The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-07-14
ICoMMUNICATED.l
JEFFERSON PARISH.
Interesting correspondence 9iUing 10
cal items Of qaelos.
GoULDsBoRo, July II, 1888.
Editor st. Charles Herald;

Z GOULDSBORO, July LII 1000
Editor st. Charles Herald;
Dear Sir: bus ear -. /
My letter in last weeks HERALD
was generally read by our people
who rejoice in having you take an
interest in their affairs. Encouraged
by this pen you a few more items.
At last we are to have steam
ferry at the head of Harvey's canal.
The best part of 1T is that the fare is
to remain at five cents. AT the re-
cent sale of the ferry privilege this
was agreed to and the adjudication
made accordingly. Hence in very
short time passengers will enjoy the
comfort and safety Of little steam
tugboat instead of a common skitf,
One would suppose that men who
have served in public positions,par-
ticularly as members Of the legisla-
ture, would know something about
their ownership of property and the
manner of making wills. But this
is not always the case, as is illus
trated by the singular position i'll
which our late member of the House,
Hon. Leonard Roche, left his affairs.
He put Oft making will until about
to die. Then he called for Samuel
j. McUune, Notary, and had a will
drawn up full Of strange features
and ignorance of the, law. He
seemed to forget that one halfof the
property acquired during marriage
belonged to his wife,a and that as she
still survives he could not appoint
tutors to his children. Yet he made
variouspersons his egatees,disposed
of all his property as if it belonged
to him, and in violation Of law, made
donations to the three witnesses to
] his will, The matter has already
led to some litigation, and may lead
to more.
The moss factories in Gretna are
quite busy cleaning and baling moss.
Much moss comes from Boutte, III
st. Charles, and is here properly
cured, cleaned and baTed, and then
sold to local spectators and shipped
to Europe and the West. Mr.Chap-
sky, of St. Charles, is competitor
! in this business. He has an excel,
. lent moss pickery at the Boutte
road on the river where he bales a
: large quantity and ships it prnci
| pally to the west.
1t is astonishing that moro people
do not follow the moss picking bust
ness. There is money i'll it. People
working i'll our swamps and cutting
) down cypress trees for the making
of pickets, cross-ties and clapboards,
! seldom trouble themselves about the
moss to be found on numerous trees;
and yet proper attention to this sub
, lect would add wonderfully to their
a earnings. Moss is easily gathered
!. and always meets ready sale.
Your readers will remember that
) during the late high water in the
f river there were some breaks near
this place, and some patches of corn,
potatoes, beans, etc, were over1own.
The gardeners of this neighborhood
Q have dubbed together, employed
, lawyers and instituted suits against
= the Pacific railroad for the damages
: incurred, estimating them at about
l $4,000. The case involves some
: fine legal questions and will doubt
f less be fought with zeal and pertin'
acity.
Whatever may be said about pol
! itics elsewhere, they appear to be
|. dormant here. With the exception
of struggle for. the Office OF justice
of the peace in Gretna, one hears
nothing about election matters
| Mr.. Gardere, who now holds the
a office by appointment, makes a good
. justice and the people would do vel
$ to keep him; but Col. Chapman is
/ !, wlde.awake and is pushing his
If claims vigorously. Gervais Lesche
n our District Attorney, was at thu
: Courthouse ely,advising with tn,
is School Board, on legal matters con
a corning school funds. In this parish
: no school tax is ever imposed, Oul
!; wise Police Jury collecting the taxe'
II for ordinary parish and school pur
g poses in bulk, and then directing
2 them as suits these honest and vi
Is gilant "conscript fathers"
g Al reooir, CREOLE.