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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-12-17
NEW THIS DAY.
[ADvERTIsEMENT.]
FRAUD!
THE sANcTITY OF THE BALLOT AND THE
PURITY OF THE JUDICIARY
INVADED.
rive the People,

I'VE the People.]
We have been furnished with the fol-
lowing Court record from the Parish of
Grant, which explains itself. Comment
is unnecessary. The FACTS speak loud
er than any words of ours could. 1t
will be seen that the documents are au-
thentic, signed by the Clerk of the Court
with his seal:
(coPY.]
State of Louisiana er rel ". r. Black
man Us. G. Ii. Willet, Z. W. Barton,
Satcher, Commissioners.
District Court, Parish Of Grant, No. 80.
And now came c. H. Willett and T.
w. Barton, Commissioners from Ward
No. 2, Grant Parish, and for answer to
the mandamus herein, now show your
Honorable Court that they have exam
ined the ballot-box presented to them,
and they find that the ballots therein
have been changed and altered, and the
true result falsified by persons unknown
to them since the ballots were counted
at the polls; and they cannot proceed
to count the same and declare any re-
suit therefrom, by reason of the fraud
and alteration aforesaid, and they,
therefore, decline to proceed with the
count or sign any returns from same.
lSigned) G. H. WILLElT,
II. w. BARTON,
Commissioners
$ FILED December IL, 1879.
A#1M9 s B. SHACKLEFORD,
EH@M Clerk.
- A true copy:
S. B. SHACKLEFoRD,
.------ go Cleric
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TINE MOST COMPLETE STOCK
4 of TOYS and FANCY GOODS,
suitable for the HOLIDAYS, can be
found at FERGUSON & SCHNACK'S
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[coPY.]

[CoPY.]
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF GRA>T.}
We, G. Fl. Willett and T. w. Barton,
Commissioners of Elecrion~at Ward No.
2, Grant Parish, do soIemnly swear
that at the election held at said Ward
on December I'd, 1879, Aristide Barbin
received a majority of the votes cast for
the office of District Judge, as ascer-
tanned by fair and impartial count of
all the votes polled at said box immcdi-
ately after the close of the polls, aud MS
signed and sworn to by us on the re-
turns which were lost or destroyed,
and, as near rs we can remember, the
true vote was as follows: Aristide Bar
bin, fifty votes: w. +. Blackman, thir-
ty-seven, aud Ii. J.. Daigre, thirty five.
(SigneD C. II. WILLErr,
THos. w. BARTON.
e Sworn to and subscribed
s. s$4@ before me at COlfax, La,
y HEs0M December 1lth, 1879.
- S. 3. SHACKLEFoRD,
Dec. l7-lt. Clerk.
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LOST
ESTRAYED

IRON THE UNDERSIGNED,
Il about four weeks since, ONE
SORREL HORSE, S years old, IA
hands high, black name and branded
j S. A liberal reward vii, be given
for his return to me.
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! MARRIED

In Alexandria, La, at the residence of
Mrs. Grayson, on Thursday, Derem-
Der 18th, 1879, by Justice W w. Whit
tingtnn, Jr., Mr. JOHN J. SWAMI to
Miss KATE CALylT, all of this Pa
rish,
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WHEREAS U. II. JOHNS AND
w Sidney Tanner, administra-
tors of the above numbered and enti-
tied Succession have filed first ac-
count of their gestion in said Success
sion-Notice is hereby given to those
whom it doth or may concern, to show
cause within ten days from the date
hereof why the same should not be APP
proved and homologated.
MgrggN Witness the Honorable j..
IA 9SSE r. Thornton, Judge of the
EHSM| Parish Court, on this the
- 18th day of December, A..
D. 1879.
JAMES II. RANSDELL,
Dec. 17-2t. Clerk.
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LETTER FROM WASHINGTON CITY

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-16
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-16
Notice in Bankruptcy.

In the District Court of the United States for
the District of Vermont. In Re. Joshua
Silsby, bankrupt. In Bankruptcy
DISTRICT OF VERMONT, IS.
Notice is hereby given that petition has
been filefin said Court, by Joshua Silsby, of
Lunenburg, in said District duly declared a
bankrupt under the Act of Congress March I'd,
1867, for a discharge and certificate thereof
from all his debts and other claims provable
under said Act, and that the LIST day of July,
1879, at 8 o clock A. NJ, before the Hon. Hoyt IL.
Wheeler, Judge of said Court, at the U. y.
Court Rooms in Burlington, is assigned for
the hearing of the same, when and where alt
creditors who have proved their debts, and
other persons in interest, may attend and show
cause if any they have why the prayer of said
petition should not be granted.
Dated at burlington, on the 9th day of May,
1879.
stl9 b. B. SNIALLEY, Clerk
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THE LIBRARY MAGAZINE,

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THE PART or VERMONT IN THE
Z WAR FOR TIE UNION.

To tie Soldiers and Sailors Of Vermont
Under the action of the last Legisla-
ture, and by appointment of the Gov
ernor, the undersigned has had COM
mitted to him, the task of collecting
and compiling ready for publication, a
history of the part taken by the Yer
mont soldiers and sailors in the War of
the Rebellion.
This undertaking, delayed through
years in which the grave has covered
the sources of much valuable inforlna-
. ton in regard TO the services of our
soldiers in the field, can now be sue
cessfully completed only through the
active cooperation of the surviving
. veterans of the war. Their interest in
it is second to that of no other class of
our people-it is prominently their
affair-the history is that which they
and their fallen comrades made-and
hey chiefly must supply whatever can
be added to the already published
record.
The State Historian accordingly in
vites the soldiers and sailors, officers
{ and privates, of Vermont, to send him
such material as they can supply, in
1 the shape of diaries or journals OF the
service; letters written at the time,
] descriptive of actions and important
events; additions to or corrections of
official reports; descriptions of Incl
Z dnr+e and aooau,ats Of movements aA-2
4 engagements, which may furnish the
facts needed for the complete and con-
nected record.
1t is of course important that the
4 information so furnished be accurate
and full; that it be furnished in con-
else and methodical shape, and with
as little delay as is consistent with these
1 requirements.
Any documents SO sent will, if de-
sired, be preserved and returned in due
time to the senders.
Ct. Ct. BENEDICT,
State Military Historian.
BURLINGTON, VI, May 7, 1870.
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a55aa55 55s Tar.
And so much OF said lands will be sold al
public auction at the dwelling house of s. III.
u Chas. W. Bracket, in said Lexington, on
Saturday, the 3lst day of May, A. d. 1879, at
one O'Clock in the afternoon, as shall be requis-
lite to discharge said taxes with costs, unless
previously pad.
CHAs. W. BRACKETT, 1st Constable
Dated at bennington, this Goth day of April,
A. ID. 1879. 16
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And SO much OF said land will be sold at
public auction, at the Count House IN Child
nan, III SAID county of Essex, on the Both day
OF May next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, MS
shall be requisite to DISCHARGE 50 Id taxes
with costs unless previously paid.
DATED at Maidstone, this 5th day of April.
A. ID. 1879.
ID. II. BEATTIE,
10 Collector OF Road Tax in Ferdinand.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-16
Commissioners Notice.
ESTATE OF HENRY HOWE.

OF ITOW
The undersigned having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Es-
sex, Commissioners to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of HENRY HOWE, late of
Lnenburg, in said District, deceased; and all
claims exhibited in offset thereto. hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purposes
aforesaid, ut his late residence on the Sd day
of gune, and I'd day of September next, from
ten o'clock, A. NJ, until four o'clock, p M, each
of said days: That six months from the 18th
day of April 4. d. 1879 is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for allowance and examination
LEVI LENT How To- niN'' COMMISSIONERS.
Dated at Lunenburg this oath day of April,
A. b. 1879. B3W
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ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS

ADA 1OUhSELb THESE (SUESTlONS.-
Are you a Respondent sufferer from
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Palpitation of the Heart? Have you
Dizziness of the head? Is your Ner-
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Blood circulate badly? Have you a
Cough? Low Spirits? Coming up of
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FLOWER is now acknowledged by all
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of Indigestion. Sample bottles 10 cts.
Regular size rs cts. Sold positively by
all first class Druggists. Rawson y
Pottle, agents for Island Pond and
vicinity.
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1t is a fact well established by I'M
questionable testimony that Halls
Hair Remover renews, cleanses, bright
ems, invigorates and restores to its
original color and lustre, faded gray or
discolored hair, cheaply, quickly and
|surely. The poorest people prefer to
buy it and use it, rather than to pro-
claim in a manner more forcible than
words can delineate, through blanched
locks or grizzly beard, that they are
aged and passing to decay. A very
short trial will convince the most
skeptical that it does eradicate the
scalp diseases which rob the hair of it's
color and Gfe.-Foyt Scott (Kap.) Daily
Monitor.
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Notice in Bankruptcy.

In the District Court of the United States for
the District of Vermont. In Re. Don A.
Pike, Bankrupt, in Bankruptcy.
DISTRICT OF VERMONT, SIS.
Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been filed in said Court, by Don A. Pike, of
Concord, in said District, duly declared Il
bankrupt under the Act of Congress of March
I'd, 1867, for discharge and certificate thereof
from all his debts and other claims provable
under said Act, and that the Goth day of May,
1879, at o'clock p. NJ, before the Hon. Hoyt r.
Wheeler, Judge of said Court, at the u. $.
Court Rooms in Windsor, is assigned for the
hearing of the same, when and where all
creditors who have proved their debts, and
other persons In interest, may attend and
show cause if any they have why the prayer
of said petition should not be granted
Dated at Burlington, on the 22d day of April,
1879.
3tl6 r. n SMAIIFY Clerk
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-16

And SO much of SAID land will be sold at pub
nc AUCTION. at the Court House in Guildhall
II said county of Essex, On the 30th day OF
May next, at 10 O'clock in the forenoon, as
snail be requisite to discharge said taxes
WIN costs. unless previously paid,
Dated Mt Maidstone, this fourth day nj
April, A. D. 1879. "
d. ii. BEATTIE,
Collector of taxes for the unorganized towns
and cores in Essex county.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-16
Fo SELL mai ESTATE

NOTICE no SELL REAL ESTATE
~ OF james u. sumner, deceased.
STATE OF VERMONT
-. - In Probate Court,
DISTRICT OF ESSEX. So.
held at Guildhall in and for said District, on
the 9th day of May 4. ID. 1879. Josiah H. Rem
ton. Esq. administrator of the estate of James
h. Summer, late of Dalton, Coos county, n H.,
deceased makes application TO said Court for
license to sell all OF the real estate of said de
ceased; said District of Essex representing
that the sale thereof is necessary for the pay
ment OF debts and charges of administration,
and would be conducive TO the interests of all
concerned
Whcreupon IL Is ordered by said Court that
said application be referred to u session there
of, to be held mt the Probate ONCE, i'm said
0uildhall, on the3lst day of May, A. ID. 1879,
for hearing and decision thereon; and il is
further ordered that all persons interested be
notified hereof, by publication of notice of said
application and order thereon, three weeks
successfully in the ESSEX C0UNfY HERALD,
a newspaper published at Island Pond, and
which circulates in the neighborhoOd of those
interested, before said time of hearing; that
they may appear at said time and place and,
if they see cause, object thereto.
by the Court,
p. r. FOLLANSBY, Judge.
A true copy of record; attest
IT WIN. ii. HARTSHoRN, Register.
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Tax Sale.

The nonresident proprietors of the town.
ships OF Averiii, Norton and Ferdinand, in
said county of Essex, are her eby notified that
the State Tax OF lS7S,assessed upon said town
ships, remain either in whole or IN part I'M
paid on the GLOWING described lands in said
townships, to wit:
TOWNSHIP OF ANERIIL.
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ge0al gutisss.
Road Tax in Ferdinand.

The non-resi dent pTOpTletofs of the town
ship of Ferdinand, in Essex county, Vermont
are hereby notified that the tax assessed by
the Legislature of Vermont, mt their session
ut Montpelier. A. ID. 1878, on the Grand List of
1918, of the township of Ferdinand, in said
county of Essex, for the purpose of repairing
roads and building bridges in said town, re-
main either in whole or in part unpaid on
the following described lots of land in said
town, to wit:
The Republican journal., 1879-01-16
A Border Blunder.


IA1rs Strangers SAID the sheriff.
suddenly setting down his cup OF rcgula-
tiol HIIiskcy untouched, and Shutting to
tle door
The sheriff was a safe man to believe.
though how he made out anything ii the
binding glare Jt evening sunlight that
Hooded the level prairie west Of Buffalo
station no one but a professor of optics
could have told. The old man Lad the
eye Of an eagle
1.-Two on 'em with pack pony" he
added; and Just then a sudden sunset
shadow swept across the lonely waste ana
we saw them too
They We're about quarter Of a mile
away, headed for the station and its single
combination building of store, dining
room and treight-house. They came on
at an easy gait. driving their packing
pony before Them As they neared us We
could note signs OF hard travel about
them From their dust-sown clothing
and their loose seats in the saddle as well
is the AIDED cauter of their ponies. eyery-
thing in their appearance spoke Of a long
ride and a weary one
They crossed the track and drew III in
the shade OF the station, one of them 0uly
replying to the sherItt's CHEEKY hail with
curt nod He dismounteQ stittly. ad-
dressed few words to his comDanion
who remained in the saddle with one Lee
crossed over the bow ana a moment later
his -aunt, buckskin-and- trele CARRIED
figure vanished in the cool shadow of the
store.
"A likely boy, added the sheriff. who
had been tytin. his companion intent,v
They mought be TeXican drovers an
then agia they moughteut"
He added the latter sentence reflective
i, never relaxing the scrutiny Of the
mounted stranger That person was
"Ehely boy indeed. At5ot, he might
have stood nearly six feet on his bare
sules Ills awarthy face, handsome a.
-lpsy glrS. ana deHcarely- shaped ana
set as any Lady $, was framed with a
shock of tangled. Wdvy hair, of whose
black glossy glory ANY court dame might
nave n-eL pro1d and his e1 full, black
ana lua,l'us as those of race horse,
flashed under the -penclled broWs.
me hand winch rested lazlly Oh his knee
was large and in perfect keeping with his
Wel--knit figure, bIt in shape cean-cut
amt handsome rs Woman's.
was stlll scrutiniZing this somewhat
singular appauuon with more then ogdi-
nary curiosity, when the sheriff turned
suddenly on me
ivy hars yer pony, Tom y he asked III