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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05
DEATH OF ADMIRAL sEMMEs.

Another great man has fallen, and
the country has to norm the death,
on Thursday evening, August
30sh, at Point Clear, Alabama, Of
Admiral Raphael Semmes. Judge
Walker, Of the New Dreams Demo
crdt, briefly writes of the deceased
an the following words:
Gle was native of the State Ma
Iry,and, and entered the United States
navy in 1926, and obtained midship-
mars warrant in 1892. His promo
tons we've gradual, until in 1855 he
reached the grade of commander.
In 1879 hewas made secretary of
the Lighthouse Board, which position
he. Mas filing at the breaking out of
tie war, wien he resigned and was
'appainted COMMANDER in the Confede-
t .atg.. navy. lie was assigned to tho
steamer Sumter, which was fitted out
Lat New. Orleans with a picked crew,
.s;tDa Or .June30 1851, ran the blockade
at Pass-a-l'0atre, and in twenty six
days he had captured nine American
| ships.iI the Gulf and West India wa
ters.s Finally lie was blnekaded in the
fport of Tangier By the Tuscorora, and
tthere heisoid The Sumter, and returned
| to The Confectionery, where the celebra-
ted Alabama" or. $780, as she was
first called, was being equipped for
him, and in August he again put to
sea. The terrible havoc he played
with American commerce while in
command Of that vessel, together with
her sinking by the Kearsarge, off
Cherbourg, has been graphically told
by himself in his admirable book,
SERVICE Afioat." The damages iuflic-
ted by him have been the subject of
the negotiations between this country
and Great Britain, known as tina
alabama claims," which at one time
threatened a resort to war, but were
finally settled by the payment by
Great Britain of a large indemnity.
Admiral Semmes was not only great
as sailor and an indomitable fighter
after the old naval style, but he was
als6sa man of fine literary culture and
ability. He was also one of the best
Admiralty lawyers of his day, and his
understanding Of the laws and practice
of prize courts is shown in his book.
live, mistake not, he is the author of q
work on this subject, which is the
standard authority all over the world"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

-EDwAED REED, colored, was
convicted of Murder, at the May
term of our District Court, and was
sentenced to be hung. He yet lin
gers in our Parish Jail, apd no day
has yet been named by the Execu,
tive for the execution. Surely am
pie time has been wasted to do some
thing in the case Of this unfortunate
human being, and red tape and delay
should come to close. He has
long been an expense to the Parish,
and if his case be one for Executive
interposition, why not act and let
him be sent to Baton Rouge. Such
delays are not only criminal, but ex
pensive and inhuman.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05
--CApTA1N Dick Sinnott is at this

--CAPTAIN iJICh SIuiOtV 10 ~ thLo
moment displaying his real DISPOSE
ton towards his customers and
friends in the Grand Ecore trade
He reached the foot of the bar, be-
low Town, sixty hours out from New
Orleans, with the good steamer G.
II. Durfee, and did not have over a
thousand dollar trip, with his freight
at simple card rates, and has deliv-
cred it all here through means of the
tenders at his command. 1t is to be
hoped that such energy, and in ouI
estimation over-stretched accommo.
datiou, will some day be remembered
by all parties benefited by such en-.
terprise. 1t is the first instance or
record that freights have been taken
in dead low water, at such rates and
delivered so promptly under such
drawbacks and adverse circum
stances.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05
BaZaine.

The Army and Navy Journal Of
August publishes the following: "It
is confidently asserted in England
from private information that Osman
Pasha is none other than that cele-
brated fugitive from French prisons,
Marshal Francois Ochilre Bazaine.
This intelligence is by no means i'm
probable. Bazaine was always an
active and stirring man, and the cir
,cumstances of his public trial in
France were such as to shut him out
from career in any army of Chris
tian Europe. Like most French Of
ficers of rank, he had served in AL
geria, and in SO doing acquired
knowledge of Arabic and of the
Arabs. Besides this, he served in
the Crimean war in command of the
Foreign Legion, and afterward as
French governor of Sebastopol.-
During that period he naturally
made many Turkish acquaintance,
and therefore there is nothing more
natural than that he should 20 to
Turkey in the hour of his need. It
is no secret that Bazaine was strong
Bonapartist, and that his treason to
France in the interest Of the late en-
peror is indulgently looked on by
the imperial government. In Tur
key, where Bazaine's master was the
best friend of the sultan, Bazaine
would be received with open arms by
those Of his friends, who knew his
value in any capacity of trained SOL
der. That he should have conceal
ed his identity with the utmost care
isequally natural, and had not war
come it. is possible he might have
concealed it till his death, but war
with Russia, his antagonist Of TWEEN
ty years ago, could not fail to bring
Osman Pasha in contact with the
people who knew Gen. Bazaine as
governor of Sebastopol. Whether
the secret leaked out through some
Russian officer prisoner In his hands,
or some English or French attache
who had served in the Crimea and
recognized Osman Pasha, is uncer-
tain, but the character Of his fight
ing at Pleyna, a stubborn, defensive
battle, is curiously like the first day
at Gravelotte, though the difference
Of force on the enemies side led him
to a happier issue.''
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

-JoHN JOHNSON, a resident Of the
Ten Mile section of our Parish, was
killed few days since by some I'M
known party. He was at the house
Of a relative playing the fiddle when
he received eleven buckshot in his
neck, which caused his instant death.
We learn that there is warrant out
for the supposed murderer, strong
suspicion resting on a young man,
who few days previous to the kill
ing, had a difficulty with the de-
ceased.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05
QUE POLICE JURY.

This body, composed as at present
of the best material Of the Parish,
and Of men of experience and worth,
and By far the best Police Jury as
whole, that We have had since the
war, and truly representing the con-
servative elements ofour community,
assembled in regular session on Mon
day, and as we write are still in SEES
sion. This meeting is surely an i'm
.portant one, and how they are TO
meet the present financial depression
Of their script, and what remedies
they arctic apply, we acknowledge we
ere at q loss. to divine, and we are
now powerless TO suggest. It is a
problem we thought could long since
have been solved, bat modern appli
cations Of the only financial remedy
known to body who owe twenty-five
thousand dollars and nave silt-edged
obligations, with lien attached, fully
TO the amonnt OF twenty six thousand
dollars, ALL NOW DUE, have entirely
failed, and the script Of the Parish
is nov at more deprecated status
than ever before known. Right to
day it can't bring in money over
thirty cents on the dollar, and is
languid at that heavy shave.
This is a sad and depressing fact
to have to record, but it is now sug-
gestive to US, that we have too long
been neglectful III the solving of our
monied troubles, and had better late
than never have to acknowledge and
face the ''direful woes unnumbered"
of our Parish Treasury. That our
Police Jury may unravel the mystic
~, that they may be able to lift US
up again to q cash basis, with their
portfolio at hand, we sincerely de-
sire, and trust they will receive, as
they merit, the hearty cooperation
Of all good and true men.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05
TElHE "KNOX" IMPROVED FLUTING
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FERGUSON & SCHNACK

we regret to know that there is
a strong party in our midst, who are
open advocates of reputation of the
Parish Script, and thus wipe out the
Indebtedness of Rapides. Without
considering the moral standard of
this attempt, We respectfully suggest
that there is no necessity for such a
suicidal course, and the sooner our
people feel the force of this the bet
ter. 1t has come to a poor and pitt
full pass, indeed, for a Parish to
knock right under and declare her.
self a repudiator, because she cannot
collect her legal and mortgaged dues
to pay her various little due bills,
that those very debtors can lift at
sixty per cent. discount and then use
at par to wipe out their dues to the
Parish. We yet hope this simple
prescription will prove a dead shot
cure for the sick Parish.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05
Special Correspondence.
ROSE HILL, J
Sept. l, 1871

Sept. l, 1877
EDITOR DEMOCRAT
I noticed in your last an invita-
ton to planters, to give in their ex
perience of the various modes adopt
ed by them for the preservation of
the cotton crops, from the ravages of
the caterpillar this season. This I
conceived capital idea for future ref
erence, and shows an abiding inter-
est in our welfare and prosperity by
you, that I am glad to notice. TIA
remedy exists, it certainly should be
known to all. I have experimental
on about one hundred acres of cot
ton, and have used every agency l
ever heard Of.
I first tried one pound of arsenic
diluted in barrel of water. This
liquid I had sprinkled on the cotton
carefully, but it did not answer the
purposes stated then added to the
above mixture a tablespoonful Of
concentrated I've, to dissolve the ar.
sehic. This remedy killed the worms
the cotton, and would have killed the
horses .ana men who applied the
mixture, ifI had continued it long
enough. | then substituted paris
green in lieu of arsenic, same pro-
portions, without the I've. This an
swered very well, it killed the cater
pillars without injury to the cotton,
but it reqniered three applications
before it sufficed. Iconcluded to try
something else.
A Colorado man putting in an ap-
pearance about this time, recon-
mendea land plaster and paris green,
so efflcacious in the destruction of
the Colorado beetle. I mixed half
pound of arsenic, half pound paris
green, thirty pounds of land plaster,
and through very fine sitter sprin-
kIed slowly and carefully over the
cotton. 1t partially saved the cot
ton. Land plaster is not good sub
stitute for flour, it is too heavy and
does not stick we'll. Throwing away
the land plaster I tried the remedy
that | will recommend, as il has
saved all the cotton thus far that I
have administered it to. The cotton
is now green and thriving, and grow
ing well. Take half pound of arse
mic, half pound paris green, twenty
pounds siited flour; mix we'll togeth-
er, and through fine wire seiye
sprinkle slowly and thoroughly over
the cotton; it will require but one
application if done well, whilst the
worms are in their incipiency. This
remedy is certainly efficacious, if ap.
piled early; do not let the caterpillar
get too far in the ascendancy. You
know II SLOW morse gets the jump
of fast one he is sure to win.
Many planters have lost their crops
by being too dilatory. They must
wait to see what the caterpillars are
going to do before applying the pois-
on, becoming frightened when the
worms have good Roadway. They
apply the poison on horseback in a
gallop and have consequently been
made to pay for the whistle. hope
some other planter will give his ex-
periments in his fights with the cat
erpillars. It was desperate combat
for the ascendancy, but my remedy
will whip them. +. =s.st
There will not be over third of a
crop of cotton made in this section
of the Parish. Corn crops are good.
@ Yours truly,
l'lIos. i. HELM.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

THE old spirit, of which Rapides
has been much accused of, is not
quite dead, but will break out now
and then. We hear of one negro,
shot in the arms, for which arrests
have been made. All this renewal
of the past foolishness of the revol-
yer should cease; the reviewers
should be traded for bread and meat
and the negro left unmolested.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

-BRIGHAM You've, the great Nor
mon Saint and head ruler of the peo-
pie, who are permitted to have as
many wives as they please and can
capture, has handed in his big check
and is no more Of earth, and has
gone to that bourne from whence no
many-married individual ever re-
turns. He leaves twenty-seven wild
ows, one hundred and sixty two chill,
dren, and ninety nine grand children
TO shed tears for him.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

LIVERY and Sales Stables are all
the rush in Alexandria just now.
The large, two story one, now going
up under the guidance OF Mr.. Bouil.
lotte, the contractor, for our "enter-
prise man" Julius Levin, is to be
occupied by Maurice and Henry Hey
man, who intend making it first
class one.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

BEN DEDAR, one of the oldest
actors and managers in the country,
is dead. He was an Englishman by
birth, and was brought to this cou1-
try by the late James H. Caldwell,
and his headquarters of acting and
have been in New Orleans
for nearly forty years. For many
years past he has owned theatre in
St. Louis and "has alternated his
buskin'' between the two cities.-
He always looked upon Louisiana
with love and reverence, and during
the war always claimed that he was
an English Louisianian and owed his
allegiance to her.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05
V7HE "KNoX" IMPROVED FLUTING
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FERGUSON & SCHNACK


LEON DEsslNs' we'll known and
popular Barber Shop, at the same
old stand, is yet the tonsorial insti-
tuition of the Town, and there, and
there alone, can you receive the real
Injuries of a clean shave, an artistic
shampooning, and, above all, the old
ones wanting to be young ones, can
have their whiskers, goatees and
moustaches renovated and black as
in the days Of their youthful
mucking. 70
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

SHOULD Mr.. Morton not recover,
and should Democratic Senators be
admitted from Louisiana and South
Carolina, the Republicans would
have q majority of only two in the
Senate, Judge Davis being counted
as Republican. AS Davis, Booth
and Christiancy are sometimes con-
sentative, the grip of the extreme
Republicans would be lost by the
death of the Senator from Indiana.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05
VICIOUS LITERATURE.

The last twenty years has devel-
oped in the United States q species
of literature which deserves to be
called vicious, and yet lower kind
which can only be properly designa
ted as viliainous. All yellow back
novels, dime novels and such trashy
papers as the Ledger, Saturday
Night, etc, which foster the habit Of
Lastly, exciting and Improbable read
ing Of impossible adventures and
sickly love stories may be classed as
vicious, inasmuch as they supplant
the desire for useful and solid read
ing, and cripple but do not neeessa-
rily corrupt the minds Of the Young.
Such papers as the Police Nas5a and
Police Gazette which supply their
readers with the most revolving de-
tails by pictures and in print of the
most horrible crimes are sure to cor
rupt their minds, and they ar5 GER
taihly not only vicious, bat absolute
'ly yillainous in. their tendency and
should be suppressed. The most as
tonishing thing about them is that
there should be any demand to be
supplied by such a species Of news
paper literature, and yet they are ex-
posed for sale at all the News stands
in the cities, and the country de
mand is supplied by the railroads and
steamboats,. It is certainly Vita
ted taste that can tolerate, much less
demand such reading. Having no
ticed the circulation in this town of
a few of such papers it has long been
cur intention to call attention to the
matter, and to make the following
suggestion in that connection to rem
edy the evil.
Let our young men Of the town
and surrounding country form Lit
erary Society with such exercises as
will make their meetings pleasant
and instructive to them, and with
the ultimate object of establishing a
library Of choice reading matter,
which under proper restrictions shall
be open to the public. This will
prove to be a source Of profit as we'll
as pleasure to them, and will give
them some place to spend their leis-
ure evenings away from the card ia.
bles and billiard saloons. The cost
on each of the individual members
will be trifiing, while the aggregate
amount will be sufficient to do much
good. We know that our communi-
ty will encourage and support such
an undertaking, and the DEMOCRAT
will be ever ready to lend them a
helping hand The long evenings OF
Winter are now approaching, and
there is just time to perfect the or
ganization and have all necessary ar
engagements made.
Who will make the first movement
in the IN latter?
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05
CATERPILLAR POIS0NS,

Since our article of last week call
ing the attention Of our planters to
this important subject, we have con
verscd with some Of our best plan
tiers who have tried the caterpillar
poisons and we find reason to believe
that they may be made the means
of efeetually stopping the ravages Of
the worms, OF the two poisions,
paris green and arsenic, the former
is thought to be The best, and from
the manner of its application with
Hour it probably has its effect on the
worm both while crawling over the
leaf and while eating. Arsenic be
ing mixed With water and not readily
soluble is not so sure in It's action,
as when not thoroughly dissolved, it
sinks 10 the bottom of the vessel and
frequently nothing bat the pure wa
ter is applied to some portions Of the
cotton. 1t has been recently discoy,
cred by our planters that conaentra-
ted I've and other strong alkalies in
the water makes arsenic readily So
lube and this does away with the
principal objection to that substance,
and even gives it the advantage over
paris green of being more safely
handled. .r.
To apply either of them requires
a close watch on the. part Of the
planter to enable him to ascertain
the proper time for the applications
and it may be necessary TO make
more than one application. We, are
informed that portions Of crops
which have been properly treated
with the poisons are still green
while the crops all around them are
stripped bare of leaves. 1t is toe
early yet to say positively that they
have been. entirely protected from
the ravages Of the worm, but if the
poison has done no other good than
TO delay them ten days or two weeks
in their work, the cotton saved and
matured in that time at this season
of the year, will much more than
pay for the cost of applying the
poison.
These are the opinions which have
been given us, but we would like tc
have the planters themselves write
US the results Of the trial of the
poisons, and we again solicit contri.
buttons from them on the subject
1t is q matter of general interest and
the facts, whether good or bad
should be made known to all. Lei
US hear from the planters.
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

Tag value Of the wedding gifts
Of Mile. d'Albe, niece of the ez En-
press Eugene, is said to be $780,
600. One of these was o cameo ring
which belonged tc Charles V. Elev-
en- necklaces of brilliants adorned
the collection. The Duke d'Ossupa,
whom she married, is said to be one
of the wealthiest personages in the
Peninsula.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

ISAAC JACKSON has moved his
store and residence once more into
the Second Ward. His store is now
at the old Jacob Walker stand on
Front street, at the corner of Jack
son. 1t is we'll filled with new and
seasonable stock of goods, just pur-
chased in New Orleans.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

BY way of an interlude in the
annoyance line, the paper bag of the
Thursday mail was left behind, and
only reached here Saturday evening
A hours after due. 1t is apity that
some Of Mr.. Keys "erring brethren"
in the Post Office and coach driving
line are not reminded by timely
fine Of these little indi5cretlons,
which we only snatch now and then
as q news item.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

LII IS now said that Senator Ed
munds, of Vermont, who did himself
no credit in connection with tho infa-
nous electoral conspiracy, opposes
botlrthe Southern and the civil service
policies of the man for whose inaugu-
ration he lacerated his conscience and
sacrificed his se,F-rcspect.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

ROBERT P. HUNTER and family,
after sixty days sojourn to the White.
Sulphur Springs, have returned to
their Alexandria home. Mr.. Hunter
can now be found and consulted pro
fessional.y at his office, on Johnston
Street, between Second and Third.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

The public schools and the pri-
vate schools all resumed their exer-
cises on Monday, aud it was fine
sight to see the stir among the
school children.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

The first of September brought
with it considerable moving around
and changing of dwelling houses.
All leases in town should be made
from September instead of January.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

The August fights closed on
Saturday with considerable scrim-
mage, between country farmer and
town merchant. Result-draw fight,
but the Corporation added ten dol
lars to her till by the transaction.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

The Packets usual package of
papers for the DEMOCRAT office we're
brought to US by the little Frank
Willard, who is acting as tender
and lightener to the Dnrfee.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

r67HE BUSINESS HOUSES OF THE
1 HEBREWS OF ALENANbEiA
WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY
and SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9Th and
9th. and on SATURDAY, SlsP tenn
BER 10th, and on MONDAY, 9EFIEA-
Der 18th. ....
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

INVESTIGATING committees and
grad juries are making sad destruc-
ton of the Republican party in South
Carolina.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

1T has been raining almost con-
tinuously since Monday evening, and
from all indications we will get more
than we need.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

GEN. w. 0. Butler, one of the
two surviving major generals of the
Mexican war, and Lewis Cass's co..
league on the Democratic national
ticket of 1s4S, sliving in retirement
in Kentucky.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

--WHAF about that Concert for the
benefit of the Cemetery in Pineville?
We are waiting.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

THE KNOX" IMPROVED FLUTING
Il MACHINES, at
FERGUSON g. SCHNACK
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

I'd UssIAN GUT VIOLIN STRINGS
IA BEST IN THE WORLD. CLEAR
and HANDSOME, at
FERGUSON 81 SCHNACK
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

THE potato-bug is creating more
excitement in Europe than ex- Presi-
dent Grant.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05

"DoN'T PUT THE Poor WORKING
MAN DoWN."-This is the title of
the greatest motto song ever pub
lished in America. Written and
composed by Bobby Newcomb. Will
be sung in almost every theatre in
the land. Price IS cents per copy.
If you cannot get it from your regu-
lar music dealer, send to the pub
Usher, F.W. HELMrok,
No. SO West 4th St, Cincinnati, O.