The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-02-24
GENERAL News.

4 the 10th Of April,
Half amillion of people live in "a
!, 600 tenement houses in New York.
] John Y. Ayers 4 Sons, iron merl
) chants, Chicago, failed for$2, 900, 900.
Geo. Dawson, for many years editor
, Of the Albany Evening journal, ia
dead.
Prince Gortschakoff, prime minis
, ter Of Russia, was reported dying on
the 18th.
Proposals. are invited for building
new brick printing Office for the
Galveston News.
A boiler explosion at Tayloryills,
ILL.,, recently, killed FIVE men and in
jured two others.
The military post at Fort Duncan,
on the Rio Grande, is to be moved half
mile down the river.
Nearly the entire state of Texas was
visited by snow storm on Saturday
night and Sunday last.
"Dick, the Baber," and "Ohio
Dam" noted outlaws, were hung at
Weeksville, Montana, recently,
The reported sale of the Morgan
interest in the Houston q Texas Cen
tral railroad to Huntington, is denied.
Two brothers-in-law, Robert Jud,
kins and Dave JohQson, had row at
Montgomery, Ala, and the former was
killed.
Mrs. II. NJ Vail, wife Of one of the
star-rOuters, recently died at Indepen-
dence, Mo-, from an overdose of NOR
phiue.
Means have been secured for the
completion Of the Mexican National
railway, from Laredo ts the City OF
Mexico.
The bark Victor, capsiaed near
Galveston in recent gale, is total
loss. She was loaded with 1900 sacks
of oil cake.
III Paso, Texas, continues to grow
at rapid rate. The last copy Of the
Times from that place says nothing
about the smallpox.
The state Of Texas is at last about
to purchase the old Alamo building in
San Antonio, where 45o heroes died !
for Texas, March 0, 1896.
NYm. Monroe, telegraph operator at
Webb station, on the International
railroad west of San Antonio, was
recently murdered for his money.
Mr.. L. L. Knapp, for long time in
business in New Orleans, suicided near
Waco, Texas, on the 18th inst. lie
was a distant relative of Gen. Lee.
1t looks as if the Michigan legisla-
ture was about to nominate Demo.
crat to succeed Senator Ferry. On
the last ballot Ferry only received IL
votes.
The drive of cattle this year from
Texas is the last. Hereafter cattle
will be shipped by rail, satisfactory
arrangements having been made to
that effect.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee viii lecture in
New Orleans next Tuesday on the
Battle Of Charlottesville. lie has
accepted an invitation to deliver his
lecture in Houston, also.
At Rosenberg Junction, last satur-
day, G. w. Albrecht killed Germano
Baltolotta, mistaking him for burg
lar attempting to enter bis room. The
men were the best of friends.
A sharper, representing himself as
one Of the firm Of Maemanus 4 Son,
Chihuahua, yictimized Maj, Hickman,
a San Antopio wealthy man, out Of
considerable wealth and alit out"
James Creswell, who killed his !
father-in law thirteen years ago, has
just been convicted of murder in the ,
irst degree, at Fort Worth, Texas,
lud sentenced to the pepitentiary for
ife.
Mexican soldiers near Yecora, Mex
go, recently had another fight with !.
Indians and killed sbont 100 of them. !,
Dur soldiers could get pointer or i
.wo from Mexican soldiers on killing
.ndisns.
Dispatches from Chicago state that i
dxty-two miners iu one shaft of one
# the Diamond Mining Co.'s miues, .
yere drowned or smothercd inside Of !
I've minutes, on the 18th inst, BY the q
nine casing in. II
Gen. Tregiuo, Of the Mexican army, y
Who married 4 daughter of Gen. Ord, p
ias been presented with ! haIf-brced =
ieiFess- The little gin viz % chris
cnea soon, with glorious pomp and i
CEREMONY, At Monterey 1,
Texas has appropriated 100000 q
" branch lupatic asylum II North y
feEas, and $4,000 for emerging the p
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