Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-06

Editor.
HOMER. La.
Wednesday-------.--Sept. 6, 1852.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR CONGRESS FIFTH DISTRICT:
GEN. J. FLOYD KING,
OF CoNCoRDIA.
Sec "notice" Of J. II. Mor-land & Sons
and settle up, if you owe them.
The Police Jury was in session this
week. Proceedings will appear in ext
issue.
The rnst is said to be cutting down the
cotton crup, very materially in portions
Of Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
Tho Vienna Sentinel has completed its
ninth volume. II Is q good paper. May
II live long and prosper is our sincere wish.
The September number Of Golden Days
ia ou our table and rs usunl is beautifully
illustrated and fnll Of choice reading
matter for old and Young.
We call attention To the notice
at the meetings Of the stockholders
Of the Nickshurg. Shreveport and Pacific
Railroad Company, Read the notice.
The yellow fever il still on the increase
II is ~ hc hoped that the country will not
BE- scourgrd with an epidemic Of this fatal
plague. hut there is no assurance that such
will not Ice the ease.
The Corrordia Sentinel says the corn
crop of that parish is very poor, and
the cotton crop hut little better. 4 large
area of IN" former WAS PLANTED hut a poor
stand was secured and the worms de-
stroycd most all Of that,
The editor il under obligations to his
old friend Gen. John Young for valuable
assistance given to the editorial depart
mrnt of the GUAnpIAS last week. The
Gen is II man of iir-t-class ability IN any
department IN which hc chooses to work.
Proctor Knott, who has long been an
able member of Congress, favors abolish
ing the Record entirely for the reasons
that il affords no index ~ to what actually
transpircs in Congress. The Congressional
Record it seems, does not tell what j.
done.
Cotton picking has began IN earnest,
There is some complaint of worms and
rust, but 81 far no damage has been done,
and the prospect for good yield Of colt N
throughout the parish is still ilattcriug
The complaint of worms comes from only
\ few localities.
Gov. McEucry has appointed ex-Chiri
Justice T. G.. Manning of Rapidrs Asso.
ciatc Justice Of the supreme Court To ill
the vacancy occa-ioucd by The death Of
Judge VIM. NJ Levy. Iudrr GOV
Nichols administration judge Manning
WAS Chief Jnsticr of our supreme Court.
The Republicans of the Fourth District
are getting into bitter party quarrel
Tho Convention could not agree, and
divided into two Conventions, aud placed
two candidates IN the field. With such
proceedings the Democrats will certainly
elect Congressman from the old fourth
The entire community will -ympathlHc
with Mr.. aud Mrs. j. :. Hyde in the -ad
bereavement through which they have
passed III the loss of their little aaughtcI
Bertha. This bright little girl died at the
railroad camp, near Arcadia, Last Saturday
and was buried in Homer Monday follow
ing.
The I.evee Commission has determined
TO commence work Mt repairing and re-
buiding the irvces of the Mississippi nj
once. Work will commence above tn,
mouth Of Red river. Ii is to b" hoped
now that the general government has IA
ken hold of thi, work that II viii hold or
until il il completed
Judge X. L. {. No.rure, President oi
the Court Of Appeals Of Virginia, died
recently at his homo in STAFFORD County
at the advanced age of sevrnty-srvcu
The deceased was the father of Judge j
4. Moscure Of Shreveport, who is at pres
cnt one Of the Judges of the Court OF
Appeals tor this District.