The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-08-10
State News.
The Iberia Enterprise has declared
for Hon. d. J, Gay for Congress from
this, the third, district.


this, the third, district.
Dossier Banner: The Red River bot,
tom averages in width seven miles with
longth of sixty-hye miles i'll this
parish.
ToWn Idlk: Willis Jenkins, charged
with killing B, T. Bruce, in Grant par
ish, some weeks ago, was given pre-
liminary examination before Judge
Blackman last week, He was put uu-
der 81, 1900 appearance bond.
Southern Of Sabine Our crops ol
cotton are rapidly improving since the
late rains have ceased, and is not i'm
probable, that fair crop of cotton will
yet be realized i'll this parish. A sufl'
cheney of corn for the supply of the
country is already matured
Feliciana Sentinel From out the
many contradictory reports that reach
us, of too much rain and not enough
rain, we nevertheless form the opinion
that the general condition is altogether
favorable, and that, with no unforeseen
accident this parish is going to turn
out yield this season that will far sur,
pass the average.
Shreveport was visited on Wednesday
evening of last week by a violent rain
and WindstOrm, which blew off the roofs
of number of stores on the levee, and
converted the streets into miniature
lakes, For a few minutes only, the
wind reached velocity of fifty miles au
hour, and in thirty minutes the Faiu
fall measured $4,000 of an inch.
Opelousas Courier: East Carroll par
ish contributed 300 and Lake Provi
dence-the parish site-gaVo $50 for a
''Write up" of their section, and the
parish has only population of $4,000
and the town 1000 inhabitants, less
than one-fourth of the population ol
st. Landry, and not more than one
fourth the wealth in taxable property
Southr0n Of Sabine: Extensive pre-
paratiOns are being made at Robelint
for the accommodation of the large
number of people that are expected tc
be in attendance on the occasion of the
reunion. A number of distinguished
speakers have promised to address the
people at the time there will be "a feast
OF reason and flow of soul" on the
occasion.
The DeSoto Democrat says Mr.. M
Rlcks is endeaYoring to organize q com,
pQny to build a railroad from Mansfield
to Ooushatta, and is meeting with en-.
couragement Such a road would in
crease the possibilities Of Red rivel
valley railway. Shreveport should seeE
to extend the A, ST. L. and T.. line Il
this city, and thence to Sabine Pass, OF
to the Texas coast.
Colfax Chronicle: 1t is thought thai
tho bond of Sewers, the abscondin(
sheriff Of Winn parish, cannot be col
lected, as there are many techniGalitieS
to fight it on. The charge is openly
made that the instrument sought to be
enforced by the courts is q forgery; tina
the signers declare that they did mol
sign it in the order in Which theil
names appear, nor for the amounts des
ignated.
Lberyille South: Representative War
ren, minister of the gospel from Bien
vile parish, reformer Of the first wa
ter, tried in vain to cut down the fee
OF the sheriffs throughout the State 81
per cent. he offered two morning pray
ers in the House, of which he was
member, and accepted therefor twenty
five dollars piece and drew sixty dol
lars mileage. II there is any reform
here we fail to see it.
New Iberia Eaterprise; A party O
| Westerners have been prospecting il
ST. Martin for lands to locate abou
thirty families, and we ara told tha
they are negotiating for large tract
three or four miles above the town o
st. Martinsyille. Mr.. Vaudermoorman
an intelligent Nebraska farmer, j
among us taking notes Of our countr!
for his own and several friends benefit
with Q view Of locating.
Felieianl Sentinel. The travelling pub
| lic Teioiced exultipgly Friday evening
when the Grover Cleveland put in he
appearance in her trade again. Tn
| Cleveland has received, in the words Q
1.-THE New Orleans papers, Immense
repairs, locks as pretty as pink and
as good az the first day she turned
| wheel, The machinery was renoyatet
under the direction Of Mr.. Mcclure
her accomplished engineer.
| Last Saturday while endeayoring h.
check fatboat at West Baton Rouge
| colored man by the name Of William
| Morris, aged about 20 years, got aecl
dentally entangled in the coil Of ropl
| and was pretty badly used up. Hi
right arm was broken in three places
some Of the fingers on his left han
were badly lacerated and he received
terrible blow back Of the head Bhic
gave him considerable pain.
The following pre the Presidents
ELECTORS chosen by the State Gonyel
tion OF Baton Rouge, to be voted for 1
| the election in November next G.. q
Theard, first district; Euclid BorIand
second district i. A. O. Sullivan, (
Lafourche, third district; u. w. Suth
erlip, Of DeSoto, fourth district :; H. /
Wells, of Richland, and II. r. Lott, Z
West Carroll, fifth district; II. ID Beal
of East Baton Rouge, sixth district.
Rustqp Gqligrapl; Mr.. Eugene Wi
DER sold q lot Of pears % the cannin
factory last Saturday, gathered froi
two trees on bis fathers place, mes
Rusiop, realizing therefor the sum I
$l3 l5. This ought To convince eve
Tie skepiical chat there is money !
fruit culture, and that the canning faC
, tory is D blessing to tbis country. Jus
think what q fortune 1T would be 10
man living near Ruston 10 have four {
ilye acres cf bearing pear trees al thi
time.
ST. landry Democrati A colored ma
named Patterson was killed for b
money, only about twelve dollars,
West Melville, on the Atchafalaya, B
fhe night of May sfh. Joe Johnso
was arrested pt tie time; chayged wit
tbe murder, by Deputy Sheriff DpEit
Since chen the present sheriff and hj
deputies have pursued the matter an
ou Wednesday ~ last week man calle
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