The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-18

my stock before buying.
CHAs. W. CARRUTH.
When you have O dollar to spend
for dry GOODS, of course you naturally
seek to invest it where it WIKI bring
you the largest returns, There Can be
no trouble in making up your mind.
Go to the mammoth establishments of
Bauer & We'll, Front street, opposite
Ferry landing.
Capt. Geo. w. Rea, of the Red
RIVER and Coast Line Co., is having a
new steamboat built at Jeffersonville,
Ind, the Valley Belle, for this trade
She is already being planked, and
will be finished entire by the first of
November. Capt. Rea is confident
that his new boat will prove the best
and fastest sternwheeler that has run
to Red River.
MIR. William T. Price, a Justice
of the Peace, at Richland, Nebraska,
was confined to his bed last winter
with severe attack of lumbago, but a
thorough application of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm enabled him to get up aud
go to work. Mr.. Price says: "The
Remedy cannot be recommended too
highly" Let any one troubled with
rheumatism, neuralgia or lame back
give it trial aud they will be of the
same opinion. so cent bottles for sale
by L. j. Sullivan.
Five negro preachers took seats
in the ladies' coach on the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia train
and refused to comply with the de-
mand of the conductor to go into an.
other car. When the train reached
Braxlev station crowd of fifty men
boarded it and with sticks and clubs
beat the negroes until they were com
PEELED in fear of their lives to enter
another car. There is no need of MN.
cling matters. Negroes who persist in
riding in cars with whites, aud espe-
eially white ladies, should be treated
just that way Caucasian.
e. j. Sullivan, druggist desires
TO inform the public, that he is agent
for the most successful preparation
that has yet been produced for coughs,
colds and Group. 1t will loosen and
relieve severe cold in less time than
any other treatment. The article re-
ferred to is Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy 1t is a medicine that has
won fame and popularity on it's mer-
its and one that can always be Deepen
ded upon. 1t is the only known rem
edy that will prevent group. 1t must
be tried to be appreciated. 1t is put
mp in so cent and 81 bottles. For
sale by E, }. Sullivan.
The country about Arcadia has
been waiting four thousand years for
a North and South line Of railroad
connecting it with deep water and the
great Northwest and, by the great
horn spoons, she ought to have it..
The enterprising citizens of Arcadia
met the representatives of the Kansas
CITY and Alexandria railroad last
Monday and agreed to donate $50, 900
to induce that road to build through
Arcadia. The conditions were accept
cd of one-third cash and the balance
on the completion of tho road through
Arcadia. The parties projecting the
road are Boston capitalists Shreve-
port Caucasian.
The Cotton Convention held in
New Orleans last week accomplished
what the South demanded-hence our
people are pleased. The whole mat
ter hinged on the question of determi
ming the difference in weight be-
tween cotton and jute tagging, and
fixing the tare on each SO as to place
them equal" The following resolu-
ton passed covers the whole matter:
That on and after the LIST day of
October, 1889, all cation shall be sold
at ret weight, allowing twenty-four
pounds off gross weight for tare on jute
covered bales, and sixteen pounds oft
on cotton covered bales, the cotton
covering to be of standard weight,
hree four,lls of ponnd to the yard