The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-05-26
Louisiana Democrat.
WEEKLY.

LUulSl1nd DCluUCl0(
WEEKLY.
1 lYlkZ:H 8
O&ciaJ Journal Of the Tom
Our Agents.
Thos. Mcintyre, New Orlean
Dauchy & Co.,. New Yor
Geo. 2. Rowell & Co..
Nelson Chesman & Co., st. Loui
Edwin Alden, ............ Cincinnati
n. W. Aver & Son. .Philadelphi
S----.---sa-srs..H--.-.---
Ar the recent session of the Teacher
Institute, held at Mansfield, there wer
present one hundred and twenty sever
teachers.
--JCsT after recent hail storm in Iber
vile parish, hail stone weighing 81,
pounds was picked up Oh the Old Hickor.
plantation near the sugar house. 1t was
rs large as q mans head.
R. T. Backarow has been released
from Jail in Shreveport and has gone to
his home in Louisville, Ky. 1t is claimed
that his sentence dates from his convic-
tion and has, consequently, expired.
THE vict, won by the Democrats
ri the Second Congressional District on
Thursday last, in the election of N. D..
Wallace, the regular Democratic nominee
over his opponents, Martin and Flagg,
says the Picayune scarcely cost an effort
THE Queen Of Spain gave birth to a
son ON the 18th inst. The news caused
great rejoicing in the Cortez., and through
ont Spain. At Havana the birth of the
Prince was celebrated by the firing of
cannon. He is to be named Ferdinand
1ldefonso
-foU can't work to much purpose I'M
less you are well, but you can build up
your health and strength with Parkers
Tonic, and work will then become easy.
1t sets the lungs, liver and kidneys in
working order. Coughs and colds van
ish before il. Take it in time.
THE Plaquemiue Lumber and Single
Company have just contracted with the
Texas and Pacific Railway Company to
furnish them with all the pine oak and
cypress lumber they may require for the
use OF their road for the space of one year
To fill this contract it will require some
12,0C00W or 15,000,t0) feet of lumber.
THIS piece of news is taken from the
Baton Rouge Truth: "Mr. J. G.. Wickliffe,
Of Grant Parish, Secretary of the Louisi-
ana Bar Association, is son of Judge
Wickliffe, of Bardstown, Kentucky, and
4 grandson of the distinguished Charles
Wicklitfe. He is lawyer of ability, and
the prospects are that he will be the next
Judge in his district"
BY request, says the Baton Rouge
Capitolian, we mention the following pro-
gEam1ne of the annual exercises at the
Centenary College, Jackson, La; com
mencement by j. N. Beard, May 3Oth.-
Preparatory exhibition, May 31st. Meet
ing of the Alumni and address by J. M.
Young, Poem by G. c. Miller, Tuesday,
June fSt, at 10 o'clock a. m. Commence
ment, Wednesday, June ID
"A BfLL was reported yesterday by the
House Committee on the Electoral Count.
proposing constitutional amendment
creating and defining the Office of Second
Vice President. The bill provides for his
election in the same manner and at the
same time rs the President and Vice Pres
ident, and devolves upon him, in case of
emergency, the present functions of the
Fice-Presidcnt.- [states Goth.
NUMBER four, of the Progressive Tea
cher journal devoted to schools and tea
ching, published monthly in New Orleans
by +. F. Hanscll a. Bro, with II. Z.
Chambers as editor, has been received at
this office. 1t is nice magazine, well
gotten up, neatly printed, and should be
to by every teacher and lover
OF education in Louisiana. Such journals
as this one should prosper.
NEW Orleans will soon enjoy two more
hanginss. Dan Dougherty, (white,) aged
cnty-odd years, was convicted on We'd
nesday OF murder in the first degree. He
his wife, aged fifty, in the sum.
ases of 1885, the instrument used being a
'fub. The second candidate for the gal
ows is Charles Robertson, (colored,) for
ape OH girl fourteen years of age, the
lct havinh peen committed in January of
he present year.
The election of bishops by the Gene
al Conference of the Methodist Episco-
'al Church South, in session last week