The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-02-03
LOUISIANA GAEANHNGs.

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nigefSsry of the day ON which Louis
lana attempted to get out of the
| Union.
The winner of the $75,o 900 prize in
the recent drawing of the Louisiana
State lottery was Alvin Kensler, of
Odessa, Missouri.
Sunday, the 2lst ult., near Gretna,
on the Morgan railroad, boy aged
about IG, shot and killed his father,
because he slapped him.
Gretna Courier: Severe colds, ca
talrh and occasionally eases of acute
pneumonia, are now prevalent on the
right bank. Otherwise the health of
our people is unexceptionable,
On the 10th of January, at Frank
lin, Rezas Duguy for the murder Of
George Lockiey, and John Austin for
the murder of Isaac Brown, were SEN
fenced 10y Judge Goode to be hanged,
New Orleans also has the profes-
sional "masher," but it appears that
the gaIIantry of the gentlemen or the
tone of morals of that city confne him
to limits which he woaId not endure
elsewhere.
St. Landry Democrat: United
States court adjourned yesterday
morning. Court was kept in session
longer than was otherwise necessary
to await the adjournment of the grand
jury which found forty-two bills Of
Indictment
lion. Charles ParIange, Of Po;nte
Coupee parish, and Gen. 7. c. Auder-
son, Of Washington, St. Landry par
ish, are still running for congress in
the sixth district, against Gen. Lewis.
Neither Of them have the ghost Of a
chance of election and they know it.
FameryiIIe Gazette: On last We'd
nesday Mr.. W. S. Goyne and Mr. Jno.
Bruce exchanged shots at Mr.. Goyne's
place near STEMS Bluff. The latter
was hit with three small shot from
Goync's gun. The difficulty originated
out of the employment by Goyne of
some hands who had worked with
Brucc's father.
St. Bernard Eagle: Last Tuesday
the engineers engaged in surveying the
line of the Lake Borgne railroad com-
pletcd their IaJors. The level is now
to be taken, aud as soon as this is sat
isfactoriIy dOue, the laying of the rails
will follow. 1t is said that this road
will be in operation ia ten months.
Maybe, that's our opinion.
Webster Tribune: A club Of young
farmers is being organized in this
ncighborbood for the purpose Of com
petiug with each other in the cuItiva-
ton Of one acre Of coru each. The
man who produces the largest crop Of
corn on this acre is 10 receive five
bushels Of corn from each Of the other
members Of the club.
Peoples Yindicalor: Five of the
members Of the party Of conspIrators,
that were headed by CrumP and Nor
gan, were captured few days ago in
the neighborhood Of Pleasant Hill, |
and stood preliminary examination
before Judge Piersop, at that place,
on "Wednesday last, and three were |
held under BONO Of 5000 each, 10
await the action Of the grand jury Of |
Sabine, and in default Of bail we're
lodged in Jail Al Macy.
Lafayette Advertiser; Henry F.
Landry, citizen of This town died at
his residence on the 24th inst, from |
an attack Of pneumoRia. Deceased
was 48 years Of age and was known as
a Iaw-sbing, Peaceable and Industrious
citizen, He Was for MANY years
Of cur town government; he
leaves a wife and several children who |
sustain an irreParaLie loss in his pre-
mature death.
Baton Rouge people were excited
the other day when it was published
that tickets to New Orleans and return
during Mardi Gras, including one
days board, couid be procured for
5Ls0. Fora while it was feared the
own would be depopulated daring
Mardi Gras and some one would come
along and carry off the town. Fear
IF such catastrophe was dissiPated
lext day by the Capitoiian-Adyocate
denying the $l90 story.
Louisiana Sugar Bowl: A white
whose pane we did not learn,
vas burned to death On Petite Apse
Island last Monday night Her dress
laying ignited While She was standing
y front Of the fire, she ran out in the
,pen air aud before assistance could
. rendered her every lincsmeut Of
lothlpg upon her person was destroy
q and her flesh burned q crisp. The
Unfortunate woman fingered for serc
q hours IN intense agongt when death
inslly came to her relief