The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-12-01
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aesday evening Iss1. The house ''- S
cupied by Mr.. n. Hs'ssgtIsi c""s#1
Inv accident but 10 serious damage L
was sustained 'owiag To pi"in'e. arr q
val aud dill gent as .istanee oil ci''zsns'
., Feliciana Scnt'iel.
A Coop ExAIaLE. Rnn1"r has ~
that our handsome and talented stu f
ator, Hon. Chas. p"''snse, has, 1'h-
cionatus like, gone 20 tue pl"~.
We trust that The rxa'np'e OIL our
prominent FREUD will iave the prop
or effect on the !. gion efaarones.
Point Coupee Pelican.
Ting members of Tue Aaiksvtils
Brass Band hive purchased los
from Mr. l., \. Gisn.i!ion whieh 10
si,usted near our "itice, ani' upon
which they will shortly eaiid bail
We would like TO see our people en-
courage the members tor tbey f'eh'J
deserve it. Marksyi'le bal'es'u.
Let the South keep solid Iof Der
own good. Give US good, homes
State governments, and let Tao PEG,
pie raise plenty of hog anu toniny'
and maybe the country "iH not 50
TO the devil. There is plenty "l
room for Information in tiils State,
and more reason why the people
should not look to the North and
West for their "hos and hom,ny.
-[ouchi'a Telegraph.
The 2riel-strickeu parents OF III
tie Ed. Butler Davis have eur heart
felt sympathy in their bereavement
over the loss of this dear little child.
who was crushed to death undrr.a
wagon wheel On Friday, 18th inst.
The little child was riding on u
wagon load of seed cotton aud the
wagon striking n rough pt4t,e IN the
road he was precip!tatcd to The
ground, the whole load passing over
his body, and causing almost instant
dvatl,.-[West Feliciana Sentinel
, "A difficulty occurred in Bayou
Chicot at q wedding, or ball, on
Monday night last, bctween lw'
young men by tie name rf Sndaali
and Causey, which resulted in t'''
shooting au,l iustantaneo'is ki!lins
OF Causey by Sudduth. From Whs
we can learn, it seems to have beef
the elimination Of an oil grudge OF
the part of Causey. We have n"
vet learned whether any arrest ha
been made. Sabbath, We understand
nut out immediately for parts III
knovn.-[St. Landry Democrat.
We want MI extra sessionsoI tn
Legislature called and some OF th
pre- cent abuses in our State Govern
ment rectiGed. We went a new Cor
slitulional Conycniion called as SOC
as practicable, and the present fsI
nre amended or made entirely ne'
We want, furthermore, the people
wake up to tue, materlaI welfare
the country, We want more raj
roads, more factories, in fact, hon
enterprises Of every class. Let mt
OF capital, men of enterprise al
men Of energy 7takn hold of The m'
ter and then will this country ''Sloo
as the rose" aud tie people he sind
pendent. --[Oachi'a Eel graph.
ANOTHER friend visited US tll
week which We have not seen sin
the civil war bcgar. The Alexand
DsMocsAT was, in ante. teiium d..
one OF our most valued exclians
when under the editorial mana!
ment OF our lapented friend, Jan
A. Warner, for whose memory
have ever entertained the higi,
regard. 10 all the Gays ,la, b
followed the close OF our fratricl
struggle, the DEMOCRAT his been
acnt from our ssnctum until rect
Is. Way, we know not. Glad, h
ever, to see its welcome countcna
and hope its present editor, Col.
.ers, will lie counted in the list
the clever gentlemen who instr
and enliyen the people Of our
rious State.--[Sugar Planter.
Too Tnis, OR RATHER TooTn {
T,oo Stories Hard to Beat. -Ther
young man In Donaldsonvi,le,
says his grandmother lived to $
an advanced age that her te
though perfectly sound, were i
ened by the touch oftime and
tledsin her jaws like rastancta.
was one of her chief amusements
pluck them out occasionally, clss
and restore to the cavity where
ture had originally placed I'll
The young mans versci'y is VI
naachahle. as is also that Of bis