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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1880-02-26

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J!inols, Wieeoaitn, Sowu uno Mianelo.
IA, eisisltsn babsn siue qetfuassfasistsit
Son 42,O00,00O 8arrfls Mett yer 3atr.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28
sz,hrsslaaarrlIln kEsas.
FURTHER PARTICULARS on Tnn AFFxIa
t--now siT lpxeAEl ANp THE INSULT


i
Goffeevillc, Miss, Aug. % Yester-
dav. the twenty-first, was the day set
apart At CoffecviIle for the grand rati-
fication meeting and flag-raisirrg by
the Democratic party at Yallabusha
county. Early inttlle morning crowds
poured into the town from all parts of
The country. The Democratic clubs
had expected to have their speakers in
the courthouse, and the first bad feel
ing was caused by the sGreenbackers
taking charge of the courthouse and
holding speaking there.
Toiprevcnt any trouble the Demo
Gratis retiredit wood near the place,
aithonghiithad been announced and
was understood that their speaking
wonld be held at the courthouse.
Col. w. ii. Fitzgerald, of Grenada, and
Capt. Walter n. jackson, of Water
Valley, addressed the Democratic clubs
in the woods, and s. IA. Harmon held
forth to the Greenbaclxcrs at the court
house. The speaking of both parties
terminated about three o'clock. The
Democratic clubs then marched
through town, headed by the Grenada
band, and were met son Depot street
by the Greenback clubs, when, from
some unknown reason, B. ". Pearsons,
Grcenback candidate for sheriff, struck
and shot Thos sSpearman, colored
man, who was marching with the
Democrats.
This caused the men marching in
the front rank to take part in the ,af-
fray, and for a while the widest ex-
citement ensued. The negroes fled
like scared sheep in all directions, and,
in less time than it takes 10 tell it,
every storeAhouse in the town wasclos-
ed and the streets swarmed with arm
ed men. Pearsons was shot three
times, one ball in the shoulder and
two in the legs. After falling he was
carried into an adjacent store and
given medical attention. His wounds
are necessarily fatal. Thos. Spear,
man, the negro, was shot in the neck
by Rearsons His whereabouts are not
known. Il. il. Ritlhick was painfully
wounded in the thigh; r. C. Kelly
only slightly. Coy. Stone and Score
Itary Of State Henry q. Meyers were in.
town to-day. GOV. Stone compliment
ed Capt. n. IL. Wyatt, commanding
the Coffeesille Guards, and Mayor
Ross on their action in the matter.
The1Democrats Withhold another meet
ing here ttodmorrow, and the election
for sheriff will take place Tuesday.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28
Ei.e RssiIro.,si.
Est. Landry Demeerat!l

0nr people are specializing q good
deal about the effeet,tllc railroad will
have upon fOpeloasas and the neigh
boring country. They are pretty well
divided in their views upon.the matter.
Some think itYwillIbelp the town, and
others think it will not; and some vet
even gofurtherth than this, aud assert that
it will be the means Of taking the bnsi-
ness almost entirely away from 0pe-
lousas and bankrnpting fireplace. We
differ entirely with this latter class OF
people. The railroad cannot possibly
hurt the town, if its inhabitants will
but use the proper activity, diligence
and energy to meet the requirements
of the. new condition Of things that
awaits them. No town has ever been
benefited by q railroad, whose iuhab-
itants remained passively indifferent to
the importaDcetof making some strong
effort in behalf of the town itself Let
the people unite together and contrive
some means of identifying the ttown
and givingit a cityllike appearance.
Strangers from "a distance have a per
feet horror for rdilapidated hooking
towns, and come TO the very natural
conclusion that snch places are not fit
TO settleiin, and consequently move off
in search sof other country localities
possessing a more inviting and attract
i've appearance. The stranger has no
special objection to tarry ,Mith You for
a while and belptto lbpildHp,impraye,
and expand yolr business, but he will
not risk the experiment unless he has
ocular ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS youhaye the
proper ''get up and get" about you.
This is about the sum and substance of
the whole matter; and the sooner You
act npon the hints and suggestions
above given, the betteriit viii be for
yourself and town, and the sooner,
also, will you realize the fact that the
road will materially assist, and not in
jare, the town of 0pelousas.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28
LProm our Rcrnlar oorrespondent.l

ffnom our 3sC<r--nl&ft tufftsponutDl-l
WAsHIsGros, d. C., Ang d, 1880.
Washington was esilivened by a re-
publican demonstration last might
1laeys called 1t Ia Grand Rally and rate
fioation meeting. The front Of the City
Hall was decorated with flags. Gas
Jetsi were SO arranged as TO letter the
names Of Garfield and Arthur Numer-
usother lights and transparencies filed
the immense portico of the District
temple Of Justice and cast their refiec-
ltion ON the back OF Vinaie Ren1l statue
of Lincoln, towering above the vulgar
demonstration from which Inc seemed
TO have for ever turned away, and snail-
ing benignantiy towards ttl,e southern
part of the Union. Seeing only a large
number of muses. with baby carriages,
boys ,velocipedes, with sprinkling
of men and their wives, i decided this
was not the ratification, and walked
westward IN the direction of the White
House, whereI saw an economical dis
play of fire. works, followed by spirit
less procession, headed Dya band of
music which seemed to he all bass
drums. 4 heard one republican apollo
gize for the failure by the explanation,
that the people were mot fully educated
vet; that later in the campaign they
would have sagmore rousiRg rally. 1t
was indeed very poor display, made
up largely of colored lazaroni, very
many of whom were more accustomed
10 the ehain-gang professions than to
torch-ligilt parales siBottom."
Frog Level and Grow Hill were largely
represented, and formed a hard looking
crowd that made men instinctiyeiy but
ton their coats for the better security
of their watches. Some fof the white
persons in line were aware that the
beauty of the procession WIS married by
this tiisreputable auxiliary. and Just
after the procession started nm effort
WAS made on Fifteenth street to give
the TCrow Hill Spider" Republican.
Club and its horrible brass band the
grand bounce. This the processionists
did not care to do themselves, but a po-
lice officer WAS called upon to break The
news gently to their presiding officer.
The latter Indignantly refused to retire,
explaining that, his club did not care a
continental abont Garfield and Arthur,
but they came out and had hired a band
to parade, and parade they wcnld or
''fbust." That settled it, and they re-
manned. The managers stated in the
evening, when called to acconntforstiie
indignity, that they did not object ito
having the club la line because Of any
diseredit thati its, presence womb reflect
upon the affair, bnt because, of thc fail
ure to notify the marshal at the proper
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

LIMO. Picayune.l

"A telegram published elsewhere in
this paper brings the sad intelligence
that Hon. II. al. Spofford departed this
life on Friday, 20thiinst., atsthe Red
Sulphur Springs of West Virginia.
Judge Spofford, a native of Massaellu-
sets, and belonging to the Salem and
Newburyporti families of Spofords Of
that State, came to Louisiana when
quite a Young man, snd soon after
opened school for the education of
yonths in Claiborne parish. Snbse-
quently heremovedtto the Red River
country and studied and practiced law
at Shreveport and Alexandria. He be-
came so prominent in his profession
and so popular Mithtthe people that be
was elected toa judgeship on the Sn-
preme Bench of the State from the
Red River district. lie married a
daughter ofthc late Judge Martin, Of
Pulaski, Tennessee. AT the breaking
out Of the war Judge Spoiford became
Chairman of the Committee of Safety
in New Orleans, and by Gen. Lowell,
~. S. A., was appointed Provost Mar
,shal Of the city. Some time after the
close of the war Judge Spotford asso-
eiated himself with Judge Jno. a.
Campbell and son, forgthe practice of
law, in New Orleans. Onthe s24thcof
April, 1877, he was elected United
States Senator by the Legislature of
Louisiana, and unsuceessfuily made
claim forhis seat, the Senate having
decided TO seat in his place William
Pitt Kellogg, sent up from the Packard
Legislature. Judge Spofford leaves a
wife and daughter, and among other
relatives, Hon. "A n. Spofford, "a brother.
who is at present the Librarian of Con
gress. He was a refined, polished gen
tleman, and his death is greatly re
gretted BY all who knew him socially,
as well as observed has course las an
upright public servant Of the people.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

IIlxEsnuHe. Lk.. .Anc. ID. Ilesl


i IImEsHuRs, la. Ang. 20, 1850.
Enron ErHo-aTho citizens of Grand
/ Cheniere and Little Gheniere are max
ing preparations for a big barbecue
about the first of October. 1t will be
on the Mermentan river near. Capt.
lSturlesels. store They are getting il
up in grand style. They have already
Bappofntcd the committee Of arrange
nlerts and inyitation. Thatis the idea;
let ms have barbccnes and speaking all
over the parish and give the democratic
nominees a larger majority than was
ever polled before in Cameron; al
though Cameron has always prided
herself on herdemocracy. Judge Read
and Judge Kearney have justsretnrned
from Vernon parish, where court has
been in session Capt. Monroereturned
a day or two since from Galveston,
where he had been spending few
days. We judge the Capt "trip agreed
with him from his looks. On last
Wednesday, abont zone hour before
the sun went down, the clouds began
to gather and thicken, and by shutdown
the very elements of nature seemed
to be warning. Such flashes of light
ming, followed by the most terrific
claps of thunder, Inever heard before;
byttorrents aof rain. Next
morning the news was brought that
Ebb Wilder, a negro, and his horse
had been killed ont on the prairie, a
few miles from town, By lightning, the
evening before. Viewing it from a
human stand point, we are having
much rain for crops. Yours, gC.D.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

Last Thursday, at O'Clock, a. NJ,
the last spike was driven on the Lon
isiana Western Railroad, and the i'm
portant enterprise of railroad -connec-
ton between New Orleans and Ious-
ton, Texas, was thereby completed.
The work has been done 80 qnietly and
unostentatiously, that, like the con-
.strnctien of the jetties at the month Of
the Mississippi river, it will be some
time before the people of Louisiana
and Texas will fairly appreciate its
value and Importance.
Railroads. have cometo be recognized
as the most efficient factors in deyel-
oping the resources and increasing the
wealth and population of states, and
we are confident that the railroad en-
lterprises now completcd, and soon TO
be completed, inlLouisiana, will in a
very few years make our State one Of
the most prosperous in the Union.
The FIRST through train, from New
Orleans TO Houston, a freight train,
leaves New Orleans to-day, at 5 lP. NJ,
and the first through passenger express
trains viii leave New Orleans and IIous7
ton, next Monday, the seth inst, at u
AZ, tRoon) qand willirun daily (exeept
sundays and regularly thereafter, ar
living at Houston and New Orleans
the next dayaat GAN. Passenger
trains from New Orleans will stop At
Nermilionyillei thirty minutes, for'din-
ner, and from Houston will stop thirty
minutes atLake Charles for supper.
AT our depot the cry for which we
have waited so long, Gan aboard for
New e0rleansl9, may now be heard
daily.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

New Orleans, August s20.--Edwin
G. Mix, Jr,, aged 80 years, was killed
to51ayfBy the three De Rance brothers,
Ferdinand, Armand and Henri, ages
25, 20aand s1s respectively. The DE
RANGES are imprisoned. They declare
that Mix had 'fiirted with their young
sister, and, although warned, had not
desisted, but continued TO follow the
young lady. Mix, with his brother,
Franklin Nix, ,wentttotthe residence Of
the De RANGES 10 explain matters, but
nnarmed. They failed, however, TO
convince the DE RANGES, aud when
leaving were followed to the street,
when two of the brothers opened fire
on Edwin Nix. He attempted to flee,
bat wasssheti down, when the youngest
Of the De Rance brothers ran up and
stabbed him several times with a dirk.
Mix leaves a wife aud widowed mother.
His brother, Franklin, who was present
at the killing, was only, on the 18th
inst, married to the daughter Of the
late Gen. Harry 4. Hays The DE
RANGES are sons of the late DR. Henry
Defiance, a prominent physician Of
this city.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

Richmond, Va, Ang el IA special
announces the death, At Red Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia, ofJndge Henry
Al. Spofford, of Louisiana He was
taken sick with copgestiye chill Mon
day, and lay insensible until yesterday
when be died.
Rev. I'D. 8. poggett, ID. I'D, Bishop
of the Methodist Church, critically
al At bis residence in this city
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

THE PIosEEn or AssuMFTIor gives
an account Of several house and store
Ibrsakings BY night in that parish, and
says:
Hen roosts and peultry yards in
the vicinity Of Mr.. Mennet's were in
Yaded with suecess BIZ a baud of thieves,
and no fewl that failed 10 seek d lofty
retIeat Mas left y tell TIC tale, from.
the delicate, tender little chick 10 the
stalwart capon.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

TscienaIic American,l

4 lSeienttilc .Ancflcun-l
During the wear inst clased J both
the value of the imports of merclian-
disc into and tic value of The 'eSIs8fE.s'
of mcrchaniiise Hro,a the UIiited
States were larger than during any
preceding year in the history of the
country. According 10 the annual
reportlof tile Chief of the Bureaii Of
Statistics, gust issued, the value of the
exports of merchandise during the
year ended June 30, 1850, scxunefIe{1
the value of the exports of nnefehanz
disc during the preceding year about
S125,0Oo,00o, or l8 per cent, and the
value of the imports of merchandise
during the year ended Jnne, 80, 1880.
exceeded the valuessof snch imports
,during the preceding year a,ooutl622g,-
100000, aor fifty per eceiit. Hhe an
crease in the value of exports was
nearly, S91, 000.00D. ssis
The valne Of the imports ana ex-
ports of merchandise during the fiscal |,
year just closed exceeded The value of
such imports and exports during. the
preceding year about SS47,000,OD0--
an increase of 80 per cent. The rapid
growth of the foreign comnsefoe Of the
country is Istfikingly exhibited BY the
fact that the value ofBthe imports ana
exports of merchandise during the lGs--
cal year just closed lamouutsd 10 &i,-s:
5os, 679,4s9, being about 81 per cent
grcaterit than the valac of the imports
and exports of 1870, and nearly aassr
per cent greater than itle valne Of the
imports and exports for 1860 -.s.'.l'
The exports of coin and Ibulliondns-
ing the year ended june 80, 1850,
were about 81, 100000 less than dur !
ing the preceding fiscal year, and the
imports of coin and bullion .dshiugss
the year Guided June 30, 1880, exceed
ed theliInports .dnring the .preceaing
fiscal year abouts$F2, 100000, Duling
the wear lust closed, for the first time !
since 1861, the imports Of coin and
bullion exceeded the exports af the
same. -
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28
Railroad Iiesns.
-[st. Louis Railway RegisLer.l

iIn,Texas and Louisiana there. is, won.
derfnl activity in.railroad building. and
the projected lines are fast being pushed
to completion. In the former state
the International q Great Northern /,
being built on towards the Mexican
border, the Houston n Texas Contra
is extend,ng,its AVasolbrancb into Afbe
northwestern part of The State. beside,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

VINO says this is not a great cepn-
itrya The increase ofiits exports and
Imports, crops and population, fort
year ending June 80, 1880, were all
greater than during any previous year
in its history.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

Law VS. lslQuoR Tomorrow night,
atithe Methodist church, if sufficient
interest is manifested blythe presence
ofsenoughaauditors Justify II, Rev.
J.F. ScurloeE will deliver a free lee
tture on the subject of legal suppress
sion Of liquor saloons. The question
is now engaging public attention in
all the North American States, and
helLenden Times saysiti is about to
be introduced intotthc British parlia-
ment. The friends and opponents Of
the temperance cause are all invited to
the lecture at the Methodist church
sto-morrow night.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

WA. 20. FRlcKE expects, daily, per
La. w. r.. r., one car load choice pro-
duce, viz Potatoes, Onions, Apples,
Krout, etc, which he win sell At unu-
sually lowfgures. Mr.. Fricke is always
,onstbe alert, and will do his best to
satisfy his numerous customers, both
in quality and price. Give him a call.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

PERsoEAL-Hon. S. I'D. Read, Dis
ttrict Judge, and ~. KearneY, Esq.,
District Attorney, arrived here sfron,
Cameron yesterday. Judge Kesrney
saysthe crops in Cameron, notwith-
standing Late excessive rains, will be
above tie average.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

hut no attention was paid TO them.
The weather was much COOLER To-
day, and few cases Of prostrtlfion from
tho heat reported.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

The populasiopsof Asoyelles has IN
creased i5a per cent since the last cen
sus. This Is "a fattering indication
and far An excess of most parishes sin
the State With this increase iii pop
ulation has come larger crops, more
Improvements and an iinereaso IN <he
price Of land Marksville bulletin,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

Judge Hilton and Mss. a. e. Stesxarti
have caused ;endowtnents 40 ibe made
that will aggregate probably SS,00o,l
900, to lie devoted to building, c9niI,s
ping and furnishing a collegiate build
ing, wheFeiit is dntended ITO eilucate
,both sexes for ascharge less than $500
wear. One 'bnilding for rtliispiinE,ase
is now nearly completetis lItiissaidto'
be the finest structure of it, kind 10
America, and will iacepmmodate five.
students. Two other blildA,
ipgs oflegual Dimensions Willie eFeetedG
besideiit. Sixty acres of lapd have
been set apart for the buildings, and
the gronnds, ENTHUSIASTICALLY
surround them. u divinity school, 10
educate Young men for the ministry III
the episcopal church, win he located.
iniGarden City, where the remains sof
Mr. Stewart Nd willTbe placed after
the cathedral is finished. All these
buildings willibe transferred 10 tlless,,z.
lpervision of the episcopal district of
Long lsland.--Galvesi0n News a8
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-28

The empty gun nevertheless
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-11

THE THEATRE LAST NIGHT There was
a very good audience at the Theatre lasl
evening TO witness the first appearance
this season OF Abbey's Hump,y-Dump;y
Company, and MesSIs llafhtt and Fraser
gave as much nOnsenSicll fun as one cOuld
desire. That the iheitre was not uncom-
fortibly filed Is probably due to the over.
dose that was given by the last company OF
this kind that visited Richmond tDls sea-
son. Abbey's comp ny keeps up 10 mat
standard Of excellence 1t eXhibl'ed here iast
year, aud its performance VIII prove grati-
tying to all who wish hearty laugh.
We were particularly ple1sed WIN lne
several performances that were given IN lbe
second act such as the Grand ono oil cnolce
selections on the Chry y,laatonlcon Dy MISS
Gabrielle, the wonderful ieats ID lugglery
and balancing by Alfred Valjean. and the
Martinettls and Mile Belle Gabrielle IN
their DlabolicaI Groupings aud posturing
op moving chairs. The Raiade Troupe, 10
their burlesque musical band, gave Tue long
and short OF The funniest scene we nave
enjoy ed for many day. AL Of these lea
lures are good, but the music OF Lechners
band OF Tyroean Warblers i charming,
and must be heard 10 be appreciated.
Young Mr. julius Peters, who formerly
resided in Richmond and whose beautiiu
violin nerformances at tie Mozart are SUI
remembered with pleasure, Is orchestr'
leader for the company. Married ilt
seems TO have improved our young artist
and we are glad TO learn he is doing wei'
Don't forget Humpty Dumpty matinee fol
children thi> afternoon and farewell per
formance Tonight.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-11
LOCAL MATTERS.

DEATH OF WELL. KNOWN YOUNG GEN
TLgNaN.--TGe MANY friends OF Mr. S. Sprgg
Campbell Will regret to learn that he died
yesterday morning about O'Clock, after q
brief and painful Illness, from meningitis.
Mr.. Campbell was born in Wheeling, W.
Va, and waseducated at the Military Insti-
tute of Virginia. During the war he served
in artillery as lieutenant. Since the war he
has been in business in this city, at one
time rs business manager Of the En-
Quirer. For the past three years Mr..
Campbell has been engaged in business with
Mr.. j. l.. Scboolcrafi. file was also q men,
Der OF the Mozart Board, and very popu-
lar gentleman. In his death we have lost n
valuable cliiZen, q generous, high-spirited,
and worthy gentleman, and kind friend.
The Stock Board met yesterday. but did
no other business than to pass appropriate
resolutions upon Mr.. CampbelI's death.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-11

MOORE MEMORIAL CHURCH FAlR.-Thef fa'r
of the ladies OF this church being held IN
Association Hall, Main street, deserves a
larger measure OF public favor than 1t has
vet received. Ii is for The benefit OF q
Young and struggling church in the west.
ern part OF the city, and the members of
the Older and weather churches OF the de.
nom,nation 1t represents ought to see to II
that large snd generous patronage Is ex'
ieuded to these noble lsdie, In their praise.
worthy efforts 10 place their church on
solid founlatiou. Don't forget to drop ~
upop them to-day and make them glad Dy
substantial token Of your high appreciation
| OF their pions work.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-11

THE COLD WEATHER AND lCE-HARvEsT.- -
The weather yesterday was very cold-the
thermometer reading 10 above zero at sun
rise, and only reaching 270 at O'Clock z.
NJ, the hour usually considered the warm
est of the twenty. four. From present in'
dIcations the ice-harYest this winter Will be
plentiful one. The boys are at this
writing in high elee over the prospects OF
skating to-day.
The weather was very cold yesterday at
Huntington, the mercury being reported &c
below zero. Last night at the White Sui
phur the Thermometer stood at 100; Hinton,
100; Cannelton, 100; and Huntington, 10,