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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-13
Mad. Wells in Limbo.
WHERE HE WAS SINCE HE LEFT. THE
UNITED STATES CUSTOM
HOUSE.

The arrest of x-Governor Wells b,
Sheriff Houston not only accustomed
considerable talk incur city, but must
have been the cause of stir in Wash.
'ngton newspaper circles. For the
last three days the Northern press
have been filled with correspondents
talk about his presence at the CAPITAL
but, as t turns out, the.~averaoe
journalistic eye was little off on THU
occasion. =,
Sheriff Houston, who has 80 closely
followed the track of Wells that he
missed him only by half an hour the
Sunday previous at the Rigoiets, was
informed by son of the absentee that
the Governor could be found on. Sun.
day at the Rigolets, just where Sheriff
Houston said he was all the time
Accordingly the. Sheriff on Sunday
evening, by the p. m. train, left, in
company with Lionel Adams, for that
point. Arriving there. a visit was
made to the Custom House station,
where Wells was found in. bed,
quite ILL.,.
He was then in the upper story of
the station in a small room, but was
brought down soon after the Sberiff's
arrival. MIR. Houston, who was ex-
pected, made known his business, but
the ex-Governor said that he was too
ill to be brought to the city that night.
He had a high fever aud was very
restless in bed. The Sheriff remained
awake during the night, and was con-
WINGED, that his prisoner was really
sick. When the morning train of yes
terday came by the party started for
the city, and after arriving here the
prisoner was taken to the Parish Pris-
on from Claiborne and Elysian Fields
streets. Yesterday he appeared much
improved.
3 HIDING FROM. THE LAW.
From what could be learned from
w ellis he had received information on
Sunday that the Sheriff first went to
The Rigolets that the party was com
ng. The Returner took one of the
Custom House boats at once, and
pulled by a Custom. House boatman,
'scended Pearl River. Remaining in
he boat he assembled a number of
'ayous, and when the detectives left
le passed through the Rigolets, and
oastiug along landed on the northern
hore of Lake Pontchartrain, in the
'arish of St. Tammany.
During last Monday night he was
exposed to severe rain storm. and
ook the cold from which he is now
nffering. Just as the Democrat has
tated, since his departure he has fol-
owed the line set forth, and, seeing
l'e utility of further lodging, he gave
p his trip. .
1t is exceedingly improbable that he
ill be tried this month, "a Andcrson's
ase has taken up 40 mucl, Of the time ,
t the court, other criminal cases will
ohsume the rest of the DAVIS. and his
ase will lie over until March. II New
feans Democrat. ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-13

Julius Levin, President of the Par.
ish School Board. B. G. Duke and I.
c. Miller, as Committee of the School
Board, appeared before the Council,
and after careful statement of the
fiscal. weakness of their: Board; to tile
Council, asking monied assistance for
few months to aid the, iowa school,
now under full tuition and in regular
course, the Board of Councilmen,
aware of destination and ever ready
to extend a helping hand to the edn-
cational rights of the children of their
constituency, unhesitatingly ordained
that the sum of Forty Dollars for the
mouths OF February and March be ap-
propriatsd and paid to the President of
the School Board.
The following bilfs were then read,
examined, approved 4andSa CASH war
rant ordered to be drawn for the pay
meDt Of each.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
MONITION.

WVNlUlUVs
STATE OF .LoUIsIANA-PAR
COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
RAPIDES.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS
SHALL cOME-GREETiNG:
WHEREAS GEORGE w. ROBIN
w SON has purchased at a public
sale made BY VIM. Heffne1, Sheriff of
the Parish of Caddo, on the 10Th day of
January, 1873, under and by virtue of
an order of sale rendered on the 22,l
day Of November, 1877, the property
hereinafter described and has applied
to this Court for a monition or adver-
tisemeht in conformity to Sections
1870, 1871, 1872 and 1878 of Act No.
IS, approved March 10th, 1870, and
commonly known as the Revised Sta.
tates of Louisiana:
Nov, therefore, know We and all
persons interested herein are cited and
admonished in the name of the State
of Louisiana and of the Parish Court
for the Parish of Rapides, who can set
up any right, title or claim to and in
the property hereinafter described in
consequence of any informality in the
order, decree or judgment of the Court
under which the same was made, or
any irregularity or Illegally in the ad-
vertlsements or appraisements, in time
Or manner of sale, or for any other sub
Fject whatsoever to show cause within
thirty days from the day this monition
lis first inserted in the public papers
why the sale SO made should not be
confirmed and homologated.
/. The said property was sold in the
matter of the Succession of Walter O.
Vim, No. 40 Of the Docket Of tl,is
Court. at which sale George w. Robin
son, Of The Parish of Red River, became
the:purchaser for the price and sum Of
Iwenty.uine Hundred and Seventy.
'five Dollars. Description of the prom
erty as contained in the act of sale from
the Succession. Walter o. VIM to the
said George W. Robinson passed hv
William Heffner, Sheriff of the Parish
OF Caddo, on the nineteenth day Of
January, 1878:
); The South half of Section twenty.
four, containing BIS acres. The North
west quarter of Section twenty-five,
containing $50. The East half Of Sec.
ton twenty three, containing 1913 acres
The Northeast quarter and East half
OF North quarter and East half Of
south. west quarter and West half of
oonlh'east quarter of Section twenty
SIX, containing 378 acres, all in Town
ship Is, Range ~, in tue Parish Of
Caddo. "
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CAPTAIN B. I. WALsHE, No. ITO
Canal Street, New Orleans, is the &C
knowledged leader in Shirts and
Mems Furnishing Goods, and we
,know: he. sells the best OF goods at
lowest prices.
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FOR SALE!
CHEAP FOR CASH /!
Estray.


FsTRAYED BEFORE ME, CESAR
~ Morgan, Justice Of the Peace for
Lamourie ward, ONE DAPPLE GRAY
MARE, about 8 or Q years old, between
l31 and IA hands high, also ONE
CREAM COLORED MARE COLT.
about 2 years old, belonging to. said
mare. Taken up by A.. B. Rougeau
and appraised by Chas. Robinson and
D. Redmar at fifty dollars. No mafks
OF brands visible. Taken up and ,aasss
trayed on this 9Th day of Fe6fuXrg. !:
1873. The owner is hereby notified to
come forward, prove property, pay
charges and take said estray away, or
the same will be dealt with az the law
directs. C. MORGAN. J.P.
Feb. 13-P. F's 81. &. 4
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Died /:

AT his home on Bayou Rapides, on Fri.
day, February 8, 1873, JAS. W. SIMS,
in the 73d year of his age; native Of
Missouri, but citizen of this Parish
since 1860.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-13

On motion the Board IF Counclmsl,
adjourned to Tuesday, March 5;IS7S,
at 4 o'clock P. M. *ess
e DAVID G. PAUL, L.
A. HILTON, Mayor.
Secretary. ~ !, ,,
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

SHEnIFF'S SALE.
MRS. ANN c. MANNING, ExEcurR1x
vs..
JOSEPH E. ROBERT.
No. 2213-9th Judicial District Court
Parish of Rapides.
DY VIRTUE OF AND TO SATISFY
- a writ of Fieri Facias issued and
to me directed in the above entitled
and numbered suit, l 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, MARCH 10TH, A. D.
1873,
the following described property, to.
witt
Two certain tracts or parcels of land
situated in the Parish of Rapides, on
the left descending bank of Bayou Ra.
pides, and fronting on said Bayou,
bounded above by lands of Mrs. Dan.
iel RDbert, and below by lands of Mrs.
Caroline A. Simms, and containing
each the quantity of one hundred and
twenty seven acres, and des,gnated on
the Surveyors plat as lots Noe. four
~ and five (5) in tho partition of the
Succession of Daniel Robert, with all
the improvements thereon. ;
TERMS Cash, subject to appraise-
ment. Fl. NJ. ROBINSON,
Feb. 13, 1873. Sheriff
Printers Fees 40 on. 4.t-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-13

THAMES to the clerks Of the
Packet Bart Able if0r fate papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-13

LEW DOZEN OLD RYELSEyEN
4 YEARS OLD. PRICE S1.e0 PER-
BOTTLE. FOR SALE BY
HENRY ST. JOHN
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NEW THIS DAY.
[oFFElAL.]f 4,
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.

W ass@ ~ W ~ OVOtvOtk
SO q
ALEXANDRIA. Lazy
Feb. S, l675.ss}
The Board of Counci,men of the
Town of Alexandria, La, convened in
regular monthly session, on Tuesday,
February 5th, 1873, and were pre- cent
D. c. Paul, Mayor, and the following
Councilmen
Joseph Bonillotte, : -.
Re. X. Biossat, - =.
Jacob Irving, 's,
w. w. Wilmington, Jr.,es !
Absent Councilman Rosenthai ,of,
Third Ward.
The regular minutes of the last
meeting were read, found TO be correct
and duly approved.
The monthly report of the Treaasu.
rer, leaving a cash.tmlance on hand Of
Sl25 "a, was read. carefully examined,
found correct, aud was ordered an
proved and audited.
B. c. DUKE, Treasurer. .Nsss,g
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-04
Rebellion In Utah.

Henry Gorham is one of the saints of
Utah, and his wives number exactly half
a dozen. Until recently he has kept
them in a very good state of discipline
by means of correctional system en-
bodying hagellation for aggravated Of
lenses against the dignity of the house
hold. This corporal punishment has
usually been inflicted upon the wives in
dividually. Mr.. Gorham's first attempt
at Furnishing the women collectively was
made few days ago, and resulted dis
astrously for him. They had disobeyed
some OF his orders, and in his arrogance
he supposed that he could make their
punishment a Wholesale matter. He
tried it with a horsewhip. The half
dozen turned upon him, and, finding
themselves able TO overcome, retaliated
for all that they had borne in the past.
He was bruised, scratched and bitten SO
severely that, for a time, his recovery
was doubtful. Worcester Spy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-04
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINas.

The following business failures are an
nounced: The Dale Silk Manufacturing Com
pany of Paterson, N. j., liabilities $3OO,OO to
100000, nearly all secured The Taunton
(Mass.) Savings Bank, liabilities 81, 1853, 76S
assets represented at 81, 404, 513; Riggs Bros,
private bankers, SaybroIk, Ill. George Baker,
banker, Chester, Pa, liabilities $159, 00O assets
$780,, 900.
A telegram from Mesilla, New Mexico, says:
"Texas rangers started from FL Paso to recover
their arms. taken from them by the invaders.
Arriving at socorro they met an armed body of
Mexicans, whereupon fight commenced. Four
of the invaders were killed and one Texas
ranger wounded. Gen. Hatch, who is in the
advance, has sent back for more troops"
The crop reports received at the De-
partment of Agriculture, at Washington,
indicate that the wheat crop of this
country for 1877 was about 800, 100000
than for any previous year. The corn CROP es-
timated, from the same reports, is 1900, 0)0 600
bushels. The crops Of oats and potatoes were
correspondingly large. OF wheat, it is estimat-
cd that 10, 600, 900 bushels can be spared for
export.
Lieut.. Walter Walton, Assistant Inspector OF
the Life-Saving Service on the North Carolina
coast, makes a report in relation to the loss Of
the Huron, showing that Evan O'Neill fish
erman, saw the ship pounding to destruction as
early as 1 o'clock in the morning, and heard the
screams and cries for help Of those on board.
He went home and ate his breakfast, giving
no alarm that would have saved many lives,
but waiting until sunrise, when the work of
plundering the dead bodies washed ashore
could commence. The report concludes at
is shocking to record that, out of ninety-one
bodies found, about twelve of whom were Off
GERS, not single trinket such as would be
deemed relic by relatives of the dead was
found on the bodies. Watches and chains,
money, and even fnger-rings, had been
stripped off by those who first found the
bodies as they washed up. Good evidence is
found in the case of Lieut.. Simonds whose
third and fourth fingers of the left hand had
been scratched and gouged by the body-rob-
bers in their haste to secure their ill-gotten
booty"
The failure is announced of the Rockland
County On. W Bank, the Jersey City On j.
Savings Bank, the Real Estate Savings Bank
est. Louis, Mo-, and J. d. Parker & Co.,
wholesale druggists, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-04
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

The reconstruction of the internal admins
tration proceeds apace in France, under the
auspices OF the new Ministry. The reinstate-
ment of all the municipal councils dismissed
since the 10th of May has been ordered prose-
cutions for press and publication offenses have
been dismissed, and the triumphant republi-
cans are gathering the spoils of victory in all
directions.
The latest advices from Havana point to the
conclusion that the revolution which has been
going on in Cuba for the past nine years is
gradually disintegrating. Bands of insurgents
numbering from twenty-five to seventy are
daily surrendering, and it will not be many
months ere the Cespedes Provisional Govern
ment finds itself without follower.
Sonora, which has always disturbance of
some kind on hand is enjoying an Indian war
ut present. A few days ago aparty of Sonoran
troops attacked an Indian camp. Twenty seven
of the attacking force were killed, and the In
dams went on with their cattle-stealing just as
IL nothing had happened.
The people Of Alsace and Lorraine are petit
tioning the German Government to remove
the military government that was placed over
them at the conclusion Of the Franco-German
war. and for restoration Of the civil authority.
The Panama Star and Herald OF a late date
saws "a rebellion broke out at Puerta Are
mas The rebels, after cruelty assasSnating
the Captain Of the garrison, set fire to the
building, including the hospital, with all the
patients in it, stole $1,000 from the treasury
and robbed all the commercial houses. In tie
confusion they were killing each other.
the houses composing the colony only
ri, ramain standing. The total number
killed is forty, with fourteen wounded
Don Carlos has been expelled from France.
The newspapers Of the City of Mexico are
exceedingly belligcrent in tone, and are urging
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-04
CHEAP TELEGRAPHY.
A New Company Organic ed-The Capital
Placed at Ten Millions.
From the Philadelphia Times.l

A new telegraph company, with the
title of Continental, and with capital
of $4,000, 600, divided into shares of
$25 each, and having for its avowed OBJ
ject the reduction of telegraph rates, has
filed articles of incorporation with the
County Clerk of New York city. A num-
Der of prominent Philadelphia capital
lists are moving actively in the organiza-
ton of the new concern.
Said a gentleman yesterday: "The
capitalists having the matter in charge
claim, and back their argument by form
ing the company, that a perfect system
of fac-simile or autographs telegraphy
has been invented, which will forward
the message in the original handwriting
of the sender, making a more accurate
and reliable transmission, also much
more expeditions one, than is possible
under the present system. 1t is guar
anteed by the fac-simile invention that,
compared with the present general sys-
tenn, the capacity of wire can be quad
rupled; and tins, together with the re-
markable improvements in batteries, the
development of currents, and other
cheapening inventions, has lessened the
cost of telegraphing to one-tenth of what
it was twenty years ago.
The Continental Company is thor
oughly rganized-with Alfred Nelson,
former Treasurer of the Atlantic and Pa
cific, as President; Albanus l.. Worth
ington, of Trenton, Treasurer; J. G..
Case, Secretary, and James CT. Smith,
inventor of the autographs system, as
General Manager-and will begin opera
tons at once by running line from New
York to this city. as subsection of the
first section, which will eventually in
clude ali points between Boston and
Washington. IL is the intention of the
directors of the new line, and it is un-
derstood to be necessary under the
Smith system, to place forty poles to the
mile, with No. 6 wire weighing $50
pounds to the mile. The loss of insula-
ton by the increased number of poles is
more than compensated by the superior
ity of the Brooks insulator, made of LIE
Bastie glass, which is nearly flexible,
and, consequently, less brittle and less
liable to break than the ordinary glass
insulator. Right of way has been OBJ
tanned through New Jersey, the most
difficult State in the country in which
to obtain chartered rights, and the COM
pany is prepared, or will be in a short
time, to begin the work of construction
between New York and Philadelphia. In
time it will be made a national line, ex-
tending to all parts of the United States,
and the corporators claim that they will
bring Geographic facilities within the
reach of the public generally, through
medium rates and fair profits to the
company.
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American MnliOnaires in Paris.

An American millionaire, Mir. Mackey.
has opened the dancing season in one Of
the most beautiful mansions in Paris,
with a reception that took the proper
tons of q court ball. The fact makes
the moralists who send letters across the
channel rather uncomfortable. One of
them is surprised to see with what rage
the French now throw themselves into
the vortex OF American society. A few
years ago it was necessary for even the
richest American to be patronized by a
noted person of high French society,
who sent out the invitations, and who
presented host and guests to each other.
Then the guests almost felt they were
honoring the man whose champagne
they drank. Now, however, all is
changed, and King Dollar has asserted
his undoubted sway over Paris. The
Oldest coat of-arms and the fairest of
French lilies bow to him, as soon as he
appears. He has no longer to seek in
Productions, everyone seeks to be intro
duced to him. He has no longer need
of chaperon to issue invitations; the
post brings him daily perfumed, coron-
eted billets, asking for the favor of an
invitation to his next reception. There
is consolation, however, for the British
moralist. Americans are declared to be
"innateIy English" though they will
not confess it. Hence it is that the
American milhonaires in Paris adopt the
English style of housekeeping, and we
have English servants, English gray
livery, English cooking and English
clothes. Ii they are initiated in every
thing, as the moralist suggests, the
Americans are obviously doing Great
Britain good turn by introducing and
sanctioning English modes.-Ne,o York
Tribune.
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whom all Europe looked upon as de-
cadent and effeminated?
The truth is that there has been no
change in the character of the Ottomans.
We have not read their history thorough
ly and with discrimination. Arguing
loosely from their military disasters, We
have not done justice TO their martial
qualities. They have always been brave,
even in their overthrows. Their most
unfortunate wars, the wrestles in which
they have suffered defeat on defeat, have
been illustrated by signal instances Of
heroism such as the most warlike nations
might glory in. If they have iost terri
tory. it has never been through lack OF
valor. nor altogether from want Of good
generalship, but mainly from defect OF
preparation.-J ". he Forest, in Har-
peY''s Magazine for January.
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an alliance OF the Central American states
against what they are pleased to term Northern
aggression.
In London, on the Goth ult., there were two
meetings Of worlingmen. They were called
10 consider the Eastern question, and one Of
them was composed OF friends Of Turkey,
while the other was made up of champions Of
peace. They reasoned with each other for an
hour, and, after free interchange Of opinions,
bludgeons and paving-stones, were adjourned
by the police before deciding the questions at
issue. There were many broken heads and a
number OF arrests.
Official intelligence has been received an
nouncing the success of the Chinese troops in
Kashgar. They had fortified Touchtongarear
and Aska, two strong strategical points. The
inhabitants were fleeing in terror into Russian
territory.
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Putting a Bull to the Test.

They had discussion over at Miller's,
the other day, about bulls. Mr.. Miller
said it was all nonsense to talk about
bull beng excited and made furious by
a red rag. He said he had an ugly. tenn
pered Devon bull over in the next field
who would take it like lamb if you
should shake the flags OF all nations in
his face. DIR. Robinson said that Miller
daren't try it, and then Miller bet Rob-
inson that he would So Miller went
into the house and loaded himself up
with a red flannel undershirt, and we
all walked out TO the field. The bull
was there, looking rs calm as a summer
morning. Miller climbed the fence,
and went toward the animal, keeping
the shirt behind him. AS he came close
to the bull he suddenly produced the
shirt and firted it in the bulls face.
The beast jumped back yard or two in
establishment, and kept his eyes on
Miller, while Miller waved the old YER
million garment vigorously. Then the
bull shook his head several times as if
he declined to have anything to do with
the business; and Miller turned toward
us and put his thumb to his nose and
wagged his fingers. While he was max
ing his signal Of victory, an idea seemed
to strike the bull. he put his head
down and moved swiftly forward.
Miller at first thought there had been
an earthquake. He was hurled up
twenty feet, and, when he struck the
ground, he made another ascension.
Upon his descent ne thought he would
run, but Devon short-horn wOs in
serted in his trousers, and again he went
up high enough TO take n bird's-eye view
OF the surrounding country. On the
twenty-tifth descent he fell on the other
side of the fence from the bull, and we
picked him UP. His clothes were in
ribbons. His nose was furled and
bloody, and his mouth was full OF grass
and mud.
We asked him how he felt, but he
said nothing. We inquired concerning
the condition of his bones, but he made
no reply. We asked if his views about
bulls had undergone any change, but he
walked silently along. We wanted to
know how he enjoyed the scenery the
last time he was up, but he would not
say. He merely went into the house,
filled up both barrels of his gun with
old nails and screws and scraps of iron,
and then he went out TO interview that
bull. The animal was a corpse in ten
minutes, and then Miller peeled his I'M
dorshirt and went upstairs to bed.
We know what his views are now, al
though he doesn't express them freely
MAJ Adeter.