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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20

We DO not suppose there is single
is an Improvement on Kellogg. The
legislation of one week was amply
sufficient to show the game these fell
lows would play.
Every measure intended to curtai|
expenses which had been adopted by
the last House was repealed by the
Rump Legislature, and bills for the
benefit of Dinkgrave, Pinckston, and
other supposed martyrs, were passed,
appropriating thousands Of dollars.
Courts were abolished, City Charters
amended; acts rushed through to or
ganizc q Militia force and $2O0,m0
thousand appropriated therefor; Jury
laws revised so as to render the con-
viction of criminals impossible, and
other monstrous schemes connected to
carry ont the plan to further plumber
an outraged and ruined people.
Happily for civilization and our
State, the bubble has bursted, and
these would be robbers are COM
pletely fOiled in their attempt to des-
poll under Packard, as they did nn-
der Kellogg and Yarmouth.
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Treason and its Effect.

The stories of Ben Hill ard Lamar,
and their attempting to sell out the
Democratic party, are assuming an
'g(y shape.
The attempted treason of a South
ern man is a subject painful to talk
Of. We hope these stories have no
foundation i'll fact; nay VIC believe
they have not. Should it be so, then
the only serious loss to the Democra-
cy wiU be that Of two men, and the
momentary advantage their recreancy
may girc the enemy.
In the way of treason, and the
abandonment of the right, constitution
al ground taken by the Democrats
that Mr.. Tilden has been fairly and
legally elected, would be treason.
no man speaks for the South, be he
Ben Hill or L. Q. C. Lamar. Long
street should be to these men a mel
ancholy example of man, more
powerful with the people, more popn-
lar with the Southern fighters than a
thousand Hills or Lamars. who at
tempted to deliver the South to the
Radical party, and that too, long be.
fore that party had forced us to drink
the cup of humiliation to its bitter
dregs.
There need then be no alarm about
"Arnold's" in the South.
Let Mr.. Hill or Mr.. Lamar dare
waver in their firm duty--let them
attempt to pander to Hayes for power
and the niche in the Pantheon of the
South their honored names now oc.
and gratitude, they will receive i; "ff fS%
the Southland the Southern mar
who knows no disbonor, and disdains
temporary success at the price of hi!
fame, naught but contempt and cur
ses. Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Lamar hai
better panso before they attemp
such step If they have it in contem-
plation, for we tell them that thu
grave of infamy and dis|,onor await!
them in the end if they should takt
il.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20
Brown, Of Vernon.

We have heard of Browns, from
tie Superintendent of Public Eduea~
ton of this State up to that classic
individual whose soul is supposed by
the faithful to he marching on"
aud they, one and all, appear to be
of that precious lot of latter day
stumbling blocks, called "disintercst-
ed PATRIOTS"
Brown, Of Vernon, comedies with
his nomadic pamesakes in all the
devious ways of taking what they
can get, whether entitled to it or not,
and in the precious "rolo of Grab,'
Brown, of Vernon, took unto himself
legislative honors, and bated be it
spoken pay, by reason of ian irregn-
larity" committed i'll the returns by
Wells and Anderson while engaged
in compiling that parish.
Brown was not liked in Vernon,
and his parish had honored him at
the polls by casting tro rotcs for that
noble cuss. Still Brown was deter
mined that the ruralites should not
be without his craftsmanship; whero
upon Brown takes Il seat in the Pack
ard rump legislature, with the pat
ent (by Leonard, Of Caddo,) state
| ment that he event in for the in
terest Of the dear people"
Brown has, however, returned to
Vernon, so our dispatches state, bnt
it will be seen that Brown returns
and gives it up when there is no
chance to win. He will now claim,
in common. with ali such barnacles,
that he deserves credit for the spasm
of virtue stern necessity has driven
him to.
The next time Brown runs for any
thing in Vernon, we would advise
our friends to keep a close watch on
the object to which he aspires, al
though we feel assured that he will
never in Vernon get votes enough tc
elect him even to q balitf's office ; he
may, however, feel as if the gravity
of the situation (of Brown} called fol-
another heroic display Of grab, and
take unto himself honors not thrust
at him by willing constituency.
| Brown, Of Vernon, is now mobile
example of sublime necessity, and az
he wantlers amid the secluded shades
of Annacoco, admiring countrymer
will point him out as the man of &C.
uius-who could get elected with two
votes in a poll Of seven hundred.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20

Tones BAYOU.-This outlet has
broken bounds again, and the
work, so lately and favorably
commented upon by the Shreve-
port journals, has been totally
dcstroyedwe understand.
We have not ventured an opln-
ion as to the feasibility OF this
work, but, from what we learn,
we are constrained to believe that
the closing of Tones bayou is a
nbNeseepIhyseall lWepossibility. 1t is,
which the Government can ex-
pend a large amount of money in
furtherance of the noble art of
"public improvements" and is es.
pecially adapted to a counted in
House OF Representatives under
the usurpation Of Hayes.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20
A Demand.

Hon. J. B. Elan was elected to the
State Senate from this District in
1874, and his seat has been occupied
bv the notorious Twitchcl under the
compromise, with which the people
had nothing to do, but according to
the terms of that compromise Mr..
Elam rrscrred the right Of contest.
We demand therefor, that Mr.. Elan
he seated III the Nichols Senate as
the legally elected member from this
District, and we demand that Mr..
EIam present himself to that Senate
and be sworn in.
This, and nothing less, can Mr..
Llam do. lie has for two years been
quiet in his claims because he knew
that it would be folly to attempt an
assertion Of rights before a Kellogg
body, but Mr.. Elan must show his
willingness to stand by the rights of
the people, and nothing less than his
being seated in the State Senate will
we ask.
If Mr.. Elan does not do this, then
these stories we hear about some
crookcdness in that compromise,
which lis enemies have been using
against him, and which his friends
have defended him against, will be
revived with ten fold vigor!
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[Co' .llnunicatcd.

TO- lmunlcatCU.
Editor Peoples indicator:
Having noticed in the Natchitoches
Republican of the 18th an article at.
lacking me officially as Chief of Police
of the city of Natchitocbes, making
me responsible for the murder of MI
Cara on last Christmas day, and the
wouuding of Mr.. Johnson, it becomes
my duty both to the Democratic par
ty which it attempts to abuse through
me and which represent in my
humble capacity and also to myself
to correct the staten ents made by the
Republican.
do not write this for those under.
standing the case, but for those who
abroad might be misinformed as to
the condition of affair in our city for
the last eight months.
The Republican states that I took
off the badge of the city Marshal ap
pointed by the Mayor last summer.
This ! did do, but I never acted as
Chief of Police afterwards, as tho
board under which l had acted had
no Mayor.
did not prevent the Marshal from
wearing another badge and if he did
not it was his and the Mayors fault.
could not act under the new Ma
yot and consequently had l arrested
Horton in his Texas raids, / had no
authority before whom l could bring
him to be tried for violating the city
ordinances.
leave this case in the hands OF
the respectable citizens of the city OF
Natc|itoches, who sitting one and all
as jurymeu, will, l am sure, acquit
ME in their own minds of this charge
knowing me as they do, and knowing
too ,rch The author of the article re-
ferred to in the Republican.
Hoping you will give these few
lines place in your columns
l remain.yours respectfully,
LEON GRENEAUX.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20
WASlIINGTON.

Unimportant matters are under dis
cussion in Congress. The Senate is
debating the question of the power
of the Vice president to count the
votes for President and declare the
result. The most bitter radicals as
sumo extreme grounds and insist on
making the President of the Senate
the National Returning Board.
The future presents II gloomy out
look for the cause of popular govern
mcnt and unless the Democrats enter
fully into the contest with the deter
! mination to install the righttul Pres
idcnt or fight, the end will come.
A special to the New Orleans Dem
ocrot, says:
"There is rumor in Democratic
circles here this morning to the effect
that Fernando Wood and Ben Hill
had a quarrel Saturday, in the course
of which Hi S,ruuS4r ;ntimatcd. his
belief that Hayes would tie inaugi:
rated and that a large majority of the
Southern people would not be dis
pleased thcreat.
cannot as yet find confirmation of
this rumor, bnt leading Northern
Democrat, whose opinion is always
valuable, told me not ten minutes
aco that lie had no doubt Hill med
itoted desertlon, ard was this moment
in correspondence with the enemy
These are the gentleman's exact
words, and he is not a man WHO talks
at random.' BUELL.
The following explains itself:
"Thc most careful observers in and
out of Congress are of the opinion
that the original conspiracy of Chap"
dlcr, Cameron and Could, for the
Senate to declare Hayes President
and then to inangnrate him by the
army, remains unchanged. They
think it has been modified only in dc
tails. and not IN essentials. A Re-
publican member of the House, from
whom moderation would he expected,
stated last night to your correspon-
dent that 1t was the understanding
among the Republicans in Congress
that if the two Houses could not agree,
then the President Of the Senate
would count and declare the electo-
raj vote. Their policy is then to use
the army in Hayes favor to give pos
session of the executive departments
The best opinion here is that the peo-
ple may as well understand at once
what is before them, and make up
their minds whether the will submit
or resist"
The two sister committees of the
tWU ii.'u-c, .. e..
consultation. The meeting will be
some what of the nature Of joint
co mmittcc, with n Senator presiding.
The committee on the privileges,
rights and duties of the House, re-
port. in addition to other points, that
no vote shall be counted against the
judgement Of the House. The re-
port was adopted by strict party
vote"
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20

"TuE meetings" Oh 9th January
throughout the Northern States are
reported rs grand affairs, and the
speeches, resolutions, ETC., were
enough to make the rebel Grant and
his crew shake in their boets. When
the American people begin to arm
themselves and quit begging traitors
to cease their designs on the liberty
ola free people, these fellows will
"stop sAortn and not before.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20

IN RED RIVER, SABINE, WYNN,
VERNON OR NATCHITOCHES,
who desire land advertised for sale
to immigrants, can have the same
done in tho OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LOCALITY, CHARACTER OF Soil, I'M
rRovEMENTs, WATER, QUALITY AND
Price, on the co-opperative plan, l. F..
we will charge regular rates for the
advertisement, and take pay as fol-
lows: ONE HALF CASH, the other
half when the land is sold.
By this means we become interest.
ed in the sale of the land with the
owner, and will give our personal at
tention to answering all inquiries re-
lating thereto.
We hope our friends throughout
the section named, will give their at
tention to this matter.
The great need Of Louisiana at
this time is Capital, Immigration and
Intelligent Labor. Capital, to invest
in our Mineral and Agricultural lands,
immigration to populate and perma-
nentIy settle thereon, and Intelligent
labor to develop our resources.
Why cannot We compaka with our
sister States in inducing IN one and
the locating Of the other? Our lands
are chear, rich and productive, pro-
ducing the great staples of the world,
viz: cotton, sugar, tobacco, and all
the small grains. Nowhere on the
continent does fruit come to such per-
lection; oranges, apples, peaches,
pears and grapes. together with all
the smaller varieties, are produced in
abundance. Our climate is healthy
and salubrious; our seasons are mild
and even. Nature has been kind to
us in all ways, and all that remains
now to be done, that our land may
prosper, is that Capital and Labor
may I've induced to come among us.
The first will find a rich field to re-
ward it, and the latter will DO hearth
ly welcomed.
We conclude that all will see the
great advantage Of advertising, ia
order to lay before the people of the
bleak North, aud the barren Atlantic
board, the e|ysium that awaits the
hardy, Industrious immigrant, III
Louisiana.
Let land owners show faith by
works and give us a trial.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20

We give space elsewhere to a com
munication from Mr.. Leon Greneaux,
ex.Chief of Police, with regard to the
slanderous defamation that appeared
in the Natchitoches Republican Of last
week.
That sheet represents only the
viIest of the vile lot of radical officials
of this place whose reign Of disgust
ing iudecency and plunder is about
to end.
Ezernack, the business manager OF
the concern, anxious no donbt to gel
little notoriety no matter how in
famous, has been for two years en-
dcayoring to make the world believe
that he was in danger of his life
Such stuff is all nonsense. No one
ever thought of such small potatoc!
as he. The "bulldoozers," wht
ever they may be, are evidently on
bear hunt and would not waste pow
der on so contemplate a skunk a!
Ed. Ezelnack.
Besides this he is a constitution
liar, and there is not a decent man
white or black, in the parish wh'
would believe him on oath. Lee
Ezernack name the men whom he in
sinuates employed Horton to kill rad
icals. When he does this we vii
begin to prepare refntation of BIZ
SANDERS.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20
Parish Court. Parish of Natclitoches
No. 1856.

DY VIRTUE of writ of seizure and
ID sale issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit. and to me directed, thNe
seized and will offer fer sale to the last
and highest bidder, at the door Of the
courthouse, in the city Of Natclitoches,
SATURDAY, February 18th, 1877,
the following described property. to- wit:
All the right, title and interest Of de-
PENDANT Mathilde Moreau in and to !
certain piece or parcel Of Land with 81
the buildings and improvements there
on. being situated in the parish of Nat
chitochrs, and lying contiguous to the
city Of Natchitoches, at the head OF Did
and Cane rivers, containing three o.
four acres. norr or less, and being The
same upon which the late deceased moth
or of the v,r,lor and vendcc resided.
Terms Of Sale.
CASH with the benefit of appraisement
V. A. BARRON,
Jan. l3-tds. Sheriff.
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We have received the January
number of LEISURE HOURS a hand.
some mammoth ]G page ga co|umns)
family paper, filled with the choicest
literature serial and short stories,
sketches, poetry, wit, humor, &C., &c,
1t is entertaining, amusing and in.
structive, and is one of the cheapest
papers--the amount and quality OF
matter considered that we have
seen. The price is 5 l. 20 per year.
including az premium genuine fine
Line steel engraving, called " The
Mitherless Barn." printed on OK g
plate paper, which the publishers
claim is superior ii, point of merit
and attractiveness to any premium
ever offered by any other paper in
this country, and is alone worth the
money asked for both.
The publishers, J. L. Pattcn & Co.,
lG2 William st., New York, author
ize us to say, that in order to intro.
duce the paper in this vicinity they
make a special offer to every one Of
our readers to send them the paper
a trial trip of four months,
postpaid, commencing with the
January numbcr.-.for rs cents
Our readers who avail themselves
of this offer will, we feel certain
thank us for having called their at.
tention to it. The publishers Of
LEISURE HOURS would like to en-
ploy some one in every place to call
vass for this paper.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20

TnE.elected Radical officials Of this
parish, perfectly sensible to local pub
lie opinion, are willing to recognize
Judge Pierson who was counted ont
by the Returning Board and hoped by
this to lull all into the belief that
they meant to recognize Nichols who
was counted ont also. We find, how
ever, that all of them have filed their
oahs ofo0ice mith Deslonde, tile nsur'
ping secretary of State, since the 9th
inst.
Of course this leaves these fellows
in the same condition as the other
usurpers.
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AGENTS..

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Our farming friends will see that
we are determined to make the Vim.
dictator so valuable to them that they
cannot do without Il. Our farm
space will be increased as the de-
mand grows and we will I'll it with
choice and valuable original matter
rs we'll as selected articles from stand
ard authority. The Farm Depart
ment of the Vindicator shall alone be
worth the price of the paper.
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NEW YORK.

Bennett, editor of the New York
Herald, was cowhided on Broadway
by Mr.. May, brother to the lady whom
Bennett was engaged to marry and
with whom the match was broken off
III consequence Of Benefits drinking
aud disSraccful conduct. 1t is re-
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20

The mails having, for a week fail
ed to come to time in an Arkansas
town, the local paper says its has been
forced to draw heavily on the al
manacs for copy, and it con>muDica-
ton with the outer world should be
still longer cutoff, tive will be oblig
ed next week to make extracts
from the Bible, thus supplying some
Of our readers, at least with matter
entirely new to them.
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NOTICE.,
Succession of Carrie A. BrorH.

Succession Of Carrie A. BroeH.
IOHN BROWN having fled in my o.
y flee his petition praying to be s:P
pointed administrator of the succession
of Carrie A. Brown, deceased, notice y
hereby given all persons interested -
show cause in ten days from date here
Of why the application of petitions'
shonld not be granted.
Witness the Hon. P. A. Simmons, Pa1'
ish Judge, this 18th January, 1877.
JNO. A. BARLOW.
Jan. 1921. Deputy Clerk
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20

1t woull be a melancholy sight to
see any Southern Democrat returning
to his constituency after having "sold
out to Hayes" We know whereof
We speak when We say that he had
best consult some leading undertaken
before he undertakes to return-for
his constituency will have applied to
the rope dealer in order to deal with
him.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20

NO MORE SNEEZ1NG or bad smells
in your nose. Catarrh is cured by DR..
J. H. McLcan's Catarrh Snuff it
soothes and relieves irritation. Trial
Boxes soc. by mail. DR.. J II. Nc
Lean, 3l4 Chestnut, St. Louis.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20

We call especial attention to the
advertisement of the Cincinnati En-.
quiyer, which appears in another col.
umn. The ExQU1RER is the splendid
Democratic paper of the West, and
deserves the support Of our Southern
people for its manly and out-spoken
support of them. For terms, see adj
vertisement.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-20

James Longstreet had more popu-
larity than a thousand Lamars and
Hills rolled into one with the South
ern people he tried the "going over
game, and who went with him, and
where does he stand to-day Lamar
and Hill had best look before they
lean.
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SPECIAL BUSINESS MENTION.

We beg the attention of our friends
to the OFFER we make to our enter
prisiug land owners. Those who de-
sire our country's prosperity will do
we'll to take advantage of our propo-
sition, aud We can assure them that
? "1c1n S;.at" Hpder the M, ,,' ;,h
fore many days.
Who will he tile first to enter the
arena of immigration.
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THE mail continues its vagaries
coming along on a zig mule and re-
porting 'Host connection below or
some other pre- Adamite excuse. This
thing has become a fearful nuisance,
for as a mail carrier the line is simply
q fraud.
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norted that Bennett and May fought
duel in consequence of the cov|';d
ing aud that May was wounded
Several vessels have been wrecked
on Long Island by the late gales and
many lives lost.
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NOTICE.

Succession Of J. B. 4. Go'l'en'
ETPHANlE GALLIEN having applleGI
~ to be appointed Administering u
the Succession of J. B. A. Gallien. ~ ~,
tirc is hereby yivsn to all persons to III. n's
opposition thereto in this office IN 1eD '
days, or the application Of the petlt'oD''
will be granted.
JNO. \ BARLOW,
Jan. c, 1s77.-2t by Clerk.
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NOTICE..
Succession Of James Caughhn, decd

Succession Of James Ca"ghlin, decd
IOHN CAVGHLIN having filed in n!
y Office his application praying to "
appointed administrator of the snccss'
sion ofJas. Caughlin, deceased, notice = >
hereby given to al persons interested y y
show cansc in ten days from date here t,
why the application of petitioner shoo''
not he granted.
Witness the Hon. p. A. Simmons, Pat'
ish Judge, this 18th Jan. A. D. 1877.
JNO. A. BARLOW.
Jan. 1921 Deputy Clerk
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