The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-20
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.

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The Louisiana Press Association
meets III Shreveport on the 9Th OF
July.
The farmers are rejoiced at the
bright prospects of good crop.
II Lafayette Advertiser.
There is surplus of over $1,000
in the parish treasury of this parish
and not dollar Of Indebtedness
against it, Feliciana Sentinel.
Irish potatoes are selling in town
at five cents per gallon or Sl'5O per
barrel. At that rate it hardly pays
to raise list. Landry Demo
Graf.
A very heavy rain visited this
section this week, just in time to
prevent the corn crop from suffer-
ing. This guarantees large crop
OF that cereal. MaRksyille Bulletin.
Col. Eugene TiSdale, river reporter
of the New Orleans Chronicle, and
his lady, came up last Sunday and
spent the day with friends in Baton
Rouge CapitoliaG Advocate.
There is said to be no truth in the
report that Republican senators had
combined to defeat presidential
nominations. With great many
of them the Republicans are pleased.
II ST. Mary Review.
Holy Moses! just take home and
ponder on it, We half.paid ppelers
and school teachers. 4 four thou
sand dollar diamond police badge
given by his Honor. the Mayor,and
"adniring friends" to the Chief!
Item.
1t is claimed by those who know,
} that it is no easy matter to fire out
an "offenSive PARTISAN" and to
appoint anotherI'Offensive partisan"
in his stead, of the opposite party.
j But can the latter be confirmed is
! the question. We think not Terre
bonnie Times.
The skies opened their gates last
Sunday morning, and poured Ont
: the food of their bles ings upon the
, land and people long athirst. The
rain was little partial, and while
it may not have discrimination
between the '.just and unjust" some
of our planters still complain tina
their crops are sutfering.-[ Ascen
[ sion Democrat.
i 1t is no longer the ''extension 0
: the Exposition" or the IRE renin!
d Ofthe Exposition" OF which we hav
It written so much of late, that is t.
/, command our attention for the mex
Il four months. 1t is of the New FIX
position that we will hereafter write
II until it's doors are thrown open t
t. the public on the first of Novembe
) next. This fact is now assure,
e beyond all doubt, and it is one G
"a which our people may well fee
II proud.-IStates.
e 1t is source of pleasure tn not
!, that some If our enterplising farm
"a ers and planters of this and adiOii
L ing parishes are embarking to
y limited extent in truck farming a
I. an experiment. 1t is also pleaSan
IL fact to note that in each case tha
5; has come to our notice SatiSfactnr
/. success has been scored. One plan
q err III our parish assures the write
u that he has long kept truck pate
e of about ten acres on his plantation
D. and that III favorable seasons he ha
5; realized az much as $l675 from
N. besides furnishing his table with a
the luxuries in the way Of 'sgarde
sass."-IPort Allen Sugar Plante
The District Court, actually
n session in this parish, has done bl
20 very little business during the tern
he There is the ordinary variety
Id minor criminal cases known
le assaults and batteries, petty la
Ii cenies, etc, which are prompt
Of done with The grand jury, after
" Iaborioas week, has concluded i
er Investigations and made fin
re- report Monday. The river has S
n, far receded that very few fun,
II can now take from the river. FL
III consequence has been the erectio
to OF a large number of pumps aIon
rs the line of the Mississippi. Thoug
er generally late sown the rice fielC
ii look splendid and from all appea
s. ances the crop will be heavy on