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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-02-07
PRINTING JOB PRINTING
NEATLY EXECUTED at THIS
OFFICE.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
William A. Gri6n,,l
Us; No. 1891.

Us. No, 1891,
Anare,o j. Rush.
18th Judicial District Court, Parish
of Rapides, La.
By virtue of and to satisfy a writ Of
fieri facias issued and to me directed
in the above entitled and mum bered
suit, | have seized and will Offer
for sale, at public auction, in front
of the Court House door, in the
Town of Alexandria, La, between
the hours prescribed bp law, on
SATURDAY, the 7th day of FEB
RUARY, A. D. 1885,
the following described property,
to-wit:
The interest of the, defendant,
Andrew j. Rush, as heir in and to
the succession of John II. Rush,
said succession consisting Of the
following described property pnr-
chased from B. Il. Lewis by John
H. Rush, deceased on the 9th of
March, 1876, act Of sale recorded
in conveyance Book D, page 1886,
to-Wit:
A certain tract or parcel of land
situated, lying and being in the
Parish of Rapides, State of Louisi-
ana, and being the undivided two
tifths of certain tract or parcel of
land, except the portion lying South
of Horsepen creek, situated in Rap.
ides Parish, this State, containing
5S4 acres, more or less, on the wa
tiers of Horsepen creek, and in sec
ton 20, Township 4, N. R. 2 East,
to have as much front as will with
forty arpents deep give the above
quantity as appear by Registers
certificate B. M. 1888, dated March
Goth, 1884, being the same property
ia this suit.
TERMs-Cash, subject to ap-
praisement. D. G. PAUL,
Dec. 6-tds. Sheriff.
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THE DEMOCRAT.
TERMS:

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Wednesdays and Satur-
alys-at Tvo Dollars and FIT
tn Cents per aanuna; One Dollar
and Fifty Cents for sis months.
Pamble in adyance.
Advertisements inserted at the rate OF
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assertion aud Fifty Cents for each
subsequent one. Ten lines or less
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Personal Cwds, when admissible,
will be charged double the usual ad-
sertislng rates.
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United States h1arshal's Sale.
Nazimillian a. Danphin } NJ
ES. ,o1,o
Charles A. Phlippi. 1o'oo.

10 the United States Circuit Court
for the Eastern District of :
Louisiana.
BY virtue of a writ of fieri facias
to me directed in the above entitled
suit, | will proceed to sell to the
highest biddes on
SATURDAY, the 18th day of MARCH,
1885,
At II o'clock a. M, at the door of
the Court House in Alexandra,
Ls., the following described prop
wty, viz:
A certain tract of land together
With all the buildings and improve
msnts thereon, rights, ways, scrvi-
,udes, privileges and advantages
thereto belonging or in anywise
appertaining, situated, lying and
being in the Parish of Rapides in
this State, and known as the Long
place, containing about twelve hun,
dred and seventy-three (l273) ar
pents, be the same more or less,
fronting on Bayou Rapides about
twelve miles from the Town of
Alexandria, bounded on the lower
side by the Old Walker place and
on the upper side by the lands of
the heirs of Frank Bynum, being
the plantation formerly worked by
q. Mason Long, and upon which
be resided, being the same property
which W .al was acquired by Charles A. |
PhlllIppi, the present owner, at a
public sale thereof, made on the
=! day of February, 1877, by
Nicholas j. Hoey, a duly licensed |
suctloneer of New Orleans, under
and by virtue of an order of the
United States Circnit Court for the
District of Louisiana, rendered in
the matter of the liquidation of the
consolidated association of the
planters of Louisiana, No. s014 of
TN, l. 9, docket of said Court, as will
la,iy appear by the process verbal of
sale of said Auctioneer delivered
70 SAID q. A. Phillippi, and by him
caused to he recorded in the con-
veyance office in said Parish of
\ aspldes in book E, folio so5.-
Seized in the above suit.
Iefms-Cash.
:, United States Marshal's Office,
,als the 3lst dav of December.
1854 Il JAMES G. WEAKS,
United States Marshal Western
District Louisiana.
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| SIP rs
| The bill of Messrs. Jacob Gel.
ger and Simon Cullen, money adj
vanced for levee purposes during
the recent threatened inundation,
was approved for sl97.4O-Slls.l5
to be paid out of first monies paid
into the city treasury, and was also
made receivable for all dues to the
Corporation for the year 1885; the
balance, s79,25, for cotton seed
sacks, was made receivable for all
dues to the Corporation for 1885
The bill of Mr.. John s. Sulli-
van. $26.25, for work on his wharf,
was disspproved. The hill of Jno.
B. Baltic, $500, for patroling le-
wee during recent high water, was
also disapproved. The bill of Mr..
A. Heymau, $50, for rope, was
laid over until next regular meet
ing for examination.
During the recess of the Board
the following approved accounts
were taken up by the Collector in
payment of licenses, taxes, etc. -
A. B. Racial, part salary
as Secretary to January
1st, 1885,. ........... SO rs
NJ. W. Calvit, salary and
incidental expenses to
Jany. 26, 1885. 40 az
Pacific Fire Co., part En-.
gineers salary to Janu-
airy &c, 1885. 10 OO1
Cullen & Rogers, part pay
ment appropriation made
for repairs on the upper
wherf ...... ......... 25 90
NJ. ". Calyit, part salary
and incidental expenses
for Dec. 1884. 90 90
$lO9 IL
On motion the Mayor was au-
thorized, after receiving the new
bond of the Collector, to cancel
his old bond. a,d
BY Councilman Edouard Well
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of aldermen Of the City Of A.
La, IN regular session
concerned, ON this the Sd day Of Feb
rua,y, A. d. 1885, That the Ii.
cense Ordinance of 1883 be and |
the same is hereby adopted as the |
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NO. 81.
to meet in regular session on Tues
day, the Sd day Of March, 1888,
at 4 o'clock p. m. q e;
THOS. CRAWLEY,
A. B. RACIAL, Mayor.
Secretary.
MR.. I'D. NJ" a correspondents.

Mr.. I'D. M.," a correspondent,
writes thusly on the country and
the condition Of the people:--
''The fact is, we live in one of
the finest countries under the sun.
Yes sir, the very bulliest locality
in the world. We make corn and
meat Sufficient to do US, until dew.
berries come in, then black berries,
then roasting ears, then potatoes,
persimmons and 'possuns, tlen rab-
bits and hickory nuts till Christ
mas. Then You can give a mort
gage on your crop again, and get
supplies enough to last until dew.
berry time again, and SO on till
time shall be no more. 'eTis sure
ly the poor merchant chat should b.
so hard pres. ed for he has to pey
for all these luxuries, that are 20
gratuitonsly showered down upon
the farmer and at some time, he it
is, that is taking the risk on the
growing crop. Why the farmer
ought to hold his head up, look
away over the shoulder of an ord.
nary town man, and be as indie
pendent as a one legged yankee in
a pension Office. When Christmas
comes load up your old shotgun
with powder bought on time and
shoot her loud, buy You plenty of
COOLERS and firecrackers on time,
and gingersnaps, oranges, apples
and a quart or gallon Of liquor, for
yourself, if You are that kind of
man and have big time, tell ez-
travagant lies, let your wife keep
up the fires and 60 half clad, pay
big fiddle money, ride a high horse,
get drunk, give another mortgage
on your homestead, lie your wife in
to signing your note, half work all
The year, buy plenty Of whisky, aud
then growl and whine about hard
times Nevada Picayunne.
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OIA 40 ALEXANDRIA, LA, FEBRUARY 1885 NO a1

| Ao' Cn0 yOstA 100
BE itJsrther ordained, etc., Tha
a license Of ten (S10) dollars i.
hereby levied OF each and ever,
dray, cart, wagon or other vehicle
of two wheels, carrying or trans
porting freight, where a charge is
made for such carriage or transpor.
tation.
Be 1t further ordained, etc., That
when any of the above named
vehicles shall have more than two
wheels the license shall be twenty
(s2o) dollars; and the owner OF
owners of all vehicles carrying OF
transporting freight where charge
is made shall procure a tin tag
from the Collector, and the same
shall he tackled in a conspicuous
place on said vehicle.
Approved:
THOS. CRAWLEY,
A. Is. RACIAL, Mayor.
Secretary.
On motion the Collector, was
instructed to collect at once the Ii.
censes for the year 1885.
On motion of Councilman Kelly,
Resolved, That all licenses, tax
es, rents and other dues to the cor
poration for the year 1885 are here
by made payable in United States
currency, and the Collector is in
strncted not to receive any scrip
registered prior to February LIST,
1885, in payment of said licenses,
taxes, etc.
Resolved further, That all de-
to the corporation are
hereby permitted to pay their in
debtness in approved registered &C
counts, or what is known as corpo-
ration scrip, issued prior to Februa-
ry LIST, 1885, provided the said in
aebtness is paid before April LIST,
1885, on and after which date the
Collector is prohibited from receiv-
ing the said scrip in payment of
any dues to the corporation.
Resolved further, That when
here shall be any surplus funds in
The city treasury, not needed to pay
lebts incurred by this Board for the
year 1885, the said funds are here
~ appropriated to pay all register
I'd certificates against the corpora
ion, according to their order of
'egistration.
On motion of Councilman Gar
Ter the Mayor was authorized to
appoint two members of the Board
IS street commissioners; and on
notion OF Councilman We'll the
Mayor was added to the commits
ion and made chairman thereof
t was agreed and understood that
My such street work as is abso-
utely necessary shall be done at
resent.
The Secretary was requested to.
'repare statement of the indebt-
dness of the corporation and pub
ish the same.
Bids to do the public printing
OF the year 1885 were received
rom Messrs. Mccormick & HUE,
+ the Tom Talk, and Henry L.
of the LOUISIANA DEMO.
RAT, the former offering to pay
nto the city treasury the sum Of
$50 for the privilege, and the lat.
er agreeing to publish all proceed
ngs of the City Council, notices,
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Thos. Crawley, Mayor,
Edouard We'll,
j. F. Garner,
L. B. Baynard,
Dennis Kelly,
Jonas Rosenthal.

The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved, excepting
the resolution fixing the salary of
the Secretary, which was altered to
read one hundred $1,000 dollars
per annum instead of seventy-ive
1919 dollars.
The Treasurer's report was read
and approved, and showed a bal
ance due that officer of S14.14.
The Collectors settlement show
ed the following collections since
t., OCH
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OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL,
ALEXANDRIA, La, !
Feb. 8, 1885. I

The City Council met in regular
session this day at 4 o'clock P. NJ.
The following members were pre-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-02-07

TIE Duty OF STATE LRGISLA-
TUREs.-Legislation in every State
should regulate the sale and use of
the many poisors resorted to by
women in their desperation to OBJ
tain beautiful compilations. ,.Tbe.e
exists in Dr.. Hartesa Iron i1'op;e
every requisite to acssmFliA. he
object without ipiuriag AaalsA ~
endapgerihg life.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-02-07

"A FROST bitten potato has no
value except to cook Immediately
and feed to stock. After freezing
potatoes have sweetish taste, 'indi-
eating that some Of the starch II
the tuber has been changed to sp-
gar, which, of course, is of the glur
cose variety, and not SO sweet as
that made from cane. A frost BIT:
ten potato, however, decays 60 rap
idly that great care should be ta-
ken to keep such. from cellars or
from pits Of sound tnbers,
WANTS THE FACTS Known
w. Editor: l and my neighbors,
have been led SO many times into
buying different things for the liv-
er, kidneys and blood that have
done US more harm than good, +
feel It due your readers to advise
them when an honest and good
medicine like DR.. Harter's, Iron
s. - ~. =
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-03
Bold Train.Robbery.

10y W tuc DiSpaseh'I
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, September o.
A bold train-robbery occurred on the
Chicago and Alton railroad tonight,
but owing to the sudden fright of the
robbers but little booty was secured.
AS the west-bound train, on its way to
this city, left Blue Springs, twenty
two miles east from here, about 9
O'Clock tonight. four masked men APP
peared at the smoking-car and were
about TO get aboard. A number of men,
however, we're standing on the platform
and the robbers passed to the next car
on the line of the day coach. Three Of
them climbed upon the forward plat
form and the fourth got on at the rear.
A man then mounted guard at each end
of the car while the other two entered
and with drawn revolycrs commanded
the passengers to give up their money.
A number of them handed out small
amount Of change. One man passed out
his purse containing about 1913. The rob-
bers took whatever was offered without
searching the passengers, and made no
attempt to rob them of their jewelry.
When the pair had reached the middle
of the car they became suddenly alarm
ed, and, pulling the bcll-rope, the four
robbers sprang off when the train
slackened its speed and disappeared in
the darkness. The train passed on,
and Conductor James Bogge reported
the affair to officials Of the road from
the next telegraph-station.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-03
Washington Notes.

by tBfhpl tho DSf~l
WASHINGTON, September Item
eral Newton, chief of engineers, United
Ststes army, estimates that an apPro-
priation of about $4,000, 900 or s20,-
900. coo will be required to continue
the work Of the river and harbor i'm
proyements during the next fiscal year:
The Secretary Of State has received
n telegram from Consul-General Wood,
at Rome, reporting that there has been
four deaths from choleraat place nine
miles from Naples, and five at Treyis,
about fifty miles north Of Naples.
The total collections of internal reye-
nue. during July last were sS,S32,3l4,
or s5Sl.2l4 less than for the same
neriod of 1884. There was decrease
OF ss93. G55 in collections for SPIRITS
snd decrease Of sl0,479 from mlscel-
lsneous sources. There was an ln-
crease Of sl34,4ls ON collections tor
tobacco. and an increase OF slSo,ooi on
fermented liquors.
Commissioner Atkins, Of the Indian
Bureau. has received advices frcm
The Southern Ute agency, in Colorado,
.contradictipg the published statements
that the Indians have assumed a hostile
attitude. Everything is quiet at the
acency. and no trouble is apprehended,,
The Indian Bureau has been INFORMED
by General Crook that the hostile
Attaches are now in Mexico, about two
hundred miles south Of the boundary
line. and arc still moving southwark
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-03

in the county ofInvefness, on the island
Of SKYE. There were 1870 delegates
from ali parts Of Scotland present. Mr..
McGregor, OF Chicago, was also in at
tendance. A number Of fervid ora
tons were delivered, some of them in
Gaelic. The speakers advocated more
generous terms by which farmers could
purchase their holdings, and denounced
landlords for their alleged tyranny.
They advised tenants to stand tTm in
their demands and to refuse the pay
ment Of rent unless concessions suita-
BILE to the depression in the sgriculta-
raj districts were made by the land
lords.
The outcome Of the conference to-
day was the formation Of an organiza-
ton for preventing evictious. Nc
Gregor, in his speech, promised the or
ganization the sympathy Of their Scot
fish American brethren. which, he said.
would take the form Of subscription
TO fund to enable them to carry out
the objects Of the meeting.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-03
The Circuiasiou OF silver Csin.

by Telegraph 10 the Dlspatcn'I
WASHINGTON, ID. c., September ..
Treasurer Jordan said to-day that the
policy adopted by the Treasury De-
partment TO secure better circulation of
silver coin is meeting with gratifying
success. During the month of August
lust ended there was paid out from the
different sub-treasuries sl,677. 444 in
standard dollars and 81, 495,902 in
fractional silver coin, which amounts
were largely in excess of the issue Of
silver during the corresponding month
last year. Jordan says the withdrawal
of one and two-dollar notes from cir
culation was made necessary by the
rapid accumulation of silver in the
sub-treasuries. IL was expected IN
this way to create demand for silver
coin. That the plan was successful is
shown by the large output OF silver
during the past month. So far no for
NAL complaints or protests against the
withdrawal of one and two-dollar notes
have been made. Applications have,
however, been received for large guam
titles of small notes. In each case the
answer has simply been made that the
issue Of these notes has been suspended
for the present. The Treasury officials
express themselves as much encouraged
by the present state Of the finances,
and predict an improvement in the gene
raj business Of the country.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-03
SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT.
seven Lives Lest By the Upsetting OF Boat.

seven Lives Lest By the Upsetting or Boat.
[By telegraph to the Dispatch.l
OSHKOSH, WIS.,, September AT
the St. Paul railroad bridge across the
river here at 6o'clock this morning, the
draw being open, eleven persons-nine
girls and two men-nearly all Of them
employees in the Diamond Match Works,
attempted to cross the open channel in
boat. They were caught in the swell
of tug which had passed through just
previously, and their boat was upset.
Only five Of them were rescued. Their
ages ranged from twelve to twenty
years. The bodies OF those drowned
have all been recovered.
The girls drowned were Of poor Ger
man families, employed in a match
factory, and all had their dinner-pails.
Ii has been the custom for the bridge
tender TO row the working girls across
the width of the bridge draw to save
them from going across the regular City
bridge. Berry, one ofthe men drowned,
was the night bridge-tender, and was
rowing the boat. AS soon as the boat
began rocking in the swell left by a
passing tug the girls became frightened,
and stood up and chung to one another,
which upset the boat only few feet
from the end Of the draw. Persons on
the draw were able to reach two girls, and
saved them. A man jumped in from the
bridge and saved two more, and one
man swan to the pier Of the bridge.
Meantime the shrieks Of the girls in
the water were piercing, while they chung
TO Berry and pulled him down to a
watery grave with them. 1t all hap
pened so quickly that help with boats
was impossible. The news spread
rapidly, and fully five thousand people
gathered at the scene. Graphing was
commenced and one after another of the
bodies was pulled out and laid on the
bridge, surrounded by weeping and
wailing relatives. 1t was charged that
the day bridge-tender kept the draw
open on purpose to collect pittance
for ferryiDg passengers across, and
threats of lynching him became so fire.
ouent that he kept concealed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-03
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH,
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, September 2.-Cotton firm
sales, go bales; uplands. lOlSc.; Orleans,
IOAc.; net consolidated receipts. 5,704
bales exports-to Great Britain. 2.499
bales: TO the Continent, / 100 bales. South
ern -four steady. Wheat-Spot up kalc.:
ungraded red. e3a92lzc.: No. red. 9lAa
92Lc., in elevator; September. 9iHa92ssc.
ungTaded, 56s52c. No. q. 501c., in eleva-
tor: September. 504a5ic. Oats gale,
higher; No. 2. soc. Hops quiet and un-
changed. Cohee-Spot fair; Rio firm at
50 50ass.75 No; 2 Rio. spot, 1920; Sep
moderate demand: fair TO good refining,
5IaSHc.: renned steady Molasses quiet
and nominal. Rice steady. Cotton-seed
oil, 32s35c. Tor crude. 37a35c. for refined.
Rosln steady. Turpentine weaker ut 34xc.
Hides quiet and firm. Wool steady. Pork
qulet and rather weak; mess. sl0asl0.50
for insrecfed. Midoles dull long clear, Sc.
Land a trifle lower and dull; western steam.
SPOT. $685.. freighis firm.
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE. September 2.--Flour steady;
Howard Street and western superfine,
s3asS.4o; extra, ss.Soast;lo; tasmiiy:
extra, ss.5oss3.75 Rio brands. $3.50.
Wbeat-southern higher; western steady
ard dull southern red, o0seic.. amber
94a9ec.: No. I Maryland. 9l1la93c. No.
western winter red. spot. s6Hae7lzc.
lower and dull; southern white. 5Oa5ic.;
yellow. 52a53c. Oats steady and firm
southern, 29a34c.; western white, 5OaS2c.;
mixed. 2sa2ec.; Pennsylvania. 2eaStc.
meats-shoulder and clear rib sides. pack
ed, 81 and exc. Bacon-Sh0ulders, SIC. !;
clear-rib sides. 7lxc. Hams, 1870. Lard
Refined, 7Ac. Coffee nominaliy steady; Rio
cargoss, ordinary 10 fair. 7zasskc. Sugar
firm: "A" SOFT, SIC. Whiskey dull At
1ae Eralghfs mammal
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, September E.-Flour I'M
changed. Wheat firmer; No. 2 red, ssa90c.
Corn dull and lower: No. 2 mixed, 45tc.
oats firm: No. 2 mixed. 26a26llc. Pork
cull at $3.50. Lard In good demand al
S6.l5. Bulk meats in fair demand: shout
ders. s3 rs; short rib, $3.50. Bacon steady;
shoulders. 1928; short rib. $3.50; clear
s67s. whiskey nominal at sl.oo.. Sugar
firm and unchanged. Hogs quiet ard weak
common and light. s3.70as4.85: packing
ard butchers s&.l5as4.7s.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUIS VILE. September 2.-Grain steady
Wheat-N No. red. see. Corn-No. 2 white
47c. oats-New No. 2 naked. z6c. Provi
sions steady.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, September 2.-Yiour un
changed. Wheat closed kakc. higher: Nc
soc. Corn weak and aIow; No. : miass
cash. 40a4lc.i september. se5zas9ac. Dat
| steady and slow; No. mixed. cash. IS
! 2SLc.; September. 22Sc. whiskey stead
at tl.os- Provisions tfrm: good Job trade
Pork, e0.76aS0.s0. lard, S6.16. Bulk
meats--Iong clear. $50; short rib, $500
clear, 90 10. Bacon-Lons clear. ?osls
se.25; short nib. ee.4Sase.So; clear, te.cS
1918. Hams. l0a12c.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, September 2.--Flouy unchanged
Wheat eloeed 10, higher and nrIner: Ser
TENDER, 7S3la80kc. 0ct0ber, e1ha02kc.
November, oS5<ae4l.c. No. . rod. asa,
| Corn weak: closed xAtc. lower; casl
1sSc. esgssmbsr: tsSets3fe:; o ose q
] closed : shsda RxsE; eai6' aA<e.; M