The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-05-30
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.

The oat crop of Pointe Coupee
parish is now ready for harvesting.
Crops in this parish are better
than they have been known to be
for years back.-tCown Talk.
The river at BayOuSara continues
to fall slowly. The reports from
above and from the tributaries are
also of an encouraging nature.
| 1t ia rumOred that a military and
one OF the down town fire companies
will go to Philadelphia with the
Liberty Bell Mt tho city's expense.
II Picayune.
The measles are carrying off quite
q number of people III this parish.
Several deaths of grown people, and
many cases Of serious illness, are
reported this week.-fMarksville
| Bulletin.
Does "silence give assent" to the
fearful charges of corruption which
LOuiSiann's Democratic leaders are
alleging against each Other7 Decent
and upright citizens anxiously wish
to knOw.-l Item.
Supt. Kruttsch nitt's private car,
"M0rgan," which adorned one of the
side tracks at the depot during the
week, attracted some little attention
The car 10, without doubt, a beauty
both in construction and finish.
l-(Lafayette Advertiser.
GAS firmly rs they are opposed to
retaining Republicans in Office, the
honest Democracy OF Louisiana are
AS firmly opposed to the surrender
OF the party patronage to the set Of
ringsters, ballOt-box suffers aud
frauds who control the present State
administrations Lake Charles
Commercial.
Thirty-two barrels of Irish pota-
toes, shipped to New Orleans last
week, brought S42S, or 81 per bar.
rel. The shipment was made by
Hon. T, T. Allah, who has gone in
for diversity of crops on the Sou
Tongue plantation with a bright
promise for future success her
vile South.
The days of carpet baggery in
Louisiana, will, in history be con.
sidered pure, when compared with
days of democracy, as now being
ventilated by its great lights
Gibson, Eustis, Houston and host
of lesser ones; it's refreshing to vet
witnesses take the stand, determined
to tell the trul b, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth. - Con. Eagle
The Police Jury of the parish Of
st. Mary have decided that hereafter
witness certificates in criminal cases
b fore the District Court shall be
limited to four for the defense and
four for the prosecution, which WI
consider = wise move and one that
Will make q great saving in the
criminal expenses of that parish
Let the Police jury of st. Charles
make o note of this.
The experiment of substituting
the labor of colOred people for that
of Chinese is tried by IA San Fran
ciscan, OH his ranch In Los Angeles
county, Gal. He took there thirty
two families Of cOlOred people from
the South, built them cabins in
Southern plantation style, and thus
far il much pleased with their work.
Labor on vineyard and fruit farm,
says a correspondent, writing from
San Francisco, is not. so severe rs
on Il cotton or sugar plantation, and
the climate eff Southern California
is milier than in most parts of the
Outh.-[ States.
The old bell, in the Catholic church of ouI
| town, which has for more than a quarter OF q
century rang out alternately notes OF happiness
| anu sorrow, will soon be silenced forever and
hang as mute on Taras wall as if its soul had
fed" 1t was recently cracked in ringing for
ire, and will be taken down next Monday
and shipped to Cincinnati to be- melted and
recast.-l Ascension Democrat
| Mr.. G. D. Smith, State geologist and min.
eralOgist OF North Carolina has been making
an examination of the marble beds of Winn
| parish. In has opinion the stone prom SEES
| When the qnsrries are properly opened, to iur-
nish excellent marble for all ornamental work
in cabinets and buildings. Regarding the
ares Of the bed, he believes that the marbl Q in
solid mass nnderlies a hundred acres The
outcrOps occur in high, ridgy, rolling country,
and are admirably situated for quarrying.
This stone is admirably suited for tina produc.
tion of lime, especially for mechanical uses.
l-lTimes-D Democrat.
1t ia suggested that the City Council recon-
| slider the appropriation of $4,000 to nav the
expenses OF a guard Of honor to accompany
the Old Liberty Bell back to Philadelphia, and
( leave that honorable ser, ice to volunteer
guard whose expenses would not exceed $500.
| Ofthis $4,000 let $500 remain to cover expenses.
and the remainder be devoted to the Exhibit
ton extension fund. This would be DISPOSE
ton of the entire amount which would satisfy
the public and relieve the Council from al,
implied determination to have a costly spree
at the expense OF the taxpayers. In view of
wise ON the part of the Council to avoid the
charge of wasteiul extravaganza so generally
raised against it in the premises, by diyertln4
the bulk of the appropriation into popular
and satisfactory channel.-lItem.