The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-06-01
Ice Cream Festival to be given by the

Ice Cream Festival to be given by the
Ladies'
CATHOLIC AID SOCIETY
1t the Residence OF Mrs. Richard Hertz
,os, Washington st., this City, on Tues.
lay Evening next; proceeds to pay the
last debt on the Catholic Cemetery.
The Public arc cordially invited to at
tend
Nor TOO LlrE-A small lot genuine
Cheathrm'S cotton seed for sale by Me-
Cook l. Bro.
Natchitochts parish is represented in
Captain Brogan's camp by the following
cOnvictS. The date Of the expiration Of
their term is given
W. A. Dill, July 2Sth, 1885.
Louis Evari>tr, Sept. 18th, I~7S
Jules Edens, July 9TH, 1892
Andrew jackson alias Jack Walhron,
life.
Clifton johnson, July sta, 1873.
Billy Jones' July 9Th, 1854.
Jones Johnson, July 5th, 1852.
Dewitt Robertson July ), 1880.
Willie Wigfan July 5th 1882.
Antoine Fisher, dicharged Jan. +, 1873.
Most of the convicts from this parish
are at tho camps below.
Make home happy by buying family
right of patent broom and scrnh broom
comhnrd ut MrCook Bro.
Visit to the Railroad.
We paid a pleasant visit, on Sunday
last. to the railroad camp, situated some
10 miles W. of S. from this, and were hos
pitably entertained by those genial and
courteous gentlemen Captains Brogan and
Green, the former in charge of the camp
and work and the latter Chief of the
surveying party.
The construction is going on rapidly,
having reached Mr. Warnocks farm on
Provencal near the mouth of Bayou Tru-
dcaux. Some 22S hands are employed
at this point and the work done is OF
splendid character.
The camps of the convicts, which is
the labor employed, their quarters and
those of the guards, officers, stables, &C.,
are models in their way. The discipline
is strict but humane and the care and at
tention the convicts receive reminds one
of the old time, well regulated planta-
lions of ante bellxm days. Capt. Brogan
who has charge, is a firm, kind and
model disciplinarian. Everything is
kept in appIc-pie order from the stables
to the sleeping apartments of the con
victs-called "cell rooms The food ii
wholesome and abundant, and what is bes
of all, we'll served Rations of soup
beef, bacon, bread, rice, beans, potatoes
onions, cabbage, sour-kront, grits, coffee
sugar. &C., are served three times daily
on the long tables of the prison eating
house and no man is allowed to get NJ
hungry. He has as much as he can eat
The convicts are kept clean and shaved
they are required to Use plenty Of waite
and soap and their appearance on Sun
day-wth their clean striped snits, vel
washed bodies and fat, sleek skins-show
at once the splendid effect of the mode
diciplins of Capt. Brogan. "Health is
prime object says the Captain. tive re
gard these men as being worth to II
81, 800 each, and we "take care Of thel
accordingly. Good, wholesome food an
plenty of it, clean clothing and plenty {
soap and water, sweet airy and we
kept quarters and bedding, with goo
hospital and attentive physician an
t nurses, under whose charge those VIII
complain in the least are immediatel
put, are, to my mind, a sure remedy ft
all diseases, almost" And to show the el
!, feet of the Captains logic there has bee
" but one man in the hospital within I'll
e past six months, and he with spraine
, foot. But one man, in a crowd numbe
ing over three hundred, has died in
year, and he from consumption whit
= was contracted outside On Sunday the
have ration of tobacco, enough for
Is weeks time, while on that day all VOL
,, is suspended and the convicts are above
d to romp, sing, dance, fiddle, preach, pl'
NJ carls-in fact to amuse themselvt
within the enclosure, which is large al
roomy, as they may desire. And tn
y do enjoy it. Card tables with MOI
j. banks which seems the favOrite gan
and stacks of tobacco CIT in regu]
n sized sections and which is the 'curre
ty cy" of the prison, can he seen scatter
over the yard. surrounded by crowds
eager betters. BOisterous noise is n
~ allowed and swearing is unknown-a
y, thing of that sort brings down the stl
and curtails the liberty they are above
>. The sound of the violin, the shuttle of