The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-09-30
LOUISIANA eaI.EANINGs.
Judge Beattic "holds the edge
n Kellngr in Lafonrche narish.

Oh hetioSS IN l3siOulOhS psAtio
Natchitoches' prospects for rail
road connection are Frightening.
Jack Chapman, coIored, was hung
at Bellevue on Friday of last week.
Rough rice is selling in St. Lam
dry parish at from $4 to $3.50 per
barrel.
The cotton crop of East Feliciana
parish will be but little better than
half a crop.
The Hebrews of vermilionville
have complete the erection of neat
and handsome synagogue.
Aunt Charlotte, an old and re-
spected colored woman, died at Ba-
ton Rouge last week, aged loa years.
The cattle on the prairies are rol-
ling fat and remarkably healthy,
merily chimes the Abbeville Herid-
ional.
Capt. F. w. Nikoll, in charge Of the
parish prison at New Orleans, was
found dead in his bed on Sunday last.
Death was caused from heart disease.
The Gretna Courier says the crevasse
waters have entirely disappeared from
the rear Of that town, and property
owners have allreturned to their homes.
The St. Martinsville Observer says
crops along the Teche are splendid.
It's previous prediction Of big yield,
both in cotton and sugar, will be
fully verified.
Out of eighteen criminal cases dis
posed Of in tile district court at Abbe-
vile, sixteen convictions were secur-
ed, which is compliment TO the dis
trict attorney.
Stephen Degaut was shot and kill
ed near Port Hudson, last week, by
John Law, who made his escape. It il
thought Law would be cleared were
he to surrender.
The ST. Charles Herald thinks g,
John Ellis will be defeated for the
nomination, but that lie will make
the race and be elected as an indie
pendent. Quien sabe.
The Houma Courier makes some
damaging charges against the police
jury of Terrebonne parish, which, if
true, should forever condemn each and
every member of the jury,
The Mansfield Democrat says
Business is booming in Mansfield.
The cash sales Of several Of our mer-
chants exceeded $500 perday several
times during the past week.
Judge R. n Sims, characterized by
the Abbeville MeridioaaI as polish
ed and forcible writer, is TO be the
editor of the Democratic paper soon
to be started at Donaldsonville.
July Thomas, negro who was
stabbed by another negro named Lee
Wy Thomas, at Mansfield, a few weeks
ago, has died of his wounds. Levy
Thomas has been indicted for murder.
The Houma Courier complains of
the loose manner the town authorities
have of { ding with the inmates of
certain houses of ill-fame, whose hab-
itations are located in the center of
town. 1t wants them suppressed.
West Baton Rouge Sagar Planter
Glorious weather for cane and of
such weather it needs all it can get,
Every day counts largely in the
planters favor. If it holds out in the
same way until the first day of Oc-
tober, thore'll be rejoicing galore on
every plantation in the parish.
The Opelousas Courier and Demo
crat have announced in favor of Gen.
A. DeBlanc for governor. The gen
eral would undoubtedly make an
able governor; but there are stronger
men, two at least who are likely to
be in the field. We refer TO Gov.
McEnery and ex-Gov Nichols.
Thibodaux Sentinel A few days
ago we were shown through the mag
nifcent rice mill at Lalohrche cross
ing, BY the owner Mr. Q. g. Williams
This is now one Of the finest mills in
the South, supplied with all new i'm
proyements, and turns out 200 bar
rels clean rice in twenty.four hours.
D. Eatman, a citizen Of Mansfield,
in suit for damages against the
Texas and New Orleans railroad, was
awarded damages to the amount Of
slo37 80. The road ran through Mr..
Eatman'S field and The company had
failed to comply with their contract
in the matter Of erecting cattle
guards.
A special from Washington saysl
The secretary Of war to-day approx
ed she allotment Of $4,000 for the
Yazoo front, 0,ooO for the aepsas
point, and $4,000 for the recti6ca-
ton Of the Atchafalaya, lately made
/ INV iha Mississinui River Commission.