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THE PUBLICATION OF THE Acts.
this, issue we commence
the publication of some ofthe most
important Acts of the Legislature,
PASSED at the recent session, which
we commend to the perusal of our
readers. Among them will be
found a number of Acts making
material changes in the law, which
it concerns all good citizens to
know, and we are sure that their
perusal will be both interesting and
profitable.
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DESERVED. / + 5; TR1Bu1E. - We

!; A DESERVED Tribute. - We ex-
tract eBeasan article Of the Louisville
Christian Advocate, which presents
sketches Of the members of the Gen
eral Conference, which is now in ses-
sion in that city, the following we'll
deserved tribute to one of our most
esteemed fellow.citizens, who is a del
egate TO the Confc, ence -
"F. A. Connor.-Among all the lay
representatives Of the South Carolina
Conference to tho General Confer
sncc, there is, perhaps. no one equal
to Mr.. Connor, in the opportunities
and requirements of higher educa-
tion. He was one Of Dr.. Olin's pu-
pills, ut the old Tabernacle Academy,
and was afterwards under his tuition
at Randolph Macon College. Mr..
Connor has devoted considerable
portion of his life to teaching, and, as
professor in the Cokesbury Confor-
ence.school Female College, has. es-
tablished high reputation for the
tuition and discipline Of tho young.
His style as writer and speaker is
very chaste and beautiful. He is swell
known throughout the State, and is a
representative man in tho general
economical interests Of tho country.
Ho is a Mason Of considerable emf
ncnco and character, and holds an
Office of high trust from the Grand
Lodge Of South Carolina. lie is not
as prominent in the Church rs he
ought TO be. lie has dono valuable
service as. Sunday-school Superintcn-
dent, and is frequently a member Ct
our District and Annual Conferences.
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.. 3 ~
CoUnr.-The regular term of
our Court opens here on Moanla.y
next, and by the recent arrslagez
ment of the terms Of the Circuit 'll' 4:
can not continue beyond one week
There is a good deal Of criminal
business pending, and perhaps
enough to occupy the, j5uries most
of the week. The. cases comprise
one of murder, arson, grand Jar
ceny, obstructing q highway, etc.
The following are the names of
the jurors drawn, and embrace a
number of substantial citizens
"good men and truc>''
w R Brinklcy, Henry Harper,
Augustus Perrin, Luther Moragne,
Benjamin Thomas, John & Ed
wards, I N Alexander, Andrew j
Mckee, Wyatt Cosby, A J Fcrgu-
son, George Hawthorn, Fortune
Calhoun, Robert Anderson, John
Mitchell, Gillian Aierriwcther, G a
Cromer, Caswel4 Stewart, Alfred
Cunningham, Washington Foster,
w TELLS, J w Green, j G Coch-
ran, Henry Mark, j c Carlisle, j M
Mosely, Henry Mays, S Il Martin,
John Chilcs, Jim Scott, G Don
nelly, " Lomax, 4 " Watson,
George Wilson, i A Mars, Henry
Heard, J a Jones.
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CoKEsBURy. CONFERENCE Scao9h.
We return thanks for the som};
yliment,of a;ticket .of intitAtioh to
the, literary: ,entsrtaihment which
closes. the. session of this popular
institution, at the College Chapel,
on the evening of the .22d inst.
There will be music by the school,
and tile exercises will doubtless be
very entertaining The public are
invited to attend. The next ses-
sion begins on the 25th Of May.
The institution is under the charge
of Rev. G.. +. Round, a successful
and popular teachcs and deserves
patronage.
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STRAWBERRY FETE AND SUNDAY
School CELEBRATIoN.-We are re-
uucstcd to state that the Base Ball
Club of Cokesbury propose giving q
strawberry fete in the Masonic Fe-
male College on Thursday evening
next, the 18th inst, and that on the
following day there will te q Sunday
school celebration and picnic. The
public generally are invited 10 partic-
ipate. The occasion promises to bc
one Of rare attraction.
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HEspERIAS CHAPTER No. II, Of
the Royal Arch Masons, met in the
Lodge room here on Monday after
noon, and was rc-organized by the
election of the following officers:
J. T. G.. DUPRE, II. P. ~.
w. II. PARKER, X. .
W. r. WHITE, Scribe.
J. 7. ROBERTSON, Capt. Host.
HuGH WILSON, Prin. Sojourner.
r. NJ. CHRISTIAN, G, NJ. 81 V.
G. Y. HAMMOND, G. NJ. Cd v.
ROBERT JoNEs, G. NJ. LIST Y.
J., D. CHALMERS, Secretary
WIN. HILL, Treasurer.
II. S. CAsoN, Sentinch
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DAILY PAPER AT GREzNvILLE-
soHae catc1prising Georgia journ-
,,list lras uaorca i.is press and mate
riul to the mountain city, and will
commence the publication this
week. It VIII be Democratic in
politics. t~.'t ..s.T.c.-a. jos!
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REGULATIONS FOR THE POST OFFICE
AT ABBEvILLE.-The Office is open for
the general delivery of2lctters and sale
of postage stamps from $50 A. NJ. to 5
=. NJ.
Money Orders furnished from $50 A.
n. to $40 P. NJ.
Greenville and Columbia Railroad
Mail closes at $50 A. M.
Washington, Ga, Mail closes on We'd
nesday at $50 A. NJ.
Elbert, Co., Mail, via Hearamont,
closes on Thursday at 6:30A.M.
Antrevillc Mail, via Temple Of
Health. closes on Thursday at5:S0 y. NJ.
Elbert, Ga, Mail, via Lowndesville,
closes on Friday at $50 AM
aH.W. LAWSON, P. NJ.
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InE MINORITY REpoRT. = Mr.. Ell.
bridge from the Judiciary Committe,
of the House has submitted q minori.
ty report on the memorial Of the tax.
payers, in which ho says the appoint
ment of committee Of both Houses
to investigate the alleged abuses.
This is the view taken by leading
Northern journals, including Har-
per's Weekly, and seems to bc cmi-
nently proper, whatever view might
DO entertained Of Congressional inter
ference.
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=
THE CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK
We learn that at meeting of tho Fl.
naneial Committee and Trustees Of
this bank it was determined to declare
soon . dividend Of twenty per cent.
upon the indebtedness. 1t is thought
that the assets Of the bank will pay
at least sixty per cent. Of tho indcbt-
edmess.
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The SrEpuENs-U1LL CoNrRovER-
sYMr. Stephens, in reply to Mn
Hill, extracts from whose article
Ws publish in another column, de-
lies most empbatica1ly:tllat he ever
favored the withdrawal Of Georgia
from the Southern Confederacy, or
that:his brother, Linton Stephens,
or GOV. Brown ever supported any
such proposition; He indeed ia
vorcd the meeting OF the Georgia
Legislature in 1865, but it was
for the very purpose of quieting the
prevailing disafection.
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m= Sickles, formerly Minister
to Spain, Jay, Minister to Austria,
and Bancroft, accredited to Prussia,
are all coming home. We hope
that there will be no revolution in
Europe in consequence. Schenck,
from London, is already here, and
tits said that Washburne, from Pa
ris, is coming to take charge of the
Treasury. tits quite possible that
our diplomacy abroad will not
suffer.
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TIE TABLEAux among the colorcd
people came off ut Knox's Hall Oh
Friday evening last, and was well
attended. Music and refreshments
gave variety to the entertainment,
and the evening passed off pleasantly.
The receipts amounted to between
twenty and thirty dollars, and were
raised for the benefit Of the church.
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DEATH OF Mr.. WIN. D. PART
Low.-Wc regret to learn of the
death of this we'll known and highly
esteemed citizen at his residence
near Vienna on Thursday last. lie
was between sixty and seventy
years Of age, and been in failing
health for some time past. His
funeral took place on Friday last.
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Fon TIE CoHvENrtoN.-Wm II.
Parker, Esq, left on Monday, and
Mr.. B. S. Barnwell on yesterday,
for.Charleston, as delegates to the
Episcopal Convention which meets
in that city to-day.
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SOUTHERN MANUFACroRY. - The
New York Herald in q recent article
calls attention to unrivalcd manufact
uring facilities of the South, and to
the large profits which attend the in
vcstment Of capital in this branch Of
industry. The advice which is given
as to the exemption Of capital thus
invested from taxation, is anticipated
by the recent action Of our Legisla-
ture.
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THE COMING CoTToN CEoP. "A
correspondent of the augusta
Chronicle and ,Scntaml adduccs facts
and arguments to show that the
next crop Of cotton cannot exceed
three and a half millions of bales,
and will likely not exceed three and
a quarter millions. .
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DORIS BY TIE WAYNE COM
mend to the perusal of our readers
the interesting wayside notes from
the facilc pen Of our accomplished
correspondent, Mr.. F. A. Connor,
who is a delegate to the Louisville
Conference. Mr.. G. wields a grace
ful pen, and our readers will find
his letters both iHterestingg. and
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A CHICKEN RAID.-We learn that
some entcrprising thieves made a raid
last week upon the fowl-housc of
Mrs. NJ. E. Norrell, of Greenwood,
aad succeeded in carrying away some
fifteen chickens. This is as bad as
the cholera among tho feathcred
tribe.
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TnASKs.-We are indebted to
Mrs. II. w. Lawson for Handsome
present of the first beets and the
finest potatoes and radishes that
VIC, laye seen. The potatoes were
nearly as big as your fist, and we're
hard to beat in size and quality.
Mrs. L. has a reputation for raising
early and fine vegetables which,she
we'll sustains. ''''- '-- = - -
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SUNDAY last was a delightful day,
and religious services were held
morning and atnight in the Pres
byterian and Methodist churches,
where able and eloquent discourses
were delivered by the respective
pastors, the Revs. J. T.. Martin and
w. r. Capers. Mcssrs. Miles OF
the Episcopal, and Pratt Of tire
Baptist churches, are absent.
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CERTIFICATES OF IspEDTEDSEss.
Treasurer Cardoza announces that
in pursuance of advice given by
tire Attorney-G General, he will re-
fuse to issue these certificates, on
the ground of the law authorizing
their issue.
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DEATH OF AN ESTEEMED LADY,
We regret to announce the death
of Mrs. Elizabeth Hester, very
cstimablc lady of the upper savan-
nah section of our County, on
Wednesday last. She was quite
advanced in years, being over
eighty years Of age; and
leaves maay relatives and friends
to mourn her loss
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B@p We learn that there is a
great deal Of sickness prevailing in
the lower section Of the county,
from whooping cough, pneumonia,
and other diseases, and there have
been several deaths among chill
dren. 80 -
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CHARLESTON 1,EeArTA. - The
Charleston rowing and sailing regatta
begins on to-day, and will last
three days. A large number of en-
tries have hcen already made. Crack
crews have como from Macon and
and fast yatchs from all tho
waters. ..EE -,
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TIE CRops.-The farmers gen.
orally are complaining of backward
farm work and poor stands of cot
ton. Many have had their cotton
killed, and are replanting. There
is some rust in the wheat. So
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BD~ The Junior returns to his
young friend, Mr.. Frank Allen, his
thanks for an invitation to q basket
picnic, to be given at the Hermit
age, near Savannah, Ga, on the
10th of May.
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THE WEATHER during the past
week has been bright and genial, and
very favorable for outdoor work.
The fields and forests are now man
tied with the fresh verdure Of Spring,
and the gardens are teeming with
flowers and earl y fruits.
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MA We are please to learn that
our friend and former townsman,
Mr.. w. S. Mccoy, with his sister,
Mrs. Duncan, and family, intend
removing from Memphis to Green
vile, where they propose making
their permanent home.
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TIE MANDAMUs. - This week
it is expected the maudamus case
will be heard before the Supreme
Court. This suit is brought to
compel Treasurer Cardozo to COM
ply with the lawin the ISSUE ofSeel>
tifcates of indebtedness to certain
parties named in thc"act. Eminent
counsel are engaged.
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THE New ENGLAND CoTToN MILLS.
Recent investigations into the COIL
dition of the cotton mills at Fall
River, Massachusetts,, present a
glowing picture of the profits Of
these enterprises, and of the rapid
development which they give to
the cities and towns in which they
are located. Dividends Of one hun
dred and forty per cent. are de-
clared, It ,ck multiplied ten times
in value, and the stock of a bank
doing their business has quadru-
Piled in ten years.
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W The Baptist Convention is
now in session at Louisville, Texas,
The Rev. DR.. James P. Boyce, of
Louisville, presides, with DR.. Bur
rows of Richmond, Jones of Nash
Vile, Graves of Texas, and Devate
of Georgia, as Vlce-Prcsidents.
Three hundred delegates are pres
ent.
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EM@Mr. James Gordon Bennett,
the proprietor Of the New York
Herald, has recently won SOME no
toricty as an athlete. lie has won
a walking match ard three thou
sand dollars. Ills competitor was
Mr.. John Whipple. Tire distance
was ten anc one-cighth miles. The
coarse was from Mr.. Benefits
Fifth avenue residence to Jerome
Park The time seven o'clock in
the morning. Mr.. Bennett dis
tanced his antagonist about three
hundred yards, and won the race
in one hour and forty-six seconds.
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EARLY VEGETABLEs.-Mrs. James
Shillito, Jr., has one of the finest
gardens in town, having all the
earliest vegetables in great variety
and profusion.
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GREENvILLE CRY CLUB.-The
Junior acknowledges the compli-
ment of an invitation to the ami
versary dance Of this popular club,
which took place on the even
ing Of Tuesday, the 18th of May.
The occasion doubtless was an
one.
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SAD AccIDENT.-We learn that q
cclored child, somc five or six years
of age, was accidentally run over
by the buggy of Mr.. Frank
Arnold, Jr, in Greenwood, few days
since, and seriously, if not fatally,
injured. No blame is said to attach
to the driver of the buggy.
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nm. Fifth Annual State Fair. of
Texas will be held in Houston from
the 10Th to the 22d inst. We return
our thanks for the receipt of q COM
plimcntary ticket.
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AcoU1TTED.-N1r. Arthur Glover,
who was tried in Aiken, last week,
for the homicide of the Conditions,
of Edgefield, father and son, after
a three days. trial, before Judge
Mahcr, was acquitted. ----
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sa| Squire W. c. Cozby, of tho
vicinity of Lowndesville, has a new
fonce from his house TO the double
bridges-new rails are scarce COM
modify in Abbeville County.
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D@- Hon. Robert Toombs, dur
ing a recent visit to Washington,
paid his respects to the President,
and had very pleasant and salts
factory interview.
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nGFThe Supreme Court Of Tel

Nc The Supreme Court of Ten.
ncssee has decided against the
constitutiouality Of a license tax
imposed upon lawyers by the Leg
,islatsrc of THAT State. All license
taxes ore necessarily harsh and un-
equal, and should not be rcsorted
to, either by State or municipal
governments.
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-CorRT OF tAprEALs. - Messrs.
Burt, .McGowan and Thomson left
for Columbia on Monday last to
argue cases before the Court Of
Appeals.
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n@ We are pleased to learn that
W. X. Blake, Esq, of Greenwood, is
convalcscent, after o severe spoil of
sickness during the past week.
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GREENWOOD LODGE OF Good TEN
PLARs.-At a recent meeting of
this fourishing Lodge of Good
Templars, the following officers
were elected to serve for the
ensuing quarter, The Lodge was
never in so prosperous a condition.
and numbers over a hundred mem
bers, consisting of over a hundred
members, consisting of some OF
the best people of the town. 1t
will be seen that the ladies form a
prominent part of the organization,
and will doubtless increase its ef-
ticicncy:
W. II. PATTON, ?. ". c. +.
Rev. J. W. MURRAY, W. G. T,
MISS JULIA HODGES, W. V. T.
J. r. TELFoRD, w. S. .
Miss ANNIE MURRAY, W. A. S.
J. L. McLEEs, W. F. S.
i.r 80 .f r. ..'
JOEL BAILEY, ". S. ..
REV. - ELwELL, W. G.
G. B. BAILEY, w. NJ.
MISS KATE RICHTER, W. A. NJ.
II. SpEARMAy, w. s
d. NJ. RAMpEY, W. I. G.
w. X. BLAKE, L. D. ....
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pA We are requested to state
that communion services will be
held at Lebanon presbyterian
church on the fourth Sunday of
May.
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na- G.. G. Wells, Esq, talcntsd
and promising young member of the
GreenvilIe Bar, was in our town on
Monday on professional business.
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Rar We regret that our friend,
Mr.. w. T. Branch, the popular In
surance Agent, is having a spell Of
the chills.
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BAPresident Grants said not to
desire O third term. "
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@- Our young friend, II Afr: "
S. Marshall and wife, left OH Mon
day 81 ihe past week toTsGs4o~
sephis,, Missouri. They carry With
them tire best wishes of mslny~arcn
friends. .Y;+s.ytgE,y
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FINAL DISCHARGE.

I1N140 O1NVA4111SN' - =
NOTICE is hereby given that DR.. D.
~ S. Benson, Administrator of the
Estate of II. II. Hill, deceased, has ap-
plieb to Chas. w. Gutiiu, Judge OF, Pro-
bate, in and for the County of Abbeville,
for a final discharge as Administrator.
1t is Ordered, That the Eleventh day
of June, A. d. 1874, be fixed for hearing
OF Petition, and a final settlement of
said Estate.
- j. C. WOsMANSKY,
Clerk Court Probate, A. G.
Office of the Probate Judge,
May 9th, 1874, 5-4t* ! o.
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nY virtue Of an Execution to mt
D directed, I will sell within tho
legal hours, at Abbeviife Court Heusc;
onSaleday in June next, Ila1si q
Five Hundred and Forty Acres
NHFR.TEs 4 IL @ ~ ~
Of Land, more orsless,f r
bounded -by;Iands- of -1ho, estate Of
] as. e. Iidden, 4YssP. Milford, ]. I'D.
Gallaugher and Mary A. 4artin, 1e:
We'd Oh as the property fofs Garrison
A. Visauska, at the suit of Morris
Israel. - = &-s= = r ezs
p. GUFF1N, &
- r Jshoria Abbcville County, :
'"S5'y May ii, LUIS; 1874. Il Il
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Sherifs Sale.
ThomasM. Branyan and
! Reuben Clinkscales. Eroont;o,
~iaa against
John +. Clipkscales, 5s
DY virtue of two Executions to mo
ID directed, 1 will sell at Abbcvillc
Court House, onSaleday in June next,
within the legal hours, The Home
Tract, containing
100 Acres,
more or less, bounded BY ylands of4Jas.
Clinkscalcs, Hugh Robertson, and
others. Old Homestead containing
160 Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands of J.
b. McWhorter, r. .u..Armstrong, and
others. Wakefield Tract containing
$50 Acres,
more or less, btunlcd by lands Of ].
G. Clinksca!es, NJ lton Fisher. and
others. - p -.
Also, on Tuesday after Salcday,
June 9, 1874, at the residence Of John
+. Clinkscale, the following personal
property, to wit:
One Ono Mulo, : 3 >. ~
C. Six Cows. - -, ~
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United States Internal Revenue.
COLLECTORS OFFICE, J
Sd DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA, Z
Columbia, May 4, l874. J

NOTICE is, hereby giyep to au
persons claiming the following de.
scribcd property, seized for viola
ton of the internal Revenue Laws
of the United States, to flea bond
with the Collector Of the District,
for tile costs Of all action iii the
United States Court, viz:
/ Mule, / Two. Horse Wagon.
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-plAnumbcr, of the young
men around, the public square
amuse- themselves of an afternoon
by jumping. , Cason Jumps well,
but som otimes sits down to rub: out
fis traeka.I / u lILllEzI
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-09-26

No matter what shape may be CIV
en- to Kellogg and his government
orer the city Of Ne,o Orleans, his rule
over the country parishes is gone for
ever. The dominion of Carpet-baq.
gers and their like brethren the Seal.
lawag, Is doomed-dead, We will say,
for all time to come, with us. Fede.
raj troops, and IN sufficient numbers
mast quarter themselves among us.
The edicts of Kellogg's courts will be
enforced only at the point Of q Fede-
raj bayonet; and the officials Of that
detMncto must execute his orders sur
rounded by an armed guard Of United
States soldiery. Albany Penitcntia.
ries--Dry 'rortugas--casemated Forts,
have no terrors for us when compared
to tho rulo of tho villainous blood
suckers who lately struttcd in brief
authority in our midst. Louisiana
must DO q garden or q desert.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-09-26
MAYORS C0uRT.-Blank. II some
body don't do something shortly, the
police will forget how.


Rain in moderate quantities during
the week. Cotton picking going
briskly on, the yield will not be much
beyond q half crop. Our labor better
than for some time, owing to the ab-
sence of Radical Office seekers, and
their attendant club meetings and
barbecues. Colored people all say
that they feel already the good ef-
hcts Of the white mans government,
which to them is plenty to eat and
wear, and money in their pockets at
tho end Of the year. AL or nearly
all the lazy jury negroes, who have
1oafed around town for the past six
years picking up a precarious living
by begging, stealing and being caught
on the jury, have gone to the cotton
fields and are tho happy recipients Of
50 cents per hundred and fed, for
picking.