Ste. Genevieve Herald Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Saturday, Mar. 31, 1883 Miss Emma BETTEN is on a visit to her brother Christ, in Cape Girardeau. Spring has announced his coming by a snow-storm and rough weather. A naughty spring. We hear that the wheat in the vicinity ofLawrenceton looks poor, being very much damaged by the frost. We learn that our friend, Mr. CETTO, has been very sick of late with the winter fever, but at last accounts, was recoveriing. Leo. JOKERST will give a grand opening Ball at Union hall on Wednesday night, to which everybody is cordially invited. The revenue on cigars has been reduced from 5 to 3 dollars per thousand. Our saloon keepers will hereafter sell 5 cent cigars for a nickle. Joe WIRTH who lately occupied Mr. CETTO's house in town, is said tohave taken French leave. He was to pay arrears in rent and deliver the key of the house to Joe VORST, but failed to do either: probably forgot it. John FALK, one of our progressive young men, who is studying pharmacy at the St. Louis Medical College, came down on a flying visit last Saturday and staid until Wednesday. John intends to go to Philadelphia next fall to complete his studies and become a first class druggist. With regard to the big boys, Ste. Genevieve county fully holds her own. There is one living in the neighborhood of Punjaub under 15 years of age, who measures 5 ft. 8 in. and weighs 152 lbs; not to speak of our fat boy in town who weighs 185 pounds at the age of 16. On the evening of Mar. 22, Polk ABERNATHY a colored roust about, living at Cape Girardeau, was shot twice in the thigh by the mate of the Hudson. The difficulty is said to have arisen from an old feud. We could not learn whether the mate had been found; at any rate, the Hudson passed Ste. Genevieve Monday night as usual. We learn that young Lawrence JOKERST, who lives on the Fredericktown Road, has been dangerously sick with the typhoid pneumonia this week. A nursery agent has arrived in town from Dayton, Ohio, who will negotiate for fruit and other trees. Those of our farmers who do not want any trees, will have ample time to get out of the way. On Wednesday afternoon, our enterprising farmer and stockraiser Jacob HOOG, passed through town with a herd of fine cattle to be shipped to St. Louis by the Emma C. Elliott. The animals were in splendid condition.