TH K WEEKLY ECHO.
PRATHKR..........Editor.
LAKE CHARLES. l.Ar
Saturday, l>tsc. 9. 1871.
Having disposed of ibis
office to Mr. J. W. Bryan, the gen
tleman from whom I purchased it.
my connection with the paper ceas
es with this number. Since 1 have
had charge of the Echo, I bave ex
erted what little ability I possess
in trying to make it a welcome visi
ter in every household, but I could
have made it more entertaining if
the limited support w hich I recei
ved had not have debarred me of
the pleasure of devoting the whole
of my time to the editorial depart
ment; and in order to keep the pa
per up I was necessarily compelled
to act in the capacity of editor, fore
man, printer, and printer's devil.
I not only hsd to do the labor of
two printers and a boy, but also
cooked my own mesls. In short, 1
have labored harder and received
lees for my services since I have
had charge of this office than 1
have ever realized from any paper
since I have been connected w ith
the press, and hence the reason
for withdrawing from and drop
ping the ''Echo" like a "hot pota
to."
Henceforward, Mr. J. W. Bry
an s name will appear as proprie
tor, and the mechanical depart
ment, will be under Mr. B. Hutcirin's
mac gement, who is to receive the
emoluments of the offco for pub
lishing the pspet; and as he will
be at no expense in carrying it on,
and will not be compelled to cook
his own "grab" as I had to do, I
have no donbt, and sincerely hope
that he may more thau realize hi*
moat sanguine expectations. He
is not only an excellent practical
printer, bat he is a gentleman of
indomitable energy, perseverance
and industry; and we consider that
Capt. Bryan is extremely' fortunate
in securing the sen ices of such an
able printer and excellent gentle
man* nevertheless, if more interest
If not manifested by the people of
this pariah in sustaining the paper
than they have done heretofore, Mr.
H. will be compelled to suspend it
He will be dependent upon what
he makes by the office for a sup
port, and therefore )ft every man
in the parish who can read, come
forward, and not only subscribe
and pay their subscriptions in ad
vance, but exert themselves in try
ing to increase the circulation of
their parish paper. A well conduc
ted newspaper is veiyr much need
ed in this section of country, in or
der to bring this sparsely settled
parish into notice abroad, which
will no doubt cause it to be popu
lated by a moral, industrious, and
energetic dass of people.
I have made an arrangement
with Mr. Hutchins to continue sen
ding the Echo to tiiose who have
paid their subscriptions in ad
ance for one year—and all adver
tisements in the paper which have
been paid for and the time for
which they were to be published
is not ont will also be continued.
All those who are indebted to
the office will confer a favor by
paying me what they owe without
delay, as 1 expect to leave the
parish in a short time. Come one,
come all.
In conclusion, I beg leave to re
turn niv thanks to tho patrons of
the Echo for their patronage, and
wish one and all a merry Christmas
and a happy New Year.
W. PRATHER.
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The Echo office will be re
moved in a day or two to the back
apartment of Capt. J. W. Bryan's
store, and Mr. Hntcbins, the Pub
lisher, authorizes us to state that
he will not be able to issue the pa
per next Saturday, as it will take
two or three days to put the of
fice in order.
We bave received from the
celebrated manufactory of Messrs.
Parker, Brothe.s, West Meriden,
Conn., a breach-loading shot gun
manufactured by that firm. We
have not had an opportunity of
giving it a trial, but it is equal in
finish, fully as substantially made,
and we have no doubt will shoot
as well as the best foreign made
guns. It is made of tho best ma
terial, is not complicated, and is
not liable to get out of repair, and
is provided with shells which may
be loaded su indefinite number of
times, and the operation of loading
•nd firing can be performed as of
ten as once in five.seconds. The
bunter with this gun can go pre
pared for every kind of game, as
be can withdraw one shell and in
sert another in an instant. We in
vite those who wish to see a fine
fowling piece, to call and examine
oars.
rv
1
the Di vine mandate thundered from
Sinai 'Thou Shalt Not Steal.'
This is the meaning, this is the mo
ral of the verdict, which hsd very
little reference to party politics. It
means that there shall speedily be
in »ugursted a new era of upright
ness in government and of frugali
ty in administration. It means that
there shall henceforth be diminish
ed expenditures, reduced taxes,
and steadily decreasing public
debts. It means that speculators
and plunderers, whether of high or
low degree, whether of this party
or that, shall be exposed, proseom
ted, and subjected to condign pun
ishment. Woe to that party which
•hall fail to comprehend and heed
the lessqn."
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The New Yg*k Elections.— On
the result io,New York the Tribune
gives this comment "The people
of this city and 8 tate, in their elec
ti«. proclaimed their adhemoo to
S
__Republicans in England
appears to be making rapid strides.
Republican, tracts, giving start
ling statistics of the enormous
cost of royalty, are being issued in
large numbers. The [London cor
respondent of the Liverpool Albi
on says "The possibility, may be
the probability, of a republic, is a
topic which one now hears discuss
ed with a freedom that ten yeans
ago would not have been allowed
in loyal sociaty. That the House
of Lords, as at present constituted,
will stand for another five years in
what very few people believe. The
ballot bill will be sent to them ee
early as possible, and there is not
the smallest danger of their throw
ing it out.
tMftm Chicago in its rains is true
to its old characteristics. One of
the local papers says "This is
the Benjamin of the family of great
cities, and tbo life of the world is
bound np in it. Chicago can no
more be ruined than tiimkspeare
can he forgotten. Her existence
nud success are us much the com
mon property of humanity as is
her boundless fame."
■When a thing is once begun it
is almost half finished.
19* The Opelousas Journal of
the 85th ultimo, says "The fol
lowing persons, convicted at the
present term of the District Court,
were sentenced by Judge King
yesterday."
Alex. W. Smith, white, borae
7tb
stealing, 3 years in the penitentia
rv I
Clnymirc Soflean, colored, horse-
stealing, three years in the peniten- and
for lift in the penitentiary.
Omer Myreau, white, larceny, 6
months in the penitentiary.
Theisac Derbaune, white, com
tiary.
Benj. Whitlock, white, larceny,
1 year in the penitentiary.
Henry Franklin, colored, horse
stealing, 8 3 ears in the penitentiary.
kee,
Jean Gay, fils., and Joseph Du- be
plechain, white, breaking and en
tering a dwelling house in the night
time with iptent to commit a rape,
the
pounding felony, 6 months in the
penitentiary. j
Harry, colored, horse
g testing, 4 years in the peii
tentiary. i ly
M. V. B. Sanford, colored, recei 1
ving stolen goods, 1 year in tho to
penitentiary.
Jeon 8 am, colored, 1st env, one
vear in the penitentiary. the
Louis 8 am, colored, larceny, 1
year in the penitentiary. are
T Francoia Richard, white, assault
in J.V. in tha nariah
pr*» .na h „ri™ io
r
panat p iao«
S year, «the'»nitentiary.
JoUd Wallace, whrt,, Multj
with intent to commit rape, 2 years
in the penitentiary.
Janvier Louis, colored, larceny,
6 months in the penitentiary.
The Louisville Courier
Journal positively refuses to »droit e
that Mrs. Leary's cow did not kick ß
over the lamp which burned down 8
the stable und set fire to Chicago. gj
"How does she know, if she was
asleep, that the cow did not kick
over the lamp ßbe has no right,
at
to dopriva tha cow of the iinmor-
tality won by that bistorio kick
Mrs. Leary, if you deserved to be
called a citisen of Chicago, you
would have had your cow photo
grphed long before the fire was
extinguished, and would have been
selling the pictures all the time at
twenty cents apiece." The article
9mwm y:
ooaclndes with the pithy remark
"Dry np. Mrs. Leary, or act tike a
woman of sense.'
Benedict Arnold's Music Book,
—A Norwich (Conn.) paper tells
the following story
"There was recently exhumed
from the garret of an up town man
cion a curiosity of no little looal as
weU os general antiquarian inter
aat_.n*rru*!v ihn veritable music
and sung from when he was a
young man and resident of this
town. The book, now in possess
of
is
is
is
VÜWU« HVW
ion of Gordon Ford, of Brooklyn
it
bold, clear band acroes the title
page, while the music (also in ma
nascript) is written iu part in Ar
uold s baud, and a part, uoubtless,
uwn,».»,«.....™
by his mother. The latter was a
JL\ warnnn, sad Mb«, from l..-r
son are extant iu which she exhorts
him to flee from temptatiou and
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lead a godly ami upright life.
The Methodists of New
Bedford have contributed $322 in
aid of their Chicago breihieg.
Pro visions.
—n—
The St. Louis Republican, of the
7tb inst., says: A private letter
from New York states that the
dealers in lard made a successful
cover on the 1 st) when slocks were
reduced to less than 10CD tes.
There was shipped ont of New
York-in October over bbls.,
and the stock jias estimate! a ess
than 47,000 bbft'.
We have received the circular of
Geo. J. Jones à Co., of Milwau
kee, dated Nov. 3, from which we
extract the following, which, it will
be noticed, fully sustains the argu
ment made in this column against
extreme low prices in provisions,
while the value of other articles o
food was advancing
It would seem as this is to be
the low priced year on hog pro
ducts, the one that will discourage
farmers from raising so much pork
The packing must be heavy, and
prices must necessarily be depress
ior part of the season, especial
ly if money matters are close, ror
eign consumers ought to lie able
to buy very freely at such low pri
ecu, especially as bread is to be
unusually dear if the reports of
the deficiency in Great Bntaiu,
France, and other parts of Europe
are true. We can now only get
two barrels of flou or of P°J*
whereas in December, 1869, in tin*
given for .»no ol pork. It «y be
given.
rov ù ioDB will go »till lower
t t rr io
0 "decline of tl,at mud.
not very many year« a
ex p ec t to see hogs sell

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ß c; H )(>r t clear 7Jc; long clear
8 i, (m ld«r» 4J to 4gc; boxed lard
gj c i, arag 8 o in tierces. Mess pork
25 to $12 50.
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-po Develop Talent.—P ace
to SCO
at $3 50 to $4 gross. They *r.
now $4 to $4 10. Wo can bnj' Cum
beilanils 6*0 boxed for December
a
8
short rib! at Ms short clear 7.}e
long deaf 6 *c; shoulders 4Ui; box
for December; short libs a
r that will fearful
Ux y* aB d try him, a position
w îu often bring the blush to
cheek ftnd khe 8Weft t to his
brow> ft portion that will overmas
him nt times, and cause him to
brftin |or resoarceH Place
ft portion like this, but eve

rv time he trips go to his rescue
nok with wordg „j blame or cen
go with manfal word g of
encouragement; look him boldly in
the eye, and speak them with
soul emphasis. This is the way to
make a man of a boy, and a giant
of a man. If a man has pluck and
talent, no matter whether he ever
filled a given position or not, put
him iu it worthy, and he will

-»'T b-uatgro-i,
But put one in a position with i
faint bea t—this is the way to kill
him. Put him in grandly, with
Dim. AUk U$1U 111 glHUUIJi w|Mi
mimill tak*»ble confidence. Dropno
ca.eftt., bat boldly H.Ub.w.,,
and then stand by with
nineteen will succeed.

Methodist chuixihes
will suc I
jigj- juatuociwi enuraueu were
*i...
l fl
rate of nearly four to every work
ing dav, the number Wing over
i
twelve hundred.
A man at Vallejo, Cal., 1ms
in his possession a Bible priutei
iu 1611.
commercial:
New Orleans. Nov. 25,187L
[CORRECTED EVERY WEEK,]
FI
a 114f
a 65
Gold.............11|
State Warrants----60
COTTON.
Good Ordinary rrrrrrHhi 181
Low Middling-------- 18=
Middling ...........18| a 18]
Strict Middling......19 a
Sugar. —Yellow clarified, 11 s
12c.; white, 11 a 12c. per jxmnd,
MoLARSES.-Prime, 50c. gallon.
New Crop Syrup.—C hoice, 95c!
per gallon.
Flour—T reble extra, $7 SO;
Family extra, at $8 75 Iß barrel.
Corn —Perbushel, 69c.
Oats.— Per bushel, 54c.
Pork.— Mess, barrel, $14 75
a $15.
Bacon. —Shoulders, 7 to
8 c.; Clear rib sides, 8 c; clear
siiles, 7|c.; Sugar cured hams, 15
15]c. for choice.
Lard.— Per pound, 9] lOJc,
Dry Salt Meat.—S houlders un»
quoted at 14 a 14|c.; lb.
Breakfast Bacon.— 10 He.
per pound.
Rice. Choice, 9]c per pound.
Esculents»—P otatoes, $3 50
barrel; Onions, $2 50 $3 00.;
Apples, $2 50 iß barrel.
Western Eogä— Perdozon, 30c.
Coffee.— Per pouud. 16*c.
Cornmbal— Kun dried, V bar
rel, $3 25.
Salt.— Table salt ia pockets, 3
(3) 4c. each.
Star Candles.— Per pound, fpr
16 ounces, 151c.
Vinegar. —Per gallon for Cin
cinnati cider, 16 18c.; and 20 0
•32 for grape.
Whisky Bourbon, $135 gal.
Butter.— Choice western, 18
20c.; Goshen, 33e. pound.
Cheese.— Western Reserve, 13c.
Beans.— Western white, $12 to
Ÿ13 per bbl. Ntw green peas com
mand $8 75 to 99joer bbl. _
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Sherilf'rt Sale.
Mrs. Mary W. Trmuble, vs. No. 67
Charit» Glaxspool.—Parish Court,
Parish of Co caaieu, 8 fcato of Louisi*
B Y virtue of a writ of fi. fa. issued 6 »t
of the Hoa. Parish Court of the
1 'arish of Calcasieu, State of LouisisuSj
a the alnjve numbered anti enf"
mit, and to me directed, I will proôcoi
to sell, at public auction, to the niglieit
bidder, at the Courthouse of this par
iah, iu the town of Lake Charles, os
Saturday the 6th of January,
1872, a* 11 oVix-k, a. Äe Mow
ing described property, seisedlto •»h»*
fy said writ, to wit
A certain piece of land, heiiag*l #t
of ground lying and situated in the to*'"
of Lake Charles, in said parish of v*l*
casieu, State of Ijouisiana, uuesaan"!
one hundred and thirty-three and ono
third feet trout on Lake Charles,
timu HW1I Iiuup VU APMVU 'I
two hundred feet .in depth.
north by property belonging to M. FJ
thon, east by Wurds' alley, soutu^oj
property of 'Joseph Ballier, together
with all the ImildiüT* and impro* fr
ments thereon erected.
Tenus of sale
W. H. HA 8 KELL, 8 her»ff
BheriffsolUee, Lake Charles,D jc.S,
Vent© par le Sheriff
Mrs. Mary W. Trumble. vs. No
Charles Glasspool— Cour de Paroof*
Paroisse Calcasieu, Etat de la Louis*
gQg,
INN vertu d*un writ deft, fa., lancéP»|
VJ l'Honorable Cour de Paroiww M»
Paroisse Calcasieu, Etat de 1*
ane, dans le prm: 6 s ci dessas rntiW
et numéroté, et a moi »drew, J®
céderait à w ndre à Encan Fnbhq««.
plus haut enchérisseur, à la
Corn de cette Paroisse, daunts «U*
Lao Charles, Samedi wMweH"
de Janvier. 1872, à 11 Jmw» du s Â
la propr.été suivant décrites, sais» P°
satisfaire le dit writ, savoir
étO»
Uu certain morceau de terre, 7
lut de terre situé dans 1 s viUodu b»
un lot oe terre si w»««»»
Cliarlos, dans Parois
Etat do la Louisiane, meuunmt
trente trois «tua tiers da
le Lae Charms, par doux cont pie^
lu LiiW uaunu»» ry 1 i. ow*
profondiuir. borué au nord p
prié é Je M Piûioti, est par
*i'Ti »u< P'»* *---1 j n
lié et l'ouest p r le Lac Cil»-— i
4 ,-rubo avec toutes les üutissca et a-"
fi,mitions dessus.
mt*
Bureau du Bnérif, La0 C *ar«M, LJ
2 Décembre 1871,