Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-12
Gri.dNeeklp Gapitolian
LOCAL MATTERS,
Gursdap's edition.

holes, soon to creep out in lukewar
support of Garfield.
II The Home Bitters will drive ava
fevers, cure Dyspepsia, indigestion an
general debility.
The CAP1ToLIAN is now the otficia
Journal OF the city Of Baton Rouge-bu
It has an associate, and does the wor]
for the immense sum of-nothing.
DR.. +. N. Brooks, the untiring Mali
street druggist is in receipt and has TO
sale variety of fresh stock. See adver
tising columns.
One Of our city bellies remarked. tn,
,other day, that she would marrytlo mal
unless she loved him: "but, she added
f"Fd like him better if he had a few
thousand dollars"
A few days more OF favorable weather
and our farmers will have the neatest
cleanest crops in the State. ''Push and
move things now, is a popular expires.
sion all over the parish.
The Detroit Free Press says some OF
the companies in the regular army are
so thinned ont that after the officers
make their details for boot blacks, cooks
and scrubs, there is only one private left
to do the fighting"
A few of the leading Radical spirits
p this place are trying, as we go to
'FeSs&to enthuse the darkey heart by
firing Garfield guns, but the colored
friend and brother wanted Grant, and
cant see it. SO the effort fails.
"SHE WORKS LIKE a DAISY" some
body in the Office says about our new
press since the self-inking apparatus
has been attached. 1t has taken three
weeks to get it in good running order
and it'll take as many years before she
misbehaves.
Major b. II. Greene, the brother of our
clever townsman, Capt. Charles Greene.
has been appointed Chief State Engineer, |
IN place of Col. Hardee, deceased. Our
citizens generally will be pleased to hear
(of the selection of so able and accom-
pIIshed gentleman as the Major to this
highly responsible position.
We hear considerable complaint con-
celnlng the bridge across Montesnlo, ON
fhe Bayou Sara road. 1t is said to he
IuahgeTons to cross it, especially at night.
|so fuIl IS it Of holes large enough to ad
|mlt horses foot. Not long since, our
|old friend, Hon. Robert Young, was Sc
|ronoly injured by his horse backing off
(1nd precipitating him several feet below.
We call the attention Of our police Jury
|to the fact. The bridge ought to be re-
paired and good railing erected.
We return thanks to the ladies' of
E"est Baton Rouge for complimentary :
fickets to the Poplar Grove Hall enter t
falnnent, which takes place on the 18th ]
ana 10th inst. We expect to be in at l
tendance with Our editorial pencil to S
note down all the interesting items that
we are sure will be furnished by the. q
Grand Festival. Brother Hyams will S
please consider himself engaged as our 7
'is-a-vis in the first Lanccrs. \
IhE CIRCUIT COURT-We were pleas .
fd to meet Judges McVea and Powell Il
hortly after their arrival on Sunday Il
hese gentlemen came to perform their y
|lnctlons, and opened term of the Cir I"
u!t Court for this parish on Monday
hdrnlnS. Our people have Just reason Ii
? congratulate themselves in hayjpg {
no such able and conscientious iurists il
? preside over their Circuit Court. We Fl
'i'h them a pleasant sojourn in our Sc
pidst Il
lliE TELEGRAPH OFFICE, since We'd "'
esday last, has been the great center "'
| attraction. A crowd has assembled Id
lere every time the Republican Con- Vi
entlon at Chicago has been called TO III
der, remaining i'll session until notified "
the aUournmentS, when the galleries ''i
ave instantane0usly cleared themselves III
lthout the summons of sergeant-at -
ms All the knowing ones have been ~
sappointed thus far, and the Baton 10
onse prophets have proven themselves
imbuSs. The Il told you so' and 81 NJ.
new IT. wiseacres have thrown up the ot
onge. Not a man could name this =:
ornins who would receive the nomin- ,a
ion. s'
Gus
Verify, there is heat in the atmos- ho
lere, Daily the thermometer ranges -,
thin the SOS. Sensible people come PIE
the conclusion that the weather is sen
OWING warm, perhaps they will think era
when the Ctj'S ara +,ol.1ol h.,