The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-01-23

that Beveral IAnllleA nave muyeu lhk1
! Webster parish lately from Georgia
} and other States. We hearthat family
of Georgians have purchased the Grow
place. Two or three families from
South Carolina have bought Mr. VIM.
Reagan's place ii ward 4 and will set-
tie on it soon. Webster parish ex-
tends hearty welcome to such inn
migrants. They will bring new ideas
and new methods with them, blaze
the way for others and revolutionize
the country.
Special from Alexandria, La, to
the Times Democrat Prof. Lawrence
g. johnson, United States geolog-
ical surveyor, will arrive here to-m0r-
row for the purpose Of looking into
and examining the mineral resources
Of the parish, which heretofore have
been but little regarded. The pro-
fessor will be accompanied by A. @.
Calhoun, who is working in the inter
est Of the Exposition and Of Col.
| Boyd, Of the Baton Rouge State Uni
versity. The petition circulated here,
asking tho Governor for Communication
in the Ford-Murphy case, ia being
signed by almost everybody
Sagar-P Planter, The unprecedent-
ed cold spell which set in here on Fri
day morning and continued until Tues
day evening, has caused general fear
that the plant and stubble are seriously
injured, AS is usually the case a diff
ference Of opinion exists as to the re-
suit Of the severe cold, some planters
eontending that the cane must Of ne
cessity be injured, while others hold
that equally severe weather prevailed
on different occasions years ago, and
that the stubble was not seriously in
iured. That the cane has beon dam
aged to some extent cannot be doubt
ed but the truth of the matter is
that the exact extent Of the damage
will not be known for some time yet
Capiiolian-Adgo At about half
past eight o'clock last night Professor
MagrudeT was aroused by hearing the
repoFts of firearms in bis backyard
On going out to see what the trouble
was, he ascertained that a burglar
had broken into the dormitory Of the
scholars and taken trunk belonging
to one Of the scholars into the back
yard, aud was preparing to empty i
of its contents when he was discovered
and fred upon BY apersoR who was
passing through the yard al the time,
As soon as fred upon the thief made
a lively jump for liberty and sue
oceded in making his escape. Fortu-
nately the owner Of the trunk lost
nothing, The party who attempted
to rob the trunk was evidently well
acquainted with the premises,
Baton Rouge Truth! MFR, Robert
Harry spent several days in Batou
Rouge recently in attendance on the
Louisiana Annual Conference, and
was greeted by a number of his
friends. He is preparing for the
ministry, which he intends to adopt
as his future profession. II will be
remembered that il was Mr.. Harry,
who met with tho terrible accident at
the wharf by which he lost hrs right
arm and right eye while firing salute
TO Gov, McEnery and his State officials
on their first entrance into Baton
Rouge as the Capital Of tho State
During the illness resulting from his
terrible misfortune he was assisted by
Christian hands and comforted by
| Christian ministers, aud it was then
he adopted the Christian faith and IN,
d9rtook life Of piety aud recti
tude.
Desoto Democrat Gov MeEnerys
letter, giving his reasons for granting
the last Bord-Murphy respite, showed
that he was q man Of nerve and firm
ness, and at the same time that he
duly appreciated the grave and re-
sponsible duties OF his position. He
has a level head and q kind heart, and
the senseless criticism Of his action in
this particular instance, are causing
many good men who have always OPP
posed him, 70 apprehend that his tra-
ducers may have had equally as little
ground to sustain the charges hereto
fore made against him We yigor-
ously opposed Governor McEnery's
nomination, in. our paper and IN the
State Convention, when he was nom
mated for Lieut., Governor, but II
seems impossible for some Of our con-
tempoFaries TO sec anything good IN
an opponent.
St, Landry Democrat Mr. Hen
derson B. Taylor has sent Us q piece
Of meat and a fore-paw Of bear
killed in The Waxia swamp, on We'd
nesday last week by Mr. Ed. Nolan, of
| Waxia. Il weighed over six hundred
pounds, and was Admitted BY all the
old bear hunters there 70 be the
largest ever killed in that section,
The piece Of meat sent US appeared
| like d combination Of beef and hogs
| fat the lean part was reddish like
beef covered with two and hall
inches Of fat like that Of hog, The
middle nail or claw Of the foot, was
three inches long; and the foot Itself,
severed at the aHkle joint was about
nine iches long and i've aaa half or
six inches broad, ~ froxen and par.
| italy dried condition, ana weighed
two and a half pounds, This was the
seventh bear killed this winter BY
that party Of hnnteFA
gromwell said that u was his aim
not only 10 strike while ihe iron Was
| hot, bnt to make The iron hpt by
/ sf,.;kinani Qafan man reaiA for amor.