The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-03-28

ton of it that traverses the now for
saken and little thought OF Fourth
Ward, has not been worked on by
the Corporation ditcher or street re
pairer since 1863 so says one of the
many taxpayers living in that sec
ton of the great railroad centre. y
THE water in the mud hole neal
by our Office still continues to deepen
and fears are entertained that the
bottom and sides of it will soon be
no more. With the permission o
the Mayor and CounciImen we viii
label the same dangerous" as it
might be the means Of saving some
poor mortal the fate of q watsry
grave.
| -THE following complimentary
notice of Judge Blackman, we take
from the New Orleans City Item o.
the Oath inst:
Judge W. F. Blackman, Of Rapides
lnsty in body and full of simon pure
Democratic energy, is on business
visit to the city. 1t is pleasure tt
hear the Judge discuss topics vital to
the people in his vigorous fashion. We
hear SO little of such clean cut Ameri.
can language from our city oracles.
LAST week our friend and chum
R. G. Dial, the butcher, (and much
talked of man from Arkansaw killed
aud sold to his customers here, the
largest beef ever brought to this
market, the same Weighing when
cleaned nearly one thousand pounds.
His many friends have since presen-
ted him with most beautiful wreath
Of evergreens, which he has placed
over and around the horns of this
monster specimen OF Louisiana cattle.
TEE annual Easter ceremonies
and professions of the Episcopal
Church at this place, took place on
Sunday last. The scene presented
as the children with their banners
marched in regular form, was most
beautiful and enchanting. A large
crowd Of people we're present on the
occasion, and one and all returned to
their homes more than pleased with
the beautiful sight they had witness
ed. Too much credit cannot be
given the managers who caused
everything to move so smoothly.
SHOWERS and Fagan's Trausat-
lantic shows has been in this place
for a number OF days, giving perfor-
uances that have pleased all who
have attended. We have no hest
fancy in asserting that it is the best
show of its kind ever in this section
Of the State. To the people Of what
ever section they may visit We COM
mead them, and bespeak for the pro-
prietors of this show the kindest of
treatment and generous patronage.
The following gentlemen were
elected officers of St. James Church
at the annual meeting on Sunday
last, and will serve for the ensuing
year:
Henry St. John, Senior Warden.
John NJ. Barrett, Junior Warden,
Vestrymen--G. 0. Watts, JAS. 6.
White, l. G. Miller, Ben. Turner, r.
w. B,iaghurst andsR. G. Rogers.
The vcstrymen organizei by Sc
l'cing Jas. G. White, Treasurer,
and 6. o. Watts, Secretary. Messrs.
White and Watts were also appoin-
ted committee On renting pevs.
--SUDlcK, proprietor of Sut'ick' 8
popular restaurant and eating
housc, on De Soto street, has just ar
rived from New Orleans. While
there he made arrangements by
which he is to receive three times
per week, his oysters, ish, crabs,
cauliaower 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 hest to be had in the
market, and charges reasonable. Ii
you want to eat first-class meal
gotten up by the very best OF cooks,
we say, go to sudick's.
-"BRrDeEr Donahue," the clear
headed correspondent of 1--WE the
People," must certainly have had
throbbing at the heart, and mus,
have felt for the growing generation
of Youngsters in our Parish, when
she penned the following lines in her
last epistle to that paper. There is
"more truth than poetry" in what
she says--listen:
You, Mr.. Editor, who have never
secured an entree into our best circles
no matter how hard you may have
tried-can form no idea of the com
plete and utter emptiness which per-
vades the Uranium Of the Alexandria
swells, those who wear bob tail coats
of last seasons style, and make bus
mess of sucking cigarettes and utterly
annihilating the poor girls who go ont
for an hours exercise of an evening
In New York, | understand, they call
them "dudes;" down here we stick to
the old-fashioned appellatioa of idiots
and find it the full as comprehensive
and great deal more expressive.
How are the public schools Of
Alexandra getting on now? is the
question that somebody asks US al
most every day. We are very sorry
to state that we cannot give any in
formation concerning either the
schools of our Town or Parish, thu
number Of children in attendance, The
course of instruction given, or whe
Their the scholars who regularly at
tend are making any progress or i'm
provement whatever. This, we be
Iisve, TO be a wrong state of affairs
L...ll .nk ~ tolarokoA WIN