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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14
THE ELECTIONS.

Elections were held, on Tuesday,
the 9th inst, in thirteen States, and
we have the result before US, which
we consider gratifying and yielding
great results to the Democratic par
ty. For the benefit of our many
readers we give here q summary of
these good results, as we have no
space to spare to print the details.
In New York we have more than
held our own since the election of
Governor Tilden to the Presidency.
The State Democratic ticket is cleo
ted by round majority of $4,000,
and the Legislature will be Demo
cratic by a small vote. Last year
the Republicans had round MAORI
ty in that body, and now lose it just
in time to lose United States Sena-
tor in place OF the courtly Conkling,
whose term expires on the 4th Of
March, 1879. Mr.. Herman, the Dem
ocratic Senator from the Empire
State viii! after that date have Hon.
Horatio Seymour for his colleague.
In Pennsylvania, the great Key
stone State, where Radicalism has
been SO long rampant and held in
awe and corruption by the Cameron
clans, the result is really a trium-
plant feature, and that State has
been captured by the Democrats.
We have elected the State Treasurer,
the great palladium of the Cameron
ring by at least 10000 majority and
a Democratic Legislature, who will
grant indefinite leave of absence to
Don Cameron, and give Mr.. Wallace,
the Democratic United States Sena-
tor, colleague worthy Of the fame
and time-honored principles of the
Democracy of Pennsylvania.
New Jersey has again cemented
her adhesion to the old party and
has elected General Mcclellan Gov
ernor by $4,000 majority, and re
turned a Democratic Legislature by
a sufficient joint ballot majority for
all practical purposes.
Virginia, Maryland, Georgia and
Mississippi have all four so covered
themselves with glory, Democratic
glory, that their majorities can be
counted by the tens of thousands
Connecticut, where there was no
State ticket::to be elected this year,
has fallen somewhat from grace and
backed down from her former Tilden
majority. The Republicans have
again captured the Legislature, but
fortunately for the Democracy, no
United States Senator is to be elect
ed by the present Legislature.
In Wisconsin the contest is again
,, close one, but we incline to the be-
lief that she is yet Republican by a
meagre majority.
Minnesota, Illinois, Nebraska and
old Massachusetts are yet welded
to the false gods of a false party, but
in all four of these States the Demo
cratic gains have been sure and GER
tain, holding out good omens for our
future triumphs in these old strong
holds of Radicalism.
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HARDTNER, IN PINEvILLE, rs
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

AS our great Packet, the Bart.
Able, is once more in her trade, it
will come natural to our people to
want to go to New Orleans, and as a
matter of course, take passage on
her. In doing this sensible deed,
let them better it by registering at
the st. James Hotel, the cheapest
and best first-class Hotel in the
City.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

The Alexandria market at pres
ent is a bountifully supplied one,
and all who can afford it can now
live in luxury. The market abounds
in all kinds Of vegetables, plenty Of
wild geese, ducks, snipe; venison of
the very best quality, mutton unsur-
passed in the south, and then the f.
nest and largest trout ever caught in
Big and Clear Creeks.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

WE have been officially visited,
the past week, by two tramps: All
we could do for them was the special
and hearty permission to sit before
our comfortable fire, until they were
warmed through.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

"A FRIEND of Mr.. Hayes, who
shoulders level head, said to him
few days since: at is your idea to
keep the machine out. Are You sure
the machine is not now in?"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

-PEurIoNs to the Legislature to
abolish the ''free State of Grant" aud
to blot out Colfax are in order
Somebody do the work and we will
do the talking.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

WHEELER Person, the well
known and popular Clothiers of New
Orleans, take advantage of the adj
vertising columns Of the DEMOCRAT,
and we earnestly demand for them
purchasing consideration from all OF
our people, visiting the Crescent
CITY,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

LAST Sabbath, in Alexandria,
was a beautiful, cool and bracing
day and was emblcmatic of the Sun
ny South. Our places of Worship
were all well attended by the devout,
the fairest of Gods creation being in
o large majority. The evening was
a lovely and suitable one for outdoor
exercise and promenade, and well
did the gallants and blushing bellies
take advantage of such weather.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

Mn. HAYES has directly and in
directly recognized and rewarded ev-
cry Radical who has been connected
in any way with the Returning Board
Of Louisiana and its fraudulent acts.
Can some of the Hayes Democrats
of these regions explain to US how
all this has come to pass?
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

CAPT. B. T. WALsHE ITO Canal
Street, New Orleans, is the acknowl-
edge leader in Shirts and Mems Fur
nishing goods, aud we know he sells
the best goods at lowest prices.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

WHEN Morton died, the last of
the Republican Triumvirate, who
hates the men Of the south, passed
away: Stevens, Stanton, Morton!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

CAPT. George c. Hamilton is
again "head office man. of the Bart.
Able, and was mindful of the wants
of this Editor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

The new livery stable of Henry
Heyman will be open to the public
to- morrow evening.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

HARDTNER, IN PINEvILLE, IS
IL now offering. at REDUCED prices,
the FINEST lot of SHOES and CATERS
ever offered in the Parish.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

ID OGERS' ENGLISH TABLE AND
Ia p OCK EFT CUTLERY. LADIES'
SCISSORS and OTHER FINE GOODS
KEPT BY HENRY ST. JOHN.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

Now the jingle of the dollar of
our fathers will be heard.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

THERE is again whispered some
thing about an independent Grand
Ecore Packet. We confidently trust
that our merchants and planters will
frown down all such nonsense, know
ing that their great and suitable
Weekly Packet, the favorite Bart.
Able, is once more in our and her
trade, and can attend promptly to
their wants. Let well alone, partic
ularly when it is so perfect and ac-
commodating, and avoid new and
false gods.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

- We note the arrival of Mr..
Heavy Fog
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

LNOUR & FIVE DOLLARS ARE THE
Il ruling prices of E. j. HARDTNER, of
PlNEVILLE, for his choice SHOES and
CATERS.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

ID OCK BOTTOM PRICES ARE NOW
~ ruling at HARDTNER'S BOOT,
SHOE and CATER DEPOT, in PINE,
WILLIE,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

LNOUR g. FIVE DOLLARS ARE THE
L. ruling prices Of z. J. HARDTNER, Of
Pineville, for his choice SHOES and
CATERS.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14
ALEXANDRIA, La.
Our Packet.

Our regular and very popular
weekly'packet, the Bart. Able, with
Captain Dick Sinnott as Master, and
his same old crew of officers, reached
here Monday noon on her maiden
trip of the season. She is here once
more, and fully sixty days ahead OF
last year, and as usual, comes to stay,
Captain Sinnott has spared nothing
valuable to render his boat complete
and pcrfe t in way of full repairs,
and be offers her superiour advanta-
ges and unrivalled capacities to the
trade as full guarantee that be
means business, and asks his kind
and liberal friends and patrons to
again entrust their old favorite with
their business favors.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14
ONE OF TEN MEN TO LEASE

the road at Z per cent. year at that
cost for ninety-nine years, and he
would make more money out Of the
speculation than any enterprise in
this city pays. If New Orleans does
not propose to do more trade than
she is doing now, she has just 1885,
600 more people than her commerce
can support. Mr.. Clark ended by
subscribing $4,000 to the road"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-14

to build and control the road. They
will have other commercial interests
to subserve that will overbalance all
competition. But they need not fear
any successful rivalry. A locomo-
tive can draw but fifteen loaded cars
on the Iron Mountain and Missouri,
Kansas and Texas roads, while on
this road the same locomotive
CAN DRAW SIXTY LOADED CARS
for the whole distance, except 100
miles, and over this distance it can
draw thirty-three cars. You will
come in competition with these
roads, but what would be ruinous
rates to them, for this very reason,
would be handsome profit on this
road, which reaches a market 400
miles nearer than st. Louis. This
road can be built and equipped with
400 cars, 40 engines and Is passen-
ger coaches for $4,000 a mile; but
estimating the cost at $4,000 and he
would be
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-31

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cSITUATIoN wAYrED-BY A COMPETE 1T GERMAN
Deardencr best references given. Call ON or addreas
FREDERICK BRAADES. lui East sd 81, corner an av
yxYANTED- HUSBAND AND WIPE. WITHOUT GILL
w drsn; DO thorough gardener, possess some
knowledge OF outdoor flowers take Of horses and DC
general ork on farm when required: wife to be good
plain cook and do laundry work when necessary perms
nent suations will given desirable parties Address,
giving wages what wages expected NJ q. b., boz
4.147 Post onioc city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
une sa eomg Democrat CANON 1o, garsdgn efobr IS l877

blOated aristoCrat, you will 20 by kago.
A kago (literally "baaket or cage is a
round, fiat batket of split bamboo, about
two feet in diameter and as many inches
deep. 1t is slung by bamboo supports
under stout pole perhaps ten feet long,
and provided overhead with flat BAN.
boo roof, TO keep off the sun. In case of
rain an oil paper covering is drawn over
the whole concern. Two meL, one in
front and one behind, carry the kago on
their shoulders. In the other hand they
carry a bamboo cane, and stop every two
or three rods, put the cane under the
pole, and shift to the other shoulder.
Three men go with each ksgo, who re-
leve each other at short intervals, 30
that one is always resting They travel,
including stops, about one ri 1.-TWO and a
half miles) an hour, and the charge for
three men is usually eighteen and three
quarters cents per ri.' In the bottom OF
the basket, and up the back, You put Il
futon, which il "a tnick quilt or thin mat
tress made of blue calico and stuffed with
cotton; and then in you get and try to
curl yourself up in some endurable posi-
ton. You can take half dozen differ
ent positions in kago, and each of them,
while you are in it, seems worse than the
others. OF course lying dDwn or sitting
within the circumference of the basket is
quite impossible. You must either kneel,
as the Japanese do, or sit Turk fashion,
or curl your legs under you in some un-
comfortable fashion. Then, too, the
height of the kago is calculated for the
Japanese, who are very short race, 80
that if you are of the average height OF
foreigners you will probably be continu.
ally knocking your head against the pole.
Cor. Hartford Post.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
SUICIDE IN CENTRAL PARK LAKE,
NEW YORK.
The Body of Respectable Lady Found
Floating in the Lake-And 4tterward Re
cognized By Her Husband among the
Dedd IN the Morgue.

New York, Oct. IS One of the boat
men on Central Park Lake, while rowing
toward the shore near the new boat
house early on Wednesday afternoon,
found floating in the water the body of a
refined looking, handsomely dressed
woman. A heavy black silk dress, mud
bedraggled a straw hat trimmed with
the costliest feathers, and fine kid gait
ers, showed that she could not have end
ed her life for want of the necessities
of life. An empty pocket book was in
her dress, and fine pockethandkerchief
on one corner of which was embroidered
the letter "a" In the ears were fine
gold earrings, with pendant gold balls.
In several places on the face were slight
bruises. The body was taken to: the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
LOVE, MURDER AND SUICIDE.


Some four weeks ago man giving the
name of Joseph w. GLADDEN. arrived at
the Hoerdt House, 30 and 32 North
Wells street, kept by Mrs. Mary O'Brien,
He was fine looking, muscular fellow,
forty years of age. He had little mon-
ey. While he was at this place he had
only one visitor, woman. She met
him in the hall way, and they went up
stairs to his room, where they remained
only few minutes. The second visit
this woman made at the house was yes
terday, between l24 and o'clock.
DR.. Alexander Mckay, occupying room
81, at the end of the passage, heard
gurgling, choking sound. He listened
moment, and the noises getting palmer,
he went from his room into the passage,
when suddenly the strange woman, who
had been in room 13 with GLADDEN., came
along the passage toward him, and, lay
ing both hands upon his breast as though
to support herself, looked into his face,
He saw she was covered with blood, but
could not see whence it came. He said
to her, "Why, woman, what's the mat.
ter? Have you hemorrhage ofthe lungs?'
She never spoke a word, but, as she be-
gan to totter, he laid her down gently.
She never moved again. DR.. Mckay
was still bending over the dead woman,
when some one came nOiselessly behind
him, and seizing him by the arm, drew
him from the corpse. 1t was GLADDEN.,
who, with a CORY razor clasped in his
right hand, and a fearful cash in his own
throat, had come out Of room l3. He fell
upon the dead body Of the woman, clasp.
ed it round, laid The cash in his own
throat actually upon that in hers, and
there died. So fierce was that death
grip that it took the united efforts of two
men to uncasp the woman from that of
the murderer. suicide.
This happened about o'clock Half
an hour later the Coroner and police had
taken the case in hand, the bodies were
removed to the MOrgue. AS the WON.
ans remains were being put in the wag
on, the covering on her face was remOv.
ed, and man standing by exclaimed.
"My Godl That's her; that's my wifel"
His name is Robert S. Bell, his parents
live in New York. He had lived some
time in the western country, and, some
three years ago, married the deceased,
Maud Bell, from her home in New Shar-
on, Iowa. She had deserted him for
GLADDEN., whom she passionately loved
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
IRA YELLING IN JAPAN.

The pedestrian power of the Japanese
people is something astonishing. The
ijnrikisha coolies will draw you twenty
miles on run, with only three or four
stops of five minutes each and not only
men, but women and children seem to
think nothing of tramping twenty or
thirty miles a day over the toughest
roads, with their little baggage tied up
in cloth, and slung upon their backs by
the ends of the cloth, which pass over
the shoulder and across the breast, then
tied Ifyou don't want to walk you may
be able to get pack horse, on which to
ride, perched on top of your baggage, at
an immense distance, as it seems, from
the ground. With your feet either curled
up under you, or hanging down, resting
in two loops of rope in lieu of stirrups,
on either side of the animals neck, in
front of his fore legs, while a native,
probably naked, leads him.
But next to walking, tie most popular
method of travelling is Cow-back. The
japanese COWS are not used for milking,
but, like the bulls, solely for beasts of
burden. In the mountains nearly all the
merchandise is packed on COWS. l can
confidently affirm, from a sad experience
that it is the most detestable method of
travelling l ever heard of, except, per-
haps, riding on rail. Not only is the
COW not famed for rapid travel, but she
has peculiar jerk and sideways swing
that inspires you with constant fear
that you will either tumble off or else be
reduced to a condition of jelly. Then
the saddles they use on the beasts have
high and sharp peaks, and so close to-
gether that it is quite impossible for a
foreigner of average size to squeeze him
self between them 80 that he is not in
momentary danger Of being thrown upon
one Of them. II, however, you are q
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

Morgue'
Before quite dark this evening the
Times says, two gentlemen drove TO the
twenty sixth street entrance OF the dead
house and asked TO see the body. II
was then incased in one Of the rough
morgue cofEins, but one of the gentlemen
at once recognized it as that OF his WIFE,
The gentleman was Thomas Otis Leroy,
general manager of the Calwell Lead
Company. His wife was Mrs. Caroline
LEROY, formerly Miss Caroline Clark,
daughter of Richard s. Clark, Fifth Av-
enue.
Mrs. Leroy had for some time been
suffering from sickness and great mental
depression, caused, it is believed, by her
husbands difficulties, which had resulted
without any domestic troubles, IN the
separation for time of herself and her
children from Mr.. Leroy. He had been
wealthy man, and his style of living
was always in accord with his wealth.
His home was a happy one, and his wife
and three daughters had every luxury.
A year and a half ago he became EN-.
barrassed in business, lost heavily, and
borrowed $200,000 from his father-in-
law. His family remained in the same
house, but the economy made necessary
troubled Mrs Leroy.
This summer she went with her daugh'
ters into the country, and, upon their
return, went to her fathers, at his sollcl'
tation, where they still enjoy the luxu-
ries to which they had been reared. This
arrangement seems to have been sane
toned by Mr.. Leroy, who was distressed
to deprive them of anything to which
they had been accustomed. But he de
clined to go with them, and continued to
keep bachelors quarters in his house In
Thirty-first street.
1t was believed in the family that Mrs.
Leroys mind was sometimes unsettled;
but after her return from the country
she manifested no signs of this, seeming
to be in better spirits than before. She
was in the habit of walking alone. On
October 10th she went out, handsomely
dressed, and wearing her handsome jew
elry, and after about the usual time re-
turned and went to her room. Soon at.
terward she went down stairs, kissed
one or two of her daughters and went
out. This excited no suspicion, and she
had been gone for some time before one
of her daughters, happening to go to her
mothers room, found the jewelry that
her mother had worn earlier in the day
laid away in a very unusual manner.
Other things aroused the daug hter's
fears. The household was alarmed, and
word was sent to Mr.. Leroy. He was
greatly alarmed, and gave notice of her
to the police. None of
her friends again saw Mrs. Leroy till her
husband found her dis6gured body in
the Morgue.
1t is a matter of speculation how Mrs.
Leroy passed the first part of the eight
days she was away from home. 1t was
the opinion of the officials that she had
been in the water about three days.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
Do you s,, a.. 4,eo Dovts, Dad bought 'em at
BOCKIUS q SONS,
MARKET SQUARE,

est Stock OF
BOOTS AND SHOES
in the County embracing all the latest and
desirable STYLES for Men, WOmed and Chill
dren's Wear; also Gum Boots and
OvershOes of the Latest styles.
Repairing in all as Branches Neatly DOneI
Having had 81 years experience In the manu- 'ac.
tory and selling boots and shoes in This city, we
httter ourselves that we know the wants Of the
people In and around Canton.
We keep the best that are made-for shoddy
Boots and Shoes yOu will have 10 go elsewhere
Our motto is quick sales and small profits"
Call and examine our Goo Is aud be- convinced
that we sell cheaper aud better goods than any
other house in the city
Our terms are positively CASH
octI.dm j. C BOCKIUS & SONS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

A man whose knowledge is based on
actual experience tells us-and it is
worthy OF trial-that when calling on
our sweethearts we should carry affec>
ton in our hearts, perfection in our man
ners and confection in our pockets.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-03
To Cure a lsad Memory.

Your memory is bad, perhaps; but
can tell you two secrets that will cure
the worst memory. One Of them is, 10
read story when strongly interested;
the other is, to not only read, but think.
When you have read a paragraph or u
page, stop, close the book, and try to re.
member the ideas on that page, and not
only recall them but speak them out.
Faithfully follow these two rules, and
YOU have the golden keys Of knowledge.
Besides inattentive reading, there are
other things injurious to the memory.
One is the habit OF skimmlng over news.
papers, items Of news, smart remarks,
hits Of information, political reflections,
fashion notes, all in confused tumble,
never to be thought Of again, thus dill.
gently cultivating a habit OF careless
reading hard to break. Another is the
reading Of trashy novels.
Nothing is so fatal TO reading with
profit as the habit OF running through
story after story, and forgetting them as
soon IA read. l know aRray.haired wo.
man, life.long lover OF books, who sad
ly declares that her mind has been ruin.
Ell by such reading. A help to memory
Is repetition. Nothing is 80 certain to
keep your French fresh and ready for
Use, as to have always on hand an inter
e'ting story, in that language, to take up
Tor ten minutes every day. In that case
You will not "forget your French" with
the ND Irity Of your school.mates.-&.
'NirlolGI'