The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-12-19
The river is rising at this point.

Commence the new year by SUD-
scribing to your home paper.
The weather is tuning up to
Christmas. If Christmas week this
year is " pleasant one it will be the
first in several years.
The body of all unknown man was
found drowned i'll the river III the
neighborhsod o. the Davis .creHassc
in the latter part Vt last week.
Sheriff DRY has seized the MOdoc
plantation i'll this parish, better
known AZ Widow Soniats, under a
foreclosure of Mortgage against
George L. Laoaze.
Several Of our parIshioners who
visited the North, Central anu
South American Exposition, says
that the EXHIBITS are not as numer-
GUS AZ its predecessor, but that they
are AZ fine ill every respect.
A colOred man was run over last
week, by u train on the Texas ana
Pacific Road, near Luling station.
1t vas supposed that bS was under
the influence Of liquor and lying Oil
the track unObSsr> cd by amy QUE.
Christmas is coming! children.
hang out your stockings and socks
Tor old Santa Claus, for if you are
gOOu, good things you'll set, but ii
you are bad you'll get nothing, as
Santa CLAUS doesn't love bad chill.
dren.
Attention is called TO the card Of
the new law finn OF BerauIt u Chenet,
composed ST. M. Berault of %
Carondelet street, New Orleans, and
j. V. Chenet, of Mt. Airy, 81. John,
La. Business entrusted 10 them
will receive prompt attention.
After the 10 O'Clock service on
Christmas Day, Friday 10Th, the
ladies' Of this parish will give a
Christmas tree festival for the bene-
fit of all the children OF st. Charles,
who are invited TO attend. The tes
tival will be given i'll the parochial
school.
MIR. G. Gauthreaux, OF Donald
sOnville, La, was in our parish this
week, introducing his "lightning
SOLDER" which gave entire satisfac-
ton. Every household in the coun
try should have it, as it enables one
to do their own soldering in very
little time and at little cost.
The Texas and Pacific Railway
Company has been placed in the
hands of ex Gov. John q. Brown,
and ex-Gov. Lionel A. Sheldon, as
receivers, by the United States
Circuit Court. The'suit is based on
a debt of 81, 6S5, 015,70. This will
not effect the operation of the road
The weather has again turned
warm, with the thermometer OF
Thursday noon at GO degrees. Would
this pleasant and mild temperature
last until our holidays are over, her
we could enjoy the turkeys and "esa
nogn with much more pleasure anC
contentment; as the past few gears
we had such wet and cold weather
Our constable OF the f1rst ward
Nimrod Kyles, having found spare
time to make money besides per
forming the duties of constable, ha
secured a book agency for the hous
of w. L. Holloway, ofSr. Louis, Mo-
taking subscriptions for the beauti
full work "The Worlds Wonder,
which is filled with in ereSting read
ing. He has been qgitO successful
90 far.
In the case of the Slate of Lonlsi
ana VS.. Michael Laqueset ais; whicl
was decided in favor ofthe accuses
by Judge BeSancOn, on a, motion t
quash the information, the, Suprem
Court has reversed the decree AM
ordered that the case be r6tnande'
to the District Court, to be tiie,
according to law. The aecused vii
10 triad af mr. upXt iuPV farm ii