The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-08-09
CROPS IN LOUISIANA.


Tile State declares this crop to he
much better than in 81, and very
promising the stand being very good.
AT this time last year the cotton in
Northern Louisiana was suffering
BADLY for rain, and had already shed
It's squares and small bolls: to- day
ii is growing finely, is ahead of last
year, and has enjoyed fine rains.
These rains, however, have interfer.
Cd with plantation work, which has
been almost entirely suspended by
them, and it is greatly feared that
The cotton will be injured by them.
Rust has made it's appearance in
East Baton Rouge, and the cotton
worm in Madison and East Feliciapa.
Cotton flies are numerous but there
seems to be no fear of any damrge
by the cotton worm. The corn crop
Is very good, but there is too much
rain to save fodder. The young corn
is doing finely on account of the wet
weather. Labor is plentiful at good
wages and working ell.-[Times-
Democrat.
--IHE following editorial notice
concerning the base ball match be.
tween Rapides and Natchitoches,
played at Natchitoches on July 26th,
we find in the last issue of the Vim.
dictator. We only hope that the wri
ter was not actuated by any feeling
of"courtesy," but clearly through a
sence Of duty:
We think it but proper to state
something editorially regarding the
base ball match played here between
the Alexandria nine and our home
picked nine. 1t is proper in our opin-
ion, for the reason that it is but JUS
tice to our Alexandria neighbors, and
because we think our reporter did
them injustice. The play of the Alex
andria club was much superior to our
home nine, and that is an admitted
fact by every one here. In fact, the
Alexandria boys rank among the first
of amateur players. Their batting,
catching, fielding and base running
would be applauded anywhere. We
are as proud of them as our Alexan-
dria friends, because they are of the
Red river and our friends. Our boys
did the best they knew how, and, al
though we feel the chagrin of defeat,
we must admit the palm of superiority
to GU Rapides friends.
WE clip the following aattering
notice to Mrs. Z. Matthews from the
Times Democrat of Saturday. As
that lady intends opening shortly a
first class Academy here, we thi::k
it but right that we should publish
it in her behalf:
We learn that Mrs. E. Matthews, the
principal of the Young Ladies' Acade-
my of the Fourth District, will remove
that excellent institution to Alexan-
dria, Rapiaea parish, in September.
Its loss to the city is much to be de-
plored, as it has for many years ranked
among the most honored cfour schools
and numbers among it's graduates ma
ny of our most accomplished society
bellies. With snch teachers as Mrs.
Matthews the office of educator hal
lows the science of education. She
possesses in an eminent degree all that
wide range Of gifts, mental and moral
energy, earnestness and atfability,
which impress her pupils, and the
power of imparting with ease and ia
cility the proper variety of inshuc-
ton to various phases of character
seems with her intuitive. The cause
of education will miss her from the
noble sisterhood of Cenas, Pagaud,
Carnatz, Huger, Noise and others, and
the good people of Alexandria are to
be congratulated upon the accession
of so excellent teacher to their "aca-
demic groves"
VANCE TO SHERMAN.--During the
debate in the United States Senate,
on the Internal Revenue Bill, Sena-
tor Vance moved to retain the stamp
tax on playing cards. Senator Sher
man, the pious, of Ohio, objected,
and said he thought Vance ought to
show his indignation against card
playing in some other way than by
retaining the tax on cards. Vance
.retorted, and wanted to know why
in the name of God and morality,
American statesmen should tax salt
and put playing cards on the free
list. The gambling bells, he said
would havo hereafter a kindly feel