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RAPIDES NOTES.
From Our Special Reporter.

Alexandria, July, 2lst 1878,
The much talked of mass meeting
came off yesterday. The same sold
party" had things fixed up as "snal,
Int the shoys' rather slaughtered their
plans. At least they did 40 partially,
which gives evidence that the next
time they will do it fnlly.
Tie committee On resolutions after
endorsing Nichols and then comp|i.
"'enting themselves, had tackled on to
he tail If the Resolutions that we'll
known "Reit Resolved" That the
,'hair appointE eight dp1esa'es--a"d
right there the boys raised howl,
and carried "a an amendment, by a
large majority, that the delegates
should I've elected by ballot. The re-
suit of the election was as f"llows:
Wise, Jrffrie, Texada, Blackman,
Ryan, Williams, Fellows, Ragsdale,
Ferguson and E. G.. Hunter. A reso-
!ution TO instruct the delegates to
vote faLa Constitutional Convention
was lost and they 60 nninstructed,
with a majority Of the delegates ia
yoring New Constitution.
We have new paper the Gazette.
claiming "indepeudency' Of thought
and action. Weather being hot. Crops
throughout the parish fine and the
planters iutertain no fears of the cat
tsspiilar pest. The CORR crop bids
fair to be more abundant than ever
before known and our "oldest and
best" farmers put the price down at
rs cents per bashel this fall. .,. i,
Old Rapjdes, l am proud to say, is
enjoying the blessing of good health
which is something as an offset for the
weather. -.: ..,, -, r.
Tho ViNDICAToR will again hear
from me and ! hope to note q victory
for the "hoodlums" next shot.
. 5:.e.. Yours. CRISP.
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JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
JUDGMENI.

Marie f. c. Blanchard W. J. W. Sud-
OATH.
18th District Court of Natclitoches.
No. ol99.
IN this case by reason OF the law and
| tue evidence being in favor Of plain
,ltf and against defendant, on trial after
regular assignment, it is ordered, adjndS-
ii and dvcrred that the Plaintiff, Mrs.
Marie Z. G. Blanchard wife of J. W.
Sutl.ath, do have and recover of the
Defendant, James Warren SuddatE, tn,
sum Of One Thousand Dollars, with five
per cent per annum interest from June
Sth, 1875, aud the further sum of seven
ty-tive dollars. with five per cent per all
nu.n interest from May 1st, 1877, subject
to credit Of four hundred dollars paid
March 2eth, 1878, the amount of the dat
len en- payment of tho Phoenix Saloon,
&C., that plaintiffs legal mortgage on all
immovable property Of defendant, to
tart effect from 23rd day Of March, 1878.
be, and is hereby recognized to secure
the payment Of this Judgment, that the
community of acquets and gains hereto
fore existing between plaintiff and de.
fendant DO dissolved, that plaintiff lie,
and is hereby authorized to administer
her separate property. and carry on her
separate business tor her own benefit
without interference or control of her
husband; that the transfer Or datjen Ell,
payment of March 2Sth, 1873, be rccog-
nized and ratified; and that the plain
TIT be, and she hereby is recognized as
the owner and Proprietor of the "Phoe-
nix Saloon on St. Denis Street, in
Natchitoches, its stock Of fixtures. bust
ness, and accounts rs it is now being
carried on for Der separate and individu-
al account and benefit; and that tho de-
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Constitutional Convention.

The result so far, in the selection III
delegates tn Baton Ronce instructed
to vote for Constitutional Cnnvpn-
tion. has exceeded orr most aargninp
expectations. Up to this writing lint
wo parishes have mt themselves in
"rpoaition. Onachita and Assertion.
II is safe to cav that the anti consti.
tntinnal convention men will not
number ore hundred in the Cnnven
tion. OF all North Louisiana from
the month Of Red River to the Ark
anaas line. and from the Mississipni
to the Sabine. there will be hit three
marshes in onnosition 1870 OnacTta,
Union and Rarides.
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Sabine Sorts.
From SOuthron.1

The LATE RAINS. In some por.
tons Of the parish the rains damaged
our farmers no little, in the way Of
fence washing. The roads, every
where, are in a wretched condition,
and several wagons have gone clear
ont of sight in the last two weeks.
Candidates are numerous in Sabine,
lot If whom will run through on
their "past blood" but like Mollie
Mccarthy will be "distanced." The
people will not support a man who
doesn't announce himself through the
columns Of this paper.
CRoPs.--From the best information
We can gather from all parts Of
Sabine parish, the "otl"ok for good
crops are excellent; in fact better
than for years past. No worms are
reported. The c""ns and squirrels.
howey~r, are making sad havoc il,
places, with the corn. Powder and
squirrel shot are in great demand.
and the youngsters are having tine
spout just now staying the smallest Of
The cat species.
III former Numbers Of this paper
we have urged the claims "f Sabine
far tie >r"at"rShip, and VIZ avail
the action Of the mass meeting Mon
day next with 10 little interest W.
have discharged our duty, and now
he Mat'rr mnst remain with the
mrarals. Of this parrish. "Cho"S.'
W Mtween," If Sabine has no Ole
Within the precincts of her borders
who dues not possess the ability and
il minus the "fnnds' t" dress aud
act like n gentleman, while acting i"
the capacity Of Senator in New Or
leans, let the people say 81, and stop
the wranglins; but if she has, qnes
ion in our mind beyond all cavil "r
d"ubt, then we say let the rights Of
Sabine be heard at the meeting, aud
lot those rights be- maintained i" such
4 way a. to have the meaning Of
earnest ties. aud not the semb|auce Of
"child's play"
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The Mails.

We have stood the vagaries aud
failures of the mail carriers as long as
any people could, with the hope that
there would be change for the bet.
ter, but that which we complain OF
grows daily worse. We are ten days
without paper from New Orleans,
and the latest Shreveport paper,
which should be with us "a hours af-
ter publication, bears date 2lst.
Who is to protect US from this mail
monopoly, and to whom are we to ap.
peal for help? Mr.. Peterson, speak
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NJ. J. Cunningham, Esq.

The democracy of Natchitoches par.
ish present to their fellow citizens OF
the parishes of Red River, DeSoto
and Sabine the above named gentle
man, as tie choice of this parish for
State Senator from this District. Mr..
Cunningham requires no introduction
at 'our hands. He is we'll known
throughout tho District as compe-
tent, honorable gentleman and an
unwavering democrat.
We confidently hope for bis nom
ination at Pleasant Hill, and in that
event we are sure of his election.
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4 DiahO',nal Ariragp.

Dur mails North a'r dead failure.
Nothing from Shreveport fol a whole
week. - Na'chi'ocl'cs Vindcat"r.
We h's to inform the Nindicator
MAN and all Others below Mansfield.
'|'a! the mail service is good between
This place and Shreveport, but that
Peterson = transportation facilities be-
tween this place al Il Natchitochrs ave
simply nothing. They have "A poor
Old horse that is really nrab!e to ca'
~ the rider, mncI less several large
sacks of mail. 1t is the rule, and not
the exception, that they fail to carr
the entire mail thr"ugh. In fact,
there is nearly always mail left in
the post office in this place. About
three days ago, we SAW the mail car.
rier return to the post office, after
going about Il hundred yards. and not
wi'|S'andins the protest Of the post
master, put large sack of mail back
in the p"st-"tfire. On Wednesday
evening last we happened to t" be il
the post office and >aw that q large
lot of mail for Natclitoches and the
lower parishes was left behind, I've
cause they could not carry it. We
have known whole sacks Of mail mat
t., to b. left in our post office f"l
several weeks at time. Peterson is
doing nothing more nor less than
-win,lling the government aud "nt-
raging the people. We can prove
all these charges and will d. s, at any
time. The Law requires. We believe.
that t'r mail should I've car'i jed
through from Shreveport t" the mouth
of Rel liver in IS hours, aud we hr
tirve it to he fact, that mail matter
is frequently Sc days on the ROUTE
DrS"to Democrat.
Never. never have we had such
horrible, Infamous mail service as we
are now afflicted with. We beg
somebody to Ielp us ont, or else let
the department suspend the whole
land sefvice. The river mail is all
we can depend upon.
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Louisiana Politics.
(Malvin Jonrnai.)

The political pot down here gets
hotter and hotter every day. For the
Legislature; the material is absolutely
inexhanstibie. 1t is high and hon.
orable position, and has hardly eve,
been abused in this State. some of
the aspirants are potato diggers and
some potato eaters; and every single
one ia going to save the country-i1
elected. That is, he will nearly save
1t, from term to term; leaving just &
little undone each tine, so that he
may 90 back and finish it.
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THE STATE CONVENTION.
How the Delegates from the Various
Parishes Stand on the Constitution
al Convention Question,

The following parishes have already
elected delegates to the Democratic
State Convention t" meet at Baton
Rouge, August 5. Most Of the par
isles have instructed their delegates
how to vote on the constitutional
convention question. Only ono par
ish (Ouac|,ita) has instructed against
Il convention:
Ascension 6.
Assumption &.
Avoyelles for a convention.
Bienvi|le j. for a convention.
Caddo 9-for a convention.
Carroll 3-for a convention.
Claiborne 9-for a convention.
Concord,a 2-for convention.
DeSoto 7--for a convention.
Franklin 4.
Grant 3-for a convention.
Jackson 2-fOr a convention.
Lincoln 5--for a convention.
Livingston 4Atwo delegations.
Ouachita 9-against a convention.
Point Coupee 5.
St. Mary 7.
Tensas 2-fOr convention.
Wehstcr D for q convention.
VIM 3-for a convention.
Natchitoches 9.-fOr a convention.
Sabine 5-for a convention.
Total delegates elected ia. For a
Convention IS. Not instructed 30
Against 8.
A large number elected delegates
last Saturday.
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VIM Parish responds to the "sIo'
can" and sends her delegates forward
to contend for a Constitutional Con-
vention. You can score solid
North Louisiaua, save three parishes.
How's that + :. r.
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NOTICE,

Succession Of George CmneY, deceased.
U Y. TESTER. Administrator Of the
H.. succession Of George Quincy, deca
having filed in tho Clerks office bis faa
account OF administration, notice ishere-
by given to all whom it may concern to
show canse, within ten days from this
date why said account should not h.
homoloyated and bis bond cancelled
Witness the lion. p. A. Summons, Par-
judge, this 18th day of July, AID, 1874
JOHN LAPLACE,
July 2O-2i. Deputy Clsrk.
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We notice that the Anti Constitu-
tional Convention meu are talking Of
"vested rights again. Isn't it sin
gular that these fellows can't UNDER
stand the difference between . privi-
lego and right. - '.'%s esa ...g..
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Alex. Stephens has "explained" to
his "Constituents," and. he goes back
to Congress. Little Alexis. speech,
which We waded through, is dull
deluge Of drab full 81 Glass egotism.
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Hayes has locked hornes, SO to
speak, with Conklin of New York.
He has removed Coukling's pets from
the Custom House and we painfully
await the keen yell Of the AdonisNof
the Senate.
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JUDGMENT.
b }. johnson Wy. Jacob T. Wal,
l1th District Court, Parish ofx,+,.
ches. '''
No, @o14

No. >2l5,
\ his cas-" by reason Of tbe ,,,
tn" evidence being in fayo, '@ W and
''a'n'ltf and against the def.nd,vv.. 'ne
ria! after regular assignment it on
''r"I: aHj""S'l and drcrvra that VT ~,
community of ac4nr'S and vains I Ha,! Tie
:'r" existing between plaintiff a u.'elo-
ir" 'a"t be: and hereby is dis s% te.
That rla'n'il. Sarah J. .JohnsonI 'O ~it'
r.. Wayl"y BE-, and she is hsrs S,le Of
th"r1z"d t" administer her sen,rs, ts a.
"'rty for her individual benefit w;,lp Pc,
interference or control Of her said ' Isa
'and; that plaintiff be, aud she hs, ua''
IS recognized as OWNER, in her jnd; Hi,eoy
md separate right. Of the one undir 'ua4
bird interest III A certain tract NJ ha
Ntnatrd in the parish of Na1chito0'iSnla
,nc known asthe Carroll tract" IN ~s
The East half Of the South West ou. "N
Of section three, and the South b uH; vi {,
the South East quarter and Sout h.if VI VI
thr S"n'h West quarter Of section Son VI
II in township seven, range seven con
aiming two hundred and FORTY . s0u
and twenty head ofcattle Received f,os
III" succession Of her mother Ro.an"~a
Johnson, and also two certains mars ~
ceivcd from tie succession of her daco.s
ed brother Samuel ". johnson : that ths
remainder of plaintiffs demand he dis '
missed as in Case Of non-suit and ihs,
the defendant be taxed with all costs IN
this case.
Thus done, read aud signed in onaa
court on this 10Th day of Jure. 1878 =
(S'g""d} D. PlERSON,
Judge 18th District, La
STATE OF LOUISIANA, J
Parish Of Natchitochss, !
Clerks Office.
l certify the above to be true and
rorrec, copy of the original Judgment on
Tile in my Office.
Witness my hand and official seal tbj,
- day of Jniy, 4. d., 1878.
". II. TUNNARD,
July 47-;}i. Clerk,
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G. H. Tebanlt NJ. D., President CIT.
liens, Taxpayers and Workingman's
Association, favors Us with . copy Of
the Constitution and Bylaws of that
Association. 8Znr ( II tel ,,1t ~
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A Chicago man had tho Jim jams
the other night and enough snakes
were found in his boots to startsout
seven new cllcuses on th> road. This
is reliable,
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th;s ant, be taxed with all the e.t.
This dolm, read and s;,ne,,
Court on this cath day of .jnne ,a N OPEN
(>iGn"d D pfr PITT,
judge 18th District il
STA S1AIf F OF Lorls1Ay,
Parish Of NatcLitocSas,.
49,, Clerks otiec'
! certify the above to lie a t,r.
correct copy of the original ;udo nus and
tile in my office. ''s~eat Oil
" illness my hand aud official se,, -.
18th day of June, I'D. ls7s. ''"i' this
,n,,. y JOHN LApLACE
'"' -''' deputy Clarl
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Claiborne parish calls for Cousti-
tutional Convention. And yet they
come.
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Natchitoches unanimously recon-
mends Joe Cunningham to this dis
trict for the position of State Senator.
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The heat throughout the North has
been very oppressive for the past ten
days, and Gun strokes has been occur
ring by the hundreds. .-
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Red River parish do clares for q
Constitutional Convention. a5
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Sherif's Sale.

Victor Pissou vs.. Monette and Leroy; 8
Parish Court-No. 6l2. II
by VIRTUE of a writ of Fl. Fa ls'ufI
ID in the above entitled and n'lilloelesI
suit aud to Inc directed, have seaasa
md will offer for sale. to the laS' s.s
highest bidder, at the door Of the e '!ss
honse in the city and parish of Nsen"'
ches, on =
Saturday the 18th day Of August 's ~
the following described praperty' e, ,s.a
Two certain lots and parcels Of M. .ns
with all the buildings and impro,'e.p',ss
thereon and belonging situated T. ~. M
town of \atchitoches, on Oh rl'eI, An
having front of seveuty-tive lees y. !.
river or street, aud running back ou u !,
pent and bounded on the North " R lem
erty formerly belonging to " T. Me' ,,r
south by ! t formerly belonging 10 ~ s d
Dranguet and West hy another w
Chas Leroy. nm ..re
Another lot or tract of lana, cns me
souare, contiguous to and adjoining ,s %
ulst lot named, being the same tNv ,,o,r
Dur. based by the late Phanor ft ,'r.,I;us
me at the succession sale OF 0s .'."ad
poissot t. ". Z. about lSJj anu conI C..s
by the heirs of said Prudhomme ~ Wv
Leroy in lss6.
Terms Of SAFE:
C1,l--with the benefit of appsa'sses'N
'''' D. Il. BOULLr, JR?s
Inlv l3..tds.
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Hon. w. Joseph Blackburn with
draws FROM the race for Congressional
bOnOrs in the 5th District.
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FOR THE STATE SENATE.
Natchitoches Parish presents
MI. CUNNINGH AN ESQ.,,
subject to the action of the Pleasant Hill
Convention.
For Sheriff.

We are authorized to announce l.. A.
DEBLIEUX IA a candidate For Sheriff.
subject to nomination nv the Democratic
Convention of this parish.
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Pointe Conpee has been heard from
She is solid for Constitutional Con.
ventiOn.
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st. Louis has had as many a. $50
S,,nstrokes in one day, Of which num-
Der So died. l,,s,a j..
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SHERIFF'S SALE,

ChLAlII - CAAL,
J. W. Cockcr!.a", vs. D. Bou|lt, Jr
District COurt-No. SILT.
DY VIRTUE of a writ of Fl. Fa. issued
ID in the above entitled and numbered
ss 4 t1 tie S ms s, 4 la E sF @
door of the court house in the city Of
Natch;toches, Oh
Saturday, AUGUST 18th, 1873.
the following described property, ts'Vlt:
A. certaiu tact Of ialu situated in the
parish of Natchitoches, ill this State b..
ing lot No Is and being parts Of sections
Nos. Il, Is and II, in township 8, range
). containing 45l acres. together with d!
the buildings and improvements thereon
Terms Of Sale: - /
CASH, with the benefit of appraisement
A.P. BREDA.
,Ju|v Bids. Coroner
SHERlFF'S SALE.
James Henry Jeter VS.. }. c. Camn'ack'
District Court-No. 1908
DY Virtue of a writ of Fl. Fa. in the
- above entitled and numbered suit
and to me directed, will offer for sac
to the last and highest bidder at TIE
loor of the Court House in the C'fY "
Natchitoches, on
Saturday the 18th day Of August ]0"'
the following described property to-wit' :
A certain tract Of land situated in tie
uarish of Natchltoches and designated IS
pre. IGNITION certificate No. 1888 Of date l6tl
# October, 1851. Lots n" l, Z, 8, and
! of section 80, township 5, range &, co.,
timing AS l7-l00 acres. Also anofbT
iract Of land laying OIL the Bon D!ea sna
known As the Badin land adjoining ms
.auds Of J. A. Ducournau containing 2D
.crrs. more or less, also the North I'M
inu,l half of tn. South West quartet q
lection 70, township .. range b, contain
ny 3!7O.,Oo acres also another piece y
and containing IL 3o-i0o acres t. y
AIKEN off from the West side of tho Noftn
Vest quarter of the South West guar,
.er of section 80 by L line running Norm
nd South, the whole tract being co.,
1iyuous and making 4CS acres together
With all the buildings and Improvement
hereon also the following movsAe
property, to-wit: @
~ Head of Mules.
Horse Wagon.
IL Plows. X
One lot of Gcer.
One lot Of Hoes. Id
Terms of Sale:
Cash-with the benefit of apprs'snen'
d. H. BOrLLT Jr., Sher'n'
July 10, IDS.
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A STOCK BROKER ARRESTED.

William D. Bend. stock broker Of No. Ia Wall
street, arrested yesterday by Detectives Fsd aud
OConnor of the District Attorneys Office, on tho
charge of appropriatng TO his own United
States ten-forty bonds Of tho value OF 81 0o0 tho
property OF Mrs. ~ 8. Sims. OF Woods Hole, Born.
stable county, Mass From the affidavit OF Mrs.
Sims appears that the l4th oil last April she sent
Company. with Instructions to purchase for
her that amount oil United States bonds.
He made tho purchase ana ADVISED her TO place tho
securities Tor safe keeping ono oil tho compart-
monts OF tho sale Deposit Comps coruer OF Broad
way ana Liberty street She thereupon requested
INN TO make the necessary arrangements He did SO
and gave her tho Key to the safe. T he bonds con-
sisted OF two ten-fortcs OF 81 900 each, numbered
~ 675 and "a C76. aud some smaller bonds. on tho
2lh OF the following she wont The vaults 10
take out the securities, but discovered that tho
two one-tnousand dollar bonos were miss.
ing. Shc promptly notified Mr. Bend, and
bc promised TO take Immediate steps
stop tncir payment and TO solve the mystery.
cordngly he telcgraphcd - the Treasury Departments
TO stop payment OF the bonds and, aftcrward
inserted an advertisements IN morning paper Offering
reward Of $500 Tor the return Of the bonds Nothing
however. Of tho Efforts and Mrs. Sims
becoming impatient, placed the IA the hands Of
Tue latter found, alleged that the bonds In qucs
ton had soon after the discovery thor loss been
placed by MI, M Benz with Messrs Trevor h Cot
To HIM. Aiterward the firm mentioned.
seeing the advoriisement asked him to take them
them with the Bank OF the State OF New YORK. wnere
they now remain. IL Is also claimed that the saic
Deposit Company issued two Keys TO the compare
mcnt which contained the bonds, giving one to Mr.
Bend aud the other to Mrs. sims. The Latter states
that she had supposed that her Kcy tho only ono
issued Those facts beng sworn to Mr. BENDS arrest
followed. The prisoner taken before Judge Muir
ray al the Tombs Police Court ana claimed snat tho
safe was hIred IN the joint names of himself and Dir.
Suns the husband OF tho com plainant. Ho pleaded
not guilty. the Court fixed bail IN the sum Of 81. OoO.
and William A. Haddcn, OF No. "a Filth avenue was
accepted az bondsman.
MI Bend IS ss,d 70 DO a member of somc OF tho