The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-15
State NEWS ITEMS.

. DdElbls
The Sugar Boa0l says the charbOn
has almost entirely disappeared from
Iberia parish.
The Winfield Sentinel reports that
hog cholera is raging in some portions
of Winn parish.
The Ruston CdligrapA is informed
by Mr.. |. w. Mcclure, that he has
cucumbers 81 feet long.
| Mr.. w. 7. Darlington, the newly
appointed collector of the port of Nor
gan City, assumed the duties Of his
office last Monday.
/ Since June 80, 1870, 81, 1896, ,890.59
has been expended on the New Or
leans Custom House, and it still re-.
mains unfinished.
The rice planters Of Iberville are
busy making arrangements TO harvest
their rice crop, which the South re-
ports as extraordinarily large.
Several planters in Lafourche parish
have commenced harvesting their rice
crops, which the SentiaeI predicts will
be larger than ever before known.
On the I'd inst. Strickland Spell
shot and killed VIM. Shepherd, on In
dian bayou, Vermilion parish. Cause,
Shepperd's intimacy with SPELLS wife.
The North Louisiana Fair Assoeia-
ton are making big preparations for
their first fair, which is to be held at
the city of Shreveport in the early
part of the coming fall
Miss Anna Dickerson, beautiful
and highly esteemed young lady Of
Leesville, Vernon parish, died on the
30th ult. from congestive chills, and
the whole community mourns her loss.
Vernon Condenser: We are glad
to note that Mr. Amos Smart and Mr..
McCool, who were so badly bruised by
the falling of w. ii. Smart's mill
house week or so ago, are able to
attend to business again.
Farmervillo Gazette, The crop pros
poets continue to be very fine. There
is no late report of cotton worms in
the parish. If they do not appear be-
fore the goth, we think our farmers
may calculate upon the largest crop
they have ever picked.
In competitive examination which
took place at Evergreen, Avoyellos
parish, on the Sd inst. for cadetship
to West Point, from tho Sixth Con-
gressional District, Mr.. Harry Tanner,
highly accomplished young gentle
man of Avoyelles, won the prize.
Vernon Condenser: The following
is the number of children, grand chill
dren and great grand children, Of
Hon. j, X. Smart and his brother, N.
P. Smart, now living in Calcasieu,
Vernon, and elsewhere; Nathan p.
Smart, 145; Hon. j. R. Smart, 40.
The crops throughout the parish of
st. Mary are looking finely. Charbon
and blind staggers have almost Gu
tirely disappeared, and the butchers,
who had suspended business in conse.
quence of its prevalence, have resumed,
and the market is now supplied with
beef.
The Police Jury of Sabine parish
has passed an ordinance prohibiting
prescribing Intoxicating
liquors in larger quantities than four
ounces, and at no time shall this pre-
scription be filled more than once by
the parties dealing in these intoxi-
eating liquors.
Bossier Banner; We hope to seea
more general interest taken in the edu-
cation of the children of Louisiana in
The future-a higher State pride
more comforts in the homes of our
citizens--a greater reverence for law
and order, and the cultivation of that
kindly aud noble spirit which is called
charity,
Donaldsonville Chief, Cane crops
throughout the parish are growing
inely, but in most localities, and par
in the lower portions Of the
parish, more rain is needed. Rice plant
lrs have great reason TO be pleased with
heir outlook. The cereal Is heading
Up beautifully, and if the weather is
avorable during the period Of taking
If the crop the yield will undoubtedly
'e very large.
Tcwebonne Times On Bayon Du-
arge, last Sunday morning, MI. Louis
lon Boudreaux was presented by his
blooming wife with living responsible
les, in tho shape of three large sized
'abies, two girls and boy. Mr.. Bou-
reaux is certainly the happiest man
70 have seen in long timo. We met
i'm at the store Of Mr., ST. Martin with
is team laying in lot a provisions,
Q seemed determined to supply the
ursery with the "sinews Of war;
As warning to parents who leave
lye lying around their
romises, in the reach Of children, We
nblish the following, taken from the
I. Tammany Farmer, as a result Of
MS kind Of carelessness yLast Snn-
ay evening, while some children ware
laying 10 Mr.. Hardie Smiths kitchen,
box of concentrated lye was acci-
entally knocked from a shelf aud
truck little Hardie Smith il the face,
nc lye getting into bis eyes and mouth.
lis eyes were so severely burned that
. could not open them sIIe was
aken to the city last Tuesday mora
lg for Treatment by an occulist. We
sarn that he willnot lose his eye.sigbt,
ut il will be some time before ID ro-
overs, Katie Kent2eI also received
ome Of ihe lye in her month and on
er arms, causing great pain for a fow
ours, Accidents of this kind afe of
reqnent Occurrences, and people cannot
e TOO careful IN putting concentrated
n IN . safe place, whAR there arc
hildFeu abouls