The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-15
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

Mr.. MOUNT PLEASANT is the singular
title of the boss Tuscarora chief on the
Niagara county reservation. This honest
fellow claims. too, to have recently dis
covered some old papers which entitled
bis tribe to the whole state of North
Carolina, not 10 mention a trihe Of j.
100000 acres in Kansas.
WITHIN a few days the first install
mcnt Of colonists for western Massa-
chusetts, numbering twelve families,
will leave for Berks county, S. c., and
begin the work of building a village
about seven miles east Of Morgantown.
The celonist have refusal of $4,000
acres in body, of which $4,000 is OF
heavy white-pine timber.
THE supreme court of Ohio has efec-
tually broken up the barbarous practice
of railroad conductors in kicking tramps
of their trains between stations. Under
the decision of the court a passenger,
even when he steals a ride, can only be
put off at a regular station. Where the
poor fellow who had to steal a ride and
got kicked off found money enough to
take his case to the supreme court, the
decision doesn't show.
The enormous cost of funerals is again
attracting attention in New York. A
leading undertaken of that city declares
that the most economical funeral which
one can possibly have with any regard
for decency costs 5000 The funeral of
the two actors burned in the Brooklyn
theater, at which there were ten car
riages and two very plain caskets, cost
1865, and was considered cheap at that.
J.J. VAIENTINE, superintendent OF
the bullion department of Wells Il
Fargo's express, has made his annual
statement Of the treasure product Of the
state and territories west of the Missouri
river for the past year, which is sum-
married. as follows: Gold, $44, 1928, 900
silver Sal, $780, 200. Great care has been
taken in separating the gold from the
silver product Nevada leads, with $780,
O8l 900; California, $18,Gl5,800. The
statement corrects many erroneous
theories on the silver question.
THE idea which England is endeayor.
ing to impress upon herself, that Russia
is afraid to go to war with Turkey, is
about the absurdest notion that the |
young year has furnished. On this side
of the water it looks as if Russia were
encouraging that idea, in order to in
crease the uppishness of Turkey and
make peace impossible 1t is apparent
that Russia has thus far caused the d.
plomacy of England to accommodate it.
self to her own ends, and she will prob
ably continue to do so.
FLORENCE manages the business of
making New Years calls upon the com
mutation" principle. 1t has a society
know as the "Societa di Capo d'Auno,"
WHICH dlluUuuCGb IuSG DCIOIC LlC ca plIA-
ton of the year that under the direction,
patronage and auspices Of the Children's
hospital 1t will open its lists at certain
well known shops for the benefit of those
who desire to be registered. No further
explanation appears, but all Florence
knows what it means. The individual
who desires to escape the labor of calling
goes to one Of the shops, presents his
card and pays subscription of five
francs or more to the Children's hospital,
taking a receipt therefor. In return
therefor his name is posted for week
with the names of his fellow subscribers
on the street corners, and he is con-
sidered as having paid all his New Years
calls. The hospital receives in this way
about $500 every year.
THE lunatic who collects stamps will
take in fresh enthusiasm over the results
Of recent sale in New York: "a five
cent (canceled) violet Bolivia stamp,
dated 1867, was sold for eight dollars;
ten-Cent blue stamp OF the same nation
atty and date, ten dollars fifty-Cent
blue stamp, same, six dollars and fifty;
cents hundred-cent blue stamp, same,