The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-08-19
LoUIeIANA eaLEANINGs.
New corn is selling at Natchitoche
AZ 81 per bushel.

Az Va HNA DAshSi'
Numerous improvements are under
headway at st. Martinsyille.
The Natchitoches Vindiedtor reports
watermelon forty-one pounds in
weight. Pretty fair melon.
The erection of an asylum for the
aged and infrm is to be Immediately
commenced at New Orleans.
The St. Charles Jail is pronounced
by the Herald as a rotten affair. Out
Of the twelve cells only two can be
used.
On Thursday of last week the third
case of yellow fever was reported at
New Orleans. 1t was of mild nature
and the patient will recover.
The Thibodaux Sentinel is a pretty
good French paper-we suppose; but
the page set aside for its English read
ers is a powerful slim affair.
Jos. A. Mullen, a printer, who
learned his trade in the Office of the
Ope,ousas Courier, died at New Or
leans recently, aged forty years.
A band of stroling Gypsies are en-
camped near Washington, They will
commit some outrage before they de-
part if the people don't look out.
Ex-Chief Justice Manning, of Ra-
pides parish, is being mentioned as the
proper person for the vacancy oeea-
stoned by the death of Justice Levy.
Geo. Golden, a resident of Downs
vile, committed suicide recently, He
was man of more than ordinary in
telligence. Domestic troubles, it is
stated, induced him to commit the
crime.
The subscriptions to the fund de-
signed for the erection of handsome
monument to the memory of Margaret
Haugherty, a noble New Orleans
woman, have reached the sum of 49,
GLASS;.
We trust the City Item is not too
previous when it says: "Nearly " half
way through August, and New Orleans
still the healthiest and coolest city on
the continent. We may now fairly set
up the claim to being a first-cIass sum
meT resort"
Our young friend Sandoz, of the
Washington Argas, is beside himself
over the appearance of little girl
stranger in bis household the other day.
He thinks be can manage to survive,
however. We hope SO.
OF the three Republican candidates
for the congressional nomination from
this district, Kellogg is evidently the
strongest. But his defeat is certain if
either Beattie or Darrall withdraw in
the interest of the other.
Farmeryille Gazette: Our crop pros
poets were never better in Union par
isb. From all sections we learn that
the cotton crop is the best that was
ever known at this season Of the year.
The crop in the bottom lands will be
short,
The Terrebonne Times charges a
Mr.. Allison, of St. Mary, with appear
ing at the recent convention of that
parish with $1,000 in his pocket, to be
used in the interest of Darrall, but
failed, as the Times says, to get in his
work.
The Courier reports the cotton crop
of st. Landry as having been mate
rally damaged by the late excessive
rains. The corn apd potatoe crops are
very promising, and the prospects for
good yield of rice have materially
improved.
Vermilionyille AdVerti$er: The re-
gion of country bordering Lake Ar
thur, together with the "Cbeniere" J"
islands constitute one of the most at
traetiye spots in Louisiana; it is but
little known to the general public from
the simple fact Of its inaccessibility in
the past.
Sugar Planter Sugar planters
think they have had enough rain to do
them for some time to come. The
crons look TOO fpe lust now and
nrnmise too well to have any mis-
Chance Give them a setback at this
time We never saw the prospect
more encouragipg.
A oonr+ryrnon was ;ailed at New
iberia tbe other day for drupkepness.
H. had some S3OO In his rockets, and