The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-16
LouIsuANA GLEAN10Gr.

Terrebonne parish.
The Eagle says the rice crop Of St.
Bernard parish is very promising.
The Advertiser mentions the grow
ing demand for tenement houses in
Algicrs.
A gentleman IN St. lanes. parish
planted half barrel Of Irish potatoes
and realized therefrom IA barrels.
The Morgan City Review fears the
cane crop of that parish has been con
sideraGly damaged by inccssant rains.
Mr. J. A. L. Besque, Of New Or
leans, recently paid $4,000 for 1000
acres of land, near Carencro, Lafayette
parish.
Frank Hebert, while hunting in St.
Landry parish, last week, killed gen
uine tiger, which measured nine feet
from tip to tip.
The parish school treasury OF St.
Bernard contains $1,000, and the Eagle
says the early opening of the public
schools may confidently be anticipated.
The Colfax Chronicle estimates that
5000 head OF cattle have been driven
and shipped out of Grant parish with
in the last two years. 5 t.....
The Vernon Condenser says post
offices are being established at Hunts
mill and Kisatchic, after which mail
service will be let out from Leesville
to Provincial.
Among the Louisiana productions
to be exhibited at the coming Cinciu-
natl Exposition is an alligator ten feet
long, captured back of the leyee at
Scott crevassc.
Capitolian-Advocate "The COM
mencement exercises at the Louisiana
State University and Agricultural and
Mechanical College will take place on
the last day of this month"
Mr.. Paul Walton, postmaster at
Bayou Goula, Iberville parish, has an
apiary of 600 breeding hives and also
a steam beehive manufaetory which
works up yearly 100000 feet of lum,
Der.
A negro by the name of ChaS.
Sophie, who murdered his tather-in-
law, Joe Adams, in iberia parish, was
convicted in the district court at New
Iberia, last week, and sentenced to the
penltentiary for life.
The Clinton Southern Watchman
says Rev. G. G. Andrews in crossing
Ihompson's Creek, near Jackson, iu
buggy with his daughter, came near
losing their lives, and did lose vaIise
and trunk valued at $3.50.
The crop outlook in Terrebonno
parish is reported by the Times as not
'ery encouraging. Cane is month
behind last year, and early corn suf-
cred severely from the effects of the
Try weather of April and May.
Charles IIuck, of New Orleans, has
'een awarded patent for a new teIe-
graph and telephone cable. Andrew
Martin, of AbboviIIe, assignor to
II. h. Petittin, of New Iberia, invon-
or of a new harness oil, has got II
'atcEt
Lafayette parish, although one of
he smallest in the state, is conceded
.mong the richest. Nowhere in the
'arish can lands be purchased for less
han $40 an acre, while prices range
ii the way from those figures up to
go an acre.
The Baton Rouge Truth is one year
Id and has been a paying institution
rom the jump. Few papers III this
tate can say as much. 1t is a good
aper and if we could get it every day
instead of once Il week We should be O.
ctter pleased.
The Amite City Independent states
hat Napoleon BurIey shot aud killed
is brother, Murat NJ. Burloy, at their
ONE in Greeusburg, last week. Tho
cceased was abusing his mother when
lo other sol interferod, with the
boye result.
Bossier Banner: "The steam mill,
IN, gin-house, lInt-room, press, etc,
aIonging to Mr., Thomas NJ Love,
'ree miles west of Red Land, in this
arsh, was destroyed by fire on tho
corning of tho 30th ult. Loss esti-
ated at $4,000"
The Weekly Picayuuo has entered
pom its forty-third year, and is as
igorous and frisky as ever. 1t has
oadiIy'improYed with each year aud
le best newspaper man Of the ago
ould be puzzled to see in what re-
'ect it could be further improved.
Mr.. West stevcr, an attorney for
&c Florida parishes, is preparing a
'otest against the department issains
~ more scrip or certificates to this
ate, under The MeEnery contract.
c takes the position that under tho
t of l84D, the state is only a trustee,