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

THEY ARE AS TRANSPARENT AND
COLORLEsS AsLIGHT ITSELF.
And for sOftness of endurance to the eye
cannot be eXcelled, enabling the wearer 10
read for hours without fatigue. In fact they
are
Perfeet SiElaL-RRreserVers
Testimonials from the leading physicians
in the United States, Governors, Senators,
Legislators, stockmen, men of note in all
professions and in different branches Of
trade bankers, mechanics, etc, can be given,
who have had their sight improved by their
use.
These celebrated Spectaeles and patent
spring Eye Glasses can only be purchased n
Lake Charles, of IhF. w. A. KNAPP,
Druggist where large assortment Of these
Glasses can be found, and properly fitted to
all conditions OF the eye. These Glasses arc
not sold TO peddlers At aug price.
apis e5-6m.l A. IA. Han KNkHss.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-15
Police Jury Proceedings
JULY SESSION, Zee.

"WEDNESDAY, July Is, 1885.
The Committee on Finance made the fol
lowing report
To the President and Members of the Police
Jury:
tee whose duty ii is to prepare the annual
revenue bill Of taxation, beg leave to report
the following Revenue BIZ and ApPertion-
ment, and recommend its adoption
AN ORDINANCE
Leyying a Parish Tax on the valuation of
1885.
SEC. l. Dc il Ordained bt de Fblice Jury q
Tie Iarish Of Cal0GSiea, That for the purpose
of assisting in defraying the criminal ex-
penses OF the parish of CRleasieu for the year
1885, under provision and by authority OF
Act No. 92, approved March IA, 1873, an an
nual adEalorem tax Of 21s mills on the dol
lar Of the valuation Of tie year 1885, on all
The real and personal property situated in
the town of Lake Charles, subject to taxa
tion shall be levied, assessed and collected
in United States currency.
SEC. Y. ~ II further OiNldiIied, That toI
the purpose OF defraying the current ex-
penses Of the parish for the year 1885, an an.
nual adValorem tax of ten mills on the dol.
| lar Of the valuation of the year 1885. on al
the property real and personal, situated IN
this parish, subject to taxation, shall be as.
seSsed, levied and collected In United States
currency.
SEC. 3. % Il further Ordained, That the
funds arising from the taxes levied and pro
yided for by the two preceding Sections Of
this Ordinance, together with the licenses ol
1885, shall be eonsolidated and known as 4
general fund, which shall be apportioned
disbursed aud paid out by the Parish Treas
urer in the following proportion, to wit:
I To the Sheriff for fees In crini-
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-15

Aetiug Chairman.
WIN VINCENT,
On sn0tipn wss resolved that tie above
rappgf Is and d hereby adopted and the
4xes levied and app9ftioneS asthefein set
ftt BAaafnaauslY e4l9nAed
Approved: Z W. BRYAN,
RrasideRt Police 9pry.
Attest . flEK KlRKllAE
apRlSk Clerk Fc'ipe Jury.
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C.AI4C-AS y EIJ
MARINE WAYS.

ToHN r. t0LOONEY's Marine Ways, To-
u Gated On the west bank Of the Caleasien
river, opposite the lake and town Of Lake
Charles La, are prepared 70 iill Al orders for
budding, hauling ont, and Eepgiring and re
painting, all kinds Of sailing and steam yes
coast lumber and mercantile trade.
Address JOHN r CLOONEY,
i.alSe CHARLES Caaea parish, La
March ~ 1881.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-15

TIME GROWING IMPORTANCE of the
! Ship Building industry in this section,
has enabled me TO add greater facilities 10
my ship yards, procure skilled help and an
nOunce my ability TO compete with any tirH
in my line on the Southern Coast.
have reduced my prices from this date
for HAULING OUT sailing crafts, from rs
IN the future as in the past n share of the
public patronage.
Hauling out Steamboats, a speciality. Prices
for same made at the ways.
Respectfully
apr-l4-1y b. SWEENEY.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-15

J. W. BRYAN.
Proprietor ECHO
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THos, KLEINPRTER.
Parish Surveyor.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03
A DEL1pRnArE RoBBER.
Tho Money Drawers of Bank Emptted b.
Mysterious Stranger.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Bateman & Co.
bankers, of this city, were victimized on
Of SLIGO to-day by bank robber Wit
took his time and desperate chances, too
to rob the drawer containing all the smal
denomination bank notes. Business hat
been quiet during the day, and between
and O'Clock this afternoon the clerks EN-
ployed in the bank were grouped abou
The stock ticker in the rear office, which
is acparated from the bank proper by {
glass partition, watching the rise and fall
OF the market.
Ex.Commissione OF Pensions Dudley
who has q desk in the bank, aud is q
member OF the firm, entered the Office
while the clerks were thus engaged, just
as well dressed young man emerged
from the private room usually occupied
by tho senior member OF the firm, bul
who is now in Nsw York. Nothing was
thought strange by General Dudley, and
the intruder passed unmolCsied out upon
the street after lie had carefully closed
the F street door. Probably fifteen
minutes after his departure General
Dudley had occasion TO 20 to the bank
counter from his desk, aud found both
the change drawers open, and pulled out
from their proper position. He at once
called the clerks from the vicinity OF the
ticker, and an investigation showed that
their interest in stocks had cost the firm
81 100 in cash. No one seemed 10 be
aware OF the presence OF the stranger, and
consequently no description could be
given OF him 10 the police, who were
quickly summoned.
General Dudley reluctantly admitted
that he could notidentify him again. Bale
mans bank occupies the first floor Of q
three-story brick building on F street, be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets,
opposite Willard's Hotel, and the C0rcO-
ran building, in'which the Main Office Of
the Western Union Telegraph company is
and adjoius the branch postoillce,
several months ago for tiie
convenience OF the bankers and lawyers
whose Offices line both sides OF + street at
this point. Half u square away is the
Treasury building.
A more daring robbery has never occur
red here, and the coolnets Of the operator
has probably never been eQualed. OF
course, there arc all sorts OF theories, but
tangible can be obtained, the
most reasonable explanation being that
the robbers had studied the careless hab-
its OF the bank clerks, and governed him
self accordingly. No one can tell how
long the stranger was in the bank alone; (;
and tho only subjscs OF congratulation to
the firm is that there was not larger
amount in the cash drawers. Whoever
the rohber was he has disappeared as myS.
teriously as he came; and as the money
was mostly 10 Treasury notes Of the So,
$40, so and $50 denominations, it is not
expected that it will be recovered. An
effort was made to keep The affair quiet,
and information was telegraphed so Mr..
Bstaman, at New York, to the effect that
q bank sneak had victimiSed the firm out
Of the amount stated,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03

GALVESTON. Texas, Sept. "a special
to the Ne,rs from San Antonio says: Depu-
ty shsriGs went to Castroyille on Monday
to arrest Sheriff Thumm for the killing Of
Deputy U. S. Marshal Ferd Niggi, willie
the latter was resisting arrest, but found
that Thnmm bad left ostensibly for Horde
City. The officers went in pursuit and
yesterday informed the sheriff Of Bsxar
county that from what they could learn
Thumm had gone to the mountains. 1t is
not believed that Thumm has fled but is
only evading arrest temporarily from ap.
prehonsion Of violence at the hands OF
Niggli'S friends. Immediately after the
shooting Of Niggli, rhumm was arrested
but on preliminary examination was nd.
mitted to bail in the sum OF $500 The
effort to arrest and convey Thunm to San
Antonio is condemned by the Medina
county authorities as an unusual exercise
Of authority, as tue ofsnss was committed
iu Medina county, and should be tried
there, and they cite the Gpitcau case as
precedent. 1t in believed that Thumm
will surrender alter the e{ritement caused
by Niggis's death has subaided.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03

ST. CArHERtSEs, oNr., Sept. 2.-Alex
anAer Eastcrly aud wife disappeared mys.
terioualy from Ealngham last fall. The
matter had been forgotten until a day OF
two since, wheu Fastsrly's brother re.
vealed that the missing man had killed
his wife and buried the body on lot ad.
joining the residence. Easterly's brother
John assisted in the murder and is now in
Jail. The brother who makes the comics.
sion was assisting John in burying the
body when they had a quarrel aud
the former was seriously beaten. Alex.
andor shot himself sfter killing his vile,
and according 10 an understanding John
cut the suicides throat, thus finishing the
job and the body was buried in Miller'f
woods. The body Of the woman has been
found, but no traces OF her husbands re.
mains have been discovered, and it il
thought that his alleged killing is false.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03

AT st. Louis-st. Louis, /; Datroit, 8.
Errore, St. Louis, A; Detroit, Q. Bases,
st. Louis, 2; Detroit, d. Pitchers, Kirby
and Geteiun,
At Chicago-Chicago, 10; Buffalo, 0.
Errors, Chicago, 8; Buffalo, Is. Bases,
Chicago, IA; Buffalo, s. Pitchers, Nc
Cormick and Wood.
At Boston-Bost0n, 4; Providence, 8.
Errors, Boston, s.; Providence, 8, Bases,
Boston, IL; Providence, 8. Pitchers, Dui-
tington and Radbourne.
At Philadelphia Athletics, ls; Balti.
more, 3. Errors, Athletic, 3; Baltimore, 0,
Bases, Athletic, 81; Baltimore 2. Struck
out, by Wetsel, Q; by Vinton,8.
AT New York-Metropolitans, O Brook.
lyn, q. Errors, MetIopolitang, s; Brook
lyn, 2. Bases, MetropUlitans, IL; Brook
lyn,S. Struck ont, by Terry, z by Lynch, 4
At Pistsbargh-Pittsbpr o; Cincia
natl, 0. Errors, PltlsburRh, o; Cincinnati
s Bases, Pittsburgh, 90; Cincinnati 10
Struck out by Morris, /; by McReon, 8
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03

DUBLIN, Sept. 2.-Moonlight outrages
are on the increase in the County of Ker-
ry. The houses of two bailifs were fred
into last night by parties in disguise, but
fortunately no one was Injured. Most Of
the crimes are perpetrated under the
cover OF night, and tenants who have
rented farms from which the former occu-
pants have been eyicted, are in constant
terror OF the yengence Of the "MOoniight-
ers," as the midnight marauders are
termed. All sorts Of outrages are perpe-
trated by these lawless bands, from the
hanstring OF cattle to the firing OF houses
and shooting into the windows Of dwell
lings when thepeople have retired.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03

Tug ISTELLiGESCEE is unable to agree
with those Democrats who regard the can
didacy Of Mr.. James B. Taney, OF the
RJis!er as presumptuous. These gentle
men must admit that the Register is the
foremost Democratic newspaper in the
State. There is no use Of talking about
rivals. THERE'S but ono Wheeling Regiaer,
aad Mr.. James B. fancy is General
Manager.
newspaper occupying this position
NEEDS, or, let us Say, desires, the postoflice
ofaay other Office Of profit, it becomes a
serious question whether the party can
afford to say it nay. And this is the real
issue. We do not understand that Mr..
fancy demands the Office as matter of
personal profit to himself, or that he sup
ports his demands with any reference to
his persoual claims, however great they
maybe. Heand majority Of the direc-
tors ask tho postoflice for the newspaper,
that its loins may be girded for the fight
and tbat the Democratic party may have
champion better furnished for the fray.
tits too early, and 1t is ungenerous, for
disappointed aspirants to insinuate that
the proposed postoffice deal is in the in
tercst Of this or that candidate for the
United States Senate. Surely they can all
afford to wait and judge the tree by its
fruit.
When this pogtoiIice Eight was begun it
ought to have been understood that only
one man could draw the lucky number.
In the nature OF things everybody else had
TO be disappointed. As soon as it was
known that the party newspaper was a
candidate, it would have bsen a gracious
thing ifall other candidates had retired
and left the newspaper the clear field
which at last ii seems to have secured for
Itself. II
We are not discussing tho propriety Of
newspaper entering contest for office
in its own Ibehalf. The opinions Of the
lSrELLIGRScER on this subject are we'll
known. But our point Is that wheni the
newspaper knocks the party oughtto think
twice before it refuses TO open the door.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03
rREAsuRY MATTERS.
Tho Now Policy of tho Department Claimed
a. Ia. ,u,.I.LA.. Ahr,isnhi.

The Now Policy of tho Department olaI med
to bo worIt,hg Admiralty.
wAsulSuToN, D. c., Sept. 2.-The total
collections OF internal revenue during July
last were sS,sS2,9l4, or sssl,9l4 less than
for the same period OF 1854. ThGrs was q
decrease of SS03. .67S in collections for spir.
its; a decrease Of .Sl0,4l9 from miscella.
neous sources. There was au increase Of
$l34, ,OlS on collections for tUh IcCo, and an
increase of SiSS, ,30t on fermclted liquors.
Treasurer Jordan said to-day that the
policy adopted by the Treasury Depart
ment to 81 care better circulation oil sill.
yer coin is meeting with gratifying sue
GEES. Daring the month Of .AagDat, there
was paid out from the different sub tTeas.
uries SlG77,IH in standard dollars and
81 ,40S SOP in ftacIioneli silver coin, which
amounts were largely in excess OF the is'
sue OF silver during the correspondents
month Of last year. Ar. Jordan says the
withdrawal OF one and two dollar notes
from circulation was made necessary by
the rapid accumulation Of silver IN the
suh.treasurles.
It was expected ia this way to create a
demand for silver coin. That the plan
was successful is shown by the large JIM
port OF silver during August. SO far Ho
formal complaints or protests against tue
withdrawal OF the one and two dollar
notes had been made. Applications have,
however, been received for large luanti.
ties OF small notes. In each case the an,
swer has simply baen made that tue issue
OF those notes has been suspended for the
present.
Treasury officials express themselves
much encouraged by the present state ot
finances and predict an improvement in
the general business Of the country.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mr.. Higgins declares the present man
agement Of civil service reform failure
and fraud.
NJ. 7. HITCHCOCK was arrested near Nav
Haven, Conn, on q charge of passing
bogus checks.
Ferdinand Fairbanks was instantly
killed near Seymour, Ind, by being run
over by a log wagon.
The total exports Of produce from the
port OF New York during the past week
were valued at 50, ll7,l4l.
ITThet buildings Of the New Garden
Quaker School, six miles from Green's
boro, n. O., were burned. Loss $4,000.
The Pittsburgh and Cincinnati exprees
on the B. & O, Railroad ran into the rear
Of Freight Train No. 20, at BlAckhand, o.,
smashing six cars.
One hundred thousand feet Of lumber,
valued at SIC, 400, burned yesterday morn
ing at the sswnill Of Greenleaf, johnson
& Co, Norfolk, Va.
Carl P. Amick has mysterIously diBap.
peared from Mp0onnellsVille, o. He was
commercial traveller for j. N. Murdock, Of
Parkesburg, W. Va.
The young man who attempted the life
Of Miss Wescott, at Redbank, N. Y, and
then took his own, is Or. George W. Curry,
q young homeopathic physician.
The annual meeting Of the American
Association for the Advancement OF
Science closed at Ann Arbor, Mich, i.
s, Morse, Of Salem, Mass, having been
elected Pres l1ent,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03

TuE Ohio Republican Committee is
veujing out an appeal to Republicans tc
contribute to the work OF the campaign &c
much as they may be willing and able tc
Give. The circular has been sent to Re-
nnblican oaice-holder5 among others,
rnou this the Cincinnati Eaqaircr re.
marks: "a Republican Committee levy
inc contributions on men in the Govern
,nant service under Democratic Admin
i,r,tion is a spectacle which invites con
aidera.ion from several stand-points."
Under the changed conditions the request
Of the committee cannot be regarded as
the levying Of a contribution.
The Republican committee has no way
to enforce its demands on Republicans
who hold office under Democratic ad-
minstlation. 1t Is supposed, however,
that those persons are still Republican,,
Notwithstanding their psrty'sreverse, and
that they will forget that they are un-
der some obligation to that party. II
thcy are Of the right metal they will con-
tribute as cheeriulIy as though every
thing had gone well with the Republican
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03
pLEURo.pNEUMoN1A.
Whore tho Disease E4,s,s-Aetloa Of tht
Illinois Authorities.

4
SrRNGFrELD, llLs Sept. 2.-The Hi.
nois Live Stock Commission prepared and
transmitted to the Governor yesterday a
communication stating that they have re.
ceivsd reliable information to the effect
that the contagious disease known as
pleuro-pneumoniaa among cattle now exists
as epidemici in the counties OF New York,
Richmond, King and Queen, in the State
Of New York; the counties Of Bergen,
Passaic, Essex, Union, Camden, Burliug.
ton, Hudson and Middlesex, in the State
Of New Jersey; the ecounty Of New Castle,
in Delaware, the counties OF Baltimore
and Prince George, in the State of Mary.
the county Of Fairfax in Virginia; the
county Of Montgomery, in Ohio; the
county OF Madison, in Tennessee, aud the
District OF Columbia, and recommending
that he issue proclamation scheduling
such infected localities absolutely pro.
hibiting the importation Of cattle from
such infected localities into the State OF
Illinois.
The Commission further says that they
also believe that the conditions are such
as to render cattle from any part Of the
infected States OF New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio,
Tennessee, and that part Of the State oil
Pennsylvania east Of the Allegheny Noun.
tains, and that part Of the State Of New
York south Of the Mohawk river and east
of the Chenango river 10 convey
such disease, and recommends that the
Governor prohibit the importation OF cat
tie from such localities unless sccompa.
MED by an AFFIDAVIT from the shipper that
they have not been exposed TO the dis.
ease, aud certificates from county clerks
and veterinarians acting under State or
National authority to the same effect.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03

siteM DSF'Rch 10 ne 1h9eAlgeioeF.
ST. CLAnsvILLE, Sept. 2.-The attend'
aucc at the Belmont county fair to-day
compares fsyorably with the first day las
year. The exhibits are all in shape ant
everything is in readiness for the crowd:
expected during the remaining days. The
base ball game this afternoon attracted
some attention. The score was, st. Clairs
willie, 49, Martins Ferry, -. In accord
ance with the State law passed twenty
nine years ago and re-enaCted last winter
all the saloons in town will be closed dur
ing the fair, They all closed this morn
ing. The saloon.keepers who expected q
big bonanza feel decidedly blue.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03
TILE GRANT onsEouIEs.
Tho Bill For ths FaasraI Said to bs Very
Reasonable,


New YoRK, Sept. 2.-"The cost Of Gen.
eral Grauts funeral has been greatly over
estimated" General Perry said yesterday,
~ have heard 1t said that the total
ampunt will be s5OOoO while I am told
$1,000 has been guessedat. The bill for
the Governments share in the expenses
hgs been sent TO me, and by me forwarded
to Washington. The bill does not include
the cost OF transportation Of the body from
Mt. McGregor to New York, together with
the funeral train aud the passengera, be.
sides the pilot engine which was ahead oI
the funeral train. That was present
from the railroad company. Neither does
it include the cost OF keeping the body
in state In the City Hall in New York,
nor in Albany. The coat ot lying in
state ia New York city will be borne by
the municipal government. The total
will be less than $4,000.
Thelargestitem Isl, ,0O0 forcarrisge hire,
When IL is remembered that Kew York,
Jersey City and Brooklyn were called on
to furnish carriages at the usual rate oi
hire, this amount will not bs considered
large. The bill was itemiEed.
at Ia not belieyed,n added General
Perry, "that the bill will be questioned OF
changed at Washington, because 1t seems
reasonable. But do not report my wordl
In the vsy OF commenting or criticiaint
the bill" HF..
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03
STEAMER WRECKED.
THE uANovEn1AN STRANDED
ortho Coast of New FOundlaud-rno Ship
wnl Prove Total Loss-All the Passon.
gers Landed In safOty-A wheeling
AInn Among tho Number on Board.

sr. JouSs, N. F., Sept. 2,-The Allan
Line mail steamer Hanoverian is a total
loss, having gone ashore this morning at
Portugal Cove, fourteen miles north by
west OF Cape Race. The steamer Nimrod
was dispatched this afternoon to the
rescue Of tho passengers and crew, who
are thought to be safe. The British
war ship Tenedoes is also going to the
scene OF the wreck. The Hanoveriau is
an iron screw schooner rigged steamer OF
1858 tons register, and was built at
Glasgow in 1882. She left Baltimore
August 81 under command Of Capt.
Thompson. for Liverpool by tho way Of
Haliax and st. Johns.
A gale Of wind and dense fog prevent
ed the steamer Nimrod from going TO the
scene OF the wreck. The Hauoyerian left
Haliax at noon Monday with tlFty-seven
passengers and her normal crew. She ex-
perienced fair weather until nearing St.
Pierre Island, when an unpenetrable fog
was encountered and by false steering or
neglect OF soundings the steamer was
driven at high speed into Portugal Cove,
seven miles east Of 1'Iepassey, where she
now lies total wreck. She passed over Il
number Of hidden rocks, which ripped her
bottom almost the whole length. Tho
main hold filed with water and it not
probable the cargo can bo saved. Pas
senyeya arc supposed now to bs en- route
for Trepassey. Other steamers follow to
render assistance. A New YORK steamer
Of the Rsd Gross line has been sisnalled
from Cape Race to proceed to the scsne OF
the disaster. Steam tugs have Glso been
dispatched 10 the rescue. No loss OF life
has been reported.
The passengers and crew were landed
safely and will be transported to st. Johns
by the war ship Tenedos.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-03
-Four !Mlner.Killed.

wHEEsBARnE, Pa, Sept. IA terrible
accident occurred this morning at the
oakwood shaft, operated by the Lehigh
Valley Coal company. The cage on which
nine miners were being lowered into the
shalt had nearly reached the bottom when
mass OF looge coal and rock fell from tho
side OF the shaft down the pit striking and
completely demoliahing the cage, which
Is made Of heavy timber and iron work,
instantly killing four Of the men and
wotHding two others fatally, while the
other three were seriously injured.
Those killed were John Martin, james
Ksarney, James Peterson and Thomas
Jenkins. The injured are Patrick Smith
Patrick Kearney, Patrick Purcell, Jchu
Galligar, Patrick McGwarty and William
Harrington. Patrick Smith and Patrick
Kearney are dangerously hurt although
it is thought that all will recover.