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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

"A MOST disastrous and damaging
fire, on Wednesday, the 5th, occurred
on Avoca Plantation, the home of
Captain James Jeffries. The large
and fine Gin House was the first to
burn down, which was followed by
the Corn Crib, the Saw Mill and al
most the entire Cabins on the place.
The wind was blowing almost a
hurricane at the time, and no head
way could be made against the
flames. Besides all this loss o f
valuable property, Captain Jefries
suffers still more in the loss of his
corn and thirty bales of cotton.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE TOWN
Our Agents.
ALEXANDRIA. La.
do the Hayes Democrat.

-WHAr do the Hayes Democrats
now think of the Administration
voting, through its champions, to
keep Butler, the lawful Senator from
South Carolina, out, and to put KEEL
logg, the unlawful Senator from
Louisiana, in2 Butler was chosen
by the Hampton Legislature, which
Mr.. Hayes recognized and permitted
to establish itself; Kellogg was
chosen by the Packard Legislature,
which Mr.. Hayes refused to recog-
nize and to aid in establishing itself.
How do they account for this extra
ordinary inconsistency of the Ad.
ministration Senators in condemning
the Hampton Government in one
State and the Nichols Government
in the otherp
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW.

The Westminster Review, for o.
tober, just republished by the Leon
ard Scott Publishing Co., Al Barclay
street, New York, contains, as usual.
many valuable articles.
l. "Hindu Society and English
Rule" Shows that the nature and
working of the English administra-
ton are not adjusted to the modes Of
thought, the customs and beliefs OF
the Hindu races.
2. torpedo Warfare" Describes
the various contriyances for subma.
rine warfare.
2. Renaissance in Italy" A
short account Of the revival of clas-
sic learning in Italy in the fourteenth
and fifteenth centuries.
4. "The Supernatural Element in
Shakespeare" Argues that this
element not only hsfghtens the ideal
character, but intensifies the reality
|of the plays in which it is intro
duced.
Is. "sir John Bowring." Sir
John was one of the earliest contrib
utors to the Westminster Review.
and this article tells the story of his
life.
6. "Pre Christian Dispenssrfes
and Hospitals" Traces the history
of the rise of hospitals in the nations
of antiquity.
Z. Russian Literature" A sur
vey of its progress, from the earliest
dawn to the present time.
s. "Cross-Fertilization Of Plants.
and consangaineous Marriages.n-
Reviews Mr.. Darwin's late work on
these subjects, and regards the ques-
tion as still unsettled.
.. Contemporary Literature" is
as full and various as usual.
The periodicals reprinted by the
Leonard Scott Publishing Company,
No. Al Barclay street, New York, are
as follows: The London Quarterly,
Edinburgh, Westminster and British
Reviews, and Blackwood's
Magazine. Price, $4.oo = year for
any one, or only $500 for all, and
The postage is prepaid by the Pub
fishers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12
THE CEMETERY FAIR.

1t is seldom that we have ever seer
so successful an entertainment in al
it's appointment as the Fair given b,
the ladies on the nights of Wednes
day and Thursday of last week, foI
the benefit of the Cemetery Associa
ton. The decorations of the Hall
the many ornaments on and around
the various tables, and the brigh,
costumes of the many fair ladies fit
ting here and there like so many
gaudy butterflies over bed Of flow.
ers, all united in making up a fairy
scene of wonderful beauty and at.
Effectiveness.
Financially, the Fair was a success
and will yield in the neighborhood
of four hundred and fifty dollars
profit. The cause was so far re-
moved from any sel6shness that all
seemed to vie with each other as to
who could do the most to aid the
good work. Our space and time pro-
hlblt US from giving any more of
the details than the appended list of
the tables, with the names of the la
dies who presided over them:
Punch Table-Misses Archinard,
Baltic and Bouillotte.
Ice Cream Table-Mrs. R. P. Hun.
ter, Miss Florence Holt, Miss Mollie
Fellows, Mrs. Wilmington.
Fancy Table No. FURNISHED by
Mrs. McGimsey and attended by
Misses Sallie Hynson, Lettie Hunter
and lilly Penny.
Fancy Table No. misses Du-
laney.
Fancy Table No. 3-Misses Holt.
Coffee Table-Mrs. Williams and
Misses Cluney.
Gumbo Table-Mrs. Graham and
Mrs. Boyce.
Supper Table-Mrs. Fish and Mrs.
Ryan.
Grab Bag-NIiss Minnie Bouillotte.
Post Office Miss Katie Pickett.
Post-mistress, aided by J. H. Rams.
tell and Hugh A. Wetmore, deputies.
Commission Table-Miss Nellie
Fellows.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

Down freights in the Grand
Ecore trade euchered the Bart. Able.
last week, but Captain Sinnott was
up to the necessity of the rush. He
asked temporarily for o fresh deal,
and called on Captain Charlie Thorn
for Danube assistance. The call was
nobly answered, the Danube putting
out her Shreveport freight here and
going up as high as the Mouth of
Cane River, returned and cleaned
out all the surplus freights left by
the Bart. Able. This day the Pack
ct will do the cleaning out by her
self.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

we are in receipt of a neatly ex-
ecuted circular letter, from our old
friend, A. W. Hyatt, Of New Orleans.
ana departing from our uniform
course in such matters, take spe.
e'al pleasure in stating, that he still
noids out at the Stationer's business.
and has recently been appointed by
Machellar, Smiths and Jordan, pro-
Prletors of the johnson Type Foun-
Foundry of Philadelphia, Agent, to
solicit and receive orders for their
type and Printers Furnishing Ma
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

Mn. William Harris, whom we
mentioned more than year since, as
having purchased the fine Willow
Glen and Hard Times Plantations,
came up on the Bart. Able with his
family to make Rapides once more
his home. Mr.. Harris has been re-
pairing and building extensively on
his fine places, and in a short while
will have them up to the old-time
standard. We congratulate our good
people on receiving the permanent
location Of so good and enterprising
a citizen in their midst as we know
Mr.. Harris to be.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

THE fancy and eating depart
ments Of LEvIN's Family Grocery,
are now fully replenished with all
the niceties and extra confectione-
ries, especially for Christmas times
and there you can Gil all the demands
of Santa Claus.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

The Packet arrived Monday
morning before 9 A. NJ, and had q
rather sorry up trip for the times.
Her down trip, however, was a bully
one. 1t consisted of 1S49 bales co.,
ton, ll47 sacks cotton seed and 42l
barrels Of molasses.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

Our Town was overcrowded, all
of last week, with strangers, Jury
men and witnesses, attending Court,
and the tout ensemble of such assem-
blages lent business charm to the
old burgh. Outside of these Court
appendages, business was really brisk
and seemed to cast an extra smile on
the pleasant visages of our mer-
chants, who pro6ted by all this!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

JOHN j. FERGUSON, of the model
and popular firm of Ferguson and
Schnack, has gone to New Orleans,
expressly to purchase his Christmas
doings, notions and niceties for the
Holidays. He will be home in am.
pie time to give his numerous custo-
mers good chance to make their
selections.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

=, The Masquerade Ball, given by
the Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
tlon, was an appropriate and social
reunion, which we hail with pleasure
as a ut commencement of the festiy.
tiles of the Holidays, and hope soon
TO see it followed by many more such
s0irees. =.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

In some of our country exchan-
ges we find published delinquent
lists of taxes and licenses due to the
Towns of the State. In that connec.
tion we proudly state for the Town
of Alexandria, that not a single de-
linqucnt stands on her tax rolls
All have paid up their licenses, their
taxes, and what is better the Corpo-
ration does not owe single cent,
and has money in her Treasury
Besides all this, the Town owns in
its own right over $4,000 of valua-
BILE real estate and property. Where
is the Town in Louisiana that can
show so clean financial record7
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12
"A NEW Democratic Journal. tn

"A NEW Democratic Journal the
Washington Post, made its appear.
ance, in Washington, on the 9TH,
starting with a specimen copy of ten
thousand copies. The staff consists
of Stillson Hutchins, proprietor; J..
A. Cockrell, late of. the Cincinnati
Enquirer, managing editor; A. c..
Buell., the talented and we'll known
Washington Correspondent, editorial
writer; and Messrs. Aiken and Marks
assistants. We are heart and soul
with this needed enterprise, and wish
all concerned in it luck and pros
perity.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

KENO ANDERSON has turned up.
for the present right side up. He is
at present de facto Boss of the New
Orleans Custom House, with a full
swing at the stealings, sanctioned by
radical custom.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12
Our namesake, the New Orles

Our namesake, the New Orleans
Democrat, has been reelected State
Printer. We are glad of it, and hope
our State officials will all follow this
good Democratic example, and put
none but Democrats and true party
men on duty and in Office. Always
dodge your independent patriot and
specially the cursers of Democracy,
who fail in having enough grit to
belong to one party or the other.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

Two hugely false alarms of fire.
last week in Town; the same old
scare, chimneys on fire. The fire
boys, as matter of course, were on
hand to the minute and climbed and
wet out the blazes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

CONSUMPTION CURED.-An old phy.
stefan, retired from active practice,
having had placed in his hands, BY an
East Indian missionary, the formula
Of a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all Throat and Lung affections;
also positive and radical cure for
General Debility and all nervous COM
plants, after having thoroughly tested
its wonderful curative powers in thou
sands Of cases, feels it his duty to make
it known to his suffering fellows. The
recipe will be sent free Of charge, to
all who desire it, with full directions
for preparing and successfully using.
Address, with stamp, naming this pa
per, DR.. J. c. STONE, A Nortl, Ninth
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

Captain B. T. WALsHE, No. ITO
Canal Street, New Orleans, is the &C.
ksnowledged leader in Shirts and
Mems Furnishing Goods, and we
know he sells the best Of goods at
lowest prices.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

HE WoRLD.-Time and again
haveewe asserted, in these columns,
that the New York World was a real
newspaper in every sense of the
word, and time and again, have we
proven all these assertions by very
often clipping from the columns of
this really meritorious Journal, and
at This time, as we publish its Pros.
pectus for 1878, we desire still more
earnestly to ask our reading people
here to read attentively that Pros.
pectus, and give the World a place in
their new Clubs for 1878.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

we acknowledge the receipt of a
complimentary ticket of invitation,
for the grand semi-annual distribu-
ton of the Louisiana State Lottery
Company" to be held at noon, Tues
day, December 18th, 1877, at the
Academy of Music, New Orleans.
Business and company are our excu-
ses for failing to attend.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

Our New Orleans mail failed.
for the first time this season, to come
on Thursday. Excuse, the Monarch
of the Mississippi, the R. E. Lee, did
not reach the Mouth inside of TWEEN
ty-four hours.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

ANOTHER homicide has occurred
in Vernon Parish. Jim Dixon, a
colored man, killed Fortune Turner,
another colored man, who was we'll
known in this Town. Dixon dis.
charged the contents of both barrels
of his gun in the breast of Turner,
and then shot him three times in the
head, with the contents of his reyol
yer. Dixon is yet at large.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

OLD Manuel is an excellent Ca
terer, and still keeps up an excellent
eating house, and serves up good and
we'll cooked meals, at all hours, and
deserves announcement.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

"A BIG fight occurred in the SEN
ate, over the confirmation of Fitz.
simmons as Marshal of Georgia.
Conkling and Edmunds vigorously
attacked Mr.. Hayes so-called South
ern policy, and argued that South
ern Democrat could not he trusted to
execute the laws. However, he was
confirmed, but received only three
Republican votes, viz; Stanley Mat
thews, Conover and Patterson.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12
A Remarkable Surgical opera ton.

An exceedingly remarkable surgi.
cal operation has been recently COM
pleted at St. GATHERINGS Hospital.
Williamsburg. On Friday, August
5, 1875, while Dora Conrad was tend.
ing jenny in Waterbury's bag fac
tory her hair, which was hanging
loose, caught in one Of the spindle.,
and in an instant the hair and scaln
OF one side of her head was torn ont.
1t was done SO quickly she only felt
sudden tug and all was over.
The overseer took at once to s.
GATHERINGS Hospital, where the doc.
tors said that they could do nothing
for her. Two days after the physi.
clan in charge said, IL can save her
and if she can stand the operation, I
can give her new scalp BY trans.
plantation"
The CHASTITY injury inflicted upon
Miss Conrad had not only torn of
the scalp, but destroyed portion Of
the periosteum, and no hopes were
at first entertained of her recovery.
But as the days wore on her natural
" good constitution enabled granu-
lation to begin, and flesh commenced
to form.
Taking advantage Of this, the doc
tors took two small pieces from Do
ra's own arm, and cutting them in
strips grated them on the perios-
teum, about quarter of an inch
apart, and about the same distance
from the edges of the wound. hold
ing them in place with small strips
OF plaster. In few days there ex-
tended from these little gratis, from
one to another, and to the sound
skin about the edges, which gradual.
~ increased until they bridged over
the space between them, and 9 new
skin was thus produced.
The operation was carefully re-
peated during the seven months the
girl lay in the hospital, other gratis
being freely furnished BY the Sisters
from their arms. The doctor was 60
skillful in his manipulations that
every piece Of skin grated took root
and the entire skull was finally once
more covered with 4 firm and healthy.
out hairless scalp, though there are
few spots bereft Of feeling. Much
interest in regard to the process and
outcome Of the operation has been
manifested by our entire surgical
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

--BIossAT's Mammoth New Store,
at Cotile Landing, has already on
hand, all of its Holiday goods, wares
and notions. Go there and get them
cheap for cash!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

HARLAN, of Kentucky, and Jack
Wharton, of Kelloggville, have been
respectively confirmed by the U. S.
Senate, as Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court, and q. S. Marshal
for Louisiana.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

Ar the Excelsior Stable you can
hire an elegant and safe turnout, and
you will only have to pay very
moderate price for days or an eve
ning's pleasant drive.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

PALE ALE is far more beneficial
to the Treasury Of Great Britain,
than whiskey is to that of the United
States. Bass, the English brewer,
contributes an average of $4,000 per
day to the revenue of that country
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

we have been furnished with
papers, the past week, by the Pool
Liners, G. H. Durfee, Bonnie Lee and
Maria Louise.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

The new Constitution of Georgia
has been ratified by large majority.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

-IWENTY-FoUR prisoners, on Sat-
urday, were in Cole Ca.vit's Parish
Inn.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

we are Obliged to the clerks of
the Bart. Able and Texas for late
files ofpapers,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

OGERS' ENGLISH TABLE AND
~ P OCK EFT CUTLERY. LADIES,
SCISSORS and OTHER FINE GOODS
KEPT BY HENRY ST. JOHN.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

ENEW DOZEN OLD RYE SEVEN
Il YEARS OLD. PRICE $3.50 PER
BOTTLE. FOR SALE BY
HENRY ST. JOHN
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-12

nave 10 aolde the consequences, as
they do now; those who did other
wise would reap the benefits.
Looking at the question abstractly,
simple justice requires that every
owner of stock should keep his stock
on his own farm. Suppose A. and
b. own farms joining each other.
A. owns no stock, or if he does.
keeps them up, B. owns stock and
allows them to run at large, to the
annoyance of his neighbors. Hence
A. is under the necessity of involy.
ing himself in all the expense of
keeping his land enclosed to protect
himself against the aggressions of
BIS stock. Now where, in the name
of reason or justice, does B. obtain the
right to trespass upon the land of A.
either directly, in person, or indi-
rectly, by bis stock, and thus subject
A. to the heavy expense of providing
against such encroachment? Such
right nowhere exists. 1t is clearly
a wrong that landholders and stock
owners perpetrate upon each other.
Shall they continue to do so, or hav-
ng discovered it, will they lack the
Intelligence and the energy to correct
II The remedy is a plain one.
Let a rigid stock law be enacted.
An act of the Legislature, either
state or local, can effect the change.
without the expenditure of a dollar
nd without disturbing the real in.
erests of any individual, and when
ccomplished, great and important
tep will have been taken, in the in
reduction of a rational and pro-
ressive system of Agriculture, in
lace OF the miserable one now exist.
y. ****
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-05-04
Attention Farmers

1t is natural and right to buy in the
market and from whom we can buy the
best goods at the lowest prices, etc, and
cOnceding competitor to be the life Of
trade, we throw the gauntlet down, and
invite competition in the sale of first
class farm implements and macheinry of
every Northumberland in the United
States. We will sell the above goods to
CASH purchasers, with a larger discount
of from actual factory price list, than any
man or men, in Southern Kentucky or
West Tennessee. We make speciality
Of this business, aud represent a large
number of first class factories, and know
whereof we speak. We invite farmers,
who wish TO be prosperous,) to call and
examine our handsome display of Sample
Machinery, Implements, ETC., on exhibit
ton in our Agricultural WAREHOUSES
varietr of Threshers, Reapers, Mowers
Wheat Drills, one and two horse Corn
Planters and Drill, Sorgo Machinery, &C.,
Sc. This display of Machinery, etc, is
something new to our portion of eoun-
try. Hope farmers will appreciate our
efforts aud give US the refusal of their
purchases, and "test our faith, by our
works" 1.-THE test of the pudding is
chewing the bag
Thanks to old patrons, and double
thanks these hard hmes) TO new ones.
Respectfully,
aprisl POWELL s BRO.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-05-04
For the Hickman Courier
..Bush Candidates.

THE people do not intend to be hood
winked by any bush '-er, but are going
TO choose man from among those who
have he manliness to come out before the
people and ask for their SURFACES. Gin
ton Democrat.
Now, Mr.. Editor, that is precisely the
kind OF "A man the people of Hickman and
Fulton counties do not intend to choose, aud
a man who so far disregards maRiness, as
to ask or demand the suffrage of this PEG
Pile, based upon his own self-esteemed
merits, is certainly not the kind of man
Democracy wants; but il wants man Of
brains, OF Intelligence Of iron frmness,
and one void of political guile. and with
sufficient mOdrsty AMI retirement to hi lie
with maidenly shyness, (even under IL
bush) and compel the Office to seek aud
ask hiHt for bis services
We hope therefore convention will be
cafled-and in its majesty confer the
honor of nomination upon some person,
with other requisites than local or per-
sonal popularity. DEMOCRAT.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-05-04

that you tried pop-gun on me the 9th
of April, but l won't count this, as it was
harmless
Now Judge, while | could not entertain
for moment your pro4.s~sst,rl 80 5.sars-
OF you call il, and sign articles 0fpedce
under circumstances so humiliating, pref
judicial and unfair. | will say TO you
that | accept YOUR friendship and trust
that through all this long discussion that
| have not your i'll will or hatred, | am
sure l entertain none other than feelings
of Kindness for you, giving you credit for
being honestly mistaken in the views
you have and are entertaining ontbe CUES =
ton At issue between US aud which it
looks like we can agree. l now move a
reference of the question to two law
yers of our town, you select one aud the
other; you brief or get some lawyer not
selected to brief your side of the case and
l brief mine Now if they agree, we
abide their decision, and iif they differ let
them call in an umpire vino shall also be
lawyer, aud we abide by a majority
opinion. | suggest this plan. LIST, from
tie fact that the question is purely legal
one. loudly, because ii may save trouble
ia the future. What say you to this prop
osition SHERIFF,