The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-07-11
sTAT,E NEWS ITEMS.

The young men Of lberia l,avc on
ganized a debating society.
A sporadic case OF yellow fever was
reported from New Orleans on the Gth
inst.
The public schools of the parish of
ST. Martin have bad continuous SEES
sion of ten months
The Suqu, Boacl reports that char
bon has made its appearance among
the cattle Of Iberia parish.
Mr.. ". +. Gray has become Asso-
eiated with Mr.. Edward Bazet in the
publication of the lIOuma Coarter.
President Cleveland has appointed
Mr.. Gabriel MonLagul, Of Terrebonne,
Superintendent of the New Orleans
Mint.
The cotton fly, the worm in its en-
bryo state, has appeared IN several
places on the Red river and in North
Louisiana.
The South Louisiana Canal and
Navigation Company, headquarters at
Honma, have declared dividend of
seven per cent
Jean B. Gui!Iottc, machinist, com
mitted suicide on lhc I'd inst. in the
town Of Lafayette, by shooting him
self through the head.
Col. James S. Clark, president of
The Illinois Central Railroad has in
creased his subscription to the Expo
sition from Sl8,00O to $4,000.
Vernon Coaadeasser. Since our last
issue we have had plenty of rain The
crops are Row finer in this parish than
they have been for many years.
The TerreboDpe Times reports the
outlook for good crops of cane, corn,
rice and other marketable produce in
that parish never better than at the
present.
The Colfax Chr0Ricie says 'taI il
| lovely aud smiles wreatbe the faces OF
our planters" since copions showers
have aYerted the threatened dronth in
Grant parish.
The Farmerville Gazette says: ''Irisl
potatoes are selling on our streets
at IS cents a bnshel, eggs at 10 cents
q dozen, butter at 20 cents a pounc
and beef at 6 ito7 cents"
! Abbeville Meridioadi. Charlton i
raging to fearful extent on Ghenier'
All TigRe and Cheniere la}Croix. Seg
eral hundred head of cattle and horse
have already died from the disease.
4 The Grand Jury Of East Batol
Ronge thinks that the Police Jury Q
thai parish is doing ~ injustice i
refusing 10 pay per diem and mileag
to all witnesses summoned to appea
before The Grand Jury.
7. Col. ID. II. Boyd, Of 1our Stale I'm
yersity, is making an effort 10 secnr
Il Wards geological and natural histor
exhibit, which was such an attHaetiY
feature Of the Exposition. The Pric
placed lpon it is $4,000.
H SabTreasarer Herwig, gf the Nel
i Orleans Mint, offers d reward of q loo
] for the eaplare Of Aufdemorte, wh
not long since appropriated to his ow
nse $4,000 s0f Uncle Sans none,
and skipped for parts unknown.
IA Alexandria aoaea Gaik The al
mill business IS about the only HoB
! isllipg opeheFe inst now. The mil
for which Dir. Jniias Levin Il agen
sawed 100000 teet of lumber IA
month, and there are just lots IF o
q deFs ahead yet.
Ri Two very fine specimens Of iron p
/ have heeH found near Bellevue, Bo
ser parish. Ln ether portions Of n
parish large quantities Of the ore II
knowngto exist. There issa rich Pc
e between Rocky Monat and RedJa
4 Merry rich specimens have been fouH
: there; even ii the crude state il wi
somawhat nalleahle.
GolfaS Glssomeis Elder a. 4
Dsewell, of Winn parish, was kills
1t bis home hy lightning Oh Aianda
! June ~, 1885 He Was Yet yeaE
/ mar, baEgsen sse And 1873 years Of ~
and bid pf4lllael Of aAsafalliife ii II
canse Of Christ, hagiBg already bea
4 fAilllfal labaEsr ID ille Master via
yard alpca he beeaHle al At wEie
iima b. va admitted ~ The Rapii
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