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"A r Srrwapr tho oroat Nov

A. 7. STEWART, the great New
York merchant and millionaire, is
dead. He was the largest real estate
owner on this continent, and prob
ably the richest man in America.
He owned in New York City the
marble structure running from Broad
way to Reade street, now used as a
wholesale establishment; the retail
store, occupying a complete block
bounded by Ninth aud Tenth streets,
Broadway and Fourth Avenue; the
Metropolitan and St. Nicholas hotels;
the Globe Theater on Broadway;
Niblos Garden; his mansion GU Fifth
Avenue, corn er of Thirty Fourth
street; almost all of the buildings ex-
tending from Broadway on Blocker
street to Depau Row; tn e Amity
street Baptist church; the Grand
street Presbyterian Church; several
dwelling-h houses on Fifth Avenue;
5000 acres, Of land on Hampstead
Plains, now known as Garden City,
with the villas, ETC., variously esti-
mated at being worth from 50, 000, 600
to s., 100000; an immense amount Of
mill property at Glenham, near Fish
kill Landing; the Union Hotel at
Saratoga, the most gigantic hostelry
in the world; the Hotel for Working
women on Fourth Avenue and Thirty
Second street, besides almost innu-
merable houses in that city and tracts
Of suburban property as we'll.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
The Morning Courier

DECENT POLITICAL EVENTS
II 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 halt 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 burdened
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 10
now necessary to every Citizen, ia or.
der that he may intelligently discharge
his political duties. Tho CHICAGO
MORNING COURIER is a consistent
Democratic newspaper. It will be de-
voted 70 the work Of aiding 10 rescuing
the nation from the party that has de-
bauched it's service, squandered it's
treasure and enslaved its liberties. It
will advocate speedy return to specie
payments, bat believes that this result
should be brought about by economical
management of the Government, aud
not by arbitrary enactment. It be-
lieves in greenbacks at par, land the
Same currency for the rich and the
poor. It 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 a first class news
paper. The aim of it's management ID
to make it all that the public in these
hurrying days can, desire, namely
q 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 tho world, while the utmost
care will be excfsed to CLEAN only such
as is worth printing. In short, the
Courier will give all the news Dc
promptly as any other paper, and con.
densed into more attractive and read
able form than the blanket sheets.
Terms-Mail subscriptions, postage
free, six dollars per annum, or fifty
cents per month, in advance.
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IN THE MATTER OF THE BANK.
a. RUPTCY OF THE BANK
> a .,OF AMERICA. ~.
.unitad States sDistriot Court Of Ameri.
! sta for the District of Louisi- Tsve
a. 5szsssza ana. ISL sa'a~4s'ar ,ist

DY PLACfDE ]. SPEAR AND e. E.
- GIRARDEY, AUCTIONEERS-
THURSDAY, APRIL n, 1876, at ~
O'Clock NJ, at tho Merchsnts' and Auc-
TONERS Exchsnge, on Royal, between
Canal and Cnstomhouae streets, in the
City 0fNew Orleans, viii be sold at
public auction, BY and 10 pursuance to
ajdecree from the, Hon. E. G. Billings,
Judge of the Uuited States District
Court for tho District of Louisiana,
dated March Is, 1876, and rendered in
the above entitled matter, the following
described property, to.wit: L,
AGA CERTAIN TRACT, OF LAND,
together with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon; known As the
Texada Plantation, in. the Parish oil
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. Rosanns Henderson, OF
assigns, and in the rear by government
or public lands. 80, ..sx :.
Terms and conditions for the Texada
plantation-0ne-third cash, and the
residue of the purchase payable Id one
and two years, the deferred payments
to be represented by notes Of eqnal
amounts bearing interest at eight pei
cent per annum from date till paid
with special mortgage on the property
sold and vendors lien, the clause d
five per cent for attorneys fees in case
of judicial proceedings for the recovery
of payment Of said note or any portion
thereof. u 8
The taxes Of 1876, payable In 1871
on all the above properties to be paid
by the purchasers ovor and above the
price ofadjudication.
Acts Of sale before Theodule Buisson
notary public, at the expense OF the
purchasers. = ,s ..I}
April 5-tds. ,sta
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FIFTY fowls will make, in theroos

FIFTY lows VIII HaKe, III CHe ,FVos-
ting house alone, half ton per annum
of the best manure in the world, hence
fifty fowls make more than enough to
manure an acre of land, z cwt' of guanO
being the usual quantity applied per
acre, and poultry manure is known to
be still richer in ammonia and fertiliz-
ing salts. No other stock will give an
equal return in this way; and the lhg-
ures will demand careful attention from
the large farmer.
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EstraY.

TAKEN UP BY T. o. HAYES AND
Il estrayed before me, April II, 1876,
ONE SMALL SORREL MARE, with
blaze face, about 3 years old and
branded 2 on left hip. Appraised by
j. D. Neal and E. E. -Collins, to ybe
worth $40 ID cash. The owner lie re-
quested to come forward, prove prop
erty, pay charges and take said estrSy
away or it will b sold on Saturday,
the Doth day ofMay, 1876. n
:33i, = CHARLES G. WEEMS,
April 10, ls76-lt. Justice Peace. y.
Printers Fees $500. -
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CREAM CARAMEBs.-Take half a
pound of chocolate, grated fine; two
pounds of sifted sugar; one heaping
tables poonful of butter; one teacup
ful of rich cream. Boil until it can
dies; flavor with vanilla after remov-
ing from the fire. This forms the
dark. part. For the white part or
cream, take three .teacupfuls Of sifted
sugar; one cupful of cream; mix to-
gether and boil for twenty minutes,
do not stir much; flavor with the
juice and grated orind Of a lemon.
Butter a. dish. and pour upon it a
layer Of brown, letting it stand until
partially hardened; add a layer Of
white, allowing that also to harden;
lastly, cover with the brownsg(Check
in small squares. and cut out when
so oti. = ta9f ,@Git: . - !
coldss GIL yfGsYt
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-19

OXFORD SAUsAGE.-Take pound
of young pork, fat and lean, without
skin or gristle; one pound of lean
veal; one pound of beef suet, chopped
very fine together. Put in half a
pound Of bread crumbs, six sage
leaves, one teaspoonful of pepper and
two of salt, some thyme, marjoram
and savcry fine; mix well together.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-19

Boxes FOR MANURE.-A writer ia
the Horticulturist buys bones of a
butcher at dollar the hundred
pounds, and considers them the
cheapest fertilizer he can obtain.
He transforms them into meal by the
following simple process; II have a
large, water tight hogshead standing
outsof doors, near the. kitchen. In
the spring I cover the bottom about
six inches deep With dry soil. On
this l put a lsyeriof bones, about the
same depth, and covered them entire
~ with ,pnleachedo ashes. On these
another layer ofebones, then ashes,
aud so on until Che hogehead is full.
Il leave lit then exposed to sun and
rain all summer and winter till the
next spring, Then, on removing Che
Contents of the 5hogshead, ! find near
~ all the bonessso soft that they will
! lrrumble, to- powder under a very
: slight PRESSURE and they give a nice
!. httle pile iof most valuable manure,
ready fol, immediate use. Any ofthe
bones not sufficiently subdued, l re-
turn to the hogshead again, for an
Other twelve months slumber."
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TEE WEEKLY COURIER


Has large circulation in every wes-
tern State and territory. It isTour aim
to make the Weekly Courier the best
family paper in the West, and We shall
continue to give in its columns . large
amount Of miscellaneous reading mat
ter, such as stories, tales, poems, scien-
tiflc intelligence and agricultural infor-
NATION for which We are not able to
make loom in cur daily edition. The
agricultural department isa especially
one of it's prominent features. The
fashions are also regularly reported in
itsficolumns, and 90 are the markets of
every kind. $s'asis.si 4hG
oTerms-el.20'per year, postpaid.
Address 20 Fl
s, ~ 7aa zga THE COURIER, -I41s
- % ''s' 123 Fifth Avenue.
- " Chicago, III.
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.ss,Il,ISG THE SUPREME COURT.
FURY OF THE PLoTTERs WHO MADE THE
ENFORCEMENT ACT AND
ARE FOOLED.

The recent decision of the Su
preme Court, virtually annulling the
enforcement act and rebuking in the
sternest manner the partisan legisla
ton which has paralyzed the South
ern States, is the hardest blow the
Republican party has yet received
from that tribunal.
when these. outrageous laws were
rushed through Congress, without
any other reason to justify them ex-
eept the desire to consolidate the me-
gro vote of the South and to hold
that section as political satrapy,
they we're known to be unconstitu-
tional. But the Constitution was
stamped under foot by the revolu-
tionary leaders, whose only desire
was to secure the possession of pow.
er The scandals which to day pro-
woke so much indignation and bring
the name and institutions Of this
country into disrepute are the natu-
f, raj results Of these excuses. Cor
'ruption became necessity of party,
and it penetrated every department
{ of the public service.
d If these desperate men had now
the control over legislation, which
3 they held few years ago, there
would be no hesitation in crippling
the Supreme Court, as they then re-
peatedly threatened to do, until men,
ace and assault effected the object
which they desired at The time. Its
. judgments are only respected by
!, them when they conform to the de-
mands of faction, and disregard the
obligations of, the written charter
What effect the decision has pro-
O duced on the minds Of Administra-
ton leaders may be Inferred from ex-
d pressions in the Senate, which,
though subdued in terms for effect,
leave no doubt of the malignant spir-
it which animated the speakers.-
Mr. Morton said:
. "Thc Senator has referred to the
decisions of the Supreme Court on
Monday. | shall he frank enough to
say that / regard those decisions. as
unfortunate, but it is not my bust
ness OF duty here to criticise them or
endeavor to explain them. / do not
know whether the Supreme Court
said that referring to the construc-
ton given to the Fourteenth Amend
meHt, but if they did, so far as !
am concerned, ! repudiate it ut
terly." ,t- q
Mr.. Bow well was still more often
sivr in his uttprances, and could not
en- CHECK himself within the limits
OF 'iecency in debate, rs will he seen
hy Tive following words: .,,
The Senator from Delaware, un-
drr the san tioa "f ih. opinion Of the
S'}r"rar Court rsn; lerel on Monday
la I, lock, TO i'lc time when the IL"
lax, some Of whom wee ined and
others of WON are Imprisoned, axe.
t'' have tiieir fines tetarned'f from the
j asafy Of the United States, and
the doors OF the prison opened, that
. he and his friends may welcome
them" "#s
Other leaders were more discreet,
and kept their lips closed from poll
cy. But they all regard the court
with resentment, for having placed
q Judgment on record that brands
their legislation as unwarranted and
void. This decision is a great step
toward retnrn to constitutional me-
construction of the court is an event
full achievement. There are seven
Republicans in the Court. besides
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AN AGENT is WAITED 1s1,Eg i i,

AN AGENT is WANTED IN
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no: ! 9 IS : 1 RuB sd;t;a1
MzgSAS of DIR. CULVER
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s The celebrated anthor, in this admi.
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every sufferer, no matter what his con-
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n This lecture should be in the
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Sent under a seal, in plain envel-
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{! Address the Publishers, 81
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Box, 1886.
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- Psi
Notice.
Rooms. CENTRAL EXEC. COMMITTEE,
DEMoCRATIc-C CONSERVATIVE Party
Nruu npruaNc r.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TAkTY |
~. NEW ORLEANS, La,
March %, 1876.
THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF
L the Central Executive Committee of
the Democratic Conservative Party Of
the State OF Louisiana, on THURSDAY,
the 10Th of April, 1876, for the >tfansac-
lion Of general business. Every mem
Der Of The Committee is earnestly re-
vuested to attend.
I. W. PATTON.
President Central Executive Committee
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Fine Tobacco and Cigars.
F. AMT E il {!
!: :. e.. .. ~

Whit MAKE THE SEASON OF
" 1876, at BERTRAND, RAPIDES
PARISH. La, on Red River, from April
Let to July LIST; and OF SHREVEPORT.
from Feb. Goth to March 10Th.
p LA N n E R !!
Is q CHESTNUT, 5 years old, Is hands :
inches high, good bone aud fine form.
l.. pEDIGRRE.
Got by Planet. First dam Lark by Lex
ington. Second dam Laura White by Inn
ported Glencoe. Third dam Sally Shan.
non by Woodpecker. Fourth dam GREY
Maria (also dam of Dsrknees) by Sir Rich
ard. Fifth dam Lucy Clarke by Ogless
Oscar. Sixth dam BY Imported Knowisby.
Seventh dam by Imported Doomed.
[Br,ace's Sind Book 1879.
PLANET, (the sire Of Planet,) was GOT
by REVENUE ont Of NINA by BOSTON.
. n PLANTER 10 half brother Of tho
celebrated racers KATIE PEASE. GREY
PLANET, HUBBARD, BRIGAND, STEEL
EYES, MOONBEAM, LARRY HART.
WHISPER, PLAYMATE and many others.
&0k M PAYABLE AT TINE OF
W6O.VV service = any mare not
proving in foal, can be returned free Of
charge the following season. Good pas
ture tor mares from . distance. Escapes
and accidents at owners risk.
y Red River Steamboats, land at Der.
TRAND. B. H, PETERSON.
Bertrand Post Once, eRapides Parish, L..
Z Feb g, 1s76-3m,
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TAKING COMFORT.


away with perspiration. A pool of
essence of victim was collecting at
my feet. Rivulets of pure water ct al.
were running from every pore. Would
the fend never come backq Was to
die there and not leave enough Of me
to bury decently7 The chagrin of
McCallin wien he came to hold the
inquest on such thin subject sug-
gested itself. l arose from the chair,
but the perpendicular position 1 as
sumed only convinced me of the phi
losnphy of heat rising to the ceiling, so
I sat down again and concluded to be
boiled calmly and without making any
fuss about it.
l was quickly settling down into the
puddle at my feet when the light and
airy fiend entered the room again.
Elbow do you feel now 2" he inquired
as he began to pat me on the back.
i looked at him compassionate!y
and asked him if he was a father.
He said he was, humerously, and
that all his children took Roman baths
twice week. i could not expect pity
from such source, and quietly re-
qhested the nude individual to give me
the second degree as quickly as posi-
lble. He Iopened another door and de-
sired me to follow him. At last will
get a mouthful Of cool air, thenght 1.
We. walked into the room, be first.
Upfilfe. stepped to the thermometer,
and, expressing establishment, said,
"Why, it's only 100 degrees" l began
Ito think of 4 short prayer and the boil
ing point according to Fahrenheit.
b1rLie down here, sir, ! and he pointed
To aseductive looking louage covered
with patent leather, "Tbat, at least
will be COOLING" thought J., and
Topped down on the patent leather
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-06-03
t.. u. TOOTE. MD,

sy- As orr advertiser has MT rnacc his avrr: -
meat altogether distinct vi! utgur,t and c.--o-
rate il As follows:
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-06-03

vrrv small potatoes, winch "r" planted
she second year, a. O'hGr potatoes are
Tie second crop nay Gc cai',j mature,
I aoueh /, requires a third and even Il
fourth to determine their qualities as
to size. flavor, &C. Tie balls are
usually kept IN a WARM room or cellar
till toward sprirg, when they are
washed eat, dried, and al proper time
sowcd IN drills half an irrh deep and
treated a. other plants. They can II,
transplantrd or left 10 grow in the
original bed. II your seeds were
properly kept through tie winter
there Is no reason why they should
not grow, u"lrss they were irmaj"rr
when gathered. In attempting TO
raise seedlings, care must be taken to
keep the lubcrs separate, as hardly
two kinds will he alike II earEucSs
is sought for, take those whose tops
die first. Different varieties are pro-
duced Ey shaking The pollen from ihr
flowers o: one kind on the pisti!s OF
another kiud-hybridizing.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-06-03
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

-. =,
We borrow the s!A following house
hold recipes from the Detroit Free
Press OF May u:
LEMON pIE-Into one Quart boiling
mo asses nut one half cup wa cr. the
GRATED rild and ince Of six lemons,
enc large spoopfuI Of corn s,nrch AMI
two beaten crgs. This fills ,b,cc
MICS.
Domino c,,,, p,iI rooI orG
,.,',,, aoId ,iina on'a,nos Season
,.;,h ,olnI oil ,inn,,,r s.I, ncr,or
aa nti'a rn.r XIX, ,o,', 49,,
chopped. Add sliced hcct-"o"t aeG
cape :, and gar1ish with Sp:ISa OF
Pr ~icr.
Eco S,rrr Work well ,occ,rer
f,ur on,rcs hur,rr oaJ ,vo snnc,fn,.
Go,r. ,roo uiv in two snoopr,ls
mix Pat ovcr q sr,w flee who,
melted add half = n;ot Of wa,er and
,,ho, sirpc.inw oGd Two enooo-
r,f. mo,o .: mi / oiye !, ono hon
aud inst hcro,e So, VIZ, add two ba. 1;
hoilad c.,g. rhonncd
cG-,,,.n C,rcr,rv C,to,oc ,,ict.
on il nircrs and simmer in = mint Of
ricb etorl; ,dI,rn cnoo,rr,. currv
nowGrr 10 be had \; ,nr rrcccr's !
siv eri,rd onion. fnur ounces Lr,,rr
five ,no,o.ors .nr-balr rnn f mill,
or,,od rird and i,ic. or - L,c.o, ono
o,,cn-,,nood ,o;.ins. TAXA ont III.
chicken vhr, r,.rlv do,r and brown
:, \ r,v.,,o, AhI The lpnon Io.,
Th.s !. = J,lic:on. L:sb
bEEf y ~ MobE-f RENtli STYLE
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Fine Stock.

From the DclDpoi's Ncws-Jorrrall
We could write volume on the
advantages which must necessarily
follow the general Introduction Of
FLOODED cattle, hogs, sheep, horses,
etc, into this section of Alabama.
Already, a few gentlemen in this
viciHity-amoHg them, Mcssrs. Chas.
Kornegay of Van Dorm, +. G. Lyon
and j. G.. Webb of this place, VIM.
Strudwick of Springhiil, aad others
are moving successfully in this matter.
Before the waf, the caaebfake region
near Demopolis was famous for its
fine stock and we have no doubt that
that the ,apii revival of interest in
stock raisiug will soon restore our
section TO its former prc-emiaence id
this respect.
As an evidence Of the advance
already made here in this departure at
Of farming, there are row 10 be secl
at the drug store Of Messrs. Bailey
IL McMiller three geeces that would
do credit to ANY section. The largest,
weighing ten aud bali pounds. was
sbeared from a half leicester buck
one year old, the property of j. c.
Webb; the next weighing nine and
three.quarter pounds was taken from
Co,swold buck belonging 10 Mr.. f.
q. Lyon and is as pretty fleece as
any would wish to see aad the third
weighing. eight aad halfpounds was
from full Liescester buck the pro-
perty of Mr.. w. +. Adams Of Fauas-
dale. There is also q specimen of
wool from the flock of DR.. Biowder of
Prairieville, the staple of which is
twelve or fourteen inches long. Just
think of one shearing from three sheep
being enough 10 make a good mat
tress!
The capacity of this section for
stock raising has not hitherto been
fully appreciated, but interest on the
subject is growing daily. One of the
results of the county fair next fall
will be to arouse general interest i'll
stock raising. and it may he confident
~ expected that the whole country
will be awakened to the importance
OF this industry. Whenever the farms
and plantations of Marengo county
become fully stocked with fine horses,
cattle, ETC.. our people will become
self-sustaining, and our lands will
become as valuable as the blue grass
lands in Kentucky.