The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-12-20
ALEXANDRIA, La, WEDNESDAY, DECEAlREP % 1000

have had, and in consequence fewe
!, people were out Of doors than usua
let during two hours walk T sa,
more drunken men than | have see
!, on Sunday for long time.
Among tho people who we're on
TO great Inconvenience by the Sun
day. law was Mrs. Lanlry and he
manager, Mr.. Abbey. Her seasou
closed on Saturday night, and as sill
, was to open in Boston on Monday
special train was engaged wh;cl
'eit On Sunday at noon. 10 ayoi,
the possibility of trouble Mr.. Able,
on Saturday afternoon sent to Polio,
Captain Williams, asking whe,he,
there woq Id be any objection to re-
moving tie baggage of Mrs. Lang
try and her sompany on Sunday
The Captain replied that any ex.
pressman found at work on Sunday
would be arrested. Mr.. Abbey, who
always manages to rise to the coca.
son. thereuFon got twenty five Goa
cnes from livery stable and cot the
trunks removed in that way. Ii |
am correctly informed the hack
were instructed to say that they
were going to funeral, should they
De stopped b, policemen. Funerals
oelog works of necessity and chart
w. both of course are allowed,-
Apropos of the close OF Mrs, Lano-
tfy's season. The gross receipts for
the four weeks reached the snuo
amount of SCI, 1903, of which she re-
ceives 40 per cent. or $24,72l. Now
30, lS0 a week, is not bad for even a
star of the first magnitude, not to
speek OF an actress like the Jersey
Lily During her stay in the city
she has studiously avoided going in
TO society, and she has also kept at
a distance the horde of fashionable
young and old men who are ever ca
ger and anxious to ffutter about
woman who is being talked about
One of society's golden calves has,
however, won the privilege in some
way or another, Of giving the lady a
number of dinners at DeImonico's
and taking her through Central Park
'nd on the Road, on his drag several
lines. OF course be is the object Of
he most heartfelt envy of all his
'eateh competitors. The gentleman
n question is but twenty six or sew
u years of age, is still unmarried. !
nd as he has an income of over
loO,OO0 per ahnum, is a star Of some :
consequence IN Tie iraiaincut in +
'hich he moves.
lie went on the turf towards the =
'lddle of 1881, and this year he. i
anne quite famous in the sporlino =
'orld as the owner Of one of the :
est race horses of the year. Rumor {
az him engaged TO the daughter of
ne President of leading Jockey d
lub. His enemies say that the en- +
agement was broken OIL by the lady /,
ecauSe IN a letter to her, inviting "
er to Il pigeon shooting malch, he
9elt pigeon "piigeoa."
The most novel entertainment vel A
roviped is on the cards for early in h
An amateur performance il
the Pirates of Penzancc il TO p
gl'on at the Academy of Music tt
7 The purpose of establishing free r.
"a at the Hahneman Hospital for II
OK policemen. The affair is under ii
9 pa'rauage Of distinguished soci- b.
y ladies. A band of genuine po- ii
'emen in full uniform, and armed oi
IN their night clubs, will sing the OF
licemen's chorus: "rhe Police. OF
ans. Lot is Not Happy One" 1t
said that Superintendent Walling
II lead of. This ancient king of Ca
lbs ought to do we'll in this role r
'ybody who has ever heard him is
'g the Marseillaise at Press Club N
'eptlons about 3 o'clock in the by
'rnlng, must have perceived that s..
; operatic stage lost great star, th
en- Mr.. Walling gave it the cold Fl
builder to develop his biceps in the FOL
charge Of his duty as one of la
. finest" att
The Press Club, at its annual cleo. to
last week had a novel Issue
ust upon it. II was whether 20. !,
playing, which had become tho
ding institution Of the concern. -;
uld or should not be done awav =,
b. The club decided in favor Of IT. r.
candidates for Executive Com. ~
tee who believed in poker, and 80,
s The pot is safe for another year. !.
en- one thinks of what the Press
D was and might be, and what it ~
one cannot help regreting the
, tUat 1t ia 0Oino ~ tho jo, .