The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-01-26
STATE NEWS ETEnas.


La, consumed Mr. Delcc's store an
contents. Loss $500. Covered by il
Il surance.
The voters Ofthe Southern purtiul
of jackson parish, are agitating III
removal of the courthouse from Wen
non to snme moie central norton o
the parish.
The Democratic Parish Convention
met at noon at Monroe, on the 2ls
inst, nominated candidates for tn,
House of Representatives and parisl
officers, aud endorsed the Bator
Rouge nomination and platform, and
pledged the solid vote of 0uachita
for the Democratic party.
There was quite n representative
colorea convention in Assumption
parish, with Representatives .from all
parts of the parish, and the following
committee was appointed as delegates
to the Convention To meet in New
Orleans on Monday, Jan. 81; Geo. Ar
instead. Bivian Gardiner and Walter
Dickinson.
Capitolian Advocate: "Our good
people have been devoting themselves
to their labors and pleasures since the
meeting of the State Convention, and
not q ripple has been caused upon the
political waters. No candidates have
vet been publicly announced, and it
is beloved anu Hoped that the crops
will be clear of grass and growing be
fore hostilitIes are again renewed
Happy family, them Red Stlckitcs.
West Carroll Waterman: The po-
litica canvass in East Carroll is as
Stunning shape, as evidenced by the
last number of the Citizen. The en-
ginecr in charge Of that craft has
pulled the throttle wide open, with a
full head of steam, and its speed is
1t appreheuds no break
ers ahead, but we imagine with such
an amount of sparks flying in all
some danger Of an cxplo-
sion may be apprehcnded.
NIr lama. A Woo nol;oo ;,,.or 81
the first ward, in lbervilIe parish, was
rendered his salary as road and ilcvce
amounting to S5S.g5l, a
position which nc occupied before he
IT. W,ro occortod tho o,nonn. and
,orood tho troasnrar H. r. Hob
~ ,ord.r # viii HE namr,I,nor,t $500 ~
Lo SoLaol Rcd nF ~ np";.L Ms
" are pays taxes on assessment OF
s52, l05; his school tax thereon is
$751; including his poll tax, and vet
&c adds thereto his salary as road and
cvec overseer. making the handsome
nm Of S2I4.25. lie is O pnblic.spirited
:itizen.
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eipt for his poll tax before he can de
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heir ancient .fosefatheFs in Congo or
Ininea.
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