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The Hickman courier., 1876-11-03

fltt lAa-A ApNi-
Vote the regular old line demosra,ic g
ti,ket for rllien, Henlrieks and Turner.
! That's the way they have il on their dem
ocrntic flag poles IN good old Ballard
/ county
Why is St. that so many won1d-be
las,i. RS nre 80 loud IN thetr cross obrsa
( of oscar Tnrner2 The gallant oid st,f.s-
man ba. fought hundrel batrles for de-
n.o,racv and not one agtias; il. B1t in
his election the Psopte triumph aud the
! rIur leaders wil haveto let 20 th. power
/ they h.se 50 long hell win such Death
/ ike grasp.
/ Col. Turner's friends do not claim
over . u majority ia an open suuar..
+ frht. bat If the RUG masters aud .ybip
( pers in viii start out about .. dozen NOR.
prospective aspirauts for Congress and
/ tiJyrrAor. the old Ballard farmer win
swell his majority 20 900 Go aa.ai
gentlemen. We have no objection 10 5.u0I
majority If you wall Insist os it,
An intelligent correspondent of the
padueab Senuns{ VINO has Travelled cxteu-
si.elv over the enttre district. wives it a-
his up.uiou. that iuruer wl.I care. se,...4
out of the twelye counties. by an a,rre-
gate majority OF 500. lie believes tntt
lurner will carry lcCrac6en county by
% majority
Why were those new charges trun ped
up against Col. Turner in tue. .dIecus7jo ION
uf tAI- place. when IL must have been
NuO~n ,nat Turner ~ left town. on hts
way TO Cuntou Lt.s too thtH gentIe'nen "A.
The people don believe "a word OF amy
such StuH. lou uied this game two
years ago and with some success bat yon
can oalnboozle anybody this time.
Lay on Mac bait,
And Ill be he who fret cries hold
euoughi
Co to the polls early .aud.vote the
bemocratic reform ucaet from top 90
bottom. Reform in National, State and
District politics, Tldea, Hendricks aud
Turner, you viii thus save all your Vote ,
aut tHe country VIII enter upon new
era oi prosperity.
The greatest modern statesman and
Democra', Anirc~ Johnson, refused 10
suplutt his CLAIMS 10 packed convention
0I politicians, aud came out ou he side
OF tue fco"lc 8u.t ran against tHe gallant
Gen ,H.ais.-.u Ior Congress. a IeEues
sec. lle beat Cue4iitu4 the na.l.A g.. ui
the convention, three 10 one la the Nash
VILE district. and at the next session of
the Legislature wH- J5Iumfntlt.- elected
90 ue uu.ieI States Senate, over several
ot tue aoiest mrt Ga sac STATE.
Never in tae political h story OF ,lis
district has there been more gallant,
earnest hshr mi. lie for free Thought aui
p"FtlHr glEut~ tu1a is uow being made 10y
the noble st,nu4ri-oearer VINO etrries
h5Eu fAe flag OF reform tuIau,,-. ,.e
o.I 6Ibra.tnr dsstrict. The honest mas
The Hickman courier., 1876-11-03

WANTED We want the local news
ef your..vicinity, ':such as births, marri-
ages, deaths. Improvements, state Of
erops, etc. If your neighbor has large
hog, or hne:cow, or good crop Of cot
ton or corn. let US know IL.
The Hickman courier., 1876-11-03
JOR WORK.

The COURIER OFFICE is now thoroughly
furnished with new JOB TYPE; also, a full
supply OF LETTER, NoTE and BILL liEAD
PAPER, CARDs, SC, and can do work in the
nsatest style and at city prices.
The Hickman courier., 1876-11-03
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS

7o0 pair Canton flannel drawers, at 573
800 heavy marenO undershiFls, at 33i
so. 75 and 81 90.
Fine white shirts, with linen bosoms
and cuffs, at 81 Is aud 81 80.
Knit Cardigan jackets. AT 81 30.
Rubber coats, with and without capes.
very low.
Scarlet uudersh shirts and drawers. made
of medicated flannel, , 90 dollars each.
These goods were purchased for CASH
previous to the recent advance in prices,
and we can therefore offer greater in
ducements than any other house in this
The Hickman courier., 1876-11-03
Wanted! !!

Cotton. Corn, Wheat, Hides. Feathers
Wool. Dried Fruit, Beeswax, Tallow. Pc
cans, in large or small quantities, at IN,
highest market price--for Cash.
=. Is. FLA UT IL BRO.
October 6, 1876. Tvs
The Hickman courier., 1876-11-03
FOR RlIE!
T9 EEs FOR SALE

'ENHE undersigned has choice lot of
Bearing Pear Trees AT from - 10 D.
cts Bearing Ounces az - cts Apple
trees, (Nistner Seedling,) a. 70 TO 81
cents. Apply to
NJ KTSTNER
oct2f-2m. iiicssrtl Ky.
The Hickman courier., 1876-11-03
NOTICE TO cluNTRY DEAL ERsI

We are prepare to fill orders for any
Goods in oar line at Regular Wholesale
rates
sS-orders solicited and satisfaction
guaranteed.
The Hickman courier., 1876-11-03
To All Concer..ed.

" TNha NVsHSSES@C0s
y 0IlCE is hereby given to ali con-
= eerned, those parties indebted 20
tne Undersigned. 10 call and settle
promptly, or their paper will b. placed in
the hands of the proper off GERS for col
lection forthwith. word TO the wise is
efficient. &. H. HUBBARD.
Octl3 3w
The Hickman courier., 1876-11-03
70 Whom It May Concern :

These gentlemen are reliable for any
statement they make @ any person WHO
j. afflicted. haI been atii sl-d wlth
Cancer on my face for = years, AMI Dir.
?. Il. LANGDON care1 me souni aud
well-now living in as good health as [
ever had been IN my life
They also have performed marvellous
cures ia TINS country. Any further in
formal ion, refer 10 me.
". b. MANN, Mayor,
Brownsville, Tenn.
The Hickman courier., 1876-11-03
Good News !!
es I'D a. Il ES=e z e%,

VIM. B. BENNY,
makes Boots & Shoes
a speciality. The best
assorted stock ofBoots
and Shoes, can be
found at his store.
Goods warranted and
as cheap as the cheap
est.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05
BY Spear and Girardey.
THE "TEXADA" PLANTATION, IN
THE PARISH OF RAP
IDES.
IN THE MATTER OF THE BANK.
RUPTCY OF THE BANK
OF AMERICA.
United States District Court of Ameri.
ca for the District of Louisi-
ana.-NO. 1911.

DY PLAC1DE j. SPEAR AND C. E..
ID GIRARDEY, AUCTIONEERS-
THURSDAY, APRIL ~, 1876, at IL
o'clock NJ. at the Merchants and Auc-
toners Exchange, on Royal, between
Canal and Customhouse streets, in the
City of New Orleaus, will be- sold at
public auction, by and in pursuance to
q decree from the Hon. e. G.. Billings,
Judge Of the United States District
Court for the DiAtrict 81 Louisiana,
dated March Is, 1876, and rendered in
the above entitled matter, the following
described property, to-wit.
4. A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND,
together with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, known AZ the
Texada Plantation, in the Parish of
Rapides, containing abont 800 acres Of
land fronting on the northern bank of
Boyou Rapides, bounded above by the
Hope plantation or lands belonging to
the late Mrs. ROsanna Henderson, or
assigns, and in the rear by government
or public lands.
Terms and conditions for the Texada
plantatlon-One- third cash, and the
residue Of the purchase payable in one
and two yeats, the deferred payments
to be represented by notes OF equal
amounts bearing interest at eight per
cent per annum from date till paid,
with special mortgage on the property
sold and vendors lien, the clanse Of
five per cent for attorneys fees in case
of judicial proceedings for the recovery
of payment Of said note or any portion
thereof.
The taxes of 1876, payable in 1877,
on all tile above properties to be paid
by the purchasers over and above the
price of adjudication. Pr
Acts of sale before Theodule Buisson,
notary public, At the expense Of the
purchasers.
April 5-tds.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

Judge, that's just what paid for my
half Of that dog. l haven't got So
cents to my name. But I'll tell YOU
what I'll do. I'll make over all nv
rights in that setter pup to you, and
you kin 60 round and fight it out
with Potts. Ifthat dog bites me agin
LII sue you and Potts as sure as my
names Scudder."
Potts owns the whole dog now, and
Scudder guns wiout one.-TMax
Adeler in Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Morning Courier,

DECENT POLITICAL EVENTS
III Indicate speedy return of the
Democratic party tn supreme power in
the nation. The House Of Representa-
tives is now Democratic by q large
majority; the government of more than
one half of the States is administered
by Democrats; the party enters upon
the Presidential contest Will, the
brightest hopes, and uuder the most
substantial encouragement.
The wonderful revelations of rascal
ity and corruption on the part of Re-
publican leaders, which have burdened
the press and Mortified the people dur
ing the.past three years, make it clear
ly the duty of every man to take an
active part in the great contest of the
present year. More than Mt any pre-.
vious time In the history of the coun-
try, trustworthy daily newspaper is
now necessary to every citizen, in Or
der that he may intelligently discharge
his political duties. The CHICAGO
MORNING COURIER is a consistent
Democratic newspaper. It will be de-
voted to the work Of aiding in rescuing
the nation from tile party that has de-
bauched its service, squandered it's
treasure and enslaved its liberties. 1t
will advocate speedy return to specie
payments, but believes that this result
should be brought about by economical
management of the Government, and
not by arbitrary enactment. It be-
5lieves in greenbacks at par, and the
same currency for the rich and the
poor. It will advocate Home Rule,
Free Trade and public economy, the
old cardinal principles of the Demo-
cratic party.
The Courier has established wide.
spread reputation as first class news
paper, The aim of its management is
to make it all that the public in these
hurrying days can desire, namely
q complete newspaper. Every facility
known to modern journalism will lie
utilized to insure the prompt presenta-
ton of all important intelligence from
all parts of the world, while the utmost
care will be excised to CLEAN only such
as is worth printing. In short, the
Courier will give all the news as
promptly as any other paper, and con-
densed into a moro attractive and read
able form than the blanket sheets.
Terms-Mail subscriptions, postage
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05
GENUINE BRAZILIAN PEBBLE
" SPECTACLES-
FERGUSON & SCIINACK

A NEW idea in life insurance has
sprung mp in the southwest. The au-
thor would have attached to all policies
an agreement to the effect that "the
insurance company promises, in case
the insured becomes the victim of
chronic disease affecting his prospects
OF longevity, when skilled medical adj
vice, combined with climatic treat.
nsnt. can greatly ,uollify, to furnish
that advice gratuitously, and also, if
needed, to loan tho insured given
amount of his policy with which he
may be enabled to 60 to the climate
prescribed"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05
CresSWs,l's Guilt.
THE sHAslEFCLLY CORRUPT LETTING OF
CONTRACTS FOR CARRYING
TIE MAILS.

WASHINGTON, March 2l.--The ex
animation of Bradley Barlow was cen
clnded by the Post Office Committed
to-day. His testimony is perhaps til.
most remarkable, all things considered
ever given before Congressional Com
mittee. He has endeavored in every
possible way to shield the persons he
has bought, but at the same time he
has been forced to admit he paid tt
three or four men during less than
years something like Sl50,0OO to re.
cure their influence with Congressmer
and with the Postoffiee department
He was absolutely controlling the mail
carrying on all the important route.
in the northwestern Territories, and
this he did by the connivance of the
Postoffice Department. OF this there
can be no doubt whatever.
The testimony taken by the Post.
Office Committee in 1872, when added
to Rartow's admissions, fastens gull,
clearly upon Creswell, and shows that
he was the tool of the straw bid ring
In the interest of this organization lie
departed fl ON the long established Gus
tom of the department., and disregarded
the laws of the land in order to give q
few men monopoly of all the impor-
tant mail routes in the Southwest and
in the Northwest. Barlow admitted
to-day that in all legitimate business
transactions, he invariably gave
checks, but that in questionable trans
actions he paid cash. This he did, he
said, for the purpose Of preventing a
Congressional committee from track
ing him down and finding out of all he
had done. Another custom of his was
to try to forget all transactions of this
kind, aud it must be admitted that his
memory from long practice has become
very compliant.
Mr.. Cannon, the Ring member of
the Postoffice Committee tric,! to make
very bad case look better by cross
examining Barlow; but he was not
ski'lfal at all, and his inquiries brought
out answers that lie did not expect.
For instance. Barlow said that he re-
garded the investigations of 1872 and
1874 simply as Matchmaking operations.
He knew what was coming every time
long before they began. There was
always some information conveyed to
him that they could be stopped if he
ifhe came down handsomely. Cannon
then asked him if he had had the same
insimatiou this time, and Barlow re-
piled promptly that he had not, aud
that he believed the present investiga-
ton was an honest one and for honest
purposes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

| NEXT.-One more unfortunate is in
danger Of being suddenly snatcIe,'
from the circle of Graut's cabinet, il
the story told by some persons now in
Washington is not merely made to or
der, for the qualification Of the public
appetite for sensations. The, report is
that these persons hold and will pro-
duce documentary evidence to convict
member Of the Administration
not hitherto concerned 10 any of the
revelations of cabinet crookeduess of
suborDing witnesses to carry through
a big cotton claim. The name of the
Secretary is not given, aud for the pre-
sent the public are left to the delight
full exercise of guessing at his identity.
Leaving out Taft, who has not been
long enough in the harness to do any
corrupt work, aud Robson, who GER
tainly can't be classified with the I'M :
suspected, there only remains Fish,
Bristow, Jewell, Pierrepont and Chan
dler. Gentle reader, which is your
choice9-[Chicago Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

SECRETARY Bristow has turned
his work Of reform to the New Or.
leans Custom House. Forty clerks,
inspectors and others have already
been decapitated and report has it
that fully as many more heads will
yet roll into the basket.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05
DICTURE FRAMES, ar
CORDS and TASSELS.
FERGUSON g. SCHNACK.

TIRE little daughter of Demo-
cratic candidate for a local Office in
Saratoga county, New York, was told
to run and tell her aunt that "Mr.
Young has got the nomination." and
the little one cried out, in terror,
"Ob, mamma, do they ever die Of that
diseased"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

-PREsTIDGE, who killed Major
Hardeman in New Orleans few
weeks since, has been admitted to
bail by Judge Steele, of the Superior
Criminal Court in the sum of fifty
thousand dollars.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

Would it not be we'll for Pres
ident Grant to lock the doors and
fasten the windows of the White
House, 80 that no guilty man can
escape ~ -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

BARNEY LYNCH has decided that
Dibble is constitutionally appointed
Assistant Attorney General, must be
recognized as such, and further de.
cides that Field shall pay all costs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

-MRs. A NJ. Holbrook, talented
and accomplished lady, the widow Of
the late proprietor of the New Or
leans Picayune, has assumed full con
troll of that Journal. We are pleased
to know that our old favorite is tc
continue under such felicitous aus.
pieces.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

JOHN S. BLAIR, of Washington,
Assistant Attorney General, has
reached New Orleans to take charge
of the prosecutions ia the whiskey
and cotton cases now pending.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

ID. L. PHILLIPS, editor of the
Springfield (Ill.) State Journal, ap-
pointed by the Washington Govern
ment to ferrett out crookedness and
corruption on the Pacific Coast, gives
a very sorry account of official virtue.
whereabouts. TO Chicago Tribune
reporter he says that the revenue ser
vice of California is a "seething, boi
ling caldron OF corruption, and with
very few exceptions, that there is not
an honest Government official on the
Pacific Coast He found that the
whisky -distillers had been System
atically swindling the Government
since 1864, and that they were aided
and Allotted therein by Government
officials of all ranks from a United
States Senator down to the lowest
clerk in the Federal employ" And
more: he found also that the Custom
House is rotten to the core, not over
so per cent. of the revenue being COL
lected. In fine, that ''there is one
gigantic steal. 1t is a combination
of the revenue officials, distillers, rec
titiers, Gaugers, Storekeepers, liquor
dealers, brewers aud importers to rob
the Government, and they have done
so Systematically for years" Sar
gent, one of the California Senator'S,
is referred to by Mr.. Phillips as aid
ing and abetting the robbers of the
Government. The one gigantic steal
sweeps in millions on millions of dol
lars. The St. Louis steal is small
affair by the side of the California
robbery. 1t is the the same from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, the cho-
rus of the official song being. II
steal, you steal, We all steal"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

MARCH, which ought to have
gone out like lamb, Mary's little
lamb, left US growing and snorting
like the most complete croaker Of the
tramp tribe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

The officers of the Robert Young,
on her up trip, favored us with a late
New Orleans Picayune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05
THE WEEKLY COURIER


Has . large circulation in every wes-
tern State and territory. It is 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, soch as stories, tales, poems, scien-
tific intelligence and agricultural inior-
nation for which we are not able to
make loom in our daily edition. The
agricultural department is especially
one Of it's prominent features. The
fashions are also regularly reported in
it's columns, and 80 are the markets Of
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05
The Grant Parish Gases.

JUDGE BRADLEY's DECISION SUSTAINED
BY TIE UNITED STATES SUPREME
COURT-THE CAUSES RENAMED WITH
INSTRUCTIONS TO DISCHARGE THE
DEFENDANTS.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05
Fine Tobacco and Cigars.
A III II e IL !!
~
GZ&

WILL MAKE THE SEASON or
~ 1916, at BERTRAND, RAPIDES
PARISH. La, on Red River, from April
lst to July Let; and at SHREVEPORT
from Feb. Goth to March 10th.
|PL A N II E R, !!
Is q CHESTNUT, s years old, Is hand. ,
inches high, good bone aud fine form.
PEDIGREE.
Got by Planet. First dam Lark nv rex.
ington. Second dam Laura White by I'm.
ported Glencoe. Third dam Sally Shan.
non by Wo0dpecker. Fourth dam Grev
Maria (also dam Of Darkness) by Sir Rich
ard. Fifth dam Lucy Clarke by Oulea'
Oscar. Sixth dam by Imported Knowisbv.
Seventh d m by Imported Diomei.
|IBruce's Stud Book 1871.
PLANET, 1.-THE sire Of Planet. !, was oot
ny REVENUE ont of NINA by BOSTON.
~ PLANTER is half brother Of thu
celebrated racers KATIE PEASE, GREY
PLANET, HUBBARD, BRIGAND. STEEL
EYES, MOONBEAM, LARRY HART.
WHISPER, PLAYMATE aud many Others.
TERMS.
&0R M PAYABLE AT TINE OF
~ AeJ.UU service -any mare not
proving in foal, can be returned freq of
charge the following season. Good mas.
ture for mares from distance. Escapes
and accidents ct owners risk.
~ Red River Steamboats, land at Der.
ahAND: B. II. PETERSON,
Bertrand Post Office, Rapidss Parish, L.
Feb %, 1876-3m, -
|
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

The two rooms under the Town
Hall, the Engine House and Lookup,
were leased on Saturday for twenty
five and ten dollars per month.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

The man who had project on
foot went to a corn doctor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

The Bart. Able's efficient clerks
remembered the Democrat, as usual,
on Monday morning.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05
Notice!

THE HEIRS OF WIDOW J. H.
j Mcintosh, who Is reported to have
left Louisiana and gone to France in
1862, can obtain valuable and impor-
tant information BY applying to
A. CAZABAT,
Attorney at Law, .Alexandris, La.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

--"STovE-L1D CURRENCY is what
they call silver dollars in San
Francisco.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-05

AT a recent spelling match one
man spelt it ''pasnip,' and got beet.