The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-06-17
THINGS ABOUT HOME.

Time and Ilde Walt iof no ih"oi'A'
editor, specially when he racks his
brain for locals to make up weekly
compendium of home, dull home
events, and the hard reader expects
these manufactured to order and to
suit his peculiar whims, whether any
new ones occur or not. So to keep
M with Times pace and the croak-
er's freaks we will ventilate the few,
very few, and stale at that, which
have been marked down hereabouts.
The same good and never firing
tune of promising crops of corn,
cane and cotton continues to harp
sweet melody to Rapides' afflicted
ones in the financial line, and if any
change, it is for the better, since our
last; good and fair showers have been
our portion in nearly every section Of
the Parish, and take the tout ensemble
no one has right to complain. The
Grass boys, (which we have several
good ones here, are moving and cur
ing the clover and bermuda fast and
well, are hauling it to Town and TAX
ing in the rhino. This is one of our
new departures for the better, and
instead of receiving Western hay by
every boat, plenty will be saved for
the home market and many thou
sands of tons shipped to Shreveport
and other points above US. A few
more such wise changes will put us
ahead of the dark clouds, and open
anew the road to real and solid pros
perity.
Weather for June keeps pretty hot
and sweats the carcass of even the
idle and non-worker, while it is Sc
we're on the Industrious and hard
workers; nights getting cool and
pleasant. River falling yet, gone
down some five feet since our last,
with plenty water for all practicable
purposes. Actually four boats from
New Orleans in one week, which is
really astonishing, as we can't see
where the expenses are to be footed
up from. These were the Bart.
Able, as a matter of course; the Sem
mole, AN old favorite, though the
Democrat could not make the raise
Of paper from her; the Texas, the
star of old Stinde, and the magnifi-
cent racer, the Maria Louise. The
Maria sighted US rather unceremo-
niously this trip, and dashed by our
Town working at full stroke. Well,
she was crowded with the sweet
scented Nations wards from Colfax,
who were on their return from New
Orleans on perjured and radical
visit to the U. S. District Court, and
we take it for granted Captain Brink
er did not want us to get even smell
Of the wretches; but he might have
thoughtfully made up a package of
papers and thrown them out, that we
might hear the fate ofour poor per-
secuted people, whose lives were at
tempted to be sworn away by his
precious passengers. We were all
suspense and anxiety on that point,
and were happily relieved by the
kindness of Andy Swain, the pilot of
the Maria, who did what the Captain
ought to have done, threw ont to a
friend here package, with two pa
pers. Had Andy not acted in this
more than good manner, we would
have been in the dark till Monday.
Alexandria and her people will re-
member you for it Andy, and the
Democrat gave you an extra blessing
for it.
Fly time and dog days approach
ing, in fact on hand, to drive trade
and traffic away, and keep dull care
on hand, with plenty of fine sun
perches to be had cheap for cash;
, rousing and effective protracted
revival just ended and ended with
much intellectual relish and real
good.