The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-09-19
1871: NEsEs F.E.asnIa.


peaFancc IN EeBine parish.
The cane crop Of St Mary paris
was never better than at present.
Too much rain is falling IL Win
parish for the good of the cotton crop
The Condenser reports that Their
will be good mast crop in Vernol
parish this fall.
The RolicesJury of Pointe Coupe,
parish has appropriated $4,000 to ali
Ia closing the MorgaHza crevasse.
New cane syrup has made its ap
pearance ii thetoWn Of Iberia. Thi
speaks well for the coming sugar croI
Of that section.
i The people of Natchitoehes palsl
on the 9TH last, voted on the question
of t'licensen or emo license" for tn,
sale Of liquor, and the. Prohibition
party was defeated.
A large give point buck was killed
in the town of Robeline, Natchitochel
parish, a few days ago. There
nothing like living in the woods anG
calling it town.
The rate of taxation for the veal
| 1885 in the city of New Orleans is a!
follows: City, S2.54; State, 60 cents
total, S3.l4 per hundred dollars Of as
sessments, or $sl.4O per $1,000
The States says: after the West.
ern people have visited the little side
shows in Louisville and ST. Bonis, they
will come to New Orleans and see hero
the grandest Exposition of the present
century
Frederick G. Rider, ensign and as.
sistant engineer of the u. S. man-of-
war Swartara, committed suicide on
the 10th inst, in the city of New Or
leans. disappointment in love matters
is reported as the cause.
Catalonia Mems: The Monroe Bal
lsFin has been reliably informed that
Col. G. II. Moore, of Richland, pro-
poses to introduce bill in the next
Legislature to repeal the convict lease
law. We hope to see his efforts in
this direction crowned with success.
The people of Washington, St.
Landry parish, have formed a joint
stock company and viii purchase a
boat to transport their produce to
market and bring them their freight
from New Orleans. Evidently these
people have got tired of the gOugiDg
game Of the Morgan railroad
Lafayette Advertiser: The most re-
liable information we have been able
to obtEin, regarding the building of
the Louisiana Central Railroad is, that
work will be done on the lowest parts
of the ground, with the view Of com
pleting the road next year. This in
dicates that we will be connected with
Baton Rouge within twelve months.
Natchitoches Repietc: The revival
in the Baptist church which has been
in progress for a week ended last
Sunday. 1t resulted in the acquisition
of nine members to the church, in
Guiding those who joined by letter and
otherwise. In addition to this the
members we're thoroughly revived, and
many of our citizens enjoyed the fine
sermons and good music.
The Police Jury of Tangipahoa
parish repealed the provision in their
regulations OF the whisky traffic which
permitted druggists to sell whisky on
the prescription of physician. This
prescription privilege was, so far as
experience has yet shown, the only
obstacle in the way of prohibition in
that parish, and now, that it has been
abolished, the druggists have no more
authority to sell it than any other
person.
Iberyille SOak:: "The rice crop has
reeeized a terrible black eye, and in
consequence the planters are rather
Respondent. There must either be q
scarcity of money among the mill men
in New Orleans, or they have com
bined to beat the planter" In either
dilemma, the South makes the same
suggestion the Echo made in its last
issue, that is, that the farmers pool
their issues and Try the cooperative
plan in establishing mills at home.
The Opelousas Courier, in speaking
of the North, South and Central
American Exposition, says: "Let our
Police Jury make an appropriation at
once, as other parishes have done, and
appoint some energetic man TO super
intend and gather splendid exhibit
for the coming Exposition. BY all
means let St. Landry stand in the
front rank of Louisiana exhibits, and
not be a huckster in The grand display
which is to publish 10 the world tbs
resources and attractions of our State
! f0pel0usas Courier: For the pas
ten days too much rain has fallen fol
the harvesting of the crops. A grea
many bolls Of the cotton have rottet
before opening, particularly of th,
Allen long staple variety, and from ibi
general complaints we have heard, j
docs not appear TO give satislaetlol
in this respect. Other varieties havl
done better. The open cotton is sui
fefing from the daily showers, an
unless the rains cease great damag
win be done TO the quality as well a
TO the quantity Of the staple. Th
! rains also interfere with the haryestin
of rice. We want dry and eiea
weather for at least month to come
in order 10 gather The crops in goo
condition.
MiRden Democrat Tribune: Som
! of our Exchanges oppose local optic
because they are afraid the prohib
ton sentiment will become SO stron
that il will result in a party organizi
ton and consequently injnre the Den
oeraiic party. Such fears are unwa
/. ranted. The pnohibilionists Of hi
State have declared that they will nj
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