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, 1879-05-03
NEW ORLEANS.


. New ORLEANS, May 2.-FLouR-.steadY; good
demand: super.ine 81. 90: Xxx, S,. 75s4. 90; Xxx,
81. 2a5Gl5. 90; high grades, S5.:a,5G5. ST.
: GlsA1S--Corn scarce and firm; ut 47@50c. Oats
in fair demand; 35Gb:}Gc.
CoES~MEAL--Quiet at s.. 250o 30.
HAY-Market dull; prime, SIS .00Gt16. 90; choice,
SIS. %.
PRous1oSs-Pork steady; old, so.25; new,
$40. 80 Lard firm; tierce. So. 1901. 90; kegs.
S7..5G17- SO. Bulk meats scarce and firm; shoul-
dcrs; loose. 3h@3Ac; packed, :37l@4c; clear rib,
4Ac: clear. SC. Bacon quiet; shoulders 4kc; clear
rib, 5HE1'ssc; clear, 531c; HAMS. sugar-cured.
market dull; canyascd, 7a00Ac, us in size.
Wulsky-Market dull; Western rectied, 81. .05D
Ito.
GnocEn1Es-Cotree in good demand; jobbing
ordinary to prime, 11AI10c. Sugar market dull;
common to good Common, 5@5Mc: fair to fully
fair, :i4sG54c; prime 10 choice, 5fsQ5Uic; yellow
ciarefeed 65iGD75tc- Motasses steady; good de-
mand; formcuting 2:i@30c: common. :,5@2sc;
prime to choice :}2G35c. Rice quiet at 5hG64c.
DXAS-FirmeF at 7Jc.
, 1879-05-03

TURPENTTNE.
W,1u1SGToS, May 2.-Srln1rs OF TuRrEST1NE-
SteadY at 16lsc
, 1879-05-03

DErRo1T. Mich. May observation-disclosures
GuA1S-Nhcat firm; extra, Sl.o4h; No. / white,
81. o3!s; for May, 81. 03E for June, Sl.04H; for
July. ST. O5; milling No. 1, 81, oOH; amber. NOM
tnal. Recefpts. wheat, II. el0 bu shipments, TO-
Dl8 bu.
, 1879-05-03
BOSTON.


BosToH, Mass, May 2.-FLoUE-Steady: West
eru supers, S. 1893. 90: common extras. Sd. 600
4. 90; Wisconsin extraa, 81 o0D4. so; Minnesota
extras. s4.00l5. 50; winter wheat, St. Louis,
s.. o5G6 %; Illinois and 1ndiana So. 0oG5. 70;
Ohiot ind Michigan, 81 75GG5. %; Wisconsin and
Minnesota patent process spring wheat, So ESQ
i. 30; winter wheat S. o00s. 80.
GnA1S-Corn steady; mixed and yellow, 46h@
4sc. Oata-Quiet: No. l and extra white, ;36GD
soc: No l mud extra white, 36G3Uc: No.2 white,
:35Is5t:c; No. ) white md No. mixed, 33hD
:Ac. Rye. 65GG>c.
REcE,rrs-Fiour, 9, 600 brls; corn. So, 600 bu;
wheat, =, 900 hn,
wheat, IL, 600 bu.
CINCINNATI.
+ crxc1syAT1. O., May 2.-Co7ToS-stzong and
higher; 1lHc.
FLoun-Du!l aud unchanged.
GnA1s-Whcat in good demand. and prices q
shade lower; red and white, 81. 030t:01. Corn
dull it 37Gl37Ec. Oats dull at 2813lc. Rye dull
at SIC. Barley dull and unchanged
Proy,s1oSs-Porz dull and nominal. Lard IN
good demand; steam, SO. co.. Brlk meats dull:
81 so. S4.45 and 81. .30QtS4. 20. bacon scarce and
firm; in good demand. at S4.l25 50. l2's' ana
WnisKr-steady, and in good demand at s1.ol.
BurTEn-Stcady and unchanged.
L1NsEED Ol1-Quict at B2c.
, 1879-05-03
CHICAGO 1 NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY CO.,

81 w1LL-sT.. NEW foEK, April a. l873.
The annual meeting Of the stock kholdes and bondhod~
crs OF this Company for the election OF Directors
suaat 10 law and for thu transaction Ut such other
business a. bc:0Fe said meeting will hE held
june s D. nsxt ~ O'clock n. Transfsr>o1oks close
April 3o aud reopen Ju:,c 0. Dondhutcrs will zutheu
ucate thclE vtuns lo,,da b registration.
II. l. SYKES Scce:tary -,
, 1879-05-03

The cargo marke: wa: quiet, tho offerings being
small. and few buyers we're present. Piecc-sfuG
WAS steady ut The late slight advance, and other
kinds Of lumber were unchanged. Only about
half dozen cargoes were sold, and sellers usually
declined to quote sales. Following are the quota
nf ttIrr rtrYr .oJ,
, 1879-05-03

LouIsv1L1EsaAay y2.-CoTroS-Steady at uhc-
FLouR-Qdiet and unchanged.
GRA,N-Whcat frm; red and amber, 81. O3@1.04.
e m n fair, and market firm: white, 3ac;
, 1879-05-03

saic WIS reported OF $50, 600 1t dry selected
strips from Auskeson at SIG 80 to arrive. g..
The yard market was fairly active. dry shippin.
grades being tolerabiy steady. Green stuff is not
yet plenty, and prices for it are hardly settled We
, 1879-05-03

prrT8BURg, Fl WAYNE & CHICAGO RAILWAY
DEPOT. corrst Canal and Maoson.sts- Ticket Object
G5 Cal k-xt-, Palmer Houxc, &od Grand PACIFIC Hoel
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30
District Court.

The conrt has been engaged with the
trial of cases ON thu criminal docket since
our last issue.
The following case, were disposed OF
Statcy- r.J. Ludlum- Defendant found
guilty Of petty larceny and sentenced to
-iNt! days in the parish Jail.
State " George Walker aud Austin
Kcndri,k Charged with assault and bat
terry; the juty returned = verdict Of ac.
quttal.
state ". W. \ NJ. Nichol-on-Di,mi,Scd.
State " Rcnbcn Brrn-Rrtailiug Ii
quor without license; verdict of guilty.
State ~ X. =. MISUNDERSTANDING Ii
quor without license; verdict of guilty.
State vs. Frank Dance. ct al--AN~ault
and battery ou J. II. Ahcrcrombi"; verdict
of guilty n t" tive drfrudaut-
State ~. Jas. Wil'nm--,uiliy Of ~.
sault with dangerous weapon.
/ state ". \. G. Juncs--Assault with in
! tent to murder; mj-trial.
! State w. \. e. .Ionrs-Assanlt with in
! tent to murder; nnll" prosrpni entered.
/ State ". Allen pra!ton--lctiy larceny;
/ verdict of guilty.
State ", sam Willis-As,ault with dan
1 gcrou. weapon; verdict OF rot guilty.
State vs. 4. VI. simmons tha!lcnclnt
/ to fight a duel; mistrial.
State ". Chas, ChTist-iIor~e stealing
verdict of not guilty.
State vs. NJ II. Lippnius-rcrjnry; yer
dict of hot guilty.
State w. Chas. Christ-Petty Larceny
verdict of guilty.
Court adju,-ncd on Tuesday evening I'll
the regular FALL term.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30
Report Of the Grand Jury.
W. : COPELAND

10 hc Hon. T.. W. Grdham. Judg" IF The
Inr.rh JHdiciH district Of Loui-,and:
Tie Grand Jury of the Parish of OLAF
borne. State of Louisiana, duly cinpaucl-d
and sworn on the 2lst day If April. \. II.
l-7g. to serve as Grand Jurors for the
Arril term OF your llon"rs Court, beg
leave to sabmit their report:
After p,r-unal inspection and rNdn'ln-
alton Of the public building. We find the
courthouse and its Offices III GOOD cnndl-
tion, except the roof of the courthouse.
which is in very bad condition, and can
not be repaired So "a to prevent leaking
without a new roof
W, have visitri tlir i1'i IN a hudy and
ind 1t well kept and CREAMY, iu; not q
safe place for tie drtruti'u Of pri,"ncrs.
The inmat" states H.. has hern well treat, Il
aud kindly cared for 10y thu Sheriff, II. W.
kuLpatu,l. aud can make no Complaint
If h!n.
The puhlir roads are Iu - good c"udi-
t."u - We coull reasonably expect under
the circumstance. aud We think that #
the ov,l>cri, Vii hut do then duty under
the present road Law. the roads can he
kept in much better condition than for
m,rly.
We have had Mr. j. c. Moore. thc Far
ISL Trra,urtr before H. and on ,Namiia-
t!nn find the book, properly kept, aal Il Re
nua,,!al condition of the parish hettr
thlu II was few wears since.
/ From the number Of rrcscutmcnt- male
aad bills fund W. ar" glad 10 STATE that
/ crime j. no, 80 prevalent in our parish ~
heretofore, especially. the crime Of murder;
. there not having been a single case pre-.
scented To u-. while larceny and miuur
"A.u~"s NJ" of frequent occurrence, AMI Il
iti>rot tra,,ccudlug" ur bounds. W would
stat" that We think the end, at justice
Z Iht hc more speedily met, aud Il; less
'Sprusc. f justices Of the Peace were
given iHri-Gtcttu., 10 all minot oiicuscs
aud tho-c making complaint were mad,
responsible, for costs IN eases where a hll
of indictment : not found.
We rctGrn our tha;.k,to Your Honor an
q District Attorney, Alien BItks,iaic, f'i
thccourtr>, "fyour communication and til,
faithfrlASsi>tauce Observation-Disclosures libcr
alton. u. l.. Hayes District Attorney pr,
tenn, has rendered W. much valuable assist
fance for hichwc are not unmndfni. Tn,
sheriff II, ". Kirkpatrick. and the Clerk
Drew Ferguson. and their attentive dep
mites, cannot be- too highly commended fo
their prompt and faithful attention to on
wants.
Respectfully submitted,
(Sign"d) {, J. CARGlLE,
Foreman.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30
No More Pistols.

Can the people of Louisiana do without
pis,olsf Is the Deringer or smith * Wes-
son sevcn-shooter AL article OF prime ne
cessity for the average Lonlsianianf VIII
the wheels Of our state Government stop
and the machinery become derangcd il the
merchants should, for few years, or for
ever, fail To bring on the usual supply oil
silver-mounted. ebony handle, nickel-plat-
ed pocket pistolsi These are questions
that have agjtatcd the editorial mind for
several days. We put the question to an
Interested people, not idly, but earnestly,
can't we do without pistols'
Laws against carrying concealed wea-
pous are recognized to he proper, but dit
ticut To enforce. A change il demanded.
We must strike at the root of the evil.
We must pas. a .unptuary law which VIII
curtail the Use of this luxurious article Of
masculine apparel.
Almost all other weapons may have some
actual beneficial us". The shotgun, the
rifle. and the bowir-knifa, perhaps, may h"
advantageous in some other way, but III"
pistol is prominently n weapon 10 he
used hy man mpon man. The pistol IL IN
tended to take human llfr-One IL never
purchased for any other reason than tn XII
a human being. However, II may he man
nfncturcd. whether with elaborate orna-
mcrtntiOns trichcd ont with ivory, pearl or
silver. daintily carved and prettily shaped,
or maGr in the rnughc-i way from the cold
iron. it is first and last a murdcrons wca-
1n-iuirndrd only To Kill men.
We can do without the pistol. II an
svers none of the needs Of IA higher and
! peaceful civilization. It, Use furth"rs III
/ no way the interest Of society, advances IN
| no de gree the morals Of n community. On
I the contrary il j. one If the cNcrcscrncr-
upon the life of thr nineteenth century
/ that should hc removed.
But the ri sl, Of the American citizen to
bear arms shall not lee taken away. Cd
course not. Nobody proposes to- ii" any
thing Of the kind. The land is full o
>hot-guns and rifles. Every man has III
night to carry on" IF these until his shout
der becomes sore from its weight. These
are the weapons of brave men, not of IN
assassin. And these are the arms that ar
meant by the law.
We say aboli.' TIE pistol. Prohibit II
sale in the STATE. tuut-"atc all t;at nr
brought within our hordcrs Melt them int
pillow shares Sink them into the river
Let IL rid ourselves Of the cursed impl,
mrnt' and put quictus upon the bragg
docio courage that cffrr,,~ces on the stree
corners and in the croG-sh"PS, under th
influence of whisky. This Is not too II
, significant question for the Constitution
al Convention. lSis matter f vital in
portauco and demands immediate attei
: tion.
. We demand legislation upon this que
ton. Peace, good order, prosperity. nj
j the good name If til" state are conccrnr
i The law against carrying concealed We
= pons is not sufficient. Radical laws a
necessary and must he had.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30
THE BROWN COTTON GIN,
Feeder and Condenser.
April 60, le79.

The uudcr,ignrd Is prepared to I'll any
and All uli,I> ."r IiiE liEuNN t"IioN GlN,
FEEDER. CuTptN>"E. RiB>. Et11tNG. &C..
on .hnIt notice. tor c.'sh. or on time I" re-
spun~iLlc men. &. g.. GI!l NJ Homer. has
a stand on exhibition. Any oIdrr- lett
with him. or addressed {" mr AT Haynes
willie. La. viii receive rrnfupt attention.
Gin stands iroiu - ~ - - 20 per saw
attachments extra Thi- tin l. inirrlor
+, none. }. X. Wll.LET.
Apf.l 30, -. JI:3n
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30
HAYNrsvIIIE, la, April. l-''

HAYNFsNILIE, Ia, Apili, 10.
u. Is. HAYES, Esq:
Dear Sir-As court is in session. and rs
the expenses will aggregate no small sum
the parish fund. in hand may not he adc-
uuate to the same. il may lie a matter al
interest to many to know why this de-
iiciency, seeing that great economy Is
claimed by the Police Jury in the admin
is,ration Of parish affairs
There are various reasons. lst' lh'
Anil term Of the Court for l-'- wa, an
unusually expensive one. 2nd, Inc STATE
Auditor directed the tax collectors through
ont the state To suspend the seizure and
sale of property for taxcs. and has not
and Will not revoke that order for the
present The distress and loss in many
plrts of the State incident to the -1aNag"s
of the yellow fever made this order a
4 necessity in such districts, and ~ II was
not thought good policy nor practicdhIe To
discriminate between sections, the ord"i
embraced all the parishes in the state
/ VERY little taxes have been collected -lnc'
the :-,>ur of this order. The collection "I
una~,rsStd lands was hut littl. advanced
II wuuld have been a matter of just pride
aud 10 small qualification to the Police
Jury had the funds in hands of treasure
been every way adequate 10 nm Fromp
raymru, of every jus; claim against tn
parish. Bni The Police jury cannot con
.roi the winds and tide the introduction
and raya!rs of yellow fever or thu perpc
t,atinu of crime, however anxious the,
mich, be on these points.
Respectfully.
W, : COPELAND.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30
NSSS
E>tray Notice.

TAKEN up wv l.lIc Harrow. and posted
/ hrilI, j. lea .I,,r = -'Icr Of the Peace
in and tor vlrd :. uu '".' 18Th day OF Npril.
-" arcIil.u Bay rosy MARE, ~ or II
hands high. 81 ~ yr.I. Old, branded on
the lcfi ,h"u,h,r and IN ne lett jaw with
the l.tt,t C-wptks kindly in rlow-g,ar,
and walks and tot, toloally we'll under
thu 'aillr.
The owner If said marc can get the same
10y pI"Sin. property and PAYNE al Gusts.
AZ amy tim, within twelve months from the
date ui c~traymCut.
b. u. HARRISON.
stay master.
April 80. l~;2--pif:2 3.::ii
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

We received last week n short visit from
our esteemed friend, Milo b. FARMER,
with the house of l.. II. MCKELLAR,
shreveport, La. Mr.. Parker wants us to
inform the people Of Claiborne Parish that
he will supply all their orders at the low
est market rates. All persons who visit
Shreveport should 20 TO Nckellar's, and
il they do not buy it will he because they
do not know cheap goods when they see
them.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30
NEAT MARKET.

I WILL supply III" people Of Homer it'll
| fu',i nrrat from and after this date For
tn, prr-rut will only come 10 towu once .
wrrh on SaturaLN--aud uitrnrr as soon
A. the business Will Justify. Persons hay
ing -t"ck-cattlc. eh,,por hogs To- sell VIII
- we'll ~ consult ne. Either ny brother
or myself may bc seen m Homer. every
Saturday. TllOS II. KINDER.
Arm ~. i-1q. 2GGm
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

Let all the people young and old attend
the sunday School picnic tomorrow. The
merchants are requested 10 permit their
clerks ia attend, and will, we presume,
close their stores in order To comply with
this request. The young people have n
pleasant day in anticipation. We promise
to send up large delegation from the
Guardian office.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

The monthly review at the Male College
took place rs announced in our columns
The iuelemency Of the weather prevented
As large an attendance as was desired
However, the exercises at night brought
together q large audience We are In
formed that the young people did well.
We hear the greatest praise lavished upon
the music furnished by Messrs. Otis,
Lansford, Callahan and others. We re-
rrst SAoA We we're unable 10 attend.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

The crying need Of the age is an enthn-
siast who will preach crusade against
the frying pan. Even as did the knights
Of old let him shout the cry of destruction.
Let him mark a grdiron on the shoulder
of his dress coat, and let the hierosyiymG
est pevdita of the crusaders be changed to
"the frying pan must be destroyed aud
many sufferers will take up the sridiron
CRY. Melt the frying pans say We
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

its attacks on the Board, think / may
safely say it will repel any and all efforts
of that character.
The other points in your criticisms 1
will not review just now.
THOS. J. UPTON.
Homer La, March ~. l179.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

W arc in receipt Of a rotc from Hon.
W. I. Morcland giving the details Of the
organization of the convention. We are
url,r obligations to our friend for his
tho .htful remembrance Of us. We hope
10 b, IT from him frequently.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

There have been numerous heavy rains
throughout the State Of Texas causing
streams to overflow. At Houston the wa
ter rose cightccu feet IN three hours aud
carried away all the railroad bridges and
many warehouses along the bank of BuAa-
10 Bayou.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

Under this head we publish such articles
a. our patrons choose to write upon mat
ter, of public interest. II must he under
~fnnd that we are in no way Responsible Tor
the views. criticisms, plans. Sc. which APP
u, ar in tins column.-Ep. GUARDIAN.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

A petition il being circulated in this
parish asking the Constitutional Convention
to provide for bureau Of Agriculture in
IT,, State. The petition Is proper one.
The reasons for carefully fostering the
quire no argument. We hope that the
petition will be generally signed.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

Judge T. T. Land, OF tad1o, has hcch
appointed chairman Of tAr judiciary com
mittcr. Hon. l.. r. Kidd, of jackson,
chairman of committee on State debt.
Hon. W. / Norelahd ll> been assigned To
exemptions, and to the committee on man
ufaCtur'S.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

All the latest and most valuable i'm
provemcnt~ Of the cotton gin are combined
in the Brown Cotton Gin, Feeder and
Condenser. In our columns today will lie
found an advertisement Of this gin. Mr.
J. X. WILEr will receive orders for thi,
gin and will give them prompt attention.
Orders may also be left with &. G.. Gill at
Homer. We can assure our readers that
this machine has caused complete revo-
luton in ginning cotton, and is 20 valua-
BILE that no planter -hould be without one
Several Of these gins have been sold in
Claiborne parsl and give satisfaction.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

We are pleased to see that our y"nnG
friend Richard McIIeury has returned
from u lengthy business visit to New Or
leans. The air and rations Of tn" Crescent
City seem to hay, agreed with him.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

On next Saturday and Sunday the Rev.
A. II. Banks will preach AT the Prcsbyte'
rian Church in this place and will admin
lister the sacrament.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

Dickens works ut the po-t.ofiicc. Make
your orders and purchases now. Mr..
Harris will exhibit catalogues of all the
publishing honscs.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

We were panied I" hear of the 'ath OF
the child Of our valued friend, 4. l.. At
kins, Of Athens. In his loss he has our
ferYent sympathy.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

Tea culture is beginning to attract at
tenticn in some portions Of Georgia. In
Florida they are talking about the cult
yntion of coffee in that State.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

The members of the constitutional CON
vention refuse Ia take any "ath 10 as
charge their duty n delegates.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

KoRTUM yet leads the town in his spe-
cIalty, repairing clocks, watches, and jew
elry. A new lot of watches, jewelry and
sewing machine attachments just received
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

We regret to hear that the Rev. j. l..
Cobb died on Monday last at Trenton. HIS
remains were inferred at the Homer Gem
etery yesterday.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

. Giles Monzingo, sr.. Of Webster parish
10 dead.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

Rain almost every day since our last
issue.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30
JUDGMENT.
Bette K. Nicholson. Wifi, ". J. i. Taylor,
Husband.

Bette X. Nicholson Wifi, ". J. /. Taylor,
husband.
In the Ei-venth.ludi,ialp i-tri,; Court FOX
t!I.hnnc Parish, Loai-id'ia--No. '.''''h.
IN this case, 10y reason of thu rlalhii2 =
| havirs hc.u legally Authorized Ia pros
rcutc this snit and stand IN Judgment aud
further 10y reason ot thu law and cVTtrrr"
being N favor al tn plaintiff and aguu~;
a,ir..Ilut. anl ly Ia 81 If III" demand
Of planted having been proven up after
issue iu!u-d. f. i -urdrrcd. adludgvd and
drcrrrd. that rl,lrrit. Petite K. Nicholson,
y =, have Judgment against her husband,
Joseph I. las Tor. for thu sam at fifteen
hundred aui irTiN->iN and oi-ltu dollars,
with i've per cent. interest from Judicial
drmaud-lt j. further ordered, adiudg-h
and creed, that there hc a separation Of
property hrtNrrn p'alu,iil and defendant.
and that the community at acqur;s and
gains NOW rNrtiuI httwc,n plaintiff, Bet
tnr l.. N4rLnl-pn, wiz, and j. ]. T.ylnr,
hu>haud hr forever dissolved, and that she
hr authorized in future L. Inaha," her on II
Affairs ~ a frmc SOLE Il j, further order
81. adud..rd and dr, reed. that there la
Judgment against 4 defendant for IL" eos,
1T tlie >uit. This done. read aLd signed
IA open court, thi- the lit day Of Arr.i.
\. i. 80.
lSis1rd) T. VI GRAHAM,
judge of llth District, Louisiana.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

A drunken man has attempted to assas'
siun.e Edwin Booth the actor
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

Good reading matter may be- purchased
at the post-ofiicc ~ low prices
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

General John A. Dix, Of New York, is
dead.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-30

In the constitutional convention J. T.
Davidson j. appointed Oh committee Of
parochial aAair- and boundaries. 4. h.
George j, chairman Of the comnittc" of
amendments To the new constitution.
Vance il on committee on rules aud GA the
same committee. with Mr.. DAY id~nn.
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Rev. J. 4. Ivy. agent of the American
Bible Society, will he in Homer ou the
second sabbath in May in the interest Of
the organization that he Represents.
Mr.. Ivy would he pleased tn have Tn
ion Bible meeting, aud invites brethren
Of all denominations 10 join in such meet
ing.
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l was threatened with CONSUMPTION,
took AYERS CHERRY PECToRAL, and am
cured.
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Succession Sale.
Successions of Sraborn and Dorothy Ay.
cock, Decd.

SucceSsions of Sraborn and Dorothy Ay-
cock, Decd.
State Of Louisiana Parish Of Claiborne.
Di virtue of "a commission issued ont Of
ID the Iloi ornhlc the Parish Court Of said
pa'.Sh and state, to me directed by Drew
ferg Ison. Clerk "f the District Court,
will proceed To sell to the last and highest
bidder, within the legal hours of sale, It
the Courthouse door in the town of fiD-
mer. Nn
Monday, May 9TH, 1879,
the following described property belongin !;
to SAL SUGGESTIONS, to wit:
The west half Of the northwest quarter
of section 2S--ih. south half of the north
east quarter of section -, and the north
= quarter of the southwest quarter of
=. lion 81, in township q north, Of range
3 west, containing 200 acres more or less
all situated in said parish and State.
Terms Of sale Cash, to pay debts.
DRAYTON d. HAYES, Curator.
April 2, 1879. lpr fe) z@N
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MILLINERY 4 FANCY GOODS,

consisting of Ladies', Misses and Chill
dren's Hats and BOnncts. Flowers, Ribbons,
Trimmings. (-ilk and crape)-also full
line of Ladies ana Childrru's ready made
Dresses aud Underwear of the best mate
rial. Also a full line of real Hair Braid,
Irizz,iis. Chris and PutfS, Lace Collars
and Handkerchiefs, Bridal Wrraths and
Yelling. All orders sent to me will be
promptly and carefully attended to. My
ults can bc seen AT &. q. ellis, Homer.
Ia. and orders left with him will receive
prompt attention.
MRS. II. HOLLAND,
Monroe, La.
April 90, l>.9. 31:tm