The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-19

ard, alarm laborer, nearly seventy,years-
old, while going from town last night
intoxicated, fell down an embankment,
breaking his neck. His body was
found this morning covered with sleet
and frozen stiff.
Chattanooga, Feb. 4.-James Cad
dis, who was arrested for the murder
Of his mother, was tried yesterday and
acquitted, it being developed on the
trial that the woman died of cerebral
congestion, brought on by too copions
use of whiskey.
The case of the State of Ohio against
Charles Snyder, indicted for shooting
his wife with intent to kill, was begun
this afternoon. Mrs. Snyder is the
daughter of John Grossius, the well
known stove man. The shooting took
place last September. The case is one
of much interest, occurring as it did in
a well known family, and further show
ing what whiskey will do for man.
The case is in progress.
Two brothcrs-in-law, named Davis
and McGhee, got into drunken brawl
about mule trade ut Nesbit on Tues
day, in which the latter was shot and
instantly killed by the former. The
murderer fled to Texas, whence the
news came yesterday that he commit
ted suicide.
Richmond, Ind, january pa
toll-gate keeper named Baldwin at
| tempted to brain his wife with stick
of wood at Webster yesterday, while
under the influence of liquor.
/ Port Jervis, N. y, Feb. IA party
of laborers went upon a spree yester-
day. One was frozen dead, and the
hands and feet of some of the Others
were so frozen that they will have to
amputated.
4 AT Candidates., Armosa, County, N.
NJ, Julian Vigil, Mexican, killed his
wife and a young daughter by chop
ping them with an ak, and severely
wounded his son, leaving him for dead.
The man then hung himself TO a rafter
in the same room. Cause, insanity
produced by liquor.
4 Princeton, Ind, Feb. i1.-Constable
James Ellis was shot and instantly
killed by Cal Barnet at Hazleton, Ind,
about ten miles above here. Both were
+ drinking. 1t originated about an old
election grndge. Barnett is in Jail.
St. John, N. b., Feb. ll.-Ata mar
rage celebration negr Green River, N
b., nearly all the guests got drunk
Two brothers of the groom, named
Devoe, qnarrcled with man named
Bowie, and the latter was cut in shock
ing manner. His life is despaired of
Fulton, Mo-, Feb. 11.-Charley liar
per colored porter in Bell Brothers
barber shop, drank about one pint anc
a half of whiskey at drug store yes
, terdav, which resulted in his suddei
, death. He drank the whiskey on :
wager, and thus paid the last penalt,
!, for his folly.
Decatur, ILL.,, Feb. l2.--Porter j
Carson, aged 81 years, for the past tw,
? years in the employ of David Batch
eldor, near Mantle, in this county, a
2 a farm hand, died in the kitchen o
e the city calaboose yesterday. Carsot
. came to Decatur on Tuesday mornin,
j last with his employer, and during th
S afternoon Of that day, while bolster
e oualy drunk, was struck three time
:. with policeman cane in the sa,npl
room of ID. w. Brenncman's wholssal
r liquor house by Special Policema
t, Charles johnson, late of Lincoln, Ill.
= In drunken fight at Tradewate
= Station, Hopkins County, Ky, yestel
y day evening, John Ansenbaugl, farm
Z er, stabbed and killed a man by lth
: name Of Woodruff. Ansenbangh e.
y capcd.-Gineinnati' Times-Star special
d A Beaumont, Texas, special to til
n Houston Post, Of the l4th inst, says
/ Ben. Smith eGfiff, ,colored and ,wortl
e less, while drunk and attempting /
J. enter the house of Taylor Jones, W.
4. poked in the eye with a derfinger b
l.. the latter, the pistol exploding, an
poor Ben. being laid ont dead. Tayl,
d vebemently declares he did not shoe
IS butithatthe pistol willie pointed simp
Of went off.
m suIoIpE, On "Wednesday befo
n, last, the 10th nit, about 10 O'clock i
It. the morning. Christian Oestreicher,
~ blacksmith whose residence land she
ar are situated alongside the river ros
III in front of the Stella plantation i
or Mr.. Aaron Jacobs, committed snieit
es by jumping into the river while labo
ne ing under temporary alteration /
n mind cansed by mania portu. De
ne treieher was suffering from the effec
Of Of a prolonged spree. fDonaldso
he vile Chief.
y During drunken fight yeaterdl
y evening, lin which half a dozen tram
y took hand, On Dseatnr street, Nor
y Kirvin was tcut in the face and slight
: injured by atinan named John Travel
ii who WAS arrested and locked up
i the third station IN. @. Item.
All Dallas, Texas, Feb. 8.-EmiIy Wa
or died suddenly last night. Foul lpl
IA or suicide was suspected when thefs
il, Of her death was first learned, but Il
for jury returned saverdietsof deathlby Ar
So nlexy, snperinduced BY excessive use
nlt alcohol Galveston News special.
Tor Dallas. Texas. Jannarr q7. - A