The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-09-04
NO. 81
STATE NEWS.

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of our stores.
There are seven candidates for Con.
gress in the Sixth Congressional Dis
tIict, with several parishes to hear
from.
Mrs. Cecile Baily has been appoint
ed postmistress at Opelonsas, vice
Louis Desmarais, whose term will soon
expire.
The principal portion Of the town
of Bayou Sara was destroyed by fire
on the Goth ult. Estimated loss about
SIIs,000.
For perjury IN the Ford case Susan
McMahon and Mary Snythe were
sentenced to five years at hard labor
in the State penitentiary.
Vernon Condenser Cotton crops on
the BIacklands are looking finely and
with no disaster will yield the largest
crop that has been made for years.
| N. O. Chronicle It is suggestive
that Catholic Clergyman of New
Iberia should become the proprietor
of an. ice factory. He must want to
counteraet the shoeI tendency in his
congregation.
Judge Theodore Fontelieu, chair
man of the Republican Third Con-
gressional Committee, has issued a
call for meeting of said committee
on next Tuesday, the 7th inst, at
Morgan City.
Houma Courier Bayou Terre-
bonne receives $4,000 through Con-
gress this year. Let $4,000 more
be raised among the people and the
work of drainage and navigation will
be accomplished on that bayou.
Farmerville Ga2etfe The Trinity
Herald and Catalonia NetOS, instead
of competing for the parish printing,
have taken the work for $3.50 each,
and gave bond in the sum of $500.
So each paper is the official journal.
Morgan City Revieao: Welearn that
the Congressional Convention of the
Republicans for this District will not
be called until after that of the Dem
ocrats. Either Houma, Thibedeaux
or New Iberia will be the place of
meeting,
Webster Tribune: The dry weather
during the past few days has serious
ly injured the cotton crop, In some
sections 1t has been cut off half. In
this vicinity the crops will, from pre-
sent outlook, be but little better than
last year.
There has been a Building and
Loan Association organized In the
town of Plaquemine, with capital of
100000. A number of these organs
cations have been formed in different
parts of the State, and are in -four
ishing and prosperous condition.
Lafayette AaoerttSer: We are
pleased to note that reports from alt
parts of the parish show that the cot
ton and corn crop are uniformly fair.
The cotton crop is not so well adj
vanced as at this time last year, but
the yield per acre promises to be equal
ly as good. Corn will be abundant.
Rayne .Signal. Quite a number of
atrangeIs have visited Rayne this
week, most of whom are in search of
new homes. We are reliably inform
ed that there are some fifty families
contemplating moving from Mime
sofa to this parish, if suitable ar
can be made in the pur-
chase of lands.
Vernon Condenser: Mr. Cavil Bray
US that one day last week
two small clouds met directly over
his place, and a perfect little cyclone,
accompanied by hail, followed. The
wind blew corn off the stock and blew
lown several shade trees. The cloud
lid not seem to extend any farther
han his place.
St. Martinville Messenger: A friend
Informs us that tho crops on both
des of the Teche between here and
Aranaudville, with very few exeep-
ions, are in fine condition, and an
verage crop is assured, Cotton,
hough shedding some, shows up fine.
t is just as an old darkey says:
Those who complain Of poor crops
ever did make good crop"
N. 0. Chronicle says: "When the
tate Board of Education of Louisi-
ma adopted the Nicholson series of
among other text books,
lere was great hue and cry about
.Yoritism at the expense of merit.
he acceptance of tho Nicholson se-
os for the public schools Of Balti-
lore, after a competitive examination
an agreeable surprise and an unex-
ected vindieation Of the action Of the
tate Board
Lafayette Aduertiser The report
q current and generally accepted as
rue that ]. N. Judice, Parish Treas
lrer as we'll as Treasurer Of the School
Board and ofthe town, has abseonded,
1t is said that his family know moth
Bg Of his whereabouts and though
sought for has not been
seen since last week. We understand
that pumber Of public school teach
srs we're on hand to 30 paid last
Saturday, but could not find him, II
his report Be true, we find on inquiry
hat the chief loss will Be in the school
iunds. On account Of The heavy Out
ay necessary 10 complate payment for
he Jail The amount " Parish money
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