The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-11-26
HONE MATTERS.

ately, indeed, Mr.. Levin was under
way next day, just across the street
from his old stand. With charac
teristic energy, he set to work the
morning. after The FREE andfa new
building has been erected on the cor
per, where had lately stood the small
building, which he used as an office
Mr.. Duke, representing Mrs. E. S
Hetherwick, has secured his old and
popular stand, on the'eorner of From,
and Mssay streets, where, iny a. few
days, he will1be prepared to receive
his friends, and to exhibit to hi:
customers an entire New STOCK OF
GooDs of every description. !.
THIS old and reliable house is DOW
more than ever, entitled to the libe
raj patronage Of the solid people il
this community.
Our young and enterprising mer
chant, Gustave Gehr, though a heavy
sufferer by the fire, nothing daunted
went at once to New Orleans, and, ir
a very few days, will be ready to wal
upon his customers and the publ,
generally, with a complete assert
ment of everything tempting in his
line. His stand will be under the
Town Hall.
Messrs. Ferguson & Schnack are in
full blast, and their emporium, in.
tcrnally, wears no traces of The war
ming, the wetting and the move,
which their establishment under.
went, with so little ceremony. A
peep inside, IN all seasons, savors
strongly of the belief, that they have
come to possess the Lamp OF
Aladdin.
The other sufferers by the Ere are
driving things with their accustomed
energy, regardless of serious losses,
which some of them sustained by The
move. &s
Business during the past week has
been unusually brisk with all our
merchants. A good deal of cotton
has been brought to Town, and the
fair prices paid for it, and the very
reasonable rates at which staple
goods are sold, enable our planters
to make very favorable comparison
with any season since the war.
The river Notwithstanding the rain
of q week ago, is still lower than at
any time since 1855. /
With our planters the work of the
harvest is about over, and summing
up for the gear, we can say that the
crops, save of corn, are above the
average. With our sugar planters,
the yield will, perhaps, be something
. ear II hogshesds per acre.
The year throughout, has been I'M
mr.. cedented 10 scarcity of rains, and
tue eneral droaeths which have pre-
yaiiea in all sections OF the United
States.
The Gather. which during the lat
ter half If last week, was the finest
Imaginable. brought several white
frosts with s''me ice, and braced even
our rheumatic: physique, aud has
fully prepared Nc to render efficient,
stalwart service in the cause, TO
which, for tie present. every ether
or toy &c is secondary.
On next Monday the District
Court convenes, drop in and pay your
TO Judge Black man, and see
with what dignity, grace and ability
he presides, and on Tuesday we feel
convinced that you will do your
whole duty, by going and contribu-
Ting your mite, in the way of infiu-
snce, in favor of his election.
Here, again, we would put in one
more word, edge-wise, in behalf OF a
TICKET. Our proclivities,
n this direction. are 80 strong, that
We have seriously thought of dispen-
sing with column rulings, or in fact,
With lines of any kind, on this paper,
IS it reminds US too forcibly of that
obnoxious 'Escratch."
Plenty of dead ducks in market,
very morning-we have spoken for
several of the species known as indie
,endents, and TO such of our friends
IS are fond Of a delicacy, which sur
passes even the Canvas back, we now
extend the invitation to dine with us
IN the third of December.
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NH. Taylor Beattie advances as