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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1871
Page
2
In the October 14 1871 issue of The Weekly Echo from Lake Charles Louisiana residents reassure visitors that the city is healthy and safe from yellow fever, noting no danger for strangers or new arrivals despite past fears.
A steamboat arrived at our port with merchandise for local merchants. Saw Mill on the Lake and along the river report thriving business, evidenced by lumber shipments to Galveston. Sheriff Haskell, after delays from parochial authorities, personally arranged security lighting and improvements on Saturday to aid the town.
Judge John E. King and District Attorney G. W. Hudspeth arrived in town after a delayed journey due to bad roads and missing ferry service. The group criticized neglected bridges and roads on the Opelousas route while praising the parish’s bridges and highways when in good repair, lamenting parochial authorities.
A fragment notes unease as dirt is scattered at the center and ditches are formed along the side to direct water toward the lake, reflecting a construction or flood control effort. The wording is garbled but implies a site modification affecting drainage and landscape.
The readable text mentions cleaning paint and polishing knives and metal wares, with a garbled reference to a "city" that was merged by flood waters. It notes vessels damaged by a wind blow and a depth of water about six feet, implying a major flood impact on a principal thoroughfare.
The text appears as a garbled plea about money and help, mentioning desire, a person named Paul, and an invitation to respond. It reads like an incomplete email offering to provide funds or assistance, with unclear context and many cut words. The source lacks clear events, dates, or concrete entities beyond Paul and a generic plea.
The proposed plan splits Texas into three states with Eastern, Middle, and Western divisions. Eastern State runs from the Galveston Bay to Red River, containing 346,398 people in 1870 and 38,411 square miles. Middle State spans west of that line to the Colorado, with 280,000 people in 1870 and 142,009 square miles. Western State includes Colorado and adjacent areas, totaling 99,000 square miles with about 41,000,000 in taxable property and 55,898 registered voters.
In Indianapolis a police court judge ordered chloroform to compel a witness to reveal evidence. A woman testified her husband broke her arm. a physician testified on injuries but she seconded a lie. The test showed no fracture, sparking accusations of cruelty toward the judge.
The report notes potential gains in the market with prices seen climbing by about a quarter. Investors eye further increases as demand remains firm and supply tightens.
A disjointed OCR fragment mentions a traveler, a young Richmond man, and a crying girl whose father says she can howl forever. The piece hints at neglect or hardship with a line about not receiving 50 cents to buy bustle, reflecting a local mood or anecdote in a dated style.
Engineer in chief Mr Garnet and secretary Mr Bonneval arrived from Bridport to Calcasieu sulphur mines with two European workers. They bring plans and equipment for a new method using a circular shaft and expect machinery by sea to Galveston then onward. Chaudron predicts complete success and the venture is described as first circulating effort securing sulphur.
On August 21 a discovery on a riverbank farm in the Cay n Wen area revealed about two hundred human skeletons buried in the soil. Local observers noted the bodies lay in two parallel rows with heads aligned north to south. Rev Kathe Nie ees Keecary Orla W dell and Dinisl Pre den were reported among witnesses at the scene.
Fragments describe large bones from skeletons found near a hillside six miles from town. Thigh bones exceed common length, skulls partially exposed, with the remains possibly of ancient foes or peaceful peoples. A large mastodon bones lie embedded in the ground, inviting future visitors to view the ghastly remains.
Fragmentary religious verse reflects on devotion, faith, and humanity's folly. It contrasts worldly vanity with humility before God, urging repentance, hope, and love while noting societal hypocrisy and the need for reverence toward the Creator. The text references angels, heaven, and moral judgment amid admonitions to cultivate virtue over pride.
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