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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-09-06

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VIM. and Mary Dawson, of Cad
do parish, were committed to jail
for the murder of their child. Mary
escaped from Jail, but learning
that she was in danger of being
lynched, voluntarily returned to
the Jail.
Aristide Gerard, of New Or
leans, has invented an automatic
machine for determining amount
of water in vessels holds, or the
presence of destructive fire. Dan
ger from either is notified by an
alarm. 1t is endorsed by Under
writer's of New Orleans.
Assumption parish opens 20
public schools this month.
The Pelican (Pointe Coupee) of
last week tells us that there were
two hundred barrels of honey, the
product of that parish, awaiting
shipment.
An affray between Kleber Gour-
dain, of New Orleans, and Titus
Guardemal, of st. Martins, oc-
Cured at Fausse Pointe, Iberia
parish, and resulted in the former
receiving lung wound.
Another occurred at Bento, in
Caddo parish, between VIM. Head
and Adam Simon. Head was fa-
tally wounded.
Morris Barron. employee in
Loeb's store in Donaldsonville,
while swimming in the river last
week was attacked with cramp and
drowned before assistance could
reach him.
Cotton worms are reported from
several parishes, and Il cane cat
erpillar is said to be destroying
the cane blades and seriously in-
juring the cane of Assumption.
In St. Charles parish field la
borers are getting ST. 50 per day
during rice harvest.
The Treasurer of school board
of Richland parish claims that the
board is indebted to him for funds
paid out in excess Of receipts. A
committee investigated his books
and confirm the statement.
VIM. Dorsey (col,) at Hog
Thief Point, ,Caddo parish, beat
his child to death.
VIM. j. Mccullough, Elk Sur
veyor General of this State, died
suddenly last week, in New Or
leans,
The harmony of the camp meet
ing, Mt Big Cane, was disturbed by
the shooting of a'negro boy in the
leg.
Mrs. Osborn, of New Orleans,
made a triAing purchase at the
store Of A. & j. Lyman, Magazine
street, laid dawn a ", and received
her change. One of the bro
theirs followed her to the market,
where she was buying some meat,
and openly accused her with utter
ing a counterfeit bill. The other
brother coming up repeated the
charge, and both called upon
officer Wallace to arrest her. Mrs.
Osborn avowed her innocence
the officer hesitated-lth bill was
produced bystanders examined
md pronounced it good,-the
butcher received and changed it,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-09-06

4 gallons, would bring about $751;
100000 A few years previous
crop of 425,0OO,000 pounds of su-
gar and proportionate quantity OF
.nolasses, was made from the same
lands.
The civil war very nearly
crushed out this industry, by va
rlous means, prominent among
which was the systematic destrnc-
tion of the expensive lnannfac-
torres. And since the war but III
Tile progress has been mad. to-
wards re-establishing it.
The Cuban insurrection for a
while held ont the hope that the
prices of sugar would again render
it q remunerative crop, and in
1870 the yield amounted to $780,
000,0O0 pounds. After this the
amount, ms we'll as the market
value of this staple, gradually de-
clined; until in 1875, the crop
reached ITO, 900, 900 pounds of su-
gar and about IL 100000 gallons
of molasses. Last year the crop
was still larger, being 190,000,O00
pounds, sugar, 100000 gallons,
molasses, which was made from
100000 acres of land, and sold for
about S20.5O0,000.
Louisiana rice culture has made
more progress than any other farm
industry of the State. In 1866, the
crop produced was something over
10000 barrels clean rice; in 1876,
it amounted to over 175,000 bar
rels, and three parishes furnished
over three-fifths of this aggregate.
One-half was made on small farms
by white labor-the balance on
large farms, and by negroes.
Twenty -one parishes contributed
to the crop. The seasons and river
freshets were singularly favorable,
and the yield per acre unprece-
dentedly large. The price for
which it sold was so low that many
growers entertained serious
thoughts of totally or partially
abandoning the business. But an
enormous nmount of money had
been invested in mills, and appli-
ances for the working, harvesting
and preparing the article for mar
ket, and the enterprise will not SO
readily be abandoned. There have
been erected fourteen capacious
and costly mills;--there are over
200 steam threshers with boilers
and engines attached, besides a
large amount of flooding and
draining machinery, and it is sup
posed that about $4,000 acres OF
land in those parishes would be-
come useless were rice culture re-
auced to any important extent.
The crop OF this year is sup
posed to be not quite SO heavy as
that Of 1876, but it is thought will
bring as much money, because it
is of better quality, and the prices
Of cereals generally run higher
this year than those of last.
There is vast area in the
Southern part,of the State suitable
ior rice, and for no other crop, and
It is unlikely that rice culture in
Louisiana will be suffered to de-
,rease. as opr population in
,reases, they will be brought into
cultivation, and one day this in
austry will be extended, until
Louisiana will be as far ahead of
lie other Southern States in rice
production, as she is at present, in
hat of sugar.
rT.nTITGTANA
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-09-06

Hon. VIM. III Haskell has our thanks
for late New Orleans papers.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-09-06

Tt is understood that Mrs. Osborn
will also bring an action for dam
ages against them.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23
. THE EASTERN WAR.

fhe Russian and Turkish armies ia
lie region, of the Danube, set con-
template each other from opposite
banks of the river. Preparations for
crossing are still going forward on an
extensive scale among the Russians,
but if the time for the movement has
been definitely fixed upon, it is kept
profoundly secret. Reports of Turk
ish successes in the fighting at and
around Kars, are contradicted by la
ter dispatches, and it now appears
that the Russians gained decided adj
vantages. Russia is exerting herself
to avoid giving Austria, England or
other powers pretext for taking part
in the war, and in the meantime is
massing great army with which she
hopes, after throwing troops across
the Danube, to crush the Turks al
most at single blow and force the
conclusion of peace on her own terms.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

The Opelousas Journal gives long
and graphic account of the execution
of the murderer, Louis Rousseau, at
that place. 1t seems that the sup
posed dose of poison which Rousseau
swallowed a short time previous to
the hour fixed for the hanging to take
place, was harmless powder, which
his wife gave him, her intention being
to induce him to prepare his mind for
death. She evidently succeeded, for
Rousseau became very devout, ex-
pressed contrition for his crimes, and
his last words upon the gallows We're,
~ die content, because die a Chris
tian." 4bgaslss .s.fs.r.ls5... Hs
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

4
Col. Geo. B. johnson, late Auditor
of Public Accounts, has been fined
and sent to prison for contempt of
the Superior Criminal Court at New
Orleans, the offense consisting in his
refusal to answer questions PROFOUND
ed by the Grand Jury relative to the
whereabouts of the important books
missing from the Auditors office.
That book-gobbling business has, an
appearance of corruption not at all
creditable to Col. johnson and other
parties believed to be connected with
w :
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

The small screw steamship Lizzie,
plying between New Orleans and Pen
sacola, was totally destroyed by fire
near the Rigolets, last Sunday morn
ing. The disaster was attended by a
loss of three lives, one that of a pas
senger, Mr.. Sleety, of Pensacola, and
two colored decllllands. The other
passengers and the crew " ere rescued
after being III the water an hour and
half, elinging to fragments of the
wreck. f
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

al, New Orleans has new paper, the
! Daily City Item, edited by Mr.. Edwin
!, =. Jewell, recently of the, Sunday
DeHa, previously of the Democrat and
formerly of the Commercial Bulletin.
Mr.. Jewell is a forcible, ready writer,
and whatever may be the short
comings Of the Item, it certainly will
I not lack spirit and vim.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

r." Tile Natchitoches Record has gone
the way of most new country papers
that don't get the official printing.
The editor lugubriously announces
that publication may be resumed in
September. @''' s-' g'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

b"a SENSIBLE ADVICE are asked
~ every day through the columns of
newspapers and by your Druggist to
use something for your Dyspepsia
- and Liver Complaint that you know
nothing about, you get discouraged
~ spending money with but little sue
81 cess. Now to give you satisfactory
proof that GREENS August FLOWER
/, will cure yousof Dyspepsia and Liver
- Complaint with all its effects, such as
il Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Hab-
titual Costiveness, palpitation of the
a Heart, Heart burn, Water-brash,
aarFallness at the pit of the Stomach,
'Hellew Skin, Coated Tongue, Indiges-
tiou, swimming of the head, low
spirits, &c, ;lsksyeu to go to your
Druggist and get Sample Bottle of
GREENS August FLOWER for 10 cents
and try it, OF regular size for rs
cents. Two doses will relieve you.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

qRW Citizensgof Shreveport are moving
in the matter of establishing an Ag-
ricnltural and Mechanical Association
r for North Louisiana. A public meet
ing to consider the scheme was re-
Gently held, and encouraging progress
made. sa.,..s s.s....tf.g tg.-, 4
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

DIR. w. II. Armstrong of Dallas,
Texas, formerly of North Louisiana.
rs. has successfully performed tho diff
ar cult operation of removing a tumor
F1iweighing thrty-three pounds from
e the body ola yonng lady patient.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

]. B. Mccoy was tried at Alexan-
drla, La, and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for killing man at Colfax.
A motion for a stay Of proceedings
and new trial was granted.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

The Supreme Court of the State is
now in session at Opelousas. Shortly
after the arrival Of the Judges at that
town banquet was given in their
honor at the principal hotel. z.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

From Mr.. Henry A. Winfree, who
has recently visited the vicinity, we
learn that Mr.. Fred. Smizei, the Young
man who was shot during the affray
between Sanll. H. Fields and Ed.
Phillips at Hope Villa, died from his
wound on Thursday of last week, the
18th inst. He had been doing very
we'll up to a short time previous to
his death and, in fact, felt so far re-
covered, that he was making prepar-
ations for a visit to Baton Rouge,
when, from over exertion, the unfor-
tunate young man took a relapse,
which resulted fatally. Mr.. Smizer
was young man of excellent repu-
tation, and his death is a cause of
general regret in the neighborhood
where he received the wound which
caused his untimely end. 1fa
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23
Saturday, June %, 1877.

Habitua readers of the CHIEF will
81, miss our usual compilation Of the tel
Z egraphic news of the week. 1t has
been our special care and pride to
maintain this feature of the paper,
and we By no means propose to re-
linquish it, but the onerous official
duties of the editor IS clerk of court
% during the present week, have COM
PEELED US to omit the Weekly News
Summary" from this issue.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

The Shreveport Times published
half a column of editorial Indignation
upon receipt of the European telegram
which announced the ambuscade and
massacre by the Russians of 1000 Cir
cassians on their way TO join the
Turkish force at Kars, When the
erroneous report was corrected by
subsequent dispatches, we presume
the animosity Of the Turkish Times
cooled semewhatlv.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

saa Yon may travel all England through and
never see man who carries knife or Il
pistol in his poeket.-RupideS Gazette
te.7s And you may travel call America
d, through and occasionally see man
who doesn't. B... Gsza. r..fs. ..fs
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

Georgia will have constitutional
convention, the proposition having
received a heavy majority at the late
40 election held to decide it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23
he Emma was discovered.

Having purchased the press and
type formerly used in the publication
of the Ascension Leader, we have
greatly increased our facilities for
turning ont all kinds of job work,
from the small sized visiting card to
the poster as large as a newspaper.
We guarantee good printing at rea-
sonable prices.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

Small pox prevails to some extent
in Caddo, Bossier, and adjacent par
ishes.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

In Harrison county, Iowa, $4,000
hogs died from cholera last year.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

bus A cat with hydrophobia was Killed
3 atAlexandria recently. Several cases
of this nature have occurred in New
ssa York. sf ffEssiH@5s 81 vs,s 30 ~
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

The Grand Jury of the United States
District Court at New Orleans made
All Investigation into the loss of the
lower coast steamers Emma, Oriole
and Waloon, reaching the conclusion
that the explosion Of the boilers OF
the Oriole and Waloon resulted from
the inattention and neglect of the
engineers, both of whom were killed.
No apparent, cause for the sinking OF
the Emma was discovered.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23
Keating's Academy.
j SO Reward

II .oST. STRAYED or. STOLEN from Ben
IL Gibson's fGcm) plantation, about the
latter part of October, 1876, "a g#i
9 szas 1DUNCOLoRED HORSE,
about ~ hands high, with black legs. name
and tail, branded sd in monogranI ON left
shoulder. The aboyelrewarfl will be paid to
any one returning said horse or leaving infor-
nation leading 10 his recovery with Mr.. Ben
GibsoR, on at the CHIEF office
myl2lm SOLOMON BARMON.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23
A BLOODY RGNooNTRB.

John Evans and Thomas Ryan Fight at
Wiese's Saloon---Both Dangerously
Wounded.
During the afternoon of Thursday,
John Evans and Thomas Ryan, both
natives of Ireland, had quarrel in the
bar room of A. Wiese, or Mississippi
street, which Resulted in the shoot
ing of Evans in the left breast, just
above the nipple, and the. stliking of
Ryan on the face with a beer glass,
laying his left cheek open to the bone ;
both men being dangerously, if not
fatally wounded. $50 sraae
The parties had dispute the day
previous relative to the division of
some money which had been received
by Ryan as recompense for their joint
labor upon Messrs. Lemann & Han
sons Peytavin plantation, and Evans
caused the arrest of his companion.
Ryan swore vengeance, declaring his
intention Of killing Evans at the first
opportunity. True to his threat, when
he was released from jail he sought
Evans, who was at Wiese's bar-room,
and invited him to take drink. Evans
declined, wllereupon Ryan, with an
oath, drew Foucher self cooking re-
volver and fred, with the result above
stated, the ball striking bone and
ranging downward to such a distance
that the physician could not discover
it with his probing instrument. Evans
staggered against the counter, from
which he seized the beer glass and
hurled it at his assailant, knocking
him down and inficting the wound
above described. 1
Ryan was taken in charge by the
Town Constable and removed to the
Jail yard, where his wound was dressed
by DR.. McGalliard, after which he
was placed by the Sheriff in charge
of Mr.. Jos. Vacarissas for attention
and safe keeping. He is much i'm
proved and unless lock jaw should
set in, will doubtless recover.
Evans was the more seriously hurt
of the two, and the chances for his
recovery are doubtful. He was placed
on a steamboat last night bound for
New Orleans, where he has wife
and daughter. Fears were expressed
that he would not live to reach home,
but whether the attending physician,
DR.. Dnffel, entertains this opinion, we
have not learned.
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

Summary" from this issue.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15
WHOLE NO. 1876.

bills that had been voted down and CONS
plimented the Senate in exercising their
good judgment in voting for several Of
his measures ..Wilk" was surprised at
his friend from Dakota abiding to such
an Insignificant subject. This was the
first intimation he had Of the sebiect,
and felt confident that the members Of
Senate employed their time to better
advantage than reading the silly produc-
tons of the weak minded editor of the
Dispatch
The Senate took up Mr.. Lineau.s bill,
as remodelled by the committee, to pro-
vide uniform and cheap text books for
the public schools of Minnesota. This
bill created a commission, consisting of
the Governor, Secretary of State and
Attorney General, who are authorized
to enter into contract with D. D.
Merrill, who shall give $25, 900 bonds for
thd faithful performance of his contract.
to furnish to the State suitable text books
for the use of the public schools, these
books to consist Of one speller; four
readers; three arithmetics; two gram
mars; two biographies one history land
such other books as may be required.
These books are to be equal in all rev
spects to those now in use. The prices
to be paid are fixed as fellows, as COM
paired with.the pricss Of similar books
now demanded by the booksellers of the
| State
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15

OF healthy, young widow, who had
been living on the county for year or
two past, and who when offered a stu
alton to work as keeper in gentleman
kitchen, at eight dollars month"; lndlg>
nantlv replied, "She thanked God she
hadn't vet fallen so low asto become
servant
That kind OF party would be lett oy
the town authorities to starve into indus
trious habits.
There is great deal OF complaint in
Dakota county over the burdens of taxs
alton. tits claimed that, despite the
iron-clad tax law, the taxes are nearly
three times as great as they were last
year, The poor of the county cost many
thousands OF dollars.
We will guarantee that if the House
passes our bill the poor-taxes OF Dakof'
county will be reduced at least one
half.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15

What does all thi. meanp Summer IN
the heart of winter. The snow all
me. the ground thawed out and balmy
raezes blowing. Has God heard the
ry of his distressed people and sent
this marvellous weather to destroy the
prasshopperso 1t looks SO. Certain 1t IS
that they are Matching out in large num-
bers, nil the way from Minnesota to
Texas. And it is reasonable to believe
that fer every one that leaves the egg
hundreds will be sh far advanced to-
yards maturity in the egg, that season
If severe cold, such rs we may naturally
look for before spring, will destroy them.
If this be 80 they will seem to have
come in from Montana Dakota and Man
;toba to meet IN overwhelming fate IN
the milder climate of Minnesota, Iowa,
Kansas, etc
If these anticipations are realized even
the skeptical will begin to believe in the
direct intervention of God IN response tc
the prayers that have gone up day and
night, from millions of his creatures,
Let us hope for tho best. If our hope
: is realized what 4 crushing load it viii
lit from the hearts of the people! What
magnificent prospect it will bring befor
them
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15
4 NOVEL, PROPOSITION.

L
Our old friend Samuel Sinnett, of
Muscatine. Iowa, writes to the Kansas
Farmer in favor of the issue of green
backs to the people in loans on real es-
tate security at low rate OF interest.
We present an extract giving his line OF
argument
SNOW, view the contrast. While the far
NOR. il blessing to society, and his labor,
like that Of the bee, adds honey and wealth to
the common hoard, the banker Is curse,
blirhtiur oil that comes within his baneful in
ffuencs. But the question will arise, ihow
can men obtain the necessary money to carry
on the business OF the nation say from the
nation itself direct The farmer has as good q
right to the national credit-that is, based or
his property-as the national banker. NOW
were there national loan offices established IL
every towngwherea national bank Is, WHERE
the farmer. manufacturer, mechanic, etc, etc
could obtain this money they would require
TO garry on their business for or 3per cent
on the same security that the banks require
what revolution it would cause in our tinan
cal circles. Our worthy bankers would hnt
their occupation gone; Shylock would die 0
exhaustion; and our money, shAvers woui'
have to 90 to saving wood for living, au'
the poor lawyers W ould starve out: Selah
But some will exclaiul, this is all chimerlca
all very fine in theory but improbable in re
atty Not SO FAST my friend This syster
of national loans has been in force for som
time in France, with the hapiest results
Whenever there is \ tightness in the none
market, the French government steps forwar
and advances the money needed Ton good Sc
curityl till the pressure is passed, and by loan
ING the national funds at . low percentage
fhe industrial classes they force the banks an
money brokers to loan at the same figure, {
stop their business.