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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-10-28

AS Viz A1VSt AASSA$osANS3 AAAAN& VA ~ |
;ommotion. 1t was a scene, the !
ike of which l never saw during
he war.
On May 18th the army reached
Ia name without
! place"-on the Atehafalaya river,
md here two incidents occurred,
,ne extremely ludicrous, tue other
Of the greatest importance to the
whole army. The camps were
hardly laid out and the arms stack
ed in front of them, before hun
dreds of soldiers rushed to the riv-
er, anxious to wash off the dirt of
the march and obtain some relief
from the oppressive heat. In five
minutes the river seemed filled with
naked swimmers, disporting them
selves in the water, diving, spatter-
ing and laughing. Half dozen
muskets were SUDDENLY discharged
from the opposite bank, where a
few of the enemy's scouts or pick
cts were hiddsn behind the bushes.
The scene that ensued was simply
indescribable. None of the bath
ers stayed upon the order of their
going, they went at once. Scram-
bling to the shore they gathered up
their clothing, and not caring to
wait just there to put it on, they
came trooping back to camp in ma
lures simple uniform. 1t was a
very bad and very ridiculous scare;
but the fugitives did not succeed in
creating a panic. Several regi-
ments formed line and took arms
upon hearing the alarm ; but it was
soon discovered that there was
nothing serious happening and nu-
merous picket that was sent across
the river in boats found that the en-
envy had fed.
The bridge of boats which was
established across the river at this
point, a width Of at least 500 yards,
for the passage Of the army and its
material, was, as General Banks
says in his report, "an entirely nov.
el structure, no bridge of such mag.
nitude having been constructed Of
similar materials" 1t was made
by anchoring steamers lengthwise
in the river, side by side, till the
whole width of the stream was fill.
ed, and OVERLAPPING their decks with
planks and timbers until an even
and secure roadway was formed
All Of the trains and most of the
troops crossed on this bridge, some
of the regiments being ferried Over
on spare boats. The entire transi,
occupied more than twenty-foul
hours. The commander of the
Confederate army opposing us thu:
refers to this movement: "The fol
lowing day, May 10, 1864, the en-
envy crossed the Atehafalaya aut
was beyond our reach. Here, a
tue place where it had opened NOR,
than two months before, the cam
paign closed"
JOB Printing neatly executed
at this Office. Give us trial
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-10-28
THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION.

tributes the following incidests of
the disastrous Red River expedition,
which is here reprinted from the
Philadelphia Times:
The streets of Alexandra were
Uttered with cotton; great stacks
of bales were on the river bank
hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of this property lay ready for
the destruction that was soon to
overtake it. Before we had been
in camp twenty-four hours, every
man in the army knew or might
have known the gravity of our sit
uation. Rapids extend consider
able distance in the river above the
town. Ordinarily at this season
the water is deep enough for the
passage Of steamers; now it had
fallen, and Admiral Porter's great
fleet of iron and tinclads, which had
co-operated with the army, was
caught above the rapids and lay
helpless. There was not depth of
water sufficient to float down the
lightest-draughted of them. 1t
seemed more than probable that
the miseries of this campaign We're
to be crowned by the capture or de-
struction of this entire fotilla. ]
walked up the river that night and
surveyed the scene with curious
eyes. Besides the gunboats, seve-
raj steamboats, of the quartermas-
ter's department lay there. They
had assembled the river some dis
lance to carry up supplies for the
army and had been roughly dealt
with by the partisan forces along
the banks. | saw smoke stacks
riddled with bullet holes and marks
of cannon shot in their bulls, while
two of the largest were hopelessly
aground on the shallow, and, in
fact, remained there after the fleet
had been brought off. Meanwhile
our cavalry brought in the intelli-
gence that considerable bodies of
Confederate troops had passed
around the town and were getting
into position near Marksville to dis
pute our retreat. Some fears also
seemed to be entertained of an at
tack upon our army in this position;
certainly | remember one hot April
day when my regiment marched
some distance below the town,
stacked arms and toiled all day in
the construction Of defensive works
In the interval that was employ
ed in the work of releasing the fleet
from its hazardous position, the ar
my had a good opportunity to wash
off the dirt and CRIME of the cam
paign-though all that could hard
ly make the river dirticr than it
was-to get much needed issue Of
shoes and clothing, and to enjoy
such refreshment as could be OBJ
TONED from suffers in and about
Alexandria.
So often and so well has the IA
nous cred River Dam" been des-
cribed that I will not lengthen this
article by repeating any of its ia
miliar details. Yankee ingenuity and
muscle were never more triumphant.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-10-28
l met the girl Of the
And gently took her @
l thought I'd pop the T?
But / didn't have the S&
st. Joseph Gazette.

"A SLIGHT earthquake shock
was felt at Macon, Ca, on Sunday
evening, the 18th, which lasted ten
minutes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-10-28
The French are at present

The French are at present
meeting with some serious reverses
in their foreign wars. In NADIA
gascar the Hoovas have adminis-
tered a drubbing to them, while in
China the Black Flags are mani
Testing an unexpected strength
Cholera has swept away three thou
sand French soldiers in Tonquin
during the past summer, and rein
forcements sent thither are only suf-
fcient to make good the losses by
disease.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-10-28
"A SMOOTH complexion can be

"A SMOOTH complexion can be
Lad by every lady who will use
Parker's Tonic. For promptly reg
ulating the liver and kidneys and
purifying the blood, there is moth
ing like it, and this is the reason
why it so quickly removes pimples
and gives a rosy bloom to the
cheeks.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-10-28

-RoBT. Bonner is over sixty
years old, and is said to be worth
100000. He began as penni-
less typesetter. He was the pio-
neer of large advertising, often pay
ing out $4,000 a year, and s27,-
900 in a single week. His paper,
the Ledger, has been the agency of
his wealth. Next to his paper his
passion is for fine trotting horses.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-10-28

JOB Printing neatly executed
at this Office. Give us a trial.
New Orleans prices duplicated and
satisfaction guaranteed.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-10-28

their great shells into the woods on
the opposite side.
They were a little annoyed by
either masked batteries or concealed
sharpshooters; proceeding in a sin
gle line they could send such a
storm of missiles Unto the woods
that no enemy could stand before
it. At the close of the second days
march we were encamped near the
spot where the i'll fated Warner
and her escorts had been taken.
Their burned and blackened wrecks
were visited by some Of the SOL
diers; but more exasperating sight
perhaps, than this was that of our
mail bags ripped open and their
precious contents, the results of
hours Of labor, scattered over the
ground.
Bushels of letters lay all around,
riaed, of course, of whatever they
had contained Of value, and not a
few Of orr men succeeded in re-
claiming their own missives. But
in many cases letters of the most
tender description to far-off North
ern sweethearts were passed about
by mischievons hands, read and
freely commented upon, thus rails
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13
THE INTEREST-RATE

The True american, very properly,
urges Trenton city bonds at per cent.
as "safe and profitable investment" In.
consistently, thought, it opposes reduc-
tion to per cent. of the rate fixed by
law for private citizens. Clinton Demo-
crdt
The difficulty with five per cent. law
is that it would apply with full force to
banks, which would have been compelled
to lend money for short periods and upon
personal security for that rate. A city
bond costs nothing to hold or take care
of, and with assured interest for long
term, and the principal at the end, is an
entirely different investment from a
thirty-day note. Tho inconsistency to
which our contemporary refers is there
fore more apparent than real.-Irue
american.
And 5-per-cent. interest also makes an
entirely different investment from per
cent. Even if banks and their good were
the only thing the State has to consider,
the give per cent law" which is wanted
by business generally and by the mass of
the people would leave to the banks a
rate of interest one-fourth higher than
The True American thinks it proper
that its own city should pay.
But the difficulty with our able cotem-
porary and all Others who oppose the
Five Per Cent. measure, it seems to us,
is that they can see no further than the
banks. By far the most money is loaned
on real estate security and on long time
and we claim that much more would be
thus used, and it would be kept for Ion
ger terms, il the rate was such that the
interest-payer could afford to build and
improve and let his debt lay And the
stock of most of the banks in the State il
largely held by farmers and real-estate
owners, and by business men who borrow.
The apprehended damage to the banks
from reasonable erest-reduction such
as the people want, is therefore more ap
parent than real. Clinton Democrat.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13
Van Horn Brothers.
May 9th. 1885.

May 9th. 1885.
Who is to Blame?
Lambertville merchants never have
had a satisfactory trade in fine Dress
Goods Novelties. Perhaps the trade
is thinking the same of us. Whose
fault? Not the merchant altogether.
We say both are to blame. Is there
any remedy for this? We think
there is. We've added and are now
keeping the Novelties, not all, but
enough to supply nine-tenths of the
trade, the other tenth and more, will
go to the city any how, and perhaps
once in awhile pay less ]; more on an
average, with expenses added =
Black Silks and Black Cashmeres
are an exception, they have always
done us justice. There is good rea-
son, they have done you justice.
We have replaced yard for yard, all
Silks not giving satisfaction. For
tunately IS years experience has CIV
en- us little trouble in this direction.
Reliable makes are our safeguard,
and they are yours too.
Times change, people change, our
stores have changed, goods have
changed, prices have changed, and
we've changed, older, all the better
for that, we trust. We told you of
our desirable Dress Goods, ranging
from 12l to % cts. Piece after
piece of our new 25 cent goods, have
gone out. Ladies are not all slow
to appreciate good value. We will
now mention some of our finer Dress
Good Novelties, ga Ladies Cloths,
all wool, desirable shades and finish,
80 cents. Myosotis, Satin Berbers,
Satin jacquard, Diavolos, ranging
from 70 cts. to 81. Best domestic
Ginghams, 8 and 10 cents ; Zephyr
Ginham, 129 to Is cents; Princess
Batiste, 16 cents; Sateens, Lawns,
White Goods and Embroideries.
Carpet trade is booming; never
such trade before with us. Do we
deserve it? There is no doubt about
it. Your patronage says so anyhow.
The secret is out. We started in
March with low prices and unlike
many others, have kept them low.
VAN Horn BROTHERS.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13

Surgical science has become decidedly
dramatic in some of it's operations The
human race seems TO be like so many
Swiss watches, and when one of them gets
out of order the surgeon simply lifts the
broken wheel out and puts in it's place
another wheel which he has taken from
another watch and then he winds it up,
and it goes about as well as ever. Annie
Finnell had the muscles of her forearm so
lacerated that they became deadened. The
surgeons of Bellevue removed the useless
members, then exsected-not from man,
but from the hind leg of dog-four inch
es of healthy muscle, which they grated
on as sailor splices rope. Miss Fen
nell will soon be able to use her forearm
again, but whether the dog will ever be
able to use his bind leg again is ques-
ton which the surgeons must answer
". Y. Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13
CLARK PERSON, Editor.
LAMBERTvILLE, N. ].
Wednesday, May Is, 1885.

The Newark News says that the gen.
eral delivery and stamp windows of the
Newark P. o. are closed at six o'clock,
P. NJ, and people who want to get their
mail or stamps after that hour, have to
wait until seven o'clock in the morning
In this town, although the Office is never
closed before half-past eight, and moi
often before S.45 P. NJ, some people are
not quite satisfied because it is not
kept open later still. Generally through
out the country, the hour for closing post
offices, is s P. NJ. This is also the prac-
tice in Trenton.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13
moi a single Gray Hair.

"You may laugh and think me vain
thing" writes Mrs. J. r. c., of San Fran.
cisco, to friend in this city, 'but have
not gray hair in my head, and yet (sad
to say am fifty and day. Recently
my hair was not only quite gray but quite
thin too. Parker's Hair Balsam-made
in New York, | think-did wonders for
me. Try it if you have occasion. 1t
really does what say, and restores the
color also" Not dye, not greasy, highly
perfumed. Only reliable soc. dressing.
April S.-4w
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13

The accounts of the hostilities in the
northwest are of course received through
sources which are not favorable to Rel,
and they certainly do not make out a very
promising case for General Middleton; in
fact, the admission that the recent en-
gagement was drawn battle may not I'M
reasonably be construed to mean that Reil
was more than match for the govern
ment troops. 1t cannot be doubted that
the failure to suppress this rebellion must
be having a bad effect on the Indians,
and therefore the trouble will probably
become more serious as the season adj
vances.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13

The Detroit Lancet describes the four
plans for reducing obesity: The eating OF
nothing containing starch, sugar, or fat,
called the Banting system the eating OF
fat, but not sugar or starch, called the
German Banting the wearing OF wool
and sleeping in flannel blankets, instead
of sheets, is the Munich system; not eat
ing and drinking at the same time, or,
rather, the allowing couple of hours to
intervene between eating and drinking,
the Schweninger system.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13
MARRIAGES.

oN--VANBUSK1RK-- In Lambertylle
April 10th, 1885, by Rev. j. A. Dilks, Mr. Charles
q. Wolyerton, OF Lambertyile, N J., to Miss
Maggie Vanbuskrk, Of Stroudsburg, Pa.
uLMER-PRUGH.-At the residence of the
brides parents May 2, by the Rev Carrot
WyckoG, Samuel Timer, of Milford and Annie
c. Prugh, of Annandale.
KERR-WALb DEN. May 6, 1885, at the Baptist
Church, in Frenchtown, by Rev. James Walden,
Harvey Kerr and Dora w. Walden.
Agar CURTIS.-In Mt. Pleasant, April 80. by
Rev. Horace D. sassaman. Mahlon Apgar, Of
Little York, and Aida Stryker, daughter OF
David Curtis.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13
Sunshine
the Soil.

After long aud dreary winter the light and
heat of the sun are pleasant and cheering They
coax back the birds and bring out the flowers.
They also introduce the malarial season. for
malaria is poisonous emanation which arises
from the soil under the influence of the heat OF
the sun, and in no other way. II neither be
seen by the eye nor detected by the sense OF
smell. While it chiefly turks In low and marshy
places II is not confined to them, but may exist
unsupported In higher spots and in cities. and
towns.
There is no source of disease so common and
difficult TO avoid. All intermittent aud remittent
levers and what is familiarity called Fever and
Ague are caused by IT, What suffering the VIC
Tins OF these complaints undergo cannot be told.
Malaria not only produces certain diseases, but IL
increases and aggravates all Others
We call your attention TO Deshler's Fever
and Ague Pills as a specific and cure for all
forms of malarial troubles. This remedy has a
record OF thirty years of great and signal success
Ii breaks up the feverish action and expels the
poison from the system.
Used as directed, Desher's Pills accomplish
what no other medicine does. We have abundant
proof of this from people the highest character
If you fear you have malaria, do not let it fasten
upon you.
Upon application we shall be glad to mail you
our new treatise on malaria" Sunshine on the
Soi.n
FRASER & LEE, 20 College Place,
May IS, 1ss5.-sw New York.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13

The following statistics are from calcu
lations made by Edward Atkinson as to
the capacity for production of one mar
working with machinery In prairie
farming one man and a pair of horses
have produced 100 tons of corn in a sea-
son; enough wheat to give a barrel OF
flour to each of 1000 men one shoemaker
can make enough shoes for 1000 men and
1000 women; the iron worker makes
enough iron for 500 people the factory
operative enough cloth for $50 people.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13

AS soon as they got into power the
Democrats ostentatiously began a careful
count of the money aud securities in the
National Treasury, with the avowed pur-
pose of proving true the charge they have
harped on for years, that the Republicans
were thieves and plunderers, who had
been fattening on the National Treasury
like swarm of insatiate locusts. Well,
the count is now finished, and the result
is the alleged discrepancy of just tsco cents
in three hundred millions of dollars.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13

The State House rebuilding Committee
met at Trenton on Tuesday and adopted
the plans submitted by architect Broome
of Jersey City. They provide for several
important alterations, aud group the
offices having more direct interest with
each other together. The Treasurer s
and Comptroller's Departments are to
face each other. The outlay, it is thought,
will not exceed fifty thousand dollars,
the amount appropriated.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13

CORRECT EVEN to CENT. Washing
ington, May 12.-The count of the moneys
and securities in the United States Trea-
sury has been completed. Everything was
found in a satisfactory condition, and the
reports of ex-Treasuror Wyman were
proved in every instance. Even the al
legged discrepancy of two cents reported
in the count of the cash room was shown,
on recount, to be incorrect Missing
pennies were subsequently found on the
floor, where they had dropped during the
progress of the count.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13

The attitude of Catholicism toward our
public schools-a problem Of grave con-
Germ at the present time-is to be dis
cussed from opposite premises in the
June number of the North american Re
gisp, by M. g. O'Byrne, of North Caro-
lima, against the Roman Catholic Church,
and Bishop Keane, of Virginia, in defence
of its policy.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13

AS the figures coming from the Bureau
of Statistics giving the relative wealth
and industries of the Northern and South
ern States, published last year, are regar-
ded by the Administration as having
proved something to the advantage of
the Republican parts, Mr.. Nimmo, the
Chief of the Bureau compiling them, has
been removed for offensive partisan.
ship" The department will be required
to grind out Democratic statistics here
after whether there is any basis for them
or not.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13
SAND! SAND!!

/ have large lot of good BAR SAND, and will
sell 1t lower than ever before.
-PRICES -
Two-horse load, rs cents.
One-horse load, 40 +"
Away on hand at the landing below the Della
ware bridge, Lambertyille.
May 6, 's5.-1y. JOHN BOWERS.
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DEATHS.

HUTTON.-In Lambertville May A, 1885, VIM
s. Hutton, aged Is years and months
NURTNEY.--ln Lambertvile April 20, 1885
Thomas Nurtney aged II years.
LIPPINCOTT.-In Milford, April 30, 1885, VIM
Lippincott aged 65 years.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13

General Grant and bis daughter, Mrs.
Sartoris, have both had the unusual
amusement of reading their own obitu-
aries
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Attention. HOuSekeeDerS !

am prepared to go out Nursing, TO do House
Work, Washing either at my home or at patrons
homes, and to do all other house work Apply to
Mrs. S. III. CONNER,
George street, near Church =.
Iambertville MAY 49, 1885 I'm
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13
by Authority
IN ORDINANCE

To repeal an ordinance entitled IAN Ordinance
to provide Tor licensing and regulating wholesale
June %, 1888
The Inhabitants of the City of Lamberty lille dc
ordan'
Section L. That the ordinance entitled Gan Or
dinance TO provide for licensing and regulating
wholesale liquor dealers in the city of Lambert
vile,n passed June %. 1883, he and the same Is
hereby repealed.
Section .. That this ordinance shall take effect
immediately after its publication according to
law,
Passed May g. 1885.
JAMES ii. CALLAN,
President of Common Council.
Attest:-GEo NJ. HoLcoMBF, ir City Clerk,
Approved May IL, 1885,
r MCDOWELL, Mayor.
May IS 's5.-Prs fee, 1928.