The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-07-28
PEN AND SCISSORS.

WE are thankful to the clerks of
the Bonnie Lee, Jewel and Danube
for papers.
--HEAvr rainfall Monday night.
Much needed in Town as the dust
was getting dry.
THE Circuit Court for Grant
Parish, Judges Moore and Irion,
opened at Coliax on Monday.
THE Democrats of Missouri have
nominated Gen. Thomas j. Crittcn-
den as their candidate for Governor.
MASTERS j. W. Dammon and
Aaron Prescott returned home from
school on Monday, after an absence
of six months.
The official drawing of the Jury
for the term of the next District
Court will be found, officially pub
lished in these columns.
--THE National Board of Health,
up to the 23d inst, had received ad-
vices that there were eight cases OF
yellow fever and five deaths at Mas.
sau, N.P.
:. GENERAL Sherman's son, Tom.
Ewing, and Sc, stor Kernan's son,
Thomas, are NOW =. the Noviciate of
the Society of Jesus, in England,
study ing to become Priests.
&C. G. DUsoN, in obedience to the
recent decision in his favor of the
Supreme Court, has been commits.
stoned sheriff of the Parish of Saint
Landry. Hurrah! Hurrah!!
--Assoc1ArE Justice Levy, Of the
Supreme Bench of the State, passed
up on the Jewel, Saturday morning,
en- route for his home at Natchito-
ches. The Court will now rest until
October 1st, when they will assem-
BILE in New Orleans.
/ '-THE Alexandria, Captain Billy
Boardman's staunch and light.
draught Summer Packet, passed
down Monday morning with a most
excellent trip, consisting principally
of 325 bales of cotton and 115 head
of cattle.
--THE first page Of last weeks Sa-
bine .lnder, is taken up with a reply
to "Progress," a correspondent Of
that paper, from the gifted pen of
"Tobias," so we'll known to most of
our readers, and we are only waiting
for the days to grow a "leetle" Ion
ger before we start perusal of it.
The Enumerators have returned
the census Of the Parish as follows
Pineville and Rigolet, 3l90; Hine-
ston and Calcasieu, 2O63; Rapides
and Cotile, 54SS, Cheneyville and
Spring Hill. 1858; Alexandria and
Lamourie, 1920. The population OF
the Town OF Alexandria is 1905, and
the total population of the Parish
is 24,120.
"A letter has been received from
Governor Wiltz, dated Chicago, Ju
ly 81, in which he states that bis
health has been very much improved
by his trip to Colorado, but be was
pleased that he returned to Chicago
as tue weather was delightful and
cool there. He will hardly return
home for a considerable time yet
and may possibly 60 farther East al
an early day.
"A meeting of the citizens O
Ward No. 2, DeSoto Parish, wa.
held on the goth at Stonewall, ant
the action of the Police Jury in re
pudiating the donation of 500, ,00t
in Parish bonds to the New Orlean,
Pacific Railroad was indorsed. Th,
meeting further resolved that iii
justice to the Railroad company an,
ourselves, the facts should be mad,
known to Jay Gould q Co. befor
dirt is broken in the Parish for sale
road"
DAVID C. PAUL, Sheriff of th
Parish, and ex-ofncio Collector o
State and Parish licenses and taxes
has been duly qualified and has is
sued his official notice in these col
umns, inviting all owing licenses an,
delinquent taxes to come to tn
"Captain's Office" and settle. It i
hoped at least, that the licenses vii
be paid promptly, as all those com
ing under that head, have had seve
months respite and should now vi
with each other as to who shall b
the first to get his. 4.
THE steamer Dessouk, Lieuter
ant Commander H. II. Gorringe,
U. S. n, Master, having for freigh
the Obelisk presented to the City G
New York by the Khedive of Egypl
arrived at the harbor of New Yor
on the Goth of this month. 1t wi
be delivered just as received; it is Z
feet long, 8 feet square at the bas
and 5 fee. 3 inches at the top;
weighs 200 tons, the pedestal 4
tons, the steps or foundation, with
out the pedestal, "a tons; the mach
merry for lowering it weighs 80 tom
-JusrIcE McGimsey had swo t.
male culprits, Sarah Barlow and Dt
ra -, the former we'll known
some Of the laddie bucks Of Tow
charged with fighting, brought b,
fore him on Thursday. They had
rough and tumble fight for the fe
male cham niOn ehin ond altar <hr.