The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-03-14
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.

at present, from New Orleans.
The Ascension Branch of the
Louisiana Sugar Planters had their
monthly meeting on the 3rd inst.
The weatl or is very bad on the
cane. If it continues cold and wet
much longer the cane will be ruined.
list. Mary Review.
A portion of the State Penitan-
tiary at Baton Rouge was consumed
by fire Monday, I'd inst. The dam.
age done to the building is estimated
at about $4,000. No insurance.
The new banking building of j. B.
Watkins, at Lake Charles, burned |
to ground Sunday 22nd inst. The
fire originated from defective
chimney, Loss $4,000.
The Louisiana Lottery in 178
monthly drawings, has taken from
the people over above the amount
paid back in prizes, the enormous
sum Of $40, 100000. Verify, how
the people clingeth to humbug!
i Algiers Advertiser.
People who visit the grand Expo
sition return full of praises and
wonder at the many thousand things
to II" seen.
Trains 90 into the city daily loaded
with passengers Thibodaux Sen
tinel.
1t is now settled fact that the
Exposition will again be opened
next fall and remain open six
months, making twelve months from
the time it was first opened, not
counting the time between its first
closing and second opening.
A small carniverous ami nal allied
to the bear species, the fruit of
fruitful hunt, was the Offering sent
to tho Democrat office, last evening
by MessrS. Jos. j. Lafsrgue and
David Israel, two of Ascension's
prize sportsnen. We beg to make
our profouRdeSt bow - Ascension
| Democrat
President Cleveland knows ex.
act'y what city councilman
amounts to, having been reform
mayor ouce himself He will not
F., put any OF the New Orleans city
) delegation in his Cabinet. He is
also good judge of shertfs,
- Mmsf, Id Herald.
= President Cleveland exempliied
his civil service convictions by one
OF his first SCts,vtz; tue reaPp0inllng
= of .. L. Prudon IA asslstan private
} secretary. Mr.. Pruhon has accept
/; ABBY filled the post since his frat
installation in Office under Grant,
and is retained simply because of
fitness, although the position is of a
confidential nature Item.
A few Of he politically inspired,
new tirdged Democrats, fred a salute
of few guns on last Wednesday
in honor Of the Inauguration of Gov.
Cleveland. And we heard that one
, Of the gunners was burnt by the
explosion of powder, hul not in q
q very serious manner. Therefore we
$ suppose the political starch was
taken out OF him on that occasion.
Il HeYrsbOne Times.
The Board of Management have
at last done very wise thing.
it Hereafter whenever the pupils oil
- schools attend the Exposition in a
'. body,accompanied 10y their teachers
,e they will he admitted for half price
Now let the Board follow this up by
reducing the Sunday admission to
- twenty five cents, and great many
il people will say, "Well done, good
=, "a and faithful Servauss?'
At The funeral of DR.. j. S Copcs was
h largely attended yesterday by bis
h many friends and admirers, who
,,S knew and appreciated the many cx
Il, cellent qualities of the deceased.
'e DIR CopeS was gentleman Of M
ordinary attainments. As u scien
tist he ranked high, and was th,
friend of education, of literary an(
# moral institutions, and the promoter
| OF every interest of tho city with
i which he was so long identified
n - States.
Bishop Linus Parker was bnriet
c in the Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
t, on the Ridge, yesterday afternoon
It The funeral ceremonies wore held a
the St. Charles Avenue Methodist
: Church. Rev. DIR. j. b. Wake
Il delivered Discourse with such feel
It ing and deep emotion that tine con
1t gregation WAS affected to tears
1t MeSsrs r. N. WalmsIey, b. d
5 Wood, b. Thompson, j. Thompson
Il DIR, Adams and Dr.. j. j. Lyons
IS were the pail bearers Item.
We were agreea bly, surprised, thi
: morning, by the appearance int,
!, our sanctnm, OF an eStimable oil,
~ friend, Judge A. J. Kearuey, prespn
y District Attorney of CalcaSieu Di
~ trict, who is OH Il brief visit To on
= city with ex sheriff Lyons, of tina
parish, The Judges genial natur,