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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-05-08

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, W have h bad our City election &c.
esr'da!lsg 70 la.e,. and We have carried
thrasoA 90 ticket, upon q very full
vses - hsss majority ninety 70,
yof. We, NIL zee now if Gov,
] kslsd viii h guided ia his action
~ tho 1asires ri she people 50 plain
lylexpsltsud as'thia a u
!! :! III. that our; people need
-! % i,;ash good result; moth,
tsg but 4 Arm stand and o determin.
alton ~, IL, f b rsn orer. any longer,
WI bring tasse people t. even = de-
: Dect for our rights.
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Gov. Kellogg ought certainly to
sign that poor, (aM only "reform
bill" that was fortunate enough to
escape the ken Of our adjusted legis.
latsrs, and mako its way through the
reform assembly. We mean the bill
to relieve the taxpayer of penalties
on back taxes. Do this ono thing
Governor, aud have it at least said
that "reform bills are worth Sill, 200
each in Louisiana; at all events it
costs chat to pass it through the Cen
eral Assembly. If such is not done
We feat the people may not sec where
the joke sll comes in. It is true that
in the eyes of some people $4,000
Is not much, but those who have to
"give it up" will manifest some re-
greet unless q small return is made
them.
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LAND! LAND! LAND
A Rare Opportunity Offered II
Farmers Of Limited Means

I AN OFFERING to sell the follou;,.
l described parcels Of land on the l;ho,si
terms set forth below:
One tract Of 37o acres, situated tw.,r.
miles south east Of the city Of Natcbito'
ches, aud about ono milo West Of 0H
River. Two hundred acres under FEM.
one hundred and fifty acres open and
about one hundred iu cultivation th;s
year. The other improvements consiA
of four or five log cabins, gin and prsss:
small orchard. with y spring Of 6pn
water. Goo,i steam saw mill within four
mile Of the place. l will sell this placs
at ten dollars per acre, one sixth cash.
the balance in l, 23, !, and five years
without interest. Four-tifths Of this
place is fin" fresh alluvial river soil, and
will yield 40 to 50 bushels VI corn Or :
bale Of cotton to the acre
Adjoining the above, have $50 acres
Of the same character Of unirnprOys,l
land, which l will sell at IS per acre, in
equal annual installments, without in
tereSt.
/ also have go acres situated between
Red River and Bayou Pierre, about six
miles from the city Of Natchitoclcs, oil
fine river bottom land, what is termed
"Buckshot" land, two hundred acres open,
gin, cabins and fences almost entirely
destroyed. I will sell this place for 81
per acre, Cash, or S. per acre, Ome-tittk
cash, the balance in five equal annual in.
stallments, without interest.
have still another tract Of l32 acres
ofgOol level hill land. situated one mils
from the above described place, aud im.
mediatcly on the Grand Ecorc and Texas
road, 1--WE miles from the city Of Natchi-
tacles, land well timbered with pine.
oak and hickory. Improvement consist
Of double log dwelling house, log kitchen,
smake-hOuse, small orchard Of figs, plums
and peaches, IL to Is acres Of open land,
all the buildings little out Of repair,
though occupied this year. On this placs
is IN inexhamstible we'll Of tho finest
water in the parish. / will sell this plses
for S6oo.00, one third cash, the balance
in one and two years, without int rest.
purchasers wishing to make larger
cash payments, l will make libcrQl d.
duction from the above prices.
There is no excuse for any man bei1(
without Il home Of his own; my terms
are 50 liberal that tie annual payments
only amount to il small rental.
N. II. CARVER,
April 10y. Natchitoches, LII.
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IN MEMORIAM.

DIED in New Orleans on the LIST inst e.
Mrs. JULIA A. BUTLER, wife Of DR.. J.
Butler Of this parish, where she had
gone imbucd with hopes of renewing her
failing powers and rebuilding her bro
ken constitution, and thus lurrd with
false hopes, she died from home and its
sweet surroundings, though not amid
strangers and in Il strange land. for al
t'mnyr separated from portion ot, her
family. along with her TO smooth the
pilirw of death and coot the fcvcrisb
-, brow, was the ailcctionatc haut of L
loving and devoted daughter and son.
10 them was mtruSted the charge 10 bid
adieu to father, sisters and brother and
to have the exclusive and melancholy
duty to close her dying eyes.
Mrs. Butler was |: nat;vc Of this parish
being tho daughter OF ont of the early
pioneers of the forest. who with brave
heart and stout hand laid the fo,,odation
OF his fortune and ut lis leisure in after
years, successfully built the s,l,erstrllc-
tilre in becoming one of the largest cot
ton planters in the parish; and in this Sc
clu1ed place she was woocd and won
by her husband, then young and prom.
ising Physician of the llcishborhood. and
from the day Of her marriage size has
been the devoted wife, as in time, the
loving and attectionatc mother.
Although her pathway through life has
been strrwn with flowers, thorns in The
shal" Of great grief, have been found by
the way side, for the shadow of death
has fallen on the sunshine of her hap
pinr>s more than once to the knowledge
OF the writer.
Her first great grief was from the loss
OF II beautiful and intelligent daughter,
the Peri OF her home and the special pet
Of her friends. Just as she vas .iyin.
50 much promise of a future life of use
fulncss, death came and claimed her as
his own, finding her too FROM home amid
strangers and without the parental blcs.
sing. This was her first great grief. and
although 1t was il severe shock and for
y time paralizcd the fountains of her at-
lection, she soon rallied and became once
more the life and light of her ncighhor-
hood. Death came again with ruthless
hand and stole another dear child and
again there was wailing and SO row in
the household. but time, the healer of all
earthly wounds, taught her she had others
to claim her affections, and with calm
philosophy she turned to her other ties
and soon found consolation and comic! t
sweet, for the sorrows through which she
had passed, only remained as SO many
dark shadows. and made more enlcaring
her remaining earthly joys. If there
ever lived true and devoted wife, a
loving and attectionate mother, kind
and genial friend and oblisiny ncighbor,.
it was the subject of.these remarks. H,r
! loss is inparablc and tho void cannot be
filled, and to her strillen husband and
Sorrowing children, We can only say they
have our heartfelt sympathy.
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The subscribing citizens to the
Capital Fund Of the vindicqto,
Publishing Company, assume con,
tt0l and management Of the edito.
iiall columns, this paper from this
date. J. H. Cosgrove is retained
g Editor, and it will, be conduct,
e2asolaly'f in the interest of the
WHtrE TAXPAYERS Of Natchito-
ches parish. s5e.., !, T., rel - 80. -
In National matters it-will be a
sound rl and and pure Democratic jour.
nal, devoted,to the success Of Dem
ocratic men and measures.qa
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We don't like to to break up a
good thing but the Natchitoches
Republican must certainly excuse
us for correcting the statement of
the age Of that departed negro
woma W. Instead Of being lo3
years old at her death, the Oatho-
lie Church register puts it down.
as a matter Of record, that she
was only @. Quite a good life
time, these days, between one set
of figures and the other. h.
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City Election.
TOTAL ROUTE OF THE RADICALS.
Peoples Ticket Elected ent,rc-Gains
in this City.

On Monday last the regular cleo
ton for one Mayor and six Council
men took place in this city, and the
result is highly gratifying to the citi-
zcns Of our parish.
1t must I've understood that the
Radicals have made persistent efforts
for the past i've years to get control
ofour city government, but they have
failed each time. Up to 1870 it was
under their administration, aud our
finances were in Il deplorablc condi-
ton, and the compromise of 1873
placed them in charge Of the collec-
torship, that worthy, true to bis in
stincts aud the tsnets Of his party,
proceeded to gobble MP $4,000 of a
$4,000 levy. At the election in 1874
we succeeded in electiny Mayor De.
Vargas by n majority Of only six, bal
after Cavalry raids, Shori,lan's or.
ders, sworn lies, on tho part of Radi.
cal leaders before Congressional Com.
mittees, tho colored men it seem:
don't like that set rs much as they
formerly did, as this year the MAORI.
ty is ninety, y clear gain Of, 81.
The election was remarkably quiet
every store in the city being closed
UP and general turnout, and thu
vote pretty full.
The following is the return Of votes
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We trust that no man in our midst
10 more satisfied at this moment of
the utter futility Of resisting public
opinion, than Hungry Cur Myers, the
late lamented(') Judge Of the 18th
Judicial District. Had he taken heed
when leading the negro voters Of
Natchitoches, and attended to the
wants and demands of our people,
all would have been quite different.
Just now, some others will have an
opportune moment to make a record,
either Of happiness or regret, and we
seriously commend our demands to
the favorable consideration of inter-
ested parties.
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The weather during the past week
has been delightful beyond expires.
sion, and the crops have como out
magnificent. We have never known
the lands in better condition than
they were at tho commencement of
this planting season, and our farmers
are pleased with the prospects so far.
We learn that more corn has been
planted than last year and We hope
that We will have an abundant Weld.
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Capt Dick Sinnott came to time
last Tuesday with that delightful snd
first class steamer, the Bart Able, and
be was as usual warmly welcomed.
G. 6. Hamilton, 7. J, powty and
Mr.. Willie French, have our profound
aud grateful thanks for fayors.
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We call especial attention to the
card Of the Detroit Free Press, to he
found elsewhere. This is a sound
Democratic journal and ono of the
best family papers We know Of.
This is the funny paper Of the
Union, and those who once read the
Central Police Court sketches will
not soon forget them. Subscribe fol
it. See terms.
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Our readers will pardon the is
sue Of q half:sheet this week, I'M
avoidable circumstances prevents
ouriissuinga full sheet, although
We give with this issue our usual
reading matter. 5,aa .r;@ ~9t.
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Wake up judge, wake up; there's
q burglar IN the house, said Mrs. Port
~, in Brooklyn, t" her husband the
other night. The judge rolled out of
bed, graspcd his revolver, and OPEN
ell the door to sally for the robber.
Then, turning to his wife he said :
"Come, Sarah, and lead tie way, it's
a damned mean man tAat will hurt 4
woman" # ''s i.5'
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Our fellow Democrats Of Ohio are
putting on their war paint for the
great battle in that States this fall.
Gov. VIM. Allen will be the nominee
Of the party, and the Republicans
have not as yet found a man they
consider strong enough to tackle him
WITH. - ,.@.
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We hope that some step will DO ia.
ken by our land owners to get start
Of immigration to our parish. We
are firmly satitied that with very lit.
tic exertion, good, substantial men
from the North and West could be
induced to settle among us. The
great question Of the salvation of ou1
State is to be thoroughly settled, only
when tho tide Of white immigration
sets in this direction. Railroads are
to be, and no doubt will be built, and
with them comes the tide of emigrants.
But could We not get in Il few eacl,
year, as this Railroad business is Ia
fur off to DO us any good in our life
Time III, 80 nj
Let the land owners keep the ques-
ton aggitated, and much good will
como If it. '.' 81.
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For NJ. Quad's kindly. notice of
the Vindicator, we return thanks
and can assure him that his pa
per is almost our only hope to
drive away the dull care and SILL
roundings in Louisiana. While
VIC read, We forget Kellogg and
his government, and in the world
of enjoyment, are free again. Our
people who enjoyed Mark Twain
SO much should not fail to procure
M. Quad's (the Detroit Free Press
man's) book and We know that
they will 'laugh and grow fat"
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At tho solicitation of q number of
our subscribers, we publish this week
Blunt's testimony before tho Con-
gressi0nal Committee. We do this
more us a matter of future record for
our people to file away.
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We understand that the appoint
ments made by Gov. Kellogg for
Red River par;s! at the Instance of
tho sainted and sweet-scented w.
II. Twitchell, are monstrous, and
that cuss has declared his intention
to run that parish to the bitter end
and we arc Of the opinion that, if
we know those people, and we
think we 10, the end will he reach
cd in very short time. Twitchc!l,
like some other good(!) men has about
played out, and we opine that when
he attempts his "setting even" pro.
cess, as he calls it, with Red River
parish, he will not have 50 terrible
mach to brag about.
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The action of tax collector Puck
cite III declining to accept parish
scrip issued by the Payne Police Ju.
ryis very singular to say the least
oft, and will require explanation be.
fore it will 80 down with our people.
The facts bearing upon the legality
Of the Police Jury represented ny
Mr.. Payne are these !: At the No
vember election Of 1874, this ,bsdy
was elected and 60 returned by the
parish Supervisor Of registration,
who Issued to them, according to the
lao, certificates of election, which are
their commissions, aud the only ones
required, as the Governor is not re-
quired aud cannot commission Police
Juries by reason Of election, as all
that, as explained, is with the parish
Supervisor Of election. This Police
Jury were duly qualified and have
been acting ever since, fully recog-
'nized, and their acts acquiescel in by
the entire body Of our people. seaa
Mr.. Pucketto himself, has officially
recognized them, and is now collect,
ing parish taxes under resolutions and
Instructions from, them. How is thist to
be reconciled with the refusal to take
their scrip A tax collector has the
right to protect himself and bonds
men in all legal and proper ways, but
when they begin to dictate and de.
eide without reference to law or facts
it requires to those who pay taxes
an explanation. Judging from, the
case as it now looks, We are led to be-
lievc there is something behind all
this movement, and We await with
patience it's development.
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| we understand tnaC each mem.
Der Of the House drew S435 as
pay and perquisites, for the ten
days congratulation meeting they
had at our Capitol. This would
he S43 80 per day, when the law
would make it about $40. But
then this was an adjusted concern,
and had not had the pleasure fol-
a long time in handling public
funds, hence the desire for 2 large
sum. ri"
We will venture to say that in
no governments claiming to he a
representative one, is there less re-
gard paid to the law by the officials
OF the people, than in Louisiana,
and besides, all these things are
done boldly and unblushingly
with total disregard to what tax.
payers may say, or a care who
''cuts up" at it. The majority Of
people who live BY office, are inso-
lent aud domiheering to the PEG.
pie, and bringing to the Governor
and his Senate, and their actions
speak plainly the fact that they
are not servants, but masters. m
Here is a!'dead lock- at tile first
session Of what is claimed to he
a ''refoi1n legislature" and what
can the people do about it! ~.
For our part the lesson taught
us in the past three months, al.
though dearly bought, We intend
to make profitable to7us. We con.
tend that in future our lav.i,,a.
kers should be chosen from that
class Of citizens, who, by being
property owners and large tax
payers, are fully identified IN deed
with the interest of the State, its
advancement Y and prosperity, and
who are pccuniarilly beyond the
influence Of the appropriation bill
and lobby. Until We do this, we
will find either, acts granting mo.
nopolies upon our Statute books.
else these bills expanding s45 or
more, per day pay to members.
More patriotism must be shown
by all classes; more work done
for our State for love; and less for
money; the masses are always
right and yirtuous, and although
the corrupt legislation that has
marked our State government for
the past seven years may have
contaminated 2 ana demoralized
some qae leaders, the great bod. q, Of
our people will certainly carry on
the work Of reform, Demanding and.
from all odice-holders, al
Just and legal consideration to-
the wants and interests Of the.
taxpayer, ,,,.i .tft r. .s., II IT, w.
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Ne ea ore pleased to learn that
tho, Hon. &c. Monc,,re has en-.
tered suit against Debuclct, the
present acting Treasurer for that
omce, and the chances Of success
afs5 spoken 81, az being favorable.
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Rreda has been running his Par.
ish Court machine 'during the
week ibnt We e were unable to learn
with what success 4 sor, # re
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Gaunt hunger stalks abroad in New
Orleans, and much suffering among
tho people is appre!lended. A meet
ing Of the merchants and business
men has occurred to take steps in
the matter Of relief. This is a sad
picture to behold, and is one of those
silent, damning arguments, that KEEL.
logg, his paid press, nor any one else
can not refute, Of the evils Of Radi.
cal government, and to what depth
OF ruin this State has been brought to
under Grants federal bayonet rule.
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Our rivsr y rapidly on the decline,
and 1I, we hardly rlSsk for even Tie 10.
turn Of the Bart Able. to our wharf.
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NE Gan assure the people Of the
success Of their demands, it they
but exhibit that manhood they
have in the past, eyinced. Law
andright ole onsour side. @,
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NOTICE.

persons. . ordering JOB
WORK from this Office,
must poytor the same on
delivery of the avork. go
mo : deviation from THIS
rule.
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Considerable tiutter among our
legal friends just at this time
owing to the favorable chances
for courts. Litigants are shy,
however, and money scarce.
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Notice to Contributors.

No communications will he published
nnless accompanied by the authors real
name. But one side of the sheet to he
written upon when sent to us for inscr-
ton.
Articles to l,e short and to the point,
70 have attention. .....-
These are our rules and they must he
strictly adhered to. a
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We were pleased to meet during
the week many Of Or Montgomery
friends in our quiet old town.
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Had not our merchants better
do something in relation to the
Grand Ecore road. The swamp is
in q very good condition for work.
and now is the time to repair the
pike. Let q move be made by
some one ut once.
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L. CaSpali. of the finn of Cas-

L. Caspari, Of the finn of Cas-
pari & Dietrich, merchants, on
Front street, returned from New
Orleans on last trip of the Bart
Able, where he had been for sav-
eral Weeks purchasing Ills malE
moth Summer stock Of general
merchandise. 1t is truly a treat
to visit their store and examine
their beautiful stock Of all kinds
and lines. Give them a call rs
we can assure the public that
great cash bargains can be had.
The ladies will find everything in
the line of fancy dress goods and
trimmings OF the latest styles and
cheaper than the cheapest.
The store of Mr. Beverly Tuck.
er Oh the corner Of Front and Sc
cond streets, was entered by bur
glars Oh last Friday night, and his
cash drawer robbed of sixty dol
lars in money. No goods were IT,
ken and the robbers evidently
knew where the money was kept.
An entrance to tho house was ef-
fected through a brick wall under
the stairs leading to the Billiard
saloon above, and although Mr..
Tucker was sleeping in a rear room,
next his store, so silent were the
burglars that he was not disturb.
ed.
This robbery of stores has be.
come SO common as to have ceas.
ed to excite wonder, no steps have
been taken to ascertain the par
ties who committed them, not.
outstanding nearly every store
in town has suffered.
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Total receipts. Ass
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Ut should be remembered our quota
tons ere for round lots, at retail, higher
prices will have to he paid.