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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1872
Page
2
Grand Jury Report on Calcasion Parish Court house and jail
Lake Charles Louisiana January 20 1872 re publish report of the Grand Jury of the Parish of Calcasion on the condition of the Court house and Jail filed April 1871 to be found in another column. Special attention to Police Jury proceedings. Weather reported as dry and cool then rain began Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parish of
Calcasion
Ward Parish
Sol
Novel Patent Stem Winding Watch Sold by Btowart Co
Btowart, Graham & Co. Jewelers of 6 Whitehall Street New York offer a new style patent stem winding watch in hunting case or open face form at a remarkable low price of 812. The advertisement promotes the watch as a truly good timepiece and Christian Weekly endorses their reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Btowart, Graham & Co
Whitehall Street
New York
Christian Weekly
Legislature opens amid delay as Senate balks
The General Assembly began on Monday with no business in the Senate due to lack of a quorum while the House works, carving out a partial opposition to Governor Warmoth. Pinchback may be named President of the Senate over objections, and impeachment prospects loom. readers are urged to remain hopeful as Club sentiment shifts and activity rises in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Senate
Anderson
Fatch
Thompson
Custom House
Warmoth
House of Representatives
Carter
Pinchback
Democratic Party
Dr. Worrall
Grant
N. O. Bee
Duty of the People in the Present Crisis
An editorial condemns Governor Warmoth and allies for attempting to unseat the Speaker and control the House. It warns of a staged new Assembly under police, risks of armed conflict, and the accountability of leaders for alleged unlawful actions and bribery tied to state government efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warmoth
House of Representatives
Miore
Garter
Andhia
Honoas
Citizens urged to support law and order in looming crisis
The document calls for universal readiness to uphold legal measures and reject provocations. It frames the conflict as no party clash but a struggle between the people and Warmoth’s administration, urging citizens to stand with federal authority and Louisiana’s people against perceived corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov Waxmoth
Lswiil Pirties
II Ened
aYmoth
Ple
United States
Louisiana
Gov. Warmoth
N. O. Bee
The Negro Revolt in Arkansas and Chicot County Violence
A week‑old dispute in Curtis Garrett’s Lake Village grocery sparked mob violence in Chicot County Arkansas. An armed negro mob seized the town, killed Wynn and three jailed men, looted property, set fires, and terrorized residents as refugees fled. The sheriff, though Republican, could not intervene. About 300 armed blacks gathered, with many leaving for Helena, and the town remains under siege and collapse of order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicot County
Ark
Curtis Garrett
Lake Village
Wynn
Washington County
John H. Saunders
Saunders
Messrs. Saunders
Garrett
Duggan
Walker
Garrett's
Mississippi
Chicot
Arkansas
Helena
Arkansas Letter Reports Lake Village Murder Scene
A Chicot county woman writes to Louisville about recent Lake Village murder scenes and a fatal confrontation between a planter and an educated Black lawyer. Details describe a drunken exchange, a knife, a neck wound, and chaos as onlookers and the sheriff respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicot County
Ari
Louisville
Lake Village
Lowisville
Republica
Fates
Ube
Pia
Horror in the jail yard sparks fear in community
An eyewitness recounts a dreadful incident in the jail yard with bodies left, a young man warned not to tell, and a conductor's remark to a passenger as the town faces a grim moral moment. The piece ends with a quip about a man winding up a failing business.
Commercial price notes from New Orleans 1872 market list
A historical OCR fragment lists wide range commodity prices and grades from New Orleans in 1872. Cotton classes and staple qualities appear alongside staples like sugar, syrups, flour, corn, pork, bacon, potatoes, onions, and cider. Prices are given per unit with varied spellings and typographical quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bicr Choice
Corman
Chinen
Fragmented note on money scam and fake offers
The text outlines a dubious money scheme promising quick cash and high returns. It references a county, an agent, and names that seem miswritten. The fragmentary message urges urgent action to secure funds and suggests home delivery or secure business language without clear specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Hight
Mike Monny
Erie
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J. W. Bryan
B. Hutchins
Eee
Lake Charles, LA
THE
Legislature
Tam
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Commercial
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