The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-08-12
STATE NEWS.

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nine iorors TO give a verdict where the penal
ty is not necessarily death or punishment al
hard labor. .-..
Masked robbers entered the railroad depot
at New Iberia one night last week. held the
night operator at the point Of their guns, and
went away with the cash box, containing
about $500.
A little daughter of Mr.. e. r. Wells, OF
Poncbatoula, was burned to death lasi Satur-
day, caused by the children playing with
matches and setting fire to the mosquito bar
of the bed on which the child lay,
Rev. Mr.. Iuge will commence protfaeted
meeting in Monroe on the 14th instant. Ihe
compress building has been fitted up TO seat
about 1000 people and will be used by him
during his stay in the "Queen City" OF the
Ouachtta.
The iewelry store of Alfred Jackson, OF
Hammond, was burglarized one night last
week, and fifty new, gold and silver watches
taken, also fifty solid gold rings besides $1,000
In cash. No oleW to the thieves. Loss prob
ably $500.
Last Sunday quite storm visited the neigh
borhood of New Roads, blowing down trees
and fences. The lightning struck cabin on
the LOFio plantation killing the inmates, man,
wife and child, colOred, and setting fire to
the building
Part of the outfit employed In the construc-
tion of the X. c., W. 81 G.. railroad was ship
ped from Alexandra on Thursday to New
iberia, and will be used in building the rail-
way from point on the road to the Salt Mile,
a few miles from that place, TO AbbeVille'-
81. Landry Democrat.
Mr.. B. T. ChristiancY returned home Mon
day afternoon from q prospecting tour 10 the
central and southern portion Of the state.
IA hnunbt
AbbePille, Vermilion parish, La, where be
expects soon to locate .-baTmerVtte Gazettt.
Last Friday afternoon Deputy Sheriff Ayl.-
meT Flenuiken brought to town and lodged
IN iail white man named II, j. Dees, upon
an Indictment, charging him with the murder
Of w. s. Golngs about Is months ago, found
at the last session Of the grand iury,-FarHl-
eF0ilie Gazette.
Alexis Jaenaux, of Point Noir, near Church
Point, has forty acres of rice, twenty-five
acres of which he has turned the WRter of OF
ready to cut. The heads of this rice are from
twelve to fifteen inches in length and the
yield will be very heavy. He also has good
corn crop. He exhibited beet two feet in
elreumference.-Cr Crowly Signal.
Negotiations are being made for the en-
laFgement of the Franklin Sugar Refinery,
owned by MessTs Ferris Bros. New machin-
cry will be added to facilitate the manufact-
urs OF the large amount of sugar which that
| establishment will turn out. The builders
are now figuring on the cost Of erection. We
bail with pleasure this new Improvement. -
Franklin Ptldtcdt0T.
Let us have a branch railroad out in the
direction of Prud'hOmme City and Prairie
| Maou, an oil mill, soap factory, electric
| lights, a telegFaphic connection with the line
| at the r. r. depot and the completion of our
] wall a landry and high grade
| school with commodiOns houses In which to
| teach, and 0pelousas will be the "LOVlieEt
village Of the plain. 0pelO7fsaS Courier.
| At a meeting held on Tuesday night by the
| most progressive citizens OF Washington, an
association was formed for the purpose OF
| advertising the good points Of that place.
| The association proposes to have pamphlet
| printed descriptive of the resources and ad-
VaBtages Of this parish and Of Washington IN
| particular, and to distribute same throughout
the north and west. A good idea.-a. Landry
Democrat.
Work on the railroad Is progressing nicely,
| so far as heard from. The right Of way has
| been cleared off to Abbeyille, that is the cTOp
has been cut off the center of the right OI
way. We hear that large squads OF teams
| and hands were added to the force this week
| We feel safe IN saying that the road will be
| completed to ABbeVille by Oct. 1st,, provided
we do not have too much rain during the
| time ReTTaili0R Star.
| The annual reunion of the Confederate
| Veterans Association, which will be held al
| Monroe, La, on August 18th, bids fair to bt
| quite an enjoyable and pleasant occasion
Extensive preparations sre being made By
| the citizens of the Parl0r City for cordla
| reception and becoming entertainment Of
| their guests Doubtless q number Of tht
Confederate veterans 10 this parish viii Rt
tend the grand reunion In Fospect.-bdfTler
Vilte GGzette.
AZ the meeting of the town council held on
| Monday night Sheriff Fontenot, 10 behalf 0i
the Clarion, offered to do the town printing
gratis. There Is not much money In thii
kind Of business for the stockholders of thai
| concern, and we doubt whether all Of then
| approve the plan. i may prove losing
game in more ways than one. We have no
heard however that the sheriff had reduced
the price which he pays his paper for pub
fishing tax sales.--a. Landry Dal'0erat.
As there is considerable Of last YEARS. croI
still on hand, owing to the heavy decliDI
when the rice trust showed it's hand, and thi
I new crop VIII be the largest ever grown II
Louisiana, there are fears expressed tina
the prices zr WI g tsI l9Esr ,i this fali thaI
grounded America supplies only abou
one-half the demand Of this country, Thi
dGty On the foreign article will keep up thi
price, unless our planters foolishly glut thl
market at the outset. Sugar Boael.
At last the people have awakened to thi
realization OF the fact that our town was no
fnIhiliDg its destiny. They have at last be
stirred themselves and we have the "boom'
on. Every man and boy is talking boom
talk from early morn Till deWy eve. Th
town hall meeting af last Tuesday evening
1 a 70 hayf
been entertained BY 4 disgrnntled few as 4
the permanency Of the Hboomp that ha'
dropped down among US 10 awaken our littl
town 70 ! new life Of hustle and hustle
WasAingtoa A'gns.
Many improvements 70 The shape Of nel
bnIldifg aud repairing Of old ones have beel
made and ere going up IN our town, and ou
carpenters and other mechanics have hai
a busy time of it. ln fact there has beel
such demand for skilled labor, that prqspee
tive employers have some time to walt 70
the supply. This shows 9 steady growth i
Thib9daux, which s much better than
mere squirting boom which other towns baVi
boasted Of. One has only to take a retro
speetiYe view OF the past ten or fifteen year
/ to pc convinced Of Thibodaux's growth 3
se13tlel.
Judge Lynch held one Of bis quiet sni
brief sessions Of court in the northern part Q
this parish, near Oakland, last Saturday night
We unusrstaila that negro Reoundrel name
] Walter Low, on Friday light with . mos
| daatardly purpose, entered the hedfo0m of
highly respected married lady during th
temporary absence of her husband, 10 accom-
plish his hellisb designs. The lady walked u
juss as TIE black brute approached her bed
and her screams frightened him Away III
alarm was given st once and a seafehing part
, traced Low q BIS house, The svldenc
/, pointed ennistakaeiY 70 his guilt and he wa
arrested. Saturday night Constable Job
J hufpbg5 accompanied 81 ME Wherry sladg
were bringing lhe prisoneF y Farmeryllle Z
ne lodged in iail5 ehen, about l2 miles lrol
town. they ere hsultea ~ moo who Relaa
: the nesH9 and aftsf eseerting hita q & aQiti