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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12
Frecarious Condition Of General
Grant.
HIS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TROUBLES

! We take the following from the edi
torial correspondence Of the St. Loui
Times, dated Washington, April Sd:
| 1t has been reported quite generally
through the regular press channels tina,
the President was quite i'll for two
days of last week, confined to his bed
even-and Immediately following the
statement was made that the first re.
port was exaggerative-that he was
only afflicted with sick headache, a
malady to which he is subject. Ilearn
on very good authority-veraciou au-
thority in fact-that Grants sickness
was much more serious than was at
first reported. 1t was nothing less
than slight stroke of apoplexy, the
first he has ever known, but attended
by the dire premonition of a more Sc
rious second and fatal third vista
ton.
l don't know why the correspondents
failed to get hold of it, as it gave his
immediate friends considerable con-
Germ. The Republican portion of the
Senate went into caucus over the pos.
sibilities of recurring attacks, and de-
bated tue question as to Ferry's eligi-
bility quite earnestly. Grant, taken
altogether, is in sad way. He has
been a gross eater and heavy drinker
for the last ten years, and the tenden-
cy of physical has been in one direc-
ton only. He does not look like the
man whose pictures and statutes con-
front you at every turn here. His eye
is sluggish and watery, his face bloat-
ed, his neck beefy and the veins all
swollen with blood.
Gen. Blair used to predict that G, ant
would never 60 out of the White
House for good unless he went out feet
first; but Blair didn't take into consid-
GRAFTON the possibility of his paIty's
wreck and the implica ton of the Pres
ldent in score of degrading petit lar
ceny frauds. Instead of desiring a
third term, there is nothing that Gen.
aral Grant desires now. at times, at
least, SO much as the close of his pres
emit incumbency. He is tired out and
lisgusted. The worthless brother of
his, Orvil, has driven the iron to his
soul, first by his greed, and next by
lis insufferable asininity; and now
Babcock's daily exposures are fearfully
Increasing the depth Of his tribulation.
There is no doubt, too, that he is in
mortal dread of disclosures which will
'in himself to the rack, beyond the
of an escape.
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Darwin Confirmed.
THE MISSING LINK-INTERyIEW WITH
A MAN-GORlLLA.

A correspondent of the San Diego
Cal. Union writes as follows con
corning "wild man. recently seer
In the mountains in that county,
About ten days ago Turner Helm
and myself were in the mountains
about ten miles east of Warner
ranch on prospecting tour, looking
for the extension of q quartz lead
which had been found by some par
ties some time before. When we
were separated about half a mile
apart-the wind blowing very hard
at the time--AIr. Helm. who was
walking along looking down at the
ground, suddenly heard somebody
whistle. Looking up he saw ''some
thing" sitting on a larger boulder
about fifteen or twenty PAGES from
him. He supposed it to be some
kind of an animal, and Immediately
came down on him with his needle
gun. The object instantly rose to his
feet and proved to be man. This
man appeared to be covered all over
with coarse black hair, seemingly two
or three inches long, like the hair of
bear; his beard and the hair of his
head were long and thick; he was a
man OF medium size, and had rather
fine features--not at all like those of
an Indian, but more like an American
or spaniard. They stood gazing at
each other for few moments when
MIR. Helm spoke to the singular crea
ture, first in English and then in
Spanish, and then in Indian, but the
man remained silent. He then adj
vanced toward Mr.. Helm, who not
knowing what his intentions might
be, again came down on him with the
gun to keep him at distance. The
man at once stopped as though he
knew there was danger. Mr.. Helm
called to me, but the wind was blow
ing so hard / could not hear him.
The wild man then went over the hill
and was soon out of sight. Before
Mr.. Helm could come to me he had
made good his escape. We had fire.
quently before seen this mans tracks
in that part OF the mountains, but
had supposed them to be the tracks
Of an Indian. I did not see this
strange inhabitant of the mountains
myself, but Mr.. Helm is known to be
a man of urquestioned veracity, and
| have no doubt of the truth of his
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12
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 PLACIDE j. SPEAR AND C. j..
ID GIRARDEY, AUCTIONEERS-
THURSDAY, APRIL ~, 1876, at 10
o'clock NJ, at the Merchants and AUG
toners Exchange, on Royal, between
Canal and Custombouse streets, in the
City Of New Orleans, will be sold at
public auction, by andsin pursuance to
a decree from the Hon. E. G. Billings,
Judge of the United States District
Court for the District of 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 as the
Texada Plantation, in the Parish of
Rapides, containing about 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
plantation-O ne-third cash, and the
residue Of the purchase payable in one
and two years, 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 clause 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 the above properties to be paid
BY the purchasers over and above the
price Of adjudication.
Acts Of sale before Theodule Buisson.
notary public, at the expense Of the
purchasers.
April 5-tds.
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scholars (of which in the past she
had many and illustrious) and wri
tiers and lawyers (of which her quiv
er was euer full. The Southern in
tellect is neither fossiled nor slug
gish. With the spirit of leonine ma
ternity she points to the few grand
est men in the nations. history as
her whelps-the solitary lordly lions
who met no peers on the other side
of the wide American desert. Take
back thy jibes. Before the worlds
court write not thyself down preju-
diced Wilmington IN. c.
Star.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12
NENUINE BRAZILIAN PEBBLE
VI SPECTACLES-
FERGUSON e. SCHNACK
Eradication.
THE PREJC DIcES AND pRovINcIALIsM
OF TIE NORTH.

For a good many years the South
has been condesccnlingly spoken o!
by Northern writer's and speakers as
"provlncia!," SECTIONAL ''iliiter,
ate" Southern authors have been
! ignored, or damned with hardly aud
ibie praise, while almost every poet
aster or sketch driveler of New Eng
! land and New York has been made to
assume the position Of a prominent
writer. Southern statesmen have
been styled "impracticable" because
they are gentlemen, and not rogues
nor mounting fanatics. Southern
lawyers have been ridiculed or quiet
ly ignored because they are unknown
in "the centres of intelligence and ac-
tion." All Southern thinkers have
been "abstractionists," all Southern
men of action "rebellious lunatics,"
and every thing and every body that
did not proceed from the land of the
anointed and elect have met with a
whitening reputation or cold shrug
of the shoulder.
For all this lofty assumption the
writer's of the South have steadily
improved in numbers, quality Of
style and production; the scholars of
the South have pursued their learned
studies with sturdy zeal and wonder
full self-control, and the public and
professional men of the South have
not quailed under the enormous bur-
dens laid upon them. A Miss Fish
err has nearly eclipsed tire fame of a
distinguished ancestry and placed
herself in the front rank Of Ameri-
can novelists, ahead of the boosted
Rebecca Harding Davises and Eliza
beth Stewart Phelpses of the North;
a Southall and Dabney have confu-
ted the infdel teachers of the other
sections, and strengthened the bull
warks of an evangelical and pure
Christianity; Tucker has delivered
the most learned argument in re-
cent Congress, a Ransom the most
brilliant grafton, and in the same
body, composed largely of Northern
men, a Lamar was the only man
found to cope with Blaine, the Re
publican thunderer. 1t is nonsense,
it is worse than folly, it is babyish-
ness, to affect disdain or ignorance of
these things. And these are only in
stances. The South is rich in intel
lectual material, rich in those pro-
found moralities that underlie all
great action. And she is doing her
part, if not as well as she might, yet
far better than the mean jealousy of
Northern neighbors will admit. The
Did cuttus, of which she boosted once,
Is modified to suit the necessities of
the present To statesmen she adds
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Morning Courier,

! DECENT POLITICAL EVENTS
IL indicate speedy return of the
Democratic party to supreme power in
the nation. The House of Representa-.
tives is now Democratic by large
majority; the government Of more than
one half of the States is administered
by Democrats; the party enters upon
the Presidential contest with the
brightest hopes, and under the most
substantial encouragement.
The wonderful revelations of rascal.
ity and corruption on the part of Re-
publican leaders, which have bnrdened
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 at any pre-.
vious time in the history of the coun-
try, a 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. 1t will be de-
voted to the work of aiding in rescuing
the nation from the party that has de-
bauched its service, squandered it's
treasure and enslaved its liberties. It
will advocate speedy return to specie
but believes that this result
should be brought about by economical
Of the Government, and
not by arbitrary enactment. II be-
lieves in greenbacks at par, and the
same currency for the rich and tile
poor. 1t will advocate Home Rule,
Free Trade and public economy, the
old cardinal principles of the Demo-
cratic party.
The Courier has established a 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
complete newspaper. Every facility |
known to modern journalism will be
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
IS is worth printing. In short, the
Courier will give all the news as
promptly as any other paper, and con-
1ensed into a more attractive and read
able form than the blanket sheets.
Terms-Mail subscriptions, postage
rec, six dollars per annum, or ftty
tents per month, in advance.
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"A Farmers wife, in speaking OF
the smartness of her son, lad six
years old, said: "He eau read fuently
repeat the whole catechism, and weed
onions as we'll as his father eyes,
MOTHER" added the young hopeful,
"and yesterday l licked Ned Rawson,
throwed the cat in the well, and stole
old Hickory's gimlet.'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12
"A FARMERS wife, in speaking

"A FARMERS wife, in speaking Of
the smartness of her son, lad six
years old, said: "He can read fuently,
repeat the whole catecLism, aud weed
onions as well as his father" eyes,
MOTHER" added the young hopeful,
land yesterday licked Ned Rawson,
throwed the cat in the well, and stole
old Hickley's gimlet."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

WHO'S Herbert Spencer, Pop?"
/, asAea an inquiring Brooklyn boy of
us lather the other morning. "He's
~ IS English philosopher, my
o. sun' and what's philosopher
a philosopher" said his father,
srasely, sis man who never mar
s'sS' Brooklyn Argus.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12
Notice.

ROOMS CENTRAL EXEC. COMMITTEE.
DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE PARTY
New ORLEANS, La,
March %, 1876.
THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF
the Central Executive Committee of
the Democratic Conservative Party Of
the State of Louisiana, on THURSDAY.
the 10th of April, 1876, for the transact
ton Of general business. Every mem-
Der Of the Committee is earnestly re-
vuested to attend.
I. w. PATTON.
President Central Executive Committee
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12
TIE WEEKLY COURIER

Has a large circulation in every ives.
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, such as stories, tales, poems, scien-
tlfc intelligence and agricultural infor-
nation for which, we are not able 70
make room in our daily edition. The
agricultural department is especially
one of its prominent features. The
fashions are also regularly reported in
its columns, and SO are the markets Of
every kind.
Terms-sl.2o per year, postpaid.
Address
THE COURIER,
1913 Fifth Avenue,
Chicago, III.
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NEW THIS DAY.
TEMPERATURE

AS REPORTED BY FERGUSON & scHNAcK
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30
NcGonigal'S Thanksgiving Sermon.

If the sixty thousand sermons that will be
preached to-day would turn into ham and
eggs, each prayer into beef-steak, each hymn
into buckwheat cakes. each benedicton into a
barrel of Hour, each amen into a good fat
turkey. each doxology into quarter of NUT
ton, each praise of God into flannel shirt,
each regard for Jesus into an apple-dunip!in,
each rcverenta word into ham. each solemn
expression into an Irish stew. and each fervent
wish into boarding house hash, then the
poverty stricken ones of earth would have rea-
son 70 rejoice. But such, however, is not the
case. They are all as barren Of results as the
attempt of puny child TO put out the light
ming with squirt gun, IT, when Moody
preached and Sankey sung, there would issue
from their stentorian lungs something tangi-
gle, something real-fOr example, if each
breath they drew should turn out one OF those
nobby suits that MeGonigal gets up for the
people, then we might consider their mission
divine. j. Il. MCGoNIGAL.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30
citizens Of SaIIna. itteu,Ion,

The Kansas Pacific Railway. the old Kansas Pioneer
Lite Is making extraordinary exertions TO add fhous
ands to population this II extends ron
all well know from kan.a. City and Lsavenworfh to
Clay Center. Las Animss, Denver Boulder, and Ciey
enne Those points being the ferTnin of the line
and branehes II reaches all important places in Kan
sas, Colorado and New Mexico passes through all our
principal cities and opens up to settlers all fertile
valleys Its agents constantly at work IN every
section OF the Union and talking the PEOPLE and
distributing tons Of printed matter illustrating and
describing State. our people can aid in th
good work by writing to their friends who wish
take trip for pleasure health and urge them 70 visit
the great Colorado Resorts. You also send the
zanes OF those Of your friends and acquaintance iv
ing east Of the Missouri River aud whom yoa think
might be induced 10 remove 20 Kansas. 10 Mr. Parker
a. Kansas City. and he viii send printed
and have his agents call upon them In this way taOas-
aDds In Ignorance will obtain 8 kHoviesi-e OF
ciaity- Mr.. o. :. Lyford General S8p't and ET
=. A. Parker = General Passenger Agent vita Of
Gees at Kansas City.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30

Tuesday evening. Dec. 9th, there will be q
concert given in the Presbyterian church by the
Misses Kellogg assisted by the musical talent OF
Salina The programme will consist of solos,
DUETS, trios and quarettA These young ladies
are members of the Mus icar Union of Topeka
but received their musical education IN the
East. and they can furnish abundant testimon-
ials of their ability to give first class concert.
Miss Mary Kellogg is pianist of the Musical
Union of Topeka, aud the Commonwealth
gives her number Of flattering notices this
with the pleasure Of hearing your own sing
ers, ought to secure your attendance. Tickets
80 cents, children % cents, for further par.
ticulars see small bills.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30
Grand Donation.

AS we are going out of business, and the
people from this and adjoining counties having
been very liberal in patronzing us, we shall
now give them an opportunity to buy
goods cheaper than they ever bought them be-
fore-even cheaper than they ever heard
OF any one buying goods. For every Five
Dollars worth OF goods purchased we will give
them ticket in a Silver Tea Set and Ice
Pitcher. which will be drawn on February lst,
1877. Everybody come a0d buy five dollars
worth of goods. LToEICH & WITTMANN
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30
Saliaa Market.

Corrected by r Watson, dealer in Groceries
Provisions and QEeenswsre. - Santa Re sTenae.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30
Grand la terprise.

Somebody sure to be benefited. bran
new double seated Spring Wagon. worth $50,
to be given away. Anybody buying ten dol
lars worth of goods, and paying cash therefor,
will get one chance in the wagon SAID wagon
to be drawn January Is, 1877, at ODER, Bond
& Wilson's Cheap Cash Corner
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30
co. 000 Eerti, or Goods

\ To be closed out within the next ninety
days, regardless of cost, consisting of Dry
Goods. Clothing. Notions, Ladies' and Gents
Hats, Dress Goods, Piece Goods. etc. Every
body come and get bargain. at the New York
Store. LITowICH Il W ITTMANS.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30
We close Office tomorrow (Thur.day), ex-
cept for passenger trains. +. &. JACKSON.

The Kansas Pacific railroad changed the
running time of the mail trains last Sunday
and Salina is practically about 200 miles furth-
er west in mail matter. The nail which was
formerly delivered at 8 o'clock in the evening
is not delivered until 6 O'clock in the morning.
and the western mail arrives about an hour
earlier than heretofore,N or course the bust
ness men are not at ali good natured over the
change. and Postmaster Campbell will receive
all the curses for such ian outrage There
are some features about the change, however,
which we believe Will be generally admitted
as beneficial to our city. Heretofore we have
not mad an evening entertainment in our city
literary, musical or dramatic; we have not
bad an evening meeting in our churches, that
has not been disturbed by some one (oftcn six
waited until the mail was distributed before
they would attend-little caring how much
they annoyed Il house full Of people. By the
change, this nuisance is done away with. 1t
is noticeable that lodge meetings are more
generally attended. aud there will probably
be fewer meetings adjourned for lack OF quo
rum. OF course we would have preferred an
earlier mail yet almost any time is prefera-
bic to a or 8 O'Clock mail. Hereafter the
post Office will open at a. IN. and close at s
p. m, every day except Saturday, when the
mail will be distributed and delivered before
the Office is closed. The change is hard on
the postoffice force.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30

DIED.-At the residence of her parents in
this City. at IL o'clock. NJ. Nov. 10Th 1876,
Catharine A. :Sherrin, aged years, 8 months
and 10 days.k
The funeral will occur Friday, Dec. 1st,. at
10 O'Clock, A. u. Friends of the family are
i'm yted
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

THE coun:enancei paleand lcaden-
colored, with occasional Pushes, or
circumscribed spot on one or both
cheeks the eyes become dull the pu-
pills dilate all azure semicirc!e runs
along the lower eyelid the nose is IT.
rtated. swells, and sometimes blceds;
aswelling ofthc upper lip occasional
headache, with humming or tlIrob-
bling of the ears an unusual secretion
of saliva Shiny or fIrred tongue;
breath very foul, particularly in the
morning; appetite variable, some
times voracious, with 4 gnawing SEM
sation ofthe stomach, at others, entire
lygone ; fleeing painsi the stomach;
occasional nausea and vomiting vio-
lent pains throughout the abdomen;
bowels irregular, ut times cOstivc;
stools Shiny; not unlrcquently tinged
with blood belly swollen and hard;
urine tmbld respiration occasionally
difficult, and accompanied by hic-
cough cough sometimes dry and con-
yulsve uneasy and disturbed sleep,
with grinding of the teeth temper
variable, but generally irritable, sc.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DIR. c. McLANE'S VERMIFUCE
will certainly effect cure.
1T DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form it is an innocent prepafs-
ton. not capable of doing the slight
est injnryfo tie most tcnfcr infant
The genuine Dir. NJ: LANES YER
MuFUGE bears the signatures of &.
McLANE and FLEMING BRos. OH TIE
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30
Bargains
Por Sale or Trade for Cattle.

In new style millinery, furs, fancy goods,
wall naner. etc. at A. T. Grier's.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30

to sell, or trade for cattle. j. o. HANFoRD.
35tf l-2 miles south OF Saiina.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-08
Hospitality I'm Texas.
San Antonio uarall

In no city in the United States is the
trsyel-stained, weary traveller taken as
good care of as he is in a San Antonio
hotel The manners and customs of the
guests are carefully studied. a young
man from the frontier, stopping At one
of our hotels, told the clerk the other
evening that he was gong to be out late.
u.Just wait minute" replied the accom-
modsting clerk, and he rushed of, but
soon resppeared with large envelope,
which he placed in the guests breast
pocked, with the remark: "Thst is a
bond for your appearance before the Re-
oorder, properly signed. As soon as you
are arrested for being drunk and disor-
Derby, just give the bond to the pelice-
man, mention my name TO him, and he
will bring you home in q hack. Good
night God bless you'll"