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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-26
MURDER NEAR MEMPHIS.

IL. Hill, an old and highly respected
citizen, living four miles north of Shelby
depot, was shot and killed by Gally
Bond, under the following circum-
stances: Bond had been paying atteh-
ton to Mr.. Hills daughter, and visited
Mr.. Hill an hour before the shooting
After the conversation he went of, say
ing he would return in an hour, Bond
went to his own house, procured Il
double-barrellcd shotgun and returned
to Hills aud shot Hin through the door
of his own house, firing five pistol balls
through his body after he fell from the
first shot. After seeing that his victim
was down and dead, he seized the young
lady, actually dragging her over the
dead body OF her father, and carried her
by force before u nciphboring minister
and demanded To be- married to her,
The girl reused, when Bond threatened
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-26
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
Time Enough.

Two little squirrels, out in tho sun,
One gathered nuts, the other had none;
Thine enough vet, =" his constant refrain.
"summer Is still only just on the wanc."
Listen, my child, while l tell you his fate
He reused him ut last but he reused him too late
DSwn fell the snow from pitless cloud,
And gave little squirrel spotless white shroud
Two little boys in a BchoOl-rOom were placed;
One always perfect. the other disRrRced;
Time enough yet for my learning" he said,
I will climb by and by, from the foot to the
head"
Listen, my darling; their locks have turned gray
One as a Governor stitch to-day:
The other paul g &, looks out at the door
OF the Rlms-hOuse and idles his days as OF yorc.
Two kinds OF people we meet every day;
tine Ia at work, the other at play.
Living unCared for, dying unknown
The business hive hath ever a dTOne
Tell me, my child, If the squirrels have taught
The lesson lOnge to implant in your thought;
Answer me- this and my story is done,
Which of the two would you be- little one
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-26

to kill her. The minister's vile called
Bonds attention to the posse in pursuit
of him. At this time some of the neigh
bors rode up to the minister's house,
when the young lady was taken from her
captor and locked in room secure from
the possibility of his carrying out his
threat to kill her. Bond had been riding
all the night previous and has so faded
his horse that he required another on
which to make his escape. This he ac-
complished by deliberately shooting one
of the horsemen, so wounding him that
he fell from his horse, which Bond
mounted and rode to the residence of
Mr.. Parsons, few miles distance, and
made forcibIe exchange for fine grey
animal on which he was last seen riding
westward toward the Mississippi river,
making good his escape so far from all
puTsuers
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-26
CURIOUS ORIGIN OF #oRDS,

The derivation of many words in com
mon use is curious. Probably few haY
an idea whence comes the word " tram
way" by which the English denote
horse-car track. 1t is derived from the
second syllable Of the name Outram'
The ancestor of sir James Outram'
very distinguished general, who died "
few years ago, took leading part III eN-
tending horse railroads for drawing COAL
etc, and his roads were called OnlrNm
ways, and gradually the first 'yIiao''
was dropped Another curious deFl'"-
ton is that of the word "wallop,' mean
ing to beat. "Ill wallop you" Is SUI "
frequent expression in rural hnE"''"'
1t arises from Il complete naval Vi''"I!
OF admiral WALTON, member OF '"'
yerv ancient family OF which the earl %
portsmouth--who also has the honor 90
represent sir Isaac Newton-is NO" '"'
head.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-26
NEWEs Paris Fashions.

The lorgnettes of fashion are still
mainly directed to that grave article
of dress, the petticoat. The fat abolish
ing it has gone forth, and in many cases
it has disappeared utterly; but in many
other places it clings to its time honOred
place. Fashion, aghast at the stubborn
ness with which these females refuse to
doff the petticoat and don the hitherto
distinctively male garment has compro-
miseI on a middle course. For the ben
eft of her conservative or reactionary
sisters she has invented hybrid garment
called the upon sac. This is confined at
the ankles by loose rubber bands.
The latest style in bonnets is the
chapeau coup de cent, which is unsuited
to light headed females.
Garlands are now worn round the
neck, the ends descending on the breast,
the idea being to warn the men that
there are no roses without thorns.
Rosettes on the shoes are worn on the
side and near the ankle, instead of II
front. This has been accounted for by
Frenchman as being necessary to leave
room enough for the pressure of a loving
foot under the table. Who but Il French.
man could place such construction o"
80 obvious and harmless means OF dis
playing the contour of pretty feet while
preserving the little daub of bright color
to catch the wandering eye.
The new glove is la CANT Beatrice
which is warranted not to soil by squeez-
inc
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-26
GRAVE AND GAY.

Fashion has struck a severe blow at
high bustles They slope now Ike de-
faulting clerk-suddeDly yet gracefully.
An editor wishes no bodily harm to
his subscribers, but he hOpes that some Of
them in arrears will be sliced with a re-
mittent fever.
1t is poor policy for a young man to
engage himself to young lady late in the
fall. Itsometimes happens that the money
which goes for a ring is really needed for
underclothes.
DR.. Storrs says that the greatest dan
ger to religion in this country is from the
mechanical philosophy Of the day, which
is producing community withOu: con-
science.
.Stable-keeper-" BY the way, shall
[ put in an extra buffalo? English
blood" Couldn't you let me ave an
'orse, you know? Er-er rather not
drive a buffalo first time, you KNOW
"A Danbury man who staid up untiE
two a. m. to watch for Vulcan, was fined
one dollar and costs by the police justice
in the morning. He says this country is
no place for science.
cleveland young women write COM
ments on the margins Of the literary
novels they read. One emotional creature
writes: "the pangs of love is CRATE have
ben there my self"
The fashion of wearing bracelets is
rapidly making its way in London. The
Duke Of Edinburg's own bracelet is
a chain of gold tightly riveted round the
wrist, but in some cases these manacles
are loose like a ladys.
"A travelling theatrical company is
going through the state playing the sa-
cred drama of "EIijah" The part where
Daniel pitches into Belshazzar and hits
him over the head with his umbrella, is
SAID to be very exciting.
-" I had nine children to support, and
it kept me busy" said Smith to Jones,
as they met, but one of the girls got
married. Now Ihave-" Eight"
interrupted Jones' "No, t6n-countine
the son-in-law!" said Smith, with a
sigh, which might have been heard
a'ar off,
.,"What do you know about this pris-
oner?" asked the judge of colored wit
ness. II don't know notbin' about
him, judge, only he's bigoted.'
"Bigoted ?' asked the Judge "what do
you mean by bigoted?" "Why, judge
explained the witness, "he's knows TOO
much for one niggah, and not huff for
two ~
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-26
BRITISH JEALOUSY OF RUSSIA.

With equal unreason, and equal reli-
ance on the power of his eloQuence to
conceal the falsehood of his history and
the weakness of his logic, Mr.. Bright
speaks of the present situation. He rid
icules the idea that we should close the
Dardanelles against Russian fleets while
endeavoring to open the Suez canal to
our own. In the first place, it is noto-
rious that the Russian government has
no business outside the Dardanelles ex-
cept for purposes of aggression and
menace, and that the interest OF Eng
land distinctly lies in maintaining a rule
some centuries old, which binds the sui
tan to forbid the passage Of Russian
ships of war into the Levant. The elc-
mcnt of distance does come in here, but
in quite a different way from that in
which Mr.. Bright so perversely used it.
1t would be periIOus in the last degree to
English power and to the safety Of Asia
Minor, and even to Egypt, if great fleet
could at any moment sail from Sebasto.
pol to the coast of Syria or the entrance
of the Suez canal, while we could only
reinforce our squadron from Portsmouth.
In that case Russia would be practically
the supreme power in the east, would
hold the key of our naval as we'll AS of
our land road to India, and would be so
formidable that there could no longer re
main any equal balance of power and
interests in Europe, and that we our
selves could feel no security in India
till we had fought, at every disadvant-
age, a successful war with Russia and
driven her back to the point which she
now occupies. Moreover, Russia herself
has always ms sted on closing the Eux-
inc to our war ships, and we doubt
whether even now she would be willing
to open the Dardanelles reciprocally to
the ships of all powers. If she were to
do so it would be with the intention of
Selling very speedily some point on the
Bosphorus from which she could abso-
lutely close the passage by main force
against the most powerful navies of the
world. The Suez canal is our road to
our own possessions, the Dardanelles are
Russia's road to the territories of Others.
London Standard.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-26

A FRENCH agricultural paper gives an
interesting account of a remote garden
commune called Roscoff in Brittany,
where immense quantities of vegetables
are raised for the French and English
markets on land now valued at from
81 900 to 81 400 an acre which tradition
asserts was reclaimed from the sea.
During 1875 SEINE 1887 tons of vegcta-
bles, valued at $4,000, left the port.
Besides this, immense quantities are sent
off by rail from Morlaix, whittier they
are conveyed in old-fashioned numbering
carts, for in most respects the Rosccffians
are still very primitive. The principal
article grown are potatoes, onions, arti-
chokes and drocoli. The temperature
in winter rarely does any Of these harm.
Scarcely any manure is used but
that Of marine plants known as goemons.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-26
TnE DIFFERENTIATION OF THE IN
TELOPE.

The Kansas City Times complains that
the antelope is being exterminated in the
same ruthless way that characterized the
destruction Of the buffalo. The ever
extending limit of western settlement
and the extension of cattle ranches from
the west concentrate the herds of ante
lope and give the impression that they
are increasing rather than decreasing
The "saddle Of antelope" sells, delivered
on the line, for one to two dollars, and to
obtain this steady business is carried on,
resulting in the rapid decrease of the
once numerous herds Of antelOpes. Just
now the best antelope-hunting district is
west of Dodge City, on the AtChisOn,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. and east
OF Pueblo and Trinidad, Colorado. On
the Kansas Pacific railroad the finest
herds Of antelope are found west OF Kit
Carson and east of Denver. The ami
mails are killed in great numbers by am
pushed hunters, who take the saddle, i. e.,
the two hind quarters of the animal,
together with any portion they may
require for their own immediate use,
and leave the rest of the carcas to be
cate 10y the coyotes. The saddle, as cut
by them, weighs eighteen or twenty
pounds, and is sold in the Kansas market
at eight cents n pound, the hide in which
it is wrapped being thrown into the bar
gain by the hunter. The Kansas Pacific
railroad brings in great quantities of this
meat, and the antelope, unless in some
way protected, will be speedily extcrmi-
mated.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-26

In the French chamber Of deputies,
which has been wholly occupied this
sessisn with financial and economical
questions, the appropriation in the bug
ct for the salary of an ambassador to
the papal court was not suffered to pass
unchallenged. NJ. Nader de Montau,
leading radical, said that the govern
ment had nothing to do with what were
called religious interests" which were
not recognized by French law. He
asked, "What was the use Of keeping an
ambassador to exercise influence ever an
infalible pope? Nothing would satisfy
the clerical party except making a
jesuit pope; and the only thing to be
done was to give up Catholicconnections
and save a useless expense" 1t was OK
planned that the real motive in voting
the appropriation was the Importance of
not losing sight of the coming papal
election. The appropriation passed by
a majority Of three hundred and seventy
seven TO ninety-three.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-26

II you would keep from drinking 10
great a quantity of ardent spirits, ea'.
Fat more. Fat nutritious food. Eat
something whenever you take n drink.
The drunk in all cases comes from the
stomach full Of whiskey and no food.
There is a simple lesson yet to be learned
by many, and that is they do not eat
enough of real blood, bone, nerve, and
tissue making food. You may half
starve to death on salt fish, potatoes,
cabbage, turnips, fried liver, stewed
kidney, and score OF other dishes which
please the taste, butadd little or nothing
10 the body force. Egg, the best of
steak. mutton, and bread are what one
requires for strength. It is this uncon-
sci0us, haif-staryed condition which
causes 10 much OF the craving for a
temporary increase of strength, aud that
il quickest gained through glas. If
whiskey. That gives for II few mo-
menIs rpasmodic impulse tothc wheels
Of life. sending them whming aud spin
ming around for few moments; then
comes reaction and they turn more
sIuqgishly then ever The best spirits
In the world reside IN good blood, the
worst in bad. II Is that which sends
false imagining. suspicious, ami de-
nondenciea IL tbG bran
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-26

THE New York Public says that rail
way earnings, not to lie out Of fashion,
concur with all other signs in showing a
marked decline of business in November.
The imperfect reports received show ag-
regate earnings of $8,132,985 against
3,34l, 8l5 during the corresponding week
of last year. OF the larger roads, the
st. Paul, Michigan Central, Chicago and
Alton, and nearly all the smaller, show
n decline while the Iron Mountain gains
about $4,000, the Atchison and Topeka
about $50, 600, and the Iternational and
Great Northern and Missouri, Kansas
and Texas gain slightly. For the month
of October thirty-six roads have now re-
ported aggregate earnings OF $685.
$50 against El2,668, 27l during the same
month last year--a comparison net cal
culated to fill the stockholders with en-
thusiasm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-10-10
The Press and Banner,
Wednesday. Oct. 10, 1877.
MemoriaI Day at Ninety-Six.

Last Thursday we attended q meeting
of the Masons at their Lodge Room in
Ninety-SiX, who had assembled to pay
tribute to the memory of their deceased
brother DR.. John A.. Stewart. The Doc
tor had been dead just one year, and it
was deemed appropriate to meet to hear
an address suitable to the occasion, and
afterwards TO strew flowers and ever
greens on the grave where rested the re-
mains of him who in life held 50 warm a
place in their hearts. ANer a lodge of
Royal Arch Masons had been opened in
regular form, the ladies and others not
members of the mystic order, were invi-
ted to seats in the Hall. Alter all appro-
pirate prayer by u Companion, whose
name we have forgotten, Most Excellent
High Priest Broadus introduced
Companion f. a. Conner, who de-
livereu an address proper for the
occasion, in which he showed some
OF the beauties of Masonry. and
gave a BRIEF outline of the hiStb".v Il
rise of the order III Abbeville county,
and portrayed in the most feeling terms
the character and labor Of the dcpa;ied
brother whom we so well loved in lie,
and whose memory we now revere, and
whose deeds we should cherish and emu
late. Mr.. Corners familiarity with the
history of Mason and his beauty Of e.
preston reflected The culture a1d refine
ment of the speaEer, as well as his love
for him who had been 'ca'led from labor
to refreshments
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State of South Carolina,
Abbeville County.
IN TIE COMMON PLEAS.
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Martin T.. ErlJuck and John S. Reynolds,
Executors,
Us.
Agnes W. Reynolds. Daniel Bowie, ct al.
BY virtue Of all order of tho Court O
Common Pleas in this case, ] will
sell al Al,lMvillc court House on Sales
day, 9Th OF November next, within the lc-
Cai lm'ir> OF Sale, the following property
of the estate OF Larkja Reynolds, deceas-
cd-l" w.
Isl. 4 t.ar; OF land containing THIR-
|TI-IOUR ACRES, or less, bound
ell Ivy lands or w. G.. Kennedy, Thomas
a. Watson and others-Surveycdb by J.H
Ct,iirS, July 18th 1877.
I'd. 4 tract OF land containing TI4tR-
|TY-FOUR ACRES, more or less, bound
cl ivy lands Of j. IT.. White, the estate OF
Norwood and others, also surveyed by
J. Fl. ClIilcs.
81. Ataru Of land known as the PAT
TERSON LAND" surveyed by J. II.
Cl,ilcs. December LIST lS75-containing
FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES
more or less, and bounded by lands OF
J. Il. Nckeller, James J.. Morrow, the
estate of Richard Watson and others.
THIS tract Will be sold III one or more
narcels as the referee may determine.
Plots to he exhibited on day of sale.
TERMS half cash, and the other hall
AT The expiration of twelve months, with
interest FROM the day of sale. The credit
portion to be secured by bond and good
security. Titles not to be delivered un-
til The whole purchase money is paid.
Purchaser to pay ior papers and taxes in
arrcar.
October lti 1877.
JOSHUA y. JONES,
ShcriH"s Office. 5. a. G.
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Sheriff'S Sale.
John C. Douglass and others,
Us.

COllLA W "~"' oAN
Us.
e. G.. Hamilton, and others.
JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE
AND ORDER OF COURT TO SELL.
BY virtue of an order Of Court to me
directed in the above stated case, ]
will sell at Abbeville Court House on
Salesday in November next within the
leoal hours Of Sale the following Real
Estate TO wit:
Two Tracts OF Land situated lying and
being near Abbeville Court House, on
Norris Creek, known as the
JOHN HAMILTON HOMESTEAD
bounded by lands now or former
Fly owned by w. II. Mcmillan, John
4. Wier and others, containing
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY QsoI
ACRES more or less.
Also another tact bounded by lands
owned or formerly owned by J. H.. Will
on. J, A. Wier and VIM. r.. Mcmillan,
Thomas Thomson and Mrs. Jane ken-
HUNDRED AND TWO QO2)
ACRES
more or less.
Each of the above tracts to be divided
and sold in two or moro tracts, bounda-
ries, descriptions and plots to be exhibit
ted on day Of sale. Terms of sale. One
half of the purchase money to be paid in
cash the balance on a credit of twelve
months with interest from day OF sale at
the rate of ten per cent. per annum
credit portion to be secured by bond and
mortgage of the premises.
j. Y. JONES,
Sheriff's Office. S. A. c.
Oct. 10, 1877, If.
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GrOEgy Spring Items.

A protracted meeting has been held a
Gilgal church. Itevs. Clark and Price
did the preaching.
The subject before the debating society
at it's last meeting was "Is there more OF
misery than happiness in human life p
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. r. +. Wright, j. F.
Ferncl, II. w. Bowie, a. l.. Bowie and
\. l.. Mckee. Negatively. a. Ferncl,
J.. H. Simpson. J. H. Green and Masters
w. i. Radclitf and J. u. Duncan. We
have not heard the decision yet.
Mr.. i. p. Green means business near
the Buck Stand this time.
A lady in this section says that Mr.. J.
\. Hagan is not S 0 tail for nothing.
Mr.. J. i. Fcrnel is noted for tIe many
agencies he receives.
Mr.. A. J.. Mckcc's "darling' has given
him her photograph.
Mr.. N. p. Milford has east bis heart.
Mr.. Duncan seems to have a pccrl;ar
fancy for the tickle goddcsscs. He HIS
had as bad luck III courliny as we have
lad.
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Sherif's Sale.
Robert Hutchinson,

Robert Hutchinson,
against
Samuel J, Hester, VIM. H. Parker, Com
missioner in Equity and Edwin Bates d
Company.
Judgment of Foreclosure and Order o
Court to sell lands, &c.
BY virtue Of all order to me directed
in the above stated case I will sell on
Salesday in November next at Abbeville
Court House within the legal hours OF
sale the following Real Estate to wit:
One House and Lot of Land
situated in Magnolia township known as
the Hester Homestead containing two
hundred and ten acres more or less,
bounded by lands Of James A. Norwood,
John a. Calhoun and others, also, one
tract of land known as the quarter place
containing five hundred acres more or
less bounded by lands Of James A. Nor
wood, John a. Calhoun and anne Ed
ward Calhoun and others.
J. Y. JONES,
Sheriff's Office. S. a. c.
Oct. 10, 1877, If.
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DOu1ldSvttle Dots.

NJ. James T.. Asnew has an African
pony tat he rlows occasionl.y.
NJ. James Cork has a bad ease Of iht
heart disease. We hone that he may sue
coed. jim is worthy of success.
Some of our merchants went 10 Char.
lesion last week and bought goods,
Look out for an advertisement from fhcm,
Mr.. u. Baddon paid a visit 10 the City,
b.v-ihc-Sea last week.
We want a new county in this corner,
nonnlldsvillc to he the county seat. !;
Nincty-SiX needs m we do.
The Changers will Omen n store at tlii'
place The first Of next January.
Cotton is selling at 10 cents per pound.
One of our merchants has gone into
the wholesale business. Will advertise.
we think.
DonaldSvi!lc will be the place 10 bn.v
your SPOONS and goblcts in tue future.
Try the market.
il YOU want bowls go 20 Honca Pa;a.
r. ock cnn tell YOU whc"e tic lJoeL SC
lr:t sock Of thcm is KEPT.
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The American People.

No people in the world suffer as much
with D]vspepsiaa as Americans. Although
years of experience in medicine he'd fail
ed 10 accomplish aceita;r and sure reme-
DIV for this disease and its effects, such rs
Sour Stomach, heartburn, Water-bra,h,
Sick Headache, Cos.iveness. palpitation
OF the Heart, Liver Complaint, conf y
no of the food, low spirits, general deuil'
i,v, etc, yet since the introduction o.
Green's August Flower we believe there
is no case OF Dyspepsia that cannot be
Immediately relieved 10000 dozen sole
last wear without n case of failure re-
ported. Go to your Druggist W. I. Pen
new and get a sample Bottle for 10 cent
and try i. Two doses will relieve you
Regular siZ 7je cents. 8