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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

The Republicans in the United
States Senate, after having their
own way for nearly score Of years,
find the sudden, Democratic revolu.
ton of that body from Republicanism
to Democracy very irksome, and they
naturally chafe under it. But the
world will continue to wag on, and
there is beginning to slowly percolate
through the cranial structures OF
eminent Republican leaders a faint
conception of the difference between
tweedlednm and tweedledee.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02
WE have on orr table the thir.

We have on our table the third
number of neat, newsy and ably
edited weekly journal, the St. Mary
Courant, published by Connella q
johnson, at Franklin, and, on read,
ing it, find it in all respects, worthy
of patronage, and shall gladly ex'
change with it. Mr. L. A. Connella.
it's Editor, is a nephew of our respec.
ted and esteemed fellow Parishioner,
j. L. Connella, and, like the uncle,
the nephew is an orthodox Democrat
and sound Conservative, which adds
exceedingly to the real value and in
terest Of his journalistic enterprise,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

Mn. Hayes has appointed aud
the Senate has confirmed the follow.
ing gentlemen as members of the
National Board of Health: Drs. s.
w. Bemis, of New Orleans; Henry j.
Bawditch, of Boston; Stephen Smith,
of New York; Henry A. johnson, oil
Chicago; James L. Cabell, of Char.
lottville. Virginia; T. S. Verdi, OF
Washington. and Robert W. Nit
chell, of Memphis.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02
The New York wall Stree

The New York [ Wall Street.
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
,telegraphs to that paper of the
twenty-third instant: "The offers to
sell Louisianas are not so plenty TO-
day, and it looks now as if the bonds
80 freely poured on the market OF
late came from parties in sore need,
as is evidenced by the events of the
past few days. If these needs are
supplied, and the convention enacts
no rash measures, the bonds should
at least be steady if not advance q
fraction, though it will probably be q
long time before they again enjoy
the confidence of investors"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

COOP humor is the clear blue sky
of the soul, on which every star of tai
ent will shine more clearly, and the
sun of genius encounter no vapors on
his passage. IT'S the most exquisite
beauty of fine face; redeeming
grace in homely one. 1t is like the
green in the landscape, harmonizing
with every color, mellowing the glo-
ries of the bright, and softening the
hue of the dark; like a flute in a full
concert Of instruments, a sound, not
at first discovered by the ear, but fill.
ing up the breaks in the concord with
its deep melody .-[Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02
AR their annual election for Oh

AR their annual election for Oh,
GERS, the Rnpiies Grove b. A. M. /,
elected the following members to
serve for the ensuing term: Watkin
L. Amber, 6. W. p; Louis L. por-.
ter, v. w. r; G. E. Curtis, G. s.:
H. J. Dennis. A. G. S.; H. Wright
g. T.: Fred Abrams, G. c.: Alto
Mitchell, G.. S. A. A.; Lewis Zim,
A. A. S. A., A; and Walter Good.
win, G. S.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

-AccoRD1xa 70 Morton's old or.
gan, the Indianapolis Journal, the
new superintendent bill viii give the
Democrats twelve Congressmen, and
the Republicans one. This makes
the old Hoosier State Democratic TO
the backbone.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

The French government has ad.
opted two important improvements in
its postal system. The first is the
collection of bills, and the second is
the reception of subscription to
newspapers and magazines. The
charge for either of the above ser.
vices is very light.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

-GusTAvE GEHR, SO we'll and ia.
vorably esteemed by the friends and
customers of his elder brother, the
late Daniel Gehr, has taken his pur.
chasing trip to New Orleans, return
ed on the Bart. Able, and is at pre-
sent permanently located in the old
stand, next to Leyin's. His stock Is
fresh and acomplete one in the Fam
lily Grocery line, and he asks 4 call
from his friends.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02
ALEXANDRIA, La:
WEDNESDAY,....APR1L 2, 1879.

THERE is no denying that, as rule,
the Editor is expected to do more
for nothing, to give more for the
money, to expect less thanks, or
even acknowledgment for favors
done, than the lawyer, doctor,
clergyman, merchant, mechanic or
PLANTER. In order that this should
not hold good with the LOUISIANA
DEMOCRAT, we invite our much es-
teemed delinquents to call at our
Office and deny all this statement
practically.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02


The walking mania which is
now all the go in the North and
East, has millions in it, and pays
we'll, and no wonder all hands cling
TO it so we'll and with such pertinac
ity. The heroes in the recent walk,
in New York, came out of it with
snug sums for these dull times
The whole weeks receipts footed up
s54,3l4-4o, and after expenses were
taken out, the following was the di.
vide: Rowell, $1s,398.9l; Ennis,
sll,O3s.9S; Walton, $3,6T9,66, and
Hartman, $5,67960.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

The Town Council assembled in
regular monthly meeting on yester-
day evening. The Pacifics meet to-
night, and the Hooks tomorrow
night. Both of these meetings are
the regular monthly ones of the
Companies, and both assemble in the
Town Hall.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

"A BILL has passed the New York
General Assembly making the office
of county clerk in New York salaried,
and forbidding him to receive any
fees for his own benefit. The salary
is fixed by the bill at $1,000, where.
as the Office has heretofore yielded
the incumbent, it is supposed, at
least $4,000 per year. A similar
bill in regard to the register has
been introduced.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02
THE Illinos Legislature proposes

THE Illinos Legislature proposes
to shut out all life insurance compa-
MES from that State which are forbid
den BY their charters from making IN
yestments outside the State which in-t
corporated them. This is move in
tho right direction. New York, Mas
sachusetts and some other States have
endeavored to hold capital in this way,
and Legislation Of the kind proposed 10
Illinois will warn them that two can
play at that game.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02
Tar New Orlean, Democrot q

The New Orleans Democrat SAYS
that "the Kansas fever appears not
to be restricted to the negroes Of
Louisiuns and Mississippi, bat to
have reached even Tennessee, where
there has not been even = whisper
Of bulldozing. The steamer DsSmst
arrived In ST. Louis the other day..
from the Ohio river, with . large
number Of Tsnnsssee negroes, mad
with the Kansas fever. They were
we'll provided with money rnd start
ed for Kansas at once.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

THE President Of the PeoI Line
will please accept I've tips from our
old beaver, for continued favors in
the way Of Eastern, Western sad
Northern papers. They are valuable
to US and We are always glad to re-
ceive them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

The name Lent is derived from a
Saxon word signifying spring, the sea-
son of the year when it occurs. The
length of time of the observance. has
varied, first having been forty hours
and thirty-six days. Four days were
added in the ninth century, making as
at present, forty days.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

IL. T. BRrDeERs, Agent for the
National Copying Company, of AT
lanta, Georgia, who was here some
time since soliciting orders, has re
turned with the portraits then pro-
cured. We have seen several OF
these, and find them we'll copied and
enlarged to the contracted size. We
are pleased to know that his Compa
ny have given perfect satisfaction to
those who entrusted him with their
orders, and as he i, here now and
will be here several days, we bespeak
for him asd the Company renewal
Of these favors.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

ONE thing certain that the Con-
yention must do--let the State cleo.
ton come off at different period
from that of the National election
no more such bulldozing must we
have as the persecution and infa.
nous treatment received by the Ten
sas, Natchitoches and Caddo Demo
Gratis.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02
THE Rev. A. n. Ogden. on F

-THE Rev. A. N. Ogden, on FRI
day night at ST. James Episcopal
Church, delivered an interesting and
able lecture, HE theme being "Absa.
ham," and had : select and crowded
audience TO listen 70 bis mastery
handling Of HE aptly selected thens.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

1T is thought that the Tennes-
see Legislature, in regard to the
State debt, will agree upon COM
promise bill for its adjustment, fix
ing the basis at fifty cents with four
per cent. interest.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

- Wars me down an ass" II IN
injunction Of the ancient Dogberry.
We echo it against any one, who dis
putes that Charlie Goldenberg's fro
zen nectars are not the top pertes-
ton and delicious to take. We have
been there again and feel like 4 thres
year blood colt.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02
WE will in our next issue. nm

we will in our next issue, pub
llsh extracts from the able and elo-
quent speech of James Fenwick
Brent, made in Convention of 184S,
on the elective judiciary. This is a
very important subject for the Con
stitutional Convention to solve, and
the views of Mr.. Brens fayoring an
elective judiciary instead of an ap
pointiye one, applies with equal force
to the present time.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

--fRE Democracy are giving the
Fourth Estste a push ahead. John
C. Burch, the Clerk of the United
States Senator, is editor of the Nash
vile American, and Bright, the Ser
geant-at-Arms, was for many years,
the editor of the Indianapolis Sen
tinel.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02
NEW York City is surely one Q

NEW YORK City IS surely one OF
salaried officials. From official sta
tistics it appears that the total num-
Der in that City is 1851, and that the
number of votes polled in 1878 was
only 142,353, which would show that
there is one office-holder to every
twenty-one voters, without counting
the army Of stipendiaries attached
to the Schools, Police and Fire De-
partments.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

The case of the last of the car
pet-baggers, Kellogg, in the United
States Senate, derives an additional
tinge of sadness from the fact that
Morton's old Committee, now under
Democratic guidance, has reported
against Bell, the newly appointed
Senator from the Granite State.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

"A negro woman on the Brown
place, was accidentally drowned in
the Bayou on last Wednesday. Cor
oner Roberts held the inquest and
the verdict returned was in accord
ance with this statement.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

THERE is now before both bran
ches of the Illinois Legislature a bill
forbidding men, under very heavy
penalty, from treating each other in
saloons.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

The Radical press are gushing
with rage because the Democratic
Congress did not elect Southern
man Speaker. Look at our index
finger on our nose.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

III is truly sickening and dis.
gusting sight to see old Simon Cam.
eron, an octogenarian, harrassed with
"a breach of promise suit and charge
of seduction, and surely it has come
to pass, in Radical morality, that the
grave will soon be the only place
that can guarantee immunity from
grass widows.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

DEATH OF HUGH DERBY.-This old
and former citizen of Alexandria, a
son-iu.law of Joseph Fellows, and
we'll known here in ante 6ellUm times
as an experienced and skillful engi-
neer and machinist, died in New Or
leans on the Oath of the past month.
The manner of his sad end is thus
told in the New Orleans Democrat
At about 4 o'clock last evening Mr.,
Hugh Derby, an engineer by ,ese IA
ton, met with an untimely end willie
passipg in front of the Carrollton rail
road depot at Carrollton, by being run
over by dummy No. 1, run by one II.
Winchester.
The dummy was approaching the station
at slackened gate when the unfortuu.
ate man attempted to cross the track
and az be did so he was caught under
the wheels and mangled to such an ex.
tent death ensued in an hour after.
wards. The wheels crushed and lac.
er ated both Of his legs, together witt
bis right arm. 4
At the time of the accident it said Mr.
Derby could not have seen the dummy
coming, and unfortunately being dea
could not have heard it. The engineer
at the time was checking up the engin,
to allow one Collins to get ont ani
having his eyes to the roar of the cal
did not see Derby az he was in the &C,
of crossing the track.
The engineer was Immediately ar
rested and lodged in the Sub-Seventf
Station. Mr.. Derby was removed t,
his residence, on Washington street
near Nc Carthy, where lie was attende,
by DR.. S. Z. Henry. He died at S IS;
O'Clock. Deputy Coroner Donoys,
viewed the body of the deceased, an,
continued the inquest until some futur,
time.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

-Ir must now be considered silly
to talk of 'solid South" in an of.
fensive sense, when it is known that
Randall, in caucus, got nearly one
half the Southern Democratic vote.
as against Blackburn, a Southern
man. while Adams, a Union soldier,
was nominated for Clerk, by South
ern votes, over Caldwell, an ex-
Confederate.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

TO increase and thicken the
growth of the hair, use Halls Vege
table Sicilian Hair Remover. Moth
ing better known to science.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

mo act Of the Democrats in Con-
gress is more alarmingly 'revoln-
tionary," than their turning oat the
Republicans oficisls.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

AFATAL IMPEDIMENT.-Mr. Tilden's
age or health is fatal impeachment.
He will be sixty seven, if elected, be-
fore he is inaugurated, March 4, 1881,
and that would make him seventy two
at the close of four years. Harrison
was sixty-seven when he was sworn in
as President, and died exactly one
month after, April 4, ls4l. Taylor
was sixty five when he was sworn in
as President, March 4, 1849, and died
in sixteen months, July 9, 1850. VIM.
R. King was sixty-seven when he was
sworn in as Democratic Vice-President
March q, 1858, and died on bis own
plantation, in Alabama, in a little
more than q month afterward, April
u, 1853.
Allen G. Thurman is a year older
than Tilaen, and has had some omi
nous warnings within year. The
Democrats need stalwarts in health as
well as ~ doctrine.-L Forney's Pro-
gress.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

--VALLERY, of the Gem, again
places this office under obligations
for smiling fayors.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

SPRINGS sweetest barbinger, the
fzzling soda water, is impending at
Levin's.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

--Ex- SENATOR McCreery, of Ken
lucky, is in New Orleans on pleas
ure trip.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

THE latest slang phrase Isl
ooh, you're too new; the dust sticks
to you."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02
THINGS ABOUT HOME.

Short ana SWEEP Is our past Weeh
weather chat-beautifully clear, mild
winds, SUMS rays picrcingly hot, and
plenty of dust. Everything lovely
and lively on plantations and farms,
but rain needed most everywhere.
Business in Town really dull, the old
familiar croak of hard times more
audible than ever, money harder
than ever to get and, to lower the
picture, old Red is still on its falling
spree, and must now be called a
really low stream, which naturally
must cut short our
RIVER NEWS.
But such as it is, we give it for
the posting of most of our readers
who do not live in Town or on the
banks of the river.
AS usual, on Wednesday noon, the
Packet went down, but with woeful
sorry trip, but the best to be had un'
der the pressure of the cleaning out.
The little tug Kolegon, which, for
the past forty days, has been a Cane
River tender for the Bart. Able, and
has brought out Of that stream over
twenty-five hundred bales of cotton,
reached here Thursday evening and,
after resting nearly tweuty-foar
hours, emigrated to new fields and
pastures fresh.
The Danube, with a slim trip all
around, emblemstic OF the coming
hard times in the river line, passed
down about dask Friday evening,
and only tarrisd here few moments,
but made a big pineknottiag, in
Pineville, and then went a bowling
for the Crescent City.
The Jewel, with full freight and
a barge in tow, reached here, from
the City, on Saturday morning at 8
o'clock, making the up run in 81
hours, good, slow, safe time, and
with the U. S. River Mail at that
She had good freight for out mer-
chants, principally reshipment -four
BY eleven o'clock Monday morn.
ing the Packet was landed at Pine
vile, making that City her first land
ing. Though the river is low and
only 8 feet scant in the channel on
the bad bars, and she had a big
freight, still she reached here safely.
After putting out a tair freight at
the big wharf and an enormous one
at the upper wharf, she went on
above. At this writing it is hard to
tell whether she will be able to 90 up
as high as Grand Ecore-but as she
has the best and most skillfuI of pi-
lots, and her veteran and experienced
Captain on the roof, it is safe to pre-
dict that she will make the trip.
The Silver City, after q hard ting
with the low water above, passed
down yesterday morning. Her car.
go, under the stress, was a fair one
We wind up with the announce
ment that the Pool Lines 1enais
sance, good as ever, the Bonnie Lee,
passed up yesterday, Shreveport
bound, with all the freight she
wanted.
| DEATH OF HUGH DERBY.-This old
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

ALL diseases arising from a dis
ordered stomach yield at once TO
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

TO-DAY is the anniversary Of
the death of Professor Morse-died
in 1872.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

"A walking match on stills is
next in order
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

Gov. Nichols has, at last, sign,
ed the Lottery Bill.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

we owe thanks 10 the clerks Of
the Jewel and the Bart. Able for lats
papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

-THAsKs to Hon. j. B. Elan for
valuable documents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02
Cur Agents.

Thomas Mcintyre, -------New Orleans
j. Curtis Waldo .--.----
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02
WANT OF CREDIT.

Hon. Randall Gibson, who repre-
sents New Orleans in the House of
Representatives, recently in Wash
ington, was interviewed, and here is
how he puts it, and we are frank to
acknowledge that he leans to good
sense and discretion in the matter:
In fact we have no credit. I have
an estate of nearly ten thousand acres,
with seven houses and machinery,
ready for the plow, and the colored
people have remained upon it, cult
waiting small patches; but, while it
will require $4,000 to put it in opera
ton, l could not at any time raise
100000 secured by a mortgage of the
whole of it in the last ten years, and l
should have been compelled to pay a
ruinous rate of interest. 1t has lain
idle. This is the condition Of hun
dreds of planters. What we need is
credit; we have the lands and the Ia
Dor, but no money and no credit. If
We could borrow money at or 5 per
cent. Louisiana would produce more
cotton and sugar and rice than before
the war. This panic will not last.
The constitutional convention will be
composed Of our most intelligent citi-
zens and they will do nothing to draw
away capital and to destroy credit.
It is estimated that citizens of Louisi
ana have invested So, 1000 in 4 per
cent. Federal bonds this winter, and
that $4,000, 900 of foreign capital have
been withdrawn. As soon as the con-
vention shall assemble confidence will
be restored and our credit will be
placed upon firm basis, and all this
capital will flow back into the chan
nels of business and enable Us in the
country to bring into cultivation our
rich lands, and to give employment to
the people. The city will he equally
benefited, for its life and prosperity
depend upon the crops. think it but
fair, although The debt has been once
scaled, that, owing to the calamities l
have mentioned, the creditors Of the
State should consent to a reduction of
the rate of interest. Seven per cent.
is too high for public securities. If
tho rate of interest be reduced and be
we'll secured, and its punctual pay.
ment provided for, the creditors will
find that their bonds willimprove. /
repose entire confidence in the ability
of Governor Nichols and Lieutenant
Governor Wilt, and the gentlemen
who have been elected to the conven-
ton to deal with the situation.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

QUA March winds were mild
-o~Io~-~~~%~AAp--~~~~~~
"A dealer in extracts--the Den
list.
-u~~o~--~aNA-~~~~.~
Go to Hustmyre's for CHEAI
GOODS!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-02

the representative Of Grantism and
bayonet rule. The stalwart pressure
on Hayes is already considerable.
Speaker Randall is thoroughly in
sympathy with the Democrats on
this queetion. He thinks the Re.
publicans have blundered.
The Greenbackers are holding q
caucus tonight and are making an
effort to keep themselves alive By
agitation and advertisement. They
are ambitious, but weak. The at.
tempt to get up q third party is gen
orally regarded as a failure, and the
leaders are thought to be Respondent
as to the future. They were showed
under when the Democrats organized
the House.
ALI the indications are favorable
to the seating Of Judge Spoford.
That Kellogg will be turned out is
almost certain. The case will be
proceeded with next week, and prob.
ably with open session. / think the
entire body of Democratic Senators
will insist on doing justice to LOUIS
lana. Senator spofiord is sangnine
as to the result.
There is nothing new about the
House committees, except that the