The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-09-29

A large number of people from the
upper part of the parish were in town
Monday to attend the preliminary trial
Of the persons accused of the Breaux
Bridge murder.
The entertainments given Saturday
and Sunday last at Breaux Bridge, BY
the Dramatic Club of that town, was a
grand success. Several persons from
this town attended both nights and as
usual, were delighted.
The sugar planters arc preparing to
commence grinding about the 18th. of
October. The cane crop is very fine and
promises a fine yield. Many planters
say the storm was of immense benefit to
the cane.
Yellow fever is still on the increase 10
Jacksonville, and has made Its appear
ance in Jackson Miss, aud in Decatur,
Ala. Strick quarantine exist against the
infected places, and it is believed the
precautions taken by our state authori-
ties, will keep the scOurge out of the
State.
We are requested to announce that the
classes of the st. Charles College, in the
healthy and beautiful town of Grand
Coteau, will commence on Monday the
3rd. of October. This institution under
the Presidency Of Rev. j. W. Kannely,
has an established reputation.
"A change on the schedule on this
branch was effected Wednesday the 26th.
inst. The morning train leaves for New
Orleans at a. m, mail closes at $50 IA.
M. This train returns at 1925 a. m.
with mail from above.
The evening train to meet the west
bound train leaves at p. NJ. and return
with the New Orleans mail at 5 80 p, m.
BY this change the morning mail closes
ten minutes earlier and the evening mail
arrives twenty minutes later.
The district court adjourned Monday
sine die. Before adjourning court Judge
Mouton passed sentence upon the fol-
lowing persons who were convicted at
the last term of court, viz: Jerome Elic,
convicted of assault and wilfully shoot
ing at another, sentenced to one year
in the pententiary. Raphael Garrett.
petty larceny, six months in the peniten-
tiary, and Joseph Adams, convicted of
murder, for life in the penitentiary.
We call the attention Of our readers.
and especially the members of the Police
Jury to the letter addressed to the Presi-
dent of the Police jury, which appears in
another column. We need immigration
and if our planters and citezens generally
will join the Police Jury and make an
effort to secure the right kind of immi-
grants, we can offer them as good in
ducements as any parish of the State.
Let our citizens consider and study Sc
riously this question.
Persons wishing to see the magnificent
bronze life size Statue of Father Jan, can
see it at the College, by paying the small
sum of ten cents, which money will go
to the fund for the erection Of the monu-
ment. The committee in charge has |
not sufficient amount of money and |
need again the assistance and cOntribu-
tiOnS from the catholics of this parish |
Many of our citizens have not yet con-
tributed, who should have been the first |
on the list. 1t is not too late for them
to send in their contributions and we
hope they will do it with the least posi-
bic delay. Do your duty toward the
and beloved fathei, come with |
your contributions.
A Picayune Washington special of
Wednesday speaking of the Republican |
tariff bill which is now completed and |
which will be reported to the Senate |
next week, says: The contents Of the |
Till are not precisely known, but there |
seems no doubt but that sugar is Cut 80 |
per cent on existing duties with q re-
tentiOn Of the present classification as a
punishment to Louisiana and that in the
main the exhorbitant duties of the pre-
sent tariff are retained in the senate
COMMITTEES substitute" Rice has also
been cut so per cent.
Now is the Time
to use Hodges Sarsaparills with Iodide
Of Potash, the great purifier for the blood.
A certain cnre for rhanmatism scrnfnI-