Louisiana capitolian., 1881-11-12


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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic Regulates the
Bowels
We are indebted to My. Seidenbach
for q copy of the Weekly British Colo
mist, published at Victoria, British Co
lumbia.
The new steamer, City ofBaton Rouge,
is aground, near Jacksonville, where
she will have to remain until further
rise occurs in the Ohio.
MISSIONARY REUNION. There will be
q meeting Of the Woman's Missionary
Society, at the Methodist Church, on
Friday, Nov. 11th, 1851, ut 7 o'clock.
Mr.. Johnson Magruder will deliver an
address. Good music. Mp admittance.
No collection.
Prof. Hppard, the favorite teacher OF
the Terpsichorean Art, is once more IN
the city, making preparations to organ
ize dancing classes. With this view, an
elegant Hall, to be called Boccacio Hall,
is being fitted up at the corner OF Laurel
and Lafayette streets. ID Is hardly ne
cessary for us to recommend the accom-
plished Professor to our citizens, by
whom he is 30 well knOwuI that he re-
quires no praises of our hands. Ever
since ante-bellum days, Ae has been
teaching the elegant art TO the young
people, winning fresh laurels at every
visit.
Col. M. L. JAMAR. The many friends
of this genial and estimable officer will
be happy to learn that be is in good
health and spirits, though roughing 1t in
the Indian country. In d letter to o
friend he says: 81 have just returned
from scout into Arizona; to Fort
Apache. OF the infantrycolnmln, was the
only officer who footed ii the entire
scout, $50 miles. | begin to think, that
with the other requisites "a rcd nose and q
dilapidated suit of clothes, am really u
first class tramp He concludes by
sending his regards to the members of
the Gesellshdf and other friends.
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THE STREET RAILWAY "a committee
composed of Messrs. e. X. David, VIM.
Garig and w. G.. Randolph representing
the Baton Rouge Street Railway Com
pany, waited on the City Council, Oh
last Tuesday, for the purpose of confer
ing with that body regarding the draft
of an ordinance that will enable the
Company to proceed with the work they
have in view. A committee of five COM
posed of the following gentlemen was
appointed, viz Messrs. Wax, Lange,
Wieck, Duggan, Gimler. The Mayor
was also added as Chairmap. The COM
mittee IS to report on Text Monday
week.
The Confederate Veterans, met on last
night, Wednesday, according to previ-
ous notice. The inclemehcy Of the
weather made the attendaHe Ice compar-
at-yely slim one. The regTlar order of
business was followed and In reaolution
adopted providing for the appointment
of % committee to raise fnnIls to pay for
% lot at the Magnolia Cemetery, The
name of Col. VIM. Preston Johnston,
was presented for enrollment on the list
ofHmembership and was referred under
the rules to the proper committee AT
the close of the proceedings, by request,
Prof. Nicholson, read q short sketch of
the campaigns of the l2th Louisiana
Regiment of Infantry, of which he was
% member. The lecture was listened to
with great interest and vote of thanks
therefor rendered him by the Associa.
ton. We were pleased td see several
ladies in attendance and ve hope that
at thenext reunion many more will come
to listen to the recitals which the meu,-
bers have been requested to make at
each meeting.
THE RED STAR BAzAAB.--Mr. Seid.
enbacb, having been misled in the mat
ter of the Extra Session, which every
one thought would be held ut the seat
of government, Baton Rouge, made ex-
tensive purchases, as will BIZ seen by his
announcements, with view of rigging
up in style the country legislators who
like to put on airs when they are max
ing laws for the government of the good
people whe can't come WITH them. The
consequence will be that the unfortu-
nate Sedenbach will have to sell his
goods for little or nothing, else he will
remain terribly overstocked. He has
naturally concluded to do that very
thing, so that it will pay purchasers to
buy from him at the low prices he is
asking for his splendid assortment of