The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-06-14

man, married, and she is now the father Of
two children. A0i Va
Warrenton fGa) Clipper. Lest FRI
cay, on the premises OF Mr.. J1rdon M.
Norris, eight miles from this place, a remark.
able occurrence took place. A bawk.
known in the country as the &c blue darter J,
dashed down at brood of chickens. The
old hen engaged him in deadly combat.
by the time some of the family rot on the
mortal wound. - :"
a small boy was seen to carefully an
proach the windows of the county iail mt
Raymond, Mississippi, a few days since, and
stealthlly hand in through the bars some
thing that was supposed to be an immense
crowbar. The police were informed OF II.
and posse of men surrounded the ,aii
while couple OF officers proceeded to the
cell to recover the weapon from the prs.
| oner. The weapon turned out to be a ward
OF bologna, which one of the prisoners was
devounng.
GAINESVILLE Tobacco-Leaf: Mr.. Ter
rell, of the United States engineer eorns is
taking soundings of the Cumberland river
at Cumberland City, and of the Tennessee
river at Danville, with view of ascertain
ing the volume OF water passing daily by
these points. All the tributaries of tbee
Ohio and Mississippi will be measured in
the same way, the object being, to ascertain
definitely where the great body of water
flowing down the Mississippi river comes
| from. This information is for the Missis-
sippi river commission.
/ Lyphus Killix, q colored man. who
owned property in Jefferson county, Fla,
and was leading, prosperous man. two
| years ago. was taken with an absorbing de.
sire to go to Liberia. Accordingly he was q
passenger on the bark Azor. he now
writes to the Monticello Constitution from
Liberia to the effect that Africa won't do:
that his family are in great distress and
that he wants to get back, and will pledge
his labor for years to any planter in Jeffer-
SON who will advance the money for his
passage"
Savannah News: The grand Jury of
Schley county are determined to suppress
the practice of carrying concealed weapons
at all hazards. Mr.. Dan Coffey, of Amer,
Gus, was recently indicted for that offense
at Ellavile, the county seat of Schley, be-
cause he was found with screw-driver In
his hip pocket, where, it seems, he had
placed it for safe keeping. He had taken IL
along with him for the purpose of serewing
down some plates to burial case containing
the remains of lady, which had been
brought to Ellagille for interment.
A Galveston merchant, in the course
of q business letter to correspondent In
New Orleans, says: "There will be a total
nonAintereoursc between Galveston and New
Orleans again this summer. Everyone here
firmly believes the rigid quarantine kept
them safe last year. As a business move it
was great help, too. The railroads have
hurt Galveston, and the completion of the
New Orleans railroad viii kin Il Completely:
so the quarantine will be put on to throw ali
the business via New York by the Mallory
line bringing goods aere, and forcing coun>
try merchants to purchase here.
New Orleans Picayune: Much sur
prise was expressed by gentlemen attending
the performance at the varieties theater and
opera house last night at being searched by
policemen before being allowed to enter the
buildings. This action wastaken under in
structions from Chief Boylan, and in ae>
eordanee with city ordinance. 1t must be
confessed, however, that when gentlemen
who are escorting ladies are halted by DO
hcemen and examined to ascertain the pres
ence or absence of the deadly gimlet knife
or the heightened Tranter, the sensation is
anything but pleasant.
The New Orleans Times having as.
serted the presence of yellow fever germs in |
that city, the Picayune says to those who |
have become alarmed: To those towns and |
communities we wish to say that the alarm
ing reports circulated by the New Orleans
Times are entirely unfounded. The quars
antine viii be rigidly enforced, and. as far
as human agency can effect the purpose,
yellow fever can be kept out of New Orr |
leans. There is no yellow fever here now.
When case occurs, the fact will be duly
reported to the country. No yellow fever
f0nasteS, or germs, or infection has been
brought here from Havana or anywhere else
The city is perfectly free from epidemic dis
ease.
A Shreveport, La. lady, residing 10
Kansas City, writes of the destitution OF the
negroes: have not seen so many negroes
in years. The place is crowded with col
ored emigrants from the south, and they are
huddled together in every corner, and many
are SO destitute that it is really a pitiabIe
sight. There are several families on the
boat, with all of their plumber piled up in
the greatest confusion end exposed 10 the
weather, and several of them very sick, with
only few quilts hung up to shelter them.
stopped and talked with them yesterday;
asked them how they liked this country.
They said they cid not like it ut all, and
only wished they were back home, and
seemed determined to camp there until an
opportunity offered them to return.
Savannah News: The regular annual
reports of the officers, ETC., OF the Georgia
railroad and banking company have Just
Deen published, From them 1t is shown
hat the amount of dividends declared by
5he road SINCE the war nearly equal in
AMOUNT the entire capital stock, the divi~
lends being 3,618, $50, and the co aital stock |
being put down at $4,200.000 1t is also
Ihown that the gross earnings OF the road
or the five years past have averaged $1,l26,-
100 per annum, and the net have averaged
FAX, 900, or ten per cent upon the capital
took, Though both gross and net have
allen of, the management are hopeful that
hey have seen the worst.
Tampa (FJa.) Tribune; Thursday OF
asst week Ill Was fiiseovered that a sink hole l