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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-06
AMENDMENTS.
OFFICIAL.
Amendments to the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA

STATE OF LOUISIANA
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
In pursuance of Article 256 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana, publication is hereby given to
the Electors of the State of the pro-
posed amendments to the Constitu-
ton of the State, concurred in by
two-thirds of all the meurbers elect
ed to each House of the General AS
semhly of this State, at its regular
session held in the City of Baton
Rouge In 1882, and which are reqnir-
ed 10 be published in two newspapers
published in the Parish of Orleans,
and in one paper in each other Par
ish of the State in which Il newspa-
per is published, for three months
preceding the next election for Rep
resentatives, at which time the said
amendments shall be submitted to
the Electors tor their approval or re-
lection; said amendments appear
more fully in Acts No. rs, 1l3 and
and l25 CT the regular session of the
General Assembly held in 1882,
which are officially published for the
information of the Electors, and
which will he submitted to them for
their approval or rejection at the
next general election, to be held on
Tuesday the 22d day of April, A. D.
1884, lit being the Tuesday next fol-
lowing the third Monday in ApriD
in such a manner and form that the
Electors may vote for Or against each
amendment, separately; and if a ma
jority of the electors, voting at said
election, shall approve and ratify all
or either of said amendments, then
such amendment or amendments or
either of them so approved and rati-
ned shall become part Of tho Con-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-06

NATIONAL SURGICAL INSTITUTE
Two surgeons from this old estab-
lished and widely known Institute
of Atlanta, Ga, and Indianapolis,
Ind.," will make a special and lin
tied visit to Alexandra, La, on
March 18th, 1884, stopping at the
Exchange Hotel. They will bring
surgical and mechanical appliances,
best French artificial eyes, and
everything necessary for the treat
ment eff accepted cases.
They treat no one unless there is
an undoubted prospect of great i'm
,provement OF complete restoration.
Deformities Of every. description,
including Club Feet, Diseases Of
the Hip, Spine and Joints, Paral-
ysis, Piles, Fistula, Catarh, Fe.
male and Private Diseases, Disea-
ses Of the Eye and Ear, Chronic
Diseases, ETC., treated.
Come early, as the visit is lin.
tied to the time stated. For circu.
lars and full particulars, address
National Surgical Institute, Allan.
ia, Georgia.
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TIE DEMOCRAT.
TERMS:

The Democrat as published Ta- Week
W-T@esdays, Thursdays and Sat
wdays-at Iaco Dollars md FVf
tn Gents per- an'7atD1; One Dollar
and Fifty Cents for sic months.
Payable IN ndDa,ace.
advertisements inserted at the rate Of
One Dollar per square for the first
Insertion aud Fifty Gents for each
subsequent one. Ten tines or less
Of bre0iey tgpe constitute q square.
Personal Cards, ac1em admissible,
miN be charged double the usual ad-
gertisiag rates.
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DIRECTORY.
District Officers.

District Officers.
W. F. Blackmau, A. Batbin, Judges
Z, G. Hnnler, District Attorney
Parish Officers.
DC. Paul. Sheriff and Tax Collec'r
Chas. Owen. ..... Deputy Sheriff
G.. O. Watts, . Clerk and Recorder
G. L. Ransdell, ..... Deputy Clerk
Police Jury.
+. SeIp,- President
l.. G. Sanford, ...............Cl CLERK
Moses Roscntba!, 4. Treasurer
Mcmbers-A. Heyman, Geo. L. Will
son, Fl. F. Long, F. A. Blanchard,
John A. Dixon, j. W. Glass, j.
p. Hickman, S. D. Williams and
J. F. Hatliorn.
City Officers.
w. C. McGimsey, ..... Mayor
A. B. RACIAL. Clerk of Council
NJ. w. Calvit, L. Baltic, Marshals
Councilmen--H. S. Gossens, j. j.
Peterman, N. L. McGinnis, VIM.
Leckie, ]. Rosenthal.
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AMENDMENTS.
ACHIEVEMENTS TO ARTICLE 1870
Of the Constitution of the State,
"relative to the Jurisdiction Of the
Civil District Courts of the Par.
ish of Orleans

Civil District Courts of the Par.
ish of Orleans"
AMENDMENT NOS.
Article 100. "For the Parish of
Orleans there shall be two District
Courts and no more. One of said
courts shall be known as the the
Civil District Court for the Parish
of Orleans;' and the other as 'The
Criminal District Court for the Par
ISL of Orleans.' The former shall
consist Of not less than five judges,
and the latter not less than two
judges, having the qualifications
prescribed for District Judges
throughout the State. The said
Judges shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice
end consent of the Senate, for the
term of eight years. The first ap-
pointment shall be made as follows:
Three judges of Civil District Court
for four years aud two judges, for
eight years. One Of the Criminal
District Court, for four years and
one for eight years, the terms to be
designated in their commissions.
The said judges shall receive each,
four thousand dollars per annnm.
Said Civil District Court shall have
exclusive and general probate, and
exclusil civil jurisdiction in all ca
ses, when the amount in dispute or
to be distributed, exceeds one hun
dred dollars, exclusive of interest,
and exclusive appellate jurisdiction
from the City Courts of the Parish
of Orleans, when the amount in dis
pute exceeds twenty-five dollars,
exclusive of exclusive Of interest.
All causes filed in said courts shall
be equally allotted and assigned
among said judges, in accordance
with rules OF court to adopted for
the purpose. In case of recusation
of any judge ID any cause, such case
shall be reassigned, or in case Of alb
sence from the Parish, sickness or
the disability of the Judge to whom
said cause may have been assigned,
any judge of said court may Issue or
said court may issue or grant con-
servatory writs or orders. In other
respects each judge shall have ex-
elusive control over every cause as
signed to him from it's inception to
its final determination in said court.
The criminal District Court shall
have criminal jurisdiction ou'y.
Ali prosecutions instituted in said
court shall be equally apportioned
between said judges by lot. Each
Judge or his successor, shall have
exclusive control over every cause
falling to him from its inception to
its final determination in said court.
In case of vacancy or recusation
cases assigned shall be re-assigned
nnder order Of court"
60 Given under my sigma
ES] ture and Seal of the State
9aSs8lof Louisiana, at the City
N@of Baton Rouge, this lst
day of December A. D., 1883. j
WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary of State.
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OF the regular session Of 1SS2-
. Amendment to the Articles OF the
State Debt Ordinance Of the Con-
stitution Of 1870.
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CARDS.

A NDREWS g. FOSTER, (James
n Andrews, T. D. Foster,( At
torneys at Law. Office, corner Of
Second and Washington streets, Os-
bnrr building. j
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The Natchitoches Vindicator
has these words Of wisdom: A
newspaper is business establish
ment. The brains Of an editor are
not gratuitous stock Of goods, to
be given away for the askir
Puffs, notices and like articlesuld-
the benefit Of societies, org
tons and individuals have
price as much as a merchandise
which comprise his stock in ttdria
Please remember this, will pas'
and demand less free labor ant
space from the over-worked editorses
SMALLpox.-One case found yes
terday. No deaths reported from
the Hospital. The disease is I'M
der complete control and but few
cases will be reported from this on.
-[Shreveport Times, March 4th.
TIE talk about a short tea
crop is. all nonsense. There are
enoufh dry willow leaves in this
country to supply the whole world.
II Exchange.
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NASSON, John, Physician and
" Surgeon. Office at residence,
at the head of Beauregard street.
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NO. So.

-SOME of our river friends took
us to task yesterday for stating that
the suffering from the overflow was
not so great as was anticipated.
The fact is there was a slight dis
crepancy in the statement made Sat-
urday morning and that made Sun
day morning. The latter was bas- ;
ed upon representations made by
parties from above here, and had
more especial reference to the con-
dition of the colored people. Not
only this, but the articles in the
Times We're written by different per-
sons. Both writers fully realized
the fact that the planters had been
very greatly damaged, but one was
hopeful that there would be no act
ual suffering by the colored people
for lack of food. The writer of this
paragraph still holds that there will
no doubt be suffering, and if not to
a great extent it will be because
the planters who can i'll afford it,
will feed em.-[shreveper Daily
Times.
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The Picayune of the Sd gives
a table showing the highest stageof
water OF the principal cities in 1882,
and remarks that, so far this season,
in the lower Mississippi, no such
stage has been experienced, and
that there is much less feeling Of
alarm among the planters than was
exhibited in 1883. It however,
adds: There is yet time for trouble,
as the river did not eliminate at
Vicksburg in 1882 until the 2eth Of
March, and at New Orleans on the
9th of the same month. A very
few days, however, will show if
any very formidable danger is to be
feared.
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HUNTER, MOSELEY & HERT-
LII cog, Attorneys at Law. Office
on Front street, between Murray
and Johnston.
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The Shreveport Times says:
1t is the general sentiment among
overlooked planters below here that
the government is in great part d.
rectly responsible for the disaster.
When the great raft was being re-
moved, Lieut.. Woodruff had the
drift timber run into Bayou Pierre
through Tones bayou, which form
ed a raft in the former that has been
increasing year after year until it
is now near the head Of the bayou.
This raft prevents the surplus water
from going out and down that bay
gu and hence the Red river is over
flowed. .
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-10-15

TUNYEC77UNS. y
~ ~. Wlth South Carolina railroad to and from
Charleston; with Wilmington, Columbia nnd
Augusta railroad from Wilmington and ali
points north thereof; with Charlotte. Colum-
bia and Augusta railroad from Charlotte and
all points north thereof. Is. With Ashcville
ana Spnrtanburg railroad from and for points
IN western n. Carolina. G. With Atlanta and
charlotte div Richmond and Danyille railway
for Atiantaand all points south and west.
Sfdnddrd Edstfrh Time. .f' f.'"t
~. n. TALCOTT, Superintendent.
n. SLAuGnrER, Gcn'l Passenger Agt.
u: GARDWELI., ASST tien'l Pass: Agt. -.
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pSos. WAN.
Freight trains on this road all carry passcn-
gers; passenger trains run through to DAN
vile and connect with Virginia Midland rail
way to all eastern cities. and ut -Itlanta with
ull lines diverging. No. so leaves Richmond
ut M and No. 81 arrives there al 4 u IN: SO
leaves Richmond at 2 2S IL III, So arrives there
at I Al IN
Buffet &leeping Cars acithout
change: On trains Nos, SO and 81 Now,
York and Atlanta, via Washil gton and
Danville, Greensboro and Ashcvillc; on
trains Nos. 81 and So, Richmond and
Danville, Washington, Augusta and New
Orleans. Through tickets on sale at
Charlotte, Greenvillc, Seneca, Spartan
burg and Gainesville to all points south.
north and east Il connects
with \. j.. railroad to and from Athens;
b with n. f.. to and from Tallulah Falls:
C with III. Air Line to and Fl ON Elbcrton
and Bowersvillc; Il with Blue Ridge to
and from Walhalla; with G.. and G. to
and from Greenwood, Newberry, Alstoh
and Columbia; + with A. & s. and S..
u. & G. to md from Hendcfsonville,
Alston, &C.; n with Chester and Lcnoir
to and from Chester, Yorkvillc and -Dal-
las; h with n. c.. division and c., G.. &
a. to and from Greensboro, Raleigh, &c
Edmund BERKLEy, tSupt.
". Slaughter: Gen. Pass. Agt. t1"N =,
"A. l. Rives. Cd v. p. and Gen. Mnn. Z
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solid Trnins between Charleston aud Colum-
bia, =. T..
j. +. DIVINE, II. NJ. EMERSON.
Genl Snp't. Gcn'l Pas. Agent
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CARPETS.

CARPETS and House Furnishing
Goods, the Largest Stock South ofBaiti. :.
more, Moquet, Brussels, 3-Ply and In
grain Carpets. Rugs, Mats and Crnmh
Cloths. Window Shades, Wall Papers,
Borders, Lace Curtains, Corniccs and
Poles, Cocoa and Canton Mattings, Up-
ho!stery, Engravings Gromos. Picture
Frames. Write Tor samples and prices.
BA!LIE & COSKERY,
[1 Augusta. Gin.
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.GOLUMBIA AND

w s- 81 AUGUSTA RAILROAD.
Going soush xo4s NO 40
Leave Wilmington 30 pm II 10 p nj
Arrive at Florence. so IL IN go III
Arrive at columbia .......o 40 am
Going North NO 43 NO 47
Leave columbia ........ 10 90 y IN
Leave Florence. Il 50pm SO a nj
Arrive at Wilmington. Z 40 pm 61O a IN
Train NO. AZ stops Mt all stations; Nos. As
and Al stop only Mt Brinkley's, Whitcville,
Flcminst0n, Fair Bluff, Marion, Florence,
IlmmoEsvillc, Sumter, camden junction ard
Eastover. Passengers for columbia and all
points on q q KR, c, = A Il, Aiken juno
tion and all points beyond, should take no. 4S,
night express. Separate Pullman slecpcrs
for charleston and Augusta on trains 4S and
AZ. All trains run solid between charleston
aud Wilmington.
SpARTANbuRG AND
~ ASliEN1LLE RAILROAD
On aud after May l2, 1884, passenger
trains will be irnn daily, except Sunday, be-
tween Spnrtnnburg and Ilcndcrsonvillc as
follows:
Up TRAIN.
Leave II. 4 ID. Depot ut Spartanburg 6 90 u m
Leave SpartanburE, a. l.. dcpot.... 10 p M
Leave Saludu. ...................S s 80 u M
Leave Flat Rock k..............gI Is u m
Irrvc lIcnd.rsonvilic ...... . 30 : N
DOWN MRIIN.
Leave -llendcrsonville. ............. s 90 M
Leave Fiat Rock. k...............SI Is Il M
Leave Suluda. .....................g o 90 n III
lcavr .iir Line junction. .......ll 25 a III
Arrive II. d d Depot Sparanburg IL 30 u IN
Trains on this road run by Air-Linc time.
Both trains make connections for Columbia
and Charleston via Sparanburg. Union and
Columbia: Atlanta and Charlotte bv Air Line
JAMES ANDERSON, Supcrint cndent.
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GOUTH CAROLINA ~ 49,: ~ IA g.
- RAILWAY COMPANY.
Commencing Sunday, Sept. 7th, 1884, at
80 M, Passenger Trains will run as follows
until further notice, Eastern timc:"
(,JuuL;o D:r;e;,, n,E,.
Connections

CONNfCttOnS
Made Mt Columbia with Columbia and -Grccn-
vile railroad by train arriving at II 3S p. nj.
and departing Mt 5:25 p. M; at Columbia
Junction with Charlotte, Columbia and 9Au-
gusta railroad by same train to and from all
points on both rouds.
At Charleston with steamers for New York
Oh Saturday: and on Tuesday and Saturday
with steamer for jacksonville and points on
St. Johns river; also, with Charleston and
Savannah Railroad to and from Savannah
and all points in Florida. :.
At Augusta with Georgia and Central rail-.
roaas to and from all points West II nd South
at Rlackvillc to and from all points on Barn
we'll railroad. Through tickets can be pur-
chased to all points South and West by apply
ing to
ID. MCQUEEN. Agent, Columbia, S. G.
JoHS B. PECK, General Manager.
u. Q. ALLEN, Gen. Pass. and Ticket Ar,t
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application OF the simple principle Of


''domain.''
Let me submit an illustration: If the
Scientist should say, learn from my
studies ill Zoology, that man has not an
immortal principlc-a soul crsatcd in the
image Of God. l Ircply: Stick to your
last. The questions with which you arc
to deal, as a student Of .:atural Science,
are questions concerning the muieriuI:
but the question Of mans having Cor
not having) an immortal soul, is not n
question concerning matter, but qucs-
ton concerning spirit, therefore is to be
settled not by the student Of nature
(mdHer,) but by the student Of the Bi
bic (spiiIO. What arc the implements
of your investigation as a student
of nature? Scales. and chemicals
and telescopes, and microscopes.
Now granted that you have subject
on the dissccting table; it must be eth
cr dead or alive. If it is dc,tl, then il
is confessed the immortal spirit has al
ready departed why, then, seek We the
living among the dcad! If it is Ering.
then how do you expect to find it? BY
your scales? How can you weigh that
which has no weight? your scales
were constructed to give the weight of
matter, but spirit Of man is cr hypothc-
81, not matter. Would you then test
for it by ., III chemicals ? These again
can (urnisl, reaction only when applied
to material things. Will You now try
your microscope This too was fram-
cd to operate upon matter not upon.
spirit; how can you expect to see, that
which is Invisible ? How anscientinc
to say, because you do not sec it. or feel
1t, or weigh 1t, or detect it by YOUR
chemicals, therefore it does not exist
-1H that your Science entities YOU to-
say is If man has spirit, it is no:
matter, but something essentially diff
ferent from matter. and therefore some
thing entirely outside Of my sphere MS
student OF the Natural Sciences.
This it seems to me is all that Science
can say; and with this answer we
should bc satisfied. 1t is an illustration
Of the law that regulates the "conncc-
tom between nature. and the Bible, not
contradictions not harmony, but simply
non contradiction.
Now if in this matter we are entitled
to demand Of the Scientist the rccosni-,
ton of this law, should we not cheerful
ly concede it to him, when he in turn
makes the demand upon us?
Thus we have Professor Woodrow in
the Seminary carrying in one hand the
torch kindlcd from the Bible, and in
the other hand the torch kindlcd from
Natural Science, illustrating and
demonstrating the truth Of the Bible,
the facts of Science, and the law which
regulates the "conncction' between
these two-the law Of noncontradiction
These laborious duties, prosecuted re-
gardlcsS of thc.fc or the favor of man,
actuatcd by noble love Of the truth, an
meNtinguishable fondncss for the study
of Nature, and childlike faith in the b.
bic, and that fear of God which is the be-
ginning Of wisdom-these things consti-
tute PRorEssoR Woopnow's HEnEsY.
JAMES Il. MARTIN.
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Tickets on sale 1t Greenwood to all point
at nouGn ratcs---buggngc checked to dest
nation.
*Daily. tDaily, rxccut Sunday.
W. r. SHELlMAS. Traffic Manager.
j. n. BASS, Superintendent
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CPARTANBURG AND
~ ASHENILLE RAILROAD

On aud after May IL, 1884, passenger
trains will be ;r1n daily, except Sunday, be-
tween Spartnmburg and Ilcndcrsonvillc as
follows:
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A TIA NTlC COAST LINE.

PASSENGER DEPARTMENT..
UHmingio". ". e., J"Iy ION, 1881.
NEW LINE between Charleston and
Columbia and Upper South Cnrolina.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE
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A Long but Successful Chase.

Sometime ago Mr.. Jacob Pelham, who
lives in Murray County, Georgia, had
two mule colts, about five or six months
old, stolen from field in which he had
turned them for the purpose Of wcan
ing them. He spent seven days hunt
ing around in the nciG hborhood for his
colts before he found out certainly that
they had been stolen. Some one in
formed him that they had seen man
going in certain direction riding blind
mare with two mule colts following, a
description Of which suited his colts.
He at once commenced pursuit and fol-
LEVIED the man through the mountains
of Georgia into Tennessee, then into N.
g., and back across the mountains to
Elijay in Georgia, where the thief had
disposed Of one Of the colts. From
there he followed his man into this
State and in Anderson County, near
Piedmont he found his other colt.
From Piedmont h. tracked the thief to
Easley station in this County and there
his long and persistent chase was
crowned with success, rs ho captured
the. thief on the plantation Of Mr.. II. y.
McMahan, near that place. Mr.. Pei
ham said he had tracked his man twen-
ty-four days, and that his people did
not know where he was. The first line
he wrote them was from Easley after
he had Gagged his man. The thiefs
name is Samuel Dean, alias James
Davis. He has been committed to Jail
at this place to await rcquisition from
the Governor Of Georgia for his return
to Murray County, Georgia, where he
will be tried for the crime. He had
''swappcd" horses several times, and
Mr.. Pelham will take the "back track,
and make exchanges and carry his mule
colts home.--I'ickens Sentinel.
William Adopts an Artistic Career.
Your son William is in the city, un-
derstana Mrs. Plonghgit ~ remarked
Mrs. Caller. .'Will he learn trade p,
ooh, MY. no! He has entered the
professions"
"Ah, which one ?"
HE has adopted that of an artist
ma'am. The last we heard OF him was
through a'friend who said he was en-
gagged IN painting the town red
. i O. !
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TOLUMBIA A ND
" GREENEILLE RAILROAD.
On and after October j, 1884, PASSENGER
TRAINS will run us hcI cwith indicated uuon
this road and its branches.
DaIY, rTceVt SHnddys.
M
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RAIIwA AY-

p ICIlMOND AND DANVILLE
~ RAILROAD
|Hssehgtr ,H'rarfmtnt.-On and after Aug.
I'll, 1881. passenger train service on the a.
and T.. Division will be as follows: