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ALEXAN1RIA- LA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER ?3, 1871 "{y7
.VOL. ý A- R .mn-_.,
SEAT. SEWART....- P1Ubfher.
OFFICIAL JOCR YAL
OP TUBE
:State aud4 Pariah.
ALSO,
* FFICIA L ,JOURYAL!
` OP THEE
I'AHIIIIE OF GRAN AND VER\ON
ON ThftEf1itR OF S1Co1 AND I"JR.RY STREETS
hIEXAlWPBbA, IA.
S aturIday. laeetmbJe1 23, 1871.
TERtMS::
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nerttrw wl 475 evict for rashI gubn~e
EI r.HeT hues of 1CM, aouMitiate i,
square, 'he followWng are our rate.s
t.o gyarly Ash-ertiaee4:
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11 £Ii l4itgl' Jw4 *a1rived fr24 th'e CIt
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Al likiS11 1avit INW. ) for my wn
I'ktiir us. I will Iarly I$mdl iever
Sia.y. MAd I wiil deMtru it en'ry 4ai
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Wreuh -R1vAI) deliv'ered at your
Sor'sevei ry 4~y by LOXM, for
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Eakhrls loarf toi g ihae 28 Mt -%p rJ
f. rvet fero tit'BIker frIe
trppl,y for yo will b t e auraeovclve
Ont ihval of igyu ~rit arsame l. ,
is o mAy'WiE adIm b w ci al, IIid
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A Night in thq halads, f the
Ku-Klux.
To the Editors of the Blot6uSn)aily
A drcrtiscr :-I see in your issuae of to
day the telegram annotineti 4y canp.
ture anhd esape fr'om the Kentteky
I n Klux. A\s the nennt is senne
what defetctii\-e to dell, give you
lere with tile affair a.s it deedred. I
visited my native State in behalf ot
'The National Assoeialton for the
spreadl of Teniperaince amnt ight
School among the I'recdinan," and had
spoken to large numbers of them at
Louisville, and was on my way to
speak at Plersnrevile, at place half
way betwencc Louiisvillo and Lexing
ton. I arrivedl at I'leasreville depot
at a little after 6 in the evening, and
was met by a colored man who inform
ed me that the meeting was to take
place five miles in the country, ' After
waiting enme little time for a teem
which was expected, we startea 'on
foot, thinking we would aelt the e
hicle. We walked on until dark over
took as, I began to twe apprehensive
Sthat all ws not right. The man with
i e, however,' assured me that thert
was no danger and we went o0, But
" shortly aIter heard the trottiug of
horses both in front and in the rear,
and before I could determhon wlht to
do we were surrounded by some eight
or ten men, three of uwhom disawountedl
himed my arms behind me with aeo'tl,
remounted their horses, and started
on in the direction I had becel travel
ing. The man who was with t m dis
appeaen', witdle I wias being tied. TIhe
men were Not disguised, and talked
freely am ng themselves. Afler go
ing a ile or more they stopped and
consfltewl a moment or two, she plr
,port <l whij'h I ~atkl not hear, except
one 'ft toitm sl i g: "Lawrence don't
v. an-t a niggv' hung .,o near his place."
'"'ilhey stait(ed again; I was on foot, a'
rope lcd btels :attach hed to my semis,
I14nd the, other end to oie ef the horses.
I had to iastcnI my steps from being
dratgged lonlg by the aniumal. Soon
they turned to the right and followeod
what aPlpeared to he'a cow path.
While on this road my hat fh1 of,
and I called to the ntart beshai4n ag
Mid, 'I' e lost nmy bat." Y mVgI
no bat in half an hour' tiots ' l'
plied. As we were pjassin, loghonse
on this road, a wan came g apt said
in a tretablig voice. "Jisate di'g l'
All of the men now di'smousted, and
with the exception of two, they tre
ato the building. I distinct~be *
the c-ries, groans and ravings of tlh
sick man, nwhich satisfied me at els
that it was an extreme case of
rium tremens, and as I had trltte4
that malady suacoessfttlly by the hype
delhic remedy and having w hue.
the little instnrumeut, the thoght I
flashed upon me that I might save my
life by the trial. Consequently, I sail
to one of the mun: "I know whatt's
the matter with that man, and I can
relieve him iu ten minutes." One of
them went into the hor I - relat$
what I had said, and the whlej, eom.
p)ny ameU out. Thbe lederai whom
they audh e:ssl as "Onl,' IkgaiW ·to
questiqn qtpf witlh regifd twb htfihi hi*
tin such c;up lai'ts. is~,. ,.
atisfled~ , untied me, and
the -ick mans chember. MIIA *
weres so numb from the tigtnkbtli
the tord which bound minyitslbdl"I
walked up and down thl room fdP0
miutes rubbing my ,hndy apl caP
templating the sialatims. 'Sta
lay upoa a bed of straw, his aea
legs bound to the bedstead tbkep
him froma injaring himseslitd4*J l
He had in his agony bittea iAia.J
and lips, and his month wras 1a d
with bloody froth, -while the lare od
his eyes tras fearful. Iis lift.
ly woman io thle hoja, ..at
bed with anu infant uponl her.j ,
conmatennce pale and aMxioKtl.
|he coqlany -of men seiatned to ta*
most desperate I hqd ,over 'jeSn .
I determined from the flritta try tO
ilampreas th~m with the jile thet I &
rived my poes to relieve jmlietes
soome supenateral soee. iPll I
Wat thus thmkiitg the nmatter ii',
"Cap," as. limping up and down the
ry step, and finally said'to me: Come1
come, 914 boy, take bold livelyi I
wanit to go home, for this d--4 old hip
of mine raising h--1 with me." I erid
to them : "Now, gentlemen, fIll give
this man complete relief in less than
ten inlitutes from the time I lay my
hands on him ; but I nmr t be permit
ted to retire to a room aloie5 f'ot I (oni
e&ss that I have dealings with the dev
ii, and I must consult with him."
Nothing 8o charms an ignorant lpeple,
as something that has about it the ap.
pearance of superstition, and I lid lriot
•want these men to see the syringe, or
to know of its existence, The woman
at once lighted a candle, handed it to
"Cap," and started to a small room.
The mlan on way, set the light down,
andl left me alone, I now took out my
case, adjusted the needle to the sy3
ringe, tilled it with the solution of
acetate of morphia, put the little in
strument it, to my vest pocket; and re
turned to the room.
After waving eny hands In the air, I
said: "UGentlemen, I want your. aid,
give it to me, and I'll perform a cure
that you'll never firget. 4ll of 3ou
now look upon that man till I say
'Holt 1' look him ight in the e3e."
All eyes weke immtediately turned upon
the invalid. Having already taken my
staff1 at the fIot ft the bed, 1 took
hold of the right leg near the calf,
pttnched up the skin inllertedt the
needle, withdrew it after disoharging
the contents, slipped the syringe into
my pocket, and eried at the topot'. my
roice, "Hold !" The men now turned
tonme, alternately viewing fme andi the
sick man. From the motnet that thete
injection took place the ravings began
tI cta'H( anti in less than tcea minutes
he ~a s in pert'tt ease.
I coutinued to wave my hand
to tell the devils to "demart and leave
1uthis 1m inll aIIee.e " Cap" wsm~Wthe
first to break the sile:,ce, a . i '1
it in aa.emphatic mimanLer,
steadily at m-e, then at the -s:'"t tianu.
and ealaitunw: " Lig tiallgi big thing
iboy, dr-d if it dliu't !' Aiethe r said:
" A. colljnrurg l-I -! You heard
fhim say it6 deals with the devil." 1
now thought it was alout tiume to try
VCp.t; ttr ftianhli limpnting, gfoan
.slg nad swe*ring about . his 'ip, it
s eetmed .o me t. b .clear case of Rei
sties, and F tp htlforu.d his, giving
him a deareiptiosiieitsmanner of at
tack and ptogrXe , dtg ta to hbm
the dliffreiat'itanes of rla eiin'
I hal learned fretm the d~etie
paid W . Sthan by his assoeintes that
hb.wse Otm leadler, and I was anxious
o tet ahands on him, for 1 hlad re
drod, that ltver I got him under
tii arhlt* of the drug be bshould
never have' an npportanity of p*tting
a gope awaot4 W as" exr," was
so eqtivtee with my MqLCaqqis of bis
complalt that he- said: "Well, I'll
give 3ou a trials d- if I deotP 1
ittbrled bui that I most be w'lth"hlet
til e. The wonut retuarke~ ,t't wer
couhlg into the atidjisi roomr . '
wc lh~t the- cmpany, ne.- esrften i
&uJid " 'Von eln'l ugian' to MLit Opp.' *
you ~ "Oh, i n" , reled. ' .
sr cA1W'itapC.Ike e!, hot I. 4pt
y thri" ~Ce" " sie" temd h ..
lanys wWmi l iea, m6 '- l itSbr e m.
coant one lande "
the lgn oIsre edmIrs,
a noted Metedraiubb
given a(Agi
Sii lbM 1,
, it woulda *aw
:as "Cap." wos asafe, I
• oimpanion%, who uippe
4a
amlazedthan at orat. They held their i
face to his to see that he brnthled, *ad c
wonld stake their heds and go eat.
I told tlleit I aliaid have to femalin
with the. maln4ye .o, six hours.' At
this aanouseemeat aie of the ompaw
ny grew ferlooa and anid" " It's aft :a
trick to save ti'A 'nee from tl mal- t
ter," and concludedti by cryipg '.hei
top of his raise, "Come to, the tree, to I
the tree." The momr all left the tywm,
assembled in the yard, nad hid a cot I
sultation. It was now after lidolock, t
and as they ada large flask ofb~ la
with them, they appeared ,4t. keep
themselves Well filled, foma the maw
ner in which the room kept scented
up. At this juncture, one of the eol
pa"ny, a tall, red haired man, ,wbos
fitce was completely covered with
beard, Atered the room, took his seat
at the table,. drew out of his picket a
revolver, laid it oh the table, andI be
gan to fill hi moeth with tobacco.
The men outside mounted their horses
and rode away, one of them distiuctt)
shouted, "]'onmewbeP four o'chlock?
I continued to visit first one andt then
the other of the invalid-, feeling their
pulses and otherwise, showing m . in
terest in ther recovery. The brandy
;ppeared to have as salutary effect on
the man at the table as' the morphine
had on the sick, for lie was fast asleep 1
in a few minutes. The onldy impedi.l
meot in the way of my escape now
was a large dog, which it was did.ilt.
to keep from me When I first comel9't
the house, lad te a now Marndig
sIapping and gwitnag as if he had
beemn trained to it. ° -
Many metgar dt esfape it ggrstad
themselves to me, while the time wais
thus passing S the mnot fivored of
%whieh was to seize the revolver, rnsh
out of the h6ttse and run my clmncwe
with the Vg. fowere, 1irre 1
could prat Sty of thei at 'ti
te'prmetlce the woman -weeR twitlild
"Lion, LlTo," e n ned untn filld thld by
the dog, Wh'h she tamle lie dotsn b
her, nits the Ltaeted her elft. I a ldw
wlhtoaer this woman wTrbsege de
erved to be t better ones Ia~rthr
are to hang you at o' clomk; ,tow' is
your time to go." Thie clock was
jnst strikiog '2 its I ariose, and with a
grateful look left .the house. Tlakit
tfle toad that i had tonie Mid rollowing
it town, I found my hat, and aftR
watklg some distafniioo nt of the way
1> tif Ii T rt led tihe statitr "dtr
took the morning ttain for Cined.fAnauair
W*. WEi.lL 1ýi b
SBoroN ~lpti't, 28th, 1t71, .
A Care Far= Rtuenmattlemi
I ianaber the apprenbtly painid
eeaditioe of a mlier whoe tright : b
was draws up at mn angle fim tith
iknL e twut ls ltrimeaitisMls, bll-l
siated Hoe was known to be a .-al l
er, and severst of*se sr as e ex
aatl 4i R oab aud klb
tlooib di` the*W i tset; be1`idPIa
efforte to pi, t into pises wet l.mt
le ft Yesof thnem boese co dCe
*kllthe ueasbbinuwme.0 f1 mwherq,
Imeta.t aes it oomI4.* t be £med and
edvI4s I am's diU1ha '" ab - . *
*, bs. H. mhetve~r,id uset mase ret
O s d4eA.iY 'lp: bespital: -
pam bpapg~ e a sede of tasibue
2a4 i*hI msin hhely aie·dinLe
alq~uess:,hDelm, by hilieetfre,
bumSmag evern teke, divism hore
:a4.d euafoneted Iy the us
ilt lir.asstm&-id*h tilr sleeves
thI
I to t reatuiepe
,theS . r rt by i.
I,... to"t the
the mOr wrcts't ot(beyl with a1
elctr ii e was t M113 *ie re=
'~eptkg log., ý{u~em Y
'B~ thaet S t;ý ra~arf, -1 l ii g I 1
'Ley wi hibinsge qo& frostf as re,
and1 the mitserabe en iaure on the ta
bI% hashtbk\.dt g "ctor, daotkt'Y ti
'inf't a uIag IS burn mre with ase 1
"L ame t 01 mill ip to hele, re.
OfL1 thre coollcioy, takinrg one Or
the gly iustrtefiatg In his lainand 4
ýauimg the table.
.Xbu shunt do it. Iget go.; mg j f
W lI, I tell youn, the 'nan s;ruin;1' i
mnd tearingbaway from those *bo hha d 4
han, Ihe jumped nim~t.y to the flo* and i
ism.otst tb hobomtbl wit,=two aws
straighat legs WOtMar. wteia.4he whole l
day, and iran eat iý w e t M
M y ... te >t 1pr11 ~ n~~a bs
lmnpiingpro+p iaitfs.-[7Jrattl aW l
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-KISSINV1.
foW IT MUOULD AND MOW IT SWM Ik
NUT Dirtli
1'eop n Fil kiasa yet .# 1
thuindtrd know bow to. eC eaL t
''om locld ups, no mioft nit1d Y
kfiow how tb snake dbwnolhds from
ckwrcoa t MML yP~BPI i wtsey, et Lail! bt 1S
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hieit lneii ;ýr are Lrt> y
auikt Icssltttrsugrl sh ghde+ ,
s weqIhq-~~- tBr'~Llt up 1
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~~dl hieold
ttt ' Get eehfut, Iuaoakthg
slut~q timutlevi'Yr
' lttle dogs' male an i rae1 ul t
Kit down to-it; stand £1i i4ed -not
be anxiorw tQ get In a crowd ; two I ý
sons are plenty to caieFr aas4 catch A
ktb; ile' rsbae s tbsl re'spov wtit
won't hart -nft etr h m s4 ti *tit
ptiocP on ýO;E li~ii1B
tksil ti., *h nt . hand Ie1.4k. Q l.v
e ·r the .left aid~e ·tQI~3ifraýMatgltrhi·1'iir
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to sour lovi~g b ilI
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