Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-05
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Tho spirit Of improvement that lla'
been going ON in CONSTANTS for tho paHt
yoar seems to increase rather than sub.
side. Now storcs and residences have
l,een built, aud = number of othcrs arc
in course Of construction. About Afteen
carpenters and three painters have more
work than they can DO.
Tho Columbia Herald is paving the
way to q hair pulling. II "impertinent'
~" rcmarks: Figures, it has been
claimed, won't lie, but this is mistake.
Some Of tho finest female figures upon
tho strects are nothing but padded dc.
ceptions."
Tho houss Of Mr.. Z. W. Wailss, ia
Waterproof, L., ~ destroyed W ars
on Monday night. ". WNilss, during
sh, burning, naais. . very marrow e.
eSps. -
Referring to .Lieutsssst 0ovsnos
NsEasry's pssasaiag proclivitiss, ths
Anit> City independent ssya "Dettsa
qait thnt.'
The onchotsNls( s(3ssstte tells 10 that
District Attorney $. u. Ellis made short
work Of ca.s Of carrying concealed
weapons, st the last session of tho Court
in Livingaton parish. And the Judss
fla,d the thing down st ~, ,Rns.,
The CRY Of god crops sti'l csms from
every psrt eftSS s>sss.
The promised Tn-vsskly edition oi
~ LOUISIANA CAr1rolIAx 10 cut, end
it 10 . credit t. the Cspit>l city.-Iska
Cisrl. Echo.
Frank j.. Mumfor,i, Of Now Orleans, j
tho AmSteur champion oarylnaal in the
United States. His latest victory wn4
Ovor Crotty, Of Galveston, making a
mile in cvc,l minutes and tlirty-thrcc
seconds.
The Mindcn Democrat thinks a maj,
il doing we'll these days if he can read
his titles clear to lis homestead.
The champion nirnrod Of the state
lives at Dastrop He bought a new
"hrcech- loader" went to the woods, sat
sixty-ninc squirrels, shot ut each, and
killcd-omr.
Mr.. Louis Bonncttc, one Of the oldest
and most respected citizens Of Nashville,
died last week.
The Rev. n. NJ. Davis, of Caldwell
parish, died recently in the list year of
his age. He was one of the pioneers OF
that parish, and one of her pnrest and
most respected citizens.
This j. the blackberry season, and the
little harkirs arc happy al! over the
State.
by far the most ridiculous sight we
ever hchcld is that presented by the APP
"arancc of y burly six-footcr mounted
upon diminutive creole pony, with his
long legs dangling about loose almost
within reach of the ground. But such q
spectacle is often witnessed in this Sec
| ton. As a rule, the smaller the animal
the lggcrthc ridcr.-Opelousas Demo
crat.
A correspondent of tlc Opclonsas
Courier made this scurrilous alluSion to
the Democrat OF that place: "Thc Dem.
ocrat we use, when pcrchancc we get
hol19f one, for wrapping and other p,ir-
poses.' The reply calne sharp and
crisp rs follows: "Now, if We rightly
interpret his true meaning Of "other pur-
poscs'-and we think we do-then it il
clear to our mind that tho Democrat
sometimes comes in contact with the
actual scat of this wonderful mans ex-
traorrlinary learning and massive intel
lert."
ROYALTY DoNE.-On Friday last, the
cntcrpriying Third street confcctioner,
Lucas Litty, showed himself . gentlc-
man and scholar BY appointing the
CArlroLlAN establishment the Judge Of
icc-crcam, ice-cold soda water and fresh
cakes. Work was suspended all around,
when the tray containing tho goodies
was announced, after which tho meeting
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