The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-06-01

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B,Rsrow in the Office will arrive at Alex n
andria every Monday, and leave tor New s.
Orleans every Wednesday n
yy Rev. w. G. Howard ID. D., will
preach in the City Hallto-morrow morning
ut / O'Clock.
RrrIGrous NoTlcE.-1'hrough~nt the
South Christians are holding prayer meet
inga for the special object of praying tor
cur country and It's defenders. W nth tins
view a Union prayer meeting will be held
at the Methodist Episcopal Church IN
Alexandria every Thursday Evening. Mt
s o'clock. All are urgently requested to
attend.
Alex. May 2jth, lSGl. PASTOR
WEATHER AND tRuPS.-lhe weather.
though little hot, as might be expected
ut this time of the year, continues most
propitious for the growing crops. We do
not remember having ever seen better
stands of cotton and cane than those
which met our gladdened view yesterday |
whilst on n visit to Cbeneyville The
corn, of which an uncommonly large crop |
had been planted, ia, on many places, fully
grown, and has commenced ripensng. A
bountiful Providence has indeed smiled
upon us, and tho blessing of an abundant
Weld is promised the harvester this year,
4. 1lt Inv ~
ccivcd full cotton bloom which opened
on tho plantation of our esteemed friend,
the Hon. Lewis Texada, on Tuesday last.
We learn that one also had been found on
Sunday last upon the plantation OF Ihos
Neal, Esq. These are the earliest cotton
blooms we have heard of this season.
THE CHrNEYvIII.Ea BARBECrE.-Thc
barbecue given at Cheneyville yesterday
lv the citizens of that town and vicinity,
in honor of Capt Krary's fine company
which is about to depart for the wars, was
magnificent and orderly affair." and gave
infinite pleasure and satisfaction to all the
participants The Southern Guards (oi
: which we have the honor of being mem
ber) were in attendance as invited guests
and were Hospitality received and enter
aimed by the people of Bayou BTuf ant
Cheneyville This company were very
kindly rendered by Messrs. II. s. & T
n Smith, the use of the cars for thei
conveyance, free of charge. The Guards
upon returning to the Alexandria depot
manifested their grateful acknowledgement
bv giving three hearty cheers for tn
Messrs. Smiths and three more were adde
for the noble and lovely ladies Of Cheney
vile.
Our hurry at this late moment prevent
our giving in the present issue all the pal
iiculars of the days proceedings, but W
shall endeavor to furnish full dcscriptio
of them in our next paper.
Tue ZouAvEs-These celebrated a
tistes performed at this place on Tucsda
aud Wednesday last. TO moderate audle'
ccs. We were duly on hand the fir
night To see the "clcphant," hut rs Il
actors spoke entirely in French, We scou
comprehend but little of its true merits {
>, ABB few, however who could undrrstar
what was said. seemed 10 ~ -
and whenever they would applaud, v
as we'll as others, taking 1t for grant
that surely there must be something We
good" would applaud also. If anoti
such troupe should ever come this W
again we '.a, advise the managers
send alon- . a-rrprctcrs to keep
audience posted with what the, actors
talking about. This thing of listening
a performance and not understanding
word, is any thing hut pleasant,
tg Christine Mrilv, the two-hca,
ciH on exhibition last tuesday and W
ncsday last, is doubtlcs the greatest M
raj curiosity in the world We found
as represented OIL the bills. The old
are that two heads are better than or
may be truthful saying at times,
in this instance, we think the. adagc
not hold good.
TuE FIGHT Ar uAHrERs FEEE>
Coafrnat,on ofHc Rpon-Aprivato
patch to the Mobile Tribune, dated !
per's Ferry, May %. confirms the re
Ola Gsht q: ,ha; place and the rrruis
the enemy. 1t says;
The .AboHtioui,ts we've rcYul-cd a;
9 rcr', Ferry. Sixty tontrdrratrs and
e. hundred Aboltiuui~t, were killed.
3 details.
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