The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-08-11

t'o' on tue tariff question:, and tries
hard to read It's lesson on the suh
Ject. lie winds up by quoting from
Don l1att and some other authority to
show we presume the Chronicle did
not know tariff from metaphysics. We
think the Chronicle man had better
stick to his county site, or it might
move from under him. No doubt he
Knows more about "taFy' than he does
about tariff.
The District Conference for the
Alexandria NJ. E. Church South con-
venes at the Methodist Church in this
place at | o'clock to-day. The exer-
clses will be continued throgh the week
including Sunday; the forenoons and
afternoons being devoted to business
meetings and the evenings to public
worship. On Sunday the regular ap-
polntments for both Alexandria and
Plneville will be filled by members of
the Conference or visitors from abroad.
Distinguished ministers residing in
New Orleans and other portions of the
State have been invited to be present..
The johnson Guards and Sweet
Sweepers of Evergreen, La, will give
a Grand Military Entertainment and
Ball on August 10th, for the benefit
OF their Company. An attractive pro
gramme has been arranged for the &C.
cas1on, consisting of competitive drills,
vocal and instrumental music, tab
lea"x and laughable farces, and will
with dancing and refresh
meats. The entertainment will be
novel and attractive, affording the au-
dlence an evening of pleasure. A
string band has been engaged for the
occasion; every preparation has been
made on grand scale. Committee of
arrangements, Capt, l. G. johnson,
CHI A1rmau; Serg. j. A. Hollingshead,
serg. A. G. Peare, serg. 0. Lemoine,
Lieut.. j. II. Stevens, Serg. G. D.
Capped, Corp. A. Kahn, Quarter Mas
ter Sol Levy.
RAILRoAD.-On Saturday last Mr..
l.. '. Marye, who as all of our readers
are aware, takes deep interest in orr
Town affairs, particularly when it
comes to railroad matters, received a
very encouraging telegram from Mr.
W. D. Crane, of the Crane Barnes
syndicate, and also a member of the
firm of Crane, Harris & Co., No. so
Broad street, N. Y, stating that he
had been delayed at Trinity, on i'm
portant bridge matters fayorahly ef-
Fecting our Town and its people, and
chat he wouId surely be here this week
aud confer with our people on the sub
ect matter. The gentleman when lie
does arrive should he waited upon bv
our best people, and shown every cour-
tesy; the Importance of the extension
Of the N. r. R., to this place is truly
now more so than at any
other time: and our people should stir
themselves regarding it. If Mr.. c.,
IS given the proper assurances that we
are heart and soul with him in this
project, and no one doubts it, our
chances are good enough. He is to
90 back from here overland to Trim
ty, and Will be accompanied ny seve-
raj of our citizens. In closing this
we again remind Alexan-
irians to do all they can in this mat
ter, as perhaps similar opportunity
will not be offered them very shortly.
The CRops--By interviewing seve-
raj of our most influential and best ed
ucated and experienced planters, who
we're in Alexandria on Saturday, we
learn that the cotton crop in the diff
ferent localities where they live, has
advanced most wonderfully of late,
and is now in fine shape. Barring the
destructive catapillar-whicb pest by
the way has already come in its first
form and IL now webbed up-thev say,