The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-06-13
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Official reports received by the Stat
Commissioner of agriculture, Majo
Thompson ] Bird, from various part
of the State, is of The most checrin.
nature. The acrcage of cotton, corr
and rice has been largely increased,
i Vernon Condenser. Quite an ex
citement was created in our town Oh
last Sunday morning, when It was an
nouneed that DIR. s. j. Smart's littlG
son, Edmond, had swallowed a pin
He had q small cane loaded with pin
to shoot grass-hoppers with and he
accidently sucked It down his throat
He yomited several times before he
reached the house, and vomited several
times during the day, vomiting blood
each time. The little fellow is up and
now he seems to be all right. The
DR.. is now inclined to think that he
vomited it up before he got to the
house We hope such is the case.
City Item With success next win
ter which is now assured, there will
undoubtedly arise determination TO
hold here annual expositiOns. As these
will be open in the winter, when agri-
cultural work in so large a part of the
country is suspended when fne stock
will be benefited by winteTing in this
climate, and when the rigors of the
Northern winter render the mildness
of ours so very attractive, these grand
fairs must grow in popularity as en-
perienee and improved management
continue to add to their attractions.
New Orleans so far has only just tasted
of the immense benefits which will be
the frnit of the Worlds Fair
DeSoto Ucmocrut There is a
principle about voting that should be
near to the heart of every lover of
American self-gOvernment, and every
good citizen should resolve not to vote
for drnnkard for any Office. We
object to mixing whisky with politics,
but we can see good reason for not
mixing them, and for voting for sober
men, and those who favor morality
and honor Sober men will never dis
grace politics. bnt drunkaris always
people that elect them.
Therefore, we say don't mix whisky
and politics, but mix INST as much so
briefly with it as you CAL. This mix
turc will do.
Sheriff Paul, of Rapides, q few
days since, arrested in the parish of
a Mrs johnson and her
brother, charged with numbering her
husband in Washington county, Miss,
some years ago. The particulars in
the case are given rs follows, by the
T1wR Talk 'The woman
arrested in CatahouIa was the wife of
the murdered man named Johnson.
The latter had about 5000 10 cash and
a conspiracy WAS formed by his wife.
her brother and two other men to kill
Johnson. The three men rode up to
Johnson's house, created disturbance
in order to bring johnson ont of his
house. johnson came out amt WAS
fired upOn by the trio aud left for
dead. He was only badly wounded,
however, and his wife left him in that
without medical assistance
for As hours Seeing that he was not
going 10 die, she informed the three
murderers and they came back TO the
house and beat out Johnson's brains
with a club while his wife held his
legs Two Of the men have died since
the murder WAS committed. Mrs.
Johnson and her brother escaped to
Alabama and then to Georgia, and
moved TO Louisiana about six months
ago. Mrs. johnson had two small
children which she gave to q near
neighbor to ralse. In kissing them
she said that she would never
see them again, as she expected to be
hung as soon as she arrived in Mis-
sissippi.
In a conversation with a reporter
Of the LaPitoiiaa7Adrooate Oh the 18th
inst, Hon. 0. B. Steele, Auditor of
Public Accounts, stated that lac finds
it very difficult TO enlist the attention
Of some of the Police Juries to plain
and very important duty required of
them under section of Act No. 50
Of 1884, which makes il their dnty to
have abstracts of land made for the
use Of assessors. On the LIST Of Sep
TENDER last be addressed circular to
the Police Jury in each parish of the
State, calling their attention 10 this
very important matter, and requesting
action Oh their part 10 carry ont the
provisions of the law and protect the
State and their paroehial interests,
and as there had been some severe
structures Published in the country
press on the subject, be desires it IN
derstood that the blame lies with the
Police Juries, and not with has depart
ment. The correspondence he haas
had with the Police Jaries, Assessors
and United States Land Office at New
Orleans, in order 10 secure a complete
abstract of all land entries, that they
might be added TO the rolls Of the
present year, is voluminons. Many
parishes have refused TO make an APP
preparation 10 pay for the abstracts,
even after they were made and the
States portion of the expense paid by
The Auditors Office. He further slaies
that without their cooperation the
limited appropriation at bis disposal
renders him Powetless 10 do more
Therefore, the several parishes which
wiil have 80 much real estate omitted
from their rolls, and their revenues
eerrespeudiRgly lesseRed, must place
The blame where it properly belongs.
In the matter Of obtaining abstracts
of United States land eatfies Mr..
Steele has been aidsi materially hy
the register At New Orleans.