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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-03

PRoH1B1T1oN and Sunday laws seems
the order in several of the Southern
parishes of our State. Of this, our
opinion has never changed from boy
hood. No human law can ever make
mankind good-if they will not ob-
serve the Sabbath it is because pub
bic sentiment is debauched, and no or
dinance can correct such an evil as
that. As for liquor drinking, it is in
the same boat. If the good moral
people of a community will not frown
down tipping, why prohibition laws
are useless.
Men should not forget that laws
cannot be enforced IN any commun-
ity if that community resist them,
and in any community requiring a
Sunday or a prohibition law they
would he evaded or resisted. The
next step in this Sunday law business
would be an act to compel attendance
at church, and governments have
Just as much right to pass the one
law as the other.
Let society regulate these matters
BY tho teachings Of ministers ir
churches and by proper example
and there will be no necessity for
Sunday or prohibition law.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-03
Hog Raising.

Our old people, who seem to desire
to live without troubling themselves,
all complain that hog raising in tins
parish is an impossibility ; and in fact
y great many contend that nothing
can be done in this parish that is done
elsewhere. Avoyclles parish, situa-
ted on Red River below us and where
negroes are plenty and of as thicvlns
propcnsities as with us, shows by her
assessment rolls one hundred thousand
head Of hogs.
Why is it that wo cannot DO as
well' It's the mcrest nonsense to
say tive can't" that word has well
nigh ruined US already. If our farm
ers will try and try in the right way
they will succeed. There are mel
here who raise meat in tho yer!
midst of the negro sections and the,
do it by watching and paying atten
ton to their stock which remuucrate
them for all their trouble.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-03

SporFoRD and Eustis brings tue
Democracy again to the front in a
contest of steel with their opponents.
Indications held out at the beginning
placed all the advantage in the hands
of our Democratic friends, and it vas
even strongly intimated that they
could have captured the Senate by
simply agreeing to save South repub
lican Senators from their friends Of
the North.
All this, however, time has dis
PEELED, and the glaring fact remains
that backbone Id democratic leader
ship is sadly wanting. If there has
ever been such cowardly leadership
before displayed, we beg some one to
name the occasion. 1t is slckning to
contemplate the mass Of bald-headed
brains without manhood now leading
the democracy of tho country. A
moment of John Slidell were worth
an eternity of the Saints now at
tempting to play statesmen.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-03
The State Debt.

Our idea of placing the State debt
of Louisiana where it could not he
the burden it is Flow, even were it
twice as large, is to borrow from the
people of the State yearly, at reason
able rate of interest, money with
which to pay off the present bonded
debt. TO do this it is necessary to
authorize a State Syndicate to open
subscription books to the loan at the
tax collectors Offices in each parish,
issuing bonds at par to the lenders,
in denominations of from $50 to $780,
Said bonds, to bear six per cent in
terest, payable in forty years, ard
their proceeds to be applied to the
purchase and retiring of the present
bonded debt.
This gives tho people of the State a
direct interest in its credit, and the
interest paid out by the State wonld
remain at home, while it now goes to
other localities.
The people Of Louisiana would sub
scribe to this loan literally and the
poor as we'll as the rich would be
able to do so. Any farmer or mechan-
ic who lays by his $50 to $500 year
", would readily invest it in a State
bond, because it would then be Sc.
cure and at the same time pay a good
rate of inter est. The taxes now paid
out would hardly be felt, for that in
terest would be returned to circula
ton throughout the State.
We think it is worth while for on
State fnancers to think over this plan
and If they adopt it, relief will at ono
come to all taxpayers.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

John Sylvester VS.. Frank Mitchell.
DY VIRTUE of IL writ of seizure and
- sale in the above entitled suit and
to me directed, have seized and will Of
fer for sale to the last and highest bid
der, at the door of the courthouse in the
city and parish Of Natchitocles, on
Saturday November 81, 1877,
the following described property, to-wit {:
A certain tract or parcel of land STU
atcd in the parish of Natchitochcs, State
of Louisiana, and being all that portion OF
the south west quarter Of section number
seven in township number ten, range
number seven, lying south of Bayou
Bourbcux, and containing one hundred
acres. more or less, together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon.
Terms Of Sale:
CASH, with tho benefit Of appraisement.
D. H. BOULLT, JE.
Sept 29-tds. Sheriff.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
1,,cs Ducasse vs.. Mrs. Eloisc Armand
and John c. Trichtl'
District Court, No.


nv virtue Of a writ of Fl. ia. ISSUED,
- hN the Hon. District Coz TT III an"
fur the Parish of Natchit"chcs, and 10
mo directed, issued on a twelve n'ol''hS
RnnI Of Mrs Eloisc Armand and J"1n
Tr;clc|, in favor of Jules Dnc"SS'. l
have seized and will offer for sale I" the
Inst and highest bidder at the door "l
Court House in the city an" larlS'' o'
Natchit"cllrs, on
Saturday, Ist 1oy Of December, lS77'
the following property, to wit:
\ certain LOT of ground situated m the
Parish of Natrl,itochrS, having front
Of sixty feet on Siblry Street, aud run,
nuv back for a depth one hundred and
s;xtv-tiye feet, bounded north by S'hley
Street. south 10y lot of rrtijean, east ny
Third Street, and west by lot OF NJ.
lIvams together with all the buildings
and improvements thereon
Also !: certain lot Of ground situate"
in fine Town of NatchitorhrS, and Known
and described as lot No. $ on plat of lots
Surv. we'd on 10th day of July by SAINT
4. Burlirk, having front of siXty's'S
feet on Sihlry Street, with depth OF ono
hundred and sixteen feet, bounded OF
the east by Third Street. west by lot NO
9, north ny lot formerly belonging Il
Antoine prudhomme and wife, with al
tlc buildings and Improvements thereon
Also another lot Of ground situated II
the Town and Parish of Natrllitochcs
f,,>,,+;n,, s;xtv.six feet on Sihlty Street
and running back one hundred and sixty
five feet, acuuircd by lctitiran from tn
Succession sale of 5. NJ. liyan's on !'tI
of March, $50, with all the Quilting
and improvements thereon.
Also certain lot Of ground sltnatr
in the City and Parish Of Natchitochr'
and numbered II, running riShty-two fee
six inches, on south side OF Churc
1 Street. parallel lines, bounded on tn
, east bv lot no. 10, on the west by lot NJ
. T., on the north by Church Street, an
on the South by lot belonging to or use
' by st. Josrph's College, together wit
il all the buildings and Improvement
thereon.
k Also an undivided onc-fonrth intrrc
|. in and to three certain lots Of ground
the town of Grand Ecore, Parish
Natchitochcs being numbered 1899 al
10, each having front ofseventy feet
Second Street, and running back f
depth one hundred and sixty feet, bonn
= ed north by Second Street, south by
Alley. east by Rent Street, and west
lot No. 81, said lots being SO numbcr
, on plat of said Town of Grand Eco'
: made by Louis Pe!le, on 9th day OF Ma
' 1886 Seized as the property II the i
x frndant, Mrs. Eloise Armand.
\ Terms Of Sale.
,r CASH-without the benefit of a
lie praiscment.
D. II. BOCLLT, JR..
~ Oct. 27.-tds. Sheriff
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The New Orleans Democrat very
properly says that Mr.. Hayes policy
was dictated 10y tho "Ritle clubs of
South Carolina and the White Lea
que of Louisiana" What a pity it is
that officials nearer home than Hayes
do not regard this fact but on the
con trary, seem to have gone Oft to
win applause from the radicals of the
North from whom we have received
nothing but abuse and wrong.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-03

Those journals in Louisiana that
oppose q Constitutional Convention
have never advanced one solitary, ten
able, sensiable reason for their oppo.
sition. The following from the Alex
andria Democrat of a late date is one
Of the anti's valid objections :;
The Constitutional Convention pro-
iect is failure. The people of this
State thoroughly understand the
many valid and substantial objections
to the plan. The impracticables
must take back seat.
Tie discussion has all been one
sided and the "impracticables" have
been the opposers Of a good, honest,
healthy constitution.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
John Genoc & Co., vs.. L. VanSchoubroek

John Genoe & Co., vs.. L. VanSchoubrOek.
Parish Court, Parish Of Natchitoches.
No. 1901.
DY VIRTUE of a writ of Fl. Fa., issu
ID ed in the above entitled and number
I'd suit and to nc directed, have seized
and will offer for sale to the asst and high
est bidder at the Tan Yard Of l.. Van
Schoubrock in the parish of Natchtoclrs
on
Saturday, the 10TH day Of Nor. 1877,
the following described property to wit :
2Cows and Calves.
30 Sides of Harness and Sole Leather.
is Calf and Deer Skins.
7 Sheep Skins.
Goat Hides.
500 Sides of Beef Hides. in process OF
being tanned.
Terms Of Sale:
CASH, with the benefit of rppraisemcnt
ID. H. BOULLT, Jr.
Oct 27.tls Sheriff.
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LAM Certificates.

80 $500 Acres, Northwest quarter of
the Southwest quarter, section I, town.
ship :, range I. =
% 79-lOO Acres, Southeast quarter OF
the Southeast quarter of section -,
township 8, rang" =. p
80 79~lOO Acres, Northeast quarter OF
Southeast quarter Of srcti"nl2, township
8, range s.
80 $500 Acres, Southwest quarter OF
th, Southwest quarter of the Southwest
quarter of section !, townships, range l.:
80 53-lOO Acres, Northeast quarter of
the Southwest quarter OF section 7. town.
ship s, rangc'. >. !,
us 10 100 Acres. West half of the
Southeast quarter of section II, and tn"
East half of the East half Of section IL,
township g. north Of range y, west.
~ 5l-lOO Acres. East half OF Southeast
quarter, S, elton l3, township 8, range :,
Certificate l104?.
100 4O-1OO Acres, Southeast quarter OF
section l, township s, north, ra''Sc :
west.
100 Acres, Northwest quarter ct see
ton I, township 8, north, range 7, west
100 lO-1OO Acres, situated on the right
hank Of Riyolct Bondeu, lying cont'y''
ous and above S. p. landing, 40 acre
cleared and improved, with house ant
ciSttrn, balance woodland.
These lands will be sold at private sal
at any time, payable one half cash, bal
ancc in one and two years. with go"
solvent securities. To be sold on the
2, 3, and Attn Mondays in December next
at Public Auction to the highest bidder
For account and Estate Of J. Il. Prud
h0mme.
Two beautiful tracts Of land, lying O
each side of Saline Bayou, five ml'
, above st. Maurice, containing 4o6 acre
respectively.
Contiguous to One Hundred and Sixt
] acres of cypress break, adapted to
Saw-Mill.
Armand tracts on Old River, East bar
said to contain 435 arpcnts bottom Ian
, West bank GA 12-lO0 arpents hill land
For particulars apply to
EMILE ST.. ANN PRUDHOMME,
Campbell p. O.
Natchitochcs Parish, La.
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SUCCESSION SALE,

Succession Of ''ictorine Gognier, dccd.
IN ACCORDANCE with contract and
/ agreement made by the heirs in sand
succession and filed this day in the Re
cor.er's office parish Of Natchit"chcs |
| will offer for sale to the last and Eh'
EST bidder on the plantation Of the de-
erased near Campte, La. on
Wednesday, Norember It'll, 1877,
the following described property to wit:
The north west quarter of sonth west
quarter of section %, township y, north
range 6 west containing 40 33-lOO acres :;
south west quarter of north west quarter
section %, township II, north range s
west containing 40 33-l00 acres south
half of north east quarter, section ~,
township -, north range 6 west, con-
tanning 50 $1,000 acres north east quar-
tor of south east quarter: west half OF
south east quarter, section 90, township
ID, north range 6 west, containing III
27-lOCO acres; amounting in all to two
hundred and eighty two and 79-lou
acres of land.
And also the following described move
able property: One horse, one large
OK wa oll, one small two horse wagon
20 head, more or less, of cattle.
Terms and Conditions Of Sale:
CASH Oh the spot.
R.P. QUARLES.
| Oct 20-ttlH
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Oct 2O-ttls'
SHERIFF'S SALE.


Jean Conant, Administrator, ct. al. vs..
H. O. Roqucs- Parish Court-No 9E&
Jean Conant vs.. H. o. Rogue Parish
Court-No GAL
DY VIRTUE of two writs of Fl. Fa., is
ID iued in the above entitled and NUM-
bered suit and to me directed, have
seized and will offer for sale to the last
and highest bidder at tho door of the
courthouse in tho city and parish of
Natchitoches on
Saturday the 18th day Of Nov. 1877,
the following described property, to wit !:
A certain tract of land situated on
Cane river, about 10 miles below the
city of Natchitochcs, bounded above by
lands of N. p. Metoyer and below by
lands of Terence Chaler containing sixty
acres, more or less, together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon
Terms Of Sale.
CASH-with the benefit of appraisement
D. II. BOULLT, JR.
Oct. H. ids. Sheriff.
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GEORGE L. Smith, the irrepressib|c
carpet dagger from this district, maps
out some nice work for the benefit of
Shreveport which he leaves his friend
Leonard of Congress, and of like ilk,
to work up for him. Mr.. Elan, who
thoroughly represents the people of
this district, will look after their
wants without the officious interfer-
ance of George L. Smith.
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Terms Of Sale.
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Writ of Ii. Fa. on Twelve Months Bond,
by VIRTUE of a writ of Fl. Fa. issued
ID by the Hon. Parish Court of the oar.
iSh of Natchitocl,cs and to me directed.
issued on a twelve months bond Of Am.
lroiSc Drblirux and Marzclic Deblieuy
aided and authorized by her husband
Alexander DrblirnX. in favor VI Aarou
II. Pierson, Syndic of the creditors Of the
succession of Jean b. Clouticr, ST., decd,
I have seized and will offer for sale 10
the last and highest bidder at the doa
ST the courthouse in the city aud parish
of Natchitoches on
Saturday the 81 day of Norember, ld7,
the following described property, to.witj
l. A certain plantation situated about
seven miles below the town of Natchity
cl,cs, on both stiles of Little Red River
and containing about 476 superficial ar
pcnts and being the saline acquired from
J. J. Lambre by public act on the @th
November lS27. with all the buildings
and improvements thereon,
9. Another tract Of Land IN the right
bank of Little River descending, ct ntaiu.
iny about I'll 44-l0O arpents bounded be.
low by the tract above described and
above by the land described in No. 3, Tho
following tract, with all the improve
ments thereon, the same acquired from
J. i. O. Buar.l by public act on the 18th
February, 1862.
| 3. Another tract OH the right bank DIES
centling said river next above the trac
described in No. 3 above, containing
about III Sj-lOD arpcntS. more fully lies
cribrl in the inventory. and the same &C
uuirul from Joseph Soldini by public nc
on the 22,l December 1852.
Also all of the present growing croF
Of corn and cotton on said plantation
tract of land.
The above described lands will be sol
as one plantation.
Terms of Sale:
CASH, In ready money without tn
benefit Of apprai>emcnt.
y. II. BOULLT, in.
Sent % tbs. Sheriff.
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NOTICE,
SALE OF PUBLIC FERRIES.


cnTEOE r11RI1c FERRIES
The nuhlic are hereby notified that in
,ccn ~" with - resolution n,lonted At
tho O.tohc, session Of th. Police ,t;,rv I
, ,"l wv nr"ca.d tn sail at mil e a,,ctiom 1T
the door of the courthouse, between the
h W., ~' Of ~ ~ W. and , ~ wv on
no.'' - - a.,
SATURDAY, the ISL day OF DecemDer, y"
all the public ferries within said Parish,
viz:
Monette's or 40 mile'
Cloutiervillc.
Twenty four Mile.
Montgomery.
St. Maurice.
Gunncys
Johnsoil's.
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+ not this Enough !


There has always been lit Lon'si-
ana a certain class of people WHO
generally get to the front as leaders
in uuict times, on the character ''
extreme moderation, and too it, Lou
;siana owes no little other ills to-day
These people arc utterly ast"n'sh-
cd that Mr.. spofforl should have bee"
refused his seat; that the Radicals OF
tho Senate "havc forgotten or cast
aside all consideration of duty TO the
country;' have "s"rrenlered t"e"'
selves to a settled pnrposc to retain
majority at ali hazards' in the Senate
of the United States. Even after the
delightful Summer campaign OF ''u
dation, gush, and brass band h''ar''y
over Mr.. Hayes Southern policy;
even after having discovered that
several "high-mindcd, fir and honest
(sic) Republicans would certainty
vote to seat Spotford, and 'sperhops
Mr.. Eustis," when Congress assem-
b,cl the wisdom of the "Solld, oldest
and BEST" is shown in the fact OF the
Republicans doing exactly the re-
verse of what they expected them to
do, and doing exactly what tho "v'o'
Tents" said they would DO all the
time.
We grow sick and lose patience
when these fellows rise to the surface
land they usually do so in Louisiana
when tho enemy has seampered o"'
of sight and begin their ecclesiastical
cant; and it makes US despair of goot
government to see them dancing will
the bear in perfect Indifference ia
their partner. The Democracy o
tho Union is full of this "ponderous'
leadership, these slippered Generals
but it is reserved for L"uisian" t.
have moro solid jackassism in tn
front to tie square yard than an,
State in the Union.
Republicans are Republicans, an
when it comes to a vote between
majority for the Republican party
tho Senate, and tic rights of Lou
isiana, down goes the rights Of Lou
isiana. The reign of angels on cart
ceased long since, and when it IS re
duced to q question of the Repuol
cans losing power on the one sid
and of their letting in Spotford q
the other, we do them the credit
say that they know where duty to tt
Constitution, (which is q good thin
with them as far as it goes,) ends an
the interests of their party begin.
The refusal of the Senate to Sc;
spofford is bad enough, but if the
had had consideration for the feeling
of We poor Louisiana followers wi
knew they we're going to leave ID
out 10 the cold all the time, the r
publican majority would hare let hi
in: because we will have TO stand Il
"boring to DEATH" during the car
paign next year, by all these em'ne
conservative ink singers and the
obese oratory, wherein they will d
nounce the "uncOnstitOotionap az
of the "party in power" and VIII
damuing the radicals, plague Us
death with the eternal repetition
what every man with an ounce
brains in Louisiana has found ont
viz: that honor, honesty and fl
play don't dwell with republican
and upon our ourselves depend Q
Own salvation.
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ANOTHER Of our country cotempo-
raries does not see that Louisiana is
free until our United States Sena tors
are seated, and to that end opposes a
Constitutional Convention.
''E'en though vanquished he could argue
STILL"
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Tax Collectors Report

The Tax Collector, Col. Lane, re-
ports the collection o(parish taxes for
the month ending November lst., at
over four thousand dollars.
The time for payment of the cur
rent taxes having expired, all proper
ty owing taxes will be offered for sale
to satisfy tho same, on tho LIST Mon:
dav in December (3l.
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The Cotton Crop

The Cotton Crop
Our planters and farmers are look
ing very blue indeed, and they have
sufficient cause therefor. The heavy
and continued rains have not only
beaten ont the open cotton, but has
caused it to sprout in tho hollis, and
that on tile ground is a growing crop
Unless the rain shortly cease the DAM
age will be incalculable.
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Hornsby's Apb6inth,e

The good citizens Of Cloutierville
are still hot over the appointment of
IIornsby as Magistrate of that ward.
Their indignation. is shared by all
good people in this parish and they
earnestly ask Governor Nichols to re-
yoke the commission.
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Packard looms'up as successor to
King in the Custom House. The
whole crew is of a whatness, and de-
cent people in Louisiana don't care a
snap who of the old radical crowd gets
in
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IT is not likely that Spofford and
Eustis will be seated for sometime to
come. We are of the opinion that
until a clear Democratic majority is
obtained in the Senate their cases
will not be acted upon.
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NOTICE..

Succession of Aida ToH:m dec"'
THEODORE SCHl'MAN having az.
| piled to be appointed Admin'st1I rad.
of the Succession Of Aida Ia"z'n; u.i in.
noticcis l,crhry given t" all parties '' 1,r,
tprcstcd, to show cause within II" . the
from the publication hereof why ,r'ut.
PRAYER of petitioner should not oe '"
ed. -. ,s Pal.
Witness the Hon. =, A. Simmons ,,ns
ish JUDGE, this Oct. 23th, A. D: iS nn
Oct, 27-?t.
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Imperatiye Rule.

Imperative Rule.
Advertisements ofa legal character
must he paid for on their first i"ser-
ton, if not they will be Discontinued
We insist upon this rule, and will not
deviatc from it in any instance. We
trust all those advertising will take
due notice:
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NOTICE..

Succession Of John Laplace and Clara
Laplacc, deceased.
ERNEST SABOURlN, having applied
II to he appointed Administrator of the
Succession of John Laplace and Clara La
place, deceased" Notice is hereby given
to all parties interested to show cause
within ten days from the publication
hereof why the prnyer of said application
should not DO granted.
Witness tho Hon. D. Picrson, District
Judge, in place of P. A. Simmons, Parish
Judge reused, this lst. day of November
A. d. 1877. w. II, TUNNARn
Nov SGT Clerk.
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An Offer.

An Offer
Parties subscribing for the V1ND1-
GATOR now, or at any time this or next
month, will have it sent to them un-
til the LIST day of January 1879, for
the regular subscription price, So So