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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

-McLAuRINE, the great hay rails.
er, has his new steam press IN full
operation, and 10 turning out and
baling new hay by the hundreds OF
bales. He can now supply the
whole country and his wife with all
they need in that line of provender.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

Only three of the Delegates
from our Parish yentured to the
Baton Rouge Convention. j. C.
Wise, Sam. Fellows and E. G. Hunt.
err were the bold, faithful and plucky
ones, who departed on the Bart. Able
on shat duty mission.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07
Another Gone.

We are panied to announce the
death Of Sosthene A. Baltic, in the
SD year of his age, this sad accident
occurring on Friday evening, the I'd
of August, at the house Of his uncle
and father-in-law, Judge Gervais
Baltic. The deceased was a native
Of Rapides, born ofparents who were
the early pioneers Of civilization and
christianity here, and at the time Of
his death his relatives and blood kin
in this Parish were numbered by the
hundreds. His father, the late Sos
theme A., Baltic, after whom he was
christened, was one Of nine children
Of the old patriarch ofold Rapides,
Pierre Baltic, and whose generation
are yet living in Rapides, St. Landry
and Pointe Coupee Parishes, and
whose names and vacations have
been landmarks in our midst for at
least five generations. His mother,
the late Alpha cCrummen, was one
ofJthe most intellectual and remarka
BILE women ever born here, her father
being the late Kenneth McCrummen
a Scotchman by birth, who came to
Rapides in 1916, and till his death
which occurred in 1912, was the Sur.
veyor of this Parish, and perhaps
more than any man, Strengthened the
surveys of the Spanish sequettes and
the intricate Bowie claims. ma
We knew the deceased we'll and in.
timately and can sincerely write thai
he was a purely good man, was pos
scssed Of many Of the good traits o
head and heart, which go to make W
an honest man and good citizen, AMI
we feel sure that his long list o
friends, relatives and acquaintance
will bear us out in this feeble, bu
just tribute to our departed friend
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

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.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

CorToN worms have put in an ap-
pearapce on Bayou Rapides, and
have already done some eating, and
several planters have already gone
to their watering pots for relief, and
will again try the effects Of Paris
Green and Arsenic.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

-PLATo, a good, Woodworking
darkie, for more than forty years a
resident of Alexandria and the imme.
date vicinage, died in this Town on
Friday evening: last,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

w. HUsrMYRE, sign of the big
White Plow, whose speciality is a
retail family grocer, will maintain
his position in that line during the
whole Of the Quarantine. station,
and will always be ready to keep his
regular customers properly supplied
with eatables and necessaries of life.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

IF YOU WANT A GOOD, DURABLE
i. and EASY RUNNING SEWING
MACHINE, BUY THE WILSON /"
FROM MOORE BIOSSAT, THE ONLY
AUTHORIZED AGENT in RAPIDES
PARISH. OFFICE: CORNER SEC
OND and DESOTO STREETS, ALEX
ANDRIA, LA.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

The Danube, on her last down
trip, was not permitted to touch our
wharf, just threw out the mail, and
then backed over to Pineville, growl.
ing and blessing the Quarantine.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

-HoN. j, !. Elan was passen-
ger on the Danube, on his way to
Baton Rouge. Yellow fever has no
fears for a true Democrat, when
summoned to duty.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

MAJOR Warts, the Registrar Of
voters, will be on hand in HolIoway's
|Prairie,a John Newell's, on to,mor-
row, Friday and Saturday. Thence
The will hold forth at John E. Bor-
lands on the 18th, 18th and 14th Of
this present month.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

-PINEvILLE has established a
Quarantine, and located it for boats
at the beef.pen, some distance below
Town, and intend enforcing it. The
joint co operation of the authorities
of Pineville and Alexandria must be
effective and rigid, and then we can
fight Yellow Jack with effective
front.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

"A BALE Of new cotton reached
New Orleans, on the a1st from Adams
County, Miss, and was the second
one which reached that port this sea.
so,,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

WE have the documents for the
announcement, that the fine side
wheeler, Ouchita Belle, with Joe. j.
Dodd, as Captain, and Eugene Bar
row, as Chief of the clerical force,
will be in this trade, as a Weekly In
dependent Packet to Coushatta, by
the LIST day of coming September
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

PROFESSOR ALBERT Is GOING
Il TO MARKSVILLE SHORTLY.
"A WORD TO THE WISE" ETC.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

-OuE "Country Patron we con-
slider q rather green one in the way
of doing things in Alexandria. We
don't mean any offense to him in
this language, but we can, tell him
that everybody here knows that this
evil exists, and that the Sunday Laws
are "openly violated" and we must
all grin and bear it till new order
Of things are inaugurated, and the
real, true and good citizens set their
faces against such things and put it
down with the strong arm Of the law,
and force public officials to do their
plain duty. e @ at
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07
SAFETY MEASURES.

The yellow fever in New Orleans,
is prevalent to such an extent that
most Of the Cities and small Towns,
having communication by boats or
rail with 1t, are establishing and en-
forcing rigid quarantine regulations,
if nothing else but for self-protec-
tion. Thus far vicksburg, Mem
phis, Mobile, Houma, Bayou Sara,
Plaquemines, Natchez, Grand Gulf,
Morgan City, Opelousas, Donaldson
vile, Shreveport, Franklin, and our
own Alexandria have adopted this
wise and sanitary precaution against
Yellow Jack.
Believing that these precautionary
measures have been wisely adopted
by our Town authorities, we have
every reason to believe and know
that they will be enforced here rig
idly, and without fear or favor
Thus far, health reigns here almost
supreme, and continuation of these
sanitary measures, will insure our
safety against all inroads to yellow
fever. In New Orleans, the disease
seems to be steadily increasing, but
not to an alarming or epidemic ex
tent. We here publish for the infor-
nation of our readers, a summary,
taken from the official statement or
report of DR.. Samuel Chopin, Presi-
dent of the Board of Health:
Deaths from yellow fever from IL
NJ. Monday, July 20, to II NJ.
Tuesday July 80 ...........,.s l
Total cases to date. ..... .......... 104
Total deaths to date. 81
New cases -. q
Deaths from Tuesday July Both, to
Wednesday July 3lst, to II NJ. S
Total cases to date ................ 1856
Total deaths to date. $500. 80
New cases to date. -. 90
Deaths from Wednesday July 3lst,
to Thursday August LIST, at IL NJ. z
Total deaths to date. ...... 46
Total cases to date .....s..i..t. A.. 159
New cases .':l... ......-:... "a
Deaths from IL M, from Thursday, +;
August LIST to Friday. August 2 to
IL NJ. ................... Z
Total cases to date ................ 1875
Total deaths to date .............. So
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07
Judge Lynch.
FOUR CONVICTED MURDERERs TAKEN
FROM THE MONROE JAIL r
- AND HANGED. -

o." AMI AANUEUs
Especial to the N. O. Democrat.
MONROE, La,
July 80, 1879
Between the hours of midnight and
2 o'clock this morning the most dia-
bolical outrage that has ever marred
the good name Of this city transpired
here. Between those hours body
of men numbering, it is estimated,
about 200, came into town and pro-
ceeded to the Sherif1's office, where
they found Deputy Sheriff Richard
son, and compelled that functionary
to deliver to them the keys of the
Jail.
Having procured them they pro.
ceeded to the Jail and took therefrom
Pleas. Phillips, Henry Atkins and
Jim Beatty, found guilty of the muir
der of Constable Fitzgerald, Of rren
ton, and Tom Ross, found guilty of
the murder of Mr.. Collins, and
hanged them to the limb of tree in
the Court House square, about 200
yards from the Jail, where their life
less bodies were found dangling this
morning. We 4es
The coroner's Jury returned YER
dict Of death from strangulation
at the hands Of persons unknown to
them. The poor victims were con-
signed to their last resting place this
evening. While the occurrence is
deeply regretted by all our citizens
it is, at the same time, deemed by
them a terrible warning to murder.
ers. - o 2" X. Y.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

JACOB GUNTER and his SOB, Da-
vid, have complied with the terms of
the law snd given bonds as required.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

REGISTRATION is progressing
fairly on the North side Of the river,
and up to Saturday footed up 1870
registered voters, with three Pre-
cinets yet to hear from.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

Resolved, That the white and col
ored Public Schools of Alexandria be
made graded schools, with three
teachers in the white and two in the
colored school, the grading to be
done at the commencement of next
session. at1ti
The B ,ard then went into an cleo
ton Of teachers, which resulted as
follows: - s5ss -
Alexandra Peabody Public School,
white, male and female. )--NIessrs.
A. F. Pardee and j. R. Waters, CO.
Principals, and Mrs. Augusta Can:
field, Assistant. ~ '
A proposition having been made
by Mrs. Grayson, through the Presi-
dent of this Board, that for a suffici-
ent increase of salary she would take
upon herself extra and arduous du-
ties in the teaching and management
of the Peabody Public School, of
Alexandria, colored, finale and fe
male, she was unanimously elected
Principal of said School, with a sala
ry Of $4,000 per month, and Mr.. A.
J. Grinstead was temporarily assign
ed as an Assistant. at @
Pineyille Boys School, white-W.
J. Calvit, Esq.
Pineville Girls School, white
Mrs. L. F. Armstrong. 80
Pineville mixed School, colored--
Mr.. q. j. Wright. rs saft
Bayou Rapides, two white schools
Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Hunter.
Bayou Rapides, two colored schools
|-Messrs. W. Legras and P. Osborn.
Cheneyville, one white and one
colored. .''. 'l'e'.'.'' =
Below Cheneyville, one colored. i
+ Spring Hill, one white and one
colored. 81,
Steve Whites neighborhood, one
colored. Na5iaf5' ssa
Oakland or 'sBurnt Down." one
colored. a,i ato8 1alg aaa
Lamourie, one white.
Rigolet Ward, one white and one
colored. The latter to be located a,
or near New Hope plantation, il
school house can be obtained. e
Calcasieu Ward, two white schools
to commence at Ten Mile schoo
J house and Big Bethel church. e.t
Nicholas Precinct, one white. t
Calhoons, one white. 3t' =
, Holloway's Prairie, one white, Il
alternate with Big Island.
Point 'Maigre, near Borland's, on
white. = l', s
The schools opened which hav
not the teachers assigned them, wi
/, haye'the assignment made after til
D meeting Of the Committee appointe
|, for the examination Of applicants fo
: teacherships, which will take plac
8 on Saturday, the 10th instant. i.a
G On motion, Mr.. Pardee, being +.
d miliar with the locality, and al
quainted with the people, was al
J. thorized and requested to visit tt
It Nichols Precinct and locate tt
j lschool house in a central or MOS
II convenient place in that neighbo
p hood. aa4ie iasiG5nt as p
ID Mr.. Pardee was also requisite
u and authorized to visit and Local
:. the white school in some central {
i convenient locality atSpring Cree
;. It was, on motion, y
ic Resolved, That If sickness or co
le ton picking, during the early IA
ID months, should interfere with a ia
Le attendance of pupils, that the Pres
e. dent Of the Board be authorized
Ig postpone the opening Of the schoo
in such neighborhoods till late
when full attendance can be la
y On motion, it was,
Resolved, That an. invitation
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

THOUGH business is dull, times
hard and rigid Quarantine against
infective localities is rigidly enforced,
still the Sewing Machine men do not
let the grass grow under their feet.
Ferguson s Schnack, the veterans in
that line here, have two wagons con-
stantly on the move, and seem de-
termined to place one Of their famed
Singers in every household in Rap
ides, And then the new beginners,
Ceube 3 Biossat, are moving with a
business stride and a wilE which will
always fnd its way, and are offering
their Wilson and their Wheeler and
Wilson Sewing Machines in every
tenement, log cabin and hut in Rap
ides. The housewives Of Rapides
are fortunate to have such Machines
to choose from.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

NIOW THAT THE HOT Wealth
~ Err is UPON US HAVE YOUR
CHILDREN'S PICTURES TAKEN.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

We beg our country friends,
who deal in our Town, to understand
that there is no need of a scare about
yellow fever here, for we have good
sanitary regulations, and are going
to keep them up'to keep the yellow
fever away from this Town. They
are safe in coming here, as usual,
and our word for it, we will proclaim
it here just SO soon as.the first sus.
picion exists in that direction
Nothing that concerns them, in that
line, shall be secreted from them.
We will sound the alarm in time for
them to stay at home, at least to
keep away from Alexandria.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

/ -OuR butchers have gone up IN
the priec for beef-they are now
asking eight cents per pound, .insteaa
OF six al heretofore.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

--FHE river is falling very fast,
and must soon, if not checked, be a
low stream.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Pull of your vests and--pat-
,ronize the printer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

mo more wharfage. money for
the Corporation, till further orders.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

& ,.-THE President of the Pool-Line sent
this Office by Bart. Able two large and
we'll selected packages Of the latest
Western and Eastern papers. and the
clerks of the Bart. Able served rs we'll
in the New Orleans line.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

-THE Registration Office, at the
Court House, will be opened in Alex
andria On. tie 18th of this mons1.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

SWEET potatoes have put in. an
appearance. in our market.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

: TIM South Carolina Democratic
State Convention, at Columbia on the
1st, ald in resolution endorsed
Wade Hampton and the entire State
ticket, and nominated them fer re-
election unanimously by a rising
vote, and amid great enthusiasm.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

The new young man of the 80.
called independent organ, has worked
himself to a feverish heat, and very
unnecessarily devotes three fourths
of his editorials in various attempts
at defending himself, against the
plain statements which we have
made, that the revival Of the Gazette
was intended simply to be the organ
Of the radical party of Rapides,
whose acknowledged leader is the
President Of the Returning Board.
His defensive articles are numerous,
and are made in an aggressive man
ner, well known to artful dodgers and
clothed in language more suitable to
the purlieus of blackguards, regard
less of truth, than to the columns of
any Journal claiming decency, and
even independence. For the present,
at least, when our readers expect
better things of us, we shall let the
new young man pursue the bent of
his inclinations in his peculiar line,
merely re-iterating our assertions
heretofore made, that we know that
his Journal, whose material he has
leased from its owner, is intended
and was revived for no other pur.
pose, than to be the organ, the spe-
cial mouth-piece and defender Of the
Radical party of Rapides, and we
shall deal with it in future on that
line, and will spare no pains to warn
the people of Rapides, opposed to
Radicalism, against the wiles Of any
paper, under the garb Of indepen-
dence, established for the campaign
in our midst, for the furtherance Of
the interests of Rapides radicalism,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

-RALpH WALTER, the Saddler, on
Second Street, is a 6rst-class worker
on harness.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

EDITOR Democrat
Please announce that I am a 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, 1878-08-07

MANY open: bolls have been seen
this week.,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07
Our Agents.
ALEXANDRIA, La:
FOR SHERIFF..

ALEXANDRIA, La. !
June Is, 1885,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07
PROCEEDINGS OF The SCHOOL
BOARD.
ALEXANDRIA, La.

August s, 1881
Pursuant to adjournment of last
meeting, the Board met at II NJ. to
day. Six members present, and a
quorum. The minutes of last meet
ing were read and approved. After
the Board had been in session a
while, Mr.. Duke entered and took
his seat, making seven members
present.
A circular was read from Hon. R.
NJ. 1usher, relative to the furnishing
of Registers to teachers of Public
Schools, there having been no appro-
priation made by the last Legislature
for the printing and furnishing Of
the same. It was therefore, on mo-
ton,
Resolved, That the President of
this Board be authorized to purchase
70 Registers, at the price stated by
Mr.. Lusher, viz: so cents per copy.
On motion and adopted, That a
sufficient sum be and is hereby ap.
propriated out of the general fund 70,
the purchase of six sets of Mitch
ellis Outline Maps Of the Public
Schools of this Parish.
Also on motion and adopted, That
the President be authorized to pur-
chase from the lowest bidder fifteen
desks with seats attached, and capa-
BILE Of accommodating two pupils at
each desk, for, the use of the Pine
vile Girls School. ,a,
The account of Mr.. Duke, the
Treasurer, for $3.50, being for ex-
penses incurred by him for insurance
on money sent up from New Orleans,
and for collections of school money
from Freedmens' Savings Bank, was
approved. " r ','' '.''.'.
The business Of the Town Schools
was, on motion, then taken up;
whereupon it was
Resolved, That the white and col.
ored Public Schools of Alexandria be
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

July 90, 1873.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-09-26
. Glroerlne Evnlpel0n.

Between the hours of twelve and one
o'clock, Sept. l5, at Bradford, Pa, a
magazine containing twenty pounds of
glycerine and seventy-iive pounds of
dynamine, located on the Curtis farm,
two miles south of Bradford, exploded
with terrific force, instantly killing
Andy p. Higgins, j. b. Burkholder,
N. z. Pulver and Charles s. Page.
The mangled and scarcely recogniza-
ble men were found at different points
about the magazine, and at distances
from it varying from fifty to one hun
dred feet. The cause of the explosion
is unknown. Not one Of the party
present is left to tell the story. On the
night of August sth burglars endeav-
ored to open the magazine by insert
ing glycerine into the lock and firing
with fuse. The attempt failed, and
the explosive remained in the lock.
Last Sunday night, September Sth an
other attempt was made to burglarize
the safe and disarrange the lock.
Pulver and his friends were trying to
open the safe, and it is supposed fired
the glycerine in the lock. The men
are all known in the Clarion towns.
Pulver was thirty eight years old and
leaves wife and five children living
near Rochester, n. Y. Page has wife
and two children living in Bradford.
The other men were young and un-
married. Higgins and Page were
mOonlighters." Burkholder was
formerly tank builder in Elk City.
Pulver sold glycerine for W.O. Gatham,
of Petrolia. The accident created a
profound sensation, and hundreds of
people have visited the sickening
scene. Fragments of flesh and shreds
of clothing were strewn over the
ground.
Coroner j. G. Blair held an inquest
and rendered verdict that the men
came to an untimely end by the ex-
plosion of glycerine from Pulver's
| safe.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-09-26

Report OF viewers on the road IN
Milestone township, from Adam Iim-
merman's to William Dunn's. Con-
firmation absolute.
Report of reviewers in the matter of
the vacation of the road from Joseph
Rogers farm to the Boons mountain
road at the Holobaugh farm. Con-
firmation absolute.
Report of viewers on the road to lead
from the school house in Highland
township to the public road at south
west corner of w. S. Coles land in
said township. Confirmed nj 81. and
ordered to be opened fifty feet wide.
Petition for review of damages of
road from Water street in Benezette,
Elk county, Pa, to A. V. r. r. Or
dered to review damages,
In the matter of private road to
lead from James Cockburn's to John
Overturf's coal mine in Benezette
township. Exceptions to report of
viewers filed.
GhAND JURY hESEN I'M EMF
To the Hon. Judges of the Court of
quarter Sessions of the Peace IN and
for the County of Eur.
The grand inquest of the Common
veal of Pennsylvania for the county
of Elk, at September sessions, respect
fully represent. That the county Jail
is in as good u condition as the build
ings and surrounding will permit of.
That we have visited and examined
the county bridge over the Clarion
river, in the village of Ridgway. We
find the said bridge is in good con-
dition, with the exception that a por-
ton of the hand rail is out of repair,
and should be looked after We also
recommend that the dirt on each side
of the driveway of the bridge should
be removed, as it seems to be rotting
out the plank.
We further report that a public high
way, known as the Rosely road, some
sixty or seventy rods long, has not
been worked upon by the Supervisors.
Also, that a gate has been placed across
said road, the road being a township
road, being in the borough of st.
Mary's, and running in an easterly
| direction as far as maple corner.
ANTONY a. CLAY,
Foreman.