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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
COMPENDIUM OF NEWS.
WASHINGTON,
Dec. 81, 1881

Dec. 5l, 1901
The statements made by ex-Uni-
ted States Commissioner Southworth
in regard to the manner in Which
the Democratic Conservative party |
of Louisiana was cheated in 1876
has had profound effect on the
public mind.
1t has been known for some time
that the ex-Gommissioner was in
possession of most important party
secrets, yet his friends deny that
spite induced him to make these
revelations. They say that his char
acter cannot be successfully attacked,
and point to the fact that he is
particular friend Of Circuit Judge
VIM. B. Woods, and that he was by
him brought to New Orleans from
Mobile, and because of his perfect
reliability, and supposed influence
with Judge Woods, was taken into
the secret councils Of the Republican
party.
Louisiana Republicans admit that
| Southworth held the most coniiden-
tial relations with all their chiefs
during the canvass, and would be
likely to know ail about the manage
, ment of the canvass.
Judge Woods stands very high
!, with the administration, for he ie
; an Ohio man, and if he endorses
!, Southworth, it will be hard to con
vince tho President that Southwortf
9 is not telling the truth.
r The Blainites, who have been vel.
y ling fraud, are sorely Disguised a
e this Republican witness statemen
about the cheat practiced on TIN
Democrats, for it changes thing
y very decidedly and puts the shoe o.
the other foot.
: "The Louisiana Republicans hay
. given the party more trouble wit
: their id rascality than all the res
=. Of the country together" said a dis
e. gusted member of the Teller CON
- mittee to day.
s. The Democrats are chuckling, fe
d they have assurances that South
'e worth will testify to what be ,hs
III said, and more, before the Pott'
y committee. y
Cd 1t is reported here that the Pott
s. subcommittee is on the track
'e most interesting business and II
as portant information aa8 &
re, tits alleged that at least three
the names signed to the electoral
TO turns were not signed by the ele
ne tors themselves, but by persons bel
az tofore unknown.
W It is said Mr.. Potter has inform
al ton which will fully and c'ea'
IS what is alleged about the crookedn'
OF of the electoral returns, and !
gone in person to see it prope
md brought ont.
The Louisiana Senate Commit
>, will arrive in New Orleans Sumo
ops morning.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

In four of the Southern States
the Democrats have elected Is col
ored members to the Legislature. -
Where, in ell the North, have the
Republicans elected one Of that race
to such o position2 .a s
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

CHARLIE GoLDENBERa, of Lev
ms Sample Room, on New Years
morn, solitary and alone put that
egg. nogg in motion, and Israel
Thomas, launched it into our Sane
tum with The ease and grace of Q
perfect Boniface, and the non-tempe,
ance ones Of the DEMOCRAT and q
solitary mourner of sick Bacchus
did full honors to the nectar.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
ACCORDING to the St. L,

--AccoRDING to the St. Louis
Times nearly all of last seasons ice
was furnished to the saloons, res
taurants and hotels of that city at
81 per 100 pounds. Judging from
present prospects, the Times thinks
that the rate next season will be
thirty-four to forty cents per loo
pounds.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
.MRs. E. s. Hetherwick has pu

--MRs. E. s. Hetherwick has pur-
chased the fine two story Schmalin
ski building, on Front Street, and
her Manager and Agent, B. G. Duke
and clerks John M. Laney and MUIR
raw Hetherwlck, are moving their
fine stock of goods in it as fast as
possible, and in a few days will be
at home in their new quarters, ready
and willing to wait on theirold Gus
toners and friends.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

SINCE June / up to the twenty
eighth of December there we're re-
:eived at Chicago 432,l7O,S62 bush.
els of grain, against 81, ALI, 39s bush
els during the wholr year OF 1877,
and 97,734, 4S2 bushels in 1876.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
Our Agents.
ALEXANDRIA La
WEDNESDAY, JAN, 8, 1879

We must give oar delinquent subscribers
at this prosperous season ofthe gear, a
courteous dun ard gentle remainder
that ne expect them 10 call and settle
an their dues OF once. The printer
must live, and as a true acorkIngman'
is .eorthy of his hire, and now that
the Ne,e Year has da,uaed on us once
more, 90 trust our friends sViU ren'en'-
Der their t,Ys friend, the DEMOCRAT
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
WE ask our readers to heed an

VIZ ask our readers to heed and
give particular attention, in its pro-
per column to the Auction Gard of
Moses Mayer. This old citizen and
former merchant of Alexandria has
all the business qualities and energy
and pluck required in this business,
and we trust he will receive the pa
tronage he well and justly merits in
this community.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

If the amount ofpostage stamps
sold in the great cities Of the country
is any indication of the extent OF
their business, the Western cities,
according to the Postmaster Gene
RAILS report, stand in the following
order: Chicago $971,5S4, St, Louis
$465,357, Cincinnati, $4l7,629
Cleveland, $l79,l3o; Indianapolis
SlO5, 324- ,&
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

SAM OF Sans, but now Sam OF
the Exchange Hotel, is fully in
stalled in that fine house, and is at
home to all his old friends and Gus
toners. He knows how to keep an
Hotel, and long since have the pub
lie discovered that fact.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
THINGS ABOUT HOME.

We are yet having en- avalanche
of that horrid, abominable and extra
cold weather, which we mentioned
in our last, and as we freezicgly
write this, there is no telling when
it will hold up or strike its DANA
ging colors. Everything is frozen
up, hard and fast, in our office, and
we hardly know if this scrawl will
be readable when in print. Ink,
roller, in fact everything is hard up
With US, with both coal and wood on
quarter allowances; we are safe in
stating that any change in the
weather must better US sill.
We have had "the beautiful snow"
in profuslon, and with fully 4S hours
the Thermometer averaging 20,
many of our Townsmen improvised
sleighs and had a jolly time of it,
on Sunday, in good Eastern style.
Our friend Schmalinski, noted
amateur of manly sports, was out IN
a fine turnout, and stopped before
our door ssto take US a sleighing,
but we had to politely and rheumat
ically decline the courteous invita-
| ton.
Trade and traffic, during all this
spell, have fallen behind the expec
tations of our merchants, and lik'
! the rest of the patient Alexandrians
they must grin and bear it, singin|
the old ditty, "What of bad roadss'
, The reason that the mail failed t
, reach here Thursday night was be
cause the R. e. Lee did not leay
New Orleans on time, but laid owe
"a hours on account OF fog. Ever
: thing in thu mail line reached her
Saturday night. : y
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

The office of the DEMOCRAT has
been moved TO Front street, In the
old Jacob Walker store, just across
from the Exchange Hotel.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

-DURrNa our recent cold snap,
the snow was fully Ave inches deep,
and our Thermometer went down as
low as Is.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

Our Congressman, Hon. J. b.
Elan, has already remembered the
DEMocRAr, with several important
documents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

--THoUGH the old year has totter'
ed. there will be no fall, until Sep
TENDER, 1879. ]S ~.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

LEARN the boys trade, even II
they have to learn to swap oil old
iron for circus tickets.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

The Pool Liner W. j. Behan,
passed up on Saturday morning, on
snail time, and left this office "nary
paper"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

--aDRUNk AGAIN." is the very
latest cablegram in relation to
Grant. In III
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
-THE poor rates in Englan'

The poor rates in England
amount to about $l0,000,00o annu
ally. The relief sup 'liel By ci,arl
table institutions and organizations
and private almsgiving amounts to
as much more, for in no country are
the appeals for help more numerous
or more generously responded to-
But with all this outpouring of pub.
lie and private means, there is an
immense mass Of restitution and
misery for which no provision is
made. One can infer from these
acts tue frightful ext ent Of pauper
sim in the motherland.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

AFTER the "beautiful snow"
look out for mud and slosh.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

We owe Ben. We'll, Jr. thanks
once more for two late New Orleans
papers. l-A
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

THE regular biennial election,
for Mayor, Treasurer, Comptroller
and Councilmen, of our Town, came
Of on Monday, and resulted in the
election Of the following gentlemen,
who will serve for two years. The
vote polled, in four of the Wards.
was an average one, but in the big
Third Ward fell short at least one,
third. In fact, some fifty voters,
from some mysterious causes, stayed
away from the polls, and among the
numerous candidates, could no,
make choice, and thus displayed
weak interest in our municipal at
fairs. Here is the result:
Sam. Fellows. Mayo
lib. G. Duke. -. treasure
i A. b. Racial. .Comptrolle
4. CoUNcILMEN:
First Ward ........ Louis Gossen
| Second Ward. ........ E. 4. Blossa
Third Ward Jonas Rosentha
Fourth Ward. Dennis Kell
:. Fifth Ward. w. W.Whittington, J
! For Treasurer, Comptroller an
: Councilmen, in the Third and FIT
; Wards, there was no opposition !
!, the gentlemen elected, in fact, 10 th
First, Second and Fourth Ward
J. the successful candidates had q
0 easy run Of it and were elected b
$ handsome majorities.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

I'm the list of converts to the
Roman Catholic Church published
in, the Whitehall Review there are
200 from Oxford, $50 from Cam.
bridge; from Trinity College, Dub
lin and London University, jointly,
only 10; IS of the army, IA of the
navy, as of the bar, Is peers, "a
peeresses, 10 sons and % daughters
of peers, rs other titled ladies and
IS titled men-in all 1900. {
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

. Il
handling TO be paid for, which GER
tainIy should not exceed % cents
per bale. The next charge is river
insurance. We suppose this will
have to stand, although the rate OF
!! or % cents per bale is excessive as
compared with other sections and
streams. The fire insurance on sale
of 3-Sis excessive, and should not
exceed l-S. Indeed we doubt if the
Insurance Company ever receives
more-the remaining i going to the
credit of the merchant in the way OF
rebates.
The lsst charge is that of the mer-
chant-2a for sales. We suppose
this is an equitable charge, and will
therefore leave it as it is. Summing
up, we find that the charges included
lin the account sales, which are indie
y
ifensible, unnecessary and excessive,
are as follows:
Brokerage IL cts
Drayage and Storage.
4 Insurance. ....... ...............A ~
1 Total ............ 80. 80. Jus eS
Tor aearly one third of the whole ex-
i penses.
/ In other words, upon the $4,000
Ibales Of cotton which are shipped
from this Parish, indefensible and
Iexccssive charges to the amount Of
!, more than $4,000 are levied, and il
the excessive charge for freight is
Included, the amount is increased te
sI18,OG0. And this includes only one
! element Of oar. industry. If we ado
, to IT our other principal product, su
gar, the amount of excessive char
!, ges will largely exceed $4,000,
8 suel greater than the tax annually
collected to support either the Stat
: Tor ParocAia' government. Thes'
lara startling figures, and reveal
condition of affairs not at all credit
able to the wisdom or penetration Q
La people who regard themselves, an
] with justice, as almost overwhelmet
! by the rate Of taxation paid by ther
!, for the support of their State an
;, local governments. Verbans sapis'
THUS salts est. In your next issu!
], with your permission, I propose !
!: discuss some other features OF thl
. question, and will attempt to 81!
: gest some remedial measures 3
!, which this evil can be met and r
moved. PLANTER.
~ ss'fl
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

WE have TO announce the death,
on the morning of the 18th of De-
cember, 1878, in Tusc:rora, Nevada,
Of Judge William May Ter Stafford,
in the Gath year oflhis age. He was
a native Of Rapides, a practicing
lawyer at our Bar for many yeas,
up to his departure for California for
1850. He was good, true and hon
est man, faithful friend and a ge-
NAL companion of the alexandria
boys" in the palmy and elite days OF
old Rapides, and his few remaining
companions will join hand and heart
with this writer in paying this fee
| BILE tribute to his reyered memory
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08


Gun spell Of the coolest weather
on record, up to last night, has con-
tinued with a rush, and never before
has such fine sleighing been knowa
here. Fully thirty sleighs have
been made, rugged up in style, and
on Monday night, by the pale rays
OF the moon, it was novel and pref
|ty sight to see "the boys and girls
making 2:40 time on our frozen
streets, and enjoying with a vim
such sport. As a sample Of our cold
weather, we note that, on three dit
ferent occasions, the Thermomete1
]has fallen TO Is, and most of TIL
time has averaged %. Ice, ant
4 plenty of it, has been floating dow
the river in fair chunks, and on tn
bar opposite Town, there was ice 70
1.-TWO and three feet from the bank
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

OuR Packet, the peerless Bart.
Able, despite the horrid weather,
reached here. before 10 o'clock Mon
day morning, had a fair freight,
plenty Of people, and will be down
this morning, in time to leave here
for the City by 5 2. NJ. Her clerks
remembered this Office in the paper
limo s
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

In the thirty four years Of our
journalistic experience, we have nev
er had such a hard time and Job to
get out a paper, as this hard, cold,
old week; every piece Of material,
paper, ink, water, sponge, roller,
stone, in fact, the whole concern is
frozen hard and fast, and we trust
our readers will take all these as an
excuse for a not overly neat sheet
Remember that Jupiter was forced
some time to acknowledge the corn
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08

PLENTY Of home made Ice Cream
in these parts.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-15
"The Natter Oucen y

Quite large company assembled in Ply.
mouth church last evening, at the second
grand exhibition CT the "wonders of nature'
by the learned scientist, Prof. Richards
Without preliminaries the subject was en-.
tered upon, and in fancitul but exceeding.
ly attractive style the speaker proceeded to
set forth the claims of hydrogen to the
proud position of the "Matter Queen and
succeeded in bringing out such qualities in the
gas as would entitle her to properly rank az
consort of the oxygen treated of as the
'Matter King" on the previous evening.
Continuing, the history Of ballooning was
taken up, and some thrilling experiences OF
the early aerial navigators related. Pro
oeeding to illustrate, larger number of ex-
periments were shown with soap bubbles
blown with hydrogen gas and exploded as
they assembled. A fire balloon and also one
filled with gas were made and sent up owe,
the heads of the audience. Water candles
singing flames and great variety of othe,
wonders were shown, the audience finally
being dismissed, after being held for over
two hours applauding and enthusiastic. The
professor goes to Mankato on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, returning to com.
plete the course under the auspices of the
Y. NJ. G: A. on Friday and Saturday even.
ings, and also giving children's matinee on
Saturday afternoon. .
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-15
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION

The Democrats of the county Of Ramsey are re-
quested to meet Friday, the 18th day of October,
1879 between the hours Of and O'Clock P. NJ, at
the last usual Of holding elections in the first
precinct of each of said wards Excepting the Fourth
war in the city of St. Paul to elect delegates to a.
tend county convention, to be holden at the old
court house in said city Saturday. the 18th day Of
October 1879, at u O'Clock NJ, to nominate caudi-
dates to be supported at the fall elections The
Fourth ward is divided follows: Those voting in
the first precinct to meet at the engine house; those
voting in tn second and third precinct at tho last
place of holding elections in the third precinct also
those voting in the country precincts are requested
to assemble at the usual place Of holding elections
the said towns between the hours of 8 and O'Clock
P M: and proceed to elect delegates to attend the
county convention to be holden in St. Paul on Sat-
urday, the 18th Of October, 1879, ut 10 O'Clock
A. NJ.
The fd4owing is list Of officers to be nominated
County Register Of Deeds.
County Treasurer.
County Attorney.
County Surveyor.
Coroner
Court Commissioner.
Two County Commissioners from the city and one
from the county.
The following Is the number of delegates allowed
by the committee, viz First ward 6, Second ward 7
Third ward T. Fourth ward first precinct 6, second
and third precincts Of Fourth ward 4, Fifth ward G.
Sixth ward s, Reserve q Rose 3, Mounds View s.
New Canada 3, White Bear 3, Mclean 2.
p H. KELLY,
Chairman Of County Committee.
Oct. -, 1879.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-15
PERSONAL.

Hon. 81. R. Wells, Preston, at the Windsor.
hon. Leon Houde, Little Falls, at the Mer.
chants.
MIR. j. 8. Midary, one of the leading BUSH
ness men of La Crosse, registered at the Mer-
chants.
Messrs. E. NJ. Hitchcock, F. w. Wright and
g. P: Anderson, Mortified, registered at the
Merchants yesterday.
Hon. John E.. Owens one of the pioneer edi.
tors OF Minnesota at present register of the
Land office at Taylora Falls, is visiting, friends
in St. Paul.
Gen. A. j. Edgerton, Kasson, was among the
visitors to st. Paul yesterday. Gen. Edgertor
will take an active part in the speaking cam.
paign Of the Republicans.
At the Merchants: Geo. F. McAfee. st.
Peter; r. G. Robinson, Pine City; A. Sinclair
Thunder Bay; 81. 81. Newbury, Taylors Falls:
N b. Uford, Winona; P. w. Mitchell, Mon
treal; W. @. Mitchell, New Brunswick.
T. Q. Edwards, Chicago; N. B. DIlwortb.
Pa.; 4. @: Gray, Fergus Falls; W. A. McKen.
zle' Pine City; Phil. A. Sellhausen, Washing.
ton, u. o.; j. D. Green, NJ. Mentzer, Bismarck.
A. NJ Pettingill, Richmond, Ind; are among
the arrivals at the Clarendon.
Hon. NJ. H. Gault, NJ. P. and Hon. d. A.
smith. Montreal, returned to St. Paul, yester.
Gay from trip to Winnipeg, and last even
ing accompanied by Hon. N. W. Kittson,
left for Canada by special car attached to
the $40 train.
Senators Mcmillan and Window left the c;tv
yesterday as delegates at large from Minnesota
for the Mississippi river convention to meet at
Quincy, ILL.,, to-day. Both the gentlemen ar.
down for speeches at different points in the in
terest of the third term candidate Immediately
after their return from Quincy.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-15
"Our Next President. -

John Dillon opened to crowded house
last evening, all the available seats in the
Opera House beng filled, and hundred OF
more standing in the aisles. The play, ''Our
Next PRESIDENT" was new one to St. Paul
audiences, but, Judging by the way it was
received, it is destined to become extremely
popular. Mr.. Dillon as Silas Pettibone
1ully sustained his reputation as the most
comical man on the stage. He Tent tho
audience in good hdmor throughout, his
every word and gesture provoking shouts of
laughter. The situations are extremely
comlcal' and are made the most of by Mr..
Dillon. Mr.. Blaisdell, as Alfred Harwood.
sustained his role admirably, while Miss
Louise Dillon as Mile Ellsworth was ex-
cellent in every respect. The play was well
mounted and acted throughout in an un-
usually superior manner. We will have
something further to say in regard to the
play Tomorrow. The play will be repeated
this evening, and full house is assured.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-15
The City and The Females

There's been some talk about COLLISION on
the part of the city authorities with the Jez-
ebeis to defeat the ends of justice in the
social evils. This insinuation assumes the
shape of the declaration that the mesdames
were fined in the municipal
court the same day they were
indicted in the district court. Which
isn't SO. The mesdames were 6ped on the
18th inst, were indicted ON thg 10th inst.
though arraigned for plea on the 18th inst,
the same day they were fined. But for ali
that the tines paid on the 18th day of Octo-
Der were those imposed for their September
tr afic. and in no way was the usual oollec-
tons of these fines connected with the in
dictments returned, especially in the way of
making basis for bar to the trial. 1t was
the customary proceeding on complaint
against these scarlet women, which has oc-
Cured monthly right along, Indictment or
no Indictment