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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-09-05
DISTRICT AND SENATORIAL Coz

DISTRICT AND SENATORIAL Coz.
vESrioSs.-We would urge upon or
sister parishes Of DeSoto, Red River
and Sabine, the necessity Of sending
delegates to the District and Senate.
rial Conventions, to be held 1t Pleas
ANT HILL, DESo1o PARISH, ~ this 10
the'most central location whore &C.
commodation can be had for Dole.
gates, and We would suggest
MONDAY, SEPT, 7rH, 1874,
as the day upon which tho Couveu-
ton should assemble. Red River
parish has already responded to tho
call for Plsaaaut Hill, what. say s.-
hine and Desnto.
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FoREslaHr, srsrrM AND, AFTER.
rHoucHr.-lt Is no light matter to
summons the people Of tho country
from tEeir homes and crops to this
city, In any emergency, except
through the parish Central Esecrtir.
Com@ittee Of our party, to whom
clone, that duty is properly delegated,
We blame no one. The late oh.
authorized call was made by person.
whose motives wero certainly com.
mendable.s All We. wish for IL sys.
tenn, order, regularity. TO obtain
that, there must be but one head, and
that is the committee above named.
Tho alacrity, however, with which
tho late unauthorized call was res.
pended to, shows the deep interest
our country brothers take in our cause,
and il worthy Of oil praise. a'9'.ea
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Registration, Again.

We must urge upon our readers
again tho necessity Of registering,
He who does not register cannot vote
if he cannot vote, he can do the State
no good at the coming election. VIZ
must all be prepared, ready, and on
hand, to. do our duty. The issae il
too important for any one to be "a,
miss in this respect. We cannot at.
ford to lose one single vote. Come
one, come all. Let every man In
dnce all his neighbors to Register.
Meet punctually at your club rooms
learn where the different precincts
are to be opened-get there on the
first day, for fear that something nm.
foreseen may prevent you from doing
~ on any subsequent day. See tia,
your Registering papers are in form
the blanks properly filed, the righ,
dates and signatures put to them
Store them away carefully until cleo.
ton day-remember where you pu>
them, - that you can pat your hand.
on them when you want them. d.
not forget them when you leave HON,
togo, ~ the polls aud. vote. Do no
forget them at the Registration otlic,
take them back home with You
In other words, from this day on, Il
Registration be your engrossiu,
thoughts BY day, and your dreams b,
night. Wien you earnestly year,
for something, II occupie. IN you
<honehts-you cannot wish lor INV
Ming more intensely than to see Lon
isians regenerated, ana yeurselve
onre more freemen. M
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9TH WARD MEETING.

The two @REFORM CLUBg ofWard
No. 4, are notified that there win be 1
meeting 1t the HAMAETT PLACE, (be-
low Grand Ecore,) q leo'olock 4. n, on
~ ~ SATURDAY; fsra INST; - @"'.
Tho meeting will be addressed BY
Akssrs.. David Pi@son, w. H. sek and
Wm. NJ. Levy. ~. . A. 3f
!; The public genesally arc invited TO- a.
Tend. 800. 49,. .,., ~. :
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pbistopheles, ,by selling their souls
to the devil; aud they wish to do the
same, and roll in l.gotten wealth.
They may fool the negroes, but they
cannot deceive us.
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Col. VIM. NJ. Levy.
We clip the following from tho n.
O. Bulletin of the 28th:

"0 cap Iuo AVAO"Auk AVW S0O AZ
0. Bulletin of the 28th:
The standard-b of the Fourth
Congressional District is one of our
ablest lawyers and most distinguished
citizens, aud his nomination 10 per-
haps the strongest that could have
been made.
Col. VIM. N. Levy was born ia
Virginia in 1927, and was educated
in the city of Norfolk, and at William
and Maryls college. At the age Of
eighteen he enlisted Us q soldier III
the, Mexican war and joined tho Viz.
ginia regiment of volunteers com.
manded by Col Hamtramcock, Thos.
Beverly Randolph and Major Jubal
A. Farley.
Open the termination Of the war.
he resumed the study Of the law at
the University Of Virginia. In 1853
he settled iu the parish Of Natchito~
ches, and soOn established for him.
self an .snyiA>b!s sepu.sston ~ =
talented, skiliful and eloquent lawyer
He gained for himself the confidence
and esteem Ut the people, and, always
Il sterling aud uufliachiug Democrat,
he represented his parish in the Leg
is|ature in tile year 1859, go, 81. In
1860 he was chosen one Of the Presi.
dental electors on the Breckinridgs
ticket.
At the commencement Of tho lato
war he organized a company aud serv-
ed in the I'd Louisiana Regiment, in
Virginia, until the resignation of tho
commanding officer, Col L. G. DeRus-
,sey, when Capt. Levy sas elected to
dill the vacancy, and served in that
capacity for about q year. After the
seven days fighting around Richmond.
Col. Levy was assigned to the staff Of
Gen. K. Taylor, As Assistant Adjutant
and Inspector General, and remained
with Gen. Taylor until the close of
the war. He then returned to Nat.
chitoches aud resumed tho practice
If his profession aud his agricultural
pursuits. -.
At tho last Democratic Convention
held in Baltimore Col Levy repre-.
scented his State, and since then has
taken an active part in the work Of
redeeming Louisiana from the con.
troll of carpet-baggers and thieves.
Natclitocbes is, to . great extent,
Indebted to him for the expulsion Of
villainous officials from that parish,
and We beleve the time will soon
come when all the white people Of the
State will feel their obligations to
Col. Levy for tho valuable and ell-
Gent sersioss we know, he win do
them when, as the representative Of
the Fourth Confessional District, be
will take his seat in the House of Re.
personalities Of the National Con.
gress.
Col Levy is !. young, ensressic,
talented and. eloquent gentleman, aad
ne = Congressman, will do hmself
honor and be- 4 credit to bic State.
The contrast between such = ropre.
sentative a. Col. Levy and tia ieno.
rant carpet lmgger, Gen. L. Smith.
will be marked indeed, and tho North.
ern members. ton, will readily see the
difference between an intelligent and
honest Southern gentleman and .
characterless adventurer and CARPET.
Dagger.
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Il Tho name Of no candidate will he
announced y through the columns 81
t 81 paper uules. accompanied y Is.
eaah, No deviation, from Thu rqle.
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!. The recognition ii the Spanish Re,
public BY France, England aud Aus
tris, il q 61ed fact. 1ar' i xd 'as
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We hoist At our mast. head to-day.
the banner Of the Peoples Party. The
names 80 tho ticket are Of the best
selection. Tho integrity and ability
Of tho candidates nm updeniables ~
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Notice to Contributors.

No Communications will be published
unless accompanied by the authors real
name. But one side Of the sheet to he
written upon whom sent to us for inscr-
ton. ~ tt ,-tr
Articles to he short and to the point,
10 have attention.
These are onr rules and they must be
strictly adhered to. ~ .
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Thanks to the steamers Ida Leon
and Fleta, for ! batch Of New Orleans,
and Western papers. ..ayas,li, ! eg
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Why il the letter d like . risgi Be.
ca,ise NJ cannot Is Msd without n.
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" W ''"'0 '''o '0"0' cAPECNANu VI auy
other kind from that quarter. = d.
The very fact of throwing them
selves, for salvation, into the arms Of
such bare-faeea imposters, is sure
sign Of the distressed circumstances
under which the Republican patty If
this State are lahoring. The moment
that party becomes sincere in ito
professions for reform; that moment
its deatlb-knell is' sounled. Change
the buzzard's favored morsels If
sinking carrion, and give j: the fresh
and uncorrnpted food Of other feath.
cred tribes, the filthy bird becomes
droopy and surely dies. So it is
with the Radical party. Attempt to
change their morals and you have
tn change their physical organism.
They have to- be born OVER again and
that '''t i is impossible: have no ri: III:
lowers Of Pythagefas in our piflst,
and do not believe H. trs,,smigration.
With that party It is impossible; for
Corruption % to put on 'incorruptibiii:.
~. ~. ~ .'s'ai Talauna bi .lHa SO
n No, the truth Of tho matter il,
thasithess now convests are for tho
Qualification of The assh, and, not fott
tho sanctidcati6n Of the spirit. They
be have had the . example Of men Who
have made rapid fortunes like Me-
The Democratic advocate., 1874-05-02

The Chesapeake and Ohio route runs
little to the north Of Lynchburg
Finding the old town standing SO samid
the fertile lands" with such excellent
chances for growth, the newcomer feels at
first like reproaching its inhabitants, de-
spite the shock which they received in the
war, for not manifesting more zeal But
careful examination shows that Lynch
burg boasts considerable activity. There
are some thirty.6ve tobacco factories, en-
ploying great numbers of negroes, men,
women and children. These negroes earn
good wages, work faithfully, and turn out
vast quantities Of the black, ugly compound
known as plug" which has enslased so
many thousands, and promoted such sub
lime disregard for the proprieties in the
matter Of expectoration. In the manu-
factories the negro is the same cheery,
capricious being that one finds him in the
cotton orsugar-cane fields; he sings quaint
ly over his toll, and seems entirely devoid
Of the sullen ambition which our Northern
factory laborers exhibit The men and
women, working together around the long
tables in the Easements Of the Lynchburg
tobacco establishments, Groom eccentric
hymns in concert all day long; and their
little children, laboring before they are
hardly large enough to go alone, join in
the refrains. Tobacco is the main article
of Lynchburg trade. Down the break
neck hills come the country wagons, (often
with bull, a mule, and an old mare har-
messed together as the team, loaded with
the dark-yellow sheaves and the knots of
men standing about the parks and public
places are almost certain to be discussing
tobacco. Buyers from all parts of the
Union crowd the streets the warehouses
are daily visited by throngs. Other man
ufacturcs are slowly creeping in, and the
venerable town will probably yet do its
share in developing the iron so profusely
scattered through southwestern Virginia.
--iSeribner's Monthly for april
The Democratic advocate., 1874-05-02
So PER ANNUM
Aoetrp.
HEARTsI1AsE.

VI Ahos HbAhihhs
OF all the bonny buds that blow
In bright or cloudy weather,
OF all the flowers that come and go
The whole twelve moons together,
This little purple pansy brings
Thoughts Of the sweetest, saddest things.
| had little lover once,
Who used to give me posiesi
His eyes were blue as hyacinths,
His lips were red as roses
And everybody loved TO praise
His pretty looks and winsome ways.
The girls that went to school with me
Made little jealous speeches,
Because he brought me royalty
His biggest plums and peaches,
And always at the door would wait
To carry home my books and slate.
They couldn't see''-with pout and fling
"The mighty fascination
About that little snub-nosed thing
To win such admiration
As il there wernt dozen girls
With nicer eyes and longer curls, !"
Ard nsver @ conid sss cieariv
VIII 80 49, No. ~ d.
I.ha'IJ H. Inrad :" da..,.
20 ~ once ! asked MN, why was 'hS
he only answered win KISS
Until ,e.sod h;m-seraIl mn ~hv
want 10 know the reason. u
When from tbc % gnr5sn ned close Inv
fTbs n'ns;as 1ere - sossonc
The Democratic advocate., 1874-05-02

CURE FOR NEURALaIA.-The following
cure for neuralgia is given by the Newark
Gdsette and Is well worth trying. The
article reads "A friend of ours, who suf.
fered horribly from neuralgia, hearing of
noted physician in Germany, who invari-
ably cured the disease crossed the ocean
and visited Germany for treatment. He
was permanently cured after a sojourn, aud
the doctor gave him the simple remedy
used which was nothing but poultice and
tea made from our common field thistle.
The leaves are macented and used on
the parts afflicted as a poultice, while
small quantity Of the leaves are boiled
down to pint, and small wine glass of
the decoction drank before each meal. Our
friend says he has never known II to fail of
giving relief, while in almost every case il
has effected cure"
The Democratic advocate., 1874-05-02

a lady has written to the Boston Com
"lon'eeoim denying the statements publish
cd In magazines that the Bermuda Island.
are healthy winter resort for invalids
she says that they are always damp, with
wild, ,temPestuous winds, and only one day
OF sun shine out Of ten In winter The is
lands lack tropical fruits and civilization
The Democratic advocate., 1874-05-02
True Time and Mean Time.

If the great semicircle of the visible
heavens, from the eastern to the western
horizons, were plainly marked in degrees
and fractions of degree, like the circle Of
an engineers transit, the apparent passage
of the sun over these divisions, from sun
rise to sunset, would indicate the time
and IL the earth's motion were uniform in
all parts of its yearly path, and its axis
perpendicular to the plane of its orbit, 50
that the sun would always seem to move
in the plane of the earths equator extend.
ed out to the heavens, such clock would
be perfect and the sun would appear in
the morning on the meridian marked "six, -
pass over degree mark every four minutes,
place its centre on the great north and
south line of every place precisely at IL
noon, and disappear beneath the horizon
with the sixth hour line at sunset. But
as the earth's motion is neither uniform in
its orbit nor its axis perpendicular to the
plane Of its orbit, so that the apparent mo-
tion Of the sun is never, even for an hour,
either in the plane Of the earth's equator
or parallel with it, the earth aud sun make
rather irregular time-keepers, and "true''
time, as their time is technically called BY
the astronomers, differs from "mean' time,
or that kept by perfectly running clock,
at the most about 16 minutes, varying
from this very considerable difference to
perfect agreement with the clock, accord.
ing to the earth's place in her orbit.
Although most of the almanacs note the
suns "fast' and "slow" for every day in
the year, judge that this is fact not
popularity recognized, as we often hear men
Boosting that their clocks or watches run
with the sun the 'year round" and notice
an earlier or later attendance at meeting
and school while the sun is about at its
maximum Of "fast" and ''slow," indicating
that the clocks Of the community, good
and poor, have been set forward or back,
and made to agree with the unquestioned
"noon mark" on the old porch floor.
The Democratic advocate., 1874-05-02

EDucATIos.-No more truthful SEN
tence was ever penned by man than the
following written by Chancellor Kent /:
"The parent who sends his son into the
world uneducated defrauds the community
OF a lawful citizen and bequeaths to ii a
nuisance" These words should be written
in letters of gold over the entrance Of
every school in the land.
The Democratic advocate., 1874-05-02

The more and the greater are life's diff
heultics, the more honorable it is to carry
Oh the victory. Man may be disappoint
ed in his greatest hopes in life, without, or
that account, becoming unhappy.
The Democratic advocate., 1874-05-02

has any one wronged your Be brave
y revenged slight 1t, and the work Is be.
gun forgive it, It's finished, He Is below
himself who is not above injury.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-16

there was left Of our mortality, and we imBIedi-
ately suppressed the thought. The flames sere
growing higher and more hereo. The mountain
side, toward which they were couFstng with pro-
diRious leaps, MAS covered with uprooted ccdars,
and in many places with dry, tall grass. The
base below was thickly wooded, and beyond, for
miles, on the broad reaches OF pfaine-land, the
grasB stood waist igh-jugt the fuel for . great
and disastrous are. To light It seemed folly, but
Il was the only alternative. Our friends came to
the rescue with clubs, ana the combat began IN
earnest Each club would Last two or three
strokes, then break and fall into the names. Two
weapons, and the other third was fully employed
in lodging the fiery element-loosing hair and
clothes and hopes at every dodge.
Nothing. perhaps, IL more sublime than the
view Of hrst-class prairie hre from eonserVa-
tive stand point, but when one is involved; when
he becomes radically interested, nothing appears
more appalling, nothing feels more red hot. The
flames Knocked at our efforts, Kissed ct our bleWs,
hurled smoke, and ashes and burning CinderB into
our faces, and then chased Us pen NELL across the
summit and down the mountain side. Fire,
thank fortune, can't persuade rocks TO blaze, and
rocks farther down the rugged slope we're greatly
in the majority. These We sought for refuge,
and amer taking breath and wishing we we're
home, We sgsin sailed forth, and fighting yigor-
Ously at the monsters sides, at last succeeded ia
We exultantly watched the demon starVe on the
barren granite surface. No more prairie nres in
ours, al you please, Mr.. Darby, not even the
fainfegt. Gickly flicker, and II our hneal and col
lateral descendants follow our advice they touch
It not, neither VIII they handle. II they don't
follow that advice, ten chances TO one-fourth Of
one our posteritY viii wish It had. W. UPP.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-16
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

The closing performance Of Charlotte Cushman
on Saturday night in Philadelphia was eele-
brated by grand display Of fireworks in 'front.' Of
the theatre. At the close Of the performance
Miss Cushman made . farewell speech.
The Chicago extension Of the Baltimore aud
Ohio railroad having been. completed, regular
trains between Chicago and Baltimore viii COM
menee running to-day.
Renfro and Bullock, the Sumter county, Ala,
prisoners charged with violating the enforcement
act, were admitted to bail on Saturday, on joint
bond Of 81, 900, BY United States Circuit Judge
Woods, Of Mobile.
The lower coast steamer Hunter eolllded with
an unknown vessel yesterday near New Orleans,
and sunk. No lives were lost.
It's rumored that the difficulty between the
Russian Government and the Grant Locomotive
Works at Paterson, New Jersey, has been adj
justed, and work will be resumed at once.
The First City Troop of Philadelphia, attended
divine service yesterday morning at St Peters
P. E. church, and inthe afternoon at St.Clement's
church. On Tuesday they celebrate their Tooth
anniversary BY . grand military display, m
which visiting military companies from other
cities win participate.
In the case Of the United States against Thos.
Galoon, John W. Barker and P. P. Meddler, to
recover on the ofheial bond Of the late Henry ].
SedgWiek, postmaster Of Syracuse, N. Y, ln1s61,
Judge Wallace has decided in favor Of the Gov
eminent.
The Charleston IS. o. NsWs and Courier sns
nOunces, on the authority Of the leading pAysi-
clans, that the sporadic cases Of yellow fever re-
ported LAST month have entirely ceased since the
recent cold weather, and that the city is now ADJ
solutelY free from danger to the unaeolimated.
An offer Of sS6,OOO yearly for the lease Of the
Hnes, &c, Of the Franklin Telegraph Company
has been made BY the Boston capitalists who are
interested in the line. The offer is made BY them
mainly in consequence Of the effort made recently
IN = stockholders meeting BY the Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Company, Who own the con-
trolling interest in the stock, to lease the prop
erty Of the company to themselves for $4,000
yearly.
The trial Of T. T. Brooks, late president Ct the
Merchants National bank Of Petersburg. Va,
charged with violation Of the national currency
act, Is progressing in the United States Circuit
Court at Richmond before Judges Bond ana
Hughes A NUMBER Of Witnesses, including two
book-keepers and three directors Of the bank,
have been examined. The charges against Brooks
embrace embezIlement TO the amount OF 800, 90
to e4O0, 900.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-16
THE TURF

THE SAN FRANCISCO RUNNING RACE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, 14-The great four-mils
heat running race, for purse Of e25,ooo in golds
given BY the Pacific Jockey Club, took place to-
day. The race was open to all horses in the
world, and the purse was the largest ever given
in the United States. First horse reeetved $4,000;
second, e5,OOoi third, 1900; and the fourth,
ts.oOo.
me entrance fee was ten per cent Of the purse,
and the horses which came from the east Of the
Rocky mountains were allowed 1900 for AZ
penses.
The weather was delightful, and the raes-eourso
was crowded with spectators long before thscom-
meneemsnt Of the race, fully q, 600 being On the
grounds previous to the start. So grsNt was the
crowd that $40 and so was paid for favorable po-
sitlons for horses and carriages.
A number OF Eastern turfmen were present.
number Of whom backed Thad Stevens, It having
been thought that II he-Fas not distsneed on the
hrst heat he would win the race. Katie Peases
however, remained the favorfts, and 50 free was
the betting that over one hundred thousand doll
lars changed hands on the result. One Of the
latest pools sold before the start was Katie Pease
1900; Thad Stevens, $50; field, eSD.
The most intense excitement prevailed Is the
time approached for the great contest 70 begin.
At 1:2o Hook Hooking was brought out on the
track and appeared 70 be very lame The judges
soon after called the horses to the post, and tho
following faced the starter: Thad Stevens, Joe
Daniels Katie. Pease, Henry, Hook Hooking,
Hardwood and Alpha. On the arst heat tho
horses got Oh well together. Thad Stevens led
for the rst three miles, closely followed BY Katie
Peass, who went to the front on the last mile,
and won the heat, Joe Daniels coming IN second,
and Thad Stevens, who was held In, third, four
lengths behind the winner. Alpha was with
drawn after the heat. having gone lame. II was
also reported that Thad Stevens was lame. Time,
7;ss14.
When the bell was rung for the second heat the
pools sold at t2,Io0 on Katie Pease, 500 on Thad
Stevens, with Joe Daniels the third choice This
heat and the race was won by Katie Pease, Henry
second, Hardwood third, and ThAd Stevens fourth !,
Hook Hooking and Joe Daniels were distaneed
and the latter is said TO have broken down. The
ether horses barely saved their distance. Tine
1891
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-16
coILIsI5E IN caEs1PEIKF BAY.

BALTlMoRE, Nov. lA-A collision between the
steamers Falcon and Louisiana occurred in the
Chesapeake bay, OF Smiths point, ninety-one
miles from Baltimore, this morning at o'clock.
All the passengers Of the Louisiana, malls, bag
gage aud express matter were saved and brought
70 this port By the Falcon, which reached. here
at Q o'clock this afternoon. The Falcon was
bound to Charleston, s. O., from this port, and
the Louisiana was from Norfolk for Baltimore.
Among the passengers were three ladies and
Commodore Patterson, Commodore Crosby, Capt.
]. B. Creighton, Capt. VIM. g. Temple, Capt. H.
O. Blake, Capt. A. W. johnson, Lieut. W. H.
Emory, United States navy, Capt. MaeTilton,
United States Marine Corps, ofhcers Of the court
martial at Norfolk inquiring into the grounding
OF the steamer Brooklyn.
All the passengers Of TIE Louisiana, including
ladies, conducted themselves With the greatest
GOODNESS and selEpossesslOn. The Louisiana was
fayorite steamer Of the Bay line. Of 1850 tons,
and valued at e50.eOo. No Insurance. Her
cargo, which was lost. consisted Of 200 bales Of
cotton, large quantity Of tobacco thirty tons Of
pig iron and other freight.