The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-12-08
STATE NEWS.
Choice bits from the Country Press.

are picking cotton, some chasing the
hare. and some sitting around town
learning the way Of the world, "hc
cause it's too cold to 90 to SCHOOL,
SIN.
ORLEANS JOY unlimited reigns in
the Radiral headquarters.
so VIM. Pitt Kellogg is at last and
again il Senator from Louisiana. 1t
is needless to say that the RAIDS have
no feeling for the biyhted hopes If
Spot1ord.
On the strength 'of the United
States >rnate> action yesterday many
of the Republican, have to day "S"nc
upon hum," as the boys call it.
Old Madison Wells looks hale and
hearty after his rip. lie is surprised
at the occurrence Of yesterday. He
was not >angninr that Kellogg would
he admitted so soon. tie had made
up his mind that Kellogg would tie
compelled to lie over until the regular
session. lie says that from what he
could learn in Washington that the
chances Of Jack Wharton for the Mar.
>haIship are indeed bad. lie says
Jacks utilization with II. c. Warmoth
serves as u great obstacle to his chrr-
iShrd hopes. He is inclined +" think
that Et)iugham Lawrence will snttcr
disappointment on the same score.
Thomas c. Anderson also looks
quite we'll but refuses to say anything.
He, it is said, would possibly retain
his present position were Lawrence to
br confirmed.
Packard stock is now rapidly on the
rise. Wells says tina, Kelloygis work
ing hard day and night in the interest
of Packard.
Rumor has it that Ben Flanders
must shortly vacate his office, that of
Assistant TreaSurcr. If Lawrence is
confirmed, Packard will set Flanders
place.
1t appears that Benjamin has re-
Gently been con the fence" He at
one time thought that Lawrence, Or
rather Warmoth's side was to be the
winners, but has recently changed
his opinion, and would like to slip in
among the Packard adherents. The
| Parkarditcs say they don't want him.
They would like to have Badger or
some one else in his place. AT present
it does not look favorable for Fland
ers. "The storm is a comm say the
ex-Metrop"litans, land We shall see
what is to be.'-Itcm.
The Obserrer finds Lincoln parish
in favor Of a Constitutional Conven-
ton; at least, nine-tenths Of the
people are, while the Sentinel, the
Democratic paper of the parish. the
District judge and Attorney, Parish
Judge, and the Democratic Repre-
sentative oppose the Convention.
The Observer justly charges the Sen
tinel with misrepresenting public
opinion, and scores the "ns'' for
their opposition to the needed meas.
ure.
MADISON On Friday last, Mr..
Alexander, a gentleman living on Mr..
James Stanhrongh's plantation, kill
I'd the largest panther ever seen in
this parish. 1t measured ten feet and
one inch long. Mr.. A. has kindly
furnished us with one Of the fore
paws of this tc,ociouS animal, which
we are having stuffed and will keep
on exhibition in the journal sanctum.
journal.
WEB>TCR:-Onc of the liy|irst
towns t" be fonnl anywhere at this
time is Mindtn. Cotton wagons by
the score till the streets, and buyers
are lively. Goods are selling low
and purchasers are plentiful. Last
Wednesday, we are creditably in
formed, one hundred and fifty bales
of cotton were sold on our streets.
Muden is looking up and improving.
Every store hnnse is occupied as well
as every acknowledgements.
OuAcH1rA:-We lave noticed that
some of our planters have been get
ting in our Monroe market high pri-
ces for extra staple cotton, and we
have heard that one of the varieties
the Chaplin, We think it !, called
is fine yielding cotton. If this is
true, and if the seed can be procured,
it is certainly worth looking into and
worth a trial by our planters. 1t is
very certain that staple is. with buy
ers in all markets, a very important
element in determining the value of
cotton, aud by planting these extra
staple teed we may get mp. a repnta-
ton for our cotton which will pay.
We presume it will not cost much for
any body to try it next SEASON.
Telegraph.
RED R1vEE:-Thc champion bale
Of cotton Of the season was received
at Loves warehouse on Thursday,
the Goth nit. The bale was Inrchas~
I'll by MesSrs. Love & Reese from Mr..
Z. Taylor, of Ringyold. 1t was pack
ed at the gin Of Mr.. D. G. Thomas,
had seven yards Of bagging, seven
ties-all spliced~-and weighed nine
hundred and forty nine pounds
Messrs. Love & Rees rejected the
bale in its original state, anA it was
repacked into two bales. 1t was then
weighed the second time aud ran over
the first weight, owing to the fact
that additional bagging had been
used in repacking.-Citizen.
BATON ROUGE AS We go to press
we learn from the Rev. j. a. Kelley
of East Feliciana, that, on Wednes-
day, while the Rev. Mr.. Graham of
Summit, Miss was on his way to
Baton Rouge to attend the Presbyte-
riau Synod, in attempting tn cross the