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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-07-19
A CARD.
"I'hae Cascasieu Layout

We are requested to publish the
following open letter to the New
Orleans Times
To the Editor of the New Orleans
Times
With every desire to perform the du-
ties entrusted to me as one of the rp-
prnisers, without Interfering with that
which properly belongs to others, and
to avoid an Unfair preiudgment of what
is called the Calcasieu log war, / have
efrnined from expressing any opinion
ut tllis time on the merits Of the case.
AS an imputatiou, however, seems 10
be cast upon the appraisers, ill the ar
tic es published 10y you, / deem it n1y
duty to put the public i'll possession of
the entire facts connected with this
matter, and shall do so on my return to
New Orleans, after the compile ton If
my lubors III this parish. In the meun-
tlme permit me to state, that the art Gle
on CaIcasien affairs which appeared in
your journal OF the 18th inst, headed
The Caicasieu Layout is SO gross n
misrepresentation Of the facts that ]
am compelled TO believe, that, though
published as an editorial, it is nothing
molc than communication FROM some
evil disposed person dishonesty ell
gagged Ill the nefarious pursuit of an
unholy purpose
can uot understand what can have
induced a paper Of your presumed re-
spectahiiity to publish such idle and
nntonnded statements. Between now
and the time that a full disclosure OF
all the facts connected with this matter
shall appear. suffice it to say, that the
statement made by your mendaeioue
informant, who is evidently too COW
ardly to affix his signature thereto, and
published under your editorial sanction
consists of u tissue Of unmitigated and
falsehood from beginning to
end
l have the honor, Mr.. Editor, TO sub
scribe myself I
Always at command,
l.. SEWELL.
~ Decatur street, N. O.
Lake Charles, Parish Of CaIca,ieu.
July -, 1927
We fully endorse the foregoing card.
AuGTE CoUTEREE.
w I'll Ell ASKEII
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We learn from G. W. Gossett,
". 7. of Bagdad Council No. 81
that the adjourned session of the
Grand Council, held at New Ibe-
ria on the 4th inst, was well at
tended, and that the proceedings
were OF great interest. Mr.. Cos.
sett was a delegate from his Coun-
Gil to the Grand Council.
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wanted Hughes to board him.
This demand not being complied
with very readily, this keeper left
also and made. his reports. The
fonrth instance of resistance
occurred on Bayou Serpent. 4
young gentleman, being there III
caar2e. a--~iaat--nf- loSs. which
had been taken from lands owned
by Mr.. Hebert for over thirty
fears, a keeper was seiit to take
charge of them, for what pnrticp-
lar destination never transpired
The gentleman not chancingto he
IN Il mood to ENJOY hlndrauce,
gave peremptory orders to vac'lte,
and Mr.. wouIdlbe Logholder
then and there vacated and made,
a report to Mr.. Government
Agent, and Mr.. G. ordered an
other warrant no doubt.
There was pretty little dove Of
deputy marshal out here. and he pre-
7hblN'A 81 ihJ hl'oi Slthr-L Eootl iOOWN
or his Official authority. ] don't know
exactly which as to undertake the seiz-
urn of logs III old Mr.. Joness boom,
which logs had come from lands long
ago purchased from the United States
Mr.. j. had set his heart upon reducing
their beautiful proportions to first
Quality liniber. III the first fry of
this prospective disappointment he
distressed the poor deputy with some
rough words, and of goes another re-
port of resistance.
We assert that all this is the full and
far truth and now where was the ne
cessity ofsending soldiers here ? They
do not distress Ms In the least they are
quiet and gentlemanly, and SHOW a
most excellent state of discipline. The
injury WAS all done by sending them
here. We hope they have pleasant
quarters and amusement, fine hunting,
boating and fishing, and
plenty OF enjoyment. And with this
will close, with the promise that III
case this finds outlet through your
well circulated columns, yon shall have
more NEXT Time |
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"A STANDARD TOPIC
Is TILE CALCASIEU LOG LAYOUT.
AND LIKELY TO RUN THROUGH
FILE SU MINER.
n Q. Times, July Ill 4

The Caloasieu log trouble is not
oy any means settled vet.
though the respect for the CON
summation of that much desired
object is. from all reports, much.
improved. The difficulty during
the past two or three weeks seems
TO have been that the deputy
marshals, the appraisers. the
sovefnment agent, and the United
States commissioner all under
stood the situation differently, and
each party appears to have been
Impressed with the idea that if
they We're only entrusted with the
management of the matter they
could settle it up in very short
space OF time, and to the salts 4
faction of everybody. From ALI
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OPINION AND DECREE.

1.-The evidence in this case tiscloses
the following facts. On the morning
OF the 9th day of July, 1877, the
steam ting Alert, III charge of the &C
cuscd, Vim Horne, was descending
the Calcasieu river, having in tow a
rHft of logs. When near Goosport,
il the Parish of CnIcasieu, the deputy
marshal John j. Gainey, aucording TO
hls own testimony, without knowing
whose logs the Alert had in tow. and
without stopping to inquire, went on
boatd the tug, and attempted to take
ioscibie Possession Of her Indeed
accompanied BY his prize crew, he pro
cerdH 10 assign his laou to their res
pectlVo stations, He is met by the
captain who demands his tuthoriy for
ls proceedings, ms he. the CAPTAIN.
had M undouhted right to do Instead
81 complying with this very reasonable
request, the marshal violently ms, aults.
and, with Al drawn weapon. jerks an
pushes the accused, i'll n ,anner which
looks to me ms though intended to
provoke A conflict the witness Carney
himself stating that h told the uc-
eused he would make him resist, or
give up the boat
Art. 4 Of the amendments of 1901 to
the constitution Of the United States.
guarantees to the citizen immunity
from nnwarrantable searches and
seizures, ald declares, in the most
emphatic language, that these rights
OF the people shall not be violated. 4
In refusing to amend his affidavit, \
antl say what process the marshal was
in the act of executing at the time Of !
meeting with the alleged resistance the
deputy marshal and the counsel for
the government closed the door to the
introduction OF any proof going to
show that the marshal was III the act
uf serving any process whatever all
Iata' defect, for, without process, all
marshal is but O private citizen. 1t is
his process of court which gives
'anctity to mis- person.
In resisting this Illegal and unwar-
'antable seizure of his boat, the .pris-
'ner in this instance was but discliarg-
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Thos. Mullett, of Lake Charles

Thos. Mullett, of Lake Charles,
has been appointed and COM
missioned Parish Surveyor Of
Calcasieu parish. The appoint
meut is an excellent one, and we
trnst that Mr.. Muliett may soon
recover from long and serious
illness, which at present confines
him to his bed and room.
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FORGERY BY A BANKER. INA
than l.. Lanheim, banker in
Montrose, Pa, who had for several
months been under arrest for
forging n check on the Park
National Bank for $4,000, and
one on the first National Bank Tor
$4,000, pleaded guilty in the
General Sessions yesterday, and
was sentenced TO four years IN
Sing Sing. His father, accused
OF completely, but whose innocence
was conee led by the bank officials,
was discharged.--[N. Y. Sun.
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Magnolia Grange No 3I2
Patrons Of Hnsbandry meets on
the 4th Saturday, ofeach month.
Il. M. Nichols is master of the
above Grange. -5
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s'a4 .ue engine. Horne again told
/ wilson not t" do il, aud that il he ii,
lie woutl report him to the inspectors
and asked Carney for his warurt o
arrest. Wilson declined to stnl
the engine, and Gainoy then com
menced to jerk and push Horne abort
on ,,fftr ire furcitrie- resist
nnce do Won ?" Horne replied he die
not, Gainey said, still jerking Horne
about Il want yon to offer me iorcthie
resistance. I'll -makG-xou -QtlGI mt
forcibie resistance Horne sad '
am master and engineer IL charge 81
this boat, and I want Won to renpeot m
as SUCH Gaiuev charged Horne with
not Respecting MIN ps deputy Hareh@I
Carney then sen Wilson ashore Il ash
for q detachment Of troops. The troops
not coming Gaiuoy went ashore, made
u written TrquisiJon for troops, and
shortly returned with n captain Of =
company. q on.commissioned officer,
and small Getachm"nt of armed SOL
diers. Boarding the Alert, G+niueT took
hold of Horne. saying Il arrest you. -
Horne replied Gainey could not arrest
him without Il warrant. The commits
stoned officer then put lis hand on
Horne. and told HIM he WAS Gainey' S
prisoner, and that he must 90 with him
and not resist INN. Horne said to the
officer, II will surrender to You, as you
are gentleman, but Mr. Gainey can
not arrest me without warrant" Gai-
ney then placed Wilson at the engine,
and another man at the wheel. turned
loose the raft of logs, took the Alert.
with all on board. to Goosport, and Or
dered Horne to be put in the military
guard house, which was done. 1t was
now nearly s "A. NJ. A little before 10 A.
NJ. Gainey made affidavit. procured
warrant Of arrest, and produced his
prisoner i'll conrt, as already stated.
The examination closed on tine 18th
inst, and was arcued by counsel for the
and for the plisouer The
court. referring to remark by the GOV
counsel tLat il was the mission
o. the court IT, win ?lcH.e the officers of
Ihe law, and to sustain them III the dis
charge Of their duty. said the counsel
WAS right; chat was the mission of the
court, aud no conflict of opinion could
mise between the Commissioner and
;he officers except in the Interpretation
md execution of the law. The Commits
'ioncr remarked at the same time, IL
was sent here by II judge whose
owe of justice, ability rs
nrist, ilnpartiuIity i'll the admin
stratlon. and knowledge, of the
aw, are ut once the admiration and ey-
Imple Of every bench in the Uuited
States. Els last instructions to me
we're, Go; execute the law, as you
,now it. Dea justly with all who may |
ONE before YOU. keeping constantly in
mind that justice is the highest nttri-
ute that should control the mind OF
1an.' The Commissioner said that, t.
he best Of his ability, lie had enieuv-
red to follow this Judges illnstrious
Aamllie, and then pronounced the fol
wing
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Three negro fngitives from
justice were captured a few DAYS
ago at Lake Charles, La, under a
reguisitiop from the Governor, by.
re. Mcfarland, r. "A. Neyland
aud ID. "A. Middleton, and carried
ID Jasper county, 1.-THE Era.
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that Can be gathered boun.
the ehiei deputy marshal hwy "eVsf
parently kept has bead better up ap'
any 1t the others, and has ' sSa
lowed has instructions with nv -u'
siderable fidelity. III reports wv
-asr.set -SAs-Iaitea States- co wv
sss4ss'se.ss's--'"res41esaa-r s~4s4ssl,~ :
long time, with the erreneous 1,
preston that he presided orer
court Of wide and varied jurist;s'
tion, and that he Was sent to calns
sieu for the express PURPOSE a
settling up the whole eontrorsrsv'
and bringing joy and happiness T.
the oppressed citizens of~thot
timber bearing parish, and esps.
ciaIly to the mill owners and Ioo
contractors. Of this imprsssiioss
he does not appear to have been
relieved until
JUDGE BILLINGS
sent from New Haven a ann.
elemental order, defining bs
powers, Of course, the .ordar
sLrunk the proportions Of bE
court to such an extent thst latek
it has not cut amy eonsiderabs
figure in the log region.
OF the appraisers very little
indeed has been heard. 1t was
whispered, however, that thsr
looked at the logs through tG
spectacles of the claimants unit
the government agent began TO
seriously inquire whether the logs
were worth anything or not. At
length he came to the conelusion
that the appraisers were not well
posted as to the palbe of logs. and
SO telegraphed the government,
The government having full faith
III It's agent, Yesterday, through
the attorney general, telegraphed
to District Attorney Lacey not to
allow the release OF msay OF the
logs except upon the report of the
agent.
Some of the depgty naarshab
who Were sent to the parish werr
so deeply impressed with the IT.
presentations of the people as TO
their oppl essions and sufterlngs,
that they came right down to tell
the marshals about IL, and have
not been back siuce.
About sixty Thousand logs ore
now under seiAnre, and the chief
deputy thinks that he will be abhl
TO complete the Inventory OF them
within Il month. He has sent
iowa for additional lnen tt, assist
in turning the logs over, as II
seems that such action is necessaff|
for their preservation.
Ihe marShal probably WIFI bel
hapqy WHEN the matter IL tinallyl
settled, though if it were not farl
these logs has genius would have
nothing upon which to exercise
.'sob during these dHll summer
uonths.
: 4 [ NNGTnN 4 Dl- d PINK, I'M InAtn,g
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Agents GOr tiae EcIae.

Our Subscribers will confer n
favor by advising the proprietor
of any irreguIarity in receiving
their paper.
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r -LsEi IT Al GuL4l ASA, ALL
A RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT.

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~ rtn"t d'pufT lnar8h',i here, John
H. Gaiucv, without any process ut
coutt, aud that lhe cpptain com
mandinc the Alert WIN. Hornel
! had h,.cr =, tne same f;mo a,ycsf-
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me rhe duty imposed 1Ipon him by hls
obligation to his employers !; and can
not but commend inthe warmest tennis.
the moderation. dignity und mnn mess
Of his conduct, as compared with the
violent and rllnianiy proceeding on the
part OF the marshal. ] can not CON
-lt4ve- Low l1s sgperlerg will y. @nle e.
justify the marshal S copduct. When
ciT1fTcd npun 70 account therefor IN q
tribunal renowned ahke for lis love OF
Justice, and its knowledge OF the law.
For these and kindred reasons, let
the prisoner be discharged. "
-:F'ur-vurt Of space, we must defer TIL
next week, comment on some startling
iactS developed under oath on the e1-
animation OF this case. ..- -- - =.
The following notice, by some Of
deputy marshal Guiney's appointees,
dated two days after Gainey's seizure
OF the steam tug Alert, and arrest of
her captain, is equally interesting and
instructive.
Coles Farm July 18th 1877
Baeu Hodges
Sir luke Notice tbot You Will
Seize hauiiug temher on aud after
this date and in Case of REFUSAL
90 your Part You Will Suffer the
Pentlv according TO Law
Signed P, w. A. McStea,
i. Stolbarger,
l. Carradiue
in Charg of ali tember Under
Seazure III Barnes Greek and
Necenity
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JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SHERIFF. SALES.
harles A. Meyer vs.. Frederick G. Hes,er.

Charles A. Meyer VS.. Frederick G. Hester.
EaIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
IL ish Of Orleans. No. 7495-By virtue OF a
pIuries writ Of eri faeias. to me directed by the
honorable the Fifth District Court for the
parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause
will proceed to sell at public auction. at the Mer-
chants and Auetioneers Exchange. Royal
street. betwes n Canal and Cusfomhouse streets
In the Second District of this city. on FRIDAY
September 81, 1877 at Il o'clock, m the fol-
loving ne, les property. to witaaor-, =,
A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND. with
the. buildings and improvements thereon.
rights, ways, privileges or seryitudes thereunto
etv n be snare bd 1Y h Satrc = Va
mont, Dufossat and st. David streets measur-
ing thirty-seven feet three inches four lines
front on St David street, by three hundred and
five feet eleven inches in depth and front on Du-
1ossat street. fifty three feet front on Sc. Patrick
street. and three hundred and six feet in depth
on the opposite side nearest Vamont street.
Seized In the above suit.
TermS-Cash on the spot
THOMAS FL. HANDY
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish of Orleans.
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JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SHERIFF SALES.
The City of New Orleans vs. WIN. Tackle,

The City of New Orleans vs. VIM. Tackle.
SUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
- parish of Orleans No. 3,534-By virtue of q
able the Superior Dis riet Court for the parish
OF orleans, in the above entitled cause. for city
taxes OF 1874 viii proceed to sell at public aue-
tlon, at the Merchants and AuctiOneers' Ex-
change. Royal street. between Canal and Gus
toInhouse streets. in the Second District of this
city. on SATURDAY. September 8. 1877. at u
wit - 0-''' W
/. A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, sit
uated In the First District Of this city, in square
number three hundred and twenty, bounded
by Terpsiehore, Franklin, Enterpe and Liberty
streets, designated as follows: Lot number four
meas NV dn fe trent on terps
hirty-two feet front on Euterpe street BY one
nnare GE fa P6RToS ee 81 Il a dsb9 sit
uated in the First District of this city in square
number three hundred and eighty-six. bounded
Streets designated as lot number three. meas
urng thirty one feet front on Felicity street by
i + 6t ss1 K f9pf6 RT1oN OF GROUND Sit
uated in the Fourth District of this city in square
number three hundred and twenty-five, bound
ed by st. Andrew, Liberty and Franklin streets.
designated as lot number one hundred, meas
0f oERAN z PoEToN of dRotND sit
nated In The Sixth District Of this city in I
Plaquemine, Leontine. Chestnut and AValmoni
streets, designated as lots numbers nineteen
and twenty, measuring sxty-one feet four
inches front on Plaquemines street by one hun
bred feet in depth.
5. A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, sit
uated in the Sixth District Of this city, in square
number three hundred and five. bounded by
Plaquemine. Octavia, Perrier and Joseph
streets, designated as lots. numbers eight and
nine, measuring sixty feet front on Plaauemine
street by one hundred feet in depth.
Seized in the above suit
Terms-Cash on the SPOT
THOMAS Fl. HANDY
Civil Sheriff for the Parish Of Orleans.
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rhe City of New Orleans vs.. John weber;

same VS.. same, same vs.. same.
SUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
~ parish of Orleans, Nos. 81 49, TO- $40 and
10,469-By virtue of three wrts of feri facias to
me directed by the honorable the Superior Dis
triet Court for the parish Of Orleans, in the
above entitled causes, for city taxes of 1875
and 1876 / will proceed to sell at public auction.
at the Merchants and Auetioneers' Exchange
Royal street, between Canal and Cust0mnouse
streets, in the Second District OF this city, on
SATURDAY, September 8, 1877, at 70 o'clock
l. A CERTAIN PORTION Of GROUND. sit
uated in the Fourth District of this city in
square number flfty-four. bounded by Chip
pewa, Ninth, st. Thomas and Harmony streets,
designated as lots numbers sixteen and seven
teen, measuring fifty-eight feet front on Chip
pewa street by one hundred and ten feet In
.. A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND. sit
uated in the Fourth District of this city, In
square number eighty-f bounded by Chip
pewa, Ninth, Annuneiation and Harmony
streets, designated as lot number eight, meas
uring ninety eight feet front on Chippewa
street by one hundred and fourteen feet in
8. A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, sit
uated in the Fourth District of this city, in
square number three hundred and two,
bounded by st. Patrick, Third. st. David and
Second streets. designated as lots numbers
nine and ten, measuring sixty feet front on st.
Patrick street by one hundred and fourteen
feet in depth.
Seized in the above suits.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
THOMAS Fl. HANDY
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish of Orleans.
AMI 90