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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-22
SALE OF LEGGErI'S HOTEL.

Van Tassell Kearney, ny order Of Charles r.
Woodwork, assignee OF Alfred Storms surviving
partner OF Leggctt Il Storms, yesterday sold the
lease, good Will, furniture and fixtures Of Leggetrs
Hotol Nos. ~, 40 and As Chatham street. The sale
took place at two O'Clock p. NJ IN tho Office, the a
tendance being quito large The leases sold
ject to back rents, taxes and assesspents, iol-
lows:-Lsase for Two years, from May l, 1878, At
81, $780, of No ~ taxes Tor 1876 1877. $l3 0s !;
No. 10 Centre street for two years, $685. ana
back rents oil 7G2 So Lease OF No. IS from date to
May /, 1873, Ut a rental Of 81, 900; back rent Of
$500 Lease OF No. 40 tor two years from Nay 1875
81 500 year ground rent back rent, taxes and
due, ST. 6V4 o. For these leascs and tho
good VIII tue nrst bid was 81 another bid OF $50
made and then Mr. Edward Pace advanced. TO SIG, ut
whicE price they were Knocked down. the furniture,
nxturos, STOCK OF liquors, &c. OF tho entro buiiuIng
ihon offered IN one lot ana alter spirited BID
ding were purchased by Mr.. Place for 81, 20.
barrier In the day MI Place PURCHASED ON tho Real
Estate Exchange tor 50 goo tho TOUR story building
No. A. which forms pars vi the hotoi.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-22
COURT OF APPEALS.

ALBANY, MATCu II, 1878.
In the Court of Appeals to-day the following bust
ness was transactcd:-
No. 126. Kincad W.. Archtbald-Argument re-
and concluded
No l27. Schaeier vs.. HcnkeL-Argued By James
A. Decring for appellant. aud ny james Clark i0rre-
spondent.
No. LII. The Black River Insurance Company
The New York State Loan, &C.. Company. argued
by William A. Butior Tor appellant and ny A. O'Bnen
for respondent.
No. no. Muller vs. McKesson.-Argucd by Charles
IL. Mundy Tor appellant, aud by Frederick A. Ward
Tor respondent CASE Still on.
The following Is the Court OF Appeals day calendar
for Friday March ~, lS1S:N0s Q, -, ~, ~ LIS.
lZ9, 100 and 1872.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-22
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

police officer II eleven o'clock Wednesday
night found tho body Of lying shs side.
walk on newark street, Jersey Clty Hsighta Coro.
ncr Roman ~ once nol,ncd and removed The body
10 tho Morgue. rho man dressed In . brown
ovcrcoat black irocg INSIDE and and striped
Inntaloona Hc oultoned KID CATERS and IN HE
SHIRT bosom were three god spiral studA There we're
marks OF violence upon tho body and nothing IA
the pockets by which the remains could DO
sxcepta bunch OF keys one OF which wss for Marvin
SAFE numbered alS County Physician Vonvsr was
notified yesterday aud VIII MAKE . Dess nosssA -
amSnnsAoa So<4AG
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-22
BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS.


q. Webster Peck, dealer IN hardware 81 No l1e
Chambers street. has Effected a mpromise with bis
creditors At twenty couts on the doar. Ho JAILED
last month, with liabilities amounting to 50, 200
Application was made yesterday to Register Day.
ton oy Henry q. Kirkland, cotton broker, formerly
At No. LOO Poari street, for his discharge from bank
rupicy, which Will be granted, thore bong oppo-
sition on this part oil The creditors.
W. ~ Hubbeli x Co.. slockDrokcrs at No. ~ Broad
street. have temporarily suspended account OF the
failure oil Notter " Co. anu other nrms with whom
they had long time contracts tue failure vi
toners make good their margins. rnc liabilities
arc not large and they expect 10 resume in short
time. The nrm hal no d,foronces In tho Mining
Stock Exchange aud they have not suspended there.
Considerable sympathy Is expressed Tor them.
LOUIS Abranains, deaior IN boots aud Shoes as No
"a Caiharno street, has settled with mis- creditors ~
twenty-five cents on the dollar and tho bankruptcy
proceedings before Register Allen have been disooa-
tinued ny consent OF all the creditors
Iherc was nied yesterday ~ the Court Of Common
Pleas the assignment OF Gustav Radtke and Albert
Luscncr, comprising Tho nrm Of Radtke b %, "
Harry I. Cleveland
There also died In the Court OF Common Pleas,
tho assignment with schedule annexed, OF W. N. a
Hammond II Co TO Charles Watson. The liabilities
are stated at $2454 80 nominal assets ~ SlAlo6 g
aud real assets ~ 81 l52 %.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-22
THE LEWIS WILL CASE.

the examination OF witnesses In the case OF the
will OF Joseph L. Lewis, the Hoboken millionaire who
bequealhed g. 600 900 the federal government was
to have been continued yesterday before Master In
Chancery Scc OF Jersey CITY but owing W Tho absence
oil Mrs. Lewis, the alleged widow, tie examination
was again postponed. MIRA Lewis Is lying seriously
III at residences Staten Island, nor counsel
OF the contest
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-22
BELLICOSE BROKERS.

The Stock Exchange was disturbed again yesterday
by another OF those disgracoiul Affairs that have be-
come frequent OF late. ono broker, Mr.. II. y.
Camblos, had dispute with another, Mr. 4. Imam
son, Jr., about The price OF a STOCK During Tue dis.
puto Mr.. Manson Is reported to have called Mr..
Camblos TOOL, upon which the latter struck out HIT
ting NJ Manson la the lace. The occurrence hap
penDg the floor OF the Exchange was reported TO
the PRESIDENT, and u Is thought Mr. CamDlos least
will be suspended Tor lew uaya IL ID hltle ovor
week slnco Two brokers fought IN Nsw street y
.buslnsnn diapntA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-22
ACCIDENT TO A DEAF MUTE.

George Gruber, deaf aud dumb man, residing o.
Greenpoint, L. l., and employed In Preston. & sons
Bone Works, hunters Point, sustained fracture OF
the LETT leg and was injured informally yesterday by
being caoght W the belt vi an elevator which he
passing lie WAS removed " b. CsLhartas's Hoe
DlIal for teonSmenA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-22

Arnott va Arpott.-Relerence ordered
Elias ct al VS.: RuckerL Order oenying motion.
The Inquirer Printing and Publishing Company va
Carceery. Order striking ont answer
Sattler vs. The KnickerbocKer Life Insurance Com
panyi Wing Vs. Dean ct al {; More va Regan.-Actions
Gardner VS.. Dic,erlen.--ordcr granted
LANCE vs. Gehe tNo. ~; Fisher Vs. Lange mo p =
ss,terly VS.. Horr,ok ct al Order appoln.lng Mr..
John Flanagan guardian, ad Item, Of infant de-
COMMON -snsGIAL TERM.
BY Judge Larremore.
New YORK Life Insurance Company VS.. Westervelt;
Vs. samei Same w. Same; same VS.. Same; Same vs..
same Same VS.. Same; Same vs. Same; Same VS..
orslns; 10 the matter Of can.rel; Watson vs. Perry
Clark vs. The Mayor, &C.; Long vs.. McCunn; Schro-
der Va. ear--Application granted.
Schemernorn VS.. Schulttreis; Same VS.. Same Same
w. ssme Same vs.. Same-Report confirmed and de-
cree entered.
New York Life insurance Company va Foran:-
Same vs. Same; Same VS.. Same: Same va Same
judgment ordered.
In tho matter. &C.. OF Leipzgcr.-Ordor 70 show
cause and injunction granted.
Donaldson VS.. kent-bond approved
Reynolds VS.. neutrality-suspicious. for leave TO
serve amended answer granted.
Stewart vs. Dunton.-rhe order OF March IS n the
proper ana only order that should be made in the
premises.
Lord VS.. Kitssli-Order overruiing demurrer
In Toe matter Of Fabbri.-ordsr TO pay dividend,
By Judge Robinson.
Ousau Vs. brOpny.-Domurrers oil Mary y. brOpnY,
OF Brophy Crowc and oil Edwin Terry sustained aud
judgment absolute thereon except terms stated II
opinion.
In tho matter, &C., OF Fitzsimmons and others
Matter OF petition referred TO stephen II. Un 10 take
proof OF facts alleged and his OPINION thereon.
Notice to persons Interested TO be published IN the
DAILY Register ten days previous TO appointed Tor
hearing TO attend roierence
MARINE CoURT-sPECIAL TERM AND CHAMBERS.
BY Judge McAdam.
Hoagand VS.. H0yt.--Motlon granted
Galloway vs. Healy.-Order settled
Day VS.. Carcy.-lntcrrogat cries settled.
Spratt VS.. Taylor.-Judgment vacated.
Levison vs.. Sieden back. Judgment tor plaintiff
pearce W.. Pitcher; Clements vs.. same.-rriod and
iud smenis hled.
Wbeatcratt vs. Jacobson.-Edward Woodward ap-
pointed receiver.
Moore vs.. Clark; Greason VS.. Katski; Crum vs..
Crum; Scnarrc,n Va. Coon; Meyer va McColi; HUGH
man vs.. Jacobs; Hegemeyer vs. Phyie; Winter vs.
Jacobson; Bradley vs. Keller; Spiiier vs.. Barnett;
Richrath VS.. Wer-0rGers granted.
Crosley VS.. Lung-Decision died.
Koppe Vs. Kochler.-Moton granted unless, within
ten Jays, paintiT pays $40 costs OF motion.
Perdue vs. acknowledgment for plaintiff.
BY Judge Sheridan
Summers vs.. Beach.-Findiugs signed.
BY Judge Sinnott.
The Mechanics National Bank DuboiA
V. b. Kennedy appointed receiver
The Mayor, &C., vs.. CORVALLIS Order signed.
The daily gazette., 1878-01-17
@ 3 WILMINGTON. DEL. THURSDAY. JANUARY X 1878
, LOCAL TIME TABLE,
frp.,s.l,r.vr mn ,vvsrIwY,,,s ,,saror.

TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON.
For Philadelphia; zoe, 6.55, $40, 800,
s.ss, slS' & >. = M. On sun ssndsy:; acs ~ 10 s q.
For TssSe' NsS Sofk sss 70 81, 81 g M, II 81 ~ 4o
,oS4sp m;rop Sundays. V q m:
sSes M i2sl. y g, 800, p M Sundays
For .Foiit |. psposit: 4ss p m; no Sunday
For ~ New castle: :, : y. . 80 a mi 30, 50 p
For Delaware r. r.: 8 os, . 80 q m; 9 30 m;
For Wilmington 4 Northern r.. r.. 8 % q
m; 9 90. 800 p m; no sunday train. =, :.
pm; on Sundays: 10 80 q M 'lls .s.i b,
TRAINS ARRIVE At wILMrNGroN. :.
from Philadespnlu; 26 ~. 9 "a mi u
mi la44. ie5l, sSo, 41i, 5i4 Sy,
~ u 81, y 70 49, 81 81 FL 70 sundays % u s.
Frem New York i2 is, 8 81 q p; 70 n, 70 Sc
se!, ,ssipm m; on Sundays IL 50 g m
From baltimore. ais, eaI,a m; la4. 1928,
SIS, esp m; on Sundays; 2ls q m ; *
From VI washington. Q is q m u q, II %
l6ss. Q 40 p m; on Sundays; Is q m; Y
From Port Deposit: oc a m no Sunday
From New Castle. 7 IS, 8 20 m 70 90 m
a 20, 8 10, 90 p m; no Sunday trains.
From Delaware r. r.: 9 30 q mi 20, 10 /
m; no Sunday trains.
From Wilmington a Northern r. R.: 0s
IL 80 q m: 8 10 m; no Sunday trains.
From Delaware Western II. r.: 90 m
31Op m; on SUNDAYS: 100 y m.
TRAINS FOR WILMINGTON LEAVE Phil
ADELPHIA,
1 From Broad street and Warrington ave
| nue.: 7 30, 800 1880, l45a m; 80. 30
400, SIS, -646, o 45, II 30 pm; on Sun
days: 8 80 q m; 8 00,9 49, II 30, p m.jii.s
| From Thirty Second and Market streetA
| T25, IL 45 a m, 12 10, 3 %, s6o, II 40 p m
The daily gazette., 1878-01-17
GENERAL NEWS.

Five deaths have so far resulted from
the Potls mine explosion, near Ashland,
Pa, Tuesday. m y.Nra1sif 1901
A dispatch from, Jacksonville, Fla,
states that It 10 believed the recovery oi
John Morrissey is now despaired of. =
At a meeting of she coal managers In
New York yesterday the combination
entered I'M D BY the operators was ratiHed
The whole Roanoke river county In
North Carolina and part OF Virginia
presents scene Of devastation by the
recent foods. ,onlr r'ilah l4gt n
The cases against ex GOV. Bullock, a
Atlanta, Ga, were finally disposed OF
yesterday by his acquittal, thus vindica
ting his official conduct. 5tI
The liquor men of Louisville, KY.
appeal TO Congress to settle speedily the
pending tax question, as rfnportant u
end all doubt and revive business, ,.lilr
The schooner Edna Harwood, of Bal.
timore, from Port Maria, Jamaica, fol
Boston, is ashore two miles north
Eastman, Cape Cod. The crew wer'
saved. ~, ,s,G's.ta III -. 'S.,,.',''i
2The Italians In Cincinnati will hav'
. funeral procession, and parade TO da,
In commemorative of Victor Emmanuel
The Italians In St.fLouis had q process
tion udfuneral services yesterdayr u
In Brunswick county, N. g., q shanty
fell in and was burned and with 1t ID
a.. Thorpe, tseo.s Divaue, Dallas Will
liafns and Adam Badham, who wer
sleeping In it. 40 ! -
Another Intellectual ballot was taken
In the Kentucky Legislature for United
States Lenator yesterday, but in the de
mocratic caucus last night Genera
Williams was nominated on the ele
venth ballot. i'sarq .THNlGg .lsta
AT Philadelphia yesterday the Unite'
Pipe Lime Company purchased th'
Empire pipe line which it has leaset
since the sale OF the Empire Transporta
tien Company's property in October last
The value Of the interest conveyed 1
about 81, 100000. an VI
The daily gazette., 1878-01-17
INAUGURATION OF MCCLELLAN
GRAND DEMONSTRATION in HIS HONOR


GRAND DEMONSTRATION in HIS HONOR
AT TRENTON. 4a
\ TRENTON, January 15.--Governor-elect
Mcclellan was inaugurated with impos-
ing ceremonies to-day. Some 10 900 peo-
Pile were present from New Jersey and
adjoining states, A mum ber of military
civic organizations participated sin, the
procession, several being present from
philadelphia. The procession moved to
the residence of General Mcclellan, and
after receiving Kim into the procession
10 then retarned TO the state house, and
the governor elect was brought to the
platform and introduced to the moers
of the Legislature then IN session., On
the return of the procession from Gener-
eral McClellan's residence salute of 1HO
guns. was fred, The shouts of the people
were terrific when the carriage contain
ing the governor elect appeared. The
tops of houses were flled with people.
and bunting was, displayed, every where.
Ex-Governor Bedle and Senator Sewell
and Senator Ludlow walked into the
capitol with II enerat Mcclellan. while
the band played "Hail to the Chief"
After prayer the oath Of office was ad-
by Chief Justice Beaseley.
ioyernor Bedle then presented Co Gov
ernor Mcclellan the great seal of the
state.n Id was received with few words.
Governor Mcclellan then delivered his
inaugural, which was frequently ap-
plauded. After the governor returned to
the executive chamber the Veterans as
sociatiop of Philadelphia presented an
address to him. The same party present
cd silver medal made of a half dollar
picked up on the field of Antietam. A
reception took place Immediately after
In the executive chamber, which was
visited BY great crowd -eyfHs ~.
The daily gazette., 1878-01-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

The "copnding democratsn of south
Carolina, as they are termed by cor
respondent Of the Charleston News, have
been severely shocked by the result of a
recent special election In Georgetown
The radicals carried the country, where
1t was believed that the opposite party
would certainly be victorious. The ne
groes cast their votes In solid unison fol
their candidates and seemed more than
ever fiostilelto an obliteration of the old
political lines The ''colored democrat
is said to be myth there. saf fialh
Charleston News "The republican
party Is not dead. 1t will need organs
aation, work and unity to keep the State
(South ,Carolina) In the hands of the
Aa,,l ocrA ~, WI8 II fDi1aq IndnnL. Gffr
uonHStlHSJ' AoI1ggIalgn- sgta "a. i4at
2 Washington Republican ave now
state Upon what we regard as high
authority that the Executive will sigll
theSi bill whenever 1t shall be sui
mitted to him1,nti l-ijIh Tsnaa.s &" ri!i
The daily gazette., 1878-01-17
AN ABsCoNDING JUSTICE AR
..,. - 1. ~ aRESTED. IL .

NoRRIlsToWNy january 16.-JOhn E
Oberholtzer, the absconding Justice o.
the Peace and Tax Collector of Rockhill
township, Bucks county, was captured
at his brothers house, near Norristown,
'to eR last night, with several hundred
dollars q his possession. He was charg'
ed With stealing thirty-three hundred
dollars belonging 20 the county; This
John Henderson n and John Oberholtzer
BE, met before the Justice of the Peace
of this place. Oberholtzer, Sr., gave
bond, for the difference between the
amount missing and the sam recovered
An effort will be made to arrange mat.
ters -.
The daily gazette., 1878-01-17

The Dutch at the Paris Exposition
will come cut very strong in tulips.
Forty thousand bulbs a,e to be planted
so as to figure out the arms of HaarIem
in a most effect manner. nJ7IJ5ss
A cautious Chicago lover wrote letters
TO bis sweetheart in ink that would
speedily fade out, so that when she de-
sired 10 usa them in a breach or promise
suit they were only blank papsryslsI
.lilir Jsgl eiosi -
The daily gazette., 1878-01-17

SHooTING THE OYSTER DREDGERs.-7 =
Captain Lsmeei Mitohell. Of the State
oyster police, who recently. shot and
killed, one "Brccky', ,Stewart,f for Illegally
dredging in the waters of Kent county,
has again distinguished himself BY
shooting Captain Andrew Conry, of
aJBaltimore Oyster vessel Our Anna
polls dispatches indicate that Conry's
wound Will be. fatal.. The State commits
sioners have invited Captain Mitchell to
resign, and .'hs has yielded to their re-
The daily gazette., 1878-01-17

!. Members ofths dShaughraan" dramat-
ic company auarrelled with a conductor
on che PennsyIyapia Railroad, and two
OF the actofts tguaFded 1shs idoors while
John A. Mackey, the star, whipped ne e
Omctai, ifHhDdTutt
The daily gazette., 1878-01-17


THE ARTIzANs SAVINGS BANK.
5e2 MARK EFT STREET,
INCORPORATED JANUARY 23D, 1851.
Open to receive deposits daily from 9 A
M. until 4iP. M, and on Tuesday and Sat
urdayn evenings from Z TO 9 O'clock M
' Y SEMI-ANNpAL DIVIDEND, -
Of SIX per cent, mas been regularly paid on
deposits, since the organization Of the Bank
and 10 Is the expectation of the Managers
that this rate Of ividends will be continued
When dividends are not withdrawn, they
are accounted as deposits. Thus permanent
deposits compound their interest twice In
sasN ss>f'o a. MANAGERS 9 . alla2
Shas. W. Rowland, George s. Capeiie,
Nathan,l X. Benson, M: 4. Ldchenstein,
Henry r. Dure, Edward Darlington
William NJ. Field, VIM. H. Swift, +
|H'FN ITO Anthony Higgins! d.
lais Cof = GEO. W. BUSH, President.
GEO. 8. CAPELLE, Vice President.
lfeb2i v esE. U. TAYLOR. Treasurer.
The daily gazette., 1878-01-17

Every one understood the law to be as
n have stated IL az the time of Its pas
sage. In fact, the great struggle then
was whether ove4 Ihe interest," on the
bonds I lhavA msnii ioned should be paid
In ieoi n. y That feature. 0f the laW was at
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-18

Henry Watterson, editor of the
Louisville Conrier-Jonrnal, pub
fishes in the Sun an open letter to
Abraham S Hewitt, in which he
says: You know and i know that
Mr.. Iildenoi-approvedo of tine Flee
toral bill. Won know and 4 know
that you spent Sunday, the l4th
of january, in New York, and that
he made ms objections sufficiently
known to you. On Monday even
ing, the 18th of January. q meeting
of u Committee of Amusement Con
sidersd the terms of the bill and
hypothetically submitted to it:that
ID that meeting / opposed them:
that you were dumb as an oyster
as to MIR. Tildenis opinion: that
finally we all agreed to support the
measure, most of us believed it the
emanafiop Of our chief. 4 have
charged and do charge that yonr
failure to deal frankly with us on
that occasion, your failure to tell
tus what Tilden had said to you the
day before, was the practice sup
pressian of his more sagaeioas
councils, and to all intents o be-
trayal of your friend. Now I me-
lpeat and declare my charge OF per-
sona1 dishonor cpon you, and as
you donIt wish TO fight it out-and
I am sure L DON'T will make you
this proposition: You select two
members Of the committee of ed.
\ visement, Of which both of us were
members. 4 will select two. The
four shall select the fifth, and il
do not make my charge good 4 viii
4 make you . public apology"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-18

And now comes the Lake
Charles EoHo and claims that it
has been made the recipient OF
some tomatoes, one of which
weighed one pound and three
,quarters, and another weighing
one pound and q quarter. II
makes all kind soffnn Of the Tri-
hume tomatoes, aud asks Orange
county to try again. Now lIei
some Of onr good farmersj just step
mp with % Ave Iponnder and put q
,qnietus on these fellows. BRING
us the largest tomato 10 the eonn.
tx.Oranse Tribune.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-18

There is O strong feeling of sym
pathy being aroused In Texas, as
we'll as other states, for the unfor-
tunate Kate Sothsrn. On yester-
,dav d.. j. M. Browder called on
MS and informed ms that he had
hsen urged by ladies from different
parts of the state TO forward petit
tions to Gov. Colquitt for her re-
lease. He is willing to do all he
can in her behalf, and asks the la
dies throughout the state TO cilcn
hate and sign their petitions and
forward them ut once TO the Com
mercial office, and we will see that
they are sent to the Governor of
the state ofGeorSin.-Dallas Com
mercial, 25th ult
LII the ladies of Beaumont and
vicinity will circulate a petition for
this unfortunate ladr, and when
they have gotten all the names
they can get. if they will send the
petition to the Lumberman office,
we will see that it resehes Gov.
GoIqrit. She killed the woman
who WAS her bushnn6's parumour.
She did no more than Gen. Cole
and Gen. Siekles did, and they
were acquitted. We do not be-
lieve there could be a Jury hound
in tins state who would bring in a
verdict against q man who had
killed the seducer of his wide and
destroyer of the chastity and peace
of his home. Most certainly, wo-
men should he nccorded the same
right to protect the sacred ehasti
+y, purity aud happiness of thei,
homes. These petitions are being
circulated In other towns and Cit
ies in the state, and fine ladies oi
Beaumont should not be behind III
this cause of humanity Beau-
mont Lumberman.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-18

We are authorized to state that
DIR. j. A. Dsrbanne, of st. Landry,
u dentist of long experience and
high standing in lis profession,
eau he found, for few days only,
ut the Star Hotel, at Lake Charles,
prepared to do all work entrusted
to him. The DIR. has q few pei
sonal acquaintance in town, all Cd
whom speak of him in the highest
terms. We. trust that on this, his
first visit here, he may receive en-
couraqement to visit us again.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-18
SuGARTowN, La, July 6, 1874


Mr.. j. w. Bryan, Lake Charles:
Dear Sir-It is with regret that
j have to say that it lis almost use
less for us to subscribe for your val
l,slble paper, for the mail route has
changed hands and time also; here
tofore we could get the Echo on
Friday, the next day after it was
printed, but now itisalm0st.a week
old when ii comes to this Office.
Gould You, or any one at the Lake.
use your influence to have the mail
changed back to the day of Friday,
etc. 1t would suit all the settle
lmeut much better.
The crops are better in this wi
entity this year than they have
been for many years past. The
cotton looks fine. There are some,
in this vicinity, who expect,ene bale
of cotton per acre, If the caterpillar
keeps off; hut as a general thing
the yield will be from one4tlird to
s0nefourth bale per acre of cotton
Corn from 10 to 25bushels peraore
There lis a pretty good rice crop
planted. and looks well this year
Sweet potatoes in abundance. The
stock looks well, but business III
town lis very dull at present.
We had a st. Louis clock -peddlel
through here some time since, wht
sold clocks for the amount of tws
sMthreethousand dollars, on credit
They were patent,csalendar clocks
S36 each. Yours truly,
UNCLE FULLER.