The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-06
FEoMoID TIM.
SIGHTS ON CANAL sTREEr-rArrERsALL'
EXCHANGE BURNED-coLD WEATHER, &C

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Canal street this week, is . little man,
rival of Commodore Nut, "or any othe
man." who boasts that he hasn't grove
much. Colonel Charles Decker is tn
name of this interesting specimen of til
Lords of Creation, and he stands abou
twenty-six inches in his box. He dresse
to perfection, wears q swallOw-tail Goa,
\ velvet vest and faultless hat, and sports
cane, witt. which he keeps off tho crow
when they press too eagerly forward t
see his '"high mightiness" He has bee
through the streets stopping at the di1e,
ent stores to sell his photograph and
sketch Of his life. OF all the places in tn
country for humbugA ours i, in yinte
time, about tic greatest. All the travelin,
showmen and vendors Of patent good 70
nothings" strike line for here MS 500,
asscool weather sets in. Every day SOM
new one is at you, to buy patent slate,
never wear OFT pen, a new calculator, -.
new history Of the war. cbinese. grip O.
something else Of the kind. The lates
kink in the advertising line is . photo
graphic album, elegantly bound, with
space around the pictures, for the cards O.
business houses. During these bright day,
the ladies have been out on Canal street il
full force, making the street look gay and
lively, and shopping here and there, and
chatting morrily as they go along. They
know where to go for Christmas presents
and the toy and variety stores have re-
ceived duo attention. But when it comes
to q present to please Papa or husband, OF
flatter brother or pay . forfeit to a
sweetheart, they call on Captain b. +.
Walshe, at No. 10 Canal street. What 60
nice as q dozen f;sultleas shirts, choice
assortment of neck ties, some good warm
for the men, or suit of
clothes for the boysq Walshe has had his
hands full to execute the many commands
that the ladies have crowded him with,
and being kind hearted man he could
not think Of turning any of them away,
but has stood it bravely and supplied
them all. There are few more left Of the
same sort, and those who go to Washes
may rest assured that they will got full
value for their money. The last turn of
Fortunes wheel in Havana brought the
capital prizo to two Gascon butchers in
tho French Market. just think of that =
A hundred thousand dollars in gold! Who
wouldn't he q butcherq The veritable.
genuine velOcOpede has arrived, two of
them, one with two wheels and tho other
with three. 1t is queer apparatus in ap-
pcarance and looks as if it would be hard
to manage without burning ono. They
are manufacturing them in the North now
and make them superior to the French mr..
ticlc and ut about 0ne-third the cost Of the
imported ones. They will soon be as com.
mon as sewing machines and at such
prices, that those who wish to do 60 can
indulge in them.
TArrERsALL's EXCHANGE
vas destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
The fire commenced about halfpast two
o'clock, in the rear of Lum's carriage ware
louise. The ground floors Of the buildings
Tero occupied by ]. A. Lum e. Co., the
Vell-known carriage men, Miller's restau-
ant ana Confectionery and Flores cigar
tand, these were all demolished or badly
damaged by water. The upper parts of
he stores were occupied by the Olympic
,hcatre, which was inaugurated some
hree or four years ago by Mr.. Charles
toward Watkins, and has since been occu-
led by'some of the students of the Drama
as Music Hall and at others a.
Theatre. Those who knew Orleans in
ne good old days" will remember the old
'attersalls Stables kept by Du Bois and
fish. which was then one of the hest
lace to get turnout for the she'll road
lat our city boasted Of Tho Exchange
'hich fronted on st. Charles street. with a
tile passage way at the rear, leading into
commercial Alley, was also o favorite M.
ort. At Christmas, the proprietors, Bob
I'D Boston, two very popular men, used to
'rnlsi fine bowl Of egg-nogg for their
nstomers, which was q real treat. Manv
memory IF the joys aud pleasures of the
ays Of yore gather around the old place /
hich was 30 completely cleaned out by
10 relentless flames yesterday morning. u
THE NEWS.
of the week is not very important in 10
i affairs. Our City Fathers have pub J
she'd their budget of charges for licences
r the coming year, most of which are
odified from last years list but are vet
% high. The city money question con-
MUGS to be-devil their Allcrmanic brains
I'd is likely to do SO for long timo to I
me. From Washington there is the usu- q
batch Of windy dispatches. The Ma g
onai finances have been receiving atten. :.
On and Senator Morton has introduced n t.
H. backed by long speech, in which he | /
ts forth his policy for the future, and 9
Ees the date for resaming specie payment Y
July 1stle7l. The whole civil service 6
to be remodeled the leaks stopped, econ :,
~ observed, the gold saved up, and q :.
adual sail made into the waters of pros- 3
rity. This all sounds we'll and locks ! /;
ell on paper, but tho "proof of tho pud- L
ne is the eating" Trouble is anticipat- o
IN Europe, In fact the ball has already 9
'ened. Turkey made a peremptory de- y
md on Greece that the Cretan fagitives =
ouid DO returned to tho Island, and a,
lot ,pufr.oli&x, cl>.o-a a,