Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-12

Let our people, Young and old, reinein.
Der the entertainment to be given at
Pixies Hall for the benefit of the Metho-
dist Sunday School, May 18th and 18th,
A pleasurable opportunity will he af-
forded all.
When young man is seen with a
copy OF "Love, Courtship aud Marriage
in his pocket is it any indication that an
editor viii soon be called npon to hear
the preacher say "whom God hath join.
ed together let not man put asunderW
Alex johnson. colored individual OF
our city, on yesterday attempted to APP
propriate some fruit from one of the ltal-
ian fruit peddlars in this place. The
peddler caught Johnson's hat in the eff
fort to make him pay for the same, when
johnson threw a brick and struck him
on the head knocking him senteless.
johnson was promptly arrested by Chief
Hillen, after hard race. .....
We were pleased to greet Rev Father
Gutton in our sanctum Tuesday morn
Ing. He gives q favorablereport of the
farming progress in Pointe Coupee, and
thinks that while the farmers there have
10 reason to be oveGjoyed, still they
have prospects enough to prompt ener-
getic application, in the hope Of a hand
some return. This is one of the richest
parishes in the State, and is good
home for worthy immigrants. 81.
We had the pleasure ola call Tuesday
from Mr.. Alex. W. Ttnnard, All old and
popular Baton Rouge boy. He Is now
engaged in business i'm Pointe Coupee
parish, and, we are glad to say thriving.
The crops in that parish, as represented
by him, is in far better condition than
the prospects indicated some time ago.
The planters are working like trojans,
with view to making up for their losses
from the bad harvest season of last fall.
We SEE by the Claiborne Guardian
that Mr.. J. H. Calhoun, Of Eastland
City. Texas, and brother of Prof Cal
houn. of our State University is to de
liver the annual commencement address
at the Homer Masonic Female Institute.
The Guardian says: Many of our Peo-
pie remember Mr. Calhoun as a student
of Homer College years ago, and will be
glad of the opportunity Of hearing him
speak. Mr. Calhoun is member of the
legal profession, and is a young man of
decided talent.
1t grieves us beyond expression to re-
cord the death, on Monday, of that noble
lady aud charitable friend, Mrs. Caro-
line Cornay. Cor several years past.
she has been matron of the Louisiana
Deaf aud Dumb Institute, and through
her kind heart and thoughtful consider
alton of the little ones under her charge,
she won their love and admiration. 1t
was only two weeks SINCE thUt she was
reelected to this important trust, so
well and faithfully had she performed
her duties. Besides TWO beIeaved
daughters, she leaves a host of relatives
and friends to- mourn her death. May
the sod rest lightly over her gentle
ashes.
Uncle jesse" Hill, who is well known
by large numbers of our people as one of
the old Livingston pioneers, now
Of ST. Helena parish, was i'll Baton
Rouge Yesterday. He is rev Sc years
old, but has luore vitality than one-half
the young men of thirty. Without any
assistance, he drove his own team TO
town, aud takes pride I'M saying saying
that he has not lost day in his field for
years. Three or four years ago, so we
learn from the party himself, one of our
Baton Rouge attorneys, by some mis-,
chance, while riding aloEg with Senator
y. C.. MoHtaa in the neighberhood of
Uncle Jesse, let his horse get away. At
Ter several Intellectual efforts to catch !
the animal they walked mp to Uncle Jes-