The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-10-17

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ON Tuesday last, Mrs. Beaver, a
lady living on Bayou Rapides, COM
mitted suicide by hanging herself
Some months ago she attempted, SO
we are informed, to take her life in the
same manner, but was prevented from
doing so by parties who interfered. 1t
is said that she had been in the worst
rot health for long time, which is the
only reason that can be given for the
committing Of so rash deed. A hus-
band and several children are left to
mourn her untimely demise.
-BLooM's tobacco and liquor en-
porium on Second Street, is now re-
plete with everything that is really
good and strictly pure in that special
line. Among the many attractions of
this rendezvous, we were favorably i'm
pressed and could not help noticing the
huge meerschaum pipe there to be seen
on exhibition. The concentrations
thereon are beautiful, and are executed
with a mastery skill. Every article
that is needed by those who smoke or
drink can be found here. Go and see,
and don't forget the "big pipe"
Ar their regular quarterly meet
ing held ON Tuesday last, the Rod and
Gun Club resolved to have on the 1st
Tuesday of every month, a shooting
match at glass balls, with the excep-
ton of this month, when it shall take
place on the 18th inst. at II o'clock,
near the mouth of Bayou Rapides.
Another resolution to the effect that
the club have a grand banquet every
year on the day Of the annual meeting
was also passed, and committee of
gentlemen appointed to make all the
necessary preparations.
"A COMPLETE assortment of chew
ing and smoking tobacco, also Havana
and Domestic cigars, at BLooM's.
-MEssRs. Latham, Alexander and
Company, Bankers and Cotton Com
mission Merchants, of New York City,
have very kindly sent US a copy of
their book entitled Cotton Movement
and Fluctuations 1S76-1SS3, Tenth
Annual Edition. Besides all the nee.
essary tables, so arranged as to show
at glance the position and price O.
Cotton and Futures for several years
past. This book contains much orig
inal matter never before published
such as the historical article on thu
cotton supply, written expressly TO
J this issue by that eminent authority
Thos. Ellison, of Liverpool. 1t als'
contains biographical sketches ant
portraits of Mr.. Ellison and Ed. Rich
ardson, of New Orleans. Their An
nual Cotton Report for this year ant
very full account of the crop move
: ment of last year, are among the othe
3 articles. The book is not issued 70
sale, but chiefly for circulation anon!
their customers and correspondents.
e -DIsrR1cr Court met on Monda
! last, His Honor, Judge Blackmar
presiding. The only business don
was the empanneling of the Gram
l Jury, after which the Judge delivere
/. his charge. The following are tn
c names Of those who were drawn:
/. B. +. Scott, Foreman.
9. JOS. Chevalicr,
3. San'l Droddy,
4. II. r. Tuck,
= S. Samuel Hoyt,
&. A. j. Holland,
, I. ]. p. Clements,
s. Louis Abadie,
8. David Goodman,
10. Thomas Crawley,
II. Frank Glass,
II. +. NJ. Raxsdale,
y 10. J. N. Ball,
IA. Wash Bowie, (col.
f Is. Jas. d. Osborn,
Is. Jack Hall. (col.
!, In hosting the name of Samu'
A D. McEnery at its masthead for Gov
/ ernor of Louisiana, the State Centr'
r Express, in its issue of Saturday, hs
: this to say on the much mooted CUBE
material question: owe are not anon
the number that would urgently sole
: any man, who has suffered so much
;, Gov. Nichols, to again sacrifice hin
!! self, for his country's good, if it w'
!, actually necessary. He has done h
duty, and there is no political enc
q gency that is so monotonous as to r
=. quire further sacrifice on his PAL
So far as Gen, Ogden is concerne'
we are among the number who Al
n willing to give him his just need
/ praise. He did his duty as a citize
e and soldier of Louisiana, and has man
y warm friends and admirers; but he
it untried in the gubernatorial offic
# while S. D. McEnery has shown gre
IS energy, capacity and honesty in tt
l. administration of affairs that have bee
II of practical benefit to the State,
building up her levees, restoring h
d credit and establishing confidence tn
" will soon be felt and realized in a r
It turn of peace and prosperity of LOU
= lana"
, MAJ. A. NJ. Miller, U. S. Eng
= neer, stationed at Memphir, Tenn, a
# rived here on Saturday. His author
% is superior to that of Beamen, the e
o gineer who has, it seems, the work
It charge at 4he Falls, but who, by a T
ling of our District Judge, was pr
vented from further proceedings on Il
le same. Mr.. Miller, in an interview Wi
rs gentlemen of this Town, the purport
which is to be published, admitted
Is most in so many words, that no dreo
III L., I,.Jt Lo,o fhaf or.