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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1868-08-15
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IMPROVEMENT OF SOUTHERN LAND.

IMPROVEMENT OF SOUTHERN LAND.
The Rural Ne20 Yorker has a
correspondent in the Southwest,
who says good many sensible
things. In speaking of the reno
vation Of worn out cotton lands,
by by the E4ae Hse-eff use of wheat and clover he
tells the following story Of plan
tation so treated: " ,i."
The plantation contained 1000
acres, 700 Of which were cleared.
Cotton wore out the land and wore
out the owner at the same time.
A man from the blue grass Of old
Kentucky, came along and bought
it for less than the cost of the
buildings on it. He went to work
with twelve hands, cleared the
briars from the fence corners, and
seeded all the land he could with
wheatand clover The next spring
he bought up cattle, sheep and
hogs, fed off the grain on the
ground, cutting only enough for
the use of the family and for seed.
Grazed the clover two years turn
ing it under in the fall, with large
plows and strong mules. Then a
crop of corn. This was fed on the
ground to hogs, as soon as the
corn was hard then re-seaded
with wheat, oats, rye and barley
and clover with it. This plan was
pursued for six years. His income
was $500 net to the hand, and he
lived better than the richest cotton
planter in the South, and all his
provisions were raised at home.
After about six years of such treat
ment his land produced ON an
average, eighty bushels Of corn to
the acre, @h#
This is the only plan to enrich
the poor lands at the South. 1t is
nonsense to talk about stable and
oow-pen manure, where horses and
cattle run out al the year. Sow
clover, peas on any green crop,
and turn under, and keep at it
systematically, and the poorest
land can be made rich, Get sheep,
hogs, horses, cattle sow grass,
plant less cotton, and you Will do
well enough.
The editor of the Rural IN max
ing some comments upon the
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I SOMETHING FOR SWEARERs.-A
gentleman once heard a laboring
man swear terribly In the presence
of member Of his companions
He told him it was a coWardly
thing to swear SO In company,
when he dared not do it by himself.
The man said he was not afraid to
swear at any time and at any place.
II viii give you ten dollars, "
said the gentleman, " if you viii 60
into the village churchyard, at ~
o'clock tonight, and swear the
same oaths which you have uttered
here, when you are alone with
your God"
" Agreed r. said the man" /" lis
an easy way of earning ten dol
larsI' n
Well, you come to me to-mor-
row, and the money is yours. "
The time passed ON ; midnight
came. The man went to the
graveyard. It was night of
pitChy darkness, AS he entered
the graveyard not a sound was
heard all was as still as DEATH
The gentleman's words, " all alone
with God" came over him with
wonderful power. The thought Of
the wickedness he had committed,
and what he came there to do,
darted through his mind like a
flash of lightning, He trembled
at his folly. Afraid to take another
step, he fell on his knees, and In
stead Of the dreadful oaths he came
there to utter, the earnest cry went
up God be mereiful to me a.sin-
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Dosing a Traveler-A Hotel
Scene. ~
By q. KosHoor.

It was one of those extensive
hostIeries which are to be tied up
to" in most Of the large towns In
the interior of New York, that the
following scene actually occurred,
as can be proved by a crowd of
witnesses, who have heard the land
lord tell the story.
The hotel referred to, was, on
the occasion of which Ve are
speaking, rather full, and the
nephew of the landlord lay sick in
one of the rooms on the third floor.
He was to receive medicine during
the night, from the hands of a per-
son who had been procured to
swatch him." The landlord had
instructed the aforesaid watcher to
administer a portion of some little
physic to the patient at twelve
O'Clock, the dose to be repeated at
certain hours of the night. AL
He is rather techy, and you
better stay out of his room until
you go in to give him the medi-
cine, said the landlord. oa ~s..
"Oh, for that matter, ] prefer to
sit here, . replied the watcher, who
was a novice in the vocation, and
he eyed the sofa which was in the
room. n9 @u* @gH.r a .a ..ag !.
!" Well, you wont forget the num-
Der of his room, said the landlord.
ftNo, sir" N q a sigma n. a.zn
" And tell him he must take his
medicine without making such con-
founded fuss as he made with the
last dose-tell him I say he must
take it it's good for him, said the
landlord earnestly. aa" .au.
!" Yes, sir." Is IL ..a.Eeaa
GOOD night" . saa"~...
(" Good night, sir. " L.a "
Boniface retired, and the watch
er deposited himself on the sofa,
from which he was aroused by his
own snoring, at q quarter before
one. aaaa#5@ 1a=a au~@ VT I'll
In dismay he seized the portion
and hurried up stairs. wag oU#te
The sick man was lodged In No.
81, but the nurse in his mistake,
mistook No. So for it, and entering
the latter, he saw a person lying in
the bed face upwards, with his
mouth wide open, and respiring
with that peculiar gurgle IN the
throat which indicates strong lungs
and a plethoric habit.
"Ah, he makes q fuss about
taking his medicine, does he? I'm
blowed, though, if he don't take
one dose quiefly--before he wakes
up, in fact" mentally exclaimed
the astute watcher.
The idea of giving a portion of
bitter physic to q somnolent pa
tient, was sufficiently ridiculous,
but when we consider that the
watcher had entered the wrong
room, and was about to administer
il TO the wrong man, the affair be-
comes still more Iudiorous.
Our friend, the watcher, acted
promptly, and having filed the
bowl of a large spoon with the
nauseating mixture, he forced ii
down the throat Of the sleeping
traveller, who happened to be .
healthy Hibernian, who never had
tasted Of physio before IN his Life,
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Inn vertu dun ordre de l'H0R. James
E3 M. Porter, Jnge du Hitieme DIS
trict Judiciaira de ID Louisiana, d MOI
adress6, avis est par 10 present donnA
que, un terme special da Ia ditto Cour De
District dams az pour Ia Paroisse CalCa-
siau. seEa tenu le trOisieme Lundis
vingt-et- et-uniame jour de Septenabre 1858,
en- Ia Maison de Cour en- d vile de Lao
Charles.
CHARLES GIlASSPO0I1
earailet Cour de Dist
BuEeaR dV GgefieEs 8 Aoat 1868 ll
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the spoon severely, but the watcher
plunged it still deeper in his throat,
saying as he did so:
Oh, but you must take 1.-THE
landlord says you must"
The nasty dose went down, but
when Patrick recovered his breath
and began to pour forth his objur-
cations In his own peculiar rheto-
Tic, the watcher discovered that he
had committed an awful blunder,
and, seizing the light, fed from the
room. ea
The astonished and enraged
traveller arose from his bed, and
was soon heard rushing about in
search of the landlord, swearing
vengeance against him and all con-
nected with his house. On he
came, tearing through the pas
sages, banging doors, and roaring
like a grisly bull.
"Oo-oo-oh! it's kilt I am, be
dad, any how! Au-ushl I'm
chawed with pizenl Divil a bit iv
a faTTum in the western country
viii I buy now-for I am a dead
man, surel The pizen is ating me
up Istl Och f! it's enough to make
a dog throw his father In the fire |!
Holy Saint Patrickl Landlord !!
landlord =! Landlord! !" ="a
Patrick had by this time descend
ed to the floor on which the land
lords apartment was situated, and
the worthy host, hearing the cry,
opened his door and asked what
was the matter. ii oa
"Ahl is it there ye are? ? come
out for a bating-or let me come
till ye. A id poorly house ye're
kapin, to send yer man into an
honist travellers room to pizen the
innocent diVil in his Shape! Ughl
the bitter nasih5tty piizeu Come out out
here, I'll lather you like blazesP n
" What's the matter, my good
friend ?" inquired Boniface.
Cow! the matter is it ? whin rs
awakened from my swate slape,
and a big blaggard stood fornit
me, ramming a big ladle down me
trote full NV pizen-and says he,
{ YOu r11ISt take if-fOr. f1Ye land
lord sez you must. And now
what's the matter, seq you! And
that's one iv your tricks on travel
ers Come out here, and I'll
ba-hate ye! BY the blood of the
holy martyrs, III break livery bone
in your body! I'll tache ye to
pizen a decent traveller that's going
to buy land out in the western
counthryl'
The Irishman here became en-
tangled in the meshes of a wooden
settee which stood in his way, at
the same time, the landlords wife
seized her wrathy lord, who, al
though a host in himself, she was
not willing to risk in rough and
tumble fight in the dark, and hay-
ing plucked him back to her sleep
ing apartment she locked and
bolted the door securely,
The prospective purchaser Of
" western land" having extricated
his legs and arms from the settee,
still thirsted for the landlords 5
blood, @ sa
Bring me the mutherin old vii
layn let me come at him r.
AT this iuncture, however, Mike,
the hostler, made his appearance
with a lantern, which he held up
to the physio smeared face Of the
enraged traveller, with d very polite
request that he would 8 hold his
$3.50, - D,yA WFeaae v,rae. .a@ f0gA
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Stevens calls Greeley a SCARE
crow. Greeley calls Stevens .
blaokleg, Forney calls Cameron
an old villain, and Cameron de-
olares Forney is a rascal. Which
nobody can deny.
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above remarks of his corIespon-
dent, says " An exhausted tobac-
co, corn or cotton field, viii gain
in carbon and mold twice as fast
by the rotting of a ton of clover in
the field where it grew, as by the
return to the field of all the ma
nure made by it's consumption"
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and when he found he was not
poisoned after all, he retired once
more to bed, to dream of the far
rum which he was going to buy In
the western counthTy.
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IN pursuance az An order from the
Hon. James MI. Porter, Judge Of the
Eighth Judicial District Of Louisiana
to me directed, notice is hereby givens
that special term Of the said District
Court, in and for the Parish of Oalca>
sieu, viii be holden, on the third Nom
day, twenty first day Of September, A
ID. 1858, az the Court House in the town
OF Lake Charles.
CHARLES GIlASSPOOL, \
Clerk Dist. Court
Clerks office, August 8, 1868
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Every subsequent insertion. 49,. 75
Announcement Of candidates for
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Advertisements sent in for pubhca-
tion, when there are no directions, will
be inserted in English and French, and
when time is not limited, will be con-
tinued until orders are received; and
charged accordingly. , ..# ..a1
Liberal discount to those who adver-
tise by the year or quarter.
No credit will be given for Advertising
or Job work, except by special agree
ment. "@..a .1.ul@# @.. .a. Be- ...-
Cards, stating merely the names,
business and place of residence, with
paper included, Twelve Dollars per
annum. 'M
Bsg~AIl Judicial advertisements must
Be paid for on the last day of publica-
tion, or on the day of sale. .
Standing Advertisements.
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The next day he went to- the.
gentleman and thanked him for
what he had done, and said he
had resolved not to swear another
oath as long as he lived.
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The Irishman struggled and bit
the spoon severely, but the watcher
plunged it still deeper In his throat,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-29
GEORGIA..


Lcgislative-Discussion Upon the IneIigibility
of Negro Misunderstanding Speech by n
C0lOred Representative.
ATLANTA, August %, 1868.
The Senate to-day confirmed the appointment of
H. P. Farron as Attorney General Of the state and
adjourned on account of the death Of Representative
Moon
In the House the discussion on the resolution to
decided that each colored member should have O
hearing by himself or attorney. Mr.. Bryant made q
speech Of two hours length He said that nineteen
Christian centuries looked down to-day; that
that man was an in1del who does not see the
hand Of Providence in the affairs Of this
nation during the past seven years; that men who
pirate OF negro superiority and supremacy show they
are afraid four million negroes will control thirty
SIX millions OF whites and are not deserving OF the
Anglo-Saxon blood; that they who say our ancestors
fought to make this white mans government belle
hstory-that they fought to establish an asylum for
the oppressed of every nation. He said the Decara-
ton OF independence was compact with the
Almighty, and that he who denied that 1t referred
to negroes as free and equal was infde that the
negro as well as the white He said 1t was surpris-
ing that lrishmen, coming from a land OF Oppres-
sion, were the first to join the howl OF "Down
with the negrO.n He said that II the negroes
were ineligible, then none OF the laws enacted
were legal; that for Bullock, Provisional Cover
nor, or General Meade, to thin out these men
revolutions: that when Governor Brown decided that
these people had no right to Office he made the great
mistake oil his life; the speaker wanted such
publicans In the party lie said If the negroes were
unseated they would appeal from the House to the
people. He said mr.. Lincon's emancipation procla-
nation had won the fight; that we are nearing q
terrible abyss: ''et the people pause before they
take the leap" He said that the persons who are
melting the negro to instruction mistake their
bravery-that they are the brave men OF the coun-
tTy-men VINO stand flrm and fight in the front ranks
The House adjourned ON account OF the death OF
q member.
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TELEGnApYlC NEWS ITEMS.

The republicans of the Third district OF Ohio have
reuominated General Schenck for Congress by acca-
nation.
The store OF Leon Bloom, in wappakonetta, Ohio
was robbed OF 81 500 worth Of dry goods on Thurs
day.
william Keith, son Of Mr.. Alfred Keith OF Shel-
don, W., was drowned on Thursday while fishing in
Black Creek, at Sheldon.
The republicans OF the Ninth Congressional district
gress.
fire in Beverly street. Boston, yesterday morning
stable OF Daniel Doherty, the nail factory OF II. G.
skully and damaged other property. The loss Ia est
mated at $4,000; partly insured.
William II. GanIey. young man, eighteen years
Of age, son OF Dominick Ganey, well known
citizen OF Troy, n. Y, was killed at halfpast twelve
O'Clock yesterday while attempting to Jump upon q
passing train OF the Rensselaer, and Saratoga Rail.
road. Six cars passed over him.
The time Of the Spiritualists' Convention at Ro.
chester was occupied yesterday In discussing the
both adopted by rising vote at noon. Last evening
was the last OF the Convention when they INDUCED
In Spirituallsts' love feast.
Joseph Rabbith, aged about sixty eight years, and
for a long time In the employ Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company at Louisville, KY, committed
suicide at Eve O'Clock yesterday afternoon by shoot.
ing himself through the head. Domestic troubles
are said to have prompted the rash deed.
william II. G. King the principal editor and pro.
prieor OF the New Orleans Times died on Thursday,
after lingering Illness
General Howard arrived at New Orleans on Thurs
day night Yesterday, In company with General
Hatch, he visited the Legislature, and was invited 70
seat within the bar OF the Senate lie left for Texas
last evening.
The committee having the power to call the late
Constitutional convention OF virginia together again
decided yesterday not to make such call, the
majority Of the committee being opposed to it.
The heavy rains at the South continue and have
been general throughout portions OF Georgia. The
crop reports are gloomy. The rain Is doing material
damage to cotton.
General sickles made short speech AZ Belfast, Me,
while on his return from Bangor TO Boston. His ar
rival was greeted with salute Of thirteen guns.
There was lively debate In the South Carolina
House OF Representatives Yesterday showing consid-
cradle political feeling and degree OF restveness
under recent aszertinni II authority BY the Gov
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EXECUTION OF A NEGRO Murderer.

Hanging Of Harrison YOung-Scenes ut the
Sca1old-The Rope Breaks and the Prisoner
Falls to the GrOund-IIe Is n Second Time
Suspended and Dies Protesting His In
nOcencc.
FORTRESS MONROE. Va, August 20, 1868.
Yesterday morning Major Putnam with thirty
men OF his company, accompanied by the Sheriff OF
Warwick county and few friends, proceeded to
Warwick Court House, having in charge the colored
man, Harrison Young sentenced TO be hanged for
the murder Of Mr.. Wooten, of Warwick county, two
years ago. Warwick Court House is composed OF
a court house building, jail, hotel and some dozen
houses, situated asght elevation OF land between
the York and James rivers. The streets are over
grown with grass the fences old and rickety, and
the place has the general appearance OF decay OBJ
servable IN most OF the small southern towns.
Inc scanold was erected IN ine yard OF tne Oonrt
whom were colored, had assembled TO witness the
execution. They manifested very little excitement.
At about hafpast eleven O'Clock the Sheriff con-
Quoted the prisoner to the scalfod. Young was ap-
parently about thirtyve years Of age, five feet eight
inches in height. He had manifested logged indif-
ference to his fate up the hour OF his execution,
when his demeanor changed, and he seemed TO real
lie the awful situation which left him no reason to
hope for the exercise OF further Executive clemency
on his behalf.
on being asked by the sheriff If he had anything
to say, he replied no; that he was innocent OF the
murder; that there were four in the plot to kill
Mr. Wooten, three OF whom were now In the Nor
folk jail He refused to disclose the name OF the
fourth person. Young was then told to prepare for
death. He knelt down on the platform and made
short but fervent prayer at the conclusion Of which
he burst into tears; The rope was then adjusted;
while this was being done he continued to protest
his innocence At eight minutes before twelve the
platform fell, but the rope broke and the prisoner
fell to the ground. new rope was Immediately
adjusted and at twelve O'Clock Harrison Young was
launched into eternity.
=. The associates Of Young in the murder have had
their sentences committed by Governor Wells to fif-
teen years Imprisonment at hard labor.
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OUR SUMNER RESORTS.
NIAGARA FALLS.
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NIAGARA FALLS, August 81, 1865.
Life at Niagara Falls is not unlike Niagara Falls
themselves. 1t changes little from day to day. 1t is
not to be imagined, however, that such life is dull.
This, indeed would be great mistake. What with
rides around by the Suspension Bridge to behold the
grandeur Of the Horse Shoe, with visits to Table
Rock TO the Whirlpool to Goat Island and its three
little sisters, to the Terrapin Tower to Luna Island,
to the Cave OF the Winds and the many other spots
of interest, with the constant influx and
eflux of guests, with the stirring strains
Of music morning and afternoon, and with
hops almost every night at or other of
the hotels, life Is not allowed to degenerate into
dulness. There is little from day to day. but
the likeness of one day to Its fellow Is compatible
with much peasurable exercise and not q little
agreeable intercourse.
The weather is all that could be wished At noon
the SUMS heat Is almost tropical in its intensity In
the shade, however at noon 1t Is never disa-
greeably warm. The mornings and evenings are
dellclously COOL Nature Is clad In most attractive
attire. The brilliant tints of midsummer are sober
ing down into the richer hues OF autumn Niagara
is perhaps more gorgeously magnificent in midwin-
ter but 1t cannot at any time look truly beauti-
full than now. The Indian summer. which is lust
setting ina season which has exact counterpart
of this Contnent-is seen here to peculiar advan-
tage.
Politicians do not much congregate here 1t is
less easy in consequence to feel the political pulse
Of the nation here than at Long Branch or any of
the other watering places where the guests remain
for weeks and even months In succession The
guests at the Falls are chiefly tourists and seldom
remain longer than day or two. In the present
condition OF the nation, however, every man Is in
terested in the approaching Presidential election.
The Grant men who come and go are all of them
apparently confident Of the their avorite
The voice OF the majority, however Is for Seymour
and Blair, the best means in the circumstance OF
deliverance from radical misrue. Your CORE
spondent has had an opportunity Of ascertanng the
sentiments OF several influential Southern gentle
men, most of whom were Union men throughout the
war PERIOD but one and all of them give it as their
opinion that the negroes VIII go with their old mas
tiers. In this they rejoice not that they much
These gentlemen look forward with fear to the prob.
able doings OF Congress II an extra session Is
vened In September.
The hops at the Falls this week have been singu-
larry lively 1t is seldom that have here anything
at oil approaching the magnificent toilets which are
daily seen at Saratoga and at Newport. On Tuesday
evening at the International and on Wednesday
evening at the Cataract House the toilets reached
point which even Saratoga could not surpass.
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OUR INDIAN TROUBLES.

More Indian Outrases-Mother and Child
Murdered and Their Bodies shockingiy
Mangled-Twelve Murders In Two Days
Capture Of Indians.
81. LOUIS August %, 1868.
Denver despatch says that the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Indians are still committing depredations
and numbering inonensive settlers in Central and
Eastern Colorado. On Tuesday they attacked the
Kiowa station, on the Smokey Hill route, capturing
thirty horses and carrying or woman and child
whose remains were found yesterday, shockingly
mutnated, and were brought here for burial.
Another band killed three men yesterday at Latham
on the Platte stage road. They chased the Smokey
Hin coach for several miles, keeping up Q running
nre without doing any damage. Governor Hall organ
lied company OF sixty volunteers and left Denver
at tnree O'Clock this morning. General Sheridan
authoilZed MIN TO call on the commander at Fort
REYNOLDS Tor assistance. No doubt every effort Will
Dc made to punish the savages. Great excitement
exists, as the Indians are stripping the country Of
STOCK ana provisions. Twelve persons are known to
nave been murdered within the past two days.
cheyenne despatch says:-Edward NJ. Pratt, OF
reorla, ILL.,, who was in company with j. Il.
Everett, herding horses two miles from this city
early this morning, surprised by five Indians and
ne died at ten O'Clock A. NJ The Indians drove Off
thirty OF the horses Everett escaped. Another band
Is reported as having driven Off large number. of
horses two miles west of Cheyenne General Wes-
sells sent cavalry in pursuit. but nothing definite has
been heard from Them
"a Helena, Montana despatch says:-On the I'd
inst. party OF citizens captured twenty Indians
who were out stealing near the Old Mission on the
missouri river They are en- route for Fort Shaw to
deliver the Indians to the military authorities.