The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1890-03-14
News Items.


cut from ear to ear, last week.
There is to be an Episcopal Ca
thedral 10 New York, the estimated
cost Of which will be $25,Ooo,o0o.
An electrician in Washington City
is experimenting upon an invention to
utilize electricity for cooking purposes.
Wm. Walsdorf Astor, of New
York, with a fortune Of about 5000,
100000, isthe richest man 10 America
Chattanooga has deolded to give
the Confederate veterans rousing
welcome at their reunion there next
July.
Dom Pedro, thinks The Republicans
will govern Brazil, but should the peo-
pie need hun and call him back, he
will respond,
Five men were detected in an attempt
to cut the levee iu Chieot county AR,
Kansas on the 9th uh, Two escaped
aud three were killed instantly,
President Cleveland bought
property at Washington City for $50,
600, and sold It recently for 81 900
Net profit over cost and subsequent
outIays, 100000,
The low country around Cairo Is
covered with water, whiIe it has
found its way into the sidewalks Of
The wharfs aud INTO the cellars at
Louisville, Kentucky,
Contracts have been let in Alexan,
dria for putting up iron fencing
around the squares containing the
town hall and court house, for the
first, Sll64 is to be paid, and for the
other, $l227.
W. II, Furzman, an Illinois forger
has been arrested in New Orleans. He
was real estate broker and loan agent
AT Bloomington Illinois, aud by forg.
ing mortgages, defrauded his princi-
pals of some 100000,
Professor G. II. Cake, president Of
the Industrial Institute aud College at
Columbus, Miss, having an attend
anoe of about 500 young ladies', is
charged with immortality and criminal
intimacy with the pupils.
A will 4OOO years old has beea
unoarthed at Kahun, Egypt, which is
ourIousIy modern in form. The testa-
tor, priest, devised his entire estate
to his wife-the first known reoogni-
ton of the power of women to acquire
aud exercise rights of property
Caucasian,
Three doctors, of Louisville, were
detected in an attempt to rob the
graves of Ed, Pierce aud Thomas
Johnson, at the New Albany cemo.
terry, Louisville, Kentucky, last week,
A number of medical students are
implicated in previous robberies in
the Same cemetery,
London contains 100000 people.
Milk is furnished at Is conls per
galleu, aud ordinary provisions very
cheap. There are 10000 paupors {;
S75,0o0,O0O were raised IN England
aud Wales in 1881 for the roIief of
London's poor, aud 767,922 Of her
people were then receiving relief,
Pope Leo XIII celebrated his eOth
birthday on The 9ud. He has been
pope - years and puest beyond the
memory of the great bulk of the liv.
ing generations. At his advanced
age he calls upon the authorities of
the civilized world to assist him in The
study and solution of the social prob
lem.
The Pan American congress is
nearing its adjournment. Many meas
ures have been recommended to the
American nations by it. Perhaps the
most important now under considera-
ton is the recommendation of silver
dollar of equal value and same com.
ponent parts, to be used throughout
America,
Last week fearful cyclone swept
over Tennessee and Arkansas, with
diminishing force through Ohio,
Houses were destroyed, trees up.
rooted, and fearful havoc done in
Tennessee. A cold wave followed
over the storm area, descending from
the northwest, Bismarck thermome,
ters descending to 500 below zero.
The atmospheric disturbances passed
north Of ns, producing q freeze IN
North Louisiana.
"Mardi Gras this year cost the peo.
pie Of AI2xandria not less than $4,000.
If the people who went to New Or
leans had instead stayed at home,
and taken stock to The amount that
they spent in New Orleans, in few
months time we could have had fur
nilure factory bnzzing 10 Alexandria.
Enough money has been spent foolish
" in New ORLEANS daring Tie past rs
years, by our people, 70 have erected
and equipped half dozen fine cotton
factories ~ Ioa0a Tqlk.
Mqssrs w Anderson, chipF epgiR
eer, and A. 4, Irwin, one of the diree
tors of The Gull, Sabine and Kansas
Gity railway, we're IN ibe city few
days ibis week agd took view
Of the coaptrg above and below Or.
apgo on The Sabine, ln 81 probability
The road glll cross 70 tle west side Of
the Sabine n some point short dis
tapce aboye Orange and follow lhe
river op down p ihe lake, crossing lle
Neehes near ts mouth and follow the
lake shore Foute. Ehis, however, ia
copjeeluFa, addaced from 4 personal
kRowledge by the writer, of ihe conn
tFg oTer which the read il most likely
to pass. u y matter of esseRtigl
imporiapce % Grange ihgt Tins road
sbanld take ID HE ciiY az iis way to