The People's vindicator., 1880-10-23
Spirit Of the Country Press.

Spirit VI the Country Press
Our crispy friend OF the Rich'and
Beacon takes to task that class OF
citizens who, on account Of their re.
pugnance to jury service, refuse TO
register and vote; aud 10 the follow
ing well.1imed Style winds up an ex'
cellent piece OF advice to those grow
lers:
But this is not the patriotic view to
take OF jury service. 1t 10 me IN,
terest OF individuals, OF society ana
of the government, that the laws De
Justly and rigidly enforced that al
persons may be protected Ia their
lives, liberty and property. II every
body refused to discharge their duty
this could not be done. and anarcny
and lawlessness would prevail ana
our people would soon degenerate
into barbarism.
Our conirere Of the Iberville South
makes public the enterprise industry
and success Of one OF the colored citi'
zens OF ttat arish, snd We commend
the example OF the SOuths man t.
the same sort here. This it what he
did:
The lessee OF the Restalrig planta-
tion In this parish Is an industrious,
we'll behaved aud withal a very sue.
cessful colored planter. Unlike some
Of his cOlored brethren, he did not
sell out his worldly goods and De.
part hence for Kansas. He thought
bic labor and Industry would be more
remunerative here than there, and
be was not mistaken. Last year he
made a handsome profit on his crop,
and this year bis crop ts still! better
and he expects a corresponding re-
suit. Mitchell Jackson ground tive
acres OF cane last week. and be ob.
tanned therefrom - barrels OF syrup
and three hogsheads Of marketable
sugar. 1.-THE colored people would
emulate bis example istead Of throw.
ing away their money as they do for
.lightning whisky" F" We would be bet
ter of"
The Drummers have been beating
each other In Shreveport. The Times
makes mention Of q rumpus In that
city Q few days since and for the rea'
con that hereafter some one might
say 'the Drummers won't fight" We
record 1t here:
Early Yesterday morning Alex.
Goldsmith, travelling salesman for
the whisky house OF Charles Weller,
of st, Louis, appeared before Justice
Carter and made affidavit charging
Us. Poland, travelling salesman for
the whisky house Of Emile Kahn Il
Co., Of Cincinnati, with assault and
making threats to kill. Mr.. Poland
was arrested and gave bond in the
sum Of $3.50 to keep the peace for ok
months.
It appears that Mr.. Poland, who
was at one time in tho employ OF
Weller was accused by Mr.. Gold.
smith with being short in bis settle
ments with the house. Poland de.
nounced the statement as q base and
malicious slander and threatened to
make.-it warm for Goldsmith when
he met him. During the late fair at
st. Louis they met Ia that city and
fought, Goldsmith coming out badly
used up.
In congratulating the admitted ap'
, plicants to the bar, before the Su'
preme Court In Shreveport the othel
. day. the Times says they passed q
''rigid examination (which means
: or does not mean, they took q stiff
drink-and then proceeds to get of
, that usual gag "mav their briefs b,
i. many, &C." p. S.-Funeral at Up
M. Nov. 1st.
DeSoto will soon rejoice in the pos
: session Of another railroad, for MI
3 Bremond, Of the Houston Marrow
s Gusge is scoming for Mansf1eld-whel
: the citizens thereof put up $5O.OO
. The Demacrat rejoices thusly:
o A proposition has been made b.
Q Mr.. Bredmond to run bis road acros
the Sabine to Mansfield. The citl
! zens Of this town and eurr0undin
country will take *5O. 900 10 stock !
& this road. Our town will then b
J, connected by direct route With Hous
, ton, and owing to the cheap rates q
:. which the Morgan road will hau
!. ireights, We can get cotton to Ne,
II Orleans and back freights cheaper b
that route than by the n. O. Pacific
Ia besides this road will open up . lara
y " trade between the people OF thos
10 counties Of Texas bordering on th
ls Sabine and Mansfield. We are toll
Y. that Mr., Whitney, who controls tt
Morgan road will aid 10 this ente
prise very literally. Mansfield 4
the present will be the terminus {
this Bremond Marrow Gusge roa
We rejoice in tho prospect OF tt
early completion OF this enterprise.
r. II Garfield should happen to /
elected, We expect to heat Of o,
friend Of the Sabine Inder pointe
and head on for the Sandwich
70 land. for In this wise does he mo
ly pathetically and eloQuently depi
II the event OF Gardeld's election:
ID Were We coz infant OF the ruin th
IA threatens US In the event OF the ele
U ton OF Garfield, We would to q m,
u be at the polls IN November next
ek vote against him; safe as We dee
Louisiana for Hancock. Rally th,
\, and hear what our speakers have
'" tell you OF the manifold sins Of th
a. honey mouthed traitor; who left &
re field Of batrle, for safe keepings