Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-05-19

have the second place on the Grant tick.
No mnn, woman or child goes to Shrevr-
port without purchasing fine pair Of
shoes. We therefor recommend them to
make such purchases Of Mnlhaupt 4 Stone,
the leading house in that line.
In Morgan county. Ky. there has not
been licensed liquor saloon for twelve
years, nor has there been pack Of cards
sold In the county for that length Of time.
What under Heaven is the matter with
those people.
Tho general assembly Of the Southern
Presbyterian church. which i, To meet AT
Charleston, y. C., on the 10th inst, will in.
ctude Representatives from sixty-fvc Pres.
byties. from Missouri and Kentucky to the
gnlf AMI the Rio Grandc.
We arc under obligations to Srnntor
Luke Pryor. of Alabama, for copy of his
very able speech on the Kellogg ease.
The Senator Of course faYnts tho SEATING
sf Spofnrd, and in fine legal argument
backed by citations of learned authorities.
s,l,t aims his position.
Gen. Gibson has withdrawn from the
nomination given him lately At til" state
convention. aud very property submits the
natscr to the d~lrgatcs chosen 10y the pro-
pie Of his district. This honorable aud
patriotic action will weigh strongly with
the convention which nomlrntrs
II il now predicted that Hamilton Fish,
Of New York. will be the Republican can.
lidate through negotiations that are nov
pending to withdraw Grant. II is believed
that all di-cor,lant elements IN the Rrpnh.
lean party can be- united on him. An all
ditional notion is to secure the defeat of
Blaine.
The publisher Of the Guardian Rrprt-
eiates the value of little whi-kry IN
ease Of snake bite. lie scurns the usr uf
it except ~ an antidote To the ravagrs of
reptiles. lie is therefore grateful to Capt.
J {. Baker of the popular firm Of r.. 4 Il.
Jacobs, Shreveport, for two BOTTLES of
extra fine.
Several namr- are mentioned IN cunncc-
tion with the Congressional nomination
for the Fourth District. Among other
Judge l.. Is. Watkins. Judge Linn would
I'LL the place with gr'at dignity and ahll.
~. We would be drlghtrh To know that
oDr old friend could represent Louisiana IN
Washington.
' = ihr last forty years the Apple
toss ave sold forty million copies of Web.
e.. spelling book. close calculation
&C., show that MrsSrs. Appleton have been
tAr means of having about fnnr billion
hneglngs administered to about eighty
millions of the rising generation during
that forty Years.
On the ith inst there were only -four
delegates in the North Carolina Grrcnback
Convention. Louisiana beats that. At
Nhe ohNcntln III alintTN NE there were
seven Of the untcrriird present. Three of
these were appointr,l delegates Ia Chicago
Santional Convention. The delegate irum
the State at large in a party 10y the name
Of Webb, from Claihornc parish.
The publisher returns thanks to J. W
Shcrard, the prop irtur Of the Golden
Bcc Hive, for frame of rich golden honey.
Mr.. Sherrard il meeting With great success
in his experiments with bees. II is to hr
hoped that all our farmers will provide
themselves with Golden Bee Hive. The
additional yield Of honey would soon
reconcile them tn their purchase.
That very clever gentleman, Capt. John
Hogan, passed through Homer several
days ago on his way To Mindcn. He tar
ried with rs only one day. At Mindrn the
Captain made longer stay-that charm
ing little village being cndearrd 10 him
by reason Of many very pleasant associa-
tious in the past. Capt Hogan is a Col.
lector Of Internal Revenue fW this portion
Il ~ State aud is most efficient official.
Soe1s1ly there is no more agreeable gentle.
1ao than Captain Hogan. He is greatly
liked BY ell who know bim