The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-16
THINGS ABOUT HOME.

really fine and much needed rain
with which we were visited, on Eas-
ter-day, and freely acknowledge that
there was millions in it for the crops,
vegetables, grasses and stock of the
Parish.
The river has not as yet, been ef-
fected by the big rain, and, as we
w,ite, is really dead low stream,
within two sect of the lowest of wa
ter in these parts.
The past week, beautiful, tenn
perqte one, barring little too much
wind and dust, has been poor one
in the business line, but has emphat-
ically been religious week" in Alex
andria. Our devout tellow-citizens,
according to the creed and tenets of
their various "ideas on religion"
have made it one Of commemoration,
and it has been devoutly observed as
such. With the Catholics it has
been "Passion Week." and all the
august and impressive ceremonies Of
the Church were observed both in
St. Francis Xavier Church and the
Chapel in Pineville. In St. James
Church, the house Of worship of the
Episcopalians, the whole week was
fttingly observed and commemorated
"as per formula of the Church." and
the whole imposing ceremonies ter
minated, on Easter, with three SER
vices, devoted to the tenets and prac-
tices of the Church. The Metho-
dist Church, both in Pineville and
Town, also had their services and
sermons, according to the text Of
the good book" and we are glad to
note that all three of these religious
denominations" were graced with
large and attentive audiences.
| With our Hebrew fellow.citizens
it has been the week of the "Pass.
over" and as ever they have gath
cred in their beautiful Synagogue
and worshipped strictly in conformi
ty to the tenets and laws "handed
down to them by Noses"
And our colored people, too, have
worshiped and glorided it as a week
of "prayer and good SERVICE and
both the Methodist and Baptist
Churches of these people were
thronged with ".he devout and the
sinners" Our Baptist friends turn
ed out, on Easter, with the largest
and best behaved assemblage ever
on "baptizing ceremonial" to the
Bayou, which tended to add to the
celebrations of the day.
With all these appropriate and be-
fitting religious ceremonies, which
we record with pleasure, and hope
to see renewed more and more, as
time deals gently with ns all, we now
pass to our usual weekly chat about
boats and their
RIVER NEWS.
| Tie substitute Of the departed
Bart. Able, the Yazoo Valley, only
left this port, downward bound, at 6
A. NJ. Thursday, but had tolerahly
fair trip for tie times.
! The Jewel was the steamer leav.
ing Wednesday, with the river mail,
aad reached here, in regular snail
lime, about 8 o'clock FRIDAY night.
The mail she brought was delivered
to AS in the. Post Office only five
hours ahead of the one received here
Saturday, which left the City "a
hours later than the Jewels mail.
So it will be seen, after all, that the
Red River Stage Route is the sure,
certain and most regular one.
The Danube, fully three days be-
hind time, owing to bad navigation
above, only reached here Monday
evening near sunset. She had fine
lot Of cattle and some four hundred
bales of cotton.
The Packet, Yazoo Valley, came
to taw Monday evening at half.past
five o'clock, with a rather slim
freight, the New Orleans mail, Just
four and half hours behind the
Stage, aud got OF by s o'clock for
Grand Ecore. She ought to go
down this evening by 4 o'clock.
The Bonnie Lee, bound for Shreve-
port, reached here about 8 o'clock
yesterday morning, with a good
freight, few packages of Which she
put of at the big wharf.
! The Silver City is due down, and
should be expected at any moment.
Few business men in Alexan
dria, have in their charge and handle
with such marked ability, so varied