The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-03-27

President Harrison has appointed
Fred Grant and Walker Blaine to for
eign missions. Editor Whitelaw Reid
has been given the Ministershlp to
France. .-
Miss Pauline, fifth daughter of
Chief Justice Fuller, eloped with }.
Matt Aubrey, Jr., of Chicago, last
Thursday, and were married Inc
affair caused quite a sensation at
Washington.
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The following will be pleasant
piece Of news to the Hebrews in this
Town. DIR. .Chumaceiro, q few years
ago. was stationed in Alexandria:
Members of the Jewish Synagogue
in Evansville, Ind, received cable
gram yesterday from their rabbi, Dr.
J.sH. Chnmaceiro. rendering his reslg.
nation, aud explaining that he had
been elected chief rabbi for life OF the
Dutch West Indies, with headquarters
at; Curacao. He left here several
months ago to visit relatives.
In the view of the Ruston Cali
o,aph the Houston and Central Ark
ansas railroad is q sort of daughter OF
the horse Ieech which is constantly
asking for more. That paper says:
Bastrop is about'to be.lcft off the line
of the proposed railroad to run from South
east Arkansas via Monroe to Houston
Teyas. and as a natural consequence the
GOOD people of that little city are doing
Some vigorous kicking about it, Bastrop
and Morehouse parish have done all they
have been asked to do i'll aid OF the roaa,
Int II seems that the railroad company
are not satisfied with what they nave
done and want to squeeze more ont OF
them. And it is no doubt to accomplish
this end that the proposed leaving OF
Bastrop off the route is intended.
The gold craze in Southern Cali,
foruis turns out to be only colonlz
inc scheme on the part Of an lnterna
tioual Company. The Mexican gov
eminent has given concession o.
nearly 100000 acres of land i'll tn
Peninsula to the Company on certain
conditions; one of the conditions bens
that the Company shall have settle'
at least 5000 families in the countr!
within ten years of the granting OF TIT
concession. The Company has IN
vented the gold find; thousands OF mi
ners are Hockipg to the scene; foo
purveyors will follow them; and far
mers will 90 there to seek locations
Though there is unquestionably som
gold in the place, the most payln!
cold to he found there, it is said, is tn
raising 6f fruit--for which there ar
special advantages of soil, cllmat
and priaes.
From the following, which al
nears in the Farmerville Gazette,
would seem that the people over the'
are as anxious to hear from "Colon'
Ben" as we are over here. We haV
voted the Little Rock and Alexander
Railroad a tax, but that don't seem
move the Colonel bit, and we won
like to know why something has n
been done in the matter:
When last heard from Col. Is. W. Jon
son, the moving spirit i'll the Propos
Little Rock and Alexandria Rallro
scheme, claimed that foreign captains
refused to invest their money III afki'hs
nm account of the lack of protection tn
the State gave foreign investments. In
according to Col. johnson, was the OH
;mpediment in the way of an early co
pjetion of the road. We note, With
ceeding great joy, that at the present s.
sion of the Arkansas legislature Dill
moving this impedient passed both nous
and will no doubt receive the Goverho
sanction. We will watch our exchans
closely to see what Col. Johnson VIII
next. If he has not altogether aoaho'
ed his railroad scheme, he had better
II he known at once in some way III
substantial than words and promises.
very good chance of our town see9rl
the New Orleans, Natchez and Fort sc
rand is now open, and if Col. johnson
mains silent much longer he may lore
lose the subsidies that were once gran
his company by our citizens. Como, :
onel rive us some moro encourag
uews-even though they be nothing IN
than unrclcemed promises. The SIN
aayn chestnut is rather old: but then
serves TO let MS know that we are not
tirely forgotten, as well as stimulate
hopes.