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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12
OUR SCHOOLS.

We begin to believe, and we feel a
little proud at the belief, that our
oft repeated efforts in behalf of our
school rights, have not fallen on list
less ears, and that at last the first
furrow is broken, and soon we may
again rejoice for our children that
we have helped to secure then Sae
humble State pittance of which they
have so long been deprived of. Our
reform task, though self assumed on
our part, was nevertheless one OF
love and parental pride, and again
we repeat our joy, that we have at
last made a slight impression on
tough hides, and that under the
additional appointments on tn e
School Board, the good work has
been fairly inaugurated, and in the
future we expect to record more blood
fer our continually gaining rights
We are induced in this strain Of
remarks from the official fact that
the School Board, as lately recon
structed with the addition of three
decent and good white educated citi
zens, have held a meeting and accor
ding to our notions have made tel
strike right at the first roll, and w
must commend them for it. Th'
change is marked one and so felici
tously in contrast with the last besot
ted importation, that in making i
announceable we must do it with al
extra flourish of our pencil and
graceful tip Of our old beaver
William J. Calyit, to the manor born
a we'll cultured and eminently Fl
gentleman for the arduous post, ha
received the appointment of teache
in this, the Alexandria Ward, and i
already harnessed up IN duty. W
repeat, and good repititions shoul
never bore, the Board have show
their good sense and sound judgmen
in this matter, and no one more tina
this writer feels the obligations W
owe them for the deed, and can onl
hope they will do likewise in ever
Ward in the Parish.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

tits worth. Anything that emanates
from that distinguished gentleman
is certainly entitled to a respectful
consideration. There are men here
in Washington bitterly opposed to
Tilden, because of his attitude on the
money question. believe, however,
from the tone of conversation during
the past few days, that there is a de-
termination to do nothing that will
imperil our success in the coming
election.
SENATOR" SPENCER.
Among other things going on at
the Capital, and claiming public at
tention, are the proceedings had by
the Com mittee investigating Spencer,
the notorious carpet-bag Senator mis-
representing Alabama. This inves-
tigation, ordered by his own resolu-
ton. has been conducted under the
shameful ruling of Morton, the Chair
man, with sole reference to the &C.
quittal of Spencer, and regardless Of
common decency; declaring Spencer
entitled to his seat, although he com
mitted numerous frauds to obtain it,
drugging one poor fellow almost to
death to break a quorum in the State
Legislature. The case has been man.
aged for the State of Alabama with
consummate skill by General John
T. Morgan, who, by his professional
ability, fine tact and temper in >the
conduct of the case, and his genia1
and brilliant social qualities, has
made an exceedingly favorable i'm
preston. When a lawful Legislature
of Alabama elects man to represent
he in the United States Senate, tn,
distinguished and patriotic services
of General Morgan in this case, to
gether with his admirable qualifica
tons, point to him as the man to at
ford striking contrast to the incom
/ ~
petent and prodigate Spencer. Gen
eral Morgan would adorn any plac
to which his people may call him
Frauds are coming to light so fire
quently that exposure of official cor
ruption has ceased to afford sensa
ton; but their constant recurrenc
must at length make an impression
upon public sentiment that will lea
to healthy action at the polls.
TREBLA.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12
DICTURE FRAMES,
i CORDS and TASSELS.
FERGUSON g. SCHNACK

The death of Charles G. Ches-
ney, of the British army, is announ-
ced. A few years ago he woke up to
find himself famous on account of a
contribution to Blackwood's Maya
zine, entitled "The Battle of Dork-
ing" detailing supposed conquest
of England by the Germans, then
fresh from their French Victories
The article was republlshed in book
form, having great run, and is cred
tied with causing the revival of rifle
matches and volunteer military or.
CARNATIONS throughout England
He wrote also a "History ofthe Civil
War in the United States which is
spoken of highly by the critics.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12


The succession of General Frank
P. Blair, Jr., has just been opened in
St. Louis, and the administrator had
to qualify only in the sum of five
hundred, the inventory of the estate
amounting to that sum. The spec
tacle of a politician living to the age
OF fifty four years, spending great
part of his manhood in the civil and
military service Of the country, and
dying poor, is an awful and honest
rebuke to Grant and the present rad
ical office holders.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

MARX McALp1N, a citizen of
Vernon, good man, and the late
Representative in the Legislature
from that Parish, is dead. He died
some ten days since, almost immedi-
ately after his return home, of ty-
phoid pneumonia.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

WE are gratiied to learn, and
still more so to make public, that the
School Board have given our Towr
another school, which is to be one 70,
white girls. Uuder this ruling they
have already conferred the appoint
ment on a young lady, perfectly quail.
iied in all respects to fill the place,
and the school goes into operation at
once.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

The New Orleans Times, of che
9Th, contains a long interview-article
about probable candidates for Cover
nor at our next election, in which the
writer gets off dirty and puerile
fling at one of the candidates men
toned from this Parish, utterly false,
and entirely unbecoming in any one
who is permitted to write for de-
cent journal. For newspaper with
the decent and talented reputation of
the New Orleans Times, we are ut
terly surprised that the editor should
have permitted such an article to soil
its columns, or any of its reporters
to descend to such unbecoming
TRADE.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12


-OuR April weather thus far is
not much to brag on, and though
claiming to be kin to March's awful
blows and rains, still it has not be-
haved quite SO badly. We have had
several regular and earnest rains,
which for the time deluged the coun-
try, thus stalking fresh impediments
in the blowing Of the planters and
farmers. We repeat again this issue
that meaner or more unpropitious
weather never was known here be-
fore, nor more regular bad spell
kept up SO steady and so long, and
we can only hope that it must soon
veer around for the better.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

B. G.. DUKE returned home on
the Packet on Monday, from New
Orleans, where he has been on his
regular Spring business and purchas
ing trip. He is now opening, and of
fering for sale at the most liberal
rates, a large, we'll selected and fash
ionable stock of Spring goods, which
all parties, the ladies in particular,
would do well to call and examine.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

The impeachment court has:'
been sworn in and formed BY Chief
Justice Waite, and on the 18th Will
formally commence the trial Of Bel.
KNAPP. Lord, McMahon, Knott
Lynde, jerks, Wheeler and Hoar are
the Managers on the part Of the
House.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12
PICTURE FRAMES,
CORDS and TASSELS
FERGUSON g. SCHNACK.

"A. HEYMAN, under his new de-
parture uptown bound, will be in
stalled in his new, large and comma
dious building about the first of next
month. The carpenters and painters
are at work reconstructing and en-
bellishing it in order that he may
have a store-room suitable in all
respects to his wants, which he re-
ioices to know are enhancing daily,
through the partiality and business
rush of his friends and customers.
He fully intends, with renewed ener-
nv and will, to cater in the future far
more than in the past, to make his
store the cheap and sought empori
UNI of all classes in our community,
and with that motto for guide he
asks only a fair chance to cement his
promises into deeds.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

TnE United States Senate hes
appointed, and will send to Missis.
sippi, a Committee Of five to inyesti.
gate that State. 1t is on the old plan
system and is in the interest Of Nor
ton and his dirty scarlet shirt. But
we hold a good hand on that Commit
tee, and can afford to rest easy TINT
we shall be we'll cared for. Thurman
and Bayard are the Democrats who
represent US on the occasion.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

-THE last down trip Of the Pack.
ct, considering the dull approaching
season, was a good one, consisting y
676 bales Of cotton, "a hogsheads g
sugar, so head of beeves and ,sVO
slaves. =
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

RICHARD FL. DANA, JR., recently
nominated by the President as Min
lister to the Court Of St. James, has
been rejected by the Senate.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

"WEDNESDAY at noon is the day
and hour that the weekly packet,
Bart. Able, leaves our wharf for New
Orleans and all intermediate
landings.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

Mn. LANaPoRD, the lessee ino
manager Of our Telegraph here, nov
in full operation, has placed our once
under obligations for several appfec''
alive favors.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

WE owe thanks to the clerks Of
the Packet, Bart. Able, for a COM
plctc package Of New Orleans papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

-THE Ways and Means Commit.
tee have placed the tariff on cigars
and cigarettes, including wrappers
at two dollars per pound. We would
not cry if it had been fifty dollars
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

galleries evinced hustle and interest,"
Bayard was expected to reply in
equal rage to the malignant onset Of
the drawing ex-Secretary. It was
quite evident that Bayard was boiling
with wrath. He sat at his desk mak
ing notes of Boutwell's TRADE, and At
times
vIs1BLY CLOSED HIS TEETH
so that the galleries could see thu
muscles Of his face in rapid motion.
Morton again attempted to get tho
floor, but yielded to Bayard, who be.
gan in a clearly constrained tone
ORDINARILY his voice is pitched 50 /.
give the impression that he is strain.
ing it to its full force, and yet hecan
be hardly heard. Said he: II hardly
expected that the gentleman from
Massachusetts was going to let ont
his black vial Of hatred Of the South. 4
ern people. / want him to under.
stand that ! do not intend modifying
my remarks as to the courtesy Of de-.
bate. Irepeat them to the gentle.
man and want him to take
THEIR FULL IMPORT
Then his voice changed suddenly
to q full, manly bass, which at frst
made one think it came from some
one else. He reiterated his honest
wish for q common spirit Of friend.
ship between the South and North
as he proceeded, declaring that he
did not believe the gentleman from
Massachusetts, represented the North.
ern people in what he had said. He
had seen fit by inuendoes to charge
him with disloyalty. Then, moving
to the side of his desk, and looking
squarely at Boutwell,, Bayard said:
Il say to him that whoever says q
drop of disloyal blood ever ran in the
veins of the men or women Of my an.
cestors
LIES IN HIS THROAT
The speaker had gone on so gradual.
ly and unrestrainedly that the final
shot was quite unexpected. A fright.
ened silence followed. The Senator'S.
unused to such directness of speech.
sat transfixed. A cry Of sGoodn
"Good" suddenly broke the stiffness
and set the suspended excitement in
motion. A scattering Of applause
began, when the doorkeepers could
be heard calling. "Stop that! Stop
that" and Ferry's gayel was coming
down on the desk with fearful force.
Ferry attempted to order the Ser
geant- alarms to place men IN tile
| galleries to prevent any further
breach Of the rules, but lie, like every
one else, was so
AFFECTED BY THE SCENE
that he became sadly involved.
Boutwell, pretcrd d to open news
paper, but it shook violently in bis
hands. and he laid i. i,,wn. Bayar,1
Ironti,ue, in Il few sentences OF clos,
| ing, hut before he had finished Bnht.
well had left the floor AMI into tic
cloak.rooms. Withcrs, of Virginia
and Maxey, Of Texas, spoke in an
swcr to Boutwclts charges, and Bra,t
was about to make his long-cxpeetsl
outbreak when Conkling, who wis
sitting by his side, arose and sail
that the gentleman from MISSISSIPPI
would prefer pos,poning his speech,
provided it was the lirst thing aftel
, the morning hour to moron,
Thcreupon the Senate adjourned
without going into executive session
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4 GENUINE BRAZILIAN PEBBLE
NJ SPECTACLES-
FERGUSON & SCIINACK
~S~c~.c~c-~0s>e-r~ee.~- - s sssS2
: THE United States Senate hgl
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

THE new Secretary Of War hss
consulted with our Sherman aDous
his moving his headquarters back e
Washington, and our old Seminary
President has agreed to it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12
GENUINE BRAZILIAN PEBBLE
" SPECTACLES-
FERGUSON g. SCHNACK

The Spring Meeting of the Cad
do Jockey Club, is announced to COM
mence on the 9th day Of May next,
and continue four days. The purses
offered are not 80 liberal as those of
our Jockey Club, nor do the mana
gers seem to be animated with the
same broad and liberal spirit. Only
one of their purses offered, for the
dash of mile, purse 5000, is free to
all horses. The other purses offered
are confined to few Parishes around
Shreveport, three counties in Texas,
and one in Arkansas. This shuts
out our Rapides boys, who would
have been pleased to visit their Cad
do friends and try together the metal
of their high trained and blood hor-
ses. Our races will soon be adver-
tised in the Democrat and we shall
see our assertions about them stamp
ed into liberal facts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

Dun friend, Captain Boardnsl :.
Of the c. H. Durfee, left us 4 lull
package Of New Orleans papers =
the up trip Of his boat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12
DICTURE FRAMES,
CORDS and TASSELS
FERGUSON g. SCHNACk.
On the Rampage.

The ensanguined underwear, which
has been ceaselessly waved by Radi-
calism specially in Louisiana, though
for the present weakening in it's
shifts against us, all at once seems to
have yccred against its own men and
brothers. From one end of the State
to the ctherwc are continually called
upon to record the same kicking
back deeds Of blood of our pcrsecu-
tors and enemies, till at last we are
strong in the faith that he hand wri-
ting is ut last on their wall, and that
Il divided crew must be swamped and
forever lost.
The last blood items of these foul
birds, which have been winged to lis,
como from the Crescent City, the
usurped cradle Of their spoilations.
A few nights since at meeting Of
one of their main and bully clubs,
called especially for the election Of
new officers for the coming cam
paign, they pitched right and left
into one another la Kilkenny cat,
armed with revolvers, which they
have all been swearing were only
worn and used by d--n Rebels, kill
ed three outright and wounded ten or
twelve Of their faithful clansmen, and
thus stamped themselves the savage
and blood-thirsty wretches we have
always believed them to be, though
sneaking and crouching in our midst
in puritanic garbs. This club is
composed exclusively of the elite
scalawag, had an anti-negro clause in
it's social composition, and was full
of the tramp office seeking material,
which must damn any party, the co.
hesive bonds of plunder were too thin
just now to keep them united, and
hence their bloody hands were turn
ed against the inmates of their owr
house. Let us hope that the law
which they have been so long bayo
netting our falsely accused people
may be turned leniently but to thu
letter against them and their contin
ued crimes and wrongs.
The testimony Of c. S. Bell, spy
Government Detective, friend o.
Grant, and peacher, is hard ant
rough on the whole White Hous,
tribe and unmasks the hideous mon
strosity of these corruptionists.
The radical chieftains here ar
rallying their clans, and preparing tt
lapl the bloody shirt resonantly ii
the Spring breezes all along thei
clothes-line from the four quarter
of the Parish.
|
| The Ways and Means Commit
tee have placed the tariff on cigar
and cigarettes, including wrappers
at two dollars per pound. We woul
not cry if it had been fifty dollars
RICHARD FL. DANA, JR., recent
nominated by the President as Mir
lister to the Court Of St. James, ha
been rejected by the Senate.
~>--~-..-As.--
!. we owe thanks to the clerks q
the Packet, Bart. Able, for con
| u
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12
~ ENUINE BRAZILIAN PEBBLE
" SPECTACLES-
FERGUSON & SCHNACK

Our Baton Rouge friends, in
their late cleaning out, were looking
ahead, were preparing for real fight
before hand, and have truly redeemed
themselves and all their pledges. At
their recent municipal election they
made clear sweep of it by 345 ma
jority, electing their Mayor and all
the Aldermen. The browning part of
it is, they were helped in this work
by $50 colored voters.
-~~~~>~~~sUe~~>~>~S-
we demand attention to the pas
turage card of H. Jones, to be found
elsewhere in this weeks issue of the
Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

CoNNEcTIcUT.-This good old Yam
kee State, true to her democracy and
it's tenets, has spiked the crooked
victory of New Hampshire over
which the radicals have been so much
fussing, and has not paused in her
onward democratic career to sing
paens to the crooked ways of Grant,
Babcock, Belknap and all the Tester
ing sores of radicalism. At her re-
cent election for State officers and a
Legislature, she has maintained her
democratic prestige and standpoint,
and has elected all the democratic
nominees to the offices for which
they were running, besides Legisla.
ture overwhelmingly democratic
Eighty-seven majority on joint ballot
in the Legislature is certainly 8
crushing and graceful tribute to he1
yeomanry, who have reasserted theil
rights to self-government, and hold
it up to us in Louisiana as a bright
example to pattern after.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

We have been kindly fNorea'
with late New York and Shreveport
papers from two sources, which He'
can but appreciate.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

The radical chieftains here are
rallying their clans, and preparing to
flapl the bloody shirt resonantly in
the Spring breezes all along their
clothes-line from the four quarters
of the Parish.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

THE latest news about the iivs J
above, which we have received Y
telegram, has it on a stand at Shre' 6
port and above.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12


Once, referring to Bayard's allu-
sion to the enforcement act decision,
he said, sneeringly, e.The gentleman
seems to hail the decision with great
joy. suppose he will soon be ask
ing for a remission of the fines i'm
posed on the Ku-Klux murderers. !"
When his wrath had exploded itself,
he said, speaking Of Southern mem
bers Of Congress. "These very men,
fresh from fields of blood, are here,
making great show of investiga-
ting the Republican party which was
magnanimous enough to give them
their seats in Congress; but the spir.
it of rebellion is not dead. It is as
strong as it ever was. tits fostering
here in Congress, although they have
made great cry of let US have
peace The tendency Of the de
bate had been a mystery to every:
body until Boutwell, touched
/ THE ENFORCEMENT DECISION.
This explained the whole business
The Republicans, since the decision
of the Supreme Court, have beer
speechless with rage. They are vii
ling to accuse the Supreme Court 0
partisanship or tendency toward re
beldom. The senate was struck will
amazement at such incorporate rage
The benches filed rapidly and tn
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-12

bic strength. Mr.. Allen, OF Ohio,
and other candidates are also repre-
sented by earnest friends. Consider
able interest has been excited in po-
litical circles in Washington by the
publication of Montgomery Blair's
letter on the Presidency. The fact
that Mr.. Blair has no personal pref.
erence, but bases his arguments upon
what he conceives to be party neces
sity, gives more weight to his views
than they would otherwise have.
One thing is noticeable in connec-
ton with this subject-the growing
disposition to consider the interest
of the party as unit, rather than
the interest of any one section or fac.
ton. The man who can carry the
most States will be the nominee, il
these wise counsels prevail; and
whoever he may be, Hendricks
Thurman, Bayard, Tilden, Davis OF
Parker, he will receive the united
support of q party organized for sue
cess, and not 10 be defeated by inter
nal dissension. And to insure sue
cess beyond the chance of failure
the nominee must be the man whit
draws the largest support from TIN
ranks of the enemy. Mr.. Blair say
that Tilden is the man, and offers
strong argument to prove it. lie
Mr.. Blair's letter be taken for villa
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-10-26
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of watches, fiom the most complicated to
the commonest alike, and any other work
pertaining to the business, will receive the
most scr,pulous attention, and we shall
make it special point that evcrybody's
watch must give satisfaction.
All watches sold or repaired are guaran-
tcrd and Notwithstanding the entire change
of business and Of workmen, our old indi-
vilual guarantees rest upon the new firm,
and we assure you, we shall spare no means
to fully sustain the reputation of the estab-
lisNmcnt acquired by the Senior of the
firm twenty years ago.
Having both been successful in our for
mcr business. we tlatter ourselves that by
our combined efforts, we will the better be
able to give satisfaction and prove our
selves deserving the continuance of the
liberal patronage Of the past.
Respectfully,
G. +. MYER. CIIAS. II. o. FOX
Mar3l
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-10-26

TICKS ON Cows AND SuEEP.-Tlcks
are very prevalent on COWS and sheep.
These parasites belong to the same Or
der as spiders the mouth is armed
with a kind of bill, or sucker, consist
ing Of three blades, the central one
possessing several rows Of teeth. The
insect lays an enormous num- er Of
eggs, not upon the body of the animal
where they have lived, but upon the
soil The young subsequently climb
upon the plant, where they patient
ly await the passing by of the animal,
and then seize and penetrate its skin
at the root Of the hair. Several of
the insects of course die of hunger
while thus waiting, but then like
the spider, they can exist for long
time without food. There is nothing
to be apprehended when the parasites
are but few in number; when other
wise, the beast dies Of exhaustation.
In addition to the mercurial ONT
ment, an application Of oil and turpen-
tine rubbed in white with paint
brush, will! soon destroy the nuisance.
Rural World.