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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08
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Abbeville Meridional. From III.
counts the vain and boassful mn.
town Of New Iberia stands saal ,'''s
need OF good vigilance commit 4
PunisIiing crime by course # IN. 4. \
entirely out Of the question it sson.
Tile Htrocious crimes recnntly Iess
United tiicre, md the mystery 3sI,iaI
ensliroufs flIom prove c0n6lusively ~ ~
tpressncc 81 horde Of mfams "
sconndrdls. "A half dozen Of ,i.s
lhdlIist williams swinging by Theresa.
from tho sign boards and .awninr., ,,.,.-.
along AIain street is spectacle vib;.i'
would bring forth good frnit md n.
hailed with qualification bv eyorv MA
est, law-ahiiing man in Tile na,;.s
Nemiiion parrish having M
finest and most complete jaiI IN sss
Attakapns, IL lis but natural fl,at 4
should he tho safest tIonion Eee,s
for al criminals Of high degree. TX.
Sunday, Sheriff Edgar Mouton arr;v,., I
here with prisoners from Isafava,,s
and deposited them with jailcrI Gyes
T. Lyons, for safe keeping.
st. Landry Democrat: a drove Il
bears, a few days ago, crossed ifros
the east side Of Bayou Courtable,0
below Barry's Landing, nine min,
from here, coming out to She b;eb
land .....-.4ssst Tuesday one hnnilTsa
and sixty deer were counted IN a.,
Henderson HnmlIle's field On Bavos
Courtableau, opposite Waslineioa
They are hemmed in BY the Ibaclswsals,
on the east and by the Bavou aua
town of Washington on the south ana
west. From the platform of thai
road depot at Washington, ,thcvseap
be seen scattered over the field. IN
Humble stated here on Wetincsday
that with twenty-five dollars worth "A
Darbed wire he could fcnceiin two l,pa.
ired and fifty deer. They are qnitv
yentle. There are Frequent reports #
guns about the thickets Of this field
1T night; and ii is pretty
certain that some persons violate thu
samellaw. Maybe Che next grand inv
will inquire into the matter. The n.
lictment of one hundred deer killers
would yield the district attorney the
leat sum of fifteen hundred dollars.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08
FAC sanday Nasyesnent.

From the n. o. Morning starl
We are glad to know that a sun
day movement, moderate IN tone and
friendly in spirit, has been started
here. BY what we gathered from
the published reports, it was clearly
understood that there should be no
coercion in the matter. no attemnt. 70
enforce by law the observance of a
holiday which is exclusively Chris
tian. Mr. Gntheim was present and
favored the movement. He was rlad
to see the spirit of lthesoId law main
tanned in the seventh dav rest al
though the date Of the day itself was
changed. He could not sexpect that
the Jews. being in 10 greafl q minor
ity, would have their preference re-
spected in selecting tie dav. but va.
pleased to iind their principle adopted
in the abstract
The CHIEF. credit of the an.lertal,ing.
seems, however. to belonr "a Dr
Palmer. We hope that lis i5lea ~
combination viii be efectaally car
ried ont, provided this can NJ done
without COMPROMISING fine claim ~
the Church 10 exclusive aufLeritv
We saw Catholic priests aud Protestl
ant clergy acting Together n lie
Jewish sympathy meeting. There q
no reason why the kiadliest personaI
relations should net exist between
them, aud why they shenld, not unite
their influence ID every good and ~
bic cause where no recornition If
church organizatiou would necessa-
rily be inferred. IA Christian cannot
unite in religious wossbip with a
particular sect without thereby recogl
aizing it as tie true Church. or mart
of II. This tie Church, viii UT Nat ian5
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08
AGood HEat.

From the NO Advance.
Some years ago there was a large
mercantile house doing business on
Canal street. An additional clerk was
wanted in. an Important position, ard
one was soon found. He was CONNIE
tent and attentive to bis business. and
in this respect gave entire satisfaction
to bis employers The, clerk was de-
lighted with bis good luck. Every
thing went on smoothly until the end
OF the month, when The senior of the
frm Informed him that his services
were no longer desired. IL was d
thnnderbolt in a eloudless dsv. lie
inquired if he had been dereliet in any.
respect He had not been. What
then, was the reason Of bis discharge.
The house had no reason to give only.
at did not longer desire bis services
II seemed mysterious, and toshim II
was mysterious, He never learned the
cause Of lis dismissal. II was this :
ltsSas rule of the house, when a new
clerk was employed 10 put a private
deteetiye 70 watch his movements. and
how he spent his time ont of business
hours. Espionage! Well. YES. Il
amounted to thst. The house thought
4 necessary for lis own protection.
This new clerk, after business hours
went bome, bat in the evening he Wis
Ited certain questionable places and
engaged in certain questionable hsld.s
eHtirely unconscious that I'll Lis move
laeHts were faithfully reported 70 his
employers. An e1-smploye 1t the .eiisv
hall who engaged il sirDisiar praetiess
70 Ear q the employment Of his time
after business hours Is eoneesBed 4
nov serving ont term ia the peniten-
tlary at Baton Rouge. The rectal
carries aleng with il its own moral.
and is sufficiently evident without
specifying il.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

Orange Tribune: The Sabine and
East Texas railway has been completed
TO within fifteen miles IF The Pass
We see from the Enterprise that Car
Isle A. Smelling have taken tie contract
for completing the road to the Pass.
They were 70 have COMMENCED tie
work last Monday, the 9th bit. We
Frequently get hold Of dimes and other
coihs threugh which holes have been
punched, and The said holes are lilled
Up with lead or other substances
Every enc may not he conFersant with
the TACT, but nHder d law of the United
StateA revised statutes, to FIJI no the
hole III a eassf sc lssssssss 4. IN III
p = z 7 r ~. - - xe'4f ssses4ia1 ~ a rite
ef 5000 pr Ere years imprisonment.
of both, At the discresion Of tile court
Mr.. AlSeaa Allen, having rented
MF. Jesse D Basls Fesidenee Is now
prepared ID accommodate bsauders.
With q without lodging On reasonable
keF7ns. transient satfpnaee solicited
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

AN IsRAEr1EE, who happened TO be
in a village when it was plnndesed by
French soldiers, a great many of whom
wore on their breasts the cross of the
Legion Of Honor, made the remark,
confidential TO himself, however: GLOW
changed are the times Formerly they
used to hang the thieves on the cross,
but now they hang the crosses on the
thieves" A similar change in the
treatment of criminals has been OBJ
served in this country. In old times
the jury used to hang the murderer,
but now it is often the murderer who
hangs the jury.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08
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From she New York zvofEa
AT the uszstfag Of the execative
committees of the Western and Tbs
Eastern frank line railroads. held al
Commissioner Finkis eaice, the agrce.
ments for a diTision Of passenger
and freight traffic., which have been
under consideration since harmony
between the trnnk lines was restored,
were finally ratified. Mr.. Fink pre-
sided, and Mr.. Vanderbilt. Of the New
York Central, and Mfr. Cassatt, Of
the Pennsylvania road, were present
and approved the proceedings. The
Western trunk lines were represented
by w II. Stennett, general passenger
agent Of the Chicago and North
western Railroad, and He. Town.
send, general passenger agent OF the
Wabash. ST. LoIiis and Pacific Rail
road, both members of the Western
Trunk Line executive committee
The Eastern lines were represented
by John N. Abbott, Of the Erie road;
c. B. Meeker, of the New York Cen
trial; f. Gallup, Of the l}oston and
Albany; C. K. Lord, Of the Baltimore
and Ohio, and j. Stevenson, Of the
Grand Trnslk road Of Ganada. The
main differences had been in regard
to the cmigrant and seaboard pas
senger business, but there was no
trouble IN arriving at satisfactory |
adjustment of these matters.
The companies agreed to deposit |
$5s5 900 to the credit Of Commits
sioner Fink to serve as guarantee
for carrying ont the freight agree
ment, and $s05,000 ON account Of
the passenger agreement. The freight
compact was finally completed BY
the signature Of the Grand Trunk
Passenger rates under
the terms Of the agreement will be
based upon the mileage of the short
sst line between any two competitive 4
points. One of the agents said that
t is probable that enigrant tickets
will rule at from 4 10 Ii cents a u
nile, and Rrst-clSss tickets at from
B TO 3 cents He also said that the 4
IgreeBlent would result IN a large 4
Rcrease of the revenues of all the *
ines East aIId West, with constantly ID
rates for both passengers I
nd freight. Passenger business is =
0w very heavy, many roads in the c
Vest and nuHber IN tie East hav- q
lg to put on extra trains, and the I
transportation Of emigrants promises q
be a most important feature Of S
lis years traffic. The agreements n
ne to run five years, dating from d
ebruary |, 1882. 10
Very important progress was also
AIDE at Commissioner Fink,s Office
the matter of the agreement be- !,
yeen the Eastern trunk lines to pool .
] their passenger business on the :
isis Of the business Of the various 8
aes for 1880 for a period of five q
,ars, also dating frem February i y Y
So. The agreement was signed u
7 Mr.. Vanderbilt for the New York :
entral Company, and hy Mr.. Cassatt "a
T the Pennsylvania Company. They y
ere the only trunk line executive y y
icers present, but it is understood 4
at all the other companies are will "
g to go into the pool. When this 8
'ol is completed it is regarded as !,
rtain that the Western trunk com y
mics willform a similar association. 2
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

a6 Ixcnrs aKouxp TnE HEAp.



Prom the BoonfIlle Advcrtiseri
There was on exhibition here thi:
bweek remarkable locking human
m0nstrceity. lie was Levi B. Hop
kins and was being exhibited by his
father, q. w. Hopkins, who travels
with him. His head was 80 inches
around the forehead, covered with
dark hair of very coarse texture and
with slight chin beard. He was %
years old and only measured a feet 2
inches in height and only weilled 70
pounds. lie had the use of only his
left hand, the knuekles on his right
being reversed OF on the inside. His
zrns and limbs were very annotated
and seemed only skin and bone and
his feet very narrow, long and de-
formed, turned up theileg. aenever
hasl been ableito raise his head of the
pillow and was carried from place to
place on acct. He was bornin Worth
county, this State, his mother dying
when he was only Q wears old. He
could not read, bnt could tell you the
capital of any State Won asked and
converses with any one 10 a limited
extent IIefis very fond oftmnsic and
asks for it. He is re-
human curiosity, but pitt
full object. Mr.. HopkiHs also had in
alcohol an infant which had 4 legs. 1t
lived 4 days and weighed III pounds.
It is a perfectly formed child with a
full head of black hair.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

7
| 81. JosKFH, Mo-, April 5 The fiFst
announcement that Jesse James has
been killed, N this city, was greeted
doubtfaliy, hss as Il began 30 be
realized that snch was the fact excite
naent ran high, and the following de-
tails soon became pablic
Ina small frame shanty IN southeast
part Of the city, on the Hill not far
from Weld's Hotel, Jesse james has
lived with his wife since some time ID
November last. Robert and Charles
Ford, two Of his gang havs their head
quarters at his house. Charles, ii is
said, has lived with him IN the shaaty
lever since November. Robert arrived
aboat ten days ago, and they have
been making Preparationu for araiiing
lerpedition. on which they were to start
tonight James and the two Fonds
were IN the freatroom together Rbent
Q O'Clock this morniHg, when James
took off bis belt and laid his pistols
on the bed, preparatory to undressing
himself, when Robert Ford sprang n
behind him and sent bullet through
his brain. The bal! entered the back
of his head at the base Of the brain
and came ont over the eve. The Ford /
brothers al once made known what
tiley had dome and gave themselves mp.
They are now under guard at the
courthouse.
The body Of Jesse James was con
yeyed TO an undertaker's, where 1t was
prepared for burial, and where phe-
tograph was taken. James wife has
to his mother the news of
bis death. A number of men have
the body, and there is no
question about it being that of Jesse
James.
The house where James lived, in
which he wss killed, has the appear
ance of an armery. A number Of
guns and pistols, including a repeating
Ihe, needle gun, navy revolvers, with
! good store of ammunition, were
lround there. Jesse was in the habit
# wearing two belts, with brace of =
cry fine rerolVers and twenty-five ex- =
"a cartridges. In a small stable near y
he house several fine horses were dis S
oVered, the property of James. a
The Ford brothers claim that they 2
re detectives, aud they;hape been on y
ae James tracks for long time. 1t Z
believed they were with James in y
ne Blue Cut train robbery, and that g
icy were Influenced in killing bin by u
le hope of getting the big reward a.
bieh has been offered for James. dead 2
alive, by the governor and BY sex-
'ess and railroad companies. ia
ST.. LOUIS, April Especial dis "a
stehes report that at the funeral Of y
ssse James at Kearney, No, to-day. a.
immense crowd on horseback and 2.
! foot and in wagons attended. The III
'il-bearers were Sheriff Timberlake, V
equity Reed, Charley Scott, ]. b. 70
anderson, J. ID. Ford, Ben Flanders Y
ID James Vaughn. After the body ~
as carried into the church services 10
gan with the hymn, ''What a Friend ",
have in Jesus" Rev. Mr.. Jones q q
ilowed in prayer, after which the "a
INN, "Wbere Shall Rest be Foand p ~
IS sung. Rev. Mr. Martin followed po
til a funeral sermon which was full of &c
mfort 70 the mourners, and in which "a
dwelt on Christ's forbearance and
llingness to forgive. The procession
en- started for the farm in the same In
der in which it went from the hotel
the church. ItFwas followed by an - y.
lmense crowd. IA
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08


LIT Anour one-fsafih Of al Tie
people nou Iiriug from hsnd tonaoath
Ia towns and cities throughout the
nation elese up their shops and Offices
and 20 to farming and stock raising II
the conntsy. 0faesarse they wonla,
perhaps, then make nothing more than
a rough living Tor few yesrs, bnt
tsey are only now dsiug that IN town.
a fsw years woah seon roll around,
and then 81 those who bad been indus
tFions would find themselves ii posses
sion Of well Improved farms worth
several thousand collars. In Eve years
hence farm Of zoo acres well inn
proved viii be worth at least $40 RI
acre. Now lands can be purchased At
from about Ia cents TO IS an. acre in
this and other parishes in this State.
Any industrious innn with family
could improve 40 acres each year. The
whole country would be the gamer Of
one-f0urth If the CONSUMERS could be
induced to go 70 the country and be
come producers. So dong as business
confines TO be woefalIy oeerdone in.
towns, just so long viii there be loud
complaints about hard times.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

STARVATION AMONG THE CATTLE
A late letter from the overlooked region
of Mississippi county gives this &C
count of the terrible state of things
in that quarter: sSThe distressed con
iition of stock in many instances is
too painful to relate. Hogs have taken
refuge on floating logs which they
have walked and gRamed for week.
Cattle are starving in herds on little
knobs which they have tramped into
quagmires, in which they sink up TO
their sides. If yon go in reach of
them in your dngoutl they will eBdeav-
or to eat Your clothes off of you. A.
few have reached the Ievee at this
place, and i am feeding them along
with mine twice q day ont of my scant
crib and small rack Of hay. They will
not last much longer, but ] cannot bear
toihaye an animal to starve to death
at my door WhileiI have anything to
save its life. I have not enjoyed a
meal in month owing to the suffering
that ] know is around mel Mem
Dhis Avalanche.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

WE osLIe attention to the advertise
ment Of the picnic in this Issue and
ball 70 be given nader the auspices Of
the 4. x. R, on the lsth Of April,
next Thursday, the proceeds Of which
30 to the relief Of the sufferers, rem
dersd 50 By the recent high water
overflow ia our own Stale Don't
forget that in patEonizing this ball
you are helping the needy and anfor-
tnpate. The Lake Charles orchestra
band win supply the music free Of
charge, 50 we are informed.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

The Golden City, steamboat ply
ing between New Orleans and Ciaein-
natl, accidentally caught fire while
about to land at Memphis, and was
totally consumed. There were between
twenty and thirty Lives lost. The boat
was about FIVE years old and originally
cost about s54, 900, and was insured in
Cincinnati for about $4,000. The
fire WAS caused BY watehman acei-
dentally setting FIRE to lot of jute
which was stored amidsbip.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

We HAVE received NO mail from
New Orleans since the Cd instant
Why don't the postal authorities in
New Orleans send our mail by steamer
to Washington, La, and by rail from
there onl Or by theway of ST. Louis
to Houston, or to Galveston, or TO some
ether ssaportl Just so we get it, we
don't care where.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08


fAadEHIcAk NEWSPAPERS is 1851
The american Newspaper DiracsOry,
which viii be issued next month by
Geo. X Rowell a. CO, Of New York,
win contain tie names Of 1851 pc
rioaicAls IN the United States and
Territories, whiclt Is = gain Of s44 IN
fhe year just passed The number ii
daily papers has increased in SOME
what larger proportion, aud i now
represented by a total of s9s against
e2l inilssl The largest increase has
been An New YoFk--l0 daiIies, s0 Of
al aprtk Illinois and Missouri show
q PereeaEAge Of gain which ii eyer
greater, while Colorado leads al Others
IN the percentage ef increase. beth pr
daily ard weekly issaea. California,
Nebraskas Nevada Oregon, South
CaFolina, Tennessee, Vennest, and
West Virginia have fallen behind 1881
N she tetal hnspber IF periodicals.
sssssad IL eas.sia aass..e - y,
aanhnsetls She suspensions have exactly
eeuaseFhalancsd ae now venteres. Ii
ssesg ssate net mentioned AboYe, and
snthe Tertisefies, there las been u
ineTeasa
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

Lafayette Advertiser: Sheriff Afou-
ton went to.AbbeviIle last Sunday with
Joe Padillo, lately convicted and sen
fenced to be hung, and the three ac-
eused in the case of the State VS..
Adolpbe Claude a. ais, and lodged
them in The new and substantial Jail at
that place, where they will doubtless
remain nntil delivered in due course of
Law. Quite a number Of cases
were added to the criminal docket at
the late term Of the District Court.
The Grand Jury found two bills for
murder, one of which, however, has
since been removed by conviction. The
district Attorney got in his Morklby
fling TWENTY-FIVE informatioas, eleven
of which were for carrying concealed
weapons, and we understand that he
has a pocket full left which he pro
poses to fire off at the proper time.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

FIRE.-Last Monday morning about
4 a. M, a house owned BY Messrs.
Hutchins d o,Neil, and situated mean
their mill south Of town, was Totally
consumed By FIRE The fire seemed
to have originated in the kitchen, and
an engineer on the railroad FIRST dis
covered that the honse was on fire and
gave the alarm. The entire loss WAS
about sl500; $500 Of which consisted
of provisions and kitchen utensils.
The building was used rs boarding
house for the accommodation of the
employees Of the mill. The property
was not insured. We learn that the
property is to be replaced by Messrs.
Hutehins d. O'Neil, and that the new
building viii be safer from FIRE than
she old one was. \
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

II IS stated that Beaumont, Texas,
is getting up a concert for the benefit
Of the overlooked sufferers. A good
move in the right direction, and one
that viii be highly appreciated aud
long and kindly remembered by the
6oreraowed Sufferers.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

MASr Of orr country newspapers
have something to say about the treat
ment Of smallpox, and yet it is an
astonishing fact that these same fellows
always treat it TO wide berth when
eFerit gets to bruising around in their
sections.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

A LATE dispatch from Geneva states
that four hundred and fifty peasants,
from the Bernese Oberland, left THIN
for the United States. These emigrants
are described as the fewer of the
population. They are mostly possessed
Of fair means, but are compelled to
emigrate by the depression of agri-
culture.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

LATEST advices state that the floods
from the Mississippi river are falling
slowly at all points, bnt the Hesitation
continues and there is little hope Of
making a crop on muehmore than half
the submerged area.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

Daniel Webster penned the follow
ing sentiment iflf Ne work upon
marble, it vii perish; II We work on
brass, tiEae win etfaee ii. If ase rear
temples, they VIII cru1able into dnsl:
Pat If We work upon oar iras,.eFz
vi Hsinds if We inabac then With
principles, With The just fear Of God
aEld our fellow snpnwe engravs III
tAese tablets something Nbicli viii
brighten ID 81 eteFnit
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

CoRREcTED.-I In last issue we repre-
scented Mr.. Louis Doalanger as being
agent for the EEnterprise Mill" He
informs us Of the mistake and says he
is agent for the Perseverance Rice
Mills Of which Nh. Louis Baeh, Of
New Orleans. IS proprietor.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

FRolI some Of our Texas exchanges
we learn that scarlet fsrer has made
its appearance in several families at
Palestine. The authorities are sndeay-
oring o prevent IFS spreading.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

The Ntie Of aleading .menehant a
eepcus PoiHt, WISCONSIN. having II
loved herself to ipaalge il slaadeTous
taak eeaeeFnR1g 4 respectable Young
widow II thst town. y being sued Tor
len tloasand dollars, greater porlion
qf Which she Or Ter husband viii
aspbtless be compelled II nay, tie
price IF lpag league.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

VIZ call attention TO the advertise
nent Of S. Alexander, sr., successor
70 E. Schoen q Co. Of Honston. Texas.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

]. ". BHrAE has just receiFsd a
bale Of cotton which he is authorized
10 sell for . Shilling.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-08

Tax attention Of our readers is d.
rected 10 the advertisement of Tebe
Armstrong & Jonas Hin, in another
colump. Read what they have to say
about whitewasbing.