The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-01-09
THE days are growing longer.


THE days of the candidate are
snumbered.
The Pacific Company elect Off
GERS in April next.
WE had snow on Tuesday and
>Thursday of last week.
III Pasha will send US his name
we will publish his communication.
-MRs. Kate Thompson, of Ope
lousas, is here on visit to her parents.
e. We'll pays the highest cash
price for coal oil and whisky barrels.
REV. Father Menard has opened
free school to Catholic boys in this
Town.
TIE Ordinary Term Of the Dis
trict Court, will hold session on Mon
day next.
wv have had for the last week
very disagreeable and cold spell CT
weather.
CARR. D. C. Paul he's planted
1900 frui. trees on his plantation on
Bayou Rapides.
-LAEDRErH's Garden Seeds, (new
crop in all size papers, just received
at the Eagle Dug Store.
AS well expect life without air, as
health without pure blood. Cleanse
the blood with Ayers Sarsaparilla.
-ELsEY, an old negro woman 1873
years of age, died on Thos. K. Smiths
place, in Grant Parish, on the 1st inst.
Tux N. Y. Lumber Co. are build
ing railroad one and half miles long,
near st. Maurice, to haul their logs
from the woods to Saline Bayou.
liz you want nice, fresh Corn
Meal, 60 to +. NJ. Raxsdale's Mill.
The price has been reduced from One
dollar ISL to eighty cents per bushel.
Give him trial.
ANDREWS & Foster, Attorneys,
have moved their law Office into the
Orsborn hotel building, on the corner
of Second and Washington streets.
The Secretary of the City Coun-
Gil has already registered on the books
of the Corporation more than enough
money to pay the entire licenses for
the wear of 1884.
The large iron pedestal received
by Messrs. Cullen & Rogers on the
steamer Laura Lee last week, will be
used to set the flag staff of the Ma
tional Cemetery in, which will be fin
ished in few days.
Mr.. N. S. Ware, formerly agent
here of the Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Ex-
press Agency, left this place on Thurs
day last, to take position on the
Morgan road as route agent, between
this point and New Orleans. He will
be superseded by Mr.. J. D. Biossat.
The Endowment Rank, X. of P
elected officers Wednesday night. The
following gentlemen were chosen: R.
@. Rogers, President; G. A. Schnack,
Vice-President; J. J. Ferguson, Chap
lain; A. Hilton, Treasurer and Secre-
tary E. A. Biossat, Guard; S. Hess,
Guide; R. P. Hunter, Sentinel; E. B.
Price, Elk. Physician.
VIZ would mildly suggest to our
young friend Hynson, of the Exchange
Hotel, that he have the sign board
which hangs in front of this popular
resort, changed. Messrs. Fellows and
Miles have long quit the establish
ment. Come, Tom, this will never
do; shake up and have your name in
serted where it justly belongs, and
thus keep up with the times.
--LIsT of uncalled for letters re-
naming in Post office, January, S,
1884: T. W. Barrett, Mrs. f. Boil,
G. H. Burns, Miss Laura Baillier, R.
Careth, s. j. Clanton, j. II. Cat, Mr.
Calvit, A. j. Franklin, Ozime Gaudin,
John Gains, S. W. Hanstin, Ben Mar.
tin, Mrs. P. Paths, B. Rease, Miss
Randolph, Darcus Sevit, w. S. Steele
Mrs. Britain Thomas, W. A. Williams
Isaac Watson.
THE annual election of officers o,
Stonewall Hook and Ladder Company
No. l, was held at the Town Hall OF
Monday last, and resulted as follows
President-Henry S. Gossens.
Vice-President-Jacob Haynes.
Treasurer-A. Weinburg.
Seeretary-Fred Scheu.
Foreman-D. G. Paul.
LIST Assistant-Henry Williams.
End Assistant-Geo. F. Smith.
Custodian-A. B. Rachal.
The Amendments to the Stat
Constitution, which are published i
the DEMOCRAT, and which are to b
voted on at the coming election, re
late to the following subjects TIL
State debt; fees and charges in tn
Parish of New Orleans; jurisdiction {
the Supreme Court; jurisdiction of til
Courts of Appeal when the judges di
agree; jurisdiction of the Court of Al
peals in the Parish of Orleans; iuri
diction of the Civil District Courts