The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-11-07
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.

The Jail at Coushatta has been
empty Tor three months.
Over eighty pupils are enrolled
at jefferson College, st. James.
1t is reported that Major r. A.
Burke is to establish in New York
City journal that will be Southern
in every repect.
I Mr.. Numa Dufour, one Of the
editors of that able Journal, The New
Orleans Bee, died in that city Wed
Iiesday week.
The Ibcryille South estimates tha:
the sugar crop Of that parish this
year will be 10000 hogheads as
against 1925 last year.
/ Merchants of Vidalia have smil-
ing countenanCe S-busines bright
ening and the weather just splendid
for the plauters.-IC oncordia Eagle.
! -Four more biologists will be sent
to this State from Washington in
the early part of month for the pur.
pose of making Il thorough geologi-
cal survey of the entire State not
embraced in tho territory of Prof.
Johnson.-IRuston Caligraph.
/ Mr.. Archibald Mitchell, Il prolni-
nent citizen of New Orleans, well
and favorably known in this State,
died at his home in that city last
Sunday week, and was buried next
day. The funeral was unusually
impressive.
Talk about a scarcity of gold!
/ Why, the writer yesterday saw
strenuous resistance mace to the
attempt of bank to pay its check
in eagles. The customer refused
the tender ofover a thousand dollars,
PA felring greenbacks or silver Ger.
tiicates.--ICity Item.
I Mr. j. A. Cnny, having complied
with all the requirements of tie
Postal Department, has received
sunday last his commission as post
, tnastera at Bonnet Carte, aud Monday
morning leassumed control of the
office. He will certainly make a.
very efficient postmaster.- Mes
chacebe
The iHdiscriminate mingling of
boys committed for crime with those
sent to the Boys House Of Refuge.
because OF ahabd9nmrnt, parental
neglect, or other accident, can not
be stopped too soon. The conmu-
nifty has qaite enough of the hood
hum element on its hands without
conducting q graduating academy
to increase it, Item.
The petition for the Communication
Of the death sentence OF Pat Forl
and John Murphy, to Imprisonment
tor life, is 10 be acted en-, on the 9th
pioximo, by the Beard of Pardons,
composed OF Lieutenant Governor
Knoblock, Attorney General Gun.
ming ham and Judge Baker, the trial
Judge. The date of the execution
has been set for Nov. 18th.
Mayor Gull lite has followed the
Governor with proclamation
closing the offices OF the several
departments OF the municipal gov
erlment on NOV. 10, the opening
day of the Exposition, the public
schools andother institntionsot that
kind, and calling upon the Elk.
changes and all good cltizens of
New Orleans to join in making the
day q success Times Democrat.
We are glad to see tile Council
giving some attention to the lelin
quent street railroad companies who
persist in defAing all authority and
refuse to perform their obligations
Ito the city. Alderman Moons or
dinance to prosecute the roads for
failing to repair roads and streets
as stipulated in franchises, and Al
derman Carey'S ordinance to enforce
{ the law concerning numb OF pas
sengers to be carried and the EN-
ployment of conductors, are timely
and proper We hope these gentle
men will push them through,
Il Mascot.
We have received Il package If the rice
which, in accordance with tho recent decision
of the Treasury Department. is hereafter 10 be
"assimilated to rice four and admitted at a
nominal rate of duty. Any appraiser who
would fail to classify This substance on first
sight and without hesitation as cleaned tice
would deserve to lose his head Instantly. Our
readers will remember that the Appraisers
| have persistently done their plain duty in the
matter, classified it as nee, affixed the proper
legal duty of PIC per pound, and left the
stretching of law wholly to their supeliors.
| II Pieayune.
We have heard a great deal since the pre-
sent administration came into power about
Offensive partisanship and contributions by
office holders for campaign purposes. But
now Comes forward the great Cleveland, with
pure Cuisines principles applied to govern
ment,e and planks down one thousand dollars
for campaign fund OF New York, and his
Cabinet follow suit. That is as much as TO
say to the Democratic office holders in the
various departments: ton per eentum if You
please in other words il Is a new method of
making the political assessments which Demo-
Gratis have set back ON their launches and
howled SO much about Morgan City Free
| Press.
DIR. Curry, General Agent of the Peabody
Educational Fund, has written an interesting
letter to Hon. Warren Eastou, State Superin,
I aF pa1hi "a