The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-02-14
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.


1t is believed that Senator Jonas
will be rendered the folio of Post.
master General in the Presidents
cabinet
The press generally throughout
the country are clamoring for
cheaper transportation to the Expo.
sition. If rates were reduced to one
cent a mile the attendance would be
unprecedented
The ievee Immediately above the
GantbreauX crevasS is in very bad
condition and threatening. and need
immediate working to prevent its
caving and new break Pioneer
OF Assumption.
The Morgan City Free Press says
the Louisiana Reclamation Com
pany has virtually abandoned its
efforts few miles below that place,
after an expenditure of flom $3.50,
000 to 5000, 900. All its boatS.ste
plows, etc, have been ordered sold.
The Exposition is becoming every
day more attractive. Thousands
of people visit it daily. 1t will
build up New Orleans and develop
the resources Of Louisiana and the
South as nothing else could. 1t is
a powerful agent working for us.
- M&rkSviile Bulletin.
Mr.. j, M Lockhart, of Paterson.
vile, was in town thi week. He
says the outlook for sugar was SO
discouraging, that he last fall ground
all of his cane, and will this year
plant rice on his places. He will
cultivate his Stubble, so that, should
the sugar interest brighten he will
then have seed Sugar Bowl.
The ''hoodlums" who opened
gates, took them off Of their hinges
and carried them off on last Satur-
day night, besides committing other
depredations. had better look ont
in the future. patience ceases to
be y virtue" and the parties who
commit such acts hereafter will be
lucky ifthey escape with their lives.
The Town Talk has heard some of
the sufferers express themselves.
Flown Talk.
Auditor Steele has addressed
circular Of Instructions to the tax
assessors throughout the State in
which he refers to the fact that
large tracts OF land and much per
sonal property have escaped taxa.
ton for years. 1t is owing, ~ a
great measure, to this unequal or
rather deficient assessment that the
revenues Of the State are not so
much smaller than they should be
under the Constitutional limit 0fthe
rate of taxation. A full and fair
assessment Of all the property in the
State would add millions OF dollars
to the Treasury States.
Mr., VIM. Town, Jr., brother in
law Of the late q. +. Moscr. has 10.
Gated in this parish and assumed
charge OF the brick making and
house moving business SO i0ug con.
dnctel BY his deceased relative.
Mr.. Town is II native and lifelong
resilient of ST Francisville, parish
of West Frliciana, where he bears
! most cnviable reputation for in
dustry, sobriety and integrity. Our
community is to be- congratulated
upon the acquisition of snch deSir-
able citizen, and we feel confident
that he will meet with a liberal
meed of patronage in the business
wherein Mr.. MoSer attained such
marked success Chief.
Our parish school board should be
very careful in selecting teachers
for the public schools, and more
particularly teachers for the colored
pupils, The fact that colored
politician has been active in n cam
paign does NOT qualify him for
suitable aud competent Instructor
for children, although he may have
been promised such appointment
for services rendered, There are
people perfectly competent
TO teach the young idea, aud who
would set examples of GOOD moral
conduct in the school room and ont
OF It, but unfortunately they have
never been able to secure school
in this parish. list. Mary Review.
The Times Democrat tells this
pleasing story in connection with
the bell:
Whom the train hearing the
Liberty Boil drew mp yesterday at
Beauvoir, among the large crowd
assembled at thu station 10 view
the venerated relic OF tn Revolu
ton and give passing salute, was
n little grand daughter of Jefferson
Davis-Varina Davis Hayes. Az
soon rs the train stopped Que II the |
guard, Sergeant Edward Malin, to
hnmor the child'> wishes, took her
rom the arms of her negro nurse
and held her ny to the bell, which |
She eagerly embraced aud fprvently |