Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-02-15

JOHN z. HULSE,
Editor.
HOMER, La.
Wednesday..---.----Feb. Is, lss2.
A few DAYS Of sunshine last week.
Gen. Young IL attending court in Far
merville this week.
. Several communications on band which
will appear next week.
The road law can be found in full on
on the fourth page of this issue.
Caddo parish has n new post ofiicc. The
new Office is christ.ned Garfield.
The dam on Tones Bayou was cut last
week by n number Of armed men.
The Jury term of our District Court
will convene the first Monday in April.
Mutilatcd coin Is now redeemed Mt the
mint ut the rate of7O to 10 cents on the
dollar.
We had few fair days last week, hut
Sunday night last the rain come down in
torrents again.
No Improvement in the weather yet. 1t
certainly can't last much longer without n
change Of some kind.
The proceedings of the Police Jury are
too lengthy to appear in full in this issue.
The balance will be published next week.
Examine the list Of the Nrnire and see
II your name appears among those drawn
TO serve their country in the capacity of
jurors.
The smallpox has almost disappeared
from Philadelphia, the report showing a
decrease of ~ per cent during January.
Vaccination did 1t.
On Monday last the mails from both the
east aud west failed to reach this place.
We suppose high water and bad roads
were the hindering cause.
For several days last week there was no
mail from Shreveport. The water was 81
high between Red Chute and the river
that the stage could not pass.
Arthur and Blaine are indnlEing IN n
pretty quarrel. 1t is question of Ncraci-
ty between them. Al the matter now
stands the cx .Sccr,.a;y seems To have the
best of it.
Several hundred Italians are daily ar.
irving Mt Monroe to work on the Nicks
burg, Monroe ana Shreveport Railroad,
Work will be rapidly pushed ~ soon a'
the weather will permit.
We have received II copy of the eight
page edition Of the Shreveport Weekly
Times. 1t is full Of good reading matter
aud is printed in large type. Their" l. ne
better weekly than the Times.
Presidential asprants for l--i are com
ing TO the front. The Ohio Democrats are
urging the claims Of ex-senator Thurman
One thing may be regarded rs certain, an,
that is we will not want for candidates.
The President i, not moving fast enough
in the matter of making new appoint
ments to satisfy the oilice-scckcrs Thu
present incumbents are very well satisfied
and do not desire any special celebrity uSr'
in the matter of appointing officials.
The only encouraging outlook At pres
cut is that the crop of oats snow IN the tal
is looking well aud promises t" yield rel
harvest. We learn that quite large cr"l
of onts ~crc snwcd in this parish last tal
which will come in good time To help on
the short crop Of corn.
Many persons in tins parish arr withou
corn, meat, or credit. How they are {
make crop is a pcrplrNing and scrl"n
question. The oldest citizen of Claiborn
has never before seen such stringent time
1t verify looks rs il some of our pcopl
will suffer want.
Senator Ben Hill j. again III rhilade
phia to consult with his Physicians cot
corning the cancer on his tongue. I'll
Senators friends were led to believe tha
this affection was cured by the opperatio
performed last fall, but it seems the mali
dy has broken ont afresh,
All the frauds are not dead yet. frllo
by the name of G.. q. Stamper has been va
cinating the negroes in the ncighhorhoo
of Dallas, Texas with glue at fifty ccn'