The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-27
PARISH AND CITY NEWS.
LOCAL GLEANINGS.

Corn won't sell this fall Feed it to
the hogs.
. Sabine calls for Constitutional Con
vention.
Antilley remember us with another
"big watermellon.'
The health of our parish generally, is
very good.
Much sickne SIS among the colored peo-
pie and several deaths reported.
C.H. Levy, Esq, presents this office
with the first open boil of cotton.
We have received the first number of
the Alexandria Gazette revivcdhy Frank
Connolly, Esq.
Our young friend Henry Hyams re-
ports crops in his section exceedingly
good.
Judge D. Person left on Sunday last to
omen court in Sabine which has been in
session during The past week.
The Western portion OF our parish re-
ports continued rains, which are damag-
ing the crops.
The boring machine is at work on Front
street, and the well business is doing
we'll.
Sam Rains, Esq, from Black Lake pre-
cinct, brought to this Office present of
very fine peaches.
o. LOUIS ADMITS that lts simmer ell
mate Is hotter than that of India Hot
ter than India? It's hotter than Hin.
d0stan !-Western Advocate.
Does your head swim? Do your ears
bazzs Do your eyes water' You need
rest Go and hang on your country rel
atives { + week-Bufalo Express.
QUERY: "Why will men smoke com
mon tobacco, when they can buy Mar
burg Bros. Seal of North Carolina at
the same price p F0 8 '78-ly.
The very latest from the cotton fields
represents the appearance of the cater
pillar and their fore-runner, the fly, in
considerable numbers
Mr.. McHenry, from Homer, La. visited
our city in the interest of the McHenry
wine made by him in Claiborne parish.
From those who are judges we learn the
wine to be excellent.
Capt. Gus Moses has returned from
Montgomery and is now taking pictures
at the old stand, Lacoste's Hall. Our
people had better be on hand for he has
Int short time to stay.
The shing!e industry is assuming large
porpotions. The quantity brought to
town is large, while the quality is sup
erior in every respect. Heart Cypress
Shingles, best quality, sell for 81. so
per NJ,
NJ. J. CUNNINGHAM, Esq, Col. w. H. Jack
and Judge c. Chaplin are the Natchito-
cbes lawyers at Many, Sabine parish, in
attendance at the District Court now in
session in and for that parish.
Even during these dull days does our
subscription increase. And while on
that subject there are number who owe
Us for their years reading that have not
paid. N.B-call in and do so at once.
HENRY A. WALMsLEy, Agent for the
American Powder Company, will keep
constantly On hand large stock of Pow
der In qnarter, halves and whole kegs,
and will sell to the trade at New Or
leans prices. F., July l3-1m.
Wetalked crop to nearly all our citi-
sens who attended the convention on
Saturday last. They tell rs that the
greater portion Of our parish has better
crops than ever before known; some
have bad prospects, but the average is
Nigh.
The highest point noted by onr Their
nametsr this year has been 900 in the
shade. The highest point ever reached,
and the hottest day ever experienced in
tnis parish was July 18th, 1860, when it
stood 1t 1910 in the shade.
The following memorandum Of an cut
NJ for fishing party is made ny an old
nana at the business: "Whiskey, fish
hnoks, whiskev, flies, whiskey, fish-poles,
wnlskey, bait, whiskey change Of cloth
ing whiskey, more whiskey."- Herald
and Presbyter. .a.s'a.
There's some talk Of Independent boats
TINS winter. Well, now none Of these
Independent fellows ever think of work
ing up appropriations for, and improving
tne navigation Of Red river as Cant. Joe
Aiken does. The Pool line wan is freights
kept down tc ONE CARD Rates, and to
mat end Capt. Aiken's company is NOV
ing 70 jstty oil the bars and keep up
navigation daring Ne low wstsrssason.