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

of iron ore in its parish.
The way to reduce the criminal
expenses in the parish is to reduce
plantation whisky shops.-Free
Press
West Feliciana is ont of debt, has
over $1,000 in the Treasury and
levieS parochial tax of only four
mills. The Sentinel desires to know
if amy other parish in the State can
make better financial showing.
Mrs. Fannie A. Beers, who is.
highly esteemed 10y all Confellerates,
will arrive in Shreveport in about
two weeks. All subscribers to the
Bivouac and all others desiring TO
subscribe are requested to hold
their fAyorS until her arrival.
-lShreveport Times.
The retormers get left because
the Governor has the apnointm ent
OF Police Juries, School Boards and
other officers, who in turn, appoint
small army of followers and with
this support parish conventions are
manipulated to insure the selection
OF Ring Delegates Free Press.
The New Orleans States and the
printers Union are at war. Thus far
the States has gained a victory, and
we are glad Of it. The good printer
will work while the "bummer" ele.
ment of the Union keeps creating
trouble between the proprietors and
employes.-lSt. Mary Review.
lnqui. les are being made as to
what the State authorities are doing
to enforce the agreement touching
a return payment to the school fund
hy the Exposition mana cement of
$4,000 out of the 100000 appro.
priated. The Item opines that tue
correct answer would be: nothing.
The first Sunday excursion over
the Texas and Pacific Road, which
took place last Sunday, proved a
success, and the managers will con.
tinue them TO Plaquemine. Train
leaves depot foot of 1erpsicore at 7:1O
a. m, returning, reaches the city at
6:5Op. M. Tickets can be procured
at the depot.
Ex Naval Officer A. j. Dumont
was buried yesterday evening from
his residence in Algiers with
Masonic honOrs under the direction
OF Grand Master Peter Joseph of
Stringer Lodge. The attendance
was very large, comprising all
classes of the population. The pail
bearers were MesSrs. Marks, Souer,
Her~ig, Pinchback, Lewis and
Dejoie.-IItem.
The work incidental TO the sue.
cesStal inauguration of the New
Exposition having been completed.
meeting of the Board of Manage
ment was held on the 9th ult., at
which the following officers were
elected, $. u. McOonico, presidents;
Il. 5. Howard, first vlce.preSident;
Geo, l.. Shoup, OF Idaho, second
vlce-plesident; Richard Nixon, sec.
rotary, and Samuel ii. Buck, Direc
tor General.
All crops are flourishing in the
parishes OF St. Bernard and PLAQUE
mlnes--especially rice. There is no
danger to be apprehended from the
river, which Yet is sufficiently high
to supply water for the purposes of
cultivation. Our planters are put
20 no expense on this score; whilst
ABOVE New Orleans it is the rule to
employ pumps. Cane is smaller
than usual at this season, but thrifty
and promising good yield.-[St.
Bernard Eagle.
1t has been found necessary to
telegraph abroad the presence of
another, and this time a sporadic
case of yellow fever in this city
Inc patient has been sick nine DAYS
and is cOnvalesoing. Every precau
ton OF diSlnfection and isolation has
been enforced. The case is of a
usual type, and it is safe to say that
almost every season we have several
OF them. There is no fear of our
people than ifit had been one of any
other type of malarial fever.
-lChronicle.
Plugging has been adopted in
baltimore as a punishment for wife.
heaters. A like punishment for
hoodlnms in this city who are con.
stantly being arrested for beating
women would probably check this
brutality. To be publicly whipped
is greater disgrace than years
imprisonment, and would save the
city the cost of maintaining a lot of
dlSreputable characters. A good
logging could be administered for
about twenty FIVE cents. The ex.
pertinent should he tried.-[Statcs.
Mr.. Elyaine Himel, Il rice planter
OF Lafourche parish, was convicted
before the District Court of cutting
his levee for the purpoSed of irriga
ting his fields. Judge Beattic
sentenced him to six months inpris
ohmcnt IN the parish Jail and to pay
a fire Of $500, but subsequently,
granted mo- ion for new trial by