Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-10

For candies, CAKES anu SOua WHCcI, 10
to l.. Litty's, Musselman's old stand.
The champion modest gill of the Pc
Rod resides in Shanks' town. She calls
it the limbislature.
A Liverpool boy hung himself because
"somebody found fault with him." That
bow was certainly not born to be coun-
try editor.
Notwithstanding all the modern i'm
provements Of husbandry, the matrimo-
NAL harvest is still gathered with the
cradle and thrashed by hand.
She said: ~ am going to the post Of
flee, John shall I enquire for your
"Well, yes, if yon have mind to; but /
don't think you will find me there"
Mr.. W. P. Kirby, the fruit dealer, has
lust received another supply Of fruits
md confectioneries. He also keeps on
hand the very best of domestic cigars.
Mr.. Lucas Litty has purchased the
we'll known Wceberg" Soda Fount of
Mr.. J. Jastremski. He is prepared to
furnish the public with ice-cold soda
water
The Natchez New Era, very hand
some weekly paper, has been gracing
our exchange table lately. Editorially
speaking, it is conducted with marked
ability. We wish it success.
At a wedding the other day one Of the
guests, who is often little absent mind
ed, observed gravely, ~ have often re-
marked that there have been more wO-
men than men married this year."
John Johnson has just received beau-
tiful assortment of picture frames and
mouldings, for pictures and photographs
of all sizes. If you have any pictures
you want framed, call on him at once.
Miss Maggie A. Downing favors the
CAPIToLIAN with another one Of her
poetical gems this week, and we wait
anxiously to see if the Vicksburg Com
mercial will copy it without credit, as
in case of "Only Tear"
In our notice, last week, of Mrs. Mary
E. Bryan's new Southern novel, 'Manch,
We failed TO mention that NJ. Chambers
has them for sale. The second edition
of this book is now in press, which alone
guarantees its excellence.
We publish to-day the appropriation
bills passed by the Legislature for the
purpose of rebuilding the State House
and removing the archives from New
Orleans. Our home readers, at least,
will find them interesting.
On our first page we publish an arti-
Gle from the N. 0. Country Visitor,
which we inadvertently failed to give
the proper credit. 1t is headed "a Mine
of Wealth." and contains f cts of pecu-
liar interest to our farming friends.
The District Court, Judge H. Newton
Shrrhurnc presiding, met on last Mon
day, and adjourned over till Monday
next. Major B. F. Bryan, tho newly
elected Clerk of the Court, has assumed
the functions of his office with Messrs.
+. L. Woodside and John Jastrtnski
as his deputies.
DEATH OF THOs. J. WOOD-On Fri
day, the I'd inst, this excellent man
breathed his last, after long and pain
FIJI illness. Mr.. Wood was wholesonled,
genial in his manners, and rs true to his
State and principles as Toledo blade.
In his demise the community sustains
the loss of a good citizen.
Last Wednesday evening stiff north
wind sprung up, which continued until
the following evening, changing the at
mosphere from warm to cold. Yester-
day, it is thought by some, that there
was a slight frost. Pear trees were about
the only fruit trees in danger, as the
others were pretty effectually nipped in
the bud some time ago.
We return thanks to Mr.. Thomas B.
Dnprec for a copy of the New Orleans
Democrat, containing the proceedings
of the third annual session of the State
Medical Association. It embraces the
presidents address, DIR. J. w. Dupree of
our city, full of good suggestions that
should command general attention. Its
length prtc'udes it's publication in this
Issue Of our paper.
LAST MONDAYS ELECTIoN-The day
was lovely and bright, and at dawn the
friends ofthe respective candidates were
ready and eager for the fray. The voting
began with spirit, and was kept up till
the very close of the day. A large vote,
nearly eleven hundred, was polled. It
is evident that, despite all rawbacks
the population of our city is increasing,
rs the ordinary vote given in municipal
elections was about two hundred less a
few years ago. Everything passed off
quietly.
THE CAPITAL BONDs-Are duly signed
and numbered, ready for delivery at the
Mayors office. 1t will be we'll for our
citizens to come up promptly with their
funds, in order that as little DELAY as
possible may be experienced on this
score by the commissioners to be select
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