The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-08-09
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS,

Taking off the protection OF q
twenty-five per cent reserve, based
on estimated revenues, was SAD
blow at the welfare of New Orleans.
Il Item.
The Morning Star has again taken
her place as the 'Lightnlng Ex
press" Packet Of the coast. New |
paint, old commanders and all. we
are glad to see her back Feliciana
Sentinel.
The crop projects in this parish
were meyer better than now. Ii the
yield OF the cotton is anything like
what it promises 10 be, our planters
will have first class credit with
the supply stores.-l.rruth.
The sugar planters propose to
erect upon the Exposition grounds
a complete sugar mill, and to eXhi-
bit to our visitors all the process OF
sugar manufacture. Arrangements
will be made fer a full supply Of
cane,
The locomotive, tender and one
box car Of construction train on
the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pa
cilic railroad went through - bridge
into Alligator bayou, six miles east
of Shreveport, on the tventyftth
instant, killing the engineer and
fireman and iUuring two colored
/ brakesnen.- Chief. =
Il
Work on the new Jail is now well
under way aud progresses rapidly,
when the number of workmen en-
ployed is considered. Touching
this, however, it is safe to say that
it can easily be doue inside the time
allowed by the contract which is
October first next.-lLa. Advance.
We were pleased to learn from
Col. Lewis that the despatch that
appeared in yesterday mornings
4. D., concerning irregularities in
the Surveyor Generals Office, had
no reference to his administration Of
the affairs of that Office, but con-
cerned his predecessors Louis.
lama Standard.
Mr. S. G. Vogt, representative of
Luit's jnte decorticator, has shown
The Item samples of iute fibre de.
corticatedf from stalks, obtained from
the garden OF Mr.. u. Marinoni,
corner Of Fourth and Coliseum ST.,
this city, which are as fine and
glossy as silk. Several trials will
be made shortly, when The public
will be invited to attend Item.
i On Friday twenty fifth instant.
we were shown some specimens OF
petrilled wood, impressions ofleaves
on rock, an Indian arrow head, etc,
by our efficient deputy sheriff, JOS.
ID. James, who informed us that
they were t0und by him at the base
Of Henderson's hill, bayou Rapides,
where great many petriiications
are found Town Talk.
The Commute on Education ofthe
Louisiana Educational Society met
yesterday to discuss the plan Of an
historical exhibit of the progress OF
Louisiana IN art and science. II
was decided to indorse the plan 1
the ladies' interested in the matter
to request the Board of. Manage.
ment Of the Exposition to create
such a department, and place it in
charge Of the venerable historian OF
louisiana, Hon. Chas. Gayarre.
II States.
We have never known the parish
to be AS unhealthy as it is at pre-
sent. Fortunately nothing prevails
Of u more serious nature than com,
mon ehills and fever, but we ven
ture the assertion that there is not
Il house in The parish in which there
: is not one OF moie cases of the prt
vailing complaint. A change in the
general health need not be looked
for until cool weather sets in
. -[West Baton Rouge Sugar
Planter.
When George Drury, who ha,
resigned his fat office to take effect
OH December first, 1884, in order
that he may continue to draw hi,
: $500 90 per month for five months
whilst his Office may take care ol
/ itself, comes ont here to convert the
heather sugar planter to Republl
canism, it is said that j. Mad Wells
aud Tom. q. Anderson, will accom-
pany him. AS new convert vii
/ be made, he will be placed between
) Wells and Anderson, and presented
. upon the stage a Ia Richard til,
f Third between two piouS monks ant
! while he advocates free ballot and
! a free count Tom and Mad will pa.
him on the back. Won't that be
, nice! = Felicmna Sentinel.
: If as alleged in tie City Council
: deliberations, and apparently be
lieved, Major i, A. Burke had it il
his power 10 prevent the abrogatim
OF that wise provision in the charter
creating Il twenty five per cen
) reserve fund, yet failed to exere;s S,
this power in conversation of til,
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