The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
STATE NEWS


The Peoples party executive com
mittee IN Alexandria last week, named |
an elsotoral ticket. 4
ST. Mary Banner: New syrup and
sugar a beng pnt upon the market,
By come Of our progressive planters.
The parish of CaddO has Instituted
Eait against the boBdsmen Of sx-sherif /
John Lake, for the recovery Of money
dine that parish.
a new political club has been
organized in New Orleans, under the
nsme Of Jefferson Clnb. 1t is a
Democratic organization.
The Democratic primaries in the
fonrtb district, on Saturday last, re
suited 10 the nomination Of Hon. N
C. blanchard for reelection to congress.
Last week ez-SberifT Edwards, of
Union parish, got has right hand and
arm caught in a gin neeessitatlng
smputation. He died from his
injuries.
Sabine lamar: Dr.J. G. Armstrong
informs as that last Sunday the little
child of NTH. N. Leone, of Bayou Seie,
fell from a gallery while playing and
broke his neck.
Colfax Chronicle: This paper may
be said to have been Issnsd with
whoop this week, as there are now
only SIX cases of the whOOplng cough
IN the editors family.
The Pioneer Of Assumption: Judge
Gion on last Thursday sentenced Nice
Hall and Samuel PeDcetO the peniIen
tIary for lite. The former for murder
and the latter for rape.
A mad dog run smuek N Shreve.
port last Monday and bit several fine
dogs, winch Were subsequently killed
by the owDers. TIE mad dog was
slaughtered by the police
a fnll list of the names of the beDe
6ciaries of the refuuding Of the direct
tax wiIl be published al an early date
by the Baton Ronge AdVOoate There
arr 81. 900 names on the lIst.
Baakie Blade: The cotton ship
menIs TO date are 30 short that We fee
a delicscy in giving any figures
as yet, hoping that the shipments may
increase largely by our next issne.
Arcadia advanoe: While switching
on the side track at Gtbsland WedDes
day evening, the locomotive of the
east bound freight jumped the track
which delayed the train SsVeral hours.
Bankie Blade; The white caps OF
this parish ought TO be run down,
Caught hung or sent to the Penitenlisry
The way they have been performing is
a disgrace TO DOR parish and AIS people.
Mansfield Democrat journal: Corn
has been sold here this season for
forty cents bnsheI, and il is dull sale
at that. The price Rould donbtless
rule higher, but for the reason that a
good crop was made.
The Pioneer Of Assumption: The
two negroes charged with the cold
blooded murder of Mrs. Robertson, 10
St. MsFtInsVllie last year, have been
tried, fonnd guilty and sentenced to
be hung.
Blanchard carried every parish in
his district except Rap,des. In Grant
be received about fonr votes Il
Hunters one, while Mr John M
Anthony rs elected AS Onr diSlrlc
C Committeeman.
Twenty homes and seventeen busi
Dess places We're burned IN NeW
Iberia, La The block bounded by
Main, Iberia, St. Peter and Monlagn,
streets is in ashes Loss, $4,000 will
&l2,o insurance.
lPIaquemine Home Journal. Yester
day morning a large cave occurred il
the river bank in front of the El,z,
plantation of Mr.. IL M. Lefevre, it
West Baton Ronge, taking with it 1
new boiler and pumP, Valued al
1000.
A new central sngarfsctoFy is being
built only four miles from Alexandra
with a capacity of {, 100000 5ponndr
year. The RapideB Meas advises
the farmers to abandon cotton AnC
plant cane in the locality of ,bes,
factories.
St. Bernard Koice: The little
tbEeeyear old girl of Mr.. !Ignaeio
Garcia, Cerlllia, who was bitten By 4
Esttleesnake some time ago, is pro
bounced out of danger and is impFov
ing rspidly. The snake was killed by
Mr. Garcia, and was five feet long.
lPointe Coupee Banner: Fifty bsr
rsls of fne peeans were shipped TO S.
Louis this week by Messrs. Lebeau 8
St. Dizier, The pecan crop of thin
year gives promises Of being nRusually
large. Some recent shipments hay,
brought very handsome ret1Fas.
Marksyille Rsgiep: The ReVisa
comes ont on o fly this week. Every
thing was topRy turyey from tb'
beginning 10 The end Of The week. The
editor holding court, q marriage in BIZ
family and bis pfibcipal devil left fol
college last Friday. Oh, myl
Mafksville Rsgiew: Last Monday
while Mr. Esmaanel Meek WAS attend
ing TO bis fathers gin, 81 Cocogilir
be was aeeidently eanght ID the gin
ssws, and had bis left hand and arm
badly cut. We are told that be wli
lose one finger We trust that bs
will soon recover,
The Mansfield Looking dbe0a!
Kestebie College and the Jefferson
Davis, College each opened with about
100 pupils, and the pnblic schools 81
Lake Charles enrolled about $50 th'
fret day. 30 the pTeas reports, ant
The news is pleasing.
Vernon Nea0a Judge G. A. Fonr
net was ID orr Office "Wednesday
morning. We we're glad 10 have tbs
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