Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-23

Z, hVP"p'iVah 'Hnuiuates w SOHRTeSS, vi
: Temperance of the hungry carpet-bag
gers drinking the plague to the South
. Is what the great watchdog of the Trea
. sury, John Sherman, is sighting for. Oh
{ how loving and lovcable is that swee
brother Sherman "of ournr
Hon. w. J. Sharp, besides being
gentleman, q scholar and perhaps q fin
judge of cider, is, beyond question, ONT
| Of the abcst sugar makers In the State
As every one knows Mr.. Sharp is til,
inventor and patentee Of the best eva
pOratOr that can be used for making
sugar and syrup. His evaporation is til,
thing, particularly for small plantations
He sent us n specimen of his syrup that
cannot be surpassed anywhere.
| The weather for some time past has
been exactly what it should be for gath
ering the crops. Cool days and nights
and dry atmosphere are favorable to
cotton picking and perfectly splendid
fer gr!rding cane. Onr sugar planters
are hard at it, and the yield is reported
as being satisfactory cvcrywh here. If
we can escape q premature freeze, there
wi!ishc good time for everybody ut
the close of the season and next year
MARRIAGE IN litGH LIFE.-Damc Ru-
NOR has it that one of our most popular
odyoung men is on the eve of contracting
the holy bond of matrimony. Who the
fortunate hclrcss is, we have thus far
been unable to ascertain We know that
many hearts with whom the gentleman
in question has been coquctting will
bleed from anguish and cruel disnp-
polntment, while the young gentry will
delight in the withdrawal from the lists
Of their most formidable rival
SILK CrLrrRE--Wc were pleased to
receive n call, on yesterday, from Mr.
l.. ). Crozler. Of Bayou Sara, the intro
Queer Of the silk worm in this section.
Mr. Nrozicr has demonstrated by prac'i-
cal applcation that silk cuIturc5san M
made q grand success in Louisiana.
Without interfering in the least with
the cultivation OF other prn,lncts. every
farmer with his wife and children, in
thcif hours OF leisure, can earn u large
revenue from this source. Hundreds of
dollars can thus be realized. This sub.
icct is one that should not be overlooked
and our enlightened farmers should
take the trouble Of addressing Mr.. Gro
zicr for further information.
A SUDDEN DEATll-This community,
on yesterday, WAS painfully startled, by
learning that Mr. Worden Doughcrty, Il
son of John A. Doughcrty, Esq, was
dead. II was hut two or three DAYS
lgo that we had occasion to spend
moment in pleasant conversation with
.hc deceased, young gentleman noted
or his kind heart, genial manners and
generous nature. Attacked with one
'"ngcstivc chill, which happened to pass
he fell victim at the second.
hpS beng cut down at the Threshold
# his usefulness. Together with his
'ost Of friends and those of bis bercavcd
'ar"ntS, we extend to the latter our
ccpcst sympathy in this hour of indies
cribablc affection. @
The d-to-5 s4unbhlc was settled by
Hdge Sherhurnc of the District Court.
tho, on yesterday. dissolved the mime
on prayed for to restrain the Admins
'ator of Finance from paying the salary
the Mayor, which had been fixed at
nc sum Of one thousand dollars by q
forum composed Of the Mayor and v
'ur Councilman, the other four Council "
en contendng that no legal quorum
istcd when the resolution was adOpted,
be Judge held that the complainants Y
Or the people were in nowisc affected v
their interests; on the contrary, that y
the action of the Council was invali- i
sted, the Mayors salary having been c
<cd at fifteen hundred dollars by a L
'evions resolution, which would still n
i'll force iii the contingency mention II
|, that officer would have the right, if \,
chose, to exercise It, to receive that G,
Mount. :,
DEAfH.oF ADNEK l.. DrNCAN-It is Il
It'll deep regret that We note the de-. a
'sc ct tins young gentleman, which d
cnt occurred at \. NJ, on the 10Th. tc
/. Duncan was q frenthtf Of some of t
otdc,t families u this city and par So
J, notably the graud son Of the dccco~.~ pj
venerable Nico-fuusuj ul France.
! BonnocaIc, whose oalur wa, the .,
nonym Of all tina; was gooa and ion- w.
thIr. The deceased win be regretted -
hosts of si5c"d, who admired his -,
mix iT9lt- or rlrrr pI,r rr, II, ,.,,,,.,,.