The People's vindicator., 1878-12-14

River rising.
Rains reported above
Weather entirely too warm for the
season.
Next week the Christmas issue Of the
VINDICAToR will be before our patrons.
Cotton continues to decline but our
market goes down very slowly.
River freights card rates. Cotton 81 50
per bale.
Or. Grain from Campte was in town
Wednesday.
- Gloves and Hosiery of all kinds
at j. A. DuCOURNAU's.
Steamer Texas has our thanks for
files of late city papers.
EWe cal! attention to Rent Of Plan
tation, by L. Charleville.
Court still drags its weary length.
The jury terms closes with to-day.
Anti-fa should be in demand, now
that Christmas is drawing nigh-the
turkies want it.
RB Full assortment ofladies' cloak
shawls and nubas at J. A. DrcoUR-
NAU's.
R. F. Harrison, ESQ.,, was IN town
- during the week and paid the V1NDI-
GATOR visit.
Tramps are heading this way. Last
week several of these foot gentry paid
our towns a visit, and, being filled with
"cold vittals,' passed on topastures new.
Messrs. l.. N Lane, NJ. Bandaries J. B.
Smith and Jackson Rains were on our
streets duting the week. The health of
their respective sections is good. so they
report, aud cotton crops short,
QUERY: "Why will men smoke COM
mon tobacco, when they can bny Mar
burg Bros. Seal of North Carolipa,' at
the same price ?" Feb 9 7S-ly.
J. F. Smith, ESQ.,, and Judge Me-
Neely of Sabine called on US, of
course. They are both looking we'll
and report the people Of Sabine in
their usnal happy state.
Mr.. Potts, one of the proprictors of
the Sabine Southron was in our town
during the past week and paid the
V1ND1CATOR welcome visit.
A dispatch from New Orleans, from
Major E. Burke, informs US that the
political prisoners from this parish
waived examination, gave bond and
will return home at once. So ends
tho grand "Hornsby farce"
The V1ND1cAToR has carried a large
number of Subscribers through the
dull season, and they should certain
ly come forward and pay up. Let
this gentle hint be all sufficient.
We are in receipt of the first num-
Der of lie Courier de la Louisi0ne, a
French daily edidited and published
in New Orleans by A. L. Roman, Esq.
The Courier has our best wishes for
success and we exchange with pleas
ure.
We counted three dangerous sheds
in our block on Washington street.
We beg to insist something shall be
done to secure them at once. If they
are not attended to, some one will be
killed or hurt seriously from their
falling.
The fire cracker fend is at work.
The residence of Mrs. l. Plaisance was
fred, by a small boy with a bunch of
these ready conAagrators, and came
near being consumed. Cannot our
city authorities prohibit the discharge
of fire crackers within the limits of
the corporation ?
The lateness of the season of 1878
is shown to US by nature. Mr.. Allen
Wheeler brings to this office a wal
nut, fully half grown, of the second
crop from the same tree during this
year and Mr.. Sam Rains assures US
that the mulberry trees in his Sec
ton fruited twice, both crops ripen'
ing since last spring. Are we to be
included in the tropics ?
We are panied to announce the
death of that estimable lady Mrs
Snyder, wife of Capt. James A. Sny'
der Of the Sd infantry U. S. A., which
took place at Helena, Montana Ter
ritory on Goth September last. Many
Of our citizens will remember Capt
SnSs der and his charming lady and
will be shocked to learn of her demise
YELLOW FEVER DEArHs.-Durins
the late epedemic Mr.. Nat Calhoun
At Tennessee and formerly of th''
parish lost his Oldest son. JonD'
Dick and at vicksburg Mr. Lot
Walmsley lost his wife and all h''
children save one. These ara some
If the sad bereavements OF parents
of narents aud husbands produced by
.that dread destroyer-yellow fever'