The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-25
THINGS ABOUT HOME.


nity's charnel basket, and yet we live
and breathe freely, are not hungry
for want of eatables, and though dull
ness has reigned supreme, and cash
funds are scarce as angels visits,
yet we have just cause to exclalm
prayerfully that we have Jared very
we'll.
First and foremost, we have to an
nounce for the sixth time, since
quarantine days, that perfect good
health is yet ours, and that the free
and independent Corporations Of
and Piueville, with full
population of 5000 souls, have not to
lament the loss of a single soul,
which now sums up not a single
death, from any malady, accident or
cause whatever, 10 either Town, for
the past forty days. We doubt
whether such a sanitary condition
exists any where else in Louisiana.
The weather has been tolerably
fair and genially seasouable; the sun
has crossed its September line,
vouchsating us q fine shower of rain,
very low winds and cooled the at
mosphere to a durable temperature,
and as q tout ensemble for the dis
pensation we may touch our beaver
to the well-behaved clerk Of the
weather.
But as we approach another weekly
theme, we feel again enthused with
a big fit of disgust, and willingly
"bless with fire. the mails, the New
Orleans mails, as we are forced to
write it down, that none Of them
have made their appearance at this
Post Office later than the 9th Of the
present month, and as we jot these
things, six full mails are due u.s.
But, reader, the worst feature Of this
matter, this mystery, and to be plain
and justly profane, this damned out
rage, is yet to be explained, to be d.
vined. No one knows why and
wherefore our mails have been stop
ped, where they have been stopped,
whether they leave New Orleans or
not, where they are lingering, where
quarantined; in fact the whole mat
ter is perfect mystery, and neither
Post-masters, Contractors, Drivers,
Or The reliable man can tell anything
about them. All we know, and we
know that to our sorrow and great
disadvantage, that they do not reach
here, although the stage continues
its tri-weekly trips to the Atchara'
laya, near Simmsport.
AS an Offset, and good one a,
that, to this accursed evil, the tri
weekly Shreveport mail, which fol
some twelve or fifteen days had ia
ken the "studs" and whose veteran
buck board drove here on time dur
ling these days without anything
has recovered from its late malady
and in the last three trips brougb1
us Shreveport papers - hours old
which have been OF great service to
and aided Us materially in making
up the present issue ofthe Democrat
The political cauldron has bee,
kindled, and already commences II
simmer. Our friends (2) Of the Re
publican party of the Alexandra
Ward have footed their horn, ant
their clansmen Of the Sherman
Guards assembled in the Cour
House, on Saturday night, to selec
delegates for their nominating Con
vention, which assemblies at the sam
place on Saturday. As the proceed
ings Of the Club were public, an
not as in past days in secret cou
clave, several of our Democrat
friends were present, among them q
attache of this Office, we make brie
mention Of the things that occurre
in the Hall of Justice, whilst in POT
session Of the Sherman Guards, th
crack Republican Club of old Raj
ides. Giving our race the preference
on calling the roll, we notice ths
! John DeLacy, Postmaster, the oil
Thad. Stevens of Rapides radicalism
her honor, John Orsborn, the old ez
Court Of this District; Judge job
Clements, our present Parish Judge
Tom Severns and Fred. Fluck wer
present, to the front and graced til
assemblage with their presence an
I support. The members of the Gu
: were all present, and their official
more especially young John DeLac,
acquitted themselves handsomely (
their onerous duties. Almost tb
J first thing done was the nominate
of Tellers for the ballotings; SON