The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-06-27

--IHE taking of testimony befor
9 United States Commissioner Whit
: TIN 5ton in the eases of Boui.otte an,
Iardos against the Cover nment wa.
closed on Monday.
Ma. R. r. Deming, of Shreve
port, passed The better part of las
week in our midst. He made severa
0 trips to the pinewoods after the fam,
0 tribe, and proved himself an adep,
angler on each and every occasion
The United States Court was il,
. session here on yesterday. Judge
: Aleck Boarman presiding. Quite a
number of parties are present for
; trial, most of whom are charged with
tire passing on government lands.
The Court will probably be in SEES
slon about twenty days.
-THE Confirmation party given
ny Miss Cricket Levin, yesterday
evening, was largely attended by the
young heanx and bellies of our City.
At the time our reporter left the
srene OF action the young ones were
having most delightful time, and
each and every one of them seemed
to be enjoying themselves hugely.
--MR. Jno. P. Grogau has reques
ted us to state through the columns
OF the DEMOCRAT that he resigns his
position as Captain of the Rapides
"picked nine" which is to play the
Nolans, at DonaldsonviIe, on the 22d
OF July. His reason for thus acting
IS that it is next to impossible for
him to leave the business he has in
charge. This will necessiLate the
selection of another Captain in his
stead.
las commentary of how our
streets are looked after and their con.
d't'on kept up, the following notice
was posted near one Of til. u ud- holes
on Front Street, last week, and that
TOO IN most conspicuous place:
Lookout! Danger! No bottom p
In this instance the Street Contrac
tor is not to hlame az his contrac,
toes not include Font Street. The
Mayor and Council are to be cen
sured ii censure is deserved.
we are now prepared to execute
the nea'est of job work at the short.
est notice. Having lately purchased
first-cIass jobber aud large quan
tity of type, stationery, and all Geo.
nomical fixtures known in the print
ing business, enables US to make this
and speak in meas
lre for the patronage of the people
in this locality. Our prices and style
Of work will compare with that of
other printing houses in the State.
Give US trial and judge for yourself:
1T seems to be almost certainty
now that Alexandria is to shortly
have a Cotton Seed Oil Mill. We ,
earn that Mr.. Fisher, of Baton
Rouge, who is the proprietor of the ,
Cotton Seed Oil Mill of that place,
has strong very notion of under r
taking the building of the proposed !
to which many of our PEG ,
ole here have been looking forward
% for so long. That gentleman, in
with Capt. James JEFF. .
ries, of this Parish, a short time !
since, stated that he would visit this
City and consult with our live men
md merchants on the subject, and il G
! capital stock of $4,000 was sub.
cribed, he would be willing to guar. Il
n,ee additional subscriptions to es-
ablish this enterprise. We feel con- B
dent that our citizens here will see |,
he necessity of such an undertaking
t the present time, and will do al G
n their power to encourage and aid
his movement. T,
We clip the following paragraph
'om the Ascension (DonaIdsonvilIe) G
Democrat, of Saturday, June 23rd. c.
will prove interesting reading TO
re base ball boys throughout the
arish of Rapides. AS regards the A
olans ''aaxing" the picked nine of D
lis city, we think it a doubtful mat
n indeed, and would advise our con -
ere not to put up too much on the {
suit Of the coming struggle: |
The Rapides picked nine, of Alexan-
ia, have at last accepted the chal-
nge of our Nolans, to play return .
atch game of base ball on the ground \
the latter, for purse of 500 made
! by the merchants of Donaldsonville.
he time of the game is Sunday, July
d. The Nolsns will "aax" the Ra.
des this time, we feel assured. But
ey will fiud in the Alexandrians "foe-
en worthy of their STEEL" Haste the :
y when the Nolans shall say--''We =
We met the enemy and they are !
rs." =
The Chief says: Well the boys are =
ppy. The Nolan challenge has been 8
cepted by the Rapldes picked nine s
d the long expected match is ap- s
inted to take place on Sunday, July ,
The Rapides pine will be com
sed of three players from each of
9 three crack clubs of that Parish
'ldens, Gilt Edge and Cotile, and
3 assumed the name of the Alexan-
"a Base Ball Club, with Mr.. T. M.
ossat as manager. Get down to
sctice, Nolans; you need it badly .
1 must have it if you would retrieve +
} Alexandria defeat of last October. I"