Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-22
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court at ten o'clock Monday. Among the
visiting member Of the bar We notice J.
+. Taylor, Esq, Of Minden, and Minor
Wallace, EAq, Of Ell Dorado, Ark. The st-
tendance upon the court was unusually
large.
The new sheriff has msde some changes
in the courtroom that are Of considerable
advantage. The room looks neat and
temper the light, which has been too glar-
ing heretofore.
We are indebted to Drew Ferguson, Esq,
the urbsue and accomplished clerk, for the
following list Of Grand Jurors:
All. Davidson, foreman; T. w Simpson,
Samuel Kerlin, N. B. Kinabrew, james
Conner, ". b. Brown, Henry Banks, W.
II. Palmer, Harrison Brazzelton, W. ID.
Shepherd, J. N. Cole, r. L. Sims, ]. A.
Enloe, L. Sparks, Richard Noleu, james
Kirkpatrick.
The Grand Jury is IN unusually good
enc, containing some of the best and most
law-abiding citiiens in the psFrh. Mr.
Davidson, the foreman, y . yoang gentle
man Of decided intellisence, and will dis
charge the dusi~s Of hin position with
epoiit to bin-elf and with honor to the
parish.
After the enipannelling Of the Grand
Jury, Judge Graham delivered his charge
in . manner at once impressive and
thorough in reference to the laws of the
State.
Our observation has been that no Judge
who has ever presided in Claiborne parish
has succeeded in holding the attention Of
. jury and impressiug them with the i'm
portant nature of their duties to the same
extent a. Judge Graham. We are satisfied
that this jury, made up Of well-informed
citizens who are obedient 70 the law, will
under the charge of the judge permit no
man probably guilty of crime to escspe
nj least o trial.
After the charge to the Grand Jury and
they had retired to their room, several
jurors were excused and the witnesses for
the State were called. The State cases
were fixed as follows:
Wednesday, Sept. 22-State VS. George
Capcrs; State VS. r W Been; State VS. Dick
Cooper; State vs. Dick Cooper.
Thursday, Sept, 23-state va Adney Will
liams ct al; State Va Jesse Hill; State VS.
JEFF Aubrey; State VS. West Walker.
Friday, Sept A-stste vs. Stake Ferguson;
State VS. Beauregard Walker; State vs.
Frank Smith ct al.
Saturday, sept. Estate VS. Alvin Hin
Monday, Sept N--state vs. Joe Howell
ct al.
Tuesday, Sept. estate vs. W II Null
lens; State vs. Ephraim Maddox ct al.
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We learn from w. +. Aycock, Esq, that
there are many persons in Perry county
Ala, who would be glad to move to this
State If they were only able succession
of bad crops, combined with the fact that
the lands are 40 worn a. To lie unproduc.
tive unless literally fertilized, has made
many good people anxious to come to
Louisiana, Texas, or any country that is
comparatively new. Such emigrants as
these would do better in Northwest Lonisi. !
ana than any Others that could be gotten.
They would have nothing to learn and
could go straightWsy to work.
Would it not be advisable to give some
thougnt to the ways and means Of getting
these people to come to this portion Of the
State. IL is all we'll enough. we presume,
to send for Portuguese, Germans, French,
and others from foreign lands, but if we
oould get immigrants from Georgia, Ala
hama and other States they wonld be of
far moro practical value to the country |
THAI any others we could procure.
Some paper in this State wants to see |
the rules Of the Press Association before |
taking any stock in il. This 10 absurd, as |
much 30 az electing officers beforehand |
seems to be. There can be no Association |
untii the representatives OF the various |
journals or goodly number Of them meet, |
organize, prepare and adopt rules. 1t is
expected that every paper in the State will
have q represen tative present, and that
these shall by q mutual interchange of
views prepare q permanent organization,
with rules and regulations for its govern.
msnt. After this organization the Asso-
citation will have its yearly meetings. 1t