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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05
QEEICIAL.
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
ALEXANDRIA, La, !

ALEXANDRIA, La,
Jan. 81, 1890.
In obedience to call by the Mayor
the City Council met in special ses
sion this day at IL o'clock a. M, with
following members present:
Thos. Crawley, Mayor,
J. A. Johnson,
Joseph Fellows,
Jacob Irving.
Absent-H. S. Gossens.
R. w. Bringburst.
The following petition, asking that
an election he called to take the sense
of the property tax payers on the ques
ton of voting a five-mill tax for a per-
iod of ten years to the Kansas City,
Watkins and Gulf Railway, and that
fve-mill tax be 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.
PETITION.
ALEXANDRIA, La, I
Jan. 25, 1890.
To the Hon. the Mayor and City Council
of the City of Alexandria, Rapides Pa
IRISH, La
We, the undersigned, being one-thirl
of the property tax payers of the City OF
Alexandria, Rapides Parish, State of Lou
isiana, do respectfully petition yonr hon
orable body to levy special tax of five
mills upon the taxable property of the
City of Alexandria, for the period OF ten
years, 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 Gulf
Railway, its successors or assigns, the
first payment to be made of the said tax
when the said Company, its successors or
assigns shnll have completed good and
substantial standard gnage railroad from
Lake Charles to Alexandria, Rapides Par
ish, Louisiana.
And we further petition your honora-
BILE body to Ievya special tax of five mills
on the taxable property of the City OF
alexandria for three years, for the pur-
pose of purchasing grounds for work
shops, depot grounds and other public
improvements and terminal facilities fol
the Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf
and the Gould railroads, and
that the said election be held
in accordance with Act No. 50 of the
year 1886, and that suitable ballots be
Inscribed respectively For the Tax" and
I ,rnspct tho NvU
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05
100000 Tickets at 500; Halves $40; Quar-
ters So; Tenths 81; Twentieths 81.

8, 1874 prizes amounting to.......$l, 054 800
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sy For Club Rates, or any further in.
formation desired, write lcgibly to the
undersigned, clearly stating Your lesi-
dence, with State. County, Street and
Number. More rapid return mail delive-
ry will be assured by your enclosing an
envelope bearing your full address.
IMPORTANT.
All ordinary letters containing Postal
Notes, Money Orders issued by all Express
Companies or New York Exchange.
Addressed
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Address registered letters containing
Currency to New Orleans National Bank.
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are signed by the President Of an Institu
ton, whose chartered rights are recog-
nized in the highest Courts; therefore
beware Of all limitations or anonymous
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05
ALEXANDRIA, LA, !
Feb. 3, 1890. !

Feb. 3, 1890.
The City Council met this day at 3
o'clock p. IN. Present:
Thos. Crawley, Mayor,
H. S. Gossens,
J. A. Johnston,
JOS Fellows,
r. w. Bringhurst.
Mr.. John G. Ryan then read the
ordinance drawn up by the committee
appointed at the last meeting, and on
motion it was adopted:
ORDINANCE.
Railroad Tao Ordinance-State Of Lou
isiana, Rapides Parish, City Of Alec
andy.ia.
Whereas petition in writing sign
ed by more than one-third of the prop
erty tax payers of the City of Alexan-
dria has been presented to the Mayor
and Council of the said city, praying
said Council to submit the question of
levyiug and collecting five mills tax
for the period of ten years in aid of the
Kansas City, Watkins and Gnlf Rail
way Company, its successors or as
signs, and also five mills tax fol
three years for the purpose Of purcha,
sing and donating depot grounds and
terminal facilities for the Kansas
CITY, Watkins and Gulf Railway, and
for the Gould road, the latter heing
now under construction from McDer.
mott, Arkansas, to Columbia, Louisi
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05
Wants the Hog Law Repealed.
EDITOR DEMOCRATS:


For the last quarter of a century,
there has been a cry in Louisiana for
more hog and hominy, and the news
papers have, very properly, been adj
vising and urging the people to raise
their own meat at home, and plenty of
it. At the same time the Parish of
Rapides, through its police jury, has
passed and has in force law which
virtually prohibits them from doing
so. With a law which outlaws the
hog and authorizes his determination
if caught outside of an enclosure how
can it be possible9 Who can raise
hogs shut up in pen? Who does
this hog law benefit Who does it
injure aud keep on the verge of star
walton? Who does it force to keep
their smoke houses in the West, a
thousand or more miles away. None
but proprietors Of plantations can at
ford to keep enclosed pastures For their
own hogs. The tenants, the share
workers and wage workers are pro-
bibited from raising their meat. The
meat packers of the West, spectators
and merchants reap benefits, while the
poor are forced to buy at high rates or
do without.
I have known many instances where
poor and needy people have had their
only limited supply Unfortunately
destroyed because they happened to
get out on the public road. Seventy
five per cent of the population of Ra-
pides parish, in the bottom lands, are
thus denied the right and privilege
while they are working the lands Of
others. 1t is we'll enough to protect
the levees where all are alike con-
cerned, but to have law which says
to the landlord, "you may knock off
the bottom planks of your fence or put
up three wires, and if hog gets in
your field you may kill it and let the
buzzards eat is''-and to the tenant,
share or wage worker, "sir, you must
not have any hogs and if you do you
must keep them in a PEN" 1t may
be his only means to keep his wife
and children from starving but that is
nothing, he is only tenant. We
have timber enough in this country
to fence the farm lands securely Tor
the protection of crops, and he who is
too stlngy or too lazy to make a hog
proof fence and then expect Others to
work his lands without the privilege
of raising his own meat, should not
have the benefit of law which feeds
him and starves his tenant or other
laborer. Is it justice? This hog law
should be repealed at once and every
farmer required to keep a lawful and
secure fence, and the right and privi'
Iege to raise hogs be restored to every
one alike. Repeal the law and this
indiscriminate staying of poor mems
hogs will soon stop, when those who
do it are compelled to pay for them
Louisiana can boast of no better sec.
ton for,the production of hog meat
than this Red river valley.
To do we'll and accumulate rapidly,
hogs should run at large, when they
can get the benefit of fresh water aud
variety of food. Certain require.
ments might be adopted to prevent
their roofing up the soil, and they
could be penned at night and kept
under the eye of the owner. | know
the repeal of this law lie desired, moi
by the majority of planters, but by 8
very large majority Of people who are
sufferers by it. x X
l
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05
M. C.. MOSELEY,
AT LAW,
ALEXANDRIA, LA,

DRACTICEs IN ALL CLASSES OF
J. cases in all the Courts of Rapides
Grant, Natchitoches, Sabine, st. Landry
and Avoyelles, i'll the Supreme Court of
the State, and in the Federal Courts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05

Sarah Bernhardt is soon to

Sarah Bernhard is soon to ap-
pear as the Virgin Mary in passion
play which has been written for her.
If all the reports regarding the char
aeter of the "divine Sara" be true.
the role of virgin is very much ont
of her line, but her genius is such that
she does not hesitate to tackle any
thing that she happens to fancy.-Ex.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05
WHITE & CARRUTH,
Fire and Life Insurance.
Represent the Best Home
Companies.
Office with Ariail & White, Exchange
Hotel.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND OFFICE AT NATcHlTocHEs, La,
February 5, 1890.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN the following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final proof
in support Of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Judge, or
in his absence the Clerk of the District
Court, at Alexandria, La, on the 10th of
March, 1890, viz: James Jefferson Hunt,
Homestead Entry No. 2797, for the west
half of northwest quarter section 2, town
meridian. He names the following wit
nesses to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation Of said land, viz
Jack Perkins, N. r. Terrell, w. A. Estes
aud NJ. d. Estes, all of Milford p. O., RAJ
pides Parish, La.
WILLIS HOLMES,
Feb. II, 1890-6t. Register.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05

Fremont cultivators and Eclipse
Cotton and Corn Planters are going
"like hot cakes" We have ordered
our second Car load already. We
fully guarantee both of these imple-
ments. Give them trial and if not
satisfactory in every respect we refund
the money. CARRUTH K MAYS,
State Agents, Alexandra, La.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05

The House of Representatives
has voted for Chicago to have the
Worlds Fair.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05

In slumbers of midnight the sailor boy
lay,
His hammock swung loose at the sport of
the wind;
He sprang to his feet with a cry of af-
fright,
My "Certain Chill Cure" l have left it
behind.
tn, ~ For sale by Jacob Geiger, Eagle
r. rug Store.
fact
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05

A member of Congress has peky
old driving horse which he calls Pen
sion Bill, because it is so easy to pass.
Take the DEMOCRAT. Only
50 per year.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05

ATTENTION PLANTERS. - Unless
you have seen the Improved Six-sho-
vel Fremont Cultivator work in the
field you cannot appreciate its value.
We do not ask you to take any risks,
nor to experiment with an implement
that is not an assured success. Our
cultivator is capable of thoroughly
working from 60 to 100 acres, aud
even with our system of labor here in
Louisiana is safe to depend upon 40
acres to the hand, where the improved
Fremont Cultivator is used. We have
anticipated heavy demand and will
endeavor to be prepared to supply the
same. Write for prices and catalogue.
CARRUTH & MAYS,
Agents for Louisiana-Depot at Alex
andria, La.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05

Charley Goldenberg
G Leon Dessens,
Gus Gehr,
Julius Levin,
Chas Owen,
W J Cruikshank,
Bauer q We'll,
NJ W Calvit,
Mrs B Folsy,
Jacob Haynes,
J Il Arail,
? Kelly,
Joseph Fellows,
John Clements,
A Albeit, Jr,
H Hilton,
Mrs R O'Shee,
J N Laney,
A P Williams,
Jacob Geiger,
Jeanette Rosenthal
Moses Rosenthal,
L J Sullivan,
d Kuhnagel,
Kahn & Heyman,
John We'll,
B Ehrstein,
L P Wilmington,
Louis Girard,
G w Bolton,
Henry S Gossens,
c B Stewart,
M Paul, Jr,
Lonisa Simous,
Elody Simons,
NJ A Ashley,
w 0 Damlnon,
James L Flint,
Geo Coleman,
Mrs E S Hetherwicl
Edward B Price,
Ed We'll,
Jas Jetfries, agent.
H J Wright,
w L Amber,
jacob Irving,
Sallie Scott
per S Fellows
John Lawless,
Mrs c Williams,
John Cluney,
Robt P Hunter,
John Parker,
II NJ HUE,
Laura HUE,
w I Sanford,
Alto Mitchell,
Coleman Winfield,
H w s Lund,
Lebanus j Kennedy
J H Dennis,
L l. Porter,
S Schmalinski,
w w Wilmington
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05

EdgarH McCormic
q Co.
l. V Marye
r G Jarreau
H f Marye,
Albert Pettengill,
Il w Bringhurst,
Il J Bowman,
James G W hlte,
H H White,
John p Grogan
C L Ranstlell
Mrs Belle Orsborn,
} y Warren,
I G Miller,
J NJ Barrett,
l'heus N Miles,
John G Rogers,
John P Kelso,
B C Duke,
j D Osborn,
Moses Mayer,
John A Williams,
Leon w einberg,
Jonas Hitler,
L B Baynard,
Chas S Miles,
Jos Levin,
G A Schnack,
Jos Sterk,
| Jackson,
Sale Jackson,
Jos Sterk, Jr,
G Greenwood,
N l. McGinnis,
J H McGinnis,
j J Peterman,
John Fousan,
d Lehman,
S Warshauer,
3 Mayer,
j + Statham,
Jos Aertker,
John DeLacy,
G w Lynch,
G Pettengill,
Nelson Taylor,
d Heyman,
| Charles Boardman
P I Kerrigan,
John Kramer,
Thos Clements,
j NJ Armstrong,
F L Bouillotte,
| S Cullen,
| Geo r Marsh,
! Bertrand We'll,
! John J Ferguson,
Z Schmalinski,
| Denis Kelly,
F Fluck,
| - Mazeau,
| P A Huehez,
! D McManus,
VIM Murray,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05
McElree's Wine Of carduf

The need of the farmer is antici-
pated. TO those who are not aware
we will say that we carry complete
line of Flows, Harness, Traces, Back
Bands, lines and everything necessary
for a farm. Lowest prices on all.
BAUER & WE'LL,
Front street, opposite Ferry Landing.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05

The negro preacher, J. H. 1ford,
now in Shreveport, but who a while
back lived in Alexandria, where he
presided over a colored church, has
gone to writing letters defamatory of
Shreveport and her people, on the
subject of the treatment of negroes, to
the Christian Recorder, of Pbiladel-
phia. The Shreveport Caucasian very
nicely hauls the colored divine over
the Goals, and uses words quite plain
in stamping the statements made to
the PHILADELPHIA paper as false and
malicious. 0m word for it, Iford is
"blowing his bazoo" at the wrong sta
ton, aud if he continues as he has
started out, he will ipsue and Justly
deserve the wrath of our Caddo
friends. The white people generally
lose patience when they have such
creatures as Iford to deal with.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05

LA Ga1PPE.-This Russian malady
has spread all over America and
doubled the death rate in our most pop
ulous cities, but if every planter in
America will use the improved six
shovel Fremont Cnltivators this year,
the crop of 1890 will show a handsome
increase and about SO per cent. larger
profits will he realized. Call and be
convinced that we mean what we say.
CARRUTH & MAYS,
Agents for State of Louisiana,
Transfer depot at Alexandria, La.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05

On motion it was
Resolved, That W. +. Blackman,
L. V. Marye and the City Attorney,
John g. Ryan, be appointed as COM
mittee to draw up resolution submit
ting the question to the people, aud
that they submit the resolution to the
Council at the next regular meeting.
THOS. CRAWLEY,
G.. NJ. RADCLIFFE, Mayor.
Secretary.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-16
California Slang.
New York San.

One Of the first things which
strikes an Eastern man who goes
out on the Pacific slope az queer Is
the use Of the word "rustler." The
word has exactly the same signifca-
ton there as the word "hustlsr"
does here, and is invariably used by
the Californians in place of the lat
ter word. No one has yet explained
the reason Of the change in the in
itial letter. Another expression
peculiar to CALIFORNIA; is "He's Q
a bird" corresponding to the East
ern expression "He's a daisy" and
implying that the gentleman re-
ferred to has great faculties or
powers in some one particular.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-16
A Weeks Sorrows.
GNew York Star.1

A heart Of stone would have been
touched by some of the sad things
that have happened in New York and
its immediate nelghborhood during
the past week.
What could be more tragically pa
thstic than the fate of the German
family who, husband and wife and
child together, sought death in the
water as the only relief open to them
from misery which o mere pittsnce
would have cured?
Some of the sad things that have
come to pass have been very wicked
ones, but none the less deplorable on
that account, and even more sugges1
tive of the existence Of social bluns
ders for which remedy is urgently
demanded. We boast Of our charts
ties, but is there no place where the
Wendlandts could have found aidf
Is there no system of teaching by
which the spirit Of the "touch" that
abIded in the Elizabeth street truck
man Gould have been subdued other
wise than by the bulleti Is there no
way of organized charity by which
these striking cloakmakers could find
protection against starvation ct time
when such wholesome and delicious
food as blueflsh is so great o drug in
the market as almost TO be gwen
away?
There are q great many other sad
things that have happened during
the last seven days within the wide
circle Of metropolitan life. But those
above recited are in everybody's
mind, and thinking on them ought
10 suggest some way Of doing good.
It Is probable that the fundamens
tai trouble with our methods and in-
stitutions Of relief is that they are
too special In their aims. For the
most part they undertake 10 provide
against some particular want or mis-.
fortune, but there does not seem to
he enough Of he special aid system
70 supply the needs of varied popus
lation. There are too many cases
that no remedy fts.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-16
Senator Vance.
Wilmington Messenger.l

The Raleigh Progressive Farmer
attacks Senator Vance and tells him
plainly that he will be opposed by
the Alliance unless he does their
bidding. II says
"The farmers Of North Carolina
nav Senator Vance. II Is his busi.
ness TO work for them whether the
measures are constitutional or not.
He should do it. and If the bill IL not
| Ia proper shape he should have gone
10 work and putt in shape. II he
lis not willing 10 seiye the people we
want to know ii. We can't afford 10
pay men $1,000 per annum and then
allow them to put up their brains
against the entire State"
Senator Vance Is worth many times
| ss, 900 q year TO the State as Seus.
tor. as his Gne record shows, but in
tact he get but $1,000 o year.
We do not know how far this at-
tack upon the noble and true Vance
will be approved by the 20 per cent.
OF the whole voters that the z. II.
says belongs TO the Alliance. Vance
has o warm place In the confidence
and admiration Of the farmers Of
North Carolina, or we are moro mis-.
taken than we have ever been in our
life. He deserves their friendship
and confidence, for he has never be.
trayed either.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-16

The June number of "The Old
Homestead" comes to us laden with
good things. It's full Of interest
ing original matter in the shape of
serial and completed stories, sketch
es, essays, poems, criticisms, etc, by
the best talent in the south. A
glance within its well-filled pages
will satisfy the most critical that
the magazine, in ITS literary, musi-
cal, fashion, and domestic features,
is the equal Of any similar publica-
ton in the country. That it has
fulfilled its promises made a year
ago when its first number appeared
is demonstrated by the evidences Of
success in its phenomenally large
circulation and in the superiority Of
its reading matter. The Old Home
stead is distinctiyelya southern pub
lication, whose purposes and aims
are to cultivate the literary talent,
the domestic virtues, and the REIN
/ ing influences of homes and fami-
hes. The subscription price is but
one dollar q year, and the magazine
should bea welcome guest in the
homes Of every southern family,
Sample copies will be mailed TO any
address for ten cents. Davis Bros,
publishers The Old Homestead
Savannah, Ga
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-16
A FLORIDA ROMANCE.
The Appropriate Meeting of q
Bride and Groom at Kissim-
NEE.

Fiorids News.
Last Friday morning, bright and
early, two men stepped into Helm
sons 4 Dow's saloon and got a drink
of gin. They stood at the bar and
chatted with Mr.. Dow while and
took more gin. By this time the
Oldest Of the strangers began to feel
enthused and became quite COM
munlcative. He told Mr.. Dow he
was a awidower, but had got tired Of
his widowhood and had advertised
for wife, who was TO be here from
Connecticut that night. His bride
elect wanted him to meet her half
way between Florida and Connecti-
cut, but he wrote her he could not
venture further North than Kissim-
NEE, so she had to come here; he
made forty miles Of the distance
and she made 1.500 miles Of it. He
made several trips to the depot du-
nng the day, but spent most Of his
time drinking turpentins gin and
talking of his bride.
BY the middle Of the afternoon
he was the centre of. observation
and the topic Of conversation, for
he had pretty well advertised his
business in town, and had invited
quite Q crowd to 60 with him to
meet Che train and see his BRIDE.
At the hour Cor the train. to come
There were sixty Of the boys at the
depot, and when the train pulled in
he made a rush for the first passen-
lger coach, where he saw several
ladies, but not seeing the red bow
on the left shoulder signal he
Thought she had not come, and hal
looed to his friends: "Boys, she has
not come," but at this moment some
lone told him she was in the waiting
room, and he called again: Boys
she's come" Some one suggested
he get a carnage to take her to the
hotel, but he said: mo, bring my
ox-c-rt. around; she can ride IN that.
| After they all had arrived at the
Wisconsin House some one Of the
crowd asked him If he had a mar
riage license. He said no, but
would like TO have some Of them 20
for it for him. After being told
the price, he pulled out 81 to pay
for the license. Judge johnson
performed the solemn rite, and the
crowd dispersed.
The boys kent sympathizlng with
him, for during the day he drank
about a gallon Of gin and had car.
ried a four-pound bouquet on tht
lapel Of his coat Gas a signal for hi.
bride to know him by), and about
IL p. NJ, they thought he might be
| getting ''dry," so they went to hi'
room and raped and asked If he dli
not want a drink. While standing
IN the doorway with his socks, cuff
and collar on, ard the perspiratior
running of him, they presented hin
with a pint bottle Of gin, of which
. after invoking q blessing on them
he drank half. He was out earl,
next morning preparing to take hel
tohis new home in the wagonhe had
brought alligator hides TO town in
| BY So'clock they were rollin.
out for his home at Green Pond
Polk county, with provisions enough
for the trip.
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Sanford Express Duncan Me-
Lean, o young white man Of % years
old, living near l.illingto (, was kill.
ed by lightning Wednesday evening.
e. G. Beddinfeld, Secretary Of
the N. G. Farmers Alliance was here
yesterday. He appears to be q safe
and wise man aud good Democrat
and will not help 10 lead his breth-
ren after strangh gods. - Some of
the farmers in this section report
that they have good cotton growing
on old last years stalks. The winter
did not kill the old stalks, and they
have sprouted out and will make cots
ton q second time. Capt. w. II.
Smith, Of Wilmington, has sent his
agent, Mr.. Rackls here to quarry
brownstone for The government build
ing at Greenville, s. G. This build
ing will require many tons Of stone
and O considerable expenditure Of
money and time at Sanford. "A
prominent merchant Of Jonesboro in
speaking Of tobacco culture in this
section, says that without exception,
veery farmer who commenced " raise
tobacco o half dozen years ago and
who has stuck To u is now In pros.
porous condition, has ready cash and
pays as he goes. His neighbors who
failed the fact year at tobacco and
quit are growing worse of every year.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-16

Grieves That His Ancestor Lived

The eldestof the living represen-
tatiyes among us Of President John
Adams is said to lament that his
ancestor ever existed in view Of the
national inheritance Of the celebra-
ton of the Fourth.