The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-08-12
LOUISIANA GLEANINGs.

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ported at New Orleans.
Thibodaux is the third city in wealth
and population in the state.
The St. Martin Observer says cotton
picking has begun in that parish.
Delegates from Assumption parish
60 to the convention solid for Kellogg.
The Meridional SAYS the project of
railroad TO Abbevilie is fast becom.
ing reality.
The Republic is the name of a new
Republican paper recently started in
New Orleans.
Rice cutting has begun in earnest in
St. Charles parish. Magnificent crops
have been made.
Capt. L. T. Murdock, for thirty
years a merchant of New Orleans, died
at Cincinnati, recently.
Ex-Gov. S. D. McEnery is the fa-
rorite of several of our exchanges for
the next goyernorshiP.
A stalk of corn with six well derel-
oped ears has been exhibited in the
MarksYille Bulletin Office.
The Republicans of St. Landry par
ish send solid delegation to the con-
gressional convention for Kellogg.
]. L. Aucoin has been appointed
mayor of Thibodaux, to gil the Yacan-
cy caused by the resignation of II. W..
Tabor.
Albert II. Leonard has been nom
mated by the president to be United
States district attorney for the Second
district of Louisiana.
In the Republican convention at
Houma, on the fifth, Beattie carried
the day. Sheriff Cage, KeIlogg's cham
pion, bolted the convention.
Hon. n. Z. Blanchard, representing
the Fourth congressional district, has
no opponent in the field. He will
doubtless be his own successor.
A few of the noble (O red men of
the forest are still residents of Louis
lana - Choctaws - their "hunting
grounds are in st. Tammauy parish.
Gov. MeEnery has issued a respite
in the casesof Jack Chapman, sentenced
to be hanged in Bossier parish on the
4th inst, on the recommendation of
the attorney general.
The capitol building at Baton Rouge
is now in thorough repair, and the Off
ces of the different state departments
are to be moved therein at once, A
sensible as well as an economical idea.
The Republican parish convention of
Tewebonne met last Saturday, and the
town council, remembering a similar
meeting of a few days previous, APP
pointed five special maFshals TO attend
the pow-wow and keep erder.
New Orleans Daily Item: And now
the sad tale comes from Washington
that Davis, the late Superintendent of
the Mint, is a defaulter to the tune of
$500. 1t is not much Of a haul, but
as Mercutio said, " 1t is enough"
According to the report of the sig
nal officer at New Orleans, the highest
temperature in that city during July
was 90 9 on the lst and Sd, and the
lowest, 69.9o on the 25th. Tie mean
temperature was SOB Q. The past
month was the coolest July for ten
years.
Natchitocbes Yindieator: Rains
have been, for the past two weeks, al
most incessant. If we have a contin-
uance serious damage will be done the
crops, Cotton is now in fine condi-
ton but will run too much to weed IN
less the rain ceases. Caterpillers have
not yet made their appearance.
Morgan City Review: Hon. C. B.
Darrall, of this district, reached home
from Washington, Wednesday and as
he is a candidate for reelection, is |
already deeply immersed in politics.
The Doctor is quite hopeful, and with
good cause. He was very enthusias. |
tically welcomed by bis many friends |
here.
Miss Jeanne Franko, of New Or |
leans, complimentary mention of whom |
was made in our Galveston letter last |
week, has elected the following men
ton Of her recent performance at San
Antonio, Texas, from the Evening Light
Of that city: "She has force, brillianey
and that peculiar vervs that can only
belong to genius which is original in
its conception and Interpretation Of
the composers inspiration"
A st. James correspondent of the
st. Charles Herald says: There seems
10 be a boom in every kind Of labor at
present. Engineers, leyee contractors,
carpenters aud store keepers, are all
stirring. New leyees will be built in
bis parish; the New Hope leyee is
now in course Of construction under
lhe able direction of Mr. VIM. Dow
ing New houses, stores and rice
iheds are being put up, old firms are
aeing dissolved and new partnerships
uttered into, all Of which enterprises
.ttract throngs of laborers and make
hings hereaboQts quite lively.
A Washington special speaking Of
,ur congressman says: As soon as
Congress adjourns Mr.. Jonas will 60
o Fishers Island, Long Island Sound,
where bis family Is, for two weeks,
nd will then 90 10 New Orleans, Mr,