The Louisiana Democrat., 1883-01-24

AT Mlres hOsenthafs you will
always be sure to find the most Sc.
lect and the most attractive stock oi
groceries to be found in Alexandria.
He moves with the times. Orders for
families in town will be delivered
free of charge.
Why don't some Of our monied
men start a bank7 We believe there
is big money in it, besides it would
be a great advantage to our business
men. Under recent enactment of
The Legislature bank can be char.
tered with capital of ten thou sand
dollars.
Mas. NJ. L. Smith, on the cor.
ner of Third aud Beauregard streets,
has just received a large assortment
of Hair Goods, consisting of Frisets
of all styles, such as waves, ringlets,
coquets, creoles, projections and
charms, also braids. She invites
the ladies to call.
Mn. D. Kuhnagel, following in
the footsteps of Uncle Jake Irving,
has had the front of his large brick
store painted, which greatly i'm
proves the outside appearance of the
building. The Exchange Hotel, as
also the Irving" building on Front,
are shortly to be treated likewise.
THE drainage system of our
City is poor indeed, and there is a
great deal of room left for improving
the same. There is some mention
made of culvert emptying into the
river. Though the cost foG building
the same would he beavy, it might
answer all purposes in the matter.
The big white plow still swings
in triumph, and its Boss, William
Hustmyre, has no notion of crying
''hold, enough!" but, on the contra
~, sings out aloud, "come one, come
ALT" and you shall get the best pric.
for your cotton, and the cheapes,
and best goods for your money!"
Our contemporary down the way
in his mention of "dead cats, and de
fuuct dogs, and dessicated chickens,
and played-out ducks, and gone up
geese" failed to notice in the slight
est'manner the flock of buzzards that
daily congregated last week in one
of our down town lots and feasted
DER the rotten carcass of a good-sized
calf. He must have forgotten it,!
Why SHOULD THEY.--No man or
woman Can do satisfactory work
when the brain is dull, the nerves
unsteady, the system relaxed and
they feel generally wretched. Why
should anybody drag through their
work in this condition when a bottle
of Parker's Ginger Tonic will at a
moderate cost give them the strength
and will to perform their duties sat.
isfactorily.
-MAcHEM Che Waller shot and in.
stantly killed Jerry Nix, on Tuesday
last, at the store of Chevalier and
Rogers, in this Parish. To Judge
from what we have heard Chevalier
was perfectly justifable. Mr.. Henry
Rogers, who undertook to separate
the parties, received slight cut on
the hand; Mr.. Chevalier was terri
bly, SCARED up, having been beaten
on the head with large bottle.
As an advocate and friend of
the firemen of Alexandria, believing
as we do that the, should be supper
ted, upheld and encouraged in every
Legitimate move they make, we can
not help but urge the new Council
to consolidate and make as one the
two Offices of Engineer and Night
Watchman, with the salary that the
latter now receives. 1t is, to use the
words of our contemporary, "a ready
way out Of what promises to be a
heated discussion"
THE horrid, cold, sleet, muddy,
rainy weather, which we bad the lat
ter part Of last week, and which con-
tinued up to Monday, has never be-
fore been equalled in our Parish, and
we are within strict bounds Of truth
when we assert that the oldest in
habitant afirms that the like was
never known in his memory, and for
once he is badly beaten in his wealth
er knowledge. Old Sols pale and
sickly rays did not dim on US during
the whole time, while the weather
was of the coolest sort, and good
part of that time tie thermometer
averaged up in the EOS, and has been
as low as 10. Serious fears are en-
terta.ned that the seed and stubble
cane has been injured, for the ground
is frozen hard for many inches be.
low its surface, and, unfortunately
should these fears prove facts, the
loss to our sugar planters will be
immense.
The Exchange Hotel is the
largest and best in Central louisa.
ma, having recently been refurnished
and refiisted from top to bottom.
Those who have stopped at this
House in the past would hardly rec
oguize it now as the same Hotel, as
it has been newly painted, kalsomin'
ed and renovated generally, and is
now the best Hotel in the State, out
side of New Orleans. The bedroom
furniture is of black walnut, of the
latest design. Splendid Spring beds,
new bediug, and wardrobe in each
room. The sleeping rooms will be
found warm and comfortable in win
ter, and, being we'll ventilated, cool
and pleasant in summer. The
Restaurant dining.room connected