The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-10-21
Topographic Brevities.

Hayes 1000 behind.
The returns indicate that The
democracy polled a vote 10000
larger than was ever cast for any
man elected Governor of Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 13.-The follow.
ing explains itself: @@5nE@
To Hon. Hendrict B. Wright, Chair,
man State Democratic Committee:
The State has gone for Hayes
by a small maioritv. rr a. ar
Our defeat was the result of the
most lavish expenditure of money
whichever particularized a politi-
cal contest, the colonization oil
fraudulent votes and the introduce
tion. of the false issue on the pub
lie schools, which excited preju-
dice, and bigotry and religious
hate. JOHN G. THOMPSON,
For the Democratic Executive
Committee.
BATON ROUGE, La, Oct. IL
Gov. G. G. Antoine:
John &}air was arrested here
yesterday by legal warrant and bv
deputy sheriff Woodward, of East
Felici@na, charged as accessory
before the fact of poisoning DIR. j.
". Saunders, and vas taken from
this city ut 2 P. N. By deputy sher-
1T and posse towards Clinton.
Reports here say John Gair was
shot to death on the road, and his
Flster~in-law hung in the Court
house square there.
Mrs. Clair is here and has not
beeu disturbed. a--..
HENRY SCHoRTEN, Mayor.
GniF amd Ray Charged with
Completely im Poisoning DIR.
Saunders. *
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.
CLINTON, I.u.. Oct. l4.-On the
evening Of the 11th, Dr.. Saunders
of this place, was poisoned with a
solution of arsenic.in dipper and
bncket Of water, administered by
one Catherine Mathews, sister-in-
law III John Gair. ~ @@s.a
When arrested she confessed her
guilt aud said John CAR and Robt. |
Ray instigated herto the act. The
deputy sheriff aud posse arrested |
John Gnir 10 Baton Rouge, under
81 warrant from the authorities Of |
this parish, and started to bring |
him to Clinton.
About night they we're met by a
body of fifty or more armed men,
who took from the deputy Sheriff
and posse their arms, and took |
possession of Gair, and sent che
posse on to Clinton.
1t is said that Gair was killed
by the men who took him from the
deputy sheriff. The same body OF
men, or others, came into town
and hung the woman. It is the
opinion Of the entire community
that the poisoning was done BY
the woman, and that Gair and Ray
instigated her to the act.
from Friar's Point.
MEMPHIS, Oct. - An Appeals Fri
ar's Point special this morning SAYS
Gen. Chalmers continued the pursuit
of the negroes under Gen. Pease (col-
oradl, on Tuesday evening, to Schu-
iondsville. Frank Scott twhitel was
ambushed and fatally wounded by ne
groes near Surrounded Hill on Tues-
day, a squad Of white cavalry under
Capt. Burke subsequently, charged the
negroes, who were la ambush, killing
three and wounding one Of the negroes,
who is doubtless now dead, and CAP
tured Nelse Levitt, Ben Jones and
Alex. Sims, who are now in jail Bill
Henry and Jordan Thorpe were also
captured near the Tunica county line,
and put in jail here.
Chalmers command OF hundred
ana hfty cavalry, has not yet returned.
I Serty or nifty OF his command remained
lase night at 0larksvilla to watch che
IN that section, as several
plaees were threatened Chalmers,
", WIN che remainder, proceeded last
u4snt 70 Jamestown, fourteen miles !
LostAeast Of this place, where the me- !
5Eoes, under Gen. Bill Pease, were re-
ported tn Ia 81, F4,a,, ,t,,r,A g., L.,, | [