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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09
From all decent quarters W

-FRoM all decent quarters we
hear nothing but favorable comments
concerning the recent acts OF our no
BILE Fire Boys, and we feel sure VIC
but express the good will OF the
greatest Numbers of this people,
when we once more hail them as oul
sayiours from the dread flames OF
any and al confagrations, which
nav visit US in an evil hour.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09
AT the beginning of this yes

Ar the beginning of this year,
according to the report of the com
missioner of agriculture, the number
of hogs in the United States was
55,6S1, 900, of which 20,915,SO0 were
owned in thirteen Western States.
On the first of January, 1878, the
total number was 81, $50, 900, OF
which sa,225,5oo belonged to the
| West.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

The Sunday School Festival, OF
St, James Church, will be celebra-
ted on Sunday, at 4 o'clock.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

THE Surveyor of the Port oil
New Orleans is at his home on La
INQUIRE.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

"A difficulty occurred in Marks
vile, a few days since, between L
!. Ducote and Arthur NJ. Fiamlnt, II
which the latter was shot and killed
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

A Polxrxp MaRAr.-Un,ler This
caption, the Washington Ga-effe, u
the scan,lal-feast-mattcr Of the grnss
widow Oliver against old Simon
Cameron, the weiI7knoovn and ''yo-
|lsptuous" Senator from Pennsylya-
nia, gets Off thegfelisrIpg Sell sx !
pressed and only true sspccs acle q
that case yet on trial q. the Capital
of the nations q t-.seax.ss
= The spectacle prescnteil to the coun.
lltry and the rest Of The woTl! ~ wy
proceedings Of the Cameron owe! sf',
al, now in progress st the Nntionns
e Capital, Is one which, ~ eminentiy eat
! culated to ..point q neral. 9 though 9by
: no means to ..adorn talr.' II y tl.s
e spectacle of AN lunpriuciPleil and iool.
ufish old man entapgled IN the tolls o.
an artful,. moro upprincipled and mer--
u cenary adventures. II ia tho specta.
20 cle of a man, venerable only By reason
Of his years, bot who should 20 res
pectabie by reason of, tho high POSI-
lions he has, held ip the public service
ID Of his lcoautry,q bath, AT home ana
. abroad. suffering himself to be mads
cont emptible before the world mud be-
" fore his own scllildIeh,s and casting
81 contumely ,upon his whole public ana
nrivata record Of four score years, fol
" the sake Of whatf Let the testimony
he n III. Ai;hv case ,ftly and fully nm
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

TIE clerks OF. the Yazoo Valley
have supplied this office with com
n|ete file of New Orleans papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

TO DAY is the fourteenth ami
versary of Lees surrender.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

GENERAL good health reigns
throughout the Parish.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

The time for eating oysters
draws rapidly to a close.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09
THE DRESSES At The ROYAL
WEDDING.

We feel certain the majority OF
our male readers will excuse us
kindly, and our female readers will
thank us profoundly, for giving them
the following full, true and particu-
lar account of the costumes worn at
the late royal wedding, at Windsor,
by some of the most distinguished
danes and damsels of the British
Court:
Her Royal Highness, the Princess Of
Wales, wore her exquisite toilette Of
Oriental pearl colored brocade, richly
embroidered in pearls, with rufiies OF
point d'Angleterre and narrow ba nds
of sable. The train was composed Of
the darkest amethyst velvet, lined
with richest Oriental pearl satin, bor-
dered in narrow sable smaller train
of matchless point d'Angleterre, entire
" covering the center, was fastened on
by large medallions, OF pearls. The
corsage was profusely studded with
pearls and diamonds. Her Royal
Hiehness wore tiara of diamonds;
white ostrich feathers and a long tulle
veil, aud necklace Of rows Of pearls
! aud diamonds.
Their Royal Highneeses, the Prin
cesses Louise, Victoria and Maud OF
Wales. we're attired in dresses OF ORR
entail pearl colored brocade, with stom.
achers Of Malines lace and ceibtures OF
darkest amethyst velvet, over jupes OF
poult- de-. sole Of the same tint, with
small volants of Malines lace.
: The dress worn by her Royal High.
ness. tile Duchess Of Teck, was ono OF
: regal magnifcence. The corsage and
. inne were Of the paisst prihfose and
= lolive brocade, with Plissss aud ORA.
), |Dcries of olive satin, festooned with
= yolants of the finest Honiton lace ths
: train of the richest oliyea velvet - lined
and bordered 10 efmine, swSs Hke9 on
lone shoulder, witllRiasAand eleseA tanA
diamond schumacher on corsase: HeI
8 Royal HishRess also wore tiara 9,
y diamonds, lappets, ostrich feathers an0
+, diamond necklace.
The Duchess Of sutherland wore
magnificent dress ofsgold and silvel
brocade, mixed with : new shade 9
e Scabience velvet, and finest point q,
"a Venise. The corsage Was trimmet
with matchless rubies and diamonds
'e which blended beautifully with IN
lie new shade Of velvet. Her Grace wor
. a tiara of diamonds, white ostrlcl
feathers and gold and silver veil.
G. The Marchioness Of Salisbury wore
i. lmost picturesque dress Ut antiqm
Louis XIV br. cade, of = very pal
reseda hue, with embossed wreath
NJ and bouquets of myosOtis and leaves
e. the iupe was composed Ut the darkes
reseda velvet draped in brOcadf, vii
festoons of myosotis satin. Tho col
r. sage was Of velvet, with q Louis 4
On waistcoat of bracado and bearifsfs
t. diamond ornaments; the leaddscss
Ut tiara Of diamonds, white p!umes an
on veil.
'r, The Warehouses; OF conynghn!
mt wore q lovely toilette OF manvo snti
'r- and costly antique lace, tho tsk'i
ID strewed Will, branches Ut natnr'
'ty mauye and white lih,es. Hes EsA!
IN ship also wore y tiara vi diamond
IL white feathers with veil, and branch
- Of lilaca.
we The yiscountess Cranl.r00k wore
dly dress nf Russian gray satin tinrhes'
en- ,lrapc,l with guipure l.c.s and selv
We Of the same rich shade. llcati,trc'
to diamonds, plumes and lnppets.
and ..t-....-s.-~-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

FELrc1rous.-The Committee OF
Invitation Of our Fire Department,
some time since, extended invita-
lions to the Country Press to at
tend the Parade and Ball, to come
of on the 22nd inst, and we are
pleased to note due and appropriate
thanks in them returned to the
"Boys." The Baton Rouge Cap'to
liam, whose Editor is Fireman, &C
knowledges his invitation SO felici
tously that, at the risk Of being con
sidere,a partial, and as complimen
to our Town and its gallant Fire
men, we give below in full:
| We acknowledge the honor confer
red on the Oapitolian by an Invitation
from the committee ofthe Fire Depart
ment Of Alexandria to attend the'
Grand Ball, which takes place o
Tuesday, the 22nd inst. Last yea'
on a similar occasion, the lndepende'
Silver Cornet Band of onr city fa'
nisbed the music. They we're loud j
;. praising the Alexandrians, the beaut
IF the ladies and the pleasure they 81
t loved during the whole trip. Were
9 not that our duties call rs to New y
leans to attend the Convention, =
would certainly avail ourselves glad
of this courtesy to visit the good Pc
e ple Of that fionrishing little city. y
- extend our thanks, nevertheless,
Messrs. Cullen, Biossat, Hilton al
N Gollenberg for this mark Of estee
le and wish them aud their gala
brother tiremen all the p'eas'
IMAGINABLE,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09
THE ERA OF PRETTY WOMEN IN

THE ERA OF PRETTY WOMEN IN
good friend Of mine de-
clared the other night that ho did not
believe the state of morals in fashion
able life was ever so low as it is to-
day. We have now entered upon the
"pretty woman" era, money itself be-
ing less sought after than beauty. II
a man chances to have pretty wife,
all doors are open to- him-he can go
anywhere, although, to be sure, be
does not count for much when he does
Ego.
There are about half dozen beau
ties now in London, already to begin
the season married beauties, mlnd
Won. for bread and butter misses are
no longer in fashion. The pretty mar
ried women are ever 50 much more
piouant. The knowing people wht
want to form set of acquaintance II
the exclusive circle get these prett!
ladies to their houses and all the mel
, soon follow. Of course stories &c
i, about-now can one help that' Peopl
will talk, and page Of your pape
> would not contain all the scandalon
tittle-tattle that goes from one nous
to another. A pretty woman mania
a community is sure to be attende
: with disadvantages Of that kind. Bu
4 who caresq Not the pretty women az
y parently. Not their husbands. IN
! KEYNOTE OF the season has been struck
n and it is popular one.
o Ask all the good looking young maj
. ried women whom you can scrape a.
= onaintance with to your house. u
: six of them to dinner on one evening
a Let them be dressed in the height
Is the made, which is rather low. AS
Of IA few of your male friends (all OF IL
! best ton, be it we'll understood,l
:. drop in after dinner. They will dro
~ in fast enough. The word will reat
I'd far and wide that your parties are II
le best in London, and half the aristo
of racy will be begging for your invit'
= :, tions.-[New York World.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09
Republicans had good

-THE Republicans had gooo
chance, for sixteen years, to confer
some half important clerkship on
some one of their amen and broth
ers,'' but it passed their memory TIL
they got to be in the minority and
then they complimented Rainey, ex-
colored member of Congress from
South Caroline, with a nomination
for Clerk of the House, when they
we'll knew he would be beaten. IL
appears now that Rainey is a resi-
dent of Connecticut, where he owns
considerable property, and has, fol
some wears. had his domiciie. Aud
now, it seems he is not adverse Il
re entering Congress. But he VII
never get there, for the Northern
Republicans only consider it impor
tant that Southern Democrats shoul'
be misrepresented by colored men
and still insist on straight han
, white skin, Caucasian features
and pedigree free from any tain
: Of can inferior race"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

THIS is Holy Week.
o--1o~~4Np-~~->~-0~N-
LAST Sabbath was Palm Sunday.
FISH are biting in the bayous'
~-Ovaes~~-o-o|o~-~~
DYED eggs for Easter are being
ordered.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09


Goss1P.-There is one social as
honor about which no one thinks IT
worth while to say much in reprooa-
ton, but which does more harm than
any other known to us-we mean the
dishonor of repeating conversations,
opinions, circumstances, not made un-
der promise of secrecy, but which a
high sense of honor would treat as
confidential, if haply a high sense OF
honor were the rule. 1t is odd that
one Of the best things boy learns at
school is to eschew tale bearing and
keep faith with his companions, while
one of the most common practices o.
society is to betray the trust contained
in talk, and repeat to all what hat
been told in implied confidence to one
This habit of repeating what we hear
is as fatal to the best intercourse O.
minds as to the finer feelings Of
integrity.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

: WASHINGTON, u. ", April 4.-lhe
Radical rev9lutionists received an
|. other and most unexpected blow to-
) day in the shape of an attack in
flank by the Greenbackers. Weaver
. and De La Matyr, who are recog-
nized as spokesman Of the Green
back party, both attacked Garheld's
; position, and announced their inten-
ton to vote substantially with the
Democrats on the pending legisla-
ton. Viewers speech was particu.
larly able, and created much excite
ment. The leading Democrats pro
:. nounce it the strongest argument
= vet made in favor of their policy, 81
- far as effect on the public mind il
concerned. What alarms the Radi
N calls is Viewers declaration, that tn
q people care nothing for issues raise
ID by Garfield, except to have thet
ID buried aud put out of the way, an
y. that what they really want is pract
Is, cal legislation for their relief upo
is the subjects Of finance and taxation
I'm Weaver represents district in Lou
which has given as high as son
sn- Radical majority, and has been
at Republican himself since 1856.
me Consequently, his utterances are !
Va. garded as expressing the opinion
led a large class of men hitherto voti'
!. tue Radical ticket.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

same offer of friendship to them, ana
herewith express our most sincere de-
sire to keep up that feeling of fellow
shin which should exist between two
, ORGANIZATIONS called into existence for
the same cause.
And again on Saturday evening,
the Fire Department convened both
, Companies fully represented, and
without delay, but with zeal and
:, promptitude took up the good work
left undone a few days, and pro-
. ceedsd to the selection and election
= Of a Chief and an Assistant Chief
!, Rem, II. DeSola, an old Alexandrian
and the champion fireman of the or
\ ganizations here, and withal tho
roughly competent for the duties o
the position, was made Chief OF tn
s. Fire Department by the unanimou
" and full vote of the Department, an
ID our worthy Sheriff, ex. Mayor D. {
r Paul, was in the same fel'eltous wa
g. made Assistant Chief. Thus, "
u are glad and rejOiced to anuoun'
= Of our two Ere companies ha'
lie riseu phoenix-like from the ash
at here would have consign'
. n.anaha We risen nobly above the
:. f troubles, and once more !. !.
M . "tWo MacGregots are on their
90 tive heaths" ana wiz - aaos.;
~. heard from when the Tying s,; oesas'
~, No. demands their valuable services
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-01-22
Anecaose of vie,orss.

Qaeen yie,oFis wes not twenty
years Of age when she ascended the
throne Coming ia possession Of
power with heart fresh, tender and
pure, with alI her instincts inclined
to mercy, we may be sure that she
found many things that tried her
strength aad resolution 20 the ut-
most. On bright, beautiful morn
ing the young Queen was waited up
on az her palace Of Windsor By the
Duke Of Wellington, who had brought
from London various papers reqair-
ing her signature to reader them op-
erative. One Of them was q ser
'tence Of court martial. pronounced
against Q soldier Of the Iine-thst
sentence that he be shot dead
The QneaH locked upon the PsPor
and then locked upon the w0ndrOus
beauties tina. nature had spread to
her view.
"Whas has this man done ?" she
asked.
The Duke looked at the paper aud
replied
"Ab, my royal mistress, that man
| fear is incorrigible He as de-
serted three times"
And can you not say anything in
his behalf, nv lord ?"
Wellington shook his head.
20 thiak sgain, pray you ~
Seeing that her Majesty was so
deeply moved, and feeling sure she
would not have the man shot in any
event, be finally confessed that the
man was brave, and gallant sad re-
ally good soldier.
But" be added think of The in
ilueace."
"InAaence - cried Victoria, her
eyes flashing, and her bosom heaving
with strong emotion.
"Let it be ours to WELD influence.
| will try mercy in this mans case,
and | charge you, your Grace, to let
NE know the result. A good soldier,
you said. Oh thank you for that.
And you may tell him that your
good word saved him"
Then she took the paper aud
wrote with bold, firm hand across
the dark page the bright, saving word,
"Perdoned ~
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er conquered, always despise the de
feated-the vain giddy youths, ex
travsgsn. with their fathers money
and
1 'Oh, come, Ransom cried one off
/ Ger, il ia your turn now with q ven.
geance. Please 10 remember that to.
night We are the abject aud the de
fested-end be mercifdl.
The Colonel laughed, and theJ
could not tell whether it was with
good faith or subtle irony that he re.
Joined, 'Ycn are right, and then went
on:
IN that little room, yOnder, | told
my sad story to that good, great man
who is gone. And folded up my
queer treasure again, for | could nor
leave i. behind to bear witness; and
besides, having paid such terrible
price for it, | did not see why my aunt
should not have il. Aud she ate it
for her supper that very night, and
the next morning, almost as soon as
il was light, there was the General
hammering at the cottage door, with
basket of fowls and fruit, carried in
bis own hand. And, then and there,
| took this little chicken bone, and
vowing that | would keep it til tue
snuf-box was found, and I myself
~as such man among such men,
that none would smile at my great
poverty, or even despise my weak
ness.
This is my story said coed Mrs
Martin, deity folding up the stocking
which she had finished Of while she
related it.
That is my story, as told me by
ray own uncle, who was at both those
dinner. parties And it has always
taught me not to be too sure that
there can be but one sort Of reason
fer secrecy
Ny dears, we should never think
evil while it is possible for Us 10 i'm
agine good.
| believe that il is because God
knows Of SO much goodness, which
we never hear about, that lie has
patience with the world
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-01-22

One winter Mrs Greeley went TO
the West Indies for her health, end
the following spring she srnt for her
husband to come for aud bring her
home TO New York. Now. if there
was ono thing the old man bsted it
was the sea. The very smell Of salt
water made him sick But never
thelsss he obeyed bis wifs's cali. IS
be was accustomed to obey her every
whim. In dne time they got back to
Gotham, and that morning Mr. Sin
clair received word that Mr. Greeley
was rot feeling well, owing 10 bis
voyage, and decided to stay at home
for the day 10 the evening Sin
clair wes going 20 Washington on
business, and so valise in hand, be
called ct Greeley's house an hour or
two hsfore the train was to start
He found the old man in bed, having
suffered terribly from sea sickness all
the way oul and sll the way back
He was alcnc, the ether members Of
the family being i'll or away from
home, aud SO Sinclair determ-
ined to spend the night with him,
giving up for that time bis trip to
the capital.
Sinclair" said be, in that queru-
lous whine Of bis, "l'm ss naked as
the day ! was born Ny trunks
haven't arrived yet s-d haven't got
a d--d night-gosn.p
"But why net wear this ~ point
ing to the garment be bad taken off
before getting into bed.
cob, 1 expect to be cut to-morrow,
and | want that to wear then. How
the blszss would it look after | bad
slept ia il ?n
Well, in due time the luggage ar
rived, and Sinclair made bolt for
the article be wanted. After some
rummaging be found it, and helped
the old man put it on. 1t was spec
dily fastened at the neck, and the
nurse took up one OF the wrists end
tried to button it. There, however,
be stuck fast. the ends wouldn't meet
by fully two inches. He tugged aud
twisted to lis utmost, bat it was no
go Sill, as the patient said moth
ing, he supposed it ought 10 be fas-
tened, and redOubled bis efforts for
that purpose. For about twenty
minutes be labored without success.
Then be said
"ihis is a failure 1t won't fast
en-"
NO, replied Greeley with exss-
perating ealmness, II knew that it
wouldn't The fact is / never could
button the internal thing myself But
you seemed to enjoy it, SO dida't
disturb you"
He lay back on the pillows for .
few moments, as if thinking deeply,
and then sitting bolt upright, he
brought his fist down upoa the quilt
and exclaimed sayagely.
"Il ever Mormouism works as far
East as this, III be Id if |
don't have oHs wife to take care Of
my shirts - Chicaqo Tribune
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ENSIGN RASsOS

We are all attention. A story was
not to be sighted, even when told to
prove ourselves in the wrong.
'Weli,' said Mrs Martin, many
years back, long before | was born
and that is nearly sixty years ago, q
young man came cat of e little house
at tie eastern end of a town by the
sea. There was plenty Of life and
gayety at the other end Of the towp,
which was enlivened by one or two
barracks, fort and castle. But the
eastern end was very poor, aud would
have been quite lonely but for the
fishermen and their boats. The house
from which the young man came was
beyond even this honely bustle, aud
was little more than wooden hut,
tarred to defend il from wind and
weather. Its only near neighbor
vas huge windmill, whose gaunt
arms were almost over its hum Die
roof; and, though its windows and
doorstep were clean and its curtains
white, it was clearly very poor place,
wbsre ncue but very poor people
would live.
Bu, the young man who came out
was in the full dress of a military
officer, though that was screened from
frst view by the long gray cloak
which the wild March wind made so
necessary. He looked back and wav-
ed his hand toward the little house,
as If be knew that somebody there
was watching bim, though, certainly,
aobody could be seen from the OUT
side Aud then be turned and strug
gled against the strong gale that blew
ia from the sea
He was quite young, and his face
was finely cut, and woald have been
pleasant but for look Of stern and
painful sorrow, not unmixed with
bitterness, which seemed strangely
incongrueus witt his years and his
dress.
He walked on quite through the
town. There were few people taking
exercise for pleasure 10 that rough
weather, aud the crowd OF Shipping
in the dos Us made the seaward view
ainost less lonely than the shore 1t
was very simple little town, with
red tiled, deceit dwelling houses
crowded forward ward the sea, es
il their inmates wanted TO watch The
boatmen aud fishers from rs near a
poiat as they might.
Wherever the houses broke apart,
ore caught glimpses cf a wild, Aat
country, dotted here aad there with
weird trees ia Iudinn 6le; and the
youth looked wisifnily toward these
desert fields, &c If be would fain have
struck away across them, Instead of
going on, as be did. toward the grim
old fort.
Yet there, it was clear, festivity
was going forward. and friendly
voices greeted HIN as be passed the
gray old portal Ard thea. over bis
stern, sad face be dropped mask of
gsyety. and though be reiapsed into
silence at times, he was as polite and
conyersible IS the best of them.
There was preparation for dinner
pzrty in the 6ne, stiff old hall, With
its rows of military portraits, and its
dizzy, blood-stsiaed banners. The
castle, the barracks, and the fort IT,
self bad eagerly furnished gpests TO
welcome The visitor cf the day, a
grand old General recently returned
IRON honorable victories in the south
Of Europe.
TO our ideas of to day said Mrs.
Martin, shaking her dear, white.csp-
ped head, there was perhaps great
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-01-22
Murderer Lynebed.

CHEYENNE, w. T., Jan. G.-Last
night az Carbon, Wyoming, % or 80
masked men broke open baggage
car and took out and hung 70 tele
graph pole. Duteh Charley, who was
enroute to Rswlins to stand bis Trial
on charge Of participation in tie
Widow Field murder last fall He
was a notorious character and bad
been identified with a number of
stage robberies.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-01-22

eDo vou Ike Sunday-seboOI y ASK
ed a ministerial visitor at house
in this place of a little siz-year old
boy "a,
Yes said the hopeful, II Ike
Sundays cooI-for they don't knofs
blazes out Of fellows bsng-aP col
lar U1ifslcH Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-01-22

A musician, George Sharp, bad his
name on the door thus. sc. Sharp .
A-wag OF painter. who knew some
thing OF music, early one morni1S
made the bllowing undenisbie aDo
significant addition: "Is fat y