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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-04-26
EXeHsf Egfafy MesasH aes against
NfhbftGsfs.

St. Peter-iburgh, April l6.-R4
plying to d oousr,etulato,y aadtes.
of the Marshal Of the Nobility. tie
Gar saide TO day that he wish
ed, notwithstanding all that had
passed, to continue to act In ae-
oordanee with the laws; but the
audaeity OF the recent attempted
assassiuations foreed him against
his own wall to take extraordinary
measures, not for himself, but for
all, for society, for Russia.
Note,-I'his seems TO eofroleor-
ate the current belief that the at
tempt ON the EmperorSs life will
be followed by terribly repressips
measures.
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speak KINDLY to Y0mf M0faef

Young man, speak kindly to your
mother, and eoarteouslg, tendei1y
of her. But Il little time, and Eoa
SHALL see her DO more forever. Her
eye is dim, her form is bent, and
her shadow falls toward the grave.
Others may love YOU fondly, but
never again. while time 10 yours,
shall any ones love BIZ to YOU as
that of your old. trembling, weak
.ened aother mas been.
Through helpless infancy her
throbbing breast @as your sale
protection and aupports ito way.
ward, testy boyhood, she bore pa
tientls with your thoaghtless raae-
ness she pursued you safely
Through a legion of Ills and naala~
dies.
Her hand bathed your burning
brow, or moistened your paGched
lips: her eyes lighted up the dark
aess Of nightly vigils, watching
sleeplesslg by sour side, as ponebut
she could watch. o, speak not her
maine lightly, for you eannot Live
50 MANY. years as would suffice to
thank her FULLY. Through reckless
aud impatient youth, she is your
counselor and soiaee. Toa bright
manhood she guides your steps Of
Improvement, nor ever forsaEes or
forsets.
speak gently, then. and reyer~
emily OF your mother; aud when
you too, shall be old, iii shall i'm
some dsghee tighten the femorse
which shall he yours Tor other siDss
40 know that never wantonly have
you outraged the respect dne to.
Your aged another.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-04-26

He was good cotored brother.
and, though humble, be was rea-
sonnbly isbrewd. After listening
to the tlreaag prayers and exhar-
tatIons ait the conference meeting
one evening, he rose Ito his seal.
aud bis honest black face shone
aud his ewes twip6led as he said:
my bradren, i was passiu' fru
the pasber dis tpaw.mip' and saw
a mighty fine bush o1huckleberies,
and j Thought Id tote some OF
Iem ham to dc ole woman, and 4
hadn't no basket nor nuffin to
pick 2em iu, and 1 looked arouu'
and foun b shiugle and begun for
to pick off de berries and put EN-
on dat sshinsle; but deyid ROLL off
5es' as Has as i put fem on, and I
ibrung no berries home to- de ole
woman. Bnaaren, your prayers is
jes' like piakan' haeklabelaias on, q
shinele; dey roll eight off; dey
don't none of iem so hum to de
Heahenly FaHder." I'm. O. CITY
Item.
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AWAITING AN ORDER FOR THE EXECUTION
OF A oAIoAsTEU MURDERER.

LAKE CHARLES, LA, April a, 1878
1 TO His ExaeHency Francis Z. Nichols
| Governor of Louisiana, New Orleans
La.:
I'm accordance with the reaulsl-
ton issued by yonr EKcelleDcg,
dated March q, l579, for the de-
livery of Aibsalom w. Ford, con-
victed for murder, IN this parish,
December 19. 1878, and then fu-
gitiTe in the State OF Texas, I re-
ceived said lord into my custody
from VIM. Davis, sheriff OF Hem
tlerson county, Texas, ON the 7th
day of April, 1879, and conveyed
him back to Calcasieu parish, La,
and ON the l1th day of same month
I lodged said Fond in Jail, where be
is now IN my custody awaiting your
orders.
I forwarded returns ON reguisi-
ton by mail on the 18th inst, to
Hon. Will A. Strong, Secretary of
State. I desire to infoIm you that
Ford was arrested and lodged In
Athens, Henderson county, Jail
previous to my arrival there, and
when the authorities of said county
arrested him, be made resistance
and WAS shot and wounded with
about fourteen leaaen buckshor.
He remained in the custody OF the
Sheriff of Henderson county for
some time after his arrest, and Was
nearly we'll of his wounds when be
tried TO make his escape from said
Jail, and III the attempt be fell and
broke bis thigh in two places. H.
is now unable TO walk, but doing
as we'll rs could be expected.
Would ask your EzoeIlencF to
dispose of him as soon as CONVEX
lent, as our Jail is very unsafe;
have to kim guarded
at a heavy expense 10 the parrish
Yours Nel'T respectfully.
ID. H. LYONS.
Sheriff ofsalcusietu Parrish.
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The CONSTITUTIONAL g Convention

Observation-Disclosures
called to order at noon last Monday,
by Gov. Nichols, as regrired by
| law. There are one hundred aud
thirtytotu delegates, and all but
three lElam, of Catahoula, Wat
llins, of Webster, and Marshall. OF
the 24th district, answered to their
nmnes on calling the noll. LIT. Gov.
Niltz, delegate from the ninth
representative district of Orleans,
WAS elected President of the con.
MENTION, and on talking the chair
addressed the convention in a
speech SO admirable in conception,
comprehensive in range of Thought,
| judicious in tone and felicitous in
expression, that we regretits length
will not ALLOW us to reproduce lit.
Certainly the convention could not
have selected a more competent
presiding officer. We give else
Whore the names tof the other Off
GERS OF the convention. AS % body
the convention lis probably the
ablest body of Representatives ever
assembled in Louisiana, aud with
i its thorougllly competent officers
we earnestly hope and confidently
expect that its labors will .pnoNe OF
great and lasting beaaft ito our
State.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-04-26
MefkReRefs2s Patient rsSfe1g
C0EEaF.

Mrs Eueenfa A, Wingate has pru-
chased the night Of the State for tue sale
of fhe above named patent, which is all
invention to prevent the ,eXt losiun ot
lamps. lit is a very simple eontrHanee,
and cheap, vet the most perfect and
complete guard against lamp explosions
ever offered to the public. AMI viii tit
all ordinary burners. The Instrument
is SO arranged that q very hight pressure
of gas viii Lift the eollar and make its
escape, rendering eXpiosion impossible.
We have seen it tested. a lamp was
heated putll a strong pressure Of gas
was generated. which, being isnited.
flashed like powder, but eseuped
Through the collar without the slightest
INJURY to anything Here is all oppor-
ltunlty for PARTIES SO disposed to make
money. as Mrs Winsute is Offering for
sale the rights Of the remaining eoun-
ties OF the State. Dallas sold for $500.
Letters should be addressed to her at
Orange,
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The Russian Secret Police -
League with the Nihilssta

London April 16.-Tbe Pars
correspondent of the Times j.
ports that in a letter recently rs
ceived from st. Petersbure.h its
said that the heads OF The sec,a
police are about to resign, haFlm
discovered that three-fourthg 4
the force are in league with fhs
N1hilists. The latter are not reallr
numerous, but profit by the apn.
thy OF the middle classes, who ara
diseoutented because of denial a
their political rights.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-04-26

Our kAMRoaD.-nhe Morgan
Louisiana aud Texas Railfoad is
now complete to Fnanklin, and
the work 10 being rapidly pushed
forward. UNLESS the weather pre-
vents, we have no doubt it viii be
completed and cars running to
New Iberia by July 4th, aud to
NarmiIionNilie aud Ie2as by Nov.
LIST. 1879. ILsoaisisna sugar
Bowl.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-04-26
House rents ane SO HIGH j

House rents are SO high in
Austin and ban Antonio that
stnangars visiting those places
with the intention of spending
several months, make about ffty
per cent, by buying the house Of
the owner and making bim q pres
ent of it when they lease, instead
OF paying the exorbitant rent that
is nsaally asked. Galveston
News.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-04-26
Telegrapfaic Rreyftses.
Swearing i'm of Scenarios.
Hampton.
Special to the N. o. Picayu,,e

Washington, April l6.-A nav,
striking scene occurred TO-DAY y
the swearing in of Senator h.
ton. The general had a good ~
or and looked we'll, but when i.
rose to walk upon his crutrhes =
moved with such difficulty ~ =
excite general sympathy. Dapm
however, a blackguard to the last
went on with his abuse of NJ
South. It.. q VI
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-04-26
Conditions of the Assaifamf al
fine Gar.

A dispatch to the Daily News
from St. Petersburg says: On
Tuesday morning SoloNieff was
lnsensihle, but was expected TO
rally. No papers were found upon
him. Throughout Monday night
all suspected bonuses were search
I'd. Last week the Revolutionary
Committee issued a proclamation
threatening the life OF fbe Einper-
TN and second St. Bartholomew.
Kilograms we've received Friday
and Saturday last from the Berlin
seclst police, giving warming that
during Easter an attempt would
be- made to assassinats tile Fan
peror, CGasowitch, or some mem
Der Of the Imperial family.
In consequence of these tele-
grams from Berlin the usual ell
trance to the Winter palace was
closed, and the CEaroMltch went at
midnight to the Easter Eve raeep-
ton. The Gar Was attended bg
four Cossacka.
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In reply to the above the fol
lowing Telegram WAS tralls,lnitte6::
EXECUTIVE OFTICL.
New Orleans. April lis, 1879.
Iufosn me by telegraph when
Ford can he executed, when order
will be- sent.
FRANCIS T.. N1CHOILs, ~Gorernor.
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Our NEW ORLEANS .ADvER-
nIsERs.--Ihe following merchants
and other business lnenin New Or.
leans advertise in the Lake 4 lhaliles
Echo: a.. Baldwin & Co, hard
ware, CUTLERY and firearms; New
man az bones, general commission
merchants and manufacturers
agents. Page 80 Moran, wholesale
dealers in boots, shoes, hats, caps
and Trunks MeStea Is Value, i'm.
porters and wholesale dealers III
foreign and domestic dry goods
Katz AZ Barnett, importers and lob
ibers in notions, hosiery, llaces, nib
hons, fancy goods, etc; Dr. I'D. IS
SoathwielS, physician; and the City
Hotel. y
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-04-26

TO relieve Ionisiana from its pres.
ent Distressing financial embar.
assments, will he compelled to
adopt some effective measure fol
the collection Of the vast amount
OF tback due takes due the State
Under the ruinous operation for
several years past OF ruinously
thigh taxes, coupled with heavy
costs and penalties for non-pay-
ment; the effect of laws making
those taxes operate as mortgage
on the jimmovable, and a lien ON
the movable, property OF delln-
quent ta4-paEers; the fact that
such mortgage and lien cannot be
removed n'ntill full payment at all
back taxes costs and penalties;
the fact that such payment must
be nude In one single payment;
the fact that thousands of delin-
quent tax payers have had all
their real property sold for taxes,
most of it to the State, and cannot
redeem it without payment in full,
with all costs, ut one payment;
these facts and laws have resulted
in pihng ND an enormous amount
of buck taxes which not one de
linquent taxpayer in fifty can pay
in one payment, and iherafore not
one in fifty has the slightest In
,ducement to pay his current taxes,
because such payment will not
redeem his property already sold
to the State, nor relieve 1t, If not
sold, from the tax mortgage and
hen upon it.
We see but one way out of this
embarrassing .labyriuth of debt |
and distress, and Mt the same time
to secure absolutely the payment
of these back taxes, and .of current |
taxes regularly aud promptly iu
future, and that is for the constitu-
fional convention to adopt, or to
direct the next legislatere to ad-.
opt, some auch measure as was
in .the senate at the last
session of the Legislature, by Hon. /
Geo. H. Wells, of tCalcnsieu, iu O. |
bill for the relief OF delinquent |
tax payers, and TO facilitate the 1
collection Of taxes, which we copy
from the n. ID. Democrat of Jan
nary &c, 1879. We have convers-
cd with many Intelligent men on
fhis subject, and they have agreed
without exception that this bill
of Senator Wells provides the only
practicable means ofeollecting the
back taxes, means certain to secure
their collection, an immense and
actually necessary relief to tax
payers all over the State. and all
and great benefit to the
State by securing the payment into.
the State treasuiy of all back antG'
current taxes.
Let the convention adopt some
such measure of relief for the tax
PAYERS aud Tor the State, aud then
prohibit fhe Legislature from
delay TO tdelinquents no
future, provide for tax sales like
sheriff. sales, with Immediate dc
livery of title and possession to.
the purchaser, make the collection
of taxes as certain as death, and
the convention will deserve the
gratitude of the State, and the
State government, aud the peo.
pile OF the State will lmmediatelg
draw one long breath of rellaf.
We are leredibly Informed that
Mr.. Wells bill deceived the
strongest assurances of support
from inauy prominent members of
both houses of the last Ilegislature,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-04-26

Coffee, 8 LBS TO the dollar, Calico
and other goods as cheap in pro-
portion, ut D. M. Bryan a. Co.'S.
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Agents fer the Echo.
TrOasa faae Sabine.

Welearn from Sam. a. FairciIila,
ESQ.,, OF Niblett's bluff, that tive
burglars and horse thieves, named
Melton and Dixon, who with others
were run out OF the Sabine swamp
ON our side of the river RECENTLY,
and had to abandon some horses
they had stolen in Texas from
Messrs Patillo and Bunns, subse-
quently burglarized two stores
higher up on the Sabine, stole two
horses, Went to Arkansas and
traded thehorseS, stole some horses
and mules i'll the adjoining county
and sold them, broke open and
robbed j. nj. LyleS' store, hid in the
woods two coffee sacks full 0t stolen
goods in the lleighhOlhood OF Mel
TOMS family, and while going north
again, on the Military Road. met Il
party in pursuit OF them, consisting
of Messrs. Word, Lvles and others.
While there one OF the thieves as
capped, and as nOtlingis said of the
other, his fate can Ire easily ilnag-
lined. The thieves had an outfit Oi
burglars tools. MIR. I2airellild says
the people along the Saline are ON
the alert, and are fully determined
toroot out and eNternlinate all rob
beers, burglars and horse thieves.
OUR GALVESTON .1ADVERTuSERS.
The following Galveston merchants
and other business men, advertise
III the Lake Charles Echo Robin
son & CO., booksellers. stationers
and printers: Andrews & Bro,
wholesale dealers in hats, ,capss
straw goods, trunks, Nalises, etc. \
Rice & Baulard, paints, oils, glass, \
etc; Skinner 81 Stone, cotton fac
tors and wholesale grocers; E. s.
Wood & Son, dealers in all kinds !
Of hardware; LeGrierse, IS Co.. whole
sale gr0cerS, and importers of H. 4
quors aud cigars; HALT, Weis 81
Co., clothing and gents furnishing
goods; Heidenheimer Bros, whole /
sale gr0cers, importers and dealers
lnliquors, cigars and tobacco: B. R.
Davis 81 Bro, furniture and house
furnishing goods; A. C.. Crawford
Il Sons, croc1ery, china and glass
ware; Marx & Kempner, wholesale
gfocers; Jacobs, Bemheim& eco,
wholesale Dclothiers.; Leon 81 TEL.
Blum, importers and wholesale
dealers III staple and fancy dry
goods, hats, boots, shoes, notions.
etc; Lange, Levy & Co., wholesale
grocers, and importers and dealers
IN liquors, wines, tobacco, cigars,
ETC.; T.. I'LL. Hennessey IS Co., deal
'ers IN all kinds of heating and cook
stoves, tinware and timers stock:
Greenleve, Block & Co, wholesale
dealers in dry goods, boots and
SHOES, notions, hats, ETC.: and the
FREMONT House, hotel.
OUR NEW ORIJEANS ADvnR
Sharp County record., 1879-07-10

little too much of it, fer the short
nights, was almost a complete
success. The farce, owe are all
TetotaerS," was well rendered, and
Messrs. Herfin, Simmons, Edwards,
Stokes and Wainwright, and Misses
Mamie Brown and Mary Vain
wright proved themselves entirely
worthy of the parts assumed by each.
Inltiating a Granger" which was
given By some of the best actors Of
the school, assisted by some Of the
best higtrionic talent of the town,
was one of the most ludicrOus farceS
we have ever seen upon the mimic
stage, and, doubtless, did not fail to
impress the boys with the fact that,
when proper attention is given,
"wild oats are a sure crop" The
salutatory defamation, "Our School
Room," by Miss Maggie King, was
well rendered, and the last piece, by a
young lady, "Curtew Must not Ring
Tonight" was rendered by Miss
Allie Huddleston in splendid style.
With the exception Of the young
ladies who did not speak loud
enough, every one performed we'll
the parts assigned them. Professor
McKie deserves encouragement for
the care bestowed upon his students,
and as the public school will open
under bis management next Monday,
we hope every child in the district
may bepermitted to attendit. What
do the parents say?
Sharp County record., 1879-07-10
To WAOnl il MnN Conn

w. T. Cunningham having purcht
the sale of lands Delinquent for noe,
ment Of taxes for the year 1872, which,
held at the court house in the town ot
ming Shade, by Thos. Y. Huddleston,
lector, on the 9th day of June. 1879, III
or of the Sc or of sec 80. and the NV q
the sw qr, tie ne of the sc or, and the Il
the ne or of sec 36 in township II 10
range 4 west, containing one hundred
sixty acres, assessed in the name of A
Mount, for the sum Of $S4 so, and hay
assigned his certificate Of purchase TO 2
A. Evans, and the time allowed by la
the redemutiOn of said land having eAg
and said land being Hredeemedts b
deed being duly made by the clerk t'ch
county to said Wm. A. Evans on tPoF
of January, 1873, and said Evans
conveyed said land to the underst
now, therefore. all persons who can 81
any right to said lands, in consequer
any informality, irregularity or ille :.
connected with such sale, are hcrebys
fed to show cause at the first circuit "
which may be held for Sharp count
months after the publication Of thisP'
why the sale 50 made should not
tirmed, as l shall apply at that time
confirmation of said sale.
52-G MATTHEW w. WRk
Sharp County record., 1879-07-10
FribWle OF Respect,

At a meeting Of Evening Shade
Lodge, No. l48, F. & A. NJ, held at
the Masonic hall, in Evening Shade,
on Saturday, July 5th, 1879, the
following resolutions we're adopted:
An all-wise Creator having re-
moved from the land Of the living
B2o. Il. Il. Hipp, !. lAcmbe- cf this
lodge, be it
Resolved, That as MasOns we de-
plore the loss of our brother;
That we tender to his family our
heartfelt sympathy for the loss Of a
devoted tathor and husband;
That the lodge wear the usual
badge Of mourning for thirty days;
That copy Of these resolutions
be furnished to the widow Of our
deceased brother, and another the
Sharp County RECORD for publica-
ton.
Resolved further, That the thanks
of this lodge be rendered the mem
bers of Antioch lodge for the use of
their hall on the occasion of the
funeral Of Bro. a. R. Hipp, and to
the individual members thereof who
participated with US in the services
at the grave.
Sharp County record., 1879-07-10
ImDOTt9Rt Notice.

Allwho contemplate buldangf 'pect
fully Informed that the undersig rs on
hand and foy sale, at Sharp's mills h. e mile
from Evening Shade, Ark, 100000 feet of
lumber of every description usually kopt
on lumber yards, including 10000 feet of
seasoned flooring, ceiling and weather
bording sawed from selected logs. The
planning mill will be kept in good oIdr aud
run by experienced workmen. Bills filed
on short notice
viii take, in exchange for lumbe 'NcOrn,
wheat and bacon at the may' ct p
Our roll factory i9 kept CO can't CD
eratiOn and we guarantee fa6IM-.
that line. JNO{2. MElg-
Sharp County record., 1879-07-10
Notice.

LAND OFFICE, LITTLE Rock, ARK,
June 18th, 1879
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of her inten-
ton to make final proof III support of her
claim. and secure final entry thereof at the
expiration of thirty days from the date Of
this notice. viz: Carrie Waddel, widow Of
John D. Waddel, deceased; homestead en-
try No. 5464, for the NV qr of Sc or Of sec.
81, tp IS north, range 5 west, and names the
following as her witnesses viz; w. H..
DUNCAN, of Sharp county, Ark, and Madi-
son Rogers, of Sharp county, Ark.
51-5 ii. W. GiBBS. Register.
Sharp County record., 1879-07-10
"A quarterly meeting Of the NJ

"A quarloii Ao0uHS u Vh0 III :
f. church will be held at the Bear
Creek church, three miles northwest
of town, next Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Boswell, presiding elder,
will be present,
We learn that a petition has
this week been presented to the
county court, requesting an order
for an election, to decide for or
against the removal Of the county
seat. Tha document, we are in
formed, contained 554 names.
Mr.. r. EaAuddleston, county
examiner, intolms US that during
the past month sixteen persons
were granted certificates to teach in
the public schools. Of this number,
four received first grade certificates.
There wa-a reorganization Of
the the Evening Shade Sabbath
school last Sunday. @. J. Wilson
was elected superintendent, ana
Robert Gray, assistant euperintend-
ent. Other officers for the school
will be chosen next Sunday.
The Shaver brothers commenc-
ed work With their rev thresher on
the 8Oth ult., aid have been doing a
lively business ever since. One day
last week they threshed out AZ
bushels of wheat in o little less than
three-quarteFs Of an hour.
The Ash Flat Sabbath school
passed resolutions thanking the
members Of the Evening Shade cor
not band for their assistance at the
picnic given by the former, on the
4th inst. hlOo, to Col. Abernethy
for an able ans interesting address
delivered on tlat occasion.
We are requested to state that
a snndas { ysntiop will be
held at CaIamine, this county, on
Wednesday and Thursday, the 10th
and 18th INST. Each Sunday school,
whether union or denominational, is
requested to send delegates, and all
friends of the Sabbath school and
Chris tian cause are invited to be
present and assist with their counsel.
The Fayetteville Democrat, re-
ferring to the recent meeting OF the
trustees for Arkansas industrial uni
versity, says: A fund Of 500 was
set apart to employ nurses in case
of sickness among students, and a
like sum was appropriated to bury
INDECENT students; also, SlOO was
appropriated to aid poor and
worthy students who were likely to
fail in taking a full course for the
want OF means. (rhe intention is to
increase this by private subscrip-
tion.) The number Of beneficiaries
in the collegiate department was
increased from 230 to $50. All of
the old faculty were retained in
their respective positions.
Sharp County record., 1879-07-10
LaLnlherI L2LnlherLI

We would respectfully state that We have
recently had our saw mill overhaued and
thoroughly repaired by Messrs. j. }. Green
and John WiIkeTSoD, experienced work
men, and we are now prepared to furnish
lumber of all kinds, on short Notice anu at
low rates. for cash All in need Of lumber
will find it to their interest to give us u
call We would also recommend Messrs.
Green and WilkersOD to those having ma
chihery to repair, as competent tOpertorm
all such work in the best manner
Resp'y, o. HENRY q SONS.