The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-09-22
NEWS AND VIEWS.


Opelousas is complaining of the drought. a
A new Catholic church is about to be bpllt
at Abbeyille. gf 8 ne
"A tiger weighing l25 pounds was recently
killed IN st. Bernard parish by Mr.. >. Momus'
Judge Jas. Jeffries, of Rapides, has with
drawn from the contest for the governorsmp'
The rice crop is a fine one, and is now fully
matured and saved. The season has been very
favorable -IGretna Courier
The total assessment of Assumption parish
amounts to $2,I5A860, The roll shows an in
crease over that of last year.
The crop reports from all parts Of the State
are not as favorable as they were some weeks
ago. Rain is needed in many sections 4 |
| All public works have been suspended in
Baton Rouge on account of the backwardness |
Of property holders in paying their taxes.
Mrs. Ed Nelson and child and Miss Alice
Nelson, left on Sunday tor Abita Springs, La,
to spend few days.-[Morgan City Review.
Our young friend s. G.. Vogt, of the firm of
Vogt & Bultman, undertakers, New Orleans,
paid us visit on Thursday, and presented US
with q specimen stalk of Jute fifteen feet in
height.-IGretna Courier. n
Ben Franklin once pertinently asked, "What
becomes of all the pins2 In the same spirit, we
make the inquiry: What becomes OF all the
gubernatorial candidates. after the elections
We pause for reply.-l Feliciana sentinel.
The only objection that can be urged against
Nichols is that he will not cnuntenance rings
and iobbery should he be made Governor, The
schemers and plotters fear the virtue OF the
man and we'll they may.--l COlfax ChrOnicle
He never dickered with primaries, never
stuffed convention, never influenced u noml-
nation with money or promises. never bull
dozed parish, never l1t1e-ciub6ed district
| McEnery did none of these! Tell it to the
, Mariners Farinerville Gazette. tl
The South needs immigration; and it is graf
3 flying to observe that nearly all OF the Gulf
states are advertising their advantages through
! out the North AM. Evs and in Europe. The
/. money expended for this purpose is well in
vested flake Charles Echo. .r.-., "a
D The Natchitoches Vindicator, in it's zeal to
make Gov. MoEnery his own successor asserts
a Willingness to prove that Gen, Francis y,
:. Nichols has not the requisite ability to bt
Cover nor Fire away, MI. VlpdiGatOr; we bel
I you'll miss the mark,-LSugar Bowl.
!, The Pointe Coupee Banner fears that if Nc
: Emery sacu es the nomination the friends o
II the other candidates will bolt the convention
A very sensible conclusion. ANY person wit.
u Judgment must acknowledge THAT McEner,
, could never secure ID nomination IRON an homes
l, conventional Free Press. p4,s.rt iau-
- McEnery is now making desperate efforts Z
;, please the people aud viii no doubt contmu
d so TO do till after the election when, however
:. it may terminate and his ardor will cool VI
" considerably. just now he could say witt
q AltAdhuor' ", AenOn wAA1O W.. Wv
undergo to please you."-l Claiborne Guardian
1t We are as anxious as any citizen OF LuuiI
rs lana should be to see the magnificent delta q
rs Iuuisiana secure behind a complete Leve
If system. Nav; we NAV aver with truth, that "
are even as anxous though not quite as d,
to monstratiye as the Governor himself; but "
repeat as we have before said, that we are M
II willing TO see the the breaches in the Leve
closed by making breaches in the Constitution
IL l-IoOut6ern Watchman.
III A.. ,,,,arontaa nc what ba will ha in III
= future, We point to what he has been in tn
AZ past.
w We do not claim he is omnipotent or thI
'" his election will herald the dawning milleniuI
But we do claim that he will be ruler for IL
in 'Nunsa al hit the rights Of the hul