The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-06-07

The marble beds recently discover
ed IN Winn parish are almost mex
haustible, and contain varieties of the
lmost beautiful kinds,
The st. Martinsyillc Town Council
has reduced the salaries of,tlre officials
of that burg, and the Observer is kick
ing like steer abontiit.
Alexandria Ezpress Cattle buyers
from Texas are purchasing stock in
this and adjoining parishes. Several
hundred head were shipped from this
place this week to Fort Worth.
The man at Lake Charles who de-
eiares that he found live nine inch
snake in a can of oysters, must have
had 'em bad City Item. We did
not know that the Item man was a
good Judge Of. cases of chad 'em bad, !"
but then, experience is good teacher,
it Is said.
Alexandria Ezpress The Baton
Rouge Truth 5coneeives that its mis-
sion, like that of the PicayuRe, is to
croak and criticise and comment
against the policy of the State admin
istration and, if possible, to array
public feeling against Governor Nc
Emery. We doubt that the DemoC-
racy of Louisiana is prepared to pro-
nounce against the present admins
tration at the instance of such
Democratic q journals as the Truth
and PioayuRe
Alexandria I]Own Talk: The year
1884 will long be remembered by
those persons living on the low lands
in Rapides parish. Two overfows in
one year are good mementoes. The
first did not do great deal of dam.
age; tht present one has caHs15 thou
sands of dollars worthrof damage, and
more vet to hear from, but then our
trials are not so great as some of the
parishes on the Mississippi which have
been oYerhowed for months. We have
our stock left. The have nothing left.
Bossier Banner We want men of
all trades and professions to locate in
this parish. The opening is good, and
we feel safe in saying that any honor
able business will prosper. What we
need most, however is 1irst-class
farmers to occupy and improvetthe
lands that are vet covered with timber,
to enable us to open up roads, to snip
ply the market with farm products,
etc. Land is reasonable, location good
and climate unsurpassed. Come along
and see for yourselves.
New Orleans States: In franklin
parish there has been and still is
raging, 10 a certain extent, a species
of plague which attacks cattle, horses,
mules sheep and hogs The loss of
cattle has been fearful, being estima-
ted at 1000, but the disease seems to
have run its course with them. 1t is
now raging among the horses, mules,
sheep and hogs. 1t is thought to be
tcansed by the overflow and gnats,
The damage to the parish is incalcu-
liable, for there is not enough stock
left to cultivate crop.
Thibodaux Sentinel: 1t is rather
amusing to read the columns of those
anti-administration papers in LOuisi-
ana who keep up the same lugnbrions
music they were trying to chant pre-
vlous to the election. S. d. McEnery |
has been elected fairly and honestly !
Governor of Louisiana, has taken the |
oath of office and is going'to be Gov
ernOr of Louisiana for four years to
come. Could not these chronic growl- |
ers give the man a chance now to
show what he will do and keep easy
for a few weeks, at least, until they |
can set those doleful songs to new
music?
The St, Mary Herald, a newspaper
owned and edited by colored men.
in referring to the bills now pending
before the Legislature to provide for
the election of police juries and max
ing the police jury the school board
in each parish, says: "Sueh a law
might be of great benefit in some
parishes, but we do not think it would |
help us in St. Mary. 1t would be
TO see the ignorant leaders
and msnagers of the Republican party
in st. Mary elect an ignorant police |
jury, which would be the school
board. No; we are getting on first
rate as things now stand"
Thibodaux Sentinel: There is a
bill before the Legislature TO give the
selection of the members of
he Grand Jury 10 the District
lndge. No such law ought TO pass.
With good and honorable Judges it
night work, but in case of corrupt .
md yenal one it would be powerful !
weapon to consammate fraud and
wrong. lfIthe Legislature wishes to
benefit the people let them turn their
1ttention to enacting laws for the
'PeedN trial Of lawtbreakers and for
swift punishment when found guilty.
Make laws for'the honest people and
,Feate no more Fioopholes for scoun-
iFels to escape punishment.
New Orleans States: There has
been . great furry ameng the opposi-
ion over the fact that the Governor
lad ordered troops TO st. AIariinsville.
phe net was without doubt wise pre-
.aution, and the order was given eon
Information received by GOVernor
deEnery that mob had taken pos !
ession Of The Court House and the
iivil authorities were p0werless 10
control Or disband it. With the re-
'ent lesson of Cincinnati before the
.eoPle, no thinking person can do
otherwise than commend the Cover X
Iorls promptness. The danger of a
lot being ayeFted, perhaps by the
iews efihis decisive action, the Cover
or then connteFmanded his order to
be troops Hnder way TO the scene Of
elton. This Il the whole ts,se ~ III !