Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-08

Jeff Davis book, The Rise aud la'l OF
tn. Coincidence" Is beng largely shhSff'7-
cd for in England.
DIR 6. Tnruer. who has been qnlte SICK
i, again on the streets. We are please" W
-ee the doctor well again.
Extra copies of this issue OF the '"aF-
dian NAV be obtained by calling at this
,,e7ce or hy order 10 the publisher
&c. Egsn. jr., son of Hon. }. [. hgHh'
came mp from New Orleans last week an"
will remain with Us through the summer
season.
The supreme Court Of this stat" has
decided that all Sunday laws enacted 10y
local authorities arc Unconstitutional and
Of conr-e mil and void,
Some of the colleges III the North are
becoming very wealthy. The trustees oil
Howard College have just purchased ~ an
"A
which they paid $4,000,
The crop reports FROM the northwest are
very favorable, and the prospect OF spilng
wheat was never better. The winter
wheat crop, on the other hand, in Missouri
and Illinois, 10 very unfavorabl".
a. l,ar ~
and the heavy rains, the crop prospect -
very 6nc in this parish. The crops nave
bern better worked. and are now in better
condition than Is usual AT ;his season..
W. arc indebted Ia Vim. Preston John
son. President Of tho louisiana state | TIT
yersity. for an invitation to be present al
the commencement exercise Of that insti-
tuition, which will take place on tie ISL
I'd, Ord and 4th of July.
The weather siucr our last issue has
been glorious for the ilrmcrs. The rams
have ceased aud it bias been clear ana
warm. We hear the farmers say that the
prospect foi crop both corn aud cotton
considering the backward spring, Is Ncr%
tine.
Tn. Democrats of the New York l"gi--
lature are voting for Herman aud John l.
Jacobs for United States SENATORS to sue
coed Conkiing aud Plat, Herman ani
Jacobs are both true and tried linen aud
are. in every respect, worthy of the sup
port of the party.
Prof Sigh a,u ,unr.- U.s. 'HauilAiion
and commencement exercises this week
These exercises will doubtless prove a
source Of interest and pleasure To nj! VIC
NAV attend We have before alluded t'
the orator of the day W, trust the "xaun
nation will be largely attended.
Attorney General McNrlgh and Post
matnr General James are doing them
selves credit ny the vigorous manner II
which they are pushing the star R"ut
swindlers 10 an investigation. 1t look
like some of these robbers of the puhii
treasury may yet be brought 20 justice,
Simon Cameron thiuLs Coukilng IN
main stake ofthe Republican party mot 'nl
in New York hut In the Union, and probe
that the split between HIM and III" Pres
dent will break up thu party and lo
il the Presidency IN lisa. If old SIMON
correct in his predictions. the quarrel b
tween Roscoe aud Garfield will hr If We
material advantage 10 the country aft
all
New Orleans IL Just becoming one ni /
first ports Of export i'll the union. IL Ne
stands far ahead OF all others except W
York For the month Of April The expo
of New Orleans exceeded those of the TIN
next most imporand points, i'osi'
baltimore and Philadelphia,
difference between the commerce Of all
them combined, ~ against New otiea
being only s2,5co ,coo.
1t will require great effort on the p
of Copkling 10 secure bis election 10
Senate. The drift at Albany has been :
ting against him for several days
receives not more than onc.fourth of
votes in either house, but the pres,
situation can not be accepted a. conc
siye Of the defeat of Conkling. III
fertile In political schemes and has SOME
the most successful politicians of \
York at his back.
In our article last week on the Revl
New Testament, We fell into some error
reference to the change made III the rev
ed translation. AT the time of writing
had not senn the Revised Irstament 2