The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-20

Mr.. Frank Connolly, Editor of We
the People, wrote thu following epistle
to the Editors Of the New Orleans
Times:
OFFICE or owe rnE PEorLE,"
ALEXANDRIA, La,
Nov. 4, i87a !
Editors Times:
GENrs-P Please accept my thanks for
the Times Interchange for my paper,
eve the People," am sorry to say
that it will he unnecessary for you to
continue to send mo the Times any
longer as at exchange, as my paper
will be stopped for three or four weeks
but not my fault.
! was doing well, and had long since
thought that had gotten in good
locality, and among good people to
conduct local newspaper in, but
am afraid that in this l have been mis-
taken, for on the night Of November
gil, my office was entered, and every
movable thing was thrown into He'd
River. The type are scattered all
around tile leyee, and the river is
alive with cases. The triggers belong
ing t0 the press are also in the river,
and all the rules; leads, etc.
1t will put me to considerable ex-
pense to start again, but have ordered
materials and hope to be 0at in due
time "a a'ft,} N
l have no idea that my effects were
destroyed for a political purpose, as
the campaign was over. But does it
not look little strange that my office,
my all, was destroyed Within twenty
four hours after the DEMOCRAT of this
place had been turned over to it's for
mer editori / have worked hard to
get what had, and as only had an
interest in the press, and az that inter-
est is now gone, it places me in a
rough position. II IF s..
Alexandria has some good people in
it; and think that I could have sue
ceeded here in the newspaper business
had not have been broken up at this
time but, l will try again, and If | am
properly encouraged, as i am yet very
young, hope we will all get along
better in the FUTURE and i promise to
make the people of Central Louisiana
a good country paper. aa7'
FRANK CoNNELLY,
Editor "We the People,
Mr.. Frank Connelly's epistle was
r
received by the Editors Of the New
Orleans Times, Mr.. Frank Conneliy's
epistle was published in the New Or
leans Times, of Sunday, Novembel
10th, and here Is the local notice The
New Orleans Times gives to Mr.
Frank Connelly's epistle:
| A Communication which we publish
elsewhere makes the announcement
that on the night of November I'd the
Office of We tie People, a newspaper
published at Alexandria, La, was en-.
tered and the press, material, ETC., de.
stroyed. The letter is from the editor
himself and Is Of course reliable as te
the fact. We quite concur in his sug,
gestion that the deed could scarcely
have been prompted by political mo,
tives, for though the shipwrecked
newspaper was Of Republican tone and
purpose. the campaign had then endel
and no political object could have beer
accomplished by it's destruction.
much more probable explanation o
the mystery is that MIR. Madison Wells
who is believed to be chief proprietor
Of the newspaper, finding the gam,
played ont aud the future unpromis
| ing, had the ''outrage" committed :,
as to let himself down in blaze o
martyrdom, not to say bankruptcy
Maddy is quite up to little pieasantrie,
OF this sort, aud it is hard to gaze M
on one Of the old time thread bare can,
palgn lodges without seeing the fin,
finger of the late Returning Boart
somewhere in it. .g9
-JUsT received from New Yorl
direct, and now opening at Bios
salts Mammoth New Store, Cotil,
Landing, large and complete stocl
|of Clothing, Hats, Flannels, Lindsey,
and Jeans. And from Louisville Al
equally large and completes stock o
ladies' Chilf1venTs More ond d..