The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-11-13
STATE NEWS.
Samuel P. Greves, prominent law
yer of Baton Rouge, is dead.

Mr.. David B. Lyons has been ap-
pointed Assessor for the new parish Of
Acadia.
There were but $50 votes cast in
the parish Of Sabine at the late Con-
gressional election.
L'Opiaion, now French paper, has
been started in New Orleans by Messrs.
Louis Arnauld and A. G. Nicolopulo.
The general agent Of the Peabody
fund has appropriated $4,000 to Loui-
siana. Every little helps, SO we say
thanks.
For the first time in SO years the
town Of franklin went Democratic at
the late election. Hon. E. ]. Gay re-
ceiyed a majority of Is votes.
James E. Mouton, Esq, defeated
Theodore Fontelieu for Judge Of the
Twenty,first Judicial District, com
posed Of iberia and st. Martin parishes,
by over 700 votes.
The Robeline Reporter says that
Mr.. Thos. F. Porter, a farmer of ward
five, Natehitoches parish, raised 100
bushels of corn to the acre this sea-
son on his Spanish Lake farm.
Tie cotton fields of St. Landry are
white with the feecy staple, and the
picking season will not close before the
first Of December. The late frosts did
no damage to the cotton in that parish.
The Texas and Pacific Railroad
Company has filed suit against the
Board Of Reviewers of Natchitoches
parish to have the assessment of that
road reduced from $75oo to $4,000 per
mile.
Acadia Sentinel: There were 40,-
900 pounds seed cotton shipped this
week to the Enterprise Gin and Manu-
featuring Company, New Orleans. We
believe $22 per thousand is paid for it
here.
Suit has been instituted in the Dis
trict Court at New Iberia by Morgan's
Louisiana and Texas Railroad against
that parish to have the assessment on
that road reduced from $4,000 to
$1,000 per mile.
Terrebonne Times The dry wealth
er in this parish is working a good
deal of trouble aud expense in sugar
making, and if we do not have rain
soon some Of our planters will have to
stop grinding and wait for rain.
St. Mary Herald, Sugar making is
in full blast. The acreage is quite
large considering, and the yield will
be exceptionally good. St. Mary will
sustain her reputation OF being the
banner sugar parish of the State.
Trinity Herald, The Grand Jury,
at its last meeting, found two bills
against John P. Routon, Sheriff of
Catahoula parish, one for perjury, and
ono for embezzlement. His bondsmen
have assumed charge of the Office.
Vernon Condenser The total vote
for Mr. Blanchard in the parish at
this election was only 947 With
1000 voters in the parish, there must
have been considerable lethargy on
the part Of many Of our people in not
turning out to vote.
DIR. I. G. Ford, a Shreveport physi-
clan, shot and killed ] G. kirkpatrick
of the same place, at the Crescent
Hall, corner of Canal and ST, Charles
streets, in New Orleans, on the lst
inst. Kirkpatrick had led Ford's wife
astray, hence the tragedy.
Farmerville Gazette: The Illinois
Central Railroad, which has always
worked earnestly for the development
Of the country through which it runs,
has given the emigration movement all
the assistance in its power, and as a
consequence number of people are
now on the way here from Iowa and
Illinois, and many Others are expected
during the winter,
Iberia Enterprise Now that the
new parish Of Acadia has been decid-
ed upon by vote of the people, the
next question that agitates the minds
Of its citizens is tho location Of the
Court House. A Mr.. Hoekaday offers
a bonus of $4,000 for its location at
point said to be the centre Of the
parish, and the town Of Rayne is max
ing hard fight TO win the prize.
Rayne Signal, Since our last issue
we learn that upon receipt OF the YER
dict Of the coroner's jury the Judge
cancelled the bond Of DR.. ], +. Morris
ana had him brought back and placed
in custody, and upon the certificate Of
prominent physicians, showing that
his present condition was such that
his health would be injured by impris-
onment, he was released on a bond of
$4,000.
The Iberville Soath has entered its
eleventh volume, The South is a good
paper and one Of our most valued ex-
changes, as it's editorials are well writ
ten aud display considerable talent.
Its typographical appearance aud gen
eral makeup is almost perfect, and we
are glad TO see by its advertising col
umns that the citizens Of Plaquemin'
appreciate q good paper, by bestowing
upon the South liberal share Of pat
ronage.
st. Landry Democrat Mr.. @. Prnit
who resided seven miles southwest o.
town, brought = load Of hay 70 Ope
Iousas, on Friday last week, and wa'
returning with only a barrel Of coal
Oil IN his wagon, When near the
! railroad he fell from the wagon. aud y
raa eyey hlsa, Ha lived only g few
minutes. We learn that he had heart
disease. which probably caused his fall
ana death the passing q the wagon
| whoeI ever bic body may have hastened
deash, bat tho weight was not sufficient
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