The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-07-04
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citizen of New Iberia, died at his resi-
dencc in that town Oh the 28th nit.
The Enterprise reports the Iberia
lumber market very dull, but has
hopes of an early boom as the crop
prospects are tlattering.
The editor Of the Ibervilc South
has been presented with a stalk of
corn that contained nine cars, four of
which were of good size.
The Caldwell Wdtchpeam reports
that flux is very bad in that parish,
many deaths having occurred in and
around Columbia recently.
Public spirited citizens Of Houma
are urging the Building of a telegraph
line tothat town by the Baltimore and
Ohio Company, and will doubtless sue
coed.
EBienville Times: Mr.. j. S. Daniel
presented to us a cabbage having five
heads on one stalk Each of the heads
were AS large as the average cabbage
head.
Col. A. c. Gibson, recently APP
pointed United States Marshal for the
Western District Of Louisiana, as
sumed the duties of his office on the
1st inst.
Mr. Lastie Dnpre, of Opelousas, has
sold all of his cattle ranging between
the Sabine and Mermentau rivers, to
Mr.. J. 3. Watkins, of Lake Charles,
for 100000.
The Telegraph says there are thou
sands of acres of cleared land in the
Ouachita valley now lying idle for
the want OF labor and capital to cnlti-
yate it property.
Col. John S. Young, of Shreveport,
has been selected 10 complete the re-
vision of the State statutes, vice Judge
w. "A. Seay, resigned to accept the
Bolivian mission.
To meet long felt want of the
town of Mansfield, DeSoto parish, the
business men of the town subscribed
SIl0O recently to bnild a honsc for a
high school for males.
The Illinois Legislature, on the goth
nit, appropriated the sum Of $1,000
for the purpose Of continuing the ex-
hibit Of that State at the Exposition
during the coming season.
The parish of St, Martin has an area
of Gle square miles, of which 1876
acres is cultivable and over 100000
acres is in forest, and supports popu-
lation of about $4,000 souls.
Claiborne Guardian. We are safe
in predicting that there will be an
iron ore smelling furnace in operation,
within 90 miles of Homer, on or be-
fore the first Of next January.
Mrs Mary Reade Goodale, Of Baton
Ronge, Corresponding Secretary of
Louisiana Women's Christian Temper
auce Union, is delivering a series of
temperance lectures in BienvilIe parish.
Hydrophobia prevails at Mindeu to
an alarming extent. Thursday District
Cont was adjourned by mad dog,
who emPtied the room in less than a
minute. He was finally killed by an
attorney.
AT a recent meeting of the Louis
lana creditors of the Worlds lExposi-
lion they signed an agreement to do
nate 25 per cent. of their claims tofthe
new North, Central and South Amer
lean Exposition.
A negro preacher by the name of
Sam Holmes was find $3.50 and sen
tened to the parish GAIL for four
months at the recent term of the Dis
ftrict Cont in Natchitoches parish for
beating his wife.
The GaPitokiqa-AdVOeate, in speak
ing Of the crops of East BatonR Rouge,
says: The good news comes from
every direction that the crops are
growing fine, and that they give
promise of better yields than have
been seen here during several years
past.
A. A. Goodwin was tried in the
town Of Alexandria, on the Goth nit,
tby a jury of five, charged under Act
"a, of the Legislature of 1884, of send
Ling threatening letter. He was
found guilty, and sentenced to six
months in the Parish Prison, fifty
dollars fine and costs of prosecution.
tCapitoliaa, Advocate Prof. Edwin
| III. Fay, former President of Silliman
Institute ~ Clinton Ia and eT1Sn-
for,as ~ III. III haa 800 T a,san "
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