The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-04-21

The 4th ward of Poinse Coupaa
parish bas : population 81 1900
and 10 the whole ward there IL not
200 acres Of land out Of water.
Hon. Allen Jumsl il The choice
Of the Iberville South for gov
ernor, the present faithful and
competent auditor Of accounts.
The police jury oi Yermilion
parish publish @. 3. Shaw, The
sheriff and tax-collector, as de-
fanlter to the tune OF $3823,2l.
Two more Of the election cases
in New Orleans have been tsied
and defendants acquitted. Judge
Billings retuses to try any more.
There we're az convictions Al
the recent term Of the district court
IN Opeiousas. ranging from man
slaughter to carrying concealed
weapons,
Minden has q labor-saving ma
chine to work the streets of che
town. just tho thing. What ID
itp Where did JON get it2 What
did II costP
Thegrand jury Of DeSoto parish
condemn the old jail as unfit Tor
use, and, az there Is money In the
treasury, q new Jail il next 10 orr
der. OF course.
The Observer says st. Martins
vile will have, by October lot, q
cotton mill where can also be man
ufactured cotton seed oil and cot
ton seed meal.
The Sabine Southron says: Mr..
Harry Candy Of the Bayon Ne
grete, aheared is lbs. Of wool nom
one sheep last week. This beats
cotton mighty bad"
Mr.. 9. nj. Barrow, clerk Of the
district court az st. Francieyille,
narrowly escaped drowning last
week while crossing Alexander's
creek on horseback.
Judge ". w. Farmer died athis
residence ID Monroe, on the l4th
inst. aged 4S. He was i prominent
lawyer and had held several Offices
Of honor and profit.
On the Keystone plantation 10
the parish OF ST. Martin TheoduIe
Robertson, colored, while drunk,
killed his step-brother, aged is,
without proyocation.
Twenty-seven sehonls have been
'rdered opened in TeFrebonne
parrish. Owing to the scarcity Of
unds they can only remain open
hree or four months.
The Bugle Cali goes in with q
Eim--over column for Hor esty
md Nichols. How would il work
9 pnt NichtlIs first and give Hon
'sty the eecond place?
Some parishes in this state have
lad too much Tain and others not
'nongh. Gardens aud flowers are
,ooming In some nf the towns and
. Others they have barely started.
A picked nine Of Rapides parish
ave challenged the baseball
lnbs of Donaldsonyille or Shrass-
'ert to a game, for $500, and have
mt up $50 to SHOW thar they mean
BUSINESS.
Lafayette parish donated 800
'ut Of the parish treasury TO the
fund Of the New Orleans
harity hospital, While the object
J worthy tas taxpayers will very
kelly kick.
A negro preacher al Tiger Blnff
owed the dnaky females much and
Vanted TO embrace them all. The .
legro men took him to the woods
nd gave him l20 lashes on bis
ARE back,
The charming ladies of Monroe ]
70 giving very successful dramatic
nd operatiS entertainments, The
,roceeds are doubtless devoted to /
haratable purposes Such enter
ailments are instructive.
The Banner says Poinie Ooupee /
I'LL soon have one and possibly !
w0 new school houses, and the I
eopla Of the parish are taking D /
lore lively interest 10 the schools /
han ever before.
A band Of eypsies are oamped .
ear Opelousas. Although they ,
o not work they dress we'll and
eep fine horses. This soonerthaY
no told to "moye on the better |
win be for Opelousaa,
Louisiapa catsla are being ship !
ed to Texas ID large numbers Al !
ar-ioads lnit Shreveport FeeeuEiy /
! one time. II looks strange 70 J
. shipping cattle to Texas. she
tate oi honndieaa praiEiss and i