The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-03-27
STATE NEWS

Donald. That kinlhearted lady on
hearing Of tbs discovery of the little
wait, consented TO take it under her
protection and raise II mp.
Southern WatclnlGn: An otter was
killed by Master De.os We'd GO on Mon
day last, in his fathers yard, In the
eastaTn suburb of our town. Ii was
discovered by the family, leislirly pass
ing through the yard when Il was shot
to death. IL measured three feet from
nose to tip Of tail, and weighed about
twenty pounds.
Marksyille B4E35efia; Mr.. Edward
Ponfhien, Er., the Corner prince Of
hunters, has gun that is 162 years old
| tt is a single barrel gun, over seven feet
long, made at st Etienne, France. Mr..
| Ponthieu informed MS that he mad
killed with Ii, IN Lake Agnes, two geese
ut distance from him Of is yards. 1T
is yet IN good order.
Southern Ssafiaei An old friend of
ours says we get up very good paper,
If we did not talk so much about '4pro-
hibition and twin babies" Thanks to
our old friend for the compliment The
objection we consider handsome com.
pliment, as we are in favor OF populat-
ing country, and using something
that will not depopnlate.
| Baton Rouge Truth: On last Friday
q colored man was found lying on the
side oil the Bayon Sara and Baton
Rouge road, about seven miles from
this city, dead. The coroner went out
| there To hold an autopsy, but SOME of
l i.
carried the body away for burial. 10 is
thought the man died of heart disease.
Morgan City Free Press: 1t looks as
though the Atehafalaya was preparing
to take In more water from the Missis-
sippi; the banks are eaving badly along
the upper division, thus increasing its
capacity, and there is a constant giving
away nt Old River Landing, making
instead of the sloping bank, a bluff
frepl the mouth Of old river down q
distance Of several miles.
QtpitosGu- duocGte. The grand jury
found trRe bill against o. D. Curley
on the charge Of Enanslaughter In the
case OF Sam Rabb the jury did NOT find
Ia bill. The latter was ordered to be
released on giving q bond of 800 for
his appearance rs a witness in the case.
III will be remembered that these men
were charged with shooting and killing
Mr.. NJ w. Fassmann, of New Orleans,
in this city recently.
4 Donaldsonyille Chief: We are in
formed that little son Of Jesse Parent,
q worthy eoiored man living on Bayou
I4afenrche, few miles distant from
town, undertook to run away from
home during the early part Of the week.
4 The father, on learning of the absence
Of the boy, came up to Donaldsonyille
and besought the police TO look him up.
Officer Fernandez shortly afterward ar
rested the lad and sent him home.
Rayne Signal; We are informed that
there will be a much larger crop of
corn and cotton planted this season, in
this section, than ever before. Oar
farmers have come 10 the conclusion
that they must either make spoon or
spoil horn this year The season,
and prospects so far, are favorable to
the spoon making We hope TO hear
of good results this year as our farmers
are sparing neither pains nor means to
make large crops.
igti1IB 1DHpbG aIAhlftTs w ullhb OIL
! the AteLafalaya last week, we took oc-
easion to notice the Gazing Of the banks
on the Pointe Coupee side. Although
still caving, we should not judge it 10
be as great as few years back. The
! planting operations in that section are
far advanced for the season all the
corn has been planted, and in some in.
stances, where it was covered deep, il
is feared the continual wet weather will
necessifate replantipg.
Coushatta Citizen; Last Sunday oul
: quiet little town was thrown into quiteG
I disturbed condition, by the report thai
+ two Of our citizens missed their boys
i aged resRectiYely 10 and ~ years, al
though, upon short search 1t was dis
erned that the young Americans, witt
2 n Buffalo Bill desire, had started off OF
3 a wild adventure, and after tramp o
twenty miles they were oYerta1en, ant
(; brought back home. wiser, and eve
! anxious to remain under parental roof
Z ST. Bernard Eagle! Next week tht
st. Bernard EAGLE will be enlarged
I, aud its shape altered to folio. instead
! Of the present quarto shape. So man,
! Of our patrons have expressed prefer
i enee for the folio sheet that we, profes
n sing the most absolute impartiality, arr
i willing 10 crafty their within. Iiarg'
1 purchases Of printing material mad,
! lately, enable us to promise onr patron
O newspaper as big as q double blanket
as soon as the demand iustiiies the en-
j, terpfise.
i Epeaiag Chronicle; Emile Guznaan
4 ID years old, was fo0ling with q Britisl
& Bulldog revolver at the IRENE marke
I at Ii 80 last night, and the weapon OK
!, ploded, sending a 42-calibre ball int
I the abdomen of Angnste Fougerat, VIII
y was standing near. Blood flowed copi
e ously from the wound Thaambulane
was summoned and conveyed Fongera
I to the Charity Hospital, where til
\ wound was pronounced very dangerous
Gnzman was at once arrested BIZ Capt
Dunn, and locked mp in the Fourtl
2 Station.
Ascension Democrat: Last Monda,
morning Laura Mitchell, accompanies
. by Dummy" Bowie, colored bol
} about n years old, started out on horse
back 10 New River, by the 0rang,
Grove Roaa, leading through the LIE
A4lAhuG kGtlEuASubs sIiataAtt AftAh III AHsAfG9
Of medical aid and advice from DIR
Cure-al or Killrmerqnick, who, ssbi
says, makes q specially of female dis
eases. She failed to meet the qnack
as both she and her companion strayed
in the woods and were lost for two
days and nights. Dock Mitchell. hus-
baud Of the woman, went in search 81
the missing parties On Wednesday. and
recovered them III . damp and almost
exhausted condition.
Cqpifoliga- dgol0se We are gratitietI
to learn this morning from Mr. William
Garig that Mr. Price, superintendent
| far AEr. aalnbrill, accompanied by the
knR ineer sad Gal'ier, arrived last night
Nsth instraslians 10 pegin work at the
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