The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-08-08

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quiet little parish last week, be-
sides Che Radical meeting % the
25th. On the 21st q large and 4
respectable concoursa of the stock
raisers of the central part Of the /
parish visited Leesburg for the /
purpose Of organizing d combine
tion for putting down depredadons I
upon cattle, d matter that has been I
complained oil loud and long.
-Four Of the leading spirits con-
suited Judge Kearney and myself
as to the manner of carrying cut
their plans without bacomiag OBJ
noxious to the aws. Besides much
| verbal advice which We believed
wholesome, L gave them advice il
writing, instr1cting them what tot
guard against, as well as I believed
Il the best manner of proceeding to
put down crime. We explained
to them that neither Of rs could
| become members, as the Judge
might render himself unable to SIS
| in Judgment on cases growing out
| of the matter, and I would perhaps
be obliged to defend detected
persons
On tie following Friday they
organized 4 company, the objects
of which, as far as / can learn, is,
first, to detect COW thieves second
lily, to provide against their escape
after being arrested; and third, q
see that an persons So detected
are ably and sufficiently prose-
cuted. The combination meets, I
believe, with the approval Of very
near al, if net all, the good men
81 The parish; but there IS some
apprehension that the good. sou1d
men viii not, at all times, be able
10 control it,
We have also to note that We
Z are having ! visit from Presiding
Elder j. ID. Cobb, and Rev ID. B
7 Foust, 81 your town. This place
, and Grand Cheniere has been ad-
ded to the labors Of your preacher
We have had one sermon here
from Rev. J. III. Cobb, aud a good
Zone too. Both Mr.. Cobb and Mr.
Foust have met with d hearty re.
ception by members Of theil
& church here and on Crane
}, Cheniere.
Q They return to Lake Charles by
Z Z Wednesdays mail, accompanied
by Rev. VIM. Hart, who has beer
i transferred 10 some work On uppe
y Calcasieu. Mr.. Hart carries witl
i him our best wishes and commen
9 dations as d man of much warmtl
of heart and geniality of spirits.
We had q meeting Of the Repnh
lican party Of this parish on th
26th instant; total Of attendano
numbered about fifteen. Ih
2; meeting was called 10 order by /
, I. Iansy, President pro tenn. 4her
81 was then an election for perma
3. nent officers, resulting IS follows
. George Fl. Gnptil, President GeS
y W, Wakefield, and Nose Bartsl
m. c., Vice Presidents; and 1
M. Mitchell. Secretary.
The meeting next proceeded
,s elect q delegate To represent th
a party 81 this parish ia Che Stal
d Republican Convention. 20 be hel
id New Orleans on the 9th pro
R. M Mitchell was elected, an
instructed to support G, r. Barre
as Representative Ii Congress-, al
u rely upon the instructions
Darrell as 20 whom he shonld vol
Cor ia selecting d candidate +,
i State Treasurer
There vas 10 action as to a
local candidates; but I was "a
by the President that NE psf
would endoFae Joshua Griffith {
III Represents iYe for che Gener
Assembly.
Their delegate to Che hepDblie
convention IS u cousin, nephew,
.a 0mething % the sort % Dagre
is second in the ousGomhonaa q
poinAmenk at this place, and 3
heau hsra ca duty foar cx &
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