The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-01-24
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


: The RsptiHe reports the denau
foyer at st. Martinsville.
The levees in East Carroll paris
bare reported as being in great danger
and another overflow iminent.
Mrs. Tip Houston, an estiH1abIe lad
of Arcadia, La, was run over togethe
with her little child, by rrailroaI
train, on the 18th inst, and both in
stantly killed.
Il The far away little town of Able
willie has, at last, been connected witt
the outer world by telegraph, aut
Bro, Addison is as proud as an ole
maid with new beaux.
| Vernon Condenser We hear of Z
good many stock being drowned or
Anacoeo during the centfreshet. Wf
are told that Mr.. Johnsie Baves los
81 head of cattle out of 80, Many
hogs were lost
Feliciana JSsntinfi On Tuesday
the watersgof the Mississippi river WAS
pouring into Morganza crevasse. and
we are Told, it will be but short
time before large portion of the
parish Of Pointc Coupcc will be inuB-
dated
Alexandria Torn Tall On last
Saturday deputy District Clerk Rams
dell issued marriagc license to an
Indian youth and maiden. who reside
near Bismarck, this parish. This is
the first time, we believe, that mar.
riage license has been issued in this
parish to parties who are of the Indi-
an race
Iberia Farmer: Several negro pas
seugers on the Morgan line. while.
passing GRAND Colran recently,
amused themsclye< by throwing pieces
OF coal al Il number of section hands,
one OF whom received serious injuries
As the train reached Upelousas, three
Of the negroes were arrested and
lodged in jail on aflida,ils Of assault
and battery anu carving concealed
weapons.
Washington ATgus nCabbages are
brought here from New Orleans, and
find ready sale in our market at 25
cents per head Why is it that some
Of our farming friends do not make
speciality in the culture Of tins vegeta-.
bic Tor onr market. where they can be
grown and sold A, less than dime
each, with a better prof than raising
cotton At the prevailing prices p
DeSoto Deu.ocyaE Tp 10 the Ist
Of January, Sheriff Sample had col
sected elghty-ninc per cent Of all the
taxes of this parish. 0fthis STATS 80
was parish scrip, $4,000 cash Oh jail
Indebtedness, s2,052 poll taN, and
&G,7l9 40 STATE tax. The amount
collected since january lst makes
about 81 per cent Of all the taze~ col
Iected up to- dale. VIVA. parish can
beat this
Sugar Bosel o,sd Fa,nl Jougalal.
More than the usnaI number OF trans
fers OF sugaEaestates have occurred
thisEcar Among them We notc that
Mr.. ", s Hanocl has bought DIR. J.
\. Fernandez Alliance plantation, in
liaquemines parish; Mr.. Charles Nc
Can, the Sterling plantation, formerly
MI. J.. SwVrmstedt's, in 81. Mary; Mr..
Emile lrevost, Lone Magnolia. the
late Mrs. \ A. Rice's place. on Bavou
Sal, st, Mary, and Mr. Gabriel Gre
Yemberg bought the DeIyaiie place,
also on Bayou Sale.
st. Martin f9epsiiJe: A deplorabIe
accident happened this week. 1t APP
pears that a young man named Joe
ARpvenx, living a few miles from towns
was preparing 10 90 snipc hunting he
had pat caps Oh his gun and was load
ing, when by some manner the ham
tner struck bed post and the gun
was discharged, the contents striking
him uader the chin, going through his
head, making 4 hole the size of silver
collar, lodged IN the ceiling, and pro
ducing instant death. Deceased was
aged about % years, and highly
spoken Of by those who knew him.
Ihibodaax Sentinel Six tramps
broke into a box car at Ariel station
onfihc Morgan railroad, about a week
ago, when they were locked up by the
conductor, taken to Morgan City, and
TO the authorities 10 be re
Turned tOdhibodsux, where they are
now enjoying life, in the parish prison.
They had no weapons, and said that
hey had been to see the great Worlds /.
Cotton Centennial Exposition, and .
laving no money, started to walk 10
Texas, and being tired, thought that
hey would steal ride on the train.
they are all yonng men.