Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-02
Gr'.dQeeklp Gapitolian
LOCAL MATTERS

LOCAL MATTERS.
No one will succeed in great thin
unless he first succeed in small things.
10 be both acceptable and agreeab
ID society, it behOoves one neither TO 8,
nor remember great mauy things.
An Important meeting of the Board {
Supervisors Of the Louisiana State Uni
versity and A. d NJ College is to tax
place on Monday. .
Wilmot II. Goodale, Esq, returne,
from New Orleans on yesterday morn
( ing. Tie will please accept our thank
for file of late papers.
1t is not enough in this world to linear
we'll" We ought to do we'll Thought
fulness therefore becomes a duty, and
gratitude one of the graces. ..E
Teach child what he will understand
in the simplest, and not in the hardest
woIds-In the words which sink deep
est into his soul and lay most hold upon
his heart.
Owing to the bad weather and the
slnshy condition of the roads, business
is at y dead stand still. 1t is out of the
=. question to expect the country people to
come in with their produce.
The sugar planters are laboring under
appalling difficulties to get through
grinding their cane. Under present cir
cnmstances, it can easily be conceived
that their progress is very slow.
W. r. Tappan, contractor and builder.
Toledo, Ohio, says: An excelsior Kid
ney Fad relieved me of pain in the side
OF fifteen years standing. Please send
me another Pad. See advertisement.
iho steamer Gay, owing to the fog,
was detained all night at our landing,
She departed this morning at about 7 |
O'Clock. Between the weather and the
strikes, the river transportation sche-
dule,is entirely disarraDged.
The University case was submitted TO
the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Col.
Andrew S. Heron representing tho old
Board Of Supervisors, and Messrs. Bird
Read Il Goodalo, the present incum-
hents A decision will, it is hoped, soon
be rendered.
Mrs q. Maillot's fancy goods and
millinery store, is filed with u well No.
lccted stock which the very accommo-
dating proprietress is selling at reduced
rates, notably the article of ladies' hats
OF which Mrs. Maillot has q very treat | I
variety. Our ladies will do well to call
and see for themselves.
AT SrEENsEN's Drug STORE is where q
u splendid line of Drugs, new perfilmerv Il
and fancy articles can be found, togethe, t.
with the very fine preparations of his h
own manufacture. Then too, his choice h
selection Of Cigars and that Franklin 8,
Cross Roads Whiskey are attracting the "
natives owing to their superior quality q
Try him.
WORK ut the Capitol is almost stopped, p
being impossible to do brick layinc in p'
MS RAINY weather. The workmen are o'
'oweVer' engaged in demolshing the "A
iioattfements on the summit of the e'
nam body OF the editice preparatory to at
nc erection of the additional story ol
'hlch is included in the plans and ne
peciiications. Dl
a CoLLlsioN.-On yesterday, while NJ
owing coal barge, the little propeller al,
nNc' h'odeh In tue dense fog, then pre- II
ahihg, was run into by the steamer X
aura Lee. The Olive sank almost in. no
antly, Mr. Connolly Laughman and his W,
'Slstants having barely time to inmp de
'oard the Lee in safety. The CAPTAIN in
the steamer has offered to pay for the fin
ST craft The barge, after the COLI his
IN disappeared in the fog and at last Am
counts bad not been heard from. the
LIFE OF GEN. ALBERT SYDNEY JoHs. a.
oN'-Wo are indebted to Col. VIM -.
esf"n Johnston, the talented author w.
this valuable wsrk, for handsome
py OF the same, which we have bepun '
Fhslng with the deepest interest. Tho 20
tory of the illustrious Southern hero ~,
written in the purest classical English ".
should become q valued component =,
the library of every household. This "
TX can be procured at the book store -,
Mr. Michael Chambers, "o'
$3.50. >,'...... .. atte