Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-14
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LOCAL MATTERS,
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic cures Fevei
and Ague.
A large lot of stone for the State
House is at the landing. More will ar
rive shortly.
"A corner on hams" is what Joshua
Beal seems to be trying to make. See
bis advertisement,
An lrishman drinks whisky "a French.
man, wine; an Englisbman. ale a
Dutchman, beer, and So American any.
D thing he can get,
Harry Parker, who was cut pnd shot
by Joe Hampton, in the difficulty be-
tween the darkles last Sunday, hear the
Masonic Lodge, has since died Of his
wounds.
A LUCKY TAtIoR-A iourneyman
tailor in Vicksburg, it seems, won the
one-half of the 10000 prize in the late
drawing of the Louisiana State Lottery.
He will doubtless buy ont his boss or set
up u crack establishment Of his own.
Another soul made happy.
Since our last issue copious rains have
fallen laying the dust aud refreshing
vegetation. The atmosphere has also
been rendered comparatively cool and
pleasant, the heat having somewhat
subsidized, soothing the suilerings of the
tnt men and cheering the lean.
We are requested by Geo. l.. Bird.
member of the Catholic Mutual Aid As
ISOLATION, and who was appointed on %
committee for the purpose, to return
thanks to the public for their liberal pa
tronage Of tho benefit entertainment
given by them last Saturday night
The recent showers have fallen, in
great measure too late to affect the early
corn, but the young crop has sprung into
new life and promises better returns
The cotton will also be greatly benefit
ted, while the cane will require great
deal more moisture to produce an active
healthy growth.
John Johnson, the Third Street low
eler, Informed us yesterday that he was
SELLING goods ut less than nothing and
chrome thrown in for ldgniappe." Now
there is no reason for people to he de-
cciyed by this liberal proposition. All
they have to do is 10 give Johnson a call
and examine his handsome stock of
goods.
After spending three days and nights
in an atmosphere "ns hot as blazes."
we returned from New Orleans this
morning on the Corona an elegant Qua
chita packet. abohrd of which we slept
as people do, we imagine, at Long
Branch. We had the cool river breeze
from first hands and enjoyed it hugely
Despite the hot weather. the health of
New Orleans ia excellent, and business
seems TO be starting already.
The recent excursionists from this
place to Texas, represent that in copse
qnence of n two months droutl, in the
Lone Star State, the corn crop win he al
most an entire failure, "Yet, =" they say.
1--WE heard no cry of hard tmes-the
people there taking a cheerful view of
the situation, are working actively TO
retrieve their losses in this respect hy
the production Of Other articles Of home
consumption" The tlint. hearted Of
other sections might learn substantial
lesson from the practical zeal demon
strated by the people Of the Lone Star
State,
There is a moral in the following. from
the Lake Providsnce Herald. which
should be held mp TO the gaze of every
community: ''rhe mercantile adyer-
Using of Providence amounts To very
little We were astouished recently 10
hear persone speak of our town. who
have been readers of the Herald since
our advent here. "as very small vii
lage" They formed this impression from
perusing our advertising columns, and
not finding therein the business cards
OF our merchants, tradesmen and others.
Tho fact is, the town is much larger
than our business men would have the
outside world know"
The true gentleman carefully avoids