Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-18

J7,crs has been q slight abatement IN
the violence Of the fever in the last lew
dar, in New Orleans, but ON the lith inst
the new cases ran up to 800 with 80 deaths.
Til. epidemic continues to spread In the
interior Of Mississippi. Holly Springs Is
sending some plteous dispatches for nurses |
and doctors.
In our latest dispatches We have nothing
from vicksburg.
No new cases pcported in Cairo, III.
A heavy frost fell there on the 18th inst.
At Grenada there IL still much suffering
There are yet victims for the pestilence,
either among the inhabitants or nnrs's.
WIN. Heating, editor Of the Memphis
Appeal, compliments in the highest terms
the coiorcd people Of that city for their
conduct during the prevalence Of the cpl
dcmic.
At Delhi the fever was reported to be
raging A dispatch wa, forwarded to A.
McCranic u solicit aid. Money was raised
and forwarded to Monroe and we now learn
that the town was not in 40 bad condi'
tor as reported
The people OF the North give most libcr-
ally.
Register.
Read the Police Jury proceedings III an
other column.
No quarantine against thcs" books ut
tho post Office.
IL, all who thirst for knowledge 20 to
IN. post office aud buy books.
Great excitement Mt the combinations
formed Tor the b"quct tonight
Register II You care for the success oil
the white people of Louisiana.
How many nirklc- will it require tn get
the boqurt tonight. Fully 500 we think.
Register and vote.
Don't forget that everybody, his wife,
child, aud motber-in-lnw, will I've expected
a, the supper tonight.
We hear no further complaints of the
i,oii worm. The crop will fall short Of the
usual yield fully one fourth.
The resumption act went into effect on
Monday lust. The United States now re-
deems her notes in silver coin.
Nnden is quarantined against Homer,
aud there is only one way for our mails to
20 North. That is by Che way of Hope.
Register, Register Register!''
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4 frost on the morning of the ETH Old
uncle Daniel Cooper, most worthy colorcd
man, ,l,Slar- that he saw it with his own
eyes.
There vet remain few b"oks at the post
office and if you want To pass away the
dull hours and improve the mind try en- oi
them.
Republican, Congressional nominees for
this district are J. r Ludcling for the long
and J. W. Fairfax, colorcl, for the short
term.
The supper to-uight should be patrnnized
Ivy all who have a good appetite combined
with landable desire 10 aid the distressed
The ladies' promise an attractive bill OF
fare and plenty of enjoyment for the young
people,
Our readers will hear with extreme re
gre, that our highly esteemed fellow
townsman, A. McCranir, has been serious
~ Ill for several days. A. we so TO prcss
We hear that he is slightly better, but IL
yet very i'll.
We have had the pleasure Of visit from
Mr.. w. p. Hutchinson, lately editor AM
publisher of the Sabine Southron." Mr.
Hutcheson is an accomplished gentleman
and deserves far better fate than tina
which befcll him in Sabine parish.
We are in receipt Of several private lie
tiers from our intimate, personal friends, q
containing the advice TO move slowly an
csutiously in our support Of the nominee
We know something by actual experiene
of that peculiar feeling which Actuat<
these very worthy gentlemen in their Of
position. Bnt we have been able TO owe
como our indignation. We beeeech the
to do likewise. let them reflect, and sue
rsAection will surely teach them there
something else to BE- considered in tn