The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-04-06
Throughout the Commonwealth.

We learn that child Off. B. Neal of
Coushatta, La, died on the Maria louise
Sunday, just after the boat landed here.
The child was taken with congeStive
chill and tho boat landed to enable the
parent to get doctor Doctor Dupree
was called but before he arrived at the
landing the child dicd.-Baton Rouge i'd
rOCate.
DR.. J. D. Hammonds. a member of the
Legislature from Morchousc parish has
the following to say about the Legsla
ture
The first thing done by the Legislature
after assembling was toconvert itself in
to constitutional convention, and some
twenty amendments were framed for
adoption by the peope-on the principle
of economy. 1t took about one month Of
valuable time to have few Republican
amendments passed on the principle of
economy. 1t has ignored the wishes of the
people and refused to call a convention
for the purpose Of framing new consti.
tuition for the State-on the principle Of
economy On the principle Of economy.
all contested election cases were decided
at tho close of the regular session, and
both contestants, of course had to he paid
for tho whole session. On the principle
of economy, all those who were appoint
ed on standing committees, at the close
of the session in 1877, were allowed two
thousand dollars each, and this too, when
there was al understanding at the time
of appointment that they were not to be
paid anything. On the principle of eco
nomy, the bill to repeal the charter of the
Lottery Company was defeated. And
last on the principle of economy, it has
become necessary to sit fifteen days in
extra session to pass the necessary acts
demanded for running the State govern
ment. Now all these things have been
done in behalf of rctrenchmcnt and re-
fOrm.-Er.
A difficulty occurred at J. G. Drew's
saloon in Homer Oh Monday 25th in
which two parties were wounded and one
killed. Henry Hecker, German car
penter was killed by A. c. Jones. He
received three wounds The cause of
tho difficulty seems to have been a bill
which Hecker owed Jones. After Hecker
Hll Jones fired several shots into party
in the back part of the loom playing
cards. One of these shots wounded Geo.
Gill. Jones was shots through the shoul-
der and once through tho arm. The fol-
lowing seem to be the truth as near as
we can get: Jones and lleckcr were left
alone in the bari room while the clerk,
went into the billiard room with drinks
for the party playing cards. He had just
reached the card table when a shot was
heard. He dropped tho glasses, turned
to cross into the bar-room and saw Hecker
come running through the door between
bar-room and billiard room, Jones fol
lowing him. Hecker ran partly across
the SOON and fell. Jones then turned
and fired tour or five shots into the card
party.-CIaiborae Guardian.
Our school system ought to be deem
tralized. A central junta in new Orleans
ought not to control the appointment of
the directors and through them the
teachers of every remote parish. The
only thing comparable to it is Louis Ma
poleon's centralized imperial system. The
people of each school district ought to
levy their own school taxes, as is done in
free states, and there might be one ex.
perenced educator or local superinten-
dent in each parish. The people ought
also to decide what text book shall be
placed in the hands of their Children [
ISu1Qr Planter.