The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-05-24
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Farmers hllmnee Of Caldwell
ars makiug eFoFts 70 establish \
tannery
Iae prospects for 4 very large crop
uf 1ganRaa aFe exeallent. Plague
misses Fpfesipr
The houae amd Two children Of Louis
aurpleB ~ Tiger bend plantation.
AFagalieb. wesa harmed last week
Amita CITY Is to have grand
parade b. tha Ranrth Of July. From
5000 ~ 5000 visitors are expected
Bl lks Scott has received the ar
poiaiment as naval officer at New
0Fsaaas, oil lhe Recommendation Of
Hasw
aa present low stage of the river
ia quite disconraging to the rice
planters Of Plagnemines. - Plaque
miass Protector.
Elasl Mondays shipment Of berries
from this place and Outlet Station
aggregated about ], 100 cases.--Amite
City Independent.
The farmers 81 Sabine have resolved
not to nse Jnte bagging this year.
Query: Won't they be sure to use the
cheapest bagging.
Instead of discussing The usual
overflow, planters on the lower Mis-
sissippi are concerned IS to The water
supply for their rice crops.
Madison parish has voted a Q Baths
mill tax for ten years TO aid the
Mississippi Valley road-lhe Steele
road Louisiana Republican,
The parties whom The Vile Platte
regulators were SO determined to
resene from jail, have been admitted
70 bail BY Judge Z. 4. Lewis, Of st.
Landry parish.
Ex-Governor John McEnery has
instituted snit against the State for
his share Of land recovered from the
United States government under the
celebrated ,MoEnerg contract.
The Mississippi Valley trains will
soon make fat time between Baton
Rouge and New Orleans. Two hours
and Fifteen ninutes only being required
to make the Weekly Louisiana
RspieW.
An exceedingly interesting meeting
Of Parish School Snperintendents was
held last week 10 New Orleans, pre-
sided over by Gov. Nichols. Oalca-
sieu was Represented by Mr.. John
McNeese. "
The private marketers of New
Orleans have again been before the
courts, and are ordered 10 keep within
prescribed limits, Few organizations
fee the lawyers Of that city as often
asihemarketers.
The sheriff of Vernon attempted O
few days since TO arrest three "slick,
black fellows, all with long, Jet black
bearde, near Caster swamp, but not
withstanding the firing Of several
guns At them, they escaped back into
the swamp"
Commissions have issued to the
newly elected eouncilmen of Grand
Coteau, Mlnden and Donaldsonyille.
JeaneFette, Welsh and o number of
oihertoNns have lately held muni
cipal elections. Lafayette tried 10
but could not A higher OF greater
power forbade.
A committee Of the Young Mems
Mutual Benevolent Association of
New Orleans gave an excursion to
Thibodaux on the 5th. Some 1000
people are reported TO have gone to
the Lafonrcbe City. gTaibodaux is
fortunately situated for excursions,
and her hearty welcome 10 them
brings many dollar into the Golfers
Of her hospitable people.
An attempt was made TO wreck an
excursion train on the Minden tap
railroad on the FIRST. The train was
loaded with children from the different
Sunday schools Of Minden, and if the
engineer had not fortunately dis,
covered the obstruction d fearful acci.
dent would probably have resulted.
Two negro boys are In jail charged
with the erime.---Tlse Telegraph.
The rain last Tuesday evening be-
low this city on the river is said TO be
the hardest that has fallen in this sec.
tion for many years. 1t fell in tor
rents from one until half-past five in
the evening. Considerable damage
was done TO the crops. To the bill
portion Of the parish The rain was
accompanied with bail, which did con.
siderable damage.--lAe Telegraph.
The borings by the Diamond Drill
Co., ct Avery's Island, were completed
last week to depth Of upwards Of
one Thousand feet, and the salt de,
peai4s were found 10 exist 10 depth
Of nearly one thousand feet. Below
that was soft mnshy substance.
behring's are now going on at Jeffer,
sons Island, but we have not yet
beard Of the results obtained. --Loat
siaHa Republican.
The committee Of fifty who are "a
conducs the celebration Of the cen
tennial of the capture Of the Basiille,
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