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The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-29
The New Speakership.
Special to the Cincinnati Enauirs,.

Hpcclul 10 inc C'nclnnatl Enqulrss.
WASHINGTON, March 49, Charley
Foster left here for his home III Ohio
this morning. He has, he thinks, fixed
the slate for the Speakership. He has
Bis Southern men picked out from the
democratic ranks, but he will find op-
position in his own. There are thirteen
Southern republicans who will refuse
to vote for Foster. because they are
disgusted with Hayes Southern policy,
and think Foster is identified with it.
The Evening Star, in an article printed
to-day, says cit is now being Sc
riously considered whether it is not
best for the Southern Representatives
to refuse to go into caucus at all, but
hold caucus of their own with refe-
renee to the organization of the House,
and give their votes to the candidate.
be he republican or democrat, who will
best reflect the views Of the Presidents
Southern policy. 1t may be that the
border States will hold back. But it
will be no surprise if, by the time the
extra session is called, that the Repre-
sentatives of the. Cotton States come
here united, compact organization to
carry out this very plan. Those who ia,
vor it reason with good deal of logic
and say We have nothing to gain by
still clinging to the skirts of the North
efn democrats to help them to power,
and lose everything if the politicians
make the policy of Mr.. Hayes a failure.
The project now in hand, based on this
movement, is to make Charley Foster,
OF OHIO, the Speaker. There is but lit
tie doubt that great majority Of the
Southern democrats would prefer him
to either Randall or Morrison, who are
for the place The trouble of
electing Foster, however. would come
from his own party. There are some
republican representatives who feel
~rathful because President Hayes has
them il the matter Of official
The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-29

SMALL Pox.-From all accou,.I
the small pox is prevailing in Man
Orleans to u considerable exten,I
and is being disseminated throupS
the country. There are reports Fl Il
the disease being in tie adjoininr
parishes Of Iberia, St. Martin and
St. Landry. There is a rumoI
also, tbart the disease has deelare1
itseIfin the northern portion d
this parish. In view of The
loathsone and dangerous character
of the disease, and being very con.
tngious,. we earnestly recommend
general vaccination without clelar
To confne the disease and pre.
vent it's spread, no one should be
allowed to approach the room OF
building where there is; patient
except physicians and nurses who
have had the disease or have been
vaccinuted.-[ Lafayette Advsr.
tiser.
The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-29
The Commission.
Special to the n. o. Democrat
BUELL..

WASHINGTON, March 22 The
commission has not yet been
named, but there is little doub,
that Chas. Foster will be a mem
Der of it. At this hour the other
members have not been named.
An arrangement is now being
made with Chamberlain, which
will result in his abandoning all
claims upon the Governorship oi
South Carolina. This obviates the
necessity of commission to visit
that State.
No one here has the slightest
idea that Packard will be reeog-
nized under any circumstances
Only a few extreme and desperate
republican leaders even desire
that he should be. The more con-
servative leaders of the party sre
against him, and the great mass of
the business nen of the country are
emphatically in favor of the South
ern policy as originally y understood
by the country. Were the Presi-
dent to attempt to retire from his
position in this matter, he woufd
array against his administration
not only the solid South, but the
great mass of the people of the
North, whose business and indus
tries demand peace ip no uncer-
tain tones. He fully comprehends
this fact, and does not intend to
wreck his Administration in the
first weeks of its existence. Hence,
your people may rely upon it, that
the sending of the commission to
your State indicates no purpose
on the part of the President or his
advisers to recognize, or i'll any
way sustain Packard. 1t may be,
on the other hand, pretty conf
IDENTITY asserted that the purpose
of the commission is to slide Pack
ard and crew gracefully y and gently
out OF sight. Chamberlain is about
out of the ring, and Packard will
follow speedily; if not willingly,
then some other way.
There is no news of interest here
tonight and no change in the stu
alton. BUELL..
The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-29
lit Must be Done.

Our Nichols tax collector, DIR.
Kirkman, announces in another
column that he is prepared to re-
ceive payment of taxes. We
copied last week part of an able
article from the n. 0. Democrat
on the necessity of prompt pay
ment of taxes to the Nichols gov
ernment. The gist of the article
was that such payment was neces-
sary, not so much because the
money was needed to defray the
expenses of the government, as
evidence to the world, and particu-
larly to the republican President,
that the people of Louisiana were
in dead earnest in their determine
ton to support the Nichols gov
ernmsnt, and in their refusal to
support claimant Packard. Mr..
Hayes has already said openly he
is satisfied the Nichols govern
ment is the only one which can
command the support of our peo-
pie but he wants our people now
to justify his statement by actually
paying their taxes to the Nichols
government, and thereby demon
strating to the whole couptry not
only their desire to support 1t, but
that they are actually su1porting it.
Mr.. Hayes evidently desires to get
rid of the Packard crew, but he is
in the embarrassing position OF
knowing that Packard's title
worthless as the world knows it to
be, is just as good as his, if not
little better, the only difference
being that Hayes title has received
a quasi jndieinl sanction. There
fore Mr. Hayes, in effect,
says TO the people of Louis
lana, Nov is yoar chance. Il
you want the Nichols govern
ment don't say SO merely, but
prone that you qoob it By paai;nq
goar tones to support it. Money
talks. Prove your faith by your
works. ] won't recognize Pack
ard, and If you don't do it, either
by paying him taxes, or by re-
fnsing to pay them TO Nichols, he
will be starved out, and l will be
relieved from a most awkward
dilemma" Democrats of -Calca-
sieH, do you understand the hint
Hayes gives you? Do you hon.
estly want to see the Nichols GOV
srnment firmly established, and
the Packard fraud abolished? Ifl
Won do, come ut once to the tax
The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-29
Act No. 4 fixing the fees and
compensation Of tax collectors, has
been signed by the Governor.
1t provides as follows

1t provides as follows:
SEC. /. That the following COM
pensntion is hereby allowed to tax
collectors for collecting all taxes,
including current and back taxes,
to be computed on the sums nctu-
ally collected and paid into the
State Treasury, to wit: In all the
Furnishes, except the parish of Or
leans, collectors shall receive on
all MONEYS paid into the treasury
on the first six Thousand dollars,
ten per cent on al sums in excess
of six thousand dollars. three per
cent. In the parish OF Orleans
collectors shall receive as follows !:
IN the first district, one per cen,
second district, one and a quarter
per cent; third district, three and
a half per cent fourth district,
two per cent fifth district, six per
cent; sixth district, three and one
half per cent /; seventh district,
four per cent.
SEC. 2. That tax collectors
throughout the State shall be en-
titled to five per cent on all IL
censes collected and paid into the
State or parish treasury, and for
every seizure one dollar for every
sale one dollar and fifty cents, to
be paid opt of the proceeds of the
seizure and sale only; and for
every notice to taxpayers, when
actually served, twenty-five cents,
to be paid by the person served.
They shall also be entitled to
charge five cents per mile fer each
mile actually travelled in making
seizures OF personal property, the
mileage actually and necessarily
travelled to be computed Oh the
distance from the courthouse to
the place where the seizure has
been made, and two dollars and
titty cents for writing and posting
advertisements Of sales OF property
seized for non-payment Of taxes
where advertisements are made by
publications in newspapers, the
tax collectors shall make no charge
therefor In addition to the printers
bill.
SEC. 3. That the tax collectors
throughout the State, outside of
the parish of Orleans, shall be en-
titled to collect parish taxes, re- |
ceiving therefor the same fees as
above provided in section two ; for
the collection of Stale taxes. as
provided in section one, that the /
charge tor seizure, sale and notice
be made only once against The !
same dellnquents for both State
and parish taxes.
SEC. 4. That in all the parishes
Of the State, except the parisl, Of !
The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-29

In another column will be found
the advertisement of the Gem
Organ Company. The Organs
manufactured by this Company
have no superior, and are war
ranted for five years.
The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-29

We published a paragraph yes
terday giving the names of the
surviving veterans of the war Of
Texan Independence. There wers
but four surviving signers of the
Declaration of Independence,
which was issued in 1886. Nearly
every day we meet op our streets
a hale and hearty gentleman,
hard y entitled to be called vet
eran, who was the captain CON-
manding the squad which cap
tured Santa Anuu after the battle
of San Jacinto, in 1886. This is
Captain Sylvester, whose clnsuh 10
the honor of this capture mass long
ago recognized 10y General Hous-
ton and Santa Anna himself.
Captaip Sylvester is very robust
specimen OF Il veteran. Lonc
may he live. - n. O. Democrat.
The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-29

Orleans, tax collectoas shall '.
ceive as compensation for lissn,
property for taxation, three NJ
cent on the amount of taxes 81
sessed or levied on such propersv
The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-29
Telegrapi,ic Brevities.
An Interview.
Special to the n. 0. Democrat

eral Gibson takes calner view ol
the present situation than any ol
his colleagues of the Louisiana
delegation. He says that he had
an interview with President HAYES
at John Sherman house prior to
the Inauguration, in the course OF
which Hayes told him that he fa-
vored the plan OF sending COM
mission to Louisiana to report or
the condition of affairs there and
would certain y do 80.
Gibson has resisted the COM
mission programme vigorously,
ever since Hayes was inaugurated,
but he says that he has been pre-
pared for it and believed that it
would come, and that, in private
communication, he has kept Gov.
Nichols prepared FOR it from the
beginning.
To-day, when the President an
nounced the determination OF the
Cabinet to send The commission,
Gibson said to him "Mr. Presi-
dent, I cannot find words in which
to express my grief at this de-
termination, nor need [ try to ex-
press to you the disappointment
with which the announcement of
your determination will be received
in New Orleans and throughout
Louisiana. The language of youl
inaugural led my people to hope
for the best at your hands. This
determination will certainly fall
very far short of their hopes"
The President replied =" / am
very sorry to hear you say these
things, Gen. Gibson. l assure
you that nothing is farther from
me than an unkind feeling toward
your people, but | earnestly be-
lieve that this policy is best cal
culated to promote the common
interest of all the people of your
State"
At this point Mr.. Ellie addressed
the President and said
Mr.. Pl esident, it is very hard
on our people, after having been
deluded and robbed, to be com
pelled to wait yet longer and
dance attendance upon q COM
mission to wait and suffer, while
their fate hangs upon the coDclu-
sious of four men, who may do
one thing and who may do
another"
The President replied:
at is hardly worth while to re-
open dicussion upon those points,
Mr.. Ellis. The proposition to
withdraw toe Federal forces en-
countered opposition in the Cabi-
net and divided the administration
against itself. The plan which we
have adopted was discovered, after
exhaustive discussion, to be the
only plan upon which the Cabinet
could unite, and I thoaght it better
that, upon a question of so much
gravity, the Administration should
act as a unit rather than as a
body"
Mr.. Hayes then turned to Col. |
Levy and said that be should Sc
Ieet as members ofthe commission
gentlemen who had the confidence
IF the whole country, and should
await their report with perfect
confidence that it would be iusti-
led by events and approved by
'esults.
at this point, the interview be-
ween the President and the dom
'eratic Conservative delegation
The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-29

Our subscribers will confer q
favor by advising the proprietor
of any irregularity in receiving
their paper.
The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-29

When our subscribers wish their
paper discontinued, they are ex-
pected to pay up all dues, for sub.
scription and advertisements, and
notify us to stop sending the
paper.
The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-29

Magnolia Grange No 3l2
Patrons Of Husbandry meets on
the 4th Saturday, of each month.
W. T.. NicholsS is master of the
above Grange.
The Lake Charles echo., 1877-03-29
Agents for the Echo.

Agents for the Echo.
v. LEHMAN ., .--. Mermentau.
Il. A FAIRcHILD, Nib4ett'S Bluff
S. ?. HENRY. ..----. Cameron Parish.
3. MAIaNAUD! .....-......-. .Mermentau.
G. W, FEnrER ..........-..- Galveston.
R. f. FANoHER. ........-.. .Caleasieu.
Gro. 2. RowELL Il Co. New York.
TBos MCINTYRE New Orleans
HoN. G w. RICHARDSON .Sugartown
A. w. GILLRspIE. ... Grand Chenier.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-06-21
A slight Misunderstanding.

When Sir Samuel Baker, the African
traveller, was taking leave of Kamrast,
King of Unyoro, that potenate asked
him, as a particular favor, to leave Lady
Baker behind. This cool request raised
Sir Samuel's ire, and in high Indignation
he told the King that if ever he made
such a request again he would shoot him.
Lady Baker, too, who overheard and I'M
derstood the offer, felt that a word from
her would not be out of place, and gave
the monarch a piece of her mind in the
strongest language she could command.
His Majesty for a while was greatly
astonished, being unconscious of having
given any %ofense. At last, seeing that
his guests were really angry, he said, in
a d~eprecating tone: Don't be angry. l
did not mean to offend you by asking for
your wife. 1 will give you a wife if you
want one, and 1 thought you would have
no objections to give me yours. 1t is my
custom to give my visitors pretty wives,
and 1 thought you would like to ex.
change. Don't make afuss about it; If
you don't like to do as others de, there's
an end of it."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-06-21
ssCanker In the Bud.''

You watch its development with expectant
solicitude-the choice, exquisitely-moulded
bud which promises to unfold with the per-
feet flower. You perhaps think how it will
adorn the d~rawing-room vase, and anticipate
the pleasure of showing it to your flower
loving friends. Blu some morning you ind
its head dropping, its fragrance fled, and an
uoly purple spot on one of the delicately.
tinted petals. Tits the poets" cankerin the
bud.n How often the loathsome canker
bljghts the cherished " infant blossoms" in
our household gardens-those human buds
which give earnest of a brilliant future. The
noisome canker, SO long concealed-scrof-
ula-at length reveals its dreaded presence
and to our bright hopes succeeds the most
| agonizing fear, for we Know the fatal sequel
it portends-pulmonary consumption. It'll
estimated by eminent medical authority
that at least one-ffth of mankind are al.
ficted with the insidious malaey. But Its
ravages are so secret, that even its victims
are unaware of its presence until it suddenly
discloses itself in some of its myriad and
Outlines fatal forms. A slight cutaneous
eruption is often the only indicator Of its
presence. The only means OF exterminatlne
this disease from the system is bya thorough
course of constitutional treatment. This
treatment must fulfill three indications
namely, promote nutrition, alter or purify
the blood, and arrest disorganization OF tn
tissues and the formation of tubercles. M
more efficient Alternative can be employed fol
these purposes than DR.. Pierce's Colder
Medical Discovery. While impartint
strength and tone to the digestive organs j
c~leanses the blood and heals the diseased
tissues. Test its virtues ere the deadly can
ker has blighted the lie you prize.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-06-21
Railroad

BALTIMORE, June IA collision occur
red about 80 this morning, near Point of
Rocks, between the regular morning accom-
mediation train from Winchester, Virginia,
and a special excursion train from Fred
erick to Washington, with an excursion
for Mount Vernon. The engines crushed
into each other. Four persons were in.
stanly killed and eighteen wounded, all on
the excursion train.
The killed were Charles q. Keifer, editor
of the Frederick Examiner Richard Dutrow,
merchant; Dorsey Walker, merchant, and
Howard E. Dickson, all Of Frederick
City.
The wounded are Louis Schley, son of DIR.
Fairfax Schley, dangerously, lost both legs
Colonel Chas. E. Trail, dangerously.
Colonel Trail is son of one of the most
wealthy andinfuential citizens of Frederick
and was State Senator from that County sew
eral times.
The remaining sixteen wounded are al
follows-whether dangerously or slightly il
not stated: NJ. L. Knodie, A. Kottengale
W. H. Young, L. G. M0llineau1,, William n
Bartges, Peter L~uganbell, Isaac Ely, G.. F
Snouffer, William Snouffer, Enoch Green
L. C. Moberly, William Harrison, Il. N
Hutchinson, John Davidson, JOHNNY Dennii
and Henry Brashears.
All the killed and wounded were from
Frederick City, or residents of Frederick
County, and have been taken to Frederick
City. Only one person, a lady,. on tn
Winchester train, was injured, and she no
seriously. The cause of the accident was
misunderstanding between the train men.
Later dispatches state that Louis Schle
died from injuries received before bein
removed.
Colonel Charles Trail is reported fatal
injured. One or two more may die, but tn
others will recover.
A dispatch from Frederick says the CO
lision is attributable to the gross careless
ness and negligence of the train men.
Messrs. Keifer, Trail, Falconer and Colont
Dennis were a committee from frederick o
their way to Washington to extend an inv
tation to President Hayes and Cabinet
attend the next Fair of the Frederick Count
Agricultural Society.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-06-21
The Lerdo Faction Capture III Paso
A Battle on Terdn SOIL.


WASHINGTON, June 16.--The Collector Of
Customs at Ell Paso, Texas, informs the Sec.
rotary of the Treasury of the capitulation of
Ell Paso, Mexico, to the partisan of Lerdo
Tejada, under the immediate command of T.
2. Machoro, Colonel of the Second Regiment
Mexican Infantry, who is acting under the
authority and instruction of Gen. Escobedo.
The taking of the city was accomplished be.
tween one and six o'clock q. m. The prin-
cipal city officials we're taken prisoners.
Among them were Gefe Polilicio,
Mayor; Rafael Varios, Collector Of
Customs, and nearly all his subor.
dinates, fifteen in all. The uprising is
spreading throughout chihuahua. 1t is
authoritatively stated that quite a large
body Of men will assemble at this point for
the ostensible purpose of inducing Mexico
to develop her mining interests; but many
think that their object is entirely different.
G. Merando, who was made Mayor of the
city by Col. Machoro, publicly declared that
he could drive every American out of the
place. If an attempt is made to carry this
threat into execution, trouble will ensue.
The absence of the troops is greatly deplored.
NEW ORLEANS, June 16.-The Galveston
NeaUS Fort Clark special says on Monday
last a detachment of Mexican Government
troops crossed the Rio Grande to this side
a point twenty miles from here, in
order to avoid a conflict with a
larger body of revolutionary troops fast
closing in on them. On the same night q
revolutionary body crossed the river, and at
tackled the government soldiers, killing sew.
eral and wounding many, and returned to the
Mexican side. The United States military
authorities at this post made captives of the
Mexican troops, for the violation of the
neutrality law, in crossing to the American
side with arms and having a battle thereon.
They were broughtto this post under a guard
of United States troops, forty in number, in
Guiding one Colonel, three Lieutenant Col
onels and five Captains. They were re
leased yesterday on parole. Recruiting il
going on this side for the revolutionary
/ Marty
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-06-21

pendent says: Minister Washburne wrote
Gen. Grant a few days ago inviting him to
visit Paris, and asking when it would be con.
venient for him to go there. In replying to
this note, Gen. Grant stated that he would
be unable to be in the French capital until
September, as his engagements were very
numerous in England and Ireland, and that,
moreover, his tour OF Switzerland, Norway
and Sweden had been already planned.
The Earl of Derby, Sir Stafford Northcote,
Lord Abenare, Viscount Cardwell, Lord
T~enterden, and the Right Honorable Mr..
Forster, with their wives, were present at
Guild Hall, in London, when the freedom
of the city was presented to Gen. Grant.
The Canadian pilgrims had an audience
with the Pope on June Is, and asked his
benediction for their countrymen and the
people of Liverpool and New York, who had
given them a friendly reception. The pill
grims presented the Pope with a magnificent
inter, studied with gems, a silver vase, and
$4,000. The Pope expressed his joy at the
escape of the pilgrims from the great perils
of their voyage on the City of Brussels, and
at the many signs of devotion from their
country, whose faith, after surmounting SO
many dangers, still remained SO strong and
vigorous. He concluded by giving his bless
ing to the pilgrims.
The Turkish force, ten thousand strong,
attacked the Montenegrins, afew days since,
in Montenegro, near the Albanian line, at a
little town called llama, on the main road
leading from Spuz to Nicsics. The Montene-
grins had taken up their quarters at Seana,
a very small village on the route of the
Turkish advance, and three thousand strong
awaited the invaders, who finally attacked
them in their chosen position. The battle
lasted from ten a. m. till near nightfall. Four
determined attacks were made by the Turks,
who in each instance were repulsed by the
Montenegrins; and finally after eight hours
terrible fighting, the Montenegrins. drove
their enemy back, and followed them mer-
cilessly in their retreat. The Turkish dead
in the line of the retreat is reported at two
thousand.
The losses by the tidal wave on the South
America coast are fully up to the first reports.
The government is a heavy loser from forty
to fifty thousand tons guano having been
lost. The CHILEAN Times of May Is reports
that south of Valparaiso and the Bolivian
frontier the shocks were more severe. Al
Ante Fraga,ta, in Bolivia, no lives were
lost, but the danaget to property is estimated
at half amillion. 1t is said that the town.
of Calama. Chinchin, and San Pedro have
entirely disappeared.