Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-04-26

some OTdHb0 Dloosou ihouiVhto ia uho
the city, was the gentle sigh of a fair
one yesterday. And we won't tell on
hef either.
The Confederate Memorial Associa-
tion, will hold an important meeting,
at the French Society Hail. on Boule-
ward, on the End of May, pr9x. See no.
tice elsewhere.
THE FERRY LEASE. OH Yesterday
noon the privileges of keeping the West
Baton Rouge Ferry, for tip period OF
five years was awarded to the highest
bidder, MI. Gibbons, for the sum OF fif-
teen hundred dollars.
DRAINING MACHINE FOR SALE.--ln
another column Messrs. Anger X Nlcol,
of Forlorn Hope plantation; store and
post-oliice, Iberville parish, announce
that they have for sale an almost new
draining machine. See advertisement.
CAPITAL LODGE KNIGHTS dF PYTHIAS.
On last Saturday night, a number Of
gentlemen formed temporary organi-
zation under this name, for the purpose
of establishing this popular order in our
city. Application has been duly made
for charter, lodge paraphcrnalia, ETC.
Capt. G. j. Barrow, the ike and ener-
getic merchant across the river, while in
our Office yesterday informed us that the
cane prospects in West Baton Rouge
seem to be improving. The stubble be-
gins to show a little sign Of better re-
suits. 1t may be that the Prospects are
not so bad after all.
FREE TRADE In another column will
be found an interesting article from. the
Illinois Tradesman and Manufacturer
"Short Talk on Free Trad$-AmericaU
Progress Under Protection, which ought
to open the eyes of every thinking man
over the fallaciouS arguments advanced
by the friends Of what the Republican
party is pleased 60 call a i"PrOtectivt
Tariff"
We regret to note the departure, or
Sunday, of MIR, w, L. LariBtore and Ell,
tire family, for the West, whittier they
90 to re-establlsh their residence, The
Larimores, during their many years o
residence in this parish, have made
hosts Of friends, who part with them Will
real sorrow. May every 81 ecess atteuC
the kind hearted members OF the depart
ed family.
THE ODD FELLOWS BALI mag
nifc mt Ball viii surely DE given to-
night by De Soto Lodge, whose mem
bers, especially those on ting Committed
of Arrangements, know ND such word
as fail, when they start out to do any
thing. Great trouble has been taken il
decorating the hall in the nost attract
i've maDuer. With good music and the
supper provided, the company must Of
necessity have good old time. Com
along, everybody,
CONFEDERATE MEMoMAIL CELEBRA
TloN TO-DAY.-After the decoration G
the graves at the cemeteri es this ever
ing, an Grafton will BIC delivered at tin
Magnolia at p. NJ, by Col. Willial
Preston Johnston, Presdenl of the Louis
lana State University, to listen to whic
the public is respectfully invited. W
doubt not that oRr people will testify
their love for those who died "for wea
ing the grey" by attendir 8, en- nax
the commemorative cerent JONES Of +
day.
See what the Sugar Planter says {
that live advertiser, a. Rpseniield, an
his mammoth establishment: "Whe
other people over in Baton Roue
complain of dull times we usually fin
Rosenfeld busy as bee in spring seaso
Calling in ono day this WEE ok we foun
him and his clerks busy with man
customers, displaying the beauties of h
fresh spring importatious. Corney WI
there in all his glory, looking the bett,
for wear and none the worse for Il
pleasing toll of showing goods"
Mr.. +. ID. Thomas pre- sentod us, f
trial, last week, o boXof damned oyster
which were prepared andTput upon Il
market by a new canning establishment
at Mobile, Ala. The oysters were f
superior to the Baltimore canned oyste
and we ere glad to know that Mobile
pushingthe enterprise will great Wig
and success. When the South Tealiz
the fact that she can succeed in all SUE
business steps rs this, her populate
will be RAPIDLY increasedtby she infr