The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-06-05
STATE NEWS.

i Coushatta Citizen: Though th
weather is dry, and dusty everywhere
we hear no very serious complaints q
yet from our farmers.
| West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
A small crevasse, caused by a defec
tive rice-fume, occurred In St. JameI
parish in the early part of the week
Thibodaux Sentinel. Cane, boil
plant and stubble, is coming out bet
ter than prospects indicated, and will
a reasonably good season in the future
a fair crop may be anticipated.
Farmerville Gazette. Two new
comets have been discovered. They
are both visible in the morning, in the
northeastern sky, one a few degrees
south and the other east of Cassiopea
Morgan City Free Press: In por,
tion Of the swamps above Morgan
City there is plenty of water for float.
ing, and the lumbermen are taking ad
vantage of it and getting out large
quantities Of logs.
st. Charles Herald: The Diamond
plantation on the left bank of this
parish formerly owned by 7. ]. Sell
lers, was sold by the sheriff on Satur-
day last for Sl3,500. It is said to
have cost $4,000.
St. MartinsvilIe Messenger; Again
the cheering information comes to us
that the crops are still growing fine.
We hope our planters will attain
their highest expectations, for no class
are more deserving of success.
Pointe Coupee Banner: On the
Atchafalaya the planters are head over
heels in work, trying to get their
"cbeap cotton crop" las one of them
expresses it) put to a stand. Several
in that section have already finished
scraping, and have laid by their corn
BienviIle New Era The dry
weather has been very favorable for
keeping the crops clean, if 1t has re-
tarded their growth, but we hardly
think il has bad that effect. A dry
May is apt to be followed by good
crop year. A dry June makes a short
corn crop.
Amite City Independent Mr.. H.
b. SAMSON has left in our Office a sam
pie of oats which measures 5 feet 4
inches high, raised on his place, about
two miles west of Amite. 1t grew in
land dressed with common stable ma
nure. 1t is very fresh and tender, and
well headed.
St. Charles Herald: The papers
and necessary blanks were filled out
this week, and forwarded to the De
partment at Washington, for the es-
of the postoffice atSharpy,
left bank, this parish. We hope to |
hear soon of their success in having
accomplished their long felt want.
PoInte Coupee Banner: The drouth |
still continues here, we having no rain
worth mentioning for over four weeks,
and in consequence thereof the crops
are not doing well, especially the corn
,rop which is predicted by many win
ialI considerably below the average
lnless we have good rain shortly.
Feliciana Sentinel: We were shown
his week specimen of the celebrated
Kentucky blue grass which was grown
IN Mr.. Eugene Barrow's place, in this
parish. The grass was about twenty
nches long and very luxuriant. In his
tote Mr.. Barrow says: "This plot of
,rass has been here for more than 25
ears
Minden Democrat, Tribune: The
armers in the vicinity Of Doylene, in
his parish, met on the 18th inst. and
clnb known as the Web
ter and BossieF Farmers Cooperative
jlub, with membership of.I2. This
) move in the right direction, and
Te hope will be productive of good
esults.
Baton Rough Truth; Miss Katie
leunon, the sister-in-law of Col. ii. G.
brown, has been appointed snpernu-
ierary clerk in the Senate to serve on
he different committees as wanted.
his is the only female clerk appointed
j either house, and the facl of her
election adds very much to the credit
T that body.
Marksyille Bulletin The French of I
his parish viii assemble at Meyers &
Iall on Sunday, the 9th day Of June. J
he object of the meeting is for the {
urpose Of making arrangements to G
slcbrate their national feast, which /
,eprs on the l4th Of July, and for f
Ie further purpose Of organizing q t
utnal aid association. A meeting i
III also be held on the 4th day Of B
lly. b
Terrebonne Times. The Il. b. A. t
g talking Of buying plot Of ground
: the purpose Of establishing Fair
round iii the near neighborhood of
'wp. They also propose erecting 4
III and such other buildings as may
! found necessary. Also, 70 lay off
race course and make other improve
lents. Go ahead, gentlemen, We ap-
rove Of the conception, and hope that
ou will do . little more than talk
bout It,
Clinton Southern Watchman Mr..
}, 3. Beauchamp, railroad agent at
Norwood station, on N. v. Railway,
Iad his residence and entire household /
fleets destroyed BY FIRE one night last
geelx. The house had been but re-
emily completed and occupied. The
is, from evidence deyel-
ped after The burning, that IL was 4
elibeFate and reycngeful act Of arson .
D tie part of some unknown scoan-
rel Who should, II ever identified, be
lade 10 suffer fhe full penalty Of his
efarions and coBardly work, IA