The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22
WI TUNNARD, Local Editor
acotal Gleaninos.

gota( Gleanines.
Cold rain Tuesday last.
Wood is still scarce aud in demand
at high prices.
Ducks have been scarce this win
ter.
R,bins begin to make their APP
pearance just now.
Saw a nice string OF small perch
and goggle.eyes, last Sunday.
More rain, more cold. more slop'
more mud. How long and yet how
long? Is this to last always!
Anew lot OF wagons and buggies
At McCook Il Bro.
Capt. Noah Scovell will contend
for q share OF the freight OF the val
lev for the commodious Ashland. W.
F. Dillon has charge Of the Office
The iavorite Cornie Brandon, A.
q. Swain, master, Hy. Lacosset.
clerk, will continue to pillow the old
Red the entire season. The Cornie
can navigate the river at almost any
stage Of water
Just previous to the meeting OF the
airing band last week, the leader re-.
mail ed that he had no violin. "Oh. y
remarked a bystander. a somewhat
prominent personag', "you can get a
vial IN Wi'kinson's." Those present
nearly tainted.
The Blue Danube, Capt. Chas.
Thorn. J. G. McChesnav, clerk, and
the John D. Scully. G. Z. Wilkinson
master, Nat. Puckette, clerk. will
make regular trips to Grand Ecore
and way landings
will be absent about three weeks
on q visit to my family in Indianap
oils. Ind, at which time l will be
back ready for my usual profession
ri services. Dr. 3. F. HANCOCK.
Jan. 8.3t.
The nuptual mania has been pre-
vailing in Shreveport to an alarming
extent recently, while our city hal
been quiescent in this respect. IL wv
ever, an dit has it that several 0
these feiicitous events are on tn
tapis and will fake place ere the IN
ception of the Lenten season. Ma,
We be there to see.
The light-draft Maria Lonlse, Il
J. Briuker. master. Geo. F. Drown
clerk: the Yaz,o Valley. Geo. "
Rea. master, H. A. Bowman, clerk
the Silver City, NJ. N. Wood, master
W. H. Qnicksall, clerk, will make al
landings to Shreveport, the entir
season.
J.J. McCook & Bro. has it, one {
the largest stock OF all kind OF good
ever brought to this city.
Some persons are so unreasonab|
u to complain bitterly OF the cond
ton Of our streets and ask why the
% not worked. They do not col
oder two months and a half OF rail-
saow, elect and ice. 1t Is an utt'
impossib''ity and impracticable to d
anything with them. There ID sea
celg q town 10 the State that IL n
10 the same condition.
FURNISHED r IONS at Ms. r. !
Burke's. 10 building over the Pc
Ofloe. Fifty cents per day. Fir
extra. DEC. IS t..
On the opening OF high.water M,
cation. the Jesse X. Bell, Capt. 81
mott commanding, and Geo. G. Hal
iiton In the office, and the Jew'
Capt. Truslow commanding. az
Nat Pickett, j., clerk. will form
line to run regularly to the mouth
Cane river every Tuesday and Satl
day.
Fifty sacks Texas rust proof oa
st 4cCook l. Bro.
The liquor question ia attracti
much attention throughout the Sta
and various remedies are resorted
In order to stop the a'armi
and increasing use Of intoxica'i
beverages. We oplne lava. no m
ter how rigorous their enforceme
will tend little towards Its decrea
The only sure remedy for dru,
enness Is the ban OF public opin
aided by the firm self control 4
power OF determination Of those v
ore In the habit OF indulging in ST.
drink, to put an e1ectual stop tc
At the late session Of the Dist
Court. q Deputy Sheriff In attendar
became some what drowsy during
tedious proceedings in q civil 8
and was nodding near the rail
around the Clerks desk. when
the court room stalked q huge fe
uln0 If tho African uprsuasiOn. ",