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RED RIVER ITEMS,
Cleaned from the Citizen.

Weather very warm at CoUshatta.
Chills and fever are reported in
abundance. No other kind of sick
ness, however.
Cotton picking in full blast all along
the river.
Mrs. II. D. Champion came near
being killed by being thrown from a
runaway buggy.
A. G.. Brown has the contract for
building bridge across Bayou Mich
olas for $l425.
C.P. Winbley's residence, on Loves
Lake, was destroyed by fire on Wed
last (29tl.)
A white man named Morgan was
drowned on Sunday (30th) near Kenil-
worth plantation in Red River.
Cotton caterpillars are reported in
fall force with a probability of a loss
of cotton of one. third of the crop.
The Citizen argues elaborately
against an increase of the army. Its
article thereon is sound and viii
meet, as it claims, "responsiye echo.
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Notice..

OFFICE OF STATE TAX COLECToR,}
NArClnToC1IEs, La, June 8, 1877. !
4 TTENTION of Tax Payers of this
n Parish is called to Sec. 81, of the
Revenue Act of 1877, as follows:
SEC. 81. BE it further onacted, etc.,
That as soon as furnished with blank H.
censcs the tax collector shall give notice
to each person liable to tho payment of
license tax that payment thereof must
be made within fifteen days, and in case
of failure to pay such license he shall,
within twenty days from said notifca
ton proceed to seize and sell, after ten
days advertisement, property of tho &C.
linquent to satisfy said license.
SEC. So directs the Collector, on the
LIST Monday of November to file with the
Recorder list of all unpaid taxes.
The filing operates as legal seizure of
the property, and will bear 8 per cent
interest. On the LIST Monday in Deem
Der all property so seized will be sold at
public auction, without appralscmcnt
Being mandatory, the Collector has no
discretion but to execute the law, and it
will DO done to the letter.
l.. N. LANE,
Juno 9.-.tf. Tax Collector.
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GRAPES BLUFF. }
September 4th, 1917. )
ROSh HaShan0.
The New Year, Saturday, September
9Th SG2S or 1S77.

The New Year, Saturday, September
9Th, 5G3o, or 1877.
The origin of this festival, given
in Leyiticus KILL "a 25, it is
regarded as one of the first leading
holidays, and as such has been COM
memorated by the Israelites since
the transmission Of the law.
The reason for the adoption of the
New Year to the first day of the
seventh month, is in tret'se OF the
Salmud. There is discussion touch,
ing the season in which the World
was created.
Rabbi Eleazer, affilms that the
World was Created 10 Sishri, the au'
tumnal Equinox, while Rabbi Jasua,
maintains the creation to have taken
place in Nissan. the vernal Equinox,
both Rabbits concur that the extremes
fhcat and cold (summer and winter)
IL, not adapted for production.
; The Holiday c"nm""ccs on the
evening, and i WIS -: ny. and 1t
was morning one d., ''r'1 }.
In Leviticu> ", ii'.I ;''t >a;lt' prlD-
ciple, from even uuto tv'l >ha We
celebrate your SABBATH, Levitl"nS
XVIII, %.
The Hebrew word Sishi denotes
the 9TH month as the festival OF the
New Year, it is the day of Judgment
to all flesh, which is to decide their
faith for the coming year, not that
man is at any time less subject to
supremacy and direction of Provi'
dence, but it is held that on this par
ticular day the absolute consequence
of mans action and destiny OF ma
lions and claims, are meeted out and
weighed.
The blowing of trumpets is a rite
incident to the solemn occasion, and
the Injundir comes from Leviticu'
xx1u-24-25, and Numbers xxx, i
is said to proclaim the King and hi;
day of judgment, and they blow thu
trumpets and all the people exclaim
ed, God save the King; Kings-l-@
Blow ye the trumpets in Zion, ant
sound an alarm in my holy mountains
let all the inhabitants tremble, for tn
day of the Lord cometh, for 1t is nig|
at hand. Joel, Ill.
On that day the great trnmpe
shall sound and those that are wand
ering about in the land OF Athur, an
the outcasts from the land of Egypt
shall come and worship the Lord o
Q his holy mountains at Jerusalem
Q ISAIAH xxvii-l3.
: On the 18th lust, the 10th of Tish'
is Yum Kepoor, the day of the atone
E ment.
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THE CATERPILLAR,
Rayages in the Hills.
irons Cut Short Onc.half.

We are now beginning to get dire
fu) news from the farther portions OF
the Hills of our parish.
Mr., J. J. Rains brings the lntcl''-
urncc of the ravagcs of the cater
pillar in the 5th Ward, situated III
the Northwest portion of the parish.
Mr. Rains is an excellent farmer an"
one who makes cotton as prollt
uncu his corn and meat. From Inn
we learn that the prospect OF Il co.,
ton crop up to the lst of August, J"
his section, was never better, nut
alas, the worms came and made short
work of the farmers hope. Ihcr'
will not be an average of 400 pounds
Of seed cotton to the acre gathered IN
his whole section that is, a quarter
of 4 bale per acre.
Mr.. Isaac Rains from Sabine, con-
ticuous to that portion of this parish
inst mentioned, reports equally as
disastrous results from the visit "'
the caterpillar.
In the northern portions Of Natchi'
toches and south Blcnvillc, thu
drouth was so long and so severe
that the cotton was injured to the ex
tent of full half, and tortunatcl.
the worms did not visit them ant
capture the remainder.
Vernon parish, as will be seen B.
our Special Correspondent, has no
: escaped, and the crops there will b
: rninrd to a great extent.
I The crops Of cotton on an averae
would now Indicate a loss OF full
. onc,half from the anticipated yicl'
9 Where paris green was applied
Il time, the cotton has been saved, an
II even where late applications we
G made the worms were retarded al
u much cotton made.
J. Corn in Abundance
:, is reported by Mr.. Raincs; his h
e lands yielding thirty bushels p
r acre. This saves the farmer from
10 retrievabie loss, as he has bread al
N meat saved if he has not his colt
1T crop.
Throughout all sections, corn is
ported in large quantities, and
hope that our people will do bet
81 even, next year in the matter of &C
I'd production.
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$2S6,54l.45


$2S6,54l. Is
Making the enormous sum of t~o
hundred and eighty sir thousand fire
hundred and forty one dollars and for
ty fire cents extravagantly, illegally
and fraudulently squandered in five
years, or over fifty seven thousand
dollars a year.
What did this money 60 for7
To fill the pockets and make rich
the thieves and bummers of the rad
ical party here.
The present Police Jury, which,
thank God, is Democratic, will con-
duct the parish affairs, better than
they have ever been conducted, for a
sum of less than clcren thousand dol
lars per gear or forty sic thousand dol
lars cheaper than Radicolism.
Here is Democracy and Radicalisn
contrasted by figures that don't lie
and now let some wise conservative
60 off, scratch his head, and damn the
"Bourbons" for daring to desire thu
punishment of these radical thieves
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ACT No. Is, OF 1877.

SEC LIST. Be it enacted by the Senate
end House of Representatives, of the
State of Louisiana, iu General Assembly
convened.
That the receiving or delivery in the
night time, or between Sun set and
Sun rise, of any unginned or seed cotton,
sold exchanged, baryained for, bartered,
or in any other way disposed of, shall be,
and the same is hereby made and con-
stituted a misdemeanor.
SEC. 2nd. That whoever shall in the
night time, or between Sun set and Sun
rise, deliver or receive any unginned or
seed cotton, which has been sold, ex-
chananged, bargaincd for, bartered, or in
any other manner disposed of, shall, on
conviction, be punished by fine or i'm.
prisonment, or both, at the discretion OF
the Court.
{Sigued) LOUIS BUSH.
Speaker of the House.
LOUIS A. WILT.
1t. Governor.
F. T. NICHOLS,
Governor.
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DE SOTO ITEMS.
Cleaned from the Democrat.

The worms and drought have cut
the cotton crop short so per cent.
A wire fence is being placed around
the cemetery at >!%,I>tield.
Mansfield i&> ;nree of the incest
church buildings in any country.
School teachers arc being examined
preparatory to their being employed.
Somebody stole all the lumber in
tended to build a bridge in trout of
the Presbyterian church.
Cotton picking has commenced in
earnest in DeSoto parish.
Parish Court, Judge Harris presi-
ding, tried and sentenced Bob and
Henry Begun to the penitentiary for
two years each, "begum."
Over 200 converts were added to
the Baptist churches in tho Grand
Cane Association.
Some one stole Hewitt's pocket
knife and he is accordingly denounced
The Democrat discourses editorially
upon public Improvements, and does
so with vigor, and most cmpatically
calls for q Constitutional Convention
It notes the sale of Mrs. BrumbeA =
plantation in payment of Myers for
feited appearance bond.
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SllERIFF'S SALE.

J. W. Cockticld District Court, Par
vs.. ish Of Natchitoches,
f. j. Cockticld No. 1925.
DY virtue of writ of Fl. Fa. issued
I'D in the above entitled and number
ed suit and to me dircctod, / have seized
and will offer for sale to the last and
highest bidder at the door of the Court
House in the city and parish Of Natchito-
cheS, on
Saturday, 9th dag Of October, 1877,
the following described property, to-wit:
A certain tract of land or plantation in
the parish of Naiclltochcs having a
front on Little or Atlao River, bounded
above by lands belonging to Widow J.
NJ. Compere, with all the depth thereto
belonging. containg Three Hundred and
rhirty-thrcc and one half arprnts.
Also 2 certain tract or parcel of land
situated in the parish Of Natchitocllcs on
,hr right bank of Riyolrt Bondicu, ut Il
place called Petit Ecore, bounded above
10y lands belonging to Jean Baptist Pru-
,|hommc on Bayou Cadi>h, and below by
lands of Antoine Prulhomme and wife,
and 10y lands claimed by Dominique
Racial, acquired by Theophilc Pru
lhommc from Antoine Prudhommc and
wife. by Act passed before c. +. Gre
neaux, on the Sd day of August, lS44
and by Act goth of December, 1851, pass
ed before +. P. Jones, which said tract
or parcel of land contains Six Hundred
and Forty acres, together will all tho
buildings and improvements, and apper
finances thereon belonging, or in an!
wise appertaining.
Terms Of Sale.
| CASI1-with the benefit Of appraisc
ment.
D. H. BoULLT, JR.,
Sept. lids. Sheriff.
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Parish paper, with which current
taxes, (lS77) can be paid, is selling
at 9OG95 cents cash. The amount of
Taxes due the parish for this year, is
sl5,5Ol,7 ~, and there arc only 1885,
81, in parish issue which can be used
to pay taxes with. The balance
sl4,a55,75 must 10 paid in U. S. cur
rcnCy.
The expenses Of the parish this
wear under Democratic rule will not
reach Sill 900, or 40 thousand dollars
less than any Republican gear for the
fraud fire, and less than any year
since 1865.
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NOTICE..

Section No. l04. of Act. No. 9G, APPROX
ed April Doth, 1877, provides, |lha at IT, IT
Shall he the Il u,y of the Presidents OF all
Police Jurirs throughout the state an
uual)v. in the month of September, t"
transmit to the Auditor Of Public &C.
counts detailed report of the c"'"h''"n
of the parochial affairs, giving a state.
mcnt of the tate of taxation, the amount
of disbursements, and the outstanding
debt, if any,
Therefore all persons holding parish,
indebtedness of any kind, must present
the same to A. +. Lcmr", Parish Treas
urcr. for Registration before the LIST daH
of September next, as it will not he re-
crivahlc in payment Of parish taxes ull-
less so registered ,, >,>,
1nnc %. President Police Jury.
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Constitutional Convention.

This question is now being fully
and freely asitatel by tho press OF
Louisiana and the people are fully
alive to the importance Of the Issue
We summarize the opposition to
the Constitution under two heads
the cxpence which will be incn'rcd'
and the necessary agitation that Will
take place among the people to have
the Constitution adopted. Both OF
these objections are entirely too film
sy for serious comment, and arc Civ
.cn forth as an excuse b! those WHO
desire the present o1ious instrument
retained. in order to appear decent.
The Judiciary of this State under
the present Constitution, costs the
State Nrcc hundred and ninety scrcn
thousand dollars ; double as much as
is necessary. A Constitutional Con-
ycntion and its adoption would not
cost one hundred thousand dollars,
and would be saving of two hun
drel thousand dollars on the judiciary
alone, 1t is fact, which these costs
men cannot deny, that the Const'tn'
tional Cogycntion and new co"st't"
ton is an economy instead of an cx
pense.
As to agitation, no one will dar
object to that, save those who deS'r
to leprivc citizens of their liberty.
Quiet, under the operation of vii
famous laws, is an evidence of sue
cessful tyranny; agitation is the sa
cred prerogative and safe guard of tn
] patriot. Let "petition and remon
strance' be done away with in tn
+ country, and the liberty of the c't'ze
is at an end.
!. We produce this week copions e.
6 tracts from Louisiana papers relat''
. to the Constitutional Convention, al
it is with pride we note the fact
10 their unanimity on the subject. II
/ Republican press of the State al
e we give that honor but to one new
n paper Estate Register, y. o. bccans
II the balance, if any, are not nor we
r. they ever worthy the name of jou
10 nails because they represented
i. public sentiment, favor a conventl
y, because IF the villainy of the prese
r. organic law.
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Terms of Sale
SUCCESSION SALT.

HUVN LCt>lUN SlLIs
Succession of Joseph Emile Rost, dccd'
DY VIRTUE of an order of the Hon
ID orahlc the Parish Court in and for
the parish of NatchltochrS and to me
directed, will offer for sale at public
auction on
Thursday, 90 day Of September, 1877,
at II o'clock 4. NJ, at the late residence
of Joseph Emile Rost. deceased, in this
parish, about forty miles below the City
of Natrhitochrs, on Cane river,-Onr
hundred heads of cattle consisting Of
valuable milch COWS and calves, beef
cattle and yearlngs.
Said cattle to be sold separately or in
lots as designated by the Administrator
of said succession.
Terms Of Sale:
CASH, with the benefit of appraisemcnt
F. p. RAGG1O.
Sept 9 81. Auctionrrr.
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Notice..

4 LII persons owing Taxes and Lice
II to the city of Natchitochcs are
Nv notified that | will enforce tho
ment Of the same As directed by !
nance passed July M, 1877.
Please notice ordinance end save
of suit.
Office on ST. Denis Street.
LEON GRENEAlA'
City Tax Collecto
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For Sale.

Corn Crusllcr. Carry-Log.
6 seat Carriage. Cotton Press.
Eagle Gin Stand, 20 saws.
Pratt Gin Stand, 20 saws.
Grist Mill complete.
3Scts Running Gear for Gin Stands
and Mill.
1Gin House, frame, in perfect order,
4Ox95 feet with II feet gallery all around.
House 45 feet by II, with front and
rear gallery - feet wide, with rooms
and corridor.
l Cotton Press. Compass.
For terms, apply TO J. A. DCCOCR-
NEAU JH., at Natchitochcs, or to NE at
my store on Cane River,
July7-2mo. j. J. A. PLAUCllE.
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Grand EcOrc
WAREHOUSE.

VIM. FRENCH, Proprietor.
uAVING purch~hcd tho business OF
II Chambers Il Barbcc at this point,
and secured their services, | am prepar.
cd to store and forward! promptly, all
freiuhts and cotton consigned to my care
Rates of storage in future will be as
follows:
Fifteen Cents per barrel for freiyhts.
Thirty-tvc Cents per bale for Cotton.
WIN. FRENCH.
March Eff.
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The Liver is more frequently the
seat of disease than is generally sup
posed, for upon its regular action lie.
ponds, in a great measure, the pow:
ers of the stomach, bowels, brain, and
the whole nervous system. Regulate
that important organ by taking Sim
mons Liver Regulator, and yon pre-
vent most of the diseases that flesh is
heir to.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Magloire Pagnier VS.. Mrs. Virginia Bos
sier and J. Jules Bossicr, her husband.
Diotr;ot Nnurf-Nn GAIA


District Court-NO, G4j4.
pYV1RTUE of a writ of Fieri Facias
ID issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit and to me directed, I have
seized aud will offer for sale to the last
and highest bidder at the door of the
ourt-house in the parish of Natchitochcs
on
Saturday the 9Th day Of October, 1877,
the following described properly. to wit ::
One house and lot on Toulinc street
measuring one hundre feet from on Tou
line street and running back for depth
eighty feet, bounded north by property
of w. H. Jack and succession of S. NJ.
Hyams, on the west by lot belonging to
the estate of s. NJ. Hyams, east by lot Of
w. H. Jack and south by Touline street,
together with all the buildings and i'm
provements thereon.
Terms of Sale.
CASH-with the benefit Of appraisement,
D. H. BOULLT, JR.
Sept lids. Sheriff.
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a(r>p AQrrrt(5rmf'n15'
Special Notice.

have This day filed with the Recorder
o: the parish til" Assessment K''1 Is, ' .'n
l-17 where they will be exposed for ~
1,vs in order that correction may ne
made. ,o,,>-co~
Assessor Parish Of Natrhit"rlirS.
.Auy. 18th I'm.
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WORKINGMEN'S PARTY.
Who are Responsible for 1t!

no are AtSvOhSapht A"' ~ -
The Ouachita parish Telegraph W
tell US that Judge Baker, Il motto, =
rious Radical of that section whom ;,
decent opinion expelled for a +
time. has returned with a view to
the organization of the "WorklnS. t
mans Party" $
We suppose the idiots, even OF I
Louisiana's "patriotic hand' I'M
derstand what that means, and
who working men are in 4 negro
parish.
We have warned our people all
along about these fellows, and our
warnings have now proof that
they should have been needed.
The moment these fellows were
assured of protection for past
crimes the very hour they were
convinced that the Courts might
convict, but they would never be
punished, to work they went in
order to retrieve that which they
had lost by a united opposition of
the whites of the State.
Is this so of any other South
crn State :
Wade Hampton of South Caro-
lima is a man of too much brains
to be caught playing a desperate
game, when the degradation of his
people was in one end of the bal,
ancc, and the possibility Of the
success of a sickening, maudlin
policy, which achieved will
amount to nothing, in the other.
He went to work to clean out the
Augean Stable; to purify politi'
cal morals by furnishing political
maletactors, and he is succeeding,
and will leave his people free from
the danger in future of such GOV.
ernments which, in the past, we'll
nigh ruined them.
Hampton does not desire a State
Convention at present to frame
State Constitution, because he
desires first, to make official NAL
feaSance feel the rigOrs of ont
ragged law, so that other estates
men, will find it in the end cheap
er to be honest than otherwise.
How is it in this State?
Our officials are of the maudlil
sentimental stripe, 1--WE will no
say they are Uriah Heapish, al
though they look like it) AM
when honest Courts attempted t.
do their duty in one instance
there was interference at once
Neither do they want the organl
law, the source of all our ills
changed, rather wonld they cor
tinue to place the liberties Of tn
people of Louisiana in a situ;
ton to be constantly menaced b
those who, but a short six month
ago, raped law and decency
the full blaze Of day.
A people can lose liberty b
trusting it to the keeping Of
weak man, and LoliSianian's ha
better arouse to a sense of the
danger at once.
The questions asked by tho
who have brains to see the dang
is, as to the conduct of those c
fcials whom they elected. Is til
conduct the result of idiotcy,
of demagoguery? There can
some forgiveness extended a foe
but to q demagOgue nothing
deserved but the scorn and c
ecratiOn of mankind.
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]. A. DucouRNAu,

Corner FRONT AND CHURCH Streets,
Natchitoches, La.
II EEPS CONSTANTLY on hand a
II complete assortment OF DRY
GOODS, SHOES, HATS, CLOTHING
etc., consisting in part Of:
FANCY GOODS,
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
PRINTS, BLEACHED AND
BROWN COTTONS,
LINEN LAWNS,
COTTONADES,
TlCKlNGS,
PLAID
OSNABCRGS,
CASSIMERES,
BLACK GOODS,
RIBBONS,
IRISH LINENS,
WHITE GOODS
HOSIERY,
Trimmings of all Kind,
PLANTERS LINENS,
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS,
CROCkERI
AND
CHINA WARE,
FRENCH
BLEACHING
NOTIONS,
HATS,
SHOES AND
CLOTHING.
Also full line of Gentlemen's Wear
AFULL ASSORTMENT
LADIES' HATS
SILKS PARASOLS,
FISHING LINES
AND HOOKS,
POCKET KNlVE,
TOILET SOAP,
PERFUMER1Es,
STATIONARY
ALL THE ABOVE AT BOTTOM PRICES
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Notice..

Those who have made application for
nosition as school teachers are notified to
nrrsrnt themselves for examination any
uay after Monday next (2oth). Schools
will lie apcned throughout the parish on
or about September LIST.
BOARD or EXAMINERS.
Auw. 18th I'm.
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JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SUCCESSION SALE.

Succession oft. II. Pierson ST., Deceit
DY virtue Of an order Of the Hon. the
ID Parish Court in and for the Parish
of Natchit"chrS and to me addressed, |
will sell to the last and highest bidder
at the Court House door in the city and
parish Of Natchitochcs, on
Tuesday, the Oh doy of October, 1877,
the following described property, belong
ing to said succession, to-wit:
4 certain house and lot known as the
Office, situated on the north side of St
Denis Street, bounded on the east by
office of Mrs. John Blair Smith, and or
the west by property Of Mrs. Auslte Ron
bicu.
Terms of ,Su|e.
CASH, subject to appraiSrmcnt.
ID. II. BUl'LLT. JE.
Soi,t +ls Sheriff.
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Total. $685. pa 81

Total. $lS9, pa 81
This is not all, however, for while
this represents that parish paper
which has not been paid, a large
amount was yearly absorbed in par:
ish taxes collected each gear.
Gov for tha vrar 1871 500. I)O 50