The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-08-05

Rev. T. 6. Alfred, of Lake Charles,
lie on a visit to old friends here. H.
is much pleased with hIs new home,
bnt looks thinner than when he lived
here. We trust he will be himself
again before his vacation Is ended
Mansfield Democrat Journal.
Mr.. J. W. Everett, from Lake
Charles, is on a visit to relatives in
this parish. Mr. Everett is the son of
the editor of the Lake Charles ADaer'-
can, who was at one time a resident Of
this parish. MrEyerett was pleasant
visitor at the Watchman office on last
Tuesday.-iSouthern WdtchRtdn
A through passenger service will be.
put on the Houston, Central Arkansas
and Northern not later than ihe
fifteenth Of August. The train will
leave here about 4:30 a. m, after the
arrival of the Cannon Ball on the
Texas and Pacific, and will arrive here
10 connect with the same train gong
east, at about lO:8OP m-Ateramdrta
Times.
Abner Jones, a real estate broker
of New Orleans, killed his sisters
husband, A. W. Alexander, in New
Ofleand on Monday evening last.
The husband had been in the habit OF
abusing his wife, and on the day OF
the shooting bad threatened to kill
her. 10 protect her the brother became
the slayer of the husband Alexander
is said to have been very bad mar
who had killed some four or FIVE per
sons. The world is well nd of such hu
man moDslers.--Br.
A fatal shooting ARRAY took plac,
Oh the "Coulon" (foret) plantation
in this parish on last Saturday nigh
23d inst, 10 which a coIored man b.
the name of Thomas LyaII was sho
through the head and instantly killed
1t would appear that difficult
occurred over 40 cents In a game G
craps, in which the deceased ha
nothing to do, but was simply lookin
90. Weapons were drawn, and 10 tn
firing, this poor unfortunate man Tt
ceiqed the stray shot, which Culm
mated SO fatally. Two or three shot
we're fred during the neelee.-1hib'
deaua Sentinel,
4 Work 10 progressing very nicely O
the new passenger depot being crecte
here for use of the Houston, Cent?
Arkansas and Northern Railway Con
pany, and Texas and Pacific RaiIwa
} Company. On Monday the CT
authorities concluded 10 stop Il
; work being done on account Of IL
new depot being placed at the head I
Madison street, and if it was ever d
, clded TO have a crossing there it couI
! not be done, as the station would /
in the way. However, after fe
| hours reflection, the authorities COZ
, clnded not to interfere, and let Il
! work proceed.--Ioo0n Talk.
, At recent meeting Of the polit
jury of VermilIion parish, npon pei
ton from a large number of citizen
B. that body promptly appropriated $50
to assist 10 the purchase of dep
grounds and right Of way from M
, Gus Godchanx, for the Iberia an
V+rmiIiOn r. r. This assures su
sufficient for the purpose and insur
+ the building of the road Ia time
d move the growing crops. The co
. tract has already been let, some of Il
:. material Is at hand and work will begi
shortly. sAbbeville and New Iber
n will be connected by rail by the fir
4 of 0etober.-NeW Iberia Enterpris
: A body of a nnde white man WI
found floating in the river Tnesda
, opposite the Luke Dobard panlatit
/, in Jesuits' Bend. It was 10 a GOO
4 state Of preservation and did not a
pear to have been in the water me
than three days. 1t is supposed th
4 the man was drowned while sRimmin
! He was five feet nine inches in heigh
complexion fair, full set of teei
brown or auburn hair, a slight, thi
mnstache, beard. short and had n
been shaved more than two or thri
: DAYS before. From the appearance
bis hands the man did not see
accustomed to manual labor. The
we're no marks Of violence found {
his body.-Pgotector.