The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-08-29
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.

On0CA Now lJbSGel dlldllSClutnlS
we see that Baton Rouge is named
as one of the three cities III the
State whose offices are entitled to
deliver their mails through city car
liers.- Capitolian Advocate.
Labor Is wanted in the country,
but the supply Of lusty bpggars III
the city dues not diminish. A
little more effort Oh the part of the
police 10 fill up Commissioners
Mealey's police Jail squads would
have "a good effect just now.
- lem.
Georgia is setting an example
hat other Southern States wound
do well TO emulate, She is raising
her own provisions. The Macon
Telegraph Messenger thus puts Ii:
"Georgla's smoke house anu gro
Gerry Will be situated in Georgia next
) ear."-lStales.
Our new postmaster has arranged
the poslOtfice so thaL it now pre-
SCENTS. quite neat appearance. A
money order and stamp window,
aud lock boxes nave been added.
A writing desk has also been placed
there tor the convenience of tue
public, all vi which Is Indeed quite
an Improvements Lafayette Al.
verGloer.
The first lot OF new rice was
brought into town on Thursday
last and sold to Dir. Joseph Bloch
for 1926 per barrel. 1t was OF the
Honduras variety and very fine,
and was grown by Mr.. q. 7. Andrus
of PrudhOmme City. He Planted
ten acres and made IT'S barrels, an
average OF seventeen barrels and d
half per acre.-[St. Landry Demo
Crat.
There is at least one patriotic
citizen III HOuma, Mr.. Twiggs the
professional artist ct the white-waSh
brush has concluded, after waiting
two years, for the Police Jury 10
paint the fence around the court
house square, to do the job at his
own expense. All right Twiggs!
Make haste and finish the work be-
fore the next term of District Court.
I-[Telre6unne Z lines.
The verdict in the BOasso trial
adds another to the long list Of dis
graceful scenes that have blackened
the record of our Criminal Courts.
and have made Louisiana juIies and
Louisiana justice the butt of the
hOodlum at home, and laughing
stock of the world abroad. In this
connection We would like 10 ask
why was not the Ignorant ass of u
car driver, who testified to such
glazing falsehoods in the case, ar
rested for ptrjury9-IMascot.
The ridiculous manner in which
assessments of railroad values are
made, are glaringlS manifest in the
figures as presented in the fourteen
parishes through which the n. O.
p. r. r. passes, which vary from
49, 900 to 1880. Some plan should
be adopted by which uniform
valuation can be put upon such
property, as both the State and the
railroads, as matters now stand, ARE
liable to be outraged in their rights.
~ New iberia Enterprise.
Though he little town Of Breaux
Bridge, in this parish, SO fan as
rapid transportation facilities are
concerned, is slightly "out of the
WORLD" yet it is one of the mos
prosperous of its size, III the State.
And the amount of business car.
ried ON yearly is very large. This
is due to the fact that it is sur
rounded on all sides by small farms
well cultivated by q thrifty and i'll
telligent people, who do all their
trading there, hence its prosperity.
list. Martin Revielle.
Col. Alfred Morgan, road over
seer of the Third Ward, escorted to
Jail fourteen colored men for re,
luStlS W NOlN VII tue IOdtlHs w Y
are glad to say this is a move in the
right direction. There is no excuse
for bad roads at this season OF the
year in our parish, and If the law in
regard to same was strictly carried
out, there would tie no refusal on
the part of amy one to work the
roads.-IPOinte Coupee Banner.
We are delighted with the Score
tary OF Wars order which sends to
their regiments the army officers
who through the influence OF their
wives, mothers-in-law and aunts,
have managed to escape all service
in the field, and have for years been
lOmging around Washington as
ornaments to society and drawing
their annual stipend from the gov,
ernment This order will do away
with army pets and tavoriteism, and
the hard-worked officers on the
frontiers will be afforded an oppol-
tuaity to enjoy change of base
Occasionally.-ISt. Mary Review.
TIL, health of our parish is not at
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