The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-01
SOUTHERN NEWS.

Tramps are committing all sorts OF
depredations on the railway trains in Ar
kansas.
A number Of cOlored people are emf
grating from Henry county, Tennessee, to
Illinois.
The machine-shOps of the Mississippi
Central and Tennessee railway wilt be erected
at Jackson at an earlY day.
An organized band of cOlOred cotton
hieves has been discovered at Charlotte,
Nsrth Carolina.
There is a eEpackery at Port Lavaca,
Texas, where one hundred beeves per day
are slaughtered.
The sugar crop of St. Mary's parish,
Louisiana, is the best since the war, and
prices have ranged better than ever.
The Florida state fair, to be held in
February, offers premium of FIVE dollars for
the biggest alligator exhibited.
The exhibition hall and stables Of the
Selma Ala, fair association burned on the
18th. Loss about fifteen thousands dollars.
One h4ndred and fifty infant aIigatOrs
were killed by the cold ia Paatka, Florida,
recently.
The Rock City paper mills, at Nash
vile, were sold at chancery sale Tuesday, end
were bough; by the bondhoIders for $4,000.
Hon. F. J. Warren, of Washington,
N. c., Judge Of the supreme court, and sew
eral times presiding officer of the senate, is
dead.
Two carloads of marble for building
purposes will be shipped from Knoxville to
San Francisco as soon as it can be quOrried
to fill an order from that city.
The exhibition hall and stables on the
fair grounds at Selma, Alabama, were burned
Monday night. Loss, fifteen thousand dol
lars insured for half the amount. lncen-
diarism.
Mr.. RosenbOrough, living near Sardis
Mississippi, has hPen digging a most extra |
ordinary we'll At the depth of seventy-fve |
feet large gum or walnut log was struck |
The next morning an Irishman and negro !
were sutocSted in said we'll.
The cotton crop Of Louisiana is short |
between thirty.fve and forty per cent, and |
siGty.siX per cent. vt the product has already !
been marketed. The rapidty with which |
the crop has been forwarded is unprece- |
dented.
The Waterman employed by the First .
national hank of Dallas, Texas, "set up
job" to rob the bank, the policeman on the
beat being also privy to the plot. They were
caught by detectives in the guSe of fellow
consPirators.
The superior court of Georgia has con-
fined the decision of an inferior court, Civ
ing the defendant one hundred dollars dam.
ages aga nst railroad that ran train ny a
station and refused to stop and take him on
upon heinz sIgnaled to do so.
The vote of Texas is as follows: The
democratic electors for the state at large re-
Ccivtd iuo,Gl2 votes; republican electors,
state at large, "A, 552 votes. Democratic ma.
al
vote the last state election of 2O0,OSl.
Bolixi Gala. Sea Coast Mirror: They
are shipping on an everHge twenty thousand
onened oysters per day, besides several car
loads a week This oyster trade on our
coast is rapidly assuming vast proportions,
and in a few years will afford employment
for Thousands Of our people as well AS profit
to shipper.
DR.. T. G. Jacobs of LawrenCeyille,
Ga, blew his brains out ia Atlanta Tuesday
night lie had just returned from Texas,
whore he had gone with u reQuisition for
one Col. Jack Wallace.who had run of with
fhirtv.fvc hundred dollars Of his money, md
the failure Of his mission is supposed T. have
caused HIM to take his own life.
Nashville Banner: 3. S. Corey and
j, }. Stewart arrived in this city this morn
ing with thirty thousand young California
inC-housc AZ Worthwhile, Minnesota, and
which ale 10 be deposited in the Alabama
river at Montgomery. This is hut one Of
many shipments to he made into the gulf
state this winter
The steamers White, Check and Hi
nuis, Of the well.kDown Cheek tine, have !
been seized by the United States marshal to
satisfy claims of libeIlant> filed ia the United
states district court. For some time the
boats have been running under the man. :
ngemcnt Of Mr. n. NJ. Jones, who was acting
as trustee Tor the benefit ct the creditors OF
the line NcmphIs Lcdgr,. I
Newport (Ark.) News, con Tuesday
night last fifteen tramps, on the south. bound
through freight, broke into the iCe.Car, ,,
opened heer.kegs, and helped themselves to |
III the beer aud other things on the train {
hat they wanted. Al Walnut Ridge the con.
luctOr tried to put them or hut they drew
heir pistols on him, and virtually kept
'harg" OF he train to Alicia, where they got
of"
Several English vessels have cleared
from Brunswick. Ga, direct tor Liverpool,
and others aFe loading or are on their way I
here. The Macon Telegraph says: The i
captains OF these vessels are Englsh sailors
IT vast experience, who make no hesitation
10 pr0nouncing the Brunswick harhOr the z
most favorable one that they have nuvgated
m the American coast Mr.. Baifnur, OF the
: again IN Macon, AMI wall receive cOnEign- I
ment OF and make advances on cotton and .
other produce consigned to their English I
Messrs. ThNs. Rogers q Co, 4
IT Brunswick, also represent the Liverpool
irm. II Is the intention of these gentlemen /