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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05

"A FEMALE who is trou bled with
cold feet aud hands, pain 10 the side
and back, palpisation Of the heart,
monthly suppression or excuses,
will find q prompt and reliable cure
ia the use Of English Female Bittsrs.
As a female regulator, it acts like a
charm.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05
Syndic's Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY
- vested in me as syndic of the in
solvent estate of Layssard Ehrstein, I
will sell at public auction, on
SATURDAY, the 22d day of APRIL,
1882,
all goods and effects now belonging to
said insolvent estate, in the Town of
Alexandria, at the Court House door.
TERMS OF SALE-On twelve months
time, for what they will bring, the pur-
chaser to give his note with approved
security. JAS. ANDREWS, JR.,
Apl 5-tds. Syndic.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05

SEVERAL bales Of cotton were
brought to Augusta last week from
the estate of a recently deceased
planter. which had been raised be-
fore the war. Some Of it was in good
condition, but the bagging had de,
cayed and dropped from around the
bales.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05

"A SISTER Of Edward flanagan,
once United States Senator and Min.
lister to Russia, died lately in an In.
diana poor house. She had been
reared in luxury, but complete loss
OF relatives and property reduced her
to psuperism.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05
LOST OR MISLAIDl

T AND WARRANT. NO. 1902 FOR
IL 100 acres of land, issued to Gar.
rett Murphy on the 9TH day of March.
1856, and transferred by James D..
Murphy, guardian of Jarrett Murphy,
minor. to Abel Echols, on the 18th day
of April, 1859, and acknowledged be-
fore E. Brooks, Justife of the Peace,
Dale County, Alabama. All persons
are notified not to trade for said war.
rant, as application has been made for
Reissue Of said warrant.
April 5-6t. ABEL ECHOLS.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05

THE fact that not single per-
son who has recently been vaccina.
ted successfully has been attacked
by the fearful smallpox epidemic
now raging at South Bethlehem, Pa,
is strong reputation Of the anti
vaccination theorizers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05

The Queen of Madagascar, in q
recent proclamation forbidding her
subjects either to sell or drink rum.
says: II cannot take revenue from
anything that will debass or degrade
my people," And this woman lie
called q pagan.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05

OF the Parish papers. 1t WAS in sub
stance about as follows: "That during
a certain session of the Court a lawyer
addressed His Honor, that whereas the
jurymeD and witnesses had been long
detained and were evidently dry, ETC.,
he therefore moved an adjournment to
a certain honr. And His Honor at
once entertained the motion" I say
tho above motion may have been SINH.
lar to the one described, for there was
a somewhat rapid exit of the auditory.
Immediately after this "His Honor"
descended from his throne, lighted his
pipe, and proceeded to take smoke :;
there was also general shuttle among
the lawyers, and we were made to feet
that Court had adjourned. We ad-
journed, too. Once in the open air we
breathed freer, and begun to collect
our thoughts and to mediate upon the
of the last hour and half
or two hours. We had been to Court,
that was certain. We had seen ellis
Honor" surrounded by his paladins,
was equally certain. Nor was it less
certain that we had seen a live Court
with all its energy and speed in the
transaction of it's business. But We
will not pursue our thoughts further,
only to note that the conclusion reach. |
ed served to strengthen one long since
formed, viz: that our present system of
transacting legal business needs great
reformation.
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
While in Town we made our head
quarters at the Exchange, sometimes
called the "Ice House," We found it
a very good house, with genial pro-
prietor, and furnished comfortable
quarters and palatable fare at moder-
ute prices. We shall possibly again
seek shelter under its hospitable roof.
More anon.
PRO BONO PUBL1CO.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05

ALWAYS RErREsH1Ne.--A delicious
odor is impaired by Floreston Co.
logne, which Is always refreshing, no
matter how freely used.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05

-WArcHEs, Clocks and Jewelry
repaired by 6rst.class and finished
workmen at T. M.Biossat's Jewelry
store on Second Street,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05

WATCHES, Clocks and .Jewelry
repaired by first.clas and finished
workmen at L. NJ. Biossat's Jewelry
store on Second Street.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05
at once

THE following is q fashionable
way to play three.handed game of
cards In Texas. The fret holds the
cards, the second revolver, and the
coroner the inquest.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05

-"BIe" Heyman will sell you Dry
Goods, Dress Goods, Trimmings, No.
tions, ETC., cheaper than they can be
bought elsewhere. Give him a trial
at once.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05

-SoME circumstantial evidence is
very strong, as when you ind strout
In the milk.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05
READY MIXED PAINTS

IN ONE POUND CANS
And UPWARDS FOR SALE. APpLYTO|
e. ST JOIN.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05
PRO BONO PUBLICO VISITS THE
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA.

Mr.. Editor
In descriptive letter writing one il
not under absolute necessity of follow.
ng strictly chronological order; We
may follow the order Of suggestion OF
iocliDation or preference, and such We
have done as to the present and pre-.
vious letter-the order of time has
been reversed.
ALEXANDRIA
is somewhat centrally located, is the
capital Of Rapides Parish, and is on
the right bank of Red River, going
South, with Pineville just on the oppo-
site shore. It has some $500 or 1000
inhabitant, and quite a business GEN.
ire, being as it is almost surrounded
BY a wide belt of as fine laad az one
would wish to see. 1t is and also bids
fair to become the converging point
OF constructed and projected railroads.
There is the great New Orleans Pacific,
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas, the
Natches, Red River and Texas, the
Little Rock road, and others. These
with the Red River navigation offer to
Alexandria an opportunity for COM
mercisl growth and influence which
she should not be slow to improve.
Bat We greatly fear that, failing to in.
terest herself ia the golden opportu-
nifty to her, she will continue to plod
along as in days of yore. OF course
we paid our respects to Alexandria,
We noted her buildings, priced her
goods, studied her ways, etc. Ofsome
things we'will speak more 10 partie- |
ular.
cHURcHEs.
Most of the denominations are here
represented-Catholic, Episcopal, Me-
thodist, Baptist and others. / under
stand also that the colored brethren
are strong in numbers. As to how
much influence for good the different
churches here are exerting We are.un- !
able to say. Granting, however, that
our limited observation and experience
is safe criterion, then, judging from
the small attendance We have pener.
ally witnessed and the prevalence of
sin, wickedness and crime both in the
Parish and Parish seat, We would be
inclined to say, not mach. While in
Town We worshipped at the NJ. E.,
Church. Everything was favorable.
but the audience was small. Rev. NJ,
Harper was then Pastor, but that day
the pulpit was occupied by the Rev.
Mt. Shepherd. The Reverend gentle.
man was suffering from q chill, but
succeeded in delivering quite a warm
discourse upon the theme of sRepen.
'anee," choosing Acts 3, 10, as his
;ext. We are not to the manor born
ust here, and may not fully under
stand the teaching of bis church on tue
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-05

were about to see some real legal bus
mess transacted. We were all atten-
ton. One Of the serious lawyers rose
from his seat at the table, addressed
ellis Honor" then in a muttering
voice began to read from . written
document which he held in bis hands.
Of this reading We could occasionally
catch "whereas," q therefore" and
a "resolved." After he had finished
reading another lawyer arose, and in a
similar manner read what seemed to be
lot of counter "whereaes," "there-
fores" and "resolves." After the read.
ing both lawyers subsidized into their
former attitude. Twas interesting
also to note "His Honor" during this
reading tilt. Either from deep inter-
est in his book or from some other
cause, he seemed wholly unconscious
Of the mighty efforts that were being
mace, anu upon which his decision was
expected to be more or less based and
BY which it was to be rendered. How
ever, after the legal combat had end.
ed, he reused himself sufficiently tn
make some remark which we supposed
had some reference to the late read.
'nge. Soon after this lawyer Zone of
the strollers, think,) turned to "His
Honor" and made what I took to be a |
motion to adjourn, for ''His Honor. - |
looking ont upon the auditory, spoke a
few words which they seemed to un- |
derstand for they at once decamped
Possibly the motion was somewhat
akin to one which at about that time
was very facetiously rel orted by one
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20

to Chillicothe that summer to great
mass meeting, where Cassius nj. Clay,
VIM. H. Gibson, r. G. Hoffman, and
others, were the speakers. Our Glee
Club was admired by the great con-
course of people at this great meet
ing. The Osborn boys had the most
melodious voices, and they made
music their especial study. Maj.
Caldwell had one of the best bass
voices 1 ever heard. Among their
songs was "The Red White and
Blue" and several were new pieces,
and adapted to that particular CAM
paign. l remember the chorus OF
one song ended thus:
Free speech, free press, free SOIL free men,
It makes me feel little sad to rec
ollect how few of the men who took
an active part in the original Repub.
lican campaign are now here. Of the
speakers I can only now recolleci
Judge Longbon and myself. John j
Hoffman is at Garnet, Kansas, Ripley
C. Hoffman is in Columbus, II. II
Fullerton long ago went back to hi
wallowing in the mire Of rebel De-
mocracy, and as was fitting, went t.
Kentucky.
| Of those who sang in the Gle
Club, Jesse Osborn lives in Sciot'
township, and R. w. Caldwell live
in Columbus. Loren and Lucien Os
born, Dan. Hoffman and George W
Miller have been dead many years
OF those who took an active part il
the organization of the party here
but few remain. Hiram w. White
if living, is somewhere in the Wesi
Old Frank Smith, Andrew Lone
Walker Bennett, and many other
} have long been dead. Judge T. \
Howell resides in Circleville, etc., an
thus we are scattered, and soon non
| Of the men who met and organized fe
justice and right on that memorabl
Fourth of July, 1855, will be here.
May the young men into who's
/, hands the destinies of our country wi
3 so soon fall, be rs earnest, true an
l loyal to justice and righteousness,
a were the men of 1856.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20
Innn


To the Editors of the Standard:
Thinking that many of your readers would like to
hear from this part of the country, drop you few
lines.
We are just through harvesting one of the finest
wheat crops haYe eyer Leonard Stephenson
and have harvested one hundred of wheat that
will make twenty-five hundred bushels of wheat,
Good judges say.) We get two-ffths of the wheat
for harvesting, threshing, and delivering in granary
Oats are very good. Some pieces guessed to make
from 70 to 100 bushels to the Rye is good CROP
Corn Is doing well, and fifth seasonable for one
month more, the corn crop will be an immense one
here. Corn grow the fastest here of any place
have My corn has grown about four inches
day for the last two weeks and 1t is tassel-
| ing and silking.
Mrs. j. NJ. French informed me that she had had
two messes of green AS grass the quantity
is immense, and its fatenng qualities are as good
J, the best bluegrass.
One that has never been here have but little
idea of the quantity of grass have of the great
quantity of cattle that Craze it, yet the grass
is good enough to NOW from and half to two ton
to the acre. This is emphatically stock country.
Morris Sternberger was out to us a short TIM
ago. He says he had idea of the quantity of
that was here, and that this is much better countr
than he expected to The health of the countr,
| is good. Yours &c.
| VIM. II. STEPHENSON.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20
Sheritf's Sale of Real Estate.
The State Of OHIO, JACKSON Gounty, IS.

The Stale OF Oh1O, JacASOn EOuAty, IS.
Court of Common Pleas.
William Vaughn VS.. Alexander F. McCarley
On Order of sale.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance
of an order of sale issued from the Court OF
Common Pleas within and for the County OF
Jackson and State of Ohio, ip 9 CERTAIN cause
wherein William Vaughn is plaintiff and Alex
ander +. McCarley is defendant, and to me di.
rected as Sheriff of Jackson County, will offer
for sale, at the door of the Court House in
jackson, in said County, on
Saturday, Attgltst 10Th, 1882,
at one O'Clock P. M the following described
real estate, situated in the County Of Jackson
and State of Ohio, to-wit;
Being parts Of Out Lots No. $50 Thirty-ssven
town of Jackson, in said county: Beginning at
the northwest corner of said Out Lot No. 81,
thence running east along and on the north
boundary line of said Out Lots Nos. 81 and ~,
seven (7) chains and S5-l00 chains; thence rum
ming south and 43-l00 chains; thence running
west eight lsl Ghaing to the west boundary line
Of said Lot Number 81; thence north along and
5 and s0-1OG chains to the place of beginning,
containing 4 and 24-l00 acres. Excepting the
stone coal underlying the above described
premises, with the right to mine and remove
the same.
Appraised at 81, 1888 90
Terms of sale, cash on day of sale.
To be sold as the property of Alexander
F. McCarley, to satisfy judgment in favor OF
William Vaughn.
Given under my hand this 18th day of July,
1882 w. B. CHERINGTON,
Sheriff Jackson County, Ohio.
T, w. Steele Deputy.
John L. Jones, Atty for Pl'f. July2O3w
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20
IDLE PARAGRAPHS!

THE name Of the Adjutant-G General of the Army is
Drum. He's good officer and hard to beat.
THE man who believes there is no hell, must feel
| like orphan.
THE Democratic party removes the beefsteak from
| its eye, and comes up for another banging.
DoGGER1-KEEPERs in Cincinnati do not like Sun
| day. They can scarcely beer it.
MANY Ohio newspapers affect 10y over the fact that
Butterworth can be nastier than Cox.
THOSE who would escape famine should keep
| away from "frst-class" hotel.
THE offce-seeker has one consoation-if he is de-
feated he knows he will stand any better chance
next time.
| FASHION NOTE: 'Low shoes are much worm"
Then why not throw them over your neighbor's back
| fence and buy a new pair?
| THE Democracy Of this District may draw a
breath of relief They know who is going to defeat
| them for Congress.
WHEN man got slight as brick" he chucked
plumb into mortar, head-foremost, and thoroughly
| patted with trewel.
THE Egyptians were mounting guns to blow the
British fleet out of the water but the fleet blew them
| out Of time.
AS THE blackberry crop ripens the business of the
| tramp improves. There is square meal in every
| fence corner.
| AMONG some unclaimed baggage AT b Cn1caRo nOuel
was found box of effects belonging to the late Gui-
teau. One of the little "keepsakes" was an unpaid
| board-bin.
| THE Governor of New Caledonia, Captain Leopold
Augustin Charles Pallu de la Barriere. arrived in
New York last week. He registers his name in sec
| tions-on the hotel counter.
THE bombardment of Alexandria, Egypt, by Ad-
miral Seymour, of the British feet, was begun on
| Tuesday morning of last week, at O'Clock.
1T is claimed that Hendricks is paving the way to
the Vice Presidency 1884. 1t does that when
man gets the Presidential fever once, that he goes
down to his grave with his eyes ''sot the White
| House.
THERE is one thing people wiH tell the truth about
A man may stand on the street-corner one of these
days. and fifty men will come along and tell him 'it is
a warm dry,' and nobody contradict the statement.
! THE Governor of Mississippi pardons convicts or
the condition that they do not use intoxicating
liquors carry concealed weapons during the unex-
pired term of their sentences. What's the of
ting Mississippian out, then depriving him of the
| necessaries of life?
THE American Admiral at Alexandra notified the
Egyptians that if they fired at him. he would return
| the fire." Let the American war vessel not put OF
too many airs lest two three natives get
put to sea, attack her and push her under water.
THEY boiled Guiteau's body, at the Medical Muse
um in Washington the other day, to get his bones
| While the body was cooking the medical men 'tool
the quadrceps, extenssr, deltoid and cleido
mastoid muscles out and picked them,' to be gver
out as relics. That's right! No estimate tn,
extent to which science will be benefited by this op
Grafton. 1t is great feat of surgery!
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20

BE it ordained 6v the Council Of said yiHige of Jack
SECTION 1. That the Midland Telephone Com
pany and its successors and assigns be, and
they are hereby granted the right of way
through, in and upon the streets, sidewalks,
aIIeys and public grounds of the Village of Jack
son, in the County of Jackson and State of
Ohio for the use and purposes of therein and
thereon to erect, maintain and use all the nee
suitable material, and the necessary wires sue
cessfully to operate and use system Of Tele-
phones, or a Telephone Exchange in the viii
iage of jackson aforesaid.
Provided that the said Midland Telephone
Company and its successors and assigns, shall
maintain and use (under proper and reasonable
restrictions and rules an Office and operator on
lines of telephone wires at some convenient
point in said Village, and shall so set said poles
or posts, and placs the wires therepn in such
places and in such manner as the Street Com
missioner, Committee on Streets and Alleys
SO not to interfere with travel on said streets,
sidewalks, alleys and public grounds aforesaid,
and shall put and keep in good order all those
parts of the same intertered with or used in the
erection of said poles or posts, and shall here
after so maintain the same in like good order.
SEC. 2. Said poles shall be SO sgt as not to in
drain in said Village and the points of location
shall be determined under the direction of the
Street Commissioner, and Committee on Streets
SEC 8. The said Village Council expressly re-
the gaa S e at
leysand public grounds, for the erection, main
tainance and use of the necessary poles or
posts and wires of any telephone company or
individuals whenever requested, the same not
to interfere with proper and successful use of
the rights hereby granted to the said Midland
Telephone Company and its successors and
SEC. 4. Tho Village Council shall enact such
protection sof telephone poles, fixtures and
wires against abuse and injury. 1000
Attest: CHARLES G. JAMES, Mayor
GEO. w. DAVIS, Clerk.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20

ONE Sunday evening the Rev. Mr..
B., preached from the text, saul,
Saul, why persecutest thou me?" In
the congregation there was an engine
driver, named Saul, who was accom-
panied by his wife and little girl
The reverend gentleman repeated his
text several times: saul, Saul, why
persecutest thou me?" At last the
daughter Of Saul, thinking that the
text had personal application, looked
up in the face of her father and said
Don't mind him, father; he has
been drinking"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20

Col. c. E. SEARS is editor of the
Louisville Post. He is said to be
popular in Louisville. John B. Gaines
started paper in Louisville, and per-
sistently abused Sears, who is an ex-
Confederate. Gaines broke up, start
ed another paper, and again broke up.
He then issued a poster, roundly a.
busing Sears. The latter met Gaines,
and hit him with a club. Gaines
emptied his revolver at Sears, and
fed: Sears was wounded in the foot
when he drew his revolver and fired
several shots at the flying Gaines
slightly wounding him. If these
gentlemen are not checked in some
way, they will get mad after while
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20

WE would like it if our Democratic
friends would all vote the Republican
ticket this fall. The Republican tick
ct will be elected, and we do not like to
see our friends wasting their votes on
hopeless Democratic candidates. The
Republican Gates Ajar-Political Sal
walton is free.
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THE Athens ReDubzicng saws. !.

REV. Hamilton Carr stopped over at
Athens on his way home (Jackson)
from Canaanville, where he preached
last Sabbath. Rev. Carr is we'll re-
membered by the older classes of our
citizens. He helped lay the brick for
the walls and did the plastering of the
First National Bank building, in 1886
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20
Campaign Standard.

We will send the Jackson Standard
until after the October election for
Only Twenty Cents.
Any person sending us one dollar
for campaign subscribers, at one time,
will receive six copies Of the Stand
ard until after the October election,
and also beautiful chrome, "Cling-
ing to the Cross"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20

A Colorado constable had warrant
for the arrest Of a circus man for an
alleged assault, but the circus man be-
took himself to the lions cage, and
safely ensconced therein taunted that
constable and invited him in. The
constable withdrew with his warrant
unserved.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20

That was a philosophical young
clerk, the Lowell Citizen quotes as say
ing that half a loaf was better than
losing his position. 1t is the fellow
who loafs altogether that gets no
bread
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20

CONRAD HoENsTE1N, aged 60 years,
Adam Kinley, aged 35, and Frederick
Hay, aged 13, were drowned in Dutch
Run, Union township, Pike county,
last Monday week. They had been
hauling tan bark, and going home at
tempted to ford the creek, which was
very full, and they and their two
teams were drowned.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20

A Dutchman was relating his mar
vellous escape from drowning when
thirteen of his companions were lost
by the upsetting of a boat, and he a.
lone was saved. "And how did you
escape their fate?" asked one of his
hearers. II It'd not co in te pote, y
was the Dutchman's placid answer.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-20

THE sinking Of the steamer Scioto, on
the Ohio river near Steubenville, caused
by collision with another boat, was
caused by the pilot being drunk.
Sixty lives were lost. Now let the
Cincinnati Commercial thank it's Lordy.
(the devil,) for this result Of personal
liberty" IT. So mrch admires