The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-05-11
state News.

Charles M. Coyle was shot and instantly
killed az d. II. Domains saloon In Floyd,
about O'clock Wednesday night, by George
Mckee.
Charles Parker, who killed Mr.. Farmer, a
drummer, at Shreveport several weeks ago,
was tried for granddaughter last week and ae-
quilted
Webster MoaitOrI A sort Of broken
dose kind OF rain that fell here Thursday
will cripple farmers, unless cloudy sky
comes to their relief.
Crowley Signal; The peach crop prom
ises an abundant yield. In fact nearly every
variety of fruit raised in this part OF the
South will bc plentiful this year.
A man was run over by the cars near Tay-
lor Station and horribly mangled one day
last week. It Is suspected that he was mur-
dered for his money and then placed on the
track.
Miss Carrie Nichols, daughter Of Gov
eTnor-eleGt Francis T. Nlcholls, was married
Ia New Orleans last week to Mr.. George X.
Bradford, editor and proprietor OF the Rayne
SeHtitsi.
FarmeryIlle Ga1ttei The Young Mems
Democratic Association, of New Orleans,
came out Of the late contest with flying
colors. The ring and bosses are laid on the
shelf forever more.
The saloon Of Evariste Trahah and the res
idence of Mrs. John Mouton, at Abbeyille,
were destroyed by an inceudiaTy fire on the
2lst. Trahan was insured for S2,bOO, but the
residence was not Insured.
Bayou Sara Guas The river at this point
has been stationary for the past few days,
and now stands four feet below the high
water mark OF 1882 The prospects are, that
ii Will soon begin to TecGde.
Crowley Signal! A. w, Patterson In
forms us that he has cut part of his beautl-
ful tract Of land west OF town up into small
pieces for the benefit OF Northern people
coming here who are anxious to make thelr
homes near town.
Shreveport Times; The tide OF immigra-
tion from Iowa, Kansas and other Western
States, Is moving steadily into Calcasleu
parish, which has secured In the past twelve
months more settlers than all the rest nt
Louisiana combined, ...,
81, Mary Herald! Let the negro alone.
Whatever success IN life he has attained has
been through the fundamentally Of the
whites and he should express his gratitude
| IN return by standing up for the Democratic
party, who will always accord him any prlyi-
lege he is worthy Of,
Lafayette AdgeTfiser; In conversation
with very old negro, resident OF this par
| ish, a short time ago, he stated that Just
| twenty-five years before the war he saw q
heavy killing frost right here on the 25th Of
| May; the corn was tasseling- Do any Of our
| old readers remember the 0Geasi0nS
Lafayette Advertiser; The election for the
| incorporation of the town of BrOusaTdYille,
and the selection q t9wn 9iicers, resulted ta
mayor, and v. Broussard, J. A, Roy, Demas
/ Bernard, Anotal Monte and =. @. LRtiolais,
for the town council.
The Eelicag State gives an account Of the
arrest OF three negroes for criminal assault
on eoloFed girl In BienYille parish, the way
| laying and shooting OF the negroes while be-
Ing conveyed to jail, and the Subsequent ar
rest Of three other negroes on suspicion Of
having done the shooting.
Ruston Odligraph; II cannot be denied
| that TO Governor Sam McEnery more than to
any other one man in the State is the Demo-
| cratic party indebted for the fabulous ma
jority that was rolled up at the election last
week And craven, indeed, must be the
| heart that will not accord to him all honor
and praise for the grand and glorious work,
Last Saturday night, at coIored ball
given at DR.. Ramsey's plantation, Vermilion
/ parish, row between several Of the male at
tendahts took place, in which Joseph Son
nier, while attempting 10 quiet the bellgeF-
ants was shot IN the back BY William Willie,
| JF., the bullet ranging In the abdomen,
| causing an almost fatal wound, The would
be murderer Is still enjoying his liberty,
Wilson SIM; Monday last was a gala day
for New Orleans The newly elected Of
| hceTs were sworn In and assumed the man.
agement Of the city government, The
/ Young Mems Democratic Association has
done noble work In Kidding the city Of this
4 "a ,pv,,
TO the ruin OF this Southern metropolis.
Both are to be congratulated on the riddaRee
4 Of this set.
/ FarmerYille Adg0cdie! The political con
/ test which beganin this State last July has
at last drawn 10 close. The eloquent har-
/ TanRues Of political orators (Y) and the fran
| tic appeals OF candidates arc now among
| the things that were, II Is TO be hoped that
| whatever Of bitterness or heart-buFnlngs
that may have been caused thereby, VIII
| now speedily subslde The enthusiasm Of
politics ought not 70 estFange personal
friendship,
Yidalia Sentinel Last Friday Captain
/ james w. Lambert, OF the Natchez bm0-
crdt, received telegram from General John
H. Rice, president Of the New Orleans
| NAtehez and Fort Scott Railroad Company,
dated at Chicago, stating that the CONTRACT
for the construction Of that line had been
given TO . wealthy Chicago syndicate, and
that the work Of survey, location and con
tember !, 1888.
| Lafayette Adgertisof: Jean Figaro, very
old negro, said upon good authority TO be .
| little over 100 years Old, was found dead IN
the woods near this place last Thursday
/ morning. Wednesday he went lDts The
woods With his axe TO cut wood, and moi
coming home that night was thought 70 have
stald with bis danglter-in-law,. near where
be was ch0pplng. The cause of his death Il
attributed to the old age and exposure tx
the storm Wednesday evening.
Lafayette Adgertieri MI. w. s. Parker
son, SOM of Judge u q. Parkerson, of thli
place, and President Of the Young Menll
Democratic Association of New Orleans
who, BY his zeal and splendid leadership
contributed so mueh toward the signal VIE
tory over the nefarious ring Of that city, wal
collected by the City Council for the Office oi
City Attorney This Il q high compliment
10 one 30 young, but ls admitted by all TO bs
3 just tribute to hismerEts however, Mr.. Par
keFson, tn becoming manner, has declined
the honor.
Bienyille 4dgaaegi lt VIII be remem
4 bered that Concordia and Tensas pafishel
compose Judicial district, therefore TIT
one polling the largest Democratic vote hai
the power to nominate ali district officers
50 ii has fallen to tho lot of Tenas hereto
fore to get all The patronage. But wher
/ Tensas stepped boldly 70 the front on April
Is, proclalming 81 200 votes for Francis e
Nichols, II was llttle amusing 10 see Con
cordia step timldly forward, hat M hand ailf
/ q self-eontident smile playing upon her fea
lures, one day later With q Please slrs, VI
give the maimed hero A,2iVR Genera
Nichols should shad cppious tears over thil
Affecting scene.
SoQfisgR Wqfekgds,i 70 secure an Indus
Of Immigration all that Is necessary Is to 10
Che advantages 0f tbls section ne known
throughout th8 sYest and North. Iiis can
be done only by advertising Louisiana bsE
aifaady formed an immigFation Association
igf Oils purpose, AeERs has already moved
~ the good eauae aud pdneely eame hays
/ aircadY been subscribed u premqte tgie 90.
ieet Mississippi is aroused on Hie same
subject and has called q aeenyentiQu for tala
4 pulno5a Ilda eaInaa1 moyelue1f IN the
! neH d ihtac &tstes mQss rsaaik q s1eeess,
8ndiu q feW year SO Ntl Hfe innll fation
rouiiug into the South II unlola aqmpllsl