The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-06-27
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Louisiana Press Association
meets in Shreveport on the 8th Of
July.
Mr.. Chas. Med. Puckette has as
sumed editorial charge Of the Shrevo-
port Times
The Louisiana Baptist State Con-
yention meets at Shreveport on Fri
day, July 10th.
The "Cap" Murphy murderers, Thos.
J. Ford, VIM Csulfeld and Thomas
Buckley, were taken to the State Pen
itentisry on the 18th inst.
Terrebonne Times. There are thirty
stores in Houma and all of them com
bined do not average in receipts, a
hundred dollars per month.
Perry and William Melton, murder
ers, were.hnng at Farmerville on the
18th inst; and Charles Campbell, alias
Red, murderer, was hung at Pointe-a-
ia-Haehe, Piaquemine parish, on the
same day.
Prohibition is being agitated in
Nstehiloches parish with good show
Of success. A large number of the
citizens of Rapides parish have signed
a communication to the editor of the
Revieec, earnestly recommending its
adoption and speaking in warm praise
of the good it has done in that parish.
St. Mary ReVte,c: The moss indus
try of this section is gradually in
creasfng and expanding. For the first
time in its history a shipment of eleven
bales of fine black moss was shipped
this week direct to Havre, France,
from Mr., Levingston'S moss factory,
and it is more than probable that fu.
ture shipments will be made in larger
quantities.
St. Landry Democrat We saw
this week a negro female child recently
born In this neighborhood, that had
two perfectly formed heads and neeks,
and was of full size. No physician
was present, and it was evidently
choked to death in delivery. II had
a double backbone as far as the hip
joint, and a wedge-sbaped bone be-
tween them gust below where the necks
unite; also double heart, and two
stemaehs that united or communicated
at the lower part.
Baton Rouge Truth: Yesterday
evening "A representative of TruM
saw the immense log that was being
sawed at the mill of the Burton Isum.
Der Company. This monster piece OF
timber measured seyenty-fve inches
in diameter at the small end, and was
estimated to yield at least eight thou
sand feet of lumber. Capt. Burton
ordered the hands to place the pro.
duet Of this log in separate pile, as
he intends to build his new office Of
this one piece of timber. This Office
when completed ,will contain four
rooms, and will be little model Of
architectural neatness and beauty.
Alexandria Tom 1alk: Last Thurs
day many Of the citizens of Alexan.
dria saw for the first Time in ttheil
lives healthy ttiplet children, three
boys-5JobH, Joseph and James Mayo
They were BON eight miles east d
Sngartown, Caleasieu parish, on the
10th Of December, 1888. Theirpo
ther, Elizabeth Mayo, was withstheH
and said she sucked all the children
They are healthy, fine hooking litilt
ones, and look alike. The m0ther
who is poor, received q gieat man,
presents from some Of On citizens
The HaRae 0fithe father Of The tripleti
is Elijah Mayo.
Washington s-Asgas: On Tnesda,
last, Ellis, an eight year old son o
Mrs. Norman White, of Alexandria
WAS drowned whileBbashing IN bayol
Rapides. In company with seVera
other boys, while 81 their way Il
school about noon, DC went IN bathing
and getting beyond his depth wa
tlE0wned before assistance could Feacl
him. His c0mpaaions were afFaid *
tell that he was drowned, and wen
10 school wilbeat him. Asshe did HQt
retRrn home at the usual houf in tll,
evefling, his Hnether became alarmed
aaf eanaed search to be made lei
him Whicll resulted ID finding Ais life
less body ID the bay0n where be wa
tifowaed.