The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-08-11
NO 23

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property holder on the line gave the
right of way.
EasE Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge Truth: We challenge
any parish in the state to produce a
better health record than has been reg
istered each week by the physicians
of East Baton Rouge. The summer is
well near exhausted, and the general
health of the people continues unihter-
ruptedly good 1t is with regret yo
announce the sad Intelligence that on
Tuesday evening, Joe Bowie, young
man of this town, aged 10 years, was
drowned Mt the mouth of Garrison
bayou. 1t was his usual custom to
bathe frequently, and though good
swimmer, BY accident meeting with
mishap on Tuesday, became powerless
to manage himself, and sank to riso
no more. Ills companions state that
he was diving on wager, attempting
to remain under water longer than
they, when he jumped from the diving
board for the last time. The bathers
were finishing their sport, when young
Bowie Ieaped into the water saying
"Time me; sec how long | can stay
under. This is my last dive" The
unfortunate young man was the only
support of mother and sister. ..ag
miscellaneous.
The wife-murderer, Victor Eloi, will
hang at New Orleans Friday, Aug. IL.
The cotton worm has reappeared in
St. Joseph parish and is doing much
damage.
The town of New Road, Point Cou-
pee parish, says the Banner, is i'm
proving gradually. -
Mrs. Frank Krautz was burned to
death at New Orleans, last Friday,
while attempting TO light fire with
coal olL
The City Item mentions Major A..
E. Burke as deserving the position of
director general of the Centennial Ex-
position. ....s
One hundred and fifty sacks of rice,
the first of the season, was received at
New Orleans on the cd inst, from St.
James parish.
The New York Lumber oompany's
mill, just completed at Alexandria aud
the largest in the state, sawed its first
log last Friday.
Mr.. Alfred Baldwin has signed
the presidency of the Times-Democrat
publishing company, and the directory
have elected Mr.. w. b. Schmidt to fill
the vacancy.
Col. R. w. Loughery, a noted Texas
journalist, is shortly to- establish u.
paper at Shreveport. The colonel ia
an able writer and polished gentleman,
of the Old school
Louisiana has 95O, 600 acres Ia cot
ton, 967, ,3O7 acres in corn AID 6700r.
acres in Irish potatoes, according to
the report of The state agent to the
department at Washington.
The announcement has been made
of the marriage, carly in September,
of Major L. L. Lincoln, commercial
editor of the Tmcs-Democrat, and
Mrs. E. A. Norton, of New Orleans,
Robt. Kissack, a well known citizen
of New Iberia, while intoxicated, re-
tired to the rear of the Jail, laid down
under the shade of tree to sleep and
was found there a few hours after
ward, dead.
Rayne station, in St. Landry parish,
is improving and growing at a rapid
pace. There are five stores and two
hotels in the place. Lots that year
ago were worth only from $40 tu $25,
are now selling for 500.
At New Orleans, on Saturday, John
Parker, convicted of manslaughter,
was sentenced to the pententiary for
ten years. Parker shCt and killed his
landady, on the 25th of April last, for
throwing plate of hot soup over hIm.
The Point Coupee Banner has no
particular choice among the names
already prominently mentioned for
the next governorship. 1t pays mer-
tied compliment to Gov McEnery,
aud states its willingness to accord
him an earnest support in the event
of his nomination.
The death of Rev. Father Alexan-
der at the age of ~ years, occurred
at New Orleans on the I'd. He had
been q Catholic priest for over fifty
three yeats. His first years Of fspiritual
service were spent as as a missionary
to the Indians of the Northwest He
was the founder Of the Redemptorist
Fathers in this country and director OF
the Sisters of Notre Dame.
Speaking of the coming Cotton Cen
tennial, at New Orleans, the Times
Democrat says: "The large sum of
S306,O0 has been already raised the
rest should certainly be subscribed in
time to give full year to the work of
erecting the necessary buildings and
arranging the programme and details
of the exhibition. II will require
full year for this, and it an attempt il
mads to do it in less time it will DO
hastily and i'll DONE
At ball in the neighhorhood Of
Crosse lie, in Vermiliou parish, says
the iberia Star, shooting affray oc-
Cured between the members of two
respectable families, Broussards and
EeG!ancs, which originated BY lhe re-
fnsaI Of lady belonging 20 one of Tho
families 10 dance with 4 young gentle
man belonging to the other Snnc
eight Or ten shots were fired, resulting,
strange TO say, in only slight aesli
wound to one Of tho beiligereuls
AIr. Charles Goodnight has 700,0oO
acres If land, located 1T The head of
Rcd iiger, in Texas Ils has hssd