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New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

conference Of leading Presbyterians was held
on last tuesday IN Philadelphia to provide Tor the
grand Pan-Presbyteran Council which Is 10 take
place in that city next year. The hrst oil these
International Councils OF the spiritual descendants
of John Knox was held as readers VIII recoi-
lect in Edinburgh in July, 1877, at which time
forty distinct Presbyterian organizations Were rep
resented. The second Council WILL no dOubr be
much larger body. Americans not only travel
cheaply, but think nothing Of jaunt oil thousand
or SO miles TO pay honor to their trade, or party OF
church. Europeans are not so easily moved ana
Presbyterian ministers in Europe have usually little
money for travelling 1t Is stated that the expenses
of all the Continental delegates were paid to the
Edinburgh Convention, and Il Is proposed that tho
ocean passage, at least shall be paid for the Euro
pean guests to the coming Council. The Phlladel-
phians pledged over 50, 600 the other evening for
This purpose. There is little douDt that the sum
reouisite VIII soon be subscribed among the mem
bers of n church which is both wealthy and liberal
The topics for discussion have already been chosenj
fen are theological, ten pertain TO church affairs,
and ten are practical. This Council, Ike the IBIS
eopal Church Congress- has no authority IN the d.
nomination; it is simply a friendly conference OK
ropresentatiye men in the sect 10 compare opinions
and strengthen their brotherhood. Among the
prominent cergymen who have promised to come
are Drs Blackie and Rainey. from the Free Church
of Scotland Dr.. Flynn, Mitchell and Principal
Tallocn. of the Established Church of Scotlandj
Pro essor Calderwood aud DR.. Cairns. Of the
United Presbyterian Church; DR.. Dykes and Dr.
Erwin, from England; and Drs. Knox and Steven
son. of Ireland. Some of these men are known as
leaders of Thought to all Americans, and VIII DO
welcomed as warmly by men of all denominations,
or of none as by the Presbyterians.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

II Colonel Mosby ever had any usefulness
mt Hong Kong, 1t must be lessened consider
ably by bis discOuIteOus refusal TO give Gov
ernor Hennessey shipping reports which every
other Consul readily supplied. His pTetext
that tho request implied a right to examine
the consular papers reiut,s itself. Had the
Governor that right he would not have asked
for the information as an act Of courtesy.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

The complete official returns of the vote Of New.
York City show, as we predicted they would, that
the ticket Of the Young Scratchers. which left
blank in place of the names of Cornell and Soule.
was practically not used at all IN this county. those
who objected to Mr.. Cornell voting for Democrat
instead of voting in the air II the blank ballots
had been used, the total vote for Governor would
have been less than the tota for other State officers.
On the contrary. it is somewhat greater. Cornell.
Robinson and Kelly together polled l49.925 votesj
Potter and Hoskns together polled 140,304 and
the aggregate of Carr and Beach for Secretary OF
State was 149 .132. We look in vain for the blank
party. The opposition of George William Curtis
and those he influenced was serious, and deserves
serious consideration; but the little Bowker-Whit-
ridge (so-called Independent" OF young Repub-
licau"l business proves 10 have been the mere
chlld's play IL appeared TO be ai the time.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

The revulsion in Wall Street has none of tn
aspects of panic, except in the startling fall
of prices. There are no failures to speak of.
nobody seems to be greatly damaged, there
is no serious alarm, there is unusual good
humor, and the Street and the country
alike regard the crash as good
thing. A very SOLDERING thing it is,
however. to the multtudes of amateurs
who haze been tempted by the reports
of sudden gains into games they do not
understand. The losses, though in the
aggregate enormous, seem individually tri-
fling to the Wall-Street eye; but they
often represent the savings of years. and
in nearly every case they swallow up
all the available cash the loser can scrape to-
gether. The Street will pay small
heed to them; the trade in stocks will be just
as lively as ever, and, in little, prices
will again be booming. But all over
the country are men of mode
rate means, active, enthusiastic
sanguine, who ought to have been
the chief promoters of our industrial
revival. but whom yesterday has crippled
for the season, if not for life. The revival will
60 on; but their part in it is very different
from what it would have been if they
had attended to their business. The
lesson is an old one but new generation
has come up and yesterday it took its turn
at learning it.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

II is worthy of note that an industrial eX
hibition has just been held at Raleigh, North
Carolina. which was entirely under the man.
agement of colored people and was entirely
snccns.ful
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

Complaint is made that Senator Bayard has been
damaged seriously by iniudicious friends" HIS
own tongue has been the chief offender. and he
not expect to have his friends control that for him.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

Moses has returned from Europe. That ought to
staIt boom in the NlncOmpoop Bureau.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

The Commissioner of Agriculture is hard at
work organizing strictly American tea-tabe.
Our independence of the Heathen Cmnee, in
the matter of tea, was declared some years
since. and we have formally asserted our
right, as free and Independent States to raise
tea which we would rather have some other
fellow drink. And now the Commissioner pro-
claims a new dispensation in sugar-making
Experiments by the Department prove, so
Mr.. lie Due says, that good sugar can be made
from sorghum and cOrn-stalks, and he brings
into court as convincing testimony, $4,000
pounds of sorghum sugar produced by one
establishment in Illinois. Finally. the Com
missioner predicts that before many years
this country will raise sugar to export. Let
US hope this may be true, and also that the
Commissioner in his delight over the sorghum
sugar boom will not forget the tea
"boom," which shows signs of being ne
elected.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

The inquest in the extraordinary murder
case at Passaic has come To an end, and In
the way that was to be expected The jury
find that John Nyman came to his death by
violence at the hands of komah Nyman, his
son, and that Kate Nyman. the sons wife.
was All accessory. The burden of the testi-
moDy at the inquest was so overwhelmingly
against these two. that it is difficult to see
how they can hope for a different verdict
upon the trial itself.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

The negro exodus is not over, nor have the
causes ceased which brought it about. An
appeal issued by the EmIgrant Aid Society of
Washington, composed of thoroughly respect
able citizens Of that city. declares that they
have received petitions from many hundreds
OF colored people IN the South for aid III escap-
ing from condition which they say Is a. worse
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

An account Is given elsewhere by CORE
spondent of an invention which promises to
aid materially in lie-savIng work in cases OF
shpwreck. Great difficulty has sometimes
been found in cartng hie-boats, owing to the
sinking of the truck-wheels in the sand. Cap
tain Ottinger, who has already greatly dis
tinguished himself by inventions III liie-saving
apparatus, has now devised a wheel for
sand-truck. which by a simple arrangement of
flanges makes a solid track for itself in the
sand. The invention is regarded as entirely
successful, and the inventor deserves all the
greater praise because he must take his pay
mostly In the satisfaction of having done
something for mankind.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22


from bondage that has no bright side.
The British demonstrations against turkey
appear to have ended as suddenly as they began
The Porte has maCs anotherpromise to introduce
reforms, and some of the Ottoman Ministers nave
expressed regret for attacks on England, winch
could hardly have appeared without their sane
tion. Lord Salisbury has expressed hlmseli
satisfied. making due allowance for the
intirmitics of the "sick man." This
course NAV serve to explain Lord
Beaconsiield's significant silence on Ottoman
affairs, in his Guildhal speech. which. as
our London letter shows, vexed and misled
even the Administration organs Being en-
gagged in a game of brag at Constanti-
nople, he shrewdy abstained from profess
ing an interest in the Armenian Chris
tians whose hopes he again about to
betray.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

than slavery" Some migration is still IN
progress in spite of the approach of Winter
IL he aspect of things in the South does not
change materially within the next few months,
il would not be strange if the Spring or SUM
mer of the coming year witnessed an impress
sve movement among the negroes for escape
from bondage that has no bright side.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

VIII the Democrats run their Congressional Blum
der Engine by joint caucus again Let US hope so.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

The South refuses to be solid for any man except
Bayard. That settles both Bayard and the South.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28
CTILL MORE COMING IA NEW
y supply of LINEN LAWNS at TEN
CENTS PER YARD, just received by
RAER g. MANN.

l
ANOTHER TURN. Tie best Gov
eminent under the sun, the monied
interest now handl Ell by honest John
Sherman, is about to give the crank
|of spoilation another turn against
our poverty stricken State. The
follow ng from Washington is how
the special OF the New . leans Times
tells it.:
Secretary Sherman said this morn :
ing that ne thought it his ,lu., to taku
some steps to colIrct the direct tax. s
due to the general "a, erun,eht in L0,.-
isiana and other S.nlhein States, pay
meut "f which WAS suspended FROM
1861 up to 1869.
Louisiana owes less than amy Of the
States indebted.
Sherman says this tax is direct lien
on the land upon which it is levied,
aud that ii is an unjust discrimination
against the States who have aid it to
let payments due from the South 90
nncolected any longer.
Louisiana owes S7l,ON), and he
thinks it ought to be paid, and propo-
ses to c0llec; il at once.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28

"A. W. MoLAUR1NE, Manager of
the Clapp Plantations, is making big
preparations to save and cure the
biggest crop of Hay ever raised in
Louisiana, perhaps, in the South.
Another monster building is about
complete, attached to the former le-
viathan one, the machines are about
starting, so bundles of wire for ties
have been received, and soon we may
look for the new crop of Hay. As
vet over 1000 bales of last years
crop are on hand, but orders are
coming almost daily for it, and it is
being shipped up and down by every
boat,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28
THE DISTRICT COURT.

The District Court met pursuant
to adjournmhut, on Monday May 10,
1879, his Honor, Judge Blaekman,
presiding.
The whole civil docket was tried
or continued during the week. Most
of the cases tried were appealed to
the Supreme Court. .
A new trial was granted i'll the case
Of Raysdale ct ais VS.. Presi Gent Of
the Police Jury ct ais. The case was
again tried by a Jury and resulted in
verdict for Defendants. Plaintiffs
prayed for and obtained an appeal to
the Supreme Court, returnable on
the second Monday of February,
1880, at New Orleans. The follow
ing criminal cases were disposed Of:
State VS.. Vim. Estes, accused of
malicious mischief, acquitted.
State VS.. Tom Hall, convicted of
an assault with dangerous weapon,
with intent to kill, sentenced to five
months Imprisonment in Parish pri
son, and to pay a fine of $500 and
costs Of prosecution.
State VS.. Matthew Elson, larceny,
acquitted.
State VS.. Matthew Elson, convict
ed of carrying concealed weapons,
and sentenced to twenty days in the
Parish prison, and fined $25 and
costs of prosecution; and in default
of payment of fine to remain impris,
oned twenty additional days.
State VS.. Wm. Crenshaw, convicted
of mar slaughter, sentenced to seven
teen years imprisonment at hard
labor.
State vs.. Zeno Mitchell, convicted
of murder, sentenced to imprison-
ment at hard labor for life.
On motion Of the District Attor-
ney, the criminal docket was contin-
ued, and there being no further bus.
mess Court adjourned sine die on
Saturday the Oath inst.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28
Ar the Catholic Church in thj

Ar the Catholic Church in this
Town, on Thursday, being the Feast
of the Ascension, High Mass was
celebrated, and Bishop Leray admin.
istered Confirmation to thirteen boys
and girls. On Sunday, at the Cath.
olic Church, in Pineville, High Mass
was celebrated, and the Sacramento
of Holy Communion and Confirma
ton were administered to fifteer
girls and boys. On both occasions
the Churches were crowded and the
Choirs of each dispensed good and
sacred music.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28

-PARsoN Epps, the good, old col
ored Pastor on Bayou Rapides, aside
from his clerical duties, has few
acres of good land in cultivation
aud finds wholesome recreation in
cultivating the soil; he has a small
patch of cotton, from which he pull.
ed a stalk and brought it to our Office
to show what he knows about farm
ing. The stalk is q healthy looking
one, we'll advanced, and full Of FORMS
in fact, few blooms are budding on
it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28

A NUIsANcE.-In our Town there
is certain class Of boys, who make
practice, that as soon as fence is
newly painted, whitewashed or 9TH
erwise improved, to disfgure it by
either scratching, chalking Or cut
ting it, and frequently try their bad
penmanship at some vulgar and oh,
scene notice. This practice has
grown to be an evil and calls for i'm
mediate action on the part of the
Town authorities: and these young
sters should be taught better man
ners. Surely some protection OF
safeguard should be extended to pro.
perty holders, who seek to improve
their premises, and at the same time
the general appearance of the Town
Breaking or destroying the branches
of trees which have been set out fol
shade, both in the public streets and
directly inside the premises, is an
other speciality of badness of badly
trained boys, and should be stopped
for in our climate with our long
heated terms, we really think row
of shade trees on every street would
be desirable both for shade an6
beauty. Let us extend and give en-
enlargement to all those of our PEG
pie, who desire at their own expense
and trouble to set out shade trees.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28
credit is due President Hayes for his

credit is due President Hayes for his
course, it has been d direct condem-
nation Of that of his predecessors;
but though the troops were with-
drawn the South was given political
courts, and having tried both bayo-
net rnle and political courts, be pre-
ferred the former rs the less of two
evils. Hence the demand for the re.
peal Of the test oath. He had heard
District Attorney ask a jude to
exclude juror because he had,
when nine years old, given his pen
MES to fund in aid of Con federate
soldiers. The Judge thought that
was carrying the thing too far,
whereupon the juror was perempto-
rily challenged. Judge Billings had
told Mr.. Jonas that he came to
Washington to urge the repeal of the
test oath law, as it was impossible
to get intelligent juries under it.
Referring to The indictments found
against Democrats for intimidation,
ETC., Mr.. Jonas said, even juries OBJ
tanned under the test oath, and with
the Teller Committee testimony be-,
fore them, refused to convict those
Indicted, so fimsy we're the charges.
He denied the existence OF secret
political organizations in Louisiana,
and said that the White League ex-
listed in 1874, and then only being a
society to protect the right Of suf-
frage and not destroy it, and work
ing peacefully and not BY night.
Referring to negro immigration,
he said it was mostly going on from
two Parishes where Republicans
have, for many years, been over
whelmingly in the mJority-so it
could not be caused by Democratic
oppression. The negroes we're de-
ceived and thought they could live
without working in Kansas. He
closed by expressing a hope that
Louisiana might be filed up BY the
emigration of good people, who
would be cordially received, whether
Republicans or not, and that with
renewed capital and continued peace
his State might fulfill it's glorious
destiny.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28

The first fishing party of the
season, left for Big Creek on satur.
day, and more are expected to follow
in quick succession. Mayor Fellows
and Carl Schnack are the trout and
perch pioneers this year, and all the
disciples of Ike Walton here are an.
xiously awaiting the luck Of this
first venture.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.

The report Of tic Grand Jury,
which we published in our last issue,
was plato, unvarnished document,
which rubbed hard in some places,
touched the raw in others, but in one
speciality We beg to respectfully diff
fer with them as TO the real bIamabtc
parties for the want Of funds IN the
Parish Treasury. Respectfully, we
think the report is a little unjust
and unfair in its statement Of facts
as regards the action Of our Police
Jury and the State and Parish Tax
Collector, and had the Grand Jury
been properly posted, we feel GER
tain they would not have hesitated
to clinch the right nail, and the DEM
ocRAT, as an impartial friend Of the
people and ever true to blame and
yindicate as the necessity calls for,
has no hesitation in asserting that
the blame lies at somebody else's
door.
The Auditor Of the State, who
controls the action of the Collectors
throughout the State, many months
since, issued restraining order to
II. z. Luckett, Collector of Taxes for
our Parish, and that very order has
completely blocked his collections,
and none can be made only through
the voluntary action of q very few
tax payers, for the large majority Of
them here, we regret to believe,
eagerly grasped the excuse under the
shadow of the Auditors edict, and
have taken good care to slight Mr..
Luckett considerably, and for the
life Of us we can't see how he can
better himself or make collections,
for he is at the mercy of an unwilling
and tardy lot Of taxpayers, the ma
jority of whom as the Grand Jury
correctly state, are eager brokers to
buy up Parish script and pay licen-
ses and taxes, long due, at a shave
of 20 per cent. The same follows as
to the Police Jury, for surely they
can't liquidate their obligations, il
the taxpayers, all of whom are theil
debtors, wont pay their dues, and
applaud the State Auditor for tying
the hands of the Collector.
We are forced to the conclusion
as last resort to a settlement oil
our Parish dues, to believe that ir
truth and candor, the taxpayers
with here and there honorable ex
ceptions, are the real criminals ir
this matter, and it would be well fol
them to ponder on these truths, ant
at once disregard the Auditor i'm
prudent order, and by some means
settle with Mr.. Luckett, and no
have the Grand Jury to place theil
omissions at his door or at that O.
the Police Jury.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28
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VIZ have another frank and char
liable dun for some of our long de-
linqnent subscribers. and will make
out their bills at the rate OF three
dollars year, for arrears, and get
some efficient and polite collector
to call on them. We beg to assure
them that the Auditor of State has
no control Of the DEMOCRAT, and
never has issued a restraining order
against our collecting our honest
dues, therefore, it would be nothing
but fair and just that they should
come and see US and pay us too.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28
WE were treated to a new, an

WE were treated to new, and
exquisitefy fine beverage, all
frozen in ice, one day last week, by
Morris Aaron, of the Ice Cream and
Soda Water Depot, on Front Street.
They call it BoWker's Birch Beer,
and having no alcoholic dashes in it,
we recommend it specially to oul
temperance friends.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28
.SHER1FF D. C. Paul left for Bato

SHERIFF D. C. Paul left for Baton
Rouge Monday on the Silver City
he has for coanpagnons de voyage two
colored prisoners, recently sentenced
for a term of years to the State Pen.
Tertiary. He should have had some
five or six more, but two have ap.
pealed to the Supreme Court to gain
the usual delay, and the balance are
sentenced to the Parish Prison and
exercise on the public roads.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28

--BAER & MAINS Grocery Depot,
where everything in the eating line,
both necessary and luxurious, is pre-
sided over by Newt. Laney and Adj
olphe Baer, and at their hands you
are certain to receive proper atten-
ton and waited on with the manners
Of o Chesterfield.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28

ON Monday, the Red River stage
reached here by noon, and on this
occasion brought all our mail ear
lier by many hours than we have
been receiving it since the departure
of the Bart. Able.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28

"A white man, Bird by name,
sentenced TO 20 years in the Pen
itentiary, from Bossier Parish, went
down on the last trip of the Laura
Lee. He has been stripped of his
plumage and properly Gagged in Ba-
ton Rouge. He'll sing no more in
Bossier.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28

CART. Jos. A. Aiken, President
of the Pool line, was passenger on
the Packet, remained here till the
Jewel passed up, and has gone to
Shreveport and Jefferson. His wife
accompanies him.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28

--DR. E. B. PRICE, one of our best
and Oldest of practieing physicians,
after an absence Of six weeks, re-
turned home on Friday last, and will
be found at his office, on Second
street, IN the. Second Ward, prepared
to resume his practice and give at
tention to the call of his patients.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28

Gus. GEHR is continually recei
wing fresh supplies at his family
grocery, and sells as cheap as tie
cheapest.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-28

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A Coon SocIETY.-We are pleased
to note the marked and steady i'm
provement in the right direction and
entirely outside Of politics, of the
better class of our colored popula-
ton, and are free to confess that we
cordially extend them our congratu-
lations and tell them we are with
them in all these new strides to civ
ilization, peace and happiness. In
this connection we note, that the
lutheran Benevolent Society, (col,
ored of Pineville, was organized
October 10, 1878, and now number
ing forty girls and boys, will give
a Picnic, on the North side of Pine
vile, near Spanish Bayou, on next
Saturday, the 31st of this month";
The Society will meet and form a
line in front of David's store, on
Front street in Pineville, there to
meet those from Alexandria, then
form a line dressed in their regalias
and march to the grounds by half
past nine o'clock. The Society an.
ticipate large turnout, and a hap
py, good time of it. There will bt
speaking and other exercises during
the day, aud We are authorized tt
extend special invitation to til,
white people, as they will be wei
coffied, as their colored friends viii
do the best for them il eatables.