The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-04-13
An old colored woman speaking of the
serenaders, said, ''she was Draughn to
the window and felt as if the good shep-

ard had Tucker up to heaven
Assess johnson has withdrawn the
Tax Rolls from the hands of The CoIlrc-
tor in order to i'finrc the amount of tdres .
=! n'> Is dnnr III order to conform with the .
requirements Of TIVE law passed by III" |
last i""lNiA'Hr" O}:r people will pay !
lnl~ year l., HmlIs STATE" tax and - mills !,
parish, a reduction from last year OF 81 |
mills.
DoSt. a PruS>ian >lormairr. stood the |
hard times AS lony Is he could, but final
ly iIr,l to parts unknown leaving a Num- !
hrr Of Weeping and wnilin- boarding !
ll"u>r keepers and washer women. "l'n>t !
thou Ike the picture
NcSSrs. Joseph lIrurI and J +. k'r
gan. jury commissioners, with Clerk Tun /
nard. drew the panel of j!ryn'n for the
approaching June term Of th" District
Court Two weeks for criminal matters
has been 'rrnltl ~uiljrlrnt for his term,
which speaks we'll for tn" efficiency Of
,l,r Judiciary of this District
We cannot refrain from cnnyratnlatin&
our citizens upon the rapid disappearance
of crime from this parish. Our farmers
along he river ar" awful jolly over the
solution of the "ho- question and their
SELF adulatinn is pleasing Now all this
can be attributed to the viyor and eff
cirnry with which Judge y. Picls"n anH
District Attorney Hail cntnrcr I'll" l1W,
anh to them DO We owe all praise.
We are in rrcri pit OF Il letter from Dr.
Potts, formerly Editor of that >trrlin~
outSpoErn country paper, the Man>n'Id
Erpor|r, W Mich informs Us that the Doc
tor will visit our city in a few days in
the interest of the people champion. the
New ORLEANS N;mm1ut. We are glad thr
N,np'ynt has secured the services of $"
grnaI, able. and popular gentleman, and
we hope that it and the Doctor will he
utualiy benefited.
QUERY: "Why will men smoke com
mon tolarc". when they can buy Mar
burg Bros. '&uI al North Cmo'ina,' at
the same price p Feb 1s-lN.
Iurrl. AEKlvNS-planters.-H. Dam
irl, y O; + + MyleS, st Louis; Mr.. Bach
man, y O; l. { Lor"t, y 0; NJ Pclot,
lan,ptc; l. Ntrchrr. Parish; y Prudhomc,
Parish; W l. Brolry. y O; II D Crane,
Monror, La.. &c Smith, y 0; II NJ Payne
y o; W c scott. St. Landry; } II Cald-
we'll, Many: VIM Hull, BoSsier Parish
| ClnS Miller, city; Jno Blogan, ChaS NJ
! Green. \ O p +.
COvEr ITEMS Since our last report
there has been entered Is civil suits on
the Parish Court Docket, and - on the
District Docket.
Clerk Tupnard reports the following
marriage licenses issued since last re-
port.
FRANCHISE Junra to NJ. +. st. Grrnain
Sam Neiyhhors Rosana Hughes.
Norbut Rachal = Clement Rachal.
Robert Martin " Mary Jane Osborne
Alex G. Gourdon " NJ. 4. Robinson.
Jacob Robinson 8 Sarah Smith.
School, Enthusiastically DiSmukcs
Parish School Board, reports - public
schools in operation throughout the par
jsh: three colorch and twelve white. Ii
most of the wards the fund has been OK
hauStrl and the schools diScontlnue'.-
These schools are continued only IN sue!
wards as have monies yet remaining It
Their credit with the Treasurer. Maj
w. f. Russell, lately appointed mem
=. Der of the School Board, vice W. \. Pom
der Esq., resigned, declines, much to tn
regret of every good citizen, to accept tn
= appointment.
.-Natchitoches has had
fair portion Of visitors during the pas
week, and orr reporter notes tn" pres
encc of the following. Capt. Henry y
Payne, of the firm of Payne, Kennedy I
a Co.. T.. c. Smith, Esq, of the Insnranc
i Oil Co., W. S. Brolly Of the Dicbold Sat
| & Lock Co., and Mr. Brakeman (
t Schmidt < Zciglrr of New Orleans.
Ward 4 was represented by MeSsrs. 10
Henry, A. B. Sompayrac, L. MichaelsO
and VI. Perot. Ward 6, by W. A. Ponde
EST, and J. f. Keegan Esq. Ward
:. hv L. Charleville and l.. Chopin Esq
Ward by Mr.. Prudhomme, and Ward
by Mrssrs. Stacy and Vowel.
s, We Thought fire had broke out {
Sc Front street during the week, but {
of close examination the excitement, while
r. prevailed to an alarming extent for pt
haps ten minutes, was discovered to ba
10 sprung from the arrival of six bales
is cotton for sale. Merchants, who we
in quietly dosing in their chairs, hasti
,e. Sprang from their seats, shook up cltr
us sleeping with noisy snore on dry goo
boxes, and the hurrying to and FRO :
40 most if not equaled that at Brusst
when Nap le gyunde surprised Wellingtc
A count of the pooled wealth of the e
e. tire town revealed the fact that the
~. wasn't money enough in the place to b.
the baled staple, ard the owner, at |;
IL accounts, was in camp waiting for t
grocery keepers to take in cash snfficie
-, to pay the outer limit for the contents
b his wagons. He too, 'cussed' Sherm;
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