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New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
PECULIARITIEs OF rHE OHIO VOTE.
80. L-L--....-h III

At the recent state election, fOrty-eight
counties Republican maiOrities, ana forty Dem
Ocratc majorites The county giving the largest
jority for Foster Cnyanoga-5556 The next
largest Ashtabula-4Ol3 and the third, Hamilton
>, i6J. The greatest majority Tor Ewing IN But
Ter COunty-2.O7s. Crawford comes next with 1850.
ard Holmes third with 1901. FIVE Republican cOul.-
gave majorities Ia OF two thousand: twelve
between one thousand and two thousand. Only one
county. Butler. gave than two thousand Dem
oeratic majority and fourteen gave mOrties between
Thousand and two thousand. The strength OF the
Democratic parry in the rural districts. All the
large cities the State gave Republican majOrities.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
HARPER Il BROS.
an.1.Ia.-..

Harper,s Latin Dictionary. Edited by r.. A Andrews
Revlre Nv Charlton r. CHARLES Royal Sro
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The sunI1en Rock OF the Mediterranean. BY Geo.
Cupples .IInor The Green Hand" 52m0, paper. 10
ccntr cloth. 80 cents.
Madse Dunrayen novel BY the author OF the queen
OF COnnaugnt. 10 cents
The Princess Ideways A fairy book By Mrs. W. j.
Hays Illustrated. square l6mO. cloth, 70 cents.
youns Mrs Jurdine 4 novel. By the author Of Jchr
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New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE ~ DUBUQUE.

DUBUQUE. Iowa, Nov. 2.-The most disas-
las occurred here IA several years oroe
out this morning in tne Office OF w. Carr q Co. IL
spread 70 their sa-h door and blind factory, Daang
mill warehouse and vast piles of seasoned lumber.
and thence 70 the old freight depot Of the
Illinois Railroad Company and the old ele-
vatOr Of Richmond & Jackson the property when
involved the Central company IN the notorious
litigation lasting several yers. and which finally c0st
company about S4OOOOO The principal loss Is tha
OF Carr IL Co. which Is not less tban $4,000; insured
for s4s 900. over 100 thrown out OF employ
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
LIPPINCoTr & Co.

In the ~chilIingscourt romance. trom ne eernan
Of r. Marii ~ A l.. Wster l2no. exlra cotn 81 90
MadeIon Lemsne BY Mira Leith Adams. author OF win.
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Bigeioy,s Lite Of Eenj amin Franklin Written by him
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New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
. DuK,nA.-" What are you pulling over,

A DuEMMA-" What are You pulling over,
praopI,t ~ Pm trying 10 nusWcr L.tc IluiL the
Near Ducl,ess' as YOU call her she's done uie the
Toner to writ ask n tnai So Bernard i9P gave
hsr sboud be fed un ment biscus. We'll pi-rni =
saaaidnr ~" OF cuu.sc: but ste spells bi-eu' VIVA
,,u .ee aud don't IKE - spell u PROPERTY Tor itii
- surfIng hrr Gracrs feelings ana ye, don't want II
~, .,el ,loui tiaL 1 spel bisruit, VIA H. say meat
sD,, But she spells Bc.I Win isn c's -irnb"h'
BREruRlE IN BLACK.-S.ingy Parson: \ our
cstr-e .crius hlgn "nc sweep. i",i r,''n So' .,,
sWcep (With grini: % l-s. ar; we gen
isa,en D, lne .c!olu' do, sir. aon't ~eF-lfuncn-
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04

The above are only few Of the delinquents. Mr.. j..
Cars bill Is S6 In reply to note asking him 10 pay
he wrote that be thought Mrs Price "must drunk"
or she would not him 20 pay such debt. Mr. J. b.
Crowder an officer OF a red-shirt company, when asked
to pay his bill Of - refused. with a sheer Mr.. J. W..
Grs another prominent citizen, being asked pay
his bill by NJ Price offered Wilde hIm. and prom
sed the same reception TO Mrs Price she should ask
n tn
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04

some Newspaper Teniencc-. An adrr,s- q verei be:
fore lie EiiIvr of NewlOr and OHIO by
WAitslaw Rcid. IoIu. pIper % cents.
Hector Berax selections his letter. aad Estheric.
-airical writings. Translated % william II
Apth0.p. l2mD tAm4teur ~eIless -.
The Magic Of the Middle Age-. BY Nlkior iydberg
Translated A.. h. Edgrun. l2nlu, 81 -.
Primitive Manners and Customs by ! A. FaFref LIMO
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
Ay OUTBREAK or FIRES.
4 HEAvY 80 Ar MOI-YD CTrY.

HEAVY Loss IT MOUND CITY.
CAIRO H., Nov. 3.-Thc heaviest losers by
the Mound n,e g. T. Myer. loss. 10000, nsur-
ance, 5000; Hyer Il Norway. loss. 100000 inaur-
ance $500; J. b. ZInon, loss $4,000, insuranee
Mrs. NJ +. Rawlings. loss, - 600. insurance. $4,000
and Aound city Mniic saiity. loss ~ O0o insrrsuee
$1,000 Al the pubic school buildings. the Court
House aud about thirty otuer buildings destroyed
The saved after all The total loss
about II 10000 and me insurance less Than fiOOOO
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04

ARBOTT-At his resienoe, Fewacres Pennington Ne.
rober 81. Jacob Abbott. in the 1871 ~ nis
Burial az Mount Auburn. Cambridge. Mass.
PROWNSON-At Ehzabeth. Y. T., sunday. November .,
Aureline Curtis. widow Of Dr. stephen Brnwnson.
unornl rlssttr November $50 O'Clock
rhr re.d of her p. Lewis 81 Elm Elizabeth.
Interme- -t a Poughkeepse y. Y.
UEWITr-On sunday November . 40 Trenton. " j. Chas.
Hewitt the arm NJ Cooprr Hewitt & Co.
Fuuera place Thursday November o. AZ o'clock
D. m.
-pecal car conveyance NJ his friends. will
tachrd leaving by the Pennsylvania Railroad a
II a. ~. returni the saule day
NKIsON-On SUNDAY, November 9 Peter Nelson a natiyg
of sir ing. otand. in the Sfth year of hs
Reafve- invited attend the funeral
VEN er T. ~ m without iurrher notice.
sCVwARZwALDER-On sunday November 9. 1879. Allcs
beloved Henry schwar, walter. daughter
drew and Eizab-tha F1nck
Funeral her a'e - irnre 30 West oSth-, on Tues
dav A. at m 10 Greenwood Cemetery Please
no
WTNFrFID-Af White Plains. NJ Y. Friday. October 81
Hervrv X winfield, the 50th OF hs
Relatives respectfully invited % atteni
unera his ,ate resdence White Pains Tuesday
November 4. at 1
Train ieaves Grand Central Depot at 1l:3o a.
Carriages in waiting on arriva,.
wEIR-On October 20, killed by Indians. William Bayar
Weir OF Ordnance Corps ~ NJ
Robert Weir and grandson o. the late Rev Lewis Pint
ard Bayard. u. d
funeral West Point, on Wednesday November o. at
y. m.
Troy papers please copy.
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GEORGE W. CARLETON & CO..

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Errors A ne1 novel by Carter, emitted Errors
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nrady thi, Mornias

THE SENGI-WFEK1Y TRIBUNE.
The issae today contains
Letters from star and Correspondents IN tbs oil
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
IN HOURS: Aoraing Night
eg aahaI salaiffa1 2aAhsl !. a.nrral

TRIBUNE OFFICE Nov. 4, I n. m.-The downward
movement I'm the barometer ended yesterday morning,
and WAS followed the evening by rise, After sun
day midnight the skies cleared. but before a. H. they
were again overcast and light rain soon began TO fall
Partly cloudy weather during the greater part OF the
day was followed Dy clear weather. The Temperature
ranged between 80 and 40 the average being 47s'
lower than on sunday The amount of moisture IN the
air has been diminished slightly. Gold weather gen
orally prevailed throughout the country Yesterday with
snow from Michigan eastward along the Lake line.
To-day clear Ir and slightly warmer weather may
be expected IN this CITY and vIclnlty.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
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\ edition OF this n0ts
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THE MILLS AT BINGHAM. ME.

sKOwHEGAN. Me-, Nov. 3.-RichardsOn Il
Turner'S steam flilis bingham VILLAGE were bnrnd
satur ay nj h: The fire ginaed in the engnerOofn.
A b. aeksnith shop owned b. j. smith ir.. a -On, nd
tenement house, Occupei ny G, =. Baker, v re aih0
burned Loss fIOm $1,000 to Slo,OOO no insurance.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
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The Markets of Paris BY Emile Zoa Price - cents
paper cover. or 81 - ia cOtl
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New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORE
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 4. 1879.
For New-EngIand. light snow, followed by
partly cloudy snd slightly colder weather. northwest 20
lou Invest winds. and rising barometer
EOr the Middle States clear or fair weather. except
gh during The morning In the northern portions
Of New-YOrk northwest TO southwest winds. nearly
stationary temperature and slowly rising barometer.
CGHtionayy Signals.
Cautionary signas continue from Elstporr to New
Haven and cauonary of-shOre signals continue from
Macon to NewYOrk
r,pIpI-AE QCAI ARSERX ArIONs
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
ronrsT rTpFs NEAR PFEKsKILL

PoUGHKEEPsIE, y. Y, Nov. 2.--Forest fires
are burning ou tho mountains Peeksknn, in tile
H!gha ds. Many acres Of woodland have been de-
stTOyed. and the Dire IL spreading
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
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Bland poem. by Robert D. Joyce, author OF Dcirdr'
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New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
rrrRYITuRE FACTORY BURNED.

CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-The furniture factory OF
A. II. Andrews X Co.. located at No. l56 Mather-sr..
was destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss Is 100000
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04

WEBSTER, Mass, Nov. IA fire here yeS-
erday nearly destroyed the storehouse connected Win
the Linen Works IL contained 500 GALES OF iute-butts,
valued at IS ,0OO which there was no insurance.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04

Studie. in German Literature By aylri r1yior WIN
an ntrodncOn by Hon GeOTge Al. Boxer syo, cioth
extra - IS
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the Dominion 4 supplement westward ~ itAl
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Midsummer Dreams. Iy Latham c. ,uong. author 81
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BURNED BY KEROSENE.

William Lane, age forty-nine, longshOre-
living at No. 27 Olkstwas rubbing some kerosene
oil lame leg last evening when the OIL became
ignted from "A lamp which standing near by and lie
soon enveloped in flames He was terribly buried,
and the Chambers street Hospital. Little
hope Is entertained Of his recovery
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
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The Come die "A amalne aud ia Aathor. i,n lransla
ronz he 90 'Btlzac." 4udlug "Ile
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Wang. Wans.. Wans.!. r 1alatisns Il China
By Jules Verne. llnio. eio, II papet, 30 ccgts
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Post once Notee-The foreign mails for the week end
ing RDAY November :, 1879 viii close az this Office
TU ESDAY al $50 a M tor turone by steamship Ari
zoua. via Queenstov NEDS ESDAl. az a for
Europe by steamship Abvssnin via Queenstown cOrr-
spondence specally addressed
"A m France drect by seamsAip Amerique via Havre
THURSDAY. a. 7;f for Furope, nv steamship cry
Of tcoriesuOudenoe
aud France he specially ,ddrsssel and at O3u
for Europe by steamship Herder Plymouth CnerOourg
aud Hamburg; on SATURDAY. ar a. for Europe. bY
steamsp Branhic Queen-town Correspondence for
GERMANY ami Scotland be specially lire-rl aud az y
A. m scotland direct hy steam -hp BOLIVIA, Ga-go~
at Europe. by steamship nen. via south
arnpfon Tie Denmark, He,lrn and
NORWAY are dispatched nv Hamburg and Br
only ~ NOyeu-
brr and The malls Tor the We Indies Brazil an Argeu
tine November 3 Tho mails for Cuba
New YORK November and TIE malls Tor A-nin val AMI
Soutn P4cinr New iork November ln. The
mails Tor China Ilpan leave Franz November ~
The mails Australia 2c leave san trancisco November
"a. IHp- T. AhLs POstmaster
posi- Oface New. York Nov. !. 1873.
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Allegan. Mich. Feb. y.
NiRRLEO.

rPAVIS-HU BBARD-In BROOKLYN. Tuesday, October
d -rencr Of the brides parents by the Rev
] % Peek pastor az IT. Johns NJ r.. Church. Alfrel
Travis Adde A. youngest daughter OF George d. HUB
bard. esq, all of brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
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First Book In Qualitative Chemistry ~ i'lo, a
h. Pre.cott University VI Aicngan vol, 1. no coIa
price 81 o0
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04

TRMPiE BETH FL. LexingtOn-ave. and 63d-st
The momber atiOn and the Minister'S read
ers officers members OF sister lregaons respect
tire funeral services Of te at Rev DR.
David Enhorn Temple THURSDAY the 9th lust,
O'Clock a. IN. - ,-o-r>-, ..
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04

CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
Lizzie Anthony, age eight, was burned TO
death Saturday while playing around bonfire Har-
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04

AU notices of MaTGgss must bs aiori,! Oits fell
name and address.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
Suerill Notlres


Advertisements intended for the issue Of THH
;EKLY TRIBUNE should be handed In before D. e,
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04

NEW PATTERNS ORIGINAL DESIGNS,
AT MANUFACTU RERs PRICES.
ARCHER a PANCOAsT MFG Co.
81 Graeue-si 81. 10 Y Wooser-si above Broome
~ Rr0ai ia ~ the
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
GEORGE 2. PurNAlr> :,

NEV BOOKS AND NEW EDiliDAS. ).
Resrcfsd 20 books Or ne asf tsgss 5atv rj EJs.l5f
Aer,i9f0rs % tts it'rIry pr.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04

1T J. \. III hNA flf"n~ frflffrruf ans rilrf o
for he th.iiy yea c.n-nfsd a
his nnnripa! nffe 25i BroaWav. slfur'av. Nnnnr
Tuesday Of week. HE orice
b,stpn, "Wednesday, ibufsiar sln latty. ~. IoOk
usts1r win b1 ca7es before and aii-r enre maiis
those who 40
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04

C0ngre-a Wafer ~ superiority - cl'htrsc I1i Atr,
rnflse frsep from @Ysryf tff
aci crude lsa1ace. internal Hyrsues
tends rsfrov tho Inen1n At iiaerli wtfers
tat dang friIaui- known ssd afer-
fasfp
New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
5uecial Notices.
Eeaf.ng..

Eeafsng.s CeuRh Loze1xrs h1ve no c4nin ~ trsst-
n couha bOncbirs nosrsenr- ~ 10 is the sreat
English remedy fnei fxDerie1ce ~ over - years.
SOLD by al trur PIfee - cenfs sent BY NAL.
=. fJygE..A q. Co. SeF-fOix Agents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
|, wpsvrRN YARN.-ashe's prett

A. WESTERN YARN.-HShe's pretty
hot, amt she7" said backwards pas
senCer, addressing the engineer OF
lakewood steamer that was racing
with another boat. "So-so" respont
ded the engineer, as he hung an add.
tional wrench on the safety valve cord
to stop. the steam from escaping. 81
reckon we'll overtake that craft soon"
pursued the stranger. "That's about
it.n returned the engineer, giving the
cord another twitch and hallooing
through the trumpet to the fireman to
t.sl,oye her up" zone hundred and
uipety-fye, hummed the passenger,
looking first at the guage and then at
the boilers. "That's about where
she's rusticating," put in the engineer,
The passenger ran his fingers through
his hair neryously, and walked about
the decks for few minutes, when he
came back to the engineer and OBJ
served ;-.sHadn'- you better let that
boat COP a"Cau't do it, must pass
herr "But s'posen we should blow
upf'' SWELL" said the engineer, as nc
| peeped over the guard to see how fast
| he was going. .sif it is the will OF Prov,
idepee for the boat to blow up, wei
have to stand by it," Then he hal
| loed to the fireman to coal, and gives
little more turpentine and oil. I'M
next moment there was a splash In tilt
water, but before the yawl could b.
lowered the man had succeeded II
reaching the shore, and halloed ont
.sGo ON with the race. / guess II
walk Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
morning
Political Points.

~ D
Cleveland Herald: The success of
resumption will make it absolutely
necessary that the Democratic Presi-
dental candidate in 1880 shall have
good hard money record. Bayard
fills the bill. All
Springfield Republican: South Car
Dina sets Massachusetts one good ex-
ample, any way Her Legislature met
only four weeks ago, and it adjourns
this morning, after the shortest session
since the war. The Democrats seem
to have used their almost absolute
power quite wisely. 80
Philadelphia Times: Nearly all the
Republican organs in this State are
running Blaine for the Presidency
now, just as they did some four years
ago, when, after the Pennsylvania del
esation was got together under or
ders, at Cincinnati. they found they
! had been running the wrong man.
i clicaao Tribune The Baltimore
na..t,o th;,hs HAYES, letter Of accep
4 lance, in which he pledged himself, i
elected, not to stand for a second term
does not debar him from the candidae,
- 1870 ,as he WAS eppointel .presi
800 ,,an oenoo+ !
: dent, not 'electeu' w" '.'pe'' :
I the Great Fraud that we Ehau no
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

THE annual election OF officers
of Stonewal Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. /, took place in the Town
Hall on Thursday night. The fol
lowing gentlemen were elected
J. P. Grogan, President; jacob
Walker, vice-President; A. B. Ra-
chal, Secretary; Ben. We'll, Treasu
rer; James Davis, Foreman; jacob
Haynes, First Assistant; Adolph
Baer, Second Assistant; j. B. Ra
chal, Custodian.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
OUR NEXT SENATOR.

Our Legislature, which convened
on Monday, have but three DUTIES
strictly speaking, to perform; the
passing of General Appropriation
Bill, the election of a United States
Senator and the immediate calling
Of Constitutional Convection, ana
though last, but not least, ADJOURN
sine die
At present we have but lie"
blunt words to speak as to the most
important duty, and that in our
opinion is who shall be our next Sen
ator in Congress? We have no per-
sonal preference, no friendly bias,
no axe to grind in any ones favor,
Eut we strongly incline to the opin-
ion, taking all thing into considera
ton the Hon. James 3. Eustis ought
to be his own successor, and C. lew
good reasons, valid and important
ones to Louisiana's real interests are
our proofs for this assertion.
In his recent speech in the Senate
on the Leyee Bill, Mr.. Eustis has,
beyond doubt, shown himself q truly
talented man, laborious thinker,
and has struck the right blow in the
right place for the salvation, we may
almost say, of four Southern States
and has received the highest enco-
1miums from the eminent quarters
for his mastery effort and exhaus-
tive speech on the Levees. Ihis
alone should silence opposition &c
| his return to the Senate, but we nave
further reasons for our advocacy o
his return to the Senate. The sal
walton of our Red River Appropra
lions, and the several other meas
ures in which our people are deepl.
: interested in, depend on keeping
such men as Mr.. Eustis in his place
sending new man in his place, a
{ this time, would be apt to cause DC
i lay, if not total failures, whic
would prove very unfortunate to tn
State. The people of the whole he
J, River valley are deeply interested
\ these improvements, and the con
) pletion of our Pacific Railroad, an
q Mr.. Eustis' being on terms Of vel
, close intimacy with many OF IL
: most influential Senators from No
-, thern States, he can do more for
than any other man in bis places
What is to be done for Louisiana
B. interest must be done now, ther
lie fore, would it not be injurious
ut these to GUST Mr.. Eustis at TIL
time. We hope and trust to see N
Eustis returned, and feel safe in Ct
a sing this article, to state that o
" Legislature must surely view it
% this light, and will act wisely in
electing him.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
-soME opposit;on is being ma

-soME opposition is, being mani
tested to the reduction Of infantry Of
fcers proposed by the Banning bill.
In this connection, it is interesting to
compare our service with that of other
nations. The average number of sol
diers commanded by an infantry Off
Ger in time of peace is: in Russia,
thirty-Gve; in Germany, thirty-two;
in Holland, forty.one; in Austria,
twenty three; in France, twenty-one
while in the United States the exist
ing organization makes it less thar
fourteen.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
Communication.
JANUARY 4, 1873.


Editor Democrat
In your issue of January LIST, had
the pleasure of noticing communi-
cation signed Country Merchants
The subject of Red River freights
has been agitated considerably by
our people but nothing done; the
opinions expressed in the said artl-
Gle are correct and just in every par
ticular. Ali branches OF labor have
been reduced in wages, all kinds OF
provisions, produce, iron work, en-
sineering, timber repairs. ETC., have
been reduced, and still no reduction
| in freight tariffs; this is unjust and
should be looked into and remedied.
Now is the most favorable time,
as there is an opposition line, in this
River, to call meeting of the mer'
chants and planters, and form 6
freight tariff, and invite the co-ope
ration of all interested, to ascertain
lif the New Orleans and Red Rive
Transportation Co., will not chang
the rates as charged at present.
I, for one, have shipped thre
hundred and fifty bales of cotton a
. SO, 90 per bale, a considerable par
j of which, while cotton was ,shippe
) at Alexandria for 81, 30 per bale.
Why not call meeting at onc'
tin Alexandria, signed by the mos
: prominent merchants Of your Tow
and canvass the matter. By so d
d ing, they will earn the gratitude Of Of
D number of poverty stricken peopl
E Yours truly, 49,
ir y sa1 COUNTRY MERCHANT.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08


"A WASHINGTON correspondent
thinks that it is about time Con-
eress should take hold Of the Freed
mems Bank sHindle and wind the
concern up, or the luxury OF main
tanning commissioners will eatup al
the assets not yet made available.
From July IS, 1874, to November,
1873, the salaries of these commits
sioneHs sum up ss9,55s 80; those Of
the attorneys $3l,37S 81, and those
of agents S64, 2S9 81. These, with
the other expenses, aggregate $685.
1853 Cd since the bank was turned
over to the custody of the commits
sioners. A sum nearly equal to one
half to the dividends paid out was
thus consumed in expenses alone
That is to say, it cost over $4,000 ;
! year to run this broken bank, or tt
eat up the little that was left by the
thieves after the burglar alarm hat
been sounded. The responsibility,
for this most disgraceful of all steal
ling belongs primarily to Congress
which took away the safeguards o
the charter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

-OuR list Of delinquent subscri-
beers has increased more proportion
ately over that of last year than the
Safe Tax Collectors huge one in
Rapides, and we feel ashamed to
have to note this financial fact. We
have made poorer collections, in that
lire, the present season than ever
before, and we muet again ask OF our
numerous delinquents to answer this
dun with a paying visit to our new
sanctum.