The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-06-21
sTaTE NEWS ETEms.
MT. s. N. Morrison, editor of Il

Mr.. s. N. Morrison, editor of the
Shreveport Ders0crat, is dead.
We extend to Mrs. Eva H. Hidden
brand, editrcss of the Gretna Courier,
onr heartfelt sympathy in the great
loss she has sustained by tthe death Of
her aged father, Mr.. Charles Hester,
who died on the 9th inst. at the adj
vauced age of5o years.
West. Carroll Wdtcaman Notwith-
standing the incessant rains almost
every day for four or five days past,
we hear that some Of nur farmers have
kept on at work, and their labor has
been rewarded, as their crops have
been benefited thereby.
The East Carroll Democrat says at
the next term of their District Court
an effort viii be made to breakup the
practice of carrying concealed wea-
pons. We hope the good people OF
Irthat parish may be successful, as
whisky and pistols arc the cause OF
Inine-tenths Of the crimes committed
in this country.
Baton Rouge OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The VIM parish marble on exhibit
tion at the State House is creating
considerable interest among those who
are visiting our city frnm different
parts of the State. Many can hardly
realize that such beautiful marble has
been allowed to remain so long undis
covered in the earth.
N. o. States: Mr.. Charles Bal,
who has established furnishing
French colony in Calcasieu parish, a
description of which was given in the
States a few days ago, sailed yester-
day on the Hudson for France. The
object of Mr.. Balls visit to his native
land is to obtain recruits for his Loui-
siana colony, to increase the capital,
and otherwise strengthen his company
and extend its operations.
Superintendent of Public Educa-
tion Esston, says the Capitolian-Ad-
gOcdte, has received notice that there
are five vacancies for Louisiana in the
Normal Institute at Nashville. Under
the provisions of the administrators
of the Peabody fund Mr.. Easton de
sires applications for these places to
be sent TO him immediately, so that
examinations may be held and sue
cessfu candidates be ready to enter at
the beginning Of the term in the first
week of October next.
Senator Parlange has introduced o
bill creating a State board of control
of the Penitentiary, giving the board
exclusive control of the Prison and
all its property and convicts, pro
viding for directors of said board,
with power to elect all officers; pro
viding for working of convicts on the
leyees, and in certain cases on rail
roads and other works Of public utili-
ty the maintenance Of the Peniten-
tiary out of the levec fund, and abro-
eating the convict lease to Jones d
Huger, etc.
N. 0. States The great benefit
likely to result to the State from the
enterprise of Mr.. Watkins, in South
west Louisiana, should not be forgot
Ten by the General Assembly when.
investigating his purchase. If there
has been any intentional frand in the
acquisition of his lands, which we
cannot believe until some clear proof
be forthcoming, let it be disclosed,
and have the wrong .righted and the
wrong-doer punished. But the State
conId better afford 10 give away lands
for colonization than to impede such
a movement as that which Mr. Wat
kins is promoting, provided thattheFe
has been no wrong-doing in its incep-
ton. If any of the lands sold we're
parted with at too low figure, we
shall be sorry, but if giving of land
away would encourage the right kind
of immigration, the State could well
afford to make a present of good
deal of it.