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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09
Radical Reform.
HOW TIE REPUBLICAN PARTY REWARDS
ITS RASCALS.

James Atkins, confirmed som e
days since as Collector of the Port
of Savannah, Ga, was appointed Col
lector of Internal Revenue in 1865,
and up to 1871 continued in that po-
sition. In the last named year he
was found to be a defaulter to the
Government in the sum of $4,000,
which he said had been stolen from
him BY some deputy collectors whom
he had appointed in order to please
his friend, Mr.. Delano, while Com
missioner of Internal Revenue.
However, this state Of affairs did not
dampen his ardor or aspirations for
office or promotion.
In the year 1872 Atkins was sue
cessful applicant for the Office of
Collector of the Port of Savannah,
Ga. 1t TRANSFERRED soon after this
event that he was a defaulter in the
sum of $1,000, including the $14,-
600 taken by Delano's deputies.
He recently got bill through Con-
gress relieving him of the $4,000 by
reciting in it, "a bill to correct an
error in enrolment when 10 fact
this was not true, as the bill had
never passed both houses Of the pre-
vions Congress as alleged. This re.
lief from the $4,000 dedication
leaves him still defaulter in the
sum of $4,000, and yet he finds no
difficulty in getting confirmed as Col
lector of the Port of Savannah. But
the explanation Of this gives an in
sight into the manner in which the
recent candidates for Presidential
donors at the Cincinnati Convention
were governed.
Early in January of this year At
kins came to Washington as strong
Bristow man, and did not scruple to
promise the friends of this gentle
man that the Georgia delegation
should lie carried solid for Bristow.
After he was renominated for the
Collectorship, and his confirmation
was not made promptly, he went to
Senator Morton and promised that
he would see that the Georgia dele.
cation to Cincinnati went solid for
him. Still impatient at the delay Of
his confirmation, he went to Conk-
ling, to whom he promised the solid
Georgia delegation. The Blaine
men, however, defeated him, and at
the convention Atkins voted for
Conk'iug, and is again Collector at
the Port of Savannah. This is glow
! ing evidence of the great reform in.
augurated by the Republican party,
! Il Washington Special to Chicago
Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09
A Republican Platform.

Governor Hayes in his letter Of
acceptance, gave no expression ofhis
dislike, if he has any, of the seven
tenth paragraph in the Cincinnati
platform, which declares that the
present administration merits hearty
commentator, and that Grant de-
serves especially hearty gratitude
for his 'peace'' as well as record
Gov. Hayes, therefore gives the pub
lie to understand that he endorses
Grantism and all that the word im-
plies, and runs for president of the
United States Oh platform contain
ing the following planks:
The New York Custom House
frauds.
Usurpation in Louisiana.
The Credit Mobilier iniquitv.
The Freedn,an's Savings Banlf
swindle.
The Navy Yard frauds.
The Secret Service swindle.
The Black Friday operations.
The Post Office straw bids.
The Emma mine disgrace.
The Belknap postradership.
The "Boss' Shepherd yillainies.
The safe robbery conspiracy.
The Indian ring robberies.
The San Domingo job.
! The Venezuelan conspiracy.
Attorney General Williams Ian
daulet.
/ Belknap's soldiers grayestones.
The Back pay steal.
/ The Babcock revelations.
| The Bristow and Jewell removals.
| The Robson Irregularities.
4 The removal of Henderson and
Dyer, of Missouri.
The removal of Yaryan and Platt,
of Washington,
land of the expenditure Of $50, 0ON,-
: 900 in the fiscal year Of 1874 rs
e more than is found to be necessary
lin the fiscal year ending June 3Oth4
1875 y Y. FSpress
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09
5 NO. 81.
Colored Opinions on the Situation
and the Candidates.

! 'sPete; who is you gwine to vote
| fur fur de President?" asked Jake
last evening.
Nobody; now yer got it,"
"What's de reezin?"
"Well, I done told you some time
back dat / warn't gwine ter vote no
more Of dem 'Publicans in office,
didn't II"
eyes,
"Well, I wuz tinkin' dat I'd act dc
free niger, an vote fur dc Dimmy-
crat dis time"
"But yer can't stand him, eh?"
emo, sab, no how! Yer see de
payers, dey makes him out all
buckra an fine gemmen, but ono
Of dem men at de pos office he done
set me right
"What do he say7"
"Ie say dat Mister Tildum am dc
man war dey have all dat trouble
bout twixt him an, dat Beeeher
Teller. An listen to mc-when a
man lows anudder man to insult his
wife an don't 60 cut him wild q
razor, dat let's ME out wild him!'
"You'se right, old man; you allus
u.s." said Jake, as he resumed his
half Of q water melon.
We stopped at the Post Office
yesterday to hear old ST expound
politics.
cts de born traf, sah," he urged,
ode readin' niggers is. dead sot
'ginst 'emr'
against whom, SIP" he ventured.
"Ginst dis hyar Publican party,
sab. Dey is fur a fact!'
"Why is that? What's all the
trouble?"
"Hez you tuck de time, sab ter
read dat ar letter from de Publican
cannidate-Mister Hazes-I tink dat
is what days a-caliin' OBJ him2"
yves, we read it carefully"
"Did yer see and declarations in
dat letter bout de fifteenf rememby-
ment an de African citizen, sah?'
eve don't remember"
"Dar it is, sab; de Niger he
watches mighty close fur dat, aud
10! and beholden, sab, an it faint
dar! OATS what's de matter now;
| jiss shore!'
"Well, what's de trouble about?'
"De trouble am dat man don't un-
derstand de Niger. He nebber own
ed no niggers; what do he know
about 'em2 Anybody dat knows a
niger knows dat he'd rudder be
busted twice dan lef alone once!-
Mr.. Hazes done lef 'em alone now,
an dey'll lief him alone when dc lee
tion comes. OATS business!'
Two other negroes nodded to us
approvingly, and we had gained d
new campaign idea Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09

WoNDERrUL SPIRITUAL PHENoME-
NoS.-About two years ago gentle
man long resident of Sacramento
left Tor a trip to the Eastern States
aud Europe. His friends received a
few letters from him, and then all
ceased. Presently,
ct spiritualistic circle, one Of the
mediums was controlled by spirit
which announced itself as that of the
Sacramentan, and it was learned that
he was ol; ses of the victims of the dy-
Mantle explosion at Bremerhaven.-
The circumstances of his death were
related with much minuteness, it APP
pearipg that he was going on board
the steamer when the explosion oc-
cured, anda piece of wood, shiever-
ed from a plank, struck him on the
side of tile head, INJECTING an injury
whice proved fatal. 1t was a happy
event for him, however, as in the
spirit he met his wife who had
eiie'l long before him, and their re-
united spirits were having such en-
ioyment as is never known on earth.
After that this spirit frequently com
municated with residents of the city
through mediums, and among other
matters sent message to a friend,
with whom, before he had left the
city, he had placed the title papers
to certain property, telling him that
he might consider the property his
own. 1t only remains to be said
that the gent!eman's death was not
caused by the dynamite explosion,
he didn't die in Europe, he isn't dead,
and, in conclusion, a dispatch re-
ceivcd here announces that he will
return to Sacramento by tomorrow
mornings train.-Sacramento (Cal.
Record, July 18th.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09
here, squire, where was

-"LooK here, squire, where was
yeou born?" said persistent Yam
kee to a FIVE minutes acquaintance.
81 was born" said the victim, "in
Boston, fremont street, No. A, left
hand side, on the first day Of Au-
gust, 1920, at Eve o'clock in the at
ternoon; physician, DR.. Warren;
nurse, Sally Benjamin" Yankee
was answered completely. For 8
moment he was stuck. Soon, how
ever, his face frightened, and hi
quickly said, "Yeas; wal, I calcu
late you don't recollect whether i
was a frame or brick building
dew YET"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09
The Democrat.
TERMS:


THE DEMOCRAT is published Week
ly, at Four DOLLARS per annum-
Two DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS for
ak months, PAY ABB LIE IN AD-
VANCE,! No subscription taken
for a less period than six months.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at tho rate
of ONE DOLLAR per square for the
first Insertion and FIFTY CENTS for
each subsequent one.
EIGHT lines or less, (BREvlER) consti-
tute a square.
OBITUARY Notices, Marriages, Public
Meetings, Cards of Thanks, etc, to
be paid for as advertisements.
w Personal CARDS, when admis-
sible, charged double the usual adver-
Using rates.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09

GRATUIToUs PUEFs or ADVERTISE
MENTs.-The Colorado Farmer adopts
an editorial from the Concord Patri-
OF on gratuitous puts, which hits
the nail on the head every lick
Somehow the idea has obtained that
the proprietor Of a newspaper ought
to be exceedingly liberal in giving
pufs or advertisements of nearly ev-
erything when he is asked to do it.
This is as unjust as it would be to
ask grocer to give away his goods
in small amounts, ranging from
twenty five cents to two or three dol
lars each. No one will ask this of a
merchant, but many persons will
boldly ask it Of a newspaper editor,
and feel deeply offended if it is re-
fused. 1t is astonishing how many
persons carry axes to be ground on
the newspaper grindstone, and never
dream that they ought to pay cent
for it. The columns of a newspaper
must pay in advertising, or the pa
per will fail. The owners of proper
ty are the parties benefited by adj
vertisements, not the editor, unless
he is paid a stipulated sum for pub
fishing it. To get something valua-
BILE out Of another without a just
compensation for it, is not honorable
yet how often is the attempt made
to get pufs or notices-which are
observation-disclosures. The news
paper profession owe it to common
right and fair dealing to break up
this entire dead.head business, and
the sooner it is done the better.
| III Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09
The Smallest Steam Engine in the
World.

An incident happened in Machin-
cry Hall yesterday afternoon which
is we'll worthy Of recording, as it ex
hibits the unparalleled advancement
Of American genius in small as well
as in great things. While large
throng Of visitors from all countries
were standing silently around the
mighty Ccrliss engine, watching its
gigantic movements with feelings
partly Of delight and partly Of awe,
tall, gentlemanlylooking parsonage,
who afterward gave his name and
address as Levi Taylor, of 1ndianola,
Iowa, joined the crowd, and with the
others paid unspoken yet eloquent
homage to the wondrous monster be-
fore him. After watching the mo-
tons for few moments the gentle
man passed around to one side, and
extracting from his pocket a small
tin case, took from it what looked
like a diminutive alcohol lamp, aud
striking match, started a miniature
fame and placed the contrivance on
a corner Of the platform which sur
rounds the mighty steam giant from
Rhode Island. At first glance moth
ing could be discerned over this
lamp but a small excrescence, which
looked more like q very juvenile
humming bird than anything else,
but a close inspection showed that
what was mistaken for lilliputian
wings was the fly wheel Of a perfect
steam engine, and persons with ex-
ira good eyes could, after close ex-
animation, discover some Of the 9TH
err parts of the curious piece of me-
chanism. This engine has for it's
foundation a twenty five cent gold
piece, and many of its parts are so
tiny that they can not be seen with
out magnifying glass. 1t has the
regular steam-guage, and, though
complete in every particular, the en-
tire apparatus weighs only seven
grains, while the engine proper
weighs but three grains. It is made
of gold, steel and platinum. The
hy-wheel is only three fonrths Of an
inch in diameter; the stroke is one
twenty fourth Of an inch, and the
cut.of one sixty fourth Of an inch.-
The machinery, which can be taken
apart, was packed in films Of silk.
1t is to be hoped that this wonderful
piece of work is to be placed on ex-
hibition alongside of its grand anti
thesis, but it is now probably too
late to make an entry Philadel-
phia Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09
The Character Of Governor Tilden

I have been intimately acquainted
with Mr.. Tilden for nearly forty
years, and though l have often diff
fered with him politically, some
times even lamenting his strong reli-
ance on party agencies, have never
had the slightest occasion to suspect
his absolute integrity of purposes
and sincerity Of conviction. In all
the relations of private life he is
purity ITSELF At the same time he
has always been public spirited
citizen, taking an active part in
whatever concerned the welfare and
progress of the community in which
he lived. His devotion, indeed to
public affairs began while he was
still youth, and his early discus
sions ofintricate questions of finance
attracted the attention of maturer
minds by their singular penetration
and judgment.
Professionally, he has taken rank
with Van Buren,, Brady, O'Connor,
Graham, Evarts, Kirkland, and other
foremost lawyers, and in peculiar
class OF cases--heavy and compiled.
ted railroad litigatioDs-he is adj
mitted to be .tacile princeps. His
counsel, when important and decis.
i've action was involved, has been
deemed invaluable, In still higher
relations, Mr.. Tilden seems to me to
combine, more than any man now
before the public, hardly excepting
Mr.. Adams of Massachusetts, the
two great kinds of quality, thcoretic
and practical, which form the true
statesman; a profound understand
ing of the philosophic grounds of o-
litical opinion, and the sagacious tact
and emery of.the man of business.
This union Of theoretic insight
with practical capacity has been sim
gularly shown in his administration
of the affairs of this State. New
York is the largest Commonwealth
of the Union, the largest in popula-
ton, in agricultural products, in
manufacturing enterprise, IN com
mercial captain a word, in the d.
versity and Importance of its busl-
ness relations; and the Governorship
there is not clerical function, con-
fined to the appointment Of notaries
and the signing Of commissions, as
in many of the newer Western States
but an onerous, intricate, and res.
ponsible trust.
The Governor is invested with the
veto, which makes him part of the
Legislative power while his cxecu
tive connection with the complicated
business Of the quarantine, the sail
works, the State prisons and chart
ties, and an immense system of ca
nails, imposes upon him the most va
ried and difficult duties. Mr.. Til
den, in his short tenure Of the plac,
has evinced mastery fitness FOR al
it's duties. He has defeated multi
tude Of ill considered and improper
bills, rectified many minor errors o
administration, overthrown a fraudu
lent and gigantic conspiracy, and re
duced the taxation from over S15,
100000 in 1875 to less than $4,000,
900 in 1875, with an assurance tina
if the changes he has suggested ar
followed, the decrease will be two o
three millions more in 1877! A par
Of this reduction is due to the ex
tinction of the bounty debt, but til
rest to Gov, Tilden's direct effort
and influence. PARKE GoDw1g.
Utica Observer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09

us Tilden a safe man3--[ Har-
per's Weekly,
II our memory serves us Alright,
the names Of the safe men are Har-
rington and Babcock. Their perfor-
mances at Washington in that line
have led to their Indictment New
York World,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09
TINE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA

NEW ORLEANS, La.
Affords unsurpassed Hospital advan-
tages for the study of Medicine aud
Surgery, and for Practical Anatomy.
The Regular Session will begin
November 10, 1876.
Send tOr Circulars to
7. 6. RICHARDSON,
July la-1m. Dean.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09
9oetical.
WHAT is A HEART ;

My God, what is heart
Silver, or gold, or precious stone,
Or ttar. or rainbow, or part i
OF all these things, or all Of thet in
ones
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09

Teach me Thy love to know:
That this new light which now see
May both the work and workman show;
Then by q sunbeam l will club to
Thee,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09

Ny God, what is heart? .
That thou shouldst it SO eye and;yco,
Pouring upon it all Thy art, ~
As il that Thou hadst nothing elseso do.
, 1876-11-16

HJtifnr nE The 7fnft Tim Y1,11t1ic knnwa
n u1,. ,...n.a - It,. ..... ,-.,
~ -. "' p'"Pf'o'o, u 'n"e Palef A''o"A
H. NEESAN Aho"S II. E7efyooay KNOWS II.
IL is crawling out Of worry s1nnll place to
deny It, KEENAN, was sa1,t tn WASHINGTON
,oet ,v;,,or IN o1it ,o t,,o,ro,,,, mann ,f ,,,o
W.. 49,, =. w =. n,,.
. "t"' "o" no 7uccet"eu 30 "e'l II" i'll'HB
that page with roorbnckS Antl partisan moan
ness that when Congress- adjourned le was
su.nmo,,o,1 homo to tobo ,,,oroo NJ oud o;vo
tone to its editorial pape. In which 10 l,ns
succeeded 80 we'll TINT his associatc. tho
venerable proprietor. t,as almost entirely re-
linqnislcd his RESPONSIBILITIES to KErSAa.
KEENAN, Inns charge Of Tho papor MI night
and most Of the day, md between tho ven-
orab1e proprietor and tho omployos of Tint
paper stands KEENAN,, tho only medium Of
approach. Tho Bui{etin itself bears indirect
testimony to KgEyAs'e nositton rs tho roprc-
sentative Of tho Times, Tho dispatch 10
the Democrat, appeaIin1 for bodies md ooro,
WINS not tho only dispatch sent by him. Ho
has been sending then, over aimee election.
md tho venerable proprietor Inns not Ills.
ayowcd them. Tho Dui<.to says;
KEENAN, sppcars Ia a,vel, In Chicago, and he IA
FEF1oh HHo lis lAAk II lbCuhelH HUI
gone Democratic. ilo alao sent various other dis.
pass.ss as.'r u 1e te!nole anu caeetns na.uts
3imt* Ne orleans, u a W. vas hs y,mt. own
md the way our nclahbos paraded lin, and made
much Of him, anu stuck him among tho dsp1ay nd
seft1senents, nitll you could barely tell whether
tSe~ m,nInr,";c, him. .ul nj ,,i In n scvcrc,
p,aees at time, was beautiful and instructive 10
behold.
It Is of no use, at til late lay, to seek
to mako 1t appear that KEENAN, is not
editor of tho 1imes. It may possibly bo
, 1876-11-16


SE!ENA, ILL.,. Nov. 13.--As all Inc Democrats In
llcans On politics. always try to themselves by
asserting lhat tho President pardonel out 1U5
yicted Whisky Ring thieses 1wuuld bc very g1at
to learn through youF salnabto paper how It came
10 pass, and II It ~ trur.
FR,nrMIop AnNrzEA.
III reply to the above question we can only
gay, our recollection IL that tho Wlisky- -nnga
In different parts OF the country were for tic
most part vigorously prosecuted; that D
good many Of tho thieves were convicted
and sentenced; TINT some OF them escaped !;
that subsequently good nany Of the con-
yicted were partloned before their terms ex-
pirel; anl that some OF these were set at
liberty Oh strong Democratic petitions. Wo
tlo not know the number who woro convicted,
the number who escaped TO Canadn, or tho
number who werc partlonel. We only know
tlat, some little tin,o since, wo became 10
much disgustcd with tho policy Of liberating
the 1uen who lad boon convicted with 80
much honest oxertion and ut 10. great cost
that wo cenaed TO keep track OF the ja1l.de-
livery. We were at loss then Al we are
now to explain tho motives that prompted
the policy Of the Administration Subsequent
to Secretary lsR1sTow's retirement. Wo give
up tho conuutlsln1 once for all, and decline
to answer moro specifically or categorically.
, 1876-11-16

only enables Tho House to choose n PrcRi-
dent from the persons, not exceeding three
on the list Of those voted for; but III tho
case We hava suggested no persons would
l'avc been voted for, md tho House could
not elect, So If partisan dishonesty sug-
Bested md tho rtllos permitted tho e1cltt-
sion of tho Louisiana vote by tho Democratic
House, tho Senate coull still preysnt tho
liouso from olccting by exercising The eamo
privilege as to nu the Ssatcs.
Tho Enquirer further suggests TINT tho
Aouso can refuse TO bo present at the count.
ing Of tho vote, mud such vote cannot then
DO conRtitutionally counted II wo admit
TINT tho present Democratic House will
resort to 80 disreputable and revolutionary n
project, tt will still not avail tho Dcmocrats
In tho way Of elccting their President by tllo
11ouso Of Representatives. When tho 4tl,
Of March comes, thero will DO vacancy In
tho oidco Of President, md also of Vice.
President; tho United stases law {lsertsal
iSta&nte', Tislo ILL.,, Gimp. l., Sec. 1879
provides for tue calling of n special election
In such case; tho Secretary Of Stato noti-
fles tho Executive Of every State, and tho
proceeding tttoncoforwarl is tho sanle MS In n
general election. Another appeal to tho
people, nocessitated by the partisan and
revolutionary action OF tho Democratic
, 1876-11-16

Tho canrassing Of tho vote of this county
Inns developed some omissions by tho election
judges in tho formnlity OF thoir tally-slcots,
md tlso Instances aro SO numerous that tho
Canvassing Board has laid all such cases over
for further consideration. It so happens that
the great bulk Of tho rrccincts where this
infor1nality exists aro those whore 1argc Ko-
publican majoritios have beon given. Some
enthusiastic nnl excited Democrats llavo
started the story TINT II IL the intention Of
the Canvaasing Board to reject all those pre-
cincts, and thereby elect tho wlo1c Demo.
critic county ticket, including several nlem-
bers Of tho Legislature. This is not prob
able. Tho Board OF County Canvasaora haye
had this subject before thom frequently.
Two years ago it Wis presented in tho case
Of LIE 31oYsE and FAnwE1t, when, IN aldi-
tion to Irregularities, hero WINS direct accusa-
ton of fraud. At that time the members Of
the Canyassng Board were tho same rs those
now sitting. The caso was elaboratoly argued,
and tho Board unanimously held TINT they
had no power to reject any returns, not avon
on proof Of fraud that, wherever there was
informality, tho Judges could be sent for to
supply omissions and correct mistakes, bnt
that tho powers Of tho Board wero confined to
tho mere counting Of the votes rs returned.
Persons aggrieved Ind their remedy Mt Inv.
Con. L1EB, on TINT occasion, delivered in
writing long opinion, giving hin reasons
anil those Of his associates for refusing to
reject from tho count any returns. 1t il not
probable that these canvassors have deter
1nined to change thoir opinion now. Thoy
woro certainly right then, and their decision
was approved by men Of oil parties. We do
not believe they have my intention to be
unfair, or for nero party SUCCESS. or for tho
temporary triumph Of few persons coll
fessedly defeated by tho people, will throw
out any Of these returns. There is no alle-
cation Of fraud or Intentional error; the de-
feet is forinal and not substantial, and In
every caso can he corrected by the inspect
ors. Tho Hoard lns not, 80 far, rejected
any returns, null we do not belovo 1t will.