Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-04

The death il announced, near Patter.
sonville, OF the mother of DR.. N. J.
Sanders 49, Ne lady aged -
years, a 0nf az the fiEst settlers a.
Is Alta lx -
q The .leutH ~ reported of Cant
AlGesi eve OF PattersOnville' =
|biiq& ilf ne xSfers of Lake Charles.
b aleAaj r. nd the lower Ouli
co.ist gSperBy
Mr.. Dan;el Thompson Who, a yeA,
or two ago, bought the Cornoz plants:
tion, near Pattefs0f1viii<,, b erectiUYa
new sugar-h0use. He is making othsr
and extensive improvements. IN a.
item Of lumber aIo'ie he will hse SdRf
hundred Thousand feet. Mr. Thoxp.
'so4 n largely Interested "a kf3YlR
yators ilt Chicago. ~ l-xN
! The death of Mr.. Felix, hetour ~
del. an aged resident of iberia, y 81.
nounced.
Mr.. Henry 3. Rayeyhsire. of Bato.
Rouge. lsas estAt1l I'D in that city :
broom factor,f66 ~ small scale. ana
is turning ont uue hundred brooms per
lay. So tar he has found ready sale
tor then. The oily sdiflicalfI %,
pretended il the sapPiyef broOmco1
Referring to it the Baton Rouge Ccqpt
says: = = - -
.sBroom corn can be cultivated pes-
titable here. and ii w0aid got ~ Sid
idea tor some of our country frismds T.
take iha matter in hand aud plant /
lew acres as an experiment. IL via
pay them well for their labor. We no
fice M tIro latest Sc. Louis Prizes Or
rent that bro0m corn il quoted at that
market ut finn 90 10 otOO per ton,
according to staple. Al THAT priCe,
even in Louisiana, il appears TO us
that more money could be -hetted ep
This production than ON cOtten.ts1S
The 3ss0Jact ~ 1yuaisiing s-snfsEnu1
half foot gasgs railroad betwees
Baton Kbnge and <lirtues, snd distespe
,oi thirty miles, in bring strengly dis.
cussesl by the people in that pQrtiap 1t
the Stste. The Baton Rouge and
Clinton Railroad Company obtained .
perpetual charter in 1854, and ~ p0r-
tion of the route was opened. Tue Ad.
vUcate SAYS that the entire length caa
lie constructed and equipped ct total
cost of 3545, 900 or at $500 per mils.
The Advocate proposes to rSise the
necessary funds by subscription. upon
the following plan: The hind -ho3ders
within ten miles OH each side. Of the
road tn take stock by subscribing one
nth of their land and merchants and
property holders Of Clinton and Baton
Rouge to take the remaining amount
OF stuck, the subscriptions TO b 64l)eA
for in il,stallmeuts ~ the ~Urk pro.
gresses and the necessity arises. One
nth OF the lands ten miles Ia depth
on each side OF the road led akgrs-
gates 76,5tDO acres and ON the pledge
vi these lands the sum of ol53, 500 10
expected 70 be raised on tho bonds Of
the c0mlauy secured by first mort
gage. The subscription of Baton Roaee
aud Clinton to he to an amount oa1hs
Client not only to make up the diner.
em,e between o1536OO and the tnta1
cost OF building and eQuippinx Tie
road, bat to iheet the interest accruinC
on the bonds Of the company. Tho
net revenues III the road TO be imputed
yearly to the redemption Of the bonds
OF the company. -
The people Of MiRden, websose
parish, have become stage struck. -
dramatic company has been orgauis ID
and stage scenery ordered from New
Orleans .4sT3xs
N0cotton has been planted In Clad
borne parrish Yet, aud the corn % back
ward. s~fss