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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

A new steam torpedo launch, built
for the Austria. Hungarian Govern.
ment, has been tested 90 tho Thames.
She attained 4 speed Of moro than
eighteen knots. Her dimensions a,v:
Lenglt 81 feet; beam, 8 feet 6 b.
ches. On the way up to London tie
vessel Was run past . email schooese
at the speed Of ten knots, and . dan.
my torpedo was launched against her
side. The torpedo struck the schoos.
er amidsl.ips at aboat six feet to sev.
en- feet below the water level, and
had it been filed with it's charge Il
dynamite twenty five pounds,) tas
schooner wonld undoubtedly have
gone to tho bottom. The torpedo
gear on this vessel consists Of two
poles thirty eight feet long, one al
either side, and Q" arranged that an
attack may be made directly ahead VI
the boat, Or on the broadsidc.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

So far there has been seven
deaths from yellow fever and sew.
enteen cases, in Company E Sd
Infantry, stationed at Coushatta,
La. We understand there are
three cases now down. The type
OF fever is said to be virulent.
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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

They have organized and chartered,
under the State laws, q Chart able as
sociation in Donaldsouville, La, to
be known "a the "Bbue Bucket Com.
pany." Unless this corporation in
tends furnishing "cold ice water with
q dash of lemon in it" tho "6ext morn.
ing you know" We can't eco whese
tue charity comes thunder sucb cir.
cumstanoes, a. the cold water, there
10 '.milliOns in it,"
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

The first number of the B0ssier
Seatincl, Edited and Published by
DR.. ]. B. Walthall, at Bellevue,
La, has reached Ms. It is of mis-.
cradle typographical appearance,
and horribly edited-favors Kel.
logg, and sucks the pap bottle
SelMh.
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LOOK OUT!
TIE RAILROAD Is COMING!
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE 10
GET A HOME.

WE have for sale several tracts Of Land
w in various portions Of tho parish Of
Natchitocl.es, and in the parish Of Win,
which will be sold cheap, in lots IT, suit
purchasers, and to industrious reliable
men Oh liberal terms. These lands be.
long to the heirs Of J. B. Prldhomme, 'he
titles are perfect, aud Will be made to the
satisfaction Of purchessrs.
One place On OH River, ten miles he-
low Natchitoches, if not sold, will 10
rented for tue year 1876 There is % the
place good house and cistern, two out
houses, and fifty acres Of clearpl land,
partly under fence,
Apply to
CUNNINGHAM 4 CHAPLIN.
Oct. &.-ti.
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Our meat markets, and especial.
" our friend PERMITS, are daily
crammed full of the finest beef
mutton, pork, sausage, ducks,
venison, &C., PERMITS private
market is on the corner of Second
and st. Denis Stu
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

Col. VIM. NJ. Levy, member Of
Congress from this, 4th Congressional
district, will leave week sfter next
for Washington, D. c., and bis host
Of friends will hear good words from
him and our cause will be ably repre-.
seutcd in Congress this time at least.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

Our Democratic friends in New
Orleans bow with patriotic sub.
mission to the acts Of the Baton
Rouge Committee. They do not
seem to be as dangerous as many
of our country friends think they
are.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

The Lafourche Republican hoists
the name of U. 8. GRANT, Of Illinois,
for President, and EDMUND ]. DAVIS,
Of Texas. for Vice. President. This
hoist is about AZ near either one of
them will get to those high and hon.
orable places. In the editorial COL
umu, just below this mast head, We
Gee . notice that Grant has appointed
lack. Chandler, Secretary Of the In
terror F.; this, We think, is rather hard
on Grant, - that appointment issaid
to be tho worst be ever made, eide
N. Y. Tribune, Times, Herald, Sun,
&c., and will deter people from pla-
cling q large stock of confidence 10 his
desire for reform. Taylor Beattie is
ito choice for Governor who he is,
God and the Republican only knows,
and that knowledge will not hurt
either much. Jim Lewis is up for
Lieu tensnt- Governor. We have all
heard of jim aud that settles the
ticket. Grant, DAVIS and Jim Lewis,
are an honest ~ trio, and if the pris-
ons of the world were emptied into
Louisiana, they nigh reasonably OK.
pect a large vote, as it IL, they will
have to content themselves with the
support Of the Lafonrche Republican,
. compliment not ever praiseworthy
in itself.
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TRrE.-The Augusta Constitn
ti0nalist has this valuable tom

0"oSss NOuEIl1n.
tionalist has this valuable item:
Thousands of cotton gins o..
needlessly injured, if not entire iv
ruined, by one ngle cause. Th:t
cause is permitting moat or lint lint
cotton, that is cotton that ha. .
been once ginDetl, to be mixed
with seed cotton and pass throusS
the saws a second time. Such lit t
cotton catches in the teeth and
bends or breaks them. It Ain
bends or breaks the ribs, wean
the boxes and strains the whoh
gin so as to make it produce . bed
sample, and speedily becomes Al.
most worthless. It likewise in.
creases The draft 80 az 10 disreea
the mules propelling the gin, and
creates so much friction as often to
set the gin-house on fire. Thas
can be explained the burning Of
many a gin.house by the supposed
combustion Of cot.
ton.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

A few weeks since, il was the negro
Senator Dave Young, Of Concordia,
now it is Bob. Nash aud George C.
Benham, big men among the faithful,
who have been getting away with the
peoples money. and this time in Car,
roll parish. where that vigilant ny
Waterman said, short time since,
every thing was 80 lovely. All!
Waterman, We think you had done
better to have nOsed out these frauds,
than spending your time compliment
ing your negro rulers. Here is pref
~ sample Of the quiet Of Carroll. No
wonder it was 60, but We fail to zee
the ''law abiding" Of which the Car
roll Watchman was wont to prate.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

The Alexandria Democrat has a
hard time fighting the croakers against
Railroad and Telegraph, with which
its city seems affected. Some ten
miles Of railroad have been graded,
aud the work gu the telegraph line is
progressing finely.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

The work on the dam on Sib
ley's lake will be completed in a
few days. We trust the lovers of
sport will not be backward in
rendering assistance now that it
is so near being finished.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

The festival of All Souls day Of tho
Roman Catholic church, which falls
upon the second of November, is o
custom beautiful in thought and ex.
preston. Upon that day the decora-
ton of the graves of the dead takes
place and by prayers and aims CIV
ing We are supposed to alleviate the
suffering souls in Purgatory. This
feast was first introduced, We believe,
in the monastery Of Clugny, A. D.,
500. The following is the account
given Of the circumstance in which it
originated:
A pilgrim returning from the Holy
Land, was compelled, by . storm, to
land on rocky island somewhere be-
tween Sicily and Thessalonica. Here
he found q hermit who told him that
among the cliffs of the island was
situated the opening into b other
world, through which huge flames
assembled, and the eroans and cries
Of souls tormented BY evil angels were
audible. The hermit had also fire.
quently heard the complaints and i'm
prications Of the devils, at the mum.
her of souls that were torn from them
by the prayers and aims of the pious /;
they we're especially enraged, he said,
against the Abbot and monks Of Clug.
ny. The pilgrim on his arrival &C.
quainted Odilo, Abbot Of Clugny,
with what had come to his knowl-
edge, and the Abbot thereupon ap-
pointed the day after "All Saints,'
to be kept in his monastery as
an annual festival for "All Souls.''
The observance was adopted by the
whole Catholic world, and upon Tues.
day last the faithful here commence
rated the day 10 a beautiful manner.
The graves Of the dead were splen-
didly decorated and high mass was
sung in the Cathedral. During the
day hundreds of all denominations
visited the cemetery to view the em.
blems of hope with which the last
resting place of fond relations and
LAYING friends were tastefully garland.
ed.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

Brigadier Genl. A. E. Barber,
colored, died in New Orleans, on
Saturday, oath Oct. and was in.
tered on Tuesday, Goth. 1t is
rumored that Barber was buried
alive. This il another good op.
portunity for . heavy head line
article for the n. o. Republican.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

There can never be peace in
Mississippi or any 01ier Southern
State, during q political contest,
50 long as it pays a carpet Dagger
to stir up strife. The off years in
politics are locked upon by the
planter as years Of peace, Of good
crops aud steady labor. When
the Republican party has been
consigned to the tomb of the Can.
ulets, or ceased to be . sectional
party, based upon blood and
thunder, it will be q subject of
surprise that q brave people should
have submitted 80 long, 80 tamely,
and with 80 little resentment b
the outrages, aud plunderings Of
the carpet. dagger, and the insults,
mobs and riots of the negro. Hope
alone that the eyes Of the MOTH
would he opened, and thet they
would be permitted to hgulste
their State governments without
Federal Intervention, has sustain.
ed them in their efforts to preserve
peace. With the exit Of the G. b,
who has lived aud robbed his hour
upon the stage, peace and quiet
will be rest0red-the exciting
cause being removed.-Louisville
Ledger.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

Mississippi has gone Democrat.
ic by a large majority. Negroes
and carpet-baggers control hut
one Southern State now, South
Carolina.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

j 4. DUCOTRNAU's stock looks
fresh and fine and our lady friends
seem to Keep them pretty busy.
Ducournau. sells cheap and de-
serves a liberal share ofratronage.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

Cotton has commenced coming
in quite freely. Prices good. Not
much business, however. Wealth
er pleasant. Cotton fields still
white.
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Now that the crops src coming
in, We trust our friends will not
forget the indicator. Come up
and see US any bow. Hyou don't
owe call and subscribe; tell ~ Of
your crops and all the country
news.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

The Mayors court was tho scene of
. little excitement during the week.
and the treasury, thereby, made rich
er by a few dollars.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

Messrs. Genoe, Csspari and
Capt. Snyder returned from New
Orleans during the week,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06
Proceedings Of the Democratic
Conservative Meeting Of the
Parish of Natchitoches.

Meeting was called to order prompt.
~ at l2 o'clock, Wednesday, 81 inst.
DR.. j. w. Butler was called to the
Chair, and J. H. Cosgrove elected Sec
rotary.
Object Of the call was explained by
the Chairman and Col. VIM. NJ. Levy,
who moved that eight delegates
and eight proxies should he elected
to attend the Convention to assem- lie
in New Orleans, pursuant to call, on
first Wednesday in January next,
1876, also that no proxies bo allowed
and that the majority Of delegates
present during the said Convention
cast the vote Of the parish as unit.
The following were appointed BY
the Chair:
DELEGATES. ALTERNATEs.
r. E. Burke, L. Caspari.
G. E. Gillespie, J. e. Keegan,
d. Pierson, VIC Ross
w. A. Ponder, NJ. Hertzog,
J. A. Prudhomme, NJ. !. Cunningham
H. II. Hathorn, NJ. Perot.
L. n. Lane. ". +. Butler,
Jos. Henry, w. w. Breazealc.
On motion, the President and Sec.
etary were added to the list of del.
egates.
Gu motion, it was Resolved, that
the citizens of each ward, in sym.
patty with the Democratic Conser-
vative party, he requested to for
ward to the Secretary Of this meeting,
at as early day as possible, certified
lists Of the names Of those white per.
sons, Of all ages, whom the census
taker neglected to take and register
as required by law. The same to be
forwarded to Hon. Jas. Jeffries, of
Rapides, representative to the Gen.
eral Assembly.
There being no further business,
the meeting adjourned.
j. w. BUTLER,
Chairman.
J. h. CosGRovE,
Secretary.
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VIM. Pitt Kellogg returned from
his northern tour last week. The
faithful are happy aud 80 il Antoine.
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Good News.

Capt. L. Csspari, Of the enterpris'
ing and popular Arm Of Caspari e.
Dietrich, has returned from his fall
purchasing tour, and the house, 10 the
Lacoste splendid building, is now
opening one of the largest and most
select stocks of merchandise ever
brought to this market.
Capt. Caspari's long experience in
business here, renders him fully able
to meet the wants of our trade, aud
an inspection of bis selections this
time will satisfy all that he has sus.
tanned his we'll known reputation as
a business man and purchaser.
This stock Of merchandise was
bought cheap, and will be sold cheap
er than the cheapest; this will be done
without fail. The assortment is full
and complete in every department,
and purchasers will be accommodate
ted without fail.
To lie convinced that VIC state but
facts, give Caspa,i e. DIETRICH a
call and yon will he satisfied the
truth has not been half told.
Myers open letter in the Repsbli-
can to the Elitor of this paper, is a
gushing piece Of sarcasm. 1t falls
apon dull e,rs-for those who know
rs cannot be swayed by his illusions.
At Que time Myers stood we'll with
IA, We a'''nlt this "Ooldly and fear.
lessly7-Jcsus loved Judas, excuse
the simile, for it is too greatly over.
drawn; jesus was a better man, as a
man, than we, aud Myers-is worse
than Judas, for he went and hanged
himself,) but that did not stick.
We voted for Myers once, bnt have
never ceased to regret it; We once
thought him honest, but think SO no
longer. There have been many sins
committed by men, Of omission and
commission, that they have never
ceased to regret-one of the latter
with us is, that We ever knew Myers
at all, aud 10 fact, any Of the radicals
here; q wish 10 which We feel assur.
ed, We are heartily joined by every
WHITE citizen in the parish.
Myers eau call US lis "dear friexd,"
why mott these little marks of i'm.
pudence are sufferable, but We can
assure him that the feeling is not re-
ciprocated. The letter does not ~.
quire much answer, the Grand Jury,
We suppose, in December, will prop.
erIy reply for Us, thereby saving a
waste Of breath aud time thus reply 4
ing to this pink Of perfection (i) hon
est ~ Hungry Cur Myers-late ring
Judge Of the 18th judicial District.
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~ "aS now OcCOulo p0Ip"Olo I'd AL
right thinking men, that the Radicals
Of the North, will force the religious
aud foreign issue upon the country
next year, reviving the bigotrv dis
played SO dissraccfally in America in
1856.
The speech of Grant, at DesMoiues,
the resolutions Of the Union soldiers
meeting at Vincennes, Morton's
speeches in Ohio, and that Of Conck-
lin, in New York, lately-fully de.
velop the plans Of these people for
power. Here We have the President
stating, coolly and uublushingly, that
the Roman Catholics are dangero US
element iu American society, aud
they must be put down; Morton
howls against them also, As we'll as
Conckliu, and now come the Union
soldiers Who declare, that Americaxs
alone must rwle America; the same old
Know Nothing cry.
These Northern demagogues had
quite different tune during the late
war, when they cajoled aud begged
the foreign element. Irish and Ger.
man, to come forward and assist them
10 "saviug Liberty" in perfecting per-
maneutly the home Of the down.
trodden and oppressed, throughout
the world-America. Now that their
Union is saved, aud fearing to 50
before the American people with all
their own imperfections,' tue Radical
Republican party attempts, with q
cheap cry, to gain favors by pauder.
ing to the worst and basest passions
Of the human soul. Satisfied that
it can no longer rule in America,
the party proposes to rnin-pro-
poses to set the American people
at each Others throats--to bring about
the fanaticism of the dark ages-to
revive all the horrors of the Crom.
wellian era.
What will he tho opinion of the
liberal thinker throughout the chris
tian world, to see re.inaugurated at
this late day, religious war, per-
secution for opinions sake, to see the
very spirit of liberty perverted by
prescribing certain foreigners from
becoming citizens in the true sense of
the woodland all this in the United
States, the boasted land Of freedom. ~
We can, however, expect nothing
else from the party IN poverty
such means does it live. Unless they
can continue a war already past can
dig mp the bones Of the past and par
ade them to the bigotry Of the North.
ern mind, fire the Northern heart as
it were, their reign must cease, for the
Republican party is party Of hate,
Q party of strife. a party IF tlieverv
and corruption, and by such practices
~ will commend themselves tn the
most degraded Of human passions
only can it survive an hour.
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Parties requiring their grist mills
dressed and sharpened will do we'll
to call upon D. L. GlLLEx, who will
do the work scientifically and cheap.
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Don't Forget the indicator,

Our farmers and others upon CON-
ing in town, should not forget the
VlNDlcA7oR. Let al come up and
subscribe, and those Who owe us will
do well to como forward and pay.
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The rush to Caspari & Dietrich
to buy cheap clothing has begun.
Be in time to secure q suit,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

At this writing the weather is
quite warm, and it has every ap.
pearance of rain.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06

We commend to the C0ushatta Cit.
isen especially, the letter in this
weeks issue of the Vindicator from
Clinton, East Feliciana parish, Louis
lana, as the editor Of that paper has
taken occasion to give currency to a
few Of his thoughts against those peo-
pie who dealt summarily with Gair
and others.
The Citizen. We fear, is . wolf in
sleeps clothing, and has, in . meas
ure, overreached itself ia denounciug
the people Of East Feliciana as q
"blood thirsty, drunken mob" We
could look for such expressions from.
the New Orleans Republican aud it's
ilk, but from the Citizen, aud it pub
lished in Red River parish, never!
We ask Of it q calm perusal Of the
dispassiouate letter alluded to, parti.
cularly that part which relates to
1.-THE blocked halls Of justice" and We
conceive that It will make haste to
tone down such expressive feelings
for ''courts and the law" especially if
held and administered in the East
Felicians way.
Suppose, by way Of variety, the
Citizen fires = gun (squib is about the
proper name for its metal) into Kel-
logg's rotten hulk, yelept State gov.
erument, that is, if there DO no dan
ger Of the recoil, i. 9. loss q printing
pup, killing the thing.
Let the Citizen time itself to firing
its guns, when properly loaded, in the
proper direction, aud there will be no
danger at either end, which, however,
is very near tie case uow.
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Hats, latest style, and cheaper
than at New Orleans prices at
Caspari & Dietrich.
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The Nicholsons have escaped.
Comment is Kellogg
north and Antoine-bah!
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Cone AT LAsT.-That new stock
Of ladies dress goods at Caspari &
Dietrich.
The Morning herald., 1875-10-14
Reunion Of Pioneers.

At a reunion of the pioneers Of Cuyan-
go County, Ohio, various bits Of antiquity
were exhibited, and among them "a wo-
mans corset, made in 1852, and marked
Ruth Hanchett.'" 1t would be easy to
write sweet little piece of poetry about
that garment, and the pretty form which it
once encircled; but on the other hand, Ruth
might have been dumpy and ugly, with
that peculiar sallowness Of complexion
which tight lacing produces. As the cor
set is said to be extremely old-fashioned,"
it was probably a piece Of armor which
Ruth didn't find uncomfortable; and We
are sorry for her. There was also a red
cloak, century old, exhibited, formerly
owned by Mary French; and about this we
have no n1isgivings. We have no doubt Of
the prettiness of the little Red-riding-hood
Of Cuyahoga. A girl named Mary with a
red cloak couldn't have been otherwise
than charming. The very bear killed by
a pioneer, whose skull was also exhibited,
would have gone of, if he had met her,
without touching or tasting her.
The Morning herald., 1875-10-14
Hymen's Excitement.

Holt County, Mo-, has been the scene Of
hymeneal excitement. There Miss Alice
Carson smiled upon two gentlemen, Messrs.
Kretzer and Wheeler. Now, though a
minister can make one of two, he cannot
make enc of three. The mistake was that
Miss Alice accepted both the enamored,
and actually agreed to marry both on the
same day. Wheeler engaged the services
of Methodist preacher. Kretzer spoke to
the Rev. Mr.. Edmonds. But Wheeler
with his parson, and Miss Alice feeling
that the first come should be the first
served, suffered herself to be made Mrs.
Wheeler. Just as the coi,ple were turned
off the wretched Kretzer appeared upon
the scene. He demanded an explanation.
The happy bridegroom refused it. Pistols
were drawn and brandished. Friends in
terposed, however, and the wretched Kret-
zer withdrew 10 settle in agony of soul
with his minister for services which had
not been performed.