St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-11
VAUDEVILLE ITEMS.
VAUDEVILLE. Feb. 8. 1883.
OR ST. TAMMANY FARMER:

VAUDEVILLE. Feb. 8. 1883.
EDIroR ST.. TAMMASY FARMER:
This week has been very uupro
pisious for our farmers-ra;n an,
muddy weather.
/ have to chronicle the death O
one OF our oldest citizens, that O
Mr.. c. Dumarest, who died las
Monday evening. at the ego of q
years.
In one of my previous communi
cations I said I was sorry to set
that Mr.. Halter had imported me
chanics from New Orleans to re.
pair his house. That gentleman
called to see me. and informed me-
that If he did do 60. it was by the
suggestion Of one Of our own citi.
zenS.
The ball given at the Crescen,
Hall, by the Crescent Base Ball
Club. was one Of the finest and
most recherche of the season. Tue
spacious saloon was brilliantly
lighted and most artistically deco
rated. The bats. balls and accea-
series were nicely trimmed with
ribbons. MIR. Henry Nugnier de-
serves credit for the good taste he
displayed in decorating the hall.
To the Presiden. and Young gentle
men of the Club / extend my sin.
cere compliments for their refined
manners and conduct toward their
invited guests. Many we're nicely
masked. but the generality of those
masked were of the ugly sex. The
pretty maidens discarded it, and
they were right. Beauty must not
be hidden, even with veil, and
there were 80 many! II "Paris.
Of old. had been present. he wonld
have been puzzled to whom to be-
stow the apple. Among those
present. Madisonville was we'll
represented; also the river, and the
steamer New Camelia, by two of its
officers. The piano was presided
over by Mr. Mareelin Hestrez, who
distinguished himself by his bril-
liant execution of many now dances,
to the great satisfaction of every
one.
In conversing with one of the
officers of the steamer New Came
liza. I asked him what he thought
about the prospect of the approach
ing summer season. He said that
if Mr. Walker, the President of the
West End Railroad. was willing to
cooperate with MIR. ". G. Coyle.
in building q wharf at the West
End, so that the steamers New Ca
melia aud Heroine could moor
there. instead OF going to Milne
burg. which is entirely out of the
way, there was no doubt that our |
own would be over. crowded; and
1 Mr.. Walker. who is one of the
most enterprising citizens Of New
Orleans, will consider the great
,umber OF passengers that will
iaily pass over this route. besides
he largo amount of freight, some
'greement could he arrived at be-
ween the two parties.
The Hon. Senator Plumb was
PERFECTLY right when he said, in the
J. S. Senate. n few days ago. that
he mail service was very deficient.
nd that the first consideration as
o the mail service was speed and
afety-ecOnomy comes in after
1ards.
Here the complaint is general
ince the mail comes via Slidell,
lew Orleans is as far distant from
9 as New York or San Fraucisco
" o letter addressed TO some dis
mt quarter OF New Orleans is re-
sived only four or five days after
eing mailed. To have prompt
'mmunication, We soy let the New
amelia have the Vaudeville mail,
Id let the Covington mail 60 by
10 East Louisiana Railroad.
The existence of this evil ought .
be brought to the attention of
II Senator at Washington.
Our hack-drivers are busy var
shing aud trimming their vehi-
IS Tor the coming season. II
TeAsER. !