The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-03-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


remotest idea of deyoting herself to
literature.
Gen. Simon Caperon, of Penusyl-
yania, celebrated his ninetieth birth
day on Friday the 8th inst,
A Dubuque Qowa) man has just
shipped l, 100 cats aud 200 dogs to
Dakota, where the animals are wanted
to exterminate ground mice,
Chief Justice Fuller's home seems
to be the center of attraction for
Washingtonians, young and old. The
daughters of the house are described
as Just running over with fun and
Cordiality.
Robert SigeI, son and confidential
clerk of Gen. Franz Sigel, pension
agent in New York, confesses to the
charge of forgery in connection with
pensions, and also to the offense of
eXtorting money from claimants for
his service in making out checks.
The drift of emigration to the
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fIIna th '',' a'' a. yth oI ' poifo go
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Joseph q. Parkinson, of Chicago,
who has recently been admitted to
practice in the United States courts,
is deaf mute. Nevertheless, he is
successful lawyer, whose strong point
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EX-Gov. Proctor, Of Vermont, the
new Secretary of War, aud Webb
tlaD agan, Of Texas, are said to be
great friends. Their intimacy began
at the Republican convention in Chi
cago in 1884, when Mr.. Flanagan was
seeking information as TO what they
were there for if not for the Offices
WboD oskod wbothor tho Irnion
rooLs nnd tLo onslnns ~ tho navv
gMnIJ baro fnnr no,S s,aTs addad in
roc1gnirion nf tho fonr now States Of
the Union, Capt. Ramsay, command
ant of the Brooklyn navy yard, said:
"Ihe Hags of the navy will not be
changed to represent the four new
States by stars until the final ratitica-
ton of the act Of Congress is made.
1t is likely that new stars will then be
added to the Union Jack and the blue
field Of the ensign"
Warron r Woscott md Miss lane
f Truman wero marr,ad Inst week At
S,rotogs Fortv voars agn tbov wprc
Iovcrs and engsgcd bnt Mr WescolI
iiItod Miss Trnman and married q
weaItbv widow 70 vind,catp herself
Miss Truman spccossfnIIv nrosocntcd
breach Of promise spil against Mr.
Wescott Lpt rofnsed to aecont tho
damages which were awarded her
About three years ago Mr.. Wescott
became widower. The old love
revived in the hearts of both, and
they decided to wed, he at the age Of
seventy, she almost sixty.
Mr. Window is the oldest mombpr
of the new Cabinet hping nearly
sixtv.three wears Of oge MT Mller
is the vonngest member mot bnving
reached his fortv.e,gbth wear M
RIaine and Mr. RpsE are ahont tho
same age-fftv.nina Mr. proctor ia
fny.cight and Mr. Tracy siytv Nevt
tn Mr. Miller the voungGst man in tbo
Cabinet is Mr. Wanamakcr who is
not ouite 6ftv.two TLe average Of
the members Of Harrison,s Cab;Dot "a
fftv.scven wears The oIdest man
who ever entered a Cabinet was Lewis
CaSs, who became Buchanans Secre.
tary of State al seventy five. Alex
ander Hamilton was the youngest of
all Cabinet officers.
noveI we5di,o in coIorod sooiotv
took nIace in RIcbmond Va oi tSo
cInrcb Of the Rev Tohn Iagnor ~ tbo o
fsmons antbor Of "no Snn Dpp Movnn
tbaorv The brido wo,tod ot ,ba u nnI
nit While ten virgins rith tboir Iaann. rT'
bnrning want lawn tho aisIn 'o w rDopt
tho ar6",n wbo sIood at ''I tbo ~ Jaor i1IS'
As iIev waIked the Iamps " of & fvo ooi' fooi
isb VIRGINS went ont wboronnon tbor
were Snmmar;Iv o1nellod fron I6a
hniIding and wero fdrc"d ,o % stand l0 nn
tba navement onIsido dnr;pa ,bo W w
ire corcmony Tbis Has Wv ao,r.n ~
occordina ta nroaraT,n,o o m%'' r Thcu o0,Ie' ~ y
Gyo wi.a vira,ps ~ PsSe ahnaa II nane ne" ro tno
bnrning hr;gbIp osoarsod III ne'o a-,,o
NV ] the s,sie wi wbere 6o Hos '"' ~ st'Jl h
tbo ~ hr;Je Will ,bo 70" cboir 49, soa3 ~
"BoboId the Rridoorooo, Ga,na,h CO. s%"s "s
s.s Nss' N0'' ''''H'
Mayor Gleason, Of Long Island City,
who made himself famous some
months ago by demolishing certain
gates and fences at railroad crossings