The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-01-18

bry JOOuS, DreSS UoouS, etC, Gull
at "Big" Heyman's. He is Offering
goods at strickly cost.
MN. Tom. Hall, the gentlemanly
representative of Hartwell Cham
bers, wholesale grocers, paid US a
visit on Monday. Tom is building
up good business here and in Pine
vile.
--OLD Red still continues to rise.
We believe that the river at this
point is higher now than it has been
for two or three years. Before long
we may expect to hear the cry of
overflow.
ON tue night of the lst inst,
Engine No. SO On her return trip
from Cheneyville, ran over lot OF
sheep at Chambers burnt down
place, killing thirty-two in all. They
belonged to Mrs. Burgess.
The Grand Hop, at the Elk
change Ball Room, on Monday eve
ming last, was well attended by the
elite Of our Parish, and proved to be
a most enjoyable affair The dan
cling was kept up till late hour.
We acknowledge the receipt Of
complimentary tickets to the "Grand
Musical Treat" to be given by the
Volunteer Musical Society, at the
Town Hall tonight, for the benefit
of Murray Street NJ. E. Church.
-THE following steamboats, have
passed up and down by here since
our last issue: Wednesday, Jesse X.
Bell down; Saturday, Yazoo Valley
up; Silver City down; Monday, Jes.
Sc K. Bell up; Maria Louise down
from Shreveport.
Our young friend and former
shoolmate, Spotford Garfield, arrived
home from Texas one day last week.
We are sorry to see that he is walk
ing on crutches, having been shot in
the leg whilst making an arrest IN
the Lone Star State.
The Gun and Rod Club will
have a shooting match next Tues
day, after which fine dinner, pre-
pared for the occasion, will be par
taken of by members of the club and
other invited guests. The Cotile
club have been asked to be present.
The Eclipse stables are still IN.
der the management Of Nelson Tay-
lor, and he will be pleased to have
Mis- old friends call at the stable and
Sec the many improvements that
he has made of late. He keeps on
hand for hire the best horses and
buggies.N
FATHER is GETTING WELL.-My
daughters say, GLOW much better
father is since he used Hop Bitters."
He is getting we'll after his long suf-
fering from disease declared incur
able, and we are so glad that he used
your Bitters.-A lady Of Rochester,
N. Y Utica Herald.
LEON Weinberg is certainly one
of the most polite, attentive and &C
commodating clerks in town. He
strives in every way imaginable to
please all who favor his brother
Abe store with call. Thee COM
mendable traits in one so young are
certainly worthy of the highest
praise.
Go and see the beautiful stock
of Clothing and Gents Furnishing
Goods at Big Heyman's, under
the Exchange Hotel, Front street.
Goods are sold at such low prices
that everybody, the most exacting as
we'll as the most liberal, will be sat
isfed. Good goods and low prices"
the motto of the firm.
SEE the mammoth advertise
ment Of Mires Rosenthal, the live
grocer on Second Street, opposite
the Town Hall. He means to sell
groceries cheaper than ever before
sold in this town, and only asks a
trial from those who have never pa.
tronized him, to prove this impor-
tant fact. Fresh groceries continu
ally kept in stock.
THE preliminary examination
before Judge Barbin, of the parties
charged in the Westport row, COM
menced on Thurday last and ended
on Saturday. The following parties
charged in the indictment were re-
leased: DR.. Hamilton, Pat Murphy
and II. Saunders. Messrs. J. w.
Moore, L. Lacaze, J. c. Musgrove,
Jno. Watson, Jesse Davis and Sam
Nolan were placed under bonds.
"A negro a few days ago, passed
two $40 gold pieces, which proved
to be counterfeit, on another colored
"gemmen from Texas" which was
the cause of bringing from the latter
the following: .''Dey don't du dem
fings in Texas. l is gwine to git
away FROM dis yer louisiana on the
fuss boat. Dat yaller niger beat
me out ev my forty dollars aud gone
on luther side Nv the river"
--THE Clerk of the District Court
has issued the following licenses
since the Sd inst:
VIM. McNeelv to Harriet Dubois.
Gervais Harris to Virginia Wilson,
Stephen Scate to Frances Andrews,
Hines Middleton to Patsy Garner.
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