Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-03-03

last.
We thank MrSsrs. King, Jonas ard Glib
son for public documrnt..
Smallpox is making it, appearance" II
many portions If the United States.
Hides sell in Shreveport all the way NJ
TO Is cents per pound for best quality.
From present indications We judge that
our next President will he General Grant
or some Democrat.
A note from Elder J w Edison informs
us that his son John. who has been scrl
ously afflicted, has entirely recovered.
We are under obligations to our csicemr'
friend !. G.. Moore for copy Of the Henry
County Weekly, published at Hampton
Georgia.
Congress will not adjourn before thu
middle of June, although Mr.. Randall
thinks that all work might he furnished
month before that time.
We are plcnscd to learn that Gllga
church, near the line of Webster aud Clal
borne, has been rebuilt. This church wa
destroyed by fire last year.
Parish Court began it's last session or
Monday last with his Honor Judge Rich
artlson presiding. The business of the
court W i'll be- finished this week.
We have seen his blooming countrnancc
but have not yet gafrd int" ia" Snd soft
cyc. Of j. +. Taylor, one Of Mndcn- most
amiable attorneys, who ia attending onr
parish court this week.
After an absence Of many weeks the
Grccnhack Dollar put in an appearance
on Saturday night last. Like the party OF
which it il nh organ the DOLLAR has grown
smaller in the last few months.
The Democracy will hold their National
Convention for the nomination Of candi-
Cincinnati, in Jmur or miy--wr arr not
certain ~ to the date, although We have
seen il in our exchanges
Aud rtill the naughty preachers keep M
their finn. Rev. Richardson of Long Is
land, ran away with his wifc'- sister, icav-
ing behind him several small children, an
infant, DC. They were arrested just ~
they were boarding steamer.
Tho Democrat speaks hopefully of Mn
denis prosperity. Many new residences
and storc-houscs are going mp. hand
some railroad depot III the near future Is
spoken of ~ one of the possibilities or
probabilities we do not know which
Samuel J. Tildcn has bought n control
ling interest IN the New York sun and Will
place his. nephew, rclto+l, ut the head 81
that paper. In the day that Pclt"n as
sumrs control the sun will he darkrncd,
r.iton after Dana i, like a Satyr after II!
pcrion.
Some one says that cottou sold III Min
den the other day for ~ cents per pound
This is only hcarsay. 1t Is a fact that the
following are Shreveport prices at last
Saturday: Ordinary, 10y. good ordinary
II; low middling, ~; middllng, T.; good
middling, l4..
II all the conventions called by III,
Grcrnbaskcrs should nominate, that part!
will have about four candidates for Prcel
dent in the field. Verify, the Nationals
arr determined tina, there shall be- candI
dates enough for the Office of Chief Mag
tstrate Of the Union.
From Indiana, Kansas aud other north
ern states the exclusives still comc- back
The anxiety To cmigratc from the Soutl
is only cquallrd 10y the frvcrlsh desire T.
return. This question, w presume, vii
coon settle itself without the and Of the in
vestigating committee.
The District Court meets an the fir
Monday in April, istcad of the third, a
was the law under the old constitution
and law. Jurors, witnesses. ltigants all,
spectators should take notice and -
promptly on hand to meet Judge Graham
aud District Attorney Barhsdalc.
&c. Palmer, of New Orleans, has bee
found guilty Of ENLIGHTENMENT and q ne'