The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1890-09-06
NEWS ITEMS.

Mirrors are for the indolent; they en-
courage idle reflections.
The Michigan Republicans nominated
James NJ. Turner for Governor.
The floating debt of Louisiana in 1880,
was $l.790,2e3 less than It is in 1890.
Baltimore in the month of July ranked
as the second city of the country in the
export trsde,
|. G. B. Haggin's colt Salvador breaks
the mile running record at Nlammouth
Park, covering the distance Ia E.9ba.
Tne Mia crevaSse has cut a channel
whose depth near the bank isdourtt en-
feet below the ordinary ground level.
The New York State Board Of Arbi-
tration are investigating the cause of tie
New York Central railroad strike.
The Central American War is ended.
Guatemala, and San Salvador have signed
peace treaty, and armois are disband-
ing.
The Indiana Democratic state con-
vention condemned the New York Gem
trail railroad for hiring Pinkerton detec-
tive.
The boarding house proprietOrs in the
JCatskils have declared war on the
Hebrews, refusing TO except them as
guests.
The dog population of New York City
is estimated ut from $4,000 to 10000.
More than 900 were caught and asphy-
xiated last year.
NJ. de Freycinet, Minister Of War for
France, has decided that foreign wheat
shall be excluded in contracts for sup.
plying the army.
An advertisement is window through
which all the world may look into your
store and see just what you wish 1t to
see one more, no less.
THE quantity Of grain passing down
port to another increased from $4,000
tons in 1880 to 2l3,OO0 In ls89,s'
Half dozen members of the Alpine
club, of Paris, are now in this country.
They intend to climb some OF our noun
tlins and make scientific observations.
Temperance advocates are rejoicing
over the fact that Blaine is now II total
abstainer. The list of great men who in
recent years have joined the cold water
ranks is long one.
A Baptist deacon, who went to the
house Of Mrs. Selby, near GAINESVILLE,
Tex, and began to make love to her in
the absence of her husband, was very
nearly killed by the infuriated woman.
Miss. Minerve Parker, the only woman
architect in Philadelphia, has achieved
the distinction OF being selected rs the
designer of the Queen Isabella pavilion
for the Columbian exhibition in Chicago.
Some business men in Chicago have
undertaken the erection of one OF the
largest buildings In the world. 1t IL to
be 100 by $50 feet in size and sixteen
stories tall. its construction will eosl
over $3,000,000.
At ten years Of age boy thinks his
father knows great deal; at fifteen, he
knows rs much as his father; ut twenty,
he knows twice as much at thirty, he is
willing to take his advice; at forty, he
begins to think his father knows some
thing after all at fifty, he begins to seek
his advice, and ut siXty-after his father
Is dead--he thinks that he was the
smartest man that ever lived.
The completion of boring for the great
tunnel under the 81. Clair river, connect
ing the Michigan and Canadian shores,
is justly regarded AS one of the marvels
of modern engineering. The tunnel is
intended 10 provide passage for the
Grand Irunk railway to its terminus at
third miles in length. and the boring has
been done by driving great iron cylin-
der or hollow augor sixteen feet at a
time, and permitting twenty-five men
to work inside the q lmtier and remove
its excavations before it Is gain thrust
forward by great hydraulic power.