The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-08-05
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The Catalonia Times and Trinity
Herald have suspended.
Mr. W. R. Parker, R. w. D. G. ii
81 The second Masonic district, made
visit ont on the Pearl river, IN Wash
ington parish, this week where be orga'
nized lodge of the Masonic order.-
50. Helena Echo.
Fort Miro Enoampment No. Is, |
Higher OddfelIowship, was instituted
Friday night Of last week by G. w.
Chambers, of Alexandria, grand patri-
arch Of the state, with charter men,
bership of 29.-Telegraph- Bulletin.
Tuesday night of last week a negro
boy about l6 years old, living with
James Nicholson, 10 Claiborne parish,
YVES taken over the line into Lincoln |
parish, and whipped until his flesh was |
mass of jelly.-Loutsiaaa AdVanee'
We again call the attention Of our
readers 10 the fact that Franklin Is
without any public school buildings,
whatsoever. This taken in conjunc-
ton with the fact that St. Mary rs the
richest parish in the state, and that
Franklin is the county seat is, posi-
tive shame.-St. Mary Banner.
Money was never known to be
scarceF and times harder in Pointe
Coupee than during the past five
months. This state of affairs is due to
the low price of last years cotton crop
and the unwlllingness Of New Orleans
merchants to make advances during the
high water season.--Pointe Coupe
Democrat
There is every probability that the
III. G. Railway Company will run a
branch road to connect with the Valley
and T. P. roads at Baton Rouge, at
which time this branch, being the cast
ern part of the Central Luuisiana road,
will make the completion of the latter
road to connect with the Southern
Pacific al Lafayette a business ne
eessity.-Ga Item.
The question Of removing the state
capital TO New Orleans IS being ag
tated. We would like TO be able tt
see The sense of it. The state has 1
fine building at Baton Rouge, larg'
enough to hold all of our senators ant
representatives, head and all. Batoi
Rouge is a healthy, and pleasant placr
to work, (but a poor place to loaf,
accessible from all parts of the state
Louisiana AdVanee.
]. Dreyfns, a Dallas Texas drum
mer, fell from 3 second story window
Of the Colbert hotel Tuesday night
The window extended down to th'
floor, and the drummer thinking ther'
was a gallery On the outside walker
out into open air, falling on the pickle
fence about thirty feet below. Con
siderable bruises was the result of tn
fall, but Mr.. Dreyfus was able to IeaV'
on the morning Naturalization
Gazette.
On last Sunday morning a littl
after midnight, the citizens Of Colfal
were aroused from their slumbers b,
the ringing of the court house bell
to find the heavens lurid with the re
Election Of the flames that completed.
enwrapt the residence of Mr.. IL. B
4 Thompson. A part Of the hoaseh0ll
| furniture and clothing was saved, ais
come provision, bat fully half of a
the things were burned with tb
honse.-C okfag Chronicle.
The Board of Wardens, Of the cor
gregation of the Roman CathoIi
Church of Ascension, held a Gale
meeting last Saturday and decided t
offer at public auction all the unsol
lots belonging to the congregatio
and included 10 the tract which it ba
been decided to dispose Of in order t
obtain funds for The completion {
the new church and otherwise Impro,
ing the property of the congregation
--DonaidsoaViike Ohief.
The rice crop Of the parish this YET
, will be something incredible if n
, storm, or bad weather during haryes
occurs TO damage the ripened grail
Nearly every one has planted some {
the cereal and many have done {
. extensively. With such weather I
( VIC arc now having it is bonud to NAL
splendid yield, and only fair weatht
5 during harvesting is needed to tnf
ont quantity of rice which wi
positively startle our people.--Abb
vile MeridioaGl.
Some people claim this is no fru
country and it is true of eertai
! varieties but any one who has passe
, Ludwig Lokoloski's charming place Q
the other side of the bayou and cast
glance at his fine pear orchard, wi
forthwith be convinced this siatemel
} won't hold as TO pears His ire,
though young are loaded with a pr
fusion Of this dellcions fruit and
/ multitude Of props are needed 10 kea
the limbs from breaking.--AbbeUil
s1feriaiOaal.
Last Friday evening shortly after
o'clock dastsFdly attempt was mac
! 10 assassinate Judge ]. II Long q
the streets of Kennef as be was on b
way home, be was fired upon twice
rand suceeasion bV man who stOo