The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-01

in one of the Public School rooms.
See notice elsewhere.
COTTON picking has commenced
in earnest, and there is no longer any
excuse tor idleness. All men, won
en-, and children can find employ
meut at remunerativc wages. To all
not engaged, we say go to the cotton
fields.
we hear it rumored on the
streets, hat Capt. W. 7. Boardman,
will. as soon as the business season
opens, place The iron steamer. Joln
T. Moore, in the Grand Ecore trade,
and make weekly trips between that
point and New Orleans.
"A PARTY of ladies aud gentle
men, our publisher and "deviP'
among the number, went fishing to
Brushy Fork, on last Friday. They
caught great many large percl, and
some few trout They had a very
nice time, and speak of going again
very soon.
SUNDAY last Capt. Jim Graham,
who has been our ferryman for the
last twenty five years, had flags fly,
ing on the John c. Rogers, and free
passage was givea to every one eros
sing that day. Cotton" tells ua that
none of his dead. heads were aboard
to see him.
SANS Exchange, as we'll man
aged hotel as any in the State, I'm
der the control of Mr.. Sam Fellows,
assisted by Ben We'll, who has charge
of the Office, is doing all the bust,
ness Amy one who likes good eat.
ting and polite service should visit
Sans Exchange,
--TuE Registrar, Mr.. Jas. R. An.
drews will open his office in this
Town to-day. Persons who have be.
come of age or those who have not
registered, are required to registe,
before they can vote. Due notice OF
his opening at other places vii! be
given through these columns.
--BUs1NEss in Town last week was
brisker than usual, and our streets
presented rather business like ap.
pearance. Ten or fifteen bales ofnew
cotton were sold in Town ON Satur.
day, sel.iog as high as l04 cents per
pound, a higher price than the same
cotton brought this time last year.
--ALExANDRrA nor the merchants
within its corporate limits are not as
dead as Hector. Take a walk around
the business places of our little town,
and you can see goods of all sorts
heaped and piled aud jammed in our
stores. Our merchants expect, no
doubt, to do lively business this
Fall.
THE Sisters of Mercy beg to an
nounce that, together with the paro-
chial school, they will open, about
the center of the Town of Alexandria,
a school for colored children on
Monday, the 9th day of September,
1880. For particulars apply to the
Mother Superior, at the Convent,
Alexandria, La.
TO-DAY being The first day OF
September, the business season can
be announced at hand, and from now
until March. a period of six months,
money will be plentiful. The cotton
crop, which is more than an average
one, is being gathered, and rs yet we
hear of no catapillars. We can hon.
estly remark, that "a better time is
coming"
-VALLERY, of the "Gem," is still
alive and kicking, or we would not
insert this notice. We don't want
to live to write Vallery's obituary,
for we think that in ertremis morris
we should like to have one of his
mixed drinks to cheer our way
adown the dark valley. Call at the
Gen." and see if you don't think
as we do. .-
--GENTLEMEN, business men of our
Town, and particularly you kind and
gentle reader, listen while we softly
whisper in your ear: If you want or
desire to have done any job printing
such as cards, bill beads, receipts OF
all kinds, invitations, bills lading
etc, call at the DEMOCRAT office and
inquire the prices before sending
your work abroad.
--WoN'T some one. of our young
gentlemen friends get up something
in the amusement line, for the ben
eft Of the young ladies of our Town.
Remember, boys, they have but fou,
months more of Leap Year left, and
that it comes only every four years
That is long time to wait, even fol
one of tt ose patient females. Think
a moment, aud then "give 'em g fail
count
ON our outside of this week,
issue, We publish description of the
"Bender Butchers" together with s
diagram showing the openings, pas
sages, trap doors, ETC., of the roou
or building in which most of tht
murders are supposed to have beer
committed. 1t is taken from tn,
Courier Journal handed us by Mr.
Armstrong, who .youches for its cor
rectness.
--DID you ever have rotten ap
pie smashed in your face. and have
it tp 60 on your hat, coat, pants, YES
shirt, collar, cuffs studs, sleeve but