The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-06-02
General News and Notes.

October.
The New Orleans Democrat has
this to say in relation to the war,
Marshal Pitkin is waging on the
Calcasieu lumbermen:
"The logs are of nc value to
the government, while they rep
resent Il great deal of hard work
on the part of the choppers, and
their pillage represents not one
hundredth part as much rascality
as Pitkin, the Metropolitans and
the Customs officials generally
have been engaged in this State
for years. Upon the whole, we
are for the Turks against the Rus
slams, and the lumbermen against
Pitkin and his ragamut1ins; and
though we can't in prudence bet
on the Turks, we will bet odds
that if SoapSuds Pitkin leads the
Mctropolitans against the lum
bermen he gets whipped out o.
the woods and out Of his boots.
In order that those of our read
ers who do not understand terms
used in editorials and kilograms
relating to Turkey, we give OK
plantations of the leading ones:
Sultan-The Sovereign of the
Turkish Empire-thc recognized
organ of all executive power it
the State. His headquarters ar
at ConStantinople.
Porte-The Government of the
Turkish Empire.
Sublime Porte-The official namt
of the Government, so called from
the gate of the Sultan's Palace.
Grand Vzier-The chief Minis
lister of the Turkish Empire.
Diean-The Turkish Council O.
State-the "Cabinet."
Grand Myti-Chiet Interpreter
of the Mohammedan law an(
head of the "Wise Men'-jurists
theologians and literati-who as
semble for consultation on his or
der. lie is mostly styled thu
Chief Of the Faithful. A write
says a fetlta or decree from hin
wonld summon around the stand
ard Of the Prophet all the f f'!!
the death against the 'infdels, il
the frm belief that death on tn
battle field is a sure passport t.
Paradise"
Pasha-Governors, Vice roys
commanders, civil and miIitar,
" rulers of Provinces.
Deys-About the same as Pasl]
as.
SheiE-The name given tn
heads of Arabian tribes or clans
1t means elder, or eldest in dign
ty and authority.
OsmondrA Turkish Officiah
Islam-The religion Of NOLAN
s med.
Islau,s - Mohammedans then
selves.
= Alussulmen-A follower of MI
), manned.
Ottomen Empirc-Another nam
for the Turkish Empire, and IL
> rives it's name from Osman, il
founder.
l. Osmanlis-The Turks proper.
Not all followers of the Proph'
D. are Turks. In European Turke
there are, in round numbers, ti'
million Mohammedans, less tina
half of whom are Osmanlis, tt
= rest being of Slavonic descen
but none the less ardent worship
ers of Islam.
J. Southwark the March of EN-
5, grafton takes It's Course.
A colony is in process of organ
y zation in Massachusetts to Sett
in Burke county, North Carolin
while the Irish Catholic Bcnev
lent Union of the United Stat
- and Canada is actively engage
in colonizing Irish emigrants
the Western portion of the Stat
These are additional indication
,ss that the tide of emigration, whit
~: ~ has so long flowed Westward,
now setting toward the Sout
Two new lines of railroad are |
ing constructed through the ives
: ern portion of the State to cent
at the town of Ashville; and 90
unoccupied lands are offered
some of the best counties at pro
raging from fifty cents TO ten d
, lars per acre. J.: !; .
Few parishes in Louisiana a
inferior to the best counties
. North Carolina, while we ma
49, millions Of acres of the most p
''' ductive lands in healthy distrl'
}. and under the most genial OF
mates, lying idle: In no State
the Union can the man who
bors with his own hands, m:
:, easily make an abundant llV'
than in this State.
With the same amount OF Ia,
on the same area OF lana,
. farmer in Louisiana can ma
probably three times as , m ue1
iii North Carolina. AND YET
kRd emigration flowing into
iIntI.. rtL o,I noSt OI1r p1