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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-03-12
POWERS OF. THE CONVENTION on, = o.

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The P;cayMae has received severa
letters asking whether or not it,.
true That the Constitutional Conycn
tion may declare the adoption Of ,
Constitution by, ordinance withou'
submitting the instrument to the PEG
pie for ratification? We have to 81,
in answer, that the Convention vii
have this power, as it will have man,
other powers; but that in this case
as in many others, the exercise o1
the power. would be not only impoli.
tic, but it would be an arbitrary and
entirely unjustiliable act. Not q sin
gle valid argument can be urged In
favor. Of ignoring the wishes Of the
people as to the results at which the
Convention may. arrive. There is
nothing in the condition of public
affairs to excuse SO wide q departure
from from the general practice Of Ameri-
can communities, and from the fun
aamental principles Of self.gotern-
ment. lis very true that within
the Limits of State functions and
State powers, the convention is ON
nipotent. Bnt this is a purely tech.
Dical view. It is the view Of the
professional lawyer, and not che view
of the statesman. Its view which
however truetlit may be- In theory,
will never commend itself to popn-
lar intelligence. It will never be
sanctioned by popular consent when
its carried to tue extent Of denying
the right of the people TO approve or
condemn the work of their represen-
tatives. Ii d legal sense; the conven
.tf s i
lion is supreme. That is "A prppo-
sition whichacannot be denied. But
the common sense Of free American
communities. teaches tina. the lpopu
lar Will is, at last supreme, and not
the whims, Or caprices, or theories,
of Representative delegates in aeon
vention., NSis a legal fiction that a
convention Of delegates Of the peo-
pie is the people. II is a proposition
sound in law. But'every man knows
that it is not ,truein fact. Members
Of a convention are supposed to re.
feet the will Of their constituents.
They may dojust the reverse. 1 They
are fallible human beings. They
may commit. mistakes. They have
no means OF ascertaining whether
their conclusions on tire many ques-
tions which come before them will
be acceptable TO the 9pnblic or. not.
For them toassume this as q neces.
-sfty growing out Of their position
would be an arrogant assumption of
'omniscience and ,infallibility. Hence
We do not believe, and We cannot Be.
lievea that our correspondents can
have been correctly informed when
they intimate that there is q design
on the partof any faction tofendeasor
to force 9 constitution upon the peo-
pie without the formality Unpopular
ratification Any politician that
should seriously suggest such a pro;
'ject would run the risk of sufocai
ton beneath see Of public condem
nation. Az tue same time3it Is we'll
enough for The people to be on their
guard against this and allother sim:
liar schemes. No man should be
elected to the convention who is I'M
willing to say that he win aid
in any project to ordain a constita
ton by the mere Nat Of Che conven-
tion.- IN. O. Picayune.
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WHAT'S one Bullet to . Baskstfsi !

An incident occurred in the battle
Of Franklin which / have never seen
In print The sanguinary battle was
at its height, and now and then there
was 4 soldier that would not face the
music, and holding to the idea that
distance lends 'enchantment" on all
such occasions would exhibit his
faith nth, in the idea BY taking '.leg bail''
for the rear These cases were get
ting too numerous toward the clos q
Of the battle, and Col. B., A.
A., 6. Of our brigade, was sent back
TO the rear to Intercept those seek
ing for safety and return them to
their respective posts Of duty.G 4
Col. b. said he hailed one
fellow who wss making tracks Tor
some place of safety with all the en-
ergy of despair. %
Halt! say, and return to. your
comtnandr' i.sai
The flying son of Mars took no no .
tice ioftlie command.
h Halt! l say, and 60 back to your
post"
The soldier paid no attention.
The Colonel now became exasper-
ated, and yelled out: SO s574
"If you don't turn and go back to
your command ! will shoot you, sir2'"
Without pausing in his flight the
soldier yelled back at him: e
"Shoot and be hanged! What's
one bullet to a basketfulr' lft3
Col. B. let him go and after
the battle told the incident as good
joke Detroit Free Press.
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COMING EVENTS.

The month Of March will be an
.vcntfuI one for Detroit. A promi-
pent citizen, we'll known on Change,
will during the month, make the at
iempt to walk three million, miles in
shree' million hours, taking no re-
freshment except ginger beer and
raw clans. No butcher, grocer or
milkman suspected Of having bill
againsthim will be admitted TO the
hall during the walk. If he sue
ceeds in his enterprise the man who
inventcdtlle washboard. will no lon
ger be lionize;l BY the public. His
walking costume will consists fthree
hats and la pnir Of socks. ~
Another citizen will begin March
list the attempte9to walk Il from
his house to his Office, a. dis
lance Of. six squares, four times per
day for one montl-a feat never he.
fore attempted by any human being
in The West. He has already gone
into the hands Of trainer, aud even
in three days he has made such
progress that he can stand o fifty
pound sack of -four on end without
Looking red In the face. His friends
are confident that he will succeed in
his great undertaking. and are will
ing to loan him money At twelyeIper
cent. interest. If this feat is, accom-
plishetl the citizen will be on cxhi.
Fbitioh in front of the City Hail for
three days Submission free, children
not permitted to approach nearer
chan ten feet. T594 7Fia ',.'a 51ti95o
estimable lady, whose name is
spoken with praise on every street
corner, has been advised by her ply
sician to attempt the experiment tof
w viz ing her eyes one billion times
in one, billion seconds. She will
probably engage one Of the opera
houses, and the price of admission
will be 50 low that, every laboring
man can afford to have roast chicken
for dinner. # any man in the audi
enee imagipss the lady is winking at
him and proceeds to wink back in
return, seven policemen will be on
hand to drag him down stairs feet
fret. There is no wager involved in
this meritorious enterprise, but tile
lady is simply melted by a desire to
recover her health. All money taken
In at the door will be donated to the
purchase Of bronze busts to decorate
ice.wagons and street cars. 4 The Ia
dy is sanguine of success, and may
any day, be heard singing, "And
many a wink she wunk," with great
enthusiasm. Detroit Free Press.
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A Good One.

A preacher going through a dark
corner of one OF. the counties In this
section lately, stopped over night
with family that never. had had
Bible. The good man was shocked
at this, and gave the man Of tbt
house Bible that he had with him,
and impressed upon the enlightened
countryman the Importance ofsearch,
ing the Scriptures. II III flagadi
Sometime afterwards the minister
was passing through the same neigh.
borhood when he called on his friend
to whom he had presented the Bi'
bic, and in conversation with him,
inquired: .s;Ei; l.,a
How . did you. like the book ]
gave you3'''5ds ia ,Yssa7a 3oi adt
4 Ooh, first rate,''a said the, man,
"it's a good book, and has lots Of
good stories in it. If that is true
tale about Samson and the Phlis-
tines, the OLD man Samson played
h-l with 'em, didn't hep ;.asaa94
And the preacher thought he had
work for a week to convert this
heathen-he was equal to a, congre-
CATION Of sinners within himself
Il Exchange. B sd $3.50
THAT CuEERrUL lD1or.-McMa-
hon, Of Ohio, and Reid, of Maine
members Of the Potter committee
fight like cats and dogs every time
tile committee has a meeting. Reid
is a great, fat, stupid creature, who
has the most decided down east
twang. He, is always snarling 81
McMahon, and McMahon isgalways
figuratiyelyg speaking, taking Reid
Eby his gigantic ears aud bowling bis
great, thick, wooden head against
the wall behind ii him. The English
expression, "a bloody, blasted hass.'
but feebly describes this cheerful
idiot from Maine. The other day
EMcMahon was cross-examining that
accomplished liar, st. Martin, when
Reid burst in with q would-be sar'
castle tone, uttering every syllable
through his nose, saying, "Oh,, Mr.
Mahop, | suppose yew want to gil
at the .treWth neow,' "Yes,'' .said
Mcmahon. with a polite smile, Il dc
want to get at the trewth," but, il
you please, Ipwould rather not have
it through your nose" Exchange
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Symptoms Of aDiseased Liver.

b DAM in the right side, under the
edge of theiribs, increases on pres.
sure; sometimes, the pain is in the left
'slde;a the patient is rarely able to lie
on the. left ;side.;3 sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, andIit
frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of jappe-
tlte and sickness; the bowels in gen.
eral are costive, sometimes alternative
with. lax; the ahead is troubled with
pain, accompanied with dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. d There is
generally considerable loss of men,
DRY, accompanied with painful SEN
satlon of having left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant The patient complains of
WEAKNESS and debility !; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of a prickly .sensa-
ton of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer-
else would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up afortitude
enough to try it. Intact he distrusts
every remedy. Several ofothe above
symptoms attend the, disease; but cases
have occurred where few of them ex-
isted, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
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j WHERE will you put me when /
come to see you at your castle in tue
ARP asked gentleman of witty
girl. ''lu a brown study" she
replied.
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BEWARE OF INVITATIONS

The genuine are never sugar coated.
Every box has red wax seal on the lid,
with the impression DIX. McLAsE's Liver
PILLS. 80 h-s'st' 'ss
q The genuine McLASE' LIVER Pills bear
the signatures of c. McLANE and FLEMING
Bros. on the wrappers.
Insist upon having the genuine DIR. c.
McLANE's LIVER PILLS, prepared by Flem-
ing Bros, of Pittsburgh, Pa, the market being
full Of limitations of the name McL0t.e.
spelled differently but same pronunciation.'
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Opium! and Morphine Habit

and DRUNKENNESS absolutely and
speedily cured. Painless; no publicity !;
the worst cases of Drunkenness cured
in 10 to Is days. Send stamp for par
ticulars to j. S. CARLTON, 203 S Clark
St., Chicago, III.
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-TuE general drift of law is that

-THE general drift of Law is that
poverty is a crime, and in theory
nobody in this country need be in
want. There is employment for the
able bodied, and there is the work
house for; the weak and, the aged.
In practice, however, we know but
too, we'll that the machinery Of this
system by no means works with in
fallible regularity. It is quite true
that pauperism and destitution fos-
ter vice, and that among the poor
and destitute we, may expect to find
many criminals; but nevertheless
one can not help feeling occasional
sympathy for the sinners. The old
fashioned relief!of the poor, as prac-
ticed in villages and small towns,
was probably prejudicial to its, recip-
tents, but it certainly produced a
beneficial result upon its dispensers.
In these enlightened days there is
scarcely a kind action which we can
perform without rendering ourselves
Liable to censure for. pauperism.-
Pauperism is the nearest approach
to sin of which the rich are at pres
ent supposed to be capable, and pow.
erty is not only the greatest sin, but
the root and essence Of all sin.
Il Exchange.
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AGUE AND FEVER.

DR.. C. McLANE's LIVER Pulls, IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive of
the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious arrangements, and as
! simplelpurgative, they are unequaled.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12

SENATOR WINDOWS challenge to the Demo-
Gratis to prove that any one of the thirty three
Democratic investigating committee has shown
that Republican has stolen a dollar from the
public treasury is still unanswered. -Philadel-
phia Press.
Have you read the report of the Glover
investigating committee? It seems to us
that that proves pretty oonclusively that
some Republicans have been stealing, Mr.
Window to the contrary Notwithstanding
But if, despite this report the Press insists
upon believing that all Republicans are hon
est, let it procure copy of the evidence alb.
duced by Congressional committee relative
to the Northern Pacific construction COM
Pany, and probably it will not be- as fond oil
quoting Bill Window as authority on the
subject of honesty.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12
The Heirs of Plus TX.


The lawsuit of tho heirs of Plus TX. threat
ems to be q most complicated ecclesiastico-
legal problem. The Mastai family have no
intention of putting forward merely claim
to the valuable property of which the three
cardinals are administrators; they even assert
their right to the yearly stipend of $500, 900
lire which the Italian government, by the
provisions of the guarantee law, oovenanted
to pay to the pope, but which Plus TX. stead
lily refused to handle. The law provides
that the accumulated annual sums, five years
after the date of the payment, if not claimed
by the pope, should. revert to the Golfers of
the state. The sum for the first five
years following the promulgation of the
guarantee law thus became null and void,
and if the Pope had repented of his obdu-
duracy at the close of his life he could only
have claimed the payment of the sum accu-
mulated since the sixth year following his
deposition as secular ruler. This sum would
have amounted to about IL, OOO, 900 lire, and
the Mastai claimants demand that it shall
now be paid to them as the late Pope's legal
heirs. Even if the Italian government
should admit that Plus TX. died as the cred
itor of the uation, the case of heirship would
be hard to settle, for there is absolutely no
precedent on the Papal side.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12
The Lions of London.
New York World.l

We really cannot guarantee the anthem
ticity Of cable which reaches us, announc-
ing that Mr.. Talmage had agreed to an e1-
change Of pulpits in London with Mile.
Sarah Bernhardt, who will address the Pres
byterians of Ellington on the principles of
Calvinism, dressed in morning jacket Of
pink silk trimmed with turquoise ribbons
and white silk combinations, while Mr.. Tai
mage declaims the part of Phedra in white
flannel nightgown. But there is really moth
ing improbable in it, and it would doubtless
''pay" in both cases. The Comedia Fran
oaise might object to it in the name of art
and the American Presbyterians in the name
of religion. But as neither Mile. Bernhardt
nor Mr.. Talmage is amenable to such paltry
considerations that need make no differ
enCe.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12
Goosey, Goosey. Gander.

The attitude of the Flynn and Mcintyre
families towards each other is one of chronic
warfare, and hardly a week passes but one
of the, families has the members of the other
dragged into the police court on the usually
groundless charge of committing petty mis-
demeanor. For a time, the developments
in court were prolific of incident, and highly
amusing, but as the hearings have always
resulted in a dismissal of the case, the thing
ia becoming tiresome and it is high time that
the unlovely exhibitions of spite and petty
malice shown by the parties should be sat
upon as q nuisance.
The latest phase of this most eruptive
business was developed yesterday afternoon
when Bridget Mcintyre swore out warrant
for the arrest of Margaret Flynn on the
charge of larceny. Close questioning re-
vealed the statement that the former had
seen her neighbor feloniously seize and carry
off goose of the value of twenty. five cents,
in addition to which the Flynns are charged
with knowing something of the whereabouts
of four other geese which are missing. The
goose question will be dished up at the
municipal court this morning.
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THE GRAIN MARKET

Increased ActtcitV In Eurepe-Higher
Prices Predicted
New York Special, July g.
Under advices from across the water that
the grain crop in some of the chief countries
in Europe promises to be very poor, there
has been within the past few days unusual
in cereals here. There has been
something of an advance in prices, and the
knowing ones of the exchanges propbeav
that it will extend yet further, and that our
grains will be much sought this wear bv for
eign buyers. The market has responded to
this indication of appr oaching activity. It
is thought that France will be compelled to
import 100000 bushels. Continuous rain
has SO damaged the wheat crop of Great
Britain, that it is estimated she will import
100. 100000 bushels. In Spain, Italv and
Hungary the crops are also represented to be
in bad condition, in Northern italy especial-
ly the ruin being almost complete. The
usually correct statistican of the New York
produce exchange estimates that the wheat
crop of 1879 will be not far from 1886, OOO.-
600 bushels, and that in addition to the i'm
portations by Great Britain and France. az
given above, Germany will import 10 ,OOO.-
600 bushels, Spain and Portuoal
100000, and Italy 25OOO,OOO. Good
shipments may be expected from
Australia, British India, Asia, Roumania
and the Turkish provinces. Save in Minne-
sofa, the crop in the United States IS most
promising, and likely to be the best for
many years. Especially is winter wheat in
excellent condition and great abundance
and, barring heavy drought or continual
rains, it will turn out most satisfactory
crop. Favorable weather would indead
make the Minnesota crop very abundant sa1
importers here. Corn and oats aI.o "a,
sponded to the fluctuations in the nrica ~
wheat. While the foreign demand viii m AXE
a market for American wheat, the SINNERS
say that they do not look for a haayV in
crease in prices, as the bountiful crop here
will offset the demand and keep rates uni
form. The transportation companies will
do big business, and the importers will
handle vast amount of grain at reason
able and healthy profit, but the consumers of
this country will not be compelled to paw
much more for breadstuffs than as though
the demand from Europe were not SO great.
The market was exceedingly. active to-day,
the advance being about two cents. The
rumor that James Keene had secretlv visited
Chicago and had made corner there ia de-
MED by his friends here. There was not.
however, so much excitement in the ex.
change as on Tuesday or Monday, when the
advance was moro marked.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12

SPECIAL telegram from Washington to
a Chica 90 paper says that the conviction has
taken deep root there, in view of the recent
outbreak of yellow fever at Memphis, that
the national board of health is q useless and
expensive humbug. We agree fully with the
correspondent. There is no body of officials
in the world who can emit such learned and
scientific opinions on sanitary subjects, and
there is no body in the world whose theories
are SO frequently upset by the logic of
events as they transpire.
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FARIBAULT NEWS.
ESPECIALLY REPORTED FOB THE ST. PAUL a1oB,

ESPECIALLY REPORTED FOR THE ST. PAUL GLOBE
What will the harvest be?
number of ladies and gentlemen from
Owatonna drove up to the city last evening.
MIR. D. p. Baldwin and wife, of Dead
wood City, are in town, guests Of DR.. and
Mrs. Wood.
Dealers in farm machinery say that there
will be more machines sold this season than
there has been for several years past.
Mr.. G. Hops, proprietor of the Arlington
house, left yesterday for a two weeks trip
through the southern part of the State.
We learn from several farmers that al
though the late high winds knocked the corn
fiat the warm days are bringing it up stand
ing again.
Since these highway robberies have be-
come regular nightly occurrences, several
of our citizens have commenced practicing
shooting at marks. Among the number
thus engaged is Oliver DuRitz, head sales
men in Carpenter & Smiths clothing house,
Oliver took his pistol yesterday afternoon,
and pacing off twenty PAGES from John
Leary's livery stable, commenced banging
away at the side of the barn; out of fifty
shots fred he hit the barn twice.
From gentleman living in the town of
Deerfeld, twelve miles south of this CITY, we
learn that burglars entered the residence of
John Morse on Tuesday night last and stole
$500 in money and considerable clothing.
An entrance was gained through window.
The break-o'day Johnies administered
chloroform to the sleeping family, supposing
by this device to make good their escape,
but our informant is rather of the opinion
that their ill begotten gains will not long re-
main in their possession.
At the annual meeting of the Rice county
Anti-Horse Thief association, held in the
council chamber yesterday afternoon, the
following officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year:
President-W. H. Dixie.
Vice president-H. M Madison.
Secretary hos. Nee.
Treasurer-H. Wilson.
The executive committee elected are-J.
g. Scott, John A. Pettys, G. H. Gilmor, H.
NJ. Madison, r. M. Norton, Henry Hall,
Thos. Nee, L. D. Newcomb, N. S. Flint, G.
E. Skinner.
On motion it was voted that the executive
committee be committee to act on speedy
justice.
On motion meeting adjourned.
Rev. s. G. Gale, of Mortified, breaches
at the Methodist church tomorrow morn
ing and evening,