The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-06-01

this way was built in 1859. and up to d
date has shown no sign Of decay. The
walk leading to the Catholic Church.
which, by tho way, is ono of the most
elegantly furnished churches in the
State and sits in one Of the most love-
ly parks inagil shle--was built in 1881
and 1882, is more than 5000 feet long
and cost abont $1,000.
The town is we'll guarded against
fire, having four fire companies-in
whose most spacious hall the press
convention was held-and a number
Of fire wells distributed in various
parts of the town. These wells hold
al abundant supply Of water for any
emergency, and are easy of access.
There is also situated in the town
three large foundries and boiler wnrks,
an ice factory, Il large saw mill and
three large cooper shops. Though
three miles off If the line Of the South
ern Pacific Railroad, it has been con-
nrctcd with that road BY u branch
road since 1879. 1t has four schools
for white children, one IF them a pu-
bile school aud three private, and one
free cOlored scl.s'ol also q convent
which was estal'lislled in 1855. There
are four churches for white, and four
c"lored churches in the town, tho
Methodist, Episcopal, Presby yterian
and Cath"lics. have each u church,
while there arc rwo Methodist and
two Baptist churches for the cOlorel
people.-Ruston Caligraph.
The new central factory on the La
fourche above Thibo.laux il now being
rapidly built, and III it's c",,structiun
There will be used some 2OO,O 900 bricks
that the company has bought from
Messrs. Garig, Retldy e. Hart of Bat
on Rouge, thus getting hotter brick
for less money than they could other
wlsc arrange for.
So much work of this kind is now he.
ing done that bricks are scarce, and all
wanting them had better see Or write
to the gentlemen above, who will seud
the brick anywhere accessible by rail-
way cars or by barge.-LOuisi;ina
Plastev.
Last week, we are informed, the
Lafayette regulators whipped two
members of their Organization for
committing acts If violence without
having any aVttority or reasouabls
excuse for doing ~. This il u move
in tue right direction. If the rpgula-
tors would preserve the sympathy of
tue people they must promptly stamp
out all naturalization, private Jay
hawking and personal affairs. There
must be discipline, and it must be rig
idly adhered to.-Abbeville NeridioMal.
| How we'll England rewards some Of
her public servants il shown by tho
| following figures Mr.. Gladstone was
in Office from 1852 to 1857 with .
salary Of$25 600 year. He was out
of Office in 1858 so with a pension Of
$10,O0O year. He was in Office from
1859 t0 1865 with So, 600 . year. and
out during 1867 with his pension
Of $4,000. He got in again in 1863.
from when to 1873 he again enjoyed
the 425, 900 salary. From 1874 to
1880 he was out in the cold, keeping
up existence Of the $4,000 pension
| EOm AOOV " AOO4 10 wan ONCE moro
in clover, with the salary Of $25. .OOO
to which he added another 25,UOO
, for doing the extra work of Chancellor
. of the Exchequer for two years al
half-price to save the cost of paying Z
colleague the full figure, but the third
E year he sacrificed this overtime work
aud Chiltlers got, the job. In. 1885
and 1886 Gladstone was half. the time
: on salary and half on pension. and
from 1856 until to-day he has been
drawing pension Of $4,000 ayear
= Taking these ins and outs with CORES
= ponding ups and downs Of pay, j
= shows that the Grand Old Man hal
not received less than $3.50, 900 from
4 tho public treasury Of his grateful
country.--Ezckangs. ~ ~ !.
Al The queerest Sunday service hel,
i in Maine, or perhaps in the country.
= that Of the Liberal fraternity whicl
meets every Sabbath afternoon in
E hall in Portland, Me. Here infidela
agnOstics, Spiritualists, Buddhists, an
> thinkers Of various shades of hetero
doxy como together and do battle
THE service generally consists Of u fire
discussion, iii which every man is in
&c vited to expatiate uponshis creed bu
NJ occasionally some Clergyman Or speal
g er Of reputation is invited to adtlref
y. the assembly. The strangest Of M
ii tions got AN airing here, and ssOMs