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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20
PROBATE SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH or CALcAsIEU

PARISH or CALcAsTEtr
Succession Of William M. Nicholson
Parish Court.
DY virtue Of an order from the Hon
I'D orable Parish Court in and for iii
parish of Calcasieu, State 81 Lonisiaua
to me directed, ] will SELL at Pun
Lie AUCTION, to tile last ana highes
bidder, at the late residence of tb
deceased, on West Fork, on
Saturday, june ~, "A. ID. 1871
The following described Property
to-wit
ONE LOG CART, ono lot Black
smiths Tools, mud one Ii lndred, mn
or less, Cords Fire Wood.
Terms and conditions All sums pay
able sixty days from day Of sale Pm
chaser to furnish his note, with goo
and solvent security, approved by I'll
Curator, conditioned to bear eight pl
cent. interest per mnum from mattlrit
till paid A, Il. REID,
jel3 I'd Sheriff.
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The Echo Says, WAY ~
Tho Foro saws q We have mis-
tsl-ans o,r dntv The FcHo saws
.0Ts + I'm tbin T,ia q 4 BIO
fovt ana { broad fiei8 for fbonobf.
Int MA do not nropose To crowd
fba columns ~ onr VILLAGE paner
ana win content ourselves bv AM
sNer;no these personal remarks
ana t6is yerv pertinent question
II os slain aud few words az pos
sible.
m the FIRST place. the Echo
wishes to know why wo saw nothing
of REPRESENTATIVES. and Parish
Officers ? we answer by askino.
are there too MANY candidates
ont? Has the choice Of the Echo
Vet to come forth /? rs there j
necessity for tbe people rs nomi-
nate candidates for these Offices /?
There Il 4 pecessifU for tbe citizens
Of Caleasieu Is name their choice
for the Senate ST. LANDRY and
LAFAYETTE. by letters from promi-
nent individuals call mon her to
do SO. and promise their sannort
this within itself IS sufficient rea-
son for the stem we have taken
What can Caleasieu expect with
two candidates in the field Pom
der this question. Our parish if
she knows her own interest wants
but one candidate. either at the
general convention or election
therefore. it bebooyes fba Demo.
cratic party Of this narisb to make
a selection two nomes viii nm
doubtedlv insnre defeat For this
reason wa fail Ia nerceiva Wherein
wa have mistaken our dptv
Secondly. tho FcTo saws. "Tt il
too tbin +" sufficient time has not
been Given etc. or ii Other. words
THAT the call for d convention ana
the time fixed for HOLDING It is n
,,o7ifica7 t,ick Wonder nav ,nonv
nioht's resi- were lost il nIannino
this nolitical move Does the
editor of said naper and IA cnn7-
poser Of said article n1eas,,re every
ones corn II their avn hnsbelq
n L said DRAFT annie tina lac hean
given far tle neonIe "a aacb ward
81 raceiva tbe notico ond oct ma,
This all imnortanf anesf;on Whot
more / We sinceraIv Hone ~ tim !,
Il aiven far yiraworlsipo Doas
tbe 7FcTo cry for Tina II Viii u
nse tbo noIificoI strotaa !, o !, , nv
f occnses others ! .s1loo tI,;n p !
Acute penetration Il @Tntnitive
bower 81 discernmant Hi Pbra.
noloeistg tell ns Hal The hmm an
M craninm oallod Z b,n,a, ~
tire = when we'll DEVELOPED. niyes
the power to discern the motives
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20

say that we do not understand the
insinuation Of the Chairman Of
The Democratic Executive Com
.mittee, of this parish, in regard TO
the writer of our editorials
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10 the People or CaEcnsaen.

To the People OF CaIcasfeu.
The Democratic party of the parish
Of Calcasieu, upon due consideration,
request and require the peope OF the
different wards Of said parish to meet
in general assembly III their different
wards, and elect delegates to meet in a
Convention Of the Democratic party at
Lake Charles, Louisiana, on THURS
DAY, June %, a. ID. 1874.
The object Of said meeting is to
select Candidate for the State Senate
in the next election,
The different wards Of tho parish are
entitled to representation in said Parish
Convention III tho following proper
tions. viz: First Ward, two delegates I;
Second Ward, two delegates; Third
Ward, four delegates; Fourth Ward,
two Delegates; Fifth Ward three dele
gates Sixth Ward, four delegates;
and Seventh Ward, fom delegates.
That said ward meetings shall have
the right and privilege to instruct their
delegates to the General Parish Con.
vention, whom 70 vote for ia said con-
vention BY order Of the Parish Gem
trial Committee
Al. Ill. MOSS, Chairman.
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Democratic Executive Conn
mfttee of CaIcasieu Parish.
The reply 81 tie Chairman Of
The Executive Committee Of Call
casieu parish, il regard to some
remarks We made IN our last issue,
says IT is too thinll" We
agree that sit is too thin but at
tho same time it behooved the
| Democratic Executive Committee
to give the authorities on which
they found their right Of action
/ for such a call. Who informed
| them That the other parishes we're
| willing to abide to such q proceed
ling2 Have they received any
! positive information to that effect
! from tbe Democratic Executive
Committee Of the other parishes :?
lIf SO, the answer docs not indicate
lit but, it says shat So. Landry
and Lafayette, by letters from
prominent individuals call upon
| her to do SO, etc. Are we to con-
strue by this that these gentlemen
are the men appointed as members
of.the Democratic Executive Com
mittee Of these parishes {? If not,
We come to the conclusion that no
authority is in them vested to or
der a parish convention, and there
fore that such a proceeding will
not be sanctioned by the Demo
cratic Executive Committees of the
other parishes.
At the same time The answer
does not seem to consider the
parish Of Cameron as making a
part Of this district, for it does not
!
even mention that such a parish
I is in existence. We argue that
although a small parish, it has the
same right to be consulted rs the
other parishes, and that its people
ought at least to have a say SO 7
in this matter. We still contend
that no such call should have
been made, and that this action,
instead Of securing the vote Of the
other parishes for our man, will
create another division which will
certainly defeat both our eandi-
dates.
AS far as the medical treaty Of
the Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee is concerned,
we have but to say that we have
never pretonted that the writer
could not "see as far through the
milestone as the man who picked
it;" but this we viii say, that we
have made it rule never to lock
into other mems business and
also, that as our friend A. H. Moss
accuses the Echo Of wanting
time in which to use political
strategy" We win simply answer,
that far from it, the Echo does not
ask for time, but says positively
that a parish convention is not
what is now required, and will
bind no one but that if a district
convention is called for tile same
date, or any other time thereafter,
We are willing to abide to whatever
choice II may make.
We will also state that far from
meaning any personality in our
editorial in the last issue Of tile
EcHo toward Mr. A. Fl, Moss, we
have always had a very high
opinion Of him, and that whatever
he did, we believe was done ia
good faith and for the good Of the
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20

The Supreme Court began Its
session on the 18th instant in
Opclousas, and adjourned sine die
Ga tbe 18th.
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Lelter nom Iliokory -.
ITIoKoBr F1Ar, CA1cAsfEU r ARISE,

EAAGkOHl r. lAA, S1ALCAslEU4 Ahl9H5
La, June is, 1874.
Editor Weekly Echo
SIR -It is with no little surprise
/ read in your last issue a call by
the Chairman of the Parish Exec
utiv9 Committee for u Convention
of the Democratic voters of the
parish, To meet at Lake Charles
on the Goth instant, 10 select a
candidate for State Senator The
COMMITTEES has, doubtless, let its
zeal run away with and befog its
Judgment. Tin the Grst place, the
idea of a parish convention nomi
mating q candidate to represent
four parishes, ii not an absurdity,
is decidedly undemocratic and,
Id the second place, III IL lis not alb
surd iniudiciousand undemocratic,
the time az days. allowed for the
people To act in die matter is too
short 50 short, that the veters in
many parts Of the parish will know
nothing about it until after the
time for the meeting Of the con-
vention,
The action Of the committee is
so strange thai Backwoodsman is
at loss to account for it in any
way than that the gentlemen of
the committee have permitted
their zeal to run away with their
better judgments. They surely do
not wish to get up a convention to
be composed of a few delegates
from and near Lake Charles, which
some people would consider a fore
stalljag snap judgment Increment.
People will think and tax, and
Judge mems motives by their acts,
lit is human nature; and the
gentlemen Of the committee can
not change it. Therefore, to pre-
vent such suspicious, Backwoods-
man will suggest TO the committee
to open the safety valves and let
off a little zeal. They will feel
better, and the people will feel
better, and he better pleased with
them as Democratic watchmen,
Hold mp, gentlemen mary grand
schemes have been defeated by
misdirected zeal. Withdraw your
callfor a convention; rest from your
labors; recuperate your energies
for i vigorous fight for Democratic
principles and yours and the peo-
pies rights; rush not as the UNI
bmdled horse to the battle into
measureso Of such graveimportance,
lest, at q future day. when it is too
late to remedy the evil, You are
forced to admit that, through iniu-
dicious zeal, you have inflicted an
injury on the. people OF the parish
and district which you and they
will be powerless to repair for
years, perhaps. The people want
relief. They know they can only
have it by the election of men
who know and feel their wrongs
and have the viii and capacity to
relieve them therefrom; and ii you
throw such an obstacle III the
way as Your illadyised call will be,
if carried out, the responsibility will
be yours. BAcKWooDsMAM
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Fer n ct5gqseFafatfVe.

at the solicitation of many Dem
Gratis, I hereby announce myself 81
candidate to represent the parish
Galcasien in the next General Asser
bly,, at the election in November ne,
w. ID. GILL
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Geo. II Wells, Esq, n Demo
cratic candidate for tie State
Senate, is expected to return home
bY The 9Th instant.
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For seaaator.

We are authorized foannounea ID
WILLIA M FL. KIBKMAN. as a can5
date for the State Senator for the Tent
Senatorial District, comprising II
parishes Of Caleasieu, Cameron, Lafa,
cite md st Landry, AT the next election
in November. 1874
respectfully announce myself
Candidate for the Office Of State Senat,
of the Tenth Senatorial District, con
prising tile parishes of Cameron, Iaa
cite Calcasieu aud ST Landry
GEORGE FL. WELLS.
] hereby ann0Tnee myself rs q Ca
didate for the State Senate at the q
suing election.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20

Three young ladies by the name
Of Welsh, whose ages range from
sixteen to nineteen, have pur-
chased a piece Of land eight miles
west of Dallas, Texas, and intend
cultivatirg il themselves. Not a
man, old or young, good or bad
looking, i permitted to go on their
premises.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20

There is an important trial now
in our parish court, the particulars
Of which We had not ascertained
mp to the time Of going to press.
We shall endeavor to give the
result next week.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20

We learn from 4 friend dit 0pe.
lonsas that the Supreme Court
affirmed the judgment Of the Dis
tlict Court III the Hoozer case.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20

The Lake Charles Echo mis-
prints our remarks in regard 10
the three candidates for the State
Senate We used the word ''de-
claration, not "denunoiation, as
tho EcHo hos it.
IOpelousas Journal
we stand corrected, nGighbor,
and can only attribute Tie mistake
to The composition as We very sci
dom soc, mueh less read tho proof
sheet OF om reprint copy
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CANDIDATES. COLUMN
For Gharfn

ave are authorized to announce a.
RTED as a candidate for recollection
the Office Of Sheriff Of This parish
the coming election, il Noyeml
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Subscribers viii please notify
sh proprietor Of any irrepularity
IN receiving The WEEKLY Echo.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20

Captain Charles May viii please
accept our thanks for 4 late copy
Of the New Orleans daily. Times
and Picayppe. We receive the
daily Times regularly.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20

A correspondent Of the Practi-
cal Farmer advises the use Of cell
cry as d cure for nervousness, and
ayers he has known cases where a
cure Of palpitation Of the heart
had been Effected by u plentiful
use of this delicious salad.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20

The appeal Of Cnba to Congress
for recognition Is likely 70 80 I'M
needed at the present session.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20

See aara tisement Of informa
tion wanted
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Our letter from Cameron parish
viii he found en- the third page Of
to-day s issue.
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WDF. A. ROBERTSON
For Parisll IlIdge.

We are authorized to announce Il
B. JONES, as a candidate for I'll
Office Of Parish Judge Of Calcase
Perish, at the coming November Gle,
ten.
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Our readers will recollect that
Major Ed. P. Goodwin, Deputy
Collector, United States Internal
Revenue Special Taxes, for the
second district of Louisiana, will
Be at Lake Charles on the eighth
Of next month, and remain until
the twelfth.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20

Persons wishing to subscribe for
the NEEKLY Echo during the pres
ent campaign, including to the
first Of January next, can do SO
by sending Us one dollar. Now Is
the time 70 send il your names
and read what the people Of Cal
cosieu have to say in regard to
the coming election for parish Off
GERS and State Senator.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20

All Of the Grant parish prison
ers, excepting Hadnot, Cruik-
shank and Irwin, have been dis
charged on their own reeog-
nizances to appear when wanted.
The New Orleans Times says
Tia the United States Circait Court,
on the morning Of the 10Th, the
time fixed for the arguments for
d new trial il The Grant parish
ease, Judge Woods ordered the
continuance IF tie proceeding
until this day Saturday, the 20th,
AZ which date 10 is confidently ex-
peeted Justice Bradley viii be ga
hand thns gratifying the desires
of counsel for the defense, ia hay-
Ing 9 full bench 90 decide upon the
question nj issue.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-31
what the Jump organthas to say Of
the COMM ercial.

Frsm the Wilmneton Chronicle Saturday moraing.
ALI the Republican voters ask or desire is
that they shall be lot alone to choose their
own candidates But the Commercial and
its adherents have Thought otherwise, and
by tricks. wire-pulling and intermeddling
have sought TO divert party sentiment from
its legitimate channel, and direct 1t so as to
secure to themselves all its advantages, its
Influence and its offices. The party news
papers," too, were disposed to reflect the
party's wishes in the mattor OF candidates,
until the Commercial undertook to com
mand sll others to stand back, and let its
nag have FREQ aud uninterrupted passage
over the course. The party machinery"
was employed for proper and honorable
purposes only. aud in the interest OF the
whole party, until the Commercial squad
attempted to TAKE possession of and run it
their own way, and for their own am mbitiOus
aspirations. They not only endeavored to
suppIant some of the best men in the State
who did not endorse their course, but they
greedily sought to control all the local
Federal appointments. hoping thereby to
force their schemes upon the party here, by
reason of that control.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-31
Make the Prison self-supportlng.

As there seems 10 be prospect Of ever get
ting State prison In delaware. owing to the fact
that the two lower eountds hnvc soiewSrimi-
mails, that il Is cheaper foraltm TO cont,hue their
ptesent. mode Of PUB ,siniep, We presume the
Levy Court'o OF New Castle d unity Will l'e coin
PEELED 10 act strarateiy in t,rnngn-sa- sun bic
prison where criminals cou Id be made TO wofk'
and, as in Virginia. Maryland. nnd several o'h'r
States, lie selfsurpcring. We hope the Levy
Cont viii appoint commfttee 10 examine in'o
this matter. We have often from seventy five 10
one bundred men In our prison, aud the tax for
their support is bur,lensome. This ought TO be
remedIed. 70. tF'..r
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-31
Crime must be Stopped.

The terror which masked men who have
40 frequently OF late attempted and in some
cases committed, the most awful crimes, has
Inspired in all northern States, must lead to
efforts on the part Of legislators TO do some
thing TO pnt stop to such work.
1t is very questionable whether additions
should aot be made TO our Criminal Code
at the next session Of the General Assembly.
convicted of burglary or attempted burgla
ry, disguised. or with masks. or blsckened
faces, should be imprisoned one year al
hard labor, and whipped once in each
month, would be an improvement on the
present law, under which they are impri-
soned ten years and whipped but once.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-31
From the Wilmineton Commercial.
That BARGAIN"

What is meant, will the Republican please in-
form us, by It's assertions that the Republican
nomination for the Goyernorship was promised
by certain "prominent gentlemen" of this county
at the close of the campaign of 1870, to some one
person IN Kent county, By whom was such a
promise made? Who were the "prominent gem
uemen 2" Why did they make such an engage
mcnl or contractf And is anybody bound by it
but themselves? Especially and above all else.
let US know are the Republican voters of Della
ware Obliged to raiify that bargain whether II il
best for the party or not? We ask answers 10
these Questions from the Republican. Let it give
reply to all of them. 1t has assigned as the rea.
sou why New Castle county Republican shall
not be nominated, that such bargain exists. -
Now let us know all about that bargain, and
give us an opportunity to see whether il ough,
to bind the whole party unless Il is the right thing
to do.
Will the Republican answer
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-31
Ashautees IN New Jersey.

HORRIBLE ATTEMPT on ROBBERS To BURN A
PRIVATE wATCHMAN.
JERSEY City. March 30.-At midnight last
night, four masked robbers entered the house Of
Jacob Gloses, on Railroad avenue, where Mullen
tie watchman Of Demmit d Bros' Jewelry
Manufaclory, sleeps They seized and bound
him and two remained as sentines while the
other two rsnsacked the house for the keys Of the
mandatory. They failed to find them and
threatened Mullen with death if he did not tell
them where to find the keys. He firmly refused
to deliver them up, when the robbers gathered
the bedding together and saturated it with oil and
then set il on fire. They then went out leaving
Mullen TO horrible death. but fortunately he
ucceedsd in breaking the bandages on his legs
and gave an alarm. when he was rescued mar
rowIy escaping with his life. The house was to-
tally consumed and tho thieves escaped.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-31
Letters from tn E People.

For the Gazette. ....t
MR.. EDIToR.--The black Repu blican edi-
tors and speakers are trying 10 keep UP
their courage by Dragging anu bossting OF
the great things they Will do at the next
election. The same means have been re-
sorted To for tho last fifteen years, cover
whelmning ma ajorities" we're tO be patched
up, and 'tho State was to be swept by them,'
but the Democrats nave slways had some
thing to say in the matter and will have
again.
Ifauy one will take tho trouble to COM
mare the votes in New Castle county for the
last two elections. he VIII lind that the
Democratic party hau more voters at home
at the last election, than ihe Radical Negro
party had majority in this county.
We could not carry Horace Greeley, ana
hu ndreds OF voters remained at home, ut
teriy RI fusing to take any part in the con-
test. Now we are united, and all arc eager
for the fray, and moro determined thhn
ever that the negroes shalt not rule In Del
aware. We intend to give quietus to the
mongrel party this time, which will settle
them forever. This. IN my opinion, will be
their last rally, and their allies Will hnd
nothing is to be made froIn them and they
will leave the miserable faction to take care
of itself.
The day Of repeating and personating is
gone The terror lists' will drop hun
dreds of ficticiOus names for whom persons
were always found. The poll list VIII show
the names of bona fde residents only, and
we shall have for once fair fight.
Mr.. Editor, did you notice that the re.
publican County Convention, held in New
Castle, on the l4th OF March, determined to
hold no more County Conventions, but will
accomplish their aims by committees! This
fact Is a striking one. Their last meeting
was disgraceful and disgusting one-quite
number vowed they we're sick Of the con-
Germ and would vote its ticket no more.
The negroes came near taking possession oi
it, and told the leaders loudly, that as they
| furnished the majority Of votes, they "were
determined to be represented" and were
not "going to be fooled any more"-hence
the two negro Secretaries. and hence n6
more County Conventions. Now, sir, IL
conclusion, Kent county will give Fifteer
hundred Democratic majority; Sussex will
give Eight hundred and New Castle will
give Two hundred and tfty Democratic
| majority.
| Mr.. Editor, will you please remember
| this-it is the deliberate opinion of one whc
has mingled in all tho hard fought battles
OF the county, and has facts and figures to
| huild on.
So with one heart let us all pull and worl
| together, and the result Will ns as above.--
| Lei us have no croaking, no despondency
no jawing, but make atroDg ticket OF goot
men, with the Governor from tins county
and we are sure to win. FARMER.