The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-09-18
NO. ag
STATE NEWS.

Lug GObtDn CRUZ 0L lMAuA NsAtAnAk As4@
been seriously damaged by droutl.
New corn is selling at fifty cents
per barrel in the town Of Washington
A powerful crop Of sweet potatoes
will be made this season in Winu par-
ish.
A majority Of the rice planters
around Pointe-a-Ia-Hache, Plaquemine
parish are through with the harvest.
Mr.. Adonis Thibodaux, respected
citizen Of West Baton Rouge parish.
fell from a wagon on the 9Th inst. aud
broke his neck.
A farrnerof Terrebonne has harvea-
ted and housed, already this season,
1000 barrels of corn aud expects To
gather about 1000 barrels more.
Congressman Iron has five oppo-
nonts arrayed against him 10 the Sixth
District. He is nearly az unfortunate
as Gen. King Of the Fifth District.
Serious damage is being done 10
the cotton in Rapidea BY the boil
worm and caterpillar, and il is feared
only about half a crop will be made.
Houma Courier Mr.. Gay will re-
enter the political arena with redou
bled enorgy and vim il the forthcorn-
ing campaign when the nomination is
made.
AbbeviIle Mcridioaai The crops
in this parish are pretty good, consid-
ering the rainy season we have had.
Bending corn and picking cotton has
already commenced.
Sabine iSoathroa. Sabine is mov-
ing onward and upward in temperance
reform, and we claim for her to be one
of the banner parishes Of the State in
the temperance cause.
Colfax Chronicle. The pecan and
nut crop is said to be good throughout
the parish, and the mast crop also
promises fair, although the acorn mast
will not be as heavy as some years.
The Gretna Courier is now under
the editorial management of Mr.. 3. L
Preton. Mrs. Hildenbrand however
still retains the proprietorship. We
welcome Mr. Preton to the "ganga
Morgan City Reyieso Cane is
but the stand is by no means
near what it was last year, and from
resGuO he ihle".hons ya so I tl,;e i saaan
WI oe salo'' ''D'e s'A.' rs''1S''
= Inc YVES. mohloe ~ 49, ap,.hs... ssss
paiisu ., usa seSe' ~ n a.s saaa.lss
orsAhi1atiohs y. I aIno sno -
WHICH ate 9rouuoslse = 'sas Il svNs i
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of Ayoyelies endorsed lhe enorss y
GOV Mcisheiy y " re,ieso tno S3'ass es iiGn
the eleets oi hepupi,0an ,"i,auni.'nAa I'm
lra1ion' anu Pieusea sl0h ,o"oy
'oralai ana uhVarylns suPPois
Rayne Signal, Cotton picking and
rice harvesting has been gong on
DrisEly for the past two weeks. The
yield of rice is abundant that Ct cot
Ton is somewhat behind that Of FAST
year. however, gooa crop VIA w
naae'
St. Mary Re0ieao: We learn that
Hon. w. T. Kellogg, of Illinois, IS
shortly to visit Louisiana. Owing to
circumstances over which ne had no
control, he will not make his headquar-
iers at the customhouse IN New VI
leans.
Marksyille B'tttefs's; Sacks q cot
'oh are pelns pfoughO ,nto oal .oMn .s
ana sola 70 our mefchan1s'--'nu'cA.iu
'nat tne coeton 10 opening las'' any =
lafa times : our planters Who ~ ., =
nay ~ way cah"o' "a'' " s'H euu p'''o
."eit S'ap'e' m
Lafayette Aageft.ser Inc pro-
,eedlngs o. the Foi'ee jury aha tne
school Board, 70 % Iouna ELSEWHERE
n .hls issue, shoW snaI me alloailes
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