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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1870
Page
2
Public notice warns all debtors to the office to come forward and pay up for the years 1868 and 1869. It lists parish and state debts, mentions a bill in the Texas Legislature for railroad relief, and reports various regional items including ships, mining prospects, Fenian funding, and a New Orleans fire incident.
In Terre Haute an orator at a color celebratory event predicted that by the turn of the twentieth century colored people would become the vastly superior intellectual group, forcing whites to yield and stand back.
A historic prospectus extols favorable conditions for a door and sash factory, castor bean oil, leather tanning, sail-making, and a possible paper mill. It highlights cheap lumber, nearby bark and hides, abundant water, and vast tall grass, urging industrious farmers to cultivate idle lands and promising strong profits for a poor man who stays local.
Theophilus W. Evans, once of this parish, was acquitted on the murder charge of Alex Daigle, fils, near Lake Charles in April 1866 after a prior November 1866 conviction and sentence. A new trial was granted on appeal. Trials occurred in Opelousas during the current District Court term. Ernest Ferny was convicted of another murder without capital punishment on the 17th instant.
A Connecticut Democratic paper notes unusually strong indications statewide for a Democratic congressional victory, matching the upbeat mood not seen in a decade and signaling a potential shift in political momentum.
Court convened Monday with Judge King presiding over Grand Jury sworn after venire issues. Judge King lampooned penalties for carrying concealed weapons and road overseer duties, warning Calcadien officials to study the statutes before August term. The Grand Jury handled civil business as criminal docket preparations began, amid state-wide talk of Ray's Revised Statutes and potential prosecutions being dismissed, provoking fears of lynch law and jail deliveries.
A letter notes a large criminal docket to be heard Monday the 6th instant with many serious cases. The writer expects ten days to two weeks more in detention and mentions pending results of the weekly echo. He reports broad interest in Calcasien’s future prosperity and inquiries about soil climate and products from merchants and planters. He also states speculation that the Mobile and Chattanooga railroad will run from New Orleans to Lake Charles within fifteen months.
Bondholders J S Kennedy Co of New York press the Texas and New Orleans Railroad relief bill before the Legislature. They say large sums have been loaned to the Receiver to repair and finish the line, leaving about 100 miles to connect Houston and New Orleans. Trains may run within twelve months. Galveston News.
A historical note imagines rapid modern progress in the Middle East. Telegraph stations and steamboat traffic appear on the Tigris and Euphrates as distant prospects. The text foresees a cotton factory on the Jordan bank and Palestine’s hills answering to the iron horse’s shrill whistle.
Only a few days since twelve car loads of tea valued at half a million dollars passed over the Pacific Railroad continued to Liverpool. The trade of Chicago never was so brisk as at present.
Notice to qualified voters of Lake Charles under an 1867 act. Election at the courthouse on Monday the Ath day of Line 1970. Town council consists of Mayor and five Aldermen. Polls open at 10 a.m. and close at 3 p.m. Signed Mayor J. W. Bryan. Lake Charles, La., May 21, 1870.
A fragmented note from Louisiana Democratic leaders revokes the March convention order and reschedules the gathering for the second Monday in September. It directs parishes to send delegates equal to their current Lower House representation and urges immediate reorganization to end ineffective conditions.
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