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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-02-09

The Shreveport Times says: The
judiciary committee of tie house pre-
sented . majority report on the bill to
repeal the act creating the Louisiana
Lottery Company, and recommended
ito passage. A minority report was
submitted BY Mr.. Voorhees,, who is Of
the opinion that If the act is repealed
the state will be called upon to re.
fund the bonus paid BY the company
The special committee on retrench.
ment and reform has reported favora.
bly, on the bill abolishing the con.
structive mileage aud limiting the
compensation to ssper day. The bill
hes been made 4 special order.
Mr.. Hahn introduced in the house q
bill to license gambling institutions.
The Picayuue makes the following
comments on the proceedings Of the
legislature ::
It is becoming evident to most Of
the members Of the legislature that Al
the present fate but a small portion o
the necessary legislation will be com.
pleted.
There have been introduced IN tn,
house already nearly three hundred
bills, and in the senate about on'
hundred; also an immense number o
pctttiors, memorials, etc.
Unless the regular order of business
10 adhered to it ia apparent that but
email portion Of these bills can be dis
posed Of, taking into consideration tn
fact that the report Of the committee
on constitutional amendments aud tn
city charter will shortly be laid be
fore tho general assembly. Is. the,
IN extra session In view I .r....l
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The Mofett Register.

We sincerely trust our legislators
will turn a deaf ear to the clamor OF
the barroom keepers Of New Orleans,
and adopt this much needed mode Of
revenue.
The genius Of taxation is in reliev-
ing lands from all burdens possible
to make them, from light taxation, a
sought after investment for capital
Louisiana is purely an agricultural
State; Astounding 10 vast landed
wealth, and her riches and prosperity
must spring from their development.
1t is, in our estimation, useless to
ask immigration, of the class anu
character of Inhabitants we desire,
while the present burden Of l43 mills
rests upon our lands. No citizen will
come forward and invest his money
where it assumes such taxation.
1t has been estimated that q net re-
venue of at least one million dollars
can be derived by the State from the
Moffett Register. 1t is reasonable to
suppose that the present rate of taxa
ton on real estate can be reduced to 8
mills. What an impetus even this
would give to the development Of oul
farms, and with their increase 10 val.
ue, this could be yeduced to mere
nominal rate of taxation in a few
years..
The reduction of expenses-otle,
than clerks and pages salarics-witl'
the adoption of the Moffett Register,
would 60 far to prove the sincerity Of
our pledges to tile people, and We
earnestly entreat our Legislators to
adopt some relief to the already over
burdened real estate of the common
wealth.
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Judgement.
Josephine Sherring Va. Wade Hl
her husband. WV
Parish C0nrt-No. 1915,

u.
I n this case by reason Of the law ,,a
J the evidence being in favor Of ~.
Plaintiff and against the Defendant il ~
therefore ordered adjudgcd and decr..S
that the Plaintiff do have and Recover ' ~
the Defendant Wade Low, Judgment f y.
the sum Of five hundred dollars, Thu.
her privilege and mortgage on her sa;I '
husbands property be recognized an J
enforced, rs prayed for. And it is furth s
er ordered that the community Of :"
qucts and gains heretofore existing l..
tween her and her said husband he Az, W..
the same is hereby dissolved, and that M.
have, in future, the right to alministss
and control her separate estate. Dafsr;
dant to pay costs Of this suit.
Done, read and signed in omen co,,.
on this 9th tlay of Nov. 1877.
Signed P. A. SIMMONS
Parish Judge.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Natchitoches CLERKS Orr,c,
Icertify the above to be a true and
correct copy ofthe original Judgment On
file in my office.
Witness my hand and official seal th;,
9th day Of January, A. d. 1878.
W. H. TCNNARD,
Jan IL, lo|S' Clert.
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LATEST NEWS NOTES,
New Orleans

General Assembly protests against re-
dnction in Sugar notwithstanding Board
refused transfer of case to u. 8. Courts.
Motion for Commission to take testimony
denied. At noon, 18th, when case was
called, Returning Board failed to an
swer, and Judge Whitaker stated that
Court was not to be trihed with. Bonds
declared forfeit, Judgment nisi entered,
and capiases issued for the arrest Of &C.
cused-Sheriff Houston proceeded to
Custom House, where Wells, Anderson,
& Co, had bolted themselves in, and de-
manded admittance in order TO execute
warrant Of Court for their arrest. Mar
shall Wharton took charge of the U. s.
Marines, and his chief deputy arrested
the Sheriff: Judge Billings refused to
bond the Sheriff, as he had not been ar
rested upon process from bis Court. The
following is Judge Ogden's letter to
Chs's. Devens, Attorney General, U. s
To Hon. Charles Devens, Attorney Gene
raj, United States, Washington, D. c.:
Four persons j. Madison Wells, Thorn
rs C. Anderson, G. Casanave and L. NJ.
Kenner-whO are under anr information
for felony under the laws of the State,
forfeited their recognizances and have, /
am informed, taken shelter in the cas-
| tOmhouse of this city. Writs for their
arrest are in the hands of the sheriff and
he went with the writs to arrest them,
understanding that they were shut up
in room Of the building He was
shout to force an entrance for the pur-
pose of arresting them when he was
himself arrested, rs l am informed, upon
affidavits that he threatened to open the
door by force. l am not aware of any
cession of exclusive jurisdiction of this
building, nor of any law that wonld give
immunity to offenders against the state
law within its walls. Please inform
whether the federal government has au.
thorized or will sanction this conduct.
[Signed] H. N. OGDEN,
Attorney General, Louisiana.
At a conference between Assistant At
torney General Egan, United States Dis
trict Attorney Lacy, Sheriff Houston and
Marshal Wharton, it was agreed thai
the status quo should be maintained un
til telegraph instructions are received
from Washington. The sheriff still keeps
his men around tho eustombouse build
ing.
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Political Quiet.

The death that awaits a Republic
is preceded by clamor on the part
of despots, aided by weak men, for
quiet-poliiical calm-a cessation OF
ageitation by the people. To-day,
history is repeating itself, and this
seeming desire for the welfare Of the
citizen, which is shown by such con-.
alteration held ont BY the opposers o,
a Constitutional Convention, viii
end, as it has always ended, in disas-
ter and ruin to the people Of the
Commonw wealth.
Political agitation is the life blood
Of a Republic-quiet and calm, such
a. the Dinnies now ask, its winding
sheet. For year or two after re-
construction had settled upon US,
"political quiet" succeeded, and it was
the boast of Warmoth, that the whites
Of Louisiana were the "best behaved
in the whole South. That "behavior"
was the letbargy that usually pre-
ceeds death. 1t was a fatal sleep,
from which, happily we were awaken
ed in time to save, at least, our de-.
molished and ruined homesteads, aud
a remnant of our liberties.
And yet to-day, we find men TO-
sisting on "political Quiet'-loudly
clamorous for "cessation of politi-
cal strife," when the end would be
political death.
All men must understand that the
history of the world goes to prove
that one continual battle has been
waged, from tho foundation of human
government down to the present
time, between the rights of the gov.
erned and the exacting demands of
the governors. 1t has been a strife
in this country, conducted will, va
ried success, between liberty and q
licensed centralized despotism, claim
ing the power to dole out such rights
to the citizen as may suit its interest.
When newspapers presume to urge
4 cessation on the part of the people
Of a vigorous strife, they but invite
them to surrender their rights and
liberties to the few dcspots who cloak
their efforts to secure unlimited pow
er under all manner Of subteIfuges-
this cry of "politlcal quiet being the
most plausible and the most dan.
gerous.
No. The people must be ever on
the alert. "Eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty I" and when the hour
comes 10 this country in which "po-
litical strife" ceases and political quiet
succeeds-the nation will be wlapt
in the pail of political death the
gloom of slavery will mantle the face
of our Republic; liberty will be en-
chained, and the people be known as
q free people no more.
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Sherif,S Sale.

SuCKlA' . 03ACs
Mary C. Hunter, Administrative, vs.. I.
G.. Donovan.
District COurt-No. 6145.
DY VIRTUE of q writ of Fl. Fa. Issued
ID in the above entitled and numbered
SUIT and to me directed. ! have seized
and will offer for sale to the last and
highest bidder at the door Of the Court
House in the City and Parish Of Natchi-
toches, on
Saturday the 18th day Of March, 1873,
the following described property, to"wit !:
A certain tract Of land or plantation
situated in the parish of Natobitoches
and on the right bank of Red river des:
cending containing one hundred and
thirty [130) acres, more or less, bounded
above by lands Of Robert Simmons aud
below by lands belonging to Robert Sim
mons together with all the buildings and
improvements thereon.
Terms Of Sale.
CASH-with the benefit Of apprasement
D. H. BOULLT, JR.
Feb. Q ids, Sheriff.
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JUDGMENT.
Lucy D, Prothro vs.. L, E. Pr0thro.

Parish Court, Natchitoches, Louisiana
IN this case, by reason Of the Law soa|
/ evidence being in favor Of the Plan
tiff, Lucy d. Prothro, wife Of Leonard ~
Prothro, Defendant. 1t is therefore ce1
dered, adjudged and decreed that !ne)
community Of acqnets and gains hereG1
fore existing between her and her s: =.
husband be, and the same is hereby os7
solved, and j: is further decreed and s4 n1
judged that the said plaintiff, Lucy "
Prothro do have in the future the r'Su]
to administer and control her sePsH.1
estate, aud that defendant, L. +. ="
thro, pay cost of this snit.
This done, read and signed IN oPe']
Court ON this, the 2Sth day Of January
1878
(Sigued) P. A. SIMMONS,
Parish Judge.
State of Louisiana,
Clerks Office, /
Parish of Natchitoches' Y
Icertify the above to be true an1
correct copy Of the original Judgment Y
"'' ~ Witness my hand and OF
fist fetal Seal, this 4th day y
February, A. D. 1878:
jNO, LAPLACE,.
roh D'y. Clerk
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VEGETINE.
SAFE AND SURE.

Mr.. II. X. STEVENS.
In 1872 yonr Vegetine was recommended TO
me, and, Yielding to tho persuasions Of friend,
consented to try it. At the time was suffer
ing from general debility and nervous pr"stra
tion, superinduceh overwork aud irregular
habits. Its wonderful strengthening and cur
system from the first dose and under its per-
sistcnt use rapidly recovered. gaining more
than usual health and good feeling Since then
have not hesitatcd to give Vegetine my most
unqualified Endorsement, az being safe. sure
and powerful agent in promoting health and
restoring the wasted system to new life and
energy. Vegetine IS the only medicine use !;
better.
Yours truly, W. II. CLARK.
100 Monterey Street, Allegheny, Penn.
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ESTRAY NOTICE.

ESTRAYED before +. P. Meziere, J.
IL P. Ward 4 on the 9th December,
1877, by the undersigned. One dark
bay mare mule, small size. No brands;
marked with q scar on left hind leg.
The owner is hereby notified to come
forward, prove property, aud pay costs
within 80 days.
Jan. l9.1m. Campte, Ia.
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The Immigration schemers has at
last incubated. Two more State off,
GERS with $3,50O salary for the presi.
dsat, and . good ono for bic secretary.
Let the Legislature sit down on that.
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SUCCESSION NOTICE.

1 IL persons holding claims against the
IA succession Of Francois Valsin, decd.
will plese present the same to me or to
my Attorney, J. H. Cunningham.
]. c. TRICHEL,
Jan. 26. Administration.
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Mr.. Goode introduced in the state
senate a resolution directing the Ju-
dietary committee to report a bill pro
vidiDg for the removal Of the seat lof
government to Baton ROnge.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-02-09

Mr.. Gary has given notice that he
would introduce a bill in the legisla-
ture making it q misdemeanor for pa.
rents IT guardians to refuse or neg.
lect to send educable children to
school. -
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-02-09

The New Orleans Democrat gently
touches up the General Assembly OF
the State on its duty-to call . Con-
stitutional Convention and adjourn.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-02-09

Tax Collect0rs Ill over tho State
lave all lost money hast year. The
State has also lost money-by having
TAI oollecssrs, and the people-welI,
who bas made money, any way.
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JudgHlent.
Judgment.
NJ. E. Blanchard, wife Of VIM. Payne vs.
Her Husband.
District Court--N0. 81S}.

IN this case by reason Of the law and
L the evidence being in favor Of the
Plaintiff NJ. f. Blanchard, wife of VIM:
Payne, it is ordered, adjudssed and ,!ecreed
that there be Judgment in favor of NJ: f.
Blanchard, and against her husband VIM
Payne, iissolving the community Of &C.
Duets and gains heretofore existing be-
tween them, that the administration of
her seperatc property be fully restored to
her, and that the Defendant pay COSTS
Done and signed after having been read
in open Court on this 5th day of January
1873,
lSicned) y. PERSON,
Judge 18th District La.
| certify the above to be true and cor
rect copy of the original Judgment on
file in my Office.
Witness my hand and official seal, this
3lst day of January, 1878.
JOHN LAPLACE,
Feb, 2-3t by Clerk.
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
The law partnership heretofore exist.
ing between Chaplin, Cunningham and
Chaplin is this day dissolved by mutual
consent, but all business matters OF the
old firm now pending in court will have
the attention Of the undersigned.
CHAPL1l,
jill. CUNNINGHAM,
TIP. CHAPLIN.
Jan. 49, 1873.
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VEGETINE.
WHAT IS NEEDED.
ROsTOv Feb. n 1877

H R. SEvESs, ESQ.
Dear Sir.-Abont one year since found my.
self in feeble condition from general debility.
Vegetine was strongly recommended to me by a
friend who had been much benefited by its
use. procured the article, and. after using
several bottles, was restored to health, and dis.
confirmed its use. l feel quite confident that
there is no medicine superior to it for those
complaints for which it is especially prepared,
and would cheerfully recommend it to those
who feel that they need something to restore
them to perfect health.
Respectfully yours .. PETT1NG1LL,
Firm of 5. NJ Pettengill & Co.,
No. 10 State St., Boston
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JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SUCCESSION SALE.

SUCCESSION SALE.
Succession of H. E. Terrier.
ny VIRTUE of an order Of tho Parish
ID Court in and for this parish, will he
sold at public auction on
Thursday the 2lst day Of Feb' 1873,
in the town Of Campte, to the last and
highest bidder
One COW and calf--one yearling-'one
saddle, belonging to said succession.
Terms--Cash, subject to appraisement'
SAMUEL RAPHAEL,
Feb. 9-2i. Administrator.
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VEGETINE
THE Best STRING Medicine
H. K. STEVENS.
CNARLEsTOWN.

H. K. STEVENS.
Dear Sir,-This Is to certify that have used
your Blood Preparation" in my family for sew.
cral years, and think that for ScrOtula or Can.
kerols Humors or Rheumatic Affections it can.
not be excellcd; and as a blood purifier and
spring medicine it is the bes. thing have ever
used, and have used almost every thing.
can cheerfully recommend it to any one in need
Of such medicine.
Yours respectfully.
Mrs. A. A. DlNSMORE, 10 Russell Street.
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Notice..

IN pursuance of an ordinance of the
/ School Board to that effect, the public
School Teachers of this parish are hereby
notified and requested to meet the under
signed committee at the Office of VIM. IL.
Jack in the city of Natchitoches on
Saturday, the 10th, day Of February,
inst, to receive the balance due them on
their salaries.
w. H. JACK, Secretary.
A. E. LEMEE, Treasurer.
HIN. LEVY, Director.
Feb 9.2t Special Committee.
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VEGETINE.

oUC III BEKWICk, ME-, JAIL II, Ie12.
H. R. STEVENS, ESQ.
Dear Sir...-1 have had dyspepsia in its
worst form for the last ten years. and have
taken hundreds of dollars worth Of medicines
wit obtaining any relief. In September
Which WIFI time nv health has steadily improved.
My food digests well, and have gained fifteen
pounds Of flesh. There are several others in
this place taking Vesetine, and all have obtain
ed relief.
Yours truly THOMAS E. MOORE,
Overseer of Card Rooms Portsmouth Co.'S Mills
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RAILROADS.
PORTLAND &WORGESTER LIMB
Portland & Rochester II. Ii.
MAY 22, 1878.

v==-..z Trains will run rs follows
60 Leave Grand Trunk Depot,
Leave Prebe st. Station at 7aO M, 23o and els p
m.
5.3O A. M. Accommodation for Worcester, with
through car for Boston via Nashua and Lowell
Arrives at Rochester at 9.55 q. m, connect
ing with Eastern and Boston & Maine Rail-
12.15 p. H., Boston LIS p. m, Aver J unc.
ton l2.40 p. M, Eitchburg lbs p. M, and
Worcester at 210 p. m, connecting with
trains South and West.
40 r. M. steamboai Express through to
New London without change. Con-
meets at Rochester for Dover and Great
Falls, at Ripping for Manchester and
Concord at Nashua for Lowell and
Boston, at Aver junction for Fitch.
burg and the West via HcOsac Tunnel
Line, at Worcester with Boston q Albany
Railroad for New York, at Putnam with
sBoston g Philadelphia Express Line'' for
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash.
ingtOn, at New London with Norwich
Line Steamers, due at Pier No. 40, North
River New York, at 900 a. m
6.15 p. m From Preble Street. Mixed for Roeh-
ester and Way Stations
Trains leave Rochester at 100, LOO m and $50
pm, arriving in Portland at 9.35 a. M, LIS
and HOO p m.
with through trains of Me. Central R. r, and at
Portland Grand Trunk Junction. with through
trains of Grand Trunk R. r.
SUNDAY TRAINS-Leave Preble Street Sta
tion at 200 r. M, arriving at Rochester at
400 p. m. and at Worcester 7,25 p. M, connect
and the West, Leave Worcester at 2 90 a. M,
Rochester 1880 and arriving at Preble Street
1220p.m.
my21dtf JIM. LUNT. supt.
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AGRICULTLnau.
Neat Door Yards.

Among the things which the average farm
or can do which will pay largely In comfort
and pleasure, though not returning a pecuni-
airy reward, there are but few which are more
productive of good than the careful and early
cleaning of the front dooryards in the spring.
Yet this is something which too many farm
ers wholly neglect. They are aware that
and their love OF the beautiful is not strong
enough to induce them to spend time and
money IN erecting an improvement which re-
!ates wholly to appearances. They are will
ing to labor in a corn field because they know
that the work which they there perform will
insure larger crop than they could other
wise obtain.
The same principle governs all their farm
work. They labor for the sake of obtaining
pecaniary reward. To certain extent it
is right that they should do this. Most of
the working hours of the farmer should be
spent in some productive industry. But
there may and should be occasional devia.
tions from this general rule. There are some
things which the farmer can afford to do
without money-which he cannot afford to
leave undone though they make no return in
cash. Clearing and identifying the door
yards is one of these things. And it is now
the best time that can be had for doing this
work. The grass is growing rapidly and the
longer it grows the harder will be the work
of clearing up the yards. If there are shade
trees near by there will be many little twigs
and branches upon the ground and they will
present an unsightly appearance until they
are removed or the grass gets long enough to
cover them. If there are no trees in the
vicinity there will be more or less foreign ma
terial in the grass which will look badly and
can do no possible good. This should be
raked out OF the grass with fine tooth gar
den rake and carried from the yards. The
rose bushes need little pruning and the
dead stalks of lilies, and other large flowers
should be removed. 1t will not take long to
do this work, but 1t will make the yard look a
great deal nicer and the home will be more
attractive.
When rich men build fine houses in the
country they are careful to secure very fine
yards and have them kept very clean. There
are many things which the wealthy man has
which the farmer must do without, but a
neat dooryard is not one of them, and for the
sake of his family, if not on his own account,
the farmer should see to it that his yards are
kept neat and clean. We know that MANY
yards are kept in fine condition and that the
ladies of the household do the work which
makes them look so finely. This is not as it
should be, though it is better than it is to
have the yard full of dirt and bushes. The
farmer should either clean up the yards HIM
self, or else have his hired men do it, and he
should see to it that no time is lost in secur-
ing the performance of this work. Home
stead.
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No Medicine Given,

EXCEPT in those cases where, on examination, it
II may be found necessary to prescribe certain
specific remedies, which, combined with my peculiar
magnetic operation, accelerate perfect and radical
cure.
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EXCHANGE Dining ROOMS,

(FORMEESLY JOHNSON'SJ
This popular saloon having been
rehtted and painted, is again open
to the public. The present pro-
pr1etOrS will endeavOr to merit the
liberal patronage heretofore be-
slowed and propose TO increase its
popularity by generally reducing
the cost of food, while fully MAIN
tanning the quality and quantity.
40 EXCHANGE STREET.
mars diff
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NOTICE.

IEtO WHOM it may concern. On and after thirty
- days from date, the Seleetmen of the Town Of
rreeport propose to remove the remains of all per-
SONS buried in the Dillingham; Burying Ground in
rreeport, to another suitable location. Any persons
interested in said removal win please communicate
days. 'J
j. c. KENDALL, ! selectmen
Il. j. CURTIS, ~
L. D. BYRAM. Freeport
Freeport, June Is, 1878. jei9dlwSwsW9s
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FOB SALE |

VshE Stock and Trade of good business. well
capital OF three TO five thousand dollars. Business:
BOOTS, Blinds, Windows, Sashes &c. Anyone
wishing to purchase will address
lanlSu BOX S75, Portland, Vie.