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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01

The n u. Democrat of the 9th
inst, commenting on the bill intro
dnced by Hon. Geo. H. Wells, of
Calcasieu, for the relief oil delin-
quent taxpayers, says:
The benefits of this act are CON-
ditioned ON the payment, prior TO
July next, of all taxes collertable
during the present yesa, and On
the prompt pagmspt of taxes am
nually thereafter. A compliance
with these requirements entities
the delinquent taxpayers to the
privilege rf paying the takes due
by him i'm three equal INSTALL
ments, as follows, to wit. The
first OH on before July L. 1850; the
second on the SHINE date in 1881,
and the third In 1892. He is also
relieved from all penalties due by
ihiin, and his property already for
feited to the State is restored To
him LIN case of failure to pay
current taxes as they fad due, the
benefits of this act as forfeited,
si}'so yitoso. FINALLY, all back taxes
are made payable in State war-
rants where parties comply with
the cohSIrtion precedent, and pre-
scrlbed III the act.
X ~ 4 q " X
This act ap!lpeals to ns to be
hettei eaieulnted to accomplish
this end than amy other We have
seen. A. n general proposition,
we are opposed to making the
warrants of the state sAeeiyadDie
feu taxes, yet, in view of the diff
eulfies We have shown to lie in the
way of erfofcing the collection of
back taxes and the penalties in-0
cutred by delinqnents, we see no
reason why these taxes should not
be used, if possible, to net rid ot a
portion of tie States floating
debt.
For these reasons we trust that
this bill will receive setioas con-
rideration st the hands Of THE
Legislature. 1t will ceitaislly at
ford great relief to delingaents,
and We believe that. through this
relief. the State will be greatly
benefited.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01
Agents gor the Ecl.e.

s
Our Member of Congress, the
Hon..J. lei. .Acklen, who desires that
all of his constituents should re
ceive the fullest benefits attainable
from the Department of Agricul-
ture, desires lis to call the attention
Of residents of this district to the
following facts: The law, establish
|, ing this department, makes lit the
duty of the COMMISSIONER to confine
the purchase and distribution of
seeds, by the Department of Agri-
culture, to such seeds as are rare
and uncommon TO the country, or
such as can be made more prOfta-
BILE by frequent changes from one
part of 0ursc1untry tganOtller. Tile
law now makes it the express duty
of the Commissioner to distribute
these seeds, and deD0tues tlsis tdist,ti-
button on him alone. This has been
expressly done because Members of
Congress have been overwhelmed
with the burdens of a personal dis
tribution, and a personal response
, to letters on the subject, sat "a time
when Legislative duties were most
pressing. Letters dailyreceiNed
simply saying, ''send me a full and
general assortment of seeds, and
also public documents To com
ply personally with loneshalf of
these requests would takeall of his
time going back and forth to Che
document rooms and Department
of Agriculture, MISUNDERSTANDING
whatto selectan send. Therefore
all persons wishing either seeds or
documents, are requested to Obj
serve the following directions:
For Seets-Write ton "a separate
page, name and post.ofiice address,
and then the list of just such seeds
as are needed. This is then given
to the Department 0f Agriculture,
and the Commissioners will forward
promptly. Also a modification of
tlereceipt and delivery of fhelletterI
will he neturned by oar member
through the next mail, and If fhet
packages do not promptly come toI
hand, his constituents areFequested
to write again, as packages sent
are often abstractetI from the mail.
For documents, observe the same
directions. Do not incorporate
either list i'm private or business
letters, but write them on separate
pages.
No seeds or documents viii he
forwarded unless reaaestsare made
for same. But he lbegs to assure
his constituents, that all such re-
quests will meet with prompt at
tenti0n.
fCh.a XCasl,ittot.,st NauS lao ca =, 4. ~ n n
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01

To the Honorable President aaa NJ
beers of the Senate: s'n1
The undersigned members az 49,,
Committee ON the Judiciary. n ub s,s
wss referred House hill No. los go, $50
tiled "An act 10 repeal act No. % " . III.
Legislature of 1865" etc.. y.um,nc. ~
known as the act repeating the Iyousa;.
ana Lottery Company's charter, In, ass
leave to report the same favorable r;ss
the following amendment in sect;a, 4
line 2.
Strike out the words, sits papsa,.. d
and insert in lieu thereof tbe 49,
1.-The thiisy-frst day of March, 1s7a Z
They have considered the propr;etw u
the object had in view by the never. =
the bill. md believe 1t to be q pronss
one.
In their opinion the present Ignttary
institution liz a stasding reproach III MI
State, and, la ITS effects upon socissr
r:sln only be compared TO d mal;cnap33
canoer which is eating ont tire very ~
tails of tine morals of the people T,as
have examined the INV OF the case. and
believe THAT manifest right exists i
the Legislature to repeal, ut any tina
the grant of aay franchise, whether 4,
the form of contract or otherwise wbar
the SHINE as eentra bosa0s nsog,eS. Ths,
such a statute eonfers no vested s;;yl,ts
winch cannot be Invested by legislat,vs
act, they think plain by every element
principle of law, and that AL eot.trants
against good morals, if not absolut4Iv
Noid, are at leas,t voidalle.
l'eIhaps the principle has never been
applied more frequently and plainly
than TO gaming Contracts. among which
stand a large number of decisions of tha
Supreme Courts of the Rarious 6t,etas
upon the subject of repeal Of lottery
.st,ttltes,
In 8 Mics. COG, Freiigh VS.. the gtate,
the court decided: Where the I,epis.
natures authorizes private inaiFidual
or II corporation toraise a sum of money
by lottery, to effect an object of pablie
cetrern, Us a railroad. a bridge. or q
esanasl, the statttte by which the author
lty rs ereated may be ut iEpy time no.
peaked, without yielating amy eonstitu-
tlonal provision.
The same principle, in regard to the
repeaa Of a Lottery franchise granted to
increase tue revenues for school pur-
poses, WAS maintained in the ease az
Miss Society OF Arts VS.. Musgroye. al
Miss. $40, and in . Miss. GJ7; rs Miss
Az; Met. Board Of Excise vs. Barre. 34
N D. bti3, and several cases iii the Wiz
ginia Eeports.
AS hate as 1875 the Supreme Court ef
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01

The death OF Mr.. D. B. Lipeau,
of Tarrebonne Parrish 10 anoupnc-
ed. He was about LOO years old;
by birth o FrenehtoaD; served
nnder First Napoleon, and WAS
considered o man Of fine literary
attainment.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01
attainment.

The vote of Texas has inereas-
from S,7o4, 10 1887, to 225j 900, in
last years. some Texas statuti-
,cians compute the population Of
that state, as 4 to 4. ct which rate
they may claim for Texas 1916
O60 inhabitants Of all clasaes.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01

We learn that Col. Adams, the
contractor to close this end of the
railfoad gap between New Orleans
and Houstols has returned to the
llatter.citx. Heavy rainsprevented
his proceeding further eastward
thar Nibletf's Bluff, where he, HAY
ing found the engineers in camp,
left The instructions necessary TO
she prosecution of their work.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01

The Note in the State SeMate, on
the 29th iHst. to engross the hill
pepeaiing Che charter of the Lesisii-
ana Lottery Company, sliced IS
yeas To Ls mays. This gnsfantees
the repeal Of tho hEll
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01

HAYE6 SOUTHERN Policy On
tine a9th inst, thiny4twecitizens OF
Natehiteches, and fifty eight es
Gadde, wesesaarested by u. IS. dep
aty Iaarslaals, on warrants issued
by tlse III. =. Court, for alleged VIC
zatioMs OF she lelectioM laws.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01

Gov. Andrwes, of Gonnetieut,
officially fayors women suffrage,
and says, that while the property
of woman ere taxed, they should
have % voice ia the Ilaw making.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01
A coassstatioaas oenFention

The edict has been promulgated
and Louisiana lis to have another
constitution. The Governor makes
his proclamation, ordering an
election ON the 18th OF March for
the purpose of choosing delegates
to this convention, which will as
semble in New Orleans April 2lst.
lit will be organized by the Gov
ernor, the Secretary OF the State
acting as clerk nntil organization
lis completed.
The convention will be compos-
ed of 1s4 Delegates appointed ac-
cording TO the representation OF
the varioes parishes and Senate
rial Distinct. Each delegate will
receive S4I00 per day during not
more than SIXTY days and travel
ing expenses $4,000. And SAC, 000
have been appropriated to defray
the expenses. Should the consen-
tion set the fall term allowed, the
per diem and travelling expenses
Will amount to S37 $40 leaving
balance to defray other expenses
of So ,4S0.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01

Prot Mark wv. HaIaingten has
lbeen chosen to the chair of Natural
History in the University of Lou
isiana He Was educated AT the
University Of Michigan, and after
wards q member of that Faculty,
then be was ia the Anpaiiai Uni
versity of China, which position,
failing health cempallaG him to
abandon.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01

The bill for reguiating the sals,
Eies Of the City Police and prosid-
ing for the prompt paymeut on
1hp same, kassed the senate.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01

aHE MAJORITY AND MINORITY REroRds ~
WEE SENATE JUDTOIARx coxMrrqTr Y
THERR0N.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01

The attention Of the public il
called to- the fact That WE have q
large steck of general menchandises
which we are selling toss dosea, for
the cash.
We take twenty per cent. of Ell
ready shade clothing, except black
cloth suits. u. vi. BRYAN & 90
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-01

disappointment OF Thad. MAYO,
vice a. Byan, deceased. as CLERK
OF the District Court of Caleasieu.
Was net confirmed ny the senate
Ns Cd. Democrat.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

A WOMAN SUICIDES Mrs. Christina
Olson, aged about sixty, mother of Mr..
Olson, blind man who runs a saloon
on Pecan street, committed suicide
Tuesday, about 8 o'clock, IN her room
In the first ward, by hanging herself
from a bed post. Mrs. Olson was
missed by members of the family, and
little girl, finding the door to her
room locked, looked through the win
dow blinds and saw deceased hanging
from the post. The alarm was given,
and Mr.. Olson and two or three neigh
bors entered the room only to find that
the spirit had fled and that the being
of few minutes before was then no
more. Justice Campbell summoned
jury and testimony was taken. A lady
living in the same house testified that
deceased had been complaining of ill
health of late, but that she had been
up and about; that the Olson family
was quiet, and that so far as she knew
there had been no trouble In the fam
lily or about the place. There was no
evidence to the contrary, and from the
testimony 1t was clear tina tMrs. Olson
had taken her own life, and the Jury
brought in verdict to that effect.
When our reporter visited the room
the remains were still lying upon
the floor, and a wooden knit Leck
comforter with which deceased hung
herself was still hanging from the bed
post. The room was occupied by the
jury and witnesses and many people
had congregsted IN front of the house.
The little girl who first discovered the
remains was the only mourner present
at the time.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

A WORD WITH PRACTICAL PEOPLE,
The climate of some parts of the
South seems to peculiarly foster three
special scourges of the general health /;
these are yellow fever, periodically /;
malarial fever and consumption or pre-
mature decline always. The result of
all these, when not rapidly fatal, is com
plete prostration of the whole system,
and, in most cases, utter inability to
derive restoration from the ncurish-
ment of ordinary food. Then the doc
tors all say, the only thing the stomach
and pancreas, and liver, can accept and
turn into vitalizing blood and solid
fibre is Cod Liver Oil, or rather Scott's
Emulsion of the OIL with the Hypo-
phosphites of Lime and Soda. This is
finer nutrient than the Oil alone, and
is besides a splendid tonic, and then it
has not the least disagreeable taste or
odor, and Is acceptable to the most
sensitive stomach.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

ARREsTED.-A young man named
Ed. Monson was arrested yesterday y
the police, charged with stealing q
box of plated silverware from Mr..
Balm, in whose store Munson has been
employed IS porter for a few days.
Munson had been living with Mr.. Joe
Mlnter, who runs the intelligence Of
fec over the store of Davis Bros, and
on Monday night he took the box
there and asked Mr.. NJ. to take care
of it for him till morning. Mr.. Minter
dreamed that night there was box of
stolen goods in his house, and when
he got up in the morning he told his
dream, and said he believed there was
more truth than poetry in it. He be-
lieves in dreams, and determined to
take steps to confirm or dispel his sus.
picions. He called on Mr.. Balm,
but be had missed nothing. He
then called on Marshall Cresry and
Policeman Cheneville, and soon
Monson was arrested. He confessed
his guilt and was sent to jsil. Mr..
Balm got his silverwsre back, and the
truthfulness Of Nc. Winters dream is
recorded.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

HECoMNITTEE ON PUBLIC On USDs
AND TIE CRY Fathers. edveI-
tisement sfecting the construction of
9 sewer down the Avenue, from Capt.
toll "a lare to he river, interests CON
tractors and builders and will arrest
the attention of lawgivers who would
have q clearly capital and baths and
healthfulness to bless the people and
their rulers. The city, county and
State are to cooperate In the sxecu-
ton CT the plan of drainage proposed
TO be executed st oRce. Intelligent
members of the Legislature S4il be
pleased TO know that the people Of the
city, chosen by our lawgivrrs TO be
the seat Of government, have taste and
Intelligence enough and enough re-
spect Tor laws Of decency and health
20 spend money in promotion OF meas
ures Of hygiene II would be q great
shame, IN the eTes Of civilization, II
the capital Of Texas remain a. filthy
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

THERE is no mistaking the fact that
the drouth Is becoming alarming and
unless rain comes soon crops will be
shortened or entirely destroyed. The
drouth is general, extending all over
the State and into the Indian Terrific
~, and this makes the situation espe.
cially alarming. Austin should begin
to provide as far as possible against
this threatened calamity. Now that
the Chambers Brothers are able to sup
ply water for irrigation purposes steps
might be taken for irrigating the
Colorado valley, The valley is nearly
as level as floor aud bitches could be
dug rapidly and at very little cost.
The irrigation OF this valley should be
provided for any how, but now there
seems to be an urgent necessity for it
and an opportunity offered for some
one to make money for themselves and
at the same time to do a great public
good.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

How would 1t do for the city to re-
quire every body wanting a drink, a
cigar or a plug of tobacco to walk up
market hill, college hill or some other
hill to get il9 If people are required
to go to certain place to get their
meat, necessary of lite, why not re-
quire them to go to certain place to
get whisky or tobacco or anything else
If fresh meat cannot be sold in the fire
limits, why should fire water be SOLD
there3 The city market would make u
fine saloon, billiard hall and ten pin
alley and no doubt if converted into
such an establishment, after the abol-
lshment of all the saloons and cigar
stores in the fire limits, it would do q
thriving business and bring to the city
a larger revenue than it now brings by
being rented out as market. There is
another point. The Constitution says
that.taxation shall be just and equal and
yet in the face of this orgenic clause
city ordinance requires a butcher to
pay a license of $25 year while a
merchant carrying en.times more stock
than the butcher is required to pay but
$40. This Is not equal or Just, and it
Is discriminating against poor consum.
ers. Above all things meat and bread
should be sold at the lowest possible
rates, and it is licenses and taxes and
stall rents in the market that have sent
poor beef up to ten cents a pound,
when whole steer can be bought for
$40.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

THE anniversary OF the Austin Bible
Society was held at the First Presby-
terrain Church on Sunday, the ninth,
at Z 80 p. NJ. The spacious room was
we'll filled, not less than eight hundred
persons being present. After reading
of Scripture by the president, Rev. Mr..
Shapard, an anthem was beautifully
sung by the large choir, whose singing
throughout the exercises was excellent.
This was followed 10y prayer from
Rev. 81 McCIrty; after which the
record of the last meeting, together
with report from Rev. Mr Rankin,
uperinten3ent, was read by w. S.
Hotchbiss, secretary. Then followed
a very eloquent and appropriate ad-
dress from Rev. Mr.. Briggs, of GAL
weston, and q stirring appeal by Rev.
Mr.. Chaplin, of Austin. A collection
was then taken up for the benefit of
Austin Bible Society. amounting to
sos. 30. after which an election Of of
ficers for the ensuing year was held,
resulting as follows: Rev. DIR. E B
Wright, president; Revs. Drs. Nc
Carly, Chaplin and Smoot, vice presi-
dents; w. s. Hotchkiss, secretary;
d. w. G. Baker, treasurer; DR.. T. d.
Wooten, DR.. w. ]. Burt, VIM. Smytb,
r. NJ. Castleman, T. H. Bowman,
board of managers.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

4 MEMBER Of the Legislature says
that irs all bosh to be hammeIing away
at clerks who get about 500 month.
when assessors, tax gatherers and treas
ures gobble up for their services from
$4,000 to 5000 annually. 1t costs
tue State, he says, over 81, 600 600 to
gather IN its revenue, or an average of
$40, GOO to county. He thinks that
half of this amount could be saved,
and that assessors and collectors
should not receive as much as the
Governor
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

AUSTIN now has a pretty good pros
pect of getting a shingle factory soon.
A gentleman who has conceived the
idea of starting such an enterprise here
is now on tour of observation through
the cedar brakes contiguous to the
Colorado river to ascertain the pros
poets aud probable cost of getting ma
terial in abundance suitable for making
cedar shingles. He thinks of getting
water from the Chambers Brothers to
operate his machinery if he concludes
TO start the enterprise.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13
Two HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD

TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD
For failure to cure any case of "habit-
ual constipation" of the bowels with
DR.. Sherman's compound prickly ash
Oitters, provided its use is persisted in
as directed. No matter whether thu
disease is the result of torpid liver
or relaxed condition of the muscular
coating of the bowels, they never fail
70 cure it; also, all the various diversi-
fed, sympathic, nervous disorders usu-
ally accompanying Indigestion, and oc-
caslonal or habit lal constipation of the
6owels. 1t also cures dizziness sick
headache, leucorrhea and female weak
ness usually accompanying the same.
No spirit is used in them, except a
pure article of Holland gin. Ladies
in particular will find them peculiarly
adapted to their wants in all ages and
conditions of life. For sale at Morley
Bros. drug store. Sample bottle
twenty-five cents.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

The chain gang was on Monday
putting in time on the gutter bridge
being built at the Avenue Hotel corner.
While a very good looking young
man, who was working out foe, was
leaning on the handle of shovel rest
ing, laborer who was passing took
him for the boss and asked
for work. The party turned and gave
bim piercing look out made no reply.
The laborer then again asked for a job,
confident that he was addressing the
head man of the lay out, when the
answer was well if you are painting
for job you can have NINE"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

BRIDGE REPAIRED.-The old bridge
at the foot of the hill north of the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum, which the STATES
MAN spoke of the other day as being in
a dangerous condition, has been sub
stantially repaired. TIE people will
appreciate the promptness of Commits
sioner Rodgers in giving attention to a
matter of such Importance. There is
no highway leading to Austin that Is
more travelled than the San Antonio
road, and when the river Is fordable at
the Shoal creek ford, as it has been
without interruption for the past
several months, much of it must neces-
sasrily cross this bridge, or go the
other road and pay toll. This is IN
convenient to many and expensive.
We understand that Bouldin bridge,
west of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
is also needing attention and is danger
Gus for night crossing.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

THE contract for putting up the
walls of the postoffice building has
been let TO Mr.. MCGOWAN, of Wash
ington City, who has telegraphed to
Mr.. Chase, his foreman here, to 60
ahead with the work. Mr.. McGowan
also has the contract for supplying the
material for the building, and the
awarding now of this second contract
to him will insure the rapid construc-
ton of our new pOstoffice. He now
has cut stone and brick on the ground
sufficient for one story, and heavy
force of stoHecutters are at work. The
derricks are being erected, and the
building will commence at once. The
outside of the walls will be of beauti-
full cut stone, and the inside will be of
brick. This makes the walls fire.
proof, and will facilitate rapid build
ing.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

THERE arc quite a number of rail-
road men in town, and 1t is whispered
that they want to build railroad from
Austin to the Bagdad silver and lead
mines. The Central men are singing
very low about passenger depot in
Austin. The government can sfford to
build a $4,000 postoffice in Austin :;
the Odd Fellows 800 900 temple the
State $1,000 900 State house, and
thousands can afford TO build houses.
barns, mills, ETC., but the Central
cannot afford to build even a shed to
shelter men, women and children who
are required 10 pay first class fare for
riding in second class cars on third
class railroad after standing in the hot
sun or the rain for q half hour or more.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13

JUDGE Turner appointed the fol.
lowing gentlemen as members of the
board Of medical examiners for the
ensuing term of two years: DIS. VIM.
z. Fleming, G. f. Weisselberg snd G..
E. Routh. The board will hold tn cir
first regular meeting for the examina.
tion of applicants for the practice of
medicine on Monday, April z. 1879, in
the parlors of the Raymond House.