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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-25

malice toward none and charity for ALL"
as Mr.. Lincoln nobly expressed him
self, suggest, Mr.. Editor, this kind Of
talk now comes weakly on the heels OF
the "mailed WARRIOR" who, few days
since, was getting ready his cartridge
boxes" and, with the venom of defa-
mer, compared the people of the "con-
quered Confederacy" to Sitting Bull in
his stealings and burnings, etc.; and
then whines, in another place, that
"the laborers must let politicians take
care of themselves" aud that "the time
has passed for men to make money
around the POLES" when know, and
am responsible for the assertion, that
his master, with the help of this Editor
of "We the People," and the assistance
of few white men, basking under the
glittering expectation of office from the
Surveyor of the Port of New Orleans,
are now furnishing their reputation
and debasing their manhood in further
ance of the aims and acts of the simon
pure radical party Of this State, and to
make finish of it, for the present, l do
not take back single assertion have
made in my three communications to
the DEMOCRAT, but, on the contrary,
hereby "make them over again." and
defy the Editor of Gov. Wells organ to
refute any of them by arguments and
facts. write with will and wish
looking to the good and welfare OF the
people among whom / have lived fol
three quarters of century, and in my
present purpose I want them to learn
the true position Of the radical party
here in Rapides, and urge them to
heed these words of warning and be
prepared for the coming conflict.
BAYOU BEUF.
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THERE reached here, on Satur-
day night last, eight gentlemen Of
the Parishes of ST. Landry and
Avoyelles, who have been to Paris,
In attendance at her great EXPOSE
ton. From New York to our Town
they took rather q circuitous route
to flank the hundred and one quaran-
tines, and succeeded admirably and
with very little inconveniences.-
From New York by rail, via st. Lou
is, they reached Shreveport, there
took hacks for Natchitoches; at that
place renewed vehicles for this place.
Arrived here they rested day OF so,
putting up at Sans, Boosting, by
the.by, of his fare, and left for their
respective homes with fine turn outs
from the Alexandria Stables. We
note these returned excursionists Of
follows: A. L. Boyer, Moreauville
J. Porterie, A. J. Mayer and II. Du
puy, Marksville; E. Lemontey ant
j. P. Lalanne, Washington; ant
Charles Dossmann and John Tonne
of the Parish of St. Landry.
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"AND THE GOOSE HANGS HIGH"

With such an suspicious start as
we had with our Mass Meeting, fol-
lowed up by the ticket given us by
the Parish Convention, which has
been received in all parts of the Par
ish with universal satisfaction, it is
safe to say that we have every ASST
rance of success in the coming cleo
ton. This assurance is now made
double sure, by the failure of the
only plan by which the radicals had
any hope of successfully opposing US.
Divided as they know their forces
we're, and split up into factions, they
set about deyising a plan to divide
our party. If the Parish Conven-
ton had made less suitable and sat
isfactory nominations, they might
have succeeded to some extent,
though we have confidence enough
10 the intelligent voters of this Par
ish to believe that under no circum-
stances can they be induced to lend
aid and comfort to the enemy who
has robbed and plundered them of
nearly all their substance, and who
is now seeking under insidious dis
guise the opportunity to do so again.
The time Is short between now
and the election, and there is much
to be done in that time. The cam
paign will be short, and for that rea
son ought to be active. We will fool
ourselves if we are not prepared for
a show of some considerable strength
on the part of the radicals, for they
own their voters body and soul, and
the rank and file of their party will
survilely do the bidding Of their po-
litical masters. We will have an
easy victory, but by no means a walk
over the track.
1t is the solemn duty of every man
having the welfare of his family and
country at heart, to register and vote
for the men who are pledged to give
US peace, order and public economy,
and whose characters are guarantees
that they will keep their pledges. 1t
is as important that we should secure
and retain the fruits of our success
in 1876, as it was that we should
win in that contest with radicalism,
Every voter should take a personal
pride in doing all in his power to
make our majority as large as posi-
BILE in November.
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told great many others, that the symp
toms of the patients resembled yellow
fever, but I did not think it to be vel
low fever. My diagnosis was, that it
was congestive malarisl fever, ola very
severe type. Some authors term it.,
pernicious malarial fever, both names
having reference to the same disease.
As to my leaving and not going back,
is false; as to my saying I never saw n
case yellow fever, is also false. l
never made any such statement. I
was sent for to go and see Mr.. Halls
son-on arriving, l found the young
man dead and laid out. In a few days
after returning home, was sent for
again, to see one OF his little daugl,-
tiers. l found her in a dying condi-
ton; she only lived about twelve
hours. After I got there, her skin was
very yellow, her feet and hands boil,
very cold, and vomiting every few
minutes-the material vomited up re-
sembled black vomit somewhat; it was
of a dark coffee ground color, streaked
with bile. Some of the neighbors be-
came very much alarmed, and asked
me if it was not yellow fever; assured
them positively that it was not, and
not to be afraid, but my assurance did
not seem to do any good. Some o.
them left in haste, others staid and
helped to wait on the sick and bury
the dead. Mr.. Hall, his wife and foul
children took the fever, in consequence
of which, the neighbors became much
alarmed. Those that I had a chance
to treat, recovered.
Respectfully,
P. p. SIZEMoRE, M. D
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some have been heard to say that, as d
whole, tho nominations are the best
ever presented to- the people Of the
Parish. The Jeffersonian standard has
been reached. They are all honest
and competent. men; all have been
tried and approved by the people, ex-
cept Jack Thornton. ! was snrprise6
that so young a man could have i'm
pressed the solid men, all over tie
Parish, so favorably. / met with an
old Democrat who had the admirable
address of Wise and Jeffries in his
hand, and without waiting to salute
ME, he exclaimed: "Thfs is the ticket.
Twin bullets the Two Jims.' Tell
Jim Biossat to tafe down that name,
J. c. Wise, and run mp James c. Wise.
That's the way he writes It," Mr..
Editor, allow me to join in the request.
On Yesterday there was q meeting
in the Nichols settlement, on Hemp
Hill creek, Hineston Ward, to organ
ize a Greenback Club. I give you the
notes of an eyewitness:
After the appointment Of Chairman.
Mr.. James Nicnolls introduced series
OF resolutions, substantially the same
as declared in the financial plank Of
the Baton Rouge platform, which wore
adopted without dissent. Mr.. James
Nichols name was then presented az
suitable candidate for Police Juror.
At this state of the proceedings, Par
son Cone, who was participating, arose
hurriedly, and thought it proper to
state that he was a candidate Of three
weeks standing, and intended to con-
tinue 10 the canvass a. an independent.
The meeting was inex0rable, and re-
commended James Nichols. Bnt Cone
all "vantageless as he stood" armed
alone with the age, looked 40 proud
aud defiant as highland chieftain at
the head of bis clan, With bow bent
and claymore drawn, and whether ono
or more rally to his clarion voice, it
will be heard at the front, until l,ushed
by the bowling winds OF November. I
admire his gallantry. Time will prove
his discretion. The people are being
aroused, and Radicalism is dead ia
Rapides.
The publication that Greenback
Club was to be organized, at Niclolls'
precinct, has been heralded az n DEM
oeratic division. The truth is the pre-
cinct will give larger majority than
| it did in ~ and ~. Awake, Mr.. Ed.
itor, and strike the old time time and
give music to the millions. W.T..
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--FRoM every Precinct in the Par.
ish we contine to receive glad tidings
and cheering omens Of the complete
success which awaits our Parochial
ticket. Our people seem aroused
anew to the vital Importance Of the
occasion and the isrues at stake, and
aside from the pride of the good
status of our ticket, are aroused and
wide awake to the arts and wiles of
the old radical schemers here and are
determined not to be again at their
mercy. They remember them for
the bad they have committed.
have not forgiven them for grinding
them under negro rule, and all things
even, are now more than ever going
to be true to their party and their
race. Above all they know that all
the old machinery Of the election,
heretofore against them in the hands
of their enemies, is now in the hands
oftheir own party, their own friends,
their own color and race. o.
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ON Thursday evening, at quar-.
ter past seven o'clock, the cry Of
Fire! Fire! was heard, the Town bell
rang out load and clear, the "bully
Hooks" and the ready Pacifics were
soon on hand and at the scene of the
fire, with nearly our whole popula-
tion, which proved to be the inside
of John Leckie's store building and
residence, on the corner of Third and
jackson Streets, In the Third Ward.
Though it had on ugly and rather a
suspicious start, few minutes good
and effective work soon drowned and
chopped it out, and saved the prem
Uses and, very likely, q quarter Of
the Town. Less than one hundred
dollars will cover all damages.
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-THE following letter is selected
from hundreds on flle in the office Of
Messrs. Ferslew ; Co., Proprietors
of aJUReIELEwrcz's ANrl- RHEUxArIc
MIXTURE" 2. o. Box 1406, New
Orleans: ff .1
Mr.. s. Lozano, Magnolia Planta-
ton, Parish Of Plaquemines, La,
says: "Please send a bottle Of
your "Anti Rheumatic Mixture to
Mr.. Morris Londerburgh. Youknow,
on my last visit to the city, ! bought
a bottle Of your medicine, which I
gave to a man that had been laid up
with Rheumatism for six months at
Buras Settlement, aad he is now per-
fectly cnred.' 4sg ,.a5.ss.,
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JENKINS "Annihilator" never
fails to cure the very worst forms Of
Rheumatism, Gout and Neuralgia
Read the testimonial of gentleman
who suffered for years: 1
N. JENKINs-Have been afflicted with
Rheumatism for many years. Have
used the AnnihilatOr with great benefit.
COLUMBUS II. ALLEN, Es.e
Office Brooks Rice Mill, New Orleans.
Send for Circular to N. JEN-
KINS & CO., Proprietors, New Or
leans, La. ..'''. s
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-25

OLD Red, just now a placid
stream flowing between the Towns of
Alexandria and Pineville, in the
State of Louisiana, is reaching its
low water basis; already large por-
tiou of the famed Bailey-dam, built
in a great hurry during the late I'M
pleasantness, is visible to the naked
eye, and If the blockade should be
raised in the next 30 days, the Pool
Liners will find some trouble in pass.
ing the Falls.
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FROM OUR COUNTRY FRIENDS.
SPRING CREEK, RApIDEs PARrsH,(
September 18th, 1873.

STRING CREEK, RAP1DES PAR1sH,t
September 18th, 1878.
EDITOR Democrat
We are all delighted with the Parish
ticket with some few exceptions out
here, and as see from your last paper
that other parts of the Parish are ex-
pressing their sentiments, l thought l
would write you this, so that old
Spring Creek shant be behind the times.
What we need here is rousing big
barbecue and public speaking, and be
sure and send Wise and Jeffries. 1t
will do US good to shake hands with
them, and a little talk Of the right sort
will make things solid out here. By
all means see about getting up barbe-
cue and speaking. You may count on
Spring Creek for rousing vote for the
ticket when the election comes.
Respectfully,
BUZ.
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WE are frank and candid to q
fault, when We tell the Radicals of
and especially the colored
voters who heretofore have counted
ninety.nine hundredths of that party
in Rapides, that the Democrats and
Conservatives, whose ticket heads
and graces our columns, was not
nominated to be defeated, and that
the canvass we propose inaugurating
before the first frost in October, will
be no milk and honey one, and that
it is proposed to make it an aggres-
sive aud not tame one, and not by
any means q coaxing one. We warn
them that we mean business, that we
are going to fight it in every ditch,
squarely, fairly, and with no i'll feel.
ing TO the colored man, but we know
that the men that he has for long
years voted for to rule US, are unfit
to rule the whites and decent colored
people OF our Parish, and we do not
propose to stand the infliction any
longer. Let the sensible colored vo.
ters understand this we'll, think on
it and not again be an evil impedi.
ment in our way towards good and
honest home rule.
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We are authorized to state that
an entertainment will be given BY the
Ladies Aid Society," Of Trinity
Church, in Cheneyyille, on October
10th, 1878, consisting of Charades,
Tableaux, and a sumptuous supper.
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WE are authorized to state and
make known to the public that the
office of ave the People" will be
removed to Judge M. Ryan's build
ing, opposite his law-office, and that
there will be no issue Of that Journal
this week.
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BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS.-
ID WE ARE THE ONLY AUTHOR
lied AGENTS FOR THE SINGER
NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE
IN THE PARISHES OF RAPIDES,
VERNON and GRANT. FERGUSON
& SCHNACK, WATCHMAKERS and
JEWELERS.. IA
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We had the pleasure of q cal

We had the pleasure of call
from Mr.. Gill, Of the popular firm of
Gregg Ford, Shreveport, who was
here soliciting orders for that firm,
that they may be filed in time to
come down on the boat, leaving
Shreveport Saturday.
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BEN. We'll Jr. has returned from
his Shreveport mission, which we
mentioned last week, and succeeded
in all his affairs. We are promised
that boat will leave Shreveport for
Alexandria on Saturday, and that
she may be reasonably expected here
early the following Monday.
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THE stores Of the Hebrews of
Alexandria. aud those of the Parish,
will be closed on the following days:
Saturday, September %, Saturday,
October s, and Monday, October ..
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--DR, Sam Bard, editor of the
Baton Rouge Herald, died in that
City on the 18th inst, of yellow
fever.
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We learn authoritatively chat
our Railroad, the New Orleans Pa
cifc, has changed hands, and has
been purchased by a Mr.. Stanton, q
Boston capitalist and railroad man,
and as soon as the quarantine is
raised the iron will be boated to this
point, and that the Road will be hur.
ried through to New Orleans. In
fact the new proprietorship intend
completing it as tar as graded
Captain Brogan, who has charge of
the $50 convicts, on the upper por-
ton of the Road, has orders from
Colonel James to break camps and
proceed to Experiment Plantation,
near here, and build q new levee on
the river front of that plantation
He has secured the premises of the
Fair Grounds for camping grounds,
and by next Monday will be there
and at work on the new levee.
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AR Coushatta, on the night Of
the 18th inst, at z o'clock, j. W.
Harrison, agent for the notorious
Twitchell, was shot in the back of
his head and instantly killed in his
store by an assassin from the out
side, through window situated in
the rear of the store. The man with
"the green goggles" must be on the
rampage again, and this killing is no
doubt the yet dire and wreaking ven-
geance of some foully wronged man.
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The Latest.

The mail riddle and hitch has at
last been revealed. We received, on
Monday night, nearly all the back
mails of Is days, but the New Or
leans Saturday dailies did not come,
SO we are deprived Of one days H.,
test news. a sgs /. ;asia!
The following extract from a let.
ter, from the Office Of the New Or
leans Democrat to the Editor Of this,
Journal, will explain to our mail sui. !
fering people, all about the ''hiteh"
in our postal affairs:
I am inst from an interview with Post
Master Badger, who tells me that tho Post
Route Agent has officially reported to him
~ carried by him to Red River Landing,
fuse to receive it, together witt, the ma,ls
of sundry other adjoining Parishes. refi,s.
ing all this mail matter in q lump, as if
were. Post Master Badger says the hitct,
is at Red River Landing and not here in
NEW OEloitDS. I1o HOY UtutEtsl bl0 nOHO
Agent to deliver the mail anyhow, even il
the postal authorities refuse to receive it,
in which casa the Route Agent IL ordsred
to dump the mail bags and let gi,s Rel
River Landing Post Master ass,ae tbs
responsibility Of not forwarding the same.
Our mortuary table Of the yellow
fever in New Orleans is full and COM
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CorILE, LA.

Oept.t~s, 70.
DEAR DEMOCRAT
l have vet to hear tho first objection
to our Parish ticket. The chronic
grumblers are without excuse and
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CoTILE Posi- OFFICE, I
Sept. Goth, 1877. I

EDITOR DEMOCRAT-f -
Sir-Please correct the mistake made
in the columns of your paper of the
18th inst, in reference to there being
yollow fever in Mr.. Halle family
Such is not true. / have never told
any one that Mr.. Halls family had
yellow fever; / don't remember ever
talking to Mr.. Hicks on the subject
if l did, l simply told him the same
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FOR SHERIFF.

ALEXANDRIA, La.
June 10, 1881
EDITOR DEMoCRAT--
Please announce that am a candf-
date for re- detection for SHERIFF of the
Parish of Rapides, subject to the vote
of the people at the ensuing election.
II. Nj. ROBINSON.
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LEcoMTE, J
Sept. %, '7s.}

MIR. EDITOR
"'The stupid scribblcr who dates his
communication from Lecmte," has read
the pretended and acrobatic reply of
Gov. Wells man Friday, and you must
excuse my bluntness, If I tell him that
he plays we'll his game of deceit and
defamation in his assumed and hired
role, and his clownish tricks, honey
combed with the ear-mark of black
guard and braggart, tell but too plain
~ that l have rubbed him too hard for
his comfort aud his show and preten-
sion Of being anything but freebooter,
sailing under false colors.
My communications have been plain,
frank and courteous, and the Editor of
the organ of Gov. Wells and the radical
party has failed in all regards to make
any pretense OF reply to what I have
advanced, but l clearly perceive him
winding his way around and swinging
corners into the bosom of the man and
the party who have imported him here
for particular purpose In his last
issue he calls himself Greenbacker,
which is one step down with him into
the lap of our old enemy, and in anoth-
er article he draws out the remnants of
an old "bloody Shirt" and with sicken-
ing disgust waves it with trembling
hands and cowardly nervousness, and
asserts that threats have been made
against him, and that "would-be MUIR
derers" must let hum alone, Or some
thing that means as much. "With
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The yellow fever yet RACES With
undated fury in great many local.
tiles. In Memphis, the latest re-
ports are, in "a hours, deaths 81,
new cases Is; Vicksburg, deaths Is,
new cases So; Baton Rouge, deaths
3, new cases 81; Grenada, deaths 4;
new cases 4; Pattersonviile, deaths
80; two cases have appeared at Mo-
bile, and at Morgan City the fever 10
increasing, with 9 deaths and II new
cases. ,... SIS ',' .
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Our mOrtuary table Of the yellow
fever in New Orleans is full and COM
plete, and we give it below: I. ~

Deaths from Sept. u to l3 ....... s.
New cases s. s928t
Deaths from Sept. Is to IA ......... 50
New cases ....... 800
Deaths from Sept. IA to Is .......... -
New cases :. =. ,. lOS
Deaths from Sept. Is to 16 ....... 50
New cases ,.... 9I5
Deaths from Sept. 16 to II. -. %
New cases - 923
Deaths from Sept. IL to 49,. ..,... -. g.
New cases 1890. ................ 80,
Deaths from Sept. l8 to TO-. ...... s.
New cases .............. .......... ly5
Total cases to date. =. 1873
Total deaths to date 22z0
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assemblage with their presence aud
support. The members of the Club
were all present, and their officials,
more especially young John DeLacy,
acquitted themselves handsomely Of
their onerous duties. Almost the
frst thing done was the nomination
of Tellers for the ballotings; some
member placed in nomination the
names Of Judges Clements and Ors.
born, who at first blushingly refused,
bat quicker than we can write /,
down, Vic Porter, the Parish Rscor.
der spiritedly sprang to his feet and
demanded that the Convention "with
a rising vote make them the Tellers
of this Conventions" The whole as.
semblage arose, with shouts and yells
and honors we're then easy between
the judiciary. T here evidently we're
two factions in the Club, one headed
by Grinstead, ably assisted by the
Chairman, young John DeLacy; and
Tom Cokely, whose strings were
pulled by the ex-Court-but the vic
tory was an easy one for the former
faction, for the ex.Court and her fol.
lowers had the red flag thrown in
their faces, and were badly distanced.
The following are the delegates cleo
ted, all partizans of the DeLacey and
Grinstead faction, and all 'colored:
Dave Johnson, A. j. Griustead, John
Mayo, Georg Burke, Calvin McDon-
aid, V. Scott and Jerry Martin.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-20
FOREIGN.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the star
THE YOUTH SUMMONED FROM THE ARMY.
LONDON, Sept 20.-A dispatch from st.
Petersburg says the Russian authorities
have instructed the Provisional Govern,
ment of Bulgaria to summon all the Bul.
garian youths from the Territorial Army.
AN AMERICAN FOR ARMENIA.
A dispatch from Constanburg says Survet
Pasha has promised to appoint an Ameri-
can as Governor of Armenia.
THE AUsTRIANs BoMBARDINa.
VIENNA, Sept 2O.-The Austrian troops
have bombarded Bihaes.
THE MEXICAN BISHOPS.
ROME, Sept 20-The Vatican has in
structed the Mexican Bishops to abstain
from all political contests.
THE CHILD OF A PRINCESS IS DEAD.
BELGRADE, Sept 2O-The child lately born
to the Princess of Milan is dead.
THE SULTAN DECLINES THE CONDITIONS.
CoNsTANTINopLE, Sept 20.-The Sultan
has refused to accept the draft of the Con-
vention between Austria and the Porte that
was approved by the Turkish Ministers.
AN EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-The Government has
ordered the emancipation of all slaves on
the Island of Cyprus.
DESIRES TO NEGOTIATE.
BERLIN, Sept 20.--A dispatch from Rome
states that the Vatican has expressed de-
sire to negotiate with Germany for an ami
cable solution of the ecclesiastical diff
Guilty.