The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-09-20
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Tie Webster 7'ri6aae report pros
poets rather gloomy SO far as the cot
ton crop is reckOned.
The Observation-Disclosures reports
that the merchants of Baton Rouge
are reaping a rich harvest from points
north Of that city on the Mississippi
Valley Railroad.
The Washington ArgRs SAYS mot
withstanding the many reports Of bad
health in our town, business Is steadi-
" on the increase, and we are happy
to report large arrivals of cotton"
0pelousas Courier. Despite all
precautions taken by the board Of
health, the smallpox still infests the
ueirhborhood of Washington, two or
three cases being yet reported there.
The Baton Rouge Truth reports
considerable sickness in that city, es-
pecislly among the eolored people,
and saws s'the death rate is becoming
really alarming for time when there
is no epidemics of any character in
the country.
Opelousas Courier PSpabottes are
still abundant in our prairies, but will
leave with the first cool north wind
for warmer climate Blue-Hing teal
are coming in, and with sufficient
rains to fill the ponds with water, will
be plentiful. The dry season has been
favorable to Matching, and partridges
and pheasant viii be abundant this
fall.
N. o. States: Ii is reported that
the price of admission to the Exposi
ton grounds, after the opening, will
be Fifty cents. There will be no
charge to enter the grounds before
the opening, although the buildings
will be closed for some time before
that date, to permit the work of
preparation to go on without M
necessary inpediment.
West Carroll FatchmaR: As the
season advances the cotton prospect
in this parish grows gloomier. Some
people declare that this year will be
worse than 1881, and others say that
on a great many places the yield will
net exceed bale to ten acres, so de
structive has been the drought during
the past two months. Rather gloomy
forebodings, and enough to put pee
pie in the notion of running away
from their Indebtedness.
West Carroll WatehDsan: "We
| have heard it stated during the past
week that large number of our eiti-
zens contemplated seeking new homes
as soon as the present crop was gath
cred. We regret this, as we have none
to lose, our population being already
too small" Let them come to Csles-
sieu, where peace and prosperity
reigns supreme. We have land enough
to give them all a home, on which
they can make a good living and play
half their time.
n. o. States We regret that the
Democrats of the Fifth Congressional
| District shonld have found it impos-
sible to harmonic their differences.
Two Democratic candidates in one
district is one too many. In the Sixth
District a union of all the elements
Was effected by the nomination Of
Judge Irion, who has every qusiifea-
tion for the proper discharge Of the
duties Of Congressman and is nuiEer-
sally respected. His election is a
matter Of certainty.
Iberia Szgar-Ro,tl: Corn is now
being rapidly housed, and is better
than it was expected. Rice planters
have had an unusually geed season
for harvesting their crop, and this ex-
emption from loss will in measure
Atone for the shortage in yield be-
cause Of the drouth. The cotton crop
is riPening so rapidly that every avail
able person, of ali ages, sexes and col
ors, NAV be seen hard al work pick
ing, and yet II is difienlt TO gather
ii as fast as it ripens. The plant is
still small and has many immature
bolls, which, should the frost come
late, win ripen and add greatly TO the
yield.
Baton Renge CgpitOliaa-l4dreoaI
In his eircalaTs sent 10 parish trsasur-
ers and tax collectors, Hon. o. b.
Steele, Stale auditor, shows an earnest
desire 10 correct some important err
rors into which parish treasureFs and
tax collectors have fallen IN many Of
the parishes Of the State. For an
stance, many Of the tax collectors
have been IN the habit Of waiting m
til the spring 70 collect taxes due On
movable property when that tax should
haEe been collected IN the fall. In
regard 10 the duties Of the lEeasRrers.
he calls astaaticn to section 81 Of Act
90, which requires them to keep 4
cash beck in which 10 trsaseribe the
ientriss made in the lax collectors
cash book.
Abbe,ille Aeriiseaal Al the gen
leral couyeation held in Lafayette On
the 9th inst, Hon. Ed. j. Gay, 81
IberFille, was chosen rs The Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in the
Third Congressional Distinct. Mr..
Gay is one Of our most intelligent
politicians, presenting 10 the ToteFs Of
The Third an Hntarnished record and
one whose large blaming interests