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The daily gazette., 1877-04-21

Al 1871, at z o'clocb' " ih' J
the following described Real hs'a'I
All that certain lot OF land ana u MSts. ,Ss \
brick dwelling thereon situate " deSrr ,u
city of Wilmington, bounded anu ,Ss n
as follows. TO wit: Beginning ~ 'T hstrl
terly side of Windsor street ,,,sncs
Eighth and Ninth streets, at lue 1,,,si ,brss in
two hundred and thirty one ZEE. orlv ,'rid nd
es more or less from the souine,S ,nSS,al,A
Ninth street, thence westerly pI, ,ths "a
Ninth street through the cehtlS c'n vi IdTeIi|
wall between this and adlolhin,so ~ Will3
on the north. now conVeyeu @aSts,ly Il
Hector, eighty eight feet to the ea,ri e,a,P"nica
of a five feet wide alley colniliiEin liinS m
with a four feet wide alley isnnce ieau%1 sou
Windsor to Madison street. lheliVtIb eS me n
erly along said easterly sac Vi Windl
mentioned alley and parallel u ,Sonce a
street fourteen feet to corneia cortin,red line d
erly parallel to the first mentIo,JfIt Of the ps1
Ninth street through the cenlie, ite,Oing Vi dEsl
wall between this and the aIJorHilH II I'd
ing on the south of the salu pa,,iJ painiJ vested
eiehey- eight feet to the aioresa,oa aior,,oa thete|
side of Windsor street, and ihehy,e a0l
northerlv fourteen feet to the prhat NJ
ginning, be the contents thereoi
may, .o,tion as The p9
perty of Annie Maria PuIiie eso,d by
mortgagor and t. t., ana it,1pTRB 70 ~ ar Sheriff
Sheriff7s Office, New Castle orrts-SaV
April IL, 1871. l"I--
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mo. Z.

repent Of my sins and fit my soul for
the blind step that it will soon take
of into the realms of an unknown
future, and also to advise the rising
generation, and tell them the evils
anil dangers ola reckless life. There
are many who may not take my adj
vice, but if | can be the means Of sa-
wing OILY one soul from eternal ruin,
it will pay me for all the writing
have done since l have been in jail;
for that is what I have been writing
off my life for. Not for any good
that it could do me, nor to boast of
my exploits but only to show the RI
sing generation the great ca lger and
folly and final end of such life. A
man not only destroys Ills happiness
in this world by leading such life,
but he runs great risk of being cut
down in sin without one moments
time for reflection. Yet / am one Of:
the fortunate ones that have been
blessed with a little time, and I
think l should devote every minute
of that time now in doing good, after
having thrown away so much pre-;
cious time that should have put to
much more profitable use than I
have. But pow it is too late for me
but it is not too late for all young
boys who may read this, and who
are now blessed with being in pos
session of happy home, and have
the daily advice of Christian parents
as once had, but never availed my
self of the opportunity. And now,
boys, remember the road Bill Long
ley has travelled in .disobeying his
parents, and when you go to do
wrong remember that a very small
wrong leads to still greater one,
and so on until finally nothing will
seem wrong to you if you follow the
wrong road. My first step was dis.
obedience; next, whiskey drinking;
next carrying pistols; next gam
bling, and then murder, and / sup
pose the next step will be the gal
lows. l hope my father and mother
will never be blamed for what I have
done, for they tried to raise me
right.
have always been put up as tar
get between the Longleys and the
world, and have done the Jobs for
them they were too cowardly to do,
and this is the thanks 1 get for it. /.
No more at present. l will write
more before I am executed, and
expect more than few will like to
hear from
W. p. LoHGLEY.
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Jones' Chill.

He was dry-hadn't been so dry
since the strike, but there was no sa-
loon close by, and he had passed the
last drug store. He knew Mrs. j.
had a little old Hennessey about the
house that she put in buildings and
pies, and lie sat down on the door
steps and wondered how he could
save it from being wasted in such
fxings, as economy was his motto.
He looked up at the dog star, the
alioth and the milk maids path, but
they were silent and tending strict
ly to business. A scheme finally
dawned upon him, and he opened the
door and felt his way back to the
ice-cooler, got up in chair and
fished out piece of ice, buttoned up
his coat and turned up the collar.
Then he staggered up stairs, ice in
hand, and met Mrs. Jones.
"Wbat's the matter, Jones--been
drillingT" NO." said Jones, with a
sigh and shiver. "Caucus?' "No,
no caucus" "Another strike2'-
"No-chil" said Jones, as he sank
into a chair and slipped the ice into
his coat-pocket. "Feel that hand"
ooh, my!' and she shuddered. Then
she got a blanket and put over him,
and said she would make him some
hot tea. As she started for the
kitchen Jones called her back, and,
with a sigh, suggested if there was a
little alcohol about the house it
would be better. There wasn't a
bit, but she had a little brandy for
cooking purposes. Jones gave shake
and said it would answer if she had
a little hot water and sugar to make
it palatable. They were on hand in
two minutes, and while she pulled off
his boots and wrapped the blanket
around his feet, Jones mixed his
toddy and shivered. He felt better
afterwards, though he made up a
terrible face when he emptied the
bottle, and told Mrs. Jones that she
had saved his life. He retired fif-
teen minutes Afterwards singing.
''There's land that is fairer than day."
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DOGERs' ENGLISH TABLE
IL and POCKET CUTLERY
LADIES' SCISSORS and OTHER
FINE GOODS KEPT BY
HENRY ST. JOHN.

BoYHooD STRUGGLEs.-Gideon Lee,
the celebrated merchant, said in con.
versation, during his latter years, II
remember when / was lad, living
with my uncle, it was my business to
feed and milk the cows. And many
time, long before light in the morn,
ing, was started off in the cold and
frost, without shoes, to my work,
and used to think it luxury to warm
my frozen feet on the spot just be-
fore occupied by the animal l had
reused. 1t taught me to reflect and
to consider possibilities; and I re-
member asking myself, els it not
possible for me to better my condi-
tion7" When a boy has a wish to
elevate himself, and is willing to
work for its accomplishment, he is
pretty certain to gain the desired
end. No youth should be satisfied
to remain at the bottom of the lad
der, neither should he be in such
haste as to rise before gaining the
needed strength to sustain himself.
Qniet, orderly habits; leisure from
work occupied by reading and reAec-
ton; industrious attention to the la
bors of the day; associates selected
from among his superiors in knowl-
edge, experience and goodness, will
soon mark the boy with the elements
of success, and give him the lead
over the idle, dissolute, shiftless
youth Of the neighborhood. Aim
high, and fail not Of hitting the mark
by any lack of worthy effort and am
bition on your part, remembering
that fortune very seldom smiles on
those who lazily await her coming
II Exchange.
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The Plain Duty Of MIR. Hayes.

Congress meets in four weeks. We
suppose that Mr.. Hayes, who calls
himself President, and has underta-
ken to exercise the functions of that
Office, will send to the Senate and
House the customary message. In
deed, it has been announced from
Washington that he has already made
up his mind to write message. 1t
is further said, on what seems to be
good authority, that Mr.. Hayes mes
sage will relate only to the matter of
the deficiency appropriation for the
army of the United States. Regard
ing Mr.. Hayes functions from his
own point of view, which assumes
that he is the legal Executive, there
can be no doubt that his duty re-
quires more than this. The Consti
tuition says that the President "shall
from time to time give to the Con.
gress information of the state of the
Union, and recommend to their con
sideration such measures as he shall
Judge necessary and expedient," and
furthermore, that che shall take care
that the laws be faithfully exc
cuted."
When there has been fragrant vi
olation of the laws of the Union in {
matter of supreme Importance to thu
perpetuitv Of our institutions, it i:
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AT a late meeting of the stove

Ar a late meeting of the stove
manufacturers of the country at De-
troit, Michigan, the President de-
nounced the ineffective and expen-
sive advertising that had been much
INDUCED in by the trade, the tawdry
Autographs and other sensational
machinery, and recommended in
stead the more exclusive use of the
best newspaper. eff we would make
the best possible use of our money"
he continued, tive should patronize
ably conducted and responsible
newspapers. The newspaper is i'm
measurably the best medium open to
our trade; the most liberal and eX-
pert advertisers testify as to its
value, and in the employment of its
columns we would find means of
escape from wasteful, undiguiied
and ineffective methods, to which so
many resort in their eageruess to
secure attention and patronage -
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The W0rkingman and the Tariff,

Among the stereotyped resolutions
of the various workingmen's parties
is one demanding prote tion of home
manufactures and industries against
foreign competition. The impica
ton plainly is that an increase of the
tariff is meant by this demand, and
from this we can but infer that the
workingmen are failures as politi
clans and have read to but little
advantage the stern lessons of our
hard times and their sad experience.
Henry Clay was fond of saying, 'Let
US take care of the rich, and they
will take care of the poor" This
was possibly wise observation in
his day, when protection found a
temporary and transient vindication
from the stimulus it gave to indus
tries but in their infancy, and which
found for their products market at
home that was then beyond all
possibility of surfeiting. But, now,
things are vastly altered, and where
the tariff was once the mere guar
dianship Of undeveloped resources
and enterprise, it has now become
most grevious hindrance to indus
tries SO extensive as to require the
world for market, and a grevious
burden on capitalists and operatives
alike. Protective tariffs are always
levied for the benefit of manufac-
turing capitalists and never in the
Interests ofmanufacturing operatives.
SO long as they really bring prosper
ity to these capitalists the operatives
get living wages. But the moment
that the markets to which these
tariffs confine the products of the
manufacturers become glutted, and
the fictitious prices which result
from protection can no longer be
justified or sustained by demand,
the only natural and healthful incen-
tive to production, then we find the
Clay doctrine totally at fault, and
that the capitalists first expedient
is to cut down the operatives wages
so as to enable him to put his wares
at competitive prices on foreign
markets. If this expeGient fails,
all the capitalist has to do is to
withdraw from his enterprises and
save himself. But this resort is
death to the laborer, the operative,
to whom these industries supply the
very necessities of life. The contest
is very unequal one; the capitalist
carries on his enterprises solely for
gain, and when they fail to pay him
what he considers just percentage
on his investment, he has simply to
quit; but against this mere love of
money making is staked, on the side
of the operative, the bread he eats
and gives his children. 1t seems to
US that the laboring man should be
the first to see these facts, and we
cannot comprehend how he should be
so blind to his interests as he has
shown himself in this view, which
has been embodied in all the plat
forms he has established in his effort
at distinct and exclusive party or
ganization. - New Orleans Demo
crat.
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Bill Longley.

This is the name of the champion
murderer of Texas, and we may as
we'll add, Of America. From well
verified accounts he has killed no
less than thirty-two men, but has at
last been captured and is now in
Jail in Giddings, Texas, where he
committed his last murder, under
sentence of death.
The following letter from this no
torious man slayer, in it's way, may
prove of interest to some, and be an
awful warning to many others:
G1DDINGs JAIL,
Sept. IL, 1915
To the citizens of Lee county:
Well, the blow Is over; the die is
cast; and condemned to die without
the sympathy of a single one that
know of. You are all eager, and
hope to see me brought upon the
scaffold. Then I hope your venge-
ance will be fully glutted, and that
you all will be satisfied when you see
the last footing knocked from under
me and my soul hurled into eternity.
Then, gentlemen, for Gods sake, ]
hope your prejudice will cease when
l pay this dreadful debt which is cx-
acted of me by the law. I am will
ing to pay this debt for the good of
the rising generation, and I hope now
that the law will triumph over all
lawless characters, for of course you
know my reasoning faculties are good
enough to know that the world would
run back into barbarism if the laws
of the land were not enforced. Ger.
tainly life is sweet; yet can not ex.
pect to escape the penalty of the law
For should l escape, either by par
don or by breaking Jail, it would b.
encouraging to all boys that are nov
growing up who are disposed to b,
lawless. l have two dear brother,
who are now in their. boyhood ant
are disposed to be wilder than I was
and hope this Will be a warning t,
them, for / would freely die rathe
than see them live the life that
have lived; yet I believe I have bee
the most successful outlaw that eve
lived in Texas, as far back as ca
remember. But look at me nov
after all the victories / have game
over my enemies, during the pas
ten or twelve years; where / now s
bound up in irons, awaiting til
doom that I know is certain
Yet / am thankful to Almigh,
God that have Tho t,pportnuity
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-"YoU are clever fellow" said
a counsel to an adverse witness. II
would gladly return the compliment
If | were not under OATH" was the
reply with which the witness brought
the cross examination TO q speedy
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Hayes and Norton.
KISSING, WEEPING AND OTHER CERE-
MONIES OVER THE SICK
SENATOR.

MONIES OVER THE SICK
SENATOR.
Senator Morton was lying on :
cot, upon which he has rested ever
since his arrival here, with his head
and body propped up by pillows
When the President entered, Senator
Morton extended his right hand
which was cordially grasped, at the
same moment the President respect
fully and tenderly bending over anc
kissing the Senator upon the fore
head. For a moment or two nc
word was said, then the Senator, in
strong and CHEEKY tone, said: "Mr
President, I am very glad and thank
full for your kind visit" The Presi
dent replied that it was a great graf.
ifcation to him to be there, thou b
he regretted to see the Senator in
the condition he was, congratulating
him, however, upon the improve
ment manifested in his appearance.
The President said not only he him.
self but the whole nation was watch
ing with the greatest anxiety the
progress of his sickness, and it was
the heartfelt prayer Of all that he
should soon recover and be able to
resume his public duties. The Sen
ator again thanked the President for
the manifestation of his solicitude,
and said he had watched with the
greatest interest the tour the Presi-
dent was making throughout the
country, and he was rejoiced at the
kindliness and good feeling with
which not only be but his associates
and the manner Of his administra-
ton were received by the people
everywhere. The Senator said, with
emphasis: 81 shall be in my seat in
the Senate, Mr.. President, on the 1st
OF December next, at the regular
session; and it will be my pleasure
to give your administration m y
warm and cordial support" This
seemed to touch the President deep
ly. His eyes filled with tears, and
he could not reply. In turn the
Senator was greatly moved, seeing
which DR.. Thompson intcrfered,
saying: "You must be calm, Sena-
tor" whcreupon the President re-
marked: "Absolute quiet is greatly
needed, Senator, for your recovery,
and will withdraw" saying which
the two again shook hands with
great warmth, the President again
kissing the Senator, and then passed
from the room.
AS the President came into the
drawing:room he was greatly agita-
ted. His eyes were full of tears,
which he tried in vain to repress,
and he could converse with friends
with evident difficulty. He remain
ed alone for few moments, recover
ing him self, when he talked briefly,
but alphabetically, to Mrs. Nor
ton, the two sons, Colonel and Mrs.
Holloway, and Governor Burbank.
After that the conversation became
general until luncheon was announ
ced, and the President and party
went into the dining-room, where
they remained until they left the
house. The visit extended probably
over an hour or more Indianapolis
Sentinel.
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VOL. 33.}
DEMOCRAT.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL or TIE PARISH,
TER Nj s..

THE DEMOCRAT is published Weekly at
Four DOLLARS per annum-Two Dol
LARS and FIFTY CENTS for six months
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. No sub
seription taken for less period than
six months.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate
of One DOLLAR per square for the first
insertion and FIFTY CENTS for each
subsequent one. Eight lines or less
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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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SHERIFF'S SALE.
W. II. LETcHFoRD & Co..
VS.. 20. 1882 :.
M. LEGRAs.

M. JJEGRAS,
PARISH COURT ~ PARISH OF RAPIDEs.
DY VIRTUE OF AND TO SATISFY
81 writ of Fieri Facias issued and to
me directed in the above entitled and
numbered suit, have seized and will
offer for sale at Public Auction in front
Of the Court House door, in the Town
of Alexandria, La, between the hours
prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, the Sd day of NOVEM-
Der, A. d. 1877,
the following described property, to-
witt
Lot No. three (3) in square No. forty
nine (49), with all the buildings and
improvements thereon, situated in the
Town of Alexandria, Parish of Rap
ides, as per plat of said Town made by
II. w. Bringhurst, Parish Surveyor;
also, the undivided half of lot No. two
(2) in square No. forty (40), together
with the undivided half of all the bull
dings and improvements thereon, stu
ated in the Town of Alexandria, Parish
Of Rapides. as per plat of said Town
made by r. W. Bringhurst, Parish
Surveyor.
TERMS leash, subject to appraise-
ment. III. NJ, ROBINSON,
Sept. &c, 1877. Sheriff.
Printers Fees $10.50.
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DRIFTING.

Drifting, lazily drifting,
Out of the harbor at dawn;
Our hearts are atune
With the mnsic of June,
Drifting the blue waves upon.
Drifting, rapidly drifting,
At midday over the sea;
We spread the white sail
To the fresh'ning gale,
And dance our waves in glee.
Drifting, silently drifting,
Toward the cleaning golden West
At the set of the sun,
With our labor done,
We shall fold our hands in rest.
Resting, evermore resting!
Welcome the change will be,
When after the night,
Eternity's light
Breaks over the jasper sea.
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"A DELICATE mind in a frail body
is drop of dew in tender flower.
cup, which the least thing can crush
or exhaust, and which exhales be.
fore the sun has reached it's meri
dian Ex.
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uuquestionably the duty Of the Pres
ident to lay the facts before the leg
islative branch. The prescription of
the Constitution is plain.
Since Congress last assembled, the
choice of the people for President
has been thwarted by conspiracy
Infamous in its conception, and in its
effects fatal to The continuance of the
Government as the founders design
ed it. Fraud, forgery, perjury, bri-
berry, have been some of that con-
spiracy's details. The crime must
be punished, or it may be repeated.
There never was time when the
leading topic for the Presidents
me sage to Congress stood forth
from all other considerations with
such unmistakable prominence
If Mr.. Hayes follows the plain path
of his duty, he will not confinc his
forthcoming message to the discus
sion of the army deficiency. He will
collect and submit to Congress the
facts and figures of the recent cleo
ton in Louisiana and Florida. He
will dwell upon the fact that in each
of those States the electors chosen
by majority of the voters were not
allowed to perform the functions for
which they were appointed. He will
explain that those electors were de
prived by Federal interference of
the redress they would otherwise
have found in the courts of their
respective States. Finally, he will
show how an unconstitutional tribu-
nal gave effect to the fraud begun by
the alteration Of figures and the sup
preston of returns. Having stated
the case, clearly and succinctly, he
will call for legislation appropriate
TO the grave character of the princi
piles involved, perhaps recommend
ing some measure to prevent the re-
petition of the crime, and perhaps
leaving that wholly to the wisdom of
Congress.
There is no other information so
closely concerning the state of the
Union as that Which Mr.. Hayes will
communicate to the Senate and the
House, provided he does his whole
Y SIM
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" petroleum products.

The most rapid waste of for
tune on record is that accomplished
by John Taylor Johnston. His "a
ther, in the course of a long life, ac-
cumulated million for his son, and
the latter sank the whole of it in
two years. He had become Presi.
dent of the New Jersey Central
Road, in which be embarked his en-.
tire fortune. The failure of this
road ruined him in complete anG
hopeless manner. Never before has
a million of dollars been so rapidly
thrown away.
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PREPARED AND SOLD BY
henry ST. John
SPECIAL TAX NOTICE

4 CCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS
n from the Polio, Jury of this Par
lsh, am required to proceed forthwith
to the collection of all delinquent Par
lsh taxes. This is to notify all delin-
qnents that from and after this date
VIII serve notices and make seizures of
property within ten days thereafter,
and will proceed to sell the same unless
the taxes are paid. THIS WILL POS
tTlVELY BE DONE. No further de-
lay can be granted, as | am held res
ponsible for the collection.
Ii. P. LUCKETT,
Sept. &c, 1S77-3t. Tax Collector
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FOB PRINTING OF EVERY DEsCRIP-
- TION EXECUTED WITH NEAT.
NESS AND DISPATCH.