The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-24
STATE NEWS.
Cream ofthc 'uuntry Press.

Cream oftsr ''mntry Press.
CAppo:-A CnEEErTlnN.~ We take
: pleasure i'll publishing the following cor
rrction OF a paragraph recently published
in the Times from he Pamela Waterman
Mansfield Female College.
Nov cin|rr T., l>777
Colonel Battle:
Dear ..Sir: see from your issue Ct
I Sunday that you have done this in>titu-
ton and its bolrd'l> 4 great Injustice hr
! copying an error from the Pamela Watch.
man. There has been no attempt on the
part of any member of this school to burn
! the college building. In Justice therefore
to myself and the young ladies' of Mans
| field Female College you will please
! make the proper amcndr.
Yours truly,
TIoNAS AEAI'TlO\l,
President Mansfield Female College.
The river Kill continues to risc- Times.
RArlpES:-Wrathrr fer the past few
days surprisingly fine; business unprc
crdrn,ly >,agnant. We are glad to be
able t" report that our Mayor, ID. {. Paul
is considered cut OF danger. and his early
recovery is cNprct'd.-Gu.etN.
AVnlEllEs :-nur planters have been
unnblc to pick their cotton for the last
, three weeks on account Of rain Should
this weather last Il few weeks longer, the
lost. One Of the most remarkable freaks
, OF nature we ever witnessed, we saw in
this town ON "Wednesday last, us it was
being conveyed to tho city tol the pur-
pose Of exhibition. 1t was in the nature
, of a pig with two distinctly formed bod
les and ono meek and head. Everything
was perfect minus one neck and one head.
The home OF this little creature IS Ever.
green, in this parish, and we give it cred-
it. -IuIlttiu.
OvMlllr, THE killing frost of the sen.
sou WAS visible at this place Wednesday
morning. 1t commenced raining within
eight hours attvrwail. Little or nothing
has been done owing to bad weather, fur
several days in picking cotton. Planters
are greatly discouraged in consequence.
The small crop they We're making has
been cat short one bale in ten ut lcust.-
Telegraph.
FRANKLIN :-C"tton piv'1ngs arc FASH
ionahlr ont in rnral districts. Pick cot
ton all day, worship 1T the shrine of old
Terpsichorc all the nj yht long, and 20
home with the girls in the morning.
Milton Gray the Young man who shot
and killed Mr. Owen Tucker several days
ago had preliminary trial this week and
came clear. However he was found gull.
ty of resisting the Sheriff anG posse while
arresting him for the above otfense. A
$50 bond is required to set him free till
the next term OF the District Court,
REp RIVER :-Thosc of our farmers who
have still little part Of their crop in tho
field cun scarcely speak tavorably of tho
weather for the past three weeks. Our
sympathy is heartily extended to our far.
mer friends, but sympathy was never
known to gather or harvest u neighbours
crop.-CH-cn.
BATON RoUGE Prom the last reports
we have received the sugar crop is yield,
Ing much better than expected. We
have heard Of one planter who is getting
one hoyshcad to the acre from stubblo
and two ho@ShradS from plant cane As
IA general thing though the cane is not
ycalui = as we'll as that t. ldir0cutc.
RAp1DHS.-Theyc is again whispered
something about an independent Grand
Ecorc Packet. We confidently trust that
our merchants and planters will frown
down all such nonsense, knowing that
their great and suitable Weekly Packet,
the tavOritc Bart Able, is once more in
our and he: trace, and can attend
promptly to their wants. Let we'll alone,
particularly when it is 50 perfect and ac-
commWlating, aud avoid new and false
gods.-UcmocyGt.
CLAlnoRNE.--Ouro old .fliend, r. NJ.
Camp, who has been in the soryhHm
business, desires us to say that he hes
made for himself and nciShbors over 1870
gallons. He made thc best article Of
syrup from the Chinese or gray top cane,
aud the largest yield from the red top "
> African cane He differs from Mr.. lIam-
mon,lS, and think the cane all the better
for lying up several days after being cut.
Nor does he think the cane damaged by
the fodder remaining on it. He ais
thinks the best time to cut the canc is
when the seed has tllorouhly hardencd.- ~
Guardian.
L1ScoHS.--The Bible belonging to the
Presbyterian church was ,,;Ssing last
Sunday night and has not yet been found
The very prince of mean thieves mus
: have come along and appropriated TIL
: book. 1t was a finely tiniscd work, ant
Q perhaps some jynoramns Or cDloled scam
: committed the depreciation. lfthe white
|, people throughout the community will b'
!. on the qui rirc the thief may be caught
d Sentinel.
CARroLL.--A short time ago we chrun
ic]cd the getting away of number
prisoners from the East Carroll jail
: SOME three of them charged with mul
l. der On Sunday evening last there wa
j. another Jail delivery at this place. Tire
IS notorious criminals got away from th
& grin of Justice. III fact so feeble Ii;
It that grip become in this section tia
g persons confined in the Jail seem to IL
y liI"ratcly walk "ti' when ever they to-
- inclined TO do so. Is there no remedy II
T. this chronic evil of having notoriO,
n criminals constantly let loose on the cOl1
IS nuuity after they have been comEittt
70 for SAT-, keeping by til" authorities' l.
l. us hear from you Mr.. Shcriif.--Co"se
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