The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-01-09
STATE NEWS.

& Pacific Railway will sell tickets t.
New Orleans and return for three dol
lars
81 Mary Herald Christmas parsed
of very quietly. We had not the
drunkenness, disgrace, ETC., attendant
Hpon The holidays.
The Iberville aS0ush: We learn
that Mrs. DR. a. r. Courier has sold
her plantation (Texas) to Messrs.
Saurage a Thonspsoafor $50, 900 on
easy ternas.
ST. Martin Rsvsilie Since the gath
efing and selling Of the crops, the
merchants are doing fine business,
and consequently harvesting rich
eropsof cents.
Sagar.Bo1cl Jeanerette will soon
have newspaper of her own. We
are pleased t. note this progress, and
hope the prospective journal viii early
prove success.
The Gazefte A fiat containing so
bales Of cotton, owned in Shreveport,
took fire at Rnston hast Tuesday.
Thirty bales were totally destroyed
and the balance badly damaged.
Morgan City Free Press: Thcsafe
of Senator Foster was robbed Of forty
dollars on Christmas day by an old
servant who had been in his EMPLOY
for the past eight or nine years.
Democrat Tribune. No town IN
the State can boast of young men
more steady and temperate in their
habits than the 5yonng men of Minden.
1t is rare indeed to see one Of them
enter saloon.
The Lafayette 4dVerttsPr. From
a friend and correspondent at Rayne,
we learn that colony of five Euro
pean French families recently located
at Prairie Hayes in St. Landry parish.
This is one of the healthy signs of the
times.
The parish Of Morehonse tried pro
hihition one year, but it would seem
that the people did not relish a cold
water beverage exclusively, and by a |
Fote of two TO one at the late election |
have returned to the adnlterated |
article.
Morehouse jSsntiBel: We have
known all along that there was some
people in Bastrop who love strong
drinking very fondly, but until re
Gently, we did not think any loved
wine well enough to steal Sacramento
wine from the Methodist Church.
Sugar Planter: The Texas and I
Pacific Railroad Company have agreed
to build the Natehiboches tap road,
running from that town and connect
ing with the 7. Z. road, aud will take
a mortgage on 100000 acres of
land to secure the payment of 4O-year
bonds.
Pointe Coupee Banner; Prepara-
tions are being made by several of our
planters for the planting of the com
ing crop, several in this neighborhood
planting cane in preference to cotton,
showing that the sugar interest has
not suffered under "A Democratic sd-
ministrstion.
New Iberia Enterprise: DIR. Joseph
Jones in his lecture on the Geology of
the Mississippi River, lately delivered d
in New Orleans, thinks that the delta
proper extends from, Cape Girardeau
TO the Gulf Of Mexico-or say so
miles wide and 600 long--might have
been formed in 4oOC years by the
deposits from the high lands above.
The Aorni,eg Star (Catholic): There 3
has been a great outcry against the
people who want the condemned men
in prisonto go ''unwhipped of justice"
But who are they? So far as the Star {
knowsyno suehrequest has been made. 4
People asked only for reprieve, and
communication Of the death sentence to
the aSfnl penalty of imprisonment for
life. !
Morehouse Sentinel Another Of
the old Sd Louisiana Regiment gone /
W.J. Bnlord departed this life We'd 4
nesday morning in his 46th year. He
has been sick for two months. We if,
deeply sympathize with his Young
wife who has been so devoted to him
during his long sickness. Bill has
gone,to meet bis eOmrads on the other
shore.
CaPftoiian AdUOeate: A boy who
carries the mail from Magnolia, Ark,
10 Minded, La, was stopped by two
men in lonely part of the road, his a
mail pouch taken from him and rob 4
bed of valuable letters. The boy re-
turned to Magnolia and reported the
robbery, when a posse was organized 4
and started at once III pursuit of the
two men. They got about 500.
Mansfield Herald The State Nor
NAL School is now on a firm founda- ,
tion, its success being far beyond the
hopes of its most sanguine friends.
New pupils are constantly entering
and the deepest interest manifested
BY the faculty and schelars. Hand
some gifts Of books, maps, etc, have
been made 10 the institution, and ere
long it will be able 10 boast of d
choice library.
Cdpitqiian 44agocate: Governor Nc
Epers has offered areward Of three
hundred dollars for the arrest and
conviction Of one Thomas Holly, q
fugitive from justice, who was in
dicted in The parish Of Richland for
The crime of murder. The desefip- 4
stien Of Holly Is given as follows: Is
about % yearsaold, weighs about 100
pounds, has dark complexion, black
hair, black eyes, round face and IS a
laborer BY occupation.
Alexandria Tenn ddlk; Mr.. Jno.
Dunn, who lives atthe cid race track on