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Sherlrs Sale.
J. W. Cockerham VS.. NJ. H. Carver
District Court-N0 82l3.

wv. Cockcrham VS.. NJ. H. Carver
District Court-No 82l3.
by VIRTUE of writ of seizure ' ~.
y sale in the above entitled and Gu W..
,ered suit and to me directed, ! p ,..t
,e,zed and will offer for sale to inc n.
md highest lilder at the door " II
,'ourt House in the City and fs'"'
Natchitoches, on
Saturday the 2oFh Gay cfJu|y' ''; u,
he following described property, wv! y. Il.
A certain lot Of groun situated ~ 1907
Town of Natchitochvs, on From! s.,..t,
having front Of IS feet on SAID . ;'
With depth oftwo hundred aaa rS u.
i've feet, hei q the same pTope.''rr d..
,uired from the succession OF ''c.''1 sss;
and on the 10Th day of January North
aid lot of GROUND bcin, boundea sSoutb
~ nron,rty Of Mr.. Clara Lsplace, S S,a.t
~ propert, of 7. Lacoste, East oy!,d I
street, together with all the o"i !" any.
and improvements thereon OF :"
wise apertaining
Terms Of SAFE: at,
CASH, with tic en,dt Of sIPT,s'I1'p ~.
0 D. H. roUl Ii; sSS.saf
June 15'tds.
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Shall we Have a Convention :

The last Legislature passed a reso-
luton to submit the question of call
ing a constitutional convention to the
people at the election in November.
This was doubtless considered con-
cessioD to the democratic minority
which favored the calling of con.
vention ; but is it not apparent to
the most obtuse observer that this
will be taken advantage Of by those
false democrats who are determined
to force the white people of this State
to live forever under the vile radical
military abortion of 1868. Nine
tenths of the white democrats are in
favor ola new constitution, but the
renegade white vote added to the
solid radical vote will make it appear
that majority of the people Of the
State are opposed to convention.
Are the people to be tricked out Of
their rights in this manuer7 In this
matter the people are sovereign, not
the legislature. If the people wish to
change their organic law, the legis-
lature cannot defeat their will the
exercise Of this inherent right does
not depend apon the consent of the
legislature. The inherent right of a
free people to change their govern
ment at any time and in any manner
they wish is above the law, is higher
than Courts, Governors or Legisla.
lures. If corruptionists and syco-
plants have such power in this State
as to control the usual channels of
action and snbvert the will of the
majority, let the people ignore these
unfaithful servants and act for them
selves let them rise 10 the majesty
Of their might and measure strength
with Towards Lottery and the other
foul incnbi that have fastened them
selves on the body polite; let it be
decided now aud forever who is mas
ter in this land. Let the democratic
convention soon to meet in Baton
Rouge call a constitutional conven
tion, let new constitution be framed
and adopted by a majority Of the
voters Of this State = let a govern
mrnt be established under it, and
then who will oppose it. The con-
situ,ion Of ls45 was framed by a
convention called in this way. The
model constitution Of Pennsylvania
| was framed and adopted in same
| "anner.5 No one thought Of disre
| gardiag the constitution of l645 fnl
| his reason ; no one to-day thinks Of
resisting the government Of Pennsyl
vania. Other States have pursued
he same conrse with equal success.
Whenever the nsual channels Of gov
.rmeutal action are 70 controlled and
| directed as to defeat the will Of the
people it ia not only their right but
their duty to assert and maintain
! heir power by their own iudepen-
dent action. There has been 80
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much non.sensical cant a':"'' Ia"
and order aud respect for r"">iiltn"1f
author ty. that the substance ct ''''*
Government has been materially
changed. A little. "ttha"d rx'rr1>"
of nopular rights will lr hr'" tir'a'
and healthful |, this Il government
OF the people, Or are The officials $"
n,ome It is we'll to settle this NNHH-
tlnn now,
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u l,(,MENT.

Caroline R"s"nthal VS.. S. Winbarc h.,
Husband.
District Court, Parish of Natclitoches
No. ol>3.
TN this casa by reason of the law .,a
l the rvi,lcnc" heiny in favor oftha
Plaintiff, Caroline Ro>rnlEal, it is tbe Wv
fore ordered, adjn'!Sed and decreed tho.
she do have and recover of the dpfendsnt
Simon Wiuharg, the sum of -Four Thn
sand Seven Hundred Dollars with s No,
cent interest thereon from the 18th dav
OF March. 1874. and costs, with recoon
ton Of her privilege and mortgage on tbe
movable and imlnovahlp property Of he,
husbend the sail Simon Winbarc. kk
further ordered that the commun;tv n
acquets and gains heretofore existing h..
her aud her said husband be, and thu
same is hereby dissolved, and that Plain.
titi' do hereafter have the control and al.
mini>tratinn of her separate estate.
D ne and signed in open Court on this
2;t|r day Of June, 1-o9.
(SiYn"l D. PIERSON,
District Judge.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Natcbitoches,
Clerks Office
hereby certify tie above and torege
ing to I've true and correct copy Of ths
original .Jud gmpnt on file in my Office.
Witness my hand and Of
lis. fetal Seal at Natchitoches,
La, this Sd day Of July,
A. D.. 1875.
W. II. TUNNARD,
.|'uy6 st. Clerk.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

CIKAEIxI I y tJAHEO
James Henry Jeter rs. J. c. Cammack.
District Conrt-NO. 1908
DY Virtue Ola writ Of Fl. Fa. in tn.
- above entitled and numbered suit
and to me directed, ] will offer for sale
to the last and highest bidder at tn
door Of the Court House in the City Of
Natchitoches, on
Saturday the nth day Of august 1878
the following described property to-wit
A certain tract Of land situated in tht
parish Of Natchtoch-s and designated a.
pre-. emtion certificate No. 1888 of date 18th
Of October, 1851. Lots No /, 2, 8, 6 and
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
J. W. Cockerham vs.. D Boullt, Jr

J. w. Cockerham vs.. D Boullt, Jr
District Court-NO. 6217.
DY VIRTUE of a writ of Fl. Fa. issued
ID in the above entitled and numbered
suit and to me directed, | will otter fo
sale to the last and highest bidder at tht
door of the court house in the city Of
Natchitoches, on
Saturday, August Nth, 1873.
the following described property, to-w't !:
A ,certain tract of land situated in til,
parish of Natchi,ochrs, in this State, BE-
ny lot No Il and heing parts of sectior
Nos. Is. Is and II, in township 9, rang
). containing Ash acres, together with al,
the buildings and Improvements thereon.
Terms Of Sale:
CASH, with the benefit Of appraisement.
A. P. BREDA.
July l3tds. Coroner.
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Constitution of 1888.

This instrument, when We h"|o
hitherto designated as blot on our
civilization and an insult to our man
hood, is claimed by some to possess
great attractions--if garn;shed with
few amendments. Indeed, we are told
that the Constitution Of 1868, when
''remedied" by the amendments, will
be far superior to the Constitutions OF
Pennsylvania, Arkansas and Georgia,
which heretofore have been cited az
models Of organic instruments.
These arguments-at least they
are in line with the deluge of words
which We have been afflicted with for
months and We call them arguments
through courtesy-are the latest ef-
forts of the vOtaries of conservatism.
Let rs SEQ what virtue there is 10
this talk.
The Constitution of Pennsylvania
is the pioneer of modern organic laws,
and its provisions, if we ale correctly
Informed, are purely democratic, in
this, that they prohibit monopolies
even to the extent of making it IN.
lawful for two chartered institutions,
not possessing exclusive privileges, to
combine. Vide, tue Atlantic and
Pacific and Western Union Telegraph
companies and their contest with the
State authorities. We give prece-
deuce to this monopoly principle"
because we consider it the enemy "f
democratic liberty in America. 1t is
a vicious anomaly in republic that
any set of men should have legal
rights or exemptions from the opera
tons of law not accorded to each and
every citizen Of the country. Mono
poles are such legal exemptions, and
they are contrary to the theory, in
consistent with the practice, and sub
versive of the spirit Of true democra-
cy.
DO the amendments destroy these
enemies Unpopular rights? They do
not! Nay They implant them (by
refusing to abrogate) firmly in our
system of government. They place
them in such a position that naught
but armed revolution can destroy
them. Here then is a vicious and
alarming principle retained-aye, en-
dorsed by the amendments.
The enemy of human liberty does
not come in the same garb in each of
its assaults on mankind. No sane
tyrant would think of branding the
assumption of power, or the usurpa-
ton of an inherent right of the citi-
zen, as q tax on tea or "ship money"
In that gaise tbe:most ignorant would
recognize the monster, but it comes
again and again, clothed iu all man
ner of robes, to accomplish the same
end, however, the subversion of po-
pular liberty and the capitalization
of power into the hands of the few.
Here then is a principle of demo.
cratic government which the Pensyl.
vania, Arkansas and Georgia consti.
tutions boldly enunciate, declare and
maintain, but which is not in the
constitution of 1868 and which the
amendments do not supply.
In that instance, fundamental
and fatal instance, the patching does
not, nor cannot, blossom the bayonet
edict of 1868, into the full blown rose
ola popular aud democratic consti
tuition.
This subject will receive our atten
ton from this time forward and We
propose to show conclusively that
the amendments are even more dire
enemies to our rights and Liberties as
citizans than tha 1icions constitution
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vrv ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.!
DEMOCRATS list WARD.

There will be "A MASS MEETING OF
th. Democratic Party OF Wand !, at the
Court House at - o'clock NJ, ON
WEDNESDAY, july l'th, 1>'>,
TO; the purpose of r|""'"" Delegates TO
III. P,r;~,. i,n,> "''''''l,
j.. !t.MF,l.,
+. iiij.LiH,
N.mic:>. Parish i.>c .Htl'r f""''nittr''
l,u,u~ r>,.>u EXECUTIVE: COMMITTEE.
Natrhit"rhr>, IT,,
.)unr 18th. 1873.
4 CALL.
In arro..lanrr with Resolution, adopt
-, >, he ,,;,.,ily Of ,!!r Parish ENrru
rive rr,u,,;,;,r OF SATURDAY last. 18th
;,>;. = ,unv.n,i,u OF III" Democratic
NAVY OF, this parish is hereby called for
Saturday, July 2"th, l>'>.
to which All ne Wards ~ th;> parish are
respectfully requested t" st nd delegates
Each Ward will hr entitled I" one
delegate inv each - votes east for /. /.
N.rholl,. in l-7f. and on" delegate for
each fraction over - votes cast 1T SAID
election. ihr representation OF the res
vcctiyc Wards Will be- as follows:
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The Constitution bail srr"lls on
Avoyelles, Caddo, Bienri'ie and
Richland are in line. How about
DeSUtO. ~ - %t" s..#
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NOTICE.

Succession Of Peabody A. Morse.
ALEXIS E. LEMEE having filed bis
a petition to be appointed Administrs.
tor of the Succession of P. A. Morse, de-
ceased, notice is hereby given to all
persons in interest. to show cause within
zen days why the prayer Of s id peti
TONER shou|d not be granted.
Witness the Hon. p. A. Simmona
Judge of said Conrt, on this 2nd day Of
July, A. D.. 1879.
JNO. LAPLACE,
Jnly 6-2t. by. Clerk.
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Total 81 votes.
The members Of the Central Commit
tee representing the several wards are
requested to call meetings Of the Drlo-
cratic party in their wards for ihr pnr-
pose of elrcting delegates under this call.
1t is hoped that Il full delegation will
respond
VI. J. CUNNINGHAM,
Chairman. Parish Eyccntive Committee
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Our mails North are d dead failure.
Nothing from Shreveport for a whole
week.
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IOHN NJ. TUCKER,

TOHN N. TUCKER,
MAGISTRATE Ward |.
st. Denis Street, : Natchit0chcs, La.
DROMPT attention given to all business
L entrusted to his care.
~ Claims collected at small cost.
Refers to the Bar Generally.
Jan j'7S-ly
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FOR THE STATE SENATE.

The friends of WILLIAM II. JACk'
ESQ, will support him before the Parish
and District Convention for the state
Senate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-03
GE-STR

''Fanny, / am very much surpris-
ed. In fact, / am very much asham-
ed of you. In fact, | never thought
it of you-'
swell! well!
"While we were out this afternoon
| saw you Deliberately trying to at
tract the attention of n strange man."
IEorrOr-stricken silence on the
part of Fanny.) Then:
'Me attract--me! Why, Tom,
you're out of your mind! It's you
that ought to be ashamed of yourself
70. supposing such a hing. Mel
Hump!"
(Imperturbably)-'tI don't SUP
pose. It's the truth"
Getting excited)-''It's not the
truth. You're n big story. III
never speak to you again, you,
you"
(Calmly-"Don't put yourself il
a cast-iron sweat, my dear"
VERY much excited)-''I declar,
it's enough to provoke a saint. 70,
know (sob) I-n-never-did-sucl
-a-thing! Cunning like a shot)-
See here! Who, which, what MAJ
did l try to attract the attention of
(Coolly)-Why the stage-driver,o
counsel"
Tableau.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-03
MEASURING CORN IN BULK.

A United States standard bushel
contains 2, $50 cubic inches a cubic
foot consists of 1928. Thus a bushel
is to be a cubic foot as 5 is to 4. In
the East, where two bushels are rated
as equal to one of shelled corn, the
cubic contents of the crib or box
may be multiplied by 4 and divided
by 10, OF the last figure may be cut
off, which is the same thing. In the
West three half bushels of ears are
equal to one bushei of shelled corn,
where the Dent varieties are cultivat-
ed. Thus the relation of cubic feet
tG the bushel of corn will be as 4 to
$50. In this case find the cubic
contents, multiply by 8 and divide
by II. Thus a crib 20x5xl2 equal
1920, multiplied by s equal 5000,
divided by 10 equal GAO bushels of
shelled corn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-03

Toms hands, and wishing all a mer-
ry Christmas, the visitors took their
leave.
"What is it, Tom?" cried Sue, be-
fore they were out of the gate.
Tom opened the package and both
of his eyes very wide at the same
moment. 1t was a splendid pair OF
silver mounted club s~cates, beautiful
as a picture and just Toms size.
"And here," said the mother, sis
a box of building-blocks for Dick,
and a box of Kindergarten gifts
weaving-for Sue, that Mrs. Holmes
has brought; SC that all my children
will have something, after all, to re-
member this Christmas by"
The presents We're hung on the
tree, just to see how they would
look, you know and then they all
danced round it once more, and then
they all sang the other verses OF "'We
Three Kings" and then the little
folks went to bed.
"Im glad, Tom,'' said his mother,
Ewhen grandma had gone out with the
little children. 1t was all she could
say.
I'm glad that you're glad, mother
dear" said Tom, tenderly, as he
crept up to her side and laid his heaC
in her lap.
"Tom," after a little silence.
"Well, mother?'
elias this been q happy Christ
mast"
"Yes, mother"
1T would have been, wouldn't it
if those gifts hadn't come to-night?'
J, "Oh, yes, indeed"
at would have been, wouldn't it
even if you hadn't had the chance t
| do tllat-what you did this afternoon
, I'm glad that you were able to do it
l but then, that was not the reason c
y al your happiness to-day, was 1T!
"No, mother"
: "What was it them"
| "Well," said Tom slowly, Il SUI
l pose it was because l tried to hel
other folks to have a good time
THAT was it my boy. You forge
yourself in trying to make others hal
y py. And he who does that finds tn
Christmas lasts all the year roun'
for goodwill and peace are always
- his heart, and in blessing others
II himself is richly blest. Good-nigf
my darling"
! Goodnight, mother"
And wiping away the thankful a
happy tears that feel from his mother
id eyes upon his face, Tom Noble we
n to bed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-03
MIsAPPLIED
SOME SWEET SAYINGS JANGLING OUT OF
TUNE.

The ear of charity is as deaf as an
adder at work on d long column of
figures.
The grinders should cease, because
they are few, and hand-organ music
isn't very popular just at present,
anyhow.
Old age comes on a pace, in har-
ness, and at a good round gait.
The boy stood on the burning deck
that he had hauled from the fire,
where his father had thrown it, but
the old man yanked him off and COM
pleted the cremation of the vile cards.
Women are generally pretty smart,
but they cannot hold a candle to 9
can of kerosene with safety.
Virtue is its own reward, but a lit
tie besides, that will buy something,
is generally quite handy.
The old hummer smelleth the bot.
tie from afar off when it is set up fol
a free treat to the crowd.
A word spoken in due season, how
good it is when it strikes the man will
the bill just about right.
Remove not the ancient landmark
pleadeth the venerable tramp wheI
they bid him peel off and get into thu
bath pool at the work-house.
II beg of you,have you a few cent
FOR a starving MANI" inquired a tram
of a pedestrian ON Vine street recent
~. ''Oh,' exclaimed the latter
''you are only begging the question,
and he passed on.
The blood Of the turnip is the see
of the church in some of the sting
instances.
When at home do as the home 'ur
, do.
Beware of the man with one bool
= if he be an agent for it.
When a nan slips in to get a s.
nip and finds a crowd of his acquaiI
. %tances there, his first thought i
Defend me from my friends.
& The motto of the gay old bachel
on the shady side of life is, IT
Guard dyes, but w ~surrenders.
At many of the cheap clothing au
81 tons there is a great cry and lit
; wool.
NJ God helps them who helps the
selves. The lunch fiend takes he;
and goes for what there is on
= table regardless of Proyidential
in the contract.
H. The fullness of a merchants ste
is not indicated by the beggarly
es count of empty boxes which he p
re mits to block the sidewalk.
All the worlds a stage, and MOI
he makes the mare go before it.
r, How doth the little busy wife i
t; prove each shining hour, and G
he around the shops all day; at nis
e. done out and sour.
al Father, at that critical period wi
the down is appearing on the chin
ed your boy; when his changing voice
as constantly getting out of gear; wi
he is experiencing his first dreams
he love, and when he is peculiarly s.
Y: s~itive, be careful in your bearing
ill wards him, and govern your temp
practice forbearance, for fear y,
in son may go down on your wrath, :
NJ you be cleaned out at your old ga,
ng He that touches pitch shall be
nd filed herewith; and poker, seven
ard other games of that class are j
as bad as pitch.
w.. And after the fire q still, sr
IN voice. 1t is that of the reporter $
the ing around for the amount of the
and insurance.-Cin. Com.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-03
The Seaside Library.

Choice books no longer for the few
only. The best standard novels with
in the reach of every one. Books
usually sold from 81 to So given (un-
changed and unaDridged) for 10 and
20
1. East Lynne, by Mrs. Henry
Wood, double No. 20c
2. John Halifax, Gentleman, by
Miss Mulock, double No. 20e
3. Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
double No. 20t
4. a Woman-hater, Chas. Reade's
new novel, double No. zoe
5. The Black Indies, Jules Verne's
last new novel, single No. 10c
6. The Last Days OF Pompcii, by
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, sln-
gle No. 1Oc
7. Adam Bcde, by George Elliot,
double No. zoe
8. The Arundel Motto. by Mary
Cecil Hay, single No. 1OC
8. Old Myddlcton's Money, by
Mary Cecil Hay, single No. loo
10. The Woman i'll White, by Will
kie Collins, dounle No. 20,
IL. The Mill on the Floss, by Geo. :
Eliot. double No. 2Ot
IL. The American Senator. by An
thony Trollope, double No. 90
ID. A Princess of Thule, by VIM.
Black, double No. 20,
IA. The Dead Secret. by Wilkie
Collins, single No. 10
Is. Romola, by George Eliot. sim
gle No. 10
16. The English at the North Pole
by Jules Verne, single No. 10
II. Hidden Perils, by Mary Cecil
Hay, single No. 10
IS. Barbara's History, by Amelia
b. Edwards, double No. &c
19. A Terrible Temptation, by
Chas. Reade, single No. IL
20. Old Curiosity Shop. by Chas.
Dickens, double No. &c
For sale by all booksellers an
newsdealcrs, or sent, postage pr,
paid, on receipt of price, by
D GEORGE MUNRoE, Publisher,
: u, % and % Vandewater street.N.
/ Z O. Box 1866. l4-tf.
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