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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17
The, Aatest.

BERLIN, May l2.-Advices from
Constantinople report that great ex-
element prevails there. The minis.
terial changes which are unfavorable
to the ola Turkish party make good
impression here; but the retention of
the Minister of War occasions COM
ment.
It is understood that Yesterdays
conference at Prince Bismarck's res
ldence resulted in a complete agree.
ment touching the points to be dis
cussed, and no doubt is entertained
but that the other powers will accept
the principles laid down.
a It's expected as the result of the
conference that note supplementary
to Count Androssy's will be formula
ted, defining the guarantees required
Of Turkey for the execution of the
reforms, and reserving the interna-
tional right to control such execu
tion, whatever steps be taken. The
three Empires will ask the support.
of the other treaty powers therein.
Russia considers it imperative in
view of the agitated state of Turkey,
to demand the adoption of a decisive
and energetic course, in order to OBJ
tain the required guarantees.
The Salonica outrage and the re-
ports of the excited state Of feeling
in Constantinople, will be considered
and probably guarantees will also be
demanded for the security of the
Porte Christian subjects and for
eigners in its dominions, against sim
liar outbreaks Of Mohammedan ia
uaticism.
| WASHINGTON, May 10, 1S76.-The
Customhouse Committee will exam
line Seelye this morning. He claims
to be able to prove that the public's
money has been used for political
purposes by prominent Federal Off
cials, and says. he has documentary
evidence to corroborate his testimo.
ny. He also says he, has evidence
labont the manner in which Lowell s
i defalcations was settled, which makes
it necessary for some Congressmen
to explain their conduct.
He charges that a member of the
Supreme Bench of. Louisiana has
been guilty of criminal conduct te
protect defaulting relation, and thai
: the names of commissioners wer,
! signed to blank warrants without thu
knowledge of the commissioner
themselves, and charges that thu
whole force of, the Marshal's ofic'
was engaged in perpetrating fraud il
1874. Seelye charges Herwig ant
Casey with unquestionable frauds
also, that Morey and Darrall helped
Lowell to cover his tracks.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17
The Meanest Man in the Senate.

To-day MS I was coming out Of the
Senate wing of the Capitol | saw
drawlng.aoug in front of me a fig
ure which might have once been that
of a man, but which now lackedonly
the projection of the vertebrae be-
yond the coccyx bone to form the
Darwinian link of connection between
man and the fauna. The shoulders
bent not only forward but inward, as,
il the bosom had undergone a col.
lapse consequent upon the removal of
the soul from its seat. The head
was eanted forward from the spinal
column, as if the being no longer
dared look mankind in the face, but
perpetually surveyed the ground to
find some hole to drop into. The
thin legs wabbled about like the hind
legsof q sick cow, and the toes were
turned outward nearly to a right an
gle with the line of march,, as if the
instincts of the mans feet, better and
nobler than those Of his head, were
trying Ito lead him off into new and
more honorable paths than those to
which he, clings. He was clad in q, q
nasty old swallow-tail coat and pants
that had become glazed and greasy.
His stovepippe' hat was Old and dusty.
His face was the color of badly
tanned piece of sole-leather, and as
he walked his fingers kept up a Ger
yous twitching as though be were
trying to grab something, In his
mouth he held the stump of a Con.
nectieut seed-leaf cigar (price five
cents. 1t is seldom one sees such a
picture as this. 1t was Hannibal
Hamlih the meanest man in the
Senate; which is, saying a great deal
in a few words; and one of the mean:
est men. in Maine, which is exhaust.
ing the, vocabulary at once and for
ever Exchange 81, .a.5a 81. &
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17
MIR. BLAINE.
ar,xe nrT pAMNATToN FOR HIM
~ n WHAT ANDREW JOHNSON
THOUGHT.

1s,s one evening, at the time when
rial of Andrew Johnson was in
w. .ooress before the Senate, that in
l,,mitable defender of the Constitu-
.io,, paced up and down in his office
adjoining the library at the White
IIorse. The fire burned low in the
.o over which hung the portrait
sstAndrew Jackson. Two jets were
.lisbt on the side of the chandelier
s.s,est the picture, family illarnina-
. .ing It's grim outlines and faded col
s ',0 :, As he passed and repassed it,
,hs Presidents whole aspect; and l''t car
.i,se-the elevated head and the ex-
.,sssion of steady defiance cleaning
igh,ouah sufering-denoted him to be
If stuff like Jackson's own. .et
eTksy to talk of patriotism, OF pub
,ic. dutyr' said he. "The knaves!
Tbev never knew sincere, unselfsh
enlightened wish for the goo'd, ofshls
raion. They to pretend to impcach
President for violating the Constl-
,,t;ou which have studied from nay
horhOod, and which I have obeyed
,sa son honoring his parents ever
sioce I entered public life! Is it not
nood."' continued the President, with
dssk smile, SO see these apostles
ola higher law than the Constitu-
ton making to do about that in
s,rumentjust at this convenient time.
A for Mr.. Stevens (allnding, of
course, to old Thad. stevensl 81
say nothing. The old man, malig-
uapt is he is, doubtless follows his
convictions. Those" said Mr.. John
son, making halt in his walk, ga
man can bear without always despi-
sing his enemies. Others in the
Yonse and in the Senate are excusa.
beon the same ground, though their
mistake isn't any the less pitiable,-
But for a man like Grant who tells
lies. and men like Boutwell,, Blaine
and Cameron, who are demagogues
there is nothing but damnation
More than that, there is damnatior
through them for the Union that he
(pointing with a tant forefnger a
Old Hickory's portrait) "oncc ser
we'd. | feel Jackson's errors, bu
once in while I look up into tina
frame and think ofhis courage too
This was not the first nor the las
occasion when President Johnson ut
tered such sentiments; but it wa
the one on which my notes of con
yersation with him at that period in
clude the name of Blaine Cores
pondence N. Y. World.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

The accruing expenses in Grim
mal matters of the present term of
Tue District Court are frightful to
contemplate, and must for d while
efamp her treasury. With Judge
Oh the commonest. sense and the most
mediocre intentions for the good of
'ae Parish, allthis useless extrava-
gance could have been avoided. We
nope this will be the last Of the pre-
sent fungus roistering over our
throne of justice.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

"A YOUNG lady atNeyada, Ia, has
recovered damages from the estate of
a sutton who committed suicide upon
being called upon to fulfill his prom
Use to marry her. The court held
that the suicidal act under the cir
cumstances was a deliberate breach
of promise for which his estate
might be held liable. There was no
plea of insanity.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

-THoUeH not one Of old England's
amateurs in the roast beef line, still
we have gastronomic penchaat for
that solid dinner ornament, and
thankfully confess to Dave Paul and
John Gibson, our newly started
butchers, corner of jackson and
Third Streets, that they have hit us
below the belt in that line, and have
merited our family benedictions
therefor. sis .5at5l IN.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

M*E {. ed, . new edition
Nz5AS Of DIR. CULVER
WELLS CELEBRATED ESSAY on
the radical cure ( without medicine) of
SPERMATORRH0sA Or Semin al
Weakness Involuntary Seminal Loss
es, IMPOTENCY, Mental and Physical
Incapacity, Impedimentss to Marriage,
etc., also CONSUMPTION, EPILEPSY
and, FITS, induced by self-indulgence
or sexual extravagante; &c. - =
n Price, in a sealed envelope, only
six cents.
The celebrated author, in. this admit
rable Essay, clearly demonstrates, from
a thirty years successful practice that
the alarming consequences ofseif-abuse
may be radically cured without the
dangerous use of internal medicine or
the application Of the knife !, pointing
out a mode Of cure at once simple, cer-
tain, and effectual, by means Of which
every sufferer, no matter what his con-
dition may be-! may care himself cheap
", privately, and radically. =.
q This lecture should be in the
hands ofevery youth and every man in
the land. @,f
Sent under seal, in = plain envel-
ope, to any address, postpaid, on re-
ceipt of six cents or two post stamps.
Address the Publishers,
F. BRUGMAN & SON,
Al Ann ST., New York; Post Once
Box, 1855.
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Estray !!

T,AKFN, UP, BY. CHARLES NEW.
i and estrayed before +. B. Amsden
Justice of the Peace, Cotile Ward, ONE
BLACK MARE, 8, years old, small
star 10 forehead, right hind foot white,
no brand. Appraised by ]. Waits and
C. Hough to be worth $40. Theowne
is hereby notified to como forward,
prove property, pay charges and take
said mare away, Or the same will be
sold on Saturday, the 18th day ofJaDe
1876. F. B. AMSDEN, j.. =.
May Typ. F's $500.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

! SPEAKER Kerr's' health is still
sszs s&z.azqsaezs zxez zzzss
bad; he has just received another
leave of absence, and S. S., Cox, of
New York, is now Speaker pro ten'.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

THE game of polo is gaining i'm
mensely in popularity. 1t is some
thing like the English game of hoe
key. An equal number of players
are chosen on two sides, each player
being armed with stick with which
to strike the ball to a certain goal
The French and English army Off
GERS have particularly distinguished
themselves, and it is being intro:
duced into New York circles by the
coaching and fox hunting set led by
James Gordon Bennett, Leonard Je
rome and De Lacey Jones. The Ger
man officers are going to learn the
game, and to this end have invited
thirty-eight Of the best polo players
Of England to visit Berlin and con-
tend on May 10th, for handsome
prizes offered in high circles, by
which we may understand royalty
Next year the Germans will visit
England to contend in an interna.
tional sense. The qualities demand.
ed for excellence in polo are good
horsemanship, nerve, GOODNESS, quick
action, good temper and a well-train
ed pony Of about fifteen hands high
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

"A WIT once asked a peasant what
part he performediu the great drama
of life. 81 mind my own business
was the reply.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17
ROUTE T:

TINE PROCESSION Will FORM
l. on Second Street in front ofTown
Hall, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, moving out
De Soto to Front, mp Front to Beaure-
gard. in Beauregard to Second, up Sc
cond to Scott, in Scott TO Third, down
Third to st. James, in st. James to
Second, down Second to Fulton, in
Fulton to Front, down Front to Cath
Ollie Church, returning up Front to Lee,
out Lee, to Sixth, up Sixth to De Soto,
in De Soto to Town Hall, where the
Procession will be dismissed.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

REMEMBER that the Entertain.
ment, to-morrow night in Pineville,
is in behalf of christian charity,
purely for church purposes, and thus
should specially recommend itself to
all alike. e .,ar Z
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17
TIE WEEKLY COURIER


Has large, circulation in every wes-
tern State aud territory. 1t il our aim
to make the Weekly Courier the best
family paper in the West, and we shall
continue to give in its columns a large
amount Of miscellaneous reading mat
ter, such as stories, tales, POEMS, scien:
tific intelligence and agricultural .inlor-
nation for which we are not able to
make loom. 10 our daily edition.. The
agricultural department. is especially
one of its prominent features. The
fashions are also regularly reported in
it's columns, and SO are the markets Of
every kind. No.
Terms s1.20 per year, postpaid. q
Address
THE COURIER,
1913 Fifth Avenue,
Chicago, Ill.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

Don PEDRO was certainly thrown
into bad company on his first days
visit to the Centennial-he sat close
to Fred. Douglass and Phil. sher-
idan. Ra*
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

In Rapides the DEMOCRAT is the
essence of publicity. 1t is intended to
reach the eye Of the general public, and
when it has passed before it's vision, it
has fulfilled its destined purpose. Two
very worthy and capable young men,
Mires Rosenthal and 7. Spence Smith.
seem impressed forcibly with this idea
and are not ashamed to acknowledge it.
Their several and separate cards will
explain fully and truthfully their ear
nest in the matter to which we allude.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17
Dogs as Detectives.
HOW THE BLAcKBURN MURDERER WAS
DETECTED--A CRIMETHATIS AG-
ITATING ENGLAND.


William Fish, who has been ap-
orehended on the charge Of murder,
ing the little girl Emily Holland,
was yesterday taken before Magis-i
trates at the Town Hall, Blackburn.
He is twenty-six years of age, and a
barber. 'a%s.'a.. .sF. 'aHti
On Monday morning Peter Taylor
placed two dogs at the disposal Of
the police-a springer spaniel and
part bred blood hound. The Chief
Constable arranged with some of his
officers TO take the dogs to two bar.
bers' shops, one kept by Dennis
Whitehead, and the other the prise
ner's. The intention was kept Sc
cret and they managed to get into
both houses unobserved by the in
habitants. In the first house-that
Of Dennis Whitehead-the blood.
hound did not appear to scent any
thing, and they went to Fisll's.-
The dog Immediately on entering
the. house began to sniff all round,
and evidently scented something in
back room. The door which leads
to the upper room was shut, but De-
tective Officer Holden opened it and
went up stairs. The dog followed
and shifted round the back room, in
which there was no fireplace, and
really scented something. 1t then
passed into the front room, finally
stopping at the Ere place. Mr.. Tay-
lor went to the, chimney and found a
human skull, evidently that of a
child. Superintendent Eastwood in
formed the prisoner of the object of
their visit, and he was extraordina-
| rily affected by the announcement.
The police managed to get him away
before The inhabitants were aware OF
what was going on. If they had
three oriifour minutes later, they
could not have brought him to TIE
Court. a ILL.,. - IT, T..
Strangely enough another blood
hound came upon the scene. A fur
niture broker at Enfield was coming
to Blackburn with cart. At the
toll bar he passed man carrying Q
parcel under his coat. Adog he had
with him, a blood hound and mastiff
went back to the man, jumping upor
his breast with its feet and pushing
| its head under his coat. The broker
knowing his dog was a dangerous
one, Immediately called it away; bu'
it repeated this strange conduct
Therefore it would appear there wal
one person carrying the body abou
and another concerned in the muir
der. At all events, these facts re
quire to be very carefully inquired
into. o..
After being removed the prisone
confessed that he committed tn
4 murder, and, without being aided b.
) any one, mutilated the body and dis
persed the remains London Times
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

WE owe special thanks, for files
Of New Orleans papers, to the clerks
of the G. II. Durfee and Col. A. P.
kouns.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

WEATHER all that can be desired
or croaked for; everybody pleased
with it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17
AN AGENT !! .s., WAITED ,,,,,n,p y

AN AGENT e y county for
Frank Leslie's Newspapers and Maga-
zines, the oldest established illustrated
Periodicals in America They arc, now
first offered to canvassers, who will, if
they secure an agency and exclusive
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enteen First-elass Illustrated Periodi-
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or wants, and, with the choice from
Eight new and beautiful chromos, given
free OF cost to each annual subscriber,
be enabled to secure one or more SUBJ
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trict.. 10 skillful canvassers this will
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all applicants who name the territory
they desire to canvass. Address, Agen.
cy Department, Frank Iieslie's Publish.
ing House, 537 Pearl, New York.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17
r u ! ) A N. N " q R !!
G!|,dk

Will MAKE THE SEASON OF
wv 1876, at BERTRAND, RAPIDES
PARISH. La, on Red River, from April
LIST to July LIST; and at lSHREYEPOR
from Feb. Goth to March Goth.
p T. II II r. n !
Is CHESTNUT, years old, Is hands
inches high, good bone aud fine form.
pED1GREE.
Got by Planet. First dam Lark, by Lex
ingtOn. Second dam Laura White by I'm
ported Glencoe Third dam Sally Shan.
non by Woodpecker. Fourth dam Grey
Maria (also dam Of DafkhessJ BY Sir Rich.
ard. Fifth dam Lucy Clarke by Ogles'
Oscar. Sixth dam by Imported Knowlsby.
Seventh ID am by Imported Diomed.
Il Brute's Sind Book 1874.
PLANET; (the sire of Planet,) was got
by REVENUE ont Of NINA by BOSTON.
n PLANTER ID ltalf brother Of tho
celebrated racers KATIE, PEASE, GREY
PLANET, HUBBARD. BRGAN1), STEEL
EYES, MOONBEAM, LARRY HART,
WHISPER, PLAYMATE and many others.
Is. I .f..sisf TERMS.
G0R4 M PAYABLE AT TIME OF
WHC.UU service = any mare not
proving in foal, can be returned free Of
charge the, following season. Good pas
ture fol, mares from a distance. ESCAPES
aud accidents at owners risk, $3.50 = E
an, Red River Steamboats, lind 1t BER-
TRAND. B. H. PETERSON, g
Bertrand Post ofics, Rapidss Psrish, La
Feb. u, 1676-3m, E'is -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

We beg our colored people in
Rapides to consider we'll that John
Orsborn, now acting as District
Judge, sends cattle thieves after a
conviction by a Jury, to the Parish
Prison for tea days. 4ps a i9r,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17
TUESDAY, MAY %, 1871

ORDER OF FORMING:
PACIFIC FIRE COMPANY No. ].
STONEWALL n. L. Co. No. l..
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17

"uiCH 10 iCs0 90 iehS fsSOA 70 SsSSS"'0S>@
robberyadt ipt lt.:1 ~ ,tiati I !.
The Government Printing Office has
turned out to be nothing but the same
enormous fraud which the Sun has ex-
posed repeatedly during the last three
or four years. Fraudulent books, sup
pressed entries of sales, diversion Of
public money, and stealing on all
sides, are but a part of the system
which has long made that Office a scan
DIAL and shame, and cost the country
millions of dollars. It has been main
tanned by corruption, in Congress, and
would have continued undisturbed but
| for the change in the House Of Repre-
sentatives. 'ae ny II 4.
Yet with all these developments and
others which are sure to come, the
surface has been barely scratched.
The bottom facts cannot possibly be
reached and the whole truth known
until this Administration is driver
root aud branch out of power and thu
Republican party is crushed into pow
der. The two are inseparabiy con
nected together, In spite of any per
sonal antagonisms which may exist, o
the individual purity Of some leader
and many followers. Corruption ha
so spread through the whole machiner.
of Government that reform is imprac
ticable without new heads and new
hands. The Republican party mus
be annihilated. There is no othe
safety.-IN. Y Sun. ea., ...,.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-03-03
SoyeI Devfcc.

Among other devices to obtain the
s'ways and means of life is novel ap-
peal to patriotism and vanity introduced
by lady Of daslling appearance, She
has installed herself in COMMITTEES room
at the Capitol, with a large and elegant
" bound blank-book, each page of which
is ruled into small portions, each one
large enough TO contain an autograph
signature. The book when filed is to
be nailed up in q box and deposited in
the Capitol, with an inscription stating
that tits not TO be opened tintif 1915.
For the privilege Of thus transmitting
his name to posterity each signer is TO
pay the sum of SO. How many will
thus enbalm their autograph remains
Cd be seen.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-03-03

In making this call for Il Republican
State Convention, the State Central Com
mittee realize the fact thar too much iinpor-
tance cannot be attached to preliminary
operations. This being government of
the people, by the people, fo: the people, .
the agents or officers of the government
should be in accord with the people. Ac-
cording to the general accepted plan Of
selecting candidates, the first steps are ta-
ken in our primary. county ami State COLI
ventions. These form the ground work of
political organization upon which the whole
SuperStructure must stand or fall. If hon.
est men desire honest officials. is it asking
too much that they lay aside for a day all
other business affairs and devote the time
necessary to select proper persons to attend
county and State conventions?
In view of these considerations and Of the
important Interests at stake we earnestly
appeal to all legal voters who are in sym
pathy .yith the principles of the Republican
party, regardless of personal likes and dis
likes to rally at the primaries, and see to it
that none but true men are entrusted with
the business of preparing for the coming
political campaign: Select men who are
not only true themselves in the broaleSt
sense of that term but men of aiscernme7at,
men who can and will clibose wisely for the
good OF the people i'll defiance of rings"
and tscliqueS.n -
1t is unnecessary at this time to reiterate
in this call the principles of the Republican
party its glorious record Il still fresh in
the memory of an enlightened public; it
is sound upon all the great principles affect
ing our national existence it is the party
of progress and development; it exposes
corruption wherever found and inflcts pun
Ishment upon conspiratorS, fearful and SIld-
den. without respect of person or position
it favors the universal lenlighteHmento of the
people without trammcl of creed or ism;
and its banner is found in the van leading
OH the hosts of reforuers in all that tends
to higher civilization afld enlarged freedom.
L. $. SCOTT, Chairman.
J. G. BLoRELAND, Secretary pfo ten. s.ss.