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DEMOCRAT. . R. BIOSSAT,.............. EDITOR OFFICE-CORNER OF SECOND & JACKSON STS. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE TOWN Our Agents. Thomas McTntyre,.......New Orleans J. Curtis Waldo,......... " " S. M. Pettengill & Co.,.....New York Geo. P. Rowell & Co., .... " Rowell & Chesman,..... St. Louis, Mo ALEXANDRIA. LA.. WEDNESDAY, - - JULY 3, 1878. FOR SHERIFF: ALEXANDRIA, LA.. June 15, 1878. EDITOR DEMOCRAT P!ease announce that I am a candi date for re.election for SHIERIFF of the Parish of Rapides, subject to the vote of the people at the ensuing election. H. M. ROBINSON. -WE hope ere this time our im practicables and unbelievers in a perfect Packet system, will now look favorably on it as carried out to the letter by the owners and managers of the steamer Bart. Able. Here we are in the dullest of mid-summer, with every other branch of industry languid and curtailing accommoda tions, and yet the Packet is with and of us, and remains faithful and punctdal to her pledges. Let us hope this little remembrance of ours in favor of a great boon will calm down all opposition, and make us all the fast and steady friends and sup porters of the Packet Bart. Able. -SEVERAL little scrimmages in Town last week, and for lagniappe a romantic emeute, in which the gnarl ed old hero strutted briefly, but ma. jestically, on the sidewalk, in full Georgia costume, and held a huge indignation meeting w )rthy of the gayest of Lotharlos. The lovely Ju liet of the Vaudeville, though deser ving of cheers and bouquets, closed the performance by being well cow hided by au indignant uncle, and right here stepped in the Corpora tion's officials and claimed seven dollars as a license for such amuse. ment. Colors were.easy as regards the performers in the Vaudeville. -HoN. J. B. Elam, our Represen tive in Congress, has returned to his DeSoto home, and en route there, gave his S Ireveport constituents a talk, which was practical and Demo cratic to the core. The "old fourth" District had an eye to her true inter eats when she sent Joe Elam to Con gress, and we know.' whereof we speak when we say he is a working member, able, zealous, ever on ~'i go, and has done his work well and faithfully. Our people may expect him to turn up in Rapides at any moment. -Tug contest for office and power in Rapides this coming contest will be hot and fierce, but our advice to the Democrats and anti-Radicals, how to win is plain and not hard to grapple with; put forward none but men of brains and liberal views men of principle and wholesale com mon sense, who will sink from sight every personal ambition an.d go all in all for the good of old Rapides. Such a course is what is needed to defeat the demagogue and common place time serving trickster. -SuEaRIs Robinson has recently displayed his willingness and promptitude in arresting criminals, and since our last, in company of two trusted deputies, he has been on a vigilant search of two well-known "indicted murderers," who are refu gees from justice. His trip was a frui'less one, though through no fault of his, and the good ones of the community will remember him kindly nevertheless. -Duinzo the Summer solstice no more appropriate place can be resor ted to than the Barber Shop of Leon Dessins, at its old and well known locility. There you can be accom modated with all the luxuries apper tasing to a first class Tonsorial Sa loon, and there you can always be treated and served in decent and gen tlemanly style. -THraE is a nasty rumor afloat in the political air here, that an ex Radlcal official, who was spewed on the people of Rapides in the cheat ing days of the Returning Board, will again be a candidate for a judi cial position. We await further rumors. -THE Silver City was the Pool Line's river mail Packet which ass.e ed up Friday evening. We received two New Orleans papers from her I office clerk, and our package of Wes. tern papers sent us by the President of the Line. -AT Calhoon's Store, in Spring < Hill Ward, registration will be in progrees on July 9, 10 and 11. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION Th8 handsome victory obtained in Ouachita Parish by the opponents of a Constitutional Convention is a good and a sure indication of what the re sult will be everywhere, when the question comes to be fully discussed. We hope the meeting, to be held here, which will appoint delegates to the Baton Rouge Convention, will adopt the Ouachita resolutions with out addition or alteration. They are as good a platform as can be made. Those who clamor for a Conven tion to be held now are merely actu ated by a desire for change. There is not one, either man or newspaper, who is loud-mouthed in its advocacy, that has not some personal griev ance to redress. What sort of a body would be brought together to make a permanent organic law, if elected in the present chaotic condition of our politics. If the Legislature makes mistakes, they can soon be correct ed, but not so with the body that makes a Constitution. From New Orleans we have occa sional intimations in the newspapers of sundry organizations for political purposes, outside of the Democratic party. The Communists even have a club, and the American Alliance boasts a numerous following. The Picayune of the 21st ult. contains the substance of an interview with the head pf the Alliance at Washing ton, in which he says: We have a most thorough organiza tion in Maine, and expect to elect our State ticket there this year, and have other States organized almost as com pletely, as I told you, from Michigan to Louisiana. The American Alliance in Louisiana, a very large organization, numbering in New Orleans alone 10, 000 men, have, within the last two veeks, adopted the Toledo platform, and have come into line with our or ganization. What is the character of tkis Amerl can Alliance in Louisiana? What par ty does it draw from the most? I can tell you little or nothing, ex cept that there is a party there of that kind, numbering ten or twelve tbou sand in the City of New Orleans alone. I think the people there are tired of. both old parties, and I may say that there has never been a time in the his-i tory of this Government at which there was so little cohesion in the old par ties. That is the reason, above all' others, of our unprecedented success. What this precious set of scoun drels wants has been told by one of their own number. The Picayune also contains an interview with one Casey, a member of the Executive Committee, who said: Of course, Congress won'tgrant what we want; but we are going to make them take the responsibility. They tell us the trouble is over-production; too many coats and hats; too much flour. Well, there may be less after awhile. They tell us we must respect the law. Just so. It may b6bh law of nature that a man's tooth must ache; but when it does, he says: 'D-n the law Pull the tooth I' Now, if we are starving, and the law stands in our way we'll kill the law; we'll take *mitters into our own hands, because we are the government, and we'll kick out.'these fellows who are starving us. -They have plenty, and they don'.tbelieve aaybody else is kungry. WhyJ it's la bor that makes property, an nature I never intended that those wh~ make it t should starve, while d-a lo fers fat ten on it." "You are Oppoed to larp'fortunes, then?" 2, "Of ,pourse we ,are; we male these m tiliontires ourselves. A mad that's lueky might perhaps make $20,0(0 by] I his labor, and if he has gop opb than that he has robbed some one e e. If a man has a million it atands'to reason; that he has made a thoutand other men poor." . "You think lirbpertyis theft, then?" "Well, it is Jusi about amounts to that." The people of Louisiana will put off holding a Convention to make a Snew Constitution until the Democra tice party has established its ascen dancy, and radicalism, and robbery, such as the above, is put down. Meanwhile they will adopt the Amendments which we are present ing each week intheir regular order. TF YOU WANT A GOOD, DURABLE I and EASY-RUNNING SEWING MACHINE, BUY THE "WILSON" FROM MOORE B[OSSAT, THE ONLY AUTHORIZED AGENT IN RAPIDES PARISH. OFFICE: CORNER SEC OND and DaSOTO STREETS, ALEX ANDRIA, LA. -THE following letter is selected from hundreds on file in the office of Messrs. Ferslew a Co., Proprietors of "JurarOILuWCZ's Axrn-REUzxATIc MIXTUaK," P. O. Box 1406, New Orleans: Mr. Alfred Slay, Alexandria, La., says: A sense of duty prompts me to make thet following statement in re gard to your Anti-Rheamatic Mixture. For three years I could not iralk with out crutches, but 30 hours after coom meneiog the use of your medicine, I was able to do without them. After using the medicine a sbhort time I was perfectly cured and able te:d4 a full day's work. It is two yeass am. discontinued it and I have not hg te slightest touch ot rheumatism bei The following gentlemen omech:for the above: Daniel Slay, Minister Bap tist Church; M. L. Ryland, Justice of the Peace; N. R. Stewart, B. W. Ba ker, M. C. Slay, W. A. Baker, A. Tar ver, J. S. Simmons, G. W. Slocop, Henry Haines, Sr., H. ModCan; J. W. McCann, B. Hitthorn. W ANTE D!-Thousands suffering from Rheumatism, Gout or Neural gia, to send for circular containing certificates of cures. Address N. JENKINS a CO., Proprietors of Jen. kins' Rheumatism, Gout and Neu raloia "Annihilator," New Orleans, Louisians. N. JNxN8s-RHave used five bot ties of the Annihilator. Am cured of Rheumatism. U. D. TERREBONNE, No. 11 Conti street, New Orleans. 1 THE NEW MAIL CONTRACTS. The new mail lettings went into operation on the 1st inst., and as a matter of some interest to our com rmunitf,' we give here below the Routes now _n operation and the days of arrivals and departures, and other items appertaining thereto. Mail Route No. 30148, from Alex andria to Harrisonburg, number of trips per week in each direction, 2; Contractor, H. F. Finley; residence, Whitley C. H., Whitley County, Ky. Leaves Alexandria Tuesday and-Fri. day, at 6 o'clock A. M., and arrives here Thursday and Sunday by 7 o'clock P. M. Mail Route No. 30149, from Alex andria to Winnfleld, number of trips per week in each direction, 1; James B, Price, Contractor; residence, Jef ferson City, Cole County, Missouri. Leaves Alexandria every Tuesday at 1 P. M., and arrives every Tuesday at 12 o'clock M. Mail Route No. 30159, from Alex andria to Leesville, in Vernon Par ish. Samuel J. Smart, Contractor; residence, Leesville, number of trips per week in each direction, 1. Leaves Alexandria every Thursday at 6 o'clock A. M., and arrives here every Wednesday by 6 o'clock P. M. Mail Route No. 30151, from Alex andria to Hickory Flat. Contractor, Nelson Taylor;. residence, Alexand ria; number of trips per week in each direction, 1. Leaves Alexand ria every Wednesday at 6 o'clock A. M., and arrives here every Saturday by 6 o'clock P. M. The next Route, and the greatest in utility and importance to us, is Mail Route No. 30162, from Shreve port to Red River Landing, at least it now so readsgon the "Book of Let. tings." Dr., ,H. Peterson, of New Orleans, has again received the award of this Route, and has secured the services of Col. McGinnia, of the Excelsior Stable, as his General Agent and Manager. To be plain, this is our New Orleans Mail Route as we understand. it, and will con tinue to arrive here on Monday, Thursday and Saturday, and will leave here every Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturday by 3 o'clock P. M. Temperance. The cause of Temperance flourish es in Alexandria, and we are glad every day to note the heavy inroads its disciples are making against that arch-fiend-whiskey. Both of our flourishiug Temperance Lodges have recently elected their officers for the ensuing term, and we gladly makr the following mention of them: RAPIDES ENCAMPMENT No 7. KNIGHTS OF TEMPERANCE. Chas. B. Stewart........... W. C Jacob Haines.................V. C E. de Penna.................C J. B. Rachal.................... L. Malachowsky............A. R Samuel Pincus............... RF , Gee. R. Marsh.............. .T James Milligan.. ..............M G. F. Malone. ...............A. M. John Graham..................S, Sydnor Leckie ...................G Robert P. Hdnter........-.. P. W. C. UNITED FRIENDS OF TEMPERANCL COUNcIL No. 49. John M. Barrett...........W.-. P. R. Ericheaon................W. A. L. Stewart....................C. John R. Stewart............. S. Chas. Owen .. .........A. R. S, A. Hilton....................F. S. Miss M. Hilton..............T. Thomas Kerrigan ................ Miss Laura Graham..........A. C. Thomas Sample.............I. S, Frank Grahami..............O. . -LET tie unterrified Democrats Iand anti-Radicals of the followinig IPolls in the Pineville Ward be pro pared to hand in the lists of thei taxable property and be BEGISTERED, The Registrar has fixed the follow ing days tlhere to be on duty, and h will not fail to make good these im -portant appointmalents: Big Island, at Michael Deville's, August 6th, 6tb and 7th. Holloway's Prairie, at IJohn A. Newell's, August 8th, 9th and 10th. At J. E. Borland's, Aug, 1/th, 13th and 14th, REGISTRATION.-Maj. G. O. Watts Assessor and Registrar for the Par irh of Rapides, will be on duty, as sessing and registering at the follow. ing Polls on the dates as follows: Calcasieu Ward, Hatch's Store, or July 13th, 13th and 15th. Hineston Ward, S. D. Williams' Store, on July 16th, 17th andl8th. Union Churoh, in the same Ward, on July 19th, 20th and 22d. -A LONDON machinist had his arm cut off by a buz saw. A fellow. workman picked up the member and carried it home as a relic, and the courts have held that the original owner muat_ pay the expenses of pickling if he wants his arm back. --THEREn is none now so poor as to do reverence to Mr. Hayes, except a person wanting a consulshbip in a warm climate, and fool enough to put faith in his gratitude. -COFFee must be getting a drug in New Orleans; the steamship Knickerbocker, which cleared that City on the 26th ult. for New York, had among her freight items 1060 bags of coftee. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLSI THEY ARE EXAMINED! AND ARE LARGELY .AT TENDEDI AN INTERESTING WEEK. LAST week was a busy one for the School Board and the Committee se lected to: assist them in examining the Public Schools of Alexandri4 and Pineville, seven in number. The Board had provided suitable books as prizes in every class to be exam ined, and we are sure that money was never spent to a better advan. tage. The parents and friends of the school children displayed such a lively interest in the examinations, that the prosperity and usefulness ot the schools next session is already assured. On Monday was had the examination of H. J. WRIGHT'S BOTS' & GIRLS' SCHOOL, PINEVILLE. This school is taught in the colored Methodist Church, and on their ar rival the examiners found the Church well fllled'with neatly dressed color ed children and their parents and friends. The work in hand was com menced at once, and the result was very satisfactory. In reading and spelling his scholars acquitted them selves with much credit. His seec ond spelling class was the best of its grade, in our opinion, that was found during the week. Mr. Wright com plains of the irregular attendance of his scholars and of the want of books.. Care was taken to impress upon the minds of the parents pres ent their duty to correct these short comings. The prises were then dis tributed and gave much satisfaction. MR, W. J. CALVIT'S BOYS' AND M31S. ARMSTRONG'S GIRL.8' SCHOOL, PIN* VILLE. On Tuesday, these two schools for white children were examined to gether, in a neat cottage school house recently built by that enterprising member of the School Board, Benj. Turner, Esq. All .day was devoted to the examination and other exer cises. The room was handsomely decorated and was crowded with the ladies and gentlemen of Pinevilie and Alexandria. These are both excel lent schools, and stood the tests of the examination very creditably. Where all did so well it is hardly fair to make any distinctions, but wecan not refraih from mentioning the names of Masters James Bolton, Rol lo Jarren, and Mike Aaron among the small boys of Mr. Calvit's school for their unusual proficiency in their studies. We could give the names of three girls in Mrs. Armstrong's school equally entitled to separate mention, and one little'curly-headed girl in particular, but as the girls did so much better than the boys in almost everything, they must be sate, isfied with that honor, whiclh was freely accorded them. In the'spell ing match in the fternoon between picked sides of boys and girls, the girls Were victorious and little Mif1s. Griffin carried off the prize. Rev. C. Keener delivered an address at the close of the exercises, which was neat, appropriate and full of wit. We have reserved the post of honor for mention of the address of wel come, which was handsomely rected by little Miss Ball, on the arrival of the visitors in the morning. MRas. A. F. GRATYSo'8 GIRLS' sCBooL, ALEXAIDBIA.; : Having finished with the Pineville schools, on Wednesday the Exami iers repaired. to the school for the colored girls of Alexandria, taught by Mrs. Grayson, in one of the four fine school houses belonging to the Public Schools of Alexandria. That lady has had charge of this school for several years past, and the exsm ination of lier classes proved that she has labored faithfully, and that as a teacher she possesses a high order of talent. The discipline and cor rect deportment of her scholars was as marked as their proficiency. All of her scholars are thorough in their studies, but her first class, composed of four girls, is a most excellent class. We are sure that we give them no more credit than they de serve when we say that it was the best class found in any of the schools. They were subjected to a rigid exam. instion in Arithmetic, Grammar and Geography by the Committee and surprised them all at the extent and thoroughness of their knowledge of these branches. It is not our fault that it is so, and we but do an act of simple justice to them and their teacher, when we accord them the first place in. the seven Public Schools, which honor was freely sad unanimously given them also by the Committee and visitors. Mrs. Gray son was presented with a testimo nial signed by all the gentlemen pre sent, and couched in the highest terms of praise. A. . L GRINbTrAD'S SCHOOL FOR COL S ORED BOYS, ALEXANDRIa. The examination of this school was had in the'afternoon of Wcdnes. day. The result was not so Satis factory as the Board would have liked it to be, but Mr. Grinstead accounted for the want of proficiency on the part.of his scholars, by the irregularity of their attendance and i their want tf books. The parents I of the colored children will have to learn that their children cannot I study without books and that .they I cannot learn unless they send them I to school regularly every day. While their children are away the class is going ahead and a week, or even a day lost, can often not be re- I gained during the lemainder of the session. If they do not see to both I these points,'they cannot hope for I their children to profit by the advan- I tages offered them. I MR 8 . CANFIELD'S GIRLS' SCHOOL, ALEXANDRIA. Thursday was devoted-to the ex amination of the girls taught by Mrs. Augusta Canfield. The first class in Arithmetic, taught by Mr Waters, displayed a considerable ac- i quaintance with the rutes and prin-. I ciples of that science, and in time, with the material of which it is com posed, it will become a champion class. The other classes did well and reflected much credit upon their 4 able teacher. Mrs. Canfield has had a long experience in teaching and her classes are all carefully taught. In elocution they have been taught I with scrupulous care. The Commit-. 1 tee and visitors were' Sil highly pleased with the examination of this school. At the close of the other exercises in the evening, the girls I challenged the boys for a spellingm match and offered the prize which 1 was intended for them,-if the boys could win it. :It turned oautiowev er, to be another Waterloo for the boys, as Miss Fanny Mayer was the last left standing, and she wasgiven the prize. Mrs. Canfield has every reason to be proud of her school, and the SchooWpBoard have in her an efficient and worthy teacher. D.. J. R. WATERS"' BOYS' SCHOOL, ALEXANDRIA. The next in order was the school so ably presided over by Mr. Jas. R. Waters, for the white boys of Alexan dria. This was found to be a re markably fine school, in 'thorough training as to principles and well grounded in the principles of their studies. The bright eyes and rosy cheeks of so many pretty gitls.as were watching them, rather fiustra ted the boys at first, but they soon got over. thantand ehlwed how.we!l they had been taught. Tue exami nation proved it to be a first class school under competent manage. ment, and it fills a want long felt here. Mr. Waters has undoubtedly I entered upon his work with great zeal and earnestness,. and he has ac complished much more in the short time he has had. the school than could have been expected of him in that time. His scholars are evi Idently interested in their studies, and at the end of next session we predict that he will have the brag school of the Parish. At the end of the exercises the boys returned the challenge to the girls for a spelling match and offered their prize, if they could win it. After an exciting con. test,' little Miss Cleoni Well carried it off, she having spelled down about thirty boys and girls. In this con test the:girls beabthe boys easily. ,The boys will have to give it up or Slearn to spell better. We have notthe time or space to publish a list of the prizes awarded. TIThe Publio Schools of our Town ,and Pineville are now on a solid basa and under the management of our present efficient School Board they will, in a short time, be the best in the State, outside of New Orleans. Mr. Pardee had an examination of hIis private school on Monday 'and Tuesday of this week, but as it was not closed at the time of our going to press, we reserve our notice of it until next week. CONSUMPToN' CuaRED.--An old pby siclan, retired from active practice, having had placed in his hands, biy an I East Indian missionary, the formula I of a simple vegetable remiedy for the rspeedy and permanent cure of Con I sumption, Bronchitas, Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and Lung affEcOtions; also a positive and radical cope for General Debility and all nervous com plaints, after having thoroughly tested its wonderful corative powers in thon sands of eases, feels it his duty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Ac tuated by this motive, and a desire to I relieve human suffering, I will send, I free of charge, to all who desire it; this Srecipe, with fall directions for prepar Sing and using, in German, French or English. Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming this paper, W. W. Sherar, 149 Powers' Block, Roches ter. New York. -Loed Duffteria has determined that he will retire from the G~ivrn or-Generalsehip of Canada, with its salary of $50,000 a" year. Woi't tthis make thie head swim of the av erage American office-seeker? Grant Sis the only olffice-holder in the Unit~ States who retired from a position paying that amoent, and he only did it because his contract was out and he couldn't retain it. A BSgERVED COUILIMENT On Friday after the close of the morning exercises of the Prof. Jas. R. Waters' school, to all of which E Mrs. Grayson had been an attentive listener, 9he1 was preqented with the 0 followin.'testimonial which speaks " for itself. It was presented to her B on.behalf of the signers by Robt. P. n Hunter, Esq., in a few appropriate ti remarks, who read it to her in the 2 presence of the large number of la- n dies and gentlemen present, and as it W is signed by some of our best and f( moat resinpasible itizens, it must ! have gratified the lady who was the " recipient of the comapliment. a ALEXANDRIA, LA , ti June 28th, 1878.' ft To Mas.' A. F. GaaYso~N- ' s; 1 Madam:-The undersigned Com- - mittee in charge of, and visitors at o the examination of your public school q for colored girls, held on the morn ing of the 26th inst, deem it to be Is but an act of simple justice to you, "tl to express in this forms .their high li appreciation of your capacity, zealltI and usefulness as a teacher and dis ciplinarian. We notice with ho lit-' tie surprise, the marked proficiencyt of your scholars,. and we *ere ano 8 more pleased with the throughnes 0 of their mental training, than .wetl were with the modesty and correct- . ness of their deportment in theschool: u room. So impressed were' we with a both, and so certain are We that the a public school system 'of our' State b would be benefited by your adVanie-' ment to higher stations, that We are ready, Madam, on all occasions, toi testify to your worth as a-competent. S and conseaentious, instroctress,. and c if occasion should arise, we -will be e pleased to have you refer toas-per sonally, or use this testimonial' in any manner , which it-may be ser viceable to y3f. We beg leave, with i high respect to be, p Your humble servants, JULIUS LEVIN. Pres. S. B. Rav. A. N. OGDEN, Jpnx M. BARRETT, E. WEIL, :C. DUK, SC. MILLER. . 'RoBT. P.' HUNTER, O H. P. LUcKETT, ' JAs. R. WATEss, ' J. F. MARSHALnL, : [ M. KLEIN, W. W. WmIINoosx,, JaR. A Card. ALEXA#DRIA, LA., : I July 1st, 1878. Z EDITOR Ds[OCRAT Bir:-If the following thoughts, relative to our Public Schools in this 7s' Parish meet your appobation, you a will oblige the author by giving them a a little space in your valuable col- d umns. At the invitation of the gen- p tlemanly President, of the School I Board, (Mr. Julius Levin,) I 'was s present to witness the receipt exami- t nations of the schools both in Pine ville and Alexandria, and agree with IMr. Robt. P. Hunter, the chief exam iner, whose interest in the work he had undertaken seemed unabated to the last, and who so patiently grap pled with the delicate and difficult task of examining the sEholars, and complimenting both teachers and scholars, in saying all theachools did well, taking into cppsideration the disadvantages against which the I teachers have been imrogglihg-a Ide-. I Icience.of a proper complement of I text books. But I am satisedAd' speak the sentiments of the (ntire colored race of this vicinity, when 1 1 resay we are much gratified'iatthe re suld ethe examinatlon s. Especially are we most favorably SImpresised #ith the progressmade by the colored girls, i.ndqr tile ihstruec Stion of Mrs. A. F..Grayson. I also r feel it duethe School flotrd to say, r the general impression is, they have i done their part well. 1 Wishig the case ·of edeatib, f which wie share eqa~a interest,tbUa h I prosperity, and hoping. it will evoke s the sympathy and nsuccor of its ph. 1 trons more now than ever, t . I subscribe' myself; Your. respectfully, F. )D.% )AtSaSAi. Pastor M. AI, Church. S-AT a meeting in New Orleans, a on Wednesday, June 26, 1878, of the e stockholders of the Pool Liune, the - following Board of Directors were a elected to serve for the ensuing- yeri: ;Joseph A. Aiken, M. N. Wood, H. J. r Brinker, Noah Seovell and Charles -P. Treuslow. Captain Joseph A. Aiken was re-elected President and Ed. Burke Secretary. S-FaANcoIs DELAUP, a native of Port Prince, Island of St. Domingo, i died in New Orleans on the 27th olnt, aged 81 years. He wasia'pilitter;, r and the fonnder of the New Orleans SBee, and had worked in that. oflce for the past sixty years. -Mas. E. J. Holbrook-Pearl Rivere--proprietress of the New Or Ileans Picayune, was married to Gee. - Nicholson, of the editorial staffof , that Jouirnal, on Thursday evexiing, SJune 27th, 1878. - -TnHE Agents and Managers of the t Southern Calendar Clock Co., leave 1 is morning for Hempetead, Texas, their new Heabquarters. --TzHE Potter sub-committee arrived in New Orleans on Saturday, and com menced operations by swearing Boss Packard as first witness. A CARD. .AL ANDRIA, June 27, 187. i EDITon LA. DReCRAT Dear &ir:-Through the mediutm of your Jdurnal, I desire to return ..+ my thanks oi our emicient Schoon Board, and the gentlemen of the Com mittee, who attended the examina. tion of my school, on Monday, June 24th, in Pineville. I cannot refrain nor cai I at this time command the words I wish in returning you thanks for your untiring fidelity towards the teachers of our Parish, and the build ing up'of the public schoolsI;' t$ are new upon a better foundation i than tley eier were known, and r~ few years more under the present -,, systen they will be upon a baisi of everlating credit and merit. To our Sohnol Board, words are inade quate. There, are two reasons for speaking a few words more, first, that these tentlemen understand their, oe ligaticn towards our people, and that.i they she going to carry. into extesu tion tiat which some denied theyi would o if ever they came in power. Secouy,, that they agMediredtlg the educat nal interest of our people lI thatwr ,and manner creditableoii .. °. us, han having these examinations.'; and }tin lii 'khe MsiV al selves, htogether. 'with oine ' ."the best pla ofat nterest in our Parish, and at ie Caine tI, th ie and thes_ imnprei lg upon our people the ab. solute inecessity of ;ending 'their childr4 fldbool, r t a e :. enabl1to receive as e to their competitors. wor nswayedI by the tiCoI ofti past, ooklg to the welfa6d 4 fi1 nativt place and home.; - Respetfially youis,L/ : j, H. J. WeIGHT, iber Pneville oldreJ'chiL ct-- comaleboement exercise-s -.: of tie Louisapi 'ltaite Uoilperil)' and 'Agricultural ', land Mechanical Colbgp,..oft whicaCol D. tiFBoyd in Preuidept, will h. elebrated bn thei "gitcrious fourth." Col. S. ii. Lock' ett, well and favorably known here and later fthe E"yptidtl h4iy,' isv' ý theOrator on this occasion, his sub jeot bing: "The Miai as1ppi and Nib Valieys compared. t=, ,-A . ..e.. 84 -. . 8 ,+ ; . ;++ :-A WENT "startlit+ "dispatch stales itt "tgold has. been discoav' ered in 4!sex. County, Massachu, set .. Tili i iS.d6Uabted :tiece' it '; dsa not comie wihliuat the scd"pe Q :i probability, and thel Washington. Port ag r'lt should read: "A Ar#ge silver mine has been discovee64 hear the howe of General Butler ' -THE magnitude of the. free school system of the Unittad.'States isi kulg mnarelous. The~ statistIre sheLr that there are more than 8,000 OB0punjils enrolled, and the average duil attendance is 4,500,000. The: State of Indiana has the largest' s.hbol fund, it being about t9,000, . -Aranzall,4tiere l s h a thing as oenutne gratitua'e in the- land -oql. S rlca-all the men whom qiutit palon6~l for their cr!aed IthS,.' vhbkey ring are now the la' u ..: :ap most lemonstrative in' kdivo a-"' tla) hidileetioh! in 1880.:; ;{/] [ ,i fll ", -Tas.Emprls of the Miss!sisppi RIfr, rhe pteamnep . L. Lerl 4tip Tbr 'elliitT harifitirsnu hb been supplied by the new met,, JTohn Wi canion. Seroie. Miller, of the PSupv " (Crt of the. Upited. States, islqlug Sro.isly 'Ill at li.i reuldeae i ' hiogton, having recently, aU'4st ge a surgical operation. 5-PACnzs, fgs, watermelons and c telopes are .in abundasie,' batil. tlIt surplus in the market las not uich benefited the edOmaid~s 'o o tri DEMOCRAT. .~¶-'. most remarkable among . Hayes' Republican cerlallesii,. nir are demoralization, disaster, de- - fait, disgrace and the detestation lf I --QUEEN MoCEDESI, of Spain, dieBr1 on the atternoon of the 26tth of'luS-' tupnth. She was the daughter ofth@ Dike and Duchess of Montpensier,. -Wz' have gone through, in Town, a week of June light showers, which harve cooled the aitmosphere and lai a thin crust on the dust. -( HARLES Mattheews, the great. ;E.,glsh actor and the hLusband of +cr Tree, the greatest actress of: ,r ay, Is dead. . - IFrsaIio parties and excursioni ' i,. are now in order to Bi GrCel.. a: .he Buffalo Springs. FE caterpillar has made tS'' a rance in. Collin County, Tek. 7i' THaNKs to the clerks of the j t oet for New Orleans papers. GoveRNoR Nicholls has been o9 a sit to St. Landry Parish. -GEORGE P. KANE, the Mayor of I ;imore, is dead.