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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-08-19
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PuIliR'9 Il 7s0
j had ! heep HB trouble IlBs
.Krisnas and he ten va hewitt
happened DekBn Jones gals
civ ascaBdy puIlip, and j . stool
as tina sa In North KaElinY ard 50
over i goes. Sister Poll and me
went together, and when We got
to old man Joneses the house vas
chuck full Dog mn kats-ef thar
Twas room t0 turn aT0tad.s Thar
war Suze Karlins shg - q
| skinned hoss and SIX other kar-
llineses and All the Sgrogginses,
WiIIiamses and SimmCns, aud
PeddigreWs and the school MASTER
E&nd his gal, besides the old Daksn
and the Dekanses and enough lit
tls Dekenses to set mp half 4 duz-
zen young folks IN the famii biz-
,sasg IL 9l AElGA AaE a B-gt
Wen, by-nle-By the pot begun
TO bile and then the fun begaaHn.--
We al got our, plates Tsddy snd
put -four ON our hands To keep the
candy from rstiekgn and then We
pitched into pullin. Wozzept il
| fun? I never saw sich latin and
EouttiR up In a1 my daze. Ismade
laiCandY bird Tor EN- SimmeRs--
Her and me expex to, tEot in do1b-
lie harnis one Nv these daze. She
made d candy guse for me. Woz-
zent IL fun Then We cot to
throwin candy balls intOOne anuth-
lens hair and Tunnin roilUuH side
of the hopseto tnthaE and out in
| 1.-The kitchen, tall everything on the
place was gaImed SD over with
leandy.a I run ti1 I was out 6V
bFst6 and sOt down to rest q spell.
i sotd6n a pine bench 6nd Im
Simmons sot close 10 me. Woz-
zent it fun? Suze Harkess, con-
found her pickter, throWed, q i6sn-
ldy ban sock sin one o9 my ize! j
niade q buIgslto run after her and
Eheered something MP. BY Glars
Eaiye,, wuzzent II picked r n lOokt
arOuad and thar Woz the gabul
end Ov-my. bran nu briches stickin
Ito the pine bench. / backed up
against the wall soRter oraNfsh
like aud gtin1ed a .o73go-g
''sat, T sen zsister Poll aWoes the
sscS, II ,, uTni a.i .sTas
ot1as1t,a Sea sister Poll, hfGRGm
away from that walI.g Enls cit alI
over gPeezy.
EIat her gFaezs,'' saa u aad I
sot down on q wash board that
] was lying across 8 tuh feeling
wuss than an old. made at i wsd-
ding. Purity soon i falt ltsoHteE thing
Ehurt ndpUrty soon 10 hurt agin.
I6e--sWhikl} 19iumptl0 feRt hi,
lkickt, over the tub. out hu old
Joneses Krismas turk and you
ought to seed me git / cut for
cam timber, now, you fist Bet /
Ejumptstake and rider lenses land
smashed down bFesh like aFuna-
wa hurikane, hll 4 got home and
went to bed and stade thar tu
daze. Ef old Deken Jonsses barn
burns down next winter ah Ime
BaFfested for ID an emmy bndy paaEs
las aswitnsss agin me nal bust lhis
doggaqpdad bed HI Ihama ] ems ,TrEIl ni sep s
'SyIn'aSlH'sa 70 SUI T,67Eyao6t
l1i N. Bla-W WOzzent il fana ai bra
&c. 81 nnnE - sA,z..s-
IA Western paper announces tha
illness Of its editor, apionsly ad-
ding: San good paying snbsgri-
bers are requested to mention hlm
ii their prayers. The others need
not, "a the prayers of tha wicked
avail nothing, acooTdiRg to good
authority. yes NE ha gt
"A Young man without money IS
IKE d steamboat without fuel ne
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-08-19

-s AyoAing mans ON being asked
whether hefhad arfathdr and El0th-
er, said he WASN'T quite certain
whether he had or not first ahis
father died, and then hism0ther
married again, and then his moth
rer died, and his father married
again and now he didn't eRaetb
know whether they were exactly
his father and mother OF mott
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q a Detectives E1peFieaee.

l7 "A Detectives Experience b
'IJ l8oJ. HEi l---z-i 1aIEg513 hrE
IablUt A 1nDETaHr ADVENTURE no
I-mGEB1 tcsd 40I .E.1z vaa
1g Il wiHateIl you nothing, sir vli
fiBut you n1ust5h9 ib 5f z1shaal
l5dt'Iswi1l not.H Eus .as50 svoTsa
ltH The young head was flung back
with an innperious gestursg gRhile
the fierce blue. eyes somet mine,
said Mr.. full OfisgOrn.
IdsI It was astrange1 case. 1T baf-
fled d-us. pd Both MEiT I =A-- and my
self wasted weeks upon it. We
were no. nearer the5sOIution now
than when We bsghn.To The boy
was Obdurabe. He would tell us
nothing, yet rwe Mereissure this
was the abode Of sthe eriminRk
Time and again had we5 traced
him, to- this dricketyT house, built
near a. century ago, and romantic
with many q tale of the Olden
time! 1.-The moonbeaIns played
upon its dome like fire, and the
trees ling the avenue and lawn
caught a silver sheen from the
weird beams that strayed in among
their foliage. The dark shadows
seemedlmstinct with life;3 as the
waving. leaves fashioned Ehemoih
curious forms on the dark grass.
Underneath these trees Mr.. /.
and myself bad waited for hours
that night. Tt was known that
Charley Wynne was in the city i
q policeman had seem him enter
here But weBhad searched. the.
house from bottom to- roof, and
only this boy was seen-a child
almost, with sunny hair, and a face
like o girls. O. There was q witch
ing grace IN the 1.-THE slender
limbs, and the willowy frame,
grace In every motion, courage In
the fierce, aBlue eye and as we
searched the house, the boy fol-
lowed our movements, q smile Of
soorn upon his lips, but a look Of
anxiety in his eye.E h-h- vT7 " 7
AT last / had asked him il he
knew the murderer tof M. Hil,
one Charley Wynne. He flushed
redly as the question was repeat
ed, and his lips trembled, with emo
ton. ftr7 ID { ! I'LL (
"Do you know him?" I repeat
ed. - Il
81 will not tell you, sin" 4
e7 'sBut you must. "aTA so a1E1o9 .
81 viii not. .'p'',....r,,-r.v i
every well, then, you are my
prisoner. l shall have to arrest
you for harboring afugitive," Il
replied. Still I had no intention
of doing so. IuOnly meant to
play upon his. fears in the hope
that it would elicit some informa-
tion. 4
the boy Thought me in ear
nest. Al frightened loOkit swept
over his face, and he strenl5led
like an aspen. / noticed, too, al
restless, uneasy glance out of his
ewes that Ne Sometimes see in one
who breads the effect of spoken |
words upon one who he fears may
hear them. E IEA '23tuAI |
That look assured me that my
prisoner was near at hand. Il
/ went on to tell him that if he
refused me the information /
sought, that, much assI dishked
to, / should have to lock him up
among common criminals, ina pO-tI
zoe eelf sfAsSA ehA8NA ~
D Where was gEhb boys conn %
nQw2 His knees trsmbledhis
face was hvid with fear, and sink
me into his chair, he cried out
amid sobs and tears ;92 go i
"Ohl Charley, Charley save
mel" -,
lips, twhena o concealed door IN the
old partition wall opened, and
Charles Wyhne stepped ihto the
rO0ulss5{ esEFrsea-fysf &AETFNNV II
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The Welsh bare q saylng mat
If q woman WAS as quick Win Las'I
feet "a with her tongue she would
catch lightning enough p hight
the Ere IN The morning t8a
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4 The Boston sCOmmereid SAYS
that since 0locked stoo1ings tor
ladies are in fashion, yorng men
Will be looking ofteaer than ever
10 see whak time it Is Is
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and regret and them mumuring
Whak have I done !; Whs2 have
Idone, 2 sunk kfaihting to the floor.
why, this young man., said
Mr.. Z, regarding him rather con-
tsmptU0usly, seems inclnsd to
make a scene. si ii -s
11 Yes, it appears so," /" I replied,
but feeling an The time 3 strange
fear working at my heart. As
as / could j applied RENE
dies to revive the fainting poYs
Soon his eyes opened, and resting
on our prisoner, he cried ont:
'tOh Charley, 0harlay | is til
who betrayed you r. ~
70 sFYOuF fears have. W org 20
"Then I will die with you. ]
too" she said, turning to me, "am
equally guilty. / planned the
deed; + helped to execute it II
will not be separated from him.
] ''Pkis is strange devotion In a
how" a1&-s5 ext 70 n0.s2as THcy 1a
] f:Boy no longer; lam this
mans zWife,n and shaking loose
her bright yellow golden 6urls,
disclosed the features of one Of
the most noted, as well as. beanti-
ful decoys IN theicity-ansOufl6w'
and "a murderer 8 Wifs.=
MO. p PicGySg5e.GCmT9dE ea3 ,tua
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-08-19

t al wv estsrn paper announces tha
iIlnessa of its editor, ,piOnsly, adj
ding: can good paying snbscri..
bers are requested to mention him
II their prayers. The others need
not, "a the prayers az tha Wihked
avail nothing, according 70 good
authority," yas n p4
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-08-19

HARD.--A very young
man, in Cayuga county, NJ !, in
love with q very young lady, paid
her n visit on q recsht Sunday
evening. The old folks athOught
that The ohildr6n were otoO young
to keep company and conveyed
the hint by calling the girl out of
the room and sending her to bed.
The lady of the house astonished.
the young man by bringing INTO
the parlor q huge piece Of bread
and butter, and saying in her kind
est manner. ,'sThere, Bub, take
this and Fun1 home t0Eyour moth
.eR ut is time little boys W6rs IN
bed. ."a4 It IS one 6f the NEST OUT
rageous eases of cruelty we. ever
heard of. flssa yyaT g. aza1ta8J
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-08-19

"A yOunQ man without money Is
Ike d steamboat without fuel ne
can't IS ahead. AmiOIs & D.
dies he is hka Che mQqR =
elopdy nights haeQnf shn
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tacBG71Anz aged clergy ymans speak
ing of the s0lemnitiess attached to
the ministerial Office, said [ that IN
the, whole term of forty or fifty
wears he had OfiGiated, his gravity
had never been disturbed but once
am thepnlpitzo On one OCossion he
noticed q maa diEectlyin front Of
him leaning over the railing of the
gallery o WITH something, nhhis
hand, which h6rafterWardss dise0T-
erred Was a. big chew ofa tobacco
Just. taken from his mouth, hDi-
rectly below sat "a man fast asleep,
with his head thrown back, aud
his mouth9widei open. Iha man
in the gallery was inteRtly engag-
edo nm raising and lowering his
hand, taking an Neutrality-suspicious.
tiIyatslast, having got it right, he
lett fall the quid, 6ndn went
plump into themouth of besleep-
er below. The whole 1soene was
so decidedly ludierOus that, for
the first and last time an inEolUn-
tarY smile forced itself upon the
coantenance of the preacher. irzs (
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OFFEgEa NEAR 1T TIE qouR4i7l n 7lH9YsFz, T|lF7ss
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per annurn, in advance.
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Q 's hssols 'od TERMs:5 6aa ,sfgat5,
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THE WEEKLY ECHOg
u LI-zLgL II -EElLGLE-L

PUBnIsHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
G. w. WRIGEEY Proprietor.
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ADVERTISING

Every subsequent lnSeLH0n' ~ %
Announcement of candidates for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-18
NEW ORLEANS.

New ORLEANS, March 1.-THE Gov
ernor has signed the school bill provid-
ing for mixed schools, and to-day ap-
pointed the commissioners provided for
in the bill. Among these are two me-
groes, one of whom was formerly chap
lain in the State Guard.
Ninety thousand dollars worth of
bonds, pledged for loans, have been
placed upon the market, the Governor
having signed the bill passed by the
Legislature recently providing for their
sale.
Dispatches from Jefferson, Texas, say
that the people of Northeastern Texas
have declared in favor of A. j. Hamilton
for Governor, and W. B. Gray for Lieu
tenant Governor. The Jefferson Jimple-
cute, a Conservative paper, hoists the
ticket, and claims to have the support of
the leading men Of ell parties.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-18
NASHVILLE.

NAsBvILLE, March 1.-THE great
mass of our Irish population Joined to-
day in the celebration of the anniversary
Of ST. PAtricks birth. After High Mass
at'the Catholic Cathedral, an address was
delivered by Bishop Feehan, and subse-
quently the Fenisns marched in process
sion, aud tonight are enjoying ball at
the Courthouse.
The St. Joseph's Total Abstinence
Society are having ball at the Academy
buildings.
Altogether, the display excelled any
similar celebration ever held in Nash
vile
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-18

A singular event recently happened at
St. Georges church, Antwerp. The
beadle there has the custom Of preceding
the principal persons Of the parish in
order to make way for them. A decently
dressed woman whom he wished TO move
aside, refused, saying: ~ am in the
House of God, where all are squAl. If
the ladies wish to pass, let them go
round" The functionsry, little habitu-
ated to such observations, took her by
the arm and tried to force passage !;
but she raised her hand and gave him
such slap in the face as no dignitary Of
the kind had perhaps ever received
before. He was so thunderstruck at the
attack that be never thought of persist
ing."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-18
ST. LOUIS.

ST.. LOUIS, March l7.-George A. AL
len, charged with robbing Mr.. Cross,
Adams Express messenger, Of $1,000,
some months ago, was tried 10 the Grim
inal Court to-day and sentenced TO
twelve years in the penitsntiary.
A deu Of counterfeiterS, about four
miles from this city, was discovered yes
terday, aud some $4,000 in bogus City
Treasury warrants and lot of fifiy-cent
fractional currency notes, presses, etc,
found. A woman was arrested, but no
man as yet has been caught.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-18
BY TEL E G R A P H.
MIDNIGHT DIsPATCHEs.
WASHINGTON.

WAsnrSoros, March 1.-THE hotel
are crowded with office-seekers, and tn
arrival Of every railroad train increase
the number. The public departments ant
Hobbies of the capitol are alive with them
and the members of Congress are contin
ually being called from their seats BY
those seeking positions Both Senators
aud Representatives are overwhelmed
with letters from all parts of the country
on the same business, and tits impossible
to give prompt responses. 4
Additional efforts are being made TO
secure the appointment off. D. Bassett,
a negro, who is principal of school in
Philadelphia, as Minister to HsytL He
is indorsed by the National COMMITTEES of
colorea men, and by Fred Douglass,
Downing, Langdon and many others,
white and black.
The Joint Commission of the British
government to settle the Hudson Bay
and Pugets Siund difficulties will meet
in New York tomorrow. There will be
present, for the British government
Hon. John Rose; and, for the United
States, Hon. Alex. S. johnson. Hon. B.
R Curtis, umpire. Counsel for the
United States, Caleb Cushing; for the
British government, Hon. Chas. d. Day,
of Canada. The counsel will be held
early tomorrow, on testimony, and briefs
are already submitted. The united claims
Of both countries are 100000.
The treaty of 1856. negotiated By Ex-
President Buchanan and Lord Packen-
BAN, stipulated for the protection of the
rights of those companies during the
continuance of the license granted BY
the British Government, and it Is now
soughtt to found upon that license Q claim
to the fee of Territory SO occupied,
which the United States resists.
A naval general order, issued to-day,
calls the attention of officers to the
regulations of the navy forbidding ap-
plications for duty through persons of
influence All such applications are to
be made direct to the Secretary of the
Navy.
Among the visitors at the Executive
Mansion to-day was the House Military
Committee, headed by Chairman Logan,
who called to be introduced to the Presi. |
dent. The usual order about visitors was
observed. Those received were mainly |
sSenators and Representatives, who we're
present 10 large force.
The President sent several nomins-
tons to the Senate to day. 1t is said
they are of an important character, but
the seal is not yot broken.
General Schofeld leaves for his new
command tomorrow.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-18

4. 49,
Taking the table Of the average hight
of soldiers in the late war, as given by
DR.. B. A. Gould, of Cambridge we md
that the men Of Indiana are the tallest
natives Of the United States, and Ameri-
cans in general are the iallest people in
the civilized world. Whether extreme
HIGHT il a good quality In an infantry
soldier is a question which has been ex-
tans;vely discussed. One practical evil
dsnca that il is not is found in connec.
tion with the armies of European
s;cbt inches are considered the most
eligible soldiers, and have been proved to
stand more fatigue than taller men OF
some fancy English, Prussian, Russian
and other regiments.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-18

On the floor of the Princesses' gallery,
in the House of Commons, there was re.
Gently found a magnificent diamond
bracelet, which was believed to be ex-
ceedingiy valuable. Advertisements in
the London papers having failed to elicit
the name Of the fair owner of the brace
let, the Lord Chancellor sent it for ap-
praissl to Mr.. Mortmar, the Queen jew
eler. Mr.. Mortmsr was very much sur
prised to find, upon examination, that
the bracelet consisted of gilt copper, that
the diamonds were rock crystal, and that
the whele thing was worth only two
ruineas. The question arises, who is the
Princess that wears such jewelry2
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Valuable plantation an d
Lands for sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A DrCREE OF THE
ID Chancery Court Of the county of Claiborne
and State of Mississippi. m .ee ct December
term. 1865, the undersigned commissioner Will
sell at public sale to the highest bidder. for
cash.
On Monday. the goth OF March,
A. d. 1869.
At12 o'clock M. at the Court Hou'e at Green.
vile, in The county of Washington, In said
State the plantation belop ging TO the estates
Of Horace and John NJ. Carpenter. known as
the PERU PLANTATION, situate on Lake
Wsship etSn. 10 the said county Of Washington,
FIVE miles from skipwith and Carolina land
ings, cempos, d Of the following lands, to-wit:
Sections twelve and thirteen and lots one and
two in teoiion fourteen. township fourteen,
range eight west the southeast quarter Tor lots
4 and 81 of section twenty five; OF 8 in section
twenty seven the and W "a ana n OF n
x Of section IS. and a OF section 81, Gil IN
eighteen hundred and eighty acres, more or
less. The foregoing Is one OF the best cotton
plantations in the South; $50 acres OF the land
under fence and in q high state Of cultivation,
season. The place is well ditched, and has
good dwelling house, gin, quarters; and AZ
necessary outhouses, and well supplied with
cisterns. n,
yided one half Of the following valuable unim-
proved lands in said county of Washington, to-
wit: Sw Il section 8 s q and v q and " q
n e z section Z Of q s.. and 81 seq q
and W mex and ~ WV and y MseH
section q; wHswA section 50; Q u section
81, oil 10 township l6. range west. containing
about 1894 acres " u section. "a fractional
section 13;e1%se Il and NV sectien II;
a " and u section 15 sw Il section 81 /; n
WI and = q section %; $ y and neH
section %; W ne section y, all In town
ship IA, range west Q y NV = and sw
ton IL; e1<se u section 2. all in township IL.
range I est, containing about 2679 acres lots
and 5, section IS, township II, range west I:
lots and 7. section 80 = Of section 81 iva
OF section 30; all OF section %; W y Of section
2Q, All of section 80; 4 Of section n, town
shin IL. range west. containing 1871 acres n
WI and e - 0fswL section 81, township 10.
ranged west, containing $40 acres.
ALSO, at the same time. all the interest Of said
| ing1ands. situated IN the county Of Bolivar,
to-wit: Lots 4 S. 8. AID s. in section l, town
ship 20. range west. and lot IN section 4.
| township q. range wesi. containing 6gi acres.
/ Also. in the following lands fituatcd In the
| county If Coahoma, to-wit: Lots 2 and in
section 2: lets 4, and 9, section -; all Of sec
ton las and Of a section u !,
acres. Also, IN the following lands situated in
| the county Of IsseQusna, to-wit: The = Of
section Isl; 4 Of section IL; " y Of section q,
and q 4 OF n . Z Of section . all IN township
| M rarre west; and " y Of sw1 q Of section
| Ie. and = Of v y section II. township Is,
| range 8 west, centaiuing 100 acres.
The title Of all Of said lands u believed 70 b.
undoubted. and will he sald 70 the man that
| will give the most FOR them. For inf. rmation
fs37 NJ. q. HOPKINS. Commissioner.
/
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-18

The Massachusetts, Society for the Pre-.
vention Of Cruelty TO Animals announce
their determination TO stop the cruel
practice by butchers Of bleeding calves,
which is done for the sole purpose Of
making the veal white. Some balchers
are in the habit Of keeping calves With
out food or drink for one week, bleeding
them daily cruelty as monslrous as il
is unnecessary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-18
oFFICERs OF THE COMPANY.

At meeting of the Stockholders. held at the
St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans, in pursu-
ance to notice, on the 18th day of January, the
terms Of charter were elected Directors for
Thomas A. Adams, New Orleans.
Alfred Moulton, New Orleans.
D. DeHaven, New Orleans.
VIM. Cresry. New Orleans.
Howard Millsr augh, New Orleans.
John Paul Baker. New Orleans
Jehn A. Graw, New Orleans.
Ii. Naulting, New Orleans.
ID. W. Flowrence. Vicksburg.
DR.. J. r. Watsins, Memphis.
N. s. Otis, Memphis. li
DR.. j. w. Rogers, Memphis.
j. Edward Montgomery, Memphis.
John B. Davies. Louisville.
A. Baker, louisville.
Samuel II. Patterson, Jacksonville.
John Cobb, Madison, Ind.
General T. T. Crittenden. Madison. Ind.
D. G. Martin, st. Louis.
Captain H. u. Carson. st. Louis.
purpose of electing officers. the following
named gentlemen were elected.
ID. DeHaven, President, New Orleans.
John A. Graw, Vice President. New Orleans.
H. MiIlspaush. Treasurer, New Orleans.
N. s. Otis, Secretary. Memphis.
John D. Davies, Chief Engineer, Louisville.
r. s. Kirk, Superintendent. Madison.
q. s. Stewart, Assistant Secretary. New Or
j. 7. winnnemore, General Agent. st..
Charles Hotel. New 0tleans.
+. Y. Rocket has been appointed Agent.
with Office at Memphis. to whom application
may be made for exchange OF lands for stock
in the Company.
once. No. "a Madison Street.
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