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Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01


The Vicksburg Commercial offers
the following sl'rH rcbuke; while
we hear of q few Southen idiots, who
feel, or pretend tefeela certain amount
of faith in th5 sincerity of Grants
kindly expresssons to the Southern
people, in isl;:te free-lunch raid, there
is not single :stalwart Southern hater
Of the North Yho does not regard it
all as campaign taff.y. He has not
lost the support of a single man ofths
class, who would drop him like a hot
shot, if they did not know he was ~
inrn
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

The South Carolina Republican
delegates will DO for Grant, while
Ohio goes for Sherman. Pennsylva-
MIA will send an unpledged delega-
ton to Cincinnati. Indications are
that Illinois will 90 for Blaine or
Washburnc. Grant stock seems to
Ike going down.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

TN THE MATTER OF THE SUCCESSION
l. of Mrs. Mary COusnard. No. 1881. Probate
Seventeenth Judicial District Court Parish of
East Baton Rouge.
Whereas. Antoine Consinard, administrator of
the succession Of Mrs Mary Consnard, late Of
said parish decd has this day filed in the office Of
the undersigned clerk Of said Court final ac-
count of his administration OF said succession.
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested
10 show cause (if any they have within ten days
from he first publication Of this notice, why
said final account should not be approved, no.
mologated, and made the final judgment Of said
Court. Given under my hand and seal Of Office.
this, ed day Of April 1890.
nl3 f. l.. WOODSIDE, Deputy Clerk.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

He entered Il grocery store and said
not word, but allowed his cane to
swing to and fro exactly as the pen
dulum of clock. The grocer said,
ave sell nothing on tick" and the
man with the cane passed silently
and sadly out.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

what pretty children, and how
much they look alike, says G., during
Il first visit at IA friends house.
They are twins, his friend explains.
What. both of 'em!' exclaims c.,
greatly interested.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

The young man who wants to get
up with the sun must not situp too late
with the daughter.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

Grant has written q letter to one of
his former corps commanders. He has
lately discovered that the war is over
and that the stars and stripes are
floating unmolcstcd everywhere
through the South. Matters will look
still more lovely if some Southern
States give him their votes next No
vembcr. "Let us have peace
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

TN THE MATTER OF THE SUCCESSION
l. of Robt. j. Elliott, deceased. No. 1865 Pro-
bate. Seventeenth Judicial District Court, Par.
ish of East Baton Rouge.
Whereas, Mrs. Matte G. Elliott administrators
Of the succession Of R0bt. j. Elliott. late Of said
parish deceased, has this day filed in the Office
Of the undersigned Clerk of said Court, final
account of her administration Of said succession.
Notice is hereby given to all persons intere. ted
to show cause III any they have within ten days
from the first publication her3of, why said ap.
plica ton should not bc granted and said final
account approved, honoiogated' and made tho
judgment of said Court.
Given under my hand and seal Of said Court.
this, 2M dayof April, ~. d., 1890.
mig b. f. BRYAN: Clerk
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

When once infidelity can persuade
men that they shall dicllke beasts, they
will soon be brought to live like beasts
olcn
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
JUST GOMEZ

r HAvEJUST RECEIVED, FER STEAM.
L or Fred A. Blan q iary. assortment 1t
FRESH CONFECJ iONERIES. Alsn Fresh
New Can Fruit and New Fruit, such us the
New Orleans market affords. also intend to
keep SODA WATER. with which will on.
teavor to suit people If all tastes.
ResDcctfully w KIRBY
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01
FOR PRESIDENT,
w. S. HANCOCK,
Ofp

When man is wrong and won't
admit it he always gets angry.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

They went fishing. She looked
languidly at him and said; 81 wish
the fish would bite at your hook. If |
was a fish | would
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

The suave and festive Acklen, he
of "the smile cllildlike and bland,"
having been rcpudiatel ''y the Dem
ocrats Of his district, lccis that ah
outrage has been perpetratcd upon
him. Believing that the country will
80 to the dogs, if he leaves the halls
Of Congress, he is about to enter the
lists as a free lance candidate. Will
not the republicans Of the third dis
trict take up his cause as they usually
do, for those who are left out in the
cold ut Democratic nominations.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

1t looked like u butterfly. 1t had
wings. He chased it; he caught it,
and sure enough it was but Il fly.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

You cannot dream yourself into a
character; you must hammer and forge
Yourself one.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

The newspapers Of the Crescent
City are giving the police the very
mischief. The "peelers" are q little
too handy with their clubs and pis-
tolls. A reporter of the City Item was
set upon the other day by two Of
them and most brutally beaten on
account of paragraph appearing in
the local news column.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

Thrust be gratifying to our CAM
cron parish neighbors to know that
among the few members Of the house
Representatives hoacquircd State
reputation during the late session for
hard and effective work, and for inau-
gurating and perfccting legislation of
real practical benefit to the people,
none were more conspicuously praise
worthy than Hon. S. p. Henry, of
Cameron. Lake Charles Echo.
We endorse every word contained
in the above. We had occasion in
the Constitutional Convention, and
later still, during the session of the
General Assembly, to notice the course
pursued by Judge Henry. Cameron
parish may well be proud of it, that
they possess as 4 representative, a
truly conscientious, honest man; one
whom, neither threats nor scurrilous
remarks can deter from doing what is
strictly right.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01
THE TRI-WEEKLY OAPITOLIAN.

y
or it contributed to any material cx-
tent in gaining the victory, is ques-
ton not to be solved by us. We can,
however, assert that for many months,
not single number was published
that did not contain all the arguments
that we could imagine in support OF
the movement.
Of course, the advocacy of our po-
litical principles have often been in
conflict with the views of others.
In this we frankly confess that it
has not been our aim to please every
body. We have been sincere and
earnest, however, i'll everything that
we have advocated.
The CAPITOLIAN stands now, that
the Capital question has been settled,
entirely unsllacklcd. More than ever
will it speak its sentiments on all
questions.
We have naught to conceal III our
past, therefore are we vot afraid to
rise and explain anything that may
be charged against us.
Our Democracy is not of that kind
which hangs to the coat tails Of GER
tain individuals; it is based upon its
time honored principles, from which
VIC have never departed in single
instance.
We have invariably voted every
ticket put up or recommended by the
Democracy, always taking the dose
entire, no matter how bitter it may
have been at times. From the day
in 1868, when we voted the Conserva-
tive ticketC) on which were inscribed,
first the name of a Federal Sutler by
the name of Camp, who was after
wards killed wearing the uniform ola
metropolitan on Sept. l4th, 1874, and
that of Lewis Thomas, colOrcd, as
delegates to the mongrel convention
of go, we have hewn close d the line.
And we are proud to say it to-day,
that we never failed in the darkest
hour to 90 to the polls and vote ''thc
whole ticket" when others thought it
useless so to do.
With that record behind us we feel
that we have tho right to preach po-
Zeal doctrines which we have never
deserted.
We arc for the Democratic party
first and last. Men are nothing. They
disappear. Principles live when in
dividuals have passed away.
Thus it is that in order to perpetu
ate principles, those men should be
swept away, who use them but as a
cloak under which to advance per-
sonal aims to the detrimcnt of the
welfare of the masses.
1t is the very essence of loyalty to
party to remain within the line, to
defeat Objectionable individuals in
their unworthy purposes.
TO combat for right and fair deal
ing through the instrumcntality ofthe
party is the true and most practicable
method of securing good government
and the supremacy Of the principles
it should represent.
Such is the course that we intend
the CApITOLlAN to follow, regardless
Of the consequences that may cnsue.
We will endeavor to render the
columns of the paper interesting to
all its readers, while we will take up
all matters that may tend to the adj
vanccmcnt of every interest of our
City and State.
In substance, we will do all in our
power to render our journal worthy
of the Capital of Louisiana, trusting
that with its growth a generous pub
lie will aid us in our efforts, by cx-
tending us liberal patronage.
II ,uuct ln rr,tifyinr tn nnr Gam
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

Plain and Fancy Job Printing at
the Capitolian Office.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01
Tuesday. the 18th day of Nav.

next, A. D.. 1880. between TIP hours Of eleven
o'clock A. N, and four O'Clock r. NJ. Of said day.
the following described property, belonging to
the succession of John Fousst, deceased, towit
certain tr:sst or parcel Of land in this parish
on the west side Of the public road leading from
Baton Rouge to Bayou Sara about eight miles
from the city of Baton Rouge containing thir-
teen acres, more or less, bounded north by lands
of n. Wax. east by said public road, south by
lands Of estate Of S. Sterling and west By owner
unknown.
Terms of sale-cash, TO pay debts.
v2n1 j. W. BATES, Sheriff.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01

A Utica b0Otblack who was driven
out Of that city claims to be polish
refugee.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-01
SUCCESSION SALE

STATE OF LOUISIANA. Seventeenth Judi :
~ eal District Conrt. parish of East Baton
Rouge. In the nattcro of John Fotssc, deceased.
No. 1885, Piobatc.
BY virtue of a commission issued in the above
entitled and numbered succession, and tO me-
directed from the said Honorable Court, holden
in and for the parish and Staff aforesaid, will
expose to public sale in front 5f the Courthouse
door of said parish, on
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-11-12
THE TWO RMPBR0Rs
WHO MET ON THE battlefield OF SEDAN.

WHO MET ON THE battlefield OF SEDAN.
At Sedan the Emperor William sat on
hill overlooking the battlefield, with
the American Generals Sheridan and
Forsyth, when the news of the capitula-
ton came, and the French bearer Of the
flag of truce was seen riding back. At
dawn the next morning Bismarck, who
had been drinking champagne and eat
ing sandwiches with officers and myself
until one, and arguing terms of surren-
der the rest of the night, was mounted
on his bay, fresh and clean shaver, rid
ing toward Sedan, while we followed.
A shabby low carriage, from which came
the CLEAN of gold lace, approached.
Bismarck sprang from his horse, letting
it go, and bowed low. The leaden col
ored, gaunt eyed, deep lined man with
disheveled mustache, in the carriage was
Napoleon III. Alighting at a weavers
cottage, Napoleon and Bismarck sat
down and talked in an undertone, while
we stood at the garden hedge, the
weaver calmly looked on from his win
dow, and eager troops and provision
carts streamed by. Then Bismarck rode
back to the emperor and Napoleon
waited alone, walking back and forth,
limping slightly, and smoking countless
cigarettes. The proudest monarch in
Europe was cooling his heels at a
weaver's cottage, waiting in attendance
on Prussian. Soon troop of cuiras-
siers formed around the cottage, Bis
marck returned, and Napoleon was es-
corted to a ruined house in Sedan. Won
Moltke had dispelled the obstinacy of
the French commander by showing him
the German cannon, and the capitulation
had been signed. The German monarch
came riding down, with head proudly
erect to meet the bent and broken
Napoleon, who came forward with hand
kerchief at his eyes, while Williams face
worked strangely. In the shattered
house an interview of twenty minutes
was held, then William rode away among
his troops, and Napoleon spent the night
in the bedroom occupied by William, the
night before. He passed his time in read
ing, and the book, significantly, was Bull
wer's {" Last of the Barons. "-Archibdld
Forbes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-11-12
Massachusetts.

The railroad commissioners, who have been
hearing persons interested in the subject,
have delivered an ADVERSE report on the petit
tions for locations of elevated railroads in
Boston, Cambridge and other places in that
vicinity.
The fair ut Horticultural hall, Boston, on
behalf OF the society for the prevention of
cruelty to children will be held December
S-l8, and G200 women belonging in all parts
OF the state are on the general committee.
The Boston common council have voted
for an increase of the police force by 10 SER
geants and 10 men, partly on account of
numerous incendiary fires.
Gen. Butler, as counsel for j. p. Squires &
Co., in addition to his suit against Boston for
800 900 damages by new sewer, has also
sued Cambridge and Somerville for 800, 900
each, also on account of sewers.
The Harvard divinity school has received
$40, 900 from the estate of Abler W. Buttrick
of Lowell, the income to be devoted to the
education of needy students.
The Branch-street tabernacle society of
Lowell recently raised the remaining gill;
1926 OF its $4,000 debt.
The Porter needle company of Watertown,
with a capital of $l00, 900, and the Knott re-
frigerator company of Boston, with capital
of $500, 900, have been chartered.
By the explosion of the engine Jupiter on
the Fall River and New Bedford railroad re-
Gently, the engineer, George White of New
Bedford, was blown into pond. The fire.
man, j. p. Thompson of New Bedford, was
severely scalded and received scalp wounds
and other injuries. The accident occurred
two and one-half miles from Fall River in
North Wesport. The locomotive has a large
hole blown in the boiler, just in front of the
cab, and is badly injured. The cab was blown
in pieces. No passengers were injured.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-11-12
Connecticut.

Roswell p. Flower has been elected presi-
dent and James w. Hyatt vice president of
the Danbuiy and Norwalk railroad company.
John Gray of Occum, the missing temper
ance detective, has turned up all right.
The 36th annual state session of the grand
division of the Sons and Daughters of Tenn
perance was held at New Haven recently
and the reports showed IA divisions with II
membership of 1912 and $775 in the treasury.
The late Mrs. H. p. Williams OF Norwich
left the following requests To the woman's
board of missions OF Boston, the woman's
union missionary society of America, and to
fund for support of the gospel at Michigan,
$1,000 each; to tho Peck library of the Nor
witch free academy $4,000, aud the renal der
of her estate to found tho " Williams Mem
orial Institute" at New London, IN memory
OF her late son, Thomas W. Williams.
Charles Wright of New Haven, mildly in
sane, died recently from injuries inflicted by
himself by razor, with suicidal intent.
Burton Smith of Danbury IS unfortunate
with guns. Four years nSo he put IA bullet
through his abdomen and last week no shot
his nose off
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-11-12
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
Maine.

Rev. W. F. obear of Damariscotta has been
called to the Congregational church of Win
throp, and Rev. s. W. AdIiance has been or
dained as pastor Of the Congregational church
at Deering.
The beet sugar company OF Portland are
working day and night with force of 1875
men, working up 100 tons of beets daily, and
expecting to use 10000 tons this season.
Sidney w. Thaxter OF Portland has given
$4,000 to the Name general hospital to provide
a perpetual free bed in memory of his late
wife.
There are 262 Baptist churches in the state,
with lI6 ordained ministers and II, 0l3 COM
municants. The amount raised for benevol-
ent purposes the past year was $40 as
against Sll, 1854 the year before. There are
10, COS Sunday-school scholars, who contIibut-
ed S554S.
Three Portland vessels have recently been
lost at sea, the James Bailey, valued at $50,
900, the Governor Cory and the J. b. Brown,
Elmer Clark was arrested while robbing a
store in Bangor Sunday morning and confess
ed that he had been engaged in burglaries
several months. A number of watches,
chains and other valuable property were found
in his room. His reputation hitherto has
been unblemished, he being of a quiet and
studious nature.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-11-12
Vermont.

Judge Barrett, on the petition OF the Mont
peGer and Wells River railroad, has issued an
injunction against the Montpelier and White
River railroad to prevent them from finishing
their road as now surveyed, on account OF
interfering with the running of trains on the
former road.
1t has cost $l6s, 900 to run the insane asy.
lum at Brattleboro for the last two years of
which the state paid $50, 64S, the towns 1874,
500, and friends of private patients $77, 63S.
OF the III cases of insanity, hereditary ten
dency was the cause of IS per cent, while
intemperance and excuses of various kinds
furnished about % per cent
John P. Howard of Burlington has given
$40, 900 for new chapel to st. Pauls church
of that city, and Miss Louisa Howard has
gwen $4,000 to extinguish the debt upon the
home for destitute children.
Vermont is said to produce more wheat to
the acre than Minnesota.
John P. Howard OF Burlington has added
$4,000 to his 10000 gift to St. Pauls church,
to be used for repairs
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-11-12
CHANGED HIS OPINION.

A short time ago we called upon Ger.
tain party in business in Vallejo, and
asked him why he did not advertise in
the Chronicle"
"Oh, because" he answered, "whats
the use? Nobody will ever see it."
"You're mistaken, said we; "every
page in our paper is read"
Nonsense" he replied; seven if they
did read my adj, people would never
think of it again. 1 don't want to adj
vertise."
"But-"
"No butts at all. l don't want to ad.
vertise, and don't bother me any more
Tn busy" and he walked back into his
store and strangled q poor little fly that
was helping itself from barrel Of
sugar.
Time passed, and We never again init.
mated advertisement to him, though
meeting him daily. Yesterday the gen.
tleman called at our sanctum, looking q
little uncertain as to how he would be
received. We cherished no hard feel.
ings, and motioned him to chair.
81 suppose you heard of that little
affair of mine below%
"Oh, yes" said We; "that little
escapade on Kearney street, night be.
fore last? Yes, we've got all the par.
ticulars-"
"Hushl not so loud, please" said
he; "of course you are going to say
nothing in the paper about it"
"And why not? It's matter Of
interest to your friends and the people
generally"
"Heavens! Why it would ruin me.
"Oh, no, guess not; nobody will ever
see it."
"Yes they will and it will ruin me
as sure as I'm sitting here. I'll be the
laughing-stock of the town. They will
see itp
We rose and touched him impressively
on the shoulder.
"Well, we will admit that the PEG.
Pile will see it; but then, you know,
thoy will never think of it again"
His words came back to him like q
fash, and he trembled so violently thai
his eyeballs fairly jingled, and he was
such an object of commiseration that
we promised to keep mum. This little
moral is drawn from the above, which
is applicable the world over Ask q
man to advertise and he will immedi
ately say, in the majority of cases, that
Nobody will ever see it," but adver'
tise gratis some little indiscretion he
may commit, and he Immediately grows
indignant over the certainty that the
whole world will know it, Vallejo
(Cal.) Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-11-12
INCREASED SIGHT.

Professor Benjamin @. Merrill is gen.
orally conceded to be one of the fore
most scientific men of Milwaukee,
Hitherto he has confined his researches
10 the field of electricity rather than to
hat of optics, and it was not supposed
that the world would be indebted to
MIN for the most important discovery
in connection with the eye that has ever
yet been made. Professor Merrill has
long been of the opinion that the tele-
scope is clumsy method of supplying
the deficiency of eye power, and some
months ago he undertook to ascertain
if there was any way by which We could
oe able to dispense with artificial lenses
1t is a well ascertained fact that persons
who are near-sighted, or, in other words,
can see only such objects as are near to
them, have the ball of the eye globular
and protuberant, while those whose
vision enables them to see objects at O
long distance from them have the eye
aattened and sunken. The obvious ex-
PLANTATION of this fact is the theory that
when the eye is hattened the lenses are
compressed, and thus focal distance is
increased, while the opposite effect fol.
lows the too great rotundity of the eye.
Acting in accordance with this theory,
Professor Merrill conceived the plan
of increasing the power of the eye, not
by using artificial glass lenses, but by
improving the natural lenses. He de-
signed an instrument, consisting of two
small metallic disks, each pierced with an
extremely small hole, and connected by
q light steel band. These disks are to
be placed one directly over the center
of each eye, while the steel band, pass
ing around the head, holds them in
place. This band is so made that it
can be shortened OF heightened by turn
ing thumbscrew, and, of course, just
in proportion as it is shortened the
disks press against the eyes and fiattens
them.
The inventor tried his instrument
upon himself before exhibiting it to
any one. He found that when the disks
were put in position and the screw was
gradually turned his power of seeing
distant objects steadily increased. A
very slight increase of pressure on the
eyes gave q very marked increase oil
visual power He made experiments
both by day and night, and in every case
with marked success. He found that in
the daytime he could read the Chimes
at distance of twenty rods by giving
the screw two complete turns, and al
night he could perceive the moons OIL
Jupiter and the ring of Saturn with six
turns of the screw. Up to this point
the operation of the instrument was
quite painless, but any attempt to give
greater eye-power was attended with 6
sharp pain in the eyes and dazzling
light, which rendered all objects invisi
BILE. Professor Merrill has calculated
however, that six turns of the thumb
screw give his eyes a power equal tc
that of refracting telescope of forty
two feet focal distance, and that, in fact
there is no telescope in existence which
has anything like the power of his eye'
when they have been properly adjusted
by the help of his new instrument.