The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-03-21

SOmpauy No. VIII give Iauu VOL
on the 2Sth inst.
Baton Rouge Is seeking to secure
the naval depot, in the event Of its
removal from Pensacola.
PC. Hauser, Of the City Council
Of Shreveport, died suddenly in that
city on the 18th inst.
Abraham MiIlspaugh, one of the
oldest citizens Of Washington, La,
died on the 18th inst.
New Orleans is in a fair way to &C..
cure the Worlds Industrial and Cot
ton Centennial Exposition.
BARLEY Campbell, the most sue
cessful of American playwrights was
in New Orleans last week.
The orange crop Of Cameron Par
ish could hardly present a more fat
,ering prospect than it does at pres
ent.
The Echo man put his money up,
1--WE don't know how much on the
bald face sorrel. Neighbor, did you
win?
On Wednesday last, the largest
sale OF cotton ever made In Shreve.
port was recorded, amounting to 2273
bales.
The new custom house officials OF
New Orleans will take charge of
their respective Offices on the first Of
April.
The Sentinel makes sensible pro-
test against the indiscriminate shoot.
ing Of deer in the Parish Of West Fe-
liclana.
The State Board OF Health has ap.
pointed Dr.. j. a. P. Wise as quar-
antiue physician for the Aschafslaya
section.
George Holmes, charged with rob-
bling the mails near Lessville, Vernon
Parish, was recently tried At Shrevs-
port and acquitted.
The saw and grist mill of John FL.
lott, one milo north Of Shiloh, in
this State, was burned last week. It
was insured for $4,000.
Reduced rates on the r. and p.
railroad to attend the Medical Assoc.
citation of Louisiana, which meets in
Shreveport, on the 18th OF next month
will be given.
Capt. Jatnes Eads and the New Or.
leans Chamber of Commerce want
the Atchafalaya river closed, so as to
prevent the Mississippi frstEruak ing
its way to the Gulf by that channel.
The Fire Department of Shrevs
port purpose to celebrate their next
anniversary, which comes of in May,
in grand style. The fremen Of
neighboring towns are to be invited.
For the fifteen days ending March
18th, there were shipped by Express
from Washington, two hundred and
forty.four boxes, containing six
thousand eight hundred and fifty.
two eggs.
The sugar planters Of Louisiana
are indebted to Senators Jonas and
Kellogg for the splendid efforts in
the Senate Of the United States, in
preventing the reduction of the tariff
on sugars.
President J. G. Paterson, OF the
Louisiana Central Railroad, says that
Notwithstanding the purchase of
Morgan's road by Mr.. Huntington,
the Louisiana Central will be built
from Vermillionville to Baton Rouge.
The town of Campte was nearly
destroyed by fire on the night of 18th
inst. The stores Of L. Perot, Bern
stein = Shering, Mrs. Harts resi-
dence, S. Brooks boarding house and
Chletres bakery and outbuildings
were totally destroyed.
The North Atlantic squadron,
composed of the following vessels,
viz: the Flagship Tennessee, %
guns; the Alliance, 6 guns; the
Kearsarge, z guns; the Yantic, 4
guns; and the Swartara, 4 guns; ar
rived and are nov anchored at New
Orleans.
The Farmerville Gazette has Just
completed its fourth volume. That
journal is one of the best in the
State, and right heartily do We wish
its Editor and proprietor much sue
cess in the future. The paper itself
deserves the patronage OF the people
of Farmerville.
The Police Jury Of Calcasieu have
levied an ad valorem tax Of 81 mills.
on all the real and personal property
of Lake Charles, for the purpose of
defraying the criminal expenses of
that Parish for the year 1888; also
a similar tax Of 10 mills for defray.
the current expenses.
Ambrose Lecomte, one of the old
est and most respected citizens of
Natichitoches, died in that city on
the llth inst. He was q noted turf
man, having owned and run some OF
the best race horses in the country
The race horse Leomte was named
after him; his time at 4 mile heats
stands to day the best on record.
Upon application of the President
Of the Police Jury of the Parish OF
West Carroll, the Governor has is.
sued an order revoking and annull.
ing the executive order issued on
February 18th, 1882, suspending W.
W. Bradley, Sheriff and Tax Collec.
tor, from the duties imposed upon
him, as State and Parish Tax Col.
lector, and re-instated W. W. Brad.
lev, Sheriff of said Parish, as State