The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-05-31
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.

| paSSongefSl0 9etahoard lnelFifalllS.
The steps are entirely too high and
are very inconvenient especially for
ladies' Truth.
The New England press visitors
lenjoyel thtir visit to New Orleans
very much. They seemed particn,
larry Impressed with The magnificent
scope and prospects of the EXPOSE
ton, and will 90 back home its
enthusiastic advocates.- Item.
Director General Burke returned
| to the city yesterday and proceeded |
at once to his residence, where he
will rest until TO morrow, Monday.
| He has been constantly under meai |
4 cal treatment for The past six weeks,
4 but thinks lie will be ready for duty /
by Montay or Tuesday lines
4 Democrat.
1t has been asserted THAT fifty-five
and half million dollars have been
g invested iii new manufactures and
mites in The fourteen Southern
B States III the past four months.
Such Investments are likely to be
even greater in the future, as recent
{ events have shownto Northern capi
talists how Improbable and danger
ous it is TO put their money in stocks
or b nds Estates.
A remarkable body of pure mar
bic las been discovered i'll Vim
parish, said to be equal if not snpe
rior 10 any Of The Italian marbles.
!, 1t is the the intention of the propFie-
tors to get out large blocks OF this
) marble, in all its various eolors and
shades, for the purpose of having
/ them dressed and~polished to lie
1 exhibited at the WORLDS Exhibition
III New Orleans Colfax Chronicle.
The Capitolian Advocate, speak
/ ing Of the proposed repeal Of the
:. election law by he present legisla-
: ture, says: The requirement that
= the names of the candidates should
I he printed on paper from the Secre
tary of State ought to be abolished
and the voter allowed to write the
I names 0fhis candidates, ifhe chooses
! on any kind of paper.-[St. Landry
l. Democrat.
9 "Stnpendousw was the verdict OF
the mass of visitors to the Exposi
I ton grounds yesterday as they
n gazed on the mammoth structures
!. A citizn of New Orleans who could
look upon the work and not feel il
q AIN imperative obligation to at once
y become a stakeholder IN the grand
3 enterprise, must be utterly laukil {
e in municipal pride and patriotic
n sentiment.-I Item.
ii The rooms at the Christian wo
t. mans Exchange look Delightfully."-
IN pretty, andcool, aud inviting. No.
e withstanding the season, the lunCl
III department is as well patronized al
ever.
DR. The sugar plantations along TIL
re line of the Mississippi Valley Rail
I'd road prove to he Of special intcres
rs to travellers from tile North and
rs West, of whom there are many Z
l. present, tlatline being now resorte'
IN to by Texas and California passen
IS. gers. The business of this new roa,
is is enormous, and five coaches file
with passengers leave on every trait
9s II Picayune.
= Nothing pays better than goo
~ country roads, says an exchange:
~ costs something to secure them, bu
y they are arteries which connect cit
- aud country, along which the cul
rent of business prosperity, safet
and solid comfort prosperonsly tlov
Bad roads, full of holes, guile,
sloughs and bottomless mud, Xxi
y, time, teams and temper, and cult
i'll vate profanity at an alarming rat
Be sure that money Intelligent
expended in the improvement I
y roads, is wisely invested, and certai
to realize satisfactory result
re Il Lake Charles Echo
r. We are glad to be able to sta
that the Louisiana State Emigratic
on Society, is now fully organized f
lie business. The officers are as fC
n. lows: Duncan #. Kenper,p esiden
r. S. Howard, vice president, Ada
thomson, treasurer, y. Y. GltmOr
Dr. Secretary. Directors. john Phelp
Jules CaSSard, I. a. Clayton, Lon
Bush, John Chaife and j. G. Nc
,ut liSon.
~ The adoption and entorcene
81. of Alderman Moons banquette {
'u' dinance is very desirable. III
rs Irregular grade aud lllkept state
to many sidewalks is one Of the prom
IL nent Objectionable features Of Ne
- Orleans Item.
IN THE LARGEST SUGAR MILL
az LoUlslANA.--It has been about fl
ST, years, since a similar announcing
waSmade when MeSSrs LeedS& q,
erected the mammoth three roll
es- mill on the Ashton plantation, b
of that monster mil is about TO
ne eclipsed by one on Oliver Beirni
ma New Hope Plantation, being a il
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