The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1890-03-07
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KILRAIN has again been worsted;
this time by Corbet. By the-by,
what of the determination not to
allow prize Rghtsl
North Dakota has adopted the Au-
strallan system of voting, and offers
a bounty to the producers of potato
starch and beet sugar,
The Iowa legislature after 1876 bal
lots have compromised, The Demo
Gratis have the speaker and the Repub'
Icans pretty much all tho other offices,
A TENYEAR OLD boy by the name
of Bushby has actually started on a
tour around the world, The pecu-
liar feature is that he is to beat his
way,
Brazil is very happy at being rec
ogniaed by the United States as a
republic. But her foreign population
do not seem to like the naturalization
idea.
jeremiah OdennelI, charged with
"fxing" the jury in the Cronin case,
has been found guilty by the Chicago
court, and given three years in the
penItentiary.
CENTRAL Arkansas is shipping slaves
by boat down the Saline rlyeE and
thence via the Mississippi river to New
Orleans This is an enterprise of no
little importance to those engaged in
the business,
RELICS from the corner stol of a
masonic building, which had been de-
posted SO years were all in excellent
condition except Bible which was
entirely decayud,
The women are clearing out the
saloons in some northern towns. They
are threatened with arrest, and their
husbands In turn threaten bIoodshed
at the first arrest.
TIE fourth annual banquet of the
Southern society, at New York, was
held on the 22d inst, President CleVo-
land again appeared in an oratorical ef-
fort characterized by his usual ability.
TIE Daniels mansion, of Claiborne
county, Miss, one of the finest speGi-
mems of anti BeEum architecture and
luxury, was destroyed by fire on the
night of the lTth lust, 1t cost 5000,
900. No insurance.
Andrew Jackson Coffee, nephew
of "OId Hickory" 10 a notary public
at San Francisco, Mr. Coffee is a
native of Louisiana, and has many in
eresting relics of Jacksonian char
aGter in his possession.-Ep
TIE Echo advocates the formation
of Board of Trade in Lake Charles,
and correctly believes that on organi-
zation Of the solid business men would
do much to further the important in,
terests of the pIace,-N. o. RevieaO.
The Federal, Judge Emory, in q
Georgia case, decides that marriage il
more than a contract, and that the
Georgia law prohibiting marriage be-
tween Caucasian and African Ameri,
cans is not Vlolative Of the United
States Constitution, and valid.
To add to Texas land traubIes a
claim has been set up under old Span,
ish grants to about 100000 acres in
tha Panhandle. The Texas Mexican
railway, the university and the Gapi
tai syndicate will all suffer if the claim
be made good. d.-HOastoa Post.
The Florida sponge feet has done
exceedingly well this winter, The
weather has been favorable and the sup
ply is inGxhaustible as they grow as fas
az they arc gathered. Some of tht
sponges are as large as q nail kcg. Ons
boat gathered $4,000 worth in a few
days.-Erehaage
The house of representatives, bal
loted for the site Of the worlds faiI
on The 26th Of February. Eight sue
cesiVe ballots we're taken--fonr cities
Chicago, New York, St. Lopis ane
Washington Gontesting for the prize
Chicago led on every ballot, and wal
victorious on the sth, securing 2 ma
jority Of all The ballots cast.
THR King Of Siam is said to weal
, 81, 100000 Of jewels. He Is thirty
six years old, His oldest child, i
living, would be "a years, or they
might be considered yopDg men to
getber. If the son oE daaghteF wa
as precocions as the King they MAJ
be grandparents together, 800 wives
and near 80 children are the Kipg'
. boast.
The hearing in the cases Of Charlie
Arab, Arvllan Beard, Lastie Smith
SyphrozeR Meche and Jerome Meche
(kn9wn as the regular cases) wbicl
we're tried, and convictions secured a
| the last term of our district court, snt
which, were carried 70 supreme copFl
bss been fixed for today (sstprday)
Tbos. Il. Lewis Esq, win appear fo
tne defense, while G. 4, Dlpge, Esq,
will argue the cases i1 behalf Of th
Stale. 81. landry Demoerai
Sheriff Bronssard, Of Lafayette
/ passed cast yesterday with Jqle
David, tbe csptsip of ibe Lafay
I elite regulators, who was captured .
I Orange, Texas. The regulator case
are ~ be tried &C Lafayette al ID
. present term Sheriff Bronssard ba
) been uptiripg in lis ehorls n bripgin
these outlaws ~ justice, ana shout
baYo ibe Endorsement and sppport 9
{ al law abiding citizens of Lafayelt
parish. GFQUlsg 6tgaai