The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-01


son that there they do things as they
please and have all they want. At least.
it was so in the past, and will no doubt
be i'm the future.
1T seems as if our politicians are
batting our friends Of Reaux Bridge
they will bite, and enjoy big and hear
ty bite, they cant resist the temptation.
Take big bite friends, il is probably all
you will get, you know?
The citizens of Lake Charles have
petitioned the town council to order a
special election to vote two and half
mill tax for ten years, for the construc-
tiOn and maintance Of complete water
works system, and an electric light plant.
We had the pleasure Of visit Of our
young friend, Albert Rousseau, who ar
rive here Wednesday evening from col.
lege. He was at the University Of Vir-
ginia, being unwell, suffering Of an at
tack of ia grippe" came home to spend
a few days.
When suffering from throat or lung
troubles, take only such medicine as has
been proved worthy of confidence. Such
remedy is Ayers Cherry PectOral; q
specific for sudden colds, and invaluable
in all forms Of pulmonary complaints.
Sold by druggists. Price 81.
Petitions were signed by the several
exchanges, board Of trade and influen-
tial citizens and business men of New
Orleans, and sent to the Senate, praying
for the confirmation of WarmOth as col
lectOr Of the port In that city. Mind
that Warmoth don't turn to be a demo-
crat before long?
We have questioned several promi-
nent planters in regard to the effect of
the last freeze upon the cane and other
growing crops, and they say that no crop
or fruit tree was in the least injured:
the only Ill effect it produced was the
checking Of vegetation which will retard
the plant for few days.
"A Vidalia, La, special to the Picay-
une says about 100 negro labOrers from
North Carolina passed through that place
last week ell route to COncOrdia parish,
where they have contracted to work.
These arrivals are becoming very numeF-
Gus and will soon fill up the parish with
lalOrers.
On Nov. 18th 1889 Miss Nelly Bly, of
the New York World and Miss Elizabeth
Bisland of the Cosmopolitan Magazine,
started on race around the world. Miss
Nelly BLY, arrived at New York at 3.5O p.
m. Saturday Jan. 25th., having made
the trip around the earth in y days 6
hours and II minutes. Miss Bislandwas
not as fortunate as Miss Bly,, as she en-
cOuntered several disappOintments In her
voyage, which delayed her several days.
Another change was made In the
schedule of the Southern Pacific Sunday
last, which however, interferes but very
little in the moving of trains on this
branch. The train going west leaves at
1905 p. m, and the train going east
New Orleans-leaves at lao p. m. The
train from New Orleans arrives at 1:l8
p. M; from west at 2:55 p. m. The
train on this branch makes a third trip
in the evening for the freight. The
mail closes half an hour before the de-
parture of trains.
AT half past nine O'Clock Tuesday
night the fire bells sounded the FIRE a.
larm. The FIRE boys were soon on their
way to the fire. as we'll as large por-
tiOn of our citizens. The building on
fire was the dwelling house Of Gustave
IsidOre, a cOlored man, situated in the
extreme Northwest limi: Of town. The
two hand engines and the truck were at
the scene of destruction but too late to
be of any service, as the small building
was in less then ten minutes a mass Of
ruins, and no water was available. No
attempt was made to move the steam en-
gine as by the direction Of the fire 1t was
known that there was-if any-but very
little water. The building and all Its
contents was entirely consumed. The
fire Is supposed to be accidental.
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Taken Up.
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