Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-25
LOCAL MATTERS.
Guesdap's edition.
New style of Bill and Letter Heads.

We return thanks to our inlefatigabl
stationcr, Mr.. NJ. Chambers, for lat
literary favors.
We inadvertently omitted to acknowl
odgc our obligations last week to ou'
Obliging young friend, George Hcroman
for lato Northern papers.
The indications are strong that We
will have good attendance ut the press
convention to meet here on tho second
Monday in October.
We are requested to announce that
there will be meeting OF Capital
Lodge, l. o. G. r., next Saturday night.
Members are urgently requested to at.
tend.
Pleasures Of Domestic Lifc. Mistress
(horriGcd), Good gracious, Bridget,
have you been using one of my stock
ings to strain the coffee through !"
Bridget {apologetically), "Yis, mum,
but slnrc didn't take a canc one
Mr.. Bourduard, the French dyer and
Seonrer, OH Laurel street requests rs to
ask those parties who have left work
nj his establishment to- call and get it
~ soon ~ they can do so. He does first
rate work and cannot fail to suit tho
most fastidious.
At tho scmi.annual meeting Of the
Independent Silver Cornct Band, the
following officers were elected Oh Sop
tsmber Goth: President, l.. Litty Vice
President, J. J. Murphy; Secretary,
j. Gcbclin; Treasurer, Chas. O'Conncll;
Inspectors, j. Ronhman and J. Baron.
The Fclciana Patriot Democrat of last
Saturday, says "Thc railroad meeting
mt Liberty, Miss, was held on Monday
last. Judge r. B. Lyons, from this par
ish, was present. II was concluded
road to- Baton Rouge was necessary, and
should DO bnilt." Now, let our people
urge the railroad cbmittee Of this city 70
give u hearty second TO this important
mater. The people Mt the other end of
the proposed route say the road is "nc
ccssary and should be built" and the
response should be echoed back: "lt
must be built
Last week we noticed the prcscnta-
ton to lis of the "American bird of free.
DOM" This week we are brought faco
to face with the great State bird'--thc
pclican--wbich was Sent to this Office on
Sunday morning by our dashing friend,
Mr.. Willie +. Conrad. He shot it on his
plantation, about seven miles below
town, with nccdlc.gun, ut distance
OF five hundred yards. II is u magniIi-
cent specimen Of tho pelican species,
being five feet and half high and meas
uring nearly nine feet from tip to tip.
We turned it over to our friend the Vice
Consul, Philip Machct, who will stuff it
for preservation, where our friends can
10 and examine it for months to come.
We had the pleasure yesterday of
reading the receipt of Mrs. ('dvinc
A!lain, of West Baton Rouge parish, for
twenty-five hundred dollars, paid her
by Mcssrs. Courier Il McNair general
insurance agents, in accordance with
policy No. 527l, Louisiana Equitable In.
surancc Company. These gentlemen in
surcd Mr.. AIiain's life little over one
year ago for the above amount, and
though but one premium had been paid
on the policy, owing both to the acti-
witty Of Messrs. Courier Il McNair and
tho reliability OF the Louisiana Eonit-
able, it has been promptly paid over to his
wife. This is one of the instances which
prove the great benefit to be derived
from life insurance. The prejudice which
in years agonc deprived people Of its ad-
vantagcs is fast dying away and will
soon be entirely ohlitcratc,l. The main
question now is, which is the most re-
liable company to obtain an insurance ,
policy from' Among the most promin. :
mt Of these, stands the Louisiana Eouit.
able. Bv its promp.ness in paying losses
{ has gained large business accessions ,
II the marginal decline of others. We
10 not say it to Halter their gentleman. ,
y agents at this place, but deem il :
natter of justice to state that thcy are I
among the best in the State. While .
hey are active for the company, they |
ire equally SO in the payment 'of losses ,
'ccrnlng to their numerous patrons. I
'csldcs these gentlemen are home men, \
mi do not believe in sending q dollar G
III that can be kept at home. With +
many more snch active firms M Courier :,
McNa'r, Baton Rouge would loom y
'Sht up. They are also agents for fire u
insurance companies which affords them a
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