Louisiana capitolian., 1880-05-22


Wholesale and retail grocery, liquor and
drugstercs and saloons generally.
LOOK Or For THiEvEs. lot ol
burglars arc on their way up tho coast.
They hsve dono their ncfarious work ot
Donsldsonvi1lc, Plaqucmino, aud Ut
stores Slons ths river. Msry's store, u
Drnly Landing, wss visited on Wednss.
day night end robbed Of two pistols,
shoas, money, ete. They ~ provided
with burglsn tools, and ars ovidcntly
experts. II bshooves our police to be on
the lockout, II slss oar citizens.
Therc IL no doubt that tho rcstsrptiop
Of the Capitsl to our city will bring in
additional population snd RESOURCES.
Tho fertility Of tho surrounding country
and the completion Of two OF moro pro.
joctcd lines Of railways, will mako Baton
Rouge tho Albany Of Louisiana. The
University, tho other institutes Of learn
ing, the State institutions in our midst,
tho unqucstionablc healthfulncss and
beauty of tho location Of our city, will
soon render it favored spot, wl,orcat
many families will establish their pcr
mancnt residence.
A blackguard, dcvoidofall shame and
,lccency, has been guilty of carving, OF,
one Of the Scatsat the Methodist church,
obscene aud vulgar words. 1t is q sad
reflection upon the human family that
there exists such beings 80 utterly in
sensible to those feelings of common
lcccncy towards place Of public
worship, where respectable congrcga-
ton assemblies to address prayers to the
Almighty. Let the soulicss creature
bear the consciousness Of his blasphc-
nous conduct, coupled will, the knowl.
edge that hc is scamp of the lowest
type and u disgrace to the community
in which lc lives.
Going AIEAD.-We learn that Mr..
Joseph Brooks, the cntcrprsing Main
street grocer, is on the eve Of construct
ing bran new store, which he intends
to christcn CArlrOLIAN, in honor of the
restoration of tho seat Of govc@ment to
our city. Mr.. Brooks hasalrcady caused
a very fine residence to be erected, and
he evidently docs not wish to see things
half done about his premises. Hence
tho new store. It affords us great plea
sure to note the enterprise of our cit-
zcnA - also to witness the rapid march
of improvement that is everywhere vis-
iblr about our city. Who comes next ,
In view Of the cheering prospects of
thr development of our city, quite u
number Of citizens have suggested that
tho present would bc thc most favorable
moment for extending the width of the
Boulevard through its entire length.
by filling the gully, near the Knox resi-.
dcncc, and one or two other places, |,
fine drive Of u mile on each side of that
beautiful and shady street could be 80.
cured at y comparatively small cxpcndi.
turc. It is hoped that the City Council
will, ut its next meeting, appoint q
committee to look into the matter, with
. view Of chcctiny this desirable i'm.
provcmcnt. Let the go-ahead policy be
the watchw0ri now.
DEArH OF ALFRED SHErrE,s. On
Thursday morning, this we'll known
citizen brcathcd his last. He was borr
in 1899, and raised in Baton Rouge, and
possessed large circle of friends and
acquaintancca throughout the state
He was noted for his genial disposition
his ready wit and his aptitude ~ u pens
man and accountant For many years
no way connected with the banking
house of Vim. s. Pike. both in this city
and in New Orleans. His great quail
tics Of head and heart had made him q
general favoritc. For several months
he had been lingering in bed, attacked
with dropSy, from which he died
| OLD 'rMGAnpSEK.-At Staunton, Va,
is distilled an article Of Rye whiskcy
that beats anything that "splendid fcl
lows and good judges ofwhistcy' might
wish for. It has y light color and 4
mellow taste, accompanied by 4 flavor
which, whom you've once had it on you,
pslatc, makes you cry for more. A
number of chemists have certified, unac,
their signatures, to its great purity. Our
cnterprising Lafayette street druggist,
Major Cluvcrius, has succeeded in OBJ.
tanning the agency Of the Bumgardnc,
whiskcy. With his provcrbial liberal
ity,Ac couldn't hear Of i that We should
oven say, "bumgar,lncr," without tast.