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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1871
Page
2
In Lake Charles on Saturday November 18 1877 heavy rains block mail routes and a local merchant advertises tonics flour butter and liquor while railing at railroad plans for the Mobile New Orleans and Texas line. A brutal murder of two enslaved workers near Big Woods prompts calls for swift justice and public affidavits to curb vigilantism and restore peace.
The piece calls for lawful action to curb crime and insists on justice without vigilante acts. It condemns assassination of any race and emphasizes that authorities will enforce the law against both white and colored citizens. It mentions Mr John Dillon's Saint Charles Coffee House exhibit and orange trees nearby as a pleasant contrast.
BeX notes a brief remark on Jack Frost like weather after rains. The N O Bulletin reports Branham Texas inventor Joe Ralston creating two machines the Lone Star Gin Feeder and the Lone Star Cotton Cleaner and Planters Aid. The cleaner supposedly reduces labor and trash in cotton, increases cleaned cotton value, and may boost shipments to ginning in the city for processing or export. The feeder and cleaner will be displayed at H D Coleman's No 4451 Charles St. and soon the cleaner also.
A Titusville correspondent describes a new oil well that flowed for nine hours producing thirty? eight barrels per hour of 28 barrel oil gravity. The column of oil rose six inches above ground then fell back as the sun melted it, creating a striking and profitable discovery in the field.
A report describes a sweeping famine in Persia with deaths in hundreds in almost every city. The disaster continues unabated as hunger spreads nationwide.
Reports describe severe famine across Persia with hundreds dying as provisions dwindle. In Teheran and surrounding areas, inhabitants face extreme hunger, exhausted resources, and widespread deprivation affecting nearly every city and community.
An exchange warns that if Brigham Young is imprisoned the Mormons will fight. They buy old muskets from the government and convert them to modern arms. There is talk of Mormons moving to Mexico after authorities invite them. God bless them, let them. Uncle Sam would be glad to be rid of such a disreputable group.
The election results show Republican gains in multiple states and majorities in city races. Key figures include Tweed and Sigel with strong citywide support, Washburne winning in Milwaukee and Chicago’s Medill securing mayoral race. Democratic ticket strength persists in New York and Brooklyn, while Wisconsin and New Jersey reflect Republican wins in governor and legislative seats.
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