Louisiana capitolian., 1881-11-08

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See advertisement of d nurse wanted,
in another column.
All Saints Day ceremonies, owing to
the inclement weather, have been de-
ferred till next Sunday, when, if the
the weather permits, they will take place
Clinton Patriot Democrat: Messrs.
Pipes 81 Lyons, owners of the Clinton &
Port Hudson Railroad, have rebuilt at
an heavy outlay, the bridge overthe CO.
mite. 1t is not the best railroad bridge
that has ever spanned that stream.
Coushatta Citizen: Mrs. Pearce, wife
of Professor Pearce, Principal of c. M.
& f. Institute, arrived here per steamer
Behan last Monday. We welcome her
to our thriving little city, and trust she
will find pleasure and contentment
among our clever populace.
AMONG THE FRATERNlTY.--Our con-
frere of the Washington Argus, regis
tered himself a respectable man Oh the
Sd inst, by marrying Miss Annie b.
Chenier, of that town. "May they live
long and prosper" is what we have to
say about the affair.
Mr.. Frank A. Daniels took away with
him, as his bride, last week, Miss Cora
y. Booth, the sister of those well-known
citizens, Messrs. VIM. l.. and A. B.
Booth. The happy couple will please
accept our congratulations and good
wishes. Also our thanks for their kind
remembrance of the CAPIToLIAN.
That excellent paper, the OpelOusas
Courier, has just completed its 29th
volume, under the guidance OF Messrs.
L. and L. A. Sandoz, worthy successors
of Joel II. Sandoz, Esq, the founder of
the journal, which since its birth has
been classed A. l., among the Press of
Louisiana. May the Courier be ever
lasting.
Second Lieutenant Arthur l.. Wagner,
9th Infantry has been detailed as pro-
fessor Of military science and tactics at
the Louisiana State University and Me-
chanlcal and Agricultural College, Ba-
ton Rouge. Lieut.. Wagner is a native
of Illinois, was appointed to West Point
in 1870, graduated and was assigned to
his place in the army in June, 1875.
CoTToN SHIPMENTS. For the week
ending on Sunday morning last, 709
bales of cotton were shipped at this
point, as follows: William Garig, 315,
A. Jackson, 265, David g. Garig, 65,
Henry Newell, AZ, Henry Schorten, Ia,
J. Grossman, 9. 1t is in order for as to
state that our "cotton men" have kept
things so hot of late, that they've been
paying New Orleans prices for the artl-
Gle.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS MEET1NG-
On tomorrow evening, at the Hall of
Pelican Hook and Ladder Company,
there is to be a meeting of the Confed-
crate Veterans, to which the public is
invited. 1t is to be, as one of the mem
bers said, "a love feast" Prof. J. W.
Nicholson, the pleasing and eloquent
speaker, will give brief history of the
18th Louisiana Infantry. There will
surely be large attendance.
DR.. f. NJ. Mumford, of Bayou Sara,
the popular and worthy Grand Chan
eellor of the Knights of Pythias, of Lou
slana, was here on last week. On last !
Friday night he instituted q section of
the Endowment Rank, among the breth-
rem Of Capitol Lodge, of this city. The
worthy Grand Chancellor looks the pic
ture of health, and is the same genial
gentleman he is justly reported to be.
He returned home on Saturday, per the
Morning Star.
Our young old friend, w. G. McGimsey,
Esq, the popular Baton Rougean, who
has been for several years a citizen ofI
Alexandria, made a flying trip to this
parish, lately. He came Oh last Satur-
day and departed on Sunday without
giving his many friends an opportunity
to shake He had come to see his
mother, who was i'll. We are happy to
state that he found her so mucL improy
ed as to remove all apprehensions re-
garding her condition.
We were pleased 10 receive the visit
OF that staunch gentlemen, Col. 2. Malo-
chez, of New Orleans, on Yesterday.
who came to enroll his sons in the ca
det corps Of the State University. In
company with him was Mr.. Llado, the
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