The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-05-05
TEXAS RmEEFs.

Col. DriskilI will build a $350,ooo
hotel at Austin.
The comptroller receives an average
of 500 letters per day.
Cattle men returning from Mexico
say cattle are scarce and high.
Measles prevail IN San Antonio, of
a mild type, among the children.
Col. Ingersoll declines to make any
arrangements to lecture in Texas.
The Beaumont Odd Fellows had a
grand celebration on the 26th ult.
Thirty-three insurance companies
of other states are doing business in
Texas. "'~
Silver ore has been found at Nine
raj Wells. 1t will average $50 to
the ton. .t"
The Southern Methodists at Austin
and San Antonio are building new
churches.
Tom Pearson has been convicted at
Bastrop of a murder committed eleven
years ago.
Texas votes on tho constitutional
amendments on the second Tuesday
in August.
Among other new and expensive
luxurics, Fort Worth is going to have
new iron Jail.
Rockdale has 1873 manageable
ladies and only Al marriageble men
and the women kick.
1t is estimated that the government
loses annually $500, 900 by smuggling
along the Rio Grande.
A claimant has turned up for ten
acres of land in the heard of Waco,
worth about $l50,00O.
Senator Terrell was recently mar
ried to the widow of the late adjutant
general, John B. Jones.
The Lagarto Echo threatens to close
up, if friends do not fly to the rescue
with stamps. That would be terrible.
At Lampassas, DIR. Rich was drag
ged out of his bed and killed, in the
presence of his wife, by unknown
parties.
Only 1928 veterans are now living
Of the gallant men who fought for
Texan independence in the days of
thirty-six.
The building boom has struck the
town of Weatherford like a cyclone.
But the houses 60 up instead of being
blown down.
George Jackson, a Brennan negro
who can neither read nor write, has
been convicted Of forgery and goes up
for two years.
Andreas Castro suicided last week,
at Laredo, because his father wanted
him to marry. Not very compIimen-
tary to the girl.
Opium-smoking dcns have been dis
covered in San Antonio, by the new
Express reporter. The Times reporter
says it is not true.
The Texas Press association will
hold its annual meeting at Dallas, on
the l4th inst. The members will then
excurt to Monterey.
At Fort Worth, Mrs. Budd was
thrown from a wagon and a stump
upon which she was thrown entered
her breast and killed her.
On the 9th nlt., the vicinity OF
Bolton was struck by cyclone. Seve
raj houses were blown down and 4
number of persons killed and injured
A negro named Wright recently
shot two convict guards near Brazoria
killing both. The guards shot nine
times at Wright before he limbered
up for business.
A smallpox patient was recently
refused admission to the st. Mary.
Infrmary, at Galveston. The city
pays $4,000 year to the infrmary
for caring for city patients.
Jerry Holmes was recently killed
at Del Rio, Kinney county. by }, c
Carr. Holmes was hard citfEes
while Carr is a peaceable man who
never forced fight in his life.
The courthouse at San Augustine
was struck by lightning on the 2Is
INST. and badly damaged. Nine mile'
from San Augustine Mr.. Sanford wal
struck by lightning and killed.
One Weber, of San Antonio, wants
divorce because his wife left him fol
barber with a black mustache. i
the barber would only sacrifice BIZ
mustachc Weber thinks his wifi,
would return to him. 9
Members of the last legislature arr
kept busy since their return home tell
ing how they happened to be in th'
| private rooms of the penitentiary les
sees SO often, before the final vote on
| the lease was taken.
Col. J. Y. Dashiell, one of the oldest
Odd Fellows in the United States
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