The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-03-14
STATE NEWS.

Morgan City is to have a Bras,
Band.
Abbeville is TO have a new Cath
Ollie church.
The Parish OF Veruillion is almos,
out Of debt.
There are fifty money order Offices
in this State.
District Court is now in session in
Assumption Parish.
An ice factory is one Of the 10 any
wants of Opelousas.
Eight alleged murderers are con-
fined in the Bastrop Jail.
Farming operations are briskly 60
ing on all over the State.
There is good prospect for the
oat crop in St. Helena Parish.
Frank c. Ulrick has been appoin-
ted postmaster at Washington.
The marble stairs 10 the Custom.
house at New Orleans cost $4,000.
Mr.. A. G. Breard, the oldest ma
tive born citizen of Monroe, 10 dead.
Lake Charles has a shingle f.cto-
ry that daily turns out 10000 bun.
cbed shingles.
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, Amer.
icas favorite lecturer, lectures in
New Orleans thi, evening.
The Monroe Bulletin says that all
the stock brought to that Town are
terribly in need Of corn and fodder.
The recent Firemen's Parade in
Opelousas was a grand affair, and
proved to be creditabls to that town.
The Police Jury Of Terrcbonne
haze appropriated $4,000 to the vain
tainance Of evees in the 4lh district.
There 10 mach talk at present in
New Orleans concerning the DO.
posed elevated railroad at that place,
In Jearnerette, one day last week,
Louis Stancimore, while pls, ing with
\ pistol, accideptly shot himself.
The ten mile branch road frou,
New Iberia to the Louisiana sal,
Minesis rapidly approaching com
Dletion.
Calcasiea has sent an other repre-
tentative to the Insane Asylum at
|nckson-and his name is Luke
Myzelle.
The Wizard Oil Combination are
making their regular rounds through
he State. They were in Morgan |
;ity last week.
BY recent decision of the CITY
council of the Highland City, the
dayor's Office will be connected
nth the Telephone Exchange.
The Ascension Democrat sor.
here is no doubling the fact that
he Donaldsouville boys play a good
anne of base ball anywhere -excep,
alexandria.
Four hundred thousand shsd will
hortly be placed in the Atchaf .laya
yer and bayou Leonard in this
tate, by the United States Fish
Commissioner.
THERE'S a spring 10 St. Tammany
lat pours forth clear, cold water ali
ay, but at sunset it suddenly goes
~, discharging no water until the
IN rises.
One Of our Baton Rouge contem
araries suggests the capital idea Of
roviding the cadets OF the State
niversity at that place with a steam l
'gine, so in case Of fire they can
'nder invaluable assistance.
The Truth, of Baton Rouge, has 9
'fused the publication of 40 an. 9
ouncement of local candidate of 9
'at City, fer the very good reason :
lat the fee charged, five dollars, |
d not accompany the same. I'll
as signed by ''a aost of friends"
In compliance with the petition Of
'e citizens and in accordance with a a
solution passed by the Police jury i
W est Baton Rouge on March eth q
election will be held in said Par. |
h on Wednesday, April 1lth. for a
e purpose. of deciding whether or '
It a tax of three. mills for levee c
'rposes shall be levied in that par. n
.. None but property holders are
owed to vote.
The Boys of Pacific steam Fire "a A
Alexandria are anxious to have a
itch with Harmony steam Fire Go
Franklin, to test the capacity Of
cir respective Engines, end we learn
1T the Alexandria boys are ready tn ,
or their Engine with any sum from !!
90 to $1,000. Get up your match Q
ntlemen, and let each company meet d
other halfway, at Opelonsas. and
will guarantee fair play and a
rn reception to all. Let's have a
INC and harmonious meeting at,