The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-04-25
srATE NEWS ITEMS.

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ST. Mary's crop prospects are very
flattering, and the health of the parisl
never better.
The Morgan City ReVielc says
'stbere are % plantations between that
place and New Iberia cultivatiug rice
this season"
The Exposition Management has
reduced the admission to % cents on
Sundays. This should have been done
at the start.
Judge ]. Harvey Brigham, now pre-
siding Judge of the Sixth Judicial Dis
triCt, has been appointed as Consul to
Paso del Norte, Mexico.
The Opelousas Courier predicts that
there will be a heavy immigration to
that parish, from the North and North
west, during next fall and winter.
The Plaquemine lumber and shingle
company are building one Of the finest
and most conveniently arranged saw
mills in the State The main bnilding
is I9oX42 iee',
Peterkin prolific cotton is causing
quite stir among North Louisiana
planters, as it is said to be both rust
and drouth proof, and yields almost
double that OF the commoner KIND.
One of the murderers of Mrs. Cole
IN the town OF PlaqnemIne, which
horrible crime was committed on the
9th OF last January, has made full
confession OF the crime, since his ar
rest.
Dir. Philip 7. Werlein, an old and
honored citizen OF New Orleans, and
the founder OF the celebrated "erieIn
Music Emporium, died IN that city on
the I1th inst, at the advanced age OF
10 years
The first patent issued 10y the Regis
ter OF the State Land Office to lady,
under Act 49, WAS issued recently to
Mrs OdIle GnlIianmIn' OF Vile Platte,
ST. Landry, tie widow OF Il Confeder-
ate soldier.
Morgan City Reviem: "Henry Mayo
has been to Calcasieu parish this week,
and purchased tract OF land, on
which he Will locate with ms brother
FRANK IN ie" months and pursue the
vocation OF farmer.
Returns from Southern parishes are
all favorable still for bountiful crops
Of sugar, rice, corn, vegetables and
fruits. A red letter year will 1885
prove to Louisiana agrlcultursts, II
present promise Is Kept up.
Vernon Condenser We hear of
many complaints about a stand of corn.
The season has been very unfavorable
Tor corn so far. Yet We hear of many
Of our farmers who have worked out
their corn, and are hopeful of good |
yield.
Morgan City RevietC: Last Sunday |
evening some of the citizens pulled a |
ont of bayou Dcs Allemand |
hat was thrown there by the Confed- !
crates during the war to prevent cap |
.ure. A salute of four guns were fred |
rom the old veteran.
AbbevilIe NeridionaI: The appli- |
cation of Judge Fontelieu Ell ais. for a
writ of mandamus compelling the
change of venue in the Iberia contested |
election cases to be taken to LAFAYETTE
instead of St. Mary parish, as ordered |
BY Judge Debaillon, was refused bv |
.he Supreme Court.
Winfield Sentinel: Prohibition
prohibits in Winfield. Ever since the |
law went into effect, the frequent Sat. |
lrdav matinee of boisterous hilarity
INDUCED in bv visiting representatives
Of the bibuious class, has been con- |
spicuousIv absent. The iail is empty.
and law and order peace and oniet |
,eipn supreme
So,oI;.ao1o. pon; T.. ..,
800 rn.t 1900 .',lS ~ n..s 20
nc, - ho,o tm,nnd III ~ INV. at. ,'o
t;;en 80 hau aud iaat uaa- -
ava-o,. 49, ~ :. ' -; "a. ",uon
before. In fact it was feared that the
supply would be greater than the de-
l 1no iaC' tlia' 'nere mas MOI
1ar;sh for more than y montb and
hat almost any quantity of il eonld |
De sold here now for $40 ton shows
10" difficult 1t would be to raise too
huc'' o' II. i
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