The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-11-07


event of the season. At their last
weeks meeting the following commit
tees We're appointed:
Committee of Arrangements-Robt.
?. Hunter, Jos. Levin, G. A. Staples.
Committee of Invitation Richard
Reinacb, Pin H. Hynson, Chas. Col
denberg, R. G. Rogers, c. L. Ransdell.
/ Committee of Reception-Jonas Ro
seminal, NJ. C. Moseley, j. N. Laney,
J. w. Gordon. W. P. Flower.
Floor Managers-M. W. Calvit, T.
NJ. Biossat, T. D. Foster, J. B. Car
nal, F. S. Flower, Joe We'll.
"A REPORTER of this paper had
the pleasure of meeting Mr.. R. L. Hyn-
son, the courteous and popular pro-
prietor of the mammoth Exchange Ho-
tel, situated on Front Street, near the
steamboat landing, and he was politely
interogsted as to how he intended to
conduct his hotel. In reply he told
US that he would not boast and say
that he would run it on the European
plan; but that he intended to conduct
in such q manner that even the most
fastidious would be pleased with the
treatment to be received at his hands
He said there were some fifty or sixty
rooms in the hotel, and that all had
been thoroughly renovated and newly
furnished, kalsomined and reprinted,
and We're as well as home-Iike to the
occupants. Mr.. Hynson also said that
he would be satisfied with a small liv-
ing profit, and furthermore that he did
not intend to grow rich in q year. He
told US that his hotel would be first
class in every respect. The gentle
man spoken of above is energetic and
go-ahead, knows no such word as fail,
and will prove to be hotel keeper in
the true sense Of the word. He in
tends to give his personal attention to
each department Of the hotel the
cuisine will be all that can be desired,
\ presided over as it will be by one of
; the best cooks in the country. The
proprietor has in view the establishing
of first class bar-room, where none
but the finest of liquors will be kept.
1t viii be run in conjunction with the
hotel. .
-WM. Brooks. colored, who shot
and killed his wife, Mary Brooks, at
Mooreland, in this Parish, some time
in September last, was tried by jury
on Wednesday, and verdict of guilty
) as charged in the Indictment was
, brought in against him. He has not
been sentenced to death yet, but we
presume he will be before Court ad,
Ejourns. Brooks is a young negro about
twenty-five years Of age, and weighs
r about one hundred and fifty pounds
be has british looking countenance
with q very low forehead, and presents
withal general demeanor that is cal.
culated to make him out mean and
desperate character; in height he
stands about five feet, eight and hall
or nine inches. The facts concerning
this terrible tragedy seem to have been
about as follows: Brooks met his wife
| Mary, in the field, on her way to hel
house, and told her that he was tired
t of her fooIishness-that he would shoe,
her head of if she did not take he,
clothes and leave at once. He then
assaulted and beat her With a rope
, while in the house, and commanded
, her to leave his house and go to an
adjoining one, (Nahaly Brown's,) ger
r her clothes. and leave at once MARY
! obeyed. Brooks then took his pisto
, and seated himself on the fence, oppo
, site Mahaly's house, with it drawn ant
cooked, and told her whilst she wa:
! in Mahaly's house to come out or h;
b. would shoot the top Of her head OF
9 When Mary came out he told her tt
: trot, and when she walked away
Brooks, with an oath fred; the bul
let took effect behind the ear, ane
: Mary dropped dead. To plainly show
0 with what little hope he entertained
: for his future, and how small he eve!
: valued his very existence, it is sait
that on being arraigned before TIL
Court, he would, had not Judge Black
man disaliowed it, have entered thu
plea of guilty. His attorney has take,
! an appeal to the Supreme Court.
+, UNDER the caption of SArgu
: Stands Corrected" the Erpress CT Sat
urday, publishes the following, whicl
i is in reference to lately publishe'
communication in one of cur home pa
,, pers. We give place to il with plea
!. sure in order that the matter may b
r ventilated as it should be:
A communication in the Torn Tai
t of the 3oth ult., signed "Argus," use
= the following language with referenc
| to this paper and the LOUISIANA ZEN
: ocRAT: "They ose7s tvo eeees'ies, on, 4
: plain English, The State Central La
press and the LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT,
q etc. We demanded the name of tn
= author Of said article, ard from biz
= obtained statement in which he say
r. in written statement, furnished US =
% "They, OUR two weeklies," etc, wa
, the correct reading, and, further, "di'
! claims any wish or intention of there
by rejecting on the personal honor {
the two papers named in said comm
IS nication, i. e. the State Central E,
g press and the LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT
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