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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1870
Page
2
In Calcasiau the editor notes offices and subscription refunds. He thanks supporters and asks debtors to settle unpaid balances for unexpired time, pledging to do justice to all. W Feurun signs the note as publisher.
Hon. John E. King orders adjournment of the August term sine die and announces a fall special term for the parish. Officials urge attendance at the annual town election Monday the 6th to elect a Mayor and five Aldermen for one year. The council’s past inaction is attributed to missing formalities after last year’s re election.
The Lake Charles parish area, Galeasien and surrounding lands are advertised as fertile and ready for affordable entry to actual settlers. Descriptions praise soil and climate, claim strong education and morals, and note Lake Charles as a growing trade hub with good schools and social standing. The message urges land buyers to contact Hon. William Kellogg and references a federal revenue report from 1869.
The report covers varied topics from postal fines in the United States to unrest with Fenians on the Canadian border. It notes a Post Office fine for sending specimen copies, fashion notes from Paris, political intrigue in Mexico, a Belgian murder case, and rail and plantation activity in the South. It also chronicles Fenian threats with movements near Michigan, Ontario, and New York, including troop dispositions and clashes around Huntington Trout River and Island Pond.
The newspaper recommends an election for Juno amid puzzling terms and names. Vague references include Cat witgle vumiliars and figures like Mosems, Turnbull, Mardoch, Bot timere, and Maryland, with unclear stakes or outcomes.
From the New Orleans Picayune May 28 report a brutal shooting in Verwilion parish. Captain John Saunders of Franklin, a steamboat pilot, is killed instantly, and Benjamin Williams, a storekeeper, is seriously wounded. Sheriff and officers pursue suspects as St. Landry residents rally.
The Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee postpones the convention to September and orders that each Orleans Parish district and country parish receive seats in the Lower House equal to their current allotment. The call urges immediate reorganization of the party across parishes and wards to maintain effective condition. F H Haton President, Thomas Streun Secretary.
J W Bayan and listed residents appear in a Lake Charles Louisiana record dated January 25 1870. Names include Krniaay Dayo Ber Loris Levegus Groxax W Wetts with a Lake Charles reference and city details.
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