The weekly messenger., 1890-04-26
Hon Joseph A. Breaux Of New Iberia,

Hon Joseph A. Breaux Of New Iberia
the present Superintendent of public
education, has been appointed by Gov
Nichols as associate justice of the SUI.
preme court I'm the place OF Mr.. +. p
Poche whose term has expired. Mr.
Breanx'S term will be ~ years.
At the last meeting of citizens in
regard to the public school building a
committee was selected TO draw char
ter and incorporate the public school
building association, but thus far we do
not believe anything has been done in
that regard. What are you doing gem
tlemen? Show little more business
activity and not let things run SO loose
ly.
Another appeal for assistance was
made to our police jury by 0ov. Nichols
stating that the Pointe Coupee levees
were in very dangerous condition. Mr..
Ducliamp the president of the police Jury
wrote to Mr.. Martin Glym, president of
the police jury of West Baton Rouge that
M took upon himself TO subscribe one
hundred dollars additional to the sum
already subscribed, not having time to
call an extra session Of the jury.
There is In New Iberia, as elsewhere.
a certain calss of people who are only
satisfied when they can accomplish a
dirty and disgraceful act. We are in
formed by the Enterprise that those in
dlviduals have tried by their unhonOra-
bic means to dissuade the Immigrants
who bought portion of the sprOule
plantation. from locating among us.
We would like to know the names of
those scOundrels to publish them to the
world branded as infamous and danger
)lls characters to community. The
Enterprise has the thanks Of our com.
nunlty for the kind and friendly words
i has expressed in our behalf i'm this in
stance when great injury was aimed
against the prosperity Of our town.
Sunday evening last very wild and
rumOrs were circulated here
hat Deputy Sheriff j. o. Halphen, Jr..
'lr. Bernard MilmO of Jeanerette and a
wamper named DerOchelle were killed
n the swamps, in the flatte lake section
where they had gone to sequester some
lmner belonging to one Finney. The
umor spread very rapidly and the fami-
y OF MIR. HalpheR-here was In a state of
ngulsh and uneasiness that was truly
farming and heartreDding until the
ext morning when the news was re-
plved that the rumOr was unfOundel
nd false. 1t is impossible to under
land how person can be stupid or ma
ci0us enough to circulate such runOre, s
'st think of the anxiety in which the
lmilies of those reported killed were
lrOwn. =,
"A fire occurred here Saturday last at
bout one o'clock in the evening and dis /,
Dyed the kitchen of Mrs. Charles Degru.
cOiored woman. The kitchen burned
the ground but the active and vigil
mt services of the hook and ladder boys .
lth the help of the hand engines saved
e residence which was only a few feet )
ON the burning kitchen. The steam
'gine was soon OH the scene of the fire y
I'd could have been of great assistance
slbdue the flames and pump on the
Joining building, but the fire boys IS =
fptching out the hose brought the II
rong end of the coupling to the engine !,
ID lost a good deal of time in turning II
hose. The fire boys should be made u
acquaint themselves thoroughly with =
the mechanical parts of the engine
order not to lose any time in case of "
y emergency. .