The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-11-25
NOV. %. 1898.
G HOTSE NOTES.

The so mrcl, wished for rain has At
last come and fallen, first in tiby
sprays during the day on last Satur-
dav, and continued on until one or
two o'clock Sunday morning when tie
rain fell in torrents for a sufficient
length Of ,lme to r%eplerlsh reservoirs
for supplying whitewater, and ponds
and bitches to alleviate the thirst of
stock and cattle. The weather con-
timed cloudy with another light rain
on Monday night, clearing of beautl-
fully on Tuesday night. with Il colder
temrerature the next morning and
considerable fog. melting before day,
if any existed, the light frost that
might have appeared.
We visited Orange Grove III last
Saturday evening in company with
Mayor Raglan, and found every thing
moving very satisfactorily, at least
SO we were informed by Mr.. Felix
Caillouet, the competent aud most
agreeable manager. He kindly took
us all through the plant or sugar fac
tory, from the engine room to the
cooling room where the sugar, open
kettle made, is packed into hogsheads.
Already $40 hogsheads had been made
up to last Saturday with 100 acres of
very fine plant cane remaining on the
field. The output on this place will
be about 600 hogsheads of first class
open kettle sugar.
St. James, situated more North and
adjoining this place, will make about
400 hogsheads, and is expected to get
through to-day.
-Toups Bros, near Loekpolt, got
through grinding some time last week.
They made syrups and sold to Race
land Refinery.
Through Mr.. Paul Toups. engi-
neer on the Ravenwood of Mr.. Sylvere
Bourg, we learn that this place had
already graduated by last Saturday
evening a quarter million lbs of sugar,
and would make in all about 100000
lbs. This place, through pipes, con
vey its syrups to Georgia Refinery to
be made into sugars.
-Clotilda of Barker and Leblanc is
getting along very nicely. From this
place we have received no data, and
therefore cannot say what has been
done so far.
Capt, j. NJ. Walsh, government
deputy Inspector, made a trip below
Lockport during the latter Fart of
last week, and reports that the grind
ing is getting along very satisfactorily
at all the factories.
Mr.. NJ. Delaune luckily discover
ed in time that the foundation of his
mill was giving way, and ceased oper-
alton in order TO put in a new founda-
ton, thus preventing in time a gener-
al smash-up.
On Abbey and Coulon the hydrau-
lie pressure gave way almost at the
same hour on Friday evening of last
week, caused by the wearing off of the
threads on one of the rods. The dam
age was soon remedied, and on Sun
day the grinding on both of these pla-
ces was getting along smoothly again.
Maj. J. S. Perkins of Waverley,
was in town on last Tuesday, and re-
ports the manufacture of sugar on his
pace getting along satisfactorily.
Already II million pounds of sugar
are made. Mr.. Perkins expects to
reach the two million mark.
Through Messrs Cleophas La
garde and w. H. Price, whom we met
in town on last Wednesday, at noon,
we were told that Leighton and Aca-
dia were getting along as nicely as
could be expected, These gentlemen
complained, however. of too much
heavy hauling caused by the late rain,
aud deep cuts in roads Eel which the
hauling is made.
Mr.. Alexandra Theriot, who Is
shipping and selling cane to Raceiant
Refinery via Morgan road, m'orMed
Us on last Monday that his cane was