Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-30

Il. ID. HARRISON,
Publisher and Proprietor.
DRAYTON B. HAYES.
Editor.
HOMER, La,
Wednesday, --------July 30, 1879.
A wild cat recently broke up an Arkan-
sas pic mic.
All who want fresh turnip seed should
90 to the post Office.
Hon. A. H. stephens is being talked of
In Georgia for Governor.
W. II. Vanderbilt has purchase! 1000
600 in four per cent bonds.
Ex-senator Ramsey is to be Secretary of
War, vice McCrary made judge.
The life of the Prince Imperial was in
surcd in an English company for $4,000.
Buford, Of Kentucky. has been fnnnd
guilty. notwithstanding his plea Of in
sanity.
The first bale Of new cotton at New Or
leans this year brought fifteen cents per
pound.
John Burton killed ~ mocca~in snakes
In one hour, near Buriun's mill, Chambers
county, Alabama.
At Washington city on the 18th the
Thermometer reached loj deg. At New
York on the 10th ln2.
Comptrollcr-Gcnrral Goldsmith, of Gcor.
gia is impcachcd by the House Of Repre-
sentatiycs of that State.
The finest lot of turnip seed ever brought
70 Homer are To be found AT the post office.
They are sold cheap for the cash.
Mcssrs. Norcllnd and Davidson are both
at home, rather wor'tcd in health by their
long aud lahorions sojourn in New Orleans.
- " . ii'll'N' ~ NV l''NN-'ih''' l4'lN 'lN'
received n fine lot of fresh turnip seed of
all varieties His prices are very modcr-
ate.
In the thirty-scvcn vacancies in second
l.irut"nantcics in the army To br filed
from civil life but three will be taken
from the South.
We learn that n large party leave this
moruiug for Rcd Chute. 81 ~ to lac prumpt
IS on the ground when the first Of August
shall have come and gone.
Mrssrs. Watkins aud Land passed
tlrous "a town on sunday last on their way
home from the convention. We did not
have the pleasure to meet these di,tiu.
guiSird gentlemen.
The election in Maine. in Scptcmh"r
will have considerable influence upon the
later election in Ohio. Republicans are
pouring into Maine Hood of money and
wealth of rloqucpcc.
Mr.. G.. W. Ward called the editor To- n
halt on Saturday last. and treated to Il
saucer of ice crrn,n Mr. Ward makes this
delicacy once ur twice week, and knows
Just how it shuuld be- done.
The Minnesota wheat crop promises we'll
and the probable yield will hr from fifteen
Ia twenty bushels to the acre. which vii
make the wheat product of the stat" (ovrl
100000 scrcs) nearly 50,ooo, 600 bushels.
prominent Democratic Congressman
took his daughter tn task the other even.
ing because she permitted her lover to stay
while after ten o'clock. ia, pa" said
she, eve were only holding little extra
session"
We are obliged TO Rev. J. A. Parker for
late copy of the -. Louis Christian AL.
vocate, most excellent religions paper
which should be read 10y all Mrihodst,
The Advocate is an organ of the NJ L.
Church, South, and is published 10y Logan
b. Cameron, with II. h. Mc'Anally, editor
J. ID. Rudd writes from Waskom Station
TO the editor Of the Shreveport Times that
he has discovered the genuine cotton worm
in his farm Waskom Station is between
Shreveport and Marshall, near the Texas
line. A cotton stalk with the leaves rid
died by the worm was sent to the office OF
the Mansfield Democrat.
Rev. II. z. Arlis filled the pulpit of Mr..