The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-07-04

STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.

Good rains have fallen in the sixth, seventh
and ninth wards of this parish, and we are
told the crops are doing well and give fine
promise for good (Cspitolian-Advo-
cate.
Mrs, G.. F. MOser succeeds to the manage
ment of the brick business, formerly conducted
by her late husband. We wish her we'll
Inerited success in the enterprise 4 Ascension
Democrat.
Mr.. Cleveland will make appointments for
offices in this State whenever two Democratic
factions can amicably agree upon list of
names, and not before. Put this in your corn
cob pipe and smoke it.-[St. Mary Review.
After a drought of more than six weeks
We were treated to magnificent rain on We'd
nesday evening last. Great benefit was done
to vegetation; and suffering humanity was re-
loved from the horrid dust which had become
almost nbearabe.-G Feliciana Sentinel
We are glad to learn of move on foot, to
establish good, hrst-clsss Circulating Library
in this place This is q move in the rig mt d.
! rection and will be fruitful of much good
The effort should receive every encourage
ment.-l Lafayette Advertiser.
Twenty-Five years age, last Sunday, the
Confederates crossed the Atchafaaya in sugar
coolers at Drew's mill and getting into posi-
ton before sunrise, in the rear and ut the east
OF the Notifications, captured the entire Fed
eral garrison aud parOled thom Morgan
City Free Press.
Tht oat crop of Bienville parish promises an
abundant yield. The Rural Times, published
in Sparta, in that parish, speaking of the
| other crops, says that the reports from other
| drops wore never more encouraging, and that
the farmers, both white and black, were
| working with vim.
Our friend Mr. Ed. Scannell make the ban
| nor sale of sugars yesterday out OF the rich
products of his Cote Blanche" plantation
The lot comprised 500 bar, els Of yellow clari-
al n q
7 cents round. This is bright augury for the
sugar planters who are not only well assured
| of excellent crops but equally certain of good
| prices. The entire State, fortunately, will
feel the good effects of their prosperity.
| Item.
be obtained from the size OF the four Irish
potatoes which were left at our Office sne day
this week by DIR. j. b. Ramsey, weighing Sc
ounces. Those potatoes were grown rich
piece of land, unnanured or fortified, were
planted in rows three feet apart in whieh
full stand of corn had also been planted
When in roasting ear the stalks were cut down
and the potatoes dug few days later Able
vile MeridOnial.
A lady of this city, who has been an hon
ored and successful teacher in the public
schools for the last fifteen years, il now taking
in sewing for a living. 1t is true that she
| still holds her position i'll the public schools,
and teaches frcm until half past 2. For this
labor she, between wonderful City Council
| and oil equally wonderful School Board, gets
| next to no pay at all. So she sits up half the
night sewing dresses for eolored patrons who
pay her for her work, and thus is enabled to
live.-l Pieayune.
Mr. Sidney III, Farruget, Post No. TO- G. A. r.,
addressed letter to the delegates to the
National Eucampment Of &. a. r. which
met in Portland, Maine last Tue sday, solicit
| ing their apprnyal to 81 proposition urging
Ill. n. (AOVPpnUaAnt q eft Of afph
| fishing homes for needy disabled ex-Contedcr-
ates, The idea is n noble one, ind reflects
credit upon its author, and will receive, no
doubt, the hearty endorsement of every true
| soldier upon either side Mascot.
1t would not be possible to raise
$4,000 to send the poor unpaid female
school teachers OH a summer trip TO
Philadelphia Their business is not
politics, and they can not vote.
~ Picayune.
Yesterday DIR. Joseph Holt,
president Of the Board of Health,
returned from his trip to quarantine.
He reported the new quarantine aS
being in full operation, and OK
pressed himselfas being well pleased
with the system, which lie says, is
Il Success Times Democrat.
A very large number of loving
friends yesterday attended the
funeral service of the lamented Mrs.
Thomas G, Tracy, both AZ the family
residence and Greenwood, and the
floral offerings were exceedingly
rich and numerous. Knowing how
tond she was of them IN life, gentle
hands literally buried the remains
in flowers Item.
The complaint is made that Presi
dent Cleveland has been too slow in
making appointments in the public
Offices, and yet in less than four
months he has made about 10000
changes cfall kinds. Many of those
who have been clamoring for re
movals and new appointments are
ignorant of the tact that less than
one-seventh of the offices come
under the civil service rules.