The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-10
GATHERED IN.
Reporters Rambles.
The Weeks Result.

The Weeks Result.
The roads are almost impossible.
Our city government is bankrupt
The Cosrt House is dull beyond com
prehension,
Police Jury will meet on Wednesday,
January 2nd, 1878.
The Mayors court is dull beyond CON-
prehension.
In Texas, a hotel proprietor is called a
"hash-mill boss
Ifyou wanted to get a long well you'd
dig it deep, wouldn't YOU
Scripture for young married people,
"Suffer little children to come unto me.'
Our Jail has seven inmates who await
trials tor divers offenscS.
The "American Tract Society" mnst be
the "army of tramps' we read Of
The weather is having hard struggle
to clear Off.
Hon. J. B. Elan, NJ. G. from ;ihis dis
trict has our thanks for full files of pub
lie documents.
Cane river will have sufficient water in
It within the next two weeks if the rain
continues, to float the Bart Able.
Our young friend JOHNNY Tn cker is ac-
qnitting himself handsomely in the capa-
city of magistrate of this ward.
The darky wood savers are happy
now they charge poor mortals a dollar
per cord to cut wood.
Bishop Leray visits Cloutiervi11e this
coming Sunday, and will confirm the
children of that vicinity on that day.
Tin canning logs, is favorite winter
sport The can rattles, the dog bowls,
and so do all the "beoples."
The poolist who planted on % last
night at the Phoenix, was the biggest los
ser Of all the planters.
All the girls are divided on the money
question. The thick ones want contrac
ton, and the thin ones expansion.
Our doctors seem very much annoyed
at the continued good health of the reo-
pie; at least they are out of "patients.'
There isa LIKELIHOOD of Dan Rice and
his show visiting this section. Dan
Temperance lectures' in the ring.
The COWS in this town have a habit Of
loafng on the side walks. The town
Marshal ought to stopit
Tho colored and white schools through
out the parish are, We learn, in q -four
ishing condition.
One Of the eonvicts at work on the rail
road below this, was killed by the guard
last week while endeavoring to escape.
The enquiring for Christmas Turkeys
has commenced, and paterfamilas is rush
in around amazingly
It IL said that "man proposes" The
girls, however, say he don't propose as
much now as he did at one time.
Ropes, a lawyer residing hitherto in
Colfax, is dead. He shufled off this NOR
tai coil.
The cord wood business is a snre one
here. The price wonld accord with the
times, fthe roads were better.
This Catholic congregation should be
ashamed of themselves; they want reli-
gion and won't support the ministers.
Our market is without fish and Friday
comes and goes on tough beef. 1t is not
meet it should be thus.
The price of cotton hokls up we'll here.
Cur buyers are offering 10 to 1Otc for all
that comes in.
One Of the worst things insurance men
nave to contend against is friction rub
olng al two thousand dollar policy against
atwo hundred dollar object.
Why is either House of Congress like a
person afflicted with the infuenza9-
Sometimes the ayes (eyes) have it and
sometimes the noes [nose.)
Koad overseers are TO be reported to
tue magistrates Of their wards when
.llsy refuse to do their duty, as we un-
derstand one near Campte has.
we can name dozen young men, born
anu raised in this parish, who have made
and gathered this year over ten bales of
so'ton each, besides good corn crop.
nF. Z. A. PrudhOmme advertises some
valuable land for sale, and those desiring
opurehase would do we'll to give him
q call. .-.--.-,
A convict Of work on the Chopin Cut,
on the New Orleans Pacific Railroad was
blown to atoms last week by the prema.
4 sare explosion Of blast.
pucks are now sailing on the wing,
and goodly number are on sale on onr
streets Ferry cents the pair for these
'oothsome wild fowls. -
CAPT Dick sINNor with the BART AR,r
sll DC up on Tuesday next, and every.
~ ought to turn out and receive the
Old veteran. ~