The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-10-02
STATE NEWS.
NO. 81.

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to accommodate her rapidly growing
population.
The Natchitoches Reviesp says "this
time next year the woods will be full
of men wanting to be Governor OF this
State"
Showers or counterfeit S. bills have
been at work in New Iberia, and sue
ceeded in duping several of the mer-
chants of that town.
Prof. ]. w. Nicholson, of the Loui-
siana State University, is spoken Of as
a probable candidate for State Super
intendent Of Public Education in 1883.
The Baton Rouge Cdpitoliaa-- -Adyo-
cate says there is a strong probability
that tho Louisiana Western Railroad
will be completed through to Lafay-
ette.
Judge James Mouton, present in
cumbent, has been nominated by the
Democracy Of the Twenty-first Judi
cial District--Iberia and 81. Martin
parishes--for District Judge.
Shreveport Times: This is the year
for ''getting left" in Louisiana politics.
King and Irion are both defeated, and
it begins to look like st. Martin and
Wallace may be. Blanchard and Gay
will doubtless be the only two lncky
ones in the State.
An examination of candidates for
recommendation as cadet to the o.. ).
naval school at Annapolis, from the
Third Congressional District, was held
at franklin on the goth ult. and re-
suited in the selection of VIM. ID.
Collins, Of st. Mary parish.
West Baton Rouge tSatgar Planter:
Hon. D. B. Penn, Of New Orleans, has
announced himself for Congress in the
Second District. Mr. Penn ia certainly
the equal, if not the peer of any can
dididate in that district, and, if elect
ted, would make an excellent Repre-
sentative.
Lafayette Ad0ertiser Mr.. Jean
Castex, Mermenteau, was in town this
week, and gives glowing accounts Of
the rice crop of that section. BE says
that rice mill on the Mermenteau
river would be a paying investment,
and hopes TO see one erected there in
time for next years crop.
Washington Argus Cotton pick
ing is progressing rapidly in our vicin-
ity, and the present indications are
that the crop will fall short Of that of
last year fully one-third. With the
short crop, and the low price at which
the staple IS selling, our farming
friends are feeling Respondent.
Sabine ,SouiAron In North Loui-
siana society has been organized to
put stop to miscegenation by peace
able means, An appeal is sent out to
every person suspected of the crime,
beseeching him to change his ways
and preserve the purity of the Anglo
Saxon blood. Tho 0uachita Telegraph
wants branch society in Monroe.
N. o. Chronicle; The country is
Watching to see what the President
will do in the case of the Louisiana
Federal office-holders who figured
prominently in the Fifth District Con-
gressional convention. 1t knows that
he issued an executive order having
reference to incidents of the kind, and
that the President is firm in carrying
out his convictions,
Iberia Sugar Bopl State lmmi-
grafton Agent w. IL. Harris, next
week, will receive about 40 or so i'm
migrants from Illinois. They are all
hard working and desirable people,
some of them having money enough
to purchase homes Mr.. j. 9. Morri-
son, State agent abroad, will also re-
ceive a lot of immigrants from Belgium,
who arrived in New York last week.
Morgan City ReVieaO Dave Har-
din is a black man working on the
Morgan wharf al this place. He is
now 70 years old. At the age of Is
small yellowish spots appeared on his
hands, and since then both hands have
become white. He is also turning
white gradually over the body, and If
he lives long enough will become
white man. He has no disease.
Thibodaux Seatiael, 1t is useless
TO disguise the fact that the yield Of
rice is not coming up TO the expecta-
ton of the growers. Taking last
years harvest as a guide, the yield
will be 25 per cent short. But the
entire crop was harvested without be-
ing wet with rain and the quality is
excellent, which brings the highest
figures of the market. 1t is doubtful
whether a crop of rice was ever har-
vested in Louisiana in 80 fine a condi-
ton and Of such superior quality,
Opelousas Courier New rice ia
pouring into town aud will continue
to do SO for some time, we suppose, as
large crop has been made aud sells
readily at $l,75 to $2.2o per barrel
] delivered at Opelousas, New cotton
has been slow coming in, but in the
! ! next few days there viii be steady
and rapid increase of sales until the
crop is all in. Tho prices rule very
low, from to 81 cents per pound
+ About a half crop will be made and
9 the most Of il will be gathered BY the