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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-12-27

-CHRlsrMAs day in Alexandria
was well observed, and enjoyed
with much satisfaction by many of
our citizens. All the business pla-
ees were closed during the after
noon, and the bosses, their clerks
and other employees, took to loi-
tering around, and in other ways
enjoying themselves, some visiting
the churches, others going to the
S.dear departed, whilst a number
remained at home, there to enjoy
peaceful qnietude and contented
tireside. At night, the Christmas
trees, one at the Catholic and the
other at the Episcopal Church, were
visited by perfect thyong of little
ones and their parents and friends,
and enjoyed with much delight
Many little girl and boys heart
leaped forth with JOY at the presents
handed them from off the branches,
and many were the EXPLANATIONS
brought forth thereat. The day
has gone all will remember it
as one pleasantly speut-ahd the
recollections of it are fondly i'm
bedded in the minds of more than
one Of our readers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-12-27

:. MAYOR McGimsey will inves-
aga'e tue shooting affair which oc-
cured here on the eve of Christ.
a ''as dis Honor says that he does
as' intend such matters to slip his
p,oServ ',atl though Jio7icsome they
on all alike.n ''''''
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
Glenwood.

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lishor ona ad;tan 90 tl,a D.. ~ pun
hos sold ont Ia 70 w. oe 70
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To.a n>;sor s,oa,r y u, , y" MS iio'. .l
his h,dna fno,, 1a,, W i''''o gov 'n.o
-; so.ti, va, '1' Wv '''t''''S' ol type III
''''' Ai.'''t'' LIS
lived, from the constant nroctice Of
type settinu He coma 70 c,onwood
frd,n +ho 9. rH.n', ~ A0n " wv
anu was tne nfSC te acher in the new
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
Tickets to the June Convention.

CHICAGO, April 15.-The secretary of the
local committee of arrangements for the Re
publican convention says: The tickets will
be given to the delegates pro rata, and the
only persons who can supply them will be
the delegates to the convention. This is the
universal custom at national conventions,
and it will not be departed from. The num-
Der of seats in the convention, after supply
ng one to each delegate and alternate,
1000 to the Chicago local committee, and re-
serving 400 to 900 for the daily press, will be
distributed, in exact proportion to the num-
Der of their delegates, to the several states;
and the delegates to the convention, and they
alone, will have tickets to supply demands as
far as their allotment goes
The headquarters of the local committee
are at Room z, i27 Dearborn street, where
all communications, except applications for
tickets, should be addressed.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
PROHIBITION.
TALMAGE ON HIGH LICENSE.
The Address.

New YORK, April 6.-The Rev. DIR.
Talmage addressed 1000 people to-day
on "High License; or the Monopoly of
Accumulation" eve are at a point
he said, where it is proposed to restrain
liquor selling by compelling the liquor
merchants to pay high license of
$1,000. The result of high license is to
make rum selling and rum drinking
respectable by closing the low grog-
geries and allowing a few gilded sa-
looms to sell all the liquor. It is a
proposition to close the rash on the
body polite, and gather together all
the poison and all the pus into a few
great carbuncles. Laughter High
license is the monopoly of abomination.
LOCALIZED rum selling has made the
ground of England, Ireland and
America hollow with the catacombs
of slaughtered drunkards. High
icence is the violation of the first
principle of our Government-equa
rights. It allows one man who can
pay $500 or $1,000 to sell sweetened
dynamite and denies the right to the
man who can only pay 800, or moth
ing at all. / plead for equal rights
High license allows few men to sell
extracts of logwood, strychine of log
wood, strychine, and blue vitriol, and
denies to others even the right to
strike lucifer match.
1T IS NOT FAIR.
Why don't you apply the same prin-
ciple to other trades? If it is right to
sell liquor, all men should have an
equal right to deal in it. fit is wrong
then license fee of $500 or $1,000 is
simply bride to the government,
BUTT is said that we can't get prohib-
ition, and that it is better to take what
we can get. Some say half q loaf of
bread is better than no bread at all.
Yes. provided the half loaf is not
poisoned. A half pound of butter IS
better than no butter at all, provided
1t isn't oleomargarIne, laughter A
midnight express train speeds across
a bridge, one half Of which has been
which has been swept away by
storm and blood. The train rolls
over into the torrent below, and TWEEN
ty souls are landed in eternity. Is
half bridge better than no bridge?
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
Republican County Convention!
Harmony Prevails.

The Republican convention for
Stevens county was held at Phoenix
Hall last Saturday afternoon. G. G.
Emerson was chosen chairman and o.
G.. Hanson secretary. The committee
on credentials composed Off. J. Hall,
G.. G. Thorpe and G. L. Brown repor-
ted the following persons entitled to
seats in the convention:
Village of Morris, o. G. Hanson M.
L. Torpey, J. D. Good, FL. E. Dye
Geo. III. Munro, G. l.. Brown, d. T..
Wheaton, A. B. Steadman and James
Dennison. Rendsville: John Borrill,
Peter Brandt and f. Ct. Smith.
Morris: G. K. Light and r. J. Hall.
Darnen: w. M. Roberts w. l..
Colyer and r. F. Murphy.
Village of Hancock, G. G.. Thorpe,
Frank Wilcox and G.. G. Emerson.
The temporary organization was made
permanent. A motion was also carried
authorizing persons present from
towns not represented to cast the vote
to which those towns are entitled r.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23

But it said n prohibition law can not
be executed. But there is not law
on the statute book that is perfectly
executed. We have laws against
murder, blasphemy, and theft. Then
let us have high license for theft.
laughter We must pat down these
small thieves who make away with
door mats, postage stamps and choco-
late drops. Laughter. Letus make
the license high-say $1O,000-so that
only q few can pay it, Then we shall
pat to flight the wharf rats, and all
hall to the 100000 rascals. If rum
selling is wrong, 100000 ought not
to buy immunity. Applause.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
Pennsylvania WooI-qsrowers.

P1TTsBURG, Pa, April 1S.-The state con-
vention of the Wool-Growers' association of
Pennsylvania met in this city. Forty dele.
gates were present. and eighty more are ex-
pected The object of the convention is the
adoption of measures of agitation and an ir;. :
crease of sentiment in favor of the protectil IN
of wool-growers. They want the tariff of Y 367
-3per cent higher than the present rate re.
established. John Mcdonald, of Washing
ton county, presided. A resolution prov iding
for the selection of delegation to tie Ma.
tional convention at Chicago, May III, was
adopted. The Chicago convention will de-
mand recognition of the wool industry, by
both political parties, and the insertion of O
pledge for their protection in the platforms
of the presidential conventions. Seventy
two thousand woolgrowers are represented
in the conYantion.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
The Vote ON Morrison,s Bill,

WASHINGTON CITY, April 15.-In the house
at p. m. Morrison moved to go into COM
mittee of the whole for the purpose of con-
sidering his tariff bill, which was agreed to.
In committee, Messrs Eaton and Kelly at
once objected to the consideration of
the bill. Yeas and nays were ordered,
the vote resulting yeas, 40; nays, 1873. There
were forty one Democrats voting in the mega
tive add five Republicans in the affirmative
The Republican yeas were Anderson, James,
Nelson, Straight and Wakefield The Demo-
Gratis were Arnat Barbour, Boyle, Budd,
Converse, Curtin, Duncan, Eaton, Elliott
Ermantrout, Terrell, Fielder. Findlay, Fin
erty, Foran, Glasscock, Harry, Henley, Hew-
it, of Alabama, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamb,
McAdoo, Willard, Muller, Mutchler, Paige,
Patton, Payne, Post, Randall, Robinson, of
New York, Spriggs, Stevens, of Ohio, Storm,
Sully, Van Alstyne, Warner, of Ohio,
Wemple, Wilkins and WISE of Virginia,
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
News from fsnr,rlnn

CAIRO, April 1s.-Sir Evelyn Barring, the
English minist er in Egypt, has received a
letter from GeiL Gordon, dated aEShartoum.
April 8, in win ich Gordon saws q merchant
from El Obeid, arrived at Khartoun. re-
ports serious revolt against Ell Mapdi as
having taken place among the tribes there
who hitherto have been warm supporters of
the false prophet The sheiks of the Fapallot
tribes, becoming dissatisfied at Ell Mahdi's
administration Of affairs openly rebelled
against him and withdrew from his camp.
RI Mahdi. SUM monine his. supporters. AT
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
ExClT EMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Irish and Welsh Miners Declare
That the Hungarian Must Go.


W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, April 1S.-The anti
Hungarian agitation continues. A fresh az
rival of Hungarians from Castle Garden
were on the If way across the river to King
ston, when they were warned that their lives
were in danger if they attempted to go near
the kingston mines They then retraced
their way to this city. Arrangements have
been made witt. the sheriff of the county to
nave large posse on hand on payday at the
mines, as a riot is feared. The Hungarians
are Id a high state of excitement, and many
are packing up and leaving for other places.
a red flag was displayed at Ross Hill, bear
ing the following inscription: "Down with
the Huns, who work for so cents day, and
live like hogs! White men to the rescued"
A Hungarian shanty was Quilted at Mill
Hollow and the inmates compelled to flee for
| their lives. The Hungarians are buying fire.
arms in large quantities to defend them
selves.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, April 18.-A hostile
feeling against the Hungarians who now
throng the coal mines of Pennsylvania has
broken out in this section. In the vicinity
of Kingston there are many hundreds OF
Hungarians employed in the mines as labor
ers, and the Irish and Welsh miners have
formed an organization to drive them out
They complain that the Hungarians are
| crowding them out by working for less pay
than Americans; that they bride the mine
bosses to give them work to the exclusion of
Americans They openly assert that they
will murder all Hungarians who persist in
remaining. The disgusting habits of the
Hungarians have set all the respectable
portion of the community against them.
Should an epidemic of fever or smallpox
| break out the consequences to the whole COM
munity would be intensified by this filthy
people. The mob, Thursday, numbered fully
500 men and boys, and, had it been under
| leadership, the result would have been fright
full. The Hungarians replied to the attack by
| firing out of the windows. Several were
| wounded on both sides, but none killed.
| After the riot had lasted nearly an hour, a
| justice of the peace and half dozen con-
stables succeeded in securing order. On
Tuesday night a disturbance took place. and
one of the rioters was fatally stabbed by
| Hungarian. This infamed the Irish and
Welsh miners, and they swore to have re-
venge. The gravest apprehensions are felt.
| The Hungarians are resolved to hold their
ground, and are arming in preparation for
| tba co,,Hiot
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO, April 10.

CdlCAGO, AUEu 10.
Allan Mcintyre s. Co.'S. circular of this
evening says: The markets on the
bo ard Of trade sold off a little early this morn
ing, but recovered and advanced steadily dur
ing: the remainder of the day, and closed very
strong. Wheat-May, opened S5Mc, closed
Size; June, opened per S7c' o elosed GsSmc;
May, opened sic, closed 5214c; June, opened
sage, closed $3.50 Oats-May, opened and
closed 321@c. Pork May, opened S16.70,
| closed 5l6.S5. Lard-May, opened and
closed SIS. e5.
Live Stock-The Union stock yards reports
| the following range of prices: HogsIMar-
| light grades, s5.2O@575, heavy pack
| ing, $525@5.70; fair to choice, S5.70@
| 60; heavy shipping, s575@6.15.
| Cattle-Market slow but steady; exports,
s63o@6.65; good to CHOICE ole $4,000 e. 20 .;
| as. e5; stocl,ers, $4.00@5.50. Sheep-Market
| slow: common to fair So. 75@4.90; good to
| choice, S5.00@6.00.
| Produce: Butter-Fine table grades, $50
| SOC: good to choice dairy, 20@25c; poor to
| fair S@I5. Eggs-Active; choice counts, 1871
OLA. Potatoes-Choiee; early rose, a5@3!c;
New York.
New YORK. April Is.
Wheat-s4@1c higher and very firm; fairly
active speculative business; No. 1 white
nominal No. 2 red May, S1.02@l0234; June.
g 5 July, $doI%@losSX Gs Aug gSst
, 7orn151@9Sc higher and moderately active;
N ixed western spot, 47@51c; future, 591s
@h 11lc. Oats-1s@4c better but quiet;
Va fern, 35@47c. Povisions-Beef quiet and
s+eoo lily held; new extra, Sl2@l2.5O. Pork,
80 and firm; spot mess, S16 62@16. Is.
ffaNj shade better but quiet; steam-ren-
l.led, 1521a.
TOLEDO, April IS.
Wheat White scarce and firm: No.
nominaiIv s106; No. 2, nominally 95c; No 5,
no1nnaiiy g; red strong and higher; No.
cash asia &c; April, 95%c; May, 96c;
ISL ISL oZIHc. July, Csc; No 2 soft, $1.0313
S NJ 3 esGSq5 C: rejected, 62@65c. Corn
NJ. ., ac tive and higher; high mixed,
~ aolc No O. 5cash and May, 511ac; June, 53c;
g Gnin 1s S5c reie eted, 501Gc; no grade nom.
inally, 49@492 C. Oa 49, sen. NJ % ossi,
h,,r n0O Nav an June, SEC; rejected, 35c.
Glove Clover seed-Du U and lower; prime man en-
moth s5.S5; pr tme medium cash, $3.50:
April, $3.50 aske' l; NO. =, 5000
DETROIT, April 49,
Wheat-strong; cash and April, $50; SoIl
Nav. sl.O1h bid; June, l02; July, al;0@z2
and nominal; 1,ash red. $1,000; No. white,
e4ilc bid. Corn No. 2 cash, 53Nc and
Otr9no Oats. No. 2 white Ale; No. 2, 361ac'
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
a Notable ssnfi,erInn

CHICAGO, April 16.-.The braves Of the
Iroquois club held, in the Palmer house. their
third annual banquet, which was in all
respects one of the most significant and sue
cessful Democratic ralleys ever held in Chi
cago. About 400 men, distinguished among
the national and local Democracy, sat down
to dinner, before exchanging their views on
the all-absorbing topic Of Democratic victory
in November. All the TABLES were gorgeously
decorated with smilax and flowers, and an
orchestra of twenty pieces played at inter
walls during the evening. The menu en-
braced everything an epicure could desire
with the single exception Of champagne.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23

uo.lpUea Co cnastise tils rebels, wien tho
latter turned upon El Mahdi's forces
and after desperate battle defeated
them, lei Mahdi losing heavily in the battle
Next day the engagement was resumed, and
Ell Mahdi again defeated with great loss
The Togallat tribes lost many men in both
fights. The merchant reports that when he
left El Mahdi, the Togallat tribes had Ell
Mahdi surrounded, and would undoubtedly
compel him to surrender.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
HI 7Eal,N is Holy War.

LONDON, April ia dispatch from Cal
cutta states that the Indian police in the
various districts throughout India have made
extensive seizures Of a proclamation from
the mahdi. which had been printed and was
being distributed by his emissaries, calling
on all those who believe in Mohamned and
the 120, 900 prophets, and who pray for the
four caliphs to grit their loins with the sword
and join the fight for Islam and its purifica-
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
LAND OFFICE AT FERGUS FALLS, MINN.,(

LAND OFFICE AT FERGUS FAILS, MINN.,(
April 49, 1884. !
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention
to make final proof in support of her claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of Court for Stevens county, at Morris,
Minnesota, on May 3lst, 1854, viz: Anna A.
Bake, homestead application No. 1926, for
the NE \ of SCI section 10, town 125 north,
of range Al, west 5th P NJ, Minnesota.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land, viz: Thomas 7. Hagen,
Syver Larson, Peter Bjork and Samuel
Anderson, all of Morris Stevens Co., Mimi.
II b. n. JOHNSON, Register.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
The Greeley Reward.

WASHINGTON Cry, April is. Secretary
Chandler has offered a reward of S25, 900 to
such ship or ships, not in the military or
naval service Of the United States, as shall
discover and rescue, or satisfactorily ascer4
tam the fate of the expedition of Lieut. A.
w. Greeley"
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
Irish NHWa.

DUBLIN, April 1S.-At the convention of
the Irish national convention held at Xii
kenny, resolutions were adopted reaffirming
allegiance to ParnelI and promise was
made to subcribe % the proposed fund for the
pay of members of parliament.
There are rumors of the early retirement
of Parnell from the leadership of the Irish
national party. Two reasons for this step
are assigned--one, that he is tired of parlia-
mentary life, and The other, that the party
has wearied him. His retirement is OBJ
structed, however, by his recent acceptance
of $40, 900 from the people.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23

1t is shrewdly suggested that one
reason why farms do not pay their
owners is that the farm does not owe
them anything. There are no better
investments for farmers than those
made in the farm itself.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23

1.-The SURPRISE of Detroit ought to
be better supported by the merchants
and advertisers of the place. 1t is a
papers bounden duty to do its best
for 4 town, but it is also a towns duty
to do its best for paper.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
CORRESPONDENTS.

EDITOR TRIBUNE:
/ wish to call the attention of Rev.
HI. Johnson and other high license adj
vocates to the following address by
Mr.. Talmage:
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23

n good church and live minister,
aprogressive school and wise teacher,
newsy paper and sensible editor
are three essentials to a thriving COM
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23

We are not acquainted with the
gentlemen who have started another
paper in Ortonville-The headlight
and can not speak positively but we
think there is a soft spot in their heads
somewhere. AS there are two papers
there before them, they have gone to
work with an ambition to starve to
death themselves or starve somebody
else to death neither ofwhich is very
commendable for men in the full en-
jOyment Of reason.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
91Corrio Gpi6uuc.

If man has leg broken he soon
knows all the broken-legged men in
the state.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
An Invitatlon TO tlle Pope.

PARIS, April l5.-Le Francois states thai
the prince of Lechtenstein has invited thu
pope to take up his residence in the primer
pality Of Liechtenstein.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
The Pocahontas Mine.

PocAHoNrAs, Va, April 1S.-No bodies
have been taken out OF the mine for the past
twenty four hours. Twenty-Five more bodies
have been discovered which will be brought
out. A woman has arrived here from North
Carolina to see about her husband, who was
lost in the mile. She walked distance Of
$50 miles.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
CAUTION.
4

LAND OFFICE A, FERGUS FALLS, MIMI
April t. 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
To make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of Court for stevens county. at Morris,
Minnesota. on May Both, 1854, viz: John
the SEA of NE4 and Lot L. section 2, town
I2G north, Of range 43 west 9Th P. NJ, Mimi.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land, viz: Gilbert I[ioyau, Lewis
Erikson,. Ole Sepanyen and Edward Erikson,
all of DOnnelly Stevens County Minnesota.
IL B. n. JOHN ON, Register.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23
Death Of the News Copyright Bill.

Death Of the News Copyright Bill.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 19.-The unani-
NOUS action Of the joint committee on library
in reporting against Watterson's news copy
right bill is considered by members of that
committee to be conclusive. Senator
voorhees,, member of the committee, says
the matter is buried. 1t was on his motion
that the adverse report was made.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23

NOIIGSp OutIeUCe III CraCSFllle 1TduS-
cript: Don't struggle away to the out
skirts Of civilization for the purpose Of
obtaining ''cheap landn for it is often
dear in the end. Suppose you raise
the same amount olive will say
wheat-upon the SIS farm near market
it would bring ninety cents a bushel.
On a IS farm far away it would have
to be sold for sixty to eighty cents
twenty bushels to the acre-on so
acres would be 1900 bushels, the differ
ence in cash received on the two
farms would be $780, or nearly if not
quite enough to pay one-third of the
purchase money of the higher priced
farm and the interest on it. If YOU
have family don't buy farm und> ~
any circumstances unless there are
schools and churches r,ithin a reason
able distance. You May be Poorly
educated your elf, but there is no
reason why your children should fol-
10" III our footsteps in this particu-
.'i' Jok to your children's interest
" . the selection of your farm. There
should perhaps be as much, if not
more, judgment used in determining
where to buy q farm, as in knowing
how to select one.
In explaining his vote on the Nor
rison tariff bill Hon. Knute Nelson
very senSibly said:
I believe in a reduction of the tariff,
and I believe a majority of the people
in my district are in favor Of a reason
able reduction. / feel that the people
of the West are entitled to reason
able and equitable reduction of the
tariff, and that it is great outrage to
have system of tariff which leaves a
surplus of $50, 100000 in the treasury
every year, Our present high tariff
was an incident to our great war debt
and our extensive pension list, and
now that our national debt and ex-
penses are reduced, and we have a
surplus in the treasury, there is every
reason in the world why taxation
should be reduced. I would not vote
to strike out the enacting clause of
the bill, for the reason that it might
cut off all opportunity to vote for any
tariff reduction. I think the vote on
the passage of the bill will be stronger
than it was to day. know of at least
a dozen Republicans who voted as
they did under protest, because they
were persuaded it was in the interest
of the party to so VOTE" 7 was very
sorry the Republican side did not de-
eide upon some kind of a tariff bill,
and have it introduced, for I should
have preferred to vote for q measure
introduced by the Republicans; but
as no opportunity of the kind was
offered, had but one alternative, and
that was to vote to take up this bill.
1 feel that the farmers and producers
of the West are entitled to some con-
sideration, as well as the manufact-
urers of the East"
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23

we see many preparations OF which
the chief virtue is supposed to be that
they contain all the digestive princi-
pies. These can be active only so far
as they contain pepsin, and have no
advantage over the simple drug.
1t has also been shown that certain
substances combined with pepsin in
solution, render it inert. Alcohol is
one and even in moderation dimin-
ishes its action, while in any quantity,
the activity Of pepsin is totally pre-
vented. This is a point often lost
sight of, and serves as hint concern
ing the use of liquors at meals, by
dyspeptics. Ned and Surg. Rep.
The judicious and tasteful planting
of fruit and ornamhntal trees enhan-
ces the value ofreal estate more than
an equal amount of money invested
in any other way. 1t is not necessary
tohave large extent of idle land in
lawn or dooryard, or expensive drives
and fancy walks, in order to give a
place an attractive appearance. A
plain neat yard, with a few trees and
shrubs well selected and judiciously
planted about the grounds, and prop
erly kept, would often change the APP
pearance of many a place from a ne
elected wilderness to that of a thrifty,
comfortable home.
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23

DETROIT, April Is.
Wbeat-strong; cash and April, $l;01;
Nav n 81 OK 3D.; June, l.02; July S1;G27a
and nominal Fash red sioC 81 No sss/ ~h and
e +ano Oats. No white, Ale; No. 2, $3.50
Morris tribune., 1884-04-23

Capt. Wynham, of the Jamaica,
which has arrived at New Orleans, denis ;
that yellow fever prevails at Vera Cruz
Mexico, and states that on the 9th of April
he smoked cigar with the American consul
reported victim of the disease, who was
then in excellent health and snirirs