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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
The New Constitution.

The following article from the N. o.
City Item concerning the New Constitn-
ton is a brief resume of the good points
of that document that we commend to the
consideration of all our readers:
There appears TO be but little
opposition to the new constitution
in any portion of the State. Indeed
throughout the country parishes 1t
is even more generally acceptable
than ia the city, for the interest Of
the rural districts were more faith
fully attended to than were those of
onr great metropolitan municipality.
The limit placed on taxation; the
limitations intended to restrain the
Legislature from unwarrantable
grants aud excessive expenditures;
the decrease ia offices and the still
more marked decrease in official
salaries; the discreet revision Of the
judiciary, so far As our country par.
ishes are coucerned--all these feat
ures of the new instrument are in
such marked contrast with the cor.
responding features OF the constitu
ton OF 1868, that few will I've found
unwilling to give to the proposed
instrument the ratification Of their
consent.
But though the interests Of the
city were in some respects seriously
overlooked; though the Capital was
unwisely removed; though our
municipal debt-of far greater i'm.
portance to the majority, in amount.
of our taxpayers than the State
hebt-was slnrringly sighted. and
though the judicial machinery of our
proposed city court is piece of
bMngling aud unsatisfactory work
manslip, without appellate or RENE.
dial provisions, still the general dis
position is To ratify the new consti.
tuition and give it an honest trial.
Even the separate debt ordinance
seems tar more likely to he approved
than condemned. True. it is by no
means all that has been demanded
on either side, and il ratified, it
will he Oh basis OF compromise
representing rs it does a mean be.
! twixt two extremes. Still the ad
vance made is in the right direction,
and when quiet shall he restored 10
the State the dawn of a new pros.
perity will commence.
Captions critics may indeed OBJ
jett to this feature or that of the
new testament, and To the manner
where the matter is not ut fault, but
as u whole it meets hearty ap
prevail. and will on election day be
triumphantiy ratified.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
The Book for the People

Mr.. L. 8. HARRIS is agent in this parish
for the most valuable and useful book that
we have ever seen. Hills Manual of So
cial aud Business Forms is q book for eve
rybody, man, woman and child. 1t is ex-
ccedngly comprehensive and contains full
and valuable information upon the follow
ing subjects Pcumanship, short hand
writing. composition, punctuation, syuo-
nyms, letter-writing, commercial aud legal
business forms, book keeping, interest Ia
blrs, State laws, tables of reference upon
various subjects that cannot lie here emu
fnerased, laws OF etiquette, how Ia collect
debt, public meeting. parliamentary
rules, how to write for the paprrs, pro"i-
reading, poetry, and many other things
that will he of use TO every one. No man
from the gentleman Of leisure 10 the Ia
burer in the fields, bnt can within the am
pie pages of this book find something Of
use and value. 1t would require more than
column TO give anything like full com
pendulum Of its contents. Mr.. Harris will
furnish this book in plain style or in most
elegant binding at - reasonable price. Ask
hun to allow you to inspect his sample
copy and you will at once tind that yon
cannot we'll do without it,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
Yellow Fever News.

On the 9th day of August the Memphis
Board Of Health declared the yellow fever
to be- an epidemic. On that day "a new
cases aud . deaths were reported. II i
Thought that tn" fever will continue until
frost. Bnt that for various reasons the
death rate will not exceed that Of the
present week, Many persons who remain
in the city arr protected by previous at
tacks. and very many arr leaving.
There is an occasional case in New Or
leans, but there is no reason 10 believe
that the fever will assiiine AN epidemic
form in that city. For the ten days pre-
vinus to last sunday it is declared that
there has been no new case of yellow fever
in New Orleans aud that no yellow fever
case exists. We read Of the occasional
death Of refugee in Northern aud West
crn cities. The only place where the fever
exists III the form of an epidemic is at
Mrmnhis
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

The following article, from that excel
lent paper, the Vienna Sentinel. shows that
the Guardian was not alone in it's estimate
of the article oil lawyers and merchants in
the Grrenback Dollar:
The Claiborne Guardian of last
week takes the Grpenback Dollar
to task about some of it's utieralices
in regard To merchants and lawyers
ping opposed to the Grrrnback
doctrine aud, we think, very etiec.
tuaiiy squelches the argument of
the Dollar.
The Greenbackers generally an.
peal Ia prejudice for support for
their party, and probably think by
arraying farmer against merchant
can the more effectnnlly accomplish
the object in view, which is: to dis.
rupt the Democratic party, the trne
and tried freud of reform and econ.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
New Time able.

AS we noticed some days ago in
advance, a change CT schedule will
be- effected ia the stage line betwee
this place and Minden. The new
mc.table is rs follows: The East
bound stage leaves Shrrvrpor: nj
. a. m. arriving at Mindcn at $3.50
p. IN; the West bound stage leaves
Mimden ut 3 Il. III. arriving at
Shreveport III II IN. The Monroe
stage arrives at MiHdeH at 3 q. nj
and leaves Minden for Monroe at
$50 p. m. We also drew attention
before. To the fact that the lime of
travelling between this place and
the mouth of Red River, would be
on and after this date. reduced to
4S hours, instead of - hours, IA
heretofore. The time under the
new schedule between this place
and Minden, will be % hours
Shreveport Stdnddrd.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
An impromptu Hunt-Two Deer Killed
Within Mile and a Half Of
the Courthouse.

We fear that we can't relate the facts
So rs To give satisfaction To all parties.
The narrative should include the brilliant
performances of that reliable deer hound,
Blake Aycock; also Tyler Ramsey. The
superior qualities of that most excellent
merchant in New Orlrans many yeaIs ago.
n gun whose good qualities arr apparent
~ noon ~ one lays II hand on IT, These
are important items in the impromptu
deer drive that took place ON Monday.
We knew on that day at IL o'clock that
mighty events We're brewing. When that
very clever gentleman, Mr.. J. G.. Moore.
came 10 town from his farm, pushing
Morgan" ont of the usual scdatc walk
common 10 that most excellent mule, We
felt that an event had or would soon hap
pen.
There were hurried consultations with
various parties whose hunting reputation
is bright with deeds performed, and there
was hurrying to aud fro aud Whispering
with white lips there has been three deer
in Crate Moorrs field The hand, saw
them" Til" iidings rapidly spread and at
one o'clock something less than one hun
bred men. boys, horses and dogs left for
the SCENE of action. :. Il. Aycnck. young
in years bnt aged in hunting experience,
with the two dogs, Blake aud Tyler AZ
aforesaid, took charge Of the drive. and
after All hour OF 80 Of trailing two deer
were killed, one 10y Mr.. Moore with that
valuable gun above allndcd to, aud the
other 10y Adlry GLADDEN.. with the same
gun of ~ many good qualities. Contem-
poraneous history will have to tell what
brought abont the change of guns. Whcth-
er IL was because somebody thought that
Adfey was too small aud young to accom-
plish 40 mighty a deed as the killing of n
four-year old buck, but he did 50 and was
bioodcd according to the irnmemorial
usage.
We promised to chronicle the hunt
Have we not done enough We can't tiud
language to describe the triumphant pro
cession, headed hy Messrs. Moore aud
GLADDEN. bearing the deer, that marched
around the public square-the throng OF
idle and curious that gathered at the mar
ket house for the division Of the meat.
Monday was day to be remembered in
Homer. We have not those metropolitan
characteristics that We thought we had il
limits
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
Criticism Of Newspapers.

We presume that the people are serenely
indi fferent to the question raised by DIR.
Nix, at Athens aud Tulip, as to whether
Capt. J. G. Warren or Mr.. F. ". Leather
mnn wrote the "merchant-lawyer" edito-
rial. DR.. Nix claimed that Mr.. Chappell
had no right to aIIude in public speech
70 that editorial, and that he should not
hold the Greenback party responsible for
it inasmuch as il was written by Mr L-ath'
ernan when Mr.. Warren was sick, drliri-
uus in bed at the time" These facts have
been related TO lis, aud our editorial opin-
ion 10 asked as to the correctness Of DR..
Mis- position.
There is no difficulty about the matter
whatever. 1t is legitimate aud proper to
criticise in public speech all the utter
auces Of party journal-or, indeed, Of any
journal-and it is improper 10 allude to
the writer of the articles, unless they be of
that nature that it il desired 10 bold him
personally to account. The attempt to
shift responsibility was unnecessary. Dir.
LeathermaH wonld be, perhaps, ns able nm
exponent of the views Of his party as Mr..
Warren; perhaps his greater experience in
the newspaper business would lend him
some advantages. But the real truth is,
that n newspaper is u person of itself, dis
! tiuct and separate, in many RESPECTS, from
it's editors. That paper has uttcrances OF
its own, peculiar to itself. Its utterances
may be- legiiimatcly criticised on the stump
and else where, and indeed they seek such
criticism. On the other hand, the public
speaker may be criticised aud answered 10y
the newspaper.
These facts should I've understood by all
intelligent public men and by all cultivated
journalists. and we may well say that the
public are serenriy Indifferent to perennial
tiles in discussion. They want the truth
shown them by intelligent argument.
Now. if Mr.. Charprll had have attacked
Mr.. Warren or Mr.. Leatherman. calling
them by name, and criticislug either of them
for an article in the Gr-emback Dollar. b.
would have been so clearly wrong rs 10 de-
serve public rcbuke. We presume that the
reason for these rules are clear and are M
dcrstood by all persons have given the
matter any thought.
For reasons similar to those which sns-
tain the above positions, we may say that
any personal allusious made to Mr.. Hayes,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
Land OMce Notice.

LAND OFFICE Al NEW ORLEANS, La,
July %, 1879.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, Thst ~
~ following named settler has flied noties
Of his intention to make final proof in up
port of his claim, and secure final estry
thereof at the expiration Of thirty Ssy
from the date of this notice, viz: ADdrsv
j. Snider, Of Claiborne parish, La, VI
made Homestead application No. 97 No.
roe Dist, for the s r Of y and VI
of y If Sec ~. T 20 n. r 5 W, noalss
Dist, aud names the following "A his VII
n-s,es, viz: J. W. Nicholson Of Claissss
parish, La, and l.. r. Swint, Of Lises'a
parish. La.
wM. NJ. BCRwELL, Register
Aug. 6. l-,9. 5l3&
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

form reads rs follows: THAT the employ
ing Of children under twelve years Of age
in any factory, shop, store, mill, OF other
place, where manual labor is required, be-
Ivy law prohibited" That general express
sion, "o,her place" looks rs If parents
were to be deprived of the little heiP their
children could give them. Good, for the
poor man!
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Our esteemed contemporary, the Claiborne
Guardian, suggests that only bachelors are
eligible 10 the Circuit bench, rs the judge
will necessarily be away from home must
oil OF the time during his term of office A.
the editor of the Guardian is a bachelor
lawyer, We suggest his name as a suitable
candidate for one of the judges of this
Circuit
Ordinarily the above would be pleas
ant joke, but III view Of the fact that there
10 four thousand dollars salary attached to
the Office and wads of honor, we fear that
the Vienna Sentinel, if asked TO support
Mr. Hayes for that Office, would cruelty
say that 1--WE we're only joking" However,
We are authorized to state that should the
Sentinel have been IN earnest and would
usc its influence to robe Mr.. Hayes with
the Judicial ermipe, be won't be Q bachelor
long, if.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

omy, and thereby open the way for
the most corrupt party that ever
disgraced nation to enter.
As the parties stand in this State
the above il but too true Of the
Greeuback party.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
HOMER MILL COMPANI.

WE have erected and have now 70 ~
w ming order, a GRIST MILL, ~
town of Homer. Our engine 10 tne
hratcd king Portable" Onr NIL
the best quality-of the fnest Frenss ~
stone. Grinding days, Taes1ays, I
days and Saturdays. Satisf.esfce ~
anieed. Cash paid for corn. Aeai~
all the time. a., n
The celebrated Brown Gin,
modern improvements, and . nne -
will he added this Summer, sDd
ginned on reasonable terms.
Give It's q trial. .c,
Nav ~, 1879
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

A circular has beeu sent out by f. & b.
Jacobs, of Shreveport, La, calling the At.
tention Of merchants aud planters to L. s.
law requiring side pieces tn every bale of
GOTTEN, under heavy penalties te planter,
carrier and receiver. NJ. {. Lawrance has
shown us this circular. Planters should
tax, notirs and put side pieces on every
bah of cotton.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
Stolen,

IRON ". T.. Mnrreif, on Tuesday night,
L 18th nit, a SORREL HORSE MULE,
years old, Is hands high, two white spsts
on his left hip, and branded on the lsh
jaw with u. Stolen at the same tina Q
full rig Saddle and Bride. Any infcens-
ton given will be duly appreciated BY
Fifty Dollars Reward will be paid ise
the arrest and delivery Of the thief ct Ho-
mrr or in any safe jail in the State, 20 tAss
he can be brought to justice.
W. c. MURRELL-
Aug. G, f-1g. ST.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
Neu RluettfAementA.
Filing OF Final Account.

Succession of William Kmbeii, deee.,.d
State Of Losisiana, Parish Of Claiborne
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. That In.
~ dith e. Kinbell, Administering Of N.
above named succession, has this dsy 81
i'll my office, through her attorney, Drsy.
ton Is. Hayes, her final account Of said M.
cession, and prays the same TO be allowed
approved and homologated.
Now. therefore, be it known that, up)s~
opposition be made thereto within the tn
prescribed by law, the prayer Of the ~.
plicants will be granted.
Given under my hand and of8cisl ~,
no on this the 18th day Of Aug, A. ~
1879.
DREW FERGUSON,
52:3t Cfk d. G..
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

A friend who seeks for knowledge by a
postal card, wants to know il there is any
prohibition in the Greenback platform
against making children who are under
twelve years of age work. To which we
reply, that Art 81 Of the Grssnback plat.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

The LaGrange (Ga.) Reporter desires to
receive a communication from any one
who knows anything of the whereabouts
of Jordan Thornton, who lived in Troupe
county somewhere about ISIS or ls+0.-
Information of him or his heirs is wanted.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
Assessment Notice.

THE Revised Assessment Rols d Clar
L horne parish, for 1879, are now % u
in the Recorders office, and will rsns"
open for correction for thirty dsya
A. b. LESCEUR, 49,.
July 30, 1879. te9s
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
Savings by the New Constitution.


The above is the estimate made by the
y. q. Democrat Of savings under the New
Constitution. These arr yearly savings
each and every one Of them and mean that
the annual appropriations for the Govern
mrnt will he lrssrncd 10y the above
amounts. In addition it may bc said the
Legislature is So restricted under the Com
stitution that they will not I've able to ap-
propriat" money for various purposes
which were common in days gone by. Tn"
above item of saving alone will recon.
mend the New Constitution to the people.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

The sermon of Rev J. 4. Parker on sun
day last, was heard 10y large and apprc-
ciative audience. The subject of his dis
course was The Identity If the Church.
lug one.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

These are days Of extra liberality. A
Greenbacker the other day, in our hearing,
ronndly denounced any man who opposed
the National Greenbaek party, as blind
slave, or tool Of the bondholders. Now,
We like that method Of political difference.
II man don't think rs you do, call him n
liar, a villain, and slave, aud so settle his
hash and ease your own conscience. Trne,
it proves nothing and is not Christian like,
but it looks big aud brave, aud that's q
good deal.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

We understand that certain Of the hold.
crs Of Louisiana bonds in Washington City
and New York propose to test the question
through the Federal courts as to whether
the State of Louisiana eau repndate its
contract with its bondholders. Before the
people vote on the debt ordinance they
wonld like To know something more of this
and smilay rumors. We want to know il
bondholdcrs are disposed to be content
with the settlement proposed 10y the con-
stitntional convention. If the State and
her officials are To be annoyed. harrass-d
aud b-devilcd by suits brought by bond
holders, We might as well give them espt-
cial good reason and refuse to adopt the
debt ordinance and have n grand scramble
over the five mills levied for all purposes.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

We are under obligations to our old
delivered us hy Mr.. Douglas blackburn,
who hrs just returned from a>iNit to Hope,
Ark
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

The national debt reached its highest
point in las, when it was s2,-A Gi9, 626.
Since that year the debt has been reduced
$500, ,544, and the interest has been re-
duced So, 1899
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

The quarantine regulations have not yet
affected the mails seriously. The chang
in schedule from Monroe Ia shreveport has
put us from twelve 10 eighteen hours be-
hind the world
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Our old friend, John Ohier, gave us call
last week and brought with him, for the
benefit Of the publisher. quite number
Of fine, large apples.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Little FLETA, the only child Of SIR. John
Ruffner, died on Saturday last, of conges-
ton. She was bright aud pretty little
girl The resolutions Of the sabbath School
to which she belonged appear in another
column.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Monroe has quarantined against Trenton
because the latter place allowed u steam.
boat from New Orleans to land nj its wharf
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Senator Hill, Of Georgia, is Methodist
class header. He has blue eyes, sandy hair
tingcd with gray aud prrachrr.lke eX.
preston. His voice is clear aud sharp
aud he uses il when he goes Ia meeting.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

We return thanks to onr good friend,
George W. Dance, for present of fine
peac hes to the editor and publisher.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
Here's Your MULES" for Sale,

THE undersigned has 8 or 10 good Mulss
/ he wishes to sell. Call soon II You want
bargain The mules can be seen Il lii
plantation, > miles west Homer
T. BRIDGEMAy.
Aug. 6, 1879. ST.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Dr, Nix. who is engaged in organizing
the Grccnback party in this parish in con.
ncctiou with Capt. X. +. Webb, WAS met
in discussion at Athens and Tulip 10y Col.
j. :. Young. j. II. Chappcil, ESD and Gen.
John Young. The discussions will CON
time until Friday next. The gentlemen
all spoke at Mt. Zion on Monday last and
at Arizona on Tuesday. The appoint
mcnts Yet Ia hc filled are those AZ Lisbon
Thursday and >Hmmcrficld Friday. We
learn from persons who ha,r attended the
various appointments that the people are
not docking To the new party iH such
large crowds as was anticipated 10y the
more sanguine GrrcuhaCkdrs. When We
consider that the tendency ef the new
movement il to disrupt the Democratic
party and To clog all these reforms for
which we have been So long conteRiing.
the wonder is that any man should be in
duccd to take part III such work.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

We are told that the genuine cotton worm
has made its appearance on several plan
tations in the parish.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Hon. J. II. Hay was in town on yester-
day.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

There are hundreds of acres of corn III
South Carolina that will not yield n hushel
to the acre,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

A severe hail in the western portion oi
the parish on Friday evening last. Cotton
on some places, was seriously injured.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

First bales of cotton are coming int
market all over the South. One has us
been received at Shreveport.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Col. T. O. Benton and lady. Of Minden
passed through Homer Monday evening
visiting friends in Ouachita parish.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Our friend, Peter DemetI, Of the hunting
party last Monday, after drawing his ra-
tions, kindly remembered the publisher.
Thanks, Peter.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Charles Foster, the Republican candi-
date for Governor Of Ohio, is called Calico
Charlie for short.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

The Vienna Sentinel Announces rs it
candidate for Governor, Justice w. u
Spencer, Of Concordia parish.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Tildcn has snid that next to himself
Judge Field, Of the Supreme Court, will
he the best candidate Of the Democracy
for the Presidency.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Mr. ID. Is. Hayes, District Attorney pro
tenn, by appointment Of Gov. Nichols,
receives Si37 80 per annum salary, as will
he seen lay reference to the books of the
Police Jury. The salary of this official
was reduced To- correspond with the de.
cline IN prices. The Office of District At
f"rn''N pr" TEN. in the parish of Caddn is
sinreHrr even At s2jH IN pcr annum for
the reason that Caddo constitutes dis.
trict of itself, and IA the District Attorney
u always present the District Attorney pro
tenn. really has no work except to advise
the Police Jury perhaps.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Don't forget that Harris, at the post
once, has the best turnip seed.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

The total indebtedness Of the United
States on the lst inst was s., 2y6 664,20
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

Quite n variety Of turnip seed at the
post-offce, Of all the best varieties. These
seed are said To be far superior to any ever
sold here before.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13

There was s2s2 ,9o5 273 in cash In the
National Treasury Oh the LIST inst.