The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-08-18
LOUISIANA TELEGRAPH COMPANY,

LOUISIANA TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Time and space interferred, last
week, with our noticing the organi-
zation,in New Orleans, ofthe Lou
Eisiana Telegraph Company, who sent
us an important advertisement, and
to which we now desire toscall spe-
cial attention. Our lumber men,
more particularly our pinewoods men,
will consult their pecuniary interests
in needing the notice 'To Contract
ors," wanting Telegraph poles.
This Company has been organized
to supply a long wanted deficiency Of
facility in the transactions Of every
business man in Rapides, and every
mercantile firm in New Orleans, and
can but commend itself to all alike.
AS usual our Towns great geograph-
ical advantages loom up and is to be
the head centre or diverging point in
three ways, or through three differ.
ent telegraphic lines. The new line
starts from New Orleans, Is miles to
Hahnville, thence 16 miles to Ed
gard. thence Is miles to College
Point, thence ] 8 miles to Donaldson
vile, thence 10 miles to Bayou Gou-.
la, thence II miles to Plaquemines,
thence "a miles to Baton Rouge,
thence 81 miles to Opelousas, thence
45 miles to Cheneyville, thence %
miles to Marksville, thence 3l-miles
to Alexandria, thence 81 miles to.
Natchitoches, thence 80 miles to
Coushatta, thence 70 miles to
Shreveport. And from Alexandria
to Vidalia, thence to Waterproof,
thence to St. Joseph, thence to New
Carthage, thence to Delta, thence to
Milliken's Bend, thence to Lake
Providence, and thence to Ashton on
the. Arkansas boundary. And from
Alexandria to Monroe, also from Op-
elousas to Lake Charles and Sabine
River, and all intermediate localities.
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The DAMAGE TO CEoPs IN THE
WEsT.-The estimate Of losses by |
the late floods at the West is start
ling, though it is likely that they are
somewhat exaggerated, and that a
portion will be saved Of what is sup
posed to be lost. In the Ohio Valley
the principal loss is in wheat, which,
after being half winter-killed, is now
reduced another third, while what re-
mains is considerably damaged. On
account of the larger acreage sown,
however, it is estimated that the crop1
will average one-half of last years
yield. The chief damage to corn is
in the river bottoms, where it is a to-
tai loss. The acreage is much lar
ger than last year, and an average
yield is still expected.
The oat crop is beaten so fat that
much Of it cannot be harvested |
There is but little barley growing.
Hay promises partial crop, but Of
inferior quality, the rains having
greatly damaged it. In the Wabash
Valley, including fourteen counties,
the highest estimate of losses is
$l2,000,000. The loss of corn alone
is put at 100000 acres, which at SIS
per acre makes 100000. In Illi-
nois the largest estimate of loss is
SO, 100000, and il is hoped that afew
days of sunshine will show this figure
TO be much too large. One hundred
thousand acres of corn along the I'LL
nois bottoms are under water. [ Troy |
Daily Times. |
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GOVERNOR Leslie, Of Kentucky,
has appointed Josiah Stoddard John
ston Secretary of State for Kentucky,I
vice G. W. Craddock, elected to the
Legislature. Stoddard Johnston is
. Rapides boy, having been born and
raised here till he was about fifteen
years Of age. He is son Of the late
John Harris Johnston, for long
while Parish Judge of Rapides, and a
brother of our Senator Johnston and
General Albert Sydney Johnston.
His mother was a sister of our late
felloW-toWnsman, DR.. J. P. Davidson,
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