Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-19

The collection of back taxes promises
to DO exceedingly large this year, though
it was predicted that Che people ge'reI
ally would be slow to taEe advantage
of the constitutional provision on Thu
subject.
Tho steamer X. 4. Lee passed Bat0i
Rouge on its last trip down with Eot
bales of cotton, which was the boss
trip Of the season. The river packets
will now reap rich harvest, as the
season is fairly openedi
Gov. John McEnery and Major Rich,
ardson, were in our city on Sunday, hay
ing awaited themselves Of the Whites
lightning run to visit Baton Rouge. We
regret very much thatws failed to see
them before their departure to New Or
leans.
There are now 1851 rostoflees in
inc Ulllteu States, all increase VI 1000
In the past year The number of Offices
paying more than one thousand dollars
each, and therefore called presidential
pOstDttices, is l76l. New York heads
the list with 1S9; Illinois comes next
with l62, then Pennsylvania with 1872
and Ohio with 112.
Tho Capitol begins to look like athing
of life. Already the frame work for the
roof over the Senate aud House Of Rep
resentatives has been completed, aud ere
long there will be work for the slater.
The Architect, Mr.. Frcret was here on a
tour of inspection last week and no cx-
pressed himself as fully satisfied with
the progress of the work.
The Culinary Depart ment, at the Uni
versity, under the sy stematic manage
,1ent of the able COnlmissary, Mr.. l..
.ladol, would do credit to many first
class hotels The cookery is kept in the
ncatest and highest order of cleanliness.
Everything looks bright tllercabouts.
Mr. ,Jadot selects the best of meats, veg
etab1es and groceries aud sees that the
cooking is perfect. On Sunday evening
in company with some of the Professors
we partOOk of the din ncr and found it A
|. The Cadets seem TO be perfectly sat
istied with the new boarding arrange
ment.
An UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT. - On
Friday evening last, while Mrs. Dough
erty and daughter and % little child of
Mr.. Garig's, were riding out on North
street, they met with serious accident
which came near resulting fatally. 1t
happened that tho Blind horse owned !
by Mr.. Nicholas Wax, was following a
mule team, and losing its direction, de-
spite the efforts of Mrs. Dougherty to
ward it off, ran into her vehicle, turned
it over and dragged her ont upon the
ground. The buggy was considerably |
damaged, Mrs. d. painfully bruised, SO
az to need medical attention, and Mr..
Garig's little girl so frightened as to be
thrown into high fever, while, fortu-
natsly, Miss Dougherty escaped nnin
.iured. Had not the horse attached to
the vehicle been an cid and trusty ami
NAL, the probability is that tho result
would have boon oven more serious.
The unkindest cuts always come from
friends, bnt friends too avail themselves
of certain privileges that others cannot
claim. In the topsy turvy in which we
were thrown by the Press Convention
last week, we omitted to mention the
presence in our city of Col. X. A. Cross,
and Senator Parlange, who had come
hither to address the Democratic meet
ing. which tho State Committee had
fixed for tho 18th inst. The apathy that
had arisen from over confidence in Dem
0cratic success, caused the matter to be
sadly neglected, whereby these distin-
suished speakers postponed the delivery
of their speeches. We We're happy to
see them enjoy the festivities attending
the meeting Of the Press. Mcssrs. Cross
and Parlange are gentlemen of the high
est order Of ability.
AN APRIL Fool OUT OF SEAsON.-By |
some mysterious means the report was
freely circulated that on Saturday even
ing, precisely at five o'clock, the two !
celebrated steamers J. NJ. White and
Natchoz would leave tho wharf at New 8
Orleans and run q champion race to
Vicksburg. Some of our sports sat IN
to await the arrival OF the racers, while
others retlred, making due arrangements
10 DO notlhod when the boats hove in S
sight. The night was a raw cold one.
heavy breeze bic wing from tho ice I
bound region OF tue North, but the dim I