A prominetit'colored citizen Of Donald
sonville is thus complimented by the Baton
Rouge Capiiolian Advocate: "Red. Pierre
Landry, for the last four years Presiding
Elder of the Baton Rouge District of the
colored M. E. Chuieb,ltAs beetL' appointed
to fill a similar function in the Shreveport
District.> Mi. LAndry, 'while heire, dis
played great zeal and energy, and it fis due
in great tmeadnt' to his efforts that the
handsome..hIurch'on (fovernment street
has been ei~cted. Attending stritly to his
religious duties, irith dignity and ntelHi
gence,ie has effected mdch good in' estab
lishing good relationg between his lock
and our citizens generdlly. We take pleas
ure in bearing'testiriony to the commend
able manner with" whici he has exercised
his trust, and we do not doubt that he will
pursue the saaimdod ras in theonew field' to
which he has been assiegned."
The Thibodaux' 8eatinel of week before
last spoke in the following complimentary
manner of the niat little sternwheeler re
·eatly built it Donaldeouavife by Mr. Felix
IBhI1e: "T'he sem steater Alie IeleBiae
will ran regularly from and after Monday,
January 19. 8i, betwee Thibodaex and
the oet-otr. This will b ecomed by the
peopleof Lafourche who hsve to travel up
and dmwn'the bayou. We predict a prosper
cas trade for this new boatn
John Henry tende & hI resignation to
the Governor as Constable ef the sixth Js
tice ward, andiRobt. Mapes has been ap
pointed to il .the raeancy. We presuse
Henry grew suddenly and violently rich on
the revenues. of the lkerative ofliea6 and
wanted to give n ome one else a chance to
do likzvwils.
OUR GENERAL NEWS SUMMA*~RY.
