The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-02-28
MIR. John Lawless, who for two


A. Heyman, in this City, left yeste,
Gay for New Orleans, where he ex
poets to 60 to work for Vincent an,
Oo' John is a good fellow, and W
are sorry to have him leave US, AL,
ne VIII be missed by our base bal
0 players.
$ III only those whose names ~
: lave heard mentioned as going t,
New Orleans board the train at thi
s place on Saturday next, there vii
not be room for any saf the partie
: VINO expect to get on & the stations
below, besides which our Town viii
De depopulated. l,ow, what are W,
going to do?
READ the new advertisement o
Mr.. w. o. Dam mon, to be found il
our Issue of to-day. Mr.. Dammon il
agent for the house of Lhote Co.
OF New Orleans, and is prepared te
furnish sash, blinds, doors, ETC., a
factory prices, and orders left will
nun will meet with prompt atten
ton.
. How SHE SAVED HER DARLING
Il shall not feel so nervous agair
about baby's teethiug," writes 8
grateful mother. 1--WE almost los,
our darling from cholera iufantum
but happily heard of Parker's Gin
ger Tonic in time. A few spoonfuls
soon cured baby, and an occasional
lose keeps US in good health. "-[ A
Brooklyn Mother.
BEFORE operations are finished
the Exchange Hotel will he painted
anew from top to bottom-inside and
out. The contract for the putting OF
new roof on this buildining has a!
ready been awarded to parties in New
Orleans. The present "head of ,h.
house." Mr.. JAS. O'Shee, is sparing
neither pains nor money in providing
for the comfort of those who NAV
stop with him; besides which he is
making the Exchange an ornamen:
to our City.
--sUDlcK, proprietor Of Sudick's
popular restaurant and eating
house, on De Soto street, has lust ar,
rived from New Orleans. While
there he made arrangements by
which he is to receive three times
per week, his oysters, fish, crabs.
caullfiower and other vegetables.
His restaurant is growing daily in
the estimation of the public favor;
the reasons are apparent. He stud
les and works to please, supplies his
tables with the best to be had in the
market, and charges reasonable. II
you want to eat a first class meal
gotten up by the very best of cooks,
we say, go to Sudick's.
ON Thursday night and Friday
last we were visited with the sever
est rain fall seen here for many
years. All that portion of our City
from Monroe to Casson and from
Fifth to Tenth streets was entirely
submerged, and it was with some diff
fculty that citizens living beyond
Fifth street succeeded in getting to
their homes on Friday night. Our
City Council should give the matter
of the drainage of our City their Sc
rious and i'm mediate attention, and
not be directly the cause of subject.
ing to such annoyances those of our
citizens who sre not 80 fortunate as
to live in that portion always ditched
by the authorities.
A $4,000 BIBLE REwARD.-The
publishers of Rutledges Monthly Of
fer twelve valuable rewards in their
Monthly, among which is the follow
ing: We will give $4,000 in gold to
the person telling us which is the
longest verse III the Bible by March
10th, 1883. Should two or more cor
rect answers be received, the reward
will be divided. The money will be
forwarded to the winner March 18th,
1888. Persons trying for the reward
must send 20 cents in silver (no pos
tage stamps taken) with their an
swer, for which they will receive the
April Monthly, in which the name
and address of the winner Of the re-
ward and the correct answer will be
published, and in which several more
valuable rewards will be offered. -
Address, RUrLEDGE PUBLISHING Co.,
Easton, Penn.
NATIONAL SURGICAL INSTITUTE.
Two surgeons from this old-estab
lished and widely known "Institute
of Atlanta, Ca, and Indianapolis,
Ind.," will make a special and lin
tied visit to Alexandria, La, March
18th, 1883, stopping at the Exchange
Hotel. They will bring surgical and
mechanical appliances, best French
artificial eyes, and everything neces-
sary for the treatment of accepted
cases. They treat no one unless
there is an undoubted prospect of
great improvement or complete res
toration. Deformities of every de.
scriptiou, including Club Feet, Dis.
eases of the Hin, Spine and Joints,
Paralysis, Piles, Fistula, Catarrh,
Female and Private Diseases, Disea-
ses of the Eye and Ear, Chronic Dis
eases, ETC., treated. Come early as
the visit is limited to the time sta
ted. For circulars and full particu-
lars, address NATIONAL SURGICAL In
sTITUTE, Atlanta, Ga.
Ar their last session our City
Fathers spent much time in wrang-
ling over the question as to whether
they should become the protectors
Of our much abused CD butchers, by
evying license on those parties
from the country who dared come to
our little City and offer for sale on