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which he rests the validity of his cleo
ton, and shall serve a copy of his an
swer upon the contestant"
Although such notice was property
served by the contestant, no answer
was filed by Smith either within the
time prescribed by law, or at any
other time. The case must, therefore.
go against him by default.
We have proved conclusively that
Mr.. Elan is entitled to his seat. But,
even were he not so conclusively elect
ed, it would serve Smith properly if a
Democratic House should treat him as
Republican Houses have invariably
treated Democratic claimants. If a
Democratic House canuot see into the
logic aud justice of this case, we de-
mand that Elan be admitted simply
because he is Democrat. More than
one member has been admitted from
this district by Republican Houses
simply because they were Republicans.
Nor should the House allow half the
session to elapse before that case is
decided. We want our member in his
seat at once, because our interests de.
mand his immediate attention. These
interests he has made bimself familiar
with during residence in the district
of over fifty years. Smith neither
knows nor cares for them. He is too
busy voting for "Force Bills" and
other measures for the oppression of
the South to attend to the wants of
people whom he processes to represent.
shreveport Times.
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The Fourth District Contested EIeC-
ton.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Hon. Joseph B. Elan, the Democratic
candidate, received clear majority in
this Congressional District, at the re-
cent election, the Returning Board
gave the ceitiicaie of election to Mr..
George L. Smith, who will, as a matter
of course, be admitted at the opening
of the session unless the House should
recognize Mr.. Elam's certificate signed
by John McEnery, the legal Governor
at the time it was issued. Mr.. Elan
Ia therefore forced to contest to get
his seat. We purpose to show that
Mr.. Smith has not shadow of right to
the seat, and that Mr.. Elan should be
seated the first week of the session.
The following is a correct tabular
statement of the vote as shown by the
face of the returns:
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KEEP STRAIGHT AHEAD.-Pay no
attention to slanderers and gossip
mongers. Keep straight on in your
course, and let their backbiting die the
death ofneglect. What is the use OF
lying awake at nights broodiug over
the remark of some false friend that
runs through your brain like light
ming. What is the use of getting into
worry and fret over gossip that has
been set afoat to your disadvantage, by
some meddlesome busybody who has
more time than characterq The things
cannot possibly injure you, unless in
deed you take notice of them, and in
combating them give them standing
and character. If what is said along
about you is true, set yourself right:
if it is false, let it go for what it will
fetch. If a bee sting you would you
go to the hive to destroy itP Would
not thousand come upon you9 1t is
wisdom to say little respecting the iD-
juries you have received. We are
general losers in the end, il we stop to
refute all the backbiting and gossip
ing we may hear by the way. They
are annoying, it is true, but not dan
gerous, so long as we do not stop to
expostulate and scold. Let us always
bear in mind that "calumniators may
usually be trusted to time and the slow
but steady justice of public opinion. :"
lex.
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PARISHES,
ELAN SMiTH
Elam's majority

This is rather large majority to get
over, but the illustrious members of
the Returning Board are equal to even
more difficult emergencies than this.
1t set to work to count in Smith, as it
counted in Hayes and counted in
Packard. The whole vote of Grant
was thrown out and thus Elan lost
his majority of l54i in that parish. In
the Parish of Vernon 179 votes were
taken from Elan and transferred to
Smith, by piece of forgery not only
too plain to escape detection, bu! open
ly confessed by the clerk who execu.
ted 1t by the order Of the Returning
Board, for which crime the members
of the Board are now under Indictment
with the fairest OF all prospects of get
ting into the penitentiary. By this
Elan lost 1853 votes 10 Vernon. In
several other Parishes polls at which
Elan received majorities were arbitra-
rily thrown out. His losses aggregate
the following:
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WAR NOTES.
BEFORE PLEVNA-THE POSITIONS &C.
CUPIED BY THE RUSSIANS.

LONDON, Sept. 2l.-Tbe Times
military correspondent at Corny Stu
den telegraphs that he has personal
ly inspected the position before Plev-
ma, which he describes as follows
The Russo Roumanian army occu
pies line extending from Gravitza
to Tachenitza. At Graviiza the
Roumanians have advanced by sap
to within twenty-five yards of the
second redoubt, which will probably
fall in a few days. Further to the
left from Gravitza stands Kluden-
er's corps, which has been reinforced
since the battle by parts of two di-
visions from Russia. Next stands
Zatof's corps, fearfully reduced in
numbers, battalions being brought
down TO 800 men. On the extreme
left, near Tachenitza is Imprttinski's
detachment, namely, the Second Di-
vision and the Fourth Rifle Brigade,
the latter diminished from four to
two weak battalions. There are also
the remains of Skabeloff's detach-
ment. The spirit and temper of the
Russian soldiers are admirable. The
Russians have upwards of 800 guns,
and are constantly firing on the Tur-
kish works, which scarcely ever re-
ply. It is said the ammunition of
the Turks is failing, but there are no
means of verifying this. They walk
about the redoubts most unconcern-
edly. The Russians are strongly in
trenched all along their font with
shelter rifle pits and redouhts.-
Twenty TO sixteen regiments of Rus
sian and Roumanian cavalry are how
ering about the Sofa road, 10 i'm
pede, if they do not wholly stop COM
munication.
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An Aesthetic Editor.

They got new man on the Chicago
Tribune. He was college graduate,
and they pnt him in with a salary OF
5000 a year as managing editor.
"Of course" he said, "my culture aud
self-respect forbid that | should squan
der my intellectual wealth on matters
of news, conventions, murders, and the
like. They are vulgar and evanescent.
Thought, mind, culture - these alone
are pure, lofty and eternal. Nor
should care to write miserable parti
san editorials, bartering my God given
independence for the approving grin
of a gauger or au alderman" And so
it was he took charge. Almost in
stantly man appeared and asked for
copy. ''Ha," said the new editor, "let
me see. These articles on The South
ern Policy and The next Session are
ephemeral-put them in the waste
basket. This contains fearful disclo-
sures of political corruption-that
tends to debauch and sicken the sensi-
tive mind. Of this essay on Hyper
bolic Hydrogyuy' from the Psychic
Quarterly-put that il; the eminent
minds of Boston will read it with de-
light. will write review of it. Do
you want any moreq" "Well, not at
present; that will make twenty seven
columns" Then people came in to
ask what was the meaning of various
articles in the paper, aud they appear
ed to be angry people, too. The new
editor has resigned.-[Ex.
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SPECIAL TAX NOTICE

4 CCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS
"A from the Police Jury of this Par
ish, / am required to proceed forthwith
to the collection of all delinquent Par
ish taxes. This is to notify all delin-
quents that from and after this date
will serve notices and make seizures of
property within ten days thereafter,
aud will proceed to sell the same unless
the taxes are paid. THIS WILL Pos
ITIVELY BE DONE. No further de-
lay can be granted, as I am held res
ponsible for the collection.
H. P. LUCKETT,
sept. ~, lS77-3t. Tax Collector
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TEMPERATURE

AS REPORTED BY FERGUSON scaNAcS
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BRIGHAM YOUNG's MOTHER.-Drs
Wands and Sutc!ifle, of this city, have
discovered woman near Martiusvile,
Morgan county, 90 years Of age who
claims TO he the mother of the late
Brigham Yonng. The old lady's facul
ties are yet bright. and while she is
positive that she is the mother of the
leader of the church of Latter-day
Saints, is by no means proud of the
maternity. She has been married
three times, her last husband being
named Germon. She has a large fam
ly of children, and has lived in Nor
gan county about twenty-five years,
and while she has kept the story of her
motherhood of Brigham moderately
quiet, it is nevertheless known and be-
lieved in the neighborhood. She is in
very humble circumstances, and dwells
with some bitterness upon the fact
that her son, who so greatly prospered
in this worlds gear, should have for
gotten her, leaving her to an old age of
penury and want. Fran this it will
appear that the polygamous saint was
not near so good as Scotty Briggs hero
Buch Fanshaw, "who never shook lis
mother" She says Briggy was bad
boy and in early manhood noted
offeminine hearts, occasioning
her world of trouble by his ungra-
cious pranks in that direction. The
talk of advocating the old
lady's claims to a fair share of the
wealth of the saint. If her .story can
be substantiated, as her fir ENDS and
relations are positive it CD Sshe may
come in when the grand Sd bdivision of
the Young property takes place,
though there are so many grand chill
5ren that her share will not be large.
= indianapolis News.
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This majority was thought too large
to be got over. 1t would have been
multiplied indefinitely if it had been
thought necessary. The Board has
never condescended to give any rea-
sons for throwing out the vote of
Grant. The members of tho Board
will have an opportunity to explain
the Vernon forgery before q jury Of
'peers OF yassals." The ground for
throwing out the polls in the other
parishes was the threadbare Que of
intimidation" which has served them
on every needful occasion, and which
Ia their only stock in trade in political
contests. In this case it has been
proved by incoDtestable evidence to
be false. Mr.. Elam has taken mass
OF testimony at all the polling places,
and filed II In his case, demonstrating
clearly than election could not possibly
have been more fairly conducted. The
Congressional Sub Committee also
went over the whole ground, exami-
ming witnesses furnished by the Re-
publican candidates; and the showing
made in support of their position was
80 ridiculous as to make even the most
shameless Radicals themselves blush.
1t lis a notable fact that, out of hun
dreds of polls thrown out disfranchs-
ing thousands of voters, not single
poll 10 the whole State was thrown
out which gave Republican majority.
Mr.. Elan notified Mr.. Smith to meet
him at all the places where testimony
was to be taken, in order to cross-ex-
anime his witnesses and to summon
Others of his own. He never appeared
at single poll. He has taken no tes-
timony. At this the people were some
what disappointed. They had con-
tracted no little curiosity to see man
who, according to his friends, was cap
able of so thoroughly attending to
their wants. They were doomed to
disappointment. So the great states
man will have to take up his carpet
bag and walk, unseen to any of his af-
1ectlonate constituents except few
around the city of Shreveport, whom
ne visits once in every two years to
arrange for getting seat in Congress.
but Smith is rather astnte. He does
nothing without a motive. He never
intended to take any testimony. He
Knew that he would not prove up his
case. He intended to tell Republi-
can House, it one should have been
elected, that it was not safe for him to
60 into the district to take testimony
shat the White League would hang
MN on pine tree. He expected a
Republican House to admit him. as it
has never failed to admit the Republi-
can candidates from Louisiana when
ever they asked it. A Democratic ma
1orlty upsets his calculations. He
KNOWS he stands no chance. In fact.
there is every indication that he will
make no fight against Elan. The Re-
vlsed Statutes, (sec. 1867 requires that
any member upon whom the notice
mentioned in the preceding section
may be served, shall, within thirty
DAYS from the service thereof, ANSWER |
SUCH NOTICE, admitting or denying the
iaets alleged therein, and stating
Spec'ncaiiy any other grounds upon
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-26

PARIS proposes to hold, in the
winter of 1877, or during the period of
the Exposition, grand book fair,
modelled after the famous ones at
Leipzig.
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A. HILTON,
Secretary.
ShERiEEIS SALE.

SHERIFF'S SALE.
W. H. LETcHFoRD & Coz
vs.. mo. 1882.
NJ. I4EGRAs.
PARISH COURT PARISH OF RAPIpEs.
RY VIRTUE OF AND TO SATISFY
- 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 (y 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
R. W. Bringhurst, Parish Surveyor {;
also, the undivided half of lot No. two
(2) in square No. forty (4O), 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 :-CASH, subject to appraise-
ment. H. M. ROBINSON.
Sept. 26, 1877. Sheriff.
Printers Fees $10.50.
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(OFFlCIAL.)
PROCEEDINGS OF TOWN COUNCIL.

Sept. 81, 1871
Pursuant to a called meeting of the
Board of Councilmen of the Town of
Alexandria, held this dav, September
2lst, 1877, at the Town Hall, there were
present
D. G. Paul, Mayor,
and Councilmen
Joseph Bouillotte,
E. r. Eiossat,
Jonas Rosentilal,
Jacob Irving,
w. w. Wilmington, Jr.
After rehding petition to the Mayor,
converting The Council in special SEES
sion, Councilman Wilmington explain
ed the object of the extr, meeting US
being for the purpose Of devising ways
and menus to come in accord with The
Act of the Legislature prohibiting the
further issue by Municipal Corpora
lions of warrants or checks on an empty
Treasury, and then introduced the fol-
lowing Ordinance, which was read ana
passed unanimously by the Board Of
Councilmen:
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Mayor and
Councilmen of the Town of Alexand-
ria, La, on this 2lst day of September,
A. D. 1877, that from the passage of
this Special Ordinance the Town Col
lector is especially ordered and instruc-
ted to collect all dues of the Corpora
ton between this date and the LIST day
of October, 1877; and the Collector is
specially ordered TO pay all monies in
his hands, collected for account of the
Corporation, into the hands of the
Town Treasurer on or before the said
lst day of October, and the Collector is
hereby enjoined from taking up the
warrants of the Corporation now out
standing, except in bona tide payment
OF Corporation Licenses, Taxes or Rents
from parties owing the said Corpora
ton.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the
Mayor is hereby prohibited and enjoin-
ed from issuing or signing any war
rant for any dues whatsoever of Tie
Corporation between this date and the
LIST day of October, 1877.
The Board then adjourned.
D. c. PAUL,
A. HILTON, Mayor.
Secretary.
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or his pen-hOlder:
A perfect female, folks did consider her
shes gone and left weeping widower
"That's kinder melancholy" reflect.
ed the stranger, ''but reckon it's O
leetle-just leetle-too PERSONAL
Just yor try again, I don't mind put.
tim up hansum for sumthin. that'll take
folks heart strings"
The clerk gazed at the ceiling for a
moment, then suggested:
The husband lost wife,
The children ma;
Died on Friday night,
From the lockjaw.
eyes," broke out the mourner, wip-
ing his nose on black -bordered hand
kerchief, "but then I don't own any
young uns"
"What do you think of this then =
said the clerk:
She always was contented,
AT life she'd never carp,
Gone to be an angel,
And play on q golden harp.
'Don't believe that'll suit. You see
Marier couldn't even play on plan
ner, and know harp would stump
her sure. Poor woman she had q ten
der heart, though, and made the mosl
elegant biscuit that you ever saw"
"Hanged if 1 won't have to charge
you extra" growled the clerk. I am
not a Longfellow or Tennyson."
II KNOW" meekly replied the "wee.
pin widower." "Jest try once more,
won't your
So the clerk did try, and at last
ground out the following:
On earth could not stay Marer,
So she died and went up higher.
"Sorter irreverent, amt it, anxi-
ously asked Marier's relict. 81 reckon
would grndge couple of dollars for
a bang-up verse;"
Thus slim ulated. the machine poet
became suddenly inspired and exult.
ingly produced
Cry for Marier,
Alas she is no more
Joined the singing seraphs
On the other shore.
The afflicted one uneasily took a
chew of tobacco, and whispered
beautiful But here's one thing that
spiles it. Marier hadn't any more
melody in her than an old pillow, and
it's deliberate lynn to speak of her as a
vocalist. None of them other syrups
(serapbs) you alluded to could keep
time with her."
"Well," thoughtfully remarked the
disconnected rhymester, elf this amt
all O. K. you'll have to employ a spe-
cial poet; I'm played out:"
Affection sore
Long time she bore;
Physicians were in vain.
Lockjaw ketched her,
Death it fetched her
Gone to rise again.
"Tell you what" enthusiastically
exclaimed the widower, "that's tip
top. Here's your two dollars; you've
airn't them. A young man that can
make up such affectin' lines as them
has a glorious future before him."
And squeezing the exhausted poets
hand, the elated speaker left in search
of a pair of black cotton gloves.-[Ex-
change.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-02-17
STONE BUILDING,

recently used for a Jail, divided into n
number of small Rooms, or Coils, each
fastened by strong Iron Doors, and COW
cred with substantial Slate Roof, and
enclosed by high Stone Wall. In the
prison yard there is large Cistern; the
Spouting around the Jail feeds the Cis-
tern. There are other necessary out bull
dings OH the Lot; the entire Lot being
surrounded by strong Stone Wall, the
Stone laid in mortar, and altogether is a
very desirable Property, having been but
recently built, and will be sold together
or separately, rs may be- deemed most adj
VISIBLE. A further description is deemed
unnecessary, as persons DESTROYS Of pur-
chasing are invited to view the premises
before the day Of sale.
TERMS-0Ee-fourth Cash, the balance
in three equal annual payments, with in
terest on the deferred payments from day
of sale, all the interest to be paid annual
y,the deferred Payments to be secured by
the bonds of the purchaser, or purchasers,
and further secured by deed of trust OH
the premises. Possession TO be given on
the first day of April, 1877.
ROBERT w. BAYLOR,
President of the County Court,
Jefferson County, w. Va.
II not sold on the day of sale, it will
then be offered for rent to the highest bid
der, for one year, from the first day Of
April, 1877. Il. w. B.
Dec. %, 1876. l3w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-02-17
COMMISSIONER'S
NOTICE.
In the Circuit Court of
jefferson County, W. Va.

In the Circuit Court of
jefferson County, W. Va.
Samuel VI. Knott and l.. W. Poffenb berger,
Trustees, Of Oliver Sherman, Plffs.,
Edward Tearncy, Sheriff of Jefferson Co.,
and W. 4. Morgan his Deputy; II. F.
Cameron, Constable; n. 5. White, Adj
ministrator of VIM. F. Turner, deceased :;
l.. n. Huck; Crabb, Good Il Co.; Thomas
Turner; Stump It Hawks; Berkeley Saw
ings Bank; National Bank of Martins
burg; Mrs. +. ). Markell; David Billmy-
er; james Carey Jefferson Savings Bank !;
James \. Adams; Bassett IL Higgins; NJ.
EwinS; w. +. Lemen; j. ). Mccartney {;
Richard Henderson; Jas. Law Uooff,
use of l.. II. Lee & Bro. Bank of Charles
town; John +. Erwin and Frederick Mer-
ton, Defendants.
Extract from Decree Of Nov. 16, 1876:
at is adjudgcd, ordered and decreed
that this cause be referred To Commits
sioner Cleou Moore, with instructions TO
settle the account of the sale of the per-
sonalty in this cause made by Knott and
Poffenberger, the Trustees OF Oliver Sher-
man, and to ascertain the rights and pTi-
orr ties of the execution lien creditors of
Oliver Sherman, in the distribution Of the
fund arising from the aforesaid sale, as
well IS from the sale ordered to be made
by Deputy Sheriff Morgan and Constable
Cameron, and report 10 the next term Of
this Court.
A Copy-Teste:
R. Z. BROWN, Clerk.
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s3HHOkS OF YOUTH.

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experience can do so by addressing in per-
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LIFE, GROWTH, BEAUTY.
LONDON HAIR COLOR RESTORER.
LONDON HAIR COLOR RESTORER.

Not dye; makes harsh hair soft and
silky: cleanses the scalp from all impure
ties, causing the hair to grow where 1t
has fallen off or become thin.
Can be applied by the hand as 1t does
not stain the skin or soil the finest linen.
AS Hair Dressing it is the most perfect
the world has ever produced. The hair Is
renovated and strengthened, and natura.
color restored without the application oil
mineral substances.
Since the Introduction of this truly
valuable preparation into this country, Ii
has been the wonder and admiration OF
all classes, and it has proved TO be the
only article that will absolutely without
deception, restore gray hair to its origin
al color, health, softness, lustre and beau
ty, and produce hair on bald heads Of its
original growth and color.
This beautiful and fragrantly perfumed
article is complete within itself, no wash
ing or preparation before or after its Use,
or accompaniment of any kind being re-
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JAIL PROPERTY.

The Lot contains one acre Of Land, situate
on the North side of High Street, in said
town, fronting oil said street 206 feet, and
running back BOG feet, being perfectly
square, and bounded on the Eastern end
by King Street. Being corner Lot, tho
situation is very healthy one, and the
Lot very fertile, and can be divided into
two lots, each having from l03 to 200 feet
front on High or King Streets. The i'm