The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-25
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IAIajors!E, A.HBurke, was born in
Louisville, Kentucky, ineSeptember,t
1s4la sHisgrandfather, was al par
ticipant ina the Irish rebellion of
1882 igHe escaped to thisj country
and; dsettleda ine, Botetourt L County,
Yirgfnia, where the MAJORS 4 father
was hprn.e The7' father removed to-
Louisville. aITheMJor was bright
active boy. ezHe receivedua good ed
t.cation.A After leaving school he
went into the Observation-Disclosures; and
ilriftedo down It oIaLouislana.s The
outbreak of the war, found him ii
Fexasoi.He ,wasfthen; nineteen years,
old, and 10 d fair way toswinaa for.
tune. HE Joined 1.-The rebel army,
and 1, took 40 active partsinpthej cape
ture ofaGalveston. s. GeneraLsAlagru
lerofieiaGy complimenteds hiw,, and
he Mas7prometetl.s, Afterwara jhs;was
detaiIed.totMrby 7Snith oanmy, Il and
took,oelasge the ,militaryt works
shops aof thetTrans- Mississippia Del
lpartmentI "a thorough reergeuizal
Itiend was made, and Genefal Smith
was ssbentto,reap, othe frpits, ofIithe
MAJORS efforts when1the war. plased.
a,TIfe, zMGon then went into, bust,
ness ,inoNewe Orleans He had acs
icepted the situation, andsWasio "dead
broker" sHe found, work at aswella
known cmarbIe;yard,' 1and: began to
chip stonesa AT The side of as1pegro.
The MJorabedame, an expert cutter,
Iands,the freedman was quickly edis7
taneed.iIHis wagesIwepe raised, and
.heoowastasapillys adyancipgiiin 9 the
scaleooofsstone. ciipping,y when he
took, advantage ,tof aTaewa opening,
snAd aghin 3weptaiintoaI aheiorailroad
business faHis 2 fortunes lbegan aato
mepd,i aadsin .lS72she' obeeamea the
Freight, Agsntof 7the. JacksonoRails
ROAD hMeanwhile heslad taAeasan
aetiyeliaterest in politics, and re,
ceisehoithe irregular CONSERVATIVE
nomination. orAdministrabF of I'M
psoxhmaats ja1 New Orleaas.1 Gene.
rab Piepre .Toutant Beaoregard ran
agaipstghim as aniindepeadeutI can,
didata This splitsthei Conservative
yotA and. atheo carpet bag, snominee
sipfadain. bysa pluralityl oThesMa'
jonransl,200 votes behind tbs .neted
eonquerofo Of Forhs Sumpter,o But
the; Conservative party did not cease
toaagaia cthemselves Of his talents.
He was made Chairman of tbe Reg,
istrationu Fapd Election Committee,
andRdesperate attemptwas made to
wrench the State from theshapds Of
the robbers who were throstling, her.
,ssTheaa Conservatives ~ nominated
John NJ eEneryl for Governor Will
liam5 Pitt Kellogg, of Illinois, was
Rats,ln' by the thieyes.g The good
Horseel Greeley; was nominated fo1
Rresidept ubynthes Democratic Con,
sentim Of baltimore; and the, honest
citizensxofd Louisiana. saw q ray, ol
light onathe, political horizon. Coy:
ernor w armeth, under thesguise offs
Liberal, cast his fortunes with Gree
11e'ssIs, ap Ard there there vas great rejoicing
An honest count Of an honest iyots
could NOT fail to- rescue the Stats
from 'tllei handsaof the iiearpetsbag
gers q Warmotli's Zip Zap had taker
re aSeal Board ls oHa I Of a.,t -.
hands ioflthei thieves, Iand there wa
MISREPRESENTATION at Grants head
quarters int Washington. 31aq IiH .i,a.
hThccany'ass was hot one. Freed