The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-05-16

Ii ~ . EAtiS sssN "a vi iliON CNt
by HE example OF Paul Tulane, and
rUNIdlhg UeLctaCtlonS for the youth
et tue stated Chronicle.
Charley Green, the colore,l man
vino stole bread tickets from Mr..
Lehman's bakery, has skipped the
town. This Is good move on his
part for the town. Ut. Mary heview
Planters, in general, are satisn.d
with The prospect OF the crops.
Cane, both plant and stubbie. has
cvIi,e cut splendid, though Somem uoti
late, and rice, corn, elc., look very
promising. Much now depends upon
tile course OF the weather during
! tue season.
Three and u half million dollars
of Al per cent. thirty year bonds " ere
yesterday placed 10y the State OF
Georgia al 100 8 l6. Louisiana as
are selling at about sixty five, or
thirty five per cent below par.
Thai shows what value confidence
iii the honest inteutions of IA State
Will do for its credit Item.
Complaints still come from dis
tricts overlooked i'll 1854 that tile
worms are eating corn, rice and
sugar cane. Often the damage is
great. Otherwise, the crops are Te.
ported doing admirably well, but
little behind time. Peaches and
plum trees are loaded with fruit.
= ThiUOdHux Sentinel.
We see, by card, that Judge
Clark w, Besanqon, the present IN
cumbent, is il candidate for TO elec-
ton to the office of Judge OF the
Twfnty Sixth judicial District.
AS Yet, we do NOT know whether
the Democratic party Of the district
is 10 select :. candidate. Siluu.u it
SO decide, ii is nor certain ia tlt
would endorse Judge Btsa con's
candidacy, - MesUhACrbe.
For the first time in the aunal, OF
the towns hlsju. he people '.to>r
en- mdSSe and with one voice lie.
manded rct1.m ia The AZ Min sra
ton 0fuuuiCip4 fans Ado2.lna
"a Platform IN mass meeting as
Sembied, which could not bat Gem.
mend itself to every honest and
right thinking man in tie cUmHiu-
nifty, competition IN the out>el WAS
baffied aud the race was all easy
ONE Ascension Democrat.
Hoodlumism seems still to carry
the day in New Orleans, and it looks
as though the people will have to
take the law i'll heir own hands aud
strengthen matters up. Ii Il couple
OF hundred lamp posts could DE each
Ornamented with hoollum in one
day, the nights for years to come
would be as safe for pedestrians as
the aisle of church on Sunday.
There is nothing like Il liberal uSe
OF hemp to cure such evils New
Iberia Enterprise.
The joint committee of citizens
and Council committee of streets.
and laudnGs met yesterday in the
Council Chamber and agreed upon
a systematic investigation of MIR.
FilzpatlickS department First,
they Will examine tht office aud its
clerical furce; next, look into the
street department; then at the
draining machines; next, the system
OF measuring coal, management of
the drawhridges, aud he matter of
ballast and dumping OF garbage.
i Chronicle.
There is an outrageous impoSi ion
that We desire to call The attention
of our law makers to, and that is the
compelling If witnesses to appear
before the Grand Jury without com.
pen>aiOn. There have been wit
neSseS in attendance here almost all
this week, some from a distance of,
forty, fifty, sixty and seventy miles
tram he court house, without a cel
of money to detray their expenses,
and no pay allowed them. This is
matter that should be attended to
by our next legislature. - Lake
Charles Commercial.
Ten patriotic citizens who would
volunteer to escort the Liberty Bell
back to Philadelphia and pay their
owa travelling expenses, could cover
themselves with glory aud be re.
ceived with respect in the Quaker
City. The proposition for CIV
officials To take $4,000 from the cit, |
treasury and use it for their own |
pleasure in making Liberty Bell
Excursion, while hali.Staryed teach.
ers are waiting for their pay. is sim. -!
ply diSgracetul to everybody con. |
cerued, and SO far away from
patriotism as to make the hard |
cheek of the bell blush Picayune. !