Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-12
Ghursdap's edition.
Mr.. VIM. G. Waller will please accept
our thanks for a late Natchez paper.

- please accept our thanks for that cop
Of the Philadelphia Times.
m Mr.. J. A. Alsworth, the very courteOu
young farmer who does the honors at hi
picturesque home, at Scott's Bluff, t
. Baton Rouge excursionists, called at thi
" office on Wednesday, where his visit
will at al! times be appreciated.
. Mr.. Thomas b. Brown, the energetic
= planter Of the Third Ward, was in oul
office on Wednesday. He gives goo(
account of the crop prospects in hi
vicinity. All looks lovely thereabouts
is the sum and substance Of his cheerful
report.
B. A. DAY, the popular Africa street
druggist, is keeping pace with the march
of Improvement going on throughout our
city. His store is being painted and re-
novated, fore and aft. With this spirit,
added to his splendid stock he is doing q
rushing business.
Mr.. A. Kowalski, formerly of this city,
now doing a tlourishing business in Pla-
1uemine, presented himself for inspect
ion at this Office. He looked the very
4 picture of health. \ recruiting officer
was sent after him, when he left, to ell
! list him for the quartermaster's depart
ment of the militia.
The Baton Rouge CAPIToLIAN is now
issued as an eight-pagc paper. 1t is one
of the best Of our exchanges, and con-
Quoted by an editor Of acknowledged
ability and gentlemanly impulse. Our
best wishes are for the success of the
CAPiT0LIAN and its editor i'll all his un-
dertakings.-Farmerville Gazette.
Mr.. A. c. Thoenssen, part and parcel
of the irrepressible Third Ward, where
he conducts one of the best assorted
stores in the country, was in to see us
this week. He is usually in that good |
humOr that all such energetic men are
possessed with. He feels happier than
ever, though, seeing as he does, that the
finest crop ever raised since the war; is
rapidly coming to head.
LOCAL STATlsTlCs-ThrouSh the cour-
tesy Of Capt. John McGrath, chief cen
sus enumeration for this parish, we are
enabled to furnish the following partial
report: Population Of that portion of
Baton Rouge between Florida street
and North Boulevard, including south
side of both strccts-cxclusive of CITY
Hospital, not enumerated: United
States, l,012; France, :; Ireland, IA:
Germany, II !; Belgium, /; England, l:
ltalyl; Austria, |; Cuba, 3; Switzer-
land, 3; Africa, l. Estimating from the
above, Capt. McGrath is of the opinion
that the population of this city will foot
up fully eight thousand souls.
\ BANKING House, is an absolute ne .
;essity in Baton Rouge. A few years
100 two such establishments were doing
I good business. Before the removal of '
he Capital to New Orleans, Mr.. VIM. S. f
Pike amassed a handsome fortune here !
Il a few years. VIII not some entcrprj- ,
my capitalist or some Bank from New II
orleans or elsewhere, start branch or t
full tiedged Banking House. Soon the Il
state deposits Will have to be made here. II
hen would our mercantile community
nd the planting interests be enabled to t.
btaln at least ordinary financial accom- 81
rotations: a want that keeps down the e
evelopment OF this city and section. A C,
plendid field lays open in Baton Rouge t,
t this moment. n
Mr.. y. Meynier, the editor and pub ia
sher of that useful paper the n. O. b'
oHntry Visitor, made his first appearance III
our sanctum yesterday. on his return IL
ON an extended business tour through tt
vera! parishes, where he has met with sr
le encouragement that his ENTERPRISE y
serves. His paper is pre-cninentlv m
l almost Indispensable visitor to the re
rln, the plantation and the store, con- be
inln@, as i does, the most accurate Oh
III the way Of country pro- ul
ice quotations and valuable receipts bl
1T advice to agriculturists. Mr.. Mcy-
er is an enterprising Lonisianian who,
gwen the patronage that he is entitled co
, VIII furnish the people the metro tif
lltan Journal that is needed in the sis
untry. NJ,
JOSHUA BEAL, has always been recog- fa,
!ed III tins community as the beau idcal be,
the grocer. No one can surpass him So,
his store and displaying his hu
DDS with a method that affords the N;
'tomer full opportunity to see what VIII