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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06
" a....s III Solemn. Hslnrssl..Es.

1 The following curious communion
ton originally aHposrcd in the New
afk j Herald and has been copied ami
eanmeated.apon very generally by tn,
press Of the country Gen. IIazsn
1biefsof tlie signal service bureau a
Washington, has published an aafti6l,
disFatiilg tho theories a,isaneea; ba
hereas the letter
AZ OPEN AETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
aIay It please vourexcelleuGy TO lis
ten to the voice of wisdom that crietl
aloud ard nttereth her voice Of warn
ipg to guard the nation againstathe
Impending rain, 50 scientifically pre-
eiietcd By the great astronomer Of
I Canada. i great prophccy has been
/ proclaimed. Science, tie handmade
asad ally Dc religion, has come 10 the
IRON, and, in uumistskable words, sig
mailed tine approaching danger. Let
not tile eve Of discernnlcnt nor. the car
Of understanding be slow Of conlpre-
ilensiau, The Wof,il devastation has
been lorg ID coming, bnt the time
I,iraweth nigh THE Wind has blown
where it listed; 1aeteeFs have appeared
and vanished; tidal waves have dashed
oar shores; atmospheric prsssnres have
been almost beyond endurance, until
now, II tho near future, a grand clIl-
Hlinstien will be reachel, and the great
disturbing forces will hur destruction
lroaaeast, to be repaired at leisure.
The great syndicates which have been
Termed in the land to control the ma
tiouaI interests occasion rumhlings rs
of distant thunder; trial fsCces glimmer
in the forked liqhtnlngs of the higher
courts; volcanic roadjastments BEECH
forth fire and smoke, still the clouds
tbieken and the darkness darkeus.
In March, that month Of months; in
which the furies delight TO make one
grand, onslaught, the nation is TO en-
countersa tempest the like Of which
has not been seen since the time Of
the illustrious Washington ard may
never be again. From the shores of
the Pacific to the Gulf stream Of the
south, from the borders of the Allan
tic and the land of the Pilgrim Fathers,
the clouds Of strife arc gathering fer
the battle, and the house of Washing
ton will rock in the seething tumnlt
Would it not be the part of wisdom
to call in the men-of-rar and anchor
I the ship Of State in a harbor Of safety,
shielded and protected by the strong
arm of public confidence! Shall It be
said Of this people, "And there were
voices and thundeFs and lightuings;
and there was a great earthquake, such
as was not since men were upon the
earth, so mighty and so great. And
the great city Washington was di-
gided into three tpoiitioaI) parts, and
! the cities of the nation fell?'
REv. A. A. CoNsTANTISE.
WEST SUmmGT, n. j., Dec. IA, 80.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 3I.-Wm.
II. BnIkely, republican candidate for.
governor in the late election, has
written the following letter:
HARTFoRD, Dec. 30, 1882.
Charles s Cole, Esq, Chairman Republican
State Committee
Dear SiF-My attention having been
called to yarious discussions which
have appeared in the public prints re-
lating TO the black ballots, so called, I
desire to say for myself that, underline
circumstances, no matter what doubts
may exist in regard to the legal cleo
ton Of Coy. Waller, 4 do not entertain
and have not for one moment enter
tanned the ldeat that it would be posi-
bic for me to hold the Office of COVER
nor, no matter what the genera Assem-
blyBmay do Or declare. and any action
they may takemnstbe withttlleknowl-
edge thatin no event will i serve Of
take a position which 4 beleve it was
the intent Of the electors to give to an
other. MN. H. BuLKELY.
The law Of which the black ballots
are declared a violation WAS originated
Democrats, who claimed that i
would protect laboriag men agains
coercion BY employers. Lawyers herr
generally think the black ballots tech
nieally illegal.
The Democrats claim that the Re
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06
u. raaaN q xEREE.

The distinguished French statesman
who has cut sacb prominent Egnre
in lsrsurc since tho downfall Of the
NrPoleonis dynasty, W. I.son Gani5
bstta, is no more, having died on last
Sunday night At yille d'Avray, near
I'aris, France. lie WAS conscious to.
htlie last, although undergoing terrible
saifering. the deatli agony lasting Two
hours. The reports as. to the inslaedi
tate eaueos Of hiss death are very cons
FLEEING One dispatch says setting
aside the old story Of the pistol-sllot
tired al. him by themother 9f his sen,
(which is strongly denied, the most
plausible version is thst after having
received an accidental shot IN the fore
lsarni, be became impatient at bis de-
tention at home, which was intensified
by alarming stories regarding has cons
diiiop, which Glled the press, and by
others Of more annoying nature il
(which bis enemies indulged sThe
wonnd mas healing nicely, but his DE-
sire tosppearin public to silence lis
enemies grew SO that 10 requested his
physician TO stop the supparstiall,
which he did, though be pointed out
the dagger Gasnbetta Was rEnning, bnt
to which he was deaf. lie only de
sired to appear in pi5iic once, which
he believed would put an end to the
outrageous reports in circulation. The
physician, against his better Judgment,
did rs requested, and in alfew hours
the pus from the wound, being de
barred its natural outlet, took another
course, burrowiag ander the skin To-
ward the shoulder, and soon manifest
ed itself in large phleguoDS under the
armpit. This caused much pain. He
ossayed to 70 to Paris but fever ap-
peared and be went to bed again. In
a few days more the pus worked Its
way downward, and showed itself in
an abscess in the stomach. Soon be
grew worse and expired without sup
posing death no near. The death of
q
Ills distinguished man created an i'm
mense sensation in Paris and, in fact
throughout all Europe, Mr., Morton,
minister to France from the United
States, eablcd Secretary Of State, Ere
/ linglnysen, "The death Of Leon Gam
BETA has eaused a profound sensation
in France. In his death the govern
ment and people Of the United States
have lost a devoted friend, whose great
admiration for our country and its in
stitutions WAS expressed on ell ocea
sions His death is to the members
of this legation, a great loss and per
sonal sorrow" Ganibetta heldao Off
eisl position at the time Of his death,
Though member Of the assembly.
! lie was q native Of Cahors, inssouth-
ern France, ofJeHish-Genoesc descent
and was only 43 years Of age.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

SHOOTING atffay occurred at Clay
ton, Texas, on the 2dinst., between
Capt Toss, Geo Gariker and one Nc
Beaaid. TIE two latter were seriously
aepnded BY Ross, who WAS shot four
times in The breast and eannetreeoyer.
Tho affair grew out Of an old fend.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

AGeEHER one Of the most prominent
Republicans Of the country has deelar-
ed that be would not accept the nom.
inaiion for the prssiasnes from the
republican party mere il rendered HIM
AIr. Eimunds. dn gives a his
reason fox declining thHs early that he
Doesn't want % be president Hhs
pyineipsl Eeason II that he sees nr
4 probability gust now of tie kepaAli
cans being ABLE to elect tie aezt pres
iaenft
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

tls the first day Of The new year
Gfeser Clayeland, Democrat, WAS in-
angarated AZ geyeFnor Of New FORK,
and Gov Regale, Democrat, Of Miahi-
gan 0n THE End, Coy BerFg Dem
eeras, MAS lnaagnraled gaFemer ~
Arkansas, t4ay. adams, Elsmoarat 81
Nevada, And Gey. DAVIS, Republican.
of Nelpraska. On The Mil BeniaIniE
Butler uas iiaaHgagatel g9yeraorGl
Massachusetts,. glsc Democratic GOV
srnat-elest of Texas, Holm Ireland
Sill p inaagaEated on tbe l0th.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

Tue president had made every
preparation fora grand reception at
The White House on the first day Of
January, and everything was getting
along nicely, when The sndden death
of Allen, the Hawaiin minister, was
announced and the house was closed
10 allfurtber callers. The president
WAS assisted at the reception ~ quite
ainumbersof ladies, among whom were
Mrs Frelingbaysen, Mrs. Chandler,
Mrs Teller, Mrs. Pendletan and Mrs.
Jonas. The diplomatic corps was first
received, then followed the chief jus
tieeland associate justices, the senators,
representatives, ex-ministers and eabi-
net officers, then came the army Off
GERS and the officers Of the navy. The
hour OF 1880 had just arrived and the
Mexican Veterans had been announced
when the news was received Of the
death of Mr.. Allen. The president
ordered the doors closed and the band
to cease playing. Mr. Allen had only
a few minutes before passed through
therreeeption room and paid his res
poets to the chief magistrate Of the
nation and bad not yet left the build
ING, when be had an attack Of yertigc
and died IN a few minutes.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

otNT Nos WiaRrrEg Austro-
IEapgarian ambassador al Haris, sui
eislsd iii that city on Saturdayslast BY
shooting limself through the head
Niil d pistol. Financial ecnlbarrass-
meats are sup posed to be The Cause,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

Archie, the NeUshay; Capitosa;
DOL, ard tic great play Of "'Ihe
4 ialdeH Hand at Ftjolye's opera
iionse, Tuesday evening, January Q.
SaAgs, dances, choruses, and every
thing % make you laugh until You
are tired.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

'I'il1 Indian Commissioner at Wash
isatea, Ir Price, has received dis
plels from the agent, Mr. Tufts, saying
me reok tronbleis ended All parties
have gone beme.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

lg Taibodaax Sentinel says the
jean Webrc plantation WAS sold at
,aallIe aaetion for s5oooo,o0. The
l,fiee paid was no doubt satisfactory
Bat the eyphersaad punctuation points
appear slightly mixed.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

Be sure and see Whiteley's Hid
den Hand company, IN ibis great
play at .Ftieie's opera hoase, on
Tuesday evening iJannary Q. ''Hon
never laughed so nnch beiorel Yoa'll
nasef laugll SO laReh again !
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

SpKeEeS OwHs,vwho was recently
eeartinsrtialed for sending off Capt
Hopkins daring The yellow fever epi-
epieat Pensacola, has been acquitted
hit the court Secretary Chandler
aiAapprosed of Tho finding Of the
court bat ordered his return To duty.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

s}r1 thanks are due Senator Jonas
sr 4 copy Of bis apeceh ID the United
States senate on Removal Of Causes
ffoia State Courts
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06
NOT7ICII.
LAND 0FRIcE AT NEW ORLEANS,
December ne. 1882.

LAND 0FRIcE AT NEW ORLEANS, LA, /
December 12, 1882, Is
7NT7OTICIl il hereby given that the follow
IN ing named settler has fled notice Of his
Intention 10 make final proof in support Of
his claim and that said proof will be made
before the Judge or CLERK Of Court at Lake
Charles. La. On January 90 1893, viz: Paul
tLafarqle. -Jr., Homestead No. 6s03, for the
Il. y. ofs. w. and w, 4 Of g. 10. u Sec.
la ~ az 4 w. Louisiana meridian.
III names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiya-
ton Of. said land, viz: Joseph Doise Severn
Langley. Leon Marcantel and XII Langley Of
GaIcssien Parish, Louisiana
GEO. BALnEY, Register.
ITleeerntar Ia 1880
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

I'LL Cincinnati Gonmerclaland Gal
zette HE To be consolidated, and the
naw papsr Will " known Is The Com
iaefeial Gazette. Both NF Halstead,
ii tlle pmmeFcial and BIZ. Smith, Of
Tic Gazette win be- il tie management.
lse uew paper will be republican in
F0Iiiias.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

TBK Pioneer Of Assumption Of De
ec1sber 90, las leader on the Presi-
dents message, Better late thRn
nrrer.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

Cot Messy Of cavalry faile and
ae8 American eoasnlaat Hong kong,
NIl retarn 10 Virginia next year and
a:lze Tue stuspp against Malone.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

sHEssatEs King asd Robertson,
from Louisiana, have reached Wash
hleton al last and reported themselves
ready for business.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

i6ERInlNG WAS lndnlgel an on
III iiFst 81 January, IL san francisco
ilse FIRST time since the place @as 2
eifr. Tie snow was FIVE inches deep.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

4f ssais hiss confirmed the noni-
naiiss, Ilobt. G. ga,DFbell, Of Louis
saaa. Is be S. coasal al Monterey.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

THE Ford brothers, the lpild-Han
nered murderers Of Jesse DANES, wers
Occurring not long siscc IN Boston to
a large audience when some one re-
marked that the lecturers were mo
good The remark was overheard
and the mnlsierers sprang from the
Stage, honrisbed their pistols wildly in
air, and dispersed the audience, strik-
ing several over the bead. Appellee
officer interfered and arrested the lee
tprsrs, Tsnaafking that they might be
the Ford brothers Or the james boys,
or somebody eelse, bat they ceuldn7i
ran Tbs hub Of the universe 10 suit
,ihemselres. Itwas very likely an ad-
vertiAing dodge and will cause them
10 draw Larger houses il the future.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06
Neville

New Life
is given by using Browns
Iron B1rIERs. In the
Winter it strengthens and
warns the system; in tile
Spring it enrichesthe blood
andconguers disease; inthe
Summer it gives tonetotfe
nerves and digestive organs;
in the Fall it enables the
system to stand the shock
of sudden changes.
In no way can disease be
so surely prevented as by
keeping the system in per-
feet condition. Browns
IRON BITTERs ensures per
feet health through the
changing seasons. 1t disarms
the danger from impure
water and miasn1atic air,
and it prevents lConsump-
ton, Kidney and Liver Dis
ease. &c,
H. S. Berlin, Esg., of the
well-kIlown firm of II. S.
Berlin & Co., Attorneys, lie
IDroit Building, Washing
ton, DC, writes, Dec. 9Th,
1881:
lGeaHszssss. /. ] take pleas
me IN stating that 1 have used
Browns Iron Bitters for ma
lara and nervous troubles,
caused BY ovsrwork, with
excellent results.
Beware of limitations.
Ask for Browns IRON BIT
TIERS, and g1tSiSt on having
it. Don't be imposed on
with something recon-
mended as "JiAst as g0o7."
The genuine is made only
by the Brown Chemical Co.
Baltimore, Md.
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JANrI AIRY {, llss2
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

Hest III llalffaz, n. ~, oii iast SUNDAY
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06

IsiE1 sAaak VI earslanaI.e was
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06
Thc Neurology of1sss,

NEsT SUmMIT, n. J., Dec. "a,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24

from circulation a large number OF
volumes they had but a short time be-
fore deemed worthy of purchase. The
result of their action, he says, is that
the library gave out last year l2,OOO
less volumes than before these books
were withdrawn from circulation. He
calculates that if the average of the
library readers take a book every
fourteen days, the library in four years
has lost $50 of its readers. The writer
in question raises the question If the
trustees are right in seeming to think
that the improved quality of the read
ing cOmpensates for the shortage.
Unquestionably this matter has two
sides. The reading of fiction may, and
often does, lead to the formation of a
taste for reading, which will not al
WAYS be satisfied with light reading.
On the other hand, fiction of too low
an order makes too broad a gap between
it and the better class of reading,
Fiction judiciously selected is unques'
tionably helpful and beneficial, and
there is a happy mean between the
two extremes of all fiction and nc
fiction
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
VerImOnterS on President Ar
thur.

On the occasion of the visit of
President Arthur to Chicago, among
the letters published by the News were
the following from prominent Yer
mOnters
There was certainly dis
position to look coldly and critically
upon all his official acts. think he
has fairly outlived that, and that now
there is Il feeling of generous confidence
felt in him and his administration by
the republicans of this section of the
country. The public measures of his
administration have met with their APP
prevail almost without exception. In
the matter of appointments to office
universal satisfaction can never be OBJ
tanned. In the main his selections for
office have been satisfactory. - Judge
l.. p. Poland, st. Johnsbury.
regard the manufacture, sale and
use of intOXicants as the most dcstruc-
tive curse of our country. Without
making any return, it costs more than
all our taxes for general, state and mu-
nicipal governments in the whole Uni
ted States. 1t robs lis annually of all
/ llldl. 1t IL lllC hllttl Sollltt bl illltt-
fourths of the crime, poverty, moral
degradation and woe of our land. 1t
is heavier curse than cholera, yellow
fever and all pestilences combined.
President Arthur's table in the White
House promotes drinking habits.
While | think he has many eXcellen-
cies, and his administration has been,
in many respects, a very good one,
still. in common with all true temper
ance men in this and other lands, so
much regret the blighting influence of
his example, in the habitual sanction
of intoXicants, that | could not utter
the unqualified sanction | would be
glad to do.-lCyrus Hamlin, president
of Middlebury College.
President Arthur has administered
his office with pure craftsmanship and
high executive ability.-[GeOrge w
Hooker BrattlebOrO
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
The ST. Adams Failures.

There seems to be reactiOnary feel
ing among the parties in st. Adams and
elsewhere, in regard to Brainerd's
affairs, and particularly the Norwood
Lumber cOmpany's suspension. 1t has
been supposed that this lumber COM
pany was a prosperous concern, and
good for all the demands upon it, but
it now appears that there are preferred
creditors to considerable amount,
whose claims take precedence of those
of the Trust company. Most of the
depositOrs of the Trust company are
poor people, whose entire savings have
been entrusted to this institution, and
they are not disposed to be reasonable
in looking at the matter. Mr.. Brainerd
has refused any statement, saying, in
effect. that "when a receiver is ap-
pointed | will make n statement;
have done nothing which | regret"
In the case of the Vermont National
bank, it is believed the depOsitors will
eventually get all that belongs to them.
In some cases, it is said, other banks
hold the stock of the Vermont National
as collateral for loans, and it is believed
that in the event of an assessment of
the stock being necessary these holders
will have to stand assessments the
same as actual owners. 1t is hoped.
however, that Mr.. Barlow will succeed
in selling the Southeastern railway for
enough to pay off its Indebtedness and
leave him a balance over, i'll which
case the bank will be secured. Much
sympathy is felt for Mr.. Barlow, even
by those arrayed against him in bitter
railroad fights hitherto, and everybody
wishes him safe release from his
troubles.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
Editorial Notes.

The process of selecting a candidate
to beat General Butler is going on.
There are enough of them, but the best
one is not easily determined.
The Barton Monitor publishes list
of delinquents and asks for informa-
ton concerning them. lis an easy
and profitable way of getting gratui
tous advertising.
The temperance question is a
troublesome one. The democratic
candidate for state treasurer in Ohio
finds it necessary to deny the report
that he is total abstainer, and proves
it by the certificates. No one would
doubt his unsupported statement.
Politics in Massachusetts are getting
badly mixed when ex-senator Horton
of the Salem Gazette, a stanch republi-
can, proposes that democratic eX-Gov-
ernor CASTOR be nominated for gov
ernor. whose administration was as
clean as could be desired.
If the Nashville American represents
the southern sentiment correctly, the
southern democrats do not propose to
! be the tail to the democratic kite. The
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
The COIOred Man in this
Country.

The series of meetings to be held III
the large towns of New Hampshire and
Vermont by the American Missionary
Association during the coming month
count of their general character of
missionary effort, but also because of
the immense interests that are at stake
in this country in the evangelizatiOn
of the colOred race. At the close of
the war, and for some years after, it
was quite commonly received impress
sion that the cOlored race in this coun-
try would gradually decrease in num-
beers and perhaps become extinct. The
nearly twenty years which have passed
since the close of the war have effect
ually disposed of this error. Let us
for a moment compare few figures.
At the close of the rebellion the col
ored population of this country was
called, in round numbers, four millions.
The census of 1850 showed it to have
/ llltItdStu W ONCl NlN anu sl-ll'lll
lions While the gain of white popu-
lation in the previous decade was
about twenty seven per cent. that of
the colored people was thirty-four per
cent. These figures are not only in
| teresting, they are startling. 1t is Il
common impression that our country
| is largely made up of a foreign element,
especially Irish and German. The
same census that gives this country
nearly seven millions of the colored
race makes the Irish population less
| than one and three-fourths millions and
all those from the German empire at
only two millions ; or, in other words
there are nearly double the number OF
colored people in this country that
there are of both Irish and German.
There are many other interesting
facts connected with the colored race
such as their robustness, hardness,
adaptability to climate and ability to
do severe labor, which every close OBJ
server who has been thrown among
them must have noticed, all of which
goes to show that the colored man is
here to stay and that lie is to he an i'm
portant factor in this government in
the years to come. 1t is II matter OF
MISREPRESENTATION that the cOlored man
he ChristianiZed.