The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-06-28
STATE NEWS.

The crops in AvOyelles are good.
Watermelons have made their ap-
pea,ance in Alexandria.
Two cases Of sunstroke in Terre>
bonne parish on the l4th.
The TerreboDne Independent has
suspended.
The Opelousas city council has
passed a dog ordinance.
Scarlet fever is said to be on the
rampage IN jackson.
Two large herds IT beeves number
ing 2, 400 head passed through CAL
casieu 90 the l4th going east.
The second cargo If rails and tasten.
ings for the Louisiana Western Rail.
road Company arrived at Calcasieu
Bar on the 9Th. .g
Between base ball, croquet, school
examination and Church prospects,
things are rapidly versing towards
an excitement, says tho Livingsto.
uian.
Opelousas Courier: Since the rains
the crops are looking fresh and vigor.
qua and with one, ar two more good
showers, a fine corn crop will be an
established fact. The planters hav.
had a splendid season for cnltivatine
their lands, and az a general thing
the crops are in fine condition.
Houma Courier: On the night Of
the eight instant, in Vermillionville
La, two col"red boys, aged fourteen
aud sixteen years, went 10 the house
Of Mr.. Dupny, called him ont and i'm
mpdiately attacked him with knives
StaDbiug him in the left breast "D'
temple. He died two hour afterwards
Franklin Sun: We have been in
formed that Mr.. Wilkins Newc"mr
was killed at Crocketts Point on Wed
nesday morning last, by Mercy n
Dunn. From the evidence taken a
The INQUEST, held by Wilmer Gibson
Justice ot the Peace, it appears tha
| the deceased was advancing ou Dun,
with y drawn knife with intent t
commit murder when Dunn fired on
ma,rel Ola double barrel shot gun
| which was loaded with buck shot
the load taking effect in the face q
! New conner, killing him instantly
| The C"roner's Jury held that til
killing was done in self defence.
Alexandria Democrat The crops
as "a tout ensemble, are promising an
furnishing, but We hear serious 4
! ports of the caterpillar in one or tw
| iocalities-in fact, several Of ou
planters believe in their appearance
80 strong, they have ordered the
Paris Green and are fixing up Ill
old watering pots. = One thing Gel
tain, the ominons caterpillar flies ar
as thick and plentiful in this local
~ as dew berries in the old Sc"
field. Our planters should take tin
by the f"relock and he ready vi,
Paris G,een or Arsenic. Nothiu
like striking in time aud the fir
lick II 90.
, Carroll Conservative: From a
portions Of our parish we have re!i'
.. able information that the Geld hand
are working more vigorously, A
takin. greater interest 10 the crol
> than they have ever been known
do since the war;. We look upd
this change for the better ~ the ia
oT the exodus excitement as decided
" cheering, aud hope every reaso
. able encouragement will lie given
the laborers By the planners and otl
!. era. to keep IN in the path that "
!, inevitably lead to comfort, conter
y aud future prosperity. az
A most distressing accident dceu
red in Opeiousas on Monday mornin
the 9Th inst. says the Courier, rest
led in the death of . very exeelle
and promising young man, M. CHI
ton Richard, aged about q yea'
and residing on tho Atchafalaya nv