The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-08-05
LOUISIANA GE.EANIyGs.


building will be completed by the first
of October.
The st. Landry delegation to the
congressional convention are solid for
Henry L. Garland.
Geo. L. Lacy, a prominent attorney
of New Orleans, died at Brooklyn, n.
Y, on the 27th ult.
A Hook and Ladder company, with
an outfit costing $3.50, has been organ
| lied at Plaquemine.
In Caddo and adjacent parishes the
yield Of cotton promises to be the
largest for many years.
The taxable wealth of IberyilIe par
isb, as shown by the assessors returns,
amounts to S2,4IT,o35.
Senator Chas. Parlange, of Pointe
Coupee, is candidate for Congress in
the Sixth congressional district.
On next Monday, 7th instant, the
Democratic Executive committee of
the Fourth congressional district meet
at Natchitoehes.
In Assumption parish, a splendid
corn crop has been made, cane is look
ing fine and the rice crop was never
better throughout the parish.
Senator Kellogg is accused of hold
ing back the Federal appointments for
Louisiana untiI after the adjournment
of congress, for political reasons.
Lee Vines, who killed man in Sa-
bine parish several years ago, has just
received bis reward, at Many, where
he was convicted last week of man
slaughter.
The grand jury of the parish of St.
Martin failed to find a true bill against
the persons accused of the hanging of
jenkins and Azor. The prisoners were
discharged last week.
Mr.. James Barnett, a farmer near
Shreveport, filed a negroes body full
of buckshot last week, killing him in
stantly. The negro had attempted to
outrage the person Of Mrs. Barnett
1t is now thought by many that
Geo. Doeseher, who lost bis life in the
recent burning of the Pelican Oil Mills
at Washington, St. Landry parish, was
murdered and the mills fired after
ward.
1t is now in order for the Terre-
bonne Times man to go for and lift
the scalp of the editor of the Natehi-
tocbes Yindicator. The Eindicator
refers to the Times as an "ebscure
country Journal"
Willie Roberts, accused of eompli-
city in the murder of White, near Chi
cot, recently, had a preliminary exam
ination at Opelonsas last week and re-
leased upon bond of 800. There
| was no evidence of his guilt.
New Orleans had disastrous fire
on Sunday morning last Seven build
ings on the west side of Tchoupitoulas
street were burned. Loss, $256,000 /;
insured for $279, 200. Eight hundred
persons are thrown out Of employment
by the FIRE.
Alexaudre Jones, colored, shot and
instantly killed another colored man,
by the name of Joe Calls, in St. Ian
dry parish last week. The Courier
"thinks there wild have to be some
judicial hanging in our parish before
murder, robbery and assassination are
stopped"
The Napoleopyille Pioneer has in
formation that Jay Gould has said be
would build railroad from Donald
sonyille to Lockport,s if the people
would grant the right of way. As the
Pioneer says there will be no trouble
on that score, we suppose Jay will
make good his word.
Opelousas Courier: 1t is rumored
that the Morgan Company intend, at
no distant day, to build ? line of rail
road from Opelousas northwest to
Palestine, Texas. We hope it will be
done, because it would add materially
to the growth and prosperity Of our
town, besides proving q splendid IN
yestment to the company.
Lafayette Advertiser: The corn
eroptof the parish this year viii be
fully as large as any ever harvested.
There bas been plenty of corn planted
and the season 10 most quarters was
exceptionally good, the quantity, there
fore, being great and the quality ex-
celleut. Cotton also is well advanced
and promising, while cane planters
have no reason to complain.
Iberyille South; Mr., z. ]. Polk was
shot and killed in Floyd, West Carroll
parish, a few days since. Mr.. Polk
was the son-in7aw of hon. III. 4. Lott,
whose two sous were killed about Q
year ago by . deputy sheriff, who
made good his escape. A short time
after this terrible misfortune Mrs.
Polk, lovely and accomplished Lady,
unable to bear her great sorrows, coln-
nlitted suicide. Truly has Col. Lott
had more than his share Of trouble ip
this world.
The disappearance Of $1,000 from .
bank at Parsons, Kansas, three years
ago could not be accounted for by the
cashier, aud, as be bad been living