The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-17
STATE NEWS,
Cream CT the Country Press.

At about II o'clock Tuesday ight a
difficulty took place at the Milaudon
plantation, between Tom jaeger; the
engineer, and a negro named Harris
son Hamilton, which finally resulted
IN the negro Selling billet of wood,
and crushing the engineer skull.
The negro, after committing the
deed, fled to the swamps; thus MA
king his escape. The wounded man
fingered until yesterday morning,
when he expired.
The facts as obtained by a Demo-
crat reporter, are as follows:
The deceased ordered the accused
to do certai n work, which he declin-
ell doing. This caused words to pass
between the two, and the engineer,
feeling insulted at some remark pass
ed by the negro, made a pass at him.
The negro then seized stick of cord
wood that was near at hand, and
dealt his antagonist two blows over
the head. which brought him to the
earth, and which finally produced his
death.
The coroner of Jefferson parish held
a post mortem and continued the in
quest until a future lay.--[N. o..
Democrat.
Caddo Parish has levied license
tax on all persons who deal in seed
cotton, $500 per annum is the charge.
From three to five per cent Il month
income for money on good paper are
the ruling rates here. There is no
place in the Union that offers such a
fine field for the profitable use Of mo-
ney as Shreveport. The article is al
most going begging in New York.
What has become of that yankee en-
terprise and shrewdness we used to
read about in the school books
River rising rapidly shreveport
Times.
A very sad occurrence happened in
this town on last Sunday. Two Of
our young friends, Louis Barbin and
Alfred b. Messick met in deadly com
bat, both armed with pistols, and il
the encounter the latter lost his life
Young Messick fired his pistol sew
eral times without effect. Mr.. Bar
bins pistol snapped several times
but at the first explosion of the wea
pom young Messick was shot full in
the face and expired in a few mo-
ments. We deeply regret the sad &C
currcnce.
Planters all Over the parish com
, plain that the very bad weathe
which we have had for the past tw'
weeks is damaging what cotton the!
: have remaining in the fields, and th
y potato crop is on the eve of being to
T. tally lost Marksville Bulletin.
I Weather and Craps.-Rain rain
Our fields are flooded, the canes ar
:, full Of sap; and in many places ar
', sprouting. The rollinsis put back a
9 least two weeks, many planters VII
II intended to commence grinding TIL
week are compelled to wait until
change from warm to cool and fro,
wet to dry takes place. Cotton
-" also injured to great extent, man
hollis falling and of those open, Il
staple is either t brown down or spoi
ed for market Courier Of the Tecl
10 From the statement we publish
10 will be seen that the assessment
this parish for this year is 5000, 29
H. This is an increase over last years a
scssment of over ono hundred tho
sand dollars. Even this increased a
IL sessment is entirely too small, al
does not rearly represent the VAL
C. of property and Investments in til
parish. This, however, is the fl,
re individuals rather than officials. Ia
re payers have a weakness for sweari
to a cheap valuation of proper
when it is being assessed.
ia, The weather has been warm a
I'LL RAINY for some time. So much dam
ness has been cause of much DANA,
cs. Mr.. Tom Tigner informs US that
All experience of many years he |
never befo,c known cotton to sprC
in the boil. This has beer noticed
''w many cases. The cotton crop t
, ia year seems to have been persecul
in continually Claiborne Guardian
Our neighbor of the Vindicator ST
no posed to he at Natchit0ches but
is some accounts ubiquitous pays u
compliment by saying, "tbat we "
himself was one of the Pioneers fe
State Constitutional Conventio
tot and might have added, that VIC d
pa more to put prominent men in
er; positions which they occupy tod
in and received fewer compliments
ga. less solid comfort than any pattie!
t Hrs the State Mansfield Reporter.
has Let virtue be its own reward fri
ds' Potts. Our turn will como aftt
'er.
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