The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-12-12
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS,

(lesertion of laboTers brought here
from the cotton country Donald Z
sonviIle Chief, 28th. !
Many planters have brought their :
rolling to q close, generally with
satisfactory results, if their state :
ments arc to be relied on, and we !
presume they state the facts cor
rectly IL Pioneer of Assumption.
Hero and Malhiot, of Assump
ton, on Wednesday, shipped a
large lot of molasses through Thi
bodeaux via Morgan's Railroad to
Texas, in search of a better market
than New Orleans furnishes.
-TThibodeaux Sentinel.
1t is proposed in New Orleans
that each of the 5000 .sigHers of the
petition for Communication contribute
one dollar to a fund for the support
of Pat Ford's family. This is a
happy suggestion, and we hope to
] see it carried out Shreveport
Times.
Mr.. Belfort Marrionneaux, owner
of the model sugar farm of Iberville,
on Bayou Plaquemine, from Oh acres
got sixteen hogsheads. This is not
quite three hogsheads per acre, but
I, il ought 10 satisfy the most san
! guine hopes of any reasonable man.
- Tberville South.
/ Last week Mr.. j. g. MayHeld,
from near San Antonio, Texas, pur-
chased from Mr.. George Wallace,
who lives three miles from here, lat
f head OF stock and beef cattle, and
took them to his ranch III Texas.
Louisiana furnishing cattle for
, Texasiseems - little strange doesn't
| Sitq-[Democrati Review.
4 A NEW lNDUsTRY.-Fish are
!. caught in great quantities now in
! Red River. 1t has never been
: known to see such number of peo-
2 lining the banks. The casspur-
III got, the kind caught, is most
ri delicious and wholesome fish.
Many persons go to the river with
. barrels and salt the fish there on the
d bank Marksville Bulletin.
= Pandemonium reigned in New
g. York on Thanksgiving Day. As is
y the hideous custom here on Christ
!, mas, men and boys paraded tho
"a = streets with horns and created q
X din that was simply frightful ant
10 nerve SCATTERING. 1t is timely
y reminder to the authorities of New
Orleans to make preparation TO
} suppressing the annual outbreal
that has grown to be an evil 0
magnitudc.- Item.
Planters say less about tie yiel,
of sugar per ton of cane than usual
Only of late has the cane been s.
mature that it yielded largely, an,
Gs the figures have run up from les
ed than 100 lbs. per ton, Oh average
al to 100 to 100 in many cases. w
es' have authentic Information that o.
mt Mr.. George Psndely's Baby plant
40 alton, on Bayou Bmuf, about seve
miles east of Morgan City, his avcl
/, If age, from the time he commence
he NOV. 9th,) up to the close Of las
of week, was las lbs. per ton of cane
Il while his extraction from his tiv
roller mill on one lot of 500 tons {
es- cane was rs per cent. and o
81, 81. another lot of 500 tons it average
cit 81 per cent. This is the best W
0s 70 have heard this season.-fSuga
viii Bowl
no no THE ROAD LAw.--The action {
the jury of last week in convictin
lo number of parties for failure
on. work the roads is a very strong il
S Ste dication that there is not only
sfxsi road law in existence, but that til
res jugies Of this parish are determine
Ssa to punish those who refuse to ODE
ned it.
hat The idea seems to have gOl
abroad that there is no way to Q
tide force working upon the public road
7 'si IN and as a consequence in MAI
dis neighborhoOds no work has beC
nee nee done on them and the public tho
The oughfares become so bad duril
! no the rainy season that travel III y
;nn hicles il almost entirely suspende
ap- In every instance last week t
9ple jury brought back verdict OF &C
,esi- viction, except in those cases whe
alba there was some defect in the ma
\ NJ ~ ner the notices had been issued
n q justify refusal to work. Bat
a. - Rouge Truth
iies. Our District Attorney, Gerv,
t hass Leche, Esq, has proved to the pr
'ents pie that he is not only a Iii
ear. and good hearted official, but a
dent one that is determined to perfol
are his duties, and who will not perm
a Ti% Mr.. Carlisle, the Police Jury, Il
"a to for that matter amy one else, 10
on,a trnae upon his Office and assume
resi- perform his duties; Mr.. Leche l
'nies ignored MIR Uarlise's assumed {
ress thority by himself filing lie;
out defenses for the Police Jury in
p poNs suits pending, and Judge Rost |
i the rightfully decided that MIR. Lee