The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-16
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.

t4ouge,reacBtu tl1at city FEBRUARY D:
Comment is unnecessarily item.
Capt. Grant has invited the Mayor
and Council of the city ct New Or.
Jeans to an excursion to Baton Rouge
ever the line Of his road, and has
kiutlly placed special car lit their
disposal.-TTfHth.
A number of citizens Of Donald
s9nVille have sigiied d letter drafted
by Rev. r. s. Smart, soliciting the
distinguished Pere Hyacinthe 10y
sen, now in New Orleans, to deliver
II lecture iii Dohaldsoliyille next
Friday evening, the eighth instant.
-fUhief.
The Morning Star continues to
make regular trips i'm the BRyou Sara
and Baton Rouge trade-leaving
here every morning at eight o'clock
and returning at six p. M. She
brought the mail on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings and,
we trust will continue to do 80.
II Fellciana Sentinel.
An unsuccessful attempt was
made few days ago TO rob the
Postofiice at Bayou Sara.
We are proud to be able 10 enron
iele the improved condition of that
sidewalk. Every citizen owes thanks
to the worthy and efficient road
overseer for his labor aud success.
Warren Gay, Of Pointe Coupee
has received his commission as Post
Master at Bayou Sara, and will take
possession of the Office in few days,
vice J. Oscar Howell Feliciana
Sentinel.
At a meeting Of the delegates of
the Mississippi River Convention
last week at Washington, d. O.,
they selected Mr.. Emile Rost for
their member OH organization, w.
q. WHY OH resolutions, A. G. Brice
on rules, and Gen. j, L. Brent on
resolutions, and it was resolved that
the delegation east it's vote as II unit,
but there was no general discussion
in respect to the policy to be pur
sued.
Mr.. Neil Sinclair, formerly OF
Morgan City, but for some time u
clerk in the post office in this city,
and latterly at the general delivery,
has been confirmed by the Senate OF
the United States to be postmaster
ut Morgan City. Mr.. Sinclair has
been an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT efficiel t
assistant in the post ot1ice in New
O'lrans, and his friends will be
graft fed that his ability has heen
acknowledged in this deserved pro
mo ion.- Picayune.
We have, in the past, given n
large aH0u.t fspace ia he Herald
for the publication Of communicl
loaS ana proc euiD2S of meetings.
aat tue deuautl has become SO rer
SiS'cnt that We are Obliged To order
y bait. These persons who have
been buoSTtd into position by aid of
twSpapeIs nltIiuieS forget To say
'lhank yOu," much less pay their
subscription. Dollars and cents
will hencrlortl be considered with
such communications.
Pere Hyacinthe lcctured yester
day in Trinity Church on 'Catholic
Reform DIR, Holland introduced
the celebrated controverSialist in
most happy and felicitous style,
speaking of the time he heard him
in Notre Dame, Paris, aud c0mpar
ing his elOquence to that of Lacor
daire and BaSSuet. The church was
crowded and the audience listened
with profound interest to each word
that fell from the lips OF the dis
tlnguished priest, orator and reform
er.-[ States.
AT IA meeting of the Parish Elk.
ecutiive Committee of the Repub.
llcan Party of st. John, held at the
Court House, on the ninth of pre-.
sent month. Mtssrs. ii. Demas.
John Webre and John Cayolle were
chosen as delegates to the State
Convention, and Messrs. q. MiIlpt,
John Webre, G. Leche, Il. Semitic.
Gustave Deslondes, james johnson.
Henry Demas and 7. V0iSin, have
been selected TO represent that Par
ish at the seventh Senatorial and
twenty sixth judicial District Con.
vention, which is to assemble at
Harvey's Canal on the twenty.third
of this month.
Mr.. A. II. Thurston, the popular
condnctOrOn the accommodation train
bel ween New Orleans and Baton
Rouge has been i'll for the past week
We hope that he will he entirely
well soon. lie is very attentive to.
his duties and his services, are
almost indispensable to the Texas
and Pacific.
The Telephone Exchange New
Orleans, will he removed TO the
corner of Poylras and CarondeIet
streets, The Telephone Company
has brought very large anl com
modiOus building on tile corner al