Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-04-28
Trip to Napoleonville.

| In company with q number OF gentlemen iron
Thibodaux, we paid visit to Napoleonville o.
Saturday last, special business, where we re
, NAMED until Tuesday evening, enjoying the hos
pitates of our friends and attending to the interes
of our paper, by increasing its circulation in tn
addition of number of good names to our sub
scription list besides somewhat adding to its finan
cia department, in the collection of small sums du
Us for past services.
During our stay at Napoleonville we had The
pleasure OF Witnessing one of those social reunions
-balls-to which our Assumption friends are Sc
much attached, given at the Washington Hotel
kept by the Messrs Besse Freres. Until now We
of old Lafourche and Terrebonne, could not be ex-
celled; but we must acknowledge that all such
preconceived opinions have been dssipated, and
with fankness confess that Assumption bears of
the PALM and leaves our Lafourche Venuses far IN
the back ground. The assembly though decidedly
Pugh-ritanic was neither exact nor rigid, but all
seemed to enjoy themselves in true Terpschorlan
| style-evidencing that Prot. Cazalot had made
good use of his time (the same as he is now doing
here) in imparting knowledge of the poetry of
motion, during his stay in that neighborhood. The
music-(a band from Donaldsonvile,) led by our
friend Richard, formerly of that paragon steamer,
the c. d. Jr., was excellent, and should be taken
as pattern by our Thbodaux friends
Since our last visit to Napoleonville, more than
year ago, it has improved rapidly. The new Court
House, Jail and Episcopal Church, then in course
Of erection, have since been entirely finished, and
are in themselves, credit to the intelligence and
good taste Of the people. We could not but make
comparison between the public spirit and enter
prise of the people Of Assumption and those Of our
own parish-one of the richest in the State who
void of all pride, and energy, have suffered it to be
pointed out as one possessing the meanest public
buildings of any other in the State, such would
even disgrace those bordering on the very peri
phery of civilization. Wefelthumbled at the mere
thought, that such state of things-such dis
parity Of pride in public improvement, existed be-
tween our people.
But these are not the only improvements that
attracted our notice, during our sojourn. we
also noticed that P. F. Helluin, Esq, one Of the
oldest residents and principal property holders, has
had number Of neat wood tenements erected for |
Offices and residences on the Levee all Of which
are occupied by the resident lawyers and physicians.
The Independent Order Of Odd Fellows have pur-
chased a lot and have contracted for the erection
IF magnificent hall, which will be under way in
, very short time. Among the most promenent
merchants Of Napoleonvile, we wimenton Messrs.
Webster & Loret, who do the principal part, or the
greater bulk of the business Their stores for they
AVE two, well assorted in every article usually
'alled for in the country; and dealing almost ex-
'lusively at head quarters, New York, Boston, and
Philadelphia, their prices are equally or quite as
ow as those of the retail stores of New Orleans
Neither our time or space will permit us to extend
ur remarks to greater length on the present oc-
aston.