New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1885-09-23
VOLUME I--NUMBER &c

The commissioner for Honduras
to the American Exposition, has re-
ceiveh from his government the
most flattering commentators fol
his management Of the trusts con-
fided to his care, and is directed I'd
continue his labors in order to ena-,
ble Honduras to make;a fine display
of SO promising young RepuHidI
and one Of such vast natural re-
sources.
The large new convent at Able
ville has been completed, and will
be conducted by the Sisters Of Mont
Carmel. The building is Said to be-
spacious and handsome and we'll
calculated 10 oil it's interior arrange.
ments tor which it was designed. |
1t was through the efforts Of the
Rev. Father Rouge, that the people,
of that section secured an iustitu.
ton 80 much needed tor the educai
tiou of the female portion OF the
community.
Major II. B. Richardson, Chief
State Engineer, is out in a letter to
the Pointe Coupee Banner, in which
he repels the charge that he il in.
imical to the interests of Southi
western Louisiana, and opposed to
the building of the Morganza levee.
he is in favor of the levee but cam
not see where the funds are to come
from at present, and thinks that
the diversion of 20 much of the disr
trict fund IN that direction might
imperil much larger interests than
it now affects.
There are now thirteen Prohibi.
tion parishes in the State and in
some others the sale Of lfqu6s h not
allowed IN certais warsIs. Tl)es
ceuse Is certaialy having spsSsy re-.
spectacle boom fosthe present. We
have seen just such booms before Ia
religious matters, but some how or
another the reformed would slide
back into the old ruts and grooves
Of natures we'll travelled highways
aud keep il them until floated out
again by some great moral or reIig. /
ons tidal wave. Such regen.
erations are as q rule more illusive
han real.
The Opelousas Courier is anxious I
% know what the Police Jury Of st.
Landry propose doing about fitting j
10 exhibit for the coming American Z
in New Orleans. Moth (
ng has been done here as yet, and
t is fair to infer that what haa
been done, is all that will be done.
Is far as Iberia is concerned. W.
night send few specimens Of lazy T
nen that would challenge compari<
ION with the world over, and salt
'nough to save them for the inves-
igations of scientists in the ages to ?
'ome, bat as Lots wife has lately
urned mp but slightly mutilated
nd disfigured by the ups and
Towns of some thirty centuries mord
r less, it might not pay to enter
nto competition with 90 great q
'atural curiosity.
Editor Puckette Of the Shreve>
'ort Times does not relish the Rl!z
ill, giving national aid to the ]
'tates for educational purposes. He
links it would lull the people Of y
be States into a fatal apathy ID 4
for the schooling Of their.
and besides have q hu.
,iliating tendency as placing us in
he position Of mendicants, receiving
hat charitable assistance at the
ands of the Government, we can
nd ought to provide for the edu..
alton OF our youths by our own ef- y
Drts. He denounces it from politi.
al stand point Of view ~ squinting d
90 much in the direction Of eentruI-
EatiOn, having q tendency . cast ,
n0ro aud mora info fha nl.n L. "a