The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-04-09

by Tom Holman, coiored. Lie dim
Guilty originated about payment for 4
drink, Mayes refusing to treat Holman,
who struck him with club, breaking
his neck Holman escaped.
The New Orleans CITY Item saws
that last week Joseph James, of Now
Orleans, committed suicide. by drown
ing himself in the Mississippi river,
while temporarily insane from the cN-
cessive use of ardent spirits.
Sunday morning John Russell, re-
siding at the corner of Poet and Love
streets, one of the guests at the ball
given at Exposition Hall, by the 0rien-
tai Social Club, while intoxicated, fell
from the gallery to the pavement and
was instantly killed.-TN. 0. Country
Visitor.
a colured barber at Abilene, Texas,
was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday
night by cattle man from Buffalo
Gap. The barber died of hemorrhage.
The quarrel grew ont of drunken
row. The names of the parties are
unknown. The cattle man fed, but
was subsequently arrested in Callahan
county.
Our recorder has had before him
several times of late two men once
prominent in the affairs of the coun-
try, but who have, through the eXces-
sive use of strong drink, descended to
that sphere of depravity where all re-
spect is lost and all decencv is forgot
ten. The names offthesc men are VIM.
Chrysler and J. H. Duncan. The for
mcr was once the probate Judge of
Calhoun county, and afterwards re-
spected citizen and business man of
San Antonio. The latter, being a
warm supporter of Sam Houston, was
elected to the State Legislature by the
citizens of Calhoun county over Il
highly respected gentleman by the
name of Menifec. Duncan was yes
terday given twcnty-four hours to
leave the city, and Chrysler is in Jail
San Antonio Express.
A special to the New Orleans Demo
crat says difficulty occurred, chiefly
caused by whisky, at Handsboro, Miss,
March 20, in which James Alexander
was SO severely beaten about the head
that his recovery is doubtful.
L. q. l.. Brennan, formerly Of Evans
vile, committed suicide at Harrisburg,
Ill. He was overwhelmed by too much
whisky.
Henry Seibold, of Fort Wayne,
aged twenty -fonr years, while going
home one night intoxicated, fell off of
Harrison street bridge into the canal
and was drowned.
Rev. Father James GiIies, leader
of the Catholic Church in Flint, Mich,
four years ago, was run over by a Flint
and Pere Marquette railroad train at
s o'clock p IN. on the Goth nit, at the
depot, cutting both legs off at the
knee. He cannot live He had
been removed from the head of the
! Catholic society there, having fell from
grace. lie was intoxicated at the time
Of the accident
In New Orleans, on the Slst ult.,
Mike Tracey WIS SHOT and instantly
killed in drunSen row IN a DARKROOM,
by John Callahan. The murderer was
arrested.
fonr drnnkeny young men were fight
ing in room at Bolton, Ga, a town
ten miles above Atlanta, on the Ail
Line, when the marshal, assisted by
the mayor, tried to arrest them. The
Young men fell upon them with knives,
giving the mayor several ngly wounds,
one of which, a cash in the back, may
prove fatal. The marshal was cut in
the thigh. The rioters were finally
arrested and jailed at Gainesville.
On Saturday evening last, the goth
nit, fatal atfray took place at the
store of Martin Carron, in FaguetaIgue,
in which Portals Sonnier was stabbed
by Octave Eusilier. AT the time the
wonnd was not considered dangerous,
and npon the arrest of Fusilier, he was
admitted to bail on q bond Of Sl5o.
Sonnier, however, died on Wednes-
Isday morning, when Judge iiIudspeth
resclnded the bond, and Sheriff Duson
Immediately arrested the accused and
lodged him in Jail to await his trial.
This unfortunate and bloody drama
was the outcome of drinking too much
whisky. Both parties were friends up
to few moments before the stabbing
We understand that Mr.. Caron has
declared his intention not to sell any
more liquor in the future, and confirm
ed his resolution by returning his
license to the sheriff. Mr.. Carron de-
serves much praise for this course, snd
will, certainly, not lose any custom by
such noble purpose. -l0pelousas
Courier.
A ST. Charles, Mo-, dispatch of the
3lst ult,, says Alex. Smith, colored,
was found dead at st. Peters, this
morning, lying face downward in a
mud-puddle. The verdict of the cor
sonor's jury was in effect that he came
to his death from suffocation, caused
lby drunkenness.
posfkL MoEEY t0RpERs.-Though
but sixteen years old, the postal money
order system has become a gigantic
business. The present head Of the
Money Order Department, Mr.. G. +.
Mcdonald, was its originator. The