The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-12-06

ed his all on the same chances. Anc
we bear from Bostoq of poor foo
named jules Vriere, who swore be
fore the election that if TiIden wa!
chosen President be would kill him
self. Last Thursday night he was
found banging by ii lie neck dead; anc
yet he died before lie received thu
news. Wheelbarrops bets have beer
nnumerable, some of which have al
ready been fulfilled, much to the cdi
tratlon Of the street arabs. Ever
the ladies have caught the infection
Husbands and wives have staked {
Whole years happiness on the result
1t is said (but for this we will moi
voach, knowing the Doctors mascu
line proclivities too welI) that DR.
Mary Walker has signitied her in
tention of abandoning her monde
script costume, and retiring to the
folds of feminine dr$ pery, folly and
oblivion in case the .."divine Tilden'
{ her own words-Ti den is bache
lor) is not elected. We fear the pa
pers have turned the festive Doctor
head, as one of them some time acc
limited that she wonl 4 he a fitting Or
nament to grace the White House ir
the event of Tilden'% election. 1t is
certain that she has been WORKING
hard for TiIden, having been the
originator OF womhn's Democratic
mass meeting, for which freak hel
watch and other valhables were seiz
ed to pay expenses. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that our language does no,
furnish pronoun adapted to beings
of positive but unknown GENDER
The reuter gender is hardly satisfac
tory. Suffering un ler this paucity
OF language, the newspapers, in re.
terring to the gay and festive Doctor
gets things tritie mixed, sometimes
using "him,' oftenet ''it," and occa
sionally cher"
In connection with the election il
may be remarked that sermon was
preached IN one of our most promi
nent churches last Sunday morning
which produced litter throughout
the whole congregati ion. The pastor
is noted for mixing politics with the,
o!ogy, and had the audacity to take
the following for bis text, which
words have been going the rounds oil
the papers as a jokepn Tilden: "And
Samuel arose and gent to Eli, and
said, Here am |, fol thou didst call
me- And he answered, j called not
my sou; lie down again \ IT Sc
Samuel went and lay down again
The business difficulty of ex- Gov.
crnOr A. Il. SheDbeId. the man above
all others who has done the most to.
ward identifying the National Capt
tai, divided the attGation Of our Cit
zens last week with the election re-
turns. Even those politically op
posed to him openly express regret
at his financial difiitulties, and frank
Is avow their convictions that he has
been public benefp actor. Before his
day Washington VAS a mud hole
composed of dreary miles of dimly
outlined streets dea titute Of houses
and rot inaptly ter med by Dickens
the Getty of Magni fcent Distances.
With clear vision he saw the needs
of his native city, and made haste tt
supply them. He laid out parks
paved and graded the streets, ant
built hundreds Of S mall but perfectly
convenient houses. Those W h {
knew Washington Fifteen years ago
and who have OCCASION to visit il
now, testify as to i Is metamorphosis
Could that hater Of shams, Dickens
once more look at it, be would be in.
clined to call it the City of Magnif
icent Streets Mr., Shepherds cred
itors met last Wedb esday evening tc
hear the statements Of his financial
embarrassment and his propositions
The amount of Indebtedness unse'
cured which was RE- PRESENTED amour
ted in $4,000. MIR. Shepherd made
frank statement of the causes which
produced his temporary embarrass.
ment, and askel that he be given
I'VE wears extension; the first year
without interest, and for the remain
ing time the debts to draw six pei
cent. interest. This proposition was
unanimously accepted, and papers
for granting the ext tension were sign
ed by all the parties present.
1t is difficult to real re that the
"Centennial'' is dean of the past
It is an admitted fibct that the Art
Galleries were more constantly
thronupd than any bther leUartmpni