent in Europe. Among the por,|
thus far designated, are Southamp
ton for England, Havre for France
Bremen for Germany, and Leghon|
for Italy, to which, if desirable, oth
ers may be added.
Mr.. Bell, the eminent Englisi
Sculptor, who designed the groun
for the plinth for the great Albeit
Memorial in Hyde Park, London, i
reproducing in terra Gotta, at the Gel
ebrated works in Lambeth, the one
which symbolizcs America. Ths|
figures in this group arc colosssI
covering a ground space Of Is feel
square. It will probably be placed
in the great central gallery, OPPOSITE
the principal entrance.
The Art Exhibition wilt includs
in addition TO the works of oontenl
porary artists, representative produs |
tions ofthe past century of Alneri
can art-tllosc, for instance, ofStt [
art, Copley, Trumbull, West, Aston
snlly, NcagIe, Elliot, Kensett, Cole
These, as we'll as the works Offered
by living artists, will be passed upon |
by the Committee Of Selection, who T
will visit for the purpose, New Yoft
Boston, Chicago and other leading
cities, in order to prevent the need
less transportation to philadelphia
of works Of Art not up to the star
dard Of admission.
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

DODGERS & sons TABLE AND
III POCKET CUTLERY. For sale by
FERGUSON g. SCHNACK.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

-'.LEr's retire twenty cents of the
redeemable," is the way they task" a
man in Kentucky now.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

TAKE care of the poor Indian and
he'll take hair Of the white man.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

-THERE is q beautiful girl of sweet
sixteen in the San Francisco JAIL
Shy as fawn, blushing as Aurora,
shrinking as the mimosa, fainting al
most at the coarseness Of her sur
rounding-thus a reporter pictures
Of Mile. Antoinette Gillarl! Alas!
tits a pity that he should be obliged
to add that this fearful and fragile
creature is "in' for thrusting a knife
four times into the person of mas
culine enemy, and then finishing him
off about the Uranium with brick.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17

CEWING MACHINE SILK AND
- THREAD, For sale by FERGU-
son g. SCHNACK.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17
CEWING MACHINE SILK AND
- THREAD, For sale by FERGU-
SON & SCHNACK.


The Barnum of England is VIM.
Holland, manager of Surrey Theater
and proprietor of the famous North
Woolwich Gardens, on the north bank
Of the Thames, ten miles below Lon
don Bridge. He is now about thirty
five years ofage. Ten years ago he
was left master of a fortune of $780,
600, gained by his father in the clo-
thing trade. He is now estimated to
be worth 100000, all Of which has
been made by clever management of
places of amusement. His North
Woolwich Gardens are nightly
thronged by people from the city;
strict order is maintained; and the
entertainments are of high order
Holland has been giving ten-day
"Pretty Barmaid Contest" each of
the contestants having little bar to
herself, and soliciting votes from her
friends and patrons. Prizes amount
ing to over $500, will be given. AS
nearly all the bar-tenders in London
are girls sixteen to twcnty-six years
of age, the show is attractive and
draws immense crowds.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17
An Extraordinary Surgical opera.
ti0n Upon the Carotid
Artery.

Tire pnblic have have not forgotten
the terrible powder explosion which
occurred in Ann Arbor about the mid
de Of August. All of the wounded are
about their business save Henry Ort-
man the stepson of Mr.. Herr, in whose
store the explosion occurred. 1t will
be recoa}ected that his right eye was
supposed to be destroyed, and that the
right side of his neck was badly lace
rated. His eye, it is now thought will
be saved il he RECEIVERS from the other
Injuries, which, however, are of a M.
ture that renders his case extremely
doubtful.
1t seems that a scale of glass Or some
other foreign substance had made quite
an incision into the common carotid
artery. For time this foreign sub
stance was held upon the wound so
tightly By the facia Of the neck that
the outward flow of blood TO any great
extent was prevented until sac had
formed about the arterial wound. This
sac grew in size rapidly, the blood lat
terly spirting into it from the artery at
every beating of the heart until, when
the operation was performed OH Thurs
day afternoon, it had reached the size
of mans fist, with a liability to burst
atany moment.
The nature of the case was such that
the artery could not be lighted below
the sac, as has boon done in some in
stances, as the sac came within quar-
ter Of an inch Of the collar. b0ne.-
Therefore, after sufficient dissection
to enable the proper pressure. to be
brought to bear upon the artery, the
sac was opened and the legation sue
cessfu!ly performed. Some dozen ar
teries besides the carotid had to he lit
lgOted during the operation.
! The operation was performed by
Professor Geo. E. rockingham of the
Medical Department of the Michigan
University, who has had charge of the
case from the first, assisted by Profes.
sor Mclean, Professor Cheever, DR..
Knapp, and several medical students.
1t is the second operation of the
kind upon the carotid artery on re-
cord. The other case was performed
by the late Professor Syme, of Edin-
burgh, Scotland, some twenty years
ago.
The loss of blood was so small that
TRANSMISSION, which had been in con-
temptation, was not resorted to.
The patient was doing as we'll as
could possibly be expet ted twenty -four
hours after the operation, with about
an equal chance between life and
DEATH Detroit News.
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GEWING MACHINE SILK AND
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17
OUR SCHOOLS.

The Secretary and Treasurer of
the School Board has ordered passed
over TO the Democrat for publication
the names of the members Of the
School Board, the financial condition
of the same and list of the Schools
now opened in the Parish, with To-
cality, salary and complexion Of the
same"
We publish these as received, and
desire the attention Of all concerned
thereto, and for the present can fad
no fault with this exhibit, which has
been long time making its first ap-
pearance. However, we must insist
that the true, white conservative and
tax-paying people of the Parish are
entirely ignored aad unrepresented
on the Board, and we do not intend
TO stand THIS Migrant injustice much
longer, but mast insist on having a
small portion Of cur rights, and that
very soon, The promise of that new
school house for the white children
we take with due degree of doubt
and will exult over it when we see it
built. And we have found out at
last the full Board, which is COM
posed of eight simon pure Radicals,
six of whom hold office outside of
that Of Members ofthe Board. This
grinds and flaunts insult into our
very faces, with that ever clinging
tenacity to the loaves and fishes, out
side of fitness and competency. :
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y THREAD, For sale by FERGU-
SON g. SCHNACK.