Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-12-21

sian Colony, the first ever located IA the
United states.
Frederick r. frelinghuyscu, Of New
Jersey, has beon nominated 10y the Prrsi-
dent, and confirmed by the Senate, Secre-
tary Of state.
Mrs. II. r. Hood, who has for several
weeks past been visiting relatives aud
friends in Arkansas. returned ZONE at,
Saturday last.
Gen. J. Floyd King has Introduced n bill
in Congress providing for twenty five sn-
prcme Judges. at least one Of whom shall
be learned in the law.
Let everybody, old aud young, 60 to the
Christmas Tree. The managers are going
10 make it an enjoyable affair for all. Go
and take yonr children.
We notice that the Tax Collectors office
in daily thronged with those who come to
pay their taxes. The business of tax
gathering is proceeding briskly.
Keifer means a quarrrler. IL Mr.. Keifcr
should stir up the the Republican mcnag-.
RE, the show would be acceptable to our
side "a well rs to his friend Mr. Coukling
To say that the Atlanta Exposition is q
boom, would hardly express it. The
crowd there every day is immense. The
hotels are all crowded to their utmost ca.
pacity.
We have received the Christmas edition
OF the Shreveport Standard, n handsomely
printed eight page sheet, doing credit To
the publishers. II is chuck full Of good
reading matter.
A company of New England capitalists
are going to erect large cotton factory at
Fort Worth, Texas. Capital will event
uslly find its way to the inviting fields
opened to ii in the South
Last Friday night there was 4 daucc
at tho New Hotel" where large number
Of our young peopla enjoyed themselves
hugely tripping the light fantastic toe
to the merry music of the violin.
Post Master.Gcncral James says that he
will leave the Cabinet early in January,
lS~a. He has accepted the presidency Of
the Lincoln Rank nf New York, which
will require all Of his attention.
a number Of gentlemen from this parish,
who have been tn the Exposition at Allan.
ia, returned last week. They all express
themselves highly pleased with what they
saw at this great industrial exhibition Of
the South.
The CottonPlant, a paper published in
Bastrcp, Morchouse parish, has suspended
publication. The business was not sufti
cient to Justify the proprictors TO continue
The enterprise. We are sorry To give Hp
the Cotton'plant 1t was good paper
During the holidays most every one
wants TO purchase something Read the
ads. in the Guardian and paironizc the
men who advertise. The hest men TO deal
with are those who advertise. II shows
that they are liberal, cnterpiiStug business
men.
The extra session Of tho Legislature is
proceeding slowly, though perhaps as fast
as the nature OF the business will permit.
1t seems TO be a conceded fact that the
business will not he completed In the
twenty days, aud that another extra SEES
sion will have To he called.
certain man, and good citizen too,
was heard 10 iuQnire when certain sale
would come Oft, stating that he wished to
purchase some things at the sale. This en-.
quiry WAS made several days after the day
of sale. II may be SET down as q fact that
that man uid not take and read his home
paper.
The Guiteau trial still drags along. Mr..
sooville thinks it will probably last q
month longer. The testimony for the last
few days has been damaging to the inssni.
ty dodge set M by the defense. One Of
the Jurors is sick, and il the trial lasts
much longer, will probably be unable to
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