The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-09-07
BAIL, the rcpentant and ready to-tell

arlaiulIru - n Witness WISH near as
cOntlitr rs he made bell, We. With most
Solemn assurance he tull ,lv judge he
didn't know anything about it, N.Y. h"dn t
told "nyhohy that he took the goods.
Parish Attorney Chaplin and Mr.. French,
to whom BAIL bad confessed. We're per-
feetly dumb founded. The Judge. how
ever, rnp"b in Eazil on his confession and
let Oft Wallnughhy and Thomas for want
of evidence.
Look HEEE.-lt or country friends
from every parish, will set down every
Sunday evening AND write us the news
of their lwi yhhorltoods: what crop. are
looking like and turning out; who has
married. died. come in or ran "ut the
weather.. health: what about religion
and business what til" poopl" ar" talk
ING about Of politics in fact. everything
You hear or know of which happens, We
can make these local columns much more
interesting than they now are. You
needn't mind about the spelling or word-
iny-wc'll fix all that up.-you just
write along This invitation is open to
all ages. sex and color. Let's hear from
You.
Can at the post office and see our
reduced price list of fruittwpS, flowers
and ornamental shrubbrry, from &. W.
Stoncr> nursery at Shreveport. All to
I've sold at hard time prices
Aug. 3-:'m. PORTER 4 CARVER
Died.
NlENNE.-At the Convent of Mercy
st. Andrew street New Orleans. La. at
2::4n Il. IN. August q, 1878, Mdlle Ma rte
Azrlie Nienne, in religion Sister Mary
Theresa. in the twenty-tifth year of Der
age, and the fourth of her religious pro-
fcsSiun.-R. |. y.
VI ASSON-In New Orleans La. on
Aug. %, 1878, of yellow fever, Kathelle
Perrirr, Of Cloutierviilc, La, wife of Ed
monl Mason aged 81 years.
YELLOW Few Err The total deaths
from fever in New Orleans to noon Sept.
Sd were lllj total cases 1861 In Virks-
burg total deaths to Saturday last at
Ass. 1t still rages ftarfully at
Grenada, Holly Springs, Memphis and has
broken out in Kentucky. At Baton
Rouge there has been / deaths reported.
The health of this section is splendid
and our quarantine is vigorous and eff
tectivt. Nopers"n from an infected dis
trict have come within this parish for
the past 30 days.
Not a single ease of yellow fever on the
entire Red river. That's what a quar-
anime effects.
DR.. Grain member Board of Health
from Campte was in town on Thursday
at the meeting of the Board. He re-
ports health of that section good
George f. Gillespie, Jr, son of our es-
teemed friend DR.. G.. F.. Gillespie of this
city has gone to the Cornell University.
New York, which he will attend till he
graduates. We wish George every sue
cess and honor.
Our old friend Mathew llcrtzog. Esq.,.
from Magnolia, was in town during the
week and honore.l us with visit,
Mr.. Doyle, of the Dallas t]ours mill, was
here in the interest of his company dur
ing the week.
Allen Wheeler, ,ir., was in town on
Monday last and looks greatly improved,
having recovered almost entirely from
the effects of the blow he received from
the falling tree last winter. He reports
cotton crops AZ very good -rsp'cially his
own, which he says is as much az lie can
gather His head is as clear az a hell on
politics and p~poSee to do his share to
make ward nine rod hot from end to end.
We are under especial obligations to
our friend G. V. Murphy of Grand Ecore
for late Shreveport STANDARD. Thanks
Valcry
Onr friend Hon. W. A. Strony. Secrc-
tary of State, was in town during the
week looking hale and hearty. and his
host of friends wero proud to meet him.
J. II. Hill, Esq, our enterprislng friend
from Ward 4, vas on visit 10 our city
on Monday last. Capt. Hill reports crops
so so, with health Of his section good.
Messrs. Worrell and Foster, the former
of Simmons Hardware Co., and the lat
ter of Orr &, Lins]ey, St. Louis, and both
very popular gentlemen were on a visit
to our town during the week.
Capt. Green of the N. O.. Pacific Rail-
road remained with us a day or two and
reports railroad hands running short of
provisions.
Our friends Reiuhmer and l[erish
from Campto did the VINDlCAToE the
honor of calling on Tuesday last. Glad
to meet you gentlemen.
J. II. Caldwell, Esq.,, our genial Sabine
friend, visited Natcllitoches on Tuesday
last jim looks to be in fine health.
Messrs. Charleville and Mason were
the Cloutierville representatives at this
POST during the week.
Why ask fellow when be meets
His neighbor, whats the news y
Why sit a woman on the floor
To button up her shoes?
Why is it women all prefer
Abowl-bath to plunge;
Why is it they prefer a rag
For washing, to a sponge'
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