Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08
LOCAL MATTERS.

Mr.. Abel Patureau, a French resident,
aged about fifty years, was found dead
in his bed at Gottlieb's bakery on Tues
day morning.
The City Council will meet on Mon
day next, when it is hoped the commit
tee on the drainage of the lower part Of
the city, will be ready to make their
final report. The residents of that por-
ton of the city have waited long and
patiently for the promised relief.
The last few days have brought new
accesslons of students at the University.
Indeed, the University has now entered
on the high road to permanent success.
With its finances, as they are now, III
good condition, added to the full corps
of distinguished professors, the lnstitu-
ton must soon become an object of pride
to the people of the State.
A few days ago we had occasion to
reproduce supplementary notice from.
one of the Shreveport papers, concern
ing Rev. Joel T. Dawes, the Methodist
minister who has been assigned to the
Baton Rouge congregation. We are
pleased to state that Mr.. Dawes has ar
Nived, and has assumed the functions of
his calling.
May the sun that to-day is shining for
everybody be the precursor of the re-
turn of good weather, so that our farm
ers and planters may beenabled to finish
harvesting their crops and come to town
to make their purchases, is the wish
which the clear atmosphere gives us
occasion to express at this writing. All
will yet be we'll, if compromise on the
above basis can be entered into with the
devilish clerk of the weather. ...
Our citizens will be panied to hear of
the demise of Mr.. Jean Francois Peril
lat, who, for q long succession of years,
was resident matchmaker of this city.
He was extensively known for the ge-
niality of his nature and his kindness
of heart. He will long be remembered
by our French population in connection
with the chansonnettes he was wont to
sing to his friends around the festive
board. Peace to the ashes of this truly
good man.
That enterprising young merchant Mr..
Eli Thomas, has moved his store to the
building formerly occupied by Messrs.
Willis Il Blouiu, where he proposes to
keep large stock of groceries, planta-
ton supplies and staple dry goods. Mr..
Thomas is an active business man, and
believes in furnishing tirst-class goods
at the lowest market rates. Hence, the
success he is obtaining. He makes it q
point to buy and keep on hand all kinds
of country produce, such as butter,
eggs, poultry, etc.
The Mayor has telegraphed Governor
Wilt and Hon. 4. w. Robertson, with
regard to the rumored avoidance of
Baton Rouge, by the New Orleans Paci-
fic Railway, contamination which
would deprive the people of North,
South and East Louisiana of the long
looked for rail communication with the
State Capital. He has urged the Gov
ernOr and our members of Congress to
use their best efforts in having the
Directors of the road to alter their re-
ported determination.
A petition is being circulated to-day
asking of Gen. Brady, the Second AS
sistant Postmaster General, to alter the
schedule Of the Donaldsonville and
Baton Rouge mail boat, so as to give us
mail on Monday, which arrangement
would supply want long felt. The
boat could lay up on Tuesday and not
cause Inconvenience by the reason that
the Gay brings the mail on that day
and the Lee on Wednesday morning.
Capt. Surls, the very obliging agent of
the P. o. Department, is very willing
TO have the schedule so altered.
Our cOnfreres of the Advocate are
urging the formation of a Board of
Trade, in order that our city may have
an organization that will look after the
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