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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-20
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Col. LOTT QUALlFIEs.-It

Col. LOTT QUAL1FIEs.-It is
reported that Col. Hiram r. Lott,
of West Carroll Parish, after hav
ing had the matter under serious
consideration for about ten months,
has finally determined to qualify
under his appointment by Presi-
dent Cleveland as Consul to Man.
aqua, Nicaragua. His acceptance
of and qualification under this ap.
pointment, ipso .tacto vacates his
membership Of and presidency pro
TEN of the Senate. His procrasti-
nation may have been due to a de.
sire on the part of the Colonel, to
preside over the deliberations of
the Senate once more and he has
perhaps delayed thus long, to see
if there was any possible chance
for the Governor to call that Body
together in extraordinary session.
Be that as it may, the Colonel is
deserving OF censure for not re.
signing and permitting tue Senate
to elect a president pro tempore,
who could constitutionally dis
charge the duties of acting Cover.
nor, in the event of the inability of
Governor Foster to continue to
act, a contingency, remote, it is
true, but one nevertheless, which
might possibly arise during his
term of office. III such an emer.
gency. the constitution makes no
provision for gubernatorial sue.
cessor. There wOnld be no one
vested with sufficient power and
authority to convene the Senate in
extraordinary session, the State
would be without a fountain head
and it is impossible to foresee OF
predict what consequences such an
unprecedented state of affairs
might eliminate in. There is but
one certain way to avert the hap.
pening of such contingency and
that is for Gov. Foster to convene
the Senate in extra session, so that
a president pro tenn and successor
to Col. Lott, can be chosen.
Whether the possible contingency
to be provided against is of suffi
Client Importance to compensate
for the expense which it will ell
tail, is a problem for his own
sniutiou,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-20

If any further incentive was
necessary to stimulate the Con
gress of the United States into the
passage and submission of All
amendment-it has already passed
the House but was defeated in the
Senate-to permit the people to
elect their United States Senators
directly, instead of devolving the
choice of them upon the Legisla.
lures of the various States, it is to
be found in the action of the Del.
aware Legislature, which has been
balloting for weeks for Senator
without any result, because Adj.
dicks, the gas millionaire, has pur.
chased the votes of six members,
who tsnaciOusly adhere to him on
every ballot, without any regard
to the interests of the remainder
Of the people of this little "rotten
borough" 1t is an easy matter
for an INSCRIPTIONS politician, by
the Lavish use of money, as in this
instance, to control a Legislature,
but it is impossible to purchase
the votes of the people of an entire
State, even il they were pnvchas'
able. 1t wonld require the fort
une of an Astor, Vanderbilt or
Gould to corrnptly control an
election, where So many people
we're involved.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-20
THE Meridian FertiliZer

The Meridian Fertilizer Fac.
tory, Of Meridian, Miss. is repre-
sentel in Rapides parish by g. l..
Robinson, OF Lamourie. This Fac
tory is on the market with its
goods. 1t makes a speciality Of a
sugar Fertilizer. Cane raised in
this parish last year on laud en-
riched with this Fertilizer polar.
lied from 16 to II per cent. 1t is
cheaper than other fertilizers, be.
cause it produces better results.
Responsible men can purchase it
upon their own terms. For cash.
liberal discount will be made,
For further particulars. address
the Company at Meridian or g. L,
Robinson, at Lamourie, Rapides
parish, La.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-20

MARRIED IN HASTE, TO RE
pErT. AT LE1sURE.-It will be re.
membered that soon after the ap.
pointment and qualification OF
Melville W. Fuller as Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, by President Cleve.
land, during his first administra
ton, a national sensation was ere.
ated by the elopement and mar.
riage of Pauline Fuller, one of bis
six daughters, to a young man
named Aubrey. The marriage
took place in Milwaukee, on the
10th Of March, 1889. The family
of the Chief Justice had no init
nation of the contemplated mar.
riage, until after it was consum
mated and announced by tele
graph, as the young lady resorted
to the ruse of going to Chicago tc
visit relatives and from thence tx
Milwaukee, where the nuptial rites
were duly solemnized. Aubrey
has since become a confirmed and
irreclaimable inebriate. His OK
cesses are SO fragrant that longer
living with him is utterly impossi
bic and the deluded girl, who ha,
now two children, has filed a sui
for divorce and custody.-of the lit
tie ones, as she alleges she is am
ply able to provide for and real
them. There is a moral to b,
drawn from this infelicltous mar
riage, easy of conception and up
plication. Children, particular!
girls, should never marry withou
the knowledge and consent Of thei
parents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-20
FORD PARDONED.

ouuSc AhoS' ~ WY
been serving term IN the peni-
tertiary for connection with the
murder of ''Cap" Murphy, was
pardoned by Governor Foster last
week, on the recommendation OF
the pardOning board.
Murphy was assassinated on the
streets of New Orleans on the LIST
of December, 1884. Ford was
committed to the penitentiary on
the 18th of June of the following
wear and had served nearly ten
years of his twenty years sentence.
Even if he had not been pardoned
he would have had less than four
years longer to serve, as he would
have been allowed six years COM
mutation for good behavior.
Thos j. Ford, w. E. Caul6eld,
W. Ii. Buckley, Patrick Ford,
John Murphy, Baptiste Favetto
and Chas. Bader were jointly indict'
ed for the murder of "Cap" Muir
ply. A nolle prosequi was enter.
ed as to Favetto and Bader. Pat
rick Ford and John Murphy were
con victed of Murder and duly OK
ecuted. Thos. j. Ford, w. E.
Cau!ficld and w. 81. Buckley were
convicted of manslaughter and
sentenced to imprisonment at hard
labor tor twenty years. Ut the
five convicts, Thos. j. Fonl is the
only survivor.
We believed at the time of its
rendition, that the verdict of the
Jury, rendered under the stress Of
great popular excitement, was or
roneous and illegal, although at
firmed by the Supreme Court.
Although, Judge Ford was the
arch conspirator and chief benefi
ciary, in whose interest the mur
der was perpetrated, yet he wal
not present at its commission ant
in our opinion, could not hav'
been guilty of manslaughter. HI
was either guilty Of murder or no
guilty at all.
He has sufficiently expiated thu
crime planned by himself, but exc
cutel by his tools. The ends o
Justice have been subserved b.
his ten years OF incarceration ant
We believe that his pardon will b
generally approved by a magnani
} nous and forgiving people.
Impressed by this conviction
several years ago, the presen
editor of the LOUISIANA DEMO
/ Graf, at that time the editor o
the Catahoula Times, at the earnes
solicitation of Mrs. Ford, circulat
ed and received numerous sigma
lures in Catahoula parish, to pe
! tition for the pardon of Judg
Ford, which he fol- warded to Mrs
Ford and which was examined b.
the Board of Pardons, in commo
1 with many others, before recon-
, mending his pardon.
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-20

FITZPATRICK ACQUlTTED.-The
Citizens Protective Association
filed a suit last fall against John
Fitzpatrick, Mayor Of the city of
New Orleans, charging him with
the prostitution of his official du-
ties to the pecuniary interest OF
his family, relatives and friends,
and demanding his removal from
office. The case was tried in due
course of time and postponed till
the second week in January for
argument. 1t was ably argued at
the appointed time, submitted and
taken under advisement by Judge
King, where it has been changing
fire. ever siuce, in the legal brain
of this judicial fauctiouary. Last
week, however, he rendered de-
cisiOn in the case, acquitting Fitz.
patrick on every count of the vO-
luminous indictment against Him.
While the evidence against him
was exhaustive and convincing to
to a layman unlearned in the in
tricacies and technlcalities of the
legal profession, this result was
foreseen and no other could have
been expected, when the occult,
but powerful influences surround
ing him, both State and munich
pal, are taken into consideration.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-20

or responsible for the contracts or faults
of said Corporation in any further sum
than the unpaid balance due tho
Corporation ON the shares owned
by him nor shall any informolity in this
organization have the effect Of render.
ing this Charter null or of exposing q
Stakeholder to any liability beyond the
amount Of his stock.
ARTICLE VIII.
None of the Stock of this Corporation
shall he sold or disposed of until the
Board of Directors shall have been noti-
fed and shall refuse to purchase the
same at the price offered and upon such
refusal tho holder can dispose Of tho
Stock as he may see fit.
ARTICLE TX.
This Charter may be modified or amend
edSwith tho consent Of three fourths Of
the Capital Stock represented, at spec
ial meeting called for that, purpose after
due notice thereof by publication in q
Newspaper published in Alexandria, La,
ten days, Immediately preceding said
meeting and this Corporation may be
dissolved at a special meeting held for
that purpose, after due notice thereof in
one Of the Newspapers published in Al
exandria ten days previous to said meet
ing.
ARTICLE x.
At the expiration of this Charter or if
sooner dissolved, its affairs shall he liqui-
dated by three commissioners chosen by
the Board Of Directors from tho Stock
holders, who shall have full power to
perform all acts and fully to liquidate
the affairs Of said Corporation, and to
distribute the proceeds if any, to the
Stockholders.
L. A. STAFFORD,
JNo. C. RYAN,
Gus GEHR,
A. ALBERT,
X. l.. RANDOLPH,
IRWIN MCGINNIs,
VIM. HILL & Co.,
+. j. SULLIVAN,
We'll Bros. g. BAUER,
ACHILLES BAUER,
THOs. CLEMENTS,
r. w. BRINGHURST.
Thus done and signed at my Office in
the City of Alexandria, Louisiana on the
day and date first above written and af-
of NJ. T. O'Dea and J.. G.. Armstrong,
UOVA NV"YOVOAV VlVuCnoCCs
L. v. MARYE,
Notary Public.
Witnesses:
J. G. ARMSTRONG,
NJ. I. ODEA.
Having examined the above Charter
and finding nothing therein contrary to
law or good morals, hereby approve
same. Natchitoches, La, March 8, 1895.
! pIJ ANnp QDEA2CAf
District Attorney, Tenth Judicial Dis,
trict, La.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, / Office of Clerk
PARISH OF RApIDEs. and Recorder.
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is true and correct copy oil
the original on file and of Record in the
Records OF Rapides Parish, La.
| ~~-) Witness my hand and Seal 81
| l.. s. Alexandria, La. this March H.
-~~ A. u. 1895.
G. NJ. FITZPATRICK,
by. Clerk &c.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-20
MOORE GUARDS.

honor of the (then) Governor OF
Louisiana, Thos. o. Moore-and
one of the best executives III the
history of this state-organlzed in
Alexandria in 1861, and left for
the seat of war in Virginia on the
25th day of April, Of that ever
memorable year, with 134 men
and the following list of officers
John Kelso, Captain; NJ. A. Gro
gan, 1st Lieutenant. L. Delahun-
ty, End Lieutenant; w. s. Ridge,
Brevet End Lieutenant; George
Conner, LIST Sergeant; A. P. Will
liams, End Sergeant; J. A. Craw-
ford, 3rd Sergeant and r. 3. Smith,
4th Sergeant.
This Company, the pride Of the
Parish, the first to organize, arm
and leave their homes, their faml'
lies aud their fortunes in defense
of the then imperiled Southern
cause, upon their arrival in Vir'
giuia was incorporated in aud be.
came Co. B of the Second louisi-
ana Regiment. Entering the Con.
federate service, as already mon
toned l34 strong, the Moore
Guards participated in all the san
culinary battles of Virginia from
Bethel, the initial conflict, to the
final close of the bloody tragedy
at Appomattox Court House. The
ranks of these brave men and gal
liant defenders Of the lost cause,
Notwithstanding the addition Of
recruits throughout the war, were
so fearfally decimated, that at the
final capitulation of General Lee,
there were only twenty-five survi'
vors of the original company LET,
to surrender their arms to the vic
torious Federal hosts.
We learn from Mr.. j. A. Craw
ford, one of the survivors and t.
whom we are indebted for thu
foregoing "reminiscences, that there
are about sixteen of the origina
company still iu the land of thu
living, as follows: Major J. F
} Utz, Lieutenant Jos. Fitzpatrick
J. w. Hickman, A. Jarreau, J. W
t Riley, Claib Grissom, j. W. Pow
7 ell, Mires Rosenthal, G. l.. Antho
ny, Andrew Rendon, A. P. Will
3 liams, Thos. Higgins, Pete Nc
Elroy, T. j. Severn, w. G. Lloyt
and Sergeant j. A. Crawford
AS it may be matter OF inter
t est to the people Of this Parish
i. especially to those who have ap
f peared upon the stage of life sine
t that bloody epoch in the history 0
!. our country, to know the names o
). the dauntless heroes who sacrj
J. feed their lives to maintain intact
6 the "peculiar institution" Of tn
J.. South, we will publish the rosie
? Of the company at some futur
q date
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Belle MOSby, a mare captur,

Belle Mostly, a mare captured
during the wal from Jubal Early's
command i'll Virginia, diel last
week. This animal was a thor
ough.bred, and has been on exhi.
bition at nearly of the Grand
Army encampments. She was 81
years old at the time Of her death
-[Iberyille South.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-28
The "Big McKinneys."

Marion county, Ia, of which Knox
vile is the county seat, the home of the
"LOng Three Robinson Brothers, the
giants who starred several seasons with
Barnum as the three tallest brothers in
the world, is also the native county Of
the 'Big McKinneys, four mammoth
specimens of humanity who claim to be
the only four brothers in Iowa whose
combined weight is more than 1000
pounds. Only two Of the brothers, Doc
and jim, now reside in Marion county.
The former Of these weighs 253 pounds
and the latter $40. Frank, the second
largest, weight 267, is somewhere out
west, and John, the giant of the four,
weight 286, is Chicago policeman.
Not one of the four is what would be
termed "feshy" man. Each is a trim
specimen of perfect manhood, standing
from feet to feet inches in height.
John makes the boast that he ''can stand
fiat footed and turn back somersault
any day, - and Jim can mash a man s
hand in his giant grasp, or can take
dime and twist it all out of shape be-
tween his thumb and fingers. st. Louis
Renublic.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-28
The Usefulness of a Jest.

He stood upon the platform Of his
car serene and smiling, when every car
driver and truckman OH West street was
swearing and cursing. The jam was
tremendous, and the street was packed
from curb to curb Yet whenever he
spoke it was with some good natured
jest, and the truck drivers turned out of
his way and let car rs go by. He hailed
them all with merry badinage, and the
surliest of them grinned from ear to ear
and gave him back all that he sent.
cts easy" he said to me confden-
TALLY. ''When once you get a man to
smile, he II do anything you want him
to do. Did you see that surly chap driv-
ing the beer wagon? I kept chatting him
until got him to laughing, and when
a man once lets a smile chase over his
face, he's goner. tell you, my friend.
that even down here in West street good
nature will go farther in getting your
own way than all the yelling and ours
ing"
And the philosophical car driver
whipped up his horses and told the
charioteer of the wagon in front that no
man could stop things up as he did I'M
less he were from Cork The wagon
turned aside, and the man grinned and
said that he was from Limerick. New
York Herald.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-28
A Famous French Detective.

M G.. Goron, the famous French de-
tective, is about to retire from the 20
lice. He is perhaps the most wonderful
and accomplished man in his profession.
Tt was M. Goron who was intrusted
with all the arrangements for insuring
the safety of the Czarowitz Nicholas
during his visit to Paris some three
years ago. The Russian prince, accom-
panied by the detective, made tour of
the lowest quarters of Paris in disguise,
and visited some dens of the worst re-
puse.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-28
MISSING WORD SWlNOLES.
Still Finding Dupes In England, Although
Prohibited by Law.

Though missing word contests
were declared illegal six months or
year ago IN England. and were supposed
to have been definitely stopped, they are
still being carried on. Unfortunately lt
is only the fraudulent ones that are now
in existence. The "missing word con-
test was so popular for many months
after 1t was introduced that 1t Is not
surprising that it has been kept up even
against the law. It never attained any
great popularity in this country. A SEN
tence was printed with one word left
blank, and the first person who supplied
the missing word by mail got the chief
prize, other awards being made up to
considerable sum. Each competitor sent
in something like shilling as entrance
fee, and the total amount received in this
way, generally an enormous sum, was
distributed among the winners.
That was the way the competition
went when it was managed fairly. But
the most of the missing word games, If
not all of them, that are now running
are managed ON no such principle. The
periodicals now conducting them are
generally printed somewhere on the con-
tinent and are scattered broadcast ON
British soil. In many cases they are not
periodicals at all, but merely circulars
sealed up as letters giving the terms Of
the competition and the sentence to be
completed.
An instance of how one of these swim
dies works is that of workingman who
sent shillin2s abroad to a contest. A
few days later he received in reply a
letter marked Private, ostensibly
from an employee Of the foreign con-
Germ, which offered in revenge" to
supply the missing word secretly for 20
shillings, or about So. The deluded me-
chanic sent on the money and received
the word. Shortly afterward he got
letter from the company. saying that
he had won, and that there were several
hundred dollars standing to his credit.
The only trouble was, so the letter ran,
that another competitor had lodged
complaint and claimed 60. If he was
willing to buy the man out, sending 60
by postal, the prize money would be
forwarded to him i'll full.
The wOrkingman started to pawn
clothing in order to raise the money,
when a friend suggested to him to have
the company send the prize money
minus the So. He wrote to that effect.
In answer came a letter stating that he
need not send the money, as it had all
been settled But they had charge on
their books against him for "notorial
and other costs of currency" amount
ing to 5 shillings. Would he send that
over Immediately for expenses? Confd-
ingly he did so and never heard from
the company afterward. New York
World
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-28

Biblical scholars, and, indeed, the
Whole religious world, will be pro-
foundly interested in the announce
ment, made apparently on good au-
thority, that a manuscript of the Four
Gospels in the native tongue of Jesus
has at last been found in the convent
on Mount Sinai, which was built by
Justinian nearly 1 400 years ago, when
Christianity was young, and its treas
ured record would naturally seek such
sanctuary. The value of such finds
depend of course on the intrinsic evil
dences of their antiquity; but the
judgment of experts that the present
par .nment was written within fifty
years of the death of the last of the
Apostles must give it exceptional i'm
portance in the eyes, both of scholas-
tics ond antiquarians, and their fur
ther judgment respecting it's value
will be awaited with lively interest by
the Christian world. = Philadelphia
Record.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-28
Sixteenth Century Monks.

In all seasons alike the monks rose
from their beds at midnight and went
into cold church-think how terribly
cold it must have been in the depth Of
winter land there went through Il serv-
ice, or rather two services, mathis and
lauds, which We're mostly sung and
lasted about = hours. They then crept
back to bed again. At z a. IN. they again
assembled in their church for prime,
and at its close there was a short meet
ing i'll the chapter house for the ordinary
business Of the house, and specially its
discipline after that one of the monks,
in priests orders, would, in his turn,
celebrate our lady's mass, while others
would be reading or talking in the clols-
ter. AT 8 a. IN. came tlerce, which was
followed by high mass and seXt. Dinner
time was, in the fourteenth century,
probably i or l l 80 o'clock, and dur
ing the meal some lesson would be read
aloud.
After dinner came nOnes, and while
most of the monks were engaged in that
service the cOnversia, or lay brethren,
and the monks who had in their turn
served the others at dinner sat down to
their meal. Then came short time set
apart, if desired, for sleep, which was
followed by active employment of diff
ferent kinds, by study or recreation.
VesperS were sung at 3 p. IN. Supper
was at 6 and was followed by a reading
from some book Of edification. AT 80
came comrl e, and then at the breth
rem went t. dormitory to sleep until
they were aroused for mathis. 1t was in
the intervals of these stated studies that
the officers of Benedictine house trans
acted their manifold business and the
other brethren studied in &le "carrells"
or wrote and illuminated in the Scripto-
rium.-Quarterly Review.