Louisiana capitolian., 1880-03-13

In mlnd, IL tney WISH 10 aVOlu uelay.
The J. NJ. White is out with q wager
of twenty-five thousand dollars that she
} is the fastest boat plying the Mississip-
pi river. Tom Leathers will please put
mp or shut up.
Washington never told lie, but If
the gem puzzle had existed in his day
we fear that he might havc-have said:
ooh, I've done it, done it lots of times;
but can't tell Just how!'
The friends of Messrs. J. Il. Hackney
and w. w. Rowe, of Ward No. l, have
announced their nantes as candidates
for Counclmen. These gentlemen are
both good and worthy citizens, and if
elected, will serve with credit to their
constituency.
Among the announcements appearing
in the proper column is the candidacy of
Messrs. Charles Week and r. Fl. Burke
J for City Councilmen from the I'd ward.
These gentlemen have already served
the city faithfully in this capacity, and
will, if reelected, sustain their good
record as efficient officers.
The editor of the Sugar Planter made
signal, and we might say, "ignoramns"
failure, in his attempt to pronounce the
name of the publisher of this paper. We
thought better of his classical attain
mcnts. As it is 81. b." must apply to
some source that has not been punched
J until drained of its knowledge of pro-
nunciation.
Mr. Charles Weeks ice boat has
come at last, loaded down with an i'm
mense cargo. The supply will be more
than sufficient for the demand, and the
lovers of cool beverages can rest easy on
this point. The boat is being rapidly
unloaded and the contents packed away
in the house, where the public will be
supplied at the customary low rates.
The Iowa legislature has passed a law
making "treating' an oflense That's a
good law.-Baton Rouge Advocate.
That law may suit our liberal confrere,
but the people of Louisiana are not of
the Radical Iowa skinHint type, and
they would spurn with contempt any
such eucroackmont upon their indiviG-
ual customs. Torsooth Move up there
if it suits you!
The CAHTOLIAN will not fail to furn-
ish it's readers with correct and relia-
bic report of the Police jury proceedings.
We can afford to do the work as cheap
rs any Journal in the State, and will not
feel the weight Of a responsibility either.
In justice to ourself, as an honorable
journalist, we will at some future day
explain the causes which prompted us
, in making The cut-throat bid to dc the arork
for nothing!
The Sugar Planter goes for the bakers
of West Baton Rouge in the following
refreshing style: 4If onr baker don't
increase the size of his ioaves, he will
have to furnish his customers with tel
escopes, so that they may get a good
look mt them. One loaf is invisible, two
Just appear in sight, and when three are
held up for investigation, one wonders
how many of the kind go for DOZEN"
If anybody but "Uncle Harry" had made
this statement, we would swear it was
lie. He drinks, but lie--sever!
A member of the Legislature rose in
the House of Representatives, the other
day, and wanted to suspend action on
the State House appropriation "snta the
city Of Baton Rouge planked domn that
fhry.fre thousand dollarsw This looks
like reflection upon the honor of our
people; still, we'll lay it gently aside
and invite the gentleman up here to as
certain the spirit which prevails among
all parties interested in the growth and
prosperity of this city. He will be con-
EiRced ip short time that the money
will be promptly subscribed,