The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-01-02
WEDNESDAY. .J JAN.
-WHAT did you give the Carrier
of this paper Yesterday!

Va tiiis P'P|i
From now out house rent will
decline-so will everything else.
E. We'll pays the highest cash
price for coal oil and whisky barrels.
DAHL Hitler, Esq, of Canton,
Bliss, has taken the place of ?. A.
Huchez, at Big Heyman's.
ALL our friends, patrons and sub
scribers have our best wishes for a
happy and prosperous New Year.
ON Monday night neSt, the 18th
inst, the "Bnlly Hooks" hold an cleo
ton for officers to serve for the year
1884.
Bur- few New Years calls were
made yesterday. This custom is for
eign to most Of the young ones Of our
Town.
Wild ducks, not poisoned, but
killed with shot, are bringing 1913
cents piece, in the Alexandria mar
ket just at present.
JUDGE Manning's new house on
Fourth street is finished, and greatly
adds to the appearance of the locality
in which it is situated.
MISS Constance Luckett, daugh-
ter of our esteemed parishioner, DR.. R.
L. Luckett, is spending q few days
with relatives in our city.
TUE Medical Association OF this
Parish, at their meeting held here last
week, adopted a regular fee bill. No
other business was transacted.
Col. McGinnis has moved into
his new store on the corner of Third
and Beauregard streets. The store
from which he moved is vacant.
-PERDREAUvILLE Il Co., at 80
Poydras Street sell fresh Ground
Flour and Corn Meal from Mascoutah
Mills, Illinois. Send for price list.
The best of Bermuda Hay at E.
Wells Warehouse, at SIS per ton de-
lived free in any part of Town.
Weight of Bales from 200 to $50
pounds.
Col. T. B. French has released
the Irving House for 1884. This will
doubtless prove a pleasant piece OF
news to the very many friends Of the
Colonel.
DIR. Fish's prairie dog is curl
osity indeed, if we are to Judge from
the crowd that daily stop and watch
this little animal and laugh at his lit.
tie bOb-tail.
III you want nice, fresh Corn
Meal, 60 to +. NJ. Raxsdale's Mill
The price has been reduced from One
dollar ($1) to eighty cents per bushel
Give him trial.
Our people are lucky this season
as regards the wood question. That
greatest Of necessities has not, during
the present winter season, ranged high,
er in price than $3.50 per cord.
Nix. julius Arial, who has been
spending the Holidays here, leaves to.
day on the jesse X. Bell for Baton
Rouge, where he has been engaged
studying law for the past few months
-FRoM Mr.. Geo. Southwick, who
was in town on Friday last, we Learn
that Dir. Sam. Southwick, who lost his
arm by having it crushed in the ma
chinery of a sugar mill, is doing vel
and able to be about.
The Jesse X. Belle was up earl,
on Monday, just about three hours be
hind the Jas. r. Carroll, which stea
mer left New Orleans on Friday, fully
"a hours ahead of the Belle. Hurral
for Capt. Dick and the jesse x.
The large and beautiful upright
show case, lately added to the man,
pretty appurtenanees of the Eagl
Drug Store, cost nearly one hmdre,
dollars. 1t is, no doubt, the larges
of its kind ever brought this place.
The rainfall which commence
on Saturday evening last, and whic'
continued up to Monday morning, wa
the heaviest that has fallen here du,
ing the year 1888. 1t caused the riy
er to rise during that short time full
20 feet.
"A LADY writes: II have use
Ayers Sarsaparilla in my family ft
many years, and could not keep hou>
without it. For the relief of the pair
consequent upon female weakness
and irregularities, / consider Awitl
out an equal"
Mn. B. Turner, President of Il
Perish School Board, has published
notice stating that the Public Schoo
of this Parish will be closed until flu
Their notice. The members of IL
Board will meet on Saturday next
the Court House.
Gro. r. Marsh, whose prelimin
~ examination was had before Jud!
Blackman on Thursday last, was a.
mitted to bail in the sum of 800
He was ably represented by Messr
r. Hunter and Moseley, of the firm
Hunter, Moseley Il Hertzog, of tn
city.
AYERS Pills are g convene
remedy to have always at hand. TIL
are sugar-coated, easy to take, effe
tive to operate, sure to bring relief al
cure. They are effectual in q wi
range of diseases which arise from d
orders of the stomach and digesti