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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-05
Levee Meeting.


ALEx'A, La, J
Aug. l, 1885. !
Pursuant to call of the Mayor,
Dir. Thomas Crawley, mass meet
ing of the citizens of Alexandria
and vicinity Was held in the CITY
Hall at IL O'Clock.
The meeting was organized with
Mr. Thomas Crawley as chairman,
and Mr.. a. B. RACIAL, secretary.
The chairman stated the object
OF the meeting, viz: to raise funds
and perfect arrangements for the
building of a levee at this point.
After a thorough discussion of the
questions before the meeting, the
following resolution was offered
and adopted:
resolved, That the chairman an.
point a committee of twelve citi-
zens, to whom the whole subject
matter of raising funds necessary to
aid the State in building the levee
on Second street in such a way that
it can be used by the public as a
street, and to report to the CITY
Council tue most feasible and prac-
teal way Of raising the necessary
funds.
Resolved further, That the May
or shall be ox-officio chairman of
said committee.
The following gentlemen were
appointed: James G.. White, Der
nard Mayer, Henry Gossens, Simon
Cullen, VIM. Rexer, Jacob Geiger,
e. j. Sullivan, Mires Rosenthal,
James S. Brady, Bertrand We'll,
John G. Rogers, DR.. J. S. Fish.
On motion the meeting adjourn
ed sine die.
THOS. CRAWLEY,
A. b., RACIAL, Chairman.
Secretary.
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Notice..

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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-05

The levee to be built up Sec
ond street is to be no little affair of
its kind, but one of substantial
make and Of an everlasting charac
ter. Do not argue that the cheap
est is the best--such is bnt hum
drum argument and but emanates
from the head of some poor indi-
vldua' who, perhaps, is not respon-
sble for his own assertions. If
you build a levee, bnild one that
viii stand, and not he washed away
By the first rain that comes along.
Whatever is worth doing at ALL, is
worth doing welt"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-05
SHERIFF'S SALE.

hrs. N. J. Terada.
Twelfth Judicial District Court.
Rapides Parish, La.
By virtue of a writ of fieri facias
issued out of the above named
Court in the above entitled and
numbered suit and to me directed.
| have seized and will offer for sale
at public auction. at the front of
the Court House door, in the Town
OF Alexandria, La, between the
hours prescribed by law, on
Saturday, the 9th day Of Septem-
Der, a. D. 1885,
A certain tract, piece or parcel of
land, situated, lying and being in
the Parish of Rapides, State of
Louisiana, together with all the
buildings and improvements there
on, and being described as follows:
Start at the mouth of the land
which divides the property of this
mortgagor from the plantation for
merly belonging to G.. NJ. Long,
thence up the front line fence of the
property on Bayou Rapides of this
mortgagor, such distance and to
such a point ON the said front fence
line as where a line is extend
ed from it parallel to said lane.
the area enclosed of open cul,
waited and fenced land shall be
hfty acres and thence both of par
allel lines shall be extended until
they reach Bayou Beouf, and shall
include all the other open land i'm.
proved and wood land in the rear
of the aforesaid fifty acres Of open
fenced land, that may be included
between the said parallel lines the
front line and the Bayou BeouF,
provided that if the said front line
4unniug from the mouth of lane ND
the sad Bayou Rapldes is found to
include the dwelling house on
said plantation, then the upper line
above described shall be run as
earlyTparallel to the said lane as
may be possible to exclude the said
dwelling house and its appurtenan- :
ces, until the rear of dwelling house
and appurtenances is passed thence
to run parallel to said lane to Ba-
you Beouff as aforesaid. The above
described land is to be so acres Of
the open fenced land and all the
land lying back of it to the Bayou
Beouf, with the exclusion Of the
dwelling house and its appurte-
nances.
Terms Cash, subject to ap-
praisement. d. C. PAUL.
Ang. l, 1SS5-tds. Sheriff.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-05

For everything needed in the
house furnishing line, call on Mil
Ter, Brady & Co., who will sell you
these goods at astonishingly low
figures, You will be we'll repaid
for your visit.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-05

THE Eagle Drug Store is al
ways ahead. If you wish to get
Landreth's fresh Turnip Seeds,
why 60 there at once. They are
selling cheap.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-05

-PRICKLY Ash Bitters is not an
Intoxicating beverage, but pleas
ant, mild laxative and efficient
Tonic, acting directly on the Liv-
er, Kidney, Stomach and Bowels.
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Letter from District Attorney Toler
On the Crew Lake Murder,
RAYvILLE. La, J
Aug. 1, 'S5. {
Editor Louisiana Den0crot..

LEAR SIR am in the receipt
OF a copy of your valuable paper of
the 2eth Of July, in which | see that
you take notice Of an article going.
tie rounds through the press, both
In and out of the State, that had
its origin, l think, in the Vicksbure
C0nmeycial:Hcrala about the goth
OF July, that gave as its author
MIR. James l.. Riley, of New Or
leans, and Mr.. Frank Fisher. of
V1cksbnrg, in which the employees
OF the lessees of our State peniten.
tiary are charged with the murder
by the lash of Philip Riley, a bro
ther Of james L. Riley. Philip
Riley was convicted in New Or
leans for larceny and not in Rich
land Parish.
AS soon as the article appeared
in the Commercial Herald, ! had a
consultation with Mr.. Lem Scott,
our sheriff, and devised means to
procure evidence in the case; also
had an interview with the Hon. R.
z. Williams, the District Judge, on
the subject, both of which matters
were several days before I received
any communication on the subject
from the Governor. The convict
camps in this Parish at that time
were on Crew Lake, at an isolated
place not nearer than half a mile
to the nearest citizen settlement.
and no road passing in mile of
the camp, except the railroad. On
or about the 26th of July Mr.. Scott
had not been able to procure any
information Oh the subject. On
the 9th l wrote Mr.. Fisher, also
Mr.. James L. Riley, requesting
them to furnish me at once the
source Of their information from
which they hypothecated the asser-
tons contained in the ar
ticles referred to, a list of the names
OF the witnesses, with specifca
ton OF time, place, and dates
There has been plenty of time at
this writing for me to have heard
from both, and I have not had
word, and l am awaiting and
looking for an answer.
A regular jury term of District
Court meets in this judicial district
in West Carroll Parish, Monday
4th inst. Court will last two weeks
at which Judge W and N.Y.
self are compelled to be present.
On the LIST Monday in September,
the regular jury term of court be-
gins in this Parish, consequently
there will be but two weeks be-
tween the two courts in this district.
A convict is an incompetent wit
ness-any person present, aiding or
abetting is an accomplice and can
cot be forced to testify.
| have INVITED Mr.. Riley and Mr..
Fisher to come before our grand
ury on the LIST Tuesday in Septem-
Der and give it the benefit of their
Information. If any one can in
'orm me how to get evidence in the
case it will be thankfully received.
P. II. ToLER,
Dist. Atty 9th Judicial District.
The whiskey men are still
efforts to get an extension
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-05
Town and Parish News.

The Rod and Gun Club en-
loved a dinner ar the home of the
President, Mr.. Prescott, on yester-
day afternoon.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-05

DIR. Fish, so we are Informed,
ias taken ont license for his the
a'rcal hell in the Exchange Hotel
building. He intends fixing up
luis coy little Opera house in the
latest style very shortly, and will
nave chairs elevated gradually
a'0se each other to take the place
Of the old hard benches now used
10Y seating purposes. The stage and
%eaery are also to be renovated,
aau When completed will be first
'''SS In every respect. The Doc
VI las also written to nunber of
as managers of the best troupes in
'ae North, and expects to have
@sin visit Alexandria the coming
winter. No doubt the Doctor has
@AVn move in the right direction,
.aS which we hope will meet with
success.
by all means let the planters
y Day0us Robert and BouetF, who
'as Inundated and damaged to
,. s.sa' extent by the high water of
'0' contribute literally by dona-
:, W. 70 the building of a levee which
people CT Alexandra, assisted
7 I! The State, propose building very
,p'''iy. The levees below here
.''s all been rebuilt and strength
j w 50 there is now no chance of
.ef breaking again. If the
s,sa.. flses high, which is now an
NAY. M! year occurrence, we of Alex
H. "a. and those adjacent to us,
a. a .s not above high water, are
l.s i y 'ae sole aud only sufferers.
W. y VINO will then come to us in
MAJ, s Of want and suffering !?
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-05

MEN Of Alexandra, and you
of that portion of the Parish which
will be inundated if the levee gives
way at this point, think and ponder
we'll before you refuse to contribute
towards building a good levee at
this point. Think of your wives,
your children and your homes J.
IT'S no nice thing to be surrounded
on every side by water at perhaps
a season of the year when it is cold
and disagreeable-and this is the
season when the water is hihhest.
So think we'll DER what we have
written and contribute your mite to
the building of a levee which when
finished will stand like the rocks of
Gibraltar, and be able to repel the
current and waves if they come
thousand times heavier.
Our young friend, Gus. Gehr,
will shortly be able to attend to
the wants of the public, and his
friends in particular. He is going
to manage grocery business for
Mr.. G. Leon Dessens, to be opened
on the corner of Front and DeSoto
streets. Mr.. Gehr will leave for
New Orleans in few days to pur-
chase his stock, and will be ready
for business on or about the 2sth. |
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-05

For the information of our
readers we publish the following,
handed US by Mr.. D. II. Stafford,
Deputy Assessor of the Parish.
The figures given are, correct, be-
ing taken direct from, the assess
ment rolls of the Parish, lately fin
ished by that gentleman and Mr..
Edemond NJ. Wells
Total assessment. 900. s2,514,5s6
Value of lands in Parish l.14O. 469
Value of live stock. 80. 1863, $40
Value of merchandise. 22,SO5
Value household goods,
jewelry, etc. ........ 1,465
Cash value of other pro-
perty, such as rail-
roads, sugar houses,
gins, etc.,.... 4s4,e75
LAND.
Number of acres of land
in Parish. 36s,O11
Uncultivated ....... 336,O97
Cultivated. 1850. 80. 1924
In cane. ............. 1858
In COTTON. Is, 1861
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-05

The whiskey men are still
making efforts to get an extension
of the bonded period for their whis-
key for seven months more. The
extension of seven months already
secured was under the conditions
that they export at the end of that
period and give bonds to show that
the whiskey was landed in some
foreign port. 1t is said that ifthey
fail to get the extension they now
want it is the intention of some of
them to try to make the govern
ment sue on these bonds, thus de-
laying the payment of the taxes
for year.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-06-17
Notice 10 Our Citizens.

WE the members OF the Board Of
w Health OF the Town Of Point Plea.
SAINT. West Virginia, having rade San.
itary examination and Inspection oi tbs
town find Il filthy and unhealthy condi.
ton Of our streets, alleys, stables, priv
ie8, cellars, ack.yar,ls, slaughter houses,
kC. Therefore, notice is hereby given
TINT all persons living within the iufis-
diction Of this town, either owners, ren.
ters, or guardians ui property, must
within the next ten days, cleanse. puri-
~, disinifcl and remove all garbage,
ilItl,, and impurities Of every nature
nom their premises, aud this shall ia-
clndaall stables, ponds, cellars. privics,
CATERS, streets, pig pens, DC. This no.
tee j. positive AMI tinal, aud will DO On.
forced under the law without respect 10
persons It's Tor the health Of our ciii.
zciIs, and any one violating or refusing
10 comply with Tie requirements Of this
notice shall be amenablC 10 the law.
W. 5, HOY. N. D.,
l.. f. CAMPBELL, NJ. D.,
J. j. BRIGHT,
junelO-5w. Bard Of Health.
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West Virginia.
New Orleans .I,incs.pemocrnt

lNeW orleans IlmeS'DemOcrut.
Among the lessons Of tho Expos
ition none has been made palmer
to the country than that which
teaches the ability of the New
South 10 produceeyorything grown
or made anywhere on the CONT.
nent, not to mention a number Of
resources and productions confined
TO this section alone. Evidences
multiply continually that the
South is becoming rapidly able tn
compete successfully with the East
and North in all lines of productive
industry, Tennessee and Alabama
not only compete with the older
iron sections, but themselves defy
competition and sell their pig iron
probably in Eastern markets at
prices that would mean a serions
loss to local producers. Time was
when Pennsylvania dominated the
iron trade of the country, but that
time is past, and the keystone
State is, also no longer the nnchal.
leOged anlocrat "King Coal!o Pitts.
burgh still supplies an immense
amount Of the fuel used in the
Mississippi Valley, though not as
much as before tho Alabama aud
Tennessee mines were opened
Great fleets Of barge4 aoal 10 pro.
oession down tie Ohio. and then
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nNeA1 MoEtcas.
TRUSTEES SALE
OF 76 Acres Of Land In Mercers
BOttOm.

AWNNWAAAN
by VIRTUE Of a deed Of trust exccu.
ID ted TO ne as Trustee, by Charles y.
Lng and Miranda a. Long, his wife, OIL
the 10Th day Of January, 1860 and te.
corded In Trust Deed Book No. !, pages
1853, &C., to secure TO Eliza J. Patterson
the payment u seven prOmiss0Iy notes
therein mentioned, aud being rcmircl
by lhe creditor secured by said deed of
trust, after default has been made II,
the payment Of apart thereof, viz: five
OF said notes for $40 each and the in.
tercst on 500 from date Of notes, shall,
at the front door oi tho Court House ot
Mason county, West Virginia, on Hnta
urday, the eth day Of june,
1855, ut II O'Clock a. m, sell ut public
auction 10 the highest bidder, the prop.
etty So! fnrth ami described IN said decd
Of trust, or so much thereof rs may be
necessary TO pay the debt, being 10 arrs
aud us poles, situate and lying in tlio
district u Clendinen, county OF Mason
and State OF West Virginia, subject. how.
ever, 10 the dover interest in said zeal
estate Of the mother Of said Charles Il,
Long
Ters9 Of Sdie:-One.third Of The pun.
chase money cash in hand; onc.thinl
thereof With interest, IN one year, and
the residue thereof with interest, h two
years nom tile day Of sale, taking irom
thcpurchnser his notes with good serur.
iiyi Tor the deferred payments, and ~.
tanning the legal title as farther sccuri
ity, q. ?, SIMPSON,
June3wil Trusteg.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-06-17

This section of the State has re.
Gently been flooded with an editions
ofapaperpublished at Charlestown,
called the Democrat, which is fill.
ed with vile abuse Of Senator Cam.
den, The authorship of these cdi.
torials is very properly, no doubt,
charged to j. NJ, Mason familiarity
known to West Virgiuians as
"Buttermilk." 1t is the abuse and
i'll will of such people that makes
Mr., Camden strong with the peo.
plb, for it is a truth well known
that whoever Mason favos is a
proper subject Of suspicion, aud
the surest way to success is to have
him and his syndicate open their
bst+elies Of TRADE Rurlers5ug
Sentinel
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Worth More linn LnMrers,

The Furniture Factory at Point
Pleasant is reported to be in a
promising condition. II employs
about one hundred men, This is
the thing We need, More industry
and less politics; more money and
less misery; warmer welcome to
capital and less s&inning when 1t
gets here; more sense. in present.
ing the natural advantages Of the
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-06-17

The Wheeling NersLettcr tells
good story on Judge Green, of the
Supreme Court Of Appeals, who is
proyerbially abseutminded. On
Friday evening last he went into
his private room in the court house,
and utterly obliyious to the passage
Of time, remained there until after
the regular hour for closing the
building, and was locked in.
When he attempted TO leave he dis.
covered his prcdicamenl and com
menced vigorous onslaught Gp.
on the main door, attended by cries
for assi.tance. How long this was
kept up is not known, but the at
tention of Geo, B. Caldwell, Esq,
was attracted while passing the
building near midnight, The
Judge explained his case" salts
factorily, and Mr.. Caldwell called
at Judge Boyd's residence, secured
the key, and released the prisoner.
Whether this incident will have
the effect of curing Judge Green of
his Observation-Disclosures, is not stat
ed
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-06-17
The RnIllnrn Sllnnt.
Charlcstown Free Press.

Charlestown Free Press.
The balance sheet of the Tfeasu.
rer called for an amount of funds
in the vaults, and because ii was
all lhere-even To the two cents
whose finding added flavor to sur.
prise-the Republicans stand on
tip toe TO crow about ii. But they
are rather shy Of remark about, for
instance, the expenditure Of $780,.
900 to repair Mohican,-a vessel,
the like Of which can be built, nut
aud out. for 1888, 600. We hope this
is the last of the Mohicans.
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DougIass al Church.
Washlngton Rxchange.

Washington Exchange.
Three weeks ago Fred.D Douglass
appeared, with his white wife, il a
pew near that occupied BY the
Presidents family. His presence
caused a sensation, not 50 much
from his color as on account Of the
prejudice against his marriage.
On the following Sunday Mr..
Douglass and his wife were again
present., but the-eoagresatiou was
unusually thin. Absenteeism may
be the method adopted to express
dissatisfaction with the incident OF
the previous Sabbath. The next
Sunday the attendance vas still
more limited than on the last ncca
sion. The attractive power Of the
President does not seem to be as
strong in church politics as the
prejudice against miscegenation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-06-17
THINK You.


NVINWV I1ITIVTI TI9V'
Not from any lack Of respect but
purely from oversight we failed at
the proper time to congratulate
those two excellent newspapers, the
Huntington Republican and Point
Pleasant Register upon the success
ful completion Of volumes four and
twenty-four, respectively, We take
this occasion to say that each Of
them are orediIaLle journals aud
bid fair to enjoy long life.
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They Arc, For a Fact.
State Journal.

State journal.
One day the news from Washing.
ton is to the effect that Grover is
standing firm as a rock and is
opposed to u 'clean sweep" The
next day we read Of several hund
red appointments being made and
that more are coming And 50 it
goes. We rather incline to the OPP.
inion that Republicans will BE- as
scarce as hens teeth, in the Offices
that can be reached, by the time
Grover has been three years in of.
lice. So it don't matter much what
the correspondents say. The chan.
ges are being made With lightning
Iapidity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-06-17

Henry c. Urner, Of Cincinnati,
former President Of the Chamber
Of Commerce, has been appoint
cd United States Marshal for the
Southern Ohio District in place Of
the notorious Lot Wright. We are
rejoicGd to SEQ the Cuss removed,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-06-17

county and les blowing abo6t ID.
sautages which do not exist; more
public spirit aud less ialk. The
fntniiltsiacto Il w1rth more 10
the Point than all Of It's stOres aud
hotels, It's lawyers and doctors cpin.
bined. Itgiyes work 70 one huud
led men aud d living 10 their fami
lies il creates value ont Of raw
material, ships products away and
brings back somebody's else money.
This il what is wanting, aud lots
Of IL
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VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.

A FARM Of 20f acres situated in
II Robinson District, Mason County,
West Virginia, four miles from Point
Pleasant, on Lct2ri road, and known as
the KiDcade farm This farm Is we'll
improved and well waterel two houses;
good barn; two orchards; all necessary
)ut-buildings VIII be sold on easy
terms. For further information apply
to RIO. & n. I. KINCADE. Ag'is.
mchll-9ms Point Pleasant, W. Va
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Tile RIgIll gIuII.
WetneI Democrat.

WeHtI UeWOcTnI,
The appointment of Hon. Sep.
Hall as one of the Deputy Collect.
ors-proves that Collector McGraw
knows who his friends are and
don't forget them. The Office for
this sub district will be in New
Martinsyille.
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NOVICE.
Board Of Commissioner,

County Of Mason. !
DY order Of the Board Of Commission.
ID ers Of Mason County. II appearing
70 the said Board that the Legislature Of
West Virginia at its last session passed
on act requiring kccpor8 OF Rowling A..
leys, Billiard Tables, Shooting Galleries,
&c, or selling at retail, tobacco, snuff or
cigars, to procure q State license there.
for II isoulered, that all persons euSa.
ged in carrying on any Ui tho business
above mentioned, do appear before the
Board Of Commissioners Of Mason coun.
~ on the lirst Monday in july. 1885, and
procure the license required hy law.
J. Z. H. B. SMITH, Clerk.
june l0-Sw.
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Not Disappointed.

Marietta Times.
We had the pleasure last week OIL
seeing President Cleveland for the
tirst time, and Of taking him by
the hand. We were not di+appoin,
ted in him. We found him jus!
such a man az we expected to SEQ.
He was plain in appearance, cord.
ial in manner aud frank in the OK.
preston Of his views. Heevident.
~ wants to make his administra,
tion thoroughly efficient, honest
and Democratic. He wants q bust,
ness administration, one in which
every man shall earn his salary he
receives.
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UAPITAn pRT1n s7s. nn0.


1861 Prizes amounting tO......s28j, 500
Application for rates to clubs should
be made only to to the office Of the Com.
pany in New Orleans.
For further information write clearly,
giving full address. POSTAL
NOTES, Express Money Orders, or
New York Exchange in ordinary let.
ter. Currency By Express tall sums Of
81 and upwards at our expense) adj.
dressed
NJ. 4. DAUPHIN,
or VI. A. DAUPHIN.
Bo1 Seventh ST., Washington, ID. g.
Make no. Money Orders payable and
address Registered Letters 10
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK.
july lew. ''''-''