The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-24

officers has our thanks for late N. O. pa
pers. Ohr friend Hamilton, particularly
has placed the VIND1cAToR under many
obligations for kind tavors.
We note an increase in the flow of i'm
migration to Texas. Nine wagons in on,
train passed through town on Wednes
day, while the small parties are daily o,
the 60 These people are passing owe
the best country under the sun and 90
ing to one vastly ovcrrated.
A young man writes to ask us if VI
want to engage ''pnzzlc e1itor.' No
Thank YOU. We have one puzzled rdto
and that is sufficient. He is puzzled t,
find out why in thunder pcop.e don't pa!
for their papers.
Well sir; be CAD, sir the times are per
frctly awful sir. l never knew money
scarccr. "Give me forty cent bottle O
whiskcy and ten cents meat. Crops by
CAD sir, perfectly ruined. The damned
niggcrs won't work. sir" The above
scene is enacted daily in this town.
Il was born in Bath,' said a dirty look
ing customer, as he harrangued a GROVE
at political meeting, "and ! love my ma
tive place" Yot don't look as if you had
ever been there Since,' said one of his
hearers, as he proceeded to laud the op
position candidate.
The other day man oht in Western
Iowa went off in a quiet country place
and die so quick that his wife got his in.
surancc money before the company had
time to fail. The president says he never
felt so swindled and cut up since he has
been in the business.
One more coal oil fatality cdh be rccor
died. for orr parish. This time from care
leSsncSs, as is usual A colOrcd woman
filling lamp at night child holding d
brand of fire to light the process fdeath
Result, a scorchcd woman and a deaI
child IT ought to bo made penal of
fence for any person to fill coal oil lamps
after dark, for in that comes all the bad
results.
A first class Fire Company is in process
of organization. This is something long
needed. At one time our fire department
was pride to the town and we hope t.
see it so again. The fire which destroyed
DR.. Cnnningham's residence is supposed
to be the work of an incendiary. Suspi
cion rests on certain parties which We
hope will be developed into positive evi
| dcncc.
Cannot Fire Company be organized
here at once' We have a good engine
truck, ladders and hooks bnt we need a
stock of hose. These last three fires
within month tell us that we cannot
escape always. Over six thousand dol
lars worth of property has been destroy
ell within the time MENTIONED which
might have been saved with a we'll or
ganized fire department.
Complaint has been made of the deere
LECTION of duty of Road Ovcrseers. Some
of the most important thoronghfare!
have not been repaired, and unless til,
work on them is done a. once, the Crane
jury will step in. Ill Road Orcrsetis, S,
the Clerk of the Police Jury informs on
Local, have been notified according #
law, and they must work or take tn
consequences.
"Howc's' this! What caused the Ell
tanglement between the Sewing Machin
and the Washing Machine men ? Hal
was ''wrung' from the head of one Will
the Others eye was "brused" "Soap-sud
and needless this thing must be stoI
ped for from the way they were "locked
and embraced, the public supposed the1
J to have quite IN Attachment" for eac
other.
Messrs. A. Maranovich, JOS. Charlevill
and a. Morantine EsQs., were the tow
arrivals from CloutierviIIc. Camptc, Il,
ring the week, was represented in tn
city by Mr.. Michea1son, one of the lar
est and most enterprising merchants
the village. Messrs. Timon, Bandarie
Flemming and Smith, FROM Ward
dropped in the V1ND1cAToR sanctum Q
Thursday.
VISITORS to the v1ND1CAToR. Mr..
a J. Jackson of Pleasant Hill, who rcpor
the damage by rain to the crop as vel
serious. Mr.. A. M. Garrett Of Campt
+ tells US the same nnwelcome news. La
J. dry Charleville, Esq, of Cloutierville ca
led on us, and gives notice that he wi
sell a fine lot of stock shortly, and if ba
gains are wanted give him q call on IL
u day and date mentioned in his advertis
ment. Mr.. Harrison of Campte, me
| chant, finds business in that village qui
: dali for the season. Mr. Ong, an old ar
s popular Red River steamboatman paid
d a visit on Sunday last; Mr.. 0ng is ECO
ton seeding" up the river
d The Treasurer has paid ont on checl
+ drawn by the Police Jury during tt
r month of November $3,525.36 in Unit
States currency. The outstanding i
, debtedness for the current year is not
o ing comparatively.
s We hope this is a good showing. The
q oro ot Drosnnt OH schoo1s in +b;s nori