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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-12-13
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TINE ABOVE REWARD WILL BE
1 paid for the arrest and delivery in
Alexandria. La in The Jail. of JAMES
and WILLIAM LTGHTFOOT, alias
WHITE, who murdered Frank A.
Bessat at Cotiie, La. on Oct. 4, 1876.
DESCRIPTION:
JAMES LlGHTFOOT is about thirty
years old, large light colored eyes, high
cheek bones. dark hair. very backward
in conversation, quiet and nnn-intrn-
siye; about feet 10 inches high,
weighs about 1870 pounds, rather light
build. and wore M beard at the time.
WILLIAM LIGHTFOOT is about
a years old, blue eyes, sandy hair,
full face, rather stout, weighs abnnt
LAO pounds, very free in conversation
and friendly, and wore light NOUS
tache at the time.
The said parties moved originally
ron Alabama to Texas, in the neigh
Oorhood of Lavaca County, and from
thence to Cotile, La.
Besides the above reward the Gov
ernor of Louisiana will offer n liberal
reward.
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-12-13
The New York Scandal.
HALF SPANISH AND CASTELAR, WITH
SOME MORAL REFLECTIONS
pom AMERICAN
WOMEN

For the first time in several years
we lave had a scandal case in one of
our New York Courts which lies rel
atively among the upper classes. 1t
is good doctrine to assume that such
suits are prima .facie evidence that
the lItigants are not of the first, nor
yet Of the second, social class, but be-
long somewhere among the classes
variously described as adventures,
parvenus, Bohemians, or The floating
population, and, as the French name
them, coareascs, or gadders and street
walkers. New York and Paris have
so many elements in common that
yon might take French slang die
tionary, and for every word used in
that foreign Capital corresponding
class could be found in our social
metropolis. New York has it's gam
ms, chitfoniers and farreurs, its con,
tdence men, social parasites, literary
cyclists and mutual admiration soci-
cites, venal critics, &C., But Paris
has this immense distinction over
| New Yorl-a mi-detached woman
there has no standing in Court. II
she walks promiscuously, picking mp
acquaintapces on The fine streets and
at the hotels and cafes, no matter
what the quality of her wardrobe OIL
her connections, she is arrested and
reduced to criminal, sort of tick.
ct ofleave woman. She can be the
faithful maitresse of one man for 3
short prriod Of time, and then he is
responsible for her debts, as if for {
wite's, because there is a real and ;
vast and religious difference between
Saxon and Latin countries in respec
to marriage. French marriage is
civil contract, and a priest is super
fluous and supernumerary as perfor
ming it. Nearly ninety years age
France had revolution, in whic
her clergy adhered to the tyrannics
side and forever lost their influenc
over the liberal classes. Men as dis
tinguished as Jules Favre, Napoleo
III, and Rochefort we're long the p;
irons of unmarried wives. In fac
almost every French monarch ha
had some belle alliance of this sor
and the windows of cathedrals an
churches in France often show til
monogram or portrait Of Agnes Sore
Diane DIES Estampes, &C. 1t is eve
e claimed that Josephine was not ma
: ried to Napoleon in time to save ht
reputation. Every body knows no
d The splendid genius of Madame San
and of Rachel were yoked unsacr
n mentally with men far their inferior
S All know from their own confession
$ how great spirits like Rousseau al
h Beranger, were content through Ii
to believe purely in their impure r
e lations with Increase and Lisette.
/. 1t is not our province to conden
s the social errors Of distant natio
h but in this country, where not SUI
|, loose relation is maintainable, !
s have a right to look around us al
n pass criticism.
e The case now before our Cou
d seems to be as follows: A young g
t. named Martinez, aged only about 2
g and educuted and accomplished: N
st an aged and gallant spaniar1
s nea'd not speak the Eng!isi
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-12-13

MISCELLANEOUS. f01,r pnrf' t. GARNER Sp1rftcf
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-12-13

Irregularities have been committed
in some instances by officers conduc-
ting elections and making returns,
but they are about as much on one
side as the other; and as to intimi
dation, violence or other illegal acts
preventing free and fair election,
there is evidence on both sides, but
not of such character as to effect
the general result. In most instan-
ces the acts of violence proceeded
from mere lawlessness, as in the case
Of Henry and Eliza Pinkston, and
had no connection with politics. 1t
is significant fact that in the par
ishes where it is alleged that voters
were kept from the polls by intimi
datiou, the total vote of such parish
was as large as at any time hereto
fore, and in the whole State is $4,000
above any vote heretofore cast. An
honest aad fair canvass of the re
turns, even under the Louisiana law,
cannot materially reduce Tilden's
majority as shown on the face of the
returns. JOHN NJ. PALMER,
LYMAN TRUMBULL,
WILLIAM BIGLER,
GEORGE b. SMITH,
GEORGE w. JULIAN,
=. II. WATSON.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-12-13
AFTER LONG YEARS.
WILLIAM WINTER, IN THE GALAXY.

I,
Dear heart and true, in the seasons fled !,
Has the world swept by me and left me
dead?
Have the pansies withered l used to
know?
Are the roses faded of Long Ago?
Do the tapers glimmer that lit the feast 1?
Has the pageant passed? has the music
ceased?
And, musing here on the sea beat coast,
Am living man, or Il wandering
ghost?
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-11
Exploded.
EWO Frefz lat Trains on the New Orleans,
81. Louis and, Chicago Railroad
Collide, and are Sci. on Fire
by an Explosion of
GunpOwder.

The New Orleans PicayIErle, of Satur-
day, gives the following account of an ex-
plOSIOn and hre on the jackson road, on Fri
V: 1T was about eight and a-half miles
from the city, anu one and a-haif from Ken
ner. Two freight trains there came in col
lisiOn, and, though mucn damage Was done to
property, nlt life was lost. The trains we're
MOI bound northward, and No. s, bound
southwark. The former was the customsr sry
weekly freight train, which went out with
certain freight, containing among other COM
modities, seven or eight Kegs of gunpoWder,
some cOal-ou and other combuStibles There
were eight or ten cars attached, and the train
was going a. tult speed, about ii teen miles an
hour. The train bound south, or to the 1ity,
had abOut Us many cars attached, and was go
ing at a less spee1. Al the point mentioned
Loth trains e 4tE red dense log, and means of
seeing was lost in impen etTab!e dar kneSs, The
engineer of the nOrthWard Bound train sud
denly became aware Of the danger, and i'm
med steIy slsckened; but tle time was to-
short, and Immediately bph trains were
locked The cow-catch ers struck with crash
ing noise, and the smoke stacks became inter-
ming ed heyond Identity. In a moment
die eldful ex lOsiOn was heard, and the whole
earth and helvens seemed to tremble and
stagger; the powder in the nOrthWard- bound
trafn h 4d ex pIoded, and the cars were iume-
dately afire. All efforts To save them would
have been unavailing, 70 a rescus was not at.
could for themselves. By uncoupling,
the fire was finally limited to the
destruction OF ten ears. Several other
cars were blown OFF the track by the ex-
plosion, and adjacent trees caught fire and
were burnt to the ground. The only personal
Injury inflicted was to brakesman, whose
shoulder Was dlslocaied and ara burned
while eXtricattng himself from tn fl e. The
freight wntcn was not consumed was csst
about the couutry in all directions, am some
OF 1t thus saved by beius remove nom the
march o. he flames. The only thing in the
car where the powder aud Coal-OfI were
slowed which was saved was box of matches,
and curious enough, this settled on the top Of
a tall tree at the scene of the accident The
Locomotives were hOpeessy sm sshed, and
how the engi eers escaped remains to be
solved. Ihe loss u the road by the collision
and explosion is about three Thousand fiys
hundred dollars in freight, besides Lhs de-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-11
To CorOred Voters in the south.

New York Herald.
We advise the colored voters In the south
ern States to support the Democratic State
and local tickets. They Will probably, In
general, want to vote for Governor Hayes, and
this the y can easily do at the same time that
they vote for the Democratic local and stale
tickets. 1t is time for them TO exercise dis
CT minaLion in their voting To vote the
straight ticket" is not, as they nave peen ISdi
duty of an American citizen. They may
reasonably say that they prefer Repuon-
can Federal administration; but In such
States as south Caroline, louisiana and
Mississippi, they ought to see that they have
been in local politics only the instruments
of bad men, who mislesd them ana use Jnem
Tor purposes antagOnistic to their own tr ter
ests and TO those OF the c. cCmmunities OF which
they are part. Senator BJutWell, one OF
the most jealous and watchfuI friends Of the
southern colored men, was 50 lnpIssse
with the condition of Mississippi politics
that he advised the cOlOred leaders In that
state to nominate none but leading Whlte
men of character and standing in the COM
munity, native-bOCn and property-owners,
to the offices, and TO support tnese faithful
w. This was sound advice. If they do this,
they will give the State peace and them
selves the good will OF the whole community.
so in South Carolina, General HamI ton ,oDe Of
the foremost citizens OF the State, so.emnly
and publicly pledges himself that, II he Is
chosen governor, he will execute impartial
justice between white and black, and see that
the colored people are secure in all their rights
in every part Of the state. we ADVISE the col
Ored man to take him at his word and give
him a trial. he promises more nan UoVeInof
Chamberlain has performed, and he has the
ab.litS to do what he says. In Louisiana
there can be no doubt of the duty of cOlOred
voters; they ought to support the cOBserva-
tive tickeI, snd put down he corrupt RepuD-
lcan ring which has so long Kept the State in
turmoil. If the colOTed voters in these states
should declare openly that they mean To vote
for Hayes, but at they will ever yNSht re sup
pot the lOca' Democratic tickets, they would
put new face on the campaign IN the south,
and they would only doing, after all, what
honest white Republicans IN Louisiana and
Mississippi have been doing for several years
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-11
A FEARFUL CHARGE,
Kellogg and Packard, OF Louisiana,
Responsible for the COIfax
Massacre.
So Says e. Ii. Flowers, q Leading Radi-
cal of Grant Parish-A Story
of Blood.
st. Louis Republican I


NEW ORLEANS, October 4.-Pitkin quail
ified as United states marshal to-day. 4. II.
Flower, colOred, of Grant parish, and for
merly leading Re dical there, has espoused
the Conservative cause. In a speech before a
large colored assem- mblage here last night, he
charged Kellogg and Packard with the re-
sponsi bility of the COltax massacre in 1873 He
says Kellogg, by the advice OF his spiritual
adviser, Packard, appointed in Grant parish
Two sets OF officers and told each of them to
take othce. Kellogg and Packard knew
tight was inevitable which was Just what they
wanted. Kellogg wanted lew negroes killed
to make his Dold to the gubernatorisl chair
political necessity IN the eyes OIL the northern
people and the national congress. Ward and
myself were to be killed. William Ward,
another formerly leading colored Repub.
Hcan, who had a hand In the Grant parish
affair, and who espouses the Con-
serva i've cause, made speech. He
said we have endured terrible
government for the past four years, known as
KellOgg's government, which is as corrupt
and rotten as sin. Referring to the Grant
parish matter, and being member Of the
legislature then, Ward says: "Kellogg got up
the fight by appointing two sets Of parish OIL
icers, thus arravipg the factions against each
other, and so distributed the appointments
that the whites were arrayed against the ne
grOes." He FayS the trOuOle commenced at
Iolfax with the two sherifs that Kellogg ap-
pointed with Instructions to go up there and
raise fight, and make political capital out
of the dead negroes for the party. The white
people, with Kellogg's authority, came into
Coliax to Ia possession OF the offices, and
shaw, the Republican sheriff, summoned all
the coOred people to resist them so white
and eolored people were brought together in
conflict, and many colOred men were killed.
1t was brought about directly by Kel-
logg, who planned the movement,
and knew what the consequences were
going II be. Concluding, he says
of kellogg and Packard: 1t was their purpose
to have seventy-nine colOred men Billed for
the purpose OF gaining The support OF the
northern people and sustaining Kellogg as
governor of louisa a. 1 charge that Gov
ernor Kellogg and :. B. Packard were the in
ventors of the murder and riot, and that they
deliberately planned the killing of these poor
cOlOred men because Keil )gg wanted to do
something that would keep him in his seat as
governor, owing to the influence it would
have on the people of the north. When the
meeting adjourned Ward and Flowers were
Gratis to protect them from the Radical ne
grOes who were waiting for them in large
numbers in the immediate neigh UorhoOd Of
the place of meeting.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-11
MARSHAL TORBETT'S MUIR.
DER.
what the Local Paper Says About the
TrRgedy-DetermiDed 20 Escape or
Die In the Attempt.

The Paris Lntelligencer has l)rg a.
tlcle on the recent murder Of Deputy United
states Marshal Iorbett by Heck CA es, near
that place. After describing the manner in
Whlch the ohicec and his assistant, M'Ale1-
snder, searched the house, the IatetioenceT
says: "Just at this time Heck Giles, who was
In tue Kitchen, JJid 1Orbet not to enter the
room, as he diG NOT intend to be arrested.
Torbett pushed the dooI partly OPEN, and was
confronted by Giles with a shotgun in bis
hand, who again told Torbest that he did not
intend to pc arrested, and although he did
not wish to hurt him (Torbett), that if he
came came i'm, in there ne ,tgnes) would
theO the meantime cant - % standiGg by N the
kitchen and witnessed all that transpired. at
tnis JuncLuIe Marshal rorbett stepped back,
and Ooth ne and NJ Alexander went together
behind the kitchen and hell briet cOnsulta-
ton, and TOrbett procured one of tue pistols
(of large size. from his companions, and notn
returned 10 the front door of the kitchen.
Just then Giles, thinking II favorable time
to escape; making his way from the
Kitchen TO the family room across the passage,
where his mother, his vile, his brother, and
nVe children were sitting. Finding himself
pursued closely By the two marshals, and not
having time to open the door OF the family
room, ne turned facing the marshals, both Of
whom fired upon Giles, in quick succession;
whereupOn Giles flied his shotgun, first at
rOrbett, who fell, and then at M'AIexander,
but missed the latter, who dodged behind the
corner Of the kitchen. We have taken great
pains to get truthful statement of tee facts
connected with this sad affair, which is deeply
deprecated by all our citizens. 1t appears that
these E1arshals mad determined 10 take Giles,
deal or alivej that they opened fire on him in
the passage, and tnat ne shot TorDett
dead, while he and M'AleXander were both
firing upon him with pistols. Giles tmmedi-
q ely mounted mis- horse and LETT, no one knows
where. There Was no exchange of shots be-
tween Giles and M'AleXander after TOrbett
fell. Giles would have killed MAleXander,
perhaps, had he not been prevented by his
brother and neighbors. Giles had no doubt
violated the revenue law. He had already
suffered the loss of everything he had of earth
ly property, which had been taken by the mar
shals. He had made arrangements to leave
the country, and was almost ready to start, in
order to avoid any further trouble in this mat
ter. Some months since, upon the effort OF
Marshal TorOett TO arrest MIN, while Giles
was attempting to escape by running, he was
shot and FeveTely injured by the order of
Torbett and he no doubt expected to be shot
again
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-11
THAT OUTRAGE.
Statement from One who Knows the
Facts-Defense of the Planters.
To the Editors of the Appeal I

MECaANICSVILLE, CBNN October 9.
From the scene of the late outrage, as It was
stated in the AUILdHche. Now, when all is
quiet, 1t is we'll TO let the public know the
acts connected with the So catl ed outrage. j.
Barth, as he is called with many more from
Mem phis, goes out IN the morning, puts up in
the woods, then during the day arIanges with
steal the colt III to them in the bush, where
they get their load, and in the nigut when the
farmers a. e asleep they go for Memphis. To
eaten up with this stealing the farmers found
IL necessary to watch tue roads in their turn,
and, if possible, to catch up with some CT
those cotton thieves. 1t seems that j. BOrOh
was the fIst found at the business. Let II be
nomination wanted; it is the party who steals
In the night, be he Jew or gentle, and his
color is not to be exempted, for there
are al colors protecting their crop, and,
l suppose, all coloTs stealing 1t too,
so when caught they are all alike
dealt with. 1t Seems, though, that one of the
right men was caught. Reports come every
day confirming his many bold adventures st
cotto l. ealing. Last fall, near fernando,
Mississippi, he was caught with only one bale,
taken TO the fernando jatl, where he was kept
for three weeks, when his team and wagon
were sold to pay his hotel Dill in all, and he
was ordered by the authorities never to be
seen in the State again. 1t is hoped the pub
lie Will L Ote that there has never been any
punishment inflicted on him, but that he was
merely ordered not to buy any more stolen
more TO contend with, only that he pretended
not to be able to talk English, ami the farmers
thought likely he was not guilty of inducing
the cOlOred people 10 steal cotton. Hoping the
AUdLGnche will the next time walt for little
truth, remain, I. MCCARTNEY.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-11
Telegraphic Reports from Ohio,
Indiana, Nebraska, New Jer-
sey and West Virginia.
Cur Victory in Indiana Almost
AssUred-The Result in Ohio
Yet in Doubt.
A Heavy Vote in the Two States
Chilled Dispatches Show Lit.
tie Glory for the Admin.
istratiOn.

The Indiana and Ohio elections Gre
ated great excitement among all classes
OF the peOple ot Memphis yesterday and
last night, For some time bSck theIc
bad Oeen much speculation and not a
little betting as 10 the Test:lt, and during
yesterday nearly every one had some,
thing to say about them. By dark, Gro wds
began TO gather at the newspaper and
telegraph Cf4ices, and other public pieces
in the city, waiting for news by tel
egrsph. The dispatches OF the Associ.
sted Press were rather slow coming
In, but this seemed to add all the m re
to the anxiety Of feeling that pervsded
the people. Nothing elsa was
TALKED about, and no oSher
SUBJECT could arouse interest or engage
attention. The anxiety of the people
oeosme intense, and there wss hot q
little excitement smovg those who
wCre directly interested in the re-
suit. TelegEams Of inquiry were re.
ceived from many points in the interior,
but no reliable answer could be made
until very late hour last night. Toe
crowds remained up until after mid
night, but nothing authentic was re,
ceived for the qualification of public in.
quiry. The Associated Press kilograms
did not give satisfactory information
upon the result in either State, and
seemed dilstory in those cities where
there are greatest facilities for early and
authentic reports,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-11
CORENTB. MISS
Ihe Lsfe EIectiHp-A SIateme by the
Appeals COrresDOnUent-she PO-
litical Status of the Mayor.
Elect
From the Special Correspondent of the APP

From the Special Correspondent of the Ap-
peal
CORINTE, MISS, October 81 notice
in the APPEAL OF the seventh instant an ex-
tract from private letter, written by a gem
JlemaD of this p ace to a clergyman in your
city, which contains the following sentence:
"a supporter OF the defeated candidate made
the false report to the APPEAL" Now l will
lay the facts before you and your resders aud
allow you 70 Judge for yourselves who falsihed
in this matter. Il j. Fleming had been, ever
since the su frend atfiliattng with the Re-
publican party, and although he will support
Iilden and hendricks this fall, he says hIm-
self he is not Democrat, and he so stated to
committee OF coiored men, a. L am in
formed, who were delegated by the Hayes and
Wheeler cub Of this city to wait upon him
and learn his political status, and a Sstur-
day nigat previous to the election for the
msyoTalty. On Monday that COM
mittee reported t. the aforesaid organ
cation in favor of Mr.. Fleming stating that
they We're satisf d that he was still "tIue
blue" and tnen and there they unan moUsly
agreed TO support him, which they did. Now,
as for morality Us. immortality, there was no
such issue in the canvass as the defeat of w
ID. Henry, one CT the most moral christian
and exon plary young men in our communi-
ty exemplifies. Anu as further evidence of
that fact, two of the la gest tax paying wards
of this city, and where the whites predomi-
nate, gave Captain H Miller majoiities (I re-
fer 10 the first and fifth and also elected
white Democratic aldermen, wEile the third
and fourth gave Fleming sixty-fOur IN tjoTity
and negro Republican aldermen because they
were populated almost eotire'y and eXclu-
stvely by negroes, Now, upon a survey of
foregoing fac s. upon which side was the
moral element of CJlinth arrayed2 Answer
the question to suit yourselves and thereby
decide who talsitied. Now there were few
disahected DemOcr ats, made so or account of
the defeats OF their tavorite before the
onventlon that nominated Captain John ii.
Miller; lifelong Democrat and editor of the
COTfnI hfdn, who Supported Fleming in prefer
ence to the regular nominee + the Democratic
party, who balIoJed In said convention, and
thereby pledged themselves to support its
nominee, but bolted and refused TO abide by
its choice, and, as before stated, voted for
rlemirg g. l presume the gentleman from
whose letter you took the, foregoing extract
was one OF the ''soreheads," as they are termed
mere by good, true Democrats, 1t was purely
a political contest, and one in which the De-
mocracy was routed, horse, foot and dragOoOn,
and one from which 1t will take them some
tine o recover.