Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-08-18

OOh Cno1Sb
poR coNoRkss-r WITH DISTRICT
J. FLOYD KING,
Of Concordia Parish.
HOMER. La.
Wednesday, ...-August Is, 1880.
NAsS MEETING.
A Grand MAS Meeting Of the Democracy
Of Claiborne parish will be held ss the
Csars. houss on the 21st inst, for the pnr.
poss Of rstifying the nomination Of Han.
cock and English. Distinguished speakers
from all parts Of the State will he present.
Let all the people come out.
b. order Of the
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Ouacbi,s river runs up stream a. Ear as
Colombia.
A farmer In East Baton Rouge parish
realized $3.50 from one acre planted in
waternelons.
DR.. Tanner has gained twenty four
pounds siuce the close Of his fast. The
like Of bis eating has never been known
before.
Tho population Of the Fifth Louisiana
Congressional District 10 l69, 977, showing
an increase of about &c, 900 since the Gem
eos Of 1870.
A number of the citizens Of the third
ward, 10 Union parish, organized wolf
hunt and killed one old she wolf aud rine
wolves . year old
notwithstanding the great cutlery against
Gov. Roberts the Texas Democrats have
nominated him for Governor by very
hAndsome majority.
A lively party of camp hunters started
10 Ouachits parish last Saturday. Messrs
Isseurr, Coleman, Aycock. Ramsey and
johnson will doubtless spin blood before
they return.
John NJ Scsnland, formerly Of the Web.
Ier Tribune, writes All occasional inter-
esting letter to the Shreveport Times
from his home in the far West. At present
he 10 wandering through Colorado.
Pennsylvania hat deiepium tremcns
from inveterste smoking. So did farmer
in Maine who was an immoderate drinker
Of cider. He never drank enough to get
tight but drank several quarts each day.
Chicago is to have the grandest display
IT the year In the procession Of Knights
remplArs, composed Of commandcrcr. from
all parts of the Union. II is thought that
Their. will be not less thar 1900 knights
70 line
r z, HAwley, late Of the Shreveport
standard, has aksumrd editorial control Of
the Marshall Herald. Mr.. Hawlry is n
toarnalist of more than ordinary ability,
and will, We feel sure, add new life aud
v,gUr to the Herald.
The fasting mania will now take the
place Of the walking nuisance. Already
We hear Of proposed fasting matches, and
10 the next thirty days every city Of any
sire will have ito idiot exhibiting himself
before the pnblic in n starvation feat
The Hancock Banner, a campaign paper
aid to be under the editorial care VI Judge
Norwood, late Of Morehouse parish, has
not yet reached our sanctum. We have
much respect for the editorial ability OF
the Judge, aud Nuuld like m exchange.
Tho Democrats Of the Sixth Congrrssion-
al District have renomiuatrd Hon +. W.
Rober,son. This we'll. Mr. Robertson
has mad. . most efficient member, and It
WAS proper that he should be returned to
carry out hi. plan, for the benefit of his
people.
The boil worm is playing havoc with
the cotton crop in Caddo parish, on the
hills and in the river bottom. The Shreve.
port Times states that the worm has done
,ncaicuiabie damage on the place OF Col
IN. Foster % very large planter) in the
last three days.
We desire our readers to notice the fact
that In Shreveport there is house which
leads oil Others in boots, sboes and hats
Muihsupt Il Stone will furnish merchant,