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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16


-MARD1-GRAs, Tuesday the Goth
of February, and Firemen's Celebra-
ton, Saturday the 9TH of March,
will be grandly COMMUNICATED and
celebrated in New Orleans. All
pleasure seekers on that line can see
both days in New Orleans by leaving
here on the Bart. Able on Wednesday
the Oath inst, and returning on Sat-
urday evening, the 4th of March.
All such should improve the oppor
tunity and secure passage in advance
on our peerless Packet.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

ALEXANDRIA, now on the Sabbath
after nine o'clock A. NJ, is decent,
quiet, sober and pokerless Town, and
we account for the marked change to
the enforcement Of the existing Town
Ordinance. This is all we need to
mount the ladder Of progress and
prosperity, and we should strive in
all other legal particulars to do like
wise. The enforcement of the laws
is all that is needed to bring us back
to the good point we diverged from,
when we undertook to violate laws
with impunity.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16
OUR ROADS, sO-CALLED.

Among barbariaus IF ten centuries
back, good roads were always vel.
coined as the beacons and harbingers
Of an approaching;ana coming civil
cation, but among the present civil
cation of 'Rapides lin chat line, bad
roads seem to be the finger boards of
departed worth, of by gone energy
and of the decade Of decadence. We
calmly believe, and every traveller
and road user, will endorse our be-
lief, that the roads so-called of our
Parish are the worse on the face of
this green earth and a burning dis
grace to any people under the planet.
This you hear at every step, and the
poor dumb brutes who are forced to
wade and swim and pull and labor
through and over them, are the liv-
ing and suffering instruments that
stalk as proofs against man for this
complained of wrong. And yet, as
we have too often already written, we
have the best natural roads in the
world, and the least work will keep
them so, but still that work is never
done, not even attempted. And who
are the main complainers and growl-
ers ofthis evil? The very men who
should work them, or have that work
attended tot is bbeir duty, their
interested duty, their 1egd duty, yet
it is neglected, but vhe growing and
croaking always COMES mott of'tune.
For decency's sake, for mercy to the
dumb creation, for interests sake,
quit this non compliance with plain
duty and let our roads be worked for.
ty-eight hours every six months
with the full force, subject to road
duty, and then we will have good and
decent roads as Of old.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

THOUGH the season is complain
ed Of and almost every one cries out
what weather for February, still
Levin, at his favored stand, works
not in unison with these croakers,
but keeps on the even tenor of his
ways, his commercial ways Since
We have had occasion to last make
mention of Levin's store and Levin's
Sample Room, time and tide have
showered their best favors on his es-
adjustment, and it continues to have
The call in it's sundries line. Any
one so simple and credulous to make
light of what we are writing about it,
can have all doubts confirmed into
pleasing facts by a simple step in the
establishment.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

DEAD.-Reverdy johnson, the dis
tinguished jurist and statesman, died
on the 10th inst, at the Executive
Mansion, Maryland. He was born in
1896 and filed many high and homo
rable positions in this country. He
has been in the United States Senate.
Attorney-General under Mr.. Tyler,
Minister to England, all of which he
filed with great ability.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

-THE Comus Ball, gotten up on
the old style by subscription, by a
number of our best citizens, comes of
at the Exchange Ball Room, on Tues
day the 22nd of February, the Ami
yersary Of the Father of our country.
We are confident ii will be pleasing
reunion of the "beauty and gallant
ry" of our Parish and Town, and re-
fleet great credit on its organizers.
We acknowledge the receipt OF COM
plimentary tickets for self and la a.
mile.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

The Packet reached home early
Monday morning with good round
trip. Her down cargo was as fol-
lows: 1895 bales Of cotton, 3l3 bar
rels Of molasses and sundries. She
goes down today at noon on sharp
time.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

We ask the special attention Of
our readers to the Prospectus Of the
Chicago Courier, and trust some of
them will at once club together and
send their subscriptions on for SO
good, true and valuable a Democratic
Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16
ONE of the herculean wonders

-0NE of the herculean wonders
to us just about now--how in the
name of common sense and honest
labot, does Col. McGinnis manage to
get here and back with his mail
coachcss The reads, or lakes, or
mammoth caves he has to float and
swim Through would appal the stout
est OF energies, and we are amazed at
his continued and successful trips.
Such drivers anil such teams should
have allotted them all the blue rib
boas of the Government, and GER
tainly all the solid thanks of an ap-
preciaSive and feeling community.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

As = knock down evidence Of the
horrid roads ofour Parish, we mere
" state that planters having less
than four miles to haul over them,
prefer boating It down bayou Rapides
rather than risk life and limbs on
the public roads.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

-fHr Fannie Tatum, an indepen-
dent packet, has entered the Shreve-
port trade and has knocked the chip
OF Of the Pool Lines head. We look
for fun and sport on that line Of Red
River before Centennial opening.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

-E. G. BILLINGS has at last been
confirmed as U. S. District Judge, In
place Of Durell, resigned more than
! year since.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

-R. W. OoDrs, Vice-President
and Manager bf the Louisiana Equi-
table Life Insurance Co., is in our
Town on . short business visit in the
interest Of that Company.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

The appearance of THE Thespiaus
last week. at the Exchange Hall, for
the benefit Of St. James Church, was
greeted by q fashionable and decent
audience, and all went of well and to
the satisfaction of all present.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

--BRUoE, the negro =. s. Senator
from Mississippi, has rubbed on bic
war paint, clutched his tomahavk'
and pitched right and LETT Into Grant
and artaigned the whole white Re-
pnblicans tor throwing Oh on hisraee.
This is the beginning Of = pretty
fight between friends; ana ~ may
expect something nice, rare and rscy
on that line before the ides Of March
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16
OUR MAILS.

The Mail from the mouth of Red
River to this place, brought to the
former post-ofice thrice a week by
the Lee, Natchez and Pargoud, is the
only connecting link we have speedi-
ly and regularly with the world, out
side of our State Of Louisiana. And
to say and re-assert that it is we'll
managed and carried on by the gene
raj agent here, Col. N. L. McGinnis,
is only to tell thrice told and good
tale. BY it we receive, or used to
receive, our New York papers always
inside of FIVE days and with clock
like regularity; but for three months
past that has been changed, badly
changed, and now we receive these
same New York papers never inside
of twelve days, and that very irregu-
larly, and with uncertain slowness.-
In fact when they reach US they
come in large patches, matured by old
aged and widowed with travel, and
are worthless to us. All this is oc
casioned from the fact, which we
have mentioned time and again, that
they are sent a'ia St. Louis and then
go to Shreveport, and from Shreve-
port here is where all the damage
comes in, where all the culpable de-
lays exist and where we are made
the continued sufferers. From
Shreveport through to Alexandria we
should receive them always and reg
ularly inside of thirty six hours,
whereas as now supplied, we never get
them inside of seven days. These
statements Of faults and errors and
on-connections and horrid non COM
pliance ofplain duty, are true, true
to the letter, and but too true to be
any thing but annoying and criminal
| and yet we groan under the evil and
as everit is freshly piled on US, and
piled with impuaity and insult. We
have marked out this evil, we have
complained Of it, we have called the
attention of Mr.. Jolly, the General
Agent of the Post Office Department
in New Orleans to it, the Post Mas
ter here knows 1t, and yet nothing is
done and it is as ever fastened on us.
A grieTous wrong so palpable and so
! we'll established, and so easily and
without extra expense to the Depart
ment, rectified, and put back in the
New Orleans train, would to green
ones seem inevitable, but some how
or other, no one but the Democrat
and its constituency seem to notice
it, and there the matter stops. We
notice it again to let the far off pub
lie know that we yet have the fungus
blistered to US and have to squirm
and groan ander the accumulating
evil.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

The clerks of the La Belle, Kate
Kinney and Bart, Able will please
consider themselves heartily thanked
for paper fay0rs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

WIS are thankful Tor haiberous
ta,ors, the past week, from our Tire :
Representatives; ,jedries, Staeord eng
Luckett.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

-GENERA4 Babcoek, the Presi.
dents right md left bower, is on tri-
al in st. Louis for defrauding the
revenues of the United States.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

-THE Centennial appropriation
bill has passed the Senate BY q large
majority:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

WE are especially indebted to
Captain Boardman and Clerk Nc
Chesney, Of the G. H. Duriee, for =
big lot oflate papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

THE steamers of the Pool Line
are still passing down, almost daily,
With full loads Of cotton.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16
The New orleans aTd p,.,e- q.
'Railrexa.

The Scoihnittee Of citizens appo,D,.,
BY tho great meetfhg'lield Sb th h' -.
OF Januasy to solicit SdB,iintion- : :. g
this road viii staff npSh shasr m,.., ,ef
On Monday. They xiifhars { tho. s..oa
canvass Of sSity, iividihr & far ,s'a
purpose into districts. Tke, Win ~. .s
first to enlist the property kolder,. WI
are most prominently involved In i.
success Of this enterprise, and who =. ~
the greatest sufferers 'ftoin the lou. s, !,
trade, the depreciation 81 real e,,...
and the inability Of tenants to nav :.
numerstive rents. They are iu.., 4,
expected to set an example 70 the OH.
classes Of the comma,flty 81 the .nn, ,.' .
chiffon ofthe great iihbortance Of ~.
work, as they will be the frat IA =,
peffence the benefit 1T the great =. =.
hancetheiit in'the vathe Of their n,o -,
erty. Let this advance follow, let on,
assessment BE- augmented by 4 half !,
a third, and the property holders win i,
soon cease TO cla,nor against even n.
present high rite GT taxation. ~. w.
other classes, the small proprietors ,le
mechanics aud trades people and thai
employees will not'Be slow to follow ~, N.
example of the property holders ami
landlords. All OF them have eI.,,
perception, profound conviction Of n.
Urgent need Of this road to reclaim AMI
enlarge the trade We have lost with
Texas and our northwestern parishes.
which more active and energetic CON.
huhfties tire making the most gigantic
endeavors to withdraw from New Or,
leans. Let all (tirstly and n,alnly on,
property holders. ut4te In tho supreme
eNdrt which is now being made to do.
feat this purpose and re-cstablis. the
Status and claim Of New Orleans rs III.
grand and favorlte mart for the trad.
OF the vast territory OF Texas with
It's incalcnlabie future Of ,ievelopmcn,
and wealth.. 4Hks slone is nee,le,. d
render New Orleans in the near .f,,ture
the second II not the Arst Commercial,
city Of the continent and the uni.
versally acknowledged metropolis u
the Mississippi valley.-[New orlcans
Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

-PARrEs wishing to purchase
small engines for grinding and gin
ming, would do we'll to send their or
ders to Messrs. II. Dudley Coleman
(. Bro, No. II Union Street, New Or
leans. They keep y large assortment
Of Plantation Machinery constantly
on hand.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

"A FEW weeks back, commenting
on a recent homicide and shooting
scrape, we had occasion to refer
somewhat wrongfully of the matter
as acted upon by Judge Daigre in
one of the cases, and left an impress
sion of deriliction of duty on the
part of that official We had the in
formation somewhat wrong and now
cheerfully correct it. The party
bailed before Judge Daigre, appeared
before him, waved preliminary tri-
al, the Judge fixing his bond at one
Thousand dollars, which is a heavy
bond here, and good and solvent
bond was furnished by the party,
which is rare thing here.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

--PINcnbAck has been sxingingto
the Senate willows all Of the vcets
and finally his case was again post:
poned for the fortieth time u iollo*
in the tracks Of the Cchtshlial Bill
now before the Senate. MbftbH hss
pledged his word aud his old ctdtcbes
that then he viii GILL II 10 ! tots, and
sec that Pinch is seated:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

We are without our Washington
correspondence this week the. ~
mail sia Shreveport has i some
where In its slow embraces
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

VIZ owe Joe Dodd, Of tie Lotus
No. 8, thanks for i late New orleaas
paper.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

The Police Jury are in regular
session since Monday morning.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16
THE Creation OF WOMEN.

"A prince once said to Rabbi Gam !
riiel: aYour God is thief; he sur
prised Adam III His sleep, ana stole :
rib from him.
THE Rabbits daughter overheard
this speech, and whispered a wofd'to
hsr Yasher's ear asking His permits.
sion to answer this singular opinion
herself. He gave his consent.
The girl stepped forward, and
feigning terror and dismay, threw her
arms aloft in duplication, and cried
out, "My liege, justice! revenge"
"What has happenedF' asked the
prince.
"A wicked theft has 'tsken place, =
she replied. "a robber has crept Sc
cretly into'our house, carried away a
silver goblet, and LETT y gold one in
its stead"
"What an upright theft" exclaim-
ed the prince. "Would that such
robberies were of more frequent &C
currencep'
| .Behold, then, Sire, tte Kind OF a
thief Xhat 'f;;inr Creator was: hhNtole a
RIB from Adam, aud gave him d beau
ltiful wife instead"
"Well saia!'' 'Svowed the prince.
l~rou, my brightlninded, noble'heart-
ed girl, are one ofthe sweet ahgels,
descended from that golden boon
left in place Of that stolen, silver rib.
FoAr illustrative argument is unan-
swetxable ind / yield the palm TO you
asa gifted representative Of women
ia stolen bone of my bone and Aesh
Eof my flesh,' heavens best FIT TO
man.
1t is said that the prince never az
forwards abused God or andtrlesti-
| mated women.
4 -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

Ting latest items from the Leg.
lsiaturc leave the situation still
cloggetl. The House has amended
the Senate Election substitute and
pruned It Of the Returning Board.
and thus 1t went back to the Senate,
The latter body spurned and rejected
it, and then a Conference COMMITTEES
Was appointed, which at the lateat
advices We have, we're striving to Ak
things up and perhaps give Us aome
sort Of an adjustment.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

-.DAs RICE, with his New shoF,
stopped here on his down trip aaa
treated us to one Ut his Unique ~
interesting exhibitions:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

~
-I'HE business card Of II. G.
Maddox, who has leased tho Upper
Warehouse anil started business in
it, will TIC found among our adver-.
tisements. This young gentleman
is to the manor born, has rare bust
ness qualities to commend him to
the public, and is determined that
his experience thus far in business
shall lead and guide him in his new
undertaking to give satisfaction to
all who are pleased to give him their
business affairs to protect and car
nv on.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

WE are authorized to announce
and give notice to the public, that
the Catholic Fair, under the guidance
and management of the Ladies of that
Church, has been postponed till the
month of April next. Due notice
will be given in these columns, as
well as elsewhere, of the days fixed
for its coming of. This change of
time has been decided on by the lady
management for good and sufficient
reasons, and they trust the public
which has thus far aided them in
their laudable efforts will continue
friendly to the charitable task they
have espoused, and will to the frui-
ton of their duties aid and assist
them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

The New Orleans Democrat, q
good and ably edited Democratic
Journal, which we have often no
ticed favorably, since the 5th inst.
issues a Weekly, at 50 per annum.
Here is now good chance for our
friends to get a reliable journal from
New Orleans, and We trust they will
avail themselves Of the good op-
portunity.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16


"A delegation Of Shreveport's
best and most solid men, passed down
on the Maria Louise for New Orleans
and are at present there in the inter-
est of their City, seeking to make it
the terminus of our Railroad. We
are glad to record this change of
base, as it is positive proof that
other people, outside Of New Orleans
besides US, believe and feel that the
N. 0. Pacific Railway is a fixture and
. certainty. This is a healthy change
and argues we'll for the return of the
sober second thought. Shreveport
and her people can believe with sure
ty that our Railroad is progressing
fast and modestly, with good work,
good management and no misplaced
buncombe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

-CoUSTINc to-day as one, there
arc only twelve more working days
for the Louisiana Legislature to leg.
islate. Will the Conservatives i'm
prove their opportunity by the sad
experience Of the last thirty days
and take things in their own hands
and run the machine? They can do
it yet and it is to be hoped that they
are equal to the great emergency.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

lHE lNFLUESCE OF NEwSPAPERS,-A
school teacher, who has been engaged
u long time In his profession, and wilt.
messed the influence Of a newspaper
upon the minds Of q family and chill.
dren, writes US follows:
81 have found it to be 4 universal
fact, without exception, that those
scholars Of both sexes, aud Of all ages,
who have access to newspapers at home, /
when compared with those who have
not, are;
!. Better readers, excellent In pronun.
citation and consequently read more
Understandings.
2. They are better splellers. AMI
define words will, more ease aud
accuracy.
3. They obtain practical knowledge
Of geography In almost half III, time ii
requires Of others, as the ncwsi,,prs
have made them acquainted With tae
l"'ation Of tile important places Of III.
ti"ns. their government and ,l"ing> oil
tho globe.
1. They arc better grama,,rians. f"r
having become so famili,r viii. every
variety Of styles IN the tewspap r.,
from the conl,nol-rla'~ a,ivcrtisrnr,s
to the finished aud classical or lion Il
the statesman, they nt,rc rea,li!y rom.
prc'end the meaning vi the text. AMI
constantly analyzc its construction with
accuracy.
S. They write better compositions,
using better language, containing moys
thoughts, more clearly and more cor.
rectly expressed.
T 9. Those yonng men who i,av. fcf
years been readers Of new slMpers sr6
always taking the lead IN debating
societies, exhibiting more extensive
knowledge upon q greater varsity
Of subjects, aud expressing their
views with great fiucncy, clcarncss aud
~. 4 IT. 8
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16

AA'0$SS1P~'" AAAVS NAs0FNVAAS0A(
says to-day;
The Senate of the United States,
by its confirmation Of Judge Billings
to succeed the less infamous Durell,
has disgraced the nation, the State Of
Louisiana and itself. There can be
no palliation, no excuse. The daring
usurper that Kellogg Was, he had to-
tally failed Of his purpose, without
the cunning of Billings to direct his
plans. The thorough villain that
Durell was, his midnight order had
never issued had Billings not been at
hand to write it. Unscrnpulous for
ger that Norton was, the assignee
had been we'll nigh harmless, without
the willy counsel Of Billings, to direct
his friends. Shrewd intriguer that
Pinchback was, he had never dared
to show his face at the Capital had
Billings not been there to manipulate
his case. There is not q carpet-bag-
ger in the whole South to-day, whom
this man Billings does not surpass in
will and capacity for wrong. The
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-18

he should choose Ayrshircs or Short
Horns. Test tubes should be used to
determine the value of each COW, they
cost only seventy-five cents per dozen,
and he thought them not only cheaper
but more reliable for common expert
ments than the lactometcr. These
tests should be followed up, by careful
trials in pans. and 10y weighing milk
and butter. Then from the knowledge
derived from these experiments the
wedding out process should be contin-
ued until none but the best were left.
But after this the best profit could not
be realized unless the cows were made
comfortable by good quarters and con-
slant, regular, liberal feed, and by
kindly treatment. Raising calves was
much more profitable than indiscrim-
mate buying. Unless you can buy
from dairy that has been bred for a
specific purpose you will do better to
raise them from your best cows. If
these calves are to make the best dairy
cows IL is best to develop their milk
organs at an early age, and therefore he
would have hcifers come in at two
years.