The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-12-18
STATE NEWS.

City have placed a municipal ticket
in the field. Election January 8, 1881.
Mrs. Eliza NJ. Wykoff, widow Of
the late w. H. Parrot, died at Gar
land Station, St. Landry parish. on
the lst inst, aged SO years.
The Iberia Sugar Boavl estimates
that the Louisiana sugar crop of 1885
will be fully 40 per cent short Of that
of lss5--say between 125,000 to
$4,000 hogsheads.
Col D. F. Boyd, president Of the
Louisiana State University and A. &
NJ. College, has resigned, and his
brother, Prof. Thos. Boyd, has been
elected president pre- tenn.
Alexandria Democrat Gov. Nc
Emery was quick in offering reward
for the capture Of the West Carroll
outlaws. Verify, he knows his duty,
and is quick in performing'it.
Shreveport Times The newspa-
per that becomes an organ Of afaction
or eoterie is doomed 10 early dissolu-
ton. The people have little confidence
in an editor who jumps only when
somebody else pulls the strings. The
era for journalistic jumping jacks has
not yet come.
Houma Courier The estimate
stated in the columns Of the Houma
Courier as obtained through inter,
views with prominent planters Of Ter
rebonne early in September, with
regard TO the yield Of the sugar crop
this year, have proved true. Mr.. Peter
Berger's estimate of S5 per cent short
age is emminently correct.
N, 0. City ITEM; The attempt to
hold Gov. McEnery indirectly respon-
able for the West Carroll outrages,
on the ground that Witkowski was
his ''satrap," and all the other officials
ring of his adherents, is knocked
higher than Gilderoy's kite by the re-
cord. Nearly all Of the parish officials
were elected BY the people and were
originally commissioned by Governor
Nichols, retaining Office ever since.
Abbeville Meridioaal Mr.. Dolsey
Leblanc, OF this parish, has just re-
ceived his patent for corn and cotton
planter. He informs us that he, with
boy about ten years of age, made
this year, with the use Of this planter,
90 bales of cotton besides sufficiency
of corn and other farm truck, He was
engaged twelve months on this ma
chine before ho perfected his object.
Alexandria Town Talk; During
the past week we have seen more "sick
men" on the streets of Alexandria,
than at any time since the liquor law
went into effect. The physicians, some
of them, must be kept busy writing
prescriptions. However we are satis-
fed that the physicians and drug stores
are not doing all the business by q
great deal. Ii the law remains as 1t
is the people must do their duty both
as witnesses before the grand Jury and
as judges on the pitt jury.
Abbeville Meridioaal: On Tuesday
of last week the operation of treache-
otomy, or opening of the windpipe,
was performed for the first time in
this parish. The object of the proce-
dure was the removal of cockle-bur
from the wiudpipe Of young negro
IA years Of age, residing on Hypolite
Bernard's place. This was success,
fully and skillfully accomplished by
DIR. r. ]. Young, with the assistance
Of his associates, Drs, G. ]. Edwards
and f. II. Young. The lad, at present
writing, is up and doing well,
Morehouse Sentinel; Hon. s. d,
McEnery, the Governor, is man Of
quiet and assuming manners, modest
and retiring but withal man OF
splendid ability, and of great frmness
Of character, A fine executive officer
his administration has been marked
by wise and judicious legislation has
restored the credit Of the State, and
by a firm, impartial and unswerving
course has had a tendency to restore
public confidence and public trust.
His administration has been q most
popular one, and his bltterest enemies
can find naught to lay at his door.
Acadia Sentinel: II is currently
reported and generally believed that,
in the approaching contest for offices
in Acadia parish, considerable inter
ference in our local affairs viii be
by the political factions in
81. Landry. II is said that the med
ding has already begun, Of course,
it is natural for politicians in ST. Lam
dry to be interested in our politics,
even our local issues but that they
should SO interest themselves as to
take sides and electioneer for their
fayorites, strikes rs as being imperti-
nent. We arc young and inexperi-
enced il is true, but we prefer 70 learn
by experience and without outside as
sistance.
Baton Rouge Capitoliaa Adpoeate !;
The most remarkable case Of the kind
we ever heard Of 10 this part Of the
country occurred lately In one Of the
country wards II appears that . col
ored woman who had been doing some
| washing fora lady IN The neigAbcr'
hood had started q carry The clothes
10 her, and while on ronte she became
anddcnly indisposed, She walked q
short distance from lhe path into the
woods where she was confined, Hait
me infant ip hollow log. and went
on 10 this lady's house with tho clothes,
Whon she arrived there che told what
had happened. The lady sent ont and
had she infant brnugha ~ and asEea
FOR segethaf with It's meihar Fllsf
syanipg she said she was well epaaeh
10 return home, and taking heE lafsnt
in hsr arms lofE reaching home a'l
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