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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-16

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speech w INC u's'' NC toOh PAV III ulsouss'o"'
connec'cu WIN u I'D the mouse oi commons
Nheh III iloS" thete was uaneer "l "aI WIZ
Hpa'n' ne ehueIcu ms SERVICES l" MI iH'' h's
iast spee'h III lariamtnt WAS pea lor INC
bntlSh amy
FROM MS youth Nv BurHoNhe lh'ueeu ms
taste i'r poetry ana often wrote verses Wuch
conn ended AT tne ume' lord pcr,ys private
thcairicals aud those uf ihe Duke ot hichhohd
FIRST called out his talents as a writer OF eli-
logues and as a dIamatist Inc Nmd "i th'
Oaks was his nrst dramatic work. wflV'eh III
hon'r at Lord Stanley's marriage Win uauEh-
ter OF me Duke Of II milton. 1t was performed
Lord DerbX's pptntp. The Oaks III the sum
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-16

As Tlonmins lag red Ger the lani,
iin'' her At the meadow site.
In mise ne laii her dainty hand,
Her liqs were lighted vita n smllc.
And when stopped thos' Ups to hiss
lmishthayc Tell ia D.. aycA-bat OIL!
That balcful banlshcr Of hi.-.
That corn upoa lly n.tl.toei
She bahhled pretty foolish words,
Ia yrfius,. impulsiya ways
while overhead some s'oeoy birds
Cnirpcd fatally TO the dying day.
Your chreA Il pal', sac fiid at length;
y az eyes posses feycrcd glow"
ma ely curae b, witl AL NY streagth,
That corn upon my htte loel
"Ts niurat." murmlrel "haye No fear %
But To nay face could only VIA
Tho second cousin Of q leor.
The close relation OF grin
know ole nlfs d "a j'4o,a dluttt
wi Din her sonl foit 4 grow,
Yet dlrpdu { bre nc one word aboa.
That corn upon my utie tyel
Soon each OF clcl w. took our loayei
Hrmlnncr sccm. re,ory a Gul grave,
And When tal, Tomorrow ovc."
Cold " ls tho ausNog that snc gave.
The m0iui1r comcs-lNt tear
Re url 10 neon, AMI biaully sh1g
The looks of me who tails 70 wear
a cor. upon Dls lituc toel
Put though lstyel nll nearly ten
Busl tlcsult, sle meyer Gaines
And s,alc,ly IA O nl4u'h from thrn
snc bore q Altcd Iiyn's nuuic.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-16
A New Work on American IIumor.

Mr.. s. 5. Cox has produced rather en-
tertaining volume on American humor which
he calls WIN We Laugh Niarner y Brothers,
1851 lie might more appropriately have en-
titled AT what we laugh" since he has illus
tratcd his subject chiefly by examples. md
spared the reader an analysis Of the Processes
whereby the risihle faculties are excited. Most
Of US are w,ll satisfied with possessing the
power to laugh that We are Indifferent AZ TO the
provoking cause. This. too, i often Of so trivial
nature that the philosopher, betrayed into an
outhurst OF meriment, who should seek t.
trace the relation between cause and effect,
might possibly fUrswear laughter for the remain
der OF his DAYS. Let there be some Limit t. iu-
man curiosity. Laughter was mercifuliy given
TO man a. an antdote to the harnssncnts and
vexations Of hts perpetual struggle for exist
ence. and TO inquire whence 1t comes or why Il
comes would be TO weaken. II not to neutralize,
lie efficacy In promoting human haufiness. Mr..
Cox has therefore wisely abstained from at
tempting TO describe humor IN the abs ract, and
contented himself vi Ia showing at what some.
II not ALL q Us laugh.
For IT must be confessed that much 81 tie
matter that is quoted TO illustrate the varieties
of American humor - not especially fanny.
Quaintncss. cxaegeration. a ludicrous disregard
Of social conycn'iouah-ms. or downright irrev
oped hy our profe ssional iokers ana story telcrs.
Sometimes they hit the mark with adm lrah'e
ex ctness. hut too often the humor IA smn;hered
In the excessive elaboration ~ uuimrortlnt de-
tails. Original humofsts. like Mark Twain or
Aftemus Ward. know how to silt the ciein from
the chan but their imiiatOfs q, Ally oGlr MS
the spurious article, and insist upon our reg I'd
ing II as genuine. Mr. Cox. himself a humurist
OF con. idcnble protensiun. whether from eX cess
Of GOO nature. or because he is unable 20 dis
crimina.c between the good and the b a. dishes
up curious h dge-podgo OF newspaper c'i9-
pings IS a specimen course Of American nuMor
/ he story which the pilot Of the Nichshure
steamer tells q the gratitude Of the Mississippi
allieators toward the benevolent Captain OF the
Nancy may answer well enough as an Illus
tration OF the ultra-e xtrayaggnt side OF tue
national humOr; but to supplement 81 by saying
that "a young lady WHO wanted "A thimble " aston
ished the company by asking for the 10 u Of a
dininu;ive argenteous truucated cone, conyo X
on MS summit. and semi-perforated with sym
metrical fluctuations" Is q subject the read.
er's f,thcaraucc 90 40 unusually severe test. IL
like manner, Marx Twan's Spostrophc al til,
tomb OF Adam illustrates quaint ana orcin'
phase 4 humor; bat the remark ~ thc llln't'
humori-t, wishing to give an idea ~ b aven
thet e. was "nn endless prairie Of flower. fenced
WI hftetty Girls could never provoke a. .uu-
tnd the llasphemous stAuzl:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

Mn. Kellogg and most of his
chiefs have been to Washington, and
while there have talked of ''troops
here again" and all that sort of old
played Radical mischief. We may
as we'll tell our people at once, that
they have nothing to expect from
that quarter, and that all the old ma
chinery is again on rehearsal to be
once more turned against them, and
that now, more than ever, we must
rely on our own resources, with the
aid and assistance we can surely
get from the colored masses in Rap.
idcs. We are glad to know that they
have cut their political wisdom teeth
and make no bones in SO expressing
themselves. In the coming contest
we feel secure in believing and stat.
ing that fully one third of the col
ored voters will 60 with their white
friends, and cut loose from their ole
plaques, the carpet-bagger and the
scalawag.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24
r. p. HALL : Co.:

r. P. HALL : Co.:
Gentlemen - Please send nae oae
dozen bottles Of your Sicillan Hair
Remover. Our ''bald and eragn Do
not want to be ont. Ny motA6 In
living recommendation Of the roealts
from the use Of the Remover. 1ing
almost seventy years Old, and having
worn wig over thirty year,, itsssns'
a miracle to those who have known
her SO long 30 bald, and what little
hair she had being perfectly ssite;
now her wig thrown aside, her hair
grown out, and q smooth glossy
brown as in girlhood: Hopia yca
may long continue to pour blessing
on the heads of the afflicted, ] r..
main. yours truly Extract from
a letter from Mrs. ]. c. A6lieb,
Wauseon, Fulton CO., O.
Such evidence, with the endorse
ment Of the great chemists q ns~
England, Dr.. A. A. Hayes - ..
Dana Hayes, should satisfy ssy eass
which Of the preparations pgodace
the best results.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

ON Thursday, in the District
Court yet in session here, Fordham,
Thorpe and Peterson, United States
soldiers, were tried on an indictment
for murder, found against them by
the Grand Jury. The State was rep
resented by the District Attorney
who with his usual zeal, energy and
tact prosecuted the prisoners, whilst
they were fortunate in being defended
by j. G. White, Esq, who made in
their behalf one of the best and hap
piest efforts of his legal career here.
The Jury selected was entirely a
white one and by far the most intel
ligent we have seen here since recon-
struction, who returned a verdict of
not guilty as to Thorpe and Peter
son, and not agreeing as to Fordhsm,
Ten were for his acquittal and two
for bringing in a verdict against him
of manslaughter. The Jury were
thus discharged, and Fordham was
to have been tried again on yester-
day, and we venture the belief will
be cleared. There is great morale
in this trial, in all its shapes, which
at some future time we will have to
notice and comment on freely.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

-CRoss1xG the desert 10 gcnenay
an eventfnl episode in life; vassne1
it be as pilgrim to worship sns
prophets shrine at Mecca, q = :
part of a caravan Of merchases 81 ~
dangers of the destructive ~ oon,
attacks Of predatory robbers ~ sn =
agony of dying from thirst ~ a'ssr
pated On reaching one Of thcse -,
dens Of the desert, an oasis. tsfsAf
king of that which recnperstes sosy
meet their future difl3culties WITH s
cruited strength and renewed sae1
gies. So with modern life, dsage''
from disease threaten oil human'sy'
but il We make use Of = fedeoy
which aIleyiates acute attacks =
sickness, thus preventing then =.
coming chronic, we shall realize tn.'
necessary rest and refresbnen' !.
travelling lifc's desert when ~
been discovered in the Home ssOA
acA Bitters,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

The expenses in the way Of
script issued, which the Parish will
have to protect, at the present tenn
of the District Court, will foot up
more than at any previous term, and
though frightful TO contemplate, still
it keeps up at sixty cents on the dol
lar. Our Police Jury will again have
to use their pruning knife and only al
low such as are really legitimate and
legal, they standing between US and
AL extortions. They are the Body
who have financially stood up for the
Parisb's interests and We are justi-
fed in THE belief that they won't let
down in this important matter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

Our Packet with fine freight,
a fair lot of people, and the Demo
Gratis big assortment Of late papers,
reached her Alexandria home on
time Monday morning. She leaves
this morning, Crescent City-bound
on her usual sharp time, IL meridian.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

-MR. Kellogg still has cheek-he
is now in Washington or elsewhere
away from Louisiana, with his bril-
liant staff of Generals" consisting
of Tax Collectors, an Auditor, Assis.
tant Attorney General, Port Warden,
Tax Assessor ct ais, fourishing in
grand uniforms, and wants the Uni,
ted States troops to do police duty
fer him and. his layout.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

PRor. Charles Jaeger, the great
New Orleans Brass Band leader, with
four assistants, reached here Monday
morning on the Bart. Able. He is
here to play for the Fire Department
in their grand parade, and at their
Ball. We welcome the "Old Leader
to our Town.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

THE District Court is yet on the
ragged edge of its long session, and
by this evening will close the crimi-
nal docket, BY good work and will
ing intents it may get entirely
through on Saturday evening and adj
journ sine de, and then the Court can
strut with her usual pomposity,
trimmed of with her new and slick
beaver.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24
.TuEpr ia M paniah In thu c.,

THERE is no Parish in the State
where things" are Is quiet and
peaceable as in Rapides, and in no
Parish are the colored folks more
tractable and we'll inclined. We are
glad to notice this, and hope the pes
tiferous few in the office-secking line
will let welfalone. We believe our
people here will make them do it,
and hold them to strict accountable
ty for every violation of these good
deeds.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24
The varied house furnishing

The varied house furnishing c.
Establishment Of ]. C.. Miller & Co.,
have lately received and have on
hand a large supply of all sizes Of
sauce pans, stew pans, kettles, ETC.,
of a new make called granite FROM
They fill up long needed want in
the kitchen and nursery, and all wish.
ing such should lose no time in get.
ting IN assortment.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

The St. Mary, early on the NOR
ming of the 18th, put US out a bun.
die of St. Louis papers Of the 14th.
This beats all time in the paper line
ever yet made here. So much for a
Railroad bringing them thirds Of
the route.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

AR the coming election in No
vember the people Of Louisiana will
be called upon to vote, for President
of the United States down TO Con.
stable, save and except the Treasu.
rer Of the State.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

One Of the United States Com
panies of soldiers stationed here left
for Natchitoches on the Bart. Able.
The Company at Natchitoches will
be down to-day on the same boat to
replace the one mentioned above.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

-THE pupils of St. James Gram
mar School had nice May Day Hop,
on Thursday night, and had really a
pleasing anu entertaining time of it,
We heartily thank them for their
kind souvenir to the Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

THE Radical Convention, to elect
delegates to the Gincinnati'Conyen
ton, will be held in New Orleans on
The 3Oth Of the present month. On
the 9th ofJune the same psEty meet
in the same city to nominate a State
fi.ket.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

A THRICE told tale, when a good
one never fingers, never tires. To it
we must comre-e Leyin's dual es-
adjustments, on which, like pure
gold, there can be no discount.
Gortsaned trials and visits there
must eosSrm all of the validity of
our assertion,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

VIZ are once mora forced to ad-
NIT and make public. that Sans sa-
loon is perfectly AT .taft in its two
fold dispensatious, good eating and
UNDERSTANDING,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

We ask the special perusal, by
every one getting tina present mum
Der of the Democrat, Of the article
headed sLast bitches" from that
able Democratic Journal, the New
Orleans Democrat. We heartily en-
dorse every line Of it and wish it to
be considered our leader for this
week.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

selected and his name /, ~.
burne." ssn.
! incline to think there 4.
good deal Of truth in al thi.. !.
far from certain that the R.D,hl,.
candidate who leads on the Al Az. y
ballots will be s''e successful o.. :, :.
the history Of nominating enA,. :
tons show. Seward dist.nced - y
coin BY a respectable majority !, J, : $
second and third ballot, to i, - y
publican Convention Of lssi :.
yet lincoln was finally chosen. 80 =
race is not always to the swim :. :
the battle to the strong; and eo. =
1uentiy Blaine mist not be ,foo -.
of his nomination It Cincinnati. !.
for Conkling, he stands no .,,,' -
show Of the nomination. It i.h.,.
" possible that he may secur !.
complimentary vote aDm ii. a.
gates from his own Stste, q.
even that is by no means c,,,.,.
As for his being the ebo,..
of the President, the idea is ,i.,a.
Ridiculous Conkling i. conf..a.dl..
an able man; but he is eree,,i,.I.
egotistical and arrogant IN M NJ.
neS and is the very last man In &.
world for a man Of Grants calih,. !,
ute to-" Fellows like RUFF lpv,,,.
Phil Sheridan and Robeson are uo,.
to Grants liking; and althou,h i.
may seem to be on friendly hr..
with the heightened New York S.,,.
tor, there can be no doubt be von,d
prefer that some one else sho,M /.
nominated at Cincinnati, Be III. !.
it may, Grants present inAu,ne.
over his party is exceedingly limi,.d
As a candidate, be has dropped q,
of sight altogether; and, IN the ,un.
set of his power, is almost .desert.d
by those who, q year siuee. ~.
proud to be counted amouf III.
friends and defenders.
THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
was 6rst suggested in 1859, and ,ba
proposition was received With seae.
raj favor from the start Durin,
that year delegations from several
States went to Philadelphia 70 coais,
with the Centennial COMMITTEES which
had already been appointed By IL.
city councils. The movement took
form when Congress in March, is7l.
passed a law providing for an inter.
national exhibition, the appoiatnsn.
of q Centennial commission, 4.
The international feature ofthe erhi.
bition was opposed by many nem.
beers of Congress, and by none nors
earnestly than Senator Sumner, Who
urged that the exhibition should b
distinctly American, Is ito mails Oh.
ject was the celebration Of a great III.
tional anniversary in which the m.
narchical governments Of Europs hsd
no sympathy and shoul,l. Iaye MI art
The last speech Of his public Lie. de.
livered in the United State Senate.
was an earnest protest against this
feature Of the bill. In 1917, Con.
gress created ny law Centennial
Board Of Finance, with authority II
raise subscriptions to the amount ol
$40, GOO, 600, in shares OF MT more
than $40 each, for the purpose Of
erecting suitable buildings. Penn.
sylvania, through. her Legislature.
contributed $1,000, 900, and the city
OF Philalelphia 100000. since
then, liberal contributions frpaA nsny
Of the Northern and Western States
have been made in aid Of the project
and the present Congress appupfia.
ted 81, 100000 for the salne paippse.
TREBLA.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

JOHN A. MAYB1N, the oldest New
Orleans lawyer. and with all a good
citizen and upright man, is dead.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

Tins week we have an announce
ment for a District nomination; gra-
dually the gap is filling up and we
shall soon have ample good material
to choose from, that is we mean the
nominating Convention. Though we
have no special favorites, still we
must endorse the qualifications and
fitness Of w. C. McGimpsey for the
office for which he announces him.
self as candidate. We are for our
nominated ticket, as opposed to Rad
icalism, and shall fight on that line
till doomsday.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

The Lotus No. 3 and the St.
Mary, have our thanks for late pa
pers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

AceuIrrED.-Daniel W. Shaw, who
We some time since stated had been
indicted in the Parish of Grant for
murder, arrested here and then had a
change Of ue,swe to our Parish, has
been tried by q jury Of his peers and
found mot guilty. as charged in the
indictment. We hope and trust this
puts an end to the charges and as
pensions made against the old man,
eases persecution against him and
stamps him before his fellow-citizens
an innocent man, as the Jury have
declared him.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

as candidate for CLERK of the DIS
TRICT COURT, subject to the decision
of the Democratic onservative Parish
Convention.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

"a candidate for DISTRICT ATTOR-
NEY for the Ninth Judicial District,
subject to regular nomination by the
Democratic-C Conservative party.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24
la CHEMISE ROUGE.

The Returning Board organ here,
on Saturday, showed its bloody
hands and raised to the top of its
jackstaff the scarlet underwear Of it's
damned and Doomed party. This
was done in publishing in full from
the New Orleans Republican false
and sensational account Of a riot near
Bayou Sara, which the directors or
stool pigeons of that concern could
but know were false, scandalous and
libellous. They had all the other
New Orleans Journals with full &C.
counts of the same affair." giving it
from the commencement and truth
fully, But their accounts did not
suit the TASTES and views Of the Or
gan, so they had to blaze forth in
sensational head letters the false
hoods of their head centre at New
Orleans. The whole affair is told in
a few words, which the Gazette could
have as easily published: as we now
write it. Thirty armed negroes rode
up to the store of an old German, on
the Woodsillc road, and asked for a
party, naming him, who proved not
to be there. The armed force wheel
ed hurricdly of and delivering VOL
ley into the store, killedthe old mer-
chant and wounded his clerk, COL
ored man. The news Of this foul
murder was soon spread, and soon
the whites armed and equipped, star
ted in hot pursuit, and in short
time came up with some up the. ne
groes, two of whom they captured,
and justly and sans ceremonie hung
them to the first tree.
The last we can hear of this same
murder, we CLEAN from the following
special to the New Orleans Times,
which is no doubt the sequel
Of it:
V1cKsBuRe, MISS,
May 16, 1876
A special to the Herald says: "A
hundred and fifty armed negroes
broke into store about. twelve miles
west of Woodville, and robbed it of
all ammunition, shoes, saddles, etc.
The sheriff of the county hearing of
the disturbance issued a proclama
ton commanding them to dispense,
which they disregarded.
To-day he summoned posse and
on coming up to the negroes again
ordered them to disperse. The ne :,
groes deded him and fred on the
party. The fire was returned and
a sharp skirmish ensued, resulting
in victory to the posse. 1t is
thought that twenty negroes were
killed and several wounded. No fur
Their trouble apprehended."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

--ScorT GORDON, the colored Dem
ocratic speaker, who visited US in
1868, has been here again on his mis-
sion of goodto his race. He had a
good rally at the Town Hall on Sat-
urday night aud plainly gave his ex
perience to the assembled crowd. He
is yet true to bis conservative no.
lions and fights Radicalism with his
accustomed vim and earnest,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24
ALEXANDRIA. La
". C. McGLMSEY, ESQ.

H- We are authorized to announce
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

ss a candidate for RECORDER of the
Parish, subject to the nomination of the
Democratic Conservative Parish Con-
yention.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24

'-THE Fire Department Of our
Town, on their maiden celebration
and procession will, we are certain,
have a gala day and night of it. AT
the present writing We cannot state
particulars. for we must go to press
before it comes of. The whole Dem.
ocrat office belong to the bully Hooks
who with the glorious Pacifcs form
the Department, hence it would be 8
useless rebellion on our part, to deny
them the full need of pleasure and
recreation they so richly merit
This is our good and legal excuse 70,
no account of the affair in this issue
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24
T, SPENCE SMITH

CY We are authorized. to announce
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24
MiRES R0SENTHAl

B We are authorised to announce
the name of
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24
THE GREAT UNKNOWN,

France" A n incredulous laugh
greeted this assertion. "Well, gen.
tlemen, was the reply, II am will
ing to bet $1,000 against 800 that
Washburne is nominated" "But
why do you think so?'' queried some
one. "Why do I think SOP was the
response; ''because the old man wants
him nominated. You know as we'll
as I do that Washburne made Gene
raj Grant, and you also know that
Grant never deserts his friends
"But how about Conkling2" was the
next query. sit is reported that he
is Grants favorite, and that Grant i,
using his influence in Conkling's be-
half" 20, that is all CANNON
said the Presidents friend; "the
President may seem to favor the nom.
ination Of Conkling, but is really do.
ing all he can to secure the selection
of his friend Washburnc. Mark my
words! Either Washburne or Hayes
will receive the nomination at Gin.
cinnati. An arrangement is already
made by which Conkling is to throw
the vote Of New York for Washburne
in case he sees no chance of his owr
nomination. Blaine will of course
lead off on the FIRST few ballots, but z
compromise candidate will finally b