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The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
THE FEDERAL ELECTION LAW

The Federal election law which car
ries with its adoption, the most mo-
mentous issues which have ever been
precipitated upon the people of this
Republic, and which so vitality con-
Germs the political destiny and mate
rial prosperity of the South, is thus
summarized in a recent Washington
telegram {:
"The national election bill, as framed
by the House Republican caucus commit
tee, has just been printed. The principal
features of the measure are as follows
Chief supervisors of elections in judicial
districts are charged with the execution
Of the law which is to apply to Federal
elections in cities of 20, GOO inhabitants or
upward, aud in the entire congressional
districts exclusive of such cities, upon
application to supervisor of 100 voters, or
in counties or parishes forming part OF i.
congressional district upon application OF
80 voters. Supervisors are required to
make, in towns of 20, coo people and up
ward, thorough Eonse to house canvass
before the election to inform the voters
upon inGuiiy where and i'll what box to
deposit their ballots and to scrutinize
luaiuralizations. In canvasSing the votes
STATE laws are to govern, except that all
hallats ere 10 be counted by tens, first by
MI insnectOr of election, and second by
supervisors, the total to be kept, election
officers and supervisors upon separate
tally sheets, which are to be compared
and the result publicly announced. Bal
lots deposited in the wrong box are to be
counted. Returns are to be made by sn
pervisors in duplicate to clerks OF the
United States Circuit Court. and to the
chief supervisor who is to tabulate aut
refer them to tho United States board o
canvassers of the Congressional vote
which is to be appointed by the United
States Circnit Court, and consisting o
three christians of the State and persons
of good repute; not more than two o
whom are to be of the same political par
ty. The board is to convene on NOvem
ber 18th, of each even year and declar'
and certify the results of election an'
send one return to the clerk of the HOus,
of Representatives,, one to the GOvcrno
of the State, and one TO the proper chic
supervisor Of elections, The clerk of th'
House is to place on the roll OF the mem
bers elect the names of persons declared
elected by the United States canvasscr
in case there be difference in the resul
reached by the State election officers.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
Blair Says It's All Right.

Mr.. S. O. Blair, Chicago, says: awe
could not keep house without your
Clarke's Extract of Flax Skin Cure and
Cough Cure. We have used both for n'l-
mcrous troubles, especially for our child,
We recommend the Cough Cure to every
family having children. We used it fol
whooping cough with remarkably quick
and satisfactory results, and nse it tol
any and every cough the family may
have" Only one size, large bottle
Price 81. If you want the best toilet soaI
get Clarke's Flax Soap, 25 cents. ASH
Jacob Geyer, your druggist, for thes'
preparatiOnS.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

Assistant State Engineer Kerr,
who visited this Parish last week,
staked ont the following levees to
close the crevasses made by the re.
cent food:
Avoyeiles Dixie levee-leng'h,
1925 feet; average height, 8 feet, 4
inches; width of break, 800 feet
uumber of cubic yards of earth nee
essary 10 huild levee, II 900.
3. F. Lewis levce-length, 1886
feet average height, Z feet, inches
This levee broke in number o1
places, averaging from 10 to Is feet
wide. Estimated number OF cubic
yards of earth necessary to close
breaks, 12,500.
J. l.. Connella levee-length
2956 feet; average height, 9 feet
inches. Estimated number of cubic
yards of earth necessary, 5000
This crevasse is about 500 feet wide
but as there has been considerable
caving below the crevasse, the ney
levee for that reason vii! have TO b
extended.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and neigh
bors talking about it. You may yourself
be one o, the many who know from per-
sonal experience just how good thing it
is. If you have ever tried 1t, yon are one
of its staunch friends, because :he Won
derful thing about it is, that when once
given a trial, DR.. Kings New Discovery
ever afler holds place in the house. II
YOU have never used it and should be al.
tllcted with cough, cold or any throat,
lung or chest trouble, secure bottle at
once aud give it a fair trial. 1t is guar
anteed every time, or money refunded
Trial bottles free at the Eagle drug store.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
Vote on the Lottery Bill.

The following is how the mem-
bers of tue House of Representatives
voted on the Louisiana Lottery bill
last Wednesday, the vote being &c to
90, as follows:
Yeas-Allain, Armstrong, Badeanz,
Ball, Barbin, Bedford, Bernard, Bond, /,
Bourgeois, Brown, Bossier, Caspari,
Canongc, Cayolle, Cole, Davidson,
DcPass, Dickinson, Dossat, Dunn,
Dupre, of Orleans, Dupre, of St. Lam
dry, Elder, Faulkner Farrell, Gasne,
Garretson, Gilbert, Grady, Green,
MGuidry, Hancy, Harris, Him, Homes,
Hvams, Hyams, jackson, Larrison,
SLawton, Leblanc, Martin, Mahoney,
O'Conuor, O'Donnell, Patten, Piper,
Rochon, Rush, sandiford, St. Amant,
settoon, Self, Shaw, Shattuck, Shields,
Sigur, Smith, Snyder, Stallings,
Straclmann, Tresclair, Wade, War
rem, Wiggins, Williams, Zeller-6G.
Nays-Speaker Henry, Messrs. AL
ford, Bachelor, Bolton, Borland, Brn,
ton, Cade, Curry, Doss, Dreyfous,
Franklin, Gilmore, jenkins, Kennedy,
Kilbourne, Land, Laycock, Loret,
Mccain, Marquee, Meeker, Nielsen.
Newsome. Pipes, Provost, Seals, Som
pavrac, Wells and Wren-29.
Absent-Messrs. Hancock, Hawks
and Roder-3.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

Opticians and ocalists say that
belfry and steeple clocks are abso-
lutely useless to at least third OF
those for whose benefit they are set
up. In many instances such defect OF
the eyes is unsupported in children,
and probably hundreds of children
earn at school reputation for stupidity
when not the intellect but the eye is
at fault.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
The cane recently presented

The cane recently presented to
President Harrison by Colonel A. L..
Snowden, Minister to Greece, was
made from the oaken yoke that held
the bell on Independence Hall in
l776. The gold cap on the end OF
the stick is Inscribed with brief his
tory of it.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

No one can peruse, day after day,
the reports which come from all parts
of the State of the Teachers lnsti-
.utes, which were held since the first
of the month, without becoming con
vinced that education is enjoying a
boom in Louisiana. In every cast
these institutes were largely attended
by the very best people of the par
ishes in which they were held and tht
educational progress which was repor
ted was exceedingly encouraging
II N. 0. States.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
A Very Large Percentage

OF the American people are troubled with
a most annoying, troublesome and disa-
greeable complaint called Catarrh. 1t is
not necessary to be SO troubled. 1t is de-
monstrated beyond question that Clarke's
Extract of Flax [Papilion1 Catarrh cure
Immediately relieves and permanently
cures catarrh. A thorough and fair trial
will convince You. Use Clarke's Flax
Soap for the skin. Catarrh cure 81. Soap
% cents-at Jacob Geiger's Eagle drug
store.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
AT THE POST OFFICE.
BY J. P. M'GEE,

BY J. P. M'GEE.
A trio of "graces,"
Of lovelier faces,
In more suitable places
Never was seen;
So proud each head rearing,
While sweetly its bearing,
Ignoring rude staring
Just like a queen.
With mildness enhancing,
Bright beauty enhancing,
Thro' the apertures glanclng
Questioning eyes,
These visions Of neatness,
OF womanly sweetness,
OF fairest completeness,
Cause many sighs.
Oh! by what lucky chance
Of lucky circumstance
Could / their fond acquaintance
Make to speak and bow
Would some kiud stroke OF Fate
Mirhi to this end relate,
Ever shall dawn the day too late
Oh! oven now.
-THot Springs Sentinel.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilllalns,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 20 cents per
box. For sale by Jacob Geiger, Eagle
drug store.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

Nine of the thirty-eight original
members in the House, who "felt each
Others pulse every morning, Ito use
Representative Wells language must
have gone back on or else got tired OF
voting with the minority on the Lot
terry question, for We see that only
twenty niue instead of thirty-eigh'
voted against the measure.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

"A large number of the barber
shops of New York city have leased
the ceilings of their working rooms
for advertising purposes. This new
fad in advertising was invented by a
Brooklyn man, whose surname is
Mapledoram.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
JEFF DAVIS ENCAMPMENT

Confederate ueterans Of Central
Louisiana.
The quarterly meeting of this en-
csmpment takes place on the 9TH OF
july, 1890. All ex-confederates are
requested to attend as business OF
Importance Will be transacted, reIa-
ting to the Reunion to take place on
5 and 6 Of August.
G. y. WATTS,
President.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

~ Incorporated by the Legislature
for Educational and Charitable purposes,
and its franchise made a part of the pres
ent State Constitution, in 1879, by an over
whelming popular vote.
v IT'S GRAND EXTRAORDINARY
DRAWINGS take place Semi-Annually,
(June and Dccember,) and its GRAND
SINGLE NUMBER DRAWINGS take
place in each Of the other ten months in
the year, aud arc all drawn in public, lat
the Academy Of Music. New Orleans, La.
We do hereby certify that we supercise tht
arrangements for all the monthly and semi
annual drawings Of the La. State Lottery
Company, and in person manage and control
the drawinys themselves. and that the same
are conducted with honesty, fairness, and IN
good faith to,card all parties, and zoe author
ize tie Company to use this certificate, ,rith
fac simile Of our siynetu'es attached, IN its
ddrertisements
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

gsg- For many years Mr.. B. F.
Thompson, of Des Moines, Iowa, was
severely afflicted with chronic diar-
rhoea. Ho says: "At times 1t was
very severe; so much SO, that I feared
it would end my life. About seven
years ago | Glanced to procure a bot,
tie Of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t gave me
prompt relief, and | believe cured me
permanently, as / now eat or drink
without harm anything | please" |
have also used it in my family witt
the best results, For sale by E. j
Sullivan
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

j. L. Soule, of North Muskegon
Michigan, and Samuel Smith, of Lew
iston, n. Y, have made all Unnecessary
arrangements to swim the whirl poo
rapids of Niagara Falls, on July 4th
Both will be attired in bathing suit:
and vests made of corr. They vii
start between 2 and 4 p. m.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
Official Journal of tile Iown.
0FFICT1L JOURN1L of the DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY or
R1PIDES.
Our Agents.
For CCngres5 ::

We are authorized to announce HON.
NEWTON G.. BLANCHARD, Of Caddo,
AS q candidate fer ro-election as Repre-
sentative of tic Fourth Congressional
District-subject to the action OF the
Democratic party.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
PuRLIC MEETING CALLED
SUGAR FACTORY.
CHENEYvzLLE, La, !
June 26th, 1890. !

All persons favoripg the erection
of a Central Sugar Factory, are re-
quested to meet at Cheneyville, on
Thursday, the 18th day OF July, for
the purpose of effecting an organ
ization:
G. NJ. Fitzpatrick.
A. D. Havard.
G. j. Barstow.
j. w. Stafford.
L. Stafford.
T. J. Stafford.
r. L. Walker.
P. A. Baillio.
Robert H. Jackson.
j. d. Worthiugton.
D. Levy.
E. G. Herbert.
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The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
100, ,000. Tickets at $40; Halves $40; Quar-.
ters So; Tenths S.; Twcntieths ST.
LIST OF PRIZES:

3,l34 prizes amounting to-. Isl, ,054, 600
AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE.
D For Club Rates, or any further in.
formation desired, write lesiblv tc tic
undersigned, clc?rly stati.:, ,ouf lesi-
dence, witt State. Coa.tty Street and
Number. More rapid return mail tielive-
ry will be assnied by your enclosing an
envelope bearing your full address.
IMPORTANT.
All ordinary letters containing Postal
Notes, Money Orders issued by ali Express
Companies or New York Exchange.
Addressed
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
Address registered letters containing
Currency to New Orleans National Bank,
New Orleans, La.
REMEMBER, that the payment of
prizes is guaranteed by four Natioh
Banks, of New Orleans, and the Tickets
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
schemes.
~ REMEMBER that the SUPREME
COURT OF THE UNITED STATES has
decided that the Louisiana State Lottery
Co. has CONTRACT with the State of
Louisiana, which DOES NOT EXPIRE
UNTIL JANUARY lst, 1895.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
W. W. WHITTINGToN,
1,,sv

The following is the latest news
concerning the Lottery question. 1t
is the that passed between Mr.. Morris
and Messrs. Foster, Provosty and Ken
nedy:
BATON ROUGE, La,
June 23, 1890. {
John A. Morrie, Esq, Baton Rouge:
Sir-Havipg expressed your vii
liugness to submit the lottery question
to white primaries and negotiations to
that end having hitherto reached no
results, we now enclose definite pro-
position, which, we think, we can
safely say, will lsbe acceptable to the
opponents in the General Assembly of
a lottery charter. If you signify your
willingness to accept the proposal, we
will undertake at once to procure Its
formal approval by the opponents of
the lottery in the General Assembly,
as we'll as snch other sanction as may
be requisite to render it conclusive.
An early reply is requested. We
have the honor to be respectfully,
your obedient servants,
MURPHY j. FOSTER,
OLIVER O. PRovosrY,
j. NJ. KENNEDY.
Mr.. Morris replied to the above as
follows:
BATON ROUGE, La, !
June 23, 1890. !
Gentlemen-I am in receipt of yo"r
communication of even date herewith,
and in reply l am compelled to ex.
press my surprise that it should have
been addressed to me. 1t seems to
me it ought to have been addressed to
your Democratic colleagues in the
Senate and House of Representatives
who differ with you upon this subject
l therefore return herewith your com
munication, and beg you most ear
nestly to address it to your colleagues
as above suggested.
| desire it to be distinctly under
stood that | will not accept any char
ter that does not meet with approva
of a majority of the white people o
this State. | have the honor to b.
your obedient servant,
JOHN A. NORRIS.
To Hons. Murphy j. Foster, Olive
0. Provosty, j. VI, Kennedy.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
The First Step.

Perhaps you are run down, can't eat
can't sleep, can't think, can't do any.
thing to your satisfaction, and you won.
der what ails you. You should heed the
warning, you are taking the first step i'll
to nervous prostration. You need a nerve
tonic, and in Electric Bitters you will
find the exact remedy for restoring your
condition. Surprising results follow the
use of this great nerve tonic and altcra
tive. Your appetite retvrns, good diges
tion is restored, and the liver aud kidneys
retume healthy action Try a bottle
Price so cents at the Eagle drug store
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

-Salvator beat Tenny in the great
match race at Sheepshead Bay on the
25th ult. Time 2.05, beating the
record. Salvador was ridden by Muir
ply, aud Teuny by Garrison.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

The trial of St. Amant, the Rep.
resentative in the Louisiana Legisla-
ture from Ascension Parish, and who
was charged with bribery, has ended
just as we thought it would. With nc
evidence against the accused the Dis.
trict Attorney was compelled to nolle
proseaui the case.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

The man who knew how to run a
paper to everybody's satisfaction was,
unfortunately, one of those unlucky
individuals who missed getting on
board the ark,
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
-One of our well posted excha

One of our well posted exchan.
ges says: By the aid OF Eastern Dem.
ocrats and Wall street influence, the
silver bill pending in the House has
been referred to the coinage commit
tee. The free coinage bill is now
dead beyond all hope of resurrection.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

OUR SENrIMENTs.-The New Or.
leans RericW concludes frst-class ar
ticle on Forgetting an Old Lesson
in this wise:
The Rcview stands ready to bow to
the decision of the people, at all times,
and in consonance with Democratic
principles it has advocated, and will
continue to advocate, the submission
of this important question in the man
ner set forth by the Constitution.
The assumption that the people can
not be trusted to decide this question
or any other, wisely, can receive nc
support or Justification at orr hands
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
NJ. C. NIOSELEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ALEXANDRIA, LA.

DRAcTIcEs IN ALL CLASSES y. =.
cases in all the Courts OF hap.as
Grant, Natchitoches, Sabine, st. Lans lusni;
and Avoyelles, in the Supreme Cou.s
the State, and in the Federal ,o9''s
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

In bis recent trial at Purvls,
Miss, John l.. Sullivan, the noted
prize fighter, got off with fine of $500.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

BARS. BARS. BARS.
Bauer & We'll have
just received a large
consignment of Bobbi-
net, French Muslin and
Cotton Bars, made up
and in the piece. See
their low prices. Store
on Front street, oppo-
site the Ferry lauding.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
BAUER 81 WE'LL
For Cheap Goods.

Referring to the Mckinley bill,
Mr.. Secretary Blaine is reported to
have said: at is the most dangerous,
if not the most infamous measure that
was ever concocted by any party
The one vote for this bill will wreck
the Republican party. If were in
the Senate / would rather have my
right arm torn out of the socket than
vote for this bill. l solemnly say
that the Mckinly bill is an outrage
and ought to be killed by the Senate
This hearty condemnation of the mea
sure will be approved by many read
ers who will be slow to believe tha
it came from Mr.. Blaine.
They are 1--WE mean Bauer 4
WeiD doing the business in Aleran
dria, and there's no use in denying it
They keep at all times the best assort
meut of goods in the market, and art
truly speaking the "leaders of low
prices" You can get anything yor
want at their first-class establishment
from fine suit of clothes down. La
dies dress goods speciality.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

And now comes the news that Mr..
Norris has again increased his offer to
the State for his lottery privilege
An additional s25o,ooo has been
tackled on to the million dollar offer,
making the bid sl,25o,ooo per annum
for twenty five years.
Hemingway, Mississippi's default
ing State Treasurer, has been tried
and found guilty. He was sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary.
Its at Bauer & Wells What :
Anything you want, either in dry
goods or groceries.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
Tulane University

Tulane : University
OF LOUISIANA.
H1ULANE COLLEGE HAS FOUR PAR
allel courses
Classical, Literary, Scientific Engineering,
leading to the degree of A. B. or b. 5.
Tulane High School has three courses,
Classical, Literary and Scientific, Mechan,
ical, with Manual Training School, and
prepares for Business or College. The ii.
Sophie Newcomb Memorial College offers
facilities for higher education of Young
Women, with preparatory department.
Next Annual Session begins Octoher lst,
1890. Medical College opens Monday,
October Goth. Law Department, Mon
day, November 18th.
IL Catalogues containing full inforna-
ton may be had upon application to the
Secretary of the University.
VIM. PRESTON JOHNSTON,
President Of University.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
BUY FROM
BAUER : & WE'LL,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

LEADERS OF LOW PRICES.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

The following is the latest news
the Lottery question. 1t
is the that passed between MIR. Morris
and Messrs. Foster, Provosty and Ken
nedv.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-17
LYyCHED FOR MURDER ~ NEBRASKA. .

Blair, Ncb. Aug. 16-Charlss Pratt lynched
by mob shortly before midnight last night for the
murder OF Farmer y. X. Tcwn yesterday morning.
About II O'Clock seventy-hvc men came from the
country to the town. They joined by 200
others from the city, and marched directly to the
jail. The sheriff was there, together with fifteen
deputies, all Of whom were armed They made no
display of their weapons All the knchers were
armed with guns and rcyOlvers The Sheriff refused
to deliver the keys the Jail, but soon over
powered, the deputies Offering no resistance to the
invaders. The crowd then made It's way to the cell
in which Pratt was confined. and selling him, carried
hin, ,h,nt q nie froun town Pratt WAS then asked
II he had anything Ia say, and he Piled that uc
Towns had wrongcd him, aud lie va. sorry he dlu
NOT kin them all. While he was speaking some one
gave the rope pull and he died with his speech I'M
unished Pratt had gone 10 Towns house YESTERDAY
and after a quarrel with Hattie Town had shot DOth
her and her father, killing the latter instantly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-17

Boston, Aug lG.-An inward bound passenger train
on the Eastern Railroad had remarkable escape from
wreck at the junction with the saugs branch at noon
today The train crowded with pas,cnscrs, was going
at the rate Of thirty miles hour and was Just
approaching the junction when a laborcr driving a
cart came down toward the track. He was warned
by the nagman to attempt 10 cross but obStnatey
whipping up his horse drove ahead. The engine was
not twenty feet away when the engineer first saw
that the man taking this foolish action ana IL
was then too late 10 stop The cart thrown by the
~ 1nc against the guard house where II struck the
lever Of the switch and turned that switch 50 that
the cars were lcd Of the Wtu track on Ia IN" down
r.dc " thr side track Promptly reversing his lever
inc engineer succeeded In bringing his train To a
sandstill after IL had gone three car lengths down the
nthrr ..dr iut nAd another train been on the branch
track or had tins switch lcf 10 short Side tr7i' X
bcvoud whose length the train would have passed.
disaster would have followed. As II was the little
damage that was done extraordinary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-17
CELEBRATING THE Battle or BENNINGTON

Bennington VT Aug. 16 (specaD.-The 1l3th an
nvcrsary Of the battle Of Bennington was marked to-
day by the annual meeting Of the Vermont Society OF
the sons Of the Revolution, which held this MORN
ng on this historic spot. The visitors were driven 10
the battle monument the Soldiers Home and to other
interesting places seventeen new members were ad-
mittcd to the society, including General John q.
Mccullough, Colonel \. b. Valentine, Colonel Olin
scott. Arthur j. Dewey, John T. ohirer and IL. L..
Stson. Of Benning gtOn; Colonel Robert J. Kimball.
Of Randolph. Major william A. Crombe, OF Burlington.
and d. ". Robinson. Of Burlington. The following
officers elected President Redfcld Proctor, Of
Proctor vice president, J. q. Mccullough, Of Ben
nngton: secretary Charles : Forbes Of St. Albans
treasurer. VI. H. Paine, OF Windsor; registrar Ii. l..
~t!l,on. Of bennington: chairman of Board Of Man
ayers. L. 4. Chi'tcnden OF II. Abans. Last evening
the visiting members and number of prominent Ben
uiugton people who descendants of Revolutionary
ancestor, we're rendered reception and banquet at
the Putnam House by General John g.. Mccullough
speeches made by tho host, by Collector Benedict
and Major \. Il. Valentine.