The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-09-01
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.

Judge Wade r. Hough has been verysick
Therver bank above Vidaliais cavingbadly
Thel town of Washington Is experiencing
a building boom. j
Corn is selling at Many, in Sabine parish for
fifty cents per buShel.
The Baton Rouge Ice Works are in full
blast making good quality of ice.
The Lake Charles Echo has been awarded
the Parish printing and the Commercial the
town printing.
The Independent reports a slight frost at
Amite City last week. If true, the fact is
worthy of record.
Mrs Joseph Victor was struck and killed by
lightning in Terrebonne parish. last week.
while sitting in q neighbours house nursing her
baby.
Capt. Jno. A. Grant, Chief Engineer of the
NJ. V. Railroad, is calling for proposals to build
section houses between New Orleans and
Baton Rouge.
The Shreveport Standard has been informed
that Don Campbell, the ''Sheep King" will
return to that city and resume his former CON
nection with the Red River Line.
Judge A, J. Kearney has moved his office
| from the north side OF the square to the room
in the court house formerly occupied by the
clerk. His friends will make a note of this
| i Lake CudfleS CCHOs
Is the threat of Gel tain "ward workers and
political trcksters to desert from Fitzpatrick
caused by a similar feeling to that which in
duces rats to leave sinking ship!-LItem.
Who struck Fitzpatrickl Is the gist of one
of the Pics NEST fOreible double loaded edito-
rails. "Fitz" is good boy; he's fighting the
| State(2) ring. Fitz go up to the head of the
class, Il Capitolian Advocate. t
The Executive of the State offers reward
| of two hundred dollars for the arrest and con
viction of the murderer of Judson Scott, who
was waylaid and most brutally assasinated at
, Kingston, in the parish of DeSotO. on the 10th
ofJuly by some person or pei sons yet unknown
and at liberty.
We venture there is less talk in this place
about politics and the election next year than
in any other town in the State. and fewer de
clared candidates. Many want office mighty
bad, but they are waiting to see if their friends
will not bring them out, and we fear they viii
wait a long uime.-IVienna Sentinel.
Wedo not favor the State Central Committee
fixing the time and manner of the parishes cleo
ting delegates to the State Convention. The
| parishes can arrange these things more con
veniently. The Central Committee must no
assume too much authority. For this COMMITTEES
to dictate to the parishes the time and name
of choosing delegates would be going too far
1t would look like centralizaton.- Claiborne
| Guardian.
One of the most gratifying signs of the time
in our Southern section of the country is tn
rapid multiplication of our manufacturers
There are in the Southern States i'll operation
or in course of erection, 1871 cotton factories
This Outnumbers by twenty-seven all the cot
ton factories in New England, outside o
Massachusetts,. and exceeds by sixteen the nun
Der in that State Reliable statistics of thi
industry show an increase in twenty years.
capital, $lS7 81 1886; in wages paid annually
$32, 987 ,943, and IN value of products, $500
9S0,007.
Our reporter was informed this morning, b
J a gentleman who made a trip on an NJ V. II.
train yesterday, from the Cut Of at Mr.. Ca
deres plantation to st. Gabriel. that the roa
. would be completed to this city, and would q
course be ready for active operations, by til
5th OF September. The hands are at work t,
;, day, in Mr.. Gardere's field, laying track, an
are pushing the work along with great vigO
He says the road bed is perfectly even and I'll
cars move over it smoothly. 1t is believed til
trains will be able to make the trips from hel
to New Orleans inside of three hours Cap
itOlan Advocate.