The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-01
TIE PRESS OF LOUISIANA.

The Sparta Times Ia fortunate In having
two Heads. as well aa two strinAs 10 ita
bow" Thus while tho old head In ono Issue
Gays "ts,d bless the ladies" the young ono In
| the succeeding issue shouts God bless the
eirlsr'
The Alexandria Democrat. Of the twenty
eighth ulttmo enters strong complaint
relative 10 the irreHularity Of the New Or
| leans mail III its arrivals at that pnlnt. 1t
states that the stage line has boon regular In
its arrivals at and departures from the
mouth uf tho river. but no mail has been re-
ccived with later New Orleans dates than the
, eighteenth ultimo.
| The C,ushatta Ciiisen has information to
tho effect that "Mary Dallas and San Ant,,-
MO lawyers have been indicted tor
not taking out license to praetive."
| IT Ia not surprising that the San Antonio
lawyers should neglect to settle therl
dues, bnt the conduct 81 Mary Dallas requires
some explanation. Will the Citizen please
inform US what was the matter with Mary,
| anyhow
The Coushatta Ciiscn says that Senator B.
f. Jonas has written u letter To NJ. >. Jones,
ESQ or that place. In which he expresses
strong hope that the blu presented 10y him to
create y United States District Court Of the
Western District OF Louisiana will soon be
reported and ssed. He says: IL am fully
impressed with tho necessity for tho court.
and have always warmly advocated its re-
establishment. | can have any improper
therefore feel no fear that we will yet an
Improper man appointed and installed
The F..rmerville Gdsette aludes to the fact
that in former days 1t was the practice to
delay Important legislation until the last two
weeks of the session, by which means much
that was Objectionable was smugg led through
under the pressure then brought to bear by
artful aud desiKnlng men, aud Is pleased To
note that the present Legislature, having hp-
pointed its committees, is going promptly to
hNf flys 10 - IN IA hEA
atorship aud the election of the circuit judges
have been disposed Of, we want faithful prac-
ticAl work to put In operation the reforms
needed In our laws.
The Bellevue B,u,ner compares Samuel J.
Tildens treatment by SOME OF the Democ-
racy to that extended to Marshal N.y, who
after having fought 500 battles for France
and not one against her, was shot as a
traitor" 1t says: "Tildan has fought De u
ocratic battles and won Democratic victories,
record against him. But there are Demo-
Gratis, 80 called. who would stone him to
daath-shoot him rs a traitor In excuse for
National Democratic inaction, stupidity and
coward CO.
The Homer Guardian is Of the opinion that
tho bill introduced by Senator Vance from
that district to declare what shall be q law
full wire fence. goes TO show that Louisttua
planters are beginning to appreci ate the fact
that the Virginia worm fence Is not the cheap
tst. 1t says: It is getting to be dreadful
tax to keep up the fences. In the long run
we find that 1t is better to have no fences at
ali. The true policy Is to fence in the stock
Father than to fence them out Miles and
miles OF barriers ara erected In every neigh
borhood to prevent the drpssdations OF few
cows and hogs that could more easily and at
a f.r less cost be kept closely contiued. The
Guardian evidently thinks that 1t would be
well Tor the farmers to hegtn to agitate the
question OF fence or no fence among them
selves.