The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-09

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ument could stand the terrific force q
one of the cyclones that swept thi
year through the south and west. II,
thinks the monument is one of the
most imposing ana beautiful structures
on the face of the earth.
The Times Democrat, in speaking
of the resignation of Register Rich.
ardson, in compliance with the request
of the governor, says: If Gov. Nc.
Emery had consulted his political in
tercsts he would have made the
change sooner" If he had consulted
the interests of the state generally be
would have made the change sooner.
Postmaster General Gresham has
determined to not allow "Boss" Ma
hone, of Virginia, to boss the post.
office patronage in that state any
longer. Of course not. After his
defeat the other day, it would be
just the thing for the administration
to desert him. The time will come
soon when well-raised Virginia dog
won't bark at Renegade Malone. ...
There is great demand for Missis.
sippi lands just now. For the month
of May, ll6,737 acres of public land
were sold at one dollar per acre. There
were also 76 homestead entries, ag-
gregating 9955 acresA which, together
with 0l final homestead proofs, cost
S96S, the largest amount of money
ever received iu the U. S. land Office
in one month.
Gen. Ross, one of the most promi-
nent men in Waco, Texas, while wan
dcring around intoxicated few nights
since, was mistaken for horse thief
and shot by Mr.. Hamlin. Captain
Ross was looking for his father and
came up just in time to receive part of
the load of buck-shot. Both men
were shot in the bowels and it is CON
sidered doubtful about their recovery.
Thomas Catfrey, the fourth of the
Ph@nix park murderors, was hanged
in Kilmainham Jail last Saturday. Like
the three who went before, he was
composed upon the scaffold. In
farewell letter to his mother he said
g. hope you will never have cause to
blush for my name. As am paying
the penalty of my crime in this world,
l hope | won't have to softer for it in
the next"
1--we persons were crushed to death
10 the immense throng which surged
in and around Petroffsky park, at
Moscow, on Sunday, June 8, to get a
look at the imperial pair of Russia.
The car made a speech in which he
said: "When you return to your
homes do not credit sensolcss rumors
respecting redistribution or grants of
land. Such rumors are propagated by
the enemies of the crown. All prop
erty must be unassaiIaLlo."
The Terrebonne (La.) Times says:
THE taxpayers of this parish pay
more, indirectly, for the support of
school for crime, than they do for the
support of the public schools. The
moral condition of the masses is salts
factory proof to every thinking man,
hat it is only by the rigid enforce
ncnt of the law against petty crimes,
hat greater crimes can be prevented
and tue moral status of the community
sIev@ ted"
Postmastors had better be moro
attentive in future to business, aud let
politics and pleasure alone.
oostmastcr-general has just issued this
1rde': "Ppstmasters at first aud se,-
md class offices will hereafter give
he'r personal attention to the business
If tneIr offices, and not absent them
&c YES inerofrom without authority
5r: ntea upon written application TO
his denartment. A violation of this
nc er will be deemed sufli ;cnt cause
or removal"
Some two or three weeks ago VIC
'redl ted what would finally become
# the old Alamo building in San An
onio, just purchased by the stme
nth money wrung from the people
y oppressive .xation. Tie follow.
~ from the Evening Times shows We
'ere not wrong: "A party of rowdy
oodlums have made a practice of
oing to the old Alamo building in the
ftcrnoon and raising q great disturb
nee in shouting and running up and
own stairs, and recently when the
Jerks in Grenet's store demonstrated
nth them they wanted to fight. TIC
lnitor wLo-e seryi es were profferod
y the ity should be placed in charge
soon as possible"
The Bossier (La) Banner tells an
lstan G Of how ''murder will out"
ight yea"n ago John Bratton, cold,
- shot, in Bossier parish, and per
sled in saying that Mr.. p. T. Shaver
ID SHOT him. oLayeF was arrested
I'd d anarged BY the Judge. The
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