Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-24


no liked her. We guess nobody would
DO no foolish M to suppose no kissed hcr
because no liked the lamp post.
Tho faited calf will be killed md bar
becucd In the "swoct byo-and-bye,'
whom tho insurgents 10y down their
arms and return to tho municipal fold,
If not better, ut least wiser men.
The McNeolcy lcvoe, on Bayou For.
doChc has sustained u serious break, no
we learn. Thus far all attempts to Gloss
~ have failed, and IL Is feared that the
Crosse Tetc country will boovcrilowcd.
We received Wednesday n copy of the
Louisiana CAriroL,AN, published by
Mr.. VIM. LoSucur, formerly Of this
place. II Is what We would torn first
class newspaper. Athens, Ga, Banner.
Tho crop prospects in this section of
country were never more promising than
nj the present writing. With favorable
weather until harvesting, we can look
for good times in tho sweet by-and-hyc.
Shanks, Of the Plnqucminc South, IL,
we nro told trying to got up jug
Breaking" down in hs town. This Ia n
u poor way to try to convince people
that no has joined Dan Rice's Temper
anoo Reform.
Az independent M wood sawycrs' clerks,
tho indignant quartotto of Connci'mcn
aial,od out of tho Council Chamber ON
last Monday. Their retreat WA IN good
order and mastery, No enemy was bold
enough to pursue.
At tho last mass meeting Of the Dom
ocraoy of West Baton Rouge, hold on
April Sd, 1880, Judge w. b. Robertson,
an Old Liner, was Chairman and Judge
II. J. Hyams Secretary. Welcome to
the fold, "Unclc Harry
Andrew Jackson, Esq, the cnterMis-
ing Main street grocer, owing to his pc
cnliar fitness as n purvcyor of substan.
tials, hns oboon commissioned Brigade
Commissary of the Third Military Dis.
trict, with the rank of major.
The Father of Waters il still booming,
with hut little immediate indications OF
fall. Il IL with fear and trembling
that tho people Of the lowlands are
watching tho lcvecs and endeavoring to
keep the monarch within them.
Tho ohscrvant small boy went to
church Sunday and heard the minister
repeating tho timo-honored phrase,
Grant us oh Lord" lilo returned home
and announced that tho preacher was
better Grant man than tho Council.
"Let there be light il tho theme of
beautiful composition from Miss Lillian
Bard, rendered Mt tho New Orleans Nor
nal School by this promising young
lady, niece of Joseph Bernard, Esq, of
this parish. It will be found In anoth.
or column, -
The magnificent estate, Wcstovcr, in
West Baton Rouge, has seven hundred
acres of land in cultivation this season,
five hundred of which Is in sugar cane
Under the able supervision of tho enter
prising owners, Mossrs. Burke and Col
well, telling crop will he produced.
We understand that the seccssionista
Of the City Council pronounce every man
"a liar and horscthicf' who darcs to
assert that IN independent slate was all
fixed, ready to be presented just rs soon
IN the rule of Five against -Four would
have been changed to four against three.
Tho standard of rebellion has been
flung "mto the battle and the breeze" by
the gay Councilman of the first ward.
Independence is the motto they have en-
bazoncd on it's folds, Privileged char
aoters arc they, to stay or leave when
it suits their fancy. II is for this that
they were elected
1t was too "thinovich"-as ono of our
jocular Crescent City friends would say
that sudden outburst of love and ven
Grafton for 80, law" which caused the
insnrgent quartctto of Councilmen to
straddle the City Charter bareback, and
then trot out Indignantly to where they
could get fresh air.
DR., d. Stocking, Surgeon Dentist, will
be in our city, rs usual, about the first
of the coming month, to attend to all
professional calls. His headquarters
will be at Mrs. Curran's, in the Pike
Bank Building. DR.. Stocking is cousid-
cred one of the most accomplished den
fists in the State, and never fails to OK
ecHte his work satisfactorily.
The want of space alone prevents us
from giving the why's and whcrcfores
contained in the pronunciamento issued
by the seeding Councilmen in Mondays
Advocate. We deeply regret that the
irrefutabIe reasons therein offered which
are supported by no less than three dis
tingaished counselors at lar, are thus with
held from our readers.
We return thanks to our clever and
Consldcrate friend, Mr.. l.. Jadot, for q
bucket of delicious honey. He informs
us that his hives are in fine condition,
and the little honey makers lively and