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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-09-15

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Hays Precinct. "A. H. Butler
Alexandria =" w. w. Wilmington Jr
lTramway " Robt. Martin
New Poland Precinct. wv. Wilson
Lecompte :" 7. D. Stewart
Cheneyville sc r. H. jackson
Calhouns 9 John Calhoun
Randolphs 4" B. H. Randolph
Hammock Church Prect. Sol. Knapp
Gum Post Office g. VIM. Hargrove
Hineston Precinct. :. p. A. Swami
Union Church 6 Jas. Sorrell
Red Store " F. D. Henderson
Boyce " George Neal
DeLoachs +" Robt. CarnaLan
Horns Jos. Labaum
Wells Store 6 I. Spence Smith
Pineville " w. D. Smith
Boreland ' J. Y. Hathorn
Hol wys. Prairie Prect. T. c.. Barron
Big Island Precinct Mike Rider
Asa Bells +" Geo. Waters
Labatts ;. /" G. w. Ward
On motion the Jury then adjourn
cd until the first Tuesday in Novem-
Der next.
F. SEIp,
President Police Jury.
A True Copy:
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-09-15
TUESDAY, SEPT. 18th, 1886

100, 1000 Tickets at TEN Dollars each.
Halves, S.. Fifths, So. Tenths, 81.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-09-15
ALEXANDRIA, La,
Sept. l, 1856.

Sept. l, 1856.
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
The minutes of yesterday were
read and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph:
Resolved, That the report of the
commissioners to let out the rebuild
ing of the Bayou Beuff bridge, at
Mrs. Smiths plantation, be accepted
and the bill of the contractor, H. F.
Wood, be approved.
On motion of Dir. Randolph:
Resolved, That the report of the
commissioners to let out the rebuild
ing of the bridge across Bayou Beufi
at Coco Bend plantation, be accept
ed, and. the bill of the contractor, H.
F. Wood, be approved.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph:
Resolved, That the report of the
commissioners to let out the rebuild
ing of Quantico Bridge be accepted,
and the bill of Charles Snowden, con-
tractor, be approved.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph:
Resolved, That the report of the
commissioners to let out the repairing
of the bridge on public road near
Renaissance Sugar House, be &C
copied, and the bill of F. S. Norheet,
contractor, be approved.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph:
Resolved, That the report of the
commissioners to let out the rebuild
ing Of the Lamourie Bridge be &C.
cepted, and the bill of Charles
Snowden, contractor, be approved.
On motion of Mr.. James:
Whereas, The amount of $4,000 is
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-09-15
4 Gentle Stimulus

Is impaired to the kidneys and blad-
der by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which is msst useful in overcoming
torpidity of these organs. Besides in
fusing msre activity into them, this ex-
cellent tonic endows them with addi-
tional vigor, and enables them the
better to undergo the wear and tear Of
the discharging function imposed upon
them by nature. Moreover, as they
are the channel for the escape of GER
tain impurities from the blood, increas-
rs their usefulness by Strengthening
and BEAUTIFULLY stimulating them. In
certain morbid conditions Of these i'm
portant organs, they fall into slug
gish state, which is the usual percur-
sor of disease. What then can be of
greater service than a medicine which
impels them to greater activity when
slothful 2 No maladies are more per-
ilous than those which affect the kid
neys, and a medicine which averts the
peril should be very highly esteemed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17
LOST In A HOTEL.
Fierce Flames Cut off the Escape of
Sleeping Guests.

Fierce Flames Cut of the Escape of
Sleeping Guests.
A cry of "Fire!" was raised in the Acker-
man Hotel, situated at Loogootee, Ind, at 8
o'clock the other morning, and in twiniling
the two-story building was mass of raging
flames. To save it or is contents was i'm
possible, and in the excitement the sleeping
inmates were forgotten until all means of
escape were cut of. John G. Gates and
Michael Tracy, respectively Treasurer and
Auditor-elect of Martin County, were sleep
ing in twoof the upper rooms of the building,
and, having worked hard on election day,
slept very soundly. They were awakened
only by the falling embers near them.
Ths crowd on the. outside, when the
position of the unfortunate men was
discovered, were unable to help them,
and the cries of the sufferers were lis
tened to in despair Mr. Gates, it is thought,
was suffocated and carried down in the fall
ing ruins. His body was burned to crisp.
Mr. Tracy possessed more presence of mind,
and when he realized that there was only
one chance for his life he leaped from tho
second-story window. He was fatally in
jured.
John Burch also met a similar death to
that of Gates. How he got into the building
is unknown, which partially accounts for the
failure to render him as istance, but his
charred body was found in the ruins. He
leaves four children. Mr.. Gates leaves
eleven children, most Of them grown up.
He was ffty-three years old.
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An interesting story is told of Godfrey

An interesting story is told of Godfrey
Goodman,a a wealthy farmer of Lawrence
burg, Indiana, who is now an insane
leper. The leprosy appeared several
months ago, and physicians recommended
trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas. While
the steamer on With he, in company
with his brother and sister, took passage
stopped at small place along the river,
the latter escaped from his relatives and
ran ashore, where he was soon lost amid
the dense underground. Continued
search failed to find him. Recently,
however, the people living in the vicinity
have been excited over stories of wild
man who had been seen on a high cliff
waving his arms and shouting incoher-
emily. These stories met the eye of
Goodman's brother, who knew at once
that the wild man must be none other
than the demented leper, and he set out
to look for him. Goodman was found in
a cave, eating piece of raw mutton, and
he willingly submitted to be taken home.
He was destitute of clothing, and his
hair and beard were long and matted. 1t
is curious feature of the story that the
insane mans instincts followed the old
idel that lepcrs must be outcasts from
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17
THE FIF1IETH CONGRESS.
A Small Democratic Majority in
the Next House.
The Republicans Make Gains in
Various States.

From returns received up to the 5th it
would appear that the Democrats will have
a small majority of from five to fifteen in
the next House. Qn the last HOUSE the Demo-
Gratis had lS3 members and the Republicans
1922 This includes the five Fusionists in Micht-
gan, of whom four have Democratic autece-
dents, and the fifth declares that he will act
with the Democrats on political questions. The
Virginia Labor Congressman also declares
that he is O consistent Democrat. The Social
ist candidate in Chicago has been defeats by
Frank Lawler, and Smith, the Congressman
elected in Milwaukee, appears to be the only
distinctly Labor candidate returned. Mich
OILS, in North Carolina, was the Republican
candidate indorsed by tho Labor party.
Three or four districts were still in doubt,
the Second North Carolina, the Tenth llli-
nois. First and Second California, and the
Second West Virginia, but the results in these
districts will not impair the Democratic ma
jority. In the Second North Carolina Dis
trict the Associated Press report elected
Isa ah Abbott (colored), while q special re-
port gave the district to F. M. Simmons
1t will probably require the official count to
decide. In the Tenth Illinois District, Fost
(Rep.) has all apparent plurality, but the
official count may reverse it. A number
of students voted for Post, it is claimed,
and a question has been raised IS
to the legality of their votes. The
Republicans claim the First aud Sec
ond California districts, but the Democrats
do not concede this. Speaker Carlisle places
his ina ;ority at about 500
A table published by New York paper
gives the following as the number of new and
old members from the various States 1t is
possible that the official count will make O
at glance the gains and losses in the various
States:
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THE NATIONAL GAME.

JOHNSTON, of the Bostons, is considered
the Adonis Of the League.
THE next meeting of the Southern League
will be held in Chattanooga in January.
TIE National League used 16S players the
past season and tho Association 164 men.
IT is said that the players Of the American
Association clubs have organized protec-
tive association.
ONLY three League players got into the
double figures i'll the home run column, VIZ:
BroutherS and Richardson, Of Detroit, with
eleven each, and Anson, of Chicago, with
ten.
IM the exhibition games between the
American Association and League mines,
after the close OF the championship season,
the clubs Of the former were generally sue
cessfuL
ANsoN led the Chicagos in batting: Brou-
Tiers, the Detroits; Connor, the New Yorks;
Hines, the Wasbingtons; Glasscock, the st.
Louis: Dcalcy, the Bostons; Myers, Kansas
Citys; Fogarty, the Philadelphias.
AMONG the League clubs the DetToits LED
the past season in batting New Yorks, Chi
cagos, Bostons, st. Louis, Philadelphias, Kan
SOS Citys and Washingtons in that order. In
fielding the Detroits led, Philadelphias. New
Yorks, Chicagos, Kansas Citys, Bostons,
Washingtons and St Louis.
BY defeating the Chicago League Club
four games in the series Of six the St LOUIS
American Association Club won the world s
championship. The club also won every
pame played with the st. Louis League min
for the local championship, and are now the
champions Of the city, Of the American As
sociation and Of the world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17

Concerning Mr.. AIiller's discovery the
New York World observes: In answer to
the inquiry, "Why is it that We have no
old American ships engaged in the oil
trade between this country and Europe."
an old sea captain in Philadelphia said {:
Gan American capitalist will invest any
where from $75, 900 to 500, 900 in fine,
hard wood clipper ship, and will spare
no extra expense in having her fitted out
with all the latest Improvements known
to marine architects. He will put q
young captain in her of little experience,
as a general thing, and send her out on
probably a dozen or more deep water
voyages. BY the completion of these
voyages she will need probably couple
of thousand dollars worth of repairs
done, and sooner than this her owner will
sacrifice her to some one either in Ger
many or Nova Scotia at less than one
tenth of what she cost. These people
will put hor in the oil trade, and she
will, nine times out of ten, pay them ten
per cent. interest on their investment,
and pay for herself in less than three
year."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17
NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern and Middle states

IMPEACHMENT proceedings against Mayor
Smith, OF Philadelphia, have been dropped
FRANK WALwoRTH, who created sensa-
tion in 1878 by killing hiss father to avenge
his mothers wrongs, died q few days age in
Saratoga, N. Y, aged thirty-one years.
GOVERNOR Hill. of New York, on the
29th addressed Democratic meeting at
Philadelphia
THE Vermont lower house has passed bill
prohibiting the sale and manufacture of
oleomargarine under the penalty Of $500.
The bill also prohibits its uss in hotels, eat
ing houses and boarding houses, Under a
similar penalty, unless the owner thereof e1-
hibits q placard with letters three inches
large: "Oleomargaaine used here"
Rev. HENRY WARD BEEcHER returned
home the other day after O five months
lecturing tour abroad.
NJ. BARTHcLDI. Count de Lesseps, and the
other representatives Of France who came
over to witness the unveiling Of the Liberty
statue, and who were accorded the freedom
of New York City by the Municipality, have
been sightseeing at Philadelphia, Niagara
Falls and other places.
New YORK CITY has been having its an
nual National Horse Show.
HANS S. BEATTIE, Surveyor of the Port Of
New York, was shot at his Office in the Gus.
tom House and dangerously wounded by
Louis Bieral, an Inspector who had been
discharged for corrupt practices. Bieral,
who is about seventy years old, was er-
rested.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17

A most amusing scene recently oc-
CURED at London court in litigation
concerning the ownership of donkey,
The presiding Judge, borrowing a hint
from Solomon and the Caliphs OF Bag
dad, had the animal brought into court
to test the allegation of the defendant
that it would eat bread or vegetables Oh
ferred it ''with Lord Salisbury's compll-
ments," but would reject the sam2 with
symptoms of loathing and contempt
when Mr.. Gladstone was named as the
donor. As it happened, the willy quad
ruped, when challenged by the claimant
not only devourcd indiscriminately the
tory and Liberal carrots, showing no
partisan spirit whatever, but when the
experiment was acknowledged failure
set up such mixed notes of exultatlon
and protest that the magistrate, deaf
ened by the outrageous bray, summary
dismissed the claim.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17

Charles Miller, Of Scwickley, Penn,
has filed cqveat on what he considers
"the most remarkable discovery of the
age" He believes that natural gas is
confined in the earth in fluid form and
that by pumping it out the great prob
lem of cheap fuel will be solved. He
may be right, and the near future may
see men buying fuel by the quart instead
of by the ton. A few bottles of natural
gas would heat house for months. If
Succi's liquid food and Miller's fluid
fuel should prove successful, life for the
poor man would soon lose many of its
hardsnips. But the outlook at present
seems to indicate that beefsteak and an
thracite will be in as great demand this
winter as in past seasons.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17

Here is story of man who doesn't
read the newspapers, who lives on the
Cumberland Mountains in Maryland,
where gentleman of Lancaster called
upon him the other day. The two got
to talking about the war and General
Grant, when the mountaineer stated that
he had fought under the latter. He
finally dropped . thunderbolt on the
Lancastrian by asking: "How is the old
General, anyhow, and where is he now
living" He was very much surprised
when told that he had been dead and
buried year and more, and attempted
to excuse his ignorance by saying that
he seldom got down into the settlement
and the mountains were poor place to
get news.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17
The FirSt Match.

At first the watch was about the size
of dessert plate. 1t had weights, and
was used as a ''pocket clock" The
earliest known use of the modern ma m
occurs in the record of 1852, which men
tons that Edward VI. had zone larum
or watch of iron, the case being likewise
of iron gilt, with two plummcts of lead" I"
The first watch may readily be supposed
to be of rude execution. The first great
improvemcnt-the substitution of springs
for weights-was in 1860. The earliest
springs we're not coiled, but only straight
pieces of steel. Early watches had only
one hand, and, being wound up twice
day, they could not be expected to keep
the time nearer than fifteen or twenty
minutes in twelve hours. The dials
were of silver and brass; the cases had
no crystals, but opened at the back and
front, and were four or five inches in di-
ameter. a plain watch cost more than
$1,000, and, after one was ordered, it
took year to make it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17

Modern inventions have kept pace
with all the requirements of social life
aud made possible housekeeping on an
appearance of elegance even in one room.
The variety of folding beds and other
articles of furniture is surprising. A
handsome parlor with bookcases, cabi-
nets, easy chairs and lounges can be
transformed in twinkling into bed
chamber or dining room, or even q
kitchen. The novelties of this class
make possible the change of parlor to
the nursery, and child's bath tub and
other useful articles can be evolved from
ornamental and innocent appearing par
lor tables. 1t must be perplexiag occa'
sio aally to the owners of roonful oi
this furniture how to prepare against
sudden changes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17
NEWsY GLEANINGs.

THERR are at present 4,5T0,o0) moro
women than men iu Eurrpc.
The substitution of glass flooring Tor
boards continues to increase in Paris
"RED Tor" the Presidents cottage, near
Washington, will bs ready for occupancy
soon.
FASHIONABLE ladies now ride on tho tops
Of the new stage-coaches on Fifth avenue,
New York.
In st. Louis 1000 pounds Of copper have
been used in making just ono steam kettle
for a brewery.
AMERICAN students of art at Munich are
increasing in number. There are now over
one hundred there
FRANCE and Germany are securing large
quantities of pine seeds in Vermont for the
renewal Of their forests
THE sand thrown up by the Charleston
earthquake is deep black, pale blue, light
brown, ale yellow, and silverY. -- -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17

A newly married couple from the In
terror of Nevada, who had evidently
never before ventured upon a railroad
tain, took the cars to 60 upon their
wedding trip. When the conductor
came around to collect the tickets, the
bridegroom waa 50 frustrated by the
novelty of the situation that he handed
out his marriage certificate. The con-
ductor looked at it approvingly and
handed it back with the remark that it
was q highly useful document in its
place, and one he had often contem-
plated securing for himself, but that its
possession did not entitle the holder to
free passage over that railroad.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17

Tom Lee is the most eminent Mongo.
liam except the consul in New York city.
Says the Sun: He is tall, well-built,
copper colorcd man of about forty seven
years, with short, crisp, black hair and Q
suggestion Of a moustache in the form oil
sixteen iet-black, wire-like hairs. He lis
not only an eminent Chinaman, he is
also great New Yorker. He runs res
taurant where the dinner begins with
candy, followed by preserves, and, run
ming through a long range of amazing
dishes that taste of bay leaves, termi
mates in soup. He also owns a cigar
store, where Cinnamon buy nothing
cheaper than fftccn-cent cigars, but are
popularly supposed to smoke only on
holidays. He is also the proprietor of
grocery store near by, where he sells
meats, fish, fruits and vegetables, dried
and shipped from China. He owns two
houses and lots in New York and q rice
plantation in China. He is o deputy
sheriff, a Christian, and the father of a
baby or two, the gifts of his Caucasian
wife. He speaks English, but only in
the way that all Cinnamon do--that is,
if he wants to he can talk like book
agent, and if he doesn't want to he can
be reticeut as log of wood and quite as
unable to comprehend any but his
mother tongue. He acts as the spokes-
man for his compatriots when they are in
trouble or want anything from the po-
lice or the politicians.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

SEVERAL of the Northwestern Indian
tribes have organized bands.
EDWARD HARR1GAN has scored another
success with 1.-The O'Reagans" in New York.
CONSTANTINE STERNBERG. the pianist, ha
been engaged as director of the Atlanta Col
lege of Music.
A NEW tenor has been discovered in South
ern France He is only nineteen years old,
is sandalmaker by trade and lives at Bruges.
His name is Salegat-
/. Miss MARY ANDERSON, the actress, has
given s25, 900 to the Charlie ston sufferers.
Her father, Confederate officer, is buried
in Magnolia Cemetery in that city.
SOME ladies at Vienna lately entertained
an American prima donna at lunch, and in
an omelet she was asked to serve she found
$1,000, the result of concert for her benefit.
VERD1's "Iago" is being rehearsed at La
Scala, Milan. Siguor Telccio, who con-
ducts thu orchestra, is enthusiastic over the
opera, and pronounces it the composer S
finest work.
COLONEL MCCACLL has just purchased the
American rights to two new operas: la
Bearnase, from the French of Leterrier and
Vanloo, which was successfully produced in
London recently, and ''1ndiana,H by Farnle
and Audran.
THE Musical Union and We,chmen of this
country have been asked to help get Harney
Morgan, the old WEIGH harpist, out of the
Pittsburg poorhouse Forty years ago he
was famous harpist. and made plenty OF
money, but he lost it all after the war.
BEFORE Henry +. Abbey went back to
England he gave these figures from his books
to indicate to what extent Ameri al people
have paid to SEQ celebrated actors under his
management: Bernhardt, in 1SS0-Sl, $3.50, 24I
Booth in 1SSl-S2 $3.50 COO: Patti in 1SSl-S2,
S23G, $50; Nilsson, in 1SS2-S3, $.US, 800; Lang
try, in 1sS2-S3, $500; Irving, in 1SS3-S4,
S4O5, $50; Irving. in 1S4-S5, $3!D, 900; Mary
Anderson, in lsS5-SG, S3354, 90: total in six
Seasons, s., 2,525,53l. OF course Patti and
Nilsson sang comparatively few times, and
the seasons Of Bcrnhardt, Booth, Langtry
aud Irving were short
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17

Fifteen years ago the buffalo ranges of
Kansas and Colorado were covered with
thousands of these animals. The other
day party went out from Denver, and
after weeks hunting managed to kill
three from a herd of twenty ty-nine that
they found in Lost Park. 1t is said that
there are not more than 1000 buffaloes
now in existence. Systematic slaughter
has proiuced this shameful result.