Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-04-10

Tho Casou land sold on Saturday la'' Tor
Ave dollars per scrc.
Madison Wells is in Washington city
interviewing the President.
Saturday the sixth inst was observed
a. memorial day in New Orleans
There was terrible hail storm through.
ont north Mississippi on the 3rd inst.
Over one million new silver dollars have
been coined up To date.
60
Cotton in New Orleans on saturday last
sold for "a and u cents, Gold at iOl and
lott.
Hon. Jefferson DAVIS and wife are IN
Mexico They called on President piaz on
the 2oth of March,
Sitting Bull with large force Of over
Ave thousand mcu IL about to make a raid
across the border.
ltsuow proposed to divide TcNss into
twelve s,.tc,. What a quantity Of offices
will thus bc created
The Evening Standard il tho name Of a
new paper TO he published IN Shreveport
by Mr.. L. r. Simmons
Express and mail train robbed At Eagle
Pord on Texas and Pacific railroad. The
amount stolou is not known.
We will publish next week extracts
nom tho speech Of Senator White Of New
Orleans upon the reform work Of the fifth
Legislature of the State Of Louisiana.
Bright and beautiful weather on Tues
day morning after the glorious rain Oh
Sunday night, Monday and Monday night
Our farmers have smiling faces.
Quite n number Of persons Visited the
grave yard on Sunday afternoon aud rx-
pressed themselves well pleased With the
new fence aud ornamental gateway.
We have received from Col. u. +. Boyd
. catalogue of tn" State University, the
report of the Board Of Supervisors and
other valuable matter Of much interest
Postmaster General Key aud Congress
man Randolph Of Va. had regular set Ia
at fs,icnffs the other day Key called Ran.
dolph liar and then the srarriug began
The first rain for four weeks FILL I'll Sun
day night last This rain is indeed a God
send 80 farmers who were just beginning
TO fcsr the worst results for their carly
planting.
The committee Of the House Of Repre-
sentativrs on revision ot laws agree Oh
the proposition tpt rrc>,deu, aud Vice.
President to bc elected Ly a direct vote of
the people.
Ja. Graham, at one time Auditor under
Narmoth and n cAudyI.,'c ful the same I,n-
siton ON the Fusion ticket, i dead. Nj.
Graham was STATE Register of Lands at
the time Of h.- death.
\ strike OF the hands ou the Atkinson.
Topeka and santa t. Railroad l. likely to
produce unpleasant icsulrs. Ntcmpt-
have been made To- fire In" buildings of the
company. SO lar only one mau has h,ru
injured.
District Cont at Mludrn Last week. ou,
Of the events of the tenn Was the ,unNic
ton OF Thomas Martin, sun ui squire "
&. Martin Of this parish, Tor killing a dee
out Of season. Zine aud cost amounted t.
axty Owe dollars.
The steamer Dawn ON her way tn New
Orleans from Shreveport, burned ah"u
thirty miles abov" first named city. "
loss of life exported. Boa, and cargo
total loss Fire was caused y! sparks q
Gre from furnace door.
The steamboat Col \. /. kouus sunk a
Negro Point, about scventy-iivc miles aAo,
the mouth Of Red River. Three r"nrtcr
loet This, with the Dawn, whose loss
published elsewhere makes four boats lat,
ly loo, by the Red River rran-porta,i"
Company.
Col. Polk, doorkccper of the House {
Representatives, has been removed. Ger
Chss W. Field Of Georgia was elected {
fill the vacancy. Gen. Field WAS fnrm,il
of Kentucky, was an officer through IN