The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-12-23
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!. ~. hlearp, inspector or cuAtoinst
and one Of KeIlOgg's PETS, haa been
removed by Collector Badger
! Judge r. 3. Lyons, of West Baton
Rouge, wants to represent the sixth
district in congress. Give us rest
The Donaldsouyille Chief is one Of
our best Louisiana exchanges, but Why
Els it that Il u always one week behind
our ether exchanges
The business Of the Franklin post-
office has increased 20 much that the
position Of postmaster will be made .
presidential office Jan. lst.
The Terrebonpe Times says il i.
probable that The first Of January wilt
see the bulk of the present cane crop
of that parish in the sugar houses.
The Sabine southron says: 'sBat
very little cotton remains in the fields
to be gathered. By Christmas shs
staple will all be stored and ginned.~
Our country exchanges nearly AL
contain notices to delinquent subscrib-
ers to come up and settle by The FIRST
of January or do wiihout their papers
in the future.
The steamboat St. Francis Bells
sank in Bartholomew bayou, near
Plantersville, On the 10th inst She
had 500 bales Of Gotten and 1000 bags
Of cotton seed on board.
A special to the Democrat
from Monroe, says three negroes wero
arrested on the 18th inst. and lodged
in Jail, charged with Tho murder Of
VIM, jones, colored, on tile 10th,
The Russian colony at Sicily Island,
Catahouls parish, has been entirely
broken up and abandoned, The swamp
fever decimated the ranks Of the col
onists SO badly that the remaining
members Of the colony fled.
In the libel suit Of NJ. +, Bigney,
editor of the City Item, rs. w, Van
Benlhuysen, tried recently in New
Orleans, the jury rendered averdiot
for plaintiff in the sum Of sl2, 500.
lie claimed $4,000 damages.
The matrimonial wave seems 10 have
struck our state and some Of the very
best people have been swamped Our
state exchanges this week contain very
little besides marriage notices, with an
occasional crop item thrown II,
Sabine Southron; fsThe freedmen
are beginning to realize the proceeds
of their crops, and the sordid dollars
are heard ringing in their pockets,
with satisfaction beanlng on their
countenauces, They spend money
freely, which makes business brisk
The Poipte Coupee Banner says;
" We learn that the leyee building ia
the special district on Bayous For
doehe, Crosse Tete and Marougoain Is
progressing IN the most satisfactory
manner and that the VII Nle work will
be completed BY the aoth Of January
Gen. Allen Thomas says he has not
himself as candidate for
congress in the sixth district, but that
he will accept the nomination if offer
I'd him, The EcHo has known Gen.
Thomas long and well and if nomina-
ted he will be elected and mako
No. ! congressman.
Shreveport had another baze on
lhe 18th inst. The steamer Kate
Kinney, valued at 100000, was de-
,troyed, with 1000 bales Of cotton,
1l cake, etc, Several buildings caught
ire from the burning vessel and were
consumed. The total loss was about
100000, with insurance to the amount
Il $4,000.
The people Of FsFmerYille voted
ast week on the question whether
whisky should be sold III The oorpo-
ate limits On not, and the result was
triumph for whisky. The same
light darkey who had drank too
much whisky during the time the
lection was progressing, started home
nd was frozen stiff as i poker, So
here were two triumphs for wAiskyIa
he same day.
The Times-Democrat Of the 18th
ays: "a delegation Of northern cane
,rowers, some 20 in number, arrived
esteFday morning and put up at the
y, James They arc headed bY ES
ioy. Norman ~, Coleman, III Missouri,
resident Of tho Mississippi Valley
lane Growers association. They have
ONE here to visit some ef the sugar
laatations, and to familiarIaa tlleal1
elves with the melhoas Of making
agar from the southern eana.l
The CapisaIian- Advocate ii spoak
ag Of call from Alr, Geo. Collins.
ays: sIls is justly proud II HE results
:. has attained ~ tlaa 81 (slsif- sfo,