The People's vindicator., 1879-03-01
HORSsBY,
His Arriyal-A Radical Politician
His COuntenance llluminates
Cell-He Il Charged With
Attempt to
XIII.

J. Il. Hornsby the great historian
on "Bnlldozing" and of noted Rad
ical fame was towed into the parish
Bas.ilc last Tuesday, from New Or.
leans, by Deputy Sheriff Wash Cock
dc;d, charged with attempting to ex,
,inguish life from one Of his fellow
conn,ryman contrary to one of the
ten commandments.
His arrival here didn't create the
stir that sOme of his brother mag.
mates ola "deeper and darker dye" 10
New Orleans anticipated. On his ar
rival he was taken to . restaurant
aud there put on the outside Of .
breakfast, while at HE meal HE co.,
versation was, "what . jolly time l
had coming up, can beat any man
playing seveu.up." When Mr.. Horns.
BY announced to the officer that his
commissary store room was chuck
full up to tho roof, he was taken to
Jail by officer Sers. His walk to the
Jail made him very weak about the
knee. joints and when going up the
stairway had to be assisted; two or
three times we had to fau wind on
bis face to put breath into him, and
when reaching the top Of the stair
way be said to the officer that fan.
ming wind into him didn't keep him
alive that It required four OF Eve jig.
gers Of good ''litkeu" per day to do
it, and that he had The "spon" to get
it with. He seemed to b flushed,
~ he had a considerable roll % him,
apd has secured board ontside VI the
parish cuisine. Onr reporter seeing
that be had too much steamboat
whisky On boa'd prolonged his inter-
view with that gentleman until din.
ner. When the Sheri6's gong an.
nounced "cold victuals" our reporter
called on Mr. llorpsby, and found him
lying comfortably on . soft bed,
when asked "a to how he felt, be re-
piled better, and preferred being here
than in New Orleans parish prison.
He seemed to he reticent about mat
ters, but thought Blunt the dirtiest
dog in the country. Our reporter
remained long enough to eco him
wade through a bill Of fare that
would have made dyspeptic fellow
turn green to have looked at him.
After he vet his water pipe with q
couple OF jiggers OF tangle foot our
reporter bid him adieu.
I Delegates aud gentlemes attend.
ing tho Convention shouid 90 to
Wrigbes for . square meal or lunch.
Lewis Hall, tie champion colored
Democrat Of tho city and better
known ~ "By.the.way" is re5istssed
at the City Hotel. .-.--,
Taesday night = Aetcs electric
storm hung around here quite awhile
lighting up tho street in very mag.
ni6cent style.
Z. Gentle spring has come, bat gentle
old winter il still blustering around
to warn new comers not to spring too
far at first jump. 81.
We call the atteutiou of tho po-
lice to such msat that 10 sold IN
some stores. We boughsp bog has
let last week and foaod h p bs die
eased ;.heuce this itea. ~
Mansfield had To frat Masdi- Gvas
celebration. The grand illaoinatiop
frightened oil tho varnints ont ot tie
hills, and tho average farmer will b
minus Of bic fresh meat this spring.
HE Royal Highness they ny Il 10
tho habit Of taxing bic afternoons
''snoose' within tho leaves OF . pine
bur, aud Mans6eldians are happy.
Capt. John Gill, Of Gregg T. Ford,
Shreveport, left Monday for that city.
His genial ooustenaocs and pleasant
smiles will be missed BY many ofbis
frieuda, 20 no has mede . host OF
them here, and IS considered ono ol
tho homo people. When we heard oi
HE departure 10 vent for our ban.
danna, bat Barbes ssid, ''don't' Sou
like cake /; tho Captain y soiss - 70.
turp,' 10 said "yes," and then "
beth smiled and took ''samthiu.r
Il was 20 dull THE week that moi
even . cutting remark could ,bs heard
on tho streets; and nssehaats aud
clerks % keep tho loose Assb OF oI
them have got 10 plAyisg marbles
These 10 nothing in tho world thai