The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-12-02
LOUISIANA G1.EANuNGs.

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The Trade Assembly Of New o
leans had their annual parade on Sa
turday last.
Sweet potatoes are selling at Farm
ersville at 25 cents per bushel, by th
wagon load.
The U. S. mint at New Orleans
now coming 65O,OOo silver dollar
every month.
An accomplished forger named d
Clair, was arrested in Plaquemine o
the 2srd ult.
VIM. Curlcy has been appointe,
mayor of the town of Washington, 81
Landry parish.
Miss Antoinettc Tarrcgassa was ia
tally burned in New Orleans on tn,
10th of November.
Mrs. Sam G. Riggs died suddenly o.
heart disease in New Iberia, on tn,
18th of last month.
Cadet Osman d. Wofford, of d.
Soto parish, died on the 10th of last
month at the State University.
Judge d. !. Norwood has been &C.
quilted at Rayvllle on the charge OF
numbering I. J. Polk, last July.
Mr.. J. C. Dennies, the venerable
editor of the New Orleans Price Cur.
rent, has retired from the publishing
firm of L. ]. Bright d Co.
His Majesty, Rex, has issued a
proclamation to all his subjects to pre-
pare for bis reception in New Orleans
on the 9th of next February.
At Tiger Bend, on the Goth ult.,
Charles McCann shot and fatally
wounded John Packers. The shoot
ing was the result of an old grudge.
The police officers of New Orleans,
against whom Sheriff Duson, of st.
Landry, preferred serious charges,
have been suspended, and the matter
viii be investigated.
Batcheler Il Doris dead-headed the
newsboys of New Orleans to the circus
on the night of the Gath ult., and the
street car line passed the boys to and
from the circus free of charge.
Mayor Behan suggests that the po-
lice of New Orleans be paid every
week, which the City Item thinks
would be an improvement on the old
plan of not paying them at all.
A boiler on the Farwood plantation,
n Point Coupee parish, exploded on
he 18th ult., and instantly killed the
engineer, Mr.. Camille Durgeois, and
.atslly injured two negro lsborers.
Mrs. Leo Perret, of New Iberia, q
venerable lady and mother of several
,rown children, was seized with fit |
# insanity last week and has been sent |
o the insane asylum for treatment.
The Capitolian-Advocate of the
'4th ult., says the Mississippi Valley
abroad company has purchased the
sayon Sara and Woodville railroad.
linton will be left in the cold and the
DAD will pass some miles west of
ackson.
The l2-year old son of ex- Mayor
hakspeare, of New Orleans, died on
be morning of the Gath ult. His
and was crushed in bis fathers foun-
ry, lockjay set in, and after dreadful
iffering the bright and promising boy
assed away.
The state board Of canvassers met
Baton Rouge on the 2srd uit. and
egan the work Of compiling the votes
Ist at the recent election. On account
errors in the returns it became nec-
isaIy TO examine the tally sheets and
count the vote in each district.
Mayor Behan, of New Orleans, nom
ated Sergeant Rowley for chief of
'lice the other day and the council
ID the nomination on the table, The
'uncil, however, wished only to post
me action ia the matter and will very
sely elect the nominee at the next
Getting. D
The Retail Dry Goods Clerks asso-
alton of New Orleans, numbering
'out 800 members, have resolved not 9
work on Christmas, New Years day
the Fourth of July; nor more than
( days in the week; nor later than 8 /
clock in the evening throughout the {
ar; nor after 8 o'clock on Saturday !
ring July, August and September
Kellogg has gone to Washington /
lIowed by 3 lot Of disappointed and a
easy politicians. Those who took i
rt in the third district canvass on {
sllogg's side hope to have their SER 0
;es recognized and appreciated by e
. administration, and those who f
re beaten want to tell the president E
: cause of their defeat and make
liz peace with the administration. i
John n. Dipgraye the most pFoml- .
ut Of the Republican leaders at 6
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