The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-06


Meridional aAIasy, ola Tons ssisrl
died last Saturday.
The Washington Argus SAYS
s Christmas IS passed and eone aal
our Jail i without 4 teaaat.
Al little child If Mi Leonard Con-
deau was killed Iast week Il Bayou
Rouge Prairie, BY load IF lam bsg
turning over on il.
A German went TO Ponsehasouls
La., one year ago and took ss acres If
poor land. He now has s5,soo s
bages and viii shortly plant 81 bAfrals
Of Irish potatoes.
The Meridional says iSoms of oar
sugar houses are still smoking; a Put
nam's, Bagley's and Vanslykss, they
are yet running. turning ont geaa
article Of augar aud molassess
Mr. Frank Parent, III Lafayette
parish, died on the slst ult. HI was
gentleman Of intelligence, enterprise
and respectability. lie WAS soa.ins
law of Mr.. Rosemond Leblanc.
The Algiers Advertiser says As
the present rate the marriagcabie pors
tion Of Algiers' population il pairing
off, ID a short while Tiers viii noA 81
left single soul 10 tell tile tale The
same can be said Of other sections 81
the state.
The st. Martinsyille Observer says
Information was received here 10 the
effect that Intzenberger's New Iberia
foundry was totally destroyed by ilre
last Saturday morning about 8 o'clock.
1t is thought TO BE the work of an ii
cendiary,n
The delegates to the congressional
convention from 81, Landry we're i'll
strueted for Judge Lewis ,Tangipahoa
and Washington have instructed fog
Bolivar Edwards, while III Baton Rouge
Gen, Jastrcmski has majority u she
delegation.
The Times-Democrat says: sFhe
many friends Of Capt, Chaa. S. b.
Porteh Of the steamer Alice, running
IL the Amite river, willsbe grioved u
learn Of his death Saturday. His
death was the result d accidental
shooting on Friday,
Judge Blaekman. at MsgkaSille.
sentenced darkcy 70 three months ii
he parish prison and the costs Of the
prosecution, for carrying pistol.
A few more such sentences as tlat
would soon break up The practice If
'srrying pistols in this state,
The Thibodanx ssptipel reports that
N IS year old daughter of Mr.. La.
signe, residing Oh Bayon Lafoprcle,
eyeral miles above Thibodaax, WAS
'urnt to death On the l7th ult. Size
Ias playing in front Of d fire With
sme small children and her dress
ynited
MarksyiIe Review: eThe crop on
he Firth plantation reached over 400
ogsheads. The crop of tho place has
cen ground, but there still velnains
bout go acres Of sharocans which viii
Id another 100 hogsheads to the crop
{ the Firth plantation, the ehaupiou
rop Of the parish.
The MarksYille bulletin says; AA
Nv games Of poker caused gvoenllaeks
change hands early and often, since
ourt has been in session, poop
oeak Of $500 as if that amount Was
s." What kind Of a game Is poker
We've frequently hoard of the game
ID that's the extent Of our iufornia
on in regard 70 i,
The Sugar Bowl observes thar plaus
rs in the district which was OVER
1wed last spring, have done 4 great
,al of fall plowing, aside from pre-
ring the land which they planted h
me- Everything in that section looks
II they had gone earnestly le work,
d we hope era long they VIII entirely
'oreome their sad Losses,
The Lafayette Advertiser says YAvn
gret 70 learn Of d deplorable accident
hich happened Q few days since ra.
ling IN ths death of Nj Hugh
ager- On SHudaF the a4th ipss. Id
ls thrown from 1 herse api NJ sal
lsly hart that he died OH Meslnes
y night Deceased bad The remlta
N Of being an industrious and law
ing eitizep.a
The paPitplian Advocate sags Eh
conceive and coach, fpr transferring
Z malls and passspgnFs fFon Baton
luge junction b tliis citg, Isas hadls
aning since Sunday, making assl
elton with tlie Shreveport train Il
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