The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-12-08
DROPS.
Stray Beings and Sayings.
Here and Elsewhere.
DROPS.

Here and Elsewhere.
Streets crowded with country people,
THE steamer Dawn, Captain IrnNI'w'
was ot our chart on Monday.
Jos. P. johnson advertises "woou 'n'S
week.
The health of the city and parish Is eS-
cclent
THE fire alarm on Tuesday night was
from another dirty chimney.
HYMN for Il hungry manifold the fork,
fry ham coming.
The professional juryman has lost his
occupation. No more pay for tal'sm'n'
which is a good thing in Tie law.
ThcSta'e got in the first knock-down.
uunror, colorc1. for stealing beef goes
as a railroad hand.
Our friend Joseph Henry, Esq is never
f,rcetful of the VINDCAToE this time he
remembered Us with a huge turkey.
yIyDIcAToR visitors during the week
so numerous, we cannot for the life of us,
remember them all.
The delinquent tax payers are doing all
they can to pay up, and the Collectors
office has been crowded almost every day
during the week.
The Barrooms seem to be doing thri
r,ng business, although there is wide
remove between law and whisky.
Weather during the week has been
Anctuating, cold, cool and warm. We
had a very heavy rain on Monday night.
We mark extreme cold weather. Ther-
mometer twenty degrees above zero
which is a good showing for the first
snap.
Monday morning brought to town a
host of white misunderstanding like
the old days. Court You know is in SEES
sion.
Montgomery, Grant Parish, was well
represented during the week in o1r city
Drs. Conelly and Dunn, two of our Old
friends greeted the VlNDICAToR in most
kindly manner.
Don't forget that now is the time to
subscribe for fhc VlNDICATrR. All those
gentlemen attending Conrt should not
fail to become patrons of the newsiest
most pithy, out-spoken country paper IL
the State.
We witnessed a sight that checred hon
est men to the soul, on Tuesday last
when twelve white citizens tried case
Intelligence has at last got on top, ant
there it will certainly stay.
There is no truth in yeast. Once crush
ed to earth will not rise agalu.-N. I
Pirayune.
Soda say.
Mr.. .Joscph Fellows presents us with
sample Of selfrasin" flour, that is tlol
which will make good wholesome an
light bread without yeast or soda. d.
retail grocers should supply thrmsclv'
with this article.
The Dawn had fine load Of cote
when she left this place, taking on he
over 600 bales. She reshipped by Il
Bart Able at Grand Ecore, and went {
her way above the raft,
Mayors Court empty as banquet h;
deserted. One colored man put throng
for 'passin' lick or two" as he unique
expressed it, to the extent of a flyer al
costs.
A colorcd man, Henry Smith by nan
wa, killed two weeks since, by some II
known parties over on Black Lake,
this parish. We have learned nothing
the particulars of the case.
We are pleased to meet our friend
D. cunningham, Esq, who is well a
| Popularity known to all good citizens
/ this section. Mr. Cunningham attcn
! this term of Court at his old home, a
l looks in fine health.
The Head Quarters for TOYS is still
i John Ruscas. Santa Claus advertis
II him as his agent and the selection is
4 best choicest and LARGEST ever offered
i this city. Go early to get your pick
The pretty things.
1 D.A Blackstone, Esq, came to see t
/ INDICATOR and talk Gland and inning
| tlon." Mr. Blackstone is doing all he c
| to advance the flow of white people
/ THIS parish, but we are sorry to say he
receiving but little help.
| In speaking of young men maxi
large crops We should not lose sight of
OH people. Mr.. Parker, hill farmer
this parish g. years of age, made a
gathered 900 bushels of corn, and s Ia
Of cotton this year. How's that.
Our Young friend Daniel C. scarb
ough calls attention to his professio,
card as lawyer elsewhere in this WOO
issue. We feel assured that his frier
Will do all they can to assist him. and
certainly deserves every eucourayeme
1nehd from neighboring par
writes ns-1 read the INDICATOR "
s'satpleasure, and only wish that
naa SO bod, spirited and able represen
1--WE and monitor heartily approve