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Ong Paefa Corner Seleetea
Y A Nj 7 Y.

The sun comes up and the sun goes
down,
And the day and night are the same
as one;
The year grows green and the year
grows brown,
And what is it all, when all is done :?
Grains of somber and shining sand,
Sliding into or out of the hand.
And men go down in ships to the seas,
And a hundred ships are the same as
one;
And backward and forward blows the
breeze,
And what is it all, when all is done :?
A tide with never shore in sight,
Setting steadily on to the night.
The fisher droppeth his net in the
stream,
And hundred streams are the same
as one:
And the maiden dreameth her love-lit
dream,
And what is it all, when all is done !?
The net of the fisher the burden breaks,
And always dreaming the dreamer
WakcSl
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SHE DIDN'T WANT IT MENTIONED.
There has been an unpleasant scan
dial up in the neighborhood of Tenth
Avenue and the Park. About year
and half ago young man, drum
mer for a commercial house, made
his appearance in New York, coming
from Chicago, became acquainted
with a pretty young woman, paid
court to her and married her. They
lived together happily till last May,
one child being born to them; then
the husband, under the plea of bust
ness which would occupy him all
summer, set out for Atlanta, .Geor-
9ia. Some little time after the wife
received news from Chicago concern
ING her absent lord which startled
her. She made inquiries, and was
not long in finding out that he had
left wife and child in Chicago
when he came on East and married
her, and that previous to that he had
deserted at least one wife in Iowa.
Further search showed that he had
married fourth wife, with whom he
was living in the honeymoon. A
World reporter, hearing Of the COM
plication, sought out the betrayed
New York wife and inquired when
she proposed taking action to un-
mask and punish the deceiver, and
was somewhat surprised to learn
that she intended to take no action
whatever.
"Oh," said the reporter, in aston
ishment, ''the old love-with all his
faults you love him still-that is,
you shrink from the publicity"
'tNot at ALL" said the betrayed
woman, calmly, "but another gentle
man is paying attentions to me, and
thinks l am widow, and-and you
will oblige me by publishing moth
ing about the matter" p New York
World.
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Says the Terra Haute Leader:
"a young married lady in this city
recently named her canary after a
friend whose first name was Charley.
The other day her husband, WHO
didn't know Of this, returned, and as
he went up the stairs leading to her
room he was Mortified to hear the
wife Of his bosom using such ex-
pressions as "You're the dearest
little fellow I ever knew, Charley"
"You're a nice old boy, amt you2''
''Kiss me, Charley" and like endear-
ing words. He grasped the banister
for support, and was with difficulty
able to reach the door and shout
"Madam!" His wife gave scream,
and he started for the william, but of
course found him not. That canary
goes by different name now"
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Sporting Club.

Alta MEETING OF THE RAP,
"A ides Sporting Climb, j. w. Pres,
colt was chosen President.
DR.. James S. Fish, Vice-President
L. B. Baynard, Treasurer.
w. w. Wilmington, Jr., Secretary
1t was resolved that all persons de-
sirous Of joining the Club are request
ed to meet at the Drug Store of E. c.
TAFT on Wednesday the 5th day of
December next, 1877 at IL o'clock.
On motion it was resolved, That
these proceedings be published in the
LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT in its next issue.
Tho Club adjourned until Wednes-
day, the 5th day of December 1877, at
10 o'clock
J. w. PRESCOTT,
w. w. WHITT1NGroN, JR., Pres't.
Sec'ty.
Nov I4-2t.
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limb.
Without word the party made a
rush for the guilty pair. At the
crash of their approach Madame
Maschez beat the head of the cask
in, and turned, with weapon uplifted,
to meet them.
In the cask, almost full of water,
they could see the head and shout
ders Of man.
With howl of fury the half saw
age mountaineers rushed at the muir
derers; unable to escape, the amazon
faced them, dealing blow after blow
with the formidable weapon in her
hand. Half dozen of the assail
ants sustained fearful wounds.
Then one of them with frantic
rush drove the tines of a hay-fork,
with which he was armed, clean
through the body Of the murderess.
With u furious cut of her hatchct
she severed the stout staff as if it
had been a reed, and fell. One of
the tines of the fork had pierced
her heart.
Masctez had disappeared at the
commencement of the fight. Search
for him, however, revealed him in.
sensible from fright in the open
grave.
He was taken to Andorre for trial,
and the facts of the murder elected.
The entire spoil gained by the poor
peddler's death was little bag con-
tanning 260 francs, and the contents
of his pack, worth perhaps twice as
much more. For his involuntary
completely in the affair Maschez
was sentenced to the galleys for
life. - ss.-, 81,
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MISCELLANEOUS.

As THE TIME APPROACHES
n for the renewal of subscriptions.
THE SUN would remind it's friends
and wellwishers every where, that it is
again a candidate for their considera-
ton and support. Upon its record for
the past ten years it relies for a con-
tinuance Of the hearty sympathy and
generous cooperation which have
hitherto been extended to it from every
quarter of the Union.
The DAILY SUN is a four page
sheet of % columns; price by mail,
postpaid, So cents a month, Or $3.50
per year.
The SUNDAY edition of THE SUN
is an eight-page sheet Of Sc columns.
While giving the news of the day, it
also contains large amount of literary
and miscellaneous matter especially
prepared for it. THE SUNDAY sun
has met with great success. Postpaid
$1.20 year.
THE WEEKLY SUN.
Who does not know THE WEEKLY
SUN? 1t circulates throughout the
United States, the Canadas, and hey
ond. Ninety thousand families greet
it's welcome pages weekly, and regard
it in the light of guide, counsellor aud
friend. Its news, editorial, agricultu-
raj and literary departments makes it
essentially a journal for the family
and the Preside. Terms ONE DOL
LAR a year, postpaid. This price,
quality considered, makes it the cheap
est newspaper published. For clubs
of ten, with $40 cash, we will send an
extra copy free. Address
PUBLISHER OF THE SUN,
Nov. 1876 New York CITY
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LAND FOR RENT
and
CORN FOR SALE

RICHLAND PLANT'N., BAYOU ROBERT,
90 PARISH OF RAPIDEs, La,
November 6, 1877. J
Z WILL RENT THE WHOLE OR PART
Il of this Plantation for one or tive
years. TO good tenants having the
MEANS to put up such additional buildings
as they may need, very liberal terms will
he made III the way of rent. The Planta-
ton has Gil it a good Steam Gin and Grist
Mil; it has one of the most extensive and
best pastures in the Parish. The locality
is remarkably healthy. For further par
ticulars apply to James G. White, Alex.
andra, La, or ON tie premises to
L. B. PENDLETON,
Nov. 7, 1S1T--3t. Lessee.
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STATE or LOUISIANA,
Parish COurt-PariSh Of RapideS,
No 0QS

mo. 40.
WHEREAS, DANIEL EDWIN Nj
w cholson has made application to
this Court to be appointed Administra-
tor of the Succession of Fanny Milton,
late of this Parish, deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all whom
it doth or may concern, to show cause
within ten COY days from the date
hereof, why the same should not be
granted.
BY order of the Court, Clerks Office,
Alexandria, La, this 18th day of No
vember, 1877.
C.L. RANSDELL,
Deputy Clerk.
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THE PEDDLER'S DEATH,

On the evening of September 10,
1858, Pablo Mortione, peddler, ira
ding among the scattered villages of
the French and Spanish Pyrenees,
applied for shelter from an approach
ing storm at the house of Antonio
Masehez, a small farmer, who lived
a couple of miles from St. Pol de
Leon, in the Andorre Pass. He was
well known to the farmer, as indeed
he was to every one else for twenty
miles around, and met with cordial
reception from both Maschez and
his wife, stalwart Cordovan wo-
man, who ruled her husband and her
household with rod of iron. Both,
indeed, protested extreme pleasure
in seeing him, and with true noun
tain hospitality made him welcome
to the very best the house afforded.
While awaiting the preparation Of
supper in the great kitchen of the
farm house, Mortione whiled away
the time by displaying the contents
of his pack to the little daughter of
his host and hostess, and the mother
III more than one instance neglected
her cookery to feast her eyes, spark
ling with cupidity, upon the gorge
Gus fabrics, the gaudy han'lkcrrhiefs,
hasly jcwclry, aud host Of other
attributes Of the pedt!er's stock iE
trade.
When at last supper was announc
ed, she devoted herself TO a minute
inspection of the pack while its own
err satisfied the cravings of his appe-
lite with au ample meal. That over.
he bundled his stock together, and
pleading the WEAKNESS of long
days journey, went to bed on the
floor Of the next room. The little
girl also retired to her pallet in a
remote corner Of the same apartment.
Shortly after, Maschez, who had
gone out to secure his cattle from
the storm and split some billets of
firewood, returned. He bore an arm
full of wood, and heavy Ratchet
with which he had been cutting it.
He found his wife pacing restlessly
up and down the kitchen, every now
and then pausing at the door of the
bed room to listen to the heavy
breathing Of the tired peddler, al
ready fast asleep, with his precious
pack for pillow. AS he threw the
wood noisily into the fireplace, she
turned upon him with a warning
gesture.
"Caramba! Wife, what ails your"
he asked.
"Pab! Quiet! Do you hear how
soundly he sleeps?"
"Well, he has had long journey
to-day, and is tired enough to sleep
we'll"
"He must never wake from that
Sleep" Kissed the wife, close to his
ear.
"Howr'
she must never wake, say. Lis,
ten, Antonio Maschez. That man
has enough wealth to make us rich,
and with the contents of his pack l
can dress better than the alcaide's
wife, who will break her heart of
envy. He must die!"
''What do you mean?" cried the
horror-stricken farmer, starting back.
"Quiet, you poor, cowardly fool"
said his wife, fastening on his Shout
der with grip of iron, and snatch
ing the sharp Ratchet from his hand.
"If you are afraid to do it, I am
not.''
500 you mean to murder him"
Say, and you too, if you give the
alarm"
Standing in awe of his wife, as be
did, the farmer dared not utter an
other word of expos5ulation. Cling
ing to the side Of the fireplace for
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THE late General Forrest was
an illiterate man, although he rose
to the rank of Lieutenant-Gen in
the Confederate Army. Some one
asked him just before the close of
the war, when his victories made
him particularly conspicuous, what
was the secret Of h 5 success. In
his own homely way he said it
was by "gitting the 9ost .asa !Aw
luSt. II AACuaDSe.
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Clerks OFFICE, ALEXANDRIA, LA.,l
,.., October -, AID. 1877.
DE IT KNOWN THAT ON THIS,
ID the 18th day of October, A. D.
1877, we, Charles G.. Weems, John P.
Smelling, Joseph w. Moore and Benja-
min Turner, qualified electors and duly
appointed members of the Jury Com
mission for the Parish of Rapides, did
assemble in the office of James Fl. Rams
dell, Clerk of Court for said Parish. and
in company with said Clerk, did draw
from the General Venire Box prepared
for that purpose, the names Of one hum
dred aud ten qualified electors, who are
to serve as jurors at the next December
term of our District Court, as follows
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u OGERS' ENGLISH TABLE AND
IL POCKET CUTLERY. LADIES'
SCISSORS and OTHER FINE GOODS
KEPT BY HENRY ST. JOHN.
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u J. HARDTNER, TEE MODEL
IA. SHOEMAKER OF PINEVILLE, has
now on hand FULL ASSORTMENT Of
KID-TOP, CABLE-SCREWED SHOES
and CATERS.
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LNOUR g. FIVE DOLLARS ARE THE
l. ruling prices of E. j. HARDTNER, OF
Pileville. for his choice SHOES and
CATERS.
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BUTCH Y

V,HE UNDERSIGNED HAS NOW
4 a Butchers Stall in the Market
House, and will sell at current Cash
rates BEEF, MUTTON, and PORK.
He solicits share of the public's GUS
tom, promising to keep at all times the
best the market affords.
S. PlNCUS, Agent.
Oct. 3-3m.
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LII ST

The JURORS DRAWN TO SERVE
AT THE ...
NEXT DECE MBER TERM
OF
THE DISTRICT COURT.
, 1877-07-22

Union Depot and Transit Company OF this CITY
Will probably be the first to join the strike On
this side OF the river, they being much incensed
at the recent reduction OF that Company.
~ LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, July 3t.-There is intense inter-
est here in the railroad strike. Mcleod, of the
| Short Line, issued an order for reduction Of
10 per cent IN wages, to take effect
Aug. L. "A meeting OF working
! men was held tonight and committees
appointed to wait on the railroad officials to
ascertain what is going to be done. President
Standiford, OF the Louisville Ss Nashville, says
no reduction will be made on that line.
NEW YoRK MILITIA IN READINESS.
Special Dispatch to 1ze Tribune
NEW YoRK, July I<-If required the Twenty
third Regiment, Of Brooklyn, is ready to start
for ,Hornelsvll1e- It musters 400 men. This
afternoon special train loaded with camp
eouipage aud ammunition, including hand gren-
ades; left the Eric depot for the places where
the riots arc anticipated. The Chief of Ord
nance of the New York State Guards, Gen.
Wylie;; is In charge Of the trim. He has ample
resources, he says, to crush any hostile demon
strations that can be made by the strikers, and
if necessary
uE VIII PIcEEr
the whole road from New York to Dunkirk. In
this city the first troops to be called upon would
be the Seventh, Eighth, and Twenty-second
Regiments, whose members are not likely to
have any sym pathy with the strikers. General
Superintendent Tousey, Of the New York
Central t. Hudson River, says there
is no truth in the reports
that the brakcmen and tiremen Of those lines
are abandoning their trains. Dispatches from
various points along the roads report that
EVERYTHING Is RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
William Il. Vanderbilt is in Saratoga II no
trouble occurs Oh the Central Tomorrow the
officers will feel perfectly secure. None
Of them apprehend a movement among.
their employees, although strong effort IS
being made by she leaders Of the present strike
to induce the Central mel to join them, hut
80 fur there has been no sign Of success. As
for the Erie, Mr. Jewett declares he will not ac-
cede to the demands Of the strikers II his road
is debarred from doing business indefinitely.
SYMPATHY FOR THE STRIKERS.
WAsu1SGToS, .. c., July 21.-The Columbia
Typographical Union, No. 101, tonight passed
resolutions condemDing the action Of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Company; de-
nouncing the action Of the Labor League
condemnatory Of $ strikersi extend
ing sympathy to the strikers;
and declaring they will sustain them by all legt-
innate means. They also adopted resolution
sympathizing with the workiugmenof Of the Navy
Yards who have been notified that their present
rate Of par shall be reduced. ;:-
, 1877-07-22
TIE DEAD AND WOUNDED.

1
TIE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
/ ITO the Testern Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nd, July 21.-The result of :ht
firing last night is ninc persons dead, scvcra
will probably die, and, rs far as ascvrtaincd
about twenty we're wounded. j.:
| ASKS FOR TROOPS.
! BALTIMORE, Md, July 21.-During the fire al
Camden Station last night Gov. Carroll ecut d
| dispatch to President Hayes stating that the
depot had been fired by mob beyond control
Of his forces, and asking that assistance might
be afforded by the United States authorities
| Early this morning telegram addressed to
Gen. Barry, commanding at Fort McHenry, was
received through the Signal Office By Gov. Car,
roll from tho Secretary of War In an-
| swer to his application to the President for
troops, as follows: The Secretary OF War
t directs you tGcn Barry to report to the Gov
ernor Of Maryland with guns and all your
| men, to act according to his orders.1' The
! message was sent as received to Fort McHeury
| by mounted orderly, who returned with word
that the troops are in readiness to march at a
moments notice.
CAUSE OF THE SHOOTING.
The firing at the Lee street portion Of the
Baltimore s. Ohio Railway depot was caused By
mob attempting to interfere with the FRENCH
The mob cut the hose, put out the fire OF
Engine No. 2 and fired upon the police, who
returned the fire and drove tue mob back.
sAIL-TRA1N BLoCKADED.
The maii-train from Baltimore for WASH
inston and the West was blockadcd in Camden
Station.
SOLDIERS ATTACEED.
Members OF the Fifth Regiment who arrived
at tic azmory after the main body had left
started for the Camden Depot, but were at
tackled on Howard street with stones and some
Of them hurt. They afterwards returned to the
armory.
SALOONS CLOSED.
The Police Commissioners have Issued an Or
der in view Of the prevailing riot to close all
tar-rooms, bars, drinking houses, and other
places where liquor is generally sold. Martial
law is threatened. No trims arrived at or left
Camden Station after last evening. There
was no interruption on tue Baltimore & Po~
tomac or Northern Central Road.
STATION GUARDED.
BALTIMORE, July 21.-A strong guard OF
militia patrols the entrances to Camden Station.
The police urc in force in the neiehborhood of
the Sixth Regiments armory. The saloons are
all closed and street gatherings are prevented.
TRAINS RUNNING.
The regular O'Clock Western train left Cam
den Station, and alfthe regular local trains on
the main stem for Ellicott City, and other H.
terror points, are running, including Washing
ton trains- -. =:
CROWD DISPERSED.
The Fifth llesuneat cleared Camden street OF
, 1877-07-22

late in the. afternoon for home, hut
is expected back t0rufght. Mayor Fell is at the
depot experimenting the transportation Of mil
itary. During the afternoon and evening over
500 soldiers were sent UP the road. making 1,3Oo
in all. The City Troop, forty men, took the 9:15
train.
GOVERNOR HARTRANFT.
SALT LAKE, Utah, July Ex-Governor Hart
ranft and party arrived tonight, en- route for
San Francisco. At II p IN. the Governor took
a special train for Philadelphia. The balanceo ot
the party will proceed to San Francisco.
, 1877-07-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

| SPRINGFIELD DIVISION OF THE BALTIMORE 4
OHIO.
specfas Ds'nateA to The Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, July 1l--No strike Is apprc
hended on the Springfield Division OF the Ohit
& Mississippi Road, but On the main line thu
! intelligence is received that strike com
mcnced at Vincennes this afternoon. Should
| they mass at Flora &nd Interfere with trims
they will probably he call for militia, IT
which event four or five companies, and ever
more, if necessary, could be sent there il
twelve hours. The Ohio l. Mississippi Road,
| however, is under the protection Of the United
States Court, its Receiver being appointed
here. Any interference With the line would
call for action by the Court officers: but
eyen in that event the Tinted States Marshal
would nrobably take militia uosse
NOTHING NEW.
ST. LOUIS. No., July 2l.-Nothipe new has
transpircd this morning in regard to the con,
templated strike on the Ohio s. Mississippi Rail-
road next Monday. It is saia. however. TINT the
yarl-mcn and machinc-shop men will probably
ioiu the brakcmcn and hremen. and the IN.
gtneers, while they will not strike, Will,refuse
to run trains with green hands. g..
AID FOR THE STRIKERS.
The yarilmen and switchmen on the Western
Division OF the Wabash Road Ve6tpff3av r7{sef1
S735. which vas sent to the strikcrs m thc Ra1
timore g. Ohio Road, and they eay three times
that amount can and will ne raised II necessary
PRECAUTIONARY.
TRENTON. N. T.. July a1.-Cov. Bed1c has
ordered two regiments-onc here and one at
Jersey City-to hold themselves ready for any
emergency,
THE UNION pAc1rc.
OMAHA, Neh., July 2l.-A delegation of the
Union Pacific Railroad, from different divisions
Of the road, arc in the city. A general confer
ence of Union Pacific engineers is to be had.
presumably on the subject Of the recent redue
tion OF wages.
SOUTHERN ROADS.
Special Hspdsch to The Tribune.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July A.-An order Was
sent mere from Louisville last night stating that
there would be reduction OF 10 per cent on
tile wages of nearly all the employees, from su-
per1ntenoents down, those In the mechanical
oepaftments excepted OF the Louisville Il
NASHVILLE q 9reat southern koad On the first
ol next month 1t also proposed raising the
wages IN the transportation department. to 1885,
"hefe emploFcs are getting S5o. The order
was withara"n this morning after having been
nulletneo. a shnaH reduction IN the wages OF