The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-04-05
LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS.
SPECIAL RESPONDING OF THE
DEMOCRAT.
New ORLEANS, La,
March 30, 1871. )
STATE FAIRS.

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STATE FAIRS. O.
The merchants of New Orleans be :,
cin to realize that the holding OF Far :,
here, brought business-of course :,
many of them have always been alive
+, this fact, Such house as Messrs.
Rice Brothers & Co., SO and 81 Camp
Street, agents for the great Charter
Oak Stove, always have given hearty
support to the enterprise-not LOT Tue
purpose of gaining premiums for their
stoves, for everybody knows that the
Charter Oak is good, reliable ana eco
nomical stove-not for the purpose Oh
securing awards for any particular ar
ticle in their vast stock OF hardware
cutlery, farm implements, &c.' ou. oe-
cause it develops the energies OF the
State and improves trade generally
If we had Il few hundred such houses,
our city would improve more rapidly.
I am pleased to be able to report tlia1
new and handsome buildings will he
erected and that every effort WILL be
made TO make our next State FAIR,
which commences in this city ON Sat
urday, November 18th, the most bril-
liant exhibition ever held here. The
State Fair of Texas commences In the
city of Houston on Monday, May 22d,
and will be, undoubtedly, very at
tractive one. 1 have received the Pre-
; MUM list and find it liberal and com
! prehensive. Believing that these gath
n erings of the people do an immense
o benefit, l am always glad to learn OF
t their complete success.
THE GAY CHANDELIERS.
e Yesterday the police suddenly awoke
n and Enabled" about dozen OF the
!, tlashy gentlemen who infest st. Charles
Street, inveigling strangers into then
- dens to cheat them out of their money
~ Tie arrests were made under the new
l. vagrant law, and created considerable
H. talk. A knowing one Oh being aske'
at .swhat it all meant" replied, "Oh! tn
n, peelers (policemen) are short of stamp
i, (money)." At the examination, how
10 ever. several of the prisoners were sell
DC before Justice Montamat, and "some
thing may come of it after ALL"
M THE BURGLARS.
At last conviction has been gotte
~ in our Criminal Court and several
ny the leading spirits of the gang OF bur:
he lars who have so long infested our cit
~ will be apprenticed to the State for
nd number of years, if not for life. A fe
he more such trials with like result
la would soon rid us of this gang OF Gu
m threats and thieves.
If MISCELLANEOUS.
This is the era of mysterious dealt
Not long since Captain A. B. Long,
quiet and much esteemed gentlema
was found dead in his Office, and la'
h e MIR. F. w. Perkins, a young and risi
be- merchant, was found dead in his Off
will and on Sunday morning Mr.. Z.
the Chandler, another merchant, was fOu
Ited lying dead in the gutter at the corr
tful of Freret and Calliope Streets. II
the evident that he came to his death
this violence, but at whose hands no
g. knows. These frequent occurren
Sto- are fearful commentaries on the sec,
sur ty of life in our city.
di- | have received from Mr.. James
avy, Gresham, Bookseller and Stationer
D Of Camp Street, Demorest's, Harper
deli the Scribner Magazines for Apri
iges- Gresham always has the latest pu
s his cations and one of the most elee
neral and complete assortment of station
in the South.
at it Cotton improved yesterday, bn
,eak- slight was the advance that it W.
t up- not be worth noticing, except to p
.ality out the fact that cotton has, in all p
D the ability, seen its best days. The
to who sold early in the season was iu
case and those who spread themselve
ill be good prices hereafter, will very II
mt find themselves mistaken. Pla'
con- say that at present rates they ca
rem ''pay out" and yet we hear ofpreI
!. Its tons to go at it again heavier than
which er. Political economists tell us
NO no the 'sone crop system if erroneous
] elp- correct itself by the low prices bro
killful now, and they may be right, but i
itters, long time coming. The man who r
This Glow middling," and lost money a
testi- and l7c., and yet goes at it again
,sanls the almost certainty before him Il
entive will not bring over lie. and l2c.,
r VEG use strange kind of arithmetic.
We of Business is f1atter than it was
lusive. weeks since, and for the season m
l.. Bill graded as fat, fiatter, flattest-th
hronic ter point is fast approaching. NJ
it is as keeps us up hut hope, that brigl
in this radiant maiden who always hi
s'try again." When our railroa'
completed, as, thank God, there is
r hon. prospect they will be at no distan
a well trade must improve, and New Q
raised cannot Int he n more active plac