Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-14
Gri'lQ(etklp Gapltolia'
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
The finest tonic In tho world il th
Home Bittcrs.
Cotton IL beginning 10 come in quit
lively, for the season.
The sugar crop of Louisiana last yea
amounted to 2l1 ,7aO, ,OG2 pounds, value,
ut SIG, ,lG,s5i.
The first barrels Of molusscS of Thu
years crop we're brought to town BY
Mr.. 4. Bnrrs.
Every liilr pun of wind that comes
along, some onc is ready to swear that
the EIHiHWial storm iias begun.
W. return thanks to onr yOnn'l friend,
Mr.. T.. w. Chinn, of San Francisco, for
late California papers, among them the
Wasp, an illustrated humorous paper that
speaks we'll for the ability and enter
prise of the publishers.
The rKEss CONvENTlON-Our con
frer,s throughout the state will please
bear in mind that the Convention will
assemble in this city, under President
Hyams' call, on the second Monday Of
October and not tho first, as some ap-
pear to suppose.
Another cool waye rolled over our
section this morning, md the inlica-
tlons arc favorable to dry weather. We
ut least hope so, as the farmers have
been greatly retarded in their cotton
picking by the latc frequent rains,
if they have not sustained serious loss
BY request Of the meeting, we publish
the proceedings Of Ascension Democrats,
held at Donaldsonville lately. We fail
cd to receive the proceedings in manu-
script form, and did not observe the re-
quest, m published in the Chief, until
yesterday, else they would have appeared
in onr last issnc
Mr. l.. Jalot has been elected .Nnibr
THotcl OF the Louisiana State Univer-
sity and A. and NJ. College, by the
special committee appointed to look
after such matters. Mr. .Jadot is active
and energetic, and no one knows better
than he how to organize corps Of wal
ters or get up first class meals.
business is looking up in Baton Rouge.
Our merchants, from nil we can hear,
are determined to offer the greatest in
duccn'cnts possible to buyers from the
ncIgf'bor'''g country. They certainly
have The means, especially those whose
Iancs appear in our advertising col
utt's, and wc urge upon the public that
IL is to their interest to tra,lc in the city
Of Baton Rouge.
Temporary President Hyams, of the
forthcoming Press Convention, informs
ns that the steamers John w. Cannon
and Edward J. Gay have agreed to
transport the editorial fraternity to and
from this city at l,alf-rates for the occa-
sion referred to. We donbt not that
the Nicks|,urg, Rcd River, Ouuchita and
other packets will follow suit in this
liberal treatment Of our brethren of
the press
The Fointe Coupee Banner makes the
following complimentary mention of
Messrs. Courier 4 McNair, general in
agents of Baton Rougc: "Thcy
arc both such attablc gentlemen that it
Is really pleasure to do business with lc
them. Mr.. Courier is . native Of 1ber-
Vile parish, and Major McNair i. by Il
birth II Virginian, but has long been in I
Louisiana. They arc both well and fa- Z
,orably known throughout this section I
Of Louisiana.
Those public spirited citizens and \
sterling gentlemen, senator Georg, !
Il. Walton, of Concordia, and Hou. W. O
Pipes, of East Fclic,ana, arc in apr t
'lty to attend meeting Of the spea IN,
committee appointed by the Board of q
Supervisors of tho Louisiana State Uni r
'crsity and A. and NJ College, to arrange t
I'll minor details for organizing tho v
BOARDING and lodging departments of b
hat institution. We feel assured tho a
will not fail in making mr. Il
whereby the cadets will re-. il
'civc the best accommodations -
THos. b. DUrREE, EsQ-We acknowl. II
dye call from this gentleman, on his u
ctu'n from u jannt through Amte and p