The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-06-28
ITEMS.
HEROES or I4rH SEPTEMBER.

HEROES or I4rH SEPTEMBER.
W. extract the following from the
memorial presented by the White
League If New Orleans, and signed
Nv such men IA Ogden, Pleassnts'
S"n,hmayl, Bruins aud others, +" the
Constitutional Convention, against
the adoption If the majority report
and in full accord with the plan "f
settlement proposed BY tho VINDl
GATOR.
We arc perfectly willing to he
classrd viii, these gsllent men-uay,
We are anxious for that honor.
.
We have reason to l'elieve that
large majority, II MT all Ut the hold.
Ira Of State lOMtls, acce'ls to tho jus
tico aud need If the rt,oplo !" theft
,lema"d f,r q low limit If taxatt"o,
aud that they ~ill accept . rate 1T
reduced interest upon their bonds,
viii h will afford the people the IL.
lief needed.
LIT tho Convention. then, starting
an a basis If q reduction in ass"ss.
w-nta this wear from $l77 900. 900 to
9l5O, 600. 200. AZ tho limit ri taxation
f.r ali purposes at six mills, and FIX
ing a poll Tux Of not less than az so
~ every voter, making the yearly
payment Of tl'is poll tax the oeces.
sary prerequisite Tor exercising the
right Of franchise, the rev enue would
he
Six mills 90 eljO,0OO 900 is .3oOO. 900
From poll tax llOl, 900 v"ters) ESQ, 900
Licences from lotteries, bar.
rooms, corporations, beer
and concert saloons, etc.,
(remitting licenses on
email trades, etc., !5OO,O 900
Total revenue Sl,65O.OO
We believe that \ proposition t.
pay 3 per cent Interest for i've years
aud per cent thereafter would be
needed for interest during tho frat
I've years 3per cent On $4,000, 600,
$500, 600, leaving u surplus Of 81, 800
QUO for expenses If the government,
schools, sinking fund, ETC., including
delinquents.
UNCLE GABE.
The Evansville (Indiana) Journal
says old "Unsle" Gabe Porter, u we'll.
known colored man, died at tho poor.
house IN that city last week. Old
Gabe vac niuety.two years Of ago
and had % eventual history. He was
. body servant Of tho celebrated cou-
federate Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston
during tho Texas revelation, aud
nursed his master when suffering
from the wound received in Z duel
With Gen. Felix Huston in 1897. The
Journal says:
Just before tho war Of tho rebellion
Gen. J"hnstUn gave him HE freedom,
aud he drifted to Henderson county,
In Kentucky, whore he married a
slave woman, and voluntarily went
into eervitade t. be with her. al
though he WA mt 4 slave. After
emancipation he came tn Evansville,
and ha~ lived he,s ever since, work.
ing ~ old cI"res which hia old sg~
allowed bin, t" do. H. vac the faith.
Ct 1t "0su.' jim Porter. tho dwarf,
VII" died r~cs"slS. "Uucl-" Gsh..
wss y'"'d old man. and hia aonl il
nov matching ~ with J"ho Browns.
oRowLixo.
FADE hss just walked ~ with an
other half million cut vt the uatiouxl
teas"ry. II he mak~a tn At m"n,h
1t the Missis~ippi any bigger MI .hr
'est of ~ will starvs to desth-fGsl.
ve>t"" News.
Yet il that "half million" had been
expended IN ''dr~p~ni"g 0slvrs,on's
l's'lh"r" the Texas contemporary
w"u''ln't have complained. Orr Gal.
vrs'"n FREUD evidently pines for
name Of the government fauds.
TAKING IT Rack.
After having argued tho difference |
between \ third term and three CON. |
s.'cutive terms, after having gone |
with Gsn Grant half seas and MI the
w"rld over. tho New York Herald
now emily delivers itself Of THE Ola.
:0lar uttera0ce
M sincere friend Of Gen. Grant
hut mnst earnestly wisl,, in view If
he much talked>of Giant movement,
hat hts Rrst act "n returning tu the
Omitted Ststrs might b. a formal aud
's'lemn public declaration that hr
'ls'', following tho illustrious s.am.
,le ri Washington refuses abaolutely
sfsass to accept = ps'ty's nomination
!" "dlce. HE silence l,ithert" IN this
ubjeet has nat raised bim in tho "a
es'u of soOd men, bat bic public re.
,unciaijOn Of oil political purpoeee "A
oon % 10 lands 10 San Frauciaco
sould 30 received With shouts Of nc
lamati0n from tho MACS Of bic fellow.
itisens. We think it not i,nposs,ble
hat be may do this.
IULLY EXPLAINED.