The People's vindicator., 1878-12-14


business in New Orleans. We are
proud to testify that no man has suf-
fered from Mr.. Chopin's business
troubles and the proof of that is
evinced by the feeling of g]adness we
all entertain upon his resumption.
His old friends in Natchitoches, and
they are many, will of course rally to
his support, for they have ever found
him in business, as in social life, the
honorable, painstaking, upright gen
tleman.
The NINDICATOR takes pleasure in
commencing him to the hearty con-
sideration of all those who desire
business connection with a strictly
business house.
A MURDER.-One Sarah
colored woman it is reported, has
murdered white child eight or nine
years of age named Eaves, on the
Butler plantation on Red river. Our
reporter gathers the following facts
relative to the case
This murdered child, with others,
was picking pecaus when the woman
Sarah came to them and endcavored
to take the pecans from the children.
In this endeavOr she struck one of
the children over the head, three or
four blows, from which it died in
few hours. District Attorney Hall
has ordered an autopsy of the body
of the child and the courts will move
in the prosecution of the person
charged with the crime. For that
reason we refrain from expressing an
opinion upon the facts uarated.
The yellow fever commission, com
posed of the most eminent physicians
in the United States, have pronoun.
ced that yellow fever is an imported
disease, and recommend non-inter-
course with tropical ports from May
to November each year. Whereupon,
the "business interest" of New Or
leans are working like beaver to break
up quarantine entirely. We reiterate
New Orleans must submit to non
intercourse with West Indian and
South American ports, as recon-
mended by the commission, or be
bockaded to her very doors by the
"country people, The QUESTION is
the banana trade or that of the inte-
rior.
The total amount of city taxes COL
lected to date of the current revenue
is about 50 900 which includes quar-
antine tax, and licenses. The tax
levee, licenses and quarantine tax
AMOUNTS to $3.50. We understand
that number of tax payers arc wait
ing for the year to pass so that
the new Board may pass an ordinance
making old scrip receivable for taxes
Such an ordinance would be rank in
justice to those who pay in currency
and violative of the spirit of the law
prohibiting the issue of scrip.
| PERsoNAL.-Our whilom friend Dr.
w. B. Powell has returned to his
home from Mississippi, where he has
been on visit to his mother and
family, left bereaved by the death of
his father Dr. Powell, which sad
event occurred during the yellow fe-
yer epidemic. We are pleased to
note the good health of Doctor Pow
ell.
Major George F. Dawson and fam
lily are in town for weeks visit.
The Major reports his crop a success
and is highly pleased with the South.
Our young friend Jimmy Little,
Esq, was with US day during the
week. Mr. Little is now a plow jog
ger and says it beats town life to
death.
Messrs. S. P. Rains and Gervait
Trchel from ward 2 dropped in upon
the V1NDlcAToR and cheered US with
aquiet chat.
Something for the New Year.
The world renowned success of Hostel
ter's BitteIs, and their continued pOpu.
larity for quarter of a century as
stonachic, is scarcely more wonderful
than the welcolme that greets the annual
appearance of Hostetter's Almanac. This
yalubale medicine treatise is published
by Hostetter s. Smith, Pittsburg, Pa, un-
der their own immediate supervision, EN-.
ploying 50 hands in that department.
Ten cylinder printing presses, y folding
machines, 5 job presses, &C., are running
about eleven months in the year on this
work, and the issue of same for 1879 will
! not be less than ten millions, printed in
the English, German, French, Welsh,
Norwegian, Swedish, Holland, Bohemian,
and Spanish languages. Refer to copy
of it for valubalc and interesting reading
concerning health, and numerous testi-
monials as to the efficacy of Hostetter's
Bitters, amusement, varied information,
astronomical calculations and chronology
cal items, &C., which can be depended on
for correctness. The Almanac for 1879 can
obtained free of cost, from druggists and
general country dealers in al parts Of the
country.