The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-10-20

THE CaddO planters met in Shreve-
port last Thursday for the purpose of or
ganizing Planters Association. A conf
mittee to draw up constitution and by
laws was appointed and the. meeting adj
jOurned to the 25th inst, when q perma-
nent organization will be effected.
THE New Iberia Enterprise of October
18th says: The contract for building the
engine house of America Fire Co. No. 1
has been awarded to Mr.. John Webb, for
the sum of $772, 80. The building is to be
fire-proof, built of brick, with iron lined
door and galvanized iron roof, and COM
plcted within sixty days.
IN letter to the Baltimore Sun ex-
President Jefferson Davis has effectually
destroyed the malevolent statements that
Gen. Sherman had been circulating about
him and other prominent Southern lead
ers. Mr.. Davis REPUTATION is q crushing
one, and it leaves his vindictive persecu-
tor in very unenviable light.
THE largest sugar mill in the State is
in st. John Parish, and is owned by Leon
Godchaux, the well known New Orleans
clothier, who is also a large sugar planter
i'll the above named Parish. The mill
weighs 100000 pounds, is sixteen feet
long and fifteen feet high, and has grim
ding capacity of 400 tons in "a honrs.
Al Sumter, South Carolina, on the
14th inst, successful test was made of
the cotton picking machine of the Mason
Common Harvester Co., invented by L.
c. Mason, in the presence of the commit
tees from the New York and Charleston
Cotton Exchanges and representatives of
the State Agricultural Department. The
machine picked cotton at the rate of 1870
pounds per hour without injury to the
hollis or plants.
LATE SUGAR MAKING.- Owing to the
unusual backwardness of the season,
which has prevaile.. from early spring
until now, 1.-THE cane being still quite a
month later in coming to maturity than
it should,) but few mills will commence
grinding before November 1st-in fact,
oply in eases where the crop is so large
that it will be necessary to begin early to
avoid less by subsequent cold. Unfortu-
nately, the planters who have large crops
are fewer in number this season than
neutrality-suspicious.
The North Louisiana Journal drives
ut New Orleans with the following: ''The
people of this State have hard struggle
before them to secure pure and honest
government free from the dictation of the
hoodlums and thugs of New Orleans. 1t
can be secured if the good people will
unite and make a long pull and pull Alto
gether. Ali personal preferences should
be buried and united and determined
effort made to secure government by
the people and for the people. 1t can be
done. 1t must be dOne."
ANOTHER STORM Latest advices re-
ceived tell us of some pretty severe storms
lately in Galveston, Mobile, New Orleans
and the Gulf. 1t may be that as yet no
mention has been made of the great storm
in Alexandria last Saturday, when eve
rybody, rich and poor, were focking to
Heyman's popular old stand to get some
of the fresh new goods that came in. 1t
was perfect storm the way they were
going off again. Don't fail to miss the
chance to come and see what Heyman's
bargains are in anything you want, with
prices within the reach of all.
"A SPECIAL to the Times Democrat from
Natchez says: Judge Thomas Rcber, Pres
ident of the Street Railroad Company, has
leased property of ten acres in the su.
burbs of the city, and will Immediately
convert it into base ball and shooting
park. He will also build large dancing
room adjoining the large house now on
the premises, and make it a first-class re.
sort No spirituous liquors will be allow.
ed, but all other refreshments will be
served in good style. The street railway
willrun into the grounds, and sufficient
cars will be put on to accommodate all
who desire to avail themselves of the
pleasures offered.