The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-07-04
Who says watermellon4
The river is rising here.
White wash vOnr fence.

" nie WASH your IcuCo.
A. Riggs g. Bros, Cistern Makers; Office at
w DeOrd Street N. O.. eeud for Price List.
Honey for sale, crop OF 1885. At
$1,00 pei gallon. Apply to &. nj
Higgins, Dahnvllle, La
Mr.. Charles Kinler, q blind mau
living ill FIag~> He, died on Satur-
day last Of Chronic Diarrh9a.
We received pleasant call OH
ThurSel ; Uuu rom Mr.. Michael
laque, Il prosperous merchant of
Boutte station.
Our yOmg lower coast merchant
Mr.. ID. Blum. dropped i'll OH us
Thursday morning and greeted us
with a pleasant smile.
We are indebted 10 Mr.. q. w.
Latham, representing the popular
house OF d. NJ. Ferry & 20, SeeGs.
men, Of Detroit, Mich, fox Il visit
an Tuesday last.
A coioretl woman named Amanda
Rollins, took ii crazy spell On Tres
day morning last and bI,nt all iier
clothes, an q e'nptpd to throw He
child. 8 lrt'e buN, il the fire. ! i
difficult TO .cu 'ol her WhGn III h.
mood.
Sheriff Lewis .ry left Tuesda
morning for Is an, 49,, Win an
insane colored man named, Ellie
Alexander. He has been subj ct
to that miserable disease fer several
years, and when in II crazy peIl was
dangerous.
The conVicts who for sometime
past had been working on the Vic
soria levee, Left hank, have gone tn
1lo other work in Tcnsas parish;
they wcr,, tax n up on Friday night
of last week 10y the steamer City Of
Natchn 2.
We received call on Monday
morning laa,, from Mr.. t. Z. Bart
lett, representing the house of Kins-
land & Ferguson, manufacturing
company Of Agricultural and Saw
Mill machinery, of ST. Louis, Mo.
Mr.. Bartlett called on q nnmlHr of
our planters in the interest nf his
.hOnse.
We IRE ii ehte q Mas@G s. \
Marshall OF ChhttannAa, leau., ano
J. &. Harris of st Charles, agents
Iorthe celebrated g. Aultman & e" 3,
manufacturers OF steam ThresbiDs
machinery, foI pleasant call on
Wednesday last. Their advertise
ment viii! be found in our columns
A difficulty occurred at Bouttc
station Oh Sunday morning h,twoeu
two cnloreA men, Felix Smith and
Henry Williams, over game OF
dice, III which the latter was
shot in the abdomen, and died on
Monday ~ the Charity Hospital
New Orleans. bpriff DRY was
notified and repair d 10 til" mans
house, and, in few bOurs, incarcer
ated his prisoner il the Parish Jail
A collision happened ou the Mis-
sisSiFpi Valley Railroad I'll, sdaN
last III this parish. 1t Se.mS ha,
The up train did not get orders Il
stop, and that il would have time Il
reach another switch before til,
down train would meet her, but un
fortunately before she travelled
very far the tn o irnn devils met, ant
one Of the COW catchers was badl,
mashed and the otuer slightly dam
aged.
LAT SUNDAY night orr young
village organized a base hall clut
aud named ii tile Eagle Jrs,' Will
yhu following officers. viz: Jame'
Penrkorn, PRESIDENT; john Elder
Vice President; John McAvin, SEC
Rotary; Simon Gugenheim, Treas
urer; and John Chalk, Captain
They are all young men ranging
from fifteen to twenty five years
strong and active, and " i'll no tlOuh
distinguish themselves; if an
club III the meighlIOrhoUd don't bt
lieve il let them come up and TT
nine innings. Go il bows while 70