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Louisiana Democrat. WEEKLY. Official Journal of the Town. OFFICIAL. JOURNAL of the DEIO CRATIC PARTY of RIAI'IIES. Our Agents. Thos. McIntyre, .......New Orleans Dauncy & Co.,...........Now York Geo. P. Rowell & Co.,.... " Nelson Chesman & Co.,....St. Louis Edwin Alden,.......... Cincinnati N W. Ayer & Son.....I'hiladelphia 1: -T'ux Alexandria DEMOCRAT says Rap ides has had no representation on the State ticket in twenty-five years. This is A true, but many sons of Rapides have risen to distinction in public life. lion. N. C. Blanchard, of Rapides, is now serving his fourth term in Congress, having been unanimnously renominated three times.- P Judge T. C. Manning, of Rapides, has v been both Associate Justice and Chief .Justice of our State Supreme Court, and o is now tUnited Slates Minister to Mexico. I What more does Rapides want ? Would she take the earth and the fullness there- h of.--[Slreveport Times. This is quite handsome. Because the Governor appointed Judge Man wing to a position on the Supreme u Bench in 1877, and because Mr. Blan- r chard, who lives in Caddo, has been elected to Congress three times, Rap. a ides should be satisfied to stay in the r background for all time to come. It is true that Rapides has plenty of b brains and her bo.s generally do well whether they go away or stay at home. It is equally true that we are not now asking anything, and if the people t, throughout the State dislike, u asa r much as the Shreveport people, if we I judge them by the Times, it will be foolish in us ever to do so. But then, as long as we are content and don't ti bother anybody we might be let alone. The people of Caddo have no cause r, for making war on Rapides. We have supported their candidates in every campaign where a Shreveport man was presented. But the Times has forgot ten that there may be a hereafter.- I Our people are always positive and ac- < tive in their support and opposition; t they generally make themselves felt, and if Shreveport is to make war on c every man from Rapides, simply be.- t eanse he is from Rapides, there will be a something interesting in the future.- r The gentlemen whose names were used by Mr. Puckette, were not before the public asking office. He had no P authority for using their names, and a the vindictive spirit manifested to- '1 wards them and our people is, to say the least, surprising. -An immense stock of goods on the way to Heyman's. Call early and secure bargains. A NEW l)EPARTURE-It iS a gene- c rally conceded fact that commerce and business both have to adopt and con form to the changes wrought by cir- 1 cumstances The business manage mont of the popular establishment of I Mrs. D. lIeyman would rcspectfully announce to the public that this estab lishment has recently perfected ar. rangements which will enable it to C largely increase its stock of general c merchandise. The new feature intro duced in this connection is the sale of goods at New Orleans prices. Note- Test the acuracy of the above statement before purchasing I elsewhere. 1 -You can get your boy a pair of I boots now for 50 cents at IIevman's. Just think of it ! AN OPEN QUEsTION TO GEN. Ni- I cnOLLs.-Are you willing to give un- t equivocal assurance to the public that you will support Gov. McEnery, if nominated by the Democratic State Couventibn, whether or not your name is brought before the Convention, and whether or not any other (independent or reform, or republican) ticket is in the field. If yes, then how will you reconcile such vote to your emphatic asseveration in a public speech that you would co-operate with honest men of all political opinions, without dis tinction of race or color, to defeat the ring? DEMOCRAT. The above was clipped from the Washington Argus. -THE result Of the Prohibition contest in Texas was a very severe rebuke to the preachers. They were very plainly given to understand that their business was to look after the spiritual welfare of their congregations, and not to dabble in pohlitics and for sake their pulpit for the stump. The South is not the kind of soil on which political parsons can flourish, and the Texas preachers now realize the fact. --[States. -TnE Arcadia Advance pulishlies the following "Reform Ticket of Cad do:" For President of the United States, Col. James M. Hollingsworth; for Vice President, N. C. Blanchard; Calbinet- Secretary of State, Chas. McD. Puckette; Secretary of the Treasurer, James M. Foster; Attor ney General, E. ItI. Randolph; Sec rotary of the Interior, DL)aniel Nichol son. -BEFORE purchasing anywhlere in this Parish call at Heyman's ianamnothl establishment, Front street, opposite Ferry landing, and get prices. You will be treated well and depart satis fled, as you obtain value received ev ery time. -THE North Louisiana Fair takes place at Shreveport, Nou~mlwr 8th to 13bh iu clunaive. Cash premiumn s $5,000. For pr, - minai lists and general informaltion ad dress, M. L. iScovILi, curetary, Shrcvelort, La. ALEXANDRIA. oto A Full Description of the Town. iz What it Has and What it Expects. Its Many w Advantages. je What is Alexandria a Alexandria is the name of the Par- gi ish seat of the Parish of Rapides, to Stge of Louisiana; it contains about 2500 inhabitants, and is one of the P oldest Towns in the State. " Where is Alexandria situated ? na It is situated on the West bank of C' Red river (the right descending bank,) at s about one hundred and fifty miles pe k above its month, and immediately be- he low the Falls; it is the head of navi- lii ti gation during low water. Directly lo a opposite Alexandria- is the Town of to Pineville, a new steam ferry constant- wl ly plying between the two Town. At b( s Alexandria, Bayou Rapides falls into at Red river. of Alexandria is the center of the up- be per corner of the large body of allu- re vial lands which, following the banks "4 of the Red, Mississippi and Atchafa- tit lays rivers, as well as their connecting co bayous, terminate at the Gulf. Pineville opposite, is on hills abut- at e ting directly on the river, and which are the last spur of the vast chain of e mountains and hills, which descend in so regular terraces from Missouri and sir n Arkansas. It follows, therefore, that pr '- all railroads on the North of Red b3 river, intending to cross it on their Li It way to the Gulf from Sabine river to sv New Orleans, must make Pinevlle Ir I their objective point, and cross at fi Alexandria. For taking the longi- vi Stutide of Alexandria, it is the most di- at . rect and the nearest line from St. fo e Louis via Little Rock. We hat are the facilities for transpor- al ttation av 1. The river, which has a line of he 0 regular boats f.om New Orleans, and lit e a St. Louis trading boat about every to sixty days. trt 3. The terminus of a branch of the th - Huntington system, known as the wi "Morgan Railroad," which runs a daily ry train to and from New Orleans, and at connects at Lafayette with the main wi . trunk line going to Houston, Texas, to e and from thence to all the points th reached by that vast system. 3. The Texas and Pacific, which passes through on its way to Marshall, tit d and from thence to St. Louis, Western of T- Texas and California. to y And to be built, as follows: bi In the way of projected railways, m some of which are now in actual b, course of construction, while others are assured, is the Louisiana North and tl South Railroad, from Magnolia, Ark., so via IIomer, La., to Alexandria. This R line has already been surveyed and is be in course of construction from Gibbs- m f land, a point on the Vicksburg, te Shreveport and Texas Railway, north- ud ward. Thie distance is only a hun- P o dred miles from Alexandria, and when h l completed will, through its connections P - make the road the short line via Alex- tl andria between New Orleans, Fort tl Scott and Kansas City. This road g hIas already secured a charter to bridge ri Red river at Alexandria, to be com p pleted by April, 1880. s. The Louisiana and Arkansas Rail- e road comes next in- order, from Brink . ley, Ark., via Delhi and Harrisonburg P n- to Alexandria, the terminal point. To it aid the construction of this railway a " if five mill tax for ten years has already been voted in Alexandria, Pineville, id and West Carroll. The route of this ut road will extend along the Bayou Ma in con Ridge, a natural roadbed not sub to ject to overflow, for nearly seventy t five miles, bringing it almost to Har en risonburg, where it crosses the Ousach is- ita river; and thence entering the long c le leaf pine section, about eighlty miles he from Alexandria, continues through the virgin forests to this city. In con nection with thlis the syndicate haa a Sproposition from tihe Tcnsas levee dis- I re trict to build dams across the head tat waters of the numerous small bayous he heading up in West Carroll Parish "' and Chico County, Ark, thus reolaim- I hre ing all the lands subhject to overflow I ch in the Tensas district, amounting to he nearly a million acres in Morehouse, ct. Onachita Richland and Caldwell Par ishes. The survey of this road has ies already started from Alexandria, and id- construction will at once follow. The ed distance from Brinkley to Alexandria d is 520 miles, while by this route, as as. preparatorily surveyed, the distance he from Alexandria to St. Louis is only or- 520 miles. An eastern connection for - this route will be made via Trinity. The Little Rock and Alexandria Railroad, from Little Rock via Far merville to Alexandria as a terminal it( point, is another of the projected lines oi of railway. This syndicate is now ap tis plying for the five mill tax io aid in o its construction, which the citizens say they will vote. In the same category ace of projected railways can be included ,,'. the Houston, Central Arkansas and ad- Northern Railroad, running from Pine luHtff, Ak., to Moro, La., and thence to Alexandria, directly through the at long leaf pine region, from which im mense profits are expected to be real- m ized. bt Next in the order of projected rail- fa ways, having Alexandria as their pro- va jective point, is the Arcadia and Alex andria route. Senator Brioe and En- ne gineer Polk are in charge of the mat ter and have already made an optical fo survey. Lastly comes the Alexandria and de Texas railroad, projected from Alex andria through Rapides, Vernon and Calcasieu parishes to the Sabine river, fu and thence to Houston. This com pany is an Alexandria institution and has been duly incorporated. Its course lies through nearly 100 miles of the long leaf pine region from Alexandria to the Sabine river, 400,000 acres of which valuabie timber region have been already absorbed by Northern and Eastern capitalists; 100,000 acres of the timber lands on this route also belong to Jay Gould. The road is regarded by the Alexandrians as a necessity to the development of their timber interests, and will be pushed to completion. What are the advantages of Alex andria? al 1. As a railroad center. Any one looking at the map will c see that all roads west of the Missis sippi, tending to New Orleans, must fo pass through the spur of land formed by the Red and Mississippi rivers. Leaving the impracticable, lost and is swampy lands of the lower Black and RIed rivers, they must follow the hills th further west, w hich bring them to Pine ville and force them to cross at Alex- th andria, from whence they can make for the Gulf in an air line. All surveying engineers as well as all railroad builders have always been aware of the fact. Up to now no steps have been taken by the main trunk lines, because the building of no new road was proposed and their means of transportation were ample. But now that the ball has started rolling, there will be a severe contest for the maste ry of the lines; for when once St. Louis and Kansas City shall shake hands th with New Orleans via Alexandria, this town shall be the main artery from the West. 2. As a manufacturing center. First-A cotton factory. No sec tion by its location offers a better opening for a cotton factory. Our town handles from 10,000 to 12,000 bales of cotton, and some 5,000 bales m more belong legitimately to it. The bulk of the above can be bought by ki the factory. All cotton men know that the Red river cottons are eagerly sought after for their staple, and the " Rapides cottons especially. Labor can be had at reasonable prices: men, wo men and children. If the mill is in tended for water power, Rayou Rap ides can be utilized at a small ex .pense. If for steam power, wood can be had in abundance at a minimum ts sprice By having a ginnery added to C - the factory, a very large quantity of tthe cotton could be bought in seed. $ Secondly-A sugar refinery. Eve- $ e ry acre in Rapides Parish can raise l - sugar cane and the saccharine density tl of the cane for refining purposes is c equal to any in the State. Besides, e and it is a very important point, the p property around is so cultivated in I small tracts that an immense acreage c Swould be planted in cane by small h farmers; if they had a central mill where they could sell their cane. An refinery now at Lecomte, in this Par- e ish, the property of E. V. Weems, Esq., is a success and its sugars are o sold in several leading markets of r the west. a Thirdly.- Lumber manufacturing a gcompanies in all their branches: Saw I SMills, Planing Mills, Woodwork Mills, hWagon Factories and Furniture Fac . tories. a As an evidence of the success of one ,. branch, viz, Saw Milling: Alexan .. dria has a lumberman, Julius Levin, t is who ships monthly over a million feet * bh of lumber, and be has to run his mills c n. to their full capacity; he cannot fill ' w all his orders. The Texas and Pacific to road runs its flats to his yards and t e, loads at the lumber piles. *r- As regards the planing branch: sour heart-grained long leaf pines, Id planed out in 3j and 4& inches floor he ings and ceilings, can be sold in ia the North and West in any quantities s and on arrival when stained and var ce nished they are pronounced equal to ly mahogany. r Alexandria commands the timber for all the other branches of wood-work. a It is here in abundance and awaits a r. demand. al Fourthly.-An Oil Mill. es Alexandria has by far the best cen p- tral location for an Oil Mill, of any in town on the tributary streams of the ay Mississippi. It is now a very large ry and important purchasing point for the ed Oil Mills, so much so that the coast nd line of steamers have a ware-house ne for that purpose. Both by water and ce by rail the country tributary to Alex e andria is a seller of cotton seeds. A firsot-class Oil Mill would ulti- e mately control the whole Red river business, and as an adjunct to a cotton a factory and ginnery, it would create a e vast and remunerative industry. a 3. For health, residence and busi ness purposes. s Alexandria has always been nroted it for its salubrity, as it is surrounided lI entirety by high alluvial lands and a, lills. It has always escaped the epi- ai demics so fatal to the other Southern Towns- A The Town is easily drained, beauti fully laid out in squares at right an- w gles, and commands splendid sites for t, residences. Vegetation may be called cl perennial, which makes the beautfying C of a home an easy matter. Vegetables ti and fruits attain here their highest 1, maturity;- and every thing necessary a, for man's sustenance can either be R raised with very little labor, or pur- a, chased for a very low price. g For business purposes, the location of Alexandria is so central that busi. ness sense and capital combined can- ft not fail to succeed. A single business it house (the late A. Heyman) has been known to sell a quarter of a million sc yearly. The business houses here are all solvent, and the losses on the a gross sales do not average three per li cent. A live business man, who is d, willing to live and let live can make af ftortune here. r What is at Alexandria now ? ti 1. The Court House, as Alexandria al 1 is the Parish seat. i 2. All the officers of the Court and s the lawyers reside here. P 3. The Jail. tc 4. The depots of the Morgan and st the Pacific Railroads. t e 5. The Post and Money Order office. 6. Fourteen general stores. Seven grocery stores. One hardware aid agricultural im- ci plements store. h; Two tin shops. ti One saddlery store. One millinery store. f Four drug stores. d One jewelry store. tl Two haseries. e One ice house. 7. Two weekly newspapers. a' s 8. One hotel, (the Exchange) one of the largest, best kept and most conve- tl nient in the State. ci Six private boarding houses. tl n 9. Two livery stables. 10. One machine repairing shop. C 11 One blacksmith and wagon shop. P 12. One ginnery and two plaining mills. eC r 13. Two undertaking establishments. p r 14. One restaurant. O 15. A steam fire engine, Silsby s make. n 16. One hook and ladder company. v 17. The City Hall with a fine war Y ket attached. h w 18. One billiard saloon. y 19. One photograph gallery, with n news stand attached. (l 20. Two barber shops. I 21. One rubber stamp manufactory. e - 22. Three resident dentists. t 1- 23. Seven physicians. c . 24. Thirteen lawyers. 25. Three shoemakers. t 26. Two tailoring establishments. 1 n 27. Two book and job printing es m tablishments. to Contracted for and to be built at once: t of 1. A cotton compress, to cost over d. $40,000. The town has donated e- 85,000 towards its construction, and ss has given for $1 a 99 years' lease of I ty the ground on which the compress is company are now building, also ex s, emption from taxes, etc. The com-rt 2e press is to be in operation by October I inl1st next, and expects to handle, in he cluding railroad cottons, some 30,000 .1 hales of cotton. ll 2. A shingle, hoop pole and grist A mill, which will operate this fall and rr- employ a great many hands. 5, 3. The depots and fiiachine shops1 re of the Arkansas and Louisiana Rail-. of road. The town has donated thirty acres t. the company for that purpose, gand they are to begin work at once. w Immediately out of Town, up the riv s cr, we have S 1. Thel large ginnery of the Experi ment plantation. ne 2. Ths immense saw mill of the New nYork Lumber Company, said to be n, the largest in the United States. It is ,et now idle owing to some unavoidable Is causes, but it is expected to resume 1ll work shortly. fi 3. The Charity Ilospital, costing d $10,000, bnilt by a special appropria tion of the State. What is the price of property in h: Alexandria e0, Business improved property, brick or- stores, lot 30x100, can be bought at in from $2000 to 34000 - frame, from Ces $1000 to 83000. ar- Lots in central part of Town, aver to age size, 53 by 106, improved, at from 81000 to 82000-unimproved at from for $400 to $800. rk. On the outer limits of the corpora s atioe, squares of ground, 212 by 212, are offered at from $400 to $600. Rural property, within two miles of en- Town, can be bought at prices run my ning from 825 to $100 an acre, accor the ding to location and improvements. rge Country property, all the way from the five to twenty miles, is offered in large last tracts at an average price of $6 use to $15 an acre, on time, part cash, ac md cording to improvements. ox- Timber lands, with long leaf pine, can be had all over the Parish at gov ernment price, $2.50 an cere. Creek bottom lands, hammock lands, almost as productive as alluvial lands, can be had at from 75 cents to $5 an acre. Some large tracts of land, within some ten miles of Town, and belong ing to the Citizen's Bank, New Or leans, have been sub divided in 50 acre lots, and are offered on long time at $20 an acre. What are the expenses of living in Alexandria ' Good board and lodging at $4 per week-day board at 83 per week transient $1.50 per day-good meals can be had as low as 25 cents a meal. Country supplies are abundant and of the best quality; butter, 20 cts., eggs, 15 cts. All vegetables and fruits are at nominal prices and abundant. Rents are low, from $5 to $15 a month, according to size of residence and the grounds surrounding it. The market, one of the best sup plied in the State, supplies meat at from 8 to 10 cents per pound, accord ing to quantity. What about society, churches and schools in Alexandria ? The people of Alexandria have al ways been noted for their urbanity, liberality, hospitality and general good deportment; they are essentially cos mopolitan, having in their midst rep resentatives of nearly all civilized na tions. Alexandria is orderly and law abiding. The Alexandrians are, as a class, polished and educated; neither given to cant or extreme opinions. The stranger always receives from them the most. cordial reception. Alexandria has a Catholic church, an Episcopalian church, a Methodist church, and a Jewish synagogue; all have large and influential congrega tions. It also has public schools for both sexes, and a first-class young la dies' academy. There are also two or three private schools well attended. What are the newspapers in Alex andria T The LouIrsIANA DEMOCRAT and the Town Talk, both ueekly, of large circulation and alive to the interests of their Parish. The LouISIANA DEMo CRAT is one of the oldest country pa pers in the State. What advantages are offered to the emigrant by Alexandria and Rapides Parish 1 No Parish in the State, and in fact no section of the Union offer such ad vantages to the emigrant. Land, timber, water and climate are here, all awaiting the emigrant. It is a well known fact that the im mense public domain of the Union has disappeared. The Railroad monopo lies, the politicians and the large for eign syndicates have grabbed it. II the pioneer of thirty years ago should come back to life and take up his march in search of a location, he might travel in vain. The boundary lines and the fences of the l:and grabbers would take himn to the barren heights of the Rocky Mountains, and from their summits looking still to the WVest he would see them stretching to the rPacific. STexas, the great point towards I which all emigration was tending, has fproven by years of drought that its capacity to support a large agricultu ral population is uncertain. But here, within almost hearing of the surf of the sea, and within a day's rtravel from New Orleans, we have still our public domain, and we have the timber, the water end the seasons. Thousands of acres are still open for homestead or pre-emption, and the Srailroad is offering its grant lands at ~ $3 per acre. On the alluvial lands, plantations after plantations are offered at prices Slower than government lands, de - ducting the cost of clearing and im y provements. In this age of co-operative associa ' tion, a colony forming a Homestead Association could buy one of our large plantations and sub-divide it among themselves, so as to make the price - low enough for any settler. After an emigrant gets here what does he need Only a stout arm to work and a healthy brain to guide Sfor God has placed at his hands all be Is needs. The timber is here, the water e is here, the land only awaits his labor, e and a perennial pasturage will never stint his ever increasing herds. To the searcher of a home, we there g fore say, Comne !-not next year, but Snow, for everything you are in search of is here. --Chairman Leon Jastremalk, has issued a call for the meeting of the State Con tral Committee, to meet in New Orleane at on Thursday, Oct. 8th, 1887, for the pur pose of arranging for the State Nomin. m ting Convention, as also to dispose ofothi er matters that may be brought before that body for action. LOLEMAYI'S a- Oil lILLS, , OACHES AR8 AaU HfILLS '"" '* Time m a.e sued nd Machionery 0 every deeerlptos, in bcmsli therenowna mantactorle- re, Hfl DUEY COLEMAN, Naw ORLEANS, LA - Unprecedented Attraction I I DISTRIBUTED. La. State Lottery Co. Incorporated by the Legislature in 1868 for Educational ane Charitable purposes, and its franchise made a part of the pree ent State Constitution, in 1879, by an over whelming popular vote. Its Grand Single Number Drawings will I take place every month, and its Grand Semi-Annual Drawings takes place every six months (Juno and December.) T We do hereby certify that wee supervise the arrangementsfor all the monthly and quar k terly drawings of the Louisiana State Lottery Company, and in person manage and control S8 the drawings themselves,, and that the same are conducted with honesty, fairness, and in good faith toward all parties, and we author- F lie the Company to use this certificate, with fae simile Pf our signatures attached, in its I advertisements. G. T. BEAUREGARD, J. A. EARLY, F Commissioners. C. r $ We, the undersigned banks and bank- F ers will pay all prizes drawn in the Louis iana State Lotteries which may be presen ted at our counters. C J. H. OGELSBY, ai Pres. La. Nat. Bank. T P. LANAUX, in A Pros. State Nat. Bank. T A. BALDWIN, Pres. N. O. Nat. Bank. CARL KOHN, Pres. Union Nat. Bank. G - Grand Single Number Drawing At the Academy ofMliaic, Now Orleans, TUESDAY, SEI T. 13rr, ISS7. I IC t CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000. tI Notic--Tickots are $10 only; Halves; *5; Fifth. $2; T'lnths, $1. IST OF PRIZES: - 1f PRIZE OF t$150,00ooo is.....$150 On0 1 PRIZE OF $50r,000 is....... 0() 000 s 1 PRLIZE OF $20,000 is........ ,0 000 e 2 Prizesof $10,000 are......... 20 000 "o 4 Prizes of $5000 are.......... 20 000 20 Prizes of $1000 are........... 20 000 S 50 Prizes of$500 are........... 25 000 n 100 Prizes of $300 are........... 30 000 o0 200 Prizes of $200 are.......... 40 000 rt 500 Prizes of $100are............ 50 000 sB Approximation Prizes: 0 100 Appreoximation prizes $300.... 30.000 a- 100 do do 200.... 20.000 id 100 do do 100.... 10.000 :o 1000 Terminal prizes of 50.... 50,000 S2,179 prizes amounting to ........$535.000 at r7 For Club Rates, or any further in to frrmation apply to the undersigned. Your handwriting must be distinct and ,.igature plain. Moee rapid return mail be delivery will be assured by your enclosing or an envelope bearing your full address. P Send Postal Notes, Express Money orderso or New York Exchange in ordi er nary letter. Currency by Express, at our expense, addressed to e M. A. DAUPHIN, ut New Orleans, La. lb Address registered letters to New Or ed leans National Bank, New Orleans, La. Lus A. ALBERT & SON., AGENTS Are lexandria, La. Remem' That the presence of Gens. Beauregard and Early who are in charge of the Drawings, is a guarantee of absolute fairness and integrity; that the chances are all equal, ems and that no one can possibly divine what number will draw a Prize. REMEMBER Sthat the payment of all prizes is gsarau n teed by four NationMal Banks of New Orleans Sand the tickets are signed,by the Presi Sdent of an Institution, whose chartered as rights are recognized in the highest i Courts, therefore, beware of all imita La: tiong and anonymeus schemes." HENRY ST. JOHN ALEXANDRIA, LA. IKHEPS DRU'G8 OF THE BEST QUALITY ONLY' BUYS RI GARDLESS OF COST TO BAVE TI-IE BIIST! IN STOCK FOR SALE SCHOOL BOOKS, PA, . PERS and OFFICE MA. TERIAL. SPATENTOPRIPROPRIETORT z MEDICINE ". Table and Pocket Cutlery, Per . fumes, and a large variety of Fancy and Useful Artitles. A. B. RACHAL, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Alexandria, La. Office: At the DEMOCRAT, comen Second and Johnston streets. Texas - and =Paci . RAILWAY. The Great Popular Route between- L*THE EAST & TIilE WEi a SHORTEST LINE to NEW ORLEANS . and ALL POINTS in Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona and CALIFORNIA. Favorite Line to the North, East; and South-east. PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CA daily between St. Louis and Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso and San Franci California, also Marshall and New Orle without change. Solid Trains, El Paso to St. Louis Fast Time, First-class Equipmente ants Sure Connection. I? Seetthat your tickets read via Texas and Pacific Rtilway. For Maps, Time Tables, Tickets, Rates, and all required information, call on or address any of th Ticket agents, or J. H. MILLER, Passenger Agent, Dallas, Texta B. W. McCULLOUGH, Gcu'l Passenger & Ticket Agt., Dallas, T. JOHN A. GRANT, General Manager, Dallas, Texas.: T. L. lMACY, General Agent at Alexandria, Lia; S. CUI TJEN, SUCCESsOR TO lI) LLEN & ROGER ALEXANI)DRIA, LA. Cen'l heiviuig & :Fwý.rdig !r: Keeps on hanl for sale Lime, C"ent Coal, Corn, Oats, Ilay and Bran. i' Will make liberal advanese Cotton ond other , produce, and will. so pay the highest market pride Cotton Seed. *iP Agent for the Milhurn Gin A Machine Co. Menphi~, Tetna . Hughea' - Toni Sure and S.fe Remedy for ' CHILLS and FEVER INVALUABLE IN THE SOUTHI It lill Cure t, lgoat DOhintete ; FOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS PREPARED BY R. A. ROBINSON & C LOUISVILLE, KY. UNDERTAKE I -AND DRALKR IN - METALLIC - and - ROSEWO mCOFFINS Corner of Lee and Fifth S ALEXANDRIA, LA. Dr. Tho1. W Com PHYSICIAN- AND - SURGE - -OFFICE Corner of 3d and Washington S i Alexan~iria, La. DR. J. N. LANEZ d I, Offce-at A. Albert's residence, ial t ond Street, ALEXANDRIA, LA.: obert P. Eu - Attorney-at-LaW,. Oce--In the Big Orsaborna Bi S Up Stairs, 2d Street, ; , ALEXANDRIA, LA.'> a ..