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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-17
ECCLESIASTICAL.

There are four hundred religion,
journals in the United States.
Georgia gave last year to the two
boards Of the Southern Baptist conveu-
ton more money than any other state
near $4,000.
AT a recent communion in the Pill
gHm church, Brooklyn, there were ad-
United to membership four Turkish Ar
meuians, a japanese and a ChfnamaD
Two Of Rev. Charles spurvgou's
sons, Charles and Thomas, have entered
the arena as PubIic advocates Of teeto-
talism, Their speeches are strong and
pointed
In the United States there are one
thousand two hundred and eighty-eiabr
Catholic theological students, while all
the other denominations have only two
thousand five hundred and eighty-nine
altogether.
The Rev. DR.. Curry writes that the
mission in Rome Of the southern Baptist
churches Of the United States must
either be enlarged or abandoned. There
are $40, 900 in hand for she building of 3
chapel in Rome.
The Ri. Rev. VIM Adams having
resigned the Protestant Episcopal mis-
sionsry Jurisdiction Of New Mexico and
Arizona, has entered upon the rectorshfp
ofthe church of the Holy Trinity, yicks-
burg. Miss.
There are 4, 1000 Catholics in the
United States who are natives of this
country. Of Catholics born in Ireland.
there are 100000.
The Roman Catholics are making
very vigorous efforts to strengthen their
position in South Africa. Their head
is Graham's Town, the capital of
Katraria- They are seeking to enlist the
sympathies Of the weaIthier coIonists,
through the higher education which
they offer to their children.
The Baptist statistics of Virginia for
the past years show that they have TWEEN
ty-seyen associations, one thousand one
hundred and sixty-fOur churches, six
hundred and sixty-seven ministers and
one hundred and seventy-three thousand
nine hundred and forty-three members
The net gain for the year was four thou
sand six hundred and thirty-three. The
BaPtists OF West Virginia number TWEEN
ty-six thousand.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-17
seUEHERNERS IN THE UNION ARMY

In a notice of the address Of General
D. H. Hill before the MeCklenberg IN
C.) Historical society, the Baltimore
Sun attributes to him the following Gu
riOus statements about the number of
southern soldiers in the union army
during the war of the rebellion Even
in the late civil war the president of the
United States was a sOuthern-bOrn man,
and the first cOmmander-in-chief, whose
plan for the subsequent conduct of the
war was probably that which was finally
successfully acted on, was a Virginian.
Next to Grant was Sherman, whose lead
ing military conceptions were, perhaps
derived from General Scott, the most
successful generals were southern men,
viz: Thomas, Candy, Blair, Sykes, Old
Getty, Anderson, Alexander, Nelson,
etc. General Hill declares that the
stubborn resistance of Gen. Thomas at
Chickamauga and the refusal of Andrew
Johnson to give up Nashville, as Buell.
directed, dug the grave of the eOnfed-
eracy. Farragut, of Tennessee, rose to
the highest grade in the navy. The
naval forces at Hatteras were under
command of GOldsbOrOugh, of Maryland
Gen. Hill is of opinion that the south
furnished as many troops to the union
army as did the north. At any rate
there were no better troops in the union
service. Missouri gave one hundred
and eight thousand seven hundred and
seventy-three soldiers to the United
States, Kentucky ninety-two thousand,
and Maryland forty thousand seven
hundred and thirty, Other southern
states contributed in greater or less de-
gree. In all there were four hundred
Thousand native born sOutherners in the
union service. This does not include
two hundred and fifty thousand negro
troops"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-17
DAY OF SUMMER BEIUrY.

<,utin the golden summer air,
Amid the purple heather,
"A woman sat with dropping head,
And hands ClOse-knit together
MAYER a bitter word she said
bough all her limbs looked cold and dad
Cold in the glowing haze that lay
Over the fair green earth that day
That day Of summer beauty.
Far, far away, where leafY woods
Touched the blue sky, clOud-rfveB.
A thousand birds rang out LIES bliss
In iubn - to heaven;
How could the poor, old, witheTed throat
Carol echoes to each soft nOte7
Every soul must pay life's cost
Her deepest silence praise God most,
That day OF summer beauty.
Too dulled her soul, too worn to feel
Summer delights acutely;
While earth was praising God aloud,
Her patience praised Him mutely
Her aarrOW life Of thought and care,
Not life to live, but life TO bear;
lCOntented that her soul was sad,
While all Gods sOulless things were glad,
That day Of summer beauty.
And where she stayed, dusky speak
In gor5e and heather glory,
A weary spirit watched and read
The pathos Of her story;
spirit, doubt Opprest and worn
Had found another more fOrl8Tn,
That, trustful, stayed nor sought to guess
Lies meanings, which are fathOmless,
Through all the summers beauty.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-17
HOW TIE TURKS DLSHONOR 4 DEAD
SULTAN.

The idea embodied in the old English
formula employed on the deceased of a
monarch, ''the king IS dead! Long
live the king" appears to be even
more thoroughly carried out in Turkish
practice when the days of one of the
line of Gilman are ended. Dead
sultans," said an old resident of
Constantinople tOa correspondent, shave
always been buried like dogs" As soon
as the breath has left the body the venal
attendants hasten to pay their Obeisance
to the rising sun. The corpse is neglect
ed. One or two old servants roll it up
in straw mating and place it out of
sight, and when night falls it is taken
away and buried very quietly. No long
procession or train of mourning coaches
follow it to the tomb There is no
lying in state to allow his former sub
jeCts to take last look at the pale
features. Any display of sorrow would
be considered inCongruous with the
rejoicing demanded by the accession of
the new ruler and would excite hi.
so that the remains of one
who in his lifetime had absolute power
over the lives of millions are inferred
without 90 much respect as the tribute
of hollow and formal hypocrisy.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-17

GoLwoOD, village of two hundred
people, on the Bombay and BarOda rail-
way, in India, has been the scene Of one
of the most frightful outbreaks of cholera
ever known. Over half the population
died in three days. The disease appeared
at noon on the 4th, and before daybreak
next morning there had been ffty-seveR
deaths. On the Sth all the survivors
fed, but were refused admission BY the
adjacent villages. The disease displayed
extreme virulenee, some cases proving
fatal in twenty minutes. There is no
resident doctor in the village, and med
zeal help was some time iE arriving.
Gross neglect Of sanitary measures i the
apparent cause. Cholera appears to ba
unusually prevalent this year, outbreaks
being reported from various parts Of
India, none, however, approaching that
Of GOlwOOd in violence
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-17
B4STLErs THOUGHEyED Glass DIS
COYERT.
Chicago Tribune

The recent discovery of a method Of
toughening glass, made by NJ. de Ia Bas-
tic, a French manufacturer, has been
! tested with such successful results that
the process, which consists of plunging
the glass into boiling lard or fat mixed
with other substances, at a certain tenn
Perature, is being adopted with remarka-
bly, rapidity. An article from the Lon
don Times, printed in our issue of YES
terday, states that the glass-makers all
over France and Germany are using it.
and that it has also been adopted by the
Americans in Brooklyn and Boston, and
also at the Bellaire and Wheeling works,
as well as at other works in smaller cities.
As this process Of temPering or tough
ening glass makes it ten times harder
than before, and is simple and cheap, it
must of course come into very general
use, and will prove to be invaluable as
a building material. Everyone knows
the difficulty of obtaining good roofing.
Tin is the best, but tin is costly, COM
paratively scarce, and rusts out in time.
Zinc il a poor substance for this purpose.
Iron rusts easily. Slate is brittle. and on
a fiat roof breaks easily, and at best, en-
a steep roof, is full of Loose joints. Tile
is heavy, and, like all clay material,
sooner or later will be leaky. Tar and
felt, with gravel strewn over it. which is
the common roofing material in Chicago,
lasts for a little while, but. under the
influence of storms and weather changes,
very soon has to be repaired. The
TOUCHED glass would seem to answerevery
qualification for roofing purposes. 1t
does not perceptibIy expand or contract
in the different seasons. 1t is hard
enough to walk over without breaking.
If necessary, it can be made impervious
to light, or it can be made transparent,
so that any degree of light may be OBJ
tanned through it. 1t can be put on in
plates of any size, made with ridges or
ianges so that it can be grooved together
in any form desired, and it is fre-proof.
For flooring also it will prove of great
service, as it will make q nice. clean sur
face, and can, if necessary, be SO laid as
to carry the light from the roof ali
through the building. For grapeues,
green houses and all projections for plants
and vegetation, it will be admirable, as
it will not be affected by vibrations, and
will not be broken by hail-storms. Every
gardener knows the trouble he has with |
broken glass, but by the tempered glass |
he will avoid all this trouble, and save a
heavy bill of expense. In the mere item
of street-lamps alone, which are con-
stantly being broken by storms, the city
could save a heavy bill of expense. For |
every purpose where glass is now used, |
and for numerous purposes where brittle |
glass cannot be used, this tempered glass
must speedily come into use. 1t prom
ises to be one of the most important dis
cOveries ever made as an essential of life,
and to take prominent place among the
of science.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-17

The Baptists Of South Carolina have
subscribed about $l9OO to sndow Fur!
man University,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-17

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New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.
BURGLARIES AND THEFTS.

On Thursday Detective Cottrell Of the Twenty
second Precinct arrested Robert Williams and Jos oh Red
moud, burglars, All recofe'od property Na"ed al
s771 20 that they had stolen from the oAexarder
Graham at $40 West FortysXthst AZ the York lille
Police terday the prisoners were held in deIau o
rgiar euIeI OF Il. f. Gask, at No 406 East
Twenty-h.st, Thursday, and carried away proper
valued at 1928 ~ ~,
Rurgars ON Thursday entered the house Of Joseph Rev
4Ol East Eley.nthst and stole property valued
at $40. 49,. ,,.,.- -. - ..o
Thomqs Tob'1 John ScTers and john Murphy boys were
each held 10 at-ge! default Of $1,000 az the Washington
Place Police yesterday charged VITA Dtaslng INTO the
store Charles @. Nst at No. G5i WashlnSiOhs ana
stealing 20 smoked LlW5. ,.,,
AT tho Washington Place Police Court Yesterday Leopold
Oppenle!mcr oI My Celia with liclng s pocket 9t
- SIZE was lsl' in :ut of ri.OiO Oal "ne "a cen
AZ the saononse she attempted 70 choke herself VITA her
handkerchief
Saah Moses q - 20 Chrystiest arragned yesterday
Arlington PacC Police Court CHARGE. "lh the !ar
ccuy ~ da.l0H r4Ig ZIG from Charles May oi No 0ol
IIusonst The p-i45r,r Led 10 IN default o.
goo bal ahd to complainant was held IN default of S5Oo
bail 10 appear a4&iI .tT.
The residence o. PhilD Brunsng at Union Hll, NJ Tas
early Yesterday morning ana fODOed O
wearing ap.a.Ul y~-D-i e.. $40.
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
ILLICIT WHISKY IN NEM.YORK.

DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE AGAINST NEW-IoRK
HOUSES OK The WAY FROM CIICAGO-LIiTLE
TESTIMONY YET GIVFN TO TIE GRAND JURY.
The case Of F. O. Boyd & Co. and other
NcC-Y0r. hQucr hrIns, against whom the revenue oi-
Gals are attempting 20 procure Indictments on tae
ground OF Illicit practices occupied the attention Of tie
Grand Jury only few minutes yesterday. DistrictAt
toruey III IS tecgrpEed Distrct-At0rney Bangs Of
Chicago Immediately after the departure OF McsSrs.
Rocle Golrnn and Holland from that cts, requesting
him T. forward all the hooks ana documents
relating to these cases which he could procure.
of documentary evidence, including the books
and accounts of Mr. olsen has been procured and sent
Nv express 70 q ii. city The box containing this nass Of
nee g expected 10 arrive here today, and much
Of he csuOy OF the vi ncsseE from Chicago i tD DC
IL connection With tins class % evidence The important
mart of the eN ,mI don has been postponed uEtl Mon
day The ttO1iey aud the revenue officers 3le
very rcti, this suoect anrirg that X Nod de
ends Of justice IA make any revelations about
character or the evidence gwen 10 ic Jury, athpuEh
tlpv believe that tie liquor dealers are noJ clt III
Doubt concerning the nature Of all tue c9lucacc thus iar
presented la order 10 get indictment il l. necessary
10 uIoye that the New-YOrk firms not only soid
croo cd" whisky hut also that they dd ii knowingly,
beng parties in conspiracy u ucltdud lc Gov
rprcut this proof the officers rely not 50 much on
the testimony OF witureses who have themselves ar ady
been indicted for Illicit dlsIIiug on tic uocuGcniN
ideuce which VIII agree with and confirm TIE oral evi-
uessCs called i'm ;b yestc iay and tnty were exam
lned ONLY with regard 10 the manner III when liquors
were produced the Chicago dsiicrles ana the cono
tion III which they were shipped 10 NeT-1ork
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
LOW TOLLS ON THE CANALS.
.nnrL1 % rnE rRnnIcr rNlmANGE.

APPEAL or TIE PRODUCE EAt HhNhE.
The Board of Managers Of The Produce Ex-
change, having been pettiOncd by many members to
prcs,nt to the Legislature the Importance and neces
sy for the continuance Of liberal policy by the State
OH the question ocana tolls, yesterday adopted the fol
lowing resolutions with preamble declaring that Tho
b ,uess interests OF Eew-Iork suffering from the
diversion Of its grain trade and that tolls on the canals
higher than are required for their support "woud be
an Injustice done the entire mercantile inere Is OF
this city, hardship needessy imposed on the army Of
boatmen and others employed upon the canals, aud
loss 10 tho capital invested in boats and other appur
tenances canal navigation not 10 speak OF tic va tie
Of the vast sums that have been expended upon the
waterway itseli."
R..lred That the Legislature OF tis State he urgently
requ, sted approve the recommendation 0i the canal
Board, dOis ii been by the canal Committee OF
tie Assclby for continuing during the present season
on the Erie Oswego, and Champaln Canals tAe tOsAeoi
established for the previous season.
ResOrtd, That the Legislature be requested 20 take
such sepe us shall lead 10 the earliest possible DISPOSE
tOu all such lateral canals DC spared the rcten-
lion of which as now constituted is burden upon the
whole canal system OF the State.
ResolUed That the special committee OF the New-York
these resolutions before the State Legislature and with
enforcing them with such facts shall serve 10 show the
importance Of reraning o. this particular time nom n-
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
THE IIEMPsTEAD RESERVOIR.

an INJUNCTION AGAINST lNTEEFERENCE ASKED by
THE COMMUNICATIONS BY TIE BOARD OF
CITY WORKS.
Kingsley & Keeney, the Hampstead Reservoir
contractors, yesterday served complaint upon Mayor
Schroeder and tue Commissioners Of City Works IN suit
50 eniou Tie defendants from exercising cOntIo! over
the works at the Reservoir The complaint charges that
the city authorities changed the original plan, aud
diverted large Of money, appropriated lor the
work. to otber purposes that the plan,s ceased WORK
when the money exhausted leaving The Reservoir
uncomplced ahd unfit for that II can safely hold
eight Zee. Of water, but above that hight easily dam
aged and washed away that il the gates are not raised
great danage viii result to the Reservoir and trepardbe
injury TO the plaintiffs.
At meeting Of the Board OF City Works yesterday,
communication was read from Chief Engineer Adams,
Stating that the dam he'd been injured but, while he
considered Il safe in is present condition. ne saw no
reason to modify the opinion previously express az 10
Tic needles Iisk Of continuing ;hc st. COnnis
Fowler offered series ufrcsOluCus, winch were &ouped,
10 the effect thar The Commissioners CntcI heir protest
against aiy further eXpenmens Or test o the work aud
against MS completion in any other manner than thdt
originally provided FOR and tat, In tue absence al any
legal direction. they will hold the contractors RESPONSE
hle for the security OF the work Mayor schroeder y"sie-
Gay said he believed in keeping the gates closed To- pro
vide for the wants OF the sumner, and any turlnS
damage occasioued by storms could esy De repaired
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
TIE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.
LECTURE BEFORE THE LIBERAL CLUE BY JAMES
pb 2TON

At the 34Oth meeting Of the Liberal Club,
held last evening in Plnpton HAIL. al Ninth aud Suyye-
eant-sts A lecture was delivered by James Partcn o1
The Continental! Congress" He said that each Colony
had its little Parliament the beginning, but that o!
1874 was Continental Congress made up OF noble relle
sentyc from ga qual Of the country. ihe delegates
To that Congress came through avid country, some
even losing their way their route to Philadelphia
On Wednesday Aug To- the four Massachusetts, delegates
lett Boston for Congress, escorted by many gentlemen
and With large crowd present TO see th3 procession
which Passed by Eo.o on Common, upon which were
several regiments OF British troops They escorted
70 WaertoSu where they received fn owe!l dir er
They reached Philadelphia das aft cI leaving Boston
The onlv notice Of The Continental Congress
in tho press Of the day was, 1.-THE gentlemen
s-,uutnd meet Ia The General Congress are arrived
Among those gathered thcfo we're the noble Nts!lliis
Coz! WASHINGTON and III. Harrison. IN the diary Ci Nr
Adams are Illuy accO;ut o tine durcIS a1d OHcf nos
p!tabe receptions giyeh to the members Tue colonies
maid t.c,v representatives vel, and the country VIII
iayer he wen served sad M Pa ton until Ii learns 10
do 80 nov. and not throw temptation IN ne way Oi
puhc servants, with miserable iittaEtr Cl -UOO
year tempting to lis i. poor, weak Eclhnal lhGie
were many 4ouug III The let Congress-, 20 they icd
into CirneieI's Hal, rs it was called Inc c1tuei
talS of members wee read ~ OIdcI, D"ElhhlhS
secretary After the Organization was completed TIE
question y, , what would the hty gentlemen 30 ncN
Nj. Duane moved iEat 81 c'ni1iltteo pe 6pDioteo l"
draw ~ rulcs for the management or the CenSicss'
Iuen arose Patrick Hcury, the DcmosthcntS 81 virginia
Though the eloquent speech has seen lost llS noble sen
mci stil live the fourteenth day Of the session
the Suffolk resolves wcTc presented, SunulK 'lhS
the county in which Boston situated Mf. Parton
and events Of the tine connected WIN tne Mepeis or
history VI the Continental Congress.
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
THE SIMMONS MURDER.
STORY OF TIE PRISONER AND THAT OF HIS STEP
DAUGHTER


The trial of Andreas Fuchs, for the murder
OF william W Simmons was continued yesterday III the
Kings County Court Of oyer and TermnIr. Three or
four witnesses ties 1cd TO the good character Oi the
cused man. after which the prisoner took the stand. he
said he drank wish Simmons on tic afternoon OF the
murder They also drank tOscler II Fuchss house in
the evening About 0:30 p. H. Simmons gave him money
TO get some beer, and when ho returned he dis
covered Lis wfcs infdey He 6akened h., little giri
and took her into tie witness Wnat next took
place lad forgotten In the morning lie SHOW ed his
wife what he Lad done She said she did not remember
what hG -rcd, and must have been drunk She told
lin % bury tac body Tho prsOLeT then said he would
50 10 the s;atiOnIOuse and deliver himself up, hut his
wife would not let him. lie then cut up t'e body and
disposed Of the remains. He admitted that ne he'd been
charged with killing man IN SucZ, but declared the
charge 10 be false. Ellen KehOe, the prisoners step
daughter age g. bright and Intelligent little ss.,
the next witness At first SIC tnid and began 10
cry little king induced her 10 tell be- story. Ii
the effect that Fuchs 0wOe her on the night in
question, aud she her mother lying on the floor.
Simmons was sitting on a chair Her tather pulled
him upon tie floor, and then struck hiI on I'll, neck
with an Ak. Simmons war ed TO To- home early IN the
evening, but Aer father would not act him but ssSe
him beer.
Louis Ambruster Of COnsyille Mass, testified In re
bulla that be knew the prisoner III Europe, and worked
with him In lsace. His reputation wac bad, ana &c Iad
been IN prison there. Robert Fletcher testified that lie
worked in the same shop with Fuchs. ana on Jan. u
saw him sharpening the with which he deed was
committed. Two her wOTkmeD gave similar testimony.
1ne Court then adjourned until Monday.
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
MUNICIPAL CHARTERS.
WORK OF THE COMMISSION ArPoINrED By THE
GnNIPNNR.


GOVERNOR.
Several members of the Commission on NUM-
cpal Charters appointed by Gov. Tden were called on
ycstoreay 10y TRiB reporters, but they declined TO
state what had hcen done by them Simon S2rne stated
that the members Of the Commission had met very
faithfully aDd had discussed tie e-tvcfy thoroughly
Whatever conclusions they lad arrived at IT. Vas under
stood should be given the public for the present
To give indirectly by pecolneal would expose the
proposed legislation to criticism which would be il great
measure ignorant and could rot fail 10 be prGudical
when the fn reasons were not before the public They
had not yet completed thcr ahOrs bet they found early
tlat 10 perfect the work an amendment 10 the
Constitution would be necessary' Nothing therefore
would be lost 10 the public by delaying ueir report 20
next year. Sace any constitutional amendment must lie
over one oral election. They hoped to maze one
bly, one or special provisions to cities having more
than certain population. That was all uia lie ltt AZ
liberty say except That they had thought OF max
ing special report 10 municipal lndcbtcduC, bot ~
consolidation had cOuclUGed that that also required 10 be
taken % tie control Of Legislature ley constliu-
tonql prov s4ou, and could be as well deferred as me
other portion for the same reasons. The stat OF Nv"
York fad limited rs state indebtedness 10 coi"gart-
tiycly small amount by nngcnt constitutional owls
IONS but had ift wide OpCu tlc leaks OF municipal IN
debteaness lie convinced IL Of us3 tc leave
tiis power to legislature, which might be honest or
dishonest, ia sympathy or IN hostility TO municipal
government, bat the Lcifing OF municipal drOt should
be prohibited absolutely except 10 c1scs where an over
whenins necessity made all ordinary law nuS3tOry.
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08

posing any burdens whatever on our statc taihc u'
can possibly be dispensed with.
These resolutions with certain facts bearing on lhe
subject will be laid before the Legislature ON Tueshy
next when the subject Of canal tolls comes up ioi e
cision by the special committee of the Exchange when
las this matter in charge, consisting Of VIM H. lhhp,
/. j. N Stark Leonard iIazctne Alex. l.. Orr Edward
Amman, and Franklin Edison.
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08

identified Of the burglars who took part IN tue
robbery OF Klens ewelry store in Brooklyn recently
Officer Wade, while looking out OF the courtroom WIZ
dow saw william Barry and Martin McGowan, Two
noted burglars, standing outside. The attention o nl,
and Mrs. Klein called to them. and they were IN
identified as participating In the burglary Barry abn
McGowan were arrested after desperate its'tah1e'
and with Boyle and Wilson were taken 10 Brooklyn