Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-12-05


VIII improve the price of cotton and Jesse,
the price ofproVisioss. Ii should de- bott
Wanted ut this Office every dollar tina
Is due it. No mere delays and pr,mi-e
are wanted. They are at snch a discount
that they will not pass at all. Come u,
with the chink
The weather for I'll, past week Ia. been
great improvement on that which LA.
preceded 1t for several weeks past. Cold
and clear weather, with frost and ice every
morning, isprefernblc to raim
The Republicans are not yet willing to
harmonic. The IIalfbre dis and Sralwarts
hate each other as bitterly rs ever. Let
the throwing Of bombs and frc-bramds 70
on. The country has no objections.
Numbers of our citizens will be in TOWN
this week. We extend TO them all the
oourtesies of the GuARpiAS Office. Call
gentlemen and see ms, aud If any of Won mr.,
IN arrears make il convenient 10 deposit
the change. We need it,
Hex, tho Jolly King, has issued his proc.
iamation commanding all loyal subjects to
make ready to celebrate the sixth Of Feb.
rhary with becoming romp and splcndor.
lie celebration in New Orleans il eNpcct.
ed to eclipse all preceding carnivals.
The system which has been followed for
tho past twenty years In this country Of
stimulating industry by putting heavier
taxes on the laborers will not he patiently
borne any longer. Labor has been taxed
long enough to enjoy little Immunity.
Thurlow Weed, the veteran journalist Of
New York, is dead. From n poor printer.
boy he rose to he one uf the first editors nf
his me and welded n great influence nm.
on the rbfic mind-nn example Of what
energy and industry can accomplish. Mr..
Weed was In his 18th wear.
MT Thomas Harris was M from Miuden
yesterday, from him We learn that two
freedmen were killed uInc mile. from Min.
den on the Shreveport road ON last S,,r,
day The killing was done hy white
man who had a quarrel with the freedmen
about paying for some beef which he had
bought.
Nw Orleans, the great and wealthy CITY =
OF new orleans, only Inns three hundred b
and seventy citizens who contribute ,bc n
small sum Of one dollar To the public n
schools This is the number that nav n C.
poll tax. Poor showing for New Orlcau. L
Many Of the country parishes can h.a, ,,i;.
out of sight q
The administration las nj las, decided Il,
10 take decided stand in the Star Rnu,c Il
rascs Recently five officials who v,r. III
known To sympathizc with the Star Rant. hr
FRS were removed. The President viii Il, ~
IFS utmost to show that the government. e.
'bIc to punish criminals, however rich or III
powerful they may be-
Mr.. I. II. kortnm has sold his stock % 10
l. f. Wilder, who, with Sandy Johnston err
MI h'nceforth he in charge. Mr.. Knr. tn
nm seeks new field in which to display ex
IL enterprise and accumulate "A fortune fir
nccess to him wherever he goes and good thu
lex to the new firm, is the wish Of IN, of
uardIan Tho town loses a good citizen Al,
the departure of Mr.. Kortmm VIII
o. me
ten A. ;. Heron, Democratic Congress. r.h
an elect from the Sixth La. district is L..
'ad. He was in his sixtictL wear aud 49,,
w io"S oeen n prominent citizen OF the r.,
ate. Gen. Heron had served as n ne,, 49,;
r OF several Constitutional Convention. 49,.
vi been Secretary of State and Attorney ,,,.
eneral, and bad just been elected n man, 3,
II OF the Isth Congress. He was Law.
II OF ability, and As man above 70. Ii
zach ,u
:, San
ne result of the late election has brought I'm,
republican party TO it's senses. IL has .iva
allied that while the people will stand ,os
eat deal that there is a limit to their en-. tati
rance. Hence this party is making N, hio,
ort to convict the Star Reuters, nj Ieast n, (
pretended effort, which is shown in the sne,
novals from Office which the President man
recently made. The party is also talk. Blu,
about reducing taxation. 1t is well ore
II even the Republican party has con- the
we'd the temper OF the public mind. Eate