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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

LADIES'! if you want the gentle
men to admire you, take DR.. j. H.
McLean's Strengthening Cordial and
Blood Purifier. 1t will give you
health, strength, vitality and pure
rich blood. Dr.. J. H. McLean's Of
Ace, No. 314 Chestnut street, St
Louis. Mo.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06
THE Yicksburg and Bends trade,

The Yicksburg and Bends trade,
which has always had the finest
steamers atloat, seems at last to be
knocking under and getting demoral-
lied. The great Natchez has just
dropped out, and her place is now
filed by stern wheeler. Shades of
the Concordia, Ambassador, Prin-
ceos, Magnolia, Quitman and other
floating palaces, must now be dark
ened by this sacriligious touch of
backward tracks!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

we never receive the Shreveport
Daily Times, nowadays inside of
six days; it should come inside of
48 hours.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06
DOGERS' ENGLISH TABLE
IL aud POCKET CUTLERY
LADIES' SCISSORS and OTHER
FINE GOODS KEPT BY
HENRY ST. JOHN.

THE FUNCTION OF A NEWSPAPER
The following is from an Attorneys
speech in a libel suit /: There has
grown up a sort of common law of OBJ.
legation, recognized mutually by tho
press and by the people, by which tho
people expect that the press, as dis
tributors of useful intelligence, shall
inform them, as we'll what is to b
avoided as what is to be sought, Is
we'll who is to be suspected as who 10
to ba coufided to. And newspaper
as a garnerer and distributor of news,
is public monitor, and it is it's duty
to admonish the people against frauds
and shams and imposters and disbon.
estes. 1t is to be beacon as we'll -
a guide; and whenever public news.
paper, through it's diversified appliances
for the collection and distribution OF
information discovers anywhere In
public life and in public avocations,
whether it be lawyer, or clergy
man, or physician, man who, 10.
stead of securing the public welfare BY
honorable methods and practices, sim.
ply prowls about in the back yarn Of
his profession, and uses the means and
instrumentalities which honorable title
gives him to pander to his own fust or
avarice. ar any vile passion, and that
paper fails to send out some admonit.
DRY voice, and sound some signal OF
warning, it is recreaut to every prin::
c,ple of duty and responsibility. and
should be stigmatized by the public IL
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

B. G. DUKES bond as Treasurer
Of the School Fund for our Parish,
has been accepted and fled in the
proper Office in New Orleans.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

-THE Lotus No. 3 as usual, on her
way up on Friday night, through her
clerk, Joe Dodd, dropped US a full
package of New Orleans papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

--THANKs, as usual, to the Packet
Bart. Able, not yet replaced by q
stern-wheeler, for our full compile
ment of New Orleans dailies.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

The last of the Harper brothers
is dead. Fletcher Harper, the last
survivor of the great Publishing
House, has paid off his last debt.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

The citizens of Pineyille have
held large and respectable meeting
and have resolved at once to organ.
ize Fire Department.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

CREAT REDUCTION!-THE SIN"
VI GER SEWING MACHlNES-tbe
Machine formerly sold at $40 we now
offer at $4,000.
FERGUSON e. SCHNACK
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

THEY are puzzled and trying
hard in England, how to treat Grant.
Here we know all about it-whiskey
straight.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

The river is yet falling, and be-
gins to look like small stream
plenty of water for navigable purpo.
ses, and low water some weeks of
vet.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

FRANK STRINGFELLow, General
Zeb Stuart's great and favorite scout
has become an Episcoplian Minister.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

THE Due de Broglie, the new
leader of the French Cabinet, is q
grand son of Madame de Stael.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

MORLEY, the great historian,
died at Kingston, England, Of para!-
ysis, on the 29th of Nav.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

A. B. GRIswoLp, of the great
Jewelry House of New Orleans, is
dead; aged .4S years.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

"A story is published entitled "a
Fair Count" Like Joe Bradley's
one, it is pure fiction.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

morton expects to slide into
Heaven on the Louisiana Returning
Board.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

SILVIA has won tie English
Derby, the odds against him ruled at
IL to !.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

ADVANCES made on land in Eu-
rope and Asia. Apply to the Kus'
sian Army.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

-OLD Morton has written long
letter, intended as bugle blast to
his refractory clansmen, but which
however, is not destitute of worldly
wisdom. In it he says: THE hope
entertained by some of dividing the
Democratic party in the South by
surrendering the Republican is
groundless, to express it mildly.
The only way to divide the Southern
Democracy is to advocate their
measures" This is what Hayes
tried to do, and it is compliment to
Hayes sagacity for Morton to &C
knowledge this much.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

GRANT dined with the Prince of
Wales on last Saturday.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06
hlORTON'S LETTER.

The National Republican, the or
gan of the White House has publish
ed double loaded leader, on Nor
toms recent letter, from which we
extract the following:
"Among the things both painful
and amusing to witness is to see
prominent politician cast on shoal
in the straits of public opinion, not
knowing whittier to direct his craft,
and then to note his terror, trepida
ton, and tergiversations. just such
an exhibition we have been treated
to in the grand and lofty tumbling Of
Senator Morton in the political arena
last week. Big with Presidential as.
pirations, and fearing either to speak
or keep silent, lest utterance or ST.
lence shall destroy his prospects, at
ter months of anxiety the world
knows not of, he breaks forth, as has
always been done in such cases from
time immemorial, in strains to
please ears prone to every sense
He comes dashing into the ring at
tempting to ride two horses, each
cavorting in different directions, fly
ing the pale flag of peace and the en-
sanguined shirt, and playing the harp
of thousand strings. Determined
to be on every side, and to be cham
pion of every view, he declares him
self to be in full sympathy with the
President in the end sought to be
obtained by his policy, while he SOL
emily protests in every word he
speaks that the means adopted to
secure the end were wicked in their
indifference to the wants and welfare
of the Republican party and the ma.
ljority of the people of the States sur.
rendered to the Democratic party"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06

REAT REDUCTION!-THE SIN
VI GER SEWING MACHINES--the
Machine formerly sold at $40 we now
offer at at $500.
FERGUSON & SCHNACK
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-06
A FEW DOZEN OLD RYE
IA SEVEN YEARS OLD-PRICE
Sl.50 PER BOTTLE. FOR SALE
BY HENRY ST. JOHN.

~~0~>~>~~~RS-~o-N
The laws legal delays have
come to the rescue of several law
breakers, found guilty by Jury of
their neighbors and peers, and again
clogs the reformation long prayed
for in Rapides, but whilst these laws
are being enforced, no man or set of
men must be deprived of their legal
and constitutional rights; therefore
the new trial granted Owens, which
continues his case to the next term
Of the District Court, with that of
Grinstead, who had mistrial, as
we'll as Mccoy, who has appealed,
must all be acquiesced in, for nobody
can be blamed in these turns Of the
laws wheels. Hence the feint com
plants about all this must he silt Mt,
and the law must be allowed to work
its way to the end. The unfortunate
wretch, Reed, the colored man, whose
case seems to have no palliating cir
cum stance, on the other hand goes to
the Executive of the State to fix the
day of his execution, or commute it
to the penitentiary for life. These
are the four great and hard cases in
our District Court, and we record
them in these words to post our read
ers as to their status,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01
CERTLS PRO COBYRN.

When the unfortunate OeSObuns case goes
10 the jury, it is our opinion that cx-Judge
Curtis, his lawyer, will make one of the most
extraordinary speeches ever uttered by any
human being We think So because on Tues
day, merely in wrestling with Judge Suther-
land for a continuance of the case which he
did not get the cx-Judge was rich III the
most lively, fiery, and persuasive of all posi-
bic rhetoric. Ills way of putting things was
perfectly original. lie made a statement OF
Coburn's physical condition, which Tor strict
numerical accuracy could not be Surpassed
"The unfortunate COburn," he SAID us now
" suffering from l confusion of the right
" shoulder and chest, 2 scalp wounds, and
wound on the left carr He declared that his
client had been physical Apollo Belvedere."
but possibly there might be ga latent DISPOSE
:" ton to insanity sleeping like a serpent in his
"bloOd.n Here some iIrevcrent and hard
hearted person cried out, "Snakes III his boots,
and actually spoiled the cX-Judge'S excellent
point. Nothing daunted, however, he went on.
1t was all right for him to speak of the old
pugilist as ''holding up his hands, but when
he added Sin mute appeal" he forgot that he
was himself making noise enough to satisfy
any reasonable demand for that sort of thing.
And when he called Joe can unhappy being"
the statement was received with shouts OF
laughter especially as he spoke Of the sensitive
feelings of this unhappy being" compelled
TO lie Gin that pandemonum the City Prison,
"amid wells and screams such as are heard in
"the kingdom of the lost" OF course, this
must come hard upon poor Joe. He is so ac-
customed to peace and quiet. The little
temple of strong drink over which he presided
and from which he issued TO shoot the police
man. was such a delicious snuggcry, with no
noises to distract, with no frightiul oaths to
ALARM all the small sweet cOurtesies OF life
being maintained, and the liquor of as fair
quality as could be afforded for the money
Why did not ex-judge Curtis describe this
little heaven upon earth from which Joe had
been so ruthlcssly snatched and for which,
for its sandcd floor, its bar, its bottles, and its
very spittoOns, the tender heart of the prisoner
was even then yearningi
We are satisfied that if eloquence can clear
Joe, then will he he cleared and 90 free, again
to shoot somebody, again to be arrested, and
again to be acquitted if he can raise money
enough TO employ the cx-Judgc. But cl0quence,
we are Obliged to say, did not do much with
Judge Sutherland. The trial of the prisoner,
"thc mangled prisoner" as the cX-Judge called
him. was ordered to proceed without delay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01
GENERAL NOTES.

Mr. BeecLer attended chapel exercises at inc
State University, Minnesota, last sunday and gave 'He
students excellent advice He reminded them th'
a who spends eight ten years In htilng hiins'n
for profession and breaks down his health IN the eh
may be very well prepared for the life 10 come, Dut ~
poorly fitted for this world lie urged them 10 cuNgse
good health and good nature. man without huhoi n
sand. is like oN-car which goes JOLT Jolt over y
pebble, while "A gOOdhumOred man letters aIOHs '"''"
over every obstacle.
The Chicago papers give few details OF inc
Postmasters defalcaton which have not been sent El'
by wire Gen. Macarthur first a boiler maker lh'n
an iron merchant then brave officer OF the 18th lDlho
Volunteers then manufacturers OF iron castlngs theh
postmaster, aud finally defsulter. During the past 40
months he and his partner have done very ntte put
and their property, stock, aud machinery have stu
value The firm unable To meet their nhaneis ~
legations and after eXhausting his resources ne 81
master made use of Government money! bOrfo"Ihs ,he
with the expectation OF paying IL back rs soon Is '
times were better.
One of the perils of matrimony has recently
been disclosed in London court married lazy o"H0
a race horse. upon which she had given soveia noi'
cages The horse was entered for various races; '"'
mortgages were pressing for payment; the uaine'
claimed lien for his expenses and by way OF se''s
an these conflicting claims. il had been sns
gested that the horse should DO soid '"""y,i
who appeared for tho lady's husband, sIa 500.
that his client knew nothing about ms Win VIII
race horses, and cared less ana that no uebSSsr
that the application as against himself kh oe liz nm.
with costs The Master OF he Rolls replied That tne d
hnDpy gentleman responsible for his WIGS dct an
that IL the lady ssld the horse or otherwise pateu q
L. hc wOua b. liable constrGetIey tor hef soA'eiNP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01
gn0ef 10 ADVERTISEMENT


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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01
Easy CJvJL SERTICE REFORM


President Hayes has an opportunity to begin
an important reform in the civil service with
out the help of rules or commissioners and
without any serious embarrassment to himself.
Entering Office as a Republican, he finds the
whole personnel of the Government III sympa-
thy with his Administration, and whatever In
diVidual pressure for place may be put upon
him it cannot be pretended that the interests
of the party will require any sweeping changes.
There can he no political object in making
changes therefore except to aid the miserable
little factions which attach themselves 10
one or another "lcadinS statesman" and
keep the Republican organization in per
pctual difficulty and turmoil. Whenever
the Federal Administration cuts loose from
them it will be boon to the party. Presi-
dent Hayes ought to lay it down as a rule
that there shall he no removals except for
good cause. If he finds officers who are dis
honest incompetent, inefficient, let him turn
them ont and put in others, but let those who
are faithful feel that their places arc secure.
That will be to teach in practice what Rcpub-
lican administration once upon a time made
rather cOmical prctcnse of teaching in theory,
that honesty and capacity, instead of political
When that lesson is enforced, we already have
civil service reform.
And if President Hayes is at a loss where TO
begin, we call his attention to the Ncw-York
Pest; Office. We have here model postmaster.
If the sentiment of the community could be
tested we believe the voice in favor of the re-
tcnti0n of Postmaster James would be unani-
nous. We have never had postmaster who
has done his duty with so much zeal, so much
thoroughncSs, and so mach ability He has
almost rcvOlutonzcd the postal service of the
metropolis, and he is fast making it marvel
of efficiency and credit to the nation. The
brilliant success of Mr.. James is owing in part
to his rare natural capacity, III part to his con-
scicntiousncss, and i'll part to IA singularly cor
rect appreciation Of his functions. He is a
phenomenal postmaster, who hsicves that he
was appointed to look after the mails and not
to run primaries, or attend 10 anybodys pOliti-
| cal prospects.
Such man ought to be kept. The place
needs him. The public needs him. The Adj
ministrntlOn needs mm. President Hayes can
do no more popular action in this city, can give
no clearer proof of his devotion to real unprc-
tcntious civil service reform, than by retaining
an official VINO has given such signal proofs OF
capacity and honesty. If model postmaster
is to be removed in order that politician may
he rewarded, not only will the business of the
department suffer, but the whole civil service
VIII he dcmoralizcd. We do not believe Pres
idcnt Hayes will begin his administration by
any such grave mistake.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01
POLITICAL RUIN.

The marty which makes a new election
necessary will get under ground and stay
there. The Democratic party cannot WITHOUT
helm. The Republican party dare not. And II
there are any Republicans who hope to win
tcmporary mower by joining with Democrats
they are SIMPLY trying to decide whether they
shall get into their political graves liniheoi-
atcly, or postpone the operation.
1t would be ruin for Democrats to delay tho
count. because the country wants peace ana
stable government. For Republican TO JON
them, in this revolutionary attempt to deieat
the Constitution and the laws, would be not
ONLY ruin-it would be political annihilation.
4 Democrat can plead, as his excuse for mis-
behavior. the general feeling of his party. But
Republican who tries to delay the count ana
prevent the Inauguration of MIR. Hayes has
not the excuse of party fealty. lie VIII DC
REGARDED as a scoundrcl by Republicans, and
as a purchased knave by Democrats, and Will
never be able to know the infamy which VIII
cling TO him. Ii will be believed that he has
sold out to get cheap Office or to crafty u
mean spite. There is no Office in the land
which decent man can afford to purchase at
such price, and there is no revenge which,
at such price, any man can diloIu w Si"t'J :
1t is said that the Democrats count upon
Republican help i'll the Senate. But there Is
no knave in the Senate who is at the same
time such a fool as to block the completion OF
the count, even for the highest office i'll the
land. In every honorable sense, the counting
of the votes has been completed by the tribunal
to which both parties agreed to intrust 1t, ana
n defeat of the election would be equally IN
famous, whether for the benefit of Republi-
can or Democrat.
There is no reason for alarm. The wild ru-
mors which float about Washington cannot
speak the will of any men who have future
at stake. The Republican who helps Demo-
cratic spite to defeat the Inauguration of Mr.
Hayes no matter how powerful or how pOpu-
lar he may have been, might as well cut his
throat That Republican will not be found.
Idiocy and proclitty to suicide are Democratic
pcculiarities. The count will be finished by
both houses Of Congress, or, if necessary. by
the ce-Presdent, and there will not be found
in Republican ranks any Republican reckless
enough to aid the scheme of Democratic rev.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01
TIE NEFS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-Peace has been concluded between
Seryia and Turkey; the armistice with MONTENEGRO
has been prolonged 20 days. -= Lord George
IennOx is dead. -- The Cuban slaves number
100000 = The German Imperial Court is to
hold its sessions at Leipsc.
DoMRsTIC.-Gov. Hayes held two receptions at
Columbus yesterday; one IN the afternoon was
attended by 10000 school children, the one III the
evening by the Legislature and citizens; Gov
Hayes was introduced to the Legislature IN the
Capitol and made few remarks 60 SpecuiatlonS
as TO the Cabinet all place Mr.. Evarts at the head "f
il and assign places to Sherman, Hancock, McCrary,
and Hale; Schurz, StoughtOn, ialstead, J..
p. Morton. and others talked of for
foreign missions - Ii is believed that the Presi-
dent will recognize Nichols as Governor of Louisi-
ana after the announcement of Gov. Haycss cleo
tion 60 The Pacific Mail and Brazilian Mail
subsidies were lost in Conference Committee yes
terday -- Mr.. Woodin's bill making the New
York Register Of Deeds a salaried officer, and fixing
the salary at $4,000 per year, was passed by the
Senate
CONGRESS The two houses, in joint session, received
the decision of the Commission on the vote OF South
Carolina, when objections were made, and tie
houses separated. After many attempts to delay
action in the House. the decision was finally debated
and rejected. The Senate debated 1t and affirmed
the decision by party vote. In Joint session the
count was continued until Vermont was reached,
when objections were made, the houses separated.
and the House adjourned. The Senate before adj
journng overruled the objections without opposi-
ton
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Henry J. Furber and other
insurance officers denied the charges in the North
America suit. == Appeals from bankers and Nor
chants for an immediate declaration of the Presi-
dental count were sent to Washington. =- IeS-
timony for the prosecution in the Coburn trial was
closed. == The Conference Committee OF CONNER
cial bodies approved the placing Of the city docks
under the direction of the Sinking Fund Board, with
one Dock Commissioner! =- An advance Of from
% 17l4 cents a ton on coal was obtained a; the
monthly auction sale =-= Gold, 1Ol7o 1919,
lOl5s Gold value of the legal-cnder dollar at the
close, $3.50 cents. Stocks active but irregulaI
orally higher and closing steady.
TIE WE.THTR.-1HE TRBuNE's local obserya-
tons indicate partly cloudy and clear weather Their
mometer yesterday, 3Go, 40, 1892