The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-09-09
LOUTsTANA GLEANINGs.

has entered its ffty-sixth year.
Albert G. Janin is the greenbacls
nominee for congress in the first dis
trict.
The St Martinsyille oJserper ia.
yors Judge AIcibiade DeBlanc for
governor
Much sickness, chills and bilious
fever, prevails throughout ST. Lam
dry parish.
The New Orleans city Item claims
to belong TO the ranks of the "pro-
gressiYes."
Accompany is being formed to work
an extensive sugar factory in St. Ber-
nard parish.
Tie free schools throughout the
parish Of Terrebonne are in a very
| aourishing condition.
The total contributions to date to
the Margaret monument fund, at New
Orleans, foot up $3659.
The planters Of St. Landry parish
have made fne rice and corn crops,
though cotton falls short.
Jack Chapman, respited some time
since by the governor, is to be hung
at Bellevue on tie 22d inst.
Both the cane and rice crops of As
cension parish have been seriously
damaged by the wet weather.
Louisiana's sugar crop This year
viii probably reach. 25o,o0o hogs
heads, against $4,000 last year.
The death Of Geo. Bonner, for years
an old influential citizen of Thibo-
daux, is announced by the Sentinel.
Tbirty-nine arrests in one day, by
the police of New Orleans, doesn't
reflect any credit on our metropolitan
city.
For the year ending September /,
improvements to the amount Of 3d.
lle,492 are officially reported in New
Orleans.
A lady who resides near Baton
Rouge has thirteen acres worm-proof
cotton in fine condition. 1t is over
Eve feet high.
1t viii be news 10 many to learn
that Senator Kellogg is a native Of
Virginia, but such is the statement
Of a state exchange.
The New iberia Journal claims
that Kellogg will have a majority Of |
over 1000 in Iberia parish, Maybe |
the Joaraqt is too sapguine.
The total number of vessels that |
cleared at the New Orleans Custom
house for the year just ended, was
s5S, Of which $50 were steamers.
A colored preacher named WIN.
George, murdered a woman Of the
same color in East Carroll parish,
last week. The murderer made his
escape.
The Sparta Rural Times says: "A
great deal Of sickness, ii the form Of
chills and fever abounds in every
part IF the parish that we can hear
FROM
The Terrebonne Times has again
defeated the Courier for the parish
printing. The bid Of the former was
5000 for q year, while the Courier
wanted 1924
Richard Aud, eleven yearsof age,
son Of ]. J. Aud, Of DonaldsopYille,
hung himself at that place last week.
1t is thought to have been the result
Of an accident.
Nelson Fisher, colored, who nur-
dered his daughter last spring in
Ascension paiish, and who has since
been atlarge, was captpred last week
in Onion county, Ark.
The Gqpitoliaa Adpocate complains
that the parties arrested and jailed
for reEasiRg 70 work The roads have
been bailed out, But the roads,
haye'pt beer worked ~ The Same.
gIhe Opelouaas Courier announced
lhqa \ has completed arrangements
lor the purchase y i power press.
sFe aEe glad "a notice tbis csIidence
pf prospegity y III 80 part ~ Qur neighi
bor
EvideuAly Tensas RaFish IN ia h
most thFivipg condition ~ ne can
iqlge from the hberalitF and prosapi
pess wish which tAe plqRAefs bave
rsaae pp 4 fund d $4,000 70 febqila
their lexecs.
Tile Thihodapx ,SeRtinel acesgRiIIe
d premise, made is appearance Last
week III THE form IF Az eaght'page pas
per. II il greatly improved aud All