The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-05-24
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HOpel0uSnS CONfseft Inc Wcathel
has been fine for working crops, and
everything has grown remarkably fast
for the past two weeks. The outlook
is very fattering, and with good sea.
SONS St. Landry willmake an immense
crop this year.
Thibodaux Sentinel The PicayUat
has been amusing its readers by pub
fishing list Of dead men who voted
the Republican ticket in New Orleans
last election. This is an old trick of
the Republicans, and notwithstanding
their apparent success in depositing
their votes the Radicals were badly
beaten after all.
Thiboaaux Sentinel a gentleman
by the name of TRACER, in West Fell
ciana, has found a strange reason to
give why he-a Republican-was not
elected to the Legislature. Did ever
a Louisiana Republican admit that he
was beaten for want of votes, yet Mr..
TRACER says that he was defeated be-
cause his opponent received more
votes than he did.
N[arksville Bulletin. There is con-
siderable sickness, at this writing, pre-.
yailing in the parish; large percent
age of cases have proven fatal. Gen
orally sickness of serious character
accompanies the overfows. The usual
generation and escape of noxious gases
from overlooked districts cannot but
impregnate the atmosphere with fatal
diseases.
West Feliciana Sentinel. Many
of our small farmers have already
commenced to dig and ship new Irish
potatoes. They feel encouraged by
promised large yield, which will more
than compensate for deficiency in
market quotations. The potatoes rails
ed in this neighborhood are remarka-
bic for their size and quality, particu-
larry when the backward and unfavor-
able season is taken into consideration.
Opelousas wants bank, and the
Courier gives the following good rea-
son why the demand should be heed
ed: "St Landry is a large parish,
producing thousands of bales of cot
ton, hogsheads of sugar and molasses,
large quantities of rice, ETC., ETC., yet
we have no bank through which TO
transact its immense business. A
private Or National Bank would I'M
be a paying institution in
and would greatly facilitate
the trade and commerce Of our peo-
pie"
Morgan City Re0ieW: As it now
seems very probable that the national
education bill will become a law, and
the amount raised in the State for
school purposes is to be taken as
basis for governmental aid, would it
not be wise, especially as it is remem-
bered that Al per cent of the people
Of Louisiana cannot read and write, to
levy an additional and liberal school
tax? We certainly think so;
and respectfully but earnestly ask our
Police Jury to consider the matter.
The school tax of St. Mary ought TO
De doubled.
Director General Burke, few DAYS
lgo, in conversation with a represent
tive of the New York Tribune, about |
he Exposition building, said: "Our
lrchitcct, Mr.. Torgerson, has produced |
he largest single room, every portion
If which can be seen from any point
without obstruction, of which there is
my record or knowledge. The roof
ng, which is being made 10 Cincin-
lati, will cover i 100000 square feet
If surface. We have Just arranged
or live arc lights of 10000 candle
'ower each, in addition to a large
lumber of incandescent smaller arc
amps. These will be the largest
lngle arc lamps ever constructed. 1t
will require 5000 horsepower for
lghting and power purposes"
The Minden Democrat winds no an
dltoriaI on the late election in Web.
ter parish with the following sooth-
ng and consoling advice to the de-
Gated candidates in that parish
Yes, the agony is over; and to the
cheated candidates we extend eur
and heartfelt svnono4l,,, L.