The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-04-05

Any important Or long continued
downward movement; bat u0les.
trade improves to 40 extent sufficient
to bring about 40 increased rate Of
consumption, ia not certain that VI
shall witness any serious advance.
STATE NEWS.
CADDo: The Times speaks Of crop,
10 this wise The planting season Ia
vt least two or three weeks 10 adj.
vance Of that If last year. We con.
versed yesterday with several plant.
era who speak 10 very gratifying
terms If their prospects for the com.
ing season. If no untowatd circum>
ttance occurs, the largest crops Of
both cotton and corn, since the war,
will be produced in this parish this
year. The frost II few days since
has somewhat objected the fruit in
some localities.
The action Of the Grand Jssy
Of that parish is summed up by
the same paper The sheriff was or.
dered by tho court to release from
cost"dy James H. Alston, he'd On tho
charge Of murder, there being %
,rue bill found against him BY tho
grand jury. Sheriff Cawthon requir.
I'd 4 written order from the court
which the clerk was instructed to
furnish. Judge Boarman then in.
structed the sheriff to telegraph the
authorities in New Orlex0s, whore
Alston is held in custody NJ q wit.
meas before the United States Circuit
Court, which would be.' forwarded im.
nediateIy.
The action Of the grand jury in
failing to iiod truc bill against MI.
Alst"n was q complete surprise to
every Que. It will be seen BY
reference to the report that tho
jury stood nine fur true bill
aud elk against. There was no
question 10 the minds Of all the jurors
about Mr.. Alston shouting Mr.. Elan
aga0, and how elk jurors could vote
against making U true preseotment,
10 more than tho public are able to
understand. Their action is without
parallel in thu annals of the grand
jurirs Of Louisiana.
The Standard has the following on
kite times aud rabid dogs: With the
decline Uf interest in riog.tsw aud
sweepstakes, the average youth has
turned his attention tn kite. flying.
The graceful manner with which the
surrounding foliage "a we'll a. tho
wires It tho Western Union Tele.
graph Company are decorated with
these articles Of amusement, pendent
10 vsri"us stages If delapids:i"n g"es
very far to Establish tho fact that
tho b"ys are "going in heavy" for
kites this season. TIE fav"r,ng gales
have been protracted longer than is
usual this year, aud with no appar.
cut sigas Of abatement 10 kite. Ay ing
Ut present, We may confidently rely
upon q p0stpol ement of the usual
catalogue Of river disasters, resulting
from gar-iiish, exposure to . chill ed
temperature of the water, and the
regular annual mortality report from
drowning, among the email fry. s"
raise your kites boys like symbols Of
Immortality to the skies, for you may,
BY 60 doing, save yourselves aud your
ma'mas the horrors inseparable from
u watety grave.
Officer McRady killed q dog last
night which showed unmistakabls
signs of rabies. He shot the animal
at 10 o'clock p. 10. 20 Milan street in
front Ut tho residence Of ]. Ricou,
Esq.
From gentleman from Greenwood,
We learn that = dog 10 that place
took hy drophobis and 10 that condi.
tim biz dog aud eight puppies, all
Of whom died from the effects of the
bites.
These facts should remind tho City
Council at the necessity If enforcing
At once the ordinance compelling the
payment If q dog.tax. At the pres.
eot rate the dog.days will soon be
upon 40 and steps sh0uld DO taken Ut
once to prevent any catastrophe hap.
peniDg to people 10 the nature of tue
Une a6Ove mentioned.
RIcHLAND: The Beacon contains
tho following news: A cold wave
struck this section last Monday. There
was ice % Tuesday and Wednesday
mot niogs, but it was cloudy and
warm 90 Thursday, Nth quite gale
blowing most Of tho day.
Pneumonia still prevails to an
alarming extent in this parish. We
have heard Of several deaths 10 the
weste,u portion Of the parish within
the last few days, aud q large nun.
ber Of cases; four cases 10 Thos. Hold.
mess house aloue. There 10 ooly
ono case 10 Rayville-that Of Lula
Lynn. The other s,ck persons here
are convalesciug.
CARROLL: The sprigbtly Cosser-
ratire emits these news sparks: We
have 10 the Office tho hide Of 90 In.
me0se Panther, brought from Mon.
ticello by w. H. Hunter. The cot.
ter was killed on the 9Th II this
month BY Henry Dickersou, colored,
aud measured from Zip to tail, ten
feet. A rather formidable feline foo
~ meet With 10 tho woods, but Hen.
~ got IL "down and skint it,"
During tho storm 40 Sunday night
tho river Vac greatly seitsted, and
| tho wharf OOat st tho landing spruuR
= leak. Tho alarm Wa given about
eleven o'clock b. ringing tho fre bell,
>;As.nAa AAo~sAA 90 1,A eSVAp A~S