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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

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The following affecting letter wa
written BY J. w. Bcal, who commit
ted suicide in Weatherford on the
18th inst:
Weatherford, Parker County Jail
January 5, 1ssl-To my dear wife
Mrs. Sarah w. Beal-Darling: Not
withstanding that ! have been acting
in the way have, no man on earth
ever loved bis wife and children any
moro than / d., and God is now my
witness that were it not for that, and
for the thoughts Of leaving you and
my dear children in poverty and dis
grace, with no thought Of ever re-
deeming myself, or ever being at liber-
ty to work for the support of my
family, would be far from COM
hitting this awful deed. There are
men of harder hearts than myself that
could 90 and live under it;I can't.
Liquor has done its do. have laid
here over two weeks, with a broken
heart, trying to think of some step
that would restore me to my family;
but alas there is none. This is the
last Of me on earth, and God be wit
ness that | tell the truth, | never in
tended to defraud any one. Ny i'm
aginations were when | was drunk,
my brain burning with liquor--that !
could make all right again; but,
when sober, my own common sense
teaches me that the law has no SYM
pathy Oh account of whisky or, in
other words, that liquor is no excuse.
Therefore, ! am ruined forever. That
is what has broken my heart and
caused this awful deed. May God
help You and provide for you and the
children. Oh ] cannot stand tito
live convict and know that my dear
wife and children are suffering in pow
erty and distressl Try to live d Christian
life, and teach your children the way
TO heaven. Bury ME By the side Of
Tommy, in the Wilson graveyard.
Farewell, darling wife. When the
children are growing up tell them |
never would have done this, only for
having to leave them in disgrace. Fare
veil. Your own,
Jouy W Real
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$1,000 REWARD

TIME ABOVE REWARD will be
! paid by the Louisiana Western
Railroad Company, at their office In
McComb, for The arrest and conviction
u the person Or persons, who, on the
night OF January 2lst, placed obsirnc-
lions ppop the track IF said Road,
about two miles weat Of McGpmb, La
fayette Parish, The above reward Is
y standing one for the arrest and con
vietion Of persons who shall in any
manner obsiruct the track Of this road,
thereby oDdangcring the lives Of inno,
cent people and the travelling public,
Feb, 8, lsSl.-tf.
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LEEsnuRo. La, Feb. 8. 1881.


Mr. Editor-Seeing no recent com
munications in the EcHo, froa, Cam
eron parish, 1 accept your standing
invitation to country correspondents.
This has been one of the severest
winters ever known in this section, and
stock owners are seriously concerned
about their stock. In some localities
cattle have suffered terribly from ex-
posurc, many have died, and fears are
felt for the safety of the rest, as they
are in very poor condition. Unless the
weather moderates soon there will be
scarcely any cattle on some of our stock
ranges in the spring.
The storm here last SATURDAY. night,
though violent, did no material injury
in this vicinity, but Yesterday VIC learned
that it committed great havoc in the
eastern part of this parish. On North
Island one house was blown completely
off from its blocks, the inmates escap-
ing without injury. Mr.. Andrew Roy
and his family were not SO. fortunate;
bis house was totally demolished, and
part of the roof was torn from the
frame, and carried clear away, leaving
Mr. Roy and his family in most de-
plorable condition. They we're reused
at ! o'clock at night, BY the falling
building, and 10 its sudden wreck four
Of them were seriously injured. Mr..
Roy received terrible blow from a.
heavy piece of timber, striking him in
the side, and INJECTING ghastly wound,
exposing bis enirails. Three Of the
children in the house were seriously
bruised, and one Of them, little girl,
had her arm broken. DIR. S. L. Shelton
was notified, and has gone with all pos
sible speed to the relief ofthe suffering
family. CHARLEY Ross.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

SHILoH's CoNsunPTIos CuRE.-This
is beyond question the most success
full Cough Medicine We have ever sold,
a few doses invariably cure the worse
cases of Cough, Group, and Bron-
chitis, while it's wonderful success in
the cure Of Consutnptionis without q
paralled in the history Of medicine.
Since it's first discovery II has been
sold on q guarantee, atest which no
other medicine can stand, If you
have Cough we earnestly ask you to
try il, Price 10 cts, 30 cts, and 81.
If your Lungs are sore, Chest, Or Back,
Lame, use shilob's Porous Plaster.
Price rs cts
Wa. Meyer, Druggist,
Lake Charles, La.
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Corporation Taapayer

NOTICE ~ hereby given IA tho Tax
nv payers of the town ef Lake Charles,
that the tax'rolls for the year 1850 have
bnsn delivered TO mo, and ARC now on
file in the Office III tile Tax Gollaoior,
and that the taxes FOR tho Year Is60 III
now due. They are further n0ti6ed
that al namos which appear On tho das
llngHsat rolls for back years, aud hava
not paid eaia dalinqnent hyas wiiIliM
len days flpm the date bsreof, / viii
procscd to collect tho snpa with ausis.
JULIEN RIGIgAflgl,
9ornosatsoA Iax Npilsetsf,
C}af 10 ISHA ta''
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Oh. v. 1. THOMPSON,
sll Canal .Strst, Ns~ 0ri.su>.
Piles, FisfuIa and Fissars,
cunrp WITHOUT THE usr or THE
KNIFE. LIGATURE on CAUS11u
Tr~ from pain, dangsr % less y kxss
from 6usiaess
These Diseases Receive Special
Attention, arsa Cares
Guara nteeS.
Ti.ess Diseases Receive special

rn;ls,sy oy FITS t,la,ad viii, vo,, 5nyl
fnI ances.ss ~ Iii sess. ,,. i, yas.ijv -.
| ami,,e, ana ,,ar,e Nh N, I'M sI,ose ( r.
| iuo ,,,,s,a ,,,s,s.a,fa "a. ..nri,,sr
T,nnass,,ey S, , ..,,1 o.
nal Deh;l,tT. t.se,e,l Nv me,,ir.n.nlo,s
has beretofnrn proved ,,s,.fss,s ,n5 a,nn
iniur;ona rbav IN nn yhs,.i N mi.
utsiyersal testimony ~ Iii honratl nbvs
sicians. Thousands have ..dcctorsd,,
for these con,,,In;nts. aa.l have thrown
away their money and their constitn-
irons together, but tie Doctor com binss
medical treatment with electricity, the
electricity being generated BY o simple
electrical apparatus that any one can
use. aud hy these means insnses success.
Constipation, the bane q 80 many
lives and the most prolific source of Ill
health, cured by simple meshod with
little on no medicine
Diseases Of women treated by slse-
tricity. without pain or exposure.
Structure 81 the Ureihra and Reetam
cnred without Il surgical operation ana
without pain: Tape Worm. Diseases ii
the Kidneys. Bladder, Private Diseases.
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Nervous and
sick Headache. Asthma. Weak. Pain.
ful and Sore Eyes, without surgical
operation; Deafness, Noiso il tie . Ears.
oil Skin Diseases. Scrofuh, Tnmors.
Loss d Voice, etc, successfully trcaioi
by improved remedies.
Letters q inquiry must DO accom-
panied with stamp for reply @
N. B.--No names made public with
ont the written consent Of the parties
The following persons may be refer
red to-;
New Orleans Testimonials.
Capt, MAX BLANCHARD, Piles.
JAS wAT,IRTIT ,EC,J Sn,L Tnh..
sons Foun,lry. Rheumasism.
L. III. PATTERSON. Pilot stmr.
Pagan. piles.
MAN BEER. los Canal sireet. Neu-
ralo;a
Mira MILLER. CORNER jackson ana
Liberty streets, peaf.
N nITT, sfarean ysoi,roaa T.,.
Worm. ~
TTIns RoDINsoN "a f,anE s,r...
piles.
JACOB BTIJM Baronne a.. p;a.
Cant. pHAnR Moroan C;tv Ioa. ~
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Hon. I. B. Ferren, Of Lake Charles,
has favored us With the following enun.
Grafton Of youths in Calcasieu parish,
between the ages Of six and eighteen
years, taken from the census returns
Tor 1880 The number is somewhat
less than formerly, because, under the
old Law, all youths between the ages of
SIX and twenty-one years were entitled
to public school education:
Ward No. White, 46e; male,
2sl, female, 2s5. colored, 70; male,
80, female, Al: total, 545.
Ward No. a-Whitc, 2es; male,
F3s, female, lse. Coiered, Is; male,
8, female, o: total, ss4.
Ward Nc. white, 24l; male.
es2, female, 25s. colored, ZIP; male,
i26, female, SO: total, T5s.
Ward No. White, 23s; male,
ll6, female, l22. Colored, l27; male,
70, female, 81: total, 3e5.
Ward No. White, 2al; male,
1870, female, log. colored, l2l; male,
IS, female, Sc; total, 1852.
Ward No. 6--White, l4s; male,
l2s, female, 12l. Colored, l25; male,
IS, female, 60; total, sss.
Ward No. White, $40; male,
800, female, all. Colored, 50; male,
is, female, IL: total, 675.
Ward No. S--Whites 273; male.
LAG, female, l27. Colore1, Y: male,
3s, female, "a: total, s45.
Reeapitulation:--White, male, 1883,
female, I4lS: total, pool. Colored,
male, 42s, female, s57: total, 7se.
Grand total, 1851.
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A E4ittEe Heroine.
Galveston News.J

Capt. Clasoli, of the sloop Tom.
my, plying between Clear Lake
and this city, gives the News an
account of an act of beroism by a
young gil1 that is enlinenily worthy
Of record He says that during
the last nortller a small sloop, iii
which there were two men, was
capsized off Edwards Point. Both
succeeded in getting upon the bot
tom OF the boat, and ia this peril,
Gus position were buiieted by wind
and sea, and exposed TO the cold,
for about twelty-four hours. One
OF the men, utterly exhausted, was
ready to suceunb, but his com
paliion bound him To the boat with
a rope, and thus prevented his de-
stiuction. Finally they were car
riee by the waves to within about
a mile OF the shore, when they
We're seen trough a spy glass by
Miss Evans, a sixteen-year-old
daughter Of a gentleman residing
at the Lawrence place on the bay
shore, between Edwards Point and
the mouth of Clear Creek. The
brave girl, realizing their imminent
peril, aud knowing that there was
no one on the place to go to their
rescue, herself launched a fraji
skiff and set out to aid them, With
such a sea as was running, this
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12
spaDisi, Moss.
IN. o. Independent. /

Tile Spanish moss which grows
upon the cypress, live oak and gum
trees 10 the swamp lands Of the Gulf
States Is q product Of considerable
commercial value. ~ is Il profuse
parasite growth, which il partially
swept from the trees upon which IL
grows by the autumn Winds, and re-
quires less labor and care in the
harvesting than the hay crop. II is
gathered mainly by poor whites and
negroes, aud brings, ip q cured state,
from two ~ -four cppts Per popnd, #
is used, after being ground or cleaned
by machinery devised for the purpose,
for stufipg furniture, mattresses,
cushions, etc, bcipg cheap substi-
tute for haig. Its elasticity and free
dom from The visitation Of Insects make
il d peculiarly valuable ,ilsts,ial for the
purposes 70 which ~ isApplicd- The
recsiipts of moss this year 1T the port
Of New Orleans upon August 81
amounted to 1866, 900 pounds,
valued Al $3l5 900
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12
LELsyrRo. La. Feb. g. 1881

Ed. EcAo---This has been the Sc
yerest winter experienced for many
years. 1t has damaged the orange tree.
very much. There is a small bug that
has injured the trees very much in This
section. There has been the appear
ance Of storm ever since Saturday.
The Calcasieu river is very high. There
has been a great deal Of cotton shipped
from this point, and great many bales
are ready for shipment. This speaks
well for the citizens of this section of
our country. We were pleased to see
Mr.. i. u. Gordon and family in our
iittle village a few days since. They
are visiting their many friends and rela-
tiyes 10 this parish. Also our District
Attorney, A. j. Kearliey, who has just
returned from New Orleans, where he
went to take bis son to the commercial
school. Our efficient young sheriff,
Mr.. Miller, has just returned from the
city, where he went to settle the State
taxes All Of his work was satisfac-
tory, which shows he is fally qualified
for the Office lie occupies. Yours, as
ever. C.. b
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Aelice 70 Taapaysrs,

FOX Collectors Office, Poy.Eh 81 EaIrasien, 1
lake Charles, aanqafy 4 1881
TIME TAXPAYERS Of fbs Paflsb Or Galea:
\ sicn ere hereby noriled that unless they
come w promptly and psy all taxes diic And
unpaid, me payment ~ their taxes, With costs
and pepsltscs, VIII be stlaotlg enforced accord
ing 10 lew u. II. IYflke,
skssia q Tax celIsap, fsaln q icslsssssu
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

WE INTEND TO Issue an extra edition
of the Echo on March IL, and Will be
gratified to publish in it contributions
from Vernon, Calcasieu aud Cameron
parishes, of local interest, and calcula-
ted to attract immigration to these
parishes. With that issue our paper
will commence new volume, and we
will endeaxor to make it specially in
teresting.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

Public SCHOOLS IN THIS WARD
Last Saturday The auxiliary visiting
trustees for the public schools of Ward
No. 3, met and organized by appoint
ing James p. Geary as chairman, and
Thos. Budd as secretary, and provided
for public schools in said ward as fol
lows:
One school on the Laeasine, near the
Lambert settlement, at "Ihe Pasture"
One school on or near the Derouen
place.
One colored school on the Lacasine,
at or near Narcisse Lambert's place.
One school on English Bayou, at or
near the Reese place.
Ono white school and one colorea
school at Lake Charles
One white school near Does saw
mill.
One school at or near the Granger
settlement.
One school near the Black Bayou
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

A sarge amount Of money entails
great anxiety and care, but many
OF us would like to be very anxious
for awhile just to see how it feels
to have money to take care of.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

A TAX ON VoTERs.-The Houston
Post fTexas) favors making payment
Of tbs poll tax condition precedent
to the right of suffrage, aud there is
more sense in the suggestion than
many people suppose.
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AsswEn Tins QuEsrloN.--WLK d.

AsswER TINS QuEsrIoE.-Why do
50 many people we see around us,
seem to prefer TO suffer aud be made
miserable by Indigestion, Gonstipa-
ton, Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Com
ing up Of the Food, YELLOW Skin,
when for rs cts, we will sell them
yjtalizer, guaranteed to cure
them. Wm. MEYER, Druggist.
Lake Charles, La.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

GoMPIIMEETARY.-- The New Orleans
Democrat Of the sth inst, contains a
letter from its special agent and CORE
sPoudeut, Il. y. Eaton, {" Pap.'') de-
ecliptire Of Lake Charles, aud highly
complimentary to the future Lake
City. This reminds us that we mad
yerteptly omitted to notice his recent
visit here, aud also that of Mr.. Broug-
hall, representing the New Orleans
Picaypus. We will publish Pap's"
impressions Of Lake Charles next
week.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

Rock Borroa.--yalentines can be
had at ]. w Bryan & Co. They are
still closing ont their stock at bottom
figures Try them.
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SHORT STOPS

1HE NArcHIrocHEs REcrsrER, after a
brief existence, has suspended publica-
tion. 1t was ably and fearlessly edited.
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HEAVY LossEs of stock cattle are
reported from every direction. In
addition to the great lnertality caused
by the severity Of the weather, and the
repeated freezing Of vegetation on the
Prairies, a large grub worm, in the
backs Of horned cattle, has destroyed
great deal of stock east of Calcasieu
Humanity and economy demand that
10 future cattle shall have shelter, food
aud protection, during the winter
seasou.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12
Morse For sale.

n WISH 10 SELL good, ecpsle buggy
y horse, 10 hands high, niue years Cd next
spIipK A, III MOSS,
J2s< 1e, 1850 Lake 0has3as, IL.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

THE LATE SroRS.--Ihe wind last
Saturday night and Sunday never
reached the dignity of a gale at Lake
Charles, but, rs we expected, it did Sc
rious damage on the gulf, aud at New
Orleans and Mobile. The British ship
Ariadne, with over 1000 bales of cot
ton, was beaehed near Galveston, and
is a total loss. A large portion of New
Orleans was overfowed, and tie wind
damaged some buildings Some build
ings were wrecked on the Grand Che
Mere, in Cameron parish, and Mr..
Roy's family sustained severe Injuries,
as viii lie seen in q letter from our new
Cameron correspondent, Charley Ross.
Barring an unusually rainy and cold
winter, the people Of Lake Charles are
fortunate, 50 far, in having escaped the
serious storms which have been SO fire.
qpent aud severe in other portions Of
the country. Lake Charles is evidently
located IN warm belt Of latitude. We
have had no snow-storn this winter.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12
BOOT A. fsEROaS SHOP,

~ SCHNEIDER has opened at bis old
~. stand, on Ryan street. Boots and
shoes made 10 order,
Dee. 4, l88c a.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

To REEr-A cottage residence ii
Lake Charles. Apply to
]. w. BRrAs q Co.
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DIllIli

LYONS At the residence Of her husband,
Ae FsSwas y & iss Jasntaa f9ps siS@ohs
wife Of Allen Y. Lyons, aged ~ years, II
naoptls and 10 days,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

FIRE.-Last Saturday night, about
twelve miles below Lake Charles, Mr.
Francis Ledoux's residence, kitchen,
furniturs, and nearly all the bedding
aud wearing apparel Of himself and
family, were destroyed BY fire. A
thunder storm was prevailing at the
time, and the family was reused from
sleep by the flames. 1t is thought
the fire was caused by lightning.
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AND OFFICE At NEW ORLEANS, la, 1

IaIlCE u hereby given that the folluw-
IN Ing named settler has filed notice III his
Intention 10 make hnal proof III support 81
his claim, and secure iinal entry thereof said
proof to ba made hofore the Judge or Clerk
q Court, AZ Lake Charles, Caleasieu Parish,
La, February 26, 1881.
Euphrosin Roy, Homestead No 4lgd for
the u liz Of 8 o ia, and s u la Of N n liz pf
See ri, IN 10 s, o Nv, Louifiana Meridian, aud
nalnes tho following as his witnesses, viz d.
y, Andras, j, II, Andrus Henjamln Audlus.
and A, Gauthiur of Caieasian parlall La,
Jan. 10, lssi.-ht,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

Why ID The career a = young lady
inmursd witAip the wallsof 4 convert
i lifelong errors Because y II !
miss,apeat existencs.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12


LAMP ExPLosioN.--Last Thursday
evening a large, hanging eoal oil lamp,
exploded in Frank Maiser's barber shop,
on our courthouse square. The lamp
had been burning some time, and ex-
ploded just as Mr.. Maiser was leaving
the room. Finding il impossible to
distinguish the fire, he gave an alarm,
and some gentlemen rushed in and
snothered the flames with blankets. Ii
the explosion had happened two min
utes later the barber shop, and the
large buildings on either side Of ii,
might have beeu destroyed. Genuine
Insurance oil will not explode in alamp,
and as II costs only q trife more than
ithc illuminating oils IN commopuse, no
other kind should he used in town.
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WEEKLY DEMOCRAT
will valuable
Wnhr
cau
handing IN the subscription 70 this office Sho Dan Sl,
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NOTICEI
Tax GoLLreToR's osrIor,

"a Il v ST AZ
FIto ALL TAXPAYllRS III the Parrish 81 Gal
i casleu whose Post Ollice address aud
residence are unknown and cannot be ascer-
tained ss
You are hereby notified that your State aud
rarish taxes, assessed on movable properly,
" the parish Of Calcasieu, for the year 1880,
fell due and should have benn paisss IN full on
OF before the first day of November, 1850, that
you became delinquent for sald taxes on the
ilrst day Of said month, that after tho expira-
tion Of twenty days from this date, WILL ad-
sertise forsale the property on which said
taxes are dne, IN the manner provided for,iu-
dlcial sales; that at the front door OF the
Court House ri this parish, ( VIII sell, within
legal hours for judicial sales, for cash and
without appralacnent, such portion Of tho
said property as you shall point out to me,
and IN case you shall not point out sufficient
that Will at once and Without de-
Jay, sell Tor cash, without appraiSempnt tho
least quantity Of said property which any bid
der VIII buy for the amount Of taxes assessed
upon said property with interests aud costs.
H. a. LYONS,
Sheriff y Tax Collector, palcaAicu Parish.
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A New PApER. I'VE base received
the prospectus Of a new weekly news
paper, to be called The State Central
Express, aud to be published at Alex
and,ia la, BY James r. Watsrs, editor
and proprietor. 1T will be nomiplly
democratic ip politics, but the editor
says he will eudsayer to promote the
real welfare and progress Of all the
people, regardless Of party affiliations.
AS the first pulnber is expected 10 ap-
pear this uonth, We will say more when
we sec it.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

CoLLEorIowoFT AxEs IS CALcAsIEU.
In our recent statement Of taxes col
lected in Calcasieu parish last year, we
said the total amount Of poll, State,
parish, and corporation taxes and Ii
.censcs, collected in 1880, was sS4,S2o
s2s. 10 this Che sheriff informs US,
should be added $3.50, collected on
forfeited rscogpizance bonds in Grim
inal cases, making a total collection Of
$S5,4T0 rs. considering the stagger-
ing blow to the cllief industry of our
parish, inflicted in 1877, coming as it
did on Tie heels Of several successive
years Of very hard times, this is a
splendid showing for Galeasieu parish,
and islpighly .eroditable TO sheriff Lyons
and his efficient deputies, whose ardu-
Gus labors were coupled with really cd
mirablc courtesy and patience.