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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23
DEATH OF GENERAL TAYLOR.

The announcement Of the death OF
Lieutenant. General Richard Taylor,
of our State, was received with deep
regret by his friends and acquaint-
anccs and old soldiers, who served.
uader him, in Rapi,les, aud from the
tone of the many papers we have
read, by his personal friends in this
State, IN Europe and America, to
whom he was greatly endeared by
his brilliant abilities and noble traits
Of character. Born on the 9th of
January, 1926, at the United States
Barracks, Baton Rouge, his life has
been an eventful and stirring one.
Possessed of all the qualities OF head
and heart that made his father, ''Old
Rough and Ready" so marked a
character in public life, he was a
man of infinite wit, of large reading,
q fine bellies lettres scholar, a severe
critic, a very accurate and full histo-
rian, and withal intrepid to fault;
firm in his convictions, he never
yielded a position when once as
sumed.
He died in the City Of New York,
on the 18th of this present month,
at the house Of his former College
mate and intimate friend, S. L. NJ.
Barlow. He graduated at Yale COL
lege in 1s45, followed the fortunes OF
his father and the old army, in Mex
leo, was present with him at the bat
ties of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma
and Monterey, but was not on his
fathers personal staff, as has been
stated by many of our contempora
ries, but under the special tutelage Of
the gifted and cultivated Bliss, then
the Chief Aid to his father. Colo
mel Bliss afterwards married Bessie
Taylor, the youngest daughter o.
General Zachary Taylor, and died {
few years after his father-in law ane
commander. General Taylor, during
his fathers brief service as Presi
dent, remained with him at Wash
ingtou, and thenceforward until The
: breaking out of the war in 1851, hs
lived a sugar-planter, at his ole
homestead, Fashion" Plantation, d
miles above New Orleans, opposit,
Red Church. He never held bu
two civil Offices, that of Senator from
St. Charles and St. John Baptist, ant
Senatorial Delegate, from the sam
t Parishes, to the secession Conven
! tom Of this State. The part b
t took in the war is we'll known here
. and will be found faithfully portraye
t in an article from the New Orlean
: Picayune, elsewhere to be found il
!, these columns. His Head Quarter
, were in this Town for three year.
: during the war, where he is we'll re
e membered, and where he was sui
/ rounded by staff of unusual abil
: ties and brilliancy. These wer
i Surget, BonfordA cvy, Lesere, Bren
j; Ledoux Elgee and Nick alvey!
t We knew General Taylor we'll an
J, intimately, dating from 1916, an
e can truthfully assert that his denis
o seems an irreparable loss. With al
, other friend of his, we believe s
it wise a head, so true heart, cha
d acter so solid and so far remove
e. from everything petty or narrow, W
l. so keen, a mind so fruitful and store
|. with such treasures of information
Ie and all inspired and directed towart
ir generous and noble objects,
1t take him for all in all,
- We shall not look upol his like agai
VI
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23

ACRES of ground, in the Parish,
are beginning to feel their oats.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23

-sAM's, su Tyck's and Manueps
oysters, with this month, pass into
history.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23

-MosT excellent and life-like por.
traits are turned out from Professo,
Albert's studio.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23
THINGS ABOUT HOME.

Well, we have been praying for
rain for To-! these many days, but
not for such a perturbation as we
got, since our last. The day opened
cloudy and warm, good growing
weather, but by dark all changed.
The clouds "darkened darker'' and
thunder and lightning put in sud
den appearance, accompanied by
rain, heavy rain, almost too good for
the young crops. Then came the
star visitor of the occasion, hail, rip
snorting hail storm, plenty of them
as big as pullet eggs, and though we
have lived here since 1919, we verify
believe we never saw such hail
before.
The weather, for the past three
days, has been seasonable and lovely
for most any purpose, and what is
equally bully, old Red has felt the
lively drops of the recent Juvenile
flood, at once followed the rise suite
and has gone better to the tune of at
least four feet. Though this is good
news, still it has not overly effected
the liyeliness OR time-making in the
department of our weekly
RIVER NEWS,
which we sum up as follows.
The Packet, Yazoo Valley, passed
down in good time, about 10 o'clock
Wednesday night, had fair freight
trip and fine crowd of cabin pas.
sengers.
In the up boat arrivals we had an
opening void from Monday to Satur.
day, the Danube only reaching here
that evening about 5 o'clock, with
an excellent trip. She left the City,
however, only Thursday noon, being
detained there by her late arrival
from above: Her river mail was 81
hours behind the j. NJ. Whites one
of Thursday, which reached US in
side of AZ hours. After dischargine
considerable freight in Pineville and
at both wharyes she put of fol
Shreveport, and re teel sure vii
catch up her time this trip.
The Jewel, the down boat due Fri
day evening, had haad old time Of
, it, and only reached here Sunday
morning, with good lot Of cattl,
! and some five hundred bales o
| cotton.
The Silver City, overdue when W,
went to press, last week, passed
3 down Tuesday of that week, and hat
j, a good trip, and en- PEASANT, BIZ
fight with the hail few miles above
s The Bonnie Lee down made bull
, time, reaching here at noon Monday
8 with the river mail--but she had
J, very slim trip. We received SAT
) anlay,s Shreveport Times from he
;. clerk, five hours ahead of the Pack
; cts N. W Orleans dates.
e On Monday evening at quartz
!, to two o'clock, the Packet Yuzo
Valley, male her first landing at IL,
big wharf, thus convincing us, whe
d stirred up, she can make fair time
e We are glad to note this decide.ll
l.. good change for the better, and trus
70 it will be continued. She had onl
r fair trip, and can be expected dow
1 this evening by dark. Her clerk
it supplied us with all the New O.
d leans papers.
!, BY Z o'clock the same evenin.
Is bound for Shreveport, the Silvt
City, with good trip, stopping ,
the big wharf a few minutes, pas
d. ed up.
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23

PROFESSOR ALBERT has returned
from Evergreen.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23

We acknowledge the receipt OF
the first number of the Louisiana
Journal Of Education, devoted to the
interest of Education, public and pri-
vate, at home and abroad" 1t is
printed on superior book paper, in
the highest style Of typographical art
and is edited and owned by Robert
NJ. Lusher and W. o. Rogers, of New
Orleans. This latter fact is the
best guarantee that it will be ably
conducted, edited and bound to meet
with success. The annual subscrip-
tion to this publication is LOO in
advance, single copies Is cents, nine
numbers in each year. We urge pa
rents and school teachere all over the
Parish to at once subscribe to it, and
lend it their countenance and aid.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23

Fish lines are being unravelled
aud pocket TASKS rinsed out.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23
Bayou RAprDEs, ]
April q, 1879. I

Mr.. Editor:
How arrogant some people can get
in this world, is always astonishing
to those who love modesty and truth.
Generally, the weaker the man, the
more vanity he possesses, and the
palmer he shows it. We The People
in it's last issue, assuming to nomi.
nate for the Democratic party its
candidate for District Judge, is a
piece of impudence that is refresh.
ing. That he struck the right man
as his candidate for the Grcenback
Radical party, is very evident, for nc
doubt he expressed the choice of its
leaders, but, in exhibiting himself in
the role of dictator to the Democracy
has only shown what he usually ex.
hibits on all occasions, that is, wha.
the biily-goat always shows in scuck.
le-burr' times.
No doubt he has mentioned his
candidate, provided he lives, looks
we'll and is happy, and in this par
ticular lie has right to speak fol
his party, but when the Democracy
meets in council they will have a lit
tie more modesty than the "non-de
script" We The People, aud will as
sumo to nominate for its own party
and leave the heterogeneous bum
mers, mal.contents, and Returning
Boarders to name their choice o
dead-heads to drop their colors il
defeat. L.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23

APRIL showers have showered
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23
FAREWELL Winter!

LEWIS Soda Water sizzles.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23

THE severe hail storm, Of last
week, played havoc on some places in
the Parish. A note from a planter
friend, on Bayou Cotile, writes rs that
"the large field across the lane, on my
place, looks like monster threshing
machine had gone oyer it. Every.
thing above ground destroyed; all The
seed in the ground unable to pierce
the compact pounding Of the falling
ice."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23

Wv 0"Sah ~ "01t III 0ue'o I'LL o"Su'
ty-one years of age, have resided in
this State one year, and in this coun-
ty six months next preceding this
election. I have paid all taxes
which, since the adoption Of the
present constitution Of this State,
have been required of me previous
to this year, and which I have had
an opportunity to pay, and I have
not voted at this election" This is
good doctrine; he who owes much to
the State, as we'll as he who owes
little, must pay. The all important
question, the Bonded debt of the
State, is a practical one and can be
readily solved. The man of money
from long familiarity With financial
arrangements, never attempts to gel
a dollar from his debtor, when ht
can pay only seventy-ive cents, mol
seventy 1--WE cents when he is salts
fed that fifty cents is the limit tt
his last pressure. No individual ii
charged with dishonesty or repndia
tion who pays to the extent of hi!
liability. So it is with States. I'm
Ipoverished Louisiana, after fair eff
fort, finds her Treasury empty
IShe presents large delinquent roI
annually increasing, whilst thu
shrinkage in values, as evidenced b,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-23

JENKINS "Annihilator" never
fails to cure the very worst forms Of
Rheumatism, Govt and Neuralgia
Read the testimonial of gentleman
who suffered for years:
N. JENKINs-Have been afflicted with
Rheumatism for many years. Have
used the Annihilator with great benefit
COLUMBUS III. ALLEN,
Office Brooks Rice Mill, New Orleans
Send for Circular to N. JEN
KINS S CO., Proprietors, New Or
cans, La.
The Newtown bee., 1879-11-26
Bold But Successful Surgical Opera

We copy tho following from the Gondout FREQ
man thinking that it may be Interesting to some
of readers, the DR.. Kennedy spoken OF is the
discoverer sole proprietor of the celebrated Fa-
vorte Remedy. medicine that is fist taking the
place of all her tions for the Of those
diseases for which it is 30 highly recommended
CAPITAL SURGICAL OPERArIoN.-There sue
cessfully performed in the village OF Rondout, on
he afternoon of the 9Th inst at the Office OF DIR.
kennedy, Simeon Tetsell, of Kingston, one of
the most delicate operations known in surgical
icncc. vizuh removal of stone from the bladder
by lithotomy leftiateral method.
Three caicula stones OF the phosphate of lime
Were removed each Icing about the size and shape
of a large almond.
The operation was psrf .rned by DR. Kennedy as
sisted by several PHI ysicians of Rondout and Kings
ton.
Our citizens may we'll feel great degree of pride
well explicit confidence, in the skill of DR..
Kennedy for his experience the field and III the
hospitable. during our wars long winter night
have lie him not only skillful, but brave in the
greatest of all -ciences-vSurgery.
Had this and similar used DIR. Kennedy's
Fayprt. Remedy in the early stag,s of the com
plant there is no doubt bu that the formation of
stone would have been prevented. thus avoiding
til. necessity of subjecting themselves to o:
the most difacult operations that the Surgeon is
called upon perform
Favorte Remedy purifies the Blood. thereby
curing ;rofula. and all other like Affections, Liver
Complaints, Constipation of the Bowels, well As
all til lse Weaknesses peculiar to f, males. This
excellent medicine IS now for sale by all drug
6 sat One Dollar a bottle.
The Newtown bee., 1879-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY.

!. Thanks living Is a peculiarly American
holiday, md after good years work an
abuniant harvest md Tho many other
blessings with which Providence has
blessed our land IL is but just that such
n day SHOULD bs set aside, to return
thanks Go the Great Dispenser OF all good
gifts. We understand that many Of our
people aro leaving town; we hope they
viii enjoy themselves, but regret that
something has not been gotten UP that
would be sufficiently attractive to keep
them In our midst. In our experience 1t
ha4 boon almost custom 10 spend this
festival around the home circle. and we
think 1t to be preferable. Tastes differ.
however, and therefore. We trust that
wherever our people are they will enjoy
themselves There has been no Thanks
giving perhaps In the history os this re-
public whom We have such ample reason
TO be grateful. Business all over the
country. and In every department. has
revived, aud at such a rate as TO astoni7h
European countries. highlands manu-
factories have been steadily yielding TO
our own, so that IL our present prosperity
continues, We VIII ere long have It all orr
own way. rirarming aud mining in
dustrics are ahead of the world, and to-
day goodly part Of Europe stauds in
need OF our cereals, meat, vegetables,
minerals and machinery. This IS IS it
should be, and IN strict Keeping with our
marvellous and ineXhaustihle resources.
We hope that ere another Thanksgiving
comes, our own town will have taken her
place "a an important factor in this great
ly improved industry. and that there can
not then be founu among our population
one single person, who cannot be pro-
vlded with rcuiunerative employment.
The Newtown bee., 1879-11-26
Lsroo7sfiegd

@AkoDoAAEkGAN
Owing to our absence from town the
BEE items Lave been omitted Tor the past
two weeks.
john N. Hawley. of Whisco nier is im-
proving in health.
Thomas Smith was in town last week.
He went from here to his store In Litch.
field, where he remains through The win
ter.
Lewis Wood, Mr. Beers CLERK or the
BADLY with u razor. 1t was cut length-
wise from The end of the finger to the
middle joint. and went down TO the bone !,
he is at work again.
The sufferers from the collision. at
the Junction are all improving. Ezra
Somcrs, probably, has the longest time
TO wait, as his leg is broken. DIR. Smith
attends them,
The Brookiield mills have gained q
deserved reputation for long distance
around. They grind everything III the
Way of grain, alad IA the best manner
The millers are noted for their obIiulnp
sa.d accommodating ways,
The Dramatic Association have had
Il meetiHg at which they admitted several
new members, aud are now in u fair way
to do some work aguin.
The Reformed Church has services
afternoons and evenings hereafter.
Several of the young people expect
TO attend the hop at Koxbury, Wednes-
day evening, the occasion being the open
ing of the town hall.
Nelson Lake and his son William,
who are sick with lead collie, are improv-
ing. Proxy.
The Newtown bee., 1879-11-26
x d GLOV E 8
Every Pair, in Colors, Warranted

all
found
ALWAYS BUY THE
cheap kids remember sell abuton
The Newtown bee., 1879-11-26

The sky was clear; the sun was past
its meridian, and mature seemed to smile
With the glory Of AN Indian summer, as
two hunters might have been seen VENT.
ing their way towards the gray squirrel
woods, bent upon ali errand OF death and.
destruction; the younger man OF the
party was rather thick set and nucular,
With Il smooth face and comedy features !;
ho carried $500 gun with which he in
tended to follow his companions advice.
and anything that had n tail. The other
was above the medium height, with sharp
features, and his age might have been
between forty-nve and hundred and
twenty although some people could hard
ly believe it possible; he carried a---well,
il was not a pistol, gun, blunderbuss4 or
cannon, but somewhat resemblei the
whole four aud with this ancient instru-
ment Of death LOADED with six-finger
charge) he WAS going to show his young
companion how to shoot. An opportuni-
ty was not long in presenting Itself, Tor
dark object was seen fiyi over the tree
tops, an,l lhe old gentleman raised his
piece, took deliberate aim and fired, and
the wind sighed through the trees, and
brook babbled Oh AS merrily, ana The
crow c;twed its approval, and went It's
way as calmly as it would have done had
there not been very profane man with
tho tears running from his eyes, and the
blood from his nose reposing on the
ground, studying astronomy. While his
young friend stood by with shaking sides
endeavoring to choke himself with his
powder flask, too fu--reader, If you want
10 find out any more about this sad affair,
you had better go To the parties most in
terested. He has got that machine load
ed again, and If he points the end at you
that he held when he shot at the crow,
the best thing YOU cantio is to run
Mrs Sherman Smith has been very
sick with pleurisy but is now recovering.
DR. Hart attends her
The sadest catastrophe that we have
heard of lately was, when Johnny Oches,
OF Grassy Plain, endenyored to depopu-
late the neighborhood of some Off cats,
and the gun kicked him over the fence.
-Justus Hoyt has greatly improved
the appearance OF his house with coat
of paint.
Everyone who could get gun went
hunting Monday, and now the birds are
feeding on the shot that were lost.
Our old friend Pearce. 0he former
editor of the BEE) has opened a store in
Fishers building, where he keeps a large
assortment OF gents furnishing goods.
He has also on hand u beautiful assert
mcnt of lamps, crockery, ETC., which he
sells at very. reasonable prices. The
store is what Bethel has needed for q
long time, and we congratulate Mr..
Pearce upon his success thus far.
There was man in town about three
weeks ago canvassing for q New York
magazine, giving as premium two large
oil chromos; he required the money in
advance, and was to send the books the
same week, but as he has not yet been
heard from. the subscribers are pretty
we'll satisfied that he il a fraud.
The Newtown bee., 1879-11-26
Ladies' and hildren's Underwear

AEN and BOYS SHIRTS and DRAWERS
Our shirts ladies censa Ito beth
best for the price Of in the scent
a pa? Don't
a rye
hIs o
ing dered
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SIXTY DOLLARS A MONTH"

An advertisement in a morning paper on tho 25th
of October offered young men steady employment az
500 month. 1t caught the eye of Robert A. Ander-
son, of No. 40 East Twelfth stre It. who
was out of work. He called at the Revere House.
No. COG Broadway. and met Charles H. Maeder. who
said he had sixteen horses in California and wanted
somebody to take care of them. He promised
give Anderson SIS weekly from date to the
1st of May, 1880. and it is claimed to
pay .'all the expenses OF every name and nature"
good conduct the money to be returned when they
got TO California. They then signed agreement
in the presence of A. X. Etwards Anderson had
not 800. so he gave Maeder his Sl25 gold watch.
81 am called away business. the latter sads
Out will meet yon III two hours at this same hotel.
We will then direct for California;. Anderson
went home. packed his things. bid goodby to HIS
friends and returned 10 the hotel ut the appointed
time. Maeder. however. did not. .-t
Charles l.. Robinson of No. SO West Washington
place, saw the same advertisement the same day.
and. calling at the Revere House, signed an agree
ment similar to that described above. He then
handed Maeder 500 in bills. The latter after
departed, saying II will meet you here at six this
evening"" When Robinson returned to the hotel he
handed card signed ''Chas II. Maeder."
which informed him OF the writer's departure for
Providence. He and Anderson went to Police Head
quarters and gave description Of Maeder. De-
room No. % on Sunday and arrested his California
friend. who was talking to three or four young men
who had come in answer to another advertisement.
In the TomDs Court yesterday afternoon he denied
tho charge of swndlng and held for trial in de-
fault OF 81 900 bail on each complaint.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-23

NEW YORK MEDICAL SOCIETY.

meeting of tho New York Medical Society was
held last evening Mt tho rooms OF tho College Of
Physicians and Surgeons. corner of Fourth avonue
and Twenty-thrd street. DIR. Purdy in tho chair.
There were present Jackson y. Schultz, Professor
Jucobi exIealth Commissioner stephen Smith and
about ono hundred gentlemen OF tho medical
profession. About dozen persons pro-
posed Tor membership. a number of whom
were ladies' and all were elected At tho
conclusion of the routine business Chairman
Purdy introduced as tho lecturer of the evening
Surgeon John =. Billings, of tho United States Army
and vice president OF tho National Board of Health
Surgeon Billings was elected an honorary member
of tho society by acclamation. and IN long paper
he detailed tho history OF efforts to establish
similar societies In France. Germany. and
England. He also gave history OF tho
attempt to found in this country soci-
ETY. similar to the national boards OF tho
countries named His description of the efforts
made to induce Congress to ad the medical profess
sion In the founding OF the National Board OF Health
was lis oned TO with interest Dr.'Bilngs spoke at
lcngth onthis subject and stated that the matter
would come before tho present Congress. with Wow
OF making vital statistics feature OF tho work In
this country.