The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-31
sTEWED DOWN.
Tie DOlngs. Rum0rs, and Prospects oil
C0ncordia Parish ana Vicinity
In Brief.

s"diips un pleaSdltly iuil'
Aaron Stanton, Esq, is widely spo-
ken If for shriovaIty of Adams coun-
ty, Miss.
The harbor of Natchez and Vfdalia
will be in the hands of a democratic
house, Watch 'em.
Mr.. Dan'l Lemle is stocking up--a
considerable addition 10 the bust
ness houses of Vidalia.
The ferry dock on the Natchez side
has assumed its springtime uneasi-
ness. ERE the trees begin to bud.
Rumor5 of dozen or more we'd
dings in Natchez and vicinity pro-
claim the approach of Lent.
There are many hundred dollars in
subscriptions due the Eagle. Pay
us and we will give you good paper.
We hear that there is II probability
of the Vidaila Methodist church be-
ing thrown into the Waterproof cir
cult.
The Vicksburg Post believes that
"Who killed Cock Robin" will at
tract millions of capital to the State
of Mississippi,
Capt. Clapp. is among several ex-
pericnced river men, who seem salts
fed that there will be no overflow
this time.
Clerk and Recorder NJ. A Joyce.
reports business in every department
of his well conducted office, much i'm
proved.
The jewelry fakir, Monday, dIscov-
cred after the first distribution Of
presents, that the colored people eff
Nidalia had been there before.
Monday, Hon. Francis s. Shields.
brought over II drove of as fine mules
as have ever entered Concordia par
ish.
The greater number of intending
visitors to the Exposition, in this par
ish, are reserving the trip for Mardi
Gras.
The passage ola Sunday law in
Natchez will dive a great number of
her people to VidaIia on the fist day
Of the week in search of barter.
Considering the many difficulties
they meet with, our Mayo and cor
poratlon deserve eutogy for the pres
ent sanitary condition of the town.
Mr.. Albert Gillespie's meat market
is one OF the grand conveniences of
tbs town and should receive the
most subs tantial evidence of popular
appreciation.
With good majority in the honse
AMI II prospective democratic exetu-
tive, now is tho time for our demo-
cratic Congressman to strike for river
mproveneuts.
The urbane Mr.. Lou Anlt. from the
height OF the new levee, surveys the
encroaching river, with a counten-
ance greatly improved on those of
former occasions.
We are pleased to hear that the
promise of Mr., Chas, Steitenroth's re-
covery is bright. To Mr.. rs uniiring
effort much of the sue ess of the Nat
chez Democrat must he attributed.
Sir II. Kay, son-in-law of Signur
Y2naga is visiting at the Yznaga es-
tate in this parish. This enterpris-
ing nobleman is proprietor of an i'm
mense sheep ranch IA Texas.
Rev. J. V. Penn ISmeeting with
gratifying success at Wesley haPel,
Natchez. When service is not held
in Yilalia, our Vidalia church people
viii! meet with q warm welcome at
this cosey temple.
Had the cultivated acreage and pro-
duction of this year. been compiled
and printed, together with descrip-
ton of the many natural advantages
of this parish and distributed at the
Exposition, COncordia might perhaps
have proven among the gamers 10y
that enterprise.
J here are rumOrs OF another paper in
Natchez, to be established on sound
financial basis aud especially devot-
ed TO the ma terial advancement of
this city of splendid advantages.
Such paper, well circulated, would
work wonders for our nei@hbors.
Previous to its introducution into
Vidalia, ''craps" or something some.
what similar to that exceedingly in