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The Osceola times., 1878-11-23
BittcYs and TcHicaird Ii
QuOrs-A Letter from
Nr. T.. Wheeler i'm
Regard IN their
lNSnHsacirre.

LITTLE Rock, October II, 1878.
TO Hon. John G.. Price. Deputy
Collector Internal Revenue
SIR: As there seems to be great
diversity of opn.ion in regard to
the manufacture and sale of F." Bit
ters,' "Mcdlcatcd Liquors and
Tones" | wish TO notify you, as
well ~ all oth'r deputies within
tins District. comprising the whole
State, that ! have decided to hold
that parties manufacturing Bit
iers,' Medicated Liquors" and
"Tcnics " are liable to special tax
as rectifey, and those selling the
same, to special tax as " Liquor
dealers" THIS applies to all kinds
now in the market, vHh no exception,
and persons feeling aggrievcd at
tins ruling, are advised that they
can appeal to the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue. would suggest
that those desiring to appeal send
at the same time a farmpA of their
" Bitters," " Tonics," etc, properly
sworn 10 before an officer author
lied to administer oaihs. and who
has an official seal, Tor the guidance
of the Commissioner. Yours truly,
EDWARD WHEELER,
Collector,
The Osceola times., 1878-11-23
Warning Order.
Redemption Of Lands.

TO WHOM IT MAY tOSCERN' The " pri
WI section . and part " = srction u, towuship
II. range 10 cast, which was buught on the lUth.
day oi June. ISIS. at TAX sale by T. X. Smith, was
this day redeemed by Mary Harrell, the nw ct
thereof, paying into the County Treasury Of Mis-.
si-sipp county the sum oi s,3 0j it being In full
OF all tax, penalty aud cost # advertising
Oct. 22nd. 1878 j. X. 4. HALE Clerk,
by Hugh X McE,igh, ID {.
The Osceola times., 1878-11-23
WARNING ORDER.

"a Ni-,i-sipai County C"E!mnn Pleas Court
Bland Williamson ri~i.iih.
kh.
John T. JACK ,on. ! Defendant
The Defendant. John b. J ck.pn, = w-rned
to appear In this Court within ,hirtv day. aud
answer Il &c mplaint Z the Plaintiff B.ai.,i
William-ua JAMES X =. II L., Clerk
Nov. l3ih 1873. by II Il hcSeish, ID {.
C ". Thuma-nn, Au'y.
The Osceola times., 1878-11-23

to shut that
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06
TIE entire collection Of POI

THE entire collection of Poll
Taxes for 1877, from January l.,
1877, to December 81, 1877, in our
Parish, as per Auditors Report now
before US, amounts only to the sum
of 1867, out of at least 5000 persons
subject to the tax. But on reading
carefully the Report, we find that
the same scant collections have been
made all over the State. In New Or
leans the tax has been collected and
returned from 4,542 persons, in
Natchitoches 791 persons are &C
counted for, whilst VIM planks
over for 10 sovereigns, Vernon for
% and Sabine toes the mark for 1865
of her males. Surely this looseness
and palpable neglect, by the various
Collectors of the State, to inforce this
tax and get the money for her Treas
ury, from this source, should be
looked into and some rigid action
taken to enforce it on all alike, and
thus would be lessened a heavy bur-
den from the few, who always pay
their dues to the State regularly and
punctually.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06
ALEXANDRIA. La
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8, 1878.


-ALTHouGH the Exchange Hotel,
thus far this year, has been un-rent-
ed and closed to regular boarders,
still the present admirable arrange
ment of we'll and luxuriantly fur
nished rooms, seems to be working
to great advantage, and to the per-
feet satisfaction of strangers and
country people visiting Alexandria.
In that fine aud commodlous build
ing there are now completely fur
nished rooms, and suites of rooms
which are open at all hours to the
reception of guests, where the best
and most comfortable quarters are
attainable. This fact, in connection
with Sans Restaurant, just across
the street, where everything good in
the eating line can be had at all
hours, and moderately cheap, more
than makes up for the temporary
closing of the Hotel.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06
BLACKWO0D.

The Leonard Scott Publishing Co..
Al Barclay Street, New York, have
published Blackwood for January in
good season.
The serial, "Mine is Thine" i.
continued.
The second article, "A1urder Of
Commissioners Fraser, Delhi, 1885,"
is striking narrative of circumstan.
tial evidence, leading to the appre.
hensioD and conviction Of an
assassin.
The third article, being Part IL.
Of "The Tender Recollections of
Irene Macgillicuddy," will be eager
ly read, as Macgillicuddy draws up
on her memory and not upon her
fancy, and introduces, under assumed
names, many personages known Ia
society" The first part, which ap-
peared in the December numb Der, has
been much talked about.
We are CAD to have another series
Of articles on "French Home Life
The present one, entitled Religion"
is an estimate of the general position
Of religious opinion in France, and
the form and force of its action.
"Shools of Mind and Manners"
treats of the discipline which fits
for society,"" and the Importance Of
forming the manners of children in.
stead of allowing them to form them
selves.
"Translations from Heine" are con-
tinued, and succeeding articles are
devoted to the war in Turkey, and
consideration of England's policy in
the East.
The periodicals reprinted by The
Leonard Scott Publishing Company,
No. Al Barclay street, New York, are
as follows: The London Quarterly,
Edinburgh, Westminster and British
Quarterly Reviews, and Blackwood's
Magazine. Price, $500 year for
any one, or only $500 for all, and
the postage is prepaid by the Pub
fishers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

ALEXANDRIA Council No. 40
United Friends of Temperance, held
their election for officers on Tuesday,
January 29th, 1878, with the follow,
ing result:
John M. Barrett-W. ?.
George R. Marsh-W. A.
r. E. Richardson-R. S.
John R. Stewart-A. r. S.
A. Hilton-F. S.
Miss Martha Hiltou-Treasurer.
Thos. V. Kerrigan-Conductor.
Miss N. Marsh-Asst. Conductor
VIM. St. Jonn-Inside Sentinel.
H. Boehner-Outside Sentinel.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06
BLAINE, belligerent, blusterin

BLAINE, belligerent, clustering
and brutal, took occasion recently,
while eulogizing the dead of bis
adoped State, to speak evil of those
who had died across the line in an
other State. He was presenting to
the United States statue Of the
man who was Names first Governor
after her separation from Massachu-
sets. Probably, Massachusetts de-
served all that be said, but "Daniel
Pratt, the great American traveller"
would have known better than to
have said it at that time.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The criminal dock of the Supe.
rior Criminal Court of New Orleans
the morning of the arraignment of
the three Returning Boarders, minus
Mat Wells non est, presented a re-.
markahle picture. In one corner sat
the three President. makers, and just
8 step from them, bolt upright in
arm chairs, were three dusky danes
charged with larceny. The one
crowd stole a President; the other old
clothes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

-THE Gazette, on Saturday, made
its appearance on the half shell,
without offering the least excuse
therefor, except the departure of the
young man for New Orleans "on q
business tour" A few days before
his departure, on the Bayou Robert
road, he ran remarkably fast race,
making most extraordinary time, and
in that race instead of starting at the
tap Of the drum, he bounced of at
the spank of two slaps in the face,
and distanced his competitor. No
Cards.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The Packet, though leaving
here "a hours behind time, on Thurs,
day evening, touched her Alexandria
moorings before 10 o'clock Monday
morning, with q very fair up freight,
a good list of passengers, and, OF
course, had big load downstream,
which, from her manifest, footed uE
as follows: 1919 bales of cotton, 8,
800 sacks Of cotton seed, 1872 hogs
heads of sugar, Is head of cattle and
sundries to order. She goes through
Cane and Little Rivers, and will no,
60 down till late this evening.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

we are very much obliged to
Senator Texada for copy of the
Auditors Report, which is at all
times valuable and interesting doc
ument for an Editor to have at hand
in his Sanctum, and such favor
will bear repeating.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

CONSUMPTION CURED.-An old ply.
sician, retired from active practice,
having had placed in his hands, by an
East Indian missionary, the formula
of a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure Of Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all Throat and Lung affections;
also positive and radical cure for
General Debility and oil nervous COM
plants, after having thoroughly tested
it's wonderful curative powers in thou.
sands Of cases, feels it his duty to make
it known to his suffering fellows. Tie
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
der, DR.. J. C. STONE, A North Ninth
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

THE Danube, Charlie Thorn's
beautiful Danube" passed up Sat.
urday evening and gave Alexandra
the 60 by. She wooded at Pineville
and there, with her efficient agent
Auguste Jarreau, deposited a pack,
age of late New Orleans dailies fol
the DEMOCRAT office.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

L. V. MARIE, Justice Of Peace
for the Alexandria Ward, and Notary
Public, has moved into new official
quarters. His Office is now in the
new building, corner Of Second and
Washington Streets.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

THE weather, the whole Of last
week, has been q succession of cold
days, the Thermometer in the morn.
ings being in the thirties. On Mon
day morning and yesterday we had
severe white frosts. The planters
have been doing good work in the
ways of fence repairs and breaking
ground for the new crops.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06
FINANCIAL

We took occasion last week to
give our ideas as to the duty of the
people to economic in these hard
times, and we propose now to sug-
gest reasons for the hard times and
the remedy, or rather outcome OF the
present unsatisfactory condition o.
affairs, as a continuance Of what we
then had to say.
The present depression is the re,
action and result of the flush times
Immediately following the close OF
the war. Speculation and dishones-
ty caused the panic and financial crl-
ais of 1873, which was caused by and
GREW out of want of business conf
dence and was followed by shrink
AGE of values and contraction Of bus
mess everywhere. Credit was sbak-
en-, and to add to the general distress
and prevent anythinz like a recovery
from that shock to the business Of
the country, the Government com
menced to contract the currency and
shortly after wards insugurated the
policy Of forced resumption Of specie
payments. The disturbance attend
ing the Presidential election Of 1875
and the agitation of the currency
question since that time and the
strikes of 1877, have all served to
thoroughly unsettle the business of
the country, destroy all confidence,
alarm capital and bring on the gene
raj distress throughout the country.
Capital is timid, and in such unset
tied times is locked up. Invest
ments are not sought, and while nu-
merous avenues of trade are open
that ought and would pay, ten and
twenty per cent. interest, capitalists
prefer to invest in safe bonds at five
or six per cent.
The first step towards prosperity
must necessarily be to restore conf
dence in some way. A stable Ma
tionaI and respectable State govern
ments are the first requisites. Their
first duty is to secure protection and
safety to life, liberty and property.
This depends entirely upon the prop
err execution of the law, both civil
aud criminal. Crime should be spec
Oily punished and ample opportunity
afiored for the certain and immediate
collection of debts. The first duty
the people owe is to sustain the Off
GERS of the government and the
courts in the rigid execution of the
law. The second and equally i'm.
portant duty is that of economy,
which we pointed out last week.
Buy as little as possible, raise all
you can at home, use whatever sur.
plus you may have in improving
your property, pay strict attention to
the crop, reqire and have proper cul,
tivation, aud in few years We may
expect to be on the road to pros
perlty.
The South will recover first from
the prevalent financial depression
for the obvious reasons that she has
an unlimited market for her peculiar
products, cotton and sugar, and be
cause her people have been forced to
live more within their means than
have the people Of the North. With
good State governments, which seem
now to be assured to us, and a few
good crops, we will be out Of our
difficulties. We have had disasters
enough to cntitle Us to expect some
change for the better, and we predict
that the day is not far distant which
will see US happy and contented
people, with smiling and prosper.
GUS country.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The La Belle was the riyer-mai
boat this week, and passed up on
time Friday evening. From her
clerks we received our package OF
Western papers, with a full file OF
New Orleans lailies.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06
New ORLEANS, J
January 31.}

EDITOR DEMOCRAT
Since my last full jury has been
impanneled, comprising two negroes
Price, and a creole whose name
forget. 1t is rather the impression
that these two will hang the jury
The State has shown but little talent
in the prosecution Of this case. 1t
seems to me that the thing was got
up for bluff with no serious inten-
tion to bring it to trial; while on the
other hand Anderson and Wells
seemed to have been taken by storm
and were perfectly unprepared, trust
ting, of course, that the United States
authorities would protect them, as
they would have done under Grant.
Still they have two able criminal
lawyers, Castellonos and Ray. For
instance, the Attorney General In the
Indictment mentions Supervisor of
Elections" when there is no such
officer known to the law, but "Super-
visor Of Registration" and had to
amend this after the witness was on
the stand, and last night argued for
half an hour with statement that
commissioners of election and poll
ing places we're selected by the Pc.
lice Jury, when they certainly should
have known that a supplementary
election law by the Hahn House of
1875 returned that power to Super.
visors. These are small matters.
but 60 to show that tue case has not
had that care and attention that it's
Importance demands. think it was
|impa!itie to haHs started this rross.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The value of "horses, mares and
geldings" in Rapides amounts to
L$476,075,00, whilst the value of
Carriages and vehicles" amounts to
|ss0,4sl,eo.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The estimates Of the State Au-
ditor for the Judiciary Department
of our State, for 1878, amount to
100000.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

Our New Orleans mails, last
week, were on failure-b bender, and
two out of three of them were "
and 4S hours behind time, thus Civ.
ing them plenty of time to season al
the Mouth.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

"A WEDDING at the Episcopal
Church and Juvenile party at Mr..
Pardee's School House, on last
Thursday evening, made things
lively.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

-PERsoNs renting furnished rooms
in Town for few days, and needing
a few extra meals at their own leis-
ure, can't 60 amiss by going to old
Manuers Restaurant, where they can
be accommodated with hot meals,
we'll cooked and neatly served up.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

CAN the Parish Court sentence
criminal to the Peniteutiary is the
question to be decided on the ap.
peal in the case of the State vs.
James Fields from the same Court?
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

SAM FELLOWS has moved his
Saloon around the corner and is pre-.
pairing to have his Restaurant down
stairs at the old stand.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

THERE has been no game
brought to town for some time. We
report the demand active and the
market bare.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

-CApTA1N B. T. WALsHE, No. ITO
Canal Street, New Orleans, is the &C.
knowledged leader in Shirts and
Mems Furnishing Goods, and ~
know he sells the best Of gnsds At
loE,s1 prices.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

Fire wood, good, seasoned fire
wood, has tumbled in prices in Alex.
andria, and now you can purchase an
honest cord delivered for three and
three and half dollars. Our young
friend and graduate in the DEMOCRAT
Office, Chas. B. Stewart, is at present
actively engaged in the wood bust
ness, and will fill promptly and rea-
sonably all wants in the fire wood
line. Orders left at this office will
receive prompt attention.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

REMARKABLE SUCCESS. -The success
Of the leading literary paper of the
West, THE CHICAGO LEDGER, is truly
remarkable. Since its introduction to
the reading public, six years ago, THE
LEDGER has steadily advanced in favor
and is now acknowledged second to
no paper of the kind in the country.
It's circulation is national, and has
been obtained through the efforts of
it's publishers to produce a paper Of
high moral character, and at the Same
time sell it at a price consistent with
the present hard times. That they
have succeeded, and we'll, too, the
thousands of readers of The LEDGER
scattered from Maine to Texas and
from Oregon to Florida will bear testi-
mony. THE CHICAGO LEDGER is a
large forty eight column weekly paper,
which contains stories both complete
aud continued, in each number, written
by the best authors of the day, and =
great variety of information interest,"
ing to every one. The subscription
price of THE LEDGER is only $3.50 per
year, postage paid, and it is equal in
every particular to other papers Of tho
same character which sell for So q year.
Three copies Of this valuable paper
will be sent to any one who sends 10
cents and their address to THE LEDGER,
Chicago, Ill.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The Wihn and Linton Success
sions were tried in the Probate Cour,
last week and appealed to the Su
preme Court.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

THE clerks of the Kate Kinney
on Monday morning, furnished this
office with all the latest New Orleans
papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The lawyers go down on the
Packet to-day to attend the Supreme
Court. They carry but few appeals
this time.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The forgeries committed by the
Returning Board, and certified to by
them on oath as correct, consist in
the taking Of ITS votes from the
Democratic Conservative ticket in
Vernon, and adding them to the Re-
publican ticket. This has been con-
clusively proven in the trial of Keno
Anderson. The Democratic Conser.
-vative candidates received really 6a7
votes. Boarders counted them only
469 votes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

ALBERT LEONARD, Of Caddo, a
radical member Of the Legislature,
has gone to Washington in great
furry, having seriously entered the
race as lark horse for the New Or
leans Collectorship.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The latest about the trial OF
Keno Anderson, to whom preference
has been given after the departure of
the fugitive President of the Board,
is up to Saturday evening, when the
State had rested their case as far as
the evidence is concerned, and the de-
fence had on the stand the notorious
Abel, the Secretary Of the Board
Anderson's trial will not be over be
fore this evening.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The newsman of the Packet sup
piled this Office with Saturdays eve,
ming Picayune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The total tax list Of the State
against our Parish, which will soon
be collected. snoants to S3l 1892.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

--THE lumber trade goes briskly
on--and that is a good sign.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

EEW DOZEN OLD RYE-SEVEN
IL YEARS OLD. PRICE $3.50 PER
BOTTLE. FOR SALE BY
HENRY ST. JOHN
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The BADEN WHITE FLOUR Corn
This Corn grows on stalks averaging
from 8 to 10 feet heigbt-the body
of the stalk being little heavier than
the medium. The average length of
the ears is nine inches; the grains
plump and of common size; perfectly
white and finty. 1t is hardy-not
requiring as much work as most Of
qualities. The root grows straight
down in the ground, and consequent
ly drought effects it very little. The
yield is double that OF any other va.
riety ever raised in America. 1t will
produce medium good corn land one
hundred bushels per acre.
This corn is from two to three
weeks earlier than any other variety
and grows from A to IA large size
cars on every stalk. The average
number of good size ears is six. A
fine quality of -four can be made from
it. When ground it producesla -four
analogous both in appearance and
taste to -four made from the best
white wheat. Agents are wanted in
every County to canvass and take
orders for this corn. A sample stalk
with from s to s large sized ears on
it will be furnished every agent. A
sample package containing about 1G0-
900 grains with special terms to
agents for it and other seeds will be
sent to any address on receipt Of ST..
Order before the season is too far
advanced. Address W. S Upton,
Scotsman, Cleveland, Tennessee.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

TURKEY is almost 4 gone goose
and has had the stufaag knocked out
nf her.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

MUCH obliged to the clerks OF
the Bart. Able FOR papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

The marriage of King Alfonso,
of Spain, to his cousin, the Princess
Mercedes, third daughter of the Due
de Montpensier, was celebrated at the
Atocha Church, in Madrid, on the
Odd of January, with great splendor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-06

We have no apologies to offer
concerning the publication Of much
about the Returning Board trial, and
feel sure our Rapides readers, want
all the particulars about it, and it
shall not be our fault if the least in
cidents are left imprinted in the DEM
ocRAT. We yet consider the DEMO
Graf the home organ of true people
of Rapides, and as we all have been
fighting for the past ten years these
National Forgers, we are more than
pleased to see our oft repeated asser
lions Of fraud and corruption,
stamped as truths by the judicial
tribunal of the State.