The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-11-19

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mother went to Enc1snd, 20 that the
/ former might BE born on English soil,
she had 10 borrow money for the jour
ney, being very poor. Queen Nicioris
Is said to be nov worth $4,000, 600,
with an annual revenue Of $4,000. 900.
! Gipcinnati Times-Sfar: Jim Andor-
sons red head, SO prominent during
the Louisiana count, has assumed 4
more vivid crimson, in consequence ef
sundry whscks from Nevada man's
revolver. Jim had essaycd The tirkIish
task of editing a paper in a mining
town.
Camcls were tried for carrying
freight across the California desert, d
number OF yenss ago, but the expert
ment proved failure. Some aban-
doned camels, however, lived and bred
in She CHA and Salt River bottoms,
and Il u now said that consi3 erable
herds run wild in Arizona and New
Mexico.
The Post Dispatch special from
Hannibal, Mo-, OF the 2sth nit, says
the levee broke in the third place al
4s'cock this morniAg. This time the
break is northeast Of Hannibal, and
the wster is sweeping over the entire
bottom land Tie break is two hun
dred feet wide and growing larger. The
losses will aggregate e3oo,D0o.
il is said that every twelve hours a
passenger train passes through Dallas
going west, flied to overRowing with
immigrants. There is one train, Of
either passengers or iron and ties,
every three hours. There are ether
avenues through which an equal, or
greater number of immigrants are
pouring into that State which the late
unfasorable season does not seem 10
have checked in the least
The original manuscript of The Book
of Mormon is in the possession of
David Whitner, OF Richmond, Mo.
Mr. Nhitfner, now seventy eight, was
u follower IF Joseph Smith, but left
the Mormons wliea they took to polyg-
amy. He still PROCESSES faith in
Smiths claim to Divine inspiration,
and will on no account part with the
book, which he declares was copied
by Smith from the tablets of stone.
His son shares his views.
The Great Eastern, tlie largest steam
ship in the world, has recently been
sold for sl50,e9o. When It is con-
sidored that this vast ship cost origin
ally 100000 and with repairs and
expenses since 1854, when her keel
was laid, has caused a total eBtlav of
SIS. 00O, 900 to her owners, for which
only very Uncomfortable return was
ever made, the enormous Improbable
ness Of such ship 10 demonstrated.
1t is not likely the experiment will be
repeated 10 thissage Of the world.
Galveston News: 1t is stated Tint
Secretary Blaine and Senator Davis
will both make estended tours in the
Southern States wiillin q few months,
but MT as travelling companions, though
on the same arrand. II is well to take
tine by the forelock, for it will take a
long time 10 convince the South that
it is her duty to gote for either Of
them for the presidency. They viii
be cordially received, however, and
hospitality entertained. The South is
polite 10 the rllggedness Of her dero-
zion to principle and aelf-presersation.
There Is ap Old saying among the
people, that when pecan tree becsmes
old md ceases to tev good fruit, By
boring d hole into the trunk and driv-
ing a limb Of d young pecan tree i,to.
the hole die old tree win rejuvenate
and bear good fruit. A gentleman,
living in the subuiAs Of Thibodaux,
has . pecan tree that is probably 100
ycars-old, which for several years, has
failed to hesr, except 4 few half ma
tured nuts. lie tried the remedy
above, last spring, aud now the Yene-
rablc tpec Il producing 4 fine crop of
excellent pccaus. Tbibodaux Sen
tincl.