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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-10-04
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY,

PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.
! ALEXANDRIA, La, I
Sept. 90, 's4.
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment. Present: F. seip,
I President; and Messrs. Barstow,
Blackwell, James, Swami, Ran
dolph, Thornton, Griffin, Weems.
The minutes of the last day Of
the last session were read and APP
proved.
On motion of Mr. Blackwell,
Resolved, That the report Of
commissioners for repairing bridge
across Caacasieu river at Strother
crossing, be accepted.
On motion the Jury adjourned
until 2 o'clock p. m.
2 O'CLOCK P. NJ.
The Jury met pursuant to ad-
tournament. Present--all the mem
bers at the morning session.
On motion of Mr.. Weems,
Resolved, That unexpended bal
ance of $26 appropriated for Beaver
creek bridge, be appropriated in
part payment Of repairs on bridge
across Bayou B#uf on Spring Hill
road.
On motion of Mr.. Weems,
Resolved, That the public road
on the left ascending bank of Bay
gu Lamourie, from Tramway bridge
to B. Mayors store, be discontinued.
On melton of Mr.. Swami,
Resolved, That r. L. Welch La
fayette WEIGH and G.. G. Coody,
road hands, be changed from Road
District No. S third division, to
Road District No. l, Hineston
ward.
On motion of Mr.. Swami,
Resolved, That T. b. Welch be
allowed to change the public road
from where it now crosses the Laird
branch above his mill so as to cross
below the mill on said branch, said
WEIGH performing the labor to
make the change.
On motion of Mr.. Weems,
Whereas, a petition from the citi-
zens Of Lamourie has been received
by this Jury asking for a road from.l
Lamourie station to Lecomte; there
fore be it
Resolved, That the following
committee, j. R. Moore, Oran Dor
sett and R. H. Carnal, be appoint
cd commissioners to examine the
road and the probable cost to the
Parish and report same at next reg
ular meeting of this Jury.
On motion the Jury then adj
ed until tomorrow morning at 81
O'clock.
Attest; L. G. SANFORD,
Clerk P. j.
ALEXANDRIA, La, I
Sept. %, 's4. !
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-10-04

II INTER, MOSELEY4& HERT-
IL zog, Attorneys at Law. Office
on Front street, between Murray
and Johnston.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-10-04
Alexandra Cotton Report
Corrected 1ri-areekly By Dan Hitler.
ALEXANDRIA LA, !
Oct. g 1874 4

jon Printing of every descrip-
ton neatly executed at this office.
Give us trial.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-10-04
ALEXANDRIA, La, !
Sept. %, 's4. {
ALEXANDRIA, La, I
Sept. 20, 's4. {

Sept. 90, 's4. !
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment. Present Fl. Seip,
president; and Messrs. Barstow,
Blackwell, Griffin, James, Ran
dolph, Swami and Thornton.
The minutes Of yesterday were
read and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Thornton,
Resolved, That the rate of taxa
ton for the Parish of Rapides for
the year 1884 shall be fixed at the
rate Of ten mills on the dollar on
the assessment Of 1854, divided as
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.

The Treasurer of a Pennsylvania Insur-
ance Company Shown Up.
WEST CHESTER, Pa, March 25.-
George M. Rupert, the treasurer and
secretary of the Pennsylvania Mutual
Insurance Company of Chester, and also
treasurer and secretary of the borough
of West Chester, has been found short
in his accounts, his liabilities being fixed
at from $14, 900 to $4,000. Some weeks
ago Mr.. Rupert resigned from the in
surance company, of which he has
been treasurer and secretary for eleven
years, during which time he
had not given any security
to the company. He lost private suit
brought against him for s., ,00G, and was
then requested to give bonds by the
company. This he failed to do, and an
examination into his accounts revealed
the shortage. Mr.. Rupert yesterday
turned over all his available assets and
cash to the insurance company and gave
a Judgment note for $4,000. He also
owes the borough of West Chester,
considerable sum. As it's treasurer, he
has had the custody of more than
81, 900, 900, and it is not known how
much is missing. Mr.. Rupert has al
ways sustained the fullest confidence of
the community, and the reported losses
cause sensation.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
ROBBED A HERMIT.
Wealthy Recluse Probably Fatally As
SAultod bv a LEDGER.

saultod by Lodger.
CHATTANOOGA, Ten3., March 26.-
Particulars were received here yesterday
of a terrible tragedy near Pikeville,
Bledsoe County, about thirty miles from
this city. A man calling himself James
Stewart called at the house of Alfred
Davis, aged 70, who lived alone on his
farm and offered liberal pay for
the privilege of staying all night.
Mr.. Davis having only one bed
in the house surrendered that to
his unknown guest, himself sleeping in
q rocking-chair in front of the fire.
EARLY the next morning the traveller
arose from his bed, and, procuring a
stick of stove-wood, stealthily entered
the apartment occupied by the old man,
who was sleeping soundly in his rock
ing. chair. He struck him several
blows on the head, breaking the old
mans shoulder, and, supposing he
was dead, ransacked the house from Gel
lar to garret. As Davis was recluse,
it is not known what money. if any, he
had in the house, but it is known that
last Friday he had sold 1900 acres
of land, and it is believed the
robber secured the money. Davis re-
turned to consciousness in few hours,
and calling passing neighbor, told him
what had occurred. Stewart was pur-
sued by an excited populace to Dunlap,
Tenn., where he was arrested, and, be-
ing taken before Davis, was recognized
as the man who had slept in his house
all night. The physicians amputated
Davis right arm at the shoulder, which
was broken and mutila ted, but regard
his recovery as impossible, as the skull
was so crushed that death must ensue.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
Casting a Boomerang.
from the Boston Globe,1

A Nevada correspondent will have to
answer for this story of SNOWFALL BOOM
erang: Two miners living on Alum
Creek went up the mountain above their
cabin last week to set some stakes. Af-
ter their work was done one Of them
made SNOWFALL and threw it at the 9TH
er, who returned the fire. One of the
balls lodged on slope more than mile
long directly above their cabin. The
sun was shining brightly and the snow
was soft. For second the ball rested
where it fell, and then it began to roll,
increasing in bulk as it went. Presently
the ball once held in mans hand, grew
to the size of hogshead, AMI when
furious momentum had been gained it
burst into several pieces, each of which
continued rolling until strip of ground
100 feet wide was cleared Of the snow.
In their descent these huge snowballs
picked up rocks and earth until, merg-
ing in one immense mass, the avalanche,
bearing down giant trees and stumps.
struck the cabin of the men who started
it and carried it away as easily as if it
had been made of paper. Everything
in the p: ~ of the slide was swept to the
bed of the stream and buried fifty feet
deep in the snow. The miners watched
the havoc they had wrought, and, after
examining the spot where once their
cabin stood, they started for Hawthorne
for tent and blankets.
The same writer says that the sides of ;.
the mountains have been stripped al
most bare by avalanches. In the Little
Cottonwood the slides have carried
away the works around the mines and
demolished nine or ten miles of snow
sheds over the tramway. There has
been perfect stampede from Alta, the
only people remaining having placed
themselves out of the reach of slides. In
the Big Cottonwood they have had ava
lanches six miles in length, and the
creek is completely blockaded. In the
South Fork every foot of the mountain
has been swept by avalanches, and the
stream is buried in some places under
200 feet of snow.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
ViOlins.
from the Keynote.1

lEIOm tuc h6yuOL6sJ
Among the superstitious errors enter
taiDed regarding violins none is more
absurd than the generally conceived idea
that the tone of an instrument is i'm
proved by old age. There were num-
berless makers of violins who lived in
the sane day with the masters of the
art, but their names have long since
been forgotten, and the children of their
hands are even more worthless now than
when they first answered to the bow.
A poorly constructed instrument will
never become mellow of tone, and one
that ia the masterpiece of master has,
if anything, lost rather than gained
since the second year after it's making.
If all the conditions of perfection have
been combined in the manufacture
such as a thorough knowledge of ac-
coustics, proper woOd that was absolute
ly seasoned, and the hand and eye of a
skilled mechanic. guided by the judg-
ment Of one who had both scientific and
practical training under such condi-
tions, I say, violin will be at it's best
in from one to two years after it was
built. That time is required for the in
strument to yield to the pulling and
downward strain, which, being accom-
piished, it ought to have settled to it's
very best tone. When you consider
how frail q violin seems to be with it's
boards of scarcely more than tissue
paper thickness, and frame that weighs
less than nine ounces, the strain which
It stands seems almost incredible. In
the days of Stradivarius, this strain
from the strings was about sixty three
pounds, but since, the pitch having
been raised nearly tone and half,
this strain has been increased to ninety
pounds, while the downward pressure
upon the the top. is quite twenty-five
pounds. OF course, instruments are
built to resist this heavy strain, and
to the fact of it's increase in modern
times is due the spelling of great ma
jority of the italian masterpieces which
have been ruined by bunglers, who at
tempted to reinforce them without
studying the effect upon their tones.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
NEWS OFTHE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

The Paris police, on the 26tb, broke up
gambling den frequented by women.
The English troops in Soudan were reported,
on the 26th, as suffering severely from the in
tense heat.
An Annamese princejwas hanged. on the 25th,
Tor promoting the massacre Of Christians.
TROOPS fred on riotous iron workers at Pesth.
on the 9th, killing one man and wounding
several.
A yellow fever scare on the Oath caused a
stampede of European laborers from the
Isthmus Of Panama Canal.
The sloop Alert, recently presented to the
United States by England for the Greely re-
lief expedition, sailed for this country on the
27th.
THREE soldiers of the Scots Guards, stationed
in the Dublin Barracks died on the oath. from
drinking impure water. Four others were re-
ported as dangerously i'll.
DISPATCH dated the 24th, says: Khartoum
is surrounded and the entire country south of
Berber is in revolt.
The Italian ministry has resigned owing to
the small majority by which Signor Copponi
was elected president of the Chamber of
Deputies.
OsMAN D1aMA has fed to the interior of
soudan, owing to the reward offered for his
capture.
The Maori king sails from Auckland for En-
gland, via San Francisco, on April 1.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
A YOUNG German baker who peddles

A YOUNG German baker who peddles
cakes and sweetmeats from q cart in Iio-
ga, Pa, got ahead of lot of bad boys
who organized t'Jesse James gang"
each taking an awful and lengthy oath
to remain true to the Organization
through every peril. The purpose OF
'tthe gang" was to raid all the candy
shops and strike terror to the inoffepeive
maidens back of the counters. After
submitting to their thieying and finding
no redress the baker consulted doctor,
and mixed in some nice looking cakes q
goodly portion Of ipecac and tartar emet-
ic. The crowd cleared him out as usual,
but it cleared t'the gnng" out more eff
fectually. 1t is reported that rot boy
of the gang was seen on the streets for
q week,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02

was rolled up on to the stone platform,
and all but two little boys went away.
One of these stood guard over the woman
while the other timidly knocked at the
station door, It at last opened by
gigantic officer, who stared in an aston
ished sort of way into the darkness
yard over the boys heads, while his
brass buttons glistened in the light.
Then he happened to look down and
saw the two children and the prostrate
woman. With the assistance of the
boys the officer lifted the woman, took
her inside, where she gave her name
as Mary Welsh, of Rector Street, and
was locked up. The little boys then
went quietly away.
A man who had watched the strange
scene, overlook the boy with the barrow
and asked:
care you policeman ?"
t'No," replied the child, with great
seriousness; ''but was takin' her in"
''Do you often take people in?"
mot often, but sometimes. I own
the barrow. When me an Shippey sees
old critters as can't stand an it's cold
night We takes 'em in. We saw her fa
layin' in Rector Street, an I got the
barrow. She'd a friz if she'd stopped
there"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
A LAWYERS LUCK.
H. j. Blythe, of Lawrence, Kansas, Falls
Heir to 44,OOO,OOO.

H. j. Blythe, of Lawrence, Kansas. Falls
Heir to $4,OOO,OOO.
TOPEKA, Kan, March During
the last eighteen months notice has
frequently appeared in print of the
death of gentleman in San Francisco
who left an estate of $4,0O0,0O0, and
died without having made a will, and no
one knew of the whereabouts or exist
ance of any heirs. He had brother
who died and left son, who was given
to Elder Green. for fifty years pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church
in Bedford, Westchester County, N.
Y, and the boy grew up and drifted
into the West and married, and is now a
resident of Kansas. The gentleman has
been quietly taking steps to prove his
rightto the estate, keeping hisrelationship
to the deceased secret from his friends.
But as there now seems to be no doubt
that he has secured the necessary proofs,
and he has received a portion of the
money, his friends have the right to
know of his good fortune. The gentle
man is 81. J. Blythe, of Lawrence, an
attorney of prominence, who was for
years private secretary of Judge Foote.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02

best liquors -25 cents or more-and it
certainly was q wiser way to spend small,
change than in alcohol. .Few people
know how to cook water," Charles used
to affirm. The secret is in putting good,
fresh water into a neat kettle, already
quite warm, and setting the water to
boiling quickly, and then taking it right
off for use in tea, coffee, or other drinks,
before it is spoiled. To let it steam and
simmer and evaporate, until the good
water is in the atmosphere, and the lime
and iron and dregs only left in the ket-
tle-bah! that is what makes a great
many people sick, and it is worse than
no water at ALL" Every lady who reads
this valuable recipe of great and care
full cook should never forget how to cook
water
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
ssTakin, Her In.v

(From the New York Herald.]
The squeaking of wheelbarrow was
heard in New Church Street at 9 o'clock
q few nights ago. As the barrow neared
the lights of the Church Street Station
it was seen to be propelled by four very
email boys, two of whom we're struggling
with each handle. In the barrow lay
the limp form Of a rather we'll dressed
old woman. in the last stages of intoxica.
tion. Half q dozen other very small
boys walked by the side Of the barrow
and prevented the woman from falling
out. A little girl, carrying baby al
most as big as herself, brought up the
rear Of the group. All the children we're
very small,
There was no cheering or noise as the
triumphal procession progressed. Every
thing was quiet and conducted in an
orderly and remarkably business-ike
manner.
When the steps Of the station were.
reached the barrow was stopped and
carefully tipped over and the woman
deposited on the lower step. Then she
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02

A FIRE on the morning Of the 25th burned
the machiue shops of the Texas & st. Louis
Railroad, at Jonesboro, Ark. Loss $l5. 900.
On the morning of the 25th the mercantile
establishment of F. E. Warren Il Co. burned at
Cheyenne, W. T. Loss 3150, 900.
PERRY FARBAH, of Chester Station, Mich,
fell from ladder ON the Oath, and struck upon
q putty-knife he was using. The knife pene-
trated his neck and severed the jugular vein,
causing death IN few moments. e
FRED WEsTFALI, an invalid son of the
suicide, whose body was found in the woods
near Neilsville, Wis, was so proetrated by the
news Of his fathers fatal act, that lie died on
the 22d. II
JAMES KIRK, formerly 4 wealthy citizen OF
Pottsvllle, Pa, but who owing to reduced cir
cumstances was working vein of coal with
only the assistance of his sons, was killed on
the 24th by land slide from the CLAIM Just
above him on the mountain.
A GREEN veil brushed against scratch on
the face Of Mrs. A. 81. Foote, of Lawrence,
Kan, causing od-poisoning, from which she
died on the 22d.
: ANDREW ScHMTT's store and residence, at
Dickeysville, Wis.,, burned on the 2OtE. Loss
$4,000. ;
CAvE1 GATENBoUsKY and Zachariah Hen
muSeT were hIleQ Oy COlu0Iy explosion az
Shamokin, Pa, on the 21st.
AN explosion OF fireworks in an establish
ment at Cincinnati on the 22d, fatally burned
Edward Flanagan. Geo. Johnson and Thomas
Diehl were seriously injured. -E
EDWARD KRUGER, aged years, fell into the
creek at Bay View, Wis, on the morning of the
22d, and was drowned.
The acid works Of Thomas G. Chapel at
Baltimore, Nd: burned ol the 23d. Loss
$115, 900.
AN oil Car exploded on Lake Shore train
near Angola, Ind, on the morning of the 20th,
badly burning two brakemen.
An incendiary fire at Greenville, Tex, on the
23d. caused loss Of $4,000.
The trunk factory of Romadka Bros, at Mil
waukee, was completely gutted by fire on the
afternoon of the 21st. Loss, $4,000. Two
hundred and thirty men we're thrown out Of
employment.
TENsAs PARISH, Louisiana; Is under water,
owing to break which occurred in the levee
on the 20th.
Mrs. ELIJAH Cove died at Waukesha, aged
rs, ON the morning Of the 2ist from the effects
of injuries received by a fall on q sidewalk on
the 10Th.
TIE boiler in sawmill near Augusta, Ark,
exploded on the 21st, killing five men.
DAVID KYFEER, George Ambrose and Wi
liam Wagner, were drowned by the capsizing
of q boat of Black River, N. B.. on the Goth.
AN express train ran into landslide near Col
umbus, o., on the Goth inst. Engineer Rich
ards and Fireman Rhoads were killed.
LONGS tobacco warehouse at Mannheim, Pa,
was destroyed by fire on the 10th. Loss $685..
600.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
Too MANY Aces.
tFrom the San Francisco Post. j

= Aoaah VIC s'sa1 = 1s1O11CO 1O0tsJ
'sNo, said an Arizona campaign or
ator, as he rose to oppose the nomin-
alton of q candidate for county treas
urer;; s'no-I have nothing to say
against the ability Of Maj. Slathers-
nothing in the world, In fact, / con-
slider that, if any thing, he has too much
ability. .
FLOWS that2" asked the chairman.
Well, you see, over at Cross Dog
Camp last winter we used to play q geod
deal Of seven up. The Maior-one Of
the best fellows in the world-had such
remarkably good luck that the boys got
scatter awhile that they wouldn't play
with him unless he had his coat of and
his cufis rolled back. . . IS.
The Malor was scratched,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
SPORTING.

The rattle for the trotting horse Judge
Fullerton, at New York on the 10Th
inst, was won by G. 81. B. Winship, of
Providence. bv throw of forty seven.
A NEW trotting circuit was formed at
Columbus, O., on the 21st, with dates
as follows: Mansfield, June 2, 4, 5, 6;
Columbus, July l, 2, 8, 4; Dayton, July
8, 9, 10, II.
The Chicago League Club will posi-
lively retain their present grounds for
this season. The grounds at the Lake
Front have been recently fitted up at a
cost of So 900.
CLARENCE WHISTLER and William
Muldoon have signed articles to wrestle
Greco-R Roman style, best two out of
three falls, for $1,000 90 side, at San
Francisco, on the Oath.
JOHN MEAaHER, of Lawrence, and
Dennis A. Driscoll, OF Lynn. have
signed articles for ten-mile heel-and-
toe contest, to take place in Boston
April 9. The race is for $3.50 side AMI
gate money.
GEORGE Fl. HosMER, of Boston, and
Alfred Hamm now OF New Bedford,
signed articles in Boston, on the 18th to,
row race of three miles for $500 a side,
not later than June 20. The actual
date, course and referee will be decided
upon on May IL.
Col. MoLAUaH11N, the Detroit ath-
lete, deposited $50 to cover the forfeit
of Fl. NJ. Dufur for another collar. and
elbow match. The date of the match
has not been fixed, Mclaughlin prefer
ring to await the result of his match
with Ross in Cleveland before fixing on
q date.
TIE twenty clubs of the leading pro-
fessional associations. the League and
American, will have to play the startling
aggregate of i, 1O8 games in the twenty
four weeks to which the championship
season is limited, thus keeping each club
exceedingly busy and allowing scarcely
any time for games with clubs of other
associations.
Ar the Lexington, Ky, sale of blooded
horses on the Goth, the black mare,
Cathedral, was sold for $4, 900 to John
Cline & Sons, of Rensalier, Mo-; the
bay colt Jim Rather, for 81, 500, to S.
B. Black of Lexington; Pioneer Boy,
years, for 81, 500 to N. B. Bowles, of
Saline County, Mo-; the yearling colt,
Brignoli Wilkes. for 81, 800, to A. G.
Remy, of Indianapolis; the thorough
bred stallion. Strathmore, for 81 900, to
L. Davall. Of Richmond, Mo.
The annual meeting of the Western
Colleges Base Ball Association was held
On the afternoon of the 21st. ih Chicago.
The colleges represented were the North
western University at Evanston, Racine
and Beloit Colleges, the Wisconsin State
University at Madison. J. E. P. Lans.
sing, of Beloit, was elected president,
and G. E Waldo, of Madison. secretary.
A schedule of games was decided upon,
extending from the first week in May
until the second in June. The cham
pionship pennant of last year was
formally awarded to the University at
Evanston.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
Clever Thieying.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
A jeweler recently lost three pairs of
diamond earrings in the following some
what original manner: A gentlemanly-
looking man, who evidently knew when
the jeweler was not in the shop, came
in one day and said:
s'Is Mr.. K. in?"
"No," was the reply.
"I am sorry for that, :" he said; n wish
to buy pair of diamond earrings for
my wife"
This was repeated on four or five Sue
cessive days. The last time he said he
would not wait to see the jeweler, but
would look at some ear rings. The as
sistant thereupon showed him an assort-
ment, and he finally selected three pairs,
valued at G1OO and said:
s1 will let my wife select from these.
She will be at my Office in an hour, and
I want you to tell Mr.. K. to bring them
himself, as he is acquainted with my
wife,"
every we'll, SIR" said the assistant.
stBy the way" said the man, ''if you
will permit me I will write note to Mr..
x"
He sat down, wrote short note, fold
ed it and put it into an envelope and ad-
dressed it TO the jeweler. Then he went
back to the counter and said:
81 think you had better put the three
pairs Of earrings in here, SO that Mr..
x. will be sure to bring the right ones"
every well," said the assistant, who
handed out the three pairs of earrings
and dropped them into the envelope.
The man then said:
stPut that other pair in"
The assistant turned for an instant to
get the earrings, then put them into
the envelope and wetted and closed it.
When in few hours it was opened it
was found to contain three pairs OF
paste earrings and the pair of real dia-
mond earrings the assistant had put in.
An exchange of envelopes bad been
made while his back had been turned.