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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1871
Page
1
The Weekly Echo lists A. W. Bryan and B. Hutchins as publishers with credit lines for leadership and printing. The brief masthead identifies the paper and its proprietors, indicating the local newspaper's governance.
The issue reports shifting Democratic positions as national papers deem the party dying, amid hopes for a new coalition. It notes a railway funding deal with Charles Morgan and Texas Railway magnates, promising rapid construction of Opelousas and Mobile New Orleans and Texas lines, likely boosting New Orleans real estate values. An oblique quip about officials likens them to portage stamps.
The New Orleans Times faces questions over a claimed compromise between Charles Morgan and the New Orleans Mobile and Texas Railroad. The paper cites alleged bond actions, leadership changes, and Morgan’s possible takeover, while noting prior denials and urging clearer explanation amid signs of financial stress and possible absorption by Morgan and allies.
A closed court martial at the Brooklyn Navy Yard probes charges against Capt. Alexander Semmes of the USS Portsmouth. Reports say a seaman desertion followed alleged cruelties, with the deserter later captured and sentenced to nine years for desertion.
An 1870 letter from Empress Eugenie published in L Ordre appeals to Austria's ruler to urge neutral powers toward an equitable peace with France. She states France seeks to end bloodshed, preserve its territory, and avoid humiliating terms as Metz defends under siege and Paris endures ruin.
The report notes a House resolution seeking to repudiate debt created by alleged misdeeds by outsiders and railroad funding. It also covers Mississippians at St Charles Theatre joking about Forrest and a German man’s humorous ad about a stolen horse. A Catholic missionary envoy from England sails to aid emancipation efforts amid slavery history.
Natherine Woodill of Calcasieu Parish petitions to be appointed administratrix of the Estate of Robert G Woodill late of Calcasieu. Interested parties must file written opposition within ten days at the Lake Charles Court House. Clerk GLASSPOOL records the notice dated December 4, 1871.
From New Orleans in 1871 a corrected price list shows state warrants and a wide range of commodities. It lists cotton qualities as middling and strict middling, various meats such as bacon and hams with per pound quotes, produce like potatoes onions apples and dried goods, spirits and wines with gallon prices, and staples including salt, vinegar, and bread ingredients. The column presents a dense enumeration of prices by item, brand, and unit, reflecting daily market conditions.
A public auction will sell the property of Mary W. Trumble in Calcasieu Parish at the Lake Charles courthouse on Saturday January 6 1872 at 11 o clock. The parcel lies in Charles town measuring 133 1/3 by 200 feet with buildings and improvements, bounded by M Pithon Warink alley Joseph Sallier and Lake Charles. Terms cash. W H Haskell sheriff. Lake Charles December 2 1871.
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