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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
having effect before the general cleo
t1nl of 1890.

1ia al = fNAASSS . -
tion of 1890.
Third-That the judicial system, as
established by the constitution of 1863,
shall remain in, force until the ,expira-
ton of the ti,irtletb day after said cleo
ton, excluding from the computation
the day of the election. o IL 3asr o
Fourth The adoption of these
amendments shalt not vacate the of
fees of the present clerks of courts In
each parish. hi ssz ..s ,u37 go ef3s
.fea NUMBER SEVENTEEN. lsg
Article one hundred. and thirty two
OF the constitution Of 1863 shall be alb
rogated. 9'a'' s1 n ','h1 9e t.ss
+ fafaa NUMBER EIGHTEEN. .lt -
The Superintendent Of Public. Edu-
cation shall receive a salary of thirty
five hundred dollars, payable quarterly
on his own warrant. 5aI' 5H" ,sisnb
: NUMBER NINETEEN. :.-4sf.
No license tax shall be imposed on
the State, or any parish or municipal
anthority,o nf any mechanical trade,
mandatory or factory, except such as
may require police regulations, in
towns aud citiessayiS. saat d3Ea: ,sls
/ ID ilsa h1SuMbER TWENTY i'aas IT,
The Legislature is authorized to ex,
empt, from State, municipal or parish,
taxation household goods, tsiicli as fur
|niture, wearing apparel, tools oftrade
or profession and family portraits, not
exceeding in aggregate value the sum
Of & ve hundred dollars. '"''' '''' ''''
ACT No. u, EXTRA SESSION OF 1878.
81 NUMBER TwENTY-oNE.
F Strike out the first part of article
l42 of the constitution of 1868, Which
reads "a university shall be estab-
lished and maintained in the city Of
New Orleans. II shall he composed OF
law, a medical and a. collegiate de.
partment, each with appropriate facul-
ties. The, General Assembly shall pro.
fviGe by law for its Organization and
maintenance" and insert: "The uni
versity shall. he maintained. 1t shall
be composed of law, a medical and AZ
academical department, and such othel
departments as may be; established by
law, each with appropriated faculties
| PROVIDED, that the law and medica
departments already organized siial
continue in the city Of New Orleans
and, the academical and OTHER depart.
ments may be located elsewhere in thu
Estate" ''sis co" t'S''N' - - 60,
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Nationalism Alias Kepublicanism.

Tie obvious and immediate cause Of
the failure of the Republicans to or
ganize their, State Convention lin this
city, two days ago, was the absence of
a quorum. Persons closely observaut'
of the signs of the stimes,l and those
conversant, with Republican tactics,
look deeper for the real reason.
The Republican party has no hope
'of3carrying this, State under it's own
name. Unjust. look, about. it. for an
ally, and the National party, So called
is Stiie only one which offers itself:
Neither one of those tubs can stand Oh
its own bottom, and so perforce they
must act as mutual props. In the
meantime there must be more or less
negotiation and diplomacy. The Re,
jpublicaps will urge their strength in
the country, and the Nationals will
offset that with the consideration Of
tlleirdnumerical force il. New Orleans.
The Republicans will claim something
OH The Score Of tiie ala which they will
receive from the administration, and
the Nationals will. adduce the social
Influence which their more respectable
mem bership will 1ehd to the joiut en-
t.rprise. After that will comelnp THE
question of joint convention, and the
construction Of d platform upon which
both the contracting parties can stand
! with some show of consistency Ri;
j nally, the candidates must be virtually
/ dominated in advance of the conven-
ton, fdr above allthe Returning Board
and through it tile Administration
must, be Observation-Disclosures and An.
derson, who SO narrowly escaped the
Pehitentiary,; must be sent to Congress-
\ instead. 1,., ,.iseq,f3etst s8t 70 ygitt
! All these little arrangements must
1 be consuinmated before a convention
cam be considered in : otder.1 Hence
the other day, there, was no. decided
effort to, secure, a, Quorum, and Mt
fDhmont's little company was allowed
! to dissolve itseif..aol % sfii 5Ea5 90
It.isi plain that the combination OF
foot is essentially a Republican move
1 ment, and with an the lights before d
/ we cannot seehaw any man WHO La
so. far consistently arrayed himself OF
1 the side Of the people in their. lonl
! battle with Radicalism i'll Louisiana
/ can lend himself ito this insiduou
moyelnent Of the old foe under a new
disguise, merely because the Demo
cratic nominations are not altogethe
as he would have them, Tor because ON
or two gentleman may have been ip
duced to accept a place On the adYers
4 ticket New Orleans Picayune. .
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In pursuance of article 147 of the
constitution of this State, publication
Is hereby given to the voters OF this
State of the proposed 'amendments to
the constitution of this State, agreed
to by two thirds of the members elect
ed to each house of the General AS
sembIy,l at its session ofGa575, and
which arc required TO be- published,
three months before the next general
election for Representatives tothe Gen.
eral Assembly, in at least one news
paper in every Parish oftliis State, ID
which newspaper shall be published.
Said amendments appear more'fulIy III
acts Nos. 70 and ~ of the regular. SEES
sion of the General Assembly of 1873,
md inact No. ~ of the extra session
of the General Assembly of 1873,
which are Observation-Disclosures fur the
iuf,rnmtion of the vnteisy and which
will be submitted to the penp'eat the
next general election, toaiie heid'ion
the fifth day otNnvemhcr, (nrz0 1870,
in such u manner aud farm that the
people n,ayrvoie for or against each
amendment, separately, and it a sma-
inrity Of the votes at saiEl election
sImlI approve aud Tatity all or either
of said amendments, the same Shall
become, Il part Of the, constitution
F.,ft,,t. WILL. A. STRONG,
a3alf@ ann Secretary of State.
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70 81 @lJt
W II ":


When love must bring regret
l would forget-and yet .
For memory's raptl,rous pain
My heart would yearn again.
All me! why must it be?
l know that, love is blind
That so, it is more Kind, 4 a.
/. And yet, in my delight, at
| long for perfect sight.
81 All me!it must not be.
I wonder if love meant
TO yield us full content?
; And yet, Tor some reply g1as.
That does not come, sigh
- - "Ah me! it cannot be-" -
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General Joe SJohnston's Platform.

To the Conservative Voters of the Third
:, Congressional District; 4t sbaa.l
/ / announced to the nominating con-
gention of tliis district, Immediately
before its adjournment, that in q letter.
of acceptance l expected to be called
upon to write my opinions on he4ues-
ton now interesting the public should
be freely given. l have not been
called upon for such q letter, but hay
received from various parts Of the dis.
trict very earnest expressions of wishes
tosearn my opiniona on these ques-
tons, especially that of finance. |
hold that for the first Of them in i'm
portance is that Of the maintenance Of
the Democratic party OF the United
Estates in it's integrity, for we Of the
South owe to that party our release
from the condition of conquered prov
.inces and the protection of the consti-
tuition we now enjoy; and if we main
tain it undivided it will probably ac-
quire the control of both the legisla-
tive and executive branches Of tile
government, and introduce honesty,
economy and strict construction Of the
constitution into the government and
restore prosperity to the country. -
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
| hold the law establishing nationa
banks, Including the prohibitory ia,
item per cent) on other banks, to b
utterly. unconstitutional, and therefor,
to be repealed as soon as possible, til,
national bank notes to be called il
. gradually by the substitution of re
, deemable United States notes, and th
issue Of such notes to be increased un
. ell sufficient for the wants Of all part
; ofthe countryog Ieadvocate,, ipi, othe
D 4 words, abundance Of paper, none,
4 equal in value to gold and silver an
{ receivable fortall dues to the lgoveri
|. meut. ,esA., n ss4..
hi Being-a life long Democrat, | stan
e upon the Democratic platform in I'll,
d and all other questions namely, stli
IT construction. Of tue constitution, clio
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-NIRs. Ralston has returned. from
Europe to look after her interest in tho
estate Of her husband, the late Presi-
dent Of the Bank Of California. Her
friends deny That SHE has been living
abroad With Mr.. Chandor, with whom
her name was connected in Il scandal
lous manner by i.sSan Francisco paper
last winter Cincinnati Enquirer.
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C0ysYITuTlaysL AMENDMENTS
n u = 4 F-IEti = = Y u y Z Z
ACT No. 73, r. S. OF j 81 3.
NUNBER ONE.

a V N U |oJ ~ % -ovi-tstS' "
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat Of government shall be
established at the city ofsBaton Rnnge
or at tue city ,of New 0ileans, as, The
majority of the voters Of the State may
determine 1T the next ensuing elections;
those voting to locate the State CAPT
tai at Baton Rouge shall endorse on
their tickets, "For State Capital, Bt-
ton Rouse - those vntins to locate the
CAPITAL Mt. New Orleans shall endorse
oil their tickets, For, State Capital,
New Orleans" :,
=(Strike out article one hundred and
thifty-one) I'D 32ae 81 E-."a5.Ii
ACT NO. "A, R. S. OF 1873.
,fU 2Yrs NUMBER TWO. est agai
Representative shall be chosen on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, every two years.
and the election shall be completed in
one day. The General Assembly shall
meet on the first Monday in january:
1879, aud. bieunialiy thereafter, on
the first Monday in January, unless
different day be appointed by law, and
their sessions shall be held at the seat
of government. ,aus aei.ss .,ts-.,t
[Strike out article seventeenth
NUMBERsTuREE.
After the year 1878, the General AS
semby shall not have power to levy IN
any one year for all State purposes
more than one per centum taxation,
nor shall any collection Of more thar
one per centnm taxation be madeiI III
any one year, on the actual cash value
of all real aud personal property liable
to taxation, except in case of foreign
INVASION, or n domestic glhsurrectlon
and in that event any additional taxa
ton shall only be for the immediate
purpose of repelling invasion or sup
pressing Instruction. T h O. city o
New Orleans shall not levy or coilec
in any one year more than one AM
one-half per centum taxation on tn
actual cash value Of all the real AM
personal property liable to taxation
within it's limits. No Parish or munic
ipat corporation, except tho city
New, Orleans, shall. levy or collect i
any one year more than one per cent
uni taxation upon TIE actual cas-
value of all The rial and persona
property liable to tasati III within il
limits. The General Assembly sha
not have power to Issue any bond 9
pledge the faith of the State for an
purpose, nor shall It authorize an
Parish or municipal corporation to Is
sue any bond or create any debt
provided, that this shall not promo
the issue of new bonds in exchange ft
old bonds, where the debt or rate
interest is not increased. 7"+9 "H,
NUMBER FOUR. ' -5.,'s
The members of the General Assem-
by shall be paid a salary of five hur
ttred dollars (S500) per session, an
actual travelling expenses by the nea
est practicable route, not to excee
sfty dollars t$50) for any one membe'
provided, that if two sessions are he
in the same year they shall receive f
the second session in that yeara salal
of only two hundred and fifty aolla
tS25O) and actual travelling cxpens
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WE ARE PREPARED TO FILL
wv orders. for Basging and Ties, Ba-
con, Flour, Sugar Coffee, aud all other
articles, both, staple aud, fancys in the
Grocery and Dry Goods line, that may
be needed by merchant or planter
Orders sent to. susI accompanied yith
cash, cotton Or accepted drafts on New
Orleans, will receive our prompt and
careful attention. We guarantee every
article, we sell, and promise full and
entire satisfaction iii all sales of cotton.
1o4 9fns ID fag =. &'B.JACOBS. 8
Oct. Q, 1S7s-1m. -aa a.l II =,
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economy in all branches of the govern
ment, and the extinction of the ms
tional debt gradually, but as soon as
nnccihfa &.
THE raR1Fr ouEsTI ON.

I have always been hostile to the
present tariff, and would be so to any
other discriminating like it in favor of
ona section of the country, and that a.
small one to tho injury of all others.,-
l am opposed also and very strongly
to all taxes bearing -unequally upcn
the different sections of the country.
like that on tobacco, which EFFORTS
from Virginia asmuch larger contribu-
ton to the United States revenue than
is paid by the six New England States
not less than three times richer, and
which also makes the poor man pay at
least 200 per cent on the tobacco he
uses, and the rich man from 20 to 40
per cent. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON.
Sept. 8, 1873. 81 9 9 ~ 80
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
.laIIIR me- j! - =

nURsuAN'r ao A PRocLAMA-f
] q ton Of His Eacellency, FkANots'T.'
NICHOLS, Governor, of the State OF. rI,ona
isiana, bearing date the Fourth day Of
Septembe Der, A. D. 1873, all the qualified
electors Of the Parrish Of Rapides are
hereby notified that an election will be
:. IVY N.Y. q 7a,tn .aiyjaqsIl = Y7iv !. DIN
Tuesday, the Fifth day Of November,
.,es - A. D, l878,,,s.,,,,s ,1s,
For One State Treasurer, -.
one Representative from the Fourth
Congressional District, comprising the
Parishes of Rapides, Vernon, Sabine,
iNatchitoches, Grant, VIM, Red River,
DeSoto, sGaddo, .Bossicr, Webster and
R Two Rsetpprreesenntati7es for the Parish
Of Rapides, 3bas4abn! 1aaau chIIG
One Sheriff,
one Coroner, woaa h.a $40 aolf
Also Police Jurors, Justices of the
Peace and Constables to be elected by
the qualified electors of their respec'
tive Wards. "S''" 80 ISL J. V =
Also to vote for the ratification OF re-
lection of the Proposed Amendments 9
the Constitution adopted by the Gene
raj Assembly of the State at its session
of 1873, under Acts No. 70 and No. "a
Regular Session Of 1878, and under Ac
No.l12,. Extra Session of 1878. 729ps 3s
The Polls will be opened in each cleo
ton precinct in said Parish of .Rapides
from the hours of seven o'clock AIM
until six o'clock r. M. on the day am
date above mentioned, to-wit: TUES
DAY, the FIFTH day of NOVEMBER
A. D. 1878, for the purpose of receivin
tho votes Of the Qualified voters Of tn
Parish of Rapides,, under the supervii
ion Of the commissioners of election, It
be appointed by rtheaut oritiessdesis
mated by law. ;aeaa, veise-,s,, at;'
i The election to be conducted and +,
turns made according to law. la.ja dii
sherif's Office, Parish Of Rapide
Alexandria, La, October lst, A. !
} 1873. II. NJ. ROBINSON y
4 Sheriff Of the Parish Of Rapide
) Oct. 2-tde. - 2aG
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OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
NEW ORLEANS,
Jul,v ~ 1879
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
OFFICIAL.

To the Qualified Electors of the State OF
,.. Louisiana.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

by the nearest practicable route, not
to exceed fifty dollars $50 for any
one member. The regular biennial
session shall not exceed ninety days
in duration, unless by vote, Of, two
thirds of the members elected to each
house of the General Assembly.
Strike out article thirty nine.) 81 ~.
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The General Assembly shall divide
the State into judicial districts, which.
shall remain unchanged for four years,
and for each district one judge, learned
in the law, shall be elected by ptn-
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Newspaper.
Bankers


Dry Goods ana Groceries,
DONAIsoN Il JOHNSON, North side Main
u Plaza.
V. hUrCHINS, CO., West side Main
y. Plaza.
~ P.DAILEY Il BROS, West side OF the Main
[ Plaza.
,,rE1N " GlESEN, South $ de OF the Main
y Plaza.
DRIGGs; c. H., North side OF the Main
RpIss''.
1V B.ERE, South side Plaza.
ID J.C. SMITH, North Side Plaza.
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PROPRIETOR.
NO31.si
Death irl "a EDisl,cloih.

A lady gives the following goodl
advice about dishcloths. ..4 d I 5i
If they are black and stiff and smell
like barnyard-it is enough-throw
them in the fire and henceforth and
forever wash your dishes with cloths.
that are white, cloths that you can.
see through, and see If you ever have,
that disease again. There are some.
times other causes, but | have smelledi
whole house full of typhoid fever in.
ono "dishrag." l had some nAighbors
,once-clever, good sort of folks one,
fall four OF them were sick at one time.
with typhoid fever. The doctor ORDER
ed the vinegar barrels to be whitewash-
ed, and threw about forty cents worth
of carbolic acid in the swill pail and,
department. / went into the kitchen
and made gruel-f needed dlshcloth,
and looked around and found several,
and such rags ~ / burned them all,
and called the daughter Of the house
to get me disholoth. She looked,
around on the table. why" said
she; there, were about dozen, here
this morning." aud'she looked in the
woodbox aud on the mantelpiece and
cupboard "Well," I said, " saw.
some old black rotten rags lying around,
and l burned them for there is death.
in such dishcloths as those, and you,
must never use such again" l took
turns at nursing that family for weeks,
and | believe those dirty dishcloths
were the cause of all that hard work.
Therefore say to every housekeeper
keep your dishcloths clean. You may
only brush and comb your head on
Sundays, you need not wear a collar.
unless you go from home; but you
must wash your dishcloths. You may
only sweep the floor when the sun gets,
right; the windows don't need wash
ing. you can look out of the door, that
spiders web on the front porch
don't hurt anything but as you love
your lives wash out your dishcloth,
Let the toxtail grass grow in the gar
den (the seed is foot deep anyway,G
let the holes in the heels of your hus-
bands foot rags go undarned, let the.
children's shoes so two Sundays With,
out backing, let the sage 60 ungather.
ed, let the hens set four weeks on one
wooden egg-but do wash out your
dish cloths. Eat without table cloth,
wash your faces and letthem dry. do
without curtain to your windows,
and cake for tea--but for heavens
sake keep your dishcloths clean.
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UKC1H ES.

METHODIST at the Methodist
Church every Sabbath. Rev. J. s. Gillett. Pastor.
CHRISTI E.-Preaching at the Christian
Church;on the second and fourth Sabbaths in each
month by Elder j. j. Williamson.
PRESBYTERIAN.-- Preaching at the Presbyte.
rian Church on the second and fourth sab
bathin each month oy the Rev. W. l.. Kennedy.
PROTESTANT EPISCOP AL.--Services every
third Sunday at 10a o'clock, A. NJ, and 7 p. H.,
tat st. Marks CA1rch.)
BAPTIST. at the Christian Church
on the third Sunday in each month, by Rev. Mr..
Wright.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN-Preach g
at the Presbyterian Church third Sunday in each
month by Rev. Mr.. Jarvis.
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Tho Wife.

1t is astonishing to.see how well O.
man may live on small income who,
has a handy and Industrious wife.
Some men live and make q far better
appearance on six or eight dollars
week than Others do on fifteen or
eighteen dollars. The man does his
part well, but the wife is good for
nothing She will even upbraid her
husband for not living. in as good style
as her neighbor, while the fault is en-.
tirely her own. His neigbbor has a
neat, capable and Industrious wife,.
and that makes the difference. So.
look out, young man. before you go in,
to matrimony. Il is lottery and.
most men can only buy one ticket, and
if that turns out a blank, your whole
life had better be blank, too. Lucki-
ly, no one need 60 into welded state.
with eyes closed, as is the case with,
his lotteries, and we judge all who are
sensible enough will use their optics
and draw prizes.
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ny r. %. NE Ap.

Between broad fields Of wheat and corn
IL the lonely home where was bora;
The peach.tree lean against the wall,
And the woodbine wanders over all;
There Is the shaded doorway still,
But strangers foot ha. crossed The sill.
There is the barn-snd, as Of yore,
can smell the hay from the open door.
And soc the busy swallows throng,
And hear the peewee's mourniul song;
But the stranger comes-oh! painful proof
His sheaves are piled to the heated roof.
There is tho orchsrd-the very trees
Where my childhood knew long hours Of ease,
And watched the shadowy moments run
Till my life imbibed more shade than sun;
The swing from the bough still sweeps the air
But the strangers children are swinging there.
There bubbles the shady spring below,
With its bulrush brook where the hazels grow;
'rwas there found the calamus root,
And watched the minnows poise and'shoot,
And heard the robin lave his wing.
hut the stranger bucket Is at the sSring.
Oh, ye who daily cross the sill,
Step lightly. for love it still;
And when you crowd the old barn caves,
Then think what countless harvest sheaves
Have psssed within that scented door
To gladden. eyes that are no more.
Deal gently with those orchard trees;
And " hen your children crowd their knees,
Their sweetest fruit they shall impart,
AS if old memories stirred their heart;
To youthful sport still leave the swing.
And In sweet reverence hold the spring.
The barn, the trees, the brook, the birds,
The meadows with their lowing herds,
The woodbne on the cottage wall
My heart still liugers with them all,
Ye strangers on my native sill,
Step lightly, for love II still.
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Two years ago she graduated, and
her essay was upon the Glorious Fu
turc." Let US strive to emulate tho
examples of the nobility Of past gener-
ations." she. said, "and let our aspi-
rations direct Us toward the accom-
piishment of exalted deeds, and our
reward shall be given Us in the true,
the beautiful, the good" a few days
ago she was lying on the sofa reading
the last insipid novel; she had on an
old dress, her hair was unconbed,
ard a hole in the heel Of her stocking
added to her picturesque appearance
while her moihsr vas out in the. kitchen
doing the weeks washing. and calling
in vain for assistance. The noble girl