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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06

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Shreveport, bringing into this
port each and every trip 200 bales
of cotton, receiving $3.50 per bale
freight. OLD TIMER.
While we have no idea as to the
identity of "Old Timer" we never
theless reproduce his letter to the
Times Democrat, believing that II
will he of interest to steamboat
men of today, as we'll as to the
people generally of the Red river
Valley. While the prices of flour
and salt and freight rates on cot
ton of that time, were much high
er than they are today, yet IL Is
susceptible of proof that the
'iaecy staple" did not command a
much higher price than it does TO-
day. Still the disattected and dis
contented elements of the country
i'll reality anarchists-are advls'
ing a resort to shot gums to bet
ter their pecuniary condition.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
Dem OCR AL,
WEEKLY.

STILL Observation-Disclosures
Tennessee held an election 1oi
State officers several months ago,
it is not yet definitely known whom
the people of that State selected
for their chief magistrate. But as
"possession is nine tenths OF the
law it makes but little difference
TO Peter Turney, the present Dem
ocratic incumbent, who vii! con
time to occupy the gubernatorIal
fort, pending the compllatlo" OF
the votes and determination OF
the result by the Legislature.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
WILSON APPOINTED PosTMAs

WILSON APPOINTED PoSTMAS
TER GENERAL.--In pursuance of
a resolution which he has had in
contemplation f some time, vii,
son Shannon BiSsell, Postmaster
General of the United States, ten
tdereil his resignation last week to
President Cleveland. The resig.
nation was not inspired l'y amy
differences existing between him,
self and the executive, bat 10y a
desire 10 look after bis law prdc
1ice and other private interests III
Buffalo, which had been neglected
since the assumption of the Post
Office portfolio. AS the President
had been notified in advance OF
the contemplated resignation and
The reasons therefor, it VAS prompt.
~ accepted aud the Honorable
Wm. l.. Wilson, OF West Virginia
b, tier known as The author If til,
,desent tariff 80 ieartHlly cmas
culated by the sugar trust Senate
thai he conl,l not recognize ths
product of his own invention
WAS immediately appointed to til
the Vacancy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06

=
THE DoRTGH SUNK-.The Red
River Line Steamer Nat +. Dortch,
in command of Capt. NJ. l.. Scovell,
struck all obstruction last Friday.
in Rec. river, near Coon Point and
sank in the channel i'll about five
feet If water. The sunken steam
er was laden with, miscellaneous
freight for Camp,e, Coushatta ant
other places below. The boat an'
cargo were only partially insured
But little hope is entertained 0
being able to raise her.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
Navigation on Red River During
1SS5-5G.

70 The Editor of the Times Democrat:
Having read with pleasure the
"reminiscences published in your
column recently of Red river dur
ing the years of 1916, 1864 and
1865, the following bit of remlnis
cence of the years of 1855 and 1856
on the Red river, will no doubt be
read with pleasure by many OF the
,ld steamboatmon Of the present
lay.
During these years the Red rlv,
er remained at an exceedingly low
stage for almost the whole year:
and the accumulation of cotton at
Shreveport during that period
amounted to nearly $4,000 bales.
| rhe merchants of Shreveport, hav-
ING no other means OF transporta.
ton TO receive their merchandise
in these years, were compelled to
haul -four and other articles Of
merchandise from Gaines Landing
on the Mississippi, Il distance o
over l5O miles. During this yeal
! il ;ur at Shreveport Was sold at S3l
per barrel and salt brought al
high as $l5 per sack. The Shreve
port merchants also hauled good
from Alexandria.
:. There were only two boats run
Mug from New Orleans to Alexan
,lria during this low-water season
and they were the Exchange
Capt. Charles Marshall, and til
Joe Weber. Capt. Bowles. rh
larger class ut boats in that yea
were lying lit Shaggy fo!n1
Among them were the st. Charles
Capt. Samuel Applegate, Oh EEic
Capt. Fcrd Sellers was clerk : tn
IL. NJ. Wright, Capt. Jos. Clarl
Capt. L. Il. pelly clerk !; til
steamers Il. W. Powell, Cumpr'
mise and others.
When the liver rose III 1886
was then CLERK vi the Il W. McRe
Capt. john Cannon IN comman'
When we arrived at Shreveport {
our first trip, up We we're sWarlnt
with merchants anxious to sh
their cotton, Offering $50 p
bale freight. The steamer MeR'
was $50 le,t in length, IS IL
beam, and had four boilers; 81
+, was The most Wonderful boat
her day, and had the capacity
carving 92U4 bales ii cotton. {
the resumption OF Navigation
1865 rhe Mch e made four wee
il t IL, II tween View Orleans AZ
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06

DESFORGES SENTENCED. -The
application of Desforges' attorneys
for new trial was overrule,l by
Judge Ferguson, of the criminal
district court, OF New Orleans, and
the boodler sentenced to five years
imprisonment at hard labor III the
penitentiary, which is the full lin
it of the law. There will he an APP.
peal, as usual, to the Supreme
Cuurt, but it is to be hoped that
it will meet with no favor from
that tribunal. There ought to be nc
sentimental sympathy wasted up
on man-already being tile pos
SCISSOR of an abundance of this
worlds goods-who sells his Off
eiai position for money, even after
lie had betrayed his siSterin law
and killed the brother who attemp
tcd to ayenge her betrayal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06

AN EXTRA SESSION.-Ihe Re
pub|icans and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lists, very naturally, do not desire an
extra session of Congress. The
former will oppose it, because they
want to defer as long as possible
the evil day-to them-when they
shall be compelled to record them
selves on tho silver question, and
the latter because they dislike to
relieve the President of the hercu.
lean task now imposed upon him
If endeavoring to preserve the faith
and credit of the nation, through
Republican malfeasance and Dem-
ocratic periidious inaction. They
may keep him impaled upon ore
of the horns of the financial dilem.
ma, but they cannot clay the fiat
| teIlhT JUNCTION 10 tnclr SOulS,' tDa'
he will not call an extra session
because he is afraid of All iuvestl
gationinto the Hawaiian imbroglic
.. recent buul issue. COwardict
is not Que of Il g attributes OF his
character. He LasnOfe fear of ali illve:
legation but OH thecontrary courtsl
in IFS fullest and freeeSt SCOPE. If
in his opinion aud that OF his 20
.itical friends, the exlsencies 0
Of the country require and demant
dn extraordinary session Of tn
: Rrpuullgin Congress, ii will be call
cd VI rics rcrsa, without auy regar'
to personal OF tliclal consequences
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
The Discovery Saved His Life.

Mr.. Caillouette, Druggist, Beavers
VILE, ILL.,, says: ''To DR.. Kings New
Discovery owe my life. Was taken
with Lii Grippe and tried all the physi,,
clans for miles about, but of no avail and
was given up and told l could not i've.
Having DR. Kings New Discovery IN my
store sent for a bottle and began lis
use and from the first dose began to get
better, and after using three bottles was
ND and about again. tits worth its weight
in gold. We won't keep store or ho.ist
without it," Get free trial bottle al
Mrs. q. Geiger's Drug Store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
and Cuban autonomy.
PppopTED UNFAvoRAgLY

REPORTED UNFAVORABLY -
The Senate of the United States,
as we expected aud have moIe
than once predicted, has reported
unfavorably the amendment to the
constitution providing for the cleo
ton of its members by popular
vote. The time is not far distant.
however, when even this demand
of the pcople-howsoeser repus
nant it may be to them-will be
conceded by a body Of miIlionalres
some of whom, no doubt, have
purchased the seats which they
occupy, either with money or thu
promise of official patronage.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
An Aggregation OF Wisdom

The California Legislature is ev'
deutly composed of d body OF 80
lons, who could discount OLD man
Solomon himself so far as wisdom
ia concerned. While it is an ad-
mitted fact and one which has
been much discussed, that the Ia
dies subject the habitues OF the
aires to great annoyance. H.
convenience and loss OF pleasure,
on account of the style OF hats
which they wear, preventing those
in their rear from seeing the per-
Torrance, yet it Was never sup
posed tharsit was an evil which
could be remedied by legislation.
Yet the California legislature,
which is all aggregation OF wisdom
sufficiently courageous to make ln-
uovations upon old established
customs, has ''bearded the lion III
his uen," by the passage OF an act
to prohibit ladies from wearing
their hats in theatres under penal
ty of fine and imprisonment.
Tnis Is IL matter beyond the
province of legislation and cannot
Ue enforced, unless the ladies vol
utarily rellnquish one of their mos
cherished, inalieuable aud indetea
sible customs, which they vii
scarcely do except under compul
sion.
The Legislature of any State ha
passed beyond it's legitimate pub
lie functions aud has Invaded th
domain of private rights, when
usurps the power-tor it can b
acquired in no other manDer--t
legislate concerning the head gca
of the ladies Of free America.
With as much propriety, COZ
sistency and legality, might it as
sume to determine that they shout
not wear the old fashioned wild
and flowing sleeves at the dinner t;
bic, because perchance, they migl
ruin a costly silk dress or spo
the flavor Of some delicious yiah'
by permitting the sleeve train
n come in contact with its content
= This right of the ladies cannot
restrained or circumScrlbeu With
such narrow limits and they will co
tinue to wear in the theatres al
all other public places, whatev
style of hat, Jtsshion-the rigoro1
" dictator Of the feminine world
:. may suggest.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06

The periodical revolution has
again broken out in the Island oil
Cuba, but as it was preclihtated
prematurely and is of insignificant
dimensions, it will De easily sup
pressed in the incipient stage.
The truth Of the matter is, that
Cuba, like Ireland with reference
to Great Britain, will never thro"
off the CALLING yoke of the Span
ish tyrant, until the liberty loving
nations Of the earth or some Of
them, interpose Vi ct arnsjs and de
mand Cuban autonomy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
Cure For Headache.

As a remedy for all forms of Headache
Electric Bitters has proved to be the very
lest. 1t effects permanent cure and
the most dreaded hahitual sick headaches
Weld toits influence. We urge all whc
are afflicted to procure bottle, and give
this remedy Il fair trial. In eases OF ha'
bitnal constipation Electric Bitters cnre'
by giving tho needed tone to tue unveils
and few cases long resist the sSoust
of this m,,llr,ne. Try it once. Large
BOTTLES only Fifty cents at Mrs. g. Gci
gers Drug Store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06

1t is reported that Inducements
are being offered to John l.. SnIll
van, the ex.pugilist, by certain
parties, with the view OF having
him engage in the role of a TEN
perance lecturer. Verify! John H.,
and Luther Benson would be pr
noble tratran, whose eloquence and
consistent sobriety known of all
would soon cause the cita.
del of temperance and total absti
hence to he filled to Overlooking
with prOselytes, who, like them
selves, would fall from grace when
ever opportunity presents itself il
the shape of the cred eyed
tempter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
"Ne Sutor;UItra Crepidam."

The Ameria Gan people are honest
patriotic, Iiberts loving. They
cannot he Successfully enslaved.
They will ne5yr"uhmit, no never.
Winnfrld Eomrade.
No living n,an will dare to con-
trovert the abb " proposition enun-
ciated by Bailey, the editor of the
H'mpfrM Comrudc aud ambitious as
pirant for the seat which will be
honestly occupied in the next Con
gress by Hon. II. W. Ogden
Bailey has read history to some
purpose and appears to have learn
ed that Il certain King of Great
Britain. "rcckoned without his
host" when he fondly imagined III
the inner consciousness OF his
heart, that the American people
then "only three millions armed
N the holy c1use of liberty
could ODE successfully enslaved''
or would submit to tyranny or tax
alton without representation, even
1T the behest OF SO powerful and
autoaratic q parsonage as bis troy
/ \ Il
al BIZ huess," the King of England
But then Bailey must remember
',aat the conditions with which tht
| American people OF to day art
confronted ale entirely ditferen
from those which impelled our an
cestors to take up arms agallls
the Bril- Lion. TO day, we have
u national administration pure
honest, economical and patrlotl
in it's purposes and satisfactory t
everybody, except the ten million
cranks who help to compose tn
body polite.
There is no cause for any redres
of grievances, except i'll the tertll
imaginatious of those who woul'
lampoon even the Messiah himsel
If he should reappear upon eartl
, Bailey may be a good enoug
| journalist for the wilds OF Win
t. Parish, but lis Il Congressman, Ii
would be unequal to the emergen
= aud would be forever lost i'll til
labyrinthian mazes of the crOwde
4 streets of the city of "magnlhceI
:. distances"
e While we are rarely in the hab
\. of giving gratuitous advice, W
9 cannot refrain from recalling to b
, memory, the ancient Latin maxim
g .sne sutor ultyu crcpidam" aud admo
ishing him to relinquish his co
gressional aspirations and adhe
IS to his chosen vocation of q cou
i try editor, a role which it appear
Il he has thus far filed, if not su
g ccssfully, at least satisfactorily
tire patrons Of the Conuade in VIII
Il, Parish.
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BY order Of
j. =. GORDON,
General Commanding.
GEO. MOoRMAN,
Adjt. Gen'l. ana Chief OF Staff

When this Administration and
the men who compose 1t have
passed into history, it will be un-
derstood by all that Mi. Carlisle
and Mr.. Cleveland met the great
est emergency that has ARISEN
since the war with courage, patti
otism aud wlsdoln.- Courler-Jour'
nal.
With the exception of the tinan.
cial quacks, under the leadership
of that now quasi notorious, but III
reality discredited tinancier, DR.
&. p. Bland, who denounce his adj
ministration, this is the universal
verdict even Of the contemporane
GUS chroniclers Of public events
and will be so recorded upon thu
pages of history.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
Lands Belonging to Louisianians
in 'IeX,S.

We know of many thousand
acres of land in Texas awaiting
the lightfui owners, who are living
or ought to live III Louisiana and
who went to Texas. Write to Yeag-
ley Bros, Denton, Texas or thell
Agent. Geu. Geo .. Watts, Alex.
aLdria, La, and you will soon be
Informed about yourlands. Nearly
all persons Who Welt 10 Texas IL
al, earl. day had lands granted to
their heirs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
Rudy's Pile Suppository.

is guaranteed to Cure Piles and Consti-
patton, OF money refunded. 80 cents per
box, seud two stamps for circular aud
Free Sample to MARTIN RUDY, Regis
tered Pharmacist, Lancaster, Pa. No
PosTALs ANSWERED. For sale by all
frst-cass druggists everywhere, and III
Alexandria, La. by l.. b. Baynard.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
PROHIBITION CARRIED. = I

election in the parish of Natchi-
,uches last week, to determine
whether licenses to Sell intoxicat
ing liquors should be issued OF
withheld In Tue future, resulted III
b67 votes being polled for and 1oO
..g.insl ii,wnce, being a majority
.f So iii favor vi The pioblbl
tlonlsto.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
SHILOH.
Order Of Interest to the Survivors.
Nan es Desired of All Who Fought in the
Battles and are Still Living.

The following interesting order
has been issued:
H'Do'Rs. UNITED CONFEDERATE
VETERANS,
NEW ORLEANS, La.
Feb. %, 1895. |
General Orders No. 123:
The attention of the survivors OF
the battle of Shiloh and OF all Con
federate veterans is called to the
following:
The government having pass' Il
bill for the purchase OF the his
toric site Of the memorable battle
of Shiloh, and to make OF 1t a
great national memorial park, the
survivors of that great conflict,
both the Blue and the Gray will
meet on the old battlefield on
April 9th, 9th and 7th next, to
hold their annual reunion, and to
mark the various positions held 0y
both armies during the great bat
tie of April 9th and 9TH, 1862.
The Shiloh Battle field Associa-
ton is composed of the Blue and
Gray, and cordial invitation is
extended through these headquar
ters to all Confederate soldiers and
their friends to meet III re union
on that occasion.
There were Confederate troops
. in that battle from eleven States,
comprising eighty-four regiments
of infantry, twenty.three batteries
of artillery and seven regiments Of
cavalry, under command of Gen
erals Albert Sidney johnson, e.
, T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg
: Leonidas Polk, w. j. Hardee, Jno
| G. Breckenridge and others; thu
4 survivors Of tuese commands arr
t requested by the Assistant Secre
g tary of the Shiloh Battlefield AS
J. ISOLATION, Capt. James Williams
Of Savannah, Tenn, a Confederate
Q officer, to send him their names
It post-ot1ice address and the cOmpa
ny aud regiment they served wit
it at that great battle, while Col. I
l. T. Lee, Secretary of the Associs
IL ton, Federal officer has request
l. ed all those who wore the Blue a
that battle to send him thei
Is names, post-office address, comps
b. ny and regiment, to Mont
le cello, Ills.
it BY order of
,c j. i. GORDON,
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FOB SALE HEAP.-A hne Die
b id SAFE. Apply to
j. J. TLLLuIIE
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NorlCE.-l am applying for a
p.ildon. WILL HANlL.
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Kelly House

TT YOU DESIRE ALL THE con-
| forts and privacy of home life, p; !.
t,onze the KELLY HOUSE, corner Ut
Fifth and jackson streets, AleSandila,
La. You will fluid nicely furnished
rooms. clean beds and the best fare that
the market affords. Terms moderate.
GEO. A. KELLY,
Oct. 10, 1894. Proprietor,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06

The following interesting order
has been issued:
H'DQ'Rs. UNITED CONFEDERATE
VETERANS, !
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
III. coz
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-10-26
EXTRACTION OF a LIBEL.

The editor of the Albuquerque CltIzfn
 who "pulIed off" couple of sticksfu! of
 libelons matter CD Judge Smith Of the New Mexican supreme court, has made the amend honorable by admitting his error. But it is impossible to read the retraction without coming to the conc!u- sion that there is either big liar or bad manauaCement about his office. The article was type writer, and unsigned, but was given editorial sanction by pub llcatiou; We herewith publish the re- traction it may serve Gs model to Arlz' ona editors who show more glacrlty h getting into trouble with the courts
 than they do grace in getting out of 1t
 "An article appeared in the Daily Csti-
 zen of the 9th day Of this month, reflect
 ing on Chief Justice Smith, Of the tern
 torial eupreme court. Investigation
 shows that the article was false ID many particulars. The article appeared as hn editorial, though it was pot written by the editor of this paper. We are now convinced that the objectionable Ian pueCe rererred to in the Brtlcie was f8lrly and reasonably open to the construction put upon it by the supreme court, though DO such construction was intend ed, or thought of, by the editor Of thls paper when the same was puo!lshed. We fully realize the importance oi having the courts of justice unimpeded by newspaper art cles, or criticism, r. fiecting upon the character of the court
 or any member thereof. We wish to
 reiterate our regret that said puhlicG ton should have appeared, and we de sire to give this public assurauce that hereafter bo such article shall appear ln these columns. It appeared, and was published, through gross carelessnesa and without any malicious intent on the part O. the editor of this paper, and We deslre in this public manner to mf ke apology to Chief Justice Smith ard tbe members of the territorial supreme couri of New Mexico"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-10-26

There is one medicine which every 'amily should be provided with. We re- CT to Chant berlain's Pain Balm. When { is kept at hand the severe pain of a ourn or scald may be promptly relieved and the sore healed in much less time than when medicine has to be sent for. A sprain may be promptly treated be- fore inflammation sets iD, which insures Ia cure in abou. one third the time other wise required. Cuts sod bruises should receive immediate attention, before the parts become swollen, and when Cham berlain's Pain Balm is applied 1t will heal them without matter being formed and without leaving a soar. A sore throat may be cured in one night. A piece of flannel dampened with thie Iiniment and bound on over the seat of pain, will cure lame back or pain in the side or chest in twenty four hours. It Is the most valuable, however, for rheu matism. Persons afflicted with the di- sease will be delighted with the prompt relief from pain which 1t affords, anG il can be depended upon to effect com plete cure. For sale by Fred Fleish- man, druggist.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-10-26
The Present Generation

Lives at teleGraphic speed-eats too fast. retiEea too iate, dOs5 not rise be- times, smokes and lsles, that we should have to say itD chews too much tobacco. The consequences are dyspepsia, gen eral absence of that robust and manly vigor which characterized our ancestorP, and a manifest proneness to early decay. Regular hours, a due allo|ance of tima for meale, the disuee of excessive smok- ;ng, and altogether of chewing tobacco, in connection with course Of Hoetet ter's Stomach Bitters, will in nine eases cut of ten effBce consequences ot the .Du4es of the lava of health indicated above. A want of stamina, dyspepsia. nervousn ess and billousness are among these consequences, and they are bodily is t1 the removal of which the Bitters a pecia;ly Ecapted. Ncr is the Bltters ess fitted to overcome aud Erevent fever md sgue kidney ana bladder tsou bies md rheumntic ailments. 1t is alec 6 line appetizer and promoter of convaies- cance.