The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-02-23


ningham, Chaplin and otlcrs-departe,
for Sabine parish on Sunday morning t.
attend the sitting of the District Court.
Our old friend NJ. J. Cunningham, ESQ
returned on Monday to his old home. Jo
is host and his wcll-wishers are legion
and they all join lis in congratulations OF
his permanent return to hispcoplc.
The Trcasurer's office was crowded OF
Saturday last with public school teacher
drawing their last pay installmcnt. I
was their universal opinion that thu
Board had acted fairly and honorabl,
by them all and they were lavish in com
pliments to our School managers ant
party.
IS0 PLOWs, different styles ant
fOO make at McCook & Bro.
Capt. Green, Chief Surveyor n. O. Pa
cifc Railroad, has been engaged during
the week in running lines of survey fol
the railroad hence TO Red River. The
terminus upon Red river has not yet beer
detinattly settled, nor has the exact route
Enough however is known to make tho
construction of the road a certainty.
j. A}pfonse Prudhomme, ESQ.,, ADVERT.
SEES his celebrated thoroughbred Bull, An.
dover, to stand a short season at his plan
tation on Cane river. Parties desiring to
improve their stock should not miss this
as AndOver is Of fine blood
and himself a thing Of beauty.
The Ladies' Catholic Aid Society will
give supper on the 18th of March - even
ing of course, to which all are specially
invited. The proceeds of their supper
and bazaar to be given TO the repair and
cleaning of the Cemetery. We trust our
people will come forward to a man and
patronize these ladies in their lautlable
undertaking
The Bart Able and Behan were both at
our mud bank on Wednesday last. The
latter came up through Cane liver and
delivered the Bart Ahle's freight. The
Able went up as high as East Point
(month of Loggy Bayou on Red river
She departed hence with 76O bales of cot
ton and large lot of sundries.
The best savings bank heard from late
~ is snow bank on Mt. Washing tom
Cone, who was going down hill
forty miles an hour, lost his balance, and
was deposited in the bank; his life was
saved, but it took somo time to restore
his circulation,
Is he going at par ?
A red-haired lady, wlo was ambitions
If literary distinction, found bnt poor
sale for her book. A gentleman, in spea~
king of her disappointment, said: Her
lair is red, if her book is not" An audi
or, i'll attempting to relate the joke else
where, said; 'She has red hair, if her
book HASN'T
Every emotion Of the human heart has
)een wreathed in posey except, perhaps,
he feeling Of joyous comllaccncy that
comes to man when he finds he has
lodged the conductor in crowded street.
;ar, and got the start of a sunless n,onop-
by to the extent of nickel Cincinnati:
Breakfast Table.
PEESoNAL.--We had the pleasure Of
Mr.. Lafargue, proprietor of the
Marksville Bulletin, who is on a short Wis
it to our city. Mr. Lafargue is an I'M
compromising Democrat and his paper is
one Of the first country journals in the
State. We extend to him a cordial greet
ing and trust his stay with Us will be
pleasant.
Married :-At the residence of the
Brides father, Mr. John j. A. Martin, in
his parish on the evening Of the 18th
nst., by the Rev. Atwood, W. A, BOUNDS
10 MISS NJ. L. MARTIN.
TO the newly welded couple we wish
hem long and happy life, life ofcom-
ort, and as free from the misfortuncs of
life as it is possible to be. We thank
hem for the nice piece Of cake sent us;
and we must own that our friend Bounds
las proven himself hero, a man of good
Judgment and fine taste. May he never
regret the choice he has made, and may
bis bride ever feel that she has been
blessed in this union for life.
We beg to call the attention Of Mr..
Manhein's advertisement. He is Offering
4 large stock of Groceries at Grand Ecole
1t such prices as to defy competitions
His stock of forage-Oats, Corn, Hay,
Bran &c, is the largest Ill the parish, and
PARTIES desiring to purchase would do
we'll to give him call.
We are pleased to note the active move
Dent of our Methodist friends towards
onstructiug their church. Rev. Mr..
4ough is not only au able minister, but
lie has the good of his congregation and
heir welfare at heart as we'll. This COM
nunity must testify their appreciation of
i'm in some substantial manner,