Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-30
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Rev. John Philsen, Of ROsedalej will
hold divine service at II O'clock in the
Port Allen Episcopal Church, to which
the public are cordially invited to at
tend. The Irene will leave Baton
Rouge at 10 o'clock returning after ser
vice.
CAPITOL LODGE X. OF P.-We are
reouested to inform the members OF
that organization that there will be a
meeting of the same at De. Soto Lodge,
on Wednesday, July 27tL, at : P. NJ.
The Grand Chancellor and other proml-
nent officers are to be present. Inc
knights are requested to bf punctual IN
attending.
Gen. j. Floyd King, has placed Us I'M
der obligations, by sending us volume
with maps, "U. 5. Gealo9T OF the hlsh
plateaus of Utah" very interesting
document for which he Wi please ac-
cept our appreciative hanks. Inc
General is one OF our ane and most
jealous representatives III Congress, a
young man full Of pluck and public
spirit,
The Confederate veterans, as will be
seen by the call of their President, in
another column, are to meet this eve
ming, at o'clock, at Judge Ways Of
flee, Pixies Row, to make arrangements
for receiving the Army of Tennessee, and
to elect officers. 1t is hoped that full
attendance will be had on this impOr-
tant occasion and that each member
will make it his duty TO be present.
MAGNIFICENT PEACHES. Our friend
Mr.. J. f. Pratt, who lives on the Green
well Springs road, on last Saturday,
treated us to some of the juiciest, sweet
est, largest and finest peaches we have
ever seen or tasted. Any Judge of the
fruit couldn't help but say that East
Baton Rouge cannot be surpassed il
that line. We wonder il presence o.
such evidence, that our farmers don't
make it business to raise that kind o
peaches in large quantities. Mr. Pratt
will please accept our, warmest thanks
Mayor Shakespeare, of New Orleans
spent last Friday and Saturday i'll ou
city. During his sojourn he visited tht
penitentiary, Capitol, National Gene
terry, the Booth grove, and other point
of interest in and around orr city
which he finds improving 50 rapidly
that he seemed greatly perpleXed regar
ding the future relations Of Batol
Rouge toward the Crescent City. WOult
New Orleans be brought up to the cap
itaI or would the Capital be as the
handsomest suburb of New Orleans, wa
the question that tFoubled him most dUl
ring his stay. The Mayor, as ever,
one knows, is showing himself to be a,
unsoIfsh official and fearless protecto
of the interests of his constituents. H
left us on Sunday per steamer Cannon
The Army of Tennessee have publish.
ed the programme for their eth Of Au
gust excursion to Baton Rouge. The
and their friends are to leave New Or
leans at : \. NJ, that day, reachin
Baton Rouge by ?. NJ, At 4 P. N.
concert will be given by Mr.. Henri JOr
bert, first violinist Of the French Oper
Company, and Mr.. &. D'Aqpiu, tirs
prize of the Paris Conservatory, aSsiste
by Mrs. Joubert, Mrs. D'Aquiu, Mr.. L
Dejan, the talented pianist and Others
The tickets for the benefit Of the Tom
Fund have been fixed at lfty cents an
will be sold in New Orleans and Bato
Rouge, several days before the perfol
nance.
We hope to see the people of Bato
Rouge and surrounding country, extern
LIBERAL patronage to the concert an
thus help our Tennessee Veterans i
erecting their monument.
We doubt not that West Baton Roug
the coast parishes, Livingston and tt
FeGCianas will turn ont rN maSsf
show their appreciation of Louisiana
gallant soldiers of the Lost Cause.
SPEAK TO ME The last weekly ed
ton had been printed and mailed, an
"thc boys" were lazily setting c
some outside copy, for the next humble
They were talking up the soul eutrar
cling sentiment, love, when sudden
some one said: hold your tongues, Ii
ten to that sweet voice" Sure euougl
from yard right back of the Office W,
issuing the melodious accents of one
the sweetest aud best modulated uaeu
tiyated voices We had heard for many
~ day. The darling, it could be but
darling who could sing thus, was Re,
der!ng in the most frrliag tones "Spe8