The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-16
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from that buggy collision.
The Ma.den's Prayer-..Papa.
buy me new summer shit &
Ice by. the retail and wholesale
to be had at Levin's.
CHOICEST wines, liquors and az.
rups iced, for ten cents a glass a.
Levin's.
SEE advertisement Fosters See. 3
ond Texas Drawing postponed for a
few days. 81
The Sheriff Of New Orleans col.
lected $500, 600 worth of taxes during
May, 1875.
The magnificent steamer Katie
is now the regular Thursday mail
packet, in place of the Pargoud, laid
up for repairs.
III is high time that Texas bulls
should commence arriving here for
shipment to New Orleans--that is If
we are to have any this season. SO
| JUDGE PORTER and Mr.. Evarts,
the counsel for Bcecher, have con.
sumed thirteen days in their argu.
ment for the defendant.
-ToM PATTERSON, a well-known
and first class race horse trainer.
died at Jerome Park, New York, on
Ithe LIST inst, Of pneumonia. US
PLENTY roasting ears in market
now-but we have had to purchase
at fifteen cents per dozen all Of those.
which have graced our table.
| -TnE crimson stream, which,
flows between Alexandria and Pine.
vile, nicknamed "old Red" is yet
declining AND searching for its low
/ water status.
We have been again coolingly
remembered by Brehme apd Bradley;
we will invite them, as a set-off this
coming winter, to our comfortable
coal fire.
--TuE internal mosquito is getting
bad in the daytime. He made his
first raid on us Sunday, and we re.
cord this Sabbath blessing to his
appearance as mentioned.
GRANT, wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Sar-
toris, and the presidential raict de-
chamJye, Babcock, are all snugly
stored at Long Branch, till further
orders.
-THE Lotus No. 3, on her up trip,
handed us package of late New Or
leans papers, and as matter of
course, the attentive clerks of the
Bart. Able did the same goo3 thing,
only a little more SO.
CROSBY, the malignant and pes
tifcrous negro Sheriff Of Yicksburr,
who has causcl so much trouble
/ there, has received his furlougl. here
below, is about to hand iii his checks
and leave for q heap warmer climate
]. -InE bully boys of the bully
I"Hooks' have moved to their new and
enlarged quarters, allotted to them
b. the Town Conncilmen. The gates
Of the Town Square have been chan
ged to facilitate the egrcss aud III.
gress of the Truck of the Company
THE entire and roomy Vcranda'l
attacheanto the Town Hall, except
that portion allotted to the Hook &
! Ladder Company, has been opened
land devoted as an additional accom-.
mediation to the Butchers and Mar
ketmen. They cannot now complain
of want of elbow room.
-FKED. A. BoN1ro, business and
travelling agent of the large CONNER
cial firm of John. I. Adams / Co.,
New Orleans, passed up on the Bart!
Able on Monday. That popular firm
has a fine clientele in Alexandria,
and we can assure them that Mr..
Bonito does not intend to slight
them. He will be back here to-day,
and will remain with them one week,
during which time he will devote his
special attention to the friends and
customers of the firm.
/ The comments of the Ohio journals
Ton the work of the recent Republican
Convention are noticeable especially for
the moderate manner in which they
speak of the prospects Of success. The
Republican journals say they eau elect
, their ticket, but are careful to add that
there is. hard work to be done. The
Cincinnati Gazette says: "The whole
ticket is one which the Ohio Republi-
cans can heartily support. There is q
general feeling that they have had
enough of Democratic rule, which e1-
lists only by their neglect, aud that they
will decree its termination at the COM
{ ing election" The Commercial of the