Louisiana capitolian., 1879-12-20
Th4 4onisiana Gapitolian.
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
We were having more warm weathe'
as we went to press yesterday. ~.
The woke q man creates for himself BY
wrong doing will breed hate in the
kindliest nature.
Our merchants are up to their eyes
in business, the Christmas trade having
open with d rush.
Our ever kind and thoughtful friend,
Hon. f. w. Robertson, again places us
under obligations for tile daily Congress
sonal Record.
Thanks to our friend NJ. Chambers for
u copy of Frank Leslie's Illustrated
Weekly. This Is one of Leslie's choicest
periodicals. s-st.lt
Diptheria or severe type OF sore
throat prevails to a serious extent in
this community. Some cases have
proven fatal.
The concerts given by the Sisters at
st. Joseph's Academy Tuesday and
Thursday nights were very interesting
to both old and young.
In his new home in California Mr..
Voividich still remembers the CApITo-
LIAM. We are indebted to hi,s for a late
copy of the San Francisco Chronicle
Dispatches state that arrangements
have been made by the government to
run daily mail line from the mouth of
Red River to Donaldsonville. We trust
it will not prove q delusion. a.,y
The planters ip East and West Baton
Rouge parishes have nearly finished
grinding, end III {, few days more the
smoke of the sugar mills will cease to
I'LL away and mingle with the clouds.
The NJ. +. Conference adjourned last
Monday night, after q very interesting
and successful session. We think every
member departed highly pleased with
the hospitality and social excellence of
of our Methodist friends.
0 We had the pleasure of meeting Mr..
Joseph Reynolds, representing that
staunch firm in New Orleans, e. G.
Palmor & Co., Thursday. Mr.. Reynolds
is clever gentleman, and We commend
him to our merchants generally.
The CAPlTOLIAN office has been Spe-
cially hOnored this week. Several bevys
of handsome young ladies graced its
sanctum. We feel pround-cspecially
as our handsome editor was OFT on u
business tour, and--they knew it
The young folks of the ninth ward
are going to have jollification over
the recent Democratic victoty in this
parish. grand ball is to be given at
Charrotte's sugar house, to which our
whole Office is invited We return
thanks for the compliment.
We learn that large number Of the
Radical negroes of this parish express
| their determination to "exode" to Kan
sas It would he an idle waste of
words to try to persuade them that it
viii be their rnin-the sooner they get
off the better. Lot them slide.
We are pleased to announce that the
Methodist Conference, lately in session
at this place, has returned Rev. John I.
Sawyer to his charge at Baton Rouge1
This Jealous divine occupies n warm
place in the hearts of many of our peo-
pie, and will do good service in the holy
cause to which he has devoted his life
and labers.
The editor of this paper has been ab-
sent in the city since last issue. We
think his alliction this timo is based on
the tender chords of the heart. That
he will get speedy relief there can be
little doubt, us there are countless
physicians in tho Crescent City whose
loving affection can afford healing
balm for Cupid's deepest thrust.
Our subscribers in Ascension parish |
complain of not receiving the CAPITo-
LIAM. Where the fault lies it is impos-
sible for us to conjecture. 1t is the duty
of the Postmaster General to investigate |
these ilagrant wrongs, and discharge all
rccrcant postmasters and route agents.
Our paper is mailed regularly to all sub
scribers, and if they fail tn receive it,
the censure must rest upon Uncle Sans
agents, not ns.
Harry Knapp, advance agent of Old
john Robinson's mammoth circus, has
been stopping in Baton Rouge for the
past few days, making the necessary
arrangements for changing tile mode of
conveyance of the troupe. From this
point the company will be transported
by steamers, as the wet season renders
the highways in this section almost i'm
passablc. All the surplus stock, vehi-
clcs, ETC.. are to be sold at auction next
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