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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

-JUsr now the Courthouse ques-
ton is the all absorbing topic in Grant
parish. Bro. Goodwin is stronly op-
posed to the removal of the parish
seat, and says among other things that
there is no good reason why the re-
moval should he made, but on the
contrary many substantial considera-
tons why it is best for it to remain
where it is at present located. Two
communications on this subject appear
in the last issue of the Chronicle,
signed by Andrew Thorpe and R. S.
Cameron, and the writers thereof diff
fer altogether with our confrere. The
first named gentleman writes the Ion
ger article or the two, we'll expressed
in words, and winds up by asking for
an untrammelled expression upon this
question from the people. Mr.. Cam
eron is opposed to letting the parish
seat remain at Colfax, and cites one
principal reason, viz: the trial of
Henry J. Brown, Of this Parish, in
Colfax, in November, 1882. He goes
on to say how the trial ended, and
how armed men were in readiness to
rescue Brown if he was proven guilty (;
further that during the trial, and just
previous to the rendering of a verdict,
he says pistol was placed in Browns
grasp-the latter declined to take it
however, and was found gnilty-no
disturbance occurred. Mr.. Cameron
says he afterward learned that they
expected to find the Sheriff Teal in
charge of the prisoner, and that their
main object in making this midnight
detour was to assassinate Teal, and
the rescue of Brown was an Incidental
matter. Mr.. Cameron closes by say
ing "that the same internal influence
that thus threatens the very source of
Justice in 1852 is dominant here in
Colfax to-day" From the above it
appears that lively time is to be
had on this issue; as 10 which side
will win it is hard to say
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21
A Wise Reform.

The habit of administering quinine- in
powerful doses, as an antidote to malarial
maladies, was once dangerously common.
Happily this practice has undergone a
wide reform. Not only the public, but
professional men have adopted, not Who'll
ly, of course, but largely, Hostetter's Sto-
mach Bitters as u safe botanic substitute
for the pernicions alkaloid. The conse-
quences of this change are most impor-
tant. Now fever and ague sufferers are
cured-formerly their complaints were
only for the time relieved, or half cured
the remedy eventually failing to produce
any appreciable effect, except the doses
were increased. A course of the Bitters,
persistently followed, breaks up the worst
attacks and prevents their return. The
evidence in favor of this sterling specific
and household medicine is Of 10 ambigu-
Gus character, but positive and satisfacto-
ry, and the sources whence it proceeds are
very numerous.
Mn. Boyd Winchester, Consul General
of the United Statee to Switzerland, has
just completed some exhaustive researches
in regard to the cheese industry of that
country. He has made certain discoveries
that the cheese makers of this country
will be little slow to believe. He claims
to have seen chooses that are more than
200 years old. One Of the customs that
formerly prevailed in the cheese regions
of that country, Mr.. Winchester said, was
for the friends of the bride and bride
groom to join in the presentation, ON their
wedding day, of an elaborate cheese
This cheese was used as q family register
and heirloom, on which the births, mar
riages and deaths are recorded. He says
he has seen some of these cold cheeses'
that date back to 1860. In many parts OF
Switzerland cheese forms the principal
diet Of the people. He says that new
cheese often causes sickness. When this
is the case the patient is treated in the
homeopathic fashion with old cheese,
which generally effects cure. -IEx.
change.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21
Official Journal Of the zo'cn.
Our Agents.

AN exchange says ga Georgia woman
owns rolling pin which has been in use
for 10 years, and is still as good as new"
That woman must have mighty good
temper or she is not a married woman.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

THE contractors who are building the
new State House at Austin, Texas, have
been sued under the acts prohibiting the
importation of pauper labor. 1t appears
that they sent to Scotland for some stone
cutters, and that is what gave rise to the
suit,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

-OUACHITA's crop prospects, says one
of the Monroe papers, are not, as rule,
very encouraging. The recent rains
caused great damage and the crops as
compared with last year are two or three
weeks late.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

.-FooD for the brain and nerves that
will invigorate the body without intoxi-
eating. is what we need in these days OF
rush and worry. Parker's Tonic restores
the vital energies, soothes the nerves and
brings good health quicker than anything
YOU can use.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21
INSTRUMENTATION.
WHAT AN AGED FATHER AND CHRISTIAN
GENTLEMAN THINKS
OF 1T.
TOuacbita telegraph

louaclltI't 1tlcSldpHJ
The forcible article written some weeks
ago by Captain G. w. McCranio upon the
abomination called, for decency sake, mis-
cegenation, has called forth considerable
comment throughout the State. The pre-
sent Legislature should have taken action
in the matter but did not and it will have
to lay over until another session. In the
meantime such crusade should be made
against morality and white race purity as
to arouse popular opinion to such pitch
as to make the next Legislature act. But
read what our correspondent has to say
on the subject:
COLUMBIA, LA,
July 5, 1886 !
Editor Telegraph:
Rcspected Sir and Friend-SOme short
time back my attention was drawn to
paragraph in your valuable paper on the
subject of miscegenation, which l have
long since desired to see exposed by our
leading journals where perhaps the cursed
evil is more pregnant than in any country
in our fair Southland. The Telegraph Is
che first to sum up courage and fOrtitude
to publicly attack the cruel monster, and
for which do thank yon from my very
heart. Every father, every mother, and
every daughter will rise up with NE and
Join to thank you for your manly courage
in exposing this terrible evil and curse to
the public, which has grown to a danger.
GUS and alarming extent. And sir, If
there is not some means res0rted to to
check the hideOus monster, it will not be
long before the pure white race of gods
creation will be exchanged for race OF
nacion of mongrels. Sir, you know am
II very old man, now i'll my S4tn year, and
/ know in my raising such was not the
ease. | may be somewhat singular in my
notions, but / do not believe Mr.. Negro
ever made track on Gods earth until af-
ter the flood, which was about 1850 years
before Christ. i believe in the outset he
was the origin of a curse, has been SO ever
since, and now to-day, is a greater curse
than ever before. l have farther noticed
the communication of that noble mother
and putriot from Shreveport published in
the Telegraph of June Goth. o, sir, how
many of our good old sainted mothers are
weeping aud watching over their beloved
sons while these hellish temptations are
constantly being set mp before them. l
learn from your notice given that you are
looking forward to the meeting of the
or Press Association to meet
in your city soon. | hope you may have
a fuls meeting and that yon will i'll Christ
stead present this odions, sinful and out
ragcous state of corruption before your
body and hoist your battle flag
against it until the last vestage of the
curse bc blOtted from the land.
Truly your friend,
THOS. MEREDITH.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21
Startling But True.
WILLS POINT, TEX,
NnnS

WILLS POINT, Ten,
Dee. l, 1885.
After suffering for more than three years
with disease of the throat and lungs, Igot
so low last spring was entirely unable to
do anything, and my cough was SO bad l
scarcely slept any at night. My Drug
gist, Mr., II. +. Goodnight, sent me trial
bottle of DR.. Bosanko's Cough and Lung
Syrup. l found relief, and after using six
ST bottles was entirely cured.
j. NJ. WELDEN.
~ DR.. Bosanko's Cough and Lung Sy-
rup can be had at the Eagle Drug Store,
j. Geiger, proprietor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21
Death From An Overdose Of Morphine

The death of Mr.. L. H. Burdick, of R0-
beline, occurred at that place on Wednes-
day; the 7th inst, under peculiarly pain
full circumstances He had been suffering
for several days from malaria, and on
Tuesday his physician, DR.. j. A. Lovctt,
prescribed "a grains of quinine and 6
grains Of pulv. aloes, to be taken in ten
capsules, two of which were to be given
every two hours. But strange to say in
stead of the word qninine, the Doctor
wrote morphine. The prescription was
taken to the drug store where the clerk
followed the directions and put it up
The capsules were given every two hours
curing the night, and it was not until ear
ly the following morning that the physi-
clan discovered his mistake. The usual
remedies were applied but without avail,
and the patient died.
This case illustrates the necessity of
some law regulating the sale of dangerous
medicines. Such carelessness on the part
of physician is inexcnsable, and it seems
that nothing less can be said of the clerk
who put up the prescription. If he knew
anything about the properties of medi-
zines, he ought to have known that even
one of the capsules, which contained near.
ly two and half grains of morphine
I would have bern fatal nn,ler ordinary cir
cumstances. The deceased leaves wife
and several small children who have the
sympathy of the entire COMMUNICATIVE
chitoches Review.
You can accomplish almost anything
with man if you will take the precau
tion to give him good dinner. A man
it will be observed, resembles a horse il
this respect. A horse is ungovernable un
I'll you put bit in his moutl.-[Bossol
Transcript.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

Miss Rose Cleveland positively de-
clines to allow her name to be placed on
the cover, title page OF anywhere else in
the Chicago literary journal over which
she has been called to preside. The busi-
ness manager insisted but Miss Cleveland
put her foot down. The Chicago Maya
sine people must evidently fancy that they
have caught 4 Tartar.-IEA.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

The motion for new trial in the
ease of Maxwell, the murderer of Preller,
in st. Louis, has been overruled, and he
will ut once be sentenced to be hanged.
1t is likely that a stay of proceedings will
be had rs it is stated TO be the intcntion
Of his counsel to appeal the case to the
supreme court. The day fixed ior the ex-
ecution is August 26th.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

The Calcasieu Artesian Well
Company has been organized at Lake
Charles. The object of the company
is to sink wells throughout the State,
hpt more particularly in that parish.
The capital stock Of the company is
$4,000, with privilege Of increasing to
$50 900.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

-WHAr was claimed to be the
greatest game of ball ever seen in Chi
cago was played there last Sunday by
Chicago and Detroit teams. There
were 10000 people on the grounds and
the playing was superb. The Chicago
team won by score Of 3 to l, amid
the most intense excitement.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

THERE will he a Confederate SOL
dier's reunion at Satartia, Miss, Aug
ust 6. Hons. E. G. Waltball, J. Z.
George and other prominent speakers
are expected to assist. All soldiers
who wore the gray are invited to at
tend with their families and friends.
A banquet will be provided.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21
CAPITAL PRIZE, 1875, 1000

We do hereby certify that ice supervise the
arrangements for all the monthly and quar-
terly drawiags Of tie Louisiana State Lottery
Company, and in person manage and control
the drawings Themselves, and that the seme
are conducted NTH honesty, fairness, AND in
good faith to,rard all parties, and ue author
ize the Company to use this certificate, rith
fac simile Of our signatures attached, !" its
Advertisements.
G.. I. BEI UREG4RH,
J. 4. EARLY,
Commissioners.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21
Most Excellent.

j. J. Atkins, Chief Of Police, Knox.
vile, Tenn, writes: "My family and
l are beneficiaries Of your most excel
lent medicine, DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption; having found
it to be all that you claim for it, desire
to testify to its virtue. My friends to
whom l have recommended it, praise
it at every opportunity" DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption is
guaranteed to cure Coughs, Colds,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Group and every
affection of the Throat, Chest and
Lungs. Trial bottles free at Jacob
Geiger's Drug Store. Large size 81.
The Confederate Soldiers Home
ut Richmond has been opened and
tenanted by 100 gallant veterans from
nine Southern States. The home is a
mile from the city and stands within
an Enclosure of thirty-six acres, dona~
ted by chari,ably disposed people. To
complete the comfort Of the inmates,
there is a movement on foot to erect
chapel for their use at an expense
of $500. The funds are expected to
be forthcoming immediately Daily
States.
ADVICE TO MorHERs-Are you dis
turbed at night and broken of your
rest by sick child suffering and cry
ing with pain of cutting tceth3 Is SO,
send at once and get a bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teetking. It's value is incalculable. 1t
will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
medlately. Depend upon it, mothers,
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery and diarrhea, regulates the
stomach and bowels, cures wind collie,
softens the gums, reduces Inflammation
and gives tone and energyto the whole
system. Mrs. Winslo,0s Soothing ST.
rup for children teethinQ is pleasant to
the taste, and is the prescription Of one
of the oldest and hest female nurses
and physicians in the United States,
and is for sale by all druggists through
ont the world. Price IS cents bottle
THE poisoning of whole picnic
Of people by eating ice cream in New
York recently has proved a blessing
to young men throughout the country.
They now decline positively to treat
the summer girls to ice cream, on the
ground that some of the dear creatures
might he poisoned and die. The boys
have at last got good excuse, and
they are using it for all it is worth.
-[Exchanve.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21
LIST OF PRIZES:
1867 prizes amounting to. -. .$2e5, 500

l 1867 prizes amounting to-. $3.50, 500
Application for rates to clubs should he
made only to the Office Of tho Company in
New Orleans.
For further information write clearly
giving full address; Postal Notes, Express
Money orders, or New York Exchange in
ordinary letter; Currency Ivy Express at
our expense, addressed
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
Mako Post-office Money Orders payable
and address registered letters to New Or
leans National Bank, New Orleans, La.
A. ALBERT & Son., Agents.
Alexandria, La.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

THE best. informed of our business
men seem to be of the opinion that a
change for the better has taken place in
the current of trade, and although intense
business. activity is not to be expected,
yet the signs point to fair demand upon
traders and producers for all classes Of
merchandise" -[ Boston Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

A CownIDING-Chief Hillen, last Tues
day night, administered severe castiga-
ton to DR.. w. S. Richey, dentist, former
ly of No. $50 Canal street, New Orleans,
but who has been in Baton Rouge for
about week. 1t is charged that the
Doctor, on Monday night, taking advan-
tase of Mr.. Hillen's absence, entered his
house, where his step-daughter and seve-
ral young children were all alone, and
deported himself in most insulting man
ner toward the unprotected houng lady.
When Capt. Hillen returned home later
on, Miss Nichols informed him of the in
suits to which she had been subjected du-
ring his absence. The Captain was fired
to very great anger; but on the advice of
friends he determined to avenge the in
suit by cowhiding the Doctor the first
time he saw him. The two men met
Tuesday night at about 9 o'clock, on 3rd
street. in front of Kretz's store. DR.. Ri
chey was accompanied by young man
in his employ, but friend held the young
man in subsection while Capt. Hillen lit
orally wore out the dentist with a cow
hide The affair caused much excitement
throughout town. Baton Rouge Truth.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

THE strike on. the Gould system of
railroads some time since was somewhat
expensive affair if the figures we have
seen, are correct. The cost to the general
board of the Knights of Laborlwas $780,
600; to the strikers (wages lost) 81, OOO,-
600; and in the railroad company $780,
600. This was most costly little frolic
between capital and labor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Jacob Geiger, Ea-
gle nrug Store.
"A NEGRO was lyncbed at Merid-
ian. Texas, on the 10th by mob Of
500 men, for criminally assaulting a
lady at Clifton. He was in the Court
room under going preliminary exam
ination when the lynchers rushed in,
took him to the Bosque river bridge
and hung him to tree. He confessed
his crime and only asked for preach
er, but there was none to be conve
niently had, which is a marvel, as ne
gro preachers are as thick as black
berries Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

THE Mexican pension bill has passed
the Senate and will become a law. Every
Mexican. soldier, or soldiers widow who is
or may become '62lyears of age, and who
is or may become subject to any disabil-
ity, will get pension of SO per month.
The bill us amended by the,aSenate is a
very poor one, but still it will relieve
many worthy soldier and destitute
wsdow.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

We, the undersigned banks md bank.
ers will pay all prizes drawn in the Louis
lana State Lotteries which may be prcsen-
ted ut our counters.
J. H. OGELSBY,
Pres. LII. MT. Bank.
J. w. KILBRETH,
Pres. State Nat. Bank.
A. BALDWIN,
Pres. n. q. Nat. Bank.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21
It's Grand Single Number Drawings take
place monthly.
It Never Scales or Postpollcs
u Look at the following distribution

GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING at the
Academy of Music, New Orleans.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

IT is said that more Northern capital
is seeking investment in Southern railroad
enterprises and industries than has ever
been known before. The fields for invest
ment now Offering to the Northern States
afford very small margin of profit, while
in the South they are immense. The
South has no end of waste places that
Northern capital can be profitably used
in building up, and too much of its wealth
cannot be poured into our section.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21
< Over lIQUlRTERIII MILTON !;
La. State Lottery Co.

Incorporated in 1868 for d years by the
Legislature for educational and charita-
bic purposcs-with u capital of
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-21

THE United States printing Office is
still presided over by an active Republic
can, against whom the charge is made of
prostituting his Office for political purpo-
ses. The "lesser lights" in the office have
organized an opposition to the present
status of affairs, and are trying to get the
Republicans out. Rounds, the man who
now has charge of the office, is said to be
we'll qualified for the position, and moth
ing short of partizan action on his part
will induce the President to GUST him.
-tExchangc.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-14

Chatting on q sofa of the Fifth Avenue
hotel, Maj Selover told me of his encounter
with Jay Gould. in which he dropped the
little man over a railing into the area "Until
that affair happened to me- said the ma ior,
u never know how man could become SO
far forgc;fu os himself Us TO commit murder
and not know what be was doing. | was
utterly beside myself The next thing / re-
mamhcrel alter getting excited in talking
with Air Could was when saw him hanging
head down III the area, while had hold of his
less. ] drew him up until | got hold of his
coat collar, and then set him on his feet /
was terribly anErr. l think it knocked me
out OF about S1052,eo0 You see Gould had
Ji.@ied me out OF about 500, 600 clean cash.
We lave talked it all over since, and ! now
know that h was misiel by the information
that h. received | would trust Gould to-day
p quickly as ! would trust any man down
to- and consider him Il pretty good little
fnan-, whom yol take him all round | must
say, though, that l would not trust any of
them very far Dor New York Tribune.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-14
THE NEWS IN sA,eP,

Lieut.. Hem, of the yacht GaIatea, is {
Munster freshman
| At Manistee Mich, Saturday, X. L
| Peters struck oil at the depth of 1929 feet
| The newest weapon of war is an electric
sword Death comes from the shock of its
| strike
Since the present cholera epidemic com
4 menced in Italy there have 5000 case anG
| 14,000 deaths
An old lady in Brooldand, N. Y, predicts
a war because there are SO many boy babies
| in the country
L. Nj Huise, mattress manufacturer in
| Chicago, has surrendered his establishment te
the sheriff. His liabilities are $4,000.
Nelson Dewey, the first governor of Wis
consln, Is to he nominated by the Democrats
| OF Grant county for member of assembly.
Farmers in the southwest part of Cham
paign county, Illinois, have within few
| days lost $4,000 worth of hogs by cholera
The banks of New York gained sil3, $50 In
| their surplus reserve last week The clear
ings of the Chicago banks were so, IT,, S97
The unpleasant experience of an Illinois
farmer in Oregon has caused a colony of 100
| of his farmer neighbors at Walnut Hill to
abandon their plan for emigration
L. G. kmne will resign the chaiimanship
| of the Democratic state committee Of Iowa
because of his nomination for Judge at
Dysar.
Ben Van Lear, of Covington, Ind, vas
fatally insured by a coupling yin in the
hands of a man named Sears late Saturday
night. Sears was captured.
At st Lonis Sunday, DR. Sonnesheim, the
celebrated rabbi, was reelected for another
year by his congr,g ,tioa. There had been
much opposition To him, but he received a
large vote
President Fitzgerald, of the Irish National
league, has ordered lo,oo0 copies of Glad
stones home rule pamphlet for circulation
among the league branches.
Professor L. w. Quincy, of Harvard col.
lege, died Sunday at Beverly Farms n G..
White, formerly president Of the Boston 6,
Maine read, expired suddenly at Hampton.
N, IL. The death is also announced of David
Campbell, one Of the pioneer slDelteTs in the
Galcua mines.
''Claud j. LasSell, Jr - who vas arrested
in Chicago Saturday on a charge of forgery
in Boston, Mass, appears to be thoroughly
lacking in honesty, honor, or principle, He
was beirienied by Mr.. Lassell, of the Hub, ="
and after forging the name Of his bene-
factors daughter TO two checks elopcd with
the girl.
Judge Homer, Of Nebraska, has been sued
for S5'','fA' damages by an ex-couvict named
Williams The latter killed father and 5 IA
N k'aihey county eleven years ago, and
Homer Was his counsel \ sentence of ten
years imprisonment was imposed in Buffalo
county, where Williams did not wish to be
tricd, desiring change Of venue