The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-11-14

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napides parish script sells at soc.
Tho mother Of Congressman A. B.
7ri0n died al MarksTille, on the morn
ing of the 2eth ult
Justice nnbas, Of Iberia, has sued
AIR Jacobs and The Loaisia,sa Farmey
for $1,000 damages.
The mineral fever is rising in Winn
parish. Gypsum, mari ard various
ores have been discovered.
Tho Police Jnry of Union parish
has enioined the Council of Farmerville
from issuing business licenses.
Tho management Of the New Or
leans Exposition are making extensive
preparationsto prodace on the grounds
d grand representation Of tsThe Last
Days Of P0mpeii."
Henry McElveen and two sons, and
Messrs. Ben Kicks and VIM. Cutrer
have been arrested and await an ex-
animation for the killing of Smiley
Raborn, near Osyka, Miss, which took
place some days ago.
Louisiana will get "a, 400 from the
Peabody fund this year, besides
medals. OF this sum $1,000 will go
to Nashville scholarships, $4,000 to
Normal School, $1,000 to Teachers
Institutes and 5000 to agency.
Thibedaux Sentinel: Ezra B. Cox
a well-known and highly esteemed cit
izen of the Parish Of Assumption, died
on October 81, 1885. Mr.. Cox was a
native Of Mississippi who immigrated
to Louisiana about 1854 or '55.
The editor of the Iberia Epterprise
is an unsophisticatcd youth. He
thinks that the fastest horse wins in
the RACE ihibedaaz Sentinel. 'eThe
race is not to the swift, nor the battle
to the strong says the good book.
Each State Senator has been tender
ed, through Governor McEnery, as
President of the State Board of Ednca-
ton, an appointment to the Normal
Department of the Leland University
I'll New Orleans, Of free scholarship
for either male or female.
Vernon Condenser. Prof. W. II. /
Baldwin, who has been teaching school
at Blue Branch Institute, this parish,
spent last night in town. He is on
his way to MeIrose, Texas, to visit his
relatives. He proposes that if the
patrons of the Leesville school will
make him up a school be will com
mence teaching the first of next Janu-
airy. If our citizens want a good
school here next year, they will do
well to employ Mr.. Baldwin. Prof.
Baldwin is an excellent teacher.
St. Martin RepeiHc Cane cutting
has become general in our parish,
and in few days all of our sugar
honses will be in full blast, and jndg-
ing from the quality of the sugareane,
the yield win certainly be very salts
factory. We hope that our sugar
planters, who have been so often dis
appointed and so often suffered great
losses in previous years, will be fully
compensated this year, and that no
accident or misfortune will occur to
destroy or mar their present bright
prospects.
We clip the following from the
Democrat Iribane, of Webster, which
calls up the question in regard to how
the press of this State stands on the
prohibition question: The Morehouse
Clarion claims that there are ten pa
pers opposed to prohibition in this
State where there is one in favor of it,
This is about like most of the Clarioh'S
statements--a glaring misrepresenta-
ton. We can give the names of twice
as many papers in this State who favor
prohibition rs the Clarion can name
who oppose prohibition.
The St. Mary ReViep of the 7th has
the following After a session of
twenty-four days District Court adj
iourned last Saturday. In the case of
Fontelien vs.. Gates, the motion plain
tiff fora special term commencing on
the third Monday in January next, and
for a special yenire of fifty jurors for
the trial of the case, was granted. We
are pleased to see that this case is to
betried, and hope the difficulties and
bad feeling in Iberia parish caused by
this contest will soon be over. No
doubt fair and impartial trial will be
given before Judge Goode.
Point Conpee Banner: at is a
righteous verdict and sentence which
sends TO the penitentiary for fourteen
years 4. J Boasso, high official on
the police force of New Orleans, a
married man, who forged marriage
certificate and used il TO dupe and
ruin a young girl named Catherine
Kuhn. 1t is TO be hoped that on re-
viewing the proceedings, the Supreme
Court will find no sufficient ground to
set aside the verdict and sentence of
the lower court. Such villains as
Boasso deserve universal condemna-
ton and the infection of the severest
penalty permitted by the law Well
done. The crime of which Boasso
stands convicted, is becoming too
common and nothing but severe pun
ishment will teach snch men to re.
spect the law.
Sugar Planter Last Tuesday eve
ming, while DIR. Alfred t4onrrier, I
prominent planter Of ibcrvil9e, wal
standing ID front of Il pump on thu
river bank connected with his sugaI
house, the boiler exploded with ter
rife force, instantly killing him ant
mortaIly wonnding the colored fire
man. His body was blown 27O fee
away and every bone ID ii broken
Tho fireman had both legs blown Of
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