The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-04-05
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS,


Garfield-forty consecutive ears of honorable
service.
The Republican leaders have placed before
their voters not only respectable ticket but
one that will prove formidable if urged with
any yigor during the short campaign now in
the respective Southern Watchman..
Orr genial and efficient postmaster, Frank
u Ulriek, who has been rusticatinr for some
time past in the Crescent City, returned home
q lew days since, and may be found at his
accustomed place az the POstOtfice.-[ Wash
ingtOn Argus.
The Concordia Sentinel says: Those Demo-
Gratis who, ON the strength of the PROMISES of
the Louisiana Republicans not to place a State
ticket III the field, have been coddIing them
selves to sleep in anticipation of a waik-oyer
Tor the McEnery ticket have had a rude
awakening from their umbers
Ut. W. II. watkins, sanitary director of the
New Orleans Auxiliary Sanitary Associat on.
mas been sick for the past week, and it is feared
that IL VIII be some days before he can attend
10 hls calls and duties. His physicians ad wise
that lie be kept as quiet as possible for some
tlme.--I Times. Democrat
In response to several inquiries The Item
desires to give positive assurance that 1t las
hot quit the war upon the present outrageous.
unlawful and tlisgraceful gambling system
an evil which, under official 70. tering. has
grown destructiyeand dem raizng to a tlegI,,
tlat Is realized by but t, W. Some startling
disclosures will soon be made that may evoke
popular ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Item.
Ahis well mel1ted compliment is paid to
Hon. Alfred Shaw:
Prot. Alfred Shaw, the candidate for Attor-
ncy General ON the Republica ticket, needs
40 introduction to this I,eOpIe ms he is nna az
the most eminent jurists in the State. ami has
hlieu various public positions OF trust ana
elholulnent. III elected he will make the best
attorney General we have had since the DAYS
OF A.P. Field.-[ American Citizen.
r. .
uI. " n OF. Cialr was the emily member OF
the last Legislature, (Democtat or Renuhli
eah'l who exposed the fraud perpetrated II I'm
tile people by the McEnery King in the s;onino,
OF an election bill, as a law, that never passed
IL would be q good idea for tile mayor 10 be-
a..ehulng 10 the town property, and try aud
save as much as possible Om the coming over
now Il Morgan City Free Press.
thousands OF people visited the CITY Park
sunday evening the thirtieth instant To inslect
the grounds and note tue progress the EN-
posiuoh "Oik. The cars OF the Magazine
ooilseun anu 81. Charles street lin, were
crowded with passengers from an carry hour
III the afternoon until after dark, and mt one
time there must have been thousands of ner
sons within the Park inclosure Plcly1ne.
The prediction that the United States will be
ee3Np porting sugar within ten years, which Dr.
Collier now makes, sounds like the utteronce
OF an enthusiast. But the same was sni,I ~
his predictions made three years ago, and what
mas been seen here to day lat Rio Gran,le
New JerseY,l verliies every one of them
Il La. Sugar Bowl.
The vote in caucus last night settles. as wa
predlettd II would, the fate of the Morrison
larln Oli. ne vote stood ia in favor of to 81
against its adoption. With the amendment q
Mr. Carlisle, providing for the abolition Of the
INTERNAL revenue tax on tobacco and the re
1uctiou VI ten cents per gallon on brandy
Justified from fruit, the bill will pass the
y n Notwithstanding the opposition of the
- Den i Vot heasled by Mr.. Randall |
VINO VIII be reinforced by u majority of the |
melnbt Ts, all Oi whom are u, otec- |
Iohlsts anu opposed to anything like rei enuc |
States.
we note with pleasure he election of Mr.. |
= l. UllIhofe' editor and proprietor of the |
.oul1 NINA Sugar-Bowl, to be secretary of the
sugar Planters Association, vice MIR. ,Jus n |
= uen, resigned. The last named genfleual
las hiled two position long and creditably
ma the vacancy caused by his resiunation
ould only have beea flied by one identified
Nith the sugar interests of the State : Snch a
,erson mas unquestionably, b3cn found in Mr..
ana we congratulate the planters
pom the wisdom OF the in selection q
commercial Duletin and Price Gu rent
, cliehus OF the people in the CITY Council
houiu insist that ali votes upon the Park
ease repeal ordinance be accorded in Yens AMI
ays II any Of the Aldermen who ar, e1n,l,.
htes torIe-eleetion vote to sustain The luiirood
rap, voters should be shown the fact in nlain
;tk and white. pom
ltohy lohh a. Stevenson, the Republican
onlinee ior G0Neln1r, is pretty fair leyee
IAN himself. During the past ten DAYS no1
eemg any particular good in calling nnon
letenies, he has been assisting Inv nersnnoi
hort,ln mud, rain and storm, TO avert tiaod
lStsters along the upper coast, aud his exel.
ohs We're ny no means unappreciated by his
is .n lr'ehus ana nelghbols 1t is not the
rst Time, either, when i'll like emergencies thev
ave mad the advantage OF h $ practical atlivce
nd assistance.-[Item.
The ladies auxiliary to the Young MEMS
hristian A soclatien have decided TO have
lonthiy social meetings. At these socials
lnsle instrumental and vocal and reel ations
III be the principal feature Refrpsbments
III De served, aud everything done to make
lese gatherings popular and attractive
TENDERS who have latent talent, and have
ltnerto let mndesty and timidty suppress
ier ~ 10, desires VIII he given chance.
A Bill has been introduced the Hunse ~ |
epresen'ati es which recites that the onium
ale IN this country has more than tIehled
nee 1881, and that tie habit of opiuuhsmolxino
spreading With flightIul rapidity under the
? 'el VII care u theChlnese The bill proposes
entlft y oliIuitinn OF opium impnl.tatinn ny |
PIT IN aqueous extracts for medicinal mr.,
'ses. In view of devastation that devotion
the opium habit has caused in Eastern ctu,,- !
ieS, the use OF tins terrible drug in the United
ates should be checked and controlled, SO
~ 70 my w pIdcticuole, by legislation. {
west Baton Rouge is extremely fortunate in
wing Z, j. Barrow for u citizen Mainly NV
eNertlons on II number of oocasiuns has
c parish been spared tho horrors and lass al
undatlon. His means and time have been
eely given, and no exposure or personal eyer
III has ever, deferred him when DANGER
featened' All honor to c. j. Barrow. say
! he Bosses smile when they think of beinU
cure IN office, after April for four vearL
rty-eight solid lnonthsi They will then he
lepehdtnt OF the "macer," bummers AMI S
adoeals, whom they are comnelled 10 earrv
ring seasons OF primari and eIeetions
hat u 10 OF their present sworkersn they
n aifora t. let 90 to tho Penitentinrv-hay9
: no early need for their skill i'm tl,,,n,ln,,
suihg' stnfhng or counting! And before tLe /
III Sears are up they can confidently rcIy
on Behans gambling colleges HAVING grod-
red new gang. Item. = o.
40 hspubnoaa Cohv, ntiOn of the tyycn+,-
~ Jhdlcla district met at the Court uonSa s
iast Sdtutd ~ night and m ule mountainous /
0usiSe aud District Attorney MIR. n n
rhaft Withdrew ms name as a can ,1idate fnr
s.rtel Attorney. Judge John A. Chepvers
= uidlllluously nominated for District Jn,im,
MT McCuil0h Tor District Atto5.ns,'
Ier appointing "A Distsiet Committee of to,ir of
onrned, S'H 'on'i"h "
ne Sugar Planters Convention met in Nov, n'
leans on twel. tn inst Its prucoedin, were III
an Interesting nature On n tew no;nts III
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