Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-10
PELICAN FEATHERS.

Il iuYuCknsuO NUS pssef VI
clock. 'oseidlF .si4tj 9di 80 ssW asiA
Wild pigeons are plentiful about
Clinton slmN fssJ3e nf 46 .naI
The Rural Times reports brisk bust,
ness in Sparta, Aaa a,eory aao.ss,
A steam laundry will shortly be
opened in Shreveport.
The mechanics of fhibodaux have
to med 4 mutual aid society. 9ssp-t' =
Business is brisk at Natchitoches,
and a spirit Of improvements abroad
From different quarters the Tele-l
graph hears Of intentions to establish
u bank ut Monroe.
The building of branch railroad
from Terre5onne Station to Thibodaux
is agitated at the latter point. sA
The Iberia Planters Banner says
that several plantations in that aud
adjoining parishes have recently chang
Ell hands s.,
The new planning mill of Capt. Trini-
dad, at New Iberia, is to be encased 10
sheet iron. Experience In good
teacher. aglal ~ gaiBirsaq ~. tH
John Fields (colored), who figured
in the case OF the State vs.. the Boyd
Brothers, has escaped from the jail at
Abbeville.
ID. Bennett has left HOMER for Sa-
bine Pass, Texas. His departure is
much regretted by the Claiborne Adj
vocate. i.ff, a.f.ers;a 86aI 8s8Yg
The Louisiana Farmer, OF January
20. SAYS that the little town of Brush
Valley, in Bienville parish, has been
destroyed by fire. -. ''''h ~
The st. Francisville Republican is
strongly in favor Of the proposed aew
Parish, aud ASSERTS that the project Is
also approved by the people.
The Baton Rouge Advocate an
nounces the death Of Abel Waddill,
ESQ, a venerable and reyered denlzeil
OF that city. He filed several public
Offices, including the Mayorality. a
The Houma Patriot says: Sugar
rolling over, our streets are crowded
with idle colered men, who stand treat
with each other until they become
quite bOisterwus aud quarrelsome, OF.
ten insulting persons passing BY. lH'
On the branch road the cars now
runs daily, leaving Houma at . A. M.,
returning at II A. NJ. Sundays leaving
TerselUmne Stati0n at 1920 A. NJ, II
turning ut II NJ, connecting with the
Morgan Louisiana and Texas Railroad
at 1:2O z. M. There is y great deal ol
work to be done on the road yet.
The wagon aud ,l,low factory Of Ba
tou Rouge, as We gather from the GA
zette and Comet, is doing . very large
business. 1t is supplanting to = large
extent the Northern and Western deal
ers in plantation implements through
out our State. Delighted to bear it.
Our former capital has been visited
with weather somewhat similar Il
what has prevailed her tor the last
three days. The Gazette aud Comet
OF january %, says: e. ,yssss 3 9
The llousetops, trees, and the bosom
OF mother earth present quite viii
terisll appearance, .as the depth o
snow and sleet is about two inches. q
The Shreveport Times, Jan. II, says
Three hundred casks Of bacon were
ordered yesterday by merchants o.
the levre from Cincinnati by telegral b
Bacon in Cincinnati is quoted IOwel
than in ST. Louis, and the freight from
| the former city il twenty-five cent?
per hundred hess thap from st. Louis
the two items making . difference Q
over three dollars per cask in favor o
Cincinnati.
The Coushatta Times says Marry
ing aud giving IN marriage in our par
ish, whilst by no means approaching
the verge Ola mania, is nevertheless
cheerfully prosperous. Nor is the lik'
of it confined merely to the thought
lessness of blooming youth; nor to th'
brave serenity Of middle age; but th
septuaseuariaa even, rejnyinated b.
litati0ns from the placids waters o
COusllatta, plungcth with festive gay
ETY. into the copnubial folds.
The following is from the Telegraph
Mrs. Jane Delery daughter of the hat
Judge Bry, Que of the pioneers in th
OuschitA Valley, sister Of our esteem
ed friend, Major Henry NJ. Bry, AN
mother of' Cllas. Delery, Esq, died o
the I'D, IN the island, i'm her 67t
year. Mrs. Deler, vas . lady OF al
common claims to love aud esteem
and euiOyed both wherever she wa