The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-04-21

""'' WI '''S IT'S session. 1(lllN IN
vrSt'Sattd the rrprrl,rnSihlr pvac
tIcc OF carrying concealed wrap
onS now SO much ilidl'|ycd in
D''| it hchoovcs the good and law
abiding citizens OF Union parish
t" SO direct public opinion that all
acts OF rrrklrSSNr>S which rndan
ger the peace and well being OF
society may disappear from among
us.
GRANT.
CV!Wr (h,vnicle~C|,arlcs. II.
Thomas, who ram on the Rcpubli.
can ticket at the late election. for
representative from this parish,
has got a seat in the Packard
House Can that body have the
shadow of Il claim to legitimacy
or legality!
The weather for the past week
has been variablc-hcavy rains
and cloudy, with very little SUM-
SHINE. We were very much in
need of rain, but have had plenty
now and hope for fine weather. so
that our farmers can finish getting
in their crops.
On Wednesday night last par.
ty broke into the store of Mr..
August Keller, about eight miles
below here, and stole about seven
tN-tivc dollars wOtll of mcrcllan.
Disc Every month or two Il bur
Slary is pclpctated in that neigh
'""''""". Nj. J"',in LaLdI'lS
was sleeping in a room adjoining
the store, but was not disturbed
by the robbers. On entering the
store in the morning, he perceived
a hole in the root, by which the
thieves made their entrance and
exit.
MOREHOCnE.
Morch0usc Cluviou-Wp learn
that Mr.. Jno. Brown, son Of Isaac
Brown, Es4., of Prairie MerRouge,
was accidentally shot through the
back OF his head by Il negro while
out hunting wild turkeys on Fri
day morning last. Fortunately
the shot was a glanciny one and
is not considered serious. 1t is
supposed that the negro was not
aware Of Mr.. Browns wIlprca-
bouts when he fired his GUN.
The fruit crop has been greatly
injured by the late cold snaps
peaches and apples at least fifty
per cent.
CADDO.
Shreveport Timcs-Tornado in
DcSoto,-We learned yesterday
from Mr.. Mat. y. Murphy, who is
doing business on the middle
Mansfield road, ten miles north
east OF Keachi, that Il tornado or
whirlwind passed in that vicinity |
on last Saturday afternoon about !
1 o'clock totally destroyed the
residences Of Alexander Taylor
and Thomas Middleton and lett |
their places Il mars of ruihs. Mr..
Edward Williamson, one of the
most estilnab|e young men in the
parish was killed outright, and ;
Mr.. Rodcriok Taylor and little /
son of Mr.. Nixon Williamson were
seriously injured. Several par
ties living in the ncighborhood had
narrow escapes from death. Mr.
Murphy states that the destruc
ton wrought by the storm was
fearful, and Judging from the
quantity OF houses blown down
and timber tcllcd, it was q miriclc
that 50 many escaped unframed.
lmmigrants.-We are gratitied
to learn from Col. w. y. WyHe
that the firm ofWylie \ UMarah,
of Cleveland, Ohio. have been ap.
pointed land and immigration
agents of the Iron Mountain and
Southern Railway company, and
are now perftcting arrangements
for special immigrant rates from
the East via the G.. G G. and !.
road, or Bee Line, to all points in
the Southwest.
We were yesterday shown a let.
ter by Mr.. Wylie from Gen.
VMarah, in which he states that
two hundred and fifty white tami.
lies can bc located i'll our parish
Immediately if places can be ob
tanned for them.
LAFOUCIIE.
1hiJ0dedur Seutinel-On Tues.
LAY, April 4th, q little girl aged
10, with her cousin, still younger,
while cray.fshing in Bayou La.
Touch were attacked by a negro
ruffian, and the eldest was seized
and outraged in a most fearful
manner. The justly indignant
oitiynns nr0mntlv hunr tho mon.