The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-01-03

/. BTATE NEWS ETEsEs.
Ihe sl Asry Heraza rs to be su
: isFge5, shortly.
The good people Of Rapiaies pzrist
: are naoTiII. "a have a cotton seed Of
mill established At Alexandria.
Ash wood. Of the best gsslity, Is
b selling ~ the town Of Washington al
81 per cord, and oak at $3.50.
Webster parish mas = spanking new
iail, and the editors Of the IlribzrRs Is
as happy IS 4 lark At its imposing aP'
Pearance.
Mr.. Pierre Daspii. an old and highly
respected citizen Of Terrebonne parish,
died at his honle in the town Of HoH-
ma, Oh Christmas day.
Morgan City Reris1r: If Won want
turksy for New Years, PIT a chain
around both legs, and fastsn with a
lock. Then place tins turkey under
the kitchen table and Get up every
nigh; to watch IL b. doing s. the
turkey thief NAV get left.
Citv Item a 'EStstistician' est
mates for the DoDaidsonTille Chief
that not less than sos ,G6Q, 00O Of
money vii. be spent II the city rinring
I Exposition season. The odd million
J thrown IN al the gates Just Dor would
warrant r good deal Of patient wait
+ ing fora second iHstalimsnt
/ Laisyette -44drertissr: We have
know train 10 be chartered for an
excursion and tickets for the ronRd
trip t. New Orleans, sold for fo1r dol
lars. and money was made after pay
ing a. expenses. As there exists q
universe desire 10 attend the EEposi-,
tiou, woai3 1t not be- advantageous 10
the AgrgSn1Ca Ia, fix tise rate Of fare
within the means of al. and indace
many to make ssvers lrIps?
81. Martin RereiHc The financial
condition Of isle parisI, IS gradually
assuming a healthy state Warrants
Of 1884, we aresass1rtsd. are quoted at
par, or very Bearfy thereto, 2 state
ment many people viii learn with
pleasant surprise, for they had become
used 10 thr fact thai warrants were
hsr3iv worth tie paper On which
written. Heretofore We saw our parish (
paper hawked OF the hyways for what
they would bring, and even in allow
lny the largest discount, they were
with officially, if al all, disposed Of .
Hence we can but congratulate our
peop3e-of being on theasrc Of seeing
better Times
Webster Tribune The Shreveport
Z rmes and DeRsOcrat were sold 10 .
stock .CompzH} isst Thursday, and .
came ont Friday morning as the 4
Snrc5 export Times, tie Democrat ~
ing suspended Mr.. a. Currie, the
Mayor Of Shreveport, is the chief
sto:khoid=r in the enterprise This
places the Tunes on a better basis.
IusnclaIiy, and with the proper sup
port frou the enierprising merchants 4
Of Shreveport, it wifi become one Of
The leading journals Of the South. We Z
are more than pleased 10 note the &c
lection with tie new company, Dir. !.
Is business manager: Mr.. Y.
Jroslsan in tie office: Mr NJ I. Grain
as local reporter, and the genial and
clever David McCanls in the Bindry.
Washington argus We learn that
ii a called meeting Of the Police JAry
Of orr pauish, held on IBesday last,
lie Prohibition question WAS brought
Ip and considered. The ordinance
PASSED 10y Them At their meetings held .
On the Stu and 9Th insts., submitting
he question of License or 30 License.
~ the qualified vsiers of the several
wards OF the parish, at an election or
Tered 10 be held on the 26lh dav of
was repealed, and the
whole subject matter laid upon tie
liable. Thus the matter stands as if
20 action had been taken by the Pc
ice jury in the premises, and the
parish vii be at no expense for an
election, which, a the matter stood,
aoRld have been nndecisive and aptt
cad 10 YeEatious and costly litigation
Natehitoebes Repieas: If We read..3
the signs Of the times Alright, theqnes-
ion Of snPPressing the sale Of intox-
eating liquors will soon be Leading A
ssue IN our State campaigns. In many
II the parishes in the Stale the anti
whisky men have trinmphed IN their
oaFoehiai contests on the issue of
whisky or 40 whisky. The issue. is
one in which religion, sentiment, and A
SaAaiieism are blended Any.gon of
-hese three things is sufficiently itself
70 EeVoluiiOnize a custom that it at
,asks. We do net intend TO SAY that
oniy rsiigioplsts, seBtimeRtalists and
fanatics favor the passage of Laws, the
stieet Of which will be 10 curtail or
abolish the Ssle Of spifituons liquors.
On the contrary, we know thai many
perhaps majority, Of our bsst and
most influential citizens are in favor
Of prohibition. Every term of .onr
soart confirms the opinion that whisky
IS the greatest eaEse of oar country.
a large MAJORITY of the crimes for
which parties are convicted, or tiled
By the courts Of the country, arc
traceable directly 10 whisky. Its use
IS actually a blight 10 the negro race.
1t not only serves 10 impoyerish them,
but makes them unfit 10 work, and
iorees them toasteal for a living. In
ess something is done 10 abaie this
9Yl among the negroes, they will, like
.he Indians, be destroyed BY ii. AS
ae said before, this nlalierof prohibi-
ion is attracting wile attention and
SDl before long be made Al leadiDg
Aoilllcal issue. The efforts of politi-