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NOTICE.
Succession Of Richard Vim,

Succession Of Richard Vim.
m ARoARET L.. WYNN, surviving
VI widow, having 6lsd ia tho Clerks
od'oe her application to 10 appointed "a
mtutsetatrix Of tho shove succession,
notice - hereby given to I'll psrsons In.
terested 70 show cause within ton days
Why satd application should not be
GEORGE ". KEARNEY,
Nay LIT Clerk 18th Diet. Court.
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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-05-01

Albv oleqs eoselzy cootsmpoea'
80 hays a6uDd. q 8 gsosgal ny
10 'thost eeGi ~" q ~ Assembly
juse adjoaesed Dsyoed pasadlsg, .
lise q peoleDsd lgiolatioo which
tailed 70 palD 10 hovo beeo unable %
q. 70 and . specific charge Of tsil'
80 o 0oioeial @ . 0seit . dso0oeo.
nh sgue 0asy h~s failed Of en.
aGeneot - Il = equally oue thae
tAeessseep ose3oa a tAeos lsWs wsse
|1ee q oueh 0o061t @ b oeIiously
| AGunao1 ~ steeotioo Of . majosity
le1 ~ 1eneA EUy. ~ >hoWeves.
Fp66oG1gy . any Into s0bee The
IN toose1tatIeo ~ poeoed: q lease
- eoooie>oc q 10 1ouDe o. r.
pesoootaGtvee, 0sosssl xund~y.
0boa thsee came osviline journsls
exsol ~ % :.'iocorIpdble friend Of
the down 9oddeo people. chairman.
% lntoemod tho writer et divers and
dt1seeot times.
1fitis not %, then tho I. J.. o. D
2. and bic oonmitte9 aleo I'll !. Pc.
O. D. p. grossly tailed IL their d6ty.
aud should be hell up 70 pubic q
ecra&ion. IN ltoe .he Ginger Of eeosn
should visher them" (Thst expree-
sion IL not origtpsl).
The City Charter bin Wss vetoed
and properly, while tho Educational
oil met the same tate and the rea.
zone Of his EIoellenoy Governor
Wits therefor are too cogent for com.
0eok. II there had been lees ''0en.
cal Lottery bill" on the part ofthe
bed Of our Public instruction Bureau
Ind mote attention - BIZ da.!ce; We
might have had an Education bill,
Waich possessed q least tho merit Of
holns hamsd1n intsllisibls English.
~ tx tie Oily obaysse, Il was
GDea . eoegiomesaejoa q petty
op(ee. malice aad g0vsoge With Q con.
lfming q powsgs o. tho aldeemsnic
body. q noa.peysd omcials % great
that no.hss people would have ever
oub0iosd b: and The only answer 10
AsVe 60. and L Wss "a answer -
b - 1noWee, % tAe 0ovesnoeis veto
0o1DoOD ~ that ~ great powers
y eeeAImedii dbaDed could 30 cor.
geeeed b ths ''psopls With ropes and
(Aellop Doek" l..jia19 sas...4
How ~ Submit tAAe she correction
would % iopesooivs and effective.
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dwieG ~ CONSUME end have no
d1oire O. taste loe be-lud Il b much
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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-05-01
AN ACT.
No. 1e0.

No. 1eO. AN ACT.
70 LEVY An ANNUAL POLL TAX AND TO
PROVIDE F"R TRI COLLECTION OF The
SANE. AND 10 ENFORCE PAYNIlT
IaEREof AND THE >ET1IExEx1 THERE.
OF BY THE TAX COLLECTORS.
Section !. Be 1t enacted BY the
General Assembly OF tho State OF
Louisiana, That 10 pursuance % the
iequaremente and authorization OF
Article 600 Of tho Constitution Of thu
State, . poll tax. Of ono dollar Der
capita shall b and 70 hereby levied.
ANNUALLY. upon each and every male
inhsbitsnt u the State over the age
0f tWenty-one years, said te1 70 Be
duo otd payable on and after tho
6tet day q January 10 eoch yoor.
0Do. Z. Be L further enacted, etc..
That tho sald poll Tx shall operate
- . drot privilege and lien on oil the
ceol and poeo0oal property, Of what.
ever KIDD, which nay b owned b.,
or % which the oaid taxpayer may
have copyright, fox tho year be may
owe tho az, and ouch privilege ohSil
cootjnue % e1ise thereon iut0 what
ever hands such psOpeety OF right
my pase end ohall NOT b proocg16ed,
and 10 collector o. 0uCh tax shall
hsve tho rtght q Any timo after SuSb
tsx shall % payable, and aftse the
6lot dsy Of January u each year, to
sei9o Guy ouoh properly OF Iiehts,
and 70 cause tho ssme d % cold. ef.
tor ten dsya' notice given, tho same
~ 10 notices OF osle under execution.
70 10y tho 0old tax and tho costs q
sei1ure end. oale, which costs shall
%, s1oeed i've dvliaro IN such Uase.
0ec. ;. b. It further enacted, etc.,
'Thx0sn order % moro e6eOtuolly and
promptly collect osid. poll taX, thai
ahoooxyee shall employ. 10 hh ssr.
sico foe any purpose Tor which, any
.Nu9eO or ooWpouo01jo0 40 70 b paid
ssy persoo s1hjsct and lisble % peS
such pOll tox, between to 6rut day
VI January and the thirty 0eot dsy
i OeGem6eI. inclusive Of cash yeoT,
.6sll 10 ltsblo 10 ply 0aid poll tax Of
such employee, which amount OF
poll tax soco employer shall have the
tight 70 deduct tom the wages OF
compensation Of such employee;
provided. he shalt poyl the same to
The proper collecting 0@Cer thereof.
sno stall take . receipt therefor In
toe name Of the, employee; but thai
- shall o0e have ooO6 credit. tnsjI
~ nhnlk AHhihis aid ep4celi,t thonaR.xr
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-05-01

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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-05-01
JUDICIAL AoVfifisfi's
LIST o. Jul1Hs
ESlRs FOR JUNE sla,t 0, ,, =. !.
JUDICIAL plarnic, -.

Liat Of Jurors drawn Al, $40, ~.
tor 70! the june Term Of to iissSl
District Court, Psrish a
state OF Louisiana, il aeeos ~.
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WU0O
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18
Nearly Three mnllen. or solalsr.

A statement has been issued by the
War Department giving the number OF
men furnished the Union army by each
State and Territory and the District Of
Columbia from April Is, 1861 to the
close of the rebellion.
Is shows that the total number of
volunteers was 2,67s, ,e67, divided as
follows: Maine, 72, ia; New Hamp-
shire, SO, ,629; Vermont, 35, zee; Mass
chusetts, 152, 04S; Rode Island, %, 699;
Connecticut 81, 379; New York. 467,-
047; New Jersey, 81, ,010; Pennsylvania.
500, 107; Delaware, Is, 670; Maryland,
so, S16; West Virginia, 80, 06S; District
of Columbia, 1879; Ohio, $40, 649;
Indiana, l97, 147; illinois, 259, 147;
Michigan, 50. 372; Wisconsin, 90, 424 !;
Minnesota, 5o52; Iowa, 20. 500; Mis-
souri, 109. Ill; Kentucky. 20, 025; Kan
sss, 90. ISL; Tennessee, 81, ,09s; Arkan-
sss, $3.50; North Carolina, 3i56; Cali
fornia, Is, 725; NeYada, 1880; Oregon
1910; Washington Territory, 964; Me-
braska Territory, 3147; Dakota Terri
tory. 206; New Mexico Territory, 656t (;
Alabama, 2576; Florida. 1870: LOUISE
ana, SEQ; Mississippi, SIS; Texas
1865; Colorado Territory, 1908; and
the Indian Nation 35, ,038. The troops
furnished by the Southern States were,
with the exception of those Of Louisi-
ana, nearly all white. Florida furnish
ed two regiments of cavalry, Alabams
one white regiment, Mississippi one
battalion, and North Carolina two reg,-
ments of cavalry.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18
BLAcKNA1E1Na Is one Of the di

Z BLAcKMAIEINe Is one of the dis
tinctive features Of Washington soci-
ETY., in which women play a most
prominent part. 1t has just transpired
that q villainous attempt of this sort,
made against Senator Hill, of Geor-
gIs, has been exposed, and the facts
would consigp the schemer to shame
anywhere else than in Washington.
Miss Raymond sued, or was made to
appear to sue, Senator HILL for SO, 000
damsges. Mrs. Belvia A. Lockwood
appeared of record as Miss Raymon6's
attorney in the case. But Miss Ray
mond has given Senator Hill written
statement exculpsting him from all the
charges msde sgainst MIN and assuring
him that the suit was brought without
her knowledge or consent. This ex
onerates the Senator, of course, and
transfers the attempt at blsckmsiling
from Miss Raymond TO Mrs. Lock
wood. When attorneys, male or fe-
male, get to bringing such suits with
out consulting the parties, 1t shows
that the practice of extorting money
BY blackmaihng is very much Of an
established and settled habit of the le-
gal profession in Washington.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18

THE Pomeroy wing of the Green
back party that lately made nomlna-
tions in St. Louis have figured out the
problem. One of the members of the
convention stated that information was
at hand showing 2,000, 900 voters IN
the country ready to support its nomi-
nees. This shows the wisdom of -di-
vision among Greenbackers. The 9TH
er wing is powerful, too, and since
there are only about a, 600, 600 voters in
the United States, division, to the
entire exclusion of both Democrats and
Republicans, is necessary to add some
zsst to the contest.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18
GEN. ORD having notified the 90,

GEN. ORD having notified the gov
ernment that the necessity of crossing
the Rio Grande with troops no longer
exists, instructions issued in the order
of June 1, 1877, have been recalled by
the president. This is the result of q
determination shown by the Mexican
authorities to suppress disorder along
the border, and when Dick Hubbard
determined to inaugurate war in cop-
sequence of Mtxican troops being
msssed along the west banks of the
Rio Grande, the Mexican government
was merely preparing to enforce its de-
termination to assist the United States
in preserving peace.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18
Why the Senate should differ with

Why the Senate should differ with
the House as to appropriations neces-
sary for the Star mail service cannot
be understood, when it was shown by
the House that only 1858, 900 were nec-
essary to meet contracts already made,
when Assistant Postmaster General
Brady asked for $4,000. 600, all
but $3.50, 900 of which, it was
claimed, were due for service, while
this balance was necessary for
new contracts. The investigations in
TO the department management shows,
it is stated, an ugly condition of affairs,
in which Mr.. Key, it is thought, has
been used without discovering the
complications growing up about him.
The excitement about the whole mat
ter is absorbing, and the question of q
congressional resolution asking the
resignation of Mr.. Key and all his
crowd has been freely discussed. Some
body has been making vast deal OF
money out of the government contrary
to the law aud the contract, and this
it is creating big STIR in every quarter
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18
DURINd the first week in March there

DURING the hrst week In March there
were shipped from New York to Eu-
rope by the steamer Montana, for Lily
erpool, 200 tons of fresh meat: Erin,
for Liverpool, 246 head of cattle, 33S
quarters of fresh meat, 800 live sheep
and $50 pigs; Holland, for London,
440 head of cattle, $50 live sheep, $50
pigs and 102 tons of fresh meat; Glou-
cester, for Bristol, 7S head of cattle
City OF Montreal, for Liverpool, Al tons
of fresh meat; California, for London,
1875 bead of cattle, 81 tons of fresh
meat. 3CO carcasses of sheep; Germanic,
for Liverpool, 120 tons of fresh meat ;
Helvetis, for Liverpool, 163 head Of
cattle, 13 horses and 55 tons of fresh
meat, and Eshiopis, for Glasgow, 40
heal of cattle, 2030 quarters Of bee
aud $50 carcasses of sheep.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18

SENATOR CARPENTER, In his late
speech on the Fitz John Porter bill,
held that it was virtually petition for
pardon, which G IDgress could not con
stitutiouslly grant. Hs spoke with
much force, and his arguments made 8
strong impression upon all who heard
him. But he destroyed all IT'S force
wh.n he declared that, under his oath
to support the Constitution, he could
not vote for such bill, and was at loss
20 understand how others could; yet,
apprehensive that others might, par
ticularly Democrats, be said that If it
should thereby be passed the interests
Of the government would again de-
mand the executive services Of the
'steady hand, cool head and patriotic
heart of U. S. Grant" That SER
tence ended what would otherwh e
have been . memorable speech. "The
audience" says . correspondent,
" seemed stunned at this extraordinary
climax. and even Mr.. Conkling rubbed
his eyes, aslifewondsnng whether he
had been dreaming. and turned his
chair towards Mr.. ICarpenter 70 verify
such suspicion Of himself. Bat Mr..
Carpenter vas not in his place. His
cost-tails At that instant were rapidly
following HIM into the cloak ROOM
The spectacle Of an orator closing
welI-rounded argument 90 clunsily e.
70 shame himself into running away
from bis sudience,oysrcAne the Rlsvi-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18

A.PkoJECT is on foot, backed entire.
ly by French capital, to start q weekly
line of steamers between New Orleans,
Havre and London, and Mr.. E. J.
Reed, engineer-in-chief of the British
admiralty, has already made plans ;oI
the chips, estimated to cost about $780,.
900 each, and to carry $500 tons of car.
go. Commenting upon this new en-
terprise, the New Orleans Times says
The rapidity with which our grain
trade is developing, and the certainty
of early railway connection with Texas,
make 1t evident that the export trade
of New Orleans will soon assume i'm.
menso proportions. Steamers are stead
lily securing a larger sad larger proper.
ton Of the carrying trade of the world.
In building steamers for this trade, a.
the present day. full advantage must be
taken of the increased depth of water
on the bar, where at least twenty-six
feet can always be relied upon. The
time is not far distant when there will
be ample employment here for dozen
such lines of steamers as Mt. Reed pro
Loses 10 build.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18


The policy of the Russian Nlhilists.
as set forth in documents lately cap
tured by the police, are: Popular rep
resentaiion, local self-government, the
transfer of the factories to the work.
iBgmen, liberty of conscience, of
speech, of the press, of public meet
ings, associations snd electoral sgita-
ton, universal suffrage and the re-
placement of the standing army by q
territorial army. With the exception
Of the plank proposing to hand over
the factories to the laborers employed
in them, which smacks Of Socialism,
this il good democratic doctrine.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18
THE ELANGUAGE or THE wORLD.
An Essay on the Future Of the Rng-
lIsh.


Mr.. Henry PItman writes TO the Man-
chester Examiner as follows: "Mr. w.
e. A. Axon, in his interesting essay on
The Future of the Euglish Language,
an Argument for Spelling Reform
supplies information as TO the number
of people throughout the world who
speak English, French and German
The figures are, in round numbers,
English, 10000, 600; French, 40, ,000,-
900; and German, nearly SO, 900, ,000.
De Candolle puts the number of people
who speak German at 81, 900, 900. Mr..
Axon's estimates for the other languages
of Europe as follows: Russian, 51,-
333, 3S9; Spanish, nearly A. 600, 900;
Italian, 81, 500, 600; and Portuguese,
nearly 100000. In Euglaud the
population doubles itself every fifty-six
years; in the United States in twenty
five years; Germans and Russians
double in one hundred years; the
French IN 140 years, ana the Italians
in 135 years; the Spaniards in 112
years, and the Turks in sos years. It
is calculated that English will be spo-
ken by nearly 90, 900, 900. 900 people in
another 100 years. 1t is probable that
our language will be adopted by 40,-
900, 900 Japanese when the spelling
difficulty is solved. Prof. Grim says:;
English appears destined to become
the worlds language. Did not whim-
sical, antiquated orthography stand in
the way, tho university of this language
would become still more evident. Mr..
Axon is of the same opinion. His
words are: III other nations have sue
ceeded in reforming their orthography,
and we know this to be the case with
the Dutch and Spanish, we may hope
for success also in the same Sndertak-
ing. And when that day comes on
which we have swept away Whist Max
Muller has well called our corrupt and
effete photography we shall have de-
stroyed the last and only barrier which
prevents the English from being the
language Of the world.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18
TIE New Orleans Democrat CO

THE New Orleans Democrat com.
ments upon a great evil after this fash.
Jon:
The alacrity-anxiety slmost-with
which young men fly to the law would
lead the uninitiated to suppose that
that pursuit, above all others, was the
safe, sure road to fortune. Parents
seem in terrible plight nowadays in
regard to employment for their sons.
But their perplexity does not last very
long, and on some fine day, all of 6
sudden, decision has been reached tc
send their boy to law Office. To dc
whatG We answer: To spend few
years earning pittance barely sufi'
clent to provide him with suitable
clothing and clothes.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18
VIA ThE CITY OF MEXICO TO
THE PACIFIC.

A corporation has been formed in
Boston called the Mexican Central
Railway Company. Limited" the mem
ers of which represent the most SUBJ
stantial interests of that city. The
purpose of the company is to build
railroad from the City of Mexico in
northerly direction through and to The
cities of Queretsrc, Celays, Salamanca,
Irapuato, Guanajuato, Silao, Leon, La
gos, Aguascalientes, Z.cstecss, Duran
go and Chihuahua, with branches from
the best practicable points on the main
line to Sslvatierrs. Dolores, Hidslgo,
Gusdslsjars, San Luis Potosi and to 9
point or points on the Pacific coast and
the Texan frontier, and such other
main line and branches as the corpora
ton may be authorized 10 construct By
the grants of the government of the
republic OF Mexico. The enterprise, it
Is said, will be controlled by the Atch-
ison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Company, and the design is to secure
q concession from the Mexican govern
ment to continue this line, now con-
structing from New Mexico to Sonora,
to the Mexican capital. A branch of this
road from the Rio Graude to the City of
Mexico, it is thought, would make con-
nexion with the proposed road, now
being .ur1 1ed before Congress, from San
Antonio to. Laredo. and each one of
these lines would become feeder for
the others. Mexico has but one rail-
way, because there are no probable
connecting links, like the one or more
that would meet this proposed line
through Northern Mexico, at the Texas
border, but with these lines put into
operation, the aspect of sffairs in Mex
leo would be speedily ch; nged. 1t is
reported, by authority, that the Vera
Cruz and City of Mexico road earns
from 81. 600, 900 to $4,000, 900 annu-
ally, and its Pueblo and Jalsps
branches are beginning to pay. With
the system of roads, above designated,
incalculsble benefits must be derived
to the people of the United States and
Mexico, through the civilizing infu-
ences of railways, would becomes prof
liable commercial neighbor. How
much better this than the border war
fare and pillage that has been carried
on for thirty or forty years. 1t would
save our people millions in stock, and
the government millions in sustaining
troops on the border. Everybody
hopes for the day when such consum.
nation may be reached, and should the
bill, now before Congress, authorizing
the construction of the road from Ssr
Antonio to Laredo pass, we may expect
to see active work begin on the Mexi-
can line. In a few years may we moi
visit the City of Mexico, via all rail,
and even likewise pass beyond the City
of the Montezumas and follow the iror
horse to the broad waters of the Pa.
ciic2
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18
VIRGINIA., after trying the bell puuci

VIRGINIA., a1teT tTylog the bell puncn
for three years, has returned to the
old plan OF licensing retail qlor deal
ers. Texas will necessarily be forced
to hold to this miserable farce of a
revenue system for two years, when it
must also establish the license system
on a plan that will place the liquor
business in the hands of few respon-
slble men; This can be done by plac-
ing the tsnff at figure that will ex-
clude from business the men who run
low grog shops in localities where con-
gregate the most depravet elements OF
society.