The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-12-20
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--CHRrsTMAs is coming!

-WHERE is that Christmas
turkey?
Bio freeze yesterday morning
Thermometer down to 23t
-GoLD and Government bond are
going down, but nobody would ever
know it here from seeing either.
The new school house is finish
ed and w. j. Calvit is now teaching
white school in it, and the school
is we'll attended.
--THE odd mans boat" the C. Fl.
Durfee is with US again, and remem-
bered us in the paper line, and is of
for New Orleans this evening.
The Winter fights have opened
briskly. Justice Marye was engaged
this week in the trial of case which
was noticeable for the school boy
witnesses.
-FERGUsoN & ScHNAcK have re
ceived, and are opening a big, varied
Christmas stock Of notions, presents
and niceties unsurpassed in this mar
ket. Santa Claus has filed a big
bin for them this Centennial year.
"A DROVE of sheep, a wagon load
of turkeys, not a few chickens and
many loads Of cotton were the pine
woods contributions to the Alexand-
ria market this week. The supply
we fear was in excess of the demand.
The colored folks of the Metho-
dist and Baptist persuasion have had
two rival fairs in progress this week,
which stirred up things nightly
among them. One was held in the
Town Hall and The other in the Bap-
list Church.
The present mild weather and
the little rain that has fallen, indi-
cate a late and rainy Spring, if we
may be permitted to- prognosticste.
Whatever our planters can now take
in view of this fact had better be ia
ken as early as possible.
.-HAyGNG last week mentioned in
this column that the name Of Mr..
Robert P. Hunter was spoken Of as q
candidate for Mayor at the election
10 January, Mr.. Hunter desires us to
say that he is not candidate for
that Office rs bis contemplated move.
nients wauhi not permit him to &C
eept the position rendered to him.
--SAHTA CLAUS has sent US dis
patch saying that ~ usual, he wouIti
have two headquarters ut this place
during Casistrnxs week. Boys and
girls who have i'een good al The year
and csn produce the Ger iiicates Of
their parents To that effect may leave
orders fJr him To fill either at DR..
Henry St. Jnan's or with Ferguson
and Setback.
Fl. A. Bonito. Of John L. Adams
Co., New Orleans, reached here on
the c. II. Durfee and is in fine health
and business plight. He comes on
bis Christmas visit to his Rapides
friends and customers, and will be
in Town until Friday morning, when
he leaves for Cheneyvile to greet
the many friends there Of his popu,
lar firm.
The short cotton crop Of this
year has materially injured the Tex
as pony trade with the negroes which
has heretofore been fourishing one
We have heard of. considerable diff
fcuity in selling the ponies thai
were brought here this Fall. a
drove of about forty changed hands
on Saturday at what may be consid
cred small figures in compar
lson with the prices heretofore re
celYed for them. 1t may be too, that
the darkeys are all supplied by this
time. Whatever the cause, ponies
do not go off like hot cakes.
The business done in Alexan
dria and the crops ofcotton and sugar
shipped from here ought certainly tc
justify the establishment of Bank
Tor the accommodation of the trade
Asst is the steamboats, do the bank
ing business, if the carrying of the
money itself, may be classed as bank
ing. The Post Office money orders
are inadequate to the wants of the
trade here even in spite of the hare
times. We have got q telegraph
now we want bank and then when
We get the railroad we will be on ar
equal footing with the other towns
who with half our business have
twice our privileges and advantages
we heard this week of the sale
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