The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-09-02
STATE NEWS.
Items Of InaePesa Called from
Our State Exchamgess

Alexandria Democrat. Every doctor
10 the town seems to be on the run,
and they all report a good deal Of sick
ness, mostly fevers, and IN several
cases quite serious.
Webster Signal: Mr.. Miller, about |
two miles from town has harvested |
about eight hundred wstermelons from
one acre of land. At ten cents apiece
it pays to raise melons better than
cotton.
Natchitoches Enterprise :; A bur
glary and larceny was committed last
week at Derry, at the store of Mr.. Jos.
Henry from which was stolen II large
amount of goods and sixty-tbree dol
lars in money.
ST. MartinsvlIIe Messenger: Some of
our cotton planters estimate that the
cotton crop has been injured by the
rains to the extent of 90 to
rs per cent. If this is really the case,
the cotton Of this parish will fall quite
short.
W. P. Ford, one Of the best known
and universally popular citizens OF
Shreveport died suddenly last week
with congestion of the brain. Shreve.
port, has lost a most valuable citizen
in his demise, and one whose work
was appreciated throughout north
ern Louisiana.
Lafayette advertiser: The deGom.
posed body of an unknown white man
was discovered fostlpg last Monday
morning in the Vermilion river, near
the railroad bridge. Several ugly
wounds about the head aud face seem
to Indicate that the man must have
been killed by a passing tram while
attempting to cross the bridge.
Lafayette Adve, tiser: R W. Elliot,
ESQ.,, handed us a few days since fine
specimen of an ear of corn which was
grown on his Carencro place, and
measures III inches in length and 8
inches 10 circumference. If Mr.. Elliot
gathers 5000 bushels of such corn this
year be will not bother himself much
about the sbortness of bis cotton crop.
Lafayette Advertiser: An unknown
white man, apparently about so years
of age, died at BroussaFdville last week,
from the effects OF overhead. The old
man bad been travelling about the
neighbOrbOod several days repairing
tinware, etc, and being overcome by
the heat was taken to BrOusssrdvillel
where be died before medical aid could
be obtained.
Baton Rouge Capital Item: Where
there are SO many idliug people al
there are in Baton Rouge, who have
no visible means of support, there II
bound TO be theft aud robbery, anC
the wonder only Is that there is mol
more than there is. The gambling
deDs should be broken up, aud then
may be, there will be fewer loafers anc
less rascalitY going on.
st. Landry Democrat: An idea o.
the proportions which the culture o.
rice is assuming in our parish may b.
gained by the statement Of the fac
that, while about $50 Teapers aDc
binders were sold 10 our town last year
over twice that Dumber have already
been contracted for or delivered thir
year One firm alone have orders foI
about l5O-more, in fact, than the
can fill, lbe factories not being able Il
supply the sudden and unusual de
maDd.
West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
Last Wednesday Constable E.
Kenneday, of the 9th ward, arresle'
Cd the BaFowzs plantation, in thu
parish, a negro who gave his name a
Henry Butler, but who is supposed
to be one of the three criminals VIII
escaped from the DonaldsoDvilIe jsi
some nights ago. Butler was place.
in the parish jail, where be will renal
pending the receipt of Information
from Sheriff St. Martin, of Ascension
Natebitoches Eatsrprise; A mos
atrocious murder is reported to bay
happened in the northern portion o
ward 2. Il was the killing of O. {
Bailey BY II II. Stewart, on the m
inst, in cold blood and without prov
ocation. We have not heard the PAL
tieuIars 10 detail, but the general rePoT
is that the killing was the most cold
blooded, A warrant has been issue
for the arrest of the murderer, but th
offieeFs have so far been unable TO e.
eeute il, Stewart having departed fG
parts unknown.
II Lafayette AdVsrtisey: Last Frida
week, while respiDg rice on the PiaI
tation of Mr.. Jules LsriYleTe, near RoJ
vile, two boys, one white and one c.
ored. were badly bitten by moccasi
snake of o viFuleDt species, aud sue
was the effect of the poison tbl
though the services Of DR.. G. W. ScTaI
ton were promptly obtained, the boy
suffered terribly, their bodies and limb
becoming terribly swollen. BY skill
full Rttt ntiop, however, The boys wei
, relieved, and ct last accounts bad n
covered from all III effects Of the spSi
poison.
Baton Rouge Truth A few day
since Postmaster Alex Smith receive
letter from The supervising aTchltet
At Washington, requesting him TO 8
cure some person technically quallfe
/ 10 this city TO furnish proposals. 4
t data and information desired relati'
10 the public building in this city, Az
/ also 70 hsye proposals from . photos
I rapher for taking views Of the site, "a
an these matters have received prom
attention al the bands Of Col. SmitI
and The proposals from The local CIV
B engiueers and photographers forBar'
) ed. He says that these bids are
! low that there Is no doubt Of their 2
ceptance, and that il All probabilil
7 the work will be commenced ID |