The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-17

Bluff debating society.
Hon. W. Strong arrived at home from
New Orleans per Able.
F.. F. Press!y, Esq, of Sabine, was a
passenger on the Bart Able
Major Moncure and Col. Duncan, Of
Shreveport, were passengers on hoard the
Bart Able.
Caterpllars are appearing on numer-
Gus places in this parish. The "nies" are
swaming by millions in most sections.
We call attention to an article in this
week. issue on the cotton worm from the
Shreveport Times. 1t is worth perusing.
King Alfonso's grandmother is not we'll
-[Picayune.
How's bis grand pa
PEPPER runs for Congress in Ohio, and
will make hot contest -[Picayune.
His speeches will be pungent and
saucy.
Sabine parish, we learn, has dip iberia
prevailing to great extent, and of
fatal type.
The Assessor gives notice that the rolls
are deposited at the Recorders office and
those who are Interested had better take
notice.
The Sabine SOuthrOn has not reached
these classic and gloomy shades for 10,
these many days. What has become of
hsr rip snorting democratic editor.
Mr. Adolphe Katie, our young and
ganiaiffiend, has returned from visit
oEarope. His friends will be pleased to
know that Adolphe is in fine health.
The health generally of our parish is
not good. Our physicians are kept very
busy. The diseases prevailing are throat
and bowel affections and fevers.
The Picayune has it that whiskey and
tobacco keeps on the right side of the
quarantine officers. Here, one s kept on
the In and the other on the outside.
The same old radicals are stirring up
the political pot this year. If Natchito-
rhes HASN'T had enough of those cattle,
then we know of no country which has.
Ral:cai:sM w.. 10 BluDts, BOullts Bre-
das ct III homo genus has been a very curse
to our Interest and the quicker they sub.
side the better.
BY drinking beer don't you forget,
That you get tired of some, later Or sooner,
But am sure you will never regret,
If you drink Charley Smiths inch
schooner.
lfSam the notorious Texas Desperate
had not died 50 Suddenly he would prob
ably have become a "strippd Bass for
the balance of his days. Carroll Con-
sentative.
perhaps pearched on limb.
1.-TWO lawyers while bathing at Santa
Cruz the other day, so says a con+empo.
rary, were chased out of wa ter by shark.
Ihls is said to be fragrant breach of
professional courtesy"
The Bart Able came to anchor off
Grand Ecore on Wednesday morning last.
She filed about bushei Of protests and
then dropped down the river to Montro.
merry.
The Parish authorities have very prop
erly established rigid quarantine
against New Orleans and we are glad to
note the parish Board of Health are 90.
Ing to stand up to the people in keeping
out all persons, freight, &C., from New
Orleans.
PoLTTrcs-The "boys on the Demo-
cratic side are determined from all &C.
counts, to make this campaign "red
hot" and from "eend to eend." Old
Natchitoehes by the middle of October
will bs in q blaze sure enough.
u, Jules Messi, road overseer between |
thiaplaec and Grand Ecore, is at work on |
inc Bayou Bourbeux swamp, which is
now IN sueha condition that we hope to
near 10 noise about it this winter.
Newton Blanchard, Esq.,, from Caddo
pansh and one Of its brightest and most
public ls spirited gentlemen, passed through
sa's placer Saturday evening last en-
lonts to his family, now on visit in
Rapides. aao5. ,'''..."
The parish Board Of Health has quar-
antaned against New Orleans aud all
boats PERSONS or freight from thence.
New Orleans don't like the treatment
ane Is receiving from adjoining towns
saa cities that are qaarsntining her It's
certainly rough on New Orleans but self
defence implsls rs to vigorous action.
Wsleasnt that diptheria is prevailing all
over this parish and Sabine. This disease,
happily isin fits nifiest form, at present
4. oas every precaution should be taken to
1ei It. The number Of cases in town
*pfessnt ore few and most Of them yield
'ssdily 10 treatment.