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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01
Democratic Mass Meet;nw
LAKE CHARnEs, CAacAsrEu PAnsun Z.
FebruarY 18th. 1870

LAKE CHARnEs, CAacAsrEu PAn,ss Z
February g5fh. iSss As
In pursuance to n ca1l maa.a
Jas. p. aGeary. aCl,a;ryna,,' &C a., y Hon
cratic Executive sComn;ttaa " ure :, a'efnoA
ish of Oaleasiea. La. to sI.s sne Par
y3elec,atas ~, q iTl;u t,;,.. g. u'ect seven
thorised iby Hon noa ss,.sss aus
man of the District ns,n a....a: sSnaff-
tive Commirfee Of fl,a 49, u W. ~ 1xecus
District of Louisiana AZ ,enasorla
semblegl III mass meat;no ~ RsoFle as
House. In fbe town Of Z Oh s1' g, oonfs
La. ON the 2Btl, dSv 20 ~ 1nariea.
ID. 1879. go Il
fine messing svas ,arc.,,;..A IL.
ipc 4. A. 5GaIlaup.har Fsa ~ select
man. ma, j. d. a2yav % .oa., ~ CHAIR
The meeting was ad;onrns Ss w.
O'Clock D. m. for the nnrnosa a - %
ring q larger attenflapce 'e y secu-
Owing to the shorfness 20 i, !.
given in the call for 4 ',nass s.'e sime
and in order 10 SCENE 4 laraa. .ueesihg,
ance of the democrats Of tl,a ~ assena'
meeting. ON reassemb;ipg az .sil sle
on the 25th inst. pissed . ras, 4. ms
adionrning until FRIDAY. hha ;,ssh ..'l.
at lO1s O'Clock d. an. ma 1;ns.. n ans'
the chairman and ,sscretary &c ~ a'slug
ish executive COMMITTEE to send 49,.
to the different polling places ana ,lo pSss
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

Or INIEREsr no THE SouTH.
There is now being formed, 10
Lynn, Mass, q company OF shoe
makers. who propose to sepd 9
committee tlirpngL the Southern
State to find D good location 90
which to Start d large shoe factory.
The company will consist Of about
one hundred shpemakerss with
their families. They will eacn
have q small capital to work npoI.
and their place Of location viii %
whe.e they receive the most 90.
couragement. The committee WIN
first 60 to Texas, and from there
through the Southern States. oE
Charles Herald.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

4
New sOrlenns provides liberallg
for the education IN the public
schools of the youth of both sexes
and of all races, but the white and
,colored youth are taught IN separ-
ate schools.
Acolored man, whose child was
denied admission TO a public
school for white children, sued the
city board of school directors to
enforce the admission which had
been 80 denied, alleging that the
above discrimination wac violative
of those amendments of the con-
stitution of the United States
which guarantee equal privileges
to citizens regardless of race, col
or or previous condition, and of
that provision of onr constitution
which says "All children of Shis
State between tire ages of six and
ttwenty-one shall he admitted to
the public schools or other insti-
ttntes of learning sustained or es-
tabIished by the State, in com
mon, without distinction of race,
color or previous condition. There
shall be no separate schools or
MISUNDERSTANDING, established
exclusively for any race, by the
State of Louisiana"
Last week the above suit was
decided in the Circnit Court of
the United States, sitting at New
Orleans, byJudge w. B. Woods, on
asdemurrer filed by the defendant
in the suit. The ceurt sustained
tire demurrer, and dismissed the
suit, hoFding, in substance, that
there was no discrimination be-
tween the races, that both were
treated alike, and that it was Just
as competent for the city to estab-
fish separate schools for white
and lcolored children as it was for
it to establish separate schools for
boys and girls, and separate
schools for primary and advanced
Ibraeches of education.
As Judge Woods is, politically,
a radical republican, the vexed
question in Louisiana is finally
settled.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01
Sad CasHalfy.
T2rree Men Dr0svned i'm Lsaks
Ctsasfaes.


About Ihalf past five o'clockp. n.
last Tnesday fourmen, respectively
named John S. Petersen, aged 26
wears, o native of Sweden, William
Trainor, ,aged H8 years, of county
Mancbsr, areland, Thos. Burrell,
aged 81 years, of ireland, and q.
Peter Westland, of Sweden, all
woravmen al the saw mills and ship
ways. opposite Lake Charles, left
the town of lake Charles, where
they had been enjoying the festivi-
ties of MardidGras, and drinking
freely, and started to recross the
lake IN o small sailskiff. Thelake,
about two miles wide, WINS quite
rongh, and a strong south wind
was blowing, but the men reefed
sail and thought of no danger.
About two-fhirds Of their way
across the lake two of the men
leaned too heavily on one side of
the skiff, causing it to ship water
heavily. About a hundred yards
further on the same men suddenly
rolled over to the opposite side of
the skiff, whichimmediately turned
keel upwards. The four men chung
to the skiff nearly an hour, shout
ing for help, but rapidly exhaust
ing themselves by turning the skiff
over and over. AboHt8 p. M. Capts.
Fred. Weirt and Geo. Lock, with.
a colored man, were crossing over
to Locke Charles In q small skiff,
amt in the darkness happened to
row right upon the scene of disas-
ter. But two of tire usfortunntes
were left, and they were deaf to
advice and entreaty, continually
leaving their skiff and returning to
1T again, aud rolling it over and
over. Finally whensit was righted,
and both men were elinging TO it,
and the wind had abated, Capt.
Wehet begged them to remain
quiet, saying he woaG return with
large skiff and save them. His
own skiff was loaded to the waters
edge, and was scarcely a,anage-
able. Hurrying ashore, he was
back again in fifteen minutes, bnt
only one man was left. viz: g.
Peter Westland. The other three
were ,drowsed. Their bodies were
subsequently recovered and de-
Gently buried.
james a. Kinder. Eas~ rendered
specially valuable services 10 the
recovery ofthe bodies Of the de-
ceased from their watery graves.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01


LOOKING AHEAD.--aa. j. Daccce,
Dist. Atty, 9TH Jadl Dist, VIM
Hall, Parish Jwdge, Charles Grey,
Clerk Dist. Court, I'll. w. Dec,tir,
Sheriff, Jas. i'll. Ducote, Parrish
Treasurer, Il. M. Dumartrait, Clerk
Police Jury, ard e. Cha1e, Justice
of tire Peace, all of Avoyelles par.
ish, aaavepudislsedac Stating
tisat they will support etaay those
candidates for delegates tethe con-
stitntional sc0nvention who will
pledge themselves to the insertion
of a clause in the rev constitntiol
allowing all present offrkslsto,serve
out their present constitutional
terms of.oface.
We bciieve the convention sllould
respect tlle resolution Of the Baton
Rouge convention On this subject,
but at the same time we think these
-Avoyeiles officials are ilot likely to
lose their eaiiees through excessive
lmo(leSty. 8
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

The Senate finance COMMITTEES
have reported favorably ON the lis
cents tobacco tax, as proposed by
the House. Six cents is reported
for snuff, while cigars, charoots
and oiearetles are left subject TO
ille fresaut tax,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

PERSONAL. M. Jones, ESQ.,,
Fheefficient and deservediy popular
sheriff Of Cameron parish, with j.
M. Armstrong, Esq, also of Cam
eron, visited Lake Charles early
this week, and Witnessed our Mardi
Gras celebration.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

Our RAILRoAD.-Jndge 81. G.
Parkefson. of st. Mary, aud Benz
Rayne, Esq, of New Orleans, arr
10 town. Judge Pafkerson is en-.
gagged in securing from preperty
owners the right Of way for The
Louisiana Western Railsoad Com,
pans. So fur he has been emf,
nently successful. He says tina,
work on the road will shortly lbe
commenced, probably at ltiaree diff.
fetent points--at Orange sop tbs
Sabine river, at Lake Ui,asIss OF
the Calcasieu river, aud 1T sths
Mermentan river. There willVbe,a
determined effort to complete tl,s
road, and have the cars running
from Houstonto New Orleans, gbs
the i6rst of next November.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

We are authorized to announce G.
B. SHAW, Esq, (presentSheriffof Yer.
million Parish, as a candidate for Dele.
gate to the Constitutional Convention,
from the 10th Senatorial District. Elec,
Hion to take place March 18Th, 1873.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01


OUR RAfLRoAD.--Oar esteemed
contemporary, the Orange Texas
Tribune, contains in it's lastsweeIS's
issue some important and very
gratifying news about the RAILROAD
from Orange to New Orleans. Most
of it's information is taken from The
Houston Telegram, which says the
bridges across the Sabine and Cal.
icasieu rivers have been purchased,
tugsandilighte rebeinginspectetl
for the work Of carrying iron, en-
gines, material, etc, into the Cal
casieu river, fifty fiat cars, two en-
gines and a general outfit of tools
have been purchased in Philadel.
phia, to be shippedthis Qast) month,
theroad bed from Houston to Or.
ange is to be raised three feet, and
the road from Houston to New Or
leans is to be completed in eight
months, Instead ofin eighteen as
at first contemplated.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

We are authorized to announce A. j.
PERKINS, of Lake Charles, as can
-didate to represent the Senatorial Dis
-trict, in the Constitutional Convention
of April 2lst.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

Matches, Miss, isthreatened with
loss OF water communication. The
river current is now on the Louisi-
ana side, and deposits are accumu
latiIg in front of Natchez.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

We are glad to see our country
friends responding to our request
for Communications from all parts
of Calcasieu. The railroad will
bring q rush of Immigration totom
parish, and the publication of let.
tiers from the pine woods and prai-
ries, giving information about soil,
crops, timber, schools, churches,
and localiitems, will be ofimmense
advantage to Calcasieu. Our iRvi.
tation for such correspondence lis q
standing one. Send us statistics
of rice culture this spring.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

Shreveport seems to be the CITY
of Refuge for Texas loveslorn COUP
les whose" heartless parientsp in
terrapt the smooth course of true
love.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

Mr.. q. %. Hsbert, the coutesf'
ant Of Acklen's scat in Congress.
has been authorized to buy 60tons
.of Singapore sugar cane and diS-
tribute il among the planters q
Louisiana. This variety OF cane
grows with more fapidity ana
natures earlier than that nsed u
this State now, and is known 10y
its uncommon yield of sugar ana
molasses. Don't forget to pass
some around among the planters
of st. Charles, MIR. Hebart. ol'
Charles Herald.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

Read new advertisements in to-
days issue.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

\ The new Cook Book, Chow !
geta good dinner should oe =
the hands of every tramp.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

We call the attention of our
readers 10 the card Announcing
Hon. G. b. Shaw, Sheriff OF Yer
miiion Parish, as an independent
candidate for the Constitutional
Convention from the 10fh Senate
.rial District. Mr.. SHAY ia we'll
known, highly esteemed, and will
give the regular nomineesa tight
race for the Ihonors. Morgan
City Review.
As Mr.. Shaw cannotrun against
the regular democratic nominees
with any hope Of election, except
by relying on the support Of the
fepublican party, which seeks to
control the constitutional conven-
ton by the election ofindependent
candidates, it may be well for him
to remanlber that even d ltelnpora.
ny snccess, by an alliance with
Louisiana's worst enemies, will be
poor compensation for the CON
domination which the democracy
of Louisiana wilIsprely pronounce
ON every man who seeks now to
Gthwart their efforts to secure .
permanently good government for
the State.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-01

The STATE SUNDAY SoHooL Con-
yENTIoN.-~Last Thursday. Friday
and Saturday, L,ouisiana held b
State Sunday school convention
at DIR. Palmer's tPresbyterian)
church, 10 New Orleans. One Of
the speakers said Louisiana has
1877 Sunday Schools. l3,O0Oteaoh-
rers, and 10000 scholars. Dis
tinguished workers in the Sunday
Schools cause were present from
various parts of the Union and
great good was accomplished. We
will refer to the convention again.
According to current reports,
'C0rbin's chances for occupying
Builders seal in the Senate, grow
less and less
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-08
In NIeIllOri,,Ill,

TOME LATE WILLIAM U. HEErERT. 1t Is
hs parting hour, and the wife has gsZad for the
last tmo upon tho face of her dear husband.
oekly sho has stood for the last time beside
Kim, whilst her heart has throbbed in its Wild
sorrow till it seems that all lis chords were
br okcn yet how much the heart may bear and
break not with what strength oarll's sorrowlng
onos arc girdcj, and how oft tho weakest hath
grown mighty amid tho gloom of lilo's dark con-
nict2 Comfy TO his grave they bear tho cherry
sleeper. Every ego is bsthed in tears of sorrow;
evcry lip is sesIcd in holy silence; every heart
brealhs d soft sigh Of pity, and mcLhinks tho
very angels might stooD from above 10 swell tho
limo Ct mourners, for his life Wac so purely per-
feet that this Garth lest iLs most radiant sun beam
when his vcico grew silent hero forever.
1t is done! The so!omn rites are iinisiIcd.
They havo pressed his pale hnnd upon his hos.
ON he slumb3rs. and tho grave hsth takon
homo its victim. But, . Death, he = not thlho
forever, for above sco him in glory shining SEQ
his brow with Joy clurnal boaming; hear his
voice with heavenly music blending; sec him
drink from tho celestial rivo7, whose clear wavo
dsshGs in endless music against tho throne Of
tho ctornnl Servant Of Gcd. l know thee, for
know Tho mcst of Gods people, love tnee rs
u friend and ~ My Fathers child. D. L. B.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-08

The civil serVc, order Of Mr.. Hayes, issued
soon after his Inauguration. prohibited political
assessments That order is not only disregard
cd by MIR. Hayes knowledge aud o,,rscnt. but
his party 10 Congress rctasedat the last session,
by dilaIory motions to give it the sanction of law
His civil service order, issued at the same time.
torbidding persons 10 the seryic, Of the Govern
meDt to interfere with politics is likewise ignored
with his knowledge and consent. aud even q
member Of his cabinet, Mr.. Sherman, is to take
part 10 tho political campaigns CT Msino and
Ohio. When it is remembered that the OPP
position TO MIR. Hayes 10 his own party was pro.
due,d by the orders to which We refer, the
manifest aud practical revocation of those or
dcrs readily accounts for the allegiance of that
opposition, but doesn't portray Mr.. Hays in
Very admirable oolors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-08
s-yHGs,yE.1 VIEWS.

Mr Richard ii. Wsir, Of Pike william
c,uaty; had eighteen sheep and lamps kliI:o
aud WouaGed by The cars last tuesday even
irg. =,
The prolonsed Irouth hes materially alIec cd
the tobacco trade, Tho s,lts 10 Lytc1bu7E ttr
the week cntiDg Sa ugday anouniicg to less
than 700 600 pounds.
S,re psrts OF the Sbanandcah Valley sEe
sutsclicg from the elects CT an uuparailed
drought. ,EverSthinS that g:ow5 IS suffering
Vegetation is psrehcd, ald the plstrr, fields
lock browa aud s,Irched.
The Board Of Visitors Of Willi!m ani Mary
College have unanimously decIincd the PROPOSE
sion oil he University of the South to remove
William AID Mary 10 Suwanee, atd ccmnlt'
tee has been appointed 10 devise mans Tor
raising $4,000 10 extiuguish The present ln'
dcbedDcss oil the college,
The Norfolk Ledger states that Claremont,
tho we'll known iirm on James river, c0mprls'
log IL $50 acres. formerly the property OF the
late Major William AIloD, has been sold to o
nor,htru party, Sho is di>posing Of The land 10
parcels O! - acres and upwards at from $40 10
$50 per acrc. l. is said that furnishing COL
ony Is rapidly sprlDeiog up.
Va last - l.uIUaJ j uSttClVC cap uicu H. w
Y. johnson, . notorious burglar aud desperate,
near Montreal, 10 Nelson county. [: is charg
ed that 90 Sunday. June %, johnson robbed
The store Of j. ii. B!ackIey, 10 Caroline county
that Oh Sunday, June ID. he robbed the house
OF Gus Biurhn, in II .novtr, ard that on sur
day, Juuc:9, he robbed Tho house CT w. q.
Barrett, 10 Nelson county a large quantity oil
stolen goods and money W$re found 10 MI:
pcs session. large crowds gathered. aud the prl'
| soDer narrowly escaped IyCchlng.
Ga Saturday las.a cod blooded and brrta
| murder vas committed GEAR LibcI'g 10 Bedford
county. by negro named Wilson, who killed
40 cslimablc citiz 70 named MaupIn. The ne
gro was lodged 10 j Ill. Several huodrcd negroes
assembled. upon the preten3c that they 10
tended to lynch him. They deli:d the mayor
! and for q time general riot was imminent. The
rirgl ,ade!s were ti0alIy captured ard licked up,
when it transpred that their oil i4ct WAS to re-
scuo the prisoner. liz was accordingly re-
moved TO the isil at Lyichburg.
Jadgo Willis, Of Elizabeth Civ clu1!y, at a
recent term OF his cOut rendered decision 10
the c,sc OF the Commonwealth against lln'
| rison Phcebus to tho effect that the territory
| c,dcd to the UGited States by consent OF the
State is undor exclusive jurisdiction Of The u.S
government, aud that tho rlv1Eue LAWS Ct
| Virginia have no force or tl!ct there. The
sui, was brought to determine whether the II y
| geil at Old Point Comfort was Liable TO tho
| State for lic,nse. The Commonwealth Al
torncy has taken aD appeal to thcCircult Court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-08

Mr.. Witdom, tho uoctuou5 republican from
Minnesota, is q happy man. His .crigination
of tho negro exodus from the lower Mississippi,
and his subsequent efforts in that lins. supple
mcutch by his moro recent reitcIation OF trlto
radical charges against the South, havo put it
into the bead of an equally stupid radical news
paper correspondent TO speako of him 10 con.
ncclion with tho republican nomination for the
next presidency, and the cup Of his bliss is full;
for he can not be so silly as eVer to have eX'
pccted higher position than tho one he now
renders ridiculous. Tho mere mention, therefore,
OF his name in connection with the presidency is
auffioent not only TO oblitcrato the msmory Of
all the snubs he is constantly receiving at tho
hands Of lis moro sensible party colleagues, but
to add another degree 10 his already Inflated
aaIl .ufficieIc7.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-08

COL. DlosEY.-A private letter has just
been received from Colo0cI Mosbj, Uatcd
States Consul at Hong Kong, China, relative
10 some severe structures that appeared 10 print
hero some months ago, in which BIO says, IN.
der date of May 80. 1879
10 Ito American papers which ar-
rived yesterday | observe some statements
omsnatiug, from Washington, 10 the effect that
had been guilty of a great breach OF official
etiquette 10 my intercourse with the colonial
authorities. The dispatch purports to be based
upon letter received from q distinguished
American merchant 10 Hong Kong. No AmeIi
can merchant here hes written any such letter.
There is but ono American house hcrc-Rus-
sell ~ 20. [ brought letters OF Introduction to
it. and enjoy the NEST pleasant social relations
with every member Gilt, and have tcen cDterr
tanned at their houses. | showed them tho
pieco in question. As soon as | arrived hero
called on the Governor, to whom a!so | had
a letter from Archbishop Gibbons. | have
been frequently entertained at the Government
House aud am frequent visitor there. Oar
relations arc not only cordial, but intimate. So
far from my refusing to appear in dress suit,
on the day after my arrival hero | ordered ono
from tailor. | know perfectly vel! what and
who was the inspirations Of these dispatches. y K
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-08

Some Of tho shooting matches, ec,ounts OF
which arc published in leading newspapers,
if witnessed by Blue Ridge marksman, who.
with his Old time riAa, at hundred yards, and
with no other support save his own sturdy
arms, cln cut q pheasapt's head eff at every
shot, would make him laugh for week. 10 tho
first place, the new-fanged rifss are sighted
by telescopes, then they have wooden or
iron supports, and when tho aim is fixed it is
SECURED BY vice, and thou. after all these prep
araious, tho trigger is pulled and tho guu dis
charged. The wonder about such shooting is.
Tot that the bulls ego is struck 30 often, bu!
that it is tvor missed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-08
'EIIc Weather.

ClNcIENATi, O., Jnly S.-Ttleelarhic ai-
vices Indicate ihe general rain s'"rms that
have prevailed III the iotnriGr AMI South
ern Ohio and laliaua tar the past lcw days Lave
been OF great heatiit to the growing cJrD.
Wheat has btcn damaged TO snme extent hdugh
DOT sufficiently 10 materially affect the general
result.
Chicago, July S.--SpcciaI dispatches from
various points 10 Wisconsin aud Minnesota give
further reports Of the storn in The Northwest
Oh Monday and Sunday night. La many places
the growing crops have been badly damaged.