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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-25
THE SENATORIAL IMBRoGLIo.

The position of United States Sena.
tor has ever been considered next in
dignity to the supremest political pre-
ferment in a representative govern
ment. Persons who have reached that
position have usually been gentlemen,
Whatever their antecedents may have
been, however, the dignity of the po.
sition has, usually, suppressed any ma
tive tendencies opposed to decent pro-
priety Of conduct. The lumanities of
the House even have toned down the
aggressiveness of the shoulder hitter
to the proprieties of parliamentary
condnct. 1t seems, however, that tho
innate hate that inspires the soul of
Senator Conklng towards the South.
has utterly overcome all the instincts
and habits that wealth, education and
association can give in the way of en-
bellislins naturally vulgar nature
like his. Never during the course Of
the two terms of his Senatorship has
Senator Conkling risen to the level of
craftsmanship. Never has Mr.. Conk-
ling ceased to be the mere tool Of his
party, or the fanatical propagator Of
sectional ignorance and vindictive
hate. A man Of splendid physique, he
is as main as a pretty chambermaid.-
A man of trained muscle, he glories in
display of prize-fghting qualities
except on occasions like that when
Jem Mace took away his laurels as q
boxer. A man who has had all tho
advantages that wealth and accom-
plishments could give, he plays the
braggart in politics and attempts to
play the bully in the Senate. Nor Is
this all. While his party ruled the
Senate his voice was never raised to
invoke fairness nor to assuage the ar
rogance of majorities. With unyield-
ing party and sectional hate. ho held,
practically, that the Democratic mi
nority had no rights that his God and
morality party need respect. But
when his fippant and egotlstica1 war
on the Southern policy of the Presi-
dent waxed doubtful in his own party,
Mr.. Conkling hesitated not to fawn
and whine before the Democratic Sem
ators and beg them not to make mar
tyr 81 him. But when. from resent
ment to the bad faith of tho AdminIs-
tration toward Southern interests, sew
eral Democrats voted with Conkling
against the New York nominations,
Conkling awaits his chance, and
makes a bid for Northern popularity by
attempting to bully q Southern Senate.
Mr.. Conkling, however, as bullies
usually do, stepped too fast. Senator
Gordon, with the instincts of q South
ern gentleman, turned the cold polish
Of good breeding against tho vulgar
braggart and impAling Conkiing on the
point of his parliamentary foil, threw
him over into the arms of his friends,
to fix up an apology.
1t is now all quietly settled, and, we
are glad to say, with commendable
modesty and absence Of display but
it is to be hoped that when Mr.. Conk-
ling calls again on Democratic votes
for support, he will call in vain.-(New
| Orleans Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-25

THANKS, Christmas thanks, to
the clerks of the Bart. Able for
usual complement of papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-25

AWFUL, bad, dismal, wet and
lisagreeable has the weather been
he whole of last week.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-25

THE river, for this season of tn,
year, is unusually high, and is still
rising.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-25

CONSUMPTION CURED.-An old ply
sician, retired from active practice,
having had placed in his hands, by an
East Indian missionary, the formula
of simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all Throat and Lung affections !;
also a 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 Al North Ninth
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
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-EGGs plentiful in Town, on yes
terday, at thirty cents dozen.
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TNEW DOZEN OLD RYE - SEVEN
a YEARS OLD. PRICE $3.50 PER
BOTTLE. FOR SALE BY
HENRY ST. JOHN
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THE CIRCUS.

1t is fitting, just and proper, that
the oldest Democratic Journal in
Louisiana should be graced with an
extra advertising card from the old
est and most reliable Menagerie
and Circus in the United States,
and with just pride, and Christmas
good will and friendly cheer, we call
the especial attention of our numer-
Gus readers to the colossal and
artistically engraved five column
advertisement Of VAN AMBURGH
& Co.'s New GREAT GOLDEN MENAG
ERIE AND CIRCUS, which graces the
present issue of the DEMOCRAT. We
consider this great Menagerie and
Circus so far ahead of anything ever
seen here before, that we publish a
full column account of it from the
Armenia New York; Times, pub
lished in the great County of Ouch
ess, in that State, and the home of
its lifelong Manager, Mr.. Hyatt
Frost. This article is worthy of
perusal, and will show our people, in
plain and condensed words, what
they are to expect here in Alexan-
dria, on Friday and Saturday,
January 4th and 9Th, 1878.
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DOGERS' ENGLISH TABLE AID
M POCKET CUTLERY. LADIth'
SCISSORS and OTHER FINE GOODS
KEPT BY HENRY ST. JOHN.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-20
The Foe of Pam.

The friend of suffering humanity-the
enemy of disease, and the snlcotion of
the patient brute, is MEXICAN Mus
TANG LINDIENT. There is no sore it
will not heal, no ache or pain it will
not Danish. For accidents in the fam
lily, such as burns, scalds, sprains, cuts,
ETC., it has no rival. 1t has saved
more human lives, and restored more
horses, oxen and other cattle, to useful
ness and profit, than all other liniments
put together. may27-d3tawaw6m
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Nj. William Welsh, as chairman of
the committee on Indian affairs of the
General Convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, has addressed q let
ter to his colleagues on the committee,
Messrs. j. W. Andrews, of Ohio; John
W. Stevenson, Of Kentucky; Hugh W.
Shelley, of Virginia; Benjamin Stark,
Of Connecticut, and Henry A. Hayden,
of Michigan, presenting his own views
Of the subject referred to them, upon
which a report is to be made at the
triennnial meeting of the convention
next month. Mr.. Walsh first consid-
ers ''the present so-called Indian policy
with the insufferable evil it is produc-
ing" and second, the organization of
some intelligent, permanent system
''by which the of the whole
country may be developed, the white
man and the red man made subject to
law and protected in life and property,
and the early education and civilization
of the Indian promoted" The present
Indian policy, Mr.. Welsh points out,
was adopted as a mere ~expedient when
the country was sparsely settled, and
when the nation was too weak to de-
mand its rights or to promote the best
interests of the Indian.
At that time it was necessary that
the Indian should be made our ally,
instead of becoming the ally Of govern
ments that held the control of the ad-
joining territory. Tribal sovereignty
was allowed, and the hereditary chiefs
strengthened in their influence by pres
ents and by making treaties through
their agency. Valuable consideration
was given or pledged for the relinquish-
ment by the Indians of the greater
portion Of the land claimed by them
for hunting-grounds. Part of the con
sideration was always a pledge by the
United States to defend them in the
peaceful possession of 4 certain we'll
defined reservation.
The Indian title to these reservations
however, was merely that of occupancy,
as is explained in a recent decision of
the Supreme Court, in n of the
timber cases. "What n lament for life
may do upon the lands of the remain
der man." says the court, ''the Indians
may do upon their reservations, but no
more" After quoting the decision at
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THURSDAY. SEPT. 20. 1877.
THE INDIAN PROBLEM.

The Experience Of the Past and Its Sug-
gestions for the Futnre-Mr. William
Walsh's Views.
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RAMBL1NGs OF RoUsTABoUT.
ATLANTA, July Is, 1871


In my last / said that it would be
NV last from here, but "circumstan-
ces over which have no control" or
else inclination has held me here a
little longer. Al Bomar arrived here
last evening. He was disappointed in
a horse at Banner and had to come on
foot. He made the distance from
there here in two days, on foot and
alone, sleeping by the trail without
blankets. He met black bear IN the
trail lust before dusk day before yes
terday evening, and being too tired
as he says, to either run or climb,
turned loose with his six-shooter and
caused bruin to turn tail and go down
the hill
Joe Jones came in last evening
from his claims on the South BOISE
and will return to-day. He says they
have not been troubled any with In
dians in that region and thinks there
is no danger there, Mr.. Jones is IN
company with Messrs. Newton Bah
ington, Baker and Oregon John Inc
distance from this place to their mines
u
is about forty miles. They have just
now got got in shape for work with a
hydraulic, having a pressure OF zVO
feet from ditch four miles long. he
saws their ground prospects we'll, and
he has great hopes of making money
out Of it. They have mines on Smoky
creek two or three miles from their
river claims that prospect well. Mr.
Jones says there is vast area OF
country out there that prospects well
enough to pay three, four and five dol
lars per day, and is confident that
large numbers of miners will be at
tracted to that region in another year
Timber and water are abundant. The
gold is heavy and easily saved. Be-
ing bright, it amalgamates readily
with quicksilver. hope they will
make all they want outof their mines
Robert Furey, who was injured by
q blast in the Monarch mine, is I'M
proving. The doctor thinks his eye
siobt will be all right, though, as yet
there is uncertainty.
All McHenry, Mace Chapman and
Hugo playhouse came up from Boise
City last Friday, playhouse and Nc
Henry to run barber shop and Cnap
man to run his quartz mill.
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You are out sitting in the orchard:
The gentle winds Of Heaven are watt
ed through the trees; the leaves rus
tie in soothing unison, and while the
refreshing air fans your cheek with
delightful GOODNESS you arrange your
paper, pen and ink, and commence to
write. The charming tranquility OF
the scene fills your soul with infinite
bliss; your thoughts take wings and
fly to lofty heights while you pen the
words on the paper that are to bring
you everlasting fame. Suddenly a
gust of wind takes along the paper in
it's airy embrace; the bottle of ink
tips over and the ink begins to draw
war maps on your pantaloons; your
straw hat has longing for the top
most branch of a tree; while your po-
etical thoughts-well they are COM
pletely drowned by seaof suppressed
profanity that surges in your heart.
This sad tale is from experience
Philadelphia Bulletin,
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IDAHO CRY, July 22d.

IDAHO CITY, July zzd.
Having returned after an absence
of seven weeks, during which time |
have visited the different mining dis
tricts of Alturas county, the Banner
district aud other portionssof our own
(Boise) county, all Of which | have in
feeble manner described as saw.
| desire to pay a tribute of respect TO
one who has been my companion
throughout, and with whom | have
now parted perhaps forever. ~-
All partings are fraught with more or less
sadness, ~ Yp
Though tempered they may be with q
slight dash of gladness
In parting with you, my dear faithful
friend, sf uf H9l11r ana
| half way rejoice that our ramblings have
an end;
But regret I must, that you and L must
part, ..- 4og
For you have place in the depths OF my
heart ......~s.,
You have borne with my temper and nev-
er reviled;
Have borne with my folly, never sneering-
ly smiled.
You've been faithful and true, gentle and
kind as lamb; @8ff
Though ignobly I've treated you my faith
full Tojam.
PoucrAporrT
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July 10Th.

Having been provided with lunch
by the landlords of Atlanta, and by
C.H. Furey with bottle of lire
water" to cure snake bites and keep
off maintain fever and Indians, j. Y.
Fox, Ralph Goodlife and l left Allan
ia at 4 o'clock this morning bound tor
Idaho. Eight miles below town, Oh
the Middle Boise, we found Hank
Akers and SiIas Rawls working a
high bar, making fair wages with
prospects for something better.
Eight miles below this, but on the
hillside, Henry Swanholm has few
men working placer ground with sat
isfactory results A mile or two be-
low a few Chinese are at work. Here
our trail left the river, and passing
over a low divide ten miles we came
to North Boise and nooned. Fox hay-
ing shot grouse on the wing, we
had it broiled on Goals, and as it was
a young one, we found it delicious.
| shot at one, but missing his wing
be got away. After long incoming
we passed over to Crooked river, ten
miles. and two miles further to Pixies
fork, where we camped in grass belly
deep to the horses. Having killed an
other grouse during the afternoon we
had grouse for supper. AS we all
shot at this one about half dozen
times each, it is not positively known
who did most towards killing him, but
believe Ralph is entitled to most
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"WHAr shall our boys do?" asks an

"WHAr shall our boys do?" asks an
exchange. Well, if it rains, and
they can't go out and tie the cats
across the clothes-line, or 'affix tin
kettle to the dogs tail, let them stay
INDOORS and plug up the kitchen fau-
Gets, or poke peas in their little sisters
ears. Anything to keep them out of
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credit, as he finally run him down and
killed him with club. Having no
blankets with us we laid on our sad
die blankets, with our heads on our
saddles, and the star studded canopy
for a covering. As we kept up big
fire we did not get1cold, but did not
sleep very soundly.
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July Goth.

July Goth.
This morning the last Of our coffee
and doughnuts were swallowed, the
last installment of Schenck's havana's
were smoked, and mounting into sad
dies Fox and Goodliffe proceeded to
Idaho City, while | diverged to the
right, and in seven or eight miles ar
rived at the butcher shop OF Henry
Gottch and dairy of Mr.. Smith, where,
thanks to Mrs. Smith, had a good
cup of coffee and nice beef steak.
Mr.. Gottch is doing a snug little
butcher business, and Mr. Smith is
milking thirty dairy COWS, making a
superior article of butter under the
management of Mrs. S. One mile
from here is the celebrated banner
mines, and the quartz mill and roast
ing furnace Of G. w. Crafts. The
mill is running with its twenty stamps
on ore from the Wolverine mine.
There are ores here from two mines at
Yankee Fork for reduction, and more
being packed in. The mill Will com
mence working them in a few days.
Large yields are expected. 1t costs
$50 per ton to freight these ores from
the mines to the mill, through the
mountains a distance Of seventy-tive
miles. Ore from one of these, the
Baxter Mine,
Was sold in KeIton last fall for $3.50
per ton. The ore from the Franklin
mine looks richer than the Baxter.
I at one time stated that the Gold
| Hill mill, at Quartzburg, was the best
in the Territory. At that time | had
not seen Mr.. Crafts, and spoke unad
visedly. For working rebellious ores
this is much superior to any other IN
the country. The Buffalo mill, when
completed, may work equally as well,
but it's capacity is less than Crafts,
Mr.. c.. calls his a Revcrberatory fur
mace. Although Mr.. Crafts showed
me infinitely all the working of this
furnace, it would be difficult for me 10
explain so as to be understood. DE
has given this subject of reduction
much thought, and all his works are
most complete, and on an extensive
scale. His mines are proven to De
good, and Mr.. McIrwin, the Superln'
tendent, is doing some excellent work
in putting them in shape tor extract
ing the ores. The Wolverine has the
ledge tapped by shaft, also tunnel
and the main tunnel will soon be in
to the ledge also. He will have l5O
feet of the ledge above the level OF
this tunnel. Mr.. Crafts works, i'm
provements on mines, roads and build
ings have cost over one hundred thou
sand dollars, and bids fair to be all
immense property. 49,
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SqARrrNa THE Holy CARAVAN FOR THE

STARTING THE Holy CARAVAN FOR THE
GRAVE OF MAHoMEr.-The holy cara
van, under command Of Hadchi lzzet'
late keeper of the harem OF the Grand
Sheref of Mecca, has left by order OF
the Sultan for Mecca and Medina.
They are charged to tell the people OF
the holy cities that Russia, which per
secutes within it's dominions all non
sects, is determined to drive
the chief Of Islam out of Europe in Or
der the easier to convert to its own
faith it's Mahommedan subjects. The
Sultan therefore calls upon the faith
full to grid their, swords for battle
against "infidel Russia" 50 as to pro-
tecttheir coreligionists i'll the Crimea,
in the Caucasus and inCentral Asia,
all subjects of Russia, against the loss
of their true faith. The same Cara
van has been ordered to request the
Grand Shereff of Mecca to offer
prayers by day and by night at the
grave of the prophet, at Medina, for
the triumph Of the Turkish arms, and
calls upon all inhabitants of the two
cities to join in those religious devo-
tons. He also promises them that
should the Turkish arms succeed the
Sultan himself will make a pilgrimage
to Mecca and Medina, and reward the
inhabitants of those cities in truly I'M
perial style. Before dispatchlng the
caravan the Sultan, in pompous and
ceremonious manner, adopted the title
Of defender of the Faith" 1t is un-
der this title only that the Sublime
Porte maintains the right OF the Sui
tan to use the treasures of the mosque
for war purposes Sunday Mercury.
THE QUEENS ENGLIsH.-Mr. Wash
ington Moon has written a new work
on bad English. Some of the errors
which he singles out are decidedly
amusing. For example: A furrler la
menting, in an advertisement, the
tricks played on the public by unprin'
cipled men in his own trade, "Eearn-
estIy requests ladies to bring to him
their skins, which he promises shall be
converted into muffs and boas." An
other advertisement ran thus: "Two
sisters want washing" Here must
have been q strange sight: "He rode
to town, and dove twelve cows on
horseback" 4 gentleman advertised
for horse "For lady of dark color,
good trotter, a high stopper, and
having a long tail" Better, more
amusing, more instructive, and more
creditablc is the following illustration
of the inevitable antiquities involved
in accurate language. One gentle
man observes to another: Il have a
wife and six children in New York
and | never saw one of them" "Were
YOU ever blind" ooh, no." replied
the other. A further lapse of time
and then the interrogation resumed the
subject. did l understand you t.
say that you had wife and six chill
dren living in New York, and thai
you had never seen one of themF
ayes: 'such is the fact" Here followed
q still longer pause in the converse
ltion, when the interrogation, fairly puz
1zled, said: o"How eau it be that you
never saw one of them?" "Why,'
was the answer, zone of them was
born after left" ga -'' -
You are out sitting in the orchard;
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II. is asserted that a blue-glass
chimney on iparlor lamp will bring a
young man up to the point Of propos-
ing to cross eyed maiden with store
teeth i'll three Sunday evenings,
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This morning. the last OF our coffee
and doughnuts were swallowed, the
last instaIlment of Schenck's havana's