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arrangements to sustain this enterprise,
which, after it will have been in opera
tion fow weeks, will convince the most
rkcptical that there's money in it for tho
trade of tho Capital City.
| Beware Of imitation. Call only for
Conrads Bndwoiscr. If you find any
imitation, please report tho same iu,me-
dintcly to {. Conrad & Co., st. Louis,
or TO John Miller, the general agent,
No. Jackson street, New Orleans.
We were told yesterday by n gentle
man who wished the services of mo.
chanlc, that it was almost impossible to
secure one, so extensive arc the repairs
and improvements going on in this city.
Thus it will DO seen that our predictions
have come true. Several months AGO,
everything seemed to be dead, bnt Baton
Rouge has become infused with new life
and vigor And yct this is not the half
OF what is to come. Idle mechanics at
othrf points may note il,r fact and wise
y takc action. This section is bound TO
grow and flourish, and nothing can stop
1t but the united elements of inactivity
and pcnurons lack Of enterprise.
"ln tn" hour Of danger woman thinks
least of herSclf,' said Nine. dc Stac!.
1ruc! When the thunder roars and
the vivid lightning flashes, and tho big
drops come down, the woman who is
caught out in the storm dcv0tcs hcr
agony to the thonyhtthat her hat and
dress will be ruined.
The city, from four months collcc-
tions, has deposited with her fiscal
agent, tho Louisiana State National
Bank, over sixteen hundred dollars
money sufficient to pay tho first six
0Dnths' interest, duo October 1st, on
Capitol Bond Loan of S35, 900, with u
surplus Of two hundred dollars towards
rodccmlng, as per resolution Of Council,
one-twcnticth Of the principal.
TO BEAT DIR. TANNEE-lt is currently
reported that Scott Gordon, the intrepid
colorcd Democratic orator, will com
mrncea a at of forty-ivc days at l2 NJ,
on Sunday next. Tis said that lc wants
to show "tlosc Northern Radicals what
a good Hancock man can do whom he |
makes up his mind to beat the other
side" "Wc'vc got the hucklc-bcrry to
lay over the Garfield pcrsimmon," says
Scott. o
A CoEEECrloN.-In the proceedings
of tho tnivcrsity Board as published in
Tuesdays edition, resolution was re-
ported to have been adopted which,
on the contrary, was tabled. The cor
rcction has been MADE in this DAYS
issue.
The CAPiTOLIAN returns thanks to Mr..
VIM. Garig, for late numbers of Chicago
papers, which he sent to our address.
REGISTRATION - Elsewhere will bc
found Assessor Yonng's notice that the
books will be opened for registration of
voters and the revision of the lists, on
september lst, beginning in this city. !
Mrs. Leonard, formerly of this city,
gives notice in card, in another col
INN, that she has opened tirst-class
boarding house at No. 192 st. Charles
trcct, opposite Exposition Hall, New
orleans, where she will be pleased to
eccivc her Baton Rouge friends.
STRrCK CHARLEY HOwAHD-It is cur
emily reported that our young Admins
strator of Improvements, Mr.. John T.
'owers, was the fortunate winner of a
'rize at the late drawing Of the Louisi.
ma Lottery. To what extent he has
|epleted Mr.. Howard's exchequer, we
ant tell. AT any rate, we would ad-
Use him to say nothing about it, if he
wants the dear mammas to consider him
"a good catch"
He was from the backwoods and was
'uying his first glass of soda: 81 wish
oud skim otf that skum, boss; l amt
aging for no frOth, YOU bct.'