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FOR SALE.

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N. H0sRiSdHS. is r. Il W. SIKH street. % between H
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received ~ his tn,.nrr master, james
Potter. who invited him to come and
see him before his ,r-drparturc for
his home m Mississippi,
IN ISL or ISIS $ilumS commenced
a correspondence with Il man in Boss
ton. 1t continued for short time
and then suddenly stopped. One day
be asked bis oHnrr why h" had not
given him his letters. The OWNER lr-
marked that he had opened one Of
them and found that there was an
effort being made to Scc,;,c Iii, pur-
chase, and, fearing that this would
induce in him Il desire to leave, he
had purpo>rly withheld the letters.
The pot'rrS were Northern men,
Though James Potter owned one
hundred slaves, he never allowed
Simms' family to go on the plauta.
ton with them. Instead, they we've
allowed to live out by themselves mn
tia popular feeling and prejudice
arose against them and Potter for at
lowing t}trin to br so far out Of his
control and allowing them to act rs
"!rrc uryroc>.' Potter was forced
to sell them. and Simm>' mother, 10y
process, "t purchase and the kind in.
Prevention Of friends. came into fail
possession Of her own family, himself
excepted. As will he seen. Simus
states definitely and positively that
the war and not General Uevens freed
him,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-12
Our Washington Letter.

WA~lliS',loN, y. c. April 3, loV.
Pertinent to late and prospective
removals and appointments in the
Treasury, it may be said that N"ssrs.
Mccormick appointed assistant Src-
rotary, and Mcpherson na'!c Chief
of Bureau Of Printing and l.ngravin"
were strong Blaine men that Audit.
ors Ma'lon and Ely are to he liSp(ac
ed because they were active Bis
tow men, making their offices sort
of BriStow headquarters prior to tn"
Cincinnati conventions, and that lth
Auditor Taber and Second Contlolle,
G v2y Hit!*SErd T i}d u $aQG g yH}G; 's FS
irrcrular accounts of Secretary Rh'
beson. 1t may DC said OF judge
Tabcr, 18th Auditor, that SO far as bis
mind has anything t" d" with the at
fairs of his office ne is most com
peteut aud honest officer, but Srcre
tary Robson might have sailed
line of battle ships freighted will
plumber past the Auditor at a'm"s
any time and he would not have see
it he would have been too dcepI!
engaged in tho study of eleventh ant
twelfth century systems of finance
The proper man to succeed Judg
Taber, according to the civil servlc
rules. would be his efficient Deputy
Mr.. Moore, but poor man, he hail
from Ohio, no Ohio mau nee'
apply for Office under this admins
trat,nn.
Judge spot1ord, Senator elect frof
Louisiana, favors government aid t
the Texas Pacific Railroad, and to
comprehensive system of protectlo
against overflow in the great riparla
regions of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mis-
scnri and Louisiana. Mr.. Spotford
, native of Connecticut, but has bee
in the South many years.
That was a sad bull.dozing expo
riepce through which Demas, a c"
ored member of Packards lesislatu'
went, First seduced by the admin
istratiou into going over to Nich"\(
he was then taken in hand by h
colorcd neighbors his colored wi
and his colored church, and slight'
and snubhed by all of them, until,
> sheer desperation he went back
Y Packard. The nei ghbors would n
recognize him, his wife would II
, live with him, aud the doors of t
church were closed against him.
DR.. Lockwood, an esteemed CT
zen, died here yesterday. Ho "
best known throughout the count
80 the husband of Belva A. Loo
\ wood = member of the Bar here, n
t,romeneut and persistent adv
cate of "woman's riGhts.'
Secretary >rhnrz yesterday >issu
eleven notices to eleven appllcan
" stating that IL competitive eSami'
t;op would he held to morrow to
vacancies IN the Interior Departme'
IN the class of employees to he hi
~ by this examination there are ele>
vacancies made by dismissal !est'
dav, TIL, favored eleven VIII" h'
received notice arc neceSSa''l!
eleven who will receive appointing
Secretary Schnrz or those VINO
for him IN the matter, will I'll
g carry eat q civil service refor" WI
y oft disappointing any of those IL
Of wis.,, to favor. Chandler was a L
.sy +eformer than this. There W
e. always ways Of making the eco
pstitits Examination " means
I,tsfsst;be civil service reform,
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MAILS.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

Alexandria to Natcbitochcs.
Arirals. Departures.
Tuesday + D. IN. Thursday 9 y. NJ.
Friday Up. IN. Satnrday' M.
Sunlav4 p. m. Monday ? a. III.
Natclitoches to Shreveport.
Tuesday GA. m. Tuesday > a. NJ
Thursday , a. II. Thursday Il. H.
Saturday . a. III. Saturday . a. N.
Natchit0ches to Texas.
Tuesday 6 p. III. Monday 4. III.
Saturday Gp. II. Thursday IL IN
Natchitochcs to Min1on.
Tuesday 6 y. m Wednesday, Il. n
Friday G p. m. Saturday At. m
Natchitochcs to Winfield.
Tuesday II III. Tuesday | p. ill.,.
Friday l2 III, Friday p. IN.
ALL MAILS CLOSE At A.. VI.
Once ITonrS-frnm 7 A. ". to II VI.
and from ppm to GPM.
W. D. HARK1Ns.
Post Master.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-12

With all the restraints "f 3power
and cupitity upon the colorcd voters
in 1876, tens of thousands of them
voted the Democratic titkrt, even
under the CLEAN Of the hny"net: The!
dil SO because the question of coru
and bacon became the paramount is
sue in the general distress and dcs"-
lat,on pndnced by the rule Of carpet
bayger, and as safety and prosperity
come to them under Conservative
power. they will have little t" crys:
ta\\ize them in opposition to the De-
mocracy Of the fatnre.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-12

Don't send any more communica'
tons to this,olRrc with the Inc 1T the
bottom, "Plrasc correct spelllMg."
We can't Me studying the dictionary
all the white. -Ncw York Graphic.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-12

Always take a rnl," into your room at
the hotel. IT may enable y"n t" slide ont
even if thrr" is n" fire. 4 big hoard ''II
is lust AS bail as /. con:lasration.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-12

Vet at Is sat uNt hi'GT 70 ne.
The song may ring in mirthful STRAIN,
The laugh respond in all II y!tr,
But laugh and sony to me are vain,
For all is sad and drvar t" me.
The wine cups r'cdgca at festive board,
With jest responsive, loud ana nee,
No heartfelt pleasures can afford,
For all is sad and ,lrcar to me.
And Brauty'S smile, with all it's art,
To win or char,n-ran never be,
! ! Solacc t. the stricken heart,
For all is sad and ,lrrar to me.
The wounds too deep for art to heal,
Painful indeed will ever be,
Now litr'S the same in woe or veal,
For all is sad and ,lrrar to me.
Life chilly eve, I've reached at last,
The dark tomb thro' it's mli>tS see.
Ny hopes and joys are in the Fnxf
And all is sad and ,lr,nr to me.
Tho hard my lot, I'll not rcIinr,
At Fatr'S relentless, stern decree,
Tie bitterness Of life i, mine,
And all is sud and trrar to me
Yet thru' this gloom, 50 dark, so ilrrar,
The rainbow on the cloud Srr,
1t spans the tomb, anal bias me cheer,
That get, there's joy and r"Arr for M
Yes. there are hopes. lhat still! survive.
The waste Of ycar>-Tinr's stern decree
They tell me. hat i, miNr to live,
Where nolhin. shall b,' lrrar to mt.
lrr,n h.ynIl 'ii|'> setting sun,
Wiz u from 1hi, rNl thly home set free
/ Wt'r his hiivi pilgrimage is done
That |oy and peace remain for me.
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even under Er,nt The number of
competitors was never reduced to the
exact number of vacancies.
RENO.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-12

If mems bodies we're in prop'rtton
to the size Of their souls, sou,e Of our
first citizens could button their COL
lars around their boot tops.-Eomc
Sentinel.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-12

"\Vlat is bat - asks c"ntcmpo:
rary. As far rs our education cS'
tends Il bat is Il thing t." encourage y
cat to get off Il back fence, and Is
composed of half a brick N"'''s-
i0M.N Herald.
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lt"r the Nin"'c"'or.
I'm Alone Now.
BY ". {. J.

The morn may break in rosy ray
The birds may chant, on every 1r'''
And nature smile. both bllthr ANA gay
Yet uil is su1 uuL d'10r 10 ne.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-12

4 RENIEIS(ENrE or tHnITrIONIST
TWENTY SIX YEARS AGO THE WEN
DELL PHILLIPS itiVENS CONTROVERSY
ANll TIE FACTS IN TIE CASE.
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t!ADDO,

Shreveport 7imeS.-We are graf
flied to learn that MIR. Fred a.
Leonard has been appointed as.
SCISSOR of taxes for the parish OF
Caddo. no more proper appoint.
ment could have been given to a
more competent appointrr. Mr.:
Leonard is thoroughly identified
with the interests of the parish
and his experience az Il real es.
tate dealer makes him eminent|y
fitted to discharge the duties III.
cumbrDt upon him as assessor Of
taxes.
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Professional Cards,
{. Chaplin. j. II Cmningham' T +, Chaplin.
CHAPLIN, CUN*lHGHAM & CHAPLIN

attorneys and Counsclors at Lo'c.
st. Denis ST., Natcllitoches, La.
WILL practice in the courts ct Rap
" idrs, Grant. VIM. Sabine. DrS"t",
| Red River and Na1chtocllrS, and the
Supreme Court of the State.
Claims promptly attended to in any
! part of the Union. March ply
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-12
RAPlDES.

AlemulrM Dcmoc]"t.-COmmlS-
sions as additional members OF the
Police Jury were brought up on
Monday to the following gentle.
men: b c. Duke, Fred. Srip, w.
l.. Sanford, $. d. Williams and
Gustavus Labat.
Our Parish Prison is full of mis-
cwbHcy charged with numerous
crimes and offences from murder
down to the lowest larceny, all OF
whom are unable to give bond
Some have been there for nearly a
year, the District Court failing in
! Drcember, hence their long dc
tcntion. 1t is to De hoped tol
hu,nanity's sake that these poor
creatures will have a hearing at
once next week, and that they
will he dealt with az the evidence
and law direct, and that at leaS
they may be delivered from TIL
miserable old hulk where they Az
dying by degrees.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-12

lrr,n hrynHl ,ii''> setting sun,
Wu,u from rh, rmthly home set free
Wan his h;lri pllTr''Aay' is done
That jo% and peace remain for ne.
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Yes, there are hopes. lhat still! survive.
The waste of yrar>-Tin"'> stern decree
They tell me, hat is miMr t" live,
Where nolllin. shall |,' trrar to mt.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-12
General News and Notes.
TIE PARISHES.
ST. LANDRY.

Opc|onSoS Conri'r.-We have
some queer practical .jokcrs iii our
mi'(>t-jokrrS who may some day
get into trouble for their wild
prank>. Some weeks ago, a poor
old mau-a Stlangcr-wllO had in
dulgcd in III :her too frequent H.
hationS, woke up one fine morning
to find himself az black as a coal
HEAVIER and as slippery as al eel.
lie had been blackrncd with
lampblack and smearcd with oil
or lard hy these jolly jokcrs. \
few days after, another party WAS
served i'll pretty much the same
manner, no doubt BY these same
"yo|Iy Dogs as Rip Van Wrinkle
Imi%ht have called them. Last
Tuesday morning a third Or fourth
victim OF these 'harmlcSs jokcrS"
WAS found lying on the sidewalks,
III Tue nclT1lDo!i'cOu OF tlc place
where thc*c jokes are usually per-
prtratr1. dru%yrd fit is Said) and
StApciicd, and hlarkencd so that
his most infinite friends could
! or rn'tp- u"y 1'0 nd" n",' So.
covered from the effects OF the
drug administered to him, and
conld remember nothing that had
happened. The matter was lmme:
diatrly brought to the notice OF
the Grand Jury. then in session.
but no law could he found to coy
er thu ease. We feel sure that
unless this ''tun" is stopped, some
of these "yolly dogs" will get hurt
at it yet.
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RI('IILAND:


RourIc Reordn.-.Ah! we'll do
We remember those good Ola days
of the independence, contcntmcnt
and happiness Of farm life, when
the best and wiscst men Of the
land were not ashamed to be seen
at church or in other large assem-.
hijys dressed in a full suit OF
clothes spun, wove, cut and made
by their Industrious, healthy, con
tented and cheerful wives, mothers
or daughters, and when t he goo|
housewife did not blush to re
ceivc company in Il neat cotton
checked or linSy homewovc dress
and thought she was dressed to-
even a party when she appcarc|
IN a calico dress without any pill
back or panier.
Those were days OF: ''ho% an
hominy,' when the farm was no
mortSagcd for supplies, but tn
smoke house and corn crib wcr
; we'll filed with meat, corn, ha
and oats, and the horses wrl
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The weather seems encouraged by
the puff we gave it last week. 1t is
Observation-Disclosures pcevis|'-in its
anxiety to make rapid and contrast:
ing changes. Last Sunday We had
NOON light, starlight, wiud aud rain,
all ut the same time.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-12

Yet thu' this gloom, 50 dark, so 1rrar,
The rainbow on the cloud ! See,
1t spans the tomb, aNl bias me cheer,
That get, there's joy and p"|r for MT
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Thomas Sinlu:S' Slavery.
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The song may ring in mirthi"| strain,
The laugh respond in all its y!t',
But laugh and song to me are VAIN,
For all is sad and drvar t" me-.
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MOREHOusC

r"ei'"p ||0rioa.--Evcry "oldcroak-
er' in the State, afraid to do or say
anything last summer for fear OF ma
king false impressions at the North;
and who was on the fence a few weeks
ago, uow comes boldly to the front to
| time.'
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19
Recent War Morements.

Mukhtar Pasta has experienced re-
verse near vars, just about the ti9e he
received the title of Ghazi (Glorious)
from the obliging sultan IIamid. Gen
MelikotI is evidently in no better luck, tor
his career in Armenia mas hitherto heen
anything but satisfactory. II he can an
initiate Mukhtar and get possession OF
the SoDgaula passes befo;e the winter sets
in, the fail of Kars and Erzeroum will be
assured. The interest, however, now
centers entirely in Bulgaria. The new
deal of the porte indicates some de<Per-
ate movements. Baouf Pasha, who has
taken Suleiman's compand at Shipka
pass, has renewed the asualt on Radet-
sky's works. Suleiman will undoubtedly
renew Mehemet Ali's lire OF attack and
make a fierce effort to drive the Russians
from the right bank of the Lom. As the
last portion o. the imperial guard has
passed through Bucharest, and limitless
stores are going forward to Bulgaria, the
Russians VIII be enabled to renew their
strength, and perhaps secure the sofia
road, which will prove heir ruin so long
as it is open TOR the traDsmission of sup
plies to Osman Pasha at Plevna. \ tele-
gram of some significance states that
German troops are goipg to the Polish
frontier. 1t is not improbable that Ger
many will oblige the lzar by watching
the uneasy Poles, whistle Russian army
of sixty thousand ma in garrison in
Poland will be able t. join the cars
troops in Bulgaria. The Russians are
reported to be crossingthe river Sereth
into WalIachia, movement which seems
to indicate that a hant march through
Servia is contemplated If this is true,
the Russians will crossthe Danube near
the mouth of the Timok, and move up
the valley of the latter river to turn the
Turkish position at Widin then, pro-
tected in the rear by The Servian army,
advance directly to Sofia and thence
through Tatar-B -Bazardik to Philippe
polls. King Vladislay. the Polish king,
took this route in I443, and defeated the
Turks near Slatitza, terminating the cam
paign. The Russians would long since
have followed this route had Austria
been willing. 1t may be that Franci:
Joseph as consented to connive at such q
movement now.- Courier journal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-19
The FuIl-Blooded African.

The Nubians are the finest race in
Europe, and are in every respect a pecu-
liar people. They are black, but it iss
lustrous sable not unpleasing TO the eye
They have handsome, expressive counte-
Rances, bright eyes, we'll shaped head and
in ringleSead. The. hair naturally curls
specimens Of the are the best looking
human family / have'evefranch of the
are naturally intelligent and gooQhey
mored and very agreeable in their man
ners. They have the appearance OF
people relapsei from state OF ciyiliza-
tion 10 their present semi-barbarous con-
dition. Their favorite dress is nudity;
in the female sex a string of bead em-
broidered cloth about the loins. They
live ON or near the banks of the Nile. and
from its waters they draw their chief
s,,b.isteuce. They swimmer, women
and cbildren-like ducks have no fearof
crocodiles. and often seek tight with
them. being very dexterous in the use OF
the knife. and rarely fail to plunge 1t into
the throat of the monster. In TINS part
of the Nile the crocodile yet abounds.
Steamboats, ana the rude treatment they
have received from the hands of stran-
GERS have driven them below the first cat
aract into the less frequented waters OF
Nubia. The Nubians have an ingenious
wav of catching the crocodile on land.
II is the custom of the animal to crawl
out of the water on 10 the sand banks IN
the middle of the river, there with tneir
family 10 take their siesta. Tne Nuoian
in these places digs pit, covers 1t with
bushes and a sprinkling OF sand as II the
wind had drifted it there. The croco-
dies are no sooner gathered on this fragile
covering than it gives way and they fail
into the pit beneath, As they can not
extricate themselves, they are easily
killed. Their skin is used for shields
and sometimes they are stuffed, in order
TO be sold TO travellers. The Nuoian
favorite arms are a javeIin and shield oi
bippopotamus or crocodile hide.-Ph'-
,dcToIi0 Press
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Industry and Stupidity of the
Bulgarians.

Headquarters life, dreary a. it il here,
Is likely 70 become drearier when we
move nearer Plevna. The villages in
thisimmediate vicinity may be described
briefly as rich and dirty. The farmers
have hundreds of stacks OfgIain in their
vardsa and scarcely any article of furniture
in their houses. The Bulgarians strike
me as "A people who sit down but little.
Such piece Of furniture as a chair is
almost unknown among them. The beds
in some of the cottages are made OF baked
earth, arranged in the form of q shelf
near huge window, through which cool
breezes blow; but in winter there is
nothing to do but TO retreat to a kind of
cellar. 1t is TO be hoped that one result
OF the advance of the Russians will be to
farther the civilization of the people in
this section. They have many virtues
but no graces. The women are indus
trious beyond praise. il they walk from
one village TO another they twirl their
distafs all the way, and when their
household duties are over and they are
talking by the fountains or in the little
groves they are busily knitting. They
are avaricious here, and that which
seems most to annoy them is that they
should be asked to yield up some part Of
their store. although, let it be understood,
they are always well paid for everything
that l. taken. Some of them do not
comprehend the value of money, and
look stupidity at it when it Is put tinto their
hands They have never made any effort
to assemble stores for the Russians or to
aid them in any way other than by show
ing the roads and warning them of the
approach of the enemy. Sometimes, in
despair, one feels like comparing them to
the water buffaloes. Those noble animals
appear to- resent any attempt to make
them decent or lively as an insult to their
moral character.--Ed1card Kings Lette1
Boston Journal
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THE MOONS OF MARS.
Predictions in Regard 10 Them---They
will soon Disappear.

Mr.. Richard 4. Proctor, in a COM
munication to the London Times, says:
& think science must claim the predic-
ton of the discovery of Martian moons
as well a. the discovery itself the pre-
diction was made by men OF science,
though not in what is now regarded as
the true scientific spirit. When Galileo
announced the discovery Of the Jovian
-atellites, Kepler, after congratulatinp
him, said, I please myself with the
thought that you will discover two moons
attending Mars, and many attending ON
Saturn Your readers may take it for
granted that the discovery Of the moons
OF Mars Is altogether new. Even now
that these bodies are known there are not
ten telescopes in the world which can
show them. They viii be lost to view
after October, even in the Washington
refractor, the largest yet mounted re-
fracting telescope in the country. They
NAV be visible again during a few weeks
in autumn, 1879, but after that probably
no telescope will show them until 1892
There was bare possibility that in 1915
they might have been detected had dill
gent search been made; but up to that
time men had not opened their telescope
eyes sufficiently to see these tiny orbs
1 have mentioned the peculiarity Of the
inner satellite in moving from west TO
east across the Martian sky. The outer
also has its peculiarities. For instance,
paradoxical rs it may seem, this moon
which circuits Mars in thirty and one
quarter hours. and in that time circuits
,1leo the stellar heavens, takes about twice
p-fas 49, r.--'7aaas aAuGft tie eastern 70
tie western horizon. ln other words
tF lunar day is about four times a. long
as.he lunar month.
: In paper which appeared in
weekly contemporary shortly before the
details Of the discovery arrived. esti-
mated the diameter of the outer satellite
a. most probab'suot exceeding ten miles.
Professor Ne~~--.l, of tho yI,,.t.:...-.---
observatory, in cOInB,s.-, ''''-.'- . 'oii
New York Tribune, says that Ia "a, ~ 'he
eter cannot be much over ten miles, ana
may be less"