The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-10-30
STATE NEWS.

The Republicans Of Donaldsonville
held an enthusiastic mass meeting on
the 22d inst, and endorsed Hon. e. J.
Gay for Congress.
St. Mary Herald, (Rep.): When
DR.. Darrall is elected TO Congress, we
hope he will let the people Of the
Third District know it
The total assessment of property in
Louisiana as furnished the Auditor OF
the State by the various parish asses
sors Of the State, is $215,000,000.
Real estate is certainly booming in
Baton Rouge. Lots that six months
ago sold for six and seven hundred
dollars are now held at a thousand.
The news from the interior parishes
is most gratifying and the indications
are that Mr.. Gay win be returned TO
Congress by an overwhelming vote.
Rayne Signal, The depot is filled
to its utmost capacity with cotton and
rice awaiting shipment, and one Of
our firms has four car loans of rice
on hand.
Ruston Calsgsuph; Ex-Governor
F. 7. Nichols and Judge David Pier
son, Of Natchitoehes, have been groom
ed and lead out upon the gubernatorial
race track for 1888.
Morehouse Clarion Corn sells on
the streets of Bastrop, from wagons,
at 40 cents a bushel. Next spring it
will sell from stores, on credit, at
$1.00. o, the facinalion of having
things charged.
Baton Rouge Truth; Superintend-
ent John Jastremski, of the Deaf and
Dumb Institute, informs US that there
are now about 80 pupils in attendance
at that institution. He expects an
increase to about so during the fall.
A grizzly bear was killed in Acadia
parish recently by Mr.. Thos. Laughlin
that measured from tip of nose to tail
five feet five inches; around the body,
back of forelegs, three feet three and
a half inches around the neck, two
feet; around foreleg, Is inches, and
weighing $50 pounds.
The Natchitoches ReVies0, Of the
23d, inst, says; just as We go to
press we learn that the District At
torney of East Baton Rouge has filed
information against Mr.. w. A. Strong
charging him with embezzlement of
the States money, in connection with
the election ticket paper affair,
Washington Argus, On Sunday
morning last, George b., the s year
old son Of Geo. o, Elms, while anus
ing himself on pair of stills, lost his
balance and fell, breaking his right
arm. DIR. Todd was called in and
dressed the broken member, and the
little unfortunate is now doing well.
Abbeville MeridioaaJ, Fat hogs
and plenty of homemade bacon, this
fall and winter, will partly be the re-
suit of the labors Of our farmers this
year. Immigrants seeking new homes
can come here with all certainty Of
finding good and cheap lands, and an
of the necessaries Of life.
Iberville South The triulnphal
march of Hon. E. j, Gay throughout
the parishes of the Third Congression-
al District is phenomenal. Tho color
ed people are gradually but surely
casting off the political shaokles placed
upon them by their carpet-bag leaders,
and are openly asserting their man
hood on every hand.
Rayne Sigaal Mr.. s. B. Bird,
living about two miles and half east
of town on Homestead land, brought
us this week several stalks of cotton
l2 feet high and literally covered with
bolls, great many of which were open
and full of fine staple, He also
brought us several well-flled cars Of
corn, / inches long, These are sam
pies of what can be produced on the
"poorp lands of Acadia parish.
Sabine SoatAroa w. w. Lyons,
Sheriff of Harden county, Texas, made
his appearance in this parish this
week, and on last Tuesday, secured the
arrest Of 9. w. Cole, one Of our old
on a requisition from the
Governor of the State on charge Of
committed in Harden county,
Fexas, Is years ago, II is claimed that
The act was committed in self defense
and that Mr.. Cole will be acquitted on
inal trial.
St. Mary Herald, (Rep.): DR., Oar
-all and his eloquent political speakers
were in franklin last Tuesday night
to have mass meeting.
They hired band Of music and drum
med up crowd aud proceeded 70 bus
mess, but as soon as they got under
headway the whole business broke up
in row-the speakers were not al
lowed to speak, and had 70 60 of
without "oyatingn properly on the
necessity of sending DE-, Darrall TO
Congress, Everybody there WAS Gay.
Opelousas Courier Light shawers
have fallen again during the past week,
but have done no damage except 70
cotton beaten on the ground By last
weeks wind and rain. Some planters
near town (and perhaps in the country
are slow in gathering THEN cotton. and
| II they do not hurry up will loose that
Lying On the ground. from rot and
snro1itfnor of Aha saad hesidas the dam
aee done that il tho open holla from
stains caused from the dews and coca
sional showers The crop Is short
one and farmers should be brisk in
picking 10 save All they can from lhei
prospective damage from bad wsathet
3 Ths great Kidney aaa Liver Cure.