The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-12-22
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS,

St.Landry will re-electC.C .Duson,
sheriff, next April. No better selec
ton can be made Echo.
The Worlds Cotton Exposition
promises to be a grand success under
the able and stirring management of
that peerless worker. E. A. Burke.
Neither of the Police Juries of our
parish had quorum present on the |
regular monthly meeting day, and,
consequently mo business was trans
acted.-lGretna Courier.
By the Mississippi overflow of1882
twenty-eight parishes in Louisiana
were inundated, and it is estimated
that the losses in the State by the
overflow will amount to more than
$50, 0O0, 900.
Little Eva Britton was recently in
Baton Rouge canvassing for her
"HmTic0ne." While there she pre-
scented the young Mems Literary
and Social Club with a pretty table
spread OF her own make.
Messrs. Hennessey Bros, of New
Orleans, have this year construc. ed
and put upin this State nine vacuum
panS,all OF which work to perfection,
and these gentlemen can justly point
with pride to their success.
Theeditor of the Shreveport Times
says he does not propose to eat crow,
because it is unpalatable. 1t does
seem rather "cheeky" to expect u
man to partake of such an unpala
table dish when there are so many
delacasies before him.-Vienna
Sentinel.
| Sheriff Duson went to the upper
part of the parish this week and
arrested and lodged in Jail here
Collins Cheney who put his gun in
at the window and shot and killed
andy Lyles while the latter was
sitting by the riIe smoking his pipe.
Both parties were cOlored.-lSt.
Landry Democrat.
1t goes from bad to worse and
simply looks as though the route
agents of the L. & PJ r., ARE disposed
to vent their ire against the good
people along thatline by the grossest
disregard of their duties, and simply
because the people dare utter Il
complaint, in the hope Of obtaining
q better service La. Sugar Bowl.
One of the very noisy members of
the City Council-a sort of blunder
buss-fouud out that this court
was not organized to CONVICT and
strcnously insisted upon an inme
date adjOul nment. Had a vote
been taken, as 1T should have been,
} Mr.. WaIshe would have been &C.
quilted, and his enemies would have
fallen all in heap Item,
/ We hear that West Baton Rouge
has elected delegates to the State
| Convention to meet ON the 18th inst,
in this city. We are sorry to see
the conservative people of that
parrish have expressed themselves
in favorOfthe present administration
They should not forget that the
honor and dignity of our common
wealth is to be maintained; that the
people of this broad land are looking
| Southwark tor the investment of
their capital, ard the proud position
of Louisiana, should be the first con
SlderatiOn. The material interests
should be fostered, and every true
son of this State should think for
himself and not be. coddled by office
holders and by those wishing to be
officehOllers.- Weekly Extra.
i While the spirit is moving our
people in the good work of charity
and benevolence toward the poor,
uniortuuateand destitute Ofthe city,
!, let the movement inaugurated By
the Conference of Charities meet
with thesupport and encouragement
of the whole community. The di.
rectOrs are now organizing their
institution for active and thorough
work, and we feel confident that
so soon as it is generally known
that we have in actual existence
and working order an association for
the relief of the poor, and to prevent
street begging by providing for the
really deserving, and exposing
imposters and drones, there will be
no lack of subscribers and contribp
tors to the funds of such laudaHe-
association States.