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st -- .^-7"'. I' -ï ' *'! , LAKE -.MM.n.r,...... Ol LA., THURSDAY, _ gJwEEKLY ECHO Published Every Thursday Morning, -AT I CHARLES. IjA. Term* of Subscription. Onecopr, one year............$3 00 Onecopf, six months,........... 1 35 One copy, three months. ......00 75 Fisgie .................'......... 10 Payable invariftbly in adwnce. advertising. p. r aarore, (10 lines or le«») .....00 75 Ke^Siuent insertion... , .00 50 Annonacement of candidates for office...... ............ ...*10 00 $5 extra. EnL Notices, 15 cenfs a line. Obituary Notices 10 cents a line. Advertisements sent in for publica tion when there are no directions, will be inserted in English and French, and when time is not limited, will be con tinued until orders are received ; and chftTfffc^ accordingly. , Liberal discount to those who adver tise by the year or quarter. flo credit will be givenfor Advertising er Job work, except by special agree Cutis, stating merely the name, business and place of resideuce, with paper «eluded, Twelve Dollars per annum. _ .. LOUTS LEVEQÜE, Attorney at Law. OFFICE, LAKE CHARLES, La. Will practice hi all the Courts of the Eighth Judicial District, composed of the Parishes of St. Landry and Cal casieu. Feb.. 8, 1872.—ly. GEORGE H. WELLS, Attorney at Law, Lake Charles, Cakasien Parish, La. Practices in Calcasieu, f' V. Landry, Lafayette and Cameron Parishes, La, Feb. 15, 1868.—ly,____ J» A. GALLAÜGHER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Lake Charles, «Louisian«, Will practice in this and adjoining parishes, and before the ihipremo Court, at Opelousas. marl3 8m JOSEPH M. MOORE, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Offire formerly occupied by the late l»w firm of 8ways« ft Moore and Moore ft Morgan. OPELOUSAS,* LA. Will practice in the Courts of the 8th Judicial Distriot. Ootl9 ly^ J EWIS & BRO., Attorney s-at- Law, OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA. THOMAS H. LEWIS, of the above firm, will regularly attend tae Sessions of the District Court of Calcasieu parish. 1 F ERREOL PERRODIN, A rtorney-at- Law, Practices in the Parishes of St. Lan dry and Calcasieu. 0«oe~At OPELOUSAS, LA/ 7 S. IX READ, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Leetburg, Cameron Parish, nonsXARA, Offer* his ' services in District and Pitfish Courts, for Calcasieu and Came ron Parishes. jel3 ly BO, FOR CALCASIEU PASS 1 wffVA THE HANDSOME, SWIFT »wiHB running PROPELLER RAMOS »HI ran regnUriy semi-weekly from lake Gkerles to Ueshtsr* (OalaasVen Pas*) carrying **>• United Stator Mai'. All down and op trips hy daylight. AotommodaWons for eight passengers, fisorilent indneement* to hunting •nd tilting parties. Fee* for round trip (down nod up). Mi down ®r up only, |5. Leave* Lake Charles Monday* and Tburs M 6 4* t arrives et Leesburg sam« tiayiSs «•ave» Leesburg Wednesdays end Saturday ««*•*; arrives at Uko Chnrles soma days beltndtile running time hetwotu both )lae** twelve hour« t «entai running time, tnnrb t r ** TBOS. R. REYNOLDS, Ma*««. Private School. T HE undersigned respectfully an nonueïs that she wilt re-open her school in Lake Charles for boys and girls, next Monday, Jan. 10, 1876. Board can be had from 8 to 12 dollars per month. Terms: Primary Department 81 50 per month. » Grammar Department #2 per month. MKS. E. F. DADE. January 6, 1876. ram ram is on rax tnxa GEO. A. PRINCE & CO. Organs & îÆelodeons. The Oldest, bergest, end Meet Perfect Msnn feetory in the United States, nearly 56,000 Now in use. No other Mnsiesl Instrument ever obtained the eeme popularity. ßeT'Stnd lor Price Lût«. Address ' BUFFALO, N. Ï. The fact of onr* being the oldest end largest manufactory in the United State*, with nearly 56.000 instruments now in nse. is a sufficient guarantee of our responsibility end the merits of onr instruments. GEO. A. PRÎNCB 4 CO. March 16, 1876— 6m N. A. M.AMTITAK. UEUKOE DOCKTEK LLAMBIAS & DOCKTER, î'iÊÈh'ü COMMISSION ME 11 CHANTS AXI) DEALERS IN Western and Northern Produce. No. 115 Old Lovee St., NEW ORLEANS, Agents for S. P. Sonle'a celebrated CITY BEER. may 4 '72-y gaÆsITrëlf, Î7 g IÄ» Common Street, * NEW ORLEANS, Importe!« & Healers Earthenware Glass, Tin, Plated Ware, m Hardware, Cutlery, Clocks, Japan Ware . &c. &c. assorted GRATES FOR COUNTBÏ TRADE , AI.WAYS ON HAND. April 13th, 1872- ly. McSTEA & VALUE, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN Foreign & Domestic I> R Y OOODS, J8 Canal and 125 Common Street New Orleans. (April 18th, 1872. TOWN LQT8 FOR SALK. YTlIVi TOWN LOTS, SITUATED IN THK * TOWN OF LAIfB CHARLES, ELIGIBLE FOR BUILDING PURPOSES. til«» «AST. Persons desirons to 8. A ef purchasing, can apply i. rAIRCHILD, Nlblatl*» Bluff, er to J. W. BRYAN. Lake Charles, La. rjiHOMAS B. FKHRKN Carponter and Buildor. LAKE CHARLES, LA, Would respectfully annonnee to the public that he is prepared to take eoa tmor* for all building, repftmug.ete iu hi« line, and will «mirante* «atmfac tion in all work tendered him. A shave of the public patronage is respectfully solicited, j . Sept 21, .1872 -ly-Jid? 15, 875. M..P. TOCSO. TOL C'LKGG. m. r. ïorae & c«., VERMILIONVILLE, LA., A POTHEC ARIES, DRUGGISTS GROCERS. DF.ATjEKS is PAINTS, OILS, WINDOW GLASS, SCHOOL BOOKS, STATIONERY, PERFUMERY, FANCY ARTICLES, ETC. ALSO, DEALERS IN FURNITURE; PURE LAMP OILS, AND GARDEN SEEDS. ORDERS ATTENDED TO PROMPTLY. WHOLESALE and RETAIL AT THK LOWEST CASH PRICES! Orders for Drags and «mall packages sent to Lake Charles at our expense. March 21, 187-Ln2yl Ç\ SCHINDLER, FASHIONABLE BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, AT REDUCED PRICKS, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, All kinds of Boot and Shoe work done with neutuess and dispatch. janO FOR S 1 LE -FOR SALE! TOWN LOTS- FOR SALE. QA TOWN LOTS. SITUATED IN TÏIJS OU town of Lake «'hsrtes, from «fly yards to ona h-if mile from the Courinooee. Lot* of varions ao-l prises. Supeiior induce tnenfs to pureh'.sors, Ail persons being desirons of purchasing < r renting, apply to K. E K1PIÎV, or GEO. H. WELLS, Agent. A ognst 31,3872. to at «USD Texas StateXews LOCAL NEWS A Publie XnteUt«eneer an« A«va cate, rsplcts w«k valoaMe an« entertalnlnc matter tor render» of all clame*, at aM#artb»*s «MTaM natlonallttms «eeapattona, »ro toaatena an« jH»r*nsmtona. TEUn ON M BWEIFTIOX. V RsSTSÜaiî : DSS Free of Posts«« to oil {arts of Unit*! Bteus. Remit fey ishtk postofttee aw*» y oai*r or rsgiüU'.A'il latter. -s A. H. BBW * PO,, -.«siwatou, Tens Proceedings of \ APRIL SESSION, IMS. The Police Jury of the purisb rf W citsien, La., met in eraston si the Court house, at Lake Charles, on thin 24th day of April, A. D. 187«, pursuant to adjournment Present—Meow*. T. J. Lyons, President ; Henry Weh*, D, A Cole and James Cole. On motion, Be it ordained, That the proceedings of last 'meeting having been read, lie approved. On motion, Be it ordained, That the public road leading from the okl rem dence of John R. Cole,, deerassd. In Hickory Flat, to Chanmot's terry, be abandoned, and that the present trav eled road leading from Jam«« Cole's passed the residence of D. B. Harmon to the Reeves crossing on the Dar bone, be declared a public road. On motion. Be it ordained, That the snm of $15 50 be paid to J. B. Kirk man for two record books furnished by him for the Recorder's office, ont of the one mid tax land levied tat the re pair of the jiul. On motion, Resolved, That this body adjourn till to morrow morning at 8 o clock. Tcksdat, April 25, 1876. Tlie Police Jury of the parish of Cal casieu met this 25th day of April, A, I). 7876. pursuant to adjournment; present as on yesterday. On motion. Be it ordained, That the following named persons be appointed overseers of the public roads in their respective localities in this prristb, vis ; Joseph Kaongh, from the corpora tion of Lake Chartes to the crossing of Block Bay on, near Welte' saw-mill. Mark H. Lee, from Nix's ferry on the Calcasieu to Jan»' ferry on English Bayait. H. B. Jones, from Jones' mill to the northern corporation line of Lake Charles, and from the eastern corpora tion line to Simeon Lebteft'n at English Bayon. Ulysse Frage, from English Bayon to the west end of Corbello's bridge on Leoeaaine. Alexandre Ijauelot, from the west end of Corbellw's bridge to the west end of Grand Marais bridges Leon Fignerant, from the west end of Graud Marais bridge to the old Lo pez ferry on the Mermentan. Joseph Deronen, from the ford on Kymh's Coulee to and acrom Bayou Laccasine, at Lau rain's saw-mill. Pierre Cormier, from Janie' ferry on English Bayon, to Bayon Arson». AlÀandro Miller, from Bayon Ar Pierre Uormier, lrom jam» iery; ugliah Bayou, to Bayon Arson«. Alexandre Miller, from Bayern æne to the old toll bridge on Bayon Serpent. Eli Luigley, from the old toll bridge on Bayon Serpent to Trieste's Point. Firman Ftwi'ier, from Triette'« Point to Young'« terry on Bayon Neapiqae. Rudolph Bnndick, from Trieato's Point via Hickory Flat, to near Ghan mot's ferry on Bayon Neapique. Jesse Chandler, on the new road from James Cole's residence to the Reeves crossing on the Dar bone. Renton Cole, from the Wluskeehitto crossing near Wm. Cole's to James Cole's in Hickory Flat. Esfceve Darbooe, from Rnnion's ferry to the intersection of the public road in Prairie Soileau, leading towards Chau toot's ferry. Emilie Conrvelle, from the forks of the public road near Jam«' ferry via Md. Lafitie Hebert's on Bayon Serpent to Francois Hebert's, Sr. Pierre Nevil, from Francois Hebert's to David Courveile'a ferry on Calcasieu river. On motion, Be it ordained, That James Ode and D. A. Cole be appoint ed a committee to examine and report upon the new jail yard. On motion. Resolved, That this body adjourn till to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock. WriiNksou, April 26, 1876 The Police Jury met Urn 26th day of April, A- D. 1876, pursuant to adjourn meat ; present as on roaterday. Mtwsnt. J. Cole and D. A. Cole com posing the «îomœittee apjwiatel to ex amine the ' :1 --* * ' —— that they---. built, and in accordance with thespem Ücatiou», It was therefore. On motion, or daiued, That the «aid jail yard lie re ceived, and that a «'arrant i«sae to J. Anderson Ryan fear the «am of seventy louarts, which, together wif' the further snm of #1 50 for a la*ld oui AllUOIWa JVJAM IW '«Y OHHiwevsv«*; six (676) dollars, which, together with the further sum of 61 50 for a bid ' furnished for the jail, sliall be pdd of the one mill ta* fund levied fra the purpose «f makiira repaira on the jail. On motion. Be it ordained, That the following named person» be appointed overseers oa the publie rond* in their respective localities in thi* parish, m follow«, to wit : , _. „ , Lewte Ntohote, from (he Bt ¥ Mardi near Geo. ifeevra, 8r„ to MagmdTa Gully ; ami it i* ItoMwt ratlained, that all the hands »object to duty on raid road, und residing below said gully, shall be rctuvred to work below the same, > nd those living almve said gnlly shall work skive the same. , Elia« Bereut i ne, from Magnolia Gai ly to Big Dry Creek. Ja»pfcl n Banies i place of J. Tilunftß j bridge to the Vernon the nmd leading ip." of J. B. Ashley. James Collin*. to the residence at -----—_ Henrr Johnson, from the residence of A. Eaooobas to Hoary Joimeem'e sidenee. Wm. Vi to and mamh. Thomas Berry, from the Field's marsh to 8. A. Fairchi Henry Berry, from the fork* of road near B. rfaxouV store to tire resi dence of Charles Prater. Daniel Hartman, from the mUhmce of C. Prater to Daniel Hostman'e ferry on the Sabine river. Marion Fairchild, on the MIHtarjr road, from Niblett's Bluff to the resi dence of Chartes Prater. Nicholas Stnith, from the fori» of the rood near Sand GaBy, to lim lato residence of Henry Mae». Nathaniel Vincent, from the lato res idence of H. Mow to the northern line of Cameron parish. Samuel W. torons, from the foe)» at the public roed near Antuieh Church to the gnlly near Doaite BronsaareFe on Shraipique bayon. On motion, Be it ordained, Thai A. Ryan, Clerk of Court, be allowed war rants on the following daims, vis : No. 421— Wn.'ïï. Haskell va. T. J. Lyons, President Police ■Jurv. fees, Nov............. #19 55 No. 291 —State vs. J. Barring ton, criminal costa.......... * 25 No. 304—State va. Vian Michel, criminal costs.............. 6 70 State vu. J. C. Garish, 2 rases criminal costs.............. 1 40 State vs. Wm. Bowes» et al., criminal cost«..... t ....... 00 50 State vs. Ck. Bryan «t ala., criminal coats.............. 2 75 No. 316—State vs. Wm. Per kins, col., criminal crate---- 6 90 No. 220—State va. Abram Cole, criminal ousts.............. 2 60 I No. 315—State va Dock % Shockey. criminal costs----- 1 9® To making two jury hate a»d drawing jury............... 2600 To »uw mouiug witnesses before Grand Jury and filing, March term, 1876*................ S6 6« To transcript in State va. Juke Guidry..................... MM T summoning 60jurors, Match term. 187« .................. 1» «® To issuing 10 at ta c h m ents, and ttiioBarr ............. ..... U M m , 6189 96 On motion, Resolved, That this laxly adjourn to to-morrow morning aft 8 o'clock. Thcbsjoai, April 27,1876. The Polira Jury met this 27th duff «f April, A. D. 1876, puwnant to adjra un meut; present— T. J. Lyona President; D A. Cote and Heury Welsh. On motion, Be it rmlained. That Toliver Hayea be *pp«jinted eelter of unbranded stock for the 3d Ward, for two yearn from date. _ ^ ^ On motion. Resolved, That the resignation of Lonia Imveqne, Em., ra District Attorney pro. tem., and Parish Attorney, be accepted. Itesig nation filed April 27, 1876. _ , ^ On n»t»OB, Be it ordained. That a warrant iaane to A. Ryan, Clark, lor costs in the fallowing cases, via : la Slat* »#. tea*« M**rU. mH«. to f* State »*. B- D. W*a ft «*■» *" " —- ** la Mai» >• Cytila RaiiW. ** " — ** tu Stal» va. Solia MeCWasA " — « , la Stal« va. A LaaSrt *t ote, * " — » la Stata va. C P Haasytaa, —- » »4M On motion. Be ît ordained. That the fdJowing claims of D, H. Lyon«. Shra iff, for tlie purpraes and amount* here«» set forth, be accepted and approved, via : No. H»—State va. Ab«» C^«. «rt»* laai fUitS,,,.«».. Ha W „at. ss. J«aa Uto.y. at sriM # ^ SU» * a" it "Üai-aiaa«, «»»«»«al ce*»»- * » Statt va. 1 C Gav.sk, (S easwf erèataal aaaw ra seae ra aaa w eawwmaa»»««**»** * " Na SM -Stata vs. Jalaa Gasby. .rUa» îlUkl *,■*%*■»%•%- ..««*» I** Na. SIS—-ta>* »*. Chart*# Wbi», criwit.aîc®*!»-.............. I *• Na. G* -State v». Jtta Mes*, reavay la» a*«*»» te ptmtteaGarr. «te.....- to to Far attemlwMa «a Dwtrie« Cuwt Mareb «•«., I* 7 A U raya *» ♦» . m m «»y.____........___________—------ St to f* »'l»Ane <•• Part b Court. Na*, farta, 8$74, Il *kï» at $4 par Mto •37» to The following »»«.tentent «d J. Ryun. Parish Tüx Collector, of taxes *nd li rauera *-«Heetetl by him. for the year» Irffo. 1874 trad 1875, and l>»ek to«» of previtma yea*«, rnsuie to Wm. u Hntehiws, Parish lV*v«mrer, »eu by lvitn snlonittod to this bedy, is moms to Iw spread npw the nsieute*. vis : Statement of Parish Taxe» und Ls iCo v d.n>ia> on oc* Snoosp Psok.)