The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-16
STATE ITEMS.

| STATE ITEMS.
WEBSTER: The Tribune reports
'Greenbacker's to the 'front.'"
| SABINE: The Southron says: w,
have reports OF the appearance o
some cotton worms In q few farms il
this parish, which are as yet in al
embryo state, ard it Ia not likely
that they will commence their rava
ges upon The cCtcn to any great OK.
tent for several weeks,
ElCELASD: Tha Beacon reports
There is souc little summer sickness
in this community, but no serious
illness We believe.
The crops OF this parish are very
spotted; while In sOrle spots the
corn is good, in others it IL very sor.
ry. Some say they will make u full
crop; others will scarcely make d
half crop. SO it is hard to say wheth.
or there will be enough made to sup.
ply the demand or not, but We guess
not. The cotton crop will fall be-
low an average, whether there ar
worms or not, but not far below: fol
though small. it is we'll fruited and
most OF it was not stopped from
growing by the drouth, though
checked.
Last Sunday, during an tntermis.
zion in the services at the Holly
Grove C0lOred Baptist church in IL Il
parish, some OF the young people got
into q play 10 the house, and some
one went to the door and called out.
III you don't stop such q racket 10
there the house will fall down on
your! 1t was misunderstood as q
warning that the house was falling
and tho crowd became panic stricken
aud made q rush for the door. III
the stampede several women and
children were borne down and tram.
pied upon, and one child had it's arm
broken, but no more serious injury
resulted to any one We believe.
Mr.. j. Il. Bunch, while riding q
mule, near Point Jefferson last Mon.
day, got into yellow Jackets nest,
and was thrown from it's back, and
had his right shoulder and arm ter.
ribly wrenched. il not broken, which
renders him almost entirely helpless,
as it disables him from using bis
clutches. without which he cannot
walk. He is ut the hotel In this
place.
GRANT: The Chronicle says: Mr..
ALI. W. Bell, who was sentenced to
pay q foe OF tltty dollars and to
twenty days imprisonment at tho
last district court, has been pardoned
from serving the term In prison by
Governor Nichols, the fine to remain
In effect. The pardon was received
last Monday, and Mr.. Bell liberated
accordingly, having then but seven
days to serve, as he had already
passed thirteen days within the elias.
sic walls Of our Jail. This Is q merit
ed pardon, and meets the approba-
ton OF our citizens.
DESoro: A BLOODY FlcHT,-As
Mr.. James HALEY was leaving town
on Saturday last, he met negro in
front Of u private residence, who was
using very profane language. Mr..
HALEY suggested that he had better
get out OF the hearing Of the ladies,
when the darkey becaming enraRed.
began cursing HALEY, Mr.. Il. ap.
preached him when the negro drew
q pistol and fired at him, but fOrtu.
nately the shot missed the mark.
Mr.. HALEY then went to Col. Heriot's
residence, borrowed . pistol, pursued
and overlook the negro near Mr.. W.
r. Jacks0n's when the fight began,
several shots were fred. which re-.
suited In the negro getting a bullet
through bis arm. after q severe hand
to hand fight. Mr.. HALEY succeed
ed 10 overpowecing the negro and
tieing him brought him to town,
where he was jailed charged with as.
sault with intent to kill.-Democrat.
AvoYELLEs: The Bulletin says: Up
to this time the health Of the parish
ts very good. We hear OF q few leo.
lated cases OF ordinary fevers, but
these yield readily to 9 few doses Of
quinine. Later 10 the season, how.
ever, these fevsrs become more com.
plicated but he who is wise takes
time by the forelock" and acts the
part Of prudence by keeping the sys.
tenn thoroughly cleansed.
Up to this date We have heard Of
no reliable rumors Of caterpillars.
On the bayous where they make their
first appearance the planters tell us
that q few worms have been found.
but these are supposed to be grass
worms, The cotton crop throughout
the parish looks exceedingly we'll ;
It IL maturing very fast aud the bot.
tom bolls are opening very fast. We
suppose that at the end OF the season
w will hav, the same old tune to
stug-a big crop and small prices.
When will our people cease to travel
In the came old grooves? When will
they learn that It 10 to their interest
to plant more cereals and less Of cot.
ton !? We fear that they will not un-
derstaud the true condition Of
things" until too late-when they
will have ruined themselves and in.
v0lved oil those around themselves
Into bankruptcy.
Our PARISH 1t0COIOeT Informs 0e
that he has registered In bis Office
this year fully four hundred con.
tracts. representing our local trade
and are entered into between our
home merchants and their custom.
ers. A close calculation OF the
amount covered by these contracts
and of advances actually made reach
the sum Of fifty thousand dollars.
And DOW when We add to this the
still larger amount of advances Oh.
taiOed by larger planters from com.
mission merchants In Now Orleane.
We may we'll ask the farming classes
II they can possibly prosper and
grow rich with such q heavy debt
hanging over them, and which must
eat out the larger portion OF their
hard earnings. The credit system 10
this country ia the cnrse of the ,,eo.