The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-09-09


parish) for Sll5O. The roal is abou
four miles long and runs from thu
Glynn plantation, on Bayou Chenal
to the Mississippi river jnst at The
head of Prophets Island.
The idea which apparently prcvaiI'
to some extent that Aclllin will with
draw from the race for congress il
this district in favor Of Beattie, Il
erroneous, as is also the belief thai
any considerable number of Demo
Gratis viii support Beattie.
Terrebonne Times A great dea
Of the corn on bayou Black planted
since the overflow, is looking vel
and will make half to two-thirds Of q
crop; rice planted since the food il
rounding" and will make fine crop
unless We have very early frost
The Sabine jSoathroa wants the
infamous Louisiana lottery and the
whisky question " to be made a prom,
inent feature in our next state cleo
ton. You may count on the Echo
rendering what assistance it can in
this direction, when the proper time
comes.
Ford Edwards, who killed Deputy
Sheriff Ernest Wyche, of Bossier par
ish, short time ago, has surrendered
to the authorities. From the news
paper accounts of the affair, young
Ford had no other alternative left him
but to kill Wyche in oder to protect
his own life.
The work of rebuilding the burnt
district at FarmeFyille has begun.
The Gazette of last week says there is
no doubt whatever that the fire is
the result Of incendiarism. 1t says
also, that had an intelligent effort to
stay the flames been made, the loss
would not have been SO great.
The Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
says the health of that parish does
not improve. On all sides and from
all quarters come complaints of fe=
yers, and generally Of a malaFial
character. A better condition Of
health need not be looked for until
dry spell Of weather sets in with
colder changes.
The Iberia Star thinks KeIlogg's
Infamous gubernatorfal rule some
years ago has not been entirely wiped
out by his recent friendly deyotions
in the senate, aud he is yet worthy of
the adherence of Louisianians7 The
Star may console itself, for Kellogg's
chances for ever representing this
district in the lower house of CON
gress are far from dattering.
The recent adjustment of the sala-
ries of Postmasters in Louisiana
changes the status of the following
Offices: Five offices N the state gain
two hundred dollars. They are Al
exandria, Donaldsonyille, Morgan
City, New Orleans and Shreveport.
Many others secure single hundred.
The only reductions in salary are
Baton Rouge and Plaquemine, both
losing one hundred dollars.
Morgan City Regie@: Our friend,
A. Felteman, of Pattersonyille, has
sent us a curious stalk Of cane. 1t
was standing when The overflow
came; and in swift current where
the water was six feet deep, sprout-
ed at the top, and threw out half a
dozen branches with many short
joints. Its appearance reminds one
Of palmetto tree. 1t was raised near
Grand Lake and near the lower
Atchafalaya.
John Williams, q colored man liy-
ing near Donaldsonyille, became en-
ragged at his wife for some tri6iDg
cause, last week, and tying a rope
around her ankle be threw the other
end over the joice and drew her up
till her head scarcely touched the
floor Then the brute kicked her un-
til life was almost extinct. He was
arrested and placed in Jail, and will
have chance to serve the
state for q term Of yeers, if no worse.
The st. Martinsyille Obserper gives
is cheering news Of the agricultural
outlook of that section: After the |
rainy spell it il positive relief to |
see old Sol endeaxoripg 70 aid our
elanters. Up the Teche they have |
Ieep blessed with proPitious weather |
Ga some time past and n copses
asepce cotton picking il becoming |
gsperal III 4 caterpillar III visible,