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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18
The Yellow Fever in Vernon Parish.

We learn the following account
from Col. R. A. Hunter, who returned
from Leesville last Thursday, of the
most extraordinary transmission and
contagion of yellow fever which we
have met with.
On last Thursday week DR.. Hall,
who lives three or four miles beyond
the old Carroll Jones place, permit
ted man, on his way to Sabine Town,
to stay all night. In the morning
the man complained of being unwell,
but, after taking cup Of coffee, con-
tinued his journey. On Friday or
Saturday Mr.. Halls son, who slept
with the stranger, was taken very
sick, and his little daughter perhaps
on Sunday. On monday Mr.. Hall
sent for the Doctor who, on reaching
there, found the boy dead and his
bed and the floor spattered with a
dark looking substance. The little
girl was dying and throwing up the
same substance. They were. both
yellow as lemons and the father and
mother both sick. The Doctor said
he had never seen yellow fever, but
concluded this was it, and was afraid
to return. Col. Hunter learned this
from Mr.. Hicks, who. spent last
Thursday evening with him at Mrs.
Violets', and Mr.. Hicks learned it
from the Doctor. Mr.. Hicks also in.
formed Col. Hunter that, on last
Wednesday, man informed him
that he had called at the gate of a
neighbor, living about mile from
Mr.. Halls, and inquired about Mr..
Hall and family. The neighbor told
him he had helped bury the children,
that his family were down with the
same disease, and he did not know
whether Mr.. Hall and wife were liv.
ing or not. The inquirer did not
wait to learn anything more.
Mr.. Hicks lives about eight miles
from Mr.. Halls. The tramp who
| STAYED at Mr.. Halls is said to have
gotten of the Bonnie Lee, on her last
trip, at her landing opposite Cotile
The facts of this extraordinary case
are worth investigating and report
ling. B.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

subscribed by our citizens, has been
forwarded to the Howard Association
of New Orleans. Charlie Golden
berg, with the same good intents,
has contributed a snug little sum and
sent it on to the same sufferers.
The straight-out Republicans have
re.organized. their Packard club,
dropped the old Boss nomenclature,
and will now battle as the Sherman
Guards This new name is in honor
of "honest john" and not our Te-
cumseh Sherman. Their muster
roll calls for IA members differed as
follows: W. j. DeLacey, President;
V. W. Porter, Secretary; W. Amber,
Treasurer; George Burk and George
Hite, Sergeant-at Arms.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18
The next election will be The

TIE next election will be the
first free and untrammeled one since
1851. There will be no two compa.
MES of Federal soldiers and Metro
politans in the Court House yard,
no certificate mill to grind out pro-
tests so called, and there will be no
Military Post here to furnish squads
Of Federal soldiers, at the beck and
call of radical candidates, to go to
Cotile, Cheneyville and Lecomte to
guard the polls and bulldoze white
men. No more of that--it is one OF
the infamies of the past--and now
we will have a free, fair and honest
election, simply according to the law,
the law of the sovereign State OF
Louisiana, and though last, not least,
the Returning Board is expunged
from our Statutes. Are these chan.
ges not sufficient to make US all
breathe free, thank the>last Legisla.
ture for them, and rally to be regis
tered and then vote, and vote against
that same party that again strives
to regain power in order to repeat
these same old infamiesp Voters o.
Rapides, reflect on these truisms ani
prepare to act accordingly.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18
The Bonnie Lee and Her Last Trip

From the courteous letter of the
President of the Red River Trans
portation Company it turns out that
the company was not aware of our
quarantine regulations, that their
President was not unmindful of the
danger which We incurred from the
trip of the boat, but reluctantly,
against his own judgment, sent the
boat on the representation that sup
plies could only be furnished from
New Orleans and tibet great distress
would result if the boat did not take
them up. If some merchant or plan
ter had represented that he wanted
goods to replenish his stock or want.
ed to ship his cotton, and that he
would be distressed if the boat did
not come, we were about to say we
would not have been surprised, but
we will only say that even such a
statement would have been unexpect-
ed, however true it might have been ;
but We weae greatly surprised that
there should be any among US or in
Grant whose philanthropy had be-
come so morbid as to cause them to
believe that the people would suffer
from want. Who these philanthro.
pists are we cannot imagine, as they
have not practically manifested such
love and benevolence for the poor as
to distinguish them from the rest of
our citizens, but whoever they are,
their philanthropy has entirely
misled them in their judgment. We
can assure them and the company
that there is no more danger Of a
famine or distress for want of pro-
visions in Rapides and Grant than
there is in New Orleans. We can
assure the company that the question
of the most absorbing interest with
our people at present is how they
shall escape yellow fever, and to es-
cape it they are willing to submit to
much greater privations than want
of steamboats, aud mails, until the
middle of October. B.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

-DR. W. @. Gardner, who has a
good name among US and local
habitation, publishes his modest card
in to.day's DEMOCRAT, and desires to
call the attention Of the suffering be-
ings, in our Parish, to the real virtue
and healing nature of his Liniment.
Far and wide we have heard of the
many cures it has effected, and we
can sincerely recommend it as an ex-
cekent remedy for pretty much all
the ailments the Doctor promises to
eradicate with it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18
CoT1LE LANDING, |
Sept. l3, 1885,

EDITOR DEMOCRAT
Having learned of great many false
representations being made In your
Town in regard to my receiving goods
from New Orleans, in Grant Parish and
also in Rapides, l desire to make q
statement of facts relative thereto.
have not received any dry goods In
Grant Parish for my store at Rhorer's
Landing, since the 18th day of August.
I received groceries, bagging and hard
ware on the Goth inst, at the same place,
ALL of which WERE thoroughly fumfga-
ted before being shipped. had some
hardware and groceries consigned to
me at this place, put out opposite here.
and they are still in Grant Parish;
these goods being consigned to me,
would not be opened here, and conse-
quently were of no danger, being for
merchants in Burkeville, Texas.
For my store at Cotile Landing, I re-
ceived some dry goods, consisting Of
cotton, calico, etc., but positively no
wooden goods on the goth of August.
also received On the 27th Of August, q
full stock of groceries and hardware;
my coffee was shipped in barrels, and I
had no canvassed or dangerous goods.
)'All of these goods were received before
the Quarantine was established, and I
have not violated any of the regulations
of the Board of Health. Although I
have been and still am opposed to such
a Quarantine as is now established, I
have tried to obey the mandate of the
Board of Health.
wish now to ask if this was any
cause why should be kept from enter
ing Town? Why is it, was not given
the opportunity of explaining these
matters? In connection with this, will
add, have not been on board steam.
boat, since the last trip of the Bart.
Able.
! Having seen Mr.. T. X. Smiths card
in your paper, cordially endorse his
statements, and hope the Bonnie Lee
will soon make another paying trip. 1t
may please the merchants Of your town
4. very we'll, to be able to sell their stocks
at advanced prices, but cannot help
but think this wholesale Quarantine
has and will take many dollar out Of
the pockets of the planters.
Yours truly,
H. A. BIosssg,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

"A LITTLE tea-party came off in
Pineyille, one day last week, in which
double-barreled gun and two pis
tolls were trumps, and all were dis
charged without the least bodily
harm to the principals. A gallery
post was slightly damaged, and the
Corporation Lookup and Till were
the gamers thereby.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

JENKINS "Annihilator" never
fails to cure the very worst forms OF
Rheumatism, Gout and Neuralgia
Read the testimonial of a gentleman
who suffered for years:
N. JENK1Ns-Have been afflicted with
Rheumatism for many years. Have
used the Annihilator with great benefit
COLUMBUS FL. ALLEN,
Office Brooks Rice Mill, New Orleans
Send for Circular to N. JEN.
KINs CO., Proprietors, New Or.
leans, La.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

Our correspondents are again to
the front and have assumed much
editorial work for the benefit of our
party, and certainly much to our re-
lief, and we are not going to cry to
them: "hold, enough"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

Our Legislative candidates, Col
Wise and Capt. Jeffries, are out in a
short address to the voters of Ra.
pides Parish and talk to the point
They mean business, and the party
that nominated them mean business
and they are only waiting to hear the
signal gun Of their real enemies to
move, and when they move it will be
in "solid phaladanx" against the
whole line Of that enemy's breast
works.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

The yellow fever has abated in
Port Gibson, and its President Of the
Towards, telegraphs to the country
at large, that when all the remittan-
ces of which they have been advised
come to hand, they will have enough;
further assistance will not be neces-
sary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

-IzELL, the drayman, met with a
heavy loss on Monday morning.
Whilst loading his dray with wood,
at the mouth of the Bayou, his horse
made sudden move, losing his bal
ance, when both horse and dray were
backed into the Bayou. The horse
was drowned and the dray and har-
ness have not been recovered,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

--SoME of our leading merchants
have commissioned Ben We'll, Jr. to
proceed to Shreveport, and there en-
ter into some arrangement, looking
to the opening of steamboat trade be
tween Shreveport and this Town.
Should the yellow fever not break
out in either place, we see no impro-
priety in Mr.. Wells mission.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

THE Democrats of Grant have
nominated for Representative, James
Needy; for Parish Judge, A. V. Ra-
gan; for Sheriff, Fl. M. Jeter, and for
Coroner, Philip Goode.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

ELIZA PINKsToN has been heard
from again. She says that John
Sherman's "disomlute conduct with
that. yer links woman has done
broke her heart"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

-R1eHr Reverend Bishop Leray,
of this Catholic Diocese, has gone to
the post of duty ''like true servant
of Christ" He is now in Vicksburg
ministering to the sick.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

john r. WILLIAMS, a Rapidian
by birth, and a resident Of Rapides
for 40 years, now of Shreveport, has
gone to Memphis as a volunteer
nurse.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

The isms have played HI with
the Republican party in Maine; little
Eugene Hale is beaten for Congress,
and the majority against them in the
Legislature, on joint ballot, is only
81,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

MINE host of the Sample Room,
during the cold snap of last Thurs
day, though out of ice, managed to
"treat" this Office to luscious
beverage.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18
SEPT. Is. 1878.

SEPT. Is, 1873.
Since I wrote you my letter, l have
seen copy of "We The People" of Sep
TENDER l4th. In one of the locals, I
notice the following: SIS 1t SO that a
man at Cotile, had goods from the Bon
ME Lee landed in Rapides Parish, and
that the Board of Health had granted
him permission to open the same in Is
days, etc." take pleasure in contra
dieting the same, and furthermore safe
that the good authority is positively
false. Yours truly,
III. A. BIossAT.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

THE District Court, in Vernon,
adjourned on Friday. The trial of
the Gunters. was continued till next
term, ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

BEN Butler has been nominated,
on a rising vote, candidate for Gov
ernor of the old Bay State by the
Greenbackers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

JACK Frost has come and stop
ped the arrival of Yellow Jack.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

The fever in Baton Rouge for
the "a hours ending the 18th, heard
from, 8 deaths and % new cases.
Total new cases 297; total deaths %.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

The yellow fever in Memphis,
at the latest date, was still raging;
the report of deaths in "a hours, en-
ding the 18th, numbered 104, new
cases 212. Tbs Towards state they
have $500 sick to provide for and
10000 people to feed.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

SAMUEL j. TILDEN has sub.
scribed $3.50 to the yellow fever suf.
ferers.
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The following letter is selected
from hundreds on Gle in the office Of
Messrs. Ferslew Co., Proprietors
of "JURsIELEwIcz's ANTI RHEUMATIC
MIXTURE" p. O. Box 1406, New
Orleans:
Mrs. M. j. Kelly, Brookhaven, Miss.
says: l have been using your "Anti-
Rheumatic MIXTURE and l find it
splendid. My son had acute Rheuma-
tisna and could not walk, and one bot
tie Of your Mixture relieved him al
most entirely; he is now going to
school and is taking the second bottle !;
/ find it just what you represent it to
he. l also had a severe attack of neu-
ralgia in my head, and one tablespoon
full of your "Anti-Rheumatic Mixture"
gave me almost instant reliet. I am
recommending it to all who are suffer-
ing with neuralgia or rheumatism, and
l don't think it will fail in any case
where it is taken according to direc-
tions, for l don't think there could be
much worse cases than my sons was,
and it cured him, and l feel under
many obligations to you for your valu-
able medicine.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

MONEY with US is tight, but
never gets drunk.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

SHREVEPORT has taken a fresh
panic on the yellow fever question,
and on account of II deaths in Pine.
vile of that scourge, has issued its
quarantine bill against Rapides in
toto. No use for all this, for Pine
Vile and Alexandria are as healthy
spots as any in New England.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

fought such buckram Falstaffs as Mad
Wells latest importation, and we mean,
in this canvass, more real business than
ever. Au reyoir.
Yours, etc.,
RAPIDEs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

. CHEAP out-of-door breakfast
roll on tho grass.
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BAYOU RAPrDEs, ]
Sept. ID, 1881

Sept. Ia, 1881
DEAR DEMOCRAT
"The better the day, the better the
Decd" and on this glorious and ever to
be remembered and Aonored day, per.
NIT simon-pure Democrat, without an
alias, and one who is yet proud of the
name and its hallowed associations and
memories, to again embrace you in the
folds Of his democratic esteem and adj
miration, and again and again yell
shouts of appreciation for our glorious
candidates. 'Tis we'll, it's fitting, that
you should have used glorious old Jim
Wise's saying, "the goose hangs high,'
for it enthused me all over and / can OK
claim that we are safe with the same
certainty that the First Napoleon re.
marked to one of his Marshalls, who
doubted success at the time: awe win,
for see the plume of Murat waving
brightly in the battle!'' And /, too
and the whole Bayou and the West re-
vertebrate the sentiment, for they SEE
the old goose hanging defiantly high
and all is really lovely!
Since last wrote the DEMOCRAT, Nv,
been among the yeomanry of the West
and find the old hills. echoing to tn,
bugle blast Of "Rhoderic's horn" ant
our democratic clansmen are eager 70
the fight. They come this time in ear
nest to vote once more for their trustee
old leader and friend, J. G. Wise; an,
his colaborers in the same cause, .wh,
are on the same invincible Ticket
Now, dear old DEMOCRAT, let all tn
isms, as you called them, crack thei
whips, we are making ready for them
and beyond doubt we intend giyin!
them a severe drubbing. We know ou
rights, we know what we have at stake
and intend to contend for them, an,
the "cartridge boxes" Of the indepen
dent paper so-called in your Town
don't contain ammunition that ca,
bulge us from our purpose. We hav
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

QUEEN Victoria, through the
courtesy Of the Duchess Of Edin-
bargh, 10 once more a grandmother.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

1906 voters registered up to
Monday noon.
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FOR SHERIFF.
ALEXANDRIA, La. !
June Is, 1881

ALEAANUKlA, LAss [
June Is, 1885,
EDITOR DEMOCRAT
Please announce that I am candi-
date for re- election for SHERIFF of the
Parish of Rapides, subject to the vote
of the people at the ensuing election.
II. NJ. ROBINSON.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18
THE LATEST HERE.

As we pencil these few lines, there
is no use Disgusting the fact that we
are the possessor of the biggest con-
signment of disgust, ironcladed with
a ton of the blues, and as we tell our
readers that the New Orleans mail
has failed again, thrice successfully,
and no cause can be assigned for it,
we feel convinced they will share our
disgust and blues.
By hook and by crook and dint of
extra pains we have secured enough
correct items about the yellow fever
in New Orleans to give table of six
days later than the regular one pub.
lished last week, and few stray tel.
grams to fill this column. Here is
nur New Orleans report:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

Our Shreveport friends have
taken sober, second thought in the
newspaper line from their City, and
now think it is safe to allow their
papers to come in this direction; on
Monday much to our relief we re-
ceived the Daily Times Of the 18th
and 18th, and the Standard of the
18th, from which we have culled
some items Of interest.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18
Ten Mile, I
Sept IL

Mr.. EDIToR--
Just please allow an old Democrat Of
'ren-Mile to bring out his game rooster,
and crow some for the good of my great
and big-hearted old party, and hing
them as hard as bear can hug, be-
cause they have risen above the foolish
ness Of the day, and gone and done good
things, like we used to in our good old
days, when old Ten-Mile always voted
in bunch tor the Democrat ticket
Now, my old Democrat friend, / have
heard what you all did at the Conven-
ton, and heard DR.. Hobby tell 1t all,
and you may bet l felt bully. just to
think of it, Jim Wise, our old leader
and good friend, again candidate, and
on real Democrat ticket. Why I
would swear loud and holler louder for
this, if was in hearing of the Parson.
For goodness sake, old Democrat, tell
all your Town and Bayou folks, that If
we didn't send delegates to the Conven-
ton, because we had little fight here
which broke the meeting sorter up, yet
we are with them heart and soul, aud
are going to vote in bunch for the
Democrat ticket without any scratching.
You must correct my poor spelling,
and excuse my plain democracy. Send
me the DEMOCRAT to Hineston, and be-
lieve your old friend and Democrat
feels bully, has three big fights in him,
and all his neighbors, and signs him.
self as in friendship and true democracy
BUcKsNORT.
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Deaths from Sept. 6 to 7...-.-.- ~
New cases. 232
Deaths from Sept. Z to 8........ 81
New cases. 223
Deaths from Sept. 8 to 9........ 81
New cases. IA
Deaths from Sept. 9 to l0.-..... 80
New cases. 23O
Deaths from Sept. 10 to lI.- 80
New cases. 253
Deaths from Sept. II to 12...- 81
New cases. .................... 2l2
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V1cKsBuRG, Sept. 11.-Weather
cloudy and very cool--a strong
North wind since yesterday. Their
mometer "a. Among the deaths to-
day art D. A. Culley, merchant, DR..
Potts, DR.. Bichfeldt, Of Chattanooga,
who came here to aid our sufferers.
Two doctors-Bichfeldt and Norris,
with ten nurses, who came from
Chattanooga--both doctors are dead
and nine nurses sick. 1t Is best for
physicians and nurses that have not
had the fever to keep away from
Vicksburg. They are almost certain
to be attacked by the fever, and, as
in the cases of DR.. Bichfeldt and DR..
Norris, may Prove fatal. The fever
this season is far more malignant
than that of 1853. The death list
to-day. was AZ. 1t is generally
thought by druggists that the fever
is decreasing in new cases for want
of material and the fever is spread.
ing throughout Warren county. The
Howard association estimates 5000
cases and 500 deaths since the fever
first appeared.
BosroN, Sept. 12.--Ata meeting Of
the executive committee of the Mas.
sachusetts State Convention yester
day, it was voted that under the cal
for a State Convention, no person
known to be in favor of nominating
through the Democratic Convention
as candidate for Governor, or fol-
any State Office, person who is no,
a recognized member Of the Demo
cratic party, should be entitled to ST
or vote in the Democratic State Con
vention.
Republican caucuses were held il
this city and surrounding cities ant
towns last evening for the choice O
delegates to State and other Conven
tions. State delegates generally ia
yored the nomination of Talbot TO
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