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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-12-26


The LOUISIANA CASE. AT the timt
Kellogg expected to go on to Wash.
ingtoRthe' following special'f from tina,
city xas tent : to Ct the Nov YGtk Tri.
The" object of Kellogg and hi.
friends from Louisiana in, coming to
Washington at this time is to secure,
befors;the holidaylreeess, ithe passatp
Of . joint resolution by both Houses
ofiCongress recognizing the Kellogg
government in the State. This seems
70 be the;fast card; that kellogg. can
play. If he fails in this. his friends
acknowledge that he will be power
less to maintain himself, After the
nesting of the Legislature that body
will be conservative in both branches,
and if they do not take advantage 81
the power that hasicheeh placed in
the hands Of a legislative majority in
that State BY acts passed, by the rad
icals, they wiil'bc more than human,
One Of chose acts gives to the major
ity the power to impeach a Governor,
and to deppss him until after his tri-
al. In this. way Kellogg could be nut
ont Of the way atOnce. Another plan,
and one that is.moro likely to 10 ad.
opted, is to provide for q legal count
Of the returns of 1872, which are still
in 1.-the possession If tie McEnery
party. and the Inauguration, Of Gov
ernor McEdery and Iistit. Gov. Penn,
The Legislature would then receive
q message from McEnery, and entire.
lyigaose Kellogg. 1t 10 not believed
that tho President iwhoulda id.
teffsre To sustain K Kellogg under these
circumstances, ifhtllese, events occur
while Congress is ii session and the
corp detatis. a peaceahls ione.a: The
only, hope, therefore, which, kellogg
has, is in such aI;scoSsni!jj iiannby aOon.
gress before the meeting of the Leg
islature as shall forsS the; Preaiidsnt
to uphold him by tAe upe Of Tho army
In opposition to any power that may
be brought against him. For this
purpose Senator Morton. isnow on his
way to Washington. from, San Fran
cisco, having, left tie spring at Santa
3 RAJ A. hislt S 'ss rsB& q
TO remain all wiutey 4Ifthis question
Is raised before the holidays in either
Or both Hqnsea Of Congress, it will be-
lad 1ih'R6t 6 ssttis1 wEshbdbt iCSf
aud sharp. debate. Jha action XII
logs asks ,Copgress r. to, rtakeoia Of.
moss revolutionary chsracter,, and
would 'rsgtlt' IN predicting q 70 worse
etate Of anarchy ny LoiisikSs man
ha = existed there ,1tnee 'ls72;,aH!s,TilS
country would: witness the a llsnsl
oflnterfersnce by" the qFedetai veov.'
ernmelt to repder null tho. 4St tlI" 81 20
State Legislatpre of whose 1legslixys
there | e. I i "a question, Xhsh thYae' aSk,
rslat Ito LEGAL matters. re-, "', ' '7''' u
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"A sue Vjyaaaaldf'it; ', ,lo,5t' i'be
eii Ispt shs {. eiittissps. II ~ North Lqnisi:
es T. held : co!nv ' ~ ~ su =
day at j., some q p central point TO taks
into II Iteration ivhait action i III.
aqaiired with /! regard 10. the upjqst and
arbitrary conduct Of the Returning
Board, and to consider our situation
generally what A.. =: thelI > psrs " 7 ii
North Louisiapq. i.,i1a
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kEILocGi pIsGusrEn.-T Tho follow.
Ing, New Orleans special to the Herald
would clearly, indicate that Kellogg
hats an elephant Cd hand Which he
weuld gladly litPose If: 't'afp OK
"Kellegg. admits that he; kas asked
|,mss khiiends in Congress to, order a
committee to come down hero and
canvass tie returns and examine tl1les
(evidence now befnro tho returning
board. and Encompasses tho belief
that the committee, will % sent. .,y,
!. liz lacon ni'ssl, remarks that he and
McEnery could settle the Louisiana
|aaestiohf eabny BY i 'f6ot s4ace.fiom
lTtvoli Circle tetha STATE. 1Huusey. che
one ceWipg in frat to- have !, the neat,
and he cares 80 little about 1T he
wo6ld give away the face salnhdd let Ne.
Emery win. III 'thfs 'aSEs) hot n,es4
With MeEneryb sppndvas' The 'will slt.
90 1T hy,A game ef,lpoksr ,oE seven:
dp.os Thise jillasstratss Kslloggs-. dis.
.g9 ,, He j. heartily sick, aud would
Willingly settts the trouble eveu II h
this novel way to be lid; If the dan.
gens thsf envirin him ,ob every side.
AfesMs Aays s ago ;o IL, .t,aglt seupsel Of
Warmdth who advised him to resign,
q re- WAY 1S6ksH G6I bon al an ,Isurp mi !:
but he evidently watts AZ THE fe6dest
lof Packard and other leaders,sto, ses
what re ,Cc!9'ngrsqaes will d9.'s' bod 80 ,nI
According to- our understanding,
watmoth s&bhaticsany toia KsiiosSs
that Il ths people # would a'hhAS''him.
MQpeoverSth sre is no. dodbtbdt Rel
logg and 1, R|'a y lts have, diyegged and
ars Rarhq a ydjtffsrePtt Foa aA tp ja 9i
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NO. %.
Fruits of Victory.

""' """c'stah0'ng ut the cOmMcH-
cement Of this cau' r.iyu, in which we
have expended 50 much time. labor
aud blood, for the REDEEM ption of Lou.
ls'a''a, was, that the whole onslaught
OF our forces was to 1t made, and
really ~as made, against tl~ key to
the enemies position, tn. Genera! AS
sembIy. We are sorry to re. that
some would b- soti:fed with less hut
at the same time. We say with pride.
that this some are small fec.
by what reasoning'::a person can
convince himself that he can do GOOD
to his people in any capacity as a
public official, while Kellogg is Gov
ernor and holds the majority of tho
Legislature, We are alta loss to con
lecture. What good does any one
hope for with a District court when
its decisions are not fiual, and tho
court to which ]itisants are are to appeal
ispacked with corrupt men, headed
by q chief Justice ptbnounce;1s by this
highest tribunal ii dur land to be a
rogue, having played the Villain IN
bis official ca,)dci n. =.
For our part We can never be con-
v'nced that good cap come of this &C. &C.
ceptan'sce Of The the crunh from, Kellogg
of the Judiciary Of tht'st!. l7th district
and We We, speak the sentiments, Of Il
| majority Of oYpr people when We say
that according to their, Interpretation,
the only "fruit'of this victory" il tic
contro! of the Legislature which. weA
have fairly won none other vii, they
accept, for We have tried halfway
measures before, and like the "Dead
Seq apples, pleasing to the sight,
they have become ashes upon our lips"
!. The Radicals seem to know tho
weak and salient points III the natures
of'somei'of our people, and with an
eye. ;on' tho main chance, they pro- {.
coed TO tickle our fancy with A.;
Judge III exchange fmI a Senator
and a District ,Attornsy "a har.e,
ter for two members Of the legis-
'ature !; and Immediately We tind' GOOD
and patriotic men blinded into TIL"
belief that $50 much is gained, When
the contrary..is tho case. Tn this con
test, our people consider all officials
save those Of legislative capacity If
Of secondary consequence, and az
such, they will be treated. We desire
no courts until We haze q pure, Cen "
c'Al Assembly, and until va do haze
live intend! that No shall not be
made party to any quassi compro. 4
mise. -~,s -. ss~--
: Ke1logg'!and lie friends will find
that the people Of 'Natchitoch,esJ are
not SO green al all::that, and: can yet
tell a "hawk from b haht, raw" Hi''"' j
1 4,
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


ITW ORLEANS Red River Landing
Cheneyville Guarantee, Alexandria
Cotile and Cloutierville, Daily, a,
Z A. N. ~ - .aa, "a, r
laREVEPORT, Keachie, Mansfield, Mar.
thaville, and Pleasant Hill-Dsily Al
lOA. NJ. .-o.. .lr
IlC0GD0CHEs, Melrose, Chirino. San
Augustine, Milan, Penaleton, Sabine.
town, Many and Fl. Jesup--on Tues.
day Thursday and Saturday, at
5P. H. ,1p,;aa 4, it,. I'D,
lONER, Minden, Buckhorp, Ringgold,
Coushatta and Campte-0n Tues
day and Friday, ct 5 P. ~. ,dn II
WINFIELD, Atlanta, Sutton and St.
Asurice-on Tuesday and Friday.
~ !. n. s la.5f IT .2.'.'r.
-vst,, - ~iti.. ~nj!t
3,,a MAILS CLOSE ,nfH- II
MAN. for New Orleans, Alexandra
i a,.'' snd Cloutierville., "a =, :,
N0A. N. for Shreveport, Keachi, Mans
80 = hSld snd Pleasant Hill.
l.sP. N. for Nscogloches, Texas, Mel
rose and San Augustin.
ASP. n. for Homer, La, BuokAorp,
CUnshatts and Campte.
las 10 4. N. for Winfield, &C..
ii ii 1911 L ~
Office Hours-from 10 4. n. to 2 P. N.
|ad from; 3PAto7PM.aqt,s t-,i
J. F.,DEvARGAs, Post Master
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Unless tho Republicans can ~ forget
that there was al election this fail.
We dsot 80 how 1tkey IRE fotsk T.
successfully give. thanks on tho. 18th
int: i should !. have come, 4 month
eifliar.-Novrissoses Herald. IT, '@IGr,.
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nRarticeps C,';nat,.is.

I IL. nr !al.-- t.!t ,.fg -.
I'VE bes to call the attention of GU
citizens to an evil, as glaring as ca
be imagined, which has been, and
committed against order and the gen
eral public. which in the absence 0
Courts should be attended to by. gu
local committees. We refer to til,
battling opt of notorious thieves an,
other criminals d AIS, by certain parties t,
secure their own personal labor, o.
their influence in procuring otl,e1
hands Of a like character. ...
i THIS !'s't mnsk be stopped, and thqt i'm
".ged'otely. We do not desire that au,
Innocent person should be- forced t.
remain IN jail but when a man i,
k'so'rn to be tibet, it is not only l BE- :
judicial to good order, but it'tarins.
loose upon the community with {,
shadow Of sanction, til. VERY, very person per ii
society demands should be placed
where he could do no harm e, the
commnbity:; W. hope no occasion
will arise for US to refer to this again
should there he, We will publish names J;
Z
as veil as facts, 50 50 that the pabitic:
may know not only tie thief, tut his
parthst in Ii crime, line tie Il imam WHO balls
hitHH oaitt. ~, !" >io'''''F' I'll ,a'7s''
10 as'u4 ,Ga4,.4a.,l. All .A-,f.iiJ 10
"GRANri ANb Coxb ENTHUSIASTICALLY e
Washington. correspondent. of the
CINCINNATI Commercial says. ,,s,., &;
There has been id tic last six X
mSnths a renewal Of the discussion
Of tl,s Presidents fond6esstfor drink,
and ot,tkb manifest. aeplorabls; effects
Of yielding to the craving Of his, an,
petite. 1t is boldly charged that. i,e
has been frequently, of latAY,9n the
ragged edge Of. the ,.tim: jams"
Whether thhse making the;eltarge are
we'll informed or .p9t IL not, known,
but it is certain tlatt His ,Exceiieuc,s
appearance leuds col6f u tie asser.
ton: He'lras changed greatly With,
IN tho last, four years.. Abundant
gray hairs have come, especially in
ii lis whiskers. But he has acquired,
within eighteen months a Duffy aid
habby' lock- land the dimmed eyes
that are NOT usually produced BY a
rfgidly temperate life. Every once
in a while q royal admirer Of his Ex-
ce1fency comes from q White House
interview with a shocked ina amer and
protratling eyeballs, to take one axide
and in a. b0rror7stricken whisper con- Il
fide the dreadful suspicion that, after
all, these stories, heretofore act down
to partisa, malice, Have a f1undatioM
in fact4 Party men are 60 drilled. ia
this countly to loyalty TO- party. that
they unhs'Yfitatingly accredit to malice
everything they hear, not praise,
worth charged against their party.
Occasionally they awake to the faet
that it is:impossibla for .we.uus" to-
err even eI.Hl! with our ,!syAs wide epep..
During the currency excitement last
spring and summer manly good re-
publieans; gathered here to witness
and take 9 hand in the! combat, AZ.
i! lni'ld themselves; and their friepds
By asserting that Grant had Sen
welding to the seductive and over
towering influence If cold whisky, d Il
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Mixed Schools.

The Radical leaders in their attempt
to goad our people tc'desrc,Hion, are
attempting to'foist npon us sbi.t 'sa-.
cia' rightsr nseaaure, and it will re.
quire an our fotbeaiance to meot this
issue and bear .tiii longer the evils,
which we. have. The proper, stand
has been taken in our patriotic capi
tol, New Orleans-and the q ground !.
still our own. We can but admire
the conduct Of our noble ! young Ia
dies, a. shown hy'their Spartan action
Though the whole affair, and We com.
iDesd their conduct tn the copsile,a.::
tioh' of'sHo'' Parishes as this mixed
school outraae1a.sy 10 attempted in. e.
..Whom shb Gods wish to DESTROY
they iirstn'ak mad; y was. never more
exea'pliSea than noV, a few moro
such attenFsa to- outrage and. ainsult /,
the dccency Of our people, will give,
fiss to an 9ccutanc6 that will DO
handed down y y The "freessddoomn shrek.
10y st!SSsia. , a 4 appalling ii There ''
:. init tt Z all human fSroearanceec,,
and that poipt,' : with Us. IL i. we'll nigh
ft.;.( ~. * - -
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: Adams, ono of the staff Of the NJ
O.Repub'icaM was cowhhled by Mr.
NcDoaoogh, for 40 insult to the la.
dies Of tho high school in Nsw Or.
leans. Good as far as it goes, but 70
snggest Hemp aud a lamp post.
The Lake County star., 1874-01-08

No moderate drinker or occis
iunal tiprler ever expected t" die
a drupkard, bu, tho habit growsso
gradually that it ia beyond control
before he IL aware. The only
safety is in total abstinence. Mr..
u. G. Leach, ofthc Grand Trav
erse Herald in speaking OF the
recent death Of tic Treasurer OF
Emmit Go. at Lansing, which VIC
noticed last week, says;"Wc have
known Mr.. DAWSON intimately
Tor many years. Aside from his
"ne failing the love Of in,oxica-
ting liquors he was noble, hon
orablc, whole c-sonled man. Bnt
for that one thing lie would doubt.
less have boon cminently success
iul III life. With sincere sympathy
for the bcrcavcd wife. who had
clnny to him with und, Jag atfcc-
tion, we throw the mantle of char
ity over his faults, and hope that
all the young mon Of his acquain-
tancc NAV take warning from his
tatc."- Ient,cater Ne'os.
The Lake County star., 1874-01-08
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rrsnch Chi.., ,cur y 4 sth ST., Warrington, n. G.
The Lake County star., 1874-01-08
Mortgage Sale.

Default having been made in the payment
Of certain sum OF money, secured to dc paid
by n certain inicnturc Of Mortgage bearing
date the 9Th day Of December, a. u. 1872,
made and executed by Jefferson j. Tanner
and Minnie &. Tanner his wife, of Chase
Township, Coanty of Lake and State Of Mich.
igan, of the first part, to Clark and Simpson,
Of Reed City, County OfOsccola and State of
Michigan, party of the second part, which
said Mortgage was duly recorded in the Of
flee of the Register of Deeds in and for the
County Of Lake and State Of Michigan, on
the 10th day Of December, a. ID. 1872, at
twelve o'clock, NJ, in Libcr one (D Of Mort
cages on page. 26 and -; on which said
Mort gage there is claimed to be due at the
date OF this notice, the sum of -Four hundred
and sixt y-scvcn dollars and fiity-two cents,
(St67.52J and also Fifty dollars (xjo(, M al
Attorney fee specified in said Mortgage to be
paid in casc proceedings should he taken to
Iorcclosc the same AMI no proceedings at law
or in equity having been instituted to recover
the said sum 80 remaining secured or any
part thereof.
Notice Is therefore hereby given that by
virtue Of power of sale in said Mortgage
contained AMI in pursuance Of the statute in
such case made and provided, the land and
premises described in said Mortgage, to-wit:
All that certain tract or parcel Of land ly-
ing and being in the ',ounty OF Lake and State
of Michigan, and known and described as
follows, to-wit: \ certain Lot commencing
on (tO)r rods west Of the northeast corner Of
section No. eight (Sl. RAINING ten (lo) rods
south. then eight (S) rods west, then ten (lo)
rods north, then eight is) rods east to the
place of beginning of said Section eight (s),
Town, seventeen NO north of Range
clcvcn( (ll) west, will he sold to the highest
bidder, at the South door of the Court House
in the Township Of Chase, County Of Lake
and State of Michigan, on
Saturday Mc 1911 dog cf .J"iy, 4. d. 1873,
at one o'clock y. M, of that day, said Court
House being the place OF holding the Circuit
Court in. and for said County of Lake; to
pay the amount due on said Mortgage, and
costs, charges and expenses allowed by law
including said Attorney fee OF fifty dollars
;s5o) provided for in said Mortgage
CLARK 4 SIMPSON. Mortgages.
w. II. PALMER. Attorney for Mortgages.
Dated, April lIth, 1879.
The above sale is hereby postponed until
the 3oth day of August, A. d. 1873, at one
o'clock in the afternoon, at the place above
named.
CLARK & SIMPSON. Mortgages.
W. n. PALMER Attorn"y for Mortgages.
Dated, July 10th, 1873.
The above sale il hereby postponed until the
18th day of January. A. d. is7i. ut one o'clock In
the afternoon. at tn place aboyc named.
VII. PALMER, Attorney Tor Mortgagccs
Dat,d, August 3oth, 1873.
The Lake County star., 1874-01-08
From tho Biz I,npids paper,:


The work of grading the Rad
bel for the extension -nf tho Mus.
kegon road io tie river, and thence
I" the upper and lever dams in
this city, has not yet been com
menccd; bnt tho indications arc
that il will bc Gro long.
Some weeks ago, n sign. beard
was pasted at either end OF the
lower bridge over tho Muskcgon.
in this city, upon which appeared
the wor,.s. "Tho Bridge Con
dcn'ned." Last Friday morning,
it wa. discovered that n second
board had been fastened upon
each stake, Immediately beneath
The first, bearing the words, "I'y
Eos"
Charles B. Humphrey. Of the
town oi Grccn,iicd rather sudden.
~ week ago this morning. lie
had been complaining Of II tuilncss
1t The stomach and bowels for
sew, ral days, but Was not c,nsid-
cred dangerously lick un il II few
hours before i'e brcatlcd his last.
The rupture of a blood. vessel pro.
dnccd internal hc'norrhagc, Which
resulted in death in a lew hour..
Mr. Humphrey was one ui the
first settlers of the c"nnty, and II
highly respected cit zcn.
On Saturday evening abnn'
eight o'clock The fire alarm, was
sounded. 1t was a-crrtalned that
II dwelling house belonging TO V
Cornwcll, on Division street, in
the Fourth Ward was on fire.
The fircnen were promptly on
hand, bnt the. disiaLce from the
nearest hydrant being some ii'tcon
hundred icc', i, was impossible t"
reach the building with the
alnoun: of hose on the carriage.
There Was no time to return t"the
h"sc room for more, so 10 wa'cr
was thrown, consequently the
building burned Ia The ground.
Mr.. Cornwell was at work in the
hou.c and in lifting his lamp up
set It, and set ti'e to the shav
ings, which burned So rapidly thai
it was impossible To Put it on.
We understand there was an in
surance Of three hundred dollars
Oh the property.
The Lake County star., 1874-01-08
MASON CuCNTY.

A man by the Eaunc of MELON :
all, book. keeper for Tyson Il
Sweet, ot Ma,is er, and VIII" shot
himself n coupe uf weeks aga
through tho head, ilst l.'ck If the
right car, died IN Saturday last.
The next meeting oi the Il ard
of Supervisors will he on Monday,
January l2lh, and will be held in
the new County buildiny,at which
time arrangements will bc made
f,r formal opening "f the BULL
'ng. An address ly Jud &C White,
may be expected and speeches
from other members of tho bar.
The exercises will occur III 3r. ".
of that day.
The Lake County star., 1874-01-08
From the Outline.
lie, She Or II.

|
Jersey Ahead.-1n mpn,ulled
Transformation : Il "IT1at is it,"
Tho ncishboring village Of llcr.
scr has recently had u sfrcak ol
nature" which stands without n
lffval in tho animals Of history. A
parry, whosc tame for variors
rcasons, wc a present prefer tu
Withhold, upon its own statement
was formerly q (wayfar,ng) man
but n lew weeks ago experienced
many nnd strange symphonic
which were followed by nm actual
change of sew. The man com
menced 10 Ire Il wcman. sn,l sad to
relate, almost mt once became n
"night.walkcr," Int with what dc
gree of Succcss We arc not inform
ed. The change from man tn wo
man confirming At at last claims
I" bc women, per sc, takes II
husband and now washes d shes.
cmks, irons and rcrf,rIncs all Il G
dntics Of u housewife IA Regularly
and easily rs though ii had always
Worn petlic"ats. Next. 'xs
For particulars soc letters .ign.
cd ~ New Citizen" in Outlines
= Erurt Recie,c.
Mn. EDrron: The above re-
minds mo of another case of iusus
nature, Which has developed itself
in the region OF Evat. An article,
which has heretofore been known
as ''rom and jerry which gen
Grail ly consists Of u certain qnan,i-
~ If very poor liqn"r seasoned
with ollier commodities TO kill the
(Snlphnric aci'l-ol.l rnSs-nnd-saw.
dust) taste Of said liquor, appears
as a wri;er; qrotcs stale saws,and
profcsscs to use language az near
human as the apes in AZ ops
fables; and, furthermore, said ar
t:clc is next seen, having the looks
"fa man, the walk of "a well,
I y say tho walk Of II hnmai child,
Just lcarnirg-and really, if it
were not for the f,st Of is own
assertion tliat il is "Tom and
jerry" and that its breath smells
like "To,n and Jerry" no person
would eyer Suspect it of being
other than ~ rather goodlooking
young man, with a fair proportion
If intellect and talent which might
he put to s,mc good use.
(Scc articles in Evart Reriear,
Of Tom and Jcrry,')
Az OLD CITIZEN.
The Lake County star., 1874-01-08

FAMILY living in Schoolcrait
were awakened ont Of their sleep
cn New. years night hy the con-
linual striking of the cl' ok. After
pqteyamaias awokc it struck
eleven, then twelve, ono, two, three,
four aud five in quick succcssion.
Gaosts and goblins were tho theme
Of animated discussion for a few
minutcs, and with fear and ircm-
bling tho grny-licadcd sire struck
n match and lit tho lamp, when
he discovered the domestic tably
sitting qoie.ly oa the clock shelf,
amusing hcrscIf viii, the pcndn
lum and striking wire. This is
probably the first instance OF the
kind ever recorded where cat
undertook to regulate the running
gear of a time piece.