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HOMICIDE.

on Monday the goth, the store o
mr.. Jno. Rhodes, situated seven N lie.
below CheneyviIle, was the scene q
"a terrible tragedy. During The
morning, a man named Packam. en-
cered the store accompanied by three
friends, L. Tuberville, G. Tubervile
ana Mr.. Wishen, and all three began
conversation with Mr.. Rhodes
clerk' MIR. Chas. Mccain. 1t appears
snat there was an old quarrel Of ma.
ny mouths standing, between Nc
Cam and Packam. On the fatal
morning, the two began disputing-
neither was at all anxious to make
any concessions, so as to avoid a dif-
nculty: The qaurrel beginning on
'he gallery, and the participants be.
coming more and more excited. thew
moved into the store, and Mccain
walked behind the counter. Finally
fackam threw of his coat and spring
ing over the counter, seized Mccain
VINO wore heavy over-coat, by the
breast, struck him several rapid, crush
ing blows over the face, each stroke
causing the blood to flow from the
long, deep gashes which he cut in his !
opponents face. Several gentlemen.
VINO were present, at length succeed.
ca In parting the two men, and Nc.
Cam ran back to the office and gain
ed possession of Winchester rifle
put was prevented from using it and
induced to lay it down, by his en-.
ployer, Mr.. Rhodes, who promised
him that no one should impose. on
MIN, Mccain appearing to believe
'hat' that was the intention of Pack
am ana MS friends. After giving ~
the rifle, Mccain walked out of the
once and stood by the counter silent, (
fackam renewed bis abuse, audlcurs
ing him advanced toward him. The /;
next instant, Mccain seized the RI
ne, pointed it at Packam, and fred.
n he took his aim with fatal accuracy, :
fackam, who at the time was facing
him, distant about fifteen feet, was s
standing with his right hand rest. :
ing within bis coat, ard the ball :
'sSsed through his wrist. cut its way =
through plug oftobaccof n l:a!not.. :
'ook' and finally lodged in the body {
u 'ne unfortunate man, who fell up
IN the floor. Mccain then turned !
o shoot Louis Tubberville, but was ,
'revented. During the excitement =
I attending to the wounded man and =
ispatching messengers for medical =
III, Mccain made bis escape.
Packam lived until three o'clock
,uesday morning, suffering great az
ny durig the interval which elapsed -
etw"en the shooting and his death. N
lcCann lisa young man, twentyIyears -
"a and native of Florida. Pack OF
n Is also stranger, having come
Cheneyville from Pt. Coupee about
year ago.
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SHERIFF"S SALE

Lionel l.. Levy, VS.. Mrs. NJ. M. Ada
Lane and Husband. No. lS9, 18th ia.
dlcial District Court, Parish OF Grant.
Louisiana.
PY VIRTUE OF AND TOSATISFY
D writ of seizure and sale issned
ond to me directed in the above emit
tied and numbered suit, l have selzed
and will offer for sale at public anc-
ton, at the front of the Conrt- Honsa
door, I'm the Town of Alexandria. Ia
between the hours prescribed by law
on SAT URDAY, the I'd day of Deem,
Der, A. D.-lSs2 the following described
property specially ordered to be seized
and sold, to-wit:
The undivided one-haif interest NJ
William s. Calhoun as heir to the en-
tate OF his mother, Mary s. Calhoun.
IN and to the following property attn.
ated in the Parish of Rapides. on the
South side of Red River, near the
Month of Cane. River, and known "a
Freed'nens Home plantation, bounded
above by lands Of Dubois, and below
by lands formerly owned by Meredith
Calhoun, and containing about four
teen hundred I4OW acres Of land
more or less, together With all tha
buildings and improvements thereon.
Terms, CASH, subject to appraise-
ment. d. q paIYI
Oct. ~, ids. shar;w
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ELECTION PROCLAMATION
Mayors OFFICE, ALEXANDRIA. La. /,

| MAYORS OFFICE, ALEXANDRIA, La. }
by VIRTUE OF THE ns sE ECO VS. SEC.
- tion of the Act to Incorporates the
low Town o., OF Alexandria, approved September
S9th, 1868, there will be an election held
to each Ward on the FIRST TUESDAY.
the 2nd day ofJANUARYnext, 1888 (Mon,
day being a legal holiday by the citizens
OF each Ward, qualified to vote by the
laws OF this State and the United States.
and who shall be a resident of the Ward in
winch they offer to vote for ten DAYS pre-
cedlng the Election, to elect One Mavor.
One Treasurer, and One Comptroller for
the Town at large; also One Councilman
for each Ward, to serve for two years
Polls will be opened at the following
places: Q
WARD No. AT the Store of H. S.
Gossens. Commissioners-H.. S. Gosscns.
John b. Baillio, John Haynes.
WARD No. AT i. Wells warehouse
Commissioners-M. c. Ward, Moses Mayer
Frank Graham.
WARD No. Sat the Town Hall. Com.
missioners-SamF Fellows, A. Hilton. Chas.
Goldenberg.
WARD No. 4.-W. o. Dammon,s Paint
Shop. Commissioners-D. D. Rogers, w.
Rexer, Chas. s. Miles.
WARD No. Sat the residence ofW. w
Wilmington, Jr. Commissioners-W. C.
johnson, w. w. Wilmington, Jonas Ro-
seminal. w. G. MCGIMSEY
A. B. RACIAL, Mavor
Comptroller.
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE Of Man s.

New ORLEANs-Dai,y. Arrives d,
s20 P. d., by train, departs at 5:35 A
b., by train. -
NATcHtTocHEs AND SHREVEPORT
Daily. Arrives at 6 P. NJ, by stage;
departs at 9 A. NJ, BY stage.
WAsHINGToN-Via Bismarck. Rahhs
Bridge, etc., Semi 'ceekly. Arrives on
Tuesdays and Saturdays at l A M
departs Mondays and Fridays at :
P. M. ~ :
LEEsvIELE-Semi-,veekgy. Due every
Monday and Thursday at 6 O'Clock
2. M, departs every Tuesday and
Friday at 7 o'clock A. NJ.
HARRIsoNBgRG Semi aoeekly. Due ev-
cry Monday and Thursday at 6
o'clock NJ, departs every Monday
and Thursday at 6 o'clock P. NJ,
WINFIELD Weekly. Due every Tues
day at IL O'Clock NJ, departs every
Tuesday at | o'clock P. NJ.
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any debtor which any bidder will buv
for the amount of the taxes, interests
and costs due by said debtor. The
sale will be without appraisement, for
cash in legal tender money of the Uni
tea States. d. c. PAUL,
Sheriff and ex-officto Tax Collector
Rapides Parish, La.
Nov. %, 1882.
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Dear friends dcpert this life, to
Roam in the oyerIoStinr would oho,,o -:

= 3e'tr 1rlUlds depert this life, to
y Soi'lu III the everlasting world above in
Search of peace and happiness;
Leaving behind bereaved relatives,
Around the grave of our honored old citi-
zen, DIR. Sam Slaughter, of Cheneyville.
United, stood group of relatives. ff;ends
Gllet-stricken at the loss of him who
q! las Il left behind sad, weeping wife,
Every momentspent together was content
ment
rather than otherwise. May his soul be
in peace. w "
Alex'a, La, Nov. 81, 1882. "
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SUCCESSION SALE.

SOCCESSlON SALE.
Succession of G. W. Laney--No. 416--
Probate Docket. District Court.
Rapides Parish, La.
pURsUANT TO A COMMISSION AND
a order of sale, issued by the Honora-
Die the District Court, in and for the Par
lsh and State aforesaid, commanding me
as Sheriff and ex-officio Auctionoer. to sell
for the purpose of effecting partition. for
cash and in accordance with law. all the
real estate belonging to the Succession Of
u. w. Laney, deceased,.I shall offer fer
sale at public auction, at the front of the
Court House door, in the Town of Alexan-
dria, La, between the hours prescribed
by law, on SATURDAY, the 30th day Of
DECEMBER, A. D. 1882, the following
described property to-wit:
Lots one ~ and three (3) of square
eight (S) Of the upper suburbs Of the Town
OF Alexandria, as per plat of said Town.
with improvements thereon, and thereto
1s'o
Terms, CASH-subject to appraisment.
!, D. G. PAUL,
ids. Sheriff and ex-officio Auctioneer
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DIED:

AT Cheneyyille, i'll this Parish, on Fridav.
No, 2lth, 1882, DIR. SAM SLAUGH,
TER, aged 81 years. 49,
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0"oricsn..e.... .----.----.------. 30 u
WE are glad to learn there is ne
opposition to the present incum ben,
OF the Mayoralty, Mr.. McGimpsey
He has given satisfaction in every
respect and in common with every.
one else, We should be sorry to see
him removed.
Mr.. Chas. Walking, Hustmyre's
right bower, arrived home by Mon
day nights train. He selected whilst
In New Orleans a large stock of
goods which are now being opened
at the Big Plow store. The ladies
are specially invited to call and see.
Ar j. RoseuthaPs, opposite the
Ferry Landing, you can see grand
holiday display of goods. Every
thing new and fresh, and that too at
the very lowest cash prices. Take
our word for it just this once, and
visit this establishment.
We understand that the Nor
gan Road has rejected a portion of
the piling on Front St. This road
believing in the l"pay as you go"
policy, demands good work for good
money, and we are heartily glad
to see them insisting on good road.
On Monday last Mr.. John C.
Goulden presented US with a mon
sser stalk Of sugar cane, the largest
We have seen this season. It was
raised on Mooreland plantation, and
mas ~ red joints; in measurement
beat It!
-rHE knight of Pythias Hall,
credit to any community, has lately
neen finished by the hand of Mr..
John c. Goulden, Alexandria's chief
scenic artist. A mans work ia al. !
ways the best guarantee of his abil |
lsy, and judged by this standard, !
mr.. Goulden certainly ranks high, /
A BENEFIcENr Acr1oN.-The mis-. !
cradle looks and feelings of those T
confined at desks or work tables, are +
caused by weak stomach, kidneys or
bowels. Parker's Ginger Tonic with T
guy intoxicating has such a benefi I
CENT cent action on these organs and so /,
.,sanses the poisonous matters from Z
sns system, that rosy cheeks and ,
500 health are soon brought back p
agaiu.-[Express. ?
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On said day of sale l will sell such
portions of said property as each debt
will point out, and in case the debtor
shall not point out sufficient property
| will at once and without delay SELF
the least quantity of said property of
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CHRISTMAS is coming! Hurral,

1S 10 touitDS! durrati
Oar Meal at Mires Rose IN that's
TIE continual cold weather j.
becoming monotonous.
--FREsH citron, currauts and raj
sins at Mires Rosenthal's.
--FREsH prunes at Mires Rosen
shaPs. Sign ofthe big ham.
GENUINE Fresh Sardines. Jus,
received at Mires Rosenthar's.
-CRANBERR1Es, cranberries, cod
fish, Goldfish, fresh hams, fresh hams
at Mires RosenthaIs.
-DRY goods, groceries, boots and
shoes at j. Rosenthal's, corner Front
and Second streets.
--THE Tax Collector would like to
have all the delinquents visit his
Office before sale day.
OYSTERS are now being retailed
90 the streets at one dollar per hun
drsd. Cheap enough.
TIE masquerade bali given By
the knights of Pythias was a sue
Gees in every particular.
--SARDrNEs In Mustard, (some-
thing new;) Creole Mustard ut the
Family Grocery Of Mires Rosentbal.
The freshest and best groceries
are to be had at Mires Rosenthaps
Family Grocery Store. Sign of the
"big ham,"
DRY goods, clothing, boots, shoes
and hats, hardware, crockeryware,
In fact anything you need at ]. Ro-
senthaPs. That's the place.
III you value your sight call on
L. ID. Biossat and examine his as
sortment of Spectacles and Eve
Glasses. Next door to Post Office,
--JUsT received at Mires Rosen.
that's: Fresh Primes, Holland Her.
rings, Pine Apple Cheese, Fresh
Barley, Split Peas, and large vari
ETY. Of other niceties. Go and see,
FOUND AT LAST. An agreeable
dressing for the hair, that will stop
its falling. has been long sought for !,
Parker's Hair Balsam, distinguished ,
Tor Ito purity, fully supplies this :,
want.
Nor an experiment or cheap pa \
Tent medicine is Browns Iron Bit \
'ers. II is prepared by Que of the y
oldest and most reliable chemical \
irms, and will do all that is claimed y y
'or it. N
The most complete stock of No. N
ions ever offered for sale in this N
'ity, can now be seen and bought at "
ne lowest cash prices, at Hust- N
nyre's, sign of the Red Plow, corner ~ ~
second and Jackson SITS. W
-CAsH prices of Sewing Machines M
t Ferguson and Schnack's, Watch M
bakers and Jewellers, Front Street: M
=, ni1e $3.50. ANONYMOUSLY so M
NtAS rI>o
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the true relation their race bears TO so
ciety in their struggle upward and on
ward, are repudiating McKinnon. Col.
ored men Of intelligence long since be-.
came familiar with the fallacy of putting
their trust in white politicians seeking
Office and emolument at their expense.
Such as will follow him now, do so at the
bidding of their old white leaders now
in Washington. But the Reverend
brother in the Tallahassee postofice
wants the world to know that he does so as
ga life long Radical Republican" He
makes a cat's-paw of McKinnon, as a
weak renegade from the cause of his
fathers, and proposes to use him and his
coadjutors as an entering wedge to break
the ranks of Democracy and straddle the
necks of the people of this country with
the Infamous rule prevalent here in the
past. The foolish purpose won't work.
If McKinnon were hundred fold more
capacitated to be leader of men than
he has yet given any evidences of being,
he could but surely fail in this utterly
crazy purposes.
The men who led these colored peo
pie in the past, were wiser than McKin-
nor. They were not so utterly stupid as
TO write upon their banners watchwords
susceptible of inquiry and explanation.
They never charged Democracy with
fraud and corruption. These charges can
be investigated and refuted in the alb
sence Of testimony to support them.
Those leaders appealed to the race pas
sions of their colored dupes-told them
that Democratic supremacy would sub
ject them to slavery again-promised
them rewards in lands and mules, and to
the colored understrappers who directly
echoed these teachings, the masses, they
gave money-the peoples money-which
at this writing McKinnon hasn't got, and
God grant may never have. We can't
but think that the monstrous mendacity
he displays in his very selfish am bition
is only equaled by his inordinate conceit
and vanity in being seduced by design
ing wire-pullers in Washington, into
lending his hitherto fair name to such
unrighteous purposes. To be a painted
limberjack, to kick and violently gestic-
ulate while Parson Hicks pulls the string,
and the darkies dance, is about the pic
ture McKinnon is cutting in the eyes of
thinking men of both parties, and we adj
NIT it makes US laugh too. We doubt
his being in the frame of mind to APP
preciate all this just now; but he will
have the next mornings" badly the
day after the election, and if he will cut
this out and read it then, we feel sure he
will recognize the truth of it.
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FREEF0kT. fla August "a I0G
Thinking you might be inteTezsed bF a me-
gossip from up here. vii drip you = Il. Eurs
IN regard 10 old WaliOu's posilion % ne NJ
important topics of NE day. VI. crop. AID poL
itics-
OF the nrsl, I was rsceuIly informed br -
who uught % know. he haEing rsceullF -
through p0rll0n 0f the counEy thaI uur ruru
crops are the best Tor yenrs, oul lhaa LIZ cu,1uu
crop Is somewhai injured b The Wef EeaIh-r
There has not been much political ezciIzu,-ur
yet The regular party orEanizaIisn - uof
called any convention, and the sufrzze suiici,or.
consist. As yet, Of Two ~ three r4Iher weak -
nominated Candidates.
| see by pubic notice that DaEiisuu wiH a
dress Us early next muuLh- Our cuuutv uus "A
represented IN ne numInatInZ CouEeuIi,lu -
the Spectator $40 "a 10 a1nsaace Ehal ne c..uuly
was iDr Ackinnon. . 81 nnlerslood- thiuk
however, thai ailer elsciian day 4 I'll b -
deTsloOd from The face Cd TIE re1urns Ihal = ~
j0riiy ut the voters IN Il were iar D4Fidsrn. nsi
wilhsiAnding the lAcf that Il Is McKiunans u.-
tive county. For. while The couu1F = suIif a. ID
local matters, irel con6deul la i Vii A. "a
Tar forget its principles - Incoun1enance. ioauF
great extent one = 10 NIlhuui having Any CAN =
the people ior the one has 1rl.ken u..rrF a =.
lions. and tried. q Candidate. - place hius.lf
IN isE0rzble hight 10 secure he e1d0rseu,-uf Il
the Republicans
Evidently tins Is he Posilion - whieh h~ A.
pires. rum the complexion q cerlAin url1cirs \
his organ, calculated ~ secure lhe cuun3rnc- II
the cnlOred voters
We hope thai all true Dsnscrz1s IL a.
through tbs independent u1uEenaent ~ insI1r.
us crushing drleaI By yieiding hezrIy sspp.rf
"a Dasidsssn-
But have said en0ugh Cor fhis tine Pr
haps you mas hear more. 4nsu. lrum
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Hon. r. il VI Davidson. Cons, vatve-
Democratic candidate for Congress, Hons. w.
Call. g. q. McWhouer. E. y. Perry. J. +. Nc
Clellan, W ID. Barnes and " H. Milton Will adj
dress tie citizens OF West Florida at the follow
ing Times aud places
Bluff Spungs-TuesIay, September s.
Pen>acoia- Wednesday, September 6
Milion-Thurs lav. September :.
Yellow River-Satuniay. September O.
FrcepoH-Monday september H.
EHche.snna-Tue>day, September II
CcTro Gurlo-W wednesday, september -
Nenou-ThuIsl1v, September Il
Orange Hul-Ffiiav, September -.
mpp,ilion--Salurday, September l6
MISUNDERSTANDING, September Is.
CafponicrS-TI.s,say, September 10.
Abe SprinGs-W ,lnes.lay September 20.
BinGuts'own Thursday, Soptember p.
APalacliicola-Friday, September %.
All sfe cordially invi,el 10 attend.
By order Of be Congressional Democratic
ExeCutivc Committee.
+ { LOVE, Chairman
August Il 1852
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90 So
In letter pr'6tsd ID Y Florida Die
patch. Col. RgH. HArdAwsy, Of Thomas
willie, Ga. shows Whist may b done on .
small farm. He says:
WA the pioneer &c ne ::insapavs system -
Of farming in the South, and have kept It up
continually since 1885 with snsAs success and
pleasure. Ny 6fieen acres produces with easy
culture about a. much % the average three-horse
good farms OF one bundled acres. l have made
oats enough THIS year 10 feed my horse twelve
months, have o good sweet potato CROP slse
peas, pumpkins and cushaWs 10 abundance, and
afler reserving an ample supply Of corn to feed
my horse cows and hogs and for family use, /
hope to have to sell I'VE hundred bushels of corn
and len thousand pounds Of fodder, besides hav-
ing plenty of old corn TO Last me until October
and old fodder 10 carry me through whole
year. So you see 40 industrious man can easily
support large family from fifteen acres Of land,
and pay his taxes aud school his children by
using economy.
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T. C. LOVE, Chairman


Tine public debt statement shows a
reduction of sl6,I2s,26l for August.
"A case Of genuine Asiatic cholera is
reported from Michigan The victim died
last Thursday.
charleston, Savannah and Atlanta
last week enjoyed another boom in Con-
federate' bonds, prices ranging from 81 to
50 per thousand
The negro lieutenant, .. H. Flip
per, who was dismissed from the United
States Army, will wear lieutenant's ep-
aulets in the Mexican army.
The Democrats of Santa Rosa county,
at convention held last Wednesday, re-
nominated DIR. VIM. Judge for the Sen
ate and Messrs. Geo. Marquis and John
Mcclellan for the Assembly.
Mariana Courier: "As yet We are
not exactly able to classify McKinnon the
would-be Congressman but a. few days
more and we, think we can place him
where hebelongs. We of the Democratic
party do not want him in our ranks; put
him with Radicals, and there ever let him
remain"
-Americus (Ga-) Republican :" The
Independents, (so-ealled) the liberals, the
greenback, labor parties, are all weak
bridges that undertake to span the wide,
deep cl,asm between Democracy and Re-
81 publicanism-between intelligence and
virtue on one side, aud ignorance and
vice on the other. He who crosses, or at
tempts to cross them in this campaign,
has but one destination, and that is black
Republicanism.
The Republican Convention at
Quincy to-day promises to be after the
regular fashion of conventions held by.
that party. HillsbOrough, Monroe, Santa
Rosa, Escambia and other counties have
Instructed their delegates to vote for a
strAightont Republican candidate for
Congress, Jefferson oounty's delegates go
uninstructed, while Leon county will
have two sets of delegates on hand-one
favoring the endorsement Of McKinnon
and the other straightout Republican
for the nominee. Ii the counties of the
district are not generally represented the
indications point to the nomination of
straightout Republican, and, in that
event, what viii the Independents "a doP
We shall soon see.
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A Movement That Promises Good
Results.

A ST. Louis dispatch, of August 26th,
says: "A convention of colored men at
Jefferson City organized to-day and
adopted long series of resolutions an
nouncing as the new Monroe doctrine of
the era of emancipation, that negro
voter shall not henceforth consider him
self subject for colonization and appro-
priation by any political party, bat that
the individual right to think, speak, and
act for himself, shall be untrammelled by
party claims. The convention is said to
have been harmonious in its political fea-
lures, but that general disposition was
manifested to throw off. the party yoke"
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The Iowa Democracy are outsnoke

The Iowa Democracy are outspoken
on the subject of taxation and the tariff.
The Convention at which State officers
were nominated last week adopted q
platform containing the following ring.
ing resolutions:
We denounce the reckless extravaganza Of the
Republican party and demand an immediate re-
ductiono f taxes TO the lowest figure which will
enable the Government tn meet all It's 0bliea-
tons that no species OF industry should be los
tered to the injury of another; that no class Of
men should be taxed directly or indirectly for
the benefit Of another; that every description of
industry should stand or fall on lie own merits:
that the existing protective tariff s an outrs-
ge0us scheme Of plumber, and In principle and
detail violates every Democratic principle of
right and justice