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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-14

- CDGF Blackmau and District
Attorney Wickliffe have risen con.
siderahlv in the estimation of the
people of this community of late
They are deserving of support, both
being fearless officers, bent on do
ing their duty and trying hard to
have the laws of our country en-
forced, and the violators thereof
punished severely.
The trial of George Anthony was
concluded on Wednesday afternoon,
the jury returning a verdict of gull
ty of manslaughter. After the same
was read ont, counsel for the priso-
ner, Mr.. R. P. Hunter, made a mo-
ton in arrest of Judgment, plead
ing prescription, which was sustained
by the Court. The accused will
have to be tried again; his bond
was fixed at $4,000, and up to yes
terday the accused was still in iail.
PARTIES hereabouts would be
willing,to serve on Jury cases if
they, after being empannelled we're
given any of the comforts of, every
day life. They have to squat on
the hardest of benches, eat their
meals out'of the windows; and eye
each other whilst locked up by the
light of a lantern. Come
Mr.. Police Jury, this will never do.
Give the jurymeu chairs to sit in,
a table to ca: on, and better lamps
or chandelier by the light of
which they can see at least what
they are doing. When this is done
no one will shirk jury duty.
The New Orleans Picqyuue,
in commenting upon the action of
dov. McEnery in granting res
oite of thirty days to Murphy and
Ford, says: "Honest and healthy
public opinion is made up on this
Ease. 1t knows all the facts and
las judged them finally. 1t has
declared that these ruthless takers
# human life shall die. On this
,oint it has crossed swords with
he ward bummers, and ring bosses,
nd s1am politicians, and crank
entimentalists in town, who have
penly avowed their power and
heir determination to save these
hen, and it cannot and will not 90
ackward until the full measure of
,stice is executed"
SENTENCED. Judge Blackman
the parties found guilty
this term of the District Court
n Wednesday afternoon:
Ben Now, colored, found guilty
murder without capital punish
tent, was sentenced to the State 1
enitentiary for the remainder of
is natural life. I
Edward Lotion, colorcd, for an !
ssanlt with a dangerous weapon,
as given forty days in the Parish
rison, and to pay the cost of pros
,utiop, in default of which to get |
N additional days. v
Elsie Wilson and Malady Norris,
'lored women, for larceny, were =.
wen ten and FIVE. months, rsspec. I
vely in the Parish prison.
In sentencing Ben Now, the muir =
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-14
Town and Parish News

THE river at this place has
been rising for the past few days.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-14

-JSo. G. Wickliffe, Esq, has
a''herized this Editor to offer an
l'ndred dollars,for a quorum of the
law and order league.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-14

CULLEN & Rogers warehouse
ane near being set on fire on Wed
arsaay night from q torch.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-14

WILL any of the Alexanarians
attend the Ford and Murphy picnic
biuy days hences,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-14

You can get pair of good
nbber overshoes at the Red Pillow
sore for SO cents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-14

You can get better bargains at
tie Red Plow store in dress goods,
and dry goods than you can else
shere.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-14

per line for each subsequent one
! Death notices, less than eight IS
lines, free.
4 fractional lines charged as full
4 lines.
/ These prices will not, under any
1 circumstances, be deviated from.
Town and Parish News.
THE river at this place has
been rising for the past few days.
"A NUMBER Of our lawyers here
will attend Court in Grant next
week.
Mr.. VIM. E. Smith, of Bayou
Lamouric. spent Thursday night in
Alexandria.
DAN Hitler made a business
rip to the country this week, re-
arning Thursday.
You can get pair of good
nbher overshoes at the Red Pillow
sore for SO cents.
WILL any of the Alexanarians
ittend the Ford and Murphy picnic
nifty days hences'
CULLEN & Rogers warehouse
ane near being set on fire on Wed
nesaay night from q torch.
You can get better bargains at
de Red Plow store in dress goods
and dry goods than You can else
V6ere.
-JNo. G. Wickliffe, Esq, has
aathorized this Editor to offer an |
l'ndred dollars.for quorum of the
law and order league.
The Peninah was here We'd
sdsy and left in the night with a
S'diosd, most of which was re-
eiFed on this side of the river.
Mr. j. S. Brady intending to
shfe from the grocery business in
Decemoer, is now disposing of his
Soek at remarkably low figures.
JOB Printing neatly executed
y this Office. Give US a trial
4f8 orleans prices duplicated and
a''s'setlon guaranteed. Now is
iidHr time
-fHE Hamilton Brown Shoe
V@s $3.50 shoes for sale at the
hea Flow store. This is the best
moe for the price ever offered in
Ibis market.
10 see Uncle Tom French
pa'p around so briskly in the Post ,
vince waiting on gentlemen, makes
te believe that he must have been
'AVe'y and graceful dancer when :
!'ang,
-fHos. and Samuel Robinson
10 h0bs' lies, all colored, were c
,'ssa IN Jail here the other day, {
urged with arson. Their ,prelim- t
'''y examination is fixed to take
eaes to-day. {
WITH bright eyes and elastic
'hyet gray, lusterless. hair. 1t :
!, unnatural, needless. Parker's
'af balsam will restore the black
@0Sn prematurely lost, cleanse
e all dandruff, and stop its fall +
* t4npit co..n- S | !
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-14

The Peninah was here We'd
'ssdsy and left in the night with a
s''dl0ad, most of which was re-
elved on this side of the river.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-14

Mr.. j. S. Brady intending to
''l'e from the grocery business in
D'csnber, is now disposing of his
s''k at remarkably low figures.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-14

-JoB Printing neatly executed
! lois Office. Give US a trial.
y" orleans prices duplicated and
a''sfaetion guaranteed. Now is
|!f0ur time |!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-11-14

-"lTH bright eyes and elastic
.'hsst gray, lusterless, hair. 1t
h unnatural, needless. Parker's
'a' balsam will restore the black
@oSn Prematurely lost, cleanse
= all daudruf, and stop its fall
h, Don't surrender your hair
%'a making an effort to save it..
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27

And. as she spoke, her right hand
stole down by her side toward the
pocket of her dress.
''Look, my dear, and see if you
don't remember me.'' With this the
white wig was lifted off, the green
spectacles and the white beard re-
moved, revealing a compact, sinewy,
keen-eyed man of about 40.
In the next instant Miss Dubois
had a pistol in her hand, and was
cooking it but the man in the chair
and the man at the door had both
been watchful Of her. They were
upon her before she could do any
mischief, and after sharp. furious
struggle-a struggle in which the
two strong men had severe work
to do-a pair of racket irons were
upon her wrists.
Mr.. Huntley for the second time
that day had been thunder-struck,
so completely struck that all power
of defending his promised wife was
lost to him, and he did not even re.
cover his power of speech until the
ignoble irons had been snapped upon
her wrists.
"In the name Of mercy" he at
length gasped, "why do you treat a
lady thus?"
"a lady! That's good! Say,
you are Aaron Huntley, amt ye?''
Yes, SIR
"And was robbed last night?"
"Ye-es, SIR
"Well,I am Capt. Joyce of the
New York detective force, and this
fair companion of yours has been
giving me considerable of waltz
lately, as he can tell you.''
"He!'
Eyes, sir-he. Didn't We even hear
of one John Ropert, otherwise calls
ed Liverpool Jack?"
II have read in the papers of a
big reward having been offered for
Liverpool jack answered Mr..
Huntley. wonderlngly.
"Well," returned Capt. Joyce,
'Here we have him as large as life,
and he would be full as natural if it
wasn't for this feminine masquerade.
Oh, he's keen one, he is, sir; but
| fancy we'll sing him song Of Sing
Sing now, and, il | amt greatly out
we'll find your lost money for YOU
And so Aaron Huntley lost a
wife, but he regained his $4,000,
though it was long, long time
before he regained anything like
his old pride and self-complacency,
for he had, indeed, for four weeks,
been wasting the love of his ten
der heart npon one of the most
accomplished rogues that ever
crossed the Atlantic to America
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27
A GROWNGEv1L.

Under tne heading "JUsTICE,' the
Lexington Dispatch of last week has
a we'll written and entirely just crit
icism on the way justice is not ad>
ministered in our superior courts. Of
twenty-five cases disposed Of on the
State docket, at the last term of
Davidson Court, it says seventeen
were discharged upon payment Of
costs. The same has been noticed
in other courts until an impress sion
is gaining upon the public mind that
solicitors are using criminals as a
sort Of semi-annual source of reve
nue.. The law breakers have them.
selves come to look at it in this light,
and as soon as court comes they has
ten to the solicitors room and subs
nit. True, as the Dispatch says
people are asking what is the use of
having laws and courts where the
majority of the law breakers go un-
punished? Bad men are very quick
to avail themselves of any lenity ex.
tended to them and equally quick to
try their chances for a second es-
cape from justice in case they are
overtaken in crime. There are cases
where such exercise of mercy are ap-
preciated but they are growing Ia
mentally scarce. The solicitor can
not know all the facts, and men don't
care to make enemies of the criminal
class by becoming voluntary infor-
mers. There should be some change
in the law to remedy this growing
evil. Who can suggest the best?-
Hickory Carolinian.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27
NEWS OF THE STATE

During July only ten convicts es>
capped, of all at work on the roads in
the western part Of the State.-Ne1cs.
Observer.
A large amount Of freight passes
through, and from Durham daily.
We certainly need another road
Durham Recorder.
Mr.. Cornelius Stephens comes TO
the front with the largest watermelon
we have seen this season. 1t tipped
the beam at 40 pounds.-Refector.
The deer are 50 thick in some
sections of Craven County that they
hang out scarecrows to keep them
out of the melon patches and the
peas.-ReidsUiUe Dollar Weekly.
One day last week two very dark
cullud gemmen. were in conversation
near our office, when one said to the
other; "Is my face smutty" The
other replied; "What you talkin'
bout nigger, somebody done ben
gone marked your face wild a chalk y
Rocky Mount Clipper.
Mr.C. F. Finch was in the Advdace
office Saturday and informed us that
he had an oil we'll on the land near
his mill in this county. He has not
bored for the oil yet bat he says the
indications are sufficient to convince
him that he has "struck ile." Iftrue,
this will be one of the most valua>
BILE pieces of property in the .coun
try.-Wilson Advance.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27
An Arizona editor publishes this

An Arizona editor publishes this
prospectus:
Any galoot who wants the Rip
snorter tor a year eau have it left
at their bar-rOom on payment of
three red chips in advance. NOws's
your time to chip in. Boys, she's
a dandy.
Advertisements will be stuck in
at liberal terms, and dust and mules
taken in exchange.
WYOu ducks who haven't paid
up your subscriptions want to hus-
tie. We warn you that we know
who you are and we are going aut
collecting in a day or two with a
new force of Colts ready for all
slow customers. We mean bust
ness.
HFuneral notices must be ac-
companied by the address OF the
corpse, not for publication, but as
guarantee Of prompt payment.
lyWe are personally response
BILE for all news published in these
columns. Office hours from 10 a.
H., to 2p. m.
JACK JosLYN, (alias strapping
Jack.)
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27
On the Rail.

keep sharp lookout while on
the run?" echoed an engineer.
''Should say we did. The man that
tries to run an engine without keep
ing his eyes peeled gets left sooner
or later. I've heard about fellows
out west that would start ont on a
run with a board reaching across
from the drivers seat to the fire
mans, and deck of cards, but l
never tried that, Just to show you
how necessary it is for man to keep
his eve on the rails ahead of him let
me tell you little story.
81 was running along one night in
Ohio some years ago. 1t was a
blowy. rainy, nasty night, and in
times like that man is dou bly,
watchful. For hours I never took
my eyes from the wet, glistening
rails ahead Of me, except, of course,
when we stopped at stations. All
at once l saw in front Of mellow
far ahead / couldn't tell-a glimmer
of light. 1t was just a spark. !
barely saw it before it disappeared
Was it lightning bug? hadn't
seen any that night. Wha. was it
That l couldn't answer But my
instinct told me to stop the train
and stop did. 1t was mighty lucky
! looked at it that way, for that glim
mer of light commenced the oddest
way. You couldn't guess it in 9
week.
A farmer was walking along the
track when he discovered a short
bridge SO badly washed out by the
freshet that to run upon it meant a
wreck. He tried to start fire wi til
papers and his clothingtbut couldn't
do it. He had one match left. He
kept that till | got close to him, his
plan beicG to strike that match
hold it in his hat, and wave it across
the track as he had seen the brake
man do when they wanted to signal
stop. 1t was his hope that l would
see the blaze before it was blown
out.
"He no sooner struck the match
than out went the blaze. 1t was
merely a flash, but saw it and the
farmer had saved the train. What
if I hadn't made it rule to keep my
eyes peeled along the rails every
minute while running?" Chicago
Herald. - /
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27
DISENCHANTMENT.

She. stood on the cool piazza
AS the shades of evening fell,
And gazed on the lovely maiden,
Entranced by her beauty's spell.
The balmy evening zephers
Played with each golden tress;
And her azure eyes were swimming
In sea of tenderness.
Her lips just slightly parted,
Were tinged with the coral fame,
And thought that her cheeks brigh
bushes
The hue of the rose would shame.
While gazing in admiration
On the rare and radient lass,
| thought sweetest music only
Through those coral lips ould pass.
But sudden change came o'er her,
Gone was the smile so bland;
And she smote in sudden anger
The back of her lilly hand
And she cried, ''Ha ha I've got you.
You'll trouble my peace no omore;
You're the same darned old mosquito
That tried to mash before -
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27

this wicked world of ours Tbese
are some OF our school facilities.
Now, if you are not too choice in
your rehglous actions, we can sat
,sly you as 60 Church. Do you be-
neve IT. apostolic succession, with a
sno.-o leap to make the link com
..,.ete from Christ to this writing :?
Then we can accommodate you. Our
Episcopal brethren are ready with
arms out-stretched to receive you.
And you could not fall in better
hands, for none are more generous,
kind, hospitable and clever. They
have since the old Church was
burned down, rebuilt the same; and
now have nearly completed in the
town one of the most substantial,
commodiOuS.and handsome Church
es in the State.
Do you believe in sprinkling and
working for dear life to gain glori-
ous entrance without a spot OF
blemish into the kingdom above
Then our Methodist brethren are
ready, anxious and waiting to greet
you, and haye you join i'll the
heaven inspired song: -... -
''W c need thee. we need thee every hour -
And no better people, more earnest,
patriotic and religious, live in any
section. Do you believe in Calvin's S
theory of predestination, that God
decreed and fOreOrdained all things
to come to pass as they do come to
pass! Then we can most assuredly
satisfy your conscience. Here is
our Old Side Baptist brethren and
Presbyterians. Honest, faithful
upright, God loving, God fearing
! The best people in the world to pay
their honest debts and go tC
Church OH Sunday. They too will
give you a cordial shake and kind
welcome. .,...r.. ......
Do you believe in Baptism by
emersion and salvation by grace.
through faith, and election by the
toreknOwledge of God, and then
the most incessant work and des
pcrate struggle to come out victor i'll
the end and receive the crown
Then here stands the Missionary
Baptist to greet you with smiles
and hand shakes and join in with
you i'll the song "Glory Hallelujah.' y
Now if any one is not yet located
in life, we don't think he or she
could do better than come and make
our home his or her home, our inter
est his interest, our God his God.
That is if there is any grit in your
craw, and mettle i'll your makeup.
If you have neither of these quail
ties stay away from this place, we
would prefer your room to your com
pany. There is no better people
on Gods foOt-stoOl than the Scot
land Neck people. Even our col
ored people are great deal better
citizens and neighbors than any
where else in the State we have
been. r -
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27
THEY MET.

In driving out into the country on
the Grand River road few days ago
a Detroit lawyer encountered a
horse and buggy driven by woman
AS she was driving on the wrong
side Of the road he made up his mind
not to give up his rights. AS con-
sequence the two horses finally came
to stand still with their noses rub
bing each other. The lawyer stared
at the woman, and the woman start
ed back. Then he pulled a newspa-
per f.om his pocket and began read
ing. In a minute she had her knit
ting out and was industriously a,
work. Ten long minutes in a broil
ing sun passed away and the lawyer
looked up and asked:
"How long are you going to stay
here?"
GLOW long are you?'
Cali day."
"And I'll stay here a whole
week."
He read and she knit for anotl. er
ten minutes and then the lawyer call
ed out:
do you know that I'm a law
yer?"
II don't care for that" she repli
ed "Im the wife of Justice of the
Peace"
"Ah-Ah-excuse me, madam
Really, but if I'd known yoa belong
ed to tile "purfesh'' this would no
have happened. Take this side
madam-take the whole road =
''Oh, no, no, no: I'm sorry / de
tanned you. Here-drive on, anC
excuse me if have been guilty O
unprofessional conduct .''-Detroil
Free Press.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27

Mr.. VIM. p. Robbs, in Spartan~
burg county while hauling logs last
week near upper Island Ford, on
Main Broad River, met with an accl-
dent which resulted in death. He
left home at o'clock in the morn
inc. at 10 o'clock he was found with
a large log on him, which had slip
ped from the wagon while he was
trying to fasten it. 1t caught him
and he was unable to extricate him
sell. He died the same evening.
Mr.. Robbs was good citizen and
his death is greatly lamented. He
had relatives in this county. .-Nev
Era.
Mr.. Rabb, while unloading stocks
from his wagon at a saw mill In Spar
tanburg county, S. c., on last Satur-
dav, was crushed to death by the
stock rolling over him down the IN
cline plane. He died in few mln>
utes after being crushed by tue log
Shelby aurora.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27

We first came upon a Young far

We first came upon a young far
mer afoot and in somewhat of a hur-
ry. Two or three of the fingers on
his right hand we're badly shattered
and he had not stopped long enough
to envelop the hand in rag. He
said something about "three miles
and the doctor" as he passed us.
Driving along for about half a
mile we came upon dead mule in
harness, with great splinter driven
clea: through nlm. There was a
boy about II years Of age seated on
a pile of rails near by, but he was
wiping blood off his heel and didn't
seem to hear our questions. Half a
mile beyond this was a log cabin.
One side was bulged in, the windows
shattered and the door in kindling
wood. There was dead dog and
four or five dead chickens between
the door and the gate.
s'Hullo! the house, called the
Colonel as we halted at the gate.
After a long minute a woman
came out. She had several loose
teeth, which were bleeding freely.
and she had the frightened look of q
school ma am treed by bear.
"Been a cyclone here?' asked the
Colonel.
"No."
"Somebody shooting?"
mo-
"Can't be no political meeting?"
"No.''
"Well, what in Halifax is the row
then?"
'Nuthin" 'cept the old man and
the boys has got some dynamite to
blow up stumps with, and they're
sort O. green at the bizness. .'-E1.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27
A Good Fish Story.

On the boat coming down from
the Flats the ether evening was a
Young man and a black bass. They
were a pair. That is. the young man
had in some way accumulated the
fish, which was dead. He was sucl!
a understanding young man that
several parties thought to guy him
and his catch. The fish was hanging
to peg, and with it pair of small
balances which enable a fisherman
to weigh his victims, providing they
don't go over twenty pounds.
Catch it all alone?" asked one.
No reply.
Pull very hard?" asked a second
No reply.
"Were you very much over three
days about it?" queried third, and
so it went on for ten minutes, while
the fisherman had nothing to say
At length one of the crowd remark
ed:
THAT bass will weigh all of half a
pound.'
Il doubt it," replied another.
Say, fisherman. what are the fig
ures?'
1.-TWO pounds was the solemn
answer.
"Get out?'' .-.
The man pulled a $40 bill from his
vest, and laid it on his knee and
said:
eff he don't, the money is yours
Put upn'
After some hesitation, a shake
purse of $40 was raised, the fish
hung to the scales, and he showed
an ounce over. The crowd kicked
on the scales, aud the fish was
weighed in the steamers pantry
The figures held good, but he was
weighed over again when the boat
landed, and the money had to be
passed over.
"How did you do it?' asked po>
liceman when the crowd had dis
persed.
"Simply poured seventeen ounces
of bird shot down his throat wa;
the reply and he let the fish's heat
drop and the shot pattered out OF
the wharf like young hail Storm
EU.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27

We are glad to know that the flag
for the military company has arrived.
The flag is beauty and the COM
pany have good cause to feel proud.
It cost $122.5O, which amount was
raised mostly by the young ladies of
the town. It will be presented to
the company in formal way next
Friday evening. We have not learned
who will make the presentation
speech. -GreenUiHe Stan ddrd.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27

One of the Eastern county papers
told us tie other day Of leaf of
Granville county tobacco which was
80 inches long and 18 broad. The
Rev. T. NJ. Myers tells us of one he
measured Yesterday. on the farm
of Mr.. J. w. Smith in Madison. This
was 38 inches long and~20 wide. And
when the leaves on either side were
stretched out in opposite directions
they measured six feet from tip to
tip.-Ashville Citizen.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27

Mr.. Abe Lee, of Adams Creek, sent
up boat load of fourteen hundred
ice riud watermelons yesterday, con-
signed to Hugh J. Lovick.-Neao
Berne Journal.