Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-22

rourt notice in the proper column.
\, L. w. Whiteman has favored us
late papers.
pemember the Parish Executive
nttee meets to-day.
ne ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS party
Ia in council at Eiremcn's Hall to-
Mr. McGehee publishes a notice else
regarding Il special train TO and
Alton Villa on the occasion of the
reucement exercises of the Institute
at place.
Dur thanks are due Mr.. w. r. Halle
liberal supply of late papers pub
4 in various parts of Tie country.
tuesday, night last is admitted to
been the warmest ever experienced
he recollection Of some of our citi-
1t was first class sumner.
The crops in this parish so far us
ave been informed are in Il healthy
ition and give promise of IN album
reiId if no adverse circumstance ut
them before the harvest time.
We call the attention of tie public,
PARTICULARLY the teachers and visit
ummttees of the several schools to
NoceedinSs of the called meeting OF
School Board of the Parish held on
Eriay last. We direct special atten-
to the resolutions whiJh provide that
lie public sclIuOlS be closed on the
lsfJuly 1873.
bat all the schools, except the white
o in st. FrnmclSvilic. will resume II
first of August ISIS. The white
vl in it. Fraucisvi!!e, vii! reopen on
fSeptrlnbcra,I continue TWO months
be Isl November.
twill also be seen that all the public
Ns are required to have public cX-
nations, beginning on Thursday the
July ISIS.
ehopc that these examinations will
t;ended by tEc citizens, so that it
be asccrtainci what progress is hc-
made in the cause of cducation.
alL THEY COME.-A Democratic
xrvative Club, with over sixty men-
has been formed in the Sd ward
R are our co!orcu brethren wheeling
line.
AcCIDENT.-On Nor day afternoon
lie Mr.. VIM. Town, one OF our bes,
lens, was gagged at work building
ue in one of the buildings recently
tied at the foot Of the Hill; fell from
sleepers Of the attic story to tho
u below, Il distance of about twelve
sustaining Il violent shock and Sc
\ bruises. 1t affords us pleasure to bt
sto state that his injuries, though
ntul are not serious, and that he i
[dly recovering.
pAsE BALL.-A match game will b.
ged between the Teliciana and Water
fClubs, on the grounds of the tOrme
Bayou Sara, on tomorrow aftcrnoo
half past two o'clock. An eXcitin
ltest is anticipated.
STEASER JOHN w. CASNoN.-Th
lat sensation of the week was the ARR
at our warf on "Wednesday evening
Inc magnificent steamer the uame {
a'ch heads this article, and which Ia
" been completed, at Louisville, at
OF S135, 900, expressly for the Ne
leans and Bayou Sara trade.
s she swung gracefully round to I'll
iulhs, she was greeted with Il salute {
aAery to which she promptly responde
steam ting Moulton joined III tn
'etlng with her whistle. The whar
Pas was crowded with an expectar
WA OF ladies and gentlemen, who CO
ny rushed aboard as she touched til
aaFl' to inspect the beauties of til
'S' and grandest triumph of steam
~ architecture. We have not Il
''e az command to give the details
many excellencics, and 80 do juSti'
~e splendor of her finish and appoin
Su@ Suffice it to say that she is
S''ns palace. and was so prono,lnc,
every one Ct the hundreds who visit,
Our towns people feel a spcci
I' III her as she was built for our ov
'us' She will for the present, take IL
NJ OF the Lee in the Vicksburg ira d
Wv wili enter into her own trade ear
, me rail: In brief we give the folio,
patuculars. Length 262 feet, bea
ts hsI, 81 depth of hold o. feet, oxtren
s S.u S y! feet. She has two cylinders
I ms diameter with feet stroke. w
N 5S 374 feet diameter, 16 foot buc
n,. inches wide, 81 revolution S D
h. t y. Seven steel boilers, 81 fe,
N ~ inches in diameter. Her chin
,hswer W feet above the water oil
Ma 'V ~, The hui rlcane deck. She is
~ the most elegant and substnnti
sar ever ever built for Sothcrn waters.
" may she wave.