Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-22
JrrMeeklp Gapltollan
LOCAL MATTERS.
Gussdap's edition.

Gufsdap's edition.
Mr.. T.. w. ColwelI, the weII-known
lugar planter of West Baton Rouge, we
pre- sorry to learn has been lying quite
III for some weeks.
A fire alarm was sounded on Sunday
Ivening, caused by burning chimney
Mr. William Thomas on North street.
he companies turned ont IN double
uick time, having occasion only to
how their agility and vim.
ABOUT THE FASHION. Said one of the
|IOmpositors of the CAplToLIAN, the
ther day: eve ought to run column
fashion items in our weekly D-n
he fashion quickly remarked another,
hats what's running the country;
here's too much fashion now"
Seven colored exodusterS left the
'rosse Tete neighborhoOd for Kansas,
arrying with them some "a, 900, the saw
ngs from their earnings as field labor
rs. The question is how long would it
AXE the same number of farm hands to
ut aside that amount in Kansas. This
| Is about the only batch of eXodusters
hat has thus far abandoned the fertile
crosse Tete region.
At the last session Of the District
iourt, in West Baton Rouge, Judge
;ole presiding, in the case of the Baton
Rouge, Crosse Tete and Opelousas X. r.
o., for exemption from Parish and
State Taxes, the Court decided the case
II favor of the company. Col. II. NJ.
'ayrot represented the company and
5he District Attorney, Mr.. Talbot, re-
presented the State. ....
For THE BENEFIT OF THE ORPHANS
There will be an exhibition Of Sever
81 Phantasmagorcal Representations at
st. Joseph's Convent next Thursday at
: o'clock p. NJ. Doors open at Z o'clock:
md there will be, also, variety tables of
fancy and needle work, made by the
orphans, Admission % cents. Enter
fainment for children on Friday, Zebra
Dry 18th, at a O'Clock P. NJ. Admission
10 cents.
The Fire Department have shown
their appreciation Of the Press by inyit-
ing, through Capt Stroube, all the
|CAPIToLIANs to their lunch of to-day.
|Big and little, old and young, editor,
publisher, typos and devil, are asked to
Nave bite with our gallant fremen.
|I'0r this evidence of their kindly feeling,
the CAPITOIIAN returns heartfelt thanks,
|hot ''tO those who make the fire, but to
the tremen who put it out"
THE n. O. Pacific RAILROAD
have been informed that q force is at
work on the Donaldsonville bridge, the
y lumber for which is being loaded on
some flats, ut Plaquemine, where the
surveyors of the road are at this mo-
ment, preparing to lay out the branch
line to Baton Rouge. -Four hundred
men are at work repairing the road bed
on the East side of the Atchafalaya and
finally, rails are being laid from Shreve-
port in the direction of Alexandria,
. The Vaughn property, i'll West Baton
Rouge, was sold at private sale on We'd
nesday, tor some $4,000 The property
comprises several hundred acres of sugar
land, together with the remains of a
sugar house, thirty acres in seed cane
and one Of the finest dwelling houses in
that parish. 1t is strange indeed that
lands whose productiveness is so great,
should bring such small percentage OF
/ their real value. The want of popuIa-
ton is the only cause that we can
assign.
. CORN-FED BEEF. Keeping time with
the boom that is waking up Baton Rouge,
Mr.. |. Pujol, the gentlemanly director
of the elegant stall No. 6, at our market
house, has made arrangements to supply
the public with choice corn-ted beef, be-
sides every variety of veal, mutton,
pork, etc. Mr.. PujoPs pride has been
stirred up and he wants the people here
and elsewhere, to know that the citizens
of the State Capital eat as good beef as
the most fastidouS do elsewhere. It's a
real pleasure to go to his gaily decorated
stall, where everything looks neat,
bright and ship shape in every particu-
| lar. He deserves to be encouraged Tor
his enterprise by being extensively pa,
tronized. Thus will he be put in posi-