The Lake Charles echo., 1882-08-26
LOUISIANA GLEANINGs.

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Lafayette parish ginned her frs
bale +" last week.
The steam brick factory at New Ibe
ria is turning out 5000 bricks per day
Alex. Deville has taken the prize fol
the " first bale " in St. Landry parish
Texans are buying up all the cattle
in Union parish, and will drive them
to Texas.
John II. stanard, a respected and
well-known printer of Baton Rouge,
died last week.
Union parish farmers have made the
largest crop of corn produced in the
parish for years.
Our state exchanges, without an ex,
ception, report splendid crops in their
respective sections.
At Cottonport, last week, Mr.. Fra
zier was dangerously stabbed by one
Berry. Berry was jailed.
Capt. Boyd Robinson, welI-known
ex-eaptain of police in New Orleans,
died in that city Sunday morning.
The postmaster of New Iberia is a
lucky man. Last year his salary was
$70o this year it is sinereased to $l700.
The U. S. Mint at New Orleans has
been turned over to DR.. Smyth. Su-
perintendeBt Davis has been officially
beheaded.
Judge Richard w. Turner, of Bos-
sier parish, will probably receive the
Republican nomination for congress
from bis district.
Opelousas has a live, wide-awake
town council. But the same can't be
said of many of the towns of this sec
ton of the state.
According to the Observer the gen
eral appearance of st. MartinsYille
needs renovating. Lake Charles is in
no better condition.
J. p. Bonney, first engineer of the
steamer Mary Lewis, died very sud
denly on board the steamer at New
Iberia, last week, of aPopiexy.
Gen. Z. c. Anderson has announced
himself as an independent candidate
for congress from the sixth district.
He'll simply be fgure-head in the
contest.
Judge BIaekman, the Democratic
nominee for district Judge of the
twelfth judicial district, was elected
over his Independent and Republican
opponents combined, by majority of
588.
The coast of Louisiana abounds in
oyster banks, and a considerable oyster
trade has been developed at New Or
leans, giving employment to about 200
Iuggers, each manned by three to six
men.
The merchants of Morgan City un-
derstaud how to advertise. Every issue |
of the ReVie1g and Free Press for the
past month or so have had from a
half to a whole page advertisement of !
different houses.
a number of citizens Of St. Bernard |
parish, who were summoned to work |
the roads, refused to be conscripted in |
any such manner. They were right.
The law is dead letter, and the sooner
it is repealed tie better.
The question having been left to
vote whether or not the property hold
ars of Opelousas would allow them
selves taxed to buy $500 steam fire
engine, it was decided adversely by a
vote Of ffty-fye to twenty-seyeD.
OF the completion of the New Or
cans Pacific road early in next month,
he Shreveport Times says: Whether
his road will add materially to the
prosperity of Shreveport, unless other
contemplated lines are constructed, is
The manner in which the Hon. i.
A. Robertson was defeated for the
for congress is creating
considerable comment. The honorable
sentlemau's friends slaughtered him.
they had it in their power to defeat
he adoption Of the two-thirds rule
A special from Minden, Webster
parish, says everybody is jubilant over
heir crops, and it is an every day oc-
to hear old gray haired men
ay that the crop is the finest ever
aised in their lives. Certainly in no
ear since the war has the crop looked
2 promising.
]. a. Bprks, agent of the New Or
cans Pacific railroad at Robeline, is
aid to have drawn $4,000 at the last
rawing Of the Louisiana Lottery. The
icHo does not vouch for the truthful
ess of this item, Notwithstanding the
act has been announced over Burks .
wn signature.
The Washington Aygus says the
orn crop Of ST. Landry is abundant, !
argely in excess Of that of any year j
inee ante-beaam times. The cotton I
liant, although somewhat injured BY |
be late almost ineessant rains, has /,
ONE out Of the ordeal much better
nan was anticipated. (
The New Orleans Maseot, which is
, no sense Of the word a legitimate J
ewspaper, characteristic Of its propen- s
ty to abuse people or measures, pro
ounces the new election law ~ fraud
I'd says "it is aimed at the freedom !