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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1868-02-15

breaking down oflhe present sys-
tenn of finance antaxation-must
be inaugurated, dthe people viii
rise in earnest, pthaps before the
election, and demnd the summary
dethronement of he imbecile des-
I pots who now hle the country
Forney further sites that ga dis
tinguished mercHnt, now In Wash
ington, referringo this important
subject, says t1t the expression
by Congress Of determination to
pay the fye-tweties in gold, would
undoubtedly beeceiyed as a pro-
clamation In faYt of the rich bond
holderI'' Doesthe wind now lie
in chat quarterI He then endorses
Henderson's plan" which he
mincingly chatcterizes as " the
consolidation + the national Sc
clrities into OBJ long lien, payable
in gold, but all somewhat reduced
rate Of interSt! Was ever such
tergiversatioie xhibited before by
political lead p Was there ever
a clearer ADHESION of utter failure
in statesma1hip? -...n.--.
The Radikl leaders in the Sem
ate have determined By caucus vote.
not to allO1 acUion on the recon-
struction III until after the Ala
bama elecBns. Mr.. Wilson de-
clared to a hiend last evening that
such was-tb understanding, as it
would not b to take the vote on
the bill in dvance Of the election
in Alaban : it might result in
defeat of Heir Radical allies In
that Stat. Thus is everything
made to held to party purposes,
and the gBat interests of the ooun-
try are e1irely ignored.
The Washington correspondent
Of the Me- York Times, under date
of the 2qh ult., writes:
The pBsent status of the recon
5tructionoill in the Senate is rather
anomalies. It is not really before
It, yet aBreatydebate is going on.
The billbame In from the House,
md a nbtion was made to refer it
% the Judiciary Committee. Mr..
Oooittb moved to amend that
notion to refer with instructions
% repft his amendment limiting
by certain qualifications
If PROPERTY and intelligence. On
his milton he made his big speech,
ind oilers followed. So we are
ikelybo have a double dose of talk
IN thy subject, and the disposition
# Thy question is very far from a |
'onchsion.-N 0. Times. |
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Notiee.

THE Stockholders Of the Calcasieu
Petroleum Association viii meet al
Lake Charles, on Saturday, February
I'D Tor the purpose OF advising means
To prosecute the work. Members viii
please attend and pay up their assasa-
ments or declare their stock forfeited.
Dr. Nv. III. EIIsAAEAN,
Director.
Lake Charles, Feb. 15, 1863
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1868-02-15
MASONIC.

To the Worshipful Master, officers
and Brethren of Lake Charles Lodge,
No. 165, F.. and A.. M ..
We the undersigned, committee ap-
pointed to draft resolutions commemora-
tive of the death. of our Worthy Brother,
JAMES N. CANNON, with respect submit
the following:
Whereas it has pleased the Grand
Architect of the Universe to remove
from oUr midst our worthy Brother,
James N Cannon, who, as o man and as
a Mason, commanded our highest
respect, therefore be it
Resolved, that while we submissively
and reverentially bow to the mysterious
DEGREES of the Great Architect of the
Universe, we deeply deplore the loss OF
one WHO WIS DOunu TO us, not only by
friendship, but the stronger mystic tie.
Resolved, that being called upon to
notice the death of our worthy brother,
this community has lost one of its most
worthy citizens, and the Masonic Fra
teInity most worthy Brother.
Resolved, that this Lodge extends to
his bereaved wife and child, its deepest
sympathies, hoping that the God of the
fatherless will guide and protect them
through life and that as q mark of our
respect TO our deceased brother, we wear
the usual badge of mourning for thirty
days.
Resolved, that copy of these resolu-
lions be sent to the wife of our deceased
brother all Of which is respectfully
submitted.
...H.n H.. w. H. HASKELL.
. ..ar JACOB RYAN,
J. 0. LECOQ,
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1868-02-15
The Crisis.

Fla. RI The Crisis. - .fl.r.
We look back with kind Of pain
full wonder at the manner In which
we habitually used the word that
heads this article. What was not
a crisis with us? When we're we
not either precipitating or eluding
one? From the election Of Presi-
dent to that Of a police officer
from the endowment of some great
public charity, to the building of a
country school house- the changes
were rung upon the word until it
conveyed about as muchreal mean
ing to us as the grief of a widow
when breaches the third graduation
of her mourning robes-that soft,
tender gray, like a thin mist after
a shower. ..""....~ a...
We saywe look with painfUlwon-
der, for the stale and meaningless
word has at once sprung into a Vi.
tai truth. For the first time we
comprehend the meaning. It is
the verge Of the gulfwhere one more
step will precipitate us into a bot
tomless abyss. Bis the breathless
moment when, in the track of the
avalanche, we know not if a hair
breadth right or left will bring it |
upon us, or leave us safe. With us
it is helpless crisis, that no action
on our part will avert or modify. |
A force beyond our own has pro-
PEELED us to it force beyond our
own holds us there, and if salvation
comes at the eleventh hour, it will |
be a force beyond our own that
will bring it to us. There is an old
German. proverb: '.a...
"Trust in God devoutly,
Hammer away stoutly."
But sometimes hands are pinioned
too closely for one good blow. We |
are like Fatima, in the castle dun
geon, crying out to the watchers on
the wall, "What seest thou?" And
the watchers are forever reporting
great clouds of dust, that end in
dust and nothing more. u... f.. |
"Whom the Gods would destroy [
they first make mad, ," and the Con
gress of the United States is the
maddest bodyo men who were ever
Embossed upon a helpless oommu-
nitY. We say nothing Of their sui
cidal policy for the nation, as the
nation is the last thing in their (
but we hope the time is {
not far distant when the people,
whose trust and honor they have
betrayed, willrise as a people alone
can do, and make the voice of their
Indignation heard and felt. {
This is indeed the crisis, not 7
alone for the South, but for the ma |
lion at large. We are powerless !
% help ourselves until some of our !
bonds are removed. In the mean J
lime the Radicals are doing every !
hing to destroy the country, and ]
make it no fit habitation for decent (
white men.-N 0. Times. '
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"HOllol I say, what did you say your
medicine would cure ?'' "Oh it'll cure
everything-heal anything Pr 'sAh !
well, III take bottle; maybe itIl heel
my boots-they need it bad enough P'
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The Radicals and the Finances
The Fourth Reconstruction
-a Bill. NO. @a# l2 @.t-f

The Washington correspondent
of the Baltimore Gazette. under
date of the 30th ult., writes:
The Radicals are at odds and
ends upon the financial question.
Twenty different projects at least
are upon the tapis. Senator Hen
derson's "plan, as it is called, con-
templates an absolute Reputation
Of one-third Of the public debt,
and deferred payment for half d
century. Mr.. Pendleton's views
have heightened that portion of
Congress not rabidly insane. The.
Chronicle prints letter this morn
ing Of j. Nv. F, which advises An
indefinite increase in the ciroula-
ton medium. This advice win ~
followed for, a fictitious prosperi-
y-or rather 4 delay in the final
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w. la. KIRKnIAN. NJ.

I'D ESPECTFULLY offers to che oiti-
III zens of Caloasieu, his Medical SER
vices ON the following terms, TO vat
One-hah cash, or some available means,
ct the time of service, and the balance
at the expiration Of the year.
Lake Charles, Feb. 15, 1868. IT.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1868-02-15

imperial Soulouque, attended by
his AIDES, the Duke Of Lemonade,
and the Marquis of Marmalade,
struts before the world in theatri-
cal majesty, the mock-heroic dis
| play naturally excites In the world
an inextingdishable laughter. But
when the prototypes Of Pete and
Ginger come from the cotton fields
and the tobacco factory to tribe In
Legislative travestie with the des-
TIMES of five or six millions of
white people, and set themselves
| up as masters of the empire, the
issues at stake are too momentous
to admit Of merriment, and we can
only turn with disgust from the
melancholy spectacle.
And yet there are aspects of this
Southern OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sufficiently faroioal and absurd to
provoke the risibles of the inteIli-
gent foreignery who has no per
sonal interest In the result. Take
the latest advices from Richmond,
for example: Resolutions of IN.
quiry have been referred " by the
Convention now in session there,
land, from The assumed domination
of Hunnicutt, and his adherents in
that body, there is no reason to
doubt the " reforms aimed at In
these resolutions win be carried
into effect looking, among other
things, to the restriction of the
days labor to the space of eight
hours, and to the exclusion of all
foreigners from the right of suf-
frage until a residence Of ten years
in the State shall have entitled
them to that privilege. ~.-..
Here's richness! That the ne
gro should desire to abridge the
period of daily labor to the Short
est time possible is in perfect har-
mony with the instincts of his
moral being. Indeed, the prevail
ing idea with the Southern negroes
has been that the war was fought
to absolve them from the necessity
of labor altogether. What is free
dom, if it is not to iberate them
from toll, and enable them to lay
down the shovel and the hoe for
all time? Base is the slave THAI
works. It is just possible that the
great scheme of human progress,
and the great ends of human econ
onny, would not be forwarded and
finally accomplished by eightl
hours labor Of the human race. |
There may be differences of opin- |
ion on this point, but if more work !
is demanded, the negro declares he |
will not do it. 1t is susceptible of !
demonstration that the cotton and |
sugar crops never can be made by |
eight hours only Of daily exertion Il
and a restriction OF this kind would |
very certainly render it impossible |
that another crop of tobacco should |
be produced in Virginia. N'im-
porte. Meanwhile the negro, Sc
cure In his sixteen hours of rest, |
deglutition and enjoyment, viii |
TRANQUILITY survey the scene as one
of the consuneere JTuges natl, look |
ing to the day when the eight
hours may Dc reduced 10 SIX. Why |
not?
But the foreigner shall not bel
admitted to the right of suffrage
until ten years of residence in the
State shall have educated him up
to the level of the negro's political |
sagacityl What says Mr.. Goodwin
Smith to this provision? That an
oient philosopher proposes, as we
are told, to bless the United States
by uniting his DESTINY to that of
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Committee

-. ....# OOmmIttee.
On motion, the above resolutions were
adopted.
-r.... A. B. WILLIAMS,
W.. M. :. pro. tenn.
Q. Classroom, Sect'y. pro. tenn.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10
sAsISrief Description of Menard
q County, Texas. -. : ..
- ~ - f4- = iss-- -i3f- .
BY Henry Morgan, Co F., Ath US, Cavalry.

- --l IS siti s't.. o.. l.fi
Menard County, lies along the
San Saba river, extending from
above the head SO miles down that
beautiful stream, which continues on
through Mason, Mccullough and
San Saba Counties, and finally emp
ties into the Colorado from the low
west, about 100 miles above the City
of Austin. The valley of the, San
Saba, as it appears in Menard Coun-
ty, usually from 1 to s. miles wide,
on one side or the other richest mes
quite soil level almost as floor,and
easily irrigated from the river
Where the valley is on one side,
heavy bottom timber is usually
found upon the other; and further
back and as far almost as the eye
can reach, stretch out those rugged
uplands, upon which are feeding the
cattle and the buffalo. About the
centre of Menard County immedi-
ately on the San Saba river, there
is an old Spanish Mission, or fort
perhaps 100 years old. There are
many strange traditions connected
with the massive old ruins.
1t is a general tradition. that the
Spaniards, century or more ago,
had a mission in this vicinity, and
procured large amounts of silver an
nually, but the exact locality of the
mines is not now known. The evil
dence are conclusive that many
thousand acres of this beautiful val
ley were, at one time, in high
state of cultivation, and systemat-
ically irrigated. Wheat seems to
have been the great staple product
of the valley. How or why this de-
lightful country became ruin, does
not seem to be known, but so it is.
The county is scarcely organized
but there are perhaps, 100 families
residing in it, few of whom know
upon whose land they are squatted.
a. Fort McKavett is situated on the
head of the San Saba river, in Men
ard County, and is well fortified, the
garrison consisting of two compan-
iessofe the f4th U. S. Cavalry and
three Companies of the Both U. S.
Infantry. -. ....f.'.. ~. ,.,.' - y =
There are in Menard County many
superb water powers for mills and
manufactures, but all Of them unoc
cupied by any such establishments.
The lands along the water courses,
are valued at from 81 to 50 per acre,
but none are selling. There are
two schools in Menard County and
at least two hundred children, be
sides what the Indians carried off in
the last raid There is blacksmith
shop, one store, and a grocery, but
no Courthouse, no church no
preacher. The people, generally
honest, brave and energetic are a
law unto themselves, their conscien-
ces either accusing or else excusing
them for what they do, or do not
There are silver mines in Menard
County, but their value has not
been demonstrated, gonly few per
sons are working them.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10
FAMILY CASES

FAMILY CASES
o. IS to 10 large vials, morocco or rosewood
case, containing specific for every ordi-
nary disease family is subject to, and
books Of directions, From $40 to $35.
Smaller FAMILY and TRAVELLING
cases, with 20 to % vials. from $5 toss
Specifies for all PRIVATE DIS.
EASES, both for CURING and for
PREVENTIVE treatment, in vials and
pocket cases, 81 to 50
PONDS EXTRACT,
Cures Burns, Bruises, Lameness, Soreness,
Sore Throat, Sprains, Toothache, Lum-
bago, Piles, Boils, Stipgs, Sore
Eyes, Bleeding of the Lungs,
Nose, Stomach, or of Piles:
Corns, Ulcers, Old
Sores, &c, &c.
Price so cts. TO 81 Is
gE- These Remedies, except PONDS
EXTRACT, by the case or single box, are
sent to any part of the country, by mail OF
express, free of charge, on receipt of the
price.
Address HUMPHREYS SPECIFIC
HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE CO..
)ffice and Depot. No. 565 Broadway,
New York
DR. HUMPHREYS is consulted daily at his
office, personally or by letter, as above, fol
oil forms of disease.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. p
S-lv
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10

The Washington Chronicle says
in speaking of the Printers Grant
and Colfax Club. ~'We are not sur
prised that the main body ofprinters'
throughout the country are enthusi-
astic for Grant and Colfax, from the
fact that they are, almost without
exception, men of superior educa-
ton and intelligence, and conse-
quently cannot be deceived by the
party of national dishonor, repudia-
ton and anarchy. That's SO we
know!
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10

fBrick" Pomeroy, in his Demo
crd dt,fi tktfs 1aihshts departed friend
EsA f Pf1rpi!ff1G3JJuh liz friend of ours
Enahed Bacon, Formerly resident
Ut faa crosse, Tate 6f New Jersey, is
dead. He borroweI,fye dollars +
uslfour weeks ago, promising to re-
turn f|h "a gYefH pbe lived Being
q gentleman hHRsnpan of his word
as he has not been near us since, of
course he is dead. His age was a.
bout 35'and he was a Democrat in
politics. s $iz
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10

The Vermont Republicans have
possession of all the state offices,
all the Congressional delegation, the
the entire state Senate, and have
only left a handful of Democrats in
the State House of Representatives
to serve as relics of a nearly extinct
species, to be gaped at by the Gu
rious and examind by students of
political archaeology. fta
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10

- sscrtG;fnlogss ssat;n s,, type. e e. and - q
aggravated by the presence 81 scfofiious mater.
have been radically cured Il such namerSgs in
most cases specific and absolute remedy 3 y {
enemies of our race. Often, this unseen aad i,sflE
tenant Of the organism undermines the constituton
seems to breed Infection throughout the Sodys and
into one other of its hideous forns either on f
surface or among the vitals. In the latter, taber
heart, or tumors formed in the liver These faess
make the occasional use of the Gars0purtlZ9 a. n
It is mistake to suppose that so long as no er1psc
tons or humors appear there must be no scrofnlonS
taint. These forms Of. .derangement may ncvef
the health and shorten the duration of life. H asA,
tary Itdoes, indeed descend from parent to child,
put Is also engendered in persons born of pune
habits, uncleanness, and the depressing vices gen.
orally, produce it. Weakly constitutions Whers a0s
peculiarly liable to it. Yet the robasts s9so.'
whose turbid blood swens the veins with an appar.
aud on the road to its conseouences.. 'Indeed No
class or condition can depend on imnunity from
IT, nor feel insensible to the Importance OF an esc
Il IN h:. s.: Antsony,s Fire, Rose Erxstpelas,
,corns, sore Ears and Eyes, and other eraptiyo.
or visible forms of the diseases caused primarily BY
Lne o0Fe0Q0ftLtQ lS so ef-
fcient as to be Indispensable. And in the mora
concealed forms, as in DyspepsiG, ,Drousy, Henrs
Disease, Fsts, EptJePsy, Neuralgia, and other
lectlons OF the muscular and nervous systems, the
S0rsGpGrittus through its purifying power, re:
ishing cures. se, =. s's Z. ss1,l1-'d 5J
The sarsaparilla root Of the tropics does NOT 81
itself achieve these results It is aided by the ex.
tracts combined with it. of still greater power. 80
potent is this union of healing virtues SUphiIfS on
YenercgE and MercsestaI Diseases are cured 81
1T though long time is required for stibduing these
obstinate maladles by any medicine. Leucorrh<eo
or Whites, Uterine Ufcerattons, and Female
Oisegses in general, are commonly soon relieved
and ultimately cured by the invigoratng and puriS
lying effect sf our S0rsGpnrttlG. Rhc1tns0tiSns
and GOut, often dependent the accunnuIations OF
extraneous matters In the blood, have their remedy
also in this medicine. For Ltres. C0sspZajsstss
torpidity, Inflammation, abcess ETC.; cafiseda by
ranking poisons in the blood, we. unhestatngiy
recommend the SGrsap0riILu. ii1f .ra.47s. EsysT9
This medicine restores health and vigor where no
specific disease can be distinguished. Its reatofa.
tive power is soon felt by those who are Lan0uJd,
ttsttess, Despondent, SteepLesss ana With
Nervous 1ppreIteKsto,ss or<FeGrAsfor who ara
troubled with any other OF those affections syffpk
tomato of weakness. Many, after taking it f6rs
General Debility, have written us of the youtll;
full vgor impaired to their nervous system, ,Nheass
seemed buoy with that prolific Life they thoughS
had departed on the advance of age. Others, whose
fountains of life were always STERILE acknowledge
their obligations to it for an obvious change.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10
~ fizefzTSsszr ..7.-sE1I eIfs 10 s1ctosd
Ague Cure,

For Feyet and Aetue, Intern,aitse.s Hs-;
Dumb Ague,r Periodical or a8illo1s
Fever, DC, and Indeed all thel a6ec1
tions which arise. from .MsnIarfoas,
marsh, or miasm:atic poisons. ia
As its name implies, it does Cage, and. does NOT
fail Containing neither Arsenic, Quinine, Bisfnuth,
Zinc NOR any other mineral or poisonous substanoe
whatever, in nowise Injuries any patient. Tina,
trsss, are literally beyond account and we bsleye
pride is gratiled by the acknow1edg dgments we ;ra-7
ceive Of the radical cures effected in obstinate
and where other remedies had wholly failed. "a =
Unacclimated persons, either resident in, OF
travelling through miasmatic localities, viii be pro-
tected by taking the AGUE CURE daily. :. -
For Lirer Co,nplaints, arising from. torpidity
of the Liver it is an excellent remedy, stimulating
the Liver into healthy activity. - y
Prepared by DIR. j. C. AVER g. co.. Pfaotic4-
and Analytical Chemists, Lowell, Mass, and SOLD
all round the world. :, z.34rs a. .v,s -
PRICE, 800 PER B0ETLH.
For Sale by Ayres. Drummer d Nc
Connell. and White & Mel onald, Up :
per Sandusky, and by all dealers sv cry
wheres s:s.s sf.s< sfE8z< s2g
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10

The "reaction'' towards Repub-
licanism-if the tide ever did set, as
claimed, towards Democracy-is not
confined to Vermont. At the mu-
nicipal election in Wilmington, Del
aware, the struggle was fierce and
the votes unprecedentedly large.
Yet the Republicans reelected their
mayor by hundred larger majority
than last year. The ball RS rolling.
Del tAeerats must stand from unde OF
lbe y IcrFsA I'd. H..Ys. II
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10

While trudging along one day al
alone, soldier met a Methodist
Circuit rider and at once recognized
him as such, but affected ignorance
of it.
Preacher -ssWhat command do
you belong to p
Soldier-"I belong to the --th
Texas regiment, Van Dorn's army.
What army do you belong to ?"
f "T'-(very solemnly )-''I belong
to the army of the Lord" a.s
Soldier-"My friend, you've got
a long way from headquarters 6'
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10

Affected young lady seated in a
rocking chair reading bible ex-
claimed.
"Mother, here is grammatical er-
ror in the Bible.''
Mother lowering her spectacles,
and approaching the reader in a
scrutinizing attitude, say: ''Kil it
Xii it ! it's the very thing that has
been eating the leaves and book
marks"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10

Gen A. M. Barney, one of the
most influential Democrats of St.
Lawrence county, N. Y, has repu-
dated the reputation ticket, and
announced his determination to vote
for Grant and ColfaX. S'
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10
dissolution OF PARTNERSHIP

Notice is hereby given that the co:part-
nership heretofore existing between W. B.
Miller and Lauren Gray, under the firm
name of Miller, Gray d Co., has been dis
solved by mutual consent. ~. -
All persons having accounts with the
above named firm are requested to call al
the Boot and Shoe Store of l.. Gray an
settle theisame. f y ....sf9 i7...s
,as ...;i ..s,.. LAUREN GRAY.
W. B. MILLER. - j
Nevada, o., Aug. 1, le6s.-n39 ct lii''i
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10

The Green Mountain Boys vote as
they shot, and the result is the t'un
conditional surrender" of the rebel
Democracy.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10

DEMOCRATIC MoTTo.-"Let us not
employ. in the future, any one, white
or black, who gives his aid to the
Republican parity Wade Hamp,
ton - E.---... T : --..-l -, =, u
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10

CIRCULARS and all kinds of Mer-
camille Printing neatly executed at the
FIoSEER Job Office.