The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-22
Local News.

Rev. Father Forges of Lafayette was
In town this week.
There was a white frost Saturday
and Sunday morning.
Some people are really too stupid to
live In civilized community.
The steamer Arthur Lambert passed
here Tuesday with three barges Of coal
for the st. John plantation.
Mr.. L. S. Scott has sold the Welsh
Crescent to Col. H. S. DOggett, and re-
tires from the journalistic field.
If you have any job to be done on the
bayou write to /. A. Bell, proprietor Of
the steamer A. Durio, New Iberia, La.
The best and surest dye to color the
beard brown or black as may he desired, is
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers. 1t
never fails.
The new race track at Breaux Bridge
will be inangurated OH Sunday the 3Oth
instant. Interesting races are on the
programme for that day.
The Lake Charles Echo has passed
into the hands Of Lake Charles Echo Pu.
blishing Co., Mr.. j. W. Bryan, the veteran
editor, retires to private life.
The highest point reached by the
water in the bayou was Oh Monday
morning when 1t showed on the gauge 8
feet and 9-1Oths. 1t is now falling.
We have just received fine line of
stationary, those in need of any printing
should do well to call at this office If
they want neat work and low prices.
The rum0r circulated here Saturday
last that Pointe COupee levee was brOk.
en- had created a general panic among
our people, but fortunately for them it
proved incorrect.
The Louisiana State Lottery has do
mated the sum Of $4,000 for the protec.
tiOn Of the levees at New Orleans. The
city council has appropriated a like a.
mount for the same purpose.
The swampers this year say they
have as much water as they want, and
would not like to see lake float as all
the small timber taken out OF the low
swamps would be of very little value.
The damage to the cane, plant and
stubble by the recent freeze is insigniti-
cant. The effect, however, will retard
the crop several weeks. The corn crop
was almost a total loss and had to be re-
planted.
Large posters are out announcing
the entertainment which will he given
under the auspices Of Volunteer Fire Co.
No. 1, and Vigilant Hook and Ladder Co.
No. I, on Saturday and Sudday, the 18th
and 18th instant.
Extensive repairs are being made at
the saw mill Of Messrs. Gueriniere
Br0ussard 4 Co., an extension Is being
added to the main building, to make
room for new machinery which will
greatly increase the capacity Of the mill.
Ayers Cathartic Pills are known to
be the safest, surest, and best purgative
medicine ever offered to the public.
They are mild yet certain in their effects,
give tone and strength to the stomach,
and keep the system in a perfectly heal
thy condition.
We greatly admired the answer of
Mayor Shakespeare to the letter Of Rev.
B. Garradine. We wonder il the Reve-
rend gentlemen has no gamblers in his
congregation and il he objects to their
aims when the basket is passed in his
church, we guess not.
The Republican members Of the
ways and means committee, says
special to the Item, have finally cOnclud.
ed to make the duty on raw sugar from
Is Dutch standard down 35 per cent and
above 40 per cent according to value.
This is q cut Of 30 per cent on some
grades and over on others, TWO and a
half times more than the Mills bill prO.