The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-06-21
STATE NEWS,

Spring chickens command 81 &C
per d"zrn in Bellevue.
East F~lic,ana was blessed with a
heavy rain on the 9TH aud farmers
were made jobilant.
Pr"srects for corn in Bossier are
not Aattering.
Terrebonne was blessed with q
heavy lain on the 9TH, causing the
weather I" turn very cold, and
overcoats were in den and.
The East Feliciana Patriot. Demo.
crat says that the late rains have
tended to insure a large corn crop
for this parish, and to give an in.
petus to cotton and sweet potatoes.
The editor Of the Marksville Bml
'eGn came near turning y double
sOmp,saul because somphOdy sent
him half 'l"zen sqnasl,es, he was ~
happy! Well, Il sqoas''es will turn his
head, what would happen to him
If any one were to ep"d him eon,e.
thing good to eat-7hibodaux Sen
tinel. Such "a turnip aud lettuce
salad.
Shreveport Times 18th: The grand
jury made their final report yertsr
day aud was discharged. This jury,
like the previ"as one, failed to find a
Hill of any kind against j. H. Alst"n,
charged with killing C. A. Flanagan.
The jury, We understand, stood ten
f"r tin"ing trne bill and elk against.
Thi. action IN the part If the grand
jury ia an injustice to- the defendant
as well ~ IL the State.
Thih"daux Sentinel Never did a
mole p,"piti"ns rain fall than was
The one which came down in this
vicinity on this day week. In slow
and frequent showers it continued IN.
1.-the earth was thoroughly saturated
without heing beaten down. The
weather on Tueaday, when it cleared
was t"" cool for the growing crops
hit vegetation now has a fiue appear.
ance.
Feliciana Sentinel: The people of
Bayou Sara were treated tn . scan.
dial on Thursday last. which would
have done credit to Chicago. A man
and his wife, another man and dirk,
we're the actors. TIE injured hus-
band il said to have used the dirk
With fearful effect upon the adoltesrr
after which a lively race ensued. 1t
ia said the outraged man also srcur.
I'd IN Ear from The villsiD "A a re
memlM ance If the affair. The wo>
man, We are told, was in no way mo
Tested.
Webster Tribune: Az far IA heard
from the recent ,ains were veil IT,.
ceived hy the growing crops. IL Far
m-rs had almost desrair~d IT making
average crops far the lack Of rain ;
but now e"'al crops, generally, will l'e
made throughout tho parish. Cotton
pr"n,ieea veil -
A cnl"r+d girl, aged about Il years,
living ~ the place If Mts. D. Martin.
ut Cotton Valley. vas bitten by a
"mad dog in Bellevue, abo"t three
weeks ago. says the Webster Tribune.
DR.. M"bIey treated the wound f"r
hydr"pl'"l'ia by bnrningit With cos.
tic. On Wednesday. June 4th, the
girl was attacked With hydr"pI'oOia
If a vi"leDt type. When the spasms
were npon her, she was alm"st wild
with lelirum, aud became even more
so at the sight If water. DR.. j. C..
Cheshire was called in, and at once
pronounced it hydroph"bis, though
lie had never before seeA a Case.
Death ended tho unfortunate girls
snfFerin.s Saturday morning-three
days after the attack of the fearful
disease.
Cooshatta Citizen A most dis.
tressing accident occurred to %,
friend Mr.. Jas. Crow, manager Of the
Fat Rsyoo place, 20 Ta~edsy last
He came. to the office of Drs. Gu hrie
L. Mrrrell for a vial Of nitric acid fol
the curing Of a horse, which wat
given him, he placing the bottle il
his upper vest pocket. Just as IL
started out Of the door, from some
unknown cause, the s:sg exploded
and the acid struck him in The rik!!
eye, terribly burning the pupil Of th.
eye, forehead and face. 1t il not vel
| positively known by the ply sician'
that Mr.. Gov will loae his eye, bu
they fear that he will. The victim
If this accident carries with him q,
empty sleeve 10 Z life long tesfimonia
If his services to the Confectionery
bat his var accident has never dadnt'
I'd his energy and courage 10 III.
peaceful walks of life. He bore til,
rzcra:iating pain "f his last accident
without 4 ma,mur Of pain, .plainl,
showing that hs was hoprfal Of hi
eye being not entirely lost to him
W. certainly wiah him speedy apt
pr. feet recovery from tho curious &C
cidrnt.
| A yoke of oxen drawing . yer,
nice l"oking carriage vas of tn
queer sights IN Carroll street las
Thursday morning. Next.
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