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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-12-11

On the oath ultimo, near Lock q
Cos aaw-miIl in this parish, Augusta
Pnjo, was firing his pistol in the air
While throwing his pistol hand bach
over his shoulder, the pistol was acct
IDENTIFY discharged, and killed Charles
johnson, who was standing behind
Auguste. Both parties we're colored,
An investigation BY the Coroner's Jury
of inquest, resulted rs follows:
STATE OF LouTs1AxA, I
Parish of Calcasieu.
An investigation taken for the State
OF Louisiana, at Lock & Co.'S min, in
the parish of Calcasseu, on the Goth
day of November, ia the year 1880,
before r. F. Gray, NJ d., the Coroner
of said parish Of Caleasieu, upon view
of the body of Charles johnson there
lying dead The jurors whose names
are herennto subscribed, having been
duly sworn to inquire, on behalf of the
State, when, how, and by what means,
the said Charles johnson came to his
death, upon their oaths do say: that
one George Ryan, alias Anguste Pnjo,
of the parish of Calcasien, La, on the
oath day of November, in the year
1880, in the afternoon of said day, at
Lock d Co.'S mill, in said parish and
State, while in drunken froiic, and
shooting with a pistol over the head of
Robt. Hes, in throwing back his pistol,
and the third shot, over his right
shoulder, wounded Charles johnson,
who was standing about eight feet be-
hind him, in tie left part Of the abdo-
men, nearly on line to the left of
the umbiicus, The ball, passing through
the descending colon, wa extracted
about three inches from the spinal col
umn, below the left kidney, in the
lumbar region. The bali was a 80 long
pistol ball, causing a mortal wound, by
paralysis of the bowels and internal
hcmorrhage.
And the jurors further say, that
from the evidence adduced, the shoot
ing was done without malice or intent
to kill the said Charles johnson.
In testimony whereof, the said Cor
ouer and jurors of this inquest have
hercunto subscribed their names, the
day and year aforesaid.
w. Ii. HEMMENwAy,
f. II. NICHOLS,
GEO. GLAssPooL,
NJ. w. RYAN,
A. w. WEHRT,
Jurors.
r. T. GRAY, NJ. d., Coroner.
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100000 10 bee Presented 10
Grant by H'IiIaslclplaAn
Friends.
ts. O. Daily states.l


Philadelphia Dec. GA fund Of
100000 has been raised in this city
and will be presented to Gen. Grant
within a short time. The idea origi-
mated with one or two of Grants per-
sonal friends, who think his present
income is not sufficient to support him
in q style worthy of an ex-president Of
the United States.
It appears that John NJ. Forbes and
other wealthy men Of Boston were ap-
piled to when the subject was first
thought Of, but the New York Times
,ex-presidential fund had got the start,
and SO Grants friends here were
thrown Upon tliei, own resources. lhe
Philadelphia fund is exclusively for
the use Of Grant, and il was stated to-
day yby one of the most intimate Of
the generals friends that the money
had all been raised and was onsdaPosit
in a bank He also said, while re-
fnsing to give the names q the sub
ascfibers, that money had been given
from botl,iRepublieans and Democrats.
Within few days, according totae
present programme. Gen Grant VIII
be invited over here, and the 2 l0o, coy
will lie presented 10 him
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Smuggling Harrels Of Bny
Ruln in hotties.

New York, Nov. a7-Ulricll 4.
Jarks, late quarternaster and now
third officer of the Pacific mail steamer
Acapulco, just arrived in port, was
arrested last evening on tie street by
customs inspectors, charged with Snug
Cling goods, and four bottles of bay
oil were found in his possession. Search
was made of the vessel to-day and re-
suited in the discovery Of eighteen
more bottles, which were also seized.
U.T. Jarks was taken before thc9U. S.
Commissioners when he waived an ex-
animation, and was held in $500 bail
for the action Of the grand jury. The
oil is manufactured by S. DeLascher,
distiIler at ST. Thomas, West indies,
and the import duties are fifty cents
per ounce: each bottle contained
twenty-five ounces, and one ounce will
make q barrel full Of what's called
bay rum. Customs inspectors say,
despite their surveillance over the yes
sells coming from ST. Thomas, thous-
ands Of dollars worth Of this oil IS
smugglsd into this city, and that II
can even be bought il the market AZ
considerably less than the cost Of inn
porsation Il il understood 4 libel
will be filed BY the district attorney
against tlIa Aeapulaa
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u,aanr Fellow Lanirr.
[The NatIon.l

Ell Inc NhtiuH.J
There conld hardly be a better illus.
tration Of the way the best settled
maxims of government are sometimes
disregarded in the administration of
Federal affairs at the South, than the
case Of Deputy-Collector Lanier, oi
Louisiana. One of these maxims ia
that when you have to deal with q
turbulent or disafected population
Won should employ agents. and ses-
pecially tax-coliecting agents. who will
have nothing especially provocative
about thein-that is, nothing to rouse
hostility beyond the fearless perform
ance of their duty, This man Lanier
is, however, we believe, an old de-
fanlter of the State service, he is also
editor of Radical newspaper, and
has been running for Congress, and,
VIC, presume, working" vigorously
as an agitator in his district. The re-
suit is, as he pitifully writes to
Washington, that he is "now prls
oner in his own house, and dare not
go ont for fear of assassination" and
" finds it necessary to leave the collec-
tion district to secure his personal
safety" Please advise me-" he adds,
"what to do in the premises" The
advice Commissioner Raum ought to
give him is to resign and attend ex-
clusivcly to his newspaper and his
political work. Instead oil. this, how
ever, he has sent him an armed guard
from New Orleans to 20 about with
him on las collection trips, like the
Irish eonstabulary with the landlords
and process-sersers. 1t may save some
Stalwart the trouble of writing us a
letter accusing usfof sympathizing with
bulldozers and Red-shirts, to say that
we are III favor Of enforcing the law
at the South with every kind Of wea-
pom known to modern warfare; but
we hold that the officers Of the law
ought first to be selected simply for
their official duty, and that the more
difficulty they are likely to encounter
in the discharge of this duty, from
the character of the population they
have to deal with, the more careful
should the selection be. Lanicr, Oh
his own showing, is an unfit person
for his office. An editor of "A news-
paper and working politician has no
business to be collector VI rey,
in a disturbed district.
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Four large Families in Axoy-
eAkcs Parrish.
rMarlssvilIe i,eview.


Several months ago we promised
in an issue OF the Review 10 give
Jncle Silhs" af the Thiboduux Sef.
tinel sonse information as to tie
number oi B,rtlelons and Greulilliois
in this prish. In hasty count, TAX
en- yesterday Il IN the census returns
OF 1880 We are enabled to redeem
our promise, although we are COZ
WINGED We did not get all tha Is 5rd,-
Ions, Greiniilions dc. We have no.
dcd by way of lagniappe the Con-
villious and Mavepx. We end on
the Census Returns sic BuItlelona,
l66 Grcmillions, 16l Convillions, 302
Mayeux We could have added the
Ducotes, the Lemoines, Coeus, and
several Other large families. Nc
will await arcply from Uncle Silas."
p. ). In mentioning the Bordelons
&r, above we did not count those Of
the families who have married and
changed name We took the names
from the book. The family cunnec-
ton Of each Of the four names men
toned will be several times larger
than the numbers stated above.
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r. +. GRAY, NJ. d., Coroner.

SAD AND FATAL AecIDENT.-On
Monday of last week, at the little viii
lagc of Paincourtville, in the parish of
Assumption, there occurred an aeci-
dent peculiarly heartrending in its re-
suits, from the fact that the victim
was youth, and the unintentional in
flicter of the death-wound priest.
The particulars of the unfortunate af-
fair are reported as follows: Rev. j..
b. Le Saieherre, pastor of the Catholic
Church al Paincourtville, was amusing
himself by firing at a target--a nal
on fence post-with a Monte Christie
rife which he had purchased with the
intention of presenting to young
friend, a son Of Mr.. Telesphor Landry.
Just as Father LeSaicherre discharged
the toy weapon, this indentical youth
was passing behind the target unob
served by the priest, and received the
bullet in the side Of the head. The
worthy priest was almost distracted
with grief when the effect of his I'M
lucky shot became apparent, and his
feelings when his beloved young friend
subsequently, died from the wound are
better to be imagined than described.
Medical aid was summoned Immediate
ly after the accident, and for several
days it was confidently expected the
young man would recover, but snbse-
quently an nnfayorable change in his
condition occurred, and on Tuesday
last he expired. His age was about
13 years.-Donaldsonville Chief.
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A Correspondent OF the New York
Times, writing from Galveston, makes
the charge direct that Gov. Roberts is
plotting for division of Texas, SO as
to make three new States, thereby ere
ating places for some dozen or more
ambitious politicians, and possibly en-
able himself to reach the United
States Senate. The correspondent Of
the times says that Gov. Roberts was
obliged to make known his views in
the matter Of division Of the State in
order to prevent the board having con
troll of the lands appropriated for con-
strncting new State Capitol from
proceeding too rapidly. The Times
thinks the disastrous consequences TO
the Republican party Of division Of
Texas, whereby six new democratic
senators ronld be assured, may bepre-
ventedsby the Garfield Administration
taking proper care u the Texas repuh-
lieans.---salvestou News.
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The Hsanaus.a Canal.

b
Paris, Nov is. The Bourse news
paper) publishes the Panama canal
prospectus. Twpshunared and ninety
thousand shares, at 500 francs each,
are 70 BE- paid up as follows: On APP
pIication, 40 francs per share; on AL
,lotment, s5 francs; and the balance
saccessively % three months previous
natices
The board comprises tConnt De Les
seps, chairman; Al. AZ De Girardin,
Hellinan, selignan, HAYES and Renault'
and GeneHFT Tern Theisste willtake
place il America, London, Amerster-
dam, Berlin and switzsrland. The IS
sne viii probably be made in Paris on
hseelabor Elih.
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From Cs.s,aeron.
LEEsBuRa, La, Dec. 8, 1880.

LEEsBuRG, La, Dec. g, 1880.
Enron EcHo-A patty Of men left
Leesburg On the 4th inst. in search of
Nessrs. Jones and Dodd, who are sup
posed 10 be drowned. Their boat was
found sunk in CaIcasieu lake, bnt they
could notsbe found. They left Lake
Charles on the 18th nit, and were seen
10 enter the lake about dark that night,
and it's supposed they went down in
the heavy gale that night. Another
party left yesterday to search for them,
but have not returned. Police Jury
met on the 9th inst, and adjourned on
the 7th; they dispatched business rap
idly. A. tine Irish potatoes rs we ever
saw, were planted tile first of Septem-
Der by Mr.. j. w. Swsspey, Of Grand
Chsniare. They were simply huge.
Mr.. Gin, One OF Lake Charles enter
spfising merchants, has been in our sec
stion, buying cotton, for thepast week,
C. -.
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EOs-t Stoclet esA.


Especial Telegram to the &cWs.
Fort Stockton, December PAS.
sengcrs over the Fort Yuma aud Ell
Paso stage line, just in from San
Elzario, Texas, report that Mexisans
from chihuahua bring appalling
particulars Of the degillnent being
done by the escaped and desperate
remnant of Eictoria's band, in the
neighborhood of that town, and
among the ranches in that section.
From twenty to thirty men, women
and children, in various places, are
known TO have been murdered and
mutilated in a most horrible manner,
and detachment of ten, returning
with Gen. Terrasas, after he had
abandoned the company that wiped
ont Victories band, were attacked by
about thirty Indians, few days ago,
and only two, Gen. Terrasas aud one
man, escaped. One soldier, who was
riding the saddle Victorio had owned,
and which was captured at the time
Nictorio WAS killed, was frigltfully
mutilated, his flesh being cut into
strings in most horrible and shock
ing manner. These Indians are un-
doubtedly the same who attacked the
pickets al Ojo Caliente, Texas, before
daybreak on October 20, and were
driven over the borders BY the Ameri-
can troops.
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A statement of the popular vote for
President. made up b. the Chicago
Tribune and published in the Demo
crat yesterday, gave Garfield ,439, IA.
Hancock 4,436, 06O, Gartield's plurality
being 1854. Upon examination these
figures are found to be incorrect, the
Garfield vote being oyerstated, while
that for Hancock is somewhat reduced.
The vote Of Arkansas, for instance, is
given in the Tribune's table as follows:
For Garfield, 42,366; for Hancock,
6o,775, whereas the official figures show
that Garfield received only 4l,l6l
votes, and Hancock 60,46l. In Lon-
isiana Garfield is credited ID the Tri-
bune's table with 89,055 votes and
Hancock with 6l,9ss. The official
figures show that Garfield received only
ss.62s votes, giving him tho aggregate
vote cast for the leading electors on
bothsthe Dunont and s3eattic tickets,
while Hancock received g65,067 votes.
The official vote Id these States alone,
Ms compared with the Tribune's state
ment, makes i change OF 4487 in favor
Of Gen. Hancock, and gives him q
plurality Of 833. Revised returns from
other States are likely 40 increase this
several Thousand votes n. y. demo-
t.raf DEE. q.
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n-counted vote was given !:
Destruction of .Baais,e ID. R.
WinGaae's NAiIl.
Iorange (Texas) Tribune.l


Saturday night last, just before dark,
the alarm of fire was sounded, and a
minute later the flames weie seen burst
ing through the roof Of Judge Win
gates new mill. There was a rash tor
the mill, and the fire engine was soon
on the spot, but the flames had taken
too strong hold before the alarm was
given to render it possible for human
cxertions to overcome them, and but a
few moments were sufficient TO envelop
in ruin one of the finest and most costly
saw-lnills in the Southwest. The streets
were foarfuly muddy, but the people
turned out, and every man, both white
and colored, loaned a willing hand and
united in determined effort to save
from the desouring element the large
quantity of lumber and railroad ties
stacked in and around the mill. The
fire engine worked well, and for about
six hours poured a continuous stream
of water, saving from destruction a
large quantity of lumber. Too much
credit cannot be given to those who
worked SO faithfully--at the engine,
with buckets, ropes, axes, etc, and
those who directed, and it is only to
be regretted that the mill could not
be saved.
The sympathy for Judge Wingate
is great---his mill was new from begin
ming to end, and cost the large sum of
about $4,000, and is a total loss ex-
cept the boilers, which are believed
not TO be seriously injured. We never
saw machinery SO completely ruined
by fire; not a whole wheel of any kind
remains, while the immense engine, we
are informed, is worthless, and the
great iron driving wheel has but one
unbIoken spoke.
Not only is the destruction of this
mill great loss to Judge Wingate, for
there was no insurance; but it is a Sc
rious loss to Orange and the commu-
nifty eneraly--throwing some forty
men out Of employment. The cause
of the fire is not known exactly, but
we heard much blame charged to the
;watchman, who was not at his post Of
duty.
This is tho fourth time Judge Win
gate has been burned ont, but he is a
man Of great energy and pluck, and
cannot 30 kept in the background.
Already, we are informed, he is plan
ming to rebuild his mill, and. # sneh is
the ease, we wish him the greatest
success. IN
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Some half dozen newspapers are
clamoring for q new State constitution,
and for an extra session of the legisla-
turc. One would suppose they con
slider biennial constitutional conyen-
ton, and semi-annnal session of the
general assembly, essential to the pros
pcrity of Louisiana. Any defects in
our present constitution, Of sufficient
importance to require legislation, can
be remedied By constitutional amend-
inents; and as the present general as
sembly was incompetent to accomplish
necessary Legislation in three months
at the last session, we fail to see any
particularly brilliant prospects of its
making a better record in the twenty
days to which an extra session is linn
tied.
The constitution, very wisely, pro-
sides for regular sessions of the gen
eral assembly every two years. What
Louisiana needs is less legislation and
better Legislators. We have a good
constitution and an efficient governor.
Let us give them fair trial.
THERE'S good time coming boys,
Wait little longer"
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Especial to dc n. o. Picsyune.l

Washington, Dec 6.--Ihere was =
crowd, as usual, at the assembling Of
Congress to-day, but there being nc
new organization to be effected, and nc
party struggle being anticipated, there
was comparatively little excitement
Members exchanged friendly greetings,
and general good hnmor prevailed.
There was largely over a quorum in
both branches, and business went on
without delay.
The reading of the message was the
important event of day. The Prcsi-
dents assaults upon the South, aud his
proposition 10 make Grant Captain
General ct the Army, provoked sur
prise and severe condemnation by the
democrats.
1t is not probable that the Presi-
dents recommendations on disputed
questions will exert much influence on
Congress.
"A contest grew up in the House to-
day over the passage of the Senate re-
solution in relation to the joint rule for
counting the votes of Presidential cleo
tors. Mr.. Congcr opposed the resolu-
ton in manner which Indicated the
disposition of the republicans to fill
buster to prevent its passage. The
resolution has passed the Senate, and
is fair for both parties.
No serious contest is expected over
the electoral vote of any State.
Mr.. Robson stated privately to-day
that his objections to the resolution
were to the provision that where there
is only one list Of electors from a State,
it shall require the concurrence of both
houses to reject a vote, and in case of
more than one list from State, that it
shall require the concurrence of the
two houses to accept and count either
list of votes.
1.-THE republican minority persist in
attempting to control the method of
counting the votes they willidefeat any
official declaration of the election; but
they will probably give way finally,
and allow Gartield's election to be de-
cared.
Much interest attaches to the filing
OF Garticld's place on the Ways and
Means Committee. One vote may de-
termine the action on The tariff.
Interested parties are pressing for a
revision of the sugar tariff, but the
chances are largely against any action.
Mr.. Tucker is uow opposed 10 separate
action on sugar.
The committee meet to-morrow
There will be concerted attempt TO
force a vote in open House On the free
trade resolution.
The report of the commission on the
Ute difficulties in Colorado will soon
be published. and will recommend the
removal Of the Utes Immediately to
Utah and New Mexico. One OF the
commissioners now here tells me the
Indians are reudy TO go now, and If
not promptly removed conflict is in
evitable.
1t is understood now that Gen. w.
b. IIazen is made Chief of the Signal
Bureau; that Gen. Ord will be retired,
and Miles promoted to succeed Ord as
brigadier general, and Gen. Angur to
take Ord's command in Texas. These.
changes create sensation in army
circles.
The Administration are very anxious
to appoint Hon. Stanley Matthews on
the u. S. Supreme bench, and would
be glad if Judge Swayne would resign,
SO as to afford an opportunity to do 80.
Judge Swayne is T6 years old, bur is
reluctant to resign. ~
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merchants in Lake Charles who are
selling at cost. Don't forget that!
Bear IN mind also that our stock is
varied from tooth-pick to two-horse
wagon. Get your Christmas tricks at
once, or you may comein just too late,
j. w. Bryan g. Co.
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New WoRKs.-Ihe Western Union
Telegraph Co., is putting rp entirely
new telegraph poles, with three wires,
along the railroad track, from New
Orleans to Houston, Texas. From
Frank N. LIE Pert, Esq, chief foreman
If the 4th division of the w. u. T.
Co, we learn that these telegraph poles
arc red cedar trees, 20 #. long, 81
inches thick at the top, and that they
come from the mountains of east Ten
nessse. There arc 80 poles to a mile,
and the construction force of so men,
divided into two gangs, completes, in
fair weather, about four miles per day.
The now line is finished from New Or
leans to Lake Charles, ana the three
wires connect at the telegraph Office
here. Ono Of the wires is used by the
railroad companies. The quadruplex
telegraph machine, BY which four mes
isages can be sent simultaneously on a
single wire, and in opposite directions,
is used with the smallest, or No. 9 wire.
The two wires, Nos and 8, are new.
Mr.. lie Pert informs US that the
soundest trees, in mountainous re-
sgion, grow on the north side of noun
tain. and explains this BY saying that
in winter the trees growing on the
south side Of o mountain being fire.
quently frozen, are frequently thawed
by the sun on the south side, and those
trees are injured by successive cold
and heat.
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New Gxiesnk Democrat.
According to q table cempiled By
the Chicago Tribune, the total vote fol
Prcssdeuti is Q, 100 ,oea, which is divided
as follows.
Garfield, 4,4se.7l4
4 Hancock, 4, 80, go
Weaver, 394 $50
Dow, 1914
Scattering, lib
Total, s,l9a,osS
Nine thousand six hundred and forty
four votes were cast for Dox, and I19s
votes are also returned as scattering"
chiefly anti -Masonic--ia the States
of Illinois, Maine, Michigan. Missouri,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode island
and Wisconsin.
The total vote polled for President
in 1876 in the same States was S,414,-
1856, and the increase is 7T7,17s.
The vote in the two sections of the
country was as follows:
Garfield. Hancock Weaver Scat
North, 3,382, S65 2,S49, 633 i99, 1856 1,I16
South, I,056 $40 l,5S6,427 los, 46T GIT
Totals, 4,xas,7i4 4.4ss,eso 80, $50 l,s@
The vote for Dow was 1881 from
the North and 257 from the South.
The total vote was
From the North, 6,442,o41
From the South, rq 2,749,67
Total. 9,192, o6s
The vote in 1876 was as follows:
From the North, 5,783, AIS
From the South, 2,T2S, 239
The total vote of the South in 1880
and in 1876 thus compares:
Whole vote in 1880, 2,749,677
Whole vote in 1875, 2.T2S, 239
Total increase, u ,43s
Comparative increase was 755, 1895 in
the North and l,438 in the South.
The census returnt show that the per-
centage of increase in population at the
South is greater than it has been at the
North. Where, then, is the missing
vote?
The vote in 1880, as compared with
that of 1876, in the following six
States, viii explain where part of the