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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-29

Nelson Taylor, Coroner, for
/ holding inquest .......... 80 90
Jno. L. Walker, Justice fees. Al 90
Rapides Gazette, Printing bill SO 80
F. NJ. Raxsdale, making bal
lot boxes Is %
E. j. Barrett, rent of office. 10 90
|. G. Miller, banding ballot
Jokes. ......... w
d. G. Paul, Sheriff, maintain
ing prisoners in Jail. 49,. .267 80
D. G. Paul, broom for Jail. go. IS
A. W. McLaurine, draining
public road and building
bridge across ditch ...... $50 90
Henry Powell, burying dead
body ................... II 90
Hugh Rogers, Constable fees. 4 80
Simon Maracal, 6 90
D. G. Paul, wood furnished to
Jail ..................... IA 90
Joseph D. James, burying
dead body ............... IA 90
W. c. McGimpsey, salary as
Attorney of the Jury for
one month. .............. 80 80
On motion Of Mr.. Sorele,
Resolved, That the Report of the
Finance Committee be adopted, and
that the President Of the Jury be
authorized to issue warrants for all
claims allowed.
On motion of Mr.. Dean,
Resolved, That six certain war.
rants, drawn on the Bridge Fund.
payable February 18th, 1877, to Jno
Clark, and owned by A. Heyman,
agent, be destroyed, and new war
rants be issued by this Jury, paya,
BILE at no specified time, in their
| stead M
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2 O'CLOCK P. NJ.

2 O'CLOCK P. NJ.
The Jury met pursuant to adj
jourhment-all the members present.
On motion of Mr.. Sorelle,
Resolved, That warrant be is
sued to the order of A. w. McLau-
rine for the sum Of One Hundred and
Fifty Dollars, payable out of the
Bridge Fund Tax, for draining the
public road near the Fair Grounds,
and building bridge across ditch.
On motion the Jury adjourned I'M
til Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
in order to give time to the Finance
Committee to examine the bills laid
before them, and make their report.
j. R. A ANDREWS,
A true copy: President.
II. NJ. LABAT,
-- Clerk. :,
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POLICE JURY r PROCEEDINGS.
ALEXANDRIA,

ALEXANDRIA,
Nov. Is, 1866
The Police Jury met pursuant te
adjournment. Members present.
James r. Andrews, President; A. B
G. Dean, W. j. Calvit, B. f. Lam
bright, j. II. Sorelle.
On motion the jury adjourned I'm
til 2 o'clock p. NJ.
II. NJ LABAT,
Clerk.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-29

2 O'CLOCK P. NJ.
The Jury met pursuant to ad-
iournment-all the members present.
On motion of Mr.. Dean,
Resolved, That the Jury author
ize the President to sign warrants in
settlement of Harriet 2. williamson
bonds and coupons heretofore issued,
and that they be delivered to her at
torney when the bonds and coupons
arc surrendered.
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ALEXANDRIA, I
M, ll 4 Q7G {

ALEXANDRIA,
Nov. 16, 1861
The Jury met pursuant to ad.
journment-all the members present
The minutes Of the previous day
were read and approved.
On motion the Jury adjourned un
til two o'clock P. NJ.
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ALEX ANDRIA,
Nov. Is, 1861
The Jury met pursuant to ad-
journment-all the members present.
The minutes were read and ap
proved.
The Finance Committee reported
favorably on the following claims
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-29

TnEY CANT MAKE A GOVERNOR,
Bur They CAN MAKE A PRESIDENT.
1t appears that the law of South
Carolina which creates the Return
ing Board of that State explicitly
forbids them from interfering with
the county returns of the vote for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
Those returns they are not allowed
to.alterin any manner. .T
Yet it is claimed that this State
Board, which cannot make Cover
nor of South Carolina, can make a
President of the United States. -
While they cannot change the re-
turns for Goveror, they can yet take
those for electors Of President and
Yice-President and alter them as they
see tit; so that they may finally de-
clare that set of candidates for
electors have the majority when they
appear by the country returns to be
in the minority, and in this way
it is expected that, while Wade
Hampton is proclaimed Governor OF
South Carolina, the Returning Board
being powerless to prevent it, Ruth
erford B. Hayes will be proclaimed
President of the United States
through the action ofthe same Board
in altering the county returns. But
what will the people of the United
Statos say to such q conclusion, and
how far will President thus count
ed in be likely to receive that united
support of the country without
which the Administration can be sue
cessful?- N. Y. Sun.
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PLANTATION FOR RENT.
WILL BE RENTED FOR THE
w year 1877, by Public Auction at
the Court House door in Alexandria,
at IL o'clock NJ. Of Saturday, Decem-
Der 9th, 1876, the TOM NEAL PLAN
TATION below Town, containing 463
acres with buildings The rent paya-
BILE October 1st,, 1877, aud lien and
privilege retained.
BY THE ATTORNEY
OF THE OWNERS
Nov. 22-3t. e ~
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NEW GOODS AND LATEST DE-
~ SIGNS IN SILVER PLATED
WARE JUST RECEIVED.
FERGUSON g. SCHNACK
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WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
W AsHINGToN,
Nov. Is, 1878.(

NOV. 10, 1851
EpIToR DEMOCRAT -
returned here on yesterday and
straightway interviewed our old
friend, General Sherman, on the sit
alton. He thinks all will blow over
and settle down into calmness and
qnietness, but that the outward ap
,earance of things look very much
like crisis. He says that he is
Democrat, but was Hayes man on
personal grounds; that Gov. Hayes
was a good and pure man, and we
gentlemen of the South would have
nothing to fear from him, on the con-
srary, everything to hope. EYES,"
said i, "but what will he do with the
bloody shirt?" "Why, bury it, sir,
hnry it; and he will do it, my word
for it," "Dut," said I, she can't
bury the resurrectionists, Blaine, Lo-
gan. Morton and others-what will
he do with them?" "Why those ex
IRENE men cannot nor will not con-
troll Gov. Hayes; for tell you he is
man Of education, firmness and
great business Of heart, and his Adj
ninistration will be that of an Anne
rican statesman, uninfuenced by
bloody shirts or sectional hate" l
saw at once that he wasNno Grant
man, and that both he and Hayes
were for steering the Ship of State
clear of those terrible and many
rocks upon which it had been nearly
wrecked by that miserable whisky
bloated individual who, by the grace
of the Devil, has been cursing the
South for eight long years. Sher-
man is evidently not Grant man,
as | found out before the election.
From Sherman / called upon Presi-
dent Grant. He having been sta
toned for a short time at Camp Sa-
lubrity, near Natchitoches, whilst he
was Captain Grant, and before he
was forced to leave the army for
drunkenness. I mentioned the last
time that we hadimet was just before
the troops left for Corpus Christi in
1915. He, Captain May Captain
Kidgely and. Captain Thornton were
on big bust, and were regarded as
the four big drinkers of the army
Grant is the only one left of the four,
and be will topple over before long
with "Bfight's Disease" if his ap-
pearaace does not deceive my long
practieed eye. There is sadness
about the appearance Of the man that
indicates the secret ravages of dis
ease more than mental anxiety in re-
gard to public affairs. No, no, it is
slle physical not the mental man that
is on the wane.
That miserable cuckoled George H.
aIias Lanlauet Williams, is here as a
lawyer. lie sits opposite me at the
El,bitt House, and meaner looking
plliz than his is hardly seen any
where. He is not noticed by any
one, aud during my long stay here |
have never seen q man meet and con-
verse with him in the Rotunda of the
Hotel. Every body seems to cut
him. But more anon of him.
AU REyoIR.
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GEND Csc. to G. P. HOWELL & co.
y New York, for Pamphlet of 100
pages, containing lists of 5000 newspa-
pers, and estimates slowing cost OF
advertising.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

PlETY IN TExAs.-There is a ssloon-
keeper IN this town who is very conscen-
tious in his observance Of the Christian
Sabbath. Yesterday morning two ex-
quisitely dressed young gentlemen drop
ped into this identical saloon en route to
chui ch. Possibly in anticipation of a
dry sermon they called for LIQUID refresh
ments, which having disposed of one OF
them said, "Gimme the dice, L want to
shake"
But the tarheeper sighed and said !:
"You can't desecrste the Sabbath with
my dice as long as yearn for a blissful
future beyond the grave"
" Why, old fel," responded one of the
youths, II only wanted to shake with
Tom to see who will have to furnish the
quarter when the plate is being passed
sround."
"Thst's horse of another color" wa,
the Modified reply, as the dce-box was
o1"ccd. Il thought you wanted 10
gamble on Sundays, and III be ID il
you can come that on me as long az
have Il soul to save"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

A PREFERENCE.-" If you prefer the
keg OF lager or the bottle Of wine to
me- said Mary, "just lake them to the
Mayistrate, and get married to them" I"
What do you mean9" said John.
Just what 1 say. 1 don't want a
young man to come hero evenings chew
ing cloves to hide his breath, and hide
his habits of drinking. you like lager
more than you love me, just marry it at
IN e, and don't divide your affections
betwe5 n woman and wine, or woman
and lager; love and liquor have no af-
fnity."
Why, Mary, how you talk!' ex-
claimed John.
" Yes, mean what say unless YOU
sign the. pledge and keep it, you had
BITTER not come here again"
J'hn did sign the pledge, and he kept
IL, and he married Mary.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

A VERY BASHFUL HUsBAND.-The
following little anecdote is told about a
very bashful man in Indiana. The un
fortunate friends knew that he wanted
to be married they knew that he never
would be if he waited till he found cour-
age TO pop the question so they took all
the trouble off his hands, and by a series
of rapid stragetic moves had him "p p
ped" accepted and wived before he
could find pretext for willing" So
much accompanied, and the nuptial
evening having passed off merrily, the
young mans backboners withdrew at an
early hour, feeling that they could spare
themselves further effort in their friends
behalf About five minutes after young
Benedict, who had evidently been hav
ing serious debate with himself, rose
and took his hat, and with nervous
"good night" made his exit. He WAS
not seen again by his bride or his family
until the following evening, when he
timdly knocked at the door and was ad
mitted. No special comment being made
upon his singular conduct, he passed an
hour rather comfortably in the parlors,
and everything seemed to promise favor
ably for a cure of besetting weakness,
when, hearing the household monitor
proclaim the hour OF nine, he suddenly
seemed to remember that he had forgot.
ten something, and started for his hat
This was the moment and the event that
had been somewhat erpectantly await
ed with Indignation most profound but
under control of the brides mother
Planting herself resolutely in the door
way, the old lady demanded to know
why and wherefore, what h. proposed to
do, and whether he was a man or only n
feeble imitation, etc, in short, why did
he not remain with his wife instead of
sinking back to his old quarters The
basbtul son in-law stammered out, as
the elderly female seized his hat and
backed him INTO a chair again: " Well,
/ should like to, but thought maybe
I'd better wait awhile, for fear it might
make talk among the neighbors !"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17
THE Otn, OLD SroRy-This patheti

The OLp, OLD SToRY.-This pathetic
They stood together in the door Of the
wood shed watching the evening stars go
down, she undecided, he warmly plead
ding. Twas of the future he spoke
"Fly with me, love, to my little cabin on
the hillside, where the chip monk dwells
and the badger tunes his melancholy lay!
There in camas time veil camas togeth-
er; when sarvis berries rpen we'll sarvis;
in hoke-cherry season we'l chock cher
ry; when buckle berries come we'll
buckle berry. Where the honey bee
sucks there we'll suck ~
81 have pondered it we'll, many time
and OFT again, Reginald" she sadly re-
piled with look of unutterabe love,
''but the fac. is, amt on the suck, nor
won't be till you've struck pay gravel -
And she went off in trance over the
aw-horse.
And he, o what Of him ! The light
went out of his blue eyes, his heart turn
ed to ashes, and he went down into his
gum boots, and his gum boots one after
the other slowly dragged him through
the front gate.
She had done her duty. 1t was well.
The evening star had twinkled its last
twink ami the morn was come. AT the
door OF the little cabin on the hillside
stood All old pair of gum-boot,. III
were side 5y SIDE in the imprints made
in the last fall OF snow. "Seit-risng
Flour-War Eagle MILL" hung over the
side of the left boot, rudey tapped by
the morning breeze. 1t was all there
was left Of Reginald. The more elast
sols had assimlated the desponding one,
and three were as two.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

CURE FOR CoRNs.-There is but one
cure for corns, and that is: Take lem
on and roll it until it is soft cut thick
slice and bind it on the corn on retiring
at night. In the morning, if the corn is
white and disintegrated, pull it out with
your finger nails-never cut Il corn
Sometimes several applications of the
lemon slices will be necessary, but the
corns are bound to succumb, and you
can dance the next night If you like
After you remove the corns wear shoes
that fit and are not too stiff in the soles.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

SILVER money is nuisance, that's
fact. When woman gets up first in
the morning she is sure to knock her
husbands psntaloons off the chair, and
the silver in the pockets rolls all about
the floor. To be sure, she gets down on
her hands and knees, gathers up the
truant coin, and declares that she has re-
turned them all to his pockets, but some
how or other two or three dollars will
always be found missing .-NorTistow
Herald.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17
LAND NOTICES.
u. s. LAND OFFICE,
SHASTA, CALIFORNIA.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A
PATENT TO a
QUICKSILVEK NINE.
JUNE 5lh. 1876.

JUNE 5ih, 1876.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVE that
IN John X. Stoddard and james john
stone, whose Post Office address l. Tiinity
Center. California, ha> made application
for Patent for the W ASlllA TON
QUICKSILVER NINE, situated in
ClnLabar Mining Di-tlict, Trinity C"un-
ty, State ot California, and more pni ne
uIarly described in the Pat and Field
Notes now on file il this office, n iulluw-,
to-w,t: Lot No. 40 IN Town. hip 80
North, Range SIX West, N. d. Nj; con-
tanning ~ 65 100 acres.
The survey OF exterior boundary lines
of said claim begins at Selpentlne Rock
22x9xS inches marked I, | and w, stu
ated in Wagon Road and at the Sc
corner Of the Trinity Quicksilver Mine,
No /, from which Cedar 70 inch diam
eter bears N74oW 64 links dist. The
House belonging to the claim bears n
36oE % links dist The discovery
SHAFT " in Clnnabar Mining District bears
South 455 links dist and the ) h cor. Sec.
32, T SO n, RI w, NJ. d. NJ, bears 5
26o440f'W 13l4.G5 chains distant, and
running thence Var. lS0l5E to the n E
corner Of the Trinity Quicksilver Mine
No. l. and Sc corner Of the Trinity
Quicksilver Mine No. 2. toa rock marked
r q; ut the n + corner OF Trinity Quick
silver Mine No and Sc corner OF Trim
ity Quicksilver Mine No. 3 is n rock
marked 4 ? 3 II Sclpentine Rock l9Nl2
Ks inches, marked w and Il 3. at y Il
corner of Trinity Quicksilver Mine No.
and wv corner Of the Washington
Quicksilver Mine, from which Pine
tree 26 inch diameter bears S5loW 80
links distant from thence ton Sugai Pine
"A inch diameter, bearing S76o IS links
Dist. to Serpentine Rock l4XllAS inch
marked T, at wv corner of the Taggart
Quicksilver Mine and n E corner Of the
| Washington Mine, from which Sugar
Pine 20 inch diameter bears S7Go f If
links distant to "A Sugar Pine 10 inch di-
ameter bearing S650 w AZ links Dist. to
Serpentine Rock 20X20X12 inches, mark
ed TT, at the SW corner of the Taggart
Quicksilver Mine and the Sc corner of
the Washington Mine, from which to a
| Spruce tree, 36 inch diameter, hearing
N82o E, 2 links distant to a Pine II inch
in diameter bearing N2l0 w 45 link. dis
tant to place Of beginning and bounded
on the West by the Trinity Quicksilver
Mines Nos. and 3 and on the North
by the Davis Lode Claim and on the
East by the Taggart Quicksilver Mine ;
and on the South by the Trinity Quick
silver Mine.
All persons holding any adverse claim
thereto are hereby required to present the
same before the Register aud Receiver OF
the United States Land Office ut Shasta,
California, within sixty days from the
first publication of this notice.
AARON BELL,
jelO-GOd. Register.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17
u. S. LAND OFFICE,
SHASTA, CALIFORNIA.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A
PATENT ED a
PLACER MINING CLAIM.

JUNE 9th, 1876.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That
~ David Evans and j. Depiuette, of
Trinity County, State OF California, have
made application for n Patent for tie
HIKES HILL PLACER NINE, stu
ated in Canon City Mining District, Coun-
ty of Trinity, State OF California, aud
particularly described in the Pml and
Field n otes now on die ii this office, MS
follows, to wit: Lot No. 81, in Town hip
50 N, r 10 w, Nj. d. NJ, containing
70 70 100 acres.
The survey of the exterior boundary
lines Of said claim begins at II Pine tree
five inches in diameter, ma ked II, ,ilu
ated at the South West corner Of The
claim; running thence, with variation
lS0l5'E f, Nl703G'E, 70 80 chains to Pine
tree 35 inches in diameter, marked IL, mt
the n w corner OF the claim thence S
1874 Il ll.W chains to n Pine tee a
inches III diameter, marked II thence
NS44' ~ ~ chains to II pu-t in mound
OF rock, marked II. at the \ E corner of
the claim ; thence South 1900 chains to
Sugar Pine tree 80 iuchr- in diameter,
marked II thence S66}2o w % 55 chains
to black oak stump, marked II, in Il
stone mound; thence n l2l30 w $40
chains toa Spruce tree 30 inches in diam
eter, marked II thence S5OMo w 1910
chains to post marked II, in n mound
of earth thence NGSo w 81 chains to
the place of beginning.
The corner to Township 80 N, Ranges
8 and 8 w. NJ. d. NJ, hears S from said
place Of beginning 40%oE 1882 60 chains
distant: Said claim is bounded on the
West by the mining claim claimed by
Charles Murphy on the North by min
ing claims OF Melonv and others ON the
East by vacant lands; on the South by
mining nnds claimed by Depinett, Gil
zean and Evans.
All persons holding any adverse claims
thereto are required to present the ,arre
to the Re2isterand Receiver of the United
States Lnnd Ohicc ut Shasta, Calif, MIA,
within sixty days from the first dav of
publication of this notice
AARON BELL,
Jel0-60d Register.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

"JoHN," said Mrs. Henry, as he
sneaked in an hour after supper, you We
use OF your prevaricsting you've been
to ball match. If you wish to deceive
me again, you better take y cushion, so
that / can't see where you've been Sit
ting on dirty boards" And John, after
examination, concluded that she had
made base hit Cincinnati Times.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

BESSIE TURNER, the real and only
original Bessie. fell asleep in q railroad
car the other day ard the train jumped
the track, pitched the car she was in
down an embankment about tbirty-ei9ht
feet high, chucked the sleeping Bessie in
to the corner, and emptied the stove and
wood box on top of her. And when the
conductor dug her out and stood her on
her leet, she nudged away with her elbow,
and sleepngy murmured, "Oh, don't
joggle so. o."-Burtington HaWkeye.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

WHEN widow presses your hand
and tells you how she has made four doz-
en- clothes pegs last her twelve years, and
she drops her eyes and says paper of
pins lasts three years, and she looks up
and smiles rosy smile, how on earth is
a fellow to break away and leave that
house and convince himself that she
loves him only for his money.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

"AND you think darling that you
could be content to share my humble
lot and live in quiet way with love and
me?" queried the blissful lover AS he
looked fondly into her translucent blue
yes. Why yes, precious you have
no idea how economical am. Pa gave
me a hundred dollars last week to buy
new silk, and L saved enough out Of it to
purchase four pair of six -buttoned kidsw
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

A BOY on his way to Sunday School
found seventy five cents. This good for
tune was held up to him as a reward for
being found in the path of duty. He
was very much struck with the idea un-
til he heard that another boy had found
dollar while he was setting up pins in
ten pin alley. And now he doesn't
see his way in the future quite SO clear.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17
DIR. WARREN'S
I erba BuenA
IL I It II &c Fe 81

r Ihis I5sji is a MIEDIClNAL BITTERs-vor j.,
Liver. KidneyNs bnJ da IT 1t ACTS On tho stom9eh,
raj operation and fUkIFYiNG THIE THiIg BIGnn i na'H-
M,ssSs oAY FMMANcsco, CAL, Jan. l2tb T,7a
M ESSRs. IL. WILLIAMS q Co.: i-'n' 1000
p@Gigfhlhg health and mild climote an tbo
tn ncic Coayt daring last sumner ny Ui afteno epe
bead"c5S6eaa bo WS called 4whil seing wjh severe aIye
y! Il TT. RS. and was perslad d to taa thht huEN4
ine Ditsrs which cured me so perf cI H. ot
rat went 10 the drnggists and b6ngbt LII VIZ
neSt msdiia mioanns and have not taken any |4ir
hoadgebeo he ine9, o1 It is perfect cure for sick
or constipation and do rrconmend \ ahao'
a.iif me- y TO every one before any 9th mediina
s i leaves the system il real heaIthv state'
""u no ch9nge Of diet isl ecessary. ''"'0'
lny20-3in. TLaIe ~ CTlihI5 CtA,MiiNGs;
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

AN Indiana woman recently sent the
following note to her husband, who is
serving out three years sentence in the
State Prison /: Dear Tom l have OBJ
tained divorce from you and am about
to marry again. But never mind for
when you come out l will run away with
you if you see any way by which we can
get a living
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

THE litigation between Brigham Young
and Ann Eliza has been compromised.
The suit was for alimony, and the Proph-
ct seemed to have arrived at the con-
elusion that it would be cheaper to buy
peace with that particular fraction of his
wife than to continue paying enormous
fees to lawyers.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

A CLASS OF OPINIoEs,-An old Bap-
tist minister enforced the necessity of diff
ference of opinion by argument "Now,
if everybody had been of my opinion,
they would all have my old woman.''
One of the deacons who sat just behind
him responded : "Yes; and if everybody
was Of my opinion, nobody would have
bar
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

In Anoka, Minnesota, recently six
year old girl was overheard tell her play
mate that she attended church .ociable
the evening before, and that little boy
kissed her while they we're engaged in
play, but she said /: That's no harm.
cause it was our preachers boy, you
know"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

REV. GRANT Powers, of Haverhill N
IL. rebuked an ignorant preacher for sr-
cercising the office Of priest. de replied
I'VE are commanded to preach the Cos
pei to every critter." But" said Pow
ers, "every critter is not commanded to
preach the Gospel"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-17

FOR Heavens sake lend me s5," said
destitute man to his friend, II have
} ad nothing in my house to eat for four
days but rice" ''Rice % said the other,
"If / had known you had rice l would
have come around 10 dinner"