The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-11-27
STATE NEWS.
NO. ss

AN-f
159, ,ls4 pounds Of salt meats. which
amounted to over $11, 900,
The town council Of DonaldsonvilIe
will pay as cents for every shade tree
planted in front Of property in that
place.
Mr.. ]. G. Gaiac, an old merchant Of
New. Iberia, committed suicide on the
10th inst. Financial embarrassment
was the cause.
The Secretary of State settled the
Avoyelles Court House removal ques-
tionbummarily. The recent election was
not held in compliance with the ena-
bling act, and is therefore nullity.
Auditor Steele says the numbers Of
the bonds belonging to the public
school fund Of this State, which were
stolen in 1869, had been ascertairei
and that their recovery was now pos
sible.
The cotton factors Of New Orleans,
now that they havs lost large part
Of the cotton trade they once con-
trolled, are beginning to take steps to
try to check the progress Of the diver
sion Of traffic.
The United States is about 10 in
stitute suit against John X. Jones and
G. Freeman, constituting the firins of
Freeman q Co, Of Shreveport, La,
for removing 1000, 900 feet Of lumber
off the public domain in the parish Of
Natchitoches.
Minden Democrat: From what we
can learn Gen. Nichols viii consent to
run for Governor in 1888. Nichols,
Gibson and Eustis will make team
that the combined influences Of the
rings and monopolies Of this State
cannot defeat.
The Baton Rouge Truth says that
Major S. L. James, lessee Of the Lou
isiana Peuitentiary has gone into
and asks, "What will be-
come of the penitentiary leaseg y
Why, the State will take charge Of
the prison, as it should have done long
since
ST. Mary Herald The sugar yield
will be about three'q quarter crop this
year, The dry weather in the early
part Of the season caused the cane 70
grow very slow, and in consequence
il is very hard, and does not contain
sufficient juice to yield large per-
centage of sugar.
At the recent Congressional election
The total vote of Louisiana was s2,-
OFT, divided among the six Districts
as follows First District, l2,942;
Second District, l4,775; Third Dis
lrict, 2e,s25 Fourth District, 5.os9,
Fifth District, 1852 Sixth District,
s,5l4. From this it will be seen that
the "Old Third" heads the list.
Judge John Ilsely, of Donaldson
vile, Is the prime mover Of stock
organized TO build narrow
guage railway along the course Of
Bayou Lafourche. The building Of
This road, which will be paying one,
will do away with the annual incon-
geniences the people of that section
,re subjected to by the low water
Morgan City RevieW Senator
Eustis passed several days at Lake
Charles last week, consulting with the
people regarding deep water at the
Gulf outlet, in order that he can sub
nit their claims in the next Congress.
A moderate appropriation for three
years would let vessel into Lake
Charles drawing twelve feet Of water.
East Feliciana Patriot Democrat
Gen. w. A, Strong, after remaining
n the Baton Rouge Jail forsom time,
was released on giving bond in the
sum of $4,000 with Col, 7. Sambola
Iones as security. Col. Jones, it is
exported, Is secured by an indemnity
,ond signed by Mr.. Chas. Cavanac, Of
New Orleans, and State Senator Rob
ION, Of Shreveport,
Houma Courier The rcd Jersey
iogs which were introduced into the
'arish last year by that enterprising
nd go ahead merchant, Mr., ]. A.
hubbard, have proved to be all that
,as expected. The first of the breed
hat has yet been marketed 70 ieFFe.
onne was killed last Tuesday, and
Though only q year old, weighed
hree hundred pounds net, Those
lho we're 30 fortunate as 10 taste the
leat say that II is as fine as any they
ave ever eaten.
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