The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-06-29
State News.

Hon. L. Z. Smart. of the parish o
Vernon, is q candidate for the position
of Register of the State Land Office.
The Marksville Bulletin strongly ia
vors the creation of a new parish on
of portions of Avoyelles and st. Landry
Senator c. G. CordIll has introduced
into tho State Senate a resolution tt
control and regulate the Cotton Oil
Trust.
1t is rumored that Hon. L. J. Gay is
backing his son-in-law, Mr.. Andrew
Price, Of Iafourche, for Congress in
the Third District.
Sugar Planter Senator Murphy J
Foster has stated that he is not and
will not be candidate for Congress in
the Third District.
The Third Congressional District
! Convention win meet in New Iberia on
the first Tuesday in September to NOM
mate a Democratic candidate for Con
gTess.
The State of Louisiana will doubtless
roll up in round numbers a Democratic
majority of not less than 100, 900 against
the Republican nominee for the Presl-
dency.
Floyd Messenger: The bill apprOpri-
atinp S75, 900 for the erection of Fed
eral building at Monroe, has passed the
Senate and House and received the sig
nature and approval Of the President
S@ga, Planter Congress has at last
made an appropriation to pay the sala-
ries of the members of the Mississippi
River Commission, who have not been
paid for two years.
DeSoto Democrat Mr.. Sam Law
renee, of ward three, brought to town
on Wednesday last, a raddish measur-
ing two feet i'll length, and another
Is inches in circumference They were
decidedly the largest specimens OF this
Vegetable we ever beheld.
Ruston CdLiqrapAssz Never was there
as much interest taken in stock raising,
especially the raising of horses and
mules, as is now being taken through
out this hill country. Good brood
mares bring a good price; III fact there
are but few if any for sale.
Natchitoches Reris,r The New Or
leans Picavmle has to say about the law
against carrying concealed weapons,
that it does not disarm the dangerous
classes, but effects only the law-abiding,
which it leaves completely at the mercy
of the murderOusly inclined.
Ouachita telegraph Extensive prep
aratiOns are being made for the com
mencement of work on the Houston,
Central Arkansas and Northern rail
road. The officers of the company are
here and the work will be pushed right
along. Bastrop Twenty minutes for
Breakfast
Alexandria To,cn Tall Joe Aert-
ker as 4 gardener and horticulturallst
has no equal in this parish. For years
be studied under the best professors IN
Germany, aud also received a practical
in the art, One day this
week he sent us 4 "little cabbage"
Il pounds
St Mary Herald: The corn crop will
be somewhat injured if the weather
bad with the heavy rains We
have had during the past ten days.
The grain is just now being formed and
unless We have some improvement in
the weather, the planters will get
large yield OF stocks and but little corn.
NatchitOcbes Rerieu: The continued
rainfall all over this section has injured
.he crops to a great extent. Cotton is
badly in the graes, and even corn is
suffering from too much rain. At this
writing there seems to be no cessation
Of the continued wet spell, and in con
sequence our farmers are looking very
gloomy.
Floyd Messenger: II is with deep re-
gret that we chronicle the death of
Judge j. ". Montgomery, of East Car
roll, which occurred at Lake Proyi-
dence on the 18th inst Judge Mont
gOmery has been resident of Carroll
parish for the last forty years, and was
shining light in the legal profession
OF North Louisiana.
Alexandria To,ca IuH We learn
that Alexandria is to have another beer
and ice depot. Mr.. George Briant, of
Hope, Ark, will manage the business.
We believe the depot will be branch
OF MIR. a z. Dykes, of Hope, who is a
large dealer in ice and st. Louis beer
store has been rented from Mr.,
kuhnagale and is now being fitted up.
Iberia Enterprise Senator John NJ
Avery Is endeaVOring to have passed by
the General Assembly, an act for the
better protection of fish and game ami
mails and birds in the State of Louisiana:
to provide for the appointment of fish
and game wardens in each parish of the
State to punish all cffenseB against the
provisions of this act, and to provide
for the trial thereof and to repeal all
existing statutes on the same subject
matter.
Shreveport Times Miss Blanche
Beard, daughter of our old friends J.
Il. and Mollie Howard Beard, has re-
turned from Wards Seminary, Nash
vile, Tenn, after an attendance of six
years. 1t is gratifying to learn that the
young lady graduated with the highest
hOnors Of the school. There were 1916
pupils and OF these only three received
the gold medal for 1000 perfect marks,
one Of whom was our Caddo girl. She
delivered the French Valedictory-the
highest honor of the sehool-and also
received two other gold medals; three
in all.
Plaquemines Protector Wednesday
morning, as the north bound n. o. 1
'Gnlf train approached Poydras juno.
ton, the body of an unknown white
man was perceived lying alongside the
track few acres below the junction,
Upon examination the man was found
to be dead a letter found on his person
disclosed the fact that the deceased
had committed suieide by shooting him.
self through the heart. An empty flask
was found near the body and so cents
in one of his pockets. The body was
viewed by the coroner Of St Bernard
parish and subsequently buried.
Sugar lPlaHter: Governor Nichols
has appointed the following named gen.
tlemen as members of the Board OF
Supervisors of the state University and
A. and III, College ; j. w d. Grimes, OF
Avoyelles Geo. Davenport, of Moore.