The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-10
STATE NEWS.
Cream Of the Country Press.

A call has been published inviting ali
who are in favor of organizing Il sport
ing club, to meet at Julius Lcvin's OF:
next Saturday. TIL" call is signed by l..
y. Baynarl, }. ". Prescott. John Mad.
doX, James S. Fish. }. 4. Hnyyod and
Geo. L. Frrnch.-ltapi(cS Gazette
The long rain of yesterday will seri.
onsly lniurr the cotton crop. However,
We hope the planters will realize enough
to enable them to keep out of the hands
of the sheriff.
ABE KorH>Cl!!D. last "Wednesday
the appellate court, held at Tyler, Texas.
after Il patient hearing Of tile testimony
and argument OF the State cf Texas vs..
Abe. RothSchild charged with murder
ing his mistress, Bessie Moore, at JEFF.
trrSon last January, rendered an opinion
affirming the decision of Judge Estes
refusing the prisoner bail.
We were yesterday shown several
brooms manufactured at the factory of
Mr.. v. r. PratlIcr living above Shrrvc-
port in BoSsirr parish, which, for. excel.
lent workmanship and durability, arc
far superior to any imported from abroad
One OF these fine blooms, trStoontd with
gold fringe and elaborate wirc-work. can
be- seen at the Office of W. D. Wyiie &
Co., and is Well worth looking at. Mr..
y. is selling his first class brooms at the
low price of 81 Is per dozen, which Is
as cheap if not cheaper than they can be
bought in st. Louis, and we are pleased
to learn he is meeting with liberal en-
enlargement at tn" bands Of our mrr.
clants-ShrcHcport Times.
| There are twtnty-one prisoners in the
Jail OF Ascension parish, and the JailOr
informs rs that they are without blank
cts to protect themselves from the rigor
of the w'ntry nj Thts now near at hand,
while the credit of the parish is at snch
a low ehh, owing to the failure of tho
authorities t" provide for necessary con-
tinycnt expenses, that none of the mcr-
chants will furnish the blankets and
trust to the tender and tardy mercics of
the Police Jury for payment sometime in
the dim, uncertain future. The Jury
has adjourned until january. but IN:
manity demands that the inmates of tho
parish Jail should be provided with
blankets, and it should he dol;e at once,
even if Il special meeting Of the parochal
legislators be necessary to the attain
mrnt Of this ohicct.-Donaldsonvillo
Chief.
Corn is worth - cents per bnshel in
trade. and almost nothing for cash. Coru
| rtn ~ Ia, 4
while, and unless you are actually COM
lellcd to sell It now, in the way of pay,
ing debts, etc, we would advise you to
keep it in your crib until next Summer,
when it will bring you at least 500
per barrel. Rather than sell it at such
low figures, feed it to your hogs and
make more meat for your sme&e-housc
next year. Franklin Sun.
1t is useless to disguise The fact that
the outlook for good yield Of Sugar.
this season, is anything but pleasant.
The Sugar cane is too green to gram.
late satisfactory, whilst the rains falling
will continue that gtccnless and pre-.
vent the swcctening OF the standing
cane.
Planters are in a quandary. IF they
grind now they will make but little: if
they postpone and hard freeze comes,
they will lose their cane, which was
too badly twisted by the cquinoctial
storm for successful winrowing. AS it
is, the prospect is decidedly gloomy, and
AL enc can do is to hope for the better.-
Thibodeaux Sentinel.
The experiments a"d results of tho
yield of tie cane during last week were
much more satisfactory than those of the
preceding week. :,
Al stated in our last n1ln'ber, owing t"
the poor yield of Ills canes MIR. L. J.
Dannis, of the Belle Grove Plantation;
has had to stop grinding for a time:
With the exception Of three or four
hogshea'ls of sugar, lie could make
nothing but syrup and moasses, tho
cane Juice. which weighed only five de-
grecs refusing to turn into sugar. After
cxtinguisling the fire in his mill, Mr..
Daunis had the rest of the canes left IN
der his canc-sl'cd planted. Tcrrcbonne
Progress,
Most of CIR merchants compl.in bit:
> terly of the opening of business, and as.
scrt. as we believe truthfully, that at nc
time this year have prospects been real
ly more unlrcmislnS. Our experience
, tea hes us to state, that we. find cOllec,
: tons and work scarccr in our line than
in July and August. :.
j. II Har,lesty, good man, and q
wcll-knor'n steward on the river died on
board tie steamer Natchez, on the 2lst
inst. He was we'll and tavorahly known
} here, as the steward of the b. L. Hodge.
under old John Hivnn.-Alcxanuria Dem.
0crat.
The Sunday law was unanimously
, adopted, all the members being present
| except Mr. Guldry. 1t provides that
; all places of business within the parish
be closed on Sundays, except drugstores,
-, markets. and places where bread is made
II and sold; that any and every person.
: violating said law shall be fined for
, each and every such violation in sun,
. not less than $500 nor more than $3.50,
or imprisoned for not less than one riontl,
e nor more than three months, or both. at
$ the discretion of the court, one half OF
J. the fine to 90 to the inturmcr and the
= other half t" 90 to the parish treasury
Il and that said law shall .tal.e effect from
= and after Sunday, November 4, 1871
8 Opclousas Courier.
y Monday night last tho quiet of OIL
" little village was interrupted by tho ap
" pcarancc Of d couple Of y"nng people
who were exceedingly anxious to test
the hy ncrial realities Of life. 1t was
"run-away MATCH Mr. Wagner am
Miss Wheat by liull'e. The brides faith
er lives some eight or ten miles from
Il town. She crept out Of Tier fathers
house through a window and fled to
- vehicle that was in waiting with he
10 at1lanced: Tho flight was hurricdl,