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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-02-15
THE MAILS.
LETTER FROM HON. N. C. BLANCHARD
ON THE sUBJECT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., !
Feb. 2, 1882

WASHINGTON, d. c.,
Feb. 2, 1926
Editor Democrat -
| DEAR SlE-Your paper of the 18th
uIt. was received by me this morn,
ing. | noticed in it the enclosed par.
ayr phi marked No. l. BY the same
mail received the Natchitoches
Vindicator, from which I cut the en-
closed paragraph marked No. O.
Taking the two papera with me, /
went to the Post Office Department,
and pointed out to the Second Assis.
tant Post Master General the para.
graphs mentioned. He said he would
u polE~into the matter Immediately.
the fault rested with the contrac-
he would hold them to strict
liability. AS likely to improve
| service from New Orleans
EndIia, l asked if it were not
p direct the transportation
Us by rail via the Morgan
yaneyviIIe, and thence over
Orleans Pacific Railroad to
faiths to continue unit!
Orleans Pacific Railroad
been completed through |
orleans, when the transpor-
Id be made over that route
the shorter. They replied
IN and after the Sth of the
month the transportation OF
xandria mail had been order
the Morgan lire as indica-
id that as soon as the New Or
Pacific Railroad was in a con.
ia to make regular trips, the
deportation of the mails would be
Ade over that line; that they were
, communication with Maj. Hoxie,
|eneral Superintendent, on the sub i
yet, and that Hoxie was to let them
now by telegraph as soon as the d
BAD was ready to receive and trans .
ort the mails.
| noticed an error in your. paper .
lative to the creation of Money
rider Post Offices in the Fourth ,
istrict. The mistake originated f
ith a reporter of one of the New h
rleans papers here in telegraphing,, b
$ paper that Alexandria had re- n
ntly been made Money Order or :
e. The facts are thcse:-I found +,
at there were but four Money Or s
r Offices in the Fourth District, b
wit: Shreveport, Alexandria, Nat k,
itoches and Minden. Whereupon W
made application for the establish 90
mt of such offices at the following
ices, viz: Bellevue, Mansfield, Cou. q,
alta, Sparta, Winfield, Leesville, fl
fax and Many. The application di
to BELLEVUE, Mansfield and Cou- ",
alta has been granted, and tbo-e an
vns will be made Money Order R,
Ices on and after July LIST next or
to the other places the applica- Ii
n was not granted for the reason
It the Department did not deem Su
IN as yet of sufficient Importance rs
Post Ofilces--the usual custom n /
ng to make no Post Office C. Mon. I'm
Order Office which does not nav
Post Master compensation Of inc
Q per annum. clee
also made application for the es. ire
|ishment of Signal Service sta Re-
at Alexandria and one at Nat. n =,
.ociles. The application has been. Rv
10Th cases, favarably considered. sec
'eral Hazen, Chef Signal Officer, /
rming me by letter that he had tin,
nged for Cotton Belt Stations all SnI
'e points, and also for the exten R'v,
there of the Frost Warning sya 'T;n
of the Department. The sugar s
rests of the Parish would, / take fon,
'e especially benefited by this fna
Yours, etc, mar
N G. BLANCHARD. S
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-02-15
7ENRY /. BIOSSiT, BUSINESS MANAGER
AGENTS.:
ALEXANDRIA. LA.

-IT is estimated that 100000
oaanged hands on the Ryan Sullivan
fight.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-02-15
THE BIG PRIZE FIGHT!
"sullivan's Successful sluggirg!''
A SHoRT AND FAIR FIGHT IN
WHICH THE BBST MAN
WINS THE BATTLE
Ryan Was Game, But it Was No Use
AS He Could not Stand the
Punishment.
AND INCONVENIENCE COW.
NEcTED WITH THE MASKING
MILL, ETC, ETC.

The fight is over. and every sport
Ing man in the country within reacl
OF daily paper knows that Sullivan
knocked Ryan, the champion, com
pletely out of time in nine rounds
The mill was arranged by men
who know their business, and, az
both the principals were game and
fought well, they are no doubt salts
ned with the result. Perhaps the
lovers OF the.sport enjoyed the mill.
Many had travelled thousands OF
miles to be
ON HAND,
and did not mind the trifline ipcon-
Of being cooped up in a
car for five long hours, but ii was
rather bore to the New Orleans
people who took the trip, and to a
man not up in the business it would
appear that the delay was altogether
unnecessary.
Ihe train left the head Of Canal
stree at Eve minutes after five and
I'D not reach Mississippi City until
i've minutes past ten. The fight
vas arranged to take place at Barnes
Hotel, but the train gave the hotel
no 60 BY, and pulled up at the sta
ION: Consequently, some fifteen
'undred people, most OF whom had
ever visited the locality before,
'ere all at sea, a. it were, and did |
OF know which way to turn. A few
red looking negroes were on tho
latform and they undertook to
PILOT THE PARTY,
nd a hurrying and scnrrying fol,
wed, everybody moving with the
xed determination to be on the
OF first.
After a walk Of about three quar-
RS OF a mile through sand and over
'oss ties, the battle ground was al,
st reached. The stakemen pro-
'sueu 70 arrange
THE RING
I'd selected spot which thew
cared, when it was discovered that {
ey had not picked the right place
"a a move was accordingly made. :
Iuutes flew by and the sun cams ,
It from behind cloud burning
1t, in fact fesrfully hot. Some Of
e sports expressed them selves bet {
regarding the heat of the sun {
u their expressions would not look d
Ill in print. v
Finally after a considerable DELAY fl
G ring was made directly in front
the hotel, and facing the sound u
re crowd surged in, and when the
ter ring was put up it served to
ep 'he crowd in, instead Of keep
the crowd back.
A splendid view of the fight was 4
tanned from the hotel gallery, and
proprietor kindly admitted some
the members of the press to take
'lr stand there. Outsiders, how /
n, put up Ave doHass for This pri- :
ege. II
When Sullivan came into tho ring
was thought by the spectators
t the fight would begin. but they
e disappointed. The sun shown
ter by this time, and as the
wd surged in closer around the
3 the Inconvenience of being n
ctator were multiplied. But it z
n ill-wind which blows nobody
good, and the h.
PICKPOCKETS TuRIyED.
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NOTICE.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERsH1p Ann
SALE.

ALEXANDRIA, La
Feb'y 1, 1882.
THE COMMERCIAL FIRM OF BAER
Il q MANN, located at Alexandria.
La, has been dissolved by sale of ali
their partnership effects of whatever
nature in Alexandria, La, and he
Parish of Rapides, to A. Heyman. VI. /,
succeeds to the business of the form
hrm, and will continue the same bL.
mess at the old stand. A. Heyman as.
sumes all liabilities of tn. former Arm
and receives all indebtedness due to
the same. (Signed;)
SAMUEL BAER,
JOSEPH MANN,
A. HEYMAN.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-02-15

laniasEaFe oeiighted
With i'ss1sANderful efficacy in reliev-
ing them OF seasir troublesome pains
and aches, e you need strength
you WISH an ~iFatite-if you de,
sire iron In your blood-if emaciat
90 ana you wish to possess more
weight lit is the very medicine YOU
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-02-15

- ALcorr says "the blonde
sypd rest to the divine like
mes pery few newspapers use the
xblosfe type.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-02-15

-THE following Marshall special
OF the 10Th to the Globe Democrat
SHOWS that there are aesthetics in
Texas as well as in Boston. The
iexas specimen, however, should be
checked In his mad career with a
matter: "Capt. Page, resident Of
Longview, this State, regards i. AZ
deadly ofiense for any one to cough
and spit 10 his presence. Deputv
efid Maddox, forgetful of Pages
pishucss, committed the above
his fastidioas presence
~, when Page drew his
hlazed away lodging a
!. khip. Page was ar
murder, and heidi
tion Of the Gregg
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-02-15
PICKPOCKETs THRIyED.

PIcKpocKETs THRIyED.
Ii would be useless to detail the suf,
ferings OF the spectators. They
stood up nobly, however, and in an
tlclpation of the sport which was to
be their reward were contentea.
AT exactly two minutes of twelve
O'Clock time WAS called, the seconds
having previously selected Jack Har
dy and Alex Brewster as referees.
II does not transpire that any
timers were selected, or any official
line taken, but the Item man in an
ticlpation of just such an emergency
had obtained a reliablr timing piece
from Mr.. Josh Lippman, of Lilien-
thaps jewelry establishment.
Some people claim to he able to
describe almost every blow which
vas struck. Perhaps they can, but
when the two principals came to the
scratch and commenced
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-02-15
sLuaGrNG EACH OTHER

oACo0An0 EACH OTHER
right and left, 10 regular wind mill
fashion, all sports threw up their
hands. The following brief account
by rounds, however, will give the
public some idea OF the fight:
First Roundabout men came to
the scratch, tented at each other.
Sullivan rushed in, delivering telling
blows right and left on Ryan's head.
knocking him squareIy down by
well directed blow. Time eighteen
seconds.
Second Roundabout men came I'M
quickly; Ryan looking a trife con.
fused; Sullivan went 70 work imme.
a'asely, and tho men cliuched and
wrestling match followed, Sullivan
and Ryan getting in alternate ticks:
Ryan finally threw Sullivan to tho
ground, and his stock went IN.
Time, 90 seconds.
Third Round-Ryan looked tired
walked directly up to him.
'nade one feint, and then struck him
4 terrible blow with his right hand,
knocking him down. Tiue 5 s.conds
Fourth Round-Ryan wa. bleed.
ng freely, the men did considerable
lose lighting. striking each other
frequently. Then they cliuohed,
Ryan forcing Sullivan into his cor.
Ter, but Sullivan relieved and threw
syan squarely. Time thirty-two
econds.
Fifth Ronnd This was hut con.
mutation of the smuggling process, {
ul'ivan getting in the best ticks.
.yan closed in and threw Sullivan. =
line, thirty four seconds. =
Sixth Roundabout men clinched
'ught around the ring and Ryan, |
nally going down to escape punish
ent. Time, thirty.tive seconds.
sa'ealh Round-A continuation oil I
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-01-12

heard. And when she caught his eye
she babe farewell to hope; for she felt
that she loved him and had loved him
all along.
At the close of the service he came to
meet them; came steadily, quietly, smil
ingly; this man whom Nellie had de-
serted for society and fashion.
If his hand had but trembled little
as he grasped hers masterfully, she
might have again INDUCED in some flip
pant speech, to prove that he had not
conquered her; but the tears were too
near for that. He pointed out the varied
beauties of the old church.
81 think you would like the parsonage
it is not green" he added, with half
suppressed smile.
Frank" she said imploringly.
"And when you are there it will be q
bower Of roses" he added. "You will
Gomez
4 What could she say? Nothing. Her
eyes eloquent with tears, did all the
talking. se
did you know Frank was going to
preach this morning." she asked Of
Wentworth as they drove home.
"Of course"
"You might, at least, have prepared
me-"
"Whyl To keep you from going? And
defer, if not prevent, this happy ending?
Confess, Nellie, you are tired of fashion
and society"
She held out her hand.
II am tired of it and I forgive you,"
she said, Love is better than money,
after all. And" she added enthusiastic
cally, there's not another man in the
world as good as Frank Penrose."
Except Harry" said Agnes, Nesting
closer up to her husband
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-01-12

A physician was lately called to pre-
scribe for young lady who lives in
one of the most charming villas in
Learnedville.
Nothing the matter with her." she
declared, nothing but terrible head
aches" every morning she awoke with
headache, and it it lasted nearly half the
day. 1t had been going on for months,
ever since they moved into their new
house. The old doctor tried all the old
remedies, and they all failed. Riding
and archery were faithfully tested, study
and practice were cheerfully given up.
Nothing did any good.
"Will you let me see your bedroom?"
asked the doctor one day, and he was
thon shown the prettiest little nest i'm
aginable.
Nothing wrong but the ventilation
The windows were very high and broad,
and left open every night, the patient
said. The bed stood in the corner against
the wall. ~
How do you Sleep" asked the doctor.
"On my right side at the back of the
bed, face to the wall. Lou likes the front
best"
'The dickens she Does" said the doc
tor. 80 do I. Will you do me the
favor to wheel the bed into the middle
of the room and sleep 80 for week
Then just let me know about the head
aches" 80
Doctors are 30 absurd! The middle OF
the room, indeed! And there we're the
windows on one side and the two doors
on the other two sides, and the mantle
with its Macrame lambrequin ON the
fourth side. There was no place for
the bed but Just where it stood, in the
corner.
''Never mind, sacrifice your lambre-
quin," urged the doctor, "just for week
you know" .4af
The lambrequin was sacrificed, the
bed moved where it had free air on both
sides, and the headaches ceased.
1t may be only an exceptionally deli
cate system that would be induced to
actual headache by breathing all night
the reflected air from q wall. Yet posi-
bly, some OF the morning dmllness 70
know of may be trsceabe to like cause.
At any rate, plenty Of breathing space
around bed can only be an advantage
to everybody.
In visiting three or four newly built
and beautiful houses recently, the lack
of good space for bed was the most
striking feature of the bedrooms. Some
of these rooms we're finished IN shining
mahogany, ebony or walnut. Some
were hung with rich modern tapestry.
All were elegant, and few were airy.
But in the most of the best of them,
where was the bed to stand? A bay
window, perhaps, would occupy the mid
die of one side, another window another,
another . door, another q mantle piece
Christian Union.
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RAMBLINGS.

Gnmpse- BehIud the Vail of Three Decades
"Reminiscences of Events Long Buried
In the Flight of Years.
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over, and took it for granted, I suppose.
that you didn't care to hear"
Nellie's reply was . significant shrug
Of the shoulders.
IT shall never see him again, I
suppose" she said that evening TO her
sister.
HE will find you out yet, said Ag-
mes.
"Neverl You've NO idea how treat
ed him: Now I suppose he'll go hunt
ing after . wealthy woman. Well. don't
care"
But she did care. Her tears in the
night watches attested TO it; She cared,
in her own elusive language. tremen-
dously.
The next day was Sunday. Nellie
could hardly be induced to 60 TO church.
She had suffered in learning too late
the priceless worth Of the heart she had
trified with.
The church was . goodly distance,
and Nellie, Is she entered. with down
cast eyes and heavy heart, felt desper-
ately In need Of it's calm and strength
sning service. At the drst sound OF the
rector'e voice, however, > shiver Of
delight thrilled TO her heart. She
dared mot. for the moment, lift her eyes,
abe felt 20 humblsd, but whom she did
gather TIE courage, there stood Frank
Psnrose, and his clsas ringing voice
vas ~ sveeeeat music she had ever
Frostburg mining journal., 1882-12-23
A TARIFF CRISIS.
Proposed Reduction of the Duty
on BifuminOus Coal.

TIE report Of the Tariff Commits
sion, made to Congress, recommends
IN abatemsnt of the duty on bitumin-
Gus coal from rs to so cents.
Worse than this the Committee Of
Ways and Me ms Of the House OF
Representativ ~, to whom this rel ort
vas referred, appears to regard tie
recommendation with favor.
Should this effort to reduce sue
,eed, the result. to lhs region ' i'll he
title short Of 4 disaster The
carrying companies sb, uljsr the bul.
len imposed. which Is quite lmproL.
ble. Our ditadysntages ss com
etitor with Nova Scotia coal are
mildly set forth by New York Coal at
follows:
The margin of profit ON coal shipped to
Eastern markets from tho biiuminous re.
gions Of Pennsy .vsnia, Mary yland, md
West Virs inl IS cerIalniy lot great
nough to allow Of reduction Of rs .,n.s
per tim. Tue producers of the Uni'en
States which supply that market are loca.
ted from 200 to 800 miles from rie.waier
and they are ficed to pay hish freil htr
and high wages. Their conn etltois III
Nova SCOTIA have immediate ace ess W tie
sea, they pay low wases, nnd arc n.ar.r l.
he disputed markets. A reduction in tie
duty oi rs cents will simply give them M
additional lever 10 gu home produceis ;
from the market.
1t appears that both the nalura
and q. tihcial features OF sdvaLiag
are with the Nova Scotians. Near.
ners to market and ocean Highways
are formidable elements to overcome.
And 70 II is evident that cur railway
aud labor int ierests are IN the samt
II, at q d threaie Ell ty the same
squ.ll, the only difference being tha'
me iorner have lar ger aggregate It
ets ke than tie latter.
Moreover, labor has been forced
down a ready TO a low rate ly the
gentlemen of the "romE act, It's mu' i
that it has no more to contribute t.,
he "!elief" of that race of giants
powerful, rltnry and peri etual, wi {
lately played the Goth and Wand.
,ols with the wages of this region
Let tie railway companies, then
spring to heir own res,ue.
We introduce t. is clar on call just
as the NV Yo Coal AID Cumher,
'n'! Ncws srs urging the coal comI a
nies alone to take action, with the
hope that the immortal compact
may be as invincible in ongreFs as il
this coal region.
Frostburg mining journal., 1882-12-23
COR R ESP0N DEN C I
MOSTLY ABOUT SHIPS.
The Spedkership, West Virginia
SenatOrship and Maryland
GOrernOrship.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec, 90, 1882.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec, 60 1882.
To The MINING JOURNAL
Cmgre ., III lta virtuons freak #
industry and economy dis played dur
ing this ses ion. shows what great
moral power public OPINION can exert
when eypi esse in decided 10 es. The
tr,utle IS that when the people do
NJ eAk with emphasis. as they d d dur
ing the late elections, the spasm OF
virtne that takes hold upon their
startled representatives, carries them
beyond reasonab limits, in anxi. ty TO
concllia The awake ed soyereigna.
Tnis fact his recently ex. implied
itself on several occasi ns, notably in
tie demand for the passage of bills
entii ely abolishing all internal rev.
enue and making radical charges in
ar,f matters and IN the Ci,il Ser
vice. The House .xhi,iied Its folly
IN e.usjng IT, pass o r 80 utlon to Ad-
journ over the holidays on Monday
aid then voting t. pass the Identical
resolution on Tuesday. Every one
here knows that " easonsbl recess
during ChrlstI.ss week is In the in
terest Of despatch in e, is.ati,n. Had
ih. eeolntInn s,od ~ originally
IN ,ed, al ire itthie r. suit would b,
10 ,,ve he Hou-p WI inaul n q losum
mex, week nd :. sInsle c jrctor ccuid
* the " b. eIs OF ,gislttlon A. t
is th COMMIT &c work by wh C. mat.
teri are i,.pned tur the House will
not be in,eriel,d w,'b but will be &C.
celebrated and more time given to it,
ss 1t Ia not fleet d by the recess.
The speaksrshrp que tion is yet in
sbeyanc., but C4rllslss chances hal 9
been impe iiled by the candidacy Of
B ack burn, the moral effect OF which
IS to ens re lie election VI Kendall.
B atEbu:n, tLough a fluent orator
Frostburg mining journal., 1882-12-23

and genial comrade, is very unfit tim
bsr with which to make q speaker OF
the House. He is indiscreet and
wordy in argument and, unlike Sir
Lucius O'Tr,ggsr, as r"ctoiype III
gsllantry, he sacrifices everything te
"style."
Ii isgsnerslly understood that Sen.
ator H. G. Davis is in earnest in de-
Ginning a reelection. 1t is also an
derstood here that John E. Kenns
who, though but "a years old, was
recently elected to Congress Tor a
fourth term. will succeed him. If
this be 50, West Virginia will a. lstt
have a most fitting representative il
the Senate of the United Sta es. Tat
young, rugged, powerful and prosper
nus commonwealth will then hays q
'oung, biny and eloquent advocate.
rugged in integrity OF character an"
stropg in ! hysqus az in debate, to de-
fend h,r vast and important interests
No better selection could possibly be
made.
| clip the following from Balti.
more writer who FURNISHES the po,itl.
cal gossip of Maryland to the C p,tal
IF this cry:
William T. Hamilton does not succeed
himself rs governor, in hur ,scr p ng Tor
his successor, those who do not include
William Walsh, of lumber ard among the
"fnvorites" hnd bett OF go heavy in the
French p .ol ON their States He ls to-day
The ahlest la"ye in Maryland. Asa mem
ber OF Cong. ess he won the admiration and
esteem OF Speaker Randall, VIII" is no mean
judge OF men He IS rciormrr CT tie
most pronounc ed type in his opposition To
bossisu., and his own personal character Ia
SO pure that it would Of itself prove tow
er OF strength 10 the democrats IN cam
paign that at hest must lie doubtful
Walsh is the only democrat that has car
red the 9th congressional district for
many years.
1t is needless to remark that Alle-
ganlans, without regard to party
would recognize the strength and pro-
priety Of such nomination. Among
all the gentlemen mentioned for this
high osition there are few the equal
and none the superior of Allegany q
most eloquent and gifted son.
Hoping this proud honor may be
reserved for your county, and wishing
to one and all OF her citizens. particu-
larly that large, intelligent, discrimi-
mating body who read Il e JOURNAL, a
Happy Chris mas and Merry New
Year, remain as ever, ANON.
Frostburg mining journal., 1882-12-23
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