The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-27
LAKE CHARLES CALCASEU PARISH LOUISIANA JANUARY 81 88
GENERAL NEWS.

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John Porter bill.
Accounts from Alabama and Geor-
gia report the whole country over
flowed by heavy rains.
The Mobile furniture factory was
destroyed by fire on the Goth inst.
Loss $4,000; insurance $500.
A large number of sheep and cattle
are reported killed by the recent ter
rible weather IN northern Texas.
Five Cinnamon and powder mill
near West Berkley station, Galifor-
MIA, we're blown up on the 2oth inst.
Prince Frederick Charles Alexan-
der, brother of the Emperor of Ger
many, died in Berlin, last Sunday,
aged 50.
The republican leaders of both
houses of congress now say they will
be able to get tariff bill of some
kind through this session.
NJ. A. Lcdet, who was nominated by
the president for consul at Tuxpan,
Mexico, is a native of Lafourche par
ish, Louisiana.
John D. Andrews, so long known
as the lightning calculator, died in the
insane asylum at Noristown, Pa, on
Saturday last.
One thousand boys and girls have
now been placed in permanent homes
through the kindness of Mrs. John
Joeob Astor of New York.
MIR. and Mrs. Tom Thumb have
opened a museum in Chicago, and
advertise as attractions pair of mid
gets one-third their own size.
The United States of America ma
chine shops of the Great Western
Manufacturing company we're destroy
ed by fire on Sunday last, at Kansas
City.
Some of the Pennsylvania manu-
facturers are bewailing the idIeness of
their looms, consequent on the crea-
tion of numerous cotton mills in the
south.
A lady at Malvern, Ark, took an
overdose Of Hughes Chill Tonic. In
d short time she fell senseless to the
aoor, and at last adyices was still un-
conscious,
The Indians and Mexicans have hsG
a pitched battle near TehuantepCc;
50 Indians were killed and SO Mcxi-
cans, inrIuding the leutenaut-colonel
in Command.
During the six months past the
steamship Victoria, running between
Boston aud Liverpool, has taken over,
with very slight loss, 32ll head Of
catlIe and 7846 sheep.
The fact that during the past year
there were twenty-four collisions and
other accidents affecting our little
navy does not speak highly for the
seamansLip of the American naval
officers.
1t now transpires that the default
ing state treasurer of Tennessee is not
a Polk at all, but man by the name
Of Chillress, adopted and raised oY
James x. Polk, by whom his name
was changed to Polk.
Ben Thompson, one of the worst
characters in Texas, has been acquit-
ted of the murder of Jack Harris, at
San Antonio. The uighIy intelligent
| jury ''gol thcrr work in" again No
one can tell who Thompson will select
as his next victim.
The steamer Gamma ran into and
sank the brig Mariposa, in Long Is
land Sound, on the goth. All hands
on the brig, except one sailor, were
lost. The crew went into the cabin
to save clothing, but the brig turned
over and sank instantly.
1t begins to look as if the charge
against Shelter, the barkeeper of the
iIl-fated NeUhall House, Milwaukee
of setting fire to the building wonld
be sustained. 1t has been discovered
that he removed portion of his stock
which was insured, to his private resi-
deuce on the day before the fire.
The Bonapartist members of tht
Chamber Of Deputies have held :
meeting and adopted resolutions de
caring that Prince Jerome's action il
issuing his manifesto, was perfectly
legal, and protesting against his ar
rest, msiniainipg that an appeal to the
people is the only means Of securing
lhe future Of France.
The Hamburg American Iinf
steamer Cimbria, which left Ham
burg on the l7tb inst, for New York
came into collision with the Britisl
steamer Sultan, and immediately sank
J The Gimbria carried crew Of loi
men, and had between 400 and 50t
! passengers How many were los
and saved has not been ascertained.
Another railroad horror is reportee
on hie Southern Pacific road aeal
Tehchapi station, Cshfor lia. The
train was detached from tue epgin,
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