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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-29

LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF VARIOUS
COUNTRIES. - The American H0nss
Of Representatives Is renewed once
in two years the French Chamber
once in four years; the German
Reichstag, the Prussian Diet and the
Hungarian Diet once In three years;
the Italian Chamber once in fve
years; while in Great Britain the
nominal period Of the House is seven
years. The Spectator favors
change. 1t believes that il . general
election were necessary every i've
years-an arrangement which would
usually secure four years Parlia-
ment-t the government would be
much stronger while it lasted, and
would be less tempted than it now is
to enter on grand and ambiguous
speculative policies without sound
ing the nation, to know whether such
policies would be approved or disap-
proved by it. For example, no a,l-
ministratinn since the peace Of 1915
has originated so new and so remar-
kablc a policy, either abroad or nt
home, as Lord Bcaconsfielrs abroad
in the momentons guarantee given
to Asia Minor, as well Is Ia the Ras-
SO Afghan policy Of The government
at home, in the we'll marked ten,len-
cy to keep Parliament In the dark -
to the purpose Of the cabinst It'll Il
was too late to alter them, though it
would have been still possible to
censure them. II Lord Beaconsield
still commands the confidence Of the
English nation, he would gain by
making it known; and II he does not
he would gain . warning Of the nj.
most value to him; while in that case
it il clear that the nation ought to
have the opportunity offered 70 it Of
giving that warning. In. 7. Tri-
bune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-29

"A HINT to ladies who wear out
side pockets have your purses made
to look like prayer-books.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-29

We are thankful to our Senator,
Hon. Lewis Texada, for a lot Of Leg
islative documents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-29

The man who unexpectedly sat
down in some warm glue thinks there
is more than one way Of getting bad
~ stuck.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-29

Papers were received, at this of
Gee, from the Bart. Able and Maria
Louise.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-29

-DoN CAMERON has just been re.
elected to the United States Senate
from Pennsylvania.
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We acknowledge the reception
of complimentary tickets for the
DEMOCRAT, from Professor Shears.
who gave pleasing entertainment,
at the Town Hall, last night, and re-
peats it tonight in Pineville.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-29

-TnE less indulgence one has for
ones self the more one may have for
Others.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-29

was soon under full head way LOT
Jefferson direct.
The Laura Lee, the new and mag
nificent stern wheeler of the Pool
line, passed down Monday morning
early, and she, too, had the biggest
kind of trip.
The Packet, Bart. Able, came to
time Monday, with an excellent
freight aud a good passenger list
She goes down this evening,
The Maria Louise was tue Shreve
port boat leaving Saturday, and
reached here Monday about dark;
she made big pine-knot haul in
Pineville, touched here for moment
and then was of for Shreveport.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MANY of our readers will be
pleased to know that the fifty second
number of the old WESTERN FARM
Frs ALMANAC is out, promptly on
tine, for 1879. We need say but
little of this old and standard alma
nae, except that tits full to the brin,
as usual, with varied and valuable
original articles on new and interest.
ing subjects. To those who know
it, it is Indispensable. Among the
authors who have Papers in this is
sue, we notice the names of Profes.
sur G. v. Riley, B. F. johnson, F.
D. Coburn, Professor James Fitz,
Burdette, the luminous light of the
Burlington Hawk-eye, NJ. B. Hill.
yard, M. Qaod,'' Kennedy, aud 9th
ers, all of them the best authorities
on the subjects of which they write;
and all this, with its notices, wealth.
er forecasts, calendars, and fund Of
other matter make it not only the
best but the cheapest periodical
published. Its price is only 1C
cents. 1t can be had of its publish
ers, John p. Morton : Co., Louis
vile, Kentucky. Send them dime
and try it.
| ~->~~.~~>->~->0s-->~>~->~~
ON Thursday last, this Office re
ceived a hymeneal gift Of nice cake
coming FROM bride and groom, wht
were joined in the holy bands o
wedlock, the night previous, by thu
Rev. Thomas F. Marshall, Of the NJ
E. Church, Of this Town. We arr
thus particular in returning thank
to the happy couple, in order to men
ton the novelty, in these parts, o
their marriage. The groom, Soutik
lis q Chinaman, and an excellent an,
worthy man, who has been here 70
many years, and is favorably known
for a long time, as the Chef de Cu;s
} me to Sans Restaurant, and hi
bride, Stella, is beautiful and we'll
reared quadroon, born and raise
here, and of most excellent parent
age, tracing back to the good old Gre
ole quadroon stock of this PARISH
AS far back as our memory serve
us, We have favorably known her ar
cestors, and now cot this little lea
let Of good wishes and solid happ
; ness to her and her new partner fe
: life.
=
Al SAM. FELLOWS, SO we'll and {.
8 vorably known here as "Sam,
] Sans" and as a most excellent Ct
terer, who has given proof that b
I can keep an Hotel, is out in to-day
DEMocRAT with his new card, whic
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which was on hangman's day, with
the u. S. Mail, a big freight, full of
passengers, and among them an even
dozen Of Jack Wharton's Uncle-Sam-
era, fresh and saucy from the Gran
tie building, and their pockets full
Of writs and subpenas. They po.
litely gave Rapides the cold shout
der and went mp to Grand Ecore.-
The Pool liner, which all this is about
10 named the Kate Kinney, is good,
fast boat, has bully crew and Cap
tain too, and Joe Dodd is his name,
and he was born and raised in Alex
andria, which surely he is proud Of;
be that as it may we are proud Of
him, and as usual, he tickled our
pride by leaving this Office no less
than three packages of all sorts OF
newspapers.
Just about dark Saturday, the big
freighter, the Silver City, pass d
down; she landed here for a few min
utes, for fresh beef for her passen'
gers and crew, and Rapides hay fol
her beeves. She had q big trip o.
cotton, oil cake, beeves and q barge
in tow, from the wreck Of the Texas
loaded with machinery, furniture and
other truck from that ill-fated Pool
Liner.
Saturday evening, at precisely I
O'Clock, so hours out from New Or
leans, We heard familiar whistle
and we recognized it as the jewel
musical blast, and soon she was a
the upper wharf. As usual Will
sour two Charles" their byoa had
fine freight, put some two hundred
barrels of it out here, remembered
US as usual in the paper line, ant
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-05

IT, A liberal deduction will he made in
favor of those who advertise four squares,
or upwards, by the year.
u Legal notices will be charged 20 the
attorney or officer authorizing their inser
ton.
CO Advertisements sent from distance
md transient nt.ices. must be accompan-
I'd l'y the cash.
Oy Announcements vi births, marriages
AID deaths, inserted free of charge.
Uyr Obituary notices, or "poetry" ac-
companying marriages or deaths, will he
charged one-half our regular advertising
this rule
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-05
Loca! and News Brevities.

COOL nights
INDIAN Summer.
FoRREsT fires shut down.
MORE building improvements.
New sidewalks all over town.
ANOTHER large oyster shipment.
TnE cranberry season is approach
ing.
The wise man props up his pear
trees and thus saves them for anoth-
er year.
THROAT diseases are prevailing in
town, to some extent, among young
children.
THE store at present occupied by
Mr.. L. Bettman is soon going to be
thoroughly repaired.
SOME of those who arc still
camping out" have concluded to
send in for a few more three-p
blankets.
SOME people like pet birds, while
others like pet caterpillar nests over
hanging the bedroom window
Nice, isn't it?
A TELEGRAM received last Tues
day announced the death of Mr.. H.
Goodtime, an old and respected res
ident of Steilacoom.
THE most exciting business in and
about tho Sound country now, is
the land-purchasing mania, incident
to the release of the Northern Pacific
railroad lands.
Mn. 7. G.. Lowe has fallen in with
the general desire for improvement
and is about to have a much. needed
awning erected il front of his feed
and provision store.
LosT.--About week ago, q shawl,
somewhere between the Methodist
Church and Ayers Hill. The fnder
will confer great favor by leaving
the article at this Office.
THE question submitted for consid-
Grafton by the Blue Ribbon League
next Monday evening is: {" Is local
\ option law preferable to a civil dam
age law in restraining the traffic of
intoxicating liquors?'
The log bridge on the East side
road near Union Academy, is going
to fall down and kill good man or
valuable horse, pretty soon, if it is
not speedily repaired. We make
this reference as timely warning.
WHEN down-Sound young man
takes few days in which to go off
on wedding tour, the newspapers
say he is neslecting his business.
Now we should think he was attend
ing to business instead of neglecting
it, and that pretty thoroughly.
The steamer Blakely came up Tues
day, having in tow the yacht, Cas-
co, beautiful specimen of naval
architecture built and owned by DR..
Samuel Merritt, of San Francisco.
d.. Merritt is we'll known to most
Of our old citizens, having been
Unidentified with the commercial in.
terests of Olympia in its earlier days.
We understand that the Casco will be
moored, to-day, along the Second
street wharf when our people will
have an opportunity of visiting her
and inspecting her good qualities.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-05
HARVEST Moon.
LEAVES are falling.

LEAVES are falling.
IT was "no go" at the hydrants,
last night.
A CAMPING party left this morning
by the train.
PANTHER poisoning is carried on
to profitable extent on WILDLY
Island.
THERE is noticeably scarcity of
small citizens upon our streets.
Cause school.
WISHING and waiting will never
accomplish anything; doing is what
tells the story.
HAVE you heard the Harbor of
Refuge announcement We didn't
know but you had.
NIMRoDs are securing up their
shooting irons, preparatory to a
brisk Autumn business.
Mr.. Charles De Young was ad-
mitted to bail, on Monday, by Chief
Justice Wallace, in the sum of $685.
GOO.
An exchange chronicles the mar
riase of Mr.. Apple to Miss Plum.
Will it be apple-jam, plum-sauce, or
what?
CARPENTERS are at work, putting
down a new floor in the store OIL the
southwest corner of Main and
Fourth street.
The Dalles is afflicted with disrep-
utable dance-houses, and the people
are calling upon the city authorities
to suppress them by law.
THE evenings are growing longer
and the way parlor lamps begin to
make way with kerosene oil should
be caution to prudent mammas.
A COLUMBIA river steamboat has
been named the "Spokane. We
suppose this is intended to o.add.4fuel
to the fever-heated rush for the
upper country.
CRoAKERs who do not believe there
is any good land left in Western
Washington would do we'll to exam
inc the odd sections released by the
railroad company.
JUDGING from the number of drunk
Ell Siwashes that meander through
our streets at the close of the day,
the next term of court will do a
rushing whisky selling" business.
We hear that Mr.. S. Bettman in
tends to make a radical change in his
business, and that Mr.. S. G. Ward
will remove his grocery and provision
store to the stand vacated by that
gentleman.
IT is not the "wisdom of the Ter
ritory" that crowds our streets, for
it is not yet time for the Legislature.
The crowds of strangers are mainly
composed OF honest yeomanry COM
Ing IN to secure slices of the re-
leased railroad lands.
MARRIED by chance" That's
what is said about them, but who
believes that such a thing ever hap
pened? Adam and Eve had it all
arranged for them, and so it has
been from that day to this. Married
by chance! O Pshaw!
VERY soon, the city of Jerusalem
will be in railroad communication
with Joppa, and to reach that VEN
cradle city from any seaport in the
world will require the single change
from a palatial steamer to broad
gauge Pullman car.
A SIGNAL fact goes far to show the
ignorance that prevails among the
people of Salt Lake City. While
the population of that place is over
thirty thousand, there are not on an
average to exceed two hundred and
fifty letters, per day, received at the
Postoffice for distribution within the
city limits.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Craig, of this
place, are sadly afflicted. They lost
their youngest child last Saturday
night, it being the fourth that has
died within the past few months.
They have but two left from group
of six. The bereaved parents have
the heartfelt sympathy of the COM
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-05
WHOLE NO. 97S.

OYSTERS are fat and plentiful.
AUTUMN flowers are in their glory.
A GOOD time to transplant house.
plants.
ONE line items are valuable but
scarce.
PILES of new goods, in the near
future.
SALEM is noted for rowdyism among
its hotel runners.
INDIAN women are embarking in
the oyster business once more.
Duck shooters are waiting patient
ly for the return of their favorite
game.
THERE is renewed demand for
perforated cardboard and zephyr
goods.
WHAT shall we do with our dogs"
is getting to be serious question
| WIN Wy mPiauo.
The wife of Louis Bettman left
in the cars Monday morning, en- route
for San Francisco.
AS THE weather grows cooler, Call
ifornia fruits come in better cond;-
tion, especially bananas.
|
The satellites OF the planet Jupi-
ter can be seen, any clear night.
with on ordinary telescope.
INDIANS are pouring into the Puy-
allup valley preparatory to commenc-
ing the work of hop-picking.
IT now turns out that but very
little grain will be injured by the
rain, in the lower Sound counties.
RAIN prognostics are passing away,
leaving us in the blissful enjoyment
of another spell Of paradisiacal
weather.
No less than three front gates on
one block have begun to scrapa the
sidewalk since the new sm0Of nuy
is the matter?
A sTArIsTIcIAN claims to have the
figures to show that women are the
cause of nine -tenths of all the sui
cides on this coast.
Mrs. Partington says her old cat
is very literary. Puss has had five
litters of kittens and they all grew
up to be good mousers.
One of the bridges on the West
side road is in dangerous condition.
The authorities should see to it and
prevent a serious disaster.
POULTRY raisers are counting their
chickens and young turkeys and
looking in the almanac to compute
the distance to Christmas.
WHEN we see beautiful shade and
fruit trees shamefully disfgured by
caterpillars, we Immediately conclude
that such property is rented.
That talking encyclopedia, Mr..
Eldridge Morse, is still on bis travels,
and exchanges are passing him
around in a manner highly ccmpli-
mentary.
NEWS comes from Walla-walla
that daughter has been born to the
wife of Mr.. John Lump. She will
be sweet lump of feminine hu-
manity, one of these days.
A SHORT rule of etiquette is going
the rounds of the papers and maga-
zines, couched in the following lam
guage, "The person introduced,
should make the first remark" This
rule falls to the ground when a gen.
tleman is introduced to lady with
sprightly tongue.
The Rev. Kallock's reply to De-
Young when he made the PROPOSE
ton for him to desert the Working
men, indicates a firm belief in the
true orthodox idea of the internal re-
gions. The remark would have
been considered profane from the
lips of anybody but preacher.
Mr.. w. E. Wells, of clam-packing
fame came up from Mason county
the other day, on business trip.
He reports everything connected
with his cannery as being both
"lively and lovely" He has six
men constantly employed, and the
prospects are that he will be obliged
| &o Jr,,Lla or trah1o hic focilitfoc ho-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-05
10, 900 deer on Orcas Island.

APPLE gathering has commenced.
600 tons of wheat on San Juan
Island, this year.
Mr.. Baldwin now mans the wheel
of the Old Settler.
The mammoth scow brings seventy
cords of bark at load.
| CHEHALIs bacon is one of the spe-
cialties of our markets.
THURsToN County exported, this
year, sixty thousand pounds of wool.
The time for payment of municipal
tuxes has been extended to Decem-
ber.
To say, pleasant weather." con-
veys but a crude idea of the glowing
reality.
JOHN Hawthorne has been ap-
pointed Night Watchman, in place
of John Lott, resigned.
| FARMERS bitterly complain of the
lawlessness of the COWS that run at
large upon our streets.
If a young man has not got we'll
balanced head, it will DO for him to
part his hair in the middle.
S1xTY-slx thousand bushels Of wheat
and oats, is the estimated yield on
Cowlitz Prairie, this season.
SIX thousand bushels of wheat
| arrive at Portland every day. Not
much hard times about that.
REV. G. A. Huntington has as
sumed the duties of pastor of the
Congregatic nal Church in this
! place.
THERE are over fourteen thousand
sheep in San Juan county, about one
half of which are owned on San Juan
Island.
We hear that arrangements are
under way fer clambake By moon
light. Lanterns will, of course, be
ruled out.
NOTWITHSTANDING all the complaints
that come from the Southern States,
the cotton crop this year, is said to
exceed that of any former season.
AN order has been issued for q
new survey of the Columbia river
bar. The work will extend up the
river as far as Point Ellis, near As
toria.
MEssEs. Farquhar and Ferry re-
turned from the upper coun ry, tn s
week, and our citizens may expect to
hear some glowing accounts of their
travels.
IT is q woman who lives in Califor-
MIA that says she has the best hus-
band in the world. He takes care
of the babies while his wife goes out
lecturing.
The fog whistle at Point Wilson
is ready to give hesitating ships the
long drawn note of alarm. Work
on the lighthouse is to be commenced
Immediately.
The cocoon of the silkworm con-
tains an unbroken thread varying in
length from fifteen hundred to two
thousand feet This surpasses the
spinning of street yarn.
THOSE who are we'll qualified to
speak on the subject, assert that
there are, at the least calculation,
ten thousand deer on Orcas Island.
But how did their progenitors get
there. That's the question.
IT is reported that NJ. T. Ward,
the absconding contractor from Polk
county, Oregon, has begun suit
against the Chilberg Brothers, OF
New Tacoma, for the sum of $1,000
lost from their safe by burglary.
A SHORT RIDE through the country
will give any one an opportunity of
seeing the thrift manifested by the
farmers who are now busily engaged
in securing their crops of wheat and
oats. 1t was anticipated that much
damage would be caused by the rain,
but the sequel shows that the fears
of many were unduly manifested.
Some loss, it is true, will be sus-
tained but every ounce of hay has
been safely stored away and the
grain will be more than an average
| TI
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ADvEHTIsEMENTs.
SHERIFF SALES.
The City of New Orleans W. Kr
haar and II, q. Herndop


The City Of New. Orleans w. Krnmb-
haar and r. q. Herndo1
ECIFTH DISTRICT COURT FDHTHE PAR
i ish OF Orleans, No. IS 80 B virtue OF q
writ of feri facias, tn mo DID eted BY the
honorable the Fifth District burt for the
parish Of Orleans In the above htltled cause,
for city taxes Of 1878 will prq bed to sell at
public auction. OF the Merch&n and Auction
eels Exchange. Royal street.. between Canal
and Customhouse streets Nin s Second Dis
trict Of this city. On MONDA Maj. ID. 1879. at
Il o'clock M the following dq ribbed property,
% CERTAIN PORTION d GROUND. sit
uated ia the Fist Distttet Of I city. In square
number fourtySf -four. III Snde by Tchoupitou-
las. Terphiscora. Pete AaI Hunter streets.
and designated u follbW Big numbers one
and two, measuring me kndred and forty
three feet front On Nehoub itonlas street. on
one line. and one hNn@red and twelve feet front
On Tchoupitoulas stfaAt, on the other line. BY
one hundred and twenty feet In depth
lot number three. measuring one hundred and
thirty Ave feet front on Peters street by two
hundred and sixty-three feet III depth lots mum
bers four and FIVE. measuring sixty feet front
on Peters street by. two hundred and sixty
three feet La depth: lot number six. measuring
seventy feet front on Peters street BY three hum
bred and eighty three feet In depth.
Seized Ia the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
J. r. ALCEE GAUTHREAUX.
Civil Sheriff OF the Parish Of Orleans.
mo 16 AZ 30 ny7 IL
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E,IFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
orable the Fifth District Court for the parish
of Orleans. In the above entitled cause, I will
proceed to sell at public auction. at the Mar-
chants and Auctioneers' Exchange, Royal
street. between Canal and Customhouse streets.
In the Second District of this city. on SATUR-
DAY, April 10. 1879. at u o'clock M. the follow
Ing 1fNP 2DT Of F situated
lying and being in the Second District of this
city. designated by the number three OF square
number .fifty-nine. which Is comprised within
Carondelet Walk Prieur. Roman and st. Louis
streets, according to q plan drawn BY Joseph
Pile, surveyor. dated the first Of May. 1840
deposited In the office Of D. j.. MeCay. late j.
tary In this city. and on copy thereof made bye
A. Hedin. architect and civil engineer. dated
the eleventh OF March, 1851 and deposited In
the office of NJ Gernon, notary In this city; the
said lot of ground measuring fAmertean meas
ure1 twenty eight feet two inches front on Ro-
man street. one hundred and thirty-nine feet
four inches and three lines In depth on the side
nearest Carondelet Walk. one hundred and
forty three feet five inches In depth on the side
nearest st. Louis street. and thirteen feet three
Inches and four lines In width in the rear: TO-
gether with all the buildings and improvements
thereon. rights. ways and advantages there
unto belonging Or In anyWise appertaining
Being the same property acquired by Patrick
King by purchase from P. Ell. Mousseaux nv
act passed before A. Ducatel, notary public in
this city under date OF the twenty third day Of
October, 1869. -
Seized In the above suit,
Terms-Cash on the spot.
J. R. ALCEE GAUTHREAUX.
Civil Sheriff OF the Parish OF Orleans,
mh19 Is ap2 1913