The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-20
HOWE STAR BRIEFS.
Tyler will have water-Norks soon.

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and the people are fleeing.
Houston Is to have new courf
house costing about sloo, 900.
The drummer law will probably b,
repealed by the new legislature
Ireland, in the race for governor
received $50, 800; Jones, 1o2, sol.
Isham Scott, negro, was jerksd tc
glory last week at Paris, for murder
The Bellville Lumber company sold
over one million feet Of lumber last
fall.
A steam cracker company has been
organized at Dallas with a capital d
$4,000.
Mr.. Joe Cooper, at Bryan, was killed
last week by the accidental discharge
Of pistol
A printer at Waco shot his rival
and then tried to kill himaelf. Both
will recover.
Col. S. II. Russell, very. badly wanted
at Austin, for trial in the U. $. court,
is sick in New Orleans.
The beer-guzzlers Of Dallas are in
despair since the price Of beer has been
raised 25 cents per keg.
A compress at Brenham got out,
compressed and shipped 500 bales Of
cotton one day last week.
B. N. Baker, of Decatur, is the aew
secretary of the board Of education, in
place of 0. N. Hollingsworth.
Judge Hayercamp and five other
persons were recently robbed by two
highwaymen near Fort Worth.
In the state senate Mr.. Gibbs has
introduced a bill to establish reform
atory farm and house of correction,
The old veteran, II. P. Brewster,
Of San Antonio, will be the new com
missioner of insurance, statistics and
history,
Dick Turpin has turned up at Long
view with a battered counteuance, the
result of limb of falling tree strik-
ing him,
An ex-minister to France, Wash
burn, was seriously hurt at San Auto
MO a few days ago by being thrown
from his horse.
IL. A. Morre, formerly postmaster
at Bryan, and newspaper man Of
considerable experience, died recently
of consumption.
The last spike, a silver one, was
driven last week by Col. Peirce, which
connects the new Southern Pacific
road and the Sunset,
Mrs. Frank Starr, at San Antonio,
Miss Matte Cummings be-
cause Mr.. Starr was a little sweet on
Matte. 1t is feared Matte will die,
Ben Thompson is on trial in San
Antonio for the killing Of Jack Har-
ris, in September last, This is noted
case and there is much feeling on
either side.
James II. French has been elected
mayor of San Antonio again. 1t looks
as if thera was no one else capable of
filling the place in San Antonio, This
is five times he has been elected,
The Corpus Christi Free Press and
The Ledger have consolidated and the
result will be daily and weekly paper
styled the Caller, The proprietors Of
.he two papers remain in the new CON
2ern.
The Beaumont Enterprise eVerast-
ngiy scores Whiteley's Hidden Hand |
and the managers Of the
opera house at Beaumont apologize |
or allowing such "sniden perform
snce TO be given,
The Texas Legislature has been or
yanized nearly two weeks and every |
legislator has introduced two or three
bills aud has a pocketfull more about
'sadY. Texas, like many other states,
las too many laws,
The Nashville American gets hot at
Marshal Goslin for demanding $4,000 |
,efore he surrendered the dcfaulting
reasurer of Tennessee. Gosling onght
o get hot at the American for leaving
he final "gn off Of his name.
Fifty7tWo years ago, on tho 2nd of
his month, Maj Moses Austin Bryan
anded in Texas, at the mouth Of the
Brazos. There were ~ or 2s pas
'engsrs with him, all Of whom are
lead, except Mfr, Robt Mills, of Gal
7esten.
Work on the new Beach Eotel at
Galveston IS being pushed forward in
When completed, the hotel
Fil accommodate from 800 to 400
guests, and win be one of the most de-
ightfnl places Of the Kind anywhere
,outh Of Long Branch.
Il is probable the people Of Texas
will soon be allowed to vote on pro-
libition amendment to the State con
ititution, 4 canvass Of both branches
# the Legislature shows 80 senators
md Z representatives, in favor Of The
This gives the necessary