The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-05-15
NO. IL.
STATE NEWS.

which have done much good to crops
and vegetation generally.
Morgan City Free Press. The
three-cents-a- mile railroad bill will
again come to tho front during the
present term of the general assembly.
Amite City Independent. Dr. Mayo
left for New Orleans, Saturday morn
ing, leaving many new-made friends
and very pleasant impression IN
Amite.
Louisiana Adpaace, Arcadia: Sew
eral Farmers clubs arc being organ
ICED in the parish. Ifproperly organ
ICED, the farmers can stand ont against
the world.
Amite City IndePendeat Sheriff
Mix returned home yesterday, bring
ing in John Baham, one Of tho jail
breakers, whom he captured near Lake
Charles, La.
Coushatta Citizen: Chopping cot
ton will be in full Roadway ore many
days, the price paid for hands will be
about the same as last year, from fifty
to seventy-five cents per day.
Bossier Bonner The peach and
plum trees are heavily laden with
fruit, If nothing happens to disturb
the maturity of this fruit, this section
will feast on an abundance Of the juicy
fruit.
Ascension Democrat; The storm Of
Wednesday did some damage TO crops
and fences and buildings in several
parishes but so far as heard from, no
material injury was suffered In this
neighboThood.
Winfield Southern Sentinel, Re-
member the Adyentists have fixed
next month for the final consnmation
Of all things. Don't shuttle off this
mortal coil without settling your sub
scription with us.
Bossicr Banner The strides Of
progress this section of country is
bound to make in tho next decade,
will dumbfound those of little faith
who are always ready to exclaim, ut
can't be done.n We will see.
Shreveport Daily Journal; Itwould
bo as manifestly unjust to require a
railroad to haul freight for short dis
tances at the same rate as for long, as
it would to require job office to print
five hundred copies Of circular, say,
at the rate charged for thousand.
Louisiana AdVaace, Arcadia: The
Congressional bee is buzzing around,
but as yet he has not left the ''fowers
obscure" in the Fourth District, and
inst what he looks Ike cannot be as
certained, Mr.. Blanchard has signi-
fed his intention of capturing the
nomination again.
Ascension Democrat, On Sunday,
April 25th, at the Nazarene Baptist
church, in Donaldsonville, there was
held one of the largest gatherings that
ever assembled at any sanctuary of
the same denomination. There was
not space in the church to seat the
people who came to be baptized in the
name of the Holy Trinity.
Robelne Reporter Editor and
business manager of the Reporter
leaves for Montgomery, Ala, to attend
tho Southern Baptist Convention, as
one Of the delegates from this State.
On his return home will take in Baton
Rouge, During his three or four
weeks absence, the Reporter will re-
ceive the attention of Mr.. @. r. Lee as
editor and business manager.
Farmeryille Gasette; There Is gross
carelessness in the handling of the
mail bags from this place to Choud-
rant Station on the railroad, The
same letter mail which was sent from
this Office on Monday morning was
brought back on Monday evening.
This has occurred twice within twenty
days, and we call the attentions Of the
postmasters At each end Of the route
to this matter,
DeSoto Democrat, Tho .Willing
Hearts, q juvenile missionary society
Of this place, gave an entertainmentat
Tho Methodist Church on Wednesday
night last. The house was well filled,
and everybody seemed 10 appreciate
.hc efforts of the yonng people to
please. We understand that the So
,iety now has nearly 100 members,
md that they have succeeded In rails
ng considerable sum for missionary
Vernon Condenser; From the time
# Adam down to the present time
,eople have been easily duped and It
S more the case at the present day
han ever before, notwithstanding the
Of the past. II seens q dis
ease Inherited from Adam, who was
epticed into partakipg Of the forbid
den frnit, and mankind has never got
ten rid Of the weakness. The amount
Of cyedulity is less, even in the present
stage Of enlightenment than il was .
hundred years ago.
Winfield Southern Seatiaei' The
railroad lands have all been fpFfeised
to the State for pon-payment Of taxes
Many settlers would have purchased
some Of tho lands, but for their not
being able 10 pay the whole amonnl Of
taxes and costs for the entire tract
We suppose tle company will redeem
the land. Here II needed Legislation,
a law should be enacted 10 Rnlbofiao
The collector 10 sell for, and receive
bio proportiopate amount Of taxes ana
costs, due Oh apY subdivision 9l land
As the law is understood 20 eoFpeFe
lion owning 4 large amount pf land
could be forced to isayl ~ nepe Npf',a
aell without tho whole ksx sHfe palNl
except 10 ths state Ihere i nq
ehance for any ono 70 purphafg psi
without PAYING tic ait}ir ameHat 9
lakes and costs nn sht Vholfs