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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16
CAPTURE OF STAGE ROBBERS

From the Shreveport Times.rof'
the 10th inst. We clip the following
dispatch from New Orleans, bearing
date Of the 9th'inst.: &
Postofflcc Inspector Cameron to-
day brought TO CHS city Elisha
Courtney and H. Griffin, road agents
who robbed the mail from Alexap-
fria near OpeIousas, La, February
81. After. arrest they confessed the
robbery and turned over two hun
dred and fifty five dollars money
obtained from registered letters
The robbers were arrested at Chicot,
La, on the 7th inst. .a
Thus it will be seen f at two am
ateur highwaymenhave been brought
to grief in the very onset of their
evil, career. To Postofllce Agent
Cameron, who is ,well known to some
of our readers, we are indebted for
the prompt detection and arrest OF
the guilty parties. Ee deserves
much credit for Lis action in the at
fair. We trust that the fate of these
two uufortunates will have q ten,
dency to deter others from engaging
in similar venture, and that thi;
will be the last attempt at mail rob
bling we will ever have to chronicle
in this region. Uncle Sam is ever
on the alert for the perpetrators O
such deeds, and they must cxpec'
nothing but swift and prompt pun
ishment at his hands.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16

nor annum he allowed to the Paeifle
Fire Co., and the sum Of 500 per
,nnum be allowed to the Siohewasl
Hook and Lad,leg Co., whish amounts
shall pay the salaries ni the Iuslo
dams and all Incidental expenses.
On motion. it was
Resolved, That the. lay%"' Q.'s
iDol|arabe AMI tire s:s'lc rs i'crt"'
levied on earl, and every dog or bitch
running at large within the 'im'ts,ni
she Corporation.
The bin of Alfred Leonard, for
hauling ties on Bsycn Robert roa1'
$4,000. was apprn ell fer 800, n"
no warran, issued, there being no
funds in the Treasury.
On motion, it was
| Resolved, That the salary of the
MAYER be and is hereby fixed a. th'se
ty dollars ($3o) per month, an" tina,
the salary of the Comptroller an'
Secretary be and is hereby fixed at
seventy five dollars ($75 per annum
/ There being no other business, on
motion. the Council adjourned e
meet in regular session on ruest'a
the 1st day of March, A. D., 1881, a
3 o'clock, p. NJ.
JAS. ANDREWS, JR..
A. B. RACIAL. Mayor
Sccref ary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16
THE PEABODY FUND.
ANIMAL MEETING OF THE Tf'sSI"i-' IN
THIS CITY 'vEsrERnAf.

The animal meeting oF thu trustees
of ~. pruh,,av Trust Furd was hc'd |
Yesterday at he N'gGs luGs". ihrre
we're present EInn. il Z. WmItTnp' OF
Massachusetts. Prasi',-n'; Mr.. !HNes'
Cen, GRAFT, Bishop WhirrIe, of Min
nesota; tx soy Aiaen, Of ;'"nh Cara
lima; judge 7. z. Manning. N l'nIlsl-
ana: II. II Jackson, OF S'vanrah. Ga,;
Theodore Lyman. of R,-tn";"X score
tarv Hamilton Fish, Secretary hvar's'
Chief Justice Waite, George W. kl.gs'
Surgeon Gen. Barnes and Mir. Wet,
more. of New York. The board CON
yened ut IL O'clock, and the ahnua,
address to the Trustees WAS delivered
bv the President, NJ. Winthrop. hes
oiutions of respect to the memory OF
the late DR.. Sears, the general agent,
which had been prepared by Mr.: Stu
art, of Virginia, were read, and after
remarks by Gov. Aiken, Judge Man
ming aud Mr.. Whipple, they were
adopted. On Motion Of Gen. Grant,
1.-The salary Of the late general agent
was ordered to be continued to his
family until his successor could be APP
pointed. The chair read " list OF
twenty names, applicants for the posi-
ton of general agent. MI. t'arts
moved that u committee of live be APP
pointed to report on the salary, time
Of service aud duties of general agent,
The motion was adopted, and the Toll
lowing were appointed: Messrs' Eyarts
Waite, Jackson, M..nning and whip
! plp. On motion, it was decided To
vote for the successor OF the genera
agent at tho meeting to-day. Inc
meeting then adjourned. THO hoarc
: will probably complete its bnsihas;
with to-day's session. The animal re-
port, owing to the death of the genera
!, agent, was not presented. There vii
I probably he an. informal report pre-
|, sented by his daughter
: Last evening the members OF TIT
$ board and invited guests sat down t.
n banquet at the Riggs hoase. Mr.
9 Stuart, of Virginia, presided, aad al
> the members of the board were pres
s eut, with the exception of Mr.. Hayes
e Chief Justice Waite and Mr.. Riggs
:. The following guests were present
} Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Hamil
IS ton Fish, Mrs. and Miss Evarts, Mrs
n Wetmorr, Mrs. Waite, Mrs. jackson
. Miss Manning and Mr.. Wetmore, j
- - Washington Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16
A SHORT CUT TO MEXICO.

We are informed by a party direct
from Natchez, Miss, of the incorpora-
ton of IA railroad styled Natchez, Red
River and Texas. Although this old
is built west from VidaI'a, La, 1t
seems to derive much importance from
its Eastern railroad connection from
Natchez to Columbus, Miss, now in
course of construction. which gives
the road short and straight line from
Mexico through Houston, Texas, to
Chattanooga, and when Completed 1t
will add materially to business of the
Cincinnati Southern. The road from
Vida!ia west passes through the most
productive cotton lands OF the South
at Trinity, La. crosses Black river at
the junction of Ouachlta, Tensas and
Little rivers. With a trade of $780,
O0O,OO0 per annum the people OF these
fine valleys are practically without
communication with tile outside world
for several months of the year, owing
to the gradual closing of Red River al
its mouth. On striking the hills OF
North west, Louisiana timber region
Of large extent, with power sufficient
to cut the trees into timber, Is reached.
This class OF timber, frees, trimming
from eighty to one hundred feet with
out limb, is in great demand for car
sills and other purposes, and 1t can be
got to market at prices competing 'av
orally with Northern pineries On
striking Red River at Alexandria {;
valley of unsurpassed fertility and
productiveness, with trade valued
at $40, 900 900 is reached. At this city
q connection with the New Oriean;
Pacific is made, also with Morgan's
road, now under contract from New
Orleans to Arkansas.
The local traffic will be large, ant
the country developed of :immens'
value. The distance, from Houston tt
the Mississippi river at Natchez j
about two hundred and seventy
miles. From Natchez to Cincinnati
by this line will be saving over pre-
, sent routes of several hundred miles
and our merchants will not be slow i
: taking advantage of this short cut t
I! Mexico.
The officers Of the road are substan
: tial men of Louisiana and Mississippi
s Judge H. r. Steele, President, an
!, General Will T. Martin, Vice-pres
:. dent, with good Board of De ector
i The Office of the company is at Vid'
n Tia, La. This route to Texas, predi'
f ted many years ago By r. J. Wake
= is now about taking substantial forl
-{Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16

"A game of base ball is like a
l,u kwheat cal;e--a great deal de-
pends on the batter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16

We are informed that The Coun
ell of our sister city, Pineyille, has
on hama special fund of $3.50, to
be devoted exclusively to the repair
ing of her streets. A good move, as
they are sadly in need of it at the
present time. Pineville should be
ipYou.l of this act on the part Of heI
city ta'.s."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16
WE call attention to our com

We call attention to our com
n,ete assortment Of Gents Hand
sewed Boots and Shoes. We have
this class of work in large variety,
and guarantee q it on amy shape
foot, no matter how long, Mario" or
broad. Fine shoes are manufactured
now with so much skill and excel
lence as to almost do away with Gus
tom made work. We can give you
as Coon a ct and in many cases bet,
ter material, as well made, and much
cheaper than can be "made to order.
Cant, Nasits will be sure To please
Won at all times. Ask for him
Baer and Mann, Front Street-A
Heyman, Manager.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16
A gu e Cure

Il a purely vegetable bitter and power,
mi tonic. and is warranted a speedy and
certain cure for Fever and Ague, GhM!s
and Fever. intermittent or Chill Re.
yer. Remittent Fever, Dumb Ague,
Periodical or Bilious Fever, and an
malarial disorders. In mlasmatlc GUS
tricts, the rapid pulse, coated tongue, tnlrsg,
lassitude, loss OF appetite, pain III tne pacs
and loins, and GOODNESS of the spine ana
extremities, are only premonitions OF
seyerer symptoms, which terminate IN tne
ague paroxysm, succeeded by high 1eVet
and profuse perspiratlnn.
It is startling fact, that quinines arse
mic and other poisonous minerals, form inc
Preparations" "specifcs," "syrups," and
"Tonics," in the market. The preparar
tions made from these mineral polsons,
although they are palatabie, ana may lsI
break the chill, do not cure, but leave tH :s
malarial and their own drug poison IN
the system, producing quinisn1, dizziness,
ringing in the ears, headache, vertigo, ana
other disorders more formidable than the
disease they were intended 20 cuIo'
AYERS AGUE CURE thoroughly eradlcates
| these noxious poisops from the system,
| and always cures the seVerest cases. y
contains no quinine, mineral, or any tnlns
/ that could injure the most delicate, pa
| tent: and its scrowning excellence, above
it's certainty to cure, is that it leaves the
system as free from disease as before the
attack. a! j, 95,I5sH .5Ass
For Liver Complaints, AYERS AGU2
| CURE, by direct action on the liver an :,
hillary apparatus, drives ont the poisons
which produce these comniafats, ana s s.u,s
ulates the system to vigorous, heaithy
4 condition. s s..iE 'seE
i We warrant it when taken according to
i Prepared by pr. g. Aye, e g, Co.
| Practical and Analytical Chemists
Lowell, Mass. &
ao1p RI ALE DRnaaisTs EvERYwHERE.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16
10 THE MEMORY OF MRS. MAR
TIA VAN lNGEN. .ee
vt~ = - @sa
BY D,r. c.

Over. the, deep yawning abyss alone,
Through the dark valley no footsteps
may tread,
Joined with the viewless, the changed,
the unknown,
Another of our number is one with
the dead.
From the yelled empire of worlds
unseen,
| Quick the imperious summons came,
But bright and calm with majesty
serene, "a.
The mortal yielded the undying
| flame.
And all unmurmuring the fate did bear,
/ That girt with unconquerable power
Comes to all, and that all must share,
The one inevitable hour.
Yet would we arraign the inscrutable
Though it sweep the dearest and love-
lest away,
When for ages past, and all ages TO ne,
Death is the night to Eternity's day?
and alone, the pass to that boundless
\ sphere,
Beyond life's decay and gloom, ~
Where the soul iscmbodied, in empy-
real career,
Dwells forever in brightness and
bloom? 20
Alas! let lis think, or believe, or trust
= AS we may, human tears will flow
> For the place that is vacant the voice
that is hushe,,.
AMI the form laid silent and low!
And al of Hopes .most.illnsiye smile,
And of Heaven born Faiths blcs'
, Were needed 10 chase, and dispel, and
beguile,
The phantom Despair from the bier
! TO make us believe with conviction,
That the flower, withered ERE its
May expand toperfectdn. an1s bloom
! anew, .=--.-.- 81
s But removed from the bliss't'ofTime
/ That friends here divided may NICE
n some day,
Meet triumphant, to part nevermore
d And that, though pale with the dea'
we will lay,
:, In spirit we will wonder and adore
: Alexandria, Feb: 8, 1881. ~
e e. DIED:
a. TN this Town. on Saturday, Februar
II 18th, 1881, BEN WE'LL, aged 26 year!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16

"A righteous man hateth living
hence a publisher waxeth wrath
against subscriber who promises
to call and settle on the morrow, and
calleth not.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16

"A WAR WHOoP IN MID WINTER!
A cheering yell from the Chlya'rous
Clothing Chief of Central Louisiana
who has buckled on his battle har-
ness and Yields bis glistcning Iom-
myhawk from one end OF the MEMS
Boys and jChildren's Department to
the other. lie has drawn the Bow
of.Determination, and an Arrow OF
Approval will dart into the peaceful
abodes of thou ands of Pappooses,
who will appeal to the good judg
ment of their parents and protectors,
and urge them to jump into their
moccasins and scamper to, the Nam
moth Wigwam of the Clothing rs
adjustment Of Baet Mann. we
are offering the balance OF our Win
Ter assortment, at the lowest figures,
regardless of cost in order to make
room for our immense Spring stock
which we are expecting daily. Wait
for it! "Big" Heyman, agent.
TIE last number of the Alex
andria DEMocRAT states that thu
Alexandria Cornet Band would give
a Grand Promenade Concert in tina
town on next Tuesday. We arr
pleased TO notice the marked prog
ress of the band under the tuition o
that accomplished musician Prot
Edward Pelzsch. Why could no
our local band here give a simila
entertainment and thus exLipgulsl
their indebteduess2 We feel assure
that the citizens would cheerfuli
patronize it, and spend 4 most en-
ioyahle evening. What say tn
members of the band to such an en-
tertainment on the list ofsMarcl
r.,-AI Natchitoches indicator. ' ~
I'VE are proud to state'that tn
above handsome complimentary NJ
.,ticei from our, worthy confgsreia
well merited: by both the Corn
Band and their leader. We can O
ly assure the writer that our be
wishes are EXPRESSED for tile welfs
and continued success of the Nate
itoches Brass, Band, IT, u ~!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16

The dwelling house, known as
the "Alace property" situated on
the corner Of Fourth AMI St. Ann
streets, in the First Ward, was pur
chased last week by Mr.. d. Nc
Manus.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16
HERE is the latest composition

of the society idiot: "Do Sou dawnce
the Iawncers?' s'No; I don't dawnce
the lawncers, but ny sister Frawnces
dawnces the lawnces and several
fawncy dawuccs. y The manage
ment of this sentence assures en-
trance into the highest circles,
| Il Boston Post
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-02-16

A CHICAGO Brokers HAPPY IN
yEsrMESr.-Lewis II. O'Connor, Esq.
whose office is located at SO Wash.
iugton street, this city, lately related
the following in the hearing OF one
Of our reporters as an evidence OF
special good fortune. l have been
suffering, said Mr.. O'Connor, Tor a
number of weeks with a very severe
pain in my back, believed to be from
the effects of a cold contracts. while
ON the lakes. I had been prescribed
for by several of our physicians ana
used various remedies. Three day,
ago, I abandoned them all, and
bought a bottle of St. jacobs on
applied it at night before retiring
and to-day feel like q new man;
experienced almost instant reIiel
and now feel no pain whatever
-TChlcago Journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-17
Profits of the Turf.

Outsiders will gaze with longing and
melancholy eyes at the catalogue OF
profits earned during the past season by
the giants of the turf. The e16, ,061 net
ted by Lord Falmouth during twelve
months campaign must represent very
satisfactory dividend; but, large as it is,
it is considerably below his average for
the last six years. During that period
Lord Falmouth's total winnings in stakes
amounted to e142, $50. His worst year
was in 1876 when he only won e1 ,060;
his best was 1878, when his winnings
rose as high as e37, ,681. Count de
Lagrange, who sat at the top of the tree
in 1879 with EOS, 5,661, has to content
himself in 1880 with only 96, 722. A
still more marked reverse of fortune has
waited on the Duke of Hamilton and Mr..
Houldsworth. Both finished 1879 with
upward of 100000 to their credit. In
1880 the Duke of Hamilton's winnings
have sunk as low as 9474, while Mr..
Houldsworth has only won solitary
event worth 9122. These are known re-
turns. The profits and the losses of
betting remain an unknown quantity.
Of the sires of the winning horses Her
init heads the list with twenty three win
ners, wholanded stakes valued at cog, 107.
Last year the Hermit stock only won
e7,577. Englishmen are so accustomed
to ignore the American turf that it will
surprise many readers to know that last
season a single stable, that of Messrs.
Dwyer, landed stakes of the value oi
G15, SIT, and even then did not take the
first place among the American winners
of 1SSO.-PaW Mall Gazette.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-17
The Chicago Maiden.

"But papa
"Not another word. I'm O wildcat
when my backs up, and don't you forget
ii. % -
The speaker was hard-visaged man,
dressed with an elegance that illaccorded
with his evident want of culture. She
who addressed him as ''papa" was fair
haired girl of eighteen summers. Reared
on the knee of luxury, she had never
known what it was to have her slightest
wish thwarted. Her father, plumber,
was, from the nature of his business,
man of iron will, but he was not devoid
of pity or generosity, as many debtor
whose house and lot he had taken in part
payment of fixing the water pipes, letting
the balance of the account run along for
two months, could testify. He had sur
rounded Cecil, his only child, with all
that wealth could purchase, looking for
ward to the time when she would marry
the eldest son of Niagara Falls hack
man, or some person of fortune commen-
surate with her own. But she had al
lowed her heart to be epsnared by the
wiles of Cupid, and that morning had
asked her sire's consent to her marriage
with poor but not proud young man
whose agricultural operations on the
Board OF Trade had not been attended
with success. It was this request that
produced the answer given above.
Again Cecil pleaded with her parent
not to crush the love that blossomed in
her heart. The old mans mind went
back to the happy days when he told her
mother of his love, and how they COM
menced life with nothing but strong arms
and willing hearts. Placing his tan-ike
hand on Cecil's shoulder, the old man
looked at her tenderly and said:
''Look ye, my lass. You say you love
this man, and cannot live without him.
Mebbe not. Ihave promised you seal.
skin sacque this winter. Let US test
your love. If you become this mans
bride I shall not buy the sacque In my
hand is check for $500. In the wheat
pit over on the Board of Trade is you
lover; which do you choose?"
Without raising her head she reached
out convulsively for the check.-Chicagc
| Tribune
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-17
ono LEGISLATURE.
SENATE

Business does not seem to be pushing in the
Senate, the only business transacted on the 7th
inst. being the introduction of bill by Mr..
Van 0eaf, providing that members of School
Boards shall be elected in the same manner as
township or municipal officers.
The following bills were passed: Senate bill,
by Mr.. Strong, to amend the ditch law SO that
ditch may be begun from either end; House
bill, by Mr.. Cole, to authorize the Commission
finished portions of free turnpikes in said
County, and to levy tax to pay the same;
House bill, by Mr.. Dayton, to amend section
2711 Of the code, providing for and regulating
the exchange and registering Of city bonds,
Senate bill 264, amending section 1904 Of tho
code providing that police boards shall have the
power to remove or discharge the Superinten-
dent, or any officer or member of the force, for
inefficiency, without notice or hearing, provided
moval or discharge; Senate bill, by Mr.. CreameP
to provide for the appointment Of special police
men in State institutions.
Mr.. Harper, on leave, introduced bill cor
recting clerical error in the act recently passed
authorizing the city of Springfield to issue
bonds to construct water works.
Bills were introduced to allow certain villages
to issue bonds for railroad and city building
purposes.
An attempt was made to have the Committee
on the Judiciary discharged from further con-
sideration of the Stubbs BILL which failed, after
q sharp passage of words between Senators
Horr and Marriott
Mr. Marriott introduced bill to abolish the
system of having certain number Of the Peni-
tentiary guards appointed from each county in
the State, and to allow the Warden to make
the appointments from such counties rs he sees
fit.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-17

A construction train on the Ohio and Missis-
sippi Road, ten miles northwest Of Pana, Ill,
was backing toward Owaneco at the rate Of
twelve miles an hour, in order to give the pas
senger train free passage northwest. The
worlmen on the train had been laying new
rails and taking up old ones, and had fiat car
full of iron just in front of the caboose, in
which twenty-five or thirty men were crowded.
The passenger train was coming at unusual
speed in order to make up lost time, and the
two collided with fearful shock. The engine
of the passenger train tore through the caboose,
pushing the occupants among the MASSES of
iron on the fiat cars, killing three outright
Allen Jones, W. W. Tablock, and 81. McPher-
son-and wounding the following: Louis Selby,
conductor of the passenger train, seriously;
Jacob Hoadley, Thomas Verdin, Charles Nc
Gowen, Frank Green, Owen Gleeson, Charles
Mills, Daniel Donohue, John Hardman, and
Charles Watcher. Lockhart, conductor of the
construction train, is responsible for the acci-
dent.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-17
Novel and Interesting News.

The Boston Globe has made happy
deal. In an extraordinary special edition
dated january /, 1881" it presents the
news of one hundred years from now, in
a highly interesting and elating manner.
The Phonograph in Divorce suits,-Sun-
day School Excursion in Air Cars, Ter.
rible accidents in Mid-Air,-Invention OF
a Burglar Bouncer, are respectively
treated from the standpoint of the ad-
vanced journalism of thatday. News by
the Talkogram and Photophone from all
parts of the world is fully presented. To
show the progress of those times, it is
only necessary to state that "Hiram
Grants bay mare Broad s. trots mile
in 1.374." Every one should secure from
his News Dealer or from Messrs. A.
Vogeler & Co., of Baltimore, Md, by
whom this edition is exclusively con-
trolled and osUned, copy of the Boston
Globe for '1981" Mailed on receipt OF
price-FIvE CENTS. To read it is to have
grace and fexibility impaired to the in.
tellect, and strong desire to live on-as
the poet would express it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-17
A Hint to EmbeZzIers.

They we're talking it over in a restaur-
ant. Said the first:
$50 you have come down to make
settlement and try for new start?"
eyes"
Chow bad was the failure?"
s.Well, I think I can pay forty cents
on the dollar, but perhaps not more than
thirty-ive."
'1t was all owing to your partner,
you said"
''Yes, he raised money on our company
note, and slid"
sThat was bad. He must have been
thorough rascal Have you made any
effort to overhaul him?"
mo"
''But you will?"
"No."
care you going to permit such a
rascal as that to roam the country un-
punished?" -,
81 think I shall. He has almost
ruined me, in business sense, and yet
I can't help but feel grateful to him.
When he slid he took my wife with
himp
The other looked at him for half q
minute, nodded his head, and began ON
his steak without word and with look
of dumb suffering in his eyes. He had
no partner, poor man! Cincinnati
Gazette