Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1884-05-24
NO. 49,.

and North Carolina. ~
| The Superintendent of Public Educa.
tion, Hon. E. H. Fay, has given CONSTANT
attention to the public schools, and has
accomplished a great deal with the limit
cd means at his disposal and the embnr.
| rass'nents Of a defective school law. His
canvass through the State with Mr.. A. r,
Horne, Of ofPennsylvania, an ACCOMPLISHED
scholar aud distinguished educator hold.
ing "1nstitntes" and instructing teachers.
was productive of much good. Their OBJ
| servations were that the schools thouph
fewer in number than in past years, were
| in better condition and presided over bv
better teachers. refer to bis report for
further information.
PENlyEKTIAEY.
| The convicts are cared for bvsa leru..a
in pursuance Of Act No. - of 1869. The
lease was made by the General Assembly,
During This administration the lessee has
been prompt in paying the price oc the
lease and complying with it's conditions
| in the humane treatment Of the conyicts:
providing libera,ly for them in food, Goth
ing and medical atten tion. The means of
caring tor the convicts is matter Of &C.
rious consideration, aud many embar-ass-
Jog questions Will ari.e. To place them
i'll solitary confinement will require the
b"''ding of two hundred and fifty addi-e
t.ona1 cells, aud their safekeeping and
maintenance will require one hundred
aud SIXTY thousand dollars per annum.
1t will require a larger outlay in cash
TO make the Penitentiary an Industrial
tpstitutton, in the purchase of machinery
and materials. Besides, there will be an
objection raised to this system by large
and Influential class of citizens, who will
recognize the fact that their skilled labor
is brought into competition with the con.
vtct labor II is popular demand in the
aInT;a' pnitioas of the State to confine
them 20 levee work, under the immediate
aoUhoIioy OF the State. Thi. will reuuire
the convlcs foice to be distributed along
the line OF levees at different DO; nts and
Will require additional funds and means
oi transportation. The convicrs can be
employed in levee work only about five
months OF the year, and some means must
be piov:"ed for their employ rent during
the season ttey a"e not on the levees.
This force Will constitute ou.y oue-teuth
OF tbe labor required Oh the levees, and
contracts VIII Therefore have to be made
for work which conr:cts cannot perform.
Ii tais plan be establialed, will advise
that no portion o. the levee fund he used
ior their su uonort and ina. .ntenance as this
fuhd is now Inadequate to do rhe amount
! Of ievee work required Besides, do not
! sh'nS tJ:s cun:d be done without an
| anne ri me 1t to the Constitution.
Whatever system is :,iopted, ask that
| ample meals be provided to make the
| system eaec6ise. We are in.t now
! emer9.,g from fiharc al embarrassment ts
| and The St.lte is in no coAC: lion to et.
pe-m memo.
EvAL H AHD UAcANi:Nr.
Inc $ again Cause to cong .atulase
| the rennle o. Lnn:s. ans. upon their escape
rom The se"ui2a os iineorS mt ept6em;cs
d'r.ag be p.,st two yeas; and their e.
enpSo' has again been st.r:"n:ed to the
viSiahce, eHerSy, in,e, i,ente and adj
min!s5ra.ive powers of the rres.dent and
members four Stale Board of Health.
The thanks OF the people a.e due to that
body o. distinguished citizens aud emil
nent practitioners for the wisdom of their
measures and their executive ability and
philanthropic seal in carrying them out.
During the dangerous seasons they have
been faithful and watchful sentinels over
all the avenues of commerce and travel
by which pestllence could invade Louisi-
ana, warding off calamities more terrible
than fires, floods or war itself, earning for
themselves the applause and gratitude of
the people.
That very distinguished, erudite, patri-
otto and capable physician, Dr. Joseph
Jones, after serving several years as Pres-
| ident Of the Board, has found i. necessary
| to reinquish that important trust and
leave its wcighty responsibility and Iabo-
rions cares to another. Courage, energy,
! vigilance and sagacity have distina uish.
cd his administration, in which he has
won new houors and the gratitude of our
| people.
| Tho Board of Health, recently organic.
| ed, is prepared to eontihue in the great
and responsible work of protecting the
State. BY their advice, as the law di-
rects, a proclamation OF quarantine has
been made, and it will be rigidly enforced
by them.
| PUBL C ROADS.
I will suggest THAI the General Assem-
bly, enact road law providing by a gem
| cral enactment applicable to all localities
for the working of the public roads. We
have few good roads i'll this State during
bad weather In tact, they are of a gem
! eral thing difficult to travel, entailing
a great loss on the planters in haulirg
crops to market. Good roads more than
anything else invite favorable comme. d
from strangers, aud are among the surest
means of encouraging immigration. All
able"bodied men between certain agea
should be required to work on the roads,
and this duty should be enforced by
heavy penalty, in summary manner, OF
they should commute their labor in mon
ey, which should be devoted to the pur-
| oh asa Of i'm plemeptS