Louisiana capitolian., 1879-07-19
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LOCAL MATTERS.
Attend the Festival Tuesday night.
Fine Job Work at the Capitolian.
The Silver Cornet Band celebration
comes off next Tuesday night.
Under the new constitution East Ba-
ton Rouge parish becomes the seven
teenth judicial district.
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Single copies of the Capitolian can be
found for sale at Mike Chambers sta
tionery establishment and Heroman's
Blue Store.
There are many things in this world
that are as deceiving as fish hook with
a worm on it; you don't feel the point
until you bite.
''Should man drink malt liquor ~
queries medical exchange. Well, il
man has wife it is certainly his duty
to supporter.
j. B. McHugh is our duly authorized
agent at Ambrosia, East Baton Rouge
parish, and authorized to receipt for
subscription and advertising.
The war on adventurous CANNES still
wages in this city. "Muzzle or death,'
the gay policeman sings, and then fol-
lows the cherished explosion.
A small boy in the parlOr where dry
goods clerk is sparkling the boys big
sister will make the course Of true love
rougher than riding in lumber wagon.
We return thanks to our colored friend
and polite ice-cream vendor, Eugene
Riss, for plate of delicious cream. He
knows exactly how to flavor and freeze
this delightful luxury. \
Don't forget that we have just receiv-
ed lot of new and late styles Of type
specially adapted to the printing of
cards, bill-heads, note-heads and circu-
lars. Call and examine specimens.
The Donaldsonville chief reaches this
office at the age of six days. If it took
the New York dailies proportionate
length Of time to reach this neck of the
Union, how much news would they con-
tain ? This is the conundrum that both
ers us.
During the absence of Mr.. Andrew
Jackson on his trip North, the wants of
the hungry in his extensive mercantile
house is promptly attended to by Mr..
VIM. Hearsey. He is q gentleman Of the
old school, and knows how to give atten-
tiOn to all classes.
Col. Z. w. Robertson, our active and
efficient Congressman, is at home once
more. The Colonel has made himself
especially prominent during the session
of Congress just closed, by his Jealous
services in the interest of the people of
the Mississippi Valley.
The law card of II. s. Lang, Esq, of
Donaldsonville, will be found in to-day's
paper. Not being acquainted with this
gentleman, we will defer anything like
the customary local mention until the
editor proper returns from the Crescent
City, who will attend to the matter.
-Four Baton Rouge boys left on the
steamer Whisper Thursday to enter the
naval service on the war sloop Wachu-
setts. Their names are Richard II. Day,
i. j. Clark. Johnny Annis and Eugene
Rnodler. We trust they will find the
duties lighter and more agreeable than
is generally supposed. |
Last week we announced lull in the
Kansas fever, among the darkies in this
section. The calm passed and the storm
broke out with fresh fury last Sunday,
when about seventy benighted darkies
took the boat for st. Louis. They were
mostly from West Baton Rouge parish,
only few having taken passage from
this port.
Mr.. NJ. Chambers placed us under OBJ
hgatlons Thursday tor copy OF new
Sung, by one ofour most popular authors,
entitled. "Forgive that little angry
word" 1t is q beautiful piece of music,
and has already become favorite with
the old and young. Get copy before
all are sold. Our thanks are also due
Mr.. Chambers for late Northern and
Western papers.
"The Cadets Darling" sends lis a
little contribution this week, which will
be relished by the young folks generally.
1t embraces little dry humor that will
doubtless be of interest to many of the
absent young soldiers, and we are sorry
we didn't receive it to publish the week
before they left for their homes. Listen
Gle pressed me fondly to his heart,
And kissed nv tears away"