The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-09-22

II. Wolf, charging him with murder,
Wolf proved to be a reputable mer.
chant of Walnut Hill, Ark. Wood
ward fed to escape arrest for perjury.
The mail rider between Alexandria
and Winfield, informs a reporter OF
the Town Talk that there are at least
forty cases of smallpox between Col
fax and Iatt Lake, in Grant parish. and
that it is a very virulent type of the
disease.
The Greensburg Gazette, heretofore
a strong Nichols advocate, has en-
rolled under the McEnery banner.
The Gazette gives sound reasons for
its change of opinion. They are ex-
actIy similar to those advanced by
the Echo.
The first issue of the Southern Sen,
tinel, "a new paper, is to be issued at
Winfield, Winn parish, to day. The
paper is owned by stock company,
and is to be edited by b. W. Ash
wood, an old and experienced typo of
New Orleans,
Being moved by the spirit to frolic
and mischcvous fun" saws the Colfax
Chronicle, lone of our young men
rode his horse through the court house
last Tuesday. He contributed SIS to
the town treasury for his fun and pro-
poses to seek some less expensive di-
version next time"
The Hon. James Jcffries, of Rapdes,
has formally announced his with
drawal as a candidate for gubernato-
rial honors. This action upon the
part of this distinguished gentleman
evidences his desire to promote party
harmony above all other considera-
tions. 1t will be remembered to his
credit in future years.
The death of the weII-known lion.
T. & Davidson occurred at his resi-
dence, in Livingston parish, a short
time ago, 1t is said that where he re
sided his will was law, and for fully
half a century he represented Louis.
lana in various capacities, for time
as a member Of congress and for many
years in the general assembly,
The result of the preliminary exam
nation, at Alexandria, held before
Judge W, f. BIacknau, Of W. & Tex
ada, w. f. Texada and John Roberts,
charged with the killing of DR.. EasIey,
is announced by the Town Talk as
follows: The former was romanded
to Jail without the benefit Of bail, aud
the two latter released upon an ap-
pearance bond of $4,000 each.
One Jos Boudreau, a resident of
Vermilion parish, peremptoriIy refus
ed to obey summons to work on the |
public roads. The sheriff went after
him but he refused to move peg.
Not desiring to use Violence, the sher
if returned to town, procured the as
sistance of a couple of men, a horse
and cart, and proceeding to the domi.
cile Of the festive Joe, tied him and |
hauled him to Jail, BY this time We
Mr.. Boudreau has concluded .
discrcssion the better part Of ya!or, !
and either paid his fine or gnnc to work.
DR.. Bemiss, in lengthy report on
/" Yellow Fever in Louisiana in 1878
and Subsequently," published in the
last number of the New Orleans Mcdi-
cal and Surgical journal, says: "YcI- !
low fever never originated in Louis
lana. Having once exhausted itself
here, it is incapable of new creation.
1t is always imported from foreign
1t is carried by persons
from place to place, or transported in
some form Of fomites. The poison is
of beng wind.wafted any
considerable distance"
The New Orleans Chronicle tells a
startling story about family of hu-
nan BEARS said to reside in the pine
woods on the hne between st. Tam
many and Washington parishes, The
Chronicle gives as its authority for the
story the names of three gentlemen
whose business is buying pine lands.
This is what they claim to have seen; {
seated on the trunk Of a fallen tree
Has a dilaPidated specimen of femi-
line humanity, whose bit of clothing
vas naught but rags whose hair huag
about her shoulders in tangled mass;
be looked to be abont sixty. Near
" her were three of the most hideous ,
,bjects one could imagine, Their
lands we're shaped like those Of hu-
nan beings, the top, ears, eyes and
leck being perfect, but the mouth and ,
lose coming together more like dog
y bear; the arms and breast resem-
lied perfectly those Of men, but from
be waist down they bore the shape
nd semblance Of bear, being cover.
q entirely with long, coarse black
lair, have Travelled far said Mf.
7apdal, and seen many wonderful /
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