The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-12-01
LOUISIANA GLEANHNGs.
Thus far McEncry is away ahead.

Thus far McEncry is away ahead.
The young people of Houma have
organized a dramatic club.
L, +. Forman, Esq, of New Orleans,
wants the attorney-gcncralship.
Now syrup, first quality, is selling
at Morgan City at e5 cents per gallon.
Within the next few days work
will begin on the Exposition buildings
in New Orleans.
Several of the anti-administration
papers conccde Gov. McEncry's nOml
nation on the first ballot.
Clinton has a Aourishing temperance
society. Lake Charles presents pretty
field for similar organization.
The Thibodaux Sentinel has brought
out the Hon. Clay Nobloch, of La
Fourche, for lieutenant governor.
Mr.. Alexandra Lirctte, one of the
old land marks of Tcrrcbpnne, died
at his home in that parish last week.
Capt. B. +. Winchester, the present
district attorney of the 18th Judicial
district, is so popular that no one has
dared to come ont against him.
The Clinton Watchman, while bit
terIy opposing the denomination of
Gov. McEnery, is staunch advocate of
Major f. A. Burke's reelection to the
position of state treasurer.
The Daily States would like to see
ex-C"ngressman Robertson, of Baton
Rouge, the next state treasurer. Mr..
Robertson, says the States, filled this
position before the war.
The Advertiser reports no decrease
IN the number Of cases of smallpox in
Algicrs, and 4ays that for twelve
months the disease has successfully
battlcd all efforts of the authorities to
eradicate it,
Hon. Edwin 6. Hunter, of Rapides,
has announced himself candidate for
judge Of the I2th Judicial district, in
"rpnslti)n 70 the present incumbent,
JaGgc ". F. Backman.
Sy kes, the slayer of the notoriou.
New Orleans cypricn Kate Townsend,
las secured control Of the dead wo-
mans estate. lie is still in jail, but
his trial will probably take place some
time during next month.
Miss Nellie Bird, the bright little
lady who visited Lake Charles some
months ago, in the interest Of the
Sunny South, is again canvassiug the
state for that excellent journal.
The De Sofa Democrat says there
is nothing IN the McEnery papers but
politics. We admit the partial truth
Of the asserlion; but the McEnery
papers do not resort to wholesale
personal abuse of their opponents.
A lady resident Of New Orleans,
Mrs. A. F. SIangerup, was in the habit
of hiding her surplus wealth in the
cushion of chair. The other day
she e"d the chair, forgetting about
the $3.50 she had hid away ia the
cushion. We call that "hard luck"
The Evening Chronicle says there is
every reason to believe that the pro
jected New Orleans, St. Bernard and
railroad line will soon be
in course of construction. When built
it will connect Port Eads with this
city by rail. 1t will be l04 miles in
length, from the depot IN this city to
the terminus, at the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi
The Columbia Herald chronicles
sad accident as follows: While clean
ing an old shotgun VIM. Nethery,
youth of Is years, residing with his
parents in ward 10, accidentally dis
charged one barrel Of the weapon
which vas loaded with five rifle balls
The whole load took effect in the
body of his mother, resulting in her
Heath three days afterward. The un-
fortunate lady leaves large family
md mamN friends 10 mourn her loss. |