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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-01-17

| LOVE to go shopping
With a dollar,
10 buy pair of stockings
Or a collar;
| smile so sweetly on the clerk.
lmake him "hump himself'' and worh
For my dollar.
stay an hour or over
With my dollar;
When shopping Pm in clover,
You can boiler;
When Pm tired, l just walk out.
And the clerk sits down to pout
Foi my dollar.
But make my rounds at last
With my dollar,
And l 60 home so fast
With my collar;
And that little evenings walk
Keeps me just week in talk
About my dollar.
It's nice to go shopping
With dollar,
TO buy pair of stockings
Or a collar;
Now, husband, do not Judge me,
Dear Hubby, don't begrudge me,
Mother dollar.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-01-17

-GAnBEr7A, had glass eye, but
was keen.sighted in all matters per-
tanning to the welfare Of his country.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-01-17

NILssoN's OPINION OF OSCAR
Nine. NILSSON gave a Chicago rri-
oune reporter the other day her opin-
ion of Oscar Wilde as follows = "He
fought to have been taken by the ear
and taken to the boat and driven out
OF this country. What right has he
TO come here and say that everything
American is all wrong2 I think
your people are too good-natured or
they would never stand 1t. l know
| shouldn't put up with his non.
sense. You know in Europe be does
not appear clad as he does here
That wouldn't be tolerated there.
The ladies are taken BY that lock on
his forehead. The idea of a sun
Hover being pretty. 1t reminds me
with its yellow color Of paleness and
sickness. I like the lilies; there is
nothing more perfect than the lily Of
the valley. But that sunaower-lf
that is aestheticism, l am not aes-
thetic. That craze has been the
means of accommodating a mass Of
worthless rubbish in lots Of houses.
l met Oscar Wilde in London once.
where We we're both guests, aud be
was to take me down to dinner. He
commenced to talk his nonsense and
pose to me as weswere goiae. to the
dining room. ! said to himss Look
here, Mr.. Wilde, Mme. Christine
Nilsson will put up With no such
stuff. This is all put on, and there
is nothing in it but nonsense.' Mr..
Wilde said: Thank you, You are
the first sensible woman and true
friend that I've met After that ba
acted as man should, and talked
sensibly. Some days after he sent
me volume Of his poems, appropri-
ately inscribed. But he is not con.
sidered poet in Europe. When I
sang last Saturday in steinway Hall,
saw Mr.. Wilde sitting IN a front
row in one Of those affected positions
II his, with his shoulders one way.
his head another, and his body any.
where. ] was singing . Swedish
ballad, and il just occurred to me, I
70. Y. 90 full Of mischief, that it might
'e q good thing to initiate him. but
q, thought the audience might not
Ike it, go I didn't"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-01-17

The New York theatres took
10 over $4,000 on New Years
day.
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DR1 GOODS q GR0cERIE.e.
Nd2cHEs, III 1rELR H2C.

- -, - -~-,--~o>>~,-~-----
FERGUSON & SCHNACK, Practi-
Il cal Watchmakers and jewelers.
and dealers in Fine Watches, solid
Gold Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles
aud Fancy Goods. Notions, Guns, Pts
tolls, etc. Front street,
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..WL/INEH1.
.K/ScEZZHVEDUS.

KELLY, P, Contractor, Builder and
IN Undertaken, corner Lee and Fifth
streets. A fine Hearse and full as
sortment of Metallic and Rosewood cof-
Ans always on hand.
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pOBr P. HUNTER, ATTORNEY and
~ Counsellor at Law. Office in the
Hynson building. Front Street.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
'ROFE.SS/ONaZ.

PLACKhAN, w. F.. Attorney and
- Counsellor at Law. Office ON
Washington street, near Court. honse
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-01-17

TOHN CAssON, Physician and Sur
~ geon. Office at residence, head of
Beauregard street.
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wv c. McGIMSEY. ATTORNEY
w. at Law and Justice of the
Pence, Alexandria Ward. Will prac.
tice in the Courts of the 10Th Judicial
District and in the Supreme Court of
the State. Office on Murray street.
between Second and Third sts., Alex,
andria, La.
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gpstrn.
V AZ
THE NEW ARRIVAL.
BY GEO. w. CABLE.

mere came to port, last Sunday night
Inc qurerest little craft,
without an inch of rigging on!
looked and looked and laughed.
IL seemed so curious that she
Should cross the Unknown water
ana moor herself right in my room!
NY daughter! Oh, my daughter!
Yet ny these presents witness all
one's welcome fifty times,
ARD comes consigned to Hope and Low,
ana common metre rhymes,
She has no manifest but this:
NO flag floats DER the wafer
She's too new for the British Lloyds-
MY daughter! Oh, my daughter!
Ring out. wild bells, and tame ones. too
Ring out the lovers moon,
Ring in the little worsted socks
King in the bib and spoon:
hins DOT the muse-ring in tile purse
Ring in the milk and water
Away with paper, pen and ink
MY daughter! Oh, my daughter!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-19
BURNING or THE s. H. PIRISO1
A MISSISSIPPI STEAMER DESTROYED.

MARROW ESCAPE OF INF Observation-Disclosures
AMOUNT OF COTTON DESTROYED.
NEW ORLEANS Nov. lS.--A Natchez dispatch to
The Picayane gives the following particular, of the
burning of the steamer ) II. Parisot the flagship
of the "P" Line of Vicksburg. Soon after
o'clock this morning the boat was discovered to I've
on fire and in a short time the magnificent steamer
was only mass of chmred ruins. -Four hundred
and sixty four bales Of cotton were taken on board
after leaving Nickshurg, making 1854 bales de
stroyed. The total loss is over $4,000.
just below Good Hope landing the cotton stored
arnidships was found 20 be on fire. Engineer Gar
rity began working the pumps hoping to extin-
guish the flames without sounding alarm, but
the fire burned 50 rapidly that the destruction of
the boat appeared inevitable, and an alarm was
given Pilot Voltz at once headed the steamer for
tho Louisiana shore. The boat struck the bank
and lines put out.
Nearly all of the passengers were still asleep but
the work of arOusing them occupied only few
minutes Had not this time been well employed
the calamity would have been as great rs when the
Lee was destroyed. The passengers rushed 10 the
bank in their night clothes carrying their clothing
in their hands. and abandoning to the flames all
other baggage, including valuable icwclry and
largo sums Of money. They left the burning boat
mono too soon. for before the crew had got safely
vessel, enyelopcd III flames drilcd ont into the
stream.
Yell Boring the second engineer was one of the
last TO leave the boat. lie stood to his post Of
duty until ho was entirely surrounded by fire
Finding he could do no more, he ran the gauntlet
Jumped into the river and SWAIN ashore. some of
the crew were taken OF IN yaWl. There was great
excitement among them Two jumped into the
river and ono of them, Phil Burdbarg, was
drowned.
When the news OF the disaster reached Natchcz
the steam tug OBricn started for the scene. Sine
met the burning steamer floating down ard
showed her on a sand bar Soon aftcrwaId the
powder in the Parisofs magazine exploded causing
the stern Of the wreck 10 sink IN few feet of
water The steamer City Of NazOo. Of the ,amo
line. on the way to Nicksburg took the Pari,ot's
passengers out OF the caucblcik and brought them
to NatChcZ.
The origin of the fire is not known. The boat
had flty-eight deck passengers many of whom in
sisted upon smoking pipes and cigarettes. II ~ be
lieVcd that the fire started by their careless
ness. IL is feared that two oI three deck pasocn-
gers persisted i'll the flames. The boats papers
were lost.
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i posrOFIYcE Sr41IOy TAINTED.

To me razor Of The Tribune.
SIR: am glad to see that the question OF
more post-onlcc stations Is being agtaed The great
need Of Que in vicinity Of the Grand Central Depot is
obvious to every living or doing business in that
nclghhorhood II is Ofrhc most important business
centres in city. Aside nom the enormous business
connected with the railroads. there within radius OF
quarter of mile three banks, large and num-
Der of small hotels three large storage warehouses sew
cra considerable manufactures and important hos
ptns Yet the nearest posOfcc station Is at Tw enty-
eghthst. and Thir-aye. mile away Probably there rs
no locality In the city with half the amount OF truic
which il so badly supplied with postal facilities
The Inconvenience sOrey felt and Is to be hoped
that some concerted movement Will be made induce tue
Post Office authorities TO remedy II. MURRAY HILL
Nfir- York, Nov. lS, 1888
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-19
ANOTHER Project BY "F1THGR C0LUh-
BId."

The Harlem Common Syndicate is the
Iotest invention Of tho fertile brain OF Father Cot
umba" ~ Walter H. sharpe, Of No. 2j2 broadway now
styles himself. 4 ferry Albany, fare ten cents
double length telegraph message TO Chicago rate ono
cent a word the nomination OF Governor Butter 's
President Of the United States. subject to revision All
these pmanthroplc schemes have been advance" """in
few months and last week Syndicate said to have
op,ta stock Of 100000 filed It's papers OF ncorpora
Tin with the Secretary STATE It's object being TO puu
and operate inland whayes and basins The location OF
the wharyes and basins being on the Harom River he
tween seyCntyfourth-st, and 0ne-hundred ana twenty
eghth-st.
The city It ia said, does not own these Riparian hhus
which are to DE improved but hoy the properly OF
bou, 90 600 persons heirs of five men, who In 1905 re-
cciyed them from Governor Nichols, Rosalnd Wadon
Thomas Dolavoll Daniel Turner. John sewSoH; anu
Inhn Oheene the trustees Of tho now byndlchlr
~ Walter IL Sharpe He that he 10 one OF Tue ZOOOO
heirs ANY heir may II he chooses pay $40 for the privilege
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-19
CONDITION N THE IRON TRADE.

MILLS sUSrTNDISG woRK-UNUsUAL DEPRESSION
PrrsBURG, Penn, Nov. 1s.-Olivcr Brothers
& Phillips. whose mills were reported a. having
closed down last night have suspended operations
in al dcparmc except the rolling MILL D. b. Oliver
one ~ the hrln stated this evening that II was
problblc that work would be suspended
IN that department very soon II trade did
not improve. Among other mills said to
he preparing 10 close down about the 10Th
Of next month arc the extension works
OF Evcrson. Mlcum Co. and the
Union Iron Mills operated by Carnegie Bros. Co II
va. rimocd tonight that the Bos1cmcr steel Works at
Homestead Penn had ordered the fires out but owing To
be atcuc,s uf the hour II impossible to get any pos
five news from that place. -
Interviewing with numerous iron manufacturers
dryCo,,rd HE fact that tho trade Is passing
through a period Of unusual depression Secretary
/ D. Weeks anticipates dulness IN
The trade equal that Of the four ycars succeeding inc
panic Of 1873, whilo prices are lower tnhh ~
that time The Increased facilities for production
i assigned the principal cause OF tho depression see
rrt,ry Martin, Of the Amalgamatcd Association
saw, he alarmed at the situation
and that while mills arc compelled 10 close uo"u'
Others Will run on double turn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-19
THEATRICAL MISCELLANY.

The admirers of Miss Maggie Mitchell viii be
glad to learn that she is to appear this week IN TINS city
Mis- Mitchell comes to the Third Avenue Theatre.
The fiftieth consecutive performance OF Dol
lars and SENSE was given at Days Theatre Friday night
and was enjoyed by audience The piece has
been popuar from the first night and il y one OF the
eleyeresI entertainments now within the pubic Teath.
Miss Catherine Lewis is under engagement
20 MI IcCauu for a season OF perpateic comic opera
IN the West, rs Is also Mark Smith, the baritone
There is TO be new JGnitSkyin "The Beggar
Student which Is stl on OF the Casino Mr. McCaul
has engaged Henry wolsham, English tenor who VIII
assume the part tomorrow evening.
There will be a change of pieces at the Thalla
Theatre this evening, The Beggar-Student" (Which
has been drawing well for several weeks being
withdrawn to give place 20 Lii" comedy with music
which will this occasion have Its first representaO III
this country. Madame Geisnger Will assume the TUE
Character
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-19
MR.. M4pLESOvS L1TEST TRIUMPH.

Mr. MaplesOn came into the New York Hotel
yesterday afternoon, bcamng from the top of his shiny
hat the tips Of his paeuteaher shoes and cusvey
wrung TRIBUNE reporters hand
$50 you have engaged Miss NortOn1" said the latter
Miss NortOni You mean Mile. CYCLIC NOrtlica OF
rather Mrs Cover for she the wife of of the rich
Americans IN Europe All dear boy You have idea
OF the frantic efforts have made to her. and Mr.
MapesOn pressed fragrant handkerchief to his forehead
though the bead of toll to be wiped of heard
her in Paris nearly three years in Faust and says
TO myself You're good enough to sing AT Her Mai
esty's found, however that she was married then 10
Mr.. Cover who Is partner of Bell the telephone man.
and would not hear OF her continuing 10 sing longer
than she could help. Well thought more about u VII
agent cabed me soon as arrived, in October 10
she in this country. rushed over To Boston ana
found she had sailed for England week ago came
another cable to say. NOrdica is again in America;
the Hotel VendOmo said she had sailed again for Europe
but that letters to be forwarded to the Everett
House here. AcOrss the Square to that .hotcl
l rushed pOst-hastc. and was NJ nrSt, as
sIIred that no one of that name was there.
At last, however, found her; she was going To
sail last Wednesday the Gallia. / almost threw my
self on my knees to her, and mt last much 10 hcr nus
bands disgust persuaded her TO sing for three nights
for She appears TO morrow week IN falst JUST
think It.. GOunod taught her the part OF Marguerite
in his Faust. and Boto the part I'm his MelSt0
Aida" And Mr. MapesOn repeated the list with mGch
Junction. ticking them of on his fingers. II, hg caro-
| am playing" continued lie, and am only sorry inc
is to be $ short.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-19
BONES FOR THE ELKS BENEFIT

In room over Roster & Balls Hall there
were gathered last night about hundred members OF
the theatrical profession. Through the thick clouds OF
smoke could the stately form Of John T. Smith
sitting at one end under canopy Of green CLOTH on
gorgeous throne to his left table on which stood
silver animal that looked like stag. but was an
elk: while to his right was a carved stand
the top OF which he encrgetcay pounded with gayr
About the room were disposed mysterousy carvcd
and other queer objects, and the air was musical nom the
clnk of glasses filled with foaming lager The Es were
met TO bid the boxes at the benefit at the Academy ol
Music next Thursday. Brother Smith gave a last de-
spang pound with his Cavel and the buzz OF conversn
ton ceased for q moment How much am bid for box
z" said he There pause, ana then >pueoh "!
500 and man with expansive shit-if0ni hddca -
and box was knocked down for 50 to BOih,r moran
for lure Kralfy. Box J. was next offered ana Md OF
$40 by Brother TONY" Pastor was run up
on him 10y Brother Chamberlain TIL 81 was reached
at which price the gavcl thumped It down Box ObLGngh
$40 from Brother Sandcr-Ou. Box = brought pa on
''stcen dollars from Brother Pastor, VINO was stormy
rcbkcd for his levty another facetouS hroihtr
who offered "'eny" dollars. Finally BiOhcr hockcI
secured it for So the upset price Box Df3uS1t ~
from Brother Mende; box u Tl3 from Both,f IbaM-
herain and box $40 from the same liberal bidder Inc
other could not Ind purchasers NJ inc upset pc''
and the meetings attention called to other business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-19
WHAT NIGHT HArE BEEN 4 PNIC.

To NE razor Of me TrtbWHe.
SIR: | wish, rs n spokesman of many who
were present coll attention 10 the poor management OF
tho meeting at the Academy OF Music Tuesday evening
at the Luther cclcbraton and to the suffering and bodily
dancer to which the many ladies' who were present were
Subjected At o'clock there were, at least, 200 people
o the Ir,ugpacc entrance; by 7l5 there 500; by
73O the street packed. and when the single door
WAS opened there great jam. Getting through the
door was endured with the hope that in the lighted ycs-
hIe within would be found relief. But It
WAS not so; for ore door only opened
from the outer TO tho inner yostibule through
which this immense throng pressing Worse, how
ever was to come this of Struggling humanity.
Strong men pOwercss and women ready 90 tall down. but
s,salncd By the terrible press, were compelled 20 walk
one by one through ,tc in fence placed uco-S uir
whole o one side of The inner Yesubuc Ladies' were
Lrutd aside falutiug and gpns fOr breath ornaments
Uultou, and clothing were torn of. That there was no
manic and that traMpCd tO death, rs IN no
., due the management OF TIE committee Oi arrange
lnents and the helpless set OF ushci7
The point that h intended To be emphasized by this let
ter is mat all the trouble and danger might have been
avoided The police should inform all committees ar
ranging Tor such meetings that the doors should hcolentd
al least one hour before the beginning OF the exercises
Nclc. TOTh November IL. W. :. u.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-19

marenzlo List j. sngenberger, Reissger, the Rev. A.
Iammeli Charles Maria WdOr, j. g. Aibhnger the Kew
Franz witt and II. Oberhofer.
A series of three concerts for young people
has been arranged to take place at seinway Hall on the
afternoons OF December % January IL, and February
Q. Mr. Thomas will conduct the concerts, and the
promise "a made that the music given "wn be adapted
., the understanding Of children between the ages OF
eight and sixteen years. How Mr. Thomas puT-
noses TO do this may be read in his first pro
arTamme Miss Amy Sherwin will sing the great air
from The Magic Flute" and Within mile of EdnbOro'
town" and the orchestra will play Webers overture TO
Preciosa the larghetto from BeethOvens Second Sym
phony the Scherzo and Wedding March from Mendeis-
sohn's music to "A MidsummerNights Dream" the
dainty ballet from Gucks " Paris and Helen and the
forest music, "Wadweben from Wagner's siegfried
The first concert of the Standard Quartet
Club will take place evening. The programme
contains one novelty quintet for panofOre and strings
I'm minor op 20 by Jadassohn The other numbers are
a aydn quartet In maj and Beethovens quartet III
b fat major, Op. 49, No T.
A beautiful feature of the programme of the
second concert of the Philharmonic Society Of Brooklyn
the music written by MendelssOhn for Shakcspeares
"a Midsummer Nights Dream" Professor Baermann,
of Boston will play Beethovens panOorte concerto III
E-hat, and the orchestra Schumann's first symphony
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-19
4 LESSON IN AMERICAN WHY'S.

At the AstOr House terminus q dozen or moro
newy-arryed immigrants, with their bundles and grip
sacks, filed into Thrd-ave car. They evidently
swedes and Ignorant of English and of American
They were deceny dressed clearly enough respectable,
and weltOdo people. The other occupants Of the car
were taken with the quaintness and snguary OF these
strangers who encountered the buzz OF comment and
coarse lnquSitlveness with singular quiet and good
nature. The Hibenian conductor seemed specially
eated by the occasion and evidently burning for an
opportunity 10 distinguish himself by pointing out 10
these unsophitcated scandnavans the immense superb
oy OF the American over and above any other eagle
Happily he was not TO wait long in VAIN One OF tho
fathers OF the group thrftyloOking intelligent man
past middle age, held cigar and gave it occasional
puff, ignorant Of the well-knOwn national prejudice
against smoking The conductor equal to the crisis
The Jumbed warning was not understood and In flush
OF Indignation the offending cigar twitched from the
lips OF the smoker and tossed through open window
The establishment and wellmasered indignation OF the
sufferer and his friends under the brutality appaf-
emily lost upon the conductor who was handsomely sup
ported by the deTisye jeers Of the citizens. Tho
strangers got out at the OF Third ST. apparently
considering among themselves the amenities OF Western
civilization
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-19
Az OLD FIGHTER BEATEN BY 4 NorIcE.

Hcitncr and Mulhall, two puglists, were to
have fought on saturday night at Long Island Ciry
About 200 persons present Hctncr early the
ground but. being afraid OF police interference, he mys
tcrlousy disappeared leaving h- friends and hacker. In
an unpleasant predicamcnt Mp'hall was awarded tho
sakcs-S1OO The who had paid their money 10 " see
the FUN" angry, and To appcasc them n match
was made between Mulhal and Hussey for $50 side.
Nuha has fought several battles, his last tight being
with Iciucr whom he defeated I'm ten rounds. HuSsey.
who Is about twenty-five years OF and weighs 10
pounds has often participated In spIIuug matches, but
In no real aght Hughes seconded Hus~CN and kcrNin
Nuhall while Henry. OF England, who is matched TO
fight Powers. OF New York. was referee.
In the round TTusscy led of with his LETT AMI Mu
hall countcrtd, knocking Hussey against the ropes:
his oproncnt down and drew first blood.
Muhall led on in the second round but the men soon
cnchcd Husscy getting the best OF the tghng In the
third and fourth rounds Mulla badly punished, and
IN the firth round Husscy declared the Whucl after
hgLtlng twenty three minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-19
MUSICAL NOTES.

II is purpOsed to establish branch in this
city of the Wagner Union of Germany whose object Is to
continue the performances of Wagners musc-dTamas at
Bsyreuth The American branch will, however have
the additional object TO take steps for the production Of
wsgners works in this CITY, Whoever wishes to become
amember can apply for particulars to W. r. Butler, No.
&c Park-plaee or to Gus " Kobbe, No 1O2 Broadway.
The choirs of several Roman Catholic
Churches forming the NewYork Branch of the American
b. C@ca Society will celebrate the feast OF st. Cecilia
IN the Church OF st. Francis Xavier on Thursday Pont
neal high will be celebrated at 10 a. H., at which
The introit gradual and communion win be Gregoran
hTie Giorio, Sanct,ts, Beneies and Agnus Del from
Hases second mass n564I612 and the other portions
VI The service from modern composers In the ecclesiastical
manner In the evening there win be sacred concert
and benedictiOn compH ng music by Bach Palestrina