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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16
OFFICIAL.
To the Qualified Electors OF the state
OF Louisiana.

OFrICE or SECHhrARf OF STATE
STATE or LOUISIANA, I
New Orleans. July IL, lSIr.
In pursrance of article AZ Of the con-
,titution of this state, publication Is mere
by given to the voters of this state oi INC
proposed amendments to the constitution
If hi. State, agreed to 10y two-thirus oi
the members elected to each house ot the
General Assembly, at it's session OF l-'e'
aud which are required to be published,
three months before the next general tIrc-
ton for Representatives to the "rneral A.
s,mbly, in at least QUE newspaper III every
rarish of this state, III which Il newspaper
shall Il, published. Said amendments ap,
near more fnlly in acts Nos. '3 and ~ oil
IN, regular session of the General Assent
hly Of l-7-, aud in act No. II OF the extra
session Of the General Assembly OF l-'S'
which are officially published Tor the IN
tormatiou nf the voters, and which VIII De
submitted TO the people at the next gel, ra
election. To he held ou the fifth day ot NO
y,mber (next) is, in such manner aht
! form that the people may vote ior or sAlns
I each amendment, separately, and II IA mn
/ inr,ty of the votes at said election shall
approve and rntify all or either ot san
amendments. the same shall become par
of the constitution. -.
WILL. \. STRONG,
Secretary of state.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16

The following special dispatch to
the Globe. Democrat from New Or.
leans under date of the 9TH instant
presents a sad picture OF the sitna
ton in the southern part OF this
State: "The fever continues to eX.
paud the area already desolated, and
is extremely malignant. In tue
parish of Plaquemine, along Bayou
Teche, as high up as st. Martins
the scourge is prevalent, and from
New Orleans to the mouth oil the
river scarcely a plantation remains
uuvisited. Official figures in country
localities confirm the estimates al
ready made, but here the wellin'
formed consider that there are as
many sick rs at any time during
the epidemic. Seventy deaths ana
400 cases have been reported since
Thursday noOu,' but it is thought
that will not include all who have
been prostrated.'
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16
Rattlesnake lack.

Rattlcsnakc Jack is the cuphonl'
GUS title of longhaired scout who
appeared on our streets this week
clad in buckskin habiliments. Jacks
forte is Oratory and shooting. AFTER
getting outside of a half dozen
astraiGht" he opened in this style:
"I'm a man from the mountains,
I'm hyena from the tropics and a
nephew of old Kit Carson; I've got
a string of scalps that a mule cant
pack. General Crook and me used
TO sleep in the same blankets and
smile from the same bottle; I'm II
poker.playcr from Arizona, and my
mother rode on the first steamboat
that ever nayigated the Columbia;
I'm a buzzard from the Rockies
and 'cuss' on general principles;
hain't slept on n floor for fourteen
years, except in guard house;
ken shoot a mole's eye out at 900
Yards aud make Il .iackass rabbit
ashamed of hisself for hundred.
When last seen this celebrated per
sonage was trying to get a bet that
he could spit in a mans eye nine
times out of ten at twenty PAGES. -
Great County (Or. Times.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16
An Incident at Little Rock.

To.day an affecting incident hap.
pencd in the Western Union leie'
rrnph office. While one OF the
bows was working "business' on the
Northern wire, Lindsey Mynatt, at,
tending the Hot Springs wire, anu
all the wires except Memphis rat
Ting to their full capacity, there
came an ominous call from Mem
phis-"Little ROck-Little Rock
Lit The operator nearest the III
strument answered the call, wheh
the hero ut the other end OF the
wire replied: "Send Mynatt here
| want to talk to him" Surrender
ing the Hot Springs wire, Lindsey
took his seat ut the table, ana SLOW
IL the sad words were repeated
Your father died of yellow fevel
nj : o'clock this morning" 1t wa'
enough; the young mans face grew
ashy pale, his head dropped upo'
his arms folded Oh the table. Amoni
all those young men. accustomed a
they are to startling telegrams
there was not a dry eye. The de
ceased was faithful father. III
successfully nurscd his falnll
through the fever, aud it was hope
that he would be spared. DisaT
pointment followed, cluel- as III
grave. Worn out and weak frol
the battle when lie saved his chi
drcn, lie proved an easy victim
lie will be remembered III llearel
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16

Stat, Of Northumberland Of Claiborne.
DE IT REMEMBERED, That on this the
ID LIST day vi August, A. ID. lS7-, We,
the undersigned qualified Jury Commits
sione,s. met al the Court house III The town
of Homer. Claiborne parish, Louisiana, for
the purpose Of revising the general venirc
and 10 draw the vcnirr for the Oct, Term
IF the District Court of Claib"rn" parish,
commencing on the Third Monday {" salh
month and after choosing eighty persons
To complete the general venIrr' III place Q,
,hn.. drawn for service at the last term of
laid Court. proceeded to draw the Jurors
to serve the first week at the next regulni
term of the 18th District Court, coininenc'
| ing on the 2lst day of Octr, l-.-, II being
| the Thi ii Monday of said month, when thu
following named persons were duly drawn
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16
MINDEN HOTEL.

'TITE travelling public and regular board
L ers will find this HOUSE rs comfortable
and we'll supplied as the resources and con
dition of the country will permit. The
charges are very reasonable. The Stage
Stand is kept ut this Hotel.
have also attached 10 my hotel new
and commodious Stable, well supplied with
provender and water. and good ostler al
ways on hand to attend tn stock,
The travelling public Will do we'll to give
| me call \. J. REYNOLDS.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16
Don't Call a Man a Liar.

Never tell man he Is liar TN
less. you are certain that you can
lick him; for as a general rule, when
you say that it means fight. have |
arrived at this conclusion through |
sad experience. ! know that 1t is
not safe to give the lie to muscular
Christians. did once. | am real
IL sorry for it now; as never grlev'
ell for anything else in the whole
course of my life.
We were standing on the side
walk in front OF the club, when |
made the statement, talking poll
tics: men who talk politics and get
angry over it, are, to put II mildly,
lunatics, or else want an Office. THIS
man made an assertion touching
the fair fame of my favorite candi'
dite, which ! believed to be untrue.
1t is probable that if it had been as
true as it was false, should have
taken the same course, because, you
understand, a man has no sense who
talks politics anyhow. | think i
said that before, but it is all the
same, | want to make it strong and
ret YOU to understand how | got
my ornamented eye.
mildly suggested that the man
who would make such q statement
as that was lost to all sense Of
shame aud would be guilty OF any
base crime.
He disagreed with me on that
point. AS for himself he never
made u statement except upon the
most ample proof. My candidate
was the meanest man unhung.
told him he lied. | have been
kicked by a mule; have fallen out
OF a two story window OH hard
pavement; eaten green pcrSl,nmons;
have heard Miss Blowhard read
poetry for two houiS and half;
skated; hunted; rode sharp backed
horse of mustang parentagc, aud
an adept in the art of "bucking:
suffered grief ot various kinds, aud
still clurg tn life; but all these are
Feathers in the balance, as compar
ed with that little word liar.
immediately after saying il sal
down. sat on the rim of my righ'
ear, about ten feet from tho spot
where | had been standing when
made use of the expression above
quoted. l am not used To sitting
in that position and do not think /
agrees with me.
| have heard of people who ago
up on their ear and walked of.
wish | knew how to do it, and won't
have propelled myself away frol
that spot Immediately if | had po'
sessed that happy faculty. | pre-
ceeded to bring myself to n pc
pendicular position, fully intendin
TO use the locomotion which natuI
had given me; but when J cam
right side up, something heavy ra
up against my nose, aud as i fe
rather tired | sat down on my 9th,
ear. l like change. 1t is too IN
notOnous doug the same thing Ovt
again.
Somebody took my large fiien
away, aud i was quite pleased whG
he was gone. have concluded
look twice ut man before ] civ
him the lie again. My eye is
mourning, my nose is swelled to Il
size of q citron with the color of
blush rose, and my store cloth
look as if they had run through
patent sausage machine. ! Won
not have that mans temper tor t
world.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16

lc,Itlly that the above and foregoing is
a true and colrrct list of the jurors drawn
Tor thu Oct'r Term of the District Court in
and for the parish If Claiborne. on the l>t
inst. Given under hand officially, AT liu-
mcI. La. August 2utl. -.
DREW FERGUSON, CHI. u. &.
August II Isl l:tC
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16

The Globe Democrat attributes
the success Of the Republican party
in Colorado to the withdrawal OF
Democrats to the Greenback party.
1t expects to carry Indiana and Ohio
today by the same secession Of Dem
OcratS.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16

Tie great stage line from Forth
Worth to Yuma has been robbed
twenty. seven times in the last six
weeks The contractor has received
an order from the war department
for troops to guard the coaches.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16
THE GUARDIAN.
AN IoYl-AFTER TENNYs0h.

"l'p in the morning when the skies are red
smell soap on the stairway; ,,
There's big tub Of sud- by III" SIDE OIL Tue
bed, .
A,a il sounds down stairs like u fair day
There's somebody scrubhing IN 10" "p-s'"''
hall, ,.,.
Aud I see n mop through the wihurI;
Il smells and sounds like 1t did iast iai,'
There's nobody here that can h'h"e'
What to him wss love or hope,
What 10 him was Joy or care'
n, stepped on u ping al irish 'o'p
TN, yirl had lrft on the topmost STAIR,
Aud his feet flew ont like wild, fierce fhing',
And he struck each stair with SCUM"
like drum;
Aud the girl below with the scrn"o'hg-
things
Laughed like a ticnd to see him come.
For what is life when the heart IL dead,
And n man is humping adow the stair,
Now ON his back and now on his head;
To land OH the legs Of an upturned CHAIR
To clutch with fierce, unhelping grasp
At the slipping banisters Tying by .,
TO drop, at the end, with struggling
In a washtub full of suds and lyc'
Better, n Thousand times or more, ,e
That u man should sleep his whole NE
through,
Aud startle the day with mighty shor''
And scorn the sparkle win morning arM
Why should he rise from his deep'blcathe'
sleep,
With hi, outstrctchcd hands To feel an'
gropc;
To tlonndrr and finp and crawl and creep
Through the trcachcrous swirls OF IN
Shiny soap'
Huntington liawkryr.
Tho melancholy days have come,
The saddest Of the year,
When taxes reach maturity
Aud myriad bills appear;
When frosts from northern latitndes
Upon the breezcs Hoat,
And signs the editor To think
lie has no oycrcoat.
fYonkcrs Gazette.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16

Fro ~ Fo'idg' 70 al Tdrfs q Ne [. '.
Rcln,t 10y draft, postoilicc money order,
at registered letter. Address
+. A. LEONARD.
Business Manage,
Specimen copies sent ire, ON applicatlrO.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16

to serve as JuroiS
W { Lilies, l. Mohcrlci'
Robt Evans, James Gray,
W II Waugh, NJ Cory
I liightower, Peterson
W VI Phillips, W Hood,
&c Baker, Andrew DAVIS
J ; Durham, w Golfers,
u VI Phillips, j Randic,
W II MaNcy, ST biarkniah'
J W Mcfarland, I; w Beck,
j \ Tlgncr, keh"rick'
J II Helm, L hays
W NJ Spears, wallace
IL f"r'ooh' y e.,
hiilSme' n ~ VIM
Holloway 1,t"N,
lhos tgah, !, na'"n"'
W W otts' M'au'N>'
Richard Love- " nH'''ISo"'
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16
(OnStable'S Sale.

!. L. TAYLOR v, l.. H. Hincs-lu Justice
Court, Ward ).
stat, Of Louisidnc Parrish Of claiborne.
DI virtue of an execution ISSUED from
ID the Justice Court vt Ward 3, in said
parish. aud to ne directed. ! have srz-d
and will proceed to sell, To- the last and
highest bidder, within thu legal hours at
~alr, III the town of llayncsvillc, III said
parish. un
Saturday, the 9Th day of November, 1878,
/ the undivided interest Of said l.. H. Hines,
/ as one of the heirs of John W. Hines, decd,
IN the following described property, situat-
cd in Claiborne parish, to Wit:
The west half Of the southwest quarter
IF section ~; the southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter Of section 10; the east
half of the northeast quarter and northeast
quarter of southeast quarter OF section 81
the west half of the west half and north
east quarter Of southwest quarter of section
-, in township % range Ito acres NOR
or less. with al the improvements thereon.
Terms of sale cash, with the benefit q
appralsement.
JOHN GIBSON, Constable.
Oct. q, lS7r. pfSp1 cts
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16
Lime Kiln Club" Statistics.
tDctroit Free Press.

Detroit flcc ilthS
There being no reports OF the
committees, the President drew
thermometer from his pocket and
said:' "Gm'lcm, de moar sc am in.
structcd in knowledge de moar yc
will know. hez bin invited by de
Gov'ment to keep n weekly record
oh de state Oh de termom'ter IN DIS
hall for one year, an shell begin
right OIL. Janitor. hang dis ma
sheen on de wall an report dc con
dishion oh de mercury
1t was suspended from nail, ami
after one wild, defiant look the jan
itor called out in husky voick:
"She am bloin' oil ut six hun'erd,
sab. an headed to de mort east.' -.
"Secrctary iot dem figures down
in good ORDER said the President.
The heaven of tho Moravian
IIanaks is an immense gingerbread
mountain. surrounded by living
stream of lard, on the banks OF
which lie prone tie redeemed
uanaks, holding their chihs i'll their
hands and having their mouths
open. In Il pan like crater, ut the
top of the hill, angels are ceasclcSs
Nv cooking doughnutS and sugar
/ plums, which are rolled down hill,
/ gathering u coat of gingerbread
dust. then, having been dipped III
the waves of lard, are conveyed to
the mouths of the blest. When
they are thirsty they turn over
upon their backs aud drink i'll the
gentle rain OF beer and brandy that
is forever failing. All the while an
gelic choirs discourse fivorite mu
sic.
London dispatches report the tail
ure of the city Of Glasgow bank
with liabilities placed ut the enor
mouse sum of fifty million dollars
The concern has sixty branches ant
, the suspension creates great excite
ment throughout Scotland, ON tn
London Stock exchange and in En-
, glish financial circles generally
By some it is considered nothin
less than n national calamity. Til
cause of the failure is said to hav
r been investments in non -convertibl
stocks and bills and real estate whlc
i has deprecated in value, and to II
u general financial and commerce.
y stringency of the times
u The total deaths from the cpideu
c ic in Memphis in 1873, from Septen
n Der II to November Q, were | 20
IS The deaths in the present epidcm
a from August II to October l, wei
d 2,1O6. The dates i'll each epidem
lie were included.
The Globe Democrat attribut,
IN the success of the Republican part
I'd in Colorado to the withdrawal
tx Democrats to the Greenback part
d 1t expects to carry Indiana and Oh
NJ today by the same secession Of Del
ocratS.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT No. %. X. ;. OF LIS.
NUNBtR ONE.

NUMBER oNk.
That the scat OF government shalt he rs-
,,Lli,hcd AZ the city OF Baton Rouge or nj
the city of New Orleans, as the majority OF
the voters of the State may determine NJ
the next ensuing elections; those voting 10
locate the State capital ut Baton konS'
shall indorSr on their tickets, For STATE
Capital. Baton Rouge;' those voting to 10
cate the capital at New Orleans shall IN
doris, ON their tickets, For State Capital
New Orleans
(strike out article one hundred and thir
ty-Onc.)
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16

The total deaths from the epidem'
ic in Memphis in 1913, from Septem'
Der II to November Q, were ,2O2
The deaths in the present epidemic
from August II to October l, were
2,1OG. The dates i'll each epidemic
we're included.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16
SUREVEPORT TINES.
REDICED TEENS or THE NIN-
MORN UEIhLl.

After the 1T of September. IT,, the
terms of subscription /" the Weekly Times
will hr reduced is follows. money To ac-
company IL" subscription in every in.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16
JOSEPH Il. WOLFE q W"
Cotton Factors,

81 Carondelet ST., New Ories.,
GENERAL AGENTS for DASikL = Nm.
(T IMPROVED "Revolving hes% Nv NJ
roS CHS, patented July 10 1918
duced TO - M per SAM.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16

JOB.wORK NEATLY EXECUTE
u this office
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-16
NUMBER FIFTEEN.

In every case where the judge may he re
cuscd. and when he is not personally inter
cstcd III the matters IN condensation, ne
shall select a lawyer. having the necessary
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-26
4flanitowoe 1)ilot.
GENERAL BRAGG.

Two weeks ago the PmoT took occa-
sion to severely criticise the platform
adopted by the democrats IN convention
at Sheboygan. At that time We attribu
ted what was Objectionable in the plat
form, to the of1iciousness Of Gen. Bragg,
and denounced him unsparingly for
presuming to dictate platform which
did not reflect the views Of a majority Of
the democrats Of the district. Ii the
facts were az we understood them, Gen.
Braggs course was certainly reprehen-
sible and he deserved to be censured.
Directly after the issue referred to, we
were informed by many who claimed to
be cognizant of the facts, that we did
Gen. Bragg injustice, that we labored
under q misrepresentation Of the facts
when We charged him with inspiring or
preparing the platform. We were not
inclined to believe this without irrefuta-
bic evidence, and did not choose TO ex-
onerate Gen. Bragg until every doubt
was removed. We have been furnished
with the original craft of the resolutions
and have had the whole matter explained
by members Of the coamittee on resoIu-
tons, 50 satisfactorily exculpating Gen.
Bragg that even incredulitY would be
convinced. Our structures on the demo
cratic nominee resulted from a misap-
prchcnsion OF the facts IN the case. We
gladly offer this explanation and accom-
pany it with the expression of our SIN
ccre conviction that Gen. Bragg was
only anxious that the platform should
faithfully reflect the views Of his constit-
uents and that lie left the matter entirely
with the committee on resolutions. Our
explanation is somewhat tardy, but to
compensate for this, it is based on III
deniable facts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-26

THE Puor does not choose to belittle
itself, by resenting the attacks of those
little weakling sheets that know no more
about matters which they presume to
discuss, than Chippewa Indian does
about astronomy. The following remark
able utterance Of one Of our exchanges
would &c credit to the celebrated Mrs.
Darlington.
''To support fraud and subservo prin-
ciples thereto, is what the editor of the
Pilot innocently displays in accepting
the situation in his eloquent Quotation
OF the Sheboygan platform.
1t may be said Of this conglomerat:on
Of words as Of Jack Bunsby's aphorism,
that the bearing Of this here obserwa-
ton lies in the application of it." When
that editor coUehes his editorials in CT
pher, he should furnish his readers with
the key.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-26

GEN. Shields poverty induced con
greas to pension the old soldier. Grants
course since reminds one of the fable in
which some genius gave man gold
axe for a steel one, on account of honesty
and worth. An avaricious Eeighbor
thought he would manageto lose his axe
in hopes that the spirit of the stream
would give him gold one for the worth
less thing lie threw away. But the good
genius saw his motive and refused to
crafty his greed. Grant now writes
from St. Petersburg that he is very poor.
OF course, giving such letter publicity
can only mean plea for charity. But
Grant must have some more tangible
claim on the charity Of the people than
mere poverty before he can become a
pensioner. The Grant family have al
ready drawn heavily from the public
treasury and if they have been improvl-
dent it is no reason why the government
should relieve them. This system of
begging is becoming too common and
should be checked.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-26

Hon. MATT. CARPENTER has responded
to the call signed by number of Mil
waukee people, requesting him to be a
candidate for the L. S. senatorship. He
expresses his willingness to sacrifice
himself for his countrys good in the
following terms:
L hold it to be as imperatively the duty
OF citizen to serve in a public office to
which he Is elected, as it is to pay his
taxes. Therefore, should the legislature
see III 10 elect me to the senate, should
accept the trust with gratitude and exc
cute it to the best of my ability.
1t is said that the entire representation
from Milwaukee, regardless OF politics
will give Matt. their united support.
This unanimity of sentiment at his home
will give Matt, strength throughout the
state. Matt has but little to hope from
the republican party though.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-26

Mulholland. whose term of Office viii expire on
the first Monday of January, d, 1879
A Register of Deeds for Manitowoc county in
place Of John Proel whose term of Office will eX-
pire on the first Monday of January, A. D., 1879.
A District Attorney for the county of ManitowOc
in place of Adolph j. Schmitz whose term of Of
fee will expire on the first Monday of January,
\. d., 1879.
A County Surveyor for ManitOwOc county in place
of j ohm Eara, whose term OF office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D., 1879.
A Coroner for Manitowoc county in place of
Franz Simon. whose term OF office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D., 1879.
Said election to be conducted the votes can
yassed and returns made pursuant To law
Dated, sherif7s Office, ManitowOC, Wis, August
18th 1878.
p. MULHOLLAND,
Sheriff of Manit )woc County.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-26
lFirst publication September ie. ISL No. y.

First publication September 19 1881 No. -.
IN PROBATE MANITOW0C COUNTY COURT
L In the matter of the estate Of Frederick Chris
tian Beck deceased.
To all whom il may concern; Letters of Admin
istration on said estate having been issued TO
Hans Seheel ON the sixteenth day OF September.
A. D.. ISIS. and four months from and after said
day being allowed and limited for creditors 10 pre-
sent their claims for examination and allowance
notice Is hereby given that the undersigned will
on the first Mondays of October, November and
December next ensuing, aud also on the last day
so limited as aforesaid, AZ the Probate Office in
the city of Manitowoc, in said county. receive ex
anime and adjust ell claims, and demands of all
persons against said deceased
Dated at Manitowoc. Wis. September I6. 1878.
MICHAEL kIRWAN, County Judge.
II. Sibgees atty. ex-oct 10
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-26

The Memphis Appeal in speaking of
the charge that the Protestant clergy
deserted their posts in the fever stricken
cities, says that only few have 50 dis
graced themselves, that a majority brayed
death at the call of duty. The Catholic
clergy, it says, have made glorious and
unfading record, attested by their long
list of dead