Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-16

j.. W. Duucan. Esq, well-known law
yer Of Shreveport. is dead.
Mr.. Joseph Adgcr, Of Bossicr parish
died at his home On the lst inst
We understand that the state House at
Baton Rouge will be ready for occupation
about the middle Of the summer.
The rccc1r rains have elevated Red
River and the Dorchete nightly. We
suppose tina, by thi, time there is n boat
nj Muden.
The coming rsiironi town in Tcxss is n
plarr called Abilene, in Taylor county.
about l6O miles west Of Fort Worth and
~ miles east Of tin Colorado river.
On the 9th inst, at the residence of X.
f.. Wychc, the father OF the bride, Mr. J..
G. Biggs WAS united in marriage 10 Miss
Lon Wychc. Both parties are residents
of Bellevue.
Webster parish has n surplus in the
treasury of over twelve hundred dollars
Lincoln has a surplus of thousand
Claiborne will have n surplus one cf these
days, maybe.
The Post-office in Ward Sly, for which
the people arc pctitioning, will be named
4, H.,
commanded company from this pari ia in
the late war
In ward five, Webster parish, the follow
ing is the result Of the vote on the whskry
question according to the Webster Tri-
bune: For License, s6; against License,
30. That settles il. The ward fivcis will
take sugar in the'rn.'
Some man begins patent medicine al
vertisement by saying that he has discov-
cred woman's best friend. We thought it
had been known for years that the party
with "sometbing 40 scandalous TO trll' oc-
cupcd that position.
The rear Of the city of New Orleans has
been ovrrfiowea for several days To the
great damage and distrrss of MANY Of the
c,tizens. II is estimated that more than
ten thousand people are being supplied
with food by the relief committee.
The high wind on Friday night blew
,lnvn p,t,r n.mat,'. Li,.h., I'll. nool
happened to be in the building at the
time, but we are gratifed TO report tha,
she was not specially damaged. The
building was lcveled to the ground.
True to the style which has prevailed
all the winter, il clouded mp ln-t Monday
night; clear and freezing cold on Monday,
cloudy cold and sprinkling rain on Tues.
day. This winter has been the worst in
ih" memory of the oldest ihhahitant.
Ourp-oplr, that isthr people Of Claiborne
parish, are not addicted 10 going abroad,
strange countries or sights for To see We
know Of only three or four who will 60 Ia
New Orleans To Mardi Gras-Cnpt. Job
Russell, J. Homer Jordan and perhaps
I'VE"
The Shreveport Rex has posted certain
flaming cdicts in town. W. guess that
onr friends over the way will have jolly
festival. The statements made in the
Standard and Times SO far indicates a
great anu mighty visitation Of the Sovrr-
eign Of fun aud frolic.
We congratulate. our Minden friend. up
on the success Of their Public Library
project. We wish TO be- considered a. n
friend Of all such enterprises. We will
look over our book case this week and if
we find anything that would be appro
pirate will venture upon donation.
Several Northern capitalists are travel
ing through the South with a view to the
establishment of manufacturing institu-
tions. They are now in Texas This par
ty will look out for suitable locations for
the erection Of mills and manufactures,
also for lands for sheep and cattle raising.
We learn from Mr.. Floyd Key, with 4. A.
ZODIAC, that Mr.. Thos. Shehee was killed
at Ringgold lately by young man named
Lockett, who also lives near Ringgold.
Mr.. Shehee was young man, we are told,