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WHITE BEAN OR DEATH.
THE STORY OF THE MEIR MASSACRE IN
THE TEXAN STRUGGLE FOR
INDEPENDENCE.

The events recorded below took
place at Salado, Mexico, March %,
lS43, when seventeen Texans of the
Mier expedition were shot by order
of the Mexican authorities, The
story is told by a correspondent who
signs Himself R. P. H., of Blanco,
Texas, a brother of one who drew
white bean:
One hundred and fifty nine white
beans were placed in the bottom of
the mug, and seventeen black ones
placed upon the top of them. The
beans were not stirred. Such was
their anxiety to execute Capt. Came.
ron, and perhaps the balance of the
officers, that first Cameron and after
wards the other officers were made to
draw a bean each from the mug in
this condition. Cameron, in the act
OF drawing first, said with his usual
GOODNESS. "Well, boys, we have to
draw, let's be at it.'' So saying he
thrust his hand into the mug and
drew out a white bean. Next came
Colonel VIM. F. Wilson, who was
chained to him; then Captain VIM.
Ryan and then Judge F. NJ. Gibson,
all of whom drew white beans
Next came Captain Eastland, who
drew black one, and then came the
balance Of the men. They all drew
their beans with that manly dignity
and firmness which showed them SUI u.
perIor to their condition. Some Of
higher temper TESTED over the bloody
tragedy. Oac said, "Boys, this beats
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, RUNS Ruin.
Suicide of Wealthy Young Bride in
New York City Owing to the
Continued IntoMcatiou
of Her Hus-
band.
A TRAGIC SCENE IN THEIR APART.
MENTs, ETC.

New York, November 12.-Sevcn
months ago a quiet marriage was
celebrated at St. Thomas church,
between Robert Stuart and Evelina
Terry Marks. A brilliant reception
followed at the Fifth Avenue hotel,
and the bride and bridegroom, after
the wedding trip, settled in luxuri-
Gus quarters at the corner of Fifth
Avenue and Ninth Street. They had
ample means, and the happiest pros
poets. Two months ago the bride
discovered that her husband was the
slave Of hereditary dipsomania, and
after she had patiently but vainly
endeavored to wean him from his
love of liquor her mind lost its
balance. This morning she lay dead
by her own act, while her husband.
who had not yet recovered from a
debauch, wrung his hands, cursed
himself and shed maudlin tears over
body. Robert Stuart, the husband.
was the son Of Lieutenant Robert
Stuart, United States Navy, of De-
troit, who died Of alcoholism. His
mother is the wife Of ex Congress
man Elijah Ward, Of this city, and
is now in Europe. When Roberts
father died he left his children we'll
provided for, their guardian being
Mr.. F. D. Tappen, President of the
Gallatin National Bank, who, know
ing Roberts weakness, and believing
that an active business life would
tend to cure him of it, procured him
4 comfortable situation in the Bank.
This position, however, the young
man was compelled to resign last
month, being continually unfit for
luty through cverdrinking. Miss
Marks, the wife, was only twenty
three years old. She was the niece
md adopted daughter of Mrs. Abiel
B. Marks. Miss Marks was a quiet,
well-educated girl, somewhat
Melancholy in disposition, and in
;lincd to be religious. The MARI
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IMPROVEMENT
BOTTLED LAGER BEER,

A T A HEAVY EXPENSE HAVE
"A just put up the necessary appara-
tus for treating LAGER BEER as in
practiced in st. Louis and Cincinnati,
by which means the BEER retains its
briliancy in any climate and for any
length of time.
l will continne to sell this BEER at
the same price as heretofore. guaran-
teeing it to equal any BEER in the
market. The usual discount to the
trade.
The usual stock of Philadelphia ALE
and PORTER, Northern CIDER and
Winkelmeyer's St. Louis LAGER
BEER, ICE.COLD, for draft as well as
in bottles, constantly on hand. Also
GINGER ALE and MINERAL WA
TIERS, put up in any REQUIRED
QUANTITY.
Send orders to Post Office Box 1475,
or to stores Nos. &c, % and 30 Bien-
vile street, New Orleans. Send for
price list. L. c. Army.
Aug. 29-3m.
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LAND FOR RENT
CORN FCR SALE

RICHLAND PLANT'N., BAYOU ROBERT
PARISH OF RAplDEs, La,
November 6, 1877.
WILL RENT TIRE WHOLE OR PART
Il of this Plantation for one or two
years. 10 good tenants having the
means to put up such additional buildings
as they may need, very liberal terms will
be made in the way of rent. The PIanta
ton has OH it Il good Steam Gin and Grist
Mill; 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.
andria, La, or on the premises to
Z. B. PENDLETON,
Nov. Z, lS17--3t. Lessee.
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Onr 2oet's Corner -Selettea
THE WANDERING JEW,
WRITTEN FOR THE LOrIsIaN. nE,rocD.r
BY ANONYMOUS.

Ages roll on and still is my name
Enroil'd i'll the annals of undying fame.
Centuries pass by and Empires decay.
Yet poor wanderer am seen by the
For my path is marked out and must
pursue
My course and be ever poor wander
ing Jew.
Propelled by the force of an ancient
decree
Which came from the summit of Mount
Calvary,
Though sad the words and mild their
They echo forever throughout every
zone,
Till the trumpet's loud blast proclaim
to the world
The last day, and Time in Eternity's
whirled-
No rest may l know but still on the
stage
OF life must figure on llistory's dark
page,
For the path is marked which I must
pursue,
And ev'r be known as the poor wan
dering Jew.
Proud Lords and Ladies in every far
land
Have honored me often by friendships
warm hand:
Kingdoms have fallen and EMPIRES are
seen
And tower in grandeur where King
doms had been;
And yet am | ever and must always
pursue
My course and he known as a poor
wandering jew.
I've coveted that end which men would
evade-
Wherever death quickly full thousands
" here peslilence ragged and tainted the
air,
And groans of dying were heard, was
there.
Yet still did live and must ever pursue
My course and be ever poor wander
ing-Jew.
V.
When the tempest swept DER the mad.
dencd sea- wave
And gave to the daring deep, silent
grave,
Oh! then did seek mid its horrors sub
lime
To sink NE forever in the abyss of Time,
When cannon peais sounded the tocsin Of
war,
And death dealing clashes were heard
from afr,
Again was | there, and truly I sought
Tie end | would gladly in danger have
wrought
But fate had decrecd and I must pursue
My course and be ever poor wandering
Jew.
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April last. Mr.. Stuart's mania for
liquor was detected by his wife
about two months ago. AS he was
not of robust physique, little wine
asserted its influence over him for a
long time. He suffered greatly when
recovering from a debauch, and of
late had been constantly in q dull,
quiet state of inebriation. Mrs.
Stuart often demonstrated with him,
but she kept the secret from every
body but Mr.. Tappen until Saturday
night, when, goaded by some harsh
language that her husband used to
her while intoxicated, she made the
chambermaid, Kate Cummings, her
confidant. The young bride, sur
rounded by luxury, was shedding
scalding tears as if broken-hearted.
That night Mr.. Stuart returned
home in maudlin condition and
treated his young wife even more
roughly than before, and she passed
the night alone in her bed, he sleep
ing on q lounge in the sitting-room.
About II o'clock on Sunday, Mr..
Stuart being out, Mrs. Stuart told
the chambermaid the renewed in.
suits she had submitted to. She
would rather die, she said, than live
as she did. The girl tried to console
her, but Mrs. Stuart cried continu-
ally. About noon she appeared to
have taken sudden resolution, and,
dressing herself hastily, she went
out, returning in few minutes.
The girl Kate saw her in her room
shortly after she returned. She was
then calm, and was sitting at the
writing desk. Today, when she was
dead, three letters were found on the
desk addressed to dear friends.
About 6 P. NJ. on Sunday Mr.. Stuart
entered his apartment intoxicated.
He opened the door of the bedroom,
and seeing his wife lying dressed on
the bed, he imagined she had laid
down to take a nap. He laid down
on the lounge in the parlor and slept
till 6 o'clock this morning, when,
feeling cold, he determined on going
to bed, believing that his wife had
undressed. When he opened the
bed room door and saw that his wife
still lay dressed on the bed he
vaguely apprehended that all was
not right, and stepping to the side of
the bed, shook his wife's arm. This
faile'l to arouse her, and lifting her
head, he found that she was insensi-
BILE, pale, and breathing heavily.
He endeayored to seat her on the
side of the bed, but he was still
under the influence of liquor, and
her inert form slipped from his
grasp and slid heavily to the floor.
DIR. Hubbard, who was summoned,
found the patient too far gone from
narcotic poison to rally. Mrs. Stu
art died about s o'clock this morn
ing. Her last moments were mex
pressibly sad. None of her friends
or family had been summoned, and
her husband became hysterical,
wrung his hands, cried bitterly,
incoherently charged himself with
having caused his wife's death, and
heaped curses on his own head.
The coroner's jury rendered YER
dict of death from the effects of an
overdose Of laudanum. Mrs. Stu
arts body was removed tonight to
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Marks,
who had no knowledge of Mr.. Stu
arts weakness, and believed Mrs.
Stuart to be quite happy.
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TOW N.
J I'd C NJ { Mt,
MRS. ANGELICA LUCKETT

bAho' aNGELiCA ICCkETT)
ROBERT l.. LUCKETT.
Parish Court-Parish of Rapides-The
State of Louisiana - October Term,
A. D. 1877.
I'HlS CAUSE BEING CALLED PUR-
suant to assignment and trial had
ana by reason Of the law and the evil
dence being in favor of Plaintiff, it is
ordered, adjudged and decreed that
said Plaintiff do havE Judgment in her
FAVOR decreeing a separation of proper
" from her husband, the said Deien-
can't, and for costs of this suit to be
taxed.
And it is further ordered and decreed
that said Plaintiff do have and resume
control of her separate property and
paraphernal effects without the inter-
ference and independent of her said
husband.
Thur done, read and signed in open
Court on this the 9th day of October,
A. d. 1877.
JOHN CLEMENTS,
Parish Judge.
Filed October 9th, 1877.
G.. l.. RANSDELL,
Deputy Clerk.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF RAPIuEs.(
| hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is true and correct copy of
the Judgment on file in the above num-
bered and entitled suit.
NygTgsN In testimony whereof wit
B SgaA ness my official signature
gMgE$ and seal of Office on this 18th
- day of November, 1877.
G.. IA
NoV.2l, 1877. Deputy Clerk.
Printers fees $1,000.
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ELECTION NOTICE,

TIME ANNUAL ELECTION FOR A
4 new Board of Directors of the
Rapides Agricultural Fair Association,
will be held in Alexandria on the LAST
SATURDAY IN DECEMBER. Bust
ness of great Importance will be
brought before the meeting. A full
attendance of the Stockholders is
therefore earnestly requested.
j. w. PRESCOTT,
Nov. 2l-2t. President.
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PROBATE COUaT-RAPIDES PARISH,

Succession of M oi2
F. NJ. Bennett 'o' ~
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
~ that Columbia NJ. Bennett, adj
ministratrix of the above numbered
and entitled succession, has filed her
final account of administration of said
succession, and that the same will be
approved and homologated unless OBJ
lection is made thereto within the de-
lays prescribed by law.
JAMES Fl. RANSDELL,
Alexa., La, Nov. Is, 1877. Clerk.
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DEMOCRAT.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH.
7 Il r NJ 81:

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Four DOLLARS per annnm Two Dol
LARS and FIFTY CENTS for six months
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. No sub
scription taken for less period than
six months.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate
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insertion and FIFTY CENTS for each
subsequent one. Eight lines or less
(brevier type) constitute q square.
OBITUARY NOTICES, Marriages, Public
Meetings, Cards Of Thanks, etc, to be
paid as advertisements
PERSONAL CARDS-when admissible
charged double the usual advertising
rates.
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STATE or LOUISIANA.
Parish Of RapideS-PariSh Court.

IISH vi Nd VIUUS-TITTSN VOUTL,
Sisis s. Spog of No. 1879.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
y that NJ. La.7sard, Executor of the
above numbered and entitled Success
sion has this day fled his account
therein, and the same will be APPROX
ed and homologated unless objection
is made within the delay prescribed by
law.
BY order of the Court.
Given under my hand and seal off
clally this 18th day of November, A. d.
1877. G.. L. RANSDELL.
Nov. q, 1877. Deputy Clerk.
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3 e TCHER Y

YNHE UNDERSIGNED HAS NOW
l. a Butchers Stall in the Market
House, and will sell at current Cash
rates BEEF, MUTTON, and PORK.
He solcits a 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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r. . H .ER II ~ II.
r O h HE n II

TINE EXCHANGE HOTEL IS OF
Il fered for rent to good 9zwHA
tenant. This house posses Gf e tIERAs
ses all the rooms, fixtures ssssssss HUB
and convenicnces of a first E-gsEs s.z
class Hotel. Also, the large, commo-
dIous and elegant FRONT ROOM in
the Hotel, so long used as Bar Room
will be rented but to be used for 9th
er purposes than Bar Room. Pos
session of both Hotel and Front Room
given January LIST, 1878, For particu-
lars and terms apply to
JAS. S. FISH,
NOV. II, 1877. Agent.
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D OGERS ENGLISH TABLE AND
Ia P OCKET CUTLERY. LADIES'
SCISSORS and OTHER FINE GOODS
KEPT BY HENRY ST. JOHN.
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CLERKS OFFICE, ALEXANDRIA. LA.,)
October 10, A. D. 1877.
DE II KNOWN THAT ON THIS,
ID the 18th day of October, A. d.
1877. we, Charles G.. Wcems, 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 H. 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 hun
dred ald ten qualified electors, who are
to serve rs jurors at the next December
term of our District Court, as follows
to-Wit:-
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WHEELER & PIERS0N
CL z e. In G. :,

NEW ORLEANS
N7E INVITE ATTENTION TO
w our LARGE STOCK of ELE
CANT CLOTHING for Men and Boys,
all of our own make, and which we Of
fer at the very LOWEST PRICES
Our Goods fit equal to CUSTOM
MADE. Orders solicited and rules for
selt-moasurement sent on application.
WHEELER & PIERSON,
SUCCESSORS TO
DARCY g. WHEELER and PERSON
& NEWS,
Is and Is CAMP Street.
y WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT
up stairs, with full stock of Clothing
for Country Merchants at PRICES rs
LOW as any market in the country.
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FOR SALE OR RENT

Lily cry - t Il b l q
corner of THIRD and DESOTO streets,
in the rear of the Market House
Square. The above Stable is roomy
and commodious, extending the entire
depth of the square from Third to
Fourth streets. Terms liberal. En-
quire of ED. BOYER PRICE.
Nov. 81, lS77-4t*
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G. c. WEEMS,
j. ; I, SMELLING,
BEN. TURNER,
d. H. RANSDELL, Clerk.
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DIED.

Obituary notices. deYonG the nate, Name ana 4 qe
must 6epdidf or.J
In this city, Jau 24th, Charley L. son of David l..
and Sarah f. Hatch, aged p years. Incorrectly
printed last week.
In Northport, Jan. 25th, Howard T. Walker, aged
26 years and II months
In Searsport JAN 12h Mr. Jacob Weed, sol
der of the war of 1872, aged 81 years and months
In Searsport, Feb. Sd, Mrs. Wealthy Pendleton,
wife of Capt. Phineas Pendeton, aged Is yrs 4 mos
In Camden, Jan. 18th, Lydia j. p. Buchanan, aged
% years and months.
In Camden, Jan. 57th, Cornelius Rhodes, father
of Rev. c. NJ Rhodes of Lincolnville aged % years
and 10 months
In Hope, Jan. 9th, Mrs Almirah Mansfield, wi
dow of the late Israel Mansfield aged 60 years and
8 days.
In New Orleans, Jan. 10th, on bark Monhegan,
Chas. Hanson of Camden
In Rockland, Jan. 23d, Carrie f. Britto, daughter
of VIM. Fl. and Eliza A. Farr, aged yrs, 3 mos.
In So Ihomaston, Jan, 9th, Mrs. Abigail Jane
son, aged 70 years.
In Friendship, Jan. Goth, Miss Eugene Welland,
aged 10 years.
In Camden, Jan. 25th, jeremiah Brewster son of
jeremiah T. and Melinda Spurling aged II years, ::
months and IL days.
In Thomaston, Jan. 18th, Patrick Curran aged &c
years, 10 months and days.
In So. Thomaston Jan 23d, Harriet, daughter of
John and Flora Curtis, aged years
On Hurricane Island, Jan. Goth, Ellen wife of
Thomas Phillips aged "a years.
In Ninahayen, Jan. 9th, Ellen, wife OF Il. j.
Richards, aged 81 years, 5 months and DAYS
In Ellsworth JAN eth, Dr. NJ. r. Pulsfer aged
- years and 3 months.
In No. Ellsworth, Dec. 2"d, Joseph A. Tourtelotte
son of Eliphalet and Olive l.. TourteIotte aged -
years, months and days.
In Eden, at Bar Harbor, Jan. Goth, Capt. Amos
Richardson, aged about % years.
In BroOklin, Jan. 2Cth, Mr.. Herbert Freethey,
aged q years, months and 90 days.
In Boston, Dec. 10TH Mr.. VIM. If. g. Freeman, of
Mt. Desert, aged 30 years
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BELFAST PRICE CURRENT.
BOSTON Nd A RKET.

MONDAY, + eli. D.
HuTrER-We quote line butter ut @0a3lc; good
lines Of New ork and Vermont butter at 26a2sc
fair to good do at 22a25c; choice Western dairy
packed at 2fa2Jc; store packed and mill butter at II
alice for common, and lGa2oc for fair.
CHEEsE-We quote fine at 15c, with some fancy
lots held little higher good factory at l.! 2al+c
and fair at y l-2al@c per h.
EGGS-rhere is Il fair demand iGr small lots, but
prices are not strong, and we quote market to-day at
..a2sc per do1 for fresh lots.
BE.ANs-Pea Beans are steady and in moderate de
mand al s. .5a2 = IL per bush. elbow eyes sell TO
a limited extent at s. % per bush.
PorLTEN-There has been but little trade to-day,
and the market is quiet at l0a3c for Turkeys, and
al0 for Chickens.
PorAToEs-Therc i moderate demand and the
market is quiet al 81 GAL 10 per bush for Rose ant,
Jacksons N 9oa''sc per bush for other varieties.
ArPLES-Thr market is quiet at 81 .5a2 % per Dbl
for New England Apples and ) 7ja2 % per Dbl for
York State fruit.
HAY AND STEAM-We quote prime Northern AMI
Eastern coarse hay ut SO Oua2l 90; prime Western
at 81. 00a19 OF medium Northern and Eastern at
SIS 00alo o., prime do 1t -. GOALS %. Straw At
u GOA. % Per ton.
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Think for Yourself.

Thousands lead miserable lives, suffering
from dyspepsia, a discorded stomach and liver
producing biliousness, heartburn, costiveness
weakness, irregular appetite, low spirits, rails
ing food after eating and often ending in fata
attacks of fever. THEY KNOW THEY ARE SICK
yet get little sympathy The untailing remedy
which is yearly restoring thousands, is DaCos.
ta's Radical Cure sold by w. Q. Poor a Son
sole agents for Belfast. A. j. Jordan, agent
for Orland. Il. b. Slower, agent for Bucks
port
A zoe. bottle will convince you OF it's merits
Don't delay another hour after reading this
but go and get bottle, and your relief is as
certain as you live. Will you do ii, or will YOU
continue to suffer: Think for yourself.
Professor Parkers Pleasant Worm Syrup is
perfectly safe and extremely palatable. Nc
physic required. Costs % cents. Try it. tftE
Take the sensible view. Tar cleanses, heals
and cures Catarrh. The only method of 0irecl
application is by inhang the yapors of the
solution of Forest Tar" Catarrh is good
thing to get rid Of 4w3o
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Birch and Ash Hoops Wanted.
SheriH's Sale.

wv ALDO, SS.-Taken on execution in favor of
w Joseph Williamson against j. f. Partridge,
and will be sold at public auction to the highest bid
der, on Saturday, the tenth day of March, A. d.
1877, at two of the clock, r. NJ at the office of l.. NJ
Partridge in Stockton, in said County, all the right
in equity which the said j. +. Partridge had on the
2sth day of November, A. D. 1876 at 1oh. IS O'clock
tate. situate in SAID Stockton, and bounded as fol
lows, viz Beginning at stake marked No. s. in
degrees west two hundred and seventeen feet to
stake marked in lot No. 8; thence, north, four de
grees east, hundred and twenty four feet east,
seven degrees east by the Black line to cedar stake
marked No. s. thence, south, four degrees west,
seyentysiX feet to the first mentioned bounds
tanning one half acre, more less; the same being
mortgaged to A. P. Mansfield, by mortgage deed
dated July 9TH, 1876, and recorded in the Waldo
Registry vol. 49, page 2o3, to which reference Is
hereby had.
Dated this sixth day of February, A. D. 1877
3w32 j. W. BLACK, Deputy Sheriff.
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Eranford and Guilford in Connecticut arc

Branford and Guilford i'll Connecticut arc
having u fight over which can turn out the
greatest sleighlng procession. Guilford recent
ly invaded Branford with 1876 teams, and Bran.
ford replied with 260.
About four hundred shanties are far out on
the ice in Saginaw bay. These structures are
made of thin wood, lined with heavy building
paper, and rest on runners, so that they may
be moved readily. The inhabitants are fisher
men, who cut holes through the ice and capture
a thousand. and there are stores, saloons. and q
hotel in this strange village. which viii proba-
bly, LAST until March.