The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-12-20
THINGS ABOUT HOME.

blessed with the beauties Of the Tour sea-
sons Of the year. At the present writing
this blessing is really curse to have to,
stand such awful. wet, drilling, depressing
and muddy weather But the clerk is on
his Christmas bender and we must endure
it!
Our town has certainly been lively and
spirited one in every sense OF the word.
We have been a denizen Of this Corpora
ton for forty-six years, but never in our
recollection have we been called upon to
chronicle such debauchery, such complaints
Of petty thieying and such disgracefal and
disgusting scenes in the broad glare OF day.
And all seems to pass by UNDECIDED, unre-
buked, unpublished! The place is overrun,
loyercrowded with Freedmen Of all classes,
from decriped old age down to the Juveniles,
! all roaming, loafng, idling, spreeing, GAM
bling and dancing around with perfect inn
punity, caring forno one, respecting no one
not even the common dictates OF ordinary
decency; not night passing but what they
lattend in crowds Balls, kissing Parties
and what they, in dissertation, call preach
ling. And at these assemblages the morals
Of barbarians would be shocked to have
/ to endure! They have their gambling hells
on every square, and they can even be seen
gambling III the public streets When
these evils will be checked, whose business
lit is to abate them, we know not. Ger
Itainly such infamies must soon be stopped
and the sooner the better. We do o disa.
greeable duty in recording such in our pa
'1px r, =, j.,
i Hhe Parish Jail was delivered one day
Hast week Of four of its most gifted inmates
three Freedmen and white man. They
lwcre committed, two for larceny, one FOL
an attempted rape, and the white man FOL
murder. They punched hole in the wal
iron one Of the rooms up stairs, craWled
out and jumped down some twelve or nj
teen feet, and all this, mark ye, in the day
time, the Jailer living in the Jail and 9
guard stationed there. They have all es
|caped safely, and no attempt we learn pc
ling made to apprehend them. Jeter, ou'
"Robcrt Macaire,' was one Of the lucky es
capped.
I There are, at last, some galvanized symp
toms Of our having mails and being place.
in communication with the balance OF tn
world and the " rest Of mankind" likewise
The first step towards this much needed
much desired boon. is the appointment 0
q Post Master. John G. Rogers has re
ceived the appointment; better one coul'
not be made, and the community will hav'
cause to thank the powers that be for show
ling so much good sense. But, then, TIN
"test OATH has been sent along with tn
commission, which will deprive US OF john
good services unless withdrawn. To b.
plain, we know Of no one here competen
to fill the Office, who can qualify under tina
oath. So the sooner some one, who wish
es to emigrate to a good town aud Nv
peaceably among decent folks, is appointe'
and sent here, the better for all concerned
The River is still very low and our pack
cts are having tight pulls Of it. The Nav
|igator, the ever puncsual Navigator, couf
mot come up, on her last trip, further tha'
SHAGGY Point and had to return to tn
+ City.
i The business Of the week has been brisl
in the cotton line, and merchants are ne
! plenishing their shelves for the Christina
!. holidays, and oil hope to reap a reach har
vest for the next two months. So wehope
The Attn U. S. G.. /. who had been sta
toned here, doing duty, have left for Batol
Rouge, there to be mustered out. The
have been relieved by the 8th Illinois Vol
: unteer Infantry, now the only troops here
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HA. Persons are cautioned against tax
ling bills Of the following insolyent Nation