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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-03-28
"Reminiscences OF the Calcalsieu
Log Troubles.
SUIT FOR $40, 900 DAMAGES CLAIMED
FROM THE UNITED STATES MARSHAL
NND HIS DEPUTIES.
New Orleans Picayune.l

No" oflestlS lSssJ tuo
Norris & Co., u commercial firm
composed of W. B. Norris and
James G. Joues, dong business a.
lumber manufacturers and mill
owners in the parish of CaIcasieu,
have h'ed II petition 10 the Sixth
District Coart for the parish Of
Orleans, averriug that Jack Whar-
ton, who is United States Marsha.
for the State of Louisiana. and p.
P. Walsh. Albert Sciluitze and
Johnson Armstrong, who are h,s
,ureiies on the official bond of saie
Wharton, and also j J Gainey, 81,
this city, who is deputy United
states Marshal, are jointly, sever
ally and ia solido, Indebted TO ~
,itioners in the fnIl sum of twent,
thousand dollars damages.
Petitioners represent that they
are the owl ers of the steam tu-
Alert, her tackle, machinery, etc;
that on and previous to July IL,
1877, said vessel was used in the
busintss of towing RATS of logs,
.umber. schooners, etc, for hire on
he Calcasiru River and it's trihu
taries, under command of Wm.
Horne as captrin thereof; that said
vessel was worth $50 0; that about
the date above mentioned, whilst
said vessel was engaged in towing
near The village of Goosport, said
j. j. Gainey, a deputy of the Uni
ted States Marshal aforesaid, act
lug by authority of the latter, un
der preteDse of executing a writ of
sequestration issued from the Cir
cult Court of the Unite d States for
the Fifth Circuit and District of
Louisiana, in the case of the Uni
ted States VS.. Joseph Hampton ct
ais, ordering the Marshal to SEIZE
and hold certain pine logs, and
with the approval of said Wharton
then and there by violence and
against the protest OF capt. horne. |
forced his way on board said steam
boat Alert, at the head of IA de-
tachment of the Sd Infantry of the
forces of the United States.
acting under the command of said
Gainey, seized upon aud took pos
session of said vessel; that ever since
July 18th said United States Mar
shal and bis deputy have contrived
to keep said steamboat, now tied
up and moored to the shore of Cal
casieu River, ut or near Goosport.
here rotting and decayIGg nnsi!
the said vessel has become of no
value whatever.
That petitioners have been de-
orived all this time of the use of
said vessel in the service of their
nil. and of the hire of the same,
o their damage one hundred dol
ars per day. all to the extent of
100000, for which they ask judg-
nent. J g. Chamberlain aud
las. c.. Walker. of counsel,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-03-28
FERRY
AND STORE,

3 Daile above Lake Charles on the
n Caleasieu River.
lie undersigned wishes to Inform
Hraveing public and Stock Droyers
y he has put has Ferry and beef pens
|kood repair, and is ready to accom-
Nate all who may wish to cross with
with everything that is generally
Rired by stock men and travellers.
has q large safe Flat, suitable for
ksing any kind Of stock; also two
Nh booms forswimming. Pasturage
Zach side of the river, free of charge.
Eeeps constantly on band full sup
Fof Groceries, Provisions and For
h at the very lowest prices!
my9- tt II. ID. NIX.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-03-28
Liberal Terms for Town Lots.

A S agent for all the owners, wi
"A sell a number of the Kirby lots fer
one-fourth cash, balance in six, twelve
and eighteen months. See descriptive
map at Recorders Office. and at my
Office. Call on, or address,
GEO. Ell. WELLS.
June 40 Lake Charles. La.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-03-28
IKE CHARLES LODGE

~ u y II IA ~ = % - = y - =" =
No. l65, f.. and A.. NJ.
FOLDS ITS REGULAR H0MMUEICA.
tons at the Ma on Hall on SATUk-
q before tue fnll moon a each ID nth at
clock p. NJ. from the Ist of October TO the
VI April, aud at A p. NJ, frun the ,st Of
MI to the list of DC lob =. All transie' I
{hers 10 good standi6g are invited to at,eud.
N GEO II. WELLS, w. M.
Nc p. HAMPTON. Secretary.
Eake Charles, La, January, 1875.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-03-28
LAKE CHARLES ECHO.
PacbHShed Eoeyy Thursday Morning,
AT
y AXE CHARLES, La.
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16
A Gentle Hint,

Ia our style of climate with its sud
den changes Of temperature--rain,
wind and sunshine often intermingle ed
In q single dsy,-it is no wonder that
our children, friends and relatives are
20 frequently taken from US by neg.
lected colde, half the deaths resulting
directly from this cause. A bottle OF
Boschee's German Syrup kept about
your home for immediate use will pre-
vent serious sickness, q large doctors
bill, and perhaps death, by tho use of
three or fon rdoses. For curing Con.
sumption, Hemorrhsges, Pneumonia
Severe Coughs, Group, or any disease
of the Throat or LuDgs, its success ia
wonderful, 80 your druggist will tell
you. German Syrup is now sold in
every town and village on this CONT
nent, Sample bottles l0c, /; regular
size, Too.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16
o0nsUMPTION CURED.

An old physician retired from active
practice, having had placed in bis
hands by an East Indian Missionary,
the formula of q simple vegetable com
pound for the speedy and permanen.
cure of Consumption, Bronchitis, Ca
tarrh, Asthms, and all Throat and
Lung affections, also q positive and
radical cure for general debility and
oil nervous complaints, after having
thoroughly tested it's wonderful cura-
tive powers In thousands Of cases,
feels It his duty to make it known to
his suffering fellows. The recipe will
be sent free of charge, to all who de-
sire it, with full directions for prepar-
ing and successfully using. Address
with stamp, naming this paper, DR.. j.
G. Stone, Al North Ninth ST., Philadel-
phia Pa. oct256mdAw
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16
The First NJ. e. Church was crowd.

The First NJ. e. Church was crowd
ed, yesterday morning. Bishop An
drews delivered an exceedingly able
and convincing sermon on the sub
jcct of the direct personal interven-
ton of God In the affairs of man to
influence his will and shape his desti-
ny in answer to prayer. He also in
cidentally gave his idea in regard to
hell, that it was a state or con-
dition Of soul rather than a locali-
ty of physical torments, and that in
many cases hell began on earth for
men. In the evening he preached at
the Fourteenth Street M. E. church
to . large congregation. He LEFT for
Ottumwa this acknowledgements
Democrat, Jan. T..
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16

The latest Kentucky romance il
thus epitomized by the Courier-Jour-
nal: 'Isham Dalton and wife, of Bal
lard county, separated, she taIing an
only child, little girl offs summers
and mule, their only live stock.
Last week he brought suit for the
possession of the child, but accepted
the tender of the mule az a compro-
MISE"
From Philadelphia comes warn.
Ing which II would be well for the
parents of school children to profit
by. A Philadelphia paper gives an
account of girl having been pois-
oned by sucking q colored slate pen
Gil. Children buy these pencils in
preference to plain ones because they
are prettier, but they are colored
with poisonous paint.
The duties of farmers wives, in old
en- times, are set forth in q treatise.
'"The Wyve's Occupation" by Sir A.
Fitzberbert, who, in the days of Hen
ry the Eighth, says: "It is wyve'e
occupation to winnow all manner OF
oornes, to make matte, wash and
wrynge, to make haye, shere corne,
and in time of nede, to help her hus.
bande to fill the muck wayne, or
dunge carte, dryve the ploughe, to
lode haye, corne and such other, and
to 60 and ryde to the market to sell
butter cheese, mylke, egges, chekyns,
capons, hennes, pygges, gese, and all
Great doubts have often been
thrown on alleged cases of burial
alive, but the London Lancet mem
lions o recent most undoub ted case at
Naples. The grave in which wo-
man had been inferred having been
opened for the reception Of anotheS
body, revealed the clearest proof Of
this dreadful circumstance. The poor
creature had torn her clothes to pieces
and even fractured her limbs in her
efforts to release herself. The doctor
who signed the certificate and the
municipal officer who sanctioned the
interment have been sent to Jail for
three months for "involuntary man.
slaughter
The Leipziger Tdgb1au publishes
the following pseudo regulations as
issued by the police of that city. Let
our countrywomen mark and ponder
it'll. All persons wearing q long
train or other habiliments which drag
on the ground and raise dust on the
sidewalks or promenades of the city
Of Leipzig are liable to a fine of from
five to fifty marks. 2. Persons wear.
ing such dresses and causing incon-
venience to others on the public road,
&c, are to be Immediately taken to
the police Office. In the absence Of q
policeman, anybody IL authorized to
arrest them, and TO conduct them to
the said office. 8. Every week the
Official paper, the Leipziger z'agJlatt,
will publish the names Of the convict
ed offenders.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16
Denies the Soft impeachment.

NNUAVILLE, IUWd, Jun. ., 1910.
EDS. CoURIER.--DEAR SIRs My
attention has been called to an item
in your issue Of Dec. 26, as follows
Knoxville has q woman lawyer
named Mrs. E. II. Jollitfe." Now
am the only person in town answer.
ing to the name Of E. II. Jolifie, and
l can assure You am not a tenn.
covert, nor widow, nor yet a maid
in fact l am of the other gender, and
the city of Knoxville pleads moi
guilty to the grave charge. PLEASE
make correction in your next issue
and unmitigatedly oblige,
Yours resp'y. E. II JoLLIFFE.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16

The Chicago Journal wants the
Bankrupt law amended SO as to be less
intricate and less expensive. 1t thinks
the law ''disgrace to the national
code" and SHOULD be entitled an act
to turn the assets of debtors into mon
ey without securing dividends to
creditors. The machinery is SO elab-
crate that, with very small fee for
each step in the process, the costs will
eat up the average estate Of an insol-
vent"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16
A YOUNG BROOKLYN th;ef b.. ror,1

A YOUNG Brooklyn thief has found
q new way of swindling. He 10 the
son of . merchant tailor and kept the
run of his fathers customers. He
wrote his own orders upon unsuspect-
ing customers as coming from the
tailor to send by bearer certain speci-
fed clothes to be repaired and clean
ed. The customers gave up the
clothes, and the messenger for the
shop either sold or pawned them, al
the market was best. In this way he
stole and disposed Of 5000 worth OF
property before he was discovered.
Then his father had him arrested and
locked up for larceny. He refuses to
have any mercy on his son-snd goes
for untempered justice. The boy had
years previously run away from home
and gone to sea to escape arrest for
stealing. When he had gone to Chi
na and Australia and California and
around to New York, his father re.
fused to have anything to do with
him, and this was his revenge. He
is wanted by the police in several cit.
ies in the route OF his tour round the
world.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16

As our reporter came along Water
street, last night, shivering with the
chill night air, and drawing his over
coat tightly about him, he thought,
"now is the time for colds and
coughs" but il poor mortals only
knew what certain cure DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup 10, how few would long
suffer, and then 1t IL only twenty-five
cents.-Sandusky (Ohfo) Register.
A brother of Bishop Clark was one
of the wittiest men alive. It runs in
the family. He once went to see one
Of his parishioners, . lady with q
prodigious family, which had re-
Gently been increased. As he rose to
leave the lady stopped him with "but
lyon have not seen my last baby
"No," he quickly replied land I new
or expect to u Then he fed.-Phil-
adelphia Bulletin.
The Louisville Couyier-.Journal
says that good deal OF the lawless.
ness which pervades this country 10
due to the abolition Of the doctrine
of future punishment by certain
churches, % well - to the numerous
loopholes that have been discovered
for SAYING criminals from swift,
speedy and effective punishment here
on earth.
A Lafayette, Ind, landlady got
even with delinquent boarder who
had also ungrstefully slandered her
bill of fare, by cutting of the only
legs of his only pants, and also cut.
ting bay window In the rear, while
he slept. He did not come to break
fast next morning, nor call on his la
dy friends during the day, but was
seen hunting for . clothing store that
evening, and has been invisible since.
The Houston (Tex.) Age says -
"The exploded lie that no Mexicans
Joined in the fight at San Elizario, 10
repeated in the north with more EN-.
phasis every time the official reports
explode 1t again. If the influence Of
radical papers could help them, the
Mexicaps WoHld be permitted to
overrun the state and murder our cit
liens, and then the government would
not raise . hand to help u.s."
"a AuA0AoA COEtSSo WAS lu1klQk
Its way along the crowded streets,
the other day, bootblack called to q
companion: "Hey, Jack, Whist big
gun 10 dead now ?" "'Taint NO rich
folks" replied Jack, a. he looked
down the street. "Taint heyY Well,
just look at them % hacks ~ "That's
what l was looking at-that's how Il
know it's some common man. Rich
folks don't keer what folks say, but
poor folks hes big funeral professions
to deceive the public"
Alum water, 1t 10 said, will cure
Group In one minute. The way to &C.
complish the deed IL to take : knife
or crater, and shave Off in small par.
ticles about = teaspoonfull of alum,
then mix 1t with twice its quantity Of
sugar, to make It palatabie, and adj
minister It - quickly a. possible.
relief will follow almost instantane-
ously. Mothers win do well to clip
this out and act In accord, and thus
save the bsbisA ]
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16
WEEKLY COURIER
MORNING, JAN. 16, 1878
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Lee Barton dislocated his ankle to-
day, while walking over the rough
roads in the lower part of the city.
His injury 10 very painful but DIR.
Lathrop informs us that he will soon
be around again, with good luck.
FIRE.-The fire, this morning, was
in the second story of the frame
boarding house on the corner OF
Green and Second streets and the
damage was very small. We are told
that 1t was caused by fire from pipe
dropping on bed on which the per.
son smoking was sleeping. We don't,
however, pretend to say that such
was the case.
Two ofour old, original subscribers,
Alvin Lewis and Martin Dickens,
we're in to-day, and paid their 3Oth
annual subscription to the WEEKLY.
Both of these men we're early settlers
in this county and their motto has
ever been lowe no man dollar after
dne," and their words are as good as
a government bond. We rejoice
to say that in their old age they have
an abundance for all their wants.
Prof. Wales, former Superintend-
ent Of schools at Abba, called to-day.
He tells us that his difficulty with the
School Board there originated, not
from any dissatisfaction with his con-
duct of the schools, but simply about
aschool exhibition, during vacation,
gotten up to raise funds to procure q
library for the use of the schools, and
with which the Board had nothing
whatever to do. That their action il
dismissing him was entirely unjusti
fable and that he win defend his lie
gal rights. We are glad to set tn
Professor right before tho public q
his record - an educator is goot
one. We CLEANED our information
from correspondence of the Ha,ckey,
and personally know nothing Of thu
matter.
The following are the balance
found to be due the various funds OF
settlement with County Treasurer
Asbury, and paid over to the new
Treasurer, w. !. Poag, yesterday, t.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16
\ GREAT OFFER ! HOLIDAYS

We will during these Hard Tinss and The Hell.
day dispose of 100 neg PLAN Q ann ORGANS
lnstallments, than ever before offered WAT.
Frs tIANoS and ORGANS are the Best Made
warranted for s years, illustrated Catalogue
OS, 7octave, eil0: 7k-ectave, elb0., ORGANS
stops, as; stops, e6S; stops, s65 stops. SO
10 stops, sS5 II stops, go; il perfect order, moi
ACE WATERS 3 SONS, NaHefsctu5srs md
Dealers, ~ East 18th Street. New York.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16

From both City and Country
should not fail to visit Mrs. Plat 4
Heyland's millinery Store in Curlew
Block, in L. II. Wilson's old stand,
snd see their nice new Goods and
price them before they buy else
where. Especial pains will be taken
10 please customers - to style, quail.
ty and prize. mll-d6wtf.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16
The constitutionality of mark

The constitutionslity of market
Legislation by city councils is likely
to be tested in case just raised in
Burlington. Several butchers were
arrested for selling meat from wag-
ons without a permit from the city,
the council claiming the right to de.
termine where and how meat shall be
sold. One Of the csses was tried be-
fore polio. judge, who decided in
favor Of the defendant, and the City
Attorney took exceptions to the rul-
ings. The case will probably find its
way into the Supreme Court,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16
Real Estate

Transfers in Wapello county, Iowa,
for the week ending Saturday, Jan.
5, 1873. Reported for the COURIER
by j. o. Bsiscoe, Loan Broker and
Abstract maker, Ottumwa, Iowa.
W p Hicklin to j S Wertz wd for
und int in lots ! 81 "a & Is blk 7 Of In
gram 4 Ramseys add to Agency City,
John s and Annie Wertz to Patrick
Sexton, wd for lots l, "a, rs & 81 blk
Ingram & Ramseys add to Agency
City, t25O0O
r w Jones and VT to Marion Whit
more d for lots 10, IL & IL, blk 81 e.
don, 81.
Treasurer Of Wapello CO to A G
Harrow I'd for lot SO Kellogg & Wen
dell sub of lots 8 & 10 Gilmore's sub
Of e1anel4 2472 IA, $5.S7.
A g Harrow and VT to Geo God
frey qcd for lots 80 & 80 Kellogg &
Wendell sub of lots 8 & 10 Gilmore's
sub of e11s ne14 2472 IA, $50.
j WDixon and VT to Chas Lunk-
ley wd for lot 81 Pickwick, 800.
T N Maneugh and VT to Elizabeth
Barnhart wd for pit neL Of se1z OF
sec So twp u 10, $1,000.
Robert Meek and VT to S r Hos
mer qcd for sell Of nez Of sec II twp
70 r IA, 81.
Brooks q Devin to A c Leighton
wd for sknwI of sec 2 and seL of
neL of sec II twp Is r IA, 1000.
Willoughby Davis and VT to Trus-
tees U B Church ct 81 wd for pit swsw
sec % twp II IA, 81.
John Erbacker and VT to Frank
Duncan wd tor pit swnw of sec 10
twp y Is, l,400.
John C Warder and VT to Frances
s Warder wd for 4 acres Off ~ ofeIk
of neL Of sec 6 twp ~ IL, 5000.
John III Biven and VT to Eliza II
Swiggett wd for nwsw and swnw sec
Is twp II r Is F.; also wd for nese sec 26
twp II r Is, $1,000.
Mark H Greeley to Eliza johnson
wd for lot GA collars I'd add to OFT,
81.
VIM Wiltshire and VT to Marion
Whitm0re wd for lots 10, IL & ~ blk
81 Eldon Ia, 1875.
w Z Chambers fsingle) to Joseph
Hill wd for lot % Baker I'd add to
OFT, $500.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16
Shoe dealers generally hang out ODD

uOcucotct6 BeucTdIIy H6u2 Vut UuQ
pairs, and it is wise precaution, for
people are getting so that its q temp
tation to see q pair that will fit
them, flying around loose in the
wind.-Des M0ines Leader
Yes, we always watch our shoes,
hat and overcoat, when Des Moines
man is around.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16

Ottumwa 10 rejoicing over the com.
pletion Of her water power and wa.
ter works. The pluck, perseverance
and cash these enterprises have called
forth are deserving Of rich reward
--Albia Union.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16
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JOITI09.
DR.. Olney is s to Z again on Dr..
Lathrop,

DR.. Olney is 8 to Z again on Dr..
Lathrop.
Richard Deckard, father-in-law Of
Greenville Hale, Of Floris, Iowa,
died in Gallia county, Ohio, recently,
at the great age of liz.
Daggett & Harper's Oil Mill is
propelled by water power regularly
now. 1t makes everything run as
smooth and nice % could be.
E. Washburn has been elected as
jauitor ofthe Court House, and DR..
Olney has been elected County Ply
stefan by the Board Of Supervisors.
A man can get 10 10 hours work
between sun rise and sun set, on the
9TH of February, provided he goes
without his dinner and works straight
ahead. ..s.
Murphy, the temperance apostle
has been engaged by the Redpath
Lyceum, at $3.50 a night for this
whole lecture season, e. o. d. So
says the Des Moines Leader.
The Monroe County Bank, at Abba,
Iowa, has completed its organization
under the General Banking Laws of
the State of Iowa, and commenced
business January l, 1873.
The Weekly COURIER, Times and
Journal have been selected as the
official journals of Wapello county,
by the Board Of Supervisors, for the
publication Of its proceedings.
The best two cent daily paper in
the west is the st. Louis Times. I,
contains oil the latest news, and il
fully up to the standard Of any of the
morning dailies, except a. to size.
The cold weather of the last few
days is having q marked effect OIL thu
coal market and the shipments per c
B. h @. road from the mines neal
Chillicothe amount TO about 12O cal
loads per day.
The Haackese says: yesterday af
ternoon, about half past two O'Clock
Harry Barton and William Smith fel
through the covering Of the filter-bed
of the water-works, q distance of q
feet, and received very serious in u
RES"
What terrible qualms of conscience
the pious editors of the Hawkeyt
and Davenport Gazette must have
when on Saturday nights, they pay
their hands out silver worth only
S91a cts on the dollar. Phancy theil
phelinks
4 The old friends in this county o.
Capt. r. W. McChesney, of Batesville
Arkansas, will be pleased to learn tha
the government has granted him .
pension of SIT per month on accoun
of loss Of sight, brought on by expo
sure while in the U. s. service.
E. H. Jolliffe, of Knoxville, in ,
postal card to us denies emphaticall,
that he is "female lawyer" W,
most cheerfully make the correction
The item was culled from some o
our exchanges, and did not Originate
with the COURIER. We wish Mr.. Jol
life long life and success in business
even if he amt of the feminine per
suasion.
| According to the reports of th
crops received at the Department o
Agriculture, the wheat crop of thi
country for 1877 was about 100000,
600 of bushels, or about 100000
bushels greater than for any previ
GUS year. The corn cropis estimate,
F from the same reports, at l, $780, 100
bushels. The crops Of oats and pota
toes were correspondingly large. O
the wheat, it is estimated that ITO,
100000 bushels can be spared for ex
port.