The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-11-21

of Secretary Seward in their behalf wi
Eaye any effect, remains to be seen. tt
true friends Of Ireland, while they depr
! cate the mad scheme that led these ME
. into difficulty, yet hope that the effort
r making in their behalf may avert the fail
e that row threatens them.
Are you coming down, Friend Democra
to the Big Fairq Ifso call for ME, and W
|, will enter arm and arm, ala Souri, Kerlin
and Massachoosetts-in the mean tim,
consider me, Yours Truly,
TIM. L1NKINWATER.
New ORLEANS, November Is, 1866.
Friend Democrat The all absorbin
topic of conversation and interest her
now is the great Agricultural and Mechar
les Fair, to commence next week, whic,
every body and his wife, and wife's cousi
will try to attend. It is intended to max
Tuesday the opening day, an event to b
remembered and talked about. All of on
leading merchants have signifed their in
tention to close their stores and places o
business, so that all engaged about thei
premises may have all opportunity to assis
at the Inauguration ceremonies. Many o
our business men have signifed their ap
probation of the Importance Of this enter
prise by offering special premiums, for sn
periority in such articles as they consider
most worthy of encouragement. Moody
the Monarch of Shirtdom, offers thirty dol
lars for the best washed and ironed one
dozen shirts to be done up in this city
Zimmerman, whose Jewe1ry Store on Ca
nal street has improved so much in the
past two years, as to endanger the laurels
Of our other prominent houses in that line
offers to our gallant fremen prize of a
splendid silver trumpet to be given to the
company, who, with their own engine and
members, viii travel once around the track,
get ready and throw water through fifty
feet of hose in the shortest time Messrs.
E. ]. Hart & Co., offer one hundred dollars
for the best sample, not less than one bar
rel, of Sugar, made by Vacuum process
Mr.. F. J. Heron offers two hundred dollars
for the best portable engine, for plantation
uses. General Smedes, who commands at
the st. James, and has an eye son the
main thing" offers one hundred dollars in
premiums for the best slaughtered meats
$50 for the best beef; SIS each for veal
and mutton; SO each for lamb and pork ;
and $40 for the best show of game. Many
other premiums have been offered by pri-
vate parties-which, added to the list
offered by the Association make large
sum, and give inducements to every class
of exhibitors. The admission to the Fair
has beenplaced atffty cents, which though
small, will give a handsome return to the
Association, as it is calculated that on the
first day alone, upwards Of twenty thou
sand people will visit the grounds. 1t
won't hurt City Rail Road Stock much, YOU
may rest assured. They are to put fifty
cars on the road to the Fairgrounds, and
they will go jamYed full every trip.
Well we have had some rain the past
week-and the water has come downin the
old fashioned style, every drop would fill
a wash tub, SO that we are beginning to
make WY faces. and cry hold, enough"
For four days we have had it steady, one
Of those "spells of weather that you read
about" Of course business is flat under
The influence Of the weather, and cotton
has chill
The grand nleteoric display has been
postponed, believe, until the Fair opens !;
1t any rate, although watched for and
much talked about, it has not yet come off,
)ur worthy Mayor, approaching the desire
II the people to see Natures Fire Works,
las ordered that when they commence,
twenty-five strokes Of the fire alarm shall I
% sounded, and all the watchmen shall |,
prlng their rattles. This is a good idea,
or which the Mayor deserves credit.
Amongst the signs Of returning life and
one Of the most encouraging is
he revival Of some Of our manufacturing
interests. The Lane Mills Jefferson CITY
re once more in operation. The fabrics
these cotton mills, under the proprietor
hip OF NIL. n, Lane, before the war, had
aimed q reputation for excellence which
endered their sale an easy matter. But
ur1ng the war, they were run by a Boston
whose management damaged the
eputation of the Mills-which, Mr.. Lane
nnounces he is determined to obliterate
oW that he has recovered the MANAGE
leut Of his property. Anotherreconstruct-
! factory is that of the Southern Shoe
ompany, who have made arrangements
enter extensively into the business. If
. can have plenty of these Manufacturing
'mpanies and they will adopt the wise
'licy Of quick sales and small profitsn
70 country will be largely benefited, and q
ley will all pay well for the capital in.
'sted. But heretofore our manufacturers :
I'd wholesale merchants have NOT done Q
u.s. and yet they wonder that people don't 9
ltronlze home industry Why do Won 90 f
New York for dry goods, paper; bill g
'ads' books and 1all that sort Of thing o. e
icy ask, and the reason is because thew il
n De had, twenty-five, thirty and some a
mes fifty per cent. cheaper in New York '
ID II is human natur" to go where we Y
n ouy the cheapest, even if it is to a o
Yankee" Energy would bring all the Fl
untry trade here if the merchants wonld Il
mpete in price and other accommodations "
It'll the markets Of thy North. One great Il
ason that the wholesale dealers Of the s
u'h 90 not do this, is that they them. e