The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-01-30
1UEDNESDAY JAN. 80
e. We'll pays the highest cash
or;cs for coal oil and whisky barrels.

EWEDNEODA1 80 'o
e. We'll pays the highest cash
Enrics for coal oil and whisky barrels.
THs Exchange Hotel Bal Room
will open tomorrow. Give Ed"
call.
E -Ma, J. G. French was Here on a
short visit last week. He il looking
well.
--Zers Semon gives special enter
tainmen for the children every Satur-
day at 2 o'clock.
DIR. Dupre left for Aufin, Texas,
on Sunday nights train. rhe Doctor
expects to make that city his future
home.
-MRs. Levi Stewart lift for Winn-
field Yesterday. She god to join her
husband, who at present i working on
the Sout'sra Sentinel, Of that place.
-PERpREAUv1LLE q Co., at 33
Poydras ST., New Orleab, sell fresh
ground Flour and Corn heal from Mas
coutah Mills Ill. Send for price list.
RIVER falling. JEsse X. Bell,
Charles G. Carroll and John D. Soul
ly passed up on Mondf night. The
Bell goes down to-d'5. Jewel ex-
pected up onFriday.
Mn. B. Rodney, 4 Fort Adams,
Miss, nephew of Fartin Rodney,
we'll known TO most Of our Town peo-
pie, is here on a visit. He is the guest
of Mr.. R. T. Hynsonrp f the Exchange
Hotel.
--ZERA Senon, til Wonder Work
or and Ventribquial Emperor is com.
ing. He will be Yre four nights,
commencing Thursdy 81. One hun
drod presents yiveni way at each per
Torrance.
Mr.. n. S. Corell was appointed
presiding elder q tle Alexandria Dis.
trict, at the recet Ieeting of the Lou
isiana Annual chi, rence held in New
Orleaus. Mr.. ! NJ. Beard was ap.
pointed for the 'irfville District.
YOUNG, oil AID middle-aged, al
experience the ro4lerful beneficial eff
fects of Ayers slrsaparilla. Young
children suferig fom sore eyes, SORE
ears, scald hca, q with any scrofp
Ions or syphilir Pint, may be mad
healty and strdgby its use.
AN attemt i suicide was made
on Monday niAthast by gentleman
who lives nearhb Morgan depot. H
undertook to klIhimself by inhalin!
morphine, an sprinkled it over hi
clothing andl,edding. The docto
who was callsin at the time had con
siderable troiIe in getting the NOR
phine from h.
ALI tholwho can should SONAR
up their Statand Parish taxes. Th
sheriff and tt collector is now en-
gagged in prering his delinquent list
and those wi are in arrears shoul'
rake an eiFa to pay up before til
list is publisd, and save themsclve
the costs thl usually attached 10 de
linqnency. The delinquent list vii
be enthusiastically.
--ZERA emon, Wonder Worke
and Ventriluial Emperor ill Civ
four perfor.nces in our City thi
week, convincing on Thursday, jar
nary 3Ist. 10 one should fail to Sc
him. Thepportunity is only afforc
ed once in life time to witness sue
performae as Zera gives. Remen
Der, he gis away one hundred pre-
ents at ca, performance.
REBATDN ToBACCo.-Under dat
of WashiIton, L. c., January 24tl
Congressln Blanchard, of this Di
trict, telraphed Mr.. N. Gregg, ,
Shrevepe the following, in referenc
to the rete on tobacco. This matte
will alsorove of Importance to OF
Town al Parish merchants. Here
is: "ThHouse just pessed bill al
propriaty three million seven hui
bred anitty thousand dollars to pa
rebate tobacco"
TT following letter from Cap
Hooe, which his withdrawal is a,
nounce speaks for itself:
ALEXANDRIA, La,
Jan'y &c, 1882.
Eaitord. Democrat:
Hasg determined not to appear
q candate for the nomination for IL
Sheriaty, at the Convention to
held next Saturday, February en-
thu.nnounce my withdrawal to m
frientand the public at large.
Very respectfully,
j. G. P. HooE.
II the year 1884 there will be Fl,
eclirs, three of the sun and two
the loon. The first eclipse will
that the sun on March 9th; it wi
be ay partial and not visible in til
seem. The second will be a tot
eclse of the moon April 10th, a,
wibe visible in all North and Sou
AFRICA. On April 25th a part
: eCse Of tho sun Invisible here) Q
Gu, and again on October 4th, Il
mn will be totally eclipsed, but if
vble here, it will be only partial o
stion not being near the line of tots
J. The last of these phenomena tax
on the 18th of October, being
Etial eclipe of the sun, bnt it will
'isible in the United States east
,ah.
The following account of t
hnnar in which ~ = -. ly1y - rr,