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


Louisiana by the state engineer for this
year amounts to about $4,000 cubic
yards.
A panther measuring ten feet and nine
inches was recently killed in Williamson
county, Tennessee, after he had slain
thirteen CANNES.
The ocean steamship company, Of Sa'
vannah, which is controlled by the
central railroad company, made net
profit last year of scoops 80.
Ben. Fortenberry, ate sherifof Marion
county, Mississippi, has been.sentenced.to
the pcnitentiary for two years upon
charge of official larceny.
Quent Bryan and Frank Harrison, two
notorious desperadoes, have just been
pardoned out of the penitentiary by
governor Brogden Of North Carolina.
A panther measuring ten feet and nine
inches was recently killed in Williamson
county, Tenn, after he had slain thirteen
CANNES.
The ocean steamship company, Of Sa-
vannah, which is controlled by the Cen
trail railroad company, made a net profit
last year of $5O,O28.83.
The largest reservoir on the line of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad has just been
completed at Grafton, West Virginia.
1t contains 10000 bricks and has ca
pacity of 100000 gallons.
Mr.. Balfour, agent, purchased by tele
graph order 5000 bales of cotton in At
lanta at cost of $4,000, to be shipped
on the line of steamers engaged in the
direct trade between Brunswick, Ga,
and Liverpool. This is the biggest order
ever sent to the state.
A short time ago Fred. Huntzinger
entered a cave near Elk Mound, Wis,
and killed three lynx. The animals we're
snugly ensconccd for the winter. Farmers
in that vicinity had several times tried
to smoke them out, but all efforts in that
direction signally failed. Mr. Huntzin-
ger boldly entered the place, revolver in
hand, and by a series of well-directed
shots, put an end to their career. He
obtained twenty-one dollars bounty for
the three scalps and sold the hides for
several dollars more.
Fort Worth (Texas) Democrat We
received information and interviewed
parties lust in from Fort Griffin, to the
effect that the citizens Of that frontier
town have captured and hung, some
seven miles west of the fort, eleven horse
thieves, whom they have been tracking
and trailing tor some time. They were
overtakcn with twenty-Seven head of
stolen horses. No mercy was extended
to the dcsperadoes, and each met his fate
from the end Of the halter, and their
bodies will make food for the yuItures.
-Four more thieves, belonging to the
same outfit, were made prisoners just this
side of Fort Sill. They are now en- route
for Fort Griffin, where their show for life
will be meagre indeed.
The japanese silk trade for the past
ten seasons has averaged about 1850
bales annually. This year the report
will probably amount to $4,000 or 20, 900
bales.
Sharp's company at Bridgeport, Con-
necticut, arc getting out a rifle of new
and improved pattern. The new piece is
selfcocking and has no hammer, the
cartridge being exploded by the spring
in the breach.
The superintendent Of fish culture in
Connecticut has'recently placed $4,000
California salmon in the Shetucket, at
Willimantic; 100000 in the HousatOnic,
at New Milford; and 100000 in the
Pennington at Pennington.
In Paris there are contractors who pay
the city $4,000 per annum for the Privi-
lege Of keeping the streets clean. The
work is done under the supervision of the
municipal authorities, and the cOntrac-
ters are reimbursed by the sale of the
mud and dust, which, manufactured
into fertilizers, is said to yield $6O0,OO
annually.