The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-03

Major II. Stanley, from Vernon parish
dropped in the YlSDlCAToK Sanctum An
talked with our chief. Major Stanle
reports the cotton crop of Vernon short
but the bread yield is ample.
D A. Black>lere Esq, visited our cit
during the week, and is brim full of i'm
migration. Mr.. Blackstone is lary
land owner, who will SEA to settlers il
any quantity.
"You Buud" yelled a Dutchman a
an iratc townite downcd him with ;
blow from his fist last week. The Dutch
man owed the townite for corn juice an,
sworr he'd "bc l-n if he paid it in solit
corn"
The river continues to rise with a r1lsl
and is in splendid ltoatint; order. w
have now two packets in the. Crane
Ecore trade. The Durtre on Tuesday,
and the Alexandria on Fridays. They
will continue in the trade until the Bar
Able resumes her trips.
They have a new name for it. Whcl
city official stays out IT'LL 2 o'clock il
tn" morning, he don't charge hi< fricnC
Brown with dctaning him--hc 'has
been engaged in organizing a Committee
Of Safety"
Sweet potatoes, pork, and fowls art
now m market, but in limited SUPPLY
Potatoes Is cents per bushel, chickens
- 50 per dozen, and Pork 10 cents PEI
pound, is what they ask for the "coun,
try produce"
The rush on tho tax collector was tire,
mcndons, hut still the delinquent list is
large. If the present delnquents can't
pay the taxes Oh their property let them
sell ont to those who can make some,
thing of of it.
The wife of John G.. Lewis, colored
member of the Legislature from this par
ish, died on Monday last in this city,
Lewis cruelty deserted his wife some
time since, and his whereabouts u I'M
known. Of such as him, is the radical
party
A youth from Georgia, fiat broke and
on the snooze, wanted to shove his
watch for three dollars to one of the
leading merchants on Sunday last. Geor-
gia still keeps time, and has gone to
meet Captain Dufrock.
'But Ipass," said a minister one Sun
day, in Diminishing one theme of his sub
jet to take up another. ''Then | make
it spades" yelled ont man from the
gallery, who was dreaming the happy
hours away in an imaginary game of eu-
chre.
How nicely this fits orr milkmcn we'll
leave the public to judge by the bowls
they'll indulge in when they read this is
sue of the VINDlCAroR. An up town la
dy found mlnnow in the last pint, and
the tactical vendor vowed "the brindlc
COW had been in swi,nmin' agin''
Half the fools of the United States
think they can beat the doctors curing the
sick; two-thir,ls of them are sure they
Fan beat the ministers preaching the Cos
pei and all of them know that they can
beat the editors running the paper.
The "last Captain made during the
war by the Eolfederatcs. is living in orr
Town. He crossed q Florida river, in a
skitf General John G.. Breckenridge and
staff, who were on their way to Cuba, for
" hich service he was knightel by Breck-
rnridgo and made a Captain. We would
call him Naval officer!
Our citizens want to know whether the
city government must look into the milk
mems adultcrated stuff and protect us
rom the pangs of too much water in our
,otfce. Is every bit Of our craftsmanship
@ be wasted on the Town ditch : For
,id it Heaven!
A man in Benton wrote to the officials
iOr "a chance to run on the B. C. & NJ.
Railroad" He was told that he might
run on the road" as much as he liked if
le would only keep out of the way of the
rains.
A ''po-ik' thus states it truly:
The thirsty sheeter folds his langnid
wings,
Draws in his augur, and no ]ongef sings
70 more artesan wells he tries to sink,
)r comes up to the bar to get a drink;
~ sleep he waits another seasons cup;
He's comatose his pump is frizzcd up!
Drones, according to Naturalists, are
he spontaneous offspring of the queen
oee.| lit is so, there is many fellow ly.
ng around this town, in a standing white
collar that's Spontaneous offspring" of
The biggest sort. The effort of rolling
cigarette nearly takes their breath
away.
The United States mail from below,
transported by the wellknown big mule
inc, failed to reach this place for seven
lays. We understand it has been de-
aimed by the ferryman below this, at 40
nile ferry, for debt due him by the con-
ractor. Can such things be and over
ONE lis in republic. In Justice to Mr.
sub-lessee from this to the
orty mile ferry, we would state that he