The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-01-10
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N RTAW'E NEWS &3'8sSAe.
The coed people Of Ayoyells parish
WilIlvote on the iI2fh inst, on tine
license or no license question, Tor
the sale Of liquor.
! ILa.itoltas, AduOonts Hon. Iitomp-
son j. Bird. State CommissEoneroof
agriculture. is preparing some very
interesting circulars IN he forwarded
throughout the State to correspond
dents.
Mr.. 7, Jones Cross has assumed ed
itorial control Of the Baton Rouge
Truth, ono of our best exchanges,
I'VE welcome Mr. Gross to the gang
and hope he may find millions in the
profesb.
Richiand BeGcoR The thermOme-
ter on Thursday morning was down
to within &c degrees above zero, and
on Friday morning it WAS down to 20
degrees. This is within about 3 de-
grees as cold as 1t ever gets IN tins
latitude.
An understanding mas been reached
between Mr. e.. 2. Huntington and
the CITY Council of Baton Rouge,
whereby that city agrees to issue,
$4,000 worth Of bonds as q bonus to
have the Louisiana Contra Railroad
make Baton Rouge its terminus.
Wm. Thomas. the colored man &C
cuged Of setting fire to the town of
Jeancrette, was captured on Bayou
Sac. on the 3rd inst, and brought to.
! New Iberia and placed in jail. The
officers Of that parish think they have
r good case against Thomas.
Exchange: The inauguration of
{ the new Cont House at Iberia on the
ms; ms. MAS decidedly grand ocea-
sion. Speeches were made BIZ Hon.
IL. a. Breaux, ten. T. ). Perry and
/ Mr j. IL. BrOusSiId. and the affair
was completed with " grand bal. at
night
The .Suear Bo,rl ami turn, Jourmal
OF the 3rd iBsL. say : Last Thursday
the steamship Ruien from Antwerp,
landed 81 Immigrants a our port, one
half Of whom intend locating in LOU
Siana, and the other half in Texas and
California SeVeraI are consigned TO
our Immigrant agent, Mr. J {, Nor
rIsoH.
MsrksyiIle bulletin The Expoai-
ton is pronounced the grandest thing
Of the kind the world has ever seen.
MANY were disappointed on the day
o opening because all the exhibits
were not in position, but this feeling
has given away to one of establishment
and wonder At the rapidity with which
exhibitors have performed their work
IL the Succeeding few DAYS When
We left, the affair was il grand and
gorgeous one,
a Bastrop special to the picayHne,
dated the 3rd inst, says Three
cheers for Moreh0use. Last Wednes-
day was a grand day for our parish.
"No license" being carried by 3IT ma
joTlty, All credit is due to onr moth
ers and sisters, the gentler sex of both
colors being at the polls and working
like vetrans for the rescue of their
homes The e0lOred votes Outnnm.
Dered the white votes more than three
to one. The splendid victory against
whisky was won by the coIored mems
votes The white people accord them
all honor for the stand they.took
Mr.. W. L Coyie, of Webster parish,
has published the following announce
ment: II will pay one hundred and
fifty dollars for the arrest and delivery
to the Sheriff of Webster parish, Of
John Figures, who murdered my son,
:. \. CoyIc, on the 18th day of Nov,
1854 in Webster parish. John Fig
ures is about 5 feet II inches high,
very black, the white of his eyes very
white, full under jaw, projects 50 that
his teeth mis- match teeth very white,
has impeachment in his speech, nses
lat" and "er-er," repeats "at-at" in
talking, with long sound. aged
about 40 wears"
Sugar BOWl and FarHa Journal -
We are glad to note that our confereR
Of the press throughout the country
are already saying that it is the wish
Of thepeople of the State that our be-
loved Frances 7. Nichols be called 10
some important position in the New
Orleans fCustOmhonse. This would
certainly be in keeping with the spirit
which led to the election of DR., Cleye.
| land as President, for none but the
purest men should be appointed &c
Federal positions. The friends of Gov,
Nicbolis-all the conservative people
Of the State-will demand this, and
this time ne hope he will consent tc
serve US,
Sugar BOa0l and Farm Journal -
The recent strike of the car drivers
although without notice to the com
panies or the public, (which was I'M
fortunate for the drivers as we'll as tn
: pnblic, because they lost sympathl
thereby,) should be a lesson TO th,
| managers Of the different lines. Th
!. drivers are the hardest worked class o
: people in the city, and their demand
for a reduction Of working time, max
/ ing ittiftesn instead of eighteen hour
. daily, was founded in right. How
ever, they made mistakes by beingto
j hasty, By holding one road response
a bic for the acts Of another, and like
wise in demanding that only Associa
3 ton men should he employed Ha,
' the railroad officials been more fran
/, Z and generous with their employees
4 there Would have been no strike. Th
utmost confidence should exist be
i tween employers and employees, an
4 instead Of arbitrary acts on the part q
either class, if a more liberal policy i