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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-19

How Many People Have Fifty Dollars.
New York Graphic.
Some ono said the other day that in the
entire world the number Of people who
had $50 or Its equivalent in cash at their
command was extremely small; so small,
indeed, that they would not outnumber
the inhabitants of the little kingdom Of
Belgium, which has population Of less
than 100000 souls. But this estimate
seems to be far below the mark in the
light, for instance, OF the fact that in the
Savings banks OF France in 1877 there were
deposited no less than Sl5S,SO0,00O by
2,S6S, 2S2 deposltors, the average sum OF
each depositOr being about 500. The num-
Der OF these depositOrs continually inCreas-
es, and they are, to agreat extent, members
OF the working classes. So in England,
also, the number Of depositors in the pos
tai savings bank is very large not less, on
the whole, than two millions; and their
deposits on an average amount nearer to
ESQ, the limit allowed being $50. In Scot
land and Ireland the savings OF the peo-
pie arc large and constantly increasing. In
Germany the people do not generally
place their savings in banks, but they
have comfortable little sums laid away in
teapots and old stockings. This, also, is
the case In France. In this country the
number OF people who have $50 at their
command must amount 10 quite as many
as in either France, Germany or Great
Britain. The world OF working people is
not nearly so poor as many imagine 1t to
DO.
As the years roll on the wealth OF the
world increases, and as new sources oil
wealth are developed the distribution OF
wealth Widensout Theconsnmptive power
Of tho masses is greater now than in past
times. Witness the comforts that arc 10
be found in their homes as compared with
even generation ago. Better furniture,
better food and better clothes tell the
story. Books, pictures, musical culture,
newspapers, &C., are getting to be each
year more and more general in the houses
OF the laboring millions. There are yet
to be developed boundless sources Of
wealth. Wealth begets thousand new
demands on the part Of those who possess
1t, and this demand diversifes human
employment, and is source Of wealth Of
itself, or rather OF the distribution OF 1t.
Witness the distribution Of money for
adornments and luxuries that took place
in San Francisco, by reason of the SPLEEN
did reception given to Grant Despite all
that's said by demagogues, the conditioned
the world slowly improves, as respects
physical comiorts
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-19
Cheap Railroad Fares,

The directors Of the Waynesburg and
Washington narrow gauge railroad made
an experiment some time ago in the way
Of f6duced round trip fares on their road,
with view OF asCertaining the financial
results Of such policy. The experiment
showed the following result; For the ten
days previous to October 2lst the receipts
for passenger fare, at the usual rates were
$SO0 so. From October 9lst to October
3lst, ten days at excursion rates, without
extra trains, the receipts were $3SS 90.
From November LIST to November 10Th, at
usual rates, the receipts were $500 20.
This is difference over the first period Of
$50 40, and over the last period of 800 Is
in favor OF cheap fares. ..'.'H
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
LETTER FROM CAPT. JOS. AIKEN.
New ORLEANS, LA.,l
Aug. !, ~. !

EDITOR DEMocRAT--
DEAR SIR: We will send the "Silver
CITY" out tomorrow for Alexandra,
from whence her mp river freight will
be sent forward by another steamboat.
Were we only to be consulted we
would not send any more boats out for
the present; but there is o public de-
mand that they be sent, which we can
not ignore. Until notified to the con-
trary we will take it for granted that
your people want them to come
Meanwhile, we will do everything pos
sible this season, as we did last, to be
on the safe side. No one will be allow
ed in the crew of the boat we run, who
lis not known to have had the yellow fe-
yer. Boat and crew will be inspected
by physician sent by the Board o.
Health each trip before leaving port,
and daily she will be fumigated with
disinfectants from floor timbers to pr
lot house. In times like these we re-
gard our boats as being in manner
public servants, to be run or not, a
their masters, the people, may decide
4 Yours truly,
Jos, A, AIKEN.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

DIR. Chopin, the President of the
Board of Health of New Orleans, at a
meeting on Friday, to Investigate the
recent yellow fever cases, in the course
OF his remarks said stthat the sporadic
cases here are hibernated from the
germs left by the epidemic of last sea-
son. Such cases have followed every
epidemic during the past thirty years
There will be, perhaps, few more o.
these cases, but as no foreign fevel
poison, such as creates epidemics, hal
been imported, there is no fear Of al
epidemic.o
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
FOR THE CONSTITUTION.

We have carefully read the ne"
recently adopted by
Louisiana's Delegates, a large ma
iority of whom are her own people
and Democrats and Conservatives
and outspoken enemies of Radical
ism and all of it's inherent qualities'
and without hesitation or mental re-
scrvation, intend to vote for It's
adoption; and we know to certain
ty that it will receive almost the
unanimous approval of the masses OF
our party, in fact of the voters OF the
Parish. In most respects the ne"
Constitution is a good one, endorsing
true reform to the tune of the saving
of one million dollars of the peoples
money and correspondingly reducing
taxation.
But we want it distinctly under
stood, that the DEMOCRAT and its le-
gion of friends and Democratic back
ers in Rapides, crave no apology Tor
| it's leader, q few weeks since, when 1t
opposed in plain, unvarnished Ian
guage the "Debt Question:" as 1t
had passed its second reading. 1t
never passed its third reading, but
was defeated, and we were rejo'ceo
at it, and are now still more rejoicee
that it has been relegated to the PEG
pie, as separate measure, to be Vo
ted for or against. 1t is yet an opel
question and cannot prevent the DE
mocracy of Rapides from doing thei
!, plain duty in according their will
ing and hearty support to the Con
stitution, and it yet remains 10
them to decide the course they in
tend to pursue on the debt question
At first blush, we think they are II
lclined to vote against it, for surei
we lean heavily that way for potter
tial reasons, but our glorious an
consistent party in Rapides 90 ne
d intend to jeopardize its interest, mi
n its harmony or distract its council
- but they want to be sure they Al
= right and then will surely go ahea
1t They do not mean To be driven n
bulldozed, but are going to do tt
right thing, and appeal to their pa
record and services for the party al
the upholding of its tenets, as
ture incentive for the rectitude
:. their purposes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
-HrRE is the very latest from Ne,


-HERE is the very latest from New
Orleans: On Saturday, DIR. Chopin,
DIR. Whytc to the res
dcnce of Capt. Robert j. Howell, ll9
Washington street, where DR.. Whyte
had two patients, Mrs. Howell and her
son, aged three years, sick with the fe-
YER since Tuesday. The physicians
concur in the opinion that the patients
have yellow fever. These cases viii be
reported to the Board of Health to-
morrow, Howell's residence is one
block from Moinegres, whose child had
yellow fever, and about three blocks
from the house where Miss Spana dico
on Monday.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
THERE is one thing that peopl

THERE is one thing that people
should bear in mind these times,
when contagion is anticipated, and
that is the importance of personal
cleanliness, and we think one and all
may proftably remember that clean
illness is the best Of prophylactics,
and may be used at any and all times
with perfect safety. No one was
ever vet known to be poisoned either
by the bath tub, the scrubbing brush
the scavenger's hoe or the white
wash brush.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
Sour Stomach is instantly relieved by
a dose of "BLACK- DRAUGHT."
For sale by E. c. TAFT

I'm advance of the election pro-
clsmation, the air political of the
Town and country, is already made
sonorous with the dulcet strains of
"ye patriot" who is willing to take
the office and the dowry attached
that he may dance to get enough
votes for. Under the new Constltu-
ton the offices of Sheriff and Clerk
of the Court have been made more
honorable and correspondingly lucra-
tive. and as the three offices OF Par
ish Judge, Tax Collector and Recor-
der have been abolished to the mon
lied benefit of the two increased ones,
the rush for these already partakes
of indecent haste. This reporter,
from purely disinterested stand
point, not wanting any office and un-
able to get one if he wanted it, with
serene charity intends to note these
local doings, and with good feelings
to all with the pap-itch, hereby pro
claims to them by authority of this
Journal, that their names will be an
nounced in it's columns, either fol
nomination by the Democratic-Con
yention or one on their own indepen
dent hook for five dollars in the frs
case and for ten dollars in the latter
But it is well to state what h
considers superluous to the masses
that this Journal as ever is q part,
one one and goes for Parish Con
vention, and will not only abide b.
it's DEGREES, but will work as of yor'
u and with renewed energy and goo
g will for the nominees of the Convel
u ton of its party. This local repo
ter thinks it we'll thus to be explic
for the Editor and himself, and ask
:, the home readers of the DEMocRl
~ to heed the opinions of both, an
= particularly does he ask the oppos
.. ton, if any there be, to give hi
ia their patronage and they shall ha
fair play for it, but Of course, t
=. DEMOCRAT is still sacrcdly for
!, party through evil and good repo
:; and will stand to it as long as the
is a typo left to set its editorials.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
ZETA.

MIKE PAUL and John G. Rogers,
late excursionisls and health seekers
to the Virginia Springs, Coney Is
land and sundry other pleasant re-
sorts, returned home Monday even
ing, on the Frank Willard, via
Shreveport. Both are in excellent
health and have much improved BY
the trip, but are glad to get back -
| old Alexandria.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
The GreenbaCkerS.

The National Neao, the alleged
Greenback organ, one of our cxchan-
ges, for which We have personal
pe,,ckant, owing to the fact that our
old friend and former fellow-towns
man, Lee Crandall is its Editor, is in
the service of the Republican party.
Lee Crandall has been levying con-
tributions on local Greenback clubs
for funds, and very recently Brick
Pomeroy got hold of one OF the cir
culars, and in response thereto wrote
Crlndall a letter in which he says:
"The impudence of you thieves at
Washington is something beyond the
comprehension of men who are honest,
but nothing new to those who under
stand your tricks of trade. BY what
authority do you or your Congressional
Committee propose to levy tax upon
chartered Greenback clubs any more
than upon churches and differ emit soci-
ETY. organizations of the country By
what authority do you ask that clubs
sond charters to you for revisiOn9
thank you, however, for thus offering
me an opportunity to notify all the
chartered clubs in the United States o.
your attempt to swindle them by this
means, and your further attempt tt
obtain from them their charters. Thu
is not the first instance where rogue
, and rascals have oyer-reached them
a selves. The publication of your YER,
contemplate trick will he made in tn
Greenback papers of tho country, tina
8 the people may be warned Of you an
against all such mean, contemplate
> underhanded tricks that are 80 readil
engaged in by those who have no prin
ciple."
Lee Crandall, in reply, sent the 70
g lowing courteous (?) epistle to tt
d immaculate Brick:
g. NJ. NJ. PoMERoY-s
. Sir-Your communication dated l
~ Crosse, Wis, June z, 1879, postmarkt
lie the twelfth inst, just came to han
II You are entirely misinformcd. Eve
- word and line of your letter is falls
J" The whole fabrication proves you
10 be an unmitigated scoundrel, void
e. every principle of honor known to
gentleman. Respectfully,
D. LEE CRANDALL.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

-RoBr. w. JOHNSON, who was a
Representative from Arkansas from
ls47 to 1853, and United States SEN
ator from that time till 1861, died
on the 26th ult, at his residence in
Little Rock, Ark. He was born in
kentucky in 1914. When the late
war began he withdrew with the
Southern members and joined the
Confederate forces. Since the war
ended he has lived in private life.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

DO you want good Cooking
Stove for the low price of $1.00P and
if you do, why go at once and regis
ter your name with /. c. Miller, who
Will rattle two of these indispensable
articles as soon as the chances are all
taken, which will be in a very few
DAYS. If you be not lucky enough to
carry of the first or second prize, re-
member there are forty eight remain
tsg prizes, GALL worth the money
one of which you are ''bound te
Wiu,"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
Liver. pills contain arsenic: 1BLAck.
DRAUGHT" is as harmless as tea or coffee.
For sale by E. c. TAFT.

The Supreme Court confirmed the
sentence of Robert Robertson, colored,
convicted of murder at the last term
Of our District Court. The Governor
has not yet fixed the dayfor his execu-
ton. They also confirmed the SEN
tence of Daniel and Robert Avery, con-
victed of perjury and sentenced to
eight wears at hard labor in the peni-
tentiary.-[St. Landry Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
we went down Town the oth'

We went down Town the other
afternoon, and were astonished in the
faubourg of the oflice-holders, and
the fresh entries therefor who are
prancing before the tap of the drum,
to find the greatest political excite
ment brewing. All these were holly
ia favor of the new Constitution,
lodged the debt clause to be voted
on. and wonderful to relate we dis
covered one, whose intellectual fires
pour la patrie have not as yet paled'
who had entered for three sweep
stakes and salary annexed, and was
going to actually run or take the
chances for all three. This reporter
on closely questioning a disinterest
ed but knowing outsider, found the
patriotic programme to run thus
Pro patria will first stand his chanc'
for the nomination by the Democra
tic Conservative Convention for Dis
; trict Judge, of course should he Sc
cure it, he stops here, for his cleo
ton is assured. But rs there l
more than one slip between the Gu
and the lip, he next goes to the Gu
bcrnatorial Mansion and register
his name for one of the Justices c
= the Supreme Court, anal failing !
j this, he steps to the Legislature an
. puts in for one of the Circuit Judge
: to which Rapi'lcs is attached. Th
l. reporter thinks there is not only p
$ triotism in this move, but that it
c OVERLOOKING with unseltishncss an
modesty, and for the present "dep
nent further saith not"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
THE YELLOW FEVER.

This scourge is still on the IN
crease in Memphis, and some forty
new cases have developed the past
week, though they have been well
managed and the mortality has de-
creased proportionately to the In
creased number of new cases.
1t has appeared in New Orleans
and thus far five cases are reported
and but one death. Vicksburg, Nat
chez, Monroe, Shreveport and Delta
have quarantined against the City,
and should the disease increase, in
the least, our people here had better
be prepared to accept rigid quar-.
antine against all infected
points. Precautionary measures are
already inaugurated by the Board OF
Health, and the Town authorities
will yield them all assistance TO Keep
it from here. The Packet WILL be
Examined and overhruled before she
reaches here, and if there be sick or
board, or the least suspicion of the
fever, the proper measures will b.
r;r;dlv enforced to check the dis
ease. Right here we would admon
. ish all our planters, farmers, mer
chants or others needing supplies o
anything from the City, to order a
once, because the quarantine may D
established at any moment, and the
they may be put to much inconve
pience and unnecessary trouble in nc
$ taking time by the forelock. orde
S what you need at once, order by hrE
s mail.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
ELECTION on Tuesday, Decor

--ELEcrroN on Tuesday, Deem
Der I'd, 1s79--candidates are loom
ing up--$5 for announcement sub
iect to party nomination-$lo LOT
any one running it out as indepen
dent or otherwise, and for the noml-
nees of the Democratic Convention,
whom the Democrat will support
through thick and thin, through
good and evil report, our price Will
be made known personally to the
lucky nominees.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
ALEXANDRIA, La:
wEDNEsDAY,... AUG 6, 1879
REDUCTION
NOTICE.

RooMs DEM.-CoNs. EXEC. COMMITTEE,
' ALEXANDRIA, La, - (
July %, 1871
Tur members of the Democratic-Co
scryatiye Executive Committee OF TINS
Parish, are requested to assemble al. IL
Alexandria, on Saturday, August 9th
at IL o'clock A. NJ. -
''' BEN. TURNER,
To ANnRrws. President.
Secretary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

WE have to 60 to press without our
mail of the latest date, which is on the
Silver City. She left New Orleans with
a big freight, and up to this moment
she is not in hearing distance. She
will surely be here in time to leave this
morning for the City. We have the
Shreveport dailies of Friday and Sat,
urday with the latest, and lose very lit
tie by the delay Of our mail.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

CHARLIE WALKING, one of the
Big White Plow's clerks, divorced
from "Willum' and Fred for several
days last week, rusticated in the cool
Pinehills of the West, paid his de-
voirs to the ssrustic lasssies" of Mil
ford, and returned home delighted
with his trip.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
WE trust goodly number c

we trust goodly number OF
onr Town folks will attend the Con
cert, tonight in Pinoville' given for
the special and laudable purpose OF
purchasing an organ for ST. Peters
Church. The weather is pleasant
and delightful, the Ferry Boat Will
RIM till after the Concert, therefore,
No one need fear being put TO extra
trouble in going there, the place is
easy of access, and all should strain
a point to help our neisaposs u .
good cause,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

The very latest news from the yell
low fever, in New Orleans, reports no
new cases in the forty eight hours end
ing Friday at midnight. The Board Of
Health state this in q special report and
further state there is no cause for Inn.
mediate or unnecessary alarm. The
news from Memphis is also more favor
ble-a decline in the number OF new
cases being reported.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
ON Wednesday a party of your

ON Wednesday party of young
men, seven in number, went to Big
Creek on a fishing frolic, and re-
turned on Sunday evening. From
what we can learn, plenty of trout
wero caught, and all enjoyed them
selves hugely. They say tie fun
will be kept up for few days longer
at home in picking of ticks, which
some folks enjoy more than catching
fish. No whisky.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
-.Jous HARRIS, whose Blacksmith

john HARRIS, whose Blacksmith
and Wheelwright shop is situated on
the upper corner of Fourth and Muir
raw streets, is always ready and pre-
pared to do the best Of work in his
line. on the most reasonable terms,
for cash only. Planters and others
would consult their interests by call
ing on Johnnie before sending their
work elsewhere.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

-CAsENAvE, one of the members
of the Louisiana Returning Board,
has gone to Washington, and has a
huge grievance. He says that all his
property has been seized to pay the
lawyers fees for defending the Board
before the Courts, and he further
AYERS that Wells and Anderson, who
are richer and much better off than
he is, and who now hold fat offices in
the Custom House get of "scot Free
Poor colored Casenave, considered
an honest man, is paying dearly for
his bad associations.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06
NOTICE..

BOARD OF HEALTH OF RAPrDEs PARISH,
ALEXANDRIA, La,
August a, 1871
In view of a possibility of a Quaran,,
tine against New Orleans, planters ana
dealers would do we'll to order their
supplies from the City AT ONCE without
any delay. HEINZ oL. oonN.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

THE report Of the ease Of yellow
fever in Mobile, recently published
published in 3 New Orleans paper,
is pronounced By the Board Of
Health and the attending physician,
to be totally without foundation.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

ON last Thursday night, the Luth-
eran Benevolent Society, of Pineville,
was interrupted and broken up by
two colored individuals. They were
to have been brought up before JUS
tice Waters, and it is hoped they re-
ceived all the law allows for such an
offence.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

Col. McGinnis is home again, and
will at once put his daily mail in run
ming order, and be ready for it as soon
as the boats commence bringing it to
the Mouth daily.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

we acknowledge the reception
of complimentary tickets to attend
the Concert tonight in Pineville. A
representative Of the DEMOCRAT will
be on hand aud take notes of the
performance.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-06

TO each of our subscribers, with
this number of the DEMOCRAT, we
enclose, in supplement form, the
Constitution of the State adopted by
the late Convention. 1t is correct
and carefully compiled one, from the
office of the New Orleans Democrat
the official printer Of the Conven
ton.