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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05
MARRIED {:

At the residence of the brides parents,
neor Alexandra, La, on Wednesday
evening, January 20, 1890, at S p. M,
Mr.. j. M. WILSON to MISS MARY
LEE COOPER, Rev. B. L. White, of
Alexandra officiating.
The day and night were lovely,
symbolic we trust of the future life OF
the welded pair. The bride and her
Jolly maids did justice to themselves
in looking pretty; the bride in her
courtly train of white Henrietta with
trimmings of brocaded silk and orange
blossoms. They entered the crowded
room by the music of the wedding
march" played by Miss Des Fuqua.
The "hell" so tastefully arranged by
Miss Eliza Holt, hung in readiness to
shower down buds and roses, and
chime peal of happiness as its token
of respect for the occasion. About 10
o'clock supper was announced, and il
the table could have spoken it would
have groaned under its burden Of
good things. The bride received
many, many handsome and useful
presents. May their cup Of happines;
ever be full.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05
DIED

On January 21st, 1890, at Wellswood,
the family residence of the late Gen.
Montfort Wells, BETSY PRINCE, aged
70 years. :.
The subject of this brief tribute OF
affection was born in Maryland, aud in
company with her mother was brought
to Louisiana about 1925. She has re-
NAMED in the family of her owners
until death has overtaken her, still
endeavoring in old age to carry out a
seeming mission upon earth OF friend
and counsellor to those she has loved
and recognized from their birth as
cher children" Possessing in an en-
inent degree all the qualities of class
of people fast passing away, she, by
her dignity of character and uniform
courtesy of manner, commanded the
resnect and won the love and friend
shin of those she has SO long and so
faitthfully served Her gentle and
willing hands smoothed the pillow in
sickness, and her ever ready sympathy
m;nistered to our wants in health-it
is therefore meet that we, the children
Of her adoption should hold in tende,
reverence the memory of our departed
friend, believing that we hear the echo
Of the Divine words:
"Well done, thou good and faithfu
servant, enter thou into the joy Of tn.
| Lord" d. ~ u
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05
Bishop Galleher on Sidney Lanier. TIT
Gentle Southern Poet.

-,
Songs have been sung from the earliest
ages; songs have made civilization, not
civilization the songs.
So said Bishop Galleher Monday night
in his lecture on Sidney Lanier, the melo-
dious Southern poet and writer. In clear
est language OF nnuIstakabte eh"hefatioh
the eloquent gentleman impressed upon
his select audience the ethical and praetl
cal value ofpoetry in all eras He showed
conclusively that the great poets were en-
throned upon high pinnacle from which
Time itself would never dislodge them.
Sidney Lanier could not fail to receive
due appreciation. How are we to recog-
nize great poet Shall we walt lot the
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05

U. S. CoURr.-The U. S.. Court
adjourned here on Wednesday last,
being in session only three days. The
following cases were disposed of:
The case of the government versus
E. f. Smart and w. 0. Winfree, of
Vernon Parish, for timber trespass-
Judgment in favor of the government.
Motion for new trial was made by
defendants, which was not decided.
In the case of the government YER
sns B. L. Brian, for timber trespass,
Judgment was rendered in favor OF the
government :.
Sevcra! other minor cases were dis
posed of.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
ALEXANDRIA, LAy J
Jan. 81, 1890. I

ALEXANDRIA, La, |
Jan. 81, 1890.
In obedience to a call by the Mayor
the City Council met in special SEES
sion this day at II O'Clock a. M, with
following members present:
Thos. Crawley, Mayor,
j. A. johnson,
Joseph Fellows,
Jacob Irving.
Absent-H. S. Gossens.
R. w. Bringhurst.
The following petition, asking that
an election be called to take the sense
of the property tax payers on the ques
ton of voting fve-mill tax for per-
iod of ten wears to the Kansas City,
Watkins and Gulf Railway, and that
a five-mill tax lie voted for the period
of three years for the purchase OF
ground for work shops, depot grounds
and other public Improvements, and
terminal facilities for the railroad.
re lloN'
ALEXANDRIA, La,
Jan. %, 1890. !
To tbc Hon the Mayor and City Council
of the City of Alexandria, Rapides IA
risll, La
We. the undersigned, being third
of the property tax payers of the City OF
Alexandria, Rapidcs Parish, State of Lou
isiana, do respectfully petition your hon
orable body to levy special tax OF nve
mills upon the taxable property OF tue
CITY of Alexandria, for the period OF ten
wears. which tax, when collected from
time to time as the same are annually
collected. shall be donated and paid over
to the Kansas City, Watkins and Gull
Railway. its SUCCESSORS or assigns, Ihe
first payment to be made of the said tax
when the said Company, its successors OF
assigns shnll have completed a good ano
substantial standard gnage railroad iron
Lake Charles to Alexandria, Rapldes Far
ish, Louisiana.
And we further petition your honora
bic body to levya special tax OF hve m'll
on the taxable property OF the City o
alexandria for three years, Tor the puT,
pose of purchasing grounds for worf
shons, depot grounds and other publl
improvements and terminal facilities to
the Kansas City, Watkins and Gull
and the Gould railroads, am
that the said election be he'll
E in accordance with Act No. 80 OF tn
year 1886, and that suitable ballots b
: Inscribed respectively 'For the Tax" an
& .,;uut the TuX,"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05

Tho promptness and certainty OF it's
cures have made Chamberlain,s Cough
Remedy famous. 1t is intended especially
for coughs, colds, group and whoopinS
cough, and is the most etfectnal remedy
known for these diseases. 80 cent bot
ties for sale by E. j. Sullivan.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05

MIR. Felix Bauer learned of the
sad intelligence of the death Of his
mother on Thursday last. Mrs. Bauer
died at Romansviller, Alsace, France,
aud was 72 years of age.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05

Thomas Garter, colored, charged
with waylaying and shooting Albert
Curren, colored, at Lena, in this Par
ish, on Sunday last, with shot gun
was Jailed here last week; also W. L.
Braisco who is charged wirh bigamy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05

&C Watts, Clerk of the Dis
trict Court, by order of the Court, took
an inventory of the property OF the
succession Of B. NJ. Hayes, one day
last week. 1t footed up $4,000.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05
TERMS:
Bald Knobbers Testify.

HIT. Sharp, McCrory, Ark, writes:
have sold G.. C. G. Certain Chill Cure TO
hundreps of employees on the memphis
and Bald Knob Railroad, and L dOn't
know of failure to cure.
Cy Sold and guaranteed by Jacob
Geiger.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05

The drawing for the prizes Of
fered by J. n. Laney, took place on
Saturday night, with this result;
No. 96-Silk Dress.
No. 756-Table Cover.
No. 739-Hat.
No. 7O6-Lambreqnin.
No. 6o0-Scarf.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05

The preliminary examination of
Oscar johnson, colored, for the killing
ofJef Young, colored, near Cheney
vile, in this parish, on or about Dec.
18th last, was had on Saturday before
Judge Blackman, and the accused was
remaadad to jail without bail.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05

Miss Cora Luckett and Miss
Stella Hickman, of Rapides Parish,
are the guests of Mrs. Lee Alexander
$50 jackson Street. - La. Review.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05
Proceedings Of the City
Council.
ALEXANDRIA, La, !
Feb. 3, 1890. !

Feb. 8, 1890.
The City Council met this day at 3
o'clock p. m. Present:
Thos. Crawley, Mayor,
Fl. S. Gossens,
j. A. Johnston,
Jos. Fellows.
The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with.
The Treasurer's report was read and
adopted, aud showed a balance on
hand of sll7I35.
The Collectors settlement showed
the following collections since Jan
uary 9th:
Taxes 1889 ...............'''' $z9o o.
Licenses ................'.' H. ~ w
Fines ..............'' ~ ~ 90
Rents q w
Cash from Wilmington for re-
pairing sidewalk. .............. 3 w
Cash from L. V. Marye for re-
pairing sidewalk. ............ w
s475 s.
On motion warrants were ordered
issued in payment of the following
bills:
Thos Crawley, Mayors salary $50 90
H M HUE, Marshal's salary. 80 90
Robt Raxsdale, special police 80 90
Pacific Fire Co., Engineers
salary ............... ~ w
Julius Levin, lumber ........ 10 81
ROGERS g. williams, IL chairs. .21 90
A Mazeau, making one table,. oo
H NJ HUE, incidental bill.... IA so
Democrat, printing postals.... l 81
/ Harry Aikiey. street work. 80. 80 90
Geo Oqnano, street work. -. - ol
So1 Canal street work .....- 10 sc
J NJ Armstrong, hauling sand. 6 o(
P L Kerrigan, porchase price
| for land to continue Monroe
street. ....... ..'..''.''s '1oo w
$465 Al
On motion whrrants were ordered
issued in payment of the following ap
proved paper taken up by the Coilec
tor in payment Of taxes;
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Rheulatis

DEING due to the presence ol uiio
y acid in the blood, is most eifectua''y
cured nv the use of Ayers Sarsapa-
r;i,a. Be sure you get Ayers and no
other. aud take it till tile poisonous
acid is thoroughly expelled from the
system. We challenge attention 10 tiiiS
testimony -
"Ahort two years ago, after suffering
for nearly two gears from rheumatic
cont being able 10 walk only With great
discomfort. and having tried various
remedies, including mineral "atctS'
without relief, I saw by an ADVERSE,
-uent in Chicago paper that man had
heen relieved of this distressing com
pleint after long suffering, by taking
ESTnr,s Sarsaparila. I then decided 10
maize = trial OF this medicine, and took
81 regularly for eight months, AID am
Dleased to state that it has elected
compI.te cure. have since mad nc re-
Inrn of the disease. Airs. II: living
Dodge, 110 West i25th ST., New iofK.
cone wear ago I was taken i'll with
;,aommotorv rheumatism, being con-
fined to my house six months; l ctino
nm" ~ .ba sickness very much deblil-
totef with mo appetite, and my system
disordsred in every way. ! commenced
nsinr AYERS Sarsapariiia and began 70
;mnrove at once, gaining III stfehEIa
and soon recovering my uSaai heattii.
I cannot say too much in praise OF tii,s
wcli.l,nown metiiajne." - Mrs. Il. "A.
Stark, Nashua, y. II.
Ayar's SaIsaDaIiIIa,
PREPARED By
Or. J. c. Aver g. Co., Lowell, Mass
Price 81; six bottles, S.. Worth s. bottle
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05

3, Co. G Leon Dessens,
" Mory, Gus Gehr,
D n Io,reau julius Levin,
N II y NJarye. Chas Owen,
!, nu,ort pettencill, w J Cruikshank,
R W Bringhurst, Bauer q Wen,
j Bowman, NJ y Ia n
James G White, Mrs Eo'sy,
II H White, JACOB nayhes'
John p Grogan Aral,
r T, Ransdrll p Kelly,
Ms Relic Orsborn, Joseph Fellows,
IN IN Warren. John Clements,
| c Miller, a Alpta.' 'f'
yh M s n Miles, Mrs X O'shee,
InlYn G Rogers, in Lancy,
John P Kelso, Ar lli'ahis'
IN Oshnrn. Jeanette Rosenthal
HnssS Mayrr. Moses Rosenthal,
John A Williams, Sullivan,
y y,ann Weinberg, D Kuhnagel,
Touns Hitler, Kahn & Heyman,
l. B Baynard, Jonn wen,
Ch,s s Miles. 3 Ehrstein,
los levin. LP Wilmington,
C A Schnack, Lonis Girafd'
Jackson. Henry S Gossens,
Salle Jackson, 3 stewart,
Jos Sterk, Jr, NJ faul, ~
G. Greenwood, Lonlsa nlilio'iS,
N l. McGinnis, Eloov SiihohS'
j H McGinnis, A Ashley,
1 J Peterman, v Ua, ,M'
D John F0usan, James 1 hii''
. n T'.hman. Geo Coleman,
: 9 Warshauer. Mrs E S Hetherwick
l B Mayer, reward rf'ce'
los Aertker. Jas Jeffries, agent,
1obn DeI,acv, Wright
J. r lynch. W L Amber,
II C Pettengill, JACOB ifVlhs'
q Nelson Tayior. Sailie Scott
= g 1 n Hevman. per Fellows
u charles Boardman, John Lawless,
IS 2 T Kerrigan, Mrs Z Mllllams'
II John Kramer, John Cidhey,
:. Thos clements. Robt P Hunter,
~ j NJ Armstrong, Johh fafkei'
:" F L Bouillotte, ii M HUE.
D. 6 Cn1lpn. Laura Huie,
" Geo Marsh, w T. Sanford,
70 Bertrand We'll, Alto Mitchell,
~ Inbn 7 Ferguson, Coleman..Winfeld,
Oh u Schmalinski, H w S Lund,
)e nenis Kelly. I.ebanus Kennedy
or T Fluck, II Dein's'
!" PA Hnchez. S Schmalinski,
le n Nc Nanus, w W Wilmington
" VIM Murray,
m Henry Gossens,
Sc On motion it was
to Resolved, That W. +. Blackma'
I'd L. V. Marye and the City Attorne.
ty John G. Ryan, be appointed as con
be mttee to draw up resolution submit
or ting the question to the people, an
ed that they submit the resolution to tt
be Council at the next regular meetln
les THOS. CRAWLEY,
he G.. M. RADCLIFFE, Mayor.
ID, Secretary.
VI
nd Go to Bauer & We'll for genui1
sol bargains.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-05

DIR. Ashton, who contemplated
locating here, has decided to locate in
Alexandria. He says in letter to
one of the proprietors of this paper:
"Don't imagine from this move of
mine that do not like Homer. 1t Is
a beautiful town and its people l
found to be very pleasant and agree
able, and came very near locating,
but found letter opening for my
profession at Alexandria" Doctor,
we shall certainly miss you and your
estimable family, and wish you much
success Homer Guardian.
We were honored with call on
Monday from that urbane gentlemen,
Mr.. Luke W. Conerly, of Cheneyville.
He has Just accepted position as
book-keeper at Levin's single manu-
factury, and will be stationed there
for some time. Of late Mr.. Conerly
has contributed quite freely to the
country press, his articles at all times
being newsy and interesting. He in
forms as that around Cheneyville
great many houses are going up,
everything shows, he says, that TIT
tide of prosperity is about to reac'
that locality.
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V3UV 4V
On motion whrrants were ordered
issued in payment of the following ap-
proyed paper taken up by the Collec-
tor in payment Of taxes;
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bargains.

Go to Bauer & We'll for genuine
bargains.
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Resolved, That the Mayor anu
Council form themselves into a COM
mi,tee Of the whole for the purpose OF
soliciting subscriptions for stock
comnany to build water works.
On motion the Board then adjourn
ed to meet in regular session Monday,
March 3, 1890.
THOS. CRAWLEY,
G. Mr. RADCLIFFE, Mayor.
Secretary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-29
sALE.--Defaut having been

MORTGAGE 8AlE.-Default having been
wi made in the conditions of a certain mortgage
made and executed on the 18th day of December, A.
ID. 1882, by George Phillips, of Paw Paw, Van Blu
rem county, Michigan, TO Francis w. Sellck, OF the
same place. TO secure the payment Of hundred
dollars and the interest. which mortgage record
ed in the office of the register of deeds for Van Blu
county, state of Michigan in liber 81 Of mort
A. u. 1882, at O'Clock p. m, on which mortgage
the sum of hundred dollars and ninety-four
ed for in said mortgage, and no proceedings having
moneys secured by said mortgage, any part
by virtue Of the power Of sale In such mortgage
contained, and in pursuance of the statute in such
made and provided there will be sold at public
auction TO the highest bidder at the front door of
the court house. in the village of Paw Paw, in said
county of Van Buren,, said court house being the
place of holding the circuit court in and for said
county, the premises described IN said mortgage,
so much thereof as may be necessary 10 pay the
amount due, with interest and all legal costs on
Friday. the 2nd day Of January, A. ID. 1891. at one
O'Clock In the afternoon of said day; said premises
being described follows, to-wit: Lot number
three 3) and the east half "a of the east half "a
of lot number two (2) in block number ffty-ve (55)
of the village of Paw Paw, In the county Of Van Blu
rem and state OF Michigan, according TO the record
ed plat thereof.
Dated October Sth, 1890.
FRANCIS W. SELLICK, Mortgage.
VIM. II. Mason, Atty for Mortgage. [55tl3oG7
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-29
The New Election Law.

The new election law having been
declared constitutional by the supreme
court, the principal provisions regard
ing secret voting will be of interest,
and they are therefore reprinted.
No tickets can be used on election
day unless they are furnished by the
secretary of state. All ballots must be
of the same length and width and must
show no device on the backs which may
distinguish the parties one from the
other. A vignette and inscription must
be prepared by each for the face of the
ticket as a heading Before any ballot
shall be delivered to the inspectors of
election it must be folded by the voter
and handed to the Inspector of election,
who will place rubber band on it and
place it in the ballot box.
In all townships containing 100 or
more electors, and in all voting pre-
cincts in cities and villages, the various
officers must erect railing or fence
four feet high, with a gate in it, across
the middle of the room, the gate To be
in charge of a gate keeper, and no per-
son except the officers named in the
law is to be allowed inside except to
vote Booths To the number of one for
each 100 voters shall be put up inside
the fence, where voters can be conceal
ed from both the inspectors and all
others. Hung up in the booth will be
found all of the party tickets, with
pastors or slips for the use of voters,
during all of the time the polls are
open.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-29
EDITOR TRUE NoRTHERNEI:

.. A. Goss, the young man who is
trying TO perform the wonderful feat OF
riding two horses at the same time in
his candidacy for the Office of Prose
cutting Attorney, made n fierce and eX-
tremely bitter TRADE against the Re-
publican party at Woods school house,
in the township of Bangor, one evening
last week. This extremely partisan
gentleman expects To be elected by the
aid of Republican votes. How do you
like it, Republicans Doesn't it take
gall for candidate with one foot on
the neck of the p. of |. and the other
on that of the Democratic party, while
he is billing and cooling with the "holier
than thou" prohibitionists for their sup
port, to ask Republicans to vote for
him? Why, we are told that his denun-
citation of the Republican party was so
malignant that he drove some away
from his meeting who had about made
up their minds to vote for him. They
thought they could detect too much of
the virus of the old copperhead in Mr..
Goss' utterances and manner to justify
voting for him under any circumstan-
ces. Republicans, do not let the record
be broken in old Van Buren, county by
any such double. facedness.
FAIR PLAY.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-29
The Tariff and High Prices.

A great hullaballoo is being raised by
the opposition press just now over the
fact that since the passage of the Nc
Kinley bill the prices on imported
goods have been marked up. But that
the increase of price is due to any con-
siderable extent to the passage of the
bill cannot be shown and will not be
maintained by any intelligent investiga-
tor. That it is rather occasioned by
the dishonesty and rapacity of the hold
ers of the goods is a fact which can
easily be demonstrated. Less than a
month ago the importers were complain
ing that they had so many goods in
bond that, if the time for taking them
out or paying the old duty on them was
not extended, the withdrawal of money
needed for the duties from general cir
culation would create panic. 1t GER
tainly is clear, then, that they had on
hand stock of goods bought at the old
prices, with duties paid at the old rate,
sufficient to have supplied their Gus.
toners, with no increase in price, for
thirty days. Yet the very day the bill
went into effect they commenced to
raise on their prices. 1t is manifest
that the importers, naturally hostile to
encouragement of domestic manufac-
ture and friendly to increased importa-
tons of foreign goods, have dishonesty
undertaken to alarm the country in
view of the passage of the Mckinley
tariff law. That they are seeking to
rob their customers under cover of
this bill is also evident, for they
have made no reduction Of prices on
goods on which the duty has been de-
creased. We are not of those who be-
lieve that higher prices will CONTINUES;
but on the contrary we believe that as
soon as the industries of the country
are once fairly adjusted to the new law
that an era of prosperity unparalleled
in the history of the country will dawn
upon us as a people.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-29
DRoBATE oRDER.-state of Michigan

II County OF van Buren-se.
At session of the probate court for the county of
Van Buren,, holden at the probate Office in the viii
age OF Paw Paw on Wednesday. the 22nd day Of
October, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety:
Present: Hon. Benjamin +. Heckert, Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Mary A.Hughes,
deceased.
b. +. Hughes, administrator Of said estate,
into court and represents that he IL now pre-
pared to render his final account such admins
traitor, and files the same.
Thereupon II IL ordered that Monday, the oath day
of November next at ten O'Clock in the forenoon be
assigned for examining and allowing such account,
and that the heirs at law of said sed and all 9TH
persons interested I'm said estate are required TO
appear az session Of said court, then 10 be holden
at the probate Office In the village Of Paw Paw and
show cause, II any there be, why the said account
should not be allowed. And II IL further order
ed that said administrator give notice to the persons
interested I'm said estate, of the tendency Of said
account, and the hearing thereof, by causing copy
OF this order to be published I'm the TRUE NORTH
ERNER, newspaper printed and circulating i'm said
county of Van Buren, for three successive weeks at
least previous TO said day of hearing.
Sstio6ll BPM. +. HECKERT, Judge OF Probate.