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AUCTION sAIEs--Thi. Issy.

/. ny L. W. Powell. Auc,i0neer. II
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, DRY
11~GO1Ds, NOTIONS &C., AT AUCTION.
THIS BAY ut l0k o'cIock will sell Al Store l422
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CARPETS, ~.
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to wich the attention Of the tradf IS EiIiIea. or
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By A. i. Duespcrry, General Auctioncer.
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, All Is tEi:,.. ... Auctioneer.
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RICHMOND TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

TUESDAY, August IA. 1877
The breaks to-day comprised 362 hogsheads and
40 ticrces, and boxes. The offerings at auction
on Change were I19 packages; Of which number
80 were taken In, and the remainder sold ut prices
ranging from - to e56.
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pEALEsTATE AT PRIVATE SALE.

JULY 20, 1877.
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SHER1FF'S SALE.

The Western Electric Manufacturing Co.
vs.. Merchants Union Telegraph Co.
No. lG1.
In the 18th Judicial District Court for
the Parish Of Webster, La
DY VIRTUE of IN order and writ Of
ID seizure and sale issued in the above
entitled case and out of the court a1orc-
said and to me directed, I have seized
and will OFF, for sale at the court house
door in the city of Nstehitochcs on
Saturday the 41h day of august, 1877,
within the legal hours of sale, for cash,
subject to appraiScmcnt the following
described property seized as the property
of said Defendant viz: The Telegraph
Line from the parish of Red River 20 the
parish of Grant running through the par
ish of Natchtoches together with the Of
flee fixtures, batteries and appearances
in the town Of Campte and the office fix
lures batteries and appearances i'll the
city of Natchitoches; also including all
the wire, poles erected, insulators and
right of way on said telegraph line from
the line of Red River parish through to
the line of Grant parish, including all
the fixtures, Improvements and other
appertenanccs thereto and belonging to
said Defendant merchant Union Tele-
graph Company" with all the rights of
way or other privileges Of said Defend
ant in the said parish of Natchitochcs.
D. H. BOULLT, JE.
June 23-tds. Sheriff.
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Special Notice.

Rooms of Joint COMMITTEE on 1nvestigating)
Auditors Office. ,
New Orleans, June q, 1917
All parties who, during the past
five years, may have paid penalties
on delinquent State taxes are res
pectfuIly requested to furnish this
committee with a statement in detail
of the amounts 80 paid aud des.
cription of the property on which the
State taxes had accrued.
Any parties who may be 10 pos
session Of any information calculated
to throw any light upon such irregn-
larities or frauds as may have been
committed in the Auditors depart
ment or any other branch of the
State Government, are earnestly re-
Quested to furnish Same to this com
mittee, in writing, without unneces-
sary delay.
Any party or parties who may have
any information relative to the alb
straction or present whereabouts OF
the books, papers, ETC., missing from
the Auditors office, are requested tC
communicate same Immediately te
any member of this committee.
If requested, communications o.
information furnished will be consid
cred confidential.
WILL STEVEN,
Chairman Senate Committee.
JULES ALDIGE,
Chairman House Committee.
CHAS. J. LEEDS, Secretary.
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display, but in fervency OF

monstrative display, but in fcf'ency OF
faith and hope, and
"Sustaned and soothea by an ,m(altcr-
ing trust,
Approached his grave like one who wraps
The drapcry of his couch about him, and
Lies down to pleasant dreams
Friend of many years, blessed I've thy
memory! Years may come and go:
time may bring its many and its sadden-
ing changes; prospcrity::may shed its
smiles, or adversely cast its frowns
other scenes may rise; other friends may
surround me-, but while my pulse shall
beat while memory holds its sway, thy
name will remain engraved upon the in
urr tablet. in the sacred reccsscs Of my
heart. cherished with holy rccollcctions
and glowing pride. TO have known thee
az knew thee, to have loved thee as |
loved thee, to have enjoyed thy friend
ship and confidence rs was my good for
time, afford in their remembrance con-
ISOLATION which mitigatrs my loss and al
leviates the pain Of parting. Nay the
good God bless thee and take thy soul
into his gracious ard mcrcituI kcrping'
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Mixed Schools.

We arc glad to note that the pub
tic schools of New Orleans have been
and that tho white and
colored children have been separated.
The Democratic party Of this State is
a strong free school party, anxious
and willing to atfo'd ample facilities
for the education of the youth ofall
classes, crccds and colors-but they
insist that in order to render these
schools efficient, the colorcd and
whites shall occupy different school
houses; but the same facilities, both
as to character, qualification and fit.
ness of preceptors shall be afforded
each.
The taxes are paid, as a bulk, by
the whites their money pays the
schooling and they will require that
the schools shall be conducted as they
deem best. 1t is useless to talk of
social equa1ity-coored people don't
demand that themselves, and all the
noise about it is confined to a few
such pig headed asses as Antoine and
his class. We earnestly intreat the
co|ored people to have nothing to dc
with those violent bitter negroes lead
crs, for harm will result from their
lcallc! ship in future as it has in th'
past.
We fully understand that to make
good citizens of the negro he must b'
educated and we arc therefore anx
iOus, as lie is to remain with us as
factor, that he should be good cit
izen. We hope this last cxhibitio,
color equality will not be repeated
for it only harmcs the cause of pub
lie education, and through that thu
negro race.
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JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SHERIFFS SALE.
Marin c. Brossct, surviving Elk tor. Ac'
vs..
Chastan ID. Mctoyor.


Marin c. Brossct, surviving Ex tor. Ac'
vs..
Chastan d. Mctoyor.
District Court No. |3l.
DY virtue of a writ of Fl Ia. issued by
y the Hon. the District Court in and
for the parish Of Natchitoches and to me
directed. | have seized and will offer for
sale to the last and highest bidder at
the door of the Courthouse in the city
and parish of Natchitoclcs, on
Saturday tie 18th day Of A"y"st l177,
the following described property, to Wit
ulU) one hundred and forty acres of land
situated on the left bank of Cane River
descending, and known as the Chastan
y. Mctoyrr place, said lands are hound
ell north by lands of Madame Viuvc Srra-
rhn Mctover. East by the Woods, South
by lands of Mathew Hrrtzoy, and West
by Cane River together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon and
thereto belonging, also all of the present
craving crops, two (2) mules branded
G. NJ. one yoke of Oxen branded c. NJ .,
two ~ Flows, two (2) Sweeps, one Q)
Harrow, one Sorrcl Horse, one pair trace
chains, and one OD Ok Wagon.
Terms Of Sale.
Cash-vith benefit of appraiscncnt.
d. II. BOULLT, JK.
Jnlv 14-tds. Sheriff.
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Dust.

After a long spell of dry wealth
er, during the hot months of June
and July, our streets are covered
with an average Of two inches OF
dust. This substance is describ~
ell by Webster as ''iiue, dry, partl'
clcs of earth or other matter, so
attcnuatcd that it may be raised
and waited by the wind;' alas
we need not 90 to Webster to
find the true definition Of dust,
for day by day, from dewy morn
till starry night, We have it float.
ing in clouds through the atmos
phcre in our streets. Persons on
business or pleasure bent, drive
along unmindful of the unhappy
dcnizens who must pcrforce, live
in and breath this hurtfnl and
noxious sea of impalpab|e powder
We have read in the Good
Book somewhere, that "God rails
eth up the poor out of the dust,
but this kind, providentia} act
we are certain, has never beer
vouchsafed to the people of this
city, and if those who ride an(
drive will not remember us, ou1
only chance will be to grin ant
bear it as best We may, hoping
not to he raised up out OF TIN
dust, but that the good Lord vii
send down upon us his refreshing
showers.
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Notice..

OFFICE or STATE TAX CoLrCToR,)
NArcnlrocnEs, La, June 8, 1877. !
4 TTENTION of Tax Payers of this
"A Parish is called to Sec. 81, of the
Revenue Act of 1877, as follows:
SEC. 81. BE it further ENACTED, etc.,
That as soon as furnished with blank H.
censcs the tax collector shall give notice
to each person liable to the payment of a
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 the de-
linoucnt 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 lst Monday in Deem
Der all property so seized will be sold at
public auction, without appraisemcnt.
Being mandatory, the Collector has no
discretion but to execute the law, and it
will be done to the letter.
L. N LANE,
June 9.-~tf. Tax Collector.
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SIIERIFF'S SALE.


WRIT OF Fl. f. on TWELVE MONTHS
BOND.
DY VIRTUE of a writ Of fl. ia, issued
ID by the Honorable the Parish Court of
the parish of NatchitocheS and: to ne
directed issued on twelve months bond
Of NJ. J. McTier and G.. J. c. Puckcttc in
favor of Jno. NJ Sandidgc 4 Co., or Jack
Il Person, their attorneys, } 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 Natchl-
tochcs on
Saturday the 4M day of August, 1877,
the following described property to wit
A certain lot Of ground with the build
ings and Improvements thereon, situated
in the city and parish Of Natchitoches, on
the West side of Jefferson street meas
nring ninety feet on said street with a
dept of one hundred feet, bounded above
by Bayou Amulet and below by proper
tv of Mrs. NJ. J. McTicr. seized as the
property of Mrs NJ. j.. McTicr.
Also a certain lot of ground situated
=. .'... .:... o"h nnria', Of. NatchjtDches
with all the buildings and inpro7emcnts
thereon situated Oh til" West side of
Second street, bounded on the South by
Sibey street. East by SeroNd street
North by lot now owned hy J. u. Paine.
and on the West by lot owned be Ellen
Price, seized as the property of the lie.
PENDANT c. J. C. Puckcttc.
|
Terms of Sale.
CASH without the benefit ofappraise
mcnt.
D. II. BOULLT, JR.
june 23-tds. Sheriff.
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I. D. WORRALL:
WITH
SIMMONS HARDWARE CO.,
IMPORTERS OF
H.lRDV:4RE s. CyTLERI.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
July I4-6ln.
July I4-6m.
NOTICE..

Section No. 104. of Act. No. 90, approx
ed April Goth, 1877, provides: "rhat It
shall bc the duty OF the Presidents of all
Police Jnrcs throughout the State, an
nually in the month Of September, to
transmit to the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts u detailed report of the condition
of the parochial affairs, giving state
mcnt Of the rate of taxation, the amount
of disbursements, aud the outstanding
debt, if any,
Therefore all persons holding parish
indebtedness Of any kind, must present
the same to A. L. Lcmcc. Parish Treas
urer, for Registration before the LIST day
of September next, as it will not be re-
ceivable in payment of parish taxes I'M
less so registered
VIM. PAYNE,
June %. President Police Jury.
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IIcloise Mctoycr, Transfcree, Ben.
Wolfson VS. Nalcry Gaicnnic. Con-
tinucd for revival.
Clement perot vs.. Nalery Gaiennlc.
Continued for revival.
Caspari e. Dietrich VS.. J. L. Pro-
thro. Judgment favor Of Plaintiffs.
Caspari and Dietrich vs.. Louis Mo-
nette Jr. Judgment favor Of plain
tiff's.
c. l.. Walmslcy vs.. T.. A. Buarl
and Emile Cloutier. Dismissed 10y
Court on his own motion, for want of
jurisdiction.
Walmsley, Carver & Co.,, VS.. II. +.
Trichel. Dismissed at plaintiffs costs,
on motion plaintiffs Counsel.
Walmslry & Co., VS. Cha's. l.. Pc
rot. Judgment of revival, favor
plaintiffs.
Walmsley, Carver & Co., VS.. Lau-
rena +. Davis. Judgment of rcvi.
val favor of plaintiffs.
c. l.. Walmsley VS.. l.. A. Buard.
Dismissed by Judge for want of ju-
risdiction.
c. L. Walmslcy IS. l.. A. Buard and
Emile Clontirr. Dismissed by Judge
for want of jurisdiction.
Jno. Laplacc ct AL, VS.. A. f. lie
NEE, Syndc. Suit dismissed for want
of Jurisdiction.
J. W. Cockcrham vs.. r. F. IIarri.
son ct al. Judgment favor of plain
tiff.
Mrs. NJ. c. Janin VS.. Mrs. Jules
Sompayrac. Judgment favor of plain-
tiff.
Jas. S. Stephens vs.. Sam'l. Parson.
Judgment favor of plaintiff:
Mary c. Hunter, Adm'x., VS.. T. c.
Donovan. Judmcnt favor Of plaintiff.
Martin +. Scott vs.. ID. H. Boullt ct
al. Judgment favor Of plaintiff:
Jacob A. Wolfson Us. II. c. Myers
ct al. Judgment of revival, favor
of plaintiff.
Caspari & Dietrich rs. L. Van
Schoubrock. Judgment favor ofplain'
tiffs.
Caspali & Dietrich vs.. VIM. II. GAL
lien. Judgment favor of plaintiffs.
State of La. cx rel. w. p. Hall, Dis
trict Attorney, VS.. II. c. Myers ct al.
Judgment in favor of plaintiff: Sus'
pension and dcvolutive appeal taken
to Supreme Court
Henry c. North vs.. VIM. N. Levy
Judgment favor of plaintiff.
State of La. OK rel. F. Houbly vs.
Geo. ". Kcarney. Continued.
Ar. Miltenbergcr VS.. c. Blanchard
Judgment of revival, favor Of plain
} tiff.
Marie Josephine Flores rs. JOSEPH
Ezernack, her husband. Continued
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CIVIL DOCKET,
18th Judicial District Court.
June Term, Natchltochcs, Louisiana

Joseph Chmlcville rs. JAS. 6. Ste
phcns ct ais, Judgment si"n"h "nnnc
pro tune favor of plaintiff.
+. J. Pirtle vs.. Eliza Henderson,,
Administrators A. Carnalan, and JAS.
Cobb. Judgment signed ''nwc pro
tunc' favor of plaintiff.
Harris Jatfa IS. W. II. Hendrick,
Judgment favor of Plaintiff with re-
cognition of privilege. so taxed as
costs; Curator ad hoe. fees.
r. +. Tauzin vs.. T. Lacostc. Cor
tinu"d.
W. p. Kellogg, for use &C., vs.. +.
Holcombc ct al. Confined.
p. A. Simmons, President Police
Jury, and Cha's. Leroy, Treasurer,
vs.. D. II. Boullt, Tax Collector.
Judgment dismissing suit at Pain
tin's costs. Signed "nunc pro tune"
A. +. Armand vs.. Geromc Messl,
ct al. Continued.
| @. Capmartin vs.. Valentine sers.
Continued.
Jules Normand VS.. A. E. Lemee,
Syndic. Continued.
Gerome Mcssi IS. +. !.7hini and
Bros. Transferred I" d =" '"ket.
State of La, vs.. JoE' : Jams ct
al. Judgment annullin- :,,u'e OF
bond.
Catharine Jones vs.. \. > Jnpre,
Amt. Continued.
+. A. Metoyer. App't. IS. NJ E.
Lacour, wife of l.. BaIthaza' ct a.
Judgment setting aside former j"dg
meDt of this Court, liSmissing appeal
, reversing. avoiding and annulling
' iudgmedt of the Lower Court IN this
. case, and annulling Judgment" OF Low
err Cont in case No. ll9 on Docket OF
said Court.
F. N. Chetettre vs.. }. c. Trichc1
Administrator, and V. A. Barron
. Sheriff. On motion, plaintiffs CouD'
sci dismissed. at plaintiffs costs.
! G.. NJ. Bayley e. Pond VS.. Mrs. Ju'
1 liza Flcmming. judgment in favor o
plaintiffs for 5000.
Rcbccca Sompayrac vs.. c. L
Walmsley, Agent, &C., ct al. Con
u tinued.
4 Cook g. Bro. Judgment dismissing
d at plaintiffs costs.
, Theresa Barnett vs.. CATHERINE
: Clelettrc. Judgment Diminishing a
> plaintiffs costs.
" O, Capmartin IS. Catherine Chelet
tire. Judgment for Plaintiff.
l. Theo. Schuman VS.. Sam. Hynes
g Agent. Dismissed at plaintiffs costs
Is Clarissa Fox vs.. Thomas Fox. Con
# tinued.
" Carson g. Armstron rs. VIM. Payn
. ct ell. Judgment of revival, favor c
'e C. L. Walmsley.
is ]. W. Cockerham Va. r. F. Harri
ID son ct al. Judgment favor of plain
e, tiff.
o. Antoine Pcrau vs.. Caspari & Diet
! rich. Case taken under advisemen
~ c. Chaplin special Judge.
" J. W. Cocktield vs. Z. J. Cockfielt
81 Judgment favor OF plalntlH as pt
70 verdict of jury.
:; Flash, Lewis & Co., VS.. Russell
I'd Barbec. Judgment for plaintiffs.
to A.P. Cockfeld to District Cou1
to Judgment favor of plaintiff, homole
w eating monition. Appeal taken
~. ~ Supreme Court by defendants, Ha
In rison and Levy.
ne Mathilde Doremus, Superior, &,
on vs.. Valcry Gaienuie. Continued +
ty revival.
his Heloise Metoyer, transferec, J.
ba Ducoarnean vs.. Valery Gaiennl
~ Continued for revival.
Heloise Metoyer, Transferee, H. '
Wv Powell vs.. Valery Gaiennie. Cont
he ued for revival.
ur, Person e. Levy VS.. Valery Gaic
le- ME. Continued for ycvival.
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Our District Court.

IF there is anything IN this State
that needs the touching hand Of re-
form it is the manner in which our
district courts in the country parishes
are conducted In the first place
they arc made too expensive to the
tax payers. II person is accused OF
stealing chicken off a hen roost and
the case is brought up before the dis
trict court the costs will amount to
at least one hundred dollars! or an'
other may be accused of stealing an
old SOW, and the costs in this case
will amount to one hundred and fifty
dollars! This, to our mind seems al
wong, and there must be q way TO
wight such wrong.
These cases besides involving a
large amount of expenditures, entail
loss on the planting interests impos-
sible to recover. Tho laborers are
called away from their crops just at
the time when their services are so
much needed, and the crops miss
that work and attention from which
they do not recover throughout the
season. 1t is safe to say that every
trial requires the services of at least
thirty five or forty men for two or
three days. First the accused is pre-
rented to the grand jury witnesses
must be summoned from different
parts of the parish, taken from their
work Just at the particular time when
they should be at home, brought be.
fore the grand jury, and then if a
"true bill" is found, they are made to
appear before tic district court as
witnesses, which to them is serious
loss, and after all this trouble and cx-
pcnse, a petty jury brings in averdict
of "not guilty" Here the parish has
been put to the enormous expense OF
one or two h,fndred dollars, perhaps
to satisfy the petty spite of some
Jealous ncishbor, or answer the re-
vcngeful hatred of some secret foe.
This expensive litigation requires
the serious attention of our next leg
islature, and some means must be dc
vised to cure this great evil, for ou'
people can no longer stand it. These
potty'cases must be kept out of tht
district court on the ground of justice
and economy. Taxation will ruin the
best regulated government in th'
world, auG the citizens Of Louisiana
at this present time, are far from en-
ioying such a government.
The cry is for relief, ana "n'esS
comes in some tangible form and mate
rial shape, the prospects of our lon'
looked for prosperity will be blasted
and immigrants deferred from eve
seeking home amongus. We are no
able to pay high and ruinous take
and o ne means must he devised fo
our relief. These cases of petty la'
ccny must be disposed of with les
expense to tho tax payer and wit
less bother to the planters. We {
not offer any particular Legislation
but think if our next Legislature vi
look at this matter 10 its true lig
and view it as men looking TO the j
terest of an impoverished constit
ency the remedy will not he hard
find.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-07-14
For Sale.

Corn Crushcr. Carry-Log
6 seat Carriage. Cotton Press
Eagle Gin Stand, 70 saws.
Pratt Gin Stand, 20 saws.
Grist Mill complete.
Sets Running Gear for Gin Stands
and Mill.
Gin House, frame, in perfect order,
4Ox95 feet with - feet gallery all around.
House AZ feet by 81, with front and
rear gallery 12 feet wide, with 4 rooms
and corridor.
Cotton Press, Compass.
For terms, apply 70 J. A. DCCOUR-
NEAU JR., at Natchitoches, or to me at
my store on Cane River,
July7-2mo. J. J. A. PLACCHE.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-07-14
Notice..

4 LII persons owing Taxes and Licenses
"A to the city of Natchitoches are here
by notified that l will enforce the pay
mcnt of the same as directed by Ordi.
nance passed July Sd, 1877.
Please notice ordinance and save cost
of suit.
Office on st. Denis Street,
LEON GRENEAUX,
City Tax Collector.