The People's vindicator., 1879-02-08

they ,ciu be discontinued.
. PARISH AND CITY NEWS.
LOCAL GLEANINGS.
Raining hard during the week.
Gus has red fish and oysters.
The arrested parties from here will
return on Saturdays packet.
Pork on onr streets is selling at 4
cents per pound.
Wood is an object here. Tho yards
are empty and the roads impossible.
A cold snap would be fatal.
As We 60 to press We learn that a
negro named Armstead, killed a negro
man on the plantation Of N. II. Camp.
hell. We could learn no particulars.
Chew JACKsoN's Best Sweet Navy
+" Tobacco. Nov. 3O.1y.
~ Willis Holmes, ESQ.,, tax collector.
has gone to New Orleans 70 make his
hnal settlement.
Some kind friend has borrowed the
ViNDICAroR's copy Of the "Federal-
ist." Will he please return it
The Meth0dist Episcopal church on
Second street. is going up rapidly. When
finished it will be an ornament to our
city and the Rev. Mr.. Hough can be
thanked for it.
The health Of our parish and city. 30
our physicians tell rs, is excellent. Dip.
liberia has disappeared entirely from our
city and tue diseases prevailing are local
and insignificant.
THANKs-We are under renewed Ob-
legations to Capt. g. G. Hamilton steam
or Bart Able, for full file of city papers.
Mr.. Packard, clerk steamer Maria Louise,
has our thanks for favors in the way Of
late papers.
A large number of our subscribers
arc due the amounts for the VINDl-
CAROR for 1879. We trust they will
come forward and settle at once, as
we arc much in need Of means.
Hon. j. r. Williams, one of our
practical river farmers 10 the first tn
turn the coil this. year /; at least the
6rst who has reported. Westley
Sheppard, colored planter, and en-.
terprising too, is also running HE
plows.
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Bonded Out.
Our friends, who were taken down on
the Bart Able last Tuesday week, were
bonded out on their arrival in New Or
lesns-mostly going on each Others
bonds. ...ll,
80 Qapsty Moore, U. 8. Marshal, took
down to New Orleans fourteen more
psisoAess. This makes 46 who have
been dragged Of on these indictments.
Our friends, who went to New Or.
leans in charge Of U. s. marshals,
we're "brass banded" in Avoyelles
and elsewhere. 1fmnsie can soothe
. savage. il certainly should quiet a
balldosss. Thanks, in their name,
for these sweet strains.
y Our river continues to mount the
hank at . most fearful rate. The rise
reported at Shreveport is IS inches
10 twenty.four hours. Here it has
been from 8 to 10 inches in twenty>
four hours for nearly q week. Old
Cane will be blessed with the Bart
Able next Tuesday.
John Lynch, genuine mig" but not
yet q member Of the African church,
and BY occupation bash.slinger at
Wrighvs, and ono John Shepperd, a
curly head moke, who wears italic
shoes, and BY occupatian an artist Of
tho shoe-brusl', were mp before his
honor for iudulging in the manly art
his honor fined each 45, 10 default of
which they would be furnished with
elegant quarters at the SCOOTER. They
plaoksd down the stuff and went
heas rejoicing.
4 Lueky Rlnd.
Prise candy boxes aue common, but We
never heard Of or saw prize fish until
one w. shown us at the Hotel last week.
One Of our RED river cats" was bought
itom astreet vender and when opened
contained among other debris fifty
cent silver piece. Everybody will be on
The lookout for that fisherman next Fri
day.
- The Nails.
Our citisens have pent their anger un-
til fosbearance has cease 70 have . sem.
blaacs Of virtue. They must cry ont
aGainst the mails - now transported. To
deVoanee them a. farce woNld hardly