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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-04-15
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL
ALEXANDRIA, LA, !
April 2, 1884. !

\
By Councilman McGinnis
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Alexandra, La, in regular session
convened, on this the 9TH day Of
April, A. D. lsS3-That tax Of
ten {lO) mills on the dollar be le-
Wed, for Corporation purposes for
the year 1884, upon all taxable
property, real and personal, within
the Corporation of Alexandria, La.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That
That this Ordinance shall take ef-
feot from and after its PRONUNCIATION.
Be it further ordained, etc, That
it is hereby made an additional du-
~ of the Secretary of this Board,
Mr.. A. B. RACIAL, to assess the tax
able property, of this City, for the
performance of which duty he shall
be paid two ~ per cent. of the
RGObo bcSLcSOd tuAs
Approved:
w. 6. McGIMSEY,
A. B. RACIAL, Mayor.
Secretary,
The following Ordinance being in
troduced was unanimously adopted:
Re II ordained nv the MAYOR and
Board of Aldermen of the City Of
Alexandria, ba., in regular session
convened, on this the 9TH day Of
April, A. D. 1sS4-That from and
after the PRONUNCIATION Of this Ordi'
nance all owners of cattle Or horse
stock arc forbidden to allow the
same to roam at large within the
Corporation limits during the night
time after the hour of 8 o'clock P.
NJ, and any such animal being
found found at large contrary to
the provisions Of this Ordi-
nance shall be impounded by the
Constables, and the owner of such
animal shall pay a charge Of 81, to.
gether with all cost before the said
animal shall be released.
Be it further ordained, etc., That
any person OF persons who shall.
drive any stock herein mentioned
into the Corporation limits with
view of having the same impound
ed shall be fined not exceeding $2t
and cost or imprise ned in default O.
payment not exceeding 4S hours
Approved:
W. G. McGIMSEY,
A. B. RACHAEL Mayor.
Secretary.
There being no other bushes
submitted the Board adjourned
w. G. MCGIMSEY,
A. B. RACIAL, Mayor.
Secretary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-04-15
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-04-15

CERTlF1cATE-We do hereby Ger
tify that we supervise the arrange
ments for all the monthly and semi
annual drawings Of the Louisiana
State Lottery Co., and in person
manage and control the Drawings
themselves, and the same are con-
Quoted with honesty, fairness and
in good faith toward all parties
We authorize the Company to use
this certificate, with fac-similes Of
our signatures attached, 10 its ad.
vertisements.
G.. T. BEAUREGARD,
j. A. EARLY.
Applications for rates to clubs
should be made only to the Office Of
the company in New Orleans.
For further information write
clearly. giving full address.
Remit by Postal Note, American
Express Order, New York Exchange
| or draft on New Orleans.
Letters with Currency invariably
by Express. We pay Express char
ges on all sums Of S. or upwards
Address, NJ. A. DAUPHlN, New
Orleans, La.
Address Registered Lettels ant
make Money Orders payable to New
Orleans National Bank, New Or
leans, La.
ALBERT g. SON,
| General Agents, Alexandria, Ii
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30
rs the PenitentIaTy LeVee Build
ing monopoly COmsti-
tutiOmaI.
Picayune.


We some time since referred to act s.
of the recent session of the General AS
sembly, which authorizes the Governor
80 contract with the lessees OF the State
Penitentiary for the building of all the
levees in the State at prices fixed in the
act, and the figures by the way are very
handsome, viz:
All over feet III height, 15c. per cubic
yard.
per cubic yard.
Over and under feet i'll height, 1Sc.
per cubic yard.
Ten to IA feet in height, 93c. per cubic
yard.
cubic yard.
100000 to the benefit of these lessees,
who get their labor from the State at
15c. Der day (aEd that was paid last
wear in warrants worth 80 or so cents),
is the exhibition of tender regard for
the beneficiary most beautiful to be-
hold.
But is this law constitutional? Is it
valid and binding on anybody, and
should it be considered at all? Article
46 of the constitution provides "the
General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special law on the following
specitfed objects" One of the objects
prohibited in this article is granting to
any corporation, association, or indi-
vidual any special or exclusive right,
privilege or immunity" This law does
grant an individual" a special" priv
ilege," aud that is the object clearly
stated in the title, which reads:
No. So. An act entitled an act to au-
thorize the Governor and State Board
of Engineers to contract with S. L..
James and John McGinty for building
and repairing levees for the years 1884
and 1885, and fixing price to be paid for
same.
But if it is not covered by this article
of the constitution it. by the one which
follows:
ART. Al. No local or special law shall
be passed OH any subject not. enumerat-
ed in article 46 unless notice of the in
tention to apply therefor shall have
been published, etc. The evi-
denceOf such notice having been pub
lished shall be exhibited in the General
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30
Tcnsas i'm the Convention.

A question of serious consequence to
the Democratic party will inevitably be
presented to the approaching congress
sional convention. We venture the as
sertiOn that there is not an intelligent
man in the district who believes that
Tensas parish polled anything like 1890
Democratic votes in the recent State
election. Now the apportiOnment OF
representation, in the convention Is
made on the returns of that election.
BY this apportiOnment Tensas will have
nearly twice the representation that any
other parish of the district will enjoy,
and more than three and four times the
number of delegates of most Of the par
ishes.
The theory of conventions is that
they are representative bodies, and
where they are party conventions, that
they represent the relative strength OF
the party i'll tie various parishes. In
deed, this is the only excuse for the eX-
istence of conventions.
70 say that 1ensas is entitled to
thirty eight delegates when her Demo-
cratic vote perhaps did not exceed 1000,
while Ouachita has only IA delegates
with a vote Of nearly 1400, and Lincoln
and Richland only 10 delegates each
is to announce party injustice that we
warn the managers will not and cannot
be submitted to by free and intelligent
people for any length of time. 1t
amounts to disfranchisement III those
parishes where an honest return OF the
votes was made. The design OF this
outrage0usly exaggerated return from
Tensas is so extensively apparent that
we cannot conceive how the convention
can submit to it. .Teusas was credited
with 1890 Democratic votos for the pur-
pose of giving her prepondering intiu-
ence in district affairs. This is the only
explanation that such reckless dlsre-
gard of the facts OF the case will ad-
nit Of
There is another view of the question
that is OF more vital Importance to the
Democracy and to good government IN
Louisiana. Will the convention lend
its approval to this gross and transpa..
rent fraud, thus making fraud part OF
the party policy in the 9TH district; or
will it vindicate the party honor by set
ting the seal of it's condemn tiOn upon
dishOn st practices in electlOnsT we
beg to assure the convention that the
people, the Democrats of the district,
are more alive to this question than
may appear to it. The men who cast
the votes are becoming impressed with
the belief that their interests require
the votes to be counted and returned as
cast. 1t may be possible to gag. q COM
munity like that which inhabits New
Orleans with an iniquitous election law,
but the free spirit of the country cannot
be fettered in the interests OF any ring.
Time -honored party cries may avail for
brief season to blind their Judgment
but they are ever alive to the logic of
facts. There is Il love for the Demo
cratic party amounting almost to idola-
try in North Louisiana, but there is a
love for honesty and virtue that ex-
ceeds, even this party allegiance.-Mon-
Er0e Bulletin.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30
SorgIluln-Sugar.

The manufacture of sugar from
sorghum has recently received fresh
impetus, owing to the great number OF
experiments which have been made
with view Of discovering some pro-
cess by which good sugar could be
guaranteed. Within the past Year
there have been at least four scientific
gentlemen engaged in persecting ma
chinery and testing various ways OF
extracting the Juice OF the cane III such
a manner as to remove az substances
which have prevented Northern
Sorghum-mrOWers from being success
ful in wears past. Two processes alaye
been patented, and it is now asserted
that a iirst-cass article Of merchantablc
sugar can be made from sorghum. 4
practical illustration OF the fact will be
afforded undoubtedly during the Ires-
ent year, and if the Objectionable mat
ter can be separated from the juice
while in course OF manufacture, the
growth Of sorghum and the nlanufact-
ure of sugar will eventually become q
great industry.
Upland clay or sandy soil is better
adapted to cane culture than 1oanF or
bottom lands. On low lands the cane
is more prolific, but the uplands make
up in excellence OF quality what they
lose in quantity. There is.nothing dif-
ticult in growing cane. Anybody who
can successfully grow Indian corn ran
grow sorghum cane, and with improved
methods and machinery the profit on
cane growing will be much greater
than on corn. The cost Of raising an
acre of corn is not far from eight dol
lars, and as question of fact the fod
Ier for ensilage purposes is more Ealu-
able than an equal quantity of corn
fodder.
Small farmers will raise cane and at.
tempt to make their own sugar, but in
this they will find no protl.. Ii cannot
be long before large central mills are
built, where the growers can get their
cane ground, and when these mills are
once successfully started the advocates
of sorghum culture look fttrgreat re-
suits chicago Tribune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30
Nitrate of Soda.

Nitrate of soda is the source from
which a large part of the nitrogen used
in fertilizers is derived. 1t is the most
valuable form in which we can use
nitrogen, because it is soluble and sup
plies to plants the nitric acid and the
soda which they require i'll 4 form in
which these can be quickly absorbed
and assimilated. No other fertiliz 4 has
so quick and perceptible an action upon
vegetation. An enormous quantity OF
it IS used in agriculture. Indeed, as an
article OF commerce for this use it Is of
such great importance,aS 10 have led to
one of the bloodest wars OF modern his
tory. and to the practical wiping oil OF
considerable nation from the face Of
the earth. Peru, which owned the
largest deposits of this substance III the
world, has been despoiled Of them by
its victorious and Jealous ueighbor,
Chilli. and now lies disorganlzed and
paralyzed at the feet OF her a'nqueror.
while the latter takes an early opportuni-
ty to realize upon the spolls by offering
to the eager and waiting purchasers
million tons of the nitrates With which
to supply she markets This salt which
is 50 soluble that it melts to 4 liquid in
a damp atmosphere. is composed Of
nitro acid and soda, and has been pre-
served in its beds in the soil By reason
of the complete iryness of the CHINA e.
How these deposits were formed IS not
known, but it is scarcely to he doubtcd
that they are not of mineral origin. -
n. Y. Times
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30
Party Morality.
N. Y. witness.

The demOralizing effect of party poll
tics when spoils and not principles are
the objects in view is greater than any
one, who has not come in contact with
it, could believe. Public sentiment
seems to become more or less demOral-
lied. Even good men are carried away,
like Barnabas of old, with the dissimu-
latiOn and false motives OF the politi-
clans.
We are sure that the readers of the
Witness are as a class the cream OF the
community, and yet some of them seem
to be unable to comprehend simple hon
estt. Very many have written to us,
saying. "You will lose your: subscrib-
ers," aa il that had anything whatever
to do with the public questions which
the Witness is called on to discuss. 1t
does not seem to have entered the minds
of these friends that there were such
things as right and duty, or that reli-
giOus newspaper could have any other
object in view than to extend its circula-
tion. After Cleveland was nominated,
and we gave him the measure OF praise
which his honesty, industry, and ability
as Governor had deserved, we received
a shower of letters accusing us of being
Democrats, when the writer's, if readers
Of the Witness, must have known that
the Witness has never been party pa
per, and least of all a Democratic party
Dalser. We have always advocated new
party of higher grade than either the
Republican or Democratic. which have
outlived their purity and usefulness,
and latterly we have seen q good pros
pect of pure third party, which we
have been vigorously advocating.
These censors of ours do not seem to be
able to conceive Of any one telling the
truth about friend or opponent simply
because it is true.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30
4 Trial In the Paris COur
d'ASSiseS.

The President-Whatl is your name
The Accused-John Beardless.
P.-Where were you born?
A.-Where fate permitted.
P.-Your age
A.-The age of iron.
P.-You have received a bad educa-
ton?
to read, and then tried to educate my
self. 7
P.-Where did you find the example
of the crimes you committed
An history.
the Peace Of the Twenty first district
for u quarrel with your landlord you
appear before the magistrate accompa-
MED by q woman, and before the court
Won did what was done IN the case
Of the beauteous Phryne before her
Al hoped to gain my cause by en-
plOying the ruse in my turn.
P.-Iet us pass to the facts of the
present charge. On the 12th OF Feb
ruary last you murdered whole family
| in an isolated house in Bois Colonies !;
YOU massacred the grandfather, aged
eightv-One wears: the husband, the
wife and three little children. What
have you to say for your defense!
A.-They were Protestants. 1 thought
/ was doing well in initiating Charles
Tx and Catharine de Medicis, who were
not prosecuted.
P.-While the police were seeking
you, Won gained entrance IN the DlGhG
to the house of money changer I'D the
ROchechouart quarters; you gagged
him, and then piling up a number OF
-,oeEo1 this unfApfIIUAtp fl
nancier alive.
Ale was a Jew. | hoped to gain
heaven.
P.-More recently you were at law
with one of your cousins; there was an
inheritance in question; you induced
your rival into a lonely house in the
middle of the fields and had him assas-
sinated by two cowherds? -,
Al had read that King Henry Ill
did the same with the Duke of Guise.
P.-You were born in the Catholic
religion, and wishing to marry the
daughter of merchant tailor you be-
came an apOstate and embraced the
Jewish faith? -,
Al initiated the amiable Henry vi.
P.-You had a son by your first mar .
riageq
A.-You fatter me.
P.-Then you married again anu
killed your son with blow of sabre Z
Ale intcrfered with my projects
and not being able to make him under
stand reason, | condemned him to
death. Peter the Great had done the
same before me, and the example ap,,
peared to me good one, to FOLLOW, all
| the more as my son was called Alexis,
like the son of the Gar.
PAT the same time you poisoned
the greater number Of your relatives,
Alt was the example of Alexander
VI who inspired me like the admira-
BILE Borgia, / wished to group together
the fortunes scattered through my
family.
P.-You have detestable ways. HAY
| ing conceived strong passion for tile
wife of your clerk, you sent this man to
a distant country.
A.-Louis XIV exiled NJ. De Mon
tespan.
PIN fine you have all the vices, and
you are condemned to death.
Al was arrested just as | was going
to initiate Henry VIII.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30
ptrN
UL
60.

There are q,44son Che pension rolls
eighty-tvo willows OF revolutionary
soldiers, and forty eight of these come
from the Southern States. Nine are
from Tennessee, eight from Georgia,
eleven from Virginia, four from West
Virginia, and twelve from North Caro-
lima. There is only one revolutionary
widow from Mississippi one in Massa-
chusetts, three in South Carolina, four
in Ohio and New York, five in Maine
and New Hampshire, seven in Vermont,
and eight in Pennsylvania Shreveport
Democrats
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30
Death Blow to Politics.

'I don't believe Iowa will be repre-
sented at all in the next Democratic
Convention remarked a delegate from
near Des Moines, as he stuffed two ar
three quart bottles in between the dirty
shirts in his grit
why, what do fSu mean ~ in
quired two OF threeepassengers all at
once. ~
"Well, I'll tell yoss boys 9repIied the
delegate, as he caught his s6reatlt after
closing the valise: pf'I'll tell you what
az the matter. We{an't be expected to
have any politics oI in Iowa now that
they're closing alltHd saloons on u.s.
chicyaggo Herald.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30

Recently at meeting of the Central
Blaine Club held in New Orleans the
president acknowledged the receipt OF
letter from Gen. j. Fl. Cosgrove, OF
Natchitoches, in answer to one written
to him, wherein Cosgrove states that he
is in full accord with the movement
looking to the election of Blaine and
Logan as advocated by the Central
Blaine club.
During the past four years Gen. Cos
grove was one OF McEnery's strongest
friends and supporters and during the
recent canvass took an active part in
behalf of the administration party, and
was one of the governors confidential
friends and managers, but according to
the theory of the administration papers,
Gen. Cosgrove, like Col. Walton, must
be sore-head and disappointed office
seeker. lie so, he. was wounded in the
house of his friends. To those who, are
we'll acquainted with the political views
entertained by Gen. Cosgrove for sew
eral years past, this change of front
will be no surprise.-Shreveport Demo-
crat.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30

Assembly before such act shall be pass
ed, and every such act shall contain %
recital that such notice has been given.
The act is clearly special law, and it
contains no recital that public notice
was given of intention to apply for it.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30

Penitentiary convicts, my son, are
made to wear uniforms in order that
they may be distinguished from the
thieves who are still at large.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30
.OPELOUSAS FEMALE INSTITUTE.
OpelousaS, st. Landry Par. La.


NEAES INSTITUTION will resume dlr
-, tleS Monday, September Sd, 1888 under the
llI linIIiSttIdte SI supervision of Mrs NJ NJ HAYES
t alltt MIS-: NJ A. Davis, with competent assist
1 nnaS: Ahe scolastic year consists of forty
TERMS OF TUITION d
preparatory Department., per month $ . so
ItcdtlcLllc - 50 , nn
Music, with use of piano e 90
boaftun@, including Washing lights
ana fuel, per month. 16 90
Ehl9,roldery, ;,y, wax flowers, painting,
nfttW1nS, each, extra. 10 90
DISCIPLINE.
Inc @oVelnUtent of this school is strict but;
pafental, no hard tasks or restrictions are I'M
posed 1llf every student must comply with the
rules. and must prepare up to the measure of
lieE itpiflty, the lessons assigned.
onr course OF study and mode of Instruction
are designed to train the mind to the habits Of
correct thinking and thorough investigation
NO student will be allowed to enter higher.
classes without thorough preparation. Parents
tllu StlarLuans may rest assured that the man
hers; health and morals of their children and
"I[tS Sititil receive due attention.
no ueduetl0n Tor absence unless in case OF
pfoIfacted illness. The location OF this town is
4eaithflh and easy of access. The boarding.
department is under the immediate charge Of
MRS. taEes. Boarders viii provide themselves
with blankets and towels.
For particulars, address
... Mrs. NJ. NJ. HAYES.
t"iS 20 Principal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-25
How Ladies' Came to Re Admitted t.
tho House GALLERY.

loCus 10y AOOI0.
The representatives, following the example
Of the British house Of commons, used to st
with their hats on. In 1928 q motion that no
member should remain covered within the
bar Of the house was discussed. and at first
defeated by ten majority. An order by the
speaker that visitors in the gallery should
not wear their hats while the house was In
session gave great offense to some Of the rep
resentatives, and was enforced with difficulty.
The ladies had been originally excluded
from the galleries of the house in accord
ance with the British precedent. But whom
the famous Jay treaty was brought home for
ratification the house came near refusing to
make the necessary appropriation for carry
ing it into effect, and heated debates ensued,
One night at a party, Mrs Langdon. Of
New Hampshire, whose husband was q menu
Der, expressed her regret to Hon.
Fisher Ames, Of Massachusetts,, that she
could not hear the argument, especially his
speeches. Mr.. Ames CALAMITY replied that
he knew Of no reason why ladies should not
be permitted to hear the debates "Then,"
said Mrs. Langdon, "if you will let me know
when you next intend to speak, l will make
up a party of ladies, and we will go and hear
you" The notice wa given, the ladies went,
and since then congressional orators nave
always had fair h~earers-with others, per-
haps, not very fair.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-25
o for Critics.
New York Tribune.

A story for critics is the one told by
Prof. Austen about Coleridge, who him.
self related it to the professor. When
Coleridge first thought of literature as
a means of support he formed some
connection with n of the reviews.
"He was at that time living somewhere
in the lake country. together with
Wordsworth. A parcel of books were
sent down to be reviewed, among the
rest o volume of poems. He
wrote o smart review of the work every
sentence of his article VAS, he said, an
epigram. When he had concluded he
read his review aloud to the ladies' OF
the family. One of them, WORDSWORTH
sister. burst into tears and asked him
how he could write it Il was thinking,
said she, how I must feel if l were to
read such a review of q poem of yours
OF Williams. And has not this poor
man some sister or wife to feel for
him?' Coleridge described himself as
so affected that he neve afterward
wrote q review, and he appeared to me
to have even q morbid feeling on that
subject"