The Lake Charles echo., 1889-04-19
STATE NEWS.

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of two feet seven inches in diameter
for sewerage system.
Navigation Is obsiructed in Bayou
Lafourche BY sunken coal boat at
the bridge of the Texas & Pacific rail-
road.
! The health of our Parishup to date
is good. Slight colds is the only
complaint we hearof.-JacksonI Patriot
| VsT1aOn).
The excursion from New 0rleaBs
to Morgan City on the 2sth instant
promises to be very large affair
Morgan City Free Press.
Our planters are crying, praying
and swearing for rain, rain, rain. 1t
Is badly needed for cotton, corn and
cane.-PoiHte Coupse Banner.
The North and South railroads
through North Louisiana this year
will place this end of the State on a
decided boom.-Ruston Cai5graph.
Rev. T. B. HarrelI, of Crowley, has
been called to the pastorate Of the
Baptist church at Ruston, to take the
place of Rev. W. Z. Friley, who has
resigned.
The Police Juries of Ascension,
Rapides and IbervlIle have apPropri-
ated SlOO, $3.50 and $500 respectively
for the benefit of the Soldiers Home
at New Orleans.
We are informed that petition is
in circulation to be presented to Con
gress when it convenes, asking for an
appropriation to put locks in Little
river.-TTinity Herald.
The railroad talk now is that the
road Louisiana North and Sonth) is
to be extended north at once. Work,
1t is said, will certainly commence
within sixty days.-HOmer Journal.
The Circuit Court-Jndges Clegg
and Perry presiding, has been in ses-
sion in this place a couple of days
this week, and disposed of all cases
on its docket.-Nsw Iberia Enterprise.
A considerable difference of opin
ion has developed as to the propriety
Of continuing the effort to change the
road from Clayton's bridge across
Bayou WickOff, TO a point further
east up the bayou as loeated.-Acadta
Sentinel.
Fishing parties are all the 20 with
this April weather, snd each party re-
turns after a pleasant day spepi on
the creek. and wonderful are the re.
ports brought back of the amount of
fish caught and left on the bank
Wilson Sun.
Our town has been more lively than
usuaI this week with the attendance
of iurors. witnesses and litigants
The railroad case and the Tapner
murder case, which came on trial
attracted great many curious Peo,
PIe.-1h'0odauT Sentinel.
We learn that the contract for the
construction of railroad from Garth
age, Texas, TO Alexandria, Louisiana
has been let out, and that work will be
commenced at once. 1t will pass
through The southern portion OF thu
Paf'Sn'--De"o'0 Ds"oc'o5'
A meeting OF the rice farmers o.
Chltalgnler, Big Mamou and Faque
taIque will be held on the 2ath inst.
at Reeds Crossing, on Bayou Cane
tor the purpose OF taking steps t.
erect a rice mill at some point IN th'
Parlsh.-OPsto'tSa% Courier.
IN inform Iho trayoIino n,hIic tLa
! the North and SontL RaiIway Com
nanv has nnrcbased or had hnit ,
new and elegant nasseDger roscb
> which will soon he on the Foad Tho,
cav it is daisv Be;ngiiLe Nru ErG
lot 'he '"enly'ion[ hours ending
i yesterday morning, l2t6 INST, at
O'CLOCK the river tell Il inches ant
Of the conrt honsc IG feet II ;ncIo
!, above zero and 10 faot 10 All
inches above low water Of 1891 -
i dLeqapdria Towp Talk
e
y Mr. y. b. Bellevue brought to ou
q once TINS week carrot "IghIng
8 Pouhu ahu nan 1hIs large sIzet
p 'egeIaOIe was raised on PraIrie soil
3 without commercial fertilizers benz
virgin soil, and needs but to be tickle,
= to produce wonderfully rich results
3 MarkSVilLe Bulletin.
7 Inc town authorities are hard a
Is work upon the streets fixing tb
u Foad"ayS' They are about to chang
" the looks OF things much for the bet
u ter. There mas been some growIlnl
d AZ the Council already, but now tina
. has stopped and they are receiving
l. too, ioip in the pIavMTsrrSbonn