Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-13
The Lcvee Company.

The reorganization of the Levee
| Company We suppose, is due TO the
| 1irmlless and wise policy of Gov.
| Mammoth. Aswe believe his action
! to be in the best Interest of the State,
! it does not become us, even ii we had
reason to suspect. otherwise, to sug-
gest that any private or selfish motive
had induced it-Nhen our Governor
! does good thing We applaud him -for
lit, and we have occasion to appi:sau
\ him very frequently. When he does
a wrong thing. we are bound 70 con
,le;nn il, which, we do very mildly,
and. we trust, IN that christian spirit
which tends to reformation and the
/ abandonlnentS>of all those doubtful
| practices which, however they may
.tdelude the actor, are certain to De
we'll unierstsod by the calmunpre.
indeed minds OF the community, and
!. to meet their Misrepresentation
When, under a pressure which he
could not resist, Gov Warmoth ap'
I proved the Infamous Levee Bill. we
sympathlzed with him, and aplgored
! the compromise by which he secured
to the people of the, State, through
himself, the power of controlling, III
some measure. its authorized scheme
llof plumber and robbery. By his fore
i east and Wisdom the tax payers can
congratulate themselves that the CON
parly is now organized with a dlrento
ry of such character and coinmercia
4 standing rs to prelude the idea that Il
J ni,,ans TO steal everything. On the
4 contrary, it is such a one, asiwill com
mand the confidence of the people II
the intention of the company to faith
fully comply with its Obligations t.
4 the State in return for the extraoidi
nary franchise and privileges granted
The new directory is composed o
the following gentlemen: .
John G.. Gaines, j. III. Oglesby, z
4 Irwin, w. 8. Pike, Il. r.. Generes ID
+. Kenner, .Bradislr Johnson, JOIN
Henderson, W. l.. NcMillen, and T, j
Kennedy. 81 w r,fs.
Most of these gentleman are vel
knowa to the people of this State al
men of high, social and comlnercls
standing, and to the people OF TIM
parish, the name of their fellOw-citizeI
Z. j. Kennedy, is sufficient guaraIi
tie that the new organization not onl'
, lmeans business, bit that it shall b
, conducted with a reasonable regard t
their interests. fasS fas..,s,,..., !.
Under the new organization, with
hay
every confidence that the work Q
levee building will be prosecuted VIII
diligence aad discretion The Work
viii be under the supervision OF tn
State Board of Engineers, OF Ehicl
: General JEFF Thompson IS ch'tf, an
we shall = hear no &moro' ef tails
measurements, or certificates tor worl
4, never DONE Madison Journal. +
& ToUcnfSG AND BEAUTIFUL Il
I. cTDESr.-we know not wlieIi we nav
persued more tcuching and brsut
full little story than the following fro.
the Hayyal Coa'uns:
1t was but Yesterday that a frich
! IA young gentleman of fine ilteilec
of noble heart. and one we'll kn0w
to many of our readers, was saddenl
G siatched by the hand oil death froi
t all the endearment Of life. Surronl
dea by everything THAT could max
existence pleasant and liappy.-a' vii
: that idolized him---chlldren that love
!. him as they only eau loye, aud fl,ient
+ devoted to hiln--the snminois cam
n and he lay upoa the bed of dealt
:. But a few years ago, slse to wl,em !
: welded, l,l;sced, a bridal ring upon h
finger, upon the inside of which
e had a few words privately engraye
) Tie husband would never permit u
4 giver to read them, telling her thattl
Z day world come when her wish shon
L be. gratifie,l, and she should know d
s secret. Seven years glide,l Away, q,
lila day or two since, when coiscio
!. THAT he must soon leave his wife f.
lever, he called her to his bedside, Al
~ with his dying accents. told her tn
to the lio.r bad at last come When =
Is should see the words upon the III
. she had given him. The Young mot
1ier took it from his cold fiifg,
and, though heart stricken with gri
eagerly read the words !: ~ iorSa II
II on earth-I icill meet thee in heareRs'
- Mr.. Julius Jeffeys, +. r. g.. Co
" menting on the statement made =
of g A BaHkeF.y that a single bank. IN
* I lost E700p in one year. by light -
h through abrasion, aScribes y good dt
:, Of this loss to the steel edges of I
~ bankers shovels. Having gene to I
x Bank OF England to invite, attenti
=, to what appears to bera paIpable
i feet in the form of the coin, Mr.. j
!, freyswas struck on entering "by I
"a glittering aspect of the whole bread