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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-05-02
Miss Charlotte Ga Iimaa'S Fare
we'll.
JARRETT AND PALMER AS PHYSICIANS
TO THE GREAT TRAGIC
LEAYETAkER.

Henry jarrett told me some facts
the other night, about that famous
Cushman farewell at Booths Thea
ter, in which there are some interest
ing points. 1t seems that the ar
rangement was that Miss Cuahman
should receive $500 a night aud it
was distinctly agreed that the en-
gagement should he advertised as the
actress farewell to the stage. Miss
Cushman said when she signed:--
'She hoped it would pay, and that
Jarrett and Palmer would make 4
barrel of money, but whether it paid
or not, she should insist on her
terms" The nights all paid well,
but special efforts were pat forth to
make the last night an ovation. The
public got wild over il and seats sold
ut 4 tremendous premiums 81 100 'ts
.paiI for.a a',A. SEATS sold at So, 81
and $40. Miss CusIlmau saw all
this going on, and the day before the
last Saturday she said to Mr.. jarrett:
Il am feeling very unwell; think l
shall be sick tomorrow night-in
fact, | know | shall. Haven't you
OF some medicine you can give me|
Jarrett thought ofreturning the mon
ey of an $4,000 house, aud trefnbIe |.
He said: Don't you think a $1,000
check would be good medicine, and
ward of the sickDess?' "Yon are
my Savior" exclaimed Miss Cush
man, 81 knew you were good ply
stefan" The extra $1,000 was given
her and she played. In Philadel
phia, the week following, business
was again immense, and when the
farewell night came near, Miss Cush-
man said she felt ever so much like
breaking down, but she thought that
repetition of the New York mcdi.
cine would do her good. Jarrett and
Palmer had to give her another extra
thousand. This is curious as mat
ter of record, as it will be remember
ed when the Western critics subse
quently twitted Miss Cushmau with
bamboozing the public, she wrote an
indignant letter strenuously deoying
all participation in the farewell hum
bug Dramatic News.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-05-02
6 TNREQuENT AND CONSTANT
4 ADVERTISING BROUGHT Me
ALL THAT l OWN."-[A r. STEWART.
Blaine'S Thunderb0It - Perhaps

SAN Francisco, April 20.-The Ar
gonant, Frank Perley's new weekly,
will publish the following to morrow ::
We understand from a source which
we believe to be thoroughly reliable,
that there is now at present in this
city paper of the utmost political i'm
Poitance to the country, and one, ifail
that is said about it be true, will Gre
ate such a sensation as the country
has not known since the day Of the
electoral tribunal. The paper is moth
ing more orless than copy of a set
OF resolutions which it is the purpose of
Mr.. James G. Blaine to introduce in
the Senate at the meeting of Congress
in June, The resolutions after setting
forth that there exist grave doubts in
the minds OF Il large proportion of
Americans asto the legality of the final
settlement Of the Presidential question
which resulted in the Inauguration OF
Mr. Hayes, go on to say that it is due
to the American people, and particu-
/ larly to tie millions who, while be-
'ieving tl,st he had heen fairly defeat
rd, Yet accepted the decision in his IA
vor in good faith, to submit the qUes-
ton TO the final arbitration of the high
est tribunal known 70 the constitution
TIE Supreme Court Of the United
States: that inasmnch rs the propriety
of such proceedings may be held to be
matter of doubt because OF the fact
that five members of that court were
members of the late tribunal, therefore
the resolutions propose a grand court
of arbitration, created expressly tt
consider all questions that may be
brought before it relating to the legal.
ty of Mr.. Hayes's tenure, whether ir
the nature Of quo waranto or other
wise, and that said court be composed
of Chief Justices Of the Supreme courts
of each State of the Union-thirty
eight judges in all.
That portion Of the resolutions
which proposes this court takes the
form of Il bill to which is added /;
proviso that any person other than {
defeated candidate may bring action t.
dispnsspss the present incumbent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-05-02
4 Few Reasons,

President Hayes justifes ii S
Southern policy by extracts from his
own speeches and glittering general
tiles from Republican platforms:
nevertheless he knows very well that
it is The policy which his party de
sired to thwart. We agree with him
that the restoration of self-govern
ment to the reconstructed States will
secure peace within their borders and
harmony between the various sec.
tions of the Union. The work which
he has done is essentially a good one,
and, although q Democratic Presi
den nigbt have done it more eliec
tivelr, it is cause of thGakfRIpess
that Republican President should
have undertaken it at all. There is
reason to suspect that his new policy
was to some extent the result Of Il
political bargain, and there is reason
to believe that it is progressing by a
system of bargains; but every step
gained is an advantage which cannot
again be lost. Every State set free
must remain so. This fact will COM
peusate all good Democrats for many
shortcomings, but Mr.. Hayes should
not expect too large a share of their
gratitude. In the first place, they
remember that he is simply fulfilling
a contract in which he has already
had payment for what be is doing
In the next place he can hardly avoid
his present course without having his
: Administration crippled by failure
Of appropriations. Again, he is
President by fraud and through
the operation of the very system
against which he is now waging war.
II he and Mr.. Wheeler were tho
roughly sincere AID honest men they
could not accept the positions which
they now hold on titles that neither
OF them would consider valid enough
Tor the fonndatinn IF n ,io;,, 10 o,r,
ership in five dollar bill. The fact
'aat he represents military intsrfer-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-05-02
"StaHd and Deliver"
BALTIMOREAN's EXPERIENCE WITH
MAIL COACH ROBBERS.

Mr.. John W. Corbin, who was on
the Austin and Lockhart stage in Tex
az, when it was stopped by mail rob
Der during the latter part of March,
has Just returned to Baltimore. Mr..
Corhin is a member of the firm of
Rrown, Boggs & Co., wholesale liquor
dealers in this city, and was travelling
i'll the interest of the firm. The robber
John Vaughn, a youth twenty years
old, and an assistant named Ham
White, were subsequently captured by
the Texas authorities. Mr.. Cnrhin and
II German, who spoke English badly,
we're the only persons inside. A man
on raw -boned horse ordered the d,i-
yer to stop, with drawn pistol. Mr..
Corhn was ordered ont of the coach,
aud then his pocket book was demand
ed. He handed if over. and the rob-
Der said, 81 only want the money it
contains" whereupon $54 was taken
ont and given him. The robbcr then
demanded his watch and chain, and
these were given him. Then the Ger
nau was ordered ont # the coach and
his money demanded. He handed out
$40, aud the r0bbrr remarked, "You
look like you work hard for your mon
cy, and so | will let you keep that
! Then the driver was ordered to throw
the mail bags down and he replied
! that would be violation of his oath.
| The rnhber then said "lhis is the
oath You will obey" pointing a six
shooter at him, and the bags were
forthcoming, ard Mr.. Cnrbin was or
IdeTcd to open them one after another.
the rohbcr saying that he wanted the
contents of each sack kt pit separate, as
he did net want the government to br
PIT t" any unneccasSary Inconvenience.
In the fourth or last sack cut open sew
eral registered letters were found,
when he said, "Those are what |
want and all we're handed to him.
AS he reached for them with bis lett
hand he dropped his other hand. Mr..
G ,rhin SAYS that lie could have easily
e. b Ied the six shooter, and that he
would have done so had he not noticed
two men lying upon their stomaclls
and lacking on at the whole proceed
lngs from a distance of about fifty
yards. The rnhher tore the larger let
ter open with his teeth and left hand
aud as he took out a parcel of money
he SAID, Gas I have done so well I'll
give YOU back yonr watch and chain"
aud alter feeling around in his pockets
to find them they were returned. Mr..
Corhin was then ordered to replace the
mail matter in the bags aud throw
them back into the coach, which lie
did, and the robbrr, who had not dis
mounted. took his leave, saying rs he
rode off, looking back, "This is the
seconh stag Ive gone through to-day.
= Baitimurc Sun.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-05-02
The EayoTite SOa.

The favorite son still shines. The
Favorite Sons of States have come and
gone, and some Of them we shall never
know again, bat the FayOrite Son Of
tie statesmen never sets. There has
rarely been such a brilliant corstclIa
ton If Favorite Sons in the political
ornament as that which now dazzi,s
the nation.
Tho Favorite Son of Pennsylvania
favorite statesman, passing frnm a
Cabinet place for moment behind a
cloud only to emerge with greater
splendor, is the brightest and most
prominent of the galaxy. But bril-
liant as is this particular Favorite Son
he must not and cannot obscure the
light of the multitudnous other favor
ite sons. Norton is the prond father OF
a tavorite son who has displayed a pa
triotic willingness to serve his country
as paymaster in the Maine Corps.
But his country did not need him
there, aud he has been placed where
he can do the most good, as agent to
snpelintend the killing of seals in
Alask,. II position that will probably
afford him handsome income with
ont tho Inconvenience of going to the
seal-killiug district himself. The new
Marshal of the District of Columbia
has Il Favorite SOn-twO or three Of
'em in fact; one shines rs deputy mar
shall under the appointment of an atfec-
tiunate father. and another has work
and salary in the interior depart
ment. The returns are not yet in from
the remainder of the family. Secrets
ry Thompson has Favorite Son with
him ut Washington, but he has not yet
a fixed orbit. While his father has
government department i'll keeping,
there is no need of di>couragement,
however. The Agricultural Bureau of
the Interior Department is full OF Fa-
vOrite Sons of the eminent and pro-
gressive agricnltnrist who presiles
over the distribution Of seeds. 1t is
almost impossible to close the bureau
drawers, the family crowd is so great
and the splendid family farm on the
rolling SusQuehanna must be in the
hands of aliens. 1t is not so very long
ago that a great chief of the interior
department retired from the service of
his country with the material assist
ance of a decidedly Favorite Son,
named John, leaving sad warning to
every statesman with il brilliant and
business like heir. Senator Howe, too.
has Fayorite Son, and he seems to
know thing or two more than the or
binary favorite son, He doesn't have
much of an, thing tor himself, but he
is well acquainted with a man with
whom his father has procured il lot OF
government contracts, and he seems to
have keen appreciation of that mans
society. He recently resigned the po-
sition of clerk to the library commit
tee, of which his father is chairman, in
order to euitivate the acquaintance OF
the contractor, who is said to be a
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-05-02

CESSioS OF iIENh1 DO1CE,
DECEASED.
DE IT KNOWN THAT BY VIRTUE
~ of an order Of the Honorable Parish
Court in and tor Rapdes Parish, La.
and a special commission to me direct
ed. authorizing and commanding me in
the premises, | will offer for sale, and
sell at public cutlery, to the last and
highest bidder at the Court House door,
in Alexandria, Rapidcs Parish, Louisi-
ana, on
SATURDAY,. the 81 day OF JUNE,
1877,
ans! continued from day to day until
said sale is completed, the following
described lands situated in Sabine Par
ish, Louisiana, belonging to said Sue
ccssion, rs follows, to-wit:
The undivided half of the Lanana
grant, and the entire west half of the
Los Ormigas grant, containing in all
81 .440 acres.
The undivided one-half interest in
Lot No. D Lauana grant to be sold in
bulk. and the entire west half of lot
No. ~ Los Ormigas grant to be sold
in Lots of from ten to fifty acres at a
time.
Terms of Sale-One half cash on the
spot, the other half payable one year
from day of Sale, purchasers to give
notes for time payment in favor of D..
NJ. Wells, Jr., Executor of the Success
sion of Henry Boyce, deceased, draw
ing eight per cent interest per annum
from day of Sale until paid, and VEN
doris lien and privilege and special
mortgage to he retained on the lands !;
purchasers to secure said notes, and pur-
chasers to have the privilege of paying
all cash for all lands purchased by
them if preferred, and purchasers to
pay the taxes due on the rolls of 1875,
on the lands purchased by them in adj
dition to their bids on same.
Said lands to be sold without reserve
and for what if will bring, to pay debts
of the Succession of said Henry Boyce,
deceased. II. NJ. ROBINSON,
April 25-P. F's $1,000. Sheriff.
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Republicans Against liayesism.
THE PEOPLE IN NO MOOD TO BE TRI-
= FLED WITH.

1t is noteworthy that all the pleas
ant assurances which, come from South
ern papers of Democratic antecetents
about the Republicans electing their
Speaker at the forthcoming session of
Congress are coupled with very siynifi-
cant hints about the Texas Pacific
subsidy. Now Republicans every
where would be exceedingly glad to
see the House organized by the cleo
ton of a Republican Speaker, but if
this is to be accomplished by any Goa
lition with the Texas Pacific lobby, it
would be utterly dishonorable to the
men concerned in it and utterly DIES
tructive to the Republican party, and
we take occasion to warn all parties
personal and poltical-connected with
any such scheme that it cannot pre-
vail. And we give word of timely
advice to all Republicans who are in
the arrangement, that they would bet
ter step ont of it very promptly. The
American peopls are in no mood to be
trifled with by any further subsidies
that will reqnire hundreds of millions
of taxation from the whole for the ben
eft of part-from the many for the
enrichment of the few. A Republican
Speaker on snch terms would be too
heavy a burden for the party and too
expensive a luxury for the country
We don't want Texas Pacific Speak
err Portland Press
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-05-02

really charming man to know-if you
happen to be a favOrite son.
Even the President has q Favorite
Son, as the last President had. and
there are favorite sons in nearly all
the hooks and corners of the various
government departments. The favor
tic son is like the article in a country
store, "tOo numerous to mention"
There are qnite enough to 60 round
and some to spare Philadelphia
Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-05-02

Cot. MoGINNls, the agent of the
.. S. Mail Line from here to Red
River Landing, has taken charge Of
it. the sub contracts being all done
away with, and from this out will
control the who route. We may
now confidently expect two hours
better time and more regularity than
under the old order Of things.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-05-02

Ex-Governor Hendricks was sere-
naded in San Francisco few nights
ago. and responded in a speech. The
,,a.t' relating ~ p,nlitirs was as follows.
II do not choose tonight, in address
ing you to speak upon the political
question at any length. They have
placed Mr.. Hayes in the Presidential
chair. | do not think that the jndg
meut OF the American people is that
he was elected; but without election he
has been placed in the Presidential
chair. He is for the purpose OF the
office, the President of the United
States, and yon and will give to his
Administration, for the good of our
country, that support which is due to
any officer, de factO. But this wrong
that you and the great body of the
American people believe has been per-
petrated must not pass into precedent,
to be followed in the future. 1t is a
crime rather to be detested, and the
work of the future in part, is to correct
this, and to prevent its becoming a
precedent. Hereafter the man who is
elected must be President of the United
States. And four years from this time
it will he the business of the people OF
the United States to express Judg
ment npon this qeestion not to be mis-
underttood."
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WV Al 1IahO CiSNliSio, hbhhtl} III
the manipulation of returns and chi
canery in dealing with issues Of con-
stitutional law, prevents US from
feeling enthusiastic admiration for
him. Believing in the principles of
justice, honor and truth, we cannot
reconcile his prosperity with the idea
that the world is under q moral gov
eminent, since his whole Admins.
tration is an incarnatc falsehood.-
Moreover, Mr.. Hayes was the candi-
date Of our enemies, and even if he
had got MS place honestly he could
hardly expect his adoption of Demo
cratic olicy to be accepted at once
without a shadow of suspicion. Still
less should lie be surprised that the
Republicans are dispIeased with him.
He got their votes on the issue Of
distrust toward the white people of
tie South, and his first act was to
proclaim perfect trust in them. The
campaign was carried on by Chan
der, Cameron. Morton aud such mei,
and he has deserted the principles in
behalf'of which they made The bat
tie. South Carolina, Florida and
Louisiana were captured for him by
the disreputable Republican poIiti-
clans of those States in collision with
the Northern leaders, and vet he
cooIIy betrays the persons through
whose rascalities he got the Presi
deHcy. Worse than all. he has open
" biackcned the whole reconstruc-
ton record Of his party and confess
ed that his canvass was sham, aud
that the men who believed in stories
of Southern massarrcs and rumors OF
Southern claims were silly dnpes.-
In a word, he has acknowledged, in
accordance with The verdict of the
popular vote, that the Republican
party has been wrong on this Sonth,
ern question and the Democratic
party right. II the policy of Mr.
HAYES succeeds, the reputation of the
Repu bIican leaders who have man
aged the party for the last ten years
is ruined and the occupation of the
party itself is gone. Naturally
enough, therefore, the p op!e who
put Mr.. Hayes into office are dis
| pleased with what he is doing. Nat.
uraIly enough they dislike his at.
tempt to get fame ont Of their dies
truction. Naturally enough they
look upon him as worse traitor than
Tyler or Johnson. Naturally enough
obey suggest that he is no. President
if Packard is not Governors; and nat
orally enough they twit Mr.. Eyarts
/ %ith lis arguments before the e!ectO
raj Commission. Mr.. Sherman with
( his plotj3eDeis Of Eliza Pinkston auC
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-05-02
GRAND ENTERTAINMENT.
row A SAXON COUNT RECEIVED HIS
FRIENDS.


A correspondent writes the follow
ing of bail given by Count Luck
new at his Palace in the vicinity of
Dresden:
Nothing of its kind has been heard
of since the days Of Augustus the
Strong of Saxony. The affair has
created quite sensation in the fash
ionable world. From one hundred
and fifty to two hundred persons were
present. As the Count is an unmar-
ried man, her exceIlency Frau Won
Fabrice did the honors by receiving
the guests. The road leading to the
Schloss was brilliantly Illuminated
with large bonfres Of pine wood, and
the gorgeous interior arrangements
were such that from the moment you
entered the portal you were transpor
ted into the realms Of fairy land
The floral decorations Of The halls,
rooms and staircases were superb.
No end to servants in the Counts
full livery. The large suit of rooms
and the handsome ball room were
dazzIingly illuminated. Two sump-
tuous suppers were served MP at 10
o'clock and $50 o'clock. Both were
announced by horalds playing the
"Aida' march.
The tables, decked with prorn-
sion of flowers, displayed the hand
some gold and silver plate. A mill
tary band Of sixty pieces performed
n selection Of the most rapJurous mu-
sic. At II o'clock the heraIds an
nounced the cotiiion, the great at
traction Of the evening which was
unique in its kind. A blast Of trum.
pets announced each new figure,
which WAS so numerous that ! can
only mention the principaI ones. A
large hen. sitting on a basket full of
golden and silver eggs, each contain
ing a present. for the dancers. A
heavy snow fail, one foot deep, last
ing half an hour, and c",8fleteIy GOV
ering the ladies and gentlenen.-
Agate q blast of trumpets, when the
ceiling opens and an electrical sun
shoots it's rays in the centre Of the
room, displaying the coat of arms OF
Saxony an1 tho Counts monogram
in many pretty co!ors on the surface
OF the snow. Sudden darlzness--res
appearance Of the sHn, casting Its
rays at one cn1 Of the room on ta-
heau yirGn'. in the middle Of which
is meqic fountain Of many co'ors--
IlalcsiiD cr}srotncareoo. as II Is cal:
ed here. TIE dau~inG coot;"uoS.
wheu Inc c,ijag opens aa3 8 large
Shell deseen3s Gilci with presents,
s9rb gs rnas, bracelets. huuhagDi>re~
l,,o- NJ !..-I, e.: I.,.., l. ., ...-,.,.
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SFiEAEFF'S SALE.
G. r A l n }

VS.. No. 2l47.
Mrs. ADELINE LUCKETT.
DISTRICT CoURr-pAEIsH OF RAPIDEs.
10Y VIRTUE OF AND TO salts
ID ty writ of seizure and sale issued
aud to me directed in the above emit
tied and numbered suit, [ have seized
and will offer for sale at public anc-
ton in front of the Court House door,
in the Town of Alexandria, La, be-
tween the hours prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, the 2ud day Of JUNE,
1877,
the following described property,
to-wit:
A certain tract of land situated on
the left descending bank of Red River,
in this Parish, and known as the Ash
bourne Plantation, bounded below by
Estate of L. Magruder, in rear fy Es-
tate of W. Bonner and lands of j L.
Sanford, and above by lands Of J. B.
Sullivan and R. l.. Luckett, containing
eighteen (lS00) hundred acres, more or
less,- together with all the buildings
and improvements thereon.
TERMs-CASH.
H. NJ. ROBINSON,
MAJ 2, 1877. Sheriff.
Printers fees $500.
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THE Khedive of Egypt is to sell,
or has 10y this time sold, to an English
firm the concession to export old
bones, and the ancient sepulchres OF
Egypt are to be treated as storehouses
Of phosphate for English corn fields
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NOW rs THE TiME TO SUBSCRIBE
" TO THE LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT.

LOUISIANA - FINISHING Up. The
business of finishing up the Packard
combination in Louisiana was m
plete.I yesterday, and the Democratic
Administration of Nichols remains as
the only government of that State.
The question considered by Mr..
Hayes and his Commissioners has not
been who WAS rIghtfuily elected. but
simply who had the power to maintain
himself. The right and the wrong of
the case was left out of view. They
didn't wisl. to examine anything but
the respective brute forces; and find
ing Nichols to be the stronger i'll this
regard, they have withdrawn the
troops. and lett the Republican Gov
ernor to his fate.
What is certain about the affair, even
to Ha Jes and all his advisers-except
us we trust, Attorney General Devens
is that if there be any ground what
ever for maintaining that Hayes has
any right to the electoral votes of Lou
isiana, there is precisely the same
grounds for maintaining that Packard
is the only rishttully elected Governor
ofthe State. BY letting Packard g"
down, Hayes cou!esses that his own
claim i>founded npon fraud.
Packard having stepped down and
ont, it is time that Hayes should do
til. same hing. If the one is not
Governor, the other cannot in decency
pretend to be President N. Y. Sun