Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-20
Gussaap's edition.

4 DHDbCTlutEs VINO luii tO ltNCi'N snNh
papers, will please notify us.
The Supreme Court will setsle the
h University controversy next week.
Owing to the inelemency Of the
weather, very little cotton wA shipped
last week.
The Jury term OF tho District Court
meets on the 9th Of December, at which
time many cases of Importance come
up for trial.
Major A. S. Heron, Zen. Leon Jas
trsnski and Mr.. Harvey Scholfield left
for New Orleans by Steamer Jnc. W.
Cannon last night.
Baton Rouge is perfect except its side
walks,and they are Accountable Mayor
Jastremski makes q successful moves on
that line. -NatchitOcaes Visdisator.
Since cider has become 10 cheap IN
New jersey the fines for getting drank
on champagne have reduced there to
half dollar.
EDWARD WITTING.-That live mer-
chant is keeping up a perfect boom at
his mammoth Third street emporium.
In this issue, our readers will find list
of some of the articles be has in store
and is constantly receiving, 1t will re-
pay any one to peruse his spicy notices.
The rainy weather which for several
days past overshadowed everything
with gloom has ut last given place to
bright sunshine and bracing atmos-
phere. The thermometer fell not quite
80 low as on the week provioJs, but
thin ice was to be seen yesterday as
we'll % this morning.
The latest novelty in Baton Rouge is
the appearance of the second edition
ofTom Thumb. This iuiuilesincal in
Givdual il native of Miss. he is 81
inches high and weighs ~ pounds.
His development is perfect in every
respect and he is pronounced by those
who have seen him, as great curiosity.
DANCING CLAssEs.-The third lesson
Of Mr., Lippard's first series takes place
tomorrow at =. NJ, for ladies and
children, and at II NJ, for gentlemen.
After this lesson, it will be inconvenient
for the professor to receive any more
pupils, 80 that we would advise all to
call at once and register their names.
W. r. CLuvERIus,--At that magnif-
Gently kept drng establishment can be
found one Of the best selected stocks in
the State, which Mr.. Charles Jolly, the
experienced lieutenant of Mr.. Cluverius,
is selling at the most reasonable prices.
The very best of goods are always in
store in quantities to suit, sent by al-
most every steamer, by the i've pro-
prietor, whose location in New Orleans
enables him to attend at ouce to all the
orders addressed HIN as his Baton Rouge
store. See our advertising columns.
ACCOUNTABLE WEArHER.-LastS atul-
day and Sunday % cold driZzling was
falling necessarily until the evening of
the last mentioned day, when the wind
veered to the Northwest, and the night
became so cold that it felt an though the
threatened hard freeze had come at last.
There was heavy frost on yesterday
morning, and the very early risers say
there was ice, here and there. No dam
age, however, seems 20 have as yet been
occastoned to the sugar cane. Two or
three weeks Of temperate weather will
get our planters "out Of the woods"
Col. G. c. BIRD.-in another column
will be found the professional card of
this energetic and able young attorney,
graduate of the Kentucky Military
Institute and of the Louisiana Law Col
legc of New Orleans. The several years
Of his association with Col. Andrew s.
Heron, one of the most distinguished
jurists, have, in every respect, fitted
him to do credit to himself and his pro-
iession. His well known probity and
zeal in caring for the interests of his
clients entitlo him to receive liberal
share of the patronage the public.
SUGAR PLANTERS in this part of the
country spent last Sunday night in a
restless manner. The indications were
strongly in favor Of heavy freeze and
four hundred acres of cane standing in
the field at the mercy OF treacherous
thermometer was not in all respects an
agreeable situation, Fortunately the
atmosphere was very much tempered OF
about IL o'clock and no damage result
ed. Two or three weeks of good clear
weather, will make Us happy for
another twelve months.