The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-03-13
STATE NEWS.

a week the atmosphere has been smoke
laden and the sun partially obscured by
the burning Of logs and brush on the
farms, and fres il the woods
ST. Mary Reriear. Dan Thompson,
Calumet plantation has made three and
a quarter million pounds of sugar.
There were IS acres of cane left stand
ing in the field, killed by the cold
weather.
Cttg Item: The cooper shop and
staye mandatory on Julia street, be-
tween Prieur and johnson, owned and
occupied by the Blount Stave Manufac-
tory, MI j. McEarland, manager, was
destroyed BY fire last night. Loss
$4,000; no insurance.
OEchita Telegraph: The steamboat
Tensas, en- route TO this city from Ten
sas river, with lola bales Of cotton and
2700 sacks Of seed, burned at A b. M !.
yesterday near EHtaw landing, Black
river The boat and cargo were valued
at $50, 900. Total loss. No lives lost
THE FarmeryiIle Gazette. The disap
pearanee oil w. II. Martin from his res
idence In the eastern part OF ward one,
Of our parish, some few weeks ago, and
no trace Of him being obtained after in
quiry. leads some of his friends to be-
lieve that he has been the victim Of foul
play.
Amite City Independent: Saturday
evening a little negro child fell in q
well in the yard of a house on Laurel
street, occupied by Aaron, generally
known as Hawk Timely help saved
the child from being drowned. The
well was devoid Of curb or other pro-
lection.
Felieiana Sentinel. A darkey inquired
at the postofiice few days ago for a
letter. and being told that there was
none for him he remarked 1t was very
strange, be was looking for very in
teresting letter. His wife's sister had
been nurdered and be wanted to hear
about ii.
I1onasiana Adpaace! An immense
throng assembled at the Baptistry last
Sunday afternoon to witness the ordi-
nance Of baptism, Elder d. + Head,
administrator Seventeen persons were
baptised. The vast crowd were very.
orderly The rite was impressively
performed.
New Iberia Eqsteiprise: We have
seen, for sale ali store, cane six or
seven feet in length this week, with
most Of the eyes sound and no roots de-
veloped. The boys soon bought mp
the lot for their little mills, finding the
saeharine contents almost as good as
before the freezes.
The Farmerville GGEette; Messrs. j.
q. Everett and James Piekel, left last
Friday with o. q. Giles and Albert
Gaines, all bound for Baton Rouge, via
the N. o. a. H. Railroad. Giles and
Gaines will remain in Baton Rouge, or
wherever Col. James may require
them, for the next two years.
Abbeyille 1fsridional. For more than
two weeks the willow, alder and elm
have been putting forth their tiny green
leaves, and the gum, oak and sassafras
buds are swelling rapidly. The plum
and peach trees are in bloom, and eve
rything heralds the approach of spring
time, the pcetieal season Of the year,
st. Bernard Eagle. Plant cane, says
Mr. w. p. Green, of Creedmoore Plan
materially injured by the frost. Cane
In mattresses may have suffered some
what, bnt he has not yet aseertained
the extent. The first and possibly the
second eyes of the stubble are destroyed
in most instances.
Anti City independent Last Sunday
morning the house occupied by Mrs.
Powers caught fire from the chimney.
IL was fortunately discovered by mem
bers of the family who extingnished the
fire, with the help Of neighbors. Res
cue ii. al, Co. were promptly at the
place with their truck, and gave their
assistance, but the fire was already nm
der control.
Alexandria 1owa Talk: The lumber
business is very good here at present,
but give this parish direct railroad to
the treeless but fertile prairies OF Kan 4
sas and Nebraska, and in six months
tbe lumber business would surprisingly
increase, new mills would he built, and
this interest, If nothing else, would
make Alexandria and Pineyille pros
perous commercial centers.
Sagar-Plaaater: Cornelius Wheeler,
n eolored man residing on the Smith
field plantation, tins parish, met with
quite serious accident on last Satur-
day. He was cut bunting and while
standing upon q log in wait Of a RABBIT,
his gnn slipped from his hands and
struck the log diseharging the con-
tents Of one bafreliinto his right side.
The wound il pronounced serious.
Sugar BoaeL: Spring has como -
peach trees are in bloom, figs are
budding the orange trees putting out
their leaves ia the orange belt, where
they were not injured |; the fall planted
cane is coming up; the ratoons are
sprouting Literally, and even the shy
pecan, the last to send ont its leaves.
seems to have swelling buds. The
birds sing ioyonsly, and allnatnre win
soon wear q smiling face.
Il1e Pioneer of Assumption "A ms
tioe Of the peace in one Of the Georgia
counties got q little mixed in marrying
two couples 0fcolored people recently. 4
The women and men who wanted To be
married were all standing mp together,
and the justice married one of the wo-
men to both Of the men, and both the
NJlAEA ~ ttAD 1PA41t tlAhHs ~ ~ LOW HD
bodily mixed TINT the men don't know
which Of the women to live with, and
the justice is gone.
Ouchita dslegraphs Quite a serious
accident, we are sorry to say, befell
Mrs, B0nar last night nt about 7s30
,'clook. Itappears that she WAS walk
ng around with q lighted coal oil lamp
Then. suddenly and without warning,
be lamp exploded, throwing the burn
ng fluid over one side of her face and
'ije asm. She was quite bndlY burned.
ghe herning oil alao vet fire to the
aqqae bes The fiamea we're extinguisheti +
With slight aapsee 70 the building,
~. Rssnasa Eagle Unhnewn pexs
ReSa sAnAnslel vet sTa a. " Win hle frar,,S +
aqttsEa en ManA ~. aelReen proene,,
8pb selideile ktFeets. occupied ~ Haul /
JoseBb and q. q RYar,l, aasl4 IS 6aS-'
day Ea2gHing EaAl oh was ssonle eli IN |
tho MasthptA board on tlae norfil I'D 4
Ut me- house ID the alley aud II mabch
applied Hhe damage was slight, nSi
exceeding ftYe dallafR as tile ! tempted
arson was discovered and extineuishca
I--I uF