The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-10-23
STATE NEWS.
No. a.

the state law Wnlch goes lnto eucCboh
the LIST of January.
The N. O. Chronicle has changed
hands, and is now owned and edited
by Judge Alexander Walker and Col.
sewell, both old and experienced Jour
alists.
The st. Mary Herald says the Re
publican Committee of the Third Dis
trict sold Davidson out because he
was negro, and advises the colored
voters to keep this fact in mind.
Lafayette advertiser The wind
and rain storm which passed over this
parish last Tuesday caused some dam
age to the cotton BY knocking il from
the stalks, but the loss is not as great
as was first supposed.
N o. Chronicle: A special tele
gram to tho Chicago inter Ocean from
New Orleans comedies that the Repub
licans, through their dissensions. have
thrown away their chances 10 elect
Congressman in the Second and Third
District.
Shreveport Times, There are edi-
tors in Louisiana who persist in charg-
ing upon Gov. McEnory every govern
mental shortcoming in the entire State.
This is unjust, unfair and unwise, and
deserves rebuke at the hands Of every
fair-minded journalist.
Citg Item Sluby Davidson, the
"Black Prince OF Ibrevilie," has put
his name to lengthy manifesto, in
which he denounccs Minor, Fonteieu,
and all other white Republicans, except
Beattie and Boudreaux, and darkly
predicts earthquakes or something else.
As an incentive for the dethrone-
ment Of J. Sluby Davidson, the Herald
(Rep.) says "that some of the mem-
bers Of the Republican Committee
from St. Mary were paid $50 cash,
with a promise Of more after the elec-
tion. This is q representation p Of
devotion to principle" /"
Baton Rouge Capitolian-AdVocate
1t is estimated that over 100000
pounds Of Western meat is disposed
Of here per annum, at an average OF
about six cents per pound. This fact
shows two things that not much meat
is raised here and that our people are
great consumers of pork.
The Morgan City Free Press refused
to support j. Sluby Davidson for Com
gress after he was nominated, because
he was a negro ; but when Darrall sup.
planted Davidson on the ticket Mr.
Gray made haste to place his name at
the masthead of tho Free Press for
the obnoxious negroe to vote for,
Mrs. Delahoussaye, Of Franklin st.
Mary parish, well known in the liter
airy world, has forwarded to French
publisher the manuscript OF an interes-
ting book entitled claire" which, it ia
said gives a bright, lively and true por.
trait of the people of the Attakapas
country so charmingly described BY
Longfellow in his "Evangeline''
Iberia Sugar BoWl: Mr.. w. 7.
Sladden, West India sugar planter,
now with us, has found that a atropical
fibrous plant-Mahoe-is growing in
places in Louisiana, but no one seems
to recognize its value, In the West
India islands it is utilized for rope
making, as it has very strong fibre.
The plant grows about six TO eight
feet high, has red blooms and red
berries, but no one here has name
for it. This plant should be investi-
gated and cultivated.
Natchitoches ReOtew A promi-
nent citizen of Keachi calls our atten-
tion to the fact that in the issue of
the Reuiew of week before last we re-
ferred to Mr.. I. N. Coleman as presi-
dent of the Keachi Baptist College.
This was an error and we thank the
gentleman for calling our attention to
It. Mr.. Coleman is no longer mem
Der of the Baptist denomination Of
this State, and his school is known "a
the Keachi college, The Rev. Q. Z.
Fountain, gentleman formerly Of
Texas, wo think, is president Of the
BaptIst college.
Tho Houma Courier Information
reaches US that VIM. Small, . we'll
known oystcrman residing on Grand
Gallon, some two weeks ago, while IN
Terrebonne Bay, near Gallon Island,
had the misfortune to upset his boat
on account of an overload of oysters.
Tho boat sunk, leaving the mast ex-
posed. Being a good swimmer he
naturally struck out for shore, and af.
Ter swimming some "a hours, finding
himself somewhat exhausted, he struck
bottom on an island known as Coon
Reef. lie was fonnd "a hours after
ward upon higher portion Of the
reef in an exhausted and iusensiblo
nnndlIl0n