The Louisiana Democrat from Alexandria, Louisiana • Page 1

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Price $7 for the two maila, paid $8. PATEIif METALLIC BURIAL CASES. TH lE undersigned announces to the public, that he is now ready to supply the wants of the community with PATENT METALLIC BURIAL CASES AND CASKETS. His arrangemoents are perfect and complete in that line, and the public may rely on being supplied at all times. His rates are reduccd and the cheapest in PATRICK KELLt i Undertaker.

fIth, '6g9-6nr. UNDERTAKER. Hl IE undersigned respectfully Informs I the puhbie, that in additton to the general house building and earpehter's siness, he has made complete to attend to the wants of the coirfnnlimity in tne UNDERTA.KEn's He 1m provided hhriiseWf with a new and nagnifle8nt HEARSE and is fully prepared to give full satisfaction in that line of his business. Orders from the country specially at teded to. PAT'RICK KELLY.

The State of Louisiana, of Rapides---Parish Court. bes iou of Walter O. Winn-No. 40 i JHG REAS, MBrs. Mary E.

Richardrs sExecutrix, has filed a 'Irablea, 0 ets of the of Walter O. Whi Noticen is hereby given to-all no it dothl or may concern, to show within thiritv days from tie wk- the tame should mnot be aind approved and the funds ted in necorherlani. therewith. andria April the 19th, 1869. J.

H. C. BARLOW, mT ri Parish J. udge. II YOU SOi)A Send to' iH.

-t. Jot a'Pr Proenrne Guinrn larticle. -JoB JOB PRINTING. THE DEMOCRKT JOE PIITINR OFFICE. P' We have the plheasure to announee to the public, and oar patrotts in pasticular, that we have received a large and complete lot of of the most imiirtied patterns, and are noiw prepared to execute with -ANDany jobs that may be entrusted to us, We can turn out IN THE BFST SrDer O' TIiU A sT(BOTH AtW AND BRIEFS, IJS 01 File, gills, PROGRAMMES, -OFBVERY SCRIPTION.

I IFs OUJR PRlCEb wlii be found FAI AMWD MOD'ERATE; US A TRTA.T,! MISC ELLANEOUS. REGULAR NIW ORLEANS, ALEXANDRIA -lnildSHREVEPORT SE1IN-WEEKLY PACKET LINE i i'te Alexandria for New Orleans every WeVdnesday andl Snatrday at 12 o'clock AI. rPHIE Magnifieont Passenger Sfeamera BAT AIILE, W. C. Ilu'rth1nm, Wf lM Toroipklts, Clerk; B.

L. 11IOD)(G' No. 2, W. 'T. inardmnan, Master, Joseph A.

Aiken, SELMA. John I Konna. MIster, Trholns .1. Howard Clerk, will leave Aloxandri: fori New Orleans and all ioterniediate landings the of f(ht Reason. punctually as per folloning sohedule; BART.

ABLE. B. L. IODGE.No. 2 Saturdaly, May 8 Wednesday, 4a6y 12 Wednesday, 19 Saturday, 22 S.tlrday, 29 June 2 Wednesday, lune 9 12 Saturday, 19 Wednesday, 23 Wednesday, J.nly 3 SELMA.

MIM Jane l6 Wodnesday, 26, Satnur ay, 26 Eaturday, June 51Wednesday, July 7 ('For Freight or Passage apply on bHard or to 1E. R. BIOSSAT, WILLIAMS May 12-tf Agents ORLEANS ALEXANDRIA IfEGIULAAR WEEKLY SUMMER PACKET. THE elegant and very light ititnuigtf, 'Passenger Steamer, CGE' ST J. F.

Leaves New Orleans as above, every T'esday at 5 AI. Ieaveo Alexandria every Saturday at 12 M. Normarn's and Landings at 5 P. M. Freight and Passengers landed promnptly and regularly at all intermiedliate laudings.

May 26th, 1869-tf. GRAND ECORE WEEKLY PACKET Til STRAMER OLIC: JOHN HIENN Master 'rHOMAS ILL make regular Weekly trips S.hI thIe Grand Ecore trade, leaving New Orleans every SATURDAY at P. and on her down trips, every WEI)NESDAY at 12 M. March 24th, 1869-tf. HEYMAN LEVY, CA'WFTrvZILP, KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND a large, varied and carefully selected stock of-DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, I ATS-1 TINWAREI: WOODWARE, STONEWARE, WIJI.LOW-WARE, always a well supplied assortmenE f6i- ion and family use.

T-i 1A. T7 ET In this line planters and mechanics will find thleir stock ample for all their wants, SUGAR, MOLASSES, COTTON, HIQES -and-C(ouatry of all kinds, purchased or bartered forrat the highest market price. February 17th-6m. FOR RENT. A LRGE and commodioua Varelhousne and shed, close to tb'Riverbank: also room adjoining for olce or storage.

For terms apply to the underligned. A. CANFIELD. LOUISIANA OF LIEARNIIG -andMILITARY ACADEMY, Near Alexandria, Founded and Sup ported by the Sltate of Louisiana For particulars, address I. F.

BOYD, Superintendent, TJan. 13, 1869-tf Alexandria, La. JUST AT BIOSBSAT'S MOLASSES, tPLOUR, HAY, LIME April 21, 1869; WAXS CHINA AND PORCELAIN DOLLS MISOELLANEOUSI WITHOUT A GOOD DIGESTION All other temporal blessings are comparatively worthless. 'The dyspeptic millicn- nire who has tried all the plotiions of the medical pitifesaion in vain, and believes his eoinphdnil tb be ineltralle, woald half his folrtoie to be fireed from the-horros of indigestion, and thes enabled to enjoy the other half. Of course he wlould.

i Perhaps HIOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS has heen regotmnmendted to asIlhi at sNlferer. Pasalfh.fe lhas turnllllled fronil the frienid who made the suggestion with a sneer, intimating thai lie has lofaith in any "patent meldicine." If this has been the ease, so msan tlee fdm. His inerodulty dloon him to a life of misery. All the lixnries which wealth can pur- chase are at hiis command No one of them can give him pleasure. His own ir- i rational obstinacy is his lane.

The masses, happily for themselves. are less skeptical. There is such a thing as i.goelset tineltef as well as bigoted credulity, and A golden ttnln between the two, whichl men and who ret; 'ith com- 1 noi sense adopt and'pmftt TBeap9 a the clhs that patronize and reenomeand HOS87T3TTER'S BIT I0RS. Why do they approve this famous anti-dyspeptic and anti-billions preparation I Simply becanse tlhey have not been too rntch the slaves of a seirefTes prejudc Io it fair tri, and lhave found that when all other tonics. stimula its and stomnchies failed, it pis- duced the desired effect.

"Strike itt neVt." ga.il the Roman sage. when his ignortaOit eiitenies were assailibg him. "Doubt, lbuint try," says the man who Ints bredl enred of indigestiom, or hillionsness, or intermittent fever, by the hitters. as lie relites his experience of tihe mondi cine to friends. Whoeier is so weflded to his oim fotggnen theoretical conclusions, as to declianft tflt thb Itreperties of a medicine endorsed by the teeti niony of intelligent rien in every walk of lIfi end rqn aved by the people at large.

itdo silt ESTRAY. rAKlEN UP and estrayed before me, I nstice of the Peaco for the Spring Hill Ward, Ranlides Parish, by D. H. Willis, A LIGIT' BAY MARE, abount eight yearli. old, fourteen.

haflds high, branded thus onCach shoulder ii and left rump, a small star in the fore- i headf with a colt, about two weeks old. -Also- A FILLY, three' years old, brand in shape of a square with the letter A over te top, on left shoulder. Ap- 11 praised bIy Thomnas E. Randolph and Mtitthew P. Willis to be worth sixty- a Mi4e dplarrs.

The owner will come forwlad, prove 1 property, pay charges, or they will be sold according to law. WM. RANDOLPH, J. P. 1 May 26t h.

1869-3t. Printer's Fees $9 lft. ESTRAY. Ir AK EN UP and estrayed before the underlsiued, Justice of PetCe for the Parishr of Rapides, by John' Q. Stanfield, A GREY MARE, five years old, thirteen liands high, bramd in the shape of a letter on the left rump.

Afppraised by T. E. Randolphi and E. Stalifield to be worth twenty Sdollfare. The owner will come forward, provi property, pay charges and take theim mare away, or I shall proceed to sell in I sixty days, according to law.

R4NDOLPXH, J. May 26th, 1869-3t. Printer's Fees $6 00. STRAYED OR STOLEN, ABAY HORSE, about fifteen hands i .1 hgigh, roached mane, blaze face, two glass eyes, a white apot on the right side, and a Spanfili 'btAmd lest seen at Mr. Roshean's; any information that will lead to his recovery, will I be flbeially rewarded.

MARTIN. May 2Qth, 1869.3t. FOR SALE. OFFER for sale my place, situated near Pineville, containing 10 arpents, with dwelling house, garden, shrubbery, 4t feasonabtbprjce. The place t1 well imiproved--call and see.

Terts caslh. For particullta apIpy to the undersigned or to W. Boyce, at his office in BERNARD 8QRl)ET. MJ) 19th, 1869-2t. 8 JOHN FERO180N; JEWELER, OPPOSITh MARkET VrCWathesr and Jewelry re(1 paired.

N. B. -Highlest cash price paid for old gdld and silver. ICEI ICE II HE PUBLIC, from and after this .1 date, can be supplied with at SJONAS WEIL'S STORE, on ti6 Street. The services of Julius Levi have been secured, who will give personal attention to the sale of Ice.

May 19th, 1809-tf. Ve'S TONSOR(AL SALOON FROM AND AFTR THIS DATE, Smy charges. FOR Casr, will be rep duced to the following rates: Hair 250 V. W. PORTER.

April 28-5t. JUST. REOEIVED. )A AGE ASSORTMENT OF LAN Sdreth's Garden'Seeds Feb. lO-tf; TAIT LANEY.

l01A of beautiful tUU women seri for gSc.i 100 photographs of handsome men for 2 Ie 1 photogn4phs of minstrels for 100 Uniont for Confederate o0ficers f6Tr ic. All the above sent post paid for Homland Erie NY I Pare Englishe be pm. ared at H. ame price that is paid for xri-tu soDA 8o freqihieWtly pthod on: the public by ignoralt 8OMNAMBttLISM FXTRAORDINARY. A of the Late Fol Fmith.

BY cok': CIB3E5. "Those who are subject to somnambulism seldom, if ever, retain any recollections of the objects of their perSceptions.while under the influence of 1this disorder. Stewart on "The Mind," Vol. 1. CJnnected with is gentlemen, whose recent 'death caused s9.

much grgret among his nume-ous friendh, is one of those remairkable phenonena of the hukuea mind which not unfrequently startle us as being be. yond reason or philosophy to explain. writer of this became acquainted I with Sol Smith in the year 1882; in the city of New Orleans; That acquaintancq ripened into friendslrp, and continued until the day of his death. That he thogt of. the writer of thris reminni eenee when he compiled his lass interestin, worc, entitled, "Theatrical Manaigefieint th the West apd (Harper Brothers, 1868,) is evidenced in that book, page 1.0.

Sol Smith teinemboered hie friends and forgave his enemnemve a Christian tait wlith went down with him to the grave and buoyed him up above it. In his last will and testagent, bearing date a short time his death, i' ilad these remarkable 'vokde "I request that no one will wear mourning for me, as I expect to go innediaately jpto a worl4 of happixges, at which my fienids stlould Some fifteen years ago, w1iei we were alone in his room in a New-Orlearns hoarding-house, dingy, dark and gloo as the was, he told me the following strange event.in his life. I was, as I may say, under the seal of con.fession, for I was not to mlention it aftsi his death, in Caes I survived him. Sol was a sominambiulist. His attacks of this strane disorder or nocturhil mystery more of a periodical character than of a nightly occurrence.

He had consulted physicians, Indian old Women, "diviners," spirituias, and all other authorized and uinathorized quacks, it without sueccess. He had studied the case himself, "somnia ind the result the same. There is no doubt that a close affinlitjexists between Ai-rins somnambulism. Is not the one, the result of the other? a 5ert is th4s drawn by Dr: speaking of dreams, says: "That the bearings and issue of -political eventse wichl haid piuzzled I him when awake were not unfrequently unfolded to him in drbanui" In thie one the man dreams and realizes hinit he awakes, while the acts of the other are entirely otasl from memory. I am hot writing au essay oi 5iOa nambulism, as the subject is totb deep and metaphysical for me, but4the fol'lttwing extract fro? Bishop lortens' sermons am of the disorder in so fewwo.

that I thir they apeply to the cases of those so aslited "je eomambulistdBire.i -i-self with hnerring certainty through the most intriaeste windings, and over the most dangerous precipices, and with.out any apparent aspjtanse froim the organs of sens, fish IFhown to read, write and compose." Is Although I have stated that the ct commuhicating made by me by Mr. Smith was prieily coMential, it was r- limited only aud I was at perfeet libXrX to -after Shis deatlh. Ido not saybaht I was the only one to whom he cormmunicaE, ted this strange occurrence; but a i enever heard of of it through an 5 other source, I he had not 5c One reason he assignedfor not givipg it wke that would have termed it. One of "Sol Smith's yarns." Tre they aaikt I1 yelate the as htold it, using the colloqi ial portior in his own lewgnage, or as nearly as Smy inary me. It was a maU townin.the 5 Gooria; wiheore 861 wewiwll ie he having on seteral occasions givex concerts there, found 'baid ibdAs.

stls adworried. In this owii asiz others throughout the length and ka breadth of this country, there were tha gambling houses. Sol was not a legular viiitor to them, 'met; like many 4t other men, ht occasionally "took a em chance on the ied." He had been unlucky in one or more and on this particular to bed ri moaning over losses, which he well knew could, never be replaced by wa singing or gambling--t least in that place. He had -retired to bed early, he tet, and to his great re- tia lief' soon a deep sleep, un- he disturbed until the daylight beamed into his al. While dressing hisi at was 1' called to one of the cketf of is It wasfatr more bulky ma than was its wont.

Tf ere was some- it tjng it; it besides his maaost empty nut pocket-4ook ib tog out ri book, when, to his astonishinent, he found it of bank notes. Startled, aCeae- utt Ib kno dg whl.at to d64o ti stI int back into his pocketi a1e moity itr was not I4e. Blosewasit? herp fa did it come from? Ahil ac da sus- ace picion Sbtd aerew ui i Some of oge in the, hep Pre robbery, and waisted to fim ti 4dSe oti ihrti T4is Sol hfrl ad- .1 liered td. dSohe talk i and neai ated $4se md4b e- rd 4 qult a friend how to act. Wal 'up the street, the first person he- en'corered accosted him so, Sold so, e4 4fre raw; in lck last night," 'iack 1 what do yoetteen 'Poolih man, you d.en~ it.

I.was there and lostf' "Lost what Was "NoPwi Sol, one asycour noseanse. des 'Cor ami liste wot o'i6r "three-hun. dred dollars. You hiP l's luck." "Ah! you were there?" IVY "Certainly, old bay, How nmuch did you ei Lould itbe possile, itbthought, erl that he had wanderedfdom the house whiie aeep, entered- a gambling as hoouk an idoP t'iw oney? Suach muast have the ft much do you say, e' the "YeThat's the stni" on really, I have "Now, Saol this woa't f4r being, you are lost. five boy; as I shallf it ib osinggsine So" good.

morning" and: awi''be 1 went: Sol wet aney means heoplayed wide awake, it was amok each 1 and fgr imall "ms-" a tli htMadre dolIr IH-e -iw sat "1ui, ehn, a. he had thse tU Theat.o. (in th- motewere al felt quit a happy, and deteriined to eave inmeinteipit4 Ial stleaep wI the "just namadep.rfeto -at (Oo- i moiaing how yii c. fs camie from apserehant of the Splace; -not the one who greeted hihm" mer ocasion. wr a Vooou qk aiops, Sol" a when a(jqke was Io on and mine.

1 ma I. waitT WItoi er Mnryoneyg." a- Yes; a ee b.itg out Ir memeandutie book. 'Sir hundred rg "Nob dollars." nl tWh i teadevil's nmam are you thid: Ifsa man arillgaithe be 1nd go i ase trone asd a ad mn t4, 1ib ixiusteznpae f' a as "And wbat are thayr eitthe wiPbtaesse to gr- oafit1 .1 -aeinary 130. Isl 7 mOay M. i won.

-Ya yeliii ta i'hiarmmIa 14M. ed aaitt3S' ect.4i'm i1. 5 know you are, give iioW otm'at three or four, Short, nleavense liei" seeto" 'o' 4pening his pocket-b ok bi fofId it "All gonle all gone.4.' I "Don't worry YoifrHW i' eI e11, this is most was very fooishertaiiiiy." There was no backing oit, fogt did while a -lee he a tip for when jtiP for wFhen ho was to the fact 1 ep vil 3- 630 to thea ri bnhr 4th note was pciven at il mluonthse, payabl fiwe became due, Sol sad At iper 'made. payable qte "pp it was ieipreed nc til twelve th4t' it as finaly ettc h8T Smith never utter af falsehood, or set ii t' in maliletia his tofent th. lie' tatae lla6 add oe ace Ut tdthe IA ofl -g 'hidelp' i kPres.

invrnt fo ihe ma, Mmt ii rt tr-lta Laette oWOt bsto Loa ae tieit Stew, ma.1 i so, as a ul6 of" past. 44 fteimciups an rissidii wt ame I casssn amn calf ofnp em wig '4 fir- mw; and tong 5eee1 Ivor -iif "Wse ri'd at the8 also rip lasns i1 Iree idt aasrly day. The of Ohio tg Meothiastiee tate the idLof te tf th dlay 6 ii.t IR Of the )IU qw fn tdhat rs a ale "tir atitbe U. al.ki mnore tteasi1cr it pV in esflUm ge Iso o81 ae aou oof16 It Wla otjid ra4Uatthaa csutt w(jth mawR liet wa stee Eseba. P1 thst th.iJii.