The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-08-04
STATE NEWS.


The Improvement boom has struck FARMER
Vile.
The Vienna Sentinel reports no moncv IN
the treasury of Lincoln parish.
According to the assessors report, the total
taxable wealth of Union parish foots UP 81 ,877,
75S II
Ourparish is assessed five mills formaintaiI- |
ace and repairs of levees. II Port Allen Sugar
Planter. "a
In her budget of expense the parish Poipte
Coupee has included the sum of $4,000 for Q
levee fund
The Lafayette Advertiser says, the fruit
crop of Vermillion parish is very nearly total
failure.
Capt. q. w. Mechanic, editor and proprietor
of the Monroe Telegraph, will shortly begin
the publication of daily at that place.
The people of Winn parish are said to be in
| a. better condition than they have been since
the war. Crops are fine and health is good.
| The Coushatta Citizen says: If the worms
will just keep away, one of the largest cotton
crops since Red River parish was created will.
we hope, be gathered,
| The st. Landry Democrat knows OF five
married couples who had until recently lived
over fifty years in one neighborhood in that
parish.
The Lake Charles Commercial says, the
assessment of property in Caleaseu parish
for 1883, amounts in round Numbers to 81
100000. rUg
The Shreveport Standard says that the crop
prospects, both for cotton and corn, through
out that entire section of the country were
never better.
The Board of School Directors of Madison
parish are anxious to secure the services of
several first class white male school teachers
for the public schools of the parish.
Sheriff Sample of DeSoto parish. has collec-
ted all the state taxes assessed in his parish
\ 1a al LOFT hot 1,o hoo
taken in about 1888 per cent Of the taxes due
on the rolls.
The Board of Reviewers increased the assess
ment of the parish about $l50O00. This will
increase the revenue OF the parish in the sum
OF 81 500 and of the State 5000, making a total
of 81, 400 for revenue of bOth.-l Marksville
Review.
The Mcschacebe announces, upon good author
ity, that the sugar production ofthe parish of
ST. John the Baptist will be considerable less
than that of last season. This is owing to pro-
tIacted rains at the time when the cane should
have been laid by.
The Washington Argus. with the present
outlook says that the crops OF st, Landry parish
will exceed those of any year during tho papt
decade, with the exception of the cotton crop,
which will fall short about One-third.
From every section of our parish comes the
cheering news that crops, OF every description,
are growing finely. particularly the cane crop
which, it is said, will bo the largest since the
wl.-L Gretna Courier.
Alderman Booths tender regard for the fl
nancial welfare of the market lessees would be
better appreciated if there were no unpaid
school teachers or labOrers with lust and ne
elected claims against the moneys which, we
believe, are being unlawfully diverted from the
treasury. City Item.
Major Robt. Strong. travelling freight agent
, of the Texas Pacific railroad is in Donaldson
1 villa apqin. hia nliaaiOn this
fly our merchants of a reduction in the rail
roads tariff for St. LOuis freights The Texa,
Pacific is competing successfully with the steam
boats in the transportation of dry packages
-TChief.
The editor of the Baton Rouge Truth hal
noticed that the Baton Rouge boys dom
appear to think SO much of him and come e.
see him so often when the Truth editors girls
are away from home as when they are not
ST. ange he should think the boys were in love
with him. Vienna Sentinel
The Sugar-Bowl in well.written article
urges the establishing of cotton factory al
New Iberia. 1t thinks an Investment OF $225, 0OC
now, wouldin ten years, be swOll to So, 900, 900
| ii only the profits be put into improvements m
home and the expansion ofthelndustry, insteat
OF the dividends being trittered away among
the stockholders.
water-spout was seen in the river opposite
i DOnaidsOnVllle, last Sunday forenoon, which
occasioned no little interest and excitemen
among those who Witnessed the phenomenon
1t formed some distance below town an(
: moved up nearly as lar as DaTOwYille, break
, ing against the shore just below that villag,
with heavy force, causing great commotion il
D the water.-l Chief.
The officials of the Texas and Pacific repor
that business over the line is now larger THAI
! it was in the winter The tonnage account 10
the last ten days of July is immense, the roa,
) never having handled SO much freight in tn
I nOtI NJ frNNNA
entirely confined to freight shipped from Ne,
Orleans, which is highly encouraging for til
future prospects of that city,-[Shrevepol
Y Times.
q On last Tuesday, near New Texas landin,
the nude body OF a white man, about 5 feet i
@ height. was found floating in the river, in clos
proximity to the bodies of two white girl
, dressed with undergarments, and seemingl
= aged abOdt IL years. The bodies were interre
Q near the levee. As no aceidenG or tragedy ht
l., been reported, the circumstances of this dram
are wrapped in mystery Capitlian-Ad
[! Our old and highly esteemed fellow citize
and veteran journalist, Mr.. Jacob Hassinge
was, on Tuesday last, elected to the position
:. Vice President OF the 9ermania Insurance Co
! pany, No better selection could have bee
g made and the many friends and patrons Of th
> longtime and admirably managed institutio
S are to be congratulated upon having so alb
# and energetic a man as Mr.. HaSsinger a
- pointed TO so prominent position in ii
s directory.-LT-D.
A talk with the officials of the New OrieaI
II and Mississippi Valley road resulted in tt
= Racket reporter elicting information to IL
y effect that 63 miles of track have been Ian
S. and only % miles remain to be completed b
I. tween this city and Baton Rouge, The COZ
pleted portion of the rood is so solidly bui
u that construction and pay trains run over it
/. the rate OFFS miles an hour. No stations ha'
!, yet been located as it is the intention of Il
. management not to open the line for busine
Z, until everything is in thorough working orde
Il -lTimes-Demoerat.