St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-15

grub, the tempting Blll or rare with lts
"high pricedn dishes will dissuade you
from feeling any alarm for the future.
Persons with economical ideas cannot
hunger with one of Grouchy's fifty cents
repasts which is a slight improvement
on the fifteen cent lunch OF the Cres-
cent City. Epicureans feast on soft
| shell crabs at 60 cents pOmp at flfty
cents; red snapper at 25 cents; trout at
! thirty cents; Spanish mackerel at forty
cents: cantalope at twenty-five cents
! fol a slice, and host OF other dishes
which can be had only in Baton Rouge.
Wines are priced according to labels
affixed to the bottles. Mistakes often
occur in placing labels on bottles, but
you are expected to diplay your good
breeding by keeping mum on the
subject.
Grouchy is an aesthetic restanrateur
and deserves to be patronized. He and
Baton Rouge are linked together and
one is as familiar to the people as the
other. As | stated before, the State
House is an object of interest III Baton
\ Rouge. must say, it is the centre OF
attraction in the capital city, and after
| refreshing the inner man it is the first
place a Stranger visits. Thithel we
proceeded, and found ourselves i'll the
midst OF the assembled wisdom of the
people"
III the course of time the St. Landry
delegation attracted my attention, for
the reasons that it is the largest of
any parish i'm that body, and is COM
posed of as fine body of men as any
parish TN this State can boast OF. St.
Landry can point with pride to the
REPRESENTATIVES and Senators in the
general assembly, for they do her hon
or. and in the councils of their party
they command no little influence. st.
Landry is miniature republic, and
it is not to be wondered at that it has
men of abilities representing it in the
legislative department OF tne govern
ment. when it is considered that it is
the banner parish of Louisiana.
| SENATOR ROBERTSON
needs no praise at our hands,
for he is recognized throughout the
State as one of our ablest men.
and in the legislature, he ranks with
| those who shape legislation. His mod
est and unassumins demeanor since he
| was deposed from the Presidency OF the
Senate in fragrant violation OF law and
the constitution, has endeared him to
the people at large and by the people OF
St. Landry in particular he must be
greatly DtlONSu.
SENATOR T. S. FONTENOT,
the pride of st. Landry, and the cham
pion Of reform and retienchment, is a
Louisianian all over, Il gallant creole,
an intelligent, capable and conscien-
tious representative of his constituents,
and patriot of the State. Born,
reared and educated in the parish
of st. Landry, identified with
x>f >{,,zy I,Nr
ing the welfare of the people at heart,
the word representative man and a
friend of the people. He was police jul
ror from the seventh ward OF his par
ish from 1871 to 1874, and except the
office of Senator he has never held any
political position. 1878 he was nomi-
mated by his party for the Senate, and
served until 1879, when under the new
constitution he was again nominated
and and elected Senator from the 18th
senatorial district He is one of the |
hardest workers of the Senate, and is
regarded as the implacable enemy of
jObbers and ringsters. He is above "in-
fluence." He is a member Of the COM
mittees on Enrolment and Engross-
ment; on Education on Auditing and |
SUPERVISING the Expenses of the SEN
ate; on Railroads; and was also men,
Der of the Committee on Overlooked |
inc the books of the Auditor and Treas
urer. Mr.. Fontenot is too modest for a
public man-a virtue not to be met with |
very often these days. We hope to see !
him in public life for many years yet, |
and hope that the people OF St. Landry
will send more men like him to the
front. He is in his Both year,-a young
man who does honor to his State.
REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG,
is prominent member Of the house.
We regret we were unable to meet him.
He is no doubt a peer amongst his
people. He is member of the follow
ing committees Registration, Agri-
culture, Public Health and Quaran-
tine.
of st. Landry, is staunch Louisianian,
a native of St. Landry, and
fully identified with her interest. He is
a genial gentleman and one whom it is
always pleasure to meet, and impress
es one that within his jolly frame is
hidden big heart. In legislative halls
he is attentive to his duties, and is a
and upright legislator.
He is strong advocate of Sunday
Law, and believes that Louisiana has
long stood in need Of such a measure.
Mr.. Carron is a veteran OF the late war,
having been member of Company
H., Captain Fuller's, afterwards Capt.
Kings, and consolidated in the Cres-
cent Regiment commanded by Col.
Bosworth. The Crescent regiment be-
longed to the Trans Mississippi depart
ment, c: s. A. Like many sons Of the
South, Mr.. Carron returned home a
broken and busted" man, but set to
work at once to rebuild his shattered
fortunes. He is in favor of a liberal
policy towards railroads, and is in fact
progressive man. He wants imm-
u L -.