The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-01-03

Corp wood is plentiful at $3.s
and 81 per cord.
THE bar rooms all had egp.po
on New Years day.
UNCLE Jake Irving planted hi
potatoes last Frid,.y.
TIE election is over and We ar
happy. Our man won.
DIP Uncle Tom give you one q
his Happy New Year eigars2
Or course the old year wa
tolled out and the new one tolleS in
---WE have placed the names of
few moro subscribers on our roll thi
week. Good enough.
-MEssRs. Cullen & Rogers hav,
shipped large quantity of cotto,
seed from here this season.
THERE is no getting at the mum
Der of bales of cotton that have been
shipped from here this season.
-MrREs Rosenthal, sign of the
big ham, keeps the purest and fresh
cat groceries to be had in the Town.
TO strengthen and build up the
system, trial will convince you that
Browns Iron Bitters is the best med.
iciue made.
SEVERAL new stores have lately
opened in our Town. A good sign
that the other storekeepers are max
ing money.
We had four steamboats, here
on Sunday. Assumption and Silver
City up, aud the Fletcher and Alex.
andria down.
TEE Yszoo Valley, bound for
Shreveport, passed up last Thursday
at noon. She will be down to-mor
row evening.
Tag packet, Laura Lee, came up
at 2 o'clock on Monday, with fair
trip and few passengers. She will
pass down to-day.
-Ous Police Jury did not meet
on Monday, on account of the day
being legal holiday. They were in
session yesterday.
--SocIABLEs were given at the res
licences Of Mrs. Nssits and Mrs. Jno.
Weil's on Sunday and Monday eve
nings respectively.
Carr. James Garner, our iude,
fatigsble ferryman, has recently
built tso ane wharf boats, which he
will launch in a few days.
--DR. Fish received by MONDAYS
boat the new stock Of furniture for
the Exchange Hotel. He intends to
re-furnish the hotel anew.
Now is tue opportune moment
for those who have not paid their
subscription for 1882 te step into
our sanctum and settle up.
Our friend, A. Heyman, received
severe injuries from being hooked by
COW on Saturday last. We trust
ne will be o. K. in q few days.
AN EXPLANATION delicate.
howery and lasting fragrance of Flo
restoa Cologne explain why it is
such favorite with all the ladies.
Tine being the first Wednesday
OF the month, the regular meeting
of the Pacific Fire Company will be
held in tie City Hall at Z o'clock
sharp.
The Mayor and Board of Alder.
men elected yesterday will enter up
on the discharge of their duties on
the third Monday OF The presen.
month. Il
--WHY do not our "Fire BOYS"
give US q Bali before the Lenten sea 7
son besins? We certainly think the, j
would be literally pa.ronized. Gen
tlemen, what say your |,
MAYOR McGimsey should fee!
flattered by the handsome majority -.
his own Ward, the third, gave him
in yesterdays election. 1t was Ger
tainly compliment.
TAG carrier boys of the different +
newspapers of our City, we're out on :
Monday with handsomely printed :
New Years addresses, and were :
sufficiently remunerated for their J
years work. J
The following is the Mortuary {
Report for the month of December. =
Us by the President of the = =
Board of Health: Adults, white, /; y
Adults, colored, 2; Children, col p
bred, /; Total, 4. /
The room being fitted up by the
Williams Brothers, under the Town to
Hall, to be used by the Stonevall
Hook and Ladder Company for 90
ruck house, will be ready for occu. >.
'ation some day next week. u
we acknowledge the receipt of ot
complimentary tickets to the Bazaar
'iven on the nights of last Wednes-
lay and Thursday, for the benefit oil
he Rectory Fund Of Saint James
Episcopal Church.
WIEN the 4th Ward yesterday
allied its colored Republican reserve
o strongly for their resident candi.
ate, the business 3rd got restless
nd rolled up Democratic majority
Or Mayor McGimsey that settled
he whole thing on the spot.