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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-05-27
LAKE IOJJS u,
JAMES "A, KINDER PRoPRnroRs
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA.

FEHHE. 4BQyE-NAMED' HOUSE HAS HEs
Gently baen renovated 6nd nut - neat
ana complete order The travelling public
wan Ghd TIA com ortnBle and pleaaan, place 10
gtop. square meal ind a comfortable bed
can BE had at all times Of the day end night.
A Bar is attached to the Hotel where the best
or LIQUORS and cigars are constantly kept 40
pains win be spared BY the pr prieior 70 make
those patronizing lie bonse feel comfortable,
and 70 away satisfied.
a Feed Stable attached. Horses
carefully attended to-. no20 III
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-05-27

The cordial welcome given the
vice President I'll the soath, and
HE proposition TO celebrate with
floral offerings tie virtues 81 the
soldiers of the late war, Federal as
wei as Confederate, are lndica-
tons that the bitterness Of feeling
that survived hostilities is dying
out. The fact that We are one
people, living under the same flag,
and having common interests ana
destiny as a Nation, is no longer
questioned. IF the politicians can
arrange their programmes Tor the
future without including the war
issues. the day IS not distant when
all the people viii recall the CIVIL
conflict only as a historic incident
in the life Of the Nation, to be re-
pretted for the calamities that at-
tended it, and recalled with pride
for the splendid yalor displayed
on both sides during the contest.
rCincinnati Commercial, 18th.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-05-27

waaiRa. Mat is, IF they really are
Ia earnest il loving Liberty SO
heartily. especially when i e
sDoken Of away from their own
tefFifsry.- rN. o. Bulletins 18Th.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-05-27
STAR HOTHI.
JULIEN RICHARD Paoramlen
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA.

rgsHE ABOVE NAMED HOTEL
will be kept for the accommod
x ro11,lnr and transient 1aaFaeFs.A.No paine
gills6e sbaied Ga tie rart b tho proprietor tos
mate XII Who stop With him feel comfortable.
Agitis his wish to please all VINO uay favor
MIN with & onil, he s0iti9s SHARE e the
nsbijd patronage. Livery aud Feed Stable
attaohed. Horses rarsfully attended e.
feb20
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18
The BludgeOn and the Press.

last night, little after 8 O'Clock,
rs Mr.. John y. MOI oso, of the News
aud Courier staff, was walking down
Broad street, he was waylaid aud as.
saultod by Bowen's champion jury
man, w. II. Ahrens, who was
skulking in the dark alley which
separates the store of Mossrs. John
Paul d Co., from Brunning's bar
room. AS soou as MIR. Moroso had
passed, this oowardly footpad, taking
advantage of the darkness, rushed
out, and with stick of some kind
dealt him several blows. Mr.. Moroso
drew bis revolver to defend himself,
when Ahrcns incontincntly fed
through Brunning's bar-room,
making his exit by the back door,
and 80 succeeded in escaping the
punishment which no so richly de-
served. It is impossible to soy
whether robbery or murder was in.
tended by Ahrens. He will, how
ever, have an opportunity of
explaining his felonious purposes in
tie courts, rs be was fully identified,
in spite of his hasty flight. In future
tho reporters of tho News aud
Couricr will take care to be ready
for footpads, midnight assassins and
"intelligent jurymcn" like this W.
II. Ahreps.--Ne,Os and Courier.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

A New York Herald corrospon-
dent, writing from the Black Hills,
says: A most remarkable stream
WAS discovered and appropriately
namoa Amphibious Crock. Ito
waters sink into and rise from the
earth many times in their journey
from their original spring to the
south fork of the Cheyenne. A we'll
worn bed extends all the way, show
ing that in the wet season torrent
flows on the surface but at the
present time not a vestige of the cur
rent may be eeeu for miles after it
disappears, until it suddenly bubb'c 'cs
up again from tho rocks and rolls
onward to the next point Of descent
into it's subterranean channel.
St. cams of this character ara so
common on the great plains that
they are not thought remarkable, but
they are rarely found among noun.
tains, for tho reason that the sub
strata is usually composed of solid
rock lying not far below the surface,
and afording no room for a sub-pas.
sage through the sand, if that should
happen TO compose the svil.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18
RO, S. c.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 49, 1875.
GlYcertne Thermometer.

The glyccripo thermometer is a
rsoont invention brought to notioo
by NJ. j aksoh, of Bohemia, and is
quito novelty in it. way. In its
GO .struction, an ounce bottle is
two-thirds filled with glyceriro of
any desired oolor, and the bottle
placed in freezing mixture of sal
ammoniac, saltpetre, and water, 80
az to cool the liquid to thirt, .wo
degrees Fahrenheit. A glass tube
twolve to fifteen inches long, ia pass.
cd through good fitting cork, so as
to dip nearly IN inch into the .gly.
oerine. The cork il inserted in the
bottle and rendered alright with
scaling wax, or ooment Of varnish
and chalk, and tho thermometer is
then roady to be graduated. On
Inserting the cork, the liquid rises
IN tho tube few inches. The bot
tlo is now placed in melting ice, bud
the lcv~l oil the liquid marked thirty>
two degrees, if tho scale is to bc
Fnhreuhcit's. 1t is next placed in
warm water, say at the point Of one
hundred and thirty two egrees, and
this point is marked. Tho space
presented between these points i,
divided into one hundred parts, and
this division is carried down to tic
Fahrenheit Zero, aud upward to the
top Of the tube.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18
Useful Information.

It is said that half cranberry,
bound on corn, will soon kill it.
Water window plants with tepid
water, and the leaves often.
If you don't want milk to sour
during thunder storm, kindle q fro
Ia the dairy, even in hot weather, the
purpose being to drive out moistuI c.
TO keep seeds from the depreda.
tious Of MICE mix some pieces of
oamphor gum with the seeds. Cam.
phor placed in drawers or trunks will
prevent mioo from doing them injury.
An oxoellent stamping ink that
dries rapidly aud is free from grease
may bo cheaply prepared, according
to Muller, by dissolving one part Of
crystallized -so-callcd--red analino
violet in thirty parts Of alcohol, and
adding thirty parts Of gly ccriLe to
the solution. This oolo,ed liquid iB
poured upon the cushion and rubbed
with brush.
Plates Of polished slate arc recon q.
mcndcd as q substitute for lockwood
engraving. 1t is declared that such
engraved plates will furnish mo
hundred thousand impressions WITH
out loss Of detail and that they will
not warp and arc not effected by
either oil or water. There io Que draw
back, however g.. they arc readily
scratched, an objection from which
wood is free.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

not 90 in for show but for safe in.
vestmcnt, promising satisfactory re-
turns. Buildings SO costly as tho
Drexrl. the Equitable, and tho Wes-
tern Union buildings, for instance,
arc not likely to be again put up for
many years to oo,ne. Tho tall tower
has arisen as late and most pre-.
postorous addition TO- sho arohiteotu.
raj display, but it will mover be COM
pleted. 1t furnishes lofty oapping
for the gorgeous rum shop in the
cellar but it will mover pay fair
interest on the money. Though it
carries the building Juror to an ab-
surdity, it yet is IN outoropplng of
the folly 30 prevalent few years ago
of putting up business structures
moro with reference to show than TO
their adaptation to the require-
ments Of trade or the neces-
stiles of professions and corpora.
tions. ~ quack doctor may find use
in tho advertisement given by an
eccentric or imposing business cstab-
lishmont, but it is not necessary, or
even u valuable help, to n sound aud
prudent business. Thus allusion il
to the New Tribune building.l
The growing popular demand for
tho real rather than the faucy, for
the solid rather than the iuflutcd,
will have beneficial effect Oh public
morals. business gets back to those
wcli-worn chunuels which wise ex.
pcrienco has made, and though it
flows with "a less tumultuous current
il is safer sailing. Our enterprise
which has givon us Il bad name
TIN oughout tho world-for it often
was nothing more than IL sort Of
confidence game-is too much check
cd for the time being ; but that oup-
d'tion Of ,eposc Is better than Jay
Gould's management Of Erie, or jay
Cookies scattering of Northern
Pacific bonds. The state Of things
does not afford occasion for jnbilation.
Tho period of fasting is never that.
But it affords no ground for deep dcs-
pondency. We must grid up our
loins, lay our hands to work, save
our pennies, hot tn be in snch great
haste to get rich, und give the honor
not to success, but to integrity, pru.
dencc, faithful ability aud wise
adapt alton of means to ends. Then
even if we do not all live in brown
stone hn".~.. ..-.h 4.isu hrcrled turn-
outs in the Park, We yet shall pay our
bills and live c!eanly lives before
God aud men.-N. Y. SIN.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18
Capture OF a Desperate.

Last Sunday, while tho family Of
Air. S. Fairly, Of Orangeburg, were
at church, his house waa entered by
a negro, who immediately began to
help himself from the pantry. a
young lady, living with the family
hc'riug the noise, mt out and
found tho fellow. Ho attempted
an indecent assault upon her, and
was prevented only,by fearful ro.
sistanoe. The cries Of tho young
laay brought in tho help Of rome
negroes near by, whom the 6end fed.
Immediate pursuit was made, but
tho scoundrel avoided arrest until
aftor five days search, when ho was
taken bya party of whito men. An
acc,mplice Of his was captured also,
aud is in Jail awaiting examination.
they say their gang numbers twelvo,
all colored.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18
mo. Ii
Northern Kil.Klux.

The outrage and Ku-Klux busi.
noss is now carried on principally at
tho North. Scarcely a State in that
region has escaped some outbreak.
such as strikes, riots or lynohipg,
during tho past year, and tho indi.
cations of popular disturbance arc BY
no means over. The Philadelphia
Enquirer. prints long catalogues Of
assassin ations, assaults, house burn
ings, obStruotions to railroads and
other lawless acts in tho mining
regions Of Pennsylvania, and tho
largo organizations Of strikers and
other turbulent spirits arc anything
but assuring to the future peaoe Of
the State. Suoh lioentious and
violent demonstrations, long oontinu.
cd, are tho sure precursors of anarchy
and military rule, or rather of both,
tho ono sucooeoding the othors
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

From tho beginning Of this canvass,
says the Cincinnati EuGuirer, We can
say to our friends ut distance, there
has not been tho slightest doubt of
the election Of Governor Allen. 1t
was never doubted by any in:elli.
gent person. Since tho financial
Question has been made the only issue
it is conceded his majority will
reach high up in the tons of thou
sands. Governor Hayes has as much
chance Of being elected Governor for
a third term as he has Of being struck
with lightning
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18
NclIIC'S Buby.

One Of the prottiest incidents con.
nectod with Gen. Grants grandson
is the reply Of the wife of the lPIesi
dout to a guest who asked her why
Sortoris, Jr., had not opened his cyeo
in tho Executive Mansion. Mrs.
Grant said cit is 50 much healthier
for Nellie here (Long Branch), where
tho air is fresh and tho breczes cool,
and ws wcran't going to risk our
daughter in the heat and excitement
at Washington for the mere privi.
lrgc Of having o grandson born iu
the White House,"
Mothcrly and sensible. Tbc
President will leave office With man
enemies, out his wife will win the
hoarts of all good people.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18
Tho Pardon Of M Indian Murderer Re.
commended.

Tho Washington Star says the In
torior Department. is in receipt of a
communication from Lieut.. Pratt,
having in charge tho Indian prisoners
Mt Fort Marion, Florida, rocommo ond. I.
ing The pardon and release Of the
Caddo Chief Hu.wah- noe, confined at
that place for tho murder of Il. b.
Osborne, son.in.law Of Black Bea.
yer, the recommendation being signcd
by the widow of tho murdered man
and her father Hu-wah .nco is we'll
spoken of 40 n faithful scout, aud it is
beloved that his release would be
beneficial to bis tribe.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18
mceting of the few ners0n

A meeting of the few persons
who advocate a greenback currency
was held in New York on Tuesday
afternoon for the purpose of organic.
ing prior to the calling of public
meeting, ''to advooatc," as stated by
by ono Of those present, "tho use of
the credit Uf tho United States in
the form of grccnbacks, thus saving
S20,000,0OO annually that arc now
paid tho national banks on thoir
bonds deposited ut Washington. !"
This gentleman furt ,cr stated that
On organization was effected, and a
sufficient amount of money subscribed
to insure the calling Of meeting,
probably Mt Cooper Institute, within
few days. More than this, how
ever, he was not Mt liberty to state at
present. Among tho names Of per-
sons mentioned as taking au active
part in tho movement arc tho Hon.
Richard Schcll and Geo. Hoffman.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18
ali Sor

The board bill of tho Boecher jur,
has just been paid. 1t was ST.,
502 rs.
TLore are not US many old fools !,
the world as young fools, but there
is moro hope for ono who bolougs tt
the latter class.
Three prominent citizens Of Dwight
Illinois, lost their wives by elopcmen
the other day, and tho local papol
heads an account of tho affair "Glory
enough for one day"
"John. wish you'd close that
door," auid an irritable father to his
son. "Your mother must bo soold
din. somebody at tho other ond OF
tho hall, there's suoh draugt from
that quarter"
Speaking of tho sentiment, "Sbc
who rock, the cradle rules the world,
the Momphls Avalanche says: "In
this section she is generally colore,l
girl, and We don't believe a word of
it.n
A "world's brass band tourna mcn,''
has been seriously suggested as u
pleasing feature, for tho Centennial
celebration next year. The band
master Of the Now York Sixty.ninth
Regiment makes the proposition. He
shonld he bound over to keep the
peacc till '77.
Danbury News At the funeral of
a woman in Slawsou, the other any, II
neighbor in attendance, feeling it
necessary to say something sympa.
the tic to tho affiliated husband, kind
ly observed tYou've got q splendid
day for the funeral"
"Ah, yes tho West is not entirely
useless III the vast economy of nature
remarked Bostonian. "lt furnishes
the pork 10 flavor our beans with, you
know" Then he resumed the study
of his "Principia."-iS. Lou's Re.
publican.
"Auothcr trial !" calculated the
sick man, starting up in bed with IL
look Of pain and woariuoss upon his
face.
"Anothor trial." repeated his wife
gloomily.
"Wcil Nary" he replied. falling
back on the pillow, "you can dis.
charge the doctor guess I want to
die"
An employee of large establish
men in Wilmington, North Carolina,
remained over his vacation ct Il snul.
mer resort and was tclcgraphcd for
to return or lose his place. wDol't
want the place have 100000
girl in love with me-" was the
answer. But he came b,.ck in q
week and took a place at $50 a
month.
1t is seldom easy to see the hidden
benefaction in that which is an appu-
rent afiliction. A boy who was econ.
founding' the mosquito was told by
his pastor that "doubtloss tho insects
are made with good end in view,"
whom tho young scamp replied, 7
can't 500 wether it is in Wow or
not. At any rate L don't like the
cnd feel.'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18
ORANGE JUDD.
New York, Aug. B. 1875.

The fashion letter to tho News
and Courier states that ladies' skirts
src still drawn tight. Extremists
hive ropudiatcd elastic, and instead,
AVE adopted lacing back the skirt
u la corsets.
Corscts arc now made to hatten
tho breast. The whole idea of
fashion at present Is to approach
as nearly as possible the classic
style, the style in wbloh Vonus is
portrayed, whom rising from the
sea. One consoliDg circumstance
is that il this style becomes general,
Corydon can sit up O nights as
close as he pieases to Phyllis with
oat lear ot rumpling or otherwise
iisarrangiDg her attire.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18
SeieHtifiC observations.

: The highest point in the world
where arrangements are made for
scieutitic observations is the summit
Of Pike, Peak. There, ID 1866 feet
above the level of the sea, is rude
ly constructed stcne holsc, whore
live three ncn, the observing SER
geant and his Two assistants. Dur
ing seven months Of the year these
men are shut off from all intercourse
with other human beings. Early
in November they house themselves,
md live on the provisions they have
stored up and the meats they have
buried in tho snow. " hen the at
mosphere is in a proper condition
for the telegraph to work, some
scraps Of news are obtained, but
they cannot reach tho world below
nor the world get to Them. The OBJ
sorvatIons made from this lofty point
are sent to almost every enlightened
European nation. Tho Station was
established here in August, 1878,
the specia, object beng to loarn
som.thing about tho upper currents
OF the atmosphere. The principal
instruments used arc the barometer,
Thermometer, hygrometer, anomome-
ter and the rain gauge. Que Of tho
most remarkable phenomena seen on
Pixies Peak is the electric storm.
~ correspondent of tie New York
Tribune recently visited tbs summit
signal station, and to him Mr.. Brown,
the observing sergeant, thus &c.
scribcs these storms
"riiey generally begin with hail,
aud last from half an hour to four
hours. The whole atmosphere is
full Of electricity. Sheets Of lir' 1
are everywhere. Sparks crack,
about your clothes and i'll your hair,
ana fill tho builalo-robe. aud h
bedding. Tue electricity cou. IS
through the roof, through the win
dows and up from the floor. 1t
seems al though you are in battc-
ry. If you 90 outsdoCrs, u cloud Of
cloch icity rests on the whole Peak
It. comes from the rock the clouds
arc full Of it. The lightning plays
below in fearful .nteusily. Ones
hair literally stands on end"
Mr.. Brown also stated that he
had seen the frost foot deep all
over the summit, on windows, doors
rocks, and particularly on metals.
Sometimes IT gathers on the tclc
glaph wires to tho depth of eight
inches, ani frequently breaks the
line aid steps communications. Such
arc some OF the features of life on
Pixies Peak.
There arc said to bo some parts of
Muscogco County Ca, where the
recent rains did not fall. The
ground is parohed, and crops arc
almost ruined. That section seems
to b, doomed to blight.
James Smith, who murdered Mrs.
lcpsy Austln, N Wake County N. G.
49, scar, i:as beon a'roa,ed. he
s.,t ,Lu lady because snc reiused to
many nin.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

On Sunday, the LIST instant,
Cynthia Quick, widow of the late J.
Stafford Quick, was found dead in
Rcd Bluff Township, Malbolo o
County. The deceased was at the
house of Charles D. Quick on the
night Of Tuesday, and left to return
to her own homo, o short distance off.
Nothing moro was known of her
who' eabouts until tho finding of tho
body on Sunday afternoon. Both the
upper md lower jaws wore brok en-,
and o large pool Of blood was lying
near. Tho murderee IL not Known
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18
A Youthful Murder and Murderer.


On Monday evening, the 2nd of
August, a negro boy, aged eight
years, living on the plantation
of Mrs. Massenburg, near Franklyn,
Va, boing left as nurse for his little
brother, aged two years, lost all
patience with his charge who began
crying for broad. The little villain
took up his smaller brother and
slammed him against the floor, knock.
ing him breathlcss, and then threw
him out of tho door, breaking his
neck, from which ho died Instantly
Brother humber one then left for
parts unknown. A jury Of Inquest
was held next day, which rendered IL
verdict in accordance with the above
facts.-Roanoae Neps.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

Recently foreign embassy sought
the assistance Of the English police
to find young girl who had just be-"
come the heiress of pnny millions.
The instructions wOro vague, and
tho task was nccessarily given to
one of tho heenest detectives. At
tho end Of six weeks the detective
reported at headquarters and handed
in his resignation. "Well," said
tho chief, "and what about the
young girl :" "L found her about
a month ago in drossmaker's shop"
was the answer. "And what then -
I"l married her yesterday, and this
noruing 1 have just received her
six millions"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

1t is not only tho grasshoppors that
infost tho western part of the country,
but now the papers say plague of
rabbits has visited tho rauches on
Fish Creek New, totally devastating
The crops, having destroyed more
tban 100 acres Of bailey. The
ranchcrs made an attack on thom
and destroyed 200 IN single night ;
but it seemed to make no difference
in their number, and they swarmcd
into the fields the next day.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

Almost ovory county in the State
of Georgia shows by its statistics tho
very gratifying fact that the number
of hogs for killing next Winter will
be quite large, as compared with pre-
vious years since tho war.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

Negotiations havo boen for somo
time going on between England and
France for an exchange of territory
on the West ooust Of Africa, and
have just been concluded. England
is to cedo Gambia to France in OK
change for Dabon, Groat Bass am !,
Assime and tho river NIellaooree.
The object of the exchange is to
bring tho possessions Of each country
into closer coutiguity with each
othor. In tho treaty made tho req
peotive rights of British uad French
subjoots in tho territory coded have
been guaranteed. The ratifcations
have not yet made, that of France
being required by law to be mado by
the General Assembly.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

Tho Union Times says: "1t is very
strongly Suspeotod that Yocum, treass
urer of Chester county has shaken tho
dust Of South Carolina from his foet,
and in his hurry forgotten to leave
about 1000 Of county funds behind.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

Some writer has said go, vito,
If thoro is ono feature, one trait, ono
action Of your husbands you approve
and admire, praise it,and bo blind to
all tho rest" Is, not this suggestion
just as good for the husband Z:
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

A further reduction of tailrond
fare will probably soon be made by
tho various roads in tho State. The
present rates arc so high that travel.
ng for p lcasure IL fast diminishing.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

A fourteen'year-o!d girl in Sandy
Hill, N. Y, oloped with school
boy, got married, and returned homo
with him to be forgiven. Sbo was
soundly spanked by her mother, and
the husband on his way out Of tho
house was kicked eighteen times by
her father. They had never road
anything like that in novels.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

Ir is proposed to connect Ncwbor
ry, Laurens and Spartanburg by
telegraph with the Southern Atlantic
line.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-18

Six weeks drolth has utto yly dcs.
troyc1 thu corn crop Ia a great por
tion OF beaufort county. CoLtor
will yiold but little.