The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

should be convicted. This jury ex
pires on to-day, except the one try.
ing this case, but new one of three
hundred names has been drawn for a
new jury, and Sheriff Houston says
it is an excellent one. saw the list
Of names and notice among them
George Dupre and j. Curtis Waldo.
Css,eianos got great many compe-
tent jurors challenged for cause by
the Court, because they said they
had formed strong opinion, where
as they meant with regard to the
general conduct of the Returning
Board Ia the whole State, and really
knew nothing about the Parish of
Vernon, which is the only charge
they are tried on.
The impression is that Governor
Wells is hid in the City. The ri
mors Of his going to Washington are
merely blinds, / imagine. Anderson
aud all his friends, think, are much
depressed. He Is very much involv-
ed. Last winter when he was arrest
ed by the House of Representatives
his business went all to pieces and
his paper to protest. He was run
ming personally or partly an immense
number of farms, saw mills, hotels,
bar-rooms, steamboats,, stores, ETC.,
here and in his District, and he is
about floored. In any case he will
lose his place in the Custom House,
where all of the best places are filled
by his friends.
The Radical party here is entirely
at sea and demoralized to an indefi.
mite extent; most of them say it is
dead beyond redemption. Consider
able interest is taken in the trial, the
Court House being crowded all the
time. Whitaker is very prompt in
his rulings.
The Custom House is in q nice
middle at present. One day this
week Aleck Wells was acting Collec.
tor of the Port as senior officer. He
is very good boy so far as / know,
but scarcely competent to clerk in q
country store. There seems to be
but little interest taken right now
about the Collectorship-everybody
seems to have given it up as knot
ty point.
George Sheridan is in Indiana
where he is to deliver fifty lectures
on Norton, and will probably make
money out of it.
Since left the Court room Sena
tor Texada has been on the stand
After him MCGEE, Franklin's clerk
then Strong, Secretary of State, an(
now Doctor, an expert, who has
microscope and testifes how sucl
vote was changed from certain fig
ures to others. Mr.. F. c. Zachari,
thinks the indistment is badly draw
mp and that it will be hard to con
vict. Anderson swears he knew
nothing about the change in Vernon
Parish.
see that the Police Jury Of you
Parish have sent instructions to tn!
members Of the General Assembly il
regard tc certain matters. Hav'n
they got the csrt before the horse
They are both from the same source
only the Legislature is the highes
and directly from the whole Parish
There was already q bill, and I thinl
a good one. for paying the Parish in
debtedness. Senator Texada mt il
an amendment as per instructions o
the Police Jury for bonding, but
was defeated, and I was glad of it, al
1 don't believe in bonding the Parish
Indebtedness. In this bill, which
will pass, the Parish is allowed t,
levy special tax not to exceed two
and a half mills annually. Any war
rant which is in doubt will have tt
be passed upon by Courts before be
ing paid. When money is collected
the Police Jury must advertise cal
for sealed proposals, and when suct
proposals come in, call session o
the Jury and buy warrants at loves
price for cash-if no bids lower thar
face value, 100 cents on dollar, mon
ey must be divided pro rata. As tx
dividing Parish and State Collectors
it will never be done; it would b.
more costly, and while Police Jurie
may be good in one Parish they ar
not in another.
Yours, ETC.,
OCCASIONAL.
The criminal dock Of the Supe
rior Gri ;1o1 Honrf - No., N.1o..