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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-03-15
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WE have been favored with sew
eral copies of a most excellent and
exceedingly interesting book, "The
Visitors Guide to New Orleans"
This book is edited and published by
j. Curtis Waldo, Southern Publish
ing and Advertising House, 56 Camp
Street, New Orleans, and is in our
estimation o book Of rare merit and
great information, one just suited to
our common schools, and which
should be placed in the hands of all
our children who are learning to read.
Though the author never intended it
for that purpose, still we believe that
it is q good condensed history of our
State and the City of New Orleans,
far superior and more instructive his
torically than the miserable trash
publications forced on our children
in the present free schools, and the
Board of Directors for <our Parish
would do great good to their pupils
if they were to introduce this book in
their schools. We hope its talented
and gifted author will reap a rich
harvest from the sale Of his truly
good and instructive Visitors Guide.
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NEARLY the whole population of
the second and third wards of our
proverbially quiet Town, within it.
self, on last Wednesday were forced
to witness sight the like of which
we hope may never occur again in
our life time, and the sooner we re-
cord it iacogl5to the better for all
concerned and the peace of the Town.
1t was simply that of young man of
responsibility and good antecedents
discharsing his revolver with deadly
aim at fugitive negro, whose heels
made as good time as the bullets
which went whizzing at him on the
wing. All this in open day, in one
of the most frequented and travelled
streets Of the Town, seemingly with
out ''the fear Of God or man." and
with the nonchalence of Bogardus, as
he wings ninety eight out of hun
dred pigeons in the air. Luckily for
the young gentleman, and still more
luckily for the negro, the four aims
were not so certain as Bogardus', and
pleased are we that we have no worse
result to mention. We have had
enough of this, human life must rise
in the public's estimation and the
laws must be enforced.
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The Catholic Fair.

AS we mentioned few weeks since
the Catholic Fair for the benefit and
repairing the Church Of st. Francis
Xavier, has been postponed to some
time next month, the days of which
will be duly announced in ample
time to meet with the patronage
which our community invariably ex-
tends to charitable and religious in
stitutions. During this recess, how
ever, the Ladies of that Church who
have the good matter in hand and at
heart have not been idle nor ,lirelict
in their duties, but on the contrary
are slowly and meekly piling their
small mite in furtherance Of their
good intents. We merely allude to
thit matter of love, reverence and re-
ligion to remind our charitably dis
posed ones, that at the establishment
of Ferguson and Setback are two
lists of Rallies which the ladies offer
en- dpGnt of the Fair and to which
they earnestly seek the signatures of
everyone at low sums. The Ameri-
can Encyclopedia, valuable book of
rare merit and vast information, be-
low publication prices, should be
sought by all men, who have a de-
sire to have library in itself with
this work, whilst a most beautiful
Doll, richly dressed in full bridal
costume, should by all means secure
immediate attention from the young
men and girls. This mode of church
rafting is recent and fashionable
medium to draw the purse strings of
all, which has created furore and
sensation in New Orleans of late,
some of these Dolls reaching in the
rattle prices as high $1,000. A gal
liant rivalry between beauty, youth
and the gentler sex has run so high
in q good cause, that the Church
thereby merits the benefit thereof
We are certain if the right young Ia
dies here, and we are blessed with a
profusion of them, viii will take the
matter en- main the gallant and relig-
ious novelty will be crowned with the
laurelwreath Of pure and pristine
success. Young Ladies take it in
hand and we know you can win.
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Exit FINCH.

The long agony is over, the battle
far our rights has been fought inch
by inch by the trusty Democrats in
the United States Senate, and we win.
1t has been fought for three long
years, fought at great odds and
against the combined Vaccinations
of the best drilled and cohesive party
which had ever misruled in our coun-
try, and the result, the verdict proves
that from the start we were right and
had law and justice on our side, and
we're only usurped out of 1t by the
vandals who yet hold sway under
this very usurpation. Pinehback,
the pretended and spurious Senator,
has been denied his seat and hurled
from the presence Of those he has so
long haunted for it by decisive ma
iority in the United States Senate
where the Republican party have a
clear majority of seven over all, and
where the Democrats have only
twenty-nine votes out ofthe seventy
three in that body. Surely we
should have cause to be proud and
exult over this suspicious and telling
result, endorsing as it were at one
full swoop our long cherished and
battled for rights. The Democratic
Senators were on hand in a solid
body and voted just rs solidly for US
and the cjectment of the spuriou;
credentials of the noted Pinchback
thus proving our oft repeated opin
ions of them, that they are oul
friends and we can have no hopes o.
future disenthralment or prosperity
outside of the pale of that truly ma
tional and conservative party.
Even Mr.. Morton, the leader of the
Republicans and the foster-father o.
this pet scheme, admits the force OF
| that vote in the Senate and the re
suit of it's decision. He says that
the rejection Of Pinchback by the
Senate is formal declaration of the
lllegality of the Kellogg Legislature
and makes our Eustis the Senator
who was elected by the only legal
legislature of Louisiana. He also
admits that it warrants the people il
again warning against and overthrow
| ing the Kellogg government, which
the Senate by its vote declares
fraud. We repeat we have once
more good cause to be jubilant and
dance with joy at the good turning
of coming events, and feel that the
sun of Austerlitz is rising for ouI
light, our glory, our victory!
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4 SIDE UNWILLING.

Whilst the national unveiling has
been going on in Washington, and
corruption in high places has been
unmasked by the talismanic reform
wand of the Democracy, g few side
show scenes are being shifted nearer
home. Jim Ingraham, high in pre-
tensions and salmon dcmi-go
among Louisiana Radicals, who has
been Senator, an Z. S. Official, on
the State Executive Committee with
Boss Packard, big wire puller on the
New Orleans School Board, has too
succumbed to the pressure and has
paled his Intellectual fires before the
crushing rod of coming reform events.
a la Bellnap and in the lineal line
of his party's black mailing, he has
been robbing the poor female teach
ers, whose appointments he had Sc
cured, oftwenty-five per cent of their
meagre salaries, and he too has been
unhinged, and stands convicted of
theft. He has been discharged from
the Board and in disgrace must retire
from the tent of Mr.. Kellogg and his
pap recipients.
To return a nos moutons we think
our line of home duty comes in right
here, and we may as well once more
LOG the memory of our Rapldes
School Board, and again ask them if
they ever intend giving us a minori-
tv representation On their Board, that
we may be represented and do our
lust and mcrited share of school duty
in our Parish. Our patience is near
exhausted with their trivial prou,i-
ses and attempts at complying with
what they know to be right, and in
stead of feeling at the appointment of
a few dead-beats and tramps, sup
posed to belong to the Democratic
Conservative party here, let them
hand in the appointments for three
Of us, such as we want, we desire and
choose to select, We not only want
a Minority representation, but we
want the selection of our own; we
want Our choice, good men, true men,
and such as we'll name. 1t is never
too late to mend or retrace bad steps,
and as the prairies are now on fire
the moment is most opportune for us
to receive at the hands Of John De
Lacy, E. j. Barrett and G.. Y. Kelso.
whom we still choose to consider the
brains and master spirits of the pre-
sent Board, that simple justice which
is ours by right and which we have
vainly been seeking for many long
years. A general unveiling is the
order of Democracy's day, and right
now it would come with some grace
to hand over to us and our Keeping
the minority rights due us for cur
children, and our children long neg
lected and piltered rights.
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VI a new supply, at
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-,JTDGE John 7 MOrran Of

JUDGE John j. Morgan, of St.
Landry, died in Opelousas on the
23d of February, 1876. He was q
lfstiye of St. Tammany Parish, born
in 1921, educated at St. Louis Uni
versity, where he was classmate OF
ours, and in his after life always
proved to be good, upright and
honorcd citizen. He died regretted
by the community in which he fol-
lowed an honorable profession and
lived spotless life, and by none
more sorrowfully than his old friend
and former college mate who indites
this feeble tribute to his sacred
memory.
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OLD Manuel, proverbially one Of
the best cooks in Rapides, and so
held and acknowledged in ante belIum
days, swears Justify that he still
lives and flutters his dishes and vi
ands to the public's bon govt, yet
maintains aud keeps up his Restau-
rant, and rs ever will be pleased to
serve that public at whose hands he
has Jared so well.
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The Belknap scandal, at which
the nation hangs its head in shame,
is but sample case. 1t is but the
first blowing up of a filthy sham, and
the general effect cannot be distress
ing but wholesome. Hester Clymer
has raised at first a bad smell, but
his coming conclusion will purify
the atmosphere.
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ORANGE DUCKING POWDER
" FERGUSON g. SCHNACK

The Lotus No. 8, sunk sometime
since in the Lakes above Shreveport,
has been raised and has safely reached
New Orleans, where she goes in dock
for repairs,
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The Telegraph.
NATCHIToCHEs,
March 10.(
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March 10.)
EDITOR DEMocRAT--
Dear Sir Owing to the break
ing of the line at Grand Ecore a few
days ago, by the steamer Bart. Able,
Mr.. Davis had to keep his force there
until couple of new poles could be
put up, which has detained the com
pletion of the line about five or six
days. I think I am safe in saying
that the line will be working to
Alexandria by the 16.
Very truly yours,
CHAs. r. LANGFoRD,
Lessee.
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The Court has issued its order
for the drawing Of a Jury for the May
Term Of the District Court. AS this
will close the Courts judicial career
let us hope that her funeral dirge
will be chanted decently and appro-
pYiate'v.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-03-15

-THANKs to the Lessie Taylor and
Bart. Able for the latest New Or
leans papers.
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The Packet System.

~ ooAh Ds bAeSAN'S3 sSAVSA ~ OtiSS
and Pickering existence in our trade,
has flukered and vamoosed the
rancho. That she was good boat
and her salaried Captain most ex
cellent, good and deserving man,
none can gainsay and we here cheer
fully admit, and further we humbly
pay tribute Of full praise to Captain
John Helm, one of Rapides' best
friends. But in all this short lived
opposition to our Packet and its con-
tinued system which we cherish and
shall always advocate, was there, is
there, just cause? There is reason
in all things and nothing more shouIts
be based in reason, than calm sur
vey of the Packet field. Let US talk
common sense dipped in stern facts.
Captain Sinnott is one of us, took
pot-luck with us here in the tried
times Of the unpleasantness, and GER
tainly has good and perfect stean-
boat, and Il set of officers competent,
trnstv and accommodating, anil with.
al his boat is regularity itself. 10
20 no further lack THAI the present
season, commencing with the low
Satar portion thereof, his charges
have been uniformly the same, one
card rates, and even in dead low wa
ter he. never hesitated to take all
freights offering at these rates, and
at no time did they accumulate here
or above, but on the contrary were
always taken off by his boat or some
boat which he expressly sent here TO
relieve his customers. In word
everything that could be expected Of
Captain Sinnott he has willingly
done, and in a business like manner.
Let it be remembered that he has an.
immense cash capital invested in his
boat, has fought well and efficiently
for this trade, lost many dollar in
the struggle therefor, and now that
he has fairly earned it, he intends
with the same good aims and fair
dealings to strive to maintain it.
And in this late struggle in which
he has come out conqueror, the pub
lie must make full allowance for the
weapons he had at hand to retain
mastery Of the situation, and now
more than ever accord him the merit
he has won, and further be assured
! that the Bart. Able's colo.s shall
never be turned against the mer-
chants, planters and others, whose
real interests are so closely interwo-s
ven in perfect Packet system. His
future course, cemented by past ex-
perience, shall be his guide still, and
the public can rest assured that he
is not spoiled by his recent victory
but still destined to cater for them
and their business.
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-CArr. Dick Sinnott remained in
our Town, this trip Of his boat, whilst
she was above on her usual trip
Both he and his peerless Packet
leave for New Orleans this noon ca
sharp time.
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In answer to the call of Mr.. Pat
ton, the President Of the State Exec:
utive Committee Of the Dcmocratic-
Conservative Party Of Louisiana, We
assume the responsibility to state
that our party in Rapides is in aper
feet and compact state of organiza-
ton, and we'll in hand. We speak
from long experience and by the card
when we give this information and
are pleasingly cognizant Of these
facts. We have in our ranks and at
tached to the tenets Of our party over
three hundred good and true colored
Conservatives, who will 60 the whole
hog with us in the next canvass,
headed by our old and trusty ones
Steve White, Carter Carr, Prince
Prothro: Labanius Kennedy, Lewis
Washington, old lobe Glen, the pi
oneer colored Democrat, and host
Of others, who are firm in their con
victions that with us in the same
cause they can't be wrong. Let Mr..
Patton order his Secretary to scroll
Rapides down as registered and in
for the trip next Fall, which must
end in our throwing off the political
chains of Grantism and Kelloggism.
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A criminal preliminary trial was
had before Judge Daigre, on Satar-
day, which created some stir in our
peaceful Town, and which the Dis
trict Attorney considered of so seri-
Gus nature, that he stepped dutiful-
ly to the enforcement of the Law
Some of the parties accused are from
Avoyelles, and with the Rapides
ones were all examined and all but
two Of them were placed by the
Judge under good and heavy bonds.
Like all affairs of the kind, which we
must all reprobate, there are two and
different versions, and as the law of:
ficers have it in hand and are likely
to do their duty in the premises, we
see no use in our commenting on it.,
and therefore leave it safely to where
it properly belongs.
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SEE special notice of D. T. Stat
ord.
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Cur Navigation.

We see and are cognizant of the
fact, that the General Government
for more than two years, have placed
good and efficient snag boats in our
upper river and in the Ouachita, and
we further learn they have done good
service and have cleaned the river
and its channels Of many ugly and
dangerous Instructions to free and
easy navigation. Whilst we are glad
to record these little episodes in our
favor from the Government, and
which we can but commend, we
would be glad and really obliged to
it, if they would continue these need
ed improvements, and especially ex-
tend them to us here, and our lower
river, meaning thereby between
Shreveport and the Mouth Of Black
River. Though we have by no
means bad river, stitl there are in
this scope Of Red River many ugly
snagS, principally in the bel OF The
river. which could and should be re-
moved, and right. here we make it
cur duty to demand the special at
tenton of our Representative in Con
gross, Hon. VIM. 81. Levy, to this
very Important matter. The great
est benefits would accrue TO us there
by, besides what we ask is small and
cheap in comparison to what Others
seek and get from the Government.
Inside of three months good boat,
for instance one Of the new ones now
on duty nearby, is all we need, and
could free our river of these impedi-
ments and make it clean and perfect.
We do not ask that the banks be
cleared Of trees and such like, but
merely want the bed and channel OF
the river freed and cleared of the few
and serious distractions yet linger-
ing in the way of perfect navigation.
We need but little, ask for little, but
hope and trust that Colonel Levy
will bend his well-known energies to
it and aid US in the matter. We
confidently trust the furtherance OF
these short wants to him and fee
sure VIC shall receive very soon oul
needed remedy.
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ALEXANDRIA, LA.
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prosperity III VIC 'oot'tu Ny allowing
the people to govern themselves
Honesty of Administration involves
the breaking up of all corrupt rings
which have plundered the people
through the District government, the
Internal and External Revenues, the
Indian, Land and Patent Offices, the
Post Office ring of fraudulent mail
contractors and thieving officials, the
probibitive tariff and railroad subsi-
dy systems, the land grabbers and
pension thieves, the enormous cor
ruption fund of u. S. Marshalls and
the Imprisonment ofcitizens by them
for election purposes. Honesty of
Administration, in short, involves
the restoration of sound principles of
finance, and the right of local self
government. None of these things
can be secured without the highest
integrity in the head Of the govern
ment. What the American people
most need, to day, is an HONEST MAN
in the Presidential chair. 1t will
not do to take up trimmer who fears
to commit himself, and straddles,
with leg dangling on each side Of
all great questions, or greedy gift
taker who is so eager for material
wealth that, like Grant, he will ac-
'cept anything that is offered him, from
"a cigar to dwelling house, an Alder
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macy from tae error q, their ways and
is declared paspase q Tvs hereafter
siia rass a. bsuer Hves. "a gotlinsss.
rightee aeasss And nohrrty
81 Csagfc - I Bssd asi tel yeal nor
have ! space ID continue mech longer
The majority 10 the House q Repre-.
seutafsrcs have pursued a course that
as prepared The pabio mind e e.
psct. a. matter 81 course. tbc contin.
aAnoeo 81 Republican Ealo 10 a. isJea.
ni,c period Indeed. Tie rejecting pof.
ton p che American people masl have
seen. ere tais il.ai il would Be highly
unsafe 70 iatraa witt the functions a
government the ,arty which has made
such an exhibition % il animus a. has
been witnessed since The last session
10 the south wing Of the capitol
Forewaroed the nation is iorcarmed.
aud We much mistake the Intelligence
Of the people Il tue chiyalry Of Texas
and Georgia. with their Northern al
lies, are not relegated TO back seats IL
this Centennial year EQrNoz
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ro.l...AA en,ransNeE.

There var political conference at
the ilth Avenue Hotel. New York,
Moai,y .ai Tucsiay ia response 10 a
e4n igaei ~ Wm Q nry ani, Theo
y. wo9lsey, 4. 81. Bullock Horace
White 4aa Gail Schurz. The atten
dauee ftm this State vas composed oi
Hoa vi Willard. b J Phelps.
Frederick llHags John Proat. vii.
lard Harrington aal N Blss
TaeFc we're qate a lumber prescott
who have dsanei quite extensively 10
politics Aal more n4o are aakaowa 10
political i4le. seRe eerc shat are
nat appropriately styled "sorehcads
wAile olhen, peg4sps have ao partc
u.ag - % grad The ossensitle ob.
ject of tav meeting j. u use what
iaaaeae0 they eaa % XII good men ior
oaice Carl sehafE j. The real head
Aad ffoat 81 iha u3scnsas There
were Ab8sl three Auadred present
s committee u which Cal scAail
was chairman was appointed - pro
psse plAa = seesna > suitable ex.
preston tor tie neetlug which adopted