The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-12-11
NO. Al.
STATE NEWS.

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D. Mcbride notary public in and for
Acadia parish.
The negro who killed Mr.. Frank
Levy at Rayne, few days ago, has
surrendered 10 the authorities.
There is great complaint among
Red river planters Of the scarcity Of
labor to pick out the cotton yet left
in the field.
The Clerk of the Court of Concor-
dia parish collected $500 poll tax from
the fees Of witnesses and jurors at q
recent term Of the District Court in
that parish.
Prominent citizens Of Natchitoches
are moving in the matter of organic
ing bank, and the Rsvielc says it
looks very much as if the plan would
be successful.
Lieut.. o. F, Crosby Of the U. s.
Engineer Corps is inspecting the Yer
million bayou with view to having
the distractions to navigation in this
waterway teuhuNEu.
City Item: The Shreveport Times
declares that there was only SOLITARY
listener" at Cuttings lecture in that
city. 1t omits to state whether this
was guileless and deadhead reporter.
Lafayette has three lumber yards.
which sell, in the aggregate, $50 car
loads Of lumber per month. The Ad-
uertiser says all that town wants now
is a planning mill, which would pay
well
There have been numerous iFregu.
larlties it appears in land entries in
Louisiana. The Acadia
Sentinel, in late issue, exposes GER
tain Irregularities which have recently
been committed in the parish Of ST.
Landry.
Trinity Herald, Whenever you
hear fellow "eussing" newspaper,
you can Just mark 1t down, that in
nine cases out Of ten, be either owes
that paper for subscription or doesn't
even take it, but slips around and bor-
rows his neighbor's.
Morgan City Free Press The yield
from plant cane on Ayocs, DR.. Darrall's
home plantation, is 5000 pounds to
the acre from every acre Of ground.
And in the ten years that DR.. Darrall
has planted on Avoca, his plant cane
where be has had a stand has never
been less than that,
Thibodaux Sentiael; 1t 10 to be
hoped that Congress will pass the
Bill during the present
session. II would be one Of the great
sst blessings that could DO bestowed
npon the Southern States. Give Us
schools; give the young people educa-
lion, and poverty can be supported,
Bienville Neo Era The Cover
lor's action in informing Col. james,
essee of the penitentiary, that II he
armed out the convicts to syndicate
If New York capitalists that he was
to organize, that he would
promptly declare the lease forfeited,
meets with the general approval OF
he press and the people
Farmerville Gazette Rev. II. II.
Ward recently performed the marriage
,eromony for widow, not yet 2l
,ears Of age, for whom he has cffici-
tied in the same capacity twice before
within three years. This is three mar
iages performed within three years.
4 the last one don't stick, she sticks
% Mr., Ward, Her maiden name was
Opelousas Courier There is no
ack of candidates in the new parish
# Acadia. Mr.. w. X, Hornsby in
orms us that he and Mr.. j. G. Lyons
ire candidates for the HouseS Messrs.
R. I. Clark, @. A. Perrodin and Q. A.
3oudro are candidates for Clerk and
dessrs, 3. w, Lyons, Frank Brooks
md Homer Daigle are candidates for
sheriff. A lively campaign is antici-
,ated.
Trinity Herald; II men are to DO
lected to certain offices in our State
or honor and no money for their SER
ices, there would not be SO many of
hose so-called laborer Teformers TAX
ng such an active part in government
fairs for the benefit of the laboring
lasses. This is prilna facie evidence
0 show that it is not the interest Of
be poor laborer they have 80 much at
cart but what money they can make
ut Of an Office by getting the honest
ote Of the laborcr.
Democratic Repiev A reliable cit
zen informs us that the recent cyclone
lhioh passed over a portion of this
arish, toro single plank from the
nd Of house on the Live Oak"
aud hurled II against
arge tree that stood near by with
,ueh force that the plank went through
tho tree edgewise like an arrow head,
and was buried ont OF sight In the
bluff on the opposite side Of the river,
about 400 yards from where i struck
the tree, The plank was ~ feet long
and 10 iaehes wide,
Thibodaux Seatinel The Teeep-
tion that Gov, MeEnery has received,
II his late lonr through Northern
Louisiana, provoa that Ahe nassea Of
the people know how to bsatVw homer
where honor is due, Gov MekneFy
hes made an excellent Governor and
the unmefited abusa that has been
hurled At his head is already recalling
upon the authors. That lie has made
mistakes ia likely aad that he may
make more "a probable but les only
she perfect man deneuHea him fef
sYyoYs shat AFa common IL hulasnllg
IIa has met with grand unsolicited