The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-08-28
NO. 26
STATE NEWS.

A lodge of knights of Labor has
been instituted in the town of New
Iberia.
The parish of st. Helena has 4l3
square miles, was Incorporated in 1911
and has 1904 inhabitants.
Rice cutters in Plaquemines parish
are demanding $1.5o per day and
board, and the planters arc kicking.
The Morgan City Free Press re-
ports that "more sugar machinery has
gone up the Teche this year than any
season since 1887
The Thibodaux Sentinel reports
much sickness throughout Lafourche
parish, and says the doctors and drug
gists are kept busy.
I Two Parish Executive Committees
claim authority to speak and act for
the Democracy of st. Landry parish,
SO says the Courier.
The Morgan City Revieao says the
orange crop of St. Mary is complete
failure, the cold weather of last winter
having killed all the trees.
The two factions of the Democratic
party of East Baton Rouge have har-
monized all differences, and once more
"peace reigns in Warsaw"
A sugar cane with fourteen red
joints aud six feet long, raised by Mr.
Jackson Lejune, has been presented to
the editor of the Jeanerette ITEM.
The rice crop of Iberville parish is
excellent and the acreage as good as
last year, but the sugar crop will fall
short of last season at least 95 per
cent.
Opelousas Courier Charbon is still
raging among the mules on the Atcha-
falaya. One of the planters has tried
Pasteur's remedy, but it is too early
to report results.
Arcadia Advance In answer to
an inquiry, we will state that the Leg
recently adjourned, passed
aw giving lessons a prior claim to the
furnisher of supplies.
ST. Mary Herald: The Louisiana
Standard says it is reliably informed
that DIR G. B. Darrall, of ST. Mary, is
an aspirant for the Republican Con-
gressional nomination. That makes
'three Rlchmonds in the field"
The Houma Courier says "$l, $780,
300 is the present total assessed valu-
alton of property in Terrebonne par
sh, yet more than this amount is paid
n ten years to the Morgan Railroad
Company for transportation of pro-
luce to New Orleans"
Rayne Signal: Reports from all
quarters of this section give encour-
lglng accounts of the crops, and the
yield promises large one. Also an
abundance of corn, rice, potatoes and
Tried vegetables of different kinds will
,e harvested this fall for home con-
Vernon Condenser The law that
'equires that the clerk shall exact
howing from Jurors and witnesses
hat they have paid their poll tax be-
ore he can issue certificate for their
ervices, has been the means of col
ecting some poll tax that otherwise
would never have been collected in
his parish.
Iberia Farmer Large orders are
till pouring in for salt and the direc-
ors Of the mines in this parish are
ooking around for more hands at
alary Of $1.50 and $500 per day.
Ne are glad to note this fact, which
,oes to show that the American Salt
dimes will in the near future control
he nations demands for the much
eeded article.
Iberia Sugar BoaOl: Mr.. j. G.
dorrison has recently been joined ID
louisiana by his New York partner
could, and they have several large
schemes on foot. One is
0 transfer a German colony of 90
antilles from Kansas to Bayou Teohe,
three of their advance agents having
lready arrived, and a second is to
ecure a large Pennsylvania Catholic
olony. They may locate the latter
! st. Martin, where good inducements
ave been offered them.
Natchitoches Re0iesO The slate
akers are busy in this State, The
test advices from the Capital are that
oy. McEnery will again be a candi-
ate for the governorship. We have
from "good authority" OF rather
Q hear it rumored, that Nichols will
so be a candidate. If SO he will be
hard man to beat. 1t is probable
lat Natchitoches will present a can
idate that will scare somebody, OF
ourso Raptdes will have one, if not
lore,
Opelousas Courier! A careful Pc
usal Of the letter of Auditor Steele
o be found in another column will
atisfy any unpreiudiced mind that
sEeat injustice has been done our wor-
by Sheriff. We hope it is unin-
.entional The Auditors expose Of
.he law governing the tax collector
IN making final settlement with the
State clearly establishes tho fact that
Mr.. Duson has not been resniss in
he performance Of his duties as
AK collector. According to the
aw as stated BY the Auditor, the
sheriff was not required 10 file de
luotion lists and make final settle
nents BY the Goth of July, The
barge Of eshoT,agon aud 'defapher'
0 freely banded about the streets,
Gas decidedly premature, II i has
ono any harm 10 Nj, Dasonis sep
tation, a wels meapiRg public viii
con see the error aud readily re-
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