The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-09-14

by the authority OF the CITY OF WASTE
in1ton par excmplr, whrr" the sec
ondarv mail matter is subject t" u
heated temperature Of tw" hundred
degrees, fahrenheit. This is certain
" sufficient amount of heat to d"s-
troy any germs whatever that may
exist. What makes the inconvrn-
irncr mnlc irk>omr, is the fact that
almost the on|y channels op"u to the
and the public generally
ATE, with one exception, thatto Texas.
these leading to points where the yell
low fever has never been known to
exist heretofore, in an epidemic form.
whose elevated situated denies all
susteuance to this malady. In re-
gard to Texas, of what avail is aqnar
anime against a State within "hoes
borders not single ease Of fever
exists? The st. Louis mail might be
excluded frcm the ptnhibitatlon at all
events, as it comes in a package to
itself and has no chance of being mix
ed with Cincinnati or Southern mail
matter. We admit the impracticabil
lty of protection against the surrep-
titious introduction of mail from in
fected districts. as long as the mail is
permitted to arrive in the city without
previous examination in order t" re-
ject the spurious matter, but Mayor
currie'S suggestion that the mail agent
be permitted to examine the mail bag
previous to their arrival here, and
take ont all letters, ETC., from infected
ports provides against this defect.
We know that the subject will De
GRATEFULLY studied for the gentlemen
who have the matter in hand are Zeal'
ously anxious for the welfare Of our
city. Let their motto be testina lente.
Shreveport Herlald.
The first frost last year was on De-
tober both which was very light. The
first killing frost was November 9TH.
This information is gained from Mr..
J. Is. Caurpbel|, signal service officer,
and may be relied upon rs correct.
The ti,emen did not wash Monday
evening. IA was expected Alexan-
dria Ua.) People. They had better
wash pretty soon or your authorize s
will have to disiufect them. This is
dangerous time for men to neglect
"washing."
The following is the list of nurses
who have left here for Memphis to
aid in caring for tho sufferers of that
city. W. T.. Dewing in charge John
Murray, lasac Hnpter, r. Z. Hotch'
kiss, JOS. f. Mcguire, c. J. Schmidt,
Wvli+ Downs. .-Blackman. NJ. A. Fee
ncy. Aug Albert, John A. Logas, Phil
ips Gihlain, J. W. Logan, Geo Dit
mer, n. Newman and Thomay Bry-
son. Free transportation was very
generously furnished all the parties
az far as Humboldt by Cot. George
Noble, Superintendent of the Texas
Pacific railroad, and they were sup
piled with funds to procure provisions
ETC., by the citizens Of Shreveport.
Louisiana Journal.
LOUISIANA CoAL.-Acc"rding to tho
Harrisnnbnrg News, that section q
Louisiana will soon become a grea
coal market. Near Danville, in Cat
ahoula parish, coal has been found in
immense quantities and Of q kind in
frrior to none. Capt. Blanks, of the
steamer John Wilson, has tried some
fifty boxes and prononnces it very
little inferior to the best coal nov
in use. Means and enterprise car
soon make this a very profitable in
dustry.
Sugar Bowl.
WAGES FOR ROLLING SEAsON.-Wt
have heard several planters expires
themselves upon this subject to thi
effect That the low price of suga'
requires a reduction in the expens
of the grinding season, and henc
| they do not feel able to pay NOR
than Is cents day and 50 cents
watch. We believe this is almost th
universal sentiment of sugar planters
ROssier Banner.
T.. J. Dineen, who murdered Mr..
Bearden, at Red Land, on the LIT
instant, and escaped, was arrested o.
the following Tuesday, and brongh
to Bellevue by Constable H. II. vii
liams and posse of citizens. On tn
same day, Dineen was arraigned be
fore Judge Fort. W. T. Bentha
and Thos. NJ. Dunn, witness, test
fed to the killing, as published
our last issue. The prisoner wa
denied bail.