The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-02-10
LOUISIANA GLEANENGs.

courts.
Paulin F. Bordclon, of Bordelon-
vile, Ayoyelles parish, died on the
2nd inst.
Rex had some terrible bad weather
to contend with in New Orleans dur
ing this week.
Acase of smallpox has developed
at Franklin, La, in the. family of Mr.
J. B. Tarleton.
Mrs. Belle CIarkson, wife of the
editor of the Coushatta Citizen, died
on the 25th ult
The Review says it would take
$4,000 to put Morgan City in first,
class condition,
| The mortality among the colored
people of Evergreen, Avoyelles parish,
excites comment.
| Alfred Heuer, 6 years old, was run
over by street car in New Orleans on
the End and killed.
New Orleans sent twenty-fonr del
egates to the BATON Rouge peniten-
tiary the other day.
The grocery store Of Mr.. Joseph
Chenier was destroyed by fire on the
LIST, at Washington.
The st. Charles Herald announces
the death of representative George
Essex, Of that parish.
The will of the late Margaret Haugh-
cry, of New Orleans, is to be contested
by heirs in Baltimore.
Rev. Dr. Hugh Miller Thompson,
of New Orleans, will be cSnsecrated a
bishop on the oath inst.
Alex. Wells, formerly employed in
the New Orleans custom-house, is
wanted on the charge of forgery.
Mr.. Adam Thompson sold his New
Orleans sugar refinery to the Crescent
Sugar Refinery company for $4,000.
Mr.. Thomas Hogan, a merchant at
Milliken's Bend, suicided last week,
on account of financial embarrass-
ment.
The governor has commuted the
death sentence Of the negro, Buffalo
Bill, in Grant parish, to Imprisonment
for lite.
Judge Robt. J. Caldwell, for seye-
raj years prominent lawyer at the
Monroe bar, died on the End inst. at |
Columbia.
Two negroes quarreIed on the |
steamer Blanks, at Baton Rouge, one |
day last week. Sam Thomas killed |
Andrew Jackson.
The Terrebonne Times says Houma
is growing rapidly and persons who
have been away and returned cannot
help noticing the fact.
An inventory of the estate of the
late Charles A. Whitney shows that
Mr.. Whitney was worth, at the time
of his death, 1869 SO.
A passenger on the Texas and Pa
cifc road from Shreveport to New
Orleans says the train had to stop for
men to ballast up the road.
The biggest society event in the
town of Washington for some time
was the marriage on the 30th uIt. Of
Mr.. Thos. P. Firth and Miss Annie
Taylor.
The congressional election in the
sixth district takes place Thursday
next. At this distance it looks as if
Gen. Lewis would have a walk over
the track
a sugar exchange in New Orleans
is talked of and it would be a good
thing for the sugar interest Of the
state if one was established and prop
erly managed.
Sheriff Dusen is positive Le has the
murderer Of DR., Rocker, in the person
of Yalerin Simon. The sheriff knows
what the evidence is, but it has not
yet been made public.
The editor Of the Pointe Coupee
Banner offers to donate 25 per cent.
of all subscriptions paid to him during
the month of February to erect a
school house at New Roads.
Emanuel Drcyfus, formerly deputy
coroner, sought Judgment Of $25,-
600 against the Picaypue for publish !
ing an article charging him with
Z robbiug a dead corpse The jury
found for the defendant.
The Morgan City Review and Free {
Press are quarrelipg oyer the city {
printing and other equally trivial mat {
ters. What's the use to fll up your
napers with such slush The people /
don't care cent who is right in tie {
matter.
Mr.. Adriep Dere, editor Of the !
iberia Journal, is no more upon this
earth. Those who knew him express s
sincere sorrow at his antimcly demise. !