The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-22

hIEbpJtIlCh, Nlllltl utuTUcT.
THE next gubernatorial race in thi
State promises to be between Nichols an,
McEnery Washington Argus.
Race, did you say neighbour Why tina
will be no race at all-McEnery will have
u waik-over.
THE Chicago Mail says "Souther1
Democrats and Northern hogs must hav,
corn to keep them in condition" This il
very cruel way the Mail has of speaking
of its constituents, and is far from being
elegant.-[States.
STRANGE to say, none of the anti,
administration papers have come ont and
said that the State Administration was tc
blame for the burning of the j. NJ. White
Verify, these papers are growing more
liberal, and before election day rolls
round will come all right.
BY the burning of the magnificent
Mississippi steamboat j. NJ. White, which
steamer was totally destroyed by fire on
the eight of the 18th inst. % lives were
lost and 100000 worth of property des-
troyed. To read of the affair as published
i'll the city papers is heartrending indeed;
of the many river disasters that have hap
pened of late years, this is by far the
greatest.
TIE Masonic fraternity of Jersey City
is reported to be incenSed over the refusal
OF the pastor of Il Lutheran church in that
city to permit lodge to enter his church
ut the funeral of a deceasd member, un-
less the members would remove their re-
gala. The clergyman remained inexora-
BILE. despite the pleadings of friends of the
deceased, and the cortege left his church
and proceeded to another in the neigh
borhoOd, where the services were held.
-[Exchange.
THE French debt is the largest in the
world, amounting to over S. 800, O00, 900,
and instead of being lessened, it is being
added to every year by reason of deficits.
For 1887 the deficit is estimated at $40
OOO,OOO. In spite of the enormous and in
creasing debts, the French government
keeps i'll its pay more officials than any
other nation, and there are more officers
drawing salaries now than there were I'M
der the empire. The Republic is the most
reckless government that the country has
ever suffered from, and financial smash
up at an early date is inevitable. If
France does not hurry up her attack on
Germany, national bankruptcy will step
In and paralyze her.-[New Orleans
States.
CLAP TRAP.-The Alexandria Town Talk
and the New Orleans Mascot Eve dislike
to be forced to place our Alexandria con-
temporary in such disreputall' company
are the only newspapers within our OBJ
servation who censure Dr. Ford for kill
ing Kirkpatrick. There is deal of clap
trap in the argument of the first named
lap.r. The editor assumes that the wo-
man, if married and the mother of fami-
ly, must needs be in fault. That goes
without saying, but what about the out
rage to the husband Is his honor to be
ignored because he las the misfortune of
being married to woman whose SENSIBLE
tiles have become blunted by the NOR
phine habit or any other causel Howev-
or tee libertine may he tempted it should
be understood that his life is forfeit to the
husband the sanctity of whose marriage
bed he has outraged. Shreveport Journal.
Poor Billy Strong! He catches it i'll
this Wise from the DcSoto Democrats: Our
readers will remember that ex-Secretary
of State Will A. Strong was recently
charged with enlightenment. In pathetic
tones lie appealed to the good people of
Louisiana not to condemn him without
hearing, that he would soon make an ex-
PLANTATION that would soon make an ex-
PLANTATION that would show that he WIS
prosecuted but unsoiled dove. No expla-
nation was made, aud the people still
held their breath in expectation of it. 1t
came at last here it is. "He has filed |
motion to quash the bill of information,
because the said information is based up
on II charity which, if true, was prescribed
at the time when said bill OF information |
was fled" The gallant general has fully !
explained the whole matter, for in sah- |
stance he says: 'If did rob the State il |
Is too late to prosecute me for it,"
The New Orleans Chronicle has this |
to say concerning the Returning Board |
story which we publish in this issue
That there were interviews and negotia-
tons Of some of our local politicians with |
Wells aud Anderson to induce these Re- |
publican chiefs TO act fairly and honestly |
that offers should have been made to com |
pensate them for the great damage they |
would snifer at the hands of their party
for doing their duty, we believe will EN- |
brace the full extent of all the negOtia-
tions which were held. In these General |
Taylor took 10 part. Governor Wells is |
now an aged, afflicted and impoverished
man aud General Anderson has Withdrawn
from active political life and is absorbed |
in the effort to retrieve his shattered for
tune and promote the welfare of = large !
family. Obnoxious as they have been
in their political careers, they are entitled |
10 the reEose and charitable construction
of all who have the proper sentiment to-